county getting a call from san rafael police that a kidnapping was in progress. again, the victim texted the friend who was on the phone with san rafael police. the car description was broadcast. deputies spotted it and tried to stop the driver who took off. deputies chased that driver near guerneville road and tried to throw out spike strips to stop the car. that did not work. the suspected kidnapper lost control of the car and hit an embankment. during the arrest there was a struggle. deputies shot the suspect. he was killed there. deputies say they were able to help that victim escape and she wasn't injured in this somehow. the d.a.'s office is investigating along with santa rosa police. quite an incredible story and again a will to survive. reporting live in santa rosa, christie smith, "today in the bay." >> thank you, christie. new this morning, a difficult day ahead for santa cruz police officers who are heading back to work this morning for the first time since two officers were shot and killed in the line of duty. "today in the bay's" arturo santiago is li

tonight, the san rafael police watched over a protest at a town hall meeting on affordable housing. but as kron four's philippe djegal reports. the crowd remained peaceful. >> reporter: san rafael police officers stand among the crowd. and, watch from a distance. as this group of protestors rally against the organization -- citizen marin. made up of marin county homeowners. holding a town hall meeting inside this auditorium. on the most practical ways to bring affordable housing to the county. the group inside says it disagrees with a statewide initiative to lower greenhouse gas emissions. by creating more affordable housing near transportation corridors. those organizerrs say that could lead to building uneccesary retail shops and high priced condos. and, that there are better solutions. but the groupd outside doesn't see it that way. the meeting ended without incident. there were no arrests. most of the protestors stayed outside, boycotting the town hall meeting. in san rafael, philippe djegal, kron four news. the golden gate bridge will start all-electronic tolling next wednesday

san rafael police will start theirs at 6p-m through sunday at 2a.m. the san francisco police will start theirs off at 7 p-m saturday also through sunday at 3 a.m. 8 p.m is when santa rosa police will kick off their d-u-i checkpoint through sunday at 3 a.m. according to the chp, they made more than 300 arrests statewide for d-u-i last year. and he didn't sound quite a scotts valley teenager has been found safe tonight after being missing for days.! 20-year-old matthew abraham vanished from scotts valley wednesday. his family says he seemed disoriented after crashing his mountain bike. police say matthew was found in utah and was travelling with someone he met on a bus. they say the stranger helped figure out who abraham really was. the teenager is now getting a medical evaluation. matthew's family is headed to salt lake city to bring him home. >> jacqueline: still 66. through concord, the south bay, and it will stay fairly mild. fairly good visibility. just at the coast. some areas will be cooler than others. it will be a mild day but breezy big changes

they say the still unidentified victim taken from san rafael. police say the alleged kidnap victim managed to text a friend she was kidnap asked description of the car and where show was headed. the friend called sheriff deputies who chased the car through santa rosa and into guerneville. the the driver drove up on a road that leads into a investigated -- gated community. >> he went in the main gate, went through it, like a coded one. through that. down into the park which is about a mile. there is a baseball diamond in there. he tried fog around the diamond. >> he says ez almost made it out until hating another gate he was trying to get out back on the road. crashed into another investigate. got stuck on the side in the mud. and yes that. is where they took him out. >> police say that a sheriff deputy shot the kidnapping suspect after he got out of the car. >> yeah he didn't know about this. >> people living in the area were turned away during the gigs into the shooting. why this suspect drove up this road stumped residents. >> i'm surprised this pers

and san rafael police expect so stay here for the duration. >>> bay area high-tech companies are working to help the homeless in san francisco. project homeless connect brought together all under one roof, medical, social and housing services to aid the city's estimated 6400 homeless people today. the organization is now partnering with the san francisco citizens initiative for technology. that's a group of 500 tech companies representing 25,000 employees. >> the hope is we can generate thousands of dollars of resources that will go into direct services to help people on the streets. >> they hope tech companies will help streamline the process for the homeless to get services. there is currently a backlog for section 8 and public housing lists. >>> two california oil refineries are going off the market. valero has been searching for a buyer for the refineries. the company's ceo says there is little interest due to california's stringent regulations on emissions. the company says it will upgrade the facility. >>> bart is battling pigeons with a lot of money and little success. the agency

a woman texted a friend who relayed information to the san rafael police department. they in turn provided the information to sonoma county dispatch. the woman texted she had been sexually assaulted and being held hostage in a car. she was able to provide a vehicle description and the direction the car was headed. within minutes the deputies spotted the car in west santa rosa in and a high speed chase began lasting for a half hour. deputies actually tried to laying spike strips but the suspect was able to evade them. the man allegedly drove through a gate off odd fellows park road in river side drive damaging several cabin properties along the way. he ended up in a ditch and that is when deputies shot and killed him. meanwhile we understand the female victim is physically okay. santa rosa police are handling the investigation. working in conjunction with the sheriffs department. live from guerneville i'm tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time is 6:03. we have developing news from lafayette. just hours ago a police chase ended in a crash that knocked down a power

