a touring vietnamese pop singer seen by many vietnamese as part of their country because of the singersnvolvement in government youth programs. >> they come here to lulaby the vietnamese americans here and he leaves our community. >> reporter: so what did tong do? he attacked the singer. hung finished his show while tong was charged on several charges including suspicion of assault. tong said he had to be in disguise to get close. >> i'm some kind of celebrity, not only the vietnamese people but the organizer, they know who i am. so i cannot get in. >> reporter: tongs notoriety became with a hunger strike, that convinced the city council to name the district little saigon. >> they will come to san jose, they will come to california and look everywhere, the vietnamese community and we still in the big -- >> reporter: to in, g is expected in court tomorrow. community leaders expect mixed reaction from the vietnamese community. they plan to ask the judge to reduce bail which has been set at $100,000. robert honda, ktvu channel 2 muse. >>> police have arrested one suspect and are searching

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ly tong is an anticommunist activist in the vietnamese community. he was seen on the left during a 2008 hunger strike. now he is in police custody accused of attacking an international pop singer. that attack happened sunday night. len ramirez can show us it was all caught on tape. len. >> reporter: it was all caught on tape. and this may go down as one of the oddest crimes in recent santa clara county history. it was also a very well planned- out political statement made by a man that many people in this neighborhood consider to be a local hero and also a master at anti-communist propaganda. >>> reporter: the incidents took place in a packed house at the santa clara convention center. ♪ [ music ] [ screaming ] >> reporter: this youtube video shows one of vietnam's top pop singers dam hung performing a duet, just then an apparent female fan walks to the stage in a large hat and gestures as if to hand the singer a flower. but in a split second the warm gesture turns ugly as the fan attacks with pepper spray to the singer's eyes while the shrieking au

at this center, there was also specific help for the vietnamese american community, which makes up more than 30% of the gulf coast fishing industry. >> those vietnamese immigrants are a very independent group of people. their culture is intact. i mean you go out to certain sections of new orleans east you'll see entire neighborhoods where all the signage is in vietnamese. for them to negotiate with the bp claims process, and food stamps, and a lot of forms that are only in english, and a lot of websites that are only in english, it's very difficult. >> reporter: in may, bp gave $1 million to catholic charities and the second harvest food bank, but that money has now been spent. and other potential donors seem to be holding back. >> one of the kind of astounding things that we've been hearing is that this is a bp problem and bp should pick up the tab. and you know we're not here to assign blame, we're just here to help people. >> reporter: new orleans archbishop gregory aymond has been visiting some of the hardest hit fishing communities, sometimes traveling by helicopter to get to the m

what was exposed and the vietnamese people exposed so we just sent a veterans delegation there's been a lot of projects going back and forth and i think for the sort of humanitarian toll of the fact that the american public health association in two thousand and seven passed a policy statement saying this is a public health crisis that lawmakers are going to vietnam church people are going to vietnam veterans have been going for a long time that principle. taking the lead and making a statement that this is something the fact we have to solve the other we're trying to achieve justice for agent orange victims in vietnam clean up of the land systems for the children and grandchildren of u.s. vets still suffering from agent orange and for the forgotten population the vietnamese american kids and grandkids whose parents fought on the u.s. side but have been completely abandoned so we're here to talk to our legislators to tell them that this is an issue that the american veterans from the american people in general care a lot about and that together we're going to make sure that our congre

for vietnamese students because everybody speaks english -- esl for vietnamese students because everybody speaks english. many of them do not speak english well. what the lawyers have told me is that some of these fishermen, hard-working people, have been already taken advantage of by lawyers to have misled them. as a matter of fact, a group of volunteers from the vietnamese- american bar association went down to the gulf to try to volunteer their services to the fishermen, but there was suspicion. i am looking to you. what efforts can we make in the vietnamese language for these refugee fishermen? to let them know about their claims and to undo some of the damage that has already been done to them by people who have taken advantage of their limited english skills and exported money from them and hurt them further after this disaster. >> you are highlighting something that we are well aware of. we are in the process, as we speak, of making sure that we have vietnamese and other necessary translators. i have been going down to the gulf coast and holding meetings. we have already made sure

