. >> denise huskins abducted from her home a decade ago. sexually assaulted her boyfriend, falsely accused of staging it all. >> the story you're telling here, i'm buying it all. >> now, the man convicted in her case facing new charges. >> please stop using the gone girl term to refer to this case should be referred to properly as the american nightmare case. >> why? police say there could be more victims coming forward. plus, living out loud inside the life of a 22 year old living with tourette syndrome. >> my fiber's been gaston bailon dupree, the viral tiktok star with over 9 million followers, pulling back the curtain on the ups and downs of her condition. >> i have a gun. >> maybe try to whisper it. >> sharing the challenges of everyday life from makeup to baking and dating. >> collin is my medicine. that's the best way i'm going to describe it. describe it. >> nightline will be righthide anything from me. i'm home! especially when they've been using toilet paper that doesn't hold up. new charmin ultra strong has a diamond-weave textur

investigators first suspected aaron and it in denise's disappearance. when she was found, accused the couple of staging the event. earlier this year, seaside police chief nick borges helped them facilitate training, writing letters to muller in prison, who wrote back, allegedly revealing more crimes. >> the letters, we never expected that it would lead to a lot with these new announcements. >> reporter: the new cases are under investigation. denise says she has been in contact with one of the latest revealed victims, a woman whose attempted kidnapping in san ramon took place just two weeks after denise was kidnapped. >> had and all i'll share is she just said i didn't know how much i needed this. >> reporter: as for law enforcement, the el dorado county d.a. and the seaside police chief acknowledged mistakes were made, but they say it is also a learning and turning point for law enforcement and how they deal with crime victims. >>> in the san ramon case, muller allegedly held two men and one woman for ransom. they say the victims never reported it becau

investigators first suspected aaron and denise's disappearance.n she was later found, accused the couple of staging the event. earlier this year, seaside police chief nick borgis helped them with a law enforcement training, which led to them writing letters to muller in prison, who wrote back, allegedly revealing more crimes. >> and the letters we never expected that it would lead to a lot of what it has with the new announcements. but like we say, you will never know what is under a rock if you don't turn it, and we started flipping rocks. >> reporter: the new cases are still under investigation. denise says she has been in contact with one of the latest revealed victims, a woman whose attempted kidnapping in san ramon took place just two weeks after denise was kidnapped. >> and all i'll share, she said i didn't know how much i needed this. so you know, we don't want to push our expectations onto others, but hopefully for the victims, they can have some sense of peace or gain some understanding, some clarity, and to know this man is in prison and

matthew moeller, convicted in the 2015 kidnapping of denise hoskins, initially dismissed as a hoax bylejo police is now accused of crimes dating all the way back to 1993. his case is the subject of netflix's american nightmare. took a turn today as his victims and authority spoke out at seaside, monterey county. ramirez was there. >> reporter: kidnapping sexual assault victim, denise quinn, and falsely accused husband, american, survived the american nightmare case, but it didn't end there. the couple's involvement, opting law enforcement to reinvestigate denise's kidnapper, matthew moeller, has led to new charges against mueller that go back decades, including previously unreported crime that the victims kept secret out of fear. >> so, if you are in that situation, just know you should always trust yourself and always believe in yourself. >> the new case include kidnapping and sexual assault case in 1993 when muller is just years old two home invasion and a previously unreported 2015 home invasion and attempted kidnapping for ransom case in san ramon, el dorado county district attorn

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and i was really shocked to even get a response back from denise and aaron. and from there, things kind of went off and i was able to meet misty caruso from the alameda county sheriff's office. we had a seminar. we turned this really low level training into a statewide training with over 300 law enforcement officials. there we met vern pierson, the el dorado d.a. and really, from there, back in march of last year, we formed a team. and i always noticed when it came to denise and aaron, they never referred to their inciden with just singular. they never referred to it as just mueller. they always talked about the kidnapers them, they. and that got me really interested in wanting to know if they felt there was more people involved. and they certainly did. and there were some things that never went public and still have not gone public that are very suspicious. and i felt in law enforcement i was obligated not only just to say sorry to them, but to try and help. chief, tell me a little bit about when you went because you went to prison and you met mueller. how d

