now, pinole police agreed to reopen the case. in our next hour of "mornings on 2," the other big reason family and friends want police to continue the investigation. reporting live in the newsroom, pam cook, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right, pam. >>> 7:46. new this morning, a mountain lion spotted along the peninsula. it happened in burlingame about 1:00 this morning in the backyard of a home on margarita avenue. now, we're told the mountain lion ran towards skyline boulevard near 280. san mateo county alerted residents. you are being advised don't approach the mountain lion especially one that's eating or has its cubs with it. >>> 7:46. a vigil is scheduled for tomorrow to remember a mother who has run over and killed at san francisco's holly park. neighbors have created the shrine for 35-year-old christie svanemyr. she was killed last month while sunbathing at the park with her daughter and dog. her husband shared family photos with ktvu saying he's grateful for the support of friends and strangers but is having a difficult ti

. >>> 6:05, despite a confession in the case, pinole police now reopening a missing person's case in the disappearance of amber schwartz. "today in the bay's" christie smith, live with more details on why investigators are reopening this decades-old case. good morning. >>> good morning to you, laura. this was all started with an online petition. the woman that started it said she was actually the first person that amber schwartz' mom called when she realized her little girl wasn't playing out front. she was part of the child care center this woman ran. pinole police department decided to take a second look at the case because the petition got about 1,300 signatures in a matter of weeks. she was skipping rope in front of her home when she disappeared in 1988. she was just seven years old. in 2009, the fbi and police announced her case was closed based on the signed confession of curtis dean anderson who said he took her and killed her in arizona. but, she was never recovered. anderson was then serving time for another child kidnapping out of vallejo. the kidnapping and murder of 7-yea

pinole police say they want to take another close look to see if they didn't miss anything and see if maybe they can jog someone's memory about what happened. they say they also have new access to technology that wasn't available whether she disappeared in 1988. they have offered up the crime lab to have anything analyzed. she was kidnapped from in front of him pinole home when she was jumping rope, seven years old at the time. in 2007, curtis anderson confessed that he took her and killed her in arizona but no remains were ever found. the case was later closed. he was serving time for kidnapping another child out of vallejo and for the kidnapping and murder of 7-year-old deanna fair child. dean died and amber's mom didn't accept that confession. recently, friends and family circulated an online petition to reopen the case. it quickly got more than 1,000 signatures. >> the chief has decided to reopen her case and to relook at everything in her case. any evidence that we have or that they have, i sh yould say, would be processed at this point, where it couldn't before. >> we want to ma

the pinole police department announced it has reopened the high- profile missing child case of amber swartz garcia. amber disappeared from her front yard. on savage avenue in 2007, convicted child molester and killer curtis dean anderson. confessed to killing young amber -- telling f-b-i agents he dumped her body off a highway near benson, arizona. he died before he could be re-interviewed. whatpinole police and the f- b-i are confident anderson killed swartz, but are now hoping that by re-opening the case, they can recover her remains. to those who've worried... suffered in silence... hoped... and lived in a state of fear... welcome to a new state... of health. welcome to covered california. the place to find quality, affordable coverage. financial help for those in need. and nobody can be denied because of a pre-existing condition. busiest classroom building -- dwinelle hall -- should be open for classes on today, as students prepare for mid-term exams. here is an advisory for drivers in the south bay. parts of 880 in san jose will be shutdown for widening starting tonight. the nor

. >>> after 25 years, the case of a missing 7-year-old from pinole is now reopened. amber swartz disappeared from the front yard of her family's home in 1988. police closed the case 11 years later after convicted murderer, anderson, confessed to her murder. her body was never found. anderson died a month after his confession. they say this deserves a fresh set of eyes and it's welcomed news to amber's mother. >> i think they just said to themselves this was my child, i wouldn't want this to happen. i would want my child back in whatever case that is. >> pinole police say they belief it's important to reopen the case. they emthat size there's no -- emphasize there's no evidence to cop tra dict -- contradict anderson's confession. >>> the archdiocese held what they call a blue mass this morning. ♪ >> service focused on police officer, firefighters and other first responders from alameda and contra costa counties. held at the cathedral in oakland, the mass included a memorial for first responders who have die. this is the first time -- have died. this is the first tim

