the clothing and the defense challenges it and says she could still be alive. download our app and enable push alerts to get the verdict as soon as it happens. a stunning break that left an east bay family nervous and family shattered. andrea st. john lived in castro valley. new details revealed by investigators. >> reporter: at the st. john's home in castro valley, remains boarded up. it was on the verge of becoming a cold case until the suspect started talking to the staff at the san joaquin county jail where he's been since early february on an related case charged with molesting his own child. >> five months after a woman was murdered and house set on fire, sheriffs have arrested a man

already in jail. the 36-year-old is charged with the special circumstance murder of angela st. john. >> we believe the suspect went to the resident late in the evening, commit a burglary and steal items out of the garage and confronted by the victim. at that time he killed her and burned the residence and structure to hide the evidence. >> everybody needs their mom. >> reporter: in february, standard john's daughter told us how important it was to find the killer. >> my mom is the last person you would expect this to happen to. >> reporter: a surveillance video showing a man walking near the house and photos of the car and link to the suspect. that car was found in tracy. >> that vehicle was stolen just two days before the homicide and recovered just on may 4th. >> i am relieved. >> reporter: the parm a's owned

the video that caught the suspects. >> they had pieces of it and to put it together was great job. >> reporter: he will first face poll le molestation charges and then ep sent to joakim valley. abc7 news. we are learning more about two men who died in a napa county valley crash, john and cagri. they were employees of icon. it crashed on the eastern side of lake berryesea, north of napa. there is no land to access. you have to get there by boat. federal investigators have begun to look into the crash. an award respected eng

based man. >> it was a devastating hit to the industry and the company. we offer our condolences. >> the ceo of icon aircraft issued a statement calling it a devastating personal loss for many employees. family caught up in a 32nd mob attack on b.a.r.t. says it is still with them and now taking legal action. melanie is live with walnut creek. >> reporter: rusty says he and his family suffered both physical and emotional injuries from the incident and filing a lawsuit against b.a.r.t. now because he wouldn't be able to forgive himself if it happened to somebody else's family. in april dozens of teens jumped the turnstiles at the b.a.r.t. station, boarded a train and

began robbing people of purses and cell phones and wallets and beating some into submission. rusty says he was one of them. >> i leaned back way from the crowd and they obviously took exception to that and two individuals jumped on me and started beating me. i leaned back in the seat to cover up. a third individual started kicking me. at that point my wife fell on top of our daughter to cover her up. >> the b.a.r.t. personnel showed a disregard for b.a.r.t. passengers by failing to take any measures to prevent this take from happening, two police officers in the parking lot through which these individuals passed. >> the attorney goes on to say another example was the conductor allowing the teens beating on the train to get onto the train. b.a.r.t. previously said it made two arrests in this incident, also several suspects had been

identified, mostly juveniles. b.a.r.t. did not respond to our request today regarding this lawsuit. live in walnut creek, abc7 news. >> thank you. san jose police are identifying the man they say fired shots at them yesterday. kevin riley shot at them when they arrived for a call of a man with a gun. no one was hurt. he ran off but was captured. police have officially identified 24-year-old campbell resident as the man who shot and killed his ex-girlfriend's parents last week. he was killed by officers after he pointed his gun at them. he had a history of domestic violence and mental issues. he stormed into a house on wednesday night, his former girlfriend was not there, they had broken up last year. he killed her mom and dad and held a 13-year-old boy hostage

before being shot by police. gunshots met a lot of 911 calls in fairfield early this morning. investigators knocked on doors nearby looking for leads. when police arrived, they found three gunshot victims, one pronounced dead at the scene and the other taken to a trauma center. no information on the person who was killed and that shooting is under investigation. an unforestein problem has san jose council moving fast. they plan to vote on two ordinances tomorrow to give tenants more protection if asked to vacate their apartments. david louie has an update in san jose. >> reporter: it has been three weeks now since the city council voted to write an ordinance barring no cause convictions. landlords have issued a flurry

of no cause evictions in order to beat the enactment of the new law. the council added a second emergency amendment to clamp down. >> reporter: they rallied outside city hall hoping to pass both ordinances, one on no cause evictions and the other to make a change immediately. they have been issuing them before the council puts the brakes on them. >> reporter: robert says he used to live in the jungle a homeless place in san jose before finding an apartment and worried he could be homeless again. >> i have found really long waiting lists. i also found very expensive housing to make it almost impossible if not impossible to find place to live. >> reporter: property owners worry the ordinance would make it difficult to get rid of problem tenants especially those that know how to work the system. we had a tenant that moved in

