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

without further ado, amy kass. [applause] >> thank you. n everybody hear me? at one point in his essay, theodore roosevelt asserts that americans who choose to live in europe never really become europeans, only cease becoming americans and become nothing. over a century later i a class at the university of chicago, i saw roosevelt's assertion turned upside down. st a few weeks after 9/11, on the first day of my course on human being and citizen, i began by asking the 28 eager freshman to identify themselves by name and say a few words about who they were. the following ensued. student one, "i'm a and i'm korean-american." student two, "i'm b, and i'm hispanic-american." student three, "i'm c, and i'm catholic-american" and so it went until one student said, "i'm q, and, well, well, i'm just american, which i guess means i'm nothing." his classmates silencely but sympathettically concurred. familiar with the posturing of other graduates, i would usually have dismissed the student's speech as well as class reaction but this was just after 9/11 when 3,000 of thei

amy hollyfield joins us life. amy, it's important to note there is no specific threat? >> no threats they are reporting but things have definitely changed in downtown san francisco. check out all the police officers here at the san francisco embarcadero bart station. san francisco police put the word out that officers need to be alert around transit centers, also around places of worship, places that people demonstrate and gather and here they are. bart police are also sponge with more officers. they added extra police at 5:30 this morning pael they'll be in place for at least until next week. they have not received any word that an attack has been planned but they want to be cautious. >> 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 and encouraging our passengers to be aware. >> better safe than sorry. i think i will make us feel a lot better. >> bart police had a training scheduled for today but they cancelled that and putting all their efforts in being visible on the trains. all thei

let's go to amy hollyfield in alameda. >> reporter: good morning. here in alameda teachers are leafleting, they are asking people to call and e-mail their legislators and ask them to pass a budget that protects schools. school board voted to lay off 20 teachers. this is just part of a week long of protests across the state that has declared eight state of emergency. teachers have appeared in shopping malls and at the capitol. they are trying to bring attention the issue of school budget cuts. devastating cuts were announced last night. in san francisco they voted to lay off more than 100 teachers. 189 teachers in mount diablo also got approved for layoffs last night. expect to see more protests throughout the week. >>> it's friday outside, flight arrival delays into sfo. mid to upper 40s in los gatos and san rafael. much cooler this afternoon. mid to upper 50s in san francisco to richmond. mid to upper 50s inland. cooler and wet saturday through tuesday. >>> second stall on the bay bridge has been cleared. traffic is backed up to maze. normal commut

>> i think in order to get to that question, taking off on amy's story because i think it illustrates a common problem in prosecutors' offices around the country. but with what three simple reforms would do to help address that. that deals with the issues of transparency, accountability as you mentioned, jeff and the culture of prosecutors' offices. as both you and amy have said prosecutors are arguably the most powerful figures in our criminal justice system. they have a duty to protect the innocent and they also have a duty to convict the guilty and that powers that they have as you described, what charges to bring. what evidence to present? who are they going to charge with that crime? these are all extraordinary, enormous powers. and we give the prosecutors this power because we believe in our public safety. but along with this extraordinary power that we grant them, we believe that they are going to do so responsibly. and that's not what is happening in a lot of cases. you know, when prosecutors abuse their power, they, you know, kind of like put their thumb on the scales of just

. >>> good morning i'm amy hollyfield live in san francisco. injured giants fan bryan stow is coming home to the bay area today. we'll have an update on his condition straight ahead. >> also this morning governor brown releases a revised plan to close $15 billion budget deficit. increase in tax revenue may make things easier aerz. >> life look downtown san francisco clouds are thick again this morning. it will drop rain on us. i'll tell you when and how many times this week. >> and monday morning commute. accident in oakland. i'll have details on that. pretty good ride. live shot 680 walnut creek. >> late spring snowstorm forces organizers to cancel the amgen tour. i'm kristen sze. >> i'm eric thomas. topping the news, santa cruz man who was nearly beaten to death following a giants game with the dodgers is headed back to the bay area today. he has been in a medically induced coma since the attack. amy hollyfield is live at san francisco general hospital. that is where he'll be transported today. >> he'll be here this morning. he'll be treated

