alameda county, as needed. our department, yes. definition of a backlog in san diego county means it is unassigned. in lapd, unassigned. to declare, unassigned. alameda, over 30 days. sfpd, unassigned. that is what i mean by industry standards. staff numbers and forensic biology unit. san diego county, 21 . the lapd, 27. santa clara county, 20. alameda, eight. our department, seven total. average number of new sex cases requested monthly. lapd, 112. santa clara, 20. alameda, three. san mateo, seven. our department, 17. that is our comparison with other agencies. what are the standard for the turnaround time? how long do these things take? we have a department bulletin, which is a policy, 10-054, which talks about the protocol for dna analysis. we look at a couple of different standards, one being immediate. it is an immediate request, within four to six weeks, we will turn around the case. we recently had one case that was turned around in three days. then we have priority, eight weeks. then we have routine, 3 to 4 months. we talke

alameda fire on the scene of a fire near alameda pier. in the meantime a live look at 880 near the coliseum which actually looks good and no delay to the drive time towards downtown oakland. actually from the view of our camera this is the first time i'm seeing this maybe there is something going on there. an accident near the san mateo toll plaza. no problem with traffic still light. this is westbound 92 traffic towards the peninsula. minneapolis is on time for bart, ace and muni. remember our radio partners, kcbs 740-am and 106.9-fm. remember our radio partners, kcbs 740-am and 106.9-fm. that is your traffic. for your forecast, here's tracy. >> hey, thanks, elizabeth. another cloudy start to the day more drizzle along the coastline and around the bay for this morning and temperatures ranging from the lower 50s just along the coast to the lower to the upper 50s around the bay. around the lower to mid-50s inland. later on today, this afternoon, more mild temperatures sunshine with temperatures up to the lower 80s that will be well inland.

. >>> we're live at the alameda county fairgrounds where hundreds of u.s. veterans are receiving help but not a hand out. we'll explain coming up. >>> good afternoon. tori campbell has the day off. authorities in colorado this morning released the names of three people killed in a crash of a small plane on wednesday and two of them are from the bay area. the beach craft was flying over the arap hoe forest in a remote area southwest of boulder headed from boulder back to sunny vale here in the bay area. the plane so badly damaged and burned they first couldn't identify how many people were on board. the pilot 70-year-old, 56-year- old and 25-year-old from spokane, washington. >>> we're finding more about the stabbing death of a 20-year- old man on the school campus. police found 20-year-old's body ne the high school ten miscourts late wednesday. today they told us the stabbing happened during an argument over a woman. the suspect is 20-year-old. and he turned himself in last night. police are still looking for a second man believed to be the only witness. me

it's difficult for the alameda crew to access the fire. we used the san francisco fire boat to access the fire from the water site. >> reporter: now this pier was recently used by a container rehab company. they have since left the situation as you said this was a pretty hard thing to access because there is the gate right here and the fence right here and most of the fire was burning in the pier underneath. so that's why they needed help from san francisco fire department. >>> time now 6:48. it appears levi johnson may be following in the footsteps of  sarah palin. johnson will be featured in a reality show that will focus on his run for city office. that is where sarah palin got her start in politics. the manage of johnson says the 20-year-old is serious for running for mayor or city council. >>> 6:49 is the time right now. you can see stocks taking a bit of a drop today. we'll have that in a moment. first let's check in on the south bay. how is traffic? >> right now 237 we're going to start looking there. and take a look at the commut

alameda county is not waiting. they've been shutting down an average of ten pools a week since july 1st. >> i'm with the county health department. i'm here to check your pool and spa today. >> reporter: going into a trailer park in southern alameda county, inspector leon finds it out of compliance. he tells them they are closing the pool and spa. >> they get pretty upset. sometimes they have choice words for us. >> reporter: on this sunny day, the reaction is muted. >> it's very confusing. i've been here nine years. our pool is inspected on a regular basis. we get our permits as required. this is the first we've ever heard of it. i just don't understand how it can be so different depending upon who is doing the inspecting. >> if you have your observe private pool in your backyard, you don't have to change those drain covers just yet. but safety experts point out children are especially vulnerable to getting trapped at the bottom of the pool or spa and say a new, safer drain cover is not difficult to install. you ca

