many on board are from northern california, tonight's big story we hear from family members of those on board. >> traumatic. >> some of his friends are missing. it's something different. details on the search. >> these photos from the mexican navy show survivors being rescued. this man is rescued on a stretcher, others get medical attention. it was supposed to be a 7 day trip but came to an end a day after. you can see the men crammed together, and some bowing their heads. this is a picture of the vessel that sank after being hit by storm. it happened sunday morning in mexico after a storm. there were 30 tourists on board. and 16 crew members. according to the website, it has been on the gulf of california since 1989. passengers say the boat was less than two miles from shore when it tipped over. a resident said i am relieved i am alive. monday the u.s. coast guard in san diego sent a helicopter like this one after the mexican navy asked for assistance. crews haven't found anybody in the water. kron 4 news. >>> the why of one man talked about the ordeal that her husband went through.

tag along with us as we go on a produce pursuit in northern california. then, meet a farmer who is surrounded by his favorite things--his berries and his brothers. finally, think starting a vegetable garden is hard? our expert has advice to get you started and on your way to a homegrown meal in no time. it's all ahead, and it starts now. [captioning made possible by california farm bureau federation] >> so we all know that california is king when it comes to growing citrus. and when it comes to growing lemons, no one is bigger than this ventura county farm. and with over 7,000 acres of lush lemon trees, limoneira isn't just the biggest lemon grower in california, but in all of north america. based in santa paula, the farm is a testament to what hard work and determination can do. founding fathers nathan blanchard and wallace hardison first bought the land way back in 1893 and named the ranch limoneira, which means "lemon lands" in portuguese. >> and at the time, they wanted to bring about the first full-scale commercial operation citrus ranch in the u.s.

. >>> a northern california man plans to file a lawsuit relating to the casey anthony case. coming up in about 12 minutes why he says anthony and her attorney owe him $200,000. >>> time is 4:35. a private school in a sacramento suburb is closed down after allegations of child molestation. several current and former students of creative frontiers preschool and elementary school have come forward with molestation allegations. the school's owner and principal, robert adams, is the focus of investigation but he has not been arrested. some of the molestation allegations date back to at least 15 years. the school serves about 180 students up to sixth grade. >>> the six men charged in the killing of a german tourist are due back in a san francisco courtroom today. the suspects are expected to enter a plea in the fatal shooting near union square almost one year ago. police say the 50-year-old woman died in her husband's arms after getting caught in the cross fire of a gang shoot out. the german couple was in san francisco to celebrate their wedding anniversary. >>> a san rafael man

northern california mountains. they hit the slopes to take advant >>> some people spent this fourth of july holiday chilling in the northern california mountains. because they hit the slopes to take advantage of snow in summer. thanks to record snowfall this year, several lake tahoe resorts were open today. al pine meadows and kirkwood welcomed all skiers and boarders. this is only the second time in history that al pine was opened on the fourth. the last time, 1995. >> is that the last time fireworks didn't obscure the fireworks? >> great night out there. >> that was a good call because that is true, right? and you know, i was thinking of somebody that went swimming in the lake at lake tahoe today and with that same bikini was skiing on the slopes. all i have to say is i hope she had some sunscreen on. after highs of 65 degrees, to 95 degrees tomorrow. we will have temperatures, pretty much in the 50s and 60s. we will have areas along the coast, trying to move into the bay, but backing off very, very rapidly. let'

please welcome the 2011 northern california cherry blossom court. [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [applause] >> thank you once again. the 2011 cherry blossom court. a beautiful performance. and now the special moment we've all been waiting for. the asian pacific american heritage awards honoring individuals and organizations who have made a distinct impact in their contributions to the city's a.p.a. community. this year the awards are being presented in three categories. for individuals, awards for emerging leadership and lifetime achievement. and for organizations, we have the community impact award. more than 30 nominations were received in the top finalists in each category were submitted to a panel of three distinguished judges to make the final selection. now, the three judges are dafney quack, chair of the president's advisory commission on pacific americans and pacific islanders and those with disabilities of california, the president and c.e.o. of yanza media group and commissioner, natasha cowersaw, california commission on asian and pacific islander

