manor en la calle apricot way en castro valley. s.o.t. kelsey wood 20:36:16 and i would hear screaming and yelling and things like get me out of here and help me this hurts. esta vecina dice que hace un par de semanas empez a escuchar gritos desde adentro del asilo de personas diciendo squenme de aqu y me duele. s.o.t. stefan perri/vecino 17:15:22 and that's when the police were involved because we realized there was one caregiver... este otro vecino dijo que empezaron a ver a pacientes deambulando y sin supervisin por el vecindario la semana pasada y fue cuando notificaron a la polica. el estado orden el cierre del asilo el jueves pasado, pero unos 14 clientes, algunos postrados en camas, se quedaron.. y slo 3 trabajadores permaneciero n con ellos. s.o.t. borton nash/familiar de paciente 1:09:29 both of my parents got locked in the bathroom and they had to crawl through the window to actually. este hombre dijo que sus padres llegaron a quedarse encerrados en el baÑo del asilo y tuvieroque salir por la ventana.. agrega que tenan p

castro valley on apricot way. we were told that the facility was shut down with more than 20 elderly and disabled residents still need. katy utehs was at that facility, speaking to one staff member who stayed behind. >> reporter: heather he was clearly exhausted and emotional, one of three staff members who stayed behind to care for all these people. at this hour the sheriff's offices is working to obtain a search warrant because this could become a case of elder abuse. the sheriff's office is working to identify all the people who lived there, account or them and find out where the staff went and who the owners are? >> maraus rolland is the cook at valley manor community care home in castro valley, where more than 20 people, elderly, disabled and mentally ill were abandoned. >> the management and everything, they just bailed out on the people, so me and my co-workers we stayed until we got help. >> reporter: help came 48 hours later, had that time rolland and two other employees struggled to care for the resident

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in castro valley. and 60s in hayward and cloudy along the coast. that fog will probably not run off, and cooler for downtown san francisco, 63. 70's for the north bay. 71 degrees expected for santa rosa. the satellite & radar, the system dropping to the east of us, some snow showers for the sierras. also, the increased winds it is going to be pretty breezy. your kron 4 7 day around the bay windy conditions tonight and showers tomorrow. only getting into the mid '60's and '60's for the bay shore. clearing and cool on tuesday however, the second portion of the week will have warmer conditions. live look outside. roof cam >> members of barts two largest unions will vote on a new contract by the end of the week. joining us now is michael yaki to talk about the latest in the on-going bart situation. there does not seem that they are going to vote down these contracts. >> guest: there is always a small chance. you have ac transit that have negotiated some contracts and they rejected it, twice. i think in thi

to castro valley it is 73 and in the east bay we will be around 72 to 74. tonight, upper 30's to low 40's inland and mid-to-upper 40's elsewhere and san francisco is 5 2. the storm lack is to is to -- tk is to the north and that is where it will stay. sunday and monday we have the cool breeze sets in and quieter and warmer tuesday and wednesday. set your clocks back an hour and change the batteries in the we have an energy crash to sunol boulevard involving a few vehicles blocking one lane with backup away from the dublin interchange. in san jose northbound 280, three car crash has one lane blocked moving everything to the center divider causing a bit of a slow down leaded for the nimitz. here is a picture of the san mateo bridge from hayward to foster city the drive is building at 15 minutes in the westbound direction and san jose and 87 moving from the tank it is packed at the off ramp so slow going this morning. >> it is now 6:52. drum roll. are you ready? we showed a photo of a5 >>> as we hand things off to "good morning america" he are seven things to

nbc bay area's jodi hernandez is live in castro valley with new details. jodi? >> reporter: janelle, the problems that allegedly took place inside this care facility are all spelled out in this complaint filed by the department of social services. but tonight the owner is taking issue with those allegations and says seniors were not abandoned. >> my client's heart is broken by this situation. she's committed to the residents and to her employees. >> reporter: the attorney for the owner of the valley spring manor care home in castro valley says the owner cares about her clients. and insists seniors were not left to fend for themselves when the state suspended the center's license last week. >> they were absolutely not abandoned. the facility was properly staffed on saturday, and from the discussions that i was having with folks on saturday morning, everything there was under control. >> reporter: but the alameda county sheriffs department says they had to transport about a dozen seniors in need of care to hospitals over the weekend. neighbors say they'd grown inc

more than a dozen people abandoned at a castro valley assisted living home days after the state ordered it chosed. the owners cleared out, leaving 14 patients behind. we have the details from castro valley. >> valley springs manor is off-limits and cleared out the authorities say the facilities owners left behind once this notice went up thursday. >> it's a terribly sad situation that people would just abandon them. we are talking about human beings. they are unable to care for themselves. they are bedridden, amputees, wheelchairs. >> you can see in these photos they lined the streets caring for patience as quickly as possible. four staffers did stay on the past two days to help. but jean pong is still angry, her 65-year-old sister who was mentally ill was abandoned. >> i think they should be held accountable. you can't just vacate and leave your residence without proper care. this is what you pay for. >> pong paid $3,000 a month for what she thought was good care. but the department of social services called her recently to say the site this safety code violations and improperly-traine