now fire reported in alameda. this is in one of the piers near sherman street and buena vista avenue. smoke may be visible from 880. we'll keep an eye to see if it causes slowing. you can get the latest by going to abc7news.com and clicking on the bay area traffic link. eric, kristen? >> frances, thanks. it's 5:19. >> justin beaver get beamed. up next the latest video going viral on youtube.com. >> and just ahead, levi johnson taking a page from sarah palin's book? well, we'll tell you about his new political ambitions next. force force oprah: we decided to do what we do best and that is a show about and with everyday people. this show always allows people to understand the power they have to change their own lives. if there is one thread running through each show we do, it is the message that you are not alone. >>> welcome back. it's 5:23. so you thank you you've seen enough of bristol palin's on again off again ex levi johnson? think against. his client is planning to run for mayor or city council member of his

we continue to follow breaking news in alameda where fire crews are battling a pier fire at alameda's marina. this is an old, possibly abandoned pier. no other structures are threatened and nobody has been hurt. crews are warning it may take a while to get that fire under control and they've asked for san francisco's fire boat to help put it out. today marks the one-year anniversary of the baffling disappearance of a six year sold fremont boy. both police and the community will take action to make sure the public hasn't forgotten about hasanni campbell. terry mcsweeney is live in oakland's rock ridge neighborhood where hasanni's foster parents say they saw him last. terry? >> sadly it's going to be a homicide investigator meeting with the media today to talk about any new developments in the disappearance of six-year-old hasanni campbell of fremont. but for police in oakland it is no mystery. police think they know what happened to the boy. they think that he was killed probably closer to fremont before he was ever reported missing. from the time his foster father lewis ross reported

alameda county is not waiting. they've been shutting down an average of ten pools a week since july 1st. >> i'm with the county health department. i'm here to check your pool and spa today. >> reporter: going into a trailer park in southern alameda county, inspector leon finds it out of compliance. he tells them they are closing the pool and spa. >> they get pretty upset. sometimes they have choice words for us. >> reporter: on this sunny day, the reaction is muted. >> it's very confusing. i've been here nine years. our pool is inspected on a regular basis. we get our permits as required. this is the first we've ever heard of it. i just don't understand how it can be so different depending upon who is doing the inspecting. >> if you have your observe private pool in your backyard, you don't have to change those drain covers just yet. but safety experts point out children are especially vulnerable to getting trapped at the bottom of the pool or spa and say a new, safer drain cover is not difficult to install. you ca

ktvu has learned he is a homicide suspect and led officers on a chase for three hours beginning in alameda county. the chase ended at this location this bay point when the man refused to get out of his car. ktvu news is told he threatened to commit suicide. we're working on gathering more information and we'll have the latest as soon as we get it. >>> he is a priest with a past. tonight people in alameda are stunned to learn their neighbor is a former catholic priest who is now facing multiple counts of sexual abuse. rita williams is in the newsroom tonight with more on this. rita? >> reporter: well, frank authorities are attempting to extradite a former catholic priest from the bay area to his native ireland to stand trial on charges of sex abuse there more than 30 years ago. >> he doesn't seem to be that kind of a person. he seems pretty much to be to himself. he has a lady friend. >> reporter: long-time resident leo dederman said for a decade he lived quietly here at the end of a cul-de-sac next to a lagoon in alameda working to a nearby senior citizens center. he worked at churches in

creek. -- upper alamitos creek. -- alamitos -- alameda creek. it also has the creation of new seasonal wetlands. what grazes there? cows. president maxwell: who do they belong to? i have the project manager. >> good afternoon. will lease the land. president maxwell: we are upgrading some of the improvement? >> we are upgrading it for a good habitat for endangered species and create the new seasonal wetlands, which would not be possible if you have the cows running around. president maxwell: ok. >> and the goldfish pond is actually in the southern part of alamitos county -- alameda county and near the calaveras creek. we have enhancements and also creation of new habitat. so to summarize, because of the clear environmental benefits of doing compensation in a consolidated manner to allow for endangered species to have clear corridors to move in, and to allow for plants and wildlife to disperse over large areas, we suggest these. the project manager is here as is the deputy manager for the program. if you have any other questions. president maxwell

