. >> daniel martínez , toca violin . >> pepe martínez, toca martines, andres gonzález toca violin, arturoique de santiago, toca guitarrón . >> julio martínez toca el arpa, gilberto aguirre toca la viruela, miguel barón toca violin, fernando velazquez toca trompeta, y alberto alfaro que toca el violín . >> la tradición mexicana se puede transmitir con los gritos, los zapateados . >> sí , creo que podemos tener la gente más bullanguera que podemos tener en otro país, el mexicano disfruta la música al 100% de cualquier genero, pero más la música de mariachi, sentarse a escuchar la música es válido, se disfruta más . >> han tocado en todo el mundo . >> el escenario favorito es el palacio de bellas artes . >> todos los lugares se disfrutan , hay diferencias de conciertos, pero el mariachi vargas siempre se entrega . >> que se siente al ver que la gente diga , ellos tocaron, que lo hace sentir a usted siendo el director artístico . >> al mismo tiempo es algo bonito pero con mucha responsabilidad, saber que la agrupación acompañó a grandes artistas, tenemos la obligación de seguir con la tradici

martinez and his colleagues noticed something. places on the front bumper that the paint was missing and martinez started the painstaking process of trying to match the paint chips to the truck scratches. >> i wasn't sure where it would match up specifically. trying to put it back to match that area that it came from on the vehicle. unbelievable martinez discovered the paint chips did come from huffman's truck. they fit perfectly. >> a physical fit is the only sure thing in forensic science. there are no statistics that can duplicate that. that is the only thing in forensic that is a sure thing and better than dna. >> here is a paint chip that plugs in perfectly. that is hitting a home run in the bottom of the ninth with the bases loaded. >> investigators wondered, if huffman's vehicle hit garcia, why was there no damage to the headlight and turn signal. they found the answer to that question in his storage shed back in texas. >> i went to robert huffman's house. in the back shed we saw a 1995 maroon dodge truck that was missing t

group is filing a lawsuit to stop a plan to ship the crude oil and other volatile substances to a martinezinery. the group says the crude oil poses public health risks. kron-4's jeff bush has the details. >> jeff: pam, bakkan crude is nasty stuff and extreemly dangerous to transport and earth justice says the public has not been adequitly warned about the plan to ship the stuff here to the tessoro refinery. earth justice says the plan to move bakken crude oil and canadian tar sands crude to the tesso plant was not fully disclosed to the public when the state lands commission approved a 30 year lease for the marine port operated by the tessoro refinery. >> all of these things are really dirty and they pose really serious dangers to the public health. they are dirtier when you burn them. they are dangerous to transport and we think they are a bad idea in general. >> jeff: bakken crude has a bad reputation because of accidents like this one in canada.bakken crude was being transported on a train in that accidentbut earth justice says an accident like this on the water would be devistating. te

i'm jeff bush in martinez, kron four news. >> reporter :the winds really ramped up today.und 25 mi. per hour mt. diablo recording wins 50 to 60 m.p.h.. it is going to remain breezy tonight. and tonight same time there is a weather system coming through but it looks like all of the rain is going to just fizzle out. lots of sunshine tomorrow and other cool to mild day, winds as strong as 40 m.p.h. we're looking at some scattered clouds and the bay as weather system goes by, and earlier in the forecast maybe not sprinkles but, the clouds will be gone, sunshine to start out the day temperatures relatively mild, up around 70 in the warmest spots an east bay value-ballet-. here is the storm trackers temperatures into the upper '70's low 80s by the bay by thursday and friday close to 90 degrees inland >> catherine : coming up madison bumgarner rides a horse for the giants' home opener and klay thompson has a monster game for the warriors. the sports, next!!!! wow. sweet new subaru, huh mitch? yep. you're selling the mitchmobile!? man, we had a lot of good times in this baby. what

john bruno martinez pled not guilty last month. he rented a car for a man and woman who are suspected of robbing and killing 84-year-old olga deneli in her home in february. an attorney representing martinez says his client didn't know about the killing. >>> the tax deadline is now just days away. tonight a warning from the irs about people trying to take your money. >> he told me i owed $6,792. >> how one bay area woman got scammed and what you can do to protect yourself. >> also a new survey shows just how bumpy some bay area roads really are. which areas received the poorest mark. the answer to treating your dog's fleas and ticks is staring you right in the face. nexgard, from the makers of frontline® plus. it's the only soft beef-flavored chew that kills both fleas and ticks. vets recommend it. and dogs, well they're begging for it. nexgard is for dogs only. and hasn't been evaluated for use in pregnant, breeding or lactating dogs. reported side effects include vomiting, dry flaky skin diarrhea, lethargy and lack of appetite. u

amy hollyfield is on pine street in martinez. amy? >>> neighbors took care of each other this morning kristen. now everyone is assessing the damage. they are retrieving what they can. look behind me: they were able to keep it to one building but it has still done a lot of damage. four apartment units have damage. two of those are destroyed. the mission pines apartments went up in flames at 5:45 with video captured on a cell phone. the fire was huge by the time it was discovered and 9-1-1 was called. the residented relied on each other to evacuate. >> i heard neighbors banging on cars, saying "fire." i picked up the kids, took them out and gave them my kids to my neighbors. >> he wasn't finished. as four and five-year-old kids were taken away he stayed behind to help a woman who was still inside her smoke filled home. >> she was stuck. i asked other neighbors to come and kick the door open and that is how they got her out. she is fine. >> she was taken to the hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation. a police officer also inhaled to