we have the details from castro valley. >> reporter: valley springs man nor is off-limits and cleared out the authorities say the facilities owners left behind once this notice went up thursday. >> it's a terribly sad situation that people would just abandon them. we are talking about human beings. they are unable to care for themselves. they are bedridden, amputees, wheelchairs. >> you can see in these photos ambulances and paramedics lined the streets, taking for patients as quickly as possible. four staffers did stay on the past two days to help. but jean pong is still angry, her 65-year-old sister who was mentally ill was abandoned. >> i think they should be held accountable. you can't just vacate and leave your residence without proper care. this is what you pay for. >> reporter: pong paid $3,000 a month for what she thought was good care. but the department of social services called her recently to tell her the site this safety code violations and improperly-trained staff. neighbors say loose supervision was commonplace. >> they would walk up and down the street at the night, co

the valley springs manor in castro valley is abused of abandoning 14 patients after it was shut down by the state on a variety of violations. one patient is still missing after walking away on friday. this is 65-year-old last seen wearing a raiders shirt and fishing hat. the social services should have made sure they were safely transferred when they closed the home. >> you can still not make cell phone calls from the cab pin -- cabin but the order to turn off electronic devices will be a thing of the past. there are new f.a.a. regulations. >> we know the drill: prepare if take off and turn off all electronic devices. that will change. you will be able to keep your device in the "on" position gate to gate. >> like any regulation around for a long-term the world has changed in 50 years. let's take a fresh look. >> the f.a.a. is changing rules. >> i am pleased to announce airlines can safely expand passenger use of portable electronic devices during all phases of flight. >> that means tablets and players with games are allowed during take off and landing. the devices have to be in airp

. >> live in castro valley. >>> one police officer is in serious condition. the other officers that were hurt have been treated and released. the suspect. sammy duran is being held on charges of attempted murder and breaking parole. one man who did not want to be identified and recently released from the same jail said he couldn't notice that he was acting strange. >> like, he is in a trance, slumped over. like he is hallucinating. >> according to the former inmate. he is not in the usual jail jump suit. they placed him in suicide clothes. and he is in a special blanket so he doesn't try to hurt himself. >> this is not the first time he has had a run in with the law. he has several convictions going back to more than a decade. >> assault with a deadly weapon. carjacking and domestic violence. >>> this is the urban shield event. >> please help. >> about 5600 fire and medical personnel came to the bay area for the hands on training. by the time the weekend is over, they will have participated in you different scenarios and not slept for 48 hours. >> it is gruel

facility in castro valley. the oakland care home is now under new management.but janelle says during the transition.she and six other staffers were left to care for 8 patients for approximently 16 hours a day.seven days a week for more than a month.without pay.and without enough supplies for the people they cared for. >>there's no food, every meal is like sandwich only >>it's like they don't care about us the residents and us the staff >> reporter:the oakland care home is now under new management who say the condition of the building when they took it over.was deplorable. >>it was murder >> reporter:73 year old ina wind was transferred out of the castro valley home about seven months ago.she says the conditions were bad there.and she thinks the owners of valley manor should be criminally prosecuted. >> reporter:the state is currently trying to bar the owners of valley manor from ever operating or working in a california residential care says he disputes claims that residents there were not properly cared for an

new details about caregivers in castro valley accused of closing their doors. and leaving patients behind. now, there's another side to this sick story. >> winter is more than a month away -- but try telling that to people in the sierra. you're sharing your snow pictures with us. and we'll show you how long it's going to last. >> it's the high-profile trial of a teen accused of attempted murder and more. and today, a food network star showed up to testify against him. >> and things aren't so "tweet" for potus. what happened when his staff sent out a message this morning. (male announcer) this is the bay area news station. kron 4 news starts now. >> catherine: new tonight at 8 - the investigation into the discovery of a woman's body in a stairwell at san francisco general. kron 4's justine waldman has new information on what lynne spalding was wearing when her body was found --- two and a half weeks after she was reported missing. >> "this is not just negligence. this is gross negligence." >> reporter: the attorney for lynne spalding's family tells kron 4 news.

springs manor nursing home near redwood in castro valley. a notice saying "closed for business" is on the front door of the valley springs manor nursing home and the alameda county sheriff says state social services shut down the facility thursday, but 14 elderly residents were still there more than two days later. relatives say they didn't know where their loved ones were or some of them said that they had been there with only a skeleton staff. one of those left behind is a woman whose daughter-in-law says the family just cannot understand how this happened. >> i'm actually pretty upset because we have no idea where, you know, his mom is. the officers are trying to figure out where they relocated her to, so it's really infuriating. pretty brutal and horrific to know -- not even just her. there were over a dozen people left behind that couldn't fend for themselves. >> the social services website shows valley springs as a licensed facility, but still no details about why the state shut it down. however a review on care.com claims to be from a