. >>> alameda county police arrested 60 people, most of them gang members. what led them to the suspect is a high the tech tool that's most likely associated with sex offenders. rob roth is live with more on this. >> reporter: here in alameda county, dozens of recently paroled gang members are now wearing ankle bracelets with gps. this is one of 40 gang members on parol on alameda county who's every movement is tracked through satellite. today he met with his parol agent and had his bracelet check. >> it helps me think more, stay from more people, more places. >> reporter: this man who also didn't want to be identified says the angle bracelet has helped him stay out of trouble. but-- >> it makes me feel like that dog who had a leash and he could only go far enough or he would choke. that's how it makes me feel. but at the same time, i've been able to stay out of trouble. >> the data that is excraplated and used with our partners has helped. >> reporter: they arrested 48 people, 33 of them were gang members. authorities also say they seized guns, drugs and fo

outside the alameda county d.a.'s office today. a prayer vigil is set for 6:30 at westminster hill presbyterian church. that's in hayward. >>> an 18-year-old man is now facing murder charges in the fatal shooting of a german tourist in san francisco's theater district. the victim was shot and killed while taking an evening stroll with her husband. the couple came to san francisco to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary. last night her distraught husband left the hotel for the long journey home. >> some of the things he didn't want to take because it was too hard for him. >> the victim was the innocent victim of street violence. a 15-year-old boy and a 19-year- old woman were wounded in the gunfire. >>> the shootings occurred on the same day that san francisco mayor gavin newsom signed new legislation designed to reduce violence at nightclubs. mayor newsom will reportedly meet with pro mosters and into the club owners to -- pro mosters and nightclub owners to discuss. >>> is yusef bey iv and a codefendant are accused of killing

a building is on fire in the north side of alameda. you can see on this map kind of where it's located here. it's at bauena vista near bento. firefighters are trying to knock it down. we are getting information on the extent of the fire and what might be involved. as soon as we get new information, we will pass that along. >>> it's 5:00 right now. today marks the one-year anniversary of the disappearance of a little 5-year-old east bay boy with cerebral palsy. volunteers are fighting to keep his case alive though many have little hope he is alive. christie smith is live in oakland with a volunteer who won't stop looking for hasani campbell. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. hard to believe it was a year ago today that hasani campbell disappeared. his foster father told police then that the little boy was behind a shoe store here in the rockridge neighborhood of oakland but nobody has seen hasani. at 5:15 the very next morning, a woman named sherry line miller got in her car and started driving around looking for the littl

three felony suspects who escaped from alameda county's juvenile detention facility this afternoon have been recaptured. they escaped on fairmont drive near lake shabow. deputies captured them about a mile away. amber lee is joining us with a live report. >> reporter: we're at the substation here in san leandro where law enforcement officials are breathing a sigh of relief. they say these felons are very dangerous. two are charged with murder and the third, assault with a deadly weapon. at around 4:15 this afternoon, the sheriff's department received a call from the juvenile detention center in san leandro asking for help after they escaped. they scaled a razor fence to make their get away. in about an hour, law enforcement tracked them down less than a mile away in a residential neighborhood with the help of helicopters and canine units. >> one of the deputies saw three males matching the description running from the area, and at that point, they put up an inner perimeter, and one was taken into custody very quickly. the second one was taken into custody shortly thereafter, and the thi

and supported participants in the coordinating council for reentry in alameda county. i would say it is an unlikely ally, and i'm sure that we are lucky in his leadership and support. but i do think it is because they are starting to see the connection between services and opportunities for people after incarceration. and the outcomes, which are positive. in the same vein, my office, we have funding to provide legal services for people with criminal records. unfortunately, the san francisco public defender is unique in this state. there are a few other models, but it is unfortunately not in every county, but there is a clean slate project, and that is not a foregone conclusion. the other thing is i and my bad attitude, i probably lost over the good laws that do exist. one challenge where i hope we see a lot of movement is dismantling the structural barriers people have and space from accessing what laws do exist, so that would be another one. from the very least, providing these legal services around the state. also, just a simple "know your rights" campaign. there are

the alameda county sheriff's department and call demand to the front desk of a hotel and alameda. the hampton inn, the caller threatened to hijack the american airlines plane. earlier video shows that a video checked out this threat. because they named the specific flight 24 from s f zero to new york. they moved this to a repo rip offmote area, and two people were taken off the airplane and detained them. others for it left on and there were told very little by the airline until there were taken off. and then brought back to the american airlines terminal. there were required to go through security again, there were careful 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. going through this entire ordeal. reporting live, sfo, kate thompson. >> one person provided live updates will that person. jay sears tweeted that two people were taken off in handcuffs and he used his cellphone. >> and as if ra on the runway and then turned it around. not a lot of information but we have b the body has been very calm and the pilot came on and told us that the plane had been moved to a remote location. and they're taking peo

