hercules police detectives are heading to the seattle area tonight. they want to talk to the suspects to find out if there is any connection to the murder of susie ko. police found the car belonging to the 55-year-old retired teacher, who was discovered scabbed in her home friday night. in addition to the police search, her family launched a social network search for the car hoping to find her killer. detectives say they recovered her blue subaru after a chase in king county this morning. police say 24-year-old darnell washington and his wife tanya sped off after officers approached them in the parked car. when officers eventually boxed in the suspects in the subaru, the suspects allegedly kept ramming the police car until authorities arrested them at gunpoint. hercules police say right now the husband and wife are persons of interest not yet murder suspects. >> we can say that yet. we know they were in the stolen vehicle and certainly people we want to talk to. if they are not the suspect, hopefully they can give us information that will lead us to th

she was a former president of the association of hercules. policebor found her in a pool of blood inside her house on friday night. this was on ash court. her husband called a neighbor to check on her after she did not get picked up. >> i kept calling her. i kept calling her. 10-15 times. >> hercules police say that she died from a traumatic injury but not what part of the body or what type of weapons were used. the killer could not leave behind a lot of clues but they drove off with the victim's car. >> the person that has the car will certainly have knowledge or possibly be the person responsible for the crime. >> it is this 2011 subaru out back. it is blue with an idaho license plate. hercules police do not have a motive. >> it is mind-boggling. >> the adult children were outside of the bay iraq. the all the outside of the bay area. this home, where they have raised four children is no crime scenes. >> she was a wonderful wife and mother for a long time. >> and hercules, but da lin kron 4. >> this six year-old girl is dead and two others injured

hercules police say finding the car was a crucial part of that investigation. this is a complicated case since there are three agencies involved. >> assault charges, i understand they were supposed to did to king county court -- go to king county court this afternoon for that. they're also wanted for warrants out of la. and we want them at least for the auto theft charges. and then we are still only considering the persons of interest in the homicide at this point. >> two hercules detectives are in king county now, reviewing the things found in the car. the police are not saying whether anything found in the car had been taken from her home. >>> east oakland is getting a lightning upgrade aimed at saving the city some money. >> reporter: the street lights in oakland are decades old and up till now have been using technology from the 50s! but that is changing. >> reporter: the idea to improve lightning in this rough part of town. better lightning has been linked to crime reduction, and a well-lit treat is safer. >> people don't like to do their dirt in the light

anyone with information is asked to call the hercules police. >>> police in daly city are investigating a crash that killed a 6-year-old girl. it happened in a parking lot of saint andrew catholic church on south gate avenue. police say at around 9 a.m. a car slammed into three pedestrians. they were rushed to the hospital with life-threatening conditions. the little girl was later pronounced dead. the driver stayed at the scene after the crash. >>> it has been a dream season for the oakland as but fans have one complaint. their one request before the team comes back to the coliseum. >> official sundown is at 6:46 and we're seeing the ending of this perfect day as far as weather stats are concerned. but now showers in the forecast. we'll pinpoint the day to expect it as eyewitness news continues. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, available seats just can't h the demand for playoff tick. >>> it's the kind of problems the as must be happy with. available seats canada match the demand for play-off tickets. so fans have started an online petition to have the tarps removed from the third level of the colis

they said they would like to thank the community, the hercules police department and the fbi for all their hard work. meanwhile the investigation in this case continues. reporting live in hercules i'm cheryl, nbc bay area news. >>> the doping evidence against lance armstrong is out in the open tonight. why it may not be all bad news for the cyclist. >>> a football brawl and it is the coaches that sparked it. find out what parents are saying about it. >>> the boy scouts kicked him out. now ellen sits down with a gay teenager. you'll hear how his life has changed since coming out. >>> a political fire storm on capitol hill today over a killing at the american embassy in libya. two testified that their requests for more security were turned down in the months before the terrorist attack this year. the testimony caused the state department to blast -- this morning the state department admitted there was no protest at the benghazi embassy. gun men set it on fire the white house acknowledged that security was not adequate. >>> in the wake of the refinery problems and sky rocketing fuel cost

if you have any information on this situation, please call the hercules police department or call the fbi. >>> it has been more than two years and we're still asking how much will pg&e pay for the deadly san bruno blast. the answer will be decided behind closed doors. a judge has approved a request to suspend public hearings and hold closed door negotiations on this matter. local lawmakers are protesting this decision. they say the pipeline talks should not be hidden from public scrutiny. the judge says the suspension will allow a quicker settlement. eight people were killed an dozens of homes destroyed in the explosion on september 9th of 2010. >>> no doubt about it a lot of nervous bail fans across the bay area this morning and that is for one simple reason. you've heard the expression do or die time. the a's and the giants have to win today or they will be out of the playoffs. >> let's go oakland. >> yesterday a spirited crowd rallying at oakland city hall. the a's are trailing the detroit tigers two games to none in that best of five series. some fans putting pressure on a's manag

