the first was jack baker, a constituent of mine on nob hill. over the weekend, the san francisco police department found him the victim of a tragic homicide. he was someone who was very well liked by my constituents. he had mural work in our local neighborhoods. he was a very quiet, peaceful man, and i know that there are many neighbors who are grieving today and hoping for justice with regards to jack baker. i also had a second in memorial for another wonderful artists and arts educator, dan kristen, who passed on after a short but intense battle with pneumonia. he was someone who could have worked in the professional theater and had done so but actually chose to apply his considerable gifts towards educating young people in our public schools as a credentialed teacher at the school of the arts. dan was someone who was the heart and soul of that school for so many students. he mounted hundreds of shows brilliantly, which were seen by thousands of students, parents, and community members. i actually attended his open-air " -- "seussical"product

on behalf of president chui, jack baker. on behalf of the board, for the late carroll and marks. that includes the business for today. president chiu: we are adjourned for today.

jack baker. questions. we believe that he was yes. he was the current roommate of mr. baker and had and a roommate since october of the previous year. i'm not going to specifically talk about it but it was physical evidence retrieved from the scene. a minor criminal record i believe. out of marin county. a misdemeanor violation, he was arrested if prior to is locating in the day before. we're not going to discuss motive at this time. we believe it was probably around a week. that makes these crime scenes a little bit more difficult because you lose your 48 hour window of hitting the road. >>pam: that's a live news conference from officials with the s f p d they have made an arrest in the murder of the 65 year-old not hill resident in san francisco. we'll be back after the break. >>catherine: and world news tonight, governments and three arab countries under siege by protesters. there now charting their guns on the crowds. troops opened fire on the crowd. it's a small but strategically placed american ally. this is the scene last that is the government crackdown began.

the what to check on 65 year-old jack baker to find him alive and perhaps need help.d this but they found. >> mr. backer had been brutally beaten and strangled. it happened a number of days prior to the discovery of his body. we determine that that is the route person responsible for the death of mr. jack butler. he was the current remain and have been the roommate since october >>jonathan: it turns out he was actually in jail in marin county on and on related misdemeanor charge. it's what did take time to get him extradited to san francisco where he will face charges in connection with this homicide. police did add they are still looking for a motive in the case. they say the two were roommates they don't know what at what of motivated him. they believe the victim in this case is gay but they say the down off that had to do with his reasons for being murdered. live in san francisco, jonathan kron 4 news. >>jacqueline: were still dealing with great all around the bay. how live look from san francisco. as the rain trucks are coming down fairly heavy. the mount tam cam,

on behalf of president chui, jack baker. on behalf of the board, for the late carroll and marks. that includes the business for today. president chiu: we are adjourned for today. th >> we also have the chief of police and the director of the office of complaints. >> this is a regular meeting of the san francisco police commission. we have an lot of matters, primarily missing the matters. please call item number 1. >> the public is welcome to address the commission into tonight's agenda and within the jurisdiction of the commission. oduring public comment, either police or the personnel or the commissioners are required to respond to questions by the public. the time limit is three minutes per person. >> good evening. i have been a resident of the county and city of san francisco for 40 years. i am here to speak about one item. i have a budget also on the line. you can speak about police officers pay. this is a growing problem on the budget, not even in the city and county of san francisco but of course the state of california. i did not have benefits on this county and on this ci

have an update now on a san francisco killing we first told you about last weekend. 67-year-old jack baker was found beaten and stand to death in his knob hill apartment last friday. police found physical evidence at the scene linking his roommate to the killing. we're told he's in the marine county jail on an unrelated charge. but investigators say they plan to charge him in baker's killing next week when he's moved back to san francisco. >>> at the state level for the first time in recent memory, the budget proposed by california's governor has met little resistance from lawmakers. committees in both the state senate and state assembly gave preliminary approval yesterday to jerry brown's plan to cut $12.5 billion from the budget. the changes to the proposal are small, and few, we're told. lawmakers say some social programs, including medical care for the poor and elderly, and welfare for needy families. next week lawmakers will work on merging the senate and assembly version. >>> wisconsin, of course, the budget discussions are quite the opposite. tens of thousands of protesters were bac

detectives say a 24-year-old is in custody accused of the stabbing death of his roommate, a 67-year-old jack baker. investigators say he was already in custody on an unrelated probation violation. officers found baker's body last friday night in his apartment. police say baker had probably been dead for a week. they would not comment on a motive. >>> the attorney for a state narcotics agent accused of selling marijuana and other drugs says his client is taking responsibility for his actions. he was arraigned today along with his co-defendant, a private investigator on more than two dozen felony charges. his attorney says his client made a mistake and has resigned. the two men are accused of taking drugs out of evidence rooms and selling them on the street. night entered a plea today. they are expected back in court march 2nd. >>> the judge in the barry bonds perjury trial asked both sides to talk. bonds faces five felony counts including lying to the grand jury. the trial is scheduled to begin on march 21st. >>> the battle over federal funding for planned parenthood got personal for a bay area con

