niles canyon route is only two lanes wide. caltrans was widening it, but elizabeth cook shows us environmentalists won a long fought battle, at least for now. >> when you drive highway 84 through niles canyon, it's easy to forget you aren't far from a big city. >> it's actually a treasure for the entire bay area. not just for us in the niles fremont area. >> it was over a decade ago that caltrans began making plans for this $80 million widening project. mike is with the alameda creek alliance, the group that filed the lawsuit to stop the construction. he says caltrans didn't do their homework. >> what we found was the data supporting their proposal was flawed. seriously flawed. >> he believes the massive project will have a devastating effect on the wildlife. >> this canyon provides an environment for a lot of species of animals. the protected ones as well as others. we want to maintain that environment for them. >> the creek that runs next to the highway is home to many animals, including the red legged frog and the alameda w

niles canyon road is only 2 lanes wide.trans was widening it buddy liz a bet cook shows us environmentalists won a long- fought battle at least for now. >> reporter: when you drive highway 84 through niles canyon it's easy to forget you aren't far from a big city. >> it's actually a treasure for the entire way area, not just for us in the niles fremont area. >> reporter: it was over a decade ago they began making plans for this $80 million widening project. mike dubinsky is with the alameda creek alliance, the group that filed the lawsuit to stop the construction. he said they didn't do their homework. >> what we found was the data that was supporting their proposal was flawed, seriously flawed. >> reporter: he believes the massive project will have a devastating effect on the wildlife. >> this canyon provides a -- an environment for a lot of species of animals, the protected ones as well as others, and we want them to -- we want to maintain that environment for them. >> reporter: the creek that runs next to the highway is

searches are going on right now in niles canyon. we want to show you video of sky 7. this is the first of three-day search for le. they have reclassified the case as a murder investigation. terry mcsweeney has more. >> reporter: one of those search teams took off about an hour ago here into niles canyon road. they are looking for something, anything to shed light on the disappearance of michelle le but before that crew or any other crew went anywhere, they got a crash course about finding missing persons. >> 70 volunteers turned out this friday morning to learn the basics of searching and apply those lessons to michelle le. she was last seen on may 27th in hayward. some searchers know her from a hospital and others know her another way. >> you feel that bond. >> for some volunteers there was no direct connection to michelle le? >> i wanted so see if she is alive. i think the family should know that. >> they are investigating it as an homicide but family members aren't look at it that way. this group of volunteers are from orange county in southern california. two mont

searches are going on right now in niles canyon. we want to show you video of sky 7. this is the first of three-day search for le. they have reclassified the case as a murder investigation. terry mcsweeney has more. >> reporter: one of those search teams took off about an hour ago here into niles canyon road. they are looking for something, anything to shed light on the disappearance of michelle le but before that crew or any other crew went anywhere, they got a crash course about finding missing persons. >> 70 volunteers turned out this friday morning to learn the basics of searching and apply those lessons to michelle le. she was last seen on may 27th in hayward. some searchers know her from a hospital and others know another way. >> you feel that bond. >> for some volunteers there was no direct connection to michelle le? >> i wanted so see if she is alive. i think the family should know that. >> they are investigating it as an homicide but family members aren't look at it that way. this group of volunteers are from orange county in southern california. two months a

they teamed up with 450 volunteers to help scour 30 square miles around hayward including niles canyon. police traced her last cellphone calls. they believe that she is still alive despite what police are calling a homicide case. they have gone to the hayward headquarters and picked up more fliers to pass out. it did not provide specifics of what they found in the last three days but they are making progress by helping hayward police. >> our goal was to help the hayward police . in terms of eliminating the areas that they would have to search. >> she is a family member. we will fight for her. >> to search for all to all these people who turned out. from all these places. even florida, these places from san diego. i just wish that she was right here, right now with me. that would be the best father's day gift ever. >> in hayward, kron 4 news. volunteers work with class children. founder, is explaining how this can will afford. >> and volunteer search like this can have momentum to move forward. >> they can spend a certain amount of time with the family come organize the search, and show

they will be searching many areas including the niles canyon. investigators already went out there but because the area is so huge, they did not find her body the first time, maybe with additional people helping, they might be able to find her. mark clap is helping, his daughter was conducted back in 1993. without the body, he says the family should continue to believe she is alive and the goal is to bring her home safely. reporting from hayward, will tran, kron 4 news. >> university of new mexico football player has been arrested for wearing baggy pants that were sagging. 20 year-old deshawn marmon was getting on a flight yesterday after being in san francisco for a funeral. an employee he noticed that his pants were below his buttocks and his boxers were showing. when the employee asked him to pull up his pants he refused and was asked to get off the airplane. he was cited for trespassing. >> the governor jerry brown has scheduled a news conference in l 8 offer his first public comments on the packet of the budget bills that democrats say will