. >> reporter: jose martinez bell will remain on that bell memorial forever. his colleagues say his cancer related death had everything to do with being a firefighter. they saluted jose martinez today with the same honor bestowed on those who died in line of duty. years of exposure to smoke and gases. >> as a firefighter something that we understand is the risk of the job. we try to take every precaution to make sure that we're safe. >> reporter: the last four names on the bell memorial wall outside station 1 are all firefighters who died of occupational cancer. >> firefighters nationwide have a high risk of cancer and we know a lot of it has to do directly with the occupation that we chose. >> reporter: jose martinez's 11-year-old son placed his dad on the wall of honor. >> to be honest it has been difficult. grief has many stages to go through. a blessing of having children in all of this really makes you to realize how special life is. >> reporter: melissa and hoejose's twins were only a month old when he died. >> i'm beyond words excited and grateful for t

juan carlos: el jardÍn de la casa martÍnez estÁ verde, por eso han reducido la cantidad de dÍas que rieganjardÍn, no han descartado la posibilidad. de sustituir las plantas por algunas artificiales. >> yo creo que en el futuro no va a quedar otra alternativa que hacer esto. juan carlos: pero si Éste fuera el caso podrÍa afectar la economÍa de alberto, y de quienes se dedican a la jardinerÍa. >> sÍ, mÁs que nada de mantenimiento, plantas, los clientes tal vez va a llamar y decir ya no vengas cada semana, ven una vez al mes. entonces nos va a afectar.

that i care deeply about these kids. >> reporter: in martinez, mark kelly, kpix 5. >> the martinez school board says by the end of the month it should settle the ac issue for both schools. >>> even as we're looking for rain a wildfire is forcing some evacuations tonight in the sierra foothills near fresno. it's burning near a campground in sequoia national park. it's only covered about a mile and is not threatening any buildings. but park visitors in the area are being asked to leave as a precaution. the park is busier than usual right now because of spring break and the holiday weekend. >>> speaking it, this hour increasing clouds will set the stage for showers arriving in time for easter. the system producing them is spinning in the gulf of alaska. it will send bands of showers our way by sunrise. futurecast gives us an idea of when the showers begin. we are going to freeze this. this is the forecast for 7 a.m. tomorrow morning. you can see most of the activity from san francisco north but the showers spread quickly south later in the morning. we'll have the complete forecast in just a

damian has the story where martinez' name will appear forever. >> reporter: that's right. there are 50 names on this wall of honor outside of fire station 1 in san jose. the last four names on this wall are firefighters who died of what the department calls occupational cancer. they run into burning and smoke-filled buildings to save lives and homes. but in the process, they end up breathing in all the fire and smoke they're trained to keep away from us. [ bagpipes ] >> reporter: jose martinez was one of those firefighters, he died in 2012 of cancer. today the department recognized the role his job played in his death. his family was presented with the same honors given to a firefighter who dies in the line of duty. >> i am just beyond words, excited, and grateful for them remembering him. >> reporter: his 11-year-old son put the name plate on the wall for fallen firefighters. >> as firefighters, we're not robots. >> reporter: friends say every time they run into a burning home, they know they may not make it out alive. but there's other hidden dangers, lurking in the smok

abc 7 news reporter laura anthony is live at the contra costa jail which is in martinez with the storylaura? >> reporter: hi, dan. this is where william schultz sits tonight. he did give an interview to the contra costa times and schultz admitted he killed this young boy, he said to see what it was like.xd in a chilling jailhouse interview accused killer william schultz told the bay area news group, quote i wanted to see what it was like to take a life before someone tried to take mine. 18-year-old schultz was arrested sunday hours after police say he fatally stabbed 9-year-old jordan almgren in the boy's discovery bay home. schultz told the newspaper, quote, i wish they hadn't. i think about what if that was my little brother? schultz had stayed overnight at the p,boy's ág saturday schulz was at his family's home in discovery bay when contra costa sheriffs were called. >> apparently his family wanted the deputies to check his mental health status. so the deputies spoke to him and based on that contact they determined that he did not meet the criteria for welfare and institution 5150.

