the larger view-from northern california to the bay iraq into the salt. as this pushes through-the bay-area to the south. -- >>jacqueline: intensifying among the coast. indicated by the yellow. with more moderate cream sells to the east shores continuing to 8:00 p.m. with moderate- weather cells in some densifyinintensifying with more scattered activity, bay-area wide. with the north bay seymour. scattered activity as you go out with them may -- >>gary: keeping your umbrella handy >>jacqueline: keeping your umbrella and the. these are pretty impressive totals with one-inch. three- quarters in the north bay. the little bit less in the south bay. we will continue to see rainfall through tuesday night. a look at your extended forecast with showers developing in the tuesday, dissipating. when the on wednesday. as we go towards wednesday at in, they will improve third, for becoming morefifth thursday, friday, it will keep improving. >>pam: snow and alin lake tahoe the decision was made to drop the competition. >> with rain, we did not think that it would be th

in the bay iraq, the news brought people were chanting-usa. and times square in here, in the bay-area, people were dedicating a memorial for people of lost their lives to flight 93. people visiting the moral felt the debt is giving many americans a bit of closure. >> to an extent justice has been served and we just hope that the families of the victims can somewhat rest. and have peace. the victims can rest in peace. am i am really happy he is gone. he was the leader of this moment. and i am really glad that he got justice. >>catherine: larger groups gathered with items left for the moral. american military reactions with pride and caution. this is the mother of the soldier and the president of the blue star moms. >> it was a very mixed reaction i was excited. i was saddened. i started thinking of all or 911 victims and families that were reliving this entire terrible thing. how happy they might be, and also how said in a peak. i hope this will bring in closure and out-said they might be. happy they might be. and i have to also thank my milita

it will even dissipate earlier with warmer temperatures setting in for most of the bay iraq. we will b in the 70's tomorrow. that /+ bay-area-- the fog is only going to be here, briefly. continuing until 6:00 p.m. still over the bay and along the coast. it will scale back and clear out by 9:00 p.m. you can see the wind clearing out. 9:00 a.m.--and temperatures will be warming especially into wednesday. , the temperatures will be 79 in santa rosa, 69 in san francisco and pumping up from today. hohokam 70 in richmond, and the inland valleys. through warmer along the coast at 60s in half moon bay, upper 70's, low 80s, for the south bay. it your kron 4 7 day around the bay warmer tomorrow, and really through wednesday we are going to keep it warm into thursday. temperatures in the 80s, nearly bay-area wide. going down a bit by thursday but will start a cool down more than average as we go towards this weekend. >>pam: catalina island a wild fire is burning and it is not iunder control. what do not know how it started but we will continue to gather additional information and print

the majority of the bay iraq is going to be looking at 60s, 70's. bay-area--the warm spots. to fly around and see what temperatures are for your neighborhood. temperatures in the north bay, sonoma, and 60s and novado. 73 and the santa rosa. 69 degrees. 61 downtown san francisco, not bad. 66 in palo alto. on the east side of the bay, oakland is mid-60s. 63 in hayward and warmer as your headcou --to the south. it-the warmest locations are going to be the far east bay and the south bay. temperatures and low-mid 70's. and it looks like campbell will be at 76 degrees. a great way to end the week. considering that cold wet rain on monday. a nice saturday. each day between now, sunday a cool off just a little bit. more cloudy, breezy, cool than anything else. but a nice recovery beginning next week with the sun shine on monday. 7:31. george? >> it is getting a bit busy at the bay bridge toll plaza. right now that hot spot on the peninsula is gone. those san bruno delays are now gone. that self- crash has cleared. at the metering lights causing a backup and not too bad for. just to

