. >> reporter: this is where cindy nguyen would sit every morning. on her desk a co worker left a smoothie, the drink she had every morning. >> she looked in my office and waved, you know, i am going to be going, you know, out for an hour. >> reporter: that was friday. authorities say paul ray castillo shot and robbed a man that morning and kidnapped cindy nguyen. her body was found saturday. police pracked paul ray castillo to a pizza in sacramento sunday night. >> relief to us, now we know he won't hurt nobody else. >> reporter: she was a host of a radio show. friends describe her as friendly, someone who would drop everything to help others. cindy nguyen was a single mother and leaves behind two adult children and a 15-year- old daughter. >> if you love somebody you think about them. do the good job for them and hug them and love them right away. don't wait until tomorrow. because tomorrow will never come. >> reporter: a crackeddal light celebration will be held at 7:00 p.m. on friday in the shopping center. as far as the suspect, paul ray castill

right now, there is still no locator on cindy nguyen. we'll continue to track these details and bring you much more on later editions of cbs 5 news. for now, back to you. >> robert lyles, thanks so much. >>> well, michele bachmann is scheduled to speak in downtown los angeles tonight, where the state gop convention is getting under way. dave brian is in l.a. with a preview. hi, dave. >> reporter: hi, allen. she's scheduled to speak in a couple of hours here to a crowd at the marriott hotel in downtown l.a. earlier, she was in the republican strong hold of orange county and if the crowd size is an indication of support, she's got work to do, because she drew a couple hundred to her event today. rick perry at a similar event last week at a different location packed in more than a thousand. in costa mesa, michele bachmann was the star of the show, as she rallied a few hundred fans at the orange county fairgrounds, launching a blistering attack on president obama's policies, and criticizing the notion that even military paychecks might have

. >>> tonight a vigil for cindy nguyen, she was kidnapped and murdered as part of a crime spree that included the shooting of a 42-year-old man at this gas station. friends and family came out to remember her. >> a large gathering to remember cindy nguyen, family and friends and strangers held a candle light vigil to honor her it was one week ago, a parolee kidnapped her and her body was of found the next day. they described her as an intelligent and likeable woman. >> she was just very nice. >> very friendly. always ready to talk to any person. very friendly, open. >> the single mother of three children was a vital voice in the vietnamese community, she hosted a popular radio show, friends and fans of the show said this vigil gave them an opportunity to heal the community. >> i can never forget her smile. san jose police arrested this man, they say he kidnapped and killed her as part of a violent crime spree. >> the senseless nature of the spree struck everyone, random victims in different places. >> they look for those that assisted him while he was on the run. they are looking for

cindy nguyen's body was found at a home linked to paul ray castillo. >>> tonight san francisco police will give details about an officer involved shooting that left two bystanders wounded in north beach. police say 20-year-old jesus rodriguez pointed a gun at police on broadway early saturday morning. an officer fired at rodriguez but missed and instead hit a man and woman in their legs. tonight's meeting is at 6:30 at gene parker elementary school at broadway and powell street. >>> the bay area air ql management district has declared today a spare the air day. hot temperatures and light winds are combining to produce poor air quality. this is the way it looks right now in san jose. you are encouraged to use mass transit and cut back on pollution causing activities including using gas powered lawn mowers. rosemary joins us now with more. >>> the hot temperatures mixed with the smog, we've created unhealthy air out there. some of the most unhealthy air is for the sensitive folks in the eastern part of the bay area, inner eastern to be exact. if you suffer from asthma, lung disease, lim

kit on how friends and family of cindy nguyen chose to celebrate her life. >> those who knew cindy nguyen best say she wouldn't have wanted anyone to cry tonight. but her close friend apologized saying tonight she could not smile. >> keep one good thought with you right now. >> about 2,000 people came from as far away as arizona, texas, and france to reclaim the parking lot where cindy was carjacked. her son spoke for the first time about the kind of person he ever knew. >> so i urge each and every one of you to not be saddened or angered by the tragedy that struck her. instead, i want everyone to see the duty in what the community has created. >> paul eluded a police dragnet, an escape to west sacramento where he was arrested. police are still hunting for one accomplice. >> san jose is a safe community, although you need to pay attention to what's going on around you. >> it was repeated over and over again. san jose lost a mother, a daughter to us all. >> i feel really bad for her and the family and also her coworkers. we love her. she's a wonderful lady. >> in the end, loved ones say th

cindy nguyen was having car trouble. she never made it home after a stranger helped her. new developments in this case. george, what do you have? >> this was a tough day for those who worked with cindy. her boss was the last one to talk to her on the cell phone. she told him on the phone she was having car trouble and she was never heard from again. >> from morning to night. kaza in san jose devoted the entire day to remember one of its own. cindy nguyen was a popular host in the morning and evening show, the studio with nothing more than an empty chair and the microphone with the faint tint from her lipstick. she also worked as an office manager. the boss said the workers are trying to stay positive because cindy would want it that way. >> my team is devastated with the loss. we're pulling together and supporting one another. >> he asks himself every minute why someone would kill her after car jacking her at the plant shopping center last friday. police arrested paul ray castillo sunday night. he had been in prison for a third of his life. what's shaking this community i