just before 11:00 last night, sonoma county sheriffs got reports from san rafael police about an attempted kidnapping. turns out the victim was texting her friend giving a detailed description of the car and where they were headed. deputies were able to track down the car on guerneville road in santa rosa and try to stop the driver. the suspect drove away in a ten- mile-high speed chase starting with the victim in the car. deputies tried to stop the car twice with spike strips. it ended here after the suspect hit an embankment. deputies were able to help the victim escape. and as they tried to arrest the suspect, he was shot and killed by a deputy in front of a bed and breakfast. he said he slept through the incident and was shocked by the news. >> startlingly different from what we're used to. we have a lot of petty crime here mostly related to drugs. but nothing like this. >> reporter: this officer- involved shooting comes on the heels of a triple homicide that happened nearby in forestville this month. >> we try to bring pressure towards the sheriff's department and the highway patrol t

incident started around 10:45 when san rafael police got a call from the women's friend saying the woman was texting her, describing the car in which way they were going. all this in real time to the dispatch. a deputy spotted it and tried to stop the car. they used spike strips twice but the suspect kept going swerves around pthem. a winding country road that's out of the way, one inn keeper said it didn't surprise him a suspect headed out that way. >> we live in a violent society. you they it's not getting any better. >> reporter: coming out of the triple homicide that you're hearing? >> yeah, yeah, things get worse and worse. of course, we live in a -- in unincorporated area. >> reporter: he referred to a recent triple shooting in the area tied to an alleged marijuana deal. after the driver crashed, deputies were able to rescue that woman and she was uninjured. in the arrest, a deputy shot the suspect, he was killed. investigators haven't released his name or spoken to us about it yet this morning. they say through a press release they're interviewing witnesses and have not said wheth

. >> san rafael police officers were stationed outside the meeting to keep the peace. any incidents. >> an annual tradition in san francisco's mission digit might not happen this year. you are looking at video from last year's carnival celebration. the organization that usually puts on the parade ran out of money. a new group just duckpin but has a lot of work to do. it needs to raise $170,000 and get 500 volunteers in order to keep the conable going for the 35th year. >> if they do not get the help that is needed, organizers could cut some of the celebrations. the conable is scheduled for may 25th and may 26th this year. the city is investigating why the original group in charge ran out of money. >> we will be right back. if you like shrimp, then you're going to love sizzler's shrimp combos starting at just $9.99! four kinds of shrimp, seasoned just right and served in three new combinations. at sizzler!

and san rafael police expect so stay here for the duration. >>> bay area high-tech companies are working to help the homeless in san francisco. project homeless connect brought together all under one roof, medical, social and housing services to aid the city's estimated 6400 homeless people today. the organization is now partnering with the san francisco citizens initiative for technology. that's a group of 500 tech companies representing 25,000 employees. >> the hope is we can generate thousands of dollars of resources that will go into direct services to help people on the streets. >> they hope tech companies will help streamline the process for the homeless to get services. there is currently a backlog for section 8 and public housing lists. >>> two california oil refineries are going off the market. valero has been searching for a buyer for the refineries. the company's ceo says there is little interest due to california's stringent regulations on emissions. the company says it will upgrade the facility. >>> bart is battling pigeons with a lot of money and little success. the agency

that friend related the information to san rafael police who provided it to sonoma county dispatch. the woman was able to provide a description of the suspect's car and the direction they were following. the deputies spotted the car on west santa rosa on guerneville road and a high-speed chase began that lasted for a half- hour. cutes laid spike strips and he was able to get around them. and he drove through a gate of oddfellows, damaging several cabin properties along the ray. he ran into a ditch. that's where deputies shot and killed him. the sheriffs did help the female victim escape unhurt. deputies said it would be hours before any new updates will be available. we'll keep you posted and pass along any information that we get from you. live from santa rosa, i'm tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we have developing news from la fayette. downed power lines have shut down part of happy valley road since about 3:00 this morning. it all happened after a chase that ended in a crash. ktvu's claudine wong is back now to tell us how long repairs could take. claudine? >> reporter: w

it started when san rafael police got a call from a woman who said her friend was texting her saying she had been kidnapped. the text described the car and approximate location. a sheriff's deputy spotted the car in santa rosa. the deputy chased the car where the suspect crashed into an embankment. the officers freed the woman but investigators say when they tried to arrest the suspect, a deputy shot and killed him. an investigation is now under way. >>> also in sonoma county, two more suspects in the triple murder case in forestville. a father and son are being held in new mexico and colorado waiting to be extradited to sonoma county. police say the pair is connected to a third suspect who is already in custody. authorities believe the men traveled to sonoma county, then met at a house where they shot three other men. authorities believe the victims came last month for a large marijuana purchase. at this time investigators think they have all the suspects involved in the shooting but other suspects could still turn up. >> mixing pensions with pleasure. the contra costa county pensio

it all unfolded just before 11:00 on thursday night when a woman called san rafael police to say her friend was texting her saying she had been kidnapped. the friend was able to text her a description of the car she was in and the direction her alleged kidnapper was heading. the sonoma county sheriff's deputy spotted the car in santa rosa and that's when a chase started. when the car reached highway 116 near guerneville, it crashed on an embankment. an inn keeper near highway 116 said the violence doesn't surprise him. >> we live in a violent society it's not getting any better. >> deputies were able to help the woman out of the car and fortunately for her she was not seriously hurt. >>> new this morning, one man is dead and a juvenile is in critical condition this morning after shooting in east palo alto, it happened in the backyard of a home near university avenue around 6:00 last night. when officers arrived they found a 22-year-old man dead shot from a -- dead from a gunshot wound to his chest. they also found another victim in the backyard who they only describe as a juvenile ma

