he says there is a third speed freak killer who was train the by his partner, loren herzog.rews were searching wells in the city of linden where shermantine says the bodies of dozens of victims were buried in the 1980s and 1990s. >> reporter: in a three page letter, shermantine says he and loren herzog weren't killing people by themselves. the biggest shocker, he claims there may be a third speed freak killer. his letter mentions the jam jason jones, and says that herzog taught him how to kill and get away with it. he warned jason to get out of the country. the letter claims there is at least one victim the san joaquin sheriff's department never knew him. he claims he and loren and some gang members killed a pregnant black woman. and he thought it was loren just telling stories. the bert also mention wesley says the well site recently escavated by the sheriff's department is just the beginning. >> and that was >> the san joaquin sheriff's office has told them they would like to get a look at that latest letter. >>> new doert documents in the domestic violence case against mi

now shermantine is leveling now charges against herzog. he says herzog killed a pregnant woman and hells angels helped to dump the body. he said he shot and killed a woman in utah in 1994. he said herzog trained a third kill area apprentice, a man allegedly named jason jones. he says her taught him how to kill and get away with it. in the letter he says, i have given jason a fair warning. i told him he better run, get out of this country before i expose the next site. contradictinging himself shermantine guess on to say -- contradicting himself shermantine goes on to say he probably won't name any more sites. shermantine says he hasn't seen a dime and he doesn't think he will. he's highly critical of the sheriff's department. more on that coming up. katie marzullo, abc7 news. >>> police are searching for a gold mercedes benz seen speeding from the scene of a double fatal shooting in fairfield before 5:00 yesterday afternoon. police say the victims are a 24-year-old fairfield man and 18-year-old east palo alto resident. the complex is patro

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loren herzog committed suicide this year. wesley shermantine has been leading authorities to burrulate sites. so far more than 1,000 bone fragments have been found. wesley shermantine claims he didn't kill anyone. he says his dead partner is to blame. kron 4's reggie kumar has the names of the victims. >> reporter: threw dna testing, experts identified the remains of 19-year-old kimberly billy and 16-year-old jennifer flores. both are from stalk on it. billy went missing in 1984 and jennifer flores 1985. they are in the process of identifying the remains of a third victim. all the bone fragments were discovered into a well. he was asked what he thinks of wesley shermantine's claims that more bodies are in other wells and the reactions of victim's families. >> i can say based on the information that was provided by wesley shermantine to both media outlets and others we were able to make the recoveries. bittersweet, grateful for the knowledge they have been identified but they are no longer with us. >> reporter: reggie kumar, k

shermantine says herzog taught jones how to kill and get away with it. he says he has given jones fair warning to leave the country before he exposes the next burial site. shermantine says he probably won't reveal any more locations where the bodies are buried he's unhappy with bounty hunter leonard padilla who agreed to pay him $33,000 to in examine new york stock exchange for information on where the beds are buried. shermantine says he hasn't soon a dime and doesn't think he will. in the letters shermantine is critical of the san joaquin sheriff's department in charge of the massive digs. he says the cops are stupid and lazy. this is a direct quote, spelling and grammatic -- grammatic cal errors included: shermantine says herzog killed a pregnant woman and the hells angels helped him dump the body and says herzog shot and killed a hunter in utah in 1994. katie marzullo, abc7 news. >>> 5:03. back to berkeley with a different story. the police chief is planning to attend a community meeting to answer questions about his department's response to the fata

shermantine also says herzog is responsible for a notorious cold case murder the shooting death of a utah hunter in 1994. >>> today oakland police are searching for a gunman responsible for the city's 24th homicide of the year. a man was shot and killed at an apartment complex on tenth avenue last night. a person was questioned but no one arrested so far and there is no word on a motive in the murder. >>> the reward has now doubled to help catch vandals who damaged a richmond school. last night, the west contra costa school board agreed to match the $10,000 reward offered by police. vandals caused nearly a million dollars worth of damage to nistrom elementary school last month. walls were spirit with paint, 30 windows -- smeared with paint, 30 windows cracks and part of the building flooded by a broken water valve. >> the young people who did this need to know there are consequences and we are doing what we can to make a safe environment. >> the school was scheduled to open in just a few weeks. they will now be delayed by about two months. investigators believe adults may have been r

shermantine is on death row, herzog took his own life. shermantine has opened up about where some of the victims were buried. this is just east of stockton where more than 1000 bone fragments were recovered. >> reporter: we're now talking about six human thigh bones that the department of justice is looking at in their lab in richmond. they've already identified chevy wheeler, and cindy vanderheiden. so theekz could be six new victims -- they could be six new victims. this is the area where they were found. it's an area that's kept crews busy on several occasions. they've also searched this area in linden, what's been called a mass grave. a well that was dug up. they found 1000 bone fragments in this area, many of which were human and a human skull. but at this point, we just don't know which location these six femur bones are from. and i talked with the department of justice, they tell me identification takes usual between a week and a month. >>> a new letter written by shermantine has come to light. yesterday we told you about a letter

