reporter: this weekend, there were a rash of carjackings in north new jersey area, a family was carjacked in their driveway, returning home from a weekend holiday, police are still on the hint for carjacker but found the the stolen range rover, on heels of a carjacking that lead to a tragic murder. a activist was carjacked and murdered on thanksgiving day, a friend, a 40-year-old. said that heartless killers hot what sharri in the chest in front of her nephew, two men and a enough nile wer view of nile d -- juvenile were found in her car and arrested. one of problem she wanted to address, was carjacking. >> her family is coming to meeting thursday, we're going to be there to support them, and a moment of silence, and give her a fitting tribute. reporter: in sharri's honor they will hold that meeting. >> i was carjacked 5 years ago. brutally beaten, a few blocks from here, sharri came to my aid to check on me, i felt compelled to be here. reporter: sharri's funeral will take place saturday morning at newborn baptist church, reporting for "chasing news." bill: thank you. break it down, with

. >>> still ahead of us tonight at 5:00 woman carjacked and then dragged by a suspect and it's all caught on camera. incredible video. no heat or hot water in a philadelphia school? temperatures plummet. fox 29's bruce gordon talking to parents and kids and getting answers. ♪ >>> three people are okay after a couple of dogs attacked them this morning. only fox 29 was there at the scene on the 3100 block of alabama road. camden county officers say two pitbulls attacked and bit a 15-year-old boy, a man an woman. all three victims had to go to the hospital for some treatment. police are telling us that officers on the scene euthanized one of the dogs. the other was caught by animal control officers. >>> you decide 2017. the votes have been counseled phil murphy of course the new jersey governor elect. larry krasner is philadelphia's next district attorney. but there were plenty of on the headlines you may have missed on election night. our bruce gordon joins us to hit bruce?f the highlights.- >> iain all over our area, towns known for their bare knuckles politics chose their next mayor, ther

the carjacker jumped in the car, she tried to stop him.k off while dragging her 15 feet before he had hit the ground. the woman was not seer e seriously hurt. >>> man apologized to the victim's family in yesterday, the victim's father took the stand saying he foregave him. the sentencing hearing ended with an yeas of both families. the judge was forced to call a recess because the moment brought her to tears. >>> black friday deals begin today. a business owner receives cash and anonymous letter and apologizing for scratching up his truck. ess reaction is can you think up. >> reporter: your making good progress, almost friday morning, but on this thursday morning we're watching plenty of construction on the roads like where the schuylkill expressway eastbound is closed for overnight work. two options exit for 30th street or go on the eastbound side of the vine. however these barrier should be removed in the next ten minutes. on the westbound side around south there's work. so ten miles there as they pick up the cones and farther west aroun

, and six arrested for carjacking>(steve) eleven juveniles arrested. in a violent crime spree in the south bay thank you for joining us i'm steve aveson. (pam) and i'm pam moore. as kron 4's dan kerman tells us, police believe the group is responsible

jonathan: carjackers let them empty the car.y grabbed the food, formula and a baby stroller. >> one of them had to have been a father or something. at least the one that came to me. >> the baby's grandmother is grateful. >> i like to think there were angels in parking lot. they were. they were showing compassion. >> lucky. >> i want to say to them thank you for not hurting my family. >> right now we learned that the essex police arrested two men after they crashed the couple's car totaling it. one of them faces slew of the criminal charges. the oth has to get out of the hospital first. >> now to this. "7 on your side" with a person fighting back against crime. d.c. police say they have caught the person behind a one-man crime wave. nine burglaries dating back months across the district. you see the map there. a key piece of evidence may have been missed. a home surveillance camera that the police say caught deandre williams in the act. he now faces nearly a dozen criminal charges tonight. jonathan: new video of a problem in cali

the two carjackings we talk about took place saturday morning. there is another one in northeast d.c. one 11 days ago or ten days ago was in southeast d.c. in none of the cases was the victim injured. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. jonathan: take a good look at the video. we will post this on the wjla news app. you can watch it and maybe share it help police find the guy. alison: the great get-away is underway. peak drive time begins in half an hour. we have team coverage today with the chief meteorologist bill kelly who has the travel forecast and a behind the scenes look operation throughout the evening. we are also checking in on the roads, too. right now we begin with bill. you say it will be nice out there. bill: i love the travel forecast. this time of year can be dicey. good afternoon. showing you around the d.c. metro. few clouds. a nice day. warm. warmer than it was. this is a cold front. we will track that and work through tonight and tomorrow morning. so we have a little bit of the shower activity with it. there are no tra