deputies say the san rafael police department got reports of a kidnapping after the victim texted a friendthe driver did not stop when officers tried to pull the car over. so then a high-speed chase started with the victim still inside the car. the driver headed westbound in guerneville. officers tried to stop them with spike strips but failed. the driver lost control of the car and crash into an embankment. deputies were able to help the victim escape. and as they tried to arrest the suspect, shots were fired and the suspect was killed. and we understand this morning that the santa rosa police department as well as the district attorney's office will be continuing the investigation and we hope to have updates for you throughout the morning. reporting live in santa rosa, cate caugiran, kpix 5. >> cate, a quick question. was anyone else hurt? >> reporter: well, deputies say that no other officers or deputies were injured and the victim was safe at the end of the incident. >> thank you, cate. >>> let's get another check on traffic and weather. big changes for the weekend. >> watch out for th

san rafael police will start d.u.i. i check points to 90 6:00 p.m. through sunday 2:00 a.m.. cisco police will be checking at 7:00 p.m. tonight through sunday at 3:00 a.m.. santa rosa will begin one at 8:00 p.m. sunday at 3:00 a.m.. the chp said that it made more than 300 arrest a wide for d.u.i. i said last year. >> coming up on kron 4 news weekend. more repairs are going to be made at the chevron refinery in richmond. the scene of last year's fire and explosion that sickened hundred residents. that sickened hundred residents. mom, i invited justin over for lunch. good. no, not good. he's a vegetarian and he's going to be here in 20 minutes! [ mom ] don't stress. we can figure this out. ♪ [ male announcer ] get the speed to make a great first impression. call today to get u-verse high speed internet for as little as $14.95 a month for 12 months with a one-year price guarantee. this is delicious. ♪ [ male announcer ] save the day in an instant. at&t. ♪ >> and emotional visual was held friday for victims of a deadly car crash. friends and family gathered to remember a mother an

. >> san rafael police officers were stationed outside of the meeting to make sure everything stayede and calm. the meeting ended without incident. >> at 4:52 will take a break. highway 92 moving well no problems here is keeping an eye on your ride. we will give up that momentarily. back with more we will give up that momentarily. back with more headlines in a minute. thyou eat less...ing weiyou lose weight.et. it's a great plan... until you get hungry. that's the time to take slimful. one tasty 90-calorie slimful and a glass of water satisfies hunger for hours making it easier to eat smaller meals, and resist snacking. your friends might think you found the secret to losing weight. but it's no secret... it's slimful. eating less is a beautiful thing. >> good morning thank you for waking up for staying up with kron 4 morning news the time man's 4:55. taking a live look at downtown san jose we are waiting up to mainly clear skies. we have some clouds cover their some areas of fog. temperatures and the '40's and '50's. later today we are talking clear skies, sunshine. it will be warmer

it shows san rafael police cars as well as san marin -- from marin county sheriff vehicles rolling inore the profession started. they are all here to honor sergeant baker and detective butler who are being remembered today. baker was with the police department for 28 years, he leaves a wife, two daughters and a son who works in the department. butler was a veteran of sports for ten years, she leaves her long term boyfriend and their two young son, both were shot by a suspect last tuesday. there has been such a show of support for the department. the pavilion can hold up to 20,000 people. police officers are doing last minute preparations for the service. police and chp -- other agencies are coordinating the service here. back out here live we are looking at a picture of police directing traffic. that's because here on autumn street this is where the motorcade will becoming down. traffic will betode up. they blocked off autumn street. lots of police cars and fire agencies, getting ready for the memorial service. reporting live from san jose, ktvu channel 2news. >> thank you. we want to

this happened near grand built starting closed 11 last night when san rafael police received a call aboutrn bill road and santa rosa and a chase ensued. deputies put out strip spikes stopping the car. there is a struggle with the suspect who shot and killed by officers. the kidnapping victim was on not harmed. >> and are rent of our slams into a barbel knocking out power and causing a row). it happened around 245 this morning on the 4100 block of swords lane where it crosses with happy valley road. it could takers of the 10 hours to completely replace the power pole. will tran has been covering this >> this will continue until about 4 5:00 tonight. they just brought in a power pole about 30 minutes ago but they're still waiting for the old power poles to be removed. it is too closedangerous for crews to get in there right now. they also had to remove the suspects pickup truck. there are no skid marks on the ground as he took his car. he slammed right into the powerful lead to 40 5:00 a.m. and wiped out power to about 1800 people. the people are still without power until about 7:00 tonight

san rafael, san mateo, fremont police are all of those participating in the event today in the bay areahe country and around the world, you can check in exactly on what's happening. an example of improving communication, one of the most retweeted messages this morning in this event is one from a police department in calgary in canada, advising parents to tell kids it's a good thing when police are in their neighborhood. they're here to protect us. don't be afraid of them. go to them when you need help. reporting live in the newsroom, pam cook, channel 2 news. >> it's fascinating how twitter is changing everything. >>> the u.s. government is expanding a cyber security program. the program scans internet traffic headed in and out of defense contractors, but now the program is being expanded to include more private civilian run intersurprises. that means private sector employees at banks and transportation companies will have their e-mails and internet surfing scanned as a precaution against cyber attacks. it follows a report earlier this month indicating cyber attacks are now more of a th

