christie smith is live in hayward. this escalated to a police shooting.ice have some advice also if your car gets stolen. >> reporter: yeah, that's right. they certainly do. and what they are suggesting is that instead of following, you want to call police certainly and let them know what you saw and they can take it from there. we did speak with that truck owner stacy, and he heard what sounded like his truck taking off. he jumped in a friend's truck and tried to follow. he had no idea the suspect was armed and he's just thankful he wasn't hurt. this was yesterday evening around 5:00 p.m. here in hayward. he says when his truck was gone

reporting live in san francisco, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >> thank you very much. the two fires burning at this hour. >> chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. >> we are tracking dry and hot conditions and also the low humidity. i am going to have more on those exact conditions coming up. we do want to show you what is happening right now in redwood music on the square. lots of people coming on out. whatever kind of ice cream you want, we have it. there is janelle wang, and chris chmura pass it ing it out. redwood city is celebrating its 150th year this year. and everyone is coming out for steely and chicago. a tribute to steely dan and chicago. morgan hill, currently 87 degrees. winds are light which is good for the firefighters. helping them to get control on that. and low humidity at 37%. the larger fire is up into napa where it is, at least, 55 acres near highway 128 and currently 35% humidity. still a hot 90 degrees right now. the biggest think will be winds picking up. as you go ahead and get a look at our weather forecast tonight, music on the square, lots of fun

christie smith has some answers for us, christie? >> reporter: bart says this is one of the busy e.ier stations the 4:00 a.m. hour because you have computers that jump on the train to go to work but looking at bumping that 4:00 a.m. start time to accommodate the work they need to get done and computers hacom commuters have been watching closely. >> i used to ride -- ride the first one in the morning. >> reporter: raul knows the route well from the bart station and off to work in the 4:00 a.m. hour. >> going to really affect big time. >> reporter: he recently switched to later schedule but believes early commute is key. voters approved a bond that allows for critical infrastructure upgrades to bart. bart says one of the things they deal with is a short window for maintenance overnight. >> there is so much work that has to happen. we really need more than weekend closures. >> reporter: chris says separately an earthquake retro fit project gets underway for the chance bay two. >> what the board members are considering is that since we'l

christy smith is live at the police department with the victims ordeal and how it he is ca lated into a police shooting. he wanted his truck. >> reporter: that's right and peggy, through all this the suspect and the victim were not hurt. now the man with the truck says it all happened quickly. he says he was able to get about a car's length away when the man inside of that truck pulled a gun. >> i thought i heard my truck start up so i went out to see what was going on. >> reporter: he was visiting a friend around 5:00 yesterday evening when someone got in his truck and drove off. he jumped in the friend's truck to follow. >> i pulled up right up to the back of the truck and he said -- he pulled out a gun and shot and so then he took off and i didn't bother to follow after that. i just dialed 911. >> reporter: he was not hit and stopped near hayward and civic avenue. >> i don't know what i was thinking about, maybe just following him to find out where he's at. >> reporter: this is the picture of the truck from a few months ago following a fender bender. after it was stolen on saturday

let's check in with christie smith live in san francisco. >> reporter: that's right. demonstrators are just starting to gather here on market street in san francisco. they are planning a die in. they put this together very quickly upset with president trump comments about fire and fury. we did speak with an expert on international relations who believes diplomacy is critical and the rhetoric is not helpful. there are questions about who is in place in big cities like san francisco. now we spoke with the department of emergency management. they say san francisco prepares for all types of emergencies, of course, earthquakes, fires and man made events. they take an all-hazards approach is what they are saying and the more likely scenario, not the threat of a nuclear missile but some sort of radiology device, perhaps dirty b bombs. they say they train for all sorts of vents in san francisco. this group is telling me they will be out here probably for the next hour or two. they put this together quickly but in the end are expecting about 100 people to come out and join the

christie smith is live in hayward. this escalated to a police shooting. police have some advice also if your car gets stolen. >> reporter: yeah, that's right. they certainly do. and what they are suggesting is that instead of following, you want to call police certainly and let them know what you saw and they can take it from there. we did speak with that truck owner stacy, and he heard what sounded like his truck taking off. he jumped in a friend's truck and tried to follow. he had no idea the suspect was armed and he's just thankful he wasn't hurt. this was yesterday evening around 5:00 p.m. here in hayward. he says when his truck was gone, he didn't know what he was thinking. he just wanted it back. he gave us a picture of the truck which had recently been repaired from a fender bender. he was able to pull about a car's length from that truck when it suddenly escalated. >> i pulled up right to the back of it and said, hey, that's my truck. and he said so and so you and pulled out a gun and shot. and, oh, so he took off and i didn't bother to follow aft

