and 2-year-old madeline samaan-fay. we'll continue to follow the story and bring you the latest details as they become available to us. tune in tomorrow for the latest details about the investigation. clearly this is not the ending that so many had been hoping for. live in berkeley, christian captain, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> cal fire has started to contain a fire near lake berryessa. flames broke out at 2:30 this afternoon north of the lake near knoxville road. 400 acres have burned sending thick white smoke into the air. flames are spreading away from the lake to the north. no structures are threatened. tonight crews have officially contained 5% of the names with ground crews saying there's up to 50% containment. more than 300 personnel are on the scene from multiple agencies. so far there are no reports of injuries. >>> for a closer look at the terrain and the conditions in what firefighters will be dealing with, we have the latest from the weather department. >> there's lake berryessa, as we come in tighter, draw in

mourad samaan was supposed to return madeline samaan-fay to her mother, but never showed up. the mother called authorities tuesday to report the girl missing. mourad samaan learned that the girl's mother would be getting custody, he is egyptian, and speaks spanish, madeline samaan- fay weighs 50 pounds, there are signs above many of the freeways above the state, and drivers say they're watching closely for the pair. >> i didn't get the full details, but hopefully seeing the amber alerts on the freeway, we'll kind of get in the loop. i'll watch out for her. >> again, that vehicle description is a 1998 green toyota fore runner, 3 xrm 111 is the california license plate. investigators are worried the father may be trying to leave the country with the little girl, so they are regularly watching the airports looking for the pair, live, berkeley, channel 2 action news. >>> developing news right now, substantial fire is burning, flames breaking out at about 2:30 this afternoon near the lake in napa county near knoxville road. live now, pictures from news chopper 2. cal fire is respo

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that samaan would want to avail himself of. you're looking at the last recorded images of samaan and his daughter in sacramento. that was last saturday morning. it's also the same day the fbi tells cbs 5 samaan was notified he lost custody of his daughter following a bitter divorce. the girl's mother didn't report her missing until tuesday, telling the fbi it wasn't uncommon for her ex-husband to return the girl late following a visit. after three days of searching, samaan's home in this up-scale sacramento neighborhood, his job and acquaintances, the fbi believes this case is full of danger because of what some call dark. >> he wasn't using a cell phone or credit cards, tendering a child of 2 years of age. we issued an endangered missing advisory that went out to 600 different advisories for the state of california. >> reporter: some believe he got what he was denied, custody. >> very protective father. >> mourad samaan is 5 foot'6" 160 pounds. >>> now the fbi says samaan is driving a green toyota four runner with license plat

the sheriff discoveries discovered the body of mourad samaan and his 2-year-old daughter madeline samaan-fay saturday night near placerville. they were both found inside samaan's 4-runner, the car described in statewide alert in amber alert. >>> today, independent state panel is expected to give final approve to new maps for california's congressional and legislative district. the panel was formed after voters took away legislators' power to draw political boundaries. analysts say the new map give hispanic voter a strong influence in a number of districts and may allow democrats to achieve a two-third majority in sacramento. to study the maps yourself, link to the website abc7news.com. i should say there is a link on our website under see it on tv. >>> president barack obama is getting out of washington and kicking off a three-day bus tour of the midwest. just as his approval rating hits an all-time low. the president held a town hall meeting in cannon falls, minnesota, answering questions from the audience. in the next two days he will visit iowa and illinois. gallup poll shows his approval

samaan-fay. she was abducted by her father two days ago. the fbi says investigators consider the circumstances of how mourad samaan took his daughter disturbing and have reason to believe the toddler may be in danger. but he would not elaborate. samaan-santa fe 2'8", he weighs about 28 pounds and has ground hair and eyes. he's known as moni. he's 49 years old, 5'6", and weighs 160 pounds. he has black hair and brown eyes. he's a u.s. citizen who was born in egypt. he's also fluent in spanish. samaan may be driving a green toyota four runner suv, california license plate 3xrm111. authorities indicated he may be headed toward the bay area. his mother told me he has no family or friends here. and he doesn't know why authorities would believe he's headed to the bay area. the fbi is asking anyone with information on the whereabouts of this missing girl or her father to call 911. in the newsroom, nbc bay area news. >> okay. thank you. >>> it's been a chilling 24 hours since the pit bull attack in pacifica. investigators are waiting for answers to

the sheriff discoveries discovered the body of mourad samaan and his 2-year-old daughter madeline samaan-fay saturday night near placerville. they were both found inside samaan's 4-runner, the car described in statewide alert in amber alert. >>> today, independent state panel is expected to give final approve to new maps for california's congressional and legislative district. the panel was formed after voters took away legislators' power to draw political boundaries. analysts say the new map give hispanic voter a strong influence in a number of districts and may allow democrats to achieve a two-third majority in sacramento. to study the maps yourself, link to the website abc7news.com. i should say there is a link on our website under see it on tv. >>> president barack obama is getting out of washington and kicking off a three-day bus tour of the midwest. just as his approval rating hits an all-time low. the president held a town hall meeting in cannon falls, minnesota, answering questions from the audience. in the next two days he will visit iowa and illinois. gallup poll shows his approval