>> new video of an armed carjacking in the district. take a look. this happened on kenilworth avenue northeast. d.c. police say two suspects approached the victim in his suv. you can see one pointed a gun at him and forced him out of car. then a second spectacular robbed the man and sped off in a mercedes-benz with maryland license plates. >> it's time to look at the commute. >> melissa mollet is here with everything we need to know in traffic. >> good morning, guys. a goodti this is in hyattsville. overturned vehicle. lots of trucks around trying to get this cleared out of way. so right now, still shut down. as far as the big travel ways, no major issues right now. have a disabled vehicle, inbound 395 at the 14th street bridge. rest of the beltway looks good. volume is actually a bit light. so that is good, of course. 66 inbound from manassas is the slow spot this morning.

the crimes including carjackings, reports and burglaries. >> reporter: a group of juveniles some as young as 11 are responsible for a crime spree in san jose. >> november 23rd to the 25th there were a series of armed robberies, carjackings and residential burglaries that culminated in the arrest of 11 juveniles after three separate high speed vehicle pursuits. >> reporter: three separate pursuits involving stolen or carjacked cars, in one case the driver 17, another 14, and the last just 11. in most cases, authorities say the teens were armed. the crimes happened all over from south to central to east san jose. one of the pursuits moved into three separate jurisdictions, milpitas and fremont, then back to san jose. authorities say they are investigating more than a dozen crimes in all. part of what they say is a growing problem with youth violence. >> i will say that this is a trend we're seeing more and more of is groups of juveniles who commit a really large number of violent crimes in a very small period of time. and it is quite alarming. >> reporter: authorities aren't sure how all th

the crimes included armed robberies, even a carjacking. kpix5's maria medina has more on the arrests of the get-away driver who was only 11 years old. maria? >> reporter: 11 years old, that 11-year-old and several other teens accused of punching a woman, stealing her car, then leading police on a high speed chase. now those alleged crimes are part of a 12 hour crime spree around san jose that involved three separate groups of teens ranging in age from 17 to 11 years old. now investigators say they are behind at least two carjackings at gunpoint and three high speed chases with police over the weekend, but they say thor working on figuring out if -- they're working on figuring out if they're behind other armed robberies and crimes that happened between friday and saturday. >> we do know that we have people in custody for at least two carjackings and one vehicle theft. we suspect that there's a possibility they were involved in some of these other crimes that occurred over that span, but it's something we're still working on. in fact, there

police say one of the women got out of the upside down car and tried to carjack another car nearby. >> the woman tried to get into another woman's car. >> her mother saw the woman hiding on their property. >> she got one of the cop's attention and pointed to the girl. they got her, cuffed her. >> police noticed merchandise on the roadway. the items were lots of bed sheets reportedly stolen from home goods moments earlier. >> they had 2,000-dollars worth of sheets stolen. officer bell is a four year veteran of the force. >> this could have been different. if he pursued them and an accident resulted, people would have said if you didn't purr see the people, this wouldn't have happened. that wasn't the case. >> the three women face charges of retail theft, fleeing and one of them of carjacking. live in radnor, channel6 "action news." police investigating high school students getting sick from brownies. the brownies are being tested for brownies or other drugs. >> shattered windshields and nervouses for a dozen drivers whose windshields were pelted with rocks on trenton. they are unsure i

, and six arrested for carjacking>(steve) eleven juveniles arrested. and accused in a violent crime spree in the south bay thank you for joining us i'm steve aveson. (pam) and i'm pam moore. as kron 4's dan kerman tells us, police believe the group is responsible for more than a dozen crimes. the first incident took place friday night just before 11pm near the intersection of communications hill and mullinix way. a woman was carjacked and beaten. 4 juveniles have been arrested an 11 year old boy and 3 girls ages 13 to 14.then saturday about 440 in the morning just 3 miles away on cherry avenue a driver was carjacked at gunpoint 3 boys and 3 girls ranging in age from 13 to 15 were arrested for this crime. also over the weekend a 17 was arrested for vehicle theftsotthese kids are committing adult crimes and they need to be held accountablesan jose police chief eddie garcia says there's been a huge spike in juvenile arrests over the last year year to date juvenile robbery arrests up almost 70%, burglary arrests up almost 65% and stolen vehicle arrests up