just before 11:00 last night, san rafael police received a call about a kidnapping.ctim was able to text her location and description of the car to a friend who relayed it to police. sonoma county sheriff's deputies spotted the car and then that's when the chase started. the suspect finally lost control of the car colliding with an embankment. the victim escaped unharmed. deputies shot and killed the suspect during an attempt to arrest him. the sonoma county sheriff's office will pass the case to santa rosa police now for this investigation. >>> and new video this morning of california based spacex launching the third supply capsule to the international space station. this just happened minutes ago. the unmanned rocket lifted off about 7:10 from florida's cape canaveral carrying more than one ton of supplies and experiments on board. >> it's foggy outside nbc bay area studios and other spots in the bay area, christina. >> good morning to you, marla. we're still slated to hit the warmest day of the year so far. 46 degrees to start in san jose. it's mild out there. dow

police say they have in suspects. the investigation continues. live from san rafael for abc7 news. >> the district attorney and detectives are investigating san jose's third police shooting of this month. an officer fired on a suspect yesterday afternoon after police say a woman in a stolen car tried to run an officer down. they say the woman reversed the car and hit the officer as he approached the vehicle. the officer then shot her at least once. a man sitting in the passenger seat was injured but it is not clear if he was shot. both went to the hospital but police say they will recover. the for was not seriously injured. abc7 news reporter katie marzullo will have the latest in the next half hour. >> four children, one only 13, led police on a chase down highway 101 yesterday. the three teenage boys and a girl all from san jose are now accused stealing a car and running from police. sky 7 was over seen just as the chase ended in redwood city, the 14-year-old boy behind the wheel started running from police by foster city after they spotted the stolen car. >> peopl

. >> reporter: santa rosa police say 37 year old richard shreckengaust kidnapped a female acquantance in san rafaeld 10:30 on thursday night. this photo is from shreckengaust's facebook page. police say the victim was in his car smoking marijuana but, when she asked to get out police say he refused to let her outbut, she was able to text a friend that she was in trouble. >> the female was texting this person that she was in a vehicle heading to sonoma county against her will and was concerned for her safety. >> reporter: sheriff's deputies spotted the vehicle in santa rosa and the chase was on. police say sheckengaust tried to get away from police and was able to avoid spike strips that were set out to stop the car. eventually, the suspect crashed the car at oddfellows park road. at that point the deputies were able to assist the victim to safety. during the process of trying to take the suspect into custody, the suspect was fatally shot. >> reporter: police say sheckengaust did not comply with officer's commands and made a movement that led the officers to think he was reaching for a gun. police s

a captain in the santa rosa police department says a man in san rafael received an alarming text around 10:30 last night. >> the woman who was texting him was reporting to him that she was concerned for her safety and being driven to sonoma county against her will. >> reporter: she also provided a description of the car. the friend called 911 and santa rosa sheriff's deputies spotted the vehicle on guerneville road. the driver led them on a 10- mile-high speed chase. >> the deputies tried on two occasions to use spike strips to disabled the vehicle and end the pursuit. that did not work. the suspect turned around the spikes both times. >> reporter: it finally ended here on odd fellows park road. the driver lost control and crashed into an em bankment. the victim was not hurt but during the arrest, the suspect was shot. the santa rosa police department is handling the investigation. officers are not saying if the suspect was armed or what led up to the use of deadly force. the dramatic events shocking those in this usually quiet area. >> guerneville is pretty quiet but by live in a viole

san rafael, jeanne ellie, bay area news. >> with quite a story to tell. thank you, jeanne. >>> a man from canada is behind bars for a second time. policen san diego arrested 26-year-old adam on a charge of having child born on his cell phone. he had allegedly arranged to meet the teen girl. in reality, the meeting was arranged by cops, who were waiting for him when he arrived at the airport. >> i know there's a charge of an attempted statutory rain, which is involving sex with a minor under the age of 18 to travel for the purpose of committing some type of sexual offense on a minor is also a crime. >> he's expected to return to san mateo to face charges of statutory rain. >>> a thorough investigation into the latest bay bridge engineering problem. a massive bolt that snapped when tightened. the bolts seen here from under the span of the bridge. a part that was supposed to help it survive a large earthquake. >> this is an important matter, there's no doubt. the eastern span of the bay bridge was built to achieve seismic safety. this element is part of that safety element. >> close to 300 bolts are being used to tie the road decks to a s

. >> the woman who was kidnapped was able to help police find her using her cell phone, her ordeal started in san rafaelnight around 10:45 and ended 45 minute laters when she was safely released in guerneville which is in the russian river valley of sonoma county in the wine country. officers say she was texting a friend from inside the car and the trend was on the phone with dispatch and was giving descriptions of the car. officers on patrol saw the car and they tried to stop it but say the driver, the man who kidnapped the woman took off. they used spike strips twice but he went around them. he finally crashed. deputies helped her escape. a deputy trying to arrest him shot and killed him. they have not explained why. investigators say the woman is okay. she is being interviewed right new by officers. they have not told us if she knew him or how he kidnapped her or who she is and they say they are trying to sort out all of those details right now. reporting live in santa rosa for abc7 news. >> thank you, amy hollyfield. developing news from santa cruz, where police officers are returning to work today

