. >> reporter: it was the first time michael butler took his new canoe into the water. but canoeing was something his friends warned him not to do since he bought it last week. >> i think he was on medication taking for pain and things so it's a possibility that he didn't have the strength because he is small. >> he was pretty weak. he was disabled, blind in one eye, a bad back. >> reporter: his good friend and neighbor richard says butler went out with two men including richard's son who lived with butler at his treasure island apartment as his caretaker. the three took the could knew out on the north end of treasure island sometime between 3:00 and 4:00 yesterday afternoon when it flipped right at shore. >> canoe had capsized, you know, and they righted it and he said he was going to go out and get the oar and he pushed the boat out. >> reporter: he adds, the two men left butler in the canoe for 10 minutes and when they came back, he was gone. the coast guard says it didn't get the call that butler was in trouble until after 6:00. richard says he wasn't prepared. >> h

michael butler disappeared last night after his canoe overturned.riends who were with him managed to swim to safety. they say he returned to the canoe to get his belongings and then he disappeared. >>> traffic problem earlier today after police say a man shot and killed himself in front of an officer. this was the scene on the highway, south of highway 4. investigators say it happened after he was pulled over by police, the road was shut down for five hours. >>> fire at a middle school may be the work of an arsonist. officials say it appears the blaze was sparked in a locker room. damage was limited to that area and won't effect classes. >>> the da is seeking -- the victim was serving time for a drunk driving crash that killed a young girl. prosecutors say the suspect stabbed her to debt with a wemmen in the exercise yard. -- weapon in the exercise yard. >>> foggy and cooler weather for the weekend. the fog is more extensive tomorrow but you will notice it into saturday and sunday in the inland valleys. low 70s bay side and low 60s for the coastal l

is believed to be the canoe or michael butler disappeared wednesday night near treasure island these are videos of the up coast guards searching the pay butler returned to the canoe to retrieve some of his personal belongings and then disappeared >> fire of some middle school may be out the work of an arsonist this happened wednesday night it appears the blaze started in a locker room it will not affect any class is when school opens later run this month. zoos out step shaver >> we're starting off in the east bank overcast conditions we are seeing a bit of that fog spreading inland this morning oakland 65 degrees partly cloudy fremont 72 and partly cloudy and livermore is only glenn l. e. up to 80 degrees today. this is a look of our fog tracker. the fog is drifting into the delta your current temperatures, are mostly in the '50s and '60s her 61 for antioch right now mayo. these are the expected high as for later on this afternoon livermore 80 degrees morgan hill 83 multius70. warming up to 78 degs in santa rosa and. may produce some drizzle later on today we will get nice bright sun

michael butler was in a canoe with two of his friends when the canoe overturned. his friends managed to swim to safety. he said the butler return to this or canoe to get belongings and then disappeared. >> the father is really sick this morning. we >> a live look at walnut creek. we do have overcast conditions reducing the crowd cover. -- reducing cloud cover. this afternoon will be really nice. we will load as the temperatures are quite a bit lower than they were yesterday. in a good 10 degree drop today compared to yesterday's. the marine layer is really pushing in the cooler air. " this could pose a problem for sfo later this afternoon. we will let you know if any delays start to come in. less than 5 mi. visibility out near santa rosa. highs this afternoon will look like this, los gatos and morgan hill will only be in the low 80s as opposed to the upper 80s. when when we will have your 7 day forecast coming up. >> billionaire investor carl icahn says that he plans to install himself and 10 other directors on the core of its 11 member board, after the products m

the body of michael butler was found yesterday on brooks island in richmond. butler had been missing since wednesday evening. near island when it overturned.s butler climbed back into the canoe while his two friends swam it shore and -- swam to shore and went home to change. when they returned, butler was nowhere to be found. >>> california's jobless rate is rising according to the employment development department. california's unemployment rate rose from 11.8 university june to 12% in july. compare that to the national number which decreased in july falling to 9.1%. among bay area county, marin county had the lowest rate at 8.2%, while solano county had the highest at 12.2%. one bay area bright spot comes from vta, which this morning announced over $150 million in state funds to improve highways, putting a lot of people to work over the next several years. >> it's a lot of jobs for people on the projects. it's improving the roadways so people can get to jobs. it's a significant boost to the economy. >> coming up at 6:00, we'll tell you where more jobs can be