. >>> breaking news at 6:12 out of martinez. firefighters are trying to put out a fire at an apartment building. we're told two people have already been rescued and a police officer is hurt. >> this is happening on pine street, that is near the center avenue off-ramp to highway 4. the first team of firefighters who arrived had to call for backup because the fire was so large. against a police officer has been injured, but we don't know how badly. we have a crew headed to the scene right not. bob redell is on his way >>> here's a look at today's other top stories. detect i was in santa rosa need your help to find a man accused of assaulting a woman on a trail. >> deputies are looking for a missing student from cupertino. he showed up for schooled on monday, but has not been seen yet. >>> jurors will hear emotional testimony in the penalty phase. prosecutors want the death penalty, the defense is arguing for life in prison >>> in the tech world now, changes this morning coming to twitter. >> scott mcgrew will -- on nasty tweets. >

we are on pine street in martinez and there were some injuries.ntion to me and he will tell you what happened. robert, on you mind telling us about the person who was rescued. >> we were notified on the scene the police department rescued an individual one of the apartment residents. why he if it was male or female. they were being transported. a police officer who was assisting in rescuing people and getting people out of the apartments also suffered smoke inhalation. he was not transported. we are keeping an cry on him and making sure that he conditions to be okay. >> two rescues, one police officer suffered smoke inthatlation and a lot of people were impacted. >> there are quite a few impacted. the fire started in a lower unit in the apartment building and spread to an upper unit but a lot of unions are in this building and it is a c shaped. quite a few have been affected. >> thank you for your time. this fire is out now and they will start to lack for a cause and try to help the people would have been displaced by this fire. it was just brough

martinez pleaded not contest.rs say he rented a car for a man and woman suspected of robbing and killing the 84 year old in her home in february. an attorney representing martinez says his client didn't know the about killing. >>> a student accused of y'all cell phone to secretly record a woman using the bathroom. mendez was arrested last week charged with invasion of privacy, a misdemeanor. a female student called police two weeks ago saying she was no co-ed dorm bathroom when she noticed a cell phone extended beneath her stall. the phone and computer of mendez was searched and they found pictures of more victims. authorities say he no longer lives in university housing. >>> san francisco police report a big jump in car break ins and a new state law may be making the situation worse. in the first two months of the year, car burglaries rose a whopping 49% in san francisco. police tell us although there are no hard stats to support it yet, proposition 47 may have something do with that. the new state law reduced so

in martinez, dan kerman, kron 4 news.e are looking for the so-called "clean cut bandit". >>reporter:he's wanted in three bank robberies in the past two weeks. >>reporter:police say the robberies happened at a u-s bank last monday.a citibank last thursday and a bank of america on tuesday. >>reporter:they say the "clean cut bandit" pulled out a knife in two of the robberies. >>reporter:the man is described as being in his 30-s or 40-s.and around six foot two. >>reporter:he may also have tattoos on both arms. >>reporter:an unspecified reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest. who escaped in march was arrested >>reporter:in mississippi, a sheriff's spokesman said tuesday night. >>reporter:johnell carter, 40 had escaped from santa clara valley medical center in san jose on march 6 santa clara county sheriff's sgt. james jensen jensen confirmed carter was arrested in mississippi and that the >>reporter: he went to opportunity and took his brother and his sister in law are not on the arrest hollering in biddi

the girl was later found at johnston's home in martinez. she had faked her own death, leaving some roller skates and a suicide note next to a bridge. >>> the teenaged boys who sexually assaulted audrey pott at a high school party and then took pictures have apologized to her parents. it's part of a settlement the boys reached yesterday to end a wrongful death lawsuit. they've also agreed to make presentations at high schools about the dangers of drinking and sharing nude photos. in 2012 audrey committed suicide after rumors spread that naked photos of her were being shared online. >>> the san francisco police department may be losing eight officers. chief greg sur wants them fired for exchanging racist and homophobic texts. the messages first surfaced last month during a federal corruption investigation. the chief made it clear yesterday he doesn't want these cops working for him. >>> disgraced former santa clara county supervisor george shirrakawa, jr. apologized in court and admitted he made a campaign flyer accusing an opponent of being

. >> now to martinez. fire investigators are looking into what started a fast-moving apartment fire this morning that sense a neighbor and a police officer to the hospital, look at those flames. >> it happened on pine street and hal road in martinez. amy hollyfield has more on how neighbors helped each other safely escape the flames. >> reporter: the mission apartments went up in flames around 5:45 this morning the video was captured by a neighbor. by the time it was discovered and 911 was call would the resident his to rely on each other to safely evacuate. >> neighbors were banging on doors saying there was a fire. i picked up my kids and i took them out and i gave my kids to my neighbors. >> he wasn't finished. as a 4 and 5-year-old kids were taken away he stayed behind to help a woman who was still inside her smoke-filled home. >> she was stuck and i asked other neighbors to come, kick the door open and that's how they got her out. >> she was trantic and she was fine. the ambulance took her. >> she was