san rafael. she manageed to text a friend who then called police describing the vehicle and her location.riff's deputy spotted the car in santa rosa and started chasing accused kidnapper made it to gateed community in guerneville before he crashed. >> in the ditch. trying to get out back on the road crashed another gate. he got stuck in the on the side of the mud and that's where they took him out. >> deputy pull the woman to safety. she was not hurt during the kidnapping. now the suspect was shot as deputy tried to the arrest him. he was killed. >> firefighters in southern california have kept a wildfire from spreading. fire destroyed a back yard trailer and damaged one home after break out in riverside county yesterday. burned a little more than 300 acres so far. people voluntarily left the homes when the fire reached the peak. 2000 people lost power too because of downed lines. crew plan to keep an eye on hot spots because hot dry santa ana winds could cause the area to reignite. >> 5 homes remain joel tagged and street where water main broke on wednesday will remain closed until at le

captain schwartz of the santa rosa police department says a man from san rafael received an alarmingaround 10:30 last night. >> the woman texting him was concerned for her safety and being driven to sonoma county against her women. >> reporter: she also provided a description of the car. the friend called 911 and santa rosa sheriff's deputies spotted the vehicle on guerneville road. the driver led them on a 10- mile-high speed chase. >> the deputies tried i think on two occasions to use spike strips to disable the vehicle's tires and end the pursuit. that did not work. the suspect was able to evade and turn around the spikes both times. >> reporter: it finally ended here on oddfellows park road. the driver crashed into an embankment. officers are not saying if the suspect was armed or what exactly led up to the use of deadly force. the dramatic events shocking those who live and work in the usually quiet area. >> guerneville is quiet but we live in a violent world. >> i think that everyone takes a pause and something like this happens anywhere and it's always scary and you hope that

police. tonight's rally is at 6:30 at mission and 16th street. >> a san rafael girl runs to school this morningering from being shot with an arrow on a school field trip. the 8-year-old talked with abc7 news after returning home from the hospital. anyway dean showed her bandage where doctors removed a 20" arrow from her leg. she was on a class trip playing on the whale copy outside when she was shot from an arrow from a crossbow. >> you don't know where it came from...so it was really training to have an arrow in my leg. >> how bad did it hurt? >> it hurt really bad. >> no doubt. police say that they are still trying to find out where the arrow came from. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield will have more on the ordeal in any way dean's -- in nadine's own words. >> a canadian man is in trouble for a second time for have, online relations with a teenage. the man was

san rafael on a field trip. they kept the arrow in her thigh until surgeons were able to remove it here at oakland children's. police trying to figure out the trajectory, in hopes that it will lead them to the shooter. there are no archery ranges nearby, it should be noted. a neighbor remembers seeing a wounded dear a few months back in that area with an arrow stuck in it, raising concerns in her mind that this might have been intentional. bob redell, "today in the bay." >>> quick check of today's other top stories. two teenage girls are set to appear in court in steubenville, ohio, accused of threatening the victim in a rape case, gaining national attention. authorities say after two high school football players were convicted of raping the 16-year-old victim earlier this month, the girls went online and threatened to kill her. one person is dead and at least 20 others hurt in taiwan after a 6.0 earthquake shook the country. cameras caught buildings swaying in the capital city of taipei. damage was minor. >>> u.s. supreme court hears its second case on marriage equality today. defense of marriage act being challeng

police really want to hear from you. she plans to go back to her third grade class in san rafael. she is a very smart and a very brave little girl. live in the berkeley hills, cornell bernard, abc news. >> she is. thanks, cornell. >>> one day after the same sex ban on marriage, carolyn tyler was there. >> what was going through your mind as you sat in the courtroom today? >> i felt very serious. >> 83-year-old edie windsor is the face behind the lawsuit, the challenge to the defensive marriage act. doma denies benefits from legally married couples. >> are you saying, there are two kinds of marriages, the full marriage and then the skim milk marriage. >> the court is expected to meet to take a first vote. if they don't decide to rehear the case, they will begin crafting a decision, but we are not likely to hear the decision until late june. we have posted the audio from today's hearing at abc7news.com. you will find it under see it on tv. >>> and there are major safety concerns about the bay bridge construction project. defects were discovered and large bolts and rods designed to h

police really want to hear from you. she plans to go back to her third grade class in san rafael. she is a very smart and a very brave little girl. live in the berkeley hills, cornell bernard, abc news. >> she is. thanks, cornell. >>> one day after the same sex ban on marriage, carolyn tyler >> what was going through your mind as you sat in courtroo the courtroom today? >> i felt very serious. >> 83-year-old edie windsor is the face behind the lawsuit, the challenge to the defensive marriage act. doma denies benefits from legally married couples. >> are you saying, there are two kinds of marriages, the full marriage and then the skim milk marriage. >> the court is expected to meet to take a first vote. if they don't decide to rehear the case, they will begin crafting a decision, but we are not likely to hear the decision until late june. we have posted the audio from today's hearing at abc7news.com. you will find it under see it on tv. >>> and there are major safety concerns about the bay bridge construction project. defects were discovered and large bolts and rods designed to hol

