witnesses gave an accurate description of the car. 45 minutes after the hit-and-run police had andrew vargasstody. they arrested him near his apartment after police spotted his badly damaged car and matched the suspect description. he was arrested after he failed a field sobriety test. nate norris hopes for justice. >> i hope it is the right guy. i think the law is pretty strong in this case. he will be punished pretty well for what he did. >> he went to san francisco general hospital to deliver some toys for ryan jie. we thought we dropped some keys for the little guy so he was there when he wakes up. >> police say andrew vargas said he panicked after he hit ryan white and slightly injured three other people as he fled the scene. police say he is going to be charged with felony hit-and-run and the dui would probably be an enhancement to that charge. reporting live in san francisco, thomas roman, abc7 news. >> thank you, thomas. >>> the coast guard is searching for a missing bay area sailor. 62-year-old was sailing his vessel from alameda to san diego, but he never arrived. his son tried uns

police say the toyota pick up driven by the 21-year-old andrew vargas hit the boy adds he walked across the street. they say vargas plowed into several cars and fled the scene. witnesses gave investigators the license plate number which was sent ount a police bulletin. officers from hayward spotted the toyota. and vargas arrested after he was given a field sobriety test. >> we know a little more about vargas, charged with hit and run, dui and other related counts. >> he's a 21-year-old kid just graduated from cal state east bay. he was going to graduate school and had a job and worked with the justice courts in alameda county. >> meantime, the 9-year-old ryan white's condition has been upgraded from critical to serious so that good news. >> a woman lost legal custody of her two children in june and took them from her grandmother's home on sunday may be headed to mexico. police say the 24-year-old and an unknown female drove off with her son and daughter sunday. the children living with their grandmother, who has custody. they haven't been seen since. and the family is afraid hernandez i

the police have identified the suspect as andrew vargas. feds terisa estacio reports, he is now facing multiple charges. >> this was the scene when police caught up with ever vargas in hayward. he underwent a field sobriety test and officials say that he was twice the legal limit at the time. that was nearly an hour after the crash in san francisco. following his arrest police say they have witnesses to go to him or to identify his car. >> they called us because we had given the license plate numbers, witnesses positively identified the vehicle as well as the suspect. >> vargas is now at the san francisco county jail. we requested a deal has interview but we are told he could not because he was undergoing a psychiatric evaluation. police say that vargas was arrested on several charges including felony hit and run into driving under the influence, possession of an open container of alcohol and they say there will probably be more charges to come. >> he had several cars. four people were injured, only to have to go to the hospital. >> today m

the driver of the toyota, 21-year-old andrew vargas was stopped in hayward and arrested. the victim, ryan white, is in critical condition. >> i just hope he's okay. such a nice family. hate to see anything bad happen to them. i hope they're already. >> reporter: were this big phillies fans? >> oh yeah, they were big phillies fans. >> doctors say white should make a full recovery. the suspect is charged with hit-and-run, driving under the influence and possession of an open container. >>> honda is recalling about 1.5 million cars to reduce the possibility of damage to automatic transmissions. the recall affected ford cylinder accords made from 2005 to 2010. also included our crvs from 2007 to 2010 and elements from 2005 to 2008. the company wants to install updated software. it says otherwise there can be damage when a driver shifts too quickly, such as in mud or snow. >>> a plane forced to make an emergency landing in long beach. the jet blue flight started in salt lake city with 152 people on board. the pilots reported break and fuel issues and ngyen had to circle over t

andrew vargas allegedly struck ryan white while he and his family were walking home from at&t park. vargas fled the scene and was arrested in a word about an hour later. he is facing four different charges including felony drunk driving and hit-and-run. the ninth world remains of a hospital. his condition has been upgraded from critical to serious. brain injuries, a lacerated liver and several broken bones included his pelvis. >> of three men have been arrested in a narcotics bust that happens last night after police got complaints of drug dealing and violence at home all of illinois' street. they found cocaine, other drugs and cash. one of the men arrested was 23 year-old derrick jones. his brother was killed in a shooting on that very same street last month. there is the brother in the center of the picture. jones was arrested on suspicion of numerous narcotics and firearms violations. belmont police have arrested two people that believe are responsible for hundreds of burglaries in san mateo county. travis hostage and nose and hygienic montaney recovered purses, wallets, cell pho

