she says she believes judge cordell has an agenda. the judge says her agenda is reforming the jail system and believes that the sheriff's letter and her accusations are nothing more than a distraction. in san jose, devin fehely, kpix 5. >> as a matter of fill disclosure, judge cordell appears on our air from time to time as a legal analyst. >>> another santa clara city leaders calling it quits. city manager julio fuentes announcing his resignation after three years but will stay on until the end of may. his resignation comes amid a grand jury investigation into leave finances and his own claims he has been discriminated against because he is latino. this follows jamie matthews' abrupt resignation as mayor last month. >> i think the wheels are coming off the train right now. i wonder what's next. we have a city that was open and friendly that isn't. >> the city manager was unavailable for comment. on mound the city council will interview 17 candidates to fill a vacancy on the council created met with mayor resigned. >>> new at 6:00 a d

cordell said she never implied criminal conduct. we tried to speak with cordell separately today at the meeting but declined our interview. >>> trouble for the salmon industry. recent rains aren't doing enough to repair damage from last year. the drought and river levels are flowing below average. the waters are also unseasonably warm this year and salmon like it colder. it could be a struggle for the chinook salmon in california. >> spawning hasn't occurred at a great rate. unless we get water in the rivers where they spawn, that isn't going to happen, so it's really going to go downhill from here. >> the salmon population in decline, the fishing industry is bracing for increased restrictions including a shorter fishing season and lower bag limits. >>> all right. right now let's check in with meteorologist rob mayeda who's been here most of the day, rob. you've been busy keeping people up to date on the storm. >> amazing rainfall rates out of the system one that's showing the signs of a strong el nino-based storms. one taps into tr

. >> judge ladoris cordell has a commission after an inmate inmate michael tyree was killed in august4 at the hands of three cards at the santa clara county jail who now face criminal charges. the measure supported by a majority of commissioners calls on the board of supervisors to take immediate steps to change the leadership of the operation of the jail. >> either they are not paying attention or they don't get it or they are incompetent or they don't care. i don't know. it doesn't matter. what matters is it crashed and we spent our time saying fix it. >> in the face of concerns about inadequate healthcare a scandal involving racist text messages sent by guards and what the commission said was a shocking lack of transparency at the commission's meeting saturday share smith pointed to reformists put in place at the jail. >> the change of an institution of the size is never easy and never fast enough. that we have done over the last 18 months demonstrates our commitment to making the move faster. >> the tension between the commission and the share reached its peak when cordell suggest

judge cordell questioned if the fight could have been prevented and why known inmates not to get along were in the same area. she described the e-mail as a shied show and distraction. these didn't want to talk on camera, but responded with an e-mail of her own, writing you have misinterpreted my statement, and i'm amazed at your level of defensiveness about the incident. >> michael is reformed. we will make reforms in the jail, with or without the assistance of the blue ribbon commission. >> reporter: reforming a broken jail, on the same mission, and remained deeply divided over meds and questions of each other's motives. the sheriff filed a request for all eachs and letters by judge cordell and the commission the judge said the e-mails are available on the commission's website. >> as a matter of full disclosure, we want to point out that judge cordell appears on our air from time to time, as a legal analyst. >>> pleasanton, a 20-year-old baby sitter walked into court, accused of nearly suffocating a baby in her care. moriah gonzales pled not guilty. >> she was just taking care of the

. >> reporter: retired judge cordell heads the blue robin commission set up after a mentally ill inmate michael tyree was killed in august of 2014. allegedly hat the ands of three -- at the hands of three guards at the santa clara county jail. a majority of commissioners calls on the board to take immediate steps to change the leadership of the operation of the jails. >> either they're not paying attention or they don't get it or they're incompetent or they just don't care. i don't know. it doesn't matter. what matters is it crashed. we've now spent all our time saying fix it. >> reporter: and the thing that's the concerns about inadequate health care for inmates a scandal involving racist text messages sent by guards. and at the commission meeting saturday sheriff smith pointed to reforms put into place at the jail. >> changes into institution of this size and scope of the jails is every i s -- never easy and never fast enough. what we've done over the last 18 months really demonstrates our commitment to making the move faster. >> reporter: the tension between the commission and the sh