abc7's amy hollyfield is looking into that and will have a live report from the contra costa county sheriff headquarters coming in our next half hour. >>> 4:33. we're also expecting the highway patrol to release more information later today about a hit-and-run accident that killed a pedestrian on the freeway. it happened shortly after midnight on interstate 880 in oakland. c.h.p. investigators say about six witnesses reported seeing a man crawling across the freeway. in the fruitvale area, south of park street. the man was hit by one or more vehicles. and no one stopped. the three southbound lanes were shut down until 2:00 a.m. while officers conducted their investigation. >>> the family of a giants fan severely beaten outside dodger stadium will hold a news conference this morning in the wake of the arrest of the suspect police are calling the primary aggressor. abc7's thomas ramon has the latest. >> reporter: bryan stow is in criminal condition at san francisco general hospital. the good news, as you mention, los angeles police believe they have the main suspect in the march 31 beating of

it's just one of the treatments at the premier equine center in jamtown, which is run by pat grohl and amie allen. >> it's nice to see, like, i mean, horses are bound to get hu. it's just what they do. they're large animals. they're athletes, just like we are. and to see how ey progress and how you can help them heal faster and make them feel better, it's nice to be able to see that progress. >> pat and amie admit when they started the business, they initially met a lot of skeptical people. but now vets recommend horses to the center a the time. it's quickly becoming one of the most innovative heing and rehabilitation centers for horses in america, with clients coming from as far away as oklahomand canada. >> well, you know, horses are athletes. and, uh, we ask them mo and more to do more and more. and we expect more out of them. and as we have become, i think honestly, better educated, we realize that there are other therapies that we can do to the athletic horse to help th rehab from injuries. >> we pretty much have the only spa out re on the weoast. they're very popular in europe, annobo

karen finney is a former spokesperson for the democratic national committee and amy holmes hosts the nationally syndicated radio show america's morning news. she's a -- how do we describe you, a conservative independent? >> yes. >> i like that. so, karen, let me begin with you, we're looking at the numbers, the job approval rating, the new numbers for the president have really seen a big jump. now standing at 57% in april. 46%, a gain of 11 points. how long can he hold on to that? >> well, let's be clear, not very long. people are going to go back to focusing on the economy. what i think is the most important opportunity though here for the president is this idea of the way he is a leader, the desis ev lead cisive leaders restoring a bit of confidence in our government and in our system, i mean, we haven't felt that in a long time. and this is an example where things worked, the intelligence community worked, our military folks on the ground worked, the agency wide coordination worked. the president and his team worked. i hope those are the couple of things that they're able to build

challenges on the ground in the middle east and north africa or offer their takes on this issue jeremy ben-ami president of j. street of pro israel pro peace lobbying group here in washington d.c. and dr james zogby president of the america of the arab american institute welcome gentlemen thank you very much. question just in general to either or both of you was there really anything new in the speech what was what was in your minds dunes. so i think if if the speech was directed at an american audience what was what was important is the president reframing the democracy debate and challenging congress in particular to step up to the plate this is a slash and burn congress but it's a congress that says they support democracy and transformation in the middle east president said that's going to cost us there's a lot we have to do if we want this to happen and that aid and trade programs that he talked about are going to require congress not to cut programs that the very programs that congress wants to cut so he's asking for money i think it was a very well crafted appeal to congress that if you

