polly hannah klaas was 12 when she went missing. her body was later found in a shallow grave. >> i think that if polly had been kidnapped in 2013 instead of 1993 that her fate may have been very different. >> thank you for coming out, thank you for everything. >> reporter: frank klaas spent the day with parents of children that his foundation have helped. >> there's been a sea of change on how abductions were dealt with. nobody was talking about this when polly was kidnapped. >> reporter: now we have amber alerts and volunteer searches organized in part by klaas kids foundation. the changes follow the shock of what happened to polly klaas and the fear that the man who killed her, richard davis who killed her still remains in death row. >> you have this walking monster. >> reporter: klaas says his daughter's death led to the three strikes law, amber alert and other changes. >> that pendulum is now starting to move in the other direction toward more tolerance for the criminal element. i think that's a huge mistake. >> reporter: klaas

. >>> 20 years ago, a little girl by the name of polly klaas was kidnapped during a slumber party in her home in petaluma. it remains one of the bay area's most notorious crimes. kpix 5's sharon chin tells us what has changed in missing kids cases over the last two decades all because of polly. >> reporter: this is an incredibly difficult day to get through. ♪[ music ] >>> reporter: marc klaas remembered his 12-year-old daughter with a roomful of friends at a san francisco hotel. >> we put a lot of time into looking back, trying to figure out what kind of a legacy we have helped to create in polly's name. >> reporter: since she was abducted and richard allen davis sentenced to her death for her kidnapping and killing, marc's nonprofit has helped search for 860 children. when katie was snatched from lodi as a 12-year-old in 1994, klaas's searcher scared the suspect 23 hours later. >> he ran. that's because people were searched for me. >> reporter: today klaas' group are trying to find sierra lamar. klaas fought for the amber alert, megan's law and tougher penalties for sexual predat

tomorrow is the day that polly klaas was kidnapped from her home in petaluma. nbc bay area's jean ellie joins us. she talked to her father. this changed the way we search for missing children. >> reporter: a lot has changed but her father says there is a lot more work to do. he will be marking the day that changed his life forever at a private event where he will be meeting the with investigators and with families who are looking for missing loved ones and with kidnapping survivors. tomorrow and every day is about children's safety. >> you need to prove to me she is dead. if you can't prove she is dead, in my mind she's alive. it had to be that way. if we gave up hope there was no hope left. >> reporter: mark klaas remembers the fear and anger during 65 day search for his daughter. >> richard allen davis snatched her from her home 20 years ago. kids are still riding bikes at the park across the street from the house. but the kidnapping changed petaluma. >> i worry about my son. >> reporter: mark klaas has spent the last 20 years working to protect children and

that's all they wanted. >> marc klaas runs klaas kids, an organization dedicated to recovering abducted children. he says local police find the notion of american girls being sold into slavery just not credible. all too often, kidnapped girls are classified as runaways, which enrages helpless families. >> they didn't want to make friends with the cops. they didn't want to create enemies with the cops. they wanted their little girl to be back at her home with her family. you've got the family that's anxious, petra guide. you've got the little girl that's being victimized. and when all is said and done, what does law enforcement do? they point the finger at the family and say, well, they weren't cooperative. oh, my goodness. they are the victims, aren't they? therefore let's treat them a little more kindly. >> i was thinking the whole time, she's right. if i would have listened to her i wouldn't be here right now. i would be at home. i would be at home with my brothers and i missed them so much. i missed all my brothers so much. >> today under the watchful guard of her family shauna warns

including marc klaas and his wiechlt before they had to wait for a certified team to come here all the way from florida. >> all right. sharon chin. thank you. >>> well, pauly klaas's killer richard allen davis is still on death row. >>> surrounded by motorcycles, an suv plows over a biker, then the mob swarms in. why it all started over a stunt. >>> and only on kpix 5, the new inforcer who's making sure bay area race horses don't end up being slaughtered for food. >>> and the special thing the seats at the new niners stadium do that the old ones did not. ,, stunt ride... that's when a group of motorcycle riders . >>> well, tontd, we're getting a very up-close look at what can go wrong during a stunt ride. that's when a group of motorcycle riders sometimes purposely slow down the traffic to do stunts. michelle miller on the extreme case of road rage. >> the incident was recorded on a helmet camera by one of the 30 riders tailing this black suv. police still don't know what started the confrontation. the suv was force today a stop when one of the bikers slowed down and was rear ended. >>

