Was safe. Reporter Police Identified the father as 18yearold daniel mitchell, arrested a short time after the baby was abandoned on an unrelated hit and run. Police remind people there are Better Options than a parking lot. Probably would have dropped him off at a hospital or a firehouse, probably would have been alerted. He was so cute. It was more emotional for all of us, just seeing a baby very helpless, thrown in the lot like that. So it was more shocking than anything. Reporter the boys mother was not in the car and has not been charged at this time. His father will be arraigned on multiple felonies wednesday afternoon. Laura anthony, abc7 news. Happening now, sky 7 is over gilroy garden theme park where an operation is under way to rescue nine people stuck on a ride. These are live pictures from the scene that you are seeing here. We have now just learned that everyone is safely off the ride. The parkgoers are stuck were stuck on the sky trail monorail which got stuck in the park
And the teenage father is in jail. This is all started in afternoon in suen sun city. Cheryl hurd joins us this evening with the troubling chain of events. Cheryl. Reporter raj we have just learned in the past half hour this child is being air lifted to the Childrens Hospital in oakland because doctors here noticed redness in the babys eyes. All this made possible because of some good samaritans. I he us just pulled up took the baby out set him down. Wendell cooper explained to us what he saw outside the barbershop. He set him down put him back and took him back out. Then he gets in the car. And then he leaves. All caught on surveillance camera. I walked over to the parking lot area. The baby actually was found right here. Eric keaton grabbed the car seat and brought it inside the barbershop. Everyone inside in shock. They got a Fire Department up the street like a block away. I know theres not a crime to drop your kid off you cant handle it. Police came quickly to the scene he they ca
And is in protective custody. The parking lot where he was found is in the sunset shopping center. Laura anthony joins us live to explain what happened. Laura . Reporter ama, police say Daniel Mitchell had a history of drug offenses and he was out on bail for a recent burglary arrest, when, for some reason, he drove into this parking lot yesterday and decided to leave his little son behind. This is the man that police say abandoned his own baby. 18yearold Daniel Mitchell, shown cradling a newborn boy just two weeks ago. It appears to be the same baby mitchell is accused of dropping off in a strip mall parking lot, captured on surveillance video. The man pulls in, sets a car seat on the ground, and then just drives away. He opened the back door, sat him down. Reporter Wendell Cooper was the first to stop the baby. We brought him inside, because we thought maybe they forgot the baby. I was just doing what any real man would have done. There was a child in that car seat. I was just making
May have been premature. Just hours after the senate voted to start the debate, republicans were handed a major setback. They rejecced a comprehensive plan to replace the Affordable Health care. It got just 43 votes. Reporter good evening. President trump in an ohio valley tonight says hes keeping his promises to the American People and there was no bigger promise than repealing obamacare. President donald trump going back to his campaign roots tuesday night at a make America Great again rally in ohio, the president feeling renewed momentum after he got a step closer to reality. Were now one step closer to liberating our citizens from this obamacare nightmare. Reporter Vice President mike pence breaking the tie on capitol hill. And senator john mccain. A scar visible above his left eye after brain surgery. But after casting his vote to move forward to debate, senator mccain speaking his mind, expressing res vashzs on what comes next. Its a shell of a bill right now. We all know that. I
james today will be a lot like yesterday with a cool morning followed by a mild afternoon. Temperatures to start the day are mostly in the 50s with a few low 60s. There are some coastal clouds, but most of the bay area is clear. Cloud cover should build over the bay as we head toward sunrise, but pull back to the coast by midmorning. Expect plenty of sunshine this afternoon with highs in the mid 80s for the inland valleys. Closer to the bay youll enjoy upper 70s while temperatures at the coast will stay in the low to mid 60s. Temperatures will begin to warm wednesday as High Pressure digs in. The greatest warming will be felt inland with a 7 to 12 degree jump in temperatures. Look for mid to upper 90s by the weekend. Sunrise in San Francisco is at 6 08 am. Sunset is at 8 24 pm. Dont forget you can always get the latest weather updates and traffic alerts with the kron4 app. Download it for free for apple and android darya our top story this morning. An infant abandoned by his father at