christie smith is in san francisco. >> reporter: raj, there are about ten stacks of fencing laid out today. workers said they could not talk about it though. the park service has laid out some of their plans including limiting access on the day of the rally. neighbors and demonstrators say they still have their questions about how this will all play out at chrisrissy field, plans are l being laid out for saturday. >> they don't know what to expect. >> christy nealy lives in the marina district. >> i would like to counterprotest but not sure about the situation down here. plus having kids and stuff, not sure if it is better to avoid all together. >> reporter: two zones outlined. a list of banned weapons are circulating. >> we are going to be closing the parking lots on the south end of the bridge and all visitor amenities on saturday. >> reporter: that includes the welcome center. >> first time that we have closed the visiting center. >> reporter: politicians have raised concerns about the potential for violent clashes. the park services says they are coordinated with other agencies.

nbc bay area christie smith joins us live. the people around the neighborhood maybe not as excited. >> reporter: well there is a stage in this direction. stages in this direction and absolutely sounds like a good time, a celebration and the headliner doesn't even hit the stage until 8:00 o'clock tonight. 200,000 people are expected to come through here. as you can imagine, the streets are backing up. >> the music is playing at outside lands, carlos elias drove up. >> reporter: about half the people coming here are from the bay area. he is from daly city and carried his 13-month old with a visible sign. he says entry was smooth. how was the security getting? >> easy. easy peasy. >> we are working with law enforcement to make sure we have the latest techniques and doing everything we can to keep everybody safe. >> reporter: inside, the music was pumping along with art and comedy, over 100 types of wines served. ted wilson is with fine and rare in san francisco, and says that is how many crab rolls he hopes to sell. >> it is a cr

ybs area christy smith has more. >> i thought i heard my truck start-up. >> reporter: he was visiting around 5:00 yesterday evening when someone got in his truck and drove off. he jumped in the friend's truck to follow. >> i pulled up right up to the back of him and said hey, that's my truck. and he said so-and-so you and pulled out a gun and shot. and then took off and i didn't bother to follow after that. i just dialled 911. >> reporter: he was not hit and stopped near haywood and civic avenue. >> i don't know what i was thinking when i followed him. just follow him and find out where he's at and call the police -- >> this is the picture of the truck after it was was spotted with fender-bender. the driver then drove at the officers and one fired. the suspect was not hit, ran away and was taken into custody. his friend says this isn't the first car theft on the block. >> my son's wife got her car stolen last month, like three weeks ago. >> reporter: police say they don't recommend following instead call police and give them a location and they'll take it from there. he believes his t

reporting live in san francisco, christy smith. >> thank you, christy. >>> as we have been telling you, the demonstrations today were sparked by an event planned by a group many accused of being members of the alt right. organizers made an abrupt change out of the city. nbc bay area tom jensen is live where the patriot prayer organizers say it was the media and community leaders that forced them to move to avoid violence. tom. >> reporter: it was really strange this afternoon. we got a press release from these folks, the patriot folks who said they were going to move here. we showed up. there was about 50 people here and immediately they started calling us lies saying we are perpetuating lies made up by liberal politicians and making them targets of violence from leftist extremists. >> it's construed and a disservice. >> a press conference in a neighborhood park. supporters focussing squarely on what they say is fake news and embellishing politicians. >> when we have a march of 300 people and one white nationalist shows up, the whole city burns down. they freak out. >> reporter: they s

reporting live in san francisco, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. christie has been tweeting updates throughout the day. you can follow her twitter feed at crihristie smith at nbc. >>> the oakland unified school district is making repairs of discovering unsafe levels of led in water at the high school. school has been in session for three days and there is concern students have been drinking and showering in contaminated water. robert handa with more. >> reporter: the school board will address the situation tonight but we're told it will soon. it has addressed the major problems concerning lead in the water but what people want to know is was this good enough? the football team is getting ready for the first game in two weeks but during the preparation, the oakland unified school district says school leaders including coaches expressed concern about the water so the environmental health and safety manager conduct ted tests and found unse levels of lead in a football field water fountain, faucets and showers in the boys and girls locker rooms. jared

