one is lynn spaulding's state of mind while she was here at the hospital. the other is why the stairwells were never searched. the claim gives the public a clear indication of lynn spaulding's state of mind before she went missing. the document states this a nurse told the doctor that spaulding was anxious, restless and disoriented. she also reported that spaulding thought she was working in an airport unaware of what she really was. the claim goes on to say that a doctor told the nursing staff spaulding needed to be watched. >> and there's a written order by the doctor that says all in capital letters the word never leave this patient alone, and they did, and they lost her. >> spalding was admitted to the hospital on september 19th for the treatment of a bladder infection and for being disoriented. she was report ed missing two days later and found dead in a stairwell october 8th by a maintenance worker. he's disturbed by the allegations by a visiting doctor from india and other staffers reported seeing lying on the stairwell. apparently it was not investi

. >>> the family of lynn spaulding found dead in a stairwell at san francisco jen. hospital is now filing a claim against the city. >>> we're learning about the new focus of b.a.r.t.'s investigation into the deadly crash on the tracks that claimed one person's life and resulted in one-hour delays and several station closures this morning. >>> we begin with a major traffic accident in fremont. these are live pictures from newschopper2. you can see the backup here, a big rig was on its side block all lane of southbound 880 and the backup is stretching for miles. we understand that a big rig has just been righted but still is blocking lanes. just about 20 minutes ago, a large tow truck arrived to take that overturned big rick out of the lanes. the accident apparently started in the northbound lanes of interstate 880 in fremont between auto mall parkway and stevenson boulevard. this all started around 10:00 in the morning. a witnesses says the big rig driver crossed over the median. one person was injured when debris from the crash hit their vehicle. and take a look at

. >>> san francisco general hospital report has been released, prompted by the death of lynn spaulding who was missing for days before being found in a hospital stairwell. we have sifted through the findings and have these details. >> reporter: deputies are the front line of security but since the death of lynn spaulding last year deputies go through a six-week training program as part of their assignment here and a new sheriff chain of command. >> the sheriff assigned a captain to the hospital that directly reports to the sheriff and he communicated with the hospital. >> it is not always clear how to call for help. >> there is a need to have a contracted 911 center that takes those calls. to date that has not happened so we'll be working with the sheriff's department to help develop a relationship with an official # -- 911 center. >> one of the biggest problems is there is no one single person in charge of security here at san francisco general hospital, a problem they found so serious they drew up a sample job description for that post. federal investigators say coordination between

i'm just so happy and spike for everyone at spaulding.s able to go back and do the things she loves. everyone knows adrian as a dancer. >> reporter: adrian spent three weeks at spaulding. she was one of the survivors. she lost half of her left leg. >> reporter: adrian took the stage at a conference in vancouver. she danced a rumba wearing a prosthetic leg specifically designed for her and for dancing by a team at m.i.t. her team at spaulding rifted by her performance. >> oh, my kbosgosh, it was amaz. >> reporter: in a statement wednesday adrianne said, quote, it was invigorating to dance publicly with my new leg but also to realize my return to dance may have the power to inspire other people to reach for their goals. it's been a long road. >> it feels really good just to stand up right now. i haven't stood up in a really long time, i almost forgot what it felt like. it reminds me of dancing and i just so desperately want that again. >> congratulations, adriidriaad. you're amazing. >>> now, some selfie destruction at a museum in italy. wi

it was ordered by ed lee in response to the death of lynn spaulding.se -- she disappeared from her hospital room. her body was found 17 years later. they set up a safety operation center. >> we have to work on some of these right away, especially the coordination of security at the hospital. >> the spaulding family said, "hope the recommendations will be swiftly implemented so as to prevent another tragedy ever from occurring again." >>> martin luther king iii viewed the bronze sculpture today for the first time. his father and mother depicted in that sculpture along with president lincoln and 22 other leaders. >> this is a great sculpture, not just a good or decent. it's a great sculpture because it truly per fon sees women and men who have changed our world. >> sculpture mario presented king with the proof. >> this, as i said, is a tool to educate young people, to educate older people. to educate students. and it inspires you, especially if you begin to think about the work that's not done. >> the freedom center in atlanta is expected to take the scu