. >> a well known vietnamese political protestor is in jail. he disguised himself as a woman at a popular singer sprayed with pepper spray. lilian kim has more. ♪ >> in vietnam, he is a sensation, but to pane in the vietnamese community, he is nothing more than a communist agent which is why he became a target during the performance at santa clara convention center. a woman approaches him with a flower but when he accepted he attacked the sing where pepper spray. >> it's an irritant. he was uncomfortable i'm sure for a period of time. for about 15 minute the show was delayed while he composed himself and felt comfortable him nuf to continue. >> the woman turned out to be a well known anti-communist activist. he is perhaps best remembered for going on a hunger strike two years ago in an effort to persuade san jose to name a district little saigon. >> vietnamese leashed says he doesn't condone the use of pepper spray. an attorney will be representing him in court on thursday. his client is eager to face the judge. >> he had a piece of paper and i

the vietnamese american population in my district is so successful. you know, i was talking recently to the school district. there's no esl for vietnamese students because everybody speaks english. but i think there's slightly different development patterns the gulf because the refugees who came to the gulf are fishermen. they didn't become lawyers for the most part. they're fishermen. and manyf them don't speak english well. what the lawyers have told me is that some of these fishermen, hardworking, simple people, have been already taken advantage of by lawyers who have misled them. as a matter of fact, a group of volunteers from the vietnamese-american bar association went down to the gulf to try and volunteer their services to the fishermen, but there was suspicion. so i'm looking to you. what efforts can we make in the vietnamese language for these refugee fishermen, first, to let them know about their claims but, also, if possible, to undo some of the damage that's already been done to tmwy people who have taken advantage of their limited english

he attended a concert by a vietnamese singer. >> they come here to lullaby the young vietnamese americans here. and he leave our community. >> reporter: so what did tong do? it was caught on camera. on the left, you can see tong dressed as a female fan offering a flower. as tong offered up the flower, he sprayed him with pepper spay. >> i'm a sort of celebrity. i cannot get in see. >> reporter: tong fame started with a high profile hunger strike in 2008. that convinced the san jose city council to name the vietnamese business district, little saigon. >> they will protect san jose, they will protect california. the vietnamese community and we are still in a big communist prison. >> reporter: community leaders expect big reaction. his attorneys lou and nguyen say they first plan to ask the judge to reduce jail which has been set at $100,000. in san jose, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> ktvu has obtained a letter, oakland mayor ron dellums september to all city employees a week after mehserle's verdict became public. oakland demonstrated that it is a community of people who have chara

he attended a concert by a vietnamese singer. >> they come here to lullaby the young vietnamese americans here. and he leave our community. >> reporter: so what did tong do? it was caught on camera. on the left, you can see tong dressed as a female fan offering up a flower. as tong offered up the flower, he sprayed him with pepper spay. >> i'm a sort of celebrity. i cannot get in see. >> reporter: tong fame started with a high profile hunger strike in 2008. that convinced the san jose city council to name the vietnamese business district, little saigon. >> they will protect san jose, they will protect california. the vietnamese community and we are still in a big communist prison. >> reporter: community leaders expect big reaction. his attorneys lou and nguyen say they first plan to ask the judge to reduce jail which has been set at $100,000. in san jose, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> ktvu has obtained a letter, oakland mayor ron dellums september to all city employees a week after mehserle's verdict became public. oakland demonstrated that it is a community of people who have ch

he says singer hong is just a prop began a pawn of the vietnamese government. >> vietnamese communist government send him over sea to try to promote singing and all the entertainment of vet the am in. >>reporter: the attorney will be representing him in court on thursday and he's eager to address the judge. >> political protest. not just an ordinary criminal act. >>reporter: lee bail amount is is set at 52,000 dollars. other activist plan to show up at his bail hearing on thursday to show their support. life in san jose, lillian kim abc 7 news > >> all right thank you. >> father of 3 from virginia was killed in oakland last night. his killers got away with 17 dollars. he was here in the bay area for a job interview at google and his death one of is several violent incident in oakland this past wean. amy is reporting the story. amy police are frustrated. residents are worried. >>reporter: 1 high ranking officer told me he doesn't know what to say. police are exhausted and one incident a snooper was shooting at officers. resident tell me they feel nervous especially since the city just