[applause] acting city administrator, amy brown. [applause] port director monique moyer is with us. [applause] and from senator mark lino's office, susan slim. [applause] from assemblyman tom ammiano's office. thank you for joining us in the celebration. we will have the final performance of the evening from the chinese american international school. they helped to start this celebration earlier this evening. i do not know if all of us were here but they are now returning. they will be performing for us and the beautiful traditions of the chinese new year, the alliance stance. please welcome students from the chinese american international school. -- the lion's dance. -- the lion's dance. [applause] [applause] [applause] >> [inaudible] [applause] this is really a unique performance. before we end tonight's program, i want to, on behalf of the city, thank at&t again for your generous sponsorship, making the celebration happening. we would liked everyone to join us for the reception. we want to thank owner of moonstar. we want to thank you for your contribution. [speaking foreign lang

amy winehouse checked herself in rehab in london. she will remain on the clinic to make sure she is ready to perform in europe this summer. >> if you are ready for a movie, there will be plent to entertain you this weekend in the box office. >> we woke up in a city. >> they are looking for him all morning. >> i can't believe it is happening again. phil, steven and alen are in the hangover part. >> angelina jomey and jack black in kung if you panda two . there are movies . miss on the red carpet here on abc seven. i am rachel smith on the red carpet in los angeles. >> why this sign is a good thing in the port in oakland. >> later on the news at 5:00, bait and switch and you paying for pricey fish. >> 4:20. heading in a hol -- holiday weekend. looking at 680 in the east bay. things are moving well. i guess people have left work early and they are already heading to the destination. back my diet? well yesterday i had an apple turnover. i know it's sort of my weakness. i always keep it in the house. well, that and boston crème pie, whit

they've united you can't make peace so it's bizarre indicate a need to end its argument jeremy ben-ami dr james argued thank you both for being with your group or should the middle east is a tinderbox right now largely as a result of george bush's illegal wars that are bankrupting our nation thankfully president obama is a statesman but in that region that can only go so far it's. crazy alert. stickier day job the secret service is catching some flack after controversal tweet against fox news yesterday tweet read add to monitor fox for a story camp deal with the lathering seconds after the tweet went up it was promptly deleted but not before many of the twenty thousand followers of the secret service on twitter had read tweeted the message secret service did apologize for the tweet saying the tweet did not reflect the views of the u.s. secret service it was immediately removed also removed the user handling the twitter account an account that's only nine days old and this is a learning curve for new twitter unit users the most bizarre thing about this story though is on the head is the

amy robach is here with more. good morning. >> good morning. arnold schwarzenegger is far from alone. from the sportings arena to hollywood to capitol hill some of the biggest names have shocked the world with scandal. what does it take to make a comeback? when arnold schwarzenegger announced he was returning to acting -- >> i'm a friend of sara connor. >> reporter: it barely caused a ripple, but his personal scandal made enormous headlines. >> arnold's bombshell. >> the revelation that arnold schwarzenegger fathered a child. >> divorce imminent. >> reporter: is the terminator's acting career terminated? >> i'll be back. >> reporter: his comeback is on hold for now. remember, in hollywood, almost anything goes. >> box office pretty much saves all. if you are in a movie that makes hundreds of millions of dollars it's hard to think of the celebrity as a loser anymore. >> reporter: no doubt mel gibson was looking for a hit. >> is this a joke? >> not hardly, love. >> reporter: his latest film "the beaver" flopped makinging $100,000 opening weekend.

amy hollyfield joins us with the latest. >> this is now the neighborhood looked like for three hours, while firefighters figured out what they were dealing. with they were prepared for just about anything. and when a bizarre discovery they made inside a yard. we saw pictures of the response from up above and on the ground. residents called in the fire just before 7:00 this morning, firefighters nojd on the man's door, he said he had no idea there was a fire burning. they lifted up a tarp and they immediately backed away and when they say a tank and had an "h" on it and was off-gassing. that is when they issued a shelter in place. they have stopped the leak and identified what was leaking. it's called hydrogen chloride anhydra. it's used for farming. the homeowner had no plans to use it. fee found the tank on the side of the road. that is what he does for extra income. now, he is going to have to pay for the proper disposal of the tank. no one was hurt in the situation some firefighters were checked it on for possible exposure to the chemical. they were complaining of headaches. everyo

