the driver was identified as eddie hall of oakland. he tried to flee after pulling over but was quickly taken into custody and has been arrested for homicide and a felony hit and run. the freeway was shut down for nearly 10 hours. >>maureen: officers so that witnesses who saw what happened will come forward. >>mark: police say that eddie hall has been employees since february. >>mark: oakland is investigating its seventh officer involved shooting. >>officer: we are trying to find out what is leading up to all of these shootings. the officers are in dangerous situations. they are protecting themselves but unfortunately they have to use deadly force. >>mark: will be right back as the kron4 news continues. in san francisco the fog is slowly dissipating. >>george: 9:39 a.m., we are continuing to track south bay hot spots. if we have been overturned a big rig at cochrane road. fee in the meantime we have been talking about these delays on 17 and 80 because of a southbound a motorcycle accident at first street. half that is their the 881 01

. >> reporter: this afternoon the sheriff's deputies contermed eddie hall has a cell alone here and they say it's for his own protection and there is good reason for that. investigators are still looking in to saturday's deadly crash on 580 in san leandro. 30-year-old eddie hall was driving a van and swerved in to a pack of motorcycle siders killing george lopez. today we spoke to oscar jose, riding with lopez and said a van came at them unprovoked. >> that dude just snapped. i will tell you that right now. there is no reason why he did that. >> reporter: investigators say the impact threw lopez from his bike, witnesses say hall drove over lopez and then kept on driving, weaving in and out of lanes, dragging lopez's motorcycle for a mile. sheriff caught him trying to run away from the van and the burning motorcycle. hall is now in jail facing felony hit and run and homicide charges. the sheriff's office confirmed is he isolated for his protection. >> just ran over a hell 's angel. they should keep him there. >> reporter: lopez was a member of the hell's angels and was going back to stock

police say eddie hall from oakland, the driver of an east bay paratransit van, hit a motorcyclist and drag him and his motorcycle for more than a mile. investigators say hall pulled over near the 150th avenue exit then tried to get away. the rider was with a group of hells angels riders. investigators think he may have been a member. he died at the hospital. the east bay paratransit supervisor says the van is equipped with a camera that should reveal what happened before, during, and after the accident. >>> police are still looking for the man accused of shooting a fellow hells angels member at a funeral. san jose police travelled to stockton yesterday when they got word that 38-year-old steven ruiz was thought to be in a house. they surrounded that house in a s.w.a.t. standoff that lasted 13 hours. ruiz was not found inside. now investigators think he may have never been there. the standoff made neighbors very nervous. >> scary. scary because you didn't think things would be happening this way out here. people coming all the way down here from bay area. >> it's pretty scary. we live

he has been identified as eddie hall of oakland. he tried to flee but was quickly taken into custody. the freeway was shut down for close to 10 hours as investigators combed through the mile long crime scene looking for answers as to what sparked the deadly collision. >>officer: we do not know what caused the drive for to take the action he did. >>maureen: investigators are hoping that witnesses who saw what happened will come forward. >>justine: eddie hall had been in employees since february with the transit system, no passengers were on board at the time. >>mark: police say 80 t bell was reported from the parking lot of a cathedral. there are no cameras in the parking lot to get it is unclear when the bell was seen last. >>mark: a president obama is in the bay area to talk about jobs. a fund-raising luncheon at the w hotel to raise money for his reelection campaign. his trip last month that the campaign more than $5 million. just give them a quick break of as much morning. here is a live look outside from the mt. tam cam periods

the van driver is eddie hall from oakland. he tried to flee after pulling over all the on ramp curie was quickly taken into custody and has been arrested for homicide. the freeway was shut down for close to 10 hours. >>brian: it was a wonderful weekend weather wise. right now, clear skies. this weather will be a thing of the past by tomorrow, the winds are shifting, the sea breeze will return tonight into tomorrow. temperatures will cool down dramatically from monday. readings in the upper 60s for san francisco. look for low 70's from oakland to redwood city. even cooler for tuesday. there are a lot of changes to talk about. >>vicki: a tough loss for the raiders. kansas city to excellent vantage of the oakland offense. darren mcfadden was injured during the game. >>vicki: the life of a red tail hawk has been saved. this is it a picture of the hot after a nail was removed from his head. >>vicki: occupy protesters continued to camped out in oakland. oakland police have now begun issuing tickets. parking enforcement is cracking d

