accusations include children were left unattended and in some cases children left the care center and headed home alone. >> my neighbor called me and said do you know a child was left alone outside the classroom door. >> reporter: employees at the kid's country didn't want to talk on camera about the accusations but they have stated they run 13 sites with more than 1350 children attending. the facility director has stated their incidents have been far and few between. and some parents would agree. >> i have nothing to complain. i have actually had good experiences there. >> reporter: but this family says they aren't about blasting kid's country they are about ensuring the health and safety of children. >> her safety was at risk. she was put into harm's way like all of these other children. >> reporter: now the kid's country facility are in full operation so students will be arriving bright and early tomorrow morning. the california department of social serviceses say basedded on the serious nature of these violations they are looking to take steps to revoke the license. however the fa

but a child care program is accused of leaving children unattended or losing them. state is taking steps to shut down four sites of a san ramon child care program. juliette goodrich reports. >> you shouldn't have to be forced to choose between safe an concern. >> reporter: the dahlstroms say their 6-year-old daughter was kicked out of kids' country at coyote creek elementary school in san ramon after they complained about inadequate care. >> our situation was unfortunate. my daughter's hair was cut by another child. she had scissors in her face. no one saw it. there were three teachers in the room. >> reporter: the california department of social services is now getting involved with formal accusations being filed from the state at four other sites, not the site that the dahlstroms' daughter attended. these accusations include the children were left unattended, and in some cases children left the care center and headed home alone. >> my neighbor called me and said, do you know mary was left alone today outside the classroom door? >> you want to talk to us? >> report

these accusations include the children were left unattended and in some cases, children left the carer and headed home alone. >> my neighbor called me and said, do you know she was left alone today outside the classroom doors? >> employees at kid's country at the site in san ramon didn't want to talk on camera about the accusations, but they have stated they run 13 sites with more than 1350 children attending. the facility director said their incidents have been few and far between and some parents woul agree. >> i have nothing to complain. i have had good experience there. >> but they aren't about blasting kids country. they're about ensuring the health and safety of children. >> her safety was at risk. she was put into harm's way, like all of these other children. >> now the kids country facilities are still in full operation, so children will be dropped off here bright and early at this facility in san ramon, along with the other facilities. dana, the california department of social services say they take these accusations seriously. they are serious violations and they will look i

just a few minutes she left the girl unattended but a happy ending. >>> while hundreds turns out to mourn a san jose mother shot and killed over the weekend. melissa ross was found dead in her car on saturday night. police don't have a suspect in the shooting but relatives think the mother of five was simply caught in the crossfire after being in the wrong place at the wrong time. at a vigil outside her home many remembered her as a dedicated mom with an infectious enthusiasm for life. she was shot after giving a relative a ride home after a little league party. >>> two missing nurses both with the same last name. could there be a link? a missing person's case in heyward is looking similar to an unsolved murder in fairfield. michelle lei is a nursing student into heyward seen on friday night. fung lee is a nursing student from fairfield who disappeared last year. police found her body but an arrest has never been made. we're live in heyward where police are looking at every possibility. there are some odd coincidences in these cases. >> the hayward investigators say they are reviewing the

these accusations are that children were left unattended and in some cases children left the care center and headed home alone. >> my neighbor called me and said, do you know mary left alone today outside the classroom door? >> reporter: employees at kids' country at bolger site in san ramon didn't want to talk on camera about the accusations but they have stated they run 13 sites with more than 1350 children attending. the facility director has stated their incidents have been far and few between and some parents would agree. >> i have nothing to complain. i have actually had good experience there. >> reporter: but the dal stroms say they aren't about blasting kids' country. they are about ensuring the health and safety of children. >> her safety was at risk. she was put into harm's way like all of these other children. >> that was juliette goodrich reporting from san ramon. >>> the head of the national transportation safety board will be in san bruno today to tour the site of deadly pipeline explosion. the chairman and representative jackie speier with meet with pg&e officials, local a

but people looking for valuables unattended. as for buoyton this break-in was the second in less than a year. >> i don't know how to explain it. i feel sick to my stomach that my neighborhood is not protected. >> reporter: they told us it is very different than 20 years ago when they first moved here. now they make sure that everything is locked up tight. reporting live here in san carlos, amber lee, ktvu, channel 2 news. >> we have developing news tonight from the san leandro area. alameda sheriff's deputies are searching right now for a gunman following a shooting after 7 p.m. that left a man in critical condition. the search is concentrated at an apartment complex on 115th avenue and east 13th. we are told a number of people are seen leaving the area so investigators have a lot of people to track down. the victim is at eden hospital tonight. >> at the state capitol in sacramento today, democratic members of the legislature pledged they will meet tomorrow's deadline to pass a balanced budget. there are two proposals, one inclu