santa clara county is a cuesing smith of misconduct during a private meeting she held with ledoris cordell. according to cordell the sheriff shared documents with the county personnel association and if the commission called for change in leadership it would hurt smith's re-election battle. we reached out to cordell who confirmed smith called for a private meeting in palo alto march 3, showed her text messages from deputies and talked about her re-election. in a statement from roger winslow, vice president of the deputy sheriffs' association. he says -- >> reporter: the association is now calling for the county to investigate sheriff smith's alleged misconduct at that meeting. these new accusations come just two days after the blue ribbon commission recommended a change of leadership at the county jail. >> there is a failure in leadership. a, we need new leadership. b, we need better oversight. c, i think we need federal oversight. >> the commission voted to send 120 recommendations regarding the jails to the santa clara county supervisors. we reached out to sheriff laurie smith who issued

cordell in pennsylvania, tell us a little bit about yourself. caller: my name is cordell harris. i am a small business entrepreneur in columbia, pennsylvania. host: why are you supporting donald trump? caller: because of that simple fact, i am an entrepreneur. i have been working on my small business since 2006. register forve to food stamps at the same time. americans need money. going out and doing all the marketing possible, i have loans signs in different languages. signs so the same lawn i could market to all groups, diversity. noticed in creating things of my business, as things happen in society, as things happen in the community the government gets involved. people get involved. us creativeg is, individuals and thinkers have to work to try to fill in the gaps of let's say, redemption after major things happen. we have the race issue, the financial issues, the wall street issues, but ordinary folks like myself who just want to make an honest living, who want to get out and create jobs. , post through high school secondary trade school. i am 44 years old. host: what kind of

sheriff says cordell i wrong. >> we don't segregate on race or ethnicity. not only because we don't thatit is not the right thing to do, they said its illegal to do that. >> shairt riff is cay -- the sheriff is asking for e-mails and documents pertaining to jail operation cordell is asking for an expert to review the fight abc7 news. >>> two decades after the trial of the century the o.j. simpson murder case is once ain capture -- capturing the nation's attention. enforcement source close to the case reveals new details about the knife that was found at simpson's old brentwood estate. >> and hundreds of thousands of high school students will take the s.a.t. tomorrow morning and it i unlike anything they have ever seen before. >> live doppler 7hd is trac strong storm that is set to soak the bay area. sandhya patel will be back hour by forecast. >> here is a look at what's coming up on "jimmy kimmel live" . >> what's happening here? what is going on here? >> what the hell is going on here? >> why are you touching me? >> i am not touching y >>> cupertino, wine

the chairwoman of the commission retired judge cordell raised questions of the timing of the for it a day later. smith is not voting member, was insentenced and in an e-mail she claims that the judge insinuated she allowed it for political benefit calling it a "lie." the deputy sheriff's association is stepping into the beef calling for an independent investigation by the county counsel into a private meeting the day before the jail fight. in an e-mail in response to smith she said she met with smith alone at at palo alto restaurant with the sheriff sharing information from personnel investigation. the judge also said that smith wanted her at the commission recommended a change in leadership, both deputy unions would have ammunition in the 2018 sheriff re-election campaign. >> all the problems in the jails that the sheriff wants to take time to meet with judge cordell in glueing the mission is inconsistent with her claims of trying to institute reform at the same time she is trying to play politics. >> in a statement the sheriff said the union is slinging mud and trying to protect the

she is accused of information with judge cordell. he is in charge of blue ribbon commission investigating the death of michael koyie last year. three deputies have been charged with murder. the da says smith shared the information with cordell in an attempt to sway the judge's recommendation for change. >>> she is lost the rank in file. to this day there is a vote of no confidence issued back in 2014 and 11% feel that she can do the job and 89% feel that she can't. >> sheriff smith says the allegations are untrue. i am focused on implementing meaningful reforms. >> the prices for local dungeness crab were set today and fishermen are busy. taking off in half moon bay at the harbor before noon and told that they would get impressive $2.90 a pound. tests were done on the quality of the catch to help determine the price. the season is finally under way after a five-month delay due to a toxic algae in the crab. i have been in the industry 50 plus years and i have never seen the crab industry stopped because of the acid. >> the crabbers wi

