. >> why, and what made you do this to my grand ddaughter. >> reporter: police believe fitzer was in the suv when it rolled backwards down the street hitting buffin as she walked on the sidewalk. should was surveillance video moments after the crash. the driver is seen running away. >> i'm angry, i want him punished, you know. he shouldn't have left my sister in the street for dead like that. >> reporter: police says fitzer has an extensive criminal past, 31 charges including car theft and burglary. the 18-year-old was on the phone with alio when she was hit investigators call fitzer a transient who has family in vallejo. they are not the only ones hoping he'll come forward. >> we thank you that you're going to touch his heart, dear lord, and you'll bring him forth. >> reporter: ayres buffin was the youngest of eight and planned to join the army after high school. lisa amin gulezian, abc7 news. >> the san jose school district vote today layoff a dozen employees. many of them are instructional assistants who help students still learning english. abc7 news reporter katie marzullo has m

investigators call fitzer a transient who has family in vallejo. they are not the only ones hoping he'll come forward. >> we thank you that you're going to touch his heart, dear lord, and you'll bring him forth. >> reporter: ayres buffin was the youngest of eight and planned to join the army after high school. lisa amin gulezian, abc7 news. >> the san jose school district vote today layoff a dozen employees. many of them are instructional assistants who help students still learning english. abc7 news reporter katie marzullo has more from the contentious board of trustees meeting. >> it's with a heavy heart that we have to do this. >> reporter: the evergreen school district voted thursday night to layoff classified employees, about 20 positions, most of them part time. ten of the employees are instructional assistants who help students learn english. the decision came after hours of public comment. >> i am not going to stand here and ask you why are you doing this. i ask you how. how can you take away support from these kids to learn and prosper? yo

vincent fitzer. >> why? what made you do this to my granddaughter? >> police believe fitzer was the one behind the wheel of this suv when it rolled backwards down this street hitting her as she walked on the sidewalk. this is surveillance video taken moments after the crash. the driver is seen running away. >> i'm angry. i want him punished. he shouldn't have left my sister in the street for dead like that. >> fitzer has an extensive criminal past. 31 charges, in fact, including car theft and burglary. the 18-year-old was on the phone with someone when she was hit. >> we friends. >> investigators call fitzer a transient who has family in vallejo. they're not the only ones hoping he'll come forward. >> we thank you that you're going to touch his heart, dear lord and bring him forth. >> she was the youngest of eight and planned to join the navy after graduating from high school. in vallejo, lisa amin gulezian, abc 7 news. >>> the b.a.r.t. director is going to discuss the shooting death of a man at a meeting. as we reported at midday, dozens of people s

fitzer has an extensive background including burglary. ayres biffman was killed when the suv rolled over her. >>> police say someone stole copper pipes from the roof at the 85th after location back on february 7. it caused major flooding and roof damage and the dmv has been closed ever since. the dmv is honoring all appointments at its other locations. >>> i want to show you what's going on with live doppler 7, take a look for yourself, we have quite a bit of cloud cover across the bay area, as you take a look at this wider picture, i want to show you what's happening here, there is a system that's developing off the host. and there is quite a bit of moisture, subtropical moisture that is extending all the way out towards hawaii. the problem is most of that moisture is going to be heading into southern california and the southern end of our upcoming we storm track has taken a change of course and that of getting m this weekend are really minimal. we'll see a few showers, but not much. we're going with 20% chance both saturday and sunday,

fitzer may have been the driver. he has shorter hair than this picture. >>> new video this morning captured an armed bank robbery in san jose. take a look at this. you can see the robber in a hoodie and mask. he robbed a wells fargo branch on north first street in december flashed a gun and demanded money. no word on how much he got. san jose police are offering a reward for information that leads to an arrest. >>> police in fremont say they dismantled part of a sophisticated crime ring responsible for ripping people off all over the bay area. kpix 5's betty yu on the arrest and the warning this morning for local gas stations. >> reporter: fremont police arrested these four men from l.a. county who they say used gas pump skimmers to steal credit card information across five bay area counties including alameda, santa clara, san mateo, contra costa and san francisco. it was a fremont patrol officer who first noticed this man making multiple transactions at a wells fargo atm in january. he ultimately found him with $3,8