>> as the twilight [la >> to the bay iraq, and through milp to the bay-area. ad milpitas is a somber occasion with the flag and a 21 gun salute. similar ceremonies were all through the south bay from redwood city, campbell, san jose. craig sklar, kron 4 news. >>catherine: new details after a violent weekend in san jose the most recent incident. 35 year-old melissa ross with skilled in >> and wounded what could of been a case of mistaken identity. been far 10:30 saturday night from somebody shot from a car. 18 year- old san jose man was stabbed near his home in east san jose. rob fladeboe reports that it was a gang of related. >>reporter: vincent lee trend of san jose whose picture is surrounded by candles and flowers -- tran was stabbed between cross violence of to rival gangs. >> he was not a gang member. in the past people from different neighborhoods would drive up and start attacking people. >>reporter: he was friends with members of one of the gang members but his involvement is not clear at this point. the two rival gangs exchanged slogans, hand gestures

however, the bay iraq is seeing som---the bay ara is showing '60s and '70s to concord, a fairfield, oakland, 70's and antioch. and 73 degrees in morgan hill. for those of you having to the game? if you're going to the game? it is going to be about 63 degrees. your kron 4 7 day around the bay upshifta slight chance of showers with plenty of sunshine for your work week. john collins. >> hello, guys and i know, that is a bit of a conflict of interest because i am presenting at this maker fair and walk with me and youhave to come over here. we're at the san mateo convention center at the merd c convention center, the best jmaker convention center. the best maker the bets we want to inspire-people to create and do things. community. and hannah >> this is really going to concater to everybody. >> yes, it is experimental. will this work? and we invite everybody into that conversation. >> it is not just paddle blogs it is bring your pocket and build your box and not just building blocks. >> perhap the is the best prdescription it is the place = = you are not going to see anything like it, anywhere.

. >> a pretty good drive through the bay iraq with no hot spots. the bride looks good to the bay-are bri looks ge bay-area. the ride is looking good, earlier, the bay bridge was backed up. however, it is clear. this is what we can spec for the rest of this week. even though the san mateo bridge had the high wind advisory earlier, the camera does not appear to be shaking. there's not a lot of traffic out there. towards the golden gate, this was an earlier hot spot with an overturned accident. southbound, at the 19th avenue and turn off. once that cleared up, the cleared out dissipated fairly quickly. >> authorities are looking bad for man and the hospital after a riot at san quentin prison. a riot-with a 21 a presence in the dining hall last night. the security guards fended off the prisoners with pepper spray and found at least 21 hand made weapons. 200 people involved. no injuries and no word of what sparked the riots. >> off the court order from the supreme court is ordered to cut its prison population for health rights. this mandates the prison

in the army wounded by a roadside bomb in iraq in 2009. johnny winn holocaust his llost attack and has been recovering at a military hospital in texas. he surprised his mom at a luncheon for moms who can't be with their sons and daurtdaught daughters because -- sons and daughters because they're serving in the military. johnny winn walked in surprising his unsuspecting mom. she was stunned. he went on to praise his lifelong support. >> when i got injured in 2009, the roadside bomb hit, and i was knocked out. lost a lot of blood. pale white. but i was still conscious most of the time. the first thing that came to my thought was mom. what is my mom going to think? [ laughter ] >> oh, man. >> reporter: johnny credits his mom with his unbelievable recovery. he says she was the first person he saw every morning when he woke up in the hospital and the last person he saw at night. she never left his side. he also said his mom made home-cooked meals for him while he was recovering, and he's sure that helped him build up his strength and get throug

and permission from iraq, afghanistan, or guantanamo bay can be difficult to verify even by experienced journalists. critics say the u.s. diplomatic cables contain more gossip than useful information. but the recent plagiarism scandal surrounding the form and german defense minister showed old and new media working together, forcing his resignation. the special website document line by line or they had used other writers were. journalists were also probing the case. but their work cannot have toppled the minister. anyone could see the evidence on line. >> the kind of scrutiny would bode well for investigative journalism, and a tradition that attracted a broad audience. they reached the high point with the watergate scandal. few reporters did hard indeed. they raised serio questns abt nuear power. those questions aren't even being asked. >> traces of the earthquake that rocked japan are everywhere. the helmets that the ready, he employs are well-equipped here. the state-funded international tv network. and his team is well prepared for covering a disaster. it worked like clockwork. every

what the death of osama bin laden means to bay area service members who have been to iraq or afghanistan. >> also the army corps of engineers blew up a levee in illinois saving a city but at what cost? >> and pg&e has big problem with its smart meters. hundreds are simply not working properly. that's coming up then on "nightline". >> i'm l coming up next on fight line. the incredible inside story of how navy seals took out al qaeda leader osama bin laden from l exclusive footage inside his hide out to the white knuckle moments in the white house l until that message came l, we got him. the white house l until that message came l, we got him. that's on >> closed captioning brought to >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >> news of osama bin laden death sparked celebrations across the nation but for those on the front-lines of the war on terror, there's mixed reaction to his demise. allen spoke with veteran and active duty military tonight. >>reporter: jordan session he got a sobering reply after he facebook his marine friend in afghanistan and jubilantly wrote we got