spaulding was admitted to san francisco general hospital last september for a bladder infection. she was found dead in a stairwell at the hospital 17 days after she left her hospital room. last month, state health inspectors delivered a report blaming the hospital and the sand from the san francisco sheriff's department for the events surrounding spaulding to this apparent and death. the report also stated that the hospital and the sheriff's department illegally assessed spaulding to medical records. spalding family says to date no charges have been filed or disciplinary action taken. no one today marks the first day of lent, ash wednesday. a season of prayer and penance and the christian church, plant is the period leading up to easter. it last 40 days excluding sundays. many people give up something very let such as food television or other activities. here in san francisco bishop robert mcelroy will lead a symbolic ash wednesday and to highlight the need to work toward ending hunger. that will happen to the front steps of st. mary's cathedral at one thirty. >>erica: i will be

the claim says the hospital failed to take care of spaulding and left her alone after a doctor ordered staff members to stay with her at all times. >> there is a written order by the doctor that says all, in capital letters, the words never leave this patient alone, and they did and lost her. >> if the hospital does not resonld in 45 days the family will move forward with a lawsuit. >> east bay dropped its plans for a full campus. the california state university system wanted to build a new campus on the former concord naval weapons station but says it couldn't neat conditions set by the federal government. for 22 years the campus has had a branch in the city with limited classes, fwhout full campus. contra costa count the only county in all of california with a population over one million without a state university campus. >>> 5:22. how would you like to wake up to the sights and sounds of bacon. there is an app that will do that. >> the new host jimmy fallon taking an old favorite and giving at 21st century twist. i remember headlines when jay leno was host. now fallon has start add

state health inspectors blamed spaulding's disappearance and death on the hospital and sheriff's department'sno b.a.r.t. station in the east bay this morning. another update just ahead. >>> and the family in a minivan swept in to the ocean, it's all caught on camera. ahead, the incredible rescue to bring them to safety. >>> and here's a live look outside. this is i-80 in berkeley. you can see traffic moving fine eastbound. getting heavy westbound. traffic and weather together next as the "abc 7 news" continues. >>> and good morning from the abc 7 traffic center. once again up to sky 7 hd. you can see nothing happening on the tracks here. south hayward station, b.a.r.t. station that is, shut down due to police investigation. estimating hopefully by 7:30, we'll keep our eye on that for you. traffic on 880 definitely slowing down because folks are getting on the road. we do have ac transit, parallel service to b.a.r.t. experiencing a lot more folks on their buses, too, and folks are taking the san mateo bridge as an alternate to get into san francisco. check drive times from fremont towards the

not clear what lynn spaulding's family is demanding but they want the hospital and the sheriff's department to change their security procedure. >>> right now, the oakland city council is taking up the issue of a city wide surveillance program. opponents of the so-called domain awareness center are making their voices heard. it would be a hub to monitor cameras stationed around town. the latest word is that the city may now limit the surveillance to the area around the port. for now at least. the council will probably vote some time after midnight. >>> and speaking of surveillance, one group of people tells christin ayers the feds keep coming around around and asking questions. >> reporter: nadia hussein says the warning came from her facebook feed. >> be wary of a guy walking around asking about the taliban or al-qaeda. he is probably a member of the fbi. it has become almost a joke we are probably being listened to right now. >> reporter: but nadia says the close surveillance of muslims in the bay area and nationwide is no laughing matter. most recently, the arab resourcing center has told

disappeared later found dead at san francisco general hospital is suing the city. 57-year-old lynn spaulding vanished from the hospital in september of last year. he bo her body found two weeks later in a stairwell there. they're faulting disappearance and the death on the hospital andsheriff's department. they're holding a news conference to discuss their claim. >>> east bay parents worried about safety of their children are calling for action. planning to open up a place for convicts steps away from an eligiblery school. >> reporter: lincoln elementary school is right across the street from the building where alameda county wants to relocate its probation department. that makes a lot of parents nervous. >> we've been informed that the parolees will also be visiting this probation office. >> reporter: alameda county officials told abc 7 news all types of offenders, possibly even sex offenders, would report here. the probation department was already in the process of moving in which school administrators and parents recently found out. >> there hasn't been any response in terms of a communit