>> that they're denise and aaron huskins of a skinny denise huskins. and aaron quinn, they denise, the victim of matthew mueller from 2015 during a home invasion and kidnapping and ransom case. at the time vallejo police did not believe them and they were learning now that there might be at least according to the officials there, 6 other cases against matthew mueller. they did take some sort of swipes at the mistakes made by the vallejo police department and now have taken this as a learning opportunity for other police departments, which is why there with the city of seaside. they're with these 6 other cases. we're learning that they may have started as early as 1993 when mueller was just 16 years old. that case still under investigation. and then there are 2 other home invasions from 2009 and this 2015 case. some have happened here in the bay area. so there's a lot of new details we've been getting from this. we'll have full update for you coming up on our website. kron 4 dot com and also on 2 3 o'clock this afternoon. but for now, we're going to go

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the investigators first suspected aaron in did denise's disappearance. when she was later found accused them of faking it. there was a training that led to writing letters to him in prison and he wrote back revealing more crimes. >> the letters we never expected that it would lead to a lot of what it has with the new announcements, but, like we say, you will never know what is under a rock if you don't turn it. we started flipping rocks. >> reporter: the new cases are still under investigation. denise says she has been in contact with one of the latest reveal victims, a womans who attempted kidnapping took place two weeks after she was kidnapped. >> i did not know how much i needed this. so, you know, we don't want to push our expectations on to others. hopefully for the victims they can have some sense of peace or some understanding, clarity and to know this man is in prison and hopefully facing life. >>> up next, paul will be back with our weather forecast and . >>> first up, a quick update on the situation rapidly evolving in southern california. now,

here are denise's two statements.in the movie 42 or i learn how to play the organ when i was 13 years old. okay. is playing the organ different than playing the piano? similar? >> it's a little different because you have the foot pedals and you have two rows of keys instead of just the one row. >> mark: why the organ and not the piano? >> the church that i was going to at that time and need in an organist so my dad just kind of threw me up there. told me to play one sunday. so basically i just played with one finger. >> mark: that's cute. how did you do? did you do a good job question marks because i was mortified. i don't know. i blacked out. i don't know. >> mark: you were an extra in the movie 42. where did they shoot that? >> it was in chattanooga which is close to where we live here and that there's an old stadium called angle stadium and they don't use it anymore. >> mark: what character did you play? >> they just basically put us up in the stands. like in the bleachers. so they just had us come in and they dres

after mueller terrorized denise and aaron in vallejo in 2015, denise says she feared there were more victims. mueller was 16 years old when he attacked his first victims, and he was 38 years old by the time he got to us. that's two decades of this mindset that he was living in. by the time our case came about, they found storage units full of equipment to help him facilitate terrorizing people. denise says she's glad to see law enforcement reinvestigate mueller and is hoping, if convicted of all these new charges, he'll be sentenced to life in prison. in seaside, marianne favro, nbc, bay area news. we continue to follow breaking news in los angeles tonight, where a ferocious wildfire has forced 30,000 people to flee their homes. luckily, so far, no injuries reported, but the palisades fire has already destroyed multiple homes, ballooning to more than 1200 acres since just 10:00 this morning. several bay area cal fire crews are already in southern california, assisting with the firefight. some neighbors even had to flee on foot. dozens of cars abandoned on palisades drive in the mad r

that sunday, denise had invited her brother hisham over for a weekend lunch.raeli air strike hit the terrace of a ground floor apartment. then — another strike. we've slowed the footage down to understand what happened. first, we see two missiles fly through the cloud of smoke towards the building. a second later, another missile. and another. in total, four israeli missiles, less than four seconds apart. after seven hours under the rubble, the civil defence managed to reach hisham. an entire family killed in a moment. hisham lost his sister denise, her husband and their two children, 16—year—old ali and 23—year—old nermine. batoul�*s daughter, four—year—old hawra, was killed by the strike alongside her cousins, hasan and husayn. in total, eight members of the fares family were killed. she coos ain el delb is a quiet residential neighbourhood. everyone i've spoken to felt safe here. they even invited family members to seek refuge here after fighting escalated in the south. they've also told me that they've never witnessed any hezbollah military activity. so wh