but people looking for valuables unattended. as for buoyton this break-in was the second in less than a year. >> i don't know how to explain it. i feel sick to my stomach that my neighborhood is not protected. >> reporter: they told us it is very different than 20 years ago when they first moved here. now they make sure that everything is locked up tight. reporting live here in san carlos, amber lee, ktvu, channel 2 news. >> we have developing news tonight from the san leandro area. alameda sheriff's deputies are searching right now for a gunman following a shooting after 7 p.m. that left a man in critical condition. the search is concentrated at an apartment complex on 115th avenue and east 13th. we are told a number of people are seen leaving the area so investigators have a lot of people to track down. the victim is at eden hospital tonight. >> at the state capitol in sacramento today, democratic members of the legislature pledged they will meet tomorrow's deadline to pass a balanced budget. there are two proposals, one inclu

. >> esmin lies unattended for 20 minutes and then at 5:52 -- >> what happens to her is nothing except for that a security guard comes by and sees her on the floor and doesn't do anything, doesn't go near her, doesn't do anything that would indicate any concern about the well-being of this individual who has come to the hospital for treatment. >> the security guard looks in and then apparently walks away. ten minutes later esmin is in distress kicking her legs and moving back and forth. another eight minutes go by and then -- >> a security guard wheels himself in on a chair, rounds the corner of the wall, looks at her, and wheels himself right back out. he couldn't be bothered to get up. he didn't go over to her. and, once again, nothing was done. nothing was done. >> at 6:33 a doctor ambles by, looks at esmin and apparently walks away. at 6:35 a nurse enters the room, she kicks esmin to see if she responds. >> you know, i'm no expert on medical practice but common sense tells me that medical people ought to have some other tools at their disposal besides kicking somebody who's lying o

. >> esmin lies unattended for 20 minutes and then at 5:52 -- >> what happens to her is nothing except that a security guard comes by and sees her on the floor and doesn't do anything, doesn't go near her, doesn't do anything that would indicate any concern about the well-being of this individual who has come to the hospital for treatment. >> the security guard looks in and then apparently walks away. ten minutes later esmin is in distress kicking her legs and moving back and forth. another eight minutes go by and then -- >> a security guard wheels himself in on a chair, rounds the corner of the wall, looks at her, and wheels himself right back out. he couldn't be bothered to get up. he didn't go over to her. and, once again, nothing was done. nothing was done. >> at 6:33 a doctor ambles by, looks at esmin and apparently walks away. at 6:35 a nurse enters the room, she kicks esmin to see if she responds. >> you know, i'm no expert on medical practice but common sense tells me that medical people ought to have some other tools at their disposal besides kicking somebody who's lying on th

the officer unknowingly left a semiautomatic rifle on top of his trunk unattended in the downtown areaofficials will not confirm if the weapon was loaded, but they are investigating. >>> and finally in florida, a fishy trip turned into a jaw dropping experience for three men when they discovered sea monsters do exist. while, kind of. they spotted a dead giant squid floating in the water, and they pulled it on to their boat. wildlife officials who measured it at 23 feet long have yet to determine its cause of death. >>> now for a look at your national and regional weather, here's bill karins, he has your weather channel forecast. you don't see that tefr day when you're out fishing. >> no, you need a giant whale to come up next to it. >> then we'll have a storybook ending. >> that squid was probably swimming around the west coast with the storm system we had yesterday. unbelievable. this is what happens in june. june is typically the dry season. in san francisco, our monthly total is now up to 1 1/2 inches of rain. that's historic. usually only get a couple drops in the bucket at most. s

authorities believe it was started by an unattended campfire. >> it's not officially summer yet but parts of the east coast are on alert for unseasonable high temperatures. parts of midwest to kentucky are already battling historic heat. >> it's an unseasonably road buckling car baking heat. in the northeast it's about to get worse. it isn't even summer yet. watches and advisories are posted all over the northeast as well as some areas of the midwest. >> it's so hot that the devil stopped me and asked me for a ride. >> an excessive heat watch is in effect for the area around philadelphia. school kids are getting off earlier because of the heat. it will reach all the way into new england. in the midwest some roads buckled. >> with temperatures topping hundred degrees, the heat emergency could last for days. >> in southern minnesota it isn't hurting business. >> temperatures haven't been that hot in chicago for five years. in iowa contends with midwest flooding. >> it makes it really hard because we're out there all the time sandbagging for friends and family. so it makes it hard with the h