marks 20 years since 12- year old polly klaas. she was kidnapped at knifepoint from the bedroom october 1st, 19-93. two months later. her body was found in a ditch. kron 4's maureen kelly sat >> pam: down with her father, marc klass, who reflects on her legacy. >> reporter: the crime shocked and set foot waves through the community for years. in the aftermath of one of the fbi agents and charge of the case correct one of the missing children protocol. >> reporter: hist >> and they sent him on his way as opposed to are arresting him kidnapping his daughter. she >> reporter: paulis >> reporter: with this organization he continues to assist families with missing persons with helping to organize large support groups. maureen kelly kron 4 news. she >> pam: polly put a face on the- victims of crime just as surely as her kidnapper but a face on the criminal >> reporter:the crime sent shockwaves thru the bay area and was the impetus for many changes. in the aftermath one of the fbi agents in the agencies first ever missing child protocol

including marc klaas and his wiechlt before they had to wait for a certified team to come here all the way from florida. >> all right. sharon chin. thank you. >>> well, pauly klaas's killer richard allen davis is still on death row. >>> surrounded by motorcycles, an suv plows over a biker, then the mob swarms in. why it all started over a stunt. >>> and only on kpix 5, the new inforcer who's making sure bay area race horses don't end up being slaughtered for food. being slaughtered for food. >>> and the special thing the where is flo? anybody know where flo is? are you flo? yes. is this the thing you gave my husband? well, yeah, yes. the "name your price" tool. you tell us the price you want to pay, and we give you a range of options to choose from. careful, though -- that kind of power can go to your head. that explains a lot. yo, buddy! i got this. gimme one, gimme one, gimme one! the power of the "name your price" tool. to thoseworried...ited... poked and prodded... taken risks... and lived in a state of "what if?"... welcome to a new state... of health. welcome to covered californi

a vigil is being held from polly klaas in afternoon. we hear from the first officer the night she was kidnapped. >>> a link on student died in a horrific crash last week. a speeding driver slammed into the family's van killing the teenager and critically injuring his mother and sister. the wake is at on friday afternoon. his funeral will be held at the same funeral home at 8:00 saturday morning. there will be a funeral procession for a 9:30 burial ceremony. >>> they're considering charges for a firefighter who ran over a teenage girl after an airline crash at sfo. the coroner determined the 16- year-old survived the crash and then run over and killed by a fire truck. prosecutors are trying to determine whether the veteran firefighter broke any laws or it was an accident. >>> our continuing coverage of the government shutdown. the white house announce you had president obama is cancelling two stops on his upcoming trip to asia. he'll travel to indonesia and bernai, he's cancelling trips to the philippines. john kerry will visit those cou

>> it has spent 20 years since the kidnapping and murder 12 year old polly klaas. she was kidnapped at knifepoint from the bedroom of her home in petaluma on october 1, 1993. two months later her body was gone. richards alleno davis has been sentenced to death for the killing of poly klass. also since the kidnapping, fbi agents in charge of this has created the agency's first ever missing child protocol to give law- enforcement blueprint. her father has dedicated his life after his daughter's death to advocate for ways to help prevent similar crimes. >> his organization klaas kids continue to help families of missing persons by helping to organize a large-scale search operations. >> polly's killer, richard allen davis, remains on san quentin's death row. despite the many years which have passes the crime, her father says that he does not forgive a man who stole his daughter's life. >> marc klaas says that he does not hold much hope that the 59 year-old killer will ever be executed. a federal judge issued a morator ium halting the state's ability to carry up the dea

coming up, the polly klaas kidnapping was 20 years ago this week. the changes made since her disappearance that have made kids safer. >> and two dogs beaten to death with a shovel and the suspect won't be facing charges. the state law that makes the killings legal. >> it's day 2 of the government's partial shutdown and there's no sign of progress towards ending it. what both sides are saying. ,, they say no good deed goes unpunished. and some days it seems true. but we keep on doing the things that matter& like buying new raspberry 5 hour energy. from now to the end of the year, a portion of each sale... benefits living beyond breast cancer, to empower women affected by breast cancer. new raspberry 5 hour energy. it's one good deed that will go just right. no end i >>> your realtime captioner is mrs. linda m. macdonald. >> this is not how run a country. that's what they are in there for. they should remove their self. >> no end in sight as government shutdown enters the second day. lawmakers in washington playing the blame game. >> people right now