-- 31- year-old eddie hall from oakland is being held for suspicion of murder and felony hit-and-run. he is expected to be in court in the next few days. witness say that the paratransit van driver intentionally swerved into a group of motorcyclists on interstate 580 in oakland. the van then kept going dragging the victim's motorcycle with it. the identity of the victim is expected to be released later on today. >>> san jose police are staying tight-lipped about their 7th officer-involved shooting of the year. it happened yesterday morning at an extended stay hotel on east brokaw road. police say the man was armed with a gun and that he made a threatening gesture. officers shot him several times. he is expected to recover. three of the suspects shot by police in san jose this year have died. >>> it is 6:37 now. 8 people hurt, 2 drivers facing dui charges. holly quan is on the phone from san francisco with the details of the early-morning crash. >> reporter: good morning. what a tragic mess this was. it happened around 12:36 this morning at the intersection of- tenths and howard -- of

man is accused of killing a person police say may be a member of the hell's angel. 31-year-old eddie hall was driving a van on 580 saturday afternoon when police say he hit a motorcyclist. he did not stop and dragged the motorcycle for more than a mile. hall briefly escaped police, but was later caught. officers say the man killed was riding with members of the hell's angels. it is not confirmed if he was a member. the accident cleared up interstate 580. >>> san jose police are dealing with another officer-involved shooting. they reported to a man at the extended stay hotel around 8:00 yesterday morning. when they arrive earrived, the displaying strange behavior and one man opened fire in self defense. the suspect was hit several times, but is expected to survive. no officers were injured in the shooting. >>> this is san jose's seventh officer-involved shooting of the year. san jose police are also looking into the 37th homicide of the year. officers got a call about a fight on virginia street around 1:30 yesterday morning. they found a man lying on the sidewalk. he had been stabbed and d

tents continue to crowds eddie hall in oakland. cupy protesters are fighting against corporate greed despite a warning that they would be removed by police. >>da: many protesters worry that their days camping in front of city hall are numbered. they do believe the police will act. the question is, when? >> there is fear of aggression from oakland to the we are dedicated to nonviolent resistance. >>da: oakland officials remained tight-lipped about their next step and say they are committed to removing this encampment. san jose and san francisco police used force earlier in the week to remove protesters and the lodgings of lies. protesters in oakland say that they're ready for that. peaceful resistance. there is a fine line between defending yourself and being seen as aggressive. we're very peaceful. >>da: oakland officials say that protesters are violating coats. protesters say the violations can be corrected. >> it is our point of view, we are here to stay, this movement is not going away. >>marty: new video this morning from chicag

please have identified him as eddie hall of oakland. the victim's name has not been released. no one else was on the bus, which is operated by 1st transit. the company says hall had a clean record since being hired in february. >> the search continues for a man accused of killing a fellow hells angels member. police received a tip that stever weeds was hiding out there. authorities locked on the area for some 12 hours and forced residents to stay indoors. >> 30 minutes later they came back out and didn't find nothing. >> is suspected of shooting to death steve tauzin. investigators believe he suffered black ice and other injuries in a fight that led to the shooting. >> 130 protesters arrested in chicago early this morning. demonstrators stood their ground and would not leave it closed section of grant park. police warned them to leave or risk getting arrested. many protesters locked arms before officers moved in. about 1500 people descended on an area of the park known as congress plaza. they hope to make it the permanent home of the movement. at least a thousand people gathere

. >>> a man accused of intentionally running down a motorcyclist. 31-year-old eddie hall appeared in court this afternoon. hall was driving an eastbound paratransit van saturday when he collided with george lopez jr. lopez was knocked from that bike. he later died at the hospital. >>> some of the most amazing news to come out of the world recently. a newborn rescued from the rubble and she wasn't alone. what rescue workers found two days after a quake leveled parts of turkey. >>> and it took detergent to get him in and rescue workers to get him out. >>> and the king of pot seeker. >> clouds still dotting the horizon. sunny, all be it breezy and the weather warning as eyewitness news continues right here on the cw. >>> it has been two days since the devastating 7.2 magnitude earthquake rocked eastern turkey. nearly 2,000 buildings collapsed and hundreds have died. but as scott shows us, there is still hope for survivors. >> exhausted rescuers couldn't believe their eyes. but there she was, an infant 14 days old being carried from the rubble of an apartment building in the city of ergis

the chp says eddie hall of oakland was driving a paratransit van when he intentionally hit a man on a motorcycle, then dragged the motorcycle several miles under the van. hall tried to run away from the scene but officers chased him down and arrested him. >> the new move from the city of oakland as protesters continue to occupy the plaza. and is san francisco one of the country's angriest cities? where the city is. >> leigh: i don't thing so. i'm leigh glaser. those offshore winds helped to warm us up this weekend. temperatures still in the 70s and 80s across parts of the bay area. winds shift overnight. winds shift overnight. i'll wet through -- let you mmm... if i were cheese... i wouldn't want to let go of myself either. come try the cheese inspired dishes on our $2, $4, $6, $8 value menu. only at denny's. >> closed captioning brought to >> closed captioning brought to >> alan: oakland police started cracking down on traffic and park violaters. one protester tells us officers have been issuing citations for anyone who tries to stop in a no-parking area. organizes collect donations

the van driver is 31-year-old eddie hall of oakland and held on suspicion of felony hit-and-run murder. authorities closed the freeway and directed cars into a detour, hall had pulled over just east of the 150th avenue on-ramp. he allegedly tried to run away and was arrested by alameda sheriffs' deputies. the motorcyclist was a hells angel member and traveling with 7 or 8 when he was hit. the 580 eastbound was fully reopened but not until 2:30 a.m. this morning. >>> in a separate incident involving a hells angel, the police came up empty after a 12-hour stand off in stockton. a suspect was hold up on mcdougald boulevard. they were looking's for steve ruiz, he was accused of shooting a hell's angel at a funeral last week. a s.w.a.t. team, bomb squad and other officers had that home surrounded. police say that was because they had a tip that ruiz was inside. they broke windows, shot in tear gas trying to get him out. 12 hours later police finally went inside and they came out empty handed. ruiz remains at large and is still considered armed and dangerous. >>> back to that powerful earthq

