. >> george huggins and his girlfriend have been charged with the killing. ins trial starts today. george resigned after misusing political money from donors. the election is expected to cost $1 million. >>> another company is eliminating tell commuting. they had been allowed to work from home and now this move comes as best buy struggles to improve their bottom line. >>> the men aboard the fishing border rick when it returned over months ago. remains were found with the boat with they were given the remains to finally and she people accused of stealing a yacht are being held on $1 million bail. the yacht ran aground and they broke in and found the keys to the engine. they don't know if they knew how to sale but they managed to leave the harbor yesterday morning. >>> council voted 6- 1 as soon as it is practical. it does not make streets safer or reduce the number of accidents and some accidents increase. >>> it is an element, sal, how is it looking but you mentioned it, brian, the wind is kicking up and we all felt it on the way in and it is not a good idea

now faced a possible sentence of life, 26-year-old i should say george huggins now faces a possible sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole. prosecutors say he shot and killed jim hong kang in oakland during a series of robberies. he had gone to the downtown area of oakland to have his teeth cleaned at his friend's dental offense when was attacked. >>> san mateo county is going after distracted drivers and officers didn't have any trouble finding them. vic lee with the story that you will see only on abc 7 news. >> reporter: go to traffic school and get the ticket removed from your record. >> reporter: for the motorcycle unit it was like shooting fish in a barrel. they were nabbing drivers who pedestrians at to pa december cross walks. a police decoy crosses the street and the car goes by anyway. this was one of the locations targeted in today's traffic enforcement operation. the locations are identified with traffic collision data. they are also identified by citizens complaints or business complaints. >> reporter: many times it seemed as if the police decoys w

the defendant, george huggins, is facing the death penalty.d accomplice is expected to testify against him. >>> a san francisco man will be facing felony dui and manslaughter charges in the death of a teenager on her 17th birthday. chang was a junior at lowel high school and a member of the track team. just yesterday, supervisors approved improvements look the boulevard. >>> the santa cruz police officers killed in the line of duty will be laid to rest tomorrow. thousands are expected to pay their respects. the solemn goodbyes have already begun. >> reporter: at the santa cruz memorial funeral home, one last chance for a quiet goodbye. >> they're given so much to the community and to be taken like that just -- it's a real tragedy. >> reporter: at a public viewing today through hugs and handshakes, recovers held back tears while watching over the caskets. >> i just respect them, care for them. and i know this is a loss of a brother and a sister. >> reporter: the two officers were gunned down last week while questioning jeremy golet in a sexual

george huggins faces life in prison without the possibility of parole. prosecutors say huggins shot and killed a man in oakland during a series of robberies. he lived in virginia and was here for the google interview. he had gone to downtown oakland to have his teeth cleaned at a friend's office. he had $10 on him when he was robbed. >>> new tonight at 11:00, police have taken an arsonal of weapons away from police. they provided these pictures of the weapons thisy seized. they include seven assault rifles and 10 handguns and more than 5,000 rounds of ammunition. east palo alto and menlo park police found them in a storage locker in red rood city. they -- redwood city. they arrested two men on parole and probation violations. >>> to the weather now for a few moments. the storm system moved east, but it did leave a fresh layer of snow in the sierra. in this live picture from heavenly resort let's check in with sandhya patel with doppler 7hd. >> it is the first day of spring and it started at 4:02. as i show you is live doppler 7hd i will show what you it

george huggins faces life in prison without the possibility of parole.rosecutors say huggins shot and killed a man in oakland during a series of robberies. he lived in virginia and was here for the google interview. he had gone to downtown oakland to have his teeth cleaned at a friend's office. he had $10 on him when he was robbed. >>> new tonight at 11:00, police have taken an arsonal of weapons away from police. they provided these pictures of the weapons thisy seized. they include seven assault rifles and 10 handguns and more than 5,000 rounds of ammunition. east palo alto and menlo park police found them in a storage locker in red rood city. they -- redwood city. they arrested two men on parole and probation violations. >>> to the weather now for a few moments. the storm system moved east, but it did leave a fresh layer of snow in the sierra. in this live picture from heavenly resort let's check in with sandhya patel with live doppler 7hd. >> it is the first day of spring and it started at 4:02. as i show you is live doppler 7hd i will show what you

george huggins faces life in prison without the possibility of parole. prosecutors say huggins shot and killed a man in oakland during a series of robberies. he lived in virginia and was here for the google interview. he had gone to downtown oakland to have his teeth cleaned at a friend's office. he had $10 on him when he was robbed. >>> new tonight at 11:00, police have taken an arsonal of weapons away from police. they provided these pictures of the weapons thisy seized. they include seven assault rifles and 10 handguns and more than 5,000 rounds of ammunition. east palo alto and menlo park police found them in a storage locker in red rood city. they -- redwood city. they arrested two men on parole and probation violations. >>> to the weather now for a few moments. the storm system moved east, but it did leave a fresh layer of snow in the sierra. in this live picture from heavenly resort let's check in with sandhya patel with live doppler 7hd. >> it is the first day of spring and it started at 4:02. as i show you is live doppler 7hd i will show what yo