the tea kettle boils. [ applause ] >> musician amy mon brought her guitar to one of the workshops as well. tonight students are enjoying steve martin and the controversial rapper/poet common. >>> for many travelers this doesn't come as a surprise, sfo is ranked dead last in terms of on time arrivals and departures. theibili visibility is to blame. mike mckaren was surprised by the ranking, he says on a clear day they can land 60 planes an hour compared to 30 planes an hour on a foggy day. they're hoping new technology, which is on its way, will help track planes and avoid late landings in bad weather. here's the list in terms of the best. dallas/ft. worth came in first and ronald reagan came in first place in terms of on time departures. >> wow. >>> today was a beautiful day to either leave on time or arrive on time, no matter how you put it. >> as long as it was an afternoon flight, if you were heading out this morning, that fog was pretty thick outside. right now the visibility has cleared out from oakland looking towards the city, a sweet view. current temperature is 60, winds wes

. >> amy hollyfield live in the newsroom. does ronald mcdonald hurt kids more than it helps? >> and most of us are waking up to wet conditions and still a little bit to be found this morning and again this afternoon and again this weekend. i'll have an update. >> and a breezy ride across the bay bridge this morning with wind warnings in effect, benicia bridge but freeways are delay free. >> eric: thank you so much for joining us. i'm eric thomas. >> kristen: and i'm kristen sze. showers from the latest storm not totally done with it yet. >> eric: almost. let's check in with mike and see what is happening. >> all is quiet. most of our showers are low level and not getting that vertical extent, not going to produce heavy rain except for where you see where the amgen tour is running from livermore all the way down to san jose. so the higher elevations and santa cruz mountains, we do have a lone shower showing up around daly city but all looks of it right now, light rain falling in santa clara valley and minimal drizzle into the east bay and also in the north bay. if you are trav

amy hollyfield is live in san jose with more. >>> it's not good news but it could be worse. firefighters were very worried that stations were going to be closing down. they will be able to avoid that but they will be pulling some engines out of service on a row tiartd go basis. there was some irony any to the timing of this proposal. just yesterday morning, firefighters in san jose had three fires in 30 minutes to respond to. it's that kind of scenario that has them worried about any kind of reduction in service. they worry about their ability to respond quickly. but the budget deficit is demanding cuts. so what they agreed on is pulling a truck or engine out of service every day up to two can beside lined each die. they will rotate the brownout between stations. firefighters say they aren't sure what the impact will be. >>> this is the new model. we've never done this before. we know other cities have adopted this kind of thing. the alternative was to close the station completely. we didn't want to do that. we want to have people in place to respond and get everywhere withi

cualquier caso que se haga de una forma con buena ef depz y queremos estar seguros que hsi hay problema amis que esta información sea investigada. >>> uno de los casos anulados es del hijo de mariarooet y javier hubo video la pareja ha acusado a los oficiales de haber robado varios acto incluidos dos ipod y un celular que no feeueron reportados como evidencia. >>> el problema que tenemos es el tercero caso con lo mismos oficial de policía donde estamos diciendo que ellos han robado, cosas que han en panagiotis kone, otraed. >>> así mismo el de dice que un hombre sacó de su boca una droga algo que no se ve en el video el departamento de policía de san francisco declaró escrita que la alegación serán... quieren decir que los agentes son inocente hasta comprobar su culpa. >>> el departamento de policía stos. ancisco ha indicado que los hombres y númeroing son egalajadores en esta agencia y no van a loto lugar casos do nes do neshts regresamos contigo a los estudios. oaklandece que hay mucha ostodia a ungracias. tar a policía de oakland puede ---los ombre que llego a una la os de su c

amy, he should arrive sometime today? >> sometime this afternoon. moving him is an intricate process. we have a live picture where preparations shall underway. this is the county medical center where the ambulance is ready to go that will take him to the airlift. he will object a medical jet and fly to sfo in an ambulance here will take him to san francisco general and head of surgery will be ready to assess him. they are happy to get him to the bay area but the move also makes them sad. >> the people of l.a. have been in our hearts during this journey and your prayers and support have guided us through. we have made lifelong friends. thank you doesn't say enough how much we appreciate you. you will never be forgotten. this is truly the city of angels. >> it's been an honor and privilege to work with the stow family. i'll mitt my daily interactions with them very much. the time is to get brian home. >> he has been in l.a. since high was attacked. he was severely beaten as he was leaving the giants-dodgers game send suffering from brain damage. polic

