welch's alleged connection to the lion disappearance. witnesses place him in the area where the girls were last seen in 1975. they were reportedly walking to the wheaten plaza shopping center near their home. montgomery county police chief back in february when they named welch as a person of interest. >> investigators have established the fact that welch was at wheaten plaza on march 25, 1975. we have also established that welch was observed paying attention to the lion sisters while at wheaten plaza. >> now our sister publication, the u.s.a. today reports that welsh has denied to his relatives any involvement in the lion disappearance, but he has a stepsister who told u.s.a. today that he doubts his innocence, telling the paper she doesn't believe him, never has. welch has not been charged with anything relating to the lion sisters dis appearance. >> a lot more to learn here, but thank you. >> a lot of emotion this morning at the sprawling navy yard complex in southeast. >> mourners wipe tears as the names of the loved ones were read du

we have just received it, the mountain lion is a male. believe it is a subadult possibly 80 to 85 points. that is what they are looking for. the boy that was attacked here on sunday was released from the hospital yesterday. mark sayre, kpix 5. >>> tonight the chilling 911 call from a deadly confrontation with a deputy. >> get back, get back, sir, please! [ screaming ] >> her family says she didn't have to die. the critical training they claim could have saved her. >>> dangerous downpours torrential rain, washes away cars. the storm creating a travel nightmare near las vegas. >> near san francisco, it's all about climbing temperatures today about 10 degrees warmer throughout much of the bay area and we're not done climbing yet. find out how long many of you will stay in the 90s. that is coming up. >> and call him the bargaining burglar. faced with a gun, wait until you see how a home intruder tries to talk his way out. ,,,,,,,, shot and killed by a san mao sheriff's deputy is suing t >>> the family of an 18-year- old woman shot and killed

his parents had to fight off the mountain lion. fish and game and other agencies closed down the trail to search for the animal. no luck yesterday, but they're expected to look again today. >> it will be euthanized because it needs to be tested for several things including rabies. rabies is prevalent on mountain lions. >> fish and game says attacks on human by mountain lions are extremely rare. this attack is surprising because there were nine other people just a few feet away. >> nannette miranda, "today in the bay." >> tonight, pg&e will give a report on the recovery of this neighborhood. the anniversary comes less than a week after pg&e learned it will face a record $1.4 billion fine. >> in large measure it means closure. the fact that the cpuc has finally completed the three-year-long investigative process and has reached a decision is, we think, very much a contribution to the overall recovery of our community. >> one sticking point, $950 million of the penalty will go to the state's general fund. in response, state senator ger

the lions are the talk of the town. , it seems dangerous to me. there are people living here so of course they are scared of what could happen. >> keeping lions in a village is going to scare people. cats and dogs are fine but not lions. >> how is that possible? the fences are too thin. >> but what can we do? >> one thing they can do is air their complaints to this man, the head of the local veterinary office who gave him the all clear to keep his lions. he says check law does not contain any regulation against it. >> i know people are afraid but we have to stick to the law. if someone makes a request and fulfills all our requirements than we have no way of stopping them from keeping lions. >> the measurements of the cages are correct, the fences are in place, everything is in order. >> if the lions were to come into the village police would deal with it. thankfully he has it under control. >> everything is taken care of. he wants to get a white tiger next. if that means the villagers wil+ continue talking about him, so be it. for him the most impo

crews found tracks that she the mountain lion followed the family of the attack and picked up a scent but there is no lion. crews are here now with fish and wildlife beginning the staging process. the dogs will be here in 10 or 15 minutes and we will keep you updated. if you see a mountain lion try to make yourself larger than the lion, maintain eye contact and do not run. >>> a mystery virus is making a thousand kids sick in ten states and will spread to other states including california. it looked like the common cold but it can become worse. amy hollyfield is at children's hospital with more. amy? >> public health officials across the country in san francisco watching this virus carefully and officials are saying it could become a nationwide outbreak. more than a thousand children across ten states have come down with the mystery breathing virus with no reports of it in california, no reports of anyone here having it but officials say children who have asthma and kids under the age of five are the most vulnerable. >> this is not an unusual time, kids go back to share, and their l d

the lion did not have rabies. the news comes as we had hearing about more mountain lion sightings in the bay area this week. one was spotted in san carlos on devinshire boulevard. residents say it's a good reminder to be aware of the danger. >> i clearly saw two eyes and then after the lights hit its eyes, it ran off. >> it was like right in the middle of the street. >> we live in the area and there is deer here. if there is deer there is usually mountain lion around. it's one of those things you have to be cautious of. >> another mountain lion was spotted earlier this week in woodside. >>> in san jose, police are questioning three people in connection with the death of a woman who was found dead on the street. she was lying on the sidewalk in the 1100 block of oakland road. abc 7 news reporter matt keller has the story. >> reporter: the crime scene was gruesome. at about 2:20 this morning, a woman believed to be around 40 years old was found beaten to death on the sidewalk on north 15th street near commercial stre

