. >> reporter: by memorial day raymond zach drowned as crews watched. >> he is way out there, hurry.t --. >> he is -- >> reporter: on tapes zach's stepmother can be heard begging authorities to save him. >> i can't imagine why it wasn't done. it doesn't make sense. that is part of their job. >> reporter: after the drowning they said the firefighters weren't trained for water rescue. a department memo in 2009 said we have been approved funding to train new swimmers. some of those who saw the people on the day say they thought the situation was under control. now a teacher said she feels guilty. >> i could have gone in and -- i didn't. i just stood will and watched along with everybody else who did nothing. >> she has a -- that's about six feet which is tall as we have been told raymond zach was. >> reporter: retired fire lieutenant role played a first responder situation. >> requesting aid from coast guard, aid from alameda county fire department. >> reporter: he said the risk of trying to rescue a suicide alleman should have been manageable. >> he fell forward and his body washed bac

. >> reporter: raymond zach drowned memorial day. >> hurry up. he is way out there. >> okay. we're gonna get to him. >> i hope so. >> reporter: on 911 talks zach's stepmother could be heard bigging authorities to save her suicidal stepson. >> i can't imagine why it wasn't done. it doesn't make sense because that's part have the job. >> reporter: after the drowning the alameda fire chief said they were not trained for water rescue. but a departmental rescue said we have been approved funding to re-train swimmers and instructors. some of those who saw it said they thought the situation was under control. now water safety instructor sharon brew netty says she feels guilty. >> i could have gone in and i didn't. i just stood there and watched along with everybody else who did nothing. >> susan has a pole with the blue on it, 6'3"," which is as tall as raymond zach was. >> with demonstrators in the water, retired lieutenant role- played a first responder scenario. >> requesting mutual aid from coast guard, requesting mutual aid from alameda fire department. >> reporter: he says the

the controversy stems from 52- year-old raymond zach's death as he waded in the water on memorial day morning. firefighters said they were not certified on inshore rescues. the 300-pound man was suicidal and armed and dangerous. a passer by pulled the body from the water. discussing a commission to review the city's policies, alameda's mayor spoke to us. >> we want to see what happened. when it happened. how to prevent it from happening again. just what steps we should take to change it. >> reporter: the mayor says that the city aims to create a web page. on it a transcribed 911 tape. city residents spoke out at last nights meeting. their comments we will have for you coming up. reporting live jade hernandez. >>> today the decision could be made on whether a teenager accused of shooting and killing a three-month-old baby will be charged as an adult. this is the 17-year-old. the 16-year-old is in the plaid shirt. they have been arrested in connection with the east palo alto shooting. police believe the older of the two was the main shooter. the baby was shot when his family was driving

first responders and about 75 witnesses stood on shore as 53-year-old raymond zach lost consciousness and drowned. the coastguard boat was hampered by shallow water and the coastguard helicopter was delayed by another car. firefighters say they followed department policy by staying out of the water. today, new questions are being raised whether this continuing the water rescue program in 2009 was meant to be temporary while the department underwent rescue recertification. according to alameda press, they issued a press release they contacted a number of agencies for the water rescue, including only fire department and alameda county fire department but both oakland and alameda county fire departments say that boat and equipment for shallow water rescue were available but me they were never asked to provide assistance. they are receiving questions from the community and asking the growing concern. live in alameda, "abc 7 news." >>> it's 4:35. >> tonight's giants game at at&t park will be dedicated to the memory of san francisco's two fallen firefighters. the mayor will throw out the fi

some people in alameda are planning to wade out into the bay to protest a memorial day drowning, raymond zach died after he walked into the watt tore commit suicide last month but what upset residents rescuers did not go in after him some just stood by and watched the head of the fire department blamed a lack of funds for training but a memo from back in 2009 shows funding was approved, but the training never happened. >>> no the latest on a story that has captured the national attention the new york congressman in the middle of the sexting scandal is taking a break from capital hill. anthony weiner is taking a leave of absence to seek professional treatment he wants to foe cans on becoming a better husband and healthier person but he is under fierce pressure to step down from fellow democrats including jackie spear. >> conduct unbefitting a member of congress i believe he has crossed that line and i also think when you lie to the american people, you have broken their trust and you have broken the contract that you have with them. >>> minority leader nancy pelosi issued a statement yesterday