. >> police arrested two people driving a mufrd murdered hercules woman's car. >> police say they were wanted in a violent west coast crime spree that began in southern california a man broke out of jail in august allegedly with his wife's help. >> and we're live in hercules with more on this big break in the case. >> i have the latest here combining information from washington as well as hercules police. today we know that the police stopped a man and woman who as you said were driving a murder victim's car. and the couple believed to be responsible for a crime spree starting in southern california. and there blue subaru station wagon belonged to suzy ko was stolen from her home, she was found stabbed to death in her front entry pri night by neighbors. the crime spree started when the 25-year-old woman suspect tonya washington helped her 24-year-old husband escape from san bernardino county jail august 28th. the pair shot and wounded a sheriff's deputy who stopped the vehicle later, they escaped armed with a shotgun in, seattle, this morning deputies say the suspects rammed into their

as you said, the fbi is involved because the hercules police here are desperate for leads. the family led the procession of more than 200 people to the front of the hercules home for a candlelight vigil. candles and flowers lined the front of their home along with the police tape. a painful reminder of her killing. >> she sacrificed herself by spending the first 10 to 12 years after the kids. everybody treats her like everybody's mother. >> reporter: her body was found in her home by a neighbor. her husband was the one who asked the neighbor to check on her when she failed to pick him up from the airport. >> we know the victim was stabbed and we don't have a weapon at this point so we thought there might possibly be a blood trail. they asked the fbi to help come in and solve this crime because their investigative unit dealing with homicides is so small. agents were at the home this afternoon, gathering evidence. >> we're still for the vehicle. when it left here, it had an idaho license plate to the best of our knowledge. we wanted to let the community know the plate may have

. >> reporter: the husband and the wife are not suspects in susie ko's murder yet, but hercules police detectives are on their way to king county, washington, tonight, to ask them why they were in that murder victim's stolen car. and this story is about as bizarre as it gets. 24-year-old darnell washington and his wife, 25-year-old tania washington were arrested about 9:00 this morning after a seatac, washington, police officer discovered they were in the blue subaru outback wagon stolen from susie ko's home in hercules. the retired mother of four was found beaten and stabbed to death on her home on friday. this morning when the officer tried to approach the coupe until the stolen subaru, the wife smashed into a patrol car and fled the scene. eventually she got boxed in, and then the husband got in the driver's seat, rammed several police cars repeatedly and unsuccessfully. the two were eventually ordered out of the subaru by police at gunpoint. now after darnell and tania washington were in custody, investigators discovered that the couple had been on a crime spree that started in sou

we have been so hard since the event happened to find some major clue in finding this car. >> hercules police have flown up to washington to question the couple about ko's killing and they are also suspects in the attempted murder of an l.a. counties sheriff's deputy last month. >>> san jose's serial arsonist apparently strikes again. a garbage bin was set on fire around 8:00 last night on the 1100 block of delna manor lane the same area fire officials handed out flyers about the arsons earlier yesterday. the fire was put out by good samaritans before crews got there. this is the ninth trash bin fire in the area. >>> it is 6:04. we have two words for weather, cumulonimbus. >> you said that pretty well. >> i wrote it down. >> cumulonimbus or a thunderstorm. we saw some of that around the bay area and today we can see that again. in fact, it's those cumulonimbus clouds the only type of cloud that will produce pictures like this. this is what happened in parts of the south bay yesterday, hail showing up outside and not just your normal bay area hail. this stuff was nickel to quarter-sized hail c

. >> also in the east bay, hercules police are bound for washington state this morning to interview a married couple caught driving a car belonging to a murdered east bay teacher. the car was owned by 55-year-old suzie ko who was found stabbed to death last week at her hercules home. police in washington arrested the couple yesterday after a pursuit. investigators are trying to figure out how the couple got ko's car and if the pair is responsible for her death. ko's neighbors are relieved. >> i'm glad they caught them. they finally caught somebody. that's just awesome. >> here's a look at the couple. darnell and tania washington on the run since late august. darnell recently escaped from a southern california prison and that his wife helped him escape. >>> a search is under way this morning for a getaway car after a man was shot overnight in morganhill. this happened near the intersection of peebles avenue and monterey. a 45-year-old man was shot and a 25-year-old man was attacked with a hammer. both men fortunately suffered minor injuries and they are expected to survive. the suspect

. >>> hercules police need your help to find out who killed a 55-year-old woman. the body was found near the entranceway to her home. her husband believes they got through a sliding door. they held a candlelight vigil. they say homicides is hercules is very rare. they took off a blue hatchback subara. >> a man was arrested in golden gate park this afternoon after policeayhessault woman. happened in mallard lake area at 4:00 p.m. the man dragged the woman in the bushes. no wd if she suffered y injues. phmacy linkedo anutrage of fungal meningitis has issued a voluntary recall of all its products. there are more than 90 confirmed cases in nine states. seven people have died. new england compound center issued the recall out of abundance of caution but the fda already issued an alert. the company sent its products to four clinics in california, including ukiah, and palmdale. >> up next, george clooney, stevie wonder and katie perry in the audience as president obama makes fun of his own debate performance.@p@po'u]+w87@çoj >>> 30 ds to go and both candidates are enjoyi