polly's mother marc klaas became a national advocate for these cases. his daughter's death helped create laws that are now helping so many other children. >> because it was only after polly was kidnapped and people were able to put a real face on crime. she became a real symbol of that. that people started paying attention to the alarming crime rates and actually doing something about it. >> today marc klaas and others remembered polly's life during a gathering in san francisco. among those attending were other kidnapping victims, law enforcement, and the families of other missing children. >>> just into our newsroom, the pinol police department will re-open the case of a missing girl who disappeared 25 years ago. the announcement comes less than a month after a petition was started urging the police to do so. 7-year-old amber schwartz was last seen in front of her house. in 2009, the police chief closed the case, citing the signed confession of convicted kidnapper and killer curtis dean anderson who died in friprison month later. at the time, amber's m

of course it does. >> reporter: marc klaas, it's ten steps backwards in his 20-year mission to empower parents with the right information since losing his own daughter, polly. >> this is a fear-fabased websi exploiting some of the worst tragedies any of us have ever encountered in our lives for profit. >> reporter: he tried using the site which claims it would take seconds to locate sex offenders in his area. after a search bar loaded, no results. it required an e-mail and payment of $1 for a trial subscription. cancel within a week, and that $1 turns into $30 for the service. >> this is offensive now. >> reporter: he says all 50 states provide this information for free through meagan's law. >> it will drill it down, give you pictures and tell you what crimes the characters committed and where they live. >> reporter: tom says kidslivesafe doesn't claim to solve all the problems but does give parents an advantage arming them with the right information an and tools in protecting their children. for parents like nato green, the need to protect his 5-year-old twin girls from the evils of t

. >> that has been 20 years since the kidnapping and murder of 12 year-old polly klaas. her killer, richard allen davis, remains on san quentin's death row and she was kidnapped at knifepoint from the bedroom of our home in petaluma on october 1, 1993. two months later, her body was gone in a ditch. davis has been sentenced to death for murder. despite the many years which have passed since the crime, her father says that he does not forgive a man who stole his daughter's life. >> mar klaas sestet he does not hold much hope that the 59 year-old killer will ever be executed. a federal judge issued eight moratorium halting the state's ability to carry out the death sentence in 2006. >> the pinole police department announced that they have reopened the high- profile missing child case of amber and swartz garcia. amber disappeared from her front yard on salvage avenue back in july of 1988. in 2007, a convicted child molester and killer curtis at dean anderson, confessed to killing young amber, telling fbi agents that he dumped her body of a of a highway near benson, ariz.. h

this was formed by the father of polly klaas. this 12-year-old was kidnapped from petaluma and she was killed. the first officer when she was kidnapped, he was on the scene says he'll never forget. >> it haunts you, you won ter if you could have made a difference if you got there earlier. >> there will be a public memorial at the park will be set up for polly klaas. that was her favorite playground. >> hi, tory. >> coming up in minutes on mornings on 2, it was a joke, a bizarre explanation that he said he tried to rape his high school teacher at knifepoint. a fire that started last week is still burning 20,000 bails of hay. coming up the new concerns the blaze is causing and the new estimate for when it will be out. >>> another flap over flags in the bay area, this stopped the raising in san leandro last month. those stories and more coming up on mornings on 2, back to you on the morning news. >> the time is 6:47, let's bring sal back. >> we turned the fan off. >> we're getting kind of here, there you go. >> now, we're all calm a

>>mark: it has been 20 years since the kidnapping and murder of two of year-old polly klaas. her killer, richard allen davis remains on san quentin's death row. pauli was kidnapped at knifepoint from the bedroom of her home in petaluma on october 1, 1993. two months later her body was found in a ditch. davis has been sentenced to death for murder. despite the many years which have passed since the crime paulis father says he does not forgive the man who stole his daughter's life. >>: if he gets executed i will be there with champagne. i want the last thing he sees is my eyes just like his eyes were the last think my daughter saw. >>mark:marc klaas says he does not hold much hope that 59 year-old killer will ever be executed. a federal judge issued a moratorium halting the state's ability to carry out death sentences in 2006. >>darya: the no police department announced it has reopened the high-profile missing child case of amber shorts garcia. --swartz. -- pinole amber disappeared from her front yard on seventh avenue back in june of 1988. two in 2007, convicted child molester