city firefighters stood by and watched along with police from the shore as raymond zach walked out and drowned on memorial day. rescuers say they couldn't go in the water because the swimmers had not completed training. since then firefighters have gone in the watt irfor rescues even without the certifications. recently sunday when swimmers tried to save a father and his two children. it was the coast guard that fished the family out of the water. capital punishment is an expensive failure says one. >> senator loni hancock believes the death penalty does not deter crime. that's only one reason why she is working on legislation to get rid of the death penalty. >> it has led in other states to the execution of innocent people, there is very little relief for the victims' families because the required legal review literally goes on for years. it cost the state a huge amount of money. >> according to a report due out next week keeping the death penalty in california costs at least $184 million more a year than it would to leave killers in prison for life. the the death penalty has been in

. >>> the death of raymond zach has sparked an intense debate on whether emergency responders did enough to save his life. >>> excuse me. this morning the investigation continues into a fatal police shooting in san francisco that happened last night near buena vista park. now investigators say officers shot and killed a suspected bank robber from southern california. they say the officers were forced to open fire after the man tried to run them over with his car. >> the actions of the driver that time drove directly at the officers putting their lives in danger. they feared for their own safety and they at that point had to discharge their weapons to stop his actions. >> the man died a short time later at san francisco general hospital. police will release more information on the man killed later today. >>> it's 4:36 we want to check in with sal on traffic. what is going on? >> we have that accident, pam, on the peninsula. it's southbound 101 right near the oregon expressway. this accident is a fatal crash in palo alto. it will be tough driving on 101. we have a few lanes closed there. i

. >> delores buried her stepson, raymond zach just yesterday, ten days after firefighters, police, and bystanders watched for an hour as zach drowned just off crown beach without ever intervening. >> i was really angry. >> hurry up, he is way out there. >> a 911 tape, barry can be heard begging authorities to save her suicidal stepson. they never did. and the division chief later told reporters it was because the firefighters were not trained for water rescue. because they didn't have the funds for training. but this memo written more than two years ago by the fire chief at the time tells a different story. it says quote, we have been approved funding to recertify instructors and train new swimmers. but look at the date, that was on march 16, 2009, and it appears the training never happened. >> i just can't imagine why it wasn't done. it doesn't make sense at all because that is part of the job. >> alameda city mayor attended zach's funeral and resured barry that changes have been made. the city just repealed a policy preventing rescuers from entering the water during an active inciden

alameda firefighters and police stood and watched from the shore as raymond zach bobbed in the water on memorial day for nearly an hour before he finally drowned. firefighters claimed they didn't have the proper training or certification to help. some taxpayers say the firefighters new contract should have been put on hold um some sort of independent party could investigate the drowning. >> we've seen photographs from the fire station in the days after that showed they had equipment. they had training. it's been debunked this was a funding issue. stonewalling and withholding of documents, sanitizing of documents so that people who are really responsible for this are made to lo as if their hands are clean. >> the new contract has firefighters paying more for health insurance, also have to put some money into their own pensions. >>> the family of missing nursing student has hired a private investigator to help in that case. they have hired a danville-based detective to work independently of the fbi and police. in a written statement, her cuss insays the detective was, quote, hired to d

