. >> benjamin smith said he asked his daughter for the names of her dogs. so he could make sure it was really her. >>> a man suspected of -- of sexually assaulting a girl will be in court today. she was shopping with her family on friday night at the time but wandered away to look for her brothers in the toy section. the girl came back and toll her parents what happened. the parents yelled for help, and two men grabbed limb and held him until police arrived. >>> the mother of the son accused of the killings in vacaville is speaking out. she did not want to show us her face or give out her name. >> they take him there, push him on floor and then he heard the girl crying and crying and then he said, they robbed me. they took all of my clothes and threw me on the bed. >> her son is accused of raping a 13-year-old girl and repeatedly stabbing her brother. the two children were home at the time. the young suspect is currently in juvenile hall as the investigation continues. police say he does have a criminal past. >>> still to come -- problems could be ahead for

benjamin smith said the thank you is not enough for the san francisco woman who spotted his daughter and called police. >> she's my hero. it's not anything l that i could say about to describe you the way my heart feels but. pishtion she knew something was wrong the moment she spotted britney smith. pan handling outside the ocean beach safeway. >> no bet feeling than saving a child, i'm glad i could help her. >>reporter: a lot of emotion on both coast regarding the story. britney expected to be rae united with her family in roanoke tonight. jeffrey easley this guy the man accused of abducting her is due in court for extradition hearing tomorrow morning. he is also the suspect in britney's mother's murder. >> and police say that a man accused of sexually assaulting an 8-year-old girl at san leandro wal-mart store will be arraigned tomorrow. 29-year-old carlisle is facing charges including aggravated assault and committing allude act on a child. authorities say it happened friday night in the stores toy department. the girl later pointed the man out to her mother who screamed. tack off

. >> benjamin smith says he asked his daughter what was the name of his dog so he could make sure it was really her. >>> a man accused of molesting a girl at a walmart will be in court today. investigators say the man i nappropriately touched a little girl friday night. the girl was shooping with her family -- shopping with her family. her parents yelled for help and two men grabbed the suspect and held him until police arrived. >> i'm not afraid to say, no, you're not gonna do it. i'm not supperman. i'm just me. >> now, the -- now, the surveillance shows this. and the girl was separated from her mother for only about a minute or so. >>> this is a critical day in oakland's campaign to save the a s. a city committee will decide whether to spend $250,000 in redevelopment money for a ballpark study. as owner lou we'll wants to move the -- liu wants to move the team. >>> san francisco supervisors are set to vote on the city's bid to host the upcoming a merica's vote but they may face a new challenge. america cup organizers have o pened negotiations with n ewport, rhode island to hold the

. >>> benjamin smith said he appreciates the work that investigators did and thanked the woman who spotted brittany outside a safeway and called police. she said the minute she saw her, she knew something was wrong. >> my daughter even said she is young to be outside. it was a wet evening. my daughter even noticed something wasn't quite right. she didn't look right. the situation didn't look right. it may be the girl from virginia. >> by the time she walked out of the safeway, brittany was with police and easley was in handcuffs. >> part the city council is set to vote on a plan micking it illegal to send customers out the door with plastic bags. they encourage shoppers to bring their own bags. there is no need to ban them because they are recycleable. supporters say too many of those bags end up polluting waterways. san francisco began a limited ban on plastic bags in 2007 and palo alto and oakland are considering similar measures. the council is due to take up the aging sewage treatment plan built back in the 50s. they had the foresight to create a buffer zone to prevent smell and noise

. >> benjamin smith says he has not spoken to the san francisco woman who found britney but he callser his hero. the suspect jeffrey easily is also accused in britney's mother's murder. >> sexually assaulting an eight-year-old girl, the man will be arraigned today. the charges include aggravated assault and committing a lewd act on a child. authorities say it happened friday night in the store's toy department. the girl pointed him out to her mother after the attack. investigators say he took off running after the mother screamed. two shoppers grabbed him and held him there until the police arrived. >> tonight in contra costa, the mount diablo school board is expected to announce it doesn't have enough money to pay expenses through next year. the contra costa times reports the district needs to cut more than $4 million this year and another $17 million the following year because of a budget shortfall. the school district is trying to cut employee benefits and salaries through furlough days to stay afloat. many union members plan to hold a rally before tonight's meeting. they say they

. >> benjamin smith says he has not spoken to the san francisco woman who found britney but wants hero know she's a hero. >> hours from now the national transportation safety board will release its second preliminary report on the san bruno pipeline explosion investigation. in september eight people were killed and 55 homes were destroyed after a pg&e gas transmission pipeline ruptured and exploded. the ntsb released its first report in october. investigators say a voltage problem that may have caused pg&e to lose control of a pipeline valve could have triggered the explosion. it took crews more than an hour to manually close main line valves near the pipe that ruptured. sunday a town hall meeting will give residents a chance to discuss the findings of the report with state and federal officials. >> 6:36 now. tonight in contra costa county, the mount diablo school board is expected to announce it does not have enough money in its budget for next year. they need to cut $17 million the following year because of a budget shortfall. the school district is trying to cut the employee benefi

. >> in virginia benjamin smith held a tieria press conference. >> teresa you are my hero, (cheeringis an (crying) anythint i could say, (crying) to describe you or how my heart feels about you. it just a simple thank you, and god bless you. >> meanwhile the man suspected of sexually assaulting in a year-old girl at a wal-mart in san leandro is scheduled to be arranged. it happened inside the store when the girl was briefly separated from her mother. 29 year-old put his head and done locals pants and when the trout told her mother what happened he tried to escape. bettman to did samaritans jumped up to stop him one talk of a suspect in the other a man by the name dino already made sure he did not give away. >> the young kids tackled a pretty good eye that ok, fine, let's take a look, then i heard the mother screaming he touched my little girl he touched my little girl. all i saw the tears and a little girl's face. it was a serious thing. but from towed and three times to sit down and then i finally told them to sit down an hour ago. i did not put my hands on him but i thought is free t

benjamins. "monday night football" put a network on the map and turned sports into prime time entertainment. don meredith played a huge role in it. >> his name? dandy don meredith. >> smith wit and texas charm made him the perfect foil for howard cosell. >> number 22 bobby lane. >> smith: and help him turn "monday night football" into must-see tv. >> i didn't know you cared. >> smith: dandy don meredith was an original cowboy. his freewheeling style helped turn them into one of the n.f.l.'s elite teams. twice they went to the championship game, losing both times to the green bay packers, including the 1967 ice bowl. at age 31, meredith abruptly quit, saying he'd lost his desire to compete. but in the 1970s, he became a bigger star in the broadcast booth, along with cosell and frank gifford. >> he was not a professional announcer and i think that's really what endeared him to people. i think a lot of people looked at don meredith in the booth and thought to themselves "that could be me." >> smith: always entertaining, once he knew which team would win, he would burst into song. >> ♪ turn out the lights, the party's over... ♪ >> smith: in later years, meredith battled emph