they're looking in niles canyon. they may continue the search for michelle le late. >> the district attorney will announce the chargers against the 17 year-old who is accused of murdering a 3 month old baby. he was in his parents' car when two suspects came and started shooting into the family car. have two suspects but only one is in custody at this time >> i think the detectives and the chief will make a rock-solid case. >> justice will be served with three months old isaac. it. 16 and 17 year-old suspects. the district attorney will be making decisions in the next hour. if he will be charged as an adult and will be facing murder charges. the mother of the baby that was shot is not a full >> it is a tragedy that 16 and 17 year-old are involved with this and they will have to accept the concept questions of their actions. >> a look outside and we will be right back ♪ let's go out to the dmv ♪ it's ok that we're number four hundred and three ♪ ♪ we'll find ourselves a comfy seat ♪ ♪ and watch some shows and stuff ♪ ♪

that's west of the freeway heading to the niles area or out of the niles area to 680. that tree as i understand has been cleared so highway 84 either out of pleasanton or niles is cleared. just in time for the volume to start bumping up through the area. south of there mo major issues, northbound with the sensors showing all over 60s and a little better than the speed limit in many places. expect closures tonight about noon today. travel times looking nice as well. 101 and 280, no delays and the live look at the golden gate bridge, a clear view. you can see the lights. you can almost see the marin side. >> beautiful. 5:10 now. a local mayoral debate with a high tech twist. that next. plus t down side of buying a used car. we're going to talk about that and your other news before the bell. coming up in a live report. the new ridley scott movie is made up entirely of youtube clips. how the whole venture came about. coming up next. >> taking a live look outside. have you enjoyed the warm days we had? a little cooldown today. >> look at that. that's really where it all hap

on friday, volunteers focused their search in the niles canyon area because activity was detected from michelle le's cell phone there. they were looking for any personal items and signs of white clothing. as we mentioned, the search resumes this morning. they'll be here starting at 8:00. we hope to talk to them when aarrive about how things are going. >>> a fairfield man is in police custody this morning after an eight-hour long s.w.a.t. standoff. daniel garcia surrendered to police after officers fired four rounds of tear gas into his park. neighbors say police showed up around 1:45 yesterday afternoon looking for garcia. that 29-year-old is suspected of setting off a pipe bomb under a car in an apartment complex last month. after taking garcia into custody, police say they got a pipe bomb and bomb-making materials inside his home. >>> things are slow getting back to normal for unite the airlines this morning after a computer glitch caused delays here in the bay area and across the country. this is how sfo looked friday night when thousands of passengers found themself strand. the air

niles canyon road between fremont and sunol is only two lanes. caltrans was widening it until an alameda county judge stepped in. caltrans started planning this project more than a decade ago. but the suit that stopped it is less than a month ago. the alameda creek alliance is challenging the environmental impact report so work is stopped until the suit is resolved. >> what we found was the data that was supporting their proposal was flawed, seriously flawed. this canyon provides an environment for a lot of species of animals, the protected ones as well as others. >> he is talking about the a frog and snake two endangered species that live in the creek in niles canyon. >>> 5:12 now. the golden gate bridge officials will for introducing speed limits now for bicyclists on the bridge. they are looking to imposing a 15-mile-per-hour speed limit. there is another proposal to actually slow down cyclists to 5 miles per hour when passing pedestrians. right now there's no speed limit for the bikers. bridge officials say the worst accidents usually involve

through niles canyon. she was last seen on may 27th.at leads them to leave the the 27 years old has been murdered. the missing nursing student that while the family is comforted that it did not find any evidence that not want to give up hope. search once? will find her. however, if it requires us to search more? whatever it takes us to find her. i know the other missing cases do not last this long and the longer? the up outcome cannot be good. however, i cannot live with myself if i did not to everything i could. >> of the family has another search for next weekend. >>pam: a woman who said the issue was kid that was found in san francisco 2,000 mi. from where the she said the issue was--taken kidnapped. monroe, louisiana you can see on our map. she said that she was driven to san francisco. j.r. stone. >>pam: a woman was found on this park bench. she was disoriented and did not remember much courthous thi securit guard found her fatal should remember was going to do her laundry at a laundromat in louisiana over 2,000 mi. from here. that

