live from the kgo tv broadcast center this is abc 7 news. >> good afternoon. i'm larry beil. >> and i'm ama daetz. >> we begin in the east bay. friends, family and colleagues are gathering right now to remember sergeant scott lunger. >> reporter: we have seen a steady stream of individuals going into the chapel behind me. the feeling here is one of solidarity and sadness for sergeant lunger's viewing. one of the people attending the viewing is a good friend and baseball teammate. earlier today he described sergeant lunger as being a big

bear in life and a beast on the baseball field. >> reporter: inside tony jackson's garage a place to reminisce. >> big memories. >> reporter: while many new sergeant scott lunger in his police uniform jackson got to know him as this one. after his police shift ended around 2:00 a.m. jackson says he would nap in his car before games began at 9:00. >> many times we would have to wake him up. >> reporter: once up he was on. >> he was a beast, yes. he played hard. >> reporter: jackson lovingly calls him dolpp. the morning sergeant lunger died jackson texted him and then again by his name. >> scott, please answer me. >> reporter: silence.

>> a gentleman whose gentle presence he still feels. he'll still be with us no matter where we are at and looking over us as they all do. >> reporter: in hayward, abc 7 news. >> hayward police will update the plans for the memorial this afternoon at 4:30. stay with abc 7 news at 4:00 for the latest on tomorrow's service which will be at oracle arena. >> sergeant lunger will be laid to rest with full honors. a police motorcade will escort his casket. the procession route will go up mission boulevard and turn right and then left before continuing on 880. >> if you want to pay your respects to sergeant lunger but can't attend the memorial we invite you to join us for live

coverage. you can still watch the service but will have it streamed live for you at abc7news.com. >> the procession begins at 8:45 and then the service at the 10:00. we post some of the most moments. a teenager faces charges as an adult. >> prosecutors believe the 15-year-old boy sexual assaulted the girl. adrian gonzalez is being held at a juvenile ktension facility. police say he lured maddy middleton. >> middleton vanished from the building where she and the suspect lived. police found her body inside a recycling bin. >> the decision making factors that go into that you look at

the nature of the crimes. you look at how the crimes were committed. >> gonzalez is due to appear in court for the first time tomorrow. if convicted he can face life in prison. the wragg fire continues to threaten homes. aficials say nearly 150 acres reignited forcing people from their homes. the fire has burned almost 7100 acres. it is 80% contained. that wragg fire continues to burn and temperatures continue to soar. >> we are up into the triple digits. spencer christian has the day off but drewtuma has our update. >> the peak of the heat is today. it was a scorcher in many spots. so far no new records have been set. live doppler 7 hd shows you coastal clouds and that has made all of the difference determining how hot you got

where you live. livermore the high 105. the record is 108. this heat is not unprecedented. 108 in antioch. 103 fairfield. 76 in oakland. 65 half moon bay. a nice on shore breeze has really developed. take a look at the 24-hour temperature change. most locations away from the east bay hills are actually cooler today than we were yesterday. so the heat along the coast peaked yesterday. that wind today off the ocean water. if you are not a fan of the heat this is a welcome site. mother nature's natural ac. over the next couple of days as the heat eases the air quality will increase especially over the weekend. we are looking good. as the heat exits, the humidity is going to be on the increase. we will talk about where and when that can happen with the full accuweather seven day forecast in just a few minutes. >> you can see just how hot it

is going to get where you live with the abc 7 weather app for your smart phone. it is free. we have more information at abc7news.com/apps. sky 7 hd showing the after math of a horrific accident. sheriff's deputies say the woman behind the wheel of a toyota corolla accidently hit and killed her husband earlier today. lyanne melendez live at the chp headquarters with the story. >> you know, we know that these things happen and chp officers reported before they are just horrible. this is a terrible accident. now, chp is still investigating this incident but they are pretty sure that this was an accident saying the wife made a mistake between the two pedals. according to chp investigators, 84-year-old yvonne cutrel was trying to reposition the car

with the garage door open. her husband was giving her instructions. then she accidently hit the accelerator instead of the brake pedal. because the husband was in front of the car he was run over and pinned beneath the toyota corolla. these ground shots show how the car went through the back wall of the garage and into the backyard stopping in front of a pile of pipes and scrap metal. >> regardless of age or gender it is an unfortunate set of circumstances. this truly is an accident while it is still being investigated. certainly drugs and alcohol do not appear to be a factor in this related investigation but our condolences. we certainly feel for the family. >> reporter: the husband was alive and talking in the ambulance but died at the medical center. he was shy of his 90th birthday.

