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newsroom. >> reporter: kenny and michelle, authorities expected to announce an arrest in that decades old case. the east area rapist was also known as the golden state killer. he is believed to have killed at least a dozen people and raped at least 45 people over the years. his crimes started on the east side of sacramento, then to the bay area and down into orange county in the '70s. people were on edge for years. law enforcement is now identifying the suspect as joseph james d'angelo. and right now as you see, fbi agents have law enforcement out in force. they are all from northern and southern california. they have surrounded d'angelo's home. this is in citrus heights outside sacramento near roseville. d'angelo was a former auburn

police officer in the '70s. he lived there in citrus heights for decades. neighbors are stunned. >> back when i was a child in sacramento and this happened, it really affected our family. my dad went and bought a gun. and he would load it every night and put it under his pillow. the whole neighborhood was scared. >> the sacramento district attorney, the sheriff of the county holding a press conference. we're expecting that any minute. they are there from the crime lab as they set up at the podium. one law enforcement official is identifying the suspect as -- the east area rapist as former auburn police officer joseph james deangelo. >> he was known as the diamond knotted killer because of a knot he used when he would tie up victims.

thank you. just a little bit more background on this killer. now, his crime spree stretched from 1976 to 1986. he is linked to more than 175 crimes. last summer the fbi announced a new reward of $50,000 leading to his arrest. detectives do have dna evidence from multiple crime scenes that will play a key role in the criminal case. to give you an idea of how these crime terrorized the bay area, here's a portion of kpix 5 news' report from 1978. >> reporter: the rapist struck three times in three weeks, twice in concord, one in san ramon. saturday night he went into the bedroom of a 32-year-old's bedroom. she was awakened while being blindfolded and never saw her

assailant. police are convinced it is the same bold and cunning rapist who terrorized sacramento for three years raping at least 40 women before moving to contra costa county in october. he favors quiet upper class suburbs usually works in the predawn hours wearing a ski or stocking mask, and often spends several hours in the home tying up husbands or male companions. luckily, he is not usually violent but police advise women to remain calm and not to resist. residents are so horror stricken, some women rent motel rooms. >> we had many a sleepless night. so after a few nights, women have gone to motels. >> out of fear? >> i believe so. i definitely believe so, yes. >> reporter: authorities admit they still don't know an awful lot about the rapist but each time he strikes, they learn more about him and the way he operates. they are hoping the task force now being put together will have enough manpower poised to

catch him when he makes his first mistake. from danville, channel 5 eyewitness news. >> michelle mcnamara renewed interest in this case with her book i'll be gone in the dark. unfortunately, she did not live to see her book published or to hear the news that the killer has been caught. she died in her sleep two years ago. her husband commended the work this morning. >> this is insane. looks like they have call the east area rapist. if that's true they have caught the golden state killer. so i think you got him, michelle. >> again, we are waiting for that news conference in sacramento from the district attorney and the sheriff with more on arrest. when it starts, we'll bring it to you. in other news, the feds are now on scene. massive construction fire in concord. kpix 5's jessica flores tells us neighbors are still waiting to return home as crews

monitor the building for more potential collapses. >> reporter: it's now day 2 and the building continues to smolder. the biggest challenge now is just stabilizing the structure so that it's safe enough for investigators and neighboring residents. >> i opened up my patio door and looked up and it's above my head. >> reporter: she is among the 250 neighbors who evacuated as flames tore through the expansion of the renaissance apartment complex. today a handful of evacuees are staying at the first presbyterian church in downtown concord with the red cross and no word when they can return home. >> i'm not sure because smoke is bad over there. the scaffolding fell last night. so i'm not hopeful to be honest. >> reporter: surveillance video captured scaffolding collapsing onto nearby cars and walls continued to cave in making the entire area unsafe.

the building was so unstable, fire crews and investigators haven't gone inside. >> until we can stabilize or demolish the walls, we don't know. >> reporter: the atf arrived this morning to investigate. what's clear, the building is a total loss. $55million in damages. the focus now to fight hot spots. >> what we don't want to happen is for the structure to essentially reignite in the very big way and start throwing embers off again. >> reporter: fire officials are waiting for a structural engineer to arrive to assess the building's safety. in concord, i'm jessica flores, kpix 5. it's being called denim day. denim day is a rape prevention education program. today supervisors are pushing for a 30-day processing period of rape kits by hiring at least three more dna analysts at its crime lab.