the carjacking happened near lake merritt. suspects arrested -- acosta the man at knife point. >>> the second inmate who escaped from the palo alto courthouse earlier this month with captured. u.s. marshals, john bivens . last week arrested his partner, travel mcclough. authorities say they try to run over an officer and they shot at him, but he was able to get away. he could face additional charges, including attempted murder of the federal agent.>>> president trump showing support for republican roy moore, the candidate in the alabama state senate race. earlier today he tweeted about his democratic opponent. quote, the last thing we need is a puppet who is weak on crime and bad for a military. jones would be a disaster. several women have accused more sexual misconduct, but he denies the allegations. >>> john conyers announced today that he is stepping down as ranking member of house judiciary committee. and investigation is ongoing against him by some of his former staffers. conyers said after careful consideration, i have

. >> new video shows a woman trying to fight back during a carjacking. >>> a honda war bidding goes up to $100,000. >>> ben franklin -- the burlinl bridge is going up again. and we'll talk about an overturned truck in mercer county when "action news" continues on this thursday morning. >> 5:45 a.m., good morning, everyone, it is thursday, live look at the benjamin franklin parkway from our center city camera, 45 degrees on city avenue. getting up to 57 degrees today. so it's going to be a nice day. tomorrow is when the real chill begins. >> all right let's go over to matt pellman and see what's going on on the roads, good morning. >> reporter: unfortunately we have a few things going on, we have a few issues like this an overturned truck in robinsville, mercer county. new jersey turnpike northbound side 7-a that's how you get to 195. the ramp is blocked off with emergency crews on the scene. police officers included attending to the overturned truck, if you're coming northbound on the turnpike out of burlington county into mercer county, as you want to exit getting to 195. i wouldn't c

. >> the carjackers struck this b.p. station. if use worry about the carjackings did happen early in the morning hours. 2:00 a.m., 4:00 good idea to gas up during the day. jonathan: thanks. hours after cbs fired charlie rose amidst sexual misconduct allegations from eight women pbs dropped his long-running show after 26 years. rose was also a constrictor on "6 -- a contributor on "60 minutes." >> there is an investigation into john conyers. a woman settled after saying she was fired for rejecting his sexual advances. coming up, why a major project to rebuild ocean city beaches coming years ahead of schedule. jonathan: look at this. shattered glass and a rottweiler and the burglary that could change a lif dog. >> how thieves got past the menacing looking dog and why it i michelle: caught on video. the moment after a gas main explodes in michigan. the flames so intense the firefighters couldn't get close enough to fight back. video from t it look like a crater right there in the aftermath of a bombing. no one was hurt. look how dee

armed robberies, carjacking and burglary. the age of those arrested may be surprising.police say it is part of a disturbing trend.>>> this weekend marks one year since the fire at the ghost ship warehouse. still ahead, we sit down with the parents of one victim.>> i try to make it day by day. i try not to think about it. it is impossible. i miss my daughter.>> have a continue to deal with their loss. and what they say after seeing our jailhouse interview. >>> ktvu and ktvu plus. the power of 2. >>> 11 people were arrested for a series of crimes. robbery, carjacking and even across the bay area. >> is dan rubin reports, all people arrested were under the age of 18. including one suspect who was only 11.>> reporter: authorities say a group of juveniles, some as young as 11, responsible for massive crime spree in san jose. >> from november 23-25, or a series of armed robberies, carjackings and residential burglaries that accommodated in the arrest of 11 juveniles after three separate high speed vehicle pursuits.>> reporter: pursuits involving carjacked cars. in one case, t

. >>> carjackings and armed robberies in the south bay, coming up details about the arrests that include a suspect who is only 11 years old. >> also ahead, a potential for christmas chaos in the skies. how a computer glitch left one airline without pilots for thousands of flights scheduled over the holiday. >> and we're looking at a beautiful sunset right now. tomorrow morning is going to be another cold one and some valley fog possible with rain in the five-day forecast. really? really? really? really? really? really? see zero in a whole new way. get zero down, zero deposit, zero first month's payment, and zero due at signing on select volkswagen models. now with the people first warranty. >>> american airlines is trying to keep flights on schedule after a computer glitch left thousands of flights without a pilot. the allied pilots association revealed today's that 15,000 flights scheduled from december 17th to december 31st have been left without a sufficient crew in the cockpit due to that scheduling problem. american airlines is now offering time and a half pay to get pilots to come

