now 27 years later, police have arrested this man, steven carlson, tina's carlson at nearby foothill high. >> he was a nice kid. i hung out with him. i was his lab partner in chemistry. i never would have suspected him. he was a nice, clean-cut kids. >> this is the boy that she remembers. a much different portrait than the ones painted by other classmates. >> there was something about him from elementary to junior high to high school. he was mean. he was a bully. he had this odd way about him and just auto -- people feared him. >> lorraine showed up in juvenile court with her friend sandy. >> i'm just completely filled with emotions right now. i'm kind of at the angry stage. >> tina was found stabbed to death across from a canal near carlson's home. his father said that his son drank alcohol and smoked pot as a teenager but contends that he's not a murderer. >> so it's your believe that pleasanton has the wrong man? >> exactly. >> reporter: he made a startling admission as a teenager. >> he ran around school saying he killed tina. >> reporter: why would he say that? >> try to make hi

vic lee is live with reaction from those who remember carlson from school. >> steve carlson appearedn juvenile court here for a detention hearing. that is synonymous with an arraignment in adult supreme court. it's rather strange for a 43-year-old man to appear in juvenile court but remember, the crime, the murder committed when he was only 17. now, seems like a lot of former foot hill high school students remember this case and remember him. some of them came here to court to see what's happening and they all told us they had strong suspicions about him. >> it was something about him from elementary school to junior high to high school. he was mean. he was a bully. he has this odd way about him z just... people feared him. >> i do hope that it's very short. and that they have found perpetrator and we can actually put some closure to this. >> 43-year-old steve carlson charged with murdering tina fails april 15th, 1984. the 14-year-old killed while walking home from foothill high school, stabbed numerous times and left to die in a drainage culvert. carlson, then 17 was a person of int

14-year- old tina faels back in 1984 because carlson was 16 at the time of the crime, the case will begin before a juvenile court judge. carlson will be back in court next month. >>> cops say they preyed on the elderly allegedly offering low cost roof repairs on their mobile homes. now one family is behind bars facing fraud charges. joe vazquez is in san jose on how more and more victims are coming forward. joe. >> reporter: elizabeth, we are at the colonial mobile manor one of several mobile home parks that were targeted. let me show you a picture of the suspects. they are the gregg family from pomona, a mother and father in their 60s as well as their 21- year-old son. they are all in jail. elderly fraud and burglary are among the charges. the first two victims were a 73- year-old woman who lived here at this park as well as a 90- year-old man who lives on old oakland road. since they put out the press release yesterday morning, san jose police say two new victims have also come forward, ages 75 and 83. the scam was that the family would promise to weatherize a mobile homeowner's r

at the time there were whispers on campus, carlson was responsible. he was questioned by police back then but it took modern technology to break the case. recent dna evidence linked the case to the santa cruz transient now 43 years old. >>> cost of california's high speed rail is a lot higher than originally estimated. here are the new estimates. first phase of the rail will cost nearly $14 billion. that's $6.8 billion more than the original estimate. construction is scheduled to start by september of next year. so, september 2012. supporters say the route between san francisco and anaheim will create thousand of jobs, and be cheaper in the long run. the entire cost of the project is currently estimated at $43 billion. but that is expected to rise as well. >>> the obama administration is looking to make the air we breathe cleaner. today it announced the first fuel efficiency rules for heavy duty trucks and buses. regulations require those vehicles to improve their fuel efficiency 5% a year beginning in 2014. the administration estimates the rules will

carlson is held in the santa cruz county jail on drug charges. the f.b.i. linked evidence at the scene of the murder. >> it horrified the whole school. >> people had ideas of who it may have been. >> police say carlson is a registered sex offender with a long criminal record. >> a kite surfer is safe this morning, thanks to the effort of alameda firefighters. that man got tangled in the lines for his kite in the bay off of shoreline drive yesterday afternoon. a fire department rescue boat and two rescue swimmers raced out to where the man was sitting on the surfboard. still trying to get unhangaled. >> he was becoming tired. we offered assistance. at first he refused our help but we convinced him it was in his best interest to allow to us tow him to shore. >> the firefighters recently relaunched the water rescue program. the department faced tremendous criticism after the firefighters remained on the shore. while a man drowned on memorial day. none of the firefighterers were certified in water rescue at the time. >>> 4:39 on tuesday morning. lisa argen is i

