amber lee has the story. >> reporter: frank, neighbors say they're shocked and scared because this area is considered to be safe. the victims family tell me they've lived here for 12 years and now they're fearful for their safety. the 55-year-old grandmother spent the day in her bedroom traumatized bid her ordeal. we're not showing her face because she's the victim of a crime. her daughter tells me she was at work when she received a frantic phone call from mom. >> it sounded like she was hysterically crying and screaming. >> reporter: she rushed home and found her mother on the ground with duct tape on her mouth. and her nine month old niece haley crying near by. her mother was cooking when a man came in through an unlocked door. >> this hammock right here, they got through this door. >> reporter: one man held down her mother while the other duct taped her nose and mouth. >> she started hyper ventilating and she couldn't breathe and she started saying to them, i'm sick. >> reporter: the grandmother spoke to the robbers in vietnamese and they appeared to understand. >> they put down the

ktvu's amber lee is live in berkeley with his inspiration and unique way of spreading his message, ambereporter: julie we're just outside the marsh theater where the deputy is performing. he says scenes of his play mirror what's happening now between people and police in missouri. >> the greatest proveyer of violence in the united states is. >> he be shooting them in the back, give me a break. >> reporter: a play about a range of reactions to a shooting. it was written two years ago but it is a case of art imitating life. >> the one thing that parallels ferguson is no one is listening to the other. >> reporter: he says until both the black community and the police start listening to each other it's likely officer involved shootings of young black men will continue to happen. >> i'm a rapper from west oakland, i went to berkeley schools, i wrote a play and i'm a cop. >> reporter: parker says he was a professional rapper who attended a protest after oscar grant's protest. that inspired him to become a cop. >> i've been stopped before, i've been harassed before. >> what we don't talk about

. >>> and ktvu's amber lee live for us tonight outside of levi's stadium in santa clara. this punishment is unusually hard. >> reporter: some say the punishment is hard however they say alden smith should be punished but question a nine game suspension. big dreams of playing for the nfl on the football field at santa clara high. these students are scrimmages and learning their parents say from mistakes made from professional athletes such as alden smith. >> i show them, look you see that. you can't play, there's no tolerance. >> reporter: johnson's son is 27, from fathers to sons skwr- tz that's what's going to happen to you if you follow in those footsteps. >> reporter: a series of missteps off the field will now keep smith on the sidelines for more than half the season. the nfl says it is suspending the defensive linebacker for violating the league's substance abuse and personal conduct policy. >> nine games is too much for anybody that's been in trouble for so many timeless. so you know, -- so many times so you know, they have to do something. >> reporter: smith has be

ktvu's amber lee is live at spartan stadium talks to the student. >> reporter: the 21-year-old is anxiousand play this season he also tells me he's ready to start classes in three weeks. a love of football and a comradery can teammates invigorates jared. jared watches from the sideline wearing a hat, long sleeves and bandages to protect the second and third degree burns he suffered to 50% of his body. still painful to the touch. >> it takes a lot of time but time is all i've got right now. so yeah, it's all good. >> good considering jared was severely burned as he escaped a fire at his off campus apartment a little more than three months ago. buff he says he's put the ordeal behind him now ready to tackle the obstacles that came his way. >> being through something like that it makes you see what matters and what doesn't matter. >> reporter: he doesn't know when he will be able to play. still he plans to be here for training camp every day for the next three weeks to cheer on his teammates. >> reporter: just to give them encouragement, give them support, bring them water. >> he will get on

amber lee is live at the site of where a horrible crime took place a few days ago. >> reporter: here national night out is a tool to keep this community safe. a summer night concert with a message. concord has found its rhythm. in keeping crime low. >> i was born and raised here. my dad was born and raised here. family atmosphere. >> reporter: this man says he's seen concord's ups and downs. >> task force is pushing the bad boys out. >> reporter: safe but not crime free. over the weekend a woman was found unconscious and bleeding at hill creek park. police say she may have been sexually assaulted a reminder for this grandmother to be vigil. >> it's everywhere now. whether you live in a small community, large community, in a middle community out in the sticks some where. >> reporter: she says she keeps a very watchful eye on her surroundings as she babysits her grandchildren. national day out is designed to bring the community and police. it's this type of relationship that helped this woman to get out of gangs. >> it helped me become beyond that. >> reporter: tonight's event drew a g

