amy hollyfield has our story. so cleanup underway this morning. >> the situation got out of hand on alum rock boulevard. look at the mess behind me, six businesses had their windows smashed out. one business owner told us he is upset that people who are out celebrating would do harm. the chaos started around 11:00 last night. police say there were several fights. there were people throwing bottles at police officers and a crowd even stopped a bus that had passengers on it. one person was stabbed in the crowd. he was able to walk into the hospital and ask for help. one business owner told us the violence surprised him. >>> we saw all these people walking by. they walked into the place and we called the police but they couldn't do anything last night. this morning, we make a report. >> he has had his business for about eight months. he doesn't know how much it will cost him. police were out last night and 100 special op police officers last night. they haven't released the number of people that were arrested or the

let's go to amy hollyfield. good morning, amy. >> good morning. we have a question for people to ponder over their coffee this morning, should all pg&e customers pay the same rate. right now if you conserve energy you get a break in your right rate. the new idea on the table. this one would give the break for those that use the most power. people that use a lot of power could see their bills go down 20%. some critics say they are stealing but they say big consumers are not necessarily rich. heavy easeers are carrying more of burden. a woman says she is a family of five with three dogs, they use a lot of energy and she is hoping this idea will passed to. it is coming before the california puc here in san francisco this morning at 10:00. we'll be covering it for you. it will be a good one to watch. >>> final check on weather and traffic. >> let's start with the current conditions, recommend actively calm outside with a8g in los gatos. down in the lower elevations, cooler with half moon bay at 41. napa at 45, santa rosa the same rest of us in the 50s

amy has written this book, and a cup of book award. -- it got a book award. [applause] how can defense attorneys or people who work in the system make that known and worked with journalists? >> i generally bring everybody out to lunch or to a bar or to both. journalists and police officers have this classic cold war, and there was even a cold war between defense attorneys and journalists -- certainly between prosecutors and reporters, and i find if i write a story they cannot just come back and say, this is wrong, and this is wrong. if they are faced with the fact i have busted my butt to get everything right and have gone to them and really tried hard to represent my view points, then they do not have an argument about going to a bar with maie. we have people whispering to us, and that is part of the dynamic, but i find once you develop a reputation for trying hard to understand all the things you people learn in hastings and asking stupid questions over and over again -- is there a police called in continent? -- plea called in continent? if you ask the ques

amy. >> sanjay. >> nice to meet you. >> amy is not only a schoolteacher, but i mean, she cares so much about childhood development, which is all about understanding these things too, so we're a real team in the effort. >> reporter: as we talked, patrick was smiling, ear to ear. he was happy. >> let the word go

abc7's amy hollyfield is live in san jose. amy? >> business owners are not taking any chances. look behind me. they ordered new windows, but the guys that are here to install them have been instructed to cover up the new windows with boards so they will be protected just in case the parties get out of control again this weekend. alex weaver says this is how he spends every may 6th, cleaning up after a destructive sinco de mayo celebration. he thinks it will cost him $5,000 to $7,000 to replace the windows vandals smashed at this strip mall last night. >> of course, i can't uh ready to it, of course not. i don't know what to do. what are you going to do? let's get the council people down here. let's get the mayor down here, i don't know. what do you want to do? >> the crowd turned violent around 9:00 last night and started heading down alan rock avenue from downtown. the mab smashed in win -- the mob smashed in windows at least six businesses. >> i was upset because they damaged other people's property, and it is not right to do that. if they want to celebration something, do it

live in martinez, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thanks a lot. bart officials this week will tack what is sure to be a controversial plan. the transit agency may greatly expand the taser program hoping ironically that it would reduce the mishap that the officers have had involving tasers. abc7's terry mcsweeney is live with more. terry? >> reporter: the thinking is if every bart police officer has a taser on him or her at all times they will become very familiar with that weapon. right now, there are only 60 tasers in the bart p.d. not enough for taser to goes to every officer. they want to buy 130 more. take a look at the incident that prompted this. go to january 1, 2009. the fatal shooting of a passenger by bart cop johannes mehserle who said he was shooting the taser. he doesn't usually have one but he borrowed it a few hours before the incident. they recommend giving each officer a taser to increase familiarity with the non-lethal weapon. they said not buying the tasers would leave bart police with fewer non-lethal options dealing with the v

is talking to a mainstream reporter at the two thousand and eight convention amy goodman a democracy gal of the mainstream reporters this gee i didn't get arrested and amy says were you out there covering the protests and he says no i haven't left the building and they meet and quotes woody allen who says ninety five percent of life is just showing up i mean you know if you if you only get harassed in this country or arrested if you're a journalist if you are in the wrong place you're out of line you're out of place if you follow along with the sheep and you're not to you don't step out of line you'll be pampered and privileged that this country in other words the reporters that act as independent journalists sometimes get in trouble with their process sometimes even with the law but if you if you don't step out of place out of mind and you generally are pampered and privileged in this society that is jeff cohen professor of journalism at if a college and author of cable news confidential. now forty years ago today more than thirty thousand protesters descended on washington determin