has worst used to make the same length for the millions of vietnamese war victims whose lives have been devastated as a result of agent orange they say that it has nothing to do with agent orange. i think that the u.s. for a minute has the reason to deny it. which is why delegations are here in washington following a report issued by lawmakers scientists and doctors calling on the u.s. government to own up to its agent orange legacy in vietnam today also people will stand me government records show nearly ninety five percent of all u.s. agent orange related aid is committed to efforts to contain and remove dioxin contamination we asked the justice for all the victims those fighting for justice in the case of the enemy's agent orange victims want the physical and psychological damages to be acknowledged if they etc they have to pay to come to say to form a mini instead of people. not only in nam but also in taking it to state and also to the country that a career like. a news event was the dark legacy left behind by the u.s. in vietnam is one with millions of human faces their struggle t

the vietnamese american population in my district is so successful. you know, i was talking recently to the school district. there's no esl for vietnamese students because everybody speaks english. but i think there's slightly different development patterns in the gulf because the refugees who came to the gulf are fishermen. they didn't become lawyers for the most part. they're fishermen. and many of them don't speak english well. what the lawyers have told me is that some of these fishermen, hardworking, simple people, have been already taken advantage of by lawyers who have misled them. as a matter of fact, a group of volunteers from the vietnamese-american bar association went down to the gulf to try and volunteer their services to the fishermen, but there was suspicion. so i'm looking to you. what efforts can we make in the vietnamese language for these refugee fishermen, first, to let them know about their claims but, also, if possible, to undo some of the damage that's already been done to themwy people who have taken advantage of their limited

district named little saigon after the fallen vietnamese capital.people gave approval of what he did. ly tong. others like dan tran who lived under communist rule for five years approved of his message but not his method. >> in this country we better not do that. we better not to hurt anybody in public because it is maybe against the law. however, you know, everybody knows that, you know, vietnam is a country that doesn't have any kind of freedom at all. no freedom of speech, no freedom of politics, nothing at all. so at least we have somebody to speak out something. >> reporter: ly tong remains in jail pending a $52,000 bond. his first court appearance will be tomorrow. at that time he is expected to read a message attempting to justify his alleged assault for political reasons. in san jose, len ramirez, cbs 5. >>> all right. after the break, your newest playground in tonight's "good question." >>> how about that fog around the bay area? here it comes again. when will we see sunshine? we'll talk about that coming up. ,,,,,,,,,, welcome to the world

. >>> in the vietnamese capital of hanoi foreign ministers from the association of southeast asian nations plus japan, china, and south korea have held a meeting on the sinking of a south korean warship in march. japan's foreign minister katsuya okada has called on the participating countries to condemn north korea. okada made the appeal on wednesday, saying that north korea's action threatens the peace and stability of the region. okada said the north should seriously consider the recent u.n. security council presidential statement that condemned the sinking. the united states, south korea, and other countries say that a north korean torpedo sank the warship, while the north denies any involvement. north korea's foreign minister has arrived in hanoi to attend the final day of the asean foreign ministers meeting on friday. north korea takes part in the conference every year. at hanoi airport pak refused to respond to questions from reporters and went straight to his hotel. the north korean foreign minister is expected to stress the promotion of diplomatic dialogue, including the resumption