christie smith joins us from the bart station to explain. christie? >> reporter: raj, bart says this is one of the busier bart stations in the morning because you have people that drive in and hop in the train and head to work in the morning and they are looking at something that start times by an hour. during that time 2400 riders use the system, but those riders are watching closely. >> i used to ride, the first -- ride the first one in the morning. >> reporter: raul knows the route well from oakly to the bart station and off to work in the 4:00 a.m. however. >> it's going to really affect big time. >> reporter: he recently switched to later schedule but believes early commute hour is key. voters approved a $3.5 million bond that allows for critical infrastructure upgrades. >> because we run trains past 1:ocho -- 1:00 in the morning and resume at 4:00 in the morning, it's a small time our crews have. >> reporter: a retro fit project gets underway. >> what the board members are considering since we'll do that next year anyway, is this something we sh

christy smith is live with her story. >> reporter: she found herself having to take cover with other people. we also heard from traveler's within the area on. she shared dramatic cell phone video. first sirens and then workers in a nearby shop. >> finally told us that a van had run into lass ramblas street. >> reporter: people started running and taking cover. >> i ran into the bakery where they let me in and there was a couple of us, about 20 of us hiding. it sounded like someone had seen a person with a gun. but also after a ton of people were just reacting to all of the cars and ambulances coming by. >> reporter: she says workers tried to cover the windows and the shop was quiet as some wept. these recent graduates had visited a number of cities and left three days before the attack. they said they didn't notice tight security. >> not really. the most security i felt was either in london or paris. >> reporter: some sort of security incident at the eiffel tower and they said they learned about the events here in charlottesville. >> thank you. barcelona you might know is near to the

kri kri christie smith is live where they have a response plan and a demonstration going on. christ christie? >> reporter: that demonstrators just wrapped up an emergency protest. they are expected about meeting with fire and furry and of course and tensions about how prepared big cities like san francisco really are. the san francisco department of emergency management emergency operations center is where the response took big events is coordinated. >> we have something called the city's emergency response plan and how we respond. >> reporter: president trump's reaction to north korea's nuclear stance raised questions about different scenarios here. >> you know, the more likely scenario for us is not that of a nuclear missile but that of a radiology device or commonly known as a dirty bomb and that's something as local agencies we have resources to detect those activities and help prevent them and that's something that we train and exercise on. >> why would we start it? >> reporter: thomas is a fellow with the asia pacific research center at stanford. he believes the internat

christie smith is live. >> reporter: well let me start by saying the park did seem a little bit quiet today but it was overcast. but police were on motorcycles, bicycles meant to make people feel more comfortable. concentrating on this area here. today we are learning more about the oldest victim, a 68-year-old man san francisco police drove the path of the park. after gun fire sending three people to the hospital. >> someone got shot. >> reporter: he found out one of the wounded was a 68-year-old man who lived nearby. >> i wish it didn't happen at all. >> reporter: do you think it was just wrong place, wrong time? >> i think so. >> reporter: that victim's girlfriend said he is recovering. lever says he hopes the stepped up police presence sticks to help address issues in the area. the crowd today did seem light but that could be partially because of the grey skies and drizzle. >> i am glad there is increased security today. >> reporter: the gunmen were wearing red t-shirts believed to be nort enno gang members. reporting live in san francisco kristi smith, nbc bay area. >> an incredi

reporting live in san francisco, christie smith nbc bay area news. >> a range of items that will be banned from kristi fields, that includes weapons, selfie sticks, helmets and coolers. you can find extra content and behind the scene video on our nbc bay area facebook page. >> workers will be out patrolling the rallies. employees will be out wearing safety vests and possible violations such as police denying access to public areas. >> the south end will be closed. however, the sidewalk will be open for bicyclist and pedestrian. >>> a stabbing in a popular san francisco park despite beefed up patrols. the victim took out a knife in self defense and slashed the arm of one of the would be robbers. all five suspects, all teens arrested. it happened in an area where a shooting occurred. so far no one has been arrested in that shooting which is believed to be gang related. >>> new details about a massive brawl in a fremont banquet hall. dozens of people fighting at a wedding. a lawsuit has been filed against the owners of the royal palace on behalf of a man who says he was serious injured during