loren herzog was paroled to liven in a trailer in 2010. the city sued to have loren herzog removed. he later committed suicide last month. >>> bart police arrested three people in connection with a string of robberies. the robbery happened on march 8. a man with a gun robbed a woman. bart police say they arrested a man and two juveniles. they may be connected to another robbery along with a series of robberies. >>> the police association is raising new concerns tonight about a change in the policing plan. on monday a plan took effect that includes a shift in focus to commute policing downtown to quell night time violence but the union says that could negatively impact its work with the homeless. a team built good relationships with the homeless. >>> san francisco's school chief is stepping down. ktvu's rob roth is live with the surprising departure that comes with mixed emotions. >> reporter: here at headquarters carlos garcia choked up when he announced he is requiring. >> reporter: carlos garcia said after serving 5 years as school superintendent it is time to go. >> it is with gr

we have maggie herzog. is our teacher today. >> who's more irish than maggie herzog. >> hi, maggie. >> how are you? you're going to show us a little something. should we get up? >> yes. >> irish jig. >> irish jig. show us what you got. >> point your right toe and start with a big jump. and a cut. >> i can't do this. >> cut over your left knee. >> i'm not very balanced. >> bring that leg right to the back, hop back. >> i can't jump around. >> jump, cut, hop back. >> okay. ♪ >> the first part. >> six, seven, eight. >> you make it look easy. >> how about this kick. >> maggie herzog, you're good. >> all right. up next, what is the best vegetable to add to your salad to ward off an infection? >> kale. i don't know. take our immunity boosters quiz. >>> it's just not breakfast without milk. get nourished every day. got milk? >> it's time for "get started today" and our immunity booster pop quiz. >> from the right amount of sleep to what will give you the best pick-me-up during the day. erin hobday is here with us

an autopsy report describes a number of tattoos on herzog's body.n his leg read made by hate and restrained by society. and across his stomach two reinvolvers. herzog and wesley shermantine were known as the speed freak killers. they were suspected in dozens of killings in the 1980s and 1990s. >>> a homicide investigation is under way tonight after a former oakland man convicted of beating a 2-year-old boy to death was found unresponsive in his prison cell. damon valery was found in his cell and taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. valery was convicted of killing jones back in 1998. an autopsy report showed the child has burn scars from his thighs to his feet. and his ribs had been broken over a long period of time. the child died from bleeding. >>> ktvu's rita williams tells us who wanted to keep a report from being released and why the judge agreed at least for now. >> reporter: this imagine went around the world, uc davis police officer john pike spraying occupy protesters on campus last november. >> this is an incredibly controver

herzog says there are more sites. >>justine: more people apply for unemployment benefits last week. the department put out the figures and is saying that weekly applications went up by 8000 and jobless claims are now at 362,000. >>darya: wells fargo is expanding its efforts to charge $7 a month for customers using the essential checking account. wells fargo is not say which states are getting the new fee but it is going into effect in may. there are ways for you to avoid defeat. -- to avoid the fees. >>mark: here is a live look outside on the bay bridge. we will continue to follow our breaking news story, a large apartment fire in berkeley. >>mark: ross mirkirimi has pleaded not guilty for a domestic violence incident that allegedly occurred new year's eve. the new court documents in the case revealed in to me details about his relationship with is ex- girlfriend christine floras. documents detail he did screaming matches where mirkirimi allegedly grabbed for arm party not to bruise her. >>darya: we are back with more and a couple of minutes. we will continue to follow our breaking

. >> reporter: "he" is shermantine shapiro who along with friend loren herzog wind on speed-fueled killing spree in the '80s and '90s. they were convicted of seven murders but there could be as many as 20 victims. led by letters and maps from shermantine from his cell on san quentin's death row, wheeler's body and that of another victim were found in calaveras county. bones found in a well near linden where shermantine and herzog met in high school have yet to be identified. >> yes. yes. i was almost one of those victims. i was asked to go out to the parties and i'm big on the buddy system. and so i was always with my other friend and chevy would want to us go out. >> reporter: shermantine started talking after bounty hunter leonard padilla offered him money for information and padilla also attended the member service. >> shermantine's not lying about other bodies being out there in wells. he's basically told us. >> reporter: the parents of chevy wheeler now live in tennessee and say they will take their daughter home this weekend. >> we have waited 26 years. now we're going to bring her h