they will be searching niles canyon. mark klass will be held in with the search, his own daughter was a abducted and murdered back in 1993. we recently spoke with a cousin of michelle lee. she says the family has of and downs but they refuse to believe that she is dead. reporting from hebert i am will tran, kron 4 news. >> we are following wall street this morning, the dow is positive 27 points. 11,000 -25. the markets are mixed at the moment. the s&p and nasdaq are off in a little bit in negative territory. we have the ongoing -- we have the ongoing debt crisis in greece the labor department claims that unemployment claims fell by 16,000 of the applications have been above four and a thousand for two weeks straight, that is not good news. also new this morning gov. jerry brown has scheduled a news conference in l.a.. he is expected offer his first public comments on a package of budget bills. democrats say this will balance the budget and close the state's $9.6 billion deficit. democrats have done all this withoutrepubl

before that, the first people to walk the planet and develop situation -- civilization came along the nile river valley. if we teach african history as human history, history will require that you incorporate our story and tell it the right way. [applause] >> just to say that in terms of how teaching history can make a difference to these test scores that we are also obsessed with, i had a piece of news from mississippi where the book, "putting the movement back into civil rights" -- are you familiar with that? the superintendent has agreed -- and your piece is in it, awele -- the superintendent has agreed that it be used districtwide. just this week, i was hearing that the rigor and relevance of the material actually got students engaged and got the score is up. while the score is being up is not the only thing, i do want to say there is real value in making curriculum relevant, truthful, and rigorous, and one of the ways of doing that would be to embed all of this into all subjects all year for all the students. [applause] >> if i could just show that on friday, ms. colvin spent the whol

you can see a map of the niles canyon, the search area spanning all we from fremont to snow. we learned that an investigator came here to this location and requested to look at maps of the fire location. it consisted of about 20 to 30 mi. of rugged terrain, the majority of this is controlled by the east bay parks district, there police service said they also assisted hayward police in multiple searches, but they would not confirm where the search took place. hayward pd say they have search five rule vacations, but they tell the family that searches of the rule areas have been put on hold until they develop new information on where to look. >> stay with kron4 news and kron4.com with continuing coverage of the missing to michelle le. in less than 24 hours now, the district attorney will announce the charges that a 17 year-old suspected of killing a 3 month old baby will face. this is our first look at the young victim, isaac jesus jimenez garcia. the little baby was in his family's car when the police say to young suspects opened fire. the boy's mother and father were struck by

hopeful she will be found alime over the past three days, 450 volunteers searched glears and around niles canyon. >> an emotional day, especially today, father's day. we are coming together to help michelle come home. that's the biggest father's day present i would ever ask. >> alan: the family will organize more searches to help narrow down the job for law enforcement, possibly one as soon as next weekend. li was last seen on in hayward on may 27th. >> a woman considered the up official ambassador of san francisco's chinatown has died. shirley fong was an active member of the chinese culture center and the chinese historical society. fong owned a tour company and was one of the california delegates to the white house conference on travel and tourism, she is fondly remembered for her contributions to the chinese-american community and was the sister of ben fong. >>> one of rock and roll's most famous saxophone players is being mourned today. clarence clemons was rememberedded at the stone pony in new jersey. the place where clemons, bruce springsteen and other e street band members got th

it began cutting down trees in march to widen niles canyon road. there were protests from environmental groups. caltrans declined to comment on the ruling which is expected to push back construction by at least a year. >> 5:07 is our time. >>> the firefighters union has offered to give up raises the members received in 2009. it's also offered to have firefighters start to pay 10% of their own health insurance costs. palo alto currently pays all healthcare costs. the city believes eliminating a minimum staffing requirement would also save more money. but the union thinks cutting the number of firefighters on duty will endanger the public. >>> stinson beach will reopen to surfers today unless another shark is spotted in the water. they closed the beach after shark was spotted sunday afternoon. the shark appeared to be an eight to ten-foot long great white. the national park service points out that many marine mammals in the area make attractive hunting ground for great whites. beach-goers have been banned from going further than knee-deep since spott

. ly's friends and family conducted 30 searches in and around niles canyon. her father talked about how difficult today's search has been. >> it's such emotional thing, especially today, father's day. we all coming together, to help michelle come home. that's the biggest father's day present i would ever ask for michele. >> alan: the family says they will organize more searches to hell -- help narrow down the areas law enforcement has to search. ly has been missing since may 21st. >>> a traffic mishap for a tourist in san francisco today, a viewer sent in this picture of the small tourist rental car that flipped over and sent a person rolling out. he was not seriously injured but complained of chest pains pains. e-mail your photos at ureport kgo kgo tv.com. >> a father's day outing turned into a rescue mission. the coast guard had to save a father and his two sons after their beat capsized near bolina bay. the about capsized near alameda's boat ramp in eight feet of water around noon. all three onboard were plucked out of the bay and taken to the hospital for