. >> reporter: i'm tara moriarty at the alameda county fairgrounds where thousands of muni workers are in line. we'll tell la they are hoping to accomplish -- you what they are hoping to accomplish -- coming up. >>> good afternoon. we begin this noon time with the groundbreaking ceremony for the transbay transit center that will include the nation's first high-speed rail station. it will also create tens of thousands of new jobs and will be a critical hub for bay area transit many years in the future. allie rasmus joins us with the details. >> reporter: good afternoon. the groundbreaking ceremony for that transit center just wrapped up about 15 minutes ago. nancy pelosi, senator barbara boxer and ray lahood were on all on a happened as they broke ground on 0 pro correct that will be the grand central station of the west. when the center is complete, it will be a00 for 11 different -- will be a00 for 11 different -- hub for 11 areas. it will have retail space, a public park and towers connected to the center. the goal is to create a transportation and commercial hub in the middle of the

in alameda county, jennifer mistrot, cbs 5. >> and you know what? most boxes of those fruits and vegetables, less than $30. dig deep farms hopes to be able to take public assistance cards sometime soon. >>> i hear tell, tracy, there are sunglass spotted in the city of san francisco today. >> oh, of course people are using sunglasses. it just depends what street you're standing on. >> out there at the beach -- >> oh, no, you don't need anything that looks like sunglasses out here. you need a blanket, probably a nice shawl, a sweater, all of that and more. still cool at the beach. and we are still looking at plenty of clouds. but closer to home, sunshine. there you go, bay bridge basking in sunshine. that's where you will need some sunglasses. take a look at your daily planner. this is what we are expecting as we move into the evening. those clouds will be filtering back into the bay area. along the coastline low clouds and fog with possible drizzle. more clouds around the bay and also low clouds expected to move in later on in the evening especially

alameda's interim city manager says maybe not. he says any understanding of that sort is a case of miscommunication. >>> a nearly month-long manhunt for a fugitive couple in arizona is over. arizona police say they arrested john mccluskey and his fiance last night in a stolen car near the mexico border. welch is believed to have helped mccluskey and two other people escape from prison on july 30th. she then alleged by joined mccluskey on the run. they are cousins and suspected in the death of an arizona couple. >>> during a meeting with mexican legislators yesterday, felipe calderon said no matter the good intentions of president obama, the truth is that the budget to deal with addictions in the united states has not been modified. he also said the obama administration allows the weapons industry to sell powerful arms without considering whose hands the weapons fall into. since 2006 in mexico, 28,000 people have died due to drug-related violence. >>> new this morning, look at this video of a new bill board in eastern texas. it's s

. >>> tonight the alameda county sheriff's office confirms a decomposed body found today is linked to a cold case although it's not clear which one. investigators discovered the remains near niles canyon road just after noon today. kiet do shows us the area isn't easy to get to. >> reporter: alameda county sheriff's deputies made the discovery thursday down a steep embankment down a deeply wooded area. it was not an accident. >> this is not a well traveled area by foot, unless you're really in here looking for something you wouldn't happen upon it. >> reporter: it had been there about a month. it was so badly decomposed investigators could only say the victim was an adult male. the body was found right here along the banks of the alameda creek and they had to cut away branches to get the remains. there is a remote chance that this might be a homeless person that died of natural causes but because investigators were working to a cold case that led them to here where they happened to find a body that's why they are calling it a possible homocide. >> when you have taken all the informati

the district attorney here in alameda county who said it can be summed up in one word. bureaucracy. >> reporter: they have been robbed, stabbed, stalked, shot for those fortunate enough to survive the attacks,. >> someone is responsible for that injury. >> reporter: alameda county da nancy o'malley says many victims sought a conviction and court ordered restitution from the attacker would help piece together their broken lives. what most don't know is the very department responsible for keeping attackers away from the victim, department of corrections and rehabilitation told prosecutors. >> to stop completing a form that had victim information. and so counties and district attorneys office did that all over the state. >> reporter: alameda county did not. o'malley said that is how victims like christopher rodriguez was able to get a wheelchair ramp at home. >> they have the victim information in one place and restitution collection information in another and those two systems do not talk to each other. >> so thousands of victims are out there, entitled to restitution and

the upper right one is the alameda park station. they could not aid the private agencies. alameda had its own electrical system. these are various projects. los angeles storm drain system. they raised the dam. your water is a product of pw a. they built the sacramento water reservoir. the fans were so well built that in fact, they are still in use. the engineers said we have to replace a ball bearing. we of course, have neglected our infrainstruct our and it's rated to be a d and dropping. so if you don't pay your taxes, things do fall down. much of it is things that were built during the new deal. fortunately, they built them very well. so the stuff was really built to last. but, if you don't have taxes to run a state. i expect we will see more of that stuff. i will give you a brief tour that we take for granted. the commitment to public education in all its manifestations. public schools from kindergarten to higher education. there are thousand of new deal schools built within less than ten years. many have art work in or on them. this is berkeley high school. you shall