and did everything right to make sure he didn't pay rent for six month and totally trash the unit and caused harm to surrounding neighbors. this is without just cause eviction. >> reporter: they need eight votes to pass it immediately. the council member don rocha is hesitant to predict tomorrow's vote. >> i wish i could know what will happen tomorrow. i know the council and mayor are concerned about this issue and why you're seeing the activity. we wouldn't be discussing it if we didn't think there was a reason. >> reporter: abc7 news. another problem with the sinking millennial tower, 49'ers legend joe montana is suing the developers. he claims the condo has become increasingly slanted. earlier this year, another group said the tower has sunk 2.6

inches and leaning towards neighboring skyscraper. montana was under contract to promote the building previously. warriors getting introduce get their brooms out expected to sweep tonight. mike shumann is live for us in utah. success after a big search, a missing woman is found after spending a long night in the cold. i'm meteorologist sandy patel, temperatures trending higher for tuesday and how warm are making the move to nissan. ♪ because of rogue, the best selling suv in america.

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finals. >> that's right. shuout front. >> reporter: i tell you what, trying to keep up with the joneses would be the cleveland cavalier, two sweeps themselves into the third round. warriors need a better performance tonight from seth curry and klay thompson in game four. seth struggled in game four but contributed. and even though he finished at 23 points, seth felt he could play much better. we asked staff this morning if he plans on changing his approach? >> not worry about that. just have to be aggressive, the same way i approach every game, shoot the shots i feel i need to take and have confidence in making. pride as a team. eager to get a win at home. it's up to us to obviously try

to play as best game we can. >> reporter: win tonight, sweep, get a five daybreak before they go into the second round. mike brown on the bus ride over heard from steve kerr. steve told them just keep doing what you're doing. salt lake city, mike shumann. guys. >> thank you. and dubs nation, we want you to share your excitement with us. use the #dubson7 so we can find them and may feature them on abc7 news. a woman with alzheimer's disease is back with her family after spending the night lost and alone. richmond police found 74-year-old pearl webster lost and the sheriff's office and helicopter searched for her at

wildcat canyon regional park. she left last night to look for her cat. a mother detained by immigration officials more than a year are hoping for her release. they rallied for her and she has been held at the isis detention center since february of last year and detained after being released from an inpatient rehab program for victims of domestic violence. supporters say she is being wrongfully detained. she is scheduled to be back in court. >> yazmin deserves to be with her family and i want to speak out for my sister. >> supporters said she house democratic leader said she cannot help because she is being held outside her district.

suspects are using force less often according to a report this afternoon. chief william scott says it's proof officers deescalation effort is paying off. they found nearly 15% decrease in the number of reportable uses of force in 2017 compared to same time last year. officers used force in less than 1% incidents and encounters with people and found a 45% drop in assaults against officers. united airlines will be just fine. >> plus a warning for people doing online shopping for their mother's day gift. >> glad you all remember. >> michael finney has more on these stories. >> part of this is me saying i told you. be careful shopping for mom online. there are a lot of look alike websites out there. "abc news" profiled a couple shopping for mom and thought they were buying online directly

from a jewelry company called pandora. it was a counterfeit site. it sure looked real. online bandits are doing the same with apple and amazon. these are real websites now. but they can trick you. the best way is check the address before you buy anything. bumble bee foods pled guilty tor:con spiring to fix prices for canned tuna. they pleaded guilty to one felony charge and agreed to pay a $25 million criminal fine. the company is accused of being involved in a price fixing conspiracy conducted with other unnamed tuna companies. law enforcement authorities say it began in 2011 and continued until at least late 2013. after the united airline passenger brouhaha and doubtful the airline would lose a single

penny in business. why? passengers shop price not service. backed up by warren buffet is criticizing the ceo saying the poor spotlight on customer service and airline industry does not change his investment strategy. saying airlines have become like cattle cars because a significant number of passengers will put up with crowding in exchange for cheaper fares. less than half of all households have a landline telephone. 52.2% of phones only have a cell phone. those without a landline take more risks like drinking more and smoking. why the correlation? that is still to be studied. >> thanks, michael. apple has become the first $800 billion company. stocks rose to record highs today giving apple its record

market capitalization. analysts credit a mix of factors. they expect a launch this year of the iphone 8, the $250 billion in cash on hand and rallying stock market. it could be on track to break $1 trillion. >> $250 billion in cash. >> people from oakmont creek called to say a tree is no longer standing. it is on crest avenue. the viewer said the tree is about 200 years old. it fell over on sunday and crews were picking it up when we passed overhead. we're not expecting a repeat of that because winds are not an issue. a little breezy out there but nothing terribly windy. 78 degrees, a warmer day like many other parts of the bay area. look at the temperature trend. tomorrow, 82 degrees above normal, as we head to the latter

part of the week and weekend, we will drop those temperatures below average. seeing changes around here. on live doppler 7 we don't have rain to report and we don't expect to see any. other than wispy clouds not seeing a lot here. it is 60 in san francisco now, oakland, 68, san jose, mid 70s, half moon bay in the mid-50s. as it starts to warm up even more tomorrow. you might want to head to santa cruz, a hazy view right now. 74 in novato. it is a bit breezy in some spots toward the golden gate bridge. looking at much cooler weather wednesday and breezy to windy over the weekend as temperatures drop. looking out towards the bay, it is a bit choppy. a look at your evening planner.