. >> reporter: police are looking for this man. 29-year-old vincent fitzer. they think he might have been involved in the crash. meanwhile, the buffin family wants the person responsible in prison. >> he broke our chain. he broke our chain. in t i'm the beginning and she was the end. >> back out here live, folks are arriving to the vigil. balloons hanging on the street signs here on fleming. and vallejo police are asking anyone who knows where vincent fitzer is, to come forward. you can also call and leave an anonymous tip. live from vallejo, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. >>> a new travel vooiadvisory i impacting stanford and many students won't study in russia. all study abroad programs for undergrads have been suspended after the state department is warning travel to the area is a serious risk and safety -- for safety and security. >>> well a big announcement for one of the biggest decisions facing the state of california. who is going to be our next governor. on may 8th, nbc bay area and the silicon valley community foundation will host a live debate fe

now vallejo police are asking anyone who knows where vincent fitzer is to call them. you can also leave an anonymous tip. live from vallejo, nbc bay area news. >>> paradise is under threat. last night the u.s. state department closed the consulate in playa del carmen, a resort near cancun. they received credible information about the threat. americans are warned to consider this information before traveling there. you're watching footage from two weeks ago when an explosion on a ferry in playa del carmen injured two dozen people, including five u.s. citizens. >>> global warming is on trial. and it is happening in san francisco. san francisco and oakland are suing big oil. the city's claim oil companies knew they were contributed to climate change but covered it up. the companies deny that. the judge hearing the case in federal court has ordered an un-precedent the hearing later this month. in which each side presents the science that supports their case. >>> on the international women's day, a santa clara city board will ask for $5 million to build monuments throughou

police say fitzer may have been the driver.y believe he has much shorter hair than seen in this picture. >>> new video of an armed bank robbery in the south bay. you can see the robber dressed in a hoodie and mask over his face. he robbed the wells fargo branch on first avenue back in december. he flashed a gun and demanded money no, word how much he got away with -- money, no word how much he got away with. san jose police is offering a cash award for information leading to an arrest. >>> tonight an arrest in an armed gas station robbery in santa rosa, police say this man pointed a gun at the clerks at the 76 gas station at pioneer road and coffey lane this morning. he stole cash and got away. detectives tracked down the suspect at the extended stay inn hotel on fountaingrove parkway and arrested him. they also recovered this loaded firearm and cash. women all over the world joined together today.. in a rallying cry for equality. 42-year-old kwanzaa houston faces numerous charges including robbery. >>> women all over the world

police believe this man, vincent fitzer was behind the wheel. he has previous charges for crimes such as car theft, burglary and narcotics. >> reporter: the 18-year-old was walking on the sidewalk at 3:45 yesterday. she was on face time with this woman's daughter when a suv rolled backwards on this steep hill and struck and killed her. >> she was on the phone and i heard her scream and the phone fe fell. she was dead. >> hit the girl, knocked her down to this area here. >> reporter: mike cokely heard the crash, saw the aftermath from his window and saw the suv land in front of his driveway. >> tires were still rolling, and then i saw a body across the street in the gutter. so i knew there was a problem. so immediately i called 911. >> reporter: cokely shared a surveillance video that shows the driver getting out, looking at the injured girl and running up the street. >> he needs to turn his self in. we know who you are. >> reporter: police are looking for the alleged driver, 29 year old vincent fitzer of vallejo who they seixasay has a crimina h

he is called a person of interest, vincent fitzer. his hair is most likely shorter now. the friends and family of ayres buffin will held a memory wral for her. a silver suv jumped the curb and hit her as she was walking. she was described by her sisters as a free spirit with a bright future who dreamed of joining the navy or playing basketball in college. >> she had good grades. you know, she was like a nice, good loving person overall. i feel like i failed her, like i wasn't there. she could have somebody with her, something, anything. anybody that could have gave her a ride. >> the suv crashed and landed on tuesday roof and the drive crawled out and ran away. there are photos taken by a neighbor of the driver getting away. the young victim's grandfather who raised her as a child wbt to the crash scene and asked the public for help in finding the driver. >>> police want to you take a close look of photos of a man robbing a downtown bank december 16th at the wells fargo on north 1st street. the man demanded money of the teller and walked out of the bank. there is only a

