. >> reporter: jeffrey mcgann is being held in the santa resaw jail. it is to make a destructive device. he says what he was carrying through the airport was something very different. abc7 news has learned 49-year-old jeffrey mcgann told investigators he was an artist and carrying art work through oakland international airport last night. not components that could be used to make a bomb as police believe. we did some digging into his background and found a website and he appears to be in creative media. his linked in profile says he an executive creative director and producer for generator content in the greater los angeles area. click on the company's link and you are out of luck. mcgann was arrested while going through the check point at southwest airlines. he was on his way home to rancho palace -- palos-verdes in southern california. we heard he took it off and covered it with a coat. >> it had a toggle switch, a series of fuses, series of wires protruding from it, a circuit board. >> reporter: alameda county sheriff sergeant jd nelson said even th

. >> reporter: jeffrey mcgann is being held in the santa resaw jail. it is to make a destructive device. he says what he was carrying through the airport was something very different. abc7 news has learned 49-year-old jeffrey mcgann told investigators he was an artist and carrying art work through oakland international airport last night. not components that could be used to make a bomb as police believe. we did some digging into his background and found a website and he appears to be in creative media. his linked in profile says he an executive creative director and producer for generator content in the greater los angeles area. click on the company's link and you are out of luck. mcgann was arrested while going through the check point at southwest airlines. he was on his way home to rancho palace -- palos-verdes in southern california. we heard he took it off and covered it with a coat. >> it had a toggle switch, a series of fuses, series of wires protruding from it, a circuit board. >> reporter: alameda county sheriff sergeant jd nelson said even th

. >> reporter: jeffrey mcgann is being held in the santa resaw jail. destructive device. he says what he was carrying through the airport was something very different. abc7 news has learned 49-year-old jeffrey mcgann told investigators he was an artist and carrying art work through oakland international airport last night. not components that could be used to make a bomb as police believe. we did some digging into his background and found a website and he appears to be in creative media. his linked in profile says he an executive creative director and producer for generator content in the greater los angeles area. click on the company's link and you are out of luck. mcgann was arrested while going through the check point at southwest airlines. he was on his way home to rancho palace -- palos-verdes in southern california. we heard he took it off and covered it with a coat. >> it had a toggle switch, a series of fuses, series of wires protruding from it, a circuit board. >> reporter: alameda county sheriff sergeant jd nelson said even though mcgann was

jeffrey mcgann was about to board a flight to l.a. police say mcgann was going through security when a federal agent saw what he believed was a suspicious device. the device a watch that apparently looked look a timing device for an explosive. the bomb squad was called in. determined it was not a threat. he came into the airport wearing a watch that had a toggle switch, it had fuses, it had a circuit board, and also had wires protruding from it. >> that is not all. police also say mcgann was wearing boots that were two sizes too dig with a secret compartment carved in the middle of the shoe. he is being charged with possession of material to make a destructive device. but his friend say it is all a misunderstanding. and that mcgann is simply a unique artist. >>> coming up next, a particularly tough week for a popular bay area comedian. first an arrest in oakland. now, thousand of fans are demanding a refund after a bizarre and short show at oracle arena last night. we'll explain that. plus, you will be hard pressed to find any hostess

tsa stopped jeffrey mcgann when he went through security. tsa agents said he was carrying a suspicious device. his attorney says it was a big misunderstanding. his client is known to be eccentric. and the watch is a piece of art. alameda authorities did not press charges. >>> the 49ers beat the bears 32-7. fans will not be celebrating. san francisco police cracking down on drunk driving across the city. and fans heading home from candlestick may have run into officers who were targeting drivers. the number of arrests will be released tomorrow. police say they hope tonight's operation will send a very clear message to fans. >>> coming up, the fbi arrests four california men accused of plotting to help al qaeda. we'll tell you what the agents think they were up to. >>> also -- >> i think a lot of this was a scam, too. i think he was paying the interest from people putting in more money. >> a south boy business man owes the public more than $10 million. the investigative unit follows the money trail to get some answers. >>> we'll have more with

his name is jeffrey mcgann. 49 years old from southern california. police say he was here for a one-day trip. he flew in around 11:00 and attempted to fly out at 7:00 p.m. tsa officials flagged the watch down as he was going through screening. they said it just didn't look like. listen into j.d. nelson with the alameda county sheriff's department. >> why would anyone come to the airport with a watch with wires coming out of it, a toggle switch, fuses, a circuit board and think that was okay? that's not okay. the totality of the situation made the deputies arrest him and he was arrested for possession of material that can make a destructive device. >> reporter: he was also wearing shoes to sizes too big with a removable insole. he's right now at the jail. no word on when he will be arraigned. we'll have more on this story coming up at 6:00. reporting live from the oakland international airport, i'm cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >> quite a square. thanks, cheryl. new details in the investigation surrounding the accused killer of sierra lamar. nbc bay