. >> never a great idea to leave your kids unattended in a vehicle. when our case is put together we hope the district attorney will review that and they can make a determination as to how they want to look at any potential charges for the mom. >> he says the case is being treated as a crime of opportunity at this point. he says it is likely the thief didn't realize there was a baby in the car. >>> another tornado hits northern california, touching down north of yuba city 5:30 tonight. this was the scene in davis. you can see the large, dark funnel cloud. that tornado hit near the area where three other tornadoes touched down last week. >>> the scene in sacramento right now, calming down quite a bit. you can see scattered showers and a few scattered snow showers, north, more shower activity. we saw heavy rain, hail, lightening, even the funnel cloud and tornado in northern california this afternoon. another round of light rain. dipping down to the bay area. that will effect the north bay tomorrow morning. a look at tomorrow that glance. 7:00, dry cond

the operators are accused of leaving some kids unattended and even losing children at times.ne of the complaints came from a couple whose 6-year-old daughter was kicked out of a facility at coyote creek elementary school in san ramon after they complained about inadequate care. >> our situation was unfortunate. my daughter's hair was cut by another child. she had scissors in her face. no one saw it there. were three teachers in the room. >> the coyote creek school facility not one of those being investigated by the state department of social services. kids' country officials say they operate 13 sites with more than 1300 children and they have had very few complaints. >>> the head of the national transportation safety board will be in san bruno today to tour that site of that deadly pipeline explosion. chairman deborah herr man and representative jackie speier will meet with pg&e official, local authorities and victims of the explosion. her there will be an update on the investigation. the cause is still under investigation. >>> voters in the east bay city are kicking two elec

do we know how long the baby was left unattended in that car, any indication yet? >> reporter: actually we understand it was about 2:00 this afternoon when this car was taken and police have not said at what time the car was found but probably within the last 30 to 45 minutes. so at least two and a half hours that this baby was with -- inside this car with the suspect or suspects. >> okay, very good. once again, around 2:00 this afternoon, the baby was in the back seat of that car. the mother went inside that church, left the car unattended with the motor running and the car was stolen with the baby inside and around 5:45 it was recovered. our helicopter above the scene. you see that 1991 white infiniti there. it has been recovered and the 1-month-old baby girl on her way to the hospital with her parents on their way as well. >>> new at 6:00 tonight, hayward police trying to connect with fairfield police tonight to try to develop a lead in the case of a missing nursing student. 26-year-old michelle lai disappeared after taking a break from doing rounds at kaiser pe

, explosive devices take place, some indicators in environment, are you looking for any type of unattended packages or boxes in high risk areas, liquids, mist -- this is going to be a biological or chemical release. numerous sick or dead animals or birds. any objects that does not seem right, do you want to touch it? i'm not sure what this is, let me jostle it around. no, no, don't do that. move away and report it. remember that. a cell phone, a call, calling 911, using your cell phone may detonate that device. so obviously don't use your cell phone. go to a hard wire phone, land line phone, outside, and call 911. what do we do as first responders. when we come up do we use our walkie talkies or radio? no. you go to a hard wire phone, call it in and get the information back because it may detonate that using the radio frequency. remember we talked about suspected terrorism is a stop sign for you as nerts. you do not want to get hurt. any questions on the terrorism? bnice is not nice. incident takes place, it takes place here on the left side, this is called the hot zone. you obviously want

mom whose car was stolen with her baby inside will not face charges for leaving the little girl unattended. it is a story we followed live here two weeks ago tonight. the mayor said she left the one month old in the car for about five minutes while she went to get groceries at a church church food bank. the car was stolen and it was recovered three hours later with the baby inside unhurt. >>> one day before california's budget deadline and chances for the tax extension remain grim. little was said openly about the behind the scenes negotiations. democrats are working on a budget that's not dependent on those tax extensions but will avoid the harshest program. once again urged republicans to pass the tax proposal either way he plans to move forward with the budget vote tomorrow. >> a new ktvu shows a majority of california voters are rewelcome at reluctant to pay higher taxes but support the temporary tax increases. 52% said they support the increase or e extension. 44% oppose. >> what do we want? >> a group of low income families and people with disabilities along with their supporters ral

