mae smith family begged jeffrey scott easley to bring brittany mae smith back home. >> i would like to have her home. >> please, we big you, let her come home. >> reporter: after he was taken into custody, authorities talked about the murder investigation and if they plan to charge jeffrey scott easley with the crime. >> do you expect to charge him with murder? >> i don't know. that's something that will happen in the future. we are starting to really ramp up the investigation of murder. and so we will see things happen hopefully within the next week. we understand that brittany mae smith has been in touch with her family and they are waiting her tron virginia. she well, not harmed. there are no visible signs of injury. >> authorities are not calling jeffrey scott easley a suspect as of yet. investigators are flying to san francisco as soon as possible to bring him back to virginia. reggie kumar, kron 4 news. >>> an officer involved shooting. police cardenned off the park as they searched for clues. a police officer confronted four men who were drinking. one of the men started

: detectives from roanoke county police are in san francisco and have talked with 12-year-old brittany smith and jeffrey scott eisley. >> as you know, everyone's goal for the past week has been to find 12-year-old brittany smith and reunite her with her family. now that she's been found and will be headed back to roanoke soon, the roanoke county police department's focus has shifted to the murder investigation. >> reporter: the murder is that of smith's mother, tina smith, the girlfriend of eisley. after her body was discovered on monday of last week, police launched an intense national search for the man and girl. a shopper here at this safeway store near ocean beach in san francisco recognized the girl and man from pictures she saw on a cable television show and called police. jc edgelinn is a safeway wells fargo employee. >> in the mornings, there's a lot of people that panhandle, especially in the area where it took place, where they found her. i'm pretty sure as i walk in the morning, i saw them around there. >> reporter: the man and girl are believed to have been living in a makeshifte

shifted to the murder investigation. >> police say easley is also a suspect in the murder of brittany's mother, tina smith found dead in her virginia home. family members say they were romantically involved and that he moved in here and brittany in october, but it's during today's interviews shed any light on the cross-country journey or the motive for it, investigators aren't say. surveillance video shows that the last time they were seen on december 3rd buying camping gear. >> police believe in san francisco they lived in an encampment near ocean beach. they pan handled outside this safeway where the woman recognized them on friday and called police. roanoke police aren't saying when brittany will be reunited with her father who is a virginia police officer and they are not saying when easley will be extradited back to virginia. cecilia vega, "abc 7 news." >>> this morning, union is calling for increased safety measures at napa state hospital after two staffers were attacked last week. a custodian was beaten unconscious and on saturday a therapist was attacked. a nurse tells abc news the same one that b

it was very good. >> she may have saved 12-year-old brittany smith's life. police across the country had been searching for brittany and her kidnapper, jeff easley, since december 3rd. the two had been seen on surveillance video after easley killed her mom and kidnapped the girl. >> normally i go to the one over here on noriega. and for some reason i went there. >> walking into the store with her little girl, she saw two people pan handling. >> i looked at him for a second but mainly her. the hair on my arms stood up. we never took our eyes off each other. normally she would look away or i would look away, and i just couldn't. i knew she was young. >> she went inside but she and her daughter knew something was wrong. >> my daughter even said, she's awfully young to be outside, mommy, because it was a really wet evening. my daughter even noticed something wasn't quite right. >> shanley asked a clerk to call police. t >> the situation didn't look right, and it may be the girl from virginia. >> shanley was right. by the time she bought the dog food, easley was

. >> reporter: roanoke county virginia detectives met in san francisco with 12-year-old brittany smith and jeffrey scott easily, who is reportedly under psychiatric observation in the san diego county jail. >> as you know, everyone's goal in the past week has been to find 12-year-old brittany smith and reunite her with her family. now that she's been found and will be headed back to roanoke soon, the roanoke county police department's focus has shifted to murder investigation. >> reporter: that's a reference to murder victim keena smith, whose body was found in their west virginia home. they were last seen on a wal- mart surveillance video camera in virginia where they bought camping supplies and a tent. after that, police felt she had dropped off the face of the earth until they got a call from san diego police. >> i saw her there. she was being questioned by the police. behind her, i noticed a huge amount of luggage and just carry items, like bags, and definitely looked like it was a lot more for one person to carry. >> reporter: in a lucky long shot, a woman shopper where jaycee wor

and we'll be working with authorities to make sure that happens. >> brittany smith is in protective custody and will be returning to virginia soon. police from virginia are not sure if brittany went with the suspect willingly, but she did tell officers she knew her mother was dead. this is video of the two shortly after she disappeared near virginia. >>> police in antioch are asking for the public's help to find a hit and run driver who killed a 42-year-old woman. police say the woman was hit just after 5:00 last night while walking in the crosswalk at the intersection of lemon tree way an l streak in antioch. a dark colored minivan hit the woman and fled the scene. today investigators were back out at the intersection piecing together evidence and trying to track down the hit and run driver. the woman was taken to the hospital and died several hours later. >>> police officers are trained extensively on when and how to use deadly force. and now the oakland police department shared with nbc bay area news a look behind the scenes at how split second decisions are made. cheryl hurd has our loo