. >> police in pinole announced they are reopening a missing person's case. the disappearance of 7-year-old amber schwartz 25 years ago. the case was closed self-years ago after a cereal killer confessed, but her body was never found. john alston spoke with amber's mom who is elated the case has been reopened. >> there were hugs of support for kim after pinole police decided to reopen the case of her missing daughter. >> excited. i am totally excited. i feel like maybe my days of running into brick walls is over with. >> amber schwartz was 7 years old in 1988 when she was abducted a -- as she jumped rope in front of her home. they though -- they focused on a man who killed another young girl. in prison anderson confessed to kidnapping amber schwartz and leaving her body in arizona although it was never found. anderson died a month after making that statement. the case was closed in 2009 and to this day the police chief says there is no evidence to challenge his confession. why the sudden interest? >> we want to make absolutely certain we take advantage of the

. >> police in pinole announced they are reopening a missing person's case. the disappearance of 7-year-old amber schwartz 25 years ago. the case was closed self-years ago after a cereal killer confessed, but her body was never found. john alston spoke with amber's mom who is elated the case has been reopened. >> there were hugs of support for kim after pinole police decided to reopen the case of her missing daughter. >> excited. i am totally excited. i feel like maybe my days of running into brick walls is over with. >> amber schwartz was 7 years old in 1988 when she was abducted a -- as she jumped rope in front of her home. they though -- they focused on a man who killed another young girl. in prison anderson confessed to kidnapping amber schwartz and leaving her body in arizona although it was never found. anderson died a month after making that statement. the case was closed in 2009 and to this day the police chief says there is no evidence to challenge his confession. why the sudden interest? >> we want to make absolutely certain we take advantage of the

amber swartz was 7 when she disappeared from her home in pinole in 1988. the case was closed in 2009 after convicted child molester [ indiscernible ] anderson confessed to killing her and dumping her body in arizona but her body was never found. police say they reopened the case effort in to get more information about the search for amber. >>> 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, ma

. >> police in pinole announced they are reopening a missing person's case. the disappearance of 7-year-old amber schwartz 25 years ago. the case was closed self-years ago after a cereal killer confessed, but her body was never found. john alston spoke with amber's mom who is elated the case has been reopened. >> there were hugs of support for kim after pinole police decided to reopen the case of her missing daughter. >> excited. i am totally excited. i feel like maybe my days of running into brick walls is over with. >> amber schwartz was 7 years old in 1988 when she was abducted a -- as she jumped rope in front of her home. they though -- they focused on a man who killed another young girl. in prison anderson confessed to kidnapping amber schwartz and leaving her body in arizona although it was never found. anderson died a month after making that statement. the case w in 2009 and to this day the police chief says there is no evidence to challenge his confession. why the sudden interest? >> we want to make absolutely certain we take advantage of the advanced

. >> police in pinole reopen missing person case gone unsolved for more than 25 year years. 7-year-old amber schwartz vanished from her home in 1988. case close entered 2009 after serial killer anderson confessed to kidnapping and murdering amber. in prison at the time for the murder of another girl. fairchild. anderson isn't dead but schwartz family says they have always been skeptical about his confession because of the lack of physical evidence linking him to this. investigators say they have inform reason to doubt the confession but theory opening the case because the body has never been found. >> hayward police officer suspected of sexually abusing several girls pleaded not guilty today to chilled positive less station charges. judge denied bail. 38-year-old richard mccloud. police say he assaulted 3 girls while working as teacher at kids dome after school program in livermore happened over the cows of nine years before he became a hayward police officer. police say the abuse started when the girls were in middle school and continued into high school. >> well it's official. stolen