nbc bay area christie smith. >> reporter: there were cheers when this train pulled into the station here in san rafael. they also talked about using this as a different way to get around and hoping this reduces traffic on 101. >> wonderful. just delightful. >> it has been about a year and a half. >> reporter: across the street at extreme pizza, assistant manager says he has watched it closely. >> hoping to bring in new br business. >> reporter: a big celebration. the service had many kmaechalle and set backs. but today, the time, effort and tax dollars will pay off. >> hthis is the setting the example of what we are trying to do all across california. you can't just continue to always build a lane and add more cars. >> reporter: some weren't sure about the schedule on the first run. >> we waited from quarter to 12 and still waiting along. >> reporter: a promise of growth along the corridor and along the rail system itself. >> i was on the last train of this line and now i am on the first train. >> reporter: future plans to add service to larks purr and out to cloverdale. today it was fre

reporting live in belmont, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >>> christie thank you very much. >>> aroubling scene in minnesota tonight where federal agents are investigating an attack on a mosque, this explosion happening this morning in bloomington, about ten miles south of minneapolis, and worshippers were getting ready for prayers when somebody threw explosives inside the mosque and caught it on fire. fortunately the fire was put out and nobody was injured. >>> and recent incidents having an impact here in the bay area. a popular festival making major security changes. marianne favro has more from the festival of the arts. and marianne we're talking more about the security measures. >> reporter: we are, peggy what we're looking at is large barriers. the city of fremont purchased 12 of them which would stop these from getting through. the bnp 5,000, the city paid more than half a million for all 12 of the barricades, and today for the very first time they're up blocking the cars going into the festival of the arts. between 2 and 3,000 people are expected to attend the event this w

christie smith was at yesterday's grand opening where plenty of people turned out to take a test rideorter: the smart train rolled into san rafael early this afternoon. dorothy rode the entire route. >> wonderful. just delightful. >> reporter: across the street at extreme pizza, the assistant manager says he's watched development closely. >> it's really been great. we're hoping to bring in new business. we've got a couple new pizza items on the men are you. >> reporter: at the other end of the line in santa rosa, a grand opening celebration for the rail transit. >> i think it's the dawn of a new era have transportation in the north bay. >> reporter: the service had many challenges and setbacks. among the last was bureaucratic, but today the message was the time, effort and tax dollars will pay off. >> this is really setting the example of what we're trying to do all around the state of california. you have tough commute corridors like the 101 here. and you can't just continue to always build a lane and add more cars. >> reporter: some weren't sure about the schedule on the first day o

christie smith has the story. >> reporter: in san francisco, demonstrators stood together with signs just days after the deadly violence at a white nationalist protest in charlottesville. >> we are here to answer the call by the movement for the black live, anti-white folks, we reject what spremtist terror. >> reporter: the group turned out at justin herman plaza which they liked name. >> he should not be venerated in this city. he has a history of displacing and creating discriminatory housing policies. >> reporter: their peaceful gathering comes as park permit for the rally, but the next weekend, it's still under review. area politicians expressions deep concerns. >> a lot of people are afraid and anxious for incredibly good reasons after we saw what happens in charlottesville. >> reporter: kate shot's monitored the situation on social media as she think abouts what could occur next weekend in the bay area. >> i think there are ways to do very peacefully, there's a lot of rallies and gatherings scheduled for next week that are not in the actual center where have people are planning

christie smith is in san francisco. >> reporter: raj, there are about ten stacks of fencing laid outoday. workers said they could not talk about it though. the park service has laid out some of their plans including limiting access on the day of the rally. neighbors and demonstrators say they still have their questions about how this will all play out at chrisrissy field, plans are l being laid out for saturday. >> they don't know what to expect. >> christy nealy lives in the marina district. >> i would like to counterprotest but not sure about the situation down here. plus having kids and stuff, not sure if it is