. >>> we looked at the problems that led to the shut down of a castro valley nursing home. the owners reportedly disappeared and left a skeleton staff to take care of 14 disabled patients. the formal complaint filed by the state has a long list of violations, including locking patients inside the facility, serving insufficient or spoiled food, failing to give patients necessary medications, and failing to perform criminal background checks on employees. >>> cooler and in some places down right windy and gloomy here. a live look at san jose tonight. our roberta gonzales is here with the transitions. >> we transition to autumn with the return of very cool air mass. we cooled 18 degrees in livermore. i fired up doppler radar. no rain here but upstream we are picking up lightning from redding all the way to the sunnyvale area. look at the snow that developed in the mountains outside altour race -- alturas. green on the screen means that you will need to carry your umbrella when you head out tomorrow morning. check this out. monday morning, there you have the commute. some very

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this is complaint which lists the allegations against the two operators.of violations at the castro valley facilty.and two others.one in oakland which the pair no longer runs and a modesto location which is currently getting new administrators. the allegations include patients not getting proper care.including one incidnet where a client had a seizure after not getting medication.another patient with dementia was alledgely not properly supervised and wandered away.returned by police two days later.the castro valley facilty had fire code violations and back in september was found to have inadaquete staffing.the facility itself.reportely dirty and in disrepair. other staff making false statements to patients and authorities.failing to report patient falls.and multiple employees allowed to work without criminal records clearances. the state is seeking to bar the manuel's from ever operating a residential care facility for the elderly.or even being allowed to work in one. maureen kelly kron4 news. >> a memorial is being held tonight for the teen that was shot and killed by a sheriff's deputy e

particularly if that corner takes you to the end of this castro valley cul-de-sac and the home of gary and ginger willfong. >> are you crazy? >> he is. i'm not. >> she drove me crazy. >> bickering, it turns out, is one of two thing that they are very good at. the other? taking care of this little guy. and these big guys. and absolutely every kind of turtle and tort us in between. >> busting through grass there. >> reporter: just how many live in gary and ginger's backyard in your guess is as good as theirs. >> when the gal from animal control was here downing, when she got to 115 she said, i'm not going on count anymore. >> these guys will start showing in a minute. >> she said it all started with a single tortoise in 1987. he had animals all his life. and when ginger developed an allergy to fur, turtles made a lot of sense. ginger was soon on board as well. >> they don't talk back. they don't, you know, cause a ruckus. >> reporter: in fact, fwar and ginger like them so much, they could not help checking them. and when one needed rescuing, they could not say no to that either. or the n

another fire, this time in castro valley. sky 7 was over the fire on castro valley boulevard. firefighters got there before 9:00 a.m. and knocked the flames down quickly. they chopped a hole in the roof to get to the near. both businesses will remain closed today. there are no injuries reported. they still do not know the cause. >> bart trains are rolling this morning, and it appears that contract talks to prevent a strike could also be rolling along. negotiators for part and the 89s have been meeting nonstop for 25 hours. abc7 news reporter, amy hollyfield, is in oakland. >> it is hard to believe they are still here, kristen. i have been texting with bart who is inside and asked how everyone is doing. she said the team looks good. i asked how are they standing and she said she looked good. they have been inside the. ing for 24 hours starting at yesterday morning at 10:00. we had some excited, paramedics showed up to examine one union member possibly suffering from exhaustion. the grueling hours are getting to some of them. she refused treatment. she was able to leave the buil

police found him near castro valley. the suspect he ran north into the neighborhood and that's where police confronted him and shot him at least once. >> san francisco marina neighborhood is a web of crime tape. >> it was terrifying. >> reporter: it's where police shot a man around 12:30 this afternoon. natalie acevedo lives near neorca. >> they were clearly looking for somebody. >> i drove around the corner and i heard the gunshots and people were running away from the gunshots. i had to run to get something and that's when i saw the man on the street. >> reporter: the man emerged from the bushes. >> several officers discharged the weapons. the suspect was hit at least one time. >> reporter: chief of police greg suhr says the suspect did not return fire. some witnesses heard five to six gunshots. others stepped outside and found a swarm of officers. >> we're all going to be shaken up. it's surreal this could happen here. >> reporter: what ended in a neighborhood started a few blocks south at the busy intersection of pie

open at 36 minutes from tracy to castro valley. there is a little bit of traffic starting to build so traffic is going to be heavier today than friday. along 680 in the southbound direction, nine minutes gets you from highway 4 to the 24 junction? >> we will start talking about the fog. it is thick in santa rosa and just entered napa valley. you were clear 40 minutes ago and now down to half-a-mile visibility. we have cloud cover along the bay shore. clear in livermore. temperatures in belmont are 52 and palo alto is 53, the warm spot. men let park -- menlo park is 49. redwood city is coolest at 46. 50 at half moon bay. san francisco and san carlos and hayward and concord at 50. now a look at the eastern span of the bay bridge, you can see it is cut off by low clouds. we will have flight arrival delays at sfo. they will let us know we in about another hour. clouds on the coast. a slow cooling trend for the week but the wet weather will stay over the ocean and another seven days of dry weather. temperatures are a spread from low-to-

