it happened at mission and new montgomery. kraig debro tells us the little boy just attended last nights giant game with his family. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, dave. we spoke to the cousin of the nine-year-old. he tells me that they did a cat scan at the hospital and the cat scan is negative for brain damage so the boy will recover. it happened at the intersection of mission and new montgomery. the boy his 11-year-old brother and parents are visiting from philadelphia and just seen the phillies beat the giants. it was a chaotic scene at the intersection following the accident. one of the witnesses is the boy's cousin. the family was heading toward market street when a white suv heading eastbound on mission ran a red light collided with the nine-year-old victim. he hit parked cars and moving vehicles. >> he was not sober and he came back around to the scene of the crime obviously not realizing what he was doing and then he turned back around and got out of there. >> when we got to see the guy in person after they

it happened last night at mission and new montgomery street.after the little boy left last nights giants phillies game. police later arrested the suspected drunk driver across the bay in hayward. >>> wall street reacting to the july jobs report. the one that came out a little while ago this morning. it was better than expected. the markets right now are up about 100 points. the dow is up. we will keep an eye on that after the labor department reported the jobless rate fell to 9.1%. most of the economists expected it to remain unchanged. >>> president obama will announce a new initiative helping a million unemployed military veterans find a job. the president is proposing tax credits start agent $24800 $-- starting at $2400 for those that hire unemployed veterans. >>> jade hernandez is at the scene she has been talking to navy base about-- she has been talking to neighbors about this. >> reporter: we are at the apartments. squad cars are out here still this morning. the san jose mobile command center is out here. they have pulled crime scene tap

police believe he is the man who hit the 9-year-old boy crossing in the crosswalk at mission and new montgomery. the suspect was detaped in hayward. the front end of the vehicle had major front end damage from hitting other vehicles as he fled san francisco. police brought several witnesses it hayward to look at the vehicle and they say that that white toyota pickup truck matches the one involved in the hit-and-run accident. the accident happened last night when a boy was walking just in front of his family: it was driving northbound on new montgomery which is the wrong way on the street. it turned left on mission street hitting the boy as he was standing in the crosswalk at mission street. >> the suspect continued driving westbound on mission street where it hit several other vehicles some of which were parked and some in the road. the suspect fled the scene we're told entering the freeway south of market. >> reporter: the young boy remains in critical condition with life-threatening injuries this morning. we have received initial reports that that boy and his family may have been visiting san

it started here in downtown san francisco right here at the intersection of mission and new montgomery and continued to hayward where they eventually detained a suspect. police believe the man they caught may be the man responsible for hitting a 9- year-old boy around 10:30 last night in this intersection. here's some images that were taken last night when police were detaining the suspect in hayward and clearly this is a ways away from where he started. you can see that the suspect's truck had major front end damage from hitting several other vehicles on the pursuit. police brought several witness to hayward and they say that the car, the white toyota pickup that they have at police headquarters, matches the one that was involved in the hit- and-run accident. the accident actually happened last night when a boy was walking just ahead of his family. a car was driving northbound on new montgomery which is the wrong direction on the one way street, turned left on mission street and then hit the boy in the mission street crosswalk. >> the suspect continued driving on mission street where

mission and new montgomery. witnesses say after the boy was hit in the crosswalk, the truck then went on to plow to several cars on mission street. before that, he had been driving the wrong way on new montgomery, which is a one-way street. a woman was also hit last night, her foot was run over. she is okay. she is from granite bay. the boy is in critical condition. she is at the -- he is at san francisco general hospital suffering from head injuries. >> thank you very much. the san jose police are investigating an early morning murder. they were called to 4200 block of albany drive just after 2:30 this morning on reports of a stabbing, as they arrived they say a 48-year-old man identified him as the suspect and was arrested. minutes later, they found a woman stabbed to death in a nearby apartment. police say it's clear that the two new each other and believe it could be result domestic dispute. they have seen a troubling rise in homicide. 29 in san jose in 2011 compared to just 20 at the same time last year. >>

