christopher maffei is facing five felony counts. kidnapping, violation of a custody decree, burglary, cruelty to a child and buying or stealing a stolen vehicle. the children's mother had this to say, i am very upset over his outburst in court today. there is no truth in any of his abuse allegations towards the children. it is in my profession to help children, not hurt them. bail is half a billion dollars. christopher maffei will be in court september 17 for his case that was continued. terisa estacio, kron 4 news. >>> new tonight at 11:00 p.m., police announced today they are increasing patrols on paths to and from city schools after a man attempted to kidnap a local teenager last week. a 15-year-old girl was walking her dog when a man approached her. he told her to get in and he grabbed her. she fought him off and got away. the suspect is still at large. >>> temperatures are going to be moving up and down into tomorrow. the winds are expected to pick up. that means more fog and cooler temperatures near the coast line. bay shores

and their mother's arms after being on a stolen sailboat for four nights with their father christopher maffei, which caught up with jean and grandmother. >>> i'm speechless and so happy that's what i've been dreaming of the whole week i went to see my grandchildren and they are safe and backing grandmas' arms, i'm going to release 12 and now. >>> she is still covered in bruises she tried to stop christopher maffei from taking the children from her home in pekin man through the back door and grabbed them while she was at the courthouse trying get a restraining order. at the family home in south san francisco a happy ending for the family to children reunited on the way back home their father accused of possibly kidnapping them and in police custody the grandmother says what she has her two babies on she wants to play my little pony with them. >>> elizabeth cook in south san francisco >>> investigators work to identify a body found south of the bay area remains of a woman discovered an an area in san benito county the exact location of a short drive from morgan hill where missing teenager sierr

so again, they are 43-year-old christopher maffei, 3-year-old brooklynn maffei wearing a white dress with blue and green design on it. and then 2-year-old devin, he was in a short sleeved sponge bob square pants shirt and diaper. if you have information you are asked to call south san francisco police. christie smith, "today in the bay." >> 6:02. a new search is under way for a missing man from lafayette. brett olson disappeared over the weekend, the labor day weekend that is, during an inner tube trip down the sacramento river. his friends have launched a facebook page called let's bring brett home. this page has close to 66,000 followers in 48 hours. twitter has been abuzz with people tweeting and retweeting. the #find brett olson. behind the tweets from howie mandel to miley cyrus. family friends say they are very grateful for all of the publicity, olson is getting on line and they hope that the efforts will pay off big time. >> new this morning, two people are dead in vallejo and police looking for the suspects who shot them. police found the victims in a home on atherton street

two children on board brooklyn and devon or released to their mother the children's father christopher maffei taken into custody and faces charges of parental subduction the child endangerment and kidnapping >>> i'm so relieved when i heard they were found and save i hugged my devon, he comes up to me normally when he's here he sleeps with me, so he got in his regular spot and fell asleep >>> the ordeal began tuesday when the children's father took the children from his girlfriend's house and stole a boat from alameda and headed after golden gate and down to monterey the coast guard track the boat when it headed away from monterey the coast guard went into action >>> because of the terrain there is no place to get fuel or anchor but it was nighttime with two small children on board that wanted to ensure the safety of them >>> the cutter approach the boat with the father and two children on board >>> mr. maffei allowed the coast guard to board the boat and he was taken into custody >>> to grandmother that looked a bit rough >>> their hair was all matted they hadn't taken a bath or shampoo, oth

christopher maffei did not enter a plea this afternoon. christopher maffei told the judge his children were put right back in the place where they were being abused. he is being held on half million dollars bail. >>> regulators today were clear saying mistakes were made in alerting the public when a fire erupted inside the chevron refinery. ktvu's rob roth is live with the steps they say are being taken to protect the public. rob? >> reporter: a piece of pipe may be a key piece in determining what caused the explosion here at the chevron refinery. >> reporter: investigators are looking at a 8-foot section of pipe. >> working with cal-osha and we expect it to be delivered to a lab today. >> reporter: officials described the pipe as thin but wouldn't say what caused the condition. they said what they will look for. >> thickness measurements taken, did they have a good program, using industry standers. >> reporter: they called a special meeting with officials investigating the explosion. >> not just about corroding pipe, about the maintenance

year-old devon and three year-old brooklyn spent a day and half in the election after their dad christopher maffei kidnap them still i yacht and sailed out to sea. they were 50 mi. off the coast when the coast guard boarded the boat and arrested maffei and rescued the kids. the children experienced a medical problems and appeared to be well fed. they believe it was an adventure with daddy. a coast guard team approach the boat friday evening they offered water and a radio to muff a few appeared exhausted he allow the coast guard to board the boat he was then put in custody at the kids were sheltered from the activity. >>> i don't know what will happen will find out more today i don't plan on going to the courthouse. >>> at the courthouse are cameron not allowed inside when the fed wet made his initial appearance the judge increased his bail to $500,000 and postponed his arraignment. at the end of this appearance maffei spoke out telling the judge his children were coat put back into the place where they were abused " the judge told him to listen to his lawyer this was not the proper time to make a