kit on how friends and family of cindy nguyen chose to celebrate her life. >> those who knew sin by nguyen best said she would not have wanted anyone to dry tonight. but her close friend apologized saying tonight she could not smile. >> keep one good thought with you right now. >> about 2,000 people came from as far away as arizona, texas, and france to reclaim the parking lot where cindy nguyen was carjacked and kidnapped, turning it into a place of joy. her son spoke for the first time about the kind of person he ever knew. >> i urge each and ever one of you to not be saddened or angered by the tragedy that has struck her. instead, i want everyone to see the beauty in what the community has created. >> paul eluded a police dragnet and escaped to west sacramento where he was arrested. police are still hunting for at least one accomplice. >> san jose is a safe community, although you have to pay attention to what is going on around you and we'll try to keep the community safe. >> it was repeated over and over again, san jose lost a daughter, a mother, and a sister to us all. >> i feel real

it is a huge loss to the community. >> the candlelight vigil for cindy nguyen was held feet from where she was carjacked last friday afternoon. tonight close to 800 people attended her vigil off kertner avenue. her murder by paul castillo who carjacked her hereafter shooting a man at a gas station has moved the entire city. >> devastated by this. it could have been me and could have been anybody. >> the vietnamese community has been hit hard. >> we need to come and support. we are a very small community, and we are very close. >> this vigil and life celebration was organized by pham who was more like a sister, actually to everyone. >> there is no one that she did not love. there is no one she did to the care about. there is no one she would drop everything to do something for before she thought about herself. >> everyone spoke to her love of the vietnamese community and her radio show which informed on real estate issues. no one spoke of how she died. throughout this celebration of her life, there was not one mention of vengeance or anger against her suspected it killer, paul castillo.

then carjacking cindy nguyen at the plant shopping center. police spotted and fired at castillo friday night but he escaped. then saturday morning, police found cindy's body inside a willow glenn home. castillo has a history of narcotics, carjacking, and domestic violence. and is being held here at the santa clara county jail. he is booked with robbery, kidnapping and aggravated kidnapping. and will likely be charged with murder later this week. in the meantime, the vietnamese community continues to grieve for nguyen. a single mother of three. >> she has gone to southern cal and vietnam where she has a lot of friends and family members and people who have admired everything she has done for the whole community. >> reporter: in san jose, kristy siefkin, cbs 5. >>> and the driver of a station wagon has died after an early morning accident. this happened in sunnyvale. the car was on eastbound highway 237 when it hit a guardrail, just before 4:00 a.m. it flipped a few times and then went over the overpass, on to matilda avenue. the driver was kill

for a car jacking and a murder of the driver, a well known member of the vietnamese community, cindy nguyen, prosecutors say castillo could face death penalty. >> looking at live without possibility of parole or phone shallly the death penalty and 230 years to life. >> police went on a manhunt and arrested castillo sunday night in west sacramento. last night, police serve aid search warrant in san jose, now looking for two people connected to the tree house medical marijuana collective. >> these two individuals helped mr. castillo evade capture, we were searching from noon friday until 7:30 sunday night. >> people who loved cindy nguyen say they're focused on the extraordinary life of their dear frind i think about sindy. a great person she s the life that she has given all of us. a chance for us to bond. that is what i'm focusing on. >> and friends and family of cindy are planning a candle light celebration of her life for friday night. both they and prosecutors are praising the work that police did, their tireless work and continuing to work on this case. paul castillo due back in court o

radio host, real estate agent and mother cindy nguyen of campbell. police thought they had them surrounded friday night in a large apartment complex on north king road but after an all night search they discovered that castillo slipped past them. on saturday morning, the body of nguyen was found inside castillo's one-time home in the willow glenn neighborhood of san jose. investigators have been tight-lipped about how and where miss nguyen was killed. >>> at 7:35 p.m. members of the special operation unit arrested paul ray castillo in west sacramento without incident without anyone else getting injured. we have no further information about the ties to west sacramento, how he got there. we want to make sure we report he is in custody. >>> castillo was previously wanted for violating the terms of his parole. witnesses said when officers approached castillo they ord everied him to get on the ground and he complied and was arrested without incident. this morning, we are expecting to speak with investigators to ask how was castillo able to avoid capture f

el cuerpo de cindy nguyen de 60 aÑos fue encontrado en una casa de la calle 12 norte al dia siguiente.t. jose garcía/portavoz, policía de san josé 7:00:00 son muchas horas las que se dedicaron, de hecho los oficiales estuvieron trabajando tiempo redondo, llegó el momento que tuvieron que turnarse, se iban a descanzar unos, llegaban otros.. hasta el jefe de la polica regres de un viaje a washington antes de lo planeado para supervisar la caceria de castillo quien ha pasado un tercio de su vida en la crcel por robo, posesin de drogas y otros delitos.. la polica estuvo cerca de capturarlo el viernes cuando lo vieron en unos apartamentos de las calles king y berryessa .. un oficial le dispar, pero castillo se escabull. s.o.t. rosalinda castillo/residente del area 2:38:00 la verdad no sabía, voy a tener más cuidado.. muchos residentes de san jos s sabian sobre el sospechoso y vivieron dos dias de ansiedad.. s.o.t. susana castro/trabaja en la zona 3:50:00 realmente no sabe uno quien es el tipo y no sabe uno ni a qué horas va a llegar, yo realmente no lo miré, no le conozco su cara, es pendi