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the coroner says that mourad samaan died after shooting himself. his daughter, madeline, was also shot twice. samaan's family initial hi believe the two died of carbon monoxide poisoning. >>> yet another success. that is the message hackers posted on line after their second cyber attack against b.a.r.t. this week. both times the group known as anonymous, but this time things got personal for police. >> reporter: they've marched through the streets, they've shut down train stations, they've even hacked b.a.r.t.'s passenger info. now this morning a group of hackers called anonymous has hacked into the police union's website and posted on line the personal information of more than 100 b.a.r.t. cops. >> i'm angry and upset. we have a bunch of criminals in my mind. >> reporter: this officer says the f.b.i. is investigating. he says there are 250 members of his union, 102 of them got hacked, including sacon himself. >> these officers have their residences, in some cases, known to the public, to criminals they've arrested, to people that they're going to

he believes the bitter custody battle over madeline samaan drove his son to suicide and murder and blames the court system for their deaths. samaan and his daughter were missing for a week before his vehicle was found held in eld with both bodies inside. >>> mess on the peninsula caused a traffic backup and took more than six hours to finally clear. a big rig overturned and dumped a pile of scrap metal as it came off a connector ramp in san mateo from highway 92 to 101. this happened around 5:30 a.m. two lanes of southbound 101 were closed through the morning commute. and it was a mess. you can see just how long the backup was. the connector ramp from westbound 92 didn't re-open until just about 30 minutes ago. nobody though was hurt in the accident. >>> was it for public safety or did bart officials go too far when they shut down cell phone service? that's what the feds are now investigating. [ chanting ] >> this was the scene at the civic center station in san francisco during last night's rush hour commute. demonstrators were angry about last week's temporary shutdown. bart officials s

the moodies of mourad samaan and madeline samaan was found in his consider sat. the initial cause of death carbon monoxide poisoning. >> he was devastated enough to where it was eminent. it was sad she was used as a tool by lawyers in this community to effect this end result. >> he says the day before samaan left with madeline he received notice from the court that her mother had been awarded full custody. he says his brother was a good father that just wanted to raise his daughter. >>> pg&e crews are taking down three miles of power lines. it's part of an effort to save the california condor which is endangered. the wooden poles are blocking the birds flight path and has caused a hand handful of deadly bird collisions. >>> we are getting a better look at crop circles. this is the work of neil davis. he uses his tractor. he made his special designs and great growthings in his five acres of land. in order to say his work -- in order to save his work he bribed some pilots to take these pictures. >>> 5:26. a debate over pit bulls. how a deadly attack on a pregnant w

samaan is known to drive a green 1998 toyota 4- runner with california license plate 3x-rm-111. anyone with information should contact the f-b-i in sacramento. another horrifying pit bull attack is puzzling investigators tonight. the victim wasn't a stranger -- or a child -- but the dog's pregnant owner. it happened inside her home on reina del mar avenue in pacifica. linda yee is in san mateo where a second dog is being examined for clues into what might have prompted the attack. linda. >>> we've averaged a thousand cc. >> reporter: it's $10 if they get their animals spayed or neutered. it makes it illegal to own a pit bull that isn't spayed or neutered. >> it's a public protection, public safety issue because it also requires funding in order to enforce an ordinance. it doesn't mean anything to have one if you can't enforce it. here in san francisco we made it clear in order to enforce it we would need extra officers. that came along with the ordinance. >> reporter: by his family's pit bull that led to the law. the humane society will perform a necropsy on the dead pit bull an

and madeline samaan was found in his car on saturday. autopsy shows the initial cause of death to be carbon monoxide. >> i don't justify anyone taking the life of a child, but i perceive it more as mourad saved a child from this future with a tyrant. >> the day before samaan abducted the child that he received word that the mother had been awarded full custody. >>> san diego police want to talk to los angeles laker star kobe bryant about an altercation that he reportedly had at a local church. a man attending sunday service says brian injured -- bryant injured him -- bryant was reportedly concerned the man was taking pictures of him and his wife during a service. witnesses say they never saw a confrontation. >> i didn't see anyone trying to speak with him. even during the sign of the peace i didn't see anyone trying to make contact with him. >> bryant's attorney says the allegations are baseless and he is prepared to fight them. >>> a new study shows watching too much tv may take years off of your life. scientists in australia found that