the trail. just in case that mountain lion returned. yesterday afternoon two families were hiking on the trail which is behind the winery. they hiked a mile up the path. just before they turned to head back, the mountain lion pounced. we are told the animal followed the family back to their car. the boy suffered lacerations to his head and shoulder. and he was rushed to the hospital for treatment. fish and game wardens and park rangers searched for the mountain lion but did not locate it. >> the lion has attacked this young child and in an extremely aggressive manner. >> search crews will use tracking dogs to help locate the lions. while mountain lion sittings are common, attacks on humans are rare. when they get tool close they tranquilize the animal and head it into a new coast. reporting live, janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 news. >>> san francisco is facing a critical shortage of ambulances. the past week it got even more dire. tara moriarty is joining us from city hall to tell us how lives are being put on the line. tara. >> report

the lion dragged the boy off the trail into some bushes. you can see the child has puncture wounds on his neck and back. the boy was treated here at santa clara valley medical center. hospital officials say he was released this morning. as the child recovers, the hunt for the animal that attacked him continues. the second day, three hound dogs try to track the big cat. >> i can tell you the mountain lion is mulling around in the area specifically. and it feels very comfortable in that specific area. >> reporter: the attack happened more than a mile from this trailhead near pachetti winery in cupertino. the boy was walking with his parents, two siblings, and another family of five. >> the boy strayed 10 feet in front of the family group. >> reporter: he says tracks reveal the mountain lion followed the group down the trail after the attack. so what should you do if you come across a mountain lion? >> the recommendation for if a person is confronted by a mountain lion is stand tall, shout aggressively, fight back if attacked, throw things, wh

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so far, they haven't spotted the mountain lion yet. sterday afternoon, two families were hiking on the zinfandel trail behind picchetti winery. they had hiked a mile up the path and just after they turned to head back, the mountain lion pounced. it attacked a 6-year-old boy from behind and dragged him off into a brushy area. his parents had to physically fight the cat off the boy. we're told the animal followed the family back to their car. the boy suffered lacerations and was rushed to the hospital for treatment. he initially was in serious condition. but he's been upgraded to fair. during their search for the lion last night, tracking dog found its trail but couldn't pick up a scent. >> if you look behind us, the dense vegetation, this is very similar to what it looks like in the field. the tracking conditions are difficult. thankfully, it's not so hot. the heat makes -- the heat diminishes the tracking conditions a little bit. we have a little bit of cool weather in our favor. >> reporter: if authorities find the animal, it will be s

. >>> in the south bay, the danger from one particular mountain lion is over. wildlife officials killed a cat they believe killed a boy this weekend. alyssa harrington is live at the open space preserve. this was an all out search. >> it was. the search has been nonstop. wildlife officials set out traps and cameras and even trackers spent the night in the field with search dogs. this morning they did find a mountain lion they believe attacked the little boy as he was hiking with his family. >> fresh tracks were found not far from the original attack site in the open space preserve early wednesday morning. search dogs picked up a scent and found a mountain lion and forced it up a tree. >> it crouched down and was displaying unusually aggressive behavior like it was going to pounce at one of the wardens we had on scene. it was an extremely dangerous situation. >> kirsten mcintire says the body of the 65-pound male lion is now at a lab in sacramento. the first order of business is to get it tested for rabies. >> there is a 6-year-old boy here having to go through t

. >>> the search is back on in the south bay, efforts to track and kill a mountain lion that attacked a little boy. amid the warmup, how hot it will get and how long it will last. >>> a fight brewing over technology used by police. the fee the utility wants san francisco to pay to mount the censors on its equipment. at 1-800-dentist, we're about one thing. helping you find a dentist you'll want to go to for the rest of your life. we've helped over 8 million people find that dentist, and we can do the same for you. call 1-800-dentist today. ♪ . >>> highway 1 closed after a fully loaded gravel truck overturned this morning. the highway patrol said the truck spilled an estimated 80,000 pounds of gravel. no one was hurt, but there was damage to the road. a detour has been set up to take northbound drivers to bay hill road to get around the accident scene. the chp estimates they'll have the road reopened by 12:30. >>> happening now, two trackers and seven dogs searching for the mountain lion that attacked a six-year-old boy. it happened on a hiking trail sunday afternoon when a mountain li