that nine-year-old boy was hit last night at mission and new montgomery. it's been a rough night for the family. they have requested their privacy from the media and aren't taking any interviews at this time. we have just gotten word about the suspect, who was involved in this hit-and-run accident. police have told us that they have detained the individual in san francisco. he is sitting in san francisco jail right now. they have confirmed that andrew vargas, a 21-year-old from hayward, is in custody. he is charge with leaving the scene of an accidents, driving under the influence, causing injury and possession of an open container. currently he is being held on 65, $100 bail. in addition to hitting him, he also injured a 58-year-old fee main from granite bay. her injuries are minor. the suspect vargas was detained in hayward early this morning after being stopped from hayward police about 11:30 at night. he is being held on $61,500 became. his truck had major front end damage from hitting other vehicles. san francisco brought several witnesses -- police b

he was hit crossing the street at mission and new montgomery in the city after the giants game last night. linda yee on how the suspect was tracked down and arrested. >> reporter: damaged cars littered the streets by mission and new montgomery in san francisco. what started out as a family vacation for nine-year-old ryan white turned into a nightmare. while he was crossing the street at around 10:30 last night, police said a driver in a white toyota pickup slammed into him. investigators said he hit more cars. >> the suspect did flee the scene and did go to hayward. they gave him the pass, which is the preliminary alcohol screening and he was over the legal limit at that point. >> police identified the suspect as 21-year-old andrew vargas. he is charged with hit-and-run. causing injury and possession of an open container. witnesses confirmed he was the driver. >> witnesses were taken over and positively identified the suspect and vehicle. >> little boy is in critical condition at san francisco general. he and his family are from philadelphia and had just attended the giants, phillies game

damaged cars littered the streets by mission and new montgomery in san francisco. what started out as a family vacation for 9-year-old yyan turned into a nightmare. he was crossing the street at 10:30 last night and a driver in a white toyota pickup slammed into him. the driver then hit more cars as drov away. an hour later hayward police spotted the toyota. >> the suspect fled to hayward. he was detained in hayward by the hayward police. at the time they detained him they gave him the preliminary alcohol screening and he was over the legal limit at that time. >> reporter: he was identified as 21-year-old andrew vargas of hayward charged with hit-and- run, driving under the influence, causing injury, and possession of an open container. witnesses confirmed he was the driver. >> witness are taken over to do a cold show and positively identified the suspect and vehicle. >> reporter: the child is in critical condition in san francisco general. he and his family are from philadelphia and had just attended the giants-phillies game at at&t park. his neighbors are in shoc

mission and new montgomery. witnesses say after the boy was hit in the crosswalk, the truck then went on to plow to several cars on mission street. before that, he had been driving the wrong way on new montgomery, which is a one-way street. a woman was also hit last night, her foot was run over. she is okay. she is from granite bay. the boy is in critical condition. she is at the -- he is at san francisco general hospital suffering from head injuries. >> thank you very much. the san jose police are investigating an early morning murder. they were called to 4200 block of albany drive just after 2:30 this morning on reports of a stabbing as they arrived they say a 48-year-old man identified him as the suspect and was arrested. minutes later, they found a woman stabbed to death in a nearby apartment. police say it's clear that the two new each other and believe it could be result domestic dispute. they have seen a troubling rise in homicide. 29 in san jose in 2011 compared to just 20 at the same time last year. >>>

police say the driver was going the wrong way on new montgomery. he also ran over a 5-year-old woman's foot -- 58-year-old woman's foot in addition to crashing into two other vehicles. police later arrested 21-year-old andrew vargas in hayward where his blood alcohol level was above the legal limit. >> when he was stopped by the police, they did give him a preliminary alcohol screening. he was over the legal limit at that point. they turned him over and the complete investigation to the san francisco police department where he was given another chemical test for alcohol. >> the 9-year-old boy suffered serious head injuries and is in serious condition at san francisco general hospital. vargas faces charge of felony hit and run and driving under the influence. >>> an amber alert has been issued in san luis obispo for a 4-year-old boy taken from a homeless shelter where he was staying with his mother. the victim's mother and the woman suspected of taking the boy are both homeless and both stay at the echo shelter first baptist church. witnesses say an

it happened just after 10:30 last night at mission street in new montgomery in san francisco.ice caught up with the suspect in hayward where christie smith joins us live. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the scene is clear but we're at mission and industrial where that man believed to be the driver behind this was arrested. san francisco police put out a bulletin to local law enforcement agencies describing the truck but in this case the damage was so bad that the truck may have stuck out on its own and police pulled that driver over. police stopped the white toyota pickup trauk similar to the one after it happened. police tell us ha they believe that the driver may have been under the influence at the time. saying a 9-year-old boy had gone to the giants game. he was walking ahead of a family member about 10:30, crossing mission at new montgomery, that's when a truck turned the wrong way down the street and hit the boy. also hit at least three other cars, then got on the freeway and took off according to witnesses. the bay was taken to the hospital with light threateni