. >> well, here in seaside on tuesday, denise huskins quinn and her husband, aaron quinn, are reacting to news that their attacker, matthew mueller, is facing additional charges. 47 year-old matthew mueller, who is serving a 40 year prison sentence for kidnapping and denise huskins in 2015 has been accused of committing a series of home invasions across santa clara county during 2009. he's also been charged in a 2015 kidnapping case in contra costa county. and on tuesday, the el dorado county district attorney announced that mueller is also believed to have kidnapped and sexually assaulted a victim as far back as 1993 when he was just 16 years old. >> that's 2 decades of this mindset that he was living in. >> on tuesday afternoon, denise huskins quinn and her husband, aaron, spoke to the media about the recent developments in these cases. we had all the markers of a serial predator. >> and it's unfortunate that it's taken this long to be able really give some better clarity and hope ully some sense of peace to these other victims. the new charges come after mueller allegedly confessed

she's speaking out following news that her attacker is facing new charges, kidnapping of denise huskinsnational attention when vallejo police first called this a hoax. now, matthew mueller's facing charges in several counties and police think he attacked his first victim when he was just 16 conference. charles clifford has details. >> well, here in seaside on tuesday, denise huskins quinn and her husband, aaron quinn, are reacting to news that their attacker, matthew mueller, is facing additional charges. 47 year-old matthew mueller, who is serving a 40 year prison sentence for kidnapping and denise huskins in 2015 has been accused of committing a series of home invasions across santa clara county during 2009. he's also been charged in a 2015 kidnapping case in contra costa county. and on tuesday, the el dorado county district attorney announced that mueller is also believed to have kidnapped and sexually assaulted a victim as far back as 1993 when he was just 16 years old. >> that's 2 decades of this mindset that he was living in. >> on tuesday afternoon, denise huskins quinn and her h

. >> matthew mueller was convicted in the 2015 kidnaping of denise huskins in vallejo. good evening, i'm greg lee. forensic dna testing has led to new charges in connection to crimes in mountain view, palo alto and now san ramon. new at 730. ktvu crime reporter henry lee is live in the newsroom. henry, what do we know about this new case in san ramon? >> well, greg, this is a case that continues to have twists and turns. greg, i know you were at the scene in orange county when denise huskins turned up at her father's house, which fueled suspicions. she made it all up. now, the real kidnaper has been charged with even more crimes. just a week ago, matthew mueller stood shackled in a san jose courtroom charged with committing two home invasions a month apart in mountain view and palo alto back in 2009. now, contra costa county prosecutors say they've charged mueller with kidnaping three victims for ransom near san ramon in 2015. they say he managed to get tens of thousands of dollars from them in exchange for their release. the victims had kept quiet all these years for f

the kidnapping of denise huskins gained national attention when vallejo police first called it a hoax. now, matthew mueller's facing charges in several counties and police think his first attack happened when he was just 16 kron. 4 charles clifford has details. >> well, here in seaside on tuesday, denise huskins quinn and her husband, aaron quinn, are reacting to news that their attacker, matthew mueller, is facing additional charges. 47 year-old matthew mueller, who is serving a 40 year prison sentence for kidnapping and denise huskins in 2015 has been accused of committing a series of home invasions across santa clara county during 2009. he's also been charged in a 2015 kidnapping case in contra costa county. and on tuesday, the el dorado county district attorney announced that mueller is also believed to have kidnapped and sexually assaulted a victim as far back as 1993 when he was just 16 years old. >> that's 2 decades of this mindset that he was living in. >> on tuesday afternoon, denise huskins quinn and her husband, aaron, spoke to the media about the recent developments in the

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of vallejo residents, denise huskins pleaded guilty to two home invasions in santa clara county. the invasions took place in 2009, but were investigated again, in part thanks to huskins case. abc seven news reporter tim johns spoke with the santa clara county district attorney's office and has more details. >> matthew mueller pled guilty in a san jose courtroom friday. mueller admitting he committed two home invasions in 2009, one in palo alto and one in mountain view. during those home invasions, mueller held captive, interrogated and threatened to rape two women. the minimum sentence for each of mueller's friday convictions is seven years to life in prison. santa clara county deputy district attorney brian king says he hopes friday's events can help bring closure to those involved. >> when a case goes unsolved, it leaves an open wound. and whi a conviction might not heal that wound, it starts the next chapter in that process. >> whatever jail time mueller serves from his friday convictions will be on top of his existing sentences related to the 2015 kidnaping and rape of denise

matew mueller was convicted of kidnaping and raping denise huskins. quinn. now, the details of the case were so astonishing. the vallejo police department originally deemed the crime a hoax. while the case was chronicled in the netflix series american nightmare. after watching it, the police chief in seaside, california says he wrote to mueller, who's serving time in federal prison for the vallejo crimes. that's when the chief says mueller gave him new information that led investigators to link him to home invasions in palo alto, mountain view and in contra costa county. now to find out, two weeks after our kidnaping, he attacked again. and that was two days in captivity of him telling me he was remorseful. today, the el dorado county district attorney also announced mueller provided information about another kidnaping and sexual assault. when mueller was just 16 years old, the da says that 1993 case is still under investigation. a better antioch is on the horizon. that's the pledge of the city's new leadership tonight, as federal oversight of the city's pol