este es video casero de christopher maffei con sus dos hijos..el martes, maffei se llev los dos pequenosi don't know if this planned, maybe in the back of this head he decided that this was going to happen one day, i honestly don't know. la madre de los menores dice que no sabe si su ex planeo el rapto o no.. justo el dia del rapto, ella haba ido a corte para obtener una orden de alejamiento. esta madrugada un pescador vio el yate y habl con maffei a 50 millas de pillar point. autoridades inmediatament e se movilizaron para alcanzarlos. s.o.t. sgt. bruce mcphillips/policía de sur de san francisco 8:18:16 i can't speculate on his motive or he was thinking at the time.. el portavoz de la polica dijo que desconoce lo que motiv al sospechoso. s.o.t. jennifer hipon/madre de niños 5:46:26 the day before i told him that he needed to get his act together cuz he wasn't working, he didn't have a place to stay, didn't have transportation. la madre de los menores agreg que le haba dicho a maffei que consiguiera un trabajo y arreglara su vida si quera ver a los niÑos.. maffei se enfureci.. s.o.t. 11:

board brooklyn and devon or held for examination before released to their mother their father christopher maffeiaken into custody facing charges of child endangerment and kidnapping >>> i'm so relieved they were found and safe i hugged my devon he comes up to me normal when he's here he sleeps with me to get in the regular spot and fell asleep >>> the ordeal began tuesday when the children's father took the children from his girlfriend's house stall a yacht from alameda and headed down the coast towards monterey a coast guard planned track the boat when headed away from monterey but the coast guard went into action. >>> because of the terrain of the coastline is no place to get fuel or anchor sell it was nighttime and with two small children on board the wanted to ensure their safety >>> the cutter approach the boat with the father and children on board >>> mr. maffei allowed the coast guard to board the boat and he was taken into custody >>> the children looked ok but to the grandmother they looked a bit rough shape >>> they hadn't taken a bath or shampoo their hair but otherwise she is fine ju

that's when she encountered christopher maffei, only 20 at the time, who was upset he couldn't get through. >> he jumps out, punches me out, tries to run me over with his truck. i fortunately rolled into my vehicle, and he sped off. i got his license number. i struggled, pregnant at that time. >> straub said she miscarried the next day. straub at the time used her married name, schmidt, sued mateo parks and rec department and received an undisclosed amount through compensation. she now lives in clear lake. she contacted us after seeing him on the news. the san mateo courts also confirmed in 2009 maffei was charged with grand theft, but the case was dismissed. abc7 news also obtained a copy of the restraining order against maffei. the court granted the order because there was reason to believe he might take the children outside of the u.s. after it was revealed maffei had quit his job, closed his bank accounts, got rid of his assets and sold his home. the order also points out maffei had lived in thailand and had several bank accounts there. >> leeann melendez, abc7 news. >> maffei is sched

the father again 43-year-old christopher maffei, brooklynn is three, seen wearing a white dress with blue and green designs. 2-year-old devin was wearing a short sleeved sponge bob shirt and a diaper. the sail boat a white hunter 41 with blue canvas, named unleashed with the hull number hun41366 c 707. if you have any information you are asked to call san francisco police. they consider these kids abducted. reporting live, christie smith, "today in the bay." >> east palo alto police now searching for two men who robbed a couple at gunpoint in a bold home invasion. it happened wednesday afternoon at a home on jasmine way near 101. two masked men followed the couple into their home and forced them to lay on the floor. the suspects spent a half hour ransacking the house before making off with cash, jewelry and a computer. we're happy to report nobody was hurt. >> the man accused of gunning down a well known east palo alto activist is expected in court today. 60-year-old gregory elong is expected to enter a plea. last month he was declared competent. police say he killed lewis, a communi

look at the man that police and others are looking for this is 43-year-old christopher maffei, you see his two children, 3-year-old and 2-year-old, maffei is the father he and his wife are separated. look at video we have of the house where the children lived with their mother this is where maffei went tuesday, grabbed the children, their grandmother gave chase, it was a bit of a struggle, she was somewhat injured but he managed to get away. police believe he and the children are onboard a stolen sailboat we have a picture of that, this is unleashed out of alameda. they are not sure where he's going but he did mention he was interested in going to monterey, maybe mexico, maybe even thailand, he used to live there the mother said she had a lot of trouble getting police to give her help. >> they took a report but said, well they wouldn't consider it parental abduction because he was seeing the kids and they felt he had parental rights. out of everything that was the most frustrating. >> reporter: maffei had seen the children monday. the mother says she was in the process of getting a res