. >>> a man reportedly motivated by road rage has been charged with murder. 31-year-old eddie hall is accused of running down a motorcyclist believed to be a member of the hells angels. this was on i-580 last weekend. he made his first court appearance this afternoon. hall was driving an east bay paratransit van when he hit george lopez junior on saturday. lopez's body was dragged for a mile before hall pulled over in san leandro. his friends who were riding with him can't get over what they saw. >> i didn't believe what i saw. i had a person said you don't want to go over there. you don't want to see what i just saw. don't go over there. he said, it's george. he's down and it doesn't look good. >> eddie hall also faces charges of fleeing an accident scene and attempting to escape by force. >>> streets were closed and a building was evacuated this afternoon because of a natural gas leak in san jose. one block of zanker road was shut down when construction crews ruptured a 3" plastic pipe around 2:30. a neighboring building was evacuated as a precaution. it took pg&e about an hour to c

the chp believes the drive of a paratransit van, name eddie hall, intentionally struck a motorcyclist and dragged the motorcycle several miles under the vietnam. officers say the motorcyclist was with a group believed to the hells angels and had some type of freeway confrontation with hall. >> sounds like the van was moving over to get into a lane that maybe the motorcycle was in. i don't know if there was any communication between the two. that's unknown at this point. and then suddenly the van turned and hit the motorcycle. >> alan: police say hall tried to run away from the scene but he was caught and arrested. >>> a hells angels motorcycle club member wanted in the fatal shooting of a fellow member is still on the run tonight. he is still -- officers said he was stopped but after a search, he was nowhere the sight. police believe ruiz is armed and dangerous. >> also in san jose, an apartment fire has about 50 people looking for a new place to live. firefighters rescued six people from a fire that damaged a 20-unit complex on bolling green drive. it happened just after one this mor

drive of a paratransit van is being held on suspicion of murder and felony hit-and-run. 31-year-old eddie hall has a clean record. witness say the paratransit driver swerved into a group of motorcyclists on interstate 580 in oakland this weekend apparently on purpose according to police. the van kept going dragging the vic tip's motorcycle with had -- the victim's motorcycle with it. his motorcycle was dragged. in terms of him being dragged, that's not necessarily the information i have at this point. we know he was hit but not necessarily dragged. we are investigating if it was an accident or intentional. >> video shows a group of bikers moving on the shoulder of the freeway where traffic was stopped for the investigation. a hells angels representative tells the "chronicle" the van driver was enraged because he believed the motorcyclist cut him off. the group identifies the man as george of the california nomads. >>> san jose police are staying tight-lipped this morning about their 7th officer-involved shooting of the year. it happened yesterday morning at a hotel on east brokaw. police say h

. >>> suspects in an east bay road rage case goes to court. 31-year-old eddie hall is charged with murder and felony hit-and-run. he is scheduled to be arraigned at 2 p.m. hall is accused of intentionally running down 51- year-old motor cycle list motorcyclist. >>> a major gas pipeline ruptured during a pressure test south of bakersfield yesterday. it's one of two parallel lines that runs to a terminal in milpitas. pg&e says it failed because of a tear in a longitudinal seam. that is similar to the cause of the deadly pipeline explosion in san bruno last year. yesterday's test was part of the utility's effort to assure safety after that san bruno disaster. >>> we want to go back to our breaking news story out of oakland, where we understand that not only have police moved in in riot gear to remove hundreds of protestors at frank ogawa plaza but we now know that they are arresting people. you can see they are taking them away as we speak with their hands held together by zip ties. >> we just talked to kristy seifkin. she is on the scene. they shot tear gas into the encampment. that caused

police say the driver, eddie hall oakland, tried to flee after pulling over near the 150 avenue off ramp. he has been arrested for homicide in felony hit and run. the freeway was shut down for close to 10 hours. >>officer: we are not sure what caused the driver to take the action that he did. >>maureen: officers are hoping the witnesses come forward. >>vicki: to men that were shot in the face and chest are expected to survive. the men were shot around 1:40 a.m. in the east side business district. police are continuing to search for the shooters. occupy protesters continue to camp in oakland despite the city asking them to remove themselves. the protesters have been there since october 10th. da lin has more of the drowning victim near beer 80. >> he decanter and was high on life. >>da: the 50 year-old had just beaten from cancer. and was paddling around 3:00 p.m. on sunday when they crossed the wake of a top book. the wake pushed news kyak against a dry dock and it flipped it over near here 80. >> i looked back and i could not see his kayak moving. >>da: they are now calling this a recove

who allegedly ran a van into a motorcyclist and dragging him more than half a mile. 31-year-old eddie hall is behind bars. police say hall was buying a paratransit van in san leandro saturday afternoon on 580 when witnesses say he intentionally ran into a motorcyclist. police say they're not sure why hall did it. officers say the motorcyclist was riding with members of the hell's angels when he was hit. it is not confirmed if he is a member of the biker gang. it forced the closure of 580 for more than 12 hours. the violence, just the latest in a wave of bay area crimes linked to the hell's angels. >>> meanwhile, police are still looking for the man who shot and killed a hell's angel member at a funeral in san jose. they got a tip that 38-year-old steve ruiz was hiding inside this house, but he never turned up. now investigators say they don't think he was ever there. he is accused of shooting 52-year-old steve tausan at the funeral of a local hell's angels leader. they believe that ruiz was beat up after that shooting, but got away. >>> after shooting an armed suspect, the seventh officer-