it happened after 10:30 at mission and new montgomery near the art museum. christie smith is live in hayward where police say they dropped the truck matching the description from san francisco and took that driver into custo custody. >> reporter: witnesses describe a horrible scene of a driver going the wrong way down the street in san francisco, and slamming into a 9-year-old boy trying to cross the street. san francisco police put out a : bulletin. about 90 minutes later hayward police spot add damaged pickup truck on motion and industrial. witnesses believe it was the with severe front end damage. some witnesses were brought to the scene. police tell me they believe that the driver may have been under the influence. here's what we know. investigator s know that he was crossing mission near new montgomery when a truck came the wrong way and plowed into the boy. the driver kept on going, witnesses couldn't believe their eyes. >> i believe he was speeding, heading somewhere. maybe he had hit some fares on you mention it. he was trying to make a right on thir

the truck was coming off the new montgomery and turning left when the car hit the boy. the car took off. and left the scene. but a couple of hours later, police say they got the driver. hayward police actually spotted the damaged, white, toyota truck in hayward. it matched the description of the truck from the accident in san francisco. san francisco police headed east to check it out. they brought witnesses with them who confirmed it was the same truck. this was around 1:00 in the morning. the accident happened in san francisco around 10:30. witnesses say after the truck hit the boy, it went on to hit a few cars on mission street. before getting on the freeway and heading out of here. the boy is nine years old. he is in the hospital with life threatening head injuries. he doesn't live here. he is from philadelphia. he was here in town visiting family. live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> amy, thanks very much. less than half an hour ago, the u.s. government released one of the hotly anticipated report in years. the investors truly, literally all over th

more information on the person that was our arrested >> hot i am on the corner of michigan and new montgomery the truck was going down a wrong way maid left turn and that is where the child was in a crosswalk he struck the child and that the bus the crosswalk and took off they were able to get at description and license plate number police in several cisco sent out the alert a short time later that hayward police spotted a car matching that description down in hayward they took the suspect into custody right now we are not sure if that suspect is in hayward or has been transport first here to san francisco he has been charged with one felony hit- and-run and will be tested for drugs and alcohol in his system as soon as we get more information about the suspect. an update on the child's condition and is now serious and we'll all have a update on his condition also >> 60 2:00 a.m. the july jobs report they added on hundred 17 jobs the unemployment rate dropped to 9.1% in june they only added 18,000 jobs i hundred and 25,000 jobs is needed per month to get everyone off of unemployment. we are 25

in front of a family member at the cross walk and mission street when a truck turning left off new montgomery hit the boy, the car that hit off left the scene. a couple of hours later police got the driver. the hayward police got the damage, a white toyota truck that matched the description of the truck from the accident. san francisco police headed east to check it out and brought with them witnesses who confirmed it was the same truck. this was around 1:00 in the morning. the accident happened in san francisco around 10:30. after the truck hit the boy, the truck went on to hit a few cars on mission street before getting on to the freeway and heading out of here. the boy is 9 years old. he is in the hospital with life-threatening head injuries. he doesn't live here. he was visiting from philadelphia. he is here visiting family members. live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thanks very much. >> in east palo alto, the mayor addressed the recent spike in violence but they faced criticism. for the first hour, the police chief and mayor did the talking. when the question and answer

it happened just after 10:30 last night at mission and new montgomery streets.ve with more. we understand the boy suffered serious head injuries. >> reporter: that's right. 9-year-old ryan white is listed in critical condition at san francisco general hospital tonight. and we're here at the intersection of new montgomery and mission streets where the boy was hit by that pickup truck last night. see new montgomery, it's a one-way street. traffic is flowing in one direction. police say the driver was going the wrong way and the boy was hit in the crosswalk. police arrested 21-year-old andrew vargas in hayward after at least 15 witnesses gave their description of him and his white toyota pickup to police. a few of those witnesses came to hayward to identify vargas in person and were able to recognize him because they say he initially returned to the scene. >> it is clear, though, he did leave the scene, come back to the scene before he fled to go over to the east bay. >> reporter: 9-year-old ryan white in town from philadelphia with his family to see the giants pla