he claims his former friend, loren herzog, murderrd 72 people with the help of another man who still is walk the streets. sources suspect that shermantine and herzog did work with at least one associate who was never caught. in the letter, shermantine also says, herzog is responsible for a notorious cold case murder the killing of a utah hunter back in 1994. >>> sunnyvale police have ruled the city's first shooting death of the year a murder-suicide. police say a mother shot her autistic 22-year-old son and then herself in the son's bedroom last night. neighbors say the son was just taken out of a daycare program and his mother, whom they identify as elizabeth, was left to watch him full time. they say elizabeth recently had a garage sale and gave away a lot of belongings including things that her deceased mother had. >> it didn't occur to me, what she was doing. but now i'm thinking now she was telling us something and we didn't get it. we didn't get the message. >> the woman's husband found the bodies after he got home from work last night. police say he has been cooperative in the

shermantine also said herzog is responsible for a notorious cold case murder. the shooting death of a utah hunter in 1994. >>> 4:37 now. a tribute is planned today for a central valley murder victim on what would have been her 11th birthday. sandra cantu of tracy was kidnapped, drugged and killed and then stuffed into a suitcase almost two years ago. a neighbor, 30-year-old melissa huckaby pleaded guilty to the crime. she was sentenced to live in prison without parole. today the tribute features free activities for children throughout the city. >>> social media experiment aimed to catch a warlord. joseph kony is the man wanted by the international criminal court kidnapping children in africa for 26 years forcing them into his army and then turning them into sex slaves. now a half hour documentary called kony2012 is drawing worldwide attention in an effort to catch him. >> we are living in a new world, facebook world in which 750 million people share ideas, it's a global community bigger than us. joseph kony was committing crimes for 20 years. and no one cared.

an autopsy report describes a number of tattoos on herzog's body.s leg read made by hate and restrained by society. and across his stomach two reinvolvers. herzog and wesley shermantine were known as the speed freak killers. they were suspected in dozens of killings in the 1980s and 1990s. >>> a homicide investigation is under way tonight after a former oakland man convicted of beating a 2-year-old boy to death was found unresponsive in his prison cell. damon valery was found in his cell and taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. valery was convicted of killing jones back in 1998. an autopsy report showed the child has burn scars from his thighs to his feet. and his ribs had been broken over a long period of time. the child died from bleeding. >>> ktvu's rita williams tells us who wanted to keep a report from being released and why the judge agreed at least for now. >> reporter: this imagine went around the world, uc davis police officer john pike spraying occupy protesters on campus last november. >> this is an incredibly controversial

he also linked herzog to the 1994 shooting death of a hunter in utah.s there are more, that this is just the start. >>> here what is is just in to the kron4 newsroom. big solar storm has reached earth. so far, no trouble being reported today. scientists saying the planet has lucked out so far that. could change as the largest storm in five years will spend the rest of the day shaking the planet's magnetic field. there have been no issues with satellites or other systems that are often disrupted by the solar storms. it could disrupt technology so we're not out of the woods jut yet. we could see a colorful northern lights display. i'll keep you posted if there are any issues. >> thank you. watching wall street, we are seeing modest gains on this friday. dow up now almost 60 points up to 12,895. we did get word out of greece that a majority of the bondholders agreed to a bond swap. they will be swapping the current bonds with bonds for a lot less value. the dow up 58. >>> wells spark owe customers in six more states are about to be hit with a fee that we a

wesley shermantine told a sacramento television station that his fellow "speed freak" killer loren herzog trained someone how to get away with it. he said he warned him to get out of the country. meanwhile, shermantine also told our sister station in sacramento about more possible victims. he says he and herzog killed more than 70 people. >>> the veterans administration says that it will check all of its national cemeteries for a possible mistake in marking graves. two cemeteries here in the bay area have been found to have mismarked graves. the problem was first discovered at arlington national cemetery. soldiers there are helping set up a new electronic records system. the mistakes are blamed on contractors who moved markers during various projects and didn't return them properly. the va says it is working to correct 48 mismarked headstones at the san francisco national cemetery in the presidio. and they plan to mark three graves there that were previously identified as unmarked. >>> at golden gate cemetery in san bruno, 33 incorrectly placed headstones will be restored, and 18 new head

shermantine said that herzog taught him how to kill and get away with it.ce a fair warning. there should be able like pregnant woman as well as the gang members. he says the utah hunter in 1994 as being a victim of her resolve. this is joanne hobson from stockton. she went missing in 1985. she was just 16 years old syria shermantine does do a lot of talking but there no- space is a fix on occasions. >>catherine: what about his relationship with the bounty hunter? >> that is a good question. in these two letters he talks heavily about that relationship. he is a subset with the idea because he was promised 33,000 to release some of those stereotypes. he wants the money is that he can pay for the headstones for his appearance. >>pam: tonight, the berkeley police chief will be in the hot seat. he will be answering questions from the public on the police response to the beating death of a berkeley hills man. he was beaten to death with a flower pot by 23 year-old daniel dewitt. his family says he is a paranoid schizophrenic. kate thompson says there are question

