david russell, a convicted sex offender on the streets. his first known target was a young female near hamilton and meridian avenues. he tried to engage the young female and then grabbed her and covered her moth and tried to drag her to the car. she fought him off and got away and so did the second known target four miles away near south san jose. nevertheless, the woman we talk to found the news unsettling. >> i have been here at night with my friends filling up my gas tank so it could have easily been me or one of my friends. >> reporter: police posted fliers that along with photos have an image of a white suv he may be driving. they believe it is a newer model nissan rogue with no plates. she works in willow glen and now says she will be on the lookout. >> not exactly black belt, but glad to have some of those skills. >> now husbands are concerned for the safety of their wives. >> my wife runs from our house which is a couple blocks from the road every evening. now it is scary to even see her walk out of the house. >> which is why every

>>david lee russell -- these are all lies there is no truth to it at all. >> reporter:in a 12 minute interview outside his cell on the 4th floor of the county jail, david lee russell says he is innocent. >>david lee russell -- inaudible >> reporter:russell is charged with two counts of assaulting and trying to kidnap two young woman in san jose, the first hamilton and meridian avenues and the second on september 1st near hillsdale and narvaez avenue. russell says he met the women at a goodwill store and later at a bus stop but denies he meant them harm. >>david russell-- i do not understand how you can talk to someone and x if they need a ride and a free doubt?--freak out >> reporter:a convicted sex offender, russell was arrested tuesday morning. police say he had shaved his goatee and cut his hair in an attempt to change his appearance. russell claims he was not stalking the women and had no idea the police were hunting for him >>david russell -- this was in good will. >> she said that she could not get a ride home. >>inaudible >> reporter:russell has an extensive criminal history in

this is a look at photo, 56-year-old david lee russell, 5' 10", 200 pounds, the violent convicted sex offender is responsible if two incidents the past week where he physically assault asked tried to kidnap young women. first in willow glen he tried to engage young female in conversation and grabbed her and covered her mouth and tried to drag her to the car. she fought him off and got away. so did the second known target in the area of hills day avenue near south san jose. >> i have been here at night with my friends, and it could have been me or one of my friends. >> i took recourse but not exactly black bolt but...i am glad do have the skills. photos of russell and an image of a white s.u.v. he is drive a newer model nissan rogue with no plates. if you see him or the vehicle call police. >> alarming. thank you, matt. there are new details in a deadly crash in the east bay, officials are confirm that two students from james logan high school died in a weekend accident. last night, hundreds of people joined the vigil for the two in a car that collided with a pickup on southbound 880 a

this is 56-year-old david russell. san jose police say he tried kidnapping at least two women just this past week. one in the willow glen neighborhood near hamilton and meridian avenue. he tried grabbing a young woman and dragging her to his car. the other incident happened four miles away. >> i have been here at night with my friends filling up my gas tank. so it could have been me. or one of my friends. >> investigators believe he's driving a newer model nissan rogue. no plates on this vehicle. if you see david russell, please give police a call immediately. >> moving to the east bay where police are still searching for one of the two suspects they say stole a couple cars from a dealership. >> an employee wasn't about to let them drive away without a problem. matt is live in fremont. >> reggie, police have yet to speak with that employee about why he gave chase overnight. as for the suspect, police are interviewing him right now. how do you keep car thieves away? at the bay auto dealership on perreaulto and bay mont,

they believe david lee russell could be behind a pair of attacks.both women were able to fight off the attacker. >>> fans of colin kaepernick and his national anthem protest didn't get a chance to show their support today. he was a no show at 3rd baptist church in san francisco where he was slated to speak as a special guest. half an hour into the service, the reverend said colin could not make it after all due to his rigorous training schedule. >>> a new cbs poll shows donald trump trailing hillary clinton as the race for the white house enters the home stretch. marley hall from new york. >> reporter: the latest tracker poll shows hillary clinton leads donald trump 45-37% in pennsylvania, but trump's campaign says he can still win without the state in november. >> we are taking pennsylvania very seriously. we have several different paths to victory. >> reporter: in north carolina our poll says clinton ahead of trump by 4 points, and the democratic presidential nominee leads trump by 2 points in the 13 most competitive states including arizona. trum

