kaufman county is about 30 miles outside dallas. this comes two months after mccleland's district attorney was shot and killed outside the courthouse parking lot. they say he had feared for his life. ed lavandera is live for us from kaufman county. the death of the d.a. and his wife is coming after the death of the assistant d.a., the d.a. had said he was hoping to get the scum responsible for the assista assistant d.a.'s death, is there a connection authorities are looking at right now? >> reporter: well, the mayor here in kaufman we spoke with earlier this morning and said they believed or he believed these two men had been targeted, that there had to be some sort of connection. authorities have not come out and said that, but the way these attacks were carried out has really raised a lot of suspicion surrounding that. fredricka, here, any second the authorities, the kaufman county sheriff is expected to come out and brief reporters on what they have been doing and what they have discover since mike mccleland and his wife were fou

first to kaufman county texas. the deaths of district attorney mike mcclellan and his wife cynthia are shaking that community. it is about 30 miles outside dallas but adding to the shock is that this comes two months after an assistant district attorney was murdered. he was gunned down in a courthouse parking lot. listen to what the sheriff had to say when asked about a potential connection. >> do you believe that these murders yesterday are definitively connected to the murder -- >> i can't say that. no. we have nothing indicating that for sure. >> a "dallas morning news" reporter told us her sources say they are pretty sure there is a connection. ed lavendera is live for us now in kaufman, county. what are you hearing about a connection and where the investigation goes from here? >> reporter: hi, fredricka. i just spoke with the county judge here in kaufman county who had spoken with mike mcclellan just last week. he was telling me again the question that everybody wants to know at this point is, is there any ind

i want to bring in cnn's ed lavendera, who is in kaufman. ed, tell us the latest. >> reporter: candy, this is a situation that is sending shivers down the spines of many peep who live hoar in kaufman county, texas. almost exactly two months after an assistant prosecutor here in kaufman county was gunned down as he was walking into the courthouse, a brazen attack, the district attorney, his boss and his wife, mike mcclellan and cynthia mcclellan were gowned down in their own home here in kaufman county as well, and there are many asking questions about exactly how these cases might be related. the mayor here in kaufman says it believes to him that both men were targeted and he believes that they are connected. investigators here haven't said much beyond the fact that this attack had happened and that the couple was found murdered yesterday, late last night in their homes. so we are waiting to hear from authorities. but it's interesting, mike mcclellan, after the murder of his co-worker and friend, was very outspoken about how badly he wanted

they are also asking kaufman to turn himself in. in san leandro, thomas roman, abc news. >> thanks very much. all is quiet once again in a vallejo neighborhood after a terrifying afternoon. a man with a gun took over the street. sky 7hd was moving into a home at sutter andets. streets. alan wang on what happened next. >> by the time vallejo s.w.a.t work, away the latticerk, the man they were trying to stop was already lying in the house dead. police won't say how he died, but only that he fired on them early in the day. around 11:30, neighbors heard police calling out to a >> they started comingcloser liu closer like if you come out with your hands up we won't hurt you. and then like two seconds later they are like evacuate next door. we all drop to the ground. >> neighbors describe him as a troubled man who ca armed with a shotgun asking for money. the man who owned the house cared for him in the past. when they weren't home the man came run together house. >> he came with a firearm and the officers fired on him. he retreated back

they are also asking kaufman to turn himself in.n san leandro, thomas roman, abc news. >> thanks very much. all is quiet once again in a vallejo neighborhood after a terrifying afternoon. a man with a gun took over the street. sky 7hd was moving into a home at sutter and indiana streets. alan wang on what happened next. >> by the time vallejo s.w.a.t peeled away the lattice work, the man they were trying to stop was already lying in the house dead. police won't say how he died, but only that he fired on them early in the day. around 11:30, neighbors heard police calling out to a man. >> they started coming in closer like if you come out with your hands up we won't hurt you. and then like two seconds later they are like evacuate next door. we all drop to the ground. >> neighbors describe him as a troubled man who came armed with a shotgun money. the man who owned the house cared for him in the past. when they weren't home the man came run together house. >> he came with a firearm and the officers fired on him. he retreated back into

. >>> first, to kaufman county, texas. the deaths of district attorney mike mcclelland and his wife cynthia are shaking that community. it is 30 miles outside dallas. adding to the shock, it comes two months after an assistant district attorney was murdered. mark hassey was gunned down in a courthouse parking lot. listen to what the sheriff had to say when asked about a possible connection. >> do you believe that these murders yesterday are definitively connected to the murder of mark hassey? >> i can't say that, no. we have nothing indicating that for sure. >> but we're hearing from other local leaders who feel that there must be a connection. ed lavendera is live for us now in kaufman county. ed, what have you heard about the possible link? >> reporter: well, there's no question this story and these murders have become the talk of kaufman county here in texas as thousands of people are wondering just what in the world is going on and why are these prosecutors, high-profile prosecutors here in kaufman county being murdere

we have a mug shot of 52-year-old joel kaufman. this was taken in august when he was arrested for the same thing. charges were not filed then because police had not finished their investigation. kaufman lives in orinda and a $300,000 warrant is out for his arrest. the contra costa county district attorney says he molested one teen boy younger than 14 over a span of seven years in this time frame in '05 to 2012, he is accused of drugging this boy and then raping him.