. >> reporter: judith thought her daughter amy was doing fine until the third grade when amy started having problems with other children. eventually, she was diagnosed with asperger's, a mild form of autism, and therapy has gotten her back on track. >> now that i recognize how i'm different from other people, it's really helped me a lot. >> reporter: and these scientists say today's studies suggest there's lots more kids like amy around the world who might benefit from the extra help that can follow a diagnosis of autism. robert bazell, nbc news, new york. >>> when we come back tonight, the discovery in california. they called him the great communicator, but tonight for the first time, a special glimpse into where all that material came from. >>> as you may know, like tools to a carpenter, the best comics in the entertainment business tend to their jokes carefully. joan rivers famously has every joke she ever wrote and delivered filed away on a 3 x 5 card. guess who else did that? ronald reagan. while we remember him more as the 40th president than a comic, he didn't get that great c

abc7's amy hollyfield is live in alameda at crown beach. amy? >> reporter: kristen, police and firefighters say they are going to talk about this today. the bottom line is this iland city doesn't have the ability to rescue people who are in trouble out in the water. the man stood in the water up to his neck for more than an hour. there were several people on crown beach. they were all watching wondering why rescue crews didn't help him. police officers and firefighters also stood by and watched. as the man slowly went under. the coast guard couldn't get him because the spot where he was standing was a little too shallow for the boat to get to. and the coast guard helicopter arrived too late. it had been on another call. officials at the fire department say budget constraints are preventing them from recertifying firefighters and land-based water rescues. >> it's horrible. how can we allow that to happen. how can our emergency personnel allow that to happen? i don't get it. i don't understand it. >> alameda firefighters couldn't even go in and ge

we'll start over here on the left side. >> kay, this is your friend, amy. >> hello, amy. >> i teach at penn law school, and i wanted to ask you about a phenomenon that i've actually recently looked into which is that men still overwhelmingly dominate in certain precincts of power and influence. so take, for example, what i call journals of opinion. you know, if you look at the new york review of books, the new republic, all those sorts of publications on the right and the left, the weekly standard, the people who are writing for them are overwhelmingly male, and that's true of the 20-something to 30-something generation. there's a whole body of social science that suggests that even among college graduates men are far more informed, they know more about a range of topics, they are more curious. i just would ask you to comment on whether you think that will continue. >> well, i do, actually. couple things come to mind. one is that i've talked a little bit about how women are doing so well and so much better, actually, than their male peers and that they are earning more than men when th

. >>> i'm amy hollyfield live in san francisco where, they will be getting a lot of work today. teachers will be playing hooky for a cause. >>> here is a live look from roof cam. you see the clouds as it passes to the east. brings rain to the central valley. we could have our own chance of showers and another chance the weekend could be cooler than the one we just got through. >> and compute at bay bridge toll plaza looked like it opened up another lane. >>> i'm kristen sze. we continue to get new details about a major scare in the air as american airlines flight approached sfo. a flight attendant and passengers had to wrestle down an unriel rulely man after he begin pounding on the door. >> something else we're learning those two passengers were not your normal air travelers but the suspect was screaming and rushing toward the cockpit door with a yemen passport, california i.d., the question is whether he is a terrorist? federal investigators are talking to him this morning. take a look at the scene last night outside san francisco international. flight 1561 from chicago, more

i'm amy hollyfield. how bart police are responding to the death of osama bin laden coming up. >> coolest in the midwest and upper midwest. 46 in minneapolis. we on do have flight arrival delays but if there are any changes, we'll have it at flight tracker. >>> i can report to the american people and to the world, the united states has conducted an operation that has killed osama bin laden. >> president obama told americans, most intensive manhunt in the history comes to an end with the death of osama bin laden. >> i'm kristen sze. >> security is being stepped at u.s. airports and bridges and other potential terror targets as news spreads that the world's most wanted terrorist osama bin laden is dead. his body was buried at sea. we have new details on the elite raid on his hideout in pakistan. he died of a gunshot wound to the head during a confrontation with u.s. navy seals. now live in washington, d.c. >> good morning. for months, u.s. intelligence had focused on a suspicious building in pakistan and so