. >> maureen is describing 21- year-old andrew vargas accused of crashing this white suv into a nine-year-old boy and driving off. the boy is in town from pennsylvania. thursday night he went with his family to see the phillies. >> it was a young boy lying on the ground. images of the aftermath are vivid. she says the driver not only hit the boy but this car, that car and this taxi, all as he went the wrong way on the miss street? he -- mission street. he ran a red light and crashed. he wasn't stopping. heard a crash and i saw a white suv take off down mission street. >> witnesses gave description to police. the officers traced the owner to hayward. when he came back to the area he was arrested and in the process failed a sobriety test. >> i thought it was awful, it was crazy to see him crash into several cars and run away. i'm glad we were able to apprehend him. >> a moment of silence was held for ryan white at the start of the friday night giant game. as for the suspect in the case, he faces felony hit-and-run and dui. j.r. stone, kron4 news. >> in other news around the bay a man called 911

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alan andrew vargas is facing a felony hit-and-run charges. he was caught in hayward shortly after he hit ryan white in san francisco. he had just left a game at at&t park. he suffered a brain injury, broken bones and the lacerated liver. he is recovering at a san francisco hospital in serious condition. >>> heated debate at the san francisco planning commission in the next hour over the america's cup competition coming to the city. it's expected to be $1.2 billion economic shot in the arm but coalition of groups talk about how the race will affect san francisco. >> reporter: just about an hour ago there was a news conference that was made up of a coalition of groups. that was prompted by a public information section that should be scheduled here about an hour. it's an opportunity for the public to voice their concerns. the coalition is made up about 30 different groups calling themselves environmental council. collision is raising two major issues, first, is the amount of traffic expected along the embarcadero. leaders of this coalition say t

andrew vargas is said to be arraigned tomorrow. we will be back with more and a couple of minutes. here is a live look outside of san francisco. a huge difference from yesterday morning where it was gray all morning. now, already we have blue skies. >> one arrest made in the shooting death of a three year- old boy who was killed in a drive-by shooting on monday. >> stocks are down 437. it has been up and down. everyone is saying to brace yourself because the volatility will continue for some time. the suspects in the bryan stow beating case will be in court today. >> republicans in wisconsin had a recall election as they before democratic challengers, despite the attempt to recall six republican state senators, they hold four of those six seats. maintaining control of the wisconsin state senate. here is a video of one of the senators who fog of the recall. her name is sheila r stores. there are two democratic incumbents on the face recalls. >> the man police arrested in connection with the killing of a 14 year-old pleasanton girl nearly three decades ago will be in court today. ste

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family from pennsylvania for the game were returning to hair hotel after the game. 21-year-old andrew vargas was driving this toyota pickup truck and hit the boy. they say he swiped and hit the other cars as he fled the scene. the fans say the tragedy hits home. >> it's a tragedy especially from my hometown, it's an unfortunate accident. >> the police chief. >> a young patrol officer took the license plate and next thing we knew he was in oakland and there were witnesses coming to make an i.d. in hay zwlard about a dozen witnesses gave an accurate description of the car. 45 minutes after the hit-and-run they say 21-year-old andrew vargas in custody. they arrested him near his apartment after hayward police spotted his badly damaged car matched the suspect's description. he last arrested after he failed a field sobriety test. >> hopefully that is the right guy. i think the law is pretty strong in this case. he will be punished pretty well for what he did. >> we caught up with the chief as he was going to the hospital? >> we thought we drop some toys on the little guy they are there when he wa

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in the meantime the alleged driver, 21 year-old andrew vargas appeared in court to be arraigned this afternoon. >> an update on the weather forecasts. >> here is a view from mt. tam ha showing us a really nice conditions which is really affecting the a good bit of the north bay. clouds and fog stretching in lint. we have a secure marine layer. we are expecting some overcast conditions, cooler than yesterday. visibility is reduced. we are down to less than 1 mi. visibility on sunspots of 101. be careful of that. when >> here is what we are expecting by 2:00 p.m. or 3:00 p.m. this afternoon. mid-upper 80s from many locations. >> of retinal hotspots. that country and at any moment. starting at the debris, as we mentioned a bigger backup today than yesterday. --on the bay bridge, as we mentioned, a bigger backup today than yesterday. there are no incidents westbound. the back of reach as almost to the 880 over crossing. the san mateo bridge is a problem >> the commute on the golden gate bridge is a little foggy but it is not slowing the ride. southbound 101 still looks good, so does the