police say they went on a violent spree including armed robberies and carjacking across the south bay. one of them is just 11 years old and led police on a high speed chase. these kids who police say pulled it off. >> reporter: that's right. i think everybody that we talked to about these crimes was stunned. police say there is absolutely a trend involving juveniles committing cry lent crimes but for hardened officers an 11-year-old being actively involved is a shock. >> reporter: panera bread customers in south san jose was shocked to find out an employee was robbed at gun point as part of a three-day wave of violent crime presented by a crew of jooi jooi juveniles. one just 11 years old. >> very sad. i come here probably once a week to have lunch. i would be shocked especially the ages. >> reporter: 11 juveniles were rounded up. all spotted in suspicious vehicles. this is police radio traffic of what appears to be one of the chases involving a stolen car. >> he almost spun out. he's got no plates. >> one driver was 17. a driver in another pursuit was 14 and the driver in the third p

alison: the little girl was taken in a carjacking in baltimore. the mother said she was unloading her car when some and he came up, jumped in, and took off with her one-year-old still inside. jonathan: after a frantic search, she found her car at an apartment complex close by with the child still inside, not hurt. wever stole the car is still out there -- wever stole the car is bill: that is good news that she is safe. the temperatures right now, sitting at 43 degrees at reagan national, the wind is light. a quiet evening. expecting it to remain quiet the rest of the night. manassas34 right now, 35. i don't think your temperature will drop much from where it is, but some areas will be around freezing. should not move too far off the current number. 43 around d.c. the rain that came through last night, if you were up overnight, you heard the rain or saw it, pretty light, a few hundredths of an inch, and tonight just a few clouds floating by. that is about it and that is all i expect. floatingt, we have clouds tonight into the morning, a mixture of

. >> was this a carjacking or some sort of domestic -- >> no, this was just a carjacking.e was out for this, saw his opportunity and didn't realize there was a baby in the car. he's taking off, his mom's friend is on the hood of the car. the suv hits another van and the woman falls off the hood. another woman stays on the road. the good thing is the guy did stop, pulls into the alley, leaves the car, lets someone know there's a baby in it and takes off. >> you're going to do anything you can to make sure your friend's kid gets home safely. >> he pled guilty last week and that's why we get to see this video. >>> keep an eye on this guy in the blue, on the ground, attacked by the landlord. >> with a knife. >> yes, but fortunately the victim's wife runs in to save her man, and watch her go. that's her in the red. she pushes the attacker that's holding a knife away from her husband and look at this. she grabs the guy by the pants and does not let him go. essentially ending this altercation. >> all over what? back rent, what? >> yes, pretty much. sounds like the landlord may ha

this new video released by police in connecticut shows a woman being dragged on the ground by a carjacker and broke free before the thief peeled out of the parking lot and the suspect first hopped in the car when she was inside of a convenience store. >>> more than 40 new jersey train engineers had to be taken out of service because they suffer from sleep apnea. the agency screens 373 engineers for sleep storeders over the past year and found 44 had the condition this comes after the september 2016 crash at hoboken terminal where a woman was killed and more than 100 injured. they found that the engineer of that train suffered from sleep apnea and many are allowed back on the job after getting treatment. >>> the 51st annual country music awards were handed out in nashville last night and one of the live performances had a strong message. ♪ ♪ keith urban sang his new song, female, an empowerment anthem inspired by the recent sexual assault scandals by celebrities and garth brooks took him his second entertainer of the year award and has now won the honor six times. >> the most important thi

it started with a carjacking at communications hill on friday. >> she was assaulted by the suspects. she attempted to hold on to her vehicle, and when they drove away, she was thrown off the vehicle and hit the ground. >> reporter: san jose detectives said that was followed by seven armed robberies, four carjackings, four car thefts and two residential burglaries across the city. ultimately police arrested 11 juvenile suspects after three separate high speed pursuits. the drivers were 11, 14, and 17 years old. lieutenant paul joseph said kids on violent crime sprees is becoming a trend. >> it is quite alarming, and we've been successful in arresting many of them. but as soon as we arrest them, it seems there's another group that pops up the following weekend. >> reporter: the bill wilson center in santa clara works to divert offenders from the criminal justice system. >> we don't want them to end up on high speed chases with the police or in juvenile hall. once they're in juvenile hall, they're going to learn more about crime. >> reporter: the ceo said early intervention is key. >> t