authorities still haven't released the name of a driver killed in a four-car crash on 880 in oakland in the southbound direction near high street around 5:00. sky 7 hd was over the scene. the chp says the crash happened when a driver trying avoid a stalled vehicle was hit by two other vehicles. that crash shut down multiple lanes more than two hours. melinda hague revealed she is stepping down effective september 16789 hague has served since being nominated by president obama and confirmed by the senate. the current term expires in late 2016. at new president could select his or her own u.s. attorney for our region in 2017. this piece of debris might help explain the mysterious disappearance of malaysia airlines flight 370.

investigators believe it is a wing flag from a boeing 777. it washed up on a french island in the western indian ocean. the flight vanished after taking off in march of last year. the flight had 239 people on board. he once owned a spot on the list of the world's most wanted men. today the white house confirmed the death of taliban leader omar. >> there are questions over why officials left omar's death a secret for more than two years. >> reporter: one of the world's most wanted terrorists confirmed dead, the taliban leader who was osama bin laden's chief ally. >> we believe reports of his death are credible. >> reporter: the afghan government confirming he died two years ago the exact cause of death remains unknown but a former senior taliban official tells abc news he died from tuberculosis and was buried

along the border. >> intelligence community is looking at these reports and continues to assess the circumstances around his death. >> reporter: he was a top target for the u.s. since american forces invaded afghanistan in the wake of the 9/11 attack. his death was kept secret for 27 months and still listed on the state department's rewards for justice page with a $10 million bounty on his head. omar who lost his right eye created the taliban and is the man who gave osama bin laden and al qaeda a safe haven. now many questions remain about why his death is just becoming public now two years later and whether this reflects any flaws in u.s. intelligence. mary bruce, abc news washington. still ahead on abc 7 news at 4:00 tom brady fights back

responding to accusations he destroyed his cell phone. more oil spotted in the water off southern california. the coast line already hit by a massive spill. >> we take you back to hayward where police chief is getting ready to update us on the funeral for sergeant scott lunger. also 7 on your side's michael finney is taking your questions on twitter and facebook. he will answer them here live in just a few minutes. all you have to do is search for michael finney on facebook or twitter. we are taking a live look at our traffic on this wednesday. this is the sky way in san francisco moving a little bit better on the right-hand side but not very well. that is your traffic. you are trying to get on the lower deck of the

. the department of fish and wild life is investigating a large oil slick spotted about 1,000 feet from a beach in santa barbara. officials aren't yet calling it an oil spill but they say the size of the oil sheen seems to indicate it is more than just natural oil seepage. bay area officials have talked with los angeles about a possible joint bid for 2024 summer olympic games. according to san francisco chronicle giants ceo talked about a joint proposal to split the games. led the bay area's initial bid.

ultimately chose boston which dropped out monday. mayor ed lee told abc 7 news his priorities for the city have changed since the original bid. >> we are open to discussions with people about what might work. quite frankly we haven't had a lot of discussion. >> the u.s. olympic committee wants a bid ready by mid september. the nfl players association is expected to go to federal court to appeal the four-game suspension of tom brady for his role in deflate gate. new england owner is livid that the suspension was not reduced and brady proclaimed he was innocent today. >> reporter: patriots superstar tom brady fighting back today responding to the nfl's decision to uphold the four-game suspension for his role in deflate gate posting on facebook

that he is disappointed and he did nothing wrong. roger goodell claims there was an effort to conceal relevant evidence and undermine the investigation. >> it was clear he felt he could be more forthcoming. >> reporter: claiming he had his personal assistant destroy the cell phone with text messages. that includes a period before and after investigators began looking into reportedly under inflated game balls used by the patriots in the afc championship win over the indianapolis colts. those testxts gone forever because they cannot be subpoenaed by the nfl. brady writing to suggest that i destroyed a phone to avoid giving nfl information requested is completely wrong claiming his phone simply broke and replaced it only after he was assured it

would not be subjected to investigation. patriots owner blasting the league calling the decision unfathomable. >> the league's handling of this entire process has been extremely frustrating and disconcerting. >> reporter: the player's union says it will try to get the suspension overturned in federal court. bay area tech stocks are going up and down. twitter stock tanked today. this is after the san francisco company revealed it is not satisfied with its user growth. facebook stock is up after shares have been trading near record highs. the social network continues to expand user base. twitter stocks fell while facebook stocks is up almost 2%. a new feature to make shopping easier is up and running. the feature will allow you to see popular times for each day