the driver was going the wrong way on new montgomery and made a hard left onto mission street striking the boy. the driver drove off but was later arrested. police have identified the suspect as and drove vargas. as terisa estacio reports, he is now facing multiple charges. this was the scene when police caught up with ever artists. they had him undergo a field sobriety test. officials told kron 4 that use twice the legal limit. that was nearly an hour after the crash in san francisco. following his arrest police state witnesses went to hayward to identify his car. >> they called us. witnesses had given his license plate number, they identified the vehicle and a suspect. >> kron 4 requested a jailhouse interview with artists >> he hit several >> several people are injured but only two people had to go to a hospital. >> this city of alameda is approving a plan, there is the property next to the oakland title. >> it is a nightmare. >> dave runs a small advertising business next door to what was a pump factory, one of the first manufacturing sites at elevated. a factory has been closed fo

mission and new montgomery streets in the city. the driver of the toyota, 21-year-old andrew vargas was stopped in hayward and arrested. the victim, ryan white, is in critical condition. >> i just hope he's okay. such a nice family. hate to see anything bad happen to them. i hope they're already. >> reporter: were this big phillies fans? >> oh yeah, they were big phillies fans. >> doctors say white should make a full recovery. the suspect is charged with hit-and-run, driving under the influence and possession of an open container. >>> honda is recalling about 1.5 million cars to reduce the possibility of damage to automatic transmissions. the recall affected ford cylinder accords made from 2005 to 2010. also included our crvs from 2007 to 2010 and elements from 2005 to 2008. the company wants to install updated software. it says otherwise there can be damage when a driver shifts too quickly, such as in mud or snow. >>> a plane forced to make an emergency landing in long beach. the jet blue flight started in salt lake city with 152

you can see on the next map that the plan does propose the second new montgomery concentration, to take up plants that were left out of the initial conservation district, as well as to review and upgrade a lot of the ratings for the buildings in the district. the plan also identified for bang buildings that could be potential new article 10 landmarks. there are pictures of three of them on one of your slides. there is a more daring union hall on second street, one of few examples on the city, with spectacular art work. the hotel, a poster of quick residential hotel -- a post earthquate residential that is one -- earthquake residential hotel that is one of the only wood from hotels in the city. one of the more innovative things the plan proposes to do is to address sustainability beyond the land use and transportation measures we are used to dealing with in the planning department and planning commission. we are really trying to push the envelope about what we should be considering when we are building out these very dense districts. the scope of the development that will be built here,

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pickup truck stopped at the light ran the light and then hit a vehicle going south on new month -- new montgomery. ryan was walking ahead of his family. >>reporter: i saw him knocking him into the car. >> reporter: he is facing felony hit-and-run and dui charges. in addition to the boy, vargas continued his rampage and continued hitting vehicles with his truck but instead of leaving right away, vargas appeared to have assessed the damage. >> it came back around, hit a taxi and took off again. >> reporter: the scene prompted several witnesses to get involved. >> there were tons of people running after the car trying to stop him and eventually somebody got his license plate. >> reporter: if the suspect is charged, the seriousness of those charges may depend on ryan white's health. the boy's injuries are life- threatening. the cat scan showed no damage but it does not mean the injuries will not scar him physically and mentally for years to come. ktvu channel 2 news. >> we are closely watching stocks which have been on a rollercoaster ride, there is still real concern about the economy but better new

kraig debro has more. >> reporter: good morning, this is mission and this is new montgomery crossing you right here. now according to the family members, they were crossing mission street going northbound. according to a cousin of the 9- year-old boy, whose name is ryan white, the family is visiting philadelphia. they just attended the game and the boy is a huge fan of the team. >> gee. >> yeah. [ no audio ] >> reporter: arrested him in hayward. >> from the time i jumped, he's hitting my cousin and knocking him into the car. >> reporter: the initial report came in around 10:30, the family who is crossing the street, ryan who is 9. mr. woody hootenned a the parents of the -- hooten and the parents of the boy, and one of the witnesses we have say the driver turnedded around to survey -- turned around too survey the damage -- to survey the damage. somebody got a license plate number and they put out on all points bulletin. the suspect was stopped in hayward. they did a breathalyzer that we spoke to said he appeared to be intoxicated. woody's cousins say the result result -- the results