amy hollyfield joins us now from the newsroom with details. it's hard to imagine this, amy. >> reporter: this story caught our eye. we want to get you thinking about that. we would love to hear what you think. should tepid the end of -- consider, should the end of 280 be demolished? it would make room for high speed rail. they spell out scenario to get rid of 280 north of 22. the prose prosal, explains there isn't room for high-speed rain and caltrans. octavia is now a boulevard. so the embarcadero. can you envision tearing down the end of 280 and seeing boulevard like this in potrero and mission bay? planners worry there isn't enough room between pilings that support 280 for caltrain and new high-speed rail track. this would wipe out the last couple thousand feet of freeway. this is an idea. it sounds radical. high-speed rail is a big idea. >> amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> u thatment>>> jury in chauncesy bailey trial begin deliberations monday. they heard closing argument with both sides with different picture of the admitted killer broussard

amy hollyfield. back to you. i'll go look at a map and see where i am. >> thank you. >>> we know where we are going with breaking news. san jose. game and fish officials are on the scene of a barge leaking fuel near the southern tip of the san francisco bay. they are working to contain the fuel. >> officials say when low tide hit, the barge tilted and then started leaking fuel. it had 750 gallons in it. that is not known how much of the fuel spilled in the water. a kayaker spotted the sheen and called it in. they're looking for barge owner right now. we'll monitor the story on the air and online at abc7news.com. >>> stunning develop in the the botox mom investigation. the mother is now retracting her statement that she injected her 8-year-old daughter with botox to remove wrinkles for beauty pageants. entertainment website tmz says it obtained a sworn declaration from the woman who identifies herself as sheena upton. she said the british tabloid paid her to play the role of a mom and even gave her a script and to

amy is live at the sane on international boulevard. amy? >> reporter: all the victims are in their 20s. police one of the names. 28-year-old latoyay kenny and there is still evidence of what happed lt nit. he on t sewalk wher the shoong happened hadn't been completely clean but residents decided to clean it up themselves. over on international boulevard you can see plenty of skid marks where the cars were doing the donuts for a side show. >> as the block party that spilled over from a party of a nearby park. hundreds of people were gathered at 88th and international boulevard. >> it was a nice time. everybody was having fun. when you mix alcohol and drugs, you never know what is going to happen. >> they say it turned into a side show with cars spinning out in the middle of the intersection and someone started shooting. >> when the smoke cleared and everybody started scattering it was two people that were dead. it was surreal. >> this woman knew one of the victims, 28-year-old latoya of union city. she did not want her face shown on tv. >> i

amy hollyfield is live at a local high school. >>> a check of attendance records indicates that more than 600 kids attended the protest. it was very peaceful and very organized. >> these logan high school students air is they know they should be in class. they know the district loses money when they aren't in school but they felt so desperate they walked out anybody. >> not getting a lot of money, but we're not getting money at all. we've given up $10 million already. >> teachers have declared a state of emergency and organized a variety of protests against cuts to education. in alameda in morning, teachers handed how the leaflets. in sacramento they are conducting sit-ins at the capital. >> yesterday, may 9th, protestors -- >> it's intense in union city because of parcel tax just failed this week to help schools by 32 votes. extracurricular activities and school counselors will get cut unless the state steps in. >> it's bad for logan. this is my home. i love it here. i'm really thinking about the students come in and choir students are going to be here when i leave. >> in parents sh

amy hollyfield joins us from knightsen with more. >> sheriff's detectives aren't saying who did this, they are interviewing people in shorn california but the focus isn't so much who did it but the fact that the baby is okay. >> probe the baby at home. >> four-month-old ramy disappeared saturday night or sunday morning. they checked on her in the morning she was gone. they believe somebody came in and snapped her. they say a family member is suspected of doing this. investigators are not confirming that to us this morning. the neighbor says it's a relative who was concerned about the kid's care, the family has four children. the concern, the neighbor says, is unfounded. they say they take fine care of their kids. [ inaudible ] >> the second child -- >> and investigators launched a large search. they shut down the family street where the family home here is. they interviewed the parents as witnesses and not suspects. investigators won't say whether they believe a relative is to blame but they don't think a random child kidnapper is on the loose today. live in knightsen, amy hollyfield,