. >>> pinole police reopened the case of a girl who went missing decades ago. amber was 7 when she disappeared from the front yard of her home in pinole in 1988. the case was closed in 2009 after a convicted child molester confessed to kill her and dumping her body in arizona? her body was never found. police say they reopened the case in an effort to get more information about the search for amber. >>> one of the bay area's most notorious kidnapping crimes continues to motivate a nonprofit group aimed at protecting children. polly klaas was kidnapped during a party at her home in petaluma 20 years ago. since then the foundation named after her has helped search for more than 860 missing children. when one girl was snatched from lodi as a 12-year-old in 1994, klaas's searchers scared the suspect 23 hours later. >> so he ran. the only reason i'm alive is because of the people out there searching for me. >> today klaas kids volunteers are still trying to find the body of sierra lamar of morgan hill. >>> a man with a detonating device robbed a bank in san mateo mo

. >>> pinole police have reopened the case of a girl who went missing decades ago. amber swartz was 7 when she disappeared from the front yard of her home in pinole in 1988. the case was closed in 2009 after a convicted child molester confessed. her bodies was never found. police reopened the case to try to get more information about the search for amber. >>> a redwood city man could get life in prison if he is convicted of what he says was a senior prank. david velasquez is charged with trying to rape a teacher in a school parking lot last year. he testified at his trial he just wanted to scare her not rape her. >>> northern lights over central minnesota. the aurora borealis highlighted autumn colors last night with blue, green, red, purple lights filling the sky. beautiful stuff. the lights are caused by particles from the earth atmosphere hitting particles from the sun's atmosphere. you got to go way up north to see it. beautiful. >> i'm glad we can see it on video. doesn't even look real. too bad lawrence isn't here. he would fully appreciate that. >> yeah. he h

we are seeing an unusual amount of brake lights starting about pinole valley road at that exit. towards the bay bridge, let's see if we can still see the flashing lights. they were trying to clear that accident westbound 80 before the pay gates. looks like they have so now the delays are stacked up towards the overcrossing. that is your latest "kcbs traffic." with more on your forecast, roberta is here and tracking raindrops. >> one of the many reasons why i love elizabeth, this is a woman who listens to her weather report and she is wearing a sweater today. it is sweater weather. it is the coolest day of the week. so as you plan your wardrobe out the door, you can anticipate some partly cloudy skies, also we have a little smattering of some coastal stratus. by this afternoon more sunshine in the offing. it will be on the mild side. then we have a warming trend in the seven-day forecast and that will be featured but first, area of low pressure has a lot of cooler air mass associated with it digging down in a southerly direction as it does so nicking the eastern and southern port

. >>> contra costa fire, pinole, and east county fire agencies all plan to increase their staffing because of the high fire danger. that red flag warning runs through saturday morning. one of the bay area peaks at high risk for wild fire is mount tam. people can reduce fire danger by removing tried mean needles from their loofs. >>> gusty winds helped fuel a grass fire in napa county. the 35-acre fire burned at -- an pickly sound. some people as far away from san francisco they could smell the smoke from the fire. no evacuations have been ordered but some roads in the area will be closed until that fire is fully contained. >>> right now firefighters in contra costa county are battling a grass fire in north concord. we have a crew on the way to that scene. we will bring you more information as soon as we get it. >>> the first friday of the month is usually when the federal government releases its monthly unemployment reports. however we won't find out what the jobless rate is for september because of the lockdown. >>> today the house of representatives could vote on a proposal that effected