of the week. when you search for a place and click on more options use a drop down menu to scope out busiest times. the tech giant says it is helping people avoid lines and avoid rush hours. we just got word there was an earthquake in the san jose area measured 3.3. anybody that has pictures in the area, maybe stuff fell over in stores or whatever send them to us and we will try to get them on the air. >> you can get the latest on twitter. for the latest on our weather we want to get to drew tuma. >> put a call out on twitter if anybody felt it. a few people said it felt like two gentle shakes over the past couple of minutes. we will keep our eye on that. right now the heat is the big story here in the bay area. live doppler 7 hd is giving us

the all clear. we want to take you to southern california where live doppler 7 hd is tracking numerous down pours which have caused issues. you notice highway 18 was flooded. portion of the roadway several vehicles actually stuck in the mud. closer here it is dry but we are seeing a beach hazard for southwest facing beaches. strong rip current, large shore. make sure you swim near the lifeguard. live look outside showing low clouds in the distance. 67. 75 in oakland. 83 mountain view. 87 san jose. al half moon bay 65 degrees. this is a welcome site if you do not like the heat mother nature's ac. 90 in santa rosa. fairfield, concord livermore hot in the lower 100s. tops of the bridge by the low clouds. forecast calls for warm

temperatures. the heat eases tomorrow. humidity rises on friday and that can promote a shower friday afternoon. live doppler 7 hd showing you it is hot over us right now. we are watching moisture into southern california and some of that monsoonal moisture will try to work into central california. the forecast animation starts off tomorrow morning. as we go into thursday and friday you feel the humidity increasing. it could touch off a widespread shower. the bigger story the humidity continues into the earlier half of next weekend. it will be warm in spots mid 50s to mid 60s about all we drop to under mainly clear skies. fog along the coast. 89 san jose. cooler tomorrow than today. 86 mountain view. 70 downtown san francisco. into the north bay 87 sonoma. oakland up to 77.

inland we get out of the triple digits and fall into the 90s. 93 for walnut creek. the accuweather seven day forecast heat eases. humidity rises. all indications the early weekend saturday and sunday we are looking nice comfortable and back to seasonable conditions. the heat is out of here and humidity is making a return. >> 98 never sounded so inviting. when you are looking at 108. >> perspective. thank you. up next cal trans is going green. how this brand new building is helping transit agency cut down on energy use. and see what happens when

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the building combines six maintenance facilities into one. it has sky lights and motion censors. and the water is recycled. it also is used to decorate the bicycle path along the eastern span of the bridge. if you plan on crossing the bay bridge this weekend you won't be able to ride bart between san francisco and oakland because bart trains will not run through the trans bay tube on saturday and sunday. beware. crews are performing major track repairs that require bart to shut down the tube. shuttle buses shut down with the 19th street station. full service will resume on monday morning. now to an effort to get men to understand the harassment known as cat calling. >> a new video shows a group of men and shows what their girlfriends face as they walk down the street every day. >> you making me --

>> i wish. >> reporter: when it comes to cat calling we can't all get instant respect. >> i'm sorry about the jean thing. >> reporter: cosmopolitan.com decided to raise awareness by following three women and then filming their boyfriend's reaction to some of the brazen -- >> yus get back to work and do your job. >> reporter: cat calls. >> thank you. >> i think that men are really surprised that we face this because they don't face the same issue when they go walk to the drugstore or go out to run an errand. >> reporter: one of the women featured in the video is an actress who lived in brooklyn. >> i get cat called most days that i walk outside. i feel scared and angry at them but also like angry that this is

my experience being a woman in this society. >> reporter: her boyfriend of one year now further enlightened on the issue but conflicted on how to handle it. >> there are plenty of men who know this is wrong and don't want it to be done but there is that you don't know what to do. do i say something? >> any man or woman that sees someone being cat called should intervene. >> the most important thing we can do when it comes to cat calling is to teach young boys never to disrespect any woman. >> reporter: the video an effort to clean up the conversation and say so long to street harassment for good. >> are you serious? >> interesting. we see a lot of that here or is that more of a new york type thing? >> i think if you are in new

york packed in with all those people you might feel it a little bit more. >> interesting. if you would like to see the entire cosmopolitan.com video we have a link at our website. there is language that some of you might find offensive. abc 7 news at 4:00 does continue. we are moments away. a live picture. chief diana irvin is expected to speak. we will bring you the news check this out. with xfinity home we get 24/7 professional monitoring

