. >> new and disturbing information about the search for lynn spalding, the female patient whose body was found in a stairwell at san francisco general hospital. they admit that they made mistakes during the search for spalding. christine has details. >> the gravity of the situation is not lost on any of us. >> reporter: the sheriff went through the list of things that went wrong during the search for missing is a san francisco general patient lynn spalding. deputies got a report that a patient had wandered off. >> the physician said i came into the room to discharge her and she was already gone. the physician also says but she is confused and not safe to be on her own,, quote/unquote,. >> reporter: the deputy in charge did not consider this a missing person's case. and information was not passed on to the next deputies on shift. then came confusion. the sheriff said hospital staff misidentified spalding, who is white, first as african- american and then as asian. when a deputy went to look at security footage, the cameras did not work. >> the supervisor attempted to review the footag

and hospital staff misidentified lynne spalding twice. we're talking basic stuff. the san francisco county sheriff ross mirkarimi listed all that went wrong in the search for lynne spalding. first hospital staff identified her as african-american. logs later listed the 57-year- old caucasian woman as asian. the doctor told police he was about to discharge spalding when she went missing september 21 but added she was confused and was not safe to be on her own. when deputies did the search, nine days later, it was not thorough. the sheriff said the deputies only searched about 50% of the stairwells and october 4, 4 days before someone found spalding, hospital staff, someone called the dispatch and said that there was someone lying in stairwell 8, the same stairwell where someone found spalding and the dispatcher said, quote, we'll take care of it. it does not appear that was done. live at sf general, ryan takeo, kpix 5. >> we still don't know how or why when spalding died. we did call the coroner's office today. we were told they are still looking into it. >>> studen

point it was i she was identified as a black female than an asian >> it is only one issue here lynn spalding late like a piece of trash on american hospital sterol for 17 days. stairwell. unsatisfactory. >> reporter: questions are to be answered. >> reporter: the family spokesperson says they have the that they cannot investigate themselves spirit of demanding an independent investigation. >> pam: in oakland. a 16- year old boy is arrested for allegedly setting someone on fire, while on an a-c- transit bus. >> pam: unnamed suspect is a student at oakland high school. the teen may be facing felony hate crime charges. he was originally booked on assault with a deadly weapon and mayhem. the victim, you see pictured for burns in the hospital. authorities say, the suspect may have targeted the victim, because he was wearing a kind of skirt. the alameda county district attorney will also have to decide. if the suspect will be charged as an adult. >> catherine: >> pam: new at 8-- >> pam: in just two days, thousands of people have already visited the new graton resort and casino in sonoma county. >>

dispatcher have all been reassigned in the aftermath of the failed search for missing patient lynn spalding. the sheriff's hospital unit oversaw the search for spalding. she went missing september 21st and was found dead in a hospital stairwell 17 days later. all four will be replaced and three additional staff members will be assigned to the hospital to increase security there. the sheriff's department did not say whether any of the transfers were directly tied to the mistakes made during the search. >> there are still some deals to be had where you go on route where there's a lot of competition. >> we will show you why you shouldn't worry while planning a family get-away for the holidays. >>> one parent speaks with kron 4 about her emotions, remembering her loved one who lost his life on the old bay bridge. >> coming up a little later in the broadcast, the latest from the ugliness in miami. guess who is returning to the candlestick. i'll give you this, to. >> after the kron 4 news, stay tuned w deborah norville. >> new tonight at 11:00, more than a dozen families of people who were killed

. >> a san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi reveals more details about hospital patient lynn spalding, found dead in a stairwell in the hospital october 8th. we're live where mirkarimi released new details. wayne? >> reporter: we can report at this point this case remains amiss in the foernl the family but sheriff's department and san francisco general hospital. if you're a personal injury attorney, however this, case represents a field day. >> reporter: in your opinion what did the sheriff accomplish today? >> not particularly much. >> reporter: one lawyer's opinion but he represents the family of lynn spalding, he listened as sheriff ross mirkarimi read from a careful script describing how the 57-year-old patient disappear from theed bed, only to be found dead in the hospital stairwell october 8th. >> that was directed to search stairwells. only about half were searched. >> reporter: the report details how the staff described miss spalding as african american, then, asian. more perplexing a report from an engineer on october 4th. >> someone told the staff person that they, there was