. >> reporter: today smith sent a pointed e-mail with that message to ladoris cordell, charged with the blue ribble investigation. she said that in a jail tour she'd been told repeatedly inmates who don't get along because of race or other reasons would never all be let out of the unit at the same time. >> it wouldn't make sense because what would happen, there could be a big fight in which people could get hurt. >> reporter: in her e-mail the sheriff pointed out it's illegal to separate inmates just by race and the hours they're allowed out of their cells was extended last month at the request of inmates' families and community groups. >> if she's head of the blue ribbon commission and makes these kinds of allegations based on no facts, i have some big concerns what the motivation is. >> reporter: i just got off the phone with ladoris cordell. she said she is formulating an official response and we'll have that at 6:00. live in san jose, robert handa, nbc bay area news. >>> another bizarre twist in the o.j. simpson saga. there's speculation that the murder weapon has been found. this s

cordell is asking for an expert to review the fight. abc7 news. >>> two decades after the trial of the century, the o.j. simpson murder case is once again capture -- capturing the nation's attention. >> a law enforcement source close to the case reveals new details about the knife that was found at simpson's old brentwood estate. >> and hundreds of thousands of high school students will take the s.a.t. tomorrow morning and it is unlike anything they have ever seen before. >> live doppler 7hd is tracking the strong storm that is set to soak the bay area. sandhya patel will be back with the hour by hour forecast. >> here is a look at what's coming up on "jimmy kimmel live" . >> what's happening here? what is going on here? >> what the hell is going on here? >> why are you touching me? >> i am not touching you. and all of the bay area, this is abc7 news. >>> a finding that sent shock waves across the country from a double murder case more than 20 years ago. >> police in los angeles are testing a blood-stained knife found at o.j. simpson fo

judge cordell confirmed to nbc that sheriff smith did call for a meeting with her in palo alto. and that the sheriff's possible reelection was brought up. we reached out to sheriff lorrie smith and she said she remains focused on keeping santa clara safe. >>> guilty of indecent exposure. he is facing jail time after a jury found him guilty today of exposing himself and propositioning a manager. she saw him nude in a back storage room as we went to pick up documents from a printer. sentencing is expected on wednesday. the 24 year veteran of the force will likely lose his job and be forced to register as a sex offender. >>> we're following breaking news in marin county. search and rescue crews are scrambling to help a group of hikers stuck on the rocks happening at this hour. this is at point race seashore. park officials say the hikers are stuck in a remote area hard to access and cold and windy. this is one to 200 feet down the cliff. it's too dangerous for a traditional helicopter rescue so crews are using rope. we'll stay on the story throughout the hour. >>> a bizarre twist t

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the association says according to cordell, the sheriff shared documents associated with investigation and warned if the commission called for a change in leadership, it would hurt smile's e election battle. the sheriff showed text messages from deputies and talked about e reelection. in a statement roger wins low vice president of the sheriffs association says clearly the sheriff is more concerned about advancing her own political career than addressing the real issues in our county jails. these new accusations come just two days after the commission recommended a change of leadership at the county jails. rick calendar sits on that commission. >> what i believe right now is we need federal oversight to come in like they did in l.a. to take over the jails and basically have oversight so if they need to be over lorrie smith to do so but right now i do not believe we should have the sheriff in charge of the jail. >> the commission voted to set 120 recommendations to the santa collar ray county supervisors including increase mental health services and training for guards. we reached out t

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smith and smith's efforts to influence cordell which could compromise the blue ribbon commission. on saturday they recommended a change in leadership at the james. in a statement the sheriff said the union is slinging mud and trying to protect the status quo, she said their accusations aren true and i am focused on implementing meaningful reremains throughout the jail. we have yet to hear on the matter from the city council. >> the mayor is confident that the police force will not lose the public's trust despite a growing number of officers facing criminal charges. for friend is acussed of rating a chop shop selling stolen car parts. we were in santa clara where the mayor said she believes that despite criminal incidents involving officers, the city's procedure to deal with them procedure to deal with them fosters community trust. two officers were arrested last year and one was convicted yesterday for, supposing himself in suband another officer received probation on shoplifting charges. the man accuse evidence a drive-by shooting that injured an 8-year-old on friday is in critic

cordell responded saying she never implied criminal conduct. we tried so speak with cordell separately but she declined to speak with us. >>> not your typical smash and grab robbery.aluma say a band of burglaries use their car to get into a business. police say once inside, the suspects four men stole multiple guns. >>> a $1,500 reward is being offered for information on who dumped a dog from a car. orton is the name they gave to the pit. he's being called for this morning. he was pushed out of a car off highway 101 on tuesday. witnesses say the car was a fewer model kia. the suspect, a white man with a shaved or bald head. orton is in need of medical care. he has cropped ears and suffering from dental disease. if you have any information the case a $1,500 reward being offered. the monterrey county aspca. >>> now to decision 2016. more caucuses means more delegates up for grabs today in the race for the white house today in the bay charisma loris has the latest. >> reporter: on super saturday ted cruz visited the winners' circle first picking u