. >> reporter: but that meant sitting across from 26-year-old george huggins, who is accused of gunning down her husband in a robbery. kang was in the area in 2010 for an interview. a doctor told jurors she walked him to his rental car when the two robbers approached. she was pushed to the ground. one of the robbers says give the money and he said, okay, okay, i have $17. she said she heard kang providing and then two gunshots. she testified she did not see their faces but could describe their clothing and she thought it was two men but prosecutors say it was huggins and his girlfriend 36-year-old althea housley who is expected to testify against him for a lighter sentence. huggins could get the death penalty. >> if the judge feels like that penalty is proper, i support it. >> reporter: another witness who called 911 will testify next. there is surveillance video but the prosecutor pointed out, huggins has put on weight in jail and is much thinner in the video. it's all just mindless details for kang's still grieving widow. >> i feel a lot of pain a lot of pain in my heart. >> reporter:

george huggins now faces a possible life sentence out possibility of parole, prosecuters say hugginsshot and killed the victim during a series ever robberies. kang was in virginia for the google interview. he had gone downtown to have his teeth cleaned at a friend's office. >> new details coming out of syria tonight. both syrian government and rebels are kusing each other of a chemical attack. there are more, there was more violence today just 24 hours after a rocket slammed into a neighborhood 25 people were killed and dozens wounded. there is no evidence of that, but these videos are being analyzed to see if it matches a phone ashl tack. speaking in israel the president reiterated a warning to syrian leadership. >> the assad regime must understand they'll be held account yablt for the use of chemical weapons once establishing the facts i've made clear the use of the chemical weapon saz game changer. >> the president is holding talk was the nation prime minister, urging peace talks between israel and palestinians. >> we've just learned the names of all seven marines killed at the ha

the man in the hooded sweat shirt is george huggins. the man police say shot the victim. his companion agreed to testify against huggins. she now only faces volume teary manslaughter. the victim left behind a wife and two children. >> i want to try my best to do this. i also though i know i'm here, i won't be able to bring him back, again. >> she returns to virginia tonight. the trial is expected to wrap up in a few days. >> still ahead, a lawyer this afternoon hoping to get a rebate loan. >> a live report as we get closer to the conclave. >> new at 4:30 the new progress on the 49ers stadium in santa clara. proposals to bring a super bowl to the bay area. >> plus, michael finney taking your questions on twitter and facebook. he'll answer them here live a little later. you can contact michael at >>> there is no word when the conclave to select the next pope will begin. >> abc 7 news is live at the vatican for us. david? >> good morning. from rome it's now a little after 1:00 in the morning. thursday morning there is rain coming. but everything happening here is just fast a

it took jurors just one day to find george huggins of oakland guilty of murder.nited kingdom honk -- jinghong kang was in the area for a job interview with google. >>> extra eyes were on hand to keep an eye out about a meeting about affordable housing in the north bay. continuing coverage now. patty lee joins us live in san rafael, where attendees of that meeting were greeted by protesters. >> reporter: this flyer shows why there is security on hand. even though the issue is affordable housing, what came up tonight were accusations including racism, and classism. dozens of protesters gathered to boycott a town hall meeting, organized by a group called citizen marin. it's an organization that wants decisions about affordable housing in marin to be made by homeowners, because they have the most at stake. protesters tonight called that racist, classist, and nimbist. state requires marin county to build affordable housing to address community growth. much is being revealed. >> it touches on some of the larger issues around. are we a welcoming community around race, a

rob -- robbed of a small amount of cash. 26-year-old george huggins and his 36-year-old girlfriend altheashe almost decided against attending because she's still struggling with the loss. >> on the other hand i really want to see closure for this. and also i think this is probably the last thing i can really do for my husband. >> reporter: wong says the death of her 45-year-old husband robbed her three sons of a father they adored. >> i know they suffered in their heart. but luckily we have a lot of people supporting us around us. >> reporter: several east bay organizations have raised thousands of dollars to help bring wong here for the trial. she says she supporting whatever the court and jury decide. if convicted, huggins faces life in prison. reporting live, amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> tonight the oakland city council unanimously passed a resolution prohibiting the city from holding or making investments in companies that manufacture guns or ammunition. a city report earlier this year found that oakland actually does not currently have any investments in such companies. howeve

rob -- robbed of a small amount of cash. 26-year-old george huggins and his 36-year-old girlfriend althea says she almost decided against attending because she's still struggling with the loss. >> on the other hand i really want to see closure for this. and also i think this is probably the last thing i can really do for my husband. >> reporter: wong says the death of her 45-year-old husband robbed her three sons of a father they adored. >> i know they suffered in their heart. but luckily we have a lot of people supporting us around us. >> reporter: several east bay organizations have raised thousands of dollars to help bring wong here for the trial. she says she supporting whatever the court and jury decide. if convicted, huggins faces life in prison. reporting live, amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> tonight the oakland city council unanimously passed a resolution prohibiting the city from holding or making investments in companies that manufacture guns or ammunition. a city report earlier this year found that oakland actually does not currently have any investments in such companies.