herzog cleared- -- herzog committed suicide earlier this year.n leading authorities to burial sites. so far, more than 1000 bone fragments have been found. shermantine says he did not kill anyone and his outfit partner in crime is to blame. reggie kumar has more. >>reggie: through dna testing, forensic experts identified the skeletal remains of a 19 year-old in the 16 year-old, both are from east stockton. one man was seen -- one went missing in '84 and one in 85. there in the process of identifying the remains of a third victim. the bone fragments were discovered by san joaquin county authorities in linden. the sheriff was asked what he thinks about the claims by shermantine at that more bodies are in other wells. he also tells us the reactions of the family of the victims. >> i can say that based on the information that was originally provided by mr. shermantine to media outlets and others that we were able to make these recoveries. i am grateful for the knowledge that they have been identified but now they have the certainty that their family

herzog later killed himself after hearing sherman tin was talking. victims found three victims in all. three from this well, leaving one unidentify i'd don't think this is more difficult than another. any type of remains found always, are usually degraded. >> investigators say they're working with and pulling dna from a large number of potentially missing people, 90 of them, they include michaela gair yekt, disappeared in 1988 just another name now, and at least one more set of relatives setett to be informed. >> we're just so young in, love, whatever love srk we knew what it was. >> a bittersweet day, even after 28 years, from san joaquin county abc 7 news. >> and we are learning new details about a man found dead by police near harrison and maine streets. the man is a 21-year-old deandre young had been posting messages on his facebook page hours before he was shot to death. last post was a link to a song called "life or death". an investigation is still ongoing. three men wanted by oakland police are in custody after they drove past a s.w.a.t. team

. >>> wesley howard shermantine said loren joseph herzog trained an apprentice. his name is jones and he believes jones is now living in another country. loren joseph herzog killed himself back in january. >>> public county officials are looking into an suspected norovirus at a facility. there have been several suspicious cases and a visitor has been confirmed to have more more and almost 3 dozen people became sick and norovirus is highly contagiosa. every day in the u.s. smoke their first cigarette. coming up what the surgeon general is trying to do to head- off an increase. >>> we have more following the breaking news of that huge fire in berkeley, are they pulling the firefighters from there? >> that is unclear but we will go to a live picture on dwight way. this fire has completely blocked dwight way. it looks like a campus area and i lived here when i was a student and it's a tightly packed group of homes turned into apartments and a lot of students here there between fulton and else worth this fire was first reported and we are looking at it from one of our

in new letters he says herzog trained a third killer, a man named jason jones.e says he's warned jones to leave the country before he reveals any more locations where victims' bodies are buried. >>> san francisco's police chief doesn't expect many drunk driving cases to be tossed because of a problem with field sobriety testing. we told you mob day it -- monday the district attorney and public defender raised questions about whether police properly calibrated testing equipment. the chief says it is one of five methods used to establish probable cause for arrest. >>> for the second time this week vandals have slashed tires of parked cars. palo alto police got four more reports of tires slashed monday following 51 vehicles getting tires slashed early sunday morning investigators have no suspects. cars parked on several streets were vandalized. those responsible used a knife or some sort of sharp tool and. >>> meandering grey whale is attracting a lot of attention in san francisco bay. the whale was seen yesterday marine biologists think it is on the spring mei tkp

his partner in crime loren joseph herzog trained an apprentice. that month it identified as jason jones. it is not clear if he was connected to any murders. hearse doing killed himself in january. >>> he apparently set fire to his own only muchimprovement. they identified the man in his 60s. the man was taken to the emergency room and transferred to the burn center sin is in stable condition. >>> a powerful pulls of the enjoy, it could affect our power grid and airline communications. we have turned to the south to avoid radio interviolations. were outs in space, you bloody well want to be indoors so well we put them into the areas where there is more shielding against radiation. >> they will have a spectacular view of the bore you' all liz. >>> they plan to add parking meters and they are separate from another proposal to install them in another eastern part of the city. it covers areas south of market the transportation is not saying how many are being added or when they will be in stalled. >>> that looks like a big fire in berkeley. >> let's go

lauren herzog was one of the so- called speed freak killers suspected of killing as many as 19 peoplehe was paroled in 2010 and ordered to live in a trailer just outside of the gates of the state prison in susanville. the city and county filed a lawsuit to move him. herzog committed suicide in january of this year. >>> police are searching for a woman suspected of kidnapping her 5-year-old daughter. the mother, zadoka perez has made suicidal statements in the past. she and her daughter has not been seen since monday. the car is a gray 2011 honda accord coupe with the california license number 6scz277. police say perez maybe headed to the los angeles area. >>> new details are emerging tonight about the oakland police shooting that sent a man to the hospital. oakland police now say two officers shot at the 24-year- old man around 8:45 last night near 90th avenue and birch street. police say the man had a gun and they were chasing him on foot. they say the man threatened their lives and both officers fired at him. that man is expect today survive. >>> the coroner's office has identified