now police want to know if he has been selling it to students. in hercules, alan wang, abc7 news. >>> the chp officer shot and killed a man who tried to attack her. she pulled over on highway 29 south of lower lake earlier this afternoon. he was in a stolen vehicle. the officer says the man went at her and started choking her. that's when she opened fire and killed him. this is a picture of the scene after reinforcements arrived. the officer was taken to the hospital. she is expected to be okay. >>> a man who worked for the port of oakland for more than two decades died on-the-job today. mark arnett was killed while doing maintenance on top of a crane. the 51-year-old mechanic was crushed by the massive crane. it happened around 9:30. a union spokesperson tells us arnett was a shop foreman, but even for an experienced worker the docks can be a dangerous place. >> it is not normal, sir. it is a quick, productive place, and if you don't watch what you are doing, you get your body in harm's way, you get hurt. >> cal-osha shutdown that terminal to investigate th

police in hercules are asking for the public's help tonight after finding a woman dead in her own homeape surrounds the family's home. the police found the body of 55-year-old suzi ko inside the home on friday night and say she suffered a traumatic injury to her head. a neighbor found the body after the husband called and asked a naib to check on his wife because he didn't show up at the airport. her heart broken daughter spoke to nbc bay areability her mom and about needing information on what happened. >> just lovely. everybody already knows that. a great mom. a great teacher. some of the parents of the students, you know, wanted her to be the parent. but because she was that good. >> reporter: hercules police believe the person that killed ko also stole her car from the garage. investigators are asking for help locating the 2011 blue subaru out back. the number on the license plate is 1 a 1 f 680. her children have created a web page asking for help to find the killer called we love suzy ko.com. so far nearly a thousand people have shared the link on facebook. >>> we're 30 days unti

now police want to know if he has been selling it to students. in hercules, alan wang, abc7 news. >>> the chp officer shot and killed a man who tried to attack her. she pulled over on highway 29 south of lower lake earlier this afternoon. he was in a stolen vehicle. the officer says the man went at her and started choking her. that's when she opened fire and killed him. this is a picture of the scene after reinforcements arrived. the officer was taken to the hospital. she is expected to be okay. >>> a man who worked for the port of oakland for more than two decades died on-the-job today. mark arnett was killed while doing maintenance on top of a crane. the 51-year-old mechanic was crushed by the massive crane. it happened around 9:30. a union spokesperson tells us arnett was a shop foreman, but even for an experienced worker the docks can be a dangerous place. >> it is not normal, sir. it is a quick, productive place, and if you don't watch what you are doing, you get your body in harm's way, you get hurt. >> cal-osha shutdown that terminal to investigate th

hercules police a fine in the car was a crucial part of the investigation.is is a company located cases the or three agencies involved there are assault charges i understand there were supposed to go to king county court this afternoon. i also understand that there wouldn't for warrants out of los angeles. and then we want them for the of that charge this and we are still only considering them persons of interest in a homicide this point. >> to hercules detectives are in king county in washington state car for clothes. please and not say what they found it the car. within 50 people gathered for a town hall be last night vallejo to discuss officer involved shootings many were family members of victims of family involved shootings. --police involved shootings. those speeches when people to get involved in critical areas i hope they come away with a sense of unity. a sense of civic pride and the fact they cannot rely on each other and use each other's resources as one. united they do stand and divided it will absolutely false. >> a rally and a march is schedule

busted are a husband and wife who have been on a crime spree since the end of the summer, and now hercules police detectives will ask them why in that murder victim's stolen car in the first place. darnell washington and his wife tania were arrested about 9:00 this morning after a police officer in washington state discovered they were in the car stolen from suzy's home. the 55-year-old was stabbed and beaten to death in her home on friday. this morning when the officer tried to approach the couple in the stolen subaru, the wife smashed beinto a patrol car and left the scene. the two were ordered out of the sub are you by police at gunpoint. after they were taken into custody, they discovered therm on a crime spree that started in southern california on august 28th. that's what darnell washington escaped from san bernardino county jail with his wife's help. on september 2nd he's suspected of wounds an l.a. county sheriff deputy. they are suspected in another carjacking and robbery between them and october 5th when suzy coe was killed in her hercules home. >> they're not calling them suspects at t

hercules home. they are in crime from a crime spree that ended with a police chase in seattle.e spotted the stolen car of murder victim susie ko. they say the drive rammed patrol cars with the subaru. they arrested 24-year-old darnell washington and his 25- year-old wife tania. >> we just know that they were in the stolen vehicle and certainly are people that we want to talk to. if they are not the suspects then hopefully they can give us information that will lead us back to the suspect. >> hercules police have gone to washington to question the couple about ko's killing. they are also suspects in the attempted murder of an l.a. county sheriff's deputy last month. >>> 5:33. san jose's serial arsonist strikes again a garbage bin set on fire around 8:00 last night in the same area fire officials handed out flyers about the arsons earlier yesterday. the fire was put out by neighbors before crews got on scene there. this is the ninth such fire in that area. >>> let's check weather and traffic. i woke up to thunder last night. >> we have lightning especially in the south bay a seve