. >> a san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi reveals more details about hospital patient lynn spalding, found dead in a stairwell in the hospital october 8th. we're live where mirkarimi released new details. wayne? >> reporter: we can report at this point this case remains amiss in the foernl the family but sheriff's department and san francisco general hospital. if you're a personal injury attorney, however this, case represents a field day. >> reporter: in your opinion what did the sheriff accomplish today? >> not particularly much. >> reporter: one lawyer's opinion but he represents the family of lynn spalding, he listened as sheriff ross mirkarimi read from a careful script describing how the 57-year-old patient disappear from theed bed, only to be found dead in the hospital stairwell october 8th. >> that was directed to search stairwells. only about half were searched. >> reporter: the report details how the staff described miss spalding as african american, then, asian. more perplexing a report from an engineer on october 4th. >> someone told the staff person that they, there was

october 4, 2 weeks after lynn spalding disappeared from her hospital bed a nurse heard a mystery man knocking on a locked door of an emergency man the man told the nurse he saw a person in the stairwell. he then left quickly never identifying himself. the nursing supervisor notified a sheriff's dispatcher said deputies would check it out but sheriff mirkarimi admitted they dropped the ball. >> there is no indication anyone was dispatched to that stairwell. >> police distributed this flyer said they're looking for the mystery witness the researcher says he came forward after he saw it on a bulletin board a source says the researcher told them he was on the 5th floor of the stairwell and said the person was lying between the three ready and 4th floors and added he didn't do near or touch, or move the person that, he didn't know if she was dead or alive. investigators say spalding was dead by that time, and that her body would have been badly decomposed he said he didn't detect that. investigators tell thaws is the extent of what he knew. police say they've now completed their probe. th

. >>> today they outline new details about the initial search for lynn spalding. the san francisco general hospital patient that ended up dead in a hospital stairwell. on friday the thorough search was not immediately done. we're learning more about why. we've got the new details outlined by the sheriff who spoke publicly about the case for the first time today. david? >> reporter: frank, the search got off to a bad start with the confusion about the race, her state of mind, and what area of the hospital should be checked. a shake up is ahead for the sheriff deputies. >> there will be sudden change changes, i can tell you. >> reporter: the sheriff said that the changes, they are in response to the failed search for the hospital patient. she disappeared from her room on september 21 and found dead in a stairwell. including the incorrect information initially given to deputies by the hospital workers. >> the deputy was told that the missing woman was african american and wearing a hospital gown. >> they don't seem to know who their patient was and they don't seem to

this is all from fallout regarding the lynn spalding case. the woman that was being treated here who's body was found in a hospital stairwell on october 8th. she went missing september 21st but it wasn't until nine days late tear a -- later that a search started. they did not consider 57-year- old spalding to be missing. we know a policy change had also been implemented. we will tell you what that is coming up. >>> am string of suspicious fires is raising concerns in a castro valley neighborhood. in the last few weeks there have been six suspicious brush fires in the parsons estates neighborhood. some neighbors say they think they know who has been setting those fires. >> i think its kids. yeah i think its kids. i know when we walk the dog to the park there is kids. >> there has been a lot of kids back there in the canyon drinking and partying. >> so far all of the fires have been small and put out quickly but firefighters say there is a lot of brush and open space in the area so they are asking people to be alert. >>> 4:45 is the time right

while lynne spalding was missing. >> reporter:we learned today that 57-year old spalding was about to be discharged. the day the sheriff said she "wandered off." >> reporter:but her doctor told a deputy she was "very confused and not safe to be on her own." the sheriff also said. log books first mis-identified spalding as african american and asian woman. spalding is white. >> reporter:plus, a supervisor tried to review securtiy video to find out if it was possible to see spalding leaving. but there was a hardware problem and it didn't work. until days later. we don't know what the video shows. >> reporter:then more than a week after she was reported missing. hospital officials asked deputies to search the entire hospital. and the sheriff said today. that was not done correctly. >> reporter:the sheriff also addressed the reports that. a still unidentified man. saw a body in the stairwell at the hospital and told a staff member. >> reporter:at six tonight. hear what the sheriff had to say about what deputies did. and did not do.after getting that tip. >> reporter:what we did not hear t

and new developments in the death of lynne spalding at s-f general. police have interviewed the mystery witness they've been looking for. more on that story in a moment. good morning. it is wednesday, november 20th. i'm james fletcher. and im anny hong take a look at the afternoon we are talking about pops up heavy downpour. it is still raining and the bay area. heavy rain is expected with this cold front. we're also going to increase the likelihood of thunderstorms. that is possible for everyone north of san jose. the rain will taper off as we head into the evening and overnight hours but they're still a chance of scattered showers as we begin tomorrow morning. here's a look rainfall totals within the past 24 hours. we sing a little over a quarter of an inch at sfo and almost an inch of rain in santa rosa. as for today highs will be similar so plenty of upper 50s low 60s. 57 year high today in daly city. 62 degrees in concord. your 7 day on the bay forecast shows unsettled weather that can very well last into tomorrow a pass that high pressure will b