david russell is suspected in two attempted kidnappings. one happened last week. during that attack, russell allegedly covered the woman's mouth and tried to drag her to his nissan rogue. the residents are worried about the violence. >> surprising to me. we don't hear anything about what here in this area. >> residents are pushing to instal cameras in the area. >>> president obama and russian president have agreed to continue negotiations over the cease fire. that's according to a white house official with the associated press. the group met for an hour at the g 20. >>> they are trying to come up with a plan to end the syrian regime air attacks on civilians. >>> in the meantime, 43 people are reportedly dead after a bomb attack in syria. the islamic state is claiming responsibility for one of the bombings all though four of the bombings happened closely together. >>> mother teresa is now a saint. the declaration happened yesterday. the pope described mother teresa as the defender of the unborn, the sick and the abandoned. catholics in the bay area are paying tribu

convicted sex offender 66-year-old david russell. he had prior assaults and considered extremely dangerous. police say last monday russell physically assaulted a young girl and attempted to kidnap her near hamilton avenue and meridian in san jose. works in the area. >> i think it's sad that we can't go outside and stop worrying about being attacked and being in danger. it's really sad. just a few days later on thursday, russell allegedly tried to kidnap another young girl here near the corner of hillsdale and a few steps away from the hill convalley career technical education center. they didn't know about the attack until today. russell is a transient known to frequent san jose and last seen driving a white nissan rogue similar to the one you see here with no license plate. they are relying on the public to help them stop this man and make an arrest. marianne favro, fbc bay area new. >> brock turner is back home in ohio. this video shows turner in his parents's home near dayton. he was released from jail on friday after serving three

today kron 4's rob fladeboe talked to david lee russell in jail. the suspect was very agitated -- and tried to defend himself against the accusations. >> reporter: david lee russell says he is in a set behind giselle the the bars. --david lee russell says he is an asset. -- innocent >> reporter: russell says he met the woman had a school and then later at a bus stop. >>inaudible >> i did not touch her. >> reporter: a convicted sex offender. police said he changed to the appearance to not be noted- 0-notice >> reporter: >> gary: russell has the an extensive history involving sexual assault and stocking. --stalking >> is shows mr. russell inside the store. and he does appear to be stalking the women. >> reporter: he has been charged with intent. >> steve:while people have been upset with colin kaepernick. his red, home jersey is now the top selling jersey in the n-f-l. the 49ers back-up quarterback . talked today about his decision not to stand-up during the national anthem. and whether or not he plans to continue. sitting or kneeling. during the regu

take a look at the figure, reggie was talking about, this is 56-year-old david lee russell, 5' 10", 200 pounds, and police say the extremely violent convicted association often december is responsible for two incidents the past week, where he physically assault asked tried to kidnap young women. first was in willow glen in meridian and hamilton avenues, trying to talk with the young woman and grabbed her, covered her mouth and tried to drag her to the car the show fought him off and got away as did the second target, four miles away in hills day area near south san jose. people are on high alert. >> my wife runs from our house a couple of blocks down the road and that is every evening. now it is sort of like scary to see her walk out of house. police posted photos of russell with an image of a white s.u.v. he could be driving. they believe it is a newer model me son rogue with no plates. i posted the suspect foe dough and information about him on my facebook page i just looked and a follower wrote "can't wait for him to be behind bars." i know that san jose police hope that happens soon

police arrested david russell during a traffic stop. he is being held without bail. the kidnapping attempts happened in broad daylight. tips from the public helped lead them to russell. >> ama: san pablo police want to find the woman who killed a woman and her unborn baby. she was shot near r near 17th street. whoever shot her did so from a car which sped away. mccoy was seven months pregnant and the neighborhood is dangerous. >> every time my mom and sister go out i worry if something would happen to them. >> people in the neighborhood have stepped up and they are helping them in the investigation. >> dan: tonight a possible break in a cold case. chris 10 smart van -- kristen smart vanished in 1996 and her body never found. now officials in san san luis abyss spoa -- san luis obispo have a new lead. >> reporter: life long stockton residents remember it well. a college freshman from their town gone without a trace. >> we were all very shock shocked. everybody respected cal poly. >> i didn't know the family personally but was upset with the whole ordeal. >> with each

as we first showed you at 4:00, david lee russell said he had no idea he was a wanted man and claims to be bewildered by the accusations. nbc bay area's robert handa broke the story on twitter. he joins us now. >> reporter: the man we talked to through a clear partition at the santa clara county main jail seemed determine to tell his side of the story although the explanation did shift and change a little as he told it. >> aisle just telling the truth. >> reporter: we had a chance to interview david lee russell just before his court appearance. as we reported, san jose police captured the 56-year-old near oakland road yesterday after he was spotted by residents even though he had shaved his beard and goatee. police say he tried to kidnap two young women in separate incidents within the past two weeks. in our interview, he said they were friendly encounters. >> if you were to attack somebody, walk away, that's not kidnapping, that's not even attempt. >> reporter: russell backed off from lhis earlier statement tha he never had any physical contact with the victims. >> i think i might h

