defender. >> this is really making me sick honestly. this should not be happening to anybody. >> reporter: 22-year-old gutierrez was charged with two other fires. he is a transient and police say the two suspects do not know each other. live here in oakland, claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. new details tonight in a cold case killing that police thought they had solved. today the charges against the two suspects were dropped and both of them are now being set free. all because the prosecutor in the case had an affair. and tonight the district attorney is apologizing to the family of the victim. ktvu's anne rubin here tonight, she was in court when the dramatic announcement was made. >> one of the defendants was already out on bail. the second was set to be

released today. while their lawyers are calling this a victory, the prosecutors say that's not the case. >> he was overjoyed but a part of him was a little cautious because then he asked, can they refile. and i said yes. they can. but they shouldn't. >> reporter: roberts and david zimm er as shown in a previous court appearance were charged for the death of two. that he was having an affair cardena the lead criminalist in the case. >> it's a big question now. it's something that should it be refiled we will attack and we will attack it very, very

vigorously. >> reporter: while there is no statutes of limitations on murder, it would be an up battle if they try to refile. >> a senior prosecution should not be told you do not have an affair on your main forensic expert. this case may be broken beyond repair. >> reporter: the district attorney's office offered an apology to kathy zimmer's loved one but they had no choice but to dismiss this case for now. >> we need to look at this case in it's totality and look at what issues they have to make sure that justice is going to be served. >> reporter: the deputy district attorney on this case has been reassigned. we're told both he and the criminalist could face additional disciplinary action. live in san jose, ann rubin, ktvu channel 2 news. u.s. health officials today confirmed the first patient diagnoseded in this country with the deadly ebola virus.

julie haener joins us now with new information on the patient and what officials are saying about the prospect of that disease spreading here. >> reporter: the case is in texas and the first in the u.s. it's also an important reminder of how the outbreak can spread globally. tonight the unidentified patient is in critical condition being treated in an isolation unit at a hospital in dallas. officials say the patient had returned from liberia about a week and a half ago then developed symptoms several days later. the centers for disease control and prevention believe he had contact with family and community members after showing symptoms. the cdc reassured the public today there is no danger the u.s. will see a widespread outbreak. >> it is certainly possible that someone who had contact with this individual, a family member or other individual could develop ebola in the coming weeks. but there's no doubt in my mind that we will stop it here. >> reporter: the cdc says

health officials are closely monitoring people the patient may have come in contact with. and since the outbreak in west africa, four americans have been air lifted to the u.s. for treatment. but in those cases, they were all medical and other aid workers who were diagnosed while still in west africa. i'm julie haener, ktvu news. police are investigating the shooting today of a mayor in southern california. the los angeles times reports that daniel crespo the mayor of bell gardens was shot today at his home. crespo was taken to the hospital. h his condition has not been released. the report sites the la sheriff department saying the shooting appeared to have stemmed from some type of domestic dispute. no word of any arrests. bell gardens is a city of about 40,000 people ten miles out of los angeles. pedestrian advocates have scheduled what they say is a call to action in the death of a beloved mother, grandmother

and teacher. yim lee was hit and killed on stockton and sacramento streets. they plan to at a prayer vigil at that intersection tomorrow morning at 10:00. today jerry brown signed a ban on plastic bags. the law will be phased in starting in july of next year. the state is following the lead set by san francisco. >> hello. >> reporter: one thing to temper the planet. >> they're made from recycled resin. >> reporter: when it comes to plastic bags. >> would you like a bag?

>> reporter: started buying back recycled plastic. san francisco was the first mayor city to ban plastic bags seven years ago. today governor brown signed a bill banning them statewide. >> we were thrilled. >> reporter: purcell the director of the environment. >> it's not as much how much of a landfill is or is not filled with plastic bags it's where plastic bags end up instead. >> reporter: there are 13 million plastic bags distributed in california each year. many of them end up in landfills, or in our oceans. one of every 10 items picked up in beach clean ups is a plastic bag. >> this is straw. >> emblematic of plastic bags,

you don't see any more in china town. forgetting a reusable bag is a stigma. and the plastic bag ban has created some new product demands in the absence of bags to, reuse. >> we're making our footprint smaller. >> reporter: one city -- >> we have to start some where. >> reporter: one state at a time. again that was noelle walker reporting. the american plastic bag alliance says it's trying to repeal the law. >> it's now law in california that toy guns along with bb and pellet guns look clearly different from real guns. governor jerry brown today signed the imitation firearm safety act. it requires that imitation guns be sold with bright colors or