. >> the search for a mountain lion after it attacked a 6-year-old boy, on a popular south bay hikinggood evening, i'm katie. the attack happened in the open space preserve near the historic pa kety winery. alisa harrington has been following this story tonight. >> this is where the attack happened and wildlife specialists are concerned about how bold the attack was. the boy is in fair condition. the lion has not been found and the search is over for the night but will continue tomorrow morning. >> the 6-year-old boy hiking in a group of ten people. siblings and another family also with ten kids. the mountain lion attacked when the boy was in the open space. >> he did go after the head and neck. >> lieutenant boy said this happened around 1:00 in the afternoon. boit was walking ahead of the group. >> both of the fathers two of the families lunged at the lion, shouting aggressively as the attack was occurring and managed to scare the lion off. >> they carried the injured child a mile and a halfback to the winery where an am brans was called. open space preserve and connecting trails ar

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the spokesman with the fish and wildlife say there are challenges to fining a lion. >> the line lion tacked the child in an aggressive manner. the probability of attacking again is pretty high. we want to do our best to remove this animal from the wield so it does not hurt anyone else. >> more than 20 deputies and park range wees and officials with fish and wildlife are asking the public to avoid the area. two game wardens and an agent with the usda spent night in the pack at the site of the attack in hopes the cat might return. they were ready to take it down if it did. we understand they will use hours this morning to actually try to track the scent but it is not an exact science. they hope they. have some success in finding that animal. they are asking anyone who may come in contact with the mountain lion to maintain try contact, and most importantly do not run. in cupertino for abc7 news. >>> prince george is going to be a big brother. written william and kate are expecting the second child kate has severe morning sickness and had to miss an event and the duchess is treated at the

the prime hiding ples that is not flag ground. >>reporter: mountain lions they are looking for attacked year-old boy sunday afternoo afternoon. the boy suffered bite wder and scratches and release from the hospital but warden sa it's important to find the cat and euthanize it. point lions was recently separated from the mother and hasn't developed fu hunting abilities. >> this one was an opportunist animal and probably extremely hungry because this peop don't normally provide a normal food source for the animals. >> fish wild life biologist spot add fresh print early this evening possibly left by the mountain lions. warden leaving no stone unturned in addition to the trap they brought in 4 more doing so 7 in all will again searching for the mountain lions at dawn. in cupertino abc 7 news. >> cooler weather helping slow the spread of wildfire that chase he canner out of yosemit yosemite. fire burning east of half dome inn area little yosemite vaechlt number of trails and camp site are closed. fire has charred more than foursquare miles. rescue crew use helic

sighting in the bay area, the her is warning people about a mountain lion spotted in woodi'd and the adult mountain lion and three cubs were seen in popular county park before 8:00 this morning. the big cats often dangerous when they are with their young. the sheriff says to avoid highing or jogging at dusk and dawn. this is less than 20 miles from where another mountain lion attacked a six-year old boy on sunday. game wardens are tenning up the search for the boy today. amy hollyfield? >> still no sign of the mountain lion and this open area around the winery here in cupertino is still shut down, still closed to the public, although it has been a couple of days. they still hoping they will catch this animal. they will euthanize the animal. >> there is a new trap to try and capture an aggressive mountain lion and they have four traps set. they moved one to another hopefully better location but it is hard to guess where he will be or if he is even still in the area. they added four more dogs to the hunt this morning. with seven dogs and four traps, they are

the wardens has been searching for the mountain lion. did he that find the big cat, but they know he's close. >> we did get multiple strikes from the dog and nothing hot or anything like that. basically a lot was cold trailing and things like that. >> multiple teams will be heading out tonight and the worry is this mountain lion is proven to be more dangerous than most. >> the fact that it attacked a youngster, and then also made an aggressive movement towards a group of not one person but nine people, that's completely rare and out of whack as far as the way a mountain lion should be thinking. >> the attack happened sunday on this trail. the lion pounced on a six year old boy from behind scratching and biting him before being traced off by the boy's friends and family who were out hiking. the boy was treated overnight and released from valley medical center and the boy's ripped up t-shirt was sent to the animal state analyst line to get the mountain lion's dna and it will prove to be a match if captured or killed by warden. >> if we can

what you don't see in this picture is how close the lion is to homes. >> i heard there are mountain lions here. i saw one. it was scary. >> devin and his dad, jesse got a text from a family member who took the picture. they went to investigate. we saw it shooting down the hill. >> this just days after a mountain lion attacked a little boy after a search with trackers, department of fish and wildlife shot and killed the animal wednesday the department tested the lion's dna with is a liva and determined it's the same lion that attacked him. then, we're able to determine that the cat did not have rain ease. it was a huge concern at the beginning. >> captain don kelly says they get calls about the sightings all the time he's not surprised to hear about one near san carlos and responded to a sighting last night. >> we get reports almost daily but have now as a result >> officials collect their equipment, trails should be back april last week. >> there is growing concern about mountain lions just outside of turlock. a rancher says a mountain lion attacked and killed a horse. the horse was six m