laura martinez. laura? >> reporter: schultz remains here at the martinez jail held without bail.y his arraignment was put off for three weeks. he did not enter a plea but the pain for everyone involved was evident. with his distraught mother in the courtroom 18-year-old william schultz made his first court appearance on charges he stabbed 9-year-old jordan almgren to death. >> i think it sent shock waves through the entire community and we learned it's not safe for kids to go to school. we learned that it's not safe to send our children to other people's houses and now we find out it might not be safer to have other people in our home. >> reporter: the special circumstance of lying in wait. in an exclusive jailhouse interview with the contra costa times schultz admitted to killing the sleeping jordan saying, quote at the time there was no feeling. i was asking myself why am istanding over him? what am i about to do? schultz also told the paper he thought the world was coming to an end and that he killed his best friend's little brother to see what it was like. >>> the family is d

>>james: the initial martinez, a walnut creek on the the gun would moderate to heavy rainfall betweentinez and concord this was under moderate rain in the last update was was to green oakland almost in the clear is missing the front began to pass by at least the bay bridge toll plaza investing of a downtown as well so to try things out when it for 1 hours will more nonetheless san francisco spotty showers throughout the city and and and not the resting heavy retinol as a mecca where from the bottle all along the highway 37 mi. with american canyon heavy rain at times to the stress petaluma beginning to try things out and looks like a good bit of a no. 3 shoreline also beginning to system showers back off just a little bit. >>james: we have 14 out and fairfield for more on the weather is handed over to michele. >>reporter: michele: the sec a look at the temperatures around the area the rain has cooled down much of the region will continue on with cool temperatures for much of the day into the to the team to stay ride on average than of the umbrellas away just get it is to get ready for

. >>> we're following breaking news in martinez.efighters are battling a two- alarm blaze at an apartment complex. it started at 5:45 on pine and howell. two people are being treated for smoke inhalation including a martinez police officer. no word on how the fire started but we have a crew on the way to the scene and we'll update you as the story develops. >>> and a fire at a large home in walnut creek under control. it took firefighters about an hour and a half to put out the flames this morning. that fire broke out around 3:45 on the 600 block of la casa via. so far no reports of injuries. the home though is totaled. no word on what might have caused that fire. >>> a crucial vote today on a law designed to ensure most california schoolkids get vaccinated. the proposal has undergone some major changes after stalling last week. kiet do joins us from san jose to tell us what the senate education committee is taking up. kiet. >>> good morning. we are getting a realtime look at the law making process here, the deals, the compromises.

this is pine street near highway 4 in martinez. how intense the flames were. this started about 5:45 this morning. a ground floor unit. it quickly spread to an upper unit. firefighters say one person who lives in the apartment building had to be treated for smoke inhammation -- inhalation. a police officer trying to make sure everybody was safe also suffered smoke inhalation. >> the officer on duty was injured. is with coming back -- he was coming back to the station. he came back to lend his assistance to the effort to try to make sure folks were safe and getting people out. >> the resident who suffered smoke inhalation was taken to the hospital. the police officer was checked out at the scene. the fire crews got everything under control about 6:30. they expect to be out there for some time. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. firefighters are watching another early-morning fire in contra costa county. a ranch style home on la casa via road was engulfed in flames. when the fire crews got there, this is what they sa

henry cisneros en san antonio lo fue, mel martÍnez, el republicano, y ahora usted.bilidad, claro, como latino, que soy una de las personas que tiene este tipo de acceso y de oportunidad, y siento la responsabilidad de dar esa perspectiva. al mismo tiempo, sÉ que como secretario de vivienda, mi trabajo es representar a todas las personas y trabajar por los intereses de todos. pero claro, asuntos como inmigraciÓn estÁn muy cercanos, muy entraÑables para mÍ, y espero que podamos ver acciÓn en esa Área en el congreso en el 2015. >> muchos creen que a usted lo enviaron a washington y que es secretario para darle mÁs poder a nivel nacional y para que eventualmente pudiera ser el primer presidente hispano. ¿es esto mucho? >> bueno, yo creo que eso se ha exagerado un poco. yo lo veo de la siguiente manera: como alcalde de una de las mayores ciudades de los estados unidos, esto se relaciona mucho con el trabajo que tengo ahora como secretario de vivienda, asÍ que me complaciÓ aceptar el reto de lo que pudiÉsemos hacer a nivel nacional en las comunidades. lo que suceda despuÉ

but the plan needs approval from martinez voters. they will decide if the golf course should be rezoned from open space to residential. >>> still ahead on abc7 news at 9:00, a new study suggests distracted driving is a more serious problem than previously thought. so why are distracted driving tickets down in california? >>> plus, what's causing frontier airlines passenger satisfaction to nose dive. >>> and >>> police are writing fewer tickets for distracted driving. tickets are down 20%. studies suggest driving when using the phone is a bigger problem than first thought. distracted drivers are four times more likely to crash. that's the same as drunk drivers. our sources report police lack the resources needed to catch violators. they also blame traffic jams, people hiding their phones and the fine that they say is too low. >>> customer complaints against frontier airlines are taking off. they are soared over the last four months with more than 120 in february alone. the airline recently became an ultralow cost carrier. passengers d