police say he is in his late 20s, 5'8" with a black goatee. >> also tonight, an 8-year-old girl from san rafael is recovering from an arrow wound. juliette goodrich on the class field trip that went haywire. >> this isone of the arrows found in the hillside below the lawrence hall of science. the other arrow was lodged in a little girl's leg. she was struck while sitting on the whale structure in front of the lawrence hall of science. she was on a field trip with his third grade class. michael was one of the parent chaperons from the school. >> i guess she was somewhere out there and she fell down. >> 8-year-old girl was taken to children's hospital in oakland. the arrow still in her mid thigh. uc berkeley police scoured the area near the hall of science searching for more arrows and the archer. >> checking certain areas as well as the hillside, some of the homes above, trying to determine the projectly of the arrow. >> police searched neighborhoods directly above the hall of science. some homes with a direct shot of the whale from their deck. visitors today were quite shocked by the police act

police really want to hear from you. she plans to go back to her third grade class in san rafael. she is a very smart and a very brave little girl. live in the berkeley hills, cornell bernard, abc news. >> she is. thanks, cornell. >>> one day after the same sex ban on marriage, carolyn tyler was there. >> what was going through your mind as you sat in the courtroom today? >> i felt very serious. >> 83-year-old edie windsor is the face behind the lawsuit, the challenge to the defensive marriage act. doma denies benefits from legally married couples. >> are you saying, there are two kinds of marriages, the full marriage and then the skim milk marriage. >> the court is expected to meet to take a first vote. if they don't decide to rehear the case, they will begin crafting a decision, but we are not likely to hear the decision until late june. we have posted the audio from today's hearing at abc7news.com. you will find it under see it on tv. >>> and there are major safety concerns about the bay bridge construction project. defects were discovered and large bolts and rods designed to h

. >> reporter: police say it all started last night, when a woman sent text messages to a friend in san rafael that she was being kidnapped. >> providing description of the car, some location information, as she was able and that she was dpoarnd her safety. >> reporter: deputies spotted the suspect car on guerneville road in santa rosa and he led them on a chase into western sonoma county, avoiding spike strips before crashing into a residential neighborhood. >> i'm surprised the person drove in here, knowing that there's signs out, saying road's closed, it's a dead end. >> reporter: police say the woman escaped unhurt, but a deputy shot and killed the suspect while trying to arrest him. investigators have not said if he was armed. and again, with this new information we've received minutes ago, police also told us they did not find any weapons in the suspect car, but say the investigation is still ongoing. live in santa rosa, eric rasmussen, ktvu channel 2news. >>> we just learned less than an hour ago that organizers have changed the location of the memorial service planned next week for the

san rafael at 10:45 when a man kidnapped a man. she texted a description of the car to a friend from her cell and the friend called police. officers saw the car and tried to pull him over but he kept going and drove around two spike strips police put in the path. he finally crashed in guerneville and deputies helped the woman escape. a deputy trying to arrest the man shot and killed the man. police have not said why. >> it is normally peaceful back there. one of the last things you expect up here but welcome to today. >> we asked the police if this woman knew this man and we have asked who he is, why they shot him, and they say those are answers they are still trying to put together themselves. hopefully more information will be forthcoming later today. >> thank you. a 6 a-year-old new mexico man and his 38-year-old son from colorado are extradited for a triple murder after killing three people in the rural community when a marijuana deal went bad. they were trapped with another suspect in custody traveling through several states in february. police arrested the 46-year-old last month during a traffic stop in mobile, alab

san rafael at 10:45 when a man kidnapped a man. she texted a description of the car to a friend from her cell and the friend called police. officers saw the car and tried to pull him over but he kept going and drove around two spike strips police put in the path. he finally crashed in guerneville and deputies helped the woman escape. a deputy trying to arrest the man shot and killed the man. police have not said why. >> it is normally peaceful back there. one of the last things you expect up here but welcome to today. >> we asked the police if this woman knew this man and we have asked who he is, why they shot him, and they say those are answers they are still trying to put together themselves. hopefully more information will be forthcoming later today. >> thank you. a 6 a-year-old new mexico man and his 38-year-old son from colorado are extradited for a triple murder after killing three people in the rural community when a marijuana deal went bad. they were trapped with another suspect in custody traveling through several states in february. police arrested the 46-year-old last month during a traffic stop in mobile, alab

university of california police believe this picture today of the 20-inch crossbow arrow that struck the san rafael girl yesterday, hit her right in the thigh. she was on a life-sized model of a whale at the hall of science when she was hit by the arrow. she was taken to children's hospital where surgeons removed it. she is expected to fully recover. they are still trying to figure out where the arrow came from and whether the girl was hit on purpose or accident. >>> she lost thousands of dollars in a super bowl ticket scam but a hayward woman is one step closer to winning justice tonight. the man accused of taking her mr money and mocking her is behind bars. he will be charged with theft. police say he ran an ad on craigslist offering to sell four super bowl tickets. sharon osgood, a 49ers fan, responded. talked to him on the phone, e-mailed him for four days. she wired him $5,900. instead of tickets she only received a taunting note saying go ravens. >> he has like 14 or 15 different addresses and that's how they tracked him down in las vegas. he had things going on everywhere. does it make me fe

police say richard shrecken- gaust kidnapped a woman in san rafael on thursday night. photo from his facebook page. the victim says she was in his car smoking marijuana, and he refused to let her out when she wanted to leave so, the victim texted a friend that she was in trouble. deputies spotted the car in santa rosa, and they chased it until it crashed in guerneville >> at that point the the victim to safety. during take the suspect into custody, the suspect was fatally shot. police say shrecken-gaust was shot when officers thought he was reaching for a gun. however, no gun was found in his vehicle the motive for theshrrecken- gaust was not romantic with the victim. but the victim says he was smoking meth during the police chase. >> a former contra costa fire captain faces felony charges including embezzlement and receiving stolen property. the istrict attorney filed charges against jon wilmot this week. and now, wilmot's neighbors over the charges but what they say is blight on several properties wilmot owns in the east bay. we'll have more on this story coming up i