niles conditianyon is one of th dangerous. >>> the number of bay area cities that will see their water rates go up this summer. it's largely due to work being done on the sunol valley filtration plant. it's part of a multimillion bond mesh sure aimed at upgrading the system. the benefits of the project outweigh the cost. >> you always complain about your insurance rates until you have that accident. the earthquake is the accident. the insurance policy is going to enable us to provide water. >> the project is scheduled to finish up in 2013. >>> coming up, money ball is looking highly devalued in oakland. the as not seeing a return on their investments. now, they are saying good-bye to their old money manager. we'll tell you about the t replacement. >>> the coupon boom. we are back in two minutes. >>> welcome back,everyone. a rare live look inside our control room this morning. that's gabrielle at the helm and caitlin getting it done this morning. 4:41 now. he's out of there. the middle of his fifth season with the oakland as, they fired their manager. his replacement is bay area native

very long the story began to spread about these poverty-stricken boys from the poor village of the nile and their awful dilemma. their faces were on television, their names were on the lips of people in the streets and back alleys of cairo. they became egypt's babies. to give the twins a sense of family, nasser assigns two nurses, one to each boy, to feed them and bathe them and take them out in their new stretch stroller and adapted tandem baby carriage. it is like any of the assignments they took on for nasser difficult and challenging, but they have no idea just yet how emotionally charged this will be. how dangerous. and nasser begins to have dreams for the two little boys in his care. >> i ask for each of these twins to enjoy the simple fact of life. being able to run separately, to see their mothers and hug them. >> you have that dream? >> yes, it is an on jegs obsession. living is enjoying your existence now. they are just existing. they are not living. >> some say, uh-huh, shouldn't try it. >> well, are you going to leave them suffer in front of your eyes? when you have the chan

we just got the report that police have searched the nile's canyon area for evidence in the missing student michelle le. kraig debro has the story. >> reporter: we just learned that michelle le's family is going to be here at hayward police headquarters. dramatic turn of events here just after a day police announced that they were turning the missing person's case into a homicide case. the family is coming here to say that they believe michelle le is still missing. not only that they are upset that police have turned this case from a missing person's case to a homicide case. the family said to speak to the media here at any moment. we don't expect to see what we saw here yesterday. which is the le family coming out of hayward police headquarters with a lot of heart ache and sorrow. the police officer department have told the family that they are looking at recovering the body of michelle le and not finding her alive. >> we have considered the examination of the evidence that has been collected during the service of several search warrants in this case. >> reporter: michelle le was last seen

. >> i am in laos canyon, this is one of the areas that the investigators are searching--i am in niles canyon. there's a lot of area like farmland and open space like thick brush, the sheriff department confirms that their agency assisted the police department in one such search last week, which is roughly 15 mi. away from the hayward parking garages with the police believe that michelle le was murdered. here is a map of the canyon, spanning all the way from fremont. we also learned the hayward court investigator came here and requested to look at maps of fire trails of the seminole pleasanton bridge that consist of about 20 to 30 mi. of rugged where to rain. the police service also says that they assisted in multiple searches although they would not confirm where the searches took place. hayward police department says said they have search will five times in the rule when location but they told the lead family that searches of have been put on hold until they find new information of where to look. >> stay with kron4 news and kron4.com for our continuing coverage of the missing student

caltrans says it's necessary because niles canyon is one of the most dang arous stretches in the county. the project has been on hold since the environmental group brought on its suits. >> researchers from stanford and uc santa cruz made a major discovery, there are two so called highways in the pacific ocean where sea creatures migrate, feed and reproduce. it allows ten years of research for 75 scientists from five countries. the leaders are from stanford and uk santa cruz. researchers compared the highways to africa's sarin getty plan. one of the highways runs down the california coastline. it could be a dangerous journey as a growing amount of trash and debris are dumped around the coastline. a new exhibit is set to open this weekend addressing the need to clean up the garbage and save marine life. marla tellez is live at the mammal center. she joins us with more. an interest iing display. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. right away i want to introduce you to the turtle. here she is. a turtle made completely of trash, trash items found along ocean beaches and the southern ore

they were focused on the niles canyons area. the goal is to eliminate areas for police to search. >> we're working with the hayward pd. they direct us on where to search, so our family, we don't flow the details as to why, but we trust in their expertise and why they're leading us in these specific areas. >> the voluntary searches for continue next weekend and for as long as necessary. >>> a brush fire damaged some home this is afternoon. it broke out near highway 780. several buildings, including homes suffered damages from the flames. they had the blaze under control quickly and the cause is under investigation. >>> a church pastor make as controversial move in one east bay community. we have the story from berkeley and why parishioners are objecting. >> reporter: if the pews looked a little empty, it's because a lot of parishioners are outside. >> we need to move on. it's like having two heads -- two pastors. >> protesters are upset about the loss of former pastor george dressman. he remained part of the parish. recently he w