no one seems to know what happened to 57-year-old lynne spalding. a worker found the missing woman's body in a stairwell at san francisco general hospital. investigators recently asked for help finding an asian man, possibly a hospital employee who saw a person lying in the stairwell days before spalding was found. now some deputies say that key witness may not even exist. >> i don't think there was ever anybody that came and said, hey, there is a dead body. >> reporter: today state investigators interviewed the deputies about what happened. stern told ktvu, he thinks the story about a potential witness who may have stepped over a body on the stairs is made up. >> i certainly haven't heard anything credible to seems to seth that happened. >> how did lynne get into that stairwell? >> reporter: tonight, he told ktvu, information about a possible witness came directly to him from a doctorate the hospital. perry said the family wants all members of law enforcement to work together to find answers. >> all we know is that her body was neglected like a pie

no one seems to know what happened to 57-year-old lynne spalding. a worker found the missing woman's body in a stairwell at san francisco general hospital. investigators recently asked for help finding an asian man, possibly a hospital employee who saw a person lying in the stairwell days before spalding was found. now some deputies say that key witness may not even exist. >> i don't think there was ever anybody that came and said, hey, there is a dead body. >> reporter: today state investigators interviewed the deputies about what happened. stern told ktvu, he thinks the story about a potential witness who may have stepped over a body on the stairs is made up. >> i certainly haven't heard anything credible to seems to seth that happened. >> how did lynne get into that stairwell? >> reporter: tonight, he told ktvu, information about a possible witness came directly to him from a doctorate the hospital. perry said the family wants all members of law enforcement to work together to find answers. >> all we know is that her body was neglected like a pie

two two weeks after lynn spalding vanished from her hospital bed. nurse heard man knocking on the door of an emergency stairwell on the fifth floor of the building where her body was litter found. he was trying to get out on to the hospital floor. >> she let him in. on the fifth floor and said what are you doing here? this is an emergency stairwell. he said wrong stairwell thanks for letting me in that sort of exchange took place then he said by the way looks lick there's someone down further down on the stairwell. maybe asleep or not sure but it looks lick someone is down 30. man then left quickly. never identifying himself. the person he referred to prawm bring lynn spalding lying on the stairs between the third and fourth floors. nursing supervisor notified a sheriff's dispatcher who said they would check it out. sheriff's said two week ago his deputy never checked that stairwell. spalding body was found 4 days later in that same location. >> investigators again actively looking for him hoping to pray some important answers. abc 7 news has learne

new this morning, we now know who may be the last person to see lynne spalding alive. >> reporter: the area's getting another helping of much- needed rain. we'll tell you when it's going to be the heaviest in the bay area when we return. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> >>> it's the first rain in nearly two months, but don't put those umbrella away just yet. parts of the bay could be seeing rain through thursday morning. >> tried to stop them from speaking out for patient safety and it's wrong. >> thousands of university of california medical center workers are going on strike today. the union has been working without at contract for a year. >> so it's over the top and this is definitely that something needs to be done about that. >>> dozens are expected to rally against the san francisco police department. video surfaced sparking claims of excessive force. >> what happened to miss spalding ford should have never happened to anyone. >> reporter: lynne spalding was missing for more than 2.5 weeks before her body was finally found in san francisco general hospital and now authorities have finally inte

an francisco's sheriff revealing the department's incomplete search for lynne spalding --- the female patient whose body was found in a stairwell at san francisco general hospital. >> and the staff was directed to search the campus. it did not include the stairwells. they stated that they would take care of it. there was no indication that anyone was dispatched to go to the stairwell. >> sheriff ross mirkarimi admits, his department made mistakes during the search for spalding. line >> kron 4 received this statement from san francisco general hospital officials. it says, this was their first opportunity to learn details of the sheriff's investigation. the director of health said - quote - "it must be difficult for lynne spalding's family and friends to hear of today's news. we owe it to them and to all of our current and future patients, to strengthen our security services." >> a hearing will be held today in response to the deaths of two bart track inspectors. they were struck by a train last month. this is video of the scene. assemblyman roger hernandez says the purpose of the heari