t appear police are any closer to catching the suspect in this case. reporting in san rafael, j.r.court debate over same-sex marriage and the rights of same-sex couples. today, the high court heard arguments on the legality of the defense of marriage act. doma, as it's known - is the federal law defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman that means same sex partners could not share insurance benefits for government employees or collect social security survivors' payments. kron4's dan kerman has more from today's supreme court doma hearing. dan? the defense of marriage act defines marriage as a union between a man and a women and that's why more than 11 hundred federal laws tied to marital status do not apply to legally married same sex couples. the court released audio recording of this morning's oral arguments. defenders of doma said the federal government is within its power to use a uniform definition of marriage regardless the consequences. >> we want to treat the same sex couples a statewide. >> we are saying that new york's state same-sex couples are different tha

watch for fire crews and the police to be on the scene or the chp to be on the scene and slow traffic coming out of san rafaelbridge toll plaza hasn't been that bad. it's improved. it was backed up for a five to seven minute delay. now we have seen a lot of improvement. very minimal delay. let's go to rosemary. >>> we have an enjoyable forecast for you. giving you a look there. isn't that a gorgeous shot from san francisco looking toward the east and southeast. here comes the sun. the break of dawn right about 7:00 this morning. the official sunrise right about 7:20. storm tracker two shows you a mix of clouds out there. high clouds moved out of the area last night but they are already back. a mix of high clouds, low clouds a little bit of patchy fog out there. seeping into the bay area. hugging the coastline. it's not as wide spread. we ha no advisories to worry about. i think along the morning drive it should be better for you today if you did see it yesterday. taking you way out. i'm taking you 1800 miles out. north of hawaii. we have a storm out in the pacific and it has its eye on the bay area. take a lo

watch for fire crews and the police to be on the scene or the chp to be on the scene and slow traffic coming out of san rafael. bay bridge toll plaza hasn't been that bad. it's improved. it was backed up for a five to seven minute delay. now we have seen a lot of improvement. very minimal delay. let's go to rosemary. >>> we have an enjoyable forecast for you. giving you a look there. isn't that a gorgeous shot from san francisco looking toward the east and southeast. here comes the sun. the break of dawn right about 7:00 this morning. the official sunrise right about 7:20. storm tracker two shows you a mix of clouds out there. high clouds moved out of the area last night but they are already back. a mix of high clouds, low clouds a little bit of patchy fog out there. seeping into the bay area. hugging the coastline. it's not as wide spread. we have no advisories to worry about. i think along the morning drive it should be better for you today if you did see it yesterday. taking you way out. i'm taking you 1800 miles out. north of hawaii. we have a storm out in the pacific and it has its eye on the bay area. t

police. >> reporter: bob reeves owns the house nearby, but didn't know what happened until this morning. last night, investigators say a woman sent a text message to a friend in san rafael that she had been kidnapped. >> that she was concerned for her safety and being driven to sonoma county against her will. >> reporter: more text messages helped deputies spot the suspect's car on geronville road in santa rosa, setting off a high speed chase through winding roads. it ended down odd fellow's park road in a park development. >> he eventually lost control of his car and crashed into an embankment, at which point the deputies were able to assist the female victim from the car. >> reporter: the woman was not hurt, but the sheriff's office says one of its deputies shot and killed the suspect while trying to arrest him. investigators have not identified him or said if he was armed. people here are crediting the victim for keeping her calm and finding a way to call for help. >> communication is a wonderful thing, isn't it? saved this woman's life perhaps. >> that was eric rasmussen reporting. >>> a 23-year-old hayward man is facing charges for breaking into a house and leading

police are still on the way. and to marin county, a little bit slow traffic between novato and san rafael which is typical.highway 4 westbound, we have slow traffic in antioch and bay point and on 680 between concord and walnut creek. let's go to steve. >>> we have mostly clear skies. a few patchy clouds. not much in the way of any breeze. but that will pick up later. maybe a south wind will pick up later. it has some rain in it. but not until tuesday afternoon. san francisco which was 63 yesterday. we'll go 62 for a high. starting off mostly sunny. we'll see mostly cloudy skies by this afternoon and then cloudy by this evening. temperatures with more of a westerly breeze. 40s on the temperatures. one upper 30. that's santa rosa. antioch, 44, livermore, san jose, redwood city, san rafael. san rafael seems to be stuck at 44. there's your break in the clouds right now. but they will continue to roll in later this afternoon leading to rain by tuesday afternoon. highs today, 60s into -- some low 70s. tomorrow that system comes in. it looks like that rain will carry us into wednesday. and 60s and 70s. no system

