denise hoskins.also new is six the tough call in the south bay water use may be more restrictive than area and then ever. >> pam: continue tracking breaking news this hour. the search is underway for a woman who was kidnapped in vallejo and is being held for ransom tonight. crime for has been bringing you developments on this story all day long. our coverage begins tonight with crime force charles clare effort alive and vallejo. >> reporter: investigators are saying that this is in a deduction for ransom and the fbi is assisting in the search for a 30 year-old denise hoskins. depth they're asking for the police of for the public's help in helping to find her. she was taken from a home on clare glen avenue. there has been a right ransom demand made for her sort safe return. her car was of use as the getaway car and was recently found abandoned not far from where she was taken. >> reporter: hoskins board from may and witness the abduction monday morning but he did not alert the authorities until the af

is not saying what the e- mail says but shows his client was not involved in the kidnapping of denise hoskin ss. she turned up in huntington beach. >>> concern mounting for a uc berkeley soccer player who has not been seen. he was last seen leaving a fraternity party this weekend. chris. >> reporter: his mother is here on the uc campus. she talked to reporters. these are her words, she is really scared. her son is a responsible young man and not like him to disappear. missing person posters for the 19-year-old can be seen on every tree on the uc campus. he left a party at the tke fraternity house and hasn't been seen since. his uncle told us that he made phone calls. theicate the case has been turned over to lapd. other reports are saying that he called a couple of friends and said he was lost. the family has upped the reward to $100,000. >> just look for him. he is a great kid. everyone loves him. look out for him. he is somewhere around here. someone knows something. >> what about the reward? >> we just want to find him. it is $100,000 now. people just keep increasing it because we want to

this morning, police are searching for an area near mare island for this woman, 29-year- old denise hoskins, a physical therapist. the abduction yesterday was first reported to police by a man who lives at a house on kirkland avenue where the woman was reportedly taken earlier monday morning. he has not been identified by police. police say there has been a ransom demand made. police say hoskins was taken away in a car, found later at an undisclosed location in vallejo. police won't say why the man who reported the abduction waited for almost 12 hours to call them. >> he was essentially saying that female, mrs. huskins, was forcibly taken against her will from the residence. >> reporter: but that's all police will say. it's not clear if the man couldn't call them or just didn't. police also won't say if he has any relationship to her but neighbors say he's the woman's boyfriend and they lived together at the house. police say as far as the car used in the abduction, it's a white toyota camera with license plate 4 gqa 436. police are asking anyone who saw the car or suspicious activity, to c

denise hoskins boyfriend reported she was abducted from his home but 30-year-old erin quinn didn't calll about 2:00 that afternoon. it's not clear why quinn took so long to alert authorities but police say he is not a person of interest. a car has been taken from huskins home and was found at an undisclosed location. the vehicle is registered to quinn. police did not disclose the amount of the ransom being sought. >>> an explosive device was found wired inside a closet in this home in milton, massachusetts. police say the current owner of the home and an electrician were insides at the time. it is unclear who placed the device there or why. the bomb squad successfully disconnected the device before it could ignite. >> 4:54 now. all new in the next half hour of "action news" new research shows distractions play a far greater role in car crashes involving teen drivers than has been previously understood. >> a mad man admits to having a problem with booze in real life. on the cusp of the final season. "action news" returns. . >> riders of the hulk rollercoaster at universal's island of adv

jeb bush in vallejo >> pam: we're hearing from denise hoskins uncle tonight. >>: let her go it cannot in well for the people that have worked annuls see how it could in the best thing that they could do for themselves is to let her go. >> grant: >> reporter: the uncle of denise huskins since making a plea for her release from her captors. >>: i would say the she's not the type of person to tolerate about an abuse of race relationship. issues of that girl very strong girl. >> reporter: hoskins of scott also says there is of some confusion as to when our she went missing and when her boyfriend witness that caught up kidnapping and reported to police we're talking about an 11th-hour gap. for all we know this person could be taken up in the closet. >> reporter: neighbor said that they saw her boyfriend monday talking with police but did not see anything out of the ordinary. as for family members do you think she's still alive i'm told that hoskins entire family is from the huntington beach area and their currently on their way to vallejo. if you like to see your uncle's the entire video b