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game wardens warn that the mountain lion could attack again. nick smith has the story from cupertino. >> this animal shows every sign and indication it was attracting this boy as a prey item. >> reporter: that kind of behavior is rare and extremely dangerous. that's why they are hunting the mountain lion down, to kill it. >> to be clear, you don't take the decision to put this animal down lightly. >> oh, my goodness, no. this is nothing we would ever want to do or try to do unless it is a very severe circumstance of an animal that has exhibited extremely aggressive behavior. that little boy would have been killed had his dad not intervened. >> reporter: you are convinced if you do not put this animal down -- >> there is a very high likelihood the animal will continue its aggressive behavior towards people. >> reporter: hiking trails were closed after the attack was reported and a three-man tracking team was deployed. two game wardens and an agent with usda wildlife services. >> they have a team of dogs working with the three of them. what they'r

the prime hiding places that is not flag ground. >>reporter: mountain lions they are looking for attacked 6-year-old boy sunday afternoo afternoon. the boy suffered bite wonder and scratches and release from the hospital but warden say it's important to find the cat and euthanize it. point lions was recently separated from the mother and hasn't developed full hunting abilities. >> this one was an opportunist animal and probably extremely hungry because this people don't normally provide a normal food source for the animals. >> fish wild life biologist spot add fresh print early this evening possibly left by the mountain lions. warden leaving no stone unturned in addition to the trap they brought in 4 more doing so 7 in all will again searching for the mountain lions at dawn. in cupertino abc 7 news. >> cooler weather helping slow the spread of wildfire that chase he canner out of yosemit yosemite. fire burning east of half dome in an area little yosemite vaechlt number of trails and camp site are closed. fire has charred more than foursquare miles. rescue cre

. >>> in the south bay, the danger from one particular mountain lion is over. wildlife officials killed a cat they believe killed a boy this weekend. alyssa harrington is live at the open space preserve. this was an all out search. >> it was. the search has been nonstop. wildlife officials set out traps and cameras and even trackers spent the night in the field with search dogs. this morning they did find a mountain lion they believe attacked the little boy as he was hiking with his family. >> fresh tracks were found not far from the original attack site in the open space preserve early wednesday morning. search dogs picked up a scent and found a mountain lion and forced it up a tree. >> it crouched down and was displaying unusually aggressive behavior like it was going to pounce at one of the wardens we had on scene. it was an extremely dangerous situation. >> kirsten mcintire says the body of the 65-pound male lion is now at a lab in sacramento. the first order of business is to get it tested for rabies. >> there is a 6-year-old boy here having to go through t

the prime hiding places that is not. und. >>reporter: mountain lions they are looking for attacked 6-year-old boy sunday afternoo afternoon. the boy suffered bite wonder and scratches and release from the hospital but warden say it's important to find the cat and euthanize it. point lions was recently separated from the mother and hasn't developed full hunting abilities. >> this one was an opportunist animal and probably extremely hungry because this people don't normally provide a normal food source for the animals. >> fish wild life biologist spot add fresh print early this evening possibly left by the mountain lions. warden leaving no stone unturned in addition to the trap they brought in 4 more doing so 7 in all will again searching for the mountain lions at dawncupertino cupertino abc 7 news. >> cooler weather helping slow the spread of wildfire that chase he canner out of yosemit yosemite. fire burning east of half dome in an area little yosemite vaechlt number of trails and camp are are closed. fire has charred more than foursquare miles. rescue

. >>> in the south bay, the danger from one particular mountain lion is over. wildlife officials killed a cat they believe killed a boy this weekend. alyssa harrington is live at the open space preserve. this was an all out search. >> it was. the search has been nonstop. wildlife officials set out traps and cameras and even trackers spent the night in the field with search dogs. this morning they did find a mountain lion they believe attacked the little boy as he was hiking with his family. >> fresh tracks were found not far from the original attack site in the open space preserve early wednesday morning. search dogs picked up a scent and found a mountain lion and forced it up a tree. >> it crouched down and was displaying unusually aggressive behavior like it was going to pounce at one of the wardens we had on scene. it was an extremely dangerous situation. >> kirsten mcintire says the body of the 65-pound male lion is now at a lab in sacramento. the first order of business is to get it tested for rabies. >> there is a 6-year-old boy here having to go through t