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andrew vargas of heyward is scheduled to be arraigned on dui felony charges of hit-and- run. >>> 2009 gang rape of a richmond girl, the victim was brutally attacked outside the homecoming dance. if convicted most of the suspects could be convicted to life in prison. >>> a palo alto school has been burglarized again for the 4th time in four weeks. it happened outside an elementary school. the suspects got into a boarded window which had been smashed previously. they got away with four cameras. it is a series of break-ins that happened at palo alto schools this summer. >>> they are following in the footsteps of wall street. the european market started with gains in 1% or more. bench marks closed in the positive territory with hong kong new zelanian australia all rising at 2%. >>> of course nicely received news from the federal reserve saying the interest rates would remain low until at least 2013 and that sent stocks straight up, dow jones industrial average 2049. nasdaq recovering gains 124 and it looks like a higher opening this morning. now the stocks on wall street reaches all the w

ryan and his family were leaving at&t park thursday night when the boy was hit by 21-year-old andrew vargas. vargas is expected to have his first court hearing on dui and hit-and-run charges on tuesday. >>> in san jose, police are searching for suspects in an early-morning brawl that led to four men being stabbed. officers say the four were stabbed during a fight at south 9th at about 2:45. non. injuries appears to be life- threatening. >>> family and friends of the two uc berkeley graduates held in iran are awaying -- are awaiting word for a verdict. iran's foreign minister said he hopessed verdict will re-- he hopes the verdict will lead to the release of the two men. they say they accidentally crossed into iran while hiking. they were arrested with sarah shourd. she was released. >>> tonight, the united states is in uncharted territory, facing the first credit downgrade. it's not sure how this will affect the u.s. federal government. some experts say it could lead to -- higher interest rates on mortgage rates, loans and credit cards if investors decide to sell off u.s. treasuries. standa

he is now facing >> this was the scene when police caught up with andrew vargas they had to undergo a sobriety test and they tell us that he was twice the legal limit at the time and that was nearly one hour after the crash in san francisco. following his arrest, police said they had witnesses go to hayward to identify his car. >> then they called us, because we had given them a license plate numbers and witnesses to properly identify the vehicle as well as the suspect. >> he is not here at the san francisco county jail. we requested a jailhouse interview but was told that he could not because he was undergoing a psychiatric evaluation. they say he was arrested on several charges including zero felony hit- and-run, driving under the influence and possession of all hot. they say there may be more charges to come. >> he did his several cars and in the cars out there were several people injured only to have to go to the hospital and the other to complain of pain, but they are still considered injured parties. your to >> i want to use the big board to show exactly what happened. witness

the drive of the truck, 21-year- old andrew vargas of hayward pled not guilty. >>> a san jose teenager is suing the owners of a downtown mcdonald's because he was stabbed in a parking lot. the 17-year-old was among four teens injured at third and san carlos streets two months ago. the lawsuit says there was not enough security to handle the crowds after the nearby music in the park concert that evening. >>> tough story for golfers especially in the south bay. a prime piece of land in east san jose with plenty of greens and a few sand traps, too, could soon be old off to developers. the city is considering selling the rancho del pueblo golf course to save money. mayor chuck reed says it costs $2 million a year to operate the course. there will be a public hearing tonight at 6:00 at the mayfair community center if you would like to voice your opinion. times are tough when they are carving up the golf courses. >> it's tough. >>> let's check with lawrence. not a tough day weather-wise, though, right? >> no. tell you what should be a great day toward the afternoon. we have patchy fog to beg

andrew vargas of haywood is charged with driving drunk when he hit ryan. >>> a look at the workweek ahead last night i had to use the wind shield wipers. >> so did i. tonight probably the same and more much a storm. groundhog day. and the temperatures didn't make it -- to as high of numbers as we would have hoped for. >>> you can sea clouds an issue and maybe drizzle tonight or tomorrow. clear then mostly cloudy, the clouds and mostly cloudy at the coastline tonight. temperatures in the 50s. inland spots -- warm up to the high 80s and then temperatures that will only be into the low 70's. fog and drizzle, some clearing to partly cloudy afternoon. the deep marine player in the picture and the clouds fill in. they are surging into the inland spots so we will see cloudy conditions, slight warming. we start seat high pressure from the southeast. hang tight and you will see warmer weather before tomorrow and northern california temperatures look like this, 97 for fresno, 90 sacramento, 66 monterey, 80 lake tahoe and 97 redding. all those places triple digits, around the bay area temperatures o

police say 21-year-old andrew vargas hit brian white one week ago. he drove off. police arrested him an hour later. preliminary results show vargas has a blood alcohol level of .08. his charged with hit-and-run and felony drunk driving. >>> the family of ryan white is getting help from a san francisco restaurant to cover medical expenses. they held a fundraiser yesterday and is donating $6,000 to the family. white's condition has improved and family members say his now able to speak. >>> bay area fans are cheering the kickoff of the profootball preseason. the oakland raiders shown here practice at their. >> ma training facility are hosting arizona cardinals tonight in the first preseason game. this coombs few weeks after the settlement that ended the 4- month-old nfl lock out. traffic could be heavy around the oakland coliseum this evening. the game is not sold out. it will not be broadcast live. instead you can see tonight's game on our sister station kicu channel 36. it will be tape delayed starting at 9:00 p.m. >>> today the san mateo county sheriff's departmen

