police tell abc7 news that a woman from clayton was driving this chevy tahoe when she hit and killed a man who was riding on his skateboard. the accident happened just after 4:30 this afternoon shutting down the traffic on monument boulevard and erickson road for hours while police collected evidence at the scene. police have confirmed the skateboarder, a 21-year-old from concord, was in the crosswalk headed northbound at erickson when he was hit by the driver of the chevy tahoe. when emergency personnel arrived at the scene, they immediately learned that the victim suffered major

concord, was in the crosswalk headed northbound at erickson when he was hit by the driver of the chevy tahoe. when emergency personnel arrived at the scene, they immediately learned that the victim suffered major injuries. he was rushed to john muir hospital in walnut creek where he later died from his injuries. police are not releasing the name of the victim or the driver. but according to social media sites, it looks as though the driver may have just celebrated her 21st birthday in vegas. police are still investigating whether or not drugs or alcohol were a factor, but there were no arrests made at the scene. in concord, nick smith, abc7 news. >> nick, thank you. >>> the bay ron highway in contra costa -- the byron highway is in contra costa is back open after an accident that killed two people including a young boy. sky heavy hd flew over the

police tell abc7 news that a woman from clayton was driving this chevy tahoe when she hit and killed who was riding on his skateboard. the accident happened just after 4:30 this afternoon shutting down the traffic on monument boulevard and erickson road for hours while police collected evidence at the scene. police have confirmed the skateboarder, a 21-year-old from concord, was in the crosswalk headed northbound at erickson when he was hit by the driver of the chevy tahoe. when emergency personnel arrived at the scene, they immediately learned that the victim suffered major injuries. he was rushed to john muir hospital in walnut creek where he later died from his injuries. police are not releasing the name of the victim or the driver. but according to social media sites, it looks as though the driver may have just celebrated her 21st birthday in vegas. police are still investigating whether or not drugs or alcohol were a factor, but there were no arrests made at the scene. in concord, nick smith, abc7 news. >> nick, thank you. >>> the bay ron highway in contra costa -- the byron hig

police tell abc7 news that a woman from clayton was driving this chevy tahoe when she hit and killed a man who was riding on his skateboard. the accident happened just after 4:30 this afternoon shutting down the traffic on monument boulevard and erickson road for hours while police collected evidence at the scene. police have confirmed the skateboarder, a 21-year-old from concord, was in the crosswalk headed northbound at erickson when he was hit by the driver of the chevy tahoe. when emergency personnel arrived at the scene, they immediately learned that the victim suffered major injuries. he was rushed to john muir hospital in walnut creek where he later died from his injuries. police are not releasing the name of the victim or the driver. but according to social media sites, it looks as though the driver may have just celebrated her 21st birthday in vegas. police are still investigating whether or not drugs or alcohol were a factor, but there were no arrests made at the scene. in concord, nick smith, abc7 news. >> nick, thank you. >>> the bay ron highway in contra costa -- the byr

police tell abc7 news that a woman from clayton was driving this chevy tahoe when she hit and killed accident happened just after 4:30 this afternoon shutting down the traffic on monument boulevard and erickson road for hours while police collected evidence at the scene. police have confirmed the skateboarder, a 21-year-old from concord, was in the crosswalk headed northbound at erickson when he was hit by the driver of the chevy tahoe. when emergency personnel arrived at the scene, they immediately learned that the victim suffered major injuries. he was rushed to john muir hospital in walnut creek where he later died from his injuries. police are not releasing the name of the victim or the driver. but according to social media sites, it looks as though the driver may have just celebrated her 21st birthday in vegas. police are still investigating whether or not drugs or alcohol were a factor, but there were no arrests made at the scene. in concord, nick smith, abc7 news. >> nick, thank you. >>> the bay ron highway in contra costa -- the byron highway is in contra costa is back open a

this chevy tahoe wracked up thousands of dollars of work. the car was nearly 100,000 miles. he bought it weeks later. >> as a taxpayer, it's my money going to it, so it's frustrating. >> it sounds like we're getting ripped off. [ laughter ] >> doesn't sound fair at all. we work really hard for our money. >> reporter: when lawmakers gave up their car, they got auctioned to dealers, they told me. lawmakers could then buy their cars. the cost. construction materials. labor costs. but >>> when an agency like bart launches a major project, any number of things can drive up the cost. but the extension toward san jose has hit a unique program: birds. and a lot of them! the price tag has soared into the millions of dollars. >> we had a sense of what we were going to get into, but we didn't understand the magnitude of it. >> reporter: who could imagine that red tailed hawks, house finches and doves could be so stubborn? 550 acres of prime nest aring area is along the -- nesting area is along the pacific highway. >> during the peak of construction in 2011, it was just -- i thought we