live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, "abc 7 news." >> san bruno neighbors are calling for a ban on fireworks near the deadly explosion and fire. it killed 8 people in the glenview neighborhood. some residents it could be fuel for fireworks. san bruno is one of two cities that allows so-called safe and sane fireworks. fire officials say no ban is needed because it's already illegal to use them on vacant lots and open spaces. >>> u.s. supreme court voted 5-3 to uphold an arizona law that imposes sanctions on illegal immigrants. it passed in 2007 and requires employers to verify the eligibility of new workers from a federal database. it does not reempty arizona from row veok go licenses in businesses. business interests and civil liberty groups and obama administration all oppose the law. >> very bad news for a san francisco giant fans. medical exams star catcher player buster posey had a bad medical exam after yesterday. wayne freedman has the latest. >> we're just getting word of the injury. we're told of a fracture of a bone in his left leg. buster bosey is likely to be out for the

i also like to thank amy and the staff of the redevelopment agency, for sharing in their expertise as we work. imagine this great location. and working with the city to make this a reality. the office of economic and work force development, is also instrumental in advancing these clans. thank you all for working with the team, led by scott valley and the vice president of development on this project, to reach this important milestone. to be here with museums and performing arts venues, streams of world-class conventions. you have to bring a strong imagination. we understood this from the first day. we have always believed that this property could be real imagined and better integrated into the neighborhood. i would like to touch on the plants. each floor has a signature focus. the first crucial step was to literally turn the street level of this facility into this facility. we will throw open the doors to the gardens by integrating the new dining terrace, with over 470 seats inside and out. we will also -- importantly turn to face fourth and mission street. but must 7 cisco buildings,

amy hollyfield caught up with some of the teachers. >> california teachers are not new to protesting but they have never done it like this before. they of declared at a time of emergency and dedicated an entire week to the issue. >>> it may look like the rallies you've seen before the teachers say this one is different. >> people coming out of their classroom, spending all their time and entire week. we will make it longer because it's the destruction of public education that hangs in the balance. >> jessica says it was tough time to leave classroom to protest in sacramento but she felt like it was her duty to rally for the kids. >> i talked to them and i told them why i was going on. wednesday we're going to have a march around our school. >> teachers from around state are going to sacramento to ask legislators to extend tax breaks to help fund education. republicans think the state can pay for the schools without rating taxes. >> we just took in $2.5 billion statewide that nobody expected. what it says to me, that the economy is improving. therefore, we need to spend that money on

live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, "abc 7 news." >> san bruno neighbors are calling for a ban on fireworks near the deadly explosion and fire. it killed 8 people in the glenview neighborhood. some residents it could be fuel for fireworks. san bruno is one of two cities that allows so-called safe and sane fireworks. fire officials say no ban is needed because it's already illegal to use them on vacant lots and open spaces. >>> u.s. supreme court voted 5-3 to uphold an arizona law that imposes sanctions on illegal immigrants. it passed in 2007 and requires employers to verify the eligibility of new workers from a federal database. it does not reempty arizona from row veok go licenses in businesses. business interests and civil liberty groups and obama administration all oppose the law. >> very bad news for a san francisco giant fans. medical exams star catcher player buster posey had a bad medical exam after yesterday. wayne freedman has the latest. >> we're just getting word of the injury. we're told of a fracture of a bone in his left leg. buster bosey is likely to be out for the