you, out to the commercial vessel, and he did confirm that the person he saw on the boat was christopher maffei and he did see a small child on the vessel. >> reporter: the child seemed to be fine, nobody in distress. maffei had looked for boats for sale prior to tuesday's abduction and prior to allegedly steeling "unleashed" from that yacht harbor earlier this week. he's mentioned in the past wanting to sail to monterey bay or mexico. police do not have a motive and do not know why he would allegedly take his kids out to sea. again, a coast guard c-130 is over that sailboat as we speak. a cutter is on the way to try to attempt a rescue. we'll have more on this tonight at 5:00. meantime, reporting live in south san francisco, bob redell, nbc bay area news. >>> new this morning, two people are dead in vallejo and police are looking for the suspect who shot them. police found the victims in a home on atherton street near magazine street and i-80. both the 31-year-old man and 28-year-old woman were inside that house and they were shot to death. neighbors say they did see two men wearing hoodies ru

south san francisco police, with christopher maffei in custody, sped off the pier. maffei will be charged with kidnapping. abc7 news. >>> abc7 news has learned this is not match's first brush with the law. a woman living in clear lake says back in 1989 he was say assaulted by him when she lived in the bay area. we have that part of the story. >> in 1989 rhonda st of raub was working as a park ranger aid at an event in san mateo county. her duty was to keep cars out of the area. that's what she encountered christopher maffei, only 20 at the time, who was upset he couldn't get through. >> he jumps out, punches me out, tries to run me over with his truck. i fortunately rolled into my vehicle, and he sped off. i got his license number. i struggled, pregnant at that time. >> straub said she miss carried the next day. straub at the time used her married name, schmidt, sued maffei and the san nationalio parks and rec department and received an undisclosed amount through compensation. she now lives in clear lake. she contacted us after seeing him on the news. the san mateo

devin and 3-year-old brooklynn, are safe, rescued from a stolen boat police say their father, christopher maffei, had them on for three days. >> i just hope that they're able to put him away for a long time. >> reporter: she says maffei snatched his kids from her living room tuesday. >> he burst in and grabbed the two under each arm. i ran after him. >> reporter: she says she was watching the kids while her daughter filed for a restraining order against maffei. she says he was upset after a conversation about limiting his access to the children. this 71-year-old grandmother is still covered in bruises. she says she got while doing all she could to stop maffei after he showed up and tossed the kids in a car with no car seats. >> i grabbed the door. he just slammed it. and then while i was holding the door, he started the car. >> reporter: she called police and the kid's mother, jennifer hippon,south san francisco police say they listed the kids in the missing kids sus term. the search for the toddlers kicked into high gear when police linked a yacht stolen from alameda to the case. the u.s. coast

que presuntamente secuestró a sus dos hijos está detenido con una fianza de 200 mil dólares, christopher maffeyen redwood city, los menores de 2 y 3 años de edad fueron rescatados anoche de un yate que maffay había robado. >>> la policía busca a dos sospechosos de robar a mano armada, la víctima caminaba por las es esqns de conlon y key, uno de los sospechosos le pidió la cartera y el teléfono celular. >>> la noche del viernes un joven fue muerto mientras grabaab un video de rap en pittsburgh. >>> por otra parte, un tiroteo en oakland dejó a una persona herida en la avenida 73 número 1100 la víctima está en el hospital y no se sabe su condición médica. >e>> n el este de oakland anoche hubo un tiroteo que dejó a un hombre herido, las autoridades encontraron a la víctima alrededor de las 6 y media de la tard,e la víctima fue llevada a un hospital. >>> más de 12 mil turistas visitaron el parque nacional yosemite, y podrían estar expuestos al hanta virus, alrededor de 3 personas han muerto y tenemos la información con león felipe gonzález. >>> la alerta por un brote de hanta virus que emitieron las

take a look at a picture of the man the police are looking for now this is 43-year-old christopher maffei, with his two children he's the father he and his wife are separated. take a look at video of the mother's house where he went tuesday grabbed the children, we are told he put one under each arm ran down the street the mother wasn't there, her mother was the children's grandmother. she chased, tried to stop him, couldn't do it, he took off. police believe he and the children are onboard a stolen sailboat we have a picture this is the sailboat known as unleashed. he went to the ballena isle marina in alameda they are concerned he may be sailing to mexico or thailand he used to live in thailand he mentioned monterey and mexico to friends. the mother understandably is beside herself. >> i'm afraid if they back him into a corner, i don't want him to snap and do something really stupid any more than what he's already done. i'm really worried for my kids, i want them to come back safe and unharmed. >> reporter: the her mother says she was in the process of getting a restraining order agains

