watching an accident report on the nimitz freeway to make sure it doesn't turn into a hotspot the u.s. coast guard is looking for a zero missing windsurfer she went missing around coyote point this is the area where she went missing quilter and is standing by a coast guard headquarters purre. >> they have been searching for gabby could count all night. there is a news conference going on right now that's join in >> our around 720 last night and 62 year-old woman out of a loss all post she was going out win serving for 30 minutes he reported her overdue by 6:30 p.m. we have surged 82 square miles we're continuing our search at first light this morning durin. the waves are very, now and the temperature of the what it is than 70 degrees her survival rate is very good right now it is not a body out there so we are having good searching conditions during it is difficult because we have not found any evidence. it is always a good idea to let have electronic device on annual with gps tracking information she is a very strong swimmer and an avid windsurfer she was very experienced she has a radio an

we've got petty officer pamela balin from the u.s. coast guard on the phone. you're helping the mexican navy. what do you know right now about the survivors and who you're looking for? all right. we're going to get her back in a second. having a technical problem getting hold of her. what we do understand is that of the 42 people on board about 21 have been rescued. 16 of them americans and 5 of them mexicans. we're still getting detail coming in but we're going to get back to the coast guard momentarily. >>> more news right now that you're going to hear about today. it is 4th of july. it is a holiday. the jury in the casey anthony murder trial has a job to do. the deliberations over her guilt or innocence are expected to begin in a few more hours. first the prosecution has some rebutting to do. the defense claims the state did not prove that casey anthony killed her daughter caylee. but they played with the jury's emotions. >> you see the strategy behind that is, is if you hate her, if you think she's a lying no good slut, then you'll start to look at this ev

now family members say they're hoping mexican officials and the u.s. coast guard put together a dive team to look for the fishing boat. they are disappointed that that hasn't happened yet. >> we want to believe that no one wasn't able to get out. but for which ever families that would affect, it would bring closure to a lot of us. >> reporter: the u.s. coast guard tells the family that they are worried about dehydration, not necessarily the conditions of the water, because the water is warm. about 84 degrees. meanwhile, the lee family says tonight that don lee is strong and in shape and if anyone can survive, he will. reporting live in san ramone, cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >> very good report. cheryl, i want to ask a quick question of a dive deem going down to look at the boat to see if there's the possibility there might be some people who didn't make it out. do we know when that would happen and who would do that? >> reporter: well, this's very controversial question, and it's a very good question, because the family is pushing for that dive team. in

in the last minute or so spokesperson for the u.s. coast guard arrived here at yorba buena island, she's trying to give a press conference and update us on the search for this missing 62-year-old wind surfer. we know her name is kathy katan out of los altos. she is experienced. here with us this morning is heather and good morning. can you tell us what's new this morning? what are you going to do? >> there's nothing too new that we haven't discussed last night. as we stated last evening, around 7:20 we got a call, the coast guard, that kathy was missing. she is a 62-year-old woman out of los altos. she was told her husband around 5:00 she was going to go wind surfing for 30 minutes. he reported her missing, overdue, around 6:30. and then notified the coast guard. we've had been on scene. we searched 82 square miles in the vicinity of foster city up to san mateo bridge. we are continuing our search this morning at first light. alameda county has been out since last night. and all of the other resources for san mateo county plan on doing a fi

u.s. coast guard left yesterday searching for the tourists. the boat capsized before dawn on sunday when it was hit by a sudden storm. one man as we mentioned has been found dead. we recently spoke to may lee the missing fisherman donald lee is clinging to hope that her husband will be found alive. >> just thinking about not being with him it's horrible. i have to hold on to that. i have to hold on that there is hope. >> reporter: lee shared with us this video a similar fishing trip that her husband organized last year. this is the third time he took the trip. lee is on the far right hand side of a group photo that we are just about to show you right now. it was taken shortly before the group on board saturday. there he is right there. we will tell you what some people were able to eat that helped them stay alive and have the strength to swim to shore to be rescued. live in the newsroom i'm tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we are learning more about the man confirmed dead in this boating tragedy. he's identified as leslie yee of series.