they believe an unattended campfire is to blame. 2500 firefighters are working to contain that fire and another fire to the south. >>> a canadian man has that country's first suspected case of e. coli linked to the outbreak in europe. researchers in germany still have not been able to positively identify the source of that e. coli outbreak that has killed 22 people and sickened more than 2300 others. the canadian man had traveled to germany recently. he does not appear to have a severe case and has been released from the hospital. but four people here in the united states have tested positive for that bacteria. >>> is judge has issued an order preventing the los angeles police department from destroying any surveillance tape from a motel and nearby locations in connection with the bryan stow beating case. attorneys representing giovanni ramirez say the video from the day after the beating will show that ramirez had a full head of hair. witnesses have said the person who attacked stow was bald. ramirez was arrested last month and has remained in jail on a parole violation. he has not bee

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and they are encouraging people to make sure there's nothing that can attract attention left unattended in cars or trucks. >>> well, the air around oakland's lake merit could soon smell better now that a construction project is underway. the lake which is actually a lagoon connected to the bay is often known for smelling like rotten eggs. the odor comes when there's not enough water in the water. now crews are constructing a large concrete aqua duct. work is expected to wrap up before the end of the year. >>> 4:36. let's get a complete look at traffic with sal. welcome back sal. are you feeling better? >>> i am feeling better. i think my voice is back. we're doing better. >> good. >> let's look at what we have now. traffic is moving along pretty well as you drive out to the macarthur maze with no major problems. also the morning commute looks good at the bay bridge toll plaza. it is light. no problems on the bridge into san francisco. if you're driving this morning in the south bay northbound 280 traffic looks good getting up to highway 17. it's 4:37. let's go to steve. >>> welcome back

it started with sparks from an unattended camp fire. it's now burning a big chunk of arizona as firefighters try to save a people and trees behind me. the biggest concern right now is the mountain retreat of greer. firefighters are setting backfires and trying to construct barriers to save the community. six structures were burned. firefighters got a break from the wind today as the heavy gusts died down. dick and mary watched coverage of their town from a friend's house 40 miles away. they were relieved when they saw their part of town survived. >> when we got the news last night that the firefighters were pulling out, that was a tough one. >> we're still scared the fires could puck up because the winds carry them. >> reporter: 11,000 people have been displaced tromthefrom thei 200 miles of highway have been evacuated. when you think of all the beautiful woods burning down, what does it feel like? >> frustrating. can't say, i'm sorry. >> reporter: elsewhere, power lines from the paulo verdi plant in phoenix give new concern. they run t

investigators say it started last sunday sparked by an unattended campfire.so far there have been no reports of injuries. >>> an afternoon of fun was cut short for some kids on long island. >> oh my god. oh my god. >> reporter: this is just one of three inflatable bounce houses that went airborne at a soccer tournament yesterday when strong winds swept across the field. when the bounce houses landed they rolled injuring those inside including several children. there has been a growing concern about the safety of those houses. back in april a castle flew into a freeway in tucson badly injurying two kids. >>> and investigators narrow the source of one of the worse outbreaks in recent history. >>> and aids at 30, a little later we'll take you back to the beginning of the global epidemic and see how modern medicine is changing the virus. >>> and rains in the afternoon. and we'll tell you when we will be approaching the 80-degree mark. >>> outgoing defense secretary robert gates said the withdraw of u.s. troops in afghanistan could begin as early as next month. ga

see a >> it is never a great idea to leave your kids unattended in a vehicle. when the cases the together and sent to the d.a.'s office which is probably next week sometime in the district attorney will review that, then make the determination on how they want to look at any potential charges for the mo/.--mom. >> he said that this case is being treated as her- >> a bomb scare happened at the corner of mission at there at the courthouse. >> in the last 30 minutes, the people working in the building directly behind me were able to go back inside. this was originally called a suspicious device, it was in a box that was 12 in. by 12 in. the same size as the box that i am holding today. when the police were here, they centered everything on the side street behind the bars in the distance and near the mail room, they had crews going in and out. i want to show the video because when we got here so did the bomb squad. they were dressed in all sorts of year, along with half a dozen dogs that were brought out here as well. in the end, this was a suspicious device that t