. >>> a body matching the description of a missing canoer has been found. 52-year-old michael butler disappeared wednesday night after a canoe he was in overturned near treasure island. butler's two friends in the boat with him swam to shore. he stayed behind. his canoe and a boat were found yesterday afternoon near the richmond coastline. the coroner though hasn't yet confirmed the body's identity. >>> a major shift in america as immigration policy -- why the white house may be letting thousands of illegal immigrants stay in the country. >>> plus a silicon valley giant bites the dust in the tablet and smart phone war but that's not the only big business shift and the big change for hh. it's all coming up. >>> traveling today, we'll see leftover low clouds and fog inside the way. temperatures about 65 at sfo. other parts of the country to the south we go into houston. it is going to be very hot there again, 101 degrees. and partly cloudy skies, slight chance of a couple of showers as what he had throughout the day. making your way a little further east, you are going to see about 94

michael butler and two boating buddies left from a ramp on the northeast touch of the island. their canoe overturned last night. while butler's friend swam to shore, he stayed behind to retrieve some keys. minutes ago, searchers cleared the san francisco piers and are now headed back off the waters to treasure island. this morning authorities went to talk to his friends at a home on treasure island. investigators are still you calling the disappearance an accident. investigators say he's not in great shape. he is on disability and is taking medication. >>> authorities are looking for the people who set fire to a junior high school. the fire was started in the locker room area of walters junior high about 7:00 last night. the fire caused $100,000 in damage. most of that was contained to the ban back of the building. the -- to the back of the building. there is an orientation at the school. >>> coming up in about ten minutes, an announcement this morning designed to make students safer. it concerns the streets around schools in one bay area city. >>> the chief of oakland school

search and rescue teams are looking for a treasure island man who vanished in the bay. 52-year-old michael butler was reported missing last night at 6:15. two men were with butler when it tipped over. butler told his friends he wanted to swim back to the canoe for some of his things and he never returned. people on shore said they saw a man fitting his description swimming toward angel iland. they've found no sign of the canoe or butler. >> they're suing the owners of a panda extres restaurant in san jose. according to the media partner the mercury news, it accuses the manager of disciplining latino employees more harshly and frequentenly than the asian counterparts and claim that managers made latino workers clean toilets and perform other work while asian employees stood around and watched. the stood accuses panda express of violating the civil rights act prohibiting discrimination based on race or ethnicity. a spokesman says they don't comment on pending litigation. new wave of panic on wall street as we return to the global selloff we saw last week. the dow plunged over 500 points in early tr

michael butler was out on the water with friends near treasure island on wednesday when the canoe they were in flipped over. butler's friends swam back to shore, butler stayed behind. >>> the woman feared to be held hostage bay gunman during a police standoff at a san rafael hotel was not in the room with him. she was on a different floor. it's not clear why she didn't come forward sooner. peter thomas was found dead after a standoff with police that lasted more than a day. the incident caused major traffic tieups in the area. >>> next time somebody tells you that a movie stinks, they could mean it literally. this summer's movie gimmick, which offers an old factory for dimension. spy kids 4 is not a great movie by a long shot. but what it lacks in good acting, writing, and believable special effects, it makes up for in gimmicks. when you see the number on the screen, rub the corresponding number on the card and sniff. the smell is supposed to make it a more immersive experience. it's not all roses. >> a lot of smells are going to be amazing. and then there's going to be some smells lik

two friends with michael butler swam back to shore after their 16-foot canoe tipped over. butler stayed behind and climbed back in the craft. when his friends returned after changing clothes, there was no sign of butler. >> l.a.'s police chief made a public appearance today for the first time in nearly a month. he says he has no regrets about the way police handled the brian stowe case and stands by his decision to arrest giovan ira mir giovani ramirez. >> time off is great. two daughters got married. >> for the first time in a month, kandahar lee charlie beck made an appearance. on july 26, the chief was supposed to be at an unveiling of a billboard in east los angeles. and the controversy of the matter was hot. giovani had just been eliminated as a suspect. sanchez and norwood were now the suspects and when the chief didn't show up at that billboard unveiling, some had the peeceps perception that he didn't want to talk about that anymore. >> this was one of those cases? >> sure. absolutely. nothing to hide. i am more than willing to talk about anything. >> the sting of t