steven carlson tells "the times" quote, i may be a dirt bag but didn't hurt anybody.arlson seen here in a school yearbook photograph was accused of stabbing 14-year-old tina phels to death back in 1984. carlson was 16 years old at the time. he and she both attended foot hill high school. he told "the times" he saw her on campus but didn't know her personally. police say advances in dna evidence helped them make their case. >>> the hitman who confessed to killing an oakland journalist could learn his fate today. 23-year-old brusard faces 25 years in killing for chauncey bailing back in 2007. but his sentencing could be postponed, he could be sent back to trial if a judge decides there's enough evidence that he falsely implicated two others. brusar d-con fessed to killing bailey and another man but said the killings were on the order of his former religious mentor. bay and his accomplice were convicted of first degree murder in june. >>> 4:36 this morning. an east bay man accused of drunkenly running down a little boy and running away is back behind bars. 21-year-old an

steven carlson did not enter a plea at his first appearance yesterday based on a new analysis of dna evidence police saying he murdered his 14-year- old classmate tina faels back in 1984. since carlson was 16 at the time, the case will be initially tried in a juvenile court but it will likely be transferred. >>> prosecutors in the bryan stow beating case say arguments will be based on admission from both suspects. yesterday comes chez and marvin norwood pled not guilty to charges of mayhem and assault and battery. bryan stow's family says he continues to make progress. >>> four redwood city boys are charged with robbing a nonprofit. police say the boys used a crowbar to break into the offices of friends for youth the organization that provides adult mentors to keep at-risk teens out of trouble. now, the boys are charged with stealing computers and electronics. most of the equipment was later recovered in those boys homes. >>> the woman accused of robbing jeopardy host alex trebek in the city was heading to work at the hotel she said as a prostitute. lucinda moyers lawyer say she was

a comedy hour case in point is gretchen carlson crazy question about the supposed war on christmas and that's why we're giving her tonight's tool time award. now the pentagon and its super secret of division darpa had been working on another unmanned aerial device and they're very proud of their baby the falcon hypersonic technology vehicle two so when the defense department tested their newest project they wanted to make sure that everybody knew about it. the defense department plans the second test for its super fast aircraft that can fly at a blistering speed of thirteen thousand miles per hour or twenty times the speed of sound if everything goes as planned the pentagon would be gifted with a lightning fast to be a goal capable of delivering a military strike anywhere in the world in less than an hour to give you that's right this bad boy boasts all sorts of stats that would just make your jaw drop tell darpa was so confident it even tweeted the entire testing process except the h t v two didn't do very well in fact just a few minutes after taking off darpa tweet it range assets of

>>reporter: carlson is a registered sex offender with a long criminal record. >>> pg&e has appointed a new president and ceo. anthony urlich comes to pg&e after serving as executive chairman of dte energy in michigan. marks the first tim in pg&e 106 year history that it named a company outsider to lead the utility. big change. urlich plans to start work on september 13th. just few days after the first anniversary of the san brown 0pipeline disaster. >>> up next. 30 servicemen lost their lives when helicopter was shot down. bay area men killed in the single worstless of life in afghanistan in 10 years. >> more trouble in england tonight where the rioting is spreading beyond london. >> san francisco mayor ed leah harsh welcome into the race to keep his job tonight. >> all of that coming up in a bit later on "nightline". >> coming up next on "nightline". disaster day on wall street but who is to blam blame? as stock prices plummet on wall street the blame game heats up in washington. >> plus jane fonda actress and activist on why she's never been happier. that's >> closed captioning bro

steven carlson is in jail tonight. he was 16 at the time of the murder. he is now 43. police connected his dna to the death of tina faelz. she was stand to death in 1984. her body left in a ditch. kron 4's charles clifford talked to people about the murder and the arrest. . >> reporter: she was a year younger than tina faelz. she remembers the kids talking about the murder and how shed with avoid the spot. >> my dad took me to school but we walked home and different people said don't walk that way. >> reporter: today her friends were talking about the arrest of steven carlson. >> i am shocked. i am glad. but, you know, i don't know what to believe yet. i have only see stuff on facebook of the people they think that did it. >> reporter: while she is happy an arrest was made she is also disturbed the killer is someone her own age. >> scary to think i was at school with him. i don't know. creepy. >> kron 4 news. >>> pretty nice day today. warmer for the inland valleys. high temperatures upper 80s and low 90s inland today. very comfortable ibthe south bay. 77 san jose. 68