police say this is where russell tried pull a woman into his car. davidee russell is a convicted sex offender. police say he has prior convictions for assaults against women and is considered ek treemly dangerous. now, russell is accused of trying to kidnap a woman here monday and another woman just a few miles away off hillsdale avenue near highway 87. >> he attacked these women and tried to you know, pull them into his own car. >> he was driving a white nissan rogue, similar to this one, with no license plates. >> even b thouen though he was seen in the white rogue, being this guy is an experienced criminal, wouldn't put it past him to dump that car, steal another car. >> allison said she's uneasy knowing russell may still be in the community, especially since she has a 9-year-old daughter. >> ipg that's very scary and it makes me you know, really be a little bit more careful about making sure my daughter is right next to me when we're out even close to home. >> both ait cans happened around 5:00 in evening on busy intersections. >> very surprised he wo

. >> reporter: here in san jose, david lee roth sole-- david lee russell convicted sex offender the nightbut he tried to kidnap and sexually assaults to women. >> reporter: prosecutors say that it include surveillance video to show that he was stalking the women. if this is proved correct he got a present for the rest of his life. >> reporter: the quarterback said he would donate all of uniform proceeds. >> desk support is something that i will have to give back to the community for that cost because of my beliefs and begin work towards a common goal. >>--this support is something i will have to give that to my community. >> reporter: all of this, as a price. the new iphone has no headphone jack. >> pam: a cool down hitting the bay area tomorrow. >> steve: >> pam: hist cooler tomorrow-- cooler tomorrow >> brittany: i am sort of said i love these temperatures. -- sort of sad >> brittany: 7 8¢ santa rosa and the same thing for casolo month. --the same thing apart petaluma. >> brittany: you will notice as we go into the weekend temperatures was a close to an average. >> brittany: daytime hig

david russell's run from police that the not last long. violate convicted sex offender accused of assaulting and trying to kidnap young women was driving this morning. when cops caught up with him. >> he was driving a car and he appeared like any other typical guy. which is the problem with these types of predators. they can easily blend in. >> reporter: he shaved his goatee and ditched the white suv he was last seen driving. police say his alleged motive each time was follow and talk to the young woman. grabbed her and cover her mouth. both victims fought them off. >> the community came together and you guys as well. it is interesting. the community and the media and the police working together. >> reporter: russell is homeless and known to hang around san jose. he will spend time in jail. he is facing charges of attempted kidnapping and assault. >>> not that long ago brock turner was an olympic hopeful. tonight the ex-stanford swimmer is officially a registered sex offender. earlier today his mother tried to shield him from the cameras a

police arrested david russell during a traffic stop. he is being held without bail. the kidnapping attempts happened in broad daylight. tips from the public helped lead them to russell. >> ama: san pablo police want to find the woman who killed a woman and her unborn baby. she was shot near r near 17th street. whoever shot her did so from a car which sped away. mccoy was seven months pregnant and the neighborhood is dangerous. >> every time my mom and sister go out i worry if something would happen to them. >> people in the neighborhood have stepped up and they are helping them in the investigation. >> dan: tonight a possible break in a cold case. chris 10 smart van -- kristen smart vanished in 1996 and her body never found. now officials in san san luis abyss spoa -- san luis obispo have a new lead. >> reporter: life long stockton residents remember it well. a college freshman from their town gone without a trace. >> we were all very shock shocked. everybody respected cal poly. >> i didn't know the family personally but was upset with the whole ordeal. >> with each

officers arrested 56-year-old david russell this afternoon. the attempted kidnappings happened within days of each other last week. police say he has a history of violent assaults against women. >>> police is released a new picture of ex-49er bruce miller after his arrest. officials released his booking photo today. miller was arrested early monday morning on suspicion of punching a 70-year-old man and his son. surveillance video shows a bloodied miller walking around a hotel in fisherman's wharf. police say miller tried to enter a room that wasn't his and charged at the two men. both victims were taken to the hospital. the 49ers released miller following his arrest. >>> new video of a getaway car used in a dublin home invasion. police want you to take a look at this vehicle. police say that four masked suspects followed a mother and her three children into their dublin home before ransacking the place. it happened sunday night. police are looking for this car a white infiniti fx. >>> a shooting incident leads san francisco police to a firearm

