alan wong explains what it could mean for customers and employees. >> $35 right there. >> reporter: it got bob harvin one bag of groceries. now he's wondering if the $9.2 billion sale of safeway to the company that owns albertsons will lead to lower prices. robert edwards answered that question. >> after the two companies combine our customers will benefit from significant cost saving synergies and a stronger management team. >> reporter: safe way headquartered in pleasantton has 100 locations. it will become the largest retail grocery chain in the u.s. the director of retail management says combining two grocery giants will phase out more middlemen. >> i think efficiency will drive the prices down and i hope shoppers would benefit from the lower prices. >> whenever you have cost cutting or cost-saving measures, it never really seems to make it to the shelf. it's all about the employees. >> reporter: both stores will be owned by sirbrus, a new york based capital management firm and that concerns union management. >> they bought everything in 2006. they sold everything that wasn't naile

in oakland, alan wong, abc 7 news. >>> a man connected to a three-decade old cold case murder has killed himself. fairfield police say 48-year-old robert hathaway hanged himself last month. they believe in 1983 at age 17, he sexually assaulted 40-year-old priscilla stroll then beat her to death. hathaway was friends with her son. police found dna and fingerprints on her body but could not connect them at the tile. when they checked the database again in january, hathaway was match. he left a note saying, quote, i took the early way out. >>> in the silicon valley to promote california's growing partnership with israel. netanyahu's visit follow as meeting with president obama monday in washington. today he'll sign an agreement with governor jerry brown to promote trade, research and economic development. he's planning a visit to apple headquarters in cupertino and plans to meet whatsapp co-founder who sold his company to facebook last month for $19 billion. abc 7 news report letter have a report live at the top of the hour. >>> russia agreed to a nato request to hold a special meeting in b

in san jose, alan wong, abc 7 news. >>> in the senate, lawmakers decided to suspend senator lee. and abc 7 news has confirmed it was another disgrayed bay area politician who ratted on ye, and we are talking about ed jew. we have the details. >> leland lee left his home with his son and it is the first time since he was released from federal custody on late wednesday. he faces trafficking for political favors. one man not surprised is lawyer stew han lon. >> he was brought in by leland. >> han is talking about his client, disgraced supervisor ed jew just released from federal prison after serving time for extortion and bribery. he said ye has been guilty of the same financial crimes of which he was convicted. >> he taught him how to do things and he taught him how to raise money with a red envelope and putting pressure on people to give you money. >> han lon sat in on meetings with federal authorities after his client was arrested, meetings during which jew agreed to tell all about ye. in san francisco, yet another calls for his resignation, this time by nancy pelosi. >> but it i