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. >> family and friends gather to mark the 25th and was of the kidnapping of polly klaas from her petaluma home. richard davis broke into a slumber party and abducted her. he assaulted and killed her and is still on death row awaiting execution. >> the man accused in the shooting death of a san francisco state student is due in court to answer charges. the 30-year-old is being held without bail for murder and two other gun-related felonies. he shot and killed 20-year-old justin valdez as he got off a streetcar a week and a half ago. early that evening he threatened another man with a gun. a senator of his home turned up several guns including an illegal assault weapon. >> the case of a young the fire department will be reexamined. the 16-year-old was one of the three who died as a result of crash at san francisco airport on july 6. autopsy findings presentd to her family this week say she suffered fatal injuries to her head and pelvis. she was hit by a fire truck after being covered with fire-fighting folk. >> classes at cal resume after an explosion and power outage that forced the campus

facebook page to spread the word about the missing teen spirit >> he also plans to reach out to the poly klaas foundation to find out how much support they can offer him. >> senate leaders are optimistic about reaching a last-minute bipartisan deal to prevent a possible federal default and end the senate leaders harry ried and mitch mcconnell are hoping to soon shake hands on an agreement and hold votes later today. this after the senate stood down for the day, as the house of representatives tried once again to come up with a bill. a closed door meeting of republicans starting with an improptu singing of "amazing grace." but after a day of meetings house speaker john boehner declared he didn't have the votes for the house plan. and sent the members home. republican tom price of georgia. said the speaker was "herding cats" meanwhile, the fitch rating agency warns that it's reviewing the government's triple-a credit rating for a possible downgrade. that caused a 133 point drop in the dow on wall st. Ñáçwçñ soon, californians from sacramento Ñáçwçñ to salinas to san diego will have equ

he says he plans to reach out to the poly klaas foundation to find out how much support they can offer him. >>j.r.: >>george: the ride off the upper deck could be affected as you can see traffic coming to a standstill on cross down freeways and san francisco. erica? >>erica: haight george i think it's safe to say we are used to the school temperatures. to collect a santa rosa and 37. pretty mild right now and hayward at 5457 degrees out and antioch. we are waking up to clear skies around the entire area print to expect another sunny and pleasant day. we will continue with warm weather approaching the weekend of the sea breeze will start to kick in. on talk about what that has to do. senate leaders are optimistic about reaching a last-minute bipartisan deal to prevent a possible federal default and end the partial government shutdown. senate leaders harry ried and mitch mcconnell are hoping to soon shake hands on an agreement and hold votes later today. this after the senate stood down for the day, as the house of representatives tried once again to come up with a bill. a closed door me

class kids foundation which was started by the father mark, was at the mark in san francisco, polly klaas, it was 12 years ago she was taken and killed. the officer she was killed and he said it's a night he'll never forget. >> it haunts you, all the piece the come into play where you think how you could have made a difference if you knew something earlier. >> the overflow crowd can go to walnut park, that is polly's favorite play ground. and you can watch this on the big screen. >>> the strike deadline is 8 days away. tim more quarter joins us now -- tara. >> . >> reporter: we're only ten days away from another possible strike. ktvu has learned that had the unions presented a counterproposal during a six hour session yesterday. union leaders are complaining about the top negotiator about how he has racked up a 19 $4,000 tab since these talks began this spring. that includes his fee of $350 an hour, first-class airline tickets and more. >> bart management has allowed thomas to spend over $3,000 on fine typing and alcohol. >> bart's general manager reacted if a reimbursement was made even

. >>> five years after amber swarts vanished, polly klaas was kidnapped and killed. today polly's father attended a memorial. he told us lots of things have changed since polly was kidnapped. >> there was no protocall to follow after a child was kidnapped. >> how do you deal with this. there was no guide book on what to do. >> reporter: polli's best friend now has a 3-year-old son. anette nelson says she never keeps her windows open, even on a hot night. and she locks up her doors to make sure nothing ever happens to her son. and ken wayne is live with the story. >> reporter: 20 years after that kidnapping, the memory is still very fresh here. especially for one veteran police officer. >> you can see the shock, you can see the fear in the girl's eyes. >> reporter: lieutenant fish was a young officer the first to respond to polli's home. he found her friend's barely able to speak. >> shock, pure shock. they were unable to speak. >> reporter: despite the efforts, polly's america's child as some called her was not found until her killer was found. >> it haunts you of al

but not mark klaas. >> i think they're very appropriate. they're registered sex offenders for a reason. >> reporter: the best weapon for parents is to use the megan's law map before they head out. what would jessica see if she looked more than a dozen sex offenders in her community and where they live. >> i think i might this year. >> reporter: in alameda, ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we put a link to the megan's law website. there's a map that locates the home of sex offenders in your area. look for the link under your hot topics tab. >>> chris brown is headed to court after punching a fan. brown faces assault charges. the 24-year-old singer is said to appear in court next month for a probation hearing connected to his 2009 assault of former girlfriend singer rihanna. >>> it's official tonight a proposed 2-cent per ounce tax on sodas and sugary drinks is now before san francisco's supervisors. the soda tax would raise an estimated $31 million a year. the money would be earmarked for nutrition, health and physical fitness program