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live from the kgo tv broadcast center this is abc 7 news. >> now at 4:30 the viewing for hayward police sergeant scott lunger is underway. sergeant lunger will be laid to rest tomorrow. his family friends and peers remember sergeant lunger as a role model and an inspiration. >> right now we are take ag live look inside the hayward police department right now where the chief is expected to speak in just a few moments. they are going to hold a news conference to update us on the funeral for sergeant lunger which is set for tomorrow. the viewing is today. that memorial service is tomorrow, a lot of people will be heading to that.

as you remember sergeant lunger was shot and killed last week during a traffic stop. the gunman got away but police did arrest that person, 21-year-old mark estradda is charged in sergeant lunger's murder. >> leaves behind two daughters and we hope to hear from diane urban in a few moments with details on the funeral services. if you want to pay your respects to sergeant lunger but can't attend the memorial we invite you for live coverage tomorrow if you are at work or away from the tv perhaps we will be streaming it live at abc7news.com. >> we will bring you the news conference as soon as it happensfelt. let's move to firefighters who got an early wakeup call. >> now they are worried about the triple digit temperatures and amy hollyfield has the story from lafayette. >> reporter: a big bright ring of fire lit up a lafayette hill

side just after 4:00 this morning. it had a lot of dry fuel to keep it going and a home on deer hill road in its path. >> right when i saw it i sprinted down stairs for my dog and woke up my parents. >> reporter: the family got out safely including nemeo, the family dog and the home was saved. >> it was scary. two pretty big fires. they have done a great job. >> reporter: firefighters were bracing for a hot tough day when this broke out before the sun came up with today's possible record heat they are worried this won't be the only fire they battle. >> we normally don't see these types of fires until we are in the late september, early october timeframe and we are concerned. we are already starting to see signs of fatigue.

>> reporter: this week firefighters are already worn out from helping with the fires. >> one of the crews that responded to that fire yesterday they were out there for six or seven hours came back and were back in the district about 10:00 last night. that happens to be the station that was -- >> reporter: they got this fire done. they kept it to eight acres and no one was hurt. >> it was really scary. it was really scary. but i knew it was going to be all right. >> reporter: this fire is obviously out but firefighters are leaving their hose lines out in case. they don't want to take anything for granted in this hot, dry weather. these are treacherous times on l.a. county beaches. life guards rescued more than 400 people yesterday as a result of high surf and powerful rip currents and dozens of people were caught up and no one was seriously hurt and warning beach goers to expect dangerous rip

currents through friday as tropical storms head into the region. we are learning about terrifying moments after a tree came tumbling down injuring eight kids. >> people were running around screaming. >> so scary for these little ones. two remain in critical condition. investigators say there was very little wind and believe the drought is to blame in the accident. there is still no sign of the two florida teens who disappeared on a fishing trip. coast guard crews extended the search area northward off the south carolina coast. 14-year-old perry cohen have been missing. their capsized boat was found sunday. officials say they are still hopeful they will find them. they remain quiet through their son's murder trial. now the parents of james holmes are breaking their silence. today they tried to convince a jury that their son deserves

life in prison and not the death penalty. >> is james holmes your son? >> yes he is. >> reporter: for a second day james holmes parents testified in court. holmes mother breaking down on the stand. >> he has a serious mental illness, schizophrenia chose him. he didn't choose it. and i still love my son cht. >> reporter: the same jury that convicted the 27 year old of killing 12 people inside this colorado theater and injuring 70 others is deciding whether he deserves the death penalty. >> you never had an inkling of the arsenal that your son was amassing in his apartment in aurora? >> no. he didn't tell us anything about what he was thinking of doing. >> reporter: in the weeks leading up robert holmes exchanged several e-mails and phone calls with his son who just dropped out of school. >> trying to determine whether he was depressed. >> reporter: adamant they had no

idea their son had homicidal thoughts holmes' parents insists he never harmed anyone until july 20 2012. other family and friends of james holmes testified he was polite, shy and never sought attention. death sentences must be unanimous. if all 12 jurors don't agree holmes will spend the rest of his life in prison. and we take another live look inside the hayward police department right now where we are awaiting a news conference on more information on the funeral which is set tomorrow for officer scott lunger. we are told that it should be happening any moment now so we will keep an eye on it and w

