mothers of murder victims are using today to put the spotlight on their children's unsolved cases. they are still hoping for justice. heather ishimaru was at the san francisco rally and joins us. >> it's bad enough to lose a child to violence and even worse when the case goes unsolved for years and years. mother's day reopens the wound for these mothers outside san francisco city hall, they brought pictures and hope. never tiring asking for witnesses to come forward and never asking and pleading for violence to go away. one obstacle is a lack of witnesses, people are afraid to come forward. >> we need people to get involved. a lot of times people see these homicides. you can have as many as 200 people witness a homicide but when you get there no one knows anything. >> paulette brown says her son was killed in 2006. she wants a secure public place to display reward signs offering $250,000 for information leading to an arrest. there have been 20 homicides so far this year in san francisco. police say that represents a downturn and freeing up resources to work on older cases. >>> a sa

. >> thousands of crimes remain unsolved every year because the only piece of evidence is 7 to vacations data. no witnesses, no fingerprints. >> if you do not want to see data storage, then you want to see crimes remain unsolved. >> we cannot put 80 million citizens under general suspicion. storing their everyday telecommunications data, their emails and other data, just in case we might need to use it some day. we do not need data cemeteries like this. >> another wants to be able to access the internet with its mobile phone without his information being stored somewhere. as long as someone is not under suspicion of the crime, but he believes people should not be watched. >> data retention is not important. it is important to that data available when there is a concrete suspicion of the crime. then the data should be frozen. if the judge permits, then it should be released. >> you can only freeze data that you already have, data that was not restored or r s already been raised cannot bec frozen. every housewife knows you can only freeze which actually have in the kitchen, nothing else. >

there is only one problem unsolved it said that we have two bad roads and food. and corruption which is the third one why for so many years does it remain russia's unsolved problem and could undermine the whole water and ization movement. because then the bottom of the president has talked a lot about parrot in fact he started his first term as president by announcing an anti corruption campaign a campaign against legal near listened as a key priority so a lot has been done in this area but it's also clear that the results are not as impressive and quick as he would like this does not mean you heard. we should give up many laws have been plans which allow for instance monitoring the expenditure in income of government officials also hire a climate of those seeking government employment for example law enforcement is being formed and there's more to it than just changing the name to police there's a huge performance assessment campaign underway there and the president said today that this campaign will see quite a large number of high ranking interior ministry off

that murder is unsolved. both victims share the same last name, both nursing students, vietnamese in their mid-20s and both drive white hondas. last night in hayward, family members passed out flyers to get the word out about a $20,000 reward and they are terribly worried. >> for her, this is very unusual. she is very responsible. much more responsible than me. >> reporter: all righty. here's a look at the flyer the family members are passing out. $20,000 reward. michelle le is 5'6", black hair, brown eyes. again, last seen here in hayward. >> the case similarities are eerie. >> not saying that the cases are related. just want to make sure that there's -- that no funny businesspolice are asking anyone with information to call them. >> thank you, kiet do live in hayward. there. >>> family and friends will hold a vigil for the san jose mother of five murdered over the weekend a memorial set up for melissa ross shot and killed while driving near helyer park saturday night. a 20-year-old relative riding with her

that murder is unsolved. both victims share the same last name, both nursing students, vietnamese in their mid-20s and both drive white hondas. last week family passed out flyers for a $20,000 reward for michelle le. they are very worried. >> for her, this is very unusual. she is very responsible. much more responsible than me. >> reporter: all righty. here's a look at the flyer the family members are passing out. $20,000 reward. michelle le is 5'6", black hair, brown eyes. again, last seen here in hayward. police are asking anyone with information to call them. >> thank you, kiet do live in hayward. >>> the chp is still at the scene of a deadly crash that killed a young woman in marin county. it happened about 1:00 this morning on northbound u.s. 101 just south of san antonio road. officers say it appears that a car crashed into the center divide then struck by a van. a 22-year-old woman in the car was killed. the four people in the van have minor injuries. officers said the crash might have knocked out the