search and rescue teams are looking for a treasure island man who vanished in the bay. 52-year-old michael butler was reported missing last night at 6:15. two men were with butler when it tipped over. butler told his friends he wanted to swim back to the canoe for some of his things and he never returned. people on shore said they saw a man fitting his description swimming toward angel iland. they've found no sign of the canoe or butler. >> they're suing the owners of a panda extres restaurant in san jose. according to the media partner the mercury news, it accuses the manager of disciplining latino employees more harshly and frequentenly than the asian counterparts and claim that managers made latino workers clean toilets and perform other work while asian employees stood around and watched. the stood accuses panda express of violating the civil rights act prohibiting discrimination based on race or ethnicity. a spokesman says they don't comment on pending litigation. new wave of panic on wall street as we return to the global selloff we saw last week. the dow plunged over 500 points in early tr

michael butler was with some friends near treasure island on wednesday when the canoe they were in flipped over. butler's friend swang to shore. he stayed behind. >>> and a woman who police feared was being held hostage by a gunman during a standoff at a san rafael room was not in the room with him. she was on a completely different floor it turns out. not clear why she didn't come forward to police sooner. peter thomas was found dead after a standoff with police that lasted more than a day. the incident caused major traffic tieups in the area. >>> a sixth person died today in the wake of that fatal stage collapse at the indiana state fair last weekend. sandra hughes on one survivor speaking out and on many filing lots. >> reporter: 49-year-old beth irshell gets around in a wheelchair for now injured in the stage collapse last weekend at the indiana state fairgrounds. >> my little toe was severed off. they had to reattach it and reconstruct it. there is a segment of it that i will never have again. >> reporter: she was right in front of the stage waiting to see the country music band sugar

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recovered the body last night near richmond brooks island found near an overturned canoe. 52-year-old michael butler was canoeing with two friends wednesday night with treasure island when the boat overturned, the canoe. the two friends swam ashore and butler stayed behind. he was missing when the friends returned after leaving to get out of the wet clothing. butler was not experienced canoer. >>> menlo park police are investigating a shooting that led to highly charged confrontation. it happened at 6:00 last night, at newbridge street. officers had to restrain a crowd gathered at the scene. police say the driver of one car was shot and killed by someone who fired from another vehicle. the victim's car crashed outside a church. police had to hold back members of the victim's family from getting close to the crime scene. the suspect's car is described as a red, older model with large rims and a spoiler. >>> california attorney general kamala harris says her office may investigate the hacking of the bart police officers association website. hackers posted names addresses and password of 102 bart polic

michael butler was out on the water with friends near treasure island on wednesday when the canoe flipped over. butler's friends swam back to store. butler stayed behind. >>> in menlo park, the teenaged father of a 1-year-old child was shot and killed last night. 19-year-old carl purvis died when someone in a car shot him near almanor avenue and knewbridge street. no arrests were made. >>> and a touch of movie glamour in the east bay. it's a mural called hollywood meets hayward. artist andrew kong knight unveiled the three-story tall mural at the parking structure on foothill boulevard. knight grew up in downtown hayward. >> and is a teacher, too. >>> good news for bay area animals. a shelter that finds new homes for those animals instead of putting them down has won a reprieve. juliette goodrich shows us it's all because the public stepped up to help. juliette? nice friends. >> reporter: hey, that's right. this is a nice furry friend. hi, allen. we are at the humane society in pleasanton and this little guy is pablo and he was rescued by six of his other siblings here and he is looking f

michael butler, who lives on treasure island, was reported missing yesterday evening by his two friends. the coast guard says those two men swam back to shore. however, butler decided to stay behind while those men went home to change. when they returned, they said butler was gone. >> he was on medication for pain and things so it's a possibility that he didn't have the strength because he is small. >> he was pretty weak. he was disabled. he was blind in one eye. had a bad back. >> so far, only butler's shoes have been found. the coast guard, helicopter, two boats are searching for him tonight. >>> we have been hearing a lot about "anonymous" over the last week. the group that did those hack attacks against bart. certainly the group wants this kind of attention. but joe vazquez discovered when it comes to "anonymous," not every masked member is happy with what happened. >> a lot of us will, you know, get a mask. obviously, i'm not one of those. you know, i'm not little a anonymous. >> reporter: peter fine of washington state calls himself a "hacktivist" involved with the planning and op

two friends with 52-year-old michael butler wambach to shore after the 16-foot canoe tipped over.ayed behind and climbed back in. but when his friends returned after changing clothes there was no sign of butler. >>> and a two-alarm fire in oakland destroyed much of the house and sent an elderly man to the hospital. police say he is in critical condition. firefighters had to help an elderly woman out of that home. the fire burned a multistory home on bur street near holy redeemer college. the red cross is working to get help for the other people who were burned out of that structure. the cause of the fire is not yet known. >>> la's police chief made a public appearance today for the first time in nearly a movement he says he has no regrets about the way police handled the bryan stow case and stands by his decision to arrest geovanni ramirez. kate lopez talked to him about the suspects now in custody. >> nothing like some time off. >> time off is great. time off is great. i got a lot goin' on this summer, two daughters got married. >> reporter: for the first time in nearly a month c

