again, this is in greenbrae. and it looks like they have shut down some of the streets in that area. we saw police also kind of checking out the area and stopping cars so we're not sure if they are searching for anyone right now. we'll have the latest on cbssf.com. >> and, of course, the latest coming up today at 5:00. enjoy the day. 70 degrees somewhere in northern california. >> we guarantee it's going to be around 70. >> guaranteed. >> i want my money back. [ laughter ] >> caption colorado, llc comments@captioncolorado.com

live in green greenbrae. >>> and fire danger in january. alert for fire crews and bay area residents tonight. >>> why this demolition is the cap of a career for a sheriff. and an armed robber was no match for a 90-year-old man from greenbrae. >>> complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. >>> good evening. i am frank somerville. >> i am julie haener. police say a 90-year-old man is recovering from a gun shot wound to the face tonight after fighting off a burglar. ktvu's eric rasmussen is live in greenbrae with the story of how the man fought back. >> reporter: police are still out here investigating but they say this much is clear, when a man broke into a house back here, he ran into that 90-year- old homeowner who was ready with a gun of his own. >> reporter: they say this home might be the last one a burglar would

the elderly man shot a 30-year-old three times after the suspect broke into his greenbrae home yesterdayg. the suspect shot the homeowner in the face. leone is a former law enforcement agent and world war ii vet. his friends say he's physically fit and doesn't look or act 90. >>> it has been more than 30 hours as far as we know a burglary system is still somewhere on -- suspect is still somewhere on telegraph hill. the suspect who call himself dan ran on to the hill tuesday night after an unsuccessful home burglary. officers have been driving patrols past the area trying to make contact with him. >> new head of pg&e is promising to never have another power outage at candlestick park ever again. anthony farley says he was so embarrassed when the lights went out twice while he attended the game between the 49ers and steelers. he was a guest in the owner's suite. pg&e has been making the needed repairs and inspecting everything thoroughly. 9ers earned a buy and will host playoff game next saturday. >>> east palo alto officials will look into the possibility of filing a lawsuit against menlo

jay leone, who you see here, was shot in the face in greenbrae yesterday morning. a man with a gun broke into his home. his sister explains what happened next. >> he said oh, i'm so nervous, he said, i have to go to the bathroom or i'm going to have an accident right here! and he talked the robber into allowing him to go into his bathroom. that's where he had his loaded pistol. and he came out shooting. >> the suspect was put by leone three times. he served six years in prison for a previous attempted murder charge in 2001. >>> the fbi is hunting for a serial bank robber tonight. this man held up at least seven banks from cupper tino to davis. >> >>> east bay prosecutors say a school janitor accuse said of molesting children could face more charges. he works for the mount diablo unified school district for 17 years. but the victims were not student where is he worked. not word on what additional charges he could face. >>> if you were anywhere near the coast today, you might have seen some pretty big waves. a high-surf advisory is in effect till friday night. waves

live in greenbrae, eric rasmussen, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> judge today ordered a man to stand trial for a series offsults at -- series of assaults. he will be tried. prosecutors say dna evidence links him to attack ons three women in june, july and august of 2010. he set to be arraigned january 23. >>> man accused of posing as a doctor. carlos guzmangarza. police say a second woman come forward saying she consulted him for a skin treatment. he also touched the woman inappropriately. carlos guzmangarza pleaded not guilty. >>> cal fire is on alert because of the dry weather. ktvu's robert handa is live in morgan hill. >> reporter: throughout the state cal fire crews responded to more wile fires they normally see in january. all signs indicate fire conditions are going to get worse. >> watch out. >> reporter: they put together dry vegetation from around hir home. >> -- from around their home. >> turned off our irrigation too soon. >> reporter: today's alert didn't surprise them. they say the dry weather and strong winds convince them to take their fire safety measures about three month

recovering tonight after exchanging gunfire with an intruder. 90-year-old jay leon, he was in his greenbrae home when he was attacked and taken hostage. he med to break free and shoot the attacker three games. kate thompson talked to leddon's sister who says it's amazing her brother survived. >> he heard a crash, and this robber came in. he jimmy opened the door. and he had a gun. and he held the gunto his forehead. and and he said i'm going to take you out, you know, you are on my list, or something to that effect. and my brother said oh, i'm so nervous, he said. of i have to go to the bathroom. or i'm going to have an accident right here. and he talked the robber into allowing him to go into his bathroom. that's where he had his loaded pistol. >> reporter: in the bathroom? >> in the bathroom. and he came out shooting. he said -- >> reporter: did he shoot through the door? >> no. he opened the door and had his gun down, one, two, three. >> reporter: had your brother ever seen this man before? >> no, no. >> reporter: any idea what he was looking for? >> the robber said there's a contract ou