. >>> a vietnamese activist accused of attacking a singer is facing a new charge. ly tong was in court where his bail was lowered to $75,000. he is accused of dressing as a woman and pepper spraying a vietnamese pop star during a concert last weekend in santa clara. he has pleaded not guilty to charges that include unauthorized use of a tear gas. today a miss glean more assault charge was added to that -- misdemeanor assault charge was added to that. tog is an anticommunist activist. 100 people showed up at the courthouse to support tong. >>> trouble in the gulf of mexico, evacuations in the face of another tropical storm what it means for the clean-up effort. >> and the as could be a step closer to calling san jose home. why voters may get their say sooner than they thought. >>> you know what? i'm getting my say at least for a little while. warmer weather on time, just in time for the weekend. we'll take a look at today's temperatures and your warmer weekend temperatures coming up. ,,,, [ man ] my perfect summer is grilling up a masterpiece. daily. [ woman ] my pe

vietnamese activist [ yelling ] . >> reporter: it was noisy as people with opposite opinions squaredff in shouting matches along iguodala nature a valley neighborhood. >> give him four years and let him loose. >> reporter: though there were some free messer he signs, they agreed that he should be held accountable for shooting oscar grant. >> he is a cop that made a mistake. >> but if 12 people let him go do manslaughter they'll let limb go do his time and let it alone. so, in my heart, i believe he needs a little support. >> but as soon as word spread about the valley, those who felt it was too light, mobilized. does johannes mehserle deserve any kind of compassion? >> i don't think it normal that they would support somebody who took out a normal life. whether you thought it was on purpose. >> he calls the pro-life supporters racist but kevin who comes from a long family says that's. >> they are pimps, pan deerers, they have got their self- interest at hand. walnut creek police had just about everybody on the job today. more than 150 people trot brought into the keep the peace. but t

he made news in 2008 by staging a hunger strike in san jose over the naming of the city's vietnameseeighborhood little saigon. >>> for a second day a large number of a.c. transit drivers have called in sick in the middle of a labor dispute. about 20% of them, more than 200 drivers, called in sick both today and yesterday apparently to protest the contract that was imposed by the agency on sunday. a.c. transit is trying to cut into a $56 million budget deficit. but some riders say they are feeling frustrated by all this. >> the whole system is like a dog chasing his tail kind of you know what i mean? one price goings up and then the workers want to raise their prices or need to raise their prices so they should find a solution. >> the proposed contract would change overtime rules and health insurance coverage. >>> and it turns out bart riders would rather pay more and get better service. a survey finds that more than 75% of riders are opposed to temporary fare cuts. most riders say that they would rather see the money go toward extending service and cleaning the cars. bart directors a

to many vietnamese in the u.s. he is viewed as a communist agent.ideo posted on youtube appears to be a woman approaching him with a flower, when he accepted it, he was hit with pepper spray. person turned out to be a well known anti-communist activist that wore a wig and a hat to get close to the stage. >> police in walnut creek says there were no arrests in the rally in support of johannes mehserle and counterprotest against the former bart police officer. the rally outside the courthouse drew about 300 people from both sides. mr. than a hundred police from around contra costa county were on hand to make sure that things stayed peaceful. a group of oscar grant supporters also marched to the walnut creek bart station and shut it down for 20 minutes. >> a.c. transit is warning there could be more service disruptions today over a contract advertise puit. some passengers were left stranded when 18% of the bus operators took a sick day. the union will go to court to ask a judge to throw out a new contract imposed by management. it took effect on sunday

he's now talking about his bizarre attack on a vietnamese pop singer during a weekend concert in santa. now, tom plea tended to offer the entertainer -- pretended to offer the entertainer flowers but instead blasted him with pepper spay. he says he describes hill self as a woman to get close to the stage. [ inaudible ] >> tong says he pepper sprayed that singer because the entertainer has a very friendly relationship with vietnam's communist leader. he's known for leading a hunger strike aimed at san jose leaders to rename a district in san jose little saigon. >>> the producers of "money ball" are looking for movie extras. if you have ever wanted to be in the movies, here's your chance. it's the story of how the 2002 oakland as won 103 games despite one of the smallest major league budgets. to get more information on signing up go to the web page at ktvu.com and click on the web links section. they say there is a chance some stars might be out there. >> mingling. >> sound like a lot of fun. >> yes. >>> there is a new study out raising safety concerns about many child care systems. we'l