here's a picture of 43 year-old steven carlson. he made in a picture yesterday --he made an appearance yesterday in juvenile court because he was 16 years old when this happens. the victim, latino was stabbed to death. the family of the teenager attended the hearing and several friends spoke out saying that they always believed carlson did it. >> there was something about him. from elementary-junior high and high school, he was mean and a bully. he had an odd way about >> over all of these years we never forgot it. all throughout the years as we have connected as friends it has always come up. we have never forgotten. >> police connected carlson's dna to the death of tina faelz. her body was found in a drainage ditch not far from carlson's home. >> the latest of london and in the u.k., police have restored order. that comes after four days of rioting. you can see police in their right here on the streets of london. officials are recovering from the financial damage saying that it will take a lot of money and time to recover. 20 mil

classmates of both faels and carlson reacted to the much delayed arrest. >> a lot of emotions, a lot of different emotions. it's a relief that he has been caught. but the anger that lingers that has built up over 27 years, i don't think will go away. >>> because carlson was 16 at the time of the crime, the case will initially be brought before a juvenile court judge when he appears in court next month. again, his case will likely be transferred. >>> a bold robbery in the middle of the night. two thieves ram into a wall and take off with an atm in concord. anne makovec explains how the whole incident took less than a minute. >> reporter: this surveillance video shows how thieves got know and out of the bingo hall within a minute. first you can see them looking to see if anyone is inside, then they ram a pickup through the front wall, back up, and ram it again into the atm machine which appears to be their target. >> they just picked it up, threw it in the back and they were gone. in and out in 60 seconds. >> reporter: the hall director says it was well planned. >> they had to know tha

stories confirmed that steven carlson was arrested. he's now 43 years old and would have been 16 on april 5th, 1984 when tina was murdered. police say the suspect had very little reaction to his arrest. they need to serve their time. >> reporter: her parents always thought it was a classmate. >> was it a sense of relief or -- >> reporter: yeah, relief is good. yeah. because she has to know before she dies or i die who was responsible and they need to be taken care of. there has to be some justice for her. >> reporter: he explains since tina's death, her grief overshadows everything. the break knit case came last -- break in the case came last year. they used tic that was not available in 199 -- they used technology that was not available in 1980. >> this is a high-profile unsolved case and i feel privileged to have an opportunity to work on it and extremely happy to provide closure for teen non's family. >> reporter: police are expected to formally identify steve carlson as their suspect tomorrow or wednesday. because he was a juvenile

crime lab matched dna evidence to carlson now a registered sex offender with a long rap sheet. and sunday, police took him into custody from santa cruz county jail. foothill high has a plaque memorializing tina next to a tree and this lead investigator says the murder haunted him for decades. >> very difficult to deal with this happening a community. >> carlson will be back here in late september. and at that time, he'll start the process of transfering him to court where he'll face a murder charged as an adult. >> and there is more still to come. the men who drove a truck into a concord bingo hall overnight. >> and there is more from the audio industry. >> and 7 on your side investigation leads to new consumer protections. coming up, what it means to you.cucucucucucucucucucucucucucu >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> police looking for several suspects who committed a brazen robbery overnight. the crime caught on surveillance video. it shows these people ramming their truck through the front door of the blue devil bingo hall, slamming against the ma

. >>> a shootout at a gas station on carlson and imperial overnight. there were two victims in a white chevy tahoe. neither was seriously injured despite several rounds being fired possibly even from an assault rifle. their suv hit a natural gas meter at the station causing the gas to be shut off. pg&e crews are still on scene working to fix that. a nearby motel was evacuated as a precaution although we have no word this morning on possible suspects. >>> and another overnight shooting is under investigation. this time in cupertino. these are live pictures of what the scene looks like right now. a santa clara county deputy shot a man about 9:00 last night on stevens creek boulevard at tan tal avenue. investigators say the men fired on the deputy who was trying to question him about a stolen car. they have blocked that stretch of stevens creek for the investigation and it should affect your morning commute so watch out. >>> a top official from san bruno are in the nation's capital this morning to hear findings on last year's deadly pipeline explosion. le

have connected on facebook it has always come up what ever happened to tina >> they have connected carlson's tina's body her body was found not far from carlton's home. >> money was raised more than nine urals little boy that was struck while crossing the street with his family after attending a giants game at $2,500 was raised yesterday and $4,000 has been donated to ryan so far the man was arrested for this hit-and-run a will be arraigned later on this afternoon. >> new york city police talk a man o'clock out of jumping this is 30 rockefeller center the man is sitting calmly on the pillar of 74 floors above midtown he was taken to the hospital for observation. >> lady liberty will be closed for a year for renovation the good news the island itself will remain open during the yearlong project. climb up inside the statue will be closed in will be closed after the october 28th anniversary. >> time now 653 a m and all look from our mt. tam camera some areas are seeing sunshine this morning we will be right back. ]s ♪ [ woman ] sam begged and pleaded... so i sent him to camp. we'd earned lots o