todo es en respuesta a la muerte de lynne spalding >> el próximo sábado se llevará día nacional en honorhía manifestaciones empezarán a la 1 de la tarde, en san francisco será en el parque juliard >> policía de san mateo presentó retrato hablado de hombre que presuntamente hizo comentarios de índole sexual a menor de 18 años. lo describen como filipino de 30 aÑos >> autobus tuvo que trasladar a pasajeros en valle de santa clara luego que tren se estrellara >> hombre de 16 años murió al intentar rampa que conecta autopista con otra ruta. 2 carros golpearon al peatón, el hombre murió en el lugar >> policía de oakland pide ayuda para localizar a hombre de 30 años que violó su libertad condicional. pesa unas 125 libras y es de cabello negro >> ex supervisor de condado de santa clara deberá pasar un año tras las rejas y 3 en libertad condicional, lo declararon culpable de uso de fondos públicos para gastos personales >> grupo de estudiantes y maestros se puso faltas para repudiar ataque de odio que sufrió un joven >> esta mañana los estudiantes demostraron que están en contra de la homofobia

lynn spalding's body found 17 days after she vanished from her hospital bed wex reported yesterday a mystery witness, a doctor came forward. what the witness told police, a story only on abc7 news >> our sources tell us the man is a doctor from india not yet licensed to practice here. he's a researcher at that hospital in san francisco general. investigators hope he can provide important information since he appears to be the only whoun saw lynn spalding during the disappearance. police distributed this flyer which said they're looking for a mystery witness the researcher said he came forward after he saw it on a bulletin board and told investigators "i'm the mystery witness". october 4th, a nurse heard a mystery man locking on a locked door of an emergency stairwell here on the 5th floor of the building. the man told the nurse he saw a person lying in the stairwell, then left quickly, never identifying himself the nursing supervisor notified a sheriff dispaper who said deputy woz check it out but sheriff mirkarimi said they dropped the ball. >> the source close to the investigation

lynn spalding's body found 17 days after she vanished from her hospital bed wex reported yesterday a mystery witness, a doctor came forward. what the witness told police, a story onlyn abc7 news >> our sources tell us the man is a doctor from india not yet licensed to practice here. he's a researcher at that hospital in san francisco general. investigators hope he can provide important information since he appears to be the only whoun saw lynn spalding during the disappearance. police distributed this flyer which said they're looking for a mystery witness the researcher said he came forward after he saw it on a bulletin board and told investigators "i'm the mystery witness". october 4th, a nurse heard a mystery man locking on a locked door of an emergency stairwell here on the 5th floor of the building. the man told the nurse he saw a person lying in the stairwell, then left quickly, never identifying himself the nursing supervisor notified a sheriff dispaper who said deputy woz check it out but sheriff mirkarimi said they dropped the ball. >> the source close to the investigation sa

lynn spalding was found and 17 days later her body was found.s mirkarimi said his deputies failed to search the hospital. >> the staff was expected to search stairwells and only half of the stairwells were searched. >> sheriff ross mirkarimi also said when lynn spalding first went missing the hospital incorrectlyily identified her as being african-american. >> they say recommendations are expected between 30 and 90 days. also refresher training is being provided to sheriff's deputies assigned to the hospital and administrators are exploring whether to expand contracts to help fill in the gaps. >>> she said she was sexually assaulted in the women's restroom of the school's media center. she also told police she knows her attacker and campus police are now investigating. >>> it has now been four years since the infamous gang rape of a high school student. the report says quote, there was an environment much sexual harassment and assaults by students that administrators failed to address. however it is not clear if the rape opted an investigation.

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this is the result of fallout from the lynne spalding case.s the woman who was being treated at san francisco general hospital in september. her body was found in a hospital stairwell 17 days after she went missing. the woman disappeared september 21st. it wasn't until nine days later, a search was done. in a press conference. mirkarimi said october 4th, someone called to report a dead body in the stairwell. dispatch said we'll take care of it. that didn't happen. it wasn't until four days later, her body was discovered during a routine grounds check. she was close to being discharged. so deputies had no reason to consider her at risk. one policy change the sheriff has already implicated, any time a patient goes missing, a full search of the campus will be done. i'm told more changes are to come. we'll keep you posted tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> new, a man is dead following a high speed crash near the antioch police station. the impact ripped the roof off the front of the suv. police say the victim was a 31- year-old