on behalf of president chui, jack baker. on behalf of the board, for the late carroll and marks. that includes the business for today. president chiu: we are adjourned for today. commissioner mirkarimi: good morning. welcome to the san francisco county transportation authority meeting. i am are his mirkarimi. >> avalos present, campos present, chiu and accept. chu absent. chen absent -- cohen present. elsbernd. elsbernd present. commissioner fairly. present. commissioner kim absent. commissioner mar, absent. mirkarimi, present. >> weiner present. we have a quorum. commissioner mirkarimi: read item two. >> approve mendoza of the january 25 meeting. action item. commissioner mirkarimi: motion to accept minutes by commissioner campos and seconded by commission farrell. >> item two, commissioner avalos. >> aye. >> campos, aye. >> champion chu. >> kwlie. elsbernd, aye. roll call. >> there are eight eist, and it passes. commissioner mirkarimi: would you read items three and four? >> chair's report, item four, executive director's report. information items. commissioner mirkarimi: i hav

this apartment complex in san francisco's lower nob hill neighborhood last friday. 67-year-old jack baker was found beaten to death when officers went to check on him. >> mr. baker had been brutally stabbed, strangled and beaten. it appeared that the homicide had occurred a number of days prior to the story of mr. baker's body. with cooperation from the residents in the building and evidence recovered from the scene, investigators were able to identify [ indiscernible ] as a recent roommate of the victim and a person of interest in this case. it. >> reporter: the suspect was already in jail arrested on a different charge, in marin county. investigators wouldn't say what evidence they collected makes them think he is the murderer. in san francisco, i'm simon perez, cbs 5. >>> double the price tag. it's the new estimate for expenses related to the deadly gas pipeline explosion in san bruno. according to pg&e, the total cost will now be $760 million. now, that includes the investigation into the cause of the blast, the lawsuits from it, improvements to the gas line system and automatic shuto

neighbors identified him as 64-year-old jack baker, an artist and macy's display designer. he was found inside his bush street apartment friday. a neighbor became concerned when his dog started scratching on baker's apartment. they're asking anyone with information to come forward and call the police. >>> body pulled from a patterson canal could be that of the man suspected of kidnapping 4-year-old july anna cardenas. jose rodriguez was speculated of stealing the boy. she was the ex-boyfriend of the boy's mother. the authorities found the body in the delta-mendota canal. the mother had a message for the mother of the suspected killer. >> i want to let jose's mom know that i feel her pain because i know what it is like to lose a son. >> the body's physical characteristics matched that of rodriguez but they are still waiting for a positive id of the body. an autopsy is scheduled for tuesday. >>> caltrans considers declaring a fiscal emergency. transit agency is facing a $30 million budget deficit. they are considering eliminating up to 16 of its 32 stations. fares could increa

the body of 67-year-old jack baker was discovered last friday in his nob hill home. police say he was likely killed a week before. police wouldn't discuss a motive but did say baker was stabbed and strangled. the suspect still needs to be extradited to san francisco. >>> in oakland homicide suspect on the u.s. marshal's 15 most wanted list has landed himself on america's most wanted. oakland police say shawn michael sullivan shot two men over an outstanding gambling debt. that happened happened on november 4th. one man was killed, another left paralyzed. the episode airs tonight at 9:00, right here on ktvu. >>> u.s. marshals have caught another person of interest in a separate oakland homicide. police called terrell scott a person of interest in the november 5th shooting death of a man on el paseo drive. he was arrested after a brief chase on foot. scott is now at the alameda county jail. >>> the commander of the contra costa county drug task force arrested for dealing narcotics is now taking responsibility for the crimes he's accused of doing. prosecutors charged nor

this apartment complex in san francisco's lower knob hill neighborhood last friday. 67-year-old jack baker was found beaten to death. >> he had been brutally stabbed, strangled and beaten. it appeared that the homicide had occurred a number of days prior to the discovery of mr. baker's body. with cooperation from the residents in the building and evidence recovered from the scene, investigators were able to identify a recent roommate of the victim and a person of interest in this case. >> reporter: take a look at the picture. this is a picture of the suspect. he was already in a jail in marin county arrested for a different crime, a misdemeanor. back here live at the san francisco police department, investigators will not say, allen, exactly what it was that they found in mr. baker's apartment that led them to believe that this suspect is the murder in this case. >> simon perez in san francisco. thanks. >>> take a look at this. clearly not where this automobile was supposed to end up. firefighters tell us that a 69- year-old woman lost control of her suv, drove right into the side of that

baker route since october. >> he is currently and marin county jail on unrelated charges. the most of the, the california congressperson jacks a personal plea of planned parenthood. >> and we will be right back. >> we are back a seven:for sex look at that live look. mt. hamilton road. 7:46 is the time. >> if you are looking for any traveling to the high country? it is advisable to call ahead to make sure that the roads are open. your full weather forecast with jacqueline bennett. >> not only has rainfall has a big store but also snowfall. not only to the sierras but also locally in the bay area. first, how much snow we've seen in the last 24 hours. the snow is flying from yesterday and the day before. the snowfall totals over the past 24 hours with nearly 4 ft. in alpine meadows. with 39 in bear valley. nearly 3 ft. in heavenly. 30 in. there. 24 in. and squaw valley right on the market to feet of fresh powder. and right now, with two-feet of fresh powder. and snow even falling at 2,000 ft.. today, will seat snow and for is pushing and a sunday into monday. we could still see snowfall. the rainfall. a few chances of an isola