. >>> the sentimental day on the links in martinez as golfers played a final round on a course that is closing. golfers cheer for each other on pine meadow. oners claim the drought is forcing them to sell. >> an onsustainable business, particularly the new mandate by the governor for the summer. there is absolutely no way we would ever have made it through a summer. last year would a struggle enough. >> the schools this junior high the high schools play here. where are they going to go? >> developer wants to build 99 homes along the course but the plan needs approval from martinez voters. >>> good news for drivers in san francisco. part of busy van ness avenue is expected to re-open on time, at midnight. one block remains closed between geary and post while crews work on an underground pedestrian tunnel. the passage a way will link two parts of the new california medical center. the first of three closures along van ness. the next begins on april 24th april 24th and the other take place over labor day weekend. >>> ahead, the a's pay tribute to some of the smallest fans of the game. >>>

laura martinez has more it must have been very difficult in court today laura. >> reporter: it was dan this hearing lasted just moments but it was clear there was plenty of suffering to go around. obviously for the family of the 9-year-old victim. but also for the parents of the suspect. as he made his first court appearance, 18-year-old william schultz tried to look at his mother, clearly distraught sitting in a packed courtroom. the charges? first degree murder in the stabbing death of the 9-year-old including the special circumstance of lying in wait. >> he is charged right now with the special circumstance, which make he is on notice at this point in time we are not pursuing this as a death case. >> reporter: in an exclusive jail house interview, schultz admitted to killing the sleeping jordan saying quote, i put my hand over his face and i stabbed him. schultz told the times had he used a weapon like this one, a survival knife that he recently purchased. schultz also told the paper he thought the world was coming to an end and that he killed his best friend's little brother to see

laura martinez has more it must have been very difficult in court today laura. >> reporter: it was dan this hearing lasted just moments but it was clear there was plenty of suffering to go around. obviously for the family of the 9-year-old victim. but also for the parents of the suspect. as he made his first court appearance, 18-year-old william schultz tried to look at his mother, clearly distraught sitting in a packed courtroom. the charges? first degree murder in the stabbing death of the 9-year-old including the special circumstance of lying in wait. >> he is charged right now with the special circumstance, which makes him -- he is on notice at this point in time we are not pursuing this as a death case. >> reporter: in an exclusive jail house interview, schultz admitted to killing the sleeping jordan saying quote, i put my hand over his face and i stabbed him. schultz told the times had he used a weapon like this one, a survival knife that he recently purchased. schultz also told the paper he thought the world was coming to an end and that he killed his best friend's little brothe

. >>> we have new information about a martinez man accused of child sex abuse. there may be hundreds of victims. blake johnston already faces multiple charges. he has been in jail since late last year, but now, investigators say they have identified more than 30 victims and there are probably more. they say johnston met young girls online. in fact, in one case, he drove from the bay area to oregon to meet a girl and took his own daughter. the girl was found at johnston's home in martinez leaving roller skates and a suicide note next to a bridge. >>> in walnut creek, three guys got away with an atm full of cash. one man distracts the clerk while the other attaches a cable to the pick up truck. then they rip the atm out of the ground and load the machine in the back of the truck and take off. >>> tonight, san francisco police say they have caught the man who did this. take a look at this video. walked up to a homeless man who was minding his own business in the tenderloin and bashed his head with the pipe and then the attacker just walked away. the away. >> everyo

. >>> martinez school board member made a tearful apology for comments she made that some have called racist. >> my child deserves air conditioning. he will not be discriminated against. >> it began when parents started to lobby to put air conditioning in two of martinez's elementary schools. the problem is there was only enough money for one school. many participants were outraged and offended at which prompted last nights apology. >> i am truly sorry to have used that particular scenario and that the children and families were portrayed in a bad light. >> she says she hopes people will look at her two decades of service in the district rather than poorly chosen words. >>> there will be no more free rides on the bus for kindergartners in marin county. the marin independent journal reports service will be ending after they recommended consistent standards for youth fares. the marin county transit district has offered free rides for children under six years old. now they will get a 50% discount. the change will effect a very small percentage of riders. >>> police in oakland are investi