they organize auctions all over northern california roughly once a month. tomorrow they'll be in sacramento. they'll be back in the bay area in late august. >>> hayward police identified the man found shot to death in his car yesterday. turns out he's the best friend of oscar grant, who was on the platform the night grant was killed by bart police officer johannes mehserle. john, what are you finding out? >> candles appeared here earlier today. in about an hour, there will be a gathering of some family and friends to pay their respects to the young man. caldwell was shot to death as he was sitting in his cadillac yesterday around 5:30 in the afternoon. police say somebody walked up, opened fire and ran away. authorities do not have a motive, but they say this was not a random attack. caldwell was 25 years old, lived in fremont, the best friend of oscar grant. in fact, caldwell was on the bart platform in ruled on that fateful new year's morning in 2009 when oscar grant was killed by mehserle. now those who knew caldwell are showing up to pay their respects

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be thankful you live in northern california this weekend and every weekend, the one of southern california's busiest interstates will be shut down this weekend for construction. they call it carmageddon, a 10-mile stretch of the 405 will be shut down for 53 hours while construction crews tear down the mulholland drive overpass in west l.a., this is a live picture. the 405 runs 70 miles from san fernando valley to irvine, to l.a.x. as well. you probably know it as the freeway that o.j. simpson drove back in 1994. mike joins us now. i said the 405. >> correct. >> we do that when we refer to -- >> when we have to. >> scott, i lived for 10 years down there. >> sorry. >> i can switch vernaculars. i have written a report on the website, search for carmageddon. we're in northern california. some want to know about that. you heard of universal studios, it's going to affect you as well. we're looking to the roadways locally though and no carmageddon here. the disabled vehicle, it has been cleared from the area just past the caldecott tunnel. in the main commute direction, 67 looking good right now. y

that sank off the ast over the wee >>> the search resumes for seven missing fishermen from northern california aboard the boat that sank often the baja california coast over the weekend. one person is confirmed dead. kristy seifkin has more on the victims and some of the survivors, as well. kristy. >> reporter: good morning. we have gotten actually the identity confirmed of that gentleman who died. it's leslie yee a 65-year-old who was an employee of the "san francisco chronicle." and this his first fishing trip to baja after nearly 37 years with the newspaper. of the seven men who are still missing, we are going to take a look at a picture of four of them here. one is russell bautista from penngrove, donald lee of san ramon, gene leong of dublin, albert mien of twain harte. they were all close friends. and gene leong's family is still hopeful that the 69-year- old will return home alive. leong's son told us that his father received a purple heart in vietnam. he was taking that trip to baja for the first time. brian wong of berkeley is another one of the passengers who is still missing. this f

i'm frank and president-elect of criminal trial lawyers association of northern california. ctla is a proud co-sponsor of the justice summit here today. i've been asked to say a few words about ctla to both inform and entertain you for about the next two minutes. it's a professional association of criminal defense lawyers in the bay area. our membership list includes about 400 lawyers and private investigators, expert witnesses and even some professors and law students. our members are -- how do i say this -- luminaries in the field. today, the justice conference honors a past ctla honoree, one of our own, tony serra. ctla has featured the likes of not only tony serra at a feature presenter at our programs but those that include jim bross that has who defends cases most of the time but was the special prosecutor in the cat wineberger case. john was responsible for ollie north. chris argatis, who i don't think has prosecuted anyone but defends everyone. and other greats like patrick and nancy. our programs have historically been more a mix of social and educational gatherings

most of them are from northern california. one person is confirmed dead. >>> several grassfires were sparked. the latest was in bay point. firefighters are still watching for hot spots this morning. >>> a second lawsuit has been filed in last month's deadly crash between a truck and an amtrak train. an amtrak attendants accuses negligence on the part of the truck driver. his employer as well as amtrak. >>> in oakland, fire crews are on the scene of the fire that we understand is pretty much out. these are live pictures from 45th and international. this was a two-alarm fire at one point where you can see there is a bunch of parked cars. we saw tow crews out there as well so we think this may be a holding area for a tow company. the smoke is dissipated. but at one point there was a thick plume of black smoke that was visible from the nimitz freeway. this area is east of 880 in oakland so fire crews are still out there again putting water on the remaining hot spots. but as far as traffic impact goes, you can see that police are o