was so happy he had trouble finding words after he found out his daughter demarquo starks -- brittany mae smith was coming home. >> i thought the day my daughter was born was the happiest day of my life. tonight has taken the number one spot. >> reporter: brittany mae smith went missing after her mother's murder last week and then turned up at this san francisco supermarket. in a press conference her father thanked thawoman who spotted her with the man accused of abducting her. >> my hero. it's not anything that i could say to describe you the way my heart feels about you. simple thank you and god bless you. >> reporter: he declined to talk about jeffrey scott easley, the man who is jailed in connection with brittany mae smith disappearance. he wants to focus on what is ahead. >> first of all a lot of prayers, we still need prayer. that's the first thing we need and then a lot of counseling. >> reporter: jonathan bloom, kron 4 news. >> new, yahoo is preparing to lay -- layoff up to 700 employees tomorrow. the cut back represents 5% of the company's work force and will mark its fourth mass layof

virginia were in san francisco over the weekend to question 32-year-old jeffrey easley and interview brittany smith. the two were seen panhandling last friday outside the ocean beach safeway. easley is the prime suspect in the murder of brittany's mother, tina smith. she was found dead week. >> nurses are calling for increased safety measures at napa state hospital. last wednesday a custodian was beaten unconscious and on saturday ux a rehabilitation therapist was attacked. a nurse tells "abc 7 news" that the same patient who beat the custodian also attacked the therapist. and these attacks came less than two months of a murder of a technician. >> it's dangerous. we are losing control. we've lost control. >> napa state hospital says they have immediately added additional measures for escorting patients on the ground. officials say hospital police are investigating last week's attacks. >>> an 18-month-old boy who fell into a san francisco hotel fountain died from his injuries over the weekend. the toddler wandered away from the family while they visited the hyatt regency to see the holiday deck riag

brittany smith. >> and britain would not be alive today and i am sure that i could not have made it if-fore today soared want to thank the good samaritan. c'm >> and what do think by pasteur,i want to thank my pastuer he has been such a tererrific - tremedous friend. prayer is a powerful thing. it happened this past week. it is nothing short of a miralc. eanybody who does not believe there is a god >? they should go back to the beginning of the end of what we've been through. i thought the happiest day of my life was wehn my daughter was born. tonight has taken the number one spot. i have so many people to thank, my family, we prayed many a night tog ether, and tonight will be tears of joy. and the media, especially the media, keeping my daughter's photo posted at all times. we appreciate that. and the law officials, never gave up, working 20 hour days, never gave up. never gave up. we greatly appreciate you. and last, teresa chandly, my her.o. there is not anything that i could say how my heart feels about you. a live news conference, thebfather of brittany smith was missing for more than

the research you for 120 brittany's smith who was found friday at out of safeway and ocean beach. the investigation is shifting from a missing person to a murder case. of jeffrey easily with the mauls boyfriend she was turned up dead. they've begun atoll's what's new on the investigation. >> abuse or the detectives who flew in from virginia on friday. detective john talked about the investigation of easily. >> since arriving here yesterday with the assistance of the s f p zero, we have been able to visit the area for brittany and jeffrey were located, prior to the discovery of riding. that area is believed to be adjacent to the supermarket. on sunday, the detectives interviewed both easily and bernie smith. details of the investigation. the tech detectives plan on returning with pretty possibly on monday. easleys remaining custody expert pending extradition proceedings. for these detectives finding britain is just one element of this case be installed. >> has to know everyone school for the past week has been finding 12 year-old renee smith, and reuniting her with her family. now

. >> even more remarkable was the discovery yesterday of brittany may smith. it was a long shot but a shopper in this safeway store recognized the child from a cable tv program. >> this is one of those cases like yesterday where, you know, right place, right time, someone who is very observant and attentive and the great work of the police department. >> reporter: the man and child apparently were living in anen campment near ocean beach. the two may have been living with the homeless. >> i understand that they were there with some type of a cardboard sign. but that's -- wee [ inaudible question ] >> i understand that they were asking for money. >> reporter: brittany and scott easily had last been seen december 3rd in salem, virginia, about five miles from roanoke. brittany's mother who was easily's girlfriend was found dead in what police consider to be a homocide and her at her southwestern virginia home. easily is under arrest on kidnapping charges and awaiting can extradition to virginia. brittany is safe and being cared for by child protective services. t