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. >> hercules police need your help to find out who killed a woman. suzie ko was found dead at her home. the husband believes the killer entered through an unlocked sliding glass door. last night neighbors and family members held a candlelight vigil. and police believe the killer took off with ko's car, blue 2011 blue subaru hatchback with idaho license plates. >> a man was arrested in golden gate park this afternoon after police say he assaulted a woman. it happened in the mallard lake area of the park at 4:00 m. police tell us the man dragged the woman into the bushes. no word if she suffered any injuries. >> two residents are saved after escaping a house fire in daly city today. i it was reported shorely -- shortly after noon. 14 cats and two dogs were rescued from the residences but two of the cats later died. >> apple is not responding to conflicting reports about problem at china's factory where iphones are manufactured. they're denying the workers staged a strike to protest working conditions, but a workers advocacy group says there was a work

. >>> hercules police hope the arrest of a husband and wife near seattle will shed some light into theof a retired bay area teacher. the couple is being held for a crime spree that began with a jail break in san bernardino county in august and ended with a police chase up in washington state yesterday. susie ko was killed in her hercules home last week and her car was stolen. the couple was inside ko's car. officers arresting darnell washington and his wife tania up north. and investigators from hercules will now question them in washington today. >> we just know that they were in the stolen vehicle and they are certainly people that we do want to talk to. if they're not suspects, hopefully they can give us information leading to the suspects. >> they are wanted for the murder of an l.a. county sheriff's deputy last month. >>> san jose's serial arsonist struck againful a garbage bin was set on fire last night on delna manor lane just hours earlier in the same area, fire officials handed out flyers warning people about the arson. this is the ninth such fire in that area. >>> and today f

if you have any information on this case, please call hercules police department or the fbi. >>> there are more cases and more deaths caused by the meningitis outbreak that is linked to tainted steroid injections. the centers for disease control and prevention says the number of confirmed infections is up to 105 in nine states. eight people have now died from it. investigators believe the steroid wa cs contaminated and came from the new england compounding center which shipped steroid vials to doctors and clinics in 23 states. so far tennessee is reporting the most cases. >>> new this morning, uc berkeley graduate david wineland and a french physicist are sharing this year's nobel prize in physics. the committee made the announcement this morning in sweden. they won for inventing methods to preserve properties of the quantum world, research that led to the construction of extremely precise clocks and helped scientists take the first step toward building superfast computers. wineland holds a bachelor's degree from uc berkeley and grew up in sacramento. he currently is a physicist in col

the fbi assisting hercules police in finding the killer. >> we are looking for possible small drops of blood that may have been from a weapon or just anything that might help us have any kind of leads in this case. >> she always want us to improve, to be better. sue see, we love you. -- susie, we love you. >> reporter: police may let susie ko's husband in the home wednesday to see if anything was missing or stolen. the idaho plates on that stolen subaru they say may have been removed, but they hope anybody can help. >>> developing news in napa dozens will be forced from their homes while the bomb squad destroys a container of highly dangerous ether. authorities found it at the calistoga fairgrounds yesterday. 75 to 100 people will be forced from their homes as a precaution. the operation should take two hours. no major road closures are expected. >>> tonight begins battle to stay alive in baseball divisional playoffs where the for the a's and giants. -- big time fans rallied in front of oakland city hall yesterday to cheer on the green and gold a's play in front of a sell-out crowd ton

now police want to know if he has been selling it to students. in herculesg, abc7 news. >>> the chp officer shot and killed a man who tried to attack her. she pulled over on highway 29 south of lower lake earlier this afternoon. he was in a stolen vehicle. the officer says the man went at her and started choking her. that's when she opened fire and killed him. this is a picture of the scene after reinforcements arrived. the officer was taken to the hospital. she is expected to be okay. >>> a man who worked for the port of oakland for more than two decades died on-the-job today. mark arnett was killed while doing maintenance on top of a crane. the 51-year-old mechanic was crushed by the massive crane. it happened around 9:30. a union spokesperson tells us arnett was a shop foreman, but even for an experienced worker the docks can be a dangerous place. >> it is not normal, sir. it is a quick, productive place, and if you don't watch what you are doing, you get your body in harm's way, you get hurt. >> cal-osha shutdown that terminal to investigate the six othe