today, we met with vietnamese and this -- vietnamese fishermen. we have a long-term commitment to work with these folks. we had very frank questions and real frustrations with the process. we think that there are things that we can do immediately. we will not be able to fix everything immediately. we can make real improvements over a week's time and then we will be with these folks to iron out problems over the long term. >> i am with the mississippi coalition of the vietnamese americans. we are here to discuss and assess our needs but we are looking at long-term and short- term strategies to help people. these have been impacted by the oil spill. >> what types of strategies have you discussed? >> right now, we are trying to understand how we can help these folks. the department of labour will be working with the state agency as well as the coalition to help out. the concern is that things are not working right now. they want to work in the oil field, but they cannot. right now, english is a barrier. maybe additional schooling, english classes. ri

there's an increasing number of vietnamese families and businesses. one of the strengths of the tenderloin is the tenderloin community school, developed 6 or 7 years ago. it's a great school. and there's a lot of kids that go there and that's not something that's thought about. jerry: i think the neighborhood is improving but at the same time we're still facing the same issues as 10 or 15 years ago or longer. there was a neighborhood planning study, the tenderloin 2000 plan published in the early 1990's that identified 5 basic goals for the neighborhood. and 15 years later, those goals... i think a lot of people would regard them as the primary goals for the neighborhood. they include: public safety, affordable housing or housing in general, economic development, the public general environment and social services. and 15 years later a lot of those concerns are the same ones that people have now. chris: new social issues do come up in this country, like the rise of crack cocaine in the early 1980s. but really, other than those sorts of things, there ar

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as a vietnamese american, i'm especially interested in the territorial integrity of my native country and i'm concerned to hear reports outlining aggressive actions toward vietnamese citizens, especially fishermen who have -- that have resulted in injuries, damages to their fishing vessels and in severe cases, death. the goal of the united states diplomacy should be to recognize the tensions in this region and to concentrate on first aleaveating this tension. the united states should strongly consider advocating for china's relief of the disputed territories, like the sprattly and par sol islands, and to ensure multilateral dialogue and action to resolve the ongoing maritime disputes. . what is the aggression? there is no question china continues to seek additional sources of energy particularly across africa where their influence continues to grow. according to reports, china's oil consumption is expected to double over the next 25 years from 7.2 million barrels per day to 12.3 barrels per day in 2030. china's natural gas consumption is expected to triple in that period of time from

some in the vietnamese community think the singer is a communist agent. the activist is also known for a 2008 hunger strike where he tried to convince san jose leaders to name a retail district little saigon. >>> there is a shortage of dialysis centers in san francisco and that problem is so bad some patients have to stay in the hospital for days or even weeks while they wait for a spot to receive treatment at an out patient clinic. san francisco general hospital houses the city's only public dialysis clinic and it just has 13 beds. the clinic extended its hours to accommodate more patients and now it's asking for more money trying to expand those hours even more. >>> a south san francisco company's breast cancer drug will be in the fda's spotlight today. it will review if avastin should remain on the market. they'll consult outside cancer experts on the issue. the fda approved it in 2008 after clinical trials showed it shrank tumors. but approval was controversial because those kinds of drugs are usually required to show an increased survival time for pa

. >>> a vietnamese popstar became the target of a terrible attack. you will see the youtube video. >>> and we're gonna have the bay area connection and what could be a big breakthrough in the battle against a.i.d.s. >>> welcome back. firefighters are investigating three suspicious fires right near the uc berkeley campus in the past 12 hours. they want to know if they are connected to a string of earlier arsons in that same area that began on friday. there have been nine fires in all. most of the fires involve trash cans. there was very little damage. most happened in the overnight hours. ktvu's claudine wong is talking to investigators now. she will bring us a live update coming up at 8:00. >>> police in richmond are investigating two overnight car fires and they are calling them suspicious. one fire was on modak avenue. the other, on giant road. both happened just before 3:00 a.m. this morning. about a half hour ago, police told ktvu that both of those vehicles were reported stolen. >>> 7:30. we're learning more this morning about a computer enginee