in two hours, family and friends of cindy nguyen will hold a candlelight vigil for her. that is at 7:00 this evening at the plant mall in san jose. the 60-year-old woman was carjacked from the shopping center last week and later found dead. >>> there is an effort underway to shed more lights on areas of oakland reeling from the spike in crime. advocates for a brighter oakland want better street lighting. y that calling for an exemption to a state law requiring cities to use energy efficient lighting. the police department requested temporary lighting incomes in hotspots and agrees this permanent increases could help reduce cry. >> according to the fbi statistics, oakland is the most dangerous city in california. there were 15 violent crimes for every 1,000 people in oakland last year. looking specifically at the bay area, emeryville was second with 12; richmond third with 11. the fbi blames much of the crime on violent street gangs and drug dealing. >>> federal investigators release the first report on the deadly plane crash at the repo air races one week ago. and ken is

a vigil is planned for friday for 60-year-old cindy nguyen who was carjacked at the shopping center andound dead. nguyen was active in the vietnamese community and hosted a show on the radio. >> anything that you need, you pretty much can go to her for that. and so you know the community's missing her greatly. >> nguyen was killed shortly after what turned out to be her last broadcast. >>> starting today, gays and lesbians and serve openly in the military because the 18- year-old policy of "don't ask, don't tell" ended at midnight. kristy seifkin is in san francisco where gay rights advocates are planning a celebration today. she joins us with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, frank. this is definitely a landmark occasion for gay rights activists. "don't ask, don't tell" officially came to an end at 12:01 this morning and this is after the policy was in place for nearly 18 years. so today marks the first day that gays and lesbians can openly serve in the military. the end of "don't ask, don't tell" comes after president obama signed a repeal act in december of last y

. >>> happening right now, celebrating the life of cindy nguyen. friends and family are gathering to remember a well respected businesswoman and a popular radio host. meanwhile, police are still working around the clock on that crime spree that led to her murder. we bring in nbc bay area's george kiriyama. i believe you're at the same shopping mall where nguyen was originally carjacked. >> reporter: this is the spot where she was carjacked and kidnapped last week. they're still setting up the celebration of life stage right now. they're setting up the stage, doing the mic checks. this event will begin in about an hour. but the big news tonight, though, san jose police have dropped the arrest warrant for juan de la serta. the warrant for his arrest was obtained by sjpd directly from a judge without going through the d.a.'s office. and after police talked to the d.a.'s office, it was determined that while there was enough evidence to arrest de la serta, there was not enough evidence to charge him with anything. now de la serta is co-owner of the tree

cu ---esta noche, a partir de las siete take vo familiares y amigos de cindy nguyen, se congregarn en el estacionamiento del centro comercial "plant" de san jose para participar en una vigilia en honor a la mujer que se cree fue secuestrada y asesinada durante una racha delictiva cometida por paul ray castillo hace una semana... ---el sabado pasado, el cuerpo de cindy fue encontrado sin vida en una casa de la calle 12... ---tambien ya se ha establecido una cuenta bancaria para los tres hijos que cindy dej huerfanos... topvo ---precisamente vuelve a abrir sus puertas el dispensario de mariguana "the treehouse" que hace unos dias fue allanado por agentes de la policia de san jose... ---durante el operativo se confisc una pistola, una caja de municiones y tambien fue detenido uno de sus empleados quien es acusado de haber ayudado a paul ray castillo a escapar... ---un abogado que representa a uno de los co-propietarios del lugar dijo que hasta el momento a su defendido no se le han presentado ningun tipo de cargos y que una orden de aprehension en su contra ha sido cancelada... cu - anch

a mile away from the station in the plant shopping center, police say he carjacked 60-year-old cindy nguyen. police searched a nearby apartment complex after a man resellling castillo was spotted in that area. nguyen's body was found yesterday morning in a home castillo have been living in for a month. >> police scheduled a community meeting after two miami were shot. the police tried to arrest a suspected drug dealer but he ran away and pulled out a gun. an officer fired once at the suspect and wounded two people nearby. they're expected to survive. officers did, however, arrest a 20-year-old jesus rodriguez of san pablo. the community meeting will be held at jean parker elementary school on 840 broadway at 6:30 tomorrow night. >>> federal investigators have some -- have found something tonight that could explain the cause of friday's air show disaster in reno. a world war ii fighter plane suddenly plunged to the ground during an air race, killing nine people, including the pilot. it's believed video of the flight may exist. >> the investigators have found that the accident aircraft was eq

he is accused of shooting a man in a gas station, then car jacking and killing cindy nguyen of campbell. >> let's just say he feels terrible. he's on a 15 minute suicide watch housed in a psychiatric unit of the jail. >> a tip tlod his capture in sacramento after a three-day manhunt in san jose. last night police served a search warrant at san jose tree house medical marijuana collective. investigators believe two people connected to the marijuana collective helped him hide out during those three day autos and there is a pilot survived a fiery crash at truckee tahoe airport happening around 9:30 this morning. the piper aztec crashed on airport grounds during take off. you can see the fireball. and this plane was strid. you can see the smoke taken within a picture nearby. the pilot's condition is unknown at this point. cal fire responded to the scene and investigators now trying to figure out why the plane went down. >> and well, freedom finally came for two former uc berkeley students jailed more than two years. they sprinted off the private jet carrying them from tehran to persian gulf