. >> reporter: hercules police are expected to land in the seattle area by the end of tonight. they will question the two suspects to see if there's any link to the susie ko murder. they also want to talk to police in oregon and washington to see 23 there's any connection between the two suspects and any other crimes. >>> with 27 days until the election, the presidential race is in a dead heat. the latest tracking poll gives mitt romney a one-point edge over president obama with about 4% of voters still undecided. both candidates are vying for those votes in key battleground states. meanwhile, the running mates are preparing for their big night. paul ryan and joe biden will meet in kentucky tomorrow for their first and only vice presidential debate. there has been no shortage of advice for both men. one rule seems to be just keep it simple. >> you need to be able to see that each vice presidential candidate has hit the standard of readiness. but beyond that, unless there is a star-killing or star- catching moment, it rarely changes the course of the debate. >> in terms of subst

fbi now assisting hercules police in finding the killer. >> we are lacking for things like possible small drops of blood that may have been from a weapon or just anything that might help us have any kind of lead in this case. >>reporter: but tonight was a time to remember a former school teacher and friend. >> don't forget the lesson she is trying to teach us. she always want us to improve to be better p.i don't know why but that's in her to do that. susie we love you. say it again. susie, we love you. >>reporter: about we are back live where candles continue to burn here. we are learning that police will let susie's husband back that t home as early as wednesday to see if anything is missing or stolen. also say the idaho plates on the stolen subaru may have been removed by now but they still hope anybody out there can help with information. livin hercules tonight, abc 7 news. >> thank you very much. >> well tonight woman originally from modest to missing in yosemite national park. jessica rose garcia last seen saturday morning walking along road here. she never showed up for work in the

fbi now assisting hercules police in finding the killer. >> we are lacking for things ke possiblsmall drops o blood thatay have be from a weapon or jusanything that might help us have any kind of lead in this case. >>reporter: but tonight was a time to remember a former school teacher and friend. >> don't forget the lesson she is trying to teach us. she always want us to improve to be better p.i don't know why but that's in her to do that. susie we love you. say it again.susie, we love you. >>reporter: about we are back live where candles continue to burn here. we are learning that police will let susie's husband back that the home as early as wednesday to see if anything is missing or stolen. also say the idaho plates on the stolen subaru may have been removed by now but they still hope anybody out there can help with information. live in hercules tonight, abc 7 news. >> thank you very much. >> well tonight woman originally from modest to missing in yosemite national park. jessica rose garcia last seen saturday morning walkingonr showed up for work in the park sunday morning. rangers

if you have any force, please call the hercules police department or call the fbi. >>> 6:37.siles targeted at the u.s. the new threat from north korea just ahead. >>> plus, bill clinton going off the beaten path on the california campaign trail. we'll tell you why democrats are descending on davis. that's just ahead. good morning! wow. want to start the day with something heart healthy and delicious? you're a talking bee... honey nut cheerios has whole grain oats that can help lower cholesterol. and it tastes good? sure does! right... ♪ wow. delicious, right? yeah. it's the honey, it makes it taste so... ♪ well, would you look at the time... what's the rush? be happy. be healthy. >>> new this morning, north korea is rattling its sabre again. the country says it has long-range missiles capable of hitting the u.s. mainland. this comes in response to a recent missile agreement between the u.s. and south korea on a missile deal. south korea will now be able to possess ballistic missiles which are capable of striking north korea. >>> the country's highest court is planning to tack

>>> in the east bay, detectives are investigating the death of a woman found in her home in hercules. police the woman's husband called a neighbor to check in on his wife when she did not pick up up from the airport around 11:00 last night. they found the victim lying on the ground near what appeared to be blood on the floor. miss say the family's car, a 2011 sky blue subaru outback is also missing. it has an idaho license plate+4 number of 1 a 1 f 680. so far police have not made any arrests in this case and have not released any motive for the killing either. also, 22 people are facing charges after a violent protest in san francisco. this is cell phone video of police in riot gear near california and battery streets. police say a group of demonstrators marched in that area, vandalizing cars and businesses along the way. when police intervene, protesters reportedly threw flares and bags of paint and rocks at the officers. one officer was hit in the head but is expected to be okay. many of the protesters wore masks, and police say some were armed with hammers. the visitors were warned, traf

." >>> hercules police are headed to washington state this morning to interview a married couple caught driving a car belonging to a murdered east bay teacher. the car was owned by 55-year-old susie ko who was found stabbed to death last week in her home. police in washington arrested the couple yesterday after a pursuit. investigators are trying to figure out how the couple got ko's car and if the pair are responsible for her death. her neighbors are relieved. >> i'm glad they caught them. they finally caught somebody. that's just awesome. >> the couple, darnell and tanya washington had been on the run since late august. darnell recently escaped from a southern california prison and his wife helped him. >>> turning to decision 2012, here we go. the vice presidential candidates are facing off tonight for the very first and only debate before that election. there's of course a lot of pressure on joe biden after president obama's lackluster debate performance last week. the vice president has been studying up on paul ryan's book, his speeches and his budget. >> i just want to make sure th

. >>> police in hercules continued to search for a crucial clue in a recent rare homicide. on friday night, suzy goh was found dead in her home. the family's car was also missing from the garage. they continue tonight to look for that 2011 blue subaru outback with idaho license plate. anyone with information is asked to call hercules police. >>> the california highway patrol is trying to determine what caused a deadly accident today in pleasanton. it happened around 7:45 this morning at the sunol boulevard off ramp and i-680. a driver swerved off the road and crashed into a ditch. one person was thrown from the vehicle and died at the scene. there's no word on any other injuries. >>> pg & e crews worked through the day to try to restore electricity to thousands of customers in hayward after a driver took out a power pole. a female driver took out the pole this morning. live power lines then fell on to homes and cars. no one was hurt. at last word all by 66 customers had their power back. pg & e says it's supposed to have electricity back on for those customers by mid-night.