. -- pinole amber disappeared from her front yard on seventh avenue back in june of 1988. two in 2007, convicted child molester and killer curtis been anderson confessed to killing young amber telling fbi agents he dumped her body off a highway near benson arizona. he died before he could be read interview. police and the fbi are confident anderson killed schwartz but are now hoping that by reopening the case they can recover remains. ♪ ♪ turn around ♪ every now and then i get a little bit hungry ♪ ♪ and there's nothing good for me around ♪ ♪ turn around ♪ every now and then i get a little bit tired ♪ ♪ of craving something that i can't have ♪ ♪ turn around barbara ♪ i finally found the right snack ♪ ♪ try new fiber one cinnamon coffee cake. >>mark: famed novelist tom clancy has died. the author was best known for the novels " the hunt for red october ", " patriot games " and " clear and present danger. " clancy wrote dozens of espionage novels set in the post cold war era. he also had great success from a line of video games that bear his nam

oakland. 80 is backed up all along the e shore freeway and this westbound ride now backed up beyond pinole valley. the san mateo bridge also carrying a fair amount of traffic as well. as we are already full and all of the lanes westbound. we haven't yet seen stop and go conditions but could very shortly. i would say within the next 45 minutes the golden gate bridge ride still a problem for a commute. >>james: kron4's mike pelton is live at walnut creek bart station with buses there were bosses have been few. never seems to be enough. >>: exactly three that were from the manager is this the second to last a bus that means that there are fewer than 100 spots left here in one of creek before they totally run out. this if you cannot keep your by 715 don't even bother. there will not to be a bust before you print which seem long lines. hundreds of people right now there isn't much of a line. but fewer than 100 spots available. commuter's tell me they are tired. countless stories of people getting three or four hours less sleep than normal. combustibles bay area ferry terminals already have line

the pinole valley exit for interstate 80 westbound. this is not quite as bad debts as it was two days ago but it is still early and it just depends on when they get this crashed cleared. >> take any luggage a ride through the south, accident 1 01 at alum rock continues to slow the ride down heading from south san jose. because--you just see the sensors of state and this is a big change. will update the drive time coming up. >> taking a look of the ride on a 80 westbound out to the bay bridge. this is one of the worst approach is coming in from 880. there is a disabled car right where a 80 jumps into the bay bridge. this is slow in the right coming from the macarthur mayes. the overwrought drive time is under 16 minutes. the san mateo bridge has no backups. the golden gate bridge is an easy trip to marin county. >> it is clear outside and we do have a few high level clouds. it will get breezy and we're looking at a 10% chance of showers. the sun will make an appearance in the temperatures will still be below average. i will have more on

. >> 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.. he died before he could be real interviewed. and though police and the fdr are confident that anderson kill her. but are now hoping that by reopening the case, that to recover remains. >> developing story, day two of the government shut down. this morning, the effects of the shutdown span from coast to coast. national parks-closed, thousands of workers-furloughed. several offices-shut down. but here is a list of government services that will continue. >> social security and medicare will still be deposited in bank accounts. snap, a supplemental nutritional assistance program will continue. air- traffic control and tsa employees will still report to work so plane can still land and take off at secu

. >> police in pinole today reopened a missing persons case unsolved more than 25 years. a 7-year-old amber schwartz vanished from in front of her gnome 2008. serial killer curtis dean anderson confessed to kidnapping and killing amber. anderson is dead but schwartz's family says they've been skeptical about the confession because of a lack of physical evidence linking him to amber. investigators are reopening the case because amber's bod yeah has never been found. >> another case tonight marks 20 years since a bay area child was kidnapped. a tragic act with a terrible outcome but the polly klaus case led to great good. wayne freedman looks back at change that's its brought. >> in north petaluma, live is about sets and costume for the director. the next play. but that october 1 rolls around. like any other long term petaluma resident... >> everybody in petaluma our minds go to polly klaus. >> she remembers a young actress. >> she was very, very talented and driven. >> it changed for her 20 years ago tonight. richard allen davis broke into a slumber party, tied up her frie