. >> and friends and family of cindy nguyen will celebrate her life tonight. nguyen was a popular vietnamese radio host and real estate agent, victim of a car jacking and kidnapping a week ago. paroled felon has been charged with her kidnapping and murder. the vigil begins at 7:00 in san jose. >> santa fe police say a man triggered a two-hour standoff this morning in a denny's was suicidal. a man told everyone inside to leave, which they did. they got the man to surrender. it turned out he was only armed with a knife. >> there is a call where there was a disturbance. and there is contact made, then later he came to the restaurant police say they had no reason to detain or arrest him. the man, whose name is not being released will undergo a psychiatric evaluation. >> oakland pastors joining to push for better street lighting and high crime areas. and this is more complicated. >> at night time, it gets busy here. >> this pastor at true vine ministries in west oakland is tame during the day. and when changes at night with drug deals, prostitution, and murder. >>

that's where 60-year-old cindy nguyen was abducted a week ago. the real estate agent and radio host was prominent in the valley's vietnamese community. the suspect, paul ray castillo, is in custody facing charges in this case as well as for other crimes. >>> they will show up but their lips are sealed. two top executives from solyndra will appear before a congressional panel this morning. now, the bankrupt company's ceo brian harrison and chief financial officer bill stover say they won't testify about the $535 million federal low and will plead the fifth. solyndra is being criticized for how the money was spent. the "washington post" reports $344 million went towards the construction of a new factory in fremont, unknown amounts spent on a brand-new unused equipment and a state-of-the- art conference room with glass walls that could be made opaque at the flip of a switch. >>> u.s. stock market futures are pushing lower this morning. the dow, nasdaq and s&p all plunged yesterday. stephanie chuang with what is happening in world markets just ahead

our hearts go out to the family of cindy nguyen and the community. i've spoken to them briefly at the psychiatric unit in the jail. >> we are so deeply sorry for your loss and we pray with you for strength to get through this time. we believe in forgiveness for what has been done and we pray for healing for both families as well as our own for it is a tragedy for all of us. he will be back in court for a preliminary hearing october 5th. police have been looking for two suspects in connection with this case. they believe a man and woman from the treehouse marijuana collective in san jose actually tried to hide castillo when police were looking for him after he allegedly murdered nguyen. this afternoon i just heard from police and they say they arrested one of those suspects, 43-year-old diana figueroa. they are looking for the second suspect, juande la serda. >> mary ann, thanks so much. well, after a rough year a silicon valley giant may try for a doover. scott is here with news on a possible shakeup at hewlett-packard. >> well, janelle, we should sa

suspect, paul castillo tried to rob a man at a gas station and shot him and then he carjacked cindy nguyen. he's armed and dangerous police say. >>> a ceremony tuesday to fill in the crater left behind from the pipeline blast a year ago. residents will be among those with shovels to help fill it in. pg and e will do the rest. the crater was left open all this time to allow investigators to comb through it. paving work and sidewalk repairs will begin in about three weeks. eight people were killed and 38 homes destroyed when the pipeline blew last september. >>> changes at the top at least in california. the republican party, who's on top now according to the latest straw poll at the gop convention in los angeles. >>> president obama set to unveil a new tax plan tomorrow. how some republicans are slamming his idea. >>> finally, a warm and clear summer pattern across the area even as the season winds down here through the end of the week. we'll take a look at the changes headed our way coming up in just a few minutes. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, their state convention this weekend. paul won by a surprisin

they believe paul castillo murdered cindy nguyen in san jose last friday, and they also say he shot a man at a gas station. castillo's attorney vows to stop the death penalty in this case. he says castillo has mental health issues. and that could play a role in the strategy. police arrested diana figueroa at a marijuana club in san jose, but juan de la c re ta is on the loose. >>> two nfl players are under investigation after two pounds of pot was shiped from northern california to one of their homes in kentucky. this story comes to us from california watch. anthony collins 1k3* jerome simpson, from the cinncinati bengals are being looked at by police. they tracked the package from eureka to sacramento and then simpson's home in kentucky. it contained two and a half pounds of marijuana. agents found another six pounds in the house, and they say the home appears to be a potential distribution network. >> the package was delivered there. the law enforcement there went into the home and gave consent to search. it is not only that package, but additional pounds of marijuana and some other