ahead of his family cars will the new montgomery is a one-way street going that way.pect was going the wrong way and hit the little boy at this intersection he obviously has serious injuries. he is now on the hospital i have some video of the scene that i can launch and show how severe the damage was to cars. pulled pork they said the suspect also hit three other people look at the damage, you can see the debris on the street. the cars were pretty badly hurt. this is the suspect turned around after hitting the child to see what happened and then got on the freeway. that is the suspect fraud, the police arrested him about one hour later in hayward. did you can see the suspect and they say that his blood alcohol and it was more than double. they say he is 21 year-old andrew vargas book on suspicion of felony hit and run and do you live. we talk with the police and are live at the tonight's at giants phillies game. >> at&t park a great place to be tonight both sides each rooting for their team everyone having fun in drinking and all of that, but people need to keep in mi

he was arrested in hayward hours after the pedestrians were struck at mission and new montgomery street thursday night. the boy was visiting from philadelphia and was walking home from the giants-phillies game with his family when he was hit. he's now improving in the hospital. >>> lawyers for barry bonds are trying a new tactic in an attempt to get his obstruction of justice conviction thrown out. bonds was found guilty obstructing a federal grand jury investigating him by deliberately giving rambling misleading answers about questions whether he used performance enhancing drugs. the lawyers filed court papers asking the judge to set aside the verdict because prosecutors have not shown rambling a federal crime. >>> they are warning of a tax scam that targets elderly, disabled and the asian community. it's reported throughout california and the bay area. i.r.s. authorities say con artist convince the victims that they are eligible for a refund through the making work pay tax credit. now this tax credit issued in 2009 and 2010 is real for some low income workers. but the scammers told pe

damaged cars littered the streets by mission and new montgomery in san francisco. what started out as a family vacation for 9-year-old ryan white turned into a nightmare. while he was crossing the street at around 10:30 last night, police said a driver in a white toyota pickup slammed into him. investigators said the driver then hit more cars as drove away. an hour later, hayward police spotted the toyota. >> the suspect fled to hayward and was arrested by the hayward police. at the time they detained him they gave him the pas, the preliminary alcohol screening. and he was over the legal limit at that point. >> reporter: police identified the suspect as 21-year-old andrew vargas of hayward charged with hit-and-run, driving under the influence, and causing injury and possession of an open container. witnesses confirmed he was the driver. >> witnesses were taken over to do a cold show and positively identified the suspect and vehicle. >> reporter: the little boy is in critical condition at san francisco general. he and his family are from philadelphia and had just at

the driver was going the wrong way on new montgomery hitting the boy. the driver did not stop, collided with three other vehicles and then drove off. the family was here from philadelphia going to the giants and phillies game. jackie sissel is live on the scene as san francisco general hospital. he has been following the story. give us an update on the boy's condition. >> i am here as san francisco general. this is where the nine year-old was brought last night. he is still inside 7 cisco general. will tran just spoke with the parents of the nine year-old. fifth they say he is still unconscious in the situation is touch and go. we will have sound from the parents shortly. the boy was walking in front of them in the crosswalk when the accident happened. we will get their reaction shortly. >> we will check back with you in a little bit, jackie. >> all eyes of wall street, the dow turned up 130 points right out of the gate, now turning- down 28. the reason for the comeback after yesterday's drop was the july jobs report that came out at 5:30 a.m.. it was b

hayward last thursday night shortly after police say he hit ryan white at the corner of mission and new montgomery streets in san francisco. white suffered a brain injury along with several broken bones. his family says he is now speaking and drinking water on his own. yesterday they held a fund-raiser to help the boy. they were able to raise $6500. >> family and friends of missing nursing students are holding a fund-raiser. they are trying to raise fund for michelle le's search and rescue fund. she was last seen at kaiser medical center. they say an arrest is possible in the near future. the family is holding out hope that she is still alive and planning another search party on august 20th. a $100,000 reward is being offered for information. today is chevy's at stonestown mall in san francisco. >>> this morning bart is warning passengers that protestors might try to disrupt service in downtown san francisco. last night bart put out the alert and sent out a tweet that advises riders that protestors may disrupted train service sometime this month starting as early as today possibly but there is no