the toggle switch fuses wires of course that got the attention of the tsa. 49-year-old jeffrey mcgann was arrested. the terminal had to be evacuated. >> it's an art project. i travel with number of themes to give to friends and family and people that give me corporate work, et cetera. >> mcgann says this was the first time he has got then trouble for wearing his art at an airport. >>> it's another black eye on oakland police as a judge what's whether the department needs a federal takeover -- weighs what the department needs a federal takeover. phil matier reports. >> reporter: oakland's embattled police department is in the spotlight this time by allegations by the police officers union that from the "riders" case to the occupy ride the rank-and-file are being unfairly targeted for mistakes that the brass make. >> we need to defend the rank the -- men and women who work the streets. >> reporter: the union filing came in a federal case to decide if the department should be taken over by the federal court. the police union charges that over the years, the department has failed to train

authorities say 49-year-old jeffrey mcgann a 49-year-old resident of rancho palos verdes was trying to board a home to l.a.x. when attempted to pass through the security checkpoint with a suspicious watch. >> the watch had on it a toggle switch, a series of fuses, series of wires protruding from it, a circuit board, and the watch itself, which was on incorrect time. >> reporter: it wasn't just the watch that drew the attention of authorities. it was also mcgann's overall behavior and an unusual alteration to his boots. >> they also had what appeared to be a homemade cavity in there. and he was very evasive on everything that he was doing. >> reporter: while no actual explosives were found on mcgann, nor in his luggage, authorities say there's no question he was carrying potentially dangerous materials. >> as a triggering device, absolutely. absolutely. obviously he was missing a couple of things along the way. >> reporter: passengers were alarmed to hear of the security scare but say they have confidence in their overall security at the airport. >> everything is considered suspicious n

deputies arrested 49-year-old jeffrey mcgann and evacuated the terminal. >> i'm an artist. it's an art project. i travel with numbers of them to give to friends and family and people that give me corporate work, et cetera. >> well, the alameda county district attorney's office did not comment on why they dropped the charges. mcgann tells us this is the first time he has ever run into any trouble for wearing art in an airport. that might set off a few whistles and bells. >> you would think about going to the airport wearing something like that. >> or disclose it. >> weather-wise, yeah. we have a little mist. i think rain is on the way. >> i know it was windy this morning. >> could you feel it in the air today. we have changes coming. we have a cold front heading in our direction. the wind has picked up. we have clouds and showers overnight in the north bay. check out your high-def doppler radar. light showers continuing there, drizzle at the coastline. see the showers continuing on and off throughout the night now into the santa rosa area. that's what we're seeing, not a who

international airport for allegedly carrying bomb making materials will be in court today. 49-year-old jeffrey mcgannof southern california was taken into custody thursday night. he a watch with fuses, switches and wires, layers of insoles inside boots which were two sizes too big he told investigators he's an artist and he was carrying artwork his lawyer give a statement he said in part, ex-centric artists behave he can -- eccentric artists behave eccentricly. >>> the battle to bring war -- jurors to san francisco is expected to get new reinforcements restaurant and hotel workers are expected to join in support of the proposed new arena. the proposal includes new hotel built across from the arena. last week the board of supervisors voted the one billion dollar project is financially feasible. the resolution is set to come before the full board tomorrow. >>> traffic and weather together, next. live look outside right now, we are looking at the golden gate bridge, traffic moving justps$÷ fine. mike is going to tell us when -- [ inaudible ] >>> ahead and new, teens try get an edge in sports. [ inaudibl

authorities say 49-year-old jeffrey mcgann a 49-year-old resident of rancho palos verdes was trying to botched a flight home to l.a.x. when he attempted to pass through the security checkpoint with a very suspicious watch. >> the watch had on it a toggle switch, a series of fuses, a series of wires protruding from it, a circuit board, and the watch itself which was on incorrect time. >> reporter: it wasn't just the watch that drew authorities' attention, it was his overall behavior and an unusual alteration to his boots. >> be they also had what appeared to be a homemade cavity in there and he was very evasive on everything he was doing. >> reporter: while no actual explosives were found on mcgann, nor in his luggage, authorities say there's no question he was carrying potentially dangerous materials. >> it absolutely could have been a triggering device. obviously he was missing a couple of things along the way. >> reporter: passengers were alarmed to hear of the security scare but say they have confidence in their overall security at the airport. >> i mean, everything now is pretty mu