fluorescent strips. you will recall last october andy lopez was shot and killed by a sheriff deputy who mistook his air soft rifle for a real ak47. they look almost exactly the same. criminals may try to take advantage of the law by painting real guns in bright colors. word came that california has already spent $209 million budgeted for fighting wildfires in the season. this comes as california enters the beginning of what's usually the worse part of fire season. calfire says it's tapping into reserves to pay for the rest of the season. coming up at 5:45, we'll have more on the push for federal money to help prevent wildfires here in the bay area by taking out one particularly kind of tree in the east bay hills. the oakland raiders today introduced their new interim head coach and they didn't look

far. they promoted assistant coach sparano. sparano replaces coach allen who was fired yesterday and he has a tough job ahead. the raiders are winless so far this season. >> reporter: the raiders didn't have to look far to find the 19th head coach in franchise history. they promoted tony sparano and introduced him at a press conference this afternoon. after consecutive 4-12 seasons there was a feeling before this year began that general manager reggie mackenzie and head coach dennis allen were on the clock. an 0-4 start which included a lopsided loss in sunday's showcase game in london that time had expired for the head coach. >> in both interferences to win championships here. and to win period.

and the way the season began, we had to make a change. >> reporter: in introducing tony sparano, mackenzie emphasized the word interim. finding a head coach has been as difficult as starting the best quality in that starting quarterback. sparano becomes the raiders eighth head coach in the last 12 seasons. and will try to succeed in which all else have failed. >> i believe we have the right players here. i really do. >> reporter: by all accounts the hiring of sparano was a mackenzie call as was the hiring of allen. >> i work hard every day. my job is on the line. that's just the way i am. no one has to tell me my job is

on the line. no one. >> reporter: raider owner mark davis was not part of the news conference. it's reported that his patience with mackenzie will be dependent on what his second choice for coach will be. in the newsroom i'm joe fonzi. a man wanted for check fraud and sex crime against a child is under arrest before befriending and hiding out with an unwitting homeowner. it happened last night after palo alto police received a call saying the 35-year-old arnett cab was trying to cash a check. it turns out he talked his way into the home of a man who found him injured in his backyard. he says cab told him he had been jumped. >> although we would discourage anybody from taking a stranger

in their house. in this case he tried to help a person. we're lucky that nothing bad happened to the person. >> reporter: the homeowner offered to have dinner even a ride to the train station. after nearly 4-1/2 hours officers saw cab walking out of the house of the homeowner and arrested him. tonight he's being held on $40,000 bail. >> several attempts to lure high school girls into cars are unsuccessful. the disturbing encounters and the timing that make these incidents chilling. >> the heat moveing in in the driest areas on heightened alerts for fire danger. after the break, first a man with a knife making his way into the white house. now new information about another security breach that had the president right next to an armed man with a criminal record. bring them all to the table with the kfc favorites bucket. 8 pieces of chicken with 12 hot wings or 6 extra crispy tenders. ♪

more problems for the secret service. during a visit to the cdc president obama road in an elevator with an armed security contractor. the washington postsays the secret service didn't know that the contractor was armed and agents also didn't know that he had three prior convictions for assault and battery. after learning about the incident a congressman from utah said quote, you have a convicted felon within arms reach of the president and they never did a background check. words aren't strong enough for the outrage i feel for the safety of the president and his family. this new report comes as the director of the secret service came under intense questioning. she was before capitol hill testifying on the breach at the white house. lawmakers did not hold back on their criticism. >> reporter: strong words for julia pierson the director of the secret service during a

hearing at capitol hill. >> let me be frank. i believe that you have done a disservice to the president of the united states. >> pierson was grilled on the specifics of the september 19th incident when omar gonzalez climbed the white house fence, ran across the north lawn and made a pass to guard at the unlocked front door and into the east room before agents tackled and handcuffed hip. >> why didn't security dogs stop him in his tracks. what about the s.w.a.t. team and assault rifles or sniper rifles? why was there no guard stationed at the front door of the white house. and yes, how much would it cost to lock the front door of the white house. >> i agree that mistakes were made. and the proper protocalls were not followed. it's unacceptable. >> reporter: lawmakers aren't letting this recent breach slide and also asked pierson about an incident to discover