police arrested 21-year-old andrew vargas of hayward. they found him in hayward a couple hours after the crash. he's charged with leaving the scene. dui. they think he was over the legal limit. and open container. he's in jail. the bail is set at $65,000. police have 15 witnesses, some went to hayward where he was arrested to identify his truck. the accident happened in san francisco. downtown. mission and new montgomery. witnesses say after the boy was hit in the crosswalk, the truck then went on to plow to several cars on mission street. before that, he had been driving the wrong way on new montgomery, which is a one-way street. a woman was also hit last night, her foot was run over. she is okay. she is from granite bay. the boy is in critical condition. she is at the -- he is at san francisco general hospital suffering from head injuries. >> thank you very much. the san jose police are investigating an early morning murder. they were called to 4200 block of albany drive just after 2:30 this morning on reports of a stabbing, as they ar

andrew vargas is charged with four counts, including felony drunk driving and hit-and-run with injury. he was released after posting $65,000 bail but today they increased the bail to $465,000 and vargas was returned to jail. vargas will be back in court next week for another hearing. brian white remains in san francisco general in serious condition. he is recovering from a brain injury, broken bones. >>> a pedestrian that was badly injured last month by a bicyclist has now died. the cyclist ran a red light and hit her. police plan to present the case to the d.a.'s office. this the first pedestrian killed by a cyclist in five years in the bay area. >>> bart says a show of force by its riot police likely prevented a protest from erupted go civic station during tonight's commute. they had posted a warning advising riders they might try to disrupt service. it came out to people asked to gather at the station to protest bart police brutality. they shot and killed a man last month. tonight bart is warning riders that the threat of protests remains. >> i don't believe it's a hoax. we had int

>>> arrangements this afternoon for 21 -- arraignment this afternoon, rather, for 21-year- old andrew vargas, charged with hitting 9-year-old ryan white last week allegedly last week. a fundraiser added thousands of dollars to the donation to help pay the pennsylvania boy's medical bills. his family says ryan is making improvements. >>> two women pulled from a burning home in san francisco have died from their injuries. 84-year-old marilyn postally and her caretaker 67-year-old connie suffered smoke inhalation and burns from the fire sunday night on jackson street. they died on tuesday. the "chronicle" reports the fire department was delayed because the first emergency call went to a private party instead of 911. >>> new this morning britain's prime minister is turning to the u.s. for help after four nights of rioting. today parliament holds an emergency session on all that violence. >> welcome to manchester. [ screaming ] >> like a war zone. police in london rounding up hundreds of suspects following overnight raids on homes. officers have adopted more aggressive tactics against rioters and

alan andrew vargas is facing a felony hit-and-run charges. he was caught in hayward shortly after he hit ryan white in san francisco. he had just left a game at at&t park. he suffered a brain injury, broken bones and the lacerated liver. he is recovering at a san francisco hospital in serious condition. >>> heated debate at the san francisco planning commission in the next hour over the america's cup competition coming to the city. it's expected to be $1.2 billion economic shot in the arm but coalition of groups talk about how the race will affect san francisco. >> reporter: just about an hour ago there was a news conference that was made up of a coalition of groups. that was prompted by a public information section that should be scheduled here about an hour. it's an opportunity for the public to voice their concerns. the coalition is made up about 30 different groups calling themselves environmental council. collision is raising two major issues, first, is the amount of traffic expected along the embarcadero. leaders of this coalition say t

andrew vargas was arrested later that night. >>> say when police started writing to you despite a pedestrian safety campaign. i wizards on foot and patrol cars and motorcycles standard & poor's bill us -- officers on food integral dryers will hand out the tickets. >>> seen as a party leaders are trying to figure out with a way to keep those plastic food containers out of the creeks and rivers. >>> to ashes climbing the waterways including coyote creek. restaurant and food packaging records and groups were invited to see how today to talk about their concerns. some people want to operate been in the containers. but one minute exercise  recycling is the answer. >> became paper requirements for the recycling projects in these facilities. >> there's no word on when the decision will be made on the matter. >>> new research shows people who read to present representing the morning are more likely to get cancer. scientists at penn state college of medicine found one cancer patients said they smoke within 30 minutes of waking up for almost 8% more likely to develop cancer. researchers theorize tha