within a few hours, much of it is trucked out to restaurants and businesses in northern california, some delivered by mills himself. he spends hours on the road, visiting farmers and chefs, taking produce from one to the other, and educating both parties along the way. >> may need a look at the progress of a particular crop or report back, maybe some feedback, to the farmer about how the chefs are using it or what they might be looking for in the near future. >> in many ways, produce express and people like jim mills are the link between 1,300 different restaurants in northern california and produce from all over the golden state. today's visit took us to del rio botanical farm in yolo county, where suzanne peabody ashworth was keen to get restaurants to start trying the fresh fava beans and greens she's growing. >> so we'll take some of these greens into a couple of restaurants this morning and see what the chefs want to do with them. in sacramento, there's been an explosion of restaurants over the past 4 or 5 years in our capital. again, sacramento, california, agriculture, fruits and

back to you. >> thank you. >>> searchers trying to find seven fishermen from northern california missingce their boat sank off the baja, california coast on sunday morning. >>> law enforcement leaders from trout the bay area are meeting in a -- from throughout the bay area are meeting in a few hours hoping to hold two gangs accountable for the shooting death of an infant in east palo alto last month. >>> today former reputed mob boss james "whitey" bulger is expected to enter a plea to 19 murder charges. his case is in federal court in boston. he was arrested in santa monica last month. >>> 5:47. casey anthony could be a free woman as early as tomorrow. a jury of course acquitted the florida mom yesterday of murdering her 2-year-old daughter caylee but found her guilty about lying to the police. the jury didn't speak afterwards but one of the alternates did. >> i'm pretty sure i can say this for all 17 of us. this was some type of horrific accident. the family knows a lot more than what came out at the trial but they didn't prove that there was a murder. >> anthony will be sentenced tomo

the 77-year-old is defending himself against charges he killed four northern california women between 1977 and 1994. a marin county superior court judge rules that a public defender can assist nasso. >>> the florida mother got credit for three years. anthony will be released next wednesday. the 25-year-old was acquitted of murder on tuesday of her daughter's death. >>> jaycee dugard tells diane sawyer that she still remembers what she was wearing when she was kidnapped. she says i can walk in the next room and see my mom. wow i can decide to jump in the car and go to the beach with the girls. wow, it is unbelievable, truly. >>> calfire's largest fire fighting tool being grounded just as fire season heats up. mike mibach is live at the calfire's sonoma county air attack field. with why the dc10 will no longer be taking flight. >> reporter: we're talking about the balance between cost and effectiveness. five years that is how long the dc10 has been flying for calfire. but not this season, as a lot of eyes start to focus in on the department's smaller fleet. the dc10 10 tanker, the big b

. >>> new northern california twist in the casey anthony story. leonard pudia is suing casey anthony and jose baez. he claims he accepted their offer to search for caylee anthony and spent $200,000 on private investigators and security. he realizes now he was tricked into believing caylee anthony was missing with they knew she was already dead. >> he knew where the body was lulong and she was never was missing, lost. he conned us and did a good job. >> some are saying casey anthony's attorney could counter sue claiming he profited from the story. >>> number of new develops in the phone hacking scandal. sean hoare was found dead in his home today. meanwhile there is more fall out from the hacking scandal. >> another police official is resigning in the wake of the scandal in which reporters are accused into hacking in to the cell phones of murder victims. >> it is with great regret that i make this decision after 30 years as a police officer. >> reporter: that comes one day after his boss resigned last night. both men say continuing on the job would