. >>> a martinez school board member made a tearful apology for comments that angered many parents. >> my child deserves air conditioning. he will not be discriminated against. >> the controversy began when parents started to lobby for air conditioning in two martinez elementary schools. board member denise suggested that some students were more acclimated to the heat because they don't have air at home so the predominant lit white school should get air conditioning. she said there are other priorities for the money. many parents were outraged and offended and that led to her apology. >> i'm sorry to use that particular scenario and the children and their families were portrayed in a bad light because of those words. >> the vote on air conditioning was postponed. >>> just ahead, hillary clinton low-key start to run for the presidency. the latest republican to throw his hat into the ring. >>> it's breezy outside right now. but we may be in for a change. our meteorologist rosemary oroscoe is coming our way. she will be here in a few minutes. >>> also a vote on tough new water restrictio

in martinez, i'm john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> tracking plenty of fog out there right now. you can kind of pick it off in the distance across the bay bridge over to san francisco. the fog is going to push a little further inland tonight. temperatures subsequently tomorrow are going to be cooler. high temperatures today got up there. we had numbers in the mid- to upper 80s. don't worry about this screen because it's just false returns. the fog right now pretty much lining the coastline. it's moving into the marine head lands. it's moved in on pretty brisk winds. 18-miles-an-hour in oakland. this strong westerly wind is pushing cool air in. and temperatures tomorrow are going to be mid-70s, low 80s in the hot spots. sort of blowing pretty good at sfo. 26-miles-an-hour. that due west tells you everything you need too know too. it's still pretty warm inland. that moist cooler has not made it to concord or walnut creek yet but it will. it'll be a mild evening but a cooler day tomorrow. overnight lows tonight not that cool because of the marine air. it's actually warmer air mass

, held on -- martinez, held on $1 million bail. a memorial outside the home of jordan almgren. filled with things he should be playing with. teddy bears, frisbees and a baseball signed from his angels baseball team reading -- >> to our teammate, you will always be amazing. >> reporter: it is hard on everyone. details of what happened in the home sunday morning don't make it easier. family friend, william shalts was spending the night at the home. . >> during the early morning hours he attacked the 9-year- old. >> reporter: it happened as the boy slept. jordan almgren died sunday morning from multiple stab wounds. to make matters worse on saturday william shalts' family called the police department concerned about his mental state. he did not meet the criteria to be forced in. he stayed here with his brother at the home. should the deputies have done something different the first time they contacted him saturday? >> you know, they spoke to him, they evaluated him and he did not meet the viteria. >> reporter: -- criteria. >> reporter

san juan martinez is not listed on the fraternity's public web site and it's not fear chooer if he's a fraternity member. >>> today was sentencing day for erica ginnetti. the high school teach here pled guilty to having sexual relations with a 17-year-old student. a judge ordered her to serve 30 days behind bars followed by two months of house arrest and then five years of parole and probation. she must also register as a sex offender. ginnetti was a math teach at lower moreland high school before her arrest two years ago. >>> here is the latest on a story we exclusively is reported on "action news" at 11:00 last night. allegations of hazing involving the women's softball team at saint joseph's university. school officials have confirmed there is an independent investigation under way. "action news" reporter chad pradelli has more. >> reporter: the saint joe's women's softball team played a game at george mason university today with a cloud of controversy surrounding it. sources tell "action news" that the freshmen players were given written instructions in a note from upperclassmen

flavio: la junta directiva de martÍnez aprobÓ la exhalaciÓn de aires acondicionados en escuelas primariasiva hizo el siguiente comentario, cuyo audio fue publicado. yo dirÍa que el 95% de los alumnos la escuela no tiene aire acondicionado en su casa, mientras que el 95% del centro escolar, tiene aire acondicionado sus viviendas. Éstas palabras desataron una polÉmica, pero ya se disculpÓ polÉmicamente seÑalando que fue desafortunada sus palabras. sus hijos asistieron en la escuela las juntas. >> estamos en un punto que vemos que son discriminados nuestros hijos por ser latinos, sin importar que ya han nacido aquÍ. reportero: pero muchos padres familia no perdonan sus comentarios y ahora piden la destituciÓn. >> dado a que la seÑora denis se rehÚsa a denunciar y ella dijo que sus intenciones no lo son de renunciar, nosotros haremos todo usando el sistema legal actual que existe para removerla de su cargo. pero no solamente a ella, sino que a todo el bort incluyendo el presidente del superintendente y la principal de la escuela que es la directora. reportero: algunos padres de familia que en

and it can get hot in martinez during the summer. school board member denise elkin staid she was okay with putting air-conditioning in the more affluent john sweat but not the lower income las juntas. >> i would say 95% of them don't have air-conditioning in their home. whether that means the students are more acclimated and can handle a little more heat. i would say 95% of their residents have air- conditioning. >> i'm sorry. that was taken in a way that sounded discriminatory. it wasn't. it was fairly factual. >> she thinks it could be better spent on education and teachers. she suggested cool roofs and shade trees. >> a couple more trees. that is all i want to do. >> it wasn't planting trees is a solution. it was just an option we could use at this school. >> she say it is backlash against her hurts because she is not affluent and she went to las juntas without air- conditioning. >>> a lot of attention on indianapolis tonight for two very different reasons. lucas oil stadium hosted the final four of the ncaa men's basketball tourn