carlson was only 16 years old when she was killed. carlson is telling the mercury news he's innocent. he says he remembers seeing folds around school but did not know her. he has a long criminal record including arrests for drugs, thefts, and lewd acts on a child. >>> bart shut down phones to keep the peace. the transit agency is still warning protestors may stage surprise demonstrations during the coming days. that could disrupt service during peak commute times. they had a small army of police officers at the civic center station. the officers may have shut down a protest before it started. bart admits shutting off cell phone service to everyone inside the station. >> actually media relations people made that decision. >> the tactics got the cops news. >> he specifically said it was the publics relations department that made the decision. >> we suggested it. >> now bart is trying to avoid a repeat of this scene one month ago a demonstration over the deadly police shooting at the civic center station got out of hand. the protest caus

since carlson was 16 at the time, of that crime, his case is initially being tried in a juvenile court. thieves ran a truck through a wall at a concord bingo parlor. the director of blue devils bingo hall says it appeared to be a well planned crime because the crooks knew the exact location of the machine. tonight police say that they have recovered the truck, which was stolen and the atm, but the atm was empty. it had an estimated $5 to $6,000 in it. >>> the move from the new place is an effort to beef up numbers. but 65% falls on night and weekends. half of motorcycle officers are also been sent out into the neighborhoods. >>> this next story involves a bizarre case that involves a jolted exgirlfriend. a pair of underage hit men and a murder for hire plot. this woman, darlene mcdad is believed to be the master mind behind the scheme. julia goodrich explains the complex plan. >> what did you see? >> just the cops. they pounded on the door and they said, we have a search warrant. >> neighbors saw detectives and police at her home, but never imagined she would be arrested for bribing a

because gas was leaking they had to evacuate the motel on carlson boulevard. while they were dealing with the evacuation they discovered two men with gunshot wounds. they were the men in the suv. they were taken to the hospital. then about ten minutes later. shots were fired on westbound 80 at carlson. then a woman rear-ended a gas tanker truck. she had been shot in the stomach. police do believe the shootings must be related. they are not sure why though this happened. they did have to close a lane of the highway for about an hour from 11:00 to 12:00 last night so they could gather the shell casings out on the road. because they are dealing with so many shell casings they are believing it was probably an ak-47 that was used in this crime. no arrests have been made and they have no idea why someone would do this. they are busy still working the case this morning. live in richmond, amy hollyfield "abc 7 news." >>> thank you very much. >> a portion of stephens creek boulevard in cupertino remains closed following a shootings involving a deputy. a deputy tried to

. >> matt's mom nancy carlson page is a childhood development expert and professor at leslie universityher son, he joined her at the protest and she joins us now. nancy, he told a story. welcome to the program. >> thank you. >> told a funny story about how in 1970s you marched in and said my son is not going to take this test and you yanked him out of there. you know, you told the principal that's not what's going to happen. why did you do that? >> i've never been a fan of standardized tests. sometimes children remember things with more drama than really happened. >> my mom says the same thing? in that case, a terrific principal of the school who gave the option and i didn't really march in, but i certainly said, no, i don't want matt to have standardized tests. i don't think they tell you anything. you know, testing has a place in education, but the place it has is to inform teachers about how to work with children, what they understand, what they don't and how they understand it so you can develop curriculum base odden what you learned from the test. they're being used these days to e

d a a to the crime she was not far from carlson's tower >> of fire is burning in san francisco we willjackie >> good morning darya it is the people's cafe that is on fire it is a two alarm fire is burning through the roof even see the flames shooting out of the roofs their. 10 trucks from the san francisco ply department are here i am not sure if they have this fire under control you conceive of firefighter very close to the flames smoking is still coming out of the building you can still see firefighters coming and going from a building and no report of injuries at this time. >> it looks like steel bars on the front of the business? >> yes, as some business is open for breakfast but this is not the case. the firefighters can make entry to those still bars. the majority of the flames out that i saw were up on their roof. you can see the letters going oppenheiup. >> there are two and three businesses in this area the flames look like it or coming from the top of the building one of the dispatcher responded when the initial alarm went out said there's heavy flames and smoke coming from t