it has been a brutal commute for 80 westbound traffic jammed packed from pinole valley road. that stays heavy to the macarthur maze in oakland. you head over toward the bay bridge toll plaza, traffic has been backed up from the foot of the maze with the metering lights on and take a look at the san mateo bridge, it is virtually stopped. we just checked in with the chp. no reports of an accident just yet. it's slow for that westbound drive between the toll plaza and foster city. here's roberta. >> good morning, everybody. rise and shine to a cooler day. in fact, as you head out, let's head to san jose where we have crystal clear skies. however, we do have a few clouds floating around the vicinity. currently 65 in san francisco. check out santa rosa, at 47 degrees. same in napa. a little chill in the air. mid-50s throughout the tri- valley. later today, cooler in san francisco by 15 degrees. 60s there. coolest day of the workweek on wednesday. ♪ >>> it is 8:00 a.m. in the west. welcome back to "cbs this morning." >>> it is day seven of the partial government shutdown. house s

. >> reporter: firefighters on alert right now and in less than 3 hours contra costa county, pinole and east county plan to boost staffing for the fire conditions. tonight and into saturday morning. budget cuts have all the agencies below normal staffing levels. at 6:00 p.m. the irony and the outrage at this now closed fire station. reporting live, john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >> you can track the winds and temperatures on www.ktvu.com and click on weather and sign up to receive severe weather alerts. >>> the man accused of kidnapping and killing sierra lamar was back in court today. his attorneys say they have had trouble getting all the documents and evidence in the case. it looks like the defense is going to claim this is a missing person's case. he is due back in court next month. she first went missing march 16, 2012. she was arrested two months later on may 21. he appeared in court several times but hasn't entered a plea. her body has never been found but volunteers continue to search for her. >>> two builders were evacuated after a gas leak. a construction crew punctured a p

eric rasmussen is live in pinol where the chief made the decision to open up the case. >> reporter: tonight , the chief told me that he believes believes the case deserves a second chance. tonight kim got her wish that police would actively be looking for her daughter again. >> i am so excited, i feel like maybe my days of running into brick walls is over. >> the bottom line is amber wasn't found. we want to make sure we do everything we can to locate her. >> reporter: police closed the amber swarts case in 2005. convicted child killer curtis lee anderson confessed to kidnapping and murdering amber swarts. he confessed that he dumped her body in arizona, he died a month later. >> i think he wanted to make a name for himself. >>> the chief warned it doesn't mean they've ruled out curtistean. >> there's no statement that is have been uncovered to dispute that. the fbi says they have talked about the case. the fbi says it's not aware of any evidence in the case but in if that case is out there, agents want to hear it. >>> five years after amber swarts vanished, polly klaas was kidnapped and ki

public utility commission shows the moment when minor drilling from fremont met another group from pinole. >> came together in the middle of the mount about 2 miles in from behind us. >> minor call it pulling through. 227 million dollar project is part of massive plan to secure the waters for more than 2 and half million customers in 4 bay area kontsd. this new tunnel will ultimately replace a pipeline built in the 1930s. mining here was tough back then as you can immanuel. it still is today. workers crossed fault loans. ripped through tough soil and ran into pockets of ground water. every single fat of this tunnel was different. so that presented many, many challenges and how to approach the ground and how to actually main the ground. >> we had to men through with over 7 medical pound of cement. >>reporter: voters approved this ballot measure in 2000 2 to repair and replace the aging hetch hetchy water system. engineering maryville cell at the time. pipes and reservoir carries water 167 miles from yosemite national park across the central valley and into the south bay before going up the

. >> police in pinole today reopened a missing persons case unsolved more than 25 years. a 7-year-old amber schwartz vanished from in front of her gnome 2008. serial killer curtis dean anderson confessed to kidnapping and killing amber. anderson is dead but schwartz's family says they've been skeptical about the confession because of a lack of physical evidence linking him to amber. investigators are reopening the case because amber's bod yeah has never been found. >> another case tonight marks 20 years since a bay area child was kidnapped. a tragic act with a terrible outcome but the polly klaus case led to great good. wayne freedman looks back at change that's its brought. >> in north petaluma, live is about sets and costume for the director. the next play. but that october 1 rolls around. like any other long term petaluma resident... >> everybody in petaluma our minds go to polly klaus. >> she remembers a young actress. >> she was very, very talented and driven. >> it changed for her 20 years ago tonight. richard allen davis broke into a slumber party, tied up her frie