the u.s. coast guard and the mexican navy suspended the official search last week after covering 7,000 square miles. >>> well, quite the show along the northern california coastline. blue whales in record numbers have been spotted cavorting in the waters and as elizabeth wenger reports this could be a sight of a lifetime. >> reporter: it is. they were actually spotted in large amounts near the farralons directly behind me, weather obviously making it a little difficult to see this afternoon. but scientists explained it to me like. this basically there is one whale calls over his we'll buddies says check it out there's a lot of food and that's why you have that's whale buddies in such large numbers. pretty cool especially if you have never seen a blue whale before. >> reporter: it's a whale of a party off the coast of san francisco lately. blue whales about the size of three buses have been making an appearance on a grand scale in the gulf of the farralons. >> it's incredible. if you have never seen

the u.s. coast guard completed its fifth search for a missing fisherman in mexico sea of cortez today. this is video of the search. the coast guard canvassed more than a thousand square miles today alone, but no signs of the seven people from northern california still missing since sunday when their boat sank. the agency searched more than 3,000 square miles of ocean and land since last monday. >>> and today we heard from another survivor of the fishing trip tragedy. charles gibson is from the bay area. he's now sharing his heroing experience with us. he described what happened after being knocked into the water without a life jacket. >> a lot of chaos, because it was pitch black. the ship went down and it was dark. it was the smell of diesel, the burning fuel on your body. not knowing where you were. >> gibson said he watched the ship sink and described it as being like the titanic. 19 fisherman from california are among the survivors. mexican authorities asked the u.s. coast guard to continue sear

. >> reporter: a u.s. coast guard helicopter joined mexico's navy monday in the search for several fishermen still missing off baja, california. one american was killed when the "erik," a chartered fishing boat, capsized in a flash storm early sunday morning, 60 miles south of san felipe. >> passengers were in the water for over 16 hours and eventually were rescued by local fishermen, and the military. >> reporter: some of the fishermen on board the "erik" took this trip every year for the fourth of july. jan's husband rich joined this year by chance. >> apparently one of the gentlemen couldn't go, and so rich was offered a trip for free. >> reporter: the men clung to coolers, rescue rings and life vests for hours until three of them were rescued by another boat, as they tried to swim to shore. >> possibly could still be out there. >> reporter: mexican officials say the survivors were in good condition with injuries like scrapes and sunburns. they were taken to a clinic for checkups. lee's wife said her husband

fishing being one of them of course. >> the u.s. coast guard called off the search yesterday. >>> for the families of the men still missing it is the waiting and the agonizing not knowing that is the worst part of the tragedy. one of the missing men is here. he is serving in the vietnam. awarded the purple heart after being wounded there. i sat down with his oldest son, michael while the u.s. coast guard and mexican navy called off the search. he is asking for one more step from the u.s. government. >> the coast guard and the mexican navy say the search is over. what do you want the department of defense to do? >> we want them to make a dive happen, to look at the vessel and see if there is any bodies in there that can answer any questions and have some closure for some families. >> they are asking some of the lawmakers to pressure the defense department to do more to dive on the wreck. they are also raising money for a private search if their efforts fail. their website is find our fathers .org. we will link you from our site abc7news.co

the u.s. coast guard and mexican navy called off their search last week after covering more than 7000 square miles. the fund-raiser is this morning at 11:30 a.m. at the prickly pear cantina in danville. 20 percent of the sales will be donated to the fund to help continue the search. >> i have been listening and as james m. rupert murdoch are apologizing for the phone hacking scandal at the news of the world newspaper. the hearing is happening right now in front of parliament. keeshonduring the testimony, robert marocs said he is not as possible for this hacking scandal, saying that he trusted the people he hired to run his company. as a media mogul said he shut down the newspaper because of the criminal allegations, not because of financial gain. he told lawmakers that he has seen no evidence that victims of 9-11 were targeted. the fbi is investigating whether any victims of the 2001 terrorist attacks were snooped >> a quick check on weather with erica. >> we are expecting warmer conditions as soon