her name is denise hoskins.fine her car they will not say exactly where they found that they have not however located her. keeping eyes on bay area traffic. >> james: we go outside right into it with temperatures retinol mild side agree looking shot from bay bridge approach camera showing these hills rise and really did begin the light up right now pushing sunrise which will arrive in just over half hour from right now a call. stilicho we expect as the mover with to the day as from tracker day part forecast britain on the day in three big chance for you during the morning hours you see that represented by 7:00 a.m.. will get a chance for north the sprinkles. by north and north of santa rosa and all live likelihood the bay area will not see anything from the energy from the north and there's a chance and the north bay,. temperatures were in on the 50s noontime conditions moister moves off and see the clouds roll and we should be seeing cause increasing between 11 and for today mid-60's at least load mid-60s by no

now denise hoskins went off the radar once again. >>. >> the 29-year-old woman missed a flight to answer questions about a possible kidnapping. >> this morning, some of her relatives and her boyfriend cannot be located heater? >> reporter: good morning sam and laura. investigators are concerned because they believe the abduction was a hoax. we are outside of her home in vallejo, you can see lights inside but doesn't appear anyone is home. police say they don't know where she or aaron quinn are. they got a big break when an audio recording was e-mailed to the chronicle. >> in march -- >> apparently, police asked the chronicle not to report it as they continued their investigation. dumping thousands of dollars for the search for hoskins both on foot and in water. quinn said someone demanded a ran some but yesterday she showed at her home safe and sound. >> the police and fbi made arrangements to have her flown to northern california in a jet. right now we have not heard from miss hoss kuskins. she reunited in huntington beach yesterday. her uncle said they have it wrong and she had reasons

the fbi now joining the search for 30 year old denise hoskins. >> the search dogs have hinted out ana that they are looking at with sonar as well. so the intention is for the dive team to go into the water and discover, or i should say to look at what this object that they've discovered to be. and at this point we have no idea what that is. >> investigators say the woman was forceably taken against her will from her home monday morning. a man who lives with hoskins reported the kidnapping, but waited several hours to do so. still, investigators say the man is cooperating and is not considered a suspect at this time. >> at this point he was the one that was -- that brought this matter to our attention. we are currently working with him to piece the puzzle together. >> as authority continue their search for hoskins the woman's father is pleading with his daughter's alleged kidnapper to let her go unharmed. >> the biggest fear is the horror that she might be going through, that's my biggest fear, is that she has gone through such horror. she doesn't deserve that. to not from anybody. >>

woman in california was orchestrated they don't believe she was ever in jeopardy so on monday, denise hoskins her boyfriend reported she had been abduct from the their san francisco bay area by intruders there. was a reported ransom. spark a massive search. she turned up two days later at her father's home unharmed in southern california, police are calling it an elaborate hoax. >> the statement that mr. quinn provided was such an incredible story initially had hard time believing it, and upon further investigation, we were not able to substantiate any of the things that he was saying. >> oh, oh. police say she was initially willing to talk to them but now she has lost contact with her family and i think some attorneys are involved now. >>> 20:00. the clock is particular to go reach nuclear agreement with iran. secretary of state john kerry has returned to switzerland in hopes of reaching a deal before the end of the month deadline. he is scheduled to meet with iranian foreign minister. kerry hoping easing sanction also prompt iran to agree to terms, and come up with a plan of their own. >> a

so, on monday, denise hoskins boyfriend reported she had been and duct dollars from their san franciscoay area home by intruders there was a reported ransom, random sparking massive search evidently. so she turned up two days later at her father's home unharmed. police say none every this makes any sense. what they know is that it was an orchestrated event and not a kidnapping at all. >> the statement that mr. quinn provided was such an incredible story we initially had a heart time believing it. and upon further investigation, we were not able to substantiate any of the things that he was saying. >> you remember earlier in the week we had the sound bite from the dad? we said that just doesn't seem right. his reaction, his expression, just kind of hit us on a gut level that way. so police now say she was initially willing to talk to them but now they've lost contact with them and her family. so weird. >> very strange. all right, secretary of state john kerry has returned to switzerland in hopes of reaching nuclear deal with iran before the end of the month deadline. scheduled to meet wi