. >> christie smith joins us live. >> this was a long and wide spread operation san francisco and san mateo county, even extended in the central valley. dozens of arrests and charges of illegal guns. >> to get guns and drugs off the streets of our communities. >> reporter: u.s. attorney joins federal and law enforcement. they used under cover officers involved in a sting operation in a bay area warehouse. >> more than 100 vindividuals have been charged. >> reporter: neighbors posted video of police activity. and investigators say they were able to interrupt supply chain of narcotics and illegal firearms in san francisco and san mateo county. >> resulted in the largest number of arrests in atf history. >> they targeted home bases for gang members and other individuals. >> some of these criminals included a wide range of violent crimes. >> reporter: san francisco district attorney says their entry into it collaborated with chp looking at a theft problem. while this was a long investigation, we are told it is still ongoing and may be additional arrests. reporting live in san francisco, n

christy smith, nbc bay area news. >> by monday, we will find out if the permit gets issued for the rally. >> another big event on monday, the solar eclipse. schools are giving kids the glass zs. they are saying don't look at the sun at all. >> or the indirect viewing method with index card or two pieces of paper. in 2012, there's a shadow cast by the sun, too. interesting viewing. weather permitting monday, the weather should hold up for most of the area. we are going to see changes coming that will lead to more cooling and eventually other changes in the seven day forecast, which could mean the return of skies like this. low clouds, 51 degrees, drizzle likely at times this evening and tomorrow morning similar conditions in the san francisco. 62 degrees. livermore, 81 from the upper 80s earlier. san jose, temperatures in the 70s. a lot of haze. that's from smoke and wildfires. no spare the air days, but not exactly clean air around the bay area. right now, wind speed 15-20 miles per hour that will bring in the low clouds and temperatures start the day tomorrow mostly in the upper 50s and

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one of those sailors has been found, kenneth smith of cherry hills. christie ileto is in the satellite center. what did you learn? >> his friends say he was a kind and generous person without a bad bone in his body. they are struggling to come to terms with the fact that he's gone. >> it's hard when you get the news that he's missing. two days later, you find out there is no coming back. >> it was the grim outcome friends and family of kenneth smith were hoping wasn't true. his ship collided with an oil tanker overseas, his body recovered days later. >> i'm sure he was terrified. samantha says this was the last time the group of friends saw smith. >> we watched t.v. and caught up on life. then he was back on the ship. >> did you ever think that would be the last time you would see him? >> no. that was -- a complete shock. >> gary miller says they became fast friends when smith moved here from virginia in 11th grade. he talked of joining the navy like his father. >> last thing i said, i'll see you when you get back. i miss you buddy. >> smith's father said i'm

nbc 10 was in trenton for the grand opening of the smith family foundation. governor chris christie was also on hand for today's event. the smith family pledged to give back to their city after striking it rich last may. pearly mae smith and her children split the jackpot last year. the foundation has so far given out $33,000 in grant money. head over to nbc10.com for information on how to apply for a grant. that's really giving back, we love to see that. >>> eagles fans may have hit the lottery here. will a company give every eagles fan free beer if they win the super bowl? how does pete rose feel about not going into the hall of fame? and mike trout speaks about his love for the eagles, that's next. did you know slow internet can actually hold your business back? say goodbye to slow downloads, slow backups, slow everything. comcast business offers blazing fast and reliable internet that's up to 16 times faster than slow internet from the phone company. say hello to faster downloads with internet speeds up to 250 megabits per second. get fast internet and add phone and tv now for o

. >>> governor christie was on hand for today's grand opening of the smith family foundation in trenton. they opened the foundation after winning $429 million in a powerball jackpot last year. he called the family an inspiration. governor christie also spoke out about this confrontation with a chicago cubs fan last weekend. what he said surprised his friends the most. that is still ahead at 4:45. >>> elsewhere authorities have captured the last of 12 inmates who escaped from an alabama jail in a scheme involving peanut butter. they found the man in florida. he and 11 inmates walked out of the jail sunday is noigt. they used peanut butter to change the numbers above a door and tricked a new employee into opening an exit dor that led outside. the other inmates were captured shortly after their escape. >>> a nonprofit that helps build homes for the needy now cannot finish the job. all the tools from the habitat for humanity are gone. someone broke the lock before monday morning. they took $4,000 worth of things from the construction site. two new homes are in the process of being built. >>