denise huskins. and he was the one who allegedly confessed to them what he allegedly did 10 years ago in unincorporated san ramon in alleged kidnap for ransom case. the same case about denise huskins, who, by the way, guys, she will have a news conference at noon today which we will cover now. denise huskins back in 2015, she and her for a friend were living in vallejo at the time she was kidnapped, taken to lake tahoe where she was sexually assaulted. then driven down the southern california. then there was a ransom saying that unless you pay it, we won't really it was so spectacular that nobody believed it, including the vallejo police department. i actually covered the case. it turns out everything she said was true and of late hope police department to actually were sued by huskins and her boyfriend. as far as matthew mueller. 47 years old. he is serving his sentence and he faces additional charges not just from contra costa county, but recently from santa clara county as well for alleged assault

it turns out everything denise huskins and her boyfriend said was in fact true. in fact, there's a netflix documentary about all of that. the latest charges, just something to add on top of matthew mueller. this case as far as his involvement, he claims that he wants to help prosecutors and law enforcement strengthen victims rights to help them as well. while he's behind bars, he is a former harvard graduate. he is also a former attorney in this particular case skies that dates back to 2015 in unincorporated san ramon worsened alleged kidnap for ransom as well. we do know that a little bit later today. denise huskins, she will join a news conference and she we'll talk about the latest charges against matthew mueller. back to thanks a lot. well. >> 603, is the time elsewhere in the east bay, the usually quiet city of alameda is now dealing with a series of break-ins and robberies was lindsey ford has more on that. >> i'm standing in the marina village parkway plaza in front of the 3.60, gore mabry toes, which was vandalized and burglarized last week. additionally

. >> well, here in seaside on tuesday, denise huskins quinn and her husband, aaron quinn, are reacting to news that their attacker, matthew mueller, is facing additional charges. 47 year-old matthew mueller, who is serving a 40 year prison sentence for kidnapping and denise huskins in 2015 has been accused of committing a series of home invasions across santa clara county during 2009. he's also been charged in a 2015 kidnapping case in contra costa county. and on tuesday, the el dorado county district attorney announced that mueller is also believed to have kidnapped and sexually assaulted a victim as far back as 1993 when he was just 16 years old. >> that's 2 decades of this mindset that he was living >> on tuesday afternoon, denise huskins quinn and her husband, aaron, spoke to the media about the recent developments in these cases. we had all the markers of a serial predator. >> and it's unfortunate that it's taken this long to be able really give some better clarity and hopefully some sense of peace to these other victims. the new charges come after mueller allegedly confessed to t

. >> well, here in seaside on tuesday, denise huskins quinn and her husband, aaron quinn, are reactingnews that their attacker, matthew mueller, is facing additional charges. 47 year-old matthew mueller, who is serving a 40 year prison sentence for kidnapping and denise huskins in 2015 has been accused of committing a series of home invasionsnacross santa clara county during 2009. he's also been charged in a 2015 kidnapping case in contra costa county. and on tuesday, the el dorado county district attorney announced that mueller is also believed to have kidnapped and sexually assaulted a victim as far back as 1993 when he was just 16 years old. >> that's 2 decades of this mindset that he was living in. >> on tuesday afternoon, denise huskins quinn and her husband, aaron, spoke to the media about the recent developments in these cases. we had all the markers of a serial predator. >> and it's unfortunate that it's taken this long to be able to really give some better clarity and hopefully some sense of peace to these other victims. the new charges come after mueller allegedly confessed t

. >> well, here in seaside on tuesday, denise huskins quinn and her husband, aaron quinn, are reacting to news that their attacker, matthew mueller, is facing additional charges. 47 year-old matthew mueller, who is serving a 40 year prison sentence for kidnapping and denise huskins in 2015 has been accused of committing a series of home invasions across santa clara county during 2009. he's also been charged in a 2015 kidnapping case in contra costa county. and on tuesday, the el dorado county district attorney announced that mueller is also believed to have kidnapped and sexually assaulted a victim as far back as 1993 when he was just 16 years old. >> that's 2 decades of this mindset that he was living in. >> on tuesday afternoon, denise huskins quinn and her husband, aaron, spoke to the media about the recent developments in these cases. we had all the markers of a serial predator. >> and it's unfortunate that it's taken this long to be able really give some better clarity and hopefully some sense of peace to these other victims. the new charges come after mueller allegedly confessed