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lion attacked. according to deputyings, the mountain lion pounced on the boy in the middle of a family hike.ned today near pichetti winery in coupe tino. we're joined live at the trail head. this is where the experts now are searching for the lion. marianne? >> reporter: that's true, peggy. this is a trail where the boy was attacked about a mile from here. we are next to pichetti winery in cupertino. we have just learned that the mountain lion attacked the boy with nine other people just a few feet away. several trails in the mountains of cupertino are closed after a mountain lion attacked a 6-year-old boy around 1:00 this afternoon. he was walking with his parents on this trail near pichetti winery. about a quarter mile from this spot. >> the cat did make contact with the

the search for the aggressive lion intensifies. >> the mountain lion is mulling around in the area and feels very comfortable. we have caught tracks going up the hill, down the hill and a few tracks that are fresh. >> reporter: signs the mountain lion that attacked a six-year- old on a hiking trail may still be out here. they are focusing their efforts on a canyon drainage area. >> this cat feels comfortable in the area and too comfortable around people. >> not yet a fully developed adult. the tracks are consistent. >> we are going to try to employ every technique possible. we will go to life traps. >> reporter: baited with a carcass, not as effective as search dogs, heat taking a toll on the dogs. >> i am not scared. i am not spooked. we love the area. we are going to continue hiking here. and be aware of our surroundings and hope it doesn't happen again. >> the plan is to trap the lion alive. test its dna and determine if it is the one that preyed on the child. >> if we could demonstrate this was the animal, it would very likely be euthanized. if not, we would let it go. >> reporter:

authorities say his father, and another man were able to get the lion to release the y by shouting and scaring it away. searchers and their hounds have seen tracks appearing to be from a same mountain lion. game warden travis jared was with dogs all night. >> we have cut tracks going up the hill and back down the hill and a few tracks that are fresh. >> tonight, searchers will bring in fresh traps that would enable wardens watch the animal alive and dnaagainst that left on the child >> this animal had to be euthaniz. >> the trappers prefer dogs to snf out tracks. here, they found one in z.chased it up a tree. visitors to the wineryad mixed feeling here. . >> i feel it's safe. >> had to cancel plans to take a hike in the woods today. >> game wardens say the lion fired the boy and family running backto the parking lot. >> there are important tips, first,don't run. face the animal head on. look bigger by waving your arms around. throw rocks and if you're attacked, fight back with everything ahead. >> parents in the north bay are scrambling after theudden closing of a preschool. lastear an

authorities say his father and another man were able to get the lion to release the boy by shouting and scaring it away. tonight, the searchers will bring in fresh dogs and traps with road kill carcasses. the traps would enable the wardens to catch the animal alive and test its dna against that which was left on the child. >> we could conclusively demonstrate this was the animal that attacked this young child, it would very likely be euthanized. if not, of course we would let it go. >> reporter: the trappers say they prefer dogs which are trained to sniff out the mountain lions' tracks, as seen in this video, by turning them loose they can go at their own pace. they found one and chased it up a tree. meantime, visitors to the winery had mixed feelings about going hiking here. >> i mean, i'm not too worried. i feel like it's pretty safe as long as you follow the safety standards. >> we have to cancel our plans to take a hike in the woods today. >> reporter: that's a good idea. game wardens say the lion was so aggressive it even followed the boy and his family as they were running back to

the cat. he suffered punctured wounds. while mountain lion sightings are common, attacks on humans are rare. >> the mountain lion followed the family back to their car. >> at this point, they are go gonna do -- yoen do their best to identify him. >> reporter: if found, it will be shot and killed and the dna will be matched with the dna from the boy's clothing. the winery is open for business but the trails are closed. >> we're in the countryside. there isn't a lot of predators around. we do see coyotes. we see bobcats. there are people -- there have been claims of people seeing mountain lions but one questions whether they were mountain lions and not bobcats. >> reporter: wardens don't know why the animal attacked. it appears they it was looking for prey. my colleague is following up on this story and will have an update at 5:00 and 6:00. reporting live near cupertino, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, janine. more details now -- mountain lion attacks are rare. the department of fish and game says there have been 13 incide

the father and another man ran toward the lion and shouted aggressively and the cat let the boy go. >> this was an inbound attack that mountain lions usually do not want anything to do with people. this is probably a juvenile and not a skilled hunter. yet. >>> this morning, the nfl is responding to claims by tmz it turned a blind eye to a new video that shows ravens running back ray rice punching his wife. tmz says they were affair of the video that shows rice with a vicious blow to his then fiance, knocking her unconscious if an elevator but did not ask the casino for it. this morning, the nfl reiterated they asked law enforcement nor any video but did not receive it. the couple has married and rice has been cut from the ravens and suspended indefinitely from the n after the extended video surfaced. >> reward to track down the killer of a 17-year-old oakland girl is at $25,000. police and the familiar announce the reward and made a plea for help in the murder case. davis was with friends in september of 2009 and a man got out of the car and started shooting. she died at the scene, a

