dozens were murdered and raped here across the state. one victim's family thanked law enforcement for ending the crime spree. >> for the 51 ladies who were brutally raped in this crime scene. sleep better tonight. he isn't coming through the window. he is now in jail. and he is history. >> that was bruce harrington, his brother and sister in law were beaten to death in 1980. thanks for joining us. i'm kristen sze. >> i'm dan ashley process one of the biggest crime mysteries appears to be solved. joseph deangelo was accused of terrorizing california in the 70 and 80s. he is linked to 56 attacks in 19 cities most of them in sacramento. police arrested deangelo after six days of surveillance and the analysis of a discarded dna sample. >> abc 7 news anchor eric thomas begins our team coverage. >> reporter: law enforcement called this nurps conference to

announce that dna evidence and teamwork between axes resulted in the arrest of this man, 72-year-old joseph james deangelo of citrus heights. >> the magnitude of this case demanded that it be involved. >> the east bay rapist is believed responsible for at least 50 sexual assaults in around sacramento abeast bay central and southern california. there were 12 murdering up and down the state blamed on the killer. police believe they're the work of the same man browse harrington as brother and sister in law were among the murder victims he hopes the arrest will. >> bring closure to the anguish we suffered the last 40 some odd years. >> the crimes deeply aircrafted nancy omali who helped some of the early bay area victims while working at a rape crisis center in college. >> i went to the hospital with victims to -- who had been had been sexually assaulted. and the not knowing the person

terrorized contra costa county. >> the suspect deangelo is a former police officer fired from the auburn police department for allegedly shop lifting. he also worked as a police officer in exiter. authorities admit that may have helped him dodge capture 40 years high pressure processes his downfall dna matches and renewed cooperation among multiple departments. >> we started surveillance. we were able to get discarded dna and we confirmed what we thought we knew. >> the crimes took place from 1974 to 1986 but the breaks came within the raft six days. law enforcement says there could be additional charges as their investigation continuing. in skromt, eric thomas, abc 7 news. now joseph deangelo lived in a quiet sacramento suburb and neighbors cannot believe so close to this alleged killer. >> deangelo lived in a ranch house in citrus heights one woman tweeted she freaked out when she heard deangelo lived

behind her for past 20 years. one couple told the los angeles times that they wafrpd a documentary two weeks ago. they said if something so horrific can happen so close anything goes. >> joseph deangelo is accuseds a number of attack in six cities in the bay area process concord walnut creek, danville, san ramon, fremont and san jose. he may have been able to cover his tracks because of inside knowledge. >> he was a plofrp in my two california cities for a total of six years. abc 7 news reporter david louie has the details and about the rape cases deangelo may be connected to. >> let story of suspect joseph james deangelo is filled with contra dicks. doongle o may have used his experience in law enforcement to mask his crimes. deangelo was a police officer in the small town of exiter from 1973 to 1976. an officer in auburn from 1976

until until let goe for alleged shop lifting in 1979. >> and that is surprising that somebody can compartmentalize their lives so well that they can be a police officer and one of the most notorious serial killers of all time. >> keith come as is could more of a book about the east area rap rapist case and westbound master of the site outleting the crimes. they believed he could be responsible for three rape cases in the south bay. two in san jose and one in fremont. we couldn't find anyone in the nakds who were living here 40 years ago who might remember the impact the crimes had. less police in both cities wouldn't talk about cold cases. the crimes occurred in 19 the 78 and 79 which would coincide with deangelo working as an auburn police officer. >> there seems to be a direct coralation between the rape crimes stopping in northern california and his dismissal from the police force, both of which happened in july of 1979. so it's very possible that he

was using his position or things that he had access to to help facilitate let commission of the crimes. >> reporter: inside knowledge of police work may have worked in his favor. >> he defended in one area and move. he would offend in another area and move. he took advantage of the lack of communication that existed between police department and the lack of sharing leads. >>? san jose, david louie abc 7 news. we sent out a push alert this morning when we first got words of the arrest. you can stay on top of this and other breaking stories by downloading the abc news app and enabling punish alerts. court documents show a union city woman confessed to shooting he husband 18 times because he treated her badly and couldn't stand it anymore. prosecutors formally charge 56-year-old sarah today with murder. police say say they found soren lying face down on a bed in his home and felled spar court sunday night. any say his wife confessed to

the shooting to a police dispatcher saying her husband pushed and kicked her and threw her against the wall. she was in the home when police arrived. she was expected back in court next week to enter a plea. prosecutors in sonoma county filed murder charges today against an 18-year-old suspect in a deadly stabbing. anthony ibok is accused of killing corey vaughn after a party in. vaughn'sed about was found in parking lot. police arrested i bock later in sand rafael. investigators announce ds they found ibo k's car thanks to tips on social media. we are hearing tonight from a krrter accuse ds of faking a $1.0 billion cleanup of toxic soil at the former navy shipyard at humilitiers point. he said nothing could be further from the truth. it's near the candle stick point of course. wayne friedman has the story.