it is a huge loss to the community. >> the candlelight vigil for cindy nguyen was held feet from where she was carjacked last friday afternoon. tonight close to 800 people attended her vigil off kertner avenue. her murder by paul castillo who carjacked her hereafter shooting a man at a gas station has moved the entire city. >> devastated by this. it could have been me and could have been anybody. >> the vietnamese community has been hit hard. >> we need to come and support. we are a very small community and we are very close. >> this vigil and life celebration was organized by pham who was more like a sister, actually to everyone. >> there is no one that she did not love. there is no one she did to the care about. there is no one she would drop everything to do something for before she thought about herself. >> everyone spoke to her love of the vietnamese community and her radio show which informed on real estate issues. no one spoke of how she died. throughout this celebration of her life there was not one mention of vengeance or anger against her suspected it killer paul castillo. he

police have identified her as 61-year-old cindy nguyen and investigators say she was kidnapped yesterday by this man, paul catallo, who has tied to the house here. when we showed the photo to a neighbor, she had this reaction. >> the guy on there looked exactly like the guy across the street. >> too close for comfort and it's too close to our houses. it's crazy in the neighborhood. >> reporter: nguyen's friends got word that a woman's body had been found in the house. that the real estate office where she worked co-workers have crushed. >> this is very terrible news for us. cindy is a special person. she has very positive energy. she is a person that attracts a lot of people. >> reporter: meantime san josi police have launched a citywide manhunt for castillo. police say castillo's crime spree started yesterday with a robbery and shooting at a gas station and then just hours later police say he kidnapped g non-from the plant shopping center. >> we don't know what his motivation is. we know he is a dangerous individual and want community to be aware. >> reporter: and police say castillo is

he did allegedly carjack and kidnap 60-year-old cindy nguyen.d saturday at a northside home where castillo had been hiding. >>> those two cal grads jailed in iran are getting more support for their release now. a delegation of u.s. christians and muslims are just returning from talks with iran's president. they are urging for the release of josh fattal and shane bauer. who are serving eight years in jail now for spying. their lawyer must wait until tomorrow for a key signature on the bail agreement arrangement. >>> 5:35. this is the kind of weather that you love. hot, sunny, gorgeous. >> and you don't? >> i love it, too. >> okay. and lawrence likes to deliver it as well. >> welcome back. >> thank you very much. i will tell you what. the next couple of days are some of the best days of the season in quite some time. high pressure holding on. even out at the coastline, we will see more sunshine today. and some warm temperatures and how about this, 89 degrees in san jose. and 89 in cupertino and morgan hill and looking at 93 degrees as we head towa

police say the suspect, paul castillo shot a man at a gas station and then carjacked and kidnapped cindy nguyen. her body was found yesterday. he is armed and dangerous police say. >>> more delays for the american hikers jailed in iran. this time, a vacationing judge is holding up their release. the lawyer for josh fattal and shaun bauer says he has failed to obtain the second key signature on bail arrangements. the judge who was supposed to sign it is on vacation until tuesday. both hikers were sentenced to eight years from prison on spying charges. they say they accidentally stepped into iran while hiking in iraq near the border. >>> they are meant for public safety but they're kind -- what 49ers fans had to go through today before they could get into candlestick. >>> there's nothing much here at least now but there's something big planned for the barren bay area space. >>> some of the best bay area weather of the year this weekend. clear skies, warm temperatures. how long is it going to last? we'll take a look at that coming up in your complete forecast in just a few minutes. ,,,,,,,,,, >>>

they believe paul castillo murdered cindy nguyen in san jose last friday, and they also say he shot a man at a gas station. castillo's attorney vows to stop the death penalty in this case. he says castillo has mental health issues. and that could play a role in the strategy. police arrested diana figueroa at a marijuana club in san jose, but juan de la c re ta is on the loose. >>> two nfl players are under investigation after two pounds of pot was shiped from northern california to one of their homes in kentucky. this story comes to us from california watch. anthony collins 1k3* jerome simpson, from the cinncinati bengals are being looked at by police. they tracked the package from eureka to sacramento and then simpson's home in kentucky. it contained two and a half pounds of marijuana. agents found another six pounds in the house, and they say the home appears to be a potential distribution network. >> the package was delivered there. the law enforcement there went into the home and gave consent to search. it is not only that package, but additional pounds of marijuana and some other

he is accused of killing cindy nguyen and shooting and killing a man at a gas station. police arrested castillo in sacramento after getting a tip. >>> a southern california woman with a tragic past and her dog are being credited tonight with finding the remains of michelle le. they were among the searchers last saturday morning in the hills near pleasanton. amber is named for her four teen-year-old daughter stabbed to death two years ago. during the search the dog suddenly raced off and came back and then lead them to the remains. >> it is sad. >> she formed her own group to search for missing persons after her daughter's remains went undiscovered for a year. michelle le's former friend is charged with her murder. >>> more than 14,000 people discharged in the "don't ask, don't tell" policy can reapply for service. the ban on gays serving openly and in uniform was repealed. one of those who plans to reenlist is daniel choy. he was the army after coming out on a talk show. he said ""don't ask, don't tell"" was nothing short of discrimination. they said they tried to impos