the washington, d.c. metropolitan area. when sheila lion and her sister went for a walk, left their home, went to the wheaten plaza, and were never seen again. their mother told them to be home at 4:00. they were just seen after 2:00 p.m. never seen after that. welch was named as a person of interest back in february. police said that they had information that someone resembling welch was watching these children at the time. and from the start, they knew this duction, at first, they thought it was a run away and they knew somebody had been watching these girls and it has been recently they named welch as a person of interest and today, they are searching today. we don't know, but we are here to help you find out. i'm peggy fox reporting live in pedford county, virginia. >> any of us that were here will never forget that case. sure would like to know more. thank you so much, peggy fox. tonight, police say they have the man who fired the stray bullet that killed a three-year- old d.c. girl. he is davon wallace and now he is facing murder char

authorities say his father, and another man were able to get the lion to release the boy by shouting and scaring it away. searchers and their hounds have seen tracks appearing to be from a same mountain lion. game warden travis jared was with dogs all night. >> we have cut tracks going up the hill and back down the hill and a few tracks that are fresh. >> tonight, searchers will bring in fresh traps that would enable wardens to watch the animal alive and dna against that left on the child >> this animal had to be euthanized. >> the trappers prefer dogs to sniff out tracks. here, they found one in z.chased it up a tree. visitors to the winery had mixed feeling here. . >> i feel it's safe. >> we had to cancel plans to take a hike in the woods today. >> game wardens say the lion fired the boy and family running back to the parking lot. >> there are important tips, first, don't run. face the animal head on. look bigger by waving your arms around. throw rocks and if you're attacked, fight back with everything ahead. >> parents in the north bay are scrambling after the sudden closing of a p

he was just ten feet in front of the group when the mountain lion attacked. experts say that's rare. >> just because it's so isolated, it is so rare. i don't think we could legitimately scientifically connect the dots between drought and why this animal attacked this child. there's only been 16 or 17 mountain lion attacks in california's 100 years of record-keeping. >> reporter: while the dogs take a break, live traps will try to catch the big cat alive. wardens believe the mountain lion is still in the area and tracks reveal the animal followed the group down the trail after the attack. fish and wildlife teams say they will continue searching for the animal even overnight. if they find the mountain lion outside the live trap they plan to shoot and kill and it test it for rabies. >>> researchers with the santa cruise puma project are tracking mountain lions in the bay area to learn about their habits. since 2008 they've put gps tracking collars on at least 50 big cats. this one was found in mountain view. at this time they say there are no mountain lions with

that's why the crews got started at sunrise. if they find a mountain lion in this area, they will shoot to kill. and then take the carcass back for dna testing. we are live in the hills just outside of cupertino, kip doe, kpix 5. >>> new video this noon, a driver hit a bicyclist in san francisco this morning before colliding with a muni bus and several other cars in the richmond district. it happened just after 8:00 a.m., near balboa street and 8th avenue. the driver of the minivan crashed into the bicyclist, and then into a 31 balboa bus and two parked cars. two people were taken to the hospital with nonlife- threatening injuries. in a separate muni accident, in san francisco, a man was hit by the side of a t3 train just after 5:00 a.m., he was take tonight hospital with head and facial injuries. service is now back on track for the t third line. >>> the cameras are powerfully impressive, even four years after the event. the pictures that is. tomorrow marks the anniversary of the deadly pg & e pipeline explosion, and eight people died and dozens of houses

>> in half an hour filibuster fish will -- in half an hour fish and wildlife will search for the mountain lion that mauled a boy in cupertino. nick? >> this is touchy. the crews will start the search in 30 minutes. look at some of video when we arrived: agents with the department of fish and wildlife started the staging process for the search of the mountain lion. officials closed the trail when the boy was attacked at 1:00 o'clock p.m. two miles from the picchetti winery. this is mountain lie corner -- lion territory but these attacks are "rare." it was called "aggressive." he was dragged into the bushes before the family could rush over and fight off the big cat. >> after the animal attacked the boy and was driven off the attack by the father, it followed him down the hill. >> more than 20 deputies and park rangers and officials with fish and wildlife are asking the public for avoid the area. the seven had some progress with crews finding tracks that show he followed the family after the attack and the seven dogs picked up a scent but, still, no lie beyond. -- lion, if you encounter a mount