back live now to hayward and police chief diane irvin updating us. >> a lot of people are asking how is the hayward police department doing? we're doing. we're staying incredibly busy putting together the most epic honorable celebration of life tomorrow for sergeant scott lunger. we are so blessed to have such a robust peer support group here in our police organization with our allied agencies our police

department psychologist has been by our side as we have worked through truly the darkest hour in our police department's history. for that i am so grateful. a lot of people are asking what can they do? what can the community do? what can people do? you can come out and support sergeant scott lunger tomorrow in the procession and at the celebration of life. the procession starts tomorrow at 8:45 in the morning and so many of our community members are so loving and so supportive and we hope that they will literally line the streets to support scott and his family as they proceed to the oracle arena where we will talk pause with our brothers and sisters community members, friends supporters, people who care about public safety and know

about the thin blue line and come out and support scott. scott was a guy who really appreciated tradition and honor. and the goal of this organization is to treat him with great dignity and respect tomorrow. and to have that oracle arena filled with people who love and support and appreciate what we do on a daily basis would be so very very meaningful to our police organization as well as to the lunger family who are, as you can imagine, grieving terribly. so from me to you, if i can just ask that you come out and support us as we actually celebrate what scott gave to

this community with his work ethic, with his tenaciousness mentoring, leadership and coaching, that would be the greatest honor that you can give our police department. and with that i will be happy to take questions. i just left the viewing and i spoke with ashton and sarah. and they are remarkable and beautiful inside and out. they are doing like everybody else is doing one moment at a time, one breath at a time, one foot in front of the other. what they know is how much their dad is loved and revered by this community and by this police

department. and so like any daughter who just lost their rock they are getting through it breath by breath. >> how many officers are in the department and how many will be there tomorrow? >> we are just about 200 sworn and about 150 professional staff so we are about 350 strong. most everybody in the police department plans to attend the funeral. the internment is private but for the police family. and the few people that are not attending the funeral is because they want to honor scott by being present in our police and

fire communication center. their desire is to provide support by being at work. funerals are not for everybody. >> hayward police chief and you can still feel the anguish in her voice and the sadness and the loss that they feel over the loss of sergeant lunger. one of the things we covered a number of years you just feel it is so tragic we learn how wonderful some of these officers are only after they pass in some tragic shooting situation. i have not heard the story today about how people compared him and said he looked like him and was similar in personality to the character in the movies. such a huge loss for the hayward police department and they are struggling to get through it as well as his two daughters are. >> everyone is showing their support. if you would like to pay your respects to sergeant lunger but can't attend the memorial we invite you to join us for live coverage here on abc 7 news. you can still watch the service on abc7news.com.

the east bay procession will begin at 8:45 a.m. the memorial service at oracle arena scheduled to start at 10:00 a.m. we will post some of the most poiginant moments on our twitter feed as well as facebook.com/abc7news. time now to turn

spencer christian has the day off. >> he takeathize best days of the year off. he is a meteorologist. drew tuma is here. this may be the hottest day of the year. >> we have triple digit readings. i think spencer plans these things pretty well taking off in the sunshine today. live doppler 7 hd shows you a quiet picture at this hour. an update on the earthquake we had shortly after 4:00 this afternoon. it was a magnitude 3.3 at 4:07 p.m. it was epicentered about ten miles to the east of san jose. if you are in the south bay we had one report that it felt like two light rumbles around that time but otherwise that is about all we have gotten in the area.

it is hot. antioch i think the thurermometer stepped inside. it is 105 in livermore. as we fast forward into tomorrow we get relief in the heat especially inland. we won't see triple digits. we back down to mid 90s. 70 the high in san francisco and we will top out at 89 in san jose. meteorologist sandhya patel will preview the weekend forecast in just a little bit. >> thank you so much. time for "ask finney" to answer questions sent by facebook twitter, e-mail and susan asks this question. a person came to my mother's door and sold her a pest control service. they sprayed. the pests came back and she wants to cancel. they want to charge $95 to cancel. is this right? >> right? probably not. legal? probably so. it's like a contract for a cell phone. they are allowed to put

provisions that say you have to pay. they have to do their job. if they say they are going to spray and get rid of bugs they should spray and get rid of bugs. if the bugs don't go away she should complain. she may have to pay the $95. just so everyone else can learn from this had she cancelled within three days. in the state of california you have three days to cancel almost every contract. george asks via facebook why do tv advertisers write small white text at you can't read? >> too many attorneys in the world is probably the answer to that. they have laws that say they have to have disclosures if you say certain things. so the disclosures get put on the screen. even the scc says if it is too small it doesn't count. same with on radio those don't count if they talk too fast.