beach alameda to show how a suicidal man who went into the water could have been rescued after raymond zach drowned on memorial day, the division chief said firefighters were not trained for water rescue. just yesterday an alameda firefighter said he would not have been stopped by city policy >> i am not saying whatever i would have done would have been 100% successful outcome but the chances are it would have been positive as opposed to doing absolutely nothing. >>> the retired firefighter said the risk of attempting to rescue a suicidal man should have been manageable it would have been easier to pull out the man once hypothermia set in. >>> we had a beautiful weekend would it last? >> yes, very nice to have weekends off and we are enjoying weather that looks more spring like all the time. this is the last full week of spring it will finally feel like it partly cloudy skies, dense fog showing up toward the immediate coastline high pressure building overhead will come press that marine layer, we will see nice weather ahead. 56 degrees concord, 55 san jose and 52 degrees, foggy pacifica. pl

but they say they proved raymond zach should have been rescued and should have been. people gathered for a water demonstration they hoped would show the practicality of res cougar suicidal man. >> when the signal is given we're going to walk out. susan is our lead person. >> reporter: on memorial day he drowned as police and fire crews looked on. >> i was really angry. >> hurry up. he is way out there. >> we're going to get someone there. >> reporter: on 911 tapes zach's stepmother can be heard begging authorities to save her suicidal step-son. >> i can't imagine why it wasn't done. it doesn't make sense at all. because that is part of his job. >> reporter: after the drowning the division fire chief said alameda's firefighters were not trained for water rescue. but a department membership memo from 2009 said we have been instructed to certify instructors and train new swimmingers." some said they thought the situation was under control. now water safety instructor sharon brew netty says she feels guilty. >> i could have gone in and i didn't. i just stood there and wat

. >> after d barry called 9-1-1 to help her suicidal song raymond zach firefighters say she could only watch as he saw -- succumbed to the cold waters and died. >> it is frustrating. >> fire officials say budget constraints ended their water rescue training and certification program two years ago. they had to rely on a 20-year-old woman to volunteer to retrieve her body from the ocean. >> does that make sense to you? >> it makes sense on one level. you have to make budget terry decisions based on what you have in president fro of you. >> the budget terry constraint was simple enough to change after the community complained from this morning to tonight's city council meeting. >> what were they thinking when they did nothing? >> this just strikes me as not just a problem with funding, but a problem with the culture of what's going on in our city that no one would take the time to help this drowning man. >> could we have done more when the gentleman was unconscious? certainly there is that opportunity for us to do more. we are looking at that. >> the mayor and fire chief now say the rescu

. >> reporter: on memorial day, raymond zach drowned as police and fire crews looked on. >> just really angry. >> hurry up, he's way out there. >> reporter: on tapes, his stepmother can be heard begging authorities to save her -- authorities to save her suicidal stepson. >> i can't imagine why ain't wasn't done. it doesn't make sense at all. >> reporter: the division fire chief said the firefighters were not trained for water rescue. but a memo written in 2009 said -- flush some of those who saw emergency personnel on the scene memorial day say they thought the situation was under control. now an instructor feels guilty. >> i could have gone in and i didn't. i just stood there and watched along with everybody else. who did nothing. >> susan has a pole with the blue on it. >> reporter: with demonstrators in the water, refired alameda fire lieutenant roll played a first responder scenario. >> requesting mutual aid from coast guard and from alameda county fire department. >> reporter: the risk of attempting to risk a man should have been manageable. >> we you know, fell forward in the wate

step up to the mike and have their voices heard, many angry over last week's drowning death of raymond zach. >> i'm angry. i have no trust in you. i have no trust in you. >> reporter: residents lashing out at the mayor and council members at a scheduled meeting. >> a man died because of our city services and i've heard not one officer say this should not have happened. >> we allowed him to die. mayor, i want you to look at everybody in this room. who would you let die in this room? >> reporter: on memorial day, zach walked into the water at crown memorial state beach in alameda. these are pictures of people looking on as he ventured into the water. the fire department came but did not go in. a private citizen pulled his lifeless body out of the water. >> now you have the first-ever assisted suicide in california. >> reporter: on the beach was his stepmother. >> i think these people are inept. >> reporter: the city relies on the coast guard for water rescues. on this day, the water was too shallow for the boat and the helicopter was on another call. daniel lister is a retired firefighter. >>