there is one-way traffic control on niles canyon road, that is about 5:00. not much longer to go. eastbound 4 road work, traffic, there is a full freeway closure at leverage but it's the off of the off-ramp and you get right back on and that is scheduled until 5:30. so they have this going on every day until mid-june. also, highway 205, road work in both directions. possibly until 9:00. >>> thanks a lot. 4:40. >> san francisco bomb squad is called in to handle an explosive situation. the challenges they faced in moving military devices. >> and hear from a bay area man who stolen laptop helped >>> possibly a few sprinkles. we'll talk to mike about that and enjoy the mostly dry day before another round of rain goes on. we'll talk about the traffic but it's looking okay. >> san francisco bomb squad was called in to deal with a personally dangerous situation. bomb squad detonated some old world war ii explosives. the owner of the property inside a home on christopher drive yesterday afternoon. members decided the beach was the safest location to destroy them. they temporarily stopped

>>reporter: dozens of searchers spread out along several mile stretch of remote niles canyon lookingor any sign of missing nursing student michelle lee. >> we are just kind of sweeping the area. back and forth to make sure we cover all the area possible looking for any type evidence or any type of ground that has been disturbed. >>reporter: part of a group that drove all night from orange county. >> started heading at midnight. driving ever since. none of us got any sleep. we are really anxious. we wanted to come and help out. >>reporter: group is called gi joe search and rescue organized two months ago to find a friend lost on a hiking trip in remote area. they have experience in searching for evidence and in finding a body. >> i really don't know how it will affect me unless it happens. i don't want to think it to happen. i want to think the best and think we'll find her alive. >> there will be uneven terrain and. >>reporter: day began early in hayward where 70 volunteers gathered for braving on how to conduct the effort in a safe manner without disturbing potential evidence. haywa

teams searched the niles canyon area, which is where lei's cell phone last pinged on saturday. a ping happens when a phone communicates with a nearby cell tower, so this, of course, means her phone was in that area at some point. but, again, investigators say they did not find anything of significance. now, lei disappeared a week ago today during her rounds at kaiser hospital here in hayward, where she was last seen heading to a parking garage. her honda suv was later found just a few blocks away in a neighborhood cul-de-sac. well, tonight family and friends are holding a candlelight vigil in that exact spot where her car was found. that's here in hayward on pond rosa court from 7:00 until 9:00 tonight. so far, investigators have questioned 15 to 20 or so people in this case. but no one has been arrested. now, word of lei's disappearance spread quickly online and actually through smart phones i myself actually received this message on my blackberry, missing, $20,000 reward. this was sent to me from a friend of mine to be forwarded to the next person, of course, to get the word

. >> reporter: last friday police teams searched a 30 square mile area includes nile's canyon.thing and no evidence. hope is all they have. >> i don't think anybody is prepared for the worst, especially when you love somebody. i -- i will say that the family is -- we want answers and whether you know it's good or bad we still want her home. >> reporter: heartbroken family and friends who can't give up. in haywood. cbs5. >> checking other bay area headlines, this video image helped police get a look at their suspect in a bank robbery. he was arrested last night. officers recognized him in wednesday's robbery of a bank. he is jailed tonight on a 100,000-dollar bail. >>> several recent fires are making firefighters nervous. the latest was yesterday. a neighbor reported seeing kids running from the scene. this is the third fire in the neighborhood since friday. investigators fear they could get out of hand and catch homes. >>> proposition eight will be back in court tomorrow. supporters will ask to reverse a rule that overturned the ban. the group is claiming the judge had a confli

police questioned at least 25 people, searched the niles canyon area but so far nothing. le's family wants her back, they say if this was your sister or daughter or cousin you wouldn't give up. >> our family's goal is to reach out to the public help and support to locate and finally bring michelle home to us. >> reporter: the group class kids is helping with the search. volunteers can come to 25350 cypress avenue in hayward between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 today, saturday and sunday. you want to volunteer, wear long pants and long sleeve shirts and closed toed shoes. there is a phone number if you want more information. you have to be 18 with valid i.d., they are going to reveal the search location after volunteers are trained. reporting live in hayward, christie smith, "today in the bay." >> thank you. 6:03. in days the suspect in the brutal beating of giants fan bryan stowe could walk out of jail a free man. attorneys for the suspect giovanni ramirez are going door to door to businesses hoping to find surveillance video from march 31st. lawyers are targeting businesses close