. >> reporter: u.s. coast guard petty officer dave pulliam is a swimmer who pulled her from the waters. >> surprisingly, she was in an excellent state of mind. she didn't complain, did not panic once, calm, cool and collected. >> reporter: cathy was flown to an air station near sfo where she was treated and released. she and her husband are going home to rest. but rest assured, she is not done. she says she plans to get back into the water next week. at sfo, anser hassan, cbs 5. >>> friends of seven fishermen still missing off baja will keep that search going. one of those friends tells the santa rosa press-democrat she plans to raise money for a private dive team. she wants to find sean chattuck of petaluma who along with those others has been missing since their chartered fishing boat sank in a storm on july 3 the u.s. coast guard and mexican navy suspended searching last week after covering 7,000 square miles. >>> they claimed responsibility for hacking government and corporate websites around the world. no

first, the u.s. coast guard and the mexican navy continued to search for the bay area men to sing at the. >> today marks one week since the fishing boat that sank off the baja coast. here is video of the search effort later this week or you mexican authorities have asked the u.s. to send in specialized diving teams to help in the search. they are scheduled to arrive in mexico later today. >> this weekend we heard from on other survivor. he described what happened after being knocked into the water without a life jacket on that boat. >> it was chaos because it was pitch black. it was dark. it was the smell of diesel and burning fuel on your body. not knowing where you were. >> he described as being on the titanic. seven fishermen from california are still missing. also new, officers arresting a suspected drunk driver after his car crashed into a san jose fire engine. >> it was just before 12:30 a.m. that is what a speeding sport coupe crashed into the engine. a collision launched the car almost 20 feet into

the u.s. coastuard has joined mexico's navy, pulling survivors from the water. as this tragedy unfolds we're learning tonight of some remarkable stories of survival. tourists swimming to shore clutching a cooler. it all happened about two miles off the coast near baja, mexico and we begin with abbie boudreau in mexico. >> reporter: these are the lucky ones, their tour boat capsized in the middle of the night carrying 44 passengers and crew. the mexican navy says there was no mayday call, for more than 12 hours no one was aware they were in trouble. the rescue operation began when a local fisherman spotted three survivors at sea. michael was one of two dozen americans on board. he and several companions managed to swim to safety clinging to a cooler. >> they had life jackets on and did have time to put on life jackets, so that's a good thing. he's a strong swimmer. i'm really glad. >> reporter: also among the rescued, american lee ikegami, on a fishing trip with his buddies. we reached his wife by te

the u.s. coast guard rushed to help search for survivorses. according to the u.s. coast guard one person who has not been identified is dead. baja sportfishing sent us this statement. quote, we have been working with xihe t nrities and the u.s. coast guard in the search and rescue. right now our main concern is making sure everyone is accounted for. their website reads due to events occurring at this time all further trips are canceled. the head of the golden gate fisherman's association who's worked in sport fishing for almost 50 years said it could have been much worse. >> if it would have happened at nighttime, obviously they lost all of their lights if the boat capsized and equipment quit working. >> reporter: though ikegami's wife knows he is safe, she doesn't know whether their friends are among the missi. she says until her husband coming home she'll try to focus on the questions that can be answered. >> it's going to be a problem getting home. once we get to where the car is, how do we get the car home? just every little -- just little things, pidly things a

of san leandro. >>> the u.s. coastlans at least two more days of searching for seven missing fishermen from northern california. now, those men disappeared when their fishing boat capsized and sank last sunday morning off the east coast of mexico's baja peninsula. >>> the eric has been located in about 220 feet of water. today or tomorrow, u.s. navy divers are expected to check that sunken ship for the missing men. meanwhile, the mexican navy and the u.s. coast guard are still looking on the surface. >> the coast guard and the mexican navy are pursuing this case as a rescue mission effort. we're still hopeful to find the seven missing fishermen. >> the coast guard has searched 4600 square miles of the sea of cortez. officials say though it is still possible for someone to have survived more than a week. because those waters are still warm. >>> work on the new bay bridge has reached a milestone. thousands of miles away. the chinese company manufacturing the steel girders and towers says it is putting the final touches o

the u.s. coast guard and mexican navy searched for those survivors for more than 36 hours. >> there's a lot of different factors that go into survivability. the age of the person, male or female, whether or not they have life jackets on. >> reporter: those survivors they found are reported to be in good condition but some are certainly sunburned and dehydrated after having to spend 15-plus hours in the water before rescue. one of the survivors is rich sibatari from novato. and he had joined the trip at a last-minute addition and called his wife to tell her that he is safe. >> then he mentioned that he got awakened at about 2:30 and they all just had to jump off the boat and take what they -- life jackets on, and he indicated they had been in the water for about 15 hours. >> michael ng of belmont is another bay area survivor on the boat. he was one of the gentlemen who clung to an ice chest in the water and floated until he was rescued. and lee ikizami also survived. he was flipped right into the wat

