donnie navidad said he saw a woman about three stories overhead on a ledge. then, she jumped off. he ended up with severe bruising on his arms and chest, after she landed on him knees-first. >> i don't wear a batman suit. a superman -- these characters. i just reacted the way i did. >> navidad is a raiders' season ticket older and a vietnam war veteran. the woman who jumped suffered a serious head injury. >>> time for sports. a rough & night for rg-3 and the redskins. >> plus, the highest-paid player in the nba signs another huge deal. stan and kenny. >> you fell asleep on the couch again. i'm can kenny mayne. that's stan verrett. >> it's amazing how you can see the people on the couch. i don't have that power. 49ers and redskins. san francisco said it was a game they had to win. trying to get to 7-4, and remain viable in the playoff hunt. colin kaepernick, under fire for

police say the woman just certainly would have died had it not been for donny navidad.otarangelo has more. >> reporter: donnie navidad is back home here in stockton recovering from his injuries. he's still in a lot of pain, bit may come as no surprise that he is more concerned about taco bell young woman who almost committed suicide. >> as they say, she was twenty something years old. young. and, you know, you have a whole lot of life left in you. >> after the raiders game yesterday afternoon, donny navidad and his friend were hanging around hoping to get his bo jackson jersey autographed. that's when they saw a young, petite woman in section 301. people were pleading for her not to jump, but she did. >> when i seen her falling i kind of grabbed her as she fell. i tried to grab her so she wouldn't bounce. so she hit the le side. the result of that is this is what happened. it's like a charlie horse. >> it left the unidentified bay area woman in critical condition. >> i tried to grab and just lock her in. the force just came down. >> allen martin plea da county deputies

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regreso a su hogar en stockton, donde fue entrevistado por el stockton record que lo identifica como donny navidadientras que en el condado de alameda las autoridades investigan qué motivó a la mujer a lanzarse desde el tercer piso del estadio e los raiders. >>> un niño de 3 años identificado como ... >>> después de los abusos cometidos contra un estudiante afroamericano, la asociación nacional para apoyar a los jóvenes de color piden que se aumenten los cargos, ahora dicen que los delitos deben ser graves como racismo. >>> también con est amdd el grupo que representa a 380 conductores busca la presión para conseguir mejores salarios y extensión de la fecha límite para renovar sus camiones. >>>v airas coaliciones que buscan erradicar el hambre piden más eficencia. >>> especialmente en los vales e comida, fernando pizarro nos informa desde washington >>> la organización pan para el mundo hizo un llamado al gobierno a terminar con el hambre en estados unidos, en 10 años. >>> en este mes, en el mes de noviembre, donde todos se unen para comer en el día de acción de gracias, es una tragedia que hay ta

. >> and as andria borba reports, donnie navidad says he's no hero. >> reporter: the on field drama at o dot cosunday paled in comparison to what happened in the stands 15 minutes after the raiders and titans game . from the top of section 301 a woman threatening to jump. >> i even yelled up to her not to do it. >> reporter: then in the split second it takes to make a decision, she jumped and fell 50 feet. 61-year-old vietnam vet donnie navidad tried to catch her and stop her if plummeting to a den from -- her from plummeting to a certain death. >> i'm concerned for her. she's a young lady were but the force of the victim falling simply too much. what i tried to do is grab her so she wouldn't bounce. my co-workers said that she had bounced maybe six yards from me. >> reporter: covered in bruises most typically seen after a prize fight, donnie says he didn't want anyone to see the woman die. and it was marine instincts that kicked in to use his body as a human shield to break her fall. his wife laura says she thinks she's a hero. a -- he's a hero. a young lady lived because he put himse

donnie navidad suffered severe bruising when the woman landed knees first in his arms and chest. the raiders sent a group to his home including the legendary wally brown hall of famer would brought thank you gifts. this happened as fans were leashing the raiders game. >> i braced myself to catch her^. i was hoping when i caught her i could lock my arms around her so she could absorb the impact with me but unfortunately she bounced off. >> the woman jumped 45' and suffered a serious head injury and is in critical condition. >> vigil is held in fremont to honor a beloved high school coach and mentor who died while trying to help others. the 76-year-old spent the last 25 years coaching football and serving as athletic director at john f. kennedy high school. he was lit and killed by a car on saturday morning. he was trying to direct drivers around an accident along interstate 680 in fremont helping people as he always did. amy hollyfield will have a full report in the next half hour. >> a court ruling could put california's high-speed rail project in jeopardy. a judge has blocked th