amy? >> reporter: never thought it would happen. consider of all the prisoners serving life sentences that bent before the parole board, only 5% were granted parole so it's pretty rare but he is a changed man. he is a forgiven man and first stop was here at san francisco's grace cathedral. >> first day of freedom in 24 years. he was 18 years old when he was given a life sentence. he truly never thought this day would come. >> there was time i have to spend the rest of my life in prison i could understand. >> he shot and killed his sister when he caught them burglarizing the stepfather. >> they will forgive him and the pain that it has caused the family. rest of us can support him. >> he walked out in prison with a bible and family photo album and an appointment book which he is looking forward. but even as he and his family focus on his new life, the life of his stepsister is always on his mind. >> she was a beautiful girl. she didn't have a chance to grow the person that she could have been because of me. i have to live the rest of

amy hollyfield joins us in san francisco with more. >> same situation here. no threats have been reported, but police officers and their dogs of been very visible in downtown san francisco this morning. >> commuters were greeted with a new reality this morning. more police officers watching auto for anything suspicious now that osama bin laden is dead. >> as a precaution we have alerted the officers on patrol and all personnel to be alert in the transit areas, places of worship and people may gather and normally protest. >> they are in constant communication with homeland security and keeping a close eye on the ground. and bart officers added more officers to the trains and platforms. >> we had a lot of officers in training, we are asking them to come in. >> neither agency has received a net or has any indication that bay area will be a terrorist target. >> we wanted to make sure if anybody was going to try to do us harm, we're going to have lots and lots of visible officers out there. >> the officers' prechbz made feel secure and others the thought it was hy

. >> i'm amy hollyfield live in san francisco where you'll see a lot of teachers downtown this morning but not in the classrooms. i'll explain coming up. >>> live look in have from mount sutro. it is pretty quiet but it could be active this afternoon. threat of showers in the forecast. >> new crash reported in oakland near the coliseum and we'll let you know if it's blocking anything. live shot of the bay bridge toll plaza. there is still a wind advisory for the san mateo bridge. >> kristen: it is a monday, thank you so much for joining us. i'm kristen sze. a man is being held in the san mateo county jail accused of backing on a cockpit door headed to san francisco last night. authorities say he fought with a flight attendant and other passengers had to take action. terry mcsweeney is live. >> federal investigators are interrogating this man. it is disturbing he had a yemini passport. his city of residence unknown but he did have a california i.d. on him. take a look at the situation outside sfo. a flight 1561, 30 minutes out of san francisco over modesto and again, the man is one iden

amy hollyfield, "abc 7 news". >> kristen: it's 6:31. a yemeni man accused of trying to ram his way into a cockpit on flight to sfo is due back in san francisco federal court this morning. a bail hearing is set for 28-year-old rageh al-murisi who is facing one count of interfering with a flight crew. it happened on sunday night during an american airlines flight from chicago to sfo. he was restrained by two flight attendants and two passengers including a retired san mateo police officer. during the court appearance it was revealed that he was carrying several valid and expired forms of i.d. and two checks totaling $13,000. he also had no luggage. >> eric: technicians are trying to figure out what caused a san francisco computer assisted emergency dispatch system to crash. system went down after 9:30 yesterday morning forcing police and fire dispatchers to manually write down and retrieve information for about two hours. officials say it did not affect 911 service in the city and a back-up computer dispatch system had to be put in place

amy hollyfield has the latest. >> reporter: they have been searching all morning and plans to give us an update at 11:30 this morning for a status update. there is a new picture this morning, this one surfaced on facebook, it shows her getting out of the embarcadero bart station on monday morning. this is exactly what her friends and family that she had planned and then they believe she headed to the golden gate bridge. today four different public agencies have been searching for allison bayliss along the waterfront on foot, all of them watching the shoreline and watching the golden gate bridge looking for any signs of 15-year-old girl. she was last seen monday morning at her high school. she had been feeling upset and isolated. her bike was found near the golden gate bridge yesterday morning. even though sources say she left a status on her facebook page indicating she may take her own life. >> we are hopeful we will find her. we generally will search very thoroughly to find a missing person. >> a couple of volunteers from danville showed up trying to figure out how to help, even in

amy hollyfield joins us in san francisco with more. >> same situation here. no threats have been reported but police officers and their dogs of been very visible in downtown san francisco this morning. >> commuters were greeted with a new reality this morning. more police officers watching auto for anything suspicious now that osama bin laden is dead. >> as a precaution we have alerted the officers on patrol and all personnel to be alert in the transit areas places of worship and people may gather and normally protest. >> they are in constant communication with homeland security and keeping a close eye on the ground. and bart officers added more officers to the trains and platforms. >> we had a lot of officers in training we are asking them to come in. >> neither agency has received a net or has any indication that bay area will be a terrorist target. >> we wanted to make sure if anybody was going to try to do us harm we're going to have lots and lots of visible officers out there. >> the officers' prechbz made feel secure and others the thought it was hype.