. >> the u.s. coast guard is helping, its taking place in mexican waters. the coast guard can only continue searching with mexico'sñr permission. >> mexican authorities and they'll go into and how long to continue. >> and keep hope alive. >> he's fighting. and family members say survival and and it was and i knew he's hanging survivors sea the sea the cortez. >> not one of them. if they had known there was a storm coming in. and and they remain hope oofl we're going to get them back. you know we are. >> and tonight we understand that the u.s. coast guard will be completed by sundown. and 1300 square miles of the search area. they've been doing 500 miles per day, meaning they may have completed searching the area with that specialized aircraft. whether they've continued after tomorrow that, decision will be made on a day by day basis. >> and jonathan bloom reporting. >> the fbi joined picassoes stolen from a gallery. police impounded a cab they believe the thief hailed after snatching $200,000 drawing off the walls. the bandit made off with the sketch. the fr

the u.s. coast guard and the mexican navy suspended searches officially last week after covering 7,000 square miles and seeing no sign of them. >>> san francisco police say that they have proof that a teenager they killed fired at them first but some people are upset that the shooting happened in their neighborhood at all. elizabeth wenger is in the bayview district where a town hall meeting will take place tomorrow and i know, residents there are looking for answers, elizabeth. >> reporter: they are. this is the police -- the police department's opportunity now to kind of set the facts straight. they are hosting this town hall meeting right here at the bayview operahouse where we are standing in front of. 6:00 tomorrow, yeah, this has really divided the community. a lot of people are concerned of this officer-involved shooting that police shouldn't have shot and killed. other people are concerned because they say the suspect was unarmed. so a still a lot of unanswered quells. police held a news con

. >> this is a map where the u.s. coast guard and the mexican navy are still searching for that fisherman's from the boat that capsized. >> i am here but i saw the ship doubling in this direction just like the titanic is slowly went into, water. >> is talking at a press conference. >> i am just in disbelief. >> he and seven friends were on a fishing trip the kept on swimming to light they saw way off. >> we thought that the coast guard or another fishing vessel would find us. >> he slowly made it to shore to one of uninhabited island. >>: large wave pushed me towards the island. >> he was picked up by another fishing boat and eventually made his way along. >> if i made it to an island that they can to, i do so but it has a happy ending to eit. >> we're following this on our web page all you have to do is log on. >> there is a meeting with the president and republican leaders today the white house resisted a proposal by john boehner smaller reduction deal. gop leaders said they will not vote on that debt ceiling. >> it is th

again the u.s. coast and mexican authorities are still trying to finding the eight people still missing. ali? >> let's talk about dominique strauss-kahn. it looks like the case against him here in new york is falling apart. meanwhile a new developing for him in france. >> yeah, his legal problems are far from over for dominique strauss-kahn. if he thought because the new york case was crumbling there are new cases against him. especially one new case, i should say, in france, a journalist through her lawyer has filed a criminal complaint against him for a situation that took place some eight years ago. she's accusing dominique strauss-kahn of sexually assaulting her. now, people, are wondering whether or not -- wondering why it took this long to file this complaint. it goes back to the fact that her mother had advised not to file this complaint, because her mother was working for the socialist party that dominique strauss-kahn was working for as well. we'll have to wait and see if there's enough ed in thi

. >>> the u.s. coast guard will continue their search for these men. they are still missing after their boat capsized in the sea of cortez. the coast guard completed its 7 7th search. there was still no sign of the missing fisherman of the the coast guard searched 5300 square miles of ocean and land since the navy requested assistance in the search effort. the 19 survivors left mexico. they are back home now with their families. we talk with one man who survived 18 hours otsea. >> -- at sea. >> reporter: this picture was taken before the trip. two of his cousins are still missing. they clung to a cooler for 18 hours after the 35-foot wave sunk the boat. >> nothing but three guys a cooler and empty sky. >> reporter: the men paddled for hours but because of the strong current only gained 2-3 feet. they helped each other stay alive. >> it was lonely. >> reporter: mexico fisherman found them and they survived orphcandy -- on candy. >> heaven. >> reporter: besides a sun burn physically he is doing fine and happy to be back home with his wife. kron 4 news. >

