police did not identify the man who found the stolen van, but phil thomas has something special to say to him. >> thank you. you have made the the day for us. both my wife and myself. so i hope you're watching the evening news. >> classic vans which is doing the repairs is providing the couple with a loaner. >>> stay here. coming up, ten wards packing a political punch. >>> nancy pelosi will not lead us back to the majority. >> why two top democrats say the minority leader should step aside. what she's saying about the situation from the bay area today. and if congressman who saw the damage u.s. and iraqi troops are having on isis. plus -- >> and fire on boards. the important training now going on right here in the bay >>> california congresswoman nancy pelosi is coming under criticism tonight. not from republicans, but those thought to be loyal in her own party. they are questioning her leadership abilities. carolyn tyler joins us from the newsroom with more. >> we caught up with the congress woman at a ground breaking in san francisco. she was dismissive about internal strifes. >> th

alan wang has the story for us. i first met phil thomas when he dumped a bucket of ice water for the als ice bucket challenge. his wife was diagnosed with als or lieu lou gehrig's disease. she needs a specialized van to get around. >> it is a quality life issue. >> on monday kay's van was stolen and today abc7 put the word out during our midday newscast. >> i just memorized the brief description. >> the license plate and the description matched the van in his apartment complex in fremont. >> i have a tendency to know which cars fit in this neighborhood and that wasn't wuch -- wasn't one of them. >> the thomass have this to pass on. >> thank you. you have made the day for us, both my wife and myself. >> the van was trashed and the hydrolic lift and the other features were damaged so another good samaritan stepped in. classic vans of hey vard -- of hayward stepped in. several viewers called in and offered their advance too. >> now a days not everyone would do that. i can appreciate that more than i can say. >> it shows how caring people and

alan wang has the story for us. i first met phil thomase als ice bucket challenge. his wife was diagnosed with als or lieu lou gehrig's disease. she needs a specialized van to get around. >> it is a quality life issue. >> on monday kay's van was stolen and today abc7 put the word out during our midday newscast. >> i just memorized the brief description. >> the license plate and the description matched the van in his apartment complex in fremont. >> i have a tendency to know which cars fit in this neighborhood and that wasn't wuch -- wasn't one of them. >> the thomass have this to pass on. >> thank you. you have made the day for us, both my wife and myself. >> the van was trashed and the hydrolic lift and the other features were damaged so another good samaritan stepped in. classic vans of hey vard -- of hayward stepped in. several viewers called in and offered their advance too. >> now a days not everyone would do that. i can appreciate that more than i can say. >> it shows how caring people and more than a little communication can make a

alan wang has the story for us. i first met phil thomas when he dumped a bucket of ice water for the als ice bucket challenge. his wife was diagnosed with als or lieu lou gehrig's disease. she needs a specialized van to get around. >> it is a quality life issue. >> on monday kay's van was stolen and today abc7 put the word out during our midday newscast. >> i just memorized the brief description. >> the license plate and the description matched the van in his apartment complex in fremont. >> i have a tendency to know which cars fit in this neighborhood and that wasn't wuch -- wasn't one of them. >> the thomass have this to pass on. >> thank you. you have made the day for us, both my wife and myself. >> the van was trashed and the hydrolic lift and the other features were damaged so another good samaritan stepped in. classic vans of hey vard -- of hayward stepped in. several viewers called in and offered their advance too. >> now a days not everyone would do that. i can appreciate that more than i can say. >> it shows how caring people and

. >> hearing from the victim of this on camera >>> thomas has als and depends on her wheelchair. police called her husband, phil. >> i'd like to say thank you. you have made the day for us so i hope you're watching the evening news. >> very nice. and authorities believe the person that stole the van used it to haul burglarized goods a company has given them a loaner van until it's fixed. >>> an elderly woman was bruised during a brazen theft in oakland. watch the highlighted area. you'll see a person jump out of a passing car, grabbing a woman's purse. she was dragged as she tried to get her purse back. the victim talked to abc7 about the incident. >> how how is your family? scared? >> scared. but they told the police already. >> you can see how bruised her arms got. police are asking the public for help in identifying thieves as well as vehicle. >> last week was governor brown announced new drought restrictions you might remember he was standing on bare ground. there is actually some snow there now. and tonight george warren returned to the spot. >> this family from great britain wanted to see snow during a vi

. >>> thomas has als and depends on her wheelchair. police called her husband, phil. >> i'd like to say thank you. you have made the day for us so i hope you're watching the evening news. >> very nice. and authorities believe the person that stole the van used it to haul burglarized goods a company has given them a loaner van until it's fixed. >>> an elderly woman was bruised during a brazen theft in oakland. watch the highlighted area. you'll see a person jump out of a passing car, grabbing a woman's purse. she was dragged as she tried to get her purse back. the victim talked to abc7 about the incident. >> how how is your family? scared? >> scared. but they told the police already. >> you can see how bruised her arms got. police are asking the public for help in identifying thieves as well as vehicle. >> last week was governor brown announced new drought restrictions you might remember he was standing on bare ground. there is actually some snow there now. and tonight george warren returned to the spot. >> this family from great britain wanted to see snow during a vi

. >> we met the thomas last area when we did the ice bucket challenge and phil dumped his water over his head. she has lived with als for 14 years. it attacks the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord causing parents to lose ability to move speak, swallow, and event eighth beale. there is no cure. here is how you can help keep an eye out for the car, the license late is 31703bz. it is 2012 honda odyssey that costs about $68,000. it does have handicap plates. i got a chance to speak with police. they say it was reported stolen between monday night and tuesday morning. >>> a news conference was wrap up of an escaped santa clara county jail inmate captured in miss. this is johnell carter and he overpowered a deputy at the medical center in san jose on march 6. he has been on the run until the united states marshal service tracked him to a home in gulfport and took him into custody. authorities say carter's family helped with the escape. his brother joseph drove him to reno where he got on a bus. the brother has been arrested in helping with the get away. the sheriff wants to make sure nothing similar

thomas, al jazerra newcastle australia. >>> jordan spieth has won the masters golf tournament in the your honor the 21-year-old american beat philon and justin rose to win his first major title by 4 shorts pro duelingsing a 2 under final round with a score of under 18. that score matched the lowest on record at augusta set by tiger woods in 1997. >> this was arguably the greatest day of my life and to join the club that is the green jackets and to join masters history and but my name on that trophy and to have this jacket forever is something that i can't fathom right now. >>> and, of course, you can keep up-to-date with all of the news, stories that we have been telling you about if you head over to our website you can see our lead story there. the elects in sudan we'll be back with another update in just a couple of minutes. >> louisiana's bayou, 70 miles southwest of new orleans. this is the heartland of the native american houma tribe. and it's one of the most valuable ecosystems in the entire united states. >> we go to the bayous to provide for our families.