. >> well, here in seaside on tuesday, denise huskins quinn and her husband, aaron quinn, are reactingnews that their attacker, matthew mueller, is facing additional charges. 47 year-old matthew mueller, who is serving a 40 year prison sentence for kidnapping and denise huskins in 2015 has been accused of committing a series of home invasions across santa clara county during 2009. he's also been charged in a 2015 kidnapping case in contra costa county. and on tuesday, the el dorado county district attorney announced that mueller is also believed to have kidnapped and sexually assaulted a victim as far back as 1993 when he was just 16 years old. >> that's 2 decades of this mindset that he was living >> on tuesday afternoon, denise huskins quinn and her husband, aaron, spoke to the media about the recent developments in these cases. we had all the markers of a serial predator. >> and it's unfortunate that it's taken this long to be able really give some better clarity and hopefully some sense of peace to these other victims. the new charges come after mueller allegedly confessed to the c

. >> well, here in seaside on tuesday, denise huskins quinn and her husband, aaron quinn, are reacting to news that their attacker, matthew mueller, is facing additional charges. 47 year-old matthew mueller, who is serving a 40 year prison sentence for kidnapping and denise huskins in 2015 has been accused of committing a series of home invasions across santa clara county during 2009. he's also been charged in a 2015 kidnapping case in contra costa county. and on tuesday, the el dorado county district attorney announced that mueller is also believed to have kidnapped and sexually assaulted a victim as far back as 1993 when he was just 16 years old. >> that's 2 decades of this mindset that he was living in. >> on tuesday afternoon, denise huskins quinn and her husband, aaron, spoke to the media about the recent developments in these cases. we had all the markers of a serial predator. >> and it's unfortunate that it's taken this long to be able to really give some better clarity and hopefully some sense of peace to these other victims. the new charges come after mueller allegedly confess

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all right, back live now, denise huskins also revealed today that she has spoken to one of the victims of these newly alleged crimes hurun. aaron also said today that they're considering trying to speak to matthew mueller in person to try to convince him to real further information. but for now in seaside, charles, clifford kron, 4 news. charles, thank you. we've learned now that 2 people have been detained connection to a possible stabbing at the hayward bart station. this happened just before 10 o'clock this morning. >> prompting police to temporarily close that station. barr telling us here at kron 4 that this happened at the ground level, not on the elevated tracks or on a train. bart says this is still an active investigation. any act? the city manager announcing the new acting police chief as the current interim chief is now set to retire. kron 4 said to call spoke to them today. and reports now on the shakeup. >> today i'm pleased to announce that i've appointed captain jody hill as the acting chief of police for the antioch police department. familiar role for captain jovi hill

when denise huskins was kidnaped, she was taken to south lake tahoe. now tomorrow, huskins and quinn will both be with the el dorado district attorney when he speaks out about some of these new cases. i was there in 2015 when huskins and quinn spoke for the first time. it was emotional. emotional, that is, you could tell they wanted to get their story out. now the circumstances are a bit different. there are other victims out there. i'm sure they'll have quite a bit to say. amma. >> all right j.r. thank you so much. and of course tomorrow we will have a crew at the news conference. and we'll bring you updates on abc7 news and abc7 news.com. >> all right let's turn now to your accuweather forecast. with dangerous winds on the way for the entire bay area, looking live out at a foggy view from our mount tam camera. abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel is here with a look at the powerful winds. the fog tonight, sandy. the winds coming tomorrow. >> yeah, they're already here, dan. and they're getting stronger as we speak. let me show you. the winds over th

matthew mueller is currently serving 40 years in federal prison for the 2015 kidnaping of denise huskins, in what came to be known as the gone girl case. well, just last week, new charges were brought accusing mueller of being involved in two assaults that date back 15 years. well, now tonight, mueller is facing even more charges for kidnaping and ransom crimes right near san ramon. ktvu crime reporter henry lee has the story. >> just a week ago, matthew mueller stood shackled in a san jose courtroom charged with committing two home invasions a month apart in mountain view and palo alto back in 2009. now, contra costa county prosecutors say they've charged mueller with kidnaping three victims for ransom near san ramon in 2015. they say he managed to get tens of thousands of dollars from them in exchange for their release. the victims had kept quiet all these years for fear of retribution. this latest case in contra costa county happened a month after mueller drugged and kidnaped denise huskins in vallejo, raped her in the south lake tahoe cabin and terrorized her now husband. vallejo pol