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the place. >> a 6-year-old boy is attacked by a mountain lion in the south bay. california fish and wildlife are still trying to track down the big cat. >> that's right. they are expected again to pick up the search this morning. the mountain lion attacked the 6-year-old boy around 1:00 saturday afternoon while he and his family were hiking. the parents had to fight off the big cat and the boy was taken to valley medical center where at last word he's in fair condition and expected to survive. we're told he suffered moderate injuries. >> the man came down the trail carrying his son. it looked like he had a moderate laceration. >> once the mountain lion is caught, it will be euthanized and tested for multiple things like rabies. fish and game says the mountain lion attacks are really rare, attacks against humans that is. there have only been 16 reported in california ever. so really rare in this instance. in the meantime, the trails here in this area have been closed as the search for that mountain lion resumes this morning. >> thank you very much, nanette. >> the

. >>> now it's up to a lab to confirm that the mountain lion that attacked a boy in the south bay is actually dead. kpix 5's kiet do in cupertino now where a mountain lion was shot not far from the scene of sunday's attack. kit, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. those crews are out there sleeping out on the trail for four days. they were working from sun-up to sundown. they sed three traps but not -- they set three traps but nothing. then yesterday morning they found fresh tracks and knew they were getting close. then 10 yards away from the original attack they spotted a mountain lion. a -- 130 yards away from the original attack they spotted a mountain lion. they shot and killed it. >> it would not have been possible to tranquilize it. it would have died in the fall at that height. so it displayed some extremely aggressive behavior. it crouched down and acted like it was going to jump at the warden. >> reporter: the mountain lion's remains are now in sacramento for rabies testing. they will also conduct dna testing using the cougar saliva found on the victim's shirt to see if

the u.n. is investigating. >>> experts believe they killed a mountain lion that attacked a 6-year-old boy in theills above cupertino. yesterday a team of dogs chased a 65-pound mountain lion into a tree about 130 yards away from the area where that boy was attacked over the weekend. wildlife officials say the juvenile male was showing unusually aggressive behavior so it had to be killed. >> do not attack people with any regularity. these are so uncommon and even beyond that, the fact that it attacked a person in a group of people, that's practically unheard of. >> fish and wildlife will now do dna tests to make sure it was the lion that actually attacked the boy. >>> time now is 6:36. let's check our hot weather. >> i didn't sleep well last night. it was too, too, hot. i feel a little discombobulated this morning. >> what time did you go to bed, midnight? [ laughter ] >> oh, -- >> late! >>> good morning, rise and shine. out the door this morning, we have areas of fog at the coast. our air temperatures are still mild. in fact, when you look at 59 degrees in san francisco, that's the high temperat

his parents had to fight off the mountain lion. fish and wildlife closed down the trails to search for the lion but no luck. they say meanly because of the heat yesterday. they're expected to go at it again today. >> we have to start from the attack site and move out in concentric circles looking for tracks of that lion. we do our best to find the exact lion that was responsible for the attack, but to answer your question about do lions stay in the same place, they do and sometimes they don't. >> reporter: wardens have also enlisted the help of four federal tracking dogs. fish and wildlife says mountain lion attacks on humans are extremely rare, 16 ever reported in california. we're also told that two game wardens spent the night at the attack site just in case the animal came back. mountain lions tend to come back to an attack site but overnight there was no sign of this mountain lion. >> the watch continues. thank you. >> it is 6:05. the family of a special needs teen-ager shot and killed bay deputy in half moon bay is set to file

they were closed after the lion attacked a 6-year-old boy hiking with his family. the department of fish and wildlife found and killed the lion on wednesday and confirmed friday through dna testing that it was the same line. the threat of mountain lions will not stop them from hitting the trails, the hikers say. >>> a massive manhunt for a shooter who shot and killed a pennsylvania state trooper in cold blood and injured another and, next, a story that was first on kron 4, an 82-year-old woman tells a terrible story about a robber who handcuffed and hit her inside her own home. that will be $22 dollars and 50 cents. $22.50. that's insane! jack. what? it's not even a meal? right now, at my place you can get my spicy chicken club combo. it's my classic spicy chicken breast with bacon and melting cheese on toasted sourdough plus fries and a drink for just $4.99. aww, you're just a big softy. nah, i'm still sad about the popcorn. >>> now to a story that was first seen on kron 4, pat said she has never experienced anything so terrifying. she said it happened early friday