they then carjacked a man and his wife who had just parked their chevy tahoe. >> you and your wife? >> yes. i look at it -- i say, ok. >> police say the boy's sped back to the mall and pick up friends, including a girl who drove the car to a mcdonald's. police found them in the drive- through line. the driver jumped out, causing the car to plow into a pillar. no one was hurt. police are looking for one more suspect -- a 17-year-old with a tear drop tattoo under his left eye. you ever heard of state songs -- state sandwich? what >> we want to check in on some breaking news we have been following. now we have developments regarding the law in russia banning americans from adopting russian children. jummy olabanji has been following this. >> in the past couple of minutes we have learned that russian president vladimir putin has signed the bill banning the american adoption of russian children. this just crossed the associated press wire. four minutes ago. we know that this law will go into effect on new year's day and would include a ban on adoptions that are already in progress. this

his chevy tahoe wracked up nearly $6000 in work. he says the car was nearly 100,000-miles. he bought it weeks later. new tires and a cooling system flush as part of a $2400 taxpayer bill before he bought the car. >> it's my money going to it. it's frustrating. >> sounds like we're getting ripped off. doesn't sound fair at all. we work really hard for our money. >> reporter: an unnamed source told me when lawmakers gave up their cars they got auction to dealers. lawmakers could then buy their own cars. repairs ultimately made more money. he claims lawmakers didn't take advantage of taxpayer dollars. >> oakland police have fended off the feds. the city cut a last minute deal with civil rights attorneys to avoid a takeover. they agreed to a compliance director. cbs 5 insider says both sides can claim a partial victory. >> reporter: the plaintiffs will have someone within the department to make sure that changes are made. and if they aren't made they can go to the court and ask for changes in the police chief and command staff. the city on the other hand gets to hold on to its

republican senate leader bob dutton spent almost 6 thousand taxpayer dollars to repair his 2005 chevy tahoe and democratic senator of san le yan droe. >>> bay area animal shelters say they are absolutely overwhelmed with cats and dogs right now, so much so that they're practically giving them away. new at 6:00 live in san jose with a new tactic to fight the overcrowding this christmas season. eric. >> frank, this little guy right here is christopher. he's a three-year-old chi wau wau mix and this shelter had reduced his adoption fee to just $12 because it simply can't keep up with the number of dogs dropped off or abandoned this time of year. >> inside the san jose animal kier center, there's a lot of love for these dogs, but not nearly enough room. >> it was designed to hold 28 dogs for adoption. >> and now. >> now we have over a hun. >> that includes four-year-old doeber man mix kona. >> you'll see on our paperwork she's been here since september 26th. that is a long time for a dog of this size with this type of energy. >> volunteers take her out as much as possible. >> good girl. >> but

they walked to a nearby neighborhood and carjacked a man and his wife who had just parked their chevy tahoe. >> the guns mwere pointed at you and your wife? >> yes. >> the boys picked up from friends, including a 13-year-old girl, who drove the truck to a mcdonald's. police found them in the drive- through line. the driver jumped out of the car. no one was hurt, but police are now looking for one more suspect, a 17-year-old with a teardrop tattoo under his left eye. it appears superstorm sandy took a bite out of metro's already lagging ridership. a report says the storm helped reduce ridership by nearly 10% in october. the transit agency lost nearly 2.5 million trips when it was shut down nearly two days. it lost $13 million in revenue. ridership is already down 5% before sandy hit the d.c. area in late october. excitement is building for sunday's cowboys and redskins game. to there's no denying that. fedex field will be packed and you can expect huge crowds at bars and restaurants and anywhere the game will be on tv. john gonzalez is at fedex field. i've seen pictures in the past on facebo

. >> ap found bob dutton's repair tab on this chevy tahoe topped the list at $6,000. assemblyman is door hall's hybrid cost $2,500 to fix, and former assemblyman tony mendoza hadill on a $2,300 bill on his . messages to all of them were not returned and doesn't appear anything illegal happened. but dutton used his campaign funds for the purchase sparked an investigation. >> definitely take a look at it like we do all allegations and make sure the ethics rules were complied with. >> a senate source says the analysis is up fair because all lawmakers who had state vehicles were responsible for making sure the cars are safe and maintained, and the few who did buy back their cars paidom the . sill it fruftz average californians. >> the voters take a look at the way legislature is speeppedzing money and wand to see improvement. >> san francisco's cable cars are running again after a series of problems forced closures yesterday and this morning. service was shut down friday, and after repairs were made to the table, service resumed this morning. then around 8:30 the power li