una integrante de la junta escolar de martÍnez estÁ en el centro de la polÉmica a raÍz de sus comentarios de tener aire acondicionado en una escuela donde la mayorÍa de los alumnos son latinos. leÓn: al parecer sugieren que los estudiantes no necesitaban tanto al aire acondicionado en comparaciÓn con los alumnos de otras escuelas. beatriz: la mujer dijo que sus palabras fueron a malinterpretadas y que ya no ha discriminado contra los estudiantes. hay padres de familia que se sienten ofendidos y piden que renuncia a su cargo. la controversia sigue creciendo en torno a los comentarios que hizo dennis, integrante de la junta escolar de martÍnez. esto es lo que quedÓ grabado. ella expresa: yo dirÍa que 95% de estudiantes de la escuela no tiene aire acondicionado en sus casas. asÍ que si eso significa que los estudiantes estÁn mÁs aclimatados y pueden aguantar un poco mÁs el calor que los estudiantes de la escuela jones, que yo dirÍa tienen aire acondicionado 95% de sus residencias. eso manifestÓ en una reuniÓn del distrito escolar hace una semana. y hoy a una nueva reuniÓn llegaron padres de

designed to stop a plan to ship the crude oil and other volatile martinez.s the plan to move bakkan crude oil and canadian tar sands crude to the tessoro plant was not fully disclosed to the public. this comes after the state lands commission approved a 30-year lease for the marine port operated by the tessoro refinery. earth justice says more information needs to come out about the operations on the waterway. "it's important. the citizens of martinez and benicia and other folks in contra costa county and solano county have a right to know what's going on in their back yard. they have a right to know that there are dangerous things coming in by ship which could spill in the bay. they have a right to know that there are dangerous things being burned in the refinery next door that could impact their health. >> marty:tessoro will be working closely with the land commission to defend the extension of the lease. happening today. a one-of-a-kind park and play ground on the peninsula is celebrating its grand opening. the park is designed and built for kids and adul

martinez he says good morning. martinez is clear and calm on the portion of a colorful moment also. we do have hardly nearly a breeze. east south west for napa. everything is less than 5 miles an hour. water temps are very cold. lowest i've seen in about a year. it turned at last june and then stay there till about this week. it's been a long time since we've had upper 40s. they been in the upper 50s -- 60s. the fall just needs a little bit of help. they won't get it today. by late friday into saturday we will get a southerly surge the fog will come roaring up the coach -- coat -- coast. ninetys made a quick jump up here. upper '80s and 90s for some. even 70s on the coast. that's a beautiful shot, by the way, where's that over the city? yes, thank you. can, are you directing? no, he's not. he has his feet up on the desk. there it is. >> how about that? >> that's beautiful. that looks fake. >> it is. it's right here in the studio. >> we just hung a big moon -- wow. >> we had some folks come in and put that on the first. just kidding. it disappears fast. take a look. it probably won't

here is chris martinez of our chicago station wbbm. >> winter wary baseball fans are ready for opening>> but the midwest's baseball cathedral, wrigley field opened for business during a massive makeover is far from ready for its closeup. >> not having the bleachers is definitely not a good thing today but they will be back. >> wrigley's famed bleachers were torn down last october since then a harsh winter, a chicago style legal battle and inevitable construction delays made a mess of things. the bleachers won't be open until next month and the seats won't be ready until next june over the gloom and ivy colored wall is debris equipment and gaping holes where seats are supposed to be. >> it would have been great for opening the day to be 100 percent done and the construction pushback is going to have with the nasty winter we had. >> the outfield holes are covered with tarps decorated with memorable moments in the career of ernie banks, "mr. cub" who died in january, they are supposed to be seeing tremendous new video boards, the one in left field is ready to go tonight, but work on the o

--pero el departamento de bomberos considera que jose martinez desarroll un cancer mientras combati losincendios durante su carrera. take sot "porque sabemos que es mucho riesgo ser bombero y trabajar de bombero... pero hoy es muy especial, porque podemos estar con la familia de nuestro amigo que fallecio" cont vo cesar --el hijo de jose martinez puso el nombre de su padre en la pared de honor donde permanecera para siempre. --se estima que hay centenares de bomberos en todo el pais que han muerto de este tipo de cancer. take vo/blanca --esta noche un niÑo de 7 aÑos contina luchando por su vida, victima de una bala perdida en vallejo ayer. --el pequeÑo se recupera de una ciruga por los impactos de bala que recibio en su pecho y mano. --en este momento, est en el hospital infantil de oakland junto a su familia y la policia sigue buscando a 5 sospechosos que se cree estan involucrados con el tiroteo. blanca --un enfrentamiento en oakland entre vecinos y un negocio que ellos dicen se ha expandido ilegalmente. take vo --resdidentes que viven cerca de la compaÑa "suprema meat" se reunieron e

in the town of martinez residents followed the trial ó>!articular interest. 11-year-old aaron hern a martinez resident, was critically injured in the explosio&t"ìáhp &hc% he was standing just six feet from one of the blasts. his father coachesxh/f ise force help pay medical bills. many said they would sentence dzhokhar tsarnaev to death. >> knowing what i know i would probably vote for the ultimate penalty. >> i think he should get exactly what he got -- gave. you know what i mean? >> reporter: the death penalty? >> the death penalty.86@p definitely. >> this terrorist -- if you were going to have a death penalty, this would be it. >> reporter: end in an faulkner of brentwood -- megan faulkner of brentwood had finished the marathon and was posing for pictures near the finish line when the bombs went off. >> it sounded like something large, huge had plowed into a building. and it shook the ground. >> reporter: the still shaken by the experience. she told me she feels for the jury having to decide between life and death, but she is sure abou