at 7:00 this evening, loved ones will gather to remember radio host cindy nguyen.aul ray castillo carjacked nguyen and then held her hostage before killing her. her body was found near empire street. a trust fund is being set up for nguyen's three children. >>> six men are facing murder charges, excused of killing a german tourist during a shootout on the streets of san francisco. today, a judge will decide if there's enough evidence to bring the men to trial. 50-year-old maxfield shwar were walking back to her hotel with her husband when it appeared she was caught in the crossfire. her husband, a 15-year-old boy and 19-year-old woman were also hit. the suspects were all under the age of 20. prosecutors are not seeking the death penalty. >>> cold case confession, convicted criminal now admitting to strangling a south bay girl on halloween night more than a decade ago. the 50-year-old admits that he strangled the girl in 1995. he says he met the girl at a light rail stop in san jose and then took her to a remote spot where he killed her and left her body in the cree

it is still there from the last broadcast of cindy nguyen. >> anything you need you can go to her for that, so you know, the community misses her greatly. >> reporter: she was his boss at a local real estate office and new her for 30 years, she was a long-time community volunteer, even sharing empty office space with local charities, her radio show was called morning star, she talked about everything, finance, real estate, cooking recipes and advice on life. she was kidnapped and murdered hours after her last show. the coroner has not yet released her remains. >> i still had that hope that it's not her and i am sure i'm speaking for more than one of us in the entire community. it's a huge loss. >> reporter: and so we're back here live at the plant shopping center, this is the very spot where she was carjacked and kidnapped, but instead of focusing on the negative, her family wants to celebrate her life. they'll have a candlelight vigil right here 7:00 on friday. >> all right. kiet do reporting live from san jose. thank you key et. >>> a bomb threat made a flight make an emergency land

the valley will for the 60-year- old cindy nguyen is being hill at the plant shopping center in san jose 45 minutes from now. that is where she was abducted a week ago. the friends are raising money for her three children. >>> federal investigators said they're looking at the possibility that the plane that crashed at the reno air races last week lost a part of tail before the deadly accident. the preliminary report by the ntsb makes no conclusions about the cause. investigators also gathered evident from an onboard data box and camera memory cards from the plane. the crash killed 11 people and injured 74 others a week ago today. the pilot and nine spectators died along with a woman who was working at the event. the victims all came from half a dozen states and ranged in age from 22 to 74 yearso. >> a modest ceremony, the governor signed a bill to benefit the waterfront in san francisco and that is making yet easier and will have construction for the 2013 yacht race, expecting to bring in billions to the city. >> and that is a beautiful setting and city. this. >> there is going to be ove

castillo shot a man at a san jose gas station last friday, then carjacked and kidnapped 60- year-old cindy nguyen. her body was found saturday morning. >>> and we are learning more details on how michelle le's body was found. the spokesperson was with her search dog on saturday when her dog suddenly stopped. >> she had stopped by a flat area and was waiting patiently for me. i approached her, noticed remains. >> reporter: authorities determined the remains were those of the missing nursing student. mcgonigal's own daughter, amber was kidnapped and killed in 2009. her body went undiscovered for a year. that led her mother to form her own search group. >>> and being shot in san francisco's bay view district. david stevenson has more. >> reporter: frank, the shooting happened behind me just a few hundred feet down the block. and tonight this district's political leader is challenging residents to step up to stop the violence. life went on today along this stretch of third street, 24 hours after a child was shot and seriously wounded here in front of her father. >> these kids have to stop this. that

juan delaserte is wanted for helping to hide juan castilla suspected of killing 60-year-old host cindy nguyen after he shot a man at a gas station. police have diana figueroa in custody accused of helping out casty yee. he appeared in court yesterday for the first time yesterday shaking uncontrollably as the judge read the charges which include murder and attempted murder. his public defender describes him as distraught. >> he feels terrible. he is cryinging uncontrollably. you saw that will today again in the courtroom. he's on a suicide watch and he's housed in the psychiatric unit of a jail. >> a man claiming to be castillo's father called nbc bay area with this statement for the nguyen family. we are so deeply sorry for your loss and pray with you for the strength to get through this time. >>> the convicted mass mer mind of a high profile murder for hire plot in the south bay is expected to learn his fate today. paul garcia faces life in prison for hiring a hit man to kill mark aquilla, the former owner of mountain charlie's. he bought the bar seven months before aquilli was shot to death

here the man according to police car carjacked a lexus that they say belonged to cindy nguyen. police say they traced the car to the montclair home. >> i can tell you they felt threatened enough that they felt deadly force was necessary. they engaged him with gunfire, and we don't know if we hit him. >> he said he told police he saw the suspect run into the complex near his apartment. he said he was ready for police to catch the man so he can go home. we spoke to nick pham and he said nguyen called for assistance earlier today and then disappeared. >> asking one of us to help and give her a jump because the battery died. five minutes later she called back and said there was a hispanic person offering to help her, and that's the last we heard of her. >> san jose police believe they have the suspect in the one-day crime spree surrounded in this complex. they still don't know the whereabouts of the kidnapped victim. >> we do not know. that's the priority is to reunite them and bring them home safely. we hope we can take the suspect into custody safely and in one piece and be able