and these changes cam in the wake of the lynn spalding case. the woman being treated at sf general who's body was found in a stairwell. she went missing october 21st but it wasn't until nine days later that a search was done. and in a press conference theyed a will mitted only half of the stairwells were searched. deputies that provide security at the hospital didn'ted a first consider 57-year-old spalding to be a missing person. according to the deputies attorney saling was close to being discharged. coming up we will tell you about security at the hospital. people who are not certified peace officers. live from san francisco i'm tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time is 5:03. a developing story in antioch. one person was killed. these are live pictures. look at these incredible pictures. suv crashed into a parked semi trailer. this is live. this happened right behind the antioch police station in the area of second street court. the roof of that vehicle completely sheered off from the impact of that crash. this happened at 2:15 this morn

this comes as fallout from the lynn spalding case.his is a woman that was being treated at san francisco general hospital in september. her body was found in a stairwell 17 days after she went missing. the 57-year-old disappeared september 21st but it wasn't until nine days later that a search was done. sheriff ross mirkarimi admitted only half of the stairwells were searched september 30th. someone did call to report a dead body. but it wasn't until four days later that spalding's body was found. one policy change that the sheriff has already implemented is that any time am patient here at san francisco general goes missing, a full search of the campus will be done. i am told that more changes are to come and we will keep you posted. live from san francisco i'm tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we've been watching the philippines the most powerful typhoon ever recorded made landfall this morning. i want to show you new video of a family in a village. they are trying to carry their small home to higher ground. the category five t

lynn spalding disappeared from her hospital room on september september 21st. her body was found 17 days later. the sheriff released information into her death including a failure by his deputies to thoroughly search the hospital. >> they were directed to search the stairwells and only half were searched. >> when she first went missing, they identified her as being african-american. >>> they are fighting college plans to revoke the school's accreditation. the coalition is scheduled to hold a news meeting and they announced san francisco's accreditation will be revoked next july unless an appeal is done and the school will be forced to close. >>> the assault, the new revelation about a problem in some contra costa schools and how it is linked to a rape case. >>> the two suspected burglars san jose police are trying to track down. >>> it is looking good in most areas and we are watching where it starts to get slow and we are looking for you all the way onto the caldecott. . >>> well, tailed charges can be filed on a 16-year-old boy for setting a man on fire. the

interview as 7 news we learned there's a big shake up at san francisco general hospital after lynn spalding a patient went missing for two week only to be found dead in the stairwell. now there's an investigation into how this happen. here's 7 news reporter vick lee. >> it may look good on paper. it is may appease people at certain level in government or in city hall. >> but harris the low pressure for lynn spalding family is not appeased by the sheriff shake up. resignment come on the heel of the sheriff news conference this week when he apologized for his department slow and shabby search for the 57-year-old woman. spalding body was found october 8 in locked hospital stairwell 17 days after she disappeared from her room. at wednesday briefing he promised to make thorough review of hospital security. >> assessment will include resources to provide 24-7 law enforcement services. >> we learn today that 4 people have been transferred out of the hospital security unit. civilian dispatcher 2 senior sheriff's deputy and one sergeant. the unit now unthe command of captain reports directly to him.

the changes are in response to the lynn spalding case. >>> it was an emotional show of solidarity today. young men and women arrived at school wearing a skirt. it was to show support for the 18-year-old that was set on fire earlier this week. this was a moving gesture. >> reporter: his classmates are outraged about what happened to their friend. today they came to school here in berkeley determined to send a message about how much they care. >> i'm in utter disbelief that something like this could happen. when i heard the news, my face was like, what? >> reporter: students are taking their shock, sadness, and outrage over what happened to their classmate and turning it into something positive. students and their principals showed up to school this morning wearing skirts to signal their support for the skirt wearing 18-year-old who was set on fire police say by another teenager who investigators say he admitted he was homo phobic. >> i want them to know we support them so much. we want to make sure they feel strong and they feel so supported. we love them. we're here for them. >> reporte

the investigation tell us they solved the mystery of the man who says he saw a person presumably lynn spalding at the bottom of a locked stairwell. now, everybody has been looking for this man, who reported what he saw october 4th, two weeks after spalding vanished from her hospital bed he told the nurse he saw the person lying on the stairs between three ready and 4th floors then, he left quickly the nursing supervisor notified a sheriff deputy to check it out. sheriff mirkarimi says deputies never did check that stairwell. the body was found four days later. the mystery person appears to be the only whoun saw the body during her long disappearance and gators have been looking for him, hoping he can provide answers our sources tell us that the man is a doctor. a visiting doctor from india, working at ucsf in san francisco general. at 6:00 tonight we'll tell you more of what we've learned and why the doctor finally came forward. >> now to police protest about to get underway. some residents in san francisco say officers went too far in this arrest captured on video. this is cell phone video ob

