To send messages right to your phone. There are three types of alerts amber alerts, imminent danger alerts, and president ial alerts used only during national emergencies. It kind of surprised quite a few people because it definitely has a distinct tone it to. This officer with the clp says this is the first ever staid wide use of the system at a time when more people have smart phones that can receive the alerts. So being able to broadcast an amber alert on your cell phone, we are reaching millions more people. So the information is out there immediately. The system ised a ministered by the federal Emergency Management agency which is working to educate people so the startle factor will be a bit lower in the future. Many mobile devices will now bring you wireless emergency alerts. Real time information directly from local sources you know and trust. Reporter now, if you do not wish to receive amber alerts or weather alerts, you can opt out, but as for the president ial alerts, cell ph
An awning. What Good Samaritans did to save this little girl, as bystanders begged her, dont move an inch. And turning trash to treasure. A couple in real financial need makes an astonishing find in their garbage of all places. A winning 1 million scratchoff Lottery Ticket that they had accidentally thrown out. So, what will they do with all the new cash . Good morning, everybody. Lets get straight to that breaking news overnight. Another shooting spree in america. This time, its florida. What apparently started as an argument ended with a massacre. A gunman started shooting inside an Apartment Building in the city of hialeah. The scene, now, swarming with heavilyarmed officers. Heres what we know at this hour. Seven people are confirmed dead. And abcs matt gutman has the latest from hialeah. Good morning, matt. Reporter good morning, dan, bianna. It was a helter skelter scene here overnight. Every Single Police officer of hialeah was brought on the scene. Just down the block, that bui
Information. They computer screens and very safe. They said they made the change after a recent increase aborted landings flying visual into the airport. They have been flying visual approaches because the glide slope indicator was taken out for runway innovation. The decision comes only three weeks after the asiana class and go around taiwan planes. One had an aboard landing after flying too low. A caution what has been going on lately. Faa is responding so everyone is on the same page to fly instrument landings for as long as they can. Reporter pilots typically follow the vision of air traffic controllers. Lilian kim, abc7 news. Tonight a man faces criminal charges after police say he caused a headon accident that killed a woman and left her husband in critical condition. Crash happened on washington avenue in san leandro at 2 30 this morning. Police say the man was driving well over the speed limit. Hundred miles an hour when he slammed into a car going the other way. The crash kill
The first forecast, inland, before average, 73 to 80. Mostly sunny around the bay and 64 to 72 and in San Francisco, under partly sunny sky and we will be 57 to 62. Now the monday morning commute. Leyla gulen . It is starting to get busy. We have a crash in San Francisco that is blocking two lanes still. Southbound 101 with you get to 280 causing delays from the city but 280 is in good shape from daly city and westbound 580 the project is going to last until 9 00 a. M. With a few lanes taken away for drainage work. The rest of the driver headed along in the westbound direction is slowing down and it is a crunch at 28 Miles Per Hour from tracy. You are still limping along in the Altamont Pass and it will losen when you head into live more. This is southbound headlights toward central san rafael are looking good. Commuters could be stranded by another bart strike in a week from today when the unions could walk off again if there is no contract deal. Abc7 News Reporter Amy Hollyfield is a
Good morning, everyone. Welcome to mornings on 2, saturday, july 27th. Im mike mibach. Good morning. Im maureen naylor. Claudine is off this morning. Rosemary is here and you have a cooling for us yes, a cooling into the weekend. This morning, starting out similar to yesterday. Gray skies well into the valleys this morning. Temperatures similar to how we started yesterday. Patches of drizzle reported along the coast and around the bay. For the afternoon, well turn mostly sunny, but we will be a tad cooler, only subtle changes in the forecast for the next few days. Ill show you what you can expect for your neighborhood, coming up. Law enforcement in the east bay are preparing for more violent demonstrations. Oakland police are trying to avoid a repeat of recent vandalism after George Zimmerman was found not guilty. The Department Says it is aware of several demonstrations planned for today, including a rally for Trayvon Martin scheduled for this afternoon. Officers say they are prepared