. >>> the family of missing nursing stunt michelle li spent the day searching niles canyon and several areas. community volunteers gathered this morning to begin their search effort. they're still holding out hope that they'll find li alive, despite the fact that investigators have classified the disappearance as a homicide. >>> police say they have identified -- >> searching the areas for any evidence of where she could be or to eliminate any areas that the hayward pd have to look. >> alan: police have identified dozens of persons of interest since li disappeared but no one has been arrested. volunteers will resume searching tomorrow at 8:00 a.m. >>> legendary saxophone player clarence clemons died this evening. he played for the e street ban and was a major influence in bruce springsteen's life and music. he was an original member of the band and the oldest band. he played with other bans and bill clinton. clemons suffered a streak last week, and doctors say he died of complications from the stroke. clarence clemons was 69 years old. >> still ahead, the father's day the children of i

. >> today police comb the niles and the canyons, but did not find any evidence. lee's former high school friend is one of several persons of interest in this case. so far no one has been arrested. >>> also new tonight, california's political landscape appears headed for a major shakeup. drafts of new maps for the state's congressional and legislative districts released today by an independent citizen's panel. robert lyles on why some political leaders say watch out, going to be a bumpy ride. >> bay area voters know that redistricting. >> they read to all the congressional districts, they change the boundaries. >> what redistricting means to voters is a whole other matter. >> it is manipulation by politicians to get what they want. >> something the independent california citizens redistricting committee says they are seeking to eliminate. releasing draft maps of redesigned political boundaries, draft because they haven't been officially drawn. but state senator leeland yee says make no mistake, this commission is about to gut san francisco. >> in this situation, w

. >> the weekend searches were focused on the niles canyon area. >>> a close call for some homeowners. a grass fire broke out around 3 p.m. this afternoon. it quickly spread to about two acres and threatened a half dozen homes. but firefighters knocked it down quickly. no one was hurt. >>> a major wildfire burning tonight in central california. the antelope fire started in an oil field and has grown to more than 3000 acres. one structure has burned. others are threatened but it is a remote area with a few homes. hundreds of firefighters are fighting the fire. >>> checking some bay area headlines. a ban against male circumcision. some california lawmakers want to stop san francisco's proposal from ever taking effect. a state lawmaker from los angeles and a congressman from sher maniocs say they will introduce legislation in sacramento and washington to ban circumcision bans, saying it is a decision best made by the boy's family. >>> donating a 75,000 square foot building on its san jose campus to the second harvest food bank of santa clara and san mateo counties. the $9 million gift is

whatever the facts, there is no doubt the regime is rattled by this case, risking such an extensive the nileat the risk of spreading the story further. -- extensivedenial -- extensive denial at the risk of spreading the story further. earlier, the death of a 14-year- old boy went around the world, his father unable to protect him from gunfire. in tunisia, a fuit-seller who set fire to himself, helped trigger the entire arab spring. >> what happens to that victim is emblematic in these people's minds of what happens to them every day. >> is this image has real power in syria. women and damascus have been seen holding posters that said of " we're all the mothers of hamza al-khatib." >> and another note, the report from the united nations say both libyan troops and rebels of committed crimes in that conflict. for more on the waves of protest would continue across the arab world, i spoke with the president of the john hopkins -- johns hopkins school of international studies. the situation in libya, in yemen appears to be an ongoing, bloody stalemate between opposition forces and the government d

tree down, it was reported about two hours ago on 84 but west of 680 that will affect to or from the niles area. we've got a lot of traffic heading to the ge power plant. >> thank you. a lot of crime to report to you this morning. we're going to start with new video of a murder suspect. video from a gas station in oakland. oakland police say the man to the right of the camera there is suspected of shooting and killing leo duncen on june 4. the suspect is african-american, 5'9", weighing about 170 pounds, 30 to 35 years old. he has long dread locks, those have red tips, call oakland police if you know who he is. >> will you please leave. how did you get in here? >> this is extraordinary. this man is now in custody suspected of breaking into a woman's home on tuesday, raping and robbing her. the woman had the presence of mind to get the cell phone out and shoot video of the man. police say they found 27-year-old dionne mcdaniel yesterday a short distance from where this woman lives. officers say the cell phone video was long enough for them to identify mcdaniel as the man stone cold. >> poli

. >>> dozens of volunteers about 70 in all conducted a day long search of niles canyon for any sign of missing nursing student michelle lee. patty lee reports the searchers are looking for items like a stethoscope. >> look for the obvious things, things that are nursing related, personal nature, like a cell phone or anything out of the ordinary. >> somebody that's been turned over or something that's been disturbed. >> reporter: finding michelle's body is a possibility her family does not want. even though police consider this a homicide investigation. >> i just want to assume the best and find her alive. >> reporter: today's search, the first of a three day effort was organized by the class foundation. they gave them a crash course in search procedures this morning and a list of things to look for. >> medical uniform shirt, pants and white tennis shoes. >> reporter: volunteers spanned out over the hills and residents took note of flyers they left in their mailboxes. >> i'm just now making aware of it now. i think it's a great idea. let everybody be aware of it. >> reporter: this area