christie. pearly may and her family won the jackpot and they created the smith family foundation to give back tomunity. and governor christie took a look at their headquarters and called their commitment selfless. >> doing it in a way to give people a chance to lift themselves up and give them an opportunities they wouldn't have been to let them do that is an aa mazing idea. >> they have donate the money to various charities. >>> and an innovative program in philadelphia. the action cam was at the science center home to an inbaiter that helps to get businesses off the ground and part of an expansion project funded by a $200 million grant. >>> and pete rose will not participate in the weekend's event. a court filing made public revealed he admitted being involved in a sexual relationship with a teenage girl in the 1970s. rose was worried he would overshadow the goodwill associated with the phillies annual celebration. >>> no more loading delays on facebook, the social media giant says they will prioritize loading what you are interested in more quickly for you. people leave the site if there is a

lottery winnings, today they got a personal thank you from new jersey governor, chris christie, he pay aid visit to the smith family foundation where pearly may smith and her children are finding ways to make a difference with their $429 million jackpot. a whole lot of money when they stepped forward as winners they pledged to give back to their city and they make good on the promise ever since. the smith foundation has given out $30,000 to various groups. great news from the family. >> next on "action news" at 4:00. for many players, eagles training camp it a family affair. >> and meet the youngster who proved he is ready to walk in his father's footsteps. i no longer live with the uncertainties of hep c. wondering, what if? i let go of all those feelings. because i am cured with harvoni. harvoni is a revolutionary treatment for the most common type of chronic hepatitis c. it's been prescribed to more than a quarter million people. and is proven to cure up to 99% of patients who have had no prior treatment with 12 weeks. certain patients can be cured with just 8 weeks of harvoni. before starting harvoni, yo

evacuation order as long the texas coast, we are live in corpus christie just hours before land fall. >>> third down wentz, down field smithhere and got him for a touchdown. >> yeah, carson wentz finally connects with his

evacuation order as long the texas coast, we are live in corpus christie just hours before land fall. >>> third down wentz, down field smith there and got him for a touchdown. >> yeah, carson wentz finally connects with his new weapons in the eagles third preseason game, this is big game of the preseason, so what do we take away from a 38-31 win? yeah? it was fun to watch. but what did we learn? are we ready for redskins? good day, it is friday, august . >> i'm glad we won but there were some concerns. >> oh, we have concerns, o- line concerns, this reminds me of 12 years ago starting weekend talking about a big hurricane in the gulf, katrina , this is biggest hurricane since katrina ready to hit texas coast. >> yeah, we will be going live to corpus christie but scott, i mean, a lot of people are concerned in texas. what are they expecting. >> yeah millions in the path, of course, we are looking at right now alex at ultimate doppler and look at that buzz saw of the hurricane look at those feeder bands impacting texas coast from brownsville to corpus christie, houston area, we're talking double digit rainfall totals not inc

christi. that's 500 miles. "your world" with neil cavuto is next after a commercial breaks. i'm shepard smith in new york.hanks for checking in. >> neil: all right. harvey is shifting from rescue to recovery as water begins to recede in some areas. impact on the storm and from that storm far from over. welcome in. i'm neil cavuto. this is "your world." here's the latest on what we know right now. more bodies have been pulled from the van in harris county, texas as storms recede there. the death total is 21, including six members of a family in a van. a lot of flooding in low-lying areas. port arthur is getting slammed. that city still under water. it's home to the nation's largest refinery, which will have an effect

christi and austin later today. >>> a pregnant houston woman got by with a little help from her friends and a large dump truck. video shows neighbors forming a human chain to help andrea smith her ride to the hospital. she and her husband told people they were soaked but able to get to the hospital safely and andrea later gave birth to a healthy baby girl. >>> the catastrophic storm is bringing the best out in people. there have been more scenes of texans coming together to help their neighbors. norah o'donnell has the story. >> ten-year-old and best friends ages 16 and 14 ran through waist high flood waters to check on neighbors at their apartment complex in houston. when a truck stalled in high water six teenagers took off their shirts and started pushing. in rockport, a makeshift aid station handing out free water. the heb grocery store set up a mobile kitchen providing free, hot meals and there were rescues. neighbors used their personal boats to rescue jane rhodes in friendswood. a woman named janice was pulled from the water by her son and a neighbor. more than 2,000 rescues were made by national guard and local authorities. fort bend county sheriff lifted a baby into