police believe this man, vincent fitzer was behind the wheel. he has previous charges for crimes such as car theft, burglary and narcotics. >> reporter: the 18-year-old was walking on the sidewalk at 3:45 yesterday. she was on face time with this woman's daughter when a suv rolled backwards on this steep hill and struck and killed her. >> she was on the phone and i heard her scream and the phone fe fell. she was dead. >> hit the girl, knocked her down to this area here. >> reporter: mike cokely heard the crash, saw the aftermath from his window and saw the suv land in front of his driveway. >> tires were still rolling, and then i saw a body across the street in the gutter. so i knew there was a problem. so immediately i called 911. >> reporter: cokely shared a surveillance video that shows the driver getting out, looking at the injured girl and running up the street. >> he needs to turn his self in. we know who you are. >> reporter: police are looking for the alleged driver, 29 year old vincent fitzer of vallejo who they seixasay has a crimina h

police believe this man vincent fitzer was behind the wheel. and abc 7 news learned he has faced 31 previous charges for crimes such as car theft, burglary and narcotics. her grieve stricken grandmother spoke with family and friends gatherering near the accident scene. leslie brinkley has the story. >> ayres buffin was walking on the sidewalk at 3:45 yesterday on face time with woman's daughter when an suv rolled backward on this steep hill and struck and killed her. >> she said she was on the phone and she heard the scream. and the phone fell. she seen the garbage can. she was dead. >> hit the girl, knocked her down to this area down here. >> mike coakley heard the crash and saw the aftermath from his bedroom window as he saw in overturn suv land in front of his driveway. >> tires were still rolling. then i saw a body over across the street in the gutter. so i knew there was a problem. so immediately i called 911. >>. >> reporter: coakley shared a surveillance video he says shows the driver getting out looking at the girl and running away up t

vallejo police are looking for 29-year-old vincent fitzer...son of interest in a hit and run collision which killed a young woman wednesday.. authorities say ayres buffin of vallejo was walking on a sidewalk when she was hit by a g-m-c suburban... she later died from her injuries. authorities say the suburban was on vervais avenue and stopped somewhere near elna drive. then for some reason - began rolling backwards down vervais....hitting the woman on the sidewalk. police say the driver got out - and ran away. (steve) another big story we're tracking tonight... oakland's mayor was back in national headlines... after president trump took time during a cabinet meeting today to criticize her decision to warn her community about i-c-e raids in oakland... (catherine) today, local leaders had strong responses to what the president said about mayor libby schaaf. kron four's philippe djegal talked to some of her colleagues....who say she did the right thing. (philippe) addressing oakland mayor libby schaaf's actions directly... president donald trump s

police told abc7 news that fitz fitzer's previous record includes 31 past crimes. >>> the board agreed to take their demands to the next level. 28-year-old shalene tindle was killed by b.a.r.t. police officer joseph matu. body cam video released by b.a.r.t. shows matu responding to shots fired outside the west oakland b.a.r.t. station on january 2, he comes across two men struggling, then screams at them to show their hands and then fires three shots. >> i want an explanation of the reason why this man is still own t the streets of this crime. >> matu is now on desk duty because of threats on his life. >>> right now b.a.r.t. says it's getting a handle on its major delays after a person was hit and killed by a train this afternoon. sky 7 flew above the macarthur station in oakland just after 3:00 this morning. b.a.r.t. tells us that trains are still running and the station has partially reopened, but to's no northbound service to pittsburgh and will need to transfer in brooklyn. >>> hundreds of students walked out of class today. they're upset at the deliberately le district leaders. >>

police arrested vincent fitzer on friday...ng for him since the accident on wednesday on vervais avenue near fleming avenue. investigators say the s-u-v he was in ... went backwards down the street and lost control. video showed the car flip on its roof and roll over.. and then a man gets out and runs away. the car hit 18-year old ayres buffin who was walking on the sidewalk. he sister tells kron 4 that the family hopes justice will be served. ( terisa ) a man is in jail... accused of firing a gun and threatening officers in livermore. this happened friday night on college avenue. a mother called police and said her son threatened to get a gun... and point it at officers. police say when they arrived... alan huntting fired multiple shots. he was taken into ( james ) thousands of eggs and embryos may have been damaged after a rare malfunction... at a san francisco clinic. 400 patients have been notified. the pacific fertility clinic says staff are now testing the eggs. so far... the eggs tested are okay. clinic staff say they do