carlson told the "contra costa times" that he may be a dirt bag but he didn't hurt anybody.e was 16 when faels was killed. >>> the man accused of running down a 9-year-old boy leaving a giants game is in custody after being bailed out. 21-year-old andrew vargas was sent back to jail after pleading not guilty yesterday. he is accused of hitting ryan white and several cars last week and taking off before police caught up with him in hayward. >>> hard to believe but in a month we'll mark the tenth anniversary of 9/11. new yorkers have done a lot of healing over this decade. one poll found 5 3% of people in new york feel their lives returned to normal, 36% say their lives will never be the same, 49% fear another attack and 51% say they are not too worried or not worried at all. >>> all right. good morning, folks. we are off and running on this friday. and i'll tell you what, it should be a great day outside. the fog not as thick this morning. so again, i think it's going to be an earlier burnoff than yesterday. our temperatures should be a bit warmer. still the fog has moved in

carlson is currently being held in the santa cruz county jail on drug charges. the f.b.i. linked his dna to evidence found at the scene of the murder. >> horrified the whole school. people had ideas of who it may have been. >> police say carlson is a registered sex offender with a long criminal record. >>> 5:35. this morning, the san francisco's interim mayor is adjusting to a new political reality after officially entering the race to run for a full-term after promising he would not. >> mayor ed lee. >> boos filled a candidate's forum at the castro theater as mayor lee walked on stage last night. lee was there facing off against other candidates who already appeared at more than a dozen similar forums. the other contenders didn't wait long to target the new addition. >> as you know, tonight, the ethics commission is considering ethical violations against the run, ed, run campaign that drafted you in to this race. [ applause ] the allegation that this committee did not follow campaign finance laws. >> when lee did speak he chose not to respond to criticism and instead focu

carlson is now 43.s arrested on suspicion of killing 14-year-old girl on the way home from foothills high in 1984. she was 16 at the time. carlson's father defended his son. he said while he was creepy as a teen, he was not a killer. pleasanton made a surprise announcement on an arrest in this case after new evidence was submitted for dna testing. >>> all eyes on the markets again this morning. they were up yesterday, down the day before. are you in it for the long hall? let's take a live look at the big board right now. we're opening down, dow industrials down 137 right now. opening bell rang a minute ago. obviously early, early trading. economy has different effects on bay area companies. headquartered a few miles away. this is tech reporter scott mcgrew in the newsroom with a tale of two silicon valley companies. good morning. >> good morning. yesterday's jump on the market was very good to cupertino. for a brief moment there it was home to the most valuable company in the world. apple beat out exxon

carlson and she both attended foot hill high school.e told the feds he saw her on campus but didn't know her personally. he says he doesn't know why he is being charged. he thinks police are blaming him because he has a criminal record and is close to that case. >>> well, it is friday. my question is, are we going to enjoy a spectacular weekend, ms. loren? >> i don't know. what are your plans? what are you doing? really depends. if you're going to be outside, if you want something spectacular to happen, at least the weather will accommodate your plans. we're looking really good. we have some fog out there right now. but our marine layer, especially in this area, the bay area, not deep enough to generate that drizzle. we're noticing that drizzle, though, just offshore near monterey. so watch out for that. we could see this moiz tour start to creep up. i think if we see drizzle, the most likely location will be santa cruz, over the santa cruz mountains. this is where we are right now, 60 degrees in hayward, forget about that jacket in hay

carlson and fails both attended foot hill high school. he told "the times" he saw her on campus but didn't know her personally. he says he does not know why he is being charged. he thinks police are blaming him because he has a criminal record and is close to the case. >>> time now, 5:03. oakland police are closing in on another suspect in the shooting death of a toddler. this as prosecutors file formal murder charges against a man already in custody. christie smith is live in oakland with an update this morning. good morning, christie. >> reporter: good morning to you, and happy friday. you know, lawrence denard is being held here in jail in oakland without bail. he is expected back in a courtroom in oakland a little bit later on today after he was charged in connection with that killing of a 3-year-old child. now, those who know denard, though, are speaking out, saying despite a history of violence in east oakland, they still don't think he could commit this horrible crime. denard appeared in court yesterday, but did not enter a plea in

steven carlson is behind bars. reaction from people that knew the suspect and a husband.t, haazig madyun he was there today when pleasanton police announced that they had a suspect behind bars. >> the suspect was 16 years old at the time the murder occurred. >>reporter: a pleasanton cold case from 1984. this has now been solved. pleasanton police chief says that the and a evidence collected at the scene was submitted it when fbi crime lab in 20 to 07. the results came in late last year and led investigators to suspect. >> the rest of the conjunction of this murder. he was a photo high school student at the time and live the very near the school and in close proximity to where the crime occurred. >> he had spent the last 1.5 years tracking down the original eyewitnesses'. to my primary goal was to track down the suspects it was gratifying. i am very happy to help. amotonight, we're learning more about the man suspected of killing a this woman. he has a long criminal record he is been are rested for lewd and lascivious act and two prior convictions of grand theft and is bee