coming up was 12-year-old brittany smith a willing accomplice to her own kidnapping and her mom's murder. is there a reason the new york fashion designer was found dead in a icy hotel bathtub. what was miley cyrus smoking? take a look. take a live shot. this is a shot. this one. coming up after this. zx7? >>th that meets out there say the next year the tax cuts will add $501 billion to the deficit. but will it really? i mean right now the deficit is $1.3 trillion. if you make the deficit big enough eventually we will only see zeros, no deficits. if you keep adding to it eventually it will reach infinity and we turn our heads sideways and boom it's an 8. >> do americans really care about the deficit or is it only when the money the deficit is borrowing is being spent on someone else? in the sued yo outgoing democratic congressman and retired haif sri admiral joins us while retired fbi special agent frank keating is with us from washington tonight. welcome. you get a vote. you are still there lame duck or not congressman, admiral. you voting up or down? i got to ask. >> are you voting up o

detectives were in san francisco to question 32-year-old jeffrey easley and interview 12-year-old brittany smith. the two were scene outside panhandling. a woman recognized the pair from a national tv show and called police. >> now she has been found and headed back to roanoke soon, the roanoke police department has shifted to the murder investigation. >> police say easley is also a suspect in the murder of brittany's mother, tina smith, she was found dead last week. family says easley and tina were romanticly involved and that he moved into her home back in october. >> a 15-year-old redding girl is back her family after being found in the bay area. they had been searching for a month she and her uncle. he is accused of abduct her. the girl's cousin spotted the bay by chance on saturday. she noticed them in a parked car at division and bryant streets. she and the boyfriend watched them from a distance until police arrived. the family says charles berlinghoff convinced her to leave with him. >> organizers of the sailing race are not happy with the latest offer. they are giving the city a friday d

this is video of him arriving today, accused of abducting 12- year-old brittany smith and taking her to california. easley was arraigned this afternoon on charges of abduction and credit card fraud. he's also suspected of killing brittany's mother, tina smith, who was also his girlfriend. easley is being held without bail. >>> attention metro riders, the next time you get on board, you may be first. we'll give you the full story coming up after the break. but first, here is a preview of tonight's cbs evening news. >>> the security guard who saved the florida school board members says that he is no hero. i'll speak with him about what happened. that story and more tonight only on the cbs evening news. lots of lotions promised healing. this one actually does it. [ female announcer ] gold bond ultimate healing lotion. nothing feels like it, smells like it, heals like it. gold bond. this stuff really works. >>> metro transit police announced today they are starting random screenings of passenger bags for explosives. they are not going to check every passenger, just every forth to fifth on

roanoke detectives spent the day at san francisco's haul of justice, interviewing brittany smith and the man accusedded of kidnapping here in virginia and driving her across the country. >> now that she has been found and will be headed back to roanoke soon the roanoke county police department's focus has shifted to the murder investigation. >> reporter: police say jeffrey easley is a suspect in the murder of brittany's mother tina smith found dead last week in her virginia home. some say tina and easley were romantically involved. but today there was no light shed on the cross-country journey or the motive for it. >> we don't want anything to jeopardize the case and the investigation back in roanoke and it's very important that we get justice for tina smith's family. >> reporter: brittany's aunt told us she met easley for the first time on thanksgiving and was immediately suspicious about the way he acted toward the girl. >> he was touching her hair touching her hands, and just anything that -- it was like he wanted to consumer her. it was just gross. >> reporter: she says she calle

coming up was 12-year-old brittany smith a willing accomplice to her own kidnapping and her mom's murder. is there a reason the new york fashion designer was found dead in a icy hotel bathtub. what was miley cyrus smoking? take a look. take a live shot. this is a shot. this one. coming up after this. >>th that meets out there say the next year the tax cuts will add $501 billion to the deficit. but will it really? i mean right now the deficit is $1.3 trillion. if you make the deficit big enough eventually we will only see zeros, no deficits. if you keep adding to it eventually it will reach infinity and we turn our heads sideways and boom it's an 8. >> do americans really care about the deficit or is it only when the money the deficit is borrowing is being spent on someone else? in the sued yo outgoing democratic congressman and retired haif sri admiral joins us while retired fbi special agent frank keating is with us from washington tonight. welcome. you get a vote. you are still there lame duck or not congressman, admiral. you voting up or down? i got to ask. >> are you voting up or dow