. >>> new information torrent in the death of lynn spalding. hospital spokesperson say sade researcher working at hospital has come forward as a witness. he apparently saw sold lying in a stairwell several days before her body was found an allergy october. we're told the man came forward last week after seeing fliers handed out to in hopes of finding him. police confirmed he has been interviewed by investigators and is the right man. >>> prosecutors in san francisco says the man accused of assaulting a homeless woman sleeping on sidewalk said he attacked because he was quote annoyed by the smell in the air. you may recall chaste's arrest came that have video of the attack aired on ktvu news. today the prosecutor revealed new information about the case. and said that chaste told police he -- chase told police he thought he killed the homeless woman. he's tube back in court in about two weeks. >>> a boys and girls club say the thieves stole a safe contains thousands of dollars after their biggest fundraiser of the year. it happened early sunday.

those were the first two in a series of epic blunders in the dis's peerns of lynne spalding. the problem started at 10:25 a.m. when her doctors and nurses grossly misidentified her. she's english. >> twice during the conversation, the deputy was told that the missing woman was african american and wearing a hospital gown. >> reporter: fast forward 14 hours. the identity problems continue. this time by deputies. >> ms. ford was identified as an asian female in the log book. >> reporter: when video was checked five days later it was useless. >> the supervisor attempted to review the video footage as requested by spfd but was unable to do so. >> reporter: nine days after her disappearance her case fell through the cracks of employee incompetence. >> the search did not include all the stairwells. >> reporter: a proof to clean up the search proved just as sloppy a few days later. >> only half of the stairwells were searched. >> reporter: and then. >> there was somebody laying on the landing in the third or fourth floor of the stairwell eight. the communication center staff respond

last month, he reported seeing 57-year-old patient lynne spalding in the stairwell. spalding disappeared from her room september 21. her body was discovered almost three weeks later. >>> another protest is expected in san francisco this afternoon over allegations of police brutality at a public housing prong. dozens spend an hour and a half in front of the mission station last night protesting. officers were in riot gear but there were no problems. they say police used excessive force when arresting dj williams for riding his bike on a sidewalk on friday. the video shows williams and other men on the ground. one orlando rodriguez admits he got too close to the action and you can see that by looking at his forehead. >> it was unnecessary over the top and something needs to be done about that. it was over the top. >> police say officers used reasonable force to keep onlookers at bay after they tried to intervene when williams resisted arrest. >>> police say they have identified a suspect in a san francisco murder that took place after a minor car accident. mel key that

there were a series of errors before lynne spalding was found dead in a hospital stairwell last month takeo is at the hospital with how this was botched from the beginning. >> reporter: there were a lot of mistakes along the way including medical staff getting basic patient information wrong. >> it happened to miss spalding ford, it should never have happened to anyone. >> reporter: san francisco county sheriff ross mirkarimi listed all that went wrong in the search for lynne spalding. first, hospital staff identified her as african- american. logs later listed the 57-year- old caucasian woman as asian. >> it's more and more troubling that now they are looking for an african-american or asian woman. they don't seem to know who their patient was. >> reporter: spalding family attorney doesn't think hospital staff or sheriff's deputies took the situation seriously enough. the doctor told police he was about to discharge spalding when she went missing september 21. >> the physician said but she is very confused and not safe to be on her own. >> to say she wasn't at risk in one sentence an

. >>> nearly certain weeks after lynn spaldings body was found in a hospital stairwell her family is still waiting to find out how she died . the 57 year old was discovered in the remote stairwell at san francisco general more than two weeks after reported missing from her hospital room. the chronicle discovered more than 600 cases have been waiting more than three months for a cause of death. a spokesman for the spalding family is holding the head of the medical examiners office responsible for the backlog. >> dr. heart needs to work faster. not only on behalf of lynn spalding but frankly on behalf of the citizens of san francisco who are demanding better and faster help than this. it's outrageous. >> medical examiner dr. amy heart tells kpix 5 her department is dealing with staffing issues right now and that's the reason for the delays. >>> truckers at the port of oakland plan on striking the day before thanksgiving. they want more money to upgrade their trucks to meet new state air polution regulations. 804 workers will lose their jobs on january 1 if they don't upgrade. >> we got

