a mountain lion wandering the suburban streets of mountainview. ends up in a parking garage, a condo. how officials finally captured the cat and where it is now. everywhere i look, i see a country ready to move forward... and a congress standing in the way. their budgets are late; jobs bills are stalled... and special nterests run rampant. as an economics teacher at stanford, i know education means good jobs. so here's my plan: i'd start teaching computer coding in public schools right away. open doors for women in science and technology. and prepare young people for middle class manufacturing jobs. i'm ro khanna and i approve this message, because change starts with us. >>> police stepped aside for the work of a wrangler in sacramento county this morning. the roundup, a feisty cow. the bovine took a stroll in a shopping center. it was corralled next to highway 9 the but it took a -- 99 but it took a cowboy with a rope to get the cantankerous cow under control. he helped get her into a trailer for the ride home. it's not clear exactly where she ca

." >>> mountainview is booming but cab it handle more growth?inkedin is expanding in a big way, up to 10,000 new employees. linkedin asking mountainview to allow it to grow its headquarters on sterling court and develop a new property it leased on shoreline boulevard near shoreline amphitheater. the city council is drafting its plans and they're trying to find the right balance between economic growth and quality of life. judging by the number of commuters in mountainview, the economy is improving but while some folks find themselves stuck in traffic, diane sometimes finds herself stuck in her driveway. >>? we live off shoreline and some morning you can't get out. >> reporter: mountainview is home to google and microsoft and perhaps soon, 10,000 more lnked in employees. the social media site submitted a request to the city to expand its headquarters on sterling court and develop a newly leased property on shoreline. >> the market is hot and this is a very desirable area. >> reporter: mayor clark says linkedin is weighing in as the city council c

middlebrook then sped away abandoned his car in this mountainview parking lot and kidnapped his second victim, a 61-year-old woman. >> this is a scary thing. >> reporter: mountainview police sergeant says middlebrook forced his second victim to drive him to the east bay and then on to ion ne eldorado county. that's where she escaped before calling police. >> it's crazy because she said that she has got like strangle marks and just all bruised up. >> reporter: pepe luhon and his mom live next door to the first victim. >> we were outside. there was a whole bunch of people outside that day. >> reporter: middlebrook is a military veteran and sources tell us he may be suffering from ptsd. >> she told me the suspect grabbed her neck and tried to choke her. >> reporter: the victim's mother says she's always told her kids not to get into a stranger's car. >> how come you go with a stranger? why you do that? he looks normal. he looks fine. i just tried to help, this and that. so i said, oh, my god. >> reporter: the victim's mother also told me that the suspect threatened her daughter. that he w

. >>> mountainview city leaders beginning to talk about an ordinance to ban a magazine holding more than 10 bullets. the city council asked mountain view city attorney to do some research on fee that made high-capacity magazines illegal. at a meeting tuesday night former assembly woman sally lieber pointed to the isla vista rampage for the ban. >>> bryan stow's civil suit is set to start today in southern california. stow was beaten nearly to death outside dodger stadium three years ago before being put into a coma, stow was a paramedic who worked in santa clara county. he is accusing the team and former owner of not providing sufficient security at the game. he suffered brain damage and permanently disabled. his lifetime care could cost $50 million. >>> in criminal court two men pleaded guilty to the attack earlier this year. >>> many people in the bay area and across the state are worried they may lose out on their next trip and a lot of money all because san francisco company processing travel visa requests. they started handling visa applications for the indian consulate last week. y

. >>> a stunning turn of events in mountainview which prompted the police chief to write an open letter to the community. an officer has been arrested for felony child porn. he was arrested after they found evidence of child pornography on his home computer. he is a seven-year veteran of the force. his police chief says he is saddened and disappointed by the allegations against nguyen. >>> letting to court in two weeks a san francisco ceo charged with felony hit and run. according to prosecutors he was responsible for an accident on 101 where a woman was hurt. he told nbc bay area last night he is cooperating with investigators. officers say he told them he didn't call 911 because he was certain that others would and his car never made contact with the woman's car. he is also facing a civil lawsuit filed by that woman. he is the co-founder of san francisco based next door.com. >>> san jose's rocky relationship with casino matrix is rockier. san jose councilmen claims that the casino hid $60 million in profit keeping tax revenue from the city casino matrix is accused of skimping on money