on monday, denise hoskins boyfriend reported she had been abducted from the san francisco bay home by intruders, ransom sparking massive search. she turned up two days later at her father's home unharmed. police say none of it makes any sense. what they know is that it was an orchestrated event and not a kidnapping at all. >> the statement that mr. quinn provided was such an incredible story we initially had a hard time believing it, and upon further investigation, we were not able to substantiate any of the things that he was saying. >> police say she was initially willing to talk to them but now they have lost contact with her and her family. >> the whole thing is so weird. >> so bizarre. >> 4:20 the time. the army sergeant held captive by the taliban for five years could face life in prison if convicted on two charges bo bird dag charged with de is her sean before the enemy army officials say he walked away from his post in afghan in 2009 before captured by the taliban, released last summer. president obama negotiated his release in exchange for group of taliban leaders. >>> this m

denise hoskins has been missing since early monday morning. woman's boyfriends told police the woman was taken from the home they share in the middle of the night. now, crews are focusing their search on a lake near the woman's home. >> the search dogs have hinted on an area that they are looking at, sonar, as women. so the intention is for the dive team to go into the water, and discover, or i should say to look at what this object that they've discovered to be. and at this point, weaver no idea what that is. >> and there is a lot of water in that area. this is right in the san francisco bay area. that's right along the water. police say hoskins boyfriend is cooperating in the investigation. >> new information about millionaire murder suspect robert durst also linked to a cold case in vermont. eighteen year old college student who dis aired periods in 1971 reportedly last seen near a health food store that he owned. investigators say she shopped at the store on the last day she was seen. the case reopened in 1992. >> in july 2012 the police d

they're still looking for denise hoskins, the therapist whose boyfriend told police an intruder had brokenhis home in vallejo. 1 1 hours later is when he reported this to police. they're holding on as best they can. >> we have all the questions, who is this boyfriend. why such a lapse in time between a 3:00 a.m. abduction and 1:00 p.m. reporting to the police. you know, that's curious. >> reporter: investigators spent much of yesterday focused on that boyfriend's home on the 500 block of kirkland avenue. police also found a car registered to the boyfriend somewhere in vallejo. it had been reportedly taken from the house as well, but they're not calling him nor anyone else a person of interest, adding they're also not ruling anything out just yet. live in vallejo, stephanie chuang, "today in the bay." >> okay, thank you very much, stephanie. >>> this morning, we're learning the martinez woman crushed to death by a gravel truck, she was pregnant with her second child. 32-year-old lindsay combs was killed monday. a worker with jjr construction had asked combs to back out of her driveway to ma

the reported kidnapping of denise hoskins and a frantic search.ice are now calling it a wild goose chase and hoskins is, once again, no where to be found. >> the statement that mr. quinn provided was such an incredible story, we initially had a hard time believing it. >> reporter: that was the reaction from police in vallejo, california, overnight after denise hoskins was found safe some 400 miles from where investigators were looking for her. >> i was happy to hear she was alive and safe and home. >> reporter: the 29-year-old went missing monday. her live-in boyfriend saying an intruder came into his home and kidnapped her and demanded a $85,000 ransom. he didn't report it for hours. "the "san francisco chronicle"" reported to receiving an e-mail from someone claiming to be with her. this morning, police are no longer calling denise huskins or her boyfriend a witness to a crime. >> i can tell you that our investigation has concluded that none of the claims has been substantiated. >> reporter: lash inging out for wasting the department's time and