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heart needs to work faster, not only on behalf of lynn spalding but frankly on behalf of the citizens of san francisco who are demanding better and faster help than this. it's outrageous. >> medical examiner dr. ann heart tells kpix 5 her department is dealing with staff issues right now and that's the reason for the delays. >>> if you're looking at enrolling in california online you will see a new and improved website today. the enrollment features was taken off line on friday for software upgrades. the site will now have health care options for small businesses, consumers will also see faster page loading speeds, smoother navigation and changes in the text to make it a little easier to understand. >>> new this morning, the united nations is reporting talks between syria's regime and the opposition have been scheduled. it's expected to take place in genevaxe in saturday. the u-n is hoping for a peaceful transition of power in syria and freedom for the people of the war torn country. >>> and they've been talking in secret for months, now cbs news reporter. ara mergeiner says the white

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four days later lynn spalding's body was found in the stairwell two weeks after being reported missing. the doctor came forward after he saw a flyer at the hospital and realized he is who they were looking for. >> now the forecast. rain this morning. showers later today. mike if. >> absolutely. there is light-to-moderate rain in piedmont right there at hampton road. the whole area between 580 and 13 getting wet. we will slide to the southwest a little bit and you can see alameda shoreline drive, pacific avenue, lincoln avenue, light-to-moderate rain. as far as the bigger picture with all this moving rapidly to the east, san leandro should be there in six minutes, san ramon 20 minutes, dublin, 29, and it will pass over castro valley in 10 minutes. there will be ponding on 580. big picture, it is all moving off to the east and it is starting into snow. we will are snow in the sierra down to 7,000'. here is the day manner: steady rain is falling and rain will turn to scattered showers at noon which will hang around for the better part of 4:00 and, also, 7:00. we will not be completely dri

spokesman confirmed he is an employee there and last month he reported seeing 57-year-old patient lynne spalding in the stairwell. spalding disappeared from a room september 21. her body was discovered almost three weeks later. >>> right now, about 21,000 workers are about to stage a one-day strike against five medical centers operated by the university of california. kpix 5 reporter anne makovec joins us now live from uc-san francisco, one of the facilities they are targeting. >> reporter: you're going to see a pink line in front of the hospital -- a picket line in front of the hospital here starting around 6 a.m. this morning, a rally this afternoon. about 22,000 patient care and service workers at five uc pled centers and nine campuses are protesting what they call unfair labor practices, intimidation and harassment by the university. this is video of a one-day strike they held in may. here at ucsf they are trying to minimize patient impact and a judge barred about 50 employees dubbed critical from joining this strike. but about 50 surgeries have been postponed as well as some chemo treatment

lynn spalding's family still don't know how she died. they hadn't heard from the medical examiner in weeks. with a huge backlog from the office discovering more than 600 cases have been waiting for more than three months for a cause of death as there are 80 that have been open for more than a year. a spokesperson is putting their situation in the hands of amy hart. >> dr. hart needs to work harder on behalf of the citizens of san francisco who are demanding better and faster health events. it's outrageous. outher department is dealing with staffing issues, the reason for the lengthny turnaround time. >>> a new twist in the bart saga. a possibility that we could see a no strike clause in the feature. that they are well publicized. the deal are pulling off from the provision as a third walkout is a possibility. but this morning on kpix 5, strikes may not be an option. >> if you're a central employee, you don't have the right to strike, but you have the right to fact finding and budget crunching. >> sounds like a no strength clause. >> in a

last month, he reported seeing 57-year-old patient lynne spalding in the stairwell. spalding disappeared from her room september 21. her body was discovered almost three weeks later. >>> a labor dispute is impacting uc medical centers statewide today. the one-day strike is affecting hundreds of patients and their families. anne makovec joins us live now, where medical workers are on the picket lines. anne. >> reporter: they're walking that line despite the rain this morning. the workers that you can see here behind me a wide variety of roles here at ucsf medical center from respiratory therapists to mri technicians to janitors who have been working without a contract for more than a year and they are nowhere close to a deal. >> reporter: this is the second strike this year for two unions representing almost 22,000 patient care and service workers at five uc medical centers and nine campuses. >> we are your voice. we see the things behind the scenes that patients may not see. >> we have been telling the university forever that we have staffing problems. we're understa

lynne spalding disappeared from her room in september. the body was found 2 1/2 weeks later. the sheriff says that hospital employees gave the deputies two inaccurate descriptions of the patient. first, saying she was african-american. then asian, when, in fact, she was caucasian. he admitted they failed to do a complete search after an employee reporting seeing the body. >> the communication center staff responded and will take care of it. there is no indication anyone was dispatched to that stairwell. the hospital is lawing their own security review and retrain sheriff deputies who work this. >> more trouble this morning for the owner of a closed nursing home in castro valley. social service officials are monitoring a second care home that the woman owns in modesto demanding she hire an executive director until the center is soiled to a new owner. the move is after 14 seniors were abandoned at valley springs hander -- manor when their license was closed. the cook and the janitor who stayed behind to care for residents will be honored by am votes -- by the am vets who worked