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brittani smith vanished a week ago from roanoke, virginia, where her mother was murdered. yesterday, the suspect, jeffrey easily, was spotted in san francisco with brittani and was arrested. the detectives are preparing to extradite easily, who is facing charges in connection with smith0s an abduction. >> as far as the murder charge, that's something you have to consult with the commonwealth attorney on. >> alan: police say they were seen pan-handling outside a seasonway store in ocean beach. a shopper who saw a report on television recognized them and called police. police say easily told them he came to san francisco after it showed up on a google search as the best place to be homeless. detectives will be taking brittany home. >>> u.s. coast guard has called off the search for a man who reportedly fell off a boat last night. the coast guard began searching richardson bay after a woman told them a man had fallen overboard and was not wearing a life jacket. the coast guard says the chances of fining the man alive in these chilly waters are slim. >>> san francisco is facing

. >>> and brittany smith was found in san francisco. she was unharmed and with her mother's boyfriend. now he's under arrest. abcs' steve osunsami reports. >> it is with a tremendous sense of relief that i say tonight that we have located brittany. >> reporter: 12-year-old brittany smith, and her mother's boyfriend, 32-year-old jeff easley, were spotted by a store clerk in san francisco. police have been looking for the two since monday, when they discovered 41-year-old tina smith, britney's mother, had been murdered inside her home. the only sighting of the two was here, in surveillance video from a walmart in virginia, just a few days before police discovered her mother's body. this morning, they're both waiting at a san francisco police station where he faces extradition. investigators were searching camp sites across the country looking for the blue tent they bought at the store. police found it at a park. near the san francisco safeway. >> the san francisco police arrested him. there was no resistance. >> reporter: brittany's famil

they were interviewing brittany smith and her mother's ex-boyfriend. 32-year-old jeffrey easley is the prime suspect in her mother's death. the girl's mother was found dead in her virginia home, but police will not say how she died. police have not said when brittany might head back to be reunited with her dad and grandparents achl good samaritan recognized the pair at the safeway on friday after seeing a story about them on cnn. police are not releasing her identity. it was by chance officers say a cousin of 15-year-old gene burling hoff happened to be shopping at a sports stor when she spotted the girl walking with her uncle and another man. this morning the uncle is behind bars accused of kidnapping his niece. officers have been looking for the girl since she disappeared from her home in redding. >>> san jose may be the first city to allow and regulate medical marijuana clubs. the council will hold a meeting and a vote after discussing potential rules, zoning and hours of operation. right now state laws require clubs to be 600 feet from the school. the councilmembers want to look at

police from virginia are also in town to question himself 12-year-old brittany smith vanished a week ago from roanoke, virginia, where her mother was murdered. yesterday, the suspect, jeffrey easily, was spotted with brittani in san francisco and arrest. the detectives are preparing to extradite easily. he has been named a suspect in the murder of brittani's mother. >> as far as the murder charge, i think that that's something you'll have to consult with the commonwealth attorney on. >> alan: police say brittany and easily were seen pane-handling outside a safeway store. a shopper recognized them and called police police say easily told them he cam to san francisco as it came up on a google search as the best place to be homeless. >>> several blocks of east oakland had to be shut done after one person was killed and three others shot. shell case examination other evidence littered two blocks of international boulevard. police say the other three injuries are not life-threatening. and they're still trying to figure out the motive. so far oakland police say eight people have been shot i

easley is now under psychiatric observation at the county jail accused of kidnapping 12-year- old brittany smithestern virginia the two were spotted outside a san francisco grocery store last week. smith has since been reunited with her family. >>> and also in court today, the man accused of sexually assaulting a young girl in a wal-mart store in san leandro. carlyle villazon is suspected of molesting an 8-year-old girl. the girl was shopping with a family friday night. her brother became separated from them and a girl volunteered to look for him. the girl ran back to her mom crying telling her what happened. they saw the suspect at the garden aisle and the mother cried out. it two men tackled him until police arrived. >> i couldn't let that go. >> i saw the tear in the little girl's face and it was a serious thing. i had to stand forward and just kind of take charge. >> you might remember less than two weeks ago union city police arrested a registered sex offender they say assaulted a 2- year-old girl in a dollar tree store. two good samaritanning grabbed that suspect until police arrived. >>>

he is accused of kidnapping 12- year-old brittany smith. he is also a suspect in the murder of brittany's mother. the girl is now back with relatives. >>> set to be in court in a couple of hours this man carlyle villazon who is accused of sexually assaulting a girl in a store. the 8-year-old was with her family friday in the san leandro wal-mart. she left for a few seconds to try to find her brother, then she ran back to her mom crying. the mom yelled, an 18-year-old chased the suspect and tackled him. then another helped hold villazon until police got in >> i was like man i ain't about to let this dude go. i couldn't let that go. >> i saw the tear in the little girl's face and it was a serious thing and i had to just stand forward and just kind of take charge. >> two weeks ago union city police arrested a registered sex offender that they say sexually assaulted a 2-year-old girl in a dollar tree store and in that case two men outside the store also tackled the suspect and held him until police arrived. >>> four million pounds of steel are h