. >> john cane isn't talking about the castro valley home. he's talking about his living situation last year in oakland at another home once run by the same owners. they were forced out and someone else took over. >> they were so far out of compliance, that's why they were being threatened to shut. do christina flores said when her team took over the kitchen was not rating and the residents were eating canned food. >> they were abandon and abandon by their administrator. they were still collecting rent from the residents here that we were providing care for. >> we were unable to contact the people who run valley spring, but their attorney talked to kpix 5 as long as we didn't show his face. >> her commitment for caring for folks is evidenced by the fact that she had all these ssi residents here that nobody else is willing to take. >> and there could end up being criminal charges filed but thed has not received the case from the sheriff's department. ann notarangelo, kpix 5. >>> another reason the investigation could be lengthy is because they

live in castro valley, to tell us about the outpouring of support for her loved ones left behind. >> reporter: hundreds are expected for the funeral here tomorrow for the new mother who leaves behind a husband and infant son who whose story has inspired support from across the bay area and the nation. outside a private memorial tonight at this hayward chapel a grieving widower came to remember his 36-year-old wife sarah, who last thursday died at the same castro valley hospital where less than two months earlier she gave birth to her first child. >> i -- it's -- >> reporter: difficult she says not only losing a close friend but for 7 week old william who will grow up without knowing his mother. >> it was like a fairy tale came to an end so suddenly. >> reporter: sarah, a 1st grade teacher who taught for many years in union city awoke early thursday morning with a sharp pain in her head she called her husband, alameda county firefighter edwin anderson. >> he received a call saying she had a bad headache. >> reporter: she was found unconscious. she died a short time later from a brain

. >>> some castro valley businesses are cleaning up after being damaged by a fire today. it broke out at 9:00 this morning inside a restaurant on the 3300 block of castro valley boulevard. when firefighters arrived heavy smoke was coming from the restaurant and a credit union. they say it was billowing from the roof and out the restaurant's front doors, this is what it looks like inside the restaurant. the alameda county fire department says no one was injured. the cause of the fire is under investigation. >>> san francisco's historic coit tower is closing as part of a make over, today the recreation and park commission is expected to approve a 1.1 million dollar contract for work on it which includes restoring the muriels and is set to begin next month and should re-open by mid-april. >>> the caldecott tunnel there could be opening then. they say they are tentatively planning to open it to traffic on the weekend of november 16th, however we are told that date is not set in stone, the 417 million dollar 4th bore project will allow for two dedicated tunnels in each directi

mark kelly in castro valley. thank you. >>> a suspect is in critical condition after shot by police officers. police say he got into a fight with another man yesterday afternoon in the marina district. the suspect allegedly fired at the victim several times before running away. police say they shot the suspect after he pointed a gun at them. no word on the victim's condition. also fled the scene. >>> a 19-year-old is dead. as many as seven others injured after a shooting in valet owe saturday night. police say a group of teens headed to a party from the south bay stopped on princeton avenue to fix a tire. minutes later, somebody in a white suv pulled up, fired multiple shots before driving away. no word yet on a motive >>> jurors will hear from prosecutors and guy if i yearry this week in the trial of max wade. accused of stealing if i yearry's lamb boar ginney from a dealership a couple years ago. also on trial for the attempted murders of a classmate he was infatuated with. prosecutors say that wade fired shots

. >> and we have new details in the castro valley assisted care facility that abandoned more than a dozen patients for several days. now a criminal investigation found that the facility has a long history of problems. those details coming up. >> we saw 62 mi. per hour winds. the good nils is that the winds have died down but we are still saying very gusty winds. it was a very windy night and we will see improvements as we head into tonight. it is pretty windy conditions. take a look s f o. we have the potential to see a share it with this cold front. i relate that most of this will stay to the east. this cut brinks note to tahoe. you could expect a lot up clouds into the afternoon. the rain for the most part will stay out and we're talking about a 20% chance for the east bay. the 7 day or around the bay highlights cooler weather into tomorrow and will clear things up in the way of sunshine. as we progress through the week the temperatures will climb. overall we will see pretty stable weather. this is something that you have to keep the mine. >> as for traffic, we are not looking at any ho

in castro valley, abc 7 news. >> still ahead on 7 news at 9:00. apple and release of several new i-phone expectation very high. we take a look at the numbers and explain what they mean for the company. >> west coast governor line up to fight global warming. plan of attack would be climate change as it continues to take its toll on north america. >> and marvel nothing to do with the game on the football field. half time performance field. half time performance this weekend is a >> quarterly report card day for apple and the company may slowing down. apple stock went up today but has fallen a few cent in trading after hours. 7 news business technology reporter david punches the number. >> apple talk about the passion to come up with great technology and newism pad lap top and i-phone waiting for all important holiday season. but also has to my to wul street. just as consumer went with the dollars so do investors. apple talked it down about 25% from all time high of 705 dollars a share. just over a year ago. of expectation hi for apple to create anot