>> reporter: at the former hunters point naval shipyard anotherdy stuck between the past and optimistic future and clean uphere was it fraud or flawed are or none of the above. >> all i know is that the work we did was proper and followed all protocols. >> william brownly speaking to reporters this morning. he is chief engineer of the company which received hundreds of millions of federal superfund dollars for cleaning up the mess here. it included radioactive waist from ships involving in nuclear testing and from a lab on the base. quality of the cleanup at the time ray tech announced it will pay for a independent soil test on the navy terms. >> it's unfortunate that the false allegations brought against us may result in unnecessary delays in the redevelopment process. >> at the time ray tech has been understand increasing criticism. last december the navy wrote a preliminary report questioning half the samples from this site.

then earlier this month the epa got involved questioning 97% of the samples in two sections here. the reports have been unsettling for residents like jason freed who bought one of the first condos to go up here. he knew about the radioactive waste but considered it a non-factor. >> the navy said it's fine we cleaned it up. >> then came the whistle blowers an environmental groups, bradley angel speaks for green action. >> there is a public health threat. an environmental threat and it's time to deal with it. >> hence today's press conference step one. >> we know we did it properly. >> in san francisco, wayne friedman, abc 7 news. san jose mayor sam liccardo renewed the call for congress to protect dreamers one day after a federal judge ruled against the trump administration's order to end daca. san jose happened to be the first california city to sue following president trump's decision to end daca. daca protect base 700,000 people who are brought to the u.s. at children. illegally from deportation now.

the federal government now has 90 days to explain its arguments before the judge's order takes effect. immigration advocates agree with the court allowing new daca applications. someone can't arbitrarily like the administration say, you know, all of you dsh dhsh program ends today. when our courts can intervene. mayor liccardo released a statement saying, quote, until congress acts, san jose will continue fighting for theworthy aspirations of our hard working dreamers. happening now a meeting is taking place in san francisco that could play a role in whether shared electric scooters will be allowed on city treats. some san francisco residents have called for banning scooters. following complaints about scooters ridden on sidewalks, and being left where pedestrian trip on them. the meeting comes after the board of supervisors voted scooter companies must follow policies established by the metropolitan transportation agency. and ending the backlog, a

push to speed up the testing of rape kits in san jose. vegetarian meals for prisoners and patients, a local lawmaker says it's the right thing to do. um i'm meteorologist sandhya pat. a combination of sun and clouds now. maybe sprinkles laertd this we can. i'll have a closer look coming right up. and odds are you hated tleeftd one driver's license photo maybe soon you can do something about it. >> yes mummys on the move. a local museum about to be r

in honor of denim day today men and women across the country are wearing denim to spoe show for the survivors of sexual assault. the san pablo tweeted out pictures saying they support the campaign to pri awareness all year long. and officials? santa clara county used the occasion to highlight the current backlog of untested rape

it's kits at the county criminal lab, and the steps they take to clear it up. chris wynn has the story. >> reporter: at valley medical center in san jose, survivors of sexual assault can come here for an exwham a specialist. >> we can assess for injury. we can swab the area for touch dna or sweat. >> nurses doing the best they can to provide help to those seek going. >> they do it with an expect aches that something is happening with that evidence. so find out that the evidence has not been processed can actually add to the trauma. and that feeling of not being supported. >> reporter: across the country thousands of rape kits go untested every year. in santa clara county a recent push to prioritize brought the backlog down to 200 cases but now district two supervisor cindy kmafz is working with the district attorney to clear it away. moving forward, chavez wants to have all rape kits processed within 30 days of submission. she is proposing a plan to add three more analysts as well as a

new administrator to the county crime lab solely responsible for analyzing cases related to sexual assault. the project is estimated to cost roughly $400,000 a year. >> if you are a victim of a vienlts crime in our community. we're going to be responsive, trauma informed and get -- get as much support to you as possible. >> advocaes say this is another example of staent collar leading the way. >> that means systems change and survivors have access to the support they need for healing and justice. and today we commit to commit to taking another step forward. >> the supervisors proposal goat before the board may 8th. in santa clara, chris win, 7 news. the woman who died in yesterday's six collar collision in petaluma we reported was a world renowned marine 66-year-old susan williams died when the prius was hit head on