>> reporter: woman was stuck in the upstairs unit here at the mission pines apartment complex in martinez. as you can see it's right above the unit where the fire started. it is our understanding that she felt trapped inside because of the smoke. if she didn't get out soon she would either choke to death or be burned alive. that's when an officer with the martinez police department kicked down her door and let her out to safety. >> as they were coming out i'm sure they were exposed to flames which is pretty scary. most people would probably avoid making that trek without somebody edge couraging them. >> she is fine. the ambulance took her. >> reporter: the woman was taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation, expected to be okay according to the fire department. the officer also suffered a little smoke inhalation but did not need to be transported. the fire started around 5:45 this morning. it was serious enough that the contra costa county fire department had to call for a second alarm. it took some time for them to get the resources out here because they were already fighting another se

we're getting details breaking news in martinez. people have been rescued from an apartment fire on pine street near howell road. this is right next to highway 4. the contra costa county fire department says a police officer was hurt at some point during that rescue. we're sending a crew there now. we'll bring you more information. >>> also new this morning police in france say they arrested an islamic extremist in harris. he was planning to attack churches. algerian man is accused of killing a young man sortly before his arrest on sunday. the arrest came after a man shot himself accidentally and called for an ambulance. the officers who responded say they found a blood trail near his car. >>> a 17-year-old boy is missing and santa clara county deputies say connor sullivan was last seen at 7:00 monday morning. take a look at his picture. connor attended his first class at month vista high school but missed the remaining classes and has not been seen since. >> there is his picture. anyone with information is asked to call the sheriff

we have the story from the court house in martinez. >> the courtroom in martinez was full of supporters parents, relatives and classmates, all coming out looking distraught. this was an arraignment where all four teens pleaded not guilty to robbery charges one was charged with using a firearm. the four went to a house according to the complaint to buy marijuana. they left and returned later police say, to rob the drug dealer, who was 18 years old they were wearing ski masks and one had a gun. one is an all star player the fourth, james dempsey plays basketball. this is what his mom told us. >> anybody who has done anything in their teen-aged years regrets it, at this point he is a good man. he does have a soul. >> they will be tried as adults. there will be a bail hearing to ask the amount be reduced. in the meantime, all four are in custody. >> abc7 news wayne freedman is live at childrens hospital. a little boy is being treated. wayne? >> we know he has life-threatening injuries the family is keeping his condition private. police trying to get to the bottom of this to find the shooter

. >> reporter: a few miles west of brent wood in the up to of martinez residents followed the trial with particular interest. 11-year-old aaron hearn, a martinez resident was critically injured in the explosion. he was standing just six feet from one of the blasts. hearn's father coaches football at alhambra high and the up to ral -- town rallied behind the boy with help to pay medical bills. most told us they would sentence tsarnaev to death. >> knowing what i know i would vote for the ultimate penalty. >> he should get what he gave. >> the death penalty? >> definitely. >> terrorist bombing. of course. if you were going to have a death penalty, this would be it. >> reporter: the herp family was unavailable today. we hoped to talk with them when the jury returns its verdict on the penalty fizz of this trial. reporting from present wood mark matthews nbc pair ya news. >> thank you xbroochl if there was no cell phone video, this would be a much different story, but that video has led to murder charges. a south carolina police officer faces life in prison for gunning down an unarmed black m

now carlos martinez plans to let police know what happened in his case. i e-mailed advanced towing's owner for comment and checked for him inside the trailer but i haven't heard anything back eflt told me earlier this month that anytime somebody parks in a lot and goes off-site to do business like carlos martinez did today they kb towed away. in arlington julie carey, news4. >>> new at 6, maryland's court of appeals says a video that shows a homicide victim identifying his alleged shooter by blinking can be used in court. melvin pate was shot in capitol heights five years ago, which left him paralyzed and unable to speak. but before he died, pate looked at a collection of photos and specifically blinked when he saw a picture of jermaine hales. today the court of appeals ruled a dying declaration is exempt from a right. >>> we have some breaking news now, and it is not good news for the caps. diana is at the verizon center. >> reporter: braden holtby who holds the caps' franchise are ready for most consecutive starts will not be in the net tonight. backup