reporting live in castro valley, i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >>> new developments regarding aldon smith. out of rehab and into custody. we first broke the story that the troubled football player turned himself in last night. chief investigative reporter tony joins us from our newsroom. he is dealing with a long list of legal issues here. >> when the d.a. announced the charges back on october 9th, it was also announced that the 49er star linebacker would turn himself in after completing his rehab after returning to the bay area and before the end of the month. here's what we have learned. aldon smith turned himself into the sheriff department last night. you'll see the booking report shows it was at 6:51. he faces three felonies of pozezing illegal assault weapons, possible penalties range from probation to more than four years behind bars. a court date has been set for november 12th in santa clara county and aldon smith is expected to appear for that hearing. now, he did immediately post bond of $75,000 after he turned himself in last night. he also has a court date in novem

the owners of a nursing home in castro valley, say they'll fight to re-open. a criminal investigation continues into how a dozen patients were abandoned by their caregivers. for several days. those residents - some of them bedridden or in wheelchairs - are safe tonight.either with family or at local hospitals after being evacuated saturday. kron4's maureen kelly says the facility where they were living has a long history of problems. >> reporter: yellow crime scene tape still blocks the driveway at the valley manor community care home.the residential care home was in the process of being shut down by the state.the operators.herminigilda manuel and mary manuel.had their liscense to operate temporarily suspended on thursday by the california department of social services.a spokesperon for that agency says they were monitoring the situation and had been assured that there would be adequate staffing thru the weekend while the residents were helped to find new homes..but in the end at least two janitors and a cook stayed behind to help the 14 elderly patients still

it's not far from the castro valley y. heading to the bay bridge toll plaza, we'll see that the backup filling in. turning the metering lights on. we'll double-check that. very clear. back to you. >> thank you. 5:48. we heard it done for alcohol. how about this. a marijuana breath test. that may be down the road, police say would be necessary if the state ends up legalizing pot. officers need a pay to test drivers. there is no legal limit on the books. marijuana advocates say it's impossible to test and determine the appropriate limit but sunnyvale police say law enforcement would turn to sacramento for answers. >> it won't be as effective in determining eknee brieiation with cannabus. >> they would have to determine is there a base level in a person's breath under the influence of marijuana that would warrant driving under the influence conviction. >> there is a chance california will see legalizing marijuana on the 2016 ballot. the lieutenant governor is leading a panel looking into this issue. >> to the latest with b.a.

live in castro valley, to tell us about the outpouring of support for her loved ones left behind. >> reporter: hundreds are expected for the funeral here tomorrow for the new mother who leaves behind a husband and infant son who whose story has inspired support from across the bay area and the nation. outside a private memorial tonight at this hayward chapel a grieving widower came to remember his 36-year-old wife sarah, who last thursday died at the same castro valley hospital where less than two months earlier she gave birth to her first child. >> i -- it's -- >> reporter: difficult she says not only losing a close friend but for 7 week old william who will grow up without knowing his mother. >> it was like a fairy tale came to an end so suddenly. >> reporter: sarah, a 1st grade teacher who taught for many years in union city awoke early thursday morning with a sharp pain in her head she called her husband, alameda county firefighter edwin anderson. >> he received a call saying she had a bad headache. >> reporter: she was found unconscious. she died a short time later from a brain

kpix 5's brian webb is outside the facility in castro valley with more. brian? >> reporter: ann, the space shut down the -- state shut down the care home on thursday. the patients have basically been on their own for the past 48 hours or so. almost their lifeline. the two staff members who stayed behind and a neighbor who had seen enough. crime tape crisscrosses a care facility shut down for two days still filled with patients but hardly any staff. >> i can't put my head around it. >> reporter: this woman who lives nearby asked us to hide her identity after complaining about the care at the home for 20 years. she says the past few days have been the worst and she called for help. >> the staff isn't over there. what's going on? >> reporter: when authorities arrived they found 14 patients inside including amputees, the bedridden and mentally impaired with only two workers caring for them. a janitor and a cook. >> it's kind of hard to fathom i mean you know -- they're human beings here. and we just leave people behind? >> reporter: the patients were moved to other

mark kelly in castro valley with the problems found at the troubled facility. mark? >> reporter: michelle this is the valley manor, residential care center. the state shut it down thursday, but allegedly patients still living inside with very little care. now a peek inside valley manor. it's here that owner emanuel reportedly disappeared, left a small staff to care for more than a dozen disabled patients. as required by law, attorney says there were two caregivers and a cook taking care of 14 patients. but as the report cites violations including feces and urine in the facilities, insufficient food for patients. one neighbor tells she's been concerned for years. >> hopefully people will have their eyes open open. >> reporter: the owner's attorney says his client has a heart of gold. she was caring, he says, for elderly patients on a fixed income when, michelle, she got sick herself. >> reporter: how are the patients doing? . >> at this time, the patients have been moved to either another facility or in with. said to be doing okay. >> mark kelly live. >>> unions will