an armed man's shooting hit the white house. >> reporter: following the hearing, they're not sure that pierson is the proper person to turn the agency around. and they're calling for a top to bottom review of the elite agency. on capitol hill, mike emanuel. michael phelps is apologizing tonight for being arrested for dui. phelps was arrested in baltimore. police say he was driving 84 miles per hour in a 45-mile-per- hour zone when police pulled him over. this is phelps second arrest. phelps has won 22 olympic

medals that's more than anyone else in olympic history. phelps today issued an apology on twitter saying i know these words may not mean much right now but i'm deeply sorry to everyone that i let down. he went on to say. i understand the severity of my actions and take full responsibility. a stark reminder today that california is still in a severe drought. we have some pictures two that tell the story. here is a picture of lake oroville in 2011. on the bottom, that's is where all the water used to be. as of september 4, our major reservoirs were at 36% capacity. unless our state gets a number of major storms to bring in the drought. let's bring in bill martin now. those picture there is are startling. >> you know how old i am. i lived up in that area. i grew up at lake oroville. i was there when they built the

dam and i was there when they filled that canyon. it was interesting. there's this big canyon filled up to see it that low again it's how it looked back in the mid-60s. i'm not old. frank you and i -- >> i am right there with you pal. >> we need water in the area. we're going to get some but not this week. this week is going to be about heat. daytime highs are going to begin to warm. they did today. numbers got up do the mid-80s. the high pressure is building in. if you remember back a couple of weeks ago we had the rain, or a couple of weeks ago. remember we had all the activity all the swirling in the pacific, all the cloud cover. has not happened. that's indication that the low pressure is sinking. with that the fog has been pushing away from the coast. then without the fog there you know things are going to start to warm up. winds are going to change direction. current temperatures a little warmer than last night. winds are going to start doing

this. this is what you call an offshore wind. that's the event that gets you the high fire danger. these are high shore winds. water is cooler. the pattern we're seeing now that we're going to see develop it's developing right now and tonight into tomorrow will be this offshore wind event. look at the arrows to indicate which way the winds are blowing. that's 17-mile an hour gust in fairfield. it appears that we're starting to see this change. the winds change direction. by tonight on the 10:00 news we'll come back and show you those arrows and those arrows will be pushing the other way. this is what it looks like as far as those north wind. overnight lows tonight will be in the 50s, low 60s and we're headed for a massive warm up. no one has warm ups anticipated yet but we could easily see something like that. daytime high forecast for tomorrow. look at the 90s now creeping back into the area.

lots of 80s, low 90s and along the coast along the 70s. the air is going to sink and as it sinks it's warming as it warms it's dries. we're going to get this high fire danger wednesday through saturday. red flag warning certainly a possibility. they're coming up, by the middle of the week or the end of the middle end of the week, how about thursday, friday. temperatures could be in the upper 90s and even some low 100s. the winds will be there but we're not expecting the big howling wind. when you get those big howling winds, that's when you really have to kind of be very concerned. right now the winds look like they'll be around 20 to 25 miles per hour. not extreme but certainly not helpful. firefighters will be on high alert. when i come back i'll dial in temperatures more specifically and we'll look at the computer models to show you what you can expect in your neighborhoods as

we move into this warm up. and police are looking into a mar that's trying to lure girls. first we have chilling new details about the murder of a real estate agent. the specific reason the accused killer says she was targeted. now to julie haener in the newsroom with what we're work on for 6:00. >> one person took out power to an entire island. >> custom cables which caused a shortage in system. >> now ktvu has learned the possibility -- possible motive behind the vandalism. and getting guns off of the hands of people. these stories and more coming up new at 6:00. 0!ockñ?çóxo?ñ=çñññçvxqx?ñññ?óioy

there's new information tonight on the fatal shooting of a young father in san jose. 24-year-old richard watkins was killed outside of his home. today police say watkins was shot while he was waiting for a relative to park his car. officers say the suspect confronted the relative and shot at him. the relative avoided injuries but they say a stray bullet shot watkins. investigators say at no time did the victim or the relative provoke the suspect who has not been caught. watkins leaves behind a pregnant wife and two young children. two teenage girls are in police custody and a woman is

in critical condition following -- police say they were all in a car. the car then took off and after a short case the driver crashed into a median on san pablo avenue. the teens were treated at the hospital and released to police. the woman in the car is also facing charges but she is still in the hospital and again is listed in critical condition. an arkansas man charged with killing a real estate agent today gave chilling details about the crime. aaron michael lewis was arrested yesterday. he's charged with killing 49- year-old beverly carter. her body was found in a shallow grave. as lewis was being transferred to a police car last night he denied killing carter and claimed to have a codefendant. he said the victim was targeted for a specific reason. >> what else do you want to say to her family? >> sorry. >> why beverly? >> because she was just a woman

