michael martinez was paralyzed from the waist down after the accident.t martinez faces on the road to recovery. >> reporter: problem one of the most severe and shattering spinal injuries i ever seen in the ten years i have been working here and i have seen a lot. >> reporter: the doctor is treating 24-year-old michael martinez who remains at highland hospital paralyzed but recovering the life threatening fall he took at golden gate field last sunday. >>> compare his condition on arriving to today. >> most improved at this point. he awake now, able to talk to u >> reporter: is he meeting the martinez family including michael's parents who flew up to be with him. >> i can't say how he feel but you know it looks to me like he -- little confused and a little scared. >> reporter: the family is considering what stem cell treatment night be best for michael if any. >> spinal cord is very delicate and so far there has not been one case in which it can be fixed. >> reporter: in fact he said implants stem cells could put him at greater risk because doctors would h

if he does michael martinez could be the first.s5. >>> a big day today for special olympics and fans of the jonas brothers. a fun run was held today in shoreline park in mountainview to raise money for special olympics. it was led by pop singer joe jonas, he posed for pictures before and after the race. nick also showed up for the race and our own julia goodrich, they raised $70,000 for special olympics. good for them. orts >> and hopefully they had a chance to get outside today and enjoy some sort of sunshine, overcast, because tomorrow they thought it might rain. >> here we are talking about the last weekend of summer folks, we've got some rain brewing off our coastline, it looks like it's on the way. got some clouds beings, trying to make their way through the skies. over the city of san francisco you see the moon there, the distance, likely covered up here shortly, we've got more clouds start to go roll in and bring us, yes, a chance of rain in the bay area. >> we've got the showers already moving into california. in parts of f

michael martinez was riding number seven. martinez 24 only started racing four years ago but has already won 162 races, a rising star on the fast track to becoming one of the nation's top jockeys. >> there's a problem going into the turn. >> reporter: but sunday as he was rounding a turn at some 35- miles-an-hour, his horse clipped the heels of another horse. martinez was thrown to the ground. and his philly rolled over him. the track physician got to him first. >> he was unconscious, he was barely breathing, he has a mouth full of dirt. he broke all the ribs alongside that area. had bleeding into his lungs as well as a mayor head injury. >> reporter: friends and family gather today, martinez was a well liked jock keu who just minutes before the accident had ridden in race 14 and won. >> horses just responded. he got the most out of horses during the race. he was just a rising star. >> reporter: a star also about to be a father. his fiance charlotte is due to have their first child in just two weeks. family and friends just ho

in a split second, a 1,000-pound thoroughbred triped and fell, crushing her 108-pound jockey, michael martinez. the impact shatter ited three of michael's vertebrae which severed his spinal cord, paralyzing him from the waist down. doctors were afraid he might not make it until today. >> they actually asked him his name and he responded michael, and so that's a good sign. >> here they say martinez has a gift, the kind you can't teach a jockey. a special way of connecting with horseses to get the most out of them. at 2 4 years of age, martinez is a rising talent at golden gate fields. he ranks 13th in north america and trainers say he was riding his way to a triple crown race. >> no telling how great this kid was gonna be. he was far above your ordinary jockey. >> michael's cousin, alex soliz is a top jockey who says even after spills like these, it is hard to quit the job they love. >> i broke vertebraes in my back. i have titanium in my back and screws. i broke both knees, both legs. you name it. >> soliz and martinez have had their scary moments, but golden gate employees say this one is the

. >> reporter: the neuro surgeon is treating 24-year-old jockey michael martinez who remains at highlandospital in oakland, paralyzed but recovering from the life-threatening tumble he took at golden gate field last sunday. >> compared to his condition on arrival, to today -- >> he has most improved at this point. he is awake now. he is able to talk to us. >> reporter: castro moray is meeting with the martinez family, including michael's parents who flew up from panama to be with him. >> i cannot exactly say how he feels but it looks to me like he is a little confused. and a little scared. >> reporter: the family is considering what experimental stem cell treatments might be best for michael. if any. >> the spinal cord is a very delicate, extremely complicated organ, and so far, there has not been one case in which we have regenerated in humans. >> reporter: in fact, the doctor says implanting stem cells could put martinez at greater risk because doctors would have to bring down the immune system during treatment. >> we have been slow on this issue mainly because we know he has not been