burglary and assault when i tried to abduct a 19-year-old woman sunday after she gave him a ride to mountainview, then kidnapped a 61-year-old woman and forced her to drive to a county. his father says he suffers from a brain injury and suffers from post traumatic brain disorders. >> my son is sick and my fear is they will send him to regular prison where he will become worse than he is now. >> he has had six misdemeanor charges since he was discharged from the army. he asked for mental health treatment for his son but he was left to take care of himself and has a history of drug abuse and suicide attempts. >>> police say 22-year-old stefan lee shot and killed judy solomon last july. he was arrested last week. police say solomon had taken cell phone video of lee and another man committing a crime in her neighborhood. she followed them and was shot when when they spotted her. >>> hundred os of people have been arrested in a major gang sweep across the country. the department of homeland security announced 6700 arrests yesterday as port of an operation called project southbound. 40 suspects were a

the mountainview police and utility department is being credited with saving the lives of nine ducklingsoday caught in a storm drain. they placed them in a bucket to take them to safety. they appear to be just fine but there's one exception. mom is still missing. so we're hoping for a happy reunion at some point later this evening or tonight. >> last week i saw two mama geese with their baby geese crossing the road. hopefully they are reunited. >> thanks for joining us. brian williams is next. >> see you at 6:00. >>> on our broadcast tonight, our nbc news exclusive, edward snowden living in exile in russia and in our interview, he says he would like to come home. tonight, what the government has to say about that. >>> the scandal at the va, a damning new report on just how long american veterans were forced to wait for care, more than 100 days to see a doctor. >>> use of force, president obama lays out his vision for the future of american foreign policy and where the next big threats are. >>> and maya angelou, tonight, remembering an american icon, those words and the power to change pe

in a few hours the president's motorcade making its way from san jose to mountainview where the president will speak at the walmart store. annette today's speech about energy efficiency, a lot of people protesting the fact that the president will be at this walmart. >> that's correct. right now at this walmart behind me making sure everything is secure before the president makes his motorcade way down to this part of silicon valley. and that according to an advance copy of his speech, he is going to emphasize and talk about boosting solar power and energy efficiency in the united states. today walmart will commit to double the number of on-site solar projects at american stores sam's club and distribution centers by the year 2020. the president hopes other companies will follow reducing energy use, cutting energy bills either for families and, of course, creating jobs in the solar industry. mr. obama, though, can expect protesters, labor groups and some walmart employees say it does not make sense for the president to highlight walmart. he's been fighting to raise the minimum wage and the

. >>> you could call it growing pains in mountainview. the economy is growing, so is the traffic.they are considering toll roads. basically charging you to use these three exits off 101. san antonio, rengstorff and shoreline. these are heavily congested arteries. the streets lead to google and other high-tech companies. city leaders say they'll first ask the companies to offer incentives to their employees who carpool or use other forms of transportation. the congestion pricing plan will be presented to the city council this december. >>> now something you expect in california but gas prices will be falling and soon. according to analysts, we may see prices dip by 40 to 50 cents a gallon. they say rising oil production has helped stabilize the u.s. inventories. drivers in california are still paying the highest prices in the u.s. right now the average surprise $4.26 a gallon. in the bay area, the highest prices in san francisco at $4.33. san jose at $4.24. but the cheapest price can be found in oakland at $4.23 a gallon, which is still no bargain. >>> the warriors have checked int

he'll be speaking at the walmart in mountainview. after that, he'll make his way back where he's scheduled to leave at approximately 11:00 a.m. >>> this is president obama's 17th official trip to the bay area since taking office. critics say all of these trips prove that the bay area is essentially an atm, a big money pla she machine for the democratic party. coming up at 6:30, sam brock exposes the numbers. >> figuring out how to fight back against a difficult situation. looking live now at senora where you can see how dry and yes, ma'am low those hillsides are. these are the ones fire fighters are talking about. already this year, there have been twice the numbers of fires in california. we're learning relief could be on the way in the way of e el nino. we learned today that federal scientists are now predicting a four in five chance. what does this mean for us? >> it's increasing comforts. that's alwal we can say. back in the beginning of april, it was about a 66% chance of el nino developing. now, it is a 7 8% clans of el nino de