vincent fitzer... as a person of interest. we spoke to the ayres' sister who said she couldn't believe someone would leave ayres there to die. <"i think it was a coward move / if it was an accident like they say he should have stayed and owned up">( james ) friends and family created a memorial with flowers and cards at the crash site for the high school senior. ( james ) also developing this morning. a man is beaten to death overnight in walnut creek. ( darya ) kron4's lydia pantazes brings us the latest. police say when they found the 60-year old victim he had life threatening injuries.they tried to save his life, but he died at the scene. (take vo) the scene is less than half a mile from the walnut creek police department, where we are now.last night at about 6:52 pm the walnut creek police department received a phone call regarding a disturbance and possible assault at a construction site in the 1800 block of ygnacio valley rd. officers arrived at that location within seven minutes, but quickly determined that the initial

police believe vincent fitzer, a transient, is the one who have been the driver. he has amassed 31 charges including car theft and burglary. >> he shouldn't have left my sister in the street for dead like that. >> that was my only friend. >> reporter: she wa the youngest of eight and planned to join the navy after graduating from high school. >>> san jose police need your help identifying this bank robber. newly released surveillance video shows a man with a gun walking into the wells fargo bank on first street back on december 16th. he threatened the teller, took handfuls of cash and then ran away. you can see here he wore a great hoodie and warriors baseball cap. his face was hidden behind a mask. if you have any information about this crime, you are asked to call san jose police. >>> happening today, an east bay community will add its voice to the growing chorus of people demanding gun control. san ramone will hold a rally in favor of common sense gun control laws. they stand in one with the parkland, florida, community. the rally runs from 4:00 until 7:00 at s

the police detained this man, vincent fitzer after 5:00 this afternoon.ban struck and killed a pedestrian near flemming east avenue two days ago. tonight, he is in custody at the county jail. >>> a suspected armed robber is in jail tonight in san jose. the police say he struck at least 5 times in the past couple of weeks. the surveillance video shows the same man at several convenient stores and gas stations in the south bay. he acts like an ordinary customer at first and then points a handgun at a clerk and grabs money from the cash register. the police say the recent incident is last saturday at 7/11. they caught up with him hours later. >>> 31-year-old daniel mendoza is booked in jail on suspicion of robbery. detectives believe he committed more robberies in other parts of the bay area. >>> a coffee shop in oakland is drawing attention after it refused to serve a police officer. the store says it enacted to protect the safety of its customers. mary lee on the backlash and the support. >> people have an opinion for a reason. it is not -- they are making

police arrested 29-year old vincent fitzer on friday on two outstanding warrants unrelated to the hit-and-runlision. police had been looking for him since the accident on wednesday on vervais avenue near fleming avenue. investigators determined the suv he was in ... went backwards down the street and lost control. video showed the car flip on its roof and roll over.. and then a man gets out and runs away. the car hit 18-year old ayres buffin who was walking on the sidewalk... got crushed by the car. her sister tells me, the family hopes that now justice will be served. (justine) taking a live look outside....(jr stone) meteorologist meteorologist mabrisa rodriguez has our forecast. (mabrisa (mabrisa rodriguez)dry conditions are then forecast from late tonight through much of the day sunday with partly sunny conditions inland. this should allow for temperatures to warm into the 60s and lower 70s on sunday afternoon as a weak short-wave ridge moves over the region. dry conditions are then also forecast through monday morning ahead of our next system set to impact the region. moist southerly flo

investigators want to talk to vincent fitzer about the crash that killed -- yesterday afternoon. the high school senior was walking and a silver gmc suburban jumped the curb and hit her. she died at the hospital. after the suv came to rest on its roof. the driver crawled out and took off. a neighbor took photos of a man in a dark insure it leaving the scene. >> for him to just not call for help. that's pure evil. >> i want this guy captured. i want him captured and i want him punished. he took a whole lot. he killed me. he killed me. >> family members describe the high school senior as a free spirit who had a bright future. anyone with information is asked to give vallejo police a call. >>> recognizing women from combating sexual harassment in the workplace to equality. the progress around the world where in one country women are months away from legally being able to drive a car. >>> and mcdonald's's is doing something it's never done before. >>> the first system of the week is moving out. and a bit of a break with mild temperatures for today and tomorrow. and we're tracking mul