the high school for keeping people participating in athletics. >> the killing of him remains an unsolvede. there was a $50,000 reward for information leading to a conviction. >>> well, it can soon cost you a bit more to climb onboard an ac transit bus. the ac transit board is considering increasing the basic bus fare by 10 cents bringing a single ride to $2.10. they are considering raising the price of a monthly use bus pass from 15-20. they miss facing a projected deficit of $21 million for the fiscal year ending in june of next year. >> caltrans has ordered trains to slow down at a rail crossing where a woman in indiana was killed last months. judy died when a northbound train slammed into her rental car at the charleston road crossing in palo alto. caltrans continues to investigate that deadly crash. witnesses say the vehicle got trapped on the tracks during a heavy traffic period. the slow down will affect all trains passion charleston road including express trains. it is not clear how long the slow down will last. >>> people here in the bay area may pride themselves on living in a p

get rid of this kind of useless language called clearance and put it back to murder an unsolved murder so the public can do that. i thank you for your time. president mazzucco: next speaker. anymore public comment? seeing none, line item number four, please. secretary falvey: line item number four, reports and announcements, with the chief's report, a report on crime statistics and a review of recent activities. >> we had our meeting, discussing certain crime issues that have been out in the last 28-day extraction period, and the good news is that crime is down 9%. in particular, a property crime is down 12%. a lot of this has been driven by drops in automotive theft in burglaries. they are down 13% in 20% respectively. another continues to remain down coat -- and 20% respectively. this is less violent crimes today. considering all part-one crimes, we are slightly ahead of last year with a net increase in burglary part-one crimes, an increase of 3.1%. overall, the homicide comparisons from this year to last year, and everyone is fixated on this for good reason, it is 24 homicides year-

i think there should be more due diligence in terms of solving some of these unsolved crimes, particularly murder and mayhem in the city. i can observe what goes on in the tenderloin at night in various parts of the city. when i am driving, i see a lot of crimes. as for murders, we know they go reported, but i do not know it you can have this when wives are missing their husbands and husbands missing their wives and say that is all we can do, put edit create a reward out, it's because we do not have any leads korea into 10 years to get osama bin laden. -- we do not have any leads. it took 10 years to get osama bin laden. eyunni detective sitting on them year after year until these to pop up. rewards to pay off, and we get a resolution to this problem. the i thank you for your time on the issue. president mazzucco: miss grove? >> good evening. my name is barbara growth. on the issue of murders, i think i have a chance to help solve the zodiac killings. at various odd hours when i am up, and there is an article from the wichita police department. they had murderer -- murders that spanned ove

fbi wants the dna of the so-called unabomber ted kaczynski for its investigation into the still unsolved tylenol killings. in 1982, seven people died after taking pills from tylenol bottles laced with cyanide. a lawyer for the unibomber who is serving a life sentence for his attacks that killed three, said the dna is wanted to rule him out as a suspect. >>> in peshawar, a pakistani bystander died while several americans were hurt. the pakistani taliban has claimed responsibility. >>> senate republicans have handed president obama his first senate defeat of a judicial nominee. the senate was eight votes short of the 60 needed to end debate and give goodwin liu, a university of california law professor who is viewed as a liberal, an up or down vote on his nomination. >>> and who knew the centers for disease control has a sense of humor? in a blog post, the cdc gives ways to prepare for a zombie apocalypse. the post got so much attention, it actually crashed the cdc website. they say it was just a satyrical way to get attention for the real issue of preparing for hurricane season. mission a