amy hollyfield joins us with the latest. >> this is now the neighborhood looked like for three hours, while firefighters figured out what they were dealing. with they were prepared for just about anything. and when a bizarre discovery they made inside a yard. we saw pictures of the response from up above and on the ground. residents called in the fire just before 7:00 this morning, firefighters nojd on the man's door, he said he had no idea there was a fire burning. they lifted up a tarp and they immediately backed away and when they say a tank and had an "h" on it and was off-gassing. that is when they issued a shelter in place. they have stopped the leak and identified what was leaking. it's called hydrogen chloride anhydra. it's used for farming. the homeowner had no plans to use it. fee found the tank on the side of the road. that is what he does for extra income. now, he is going to have to pay for the proper disposal of the tank. no one was hurt in the situation some firefighters were checked it on for possible exposure to the chemical. they were complaining of headaches. everyo

amy hollyfield has reaction. >> arnold schwarzenegger's admission to having an affair and fathering a child stunned everybody. james carville says he can't believe he froorn office. the child was born before he ran for office. >> that was a risk can i thing getting into politics. >> he says he has apologized to maria shriver and the couple's four children. there is no excuse for the hurt he has caused the other woman worked for them in their home for 20 years. the child was born about ten years ago. the woman at first says the child belonged to her husband at the time. but the l.a. times said that schwarzenegger admitted to the affair she declined to comment. >> you have children 13 through 21 and they are getting blind sided by thing. >> maria shriver released a statement. this a painful and heart breaking time. my concern is for the children. i ask for passion and privacy as my children and i try to rebuild our lives and heal. >> the taking a look outside the rain has been falling all day and it's not over yet. >> it's caused delays all morning at san francisco international airport

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amy kellogg is covering this story live for us in london. amy. >> reporter: hi, jenna. everyone here of course as in the u.s. is on the look out for some sort of violent jihaddist retaliation for the death of usama bin laden, so of course five men being arrested under the terrorism act at a nuclear facility has aroused an awful lot of suspicion here. however, one terrorism expert has just pointed out that they were arrested yesterday afternoon, they are from london, it's a five-hour drive at least to this power plant. he says it seems unlikely that they would have woken up yesterday to the news of usama bin laden's death and hatch this plot to go up to a nuclear facility. however, anything is possible and these men have not even been interrogated yet by the police. as we speak there are police search four residents in east london in connection with all of this. again, no information. under the terrorism act of 2000 suspects can be held for up to 14 days without arrest. they were at the selefield nuclear plant, five hours north of here. it's fully a nuclear waste reproce

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, "abc 7 news." >>> campbell police are searching for a father wanted for abusing his ex-girlfriend's three-year-old daughter. the child was found rolled up in a carpet. his 15-year-old son found the little girl in the garage three weeks ago. she was bruised and beaten rolled up in a carpet but alive. her mother, jane marin faces felony child endangerment charges. not only did the teen save the little girl's life he is cooperating in the investigation against his own father. >> the first of four northern murdering four women pleaded not guilty. he is acting as his own attorney. this is previous video. he says she is innocent of all four counts of murder with special circumstances. they found hundreds of photographs of women in various sexual poses in his home. naso says all of the women posed willingly and they are all alive. >>> police have now identified a dead man as paul lome. he was one of three people critically injured in the blast. investigators have said the explosion has not identified the suspect cause. >>> san francisco prosecutors are about to dismiss dozens more criminal

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we have amy from the mayor's office for this item. >> thank you, chairman chu. supervisor mirkirimi and supervisor kim. i am director of the mayor's office of housing and i would like to ask for your approval today of an extend of $750,000 of an economic development initiative grant from the department of housing and urban development. this grant would be for the sunydale revitalization project which is one of the five active hope f.s. sites that exists today. hope f.s. is the program where the city is revitalizing one of the most distressed housing sites into mixed income communities. sunydale had been working with the mayor's office of housing for the last three years to preprayer pour the revitalization process. they are at the point which they have completed the master planning process and are working towards completing their entitlements by summer 2012. sunydale currently is a 785 unit public housing development which once revitalized is planning to be a 1,700 unit project which will actually have 25 square feet of life center, a 15,000 square foot neighbor