left at&t park on thursday night when a toyota pickup truck struck him at the intersection of new montgomery and mission streets. that's where members of the community police advisory board were out, using the accident a as an opportunity to remind baseball fans attending game three between the giants and phillies and others about basic pedestrian safety. >> we are concerned about pedestrian safety on the streets of san francisco. there have been a number of fatalities and many injuries unfortunately. so we are reaching out to businesses to help educate the public. >> reporter: the suspected driver, 21-year-old andrew vargas is facing charges of driving under the influence. police say he was driving the wrong way on a one-way street and hit the boy and his 58-year-old naunt the cross walk. the aunt suffered a foot injury. the driver went on to hit several moving and parked cars. safety advocate acknowledge they were doing the right things and still became victims. advocates say the hit and run rampage is a chance to point out that collisions between pedestrians and vehicles account for 25% o

he was walking ahead of a family member about 10:30 crossing assion at new montgomery whenc: truck turned the wrong way down the street and hit the boy. at least three other cars were hit as well, then the driver got on the freeway and took off. the boy was taken to sf general with life threatening injuries. we're told a serious head injury and hip injuries. the accident scene so disturbing that the police chief in san francisco came out to see for himself. fortunately, though, witnesses were able to get a good look at that truck, we're told some of them were brought over here to take a look at the truck as well and they believe it was the same one that was involved. reporting live, christie smith, "today in the bay." >> thank you. a los gatos mother will have to register as a sex offender that will follow her the rest of her life in a well publicized trial jury found sarah cole guiltyc: of a misdemeanor annoying or molesting a minor but cole was found not guilty of two counts of unlawful sex with a 16-year-old boy who is or was a good friend of her teenage son. cole will still -- could s

the incident happened thursday night at mission and new montgomery streets in san francisco. police have arrested the driver, 21-year-old andrew vargas. he is charged with hit-and-run, driving under the influence, and possession of an open container. >>> and police are making an effort to increase safety for all pedestrians in the south of market area, including the area where ryan white was hit. they're cracking down on drivers who don't yield to pedestrians and who run red lights and stop signs. the district has the highest incidents of traffic-related injuries and fatalities. officers in cars and on motorcycles and on foot will begin enforcement operations tomorrow. >>> the coast guard is asking for help finding a missing boater from concord. 62-year-old christof crossco debski sailed off from the marino july 25 headed from san diego and hasn't been heard from or seen since and he is on a 27-foot sailboat called amber. the coast guard is look for him as well as other boaters. >>> the bodega bay of the bodega the body of a man who was swept over the barricade, they posed fo

the incident happened thursday night at mission and new montgomery streets in san francisco. police have arrested the driver, 21-year-old andrew vargas of high ward. he is charged with hit and run, driving out under the influence, and possession of an open container. >>> hopes are fading tonight for the eminent release of two cal graduates being held in iran. an iranian ambassador is now downplaying reports that shane bauer and josh patel would be freed. their trial ended a week ago and a verdict was expected by now, but no word yet. >>> it is decision-time, though, for san francisco mayor ed lee. supporters have been pressing him for weeks to run for a full term and, now, he says he'll give his answer as early as tomorrow. don knapp is in san francisco on a story that has been dropping all week. >> reporter: with u.s. senator diane fainstein and nancy pelosi among those urging him on, ed lee has been acting like a candidate, even showing up in mclaren park for a gerry garcia remembrance. will he run? the only surprise would be if he doesn't. his weekend of reflection underst

the 21-year-old drove the wrong way up new montgomery street at 10:30 and hit the 9-year-old. the boy is in critical condition. he was arrested in hayward an hour later. the officers say he tested over the legal limit for exactly. >>> ktvu spoke to a friend who was visiting the suspect in jail who says the news is surprising. >> he is a really good guy. so, i am actually very shocked. his parents live in mexico city and sent him away to college in the u.s. so, you know, as -- he does not have too many friends up in the bay area. >> he just graduated from cal state east bay and enrolled in graduate courses there in the fall. the giants and the philly fans are coming together to rally around the little boy in hopes he will make a full recovery. who might be visiting the boy in the hospital when he does? >> go phillies. >> reporter: they are phillyy fanatics, diehards outside of a t&t park. adam and his girlfriend flew in and they are pulling for the 9- year-old. >> when you travel from philadelphia to san francisco to see the phillies play you must really love the phillyies and