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. >>> a loaded assault rifle sitting unattended on top of a police cruiser.eporter: ever drive off with something sitting on your roof? imagine you're a cop and driving around with this thing on your trunk. even seattle police say. >> a careless attack. >> reporter: a semi automatic assault rifle. >> very embarrassed. >> reporter: sitting unattended on top of a patrol car in downtown seattle. a passerby snapped a picture, alerted officers on bikes, then sent the photo to seattle's alternative newspaper, the stranger. it sure was a strange sight. >> wow. oops. that wasn't smart. >> reporter: one thing to leave a cup of coffee on the roof and say, take off, but the gun apparently didn't fall off. a source confirms to cnn one officer was unloading his car in the precinct garage, set it down on the trunk of a second car, then forgot it. a lieutenant came out, got in the car and drove off with the gun on the trunk. he parked a few blocks away to stop at a starbuck's, that's when passersby spotted the rifle. it feels like a scene from out of "there's something abou

authorities believe it was started by an unattended campfire. >> it will be fire season here eventuallynortherly. let's take a look outside and show you the marine layer clouds. they are causing flight arrival delays, 30 minutes and check out flight tracker, temperatures everywhere in the low to mid-50s except for los gatos 49. mid-50s around the monterey bay an inland. it gives away to afternoon sunshine. it will be warmer inland, cloudy tonight and patchy drizzle just like this morning. the pattern goes all the way through the extended forecast, no rain the next seven days and no really cool temperatures. today compared to yesterday, same in san jose, fremont, one degree warmer but inland we'll see more warming today. concord, two degrees warmer, santa rosa 5 and sun will set around 8:30. here is the cloud cover. i think about 1:00, back to the coast and even there, breaks of sunshine will open up in the klourdz cloud deck keeping you in the 50s. a lot of 70s around the bay. some extreme inland and north bay areas could hit 80 like antioch and brentwood. as you head over to the east b

bay bank and unattended campfire is the cause of this fire.ther fire in arizona carried a spokesman said day extreme drought is part of the problem. this is only 17 percent contained plea and gusty winds are also to give the mexico colorado border it has burned 26,000 a. and destroyed eight homes and 26 other structures. >> and the swollen missouri river is causing problems. there is the possibility that lead they would break that means hundreds would have to a evacuate. the water has been rising for weeks. as the warmer weather approaches the sierra. wherever there runs through it is setting is producing a wonderful waterfall news. >> not wet and windy here. were looking outside it in downtown on the left in the golden gate bridge on the right. what's the weather will be like for the rest of the day? >> the current condition is 54 degrees. 78 by afternoon. the fog is confined to the peninsula. and a look at temperatures as you wake up buried '50s low 60s throughout the bay area that is what is shaping up right now a pleasant afternoon a jury

. >> you hear the tsa saying unattended bags, keep an eye on them and that's all they were doing. you don't know who that guy was. >>> a utah man, best dad ever, is making headlines for sending his son off to school in the morning. for the past few years he dressed in a different costumes as he waived goodbye to his son's bus. loved that one. the costumes range from the great to flat out tremendous. says the son, quote, i am not going to reward him for this. his reward is seeing my embarassment. you have to love this dad jie. not in that outfit. >> that is a solid b cup. now i'm feeling lucky. >> the kid was 16? are you kidding me? i thought maybe it was a kid he needed to send off to kindergarten so he wouldn't cry. 16? that kid is never getting any. never. or the women -- >> or the women think his dad is so cool they will always come over and he will get lucky. jesse, he did this for 170 days. that's dedication. >> i guess. i just think there are a limited number of costumes you can wear if you are a one-legged mexican guy and batman is not one of them. i can suspend my disbelie