. >>> right now 12-year-old brittany smith is headed back home to roanoke, virginia. the alleged kidnap victim was found in the san francisco bay area on friday. she had been missing for -- for a week. she was found with 32-year-old jeffrey easily. the two were panhandling outside of a grocery store. easily in custody waiting extradition. he is the prime suspect in the murder of the mother. easily was her sometime live-in boyfriend. investigators were told she didn't know her mother was dead. >> she'll be home for christmas and to tell her mother goodbye. she'll help her mother rest in peace tonight. >> there is also speculation that the girl may have been involved in some sort of relationship with easily. >>> let's get a quick check of our frigid forecast on this monday night. topper, where are the temperatures right now? >> they are just tanking. first thing i want to start with it live doppler 9 -- 9,000. we have snow showers up and down 270 and down into southern maryland. i want to zoom in. this is the heff jest snow shower in the last two and a half hours. this

officials say brittany smith flew home last night. her father says her return was the happiest day of his life. the girl and the accused abductor who was the mother's boyfriend hadn't been seen since spotted december 3ored outside of a surveillance store in roanoke. her mother found dead last week at their home. police are investigating that death as a homicide. >>> a school bus crashes into the site of a bank in brooklyn. it landed into the capital one bank after 7:45 this morning. nine students were treated for nonlife-threatening injuries. the driver was also rushed to the hospital. several other vehicles were also involved in the crash. the cause of the crash is under investigation. >>> and even when they are having a christmas party firefighters are always still on alert. a mother and new boy have a volunteer company to thank tonight. she crashed into a tree and got trapped in her suv in north carolina. the fire in the car spread so the woman tried to get the baby out. that is when she heard a group of men running to her rescue.

brittany's mother. the two were romantically involved. smith was found dead in her virginia home last monday. police will not say at this point how she died. police also won't say when brittany will be headed back to virginia to be reunited with her dad and her grandparents. as for the san francisco connection, it was a good samaritan who recognized the pair at the safeway on friday after seeing a story about the two on national television. police have not released that woman's identity. >>> and another missing teenager was found safe in san francisco this weekend as well. 15-year-old jean burlinghoff was found in the mission district where the girl's cousin just happened to be shopping at the same time. she is in shasta county and is back home with her family tonight. she had been missing more than a month. officers say the girl's cousin spotted the girl with her uncle and another man walking past the sports basement store yesterday afternoon. tonight that uncle, charles burlinghoff is behind bars, accused of kidnapping his niece. >>> now to palo alto where a robber has struck again, attackin

police consider him a suspect in the death of brittany's mother, tippa smith. brittany is back in virginia with her family. >>> i goff nof-elect is house hunting at the state capital. cameras spotted jerry brown at lost works in sacramento yesterday. he will maintain his primary residence for weekend visits, but needs a home closer to work. >> will you live here? >> no decision yet. have to check with the wife. >> of course he does. >> brown briefly considered living in the governor's manning, but the plumbing and electricity are both outdated. it's not the first time he turned down in the mansion. brown chose to live in an apartment instead of the manning in his first run as governor. >> you can protect yourself against the flu. they will hold their vaccination clinic at san pablo at 10:00 this morning. they are free, however they would like a $10 donation if you can. nobody will be turned away. if you want a vaccination, go to the out patient center on san pablo dam road. >> the new year will bring paychecks to the lowest paid workers. gavin newsom announced t

a shopper recognized brittany smith and the man accused of kidnapping her, 32-year-old jeffrey easley. the woman saw the two on tv and called authorities after spotting them outside the richmond district safeway. police say easley was dating brittany's mother tina, but now he is the prime suspect in her murder. he will be in court tomorrow morning and extradited home to virginia. >>> new tonight at 5:00, san jose city council today succeeded in making the subject of smoking drugs downright dull. for more than three hours members debated everything from taxing, locations, regulations, and what can and cannot be done in pot clinics. this comes after law enforcement agencies raided two dispensaries last week shutting them down. city leaders will hold three more meetings like this one to hammer out the guidelines for future dispensaries with the idea of making them profitable for the city. >>> san jose could be the next city to ban plastic bags and charge customers for paper bags. after two years of back and forth, city council votes tomorrow. the idea is to keep plastic bags out of landf