prosecutors say tong pepper sprayed a vietnamese singer last sunday. tong was a fighter pilot in vietnam before the fall of saigon. he said he attacked the singer because of his current ties to the current vietnamese government. he's being held on $100,000 bail. >>> police say five businesses in richmond and el cerrito were vandalized overnight. it's probably the work of one person. the businesses were located on san pablo and mcdonald avenues. the first report came in before midnight that a window was smashed at a chinese restaurant. there was a gas station, a starbucks, panda express and an ihop nearby. >>> there are new guidelines tonight aimed at keeping underaged drinking under control in san rafael. the city is focusing on farmers markets and street festivals. vendors must be stricter with i.d. checks, limit purchases to two drinks at a time and stop alcohol service a half hour before the event ends. the new rules were prompted by a report that found 62% of the city's young people could access alcohol at public events. >>> it's hard to believe it

in santa clara. ♪ [ music ] that was the scene on sunday during a performance by vietnamese pop starlice say that activist lee tong was disguised as an old woman when he pepper sprayed hung in the face. the singer not seriously hurt. the 61-year-old tong was a long- time anticommunist activist. he staged a sit-in during the little saigon controversy. >>> looks like no reality show for bristol palin and levi johnston. >> oh. you're kidding! there's been a lot of chatter about it apparently, maybe by the johnston and palin families. >> maybe they hoped to launch the reality show with their upcoming wedding and their life as newlyweds but a representative of palin said no reality show. cbs said there weren't many tv executives interested in buying the show. >> we have a hole for you this morning. >> no "blowed up"? >> no. >> a hole in the road? >> a big hole. a gaping hole! you have to go to kansas to find it though. >> kansas city, missouri. >> interchange in the kansas city area, missouri transportation officials not sure what caused the sinkhole. hm. there's been unexpected ground se

this was sunday night during a performance by vietnamese pop star dan vin hung.olice say that activist ly tong was disguised as an old woman carrying a flower when he pepper sprayed hong in the face. the singer wasn't seriously hurt. the 61-year-old tong is a long- time anticommunist activist he made headlines in 2008 by staging a hunger strike at san jose city hall during the little saigon controversy. >>> it was a heated but trouble- free showdown in walnut creek at a rally in support of former bart police officer johannes mehserle. [ yelling ] >> about 300 police officers showing up to control the crowd of 300. some were there in support of mehserle, some felt he should have been convicted of a crime more serious than involuntary manslaughter. oscar grant of hayward was shot to death last year as mehserle tried to detain him in oakland. mehserle said he meant to use the taser but pulled the gun by mistake. >> i think it's unbelievable that people would take to the streets to support somebody who took a human life whether you thought it was an accident, by next

himself a freedom fighter and it took place at a weekend concert at a performance by a storing vietnamese pop singer. the singers vovlt in government youth programs. >> to come here and lower the minds of americans here, and he is bringing down our community. >> he can see him approach the stage as singer bend over to grab the flower, he attacked him with pepper spray. he finished his show while he was jailed on several charges including suspicion of assault and discharging a chemical aerosol. he had to have a disguys to get close he . >> >> they know who i am. >> his fame started with a high profile hunger strike in 2008. that convinced the san jose city council to name the business district little tong. >> they control san jose, they l control whole california, and every where. >> he has a date in court tomorrow. community leaders expect his reaction and his attorneys say they first plan to ask the judge for reduced bail set at $100,000. in san jose robert honda ktvu channel 2 news. >> if you ever wanted to be in the movies, you just might get a chance next week in oak lan. that's when

tong is an activist in the vietnamese community and dressed up as an old woman to sneak in the contesthe returns to court on friday. he's out on $100,000 bail. he is seeking to have his bail reduced. >>> police are looking for whoever is responsible for a string of vandalism along mcdonald and san pablo avenues between 11:45 last night and sunrise today. police have a general description of a man who broke a window at a chevron station. >>> america's financial institutions are scrambling to address a concept of new regulation. many of which are still not clearly defined. president obama signed the most sweeing reform law since the great are depression. it puts new fees and limits on the nation's banks and poses restriction on derivatives to oversee mortgages and credit cards. >>> a mortgage tracking company says default notices in california are at their lowest level in three years after posting the fifth straight quarterly decline. it's reported just over 70,000 default notice from april to june. that's almost 14% from the quarter january through march. it's down nearly 44% compared t