people gathered at crown memorial beach where raymond zach committed suicide by walking into the water and drowning. the story made national headlines after firefighters and police officers stood and watched the man drown and did nothing to help him. yesterday, alameda residents re-created the situation to show how easy it would have been to save him. >> it's not as cold as a lot of people reported. and we showed that about 150 yards out the water was only about 5 1/2 feet deep. so, we think raymond's act could have been saved by somebody walking into the water. nobody needed to swim. nobody needed a boat. >> alameda fire leaders say policy prevented them from going in the water because a certification period had lapsed. they are now reimplementing the water rescue program. >> smoke in dublin should be nothing to worry about. firefighters will set fires to clear brush and train crews on fighting wild fires. this is video of a controlled fire on mt. hamilton a few years ago. crews are expected to burn 100 acres near the sheriff's regional training center on madigan road 8:00 to 3:00 tod

protestors will wade into the waters off alameda's crown beach the make the point that 53-year-old raymond zache been saved. what upset the small community is that rescuers didn't go in after him. they blamed a lack of funds for training and the 2009 memo from the fire chief at the time said the funding was approved. still the training never took place. >> i can't imagine why it wasn't done. it doesn't make sense at all because that's part of the job. >> changes are underway. the city just repealed policy that prevents rescuers from entering the water during an active incident. >>> the bay area raid row preacher who predicted the world would end last month is now hospitalized. 89-year-old harold camping suffered a stroke thursday night after his radio show. a neighbor said camping is doing well despite two incorrect predictions of the world ending, camping says judgment day will come in october. >>> checking bay area headlines, former police officer johannest mehserle is spending the last weekend in jail before being released monday. he served 11 months of a two year sentence. he was convicted

. >>> standing next to raymond zach, said to be suicidal, as he walked from crown beach right into the waiter. drifted more than 100 yards, and drowned. the call came in as a woman, but in reality, it was a 52-year-old man. as this photo shows, beachgoers watched in disbelief as alameda first responders arrived on the scene and didn't go into the water to attempt a rescue. on the beach that day, zach's step mother. >> i think these people are inept, that's what i think. >> they said our policy is we don't go in the water. >> the area was too shallow for the coast guard boat, and the helicopter was on another boat. a beachgoer eventually jumped in the water to retrieve the lifeless body. two years ago, they put the rescue swimmer program on hold and ordered rescuers to not enter the water for an active incident until further notice. their rescue boat sits in a dry dock. many residents said they had no idea their beach community had no rescue program. last night, residents wanted answers. >> it strikes me as unbelievably callus that nobody there with any sort of training could strip off

so, they watched 53-year-old raymond zach drown. >> it's damn frustrating. >> you have to make budgetary decisions based on what you have in front of you. >> reporter: riverside, california, has spent $105 million on a new high tech high school, built to alleviate packed classrooms. but come fall, the school will not open. why? >> they don't have enough money. >> reporter: the problem is even bigger on the federal level. in washington, d.c., republicans say with $125 billion in new federal debt each month, the federal government needs to make even deeper cuts. they proposed cutting this year's $35 million from the food safety inspection service, responsible for maintaining the safety of meat, poultry and eggs. and almost $53 million in transportation security grants to cities, which help fund explosives screening devices and bomb-sniffing dog teams. house republicans met today to discuss spending cuts with president obama, in a meeting described as frank. >> frosty is the word. >> i'm a psychologist, let me just say, i think it was good for them emotionally to talk. good group therapy. >

that's when 52-year-old raymond zach walked into the bay at robert crown memorial state beach, apparentlyn an attempt to commit suicide. police and fire crews stood on the shore and watched but did nothing. >> hello. >> hi. are you his mother? >> yes. >> okay. is your son -- why do you think your son's doing this on purpose? >> because he's tried to commit suicide before. >> the mother's call to an emergency dispatcher began just after 11:30 that morning. zach had waded about 150 yards into the water. emergency personnel arrived minutes later, but they watched from the beach. fire protocol -- fire department protocol prohibit eed rescuers from going into the water because their water rescue certification had expired. a good samaritan eventually entered the water to get zach, who later died at a hospital. >>> investigators looking into the disappearance of nursing student michelle li conducted a second search of the home of a person of interest, a former friend who had a restraining order filed against her over concerns about threatening and erratic behavior. heyward police say the restrai