. >>> hercules police expect contra costa county prosecutors to file murder charges next week against a husband and wife in the death of a retired school teacher. we just received this new video of darnell washington and wife tania in court this afternoon. a judge in king county, washington ordered them held on $3 million bail. 55-year-old susie ko was found stabbed to death a week ago. the murder suspects, police say, were driving ko's subaru when they were arrested near sea-tac airport on wednesday. >>> san jose police are investigating an overnight shooting that is only adding to what many consider an alarming homicide rate. the body of the unidentified victim was found outside a bar on rogers avenue. police are interviewing possible witnesses at the alo bar. a neighboring business owner who didn't want his face shown said it sometimes attracts rowdy crowds. >> a messy have to deal with sometimes, but i didn't think it was going to go that far. san jose has been safe overall the last two years. it's gotten worse. >> police do not consider the homicide to be gang rolled. it's the 37

investigators with the hercules police department have officially named darnell and tania washington as suspects in the killing of an east bay teacher, 55-year-old susie ko. police in washington state spotted the pair driving ko's car on wednesday, and after a chase arrested them. detectives from hercules have traveled north to interview the two suspects. they say darnell recently escaped from a southern california prison, and that his wife helped him. the couple had been on the run since late august. and moments ago we learned their bail has been set at $3 million each. >>> san francisco firefighters are trying to determine what caused a massive four-alarm fire that gutted a popular restaurant and brought muni to a crawl today. the squat and gobble restaurant on westport tall caught fire this morning deep into the interior of the building. and as a result there was a partial roof collapse. firefighters say that fire spread to the wine shop and a dental office as well. so crews had to bring in so much heavy equipment that the muni trains couldn't pass through the west portal station f

. >>> in the east bay, a woman was found dead inside her home in hes hercules. policeay the woman's husband called a neighbor to check on his wife after she failed to pick him up from the airport around 11:00 last night. neighbors went into the home on ash court. they say they found the victim, an asian woman in her 50s, lying on the ground near what appeared to be blood on the floor. police say the family's car, a 2011 sky blue subaru outback, is also missing. that's an idaho license plate number 1a1f680. police interviewed the victim's husband, but they say he is not a person of interest at this time. so far police have not made any arrests and haven't released a motive for the killing either. >>> in san jose, investigators are looking for the driver who hit and killed a man who was walking on highway 87 near the hp pavilion. the highway patrol says a black suv hit and killed a 22-year-old man near the park avenue exit about 8:30 last night. the pedestrian threw his skateboard at a car and then ran into traffic. the chp is not releasing the d identity of the man unti

the hercules police are still interviewing the suspects. the bail is set at 3 million apiece. >>> and state regulatories want them to pick up the tab for overhauling its gas pipelines. after the deadly explosion of san bruno in 2010, pg&e proposed billing the customers for part of the costs. but today, the ruling was that they would pay for two thirds of the upgrade, and the consumers, the other third. the final decision now goes to the final committee. >>> and the endeavour is slowing making its way to the california science center via city streets. the shuttle left l.a.x. well before sunrise, rolled on a 160-wheel carrier. here is a look at the shuttle, the journey called "mission 26," going at a top speed of two miles an hour. they're maneuvering through the area, dodging power poles and buildings. if all goes as planned, the shuttle will reach its destination tomorrow. >>> and coming up, the proud recipient of a new diploma from san jose state. >> the hold-up that took a half a century to fix, and made this grandmother a graduate. >>> a

. >>> the hercules police department named two suspects in a murder investigation.band and wife darnell and tania washington were caught driving susie ko's blue subaru in washington state. they were arrested for auto theft and after an investigation they are being charged with murder. >>> bombs found inside a vallejo home forced evacuation of a enabled. a bomb squad detonated small explosives on georgia street yesterday. people were allowed back home last night. one person was taken into custody after the devices were found in his home. the suspect's roommate call vallejo police. neighbors say they were always a little suspicious. >> you know, the guy, you know, i smelled chemicals at night, i would tell the police officers. he would just be making all kinds of noise at all times of the night, it would be so loud, shake the house. >> that suspect is facing felony charges for making and detonating bombs. >>> in campaign 2012, the candidates for vice president met in their only debate last night. both campaigns are claiming victory. but as cbs reporter danielle nottin