joe vazquez talked to the greenbrae man today and he explained why he showed his intruder no mercy. >> reporter: jay leone is 90 years old. he is doing extraordinarily well considering he was shot in the face. bullet went through his cheek and then around the back. it exited out the back without hitting his skull. he was just sitting aat home when a burglar burst in. he is telling a story today that's even more harrowing than we initially realized. >> walked through and out the back of my neck. >> reporter: he escaped death but barely and now in an exclusive interview from his hospital bed, 90-year-old jay leone of greenbrae tells me it took more than fire power to defeat a burglar who held him captive yesterday. turns out he out smarted the man who kicked in his front door. leone says the burglar held him at gunpoint and ordered him not to move then scoured the house for valuables and then leone convinced him to use the bathroom. he convinced his captor to let him go. it was all a ruse. he had a .357 revolver in the restroom. he grabbed it ran back and pointed it at the burglar. >> h

it happened at a quiet greenbrae neighborhood. joe vazquez tells us both the world war ii vet and the suspect are until hospital. -- and the suspect are in the hospital. >> reporter: this is the case of a criminal just picking the wrong target. some of his housemates say in fact he spent some time in uniform defending the country 70 years ago. he is a 90-year-old former world war ii fighter pilot who according to his neighbors still lifts weights every day. now jay leone of greenbrae is in the hospital following a shootout with a burglar. police say he was home when the suspected burglar identified as a 30-year-old man from novato busted the door in around 10:45 this morning. he held leone captive but he snuck to a back room and grabbed his .38 revolver. >> the victim was shot in the face and the suspect was shot three times i believe in the torso possibly the leg, as well. >> first i heard this bang. >> reporter: sarah lives downstairs. she hard the loud noise and ran up to check on leone. >> i shouted jay, jay, jay and he didn't

doesn't take an artist's eye to see beautiful changes are in the making at marin's specialty care in greenbrae. but it took an artist to make it happen. >> you don't want it to look too consistent. >> reporter: for the past year, nancy ballard has been transforming cancer treatment rooms one by one to bring beauty where it's truly appreciated. >> it's a very important time of your life when you sit on these chairs. >> reporter: cancer patient corinne fuller spent a lot of time in this chemotherapy room. she contacted nancy after reading an article about her work and asked her if she could bring her magic here. >> to have quiet nice environment around you, it's, you know, you're thinking a lot when you have chemo on sitting there. so very important to me. >> reporter: so on this day, nancy and her volunteers repaint the space from a cold hospital blue to warm earth tones. stencils of leaves and birds bring the outdoors inside. >> corinne, i think this looks good here. >> reporter: last year, nancy started "rooms that rock for chemo," a nonprofit that recruits designers and volunteers to donate

he was defending himself after an intruder broke down the door of his greenbrae home. sharon chin shows us the would-be burglar picked the wrong guy to mess with. >> reporter: tenant sarah navon visited the landlord jay leon in the hospital. >> the bullet went in here and came out here. and it's a miracle that it didn't break any bones. >> reporter: she was in her downstairs unit when she heard gunfire in the upstairs unit. an armed intruder kicked open the day. leon grabbed his revolver and shot the suspect. >> i believe he was shot in the torso, leg, and arm. >> reporter: the suspect shot leon in the face. neighbors who have known leon for decades are not surprised he took action since he's a former world war ii fighter pilot. >> he's an agile 90-year-old and i think he would be the time of person who would defend his property. >> reporter: police say after the suspect got away, leon called 911. neighbors say they couldn't believe how strong he is. >> he walked, and i was so surprised. >> reporter: police say the suspect, 30-year-old samuel cutrufelli got a mile away

. >> that fight turned into a gunbattle this morning in greenbrae. good evening. i'm carolyn johnson. >> i'm dan ashley. for a marin county man 90 years old is not too old to fight. >> he opened fire when an intruder broke into his home. the suspect fired back. ama dates is live where the victim and the suspects are. ama 1234*. >> reporter: carolyn and dan i am told they are both recovering tonight. the suspect had surgery and is recovering now. the suspect is from novato or petaluma and he does have a violent criminal history. he went into the house with a gun, but he likely had no idea what he was walking into of the police worked this crime scene well into the night. it was after a morning burglary lead to a shootout pitting the homeowner against the intruder. >> the suspect kicked in the front door. when he went inside there was one man living at the residence. >> reporter: that 90-year-old man was jay leone. but he was not home alone. sara lives downstairs. >> all of a sudden i heard a boom. >> reporter: she initially thought leone was moving furniture. he wa

