they have been identified as darnell and tanya washington.detectives are on their way from hercules to piece together why these two had a homicide victim's car, and what role if any they played in her death. >> it seems the vehicle was stolen right from the house. and recovering that vehicle is a real key to the case. we are not saying these are suspects at this point, but they are people of interest, and may be ability to point us tohz%aÑ someone whod be the suspect. >> reporter: a mother of four and retired school teacher was discovered inside her home last friday. her husband of more than 30 years called when she failed to show up at the airport to pick him up. a neighbor discovered her body. an autopsy report shows she was stabbed multiple times and suffered blunt force trauma. police say they have yet to determine any typerÑ(z of motive in this case. >>> it's no wonder the la times calls this couple the modern day bonnie and collide. darnell and tanya washington have been wanted by southern california officials for more than a month now.

that's when darnell washington escaped from san bernardino county jail with his wife's help. five days later on september 2nd, darnell is suspected of shooting and wounding with a shotgun an l.a. county sheriff's deputy who approached him in the city of south el monte in the san gabriel valley. now the couple is suspected also in a number of other crimes, including carjacking and robbery between southern california and northern california. on october 5th, susie ko was killed in her hercules home. >> it's a very big break. and we've said right along that finding the car would be one of the key pieces of evidence that we need to help us try to solve this case. and particularly since king county was able to find suspects in the vehicle, that gives us even more of a lead than if we had found it parked on a street somewhere. >> reporter: now again, hercules police are not calling the husband and wife suspects in the homicide of susie ko, but they will question them as soon as they are able. we reached out to susie ko's family, and they tell us that they are emotionally exhausted,

on august 28th, darnell escaped from the san bernardino county jail with the help of his wife. five days later, he shot and wounded a la county sheriff's deputy using a shot gun. they are also suspected in a number of other crimes on route to california. >>> a bone recovered in the "speed freak killers" case is being tested for a possible match of mckayla garret. wesley sherman tine linked his late -- -- shermantine linked his late partner to her disappearance. it was initially given to the family of another victim. joanne hobson's remains were found in a linden well in february. but new testing found 28 of the bone fragments returned to her family are not hers. they belong to at least three other people. hobson's mother ordered the tests after watching investigators dig up the burial site with a back hoe. some remains belonged to a child between the ages of 5-14. as consumed san francisco city hall for months is finally over. ross mirkarimi is back on the jos sheriff. "i look forward to working h y attorney and >>> the melodrama that has consumed san francisco city hall for mo

darnell washington escaped from jail on august 28. investigators say his wife helped him. darnell washington is accused of shooting a los angeles county sheriff's deputy on september 2. hercules police say they don't know how the couple acquired ko's car. still neighbors are on edge. >> we will be careful anyway. it is sad to happen in any community. i encourage anybody to become closer neighbors. it is a big difference. >> reporter: the family did release a statement saying that the discovery of the car does provide some comfort. they said they would like to thank the community, the hercules police department and the fbi for all their hard work. meanwhile the investigation in this case continues. reporting live in hercules i'm cheryl, nbc bay area news. >>> the doping evidence against lance armstrong is out in the open tonight. why it may not be all bad news for the cyclist. >>> a football brawl and it is the coaches that sparked it. find out what parents are saying about it. >>> the boy scouts kicked him out. now ellen sits down with a gay teenager. you'll hear how his l

tonya and darnell washington wanted for a violent west coast crime spree were found with co's car in seattle. leslie brinkley is in hercules for us. >> that's right. i have been following this, and with police finding the victim's stolen car in chicago -- i'm sorry in seattle, and the two suspects who drove it there are now in custody. they feel as though they have a significant break in this case. hercules detectives are in seattle to talk to tonya and darnell washington. >> they are not officially murder suspects. they are people of interest, particularly since they were in the stolen vehicle from the co homicide. >> the station wagon was stolen from susie co who was found stabbed to death in her entry last friday. officers noticed the blue car with stolen plates. there was a short pursuit. the suspects were surrounded by patrol cars as they tried to ram their way out and run over officers to escape. they were finally taken into custody at gun point. >> two extremely violent individuals who based on what we know have shown no these 10 see to commit violent crime. >> a sawed off sho