the suspects, hopefully they can give us information that will lead us back to the suspects. >> hercules police have gone up to washington to question the couple about ko's killing and they are also suspects in the attempted murder of an l.a. county sheriff's deputy just last month. >>> san jose serial arsonist strikes once again. a garbage bin was set on fire around 8:00 last night on the 1100 block of dellna manor lane the same area where there flyers given out yesterday. good samaritans put out the fire. this is the ninth fire in the area. >>> vice president joe biden and republican vice- presidential nominee paul ryan will lock horns this evening in their only scheduled debate. randall pinkston has a preview from danville, kentucky. >> reporter: congressman paul ryan arrived in kentucky ahead of his first nationally televised debate. the number 2 man on the gop ticket told reporters earlier in florida, voters will see a clearchoice when he faces off against vice president joe biden. >> joe biden has been on this stage before. he has been on these big stages. it's my first time. but what he

hercules police are calling the couple persons of interest in ko's killing. >> it is a big league and we're very grateful to king county for recovering that vehicle. we're moving as quickly as we can on it but also watching the integrity of the case and trying to not make any mistakes. >> last month washington escaped from a southern jail. he got away after his wife carjacked that vehicle. >>> san francisco mayor ed lee says he's prepared to work with sheriff ross mirkarimi but the mayor did not hide his disdain for the supervisor's decision to reinstate mirkarimi. he returned to the office today to start the transition process. mayor lee says he's not happy about the outcome but will move forward. >> by law we are required to work together, and i will work together across the aisle as i've always done. >> we want to move forward, mend fences. >> interim sheriff says she will help with the transition. mirkarimi is expected to fully resume his duties on monday. >>> san francisco's da also waited on the mirkarimi matter today. as rob ross reports the da had a request about how the sheri

fbi now assisting hercules police in finding the killer. >> we are lacking for things like possible smalld that may have been from a weapon or just anything that might help us have any kind of lead in this case. >>reporter: but tonight was a time to remember a former school teacher and friend. >> don't forget the lesson she is trying to teach us. she always want us to improve to be better p.i don't know why but that's in her to do that. susie we love you. say it again. susie, we love you. >>reporter: about we are back live where candles continue to burn here. we are learning that police will let susie's husband back that the home as early as wednesday to see if anything is missing or stolen. also say the idaho plates on the stolen subaru may have been removed by now but they still hope anybody out there can help with information. live in hercules tonight, abc 7 news. >> thank you very much. >> well tonight woman originally from modest tomissinl park. jessica rose garcia last seen saturday morning walking along road here. she never showed up for work in the park sunday morning. rangers sea

detectives are investigating the death of woman found in her home in hercules. police say the woman's husband called a neighbor to check in on his wife when she didn't pick him up from the airport around 11:00 last night. neighbors went into the home on ash court. they say they found the victim, an asian woman in her 50s, lying on the ground near what appeared to be blood on the floor. police say the family's car, a 2011 sky blue subaru outback is also missing. >> has an idaho license plate number of 1a 1f 7680. so far police have not made any arrests or released any motive for the killing either. >>> in san francisco, 22 people were arrested this afternoon after a protest turned violent. this is cell phone video sent into our newsroom. police say a group of demonstrators, many wearing masks covering their faces took to the streets near california and battery, vandalizing cars and businesses and disrupting traffic along the way. when police in riot gear intervened, protesters reportedly threw flares and bags of paint at the officers. one officer was hit in the head, bu

hercules police said that there was a there would noy what part of the body.r what kind of weapon was used. somebody stole the family car. that person will certainly have knowledge or possibly be the person that is responsible. finding the vehicle is a critical part of our investigation. >> is a 2011 subaru out back. with an idaho license plate. a, f, 6, 0. and they do not know what the killer would be after or the motives or if this was random or targeted. the family and the authorities are hoping for clues. in hercules, kron 4. >> against this is the missing 2011 subaru out back. and it has in idaho license plate. this first homicide in two years in hercules. we don't call this our company, we call this our mission. green toys teaches children that if i have a milk jug and i stick it in the recycling bin it can turn into something new. chase allows us to buy capital equipment to be able to manufacture in the states to the scale we need to be a global company. with a little luck green toys could be the next great american brand. find what's next for your busi

hercules police and the ko family is asking for the public's help in locating a missing car, taken from the family garage last night a. 2011 suburbia pale blue with idaho plates. a facebook page was set to collect tips about the stolen car that has shocked this close night ash court cul-de-sac. they say at this point in the investigation, there are no arrests. but no shortage of potential suspects. in hercules, patti lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> in election 2012 coverage president obama appears headed to becoming the first candidate in american history to have a billion dollar campaign. mr. obama and the democratic party have received donations from nearly 4 million people since he announce his re- election campaign. according to a tweet from from the president more than 1.8 people donated $181 million last month. so far the re-election campaign has raised about $947 million. another important number for the president is yesterday's unemployment figures, which he mentioned in today's weekly presidential address. >> after losing about 800,000 jobs a month, we have added 5.2 million over