you can fight them. you will get to court and fight it out later. that is how come they put it there. >> you sound like a guy who has done those things. >> he was talking a little quickly. abc 7 news at 4:00 does continue. the growing fury that is facing the dentist who admitted to killing a famed lion. here is what is ahead at 5:00. coming up next wars heating up again. unusual protest that could create a traffic jam. the message they are proving about the rules of the road. why a 14-year-old u.s. citizen had to take the oath of citizenship for family vacation. those stories and more at a new season brings a new look. a chance to try something different. this summer, challenge your preconceptions and experience a cadillac for yourself. ♪ take advantage of our summer offers.

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celebrity wife shop followed by abc 7 news at 11:00. a petition demanding justice for the lion killed by a dentist garnered more than 400,000 signatures and the dentist is in hiding. marcy gonzalez has the story. >> reporter: outside of the dental office in minnesota and around the world outrage over this man walter james palmer killing this beloved protected lion during a hunting trip. cecil the lion reportedly lured out of the national park by palmer and his guides earlier this month. the consertration task force saying he did not have a permit yet shot the lion with a bow and arrow tracking him for more than a day before finishing him off. the bbc saying the hunters tried to remove the gps collar

outfitted for research. those african guides in court today facing poaching charges which palmer could face, too. he is already back here in the states issuing a statement saying i had no idea that the lion i took down was a known local favorite claiming he relied on the expertise of the guides adding to my knowledge everything about this trip was legal and properly handled and conducted. officials dispute that and note the larger impact of cecil's death saying the lion's cubs will likely be killed by whichever new male takes over the pride. >> we lost half a generation of lions. >> reporter: and palmer pleaded guilty to poaching in 2008 admitting to lying about shooting a black bear in wisconsin outside of the permitted hunting area and was sentenced to a year of probation and says he has not been contacted by authorities here in

the u.s. or in zimbabwe. late night talk show host jimmy kimmel weighed in on this issue during his monologue and did not hold back while soliciting donations for the research group. >> you want to make this into a positive you can -- sorry. make a donation to support them at the very least maybe we can show the world that not all americans are like this jack hole here, this dentist. >> during the monologue kimmel likened the hunter to comedian bill cosby saying both should be subjected to public outrage. thanks for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. abc 7 news at 5:00 begins right now. those charges have been filed as an adult so he is looking at life in prison.

>> he a adrian gonzalez charged with the murder of 8-year-old madison middleton. we are live in hayward as friends, family and a community are gathering to honor a fallen police officer killed in the line of duty. getting ready to lose the triple digit sizzle and gain humidity. i'll explain coming up. and the action making it easier for the as and raiders to get a new stadium. live from the kgo tv broadcast center this is abc 7 news. >> we are confident the charges filed justice demands the charges that we filed and we filed them appropriately. >> a 15-year-old suspected killer being charged as an adult. tonight adrian gonzalez accused of murdering and sexual assaulting maddy middleton. good evening. i'm dan ashley.

>> and i'm ama daetz in for cheryl jennings. >> reporter: the suspect will make his first court appearance tomorrow. those who knew him say they never thought that he would be capable of committing such a crime. the district attorney's office telling us they are confident in the charges that have been filed. it's a series of crimes that sent shock waves. >> you look at the nature of the crimes. you look at how the crimes were committed. you look at the age of the offender and look at criminal record if any. those aretypically the factors used to balance. >> 15-year-old adrian gonzalez also known as a.j. has been charged in the murder of their neighbor. police say she knew and trusted a.j. detectives found her body in a recycling bin after surveillance video showing the teen making

trips to the area. this video shows a.j. playing the song "mad world" in the piano. >> came back -- we heard a neighbor saying how come nobody is doing anything and calling 911? >> it was like -- >> reporter: a.j. has been charged with one count of murder including special circumstances including kidnapping and sexual assault. >> we charged this individual as an adult. we will bring him to justice and at this point there is no plea deal. >> reporter: the death penalty is off the table however he does face life in prison if