. >> reporter: the suspected driver, 21-year-old andrew vargas is facing charges of driving under the influence. police say he was driving the wrong way on a one-way street and hit the boy and his 58-year-old naunt the cross walk. the aunt suffered a foot injury. the driver went on to hit several moving and parked cars. safety advocate acknowledge they were doing the right things and still became victims. advocates say the hit and run rampage is a chance to point out that collisions between pedestrians and vehicles account for 25% of the city's trauma patients. >> first of all, you need to be aware. for example, if you are a pedestrian in the city, you really need to look both ways as you are crossing through your cross walks. we have heavy traffic flow. if you are a bicyclist, you need to obey the same laws as motorists do and if you are driving through the city you need to be patient. >> reporter: team members from the giants and phillies say they plan to visit ryan white in the hospital when he's ready for visitors. also, a benefit lunch is planned for the white family at lefty oco

police say the 21-year-old, andrew vargas, was drunk when he ran into ryan white after a giants game. the community rallying around white who is at the hospital with several fractured bones and traumatic head injury. at a fund-raiser raising more than $6,000 for white's family. white's cousin told us supporters and -- told us and supporters the 9-year-old is recovering. >> you can tell at this point that even though he's uttering a few words here and there that he knows what's going on. there is a lot going on behind those eyes. he is regaining strength. >> the family will remain in san francisco till ryan can be moved to a medical center in pennsylvania. lefty o'doole's will continue raising money for the family on their charity website kids need baseball.com. the two men accused of beating bryan stow have pleaded not guilty though police say they confessed. the two charged yesterday with mayhem and assault in connection with the march 31st attack on stow. cops say sanchez was overheard confessing to the attack in jail and norwood confessed during an interview. sanchez' attorney says

. >> reporter: hayward police arrested 21-year-old andrew vargas in that city an hour later. san francisco police said he tested over the legal alcohol limit. >> investigator from san francisco took witnesses over to hayward to identify the vehicle as well as the suspect in this case. >> reporter: ktvu has learned vargas just graduated with a business administration degree from cal state east bay in june and is enrolled in graduate courses there for the fall. tonight he is facing felony hit and run and dui charges. he is under a psychiatric evaluation. >> he is a good person, he wouldn't be my friend if he wasn't. he is visiting from mexico city, that's where he grew up. so he's just taking him around because his friend has never been in the bay area before. >> reporter: the san francisco district attorney's office tonight tells us vargas could have his first court appearance on tuesday afternoon. reporting live in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu news. >>> many people heading to at at&t park for tonight's game said the hit and run on their mind. the giants said they will

andrew vargas is expected to be arraigned today on felony drunk driving and hit-and-run charges. he was caught in hayward last thursday night shortly after police say he hit ryan white at the corner of mission and new montgomery streets in san francisco. white suffered a brain injury along with several broken bones. his family says he is now speaking and drinking water on his own. yesterday they held a fund-raiser to help the boy. they were able to raise $6500. >> family and friends of missing nursing students are holding a fund-raiser. they are trying to raise fund for michelle le's search and rescue fund. she was last seen at kaiser medical center. they say an arrest is possible in the near future. the family is holding out hope that she is still alive and planning another search party on august 20th. a $100,000 reward is being offered for information. today is chevy's at stonestown mall in san francisco. >>> this morning bart is warning passengers that protestors might try to disrupt service in downtown san francisco. last night bart put out the alert and sent out a tweet that

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police have arrested the driver, 21-year-old andrew vargas of high ward. he is charged with hit and run, driving out under the influence, and possession of an open container. >>> hopes are fading tonight for the eminent release of two cal graduates being held in iran. an iranian ambassador is now downplaying reports that shane bauer and josh patel would be freed. their trial ended a week ago and a verdict was expected by now, but no word yet. >>> it is decision-time, though, for san francisco mayor ed lee. supporters have been pressing him for weeks to run for a full term and, now, he says he'll give his answer as early as tomorrow. don knapp is in san francisco on a story that has been dropping all week. >> reporter: with u.s. senator diane fainstein and nancy pelosi among those urging him on, ed lee has been acting like a candidate, even showing up in mclaren park for a gerry garcia remembrance. will he run? the only surprise would be if he doesn't. his weekend of reflection understood included showing up at the jerry garcia amphitheater on gerry's day.