live in uc berkeley, amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>>. >>> new at 10:00, a fatal accident in petaluma. a portable pizza oven came lose as it was being towed by a van. the oven then hit a van carried family out of four. one adult was killed. three other members of the family suffered major injuries. all of this happened on lakeville highway about 7:20 tonight. one of the injured children was air lifted to oakland children's hospital. the other was taken to memorial hospital in santa rosa. a bus load of firefighters just happened to come upon the scene and stopped the help. the chp says at this point it's still not clear why that pizza oven came lose. >>> now to antioch where an internal police investigation is under way following allegations of police brutality. witnesses took video of the incident and they say officers went too far. >> it was chaos. >> reporter: this is video of the scene when police were swarming on a possibly mentally disturbed man. >> they tased him, batoned him, kicked him, punched him, it was a bit excessive. >> reporter: at the arco station you can see even with

. >>> and new at 10:00 tonight, amber lee is thereafter speaking with police about what changes are being, amber. >> frank, we're at a turn out along busy grizzly peak boulevard. it's foggy tonight as you can see but it's gorgeous making it a popular spot. at evening, this spot gives a great view. this college student says it's her first time up here. >> i've never seen anything like this. this might be my new favorite spot. >> reporter: 60-year-old donald odwire lost his footing and fell about 107 feet from the edge of the hillside. >> you don't know anything about how the terrain is. it's easy for something bad to happen if you don't pay enough attention to it. >> reporter: back in may, lorenzo trujillo fell off a rock in the area and died. another deadly fall in the same area in the fall of 2012. this young man says, not all together surprising. >> had a close call on one of those rocks climbing with friends. so yeah definitely can be a dangerous area. >> reporter: still no warning signs are posted. campus police say the area is an ecological preserve. that's a turn out for emergencies

amber lee tells us about a company that's developing a prototype that can test people on the spot and then get those results back quickly. >> reporter: frank, the company tells me the device is designed to be used at places such as airports and other sites, where a lab is not readily available. >> reporter: it's a hand held device. >> it's the size of an ipad mini. a simple of body fluid, such as blood, would be placed in the small hole at the center of the device. this is used to test for viruses, such as ebola. the results are ready in about 15 minutes. the president of positive id says anyone can be trained to use the device. the bio medical scientist led the team who developed the technology and this 800-pound machine a decade ago. he says the research was funded by the u.s. department of homeland security. the team was able to downsize it to this hand held version. he says his goal is to provide it to third world countries. >> if you can test it early on, you can essentially quarantine that area sooner, therefore reducing the spread of it. even now, as people go through some airp

amber lee is live with the struggle many are experiencing days after the shaking stopped. >> reporter: julie, city officials tell me there are still about 400 customers without water service tonight. this is one of two water stations set up by the city. tonight in various neighborhoods we found people still looking for help. >> i'm very overwhelmed. stressed. because it's like i don't know what i'm going to do. >> reporter: it's been three days and counting. vehicles trapped beneath carports at charter oaks apartment. life interrupted. >> i'm a college student. i have to go to school during the week. >> reporter: wife and mother has been borrowing a car to get her husband to work, and son to school. >> we're pretty much left to deal with it on our own. >> reporter: a feeling of frustration and helplessness. she says her insurance won't cover the damage, and that the apartment complex won't either. it's considered a natural disaster. >> we live in an apartment. we can't afford to up and buy a new vehicle. >> reporter: red cross has set up a shelter at crosswalk church for families at a