. >> reporter: darnell washington and tania washington are being held without bail in washington. they are accused of a crime spree. police want to know if they could add murder to the list. >> we have two detectives in king county washington. >> reporter: they will calling darnell washington and tania washington persons of interest in the murder of susie ko. she was found stab to death in her home october 5. >> we will look that evidence they recovered from the vehicle and see if he could tie that into the scene. >> reporter: authorities are trying to trace the couple's past. they believe this began with darnell washington's jail break in san bernardino county in spagnuolo the attempted murder -- in august and the attempted murder of a los angeles county deputy. in washington state they are facing assault, vehicle theft, weapons violations and alluding police. >> reporter: the family is grateful for the break in the case and the support they have received. they say they are optimistic they will get their answers. >> we have a beginning and an end, let the police do their work. an

tonya and darnell washington wanted for a violent west coast crime spree were found with co's car in seattle. leslie brinkley is in hercules for us. >> that's right. i have been following this, and with police finding the victim's stolen car in chicago -- i'm sorry in seattle, and the two suspects who drove it there are now in custody. they feel as though they have a significant break in this case. hercules detectives are in seattle to talk to tonya and darnell washington. >> they are not officially murder suspects. they are people of interest, particularly since they were in the stolen vehicle from the co homicide. >> the station wagon was stolen from susie co who was found stabbed to death in her entry last friday. officers noticed the blue car with stolen plates. there was a short pursuit. the suspects were surrounded by patrol cars as they tried to ram their way out and run over officers to escape. they were finally taken into custody at gun point. >> two extremely violent individuals who based on what we know have shown no these 10 see to commit violent crime. >> a sawed off sho

the couple is wanted for a crime spree that began in southern california when darnell washington broke out of jail in august with his wife's help he is expected -- suspected of shooting a sheriff's deputy. >> we were so relieved that for the first time a lot of progress has been made on my mother's case. >> tonya and darnell washington remain in jail this morning. so far they've not been charged in ko's death. >>> transportation secretary ray lahood is planning a major funding announcement in san francisco today. he is expected to provide almost a billion dollars in federal grants to the central subway system opponents filed a lawsuit yesterday to stop construction of the union square station. streets in the area have been closed for months to build underground staging areas. opponents say the 1.6 billion dollar project that connects third street to chinatown will dig a financial hole for the city >> city of oakland filed federal lawsuit to try to present the u.s. justice department from vicking a medical marijuana dispensary. in july federal prosecutors served paper on the health cent

. >> the couple, darnell and tanya washington had been on the run since late august. darnell recently escaped from a southern california prison and his wife helped him. >>> turning to decision 2012, here we go. the vice presidential candidates are facing off tonight for the very first and only debate before that election. there's of course a lot of pressure on joe biden after president obama's lackluster debate performance last week. the vice president has been studying up on paul ryan's book, his speeches and his budget. >> i just want to make sure that when i say these things, that i don't have the congressman say no, no, no, i don't have that position or that's not the governor's position. >> we think he's probably going to come at me like a cannon ball. but the achilles heel he has is president obama's record. >> pew research find 51% view vice president biden unfavorabliy. three to four believes the edge goes to ryan. >>> voters are likely to be listening for two key issues during tonight's debate. new analysis from the harvard school of public health shows one i

. >> this couple, tanya up and darnell washington have been questioned if there were all arrested last week after a high-speed chase in seattle they ran in the car and they're also been wanting in southern california crime spree that included darnell washington escaping from jail and the shooting of los angeles deputy. the much more coming up with a 40's releasing surveillance a man that has been flashing -- authorities releasing the surveillance video with a man that has been flashing women. and also so close for the shuttle endeavor. and a beautiful morning from mount tam good morning! wow. want to start the day with something heart healthy and delicious? you're a talking bee... honey nut cheerios has whole grain oats that can help lower cholesterol. and it tastes good? sure does! right... ♪ wow. delicious, right? yeah. it's the honey, it makes it taste so... ♪ well, would you look at the time... what's the rush? be happy. be healthy. >> will come back. this 19 year-old girl is in critical condition after falling three stories from an apartment building. this was at the allegro apart

darnell and tania washington on the run since late august. darnell recently escaped from a southern california prison and that his wife helped him escape. >>> a search is under way this morning for a getaway car after a man was shot overnight in morganhill. this happened near the intersection of peebles avenue and monterey. a 45-year-old man was shot and a 25-year-old man was attacked with a hammer. both men fortunately suffered minor injuries and they are expected to survive. the suspect has been identified as 33-year-old mario caldaron. he now has a shaved head compared to that picture. officers believe he's driving a '90s model white acura with california license played number of gvdl974. police believe that he may be heading to mexico. >>> holding pg&e accountable in public. victims of the pipeline explosion are still fighting for full disclosure this morning. assemblyman jerry hill and residents will appear before the california public utilities commission today. they are demanding public hearings to determine pg&e fines for the deadly b