andrew vargas, 21, is scheduled to appear in court on thursday. >>> it's a cocaine like high that is totally legal. it's a new fad, abusing bath salts. they're similar to the ones used to help you relax in the sub, but they're being spiked. police are wore yesterday kids are catching on with ads on facebook. we bring in jean elle who joins us. how common is this, jean? >> reporter: a police officer says this designer drug has caused problems on the east coast and believes it's arriving in the bay area. for about $20, you can pick up a packet of what's called bath salts. but if you snort it or smoke it, you're in for a dangerous high. packets of bath salts may seem harmless, but police say there is nothing relaxing about these salts when snorted or smoked. >> it's a synthetic compound in a bath salt that has similar effects to meth amphetamine and ecstasy. >> reporter: the police department is issuing an alert after seeing this facebook post. we stopped by that shot and several others in up to but couldn't find any for sale. but officer david blake is worried the bath salts are in the

andrew vargas from hayward is charged with felony dui and hit- and-run for the collision last week. >check of the dow. way up, 284 points. a positive unemployment report came out earlier this morning. >>> traffic and weather coming right up. ,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> reports of an accident south 880 at industrial blockingle number 3 lane. earlier wreck out of the road approaching the bay bridge toll plaza, slow off the eastshore freeway. once you hit the toll plaza, still backed up all the way into the maze. it stays slow up the incline. 23 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the maze. busy through downtown san jose. brake lights working your way through there. lawrence has your forecast. >> all right, gianna. we have some low clouds and fog a little thick out there this morning. even a couple of patches of drizzle. over the bay sun trying to breakthrough. we are going to see more sun this afternoon but clouds thicker today so temperatures down somewhat. still plenty of 80s in the valleys. inside the bay, you will see mostly sunny skies by the afternoon. 60s and 70s, some 80s toward the santa

his family after the giants' game. 21-year-old andrew vargas is back behind bars after the san francisco district attorney's office successfully argued that vargas' bail did not match the gravity of his actions and he's a potential risk to public safety. vargas was arrested and charged with hitting the 9-year-old ryan white on thursday night and speeding away from the scene. white and his family were visiting from philadelphia and walking back to their hotel after a giants/phillies game. vargas was released on $65,000 bailekaswe tt uthe b judge tacked on an additional $400,000 on to that during today's arraignment. >> i don't think he's a danger to the community. he's never been arrested before. he doesn't have a record. this was not an intentional act. this was an accident. horrific consequences. >> the doctors upgraded white's condition from critical to serious yesterday. >>> the lawyer for a san francisco woman charged with breaking into the hotel room of jeopardy host alex trebek says his client is not a thief but a prostitute. the attorney for lieu sin da moye yers was not in his ro

the man charged with hitting white, 21-year-old andrew vargas, is being held on $465,000 bail. >>> a bay area football player has received a 96 week ban from the sport after an incident that injured another player. it's a story we've been following since mark mcgovern was hurt back on july 25th. he finally came out of a coma within the past two weeks. the san francisco competition's control committee issued the suspension to patrick power. he is a person of interest in the incident. >>> a car runs off the road into a lagoon in belmont and tonight we're learning what the driver may have been doing moments before that crash. maureen naylor live in belmont with the past problems for this intersection. >> reporter: frank, it all happened here, not far from oracle, while most neighbors were sleeping and you can still see the tire marks where it appears the car went into the lagon and -- lagoon and you can see where it was pulled out. neighbors say this has all happened before. the black volkswagen jetta as discovered floating in a belmont shores waterway this morning. the driver was gone.

police arrested 21-year-old andrew vargas in hayward about an hour after the accident. the recent college graduate, who planned to attend graduate school, is now facing dui and felony hit and run charges. ryan white's 12-year-old brother is also here and relatives say members of the san francisco police department have been taking him to giant's games to lift his spirit. as long as they're here, lefty o'doul's will continue to raise money on their charity website. >> thanks, jean. >>> the two men accused of beating bryan stow pleaded not guilty today. louie sanchez and marvin norwood are charged in the attack on stow. prosecutors say the case is not just based on witness identification but on admissions from both men. prosecutors say sanchez was overheard confessing to the attack in jail and norwood confessed during an interview. sanchez's attorney says he's still wading through all the evidence. >> there's a lot to go through, audiotapes, videotapes, documents, photos. there's a lot of stuff to go through. i want to make sure that i go through it thoroughly and give my