but miss carlson got a few things wrong. for d.c. school kids last month. however, as an agency spokesman tells media matters, students were not shown a cartoon but "participants were permitted to choose one of dozens of diverse books to take home with them, and the spongebob book was one of those options." and as far as climate change being a disputed fact, the reality-based scientific community disagrees. here's just a small sample of the meteorological society, "human activities are a major contributor to climate change." the national research council, "the preponderance of scientific evidence points to human activities." the geological society of america, "human activities account for most of the warming since the middle 1900s." nevertheless, steve deucy and not steve deucy have their own set of facts. >> clearly nickelodeon is pushing a global warming agenda. the big question is is it manmade or is it just one of those gigantic climactic, you know, phases? the science on both sides, there are a lot of scientists who say

are dissatisfied told on war and tonight it goes to gretchen carlson over at fox and friends now the former beauty queen foreign journalist was on fox news last night previewing the g.o.p. debate and she was asked what question would you ask the candidates in the debate if you were moderate so just listen to gretchen's a very very hard hitting question. as president how important would it be for you to address the political correctness in our society many argue is totally out of control from the war on christmas to leaving the word god out of the pledge of allegiance to not calling the alleged fort hood shooter what he is a homegrown muslim terrorist how is that harmful moving forward for our nation. that's right gretchen actually wants to ask about the war on christmas too bad the war on christmas only exists on fox news nobody else gives a damn or even knows that it is out there now unfortunately even fox knows not to let gretchen and her coxon friend co-host steve doocy and brian kilmeade anywhere near a presidential debate which is kind of a shame when you think about it the gret

two men were wounded near a motel on carlson boulevard.an who had been driving in the area was also shot, reportedly she was caught in the crossfire. >>> an investigation continues into a police shooting last night in cupertino. sheriff's deputies say they were questioning a man about a car theft when he allegedly pulled out a gun and fired shots at them. the deputies fired back, wounding that suspect. he is expected to survive. the deputies were not hurt. >>> and white house officials will survey hurricane irene damage in virginia, north carolina and vermont today. the death toll from the hurricane is now up to at least 40. damage could top $10 billion. >>> a federal hearing on the san bruno explosion is beginning right now in washington. we want to take you there live right now. the national transportation safety board will release its findings and perhaps discuss who is to blame for the deadly blast. san bruno city leaders, including the mayor are there at that hearing. we're keeping an eye on it and tara joins us from san bruno right n

this is jason gillly and carlson. she was last seen as she left a stockton lounge.lly is a person of interest since the beginning of the investigation. he is suspected of false imprisonment and kidnapping. carlson is still missing. >>> seven men believed to be members of the m, 13 gang are on trial. they argue witness' statements have been inn consistent. all men are facing life in prison if they are convicted. >>> could it save the state millions of dollars to continue using redevelopment money for the proposed 9ers stadium. it would cost santa clara 11 million this year and close to 3 million every year after that. >>> there is news about injured fan bryan stow. doctors at the san francisco general hospital says bryan stow has made significant progress and can folsom commands and his ability to interact with his family has i am -- can follow some commands and his ability to interact with his family has been remarkable. >>> good morning. all right, let's go to the bridge. actually we will take it to the bridge in just a second. westbound highway 4 is moving along n

but then just a few minutes later, shots were fired on westbound 80 at carlson.turned out a woman there then rear-ended gas tanker truck because she had been shot in the stomach. police suspect the two are related. they are not sure why all of this happened. they had to close a lane of the highway for about an hour while they gathered shell casings there. because they were dealing with so many they suspect an ak-47 was the weapon of choice last night. no idea why this happened. they are still working the case this morning. amy hollyfield, "abc 7 news." >>> santa clara county sheriff's department is investigating a shooting involving a deputy after a gunfight with a suspect last night. deputy tried to stop the pedestrian but the suspect ran and shot at the deputy. the deputy fired back hitting the man. it happened stephens creek boulevard around 9:20 last night. the man was taken into custody. the sheriffs deputy was not hurt. it's not known why that deputy was trying to stop the pedestrian. >>> a third straight week of bart protests ended last night with no stati