--then it's future hawkeye cordell pemsl with the bucket...the golden eagles are headed to des moines with a chance to 3-peat after their 50-45 win. scott westerberg kcrg-tv9 sports. the second game at the cell tonight matched highway one rivals mount vernon and solon. and the mustangs came out bombs away tommy hook with the triple.. solon answers with the baseline drive from streeter mcliravy for two of his . and the look at mcilravy with the nice look to jacob coons for two down low.. mount vernon answered from downtown again this time it is austin ash connecting.. a 30-18 halftime lead luke ira with the long ball and the spartans are headed to state with the 49-42 win. thanks scott. one last look at the forecast, joe... snow and a wintry mix develop late this evening in the north and spread southward through the night. a dusting to two inches looks likely south of highway 20, although amounts will quickly increase near the highway 20 corridor with localized totals higher than four inches. amounts taper off near the minnesota border. snow ends early on tuesday, with another chance o

commission chair and kpix5 legal analyst cordell blasted the jail experts that came up with that idea. >> what kind of expert would recommend this kind of change? >> reporter: the commission made up of a variety of community leaders agreed to 121 changes they want to see in santa clara county jails including federal oversight, new leadership, and one big one. >> you must have better training, especially regarding mental health issues. >> reporter: following the august death of mentally ill inmate michael tyrie, mental illness has been a big focus in the commission. this blue ribbon commission has met 11 times since november and even though today was its last formal meeting, members vowed to keep fighting for jail reform. >> we must continue to have the courage to speak up and to speak the truth. >> reporter: in san jose, mark kelly, kpix5. >> the recommendations will be made to the board of supervisors next month. >>> a warning to hikers in solano county after two women were robbed in broad daylight at 3:00 p.m. in the cold canyon area of lake bariesta. deputies believe the suspect is

. >> reporter: retired judge ladoris cordell says if the government is saying it has a way to get into the iphone, that's troubling. >> i'm not a conspiracy theories. it's just so magical that the day before the hearing, they -- the government says, guess what! we think we have found a way to get in. it just strikes me as being a little curious. >> reporter: betty yu, kpix 5. >> for now, the justice department is not saying who the third party is and how they are able to unlock the phone. the government gets about 2 weeks to test the plan before they return to court on april 5. >>> bart is running shuttle service during noncommute hours between north concord, martinez and pittsburg-baypoint. the problem is a mystery on the tracks. over the weekend bart replaced the thigh wristers on 36 cars that keeps getting fried during voltage spikes and they have a new tool to pinpoint where the spikes are happening. the problem that's crippled the yellow line happened so fast that if you blink, you miss it. >> 100th of a millisecond that's how quick this spike in voltage is happening. >> shuttle s

. >> judge cordell was appear on our station from time to time as a legal analyst. >>> learn what a space rocket learned shortly after getting into space. >> and what scientists track on drought levels. >> reporter: and what to expect throughout the next couple of days. more to come. >>> welcome back, we are keeping our eye on the storm. you have really been busy this morning. >> reporter: yeah, this is really a meteorologist's dream. lots of rain, lots of snow. we could do without the wind because i do think that is going to cause some damage, but as you head out the door, if you want to go for a jog or walk the dog, do it now. this is really the calm before the storm. richmond light to moderate rain through there, napa as well. santa rosa everyone is seeing a few sprinkles. heading now towards the santa cruz heading towards mountain view everyone seeing sprinkles for the first half of the day. this paint a pretty good picture of what to expect out there. watch what happens as we go throughout the day. we have this pressure keeping us dry, it's gone. storm track is heading directly to us