these changes are a result of the lynne spalding case. the 57-year-old was being treated there. her body was found in a stairwell 17 days after she was missing. nine days passed before a search was done. sheriff mirkarimi admitted only half the stairwells were checked. someone called to report a dead body in the stairwell on october 4th. dispatch said they will take care of it but that did not happen. four days later, her body was found. one policy change the sheriff has done, any time a patient at general goes missing, a full search of the missing will be done. >>> b.a.r.t. says it may have to reduce operating hours because of new track maintenance rules that were adopted following the deaths of two workers. one official said the new rules are going to be disruptive to service. hours of operation and the b.a.r.t. budget. one union leader called for a criminal investigation into the workers' deaths last month as they were inspecting the tracks. >>> we're live in berkeley where high school students are coming together in support of a classmate aboard a a.c. transit bus and burned

that witness reportedly told a hospital worker that he saw 57- year-old lynne spalding lying in the stairwell days before she was found. an attorney in the case wonders if that man even exists. >>> san jose state university slashing $4 million out of its spring semester budget meaning dozens of classes are being cut in almost every department. students will have a very difficult time now getting classes and if they do get into the classrooms, they will be packed. school officials telling kpix 5 the university has been trying to cut spending for two years. >> this is not easy. this is not anything -- this is not something anyone wants to do, but we need to spend within the confines of our budget that we are going to meet. so we'll look at all our options. >> they have cut enough already. it's just more stuff they are trying to cut making the window of opportunity a little smaller. >> san jose state was initially supposed to cut almost $16 million in classes and programs this year but that number came down significantly after voters passed prop 30 to end school budget cuts. >>> a plan to build

lynn spalding disappeared from her room in september and it was dead in a hospital stirwell. but they gave more details about the botched description of the victim and a failure to do a complete search after somebody reported seeing somebody lying in a stairwell. >> the staff will take care of it. there is no indication that no one was dispatched to the stairwell. >> the hospital says it is launching its own independent review and will be retraining the sheriff deputies who work there. >>> new at 11:00, more trouble tonight for the owner of a now defunct nursing home in castro valley. officials are monitoring a second care home the woman owns in modesto. according to the chronicle they are demanding she hire an executive director until the sun dial toms assisted living and memory care center is sold to a new owner. this comes of a 14 seniors authorities say were abandoned at valley springs man nor when they revoked its license last month. >> high-tech thieves are hacking your car. >> michael finney has been investigating this and has an update. they are unlocking the cars wit

lynn spalding disappeared from her room in september and it was dead in a hospital stirwell.ut they gave more details about the botched description of the victim and a failure to do a complete search after somebody reported seeing somebody lying in a stairwell. >> the staff will take care of it. there is no indication that no one was dispatched to the stairwell. >> the hospital says it is launching its own independent review and will be retraining the sheriff deputies who work there. >>> new at 11:00, more trouble tonight for the owner of a now defunct nursing home in castro valley. officials are monitoring a second care home the woman owns in modesto. according to the chronicle they are demanding she hire an executive director until the sun dial toms assisted living and memory care center is sold to a new owner. this comes of a 14 seniors authorities say were abandoned at valley springs man nor when they revoked its license last month. >> high-tech thieves are hacking your car. >> michael finney has been investigating this and has an update. they are unlocking the cars witho

that was days before lynn spalding's body was found. her family released this statement saying, in part, "this is yet another story about this baffling and troubling case which seems more intent on protecting the reputation of people in whose care lynne was placed and less about getting to the truth. none of it explains how a woman admitted for and under treatment for a non-life-threatening illness ended p dead and neglected for 17 days on a stairwell of san francisco general hospital." >>> a suspect remains on the run this morning after leading police on a chase throughout the south bay. that chase started about 10:30 last night at the intersection of fair oaks avenue and central expressway in sunnyvale. chp joined that pursuit in san jose as two suspects headed southbound on highway 101. that chase ultimately he wanteded when the suspect crashed at the avenue exit on the 101 to morgan hill. one of those suspects is in custody. the second fled the scene and is still on the loose. this morning police have not yet revealed exactly what s