order the waters to prove that a suicidal man could have been helped on memorial day. 53-year-old raymond zach drowned while firefighters stood by and watched. alameda first responders refused to rescue him because they claim budget issues kept them from being certified for water rescuers. demonstrators say that zach could easily have been saved. >> you can stand there and swim ten feet away, don't come in could contact with them. when they start to lose consciousness, pull them back up and bring them back in. >> a 2009 memo explains that money had been allocated and firefighters would be certified within 30-45 days. >>> a federal arbitrator is expected to rule today on a new three-year contract for muni drivers after they overwhelmingly rejected the deal their leaders and muni management had negotiated. this is the first time wages and benefits were open to wide ranging negotiations after the voters approved proposition "g" last november. drivers are no longer guaranteed the highest wages in the nation. the union filed the laws in federal and stated courts. >> san bruno city council will begi

he is critical of how alameda police and fire handled the apparent suicide of raymond zach. this is getting nationwide attention because the public is upset alameda police and fire stood on the sidelines while zach took his own life. police say they did that because they were not properly trained to go into the water. they are saying they were not trained because of budget cuts. there is much much more on these 911 tapes. we have a full report coming up at 11:00. live in alameda, cheryl herd. > >>> today, pg&e say there was a leak that they told no one about. traci grant put the tough questions to pg&e. >> reporter: pg&e is trying to defend itself tonight. a pg&e spokesman talked to us this afternoon and said the utility company didn't withhold this information on purpose. he said shoddy record keeping prevented them from figuring it out sooner. >> we were informed by pg&e there was a leak on line 132. >> reporter: the same pipeline that ruptured last year setting off an explosion and fire that killed eight people and damaged 38 san bruno homes. pg&e says the previous leak w

raymond zach drowned. >> we stormed up to them and said why aren't you going in and the they said the policy says we don't. >> reporter: their water service certificate had expire and they didn't have cold water gear. the interim chief didn't return our calls but firefighters will receive water training starting next week. the mayor has also called for an investigation but the group said it's not enough. >> the only thing that will satisfy me and the others of us would have organized this is a criminal investigation by the department of justice. something is very wrong inial immediate a. >> reporter: they say this event was supposed to show how different the outcome could have been. in alameda, ktvu channel 2news. >> thousands of people ditched their cars for the day to walk, bike or skate through the streets of san francisco. nice day to do that. it was part of sunday streets held onto second sunday of each month. the party shut down car traffic along the third street corridor. pedestrians, bicyclists and of course that fresh air and exercise. >>> denver school residents were also at

people sought to show how a suicidal man who went into the water could have been rescued after raymond zach drowned memorial day the division fire chief said firefighters were not trained for water rescue but a memo written in 2009 approved that type of training yesterday a retired alameda firefighter says he would not have been stopped by city policy and would have gone into the water. >>> all right 5:13 a.m. you are talking about this some of the first photos of gabriel giffords since the congress woman was shot in the head. we will tell you what is next in her recovery. >> three fires over two days the search for an arsonist in the east bay and the clue that is now raising suspicion. >>> if you are headed out, cleared for take off sfo, talking 68 degrees, sunny skies there. headed down towards los angeles, out toward the coastline, not bad, you will see partly cloudy skies, 74 degrees, if you like the heat continue on to arizona. we are going to see some hot temperatures there again today, phoenix checking in at 101 degrees. more on your local weather coming right up ,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,