field racetrack and the time when he and his fiancee are expecting his first child. 24-year-old michael martinezfair and warmer when he was thrown by a horse and the horse fell on him. martinez is a rising talent at golden gate field. he ranks 13th in north america. he was riding his way to a triple crown race. >> no telling how great this kid was gonna be. i mean, he was far above the -- our ordinary jockey. >> martinez is right now paralyzed from the waist down but doctors tell the daily racing form that he's a prime candidate for embryonic stem cell therapy to regenerate his spine. he may just get back on the saddle and ride again. >> a dog missing for seven years is back in her san francisco home thanks to a court order. mary had no idea little girl was still alive until a vet found a microchip identifying her as the owner. little girl had been brought in for a checkup by the man who found her. he was allowed to keep the dog because he had had her more than 30 days but a judge ruled yesterday that little girl must be returned to mary. >> she looked the same. >> her hair's shorter but it will

michael martinez was thrown off his horse during a race on sunday and then his horse roled over him. he has a major head injury. his spinal cord was sevennerred and that left him paralyzed from the waist down. the mothers of the two american men still imprisoned in iran hope the release of sarah shourd means their sons will be coming home, soon but there is a new development that makes that seem unlikely. let's go to pam cook. >> reporter: good morning. the mothers of shane bauer and josh fattal has urged iran's president to bring them with him when he kims to new york to address the united nations -- comes to new york to address the united nations next week. but president mahmoud ahmadinejad said he would not intervene. he says the two men need to prove they did not mean to commit any offense. they are accused of spying. meantime, sarah shourd is staying out of the spotlight. reportedly she's been seen by doctors for a lung in her breast, depression and a precancerous condition. the embassy said she will not be speaking to the media except for a short time when she is leaving the co

doctors say michael martinez is paralyzed from the waist down and is in critical but stable condition. he was thrown to the ground last sunday after his horse clipped the heels of another horse. the track physician says the accident is one of the worst he's ever seen. >> he broke all of the ribs alongside the area, had bleeding in his lungs as well as a major head injury. >> martinez briefly regained consciousness yesterday and opened his eyes and began too speak. his fiancee is due to have their first child in a few weeks. >> sal, how are they making it out? >> dave and tori, the south bay, pretty slow. i got a funny e-mail sa that said, whenever you show slow traffic in the valley, that means us -- we valley folks have jobs. 101 she traffic. 237 slow traffic. that all means jobs, right? cool. 880 northbound, traffic got a little bit slow passing the coliseum getting up to the downtown oakland area. this morning at the toll plaza, it has been backed up big time for about 7:00, maybe like 6:45 on. it's within backed up to the mack darr ther maze. into major problems just reported -- n

michael martinez is currently at highland hospital in oakland paralyzed from the waist down.orse racing journal is reporting that doctors at northwestern university hospital in chicago are trying to determine if their i am bean inning stem cell treatments could help cure his paralysis. if they do, martinez has to be at northwestern by next sunday. >>> federal investigators say the pilot of a small plane that crashed two weeks ago into a redwood shores lagoon never told air controllers his plane was having trouble. the twin engine beach craft queen was carrying two passengers and thpilot when it went down minutes after takeoff from the airport. the ntsb said the pilot discussed making a left turn after takeoff but instead turned slightly to the right. and then never corrected. that's when the plane rolled and fell into the water. the cause remains unknown. no one survived. >>> the highway patrol conducted surprise inspections today on san francisco tour buses. with help from san francisco police, chp officers pulled over buses at random and brought them to the muni yard on pow