brittany smith was with her mother's boyfriend, jeffrey easley, what they were found in san francisco. easley is the prime suspect in the murder of brittany's mother. investigators aren't saying how she died. >>> a national push to curb a deadly trend, what's being done now to keep drunk drivers off the roads for the holiday season. >>> plus the smithsonian may lose hundreds of thousands of dollars all because of a controversial video. think you know this story? you probably don't know it all just yet. >> you know it's cold and really windy. we also have a little bit of snow out there, too and it's sticking. we'll talk about that, how it may affect your morning commute coming up in the full forecast. >> might be a tough drive for us home. >>> but first a quick check of the rundown, the news edge at 11:00 coming right back. >> this is fox 5 news edge at 11:00. o >>> what if you weren't allowed to refuse a a breathalyzer test? the u.s. transportation department wants to expand a program already in place in some states. it basically says if you're stopped on suspi

police say he and 12-year-old brittany smith disappeared from virginia a week ago. the girl's mother was found dead in the home. police say in california, they are working with investigators in virginia on this case. officials say someone recognized easley and smith while they were at a safeway store on friday. >>> you probably read the newspaper in print or online burks would you subscribe to a newspaper if it was only on the ipad? media mogul rupert murdock is launching a digital newspaper called the daley costing an ipad user a few bucks a month. eye comes amid another lousy year for the newspaper industry. murdock can afford the experiment because if he fails, he loses something that is considered modest. if he succeeds it's rare piece of good news for the print industry snow. & you can't talk to me when you are down and out ♪ you can't talk to me ♪ >> the flash mob large group of people that assembling to perform a act in public. a flash mob in st. louis occurred this weekend joining a woman you see right there, dancing in the intersection she has been doing it

investigators met with brittany smith and 32-year-old jeffrey scott easley for the first time yesterday. they were last seen on a surveillance camera in virginia. then, a week later, last friday, a shopper at a safeway near ocean beach recognized the two from television, and called police. the two had been living in a makeshift encampment. >>> the abducted shasta girl found over the weekend in san francisco has reportedly been reunited with her family. after a month missing, 15-year- old jean marie burlinghoff was spotted by her cousin just by chance in the mission district. the girl was with her uncle charles, who is under arrest. >>> it could become a very expensive case of two can play that game, between san francisco and cities on the peninsula. mark sayer on san francisco's idea of charging drivers electronically to get in and out and the latest round of one upmanship. >> reporter: thousands of cars cross the border between san francisco and san mateo county every day. under san francisco's proposed plan, drivers would pay $3 in each direction, up to a maximum of $6 per day, but sa

--"brittany mae smith" ya esta en cust los servicios de proteccion infantil y se espera que pronto seuna con su familia. --el pasado 6 de diciembre, la policia emitio un alerta amber despues de encontrar asesinada en su propia casa a "tina smith" la madre de "brittany". --el presunto secuestrador resulto ser el novio de la mujer, identificado como "jeffrey scott easley", quien fue detenido bajo sospecha de secuestro y se le quiere interrogar por el crimen de la que fuera su pareja."easley" fue fichado en la carcel del condado de san francisco y tendra que comparecer ante un tribunal de california antes de que pueda ser enviado al estado de virginia. --la administracion federal de aviacion no saben quienes son los dueÑos de casi 120-mil aviones privados y comerciales que zurcan los cielos de estados unidos. --la agencia teme que esa laguna sea aprovechada por terroristas y traficantes de drogas.antonio valverde nos explica qué estan haciendo las autoridades para resolver el problema. -- un sujeto termino baleado por un policia tras enfrascarse en una pelea en un lugar publico..--el ple

detectives met with 12-year-old brittany smith and 32-year-old jeffrey scott easley for the first time yesterday. they were last seen on a surveillance camera in virginia as they bought camping supplies. then a week later, last friday a woman shopper at a san francisco safeway recognized the man and girl from pictures on tv and called police. >> she's being questioned by the police and i noticed a huge amount of luggage and just carry items, like bags and that's when he looked like -- it looked like it was a lot more for one person to carry. >> the two had apparently been living in a makeshift encampment. police found the tent bought in virginia and at sfo, they also found the car missing from the home of a virginia motor victim who was brittany's mother and easley's girlfriend. >>> in vacaville, a 14-year-old boy is facing charges of sexually assaulting his 13-year-old neighbor and then stabbing the girl and her 18-month-old brother. the girl was able to escape, though, and run for help. police say the suspect knew the family, but the motive is unclear. the girl and her brother are ex