hours after the pedestrians were struck at mission and new montgomery street. the little boy had come from the phillies-san francisco giant game. he's from the philadelphia area. police say vargas was intoxicated and had an open container of alcohol when arrested. witnesses identified the damage struck as the one that struck the pedestrian and several parked cars without ever stopping. >> 4:37. pleasanton police say they solved a 27-year-old cold case murdervoing two foothill high school classmates. a man identified as 43-year-old steven carlson is under arrest for stabbing fellow student tina fails who was 14 years old when she disappeared walking home from school in 19 #4. her body was found the same day in a drainage ditch. carlson is held in the santa cruz county jail on drug charges. the f.b.i. linked evidence at the scene of the murder. >> it horrified the whole school. >> people had ideas of who it may have been. >> police say carlson is a registered sex offender with a long criminal record. >> a kite surfer is safe this morning, thanks to the effort of

. >> the incident happened at mission and new montgomery streets. they have arrested a driver. 21-year-old andrew vargas of hayward is charged with driving under the influence, possession of an open container, and dangerous driving. >>> everybody has been the waterfront, the bicycles with the seats on the back giving riders the view of the city. a company is accused of trying to pedal past the others. we get a report on what's causing the fair fight. >> reporter: pedestriany cabs along the waterfront. >> i'm operator 960. welcome aboard. >> reporter: a tourist treat. but, now, a pedestriany cab turf war is brewing. >> we have places we're supposed to be, places where we can't, and they are going everywhere. >> reporter: an operator for pedestriany cab san diego has moved in and the other pedicab companies say they aren't playing by the rules. >> you need to actually be issued a badge and green permit from the police department and a plate for the cab in order to operate legally. >> these pedicab companies say they welcome the business. the more pedi

for a hit-and-run driver who badly injured a pedestrians about 40 minutes ago at mission and new montgomery. witnesses say the victim was hit by a white 4 door toyota suv that also collided with at least 2 cars. you can see the recommend metro atlanta there. the pedestrians condition has not been release released. >> los angeles laker mat barns got that a fight tonight at pro am game in san francisco. it happened at pavilion in a game druring the dream team and team called east bay. barns apparently punched an east bay player in the face. the referee didn't see it. barns was not ejected from the game. >>> oakland neighbors wanting to make the streets safe from the sex trade march tonight along international boulevard. they are asking the city to do something about the prostitutes who walk it and johns who cruise to it pick them up. community groups paid for 2 billboards featuring neighborhood moms. they ask men trolling for section international boulevard to stop it. what would they do if it were their daughter working the street it asks. >> of course it's going to take a lot more than just

witnesses say he sped away from mission and new montgomery streets after striking ryan white. it happened while white's family walked back to their hotel after the phillies' giants' game. they live near philadelphia. white suffered a brain injury along with several broken bones and a lacerated liver, poor guy. his condition has been upgraded from critical to serious. mayor ed lee visited him. his parents said, quote, we would like to express our deep gratitude to the people in san francisco and the bay area for the outpouring of support and sympathy for our son, ryan. >>> bart revealed a high-tech glitch caused trains to stop running stranding thousands of passengers. bart apologized for the three-hour long shut down. computer experts said two routers failed. they link track side computersthat run the trains with bart's control settings in downtown oakland. the trains started running once the engineers rebooted the routers. bart says it will take more time to determine the exact cause of the router failure. >>> a lot more to come here tonight. a warning from police, the drug d

it happened at 10:30 last night at mission and new montgomery streets in the city.the driver hit several other cars. an hour later, the driver of the toyota, 21-year-old andrew vargas was arrested. the victim, ryan white, is in critical condition. >>> i hope he's okay. such a nice family. i hate to see anything bad happen to them. but i hope they are all right. >> were they big phillies fans? >> oh yeah, they were big phillies fans. >> doctors say white should make a full recovery. the suspect is charged with hit- and-run, and possession of an open container. >>> other bay area headlines, the popular fountains at cesar chavez are shut off again. this is the fourth time in five years. however, this time it's not because of a parasite making people sick. there was an equipment failure that caused an underground vault to flood. no word tonight on when the water will flow again. >>> with a homicide count of 71 so far this year, the mayor is now open to talking about a curfew for teenagers. something police chief anthony wanted since 2009. but many city leaders, includin