arrested, 49-year-old jeffrey mcgann from southern california. police say he was boarding an airplane headed to lax. a tsa person spotted the watch. it looked like it contained bomb-making material. police say it had a circuit board inside the watch but it was not a bomb, and there's a lot of other things that made this man and this watch suspicious. >> it was a one-day turn around flight so he's out and back within a day. he was wearing a military-style shirt that has aç tourniquet built into it so if you receive a traumatic injury to your arm you can tighten the tourniquet and it will stop the bleeding. not a common item for civilians to wear. >> reporter: police also tell us tonight that mcgann was wearing unusual shoes, work boots with a removable sole inside and they were also two sizes too big. all of this considered evidence, police say, that mcgann considered himself an artist and he says that the watch was art. he is also being held at the sana'a rita jail. >> just a little odd. thank you very much, cheryl. >>> well, now that the bay ar

jeffrey mcgann of southern california was taken into custody on wednesday night. he had a watch with fuses and wires. he had also had layers of insoles which were two sizes too big. he said he is an artist and what he was carrying was art work. mcbegan's lawyer gave us a statement and he said in part artists have artistically and mcgann didn't have the materials to hire anyone. it has been a wet weekend, but right now it is looking dry outside. the question is will it last? let's head to leigh glaser for a first check on weather and take a look at it. >> you can get a sense that while we are seeing mainly cloudy conditions out there, there are still some locations that are picking up a little moisture. not all of what you are seeing is actually reaching the ground. we have had reports, santa rosa a little light rain. san francisco a few sprinkles there and as we head out toward the east bay, concord, walnut creek and moraga and even as far east as san ramon and even toward brentwood. some of the low clouds producing some heavy mist and drizzle. we are definitely g

jeffrey mcgann of southern california was taken into custody on wednesday night. he had a watch with fuses and wires. he had also had layers of insoles which were two sizes too big. he said he is an artist and what he was carrying was art work. mcbegan's lawyer gave us a statement and he said in part artists have artistically and mcgann didn't have the materials to hire anyone. it has been a wet weekend, but right now it is looking dry outside. the question is will it last? let's head to leigh glaser for a first check on weather and take a look at it. >> you can get a sense that while we are seeing mainly cloudy conditions out there, there are still some locations that are picking up a little moisture. not all of what you are seeing is actually reaching the ground. we have had reports, santa rosa a little light rain. san francisco a few sprinkles there and as we head out toward the east bay, concord, walnut creek and moraga and even as far east as san ramon and even toward brentwood. some of the low clouds producing some heavy mist and drizzle. we are definitely g

deputies arrested this man, 49- year-old jeffrey mcgann, and then evacuated the terminal. >> i'm an artist. it's an art project. i travel with numbers of them to give to friends, family, corporations, et cetera. >> the alameda county district attorney's office did not comment on why they dropped the charges. mcgann tells us this is the first time he has run into any trouble for wearing his art in an airport. >> you have to think that's going to raise eyebrows. >>> there's a water break. we launched chopper 5. various lanes blocked are blocked. it's a huge sinkhole in the ground at west 10th and cutter. this is a residential area so crews are doing repairs and shut off water service in the area. so heads up if you live in that neighborhood, that's what's going on. we have launched chopper 5 so we'll bring you some live pictures here coming up very shortly. i want to update you on this accident through the altamont pass. eastbound 580 approaching grant line road that accident now cleared to the right-hand shoulder. we are still seeing delays, not in the commute direction. it looks okay acros

. >> right now suspect jeffrey mcgann who has prior drug conviction is in jail booked on possession of materials to make a destructive device. ktvu channel 2 news. >>> what some are calling an undeclared war escalated today on the border between israel and gaza. >> the wail of arab sirens could be heard in jerusalem today. two rockets landed on the outskirts of that city, the first attacks on jerusalem during this latest fight. sirens also sounded sending people reyesing for shelter. three is ray lease have died in recent days but gaza is suffering the largest toll. iraeli at least 23 palestinians including six children have been killed in the past few days and this fighting could soon turn into a ground war. israel continued to move troops to the border today preparing for a possible invasion of gaza. both the u.s. state department and the united nations are urging israel to end the violence. >>> the narm transportation safety board says it will be looking at video from the camera on the front of a locomotive in yesterday's deadly crash that killed four veterans. it happened in mid la