was he was only a teenager at the time, carlson must initially be tried in juvenile court for her death. >>> new at 10:00 tonight, alzheimer's disease. the people who study it, have it, or take care of someone who have it, all got a voice tonight. hundreds of people told the federal government how it is failing in efforts to deal with that disease. >> reporter: more than 5 million americans have alzheimer's. it's expected to triple as baby boomers age, unless research slows it. she was an electrical engineer, long before alzheimer's. now 85, he's a full time job for wife may. >> there have been two really rough times when she just really hit bottom. it was really hard to watch. and it was really hard to know what to do. >> we're in this hole, when it's just so hard. >> reporter: this family shared its struggle in a room full of fear and frustration. aimed at a federal official, taking feedback in 100 city for improving dementia research, and services. paying for care, often bankrupts families. >> at this point, my husband and i are living in a mobile home due to that, and i have a 60% c

was he was only a teenager at the time, carlson must initially be tried in juvenile court for her death. >>> new at 10:00 tonight, alzheimer's disease. the people who study it, have it, or take care of someone who have it, all got a voice tonight. hundreds of people told the federal government how it is failing in efforts to deal with that disease. >> reporter: more than 5 million americans have alzheimer's. it's expected to triple as baby boomers age, unless research slows it. she was an electrical engineer, long before alzheimer's. now 85, he's a full time job for wife may. >> there have been two really rough times when she just really hit bottom. it was really hard to watch. and it was really hard to know what to do. >> we're in this hole, when it's just so hard. >> reporter: this family shared its struggle in a room full of fear and frustration. aimed at a federal official, taking feedback in 100 city for improving dementia research, and services. paying for care, often bankrupts families. >> at this point, my husband and i are living in a mobile home due to that, and i have a 60% c

steven carlson is accused of killing tina faels.arlson's father says his son, yeah, he smoked pot and drank but he insists his son is not a murderer. >> this morning as a young baseball fan recovers, the man accused of sending him this will answer to a third suspect involved in the killing of the 3-year-old. actually this morning, that's -- we had the ryan white story. the boy was in town from philadelphia watching the phillies take on the giants at at&t park. oakland police are looking for a third suspectnvolved in the killing of a 3-year-old toddler. he was killed in a drive-by shooting last monday afternoon. reports say two people are in custody including a parolee with a history of possessing guns. >> people in san bruno will mark the anniversary of the pipe line explosion with a ceremony and reunion. on friday, september 9 at 530 chock in the evening the community will gather at the skyline college to remember the eight people killed in that blast. on sunday the community will meet for reunion at city park. the anniversary come

. >>> carlson was last seen at 1:00 a.m. as she left a stockton lounge. she has -- he has been a person of interest since the start of the investigation. he was arrested for false imprisonment and the girl is still missing. >>> a district spokesperson says an investigation is underway into reports that he used the "n" word. the remarks were made during a recent golf tournament and the school is calling it a private matter and they are not releasing many details but many people have come to his defense. any construction out there sal? >>> we have a couple of road work areas, not causing big delays but we'll see some slow traffic out there. let's look at the golden gate bridge where traffic is moving along well. if you are driving on the golden gate bridge and it is foggy just lower your speeds because the fog tends to get better and there are no major problems on the city streets of san francisco. this morning we have a look at oakland westbound 880 traffic and 880 will be closed until 5:30 a.m. about a half hour from here. and powell there is some constru

. >> reporter: santa cruz authorities confirmed to cbs 5 that steven john carlson was arrested where he was being held on another charge. he's now 43 years old and would have been 16 when tina was murdered. police say the suspect had very little reaction to his arrest. >> this is very okay. >> they need to serve their time. she's lost a child and that's forever. >> reporter: ron married tina's mom a few years ago and said police have not given them the suspect's name but they always thought it was one of tina's classmates. >> is there a sense of relief or was this a sense of opening up new -- >> yeah, relief, because she has to know before she dies or i die who was responsible and they need to be taken care of. there has to be some justice for her. >> reporter: he explained shirley's grief overshadows everything in her life. >> i think it's worth the years because she sees other people with daughters. >> reporter: a break came last year. pleasanton police urged the fbi crime lab to analyze evidence that wasn't available in 1980. when they got dna they recontacted witnesses and built

fudge napolitan-to-, gretchen hot carlson and of course steve doocy. (applause) lav (laughter) laugh steve doocy. >> anyway, that was very unprofessional, around son pooper. (laughter) munch ma quchi, we'll be right back. >> stephen: welcome back, everybody. my guest tonight was once the world's most wanted hacker. he'll never get my password it's-- (laughter) please welcome kevin mitnick. (applause) >> thanks for coming on. great to meet you. >> great to meet you too. >> you sir were once considered the world's most famous hacker. the most wanted man in computer crime. correct? >> yes. >> okay. you are a consultant now but at one time you were, let's see, you bypassed the security systems of motorola, sun microsystems and pacific bell. >> yes, i did. >> you served jail time for this. how much. >> five years. >> five years. >> and a year in solitary confinement. >> why a year in solitary confinement. you don't look like a dangerous guy. >> i'm very dangerous. >> the prosecutor has told a judge during a bail hearing that i could pick up the telephone an