it took jurors just one day to find george huggins of oakland guilty of murder.nited kingdom honk -- jinghong kang was in the area for a job interview with google. >>> extra eyes were on hand to keep an eye out about a meeting about affordable housing in the north bay. continuing coverage now. patty lee joins us live in san rafael, where attendees of that meeting were greeted by protesters. >> reporter: this flyer shows why there is security on hand. even though the issue is affordable housing, what came up tonight were accusations including racism, and classism. dozens of protesters gathered to boycott a town hall meeting, organized by a group called citizen marin. it's an organization that wants decisions about affordable housing in marin to be made by homeowners, because they have the most at stake. protesters tonight called that racist, classist, and nimbist. state requires marin county to build affordable housing to address community growth. much is being revealed. >> it touches on some of the larger issues around. are we a welcoming community around race, a

. >> george huggins and his girlfriend have been charged with the killing. huggins's trial starts today. >>> a $10,000 reward is being offered in a burglary case in which a richmond police officer's dogs were poisoned last friday. when he took the dog from the vet, someone stole five guns and other items from his home and also poisoned a k-9 police dog in his care. the pet dog died. the k-9 is recovering. >>> san francisco will re- examine their policy now. last saturday, a semi-automatic ar-13 was stolen from the trunk of a police car south of market. investigators found it in oakland. san francisco police say the officers assigned to the car did not break any rules but the department will look into making policy changes of locking weapons in unapril tended vehicles. >>> it's still raining in some areas. mark's tracking the weather and will let us know what's happening in the neighborhoods. >>> and why an abandoned house is causing so much frustration in an east bay neighborhood. >>> good morning. westbound bay bridge. they are clearing a stalled vehicle no

prosecutors say george huggins shot the man a three times after demanding money from him. the victim was in town for a job interview at google 6:1 1 now. is it time to hit the slopes in the sierra? we have a live look at the conditions before you pack up the skis and snow boards. >> and we'll show you how capitol hill is hunkering down and what the winter storm means for flights in the bay area. >> we could hit another record on the dow this morning. we'll look at the futures in a bit. enough about the book, i want to hear about your date. well, he showed up in a van. [ women ] oh-awww. [ voices in background ] [ female announcer ] swapportunity. the opportunity to swap a higher calorie snack for a delicious 90 calorie yoplait light. ♪ sorry... about your date, the details of your date. [ female announcer ] just one swap a day helps keep the calories away. yoplait. it is so good. >> announcer: you're watching "today in the bay." >> we are talking history at the markets. the dow may be headed toward another record this morning. >> this after we got news of oh more jobs for

. >> reporter: but that meant sitting across from 26-year-old george huggins, who is accused of gunning0 for a job interview in oakland. he was in oakland to have his teeth cleaned by a dentist he met at a conference. a doctor told jurors she walked him to his rental car when the two robbers approached. she was pushed to the ground. one of the robbers says give the money and he said, okay, okay, i have $17. she said she heard kang praying and then two gunshots. she testified she did not see their faces but could describe their clothing and she thought it was two men but prosecutors say it was huggins and his girlfriend 36-year-old althea housley who is expected to testify against him for a lighter sentence. huggins could get the death penalty. >> if the court, judge feels like the death penalty is the proper way to go, i definitely support it. >> reporter: another witness who called 911 will testify next. there is surveillance video but the prosecutor pointed out, huggins has put on weight in jail and is much thinner in the video. it's all just mindless details for kang's still grieving

huggins a partner. that's would back and forth. i'm talking to landed and i said daniel is not in the party. i know, chair. i kicked george out of the party five or six months ago for beating up somebody in san francisco. but chairman, i don't give a damn. you get rid of him. why d delight in the party? stokely say you want to keep them in a partner i said no. you will not follow my directives, you're going to go follow this. yet, i know. but you're wrong. so the next thing i know, boom, i'm back in california. what in fact happens is, find out later, that landon told him to take this man out of here, behemoth, taking back and taking back to wherever. george sands doesn't do that. if you read my truck is good, probably the one and only person who has the drop transcript now. i'm going to long. i probably answered it. after he killed this man, he goes to six chapters of the black panther party. he's got all this money to fly on planes to indianapolis to denver, colorado, another in ohio, et cetera and so on right on up to chicago. every time he gets to a chapter, george sands, the one who killed him, he leaves. the next da