we have a report of a water main break in castro valley with more on that in a little bit. as far as bart is concerned we have delays in both directions on richmond and fremont lines at 15 minutes. this is because of an equipment malfudge. hopefully we will get that wrapped up. outside, the bay bridge toll plaza shows the metering lights are on and we have heavy backup away from the maze and into the tolls. >> that is different from yesterday. a constant today is the weather. good morning, everyone, here is live doppler 7 hd with no radar runs, very dry air and no clouds to speak of and temperatures today above average everywhere, and no matter where you go today, the beach, the bay, inland, we are going to be warmer than we should be. starting off cool, day planner around the bay at 50 degrees and sunny by noon, and milder this afternoon and not so heavy a coat needed as last night. 69 degrees. inland valleys in the mid-40's but lower 40's in the deepest valley like san ramon and the valleys in the north bay and 71 at noon and 80 at 4:00 and the calm and warmer 72 at 7:00.

we have new details about the owners of an assisted living home in castro valley. it was shut down by the state because of charges of unsafe and unsanitary conditions. the owners, the manuel family, also have a care facility in modesto. the california department of social services has brought in independent investigators to examine that nursing home for and possible mistreatment of patients. >> -- contractors to come in and assess the residents and also to determine if there is adequate levels of care and supervision being provided. >> officials say if the state finds violations they can file a temporary suspension order at any time against that facility in modesto. later this afternoon the alameda county sheriff's office and fire officials will hold a news conference and talk about their investigation into the care facility in castro valley. the state is examining how 19 patients were abandoned for more than two days last week. the state is blaming that facility for not transferring the patients after the nursing home was ordered to close. >>> an organization for

the owners of an assisted living home in castro valley could face charges of elder abuse. authorities say they left behind 14 patients after the facility was closed by the state earlier this week. >>> two witnesses to a shooting that killed a 13-year-old boy tell abc 7 news that deputies shouted for 13-year-old andy lopez to drop his air rifle just once before opening fire. the shooting happened tuesday in santa rosa. the sonoma county shefshs department says the deputies yelled twice and fired only because they feared for their lives. >>> this is the latest mug shot of 32-year-old samuel duran. he's accused of shooting five police officers including a federal agent yesterday in roseville. duran, a parolee, surrendered overnight after a nine-hour standoff. >>> new details tonight about the fair ride accident in north carolina that sent five people to the hospital. authorities have charged the ride operator with three counts of assault with a deadly weapon. the ride, called the vortex, stopped, then started up again thursday night while people were getting off. inspectors d

investigators are looking for administrators and staff members of castro valley care home. more than a dozen frail patients were abandoned with a skeleton staff left in charge. neighbors say they were concerned with the welfare of the elderly because of the lack of supervision. >>> a sheriffs deputy in santa rosa, fbi is looking at tuesday's shooting with santa rosa police and the sheriffs office. a memorial for 14 year old andy lopez continues to grow. >>> bart's two biggest unions will vote on a new contract this friday and the deal then goes to bart board of directors for final approval. tentative agreement ended in strike monday evening. >>> a tv actress recognizable to fans of several hit shows has passed. marshall wallace played the wise cracking. >> rare freaky occurrence when i don't have a date on a tuesday. >> marcia wallace played the wise cracking receptionist on the bob newhart show and recently she was voice of edna crab apple on the simpsons. executive producer of the simpsons says the crab apple character is irreplaceable and will be retired. marcia wallace

in castro valley, abc7 news. >> knew this morning the u.s. justice department filed a lawsuit against a fremont apartment complex, alleging it discriminated against families with children. the lawsuit claims woodland garden apartments discriminated against families by enforcing a policy that prohibited children from playing outside in common grassy areas. lawsuit came about after five families filed a complaint with the department of housing and urban development. >> we are learning more in the ongoing investigation of a sonoma county sheriffs deputy who shot a 13-year-old carrying an air soft rival. and a memorial service will be held today in windsor. the memorial service is for andy lopez. we have the latest on the investigation and our reporter talked exclusively with two women who saw the shooting. >> reporter: the collection of candles and balloons has been north 13-year-old andy lopez continues to grow and people continue to show up to show their respects. these women have come here every day since the shooting because they want to tel