tonya and darnell washington wanted for a violent west coast crime spree were found with co's car in in hercules for us. >> that's right. i have been following this, and with police finding the victim's stolen car in chicago -- i'm sorry in seattle, and the two suspects who drove it there are now in custody. they feel as though they have a significant break in this case. hercules detectives are in seattle to talk to tonya and darnell washington. >> they are not officially murder suspects. they are people of interest, particularly since they were in the stolen vehicle from the co homicide. >> the station wagon was stolen from susie co who was found stabbed to death in her entry last friday. officers noticed the blue car with stolen plates. there was a short pursuit. the suspects were surrounded by patrol cars as they tried to ram their way out and run over officers to escape. they were finally taken into custody at gun point. >> two extremely violent individuals who based on what we know have shown no these 10 see to commit violent crime. >> a sawed off shotgun was recovered from the

darnell washington has not intrad plea. tanya washington is still awaiting extra diction. >>> oakland police chief say his department has now launched an investigation after a ktvu news report raised questions about officers visiting a private room care owe key club while on duty. in last night's exclusive report we showed you at least two officer visiting the club on 14th street in midtown late at night. we've also seen a mini van dropping off scantily-clad women at the club. they tell us they suspect it's a front for prostitution although the club manager denys that and has written statement quote i take these allegations very seriously and the department opened investigations as soon as the circumstances were brought to my attention. he goes on because these are open informations, i am limited in what can be discussed. now, our eric broke the story. watch for his latest report tonight on the 10:00 news on ktvu. >>> the daughter of a castro valley woman brutally killed in her own home is speaking out for the first time to

they say darnell recently escaped from a southern california prison, and that his wife helped him. the couple had been on the run since late august. and moments ago we learned their bail has been set at $3 million each. >>> san francisco firefighters are trying to determine what caused a massive four-alarm fire that gutted a popular restaurant and brought muni to a crawl today. the squat and gobble restaurant on westport tall caught fire this morning deep into the interior of the building. and as a result there was a partial roof collapse. firefighters say that fire spread to the wine shop and a dental office as well. so crews had to bring in so much heavy equipment that the muni trains couldn't pass through the west portal station for some five hours. >> i'm supposed to be lecturing right now at san francisco state. obviously i'm not there. >> it's really inconvenient. and as much as i feel bad about what is going on, i do have to get to work. >> now muni did set up bus bridges to get around the tunnel, and three firefighters were hurt, including one who suffered from smoke inhala

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and darnell washington and his wife -- tanya. >> when they saw them on television?> mike barnes lives a couple of houses down and he says that he is never seen the couple before. he has many questions of why, how this couple could have killed his longtime neighbor. >> it is really, really weird. how did they get up here? or they drop off? to the will appear from the highway? brunos. today will appear from the highway? it is strange. who knows--to recess the show, kron 4 news. >>catherine: fire crews are on the still on the scene of a large fire. we are learning there is a fire that started in a restaurant. just seen ... justine.. >> you can see the damage for yourself. they just put up the barriers. people cannot puwalk or run these with the three businesses destroyed so bad it will likely be a total loss. spinof >> you can see that it is more than expected. and it is being in the family business since 1993. it has been here for about 10 years. all we can ask for is that people can keep us in their purse, thoughts. hopefully everything will help in. and firefighters

detectives are interviewing 25-year-old tonya washington and her husband 24-year-old darnell washington both arrested yesterday morning driving the car belonging to 55-year-old susie ko who was found beaten and stabbed to death in her home last friday. the couple is wanted for a violent west coast crime spree that began in southern california when washington broke out of jail in august with his wife's help. >> we still know it is an ongoing investigation. but we were just so relieved that for the first time a lot of progress has been made on my mother's case. >> tonya and darnell washington remain in jail this morning. >>> oakland has filed a federal lawsuit to prevent the department of justice from evicting a medical marijuana dispensary. in july prosecutors served papers on the harborside health center calling it a marijuana super store. the city's suit claims the justice department knew about harborside for years and exceeded legal deadline for taking action. hearing scheduled november 1st. >>> thunderstorms out of here all together. traffic and weather, next. you can see the embarca