take a good look at this picture, 66-year-old -- 56-year- old david russell. last monday russell followed a female to three separate locations, and he tried to talk with her. he grabbed the victim and covered her mouth and tried to grab her to the car but she fought him off. on september 1 a similar assault and attempted kidnapping occurred.>> this is an exercise place and people work out a lot because of the hills and the stairs, and this is very scary.>> reporter: witnesses described the suspect, david lee russell, 56 years of age, 5'10" with a medium build weighing about 200 pounds. the website shows the prior offenses with assault, attempted commit a sexual offense and sexual battery. coming up we will tell you what we found when they went to his listed address on the megan's law website. >>> the san francisco acting police chief picking up a big endorsement, the san francisco police officers association, representing 99% of the officers and services to, backing toney chaplin, and the association says it has reviewed the applications of at least 60 applyin

if you see david russell, cause police. >> three cars crashed on interrogate 880 and reports came in of shots fired. police are not saying in they are connected near the hay street exit before 5:00. c.h.p. said the driver of a mercedes passed on the shoulder and trying to merge when the crash happened. the driver jumped out and ran down the freeway shoulder and then gunfire moments later. >> the shooting and the accident at this point we do not know in they are linked. that is being looked into. in, again, anyone has information that can help us with that, please give us a call. >> two people have minor injuries and the person who ran from the crash and the person who fired shots own the off-ramp have fought been found. >> police in richmond arrested two gang members and recovered a pistol and magazine capable of carrying 50 rounds. officers pulled over a car at 7th and mcdonald avenue at 6:00 on saturday night for traffic violations. the officer smelled marijuana. after speaking with the car he send it. the people inside were arrested on firearm and gang-related claims. all the civi

david lee russell attacks the women last week and they consider him to be extremely dangerous. david louie is live in san jose with the latest on the search. david? >> police here in san jose are concerned that david lee russell by now could be almost anywhere in the bay area trying to allude police and given his history as a register sex offender, they believe he is at risk to offend again. women think nothing of walking alone in safe neighborhoods but this is where a suspect assaulted two women last week and tried to force them into a vehicle. experts warn it only takes seconds for someone to be kidnapped. rebecca o'brien teaches classes call defense-ability to prevent sexual assault. >> we use a video in our class that shows three times between the time a predator approaches a woman and puts her down and knocks her down and dragged her off. >> victims should focus on that. >> we have no control of where they will take you or what they will do to you next and after they take you to a sec you'ded environment or area and so the advice is do whatever it takes to survive. >> and t

kpix 5's betty yu shows us the men who didn't do much to keep a low profile >>> reporter: david russell's run from police didn't last long. the violent convicted sex offender accused of assaulting and trying to kidnap two young women was driving around oakland road and charles avenue when cops caught up with him. >> driving a car and, you know, he just appeared like any other typical guy, you know, which is the problem with predators. they blend in. and people drop their guard. >> reporter: russell had shaved off his facial hair and ditched the white suv. he was last seen trying to drag his victims into the suv on separate occasions last week. he would follow and talk to a young woman, grab her, cover her mouth as she screamed. both victims fought off russell. >> we were able to now and also because of the community, you know, coming together and helping us out and you guys as well, if you think about it, it's actually very interesting, the community, the media and the police working together. amazing result. >> reporter: betty yu, kpix 5. >>> reports of a shooting led san francisco polic

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an investigator say tips from the public led to his arrest. 56-year-old david lee russell is behind bars tonight for attacking and trying to kidnap two women in san jose. the sex offender was arrested this morning. nbc bay area's taker railway mcsweeney talked to women in the willow glen enabled who are relieved he is off the street. >> reporter: it was near here at mer i had y meridian and hamilton he allegedly attacked his first victim. people this this enabled and other areas of san jose are being credited with the arrest of 56-year-old david lee russell who is in san jose jail tonight. >> is a an example of the community working together with the police, how we quickly and efficiently take somebody off the streets, especially someone as dangerous as this guy we were laing for. >> reporter: police say russell was arrested near oakland road and charles street about 9:30 this morning. he shaved his mustache and goatee but the public wasn't fooled. >> i shared the story on facebook and instagram and had a lot of family members and friends reach out to me because i live in willow glen, ma