. >> in mountainview, david louie, abc 7 news. >>> you never know. we have a lot more ahead tonight on abc 7 news at 9:00. up next, why has traffic been so bad on the bay bridge the past few days? we'll ride-along with the highway patrol to find out. >> clever new fix for the broken bridge bolts and all this watt water in the middle of a drought and you'll find out where it's coming from and why a million people may have lost an incentive to conserve. ways to save. real big club card deals, the safeway app and gas rewards. this week, bite into a juicy, seedless watermelon. they're just $3.99 each. breyer's ice cream is $2.99. and start the fiesta. corona is just $11.97 a twelve pack. there's more savings to love... at safeway. ingredients for life. >>> as you may have seen, the bay bridge traffic has been a challenge. traffic has been horrendous. everyone seems to have a theory as to why. here's a live picture of the bridge. lyanne melendez on some of the theories. >> the back yum on the bay bridge hasn't been this bad the metering lights were still

mountainview, 79.carnival, first day of the celebration in san fransisco today, 68 degrees if you're going to head out to the mission district for that celebration. and as we take a look ahead, it's going to be warmer today and on memorial day. then we will creep into a cooling trend for much of next week. . >> thanks, brian. coming up, one week from today, the biggest free pet adoption event in the country. it is called made's pet adoption day. here to talk about the effort is president rich avozano. you brought your special friend brie. >> you adopted her yourself. >> i did. two years ago from oakland animal services. she was an abused little guy. she had chicken wire embedded in her stuck. terrible skin diseases and matted coats. they did a wonderful job in rehabilitating her. myself stepped forward and took her home and part of the program is to give an economic stipend to the organizations participating, a stimulus package if you will. so they got $2,000 for adopting brie to us. i could have affor

a woman gave him a ride to mountainview, then he kidnapped a 61-year-old woman and forced her to drive the father says his son is an iraq war veteran that suffered a brain injury and has post traumatic stress disorder. >> i put the blame solely on the courts and veteran's administration. i don't fault them, but the problem is the veteran's administration does not have the legal authority to mandate a veteran into the program. >> jeffrey middlebrook says his son has had six misdemeanor brushes with had law since being discharged from the army in 2012. he asked the court to offer mental health treatment but his son was allowed to arrange for his own care and has a history of drug abuse and suicide attempts. >>> one man charged with killing a well known dog walker in oakland is due in court. 22 yearly stefan lee shot and killed judy solomon last july. he was arrested last week. police say solomon took cell phone video of loo and another man committing a crime in her neighborhood. she followed them and was shot when they spotted her. >>> a may day demonstration turned violent in seattle. p

temperature wise they will be down only about 70 degrees in san jose. 69 in mountainview. 62 in pacifica blustery towards the coastline for today. you'll sew 60s and some low 70s in the warmest interior valleys then inside the bay, cooler temperatures, 64 almeida. 62, windy in the san francisco the latter part of the day. 60 in daly city. as we look out over the next couple of days, a slight chance of a shower, maybe isolated thunderstorm too but not a whole lot of energy with this low. we're going to see a lot of passing clouds and windy conditions. then high pressure starts to build in. by this next weekend some low temperatures inland soaring well into the 80s. even along the coastline some numbers could very well make it into the 70s. back to you. >>> three weeks to go before primary elections. things are heating up between the republican candidates for governor. >> political analyst melissa griffin cane is here with more. >> reporter: as we all know that governor injuriy brown is run -- jerry brown is running for re-election. anything can happen, he's expected to win though. still i

the main event is a fundraiser at the mountainview headquarters of the start-up called y combinator.r the same day the president will star in a tech roundtable in los altos, home of the co-founder of 23 and me and tickets there run more than $32,000. >> what can you expect out of that visit? >> more of the same. it's money. that's what it's about. >>> meanwhile, we have a debate in california about whether it's a good idea to train teachers to use the epipen. >> students in danger of losing consciousness often need it meet -- immediately. >> and to train someone on staff to use it in an emergency. >> the bipartisan bill is getting support from health associations, teachers unions are against it. >> teachers are highly trained in teaching children. they are not highly trained in delivering medical services. >> the california teachers association says the answer is to hire more school nurses. backers of the proposed bill say there would still be a gap if the nurse is on vacation or field trip. and a teacher cannot teach if child safety is at risk. >>> the california teachers associatio