amy, he should arrive sometime today? >> sometime this afternoon. moving him is an intricate process. we have a live picture where preparations shall underway. this is the county medical center where the ambulance is ready to go that will take him to the airlift. he will object a medical jet and fly to sfo in an ambulance here will take him to san francisco general and head of surgery will be ready to assess him. they are happy to get him to the bay area but the move also makes them sad. >> the people of l.a. have been in our hearts during this journey and your prayers and support have guided us through. we have made lifelong friends. thank you doesn't say enough how much we appreciate you. you will never be forgotten. this is truly the city of angels. >> it's been an honor and privilege to work with the stow family. i'll mitt my daily interactions with them very much. the time is to get brian home. >> he has been in l.a. since high was attacked. he was severely beaten as he was leaving the giants-dodgers game send suffering from brain damage. polic

amy hollyfield is live in brisbane where he husband is made the announcement. >> the law intended to encourage companies to come to california, not move around within it. injury ri hill suspects that some other companies have taken advantage of this loophole before but haven't gotten caught. >> it needs to be fixed and that is why this legislation will that and go back to january 1st of this year so it will not allow them which is get $37,000 for the employees that he hire in visalia while they fire the employees in the bay area. >> they take in $2.1 million from the company, that is 18% of the tax base. amount that pays for the fire department. the mayor is grateful that jerry hill is stepping in to help. >> only is going to help us in this situation. it's beyond our power to stop them. >> nobody returned our calls this morning from the company but a company representative spoke from via skype. >> our decision to build in visalia was based on capacity restrains and to reach all of our customers. >> reporter: the company says it has not filed anything. the offices are scheduled to op

. >> reporter: for amy miller, this morning is different. she's placing at her brother's gravestone, a newspaper headline. >> chris was a history buff. he would have loved the fact that the news of osama bin laden's death was announced on the same day as hitler's death. >> a glance around section 60 and you see similar mementoes. you hear mixed reaction. >> a lot of these people here have the same feelings that he's gone but their lives are changed forever. >> it is a bittersweet thing for us. i'm so proud of my brother but i'm so sad he's gone. >> it is that sadness that inspires amy to help other families at arlington. she worked for taps which stands for tragedy assistant program for survivors. her role with the group opened her up to new friendships. she sees stones, she sees faces. >> i know bradley beard's mother. i've talked to the mcginnis', their son received the medal of honor. the families here are deeply connected. >> sometimes, the connections are unbearably close. >> one of my best friends actually now, her husband is buried do

good morning. >> reporter: good morning, amy. on this memorial day, president obama is focused on the military. first stop today is a breakfast for families who lost loved ones in iraq and afghanistan. this after an emotional visit to joplin, missouri. >> hello, everybody. >> reporter: president obama got a if i ever hand look at the devastation in tornado ravaged joplin on sunday, comforting residents and sending a strong message. >> this is just not your tragedy. this is a national tragedy. and that means there will be a national response. >> reporter: but back in d.c., his one time political rival sparked fresh speculation about whether she'll run for president. >> how are you? >> reporter: sarah palin alongside thousands of vietnam veterans for the rolling thunder ride. kicking off an east coast bus tour from the nation's capitol to new hampshire. >> you know, this is our first stop. we're very, very thankful to have such an event. >> reporter: and she posted on her website whether you're riding the open road or the frozen tu

. >> hello to all those who know me and for the commissioners to do not -- i am amy brown. i will go through it quickly, because i have been informed you have a full agenda today. i am mainly going to bring you up-to-date on our recent activities. just in case there is someone in our audience who does not know, we are a committee mandated under prop p, and our goal is to ensure revenue funds are spent appropriately and provide oversight for water, waste water, and power. we are focused on the wsip program because not a lot of other bonds have been issued for the other programs yet. there are seven members on the committee. we have a variety of experience, based on our backgrounds. mainly economics, environment, construction management, auditing and come up finance experience. this is the first time since 2004 we have had a full committee membership. there has always been one or two spots vacant. so, it has been very helpful to of a full committee. the new members have jumped in and helped propel our activity for word. -- forward. the first manager is kevin chang. he is a fo