that case remains unsolved but there are no links between the cases have been identified. >>> rescue teams are searching for a san francisco man that is stranded on a mountain in glenn county, couple hours north of the bay area. he has sent several text messages to his girlfriend and said that he is stuck and needs help. poor weather is preventing helicopters is preventing officials from using helicopters. what do you got? >> i got rain. .17 in santa rosa, almost a quarter of an inch in napa. .12 in petaluma and about .30 in san francisco. it's more of nuisance when you get farther into the bay and down in the bay shore and south bay. it's the misty light rain than more showery in nature. taking the time to get into the east bay valleys, but it will get in the next hour or so, it will be very light enough to coat the roads. heading down to monterey bay, things are pretty quiet. everything is moving south to the northeast. cold front moving through the north bay. once it pushes through by 6:00, rain is over for today. >> kristen: guilty on all counts, that verdict just coming down min

that case remains unsolved but there are no links between the cases have been identified. >>> rescue teams are searching for a san francisco man that is stranded on a mountain in glenn county, couple hours north of the bay area. he has sent several text messages to his girlfriend and said that he is stuck and needs help. poor weather is preventing helicopters is preventing officials from using helicopters. what do you got? >> i got rain. .17 in santa rosa, almost a quarter of an inch in napa. .12 in petaluma and about .30 in san francisco. it's more of nuisance when you get farther into the bay and down in the bay shore and south bay. it's the misty light rain than more showery in nature. taking the time to get into the east bay valleys, but it will get in the next hour or so, it will be very light enough to coat the roads. heading down to monterey bay, things are pretty quiet. everything is moving south to the northeast. cold front moving through the north bay. once it pushes through by 6:00, rain is over for today. >> kristen: guilty on all counts, that verdict just coming down min

>>vicki: more than 50 percent of murder cases in san francisco remain unsolved. a san jose city councilman it is apologizing for his actions this weekend. the councilman was arrested saturday morning for d y. city's drinking with friends of thought it was ok to drive. but his way home to see each people come over. it's shows his blood alcohol level was 0.12, the legal limit 0.0 eighth. after his release he told other city officials of his arrest. >> one of the reasons i wanted to come out and let the community know and let my council colleagues know and apologize to them is that i realize we have a lot of serious decisions to make. i did not want this to be a distraction and that's why wanted to come out and fully it meant my responsibility. he >>vicki: will appear next month in court and he will attemptaccept guilty in a verdi. temperature >>brian: is in the upper 50s and low to mid 60's. concord to 66, the warmest spot. 59 for san rafael, san francisco in the mid-50s. all temperatures below average. were starting of the morning with readings in the '40's most e

. >> it's bad enough to lose a child to violence but worse when the murder goes unsolved. on this mother's day a sad ritual played out where mothers demanded justice for their children. heather ishimaru was there and she joins us now from the newsroom. >>> young urban, often male murder victims can come and go all too quickly. these mothers want us to remember two things. first, that a mother's grief never ends and second, there are murderers out there that so far have gotten away with it. >>> what we want justice like everyone else. >> paulette brown said that her son was killed in august 2006 the suspect was release forward lack of evidence. >> they are walking amongst us now. they are probably standing looking at us right now. >> brown joins other mothers at san francisco city hall pressing for their children's murder cases to be solved, for an end of violence and supporting each other. some like brown and others are veterans of the annual rally. she grew up in visitacion valley. ever since then the mother says, every year includes a trip to the grave. >> we go on with

mother's day outside san francisco city hall to call attention to the fact that their cases remain unsolvedme of the women are veterans of the annual rally. paulette brown's son was killed in 2006 the suspects in his shooting was arrested but were released for fo are lack of evidence. >> and they are walking amongst us now. they are probably standing looking at us now. >> we need people to get involved. a lot of times people see these homicides. you can have as many as 200 people witness the homicide but when you get there, no one knows anything. >> this year a new face among them. her son was shot to death by playing soccer. she says there is too much gun violence going on. >> florida's loss is california's big gain. a significant financial boost in the high speed rail system is if b to get. an incredible story of survivor, a woman live seven weeks after she was stranded in a remote area of nevada. next, the second miracle. they are now hoping for. >> and people along the mississippi river prepare for something that happens once a century. why thousands of people >>> temperatures, we are c