they're concerned that madeline samaan-fay and her father 49- year-old mourad samaan have been missing four days now. he was supposed to return the two-year-old to his mother on sunday and the mother waited two days to tell police her didn't didn't return because she didn't think the child was in danger. but now authorities are concerned he may be taking the chile out of the country. he's a u.s. citizen born in egypt and speaks spanish throughoutly. amber alert went up on highway signs across the bay area yesterday. they're still up this morning. the two-year-old and her parents live in sacramento, and authorities say the toddler's father has bay area ties and they think this may be one of several places he might be headed. >> all officers on looking on the freeways, city pd's notified, sheriff's notified also, that includes the airports also looking for this vehicle and the suspect and the child. >> here's a description of the vehicle he may be driving. anyone who recognizes the vehicle is asked to give california highway patrol a call. ali rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the hunt is

this is samaan clean-shaven. authorities believe his daughter could be in dangers because the court just awarded the girl's mother sole custody when the father and daughter disappeared last sunday. he was last seen in sacramento driving a green toyota forerunner with california license plates 3xrm111. >> just ahead, why keeping tahoe blue is becoming a tougher job. also, how drug smugglers tried to hide a massive drug tunnel stretching from tijuana to california. >> leigh: hi there, i'm leigh glaser. a lot of heat towards the east bay right now. temperatures this hour in the mode to low 90s. those numbers in a bit. take a look ahead to the next seven days. the warmup that's going to be with us. >> alan: mexican soldiers discovered a so-called narcotunnel that stretches from tijuana to cast. it's thousand feet long, more than six feet wide and equipped with light and ventilation. ten people have been arrested in connection with that tunnel. >>> president obama says he is pushing several initiatives to help improve

. >>> madison samaan-fay's toxicology reports are pending. she and her father were found dead in the vehicle. a relative had previously suggested the two died from carbon monoxide poisoning. >>> casey anthony's lawyers have filed an appeal to try to keep her from having to return to florida to serve a year-long probation sentence. a judge recently ordered anthony to return to ordinary by the end of next week. she's supposed to report to a probation officer after she pleaded guilty to stealing checks from a friend. the case is not related to her recently -- to her recent murder trial. she was acquitted of killing her daughter caylee. >>> police are searching for 23- year-old deliene karlton was last seen leaving a bar on august 7th. on monday, jason ross gillly was arrested on felony charges of kidnapping and false imprisonment. no charges were file and he was released. >> this does not mean charges won't be filed. it just means that the district attorney has decided not to fail charges at this time. it do mean they are waiting for further evi

they discovered the body of the 49-year-old samaan and his 2-year-old daughter saturday near placerville. they were found inside the vehicle. but authorities are not confirming the cause of death. the father tells the paper he blamed the court system saying the son killed himself and the daughter following a bitter custody battle. >>> a judge ruled vallejo special education teacher will stand trial on charges he raped a developmentally challenged teacher's aide. jerry johnson is accused of attacking the 18-year-old in school hours in february at the elementary school where he taught. he said the he -- the victim has capacity of 7-year-old. >>> photos taken at south park day show a police officer allowing children to handle weapons used by the city's swat team. one young boy is seen holding a fully automatic assault rifle and looking through the scope. another picture shows a boy around 5 grabbing a riot gun on a table beside the city's swat commander vehicle. one santa rosa city council member says the photos are alarming and children shouldn't be that close to the weapons. but the chief

they discovered the body of the 49-year-old samaan and his 2-year-old daughter saturday near placerville. they were found inside the vehicle. but authorities are not confirming the cause of death. the father tells the paper he blamed the court system saying the son killed himself and the daughter following a bitter custody battle. >>> a judge ruled vallejo special education teacher will stand trial on charges he raped a developmentally challenged teacher's aide. jerry johnson is accused of attacking the 18-year-old in school hours in february at the elementary school where he taught. he said the he -- the victim has capacity of 7-year-old. >>> photos taken at south park day show a police officer allowing children to handle weapons used by the city's swat team. one young boy is seen holding a fully automatic assault rifle and looking through the scope. another picture shows a boy around 5 grabbing a riot gun on a table beside the city's swat commander vehicle. one santa rosa city council member says the photos are alarming and children shouldn't be that close to the weapons. but the chief