most of them are from northern california.ne person is confirmed dead. >>> firefighters have been contending with several grassfires in east contra costa county. the largest burned several acres of grassland in bay point near port chicago highway. >>> and exxonmobil now admits the yellowstone river clean-up is going to be a bigger job than expected. 42,000 gallons of oil leaked from a 12" pipeline under the river starting friday night. >>> good morning. just getting up on this 5th of july, we are looking at mostly clear skies inland and mild temperatures out there now. some of the numbers up into the 60s already. at the coast, we have some very dense fog so watch out for that out toward the beaches. a sign of some big changes in the not too distant future. today, hey, we're going to see those numbers soar again, 90s and low 100s inland but at the coast, 30 to 40-degree difference there as we are going to see that patchy fog right out toward the beaches. of course the bay just falling in between there mostly sunny skies, a litt

who let the dogs back one town a northern california city? outlawed man's best friend. ng a change of heart. >>> divers could soon join the search for seven missing california boaters as early as today. why there is still hope they could be found alive. >>> i'm christie live in pittsburg with another shooting in the delta deanza trail. the third incident in a weekend. we will have the details in a life report coming up. >>> we're live in daly city where an overnight fire destroys a classroom. officials now are trying to figure out who or what is at the center of the cause. not that long ago, many families were priced out of an overheated housing market. but the times have changed. get the facts at remax.com. it's a great place to see all the listings in thousands of cities and towns. with lots of houses to chose from and down-to-earth prices the dream of owning a home seems more attainable than ever. find out what an experienced re/max agent can do for you. nobody sells more real estate than re/max. >>> good morning, it is monday, july 11. i know it is monday. i'm grace

for missing fishermen from northern california. >>> the u.s.tra costa is sending help to mexico to search for the missing fishermen from northern california. courtney dempsey reports from sacramento where crews just took off. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the crews actually just took off seconds ago. that's the air ship behind us where the c-130 just took off to go and help the mexican navy search a little more for these missing fishermen. yesterday they searched more than 500 miles and today they will scour hundreds more. those seven men went missing early sunday after their pot capsized during a -- their boat capsized during a fishing trip. there is a command center in a home in san ramon. the family calls it their war zone and they are using social networking to receive messages like facebook, twitter and a blog they call find our fathers. the coast guard went out for a third day today. they are planning to help the mexican navy search at least another 24 hours with the coast guard. the mexican navy says they will search indefinit

we heard that up here in northern california. >> eight people were arrested. some people tried to skateboard on the highway. others tried to bike. there was a jogger seen on the highway as well. when you look at it, i don't know how much you can tell right now. this is a major highway. 12-lane highway that people are used to being stuck on and it looks like a parking lot on most days. so of course it is quite appealing for anybody to have the opportunity to go on there without any cars being on there. so i can understand why those folks tried to do it. they were arrested as a result. i'm just surprised there wasn't a streaker. >> don't give us any ideas or them any ideas. >> reporter: we still have another day. >> yes, we do. thank you for your live report. appreciate that. >>> expect delays on the golden gate bridge. southbound, northbound connections to the bridge in san francisco will be closed. it will include the mcarthur title. the closure part of a multimillion dollar project that is supposed to make doyle drive safe during earthquakes. during tonight's

still no sign tonight of the 7 fishermen from northern california who disappeared when their charternk off of the gulf of mexico. it was another day of searching by american coast guard and the mexican navy. they have covered 5,000 square miles. the pain for the survivors and the families of the men still missing. >> reporter: in the early morning hours last sunday a charter fishing boat cap sized. 40 people on the boat including fishermen from the bay area spoke of swimming for hours until day light. >> i was in the water 16 hours, and i was okay, so given this is the third day there still may be some hope. >> reporter: many clunk to ice chest as they swam two miles away. >> iest i was in the water between 9 and 10 hours. i saw these huge waves. some men accused the fishing boat crew of criminal negligence. >> the captain was a jack as. he had no idea what the heck he was doing out there. >> i tried to get on top, right when i get up on top i look and there is the whole crew with brand new life jackets on, and none of the passengers had anything. >> reporter: the coast guard sent re