--then it's future hawkeye cordell pemsl with the bucket...the golden eagles are headed to des moines with a chance to 3-peat after their 50-45 win. scott westerberg kcrg-tv9 sports. the second game at the cell tonight matched highway one rivals mount vernon and solon. and the mustangs came out bombs away tommy hook with the triple.. solon answers with the baseline drive from streeter mcliravy for two of his . and the look at mcilravy with the nice look to jacob coons for two down low.. mount vernon answered from downtown again this time it is austin ash connecting.. but solon jumped out to a 30-18 halftime lead luke ira with the long ball and the spartans are headed to state with the 49-42 win. good tuesday morning to you. you're looking live on our city cam. it's march first, here's what you need to know today. weather moving in for your morning commute. we're live in the mobile weather lab with road conditions. it's super tuesday. more delegates are at stake today than any other day in the primary season. republican donald trump and democrat hillary clinton are the heavy favorites.

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. >> cordell lashbrook visits chris about once a month. >> we get along great now.some. >> how are you doing? >> hey, how are you doing? >> i'm doing good, man. good to see you. >> let me hug you. good to see you. >> i love you, man. >> i love you too. >> i think, you know, when you're abused, the tendency to abuse the ones you love is pretty strong. >> i have kids. i mean, you know, i've never been there for them. i've been incarcerated. they were born while i was incarcerated. but i know who they are, they know who i am and i love them. and i can never fathom or imagine myself ever becoming so angry that i would put hands on them because of what i went through. and my dad taught me that. unfortunately, he taught me in the wrong way. >> but, you know, we can't change our past. >> you know, we can't change what was already done. we can make sure it never happens again. >> yeah, and i always wish that it hadn't happened, but we know that it's not possible. >> i know. it's okay, though. >> i know what i did to you was terrible. i cry, still cry. i'll never stop crying

points are mentioned including accusations of influence peddling and sharing information with judge cordell. heads the blue ribbon commission with custody operations following the death of michael tyrie. three deputies charged with murder and the case will start later this year. smith that is up for re- election talked to the judge and removed the purview from the sheriff. >> she has lost rank and 11% feel that she can do the job and 80% said she can't. >> we tried to talk to the sheriff yesterday, saturday and today and she has declined the request and sent out an email saying she is focused on reform. >>> the reopening of the brussels airport delayed. reports indicated it will reopen tomorrow but that won't happen. a full week since two suicide bombers attacked the airport. on monday about 800 airport employees returned to work to try to get the facility up and running. they hoped to have 20% running by tomorrow. changes of tighter security and a temporary check-in area. the 3rd bomb went off in the brussels metro and running unheavy security but the station where the bomb went off is sti

. >> cordell declined to give an online interview. she doesn't want to distract from the work of the commission. but she said in a letter i was clear in my letter if the officers knew they didn't get along with each other, then it wouldn't make sense to let them out at the same time. then she said sheriff, me think you dost protest too much. >> and not only would we do that because it's not the right thing to do, but the supreme court said it's illegal for us to do that. >> cheryl i have asked her to produce all our documents about jail operations, and the sheriff is asking for an expert to intervene in the fight. >>> this is a picture from late january shows a shopping cart full of items purchased at a costco store in concord. police believe the man opened up several bank accounts in someone else's name and used the funds to fund his shopping trips. el nino making a comeback it in a very, very big way this morning. >> that's right. later on today. all the elements still offshore, the wind, heavy rain and strong cold front. take a loo

kpix 5 legal analyst ladoris cordell says in this civil case, the jury must decide if the officers reasonably their lives were in danger and they believe the officers. >> the issue is was their use of lethal force reasonable? the jury concluded that it was reasonable under these circumstances viewed through the eyes of a reasonable officer under those circumstances. >> reporter: she says if the jury believes it took lethal force to stop the situation, officers should be cleared. whether one shot was fired or 59. it was an eight-person jury, the verdict unanimous. the jurors were white. the backers say that had something to do with it. mike sugerman, kpix 5. >>> a few hours ago, san leandro police arrested a man they say is responsible for a hate crime. 21-year-old cody sigh son is charged with felony counts of vandalism based on a criminal act. he allegedly spray-painted this on the doors of the san leandro unified school district offices. police stopped sisson while he was riding a bike spray- painting with the same colors. they say he lives in the neighborhood. he will appear in alameda sup