two days later darnell is suspected of shooting a sheriff's deputy. in seattle when an officer approached the two they took off. after a chase the officers boxed this them in and the driver tried to ram the patrol cars. the vehicle involved belonged to susi kob a murdered woman who was found beaten and stabbed to death over the weekend. this is a significant development in the investigation. >>> well, an unusual october storm dumped hail in gilroy today across the bay area. hail scattered across the street. pretty dramatic picture. spencer christian has been tracking it on radar. fairly rare for this time of year, spencer. >> very unusual, you are right. we still have some of the unusual weather rumbling around the bay area right now. a rather wide path of showers and thundershowers. much of this is light activity but there are likely heavy downpours and a couple of thunderstorm cells near fairfield. the movement over the last couple hours starting in the central valley and moving westward into the immediate bay area. and let me close in on the active

this is video of the first court appearance of darnell and tonya washington. were found driving the victim of the hercules woman. she was stabbed in her home in hercules. items in side of the car helped identify the washington's as suspects in the death. >> these two are the people that are the prime suspects in the death of susie ko now they believe that these are responsible for it stabbing and beating the long time hercules' president. >> we have detectives and kent county washington. they have interviewed the suspects and reviewed items that have been in the car. we are now comfortable with calling them suspects. are you taking the items inside the vehicle. running 88 check? >> i cannot discuss that type of -- dna check. >> they discovered that as they tried unsuccessfully to escape police by smashing into other cop cars. >> when the husband went to the house weather other items that determined to be missing? when the husband went to the house? >> we also cannot discuss that. >> they are wanted for a series of crimes in los angeles. and how? why they ended

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darnel keith washington faces a multitude of charges including robbery, burglary and car jacking. police say he and his wife tonya murdered 55-year-old suzy ko this month. tonya still faces extradition from washington state. >> let's get back to huge storm back east. sandy. >> michael finney is here tochl plain how to protect yourself. >> this is why you buy travel insurance. people don't think of natural disasters but this is it. those with travel insurance will have an easier time getting through this. thousands of travelers have been be stranded. so many flights traveling to or three storm areas passengers are stuck as far as texas and france. >> it's cancelled no. clue how i'm going to get there. >> so now what? travel providers have little they must do legally. airlines are allowing passengers to rebook flights without costs as long as they fly by this weekend. most hotels are allowing for refunds but not all. call and check. cruise ships heading out of harm's way, many will keep cruising. just not to the planned destinations. most cruise ship contracts allow for changes. pas

that's what darnell washington escaped from san bernardino county jail with his wife's help. on september 2nd he's suspected of wounds an l.a. county sheriff deputy. they are suspected in another carjacking and robbery between them and october 5th when suzy coe was killed in her hercules home. >> they're not calling them suspects at this time, but if they turn out to be, then it would be up to the various jurisdictions. what i learn from the media folks is there may be more than just two jurisdictions involved. there could be some others, and the district attorneys and states attorneys and so forth have to get involved and discuss this thing and decide how it's going to be prosecuted and who is going to have first bite at the apple. >> we reached out to suzy coe's family. while they're exhausted, teesd arrest bring them a sense of relief on the website welovesuzycoe.com. >>> the reinstated sheriff after the board declined to uphold charges filed by mayor ed lee. now what happens, and can everyone at city hall play nice? joedi hernandez spoke with the the sheriff one on one. i

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detectives are questioning 25-year-old tonya washington and her husband 24-year-old darnell washington. they were arrested yesterday morning driving the car belonging to 55-year-old susie ko, she was found stabbed to death had her home. washingtons wanted in a southern california jail-break and nonfatal shooting of an l.a. county sherry's deputy. >>> the two vice presidential candidates in kentucky making final preparations for a showdown that is more important after last week's presidential debate. katie marzullo with a new poll. >> reporter: according to rasmussen polling voters are attaching less importance to tonight's debate compared to the one four years ago but they think ryan will do more to help his running mate than joe biden. vice president biden touched down in kentucky this morning. he's been going about business as usual and playing his cards close to his vest. >> what eye been doing mostly is -- what i've been doing mostly, is studying up on congressman ryan's position on the issues. >> reporter: congressman ryan arrived last night. >> i know how he will come and attack

darnell antonia washington were arrested near seattle. they are wanted in southern california on charges that include a prison escape and shooting at a deputy when arrested the kim was driving the stolen car owned by susie ko the retired teacher from hercules found murdered in her home october 5th. >>> right now a judge is holding a closed hearing to determine if a teen charged with attempted murder and stealing a lamb gain any will stand trial. max wade is charged with several felony counts. he stole the lamborghini to impress a girl then shot at her and boyfriend after she rejected him. >>> port of oakland commissioner are meeting tonight to consider legal action against one of their own officials accused of spending thousands of public money at a strip club. the board says an audit shows a port official spent $4500 at a houston strip club in 2008. the board didn't discover where the money was spent until earlier this year. the commissioners met friday and will resume this evening. >>> stanford university is basking in the glow of anoth