heard that they were found and they were safe. >> authorities arrested the children's father, christopher maffei. he's charged with kidnapping, parental abduction and child endangerment. according to the kid's grandmother, tuesday afternoon tuesday afternoon maffei jumped over the fence, broke into the house, grabbed the two children and ran down the street to a rental car that was still running. he have put the kids inside and then sped away. police say maffei then drove to almeda, where he stole this 40-foot yacht. the police, county officials and fbi and coast guard tracked his getaway for three days. two boats filled with law enforcement and hostage negotiators moved in. >> the suspect said he was remorseful and wanted to do anything he could to assist. >> while their father was taken into custody, the children were reunited with their mother. 1. >> she was exhausted but happy. >> jennifer has been estranged from her ex-boyfriend for two years. in fact, the day her children were taken from her home, she was filing for a restraining order against maffei. abc7 news. >> in a statement just rele

on board 43-year-old kreufr son maffei and at least one of his two children -- christopher maffei. >> we were able to send a photograph out to the vessel and he did confirm the person on the boat was christopher maffei and he did see a small child in the vessel. >> reporter: on tuesday, maffei abducted his two children. >> opened the door really fast. he grabbed each kid in one arm and took off. my mom gave a good chase. my mom gave a good chaise but he hit her. >> reporter: hope says he hopes maffei would not hurt his kids. >> he loves them, so i hope by the grace of god that he is not going to harm them in any way. >> reporter: the first theft of its kind in 32 years. >> he claimed to be an international businessman. so most international businessmen i know have sailboats that work all over the world. then his e-mail didn't work. so that seemed fishy. >> reporter: for several months, maffei was seeking out a boat. we're going to tell you maffei's sailing qualifications and how his instructors reacted when we told them that he took out a sailboat with his two small children. >>> poli

while nursing some painful cuts and bruises to the legs, arms and face while trying to stop christopher maffei from taking her grandchildren. >> i'm so relieved. >> reporter: recueed from a vessel in the peninsula. >> i'm one of the happiest persons in the world, this is what i've been waiting for. >> reporter: she says she can't wait to see the young ones so she can spoil them like only a grandmother can. >> my grand kids are safe, and not harmed in any way that he didn't do anything to them. you know i'm grateful. >> reporter: and as you saw the mother reunited with her children. she drove down as soon as authorities told her the good news. live in south san francisco, phillipe segal, kron news. >>> tonight we're hearing from the mother of a missing teenager. this is the photo of kristina craig who went missing yesterday. her father says that kristina has the mentality of a child. she is not on medication but she does see a psychologist. he says she's left before but always returns before dark. >> just scared, on pins and needles. knowing she doesn't know what kind of trouble she can put her

the children's father, 42-year-old christopher maffei is accused of kidnapping the two children from their mother's south san francisco home earlier this week. he then stole this boat from the alameda harbor and took off with his two small children on board heading south. last night around 7:30, u.s. coastguard, police and even the fbi were involved in the search and were able to locate the boat off the coast near monterrey. authorities say they had to approach maffei very carefully because they weren't sure how the father would react. >> we asked him -- we wanted to provide him with water and a radio so that we could, so that we could have a conversation with him. and at that point, he said that he was willing to help us in any way that he could and we asked if we could put a boarding team on board. and he said that would be fine. >> reporter: at that point, police were able to board the boat and rescue the two children. coastguard commander don montoro says maffei was cooperative and did not resist arrest. no one was hurt in the rescue operation. maffei was taken into custody, wher

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heard that they were found and they were safe. >> authorities arrested the children's father, christopher maffei. he's charged with kidnapping, parental abduction and child endangerment. according to the kid's grandmother, tuesday afternoon maffei jumped over the fence, broke into the house, grabbed the two children and ran down the street to a rental car that was still running. he put the kids inside and then sped away. police say maffei then drove to almeda, where he stole this 40-foot yacht. san francisco police, county officials and fbi and coast guard tracked his getaway for three days. two boats filled with law enforcement and hostage negotiators moved in. >> the suspect said he was remorseful and wanted to do anything he could to assist. >> while their father was taken into custody, the children were reunited with their mother. >> she was exhausted, but happy. >> jennifer has been estranged from her ex-boyfriend for two years. in fact, the day her children were taken from her home, she was filing for a restraining order against maffei. abc7 news. >> in a statement just released the childr

police say christopher maffei took his children from their mother's home and stole a boat. >>> father and son are doing fine today after an incredible rescue yesterday off the central coast between -- this is video from the coast guard. the 70-year-old man and his son were on their way from santa barbara to canada when their plane went down. a helicopter rescue crew from air station san francisco responded to that may-day call the fire was suffering from hypothermia, both refused medical treatment. >>> autopsy will be done tomorrow on the body of missing lafayette man found over the weekend on the sacramento river. a fisherman discovered brett olson's body yesterday the 20-year-old vanished a week ago. sheriff believes there was no foul play and he drowned. olson's family and friends plan to honor him with a candlelight vigil tomorrow night at 7:00. >>> members at the cross fit gyms in the east bay are dedicating their workouts today to help the family of officer kenyon youngstrom. amy hollyfield has more from livermore. >> reporter: they are running with purpose, at cross fit games t