. >>> they are responding on behalf of the lynn spaulding's family.s found more than two weeks after she disappeared from her bed. the family is claiming negligence animal rack tis.. >> there is no manditory taps on the adult dependancy statute. >> it is a first step towards a lawsuit. san francisco police are also searching to find a man in a wheelchair suspected of several assaults on women near san francisco general hospital. 72nd street and pet rather row avenue, he is described as having his left leg to propel himself at a high rate of speed. >>> and san jose state will meet tonight. the 18 member task force was formed following a suspected hate crime on campus. they were packed and some students accused of school of not doing enough to address their concerns. >>> the 16-year-old boy accused of an attack is took in a court and will go before a judge for a preliminary hearing. they set sasha fleischman on fire and they are being tried as adults. >>> a person was shot while trafficking yesterday afternoon. his car was found with a bull leapt hole a

. >>> spaulding's body was found more than two weeks after she disappeared from her hospital bed.aim is hospital malpractice and negligence. they could seek damages beyond the 250 million malpractice cap. >> there is no cap for elder a abuse statute. >> reporter: the legal game is the first step towards a lawsuit. >>> san franciscoel police are searching for a plan near the hospital. the now investigators say the suspect was responsible for at least five assaults in the past week. he is described as having a partially amputated leg to propel himself at a high rate of speed. now to our continuing rises, they will hold a meeting to determine if they should become part of russia. they took over a government building waving the russian flag. the majority of people there are ethnic russians. congress right now is working on combine being loan guarantees to ukraine's government and economic sanctions. these are live pictures and the hearing of the foreign affairs committee. the next step is getting marijuana in washington state. they have issued the first business lice sense to grow mar

miss spaulding went missing from her room september 21st and 17 days later, her body was found inside of a locked stairwell. her family is seeking an unspecified amount in a formal handlings. >> there is a right away to handle it and a wrong way to handle it and we experienced the wrong way to the highest degree. >> 21 month old morgan west died after complications after a heart procedure. her parents said their grieve was made worse by a barrage of mail from the hospital including repeated requests for donations. they are asking the hospital what will be done about it. >>> are they rejected more money and they wanted to put a measure on the june pal lot. they threatened other push application services -- public services such as a community service center and library. >>> they have become an internet sensation. >> thank you. >> that is 95-year-old joe bell, woke up to the sounds of a foot race. he went outside to cheer on the runners and they started detouring on to the sidewalk to personally say thank you to mr. belfiore his service to the nation. this video has now been seen more th

. >>> happening today, a lawmaker for spaulding is filing a claim and it happened on december 21 decemberays later her body was found in a stairwell. they are seeking an unspecified amount of money. >>> how many children are vaccinated on school campuses. schools marked with red docks. all corn why is -- california is providing an opt out possibility for parents who doesn't want to immunize their children. >>> there is a right away to handle it and a wrong way to handle it. and we experienced the wrong way to the highest degree. >> now 21-month-old morgan west off died nothing a procedure seed during in oakland. there is a barrage of male. 2 investigates looks into morgan's case and at the hospital what is being done about it. >>> president barack obama traveling this morning to connecticut to call on congress to raise the medical manipulate mum wages. the governor also asks state lawmakers to raise it higher to $10 and 10 cents per hour and that's in line with what president barack obama wants and he wants them to raise the federal minimum wage from $5.00 to $10 and has become a star on

. >>> happening today an attorney for the family of lynn spaulding will file a claim against the city of san francisco. she went missing from her room at san francisco general. her body was found 17 days later in a stairwell. today's filing is the stifrt step in a formal lawsuit. >>> a bay area family is calling for changes at one local hospital because of how they say they were treated after the death of their young daughter. >> there is a right way to handle it and a wrong way to handle it. we experienced the wrong way to the highest degree. >> 21-month-old morgan died from complications following a heart procedure at children's hospital in oakland. her parents say their grief was made worse by mail from the hospital including repeated requests for donations. tonight, 2 investigates looks into the case and asks the hospital what's being done about it. >>> it sounds like silicon valley is having a hiring spree. 59% of the employers who were surveyed say they will add at least one new job to their work force. now, that compares to last year when 46% plan to hire more workers. only 4%