>>> the coroner confirmed what the body of a man that was found last night is the remains of michael butler that was found. they were searching for him since wednesday night. two friends were in a boat with him. >> alexander thomas glenn, found dead in the waters of san diego harbor, a memorial was held for him today. it began with a slide show of glenn's life, he graduated last spring from san diego state university with a bachelors agree in international business. the coast card is investigating the death. >>> the public will get a chance to tell b.a.r.t. what they feel about the move last week to cut cell service. the board of directors will discuss the issue next wednesday. b.a.r.t. turned off power to the wireless system in several san francisco stations and that prompted protests and threats by hackers. >>> a free b.a.r.t. shuttle bus launched this week. it started running on monday of. it's called the crossing shuttle. it makes runs every 30 minutes monday through friday from 7:00 in the morning to 11:30 in the morning. >>> the 49ers are taking on the raiders tomorrow at candle stick

missing canoeist michael butler. he's 52. he disappeared wednesday night when his canoe disappeared on treasure island. the two friends with him were able to escape safely. >>> two soldierses based at fort bragg, north carolina have been charged with murder. the solders are accused in the death of a 17-year-old high school senior. the teenagerrary body -- the teenager's body was found in the woods four days after he went missing. they are charged with disposing of a body. no word yet on a motive. >>> the chp has released a photo of a truck similar to the one driven by a hit-and-run suspect sonoma county. this is the photo the chp wants you to see. it's an f-150 pickup truck with a gold stripe at the bottom. 63-year-old donald casper was killed. the driver of the pickup truck ran over him, briefly showed down and the chp is looking for that driver. >>> six former and current nfl players are suing the nfl. the players accuse the nfl of failing to properly treat them for concussions they suffer. they are also accusing the nfl of

the 52-year-old michael butler and two friends were in a canoe, tipped over last night after 6:00. the friends were able to swim, but butler climbed back into the canoe, police in sausalito, and berkeley and san francisco are conducting shore line searches for butler. >> and for the man suspected of being behind the wheel in the drive by shooting death of an oakland 3-year-old appeared in a courtroom today. the 22-year-old waived extradition and will be heading back to alameda county. he was arrested friday after police spotted him in a car. lawrence denard is facing murder charges for firing the shot that killed the 3-year-old this month. >> and the number of families turning to food pantries for help is increasing in this economy. that is true at the monument crisis center as well. it's celebrating an important anniversary today. abc 7 joins us live from concord with that story. laura? >> high, carolyn. the party is just beginning here. it's a celebration of all accomplished in the last eight years at this center. and also, of the work that is still ahead of them. now, the center

found near overturned canoe. 52-year-old michael butler was canoeing with to friends on treasure islandhen the canoe overturned. all three swam to shore, but they say say butler swam back out to retrieve items in the water. the coast guard says butler was not experienced canoer. >>> menlo park police are investigating a fatal shooting that led to a highly charged confrontation. the shooting happened about 6:00 last night at alamfor avenue and new bridge street. they had to restrain a crowd that gathered at the scene. police say the driver of one car was shot and killed by someone who fired from another vehicle. the victim's car crashed outside a church. police had to hold back members of the victim's family from getting close to the crime scene. it's described as a red older model car with large rims a spoilers. >>> california attorney general kamala harris says her office may investigate the hacking of the bart police officers association website. they posted the names, addresses and passwords of 102 bart police officers on wednesday. harris says she is concerned about the privacy and

it was found near an overturned canoe. 52-year-old michael butler was with two friends wednesday nighto friends swam to shore, butler stayed behind. >>> breezy, those breezes have brought cooler conditions and more cloud cover, 2:00 before the clouds return to the coast mid to upper 50s, 60s and 70s aren't bay. east bay low to mid 80s. cooler tomorrow. >>> earlyer -- earlier bart delay richmond line all cleared. backed up at the bay bridge towards the maze and west grand. >> the news continues with "good morning america". ♪ i throw my hands up in the air sometimes saying ayo gotta let go ♪ ♪ i wanna celebrate and live my life saying ayo baby let's go ♪ >> you hear the band. taio cruz and he's going to be live for you, for you, for you and for you at home. good morning, america, on this friday morning. good morning, central park. [ cheers and applause ] >> breaking news. this is the first time i think i even saw josh almost dancing there. that's how subtle it is. >> george and sam aren't here so -- >> i got to bring it. i got to bring it all and we do have taio cruz. he's sold 10 millio