prosecutors say they tried to rob and carjack grandzol in front of his home on the 1500 block of melon street. prosecutors say when grandzol told them he needed to get his two-year-old daughter out of the back seat, that the 16-year-old brother shot him in the head. >> this is like one of the first case that is we've actually had audio as well as video. >> really gives i was sense what was happening and why thing were done? >> yes. you can actually hear not only see but hear -- from a technologically standpoint i had never seen a home surveillance video from the outside that was color and sound. >> the brother will face formal arraignment on murder charges on december 6th. >>> this best man just stole the show. wait until you hear what this ten-year-old had to say at his dad's wedding. all right, kathy. batoning down the hatches are we. >> we have rain coming our way lucy this is going to come through during the overnight an few showers tomorrow. a lot of wind and looking ahead to thanksgiving. we have that seven day coming up. ♪ ♪ >>> sky fox over the scene of a deadly crash in burlin

investigators say a taxi cab was carjacked in the castro shortly after the shooting. the cab was ditched on oak wood street in the mission district. ben martin says police searched all around his house. there was this taxi cab parked here. >> police say a resident flagging them down about a suspicious car was helpful. they're reinforcing their message if you see something, say something. in san francisco, loni rivera, abc 7 news. >>> the lawsuits are piling up against pg&e in connection with the devastating fires in the north bay. now a lawyer has petitioned a court that all lawsuits against pg&e be heard by the same judge. >> at last count, 107 plaintiffs are involved in nine lawsuits filed by ten different law firms alleging that pg&e failed to properly maintain equipment which led to the wildfires. >> tomorrow a resource center will open to help small business owners find information about disaster loans and other tools to keep going. the center is in santa rosa and all services are free. >>> the approaching rain could be a bless organize a curse for wildfire scorc

. >> be the carjackings, robberies and then vehicle pursuits. >> a violent 12 hour bay area crime spree. tonight, the youngest suspect is just 11 years old. good evening, i'm elizabeth cook. >> and i'm ken bastida, mary medina and why the case is so frustrating. >> reporter: we're talking 11 suspects and get this, many of them are already home. >> you feel they're being released too quickly. >> reporter: and as detectives work to figure out how many crimes the young suspects actually committed over the weekend, chief garcia is speaking out about his frustration over the juvenile justice system. >> these crimes committed by an adult, the same causes and same facts we had, the individuals would still be incarcerated. so there is, there seems to be a double standard. >> reporter: san jose police say the 11-year-old and three female teens are accused of punching a woman and stealing her car on communication hill friday night. police say the 11-year-old was the one behind the wheel during the high speed chase with officers. a few hours later, police arrested six teens who carjacked the victi

the crimes include armed robberies carjackings and burglaries. the youngest suspect was only 11. >> reporter: authorities say a group of juveniles some as young as 11 were responsible for a massive crime spree in san jose.>> there were a series of armed robberies carjackings and residential burglaries. that culminated in the arrest of 11 juveniles after three separate high-speed vehicle pursuits.>> reporter: three pursues in stock -- involving stolen or carjacked cars. one driver was 17, one was 14 and the last was 11. the teens were armed. they have been from south to central to east san jose. one of the pursuits moved into threet separate jurisdiction. authorities said they are investigating more than one dozen crimes. part of weight growing problem with youth violence.>> this is a trend we see more of. groups of juveniles who commit a really large number of violent crimes in a very small period of time. it is quite alarming. >> reporter: they are not sure how the crimes are connected or whether they might be gang related. 11 suspects male and

a woman was carjacked and beaten. 4 of the kids were arrested for that crime including 3 girls ages 13 to 14. then on saturday morning... another driver was carjacked at gunpoint. 6 boys and girls between the ages of 13 and 15 were arrested for that crime. and a 17-year-old was arrested for stealing a car. police are looking to see if other crimes over the weekend can be linked to the groups. ( james ) new video in to the kron4 newsroom overnight... showing a car fire in concord. it happened in the area of willow pass road and highway four last night.. no word if anyone was hurt. ( james ) in the north bay... santa rosa police have arrested a husband and wife who drove around sonoma county dropping off drugs with their two small children in the car. this is a photo of the evidence... it shows 24-hundred dollars in cash and more than two pounds of heroin. police say some was carried by the couple -- the rest found in their petaluma apartment. the suspects are 20-year-old pedro lopez.. and 27-year-old joann guzman police say they watched the suspects stop at shopping centers in petaluma,