were memorial day services in the east bay as well. there were plans to honor a walnut creek woman who wore an mia bracelet for 30 years until the body of army specialist james moreland was returned to his hometown for burial this month. >>> most of those buried here served when it was the nation's values that it was a duty to serve the country. >> lobby decorated marine did not call for the jack t said it is time to rethink national service. for more, go to the right now section on speethirteen. >>> some 70 parks around our state could close next year could one of them is the state park up in sonoma county. jana katsuyama is live with more. >> reporter: gasia, this is one of the trails that lead into the park that the state plans to close. now there is a grassroots movement to keep it. at this msl and mountain bikers were on the move. it is a rare haven where bikes are allowed to go off road. >> the concern is the park going into disrepair. i think it will get a lot of abuse. >> i come out here almost every day. it would be a huge los

to fight is because of the torture and abuse of detainees at both and guantanamo bay and this is not my opinion the department of defense tracked these to to six and they were briefed every interrogator who arrived there the torture and abuse was his number one recruiting tool you know the army manual in section one thirty five is part one section thirty five as i recall says explicitly the use of violence is not necessary to to acquire information from suspects and it goes on to say that it actually is counterproductive and this is against this is against the u.c. i'm j. it's against the uniform code of military justice or what you're saying against the are absolutely this you're absolutely distorting this argument again you have a loud voice saying something that is wrong is right and something that is right is wrong in this case we're getting waterboarding has been responsible for saving many american lives and american interests against there's no evidence ideologically opposed i disagree with that but i disagree with the secretary that it's not inciting yes i am here and you're

some 5800 have been killed in iraq and afghanistan and california by far has lost the most. the total stands at 1610. the map shows the bay area hometowns of dozens of those who lost their lives. for some central valley towns, the losses have been especially heavy. stockton alone has lost nine young men. farther north, more numbers depicting losses. families who sacrifice the most precious possession they had to the war effort. the crosses of lafayette which as you know is a memorial to the thousands killed, marked with a hat from a navy s.e.a.l. tonight placed there by a former s.e.a.l. in tribute to the special forces that killed bin laden. some people have placed flags and flowers on the crosses today, wanting to show their gratitude to those who made the ultimate sacrifice. >>> now to a developing story on the peninsula. you may have seen this huge cloud of smoke earlier this afternoon. that was caused by a fire at a granite rock plant reported around 2:30. it meant a slow down to traffic on 101, in fact, down to a crawl. more now. >> reporter: the good thing is the fire

i mean next to vietnam and iraq, it seems like a fairly minor event. an appetizer of the huge feast. and add to this the fact that it lasted just five days and it cost a near $46 million. that's about, i think, less than the average budget of a hollywood movie these days. then, of course, fact that it was an embarrassment. and it has everything to recommend it. but here's the thing. it changed this country in some very important ways. it change how americans look at their government and it changed how the rest of the world looked at us. part of the bay of pigs it would have been cynical american who doubted that he lived in a good nation led by competent men and engaged in worthy exploits. that was certainly a plausible view for americans 50 years ago after world war ii. the bay of pigs made that view a lot harder to hold on to. it had the distinction of making the united states look both bullying and weak. this is what kennedy's eight author on schlesinger jr. wrote, we not only look like imperillism, we look like ineffectual imperillist, and we look

. >> what the death of osama bin laden to bay area service members who served our country in iraq and afghanistan. >> i'm terry mcsweeney live in san francisco where pg&e is admitting for the very first time it's having a problem with some smart meters. overcharging customers. story is coming up in a live report. >> high temperatures if you are heading the phoenix, 64 and 55 in seattle and 58 in portland. east coast, warmth and humidity and storms will be this afternoon. slight risk of severe weather from charlotte up to new york to boston. go to abc7news.com where you'll find flight tracker. for those of us who have lactose intolerance, let's raise a glass to cookies just out of the oven. to the morning bowl of cereal. and to lactaid® milk. easy to digest and with all the calcium and vitamin d of regular milk. [ female announcer ] lactaid®. the original lactose-free milk. >>> good morning, i'm janelle wang. the white house may release one photo of o lood lad to prove that the al-qaeda leader is death. and did pakistani officials know he was there? >> here is a live look all the way