and amy with her arthritis well in hand. they go to walgreens... where their pharmacist not only refills prescriptions but gives advice... immunizations... and health tests. staying on top of your health starts right in your neighborhood. walgreens. there's a way to stay well. >>> a new warning today on children c.t. scans. researchers say children rushed to the emergency rooms often get c.t. scans that expose them to high radiation. doctors could reduce exposure to radiation that is associated with cancer. parents need to understand that a scan is not necessary every time. >>> mike nicco is keeping an eye on our weather. it's changing a little bit. >> live doppler 7 hd. rain is possible today. beautiful picture port of oakland, oakland hills. east bay hills as we look to the east from south beach this morning. one more pretty perspective to show you. looking from mount tam down to san francisco. air is pretty clear here. take a look at the temperatures and if you are leaving us on right now in about ten minutes, and 64 in fairfield. monterey bay,

amy hollyfield has the breaking developments live from alameda fire headquarters. >> reporter: the fire chief says the mood is somber at the fire department. he says it's time for a policy change and it's time to figure out a way to pay for the water rescue program. >> it was a moment witnesses continue believe was happening, did couldn't believe it was happening. >> how could they allow it to happen? i don't understand it. >> the fire chief couldn't understand either. >> its regrettable incident that would have been imaginable a few years ago. >> reporter: firefighters and police officers stood and watched yesterday as a suicidal man drowned about 50 feet offshore. fire officials said they couldn't save him because they hadn't been trained in land water just because of budget cuts made back in 2009. city council slashed the water rescue program, a cut fire administrators called demoralizing. they fell out of rescue certification and firefighters could not go into the water under any circumstances. >> i know yesterday that they were standing on the shore and not being able to do anythin

amy. >> hi there. sanjay. >> amy. nice to meet you. >> amy is not only a school teacher but, i mean, she cares so much about childhood development, which is all about understanding these things, too. so, wie're a real team in the effort. >> what do you think about moonshot? >> it's so exciting. >> it's going to take your future hub away a lot of the time. it's ambitious. >> yes, but hopeful i not too much. >> she gets me back in time for bedtime story. >> curious george and fancy nancy? >> yes, he has to be home by 7:00. >> as we talked, patrick was smiling, ear to ear. he was happy. >> let the word

amy hollyfield is there live. is it encouraging? >> his doctor is very happy. he says they took him off one of five seizure medications and he hasn't had a seizure since. doctors say this a positive sign. he arrived here in san francisco on monday. he had been in a l.a. hospital since the attack. his doctors here at san francisco general they've done comprehensive testing and bryan is not out of the woods yet. they don't know if his progress will plateau. they plan to be aggressive with his treatment. >> the plan with the next several days is to continue to follow anymore h i am in the intensive care unit, making sure that he has no seizure activity now that we have one medication off. over the next several weeks we'll taper the medications back so we can better understand what the true level of his brain function. >>> l.a. police have sketches of the two attackers could possibly look like. they have about 500 leads. they are especially interesting finding a woman that worn a dodger jersey. they believe she gave the men a ride. they have increased the reward in

and amy with her arthritis well in hand. they go to walgreens... where their pharmacist not only refills prescriptions but gives advice... immunizations... and health tests. staying on top of your health starts right in your neighborhood. walgreens. there's a way to stay well. >>> today at 3:00, video of a bus driver using not one but two cellphones behind the wheel. >> and then at 4:00, oprah's most memorable guests. >> and then new is troubles for the city of san carlos, the one that is going to replace the deceased mayor. >>> we'll have those stories and more later at 5:00. >> right now, it's time for friday's perfect pet. >> lease is here with a whole bunch of little friends. >> thanks for bringing these. in. >> i've got bo and bart. the brothers are more ram if you think,. >> they are only two months old. i brought them today because it's the beginning of kitten season. you are going to see influx of kittens who need homes. these guys are siblings they can be adopted together or separately. they are absolutely adistort dorable, super social. t

and amy with her arthritis well in hand. they go to walgreens... where their pharmacist not only refills prescriptions but gives advice... immunizations... and health tests. staying on top of your health starts right in your neighborhood. walgreens. there's a way to stay well. >>> what a wake-up call. u-2 song woke up the shuttle endeavour. the song chosen by gabrielle giffords. her husband is the shuttle commander. main job today is check for launch damage to the heat shield. initial results from the inspection looks pretty good. endeavour is carrying a $2 billion magnetic instrument designed to find anti-matter in the universe. >>> good day to fly for the shuttle but how about here? >> we have flight arrival delays two and a half hours at sfo. keep track of that at flight tracker. take a look what happened around san francisco. you see all the people that watch channel 7 this morning -- i'm just kidding. everybody got the word it was going to rain. that is good news. take another perspective and show you what is going on in santa cruz. highway 17