heard that they were found and they were safe. >> authorities arrested the children's father, christopher maffei. he's charged with kidnapping, parental abduction and child endangerment. according to the kid's grandmother, tuesday afternoon tuesday afternoon maffei jumped over the fence, broke into the house, grabbed the two children and ran down the street to a rental car that was still running. he then sped away. he drove to alameda where he stole this 40-foot feet. the police, county singles and fbi and coast guard tracked his getaway for three days. last night just before ate two boats filled with law enforcement and loss neglect goators moved in. >> the suspect said he was remorseful and wanted to do anything he would of could to assist. >> the children were reunited with their grandmother. >> jennifer has been estranged from her ex-boyfriend for two years. in fact, the day her children were taken from her home, she was filing for a restraining order against paw -- maffei. abc7 news. >> in a statement just released the children's mother said i'm eternally thankful to the police departments,

christopher maffei appeared and redwood city courtroom to face eight felony counts including kidnapping. he interrupted the hearing to warn the judge the children have been " put back in the place they are abused " the children's mother dismiss the claim as a pediatric nurse in my profession to help children not harm them. for the sake of our children i know chris can take full responsibility for his actions. >>> faking and death on facebook and the supposed victim as 7 year old boy reporter michelle g. lee on what may have been the motive >>> i dunno why they have feel bad for them >>> a cruel individual to great eight separate facebook pages and clamed a little fulton boy killed in an accident when he is a life. it has happened to have the air ramirez. i met his distraught mother at the fullerton police department she showed as page after page of condolence on facebook for the second grader. thousands of responses as well as pictures posted including a video of the dancing boy. she does not on a computer and has no idea who would have done this. >>> i'm still like why my son, he's onl

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tuesday christopher maffei snatched his daughter and son from their mom's home fled to alameda and sailed away in a stolen yacht. >> early this morning a boater spotted maffei off the coast. terry mcsweeney with the latest. >> reporter: the latest is the coast guard aircraft has spotted unleashed this is the boat that was apparently stolen by mr. maffei. hate been spotted 50 miles off the coast of california somewhere off the shore of monterey and santa cruz. the coast guard had dispatch vessels to that boat, hopefully to bring this to a peaceful conclusion. after 36 hours this is the second sighting of the boat today. this is the man who police have been looking for since tuesday. about 4:00 this morning, 50 miles off the point in san mateo county, another boater spotted-)0ez him. >> having heard the description on his radio he approach the vessel and made contact with the subject on the vessel. he had a short conversation and then he left the vessel and contacted the coast guard. >> reporter: the sergeant says the boater was shown a picture of the suspect and id'd him as the man he spok

christopher maffei abducted his o -- abducted his children. >> i am hoping by the grace of god that he is not going to harm them in any way. >> reporter: mother, jennifer hippen says the children were taken as she was trying to get a restraining order. >> i had my mother watch them. he was very upset with me because i told him i didn't want him to be around the kids while he was not employed. >> reporter: the sailing school where maffei was certified in navigation say maffei reserved a boat but never showed up. the owner of a sailing school confirms maffei was a student there and has been chartering boats since 2006. >> technically i would say yes, he would have at least the minimum certifications required. >> reporter: the concern that maffei had little or no expertize in open ocean where even expert sailers can run into trouble. right now the coast guard is gathering at the coast in monterey. they're maintaining mom on the details of this operation. we will have the latest on this rescue operation tonight on the channel 2 news at 10:00. patti lee. >>> the teenage driver accused of a

police say christopher maffei took his children from their mother's home and stole a boat. >>> father and son are doing fine today after an incredible rescue yesterday off the central coast between -- this is video from the coast guard. the 70-year-old man and his son were on their way from santa barbara to canada when their plane went down. a helicopter rescue crew from air station san francisco responded to that may-day call the fire was suffering from hypothermia, both refused medical treatment. >>> autopsy will be done tomorrow on the body of missing lafayette man found over the weekend on the sacramento river. a fisherman discovered brett olson's body yesterday the 20-year-old vanished a week ago. sheriff believes there was no foul play and he drowned. olson's family and friends plan to honor him with a candlelight vigil tomorrow night at 7:00. >>> members at the cross fit gyms in the east bay are dedicating their workouts today to help the family of officer kenyon youngstrom. amy hollyfield has more from livermore. >> reporter: they are running with purpose, at cross fit games t

this is a picture of their father christopher maffei. she and maffei were not in a relationship but she was granting them visitation with the kids that is until monday when she told him without a job and no place to live he shouldn't see the kids anymore. >> monday is when i told him. >> reporter: how did he react? >> he was upset with me. he said he had rights to see the children. and they need to see their father. what i was doing was a crime. he was going to charge me with a felony. he was going to call cps on me. i told him you do what you need to do. >> reporter: so it did get a little -- >> yeah it got ugly at the point. he was calling me. i refused to take his phone calls. >> reporter: police believe he took the children the very next day. throwing them into a rental car and driving them to the marina. that is where he stole this yacht. he had gone there a couple weeks ago inquiring about buying a boat. that is the picture of the yacht. it's named the unleashed. it has san francisco written on the stern. the yacht was spotted near