her body was found in napa the case is unsolved. >> an investigator has talked to a fairfield investigator and there are similarities, i don't believe we are heading in that direction that necessarily links themful. >> reporter: tonight police are looking at every situation involving the disappearance including the possibility that michelle may have walked away on her own. >> thank you. >>> a san jose mother of five has been murdered police are looking for help in finding her killer. the 35-year-old was found shot though death inside her mercedes about 10:30 last night. police say a wounded 20-year- old man who showed up at a hospital may be connected. no names are being released. withins have not been cooperating. >>> this homicide and two others push the murder rate of san jose past the total for all of last year. in the first five months of the year there have been 22 homicides, there were 20 in all of 2010. >>> parole records for the man involved in beating of brian stow didn't include list tattoos. the information was absent from the computer database and may have helped identity the

mark reports from heyward on the attention they want for this unsolved crime. >> samuel was just 17 years old and five weeks away from graduating from high school when he was shot and killed. tonight, family members and friends of sammy marched along mission boulevard where he died one year ago. they went to honor his memory and keep lis name in the public eye in hopes that someone with knowledge of the crime may step forward. >> more than words can describe. it means what sammy was all about. >> a passenger inside a car when witnesses say a gunfired here at the intersection of mission and industrial. there was an argument and a woman may have been targeted. >> he was my son. i carried him for nine months and i brought him into this world and did the best i could for 17 years. if it takes me 17 years more until i get this. >> nava was awarded his high school degree. earlier today, nicolette attended the cemetery where her brother is buried. >> it's very hard and it is very surreal and it still feels like a bad dream. >> now heyward police say nava was not a gang member, but cannot rule ou

. >>> a vigil is underway to remember a young girl's unsolved murder. jenny lynn was stabbed to death in her home on this day in 1994. no one has ever been arrested in this case but it's a man now serving three life terms in oregon is the prime suspect. dannielynn's family and friends hold the vigil every year. >>> one of three people seriously injured in an explosion in livermore has died. the blast was sad night and blew out the windows in an apartment. evidence points to illegal drugs but not a meth lab. paul loam died of his injuries yesterday. another man and a woman who lived in the apartment are hospitalized in critical condition. >>> police are looking for a man who broke into a home this morning and sexually assaulted a woman as he two children slept. it happened in the montclair neighborhood. police say the woman heard her dog barking at 3:00 a.m. she was confronted by a man with a gun who robbed her and sexually assaulted her. residents say they notice and increase in break ins the past year. >> we are not going to take this. and we are a str

. >> attorney general says she is now stepping up dna testing to clear a backlog of unsolved cases while opponents say it can unfairly cast suspicion on a suspect's relatives who have done nothing wrong, harris is not convinced. >> i think it's a false choice to suggest that we have to choose between civil rights and civil liberties or public safety. we can have both and to that end, t important then to do as we've done to put in place protocalls to ensure that individuals civil rights are respected and protected. >> santa cruz police say they don't need anymore convincing. >> it's a big win for not only our community. >> mark sayer, cbs 5. >>> we are hearing from the family of a man who passengers say tried to storm into the cockpit of a chicago to san francisco flight yesterday. he was apparently having trouble finding a job here in the bay area after coming here from yemen a year and a half ago. as elizabeth cook reports, his family is sure of one thing. >> his family says 28-year-old almarici seen here in the back of a police car is a math teacher, not a terrorist. something happened