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darnell antonia washington were arrested near seattle. they are wanted in southern california on charges that include a prison escape and shooting at a deputy when arrested the kim was driving the stolen car owned by susie ko the retired teacher from hercules found murdered in her home october 5th. >>> right now a judge is holding a closed hearing to determine if a teen charged with attempted murder and stealing a lamb gain any will stand trial. max wade is charged with several felony counts. he stole the lamborghini to impress a girl then shot at her and boyfriend after she rejected him. >>> port of oakland commissioner are meeting tonight to consider legal action against one of their own officials accused of spending thousands of public money at a strip club. the board says an audit shows a port official spent $4500 at a houston strip club in 2008. the board didn't discover where the money was spent until earlier this year. the commissioners met friday and will resume this evening. >>> stanford university is basking in the glow of anoth

darnell and tania washington are being questioned. susie ko was found dead inside her home in hercules over the weekend. her car missing. police say darnell washington escaped from the san bernardino jail with the help of his wife tania back in august and since then police say the two went on a crime spree that included the attempted murder of a sheriff's deputy in southern california. now they are being questioned about whether they were involved in ko's murder. >> we really can't say that yet. we just know they were in the stolen vehicle and certainly there are people that we do want to talk to if they are not the suspects then hopefully they can give us information that lead us back to the suspects. >> investigators are also looking into whether they committed other crimes in travel. >>> the new sheriff in town in san francisco is the old one. ross mirkarimi is back on the job tonight. cbs 5 reporter joe vazquez with reaction from the mayor and the d.a. joe. >> reporter: we called it yesterday when we said expect the unexpected. su

investigators say darnell escaped from a san bernadino prison with his wife's help and shot a police officer. hercules detectives are now in washington state interviewing both suspects. their bail is set at $3 million each. >>> csi bay area. right now scientists at lawrence livermore lab are using the smallest slivers of evidence to identify victims of natural disasters and murders. nbc bay area's jodi hernandez got a rare behind the scenes look. >> reporter: it is truly remarkable technology. top minds here at the lawrence livermore laboratory have figured out a new way to help law enforcement solve cases. it involves examining teeth and it could some day play a crucial role in solving murder mysteries. scientists at lawrence livermore laboratory are diving into new territory, teaming up with law enforcement to solve cold cases. >> for the most part the technique is not well known because it's not part of the usual tool box of techniques law enforcement uses. >> reporter: but that may soon change thanks to the work of senior scientist bruce buchholz. his research revealed above grou

darnell washington heard the nine felony counts against him. it make him and his wife eligible for the death penalty. he was extradited from washington state yesterday and his wife tania's extradition is pending. darnell washington is scheduled to enter a plea november 8th. >>> the u.s. supreme court is indicating it will decide next month whether or not to review california's proposition 8. the indication comes from a notice the high court posted on its website today. the notice reads that prop 8 which banned same-sex marriage is on the agenda of a private conference scheduled for november 20th. if the supreme court does decide to take on the case this year, we will know by november 26th. the case is at the highest level after the sponsors of prop 8 asked the court to overturn the u.s. court of appeals decision which found the measure unconstitutional. >>> to a developing story, impacting a huge swath along the east coast, hurricane sandy made landfall in new jersey. tonight, at least five people are reported dead. surging waves pounded the co

the driver rammed patrol cars with the subaru and ko's family relieved to learn that 24-year-old darnell washington and his 25-year-old wife tania are now in custody. >> this reaction is a little bit of relief. we have been working so hard since the event happened to find some major clue in finding this car. >> hercules police have gone to washington to question the couple about ko's killing. they are also suspects in the attempted murder of an l.a. county sheriff's deputy just last month. >>> san jose's serial arsonist strikes again. a garbage bin was set on fire around 8:00 last night on the 1100 block of dell ma manor lane the same area fire officials handed out flyers about the arsons earlier yesterday. the fire was put out by good samaritans before crews got there. this is the ninth such fire in the area. >>> 5:03. a wee bit of rain last night. we were watching the as rain you could see it coming down around the fifth or sixth inning, right? >> couldn't stop the as. they were on fire and the giants, too. it was an interesting day though yesterday afternoon. we had some thunderstorms

