the first time ever such evidence had been used in a gorgelin of law.was convicted and sent to prison for life. >> it's interesting, but frankly it's about to get more interesting because it's one thing to match a cat hair to a cat if you actually have the cat. what if you don't? what if all you have is a cat hair or other forensic evidence, but not the cat? the scientists at davis are working on technology that enable them with just that evidence to provide investigators with a picture of what the cat looks like. >> we genetically type that and tell you whether it's all white, a black and white cat, siamese cat. we will be able to tell you the contributor on that crime scene evidence. what does the cat look like? >> when you consider there cats in 1/3 of american homes, you see what a powerful tool this can be. turning cat hair into something investigators can't wait to get their hands on. in davis, today in the east bay. >>> coming up, we will tell you what's happening with the rates that are supposed to bring millions of dollars into the bay area eco

the man accused of murdering a well-known community activity outside a bay area mall will be in gorgelin. investigators say six months ago he followed lewis from work and shot him at the parking lot in san mateo. the murder stunned lewis's hometown of east palo alto. he was well-known for helping people get sober. his daughter said it has been a long wait for justice. >> kind of frustrating knowing that the killer was still out there and they hadn't found anyone yet. now that they have somebody it's more of a relief. >> friends say he grew up with them and have no idea why he might have resorted to violence. >>> police found the body of a missing southern california woman in the russian river. phyllis ben and her minivan were pulled from the river in sonoma county. she was missing since saturday night after eating dinner at river's end restaurant. they spotted tire tracks on sunday leading into the liver. search crews and boats combed the liver yesterday and found the van resting on the river bottom yesterday afternoon. investigators do not believe ben had been drinking saturday night. >

. >> an oakland police officer found kevin several miles away at bancroft and havens gorgelin. >> they shot him and he was brutalized. he had a fracture to the right leg that was so bad it was basically broken back on top of itself. >> he has pins in the leg to help it heal, but there is more. >> clint is one-year-old. he's the baby and the trouble maker. >> he's still missing. brad posted this website to generate interest and support and they are getting lots of it. >> being angry is is not going to make kevin better or find clint. >> for you don't have respect for another human being, how can you have respect for an animal. it bricks my heart. >> that was cheryl hurd reporting. now possible sewage sabotage. two spills near corte madera have officials suspicious. chunks of asphalt wire and hart hat were discovered and the company working near the spill is denying negligence suggesting that both happened during heavy rain and when the pump station was shot down. some speculate that it could have been done on purpose, possibly the work of environmental terrorists. . >> there is no good

. >> an oakland police officer found him at bancroft and havens gorgelin. they wonder how the dogs traveled from the hill to this location. >> they shot him trying to run away from them. he was brutalize and had a fracture to his right leg that was show bad it was broken back on top of itself. >> he has pins in the leg to help it heal, but there is more. >> clint is a 1-year-old. he's the baby. the trouble maker. >> and he's still missing. brad posted this website to generate interest and support. they are getting lots of it. >> being angry is not going to make him better. it's not going to find clint. >> that's the priority just days before christmas. >> if you don't have respect for another human being, how can you have respect for an animal. it breaks my heart. >> medical bills are building up. $10,000 in all. two animal groups put together a reward for $12,000 to help police find out who did this. in oakland, today in the east bay. >>> now a warning for dog-walkers to be on the look out for predators. they are recommending dog-walkers use a stick agains

man accused of murdering a well-known community activist outside of a bay area mall will number gorgelin today. six months ago, 58-year-old gregory followed david lewis from work and shot him in the parking lot at the hillsdale mall. the murder stunned the community of east palo alto. he was well-known for helping people get sober. his daughter said it's been a long wait for the arrest. >> just kind of frustrating knowing that the killer was still out there and they hadn't found anyone yet. now that they had somebody, it's more of a relief. >> friends of lewis say they grew up together, but have no idea why he would do this. >> police have found the body of a missing southern california woman in the russian river. phyllis ben and her minivan were pulled from the river last night. the 62-year-old was missing since saturday night after eating dinner at river's end restaurant. they spotted tire tracks on sunday leading off a cliff and into the river. search crews and boats combed the river yesterday. divers found the van resting on the river bottom yesterday. investigators do not believe sh