of pigs and in iraq. with bin laden now gone, former intelligence officers alternated between expressions of triumphth and warnings about repeating our errors of the past. >> we're the only country that can carry this off. this is a coordinated move with so many moving parts and all it took is a few of those to go wrong and lo and behold we'd be talking about a different mission. >> these types of capabilities you cannot invent over night. if you eviscerate the cia and special operations -- operations which was done in the early days of the clinton administration, they were underfunded, underresourced and it takes decades to build that kind of capability back. >> reporter: venezuela's vice president scoffed that crime and murder have become something natural for the empire, meaning the u.s., jon. jon: it was an extraordinary raid. james, thank you. >> reporter: thank you. jon: we'll have the results of our online poll, as well, straight ahead. jon: osama bin laden launched many attacks on america, but it

if let's look out side, the south bay and san jose, cloud still hanging over. hopefully we will have more blue skies as the day gets on it. we will be back. >>ysabel: a suicide bombing in iraq that killed 13 people in baghdad. it took more lives in the capital city, nine of the dead four police officers. we have video from just one of those explosions. officials say there were at least eight blasts in baghdad. the latest in recent weeks that have raised concerns about iraq's ability to protect itself. the national park service wants to reduce the size of off leash areas for dogs at least 21 sites within the golden gate national recreation area. if the dog owners are not happy to.about it. park service said these changes are needed because the visitors who have conflicts with stocks and the parks been run down by the pets. she explains why many are worried about the proposal. >>nicole: nearly 400 dog owners march from ocean beach to the growth park. if there showing what would happen if the national recreation area goes through with plans to reduce the areas whe

he's just initiated hostilities against libya he has not closed down guantanamo bay yet the left is siloed almost all of has pretty much prevented him from close it wouldn't they wouldn't fund the closing of guantanamo bay the last point. is they read read think progress a little more often if they were given a pass on the war as. you know finding me disagreeing with a whole lot of it well the focus has been a lot of republicans in texas are trying to sneak through some ritual welfare legislation and that state's governor bill would give tax breaks to people who buy yachts that are worth more than two hundred fifty thousand dollars after two hundred fifty thousand dollars no sales tax says republican house and ways and means chairman harvey build a brand said texas house republican it's one of those things you have to do though it seems like an odd time to be passing a major tax giveaway to rich people since the state of texas is dealing with the largest budget deficit since world war two republicans are thirteen same time slashing nearly eight billion dollars from education in texa

bombing in iraq. we all know skype could have accomplished that. but this was different. she got to hug him, too. many of the women at this event in san jose are military moms. one tough part of that job is knowing there's a good chance you won't get to spend mother's day with your son or daughter. this is the seventh year grace witt has held this brunch giving moms a special day they deserve even if their deployed children couldn't do it for them. today, one lucky mom got an unexpected surprise that trumped the best flowers, candy, or brunch. in walked her son, johnny winn, an army specialist who had his leg amputated after he was injured by a roadside bomb in iraq. [ applause ] >> reporter: his stunned mom was brought to tears. johnny went to tell the crowd what a difference his ma'am -- his mom has made in his life, especially during his recovery. >> as soon as i opened my eyes in the hospital bed, she was there. as soon as i said, good night, mom, she was there. 24/7 right at my bedside. honestly,

now this final pages on facebook, iraq and does not come on harold camping luke. in san clinton's goal stanley roberts kron4 news. >> now this showed that temperatures are in the '60s around the bay, in the '70s for the warmer in the spot to a close check on the weather just ahead. >> a programming note to tell you about tonight, we're erring nbc programming while the giants are airing on nbc and the line will be shown at 8:00 p.m. right here on kron4. it will be followed by a special edition of kron4 news at 10:00 p.m.. will be right back. [ jerry ] look at this! you got a state-of-the-art man-cave, but the savings account of a cave-man! hey sports fans check this out. [ beep ] oops, my bad. earn more with interestplus savings at capitalone.com. that's new school banking, baby! ooh, 3-d! instead of earning bupkus, your savings could be earning three times the national average! three times more. go online to capitalone.com. what's in your wallet? what's this do? [ beeping ] >> disturbing video from arizona, the little girl is trying to outrun cars at the busy inte

