that is after a frightening attack on the five creek path near sonoma state university. investigators say a man grabbed a young woman while she was running. tried to slash her face with a box cutter. >> reached out and was going to slash her. she luckily was able to throw up her hands. >> now the 23-year-old woman was badly cut on her forearm just trying to defend herself. that injury required a dozen stitches. she is describing her attacker as a tall, lean, white man in his 30s. had a goatee and a bald head. he also had a circular tattoo on his forearm and wearing a white tank top with tobacco stains on it. >>> new bird safe building standards are being considered in san francisco. reflections caused by gas windows can concern birds. the examiner reports that the cities planning commission will consider several proposals next month. one solution would require window tinting or frosting. the board of supervisors would have the final say. >>> time now 6:09. sal is watching the roads and the bridges. how are we look something >> we are looking pretty good. so far this time

. >>> in morning an 18-year-old sonoma state university student will enter a plea for a nate -- for a natal accident she was involved in while texting behind the wheel. she did not see little ling murray and her 2-year-old daughter, callie, in a rohnert park crosswalk. thed tooler was killed. the -- the toddler was killed. the mother survived but was unconscious for five days. >>> the contra costa county sheriff's office is getting a makeover. deputies currently drive all white squad cars but the department will switch to this more traditional black-and- white scheme. at least 80 cars will have the new sign. you will still see the d -- see the department phasing these out. >>> there's voter approved program meant to train officers by re-- by retaining officers past the retirement age. the officers will still get their retirement pay. but it's departmented into a special -- departmented into a special -- deposited into a special account until then. >>> the warm weather we have means more people will probably head down to the water to cool off. but officials say some rafters are not tab

that is following a frightening attack on the five creek path near sonoma state university. a man grabbed a young woman and tried to slash her face with a box cutter. the violent crime has stunned the neighborhood. >> never really had a problem. usually people are friendly walking their dogs and jogging. it's usually very peaceful. i'm always a cautious person. never walk by myself. >> he was badly injured on the forearm. her injury needed a dozen stitches. she describeds attacker as a tall, lean, man in his 30s. he has a circular tattoo on his arm. >>> nato is apologizing for an air strike in libya that may have killed as many as nine civilians. coming up at 5:15 we will bring you a live report from our washington, d.c. newsroom on the decreasing support in congress for the u.s. role in libya. >>> defense secretary robert gates believes the u.s. is in involved in talks with members of the taliban as part of the effort to end the role in afghanistan. >> the question is when and if they will be ready to talk seriously about meeting the red lines. including totally disevalling

that's following a frightening attack on the 5 creek path near sonoma state university. investigators say a man grabbed a young woman while she was running and tried to slash her face with a box cutter. >> reach odd out and she was going to slash her. >> the 23-year-old woman was badly cut on her forearm by defending herself. her injury required a dozen stitches. now, the woman described her attacker as a tall, lean, white nan in his 30s with a goatee and a bald head. >>> the fire department at the center of a controversy helped out on a water rescue. that's after a father's day outing turned into real trouble on the san francisco bay. the coast guard was called in to help his father and two children. the alameda firefighters then helped pull them to safety. at that particular -- that particular fire department has been criticized for watching a suicidal man drowned over the memorial day weekend. the rules have changed. >> our hands are not tied anymore. a lot of us can. >> they said they didn't take action last month because they weren't properly certified in water resc