Democrats in the house of representatives today that if the speaker of the house, john boehner, simply let the bill get on the floor for an up or down vote, every congressman could vote their conscious, the shutdown would end today. The only things thats preventing all that from happening right now today, in the next five minutes, is that Speaker John Boehner wont even let the bill get a yes or no vote because he doesnt want to anger the extremists in his party. Meanwhile the gop finds itself more and more in a behind even if some republicans appear to be completely, giddily, unaware. Were very energized, very strong. This is about the happiest ive seen members in a long time because we see that were starting to win this dialogue on a national level. Well, tell that to john boehner who because hes still pandering to the suicide caucus is looking for any way out of the current mess except the obvious one, brining a clean cr bill to the floor and letting it pass. Hes even dusting off the
One bay area man is leading a new effort to protect the private Data Collected at school. Hes going to join us a little later in the show. But we begin tonight with the bathroom wars. This month be beginning of a new law for students to choose which bathroom they want to use at school. Parents say its an imposition on their kids. Im a girl. In junior high in the restroom, i dont want a boy coming into my restroom. And i dont think most parents want the opposite gender into their childrens restrooms, locker rooms, and showers. Now, opponents of the law who started a signature gathering effort to repeal it learned this week their effort is still in limbo. A random sample of signatures collected for the Ballot Initiative failed to prove they have enough valid signatures. The secretary of state has ordered a full count of signatures which is now under way. Okay. Kindergarten readiness, a hot topic that breaks down along racial and socioeconomic lines. When lowincome children show up for ki
Abc7 news starts right now with live breaking news. Breaking news, thick dark woods and search crews are looking for a 9yearold girl who is out there somewhere. Good evening. Im dan ashley. They had hoped to find her before night fall, but nothing. Here is who they are so desperately trying to find, ida roth child. The girls family is staying at samuel p state park where the search started this afternoon. Tiffany wilson is there live tonight. Tiffany, no one wants ida. They do not, but tonight there is a full moon and it is offering a little more help for the search crews. Ida was last seen in a pink terry cloth dress with White Flowers on it. Not much protection against the temperature that is supposed to dip down into the 40s and 50s. But deputies say that temperature is survivable. Have you seen this face . Have you seen this child . Questions these fathers spent hours asking. Somebody got to find her. I know her parents are devastated by the situation. What was going through your m
Terry cloth dress with White Flowers on it. Not much protection against the temperature that is supposed to dip down into the 40s and 50s. But deputies say that temperature is survivable. Have you seen this face . Have you seen this child . Questions these fathers spent hours asking. Somebody got to find her. I know her parents are devastated by the situation. What was going through your mind when you were calling out, ida . Ida . It is scary. It is a scary moment. Members of the California Conservation Corp helped look for ida roth child. She was lastr familys camp site around noon. This evening marin marine deputies brought in search dogs to track her scent. Idas mother got into the car an anxiously waiting for a sign of her daughter. We were looking at ravines and thought, wow, this is scary. Emily mitchell is keeping a close eye on her two sons. The roth childs came to Samuel P Taylor for a weekend camp out. This morning 9yearold ida played with other children at the camp site when
Oakland, a woman punched in the face and robbed. I feel dreadful. I wish i could have done something, you know. Reporter within the hour, a mile away in the upper diamond, two masked men with guns walked into the open door of a home on harding way. On the glenview neighborhood facebook page, the victim wrote, they told me to get down on the floor and zip tied my hands behind my back. Private security was on duty, but the patrolman was on another street. I think if they were doing their job, you cant be everywhere at every moment. Reporter tracy mckendall helped organize private security in the neighborhood. Homeowners each pay 400 to 500 a year for the services of Security Code 3, a guard with the same company shot a burglar in the leg in the same neighborhood in february. Many neighbors here say crime is down. The biggest goal for private security is as a deterrent. And the more publicity we get for it, obviously hopefully the more of a deterrent it is. I think eyes and ears out front