donnie navidad rushed into action breaking the fall after woman who jumped from the third deck of the coliseum after the raiders game on sunday. this morning navidad, a veteran, still has the bruises to show for it. >> when she was falling, i held my arms out so she can land, then i was going to lock her in and as we fell we were going to fall together. so that way i endured the impact. and nothing was going to happen to her. they called me a hero. i'm a hero to them. but to me i just reacted the way i did. >> the oakland raiders are showing appreciation as well. hall of famer willie brown personally drove to his house to thank him and gave him the sunday game ball. navidad said he would love to hear from the woman or her family to see how she is doing. investigators say the only reason she survived is because of his actions. >> great story there. president obama wrapping up his three-day west coast tour in los angeles following a whirl wind visit to san francisco. today he is visiting dream works studios for a speech on the economy. then he will attend a fund-raiser of the home of ma

split second it takes to make a decision, she jumped and fell 50 feet. 61-year-old vietnam vet donny navidad of stockton tried to catch her and stop her from plum etting to certain death. sgli eem concerned with her. like i said, she's a young lady that's still got a whole lot of life left in her. >> but the force of the petite victim falling simply too much. >> what i tried to do is grab her so she wouldn't bounce. my coworker said she had bounced maybe 6 yards from me. >> covered in bruises most typically seen after a prize fight, donny said he didn't want anyone to see the woman die, and it was marine instincts that kicked in to use his body as a human steeld to break her fall. his wife says while donny doesn't think she's an hero, she does. >> he could have died, and i told him, i said, you know, when you get better, i'm going to slap you. you could have died. >> well, the almeda county sheriff's office says don't know why the woman jumped or how she got into that closed-off section. >>> president obama's motorcade rolled in tonight after a rather memorable time in san fran. >> what i'd

split second it takes to make a decision she jumped and fell 50 feet. 51-year-old vietnam vet donny navidad of stockton tried to catch her and stop her from plummeting to certain death. >> because i'm concerned with her. and like i said she's a young lady that's still got a whole lot of life left in her. >> reporter: but the force of the petite victim falling simply too much. >> what i tried to do was grab her so she wouldn't bounce. my co-worker said that she had bounced maybe six yards from me. >> reporter: covered in bruises, donny didn't want anyone to see the woman die and it was marine instincts that kicked in to use his body as a human shield to break her fall. his wife laura thinks she's a hero. a scaried confused young lady lived. >> he could have died. i told him i'm going to slap. you could have died. >> andria borba, kpix 5. >> among the people who visit him yesterday was will hee brown. the -- willie brown. the woman remains in the hospital. >>> president obama down in southern california today wrapping up his three day west coast tour. his schedule stops today include dreamwor

. >> after the raiders game yesterday afternoon, donny navidad and his friend were hanging around hoping to get his bo jackson jersey autographed. that's when they saw a young, petite woman in section 301. people were pleading for her not to jump, but she did. >> when i seen her falling i kind of grabbed her as she fell. i tried to grab her so she wouldn't bounce. so she hit the le side. the result of that is this is what happened. it's like a charlie horse. >> it left the unidentified bay area woman in critical condition. >> i tried to grab and just lock her in. the force just came down. >> allen martin plea da county deputies say there is no question she would have died if navidad hadn't broken her fall. >> it messed up his left arm, left leg and right ankle. mice fine. >> the 61-year-old explains he is a veteran. >> being in the marine corps, we're trained to react. no questions asked. you just react. >> it could have been a costly act of her rowism. >> scary. he could have died. i told him, i said, you know, when you get better i will slap you. you could have died. but i'm proud of h

jumped from the upper level of old got cold calls him during sunday's a raiders game. 61 year-old donnie navidad, at marine corps combat broke the fall of the woman who jumped 45 ft. from the third deck at the stadium. he says that he just got done taking pictures with his friends near the eternal flame when he had to spring into action. >> and the naacp and other activists are calling for stiffer charges against the four white students accused of hate crimes. the president of the university of san jose state is blaming himself for failing to take action sooner. president mohammed qayoumi pledge stood there would be an independent investigation into hate crimes allegedly by the four students on their black roommate. his comments did little to ease the tensions with the students. >> in the meantime, the naacp is calling for the d.a. to upgrade the charges against the four suspended students. they're want them to move from misdemeanors to felonies. the d.a.'s office responded by saying that the chargers are not a reflection of the degree of racism but are rather reflection of the alleged criminal