. >>> the jockey injured in that horrific fall remains in critical injured. 24-year-old michael martinez was thrown from his horse during a race on sunday and the horse rolled over him. his spinal cord was severed making his paralyzed from the waist down. >>> police hope a 17,000-dollar reward will lead to the arrest in the fatal shooting of a berkeley man. he was shot and killed last sunday. police say he was walking with his fiance, when two robbers attacked them. the shooters were seen driving away in an older model two tone suv. >>> time to check in with sal. >> reporter: driving down from richmond and you're heading west, ultimately you want to make it to berkeley, it is crowded but there are no major problems on the way. it does start getting busy after 6:30. you start getting stop and go traffic. right now would be a pretty good time to go if you can get out there early. this is a look at the bay bridge coming up from the toll plaza. not a big delay yet. we're sure to have more traffic in a few minutes here. this morning's commute getting some slowing. fremot traffic looking nice.

in that horrifying fall the other day remains in critical condition this morning. 24-year-old michael martinezas thrown from his horse during a race last sunday at golden gate fields. his horse rolled over him. he suffered a severed spinal cord and major head injuries. he's paralyzed from the waste down. >>> police are hoping a 17,000-dollar reward will these an arrest in the deadly shooting of a berkeley man. he was shot and killed last sunday. police say he was walking with his fiancee when two robbers attacked them. the shooters were seen driving away in an older model two sewn suv. >>> police say they have arrested a woman six times since june on suspicion of vandalizing luxury cars. she was arrested monday afternoon after an officer saw her scratch the side of parked mercedes. at the time of her arrest she was out on bail. >>> many of the people who cheat the system are wanted for more serious crimes including assault, robbery and even murder. officers say they are baffled that people who seemingly would want to fly under the radar are calling attention to themselves. >> the people that y

the suspect, john michael martinez, was 17 years old when the victim was killed, though he's being charged police believe martinez tried to crash eric toscano's 18th birthday last march. police say when martinez was turned away, he returned a half hour later in a car and opened fire, killing toscano and wounding 14 others. martinez, who turned 18 himself last month, has been charged with murder and a special circumstance for that drive-by shooting. he's in jail now, being held without bail. >>> san mateo health officials have given the all-clear to a redwood shores lagoon, where 48,000 gallons of sewage spilled two weeks ago. they say the water now meets the minimum qualifications for safety and is safe for people to use. the cleanup of that sewage spill has cost redwood city almost $141,000 so far. but the city is expecting more bills for pipe repairs and water testing. >>> time now, 8:49. well, 75 silicon valley leaders are using their influence now to try to speed up the process of moving the oakland a's to san jose. they signed a two-page letter, urging the timely approval of the a's r

michael martinez was riding fair and warmer when he was thrown from the horse and then the horse fellmartinez is a rising talent at golden gate fields. he ranks 13th in north america and trainers say he was riding his way to a triple crown race. >> no telling how great this kid was gonna be. i mean, he was far above the ordinary -- your ordinary jockey. >> martinez is paralyzed from the waist down. doctors tell the daily racing form that martinez is a prime candidate for embryonic stem cell therapy to regenerate his severed spine. he may just get on his saddle and ride again. >> the investigation into the san bruno explosion and fire is taking federal officials to other parts of the bay area. >> terry mcsweeney is live with details. >> the ntsb investigators spanning out the san bruno blast site to other parts of the bay area to take a look at gas control stations. the ntsb is looking at the aftermath of the blast and the fire that killed four people and destroyed and damaged dozens of homes last thursday evening. the 56-year-old pipe that gave way did not have automatic shutoff valve

doctors say michael martinez is paralyzed from the wat down and is in critical but stable condition.s thrown to the ground on sunday after his horse clipped the heels of another horse. his spinal chord was severed when the 1100 pound horse rolled over him. the track physician says the accident is one of the worst he has ever seen. >> he broke all the ribs alongside that area, had bleeding into his lungs as well as a major head injury. >> martinez briefly regained consciousness yesterday, opening his eyes and speaking. his fi answer say is due to have their first child in just two weeks. >> all right, pam. our time is 5:24. let's check your commute, get you to where you need to go. sal is checking traffic. >> dave, good morning. right now traffic is actually doing very well. we are looking at the freeways and starting off with 280. the traffic looks good here through the south bay with month major problems. a nice drive through the middle of the valley. also this morning 680 heading down to the south bay out of pleasanton, and 580 coming in on the livermore valley, the commute is not