there is a spider up there enjoying the sun. 7:00, 50s to 70s. when the sun goes down we will still see high clouds around. by 10:00 p.m., temperatures dropping 40s to 50s and moonlit sky expected. the moon rises, jupiter will be up in the sky and should be a good viewing for that. some patches of fog along the coast and mid 40s to mid 50s. some may need to grab that extra layer and not everyone will deal with heat tomorrow. 62 in half moon bay, 70 in downtown san francisco, get across the bay to oakland, perfect weather, 75 degrees. 86 in walnut creek and warmer inland, antioch, 88 degrees. the rest of your highs for tuesday. 82 in san jose getting you to the peninsula, 77, redwood city,

61 in pacifica downtown san francisco, 80s. head inland and you will see bright blue sky, 87 in concord and 85 in livermore. you don't like the weather, a good 17 degree drop in santa rosa and 16 degrees cooler in concord and why you need the abc7 accuweather app to help keep track of the temperatures changing and it will keep you posted on what's going on. tomorrow, lower 60s to upper 70s. with the sea breeze, a few sprinkles. -- tomorrow, 74-88 degrees. we notice we take you to the weekend, 50s to 60s and 70s. mother's day? maybe take mom inside with

indoor plans. dan and kristen. a secret military shuttle caused a sonic boon and landed after two years in flights. and at 5:30, world news with david muir. two doctors and what was found in their apartments. and targeting drivers. and ag former attorney general, sally yates.

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bagpipes played as men and women with a badge stood at attention paying respects for an officer killed in the line of duty. governor brown joined officers at the state capitol. >> officers are out there

everyday as an expression of our law, at the heart of a democracy and free country and the state that we are. >> the california peace officers memorial foundation sponsored today's ceremony to honor the 15 police, sheriff and highway patrol officers killed on duty this past year. their names will be etched in bronze at the peace officer's memorial across the street from the capitol. a top secret aircraft landed in florida. and because there was a sonic boon entering the atmosphere, officials have to talk about it. >> the x 37-b landed after two years in orbit. 14 feet long a quarter of the size of one of nasa's shuttles and chock full of gizmos that remain class

releasing this view of the sun showing strands of plasma twisting over a 22 hour period last week. magnetic forces created. the strands hover above the sun more than several times the size of earth. what a surprise serenade. a local worker gets recognized for going above the call of duty. next. first, we want to thank "abc news" viewer, nick, for this picture with the deer picture right in the middle. share pictures with us

coming up on "abc news" at 6:00, ambitious goal to reduce the homeless population. is it just throwing mud at the problem? this is the most damaging operation on the coast of california. >> the dust-up on the coast and environments are trying to stop. and examining your rights when flights are canceled. >> finally, a san francisco nurse got a huge surprise at work today. >> when someone's not your patient but you stop by anyway, they're frustrated and you give

them time to vent. >> those lyrics were written with a nurse in mind at st. mary's medical center for having that extra touch for patients. >> patients write in about the best part of their stay here and sometimes my name is mentioned and other nurse. this was a big one, i guess, i was so surprised at this one. >> he was honored among all the nurses at dignity health four bay area hospitals. jimmy kimmel returns tonight after last week's big announcement about his son's illness saying he is doing well. you can go to facebook welcoming back to the small screen and watch jimmy kimmel at 11:35 p.m. right after abc7 news at 11. >> great to have him back. >> thanks.

we appreciate your time and see you again at 6:00. >> bye-bye. tonight, breaking news. for the first time, former acting a.g. sally yates revealing how she warned the white house about former national security adviser michael flynn, saying he'd been compromised, and that he could be blackmailed by the russians. tonight, how she describes her meetings inside the trump white house. also breaking, police just holding a news conference in boston. two doctors, engaged to be married, both found murdered. and new reporting tonight on what was found in their apartment. the college student who fell down the stairs. why did no one call for help for 12 hours? 18 frat brothers now facing charges and tonight, one of those students who was there comes forward. the headline just in. the serial sniper allegedly taking aim at drivers and at people in their front yards. what we've just learned. and the shark alert ni