david lee russell was taken into custody about 9:30 this morning in north san jose in oakland road. and after they would get information that they might be there looking for the white nissan rogue with no license plates that he changed his car to the silver sonata. >> and remember that they would shape it up that the hair style was still the same. >> and police, they say that the first attack happened just over a week ago and that both women, they would manage to fight them off as they now face the attempted kidnapping and the other charges. >> and in san francisco that they are hoping that the surveillance video of the car break-in would help them catch that thief and that the footage was taken in the marina district back on august 6. here it is take a look as you can see the man breaking a window of the ford explorer. and they walk away with a backpack. they would walk past the cameras several times revealing their faith. police are reporting more than 25,000 just last year. that averages out to about 70 every day. >>> and the for profit college technical institute shut down all t

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his name is david lee russell.ding to the megagus law website he has two prior convictions for sex offenses. he's a 56-year-old man. on two separate occasions physically attacked and tried to kidnap two young girls last week. the first attempt allegedly happened monday night at hamilton and meridian. the second attempt, allegedly thursday evening at hillsdale and highway 87, not far from the silicon valley career technical education center. both happened around 5:00 in the evening. in both instances the girls were able to away from their attacker. >> this is the first i've heard about it, i can't believe that it's happening here. it's a safe neighborhood, or so i thought. >> reporter: san jose police tell us that russell was a transwho spenttran transient who spent a lot of time here in the area. though according to the me gus law website, he's had at least one permanent address before an apartment on bascom avenue. we're putting up this image of the white nissan rogue, it's an suv. this is not the specific car he

david lee russell a 56-year-old transient was arrested last week. he is accused of two kidnapping attempts in san jose, one in willow glen and the other near communicationings hill. >>> the families of two yuba county girls murdered over 40 years ago may have answers about their killers. police have arrested two men they believe were behind the crimes. larry don patterson of oklahoma and william lloyd harbour of oliverhurst were arrested yesterday. both men are 65. they are accused of killing valerie lane and doris karen derryberry from oliverhurst in november back in 1973. one was 12, the other 13. the suspects were linked to the case after recent tests of dna. >>> today bay area transit officials are trying to stop your calls from ending awkwardly on muni trains. kpix 5's maria medina is live in san francisco where the sfmta is announcing plans to get cell phone service underground. >> reporter: if you have ever taken muni now western suburbs you know underground there's no cell service. a county supervisor called that outdated and unfair. so late

police believe david russell is the attacker, a convicted sex offender with prior violent assaults againstred extremely dangerous. >> i'm really sad that something like this would happen over here. it kind of like, it is not even safe for me. >> rt

we quickly and efficiently take somebody off the streets. >> reporter: david lee russell was arrested on two counts of attempted kidnapping with the intent to commit a sexual event, two counts of assault to commit a felony, and outstanding warrant for driving under the influence. he also has at least two prior felony sexual assault convictions according to the database. russell is off the streets for now but he is due in court to face these charges on september 20th. in san jose, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> kris, thank you very much. >>> we are getting new details about threats made against sunnyvale high school students and one group that was singled out in particular, jewish students. investigators say 17-year-old admits to making a threat on instagram targeting about 50 jewish students. police say the teen referenced columbine in this instagram account, even attaching a photo of the mass shooting. >> i was surprised because we're a diverse population at fremont and i didn't think any jews would be op pressed like this. >> i was actually very, very happy to hear the adminis

. >>> david russell is suspected of two attempted kidnapping. the first around 5:00 thursday afternoon and the second attack russell allegedly tried to cover the woman's mouth and drag her into his nissan rogue. >> it's surprising to me, because we don't, like, here anything that happens here in willow glen. >> this is the first time i have ever heard anything like that so it is surprising. >> one of the attacks happened by a mobile home park. the residents are pushing the city to put cameras up in their neighborhood. >>> the latest polls show donald trump trailing hillary clinton with 63 days to go before election day. the polls are showing 25-47% in pennsylvania. despite the numbers, voters are still concerned about clinton's explanation about using a private server. 61% are saying the explanations are getting less believable. >> the cbs poll found that voters feel both candidates are reaching out to minorities because they need the votes not because they are concerned about them. >>> two officers were shot in the jail. police say an ex-convic