. >>> the suspect in a highway homicide goes to court this afternoon. 31-year-old eddie hall scheduled to be arraigned on murder and felony hit-and-run charges. hall is accused of intentionally running down a motorcyclist over the weekend. >>> and we are hearing firsthand about events that led to another police shooting in san jose. a clerk at the extended stay hotel on brokaw road dialed 911 sunday about a man passed out in a stairwell. >> i was really going to wake him up and he's okay. he looks like he is just sleeping. >> do you think he needs medical? >> he has a gun. >> police say 25-year-old javier gonzalez guerrero reached for the gun when they woke him up. officers shot him several times but is he expected to recover. now, the gun was fake. no word yet on whether the suspect will be charged. more on that tonight at 5:00. >>> she has had a full plate and more. word that recall is under way to remove oakland mayor jean quan from city hall. on monday a group filed a petition signed by 71 residents who say quan has failed to provide strong leadership to the city. they are upset ab

the driver of the paratransit van, 31-year-old eddie hall of oakland has been arrested on suspicion of felony hit and run after allegedly trying to flee the scene. there were no passengers in his van at the time of the crash. the freeway remained closed overnight but was reopened at 2:30 a.m. >> apparently a number of questions remain. a number of facts yet to be determined in the investigation of this crash. in san leandro, don knapp, cbs5. >>> checking some other bay area headlines. a four-alarm fire. it started after 1 a.m. in a 20-unit complex at the corner of south king road and bowling green drive. six people were rescued including some that had to come down fire ladders or off balconies. two residents and a firefighter suffered minor injuries. the cause of the fire is unknown. >>> the woman accused of killing nursing student michele lei is scheduled to open a plea tomorrow. the 27-year-old was arrested last month but her pregnancy has delayed her court appearances. michele's body was found september 17th four months after disappearing from kiaser permanente in hayward. the motiv

officials say eddie hall, a van driver, for transit is facing murder charges. we're told he will not be kept in a regular holding cell because officials fear for his safety and retaliation by hells angel. >> if they got him in isolation, they got to keep them there. i know there's a lot of people that love hells angels. >> reporter: we spoke to lopez's friends who were with him when the crash happened. they say there was no altercation before the indent that it was -- incident that it was completely provoked. >> that dude just snapped. i'm gonna tell you that trite now. there's no reason to do what he did. this guy ut cut like four lanes across and everybody slamming on the brakes. >> reporter: witnesses say hall hall kept driving after he hit lopez. this happened saturday. police are asking other witnesses to come forward. the freeway was shut down for hours while police gathered evidence. hall is expected to be arraigned in a hayward courtroom. tomorrow we'll be there. live in oakland, back to you. >> thank you, tara. >>> san francisco police are searching fo

investigators say eddie hall deliberately hit george lopez saturday anding dragged the victim's motorcycle -- more than a mile under the van. investigators say lopez was with six to eight bikers they believe he had some sort of con ton on the freeway with hall. >>> -- former san ramon police officer charged with stealing drugs, cash and jewelry during raids will plead guilty and testify against other cops. that comes if the attorney for 39-year-old louis lombard arraigned yesterday. he hopes to get a prison sentence that is less than the maximum 60 years he's facing now by cooperating. the contra costa times reports that he could be called to testify against his former boss on the narcotics team norman welsh who has pleaded not guilty. >>> 4:38. let's check in with mike. >>> good morning. still have the threat of fire outside. under that red flag warning for north bay mountains east bay hills. winds haven't picked up yet. they are starting to, northeast wind at six at oakland, three hayward everybody else fairly calm that's why we have fog forming this morning, especially in the north bay

the van driver is 31-year-old eddie hall of oakland. the motorcyclist died. investigators say he was with a group of six to eight bikers believed to be hells angels. they believe he had some sort of confrontation on the freeway with hall. >> it sounds like the van was moving over to get into a lane that maybe the motorcycle was in. i don't know if there was communication between the two, unknown at this point. suddenly, the van turned and hit the motorcycle. >> police say hall pulled the van over to the shoulder of the freeway. investigators say he tried to run but was caught and arrested. >>> investigators not connecting that incident with the search for hells angels member accused of killing another member. police say steve ruiz is wanted in the fatal shooting of steve towson it happened last weekend. over the weekend officers got a tip that ruiz was at a house in stockton, a search turned up nothing. police say ruiz is armed and dangerous. >>> a treasured relic missing from st. mary's in san francisco. security guards say this historic bell church bell was