ktvu's amber lee is live now in napa where she spoke to inspectors on what to look for. >> reporter:mon chimneys have become a concern and homeowners are trying to figure out what to do. taylor usually plays on the side yard of his family home. >> taylor, come on, let's go this way. >> reporter: but his parents are now nervous that the chimney damaged during sunday's quake could tumble over him. the chimney now shifts easily to the touch. >> one finger if you push it you can move it a good 4- inches. referee: logan and his wife hired a chimney service for inspection. >> definitely a lot of lose mortar. >> reporter: a visual inspection on the roof and another from inside with a digital camera. both are recommended. >> with a tv camera i can now get really close and look at the mortar joints. >> what are you looking for? >> cracked tiles, missing mortar joints. >> reporter: the owner of captain kirk's chimney service says the camera can more accurately gauge the safety. >> there's fractured tiles at the roof line currently from this sunday's shaker. >> peace of mind. that's the biggest

amber lee is live speaking to one victim and learning from police they think it's teenagers that are responsible. >> police tell me they have arrested three suspects, but more people may be involved in the five robberies. tonight, they gave me exclusive access to surveillance of the most recent attack. it was quick and vicious. police decline the attack on a chinese woman sitting on a number nine bus. the person seen grabbing the victim's purse and dragging her off the bus is a 16-year-old boy. the victim's screams are chilling. tonight, she tells me she feared for her life. >> so scared. really scared. >> reporter: the 39-year-old spoke to us on the condition we did not identify her. she said she was riding the bus home on august 6th. when the robber confronted her, she couldn't quickly remove her bus because it was strapped around her cleft. she said many witnesses witnessed the attack. >> i need help, no one helped. >> reporter: tonight, she shows us what is left of the cuts and bruises on her leg. the attack injured the right side of her body, telling me she was treated at the ho

reporting live in oakland, amber lee ktvu channel 2 news. >>> now to our continuing coverage of sunday'sarthquake and new damage that's still occurring. today a house in napa shifted off its foundation after being damaged during the quake. the pink victorian is on oak street near jefferson. crews also red tagged the houses on either side of that pink home as they worked to secure the area. also today the napa board of supervisors says an early estimate of damages is $362 million. >>> this morning building inspectors red tagged five additional businesses in napa even though they're actually structurally safe. debora villalon is live with how one business is casting a long shadow over its neighbors building, debora. >> reporter: they're all over the bay area. unreenforceed buildings like this one on a retrofit list waiting to be strengthened but sometimes the quake hits first. >> we want pizza. >> we hope tomorrow night. >> reporter: the owners of the pizzeria are outside explaining why they're shut down. >> not one bottle that fell. >> reporter: their landlord had their property retrofitt

ktvu amber lee is live tonight e the court and of a possibility of another trial. >> reporter: frank,martin remains here until the hearing next month. tonight his attorney and his wife tells me they are not surprised by today's outcome. >> over the years -- >> jennifer martin was smiling after she heard the jury's decision. she became emotional when she spoke and wearing her husband's wedding ring around her neck. >> it is my way of support and i believe in his innocence. >> the fight to clear joseph's name is not over. the district attorney's office says it has not made that decision. >> we are prepared to do whatever it takes to do a second round of fighting. he's innocent and we'll keep fighting until his name is clear. >> martin is accused of inappropriately touch ed touched his students. >> the contact was not molestation, it was a basic gesture. >> you looked down and -- yeah, i would say that's great relief. >> in february, i spoke with this mother and the two sons. the teacher acquitted of the account against the brothers. tonight their mother says a statement in part, we are

new information from amber lee. she's live in san ramon where she spoke to some people who knew the couple. amber. >> reporter: frank i've learned that the wife was a psychiatrist here inside this business park on camino real and that her husband helped her with her practice. the couple was killed when their boat crashed into a dock. the el dorado county sheriff's office says the boat was speeding and the hull of the vessel was split in half. >> i'm just totally shocked right now. it's really sad. >> reporter: neighbors say the san ramon couple enjoyed boating. during the summer the two would often take their boat a 19-foot 1997 gastron similar to this one out on lake del val. >> they pretty much took it out every weekend. it was an older boat. i would see them leave saturday morning and come back saturday night. >> reporter: visitors from russia would attend their home. we learned that sakayava was a psychiatrist with a inhome practice. her husband described himself as a computer software professional on linked in.

amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> people around the bay area stopped what they were doing today to stand and applaud robin williams. at 1:00 this afternoon people gave the late actor a minute long-standing ovation. these fans posted their tribute on you tube. the event was organized by a group on facebook and nearly 32,000 people signed up to honor robin williams with a standing ovation. after closing to pay tribute to robin williams, rock theater will honor the late comedian. tomorrow comedians will take the stage again for a sold out show. we're told that the theater is still working out details for another larger tribute to remember and celebrate robin williams' life. >>> and there's now a movement to rename the waldo tunnel after robin williams. a change.org petition has 800,000 signatures. the waldo tunnel is the gate way into marin county after you cross the golden gate bridge and it's known for its rainbow colored paint. >>> she was taken hostage. >> two passengers are hostage. >> reporter: and killed by police gunfire. two investigates asks the police chief about what offic

live in san francisco, amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the tensions may be easing in ferguson. it was calm there for a second night. earlier today the governor of missouri ordered the withdraw of national guard troops. crowds are getting smaller almost two weeks after the death of 18-year-old michael brown. today a group of protesters delivered thousands of signatures to the county court. they want the prosecutor looking into the police shooting to step down in large part because several members of his family work for law enforcement. brown's parents say they think officer darren wilson should go to jail. >> he was a teenager. he was growing up. he was only 18. he had a chance to make a mistake and correct it. he had a choice and he chose the wrong one. >> reporter: while there are signs of peace. we're learning the past protests have led to 200 arrests. some of the people arrested are from the bay area. including six people from berkeley and one person from san francisco. most were arrested for refusing to disperse. >>> we're happy to report that we've heard from the center fo

. >> amber lee is here now with the dangers of reporting in the hostile parts of the world. >> reporter: frank, julie, we won't show you the video, but it is chilling and something i won't forget. he was working free license for a french agency when he was kidnapped on thanksgiving day of 2012. his parents say they want their memories about their son to be about the caring human being he was. >> his last words were, i wish i had more time to see my family. >> jim had a big heart. >> reporter: the man who killed foley had a british accent, and is heard blaming the united states for the islamic state, or isis. >> jim was taken from us in an of violence, that shocks the conscious of the entire world. >> taken hostage a couple of times, shot at more than i care to think of. >> reporter: dan worked in tel aviv as bureau chief for cbs news. he says he's now thinking about all the journalists in danger zones around the world. >> it also reminds me about how fortunate i am that i survived similar situations by virtue of luck. >> these are some very, very plucky and courageous journalists. >> re

the university an major championship or so. >> reporter: that was amber lee reporting. still need to be worked out including a cap on payments. >>> health firms are washing parents and children about a disturbing and dangerous trend. that involves young people across the country daring eacho to set themselves on fire and then post the videos on line a nursing manager's only burn trauma center said her warning personal. she suffered two years of surgeries after boeing burned in an accident. >> playing with rubbing alcohol and fire is a terrible combination. it's a bad idea. woe just want to warn kids don't try it. >> the county's warning wasn't prompted by any incidents here but health officials say it's necessary to get that message out. >>> people in east palo alto will have a chance to help pick the new police chief. the last one ronald davis left in november. this afternoon at 3:30 residents will get to meet the top three candidates. the city manager will make the final decision. they hope to name a new chief by late september or early october. >> the dialing three e