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david lee russell say the allegations are lies. and ruben sat down with russell at the jail. he says he was trying to help these women. >> reporter: that's right. he was trying to help them, not harm them. and now he wants to set the record straight. sitting in the santa clara county jail, david lee russell looks different than he did a week ago. his hair is died and goatee shaved but he claims he wasn't altering his appearance. he said he didn't know he was a wanted man of the >> when i woke upping in the morning, i -- woke up in the morning, i thought i need time to clear my name. >> reporter: russell attacked and tried to kidnap two women last week. one happened near willow glen and the other in communication hill. >> both were women he did not tow. he encountered them on the street. and after following them around, he put a sweatshirt on their head and tried to drag them this his car. >> reporter: he deties the story. he said he was trying to give the girl a ride. >> i toll him to make her feel better or safe, she can take a picture of me ea picture of the car, she could

. >> reporter: david lee russell has been booked into the santa clara county jail, facing assault and attempting kidnapping charges. the police believe he would have committed a sex crime against these women, and they had been looking for david lee russell for the past week, asking for the help from the public because they say he is extremely dangerous. they got a teaching spotted him yesterday, and he had shaved his goatee, and was driving a different card than before. -- driving a different car than before. >> i am glad he is off the streets, and it is frightening to think that he was in this area. >> reporter: his arrest comes five days after he attacked a woman and tried to drag her into his car near communications hill last thursday. he struck a few days before that targeting another woman in willow glen. besides the assault and kidnapping charges, he had a warrant for a dui, novell is being allowed. it makes you wonder how often he was being checked on by probation officers as a sexual offender, and we will check in with law enforcement to see what they have to say about that. >

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his name is david lee russell. this is what he looks like. this is a picture of him. he's 56 years old. according to police, here in san jose, he tried to kidnap two young girls within this area over the past week. the first attempt allegedly happened monday. this is a week ago at the intersection of hamilton and meridian. the second attempt allegedly thursday at hillsdale and highway 87. that's not far from the silicon valley career education center. both of these alleged attempts happened around 5:00 in the evening. both instances the girls were able to get from rustle. >> this is the first i've heard about it, and i can't believe that it happened here. this is a safe neighborhood, or so i thought. >> reporter: police tell us that david lee russell is a transient who spent a lot of time in san jose. though according to the me gus law website, he's had at least one permanent address before an apartment on bascom avenue. we're putting up this image of the white nissan rogue, it's an suv. this is not the specific car he was driving but one like it. there is one disting

david leigh russell attacked the women. one was at hillsdale. they are believed to be driving a white nissan rogue. police consider him extremely dangerous. >>> the start of the school year should be a bright beginning, but students at james logan high school are confronting the loss of two well-loved teens killed in a weekend car crash. katie is live at the school where a vigil took place for the second straight night. katie? >> grief counselors will be on campus. >> they spoke to a crowd of hundreds. >> they held on for a longtime. >> the james logan high school student is one of two teens killed in a crash on interstate 880 on sunday morning. >> he is up there and he is a guardian angel. >> surrounded by family they asked friends to come forward. >> he has one of the most beautiful souls. he always wanted to make you smile. >> the friends of isaiah, the driver of the car paid their respects at the large memorial on campus. >> i love them both. they are funny and strong. big hearts. >> a third teen is recovering at the hospital while many face

david russell was sought by officers after police say he twice tried grabbing women and dragging them to his car and both fought him off e. did not enter a plea to nine felonies, including an attempted kidnapping to commit sexual assault charge. he was arrested in north san jose after sitss provided police with tips. he is due back in court september 14th. >> antioch police and contra costa firefighters are looking for an arsonist in a perpetrator of a hate crime that left a faum and including four children unharmed and badly shaken. >> laura anthony is live at headquarters. >> reporter: the children involved in this case are ages 4 to 14 and they and three adults got out safely. but investigators here are saying this is not only a hate crime, it was attempted murder. >> she woke me up and said, mom, the house is on fire. >> she owns the house the object of a hate crime this morning. williams and her family and grandchildren awoke to popping sounds and flames. >> and my son and my daughter, we all got the water hoses to put the fire out. >> they saw this, a swastika and racial slurs a

david russell was wearing a cast on his left arm during his court appearance.is attorney says she is investigating how he got injured. a judge ordered russell held without bail. police say russell is a convicted sex offender who has assaulted women in the past. >>> a two-car crash left quite a mess in martinez this morning. one of those vehicles the pickup was hauling pool chemicals and ended up spilling high:00 hydrochloric acid and other things in the road. two people suffered minor injuries and the road was closed. >>> three carjacking suspects crashed and were arrested near at&t this morning accused of stealing a man's car near clement street and 24th avenue and leading police on a chase to second and king where they hit a light pole and parking meter. >>> a new plan would bring cell phone service underground for muni riders. it would take bart's underground cell infrastructure into muni metro stations. transit executives will vote on the plan next tuesday. it would be another 12 to 18 months before service is ready to go. >>> time to get a check of the wea