suspected in a collision that killed a motorcyclist and shut down an east bay freeway. 31-year-old eddie hall from oakland is held for suspicion of murder and felony hit-and- run. hall has a clean record. witnesses tell police though the paratransit van driver intentionally swerved into a group of motorcyclists on interstate 580 in oakland. the van kept going dragging the victim's motorcycle with it. >> his motorcycle was dragged. in terms of him being dragged, that's not necessarily the information i have at this point. we know he was hit by a car but not necessarily being dragged. we are investigating if this was an accident or intentional. >> video from the scene on saturday shows a group of motorcyclists moving along the shoulder of the freeway where traffic was stopped for the investigation. a hells angels representative tell the "chronicle" the van driver was enraged because he believed the motorcyclist known as george had cut him off. >>> san jose police are staying tight-lipped about their 7th officer-involved shooting of the year. it happened yesterday morning at the extended stay ho

police say it started when 31-year-old eddie hall from oakland hit a hells angel motorcycle on 580 yesterday while driving a paratransit van. hall reportedly kept driving, dragging the motorcycle under the van for more than a mile. police say he then pulled over and ran away. police arrested him a short time later. the motorcycle rider was pronounced dead at the hospital. authorities say he was a member of the hell's angels and riding with other hell's angels at the top of the crash. and witnesses reportedly say the driver of the van deliberately swerved into the group hitting them. the paratransit company says that hall had no criminal record and police have not yet released the victim's name. >>> california businesses are hiring. last month the state added nearly 12,000 jobs. the second straight month of growth. but it's not enough to make a significant dent in the state's unemployment rate. california's jobless rate has been right around 12% for most of the recession. the county with the lowest unemployment rate? marin with 7.4%. and imperial county in southern california has the highest

police say the man behind the wheel, 31-year-old eddie hall, intentionally rammed lopez's motorcycle in a fit of road rage then kept driving. he was arrested miles down the interstate still dragging the motorcycle. lopez a member of the hells angels nomads had been driving with other bikers seen in cell phone video. witnesses told police the van ran over lopez, dragging his body a short distance. police won't discuss their evidence. they are simply saying it's clear this was no accident. hall will be appearing before a judge tomorrow. he is now facing hit-and-run and murder charges. he is currently being held without bail, elizabeth, at santa rita jail in dublin. >> thank you. >>> in this economy, it sounds kind of strange to hear the bay area's on the verge of minting a new generation of millionaires. these are the employees of the networking site linkedin. they will soon be eligible to cash in on their company stock. len ramirez from mountain view with a kind of a flashback to the boom of the '90s, huh, len? >> reporter: that's right this. used to happen all the time but it's more

. >> the van driver, 34-year-old eddie hall is due in court tomorrow on charges of hit and run and homocide. >>> a piece of priceless history but it may be melted down for scrap. a 120-year-old church bell weighing several thousand pounds disappeared from the garden at st. mary's cathedral in san francisco over the weekend. police are checking junk yards and the church is offering a substantial reward. investigate first say surveillance video may offer some clues. >>> checking some other bay area headlines tonight, former oakland city administrator debrah edge early, has lost her wrongful termination lawsuit. she claimed that former mayor rondell umm fired her because she was a woman, the jury took 40 minutes to reject that claim. at the time she was let go she was allegedly under investigation for tipping her nephew about a police investigation. >>> the san francisco district attorney is investigating some claims that ed le supporters were caught on camera filling out ballots for voters. the video appears to show le supporters using a stencil to mark the ballots, the mayor said he had noth

it happened over the weekend. 31-year-old eddie hall, the van driver was arrested. some of lopez's fellow riders saw him moments after the crash. >> i got on my hands and knees and i said george, can you hear me? he looked right up at me with his helmet on. he looked at me and he went -- i go george, you're breathing. so i looked at him. all i want you to do is breathe. >> hall is said to face homicide and hit-and-run charges tomorrow. >> officers a long way from home caused major damage to a home while searching for another hell's angels member. the binger is suspected of murdering a fellow rider in san jose. mark sayer with damage s.w.a.t. team left behind after a 12 hour standoff in stockton. >> this is my brand-new house. just moved in. >> joann just purchased this home six weeks ago. >> these two rooms are destroyed. >> rice's daughter was home early saturday morning along with her daughters two children when police arrived. >> let me get those two. >> as rice enters her grandson's bedroom, she still cannot believe all the damage. >> but you can't use that matt

transit driver accused of running over and killing a motorcyclist over the weekend faces new charges, eddie hall faces a murder charge in the death of george lopez on highwaya 580 in san leandro saturday. today he was charged with attempted murder for deliberately striking another man as he rode his motorcycle. all -- he said he was upset by the driving behavior of the motorcyclists. >>> a judge refused to let the woman charged with killing a nursing student to fire her court appointed lawyer. she was scheduled to enter a plea in the murder case today. some of the legal proceedings have been delayed because of her medical care related to the pregnancy. >> still to come, continuing coverage on the breaking news, march involving hundreds of people in downtown oakland, police say it's unlawful and the people are subject to arrest. >> just hours now a red flag warning will go into effect for parts of the way area. what that means. . >>> more on the breaking news in downtown oakland where we are following a alarm demonstration here, protesters on the move as you see from our live view camera, marchin