we have learned the suspect is steven carlson of santa cruz. he is a registered sex offender and former classmate of the victim. she was found near a drainage area back in 1984. she had been stabbed to death on her way home from foot hill high school. investigators got their big break after retesting old evidence using new dna technology. family members had this reaction. >> he needs to serve some time and needs to be taken care of. >> investigators say he was 16 at the time of the killing and he is being held at the county jail. >>> a federal judge is holding items to be distributed to their victims and their families. the largest portion of the profits, 18 $5,000 will go to the widow who was killed by a mail bomb. another widow will receive 3 5,000 and researcher who was severely injured by 1983 bomb will receive $3,300. he is serving a life sentence in colorado. >>> jurors are set to begin deliberations in the sentencing phase of warren jeffs. the 55-year-old leader from jesus christ of latter day saints faces life in prison. >>> police in p

was stabbed to death in 1984 and her body was found in a drainage ditch police said they led to carlson'sur eyes are once again on wall street the dow is now down to 64 >> 652 is the time we will be back in isabel little bit chilly but a lot clearer will have peace of sunshine later on this afternoon. >> after 10 years of spot church kept it is ending its partnership would tiger woods is tagging is your they are deserting him says stop using his image two years ago weeks after the car wreck and the cheating the company said they are supporting his charitable organizations. >> we are checking out wall street the dow of 270 wild swings. the wild swings continue with concerns about the economy we will be back in just a couple of minutes .

someone opened fire people on carlson boulevard and few minutes later a woman was shot while she drovelong interstate 80. they found two men shot at the scene of the second shooting. one person rammed into a gas meter and that forced an evacuation into the neighborhood. >> innocent clare county sheriff's department is involving a shooting with a deputy after a gunfight late last night. the deputy tried to stop a pedestrian but the suspect ran and shot at the deputy. the deputy fired back and hit the man. it happened on stephens creek boulevard last night. police say the man was taken into custody with non life-threatening injuries. sheriffs deputy was not hurt. >> in san francisco police say an early morning shooting at a restaurant in the mission district may have been a case of mistaken identity. it happened at 19th street around 12:30 a.m. a man was shot in the head and is in intensive care. investigators say the victim may have been mistaken for a member of a rival gang. they say he is likely a restaurant employee. >> now to the impact of hurricane irene. the storm is blamed for at

steven carlson's dad at mitts his son had a troubled past but says his son is not the killer. "today in the bay" christie smith is in pleasanton. >> reporter: he's shedding light on what happened. it doesn't sound like a ringing endorsement. he said his son might have been creepy but in his opinion he certainly was not a killer. he believes his son, now 43-year-old, did not stab high school freshman tina fails in 1984. carlson will be in court today after a surprise announcement by pleasanton police of an arrest based on a new look at the evidence and a fresh round of interviews. his father says his son bought into trouble but was not mean or violent at the time. this according to the this morning. he was questioned by police along with others but wasn't arrested. cord to his father, he stopped speaking to his parents and started using drugs later in life. in 1989, he was convicted of committing lewd acts of a child under 14-year-old. his dad believes his son may have mental issues and basically seems like a good fit for the crime. what he doesn't wan to see his son railroaded

since carlson was 16 at the time of the crime, his case is initially being tried in juvenile court butill likely be transferred. >>> sfpd taking 30 officers off weekday shifts. they are moving them to nights and the weekends. the move from the new chief part of an effort to beef up staffing numbers at times when crime happens the most. about 65% fall on nights and weekends. half the motorcycle cops will be sent out to the neighborhoods. >>> the san mateo county sheriff's office is considering using jet skis at the popular beach. the sheriff's want to use them to make it safer for surfers to get to them quicker but personal jet skis are prohibited in the waters there because it's part of the farralons national marine sanctuary. the marine sanctuary advisory council will hear their proposal tonight. >>> the gay marriage debate connected to sesame street. >>> the death of bin laden the movie. why the white house is under fire for this upcoming film. >>> time for your travel forecast! heading out of sfo today? we are expecting mostly sunny skies by the afternoon. shunts be any delays by th