the bodies of madeline samaan- fey and her dad were found in an suv in el dorado county on saturday. they had been missing for about a week triggering an amber alert. the girl's grandfather says the two died of carbon monoxide poisoning from the suv's exhaust. he believes the bitter custody battle over madeline drove his son to murder and suicide. >>> the family of carlos nava buried their 3-year-old son today. the private funeral mass was at an east oakland church not far from where the toddler was caught in the crossfire of a drive-by shooting last week. >> i'm just here for the baby. it's sad. it could have been anybody. it could have been one of mine or someone else's. >> late this afternoon, the district attorney filed murder charges against the two suspects. lawrence dennard they believe was the shooter, and willie torrence they believe the driver. >>> as soon as you get it, get it done. delay will be very expensive. even though millions of drivers got dmv notices late, apparently there is no excuse for tardy payments. joe vazquez on the big penalties even if you're just a day

officials are look for 49-year-old mourad samaan. he was born in egypt and speaks fluid spanish. they believe her daughter could be in danger because the court just awarded the mother sole custody before he was last seen. he was driving a green toyota 4-runner, california plates 3xrm111. >>> bart police are underfire for cutting off cellphone use so protesters couldn't communicate with each other. some say it was not only dangerous, but unconstitutional. bart police are making no apologies. >> the bart officers were prepared for a violent protest that was thwarted by an unusual move. >> i believe it's a matter of turning the power off to perhaps the antenna or tower there. >> they said they turned off the cellphone antennas from embarcadero to the station. it was a tactic to prevent protesters from using cell phones to what police believed to be a violent and dangerous protest by the shooting of a person by police. >> i didn't want that to occur an platform somewhere someone could get killed or hurt. >> but it also violated first amendment rights of protesters and threatened the

samaan died of a self-inflicted gunshot wounds. his daughter suffered two gunshot wounds. both bodies were found saturday in the suv in a rural area of el dorado county. he kidnapped his daughter after receiving word that a sacramento county judge awarded full custody to the girl's mother ending a join custody agreement. >>> two relatives of the 3-year-old oakland boy killed last week in a drive-by shooting are opposing a city council man who wants to implement harsh measures against gap members -- gang members. yesterday, carlos nava's cousins stood with activists who oppose efforts to expand the gang injunction in fruitvale area and are against a citywide curfew. carlos was laid to rest on tuesday. the toddler was killed in the middle of the afternoon. the family of carlos nava says this proves these type of measures just don't work. >> this is extremely expensive, millions of dollars. they choose to put it there, though it doesn't work and the community members don't want it. >> two days ago, counselman de la fuente said he would work to reintroduce the policies next we

the "sacramento bee" reports samaan died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. his daughter was shot twice but the official word of her death is pending. both bodies were found saturday in suv. he kidnapped his daughter after receiving word that judge awarded full custody to the girl's mother ending joint custody agreement. >>> some university california faculty and staff will start off the school year with a pay raise. $140 million will be handed out to non-union faculty and staff members who earn less than $200,000 a year. mark udoff says merit pay is needed to keep employees. he says it's the first raise in nearly four years. the raise has come less than a month after the u.s. region raise tuition nearly 10%. that was the second student fee increase in a year. >>> 6:08. time for a check of the weather forecast. i'm not going to do the dark outside thing again. there is mist and drizzle. >> the mystic driz will be back tomorrow. >> ooohh. >> but what is out there now is few and far between. tomorrow is another warm day around the area. they have it lurking off

officials are look for 49-year-old mourad samaan. he was born in egypt and speaks fluid spanish. they believe the daughter could be in danger because the court just awarded the mother sole custody before he was last seen. he was driving a green toyota 4-runner, california plates 3xrm111. >>> bart police are underfire for cutting off cellphone use so protesters couldn't communicate with each other. some say it was not only dangerous, but unconstitutional. bart police are making no apologies. >> the bart officers were prepared for a violent protest that was thwarted by an unusual move. >> i believe it's a matter of turning the power off to perhaps the antenna or tower there. >> they said they turned off the cellphone antennas from balboa station to embarcadero. it was a tactic to prevent protesters from using cell >> but turning it off violated first amendment rights of protesters and threatened the safety of passengers, according to the electronic frontier organization and the association of public safety officials. >> public safety is certainly a compelling government interest. h

they've been the focus of a statewide amber alert after samaan abducted the little child in a custodyispute. reports suggest they -- suggest that they had died of carbon monoxide at first. >>> a pennsylvania school district wants some students to take drug tests at home. the hempfield school board is providing voluntary tests to all 6th and 7th graders. students will be selected at random and be told when to take the sample and send it in for testing. >> i think it would ultimately be the parents' choice, you know, you don't ever want the school to be pushily about something. >> i don't think the school should get involved with the drugs. but given thest -- but giving the kids tests isn't a bad idea. >> if the student fails the test, the parents will be notified. >>> the petaluma police department is enforcing traffic safety as kids head back to school this morning. additional police officers and volunteers will be in the area around meadow elementary school and carona vehicle -- corona creek elementary school. this is the 14th year of the safe routes to school operation. 7:49. hi, to