. >> reporter: san leandro police released this mug shot of oakland resident eddy hall.investigators say he was behind the pear transit band that hit and killed a motorcyclists. they say the motorcycle driver was thrown from the bike and under the bus. police say hall kept on driving. >> the driver dragged the motorcycle all over all lanes of the freeway. so you had like gouge marks, debris littering the roadway until they finally stopped. >> reporter: by the time hall stopped, the motorcycle had burst into flames. there were no passengers on board the van at the time. investigators say hall was then caught on foot. today investigators say the collision wasn't an accident but did not give a ho táeu. >> there's no word on if this was classified as a motive. >> reporter: tonight police are not confirming that the rider was a member of the hell's angel. >> we don't know for sure if he was a full fledged member or he was just an associate. >> reporter: there were hundreds more potential witnesses doing what i am doing, driving. and they say those witnesses may have valuable

they are investigating whether eddie hall of oakland deliberate rally ran down a motorcyclist with his van during a confrontation. it ended in 150th avenue in san leandro. now more from the scene. >> reporter: the twisted metal jammed in the front of this paratransit bus used to be a mc. this marks the end of a very long crime scene. >> the bus that was involved dragged the motorcycle for about a mile and came to rest after 160th on-ramp. >> the motorcyclist died in the collision and because of initial reports by witnesses, police are handling it as a homicide. >> i don't know if there was any communication between the two. it's unknown and suddenly the van turned and hit the motorcycle. >> investigators are interviewing the driver of the van to figure out if he intended to hit the cyclist. he was traveling with other pack of riders. >> there was a group of motorcycles, anywhere from six to eight. some had signs they were hells angels. >> these are pictures sent by a driver on 580. initial crash and following investigation brought traffic to a standstill and got some drivers mad trying

the van is 31-year-old eddie hall of oakland.he hospital where he died. investigators i -- say he was with bikers believed to be hells angels. they believe he had some sort of confrontation on the freeway with hall. >> it sounds like the van was moving over to get into a lane that maybe the motorcycle was in. i don't know if there was any communication between the two. that is unknown at this point. then suddenly the van turned and hit the motorcycle. >> police say hall pulled the van over on to the shoulder of the freeway. investigators say he tried to run from the scene but was caught and arrested. >>> investigators not connecting that incident with the search for a hells angels member accused of killing another member. police say steve ruiz is wanted in the fatal shooting of steve towson and now believes he may be traveling with his girlfriend. ruiz is the prime suspect in a fatal shooting at the funeral for the chapter president over the weekend officers got a tip that ruiz was at a house in stockton a search turned up nothin

investigators say eddie hall hit george lopez, jr.y and dragged the victim's motorcycle for more than a mile under the van. investigators say lopez was with a group of 6 to 8 bikers. they believe he some sort of confrontation on the freeway with hall. >>> we've learned a former san ramon police officer charged with stealing drugs, cash and jewelry during police raids will plead guilty and testify against other cops facing corruption charges. that word from the attorney from 39-year-old louis lombardi arraigned yesterday. he hopes a lee will reduce the possible 60 year term he's facing now. lombardi could be called to testify against his former boss on the narcotics team norman welsh who has pleaded not guilty. >>> president obama left the bay area yesterday with a million dollars in new campaign donations raised during a san francisco luncheon. he left a new image for voters to debate as he stepped off air force one, he received a warm reception from mayor lee. the president also took a moment to comfort a crying baby and high-five a

ktvu has a live look on how the 31-year-old eddie hall is being held. good morning to you. >> reporter: yes, good morning. that's right. we just spoke to the alameda county sheriff's office. they tell us that eddie hill cannot be put into a holding cell because of the nature of the crime. and they are obviously concerned for his safety. and possibly retaliation. -- possible retaliation. they placed him in either a booking cell or an isolation cell. and now, the 31-year-old is, of course, accused of murder and felony hit and run. unlike anything, police officers have ever seen. according to court documents, the 31-year-old from oakland, again, facing felony hit and run and murder charges. indicating that investigators think he intentionally ran over and killed a member of hell's angel. he had some kind of altercation before the van struck and killed the biker. here's the crazy part, he kept on driving, dragging the motorcycle. now, it happened on saturday 580 eastbound near the grand avenue onramp. alameda county sheriff's department say that he tried to

he is going to make an appearance at the hall of justice. 30-year-old eddie hall of oak lands was behind van that struck and killed a motorcyclist near the grand avenue on ramp. investigators will not confirm in the motorcycle rider was a member of the hell's angels and he was riding with up to eight other bikers. he was thrown from the bike and understand the bus and hall get on driving. >> the driver dragged the motorcycle all over all lanes of the freeway. you have gouge marks. debris. littering the roadway for about a mile before they actually stopped. >> san leandro police say the motorcycle burst into flames. he tried to run away after pulling over but was arrested. >>> investigators tried to gather evidence. the victim will not be identified until later this afternoon. meanwhile, what could have led up to the crash? and what kinds of driving record does hall have? we will have that coming up later. on. >>> a woman accused of killing a nursing student will be back in court. >> giselle esteban is pregnant with her second child and the judge granted her a four week delay due to repor