thank you very much, denise, for that. and the devastating fires across the los angeles area have forced at least 180,000 people from their homes, leaving apocalyptic scenes of destruction behind. and just weeks after narrowly escaping the franklin fires in malibu, one couple was forced to literally run for their lives again. when the palisades fire reached their home. joining me now, malibu resident alec jealous and alec, i'm glad to have you here with me today to talk about this. so i'm just going to say flat out, i cannot begin to imagine what you've been through to survive. first the franklin fire, now the palisades fire. how do you make sense of it all? how much have you lost? >> it's been totally crazy. if the franklin fire was the charging gorilla, this was like godzilla. >> so i was able to save my house. >> during franklin fire, we basically super soaked the whole house, turned it into like a lush tropical rainforest. the fire couldn't get to it. i tried to save my girls house. >> this fire wasn't able to. that's

one of his colleagues says, denise is always ready to dive back in and take on any on the will to task if needed. see, will be with them. this was with his arrival. he breathe life into us into the diving surface. he is a strong leader. the work was built up with lightning speed and a team formed. i feel tremendous satisfaction from my work and from the fact that you can safely work with such as serious person and uncomfortable conditions at the same time. i mean to see everyone trust each other as much as possible for driving operations are inherently risky. i'm to montclair, serve aside from those in charge as they continue head on the black sea. yet dennis smoke certainly excels of managing these high se tasks, ensuring the safety of his team. he also maintains a supportive atmosphere in his walk, where professionalism on friendship go hand to hand on especially of a low. it's not all to you from cross and all region was always all to, to call on the page or hours of the day. and night video is all pads and much, much more waiting to that to be the the, [000:00:00;00] the or the you

denise huskins was kidnapped and sexually assaulted. in this case. it happened in unincorporated san ramon. it was an alleged kidnap for ransom case. so we will see if there will be a trial in this case as well. in added time to his sentence. this on top, a recent charges by the santa clara county as well. now he burst onto the national scene back in 2015 in vallejo involving denise huskins and her boyfriend and a gone girl case that actually was made into a movie. in fact, we will revisit the story in just a few moments. we have to go back to you guys for president carter. ok? thank you. well, yeah, we want to go live to georgia now because we're waiting for the body to be transported to washington, d.c., for the funeral and for jimmy carter's body to lie in state people to be able to pay their respects. we've got live pictures here outside of the carter center in atlanta, georgia, where we know that a ceremony >> is taking place currently to bring the casket out and place it in her swear at all and be transported to. >> there we go. we can see the

when denise huskins was kidnaped, she was taken to south lake tahoe. now tomorrow, huskins and quinn will both be with the el dorado district attorney when he speaks out about some of these new cases. i was there in 2015 when huskins and quinn spoke for the first time. it was emotional. emotional, that is, you could tell they wanted to get their story out. now the circumstances are a bit different. there are other victims out there. i'm sure they'll have quite a bit to say. amma. >> all right j.r. thank you so much. and of course tomorrow we will have a crew at the news conference. and we'll bring you updates on abc7 news and abc7 news.com. >> all right let's turn now to your accuweather forecast. with dangerous winds on the way for the entire bay area, looking live out at a foggy view from our mount tam camera. abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel is here with a look at the powerful winds. the fog tonight, sandy. the winds coming tomorrow. >> yeah, they're already here, dan. and they're getting stronger as we speak. let me show you. the winds over th

and the man convicted of kidnapping and assaulting denise huskins. and now faces new kidnapping charges. >> in san ramon, let's get the latest crop was will tran live for us out front of the contra costa county district attorney's office will. >> matthew mueller is already serving a 40 year sentence for sexually assaulting denise huskins and kidnapping her back in 2015. now he faces possibly even more time for crimes that he actually confessed to prosecutors that contra costa county district attorney's office. they actually kept talking to him and they filed charges yesterday for an alleged kidnap for ransom case that also allegedly took place in 2015 the same year that happened to denise huskins. now he first burst onto the scene 10 years ago in a case that was so spectacular that so many people did not believe it, including the vallejo police department at that time huskins and her boyfriend living in vallejo. now they claim that huskins was kidnapped in a ledge kidnap for ransom case. nobody believed it, including the police department. it turns o

