from oakland spca with sugar pie. >> sugar pie is a two-year-old american pit bull mix.s about 42 pounds which is kind of small for a pit, but she is more to hug. she is a very easy going as you can see. she would be fine with first time dog owners. be great with kids with a little supervision and as long as the other dog is nice she is great to play with other dogs, too. she didn't get her name by coincidence, she really is sugar pie. >> make sure you go see the site at spca or call them. learn more about that and also more about sugar pie. nice seeing you. >> have a great holiday weekend. >> thanks a lot for joining us. "who wants to be a millionaire" is coming up next. have a great day 

from oakland spca with sugar pie. >> sugar pie is a two-year-old american pit bull mix. is about 42 pounds which is kind of small for a pit, but she is more to hug. she is a very easy going as you can see. she would be fine with first time dog owners. be great with kids with a little supervision and as long as the other dog is nice she is great to play with other dogs, too. she didn't get her name by coincidence, she really is sugar pie. >> make sure you go see the site at spca or call them. learn more about that and also more about sugar pie. nice seeing you. >> have a great holiday weekend. >> thanks a lot for joining us. "who wants to be a millionaire" is coming up next. have a great day and ♪ [ male announcer ] if you're ready to get more from your tv service than comcast can give, now's a great time to switch to at&t u-verse tv. make the switch! [ female announcer ] call to get at&t u-verse -- now with free hd -- for only 29 a month for six months. or get 300 back via promotion card with a qualifying u-verse bundle. [ male announcer ] u-verse tv lets you record up t

oakland children's hospital. it was the last city on a 14 city book tour: and the spca sent over a brown puppy and a white puppy and and it was the size of a bar of soap literally, puppy that they had been picked up wandering on the street. it was less than 6 weeks old, evidently i don't know what children playing with it. it wandered away, whatever. it came in and was so sweet with the little children. so when it came time to leave i thought, well that will go to a home where we don't want rough hands on it or anything. so i tried to talk the executive director taking -- >> i will have to interrupt you only because of time. you called the spca and said save that little dog. you flew bag and got cricket. >> i got cricket and one of the most expensive little free dogs. >> and i have a little dog named samantha and she is also from the local spca. so let's suggest that everybody go to is spca and pick up a dog. thanks for being with us this morning. >> thank you so much. >> continued success on all your tv shows. >> great, thank you. >> thank you, betty. >> and that's it for this w eek's second look. i'm frank somerv

headlines around the bay area now, an oakland man is under investigation for 21 rabbits found living outside his apartment in filthy, crammed conditions. a neighbor called the spcart the animals. the rabbits crowded in two small cages at an apartment complex. some of them were deformed from starvation. the rabbits were being prepared for slaughter. 18 are up for adoption. >>> the family of michelle lai and the report of two calls made on the woman's phone after she vanished are just not true. a san diego television station reports there was a call to reno and one to arizona sourcing someone close to the case. heyward police tell cbs 5 they did follow a possible lead in arizona, but it was not connected to an alleged phone call. >> well it's no secret, we tell you about it every night. many have money problems right now, despite its broken budget, one east bay city managed a 180- degree turn in one of its most dangerous neighborhoods and much of the credit belongs to its citizens. elizabeth cook on the long time dream that has finally come true. >> area used to be known as the killing fields of oakland. is now an urban oasis. tonight oakland city council presiden

now an oakland man is under investigation for how he was raising them, and what he planned to do with them. a neighbor called the spcao report the animals. investigators found 21 malnourished rabbits crowded into two small cages at an apartment complex near lake merritt. some of them were deformed from starvation. >> they knew they didn't have any food or water. it was very hot, so they were just frantic. desperate at the cage, pushing at the cage, trying to get to us, to get some help. >> animal activists think the rabbits were being prepared for slaughter. 18 are now up for adoption. three others are still being rehabilitated. >>> the former leader of the international monetary fund accused of sexual assault may have his bail substantially reduced. that's because prosecutors have serious doubts about the credibility of his accuser. dominic strauss-kahn posted a $6 million cash bond. prosecutors have questions about the hotel maid's background. that could question her credibility on the witness stand. one law enforcement official tells the "new york times," the maid has repeatedly lied since making the allegations i