. >> the two murders involving these students remain unsolved. police are pleading for the public's help. reporting live, nbc bay area news. >>> another blow for sfpd. san francisco prosecutors are expected to dismiss 26 felony cases in court tomorrow due to allegations of officer misconduct. the san francisco public defender plans to reveal new evidence against several officers that reportedly shows illegal searches, excessive use of force, theft and perjury. he already revealed some of that evidence to the media last week. his office claims surveillance video taken at the julian hotel clearly shows officers entering empty handed and then leaving with bags l that allegedly were never booked into evidence. other surveillance video shows similar evidence at three hotels. >>> just in tonight, we're learning the federal authorities in wisconsin arrested a man who they say traveled to the state capitol there to allegedly kill abortion doctors. it appears it was sheer luck that authorities arrested the man before he could put his plan into action. pol

the fbi request is part of its ongoing investigation of the unsolved tylenol poisonings that killed seven people. kaczynski, in prison for mail bomb attacks that killed three, insists the agency already has evidence from his montana cabin that would exonerate him in the tylenol cases. >>> hollywood will have to wait for the big screen return of arnold schwarzenegger. the former california governor has postponed what was intended to be his movie comeback. as he braces for what could be a costly divorce. schwarzenegger and his wife maria shriver have separated over revelations that he fathered a child with their housekeeper. >>> and just ahead on the "morning news," the latest bad news on jobs. >>> plus a spacewalk for the crew of shuttle "endeavour." and some good news for the commander. you are going -- i didn't understand it. i found out that connected to our muscles are nerves that send messages through the body. my doctor diagnosed it as fibromyalgia -- thought to be the result of overactive nerves that cause chronic, widespread pain. lyrica is believed to calm these nerves. i learned

and if a diverse city like san francisco with a crime rate of unsolved murders would you call clear or unclear. the killer and the victim. particularly the victim, who we should worry about. we recently had a german family that came to san francisco as a tourist where somebody took out the man's wife down there off mason's street. we don't even have the makeup of who the killers were. all we have is that a crime was committed. some guns were found and that's it, sir. we need more than that today. i'm requesting more of that at the o.c.c. starting now. thank you for your time. >> thank you. next speaker. >> i want to thank the commission for finally doing something about the patrol specials. it is not enough. the report calls for their disillusion. their complete termination. doing that tonight is more than you have ever done before that i know of. i want to thank you, but it is not enough. the report says they should be out of business. i don't know what has taken so long. it has been eight months. you have until may 28 before you can do a charter amendment. time is awasting. thank you

attorney general kamala harris says she is stepping up familial test to go try to clear a backlog of unsolvedes while opponents say it can unfairly cast suspicion on a suspect's relatives who have done nothing wrong. harris is not convinced. >> i think it's a false choice to suggest that we have to choose between civil rights and civil liberties or public safety. we can have both. and, to that end, it's important, then, to do as we have done, to put in place protocols to ensure that individuals' civil rights and civil liberties are respected. >> joaquin county but santa cruz police say they don't need any more convincing. >> it's a big win for not only us but the community. >> reporter: mark sayier, cbs news 5. >>> we're hearing from men who passengers say tried to storm into the cockpit of a san francisco to chicago flight yesterday. he was apparently having trouble finding a job in the bay area after coming from yemen a year and a half ago. his family is sure of one thing. >> his family says 28-year-old raga alma easy is a math teacher, not a terrorist. but something happened on american ai

it's one of the fbi's most notorious unsolved cases.ago area died after taking tylenol lacedwide cyanide. now they are hinting at the possible link to one of the most feared domestic terrorists, ted kaczynski, the unabomber. >> i think it's kind of af drag net, broad bush approach. >> markal shaker co-wrote a book with a former fbi agent. he is serving time for killing three people in a string of bombings from 1978 to 1995. the fbi in a statement says in reexamining the tylenol case, it's attempteded to security dna sam ples from numerous individuals. kaczynski says he won't give them a sample voluntarily unless the fbi meets a certain obligation they have disclosed. he establishes his whereabouts in 1982 and writes never even possessed positive totassium cy. >> this is where he was arrested in 1996. it sits in the museum in washington. some of the stuff taken from here should be preserved as possible evidence to exxon rate him in the tylenol case. >> reporter: the auction started this week with the proceeds to go to the victims. on the