the county has 18 dna analysts who work on all cases including rapes. that has led to a backlog where rape victims can wait for six months before the evidence is analyzeed. >> technology is better. we have a great crime lab here. we think we can do it faster. and we think by doing it faster, it is one more way to demonstrate to victims that we understand the trauma you went through. we respect you. and we're going to get on this as quickly as we can. >> reporter: the proposal would cost taxpayers an additional $400,000. it will be voted on next month. new fallout over the billion-dollar clean-up scandal at an old san francisco naval base. kpix 5's jackie ward tells us how the company accused of fraud in the clean-up is defending it self. >> we know we did it properly. >> reporter: tetratech the company the federal government has paid $1 billion to, to test and clean up the soil at the former naval base at hunters point stands by its findings. >> we worked hard to make

hunters point safe for the community and the residents and for redevelopment. it is unfortunate that the false allegations that have been brought against us may result in unnecessary delays in the redevelopment process. >> reporter: this despite a letter from the environmental protection agency to the navy saying the soil samples used to test for radioactive contamination may be fake. that would mean the site developers have their eye on for 12,000 apartments and condos plus retail and office space might still contain radioactive waste. >> we believe that any concerns created by false claims can be addressed by actually resampling and analyzing the areas in question. >> reporter: tetratech says it's so confident in its finding that it will pay for more testing and a third independent fear the assess the soil, too. -- party to assess the soil too. details of clean-up and more testing at the site were not shared with the media but tetratech says they have sent a letter to the navy and are

waiting for a response. jackie ward, kpix 5. san francisco supervisor malia cohen is holding a hearing on this on may 14th with the board of supervisors land, use and transportation committee. tetratech will be there to answer questions. coming up, delivering blood to hospitals by drone. one bay area city's proposal and why some neighbors aren't buying it. >> plus, a rise in the number of "super commuters" on the roads. the northern california city that has it worse than the rest of the country. >> beautiful blue skies this afternoon after starting off the day with areas clouds and fog. we are going to see a big dip in our temperatures. exactly when and how much coming up. use

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save lives. it submitted a proposal to the faa to use unmanned aircraft to deliver blood from a blood bank to a hospital. but some worry that more drones could create more harm. >> reporter: this could be the future of healthcare, drones delivering blood in emergencies. at the stanford blood center, the team collects about 200 pints of blood a day most of that stored at the hospital. but sometimes there's a need for more. >> you can't plan for emergencies. that's where time is crucial. >> reporter: right now, they use a courier service. but the process can be slow. >> it depends on the time of day, courier, their ability, traffic conditions and anywhere from 30 to 60 days. >> reporter: with a drone? >> the drone 10 minutes or less. >> that's a huge difference. and it can make a difference in a lot of people's lives. >> reporter: andreas is the

ceo of drone delivery company matter net. he showed us how it works. the blood would be placed in a secure box and automatically loaded into the drone before taking off on a preprogrammed route. at the hospital, doctors use a qr code on their phone town lock and grab the package. >> 138. >> reporter: several of the projects the faa is now considering deal with healthcare. drone delivery company zipline involved in 8 different proposals says their drones can fly over 100 miles to bring medical supplies to rural areas. under current federal law, drones -- all right. we have to go back to breaking news we told you at the top of the hour. an arrest in the case of the east area rapist and golden state killer has been made. >> the sacramento district attorney and sheriff are holding a news conference. >> alameda county district attorney nancy o'malley, sacramento fbi special agent in charge sean regan, united

states attorney for the northern district mcgregor scott, assemblyman jim cooper, bruce harrington, the brother of keith harrington; irvine police department chief mike hamill; and our crime lab director, chip pollack. let me first say this: the answer has always been in sacramento. for over 40 years, countless victims have waited for justice. over these years, hundreds of individuals have sought justice for these victims and their families. many have dedicated their virtual entire professions to seeking this answer.

for many of us, it was more than a professional commitment. it became personal for many of us. for me, here in sacramento county, in june of 1976, i was 12. i grew up in the east area of sacramento near the cluster of where these crimes began. my sisters range from 10 to 16 at the time. as i have said many times over the last 18 years at least for me, for us, here in sacramento, it was a time of innocence in 1976. no one lock their doors. kids rode their bikes to school. parents let their children play outside. the only thing we were told as a family was you just needed to be home before dark. we didn't have things like cell phones or social media. and then for all of us here in

this community, that lived in this community during this time, it all changed. for anyone that lived here in this community here in sacramento, the memories are very vivid. you can ask anyone who grew up here, everyone has a story. but it must be remembered that it was not just sacramento that this case deeply affected this entire state. and then in june of 2016, at the 40th anniversary for the beginning of this series, the east area rapist, a press conference held here in sacramento hosted by the sacramento county sheriff's department and the fbi, attended by many agencies across california that have dedicated their careers and