torture and abuse of prisoners at abu ghraib and guantanamo bay. those statistics were tracked by department of defense. i saw them in briefings. and this resulted in the deaths of hundreds if not thousands of american soldiers in iraq. these torture advocates they don't want to talk about these long-term costs of having used torture and how they far outweigh any benefit we ever had. >> i always wondered about the torture discussion in your experience the opposite of torture might actually work more easily. for example, treating someone very well. giving them the best food and the best blankets and making them the most comfortable and the taking them away. just taking those things away if they don't cooperate. trying to induce cooperation by giving them goodies. >> what i found, lawrence, is i never had to take things away. i found when i built a relationship of trust, when i treated people with respect, when i changed their attitudes i was able to get them to cooperate. our success rate in iraq for my team was upwards of 80%. i have no doubt that

. >> people are wondering why can't we just go in and do what we've done in iraq or afghanistan just go ahead and kick butt? >> reporter: jubilation about the rescue spans off the waters from somalia to the captain's hometown of vermont to the bay area. the captain has not spoken to the media but has talked to friends and family who described his rescuers as heros. the heros are the nay venn navy seals and those who brought me home, that's his quote. >> his wife says his rescue gave her quote, the best easter ever. these words from the captain himself. >> i am just a small part of this. the real heros are the u.s. military. they are the most capable group around. we should all reach out and thank them. captain phillip's ordeal ended yesterday when navy seals staged his rescue. navy seals opened fire on the pirates when one of them was spotted holding an ak47 to the captains back. three pirates were killed, a fourth who surrendered earlier now faces charges. all four were between the ages of 16 to 19. in washington, president obama praised the u.s. military and the freighter's captain

they were arrested two years ago while hiking on the border with iraq. there is a slide show at our website and click on the bay area news tab. >>> the strike continuing at children's hospital. angry words were exchanged as the parent of a sick child clashed today with striking nurses. >> using sick kids as a bargaining chip is sickening. >> reporter: even before jeff conineway pulled into the driveway he had angry words for striking nurses. >> kids are up there with cancer. aren't they supposed to have a friggin' nurse or what? >> nurses tried to calm him down but to no avail. >> i understand husband frustration. i get it how he feels. i was really shooken up by it. >> reporter: this is day 4 of a five-day strike at oakland's children's hospital, the dispute over health care and whether nurses should start paying more. >> to have union leadership put their head in the sand and say no, no, no, we don't want any change, we want to keep what we have is not inform sync with the times. >> reporter: but on this mother's day's some nurses on the line brought t

in iraq more than 4400 americans have died since 2003. >>> american flags will be very visible today as we mark the memorial day holiday. now a bay area company is stepping forward to take care of those flags when they become too old and worn to display. federal law requires it be destroyed by burning in a dignified manner but not every 1 knows how to do that so the general manager of bay area mortuary services is offering his services. >> we are doing this because we respect the flag and we don't want it to sit on the garage floor or in a closet. you know we would rather see it come in and be used for a meaningful purpose. >> they started gathering flags this weekend and he says some of them are in pretty bad shape. 1 so faded you could see through it. another had shredded stripes. >>> the chp continues their crack down on drunk driving through tonight. how many arrests have been made so far and how they compared to last years numbers. >>> it is official. buster posey's season is over after surgery to repair ankle legments torn during that collision. there is also good news for gian

the reaction comes from people who want americas out of the war if in iraq and afghanistan. want them out now. >> for the third time in two years, two bay area hikers imprisoned in iran have been allowed to call their families. mother of shane bauer and josh fattal say they spoke to their sons for four minute each. bauer and fattal and former prisoner sarah shourd were allowed to meet briefly with iran last may. this is only the third phone call between the mothers and sons in two years. the trial for the men accused of spying was supposed to begin two weeks ago and was put off with no explanation. >> steep drop for the dow out of the gate this morning. >> get the latest update from bloomberg reporter jane king at the tnew york stock exchange. what is driving this? >> it's europe this morning. we talked about it, it's kind of faded from the headlines but it is back again. we are worried because the crisis seems to be mounting here. a lot of countries to worry about. there is warning they may downgrade italy debt. spain's party. that is not helping. more talk that greece will