went to the raiders game with the woman but say it's still not clear why she jumped. 61-year-old donny navidad from stockton is being called a hero for risking his own life to save her life. >>> google has replaced the scene of a crime. the imagine shows a cross. after our story aired, google reached out to him. >>> lots of clouds out there this afternoon. lots of clouds out there now. here we are. mostly cloudy in the evening. temperatures right now are in the 40s and 50s. it's a cool night out there. it's going to be pretty which he -- pretty chilly in the north bay. here we are tomorrow morning at 8:00 a.m. it's partly to mostly cloudy. this is 5:00. tomorrow looks a lot like today. with lots of clouds and temperatures in the mid-60s. out here you can barely see a little green out here. this green is lifting offshore. we'll fell you how that plays in to the holiday forecast. >>> it's a case that went unsolved for decades. tonight the big break in the investigation that has landed >>> new video tonight of a crash in san francisco's outer mission district. two cars crashed just after 7:00. on

the 61-year-old donnie navidad suffered bruise when the william he -- the woman he tried to catch landeds chest. and the nfl sent players to his home as a thank you including willie brown. >> i braced myself to catch her. i was helping i could, when i caught her, i could lock my aways around her and she could absorb the impact with me. unfortunately, she hit and bounced off. >> the woman jumped 45' and suffered a serious head injury and is in critical condition. >> the teen charged with setting another teen on fire on an a.c. transit bus due in court today. a lawyer if 16-year-old richard tom will challenge a decision by the d.a. to charge his client as an adult. thomas faces felony assault and aggravated mayhem charges. police say he society luke fleischman on fire by lighting a skirt saying he difficulty -- did it because he is homophobic. >> president obama is wrapping up his trip to california at dream works. he went to a fundraiser at the home of magic johnson where gifts paid $15,000 mingled with fares including samuel l. jackson. he left san francisco after an event at the chinese

went to the raiders game with the woman but say it's still not clear why she jumped. 61-year-old donny navidad from stockton is being called a hero for risking his own life to save her life. >>> google has replaced the scene of a crime. the imagine shows a cross. after our story aired, google reached out to him. >>> lots of clouds out there this afternoon. lots of clouds out there now. here we are. mostly cloudy in the evening. temperatures right now are in the 40s and 50s. it's a cool night out there. it's going to be pretty which he -- pretty chilly in the north bay. here we are tomorrow morning at 8:00 a.m. it's partly to mostly cloudy. this is 5:00. tomorrow looks a lot like today. with lots of clouds and temperatures in the mid-60s. out here you can barely see a little green out here. this green is lifting offshore. we'll fell you how that plays in to the holiday forecast. >>> it's a case that went unsolved for decades. tonight the big break in the investigation that has landed a former husband and wife behind bars. ♪ that's my kind of holiday. ♪ it's black friday ♪ we're shopping deals ♪

. >> reporter: 61-year-old doan donnie navidad was still at the coliseum where the raiders played sunday when a woman jumped from the third deck, a 50-foot drop. >> i wanted to grab her and just embrace her, so we fell together. >> reporter: navidad was able to break her fall. authorities say it saved the woman's life. >> this is a result from the impact. >> reporter: recovering at his stockton home, navidad showed us his bruised arm. he knows he could have been killed, but says his time in vietnam and training as a marine took over. >> without even thinking you just automatically do what you got to do. had i not done anything and witness her hitting an impact on that cement, that would have etched in my mind until i died. >> reporter: navidad says paramedics had to cut off his prized bo jackson jersey. today the raiders gave him a game ball. >> signed by mr. willy brown. >> reporter: but maybe none of it compares to what his grandkids had to say about him today. >> i think he's the world's hero now. >> reporter: authorities say the woman is still in critical condition here at highland h

donnie navidad suffered severe bruise when the woman landed in his arms and chest. the raiders sent a contingent to his home yesterday including legendary defensive back willie brown who brought thank you gifts. navidad's act of heroism happened as fans were leaving the raiders' game. >> i braced myself to catch her. i was hoping i could, when i caught her, i could lock my arms around her to absorb the impact with me but unfortunately she hit and bounced off. >> the woman jumped 45' and suffered a serious head injury and is in critical condition. >> today, a vigil is held in fremont to honor a long time high school coach and mentor would died while trying to help others. the 76-year-old spent the last 25 years coaching football and serving as athletic director at john f. kennedy high school and hit and killed by a car on saturday morning. the highway patrol says he was trying to direct drivers around an accident along interstate 680 in fremont. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield had a full report next half hour. >> a court ruling could put the california high-speed r