. >>> meanwhile, in san jose, police have arrested david russell a man accused of trying to kidnap two young women. in both incidents he allegedly grabbed the woman on the sidewalk and started to drag them toward his car. both women got away. police are crediting the media and community tips for helping them find russell. but sjpd says that the scary part is he didn't stand out at all. >> driving a car and, you know, he just appeared like any other, you know, typical guy, you know, which is the problem with these type of predators is that they could easily blend in with everyone else and people drop their guard. >> russell is homeless and often spotted in the san jose area. he faces charges of attempted kidnapping and assault. >>> on the baja of mexico waves and rain as hurricane newton hits the resort area. this is the second time it's made landfall in mexico. it's bringing sheets of rain to the region and forecasters say the downpour could cause flooding and mud slides. there's also a possibility that newton will head to arizona later today sending tropical storm level winds to the s

. >> david lee russell claimed there's an innocent explanation for what happened. >> reporter: sittingcounty jail, david lee russell looks very different than he did a week ago. his hair has been dyed and goatee shaved but he claims he wasn't trying to alter his appearance to evade police. he says he didn't know he was a wanted man. >> i woke up in the morning, and i thought i need to go down and clear my name. i didn't know none of this was happening. >> reporter: prosecutors say russell, a convicted sex offender attacked can tried to kidnap two women last week. one attack happened near willow glenn, the second near communications hill in san jose. >> both of the victims were women whom he did not know. he encountered them on the streets and after fouling them around governor following them around -- following them around for some period of time he put a sweatshirt over their head and tried to drag them to his car. >> . >> reporter: russell says he was just offering to give a girl a ride. >> she can take a picture of me, take a picture of the car, we can call her mom, i'll give her my

psychotic break down, and facing several weapons charges>>> in san jose, two attempted kidnappings, david lee russell has been arrested, and he was arrested yesterday morning. the police said he had shaved off his goatee and switched cars, and tips from the community led to his arrest.>> i'm glad he is off the street. my thought is that it is finding the fact that he was in the area.>> he was spotted driving alone in the oakland area, and he was driving a silver vehicle, a different car than he had before. the officers moved in and apprehended him.>> he was a known violent sexual predator, and he had already attacked two women violently. >> this arrest come days after he attacked a woman and tried to drive the victim in his car last thursday near communications hill. a similar incident happened roughly 4 miles away on august 29 both cases occurring around 5 pm. both adult females were able to get away.>> he clearly wanted to kidnap them. he was trying to use the element of surprise, common for these type of predators.>> the predator had prior offenses, including sexual offenses and sexual battery. th

>>reporter: sitting in the santa clara county jail david lee russell looks very different than he didair and his goatee has been shaved and he claims he wasn't trying to alter his appearance to the police and he said he did not even know he was a wanted man.>> i thought i need to clear my name and i did not know any of this was happening. >> russell a convicted sex offender attacked and tried to kidnap two women last week and one attack happened at near willow glen in the second your communications hill in san jose.>> both victims are women he did not know any encounter them on the streets. after following them around for some time frame he put a sweatshirt over their head and tried to drag them into his car.>> russell tells a different story and he says in one incident he was trying to give a girl a ride so she would not have to take the best.>> to make her feel better i told her that she could take a picture of me and the car i would call her mom and i would give her my phone number.>> authorities say there are no such photos and the surveillance video does show the beginning of the

that suspect is david lee russell. we have tweeted out his picture.ngerous and he has prior convictions as well. plus, president obama weighs in on the colin kaepernick controversy. the 49ers quarterback is protesting what he calls is racial injustice. you can listen to the president's comments on our home page. >>> plus, great news for pandas who are now off the endangered species list. to celebrate, we posted adorable panda videos on our facebook page. we have a look at your weather forecast for your labor day holiday coming up after the break. >>> well, mostly sunny and pleasant conditions. it was chilly. 40s and 50s around parts of the bay area and for san jose, hour by hour, low 80s. temperatures may be slightly below average for parts of the south bay. mid 60s for san francisco and 70s around the peninsula north bay and tri-valley seeing highs in the mid 80s and from here, temperatures climb on up as this tropical low pressure keeps things mild this holiday weekend keeps things to move on. tuesday and wednesday and that will set not just the val