. >> yesterday, police combed the niles and palm canyons but did not find any evidence. lee's former high school friend ja velleest ban is one of several interested persons in the case but so far no one is arrested. >>> joe montana is setting his sights on another goal line and how he hopes to benefit from another 49ers stadium in santa clara. >>> the smell of funnel cakes mingled with barn animals. the county fair favorites could be jeopardized by the state budget crisis. >>> we've got some clouds but a dry weekend on tap. we also have a warm start to your workweek. we have the pinpoint forecast coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, the hall of famer will go before >>> working up a very different offense this week. the hall of fame will go before the cupertino city council tuesday, with a proposal for joe montana to build a luxury hotel in the city, built on two city-owned parcels across from the proposed 49ers stadium. so far, city leaders seem excited about the project. and the prospects of meeting montana. >>> the harsh reality of the booming numbers of foreclosures playing out

family and friends along with 450 volunteers connected 30 searches in and around niles canyon. they talked about how difficult today's search has been. >> there is such an emotional thing. especially today, father's day, we are all coming together to help michelle come home. that's the biggest thing you would have to ask. >> the family says they will organize more searches to help narrow down the areas to help with the search. le was last seen on may 27th when she took a break from a clinical rotation at hayward hospital. >>> a father's day outing turned into a rescue mission today. the coast guard had to save a father and his two sons after the boat capsized near the by. you can see part of the boat sticking out of the water. the boat capsized near the boat ramp in about eight feet of water around noon. all three on board were plucked out of the bay and taken to alameda hospital for evaluation. >>> well, a woman whose dog was stolen off its leash in south san francisco has been reunited with her pet. she was walking her dog on eucalyptus avenue on friday when a man took him. h

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murdered in 1993 is helping to organize the search, they're focusing on the heyward foothills and niles canyon, places where le's phone was pinging on cell towers after she disappeared. even though roe gund search will be over tomorrow, the effort to find le will grow. >> we have this training now, we can get other people in the community later on and say, okay, we're going to go another search again. and here's why we want to do it, here's what leads us to this area. we're planning and it's going to happen, and if we don't get her back tomorrow, the next day we'll be trying again and the next day. we're keeping it up. >> many of the volunteers who have helped have never met le, they just heard about the case and wanted to do anything they could to help her family. >>> problems for united airlines will likely continue throughout the weekend. flight delays from that massive computer shutdown stranded thousands of passengers throughout the bay area and the whole world. and delayed or cancelled more than 150 flights. the computers are back up and running, so now the system is trying to cat

. >> they looked lieu niles canyon and came up empty. >> aside from telling the family they did not find michelle's body, police have said little about what they did find that leads them to think she was murdered. >> we are frustrated with the fact that we don't have any evidence as to where the case is going or whether or not she -- or whether or not we should stop our efforts. until we get the evidence, we are going to fight for her. >> jonathon bloom, abc7 news. >>> this morning a group of demonstrators waded into the water of alameda to prove a suicidal man could have been helped on memorial day. instead 53-year-old raymond zag drowned as firefighters stood by and watched. the first responders refused to rescue him because they say budget issues were in place. they say he could have been easily rescued and they chose today because of the similar water conditions. >> you can stand there and swim the -- swim near the person 10 feet away and don't come in contact with them. when they start to lose consciousness, pull them back up and bring them back in. it is easy. >> a 2009 alameda fir

. >> reporter: last friday, police teams searched a 30 square mile area including niles canyon for le's body. they found nothing and no evidence either le's cousin says they are hanging on to hope she is live. it's all they have. >> i don't think anyone's really prepared for the worst. especiallily when you love someone is. i will say that the family all we want, we want answers and whether you know, whether it be a good answer or bad answer, we still want her home with us. >> reporter: heart broken family and friends. linda yee, cbs 5. >>> an east bay woman is under arrest. police arrested lisa marie cast nell la yesterday and they found fake park passes and other evidence in her pleasant hills home. victims said that they bought the tickets from her on craigslist and they didn't realize they were fake until they got to disneyland. >>> in antioch, yet another suspicious fire. this started in a park between yorkshire and palomar drives yesterday. a witness reported three kids running away from the fire right after it started. this is the third fire in the same area since friday. daytime

armed with signs of missing nursing student michelle le, tommy parish combs the wooded area of niles canyon in fremont. >> i think it's the right thing to. do i have kids of my own. if one of my daughters or son were to become missing, i would want someone to help. >> reporter: he's at least one of 70 volunteers that answered the le family's call for help. 20 days after the 26-year-old disappeared without a trace. >> i hope they get the guy or girl, whoever's involved. we just want her home. >> reporter: to hopefully bring her home, le's family organized three days of searches. that's despite the hayward police department now investigating her disappearance as a homicide and expressing their concerns over the investigation. >> we brought in brad dennis, mark klaas' search coordinator. everyone has to sign in. everyone has to give their driver's license. regime -- >> reporter: mark klaas, whose daughter was murdered in 1993, is helping in the search. >> we brought in the uniform, white hospital scrubs, two-piece set, a petite size. we're looking for her tennis shoes. >> reporter: it's