john michael martinez surrendered to the police last friday after a standoff at his east oakland home. he is charged with murder with a special circumstance. martinez was 17-year-old at the time of the crime. police say he shot and killed eric taskano last march after he drove passed his 18th birthday party. martinez was angry because he had been turned away from that party. >>> the observingly police department has a new top cop. colo will take over the department on september 28th. he replaces. the current chief. he currently leads the volunteer service division. opd contracts with the force. he left the chief's job after he was promoted to captain. >>> friends and colleagues said their good-byes today to bay area news man david macklinhead to died at the age of 81. he spent almost 50 years on k cbs radio and kpix television. a consummate adjournist known for always being calm and steady. his long-time co-anchor said viewers and co-workers saw something special in him. >> he had that authority and that confidence. and we all trusted in that. and he was a good friend. he was such a p

john michael martinez surrendered to the police last friday after a standoff at his east oakland home. he is charged with murder with a special circumstance. martinez was 17-year-old at the time of the crime. police say he shot and killed eric taskano last march after he drove passed his 18th birthday party. martinez was angry because he had been turned away from that party. >>> the observingly police department has a new top cop. colo will take over th department on september 28th. he replaces. the current chief. he currently leads the volunteer service division. opd contracts with the force. he left the chief's job after he was promoted to captain. >>> friends and colleagues said their good-byes today to bay area news man david macklinhead to died at the age of 81. he spent almost 50 years on k cbs radio and kpix television. a consummate adjournist known for always being calm and steady. his long-time co-anchor said viewers and co-workers saw something special in him. >> he had that authority and that confidence. and we all trusted in that. and he was a good friend. he was such a pa

. >> reporter: for michael martinez, winning a board proud papa had a special meaning. fiancee was expecting a baby any day. less than an hour later his life took a tragic turn. >> where's the favorite? we have lost him. out of business, is? he fair 'n warmern... >> we have a number of bad accidents in the past but this is the most catastrophic. >> reporter: the traffic physician helped the 24-year- old jockey from panama. >> his horse tripped and his saddle may have slipped. the horse landed on him. >> how heavy is the horse? >> it weighs 1100 pounds. >> reporter: he was rushed to highland hospital in oakland where it was discovered he suffered three broken vertebrae paralyzing him from the waist down. >> almost like a son to me. i have been his agent for 14 months. and it's just been a joy to work with him. >> reporter: dennis paterson has been by his client's side almost round the clock and is helping charlotte come to terms with the tragedy. >> he has been with her for a couple of years and she is expecting a baby. she is nine months pregnant. looked like she was go

down after fall during the race and cool the field the middle of your screen that's 24 year-old michael martinezhe see in the fall of the force there. that slow this down and you can see various the course false and falls on top of him. martinez is now recovering at an oakland hospital he also has a severe head injury and is bleeding and as long as he was the second leading jockey at golden gate fields. >> city of menlo park is ready to tighten restrictions on smokers the city council unanimously approved a new law that would ban smoking in common areas of apartment and condominium buildings and parks and a precarious. illegal us to smoke in the transit spots the fine would be $50 for the first offense, 100 and dollars to the second offense within 12 months. thcity council is to hold another vote on the measure until it can go into a factor that's what the traffic out side of the bay bridge toll plaza if the right side of your screen is traffic headed east bound towards emeryville and moving well critic of the left side of your screen heading into san francisco about to cross the bay bridge no b

jockey michael martinez remained in critical, but stable condition at an oakland hospital. severed by three shattered vertebrae sunday when the horse he was riding, fair 'n warmer, stumbled and fell on top of the dismounted jockey. martinez, a panama native who ranks no. 13 in north america with 168 career victories, also suffered a severe head injury and bleeding in his lungs. that horse ways of thousand pounds and they ended rate on the jockey. it broke all of his ribs bleeding and a concussion. a medical induced, ray now his line of cordless severed. so he is in horrible shape in the hospital that was that he is writing to assemble and that sort happens he's a panama native he rates no. 13 in north america he is exchanges waiting for his fiancee to give birth to their baby within a week or so. will your back is the kron 4 morning news continues, a live look gets added san francisco as the fog is still really thick over the city will [ male announcer ] jerry brown's good old days. but what really happened? cnn -- not me -- cnn says his assertion about his tax record was "j