eddie hall from oakland is accused of hitting and dragging the rider more than a mile before he stopped. that was around 4:00 saturday afternoon. members tell the san francisco chronicle the victim is a man named george. mab riding with the victim claimed hall swerved into the group because he thought they cut him off. he did not have passengers at the time. he was booked on suspicion of murder. police are still looking for a hell's angel member accused of shooting a fellow hell's angel at a funeral earlier this month. they surrounded a home saturday after getting a tip that 38-year-old steve ruiz was hiding inside. they never found ruiz in the home. he is accused of shooting a 52-year-old to death. >>> in word yet this morning on whether or not the coast guard will resume the search for the missing kayaker in the san francisco bay. the missing kayaker got too close to a tug boat on pier 80. the eye kak was caught in the current and overturned. the man never resurfaced. >> i turned around to see how he was doing. his boat was already over. get out of the boat. get out of the boat. so he

a hit- and-run that ended with a motorcyclist's death is now considered a homicide. 31-year-old eddie hallhind bars now set it face murder and hit-and-run charges for allegedly ramming into 51- year-old hells angels george lopez, jr., apparently in a fit of road rage. lopez was believed to be riding with a biker seen in this video his death another homicide in a hells angels. >> i feel like a war was taken on and we lost. >> reporter: saturday san jose police on the hunt for steve ruiz, a hells angels who allegedly shot a man at a funeral nine days ago zeroed on this stockton home, believing he was hiding here. >> he wasn't here. he was never here. and he wasn't in the house. >> reporter: joanne rice says her daughter is an acquaintance of the accused man so police ransacked the place leaving behind smashed windows, kicked- in walls and the scent of tear gas. >> we want it fixed. of course i'm calling my insurance. but san jose has to pay for this. there is no reason why they shouldn't. >> reporter: a fruitless and damaging search and an accused killer still on the loose. >> currently stil

police say 31-year-old eddie hall from oakland, the driver of an east bay para transit van hit a motorcyclisted him for more than a mile. the rider was a member of the hells angels group. he died at hospital. >>> coming up at 7:00, we have a lot more for you. right now, here's back to the "today" show. s >>> we're back on this sunday morning, october 23rd, 2011. near beautiful fall day in the big apple. nice crowd with us. we thank them for being part of the relatively chilly sunday morning with us. i'm jenna wolf along with lester holt and the story that keeps getting stranger, the search for baby lisa. >> much of the focus continues to be on her parents. a search warrant was executed at the home where cadaver dogs found the scent of human remains. the parent's attorney has a different explanation as to why that scent might have been found. we're going to ask him about that, and we speak to him live shortly. >> now, we're going to switch gears and talk about why age is just a number. i recently spent some time with a very nice guy. he is a college football player, but what makes this guy sta

police are investigating whether 31-year-old eddie hall of oakland deliberately ran down a motorist with his para transit fan during a confrontation on 580245 that ended in san leeann tremendous. we have more from the scene. >> the twisted metal jammed under the front of this para transit bus used to be a motorcycle. this marks the end of what used to be a crime scene. >> the para transit bus involved actually dragged the motorcycle for about a mile and came to rest after the 150th avenue on-ramp. >> the motorcyclist died in this collision, and because of initial reports by witnesses, police are handling this as a homicide. >> i don't know if there was any communication between the two. that's unknown at this point. and suddenly the van turned and hit the motorcycle. >> investigators are interviewing the driver of the para transit van to figure out if he expended to hit the cyclist. witnesses tell police the biker was traveling with a pack of other riders. >> there was a group of motorcycles that was reported, anywhere from six to eight people on the motorcycles. some had ag cignas which

it will be the first court date for 31-year-old eddie hall. he is scheduled to be arraigned on murder and felony hit-and- run charges at 2:00 this afternoon. now, hall is accused of intentionally running down 51- year-old george lopez on his motorcycle on interstate 580 saturday afternoon. >>> a private hearing is set for today for giselle esteban. the union city woman accused of murdering nursing student michelle le. esteban wants to change attorneys and now has made a motion challenging the court appointed counsel. it's based on either conflict of interest or the attorney's ability to provide an adequate defense. the judge and the current attorney have not made the reasons public. >>> 6:14. the search is on for thieves who pulled off a heist of a 2.5- ton church bell stolen from st. mary's cathedral in san francisco on gough street over the weekend. the bell is made of copper, so it's worth nearly $175,000. local recyclers are keeping an eye out. >> people end up either cutting it up into small piece and trying to, you know, bring it into scr