his name is david lee russell. according to the website, he does have two prior convictions for sex offenses. russell is 56 years old, according to police, tried to kidnap two young girls it was taking place over the past week. the first attempt happened a week ago today, it was last monday near hamilton and meridian and not far from the silicon valley technical education center. both of those attempts happening around 5:00 in the ening. in both instances the girls were able to get away from russell. >> this is the first i've heard about it, and i can't believe that it happened here. this is a safe neighborhood, or so i thought. >> reporter: police know rustle. they tell us he's a transient who spent a lot of time in san jose. according to the law website his last former known website was an apartment on basscom avenue. he was last seen driving a white nissan rogue, an suv, similar to one we put on the tv screen, this particular vehicle didn't have any license plates. bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you ve

>>james: accused of attempted to kidnap two women in san jose if they're arrested david russell after receiving several tips from the community twice within the past week he tried to kidnap a young women >>terisa estacio: it was on sunday morning when isiah in they weren't in this car crash the senior at the local high school and the driver died at the scene jr. was taken to hospital ♪ music extraordinary starts here. new k-y intense. a stimulating gel that takes her pleasure to new heights. k-y intense. >>james: officials are expecting heavy rainfall areas along the mexico border with arizona and new mexico the her can arrive tuesday morning as a category one out macabre and reported wind speeds of up to 90 mi. per hour to clear up the video out of mexico we conceived heavy rains we're still track and the motion as a move to drop a southwest >>reporter: the center of the system was on to beat into new mexico the center and right now as on the coast you concede from the gulf of california >>reporter: the golden day as we start the day with a little bit of glaze: on the big warmup is w

there he is. 56-year-old david lee russell now faces several charges of attempted kidnapping and assault. police say russell was arrested this morning about 10 miles away from the most recent kidnapping attempt. ktvu is live with how officers caught the suspect. >> reporter: well julie, a lot of people are breathing a sigh of relief tonight. russell is behind bars. his arrest happening just twodays after police blasted his photo and they say that tips from the community lead to his arrests. tonight san jose police say when they found attempted kidnapping suspect david lee russell he had switch cars and shaved off his goatee. yet that didn't fool authorities from notifying -- fool residents from notifying police. >> it was frightening that he was in this area. >> reporter: around 9:30 on tuesday morning russell a transient was spotted driving alone near oakland road and charles street in north san jose. an industrial part of town with shelters in the area. he was driving a silver sonata, a different car that night one before. officers moved in making a car stop and apprehended him. thankf

assaulting and trying to kidnap two women in the past couple weeks. 56-year-old sex offender david lee russell was taken into custody yesterday near oakland road and charles street following a slew of tips fro vid by the public. police say that russell's first attack happened ten days ago near meridian and hamilton, second one last week near hillsdale and highway 87. police are crediting the tips from the public for making this arrest. >> this is an example of the community working together with the police. we quickly and efficiently take somebody off the streets. especially someone as dang rouz as this guy that we're looking for. >> russell a convicted sex ander is described as a transient. he's being held at the santa clara county jail. >>> congresswoman jacqui spears introducing new legislation to help stop sexual assault. speier will introduce the bill in a couple of hours. it improves accountability and transparen transparency. speier pushed this following the controversial stanford rape case. >>> the man accused of starting the fire in lake county is going to be in court for a plea heari

david leigh russell attacked the women. one was at hillsdale. they are believed to be driving a white nissan rogue. police consider him extremely dangerous. >>> the start of the school year should be a bright beginning, but students at james logan high school are confronting the loss of two well-loved teens killed in a weekend car crash. katie is live at the school where a vigil took place for the second straight night. katie? >> grief counselors will be on campus. >> they spoke to a crowd of hundreds. >> they held on for a longtime. >> the james logan high school student is one of two teens killed in a crash on interstate 880 on sunday morning. >> he is up there and he is a guardian angel. >> surrounded by family they asked friends to come forward. >> he has one of the most beautiful souls. he always wanted to make you smile. >> the friends of isaiah, the driver of the car paid their respects at the large memorial on campus. >> i love them both. they are funny and strong. big hearts. >> a third teen is recovering at the hospital while many face