. >>> an unattended backpack raised enough suspicions to warn a response by san francisco's bomb squad to the embarcadero center. the backpack was found at 8:45 in a walk way that connects two buildings. police closed the path to pedestrians. some lower level offices were also cleared and security moved people from windows and glass door. in the end, the bomb squad reported the backpack was harmless. >>> we have more on the nursing student who's been gone for almost a week now. sal castaneda has the story, and you just spoke to police about the latest lead. >> reporter: this is where le's car was found. this is about a block away from where she was last seen. just moments ago, hayward police identified a person of interest, jizele esteban a former friend of le. police say the two had a falling out. the search has been intensified for le. michael le, michelle's brother says his family is doing all they can to find her. he says his brother just flew into town to help. >> i am only 22 years old, i don't have resources available other than facebook and fliers. but my family has come in and

the seattle police is investigating why one officer left a rifle on the trunk of an unattended patrol car, here is a picture snapped on a busy downtown street. two people reported actually seeing the cruiser drive down the street with the rifle on the trunk. one of them lerted the officer to the weapon, usually kept in the trunk. the department spokesperson called the incident embarrassing. >> and maybe not embarrassing, but how about frightening for a florida man recovering after surviving an alligator attack. he was swimming with his 7-year-old son, friday when attacked from behind the. the investigator managed to get the man's head in its mouchblgt -- mouth. >> i felt a gator's mouth clamping down on my head. i reached up and i pried the gator's mouth off my head. >> and oh, my goodness, he suffered a broken bone in his face. it took 50 stitches to close wounds. he says there is no grudge towards the gator but is upset with park officials who, as of monday had not closed the lake or warned about the potential dangers. unbelievable. >> yeah. at least signs should be up. don't you th

massive fire, now the second largest in arizona history, is believed to have been started by an unattendede. >>> in rhode island what used to be the largest rubber goods factory in the world was a massive inferno. take a look at this, unclear what sparked last night's blaze at the 112-year-old plant. more than 120 fire fighters were on the scene. they basically decided to contain the flames and let the fire burn itself out. one fire fighter was injured. about ten homes evacuated. >>> spectacular sight of another kind, ash plume from a volcano in chile stretching across argentina. the ash was so thick it grounded air travel in bthe country. some airports will remain closed until sunday. soot is coating streets and ski slopes in argentina. evacuations are expanding in chile. >>> more shocking revelations in the anthony weiner sexting scandal. this morning's "the new york times" reports that weiner waited until 15 minutes before his news conference to tell nancy pelosi what he was about to reveal. >> she wasn't happy about it. instead of discussing resigning, weiner told pelosi he would not s

remind folks that children and pets, as the weather heats up especially, should not be left in cars unattendedin pittsburgh, abc7 news. >> advice that always bears repeating. laura, thanks very much. a settlement maybe in the works in the barry bonds perjury case. "the recorder" said prosecutors have approached bonds and his defense team about striking a deal. in april he was convicted of one count of obstructing justice for providing evasive answers to a federal grand jury. the same panel deadlocked on three perjury counts, alleging bonds knowingly lied about using steroids. the settlement would eliminate the need for a second trial. they are expected back to court in a week's time. >>> up to 50 people were involved in a brawl outside of a mcdonald's restaurant near city hall last night. several people were hurt and investigators are still trying to piece together exactly what happened. katie hammer reports. >> now that the weather is heated up, so has the violence in san jose. >> this words were exchanged, escalated into an all out-melee, and and a number of people were stabbed and hit. >> t

two people were taken in for questioning about an unattended camp fire that could have caused the firenvestigators working on this basically since the day the fire started. we interviewed two persons of interest. at this point we have no suspects. >> and at least 2700 people remain evacuated from their homes tonight. >>> yosemite national park under a flood watch tonight, due to fast moving snow in higher elevations, causing the river to approach flood stage. it could flood the camp grounds and trails in yosemite valley. they are advising rafters about the colder than usual water. the flood advisory will remain in effect until this week. >>> and set to reopen this weekend. visitors will be able to drive on the pass road saturday morning. the road leads to yosemite's east gate. the opening had been delayed because of heavy winter snow. while the road itself is opening, the campground and stores will remain closed for now. and officials don't yet know when those will open. >>> and what a day here in the bay. just beautiful bill. >> yes, the warmer day of the week, low 90s out there, temp

caused by unattended camp fire. conditions there are extremely brutal for firefighters.ng about the mountain country of arizona. it's dry, it's tender. winds right now reported to be 40 to 50 mile-per-hour gusts. temperatures in the 90's. low humidity. it is rife for fire in an area prone to fire especially in a location dry conditions last couple of years. 2500 personnel from all over the western u.s. are helping to battle these flames from. as far as away as new york. we just got this in. the entire 2 million-acre coronado national forest is closing tomorrow because of these brutal conditions. >> trace: keep our eyes on this. adam housley live in los angeles. thank you. one heck of a light show in the skies over southern region in chile, courtesy of mother nature. take a look at the lightning. coloring and erupting volcano's ash cloud with splashes of orange. that volcano began blowing its top over the weekend. it has forced thousands of people. look at the light. thousands of people to evacuate but there are no reports tonight of any injuries. well, apple has its head