. >> reporter: 61-year-old doan donnie navidad was still at the coliseum where the raiders played sunday when a woman jumped from the third deck, a 50-foot drop. >> i wanted to grab her and just embrace her, so we fell together. >> reporter: navidad was able to break her fall. authorities say it saved the woman's life. >> this is a result from the impact. >> reporter: recovering at his stockton home, navidad showed us his bruised arm. he knows he could have been killed, but says his time in vietnam and training as a marine took over. >> without even thinking you just automatically do what you got to do. had i not done anything and witness her hitting an impact on that cement, that would have etched in my mind until i died. >> reporter: navidad says paramedics had to cut off his prized bo jackson jersey. today the raiders gave him a game ball. >> signed by mr. willy brown. >> reporter: but maybe none of it compares to what his grandkids had to say about him today. >> i think he's the world's hero now. >> reporter: authorities say the woman is still in critical condition here at highland h

his name donnie navidad. he broke the fall of the woman who jumped off the coliseum after the raiders game on sunday. and this morning navidad still has all of those bruises on his arm to show for the effort. >> when she was falling i held my arms up so she can land. then i was going to lock her in. if we fell we would fall together. that way i absorb the impact. and nothing was going to happen to her. they called me a hero. okay. i'm a hero to them. but to me i just reacted the way i did. >> reacted in a very heroic way. the raiders are showing their appreciation as well. willie brown drorn to his house, even gave him sunday's game ball. nav i dad would love to hear from the woman or her family. he wants to know how she is doing. the investigators say the only reason she survived is because of navidad's actions. >> he broke her fall. >> unbelievable. >> 5:52. niners about to get a key piece of their offense back. is twitter facing double. that and all ahead in business news. >>> the niners last night a good

. >> reporter: 61-year-old donny navidad is a former marine and he has the battle wounds to prove it.nly this one came 40 years after leaving the service. a rabid oakland raiders fan, navidad was leaving the game on sunday when he saw a young woman, apparently suicidal, about to jump from the upper stands. >> i really didn't know what intention she was having but it looked like to me she was going to do something. >> reporter: that's when he says his marine corps instincts kicked in, rushing to get in position to try to break her fall nearly 50 feet below. >> what i did was i extended my arms out. and what i was going to do was when she hit i was going to lock so when we fell we fell together and see wouldn't take the impact, i would. but unfortunately, she bounced off and she landed several yards from me. >> reporter: the woman is said to be in critical condition at the hospital. her prognosis isn't clear. but authorities say she wouldn't have had a chance at all if not for navidad's quick-thinking actions. >> obviously there's something inside of you that made you decide to do that

donnie navidad rushed into action breaking the fall of a woman who jumped from the third deck of the coliseum. it happened after the raiders game on sunday. this morning navidad, a vet nam vet han still has bruises to show for it. >> when she was falling i held my arms out so she can land on my arms, then i was going to lock her in. we were going to fall together. that way i absorbed the impact. and nothing was going to happen to her. they call me a hero. i'm a hero to them. but to me i just reacted the way i did. >> it's pretty amazing he broke her fall. saved her life. >> raiders showing their appreciation. willie brown personally drove to his house to thank him and give him sunday's game ball. >> pretty cool. >> he'd love to hear from the woman or her family to see how she is doing. the only reason she survived is because of his actions. the right place, right time. >> hats off to him and making the right move. still ahead, we'll tell you about the pope's new mission what he has to say about the number one priority and what it should be. >> an oil spill on the mississippi river af

donnie navidad now recovering from a bruised arm and other injuries at his home and it happened sunday afternoon. shortly after the raider game against the tennessee titans. he heard someone shout out don't do it and then looked up and saw the young woman on the ledge. navidad stuck out his arms. >> i tried to grab her and just lock her in. but you know the force just came down and she kind of bounced out. >> he could have died. and i told him i said you know, when you get better i'm going to slap you. you could have died you know but i'm proud of him. >> raider hall of famer willie brown visited navidad yesterday to say thank you. the woman is in the hospital. her name though has not been released. >>> president obama is in southern california right now. it's the final day of his three day west coast trip. his scheduled stops today include glendale at dreamworks animation where he's expected to promote the economic policies and also attend a fundraiser at the los angeles home of marta kaufman the creator of "friends." the reception in san francisco was not completely warm. >> what i'd