police say darnell escaped with the help of his wife, police believe he wounded a los angeles county sheriff's deputy with a shotgun. king's county prosecutor says a sawed off shotgun and several shells were found in the car when arrested the burning question is what could have led the suspects to the home? do we know how these people ended up crossing paths? i can't discuss that at this time. >> i want to know why they picked this house. this court. why did they kill her? why couldn't you have tied her up? took the car? >> answers may come out as detectives begin to pool their information. they're investigating if the pair car jacked and robbed others traveling from southern california to northern california. in hercules, abc 7 news. >> fire investigators say an early morning fire does not appear sus spishus but was damaging. the fire started at 4:40 inside of the squat and gobble cafe. it spread to two businesses and adjoining building. two firefighters suffered injuries. it took crews four hours to contain flames. >> there is a deep building they thought they found the fire. they

. >> the couple, darnell and tania washington, have been on the run since late august. investigators say darnell recently escaped from a southern california prison and that his wife helped him. >>> this next story has quickly gone from local to national. a bay area teen at the center of a controversial boy scout stigs will be on "ellen" today for her show. ryan andresen was a boy scout 12 years before he was denied his eagle scout award simply because he was gay. ironically andresen's final scouting project focusing on tolerance. >> i've been bullied a lot of my life so i went to my middle school and created a wall of 268 tiles and told the students it was a wall to combat bullying. >> while the boy scouts organization itself may be turning a cold shoulder, many boy scout members are reaching out. >> so far 170 people have pledged to send me their eagle pin and 50 of them coming from my own troop. >> wow. >> yeah, it's truly amazing. >> we can tell you at the end ellen announces she has something very special for andresen. no, it wasn't an eagle pin, but we can't tell y

gregory darnell troxler, so far no suspects or motive in the case. >>> two of three suspects charged in the beating of a capitol hill man will be in court tomorrow, tommy branch and sonny kuti charged in the attack of tommy maslin. a third suspect waived his right to preliminary hearing. >>> news today of a huge development deal near nationals park. according to the prince of petworth blog, the mixed use project will include 650,000 square feet of offices, retail, hotel pace and residences just north of the stadium across from the navy yard metro station. there's no word yet when that work would begin. >>> coming up at 7:00 we'll tell you why you may see big bird a whole lot more towards the end of the month, that and much more at 7:00. >> we thought bing bird just hung out on sesame street. -- big bird just hung out on sesame street. >> i think it's a political thing. >>> coming up these little birds have something to brag about not many of us can. we'll tell you. >> it was a bright brisk day, numbers a bit below average but no complaints, 63 and 49. average is 73 and 53, record hig

they arrested 24-year-old darnell washington and his 25- year-old wife tania. >> initial reaction is a little bit of relief. we have been so hard since the event happened to find some major clue in finding this car. >> hercules police have flown up to washington to question the couple about ko's killing and they are also suspects in the attempted murder of an l.a. counties sheriff's deputy last month. >>> san jose's serial arsonist apparently strikes again. a garbage bin was set on fire around 8:00 last night on the 1100 block of delna manor lane the same area fire officials handed out flyers about the arsons earlier yesterday. the fire was put out by good samaritans before crews got there. this is the ninth trash bin fire in the area. >>> it is 6:04. we have two words for weather, cumulonimbus. >> you said that pretty well. >> i wrote it down. >> cumulonimbus or a thunderstorm. we saw some of that around the bay area and today we can see that again. in fact, it's those cumulonimbus clouds the only type of cloud that will produce pictures like this. this is what happened in parts of

detectives are questioning 25-year-old tonya washington and her husband 24-year-old darnell washington. they were arrested yesterday morning driving the car belonging to 55-year-old susie ko, she was found stabbed to death had her home. washingtons wanted in a southern california jail-break and nonfatal shooting of an l.a. county sherry's deputy. >>> the two vice presidential candidates in kentucky making final preparations for a showdown that is more important after last week's presidential debate. katie marzullo with a new poll. >> reporter: according to rasmussen polling voters are attaching less importance to tonight's debate compared to the one four years ago but they think ryan will do more to help his running mate than joe biden. vice president biden touched down in kentucky this morning. he's been going about business as usual and playing his cards close to his vest. >> what eye been doing mostly is -- what i've been doing mostly, is studying up on congressman ryan's position on the issues. >> reporter: congressman ryan arrived last night. >> i know how he will come and attack