police are still on the way. and to marin county, a little bit slow traffic between novato and san rafael which is typical.way 4 westbound, we have slow traffic in antioch and bay point and on 680 between concord and walnut creek. let's go to steve. >>> we have mostly clear skies. a few patchy clouds. not much in the way of any breeze. but that will pick up later. maybe a south wind will pick up later. it has some rain in it. but not until tuesday afternoon. san francisco which was 63 yesterday. we'll go 62 for a high. starting off mostly sunny. we'll see mostly cloudy skies by this afternoon and then cloudy by this evening. temperatures with more of a westerly breeze. 40s on the temperatures. one upper 30. that's santa rosa. antioch, 44, livermore, san jose, redwood city, san rafael. san rafael seems to be stuck at 44. there's your break in the clouds right now. but they will continue to roll in later this afternoon leading to rain by tuesday afternoon. highs today, 60s into -- some low 70s. tomorrow that system comes in. it looks like that rain will carry us into wednesday. and 60s and 70s. no system beh

police his travel plans and turns over his passport 24 hours after returning. >>> a judge in marin county will determine this morning whether a trial for a san rafael teen will different venue. the 18-year-old max wade is set to stand trial for shooting a teenage couple and stealing a lamborgini. the attorney is asking for the mill valley shooting charges to be separate from the san francisco theft charges and for a change of venue for the trial. >>> time now 8:49. in california is taking an unusual step to make sure it can issue bonds for the high speed rail project. it's filed a civil lawsuit challenging anyone that thinks bonds are illegal to fight their case in the courts now. if anyone comes forward and the judge rules in the state's favor, no more lawsuits over bonds can be filed ever. but this would not stop lawsuits trying to block the project for environmental reasons. >>> has your computer been a little slow lately? maybe dow what's called the biggest hack attack in history. the cyber attack targeted a european spam prevention service. that company publishes lists of e-mail spammers. internet service providers use those lists to block spam. hacker

police his travel plans and turns over his passport 24 hours after returning. >>> a judge in marin county will determine this morning whether a trial for a san rafael teen wille 18-year-old max wade is set to stand trial for shooting a teenage couple and stealing a lamborgini. the attorney is asking for the mill valley shooting charges to be separate from the san francisco theft charges and for a change of venue for the trial. >>> time now 8:49. in california is taking an unusual step to make sure it can issue bonds for the high speed rail project. it's filed a civil lawsuit challenging anyone that thinks bonds are illegal to fight their case in the courts now. if anyone comes forward and the judge rules in the state's favor, no more lawsuits over bonds can be filed ever. but this would not stop lawsuits trying to block the project for environmental reasons. >>> has your computer been a little slow lately? maybe dow what's called the biggest hack attack in history. the cyber attack targeted a european spam prevention service. that company publishes lists of e-mail spammers. internet service providers use those lists to block spam. hacker tried to overloud sp

san rafael was able to text a friend for help. officers caught up with the suspect in guerneville where he crashed that car. the victim was unhurt. the suspect was shot after the arrest. >>> santa cruz policehat suspect was then killed by other officers. >>> and uptown oakland's first friday event for today will go on as scheduled despite some safety concerns. one person was shot and killed, and three others were injured at last month's celebration. organizers say they have put additional safety measures in place for tonight. >> got your traffic and weather on a friday coming up right after the break. you score little victories every day. now you can do it with dinner. introducing land o'lakes® sauté express®. the all-in-one sauté starter with butter, olive oil, herbs and spices... so dinner really sizzles. it's one step, no prep. and so good, they'll ask for more. and that little victory is a pretty big deal. land o'lakes® sauté express®. find it in the dairy aisle. >>> we struggling to see traffic because of all the dense fog out there. there's a lot of traffic northbound 880 because there's an accident reported approaching 23rd. that's a live look near the coliseum. elsewhere, this is t

san rafael. and deputies saw the suspect's car in santa rosa and that set off a high speed chase that ended in gernville. policeslamming through the gates of a private community. >> it is pretty close family unit. i'm surprised this person drove in here. knowing that there is signs out saying the road is closed and it is a dead end. >> now, a woman ran from the vehicle and was not hurt but investigators say selectengas was shot and killed in his car by a deputy who feared he was reaching for a gun. no weapons were found in the car. deputies say the victim knew selectengas but he began aking strangely and mentioned he had explosives. >>> a father and son have been arrested in connection with a triple homicide in forestville last month. officials say 65-year-old francis dwyer, pictured on the left of the scene, was arrested at his home in new mexico. his son, 38-year-old oden lennon dwyer on the right of your screen was arrested in colorado. officials had called the killings a marijuana deal gone wrong. a third suspect is already in custody. >>> a man accused of killing three people on the las vegas strip last we

third-grader from san rafael says she was playing on a life-size whale structure when she felt that shock. nadine is saying taylor swift's songs in the ambulance to stay calm helped her. policeommute. are we finding it, mike? >> no, not through fremont, for sure. this is 880. look at the slow traffic to the bottom of your screen. that's boubd. let's look at the map. the earlier crash at dakato cleared. slow out of sunol around the bend. much, much better than it was a half hour ago. south bay, still have that northbound crash, 101 at capital expressway. sounds like the last of the lanes has cleared. >> thank you for joining us. another local news update in half an hour. [ female announcer ] made just a little sweeter... because all these whole grains aren't healthy unless you actually eat them ♪ multigrain cheerios. also available in delicious peanut butter. healthy never tasted so sweet. ♪ the one and only, cheerios >>> it is 8:30 now on a thursday morning, 28th day of march 2013. zoob afraid. be very afraid. those are some of the ladies about to compete in a really hard-core basketball game out on our plaza. you are looking in blue at the tigerettes basketball team, winner