now the u.s. coast guard sent aircraft to the sea of cortez yesterday to help the search effort. these are pictures from sacramento this morning. another c-130 will head down. the coast guard said there could be survivors since the water is so warm. we are learning details about the boats captain trouble he may now be in and what may have lead to the vessel sinking so quickly. i'm tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. >>> last night the richmond city council anonymously approved a plan for id cards. this will encourage undocumented workers to stay in richmond. christian joins us now. >> reporter: good morning. it's a topic that packed the city council chambers here last night. they have moved one step closer to approving the id cards that supporters said would help undocumented immigrants get into the economy and help other homeless members of society. it will allow anyone that has lived in richmond in the 15-30 days to get an id card. richmond's police chief was among those supporting the plan. >> some id that is based on credentials is better than no id. so if we are dealing with

. >>> the mexican navy and u.s. coast guard will continue searching saturday for 7 men lost at sea. they are all from the bay area. they were part of a group of fishermen whose boat capsized over the weekend. the coast guard says it had already searched 1400 square miles of ocean and land. tonight some of the survivors who recently returned home are criticizing the captain and his crew. why some survivors and families of missing fishermen are upset. >> reporter: some of the survivors get choked up. for hours they spent floating on the high sea. >> said we've got too many guys out here. >> even though they're back in the bay area, their hearts are still in mexico. they keep praying for 7 missing fishermen. they're saying he was not well trained and that there was no emergency plan. the survivors say the captain did not send out any distress signals calling for help. they say the fishermen were not given any advance warning that the boat was in trouble. >> i asked the captain, have you put out any call to the coast guard to get us here. he didn't say anything to me, he just staired at

the u.s. coast guard says the water temperatures are warm that is raising hopes.vivors will be found. >>> san francisco police searching now for a woman she threw bleach in the face of another woman and hit her with a bottle. that attack happened in the prochero hill neighborhood. >>> last night richmond city council voted to approve an id card program for that city. anyone who is has lived in richmond for 15 of the past 30 days will qualify for a card. regardless of their immigration status. >>> the hotel maid in the dominic strauss kahn sex case is filing a lawsuit against the new york post. the woman's lawyer claims the paper published false information about his client client to sale papers. the newspaper reported that the hotel made also worked as a prostitute. collecting cash on the side for male guests. the post says it stands by its reporting. >>> just about 45 minutes from now the new director of the international monetary fund will hold her first news briefing. yesterday was lou guard's first day on the fund. she was appointed for a five- year term after

monday the u.s. coast guard in san diego sent a helicopter like this one after the mexican navy asked for assistance. crews haven't found anybody in the water. kron 4 news. >>> the why of one man talked about the ordeal that her husband went through. >> you have a hard time talking about it. he gets very emotional. for him it means it was traumatic. he had a life jacket and that's what saved his life. his friends had a life jacket and some of the men did there weren't any life boats. it was every man for themselves. that's the way i found it. get out. otherwise you will go down with it. everything, all our feelings go out to those people that have families that are still wondering. i am just -- we are all grateful our people are okay but we know not everyone is that fortunate. >> we also talked with another wife, his wife tells us how lucky he is to be alive but it's tough to deal with the fact that friends are still missing. >> he was in an area when the boat flipped, he was thrown into the ocean and the

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. >> the u.s. coast guard has finished its search for the seven fishermen. one man is confirmed dead and most of the missing are from the bay area. a facebook posts as they are looking into hiring a dive team as a last resort. >>> a jury in marin county convicted james mitchell of first-degree murder in the beating death of his ex- girlfriend. we just spoke with mitchell's attorney who said his client was calm as the verdict was read. the jury also found mitchell guilty of kidnapping and other charges be he could be sent to prison for 34 years to life but the jury did not find a special circumstance of murder during a kidnapping making mitchell eligible for parole. >>> at this hour police are investigating a shooting that left one person injured pit it happened around 5:00 p.m. near barbers point road near the old air force base. one neighbor said she heard gunshots and saw a body in the road to the victim was taken to the hospital. no word on the identity or condition. >>> continuing coverage of last week's below shooting by bart police officers -- fatal sh