investigators say darnell recently escaped from a california prison. the couple were found driving a dead woman's car. it is not clear whether the washingtons will be charged with her murder. >>> time for a look at your weekend forecast. christina loren is here. i'm curious how you are holding up. it has been a busy week for you. >> the giants won yesterday. i'm feeling good no matter what. carry the load. good morning to you. a good-looking day today as we head throughout the afternoon, we will get rid of some of the clouds. not a lot. we have the slight chance for light showers over the greater bay area. let's talk about what is happening. the temperatures are cool across the state. we are in the 70s and 60s across the board with the area of low pressure. the broad area is keeping things cool for california. 59 in oakland right now. 55 in san jose. we're only on the way to a 10-degree warm up. tomorrow, the sun comes back up. that means we will see 5-to-10 degree jump in the temperatures. a big time warm up on the way through next week. up to 90 degr

darnell and tania washington are charged with driving a stolen can arrest leading police on a chase. the consider belongs to susie coe. investigators have named the couple as suspects, but they have not been officially charged with murder. >>> mountain view police are cracking down on drivers speeding along a dangerous road. the move is in response to a crash in june that killed a man on california street near castro elementary school. the man was speeding and jumped the curb. police put out a warning on facebook last week reminding people to slow down and watch for pedestrians and bikes on crosswalks and sidewalks. a community meeting will be held tonight so residents can talk about concerns. >>> a recall expanding beyond peanut butter. what you need to toss out. >>> a tornado comes way too close to a shopping center. the damage it caused and where it all happened. >>> how san francisco hopes to benefit from a super bowl hosted 40 miles south in santa clara. that story coming up. >>> worries about layoffs in silicon volualley. we will take a look coming up. lots of prepaid cards com

morning, officers near seattle arrested a couple who smashed the car in a police chase. 24-year-old darnell washington and his 25-year-old wife tanya sped off when officers approached them in the stolen car. police say they arrested the pair at gunpoint, after they repeatedly rammed several patrol cars that boxed them in. the man and woman are considered persons of interest right now, not murder suspects. >> we just know they were in the stolen vehicle, and they're certainly people that we do want to talk to. if they are not the suspects, hopefully they can give us information that will lead us back to the suspects. >> the washingtons are wanted in a crime spree that began when the wife apparently helped her husband to escape from the san bernardino jail on august 28. five days later, the man allegedly shot a sheriff's deputy before getting away. authorities suspect the washingtons carjacked other cars before susie ko. her family hope the fbi and police can finally solve her murder. >> how is your family holding up? >> after the discovery of this news, much better now. i feel like we can pr

investigators say darnell recently escaped from a southern catch prison.iving a car that belonged to susie ko, the hercules woman who was found dead inside her home. investigators are trying to figure out how the couple got the car. it's not clear whether the washingtons will be charged with ko's murder. >>> the parents of a young hayward girl that disappeared 24 years ago will now have to wait at least a few more weeks to see if their daughter, her remains have finally been found. investigators say dna testing on a bone fragment pulled from a well in february will take a while to complete. they are testing it to see if in fact it belongs to 9-year-old michaela garecht. investigators initially thought it belonged to a 16-year-old by the name of joanne hobson. when hobson's mother decided to have it retested, scientists determined it belonged to a person younger than her daughter. that well was in lindon. it was a dumping ground for the so-called speed freak killers. earlier this year, one of them told investigators where to find the bodies of some of their

darnell will be extradited as soon as possible.charges filed against her in the state of washington. giselle as about murder trial continues. it was testified that as the bonds computers showed hundreds of the searches for michelle lei is named. also ways to harm someone. she is accused of killing the show at michelle lei last year. she was arrested after the dna and so phone records linked her to that crime. michelle lei disappeared last year and her body was found in a remote area for months later. >> the center felt teenager accused of trying to kill to people after stealing a lamborghini in san francisco has been ordered to stand trial. 80 year-old max weight could face decades in prison if he is convicted. --18 thelows three days of witness testimonies. the trial date has not been set yet but wade remains in custody on a two million-dollar bail six victims were wounded in four different shootings in oakland. of shootings happened yesterday and last night. one is in critical condition. a man was shot and killed earlier and that