driven by a 19-year-old. police believe he may have been disdrakt traktded his vehicle crossed into the east bound lanes of lakeville wla. >> the ee kohl i outcome expanded yet again. the center for decease disease control says there is more infections related to the let us grown in yuma, ad. the lettuce made a toemgts of 84 people sick in 19 states. including 13 days in california since the cdc announced the contamination on april 10 clinton. the search for the source of for of of the bacteria is ongoing. state lawmakers culling for healthier meals for prisoners and hospital and nursing home patients. nancy skinner is proposes a measure forcing institutions to offer vegetarian meals. they would not contain animal products or bi products like meet, fish, dairy or eggs.

>> more and more folks are pursuing that as their choice for meals either bus of environmental or health reasons. and what we want to ensure that you're not prevented from being able to exercise that choice. >> the bill doesn't include schools because lawmakers say the department of education is working on its own healthy lunch program. well a local online lender is sued by the feds. >> and more sticker shock for car buyers. "7 on your side" michael finney sow is here with more on that. >> the federal trade commission has sued san francisco based lending club. the ftc is acquiescing the online lender of deceiving client was hidden if hes, withdrawing double famts from client ktsz and continuing to charge borrowers even after they paid off loans. lending club has not commented on the lautsz. getting ready to by a new car? prepare yourself for sticker shock.

rising automate priss, higher interest rates and longer loans are adding to the cost of new cars. buyers financing the purchase should expect to pay about $6500 more for the vehicle than they would have spent five years ago. edmonds.com says the average price paid for a new car topped 34600 last year, up $3,000 from five years ago. you add in the high interest rates, now hovering at 5.7% and you get the total picture. would you be willing to pay more to get a better driver's license photo? california drivers may get that chance. a bill allowing drivers to take up to three photos at the dmv for an added fee has cleared the snatd transportation committee. under the measure drivers would also have the option of having photos taken at a preapproved photo center. and then take the photos and bring them into the dmv. revenue from the photos would go

towards re-establishing driver's education programs at public schools. very good. sounds good thank you. one of san francisco's most enduring cultural icons sbrited a major gift that will help propel the mission of educateding musicians for decades to come. abc 7 news was on vanness avenue as san francisco conservativer to of music detailed plan foss for 12 story building. the bose foundation donated for performances spaces and housing for kevltry students. >> it's great to have a facility we can call our own. >> we are excited about preparing artdists for a brilliant future but also education for life. >> plans call for demolishing this apartment building. the building 27 residents will move to new homes across the street and the rent will remain the same as it is now. now the accuweather forecast

with sandy patel. hi, everyone let's check ou live doppler 7. you notice the fog didn't completely pull away from the entire coastline. it pulled away from some parts but still hanging around. and the wind is just blowing all that pollen around. if you're suffering, you can blame it on the wind and obviously the nice weather here. tree pollen is running high. that may be the biggest culprit as far as why you may be dealing with allergies. also grasses moderate. weeds pretty much non-existent. it's breezy tomorrow. so unfortunately it's not going to be very helpful in terms of the allergies you'll have to deal with again. here is a live look from the south beach camera. the marine layer deepened overnight. it's 2,000 feet deep. as a result of this we'll have a strong marine influence tomorrow. 58 degrees in san francisco. low to mid-60s from oakland and mountain view. 69 in san jose. and currently 55 in half moon bay. emeryville camera showing the view of the low clouds and the

fog which will be with us first thing in the morning. mid-60s from santa rosa to nap p mild in fairfield, concord. not too hot. low to mid-70s. today's highs in the mid-50s on the coast. all the way to the 70s and low 80s in the outlying areas. here is a view from cute suited roe tower. get used to over-the-counter cast pps cooling trends through saturday and sprinkles possible friday threw saturday morning. tomorrow morning when you get going you will notice there was going to be quite a bit of low clo you haddiness and fog. maybe even spotty drizzle. don't be surprise first degree run into some. low 40s to 50s around the region and tomorrow amp here is what's going to happen. let's just get you through the time line hour by hour. 7:00 tonight we'll have the overcast skies going flew 5:00 a.m. pretty wiefrpds especially around the bay and coat line. the afternoon hours most you will enjoy sun but some fog

hanging around and low clouds. mile tomorrow afternoon in the south bay. 72 in san jose. nice day. and in goil re76. 70 in seny vale. on the peninsula if you're looking for sun you'll find it in palo alto. 68 dressing mid-so upper 50s near the coast. cool side in daly city which you are use to do this time of year. 61 in downtown san francisco. north bay temperatures in the 50s along the coastline here. but we'll get up up to the 70s around clover gail be yukia lake port. 68 in santa rosa and napa. east bay low to upper 60s. comfortable. 68 in fremont. head inland and nice and mild for those of you who like the sun. 71 in livermore. 72 in concord. i want to show you what's happening as we fast forward to later on this week. area of low pressure is going to move towards the pacific northwest and northern california. bringing them some precip here in the bay area unfortunately there isn't a whole lot to it other than perhaps a few sprinkles friday going into saturday. a little bit of dr. drizzle.