it just hand to a greenbrae man. what your rights are when it comes to using deadly force when an armed intruder enters you home. >> what causing a major delay of aid for bay area residents coming up. >>> she walked away with millions and tiger woods's ex- wife is free to spend it the way she wants but this you may think is extreme. she got a sweet deal, about $100 million from that divorce and tmz says she paid 12 million for this home in north palm beach, florida. and sa heed bulldozers plow it all down -- she had bulldozers plow it all down. originally the property had six bedrooms an eight bathrooms. >>> it is another tight political race in the superhero primary. a 9-year-old boy asked presidential candidates if you could be a superhero, who would you be and why? >> i think i would be spider- man because the idea that you can swing from building to building in any town and save people who are in need, that would be awesome. >> so far superman if you wondering leading the pack with votes from former governor mitt

hospital bed, 90-year-old jay leone of greenbrae tells me it took more than fire power to defeat a burglar who held him captive yesterday. turns out he outsmart the man who kicked in his front door. leone says the burglar held him at gunpoint and ordered him not to move then scoured the house for valuables and then leone convinced him to use the bathroom. he had a .357 revolver in the restroom. he grabbed it ran back and pointed it at the burglar. >> he opened up, first shot. >> reporter: leone a former marin county sheriff's deputy paused and then returned fire. he said the gunman begged for his life but he emptied his weapon anyway. >> i looked him straight in the eye. don't kill me, don't kill me, i got a daughter. i said [ bleep ] you. bleah, bleah, bleah, bleah,bleah. >> reporter: three of the five shots hit their mark. >> i got him right there first right in the head and then pow on the shoulder and pow, pow, pow. >> reporter: the gunman rushed leone, took the gun away and tried to shoot him with his own weapon and failed. >> he was rough with me. put the gun to my head, pulled the t

police say he was defending himself after an intruder broke down the door of his greenbrae home. but sharon chin shows us the would be burglar picked the wrong man to mess with. >> reporter: police search for evidence where a 90-year-old landlord got into a shootout with a burglar. tenant sarah .5 advisemented him in the hospital. >> the bullet went from the cheek through the mouth and got out here at the lower -- it's a miracle it didn't break any bones. >> reporter: she was in her unit when she heard gunfire around 1:45 this morning. an armed intruder kicked open the front door. >> i believe he was shot in the torso, leg and arm. >> reporter: the suspect shot leon he in the face. neighbors who have known him for decades say they are not surprised he took action since he said was a wwii fighter pilot and former sheriff's deputy. >> he's a very agile intelligent alert 90-year-old. he just turned 90 on december 26th, and i think that he would be the type of person that would defend his property. >> reporter: police say after the suspect got away he called 911. some neighbors watch

. >> that fight turned into a gunbattle this morning in greenbrae. good evening. a marin county man, 90 years old is not too old to fight. >> he opened fire when an intruder broke into his home. the suspect fired back. ama dates is live where the victim and the suspects are. ama 1234*. >> reporter: carolyn and dan, i am told they are both recovering tonight. the suspect had surgery and is recovering now. the suspect is from novato or petaluma and he does have a violent criminal history. he went into the house with a gun, but he likely had no idea what he was walking into of the police worked this crime scene well into the night. it was after a morning burglary lead to a shootout pitting the homeowner against the intruder. >> the suspect kicked in the front door. when he went inside there was one man living at the residence. >> reporter: that 90-year-old man was jay leone. but he was not home alone. sara lives downstairs. >> all of a sudden i heard a boom. >> reporter: she initially thought leone was moving furniture. hea former was a former law enforcement agent a

the shootout happened at the landlord's upstairs unit in greenbrae. the intruder kicked the door in yesterday morning and held 90- year-old jay leone at gunpoint while he searched the apartment for valuables. leone grabbed his .38 caliber revolver and shot the suspect three times. leone was shot once until the face. neighbors aren't surprised. he told them he was a world war ii fighter pilot and former sheriff's deputy. >> hehe is a very agile, intell gent alert 90-year-old. he just turned 90 on december 26. intelligent and alert. he is the type of person who would defend his property. >> he is in good health and lifts weights of day. the suspect drove away but didn't get far before he had to call 911 to claim he had accidentally shot himself. both men recovering in the hospital this morning. >>> east palo alto has problems with facebook's plans to move to menlo park. today city council will decide whether to sue facebook. it would be to lessen the impact of their rapid expansion in the area. >> they spoke of expanding a campus right to east palo alto