that worked alone. >> lewis pleaded guilty to charges of capital murder, kidnapping and robbery. authorities say he's had run ins with the law in at least three states. carter leaves behind a husband of 34 years, a son and four grandchildren. the hunt is on for whoever has been trying to lure teenage girls while they walk home from school. >> right now we have one person with repeat events or a couple of different people that are out there looking for targets. we don't want any targets. police are investigating now if one man is connected to the mall. >> plus a new threat to endangered fish. why some scientists say marijuana farms are a problem for salmon. >> and a modern mansion with a --

police are on high alert after a string of incidents. someone is talking girls as they're walking home from high school and then trying to lure them into a car. so far there's been four

incidents like this in petaluma since school started a month ago. police are trying to find out if someone person is responsible. ken wayne has the story. >> reporter: petaluma police say they're not taking any chances. they're stepping up patrol and warning schools to be on guard. >> a man came and gestured to this female to come over to the car and she refused to and said she was going to call the police department. >> reporter: there's been at least four such incidents since school started. all have been near petaluma or casa grande high school. although yesterday's included a 15-year-old walking near nehy elementary. >> we have one person or a repeat events that are looking

for targets. we don't want any targets. >> reporter: police arrested carlos antonio cruz of san francisco last week on felony charges for allegedly trying to lure girls to his car. cruz bailed out yesterday and then there was the incident. >> it kind of matches similar indent s have have occurred here. >> reporter: police are now showing the the picture of cruz to the victims. for now, schools are alerting parents with a letter. >> don't put your kids in a situation where they're walking home alone. >> it's very scary. i don't understand it at all. it's very scary. >> you need to always be aware of what's going on around you. >> reporter: petaluma knows all too well the dangers that children can face. tomorrow is the 20th

anniversary of the kidnapping of poly class. governor brown released a bill that increases the regulations of limousines. the regulation requires limousines be equipped with two fire extinguishers. a new report almost a year and a half in the making was supposed to be the last word on whether more than a million bolts in the bridge are strong enough to last for the next 150 years. tom vacar tells us the report answers most of the questions but not all of them. the toll bridge program oversight committee hired some of the world's most respected bridge engineers to conduct or review thousands of tests of bolts taken from the bridge. the tests were destructive under forces and corrosive

environments far beyond what the bridge should experience. >> ensures that without water throughout -- do not fail. if we keep it dry there will never be a failure. >> we also know now that the rods that are in the structure will not fail under the same conditions. >> reporter: in a few area, some improvements were recommended even though the bolts exceed maximum strength safety margins. >> supplemental corrosion protection. will increase the capacity of these rods. >> the way to increase that margin is to paint them and grease them. >> reporter: that says caltrans will decrease the cost. >> hundreds of rods that we would have to remove now we can be very confident we don't need to do it but small amounts of

water have shown up in the base of the tower, that hold the base of the bridge tower. poorly done and unacceptable grouting done near inspection will allow small amounts of water to seep in where grout was supposed to protect the bolts raising the spector of long time corrosion. which the independent panel dismissed as rainwater intrusion during construction. >> this is not a major issue, this is an issue of maintenance. >> tom vacar, ktvu channel two news. san francisco is getting a new food destination in the rapidly changing mid-market area. mayor lee and other city leaders celebrated the grand opening of the hall. it's on market street between golden gate and mcallister.

the building will eventually be torn down to make way for a new housing and retail. but the city says this is a sign of things to come. >> while we say it's temporary, there's nothing temporary looking about this. and sure looks like a sighting, almost like it's already belonged. like we're just unraveling this present for the rest of market street to enjoy. >> reporter: and the market has 186 rental units and 10,000 square feet of room on the top floor. biologists say that marijuana growers are illegally taking water from creek endangered species are spawning. the federal agency now plans to get a better estimate of the

amount of water marijuana farmers are taking. a wildfire danger grows tonight, people in the east bay say there's a hazard in their own backyard that's going unfed. and why it's taken the federal government far too long to deal with it. the controversy over ambulances in san francisco showing up on time. and a new twist tonight that involves the wife of mayor ed lee. plus it'll be easier to have a night out in the city soon. the changes b.a.r.t. is making for riders that want to stay out late. [ male announcer ] it all starts with the bread.