. >>> and tonight, the pinole city council will debate whether plans for a proposed cell phone tower should move forward. the city agreed to lease a section of land to verizon. some neighbors are against the plan. the state says pinole would violate terms of a grant if the land is used for anything but recreation. verizon is threatening to sue if the deal does not go through. >>> 20 minutes before 8:00. the search for answers. what the family of a woman found dead in a san francisco hospital stairwell is asking for this morning. >>> the investigation begins after one man was killed at a stadium construction site this morning. we hear from friends and the 49ers. >>> good morning. highway 4 is still busy, especially if you drive from pittsburg to concord. we'll tell you more about this morning's commute. >>> it's already sunny. i just heard from bob out towards danville. 49 to 63. north wind kicked in. it's not going to take long to warm up for some if that breeze begins to show itself. >>> stocks opened lower on wall street as lawmakers continue to work on a deal to avoid a u.s. defau

. >> however 80 begins in pinole and here is concord traffic and it is solid all the way down highway 24 to the macarthur mays appeared >> the richmond san rafael bridge has 25 mi. per hour traffic and things have gone bad enough that they are trying to bail out here in the hopes of heading to how we won a one in the southbound direction. >> the golden gate bridge and a wall was southbound have a little extra traffic flow but so far no problems. >> highway 4 is heavy into the willow path. >> the 880 ride at northbound is jammed up because of a couple of southbound accidents here appeared >> noticed the red here means that speed are dropping down to 25 mi. per hour. >> how we 680 south starts to get slow as well. >> the south bay is jammed up on how we won a one and highway 85 in the northbound direction. >> the drive times are approaching about 45 minutes from the bottle down to the golden gate bridge. >> here is a look for you can catch charter buses this morning. >> as a real del norte, west oakland lafayette concord walnut creek, dublin and pleasanton, haywood fremont and san leand

about how crowded the bay bridge is coming, this will become a safety valve for people coming out of pinole and up the 80 from there. it is interesting because the apologies happened hours before the strike did. >> i say to all of the riders and workers and all of the families because we ride bart too we are deeply sorry. >> reporter: sorry as they are, the reality is the strike is on. who knows how long it will last. but this is going to be one of the safety valves. the richmond-san rafael bridge. we will stand by here a little while longer. reporting live ktvu channel 2 news. >> we will check in with you a little bit. if you are getting into your car, you may want to consider car pooling. cal tran is expanding the car pool hours. some hov lanes are open until 7:00 tonight. they include i-80 from the carquinez bridge to the bay bridge. 880 from san jose to the bay bridge. and 680 from 580 to the benicia bridge. now bart parking lots will also be open for free for car pool everies. the afternoon pick up spotlight is on spear street in san francisco. now here's some of the other ways cal tra

. >>> contra costa fire, pinole, and east county fire agencies are bringing in extra staff because of the high fire danger. the red flag warning runs through saturday morning. one of the bay area peaks for high -- firefighters say people can reduce fire danger by removing dry pine needles. >> we've already seen a lot of erratic fire danger this year. here we are in october and typically october late october is when california experiences some of the worst fire behavior. >> one fire station in pittsburgh that closed due to budget cuts has temporarily reopened. tomorrow the kentfield fire district and marin county sheriffs office will conduct an emergency evacuation drill. the drill is held every year. about 200 homes will participate. it starts at 9:00 tomorrow morning. firefighters say these homes are are especially susceptible to fire dangers since they are located in a wild land area. >>> the contract talks in the bart labor dispute resume this morning. today's negotiations between bart management and the unions follow the first major agreement in this bitter labor dispute. yesterda