the driver of the pick up, andrew vargas, said through his attorney that he didn't know he had hit ryan until he was arrested an hour later in hayward. prosecutors say vargas also hit two parked cars and a woman who had several injuries. he had a blood alcohol between .13 and .15 which is almost twice the legal limit. >>> san francisco police stepped up patrols around schools in the sunset district after thieves stole copper from at least two schools. it has been hit four times in the past week alone. thieves took copper pipes from a construction site on campus, and then an employee at the french school on ortega street saw two men remove copper rain gutters on sunday. no arrests have been made. >>> lightning strikes in orlando. eight people are in the hospital. we'll show you the scary moments at seaworld. >> and the same company that down graded u.s. credit has issued a negative report on google. >> plus, a woman who has become a military role model has a new mission. and then late other "nightline." >> i'm cynthia mcfaden, coming up next on "nightline" an incredible tale of extortion

andrew vargas will be charged thursday. >> if you have a weak stomach, wall street noirtz you. a huge comeback after the biggest market selloff since 2008. that was yesterday. monday's 634-point free fall was offset by a 429 point gain today. so, are we seeing an end to this current market correction? let's brung in business/tech reporter scott budman with a closer look at numbers and what it all means. scott, a wild ride. even today, back and forth? >> yeah, a crazy day. and no, i think we are in for some crazy up and downs for some time. now unlike the last couple days, today ended with a huge gain on wall street. helped in part by the federal reserve deciding to keep interest rates low. let's get to the numbers. stocks moving up and down through the day. then shooting straight up in the last few minutes to scloez with big gains. again, dow up 430. nasdaq up 125. oil a bit lower. gold higher. but gold even dropped a bit at the end as investors started to pour money back into equities. the days ahead likely to be wild as well, here is some advice. if you are currently holding

they have confirmed that andrew vargas, a 21-year-old from hayward, is in custody. he is charge with leaving the scene of an accidents, driving under the influence, causing injury and possession of an open container. currently he is being held on 65, $100 bail. in addition to hitting him, he also injured a 58-year-old fee main from granite bay. her injuries are minor. the suspect vargas was detained in hayward early this morning after being stopped from hayward police about 11:30 at night. he is being held on $61,500 became. his truck had major front end damage from hitting other vehicles. san francisco brought several witnesses -- police brought several witnesses to hayward to look at that truck. a white toyota truck, they said that it matches the one that was involved in the hit-and-run accident. now, ryan white was hit about 10:30 last night when he was walking just ahead of family members of the the suspect had been driving on new montgomery street, turned left on mission and he hit ryan. the driver fled the scene. he had hit several other moving vehicles and pa

. >>> a judge raised the bail for 21-year-old andrew vargas from $65,000 to $465,000. and bailiffs took him into custody after the hearing. prosecutors say he was drunk last thursday when his pick up truck struck 9-year-old ryan from philadelphia. the boy had just left a giant's/phillies game with his family. white remains in the hospital. his condition, though, was upgraded from critical to serious. ryan suffered head trauma and a fractured pelvis, leg, and ankle. >>> well, are you ready for some football? the nfl preseason is kicking off right now in oakland. we are live at the coliseum and tells us the game is not a sellout even though fans are pleased that the lockout finally ended, john? >> reporter: heather, you can feel it in the air. football is back. this is the home of the silver and black where a season of endless possibilities lies ahead. it comes after a turbulent time off of the gridiron. >> all of the way to the super bowl, baby. >> go raiders! [ laughter ] >> raiders game this is how you open a beer, homey. yeah! >> reporter: the off season is now over

police have arrested the driver, 21-year-old andrew vargas. he is charged with hit-and-run, driving under the influence, and possession of an open container. >>> and police are making an effort to increase safety for all pedestrians in the south of market area, including the area where ryan white was hit. they're cracking down on drivers who don't yield to pedestrians and who run red lights and stop signs. the district has the highest incidents of traffic-related injuries and fatalities. officers in cars and on motorcycles and on foot will begin enforcement operations tomorrow. >>> the coast guard is asking for help finding a missing boater from concord. 62-year-old christof crossco debski sailed off from the marino july 25 headed from san diego and hasn't been heard from or seen since and he is on a 27-foot sailboat called amber. the coast guard is look for him as well as other boaters. >>> the bodega bay of the bodega the body of a man who was swept over the barricade, they posed for pictures at the top of vernal falls. other hikers say the

an hour later, the driver of the toyota, 21-year-old andrew vargas was arrested. ryan white, is in critical condition. >>> i hope he's okay. such a nice family. i hate to see anything bad happen to them. but i hope they are all right. >> were they big phillies fans? >> oh yeah, they were big phillies fans. >> doctors say white should make a full recovery. the suspect is charged with hit- and-run, and possession of an open container. >>> other bay area headlines, the popular fountains at cesar chavez are shut off again. this is the fourth time in five years. however, this time it's not because of a parasite making people sick. there was an equipment failure that caused an underground vault to flood. no word tonight on when the water will flow again. >>> with a homicide count of 71 so far this year, the mayor is now open to talking about a curfew for teenagers. something police chief anthony wanted since 2009. but many city leaders, including the mayor said no. a lot of cities already have nighttime curfews for teenagers. >> 35 new san francisco firefighters took th