as for the driver now, east bay paratransit says 31-year-old eddie hall has a good driving record and is in good standing with the company. police are trying to determine if hall intentionally ran down the motorcyclist on 580 in san leandro on saturday. officers say the victim was riding with members of the hell's angels when he was struck and killed. it's not confirmed if lopez was a member of the biker gang. the accident forced the closure of 580 for more than 12 hours. >> what to do with the oakland mayor? some are not happy with the job mayor quan is doing and decided to take the complaint to the people in the form to recall her. saying the mayor has failed to provide strong leadership, particularly on the area of crime. the petition was filed this morning and criticizes quan for, quote, willfully ignoring the city's most pressing issue, public safety. you mayor now gets a chance to respond to the notice, and recall supporters will have 160 days to collect 120,000 signatures from registered voters. the city clerk says it's the first time in nine years there's been an attempt to re

investigators say paratransit van driver eddie hall intentionally ran over biker george lopez, junior dragged his motorcycle more than a mile. the motive in saturday's bizarre incident on 580 in san leandro is still not clear. but hall will be facing homicide and felony hit and run everybody charges -- hit-and- run charges today. he's being held in i lace -- isolation for his own protection. >>> the kayaker whose kayak overturned in the bay is now presumed bay. he was out on the bay sunday with friends near pier 80 when his kayak flipped over. drivers spent about 18 hours searching for them. there was no sign of them. the search was called off yesterday morning. friends say he went outen the bay. he was celebrating his recovery from throat cancer. >>> it is 8:16. happening now. republican presidential candidate rick perry is at a sam pain event in south carolina. you see him there on the left side of the screen in this live picture standing next to someone standing at the podium. this is happening in south carolina, where he's set to unveil his economic plan that includes a 20% flat t

police are investigating whether 31-year-old eddie hall of oakland deliberately ran down a motorcyclist with his para transit van during a freeway confrontation. it happened on 580 in san leandro. we have more from the scene. >> the twisted metal jammed under the front of this para transit bus used to be a motorcycle. police say this marks the end of what used to be a crime scene. >> the para transit bus involved actually dragged the motorcycle for about a mile and came to rest after the 150th avenue on-ramp. >> the motorcyclist died in this collision, and because of initial reports by witnesses police are handling this as a homicide. >> i don't know if there was any communication between the two. that's unknown at this point. and suddenly the van turned and hit the motorcycle. >> investigators are interviewing the driver of the para transit van to figure out if he expended to hit the cyclist. witnesses tell police the biker was traveling with a pack of other riders. >> there was a group of motorcycles that was reported, anywhere from six to eight people on the motorcycles. some had ins

eddie hall was driving a van in san leandro saturday afternoon when police say he hit a motorcyclist.fficers say the man killed was riding with members of the hell's angels. it is not confirmed if he was, in fact, a member. the accident forced the closure of 580 for more than 12 hours. >>> steve jobs' biography is on store shelves this morning. amazon released the book to kindle users last night. so did apple's book store. it's based on more than 40 interviews with the apple co-founder over two years. among the revelations, job's regret for resisting pancreatic cancer surgery and the first time he met his biological father. the book's author says the book is not harsh, but fair, because it is about a real human being. >>> meteorologist christina loren joins us now to look at that forecast. good morning. >> good morning to you. we'll see a pretty nice day. not as nice as it was over the weekend. 70 in san francisco, 76 in san rafael. offshore winds will develop. not as much fog when we wake up tomorrow morning, but gusty winds, dry conditions. we'll talk more about that and have your s

. >>> officers say eddie halve oakland used -- hall of oakland used his van to run over a hells angel motorcycle in a fit of road rage. he dragged the motorcycle under the van for about a mile before he stopped on the shoulder of eastbound interstate 580. police arrested hall after he ran from the scene. it is incident closed i-580 down for 10 hours causing a huge back up. the name of the motorcyclist killed has not been released. >> investigators are not connecting that insurance department with the search to -- incident with the search for a hells angels member accused of killing another member. steve ruiz is wanted in the killing of steven tos se n. it happened at the funeral for the hells angels chapter president. officers got a tip that ruiz was at a house in stockton, but after a search he was nowhere inside. he is armed and dangerous and could be with his girlfriend whose name is crystal trujillo. >>> the world can now watch the memorial service held for steve jobs last week at apple headquarters. mac users will see the over flow crowd of apple employees who gathered in cuperti

. >> this will be his first court date since his arrest on saturday. 31-year-old eddie hall is charged with murder and felony hit-and-run. he is scheduled to be arraigned at 2:00. hall is accused of intentionally running down 51- year-old motorcyclist george lopez, jr., on 580 saturday afternoon. >>> pg&e says a major natural gas transmission line that services the bay area ruptured. this happened during a pressure test yesterday just south of bakersfield. it's one of two parallel lines that runs to a terminal in milpitas. pg&e says the line failed because of a tear along a longitudinal seam and that is similar to the cause of the deadly pipeline explosion in san bruno last year. yesterday's test was part of the utility's effort to assure safety after the san bruno disaster. >>> 4:38. lawrence is off this morning so julie watts is filling in and she is bringing fog, too, i guess , huh? >> pretty cool start. >> it is chilly this morning. we are going to see lingering clouds that will keep temperatures cool throughout much of the day today but big changes on the way. we're going to clear