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volcanic activity is again hampering efforts. plumes of smoke coming from the volcano along with toxic gas and ash. five more bodies were discovered near the peak yesterday bringing the total number of those confirmed or feared dead to 36. more than 250 hikers were climbing on the volcano when it erupted unexpectedly saturday. the federal communications commission today lifted a long time ban on airing local nfl games that are not sold out. the fcc also urged if nfl to follow suit. the nfl has its own rules requiring local broadcasters, cable and satellite companys to black out local games that

don't sell out 72 hours prior to the game. >> 40 years these teams have hidden behind the rule of the fcc. no more. >> since most nfl games already sell out the rule change is not likely to have that much of an effect. the nfl is now saying that kansas city abdula did nothing wrong when he dropped to his knees in prayer. the penalty flag was thrown last night during the chiefs- patriots game. many critics are asking how it would differ from parents dropping to one knee in christian prayer. people hoping for extended b.a.r.t. service on the weekends may get a change. the trains stopped running early saturday and sunday

morning. the plan calls for beefed up overnight ac transit bus service and a new line that runs from san francisco to the pittsburg bay point bus station. buses will stop at or near bus stations along the route and run in both directions. the program is expected to law firm -- to launch in december. >> the tree residents want out and why they say it's taken way too long to do it. >> it has four bedrooms, six bathrooms and three missell bunkers. how much it will cost to earn this california house and where those bunkers are there in the first place. >> it is warming up around here. flags are still going on offshore but those flags will be coming in the opposite direction. increased fire danger, details coming up. insurance companies are spending millions of dollars

trying to mislead you about the effects of proposition 46. well here's the truth: 46 will save lives. it will save money too. i'm bob pack, and i'm fighting for prop 46 because i lost my two children to preventable medical errors and i don't want anyone else to lose theirs. the three provisions in 46 will reduce medical errors and protect patients. save money and save lives. yes on 46.

palo alto police released a sketch of a burglar along with a warning to homeowners about break-ins. they say this man broke into a home. they believe he may be connected to several other burglaries. they say there's been 15 burglaries so far this month and neighborhoods near the oregon expressway and south of the expressway. >> we've seen a spike in that particular area of town. they seem to be surrounding those blocks and recently i know for a fact that we've had one or two-a-day at some point occurring in that part of our town. >> police say in most case it

is burglar goes to unlock side gates and gets into homes through rear windows and doors. they say despite the current count, the number of break-ins is lower than this time last year. there's still waiting for millions of the dollars from the federal government to deal with invasive and very flammable eucalyptus trees. john fowler in the berkeley hills, john the request for that money was made three years ago. >> reporter: we're in the clairmont hills where there's stressed eucalyptus that present a danger. these trees are a hazard after the say that promised federal money could reduce. they say it's now urgent. >> the winds are going to start to blow. the eucalyptus trees will spread the fire rapidly.

we don't want another 1991 fire storm. >> reporter: that was the worse urban fire in u.s. history. about 4,000 homes burned. fueled by dry eucalyptus on a hot day with diablo winds. hearings concluded 15 months ago. $5.6million would help pay for fire prevention projects like what captain tiley was doing today. >> the eucalyptus tree have a reputation of redirecting embers. weather has been kind of mild. but we're expecting severe fire weather to come the next couple of days. >> reporter: fema today told me they completed a couple of studies. >> the government has to do whatever it can do to reduce the fire hazards.

if it means cutting back those trees they need to cut back those trees and maintain them. >> reporter: there's also the controversy of whether to trim or remove those trees. still activists say federal money is needed and now. reporting live in the berkeley

hills, john fowler, ktvu news. in marin county they're renting hundreds of goats

highs tomorrow will eclipse these by a good five or 6 degrees. they're knocking a lot of clouds out here in the pacific last week i was showing you a will the of activity. look how far north that is now. this activity is much farther north than it was a few weeks ago which means we're high and dry. there's no rain in the forecast, no fog along the coast right now. we'll have that fog. temperatures are going to be able to warm pretty quickly. they did go about where they should have today. maybe a degree or two above normal. but as we head to the bay area next 72 hours, 24, 48 hours winds are really going to start to pick up on the offshore direction. like this right here. see that arrow. as they do temperatures are going to warm. significantly. i don't think we'll see record heat. it's tough to get records this time of year. quite frankly this is what happened this time of year. this is the fire season. this is the pattern that we get in the fire season. a weak will go to the north. this is typical for this year. october, november typically like this. we get, occasional peaks a year. they are dangerous as the temperatures climb. by wednesday and thursday and friday. we're up into the mid- and up every 90s in some of the inland bay valleys. a big warm up. haven't seen any advisories yet but something could go up wednesday night into thursday morning. 87 tomorrow in san helena. 87 in napa. 90 in brentwood. 89 in livermore. again this is nothing new. this is what happens every year. it's a drought we've never seen