investigators say an unattended campfire was the likely source of that fire that has already burned more than 469,000-acres. it has destroyed 32 homes and four commercial buildings. thousands of people there have been evacuated and tonight that blaze is only 20 percent contained. >>> an angry congressman lashed out at a federal program designed to hunt down mexican drug lords today calling it felony stupid during a congressional hearing. according to a whistle blower, the program's final 2500 guns from the u.s. to mexican drug cart he wills. the idea was to follow the guns so the authorities could identify, locate and capture drug kingpins and gun smugglers. >> we weren't giving guns to people who are hunting bear. we were giving guns to people who were killing other humans. >> the program ended six months ago when a border patrol agent was gunned down with a gun that was allegedly part of that program. the whistle blower, agent john dotson says so far about 800 of the guns have been recovered at crime scenes. the rest are still missing. >>> police are searching for two suspects tonight

investigators say an unattended campfire was the likely source of that fire that has already burned more than 469,000-acres. it has destroyed 32 homes and four commercial buildings. thousands of people there have been evacuated and tonight that blaze is only 20 percent contained. >>> an angry congressman lashed out at a federal program designed to hunt down mexican drug lords today calling it felony stupid during a congressional hearing. according to a whistle blower, the program's final 2500 guns from the u.s. to mexican drug cart he wills. the idea was to follow the guns so the authorities could identify, locate and capture drug kingpins and gun smugglers. >> we weren't giving guns to people who are hunting bear. we were giving guns to people who were killing other humans. >> the program ended six months ago when a border patrol agent was gunned down with a gun that was allegedly part of that program. the whistle blower, agent john dotson says so far about 800 of the guns have been recovered at crime scenes. the rest are still missing. >>> police are searching for two suspects tonight

authorities believe an unattended campfire is to blame.are trying to contain that fire and yet another one to the south. >>> a judge has issued an order prevents the los angeles police department from destroying any surveillance tape from a motel and nearby locations in connection with the bryan stow beating case. attorneys representing giovanni ramirez say the video from the day after the beating will show ramirez had a full head of hair. witnesses who said the person who attacked stow was bald. ramirez was arrested last month and has remained in jail on a parole violation. he has not been charged in the beating of bryan stow. bryan stow remains in the hospital at san francisco general in critical condition. >>> all right. our time is now 5:48. let's check in with sal. get you to where you need to go this morning. sal. >>> all right. right now dave and pam, traffic is actually doing very nicely around the bay area as you look at 880 north and southbound. we have a very nice looking commute driving north on the right hand side. you can see

investigators say an unattended campfire was probably the source of the fire. more than 469,000 acres. it started back on may 29th and is already destroyed 32 homes and four commercial buildings. right now it's only 20% contained. >>> well, there's a bit of some good news for firefighters in san jose. the department is going to hire back 49 firefighters laid off last summer because of budget cuts. this comes after the city council voted to accept a $15 million federal grant. those san jose firefighters are set to be retrained and back on the job next month. >>> all right. it's 5:48. go back over to sal for a look at traffic. sal what is your occupation are you keeping an eye on? >> well, we're looking at the east shore freeway westbound 80. that traffic is moving along pretty well heading out to the macarthur maze with no major problems. also the morning commute looks good if you're driving to the bay bridge toll plaza. westbound traffic continues to look nice into san francisco. this morning if you are driving on the peninsula 101 and 280 looking good. if you'

the kids' country operators are accused of leaving some children unattended and even losing some of the kids. one of the complaints came from a couple whose 6-year-old daughter was connected out of kids' country facility at coyote creek elementary school in san ramon after they complained about inadequate care. >> our situation was up. my daughter's hair was cut by another child. she had scissors in her face. no one saw it. there were three teachers in the room. >> coyote creek school facility is not one of those being having the by the state department of social services. kids' country officials say they operate 13 sites with more than 1300 children and it had very few complaints. >>> michelle le's family refuses to give up hope that the missing nursing student is still alive. hayward police think le was killed may 27. now comes word that a person of interest in this case was hit with a restraining order three days earlier. the "oakland tribune" reports that order is against le's former best friend giselle esteban. the father of esteban's daughter requested the order saying esteban was