friend and family of cindy nguyen will gather at 7:00 at the plant shopping center in san jose. that's where nguyen was kidnapped. she was a popular vietnamese radio host. the man accused of killing her, paul ray castillo, is now behind bars. >>> one out of every three retired firefighters develops cancer. a starting statistic that motivated dozens of their brothers to take the plunge. 75 of them leapt into the chilly waters of the bay this morning. this is the fourth annual san francisco fire department swim to alcatraz. the event included current and retired firefighters. they hope to raise awareness for early cancer detection. >>> tonight is the night, a dead nasa satellite is expected to fall to earth. and based on its erratic orbit, the united states is back in the possible danger zone. the latest word, it's about 9:00 tonight. most of the satellite, which is the size of a double-decker bus, expected to burn in the atmosphere. but about two dozen metal chunks are expected to fall across a 500-mile area. nasa launched that satellite 20 years ago to study the ozone layer. nas

connected to the treehouse marijuana collective aided castillo after he killed 60-year-old cin cindy nguyen on friday. >>> the proposed shutdown of schools in the east bay district has some parents upset. right now, there are more than 100 schools in oakland but budget constraints will force closure of 30 of them in the next three years. abc7's alan wang has the list of the first eight schools on the list. >> kaiser elementary school is a model school with some of the highest api scores for african-american students. it's also a haven for students who have gay or lesbian parents. >> we knew that the community at kaiser was one that our family would fit in to. and our daughter would thrive in. >> kaiser is not tolerated, it's accepted. >> it's on the list for closure, including santa fe, marshall, berkhalter, lasier. >> we made a community at kaiser. i drove over from market street every morning. >> 90% of kizer students travel to the school in the hills because their parents gave up on the schools in their own communities. that's why kaiser could be shut down. the district wants schools att

. >>> happening now, family and friends of cindy nguyen are holding a candlelight vigil at the spot where she was abducted. the 60ier old radio host wasca -- 60-year-old was car jacked last friday. she was found dead the following day. the friends are raising money for a fund for her three children. the vigil is starting and we'll have a full report for on you the 10:00 news. >>> federal investigators issued a preliminary report on last week's fatal plane crash at the renoair show and that focuses on reports saying the piece of the modified p-51 mustang came off during the high-speed mauve. the piece of the tale -- maneuver. the piece of the tail was find a mile from the crash scene. >> any part of the assembly coming a part, particularly in mid-flight is going to clearly impact the ability to control the aircraft, that access of the aircraft, nose up, nose down. >> investigators are looking at whether the pilot was conscious at the time of the crash. he was killed in the crash and 10 spectators died, 74 others were injured. >>> an update on a police standoff in a denny's restaurant in sa

a man at a san jose gas station, then carjacked, kidnapped and murdered vietnamese radio host cindy nguyen. her body was found in a house castillo frequented near downtown the next day. police tracked castillo down to sacramento, where they arrested him on sunday. now police say castillo was hiding out in this north san jose pot club. police raided the treehouse marijuana collective on commercial street tuesday night. a copy of the search warrant is still visible through the window. >> we have connected two people that are associated with that dispensary to his ability to evade the police department for 2.5 days. >> reporter: were they instrumental in hiding him? >> yes, absolutely. >> reporter: those two unnamed suspects are still at large. pot club has been shut down. meantime, the district attorney says castillo is facing eight felonies and could get the death penalty if convicted. >> there are special circumstances in this case. if you read the complaint, it's been alleged that the homicide occurred during the course of the kidnapping and a carjacking, which would make it a death penal

police found the body of cindy nguyen. police say nguyen's car was carjacked and she was kidnapped noon friday at the plant shopping center in san jose. she had earlier called her office to say she was having car trouble, that a latino man offed to help. she was not heard from again. an hour before nguyen was kidnapped, a man pumping gas at lincoln was shot in the stomach. when he didn't quickly comply with orders to turn over his cash. police say the 5'92"10-pound castillo is extremely dangerous and should not be approached. >> this is definitely serious when you have a person rob an individual at gunpoint and shoot him. turns around and an hour later, kidnap a separate individual. so we definitely feel that he is a danger. >> male robbery victim shot in the stomach yesterday was hospitalized, but expected to survive. in san jose, cbs 5. >>> two cal grads could be free as early as this weekend. josh and shane have been held on espionage charges since july of 2009. now the iranian lawyer says they are close to signing rele

radio host, real estate agent and mother cindy nguyen of campbell. ce thought they had him surrounded friday night a large apartment complex but after an all-night search they discovered castillo flipped past them. on saturday morning, the body of nguyen was found inside castillo's one-time home and san jose's willow glen neighborhood. investigators have been tight-lipped about how and where miss nguyen was killed. >> at 7:35 p.m., members of the special operation unit arrested paul ray castillo in west sacramento without incident. no one else getting injured. we have no further information about as far as the ties to west sacramento how he got there. so we just wanted to make sure we reported to the community he is in custody. >> castillo was previously wanted for violating the terms of the parole. witnesses to last night's arrest say when the officers approached castillo outside the restaurant, they ordered him to get on the ground and he complied and was arrested without incident. this morning we are expecting investigators to answer questions abou

it is still there from the final live broadcast of cindy nguyen, someone many in the community calledter. >> anything you need you pretty much can go to her for that. and so, you know, the community is missing her greatly. >> reporter: nick sam was her boss at a local real estate office and new her for 30 years. she was a long time volunteer, sharing office space with local charities, her show was called morning star and the 61-year- old star talked about everything, real estate, advice on life. she was kidnapped and murdered hours after her last show. the coroner has not released the body. >> i still hold out hope it is not her and i'm sure i speak for more than one person in the community. >> ironically all week long she had been talking about the after life, estate planning. the topic on that, live life to the fullest because it's too short and, somehow, find a way to leave your mark on the world. and so we're back here live at the plant shopping center at the very spot where she was carjacked and then kidnapped, but her family doesn't want to focus on the negative. they want to ce