. >>> the police chief in mountainview said he's saddened and disappointed by allegations that one of his officers had child pornography. 36-year-old kevin was arrested by san jose police after they found evidence of child pornography on his home computer. he is a seven-year veteran of the mountain view police force and he is on paid administrative leave during the investigation. >>> the san francisco ceo accused of causing a woman's car to crash and then taking off is charged with hit and run. yesterday we told you about how the alleged victim was suing for an accident on highway 101 last august. speaking exclusively to nbc bay area, he said he is cooperating fully with investigators. officers say he told him he didn't call 911 because he was certain other people would and his car never made contact with the woman. tolia is the co-founder of nextdoor.com which raised more than $100 million in funding. >>> the woman accused of beating a 4-year-old girl with a crowbar inside a crowded walmart will be in court today. the attack happened at the walmart on story road in san jose near 280

. >>> mountainview city council will allow google to take over work on a -- along the creek. they said it was too expensive and opted for a cheaper crossing. the pathway expected to make it easier for bicyclists and pedestrians to cross charleston road into that area. >>> the 49ers rookie cashing in even though he wasn't drafted. we'll tell you about it next. >>> welcome back, everyone. what a beautiful sunrise over the bay area. nice start to our morning at 5:23. we'll check in with christina and get a look at the day's highs. >>> usc linebacker was not drafted by an nfl team but still could make $1 million. breslin the first college football player to receive a payout on a loss of value insurance policy. he was the potential first round pick two years ago. he took out insurance just in case and now it could pay off. breslin signed as a free agent with the 49ers over the weekend. he is from walnut creek. isn't that interesting? >> i didn't even know that was a thing. >>> the second most popular jersey in the nfl right now belongs to the 249th pick in the draft. >> michael sa

. >> in mountainview, mr. obama became the first sitting president to visit a wal-mart store. >> asarlan ramirez reports, that led to a backlash among leaders and a prominent bay area democrat. >>reporter: president obama came to wal-mart in mountain view to praise the company for installing solar panels and finding other ways to be more energy efficient >> more and more companies like wal-mart are realizing that wasting less energy isn't just good for the planet, it's good for business. it's good for the bottom line. [ chanting ] >>reporter: but outside much of the energy turned against the president. workers and labor leaders were sickend by the picture alone, obama inside a wal-mart, a company repeatedly accused of worker abuses and paying poverty wages. >> i would probably be in his office in about, oh, under 30 seconds. >>reporter: robert reich is the former secretary of labor under bill clinton and now professor at u.c. berkeley. he posted on his facebook page, what numbskull in the white house arranged

new this morning police in mountainview investigating a crash where a car slammed into a building overnight. details still coming in at this hour and as you can see from the video, it looked like a sedan smashed into the window of the building. it happened at the intersection of ellis street and nation avenue just south of 101. still waiting to find out if anyone was hurt and no word on any arrests yet. >>> today a day of reflection and morning on the uc santa barbara campus as the community gathers to reflect on six lives taken in a deadly rampage. communities not only grieving at ucsb, but also here at the bay area where three of the victims grew up and went to school. "today in the bay" bob redell live at lynbrook high school where counselors are in place this morning and let's begin with mark matthews who joins alive on the uc santa barbara campus. no class today so the students can grieve. >> that's right, scott. they are going to be appearing, instead of at class here at harder stadium. the students will gather about 4:00 here for what the university is calling a day of reflection and

you guys, is that it's not just little companies saying, well, it's too expensive to start in mountainviewnywhere. it's too expensive, let's just come here. it's facebook, it's twitter, it's google. they're all setting up offices. >> uh-huh. yeah, there's a lot of talent here in new york, and, ultimately, a lot of those talented people have a decision to make about where they want to live and work. and as much as i love going out to the bay area, and, gary, i know you're going to disagree with me because i know the food is very good out on the west coast -- [laughter] liz: don't start with food. new york's the best. >> it's a little more interesting living here in new york if you a 20-something programmer than living out in silicon valley. liz: so make your case for silicon valley. >> well, we hope that new york start-ups will actually come and then pick up all the best and the brightest, you know, values and capital and then bring it back here, and, you know, we want to, basically, bring the east coast together with the west coast. liz: well, it's an exciting time, isn't it? we just saw f