. >>> an oakland man is under investigation for 21 rabbits all found living outside his apartment in filthy cramped conditions. a neighbor ended up calling the spca to report the animals. investigators found the rabbits malnourished, crowded into two small cages at an apartment complex near lake merritt. some of them deformed from starvation. >> they knew they didn't have any food or water, it was very hot. so they were just frantic, desperate at the cage, pushing at the cage trying to get to us to get some help. >> animal activists think the rabbits were being prepared for slaughter. 18 are now up for adoption. >>> one of the new california laws kicking in today aims to get whooping cough under control. starting now, students in grades 7 through 12 cannot attend school without proof of receiving a booster vaccine. this is in response to a dramatic rise in the number of whooping cough cases last year. >>> now, we all know that slogan, i'm loving it. >> but it looks like most americans aren't too happy with popular fast food chains. apparently, new survey by consumer reports shows mcdonald's got some of the lowest markets only 11% rated their food

. >> the spca has stepped up and taught us a lot, taught us a lot about animal behavior, i think it's a plus for us. >> in oaklandabc7 news. >> police officers are reviewing that training course, and as are departments as far away from seattle, washington and st. petersburg, florida. don't go away. 7 on your side is next. >> a warning about a craigslist add for low cost airline tickets. i'm michael >> welcome back. a bay area man used craigslist to buy airline tickets and wound up flying into what he said was a big trap. it changed his son's future. 7 on your side's michael finney has their heartbreaking story. >> dock nick esteban was thrilled to be accepted into st. john's university in new york. but he had never been there so his father planned a two day visit and searched for air fares he could afford. >> three days before we were leaving i couldn't find anything so i jumped on craigslist. >> this ad caught his high, airline tickets for low prices. he e-mailed the seller. right away he heard back. the seller said he was duane pabst. he had used his frequent flyer miles to pursue round trip tickets on american

. >>> if you are in oakland today but not headed to the mc hammer bobblehead a's game, you could have the pick of the litter at the east bay spcatheir annual adopt-a-thon and they have more than 100 dogs, cats and animals for new families. it is from 10:00 this morning until 3:00 this afternoon at the farmers market at jack london square in oakland. there are cats, dogs, rabbits, birds and even a few reptiles. there will also be a kid zone and experts to answer your questions about animal behavior and microchipping. >>> and in san jose, a free fur all at the city's animal shelter. no adoption fees for chihuahuas and pit bulls. the folks say they're dealing with a steady increase in the number of dogs they are receiving there. for the last four years the shelter has handled at least 500 dogs, more than the previous year. most of them chihuahuas. >>> and we do have some breaking news to report. british newspapers now report that there has been another arrest. former media operations head rebecca brooks, that's according to a former associate at the news international newspaper group, that is the group at the center of the phone h

oakland, i am aubrey aquino with kron4 news. >> a puppy named at his has been returned after being taken from the spca. a man was denied an adoption but took off with the puppy any way. police found him at the man's apartment and he is now safe and sound and awaiting adoption once again. >> in san francisco, living social rolled out a special deal in the city $1 lunches. the marketing stunt was a big success there reported more than 14,000 lunches were sold in the city for $1 on wednesday. lines could be seen wrap it around many quarters as people waited to get their $1 lunch periods away that it works you have to download the free application on to your smart phone. it will tell you what deals that you can get in the area that you are in. i am jeff bush with kron4 news. >> this is the droid 3 androi smartd phone that hits the market tomorrow here is a sneak peek. >> here it is compared to the drod 2 the droid 3 is in my right hand, the droid 2 is in my left. it is on the market tomorrow with a two- year contract i am gabe slate with kron4 news. >> are big weather story tonight continues to be the topi