. >> man was christopher maffei who police say kidnapped his son and daughter and stole the boat. robinnet conducted the coast guard. maffei is in the san mateo county jail. >>> memorial service being planned for the missing lafayette man whose body was found on the sacramento river yesterday morning. a fisherman discovered brett olson's body two miles from where he disappeared a week ago. vanished while taking part in the annual float with thousands of other young people. >> the sheriff believes there was no foul play and that olson simply drowned. an autopsy will take place tomorrow. officials credited the dozens of volunteers to joined the search for the cal-poly student. >> a week helping look for him and unfortunately, it came to a tragic ending, but their efforts were not in vain. >> olson's family and friends plan to honor him with a candlelight vigil tomorrow evening at 7 p.m.. >> 4:35. community meeting will be held later today to address a tasing indent involving a dog-walker in january along a trail by the golden gate recreation area. a park ranger tased the dog walker

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christopher maffei is being held on $200,000 bail. investigators say he forcibly took his two children from their maternal grandmother's home in south san francisco on tuesday and then he set sail from a harbor in alameda. on friday, the coast guard and fbi began tracking the 40-foot sailboat. last night, the children were rescued just south of monterey bay, examined by paramedics and reunited with their mother. >>> to the race for the white house now, republican vice presidential nominee paul ryan was in the bay area this morning as part of his west coast fund-raising tour which included a private breakfast and an online pep rally. can t kimberly tere has more on his visit. >> reporter: he drew a crowd in danville where he made his first stop at the home of brent jones and his wife. vice presidential candidate paul ryan appeared just before 9:00 this morning. >> everyone was cheering and stuff. i was waving. he waved back to me, a quick wave. >> i think it's really cool how someone with national fame is just right down the street in

prosecutors say christopher maffei took his two children from their mother's house in south san francisco and then stole a yacht from the alameda harbor and sailed out to the coast. in court last week, maffei said he was trying to save his children from an abusive home. the mother recently sought a restraining order against him. >>> she can stay, but she has to pay. amy will be allowed to continue living in his mansion, but she is going to need to pay $15,000 a month in rent. kincaid's estate was asking 12,500 a month, but today a judge decided to up that amount. the next fight is over his estate, which includes his artwork, worth an estimated $66,000. pinto is fighting with kincaid's estranged wife. the two were married for 30 years. kincaid died in april after a lethal mix of alcohol and drugs. the next hearing is set for december. >>> cancer is now the leading cause of death among hispanics in the united states. and it's the latest sign cancer is beginning to displace heart disease as the nation's top cause of death. one reason for the higher rate is that the hispanic population in the

christopher maffei made his first court appearance today. he did not enter a plea, but he did speak. maffei claimed he was simply taking his children from a home where they had been abused. the judge quickly cut him off for legal purposes. today's arraignment comes three davis the coast guard rescued the children from that stolen yacht off the coast of monterey, and maffei was placed under arrest. the children have been reunited with their mother. >>> busted for buying booze for teens. gilroy's interim fire chief resigned today after he was caught buying alcohol for a minor during a sting operation last friday. the teen was acting as a decoy outside liquor stores in santa cruz county, offering $10 to any adult who would buy him beer. chief roger bloom was one of seven people nabbed in the operation. he was a 22-year firefighting veteran. >>> former alameda county supervisor nadia lockyer will be allowed to see her 9-year-old son, as long as the boy's father is there, state treasurer bill lockyer. lockyer is facing drug and child endangerment

police believe christopher maffei kidnapped the kids before heading to a yacht harbor and stealing onef the boats. this is a photograph of the boat police say he took. investigators say he previously talked about sailing to mexico. his daughter was last seen wearing a white dress. his son, wearing a spongebob squarepants shirt. >>> so, where is brett olsen? that's the question being asked by deputies near chico and all over the facebook and twitter. he disappeared during an inner tube trip. some friends and others are looking for brett online. george kiriyama is in downtown lafayette with new details for us. >> reporter: there's huge concern for brett olsen here in his hometown. you can see posters have been put up in the windows of many of the downtown businesses. but the biggest push for awareness has been on social media. take a look at this facebook page called let's bring brett home. this was created 48 hours ago. and look at that. close to 66,000 people have joined the page. many of them parents, friends, fellow college students where brett goes to school. as well as thousands of