he is accused of kidnapping 12- year-old brittany smith in southwestern virginia. the two were spotted outside a san francisco grocery store last week. smith has since been reunited with her family. >>> time now is 4:34. the man accused of sexually assaulting a young girl in a san leandro walmart will be in court this afternoon. police arrested carlyle viazon friday night, suspected of molesting an 8-year-old girl when she ran away from her mother. and the girl ran back to her mom and said what happened and the mom yelled out that man touched my daughter. and a good samaritan tackled him and another man helped hold him until police arrived. >> i was like man, i ain't about to let this dude get out of the store. i couldn't let that go. that's it. >> and it is a serious thing. and i just had to stand forward and take charge. >> and less than two weeks ago, union city police arrested a registered sex offender they say sexually assaulted a 2-year- old girl in a dollar tree store. in that incident, two men outside the store tackled the suspect, and held him until police

after a week-long manhunt, brittany smith is home.>> it's not anything that i could say. to describe you the way my heart feels about you. >> reporter: the seventh grader disappeared on december 3rd with her mother's live-in boyfriend. 31-year-old jeffrey scott ea easley. brittany and esaley were spotted on surveillance video, shopping for a tent, at a walmart on the day they went missing. a week later, across the country, teresa saw the pair begging for spare change outside of a safeway in san francisco. she reck lized brittany after seeing a photograph on headline news's nancy grace. >> the brown eyes. >> reporter: shanle rushed in the score and asked the clerk co-call police. they arrested easley and say brittany appeared unharmed. >> i'm happy she'll be home. >> reporter: bridttany's father credits this changer with saving his daughter's life. >> a simple thank you and god bless you. >> reporter: easley is said to be undergoing psychiatric evaluation here in san francisco. if he waives extradition, he could be back in virginia as

brittany smith arrived in roanoke last night. she and her accused kidnapper, 32-year-old jeffrey easly, were found in san francisco last friday. he faces extradition today. >>> 20-year-old jordan ralph of waldorf times that before the helicopter crashed, dated information was given to the pilot before it took off. >>> today the adrian fenty administration will unveil plans to modernize a high-school located on new jersey avenue in northwest washington. >>> your time is 6:47 on this tuesday. michael steele shocked the political world by staying in the race for rnc chairman. politico's jessica taylor joins us now. good to see you, as always. i woke up this morning to a surprise snow. he did this in a conference call. you expected that he was going to say no. >> it was sort of a more low- keyed way. he faces as many as five possible challengers and has had a very tumultuous career over the past two years. he said he is trying to take credit for the gop win. of course, this was a very favorable cycle, and conditions for republicans,

jerey easley is charged with kidnapping and credit card fraud in the disappearance of brittany smith. authorities issued an amber alert for the 12-year-old last week after her mother was murdered in their home. an alert woman spotted brittany in a california grocery store and called police. >> him for a second but mainly her. and the hair on my arms stood up and we never took our eyes off each other. formally she'd look away or i would look away. i just couldn't. it may be the girl from virginia, the situation doesn't look right. >> her instincts were correct. police moved in quickly. easley will likely be returned to virginia in the next 48 hours. >>> dunbar high school once had beautiful building, and it was known for its academic excellence. the recent decades have not been kind. that's about to change. tom sherwood reports. >> this was the classic dunbar high school built in the early 1900s. the city's first black high hool and a beacon of academic excellence for decades. names after paul lawrence dunbar. >> mayor elect vincent gray was a proud graduate from the old school in 59,

. >>> an amber alert was issued for jeffrey easley and his girlfriend's 12-year-old daughter, brittany smith, after the girl's mother was found dead in her home. they were spotted in surveillance video buying camping gear. yesterday, a san francisco safeway shopper called police after seeing the two he recognized from a cable tv show. >> the san francisco police dispatch received a 911 call from a citizen stating that she had observed a male and a juvenile female matching the description of a possible kidnapping murder suspect. >> police were virginia say they are not sure whether brittany went willingly or whether she was kidnapped. >>> police in the east bay are on the hunt for a sexual predator. a man that groped a teenager at a school. this is a police sketch of the man that they say groebped a 15-year-old girl. the suspect is described as a hispanic male, 19 to 21 years old, 5'6", a large tattoo on his right forearm and was wearing a blue rose sear around his neck. >>> a contra costa juvenile counsel other is busted for possessing more than 13,000 images of child porn. they found a phot