kpix 5 legal analyst ladoris cordell said if the government has a way to get into the iphone, that's>> it's just so magical that the day before the hearing the government says guess what we found a way to get in it it's curious. >> reporter: if the method works and the feds back down it will be a short-term win for apple and avoid the full blown showdown in court over privacy. apple has said a court order demanding it help the fbi break into the phone is a back door that could be stolen and used as a master key to unlock million of iphones around the world. the feds will take two weeks to test the new possible hack and then report back to the court on april 5. live in cupertino, kiet do, kpix 5. >>> scammers are taking advantage of the upcoming tax return deadline. crooks are calling people claiming to be from the irs and then demanding payment. the alameda county district attorney's office warns don't make payments to or give any personal information to anyone calling you on the phone. no government agency makes direct calls requesting payment by money order, gift cards or credit ca

sheriff said cordell is wrong. >> we do not separate base on race or ethnicity because it is illegal to do that. >> cardell is asking for an expert to review the fight. abc7 news. >> someone is a i caused of stealing someone's identity and going on a shopping spree. the picture from late january shows him with a shopping cart pull full of items. he opened early bank accounts in someone else's name and used the accounts to fund his shopping lists. >> there are five confirmed cases of zika in the bay area. one case was reported friday and contra cast two reported two, all which were acquired during travel to south and central america. the virus is usually spread by mosquitoes, but researchers have also identified zika cases transmitted through sexual intercourse. >>> it's been a devastating crab season for bay area fishermen but help may be on the way. abc7 news was at fishermen's wharf as a disaster relief bill was introduced. it would give the track industry $138 million in federal aid but first the federal government has to issue a disaster declaration which could mean monthsfs wait

and avoid the full blown showdown in court over privacy but kpix 5 legal analyst ladoris cordell saysthe government is now saying it has a way to get into the iphone, that's troubling. >> it's just so magical that the day before the hearing they -- the government says guess what? we think we have found a way to get in. it just strikes me as being a little curious. >> this is an issue that impacts all of us. and we will not shrink from this responsibility. >> reporter: and that was apple ceo tim cook speaking at a product launch yesterday in cupertino saying we need to decide as a nation how much power the government should have over our data and our privacy. apple has said a court order demanding it to help the fbi break into the iphone is a back door that could be stolen and used as a master key to unlock millions of iphones worldwide. the feds will test the new possible hacking method for two weeks and report back to the court on april 5. kiet do, kpix 5. >>> things heating up for the candidates vying for the white house. today voters in idaho, arizona and utah will vote for the nom

judge cordell has confirmed to nbc bay area. as for meetings with her in palo alto and the sheriff possible re-election was brought up. we reached out to sheriff laurie smith, as well. she remains focused on keeping santa clara county safe. >>> guilty of indecent exposure. santa clara police sergeant was found guilty yesterday of exposing himself and propositioning a store manager at santana row in san jose. held nude in a back storage room. now sentenced tomorrow. he is a 24-year veteran of the force who is facing jailtime and willy lose his job and be forced to register as a sex offender. >>> new details now on a house fire in santa rosa. we are learning morning that the fire started after a woman set herself on fire. that woman was facing an eviction order. investigators say 44-year-old melissa mcmullen doused herself with gasoline on sunday and then lit herself on fire in her own bedroom. the room erupted in flames which quickly started to spread through that four-uniproperty in santa rosa southwest neighborhood. her son dra

judge cordell has confirmed that he called with the meeting for her in palo alto and the possible re-electionbrought up. we reached outto sheriff laurie smith, as well. she remains focused on keeping safe. >>> a sergeant found guilty of exposu exposure. the manager says that she saw him nude in a back storage room. the 24-year veteran of the force faces jailtime to likely lose his job and be forced to register as a sex offender. >>> disturbing new details on a house fire in santa rosa. we now know what started that fire. it was a woman who set herself ablaze. she was facing an eviction order. investigators say 44 mcmullen doused herself with gasoline on sunday and then lit herself on fire in her bedroom. the room erupted in flames which quickly started spreading through that four-unit property in santa rosa southwest neighborhood. mcmullen's son dragged her and saved her life. she is now hospitalized with third degree burns and could now face arson charges. mcmullen was due to be evicted next month. no word on why she was being evicted. >>> the man suspected of shooting an 8-year-old boy in a

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