. >>> see dramatic moments when a woman is drag by her own car as she tried to fend off a carjacking suspect. >> it is a scary scene in the busy west coast airport. more video coming up showing an airplane landing with one of the engines on fire. >>> i will tell you why it may soon cost more for people to rent in a local shore town. >>> ♪ >> all right. jim and i like this song thanks, for this musical selection, there will be a lot of cool kid waiting at the bus stop this morning and temperatures will get even colder this week. katie will tell us when the slows will feel like, mid december. >> i like to think of us as cool kid. >> we are always cool in the studio. >> we will be right (voand exceptional customerity pre-ownservice,les... head t to your neiborhood enterprise car sales and let the people who buy more vehicles than anyone... flip your thinking about buying your next one. honey, what are you doing? watching a cow...? what's it doing? impressions start your day with the new hash brown scramble bowl from chick-fil-a. >>> a woman is dragged as she tries to stop a carjacker th

the carjackers left the cab in the middle of oakwood street near delores park. joe vargas lives in a unit behind this locked gate. >> it was wide open. there were police officers all up and down my driveway. it looks like the person or the people who ran here jumped over the fence. >> reporter: the cab company says it hasn't interviewed the carjacked driver because he hasn't returned to work. vic lee, abc 7 news. >>> take a look at this. there is new video of shasta county's sherri pavini on the day she was found last year. she's highlighted on this surveillance footage which shows her running across a parking lot at a place of worship toward interstate 5. she disappeared while jogging last december. # 2 days later on thanksgiving day she was found 150 miles south of her home with a broken nose, bruises, in chains and she had been branded. she said she was kidnapped by these two hispanic women at gun point. investigators say they have no reason not to believe her story. >>> if a picture is worth a thousand words, the defense in the kate steinle murder trial is c

it started with a carjacking at communications hill on friday. >> she was assaulted by the suspects.ttempted to hold on to her vehicle, and when they drove away, she was thrown off the vehicle and hit the ground. >> reporter: san jose detectives said that was followed by seven armed robberies, four carjackings, four car thefts and two residential burglaries across the city. ultimately police arrested 11 juvenile suspects after three separate high speed pursuits. the drivers were 11, 14, and 17 years old. lieutenant paul joseph said kids on violent crime sprees is becoming a trend. >> it is quite alarming, and we've been successful in arresting many of them. but as soon as we arrest them, it seems there's another group that pops up the following weekend. >> reporter: the bill wilson center in santa clara works to divert offenders from the criminal justice system. >> we don't want them to end up on high speed chases with the police or in juvenile hall. once they're in juvenile hall, they're going to learn more about crime. >> reporter: the ceo said early intervention is key. >> this is

also, police are now investigating a carjacking of a taxi cab. here's what neighbors had to say about the officer involved shooting earlier today. >> at least 46 evidence markers on diamond street in the castro after an overnight shoot-out with san francisco police. >> i thought it was m-80's going off. it was really loud. >> another witness shared this cell phone video of what he estimates to be half the gunshots he actually heard. >> it is incredible how quickly things can escalate. >> just after midnight. someone flagged down uniformed officer assigned to the foot beat for halloween. that person told them about a suspicious vehicle near 18th and diamond streets. officers approached the vehicle to investigate. there was an exchange of gunfire between the suspect and at least one officer. >> it is upsetting. >> market street to 19th street and castro street to you're eek street. >> more than 12 hours following the shooting. >> last night at six clog, there were three and 4-year-olds trick or treating in costume. surprising. >> now being investig

meanwhile in other news to two young men accused of killing a father during attempted carjacking in center city courtroom today. that's where we find "eyewitness news" reporter henry ross saw with what happened at this morning's packed hearing g afternoon, henry. >> reporter: good afternoon, jim. friends and family members really did cram into preliminary hearing for two brothers family became very very emotional. we do have picture of one of brothers available. you're looking at 21-year-old maurice roberts the other brother is 16-year-old marvin roberts. they're accused of killing gerald grandzol in a ite iteming carjacking as he tried to protect his two-year-old daughter riding in the back seat right in front of his home. we spoke with a neighbor who actually heard the gunshots and rush out to try to help but he was already gone. we heard really horrible and compelling testimony from police as they told us the brothers only ended up getting $60 for this alleged crime inside officers also described how both brothers ended up confessing to the crime saying they went out with the gun lookin