legalities. >> the libertarians, what do you guys do with matt smalling who wrote in his book -- spaulding wrote in his book, quote, a mission of limited government religion is the greatest source of the virtue and moral character required for self rule. does that fly in the face of the autonomy that's inherent the libertarianism? >> not for me. that very well might be true, i don't know. and if it's true, i'm totally happy with it. i mean, -- one of the geniuses f the to american system is that we not only allowed, had some separation between church and state, but we allowed for religious competition,? my wife is french, and france is a dominant catholic country, and they had a different idea about, you know, how to build their republic. and it's alazing to me -- amazing to me and to them to see the amount of religious devotion in this country and the amazing good works that church. s do in this country which is totally not replicated anywhere else in europe which has a much different approach towards these issues. so our, you know, free market and religion, to use a term that might sound

disappeared, later found dead at san francisco general hospital, is suing the city now. 57-year-old lynn spauldingan two weeks later in a stairwell. they blame the death on the hospital and sheriff's department. her family is holding a news conference this morning to discuss their claim. >>> in the east bay, some parents are fighting a plan to open a probation office for convicts right across the street from an elementary school. it's a story you'll see only on abc 7 news. lincoln elementary is just feet from the building where alameda county wants to relocate its probation department. telling abc 7 news, all types of offenders, even sex offenders, would report there when it opens next year. the probation department was already in the process of moving in when school administrators and parents found out. >> there hasn't been any response in terms of a community group meeting. no responses, and we just want some answers first and some kind of security. >> i think we need to give the county administrator time to talk to the various democrats. to see what alternatives there are. >> alameda county sup

of security procedures at san francisco general this is following the death of len spaulding last fallhire a full-time security brought manager. let as well as investigating new security equipment and technology >> : could cost about a million dollars to make these changes some of which have already been implemented. another big story san leandro man survives after metal canister blessed there is a car. the justice for yourself to look right here fire officials say an early friday morning man was napping and his car on all of sudden this canister foil a hundred 50 yds and landed on top of his car. unless it's your door cancer came from nearby recycling plant. the it may be possible all the trend caution gases inside push it through the air. and that's what set through the air and put to the car. fortunately the man was not injured. the details three children from abuse and malnutrition and salinas home. >> : christian beyond the are accused of abusing the children. investigators say that includes training their a year-old daughter to a wall. the gold girl weighed only 40 lbs.. there be

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we made a contact with the representative and spaulding family, but did not hear back. >> there was andhooting in oakland, on 43nd and market streets not far from the emery ville border. the victims were in a car and another car started shooting they managed to drive to the hospital and one died so far. no arrests have been made. >>> a shooting in tenderloin neighborhood, they have pleaded not guilty. it shows people taking cover as a car drives up and gunfire breaks out. they arrested 24-year-old curtis warren and they're both being held on bail. >>> oakland's search for a police chief is still set to continue. the city wants to reopen the application window through the end of april and plans to name a new chief by june. the last outside organization hired to find a new chief was disqualified for benefits to new employees. the original recruiter quit last december. it's headed by an interim chief. >>> the police department is hosting an open house, they're holding workshops on how to start a neighborhood watch group and for the children there will be a bounce house and animal balloons.

under the previous order, the clerk will report the spaulding nomination. the clerk: department of homeland security, susan eleanor spaulding of virginia to be under secretary. the presiding officer: under the previous order, there are two minutes of debate equally divided. mr. reid: time is yielded back. the presiding officer: without objection, all time is yielded back. if there is no further debate, all those in favor, say aye. all those opposed say no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the nomination is confirmed. under the previous order, the clerk will report the roth nomination. the clerk: john roth of michigan to be inspector general. the presiding officer: under the previous order, there are two minutes of debate equally divided. mr. reid: i yield back the time, mr. president. the presiding officer: without objection. there is no further debate. all those in favor say aye. all those opposed say no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the nomination is confirmed. under the previous order, the motion to reconsider are cons