the defend is hoping to move the high profile murder trial out of alameda county. christie smith has a possible new location for the trial. >> good morning. defense attorneys are suggesting one possibility is to move the trying trial down to las vegas where a survey of potential jurors shows down there only about 20% of them have heard about the trial compared with about 83% of potential jurors here in alameda county. the defense represents yusef bay iv and codefense antwaan mackey. they say massive news coverage has prevented a fair murder trial here locally. prosecutors are saying that the change of venue issue is really premature and the media coverage angle is being overstated. regardless, the judge who will decide is the same one that decided if the trial of b.a.r.t. officer mehserle moved. >>> with just 71 days to go until election day, polls show california proposition 19, the movement to legalize marijuana is gaining momentum. in july, a sales poll showed voters split on the issue. but a new poll from the survey showed 50% of likely voters in favor of allow

--se espera que maÑana una juez del condado de alameda anuncie su decisÓn en cuanto a la legalidad de un contrato que les fue impuesto a los trabajadores del sistema "ac- transit".---el sindicato que representa a los choferes le pidio a la juez que deseche un contrato que hace dos semanas les fue impuesto por la agencia de transporte, despues de que ambas partes no concretaran un acuerdo. --en protesta a las condiciones del contrato, cientos de conductores y meÁnicos de "a-c transit" se reportaron enfermos en losÚltimos Ías, causando demoras e interrupciones al servicio de autoÚses en los condados de alameda y contra costa. el sindicato de bomberos de san jose presento hoy una propuesta que le fue enviada al concilio municipal para que sea considerada como una alternativa para obtener los fondos que necesita la ciudad sin tener que realizar despidos.--desde san jose, "claudia rodas", tiene los detalles renunciar al aumento salarial, los bomberos creern que el dinero que san josÉ necestia puede venir de un plan alternativo el costo de horas extras es un promedio de 10 millones de

nbc bay area's george kiriyama spoke to the chief in alameda. >> reporter: this photo shows alameda fire chief david kapler filling up his bmw coupe with city gasoline last saturday. he says he's allowed to do this. >> as the fire chief, i'm expected to be able 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. >> reporter: but the president of the alameda firefighter's union says this is all wrong. how can you allow the fire chief an unlimited supply of fuel for whatever vehicle he chooses to put it in without accountability. we obtained a copy of the employment agreement between kapler and the city. it does allow him to use his private vehicle. >> as the fire chief, you're on duty 100% of the time. if you get a call, you're needed, you respond. >> reporter: chief kapler says he uses his honda ridgeline most of the time for city business. when he gases up, chief kapler says he always records it in the department log. but there are times when he drives him bmw. it is okay for you to use city gas for personal use. if you're going out to the movies? are you going to gas up? >> again, i'll say, yes, because it

one problem that was associated with that was a possibility of a suction hazard. >> alameda county has closed an average of 10 pools a week since the law took effect. inspectors in all other bay area counties are warning public pools and spas that they have to make change by the end of summer or face closure. >>> 7:24. an oakland photographer is turning the attention around the mesa verdict into art. pictures taken during the street protests and riots after the verdict in the county. the photography will be matched with words by the coalition for justice oscar grant. the exhibit opening tonight. >>> let's talk traffic. sal, how is highway 24? >> it is slow. it is better than having a crash there. let's go outside and take a look at highway 4 you come up to the antioch area. it is slow here in bay point and concord. a lot of the traffic gets on 680 south. let's take a look at the toll plaza. we have a back up now. the metering lights are on. that is about a song or two song back up here. no problems on the bridge getting into san francisco. this morning's commute on westbound 580. again

an alameda county judge ordered no furloughs until a full hearing is held on the issue next month. the governor says the state needs the work stoppages to reduce spending until the legislature approves a budget. >>> there may be new hope tonight for laid off bay area teachers, president obama today signed a bill into law that will have billions flowing into states including california. the president signed the measure just hours after the house passed it during a special session. ktvu's rob roth is live now in san francisco with more on what this may mean for the bay area. >> reporter: teachers here at lafayette elementary school are busy getting ready for the first day of class next week. and they're hoping that the new bill will add new teachers to the classroom. teachers today were sprucing up their bulletin boards getting ready for their new school year. many hopes the new jobs bill will not only help stimulate the economy but improve public education. >> it's the one thing we have to support is education. >> reporter: today in an emergency session of congress, the house passed