. >> pam: *he is 61-year- old donnie navidad, a former marine from stockton. >> pam: navidad was on the second deck as the raiders game ended. he saw the young woman jump, and tried to break her 45- foot fall. >> pam: you can hear more from navidad. coming up in our six o'clock news. the woman, according to the sheriff's office, is 20- years old and from the bay area. >> pam: she is in critical condition at oakland's highland hospital. >> pam: the fire that damaged a presidio heights building on saturday. caused an estimated 750-thousand dollars in damage. the san francisco fire department gave an update on the building today. the fire on sacramento >> pam: street near locust. has left doctor's offices and a cafÉ closed -- for now-- until the damage can be fixed. four people were displaced. no one was injured. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. >> pam: san jose police are investigating an accident that killed a 3-year-old boy as he walked across a street. >> pam: the medical examiner's office has identified him as "elijah alvitre." the boy was with two other people at o

donny navidad used the arms and his body to break the fall of a woman who deliberately jumped from thene veteran credits his military training. >> i didn't position myself to actually beat her to gravity, i just happened to be there. and when my co-worker said she was falling, i just reacted the way i did. i tried to catch her and brace her to break her fall. i just want to put out that i'm not a hero. i just reacted the way i did. >> navidad is recovering from severe bruises to his arms. the raiders plan to honor him at the stadium in the near future just to say thank you. it's really tough because he just happened to be in the right place at the right time for someone who deliberately jumped. that's the thing. she deliberately jumped. he just reacted. >> good thing he was there. he saved her,, >>> when you cook foods to a crispy brown, in most cases they taste as good as they look. but scientists say they might carry a health risk. dr. davis agus looks at the potential problem with french fries. toast? no way, dr. agus and coffee, too. >> what's wrong with dr. agus? >> you're right.

that is 61-year-old donnie navidad. he spent the night in the hospital after that.from those bruises. he is rejecting the hero label and says he would do it all again. >>> where do you work, what do you think of capital punishment? online juror for the dekalb county questionnaire listed slave as a possible occupation. the court says it was a mistake and they're now working to solve the problem. >>> officials have closed part of the mississippi river to deal with oil that's discharging. about 100,000 gallons of petroleum products are on board. >> this is thanksgiving. which means family and friends and for many of you shopping. people are already camping out at best buys in ohio hoping to score a deal. who cares if it's freezing outside. these people pitched a tent in rainy, frigid temperatures to be first in line. i hope they have a space heater. i think there's one somewhere inside that tent. the national retail federation predicts americans will spend over $600 billion in november and december and the average shopper will spend about $400 over the thanksgiving wee

the oakland raiders' fan who saved a woman on sunday after watching his team play. 61-year-old donnie navidade jumped off. he ended up with severe bruising on his arms and chest after she landed on him knees first. >> i'm not a hero. i don't want to say -- i don't wear a batman suit or superman or these characters. i just reacted the way i did. >> the woman suffered a serious head injury. she is in critical condition. >> he is curious to find out how the woman is doing. we have the information but he is having a hard time finding out what happened to her. obviously because he is just a member of the public. but obviously he is not only a member of the public, he stepped in and tried to save his life. >> he is 61 years old. doesn't look -- he's in great shape. >> vietnam veteran -- >> season ticket holder. >> a couple of members from the organization stopped by for a visit. there you see they obviously gave him a football. i guess in gratitude for what he did. >> i think he deserves a football for sure. at least. >> and a thank you from the woman who landed on him. >> somehow i hope his hospit

woman who jumped from the upper level at the coliseum during the raiders' game on sunday. 61 is 0 donnie navidadll of the woman who jumped 45 ft. from the third deck at the stadium. he says that he had just got done taken a picture when he sprung into action. >> people were telling her not to do it. she finally made her decision to jump and that she was a descendant, i caught her. she had bounced off a may and one of the people stated that she had hit her head on the pavement. >> the woman who jumped remains in critical condition. as a show of appreciation the raiders gave him a game ball signed by former raider willie brown and several raiders of shirts. >> it has been a month since patients were found abandoned and castro valley assisted living facilities. state officials say an inquiry is still under way. many patient advocates say that the state never should have allowed hilda manuel to fun valley springs matter. pat mcginnis with california advocates for nursing homes says that she owned valley spring manner and that she had several problems with other places that she ran which were four ot