investigators say 43-year old christopher maffei abducted his two-year old son devin and three-year old san francisco on tuesday. police say maffei our solo reporter is live on the scene of. >>reporter: they said that the coast guard would be out here. searching the area but i've not seen much because of the sun just rising. let me show you of the photographs. it is a 40- foot. something bad is distinguishable is that it is named " unleashed'.. is distinctive about the spoke. boat.. if you are out and about to not approach them but if you to see that to call the local of 40's or the police department. so they're able to get this water vessel in call- authorities. he came at this harbour about two weeks ago. it is for sale and he contacted the owner of that boat. and that is why he knew about that both o--boa t.. for sale. >> does he know how to sail? >>reporter: that is a good question but i have spoken that he wants to possibly go to monterey, california or to mexico. perhaps he has sailed before but the fear is that he is on that boat with those two children in the ocean. >> he wants

devin and three- year old and arrested their father christopher maffei. guard commander don montoro tells kron 4's da lin. "when we came alongside to hand him the radio and the water he said he was willing to help us anyway he could. from that, we asked if we could put the boarding team over and he said yes. we immediately took brooklynn, his four year old daughter onto the small boat and then took her to the boat. the boarding team was on board with him already. the small boat >> sources on the scene at a double homicide in vallejo are telling kron 4's will tran that the 28-year-old police say they are still looking for the gunmen who shot a man and a woman to death in a vallejo residence on thursday, police said. neighbors reported hearing gunfire in the 1000 block of atherton street at 9:18 p.m., investigators said. >> we are talking about a person that has killed before. not just one person but there are two grand children that are never going to sleep. >> my granddaughter was a beautiful person she had just got off the with me from 9:detained the nex

christopher maffei told the judge he was protecting his kids from abuse. authorities say he took his son and daughter from their home in san francisco while the mother was getting a restraining order against him and the grandmother was baby sitting. he is charged with kidnapping, child endangerment and burglary. >> coming up, the amazing rescue caught on tape and the device that may have saved lives. >>> to developing news in the east bay. firefighters are at the scene of a brush fire. cal fire is assisting firefighters with air support. the fire that you see here burning is one acre in size and moving slowly. it is burning near power lines and a substation. there is no word on what started the fire. crews are on the scene. as soon as we get more information we will bring it to you. >>> firefighters joined in the fight against a wildfire threatening homes near clear lake. the 4600-acre fire broke out last friday and right now is only 15% contained. 300 homes are threatened and authorities warned people to be ready to evacuate. 1300 firefighters are current

. >> the coast guard escorted the stolen sailboat back to port where christopher maffei surrendered withoutnt he was wanted for abducting his children as his estranged wife sought a restraining order. >>> this morning a memorial service planned for the missing lafayette man whose body was found on the sacramento river yesterday morning. a fisherman discovered brett olson's body two miles from where he disappeared a week ago. the sheriff believes there was no foul play and olson drowned. an autopsy will take place tomorrow, officials credited the dozens of volunteers who joined the search for the cal-poly student. >> they spent a week helping look for him and unfortunately, it came to a tragic ending, but their efforts were not in vain, they did the right thing. >> olson's family and friends plan to honor whim a candlelight vigil tomorrow evening at 7 p.m.. >>> 5:35. community meeting later today to address a tasing incident involving a dog walker. it happened in january along a trail by the golden gate recreation area. park ranger tased the dog walker after he gave the ranger a false name a

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his name is christopher maffei. the mother of the children told us he came down on tuesday. went to her home in south san francisco and took those kids by force from the grandmother. she was out trying to get a restraining order. let me show you a picture of the two kids. we have two-year-old devin and three-year-old brooklyn. they haven't been seen since they were taken. they believe they are on a yacht named the unleashed which has san francisco california painted on the stern of the yacht. that yacht was last seen at 6:00 p.m. on wednesday and actually up near vallejo. police say the boat was stolen on tuesday. investigators say that the father had actually been out here a couple of weeks ago asking questions about buying a boat and then came back and out here after taking those children, got on the boat own took off. the search is on for the two kids and their father. coast guard conducted a search yesterday and came up with nothing. we're not clear if there will be another search today. they certainly want to find these kids as soon as possible. live in oakland i'm clau

the children's father, christopher maffei is in jail. >>> a somber anniversary in san bruno. remembering the victims of the pipeline explosion, two years later. >>> another explosion leaves a home destroyed. why the authorities had been to that home before. >>> we are not better off under president barack obama. >> mitt romney sharpens his attack against the president. the big issue at the center of his campaign can curlers! we got a lotta empty cans. tomato basil, potato with bacon, 80 different kinds... no wonder we're going through this stuff! hey, hon, want some soup? you bet! [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. . >>> today marks 2 years since an explosion and fire that erupted. neighbors are gathering where the explosion occurred to honor those who lost their lives two years ago. >> reporter: you can see behind me there are about 50 people here in the crestmore neighborhood recalling the victims of the pipeline explosion. they just had a moment of silence at 6:11 to mark the time of the pipeline blast two years ago. the city marked the anniversary at