the u.s. coast guard ended its search yesterday and the mexico navy called off its recovery efforts after they failed to find the wrecked ship again. patty lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> fundraiser is getting underway in san francisco for the two hikers held in iran. shane bauer and josh. they are trial is scheduled july 31. today is shane bauer 29th birthday. the fundraiser features his photography. money raised will go towards legal fees. . >>> how patrol agents botched their monitoring of phillip garrido. ken pritchett is live. he sat down with the district attorney who just made public key evidence in the case. >> reporter: a sat down with the da. asked him why he released the documents, he says he wants to highlights the mistakes made in this case. mistakes that could have prevented the kidnapping in if first place. >> reporter: look at this video of phillip garrido with nancy garrido taping. this one of them stocking children. >> do you think anybody can see me? >> no. >> i see them. >> reporte

. >> reporter: the u.s. coast guard continued its support with another aircraft sent to the area to keep looking for survivors from the air. families say they heard from locals who insist fisherman survived for 7 days. >> we still have hope that they are alive and they can be found and returned home safely. >> reporter: and in the last hour another reason for this family to stay encouraged, they heard secretary of state hillary clinton asked to expedite a special team of divers to search the boat that is still under water. >> our coverage continues on www.ktvu.com, you will find more videos of the families. >>> police call off the search for a bicyclist reported missing after he was spotted in the foot hills. police say a clerk saw antoine mackey in roseville yesterday. his girlfriend reported him missing when he didn't return home from a bike ride. he is no longer considered missing. >>> doctors and nurses join the fight to save st. luke's hospital in san francisco. ktvu's rob roth reports on today's protest and

coast of mexico. mr. yee was a san francisco native. he served in the u.s. army until 1971, and then he spent 37 years at the "san francisco chronicle" newspaper as a manager of transportation. his body was found shortly after the accident but seven men all from northern california are still missing. their 115-foot boat the erik sank minutes after a violent thunderstorm capsized the boat. all passengers and crew were tossed into the sea of cortez. the u.s. coast guard called off the search on tuesday, nine days after the accident. the mexican authorities usually call off their search and rescue mission four days after an incident. that, however, has family members of the missing fishermen frustrated and disappointed. they want closure to the horrific accident saying the only way to do so is to bring home the family members. >> we are not going away. and we're not giving up and we will continue to press this request until we actually receive satisfaction. and the ultimate goal is to bring our family members home. >> reporter: now, this group has been going on

the u.s. coast guard and the mexican navy suspended the search last week after covering 7,000 square miles. >>> san francisco police say that they have proof that a teenager they killed fired at them first but a lot of people are angry that the shooting happened in their neighborhoods at all. elizabeth wenger is in the bayview, where a town hall meeting will take place tomorrow. now, a lot of emotion going on it, right, elizabeth? >> there is. it's divided this community here in the bayview district of san francisco. we're standing in front of the bayview operahouse where that town hall meeting is going to be held tomorrow night 6:00. san francisco's chief of police will be there as well as city officials, clergy. growing sense of anger here. now, police say they have proof that this man, 19-year-old kenneth harding, was the one that fired at them first. in a news conference police released audio of what they say was the actual sound of the shoot crowd between police and the suspects saturday night.

now, yesterday the u.s. coast guard had sent a helicopter to assist the navy in the search. that plane returned and a second plane was sent from sacramento down to mexico to continue with that search today. and once again, those favorable conditions in terms of 80- degree temperature water, calm waters, still give us hope that the missing individuals may still be arrive. >> thank you, kristy seifkin live in the newsroom. >>> several families here in the bay area have received phone calls with good news from their loved ones saying they made it and they're okay. among the survivors are two men from novato. a wife has been waiting by the telephone. >> he has assured me that the other face are fine but they are just worried about russ. like we all are, all us wives r i can't imagine being in her position right now. >> that would be russ bautista from penngrove. he is one of the seven men who are still missing this morning. we will continue to monitor the search and keep the latest updates posted at cbssf.com. >>> police are waiting to notify family they say before releasing the

and the water task force, the u.s. coastguard has been a partner in coordination among the different harbor safety communities, and the law enforcement agencies. we had a number of different stakeholders. we have the permit process that would allow for these events to be managed well. the other side of the organization talks about the initiatives with the authority and the america's cup organizing committee. the america's cup organizing committee is another party for the agreement, and this is charged with fund-raising, and they are spearheading the other committee. they are really helping us to be a force multiplied to make this unique to san francisco. this is vital with the partners, and a number of other cities to bring the america's cup world series around the world. this will be key, as the teams start to arrive. we want to make certain that they successfully relocate here as soon as possible. with the excitement of their operations to the bay. community engagement, we're looking at you if involvement, which is called