. >> 77 degrees and castro valley at upper 60s in richmond. >> downtown san francisco for high will be 62. and 524 ocean beach. >> we will continue with the season a whether or the west of the week. >> we have a system that will be approaching the bay area later in the week. >> a quick update on some other news stories we're following this morning a larger fire is burning at a house, on embarcadero wait and east mission ave. >> this is a video from the scene. >> that is in san rafael, behind san rafeal high- school. >> fire crews arrived on scene shortly before 3:00 a.m. and found a house fully engulfed. >> so far, no reports of any injuries. >> disturbing new details are surfacing on what might have happened to land spalding she is the 57 year old woman reported missing from san francisco general only to be found dead 17 days later. >> a hospital orderly reportedly told and on the beat on duty nurse that he sought and on contras woman and a lot the stairwell. >> that was a week before authorities found spalding's body in the same spot. >> there has been no confirmation that the woman

plenty of sunshine in castro valley. downtown san francisco, '70s and '80s in napa. 77 degrees in petaluma. . wednesday will be the warmest that will increase our chances for fire danger. still looking at normal task for this time of year. >> the supreme court will once again weigh an important affirmative action case. oral arguments are scheduled tomorrow in a michigan case that deals with a voter-approved amendment that did away with affirmative action at the university of michigan and other state schools. affirmative action takes race, gender and other factors into admissions to try an attain a more diverse student body if the court strikes down the amendment, it would imperil similar voter- approved initiatives in california and washington state. >> frustration over the government shutdown boiled over to the white house fence. protesters angry over barricades set up at veterans memorials took those barricades and dumped them in front of the north lawn of the white house. park police - some in riot gear -came out to s

the state says the castro valley facility had fire code violations. it was dirty and in disrepair. the department of social services is looking for lifetime exclusion for the people named to never operate a facility in california or work in one. >> they said the employees were caregivers and a dieitary supervisor. they will fight the charges. >>> a teen shot and killed, 13- year-old andy lopez had a memorial today. >> he had dreams. he had a life to live. he was only able to live 13 years. that's hard. >> hundreds gathered at his memorial. there were flowers and rest in peace signs. they wore white shirts. they say that he and his siblings were good children. there is a fund set up. >>> a carnival ride gone bad may be no accident. someone tampered with a ride. >>> not eating before binge drinking. >>> a woman and her children killed a decade ago. the great american novel. so you can happily let life get in the way, while planning for tomorrow. so you can finish the great american novel banking for the life you have investing for the life you want chase. so you can . >> a woman unde

it's just the latest trouble for the castro valley facility where people were left behind when it was ordered closed. kpix 5's john ramos has the details on the missing man and the story of a care home worker who stuck with the seniors when others bailed. >> what i was thinking was, by thursday, they would have all the residents out. but they didn't. >> reporter: maurice had only been a cook at valley springs manor for three months when the state issued a shutdown order for the castro valley elder care facility effective last thursday. he says about five state workers had been there on and off all week. but come friday night, they all left leaving roland and a maintenance worker to try to care for 14 workers at the house. >> we was doing the best we could to make sure the residents was all taken care of because like the state they was supposed to be there from my understanding but they weren't there after 5:00, they were out of the building. >> reporter: believing they wouldn't be paid the house managers and staff never showed up on friday. so roland continued to cook for the resident

he was later treated for injuries in a castro valley hospital. police are also investigating whether he was a robbery victim. >> munis is starting a new line on the fulton line. they are going to add more buses during the peak hours which means customers will have to walk an extra block for pick up. 16 stops have been eliminated. >>> two bart workers went out to inspect a track when they were killed by a train. that deadly accident has bart taking a look at high use of the system in baltimore. the equipment has sounds that alarm and vibrate when the train is 15 seconds away. >>> last week thomas pleaded to not guilty believes to felony manslaughter and hit-and-run. he veered his department truck off a paved pack and hit kristin as she was sunbathing with her baby and dog. he says he swerved onto a grass to avoid hitting a dog. >>> an east bay nursing home now getting national attention after a shocking incident. coming up new information on the staff members accused of walking out on their patients. >> plus, we are going to tell you about the lat

for now live in castro valley katie utehs ktvu channel 2 news. >>> coming up is big brother coming to fremont. more on the police department's plan to watch the public from above with surveillance cameras. >> one of the most traditional retailers is breaking its 155 year history to kick off the holiday shopping season. >> and good morning. we have an injury accident in san jose. san jose fire department just tweeted this photo of a crash at center road at story road, and here's a picture that they tweeted. one person was taken to the hospital after the vehicle crash. we'll tell you more about this coming up. >> it's already 59 degrees at the half-moon bay area, 56 in san fransisco, which tells you temperatures will be warming up. we'll see how long this pattern lasts coming up shortly. when our little girl was born, we got a subaru. it's where she said her first word. (little girl) no! saw her first day of school. (little girl) bye bye! made a best friend forever. the back seat of my subaru is where she grew up. what? (announcer) the two-thousand-fourteen subaru forester. (girl) what?