on friday he'll meet at a walmart store in mountainview where his focus will be about the importancef energy efficiency. he may face some opposition there as people there very divisive about walmart. the president is expected to shake hands with about 100 walmart employees during that visit. if you're in mountain view, though, while he's there, trafficwise, boy, you'll know it. >> that's right, peggy, a big issue there because of the timing. that's what is most critical. not a lot of road covered but the timing is critical. arrived just before 4:00 at moppet field at mountain view. quite possible he will take a helicopter there over to los altos. but if he travels by car, how it affects your commute. the silhouettes of the hangars distinctive off of 101. air force one touches down at 3:50 and head to los altos. highway 101 affected near that area at the start of his trip. highway 85 and 237 likely impacted, as well. if he takes the highways to surface streets over towards the los altos residence. heads to a reception at the fair mont in downtown san jose and we highlighted the route

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in mountainview california, the ceo of the streaming company tune in. do with the fact that beats just started streaming operation of its own? >> absolutely. if you look at what all the major platform players are starting to do, putting together the different types that people want to listen to so is not just being able to download tracks or stream tracks but the combination of all those things for your mobile device. people want a collection of the mall. stuart: i got that. you run tune in. you got 50 million users, regular users per month. is that true? >> absolutely. it is a surprise but music services are growing quite large. if you think about people listening to things like radio or cd players and there are 20 years ago all of that is transitioning on line and for us we still think we are quite small. we are 1% of the planet, 90% of the planet listening to radio every week. it is just beginning. stuart: is it free? >> yes. stuart: how do you make your money? >> for revenue and we share that. stuart: fox news radio does have a relationship with tun

and he will be tomorrow at a mountainview walmart. ,,,,,, >>> good morning.hing an accident at the macarthur maze. it's eastbound 580 approaching 80. there's the right lane blocked but you can expect the delays coming off the bridge. you can see slowdowns already on the sensors. westbound, it's stacked up for a good 25-minute wait at least. here's a live look at sensors and travel times. >>> clouds now moving into the bay area. there's a slight chance we could see a couple of sprinkles outside as the weak weather system moves on through. you can see not a lot with this one but news update less we're going to see the clouds on and off throughout the day today. temperatures will be cooler, highs game in the 50s and 60s -- generally in the 50s and 60s. more sunshine on the way, a little breezy friday. off-shore winds and much warmer weather for mothers' day. ,,,,,,,,,, >>> off the coast of south africa a great white shark attacked a boat being used by a film crew. look at this. the shark took several bites out of the pontoon, an inflatable boat, deflating the ai

. >> a live look on your screen coming up of, a live look of mountainview, california. shortly we'll get that to you. president obama scheduled to speak in about 15 minutes there at a walmart, more in just a moment. talk about what the house did today. full chamber passed legislation to permanently extend the research around development tax credit. that measure would provide no offset according to congress's joint committee on taxation which makes the credit cost $155 billion over 10 years. also the house passing a measure that expanded federal funding for charter schools. the senate wrapped up work yesterday. their members return on monday and continue askings of an energy bill that would provide incentives for energy efficient manufacturing and promote energy savings in buildings. party leaders still trying to work out an agreement that would bring that legislation to a final vote. a vote to limit debate on the bill is scheduled for 5:30 eastern time on monday and we'll have live coverage of the senate here on c-span2 when they gavel back in monday afternoon at 2:00 e

. >> unless you live in mountainview, don't expect to see those cars going down the street anytime soonthey pretty much tested them in parking lots up to this point. these things have no steering wheels, no pedals. it's kind of like a ski lift experience except it's completely enclosed. brin says they'll be really safe because of the way they're designed just for people and they even talk about impact scenarios. you wouldn't want to get hit in these. they only go 25 miles per hour, guys. >> john, stay where you are. i want to bring somebody else into the conversation and get your perspective on more of this as well. good morning to you as well. i want to talk google cars for just one second if you'd indulge me. what i don't understand about this, john jump in as well on this conversation, is this idea that the reason that they're moving towards these cars without steering wheels is that people who actually -- cars that do have steering wheels are less safe and i wonder whether this is a step back or truly a step forward since it doesn't sound like we're going to have driverless cars in

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