. >> the third one was a chevy taho that lost control and -- tahoe that lost control and hit the fire truck and flipped and hit three civilians. three firefighters were rushed to the hospital in serious but stable condition. two of them will require surgery. the other victim, who has not been identified, is in critical condition. the driver of the tahoe was not hurt. first responders waited for news at the hospital and were shaken. >> it is traumatic to see one of your own emergency medical responders get hurt. but, unfortunately it is what happens we put our lives out there and that is part of the job. >> reporter: chp officers are investigating. while they are trying to piece together the details of this crash they say one thing already, the drivers appeared to be going too fast for the rainy conditions. >> we all know it. we just have to do it. when it rains we need to slow down. >> investigators are still trying to determine what kreutation fist any are going to be issued following this accident. >> new video tonight of an accident that claimed the life of a person in the east bay

bob dutten spent almost $6,000 of taxpayer money to repair his chevy tahoe. all in the months before the state sold his suv, which dutten bought back. attempts to reach former senator dutten failed, but he's quoted as saying the car needed work as it approached $100,000. >> reporter: he is not alone, others also spent thousands of dollars to fix their cars. senator artesia had a bill for nearly $2,400 in the weeks approximate before he bought it. assemblyman hall of compton racked up more than $2,400 before the state sold his car, and then he bought it back. critics say california was long overdue ending this program. >> the only state in the country that had this program finally ended the program. >> reporter: it's impossible to know if a lawmaker benefited from last minute repairs, because the repairs could have driven up the price of that car at auction. lawmakers no longer have cars, they are paid per mile. it's an open question whether that is actually saving taxpayers money. >>> at ktvu.com, we have posted the complete list of repairs done at taxpayer e

. >> ap found bob dutton's repair tab on this chevy tahoe topped the list at $6,000.s hybrid cost $2,500 to fix, and former assemblyman tony mendoza had a $2,300 bill on his hybrid. messages to all of them were not returned and doesn't appear anything illegal happened. but dutton used his campaign funds for the purchase sparked an investigation. >> definitely take a look at it like we do all allegations and make sure the ethics rules were complied with. >> a senate source says the analysis is up fair because all lawmakers who had state vehicles were responsible for making sure the cars are safe and maintained, and the few who did buy back their cars paid extra from the premium condition. sill it fruftz average californians. >> the voters take a look at the way the legislature is speeppedzing money and wand to see improvement. >> san francisco's cable cars are running again after a series of problems forced closures yesterday and this morning. service was shut down friday, and after repairs were made to the table, service resumed this morning. then around 8:30 the powe

they walked to a nearby neighborhood and carjacked a man and his wife who had just parked their chevy tahoe. >> debate pointed guns at you and your wife? >> yes, and i said, okay, okay. >> the boys went back to the mall and picked up some friends included a 13-year-old girl who drove the truck to a mcdonald's. police found them in the drive- through line. the driver jumped out causing the car to pile into a pillar. no one injured. police are now looking for a 17- year-old with a teardrop tattoo under his left eye. 495 is back open in fairfax county after a horrific crash. three people killed after their pickup truck slammed into the back of a tractor-trailer. it happened at the springfield interchange on the westbound flights over ramp from 465 to 95 southbound. the victims' identities have not been released. a tractor-trailer driver was not injured. 7 is on your side with recall a product of the consumer-products a commission says can kill children. amazon and toys"r"us and another web site are recalling the nap nanny recliner. the company refused to recall the baby seat on their own. five

bob dutten spent almost $6,000 of taxpayer money to repair his chevy tahoe. all in the months before the state sold his suv, which dutten bought back. attempts to reach former senator dutten failed, but he's quoted as saying the car needed work as it approached $100,000. >> reporter: he is not alone, others also spent thousands of dollars to fix their cars. senator artesia had a bill for nearly $2,400 in the weeks approximate before he bought it. assemblyman hall of compton racked up more than $2,400 before the state sold his car, and then he bought it back. critics say california was long overdue ending this program. >> the only state in the country that had this program finally ended the program. >> reporter: it's impossible to know if a lawmaker benefited from last minute repairs, because the repairs could have driven up the price of that car at auction. lawmakers no longer have cars, they are paid per mile. it's an open question whether that is actually saving taxpayers money. >>> at ktvu.com, we have posted the complete list of repairs done at taxpayer e