the accused hit-and-run driver, andrew vargas, is in jail with bond set at nearly half a million dollars. at a hearing today, prosecutors revealed new evidence against him. video from a tax cab that was in the area on the night of the crash. >>> pat tillman, former football star and bay area native, was honored today with a new veterans center opened in his name. tillman's younger brother, kevin, was on hand for the ribbon-cutting. this was at arizona state university. tillman's alma mater. at the pat tillman veterans center, students who served in the military can now get information on benefits, career counseling, and help in the transitioning into college or civilian life. tillman was not only a star on the field but also in the classroom. >> one semesters he's in quantitative business statistics. the next semester he's in social and cultural anthropology. one semester he's in brief calculus. the next semester he's in history of rome. it's like that throughout the whole transcript. >> tillman's scholastic achievements was one of the reasons the pat tillman foundation was eager to supp

police say andrew vargas seen here the night of the crash was behind the wheel of a pickup truck when he hit a 9-year-old boy, a 58-year-old woman and outside of ked cars cc1: at&t park after a giants game. vargas arrested an hour later. the boy ryan white is still in critical condition at san francisco general hospital, but is said to be making small improvements. white was in town from philadelphia to watch the phillies play the giants at at&t. morning closure for an east bay family who is daughter years ago.27cc1: police have made an arrest, they say the killer was a fellow student who is now 43 years old. police say 14-year-old tina fails was established to death as she walked home from school in 1984. her body found in a drainage culvert along 680. investigators today revealed the suspect was a 16-year-old fello: student who had a substantial criminal history. they say advances in dna testing helped them crack the case. >> we went back and we looked at evidence to have evidence that had been examined previously, be re-examined because of advances in technology and that as a resul

we have just learned andrew vargas is out of jail after posting bail. police arrested 291-year-old last -- the 21-year-old last thursday. they say he was going the wrong way when he hit a 9-year-old boy inside a crosswalk and then a number of cars on the street. vargas is facing several felony counts including drunk driving with injury. >>> police are investigating an attack in san francisco that appears to be a hate crime. they say a 52-year-old santa barbara man was struck with a baseball bat by three teenagers near market and sanchez streets. the victim told san francisco police the attackers yelled a slur. investigators say the attack happened on saturday night but the victim waited until the next afternoon to report it. so far no arrests have been made. >>> two men have filed a lawsuit against the great america amusement park alleging humiliation citing an incident nearly three years ago beginning with a ride on a roller coaster. after awards, the two men declined to purchase a photo showing them holding hands. well, later friends discovered that s

they have arrested a driver. 21-year-old andrew vargas of hayward is charged with driving under the influence, possession of an open container, and dangerous driving. >>> everybody has been the waterfront, the bicycles with the seats on the back giving riders the view of the city. a company is accused of trying to pedal past the others. we get a report on what's causing the fair fight. >> reporter: pedestriany cabs along the waterfront. >> i'm operator 960. welcome aboard. >> reporter: a tourist treat. but, now, a pedestriany cab turf war is brewing. >> we have places we're supposed to be, places where we can't, and they are going everywhere. >> reporter: an operator for pedestriany cab san diego has moved in and the other pedicab companies say they aren't playing by the rules. >> you need to actually be issued a badge and green permit from the police department and a plate for the cab in order to operate legally. >> these pedicab companies say they welcome the business. the more pedicabs. the better. they just want them to play by the rules. that means get a permit. i'm worried about safety

accused of drunkenly running down a little boy and running away is back behind bars. 21-year-old andrew vargaseen here the night of the crash pleaded not guilty to drunk driving and felony hit and run charges. police say vargas drove the wrong way up montgomery street in san francisco and plowed into 9-year-old ryan white. white and his family were in town from philadelphia to watch a giants' game against the phillies at at&t park. vargas's attorney his says client is remorseful and asha d ashamed, but when peppered with questions by reporters, the attorney lashed out, calling it a media circus. >> why don't we do this? why don't we go back in the courtroom and this is where the case needs to be decided. let's do this. this is called a courtroom. this is a courtroom. this is where justice is dispensed. >> and it will be. vargas's next court appearance scheduled for august 16th. white still in serious condition at a san francisco hospital. he has broken bones and severe head injuries. >>> a desperate decision by b.a.r.t. to crack down on protesters will effect you, as well. b.a.r.t. decided to