. >> he says that he plans to reach out to the poly klaas foundation to find out how much support they can offer him. >> ppolice are looking for a man who they say have been taking on authorized pictures of children on the playground of an albany elementary school. the principle of marin elementary school says that on at least two occasions this man has come up to the fence, by the playground, set up a tripod, and started videotaping children. now the principal ones to know what this man's intentions are and she has this advice for parents. >> he has chosen a time when the students are out for afternoon recess for about 1:15 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.. >> albany police are asking parents to keep their eyes out for a person described as asian man 30-40 years old with the dark here, and he was wearing a black jacket. >> people are concerned about the claim that two women were given a date rape drug at a san francisco park. they reportedly tested positive for the drug known as roofies after spending time there. police have not confirm the claim off because it said the victims have not filed report

. >> family and friends gather to mark the 20th anniversary of the kidnapping of polly klaas from her home. richard davis broke into a slumber party at her home and abducted her, asummitted -- assaulted her and killed her. she is on death row. >> a man is answering charges and held without bail for murder and two other gun-related felonies after shooting and killing a 20-year old justin valdez getting off a streetcar last week. early that evening he threatened another man with a gun. the search turned up several firearms including an illegal assault weapon. >> the case of a young asiana flight 214 victim killed by san francisco fire truck is now in the hands of the prosecution. today, the san francisco chronicle reports the police report will be used to determine if criminal charges should be filed. the fire d has called we the delegate a tragic accident. the 16-year-old from china was one of three teens who died as a result of the crash on july 6. autopsy findings say she suffered fatal injuries do her head and pelvis after being hit by a fire truck. >> classes at cal resume today af

but not mark klaas. >> i think they're very appropriate. they're registered sex offenders for a reason. >> reporter: the best weapon for parents is to use the megan's law map before they head out. what would jessica see if she looked more than a dozen sex offenders in her community and where they live. >> i think i might this year. >> reporter: in alameda, ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we put a link to the megan's law website. there's a map that locates the home of sex offenders in your area. look for the link under your hot topics tab. >>> chris brown is headed to court after punching a fan. brown faces assault charges. the 24-year-old singer is said to appear in court next month for a probation hearing connected to his 2009 assault of former girlfriend singer rihanna. >>> it's official tonight a proposed 2-cent per ounce tax on sodas and sugary drinks is now before san francisco's supervisors. the soda tax would raise an estimated $31 million a year. the money would be earmarked for nutrition, health and physical fitness program

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. >> reporter: for marc klaas it's ten steps backwards. >> this is a fear-based website that is exploiting some of the worst tragedies that any of us have ever encountered in our lives for profit. >> reporter: he tried using the site, which claimed it would take just seconds to locate sex offenders in his area. after a search bar loaded, no results. it required an e-mail and payment of $1 for a trial subscription. don't cancel within a week, and that $1 turns into 30 bucks a month for the service. >> this is offensive now. >> reporter: he says all 50 states provide this information for free through megan's law. >> and it will drill it down. it will give you pictures. it will tell you what crimes these characters committed. it will tell you where they live. >> reporter: tom says kids live safe doesn't claim to solve all the problems but does give parents and advantage, arming them with the right information and tools in protecting their children. for parents like nate green, the need to protect his 5-year-old twin girls from the evils of the world is all-consuming. >> as parent, obviously i

do what klaas van bulen did. go to england. disappear. you won your case, be satisfied. what does he do? he goes to nevada, he gets into trouble again, he gets into trouble again, now he wants to do a talk show. disappear. nobody wants to see you. we won your case. by the way, i tell the story in the book of how we won the case. we didn't win, by the way. the other side lost. we were able to prove that the police tried to frame a man they honestly believe was guilty by putting -- pouring blood on one of his socks. but the blood had edta, a chemical that's not found in the human body, only found in test tubes, and we caught him. and what the jury basically said is he may or may not be guilty, maybe he is guilty, but we're not going to allow the state to try to frame a guilty man. i have a new interesting twist on the o.j. simpson case. >> i wanted to ask you about this, because i know you also met with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and he asked you a question. you sit down with him, you want to talk about israel, and what does ehe want to talk about wit you? >