show how easy it would have been to rescue a suicidal man who drown on memorial day. 53-year-old raymond zach died while police and firefighters stood by on the beach. they said they were obeying policy from entering the water because they lacked the proper training. that training is now being reinstated. today in similar weather and tidal condition about ten people will wade into the water to show how easy it would have been for rescuers to reach the man from the shore. >>> contra costa firefighters are investigating four suspicion fires in the last week of that threatened homes in antioch. homeowners say they have been dealing with threatening fires for the past three years. >> they burned that and today they came over here. >> william king is talking about the one acre grass fire that came this close to his home on point doom court. contra costa firefighters quickly put the fire out, but not before it damaged an outbuilding close to his home. the fire chief said they are suspicious. >> all three fires are suspicious in nature. they are along a walking path with easy access. so we are conce

. >> reporter: 52-year-old raymond zach died after emergency responders watched on the shore as he wadedthe water. he refused to come out. a passer by pulled the man to shore. training will begin for 16 fire feets to become rescue swimmers and 14 firefighters have volunteered. as for police the 300-pound man was considered suicidal and armed and dangerous. the city manager says what happened here will never happen again. we spoke to the mayor right after last nights city council meeting. the city will create a web page on the transcribed 911 tape. she says she hopes no other tragedy like this will ever happen again. and she hopes that this commission will help find a way to work around that. reporting live jade hernandez. >>> time now 6:47. the trial of a suspected gang member accused of killing a father and two sons could be delayed or moved out of san francisco. suspect edwin ramos is accused of killing tony and two of his sons about three years ago. at yesterday's hearing prosecutors asked the judge to delay his trial because of a federal trial. the defense wants the trial to be moved

officials say 52-year-old raymond zach wade need the bay and intentionally drowned him.hters watched from shore but did not attempt to rescue him, saying they were not properly trained. the memo written by the interim alameda fire chief in march of 2009 is 2009 has now surfaced. the city council says it will investigate why the training did not go ahead as planned. >>> the son of quarterback geomant has pleaded not guilty to two dui charges. police in montana pulled nate montana over early yesterday morning for speeding and then arrested him for dui. the 21-year-old vying for the starting quarterback job at the university of montana after transferring from notre dame. nate montana was one of 11 notre dame athletes arrested for underage drinking last july. >>> it's prom season and for some kids in palo alto their current medical challenges are not keeping them from enjoying the fun. last night more than 100 children from kindergartners to high school seniors celebrated a very special prom. they're all patients at stanford children's hospital. last nighing this we were giv

people gathered at crown memorial beach yesterday where a 52-year-old raymond zach committed suicide by walking into the water and drowning. the story made headlines after reports that firefighters and police officers witnessed the suicide and did nothing to help him. zach was reportedly mentally ill and stood out in the water for more than an hour while emergency crews watched and waited for rescue boats and a helicopter. community members staged a wait-in to show how easily zach might have been saved. >> it's not as cold as a lot of people have reported. and we showed that about 150 yards out the water was only about 5 1/2 feet deep. so, we think raymond's act could have been saved about which somebody walking in the water. nobody needed to swim, nobody needed a boat. >> fire leaders say police policy prevented them from going in the water because certification period had lapsed. they are now reimplementing that water rescue program. >> 6:08. temperatures rising permits for open burning have been suspended in parts of the bay area. calfire will declare the start of the fire season

here's some pictures from that day. 52-year-old raymond zach walked into the water off crown beach. he eventually drowned. alameda firefighters watched from the shore because they had not been trained for such rescues. >>> 6:06. it looks like we could see triple digits on this holiday weekend. >> if you like it hot, we're in for it this weekend. >> we are going to supply that heat for you this weekend. just in time for the holiday weekend. here's a lovely look at the bay bridge. it's gorgeous. we are seeing patchy fog working its way over the region. that's just a little bit of moisture we are seeing on infrared image. here's a look at what we can expect for certain temperatures. 53 santa rosa, 50 napa, 57 vallejo and fremont currently at 53 degrees. not too much warmer than yesterday but a lot warmer. let's check traffic with elizabeth. >> thank you, erika. we just took a call from a member of the kcbs phone force. he says that stall is still out there blocking one lane approaching treasure island so watch out for that. as you can see, though, there is no delay behind the pay gates