and amy with her arthritis well in hand. they go to walgreens... where their pharmacist not only refills prescriptions but gives advice... immunizations... and health tests. staying on top of your health starts right in your neighborhood. walgreens. there's a way to stay well. it's not uncommon for the term "hero" to be bandied about. but does bringing a floor back to life really make us heroes? yes. yes it does. ♪call 1-800-steemer. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> miracle on the hudson aircraft is preparing for one final trip. passengers and crew of flight 1549 will reunite in charlotte, north carolina the same city where it was scheduled to land back in 2009. sully sullenberger was forced to make an emergency landing in manhattan after a flock of geese damaged engines. the plane will begin a five-day trip for display. passengers and crew will be honored on saturday. >>> sanitary standards on bart are under the microscope, literally. after a recent lab report out of san francisco state university. a random swab sho

amy hollyfield is live at a local high school. >>> a check of attendance records indicates that more than 600 kids attended the protest. it was very peaceful and very organized. >> these logan high school students air is they know they should be in class. they know the district loses money when they aren't in school but they felt so desperate they walked out anybody. >> not getting a lot of money, but we're not getting money at all. we've given up $10 million already. >> teachers have declared a state of emergency and organized a variety of protests against cuts to education. in alameda in morning, teachers handed how the leaflets. in sacramento they are conducting sit-ins at the capital. >> yesterday, may 9th, protestors -- >> it's intense in union city because of parcel tax just failed this week to help schools by 32 votes. extracurricular activities and school counselors will get cut unless the state steps in. >> it's bad for logan. this is my home. i love it here. i'm really thinking about the students come in and choir students are going to be here when i leave. >> in parents sh

. >> good morning, i'm amy hollyfield. live in the newsroom. ronald mcdonald's job might be in jeopardy. about 550 people want the mascot to be fired and they want to take happy meals with him. >> and the woman who says he had schwarzenegger's child is identified. >> and the san francisco giant return to dodgers stadium for the first time bryan stow was nearly beat to death. >> here is a live look outside san francisco. the winds are sustained and bring drier weather in the forecast. stale chance of a shower. i'll show you where. >> and mike, is there is still a wind advisory for the bay bridge this morning. you'll find one port benicia bridge, as well. >> good morning. it was raining at might house as i left but as soon as i left it stopped raining. it didn't rain anywhere along the way. it should be inside the studio right now. >> i'm kristen sze. for another day, may showers following across the bay area specifically where eric is and high wind voluntarilys. >> lighted at the end of the tunnel. >> here is a look. it's picking up some of the

. >> well, i would say, amy, that this woman is not a public figure. she didn't sell her story to the tabloids. she didn't go on oprah. she had an affair with the boss. and the fact is you can now see pictures of the kid on the internet because of the way in which media outlets identified this woman who i'm not naming on the show. >> yes. this is a tricky thing. we didn't have too much discussion or debate about this. i think 10, 15 years ago with a different media climate, if you were the one media organization that was on top of this story, as "the l.a. times" was, and this was knowledge that only you had, you'd be in a better situation of being able to have a discussion of do we maintain this woman's privacy. now when you have this information everywhere, your average reader is exposed to it everywhe everywhere. it becomes more abstract to have the discussion of this woman's privacy. >> but that raises a great issue. originally the picture and the name were reported by radar, also by tmz. and then, you know, i saw it on fox and the cbs website. >> i

amy hollyfield. back to you. i'll go look at a map and see where i am. >> thank you. >>> we know where we are going with breaking news. san jose. game and fish officials are on the scene of a barge leaking fuel near the southern tip of the san francisco bay. they are working to contain the fuel. >> officials say when low tide hit, the barge tilted and then started leaking fuel. it had 750 gallons in it. that is not known how much of the fuel spilled in the water. a kayaker spotted the sheen and called it in. they're looking for barge owner right now. we'll monitor the story on the air and online at abc7news.com. >>> stunning develop in the the botox mom investigation. the mother is now retracting her statement that she injected her 8-year-old daughter with botox to remove wrinkles for beauty pageants. entertainment website tmz says it obtained a sworn declaration from the woman who identifies herself as sheena upton. she said the british tabloid paid her to play the role of a mom and even gave her a script and to