authorities are trying to locate 29-year-old vincent fitzer. it's believed that his hair is shorter and he has a long criminal history including convictions on weapons charges and for stealing cars. last night family and friends of the victim,'-year-old ayres buffin, held a vigil. the high school senior was walking on the sidewalk on wednesday when a silver gmc suburban for unknown reasons jumped the curb and hit her. her sisters described her as a free spirit with a bright future and planned to joint navy or play college basketball after graduating. >> she had good grades and was a nice, loving person overall. i feel like i failed her like if i was there, she could have had somebody with her, gave her a ride. >> the suburban crashed and ended up on the roof. the driver crawled out and ran away. a neighbor took photos of the man leaving the scene. buffin's grandfather who raised her as a baby visited the site and is asking for help to bring the driver to justice. >>> secretary of state rex tillerson said that the talks between north korea and t

police arrested 29-year old vincent fitzer on friday on two outstanding warrants unrelated to the hit-and-run collision. police had been looking for him since the accident on wednesday on vervais avenue near fleming avenue. investigators determined the suv he was in ... went backwards down the street and lost control. video showed the car flip on its roof and roll over.. and then a man gets out and runs away. the car hit 18-year old ayres buffin who was walking on the sidewalk... got crushed by the car. her sister tells me, the family hopes that now justice will be served. (justine) new at 10. a man is behind bars...in connection with firing a gun...and threatening officers in livermore. the incident happened around eight last night on college avenue. a mother called police and said her son made statements he was going to get a gun...and point it at officers. once at the scene...officers attempted to make contact with 55-year-old alan huntting.... but say he fired multiple rounds from his gun. police eventually took him down to the ground... however say he resisted arrest and made threats of

a short time ago police announced they are searching for vincent fitzer. investigators have not been able to find him. if you know where he is, please, call police. >> that looks more like a dmv photo and not a booking photo as we mentioned earlier. >>> if you eat shellfish health officials say they have found unusually high levels of a naturally occurring toxin and muscles. this morning -- warning does not include commercially sold shellfish, which are monitored. the warning is mainly for people who fish recreationally. it is dangerous and can be deadly, so far there are no reports of anyone getting sick. >>> we are tracking another system offshore. today we are going to get a break. here is our shot looking out toward the bay. we have some rain showers this morning. taking a look at some of those rainfall totals, those numbers not too extreme, but measurable. close to a 10th of an inch of rain for san rafael and in san francisco. here is the satellite and radar. you can see the system generating light rainfall across most areas. not too much measurable r

police arrested vincent fitzer on friday...standing warrants unrelated to the hit-and-run. police had been looking for him since the accident on wednesday on vervais avenue near fleming avenue. investigators say the s-u-v he was in ... went backwards down the street and lost control. video showed the car flip on its roof and roll over.. and then a man gets out and runs away. the car hit 18-year old ayres buffin who was walking on the sidewalk. he sister tells kron 4 that the family hopes justice will be served. ( terisa ) a man is in jail... accused of firing a gun and threatening officers in livermore. this happened friday night on college avenue. a mother called police and said her son threatened to get a gun... and point it at officers. police say when they arrived... alan huntting fired multiple shots. he was taken into custody. ( james ) thousands of eggs and embryos may have been damaged after a rare malfunction... at a san francisco clinic. 400 patients have been notified. the pacific fertility clinic says staff are now

there to dievallejo police have put out this picture of a person of interest.29 year old vincent fitzer. police believe his hair is shorter now thsn in this picture.ayres family wants him to turn him self in. sot i think it was a coward move / if it was an accident like they say he should have stayed and owned upas a way to say goodbye. friends and neighbors left flowers, candles and handwritten cards for ayres.instead of planning for her senior prom or her graduation from vallejo high school.her family is now making funeral arrganments.sot tears all we can do at the end of the day is pray that this endsends with an arrest. in vallejo justine waldman kron 4 news. (catherine) (catherine) (catherine) in a stunning turn of events, north korea's dictator has offered to suspend nuclear missile tests... not only that -- he's suggesting that he and president trump meet. and the president has accepted.. it's not clear yet when and where the meeting will happen.. a south korean national security adviser first made the announcement outside the white house today. he says that kim jong un is 'commi