. >> friends and family of the murder victim cindy nguyen say they're not focused on the crime or accused but want to celebrate her extraordinary life. >> if you truly say you know cindy okay then you must know that cindy wanted peace. cindy loves everybody the same way. >> the celebration of cindy nguyen's life will take place friday night. paul will be back in court october 5th. >> and a superior court judge ruled san francisco district attorney must release an internal mem the d.a.fought to keep under wraps detailing problem was the city dna crime lab, authored by a retired prosecutor in early 2010. the author says it was shared with top police brass but help from state officials auditing san francisco crime lab. the judge ruled it's vital too a 1976 murder indicates. he had 10 days to appeal this ruling. >> and local cops and jailers are worried tonight n about a week expecting a flood of prisoners to be transfer out of state custody and into theirs. victim rights groups are not happy, either. and reporting live is nannette miranda. >> don't worry about it. we'll get it to you. one wa

people connected to the treehouse marijuana collective aided castillo after he killed 60-year-old cindy nguyen on friday. castillo was caught in west sacramento sunday night and helped in his escape from the bay area. >>> a southern california woman with a tragic past and her dog credited with finding remains of missing nursing student michelle le. carrie mcgonigle and her dog cam ber were among -- amber were among searchers in hills near pleasanton and amber is named for gone gone's 14-year-old -- mcgonigle's 14-year-old daughter stabbed to death two years ago. in the search, mcgonigle said amber raced off and came back and led her to the remains. >> same thing when amber was found, it's a relief and it's sad. >> mcgonigle said she believes a higher power led amber to remains. mcgonigle formed her own group to search for missing persons after her daughter's remains went undiscovered for a year after she disappeared. >>> financial issues may force east bay school district to close two dozen campus. 30 of the oakland unified 100 schools are proposed for closure in the next three years as part o

prosecutors say castillo killed 60-year-old cindy nguyen friday after taking her car. police say he shot at a man at a gas station. prosecutors are raising the possibility that castillo could face the death penalty. his lawyer says castillo has mental health issues that could play a role in the defense strategy. >>> yesterday, the crews hit unmarked pg&e line at post and mason. two hotels were sheltered in place. two other buildings were evacuated. it took pg&e an hour to shut off the gas. the utility says construction was supposed to have started today. that the puc contractor was a day early. the contractor says the line is not where it was supposed to be. there was gas testing in hillsborough between 11:00 p.m. and 3:00 a.m. if there is residual gas smell that is what it is. >> time for a look at the weather forecast. what are the temperatures like this afternoon? >> i will put my money on cooler. >> that is a good bet. cooler weather on way. >> good morning. water vapor and how much nument the air. still north also. by the time the cold front gets here, most of the

. >>> friends and family of murder victim cindy nguyen say they are not focused on the crime or the accusedey want to celebrate her extraordinary life. >> if you truly know cindy, you must know she would want peace and loves everybody the same way. >> paul castillo will be back in court october 5. in san jose, karina rusk, abc 7 news. >>> a superior court judge ruled san francisco's district attorney george gascone must release an internal memo the d. a. fought to keep under wraps. it details problems with the city's dna crime lab. the membe memo says it was shad with top blis please brass but withheld. >>> the answer to it this basic question says a lot about each one of us. are you a good tipper. turns out not so much in san francisco. the city tied with seattle as having the worst tippers in the country. sounds bad but as abc 7's onthon blume reports, the numbers may be a bit skew. >> eric says if san francisco is filled with bad tippers he is not one of them. >> i would say 25 in san francisco and 20% in san jose. >> you sa tip more in san francisco. >> yes. >> because it is so expensiv

connected to the treehouse marijuana collective in san jose aided castillo after he killed 60-year-old cindy nguyenamese radio host on friday. he was caught in west sacramento sunday night and helped in the escape from bay area. >>> budget restraints may close dozens of schools in oakland, corn concerned parented show up -- concerned parents showed up at a board meeting after they are proposing closure of 30 elementary schools. the plan is shut tem down in the next three years. even school like kaiser elementary school which has a diverse student population and high test scores could be closed. >> if we used api, all the schools in the homeland would close. most of the schools in the hills would stay open. >> kaiser is on a list of schools -- >> the school board is expected to decide which schools will be closed at the next meeting on october 26. >> southern california woman with a tragic past and her dog are credited with finding remains of missing nursing student michelle le. carrie mcgonigle and her dog amber were among searchers last saturday morning in the hills near pleasanton. amber is named