also in 2015, but in valais and the gone girl case with denise huskins, denise huskins and her boyfriend were home at the vallejo home when she was kidnapped, taken to mueller's south lake tahoe cabin where he sexually assaulted her, then drove are down to orange county, then released a ransom note saying that i will release or if you pay ransom. it was so spectacular that many people did not believe it, including the vallejo police department. turns out everything huskins and her boyfriend said was true and that they actually ended up suing the vallejo police department in this particular case. this is something that mueller actually wants out there that he's working with law enforcement to help strengthen victims rights. just give you a little bit more about mueller, he's a former attorney. he's a harvard graduate and a former u.s. marine. 47 years old. this case will not. and of course, we're talking 10 years in the making and speaking of uskins, she will have a news conference a little bit later today where she will be talking about the latest charges. back to you, ok? we'll stay tun

hisham el baba went to the building to visit his sister denise.d towards the building. causing the entire apartment block to collapse. trapping dozens of families under the rubble. this video shows the moment that hisham el baba was pulled from the rubble. seven hours later. only to find out he'd lost his sister denise, her husband and their two children. in total, 73 people were killed. idlib is a quiet residential neighbourhood. everyone i've spoken to felt safe here. they even invited family members to seek refuge here after fighting escalated in the south. they've also told me that they've never witnessed any hezbollah military activity. so why was this building targeted? the israeli army, the idf, told us it had eliminated a hezbollah commander and that the building was being used as a terrorist command centre, but didn't provide any evidence to support this. we investigated their claim and found evidence that six of those killed were connected with hezbollah�*s military wing, but none were commanders. we sent the idf their names. it didn't t

he was already serving time for kidnapping and raping denise huskins in 2015. vallejo police initially called the case a hoax. in the latest charges he faces life in prison, he is scheduled to be sentenced on february 21st. >>> california small businesses worry about losing exposure after the supreme court upheld a law that effectively bans tiktok. manteca's barbecue from the curb is one of them. it has only been around a year but gets visitors all around the state because of one post from a food critic that went viral. >> i had a line around the corner. i couldn't keep up. it made the biggest impact on my business from the video going viral. one video. that goes to show. >> tiktok could go dark on sunday if its chinese owner doesn't sell the company. president-elect trump promised to save the app once he takes office. >>> up next, in what could be another gut punch for as fans, oakland's former team reveals its new logo for its new season. >>> hey, i'm johnny mosley with the latest toyota tahoe report. let's look at the conditions you'll see in the mountains.

police accused denise huskins of making the whole thing up.e later sued the department for defamation. now, the police chief of seaside says he confessed to other crimes and letters. mullins and he exchanged today. huskins, quinn and her husband, along with law enforcement from seaside, alameda county and el dorado county, will give an update on the case. also today, antioch leaders are expected to announce a new acting police chief. the current interim chief brian addington, is retiring again. he came out of retirement last year for a temporary take over. the choice to replace him is on an interim basis and is not yet known. this all follows the recent agreement to move the department past the racist text messaging scandal in just a few hours. alameda county supervisors resumed discussions to sell the a share of the coliseum property to the african american sports entertainment group. the a's purchased the county share several years ago because oakland already has a deal in place. oakland's budget is now hinging on payments that will only com

the man convicted of kidnapping and assaulting denise huskins in that so-called lee hill gone girl case now facing new charges in another bay area. kidnapping matthew mueller was charged yesterday with a 2015 kidnapping in contra costa county last week. he was charged with a series of 2009 home invasions in santa clara county. prosecutors say the new charges stem from recent confessions you made in prison letters. mueller serving a 40 year sentence for kidnapping and hoskins as documented in netflix series american nightmare. huskins is set to appear in monterey county today at seaside city hall to talk about the new charges against mueller. out in the east bay. the usually quiet city of alameda. it now dealing with a streak of break-ins and robberies lindsey ford has more on that. >> i'm standing in the marina village parkway plaza in front of the 3.60, gore mabry toes, which was vandalized and burglarized last week. additionally in the same plaza, a lucky california was also looted. >> growing. if everywhere. more the fitting cities. a new surprise. happy get an >> javier benitez owne

this is denise. she is a grandmother. she is trying to get out. she unfortunately, she just left her apartment here this morning in altadena. and her daughter and granddaughter have not been able to come. sir, are you driving her? >> i have a truck full of palettes of water for the city. for the fire department. i can't get to the location because of the power lines are down. we are waiting for a new address to take it. >> to try to get firefighters water. >> to try to get water for them. sorry, i'm just shook up. it is horrible. >> he will take care of denise. that would be great. okay. thank you sir. >> the flames have been moving quickly. no matter where, which fire we are talking about. this is time lapse video of the eatton fire starting to spread. it took a little over an hour for the smoke and the flames to completely take over the camera which you see there at the end. >> first alert weather. powered by kia. learn more at kia.com. >>> there have been a chorus of voices talking about the extreme fire behavior we have seen. >> yeah. and it's