in that denise hoskins was kidnapped. and the police department has not changed their stance and if it's proven that they add that this was a hoax they could face state and federal charges. >> reporter: i don't know that constitutes proof but it is a bizarre twist in this bizarre story >> reporter: happening now authorities are investigating cause of a fire that destroyed four homes that were under construction in dublin. the fire broke out just after 9 last night near denton avenue and cans lee st. kinsley street. it took rose about 45 minutes to bring the blaze under control. some members were blown to a nearby hill that sparked another small fire but those flames were quickly extinguished. fortunately no one inside the homes at the time of the fire and of the were no injuries but were reported. >> reporter: now a tragic into the search for uc-berkeley soccer player who went missing and is in southern california. police say 19 year-old vasquez was hit and killed by a car after he wandered onto a freeway shortly after le

story out of vallejo where police and the fbi joining forces to look for this woman, 30-year-old denise hoskinsn against her will from a house and her ransom was being offered. police later discovered her car at an undisclosed location. they found no trace of her. police are planning to release more information add a 10:30 news conference. for now, let's see how the commute is shaping up. >> good morning. it's a slow drive northbound past the coliseum. slower than you might expect. north of high street we had a crash. it was reported on the southbound side but the northbound side showing spectator slowing. there's 580. 24, the earlier crash in marin has blocked part of one lane. now, the rest of the bay looks pretty standard. there's the east shore freeway, north bay through san rafael recovery for both the dumbarton and san mateo bridges traveling westbound. and here your northbound r[ through san jose. >>ñr we'llxdçó have an%ÑÑiÑi still in the 50s. still nice and cloudy out there as we get into the afternoon, we'll see a nice warmup coming your way. temperatures in the upper 60s to low 70s a

denise huskins was adopted by strangers. saying that they wanted 85 $1 in ransom. >> reporter: while john was at the high yesterday before became clear that hoskinsell. a recording of her voice was sent to the san francisco chronicle tuesday afternoon. the recording was attached to an e- mail with the voice claiming to be denise huskins. this sounds relatively calm as she identifies herself and then establishes the date by referencing yesterday's plane crash in the french alps. the final element personal info apparently in an effort to confirm her identity. >>: and discernible audio muffled. on discernable audio >> reporter: the recording was played for husband's father mike and he immediately knew that it was hurt. and he said it gave them hope to she was still alive. >> reporter: morgan hill police are looking for an armed man who robbed a liquor store on monday night. this surveillance video from the incident. the officers responded to the report of the report robbery at paul's quick stop on main avenue around 10:20 p.m.. police said the man into the business and show done to two employees and demanded money from the cash register. the employe

about denise huskins is showing up this morning she came to this apartment building directly behind me this is not only with the debt live but is a building where he manages and what as well. hoskinspped off in the back alley of for mom's place so she then walked to her dad's place. but dole was there also she went to a neighbor. the circumstances regarding the alleged kidnapping and ransom is still unknown at this time. those of of people than no cars and she is a person of character. >>: i don't know i thought that she was gonna be as gonna be a horrible ending is not in her character to be pulling a scam or any thing that she's alive that and nothing else matters but a when you think somebody's gonna find a body in their lives and doesn't matter what else does the important. >> jr stone: now this is certainly the top of the town here in huntington beach everyone wants to know what happened in this case. i can't tell you there are conflicting reports from the police in this area. we're not sure she will go up to the police or they will come down star. but father is making his way back to this location were still having conflicting reports depending tunnel you talk to. jr stone k

denise huskins was found safe on wednesday more than four and a mile away from huntington beach but lawyers for both hot hoskinsadamant the couple were victims of a legitimate crime. charges are also possible in the case but authorities are still unclear on what exactly happened the fbi is looking into the financial records of miss denise huskins >> reporter: still have on kron 4 news weekend a major lawsuit against a silicon valley firm for a woman claiming ginger gender bias what the decision could have a nationwide impact plus a driver passes out in the middle of a major freeway where officers had to do to get her out of harm's way that even with the officers in danger. plus everyone has stressed but knowing how to deal with that is the key after the break we will tell you a technique to help you get take control of it. ♪ ♪ ♪ hey. these are good. what have you been feeding us all these years? kfc popcorn nuggets. 100% white meat, extra crispy, and made from the world's best chicken. try our kfc bucket and popcorn nuggets meal. these don't even come with a toy and i don't care. >> reporter: stresses just a pa