. >> and today police combed the niles canyon, but did not find any evidence.ee's former high school friend, is one of several people of interest in this case. no one has been arrested. >>> other stories around the bay area making headlines tonight. former bart police officer will be released from jail on monday. mezerly will be set free after serving 11 months of a two-year sentence. he was convicted last summer in the shooting death of oscar grant. protests are expected monday in oakland and los angeles. and a huge brawl. the fight started in a parking lot at east san carlos around 10:00 last night. as many as 60 people were involved. two teenagers were stabbed. they are expected to be okay. three others were hurt. >>> and bart is going to spend some money to quiet down screeching trains. noise abatement requires grinding down the tracks. a project that was put on hold because of budget constraints. bart now has a surplus. it will also spend money on new seats as well as elevator improvements. no fare increases are on the horizon. >>> the california's politic

this weekend searches were focused on the niles canyon area. his father says he only wants one thing for father's day. >> i want nothing. just for her to be here right now. here with me. that's my biggest father's day present i would ever have. >> organizers say volunteer searches will continue next weekend and for as long as nest. >>> some scary moments along a county highway today. take a look at these flames. the fire broke out near interstate 780 and east 5th street on ramp around 3 p.m. this afternoon. >> there was a fire that most likely came from the freeway up. burned in behind these houses. got into the trees. torched the trees and threatened six houses. >> firefighters knocked down the flames quickly and in the end only a few fences burned. no injuries were reported and no homes were damaged. >>> other bay area headlines new swan troubles as san francisco's palace of fine arts. the baby of the swan family disappeared from the lagoon thursday. the keeper believes a hawk killed the three week old. the older brother attacked her. bella h

. >> reporter: for ten hours forensic investigators and search dogs combed 30 square miles of niles canyon and pala merras canyon but nothing was found. no evidence, no sign of michelle le. police have searched this area several times during the past two weeks hopes to find any clues that would help them find her. >> we cannot give jupin san diego michelle le's family and friends gather at her old high school encouraging each other not to give up hope. >> we have to radiate so much hope that we can bring her back because there's so many memories that come with michelle and we can't let this disappear. >> and bring awareness to this so that we can bring michelle home and please keep her in your prayers. thank you. >> reporter: le's family continues to believe there's a chance michelle is still alive. >> keep hope alive. she's here alive. just don't give up hope because we don't. until we bring her back home. >> honestly, i just don't give myself the time to miss her because if i took the time to miss her, then i'm not going to be working on fliers or with people who are trying to get the wo

highway 84 known as niles canyon road between fremont and sunol is only two lanes and an alameda county judge has halted work to make it four lanes. caltrans started the project more than 40 years ago but the suit that stopped it is less than a month old. there is a challenge to the environmental impact report so work is stopped until that suit is resolved. >> what we found was the data that was supporting their proposal was flawed, seriously flawed. >> this canyon provides an environment for a lot of species of animals, the protected ones as well as others. >> caltrans has no comment on the ruling or on the pending lawsuit. >>> as long as there are no more shark sightings stinson beach in marin county will re- open today. sunday beach-goers couldn't go more than knee deep in the water when a coast guard helicopter spotted a great white shark off the coast about two or three hundred yards off. but apparently at least they hope that shark has moved on. >> yikes. >> how do they know? that's the question. going to stinson this week, apparently the beach will be open. >> wonder if it will b

volunteer search includes all kinds of terrain and areas identified from le's cell phone records including niles canyon. >> this is all about elimination, you know? you identify areas and you get out there and you search them. and the more areas that we can eliminate, then that helps and aids the investigation. >> reporter: volunteers started at 8 a.m. in hayward. some who didn't even know michelle. >> takes what, four or five hours out of your time? why not. i totally feel for the family. >> reporter: her family signed up, too. >> my emergency contact was always her. you know, i just want her back because i just can't imagine stopping now. >> reporter: le a 26-year-old nursing student was last seen on may 27th at kaiser medical center in hayward. she left during a break in class and never returned. police found her car nearby but no sign of le. police are calling this a murder case. but the family isn't giving up hope. >> if we didn't try our best, we'll never know. i want her to know that i did everything i could to find her. >> reporter: this search is organized by the klaas kids foundation.