some of will you measure. you can download the app and keep track of live doppler 7. accuweather seven-day forecast a gray start and sunny. sprinkles possible friday. drizzly saturday morning and sun clouds mix with cooler weather friday, saturday, temperatures level out. as we go into next week warming back up from the 70s monday tuesday, to the 80s again for warmest inland valleys. i think you beth like the sound thafr, right kristen and dan. >> no complaints here. >> okay, good. >> thanks sandhya. well, today is the day that astronomers say goodbye to the old milkiway and hello to a new view. that story is next. then at 5:30 and world new was david muir. coming up tonight breaking news, the stunning arrest the former police officer accuse ds of 12 murders at least 45 rapes. the major clue also the urjtd

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today release add treasure trove of data, precise measurements of maren a billion stars giving scientists the best three dimensional map of our galaxy than ever. this new data should give scientisting a peak behind everything. astronomerers may be able to identify the age and composition of stars and figure out how they have moved and changed over the lifetime of the galaxy. it was quite the scene on ig nas owe valley road in wanltd creek this morning. as you can see water from a fire hide drant spews in the rey there. as ignacio valley road. the water gushed for a half hour before it was capped. the brand-new global museum added san francisco state opens tomorrow. the event is called going global from san francisco to the world. showcasing several thousand items of art and material culture from five continents. >> they range in age from

ancient to kemp rather. bef some pieces from egypt 4,000 years old. some pieces in bra brazil speak to kemp rather rain forrest activism. >> three beautifully painted sahr could have gus lids was well as two intact mummies. the exhibitition runs through may. >> a billionaire sells the beach front home and the selling price has fearly as many zeros. theks. >> first we thank brandon for this gorgeous picture of the city. share the pictures with the hashtag abc

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store and download now. i'm ama daetz. coming up on abc 7 news at 6:00. expanded team coverage of the arrest of the suspected golden state killer, including one celebrities's personal reaction. >> even though the cops will never say it but your book helped get in thing closed. >> that's actor patton oswald a heart felt message to his late wife. she played a key role in the case. and containers in the cross hairs in berkeley the bold attempt to legislate what food and drinks are served in. yes it costs california. coming up in a half our at kristen, dan. >> thanks a lot, ama. brace for impact if you think housing price in the bay area are high. not even a down payment in an ultraexclusive neighborhood in southern california. >> yeah, the latest property on billionaire beach in malibu went for nine figures. rob hays from our sister station has the story. >> reporter: when you buy a home

at billionaires beach it helps to be a billionaire. because the latest sale went for a cool. >> $110 million. >> you heard the expert right. the home in question used to be owned by peter morten one of the founders of the hard rock cafe. i just sold it to oil and at a gas billionaire michael snigt. >> this is so far what we believe to be the largest sale in l.a. county. >> that's saying a lot in the l.a. area where the spelling estate sold several years ago for 85 mm. thelg then this mansion in bel-air for $$250 million. good news for you. it's still available. >> a dream become reality. put your mind to it. it wouldn't be crazy to think that we could be there. >> it's really crazy are the property taxes. you'll be shelling out more than $1 million each year. in malibu, rob hays, abc 7 news. that falls in the more than money than sense category.

>> news tonight with david muir is next. >> for all of tonight, as we come on the air in the west, breaking news in california. the stunning arrest. the former police officer surrounded and arrested. accused of the unthinkable. 12 murders, at least 45 rapes, 120 burglaries. tonight, his alleged reign of terror, and the major clue that came just days ago. we also have breaking news at this hour on president trump and his personal physician, who he picked to lead the v.a. tonight, ronny jackson facing new allegations, including crashing a government vehicle while drunk, and he's accused of recklessly prescribing an opioid, percocet. tonight, admiral jackson fighting back. what he said just a short time ago. the urgent manhunt under way at this hour. the sheriff's deputy shot and killed. the gunman stealing his car. he is on the run tonight. the student takedo