we'll take a detailed look on how raymond zach died and the city's response to the drowning. alameda came under scrutiny after emergency responders stood around for an hour while zach waded into the water off crown beach and drowned. crews said city police prevented them from acting. now the inquiry is expected to be completed by the end of september. results will be presented as a public meeting. >>> 5:33. it's still another year before the world's most famous bridge turns 75 years old, but in the north bay, the celebrations have already begun for the beloved golden gate. today in the bay's bob redell is live at the marin civic center to explain. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, marla. the golden gate doesn't actually turn 75 until may 27th of this year. if you come to the marin county fair they have this wonderful pavilion set up where you can learn tidbits and see old artifacts. this is an original aircraft beacon that used to be up on top. still the old ge insignia. there's the light itself. it's been restored for this special exhibit. you can come over here. you

residents wedded into the bay to demonstrate just how easy it would have been to save 53-year- old raymond zach into the beach on memorial day. first responders were on the scene but said there was nothing they could do to save him because they weren't properly trained. >> the alameda fire department in particular now it's looking like the police department as well is not available to do their jobs. they're not properly trained. they don't seem to be able to respond correctly and they're causing harm to the community. >> police and fire officials did not return phone calls asking for comment yesterday. but the firefighters union posted a statement on the union's website saying that the guild welcomes an independent investigation of the incident. >>> time now 5:26. well, a musical that's taken broadway by storm this season was the top winner at this year's tony awards. >> and the winner is "the book of mormon. >> that's right. the book of mormon from the creators of south park won nine tony awards including best musical and best director. the best play went to the world war i puppet ya baa war h

he's going to take a detailed look at how raymond zach died and the city's response to that drowning. alameda came under scrutiny after emergency responders stood around for about an hour while zach waded into the water off crown beach and drowned. crews said city policy prevented them from acting. the inquiry is expected to be completed by the end of september and results presented at a public meeting. >>> we have an update on the almost 200 eagle scouts from the bay area who are trapped on the wrong side of a fast-moving river. they were separated from the main campsite at the calaveras big trees state park. they should be able to safely cross later today as the river lowers. heavy rainfall on tuesday caused the water to crest, covering a foot bridge. now just a note here. this is not actual video of the scouts we are talking about. an emt and reng sterred nurse were able to cross rugged terrain to the campsite. and the scouts have enough food to hold them over until they make it across the river. >> the bridge is visible. it's not visible enough for us to look at the structure, mak

firefighters and police stood on shore and watched as raymond zach drowned.y did go into the water. protesters want to show how easy it would have been to save him. >>> officials responding to reports of shots fired found the 18-year-old in her car just after 11:00 friday night. two other people in the car were not hurt. >>> tomorrow family members and friends will gather for a wake for a former san francisco high school football star. this is video of david henderson wearing number 24. last month, he suffered a critical head wound in a shooting in the bay view. he was widely considered the best bay area running back since o.j. simpson. >>> a suspected bank robber is being held on $100,000 bail this morning, after being arrested in santa rosa. this is the surveillance photo of kelly clark keating. police spotted him 9:00 last night, he was arrested and taken to the sonoma county jail. >>> tomorrow morning, firefighters will burn grass and vegetation in the area just below the swansea reservoir. this is a picture of the area they'll be working on. it has been