very nearby. >> the carjacking occurred shortly after the shooting. i don't have the exact minutes or time frame; but in any case, it's being investigated to determine whether or not it is linked to the shooting. >> reporter: the 41 year-old officer who was shot was typically investigating this crime scene and not at the center of it. the veteran was assigned to csi and not daily patrols. now sspd listed the officer involved in this shooting as in critical, but stable condition. the suspect in this case has life-threatening injuries. live at san francisco hospital, andrea kohl, kpix 5. >>> a suspected killer in the east bay is in custody tonight. detectives say 19-year-old brian zavala of about i don't care shot and killed a father in discovery bay. sheriffs found the body of bradley mchugh outside his home saturday morning. investigators say the gunman shot the victim on the street after the victim came out, confronted him over reckless driving. the suspect is at the mar teen nose detention facility on a murder charge. his bail? one million dollars.

investigators say a taxi cab was carjacked in the castro shortly after the shooting. the cab was ditched on oak wood street in the mission district. ben martin says police searched all around his house. >> there was this taxi cab parked here. >> police say a resident flagging them down about a suspicious car was helpful. they're reinforcing their message if you see something, say something. in san francisco, loni rivera, abc 7 news. >>> the lawsuits are piling up against pg&e in connection with the devastating fires in the north bay. now a lawyer has petitioned a court that all lawsuits against pg&e be heard by the same judge. >> at last count, 107 plaintiffs are involved in nine lawsuits filed by ten different law firms alleging that pg&e failed to properly maintain equipment which led to the wildfires. >> tomorrow a resource center will open to help small business owners find information about disaster loans and other tools to keep going. the center is in santa rosa and all services are free. >>> the approaching rain could be a bless organize a curse for wildfire sc

very nearby. >> the carjacking occurred shortly after the shooting. i don't have the exact minutes or time frame. but in any case, it's being investigated to determine whether or not it is linked to the shooting. >> reporter: the 41-year-old officer who was shot would typically be investigating this crime scene and not at the center of it. the nine-year veteran is assigned to csi and not daily patrols. andria borba, kpix 5. >>> a new effort under way to get lead out of campus drinking water in the oakland unified school district. yesterday parents and local organizations helped launch the new campaign to ensure safe drinking water. it's in response to tests that found lead contaminated water at 7 elementary schools in the district. the group released a letter signed by more than 20 organizations calling on the district to adopt a solution to protect kids from toxic water. >>> another lawsuit against pg&e is expected to be announced today in connection with the wine country wildfires. many families believe that power lines caused the fires. state regul

about a mile away in the mission district a carjacked taxicab was ditched. it's believed that cab was taken in the castro right after the shoot-out. the connection remains unclear. neighbors say police searched all around the area yesterday. >>> it is 4:30 now. let's get a quick update on your weather and traffic starting with mike nicco. >>> hi, everybody. check out this beautiful picture from the exploratorium camera at pier 15 looking back at an orange tower and a nearly full moon about to crest over the back of san francisco. let's take a look at your 12-hour day planner. temperatures a few degrees milder. low to mid-50s at 7:00. we'll hang around 60 all afternoon at the coast. you can see the bay, 64 to 66. inland, 62 to 65. and then at 7:00 we're looking at 55 to 56. notice we'll go from fog to increasing clouds as we head through the afternoon hours. hi, sue. >>> pretty quiet at:30 on your thursday morning some road work in lanes. looks like a stuck camera on the san mateo bridge. we do have some road work around marina in the northbound direction and

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a woman was carjacked and beaten. 4 juveniles have been arrested an 11 year old boy and 3 girls ages3 to 14.then saturday about 440 in the morning just 3 miles away on cherry avenue a driver was carjacked at gunpoint 3 boys and 3 girls ranging in age from 13 to 15 were arrested for this crime. also over the weekend a 17 was arrested for vehicle theftsotthese kids are committing adult crimes and they need to be held accountablesan jose police chief eddie garcia says there's been a huge spike in juvenile arrests over the last year year to date juvenile robbery arrests up almost 70%, burglary arrests up almost 65% and stolen vehicle arrests up over 100% sot eddie garcia/san jose police chief 55-104i haven't seen spikes like these in quite some time and it's kind of startling. so we need to sit down with our county partners to see how we can reduce these numbersof the 11 arrested, most have already been returned to their parents after a brief stay in juvenile hall. garcia thinks that's part of the problem.sotyou're released within a few hours of being brought there, there is no consequen