-year-old jay leone shot a 30-year-old burglary suspect three times after the man broke into his greenbrae home yesterday morning. the suspect also had a gun and shot the home owner in the cheek. leone is former law enforcement agent and ww ii vet. his roommate is not surprised. >> i was -- i was concerned about safety he said don't worry about it. i have a gun and i'm the best shooter. if somebody comes in, -- [ inaudible ] >> the suspect took off in a car called 911 himself. investigators say he claimed he needed a medic after shooting himself. he will face burglary and attempted murder charges. >>> special san jose police unit has helped arrest four bay area men suspected of possessing child pornography. the internet crimes against children task force use a van with a forensics lab to search the suspects computers and portable hard drives. in minutes, a search that used to take months. they found videos containing images of preschool age children. >> these videos are not of 16, 17-year-old girls gone wild. these are children that are from three, four, 5-years-old engaged in sexual inter

no other transit problems, flooding in greenbrae, sir francis brake -- sir francis drake.ree application called waze join your fellow drivers, we have traffic spotters you can see on the bay bridge windy conditions coming into san francisco. abc7news.com/waze to get involved. we hope you do it is fun and a great help. >>> 6:20. cleveland television station's coverage of a local corruption trial is less diane sawyer and more big bird. >> in this edition of puppet court, rolex watches, plasma tv. >> this is the real deal. they are airing this as a news story because it is a federal trial. no cameras are allowed in the courtroom. woio is taking a more satirical approach with a puppet play. puppets play witnesses, reporters, jurors as well as the defendant former county commission is accused of bribery and racketeering. >>> :20. the federal agency that has become a target of revenge after law enforcement pulls the plug on one of the world's largest file sharing websites. >> a little angel heading home. the stunning story of survival for one of the . >>> hackers are trying to r

. >>> a man broke into an apartment in greenbrae and the homeowner shot him.overing from gunshot wounds. the 90-year-old homeowner was shot in the face but grabbed his gun as a world war ii vet and shot the 30-year-old suspect three times in the chest. >>> today, the east palo alto city council will talk about suing facebook. the council is concerned about traffic, housing and some other issues relate to facebook's expanding headquarters across the city line into menlo park. the council will meet in private this afternoon. >>> we'll have an update on your traffic and weather coming right up. >>> good morning from the traffic center. let's head straight to the peninsula. northbound 101 we had an earlier accident around third cleared to the right shoulder. but you can see the damage is done, traffic pretty slow well before the 92 northbound through san mateo bridge. almost likes like burlingame at this point southbound 101 also sluggish. here's a live look at the san mateo bridge, 17 minutes now to go westbound if you are heading from 880 to 101. no delays thoug

doesn't take an artist's eye to see beautiful changes are in the making at marin specialty care in greenbrae. but it took an artist to make it happen. >> you don't want it to look too consistent. >> reporter: for the past year nancy ballard has been crans forming cancer treatment rooms one by one to bring beauty where it's truly appreciated. >> it's a very important time of your life when you sit on these chance. >> reporter: the cancer patient spent a lot of time in this chemotherapy room. she contacted nancy after reading an article about her work and asked her if she could bring her magic here. >> to have a quiet nice environment around you, it's you know -- you're thinking a lot when have chemo on, sitting there, so it's very important to me. >> reporter: so on this day nancy and her volunteers repaint the space from a cold hospital blue to warm earth tones. stencils of leaves and birds bring the outdoors inside. >> i think this looks good here. >> reporter: last year, nancy started "rooms that rock for chemo," a nonprofit that recruits designers and volunteers to donate time and materia

with us. 90-year-old jay leone explains what he had to do to outsmart the man who broke into his greenbrae home on wednesday. he says the intruder held him at gunpoint, but he was able to convince the man to let him go to the bathroom. he had a gun hidden in the john but before he could fire, the intruder shot him in the face. even though three shots hit the intrud anaged to get leone's gun, put it to his head, and pull the trigger. but e had already fired >>> even though three shots hit the intruder he did manage to get leone's gun, put it to his head, he also pulled the trigger but leone smartly had fired all the rounds in the chamber. theburg land ran out. both men are now recovering in the -- the burglar ran out. both men are now recovering in the hospital. >>> what a survivor. former fighter pilot from world war ii. that guy picked the wrong house. >> a former sheriff's deputy, too. >> all right, elizabeth. >>> okay, let's hit the roads. chp issued an alert for the golden gate bridge, visibility is actually down to a mile or less across the span. so as you can see from our camera, the

frightening ordeal. 90-year-old jay leone said the intruder broke into his house on wednesday in greenbrae holding him at gunpoint. leone was able to convince the man to let him go to the bathroom. apparently, he had a gun hidden in the bathroom but before he could fire, the intruder shot him in the face. >> after he shot me i looked him straight in the eye. he said don't kill me, i got a daughter. i said, you [ bleep ]. pow, pow, pow, pow, pow. >>> even though three shots hit the intruder, he got leone's gun, wrestled it away and put it to leone's head and pulled the trigger. but leone had already fired all the bullets and the burglar just got out of the house and ran away. both men are now recovering in the hospital this morning. >>> the nation's unemployment rate has not been this low in nearly three years. last month the jobless rate fell to 8.5%. it was the fourth consecutive decline. the economy added 200,000 jobs in december. it was 8.6% in november after seven months at 9% or higher. >>> ford motor company it is planning to open a research center in silicon valley in the next news