enough to go to the courthouse the next day to get a restraining order against 43- year-old christopher maffei. p in the it be did shall 3 in the afternoon he got into the backyard and had taken them from the back door. >> opened the door really fast and grabbed one kid in each arm and took off. my mom gave a chase but he he threw a garbage can in front of her to stop her. she managed to catch up with himafter she fell and hurt herself. she said he he threw the kid in the car and she managed to on the back door to get the kids but he took off and she had to let go. >> reporter: we jet just got the picture of the 71-year-old grandmother trying to get the children back bruises under the chin and leg when she tripped over the garbage can. now police say after leaving south san francisco, he went toalameda and stole this boat from the ballenna isle a yacht that has san francisco on the stern and may have been spotted near mayor island wednesday night. where he could be headed that's anyone's guess but the mother says that he has talked about monterey in the past as well as mexico and talked about

. >> christopher maffei faced the judge for the first time, the bay area father accused of kidnapping his two young children from their grandmother's home in south san francisco and sweeping them on to a stolen yacht. maffei is charged with eight felonies. he did not entry plea, but he did speak. maffei claims he was simply taking his home where they had been abused. the judge quickly cut him off for legal purposes. today's arraignment comes three days after the coast guard rescued the children from that yacht off the monterey coast. the children had been reunited with their mother. >> tomorrow, family, friend and neighbors from lafayette will come together to mourn the death of college student brett olson. fisherman found the 20-year-old's body near chico. not far from where he was last seen on labor day. a candlelight vigil will be held tuesday night at his alma mater. today counsellors were on hand to meet with student and staff struggling to cope with that loss. >> it's awful. i mean, it's the worst thing that can happen to a parent and to a community so our community has really t

police say they were taken by their father 43-year-old christopher mafia -- maffei. that is where he is accused of stealing a 40-foot boat. the boat is called unleashed. the picture there was spotted near vallejo on wednesday. he expressed interest sailing to monterey or new mexico. >>> the chp has created two memorial funds supporting the family of fallen officer kenya young strum. mourners include the lives of chp officers. >> our deepest condolences are with them. the parents of the gunman went from oregon to the bay area yesterday to meet with investigators. lacy's uncle william talked to us by phone from connecticut and told us quote the family is devastated. the family feels horrible about the officer that dierd. he does confirm that his nephew was bipolar and distanced himself from them. he left behind a wife and young children. funds have been set up for them at wells fargo and mechanics banks. youngstrom's organs have been donated. they issued this statement. this is our kenon. he is our hero. we are comforted to know he continues to help others. >>> preside

investigators say 43-year-old christopher maffei took the children tuesday he shares custody.onterey or mexico. >>> a lot of slow traffic this friday morning we are were hoping for friday light slow into the mcare newer maze backed up at the bay bridge -- macarthur maze, backed up to the bay bridge toll. stopped westbound and eastbound, westbound particularly to foster city. >>> i'm seeing sunshine we'll talk to meteorologist lisa argen about that >>> good morning. sunny the city coit tower in the temperatures in the 50s, clouds in marin and sonoma will be clearing quickly and we are going to see high pressure building today and for the weekend. drier air aloft temperatures warm quickly today 82 in [ cheers and applause ] >>> friendly crowd out here in times square. a lot of team robin members. robin begins her treatment here in new york. elizabeth vargas here with us. >> it's great to be here. >>> we can't wait for this. mario batali is cooking for us. he's making his mom's gaspacho. we have a lot of star power next week. >> jennifer hudson, jessica simpson, oprah, lady gaga,

police believe christopher maffei abducted 3-year-old brooklynn and devin from their home before headingtealing one of the crafts. we have a picture of the boat police say he took. he had also previously talked about sailing to mexico. his daughter brooklynn was seen wearing a white dress, his son devin with a sponge bob square pants shirt. police issued a warrant for his arrest. time for a look at the forecast. >> hey, good morning to you. what a beautiful day shaping up starting with a live picture, crystal clear conditions in the city. this is san jose, this is where you find the clouds but not for long. they are clearing quickly as we have offshore flow. look at the temperatures, so comfortable. 78 degrees there. 79 in los gatos and about 67 degrees in san francisco. as we head throughout the weekend your temperatures will come down. we'll see cloudy mornings and sunny furnishes. down to 80 on sunday. now we're in rush hour. >> it's comfortable as far as the weather, cozy as far as the traffic. a live look outside, here is 280 approaching the 880 interchange, also slow, across the no