before. driest since we've been here since the 1840s. and the usual conditions of this. they could farm they could use the railroad tracks. a little nugget. >> good to know. we told you about a shortage of ambulances and delayed response times in san francisco. now it was the mayor's wife who was hurt in a crash. >> we review the times as specific as they are. >> how long it took financial an ambulance to arrive and what the mayor is saying about -- how long it took for an ambulance to arrive and what the mayor is saying about it. >> now governor jerry brown is signing a new rules into law. what is allowed family members to do if they feel a loved one is a safety risk to others, plus. >> birds, heights, this august we have lines that caused a short. >> the sweeping changes coming to a bay area island to stabilize its power supply and keep the lights on for residents. these stories and more coming up in less than 10 minutes at 6:00. ♪

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san francisco ambulance shortage and long response times are gathering more attention today one day after the mayor's wife required an ambulance. as tara moriarty reports, anita lee suffered an accident and she may have waited for a ambulance longer than usual. >> reporter: the ambulances did arrive on time but the dispatch report paints a much different picture. let's take a look at some pictures that we have from the scene in the city's sunny side district where a driver crashed into a parked car. the passenger in the right car that you see is mayor ed lee's

wife anita. the mayor's office says the first lady is okay. she initially had back pain, numbness and tingling. the driver was complaining of chest pain. three drivers were called. both ambulances arrived more than 10 minutes later. the city mandate is less than 10 minutes. the first ambulance was dispatched at 2:18 and arrived at 2:27. the first ambulance was dispatched as nonlife threatening so therefor the ambulances were both on time. the mayor's office released a statement saying quote both the mayor and the first lady anita lee thanked the first responders who provided excellent care of mrs. lee immediately following a car accident in which she was treated and transported to san francisco general hospital.

mrs.lee was treated and released. as you know the fire chief has been under fire for long ambulance response times. in san francisco, i'm tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. we did hear from the mayor about the crash. despite the unfortunate circumstances he and his wife anita had a very positive over all experience and will make sure everybody has the same. >> i want everybody to know that, i think the fire chief is still doing a great job in my opinion. we will work with the unions and everybody there. they should have the same experience that anita had. >> mayor lee went on to say that while his wife felt the response time was quick he will be looking at the numbers. >> we review all the times as specific as they are. i think like anybody else we're just, feeling lucky that nothing worse happened.

>> the mayor also added anita is recovering well tonight. the 4,000 square foot home in vacaville was on the market for $1.5 million. it comes complete with four bedrooms, six bathrooms and three missell bunkers. the home has the bunkers that were on the land back in the 1950s. >> those were designed to protect travis air force base. >> you still have the missells in there. >> no, oh no. >> the owner says there's even an old room where they would listen to akito's personal phone calls. now at 6:00, born out of the massacre near uc santa barbara. the new way concerned family members can act to stop a massed killing before it happens. >> this day in court was 25 years in the making but instead of being arraigned on murder charges these two suspects are

being let go. the issue outside of court that forced the case to be dismissed. someone used a hacksaw to cut through live electrical wires. that person survived but left a bay area island in the dark. what could be behind the vandalism. a new state law means family members could be the first line of defense in keeping the public safe. good evening everyone i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. governor jerry brown signed a new law today it lets family members of anybody showing signs blocking their access to guns. ktvu's rob roth is live now in emeryville where some people are celebrating and others are already raising concerns about civil liberties.

>> reporter: assembly bill 214 was born out of a strategy after a young man shot and stabbed to death six people and injured several others last may. the parents of t killers said they tried to get help from for their son but felt powerless. nancy skinner who coauthored the legislation says now relatives have a tool that could prevent violence from happening. >> what 1014 does is provides an effective and needed tool that family members and law enforcement can use when they see that someone is in a crisis. when they see that someone is threatening to commit acts of violence. >> reporter: under the law governor jerry brown signed today a relative who sees signs of trouble in a family member can get a dge to issue a restraining order to get that person's gun taken away temporarily and prevent any new gun purchases. a judge must determine if there's a credible risk. >> we're not just