on the east shore freeway between pinole and richmond slow traffic there this morning, west bound on highway 4 and when you get to richmond it is also slow on the way down to el cerrito, a reminder the central avenue off-ramp remains closed for police activity. at 6:32, let's go back to the desk. >> all right, sal, the breaking news you heard sal just tell you, there was a deadly crash this morning on interstate 80 in el cerrito, a minivan veered off the freeway, went down an embankment and now as you just heard him say that is close, claudine wong has been there this morning, what is the latest? >> reporter: an investigator told me the new eta for getting this off-ramp back open is an hour, so that is the best time estimate we can give you. take a look behind me and i will show you that as the major accident investigation team does their work. we just saw one of the investigators up on the embankment taking measurements and a look there but that as you are looking at right now is that van involved in this crash and then up there you see that. this all happened at 1:40 this morning.

and so i'm very happy that we have all of the backing that we have and that the city of pinol has backed us and chief john harvester has opened the case. >> amber was 7, in her front yard when she went missing. even today i imagine when you look back at the day and look back at any possible clues there, what stands out to you most? what is the one thing you want police to reexamine here? >> actually, i want them to start at the beginning and to reexamine the entire case. not many police departments knew what to do in a missing persons case in the very beginning, meaning 25 years ago, we didn't have computers or technology that we have. and now we have it. so if they start from the beginning with the whole new team, i think we will have a better outcome. >> and lee, you started this petition thousands of people joined on change.org. were you surprised or did you always feel in your heart there would be this ground swell and folks would rally in the name of amber? >> i was not surprised. i expected -- everyone supported us. we had my grand baby went door to door. we had all of my parents i

. >>> 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 mother, kim schwartz, there was no evidence produced tieing anderson to amber. her friend and neighbor launched the petition. >>> a hayward police officer pleaded guilty today. excuse me, pleaded not guilty to charges of sexually abusing minors. 38-year-old richard mcleod was arrested on three counts of lewd and lascivious acts with girls between the ages of 12 and 1437. prosecutors say the crimes occurred before mcleod became an officer when he ran an after school program in livermore. a woman recently came forward claiming mcleod assaulted her six years ago. once again, he pleaded not guilty today. this prompted police

the eastshore freeway is also slow westbound 80 jammed up out of pinole approaching richmond. that's hotspot. the south bay is doing okay. you will see some slowing approaching the 280/680 interchange. no problems so far this morning for 280 heading through downtown san jose. roberta? >> we do have a few clouds across the horizon this morning. good morning, everybody. lots of clarity however in santa rosa where currently it is 45 degrees. wow! just dipped to 44 degrees. 61 degrees in san francisco. and low 50s in throughout the tri-valley. today's temperatures will be substantially cooler along the coast and into the bay. 15 degrees cooler in san francisco where yesterday it was 83 degrees. out of the 80s to 78 degrees in santa rosa. mid-70s in san jose. and low 80s in throughout the tri-valley. here you have it a trough encouraging the return of the marine layer by tuesday night. we have the coolest day of the workweek on wednesday and then clear skies and seasonal by sunday. >> i'm liking this. >> we have the tailgate party going on in the weather center right after this bro

it is heavy in the westbound direction from pinole. 680 is a real mess. >> the south bay freeway, 85 a ride and the one on one ride is bolts behind schedule and the trip to 280 to cupertino 1 01 southbound is really slow with 48 minute drive time from the beginning of the back up to the golden gate bridge. an accident on the richmond san rafael bridge is backing up the westbound direction heading toward marin. the bay bridge, westbound we're seeing some improvements. the drive time is still 18 minutes. the san mateo bridges that stand still. there were problems leading to the toll plaza earlier and that has backed up the ride to about industrial. >> it will be like this most of the highway about 18 to 20 minute drive times. the golden gate bridge has the traffic flow but no delays. >> i loved the shot of the golden gate bridge. you concede the sunshine and the blue skies. this morning was not as cold so it is like upper '30's. we are a few degrees warmer. santa rosa is holding on to low 40's. antioch's at 55 degrees. satell shows clear conditions but we do have patchy fog trying to f