. >> michael martinez. >> urban artworks was able to graduate a class the students. >> we will servethe cool year. we were able to end not in debt and actually pay for the projects in full. that's a huge relief for a small organization like us. >> a great organization. the money is useful and feels god see that. >> meanwhile, i think i pulled a hammy. tomorrow, we have your job? >> my job is tomorrow. >> what was your first job? >> like a lot of young girls, it was baby-sitting. i actually -- i have two kids of my own so i came into it. >> you are fridp.ye yep. >> natalie is tomorrow also. >> oh, good. >>> good morning to you. 8:56 now. i want to check in with mike for an update on the commute. >> on the bay bridge the backup is in full force. the crane because of construction work in the parking lot that's not affecting lanes. what is is the problem of a disabled vehicle that's caused repercussions. the travel times reflect that. highway 24 very slow. travel times have a lot of red that means below 20 miles per hour. 880 northbound past the colosseum. the earlier stall was an issue

screen the 24 year-old michael martino as you can see him fall off the course there let's slow this down and you can see various the horse falls and falls on top of him. martinezs now recovering at an oakland hospital he also has a severe injury and bleeding as long as he was the second leading jockey during this summer's season in golden gate fields. >> live look good side from our mount tam cam gorgeous sunny skies to the bay area this afternoon temperatures are mild as well. looking at the '60s and '70s for the most part temperatures warmer in the north bay all of the '70s this afternoon. 79 santa rosa our inland spots a mix of a upper '70's low 80's 60's run a bay shores and low '70's and to the south bay. will see similar weather out there tomorrow we do have fog lang read the coast line but not as extensive as what we had yesterday. it will be as extensive as the pushes and tonight will not make to our inland valleys patchy fog close to the coast tomorrow d summmm temperatures to what were seeing out there today. i agree to a warming is expected. big changes with the chance of showers so saturday and sunday. we'll talk about that more of a moment. let's

michael mart was rushed with with major injuries. the 24 year old is paralyzed from the waist down. last sunday he was thrown from his horse, then the horse rolled over him. martinez is one of the top- ranked jockeys in the country. . >>> meg whitman has broken a record after loaning her campaign more than $15 million, she has invested more in her campaign than any other candidate running for u.s. office in u.s. history. what does she say about it? >> reporter: republican meg whitman at san francisco headquarters today talked about jobs, but the news was money, $119 million of her own dollars to run for governor. that shatters the previous record for a self-financed candidate set by new york mayor, michael bloomburg. >> have you got your moneys worth? >> i couldn't be more pleased where we are. >> reporter: where she is is slightly ahead in the polls in a state with more democrats than republicans. most are young, not necessarily open to whitman's conservative message, some asked hostile questions. >> why would you knowingly and purposely run a campaign based on lies? >> reporter: questions about controversial ads including one featuring an old bill clinton/jerry

michael mart was rushed with with major injuries. the 24 year old is paralyzed from the waist down. last sunday he was thrown from his horse, then the horse rolled over him. martinez is one of the top- ranked jockeys in the country. . >>> meg whitman has broken a record after loaning her campaign more than $15 million, she has invested more in her campaign than any other candidate running for u.s. office in u.s. history. what does she say about it? >> reporter: republican meg whitman at san francisco headquarters today talked about jobs, but the news was money, $119 million of her own dollars to run for governor. that shatters the previous record for a self-financed candidate set by new york mayor, michael bloomburg. >> have you got your moneys worth? >> i couldn't be more pleased where we are. >> reporter: where she is is slightly ahead in the polls in a state with more democrats than republicans. most are young, not necessarily open to whitman's conservative message, some asked hostile questions. >> why would you knowingly and purposely run a campaign based on lies? >> reporter: questions about controversial ads including one featuring an old bill clinton/jerry