police say a 21-year-old creighton woman was driving a chevy tahoe when she hit the skateboarder. police say the concord man was in the crosswalk when he was hit. he suffered major injuries and died at the hospital. traffic was detoured for hours for the police investigation. officers are investigating if the traffic signal was working or if drugs or alcohol were involved. they have not arrested the driver. the byron highway in contra costa county is back open this morning following the head-on collision there that killed two people, including a young boy. sky 7hd flew over the scene yesterday afternoon t happened around 3:30 on the stretch of highway that crosses the automatic which duct. the driver of an 88 oldsmobile swerved over the yellow line and smashed into the big rig. a boy believed to be between 8 and 9 years old died at the scene and the driver from bay point died at the hospital. >>> the supreme court will review a suit challenging the federal marriage of act, it will impact gay rights in this country. here is mark matthews with more. >> couples of getting married her

police say a 21-year-old creighton woman was driving a chevy tahoe when she hit the skateboarder. police say the concord man was in the crosswalk when he was hit. he suffered major injuries and died at the hospital. traffic was detoured for hours for the police investigation. the byron highway and contra costa road open this morning after two people were killed there, including a young boy. the accident happened around 3:30 on the stretch of highway that crosses the california aqua duct. witnesses say the driver of an 88 oldsmobile swerved across the yellow line and snatched into the big rig. the boy, believed to be between 8 and 9 years old, died at the scene. the driver, a 21-year-old woman from bay point, died at the hospital. the supreme court said it will take up two same-sex marriage cases, including california's proposition 8. >> i have been waiting for three years to enjoy the same privilege these folks are enjoying. >> the constitution of the united states doesn't have marriage in it and the tenth amendment said what's not in the federal powers belongs to the states. >> t

says former republican senate leader spent almost 6 thousand taxpayer dollars to repair his 2005 chevy tahoe including repairing a dent in the bumper fixing the power sdpeerg brakes and de tailing the car all in the months before the state sold his suv which dutton bought back. attempts to reach former senator dutton failed but he's quoted as saying the car needed work as it approached 100 thousand miles. assemblyman tony had repair $100,000 miles. assemblyman tony had repair bill of nearly $23 hun for new tires and oil change and a multipoint inspection in the weeks before he bought it. racked up more than $24 hun for tires in a cooling system flush before the state sold his car and then he bought it back. the report named just one bay area lawmaker. the ap says senator ellen spent $827 on repairs that included a new water pump, drive belt, gps system update all of this days before she gave up the car she later purchased. the office says the senator would not be make ago comment about this story. >> it is impossible to know if any particular lawmaker benefited from last-minute repairs becau

police sate 21-year-old was in a crosswalk when he was struck by a woman driving a chevy tahoe.tersection was closed while police septembered. it's not clear what color the traffic light was at the time of the collision. so far no arrests have been made. >> an investigation is underway into a head on collision that killed two including a young boy. the crash happened on byron at clifton court about 3:20 yesterday. police say that the car crashed head on into a big rig truck. chp said the truck driver noticed the car swerving right before impact. >> he noticed the car, it's an 88, back behind they started swerving back and forth and came across the double yellow line and hit the front of his truck head on. >> the driver of the car a 21- year-old bay point woman was taken to the hospital where she died. a young boy was also. >> he was in the backseat. he was eight or nine. the truck driver wasn't hurt. >> we just learned that kat william social security out on bail after being arrested. the sheriff deputies found him last night at a gas station. he was wanted on a felony warrant f

tahoe. >> half a mile away from the parking lot, officer andrew evans sees a chevy matching the description and gives chase. unaware there's a child in the suv. >> once he initiated his lights and attempted to stop the vehicle, the vehicle sped and a pursuit ensued. >> the pursuit lasts several blocks before the tahoe makes a tight turn too fast. the suv rolls over once and as it rolls, officer evans sees something flying out the back window, a little girl. the tahoe comes dangerously close to landing on her. amazingly, despite the unbelievable rollover, the little girl appears unhurt, and walks towards the suv, unsteady on her feet, she stumbles and then lifts herself up. >> the initial reaction to this is a great deal of shock and surprise to see the child first of all thrown from the vehicle, and then to get up and be walking after the vehicle. >> a young woman comes to grab the girl. at first glance, it appears to be a good samaritan getting her out of harm's way, but it turns out to be her mother, who was riding in the car. >> get down! get down! >> three of the four teenage suspects a