hercules, coe was found dead, her subaru gone. today, the car was recovered in washington state, a relief to the family. >> we have a beginning, we have an end, let's find out, and let the police do their work. >> reporter: hercules investigators traveled to washington state to interview the two who frank and julie, are also being investigated for other crimes during their months on the run. heather holmes, ktvu 2 news. >>> the a's pulled off another win. we're there live as pumped up fans celebrate this down to the wire victory. >> fighting the feds. the bold step a bay area city is taking. >> some areas even had hail. tracking when more could move in overnight, and tomorrow. >>> what a game tonight at the oakland coliseum, the oakland a's, staked a dramatic 9th inning rally this evening for a come from behind victory to defeat the detroit tigers. the win evens the american league playoff series at two games a piece mark ibanez to show you how it ended. >> they're going to talking about this game for years. the walkoff capital of the world. down to the tigers 3-1 in the bottom of the 9th inning. seth smith with a shot to the gap in right center, two runs will score off the ac

hercules, coe was found dead, her subaru gone. today, the car was recovered in washington state, a relief to the family. >> we have a beginning, we have an end, let's find out, and let the police do their work. >> reporter: hercules investigators traveled to washington state to interview the two who frank and julie, are also being investigated for other crimes during their months on the run. heather holmes, ktvu 2 news. >>> the a's pulled off another win. we're there live as pumped up fans celebrate this down to the wire victory. >> fighting the feds. the bold step >>> what a game tonight at the oakland coliseum, the oakland a's, staked a dramatic 9th inning rally this evening for a come from behind victory to defeat the detroit tigers. the win evens the american league playoff series at two games a piece mark ibanez to show you how it ended. >> they're going to talking about this game for years. the walkoff capital of the world. down to the tigers 3-1 in the bottom of the 9th inning. seth smith with a shot to the gap in right center, two runs will score off the ace closer, jose valverde. coco crisp with a shot to right and in comes the game winning run tonight. 4-3 is the fin

hercules police plan to file murder and auto theft charges next week. >> the san joaquin county sheriff not admitting mistakes after a possible mix up of human remains sending the remains of joanne hobson to her mother. they were discovered in a well. the mother was suspicious and had seen massive back hoes dig through the well. she sent the bones for analysis. turns out a three-inch bone was mixed in with her daughter's remains. the sheriff says it's not his fault. he entrusted a forensic analyst. >> i'm calling this a mistake. these are professional people. i believed they'd be and do the appropriate thing. we're not stopping. we're going to continue to search. we're going to continue to work on the location that's have been pointed out to us. we have done some others and we'll continue to work this. >> police have now contacted the mother of missing hayward girl michaela garecht. she vanished 24 years ago at age nine. they told her the bone belongs to someone in the same age range as michaela. the fbi will be handling all future digs related to this case. >> a serious fire in san fra

the officer with the hercules police department explains why they believe that these two are responsible for stabbing and beating this longtime hercules resident. >> we have detectives in kent county washington and after they interviewed the suspects. and you'd items that were found inside of the car. we are now comfortable calling them suspects. >>reporter: are you taking those items from the vehicle and running d n a? >> i cannot discuss those details with you. >> this couple was discovered in washington state as they tried unsuccessfully to a schipa police by hitting other cop cars. . weather other items that were determined to find missing? >> we cannot compromise the integrity of the investigation. >> also the was a shotgun found inside of the vehicle they are known for crimes for los angeles. how did they end up in hercules? >> are you ending or releasing any information of how they ended up in our hercules? board discovered why are here? and i cannot discuss that at this point. >> in hercules, kron 4. >> a serious burglar with dozens of homes burglarized in the past 1.5 months. ta

fbi is working with hercules police to track down a killer, part of the investigation, the husband of5-year-old suzy ko may return home to help investigators decide if anything is missing. ko was found shot to death friday. investigators looking for a blue outback missing from the garage police looking for a man that tried to kidnap a boy. police say the man drove up next to an 11-year-old boy the man repeatedly ordered this boy into the vehicle but the boy refused and ran to a nearly home and calmed 911. he's okay. açç search continues forq a missing yosemite p1rworker last seen saturday morning walking in the park. she never showed up for work sunday, her parents say she often hiked up to 25 miles a day. garcia has been found taken to a local hospital now for evaluation.ñr çoy now in the bay for two sea lion that's need help. >> abc 7 news is live where this is happening. >> this is the res you just included momentszv ago, there is small drama here in san francisco. everyl/y knows sea lion buzz there are are two of themso! entangled in packing material and a team ofç a half doze

. >>> hercules police trying to determine if there's a connection between a couple arrested in seattle and a retired teacher found murdered in her hercules home. detectives are interviewing 25-year-old tonya washington and her husband 24-year-old darnell washington both arrested yesterday morning driving the car belonging to 55-year-old susie ko who was found beaten and stabbed to death in her home last friday. the couple is wanted for a violent west coast crime spree that began in southern california when washington broke out of jail in august with his wife's help. >> we still know it is an ongoing investigation. but we were just so relieved that for the first time a lot of progress has been made on my mother's case. >> tonya and darnell washington remain in jail this morning. >>> oakland has filed a federal lawsuit to prevent the department of justice from evicting a medical marijuana dispensary. in july prosecutors served papers on the harborside health center calling it a marijuana super store. the city's suit claims the justice department knew about harborside for years and exceed