investigators want to find vincent fitzer who has a long criminal record. last night the family and friends of the victim arias buffen held an individual wednesday. when a silver gnc suburban jumped the curb and hit her. a free spirit with a bright future who dreamed of joining the navy while playing basketball in college. >> she had good grades, you know, like she's just a nice loving good person overall. in a way i kind of feel like i failed her you know like if i was there she could of had somebody with her. something, anything could have gave her a ride. >> the suv crashed after hitting buffen and landed on its roof. the driver crawled out of that wreckage. a neighbor took photos of the driver running away. went to the crash scene to ask the public to help track down the driver and get justice. >> those are just some of your morning headlines. mike, sal, gacia i'll send it back to you. >>> a coffee shop in oakland is refusing to serve police officers in uniform. here's what people in the neighborhood have to say about it. >> it all started with an oakla

there to dievallejo police have put out this picture of a person of interest.29 year old vincent fitzernow than in this picture.ayres family wants him to turn him self in. sot i think it was a coward move / if it was an accident like they say he should have stayed and owned upas a way to say goodbye. friends and neighbors left flowers, candles and handwritten cards for ayres.instead of planning for her senior prom or her graduation from vallejo high school.her family is now making funeral arragnements. sot tears all we can do at the end of the day is pray that this endsends with an arrest.in vallejo justine waldman kron 4 news. news. waldman kron 4 news. (grant)(grant) in national news tonight.... three weeks after the parkland school shooting that left seventeen dead-- president trump is reviving an old debate on gun violence... now he is examining the link between video games and violent behavior. he hosted a roundtable at the white house--pitting video game makers against some of their harshest longterm critics... in the wake of the massacre-- president trump is expressing concern th

vincent fitzer, a transient was behind the wheel. surveillance video shows him running away from the crash. he is well-known to law enforcement having amassed 31 charges, including car theft and burglary. >> i'm angry. i want him punished. he shouldn't have left my sister in the street for dead like that. >> we're friends. >> she was the youngest of eight and planned to join the navy after graduating from high school. >>> the board of directors will discuss the shooting death of a man killed by a b.a.r.t. police officer at its next meeting. as first reported at midday, dozens of people stormed the meeting demanding answers. shaleem tindall was shot and killed by a b.a.r.t. officer. this happened january 3rd. they claim their son was wrongfully killed and want matu'u fired. this shows him responding to shots fired outside the west oakland b.a.r.t. station. again, on january 3rd. he found two men struggling. sdreemd screamed for them to show their hand and fired two shots. he returned to duty two weeks after that incident. he's now on

vincent fitzer... as a person of interest.res' sister who said she couldn't believe someone would leave ayres there to die. <"i think it was a coward move / if it was an accident like they say he should have stayed and owned up">( james ) friends and family created a memorial with flowers and cards at the crash site for the high school senior. ( james ) home depot must pay 27-million dollars for illegally dumping hazardous waste. the settlement comes after a civil complaint claimed more than 300 stores across the state were involved in the dumping. the stores are accused of regularly sending hazardous waste to local landfills not permitted to receive it. they're also accused of tossing out documents with sensitive customer information. the money will cover civil penalties and environmental projects in california. ( darya ) california's bullet-train project will cost more than originally thought and take longer to complete. but it's new chief executive is promising more transparency. the high-speed rail authority is expected to

police arrested vincent fitzer on friday...arrants unrelated to the hit-and-run. police had been looking for him since the accident last wednesday on vervais avenue. the car hit 18-year old ayres buffin who was walking on the sidewalk. (grant) in the east bay. we now know the name of the security guard... killed at a walnut creek construction site. police have identifed the victim as 60-year-old harry swayne the third. the incident happened at a construction site on lacassie avenue thursday night.. there police say 34-year-old hakim madjour attacked swayne with a metal pole. the two... were coworkers. madjour was treated for minoir injuries before being arrested and booked in jail on $one million bail. (grant) concord police say a wanted felon is recovering... after being shot by an officer as he tried to run away. joshua robertson was in a car that was stopped saturday night on allegro avenue. at the time.. police were looking for a man accused of domestic violence. police say robertson had a felony warrant for his arrest on s