he was driving down new montgomery and the child was in the crosswalk on mission street. the truck was turning on to mission street. that's when he hit the 9-year-old boy and then kept driving. police made an arrest. a couple of hours later in hayward. he was driving a damaged white toyota pick-up truck, which fits the description of the truck that hit the boy. san francisco police brought witnesses over to hayward, and those witnesses confirmed it was the same truck. the accident happened at 10:30 in san francisco. witnesses say after the truck hit the boy it went on to hit other cars on mission street. some of them parked, some of them driving and then got on the freeway. police say the boy is from philadelphia, here visiting family. coming from the giants game, walking ahead of a family member when he was hit. he was in the cross walk and he's in the hospital with life threatening head injuries. live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thanks very much. wall street is bracing itself for what could be a rough opening when the stock market opens this morning.

music playing ) >> we are here just a little further down mission street past annie alley toward new montgomery was badly damaged. this was also burned? >> it also experienced fire damage. >> and dynamite damage? >> we will talk about the dynamite damage. people don't understand how much dynamiting they actually did. >> let's start with this brick building we are in front of. this is a building built after the 1906 earthquake and it was seismically retrofitted. you see the key elements you will notice when it is seismically retrofitted. if we look at the building we see the diagonal steel bracing which is a key feature of many. >> most buildings have diagonal bracing for the earthquake because it is the most efficient, cost-effective way to carry the load. it has an effect of the architectural statement of the building, but the most efficient way to do the earthquake design. >> this building will be demolished is that right. >> yes. spurs, san francisco planning research bought this for the new headquarters building and they wanted something that was going to be more efficient and near square f

. >> a large white toyota pickup truck was proceeding northbound on new montgomery, the wrong direction. it turned westbound on mission street and struck the child in the crosswalk. >> reporter: the driver didn't stop after hitting the boy and continued west on mission street hitting numerous parked cars and moving cars. it was then that we are told he hopped on the freeway just south of market street and that pursuit continued until he was eventually detained in hayward. now, that 9-year-old boy remains in critical condition this morning with life- threatening injuries. police are trying to figure out why the driver was going the wrong direction on a one-way street, montgomery street, and why he hit the other vehicles. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 4:33 now. markets around the world are falling after the worst day on wall street in years. asian markets closed lower on word that the u.s. may be sliding back into recession and in the meantime europe's debt crisis is getting worse. as jay dow reports, wall street is bracing for another rocky day as they wait for this morning's update on

he is accused of hitting 9-year-old ryan white at the intersection of mission and new montgomery streets in san francisco. >> andrew is distraught. she remorseful. he is ashamed how he acted and he is hoping that ryan will make a full recovery. >>> he remains in san francisco general hospital where his condition has been upgraded from critical to serious. >> wall street is helping to close out one of the most volatile trading weeks on a positive note today. asian markets were mixed in overnight trading falling yesterday's rebound. nikkei was down .2 of percentage point and hang seng was up. bank stocks in europe recovered. markets were higher in frankfurt and patient's. dow futures are pointing towards a positive open. >>> california cities battling sacramento. they have to pay property tax revenue to the state for face the lot of redevelopment agencies. they are hearing a lawsuit claiming the measure is unconstitutional. chuck reed says the suit is to help the city of san jose and the people that live there. >> san jose is one of the named plaintiffs because we are directly injured by t

but several blocks away at mission and new montgomery, fans are on their own. that's where a drunk driver hit 9-year-old ryan white in a cross walk. he was walking to his hotel with his family after the thursday night game. this family photo is from his mother's facebook page. ryan is the smaller boy. they're visiting from pennsylvania. now white is in critical condition with a head injury at san francisco general hospital. fans at the ballpark friday night had a moment of reflection in his honor. >> keep ryan and his family in your thoughts and prayers. >> reporter: ryan and his brother are big phillies' fans. >> they're always out playing ball, throwing the ball back and forth. >> reporter: san francisco police arrested andrew vargas. you can see the truck he was driving had front end damage. they say he was driving erratically and hit several cars along with white. at the ballpark, fans who are saddened by white's injury are twiing twice about walking. >> take cabs. >> reporter: suspect var cass is held on suspicion of driving under the influence. reporting