miles of ponderosa pine forest have burned since the fire burst to life on may 29, likely from an unattended campfire. high winds and high temperatures have fanned the flames. more than 2,500 firefighters from as far away as new york are struggling just to keep it away from small towns. >> the priority right now are the communities-- alpine, nutriosos, all the little communities out there. so that's our priority. we want to check the spread to the northeast. whatever we can do to do that, if we have to find an anchor point and pinch around sides, that's what we'll do. >> reporter: today, the fire was just two miles outside springerville and neighboring eagar, where at least half the 4,000 residents had to flee. the fire also forced evacuations and warnings in towns just across the border in new mexico. >> i'm only getting what's important right now. it's like panic attack. i already had to help my mom in alpine pack up all her things. >> reporter: officials also warned the wallow fire could reach power transmission lines by friday and force rolling blackouts across new mexico and texas. to t

and a mother may never leave her keys in the ignition again and leave the car unattended.tolen today from morgan hill. a 1 month old baby girl in the back seat, she is safe and the car was found. stay with us, more news is coming up. >> could evening everyone. the giants are getting it done in st. louis. the golden arch, you see the screen on the right, the cardinals are in the first place in their division. cris carpenter scoring easily from second. the line drive is included, the game is tied at one. now what will he do when he comes back. freddie at wright field to break the tie. right now the cardinals are at that with the giants on top in st. louis by three to one count. the a's go on in a few minutes against the yankees at the coliseum. now how about buster posey. he adds all-star catchers with --leads all-star catchers. the final rosters will be announced on july 7th. he will not be available, his season is over but nonetheless, that is how much this young man was thought of by fans from coast to coast. were there will be three representatives in the ncaa baseball t

it was the unattended consequences that lawmakers in position have pointed to. it was an amendment to that bill that kept lawmakers in albany well past the end of the legislative issue. here's a letter from bishops. we're worried that both marriage and the family will be undermine by this tragic presumption of government in passing this legislation that attempts to reredefine these corner stones of civilization. >> democrats had to make some concessions to republicans to get some of them to vote for it? >> reporter: that's right. four republican lawmakers crossed party lines and voted for this measure. this bill was brought three times in previous years. all had failed in the state senate. this time it passed. what we see here there might be a bit of horse trading going on but more generally recent polls we've looked at suggested the majority of new yorkers are in favor of this legislation. >> all right. one other thing here. we know the law takes effect in 30 days but something else here, there's no residency requirement. is there talk that a lot of people migh

authorities think an unattended campfire started it all. about 2500 firefighters are starting to contain this fire and another fire stott south. >>> now, firefighters back here in california expect to have a wildfire in kern county fully contained at some point today. about 150 acres have burned near lake isabel low. that's about 45 miles northeast of bakersfield. hundreds of abandoned gold mines are in this area. still no word what caused the fire. >>> officials will get updated plans to build a new stadium for the 9ers. the 9ers say the price tag has risen to $13 million more than the original estimate. the 49ers say the cost will likely rise again due to recent destein changes for the 68,000- foot stadium. >>> hey, sal, everyone banking themselves out there on the road? >> dave and tori, i have a little bit of breaking news. good news. one of our photographers was allowed back stage at the u 2 concert -- u2 concert at the stage where they built it. if go to ktvu.com, we have a look at what's going on behind stage at ktvu.com. let's go to

. >> a semiautomatic rifle sitting unattended on the trunk of a patrol car parked in downtown seattle and alerted officers on bikes and then sent the photo to seattle's alternative newspaper, "the stranger." sure was a strange sight. now it's one thing to leave a cup of coffee on the roof and take off, but the gun apparently didn't fall off. a source confirms to cnn that one officer was unloading his car in the precinct garage and sat the rifle down on the trunk of a second car and forgot it. a lieutenant came out and got in it and drove off with the gun on the trunk, and she stopped a few blocks away to get starbucks, and that's when it was shot. it seems like a shot out of "there's something about mary." now, when police do this with a gun, it would most likely be considered minor misconduct and result in a reprimand or suspension. worst things could be left on the top of the car. there was a baby doll put on the roof to see how folks would react. the real mystery is how did that assault rifle not fall off on the drive to starbucks? if the truth be told, we had to do a couple of tak