in 2009, he was injured serving in iraq, and lost one of his legs. he described his state of mind during that blast. >> the first thought that came into my mind is mom. what is my mom going to think? oh, man, she is not going to be happy. >> organizers of the lunch say the goal is to help the women cope with their daily worries of having their sons and daughters overseas. >>> a military mom in ohio also got a special mother's day surprise. the meyers family thought they were going to a minor league baseball game friday to celebrate military day, and be honors for having a son fighting overseas. he shocked his family when he appeared on the field. >> at first, i kind of held back a little bit, and thought is this real? is this real? then i could just tell by the way he was standing it was really him. what a surprise. what a shock. this is the best mother's day present that i could have ever gotten. >> look at that, sergeant meyers has been in afghanistan for the past nine months and is going to be able to stay home through memorial day. >>> a lot of m

it was the third time allowed to do so since arrested while hiking in iraq almost two years ago. they told the families they had recently staged a 17-day hunger strike over not getting their mail. >>> and commuters hoping to take a ferry between almeda and stran out of luck. heavy wind over the weekend causing damage to a floating dock at the harbor bay ferry terminal and that forced a suspension of service for at least one weekday. no word on how soon the dock will be usable again. >>> monster tornadoes destroying everything in their path. >> our entire 1800 square foot house, three bedrooms, collapsed, completely around us. >> the path of destruction through the midwest and the new challenges now facing the survivors. >>> i use it for everything. i can't live without it. >> ah, the price of convenience. why your smart phone though may give you wrinkles. >>> and beautiful sunny skies in store throughout the bay area today. although breezy conditions along the bay shore and coast. but the wet weather will be back in the picture. i will tell you exactly when we come back in just a

the delays you're likely to encounter this memorial day weekend if your travels take you across the bay. and the great skiing conditions in the sierra during what's supposed to be the unofficial supposed to be the unofficial start of summer. ♪ [ female announcer ] wake up to black silk from folgers. bold flavor. exceptionally smooth. >> crossing the bay may require a bit more patience this weekend. some even say a boat. detours on the bay bridge as well as bart repair work on the transbay tube will result in delays. abc 7's laura anthony explains the work and the impact. >> whether by train. or car. in between the east bay and san francisco this weekend will be a bit more challenging. >> we're going to be shutting down half the tube. >> after the last train friday, saturday and sunday night to extend into the following afternoon. riders can expect delays of up to 40 minutes. bart will close one track in the transbay tube to repair a cable that was damaged in a fire back in december. >> what that means is that the bay point to san francisco airport trains in both directions will have t

the delays you're likely to encounter this memorial day weekend if your travels take you across the bay. and the great skiing conditions in the sierra during what's supposed to be the unofficial start of summer. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >> crossing the bay may require a bit more patience this weekend. some even say a boat. detours on the bay bridge as well as bart repair work on the transbay tube will result in delays. abc 7's laura anthony explains the work and the impact. >> whether by train. or car. in between the east bay and san francisco this weekend will be a bit more challenging. >> we're going to be shutting down half the tube. >> work will begin after the last train friday, saturday and sunday night to extend into the following afternoon. riders can expect delays of up to 40 minutes. bart will close one track in the transbay tube to repair a cable that was damaged in a fire back in december. >> what that means is that the bay point to san francisco airport trains in both directions will have to share the remaining track through the transbay tu

troops in iraq. he later led training efforts for iraqi forces. >> this week pg&e crews will be getting ready for high pressure pipeline testing in two bay area cities. that testing involves filling pipes with water at a pressurized level higher than usual. first crews need to vent the gas from those lines. that will happen tomorrow in newark and then on wednesday in san jose. the actual testing should be done later this week. pg&e is testing the lines in response to the san bruno pipeline explosion. >> 5:34. gasoline prices keep dropping this holiday season. during the state -- around the state drivers are pay aping ing a little more than 4 dollars for a gallon, that is also the case in san jose and oakland. in san francisco drivers are averaging 4.15 for regular. that is down 7 cents from last week. every place all over california gas is costing about a dollar more than we paid last memorial day weekend, even after prices had gone up for the start of the summer travel season. >> there have been few