it looks like from at least pinole valley road. if you are coming down the eastshore freeway, westbound 80 central avenue that off-ramp is shut down since early this morning. a fatal accident investigation. it was in the last half hour they have reopened the ramp. san mateo bridge at the speed limit. wayne: ♪ real money ♪ jonathan: it's a trip to europe! wayne: you're freaking out, oh my god, you're freaking out♪ - the curtain! - i'm going to go for the big deal of the day! - "let's make a deal," baby "let's make a deal," yeah! jonathan: it's time for "let's make a deal." now here's tv's big dealer wayne brady. wayne: welcome to "let's make a deal"you know what we do here we make deals, i give away cash, cars, stuff. these people dress up. i give them things. it's a good arrangement. this is how it goes. who wants to make a deal? the girl in the zonk in the zonk outfit come over here. hey girl with zonk outfit. come with me. what's your name? - kayla. wayne: what do you do? - i'm a receptionist. wayne: so kayla, what made you

it's backed up to pinole. 24 is backed up to walnut creek. most of it is a solid long line of traffic into oakland and then the 580 interchange. i do want to mention that northbound 280 in san jose is gonna be slow, so the south bay commute, people are still on the road. i can show you the graphic where the red is in the south bay because of the slow traffic on 85 and 280. even though this is kind of a more normal commute. we certainly do have slow traffic. but the b.a.r.t. strike is the big story. bay area ferries are seeing a huge increase in the number of passengers during this strike. ktvu's brian flores is at the berry terminal. how are the roads there this morning? >> reporter: yeah, the line is getting long here. i want to show you exactly what -- not only do the commuters have to go through but the ferry drivers as well. we're taking a look at the cargo ship. i just got one speaking with the officials and they say this is one of the harder things to deal with, especially with boert boats in the water and -- with more boats in the wate

80 is backed up into the macarthur made and silently along the east shore freeway, all the way up to pinole. >> the drive time could be over one hour and a half in both directions. >> we are seeing heavy traffic because of the late bart starr this morning we have an accident that block the two left lanes that has finally been cleared appeared allied look at 580 it is black backed up nearly to how we 14 and the east shore freeway. >> it is backed up silently before richmond and san paolo you can see here that it is starting to slow up around highway 4 and will load in the westbound direction. >> then we have the accident on the nimitz freeway northbound the blocks of three lanes of traffic we had a stall garbage truck and to separate crashes one of them was a big rig appeared >> take a look at the back up here we will try to zoom out the match a bid to show your appeared >> the back upstarts' down here in 8 heywood on 880 in the northbound direction which 10 hour drive time. >> paan accident on the approach to this cemetery bridge has completely backed up that drive. >> the san mateo bridge

it's clear sailing but along the eastshore freeway, we have backup all the way from berkeley through pinole at this hour. heavy, heavy delays on the eastshore freeway, this morning, give yourself extra time. 280 at the 880 split. you can see northbound traffic, 280 there as you make your way towards santa clara a little slug irk. 7:32. let's head to the desk. >>> sham on you! shame on you! >> hundreds of angry protesters mare offed to the sonoma county sheriff's office protesting the deadly shooting of 13-year-old andy lopez. later today, another march and rally is planned in santa rosa. in the meantime we're getting new information now about the moment that andy lopez was shot. ktvu's pam cook is in our newsroom now with that story. >> we're hearing from a second deputy who was at the scene about the moments during that fatal shooting of 13-year-old andy lopez. now, investigators say the teenager was already more tally wounded by the time a -- mortally wounded by the time he got in position. while the investigation continues, so do the protests and reaction from the community. hundreds of