. >> tomorrow night is the biggest fireworks show in northern california. today crew is in san francisco prepared for the independent today showed. the crew that is on the show is part of a group that was on hundred across the nation. still they said the sanford's is go show is pretty special. >> this is a very big show, the biggest in northern california for sure. >> not only do begin to blow up things, we blow up things all pretty. the crowd often loves it. it is nothing better than after ratio, hearing all the cheers and the clapping. >> the show starts about 9:15 p.m. tomorrow evening and last about 20 minutes. the best place to watch, usuallypeier 39 at a quiet park. and this was the scene and richmond the city celebrated the fourth of july of little bit early. tonight, this was the 10th year in a row that they put on a firework displays. closing arguments have begun in the casey anthony trial, coming about will show you what happened in court and would take a look at the case history. a seaplane that has been missing for a couple of days was finally p

searching the gulf of california for the wreckage of a capsized fishing boat and any sign of northern california men still missing. it's a monday, good morning. i'm kristen sze. >>> another person has been shot along the de anza recreational trail after a fatal shooting just last week and a another one a couple months before. amy hollyfield is live at the scene. what happened. >> look carefully at this part of the trail. it's bordered by homes. it has homes on both sides of it. this shooting was not out on the wilderness part of the trail making it more dangerous. it's the second one in less than a week. this happened around midnight, just west of the railroad tracks. officials say the victim was alive when he was taken to the hospital but officers have not received an update on his condition. these officers are here to preserve the scene. investigators will be out here once the sun comes up. the officers out here can't say whether this was a random attack or gang activity but clearly have a problem on this trail. there was a shooting last week that looks like it was gang-related. the man who di

the study was done in part by the solano county office of legal services of northern california. >>> nancy pelosi wants an ethics investigation of congressman david wu. he's accused of an aggressive sexual counter of an 18-year- old family friend in northern california. it reportedly happened other r a visit in thanksgiving. congressman said he will not one for reelection. >>> jury starts today in the trial of warren jeffs. he's accused of sexual assault on a child. those charges stem from a 2008 raid on a ranch run by his church. authorities removed 400 children from the yearning for lion -- from the yearning for zion ranch. he's also walked of big gomny. he -- -- bigamy. he will be starting starting that trial at another date. >>> and koehler temperatures are spending the temperatures in the low to -- in the 80s and 90s. 132million people were under a heat alert. that heat is blamed for at least as 34 deaths. >>> family and friends today are mourning the loss of four family members from paul low alto who died during a head-on collision in british columbia. the victims are robert ho

all but one of the fishermen are from northern california. one person is confirmed dead. most of the others swam ashore or were rescued. 62-year-old richard sabbatiroa of nevada is among them. he told his wife he spent 12 hours in the water. >> he calls me last night around 9:30 or 10:00. i said good. how are you doing? he said i'm fine but the boat sank. i said what? i was kind of in shock. >> charles gibson of el sobrante and michael ing of belmont made it out alive. this woman is still awaiting word. >> scared to death. i can't imagine being without him. >> 62-year-old mark dorland of twain hart is also among the missing. the boat is operated by baja sport fishing in san diego. it was upended by two roaring waves. survival depends on many factors but water temperatures there are warm. we're also hearing that brian wong of berkeley and russell batista from the bay area are two of the missing men. >>> family and friends of a missing berkeley cyclist are turning to the public for help. 29-year-old anthony mike martin was last scene saturday. allie rasmus joins us live to

still no sign of the fisherman from northern california who are still missing. it was another day of searching, wendy on the latest search plans and how the 19 secure various describe their experience. >> reporter:u.s. coast guard rescue team searched another 990 square miles. no sign of them. the coast guard says it is possible they are still alive, even after seven days. >> the coast guard and the mexican navy are pursuing this case as a rescue mission effort. we're still hopeful to define the seven missing fisherman. >> reporter:27 passengers were tossed into the sea after their fishing boat was capsized. >> i was in the water for 16 hours. >> reporter:many survivors clung to ice chests as they tried to reach land miles away. >> all i saw were huge waves. i was alone in the water between nine and ten hours. >> reporter:they have searched 4600 square miles of ocean and land. it's possible they could drift for miles. some could be on a remote island. >> many of these islands are uninhabited. they're basically giant rocks out in the middle of the ocean. >> repor