this is where the search is expected to resume for that mountain lion. that attacked a six- year-old boy. we just got new information from fish and wildlife officials. coming up, we will tell you about their plan of action in finding that mountain lion. monday morning, september 8th i'm dave clark. >> good morning, i'm pam cook. coming up on 5:30. steve paulson talking about the incredible weather down south. but i guess it's not making its way up here. >> not here but it's close. also toward central california and southern. a little low is moving in. this will not bring it in for us. it is ramping up that fog bank. that will keep temperatures a little cooler today. it will be the coolest day of the week. a lot more 50s here than 60s. temperatures running a little cooler here. a westerly component for most. 47 in tahoe. a few thundershowers in and around the area. low clouds will give way to sunshine. >> i want to show you what the traffic is like there. let's go right to san francisco. third street and carroll avenue. there is an injury crash involving

later in the quarter, lions with another third and long, and stafford moving around the pocket. gets who he finds? put it up there. another calvin johnson touchdown. 16-yard td finishes with seven catches. lions win 35-14. >>> baseball, the washington nationals have their sights set on a division title and a trip to the playoffs. shouldn't take long to clinch both if they play like they did tonight, against the braves, no less. their rivals. looks ready for the stretch one. doug fister on the mound, looking playoff ready. top six, nats up, facing jason heyward. fister gets him looking. three strikeouts in seven shut-out innings for fister. bottom seven, bases loaded for anthony rendon, one out, he lines it toward second. gets him at second, but rendon beats out that throw. no double play for atlanta. a runner scores, nats up 2-0. top nine, it's a 2-1 lead. drew storn in to close it out. he sent andrelton simmons down swinging. struck out the side in the nights. nats win it 2-1. now an eight-game lead in the division. >> royals taking onoston in boston. top six, lined to first, th

the department tested the lion's dna with saliva found on the boy's teeshirt. they determined it is the same lion that attacked him. >> then we also were able to determine through the necropsy that the cat did not have rabies. that was a huge concern for all of us at the beginning. >> reporter: captain don kelly says they get calls about mountain lion sightings all the time. he's not surprised to hear about the one near san carlos. he even responded to a sighting in santa cruz last night. >> we get incident reports almost daily about somebody seeing a lion. what i think we have right now as a result of this particular attack is a heightened awareness, almost to the point of being frenzied in some cases. >> reporter: even though the lion is dead, hiking trails in the picchetti ranch open space preserve are still closed while officials collect their equipment. the trail should be back open next week. >> here are some important tips if you ever encounter a mountain lion. first, don't run. that's the worst thing you can do. instead, face the animal, make noise and

officials say the mountain lion approached the boy from behind as he was hiking with his parents and another sibling. that mountain lion launched on to the boy's neck dragging the boy into the brush. >> the cat did make contact with the boy. did end up taking him into a brushy area. his parents did fight the animal off and the boy's in the hospital right now. >> authorities are calling it an isolated incident and aren't sure what provoked the attack. they say it's not in their nature. >> mountain lions sightings aren't unusual in county parks, municipal parks, state parks. but an attack is extremely rare. >> we have basically a federal trapper going to be en route and we are basically going toned up going from there. >> california fish and wildlife would not say what techniques they would use to catch the lion or what they would do after. only saying that they are taking proactive measures to make sure the animal doesn't continue to be a problem. >> we were in the mountains, we're in their territory. and you know, sadly a small child could be their prey. >> reporter: i want to mention

. >> reporter: if the search team finds any mountain lions in the area they will shoot to kill. it has shown to be very aggressive so the wardens are not going to be taking chances. >> you say they will shoot to kill but how do they know they have got the right one. >> they will do some dna testing and they will take the saliva off the shirt and that's how they will have the right one. live near cupper tino in the newsroom. >>> good morning, michelle the help is needed and more than 1,000 buildings are yellow tagged and more than 1,000 is red tagged. they are looking for help and it will be 1st street and silverado trail. they can get in for building permits and other resources. the aid comes more than two weeks after the largest bay area earthquake. meanwhile san francisco is requiring private schools to upgrade earthquake safety measures and they will not have to meet them and there would not have an tub grade. >>> hackers have broken into the school's web server. they stole more than 600,000 people's security information and everybody's whose information was stolen is being n

. >>> the danger from one mountain lion is over. officials killed the cat they believe attack add six-year-old boy in cupertino. here are details. >> tracks were found near the trail not too far from the original attack in the open space preserve on wednesday morning. dogs picked up the scent, found the mountain lion and forced it up a tree. it was displaying north boundly aggressive behavior like it was going to pounce at one of the wardens on the scene and it was an extremely dangerous situation and they shot the cat. >>> from the california fish and wildlife the body of the male lion is at a laboratory in sacramento and the first order of business is get it tested for rabies. there is a six-year-old boy that is going through the rabies shots which were painful and difficult and he has been through enough. >> they will test the d.n.a. with saliva from the boy's t-shirt. they think they killed the right mountain lion trails are still closed and that is because they are waiting for the dan test to come back and officials have to coll