professions to coming to some kind of answer. the message was clear in 2016. the magnitude of this case demanded that it be solved. there were upwards of 50 rapes, 12 murders, crimes that spanned 10 years across at least 10 different counties, northern, central and southern california. and it was that day in june of 2016 that we in public safety reiterated our commitment to the victims and to justice. in this case, the east area rapist, the golden state killer. and it was that day that we embarked upon what i call our journey for justice, a journey by people across borders, across all professions, police officers, fbi agents, crime

lab employees, victim advocates, prosecutors, community leaders, elected officials, all with one mission, to find the answer, to give victims a voice and ultimately to identify this person and bring him to justice. we brought teams together, not long after that press conference. we dedicated more resources, more people, and we created what i have called team justice, an incredible collaboration of individuals with one mission. there are things about that journey and that commitment that each of us knew. the answer was and always was going to be in dna. we knew we could and should solve it using the most

innovative dna technology available at this time. we all knew that it would take passion. we all knew that it would take persistence. last wednesday, at 8:15 in the evening, i received an email from the daughter of sherri domingo who was murdered in southern california. her name is debbie. she was 15 at the time. last wednesday, she emailed in essence, i paraphrase, hi, anne marie, thought the editing of the recent documentary was brilliant. "this case will be solved because of sheer persistence," she quoted from the show. she went on to say, i have those words posted in a few places in my home and my workplace so i can see them at

various times throughout the day. thank you for that persistence. i have faith. we all knew as part of this team that we were looking for a needle in a haystack. but we also all knew that the needle was there. in the last six days, and i emphasize, the last six days, that passion, that persistence and the knowledge finally came to an answer in this building behind us here, our crime lab. crime lab employees, dna analysts who worked tirelessly in the last few days to provide that answer. yesterday, an arrest warrant was issued, a complaint was filed charging that individual with two counts of murder, with special circumstances, for the murder of brian and

katie maggiore back in february 1978 in sacramento. it is fitting that today is national dna day. we found the needle in a haystack and it was right here in sacramento. with that i would like to introduce our sheriff, scott jones. good afternoon. before i talk a little bit about this case, i'd like to make a couple of comments. when i became sheriff in sacramento in 2010 there were very few outstanding cases that drew the passion, interest and dogged determination to solve as the east area rapist. the sheriff that i took over from, john mcginnis here with us today, told me about the importance of it and i don't know that i fully appreciated it at that time. but i can tell you that without exception, weekly and

sometimes more i get telephones and emails to this day from former employees, former detectives, community members, from all over this country that believe that they know or at least have some information on who the east area rapist was. i committed then to do everything that i could to solve it and had a lot of conversations early on with district attorney shubert about how we could do it. and those discussions really touched the passion of both of us to solve this case. both of us committed the best and the brightest, our hand- picked folks, to oversee the resolution of this case and gave unlimited resources and freedom to pursue whatever leads and technology currently existed. so i can tell you that over the last few days as information started to point towards this individual, we started some surveillance. we were able to get some

discarded dna and we were able to confirm what we thought we already knew, that we had our man. yesterday afternoon, in a perfectly executed arrest, my detectives arrested james joseph deangelo, 72 years old, living in citrus heights. i can tell you that although it was dna, ultimately, that led us down the right road, there were a lot of places that road could have led. i don't want to underscore -- i can't underscore enough the absolute human factor, the dogged determination of not only detectives working on this case but the passion of the district attorney, myself, the community and the victims. all too often we forget about talking about the victims. and today we at least brought the first step toward closure for those victims of these horrendous crimes.

so i want to thank not only the district attorney and the crime lab, and the dna that helped us get here, but my own detectives and the detectives from all these folks represented by the leaders standing behind me. when we put together this working group two years ago and brought in the fbi, who was more than happy to be part of this team and effort, we had no way of knowing that we would be standing here talking about the resolution of all of these crimes. so i have to thank them and again, underscore the importance of the human factoring at dogged determination and passion of the individuals and human beings that led us down the right road to this individual today. i want to now introduce the district attorney of ventura county,. >> good morning. i'm very pleased to announce that this morning, in ventura county, we have filed capital

murder charges against mr. deangelo for the march march 1980 murders of lymon and charleen smith. our complaint alleges two counties of first-degree murder with three special circumstances, namely multiple murders, murder during the commission of a rape, and murder during the commission of a burglary. while this filing is just the beginning of the prosecution of mr. deangelo, it is the culmination of a decades long unrelenting investigation that singularly focused on bringing this rapist and killer to justice. the arrest and charging of deangelo, frankly, would not have been possible without the

visionary and innovative leadership of my friend sacramento district attorney anne marie schubert and i thank her. she had the foresight to put together a statewide task force of -- >> again, you are listening to the sacramento d.a. sheriff's news conference talking about joseph james deangelo 72 years old named as the suspect of the east area rapist. continuing coverage of this news conference continues on our website, cbssf.com. and on our facebook page. you could generate your own energy,

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