the vietnamese anticommunist activist aaccused of assaulting a popular singer faces four felony counts and a misdemeanor. he is accused of pepper spraying don vin hung during a concert. watch what happens. police say lee dressed as a woman carrying flowers in order to get close to the stage. investigators say his motive was political. lee is being held on $100,000 bail. >> and hayward, chp officers had to use a taiser to try to subdue a man. it happened around 6:45 and there is two cars involve nad crash. one vehicle overturned into a ditch but there are no serious injuries. authorities say a person in one car tried to run away after the crash and was shot with a taser and ran across the lanes. the chase slowed the morning commute. transit officials are apologized after a day of delayed. and it's all in reaction to a new labor contract. the transit union is asked a judge to involume date that contract. a hearing is scheduled for friday morning. >> there is a national transportation safety board investigating a mid air incident left 30 people injured after severe turbulence in a united

tong believes the vietnamese government sends entertainers to the u.s. to look at anticommunist sentiments here. >> i have no choice. he attacked us culturally. >> he faces five felony charges including assault with a deadly weapon and the lawyer says his client will be able to make bail. >>> a concord family will bury their 2-year-old son. and the grandfather is in jail admitting responsibility for the pit bulls. >> the loss of my son, now, the loss of my father. he is a good father, you know. it is like two battles in one. >> michael bisby clutches his 4- year-old son as he mourns the death of 2-year-old jacob. the little boy was killed when the family's three pit bulls attacked him. the child's step-grandfather grieves in his jail cell. he is charged with child endangerment and possessing a malicious animal and he blames himself. >> it is hard for me to sleep. knowing that what happened is the 2-year-old boy was killed, it is my grandson, and my life is ruined. >> reporter: no one knew jacob wandered into the garage until it was too late. >> i asked h

including two high-profile officer-involved shootings in the vietnamese community and charges of excessive force and racial profiling. >> this doesn't matter what you say in a press release or how many ethnic bank quittes you go to. your actions of the police force is a reflection on you. >> for seven years, the department had to cut its budget and fighting crime in a city that is adding 15,000 to 20,000 residents per year. for overcoming that, san jose mayor issued a statement today saying in part that despite having to continuely do more with less, his leader shivep ensured our police department is remaining one in the country. and he says his immediate plans focus on family. >> so yeah. i'm looking forward to being able to spend time with an 11-year-old and a 5-year-old. to be able to have that quality time with the kid, parent, if you will. >> the city council has about three months to find a replacement. that process will be beginning immediately. community groups are already saying that they're going to be holding forums because they want to make sure they have a voice in this proces

. >>> a south bay judge today ordered them to stay clear of vietnamese singer. he reduced his bail from $100,000 to $75,000. he faces six criminal charges including a new one filed today assault with a deadly weapon for allegedly using pepper spray on the singer. >>> welcoming up here. going over the edge in san francisco all for a worthwhile cause. >>> and it looks as if warmer weather is around the corn. our chief meteorologist bill martin will have your weekend forecast. >>> and if there's no tv nearby. you can watch bay area news at 7:00 online at www.ktvu.com. >> engineers and clean up crews are evacuating the gulf coast ahead of tropical depression bonnie. forecasters say the storm is on track to strengthen before it reaches the spill zone in the gulf of mexico. tomorrow the coast guard says the containment cap keeping the oil contained will stay close and they don't expect the storm will effect it because of the depth, but could delay work on plugging the well until mid-august. >>>time to talk about local weather. pretty nice and things are going to be ni