we got the world series. >> yes. >> yes. >>> a new development in the case of a castro valley nursing home shut down amid charges of patient neglect. why state regulators are investigating another care facility owned by the same family. >> reporter: we'll tell you about a suspected deadly drunk driving accident in sonoma county and what the county is going to do to try too combat dui -- to do to try to combat dui. >>> it's going tok sunny today -- going to be sunny for everybody. there is a little bit of fog there. the great american novel. so you can happily let life get in the way, while planning for tomorrow. so you can finish the great american novel banking for the life you have investing for the life you want chase. so you can >>> stocks indexes not moving much as traders wait for the latest news from the federal reserve. investors expect the fed to maintain the economic stimulus program. general motors and electric arts rose after reporting higher earnings. taking a live look, the dow is down 18. the nasdaq is down 10. s&p down 4. >>> 8:44. let's bring you up to date on some of

in the possible elder abuse investigation at a castro valley residential care home. on saturday -- deputies says they were called in to help rescue 14 elderly patients. after most of the staff had left. >> catherine: that's after the facility had its license temporarily revoked by the state. there are now allegations that the family running the facility also left 'another' group of seniors at an oakland home - called eden manor. that was earlier this year. >>eden manor is now under new management. but an employee says before the transition.she and six other staffers were left to care for patients for about 16 hours a day. seven days a week for more than a month.without pay.and without enough supplies. >> there is no food. it is like they do not care about the residents. >> reporter:the state is trying to bar the owners of valley manor from operating or working in a california residential care facility again. their lawyer is disputing the claims that residents were not properly cared for. >> i think that they should go to jail. >> reporter: their lawyer disputes the c

concord will have a high of 60 degrees warmer. 70 degrees for castro valley and union street. downtown san francisco have a high of 64 degrees. today, i think we will see mid to upper 50s down the east shore line. >> by the time the tracker traders had out i suggest you should get it done early. you can expect mostly clear skies throughout the bay but i think it will be a little warm in the south. tomorrow is shaping up to be the warmest day. cooling and things of back down as we head into the weekend you can expect gusty conditions for saturday and sunday. >> we have been watching a stall on the skyway westbound and ninth in san francisco. the report was that the bill " was not able to be remote and the chp checked and only have recently cleared this. it has managed to back up the trafficay to the island. it is slow traffic across the upper deck on the old suspension span. they filed in the incidence of a belief is that the lanes are clear westbound but it did mean that the meeting lights were activated. >> the backup does not reach all the way across and this is about the ti

los 60s for castro valley and union city. downtown's san francisco a high of 56 and a few degrees warmer through berkeley. your 7 day around the bay forecast shows temperatures will continue to climb. looks like today and tomorrow will be the coolest day of the work week. we are talking a warming trend advancing towards friday. by friday will be upper '70s inland low 60s inside the bay and low fifties for the coast. time ran out is 618. on to traffic now with rabin. >>: rabin. here's a live shot of your approach to the bay bridge toll plaza. the lights were turned on about 30 minutes ago saw lights on your back up towards the bottom of the 880 over crossing of the good news is no problems on the maze or on the stand slow you down through downtown san francisco. your ride here for 92% traffic is moving well in both directions between hayward and foster city. when one looks good and the nimitz freeway doing good as you had over two to 92. switching over to the traffic maps this is one of your slow as commute as you come out of

it is not severe but westbound 580 is heavy into castro valley. south bay freeway is looking good we had this accident northbound and it is still sluggish. it is not completely jammed up. your ride for one and one is looking good. >> the bay bridge, the metering lights are now activated. that gives us about a 16 to 18 minutes drive time. the san mateo bridge, the volume is up and so is the drive time. the golden gate bridge is still easy 41 01 southbound. >> we do have cooler temperatures. the >> here is a live look outside from all scam. it is an exceptionally cold just take a look at the numbers. santa rosa 42, upper 40's for pleasanton, 54 degrees in redwood city. grabbed a jacket, is definitely sweater weather. i do not think we will have a 80s and today's forecast but mainly sunny skies will climb to the upper 70's. later on tonight the winds will increase and was a partly cloudy conditions. the temperatures will be back into the upper 50s. satellites end radar shows clear conditions and again, we are monitoring a system that will currently b

. >>> at a castro valley care home, saturday deputies rescued 14 elderly patients after most of the staff has left. the license was revoked by the state, and now there are allegations that the family running the facility left another group of seniors at an oakland home in eden manor. an employee says she and 6 other staffers cared for patients for 16 hours a day 7 days a week for over a month with no supplies. >> there is no food. there are just sandwiches, like a don't care about the residents. >> the lawyer is disputing claims they were notproperly cared for. >>> a tax idea on sugary sodas and drinks, the board has not voted, but the first bill was a 2-cent tax for a drink more than 25 calories and less than 50% juice. soda, even flavored water would go up 24 cents. there was a statement issued that californiaians calihave r this. education and physical activity are a better health strategy. >>> some of you have sent in your best halloween costumes. there is a baby in a pumpkin. there is our grant and justine. we will show these on facebook on our page and share them on the air. >>> ski