amber lee talked with him about what it takes to stay on course. >> reporter: a love of football andes invigorate his results. >> it's good to be out here and feeling apart of something again. >> reporter: under the hot summer sun, the san jose spartans prepare for a new season. he watches from the sideline, wearing bandages to protect the 2nd and 3rd degree burns he suffered from 50% of his body. >> it takes a lot of time. but time is all i got right now. it's all good. >> reporter: good, considering he was severely burned as he escaped a fire at his apartment three months ago. he has put the ordeal behind him. and now ready tackle the obstacles that's come his way. >> coming through that, you realize what matters and doesn't matter. >> reporter: it's tough not being ago able to play yet. still, he plans to be here for training camp every day for the next three weeks to cheer on his teammates. >> it's given me moral support and bringing them water. >> reporter: the head coach says he inspires his teammates. >> he will get on the field. it's a matter of when he gets on the field. jus

and amber alert has been issued engle.my lee able he may be traveling in a 2001 navy blue dodge neon.if you see them or the car, please call police. >> a nurse in nigeria is the latest casualty in the ebola outbreak sweeping through four west african countries. the world health organization is starting to-and today on the outbreak. -- two-day meeting on the outbreak. 1700 are infected, including two americans. ol in her nancy writeb first full day of care -- the 59-year-old ebola patient was brought yesterday to an isolated wing of the hospital where her colleague dr. kent brantley is also being treated. he arrived saturday, both traveling 5000 miles from liberia, where they were infected. abc news obtaining this video. you can see a health-care worker wearing a suit in a pod specially designed to keep the disease from spreading. >> because of the safety procedures and training, i certainly do not have any concerns that i would either acquire the disease, and certainly not pass it onto any family member or anyone else that i encounter back here at home. >> that there is still serious

tonight there is an amber alert for 3-year-old tommy lee able engle of critz, virginia. police say he was taken last night by his dad. both are named tommy engle. police say the father may be armed with an ak-47 and has made suicidal and homicidal threats toward law enforcement. >> they may be driving in a 2001 navy blue dodge like this one here with virginia tag wnz9169. if you know where these two are or have seen them or the car, please call police immediately. for many information, you can go to our website, neighbor and twitter pages. please -- facebook and twitter pages. please share the information so we can bring little tommy home. >>> breaking news out of upper marlboro, maryland, where a pedestrian was struck and killed along pennsylvania avenue right near the intersection of water street. police say the driver did stay on the scene. no word yet on the victim's identity, but last check that section of eastbound pennsylvania avenue was shut down as that investigation continues. >>> it was hot out there, over 90 degrees and it hasn't been that hot since july 23rd

lee inside. his treatment started immediately and for the first time in weeks, dr. brantly's wife amber was able to see and hear her husband from the barricade inside the isolation unit. he was working as a medical missionary when he was infected with the deadly virus. last july, just before he left on the mission trip, he spoke at his childhood church in indianapolis. >> i knew nothing about liberia. i had never met anyone there. so how is it that less than a year later, i'd be taking my family to this far off place. god has a call on my life. >> a life that now hangs in the balance as drgs work to save their cleg colleague. >> akrostz the globe, the israeli military redeployed troops yesterday. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu suggested they would reassess military operations after destroying tunnels across the gaza/israel border. netanyahu also said hamas would pay an intolerable price if it continues to fire rockets as israel. hamas said it will not halt the hostilities until demands are met. israel lee attacks on gaza continue into today. plumes of white smoke were seen fo

amber alert to try and bring a toddler back home. the accused kidnapper is the boy's father. police are looking for 3-year- old tommy lee able engle of critz, virginia near the north carolina stateline. the toddler has the same name as his father. police say the father may have a gun and has made suicidal and homicidal threats toward law enforcement. the two may be traveling in a 2001 navy blue dodge neon like this one with virginia tag wnz- 9169. if you have any information on the whereabouts of tommy and his father, please call police immediately. >>> a cleveland browns fan accused of our naturing on the grave of former baltimore ravens owner art modell has officially been charged. 61-year-old paul serbuel of ohio could face up to two years in prison and a $500 fine. modell moved the team to baltimore and renamed them the ravens. he died in 2012 and is buried in baltimore. the video of the incident was posted on youtube. >>> history is being made in the nba. the san antonio spurs are hiring 16-year becky hammon. >> she will become the league's first full-time female assistant coach. ko im has more on the details of th