lauren herzog was one of the so- called speed freak killers suspected of killing as many as 19 peopleas paroled in 2010 and ordered to live in a trailer just outside of the gates of the state prison in susanville. the city and county filed a lawsuit to move him. herzog committed suicide in january of this year. >>> police are searching for a woman suspected of kidnapping her 5-year-old daughter. the mother, zadoka perez has made suicidal statements in the past. she and her daughter has not been seen since monday. the car is a gray 2011 honda accord coupe with the california license number 6scz277. police say perez maybe headed to the los angeles area. >>> new details are emerging tonight about the oakland police shooting that sent a man to the hospital. oakland police now say two officers shot at the 24-year- old man around 8:45 last night near 90th avenue and birch street. police say the man had a gun and they were chasing him on foot. they say the man threatened their lives and both officers fired at him. that man is expect today survive. >>> the coroner's office has identified the

. >> reporter: "he" is shermantine -- wesley shermantine who along with friend loren herzog went on a speed- fueled killing spree in the '80s and 90s 90s. they were convicted of seven murders but there could be as many as 20 victims. led by letters and maps from shermantine from his cell on san quentin's death row, wheeler's body and that of another victim were found in calaveras county. bones found in a well near linden where shermantine and herzog met in high school have yet to be identified. >> yes. yes. i was almost one of those victims. i was asked to go out to the parties and i'm big on the buddy system. and so i was always with my other friend and chevy would want to us go out. >> reporter: shermantine started talking after bounty hunter leonard padilla offered him money for information and padilla also attended the member -- the memorial service. >> shermantine's not lying about other bodies being out there in wells. he's basically told us. >> reporter: the parents of chevy wheeler now live in tennessee and say they will take their daughter home this weekend. >> we still miss

he says he and herzog killed more than 70 people. >>> the mother of kids found living in an abandoned school bus is speaking out from prison. the texas mother says a relative was caring for her two children a 5-year-old and 11- year-old left to their aunt after their parents were convicted of embezzling hurricane recovery loans. they were found living in garbage in an unsafe condition. they were taken into foster care. the father will get out of jail this summer. >>> coming up, a trip to starbucks. how the coffee giant lets you become your own barista. >> and you don't have to drive to napa. how about treasure island? it's becoming the various newest wine scene. we'll explain coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,, and game commission appear to be looking for a way to oust their president. dan richards has been unde >>> 6:24. members california's fish & game commission are looking for a way to oust their president. dan richards has been under fire for killing a mountain lion while hunting in idaho. it is legal in that state to hunt mountain lions. but critics are contending that somebody who h

herzog killed himself a few months ago. >>> jury selection in sheriff ross mirkarimi's domestic violence case resumes at 9 this morning. in the meantime, newly released court documents show a former girlfriend claims mirkarimi grabbed her arm hard enough to leave a small bruise during a heated argument four years ago. she says mirkarimi apologized when he realized he had hurt her. the prosecution plans to call flores as a witness in the trial. >>> suspected anothero virus outbreak at an assisted living facility is under investigation this morning in sonoma county. the head of oakmont gardens says there are several suspicious cases of flu like symptoms. a visitor has been confirmed to have norovirus and almost three dozen people have become ill. a norovirus is highly contagious. >>> more slashed tires in palo alto. the tires on four cars on east meadow drive reported slashed monday. on sunday, at least 51 cars had slashed tires, on east meadow, ventura court, ventura avenue, mcclain street, and park boulevard. if you have any information about these slashing attacks, get in contact with p

not only do i know about herzog other wells and victims, i know about the person they buried on fine road in the back of or chart. >> fine also has come up in conversation on several other times. >> reporter: bounty hunter leonard padilla says herzog used to live on fine road in linden close to where deputies have recovered more than 1,000 bone fragments of suspected victims. and in a twist, shermantine also taunts information not even connected to the "speed freak" killings claiming to have information as to where victims of gang murders are hidden. taunting, it's so simple, i can't believe the cops have never figured it out. but the information hinged on money. no, i have received no money from leonard. in fact, i was told that was a media stunt he pulled. padilla says money for the info was sent but returned by the prison. >> we have every intention of, you know, keeping our end of the agreement. we have to. otherwise he's just not going to continue to talk to us. >> reporter: shermantine writes, i really want to believe in leonard but i have these doubts he will come through whic