. >> amy poehler's smart speech to harvard grads. >> 880 a smooth droo a good number of cars. folks preparing for the get away weekend. a warning for a couple spots, coming up. >>> welcome back. shuttle astronauts floated out of the space station last night for the fourth and final space walk. they were installing a 50-foot boom. they are the last shuttle crew members to do a space walk. from now on, only members of the space station will get to do them. you should get to see the shuttle. look at 5:15 this morning. the sun is at the right angle. let's get a look at what's coming up in the bay. we are wrapping up the may in the bay tour. >> we are. 20 cities in 20 days. all over the bay area from santa rosa to san jose. the bay around the bay finale will take place in concord. bob redell is there this morning with hot cars, hot deejays, hot coffee and smurfs. yeah, smurfs. >> stay tuned for just that. >> i have been to san jose. look at livermore where we have a nice drive. no delays eastbound. get away traffic starting mid afternoon. reminder, highway 50 reopened. at's great n

i'm lester holt along with amy robach on the plaza. coming up this half-hour, the casey anthony case, the trial getting under way. >> jury selection is under way right now. and the court will remain in session today, saturday, as attorneys struggle to seat a jury. it's been a long process. taking up to three hours to question each potential juror. we're going to head live to florida with the latest on that. >>> the story we followed a year ago about a father's incredible battle to get a son back. david goldman's five-year ordeal captured the world's attention as they fought to get his son back from brazil. father and son will share a story in a few minutes. >> america's answer to the beatles -- hawaii we're the monamo monkees with the fictional band turned into real stars and they're back 45 years later. we'll catch up with them before they head out on the summer tour. >> what happened to the monkee-mobile. >> '68 was a good year for me. i was not the alive. can i get somebody older. you could have played along. i could have played alo

. >> amy robak joining us live now from new york. good morning, amy. >> good morning, kimberly and aaron. coming up this morning on "today," the death of osama bin laden a week after he was killed. we have new details on the terror mastermind's compound, including new video from inside the hideout and even the medications that bin laden was taking. this news comes as president obama meets with the navy s.e.a.l.s who found him. we'll have a live report from pakistan. >>> also, memphis blues. the city is bracing for what could be the worst flooding in decades. officials are going door to door, warning residents that the mississippi river is overemployeeing. we'll take you to memphis for the latest. >>> plus, an incredible story of survival. a canadian woman is found in nevada after vanishing with her husband nearly two months ago. she said they were stranded in the wilderness and that she ate snow to survive. her family calling it a miracle, but where is her husband? >>> and all he needs is love. sir paul mccartney is officially engage

amy hollyfield is live in alameda. one of the districts protesting education cuts statewide. >> reporter: day three. they are going to kick off in alameda and they are going to start leaf letting. yesterday for part of the state of emergency protest. temperatures across the state made their point in shopping malls. they held what they called grade-ins show how much work they take home. they have been protesting at the capitol all week. cuts for school funding and asking legislators to extend two-year-old temporary taxes so there won't be more cuts which they say could be devastating. >> it's over 220 students a day a teacher will be seeing. you can imagine what that will do for the students. >> reporter: as they are protesting school boards are cutting. san francisco and mount diablo both met last night and voted to issue pink slips. more than 180 teachers will be getting them and 139 teachers in san francisco. districts say they hope to be able to rescind them but they have to plan for the possibility that the state w

amy hollyfield is s at a job fair in oakland. are people lining up? >> reporter: there was a line when it opened at 9:00. but the good news there are jobs inside. banks are hiring. kaiser has about 200 job openings just here in the east bay. s.f.o. has about 60 job openings. there are about 30 employers here at laneny college where the job fair is happening. employers tell me things are improving. so what they are seeing matches up with the numbers that california unemployment rate has dropped a little bit. but job-seekers aren't quite feeling it yet. they tell me it's still pretty tough out there. u.s. representative barbara lee is also still frustrated. her office helped organize the job fare. >> yes, we are seeing glimmers of hope. when you look at what the unemployment rate is. over 11% in california, then when you look at communities of color, african-american unemployment is over 16%. that is recorded. we know it's 25 to 35%. also latino unemployment. it's a shame and a disgrace. >> try to make the calls to different agencies i am affiliated wit