the mexican navy requested help from u.s. coast guard helicopters based in san diego to search for the missing. >> by sending our helicopter down there, we have four celts of eyes in the sky to hopefully locate some of these missing people. >> it was clear weather when they left the port, but a surprise electrical storm crashed while most were asleep. the 115-footer called. many of the guys were wearing their life vests and swam many miles away. boats in the area rescued otherrings. they are now meeting with american state department officials making arrangements to get home to the bay area. some have vowed to stay while the search continues. the water is warm. the seas have calmed, so there is some hope, at least some of the seven missing, all americans, may still be hanging on. >> and the american government also been asked for help with divers. have to go some 200 feet deep and recover what they can from the sunk l vessel. we expect that effort to begin tomorrow as well. as for the men, they are in a row tell tonight, we're told

the u.s. coast. in the past all inmates were shaved bulls nowadays this is no longer the case those behind bars are now even allowed to wear watches there are no restrictions on correspondents with relatives even. people here folks who work in what's called the industrial zone business work. the good thing about the place is that the conditions aren't harsh. well. they're pretty much the same everywhere a little bit better in some places and worse on all those. when you've got people can adapt to any conditions. leo noble spend a couple of weeks in the corn scene room. after that he will join other inmates living in a barracks. the colony we all know will be offered the opportunity to learn a skill of his own choice. the moment you need me into the quarantine room even becomes aware of a combination of. the old one and a new one. new system is taking shape in line with prison reform. coming to school type barracks into. this will cut down on numbers only to four or six inmates will be handed in each.

. >>> and also putting on a life jacket make sure it's u.s. coast guard approved. . >>> . >>> take a look outside right now, you can see the skies looking just a little bit ominous. no question about that. and there is a reason for that. we're going to talk about that in just a second. 77 right now. and 69% humidity. you can see the clouds towards the area and there's a storm going by there. we had several different clusters of storms coming up out of the north and west today. and you can see how things changed from a bright sunny scenario and then get that afternoon storm development. there's a downpour passing by into howard county. now we're watching with interest is for annapolis and anne arundel county this is where things will begin to head downhill in pretty quick order. let's show you why on maryland's most powerful radar. you can see, this is the large storm and now tracking south of baltimore. and it was once upon a time much further west and coming through howard county. now it's up here into northern anne arundel county. things are begin

seven men are still missing, but the mexican authorities and u.s. coast guard have called off their search. that has family members of the missing men upset that the search has been called off and that the u.s. department of defense rejected a request from mexican officials for assistance. >> the capabilities necessary to perform this sort of dive were very limited, and that the capabilities were not available not available for the dive so therefore they are rejecting it. >> reporter: family will continue to push the u.s. government to do more. meanwhile, this fishing trip has been on for the past 25 years. a lot of these guys have been friends for a long time and as we understand, those of them who have returned and survived will all be in attendance at mr. yee's funeral here in san francisco at 11 a.m. this morning. >> should be a very emotional day. anser hassan in san francisco, thank you. >>> a bay area tourist is dead while vacationing in hawaii. a wave knocked over a man from sunnyvale and pulled him right into the ocean. authorities say paul tamai

in the south bay, leaving children >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld >> u.s. coast guard called off a search for seven men who went missing after the boat sank off the sea of cortez. since july 4th, the coast guard combed more than 800 miles in that area without any sign of survivors of the accident. mexican authorities ended operations today but the families of the missing men, some of whom are from the bay area are not giving up hope, raising funds to start a private search of the area. >> and amazon.com wants california voters to decide if the state should collect sales taxes from yn line buyers across california. the merchants cut ties with california-base add fill yits after the governor signed a bill including online sales taxes. amazon hopes to get enough signature and a lot of brick and mortar retailers support the tax. >> it's just another blatant attempt by an out of state company to try to avid sclekting sales tax. amazon is demonstrating they'll go to any means possible to do that. >> so. >> if executives of the state, voters decide they want it on the b