michael butler, who lives on treasure island, was reported missing yesterday evening by his two friends. the coast guard says those two men swam back to shore, however butler decided to stay behind while the men went home to change. when they came whack, he was gone. >> he was on medications. he didn't have the strength. he was small. >> he was weak, disabled, blind in one eye, bad back. >> so far only butler's shoes have been found. the coast guard, a helicopter and two boats are searching for him. >>> never-before-seen pictures of the 9/11 terrorist attacks taken from an entirely different perspective. today the menlo park fire search-and-rescue team that responded immediately after the attacks showed us the photos and the videos. mike sugerman on the experience none of them lever forget. >> most people have seen what this looks like, certainly not from our perspective. >> reporter: they are among the most horrible home movies you will ever see. >> there are a lot of pictures that the media took. there are very few pictures that i think anyone was really allowed to get on the trade ce

the body of michael butler was found yesterday on brooks island in richmond. butler had been missing since wednesday evening. he was apparently in a canoe with two friends near treasure island. when it overturned. butler climbed back into the canoe while his two friends swam to shore. when his friends reached shore they called the coast guard when they couldn't find butler. once again, he was found and confirmed that was his body. >>> a new curriculum is being tested in 140 bay area schools called the california curriculum. it covers all the basics. but when it came to environmental studies there was an 11th hour adjustment. the book had originally only included the hazards of plastic shopping bags, but after getting pressure from the plastic industry, a section about the positives of using plastic bags was added to the textbook. a section is called the advantages of plastic shopping bags. according to the revised version, plastic bags can be reused and take less energy to make than paper bags and cost less to transport. >>> a former fries executive of shaking

missing in the san francisco bay, the coast guard continues to search the waters. 52-year-old michael butler was last seen around 6:00 last night. he was canoeing with two friends near treasure island when the boat overturned. butler turned back to the canoe while the two friends swam back to shore. when they came back, he was nowhere to be found. the shorelines are being searched. it's unclear why butler stayed behind. >>> going after the death penalty, the marin county district attorney says he will seek the ultimate punishment for a san quentin inmate. 31-year-old frank sousa. he was serving time for a conviction when authorities say he fate ll stabbed another inmate last july. the inmate he killed was edward schaeffer, convicted of a drunk driving motorcycle crash in 2009. this girl died in the crash. the stabbing happened shortly after schaeffer started his prison sentence for the crash. >>> they're supposed to protect you in times of need, but california attorney general harris is going after attorneys who she says are taking advantage of struggling homeowners. harris says her mortgage

the san francisco fire department continued to search for a missing cannot work. 52 year-old michael butler his canoe overturned late wednesday off of treasure island a helicopter search for him, he returned to the canoe while two of his companions swam to shore. the coast guard is still calling this operation a search and rescue mission. if people in the bayview district are remembering a young man tonight that was killed in a police chase. kenneth harding ran from the police after they tried to arrest him on july 16th for fare evasion. as it turned the he was a personal interest in a murder in seattle, the police say they he shot himself to to show the live pictures of the vigil going on tonight. the aclu lawyers committee have both investigated the details of the case san francisco police have work with both groups during the investigation a traffic heading in an east bay city after a man shoots and kills himself in front of a police officer. it happens here on our map. this is south of highway 4 in concord, this is video drivers being diverted away from the scene. the road was closed fo

searchers found the 41-year-old michael butler's body yesterday afternoon. two friends say butler stayed in the bay after his canoe overturned near treasure island. they swam back to shore, and butler managed to upright the canoe, climbing back into it. >> despite evidence smoke alarms with now technology could save lives a new state report falls short of requiring them. >> and 7 on your side's michael finney has been following the story. >> a little bit of surprise. the recommendations released echoes a smoke alarm task force made up of firefighters representatives and the smoke smoke-alarm industry. the recommendations place requirements on the traditional ionization alarms now in nine out of 10 homes if dopted those alarms would have to be placed 20 feet away from cooking appliances why? because those alarms are false newsan alarms causing many of us to pull out the batteries. the recommendations call for clear instructions on packaging, about where alarms should be placed. the recommendations do not call for replacing ionization alarms with photo electri

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