amy hollyfield is live at san francisco general what bryan stow will face there. >> he'll be treated by neurosurgery that specialize in brain and spinal cord injuries. he has opened his eyes that they consider a good sign. he is no longer in a medically induced coma but still unconscious and is still in critical condition. he was attacked in march as he was leaving a giants-dodgers game in l.a. police say his attackers were wearing dodgers jersey. stow was wearing a giants shirt. family says they are glad to have him home and do consider it a good sign that he can be moved to san francisco. >> we have indications it could be a long road to recovery. we are looking at over a year of rehab. so we're prepared. we're prepared to take that next step with brian, definitely. >> reporter: police are still looking for the two men who attacked bryan stow. here is a sketch they are working from based on witness descriptions. police will be holding a press conference to update the investigation. his parents say leaving l.a. is bittersweet think are happy to have him back in the bay area but they

amy hollyfield has details. this one is hard to imagine. >> i know. the headline part of this is a shock. demolishing the end of interstate 280. what? we saw the story in the "san francisco examiner" and thought it will get you talking. this would be gone. the last couple of thousand feet of the freeway coming in to san francisco. officials would get rid of it to make room for high speed rail. they are concern there isn't room for pilings to support 280 for caltrain tracks. so it would end near potrero hill. this happened before. consider octavia. it's now a boulevard instead of freeway. this is what they envision for potrero area and mission bay. what do you think? the examiner obtained document that spell out the scenario. it's a proposal. the officials try to figure out how to bring high speed rail to the bay area. live in newsroom, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thank you. >>> 6:06 now. the california geological survey released the most detailed map ever showing the area of california most likely to see landslides. it shows the bay area has several

amy hollyfield is tracking this shocker from the newsroom. it happened right under maria's nose. >> he treated with a trusted staff member that worked in the home for 20 years. he says i understand and i deserve the feelings of anger and disappointment among my friends and family. there are no excuses and i take full tonight are the hurt i have had caused. the l.a. times that he fathered the child more than a conveyed ago before he ran for office for the first time. he told shriver about the affair after he left the governor's office and she moved out of the mansion. schwarzenegger and shriver announced the separation last week and there was no mention of a love child. as for the other woman, she told the l.a. times she retired in january but left on good terms with the family. she left voluntarily and was given severance pay. paper did not reveal her identity. he has apologized to shriver and the children. a spokesperson for shriver says thank you for all the kindness and support. she sent out a tweed today. >> right now, police in san jose

i'm amy robach. along with lester holt. coming up later today, the most exciting -- >> the grand daddy of all. the kentucky derby. this year's run for the roses happening later today. jenna took the trek down to churchill downs. she had the opportunity to get up close and personal with the real stars. we're talking the horses themselves. jenna will join us from louisville to tell us what's going on in a few minutes. >> know this. you'll be in the dog house. you'll be in the dog house. whether it's a mother or sister or wife, time is running out. we stress that. but we have happy ideas to make mom happy from spas to sparkling wines. >> watch this segment and buy now. >> immediately. >> time is running out. >>> plus, you may know her from "big love." she's one of the hottest stars in hollywood. jennifer goodwin is appearing on the big screen with the latest movie with kate hudson, a romantic comedy. sit down with jennifer to talk about the film and much more. that's coming up in this half-hour. >>> time to get a check of the

. >> i'm amy hollyfield live in the newsroom. breaking news about maria shriver and arnold schwarzenegger's marriage. schwarzenegger has made a shocking admission. we'll have the details. >> i'm kristen sze. >> i'm eric thomas. >> any gusty winds or wet roads? they could make the tuesday morning commute a challenge. >> and the afternoon commute. let's talk to mike and see. >> i think the evening commute. rain will be falling heavier and more widespread but wetness all over our roads during the overnight hours. here is the big picture and most of the wet weather around the dumbarton bridge and southward into the santa clara valley and into the santa cruz mountains. it's moving south-southwest to north-northeast so it could ride up to the sunol grade and hit livermore and altamont passes over the next 45 minutes. in you are traveling around, heading up to the sierra, the snow for now is starting to taper. let's talk about the morning commute. >> we are following an injury crash approaching the caldecott tunnel. check out the speed

the next question is for amy. how can we talk about ordinary injustice without talking about the inherent problem us plea- bargain is and how the use of plea bargains undermines the truth finding process of the justice system? >> i gave a talk at n.y.u. to a small group of criminal justice law professors, and one professor stood up and said, why didn't you recommend your conclusion that we get rid of clean bargaining and that we have trials for everybody. clearly, these plea-bargain are inherently coercive, and my answer is if you got rid of a plea-bargain in, that is like saying 50% of marriages end in divorce. we should get rid of the institution of marriage. it is so much a part of our system that if we turned it on its head, first of all, people say the system would collapse, but it is an inherent part of our society and judicial system, so given the system we have worked with, i believe a plea is not inherently coercive. a plea bargain can be a good deal if individual circumstances are looked at, and public d