baking- bottom of the carole bega the suspect, jeffrey mcgann was acting suspicious with suspicious clothingthe jail. he is facing charges and will be arraigned next week. in oakland, terisa estacio, kron 4. >> as soon as they heard that hostess was going out of business this sandy had restoresan leandro store was mod with consumers. i talked to people that wanted to come and get their favorite desserts before they're all sold out. >> i love them. if the cupcakes, with the cream in the center. it is a loss. >> this store was sold out and they do not know if or when there will be able to get these. justine, kron 4 ski season is under way in the lake tahoe. squaw valley and also kirkwood. behind me you could see that is all white about here. temperatures are mild but the snowfall is on the ground. reporting and lake tahoe, kron 4 news. >> in daly city the rainfall has returned and right now this is the hillside above the mudslide that happened earlier. in daly city there was concerns that there rainfall could make it worse but the city has put in reinforcement and created a drainage to make th

at oakland airport because of his suspicious-looking watch will not face charges. 49-year-old jeffrey mcgannested last thursday after being stopped at a security checkpoint. he later posted bail and was released. t tsa workers thought his watch looked like a -- the tsa workers thought his watch looked like a timing device for an explosive. here's a photo of the watch. he made the watch and described it as art. it was determined that he meant no harm, so no charges were filed. >>> a hewlett-packard financial report it was better than analysts expected this morning. however investors are not pleased with what else the pail low-aloe based company -- what else the palo alto based company reported. >>> u.s. builders start construction on homes at 895,000, that's the feastest so far. taking a live look at the big board, the dow is down 17. the nasdaq down, 1. s&p up slightly. >>> now, this morning, hewlett- packard opened with a loss just checking right now. the numbers and currently hewlett-packard is down 11% after announcing what it calls serious accounting impropriety the by -- improprieties b

the passenger are arrested, 49 year-old jeffrey began-- georggrey mcgann.. authorities say he'd been trying to get through security when a t s a agent spotted something suspicious. he was trying to put through the x-ray machine. >> there was a toggle switch. there was a series of fuses and wires protruding from it. a circuit board and a reset button >> he was also warm boots there were two sizes too big with modified inserts i guess you'd call them. perhaps to make them look taller. and what appeared to be a homemade cavity. sir john nelson the saying that this is still very much under investigation. he was attempted to return to los angeles on a southwest airlines flight. he claims that watch was an art project and he was in town only briefly >> the rainfall has people in daly city particularly worried about the possibility of another modest light. charles clifford spoke to city officials about what they are going to prevent that. >> we've worked our way back with the excavator. >> patrick's we lend is the director of water they have been working to ensure

will be no charges facing the oakland who seemed to be wearing a suspicious watch, and jeffrey mick ganno--mcgannf rancho palos verdes ws arrested after airports security spotted a suspicious looking wristwatch that looked like it had an explosive tie also, a standoff between a man and a police in san jose today, the man refused to come down from the roof of a bus. he was armed with a screwdriver. this was at first street and keyes st also, in san francisco city supervisors are set to vote tomorrow on an ordinance that would ban it ended the in most public places. the proposal by a supervisor, scott wenner would make exceptions for permitted street fairs, and parades as well as. after constituents complained about the naked men. the ban sparked new protests and a lawsuit. >>jacqueline: we are going to see some precipitation activity with a slow-moving system. through organ, and even some shower activity to the north bay, overnight and the state of-oregon. it will be dry and the south but this next round of rainfall will be in the evening on tuesday. the entire-bay area and with drier conditions e

jeffrey mcbegan was arrested thursday night. tsa agents say his watch had a toggle switch, circuit board and fuses. mcganng a military-style shirt with a built-in tourniquet and oversized shoes with hollowed-out soles. mcgann told authorities he was traveling for work and the watch is part of an art project. he was booked into the santa rita jail. >>> former cia director david petraeus testified behind closed doors. now lawmakers are in front of the cameras talking about what he told them about the benghazi terror attack. lawmakers say retired general petraeus told them his initial assessment of the attack pointed to terrorists. republican lawmaker peter king says the talking points provided by the cia were changed during the vetting process. several agencies took part in that process, including the justice department and the state department and king said, quote, it's still not clear how the talking points emerged and no one knows yet who came up with the final talking points. >> the original talking points were much more specific about al-qaeda involvement and yet the final ones said indications of extr