that's denise huskins, the vallejo victim. and right there is her husband, who at the time was her boyfriend, who was initially also accused of being part of a scheme. now, this week, mueller was also charged with a previously unreported 2015 kidnaping and a ransom in san ramon. he's also being linked to home invasions in mountain view and palo alto. in san francisco, 2024 was the safest year in decades. that is according to new crime stats released by the mayor and the police department today. those numbers show that last year, the city had the lowest crime rate the city has had since. are you ready 2001 two of the most noticeable drops homicides and car burglaries. there were 35 homicides in the city last year. that was more than a third fewer killings compared to 2023. car burglaries are down by more than half. this all comes as the california department of justice is announcing that the sfpd has made major strides in its reform efforts as well, according to california attorney general rob bonta, the sfpd has successfully i

denise rowen, excepting on behalf of diane carlson evans. gracie galloway. cynthia baker, excepting on behalf of nancy lindenbaum. ted kaufman. gracie mccarthy excepting on behalf of -- mccarthy. excepting on behalf of of lewis ready. collin sykes junior excepting on behalf of collins sykes. eleanor smeal. bennie g thompson. wayne sis any. thomas j -- francis visco. paula wallace. and evan wilson. ♪ distinguished guests, the president of the united states. ♪ [applause] pres. biden: hello, hello. please have a seat. happy new year. welcome to your house, the white house, the people's house. as i've said before, the most important title in america is not president but citizen. it is we the people, these are the words on which the entire nation has been built, not hyperbole. we gather here in the east room next to the portrait of teddy roosevelt. reformer, soldier, governor, president. he promoted the cause of active citizenship. despite his rugged individualism, he believed in forging common ground. he once said, grave perils are yet to be encountered in the s

in march of 2015, that's the vallejo gone girl kidnaping of denise huskins. and tonight we're learning charges have been filed against mueller for a kidnap for ransom in san ramon. just one month later in april. and then in june, a home invasion in dublin. a lot to follow there, but there will be a news conference tomorrow in seaside in monterey county. investigators are expected to announce new information related to the charges against mueller, and we will be there to bring you the very latest. okay, another headline we're watching tonight, will longtime east bay congresswoman barbara lee run for oakland mayor? today, she offered a major hint about her intentions. lee officially opened a campaign finance account today. it is one of the first steps that a potential candidate takes to raise money for a campaign. this move comes just days after lee left the u.s. house of representatives, where she served for 28 years. a rep for lee wouldn't comment on today's filing, but they did say that lee plans to make an announcement on whether she will run later this wee

. >> evie: denise. this is from denise.erted island, which one of you would be in charge of building the shelter and which would be in charge of finding snacks? thanks! denise." i think... >> stephen: yes. >> evie: i think maybe you are building and i'm snacks. >> stephen: i think i am doing both. >> [gasp] >> stephen: evie mcgee, everybody. if there's anything you'd like to ask evie or make him a hand write a letter, take a photo of it, and uploaded to this site at this qr code right there or go to colbertlateshow.com/emailinbag evie mcgee, everybody! we'll be right back with drew brees! my depression symptoms.ll mg my doctor said it could be because my antidepressant alone wasn't enough. so she recommended an add-on treatment. she recommended adding rexulti. when taken with an antidepressant, rexulti was proven to significantly reduce depression symptoms more than an antidepressant alone. so with my antidepressant, rexulti could provide a boost. elderly people with dementia-related psychosis have increased risk of death o

the man convicted of kidnaping, denise huskins in vallejo, is answering to new charges tied to other cases in the south bay, and crews are making progress on those destructive wildfires in l.a. county. the positive news to come out of the burn zone. but let's go ahead and begin with the big legal bombshell facing former mayor sheng thao today. federal prosecutors unsealed an eight count indictment against tao and her partner, andre jones, and two members of the huang family. the huang's are a powerful east bay family that owns a recycle company that's contrtracted b te city. the indictment comes just months after fbi agents raided tao's home in oakland. voters removed her from office in a recall election. you'll remember tao and jones are facing charges of conspiracy and bribery, as well as mail and wire fraraud. e u.s. attorney's office alleges the four conspired to funnel city business to companies owned by the duong's and in exchange. investigators say tao and jones received money and benefits. for other. federal prosecutors say the scheme started in october 2022, a month before t

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