about a mile away in the mission district a carjacked taxicab was ditched. taken in the castro right after the shoot-out. the connection remains unclear. neighbors say police searched all around the area yesterday. >>> it is 4:30 now. let's get a quick update on your weather and traffic starting with mike nicco. >>> hi, everybody. check out this beautiful picture

there was also a carjacking suspect in the area. what that may have to do with this shoot, no one is saying. we are also hearing that at least one suspect in this case may have been in costume wearing a black and white skull mask. but the investigation continues. you can see streets shut down behind me. but the good news for anybody commuting through the castro this morning, market street is open. we'll keep you posted as we learn more details. live in san francisco, anne makevoc, kpix 5. >>> oakland police say a shooting followed a sideshow last night at 38th and broadway near the kaiser medical center. no arrests. >>> deadly terror attack in new york city. investigators say isis played a role in the attack. overnight investigators combed the scene for evidence in lower manhattan. a note referencing isis was found in the car. ated people were killed, 11 injuries. 29-year-old sayfullo habibullaevic saipov a native of uzbekistan who came to the united states in 2010, police say he drove a rental truck through a bike path mowing down

after florida police say he carjacked an elderly woman.his dashcam video shows the end with lake city officers maneuvered the car and arrested that boy. word says he smashed her keys as she was unloading groceries. she instinctively got in the car and dialed 911. >> it could have been so much worse. i mean, several people could have been killed. you know, him, me and others. he had no regard for anybody in that car. >> police do not recommend doing what she did by getting into the car. the weapon turned out to be a pellet gun. no word on whether he will be tried as an adult. >>> the man arrested for opening fire in a colorado walmart is heading to cart. he allegedly walked in and started shooting randomly inside the store. this is north of denver. three people are dead. no word on a possible motive. >>> 22 years after her death, the queen of music will receive an honor. salina's star will be unveiled on hollywood hall of fame. she was shot and killed at the age of 23 by a fan who helped run her fan club. her sister says she would have been

a violent carjacking at a bart station. we'll tell you where it happened.s. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( darya ) another big story we are following... a community comes together to help the victims of the north bay firestorm. the montgomery village shopping center in santa rosa held a benefit concert yesterday with all the proceeds going to the north bay fire relief fund. they have not said exactly how much money was raised but they were hoping to raise 100-thousand dollars. in addition to raising money... first responders and their families were also given free meals.' ( darya ) and more concerts are planned to help the fire victims... including one this thursday at a-t-and-t park... metallica is the headline act. there are two more concerts planned on november 18th. the counting crows... who got their start in berkeley... will do a benefit for sonoma county.. that concert will be held in rohnert park. and napa county will have a benefit show at the famous robert mondavi winery. it features michael franti and spearhead. fra

in that case two people were involved in the carjacking.enlo park police are on the hunt for the homeless man who shot another homeless man earlier this week. police found the victim on the decommissioned railroad tracks... about 150 feet north of university avenue... suffering from several gunshot wounds. he was taken to stanford hospital for surgery... where he remains in critical condition this morning. the man told police he lives at the homeless encampment... near where he was found. police searched the homeless encampment... and questioned several people... but did not find coming up on the kron 4 morning news ...people are buying in stores ... and online.we have tips on how to keep your packages safe ... and out of the hands of porch pirates. and before you buy any gift cards this holiday season ... look carefully. the signs that could help you avoid getting ripped off. and here's a live look outside...at the san mateo bridge. welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast. (dave)dry and mild weather is forecast from friday throu

. >> reporter: it started with a carjacking at communications hill on friday. >> she was assaulted by suspects. she attempted to hold on to her vehicle. and when they drove away she was thrown off the vehicle and hit the ground. >> reporter: san jose detectives say that was followed by seven armed robberies, four carjackings, four car thefts and two residential burglaries. police arrested 11 juvenile suspects after three separate high-speed pursuits. the drivers were 11, 14, and 17 years old. lieutenant paul joseph said kids on violent crime sprees is becoming a trend. >> it is quite alarming and we've been successful in arresting many of them. it seems there's another group that pops up the following weekend. >> reporter: the wilson center works to divert youngsters from the criminal justice system. >> we don't want them to end up in juvenile hall because once you're in juvenile hall, they're just going to learn more about crime with other kids in juvenile hall. >> reporter: the ceo said early intervention is key. >> this is a pattern, then we need to look at our community and say, o