in that letter the convicted killer claims his former friend loren herzog murdered 72 people with theelp of another man who was still walking the streets. he says herzog is responsible for the shooting death of a utah huntser in 1994. >>> more tire slashings in palo alto. police say they received four new reports of damage monday. three of the cars affected were on east meadow drive. this is all in the same area where more than 50 cars had their tires slashed sunday. so far police don't have any suspects so they need the public's help. call them if you have any leads. >>> how about some weather, mr. karnow? >> cold out the door this morning. still chilly temperatures indeed. we have nice clear skies. offshore winds and dry air allows temperatures to drop off in a hurry and that's what we are seeing this morning. clear cold conditions around the bay area. so out the door, plan on freezing temperatures especially in the north and the south bay. but by the afternoon sunshine and plenty of warm weather. enjoy it. we'll see a couple of days of it. major changes are on the way. looks like n

wesley shermantine is now saying there was a third killer who was trained by loren herzog. >>> fisherman are racing for a surge in salmon. ktvu's rob roth is live at fisherman's wharf. >> reporter: these boats here at fisherman's wharf will be heading out for what could be the biggest salmon fishing season in a decade. >> reporter: on fisherman's wharf today they were working on their boatish getting it ready for may 1. it has been years since fisherman have been this optimistic. >> californians always expect to see it and this year you will see it. >> reporter: there are more than 2 million in northern california waters this year. could pump billions into the california economy. >> the predictions are very good. best we have seen since 2000. >> reporter: the high hopes follow what fisherman have said was a horrible past four years. fishing was babbed in 2008 and 2009. >> -- banned in 2008 and 2009. why the rebound? less water has been diverted out of the delta and a wet rainy season last year helped the salmon. >> great ocean conditions. lot of rain. a really good season. >>> the increa

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he says he and herzog killed more than 70 people. >>> one victim is dead.en others injured in the shooting on the university of pittsburgh campus. witnesses say a man armed with two semi-automatic handguns opened fire in the waiting room of a psychiatric clinic this afternoon. a university police officer apparently shot and killed that gunman. the injured are expected to survive. >>> it's been almost one year since the great tsunami. tonight, a progress report from one of the hardest hit areas of japan. >> the changes coming to coca- cola. what it's trying to avoid. >> the bay area developer takes compact living to the extreme. see what you can fit into a 160 square f,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> well, you have to see this. they are cozy confines that might seem close trough clostrophobic. smart spaces. >> this is our foyer. >> a vision for how he thinks san francisco singletons should live. small. >> this is 162 square feet. state law allows you to have a place with 150 square feet of living space. this is the 1.0 version of our bathroom. >> they are called smart

billy and 16 year-old joanna hobson went missing in the '80s when wesley sherman tyne and lauren herzog began their murder spree. we learned that the teens' bodies are among those found near an old well near linden. now to campaign 2012, mitt romney has picked up another endorsement from another high- profile republican >> what we need is mitt romney to be the next president of the usa. >> paul ryan threw his support behind romney today. wisconsin, holds its primary on tuesday. former president george h. w. bush, former governor jeb bush have also endorsed romney in recent days. grace lee is in san francisco, a woman trying to keep mitt romney out of her husband's office is in the bay area today >> we're talking about the first lady michelle obama, and it has been no secret that she has been very popular among voters and americans. she is that the care but, academy of sciences and about 350 people are expecting to see her. 63 percent of americans approve of her and that is the number the white house is banking on. >> they won't be eating the kind of fatty, salty, sugary foods that we're

he says there is at least one person buried in a lyndon orchard belonging to fellow killer, lauren herzog. he also said he has doubts he'll get the money promised to him by bounty hunter for revealing victim locations. he is quote, holding the best for last. suggesting that he has not revealed all of his secrets. >>> meanwhile, pg and e announced another $70 million for the city of san bruno. it's a settlement for pain and suffering caused by the disaster. the mayor says the deal emerged from long intense negotiations with the utility. now the city has to decide how to spend the money. >> they should help the people who lost the homes. >> i would like to see a memorial put up. small, not anything too big. >> the settlement is in addition to the $50 million that pg and e already pledged to help rebuild the neighborhood. >>> nearly a billion steps closer to san jose. bart received $900 million to add a station to san jose. this project will put in ten miles of track from fremont to the north eastern part of san jose with another station. kit doe on when we can expect trains to finally head

developing news in the case of the speed freak killers and calling wesley shermantine and the late lorne herzog. the justice department has said they're trying to identify six human femur bonds. they were known as the speed freaks killers for their math induced killing sprees. there were only convicted of seven murders but they are believed to be linked to many more. j.r stone is following this story and gives us more on the new information that we have gotten today about these funds. >> 6 human thighbones they're working to identify. why is this a big deal? it is a big deal because the only have identified two victims appeared outside that we have heard bits and pieces. we do know that at one point they found a human skull that was the only thing named. these six titles are likely to take between one week and one month to be identified. the question is, who is are they? it could be that of the victim or new victims. the victims the ec on the screen, at chevy wheeler and vander hyde, these are the area where they found wheeler and vander hyde and last month just outside of san andres. it is in