. >> helicopters and boats have been searching and the u.s. coast guard has a huge aircraft on the scene to aid in the search. >>> we have a breaking of date from prince george's county council. the council just returned and has called for the immediate resignation of councilwoman leslie johnson. just a few hours ago, she did announce that she would resign as of july 31. the council plans to take well over pay, including her staff and county car. we will have much more on that ongoing battle in prince george's county tonight at 5:00 p.m. >>> near annapolis, police are looking for the body of a boater who drown. james robert kane was thrown from a boat around 4:30 p.m. yesterday police and other crews used divers and sonar to search until dark. that search began again this morning. it is now a recovery mission. >>> a fairfax county man is facing charges, accused of murdering his father. police arrested casey amhemmer. they found 62-year-old lawrence emmer dead. >>> prosecutors and lawyers for roger clemens are presenting their final motions in u.s. d

what's expected to hit the u.s. coast in the next two or three years. >>> also another baseball superstar gets ready for a perjury trial. >>> good morning. traffic is moving along pretty well if you're driving on marin county southbound 101. we'll tell you more about the morning commute straight ahead. >>> well, good morning to you. welcome back. here's a quick look at some of the top stories we're following for you right now at 644:67:89 overnight firefighters were busy chasing and putting out grass fires in contra costa county. still no word on what sparked these fires but witnesses tell ktvu there was a lot of illegal firework activity in the area last night. >>> family and friends of a missing berkeley cyclist want your help in finding him. 29-year-old mike martin disappeared saturday possibly while on a bike ride in the east bay hills. he's a scientist and former professional cyclist. >>> and search and rescue efforts continue today for i seven missing american fishermen. their boats sank in the gulf of california. 2

. >> the u.s. coast guard is continuing to search for the seven bay area missing fishermen.rday the coast guard completed its seventh research. >> we are getting a lot of pictures into the kron 4 newsroom from space as nasa is preparing to do its first space walk for the atlantis mission, the last spacewalk ever. we have live pictures and we are waiting for the crew to open the hatch and stepped outside. they will be doing repairs and also taking a her pump back to earth. yÑ >> in california news, take a look at this. a dramatic end to all one hour car chase and las angeles. they were trying to pull over this vehicle but the driver took off and led police on a chase along the 10 freeway colo. if the driver was taken io custody in police say no one was hurt. >> and waiting for the opening bell on wall street. a big slide yesterday, down 1.2%. i there ae concerns about the debt fears in italy. the opening bell coming up in 2 minutes. here is a live look from our roof camera. we will be right back. >> another down day on wall street. and doubts futures down 51 today. will bring

. >> the u.s. coast guard and mexican navy are continuing to search for seven men still missing. other survivors are making their way home. a group of four men from novato came home last night. another man has returned to san ramon >>> investigators are busy investigating a shooting. in all ten people were injured. the first shooting happened just after 8:30 on e street near 88th avenue in east oakland. investigators say that someone opened fire and hit three people. the victims are now said to be at the hospital in stable condition. >>> police say another triple shooting happened about an hour later. this time at 98th avenue and bancroft. investigators say that it appears that the three victims were shot either inside or outside a car. all three victims were taken to highland hospital. their conditions are not known. >>> officers responded to 71st avenue and international for a third shooting a few minutes later. someone shot a man inside a liquor store. he was taken to highland hospital >>> and police responded on 3rd and foothill after three people were shot there. it's not cl

our christie smith is with the u.s. coast guard. we're going to have live updates all morning long. good news on the jobs front for silicon valley. looks like there's going to be a lot more tech jobs opening up. bob redell is looking at who will be hiring. plus t the end of an era. "atlantis" undocks from the space station. there is a potential setback for the huge development project on treasure island. those and more coming up in a few minutes. >> thank you, marla. well, beware of dog. apparently all it takes to get a pair of robbers out of your store is a little bark, no bite whatsoever. >> that is the most awesome thing. look at this. men enter a smoke shop and demand money and run. this is when the chihuahua springs into action charging the men, barking. the men grab a back pack and beat a hasty retreat with the chihuahua chasing down the street. neither the chihuahua nor the -- go get 'em! nor the shop owner were hurt. as news man les nessman would say, the chihuahua. >> look it up, folks. livermore, we have problems yesterday. the volume kicked up compared to the last couple