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jeffrey easley is in roanoke where he will be charged, accused of raping brittany smith and committing credit card theft. they spotted the pair at a bay area safeway. police consider him a suspect in the death of tina smith as well. easley is held without bail and brittany is back with her family in virginia. >>> the governor-elect is on the look out for a new home. jerry brown was spotted at lost works in downtown sacramento yesterday. he will keep his home in the in the oakland hills, but needs a home closer to work. the plumbing and electricity in the governor's mansion is outdated. he has not chosen a new home and needs input from his wife. >>> you can protect yourself against the flu with free vaccinations. the medical center will hold a vaccination clinic in san pablo at 10:00 this morning. they are free although they would like a $10 if you can. nobody will be turned away and if you want a vaccination, go to the out patient center. >> the new year will likely bring bigger paychecks to the lower paid workers. stat's minimum wage will increase to $9.92 starting january 1st, up 13

cold year-old brittany smith has been missing for one week. 12 year-old--her friends were worried thateffrey easily is in custody, and he was dating at the bum daughter's mother who was found dead. >> earlier, the police officers received a phone call from a witness who was that the law apply a safe wait near ocean beach. that witness thought that they saw the suspect at the safeway in la playa plaza near ocean beach. upon checking there was an active warrant from roanoke, virginia. there were detained. and later, charged with kidnapping. >> i am happy. believe me, i am happy. it is difficult to put into words. and for working the entire week with forensics, and for all of us, all of us wanted for her to be safe. in to be will, and to return to roanoke, virginia. >> and for do-be well. >> and the will go to san francisco to retrieve her. and easily will be extradited back to virginia in the next couple of days. jeffrey will be extradited back to virginia in the next couple of days. >> an officer shooting at garfield park near harrison. and trent ave. and as the are searching for clues.

a virginia man arrested in san francisco on friday accused of kidnapping a 12 year-old named brittany smithter of his girlfriend. the martinez smith was found dead in her home. police to consider her death a homicide and easily as a suspect. >> to hours from now the end t s b is scheduled to release a report and to the san bruno pipeline explosion at a news conference will follow a report on the company's web site the explosion killed eight people destroying 37 homes. >> new details about the british judge to just granted to wikileaks founder juliette has on the judge in a london court says julien has gone as to provide by jilt conditions because he's fighting extradition. the 39 year-old australian has been allowed that bail as we just said. he is wanted in scotland yard to answer questions about a swedish or restaurant. >> we will be read back with the world according to gary. a live look of the golden gate bridge, fog but traffic is moving smoothly. [ female announcer ] why watch regular tv when you can experience the next generation of television service? at&t u-verse tv. tv like you've

oozily faces charges of abducting -- easley faces charges of abducting 12-year- old brittany smith. storm moving over the region, his arraignment scheduled for today was postponed to tomorrow afternoon. brittany disappeared shortly after the mother was found dead. it is unclear if brittany left her home willingly. >> the death of brittany's mother is being investigated as a homicide. >>> to the latest on the school board shooting in panama. we're learning more about the gunman who shot him as he fired point blank. mark strausman has more for wjz from panama city. >> can we talk for a minute? >> clay dukes startled everyone else. but he planned this. he circle the the date. and once he held members of the bay district school board hostage, he ignored their pleas. >> i've got a lot with my wife and family. i don't need to die. >> reporter: ginger littleton, the only woman on the board, snuck back inside, and tried to disarm duke with her purse. >> reporter: duke let her live. but no one could talk him down. >> please don't. please don't. please. [ gunshot ] >> i'm going to kill you. >

. >> reporter: 12-year-old brittany smith was reunited with her family in virginia today, more than aafter she was missing. smith was last seen with her mother's boyfriend, 32-year-old jeffrey easley. a woman in a supermarket recognized the pair from the news. and had the store call police. >> i'm a mom. and i would hope that, god forbid that anything would happen to my daughter like this, that another mom would do the same. >> reporter: brittany's mother was found dead in her southwest virginia home. easley has been named a suspect in the murder. >> easley is awaiting extradition in virginia to face kidnapping charges. >>> back in court, a british judge agrees to release the founder of wikileaks on bail. but julian assange is not a free man yet. >> reporter: julian assawmpleg -- assange rode to a prison. but prosecutors are appealing his bail. so assainch. >> assange will wait in jail. >> they want to put him through more hurdles. they clearly will not spare any expense but to keep mr. assange in jail. >> reporter: he's fighting extradition to sweden, where he's wanted on sexual assa

old girl's time in san francisco as an alleged kidnap victim investigators met with 12-year-old brittany smith and 32-year-old jeff rescott easily yesterday. they were seen last on surveillance in virginia as they bought camping supplies then last friday a woman shopper at san francisco safeway recognized the girl from pictures on television and called police. >> she is being questioned by police behind her i noticed a huge amount of luggage just carry items like bags. and definitely looked like it was a lot more for one person to carry. >> the two had been living in a makeshift encampment police found the tent bought in virginia and at sfo they found the car missing from the home of a virginia murder victim who was brittany's mother and easily's girlfriend. >>> east bay an attempted carjacks under investigation concord police say two men with guns tried to take a woman's car in a parking garage sun valley mall last night the woman wouldn't give up her car she got into a struggle with the suspects and they ran away no one was hurt. >>> well, street crime on the rise in east bay during the holi