loren herzog's body was found in the trailer he lived in. he had tatoos of skulls, skeletons and other things on his body. >>> authorities say a rohnert parkman is behind the incident after he left a scroll of paper near the ticket booths on saturday. they checked it out. it turns out the man actually wrote a spiritual message on that piece of paper. he was actually trying to encourage his daughter and her squad in a cheerleading competition. >>> crews are battling several wildfires in missouri this morning. strong winds are fueling the flames in mark twain national forest. there are no reports of injuries so far but two homes were destroyed in the community doolittle. >> there was an electrical fire in the house and spread from the inside to the outside structures into the woods and off it went. >> the causes of most of the fires are still unclear but investigators believe they vary widely from accidental to intentional. >> a giant avalanche swept away ski lift equipment at a french alpine ski resort. a visitor shot this video as a giant wa

he tips to blame all the murders on herzog. >> we just got ahold of these surveillance photos from a convenience store that was robbed last night:it not the first time in recent weeks that the store has been hit. ann notarangelo in concord where the latest robbery turned violent. >> reporter: they have already made some changes in the last eight hours since the robbery. one says the clerk has no more than $100 in cash. they are hoping robbers will leave the store alone. but the store has been robbed twice in two weeks. most recently was last night about 7:30. two masked men, you can see in these surveillance pictures, came in they robbed a customer of her purse, violently assaulted a clerk, stole money, liquor and cigarettes. >> guy just jumps up with a gun, another guy jumps out right behind him, you know, my clerk was in the back. they pulled him to the floor with the gun in his head. they tell him to open the cash register. takes him to the back, you know, tells him where's the rest of the money? pistol whips him in the head, took him to where the rest of the money is, boom, left,

he says there is at least one person buried in a linden orchard blocking to fellow killer loren herzog. he also says he has doubts that he will ever get money promised to hin by bounty hunter leonard padilla. shermantine says he is holding the best for last suggesting that he has not revealed all of his secrets just yet. >>> state investigators are blasting pg&e for poor recordkeeping on its natural gas pipeline. staff with the public utilities commission issuing a report yesterday saying the records are disorganized and hard to access. they are now looking into whether the lapses violate a state and federal law. they are also examining whether the problem contributed to the catastrophic rupture in san bruno in september of 2010. >>> meanwhile the city of san bruno must now decide how to use $70 million from pg&e. it's a settlement for pain and suffering caused by the pipeline disaster that killed eight people, wiped out dozens of homes. the mayor says the deal emerged after long intense negotiations with the utility. the payment will come out of shareholder pockets not the ratepayers.

he says there is at least one person buried in a linden orchard belonging to fellow killer loren herzog. he says he has doubts he will get money promised to him by bounty hunter leonard padilla. he says he is holding the best for last. >>> berkeley's police chief is feeling the fallout after critics say that his tactics to correct a reporter's story crossed the line. now the chief has apologized but christin ayers reports, there are calls for the chief to resign. >> reporter: there are. critics are saying that the police chief's decision to send an officer to a reporter's home in the dead of night to urge a change to a story were at best bad judgment and at worst, intimidation. >> really outraged, we're ashamed and embarrassed by the chief's actions. >> reporter: berkeley's police chief under fire from his own officers. chief michael me man's troubles began this with town hall meeting town thursday night. [ yelling ] >> reporter: but the controversy would not end with the meeting. after it was over, "oakland tribune" reporter doug oakley filed a story that the police chief claimed was i

so far, deputies have unearthed more than 1000 on fragments of other victims on the herzog property.hunter left india says that shermantine has yet to live. >> has the share of look over their property, i do not know. i tend to believe shermantine. >>darya: most of the bones found or discovered in an abandoned well. >>mark: rain and wind coming in from the coast and a sliding through the bay, heavy snow in this year,- oracle on the forecast coming up. >>darya: the storm started yesterday and have not let up. there really hammering at all. >>james: the wind is a little bit stronger this morning. you'll get a lot more water standing on the roadway. >>darya: it was pounding heavier at times. we have a lot of rain falling and were you the. >>james: to 8101 are seeing the effects of water on the roadways. it looks like we have some darker green over san francisco, slightly more intense showers there. hush soft but >>erica: the widespread rain will certainly continue for the next couple of hours. as i walk you through future cast 4 into the 6:00 hour we're still dealing with the same inten