. >> reporter: delores barry buried her stepson, raymond zach, 10 days after firefighters, police and bystanders watched for an hour as zach drowned just off crown beach without ever intervening. >> i was just really angry. >> hurry up! he's way out there! >> we're going to get someone. >> he can't swim. >> reporter: on 911 tapes, barry can be heard desperately asking to save her suicidal stepson. firefighters were not trained for water rescue, because they didn't have the funds for training. but this memo written more than two years ago by the fire chief at the time tells a different story. it says, quote, we have been approved funding to recertify instructors and train new swimmers. we anticipate training to commence within the next 30 to 45 days. but look at the date. that was on march 16, 2009, and it appears the training never happened. >> i, i just can't imagine why it wasn't done. doesn't make sense at all, because that is part of the job. >> reporter: alameda city marima re gilmore attended zach's funeral and reassured barry that changes have already been mai.d the city repeal

witnesses say it looked like 53- year-old raymond zach was trying to commit suicide when he walked outnto the water fully clothed. >>> 7:20. the federal government taking major action after yesterday's deadly crash of a tour bus. investigators think the drive's -- the driver's condition is one factor. >>> one father is gaining national attention following a game at dodger stadium last week but it's not for his parenting skills. >>> good morning. northbound traffic getting busy getting into the valley. we'll tell you more about the morning commute and your forecast -- coming up. >>> 7:23. we're just finding out that the bus company involved in yesterday's fatal crash in virginia is now banned from all interstate travel. federal investigators say north carolina-based sky express violated multiple safety regulations. they say driver fatigue was a factor in a tour bus crash that killed four people and left 50 others injured. the bus was heading from north carolina to new york, when it hit an embankment and overturned in virginia. >>> tonight, the west contra costa county school board will

on memorial day, about 11:30 a.m., a man apparently intent on taking his own life, 53-year-old raymond zachthe frigid san francisco bay behind me. he's fully clothed. his mom calls 911, first responders, firefighters, show up here with minutes, but because of a bureaucratic policy that forbids firefighters from attempting land-to-water rescues, all they can do is stand idly by and watch this man die. apparently, there is also a situation here at alameda where the funding was stripped that prevented firefighters from getting training to enable them to learn how to do ground-to-water rescues. also at play here. after about an hour or so, a woman, who was watching all this unfold a 20-year-old woman, she goes in, standing right next to the firefighters. she goes in and attempts to do a rescue. by that time, the man is already dead. suzanne? >> really unbelievable, dan. the last hour i had a chance to speak with alameda's intern fire chief and we pressed him on this point. this is how he explained it. >> the policy that was put into place is changed, and there won't be any question about that i

. >>> reporter: dolores buried her stepson raymond just yesterday, 10 days after firefighters, police and bystanders watched for an hour as zachust off crown beach without ever intervening. >> hurry up. he is way out there. >> we are going to get someone. >> he can't swim. >> reporter: on 911 tapes, he can be heard desperately begging authorities to save her suicidal stepson. they never d and the division chief later told reporters it was because the firefighters were not trained for water rescue because they didn't have the funds for training. but this memo written more than two years ago by the fire chief at the time tells a different story. it says, quote, we have been approved funding to recertify instructors and train new swimmers. we anticipate training to commence within the next 30 to 45 days." but look at the date. that was on march 16, 2009. and it appears the training never happened. >> i just can't imagine why it wasn't done. it doesn't make sense at all because that is part of his job. >> reporter: alameda city mayor marie gilmore attended zack's funeral and reassured berry that changes have already been made. the

raymond tells the dispatcher her stepson waded out in the water to kill himself. when emergency crews arrived, they stood on the shore and watched. a good samaritan went into the water to get zach, who died at the hospital. firefighters were not allowed to go into the water because they are not certified for water rescues. >>> this morning a phone call is causing outrage in oakland. oscar grant's killer will be released from l.a. county jail monday. he was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to two years for killing and shooting grant on the platform new year's day, 2009. the family is stunned he is getting out of jail seven months after the sentencing. >> it was staged, planned, acted out. it's brought this type of conclusion. this is where we at right now, a state of disappointment. >> that was the uncle there speaking. oscar grant was not armed when he was shot. the killer insists he was reaching for a taser and accidentally fired his gun. >>> oakland police show video they want you to see. a man who just convicted sexual assault. >> would you please leave? how did you get in here? >> the victim took this video as he left her home. he broke in tuesday morning, sexually a