involvement in iraq. >>> back here at home, police in the san francisco bay area are searching for a 26-year-old nursing student who mysteriously disappeared. michelle lee was last seen on friday. she went to her car and never returned. vic lee of abc's kgo has the story. >> reporter: michelle lee is scheduled to graduate next year with a nursing degree from samuel merritt university, a small private school based in oakland. the 26-year-old student is enrolled at its campus in san mateo. >> michelle is a beautiful, bright, intelligent young lady. she is in one of our accelerated nursing programs. she enjoys studying to become a nurse. >> reporter: lee's father, who lives in vietnam, was told about her disappearance and he is en route to san francisco. if police have leads they're not talking about them. nor are close friends like this man, who came to the police station to see if there was any news. she was last seen friday night at kaiser hospital in hayward where she is in a mentoring program. she reportedly told a fellow student she had to go to her car which was parked here in th

a mother's day surprise for a bay area moms. she was eating brunch when her son, army specialist walked in. look at the surprise on her face. he has been in texas healing from a roadside bomb in iraq which took his leg. as expected, it was an emotional reunion. >> they did a really good job. i had no idea what was going on. >> happy mother's day, mom. i love you. thank you guys for having me. >> he told the crowd his mom made such a difference in his life, especially during the long recovery. every year, a special brunch has been held for military moms giving them the special day they deserve. >>> 6:25 now. linked in is the first american social network to go public. scott mcgrew joins us with this. this is the first, but not the last. >> yeah, facebook will follow. they have their shares at $32 to $35. it will give them a $3 billion value. they have 100 million members and oriented toward business users. it's the first major american ipo. not the world's first. that goes to a chinese company. the failure of sony network could c

bay and macky are charged in the killings of two other men back in 2007. >>> 6:32 now. laura joins us now in castro valley. you have more on the scandal involving the former governor. >> we are going to get to that in a bit. first, we are coming to you live from the rowell ranch rodeo grounds. gonna help with that a little bit. you know what's going to help? the weather. finally, clearing skies are going to make way for a nice weekend around the area. let's check the forecast with christina. >> it is going to be nice. i have seen a lot of jean jackets out there. you have inspired me. not too heavy of a coat, not necessary this morning. throughout the afternoon, you want the short sleeves. we are going to see temperatures ten to 15 degrees warmer today than yesterday. i set the radar in motion. these are not showers coming down. this is an indication of how moisture rich the atmosphere is now. it's going to be the case as we head throughout the morning tomorrow as well. we are expecting a round of fog today and tomorrow. after that, we will dry out. watch out for less th

on their agenda dealing with the democracy movements in the iraq world and the world financial crisis. there will also be a focus today on nuclear safety in light of the disaster in japan. and on online privacy and regulation. a bay area connection here the founders of google and facebook have been in france this week making recommendations for this summit. there are some tensions between the leaders on a number of issues including libya. i'll have more on that for you during my next update in about an hour. for now live in washington d.c., allison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time now 5:14. well, the department of homeland security is negotiating a deal on how to store the personal information of airline passengers for 15 years. according to reports the agreement covers international flights. homeland security wants to require airlines to give up passenger lists 96 hours before takeoff instead of 72 hours. that information will be checked against terrorists and immigration watch list. personal information like credit card numbers, phone numbers and addresses, they would stay in th

he was in texas healing after a bomb in iraq took his leg. as expected it was an emotional reunion. >> they did a really good job because i had no idea what was going on. >> happy mother's day, mom, i love you. thank you for having me. >> he said his mom made such a difference in his life, especially during the long recovery. every year for seven years a special brunch held for military moms for the special day they deserve. >>> and now, time to check out that forecast. christina, going to be a nice day. >> a nice day. that time of the year when it's perfect outside. 73 degrees in napa. 70 degrees in san rafael and 73 degrees today in loss gatos. maxing out about 79 degrees and rain over the weekend. not too bad. check the drive. mike? >> weather's perfect. commute not so per feekt. i want to focus on 880. northbound side. i told you about the accident at fifth. an accident and a car fire. look at the live shot. jammed. we expect to have remaining two lanes open in 15 minutes, marla. >> next update at 10:26. we'll see you then. captions paid