. >> the couple, darnell and tania washington, have been on the run since late august. investigators say darnell recently escaped from a southern california prison and that his wife helped him. >>> it is sentencing day for a former school superintendent accused of embezzling more than $100,000 to remodel his house. o embezzling more than $100,000 from the portola valley school district. the judge will not sentence him to more than four years in straight prison. the school district still trying to recover from the financial hit. a foundation just pledged more than a million dollars to help cover this year's budget sdwlmpt. >>> 6:11. we're going to tell you about the nobel prize in literature. >>> and more loans for tesla. we'll tell you who's making them and how much ahead in business. >>> and no holds barred here. they're getting it on. the presidential -- the vice presidential candidates in the spotlight as we count down to their debate going on tonight. >>> new this morning, a chinese author now the winner of this year's nobel prize for literature. 57-year-old mo yan

they spotted her stolen car and they arrested darnell and tonya washington after a chase. now, this pair is accused of a crime spree that includes a jail break, the shooting of a los angeles county deputy, two carjackings. the chase near seattle and now these pending murder charges. >>> a shocking charge against two law students. they are both 24 and they were arrested in las vegas for beheading an exotic bird. the two chased a 14-year-old bird into the trees at the flamingo hotel's wildlife habitat. they came out with the body and the severed head. the bird was a helmeted guinea fowl. they were charged with killing f wildlife. >>> san jose emergency response personnel found that the longer respops times due to the lack of police officers is putting people's lives in danger. this is a story you will see only on abc7. earlier this month, police responded to an officer involved shooting at a cal trans station. hours later they were called to an altercation at a check cashing business where someone was injured. no police units were available. paramedics were there, but they h

. >>> police arrested darnell and tonya washington in washington state. they were driving the car stolen from the home of susie who was killed last weekend. police say that the arrest bring an end to a crime spree that includes jailbreak in san bernardino county and a wounded sheriff deputy in los angeles. >>> an early morning fire gutted one of san francisco's popular hangout spots. firefighters spent 11 hours battling the blaze that ripped through the restaurant in the west portal neighborhood. two other businesses were also damaged. the mayor ed lee surveyed the damage and promised to expedite permits to rebuild. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. >>> and the vice mayor of clayton has just been convicted of felony embezzlement. joe is accused of stealing nearly $160,000 from a client. he is still in office and on the ballot. city officials say it is too late to take his name off and too soon to take any kind of action. >> and speaking of politics, the vice presidential candidate is back on the campaign trail today after going at each o

prosecutors in contra costa county charging darnell and tanya washington with that murder, carjacking and a number of other felonies. the two are being extradited from washington state. investigators say the couple killed ko inside of her home and then stole her subaru and fled to the seattle area. >>> it's 4:37. occupy oakland marks its one-year anniversary later today and a new movement is threatening to disrupt it. someone posted flyers around downtown oakland urging people to bring bats and defend the city from anarchists and vamg vandals. they call themselves defend our oakland movement. activists plan to rally and march today exactly one year after they were eevacuatvicted their encampment. opd says it is optimistic things will remain peaceful but warns mutual aid is on stand by in case anything gets out of hand. >>> they say first impressions definitely make a lasting impression so the giants in game 1 looking good. they have game 2 tonight. mother nature going to be agreeing tonight? >> oh, she certainly is. good morning to you. what a game. a lot of people waking up a little

we just received this new video of darnell washington and wife tania in court this afternoon. a judge in king county, washington ordered them held on $3 million bail. 55-year-old susie ko was found stabbed to death a week ago. the murder suspects, police say, were driving ko's subaru when they were arrested near sea-tac airport on wednesday. >>> san jose police are investigating an overnight shooting that is only adding to what many consider an alarming homicide rate. the body of the unidentified victim was found outside a bar on rogers avenue. police are interviewing possible witnesses at the alo bar. a neighboring business owner who didn't want his face shown said it sometimes attracts rowdy crowds. >> a messy have to deal with sometimes, but i didn't think it was going to go that far. san jose has been safe overall the last two years. it's gotten worse. >> police do not consider the homicide to be gang rolled. it's the 37th city homicide this year in san jose, a pace that could set a 16-year record. >>> and police announced they may have solved two gang-rolled homicides wit

they spotted her stolen car and they arrested darnell and tonya washington after a chase. now, this pair is accused of a crime spree that includes a jail break, the shooting of a los angeles county deputy, two carjackings. the chase near seattle and now these pending murder charges. >>> a shocking charge against two law students. they are both 24 and they were arrested in las vegas for beheading an exotic bird. the two chased a 14-year-old bird into the trees at the flamingo hotel's wildlife habitat. they came out with the body and the severed head. the bird was a helmeted guinea fowl. they were charged with malicious killing of wildlife. >>> san jose emergency response personnel found that the longer respops times due to the lack of police officers is putting people's lives in danger. this is a story you will see only on abc7. earlier this month, police responded to an officer involved shooting at a cal trans station. hours later they were called to an altercation at a check cashing business where someone was injured. no police units were available. paramedics were there,