shermantine and his suspected partner loren herzog were arrested in 1999.erzog committed suicide last month after learning shermantine agreed to disclose the locations $30,000 from a bounty hunter. >> i cannot comment on the credibility of sherman * information however the physical evidence provided to the media outlets and others that were able to make his recoveries. >> isabel the forensic chief says that they are still testing the skeletal remains and a third victim. they are only in the extraction phase it will take more time for a positive identification. >> ysabel: three people from illinois, kansas, maryland have won the mega millions. a record $640 million. $230 million each. those winning numbers, 2, 4, 23, 38, 46 in the metal ball with 23. and five of those storstores in the bay area will have to wonder $28,000. pre-tax. $228, 000 -- >> still to come, family members of of murder victims are desperate for answers will update you on that story. we are taking a live look at the golden gate. overcast. will have more on your forecast coming up ♪ >> isa

is on death row and sent a second letter to a sacramento tv station claiming he is partner lauren herzog and an unidentified third man killed 72 people. hundreds of bones from dozens of victims have been recovered at an abandoned well. in his latest letter he mention the killing of a pregnant black woman. his first letter stated he knew where his victims were buried. >>> a second person is under arrest in connection with an amber alert issued from mendocino county. police arrested leonard tuttle yesterday afternoon. officers say he abducted his ex- girlfriend's daughters. a 45-year-old woman was also arrested but her relationship with tuttle is unclear at this time. an amber alert was issued and he was arrested after a driver saw his car northbound on highway 101. officials say the girls were not hurt. >>> new this morning, president obama is defending his administration from republicans who continue to demand the u.s. allow more oil drilling to help lower the price of gas. he made those comments in ace weekly online video address. >> under my administration, oil production in america is

shermantin, who claimed to have helped bury as many as 20 people along with another man, loweren herzog. >> i i can say based on information to both media outlets and other that's were we able to make recoveries. >> who is victim number five? or in this case? number flee tlee from the well? they're looking at dna and going from a pool of as many as 90 people providing dna to help find missing victims. among them, michaela galeicht's family. and reporting live from french camp, wayne freedman abc 7 news. >> wayne, thank you very much. checking political news tonight michelle obama will be in san francisco within the hour. the fund-raiser is getting underway now at the california academy of sciences in golden gate park. she'll deliver the key note address tomorrow and will be helping commission the coast guard cutter stratton. abc 7's bruce cane says the first lady's popularity makes her ideal fund-raiser. >> she's very popular. more than her husband, largely because she doesn't have to take out controversial positions on issues and she's taken a number of positions on things that are pop

herzog was helped by a man who is still out on the streets. >>> city of oakland is suing to pay form during the "occupy" protests. the man accused of smashing police station windows now being sued for $6,600. more suits will likely come. >>> we'll have your traffic and weather coming right up. a ,,,,,,,,,, >>> good morning. well, we're following two accidents right now both blocking lanes and we are seeing some stacking up behind it. the first is northbound 101 right by candlestick. we have an accident there blocking up to two lanes. and check out drive coming out of altamont pass. westbound 580 there was a motorcycle wreck right there by grant line and it's really causing some slowing on our sensors. bay bridge, backed up to the maze. that's traffic. here's lawrence. >> we have nice clear skies to the coastline right now. we are looking good. still cold outside out the door. grab a jacket. temperatures now running into the 30s and the 40s. high pressure overhead, winds blowing, freeze warnings in the north and south bay valleys. they are gone by the afternoon. highs expected in the

wesley shermantine drew maps of the area where he says he and lauren herzog married their victims.remains were found inside the same abandoned well linked to the two suspects. we talked with hobson's sister on the phone today. >> he did the right thing by giving the information for you know for these families to get our closure. but he needs to continue to do the right thing and tell the rest for everybody else. >> reporter: authorities say they have identified four out of five sets of remains that shermantine directed them to. >> police are searching for a man suspected of robbing two banks today in marin county. the robbery occurred at the citi bank in green gray. they believe the robber was unarmed. they say he fled in a dark colored two door toyota. hours later a wells fargo was robbed. >>> menlo park police released this sketch of one of the men wanted for a stabbing. he's described as latino, 5'8" tall with a thin build. the victim was stabbed several times when two men tried to rob him on alma street across from the caltrain station. the man is recovering and is expected to

wesley shermantine drew maps of the area where he says he and lauren herzog married their victims. the remains were found inside the same abandoned well linked to the two suspects. we talked with hobson's sister on the phone today. >> he did the right thing by giving the information for you know for these families to get our closure. but he needs to continue to do the right thing and tell the rest for everybody else. >> reporter: authorities say they have identified four out of five sets of remains that shermantine directed them to. >> police are searching for a man suspected of robbing two banks today in marin county. the robbery occurred at the citi bank in green gray. they believe the robber was unarmed. they say he fled in a dark colored two door toyota. hours later a wells fargo was robbed. >>> menlo park police released this sketch of one of the men wanted for a stabbing. he's described as latino, 5'8" tall with a thin build. the victim was stabbed several times when two men tried to rob him on alma street across from the caltrain station. the man is recovering and is expecte