. >>> in the south bay, a judge today ordered a san jose activist to stay away from the vietnamese performing he's accused of attacking on stage. 61-year-old lee tong must stay at least 100 feet away from singer hong. the judge also reduced tong's bail. a assault with a deadly weapon for allegedly using pepper spray against the singer. >>> san san francisco police say king and terry were arrested after months of investigative work. police say king who works for munni supplied the paper transfers that were not ripped with a time limit so people could ride the bus all day without paying an additional fare. >>> a family in boulder creek is about to lose a home they thought they bought in a foreclosure auction. they found the hard way, auction buying is much different than a standard purchase. we're live tonight to learn why there's a huge lesson to be learned here for home buyers. >> reporter: a dispute between banks and homeowners here in the santa clara mountain shows that when it comes to buying forclosed homes, buyer beware. >> reporter: the stran family paid $250,000 for the house. >> we ha

minister katsuya okada and his asean counterparts agreed on the plan during their meeting in the vietnamese capital of hanoi on thursday. okada expressed support for the asean plan to start regional economic integration to be known as the asean community in 2015. he said this will lay the foundation for regional cooperation, adding that the proposal has a lot in common with japan's idea of an east asia community. he said japan wants to offer its experience and expertise in infrastructure building. japan aims to win orders in the region by doing so. the asean ministers accepted okada's proposal to set up japan's permanent office in the asean secretariat in the indonesian capital of jakarta. >>> japan and china have agreed to start official talks next week with an eye on creating a treaty to jointly develop gas deposits in the east china sea. foreign minister okada and his chinese counterpart yang jiechi made the agreement on thursday. they met in hanoi on the sidelines of the asean foreign ministers meeting. yang accepted okada's proposal that japan and china should hold a senior-level meeti

he faces criticism for two high profile officer-involved shootings in the vietnamese community and allegations of racial profiling from other minority groups. >> we've done all of the route reach we need to do. >> davis is entitled to recover with a pension totalling 90% of his pay. and he's not ruling out a few tour in politic autos emwere buying homes for half of the previous value in an auction in santa clairea. it's a way for banks to unload properties and this is a sign real estate crisis is far from over. >> javier chavez came to the convention center with eye on pro properties. a four-bedroom two bath and a two-bedroom one bath this, real estate auction attracts all types from investors to people like javier. who are looking to buy a home to live in. >> from brothers and nephews were bory all the way to $110,000. >> do you have 110,000ses today spend here? tonight snoo right. >> these auctions have been taking place for three years. the number of homes to be auctioned off has gone down, there are still plenty to go around. tonight 100 homes are up for grab autos this is a figure not too

vietnamese lawyers are working with them. we have been working with bp to assure their translators of the claim centers. we know mr. feinberg is working to make sure there are translators also. the vietnamese community is a significant part of the seafood, in a. host: leesburg, virginia. democratic line. caller: first of all, who owns bp -- the disaster, who owns that plants? guest: public shareholders. a significant interest from the united kingdom itself. caller: is president clinton one of them? guest: i have no idea. there are probably a lot of people across the united states that either through mutual funds or otherwise own stock in bp and in other companies. other companies do bad things occasionally. i did not know if mr. or misses clinton owns stock in bp. host: independent line. good morning. caller: the associated press has two videos i have seen on youtube. one of them is entitled about as victims, gulf coast have a long road, and the other is exxon valdez 20 years later. it took them some 20 years to get through a

i would look up sometimes and it would be a man or it would be a vietnamese woman. an immigrant. the details were different but being marginalized and deciding whether you would a simulate and what our children would do and what you are willing to

. >> reporter: tong believes the vietnamese government sends entertainers to the u.s. to soften anti-communist sentiments among the community here. he says he is ready to spend hard time in prison calling it exile. >> the people in this country cannot distinguish between the evil doer and the defender so i'm sorry for this country. >> reporter: ly tong is expected to bail out of the santa clara county jail here at elmwood in milpitas tonight. he will be due back in court in august to enter a plea in this case. in the meantime a judge has also issued a protective order preventing him from getting anywhere close to the singer that he attacked with pepper spray for at least one year's time. allen that singer is now moved on performing in orange county. >> len ramirez in milpitas, thank you. >>> other headlines around the bay area, a 3.5 earthquake hit about 2:30 this afternoon. this is the cbs 5 seismograph. the quake was centered in the pacific. they say about 3 miles from daly city. >>> it was business as usual at an oakland restaurant after terrifying night for custome