it happened in kaufman, texas, the same place that mark hasse was gunned down in december. i spoke just a few moments ago with the mayor of kaufman and he thinks the murders are linked. >> it has to be targeted. that's the logical conclusion. i don't have any information to lead me to believe that is the case. they targeted two people from our prosecutors. >> and our ed lavandera is in kaufman this morning. what are people telling you about these latest murders and the killing of the d.a. in january? >> authorities aren't saying much but clear from the response that we saw last night to this murder scene at the home of mike mcclelland where he and his wife were gunned down in their own home. so, clearly, that response that you saw descend in that neighborhood where the mcclellands live gives you an indication of how serious this situation is here in kaufman county. these murders coming almost two months that assistant prosecutor mark hasse was walking to work, in what many people describe as a brazen attack. a great deal of speculation as to what exactly is going on with th

they are also asking kaufman to turn himself in. in san leandro, thomas roman, abc news. >> thanks very much. all is quiet once again in a vallejo neighborhood after a terrifying afternoon. a man with a gun took over the street. sky 7hd was moving into a home at sutter and indiana streets. alan wang on what happened next. >> by the time vallejo s.w.a.t peeled away the lattice work, the man they were trying to stop was already lying in the house dead. police won't say how he died, but only that he fired on them early in the day. around 11:30, neighbors heard police calling out to a man. >> they started coming in closer like if you come out with your hands up we won't hurt you. and then like two seconds later they are like evacuate next door. we all drop to the ground. >> neighbors describe him as a troubled man who came armed with a shotgun asking for money. the man who owned the house cared for him in the past. when they weren't home the man came run together house. >> he came with a firearm and the officers fired on him. he retreat

ed lavendera for live us in kaufman. ed, you talked with the judge who believes mcclellan and the hasse killings may have a strong connection. what else did the judge tell you? >> reporter: well, we talked to the judge extensively about just the mood surrounding the courthouse and just what everyone around that courthouse has been going through in the last two months. and obviously how that has intensified here in the last 24 hours with the news that mike mcclellan and his wife were so brutally gunned down inside their home and discovered late saturday night. so this is a situation that has a lot of people on edge. and many people very worried about what it means and what exactly is going on. even though the sheriff is publicly that saying so far they're not able to connect the murders of mike mcclellan and mark hasse back in january, the assistant prosecutor who was killed braisingly, as he was walking to work one morning, but there are high-ranking officials here in kaufman county having a hard time believing these cas

a short time later kaufman posted bail.an faces three and three misdemeanors for crimes that are alleged to have happened between 2005 and 2012. new tonight at 8-- in a story you'll see only on kron 4. alecia reid talked to a man who coached at bishop o'dowd high school at the same time kaufman coached there. he says although no one could put a finger on it, something didn't seem right. >> the news of molestation charges comes as no surprise to some. >> i am not shocked by this. his behavior was always like i wonder what his agenda is. a wonder of oz even in in the athletic department had our concerns about what his issues were. that the never interacted with adults to the point where you only wanted to do this and hit was always perplexing to a number of us. i have had the opportunity to get educated on what are some of the personality characteristics of a pedophile. and some of jewell behavior fix that. the white share that he was just a different guy. this is that an extremely tragic and hopefully the number of kids who

neighbors say joel kaufman kept to himself and they did not know him. i got off the phone with oakland diocese and they confirm he coached between 1999 and 2005 saying no-par rents have come forward but police say there could be more victims and anyone who knows anything or who may have been a victim, please come forward. >> thank you. happening now, many students did not go to school today in san mateo after threatening postings on facebook. this is in response to yesterday's discovery of a rambling threat against the school for today. a student found it on an anonymous paining on facebook. police will not describe the threat but they say that most serious threats would not be posted if advance on popular online forums. they are not taking any chances with student safety so there are police officers on campus right now. >> happening right now, grief counselors after at a san jose hospital helping students cope with the death of a student killed by a caltrain. the 6-year-old was killed on tuesday near pedestrian crossing south of his station. family and

kaufman lives in orinda right now. this is his mug shot taken in august when he was arrested for the same thing. charges were not filed because police had not finished their investigation. the contra costa district attorney's office says he molested one teen boy in the span of over seven years. he is accused of drugging this boy with an unknown substance and then having sex with him. the da's office says the 52-year-old secretly videotaped his other victim as that boy undressed in a bathroom. that was his second victim. he is currently the head coach of a traveling team called california smoke. this club is based in san jose and caters to high school boyce. he also owns a batting cage in san leandro called triple play usa. joe kaufman coached at bishop o'dowd in oakland for six seasons. that was before he joined on here at palo alto high school for the single year he coached here. authorities warned they suspected there are more than just two victims. we will have to see if more come to life. if you have any informatio

kaufman county, east of dallas, texas, now the focus of a horrific murder mystery.lland and his wife cynthia, raced two daughters and three sons. the fbi and u.s. fausmarshals a involved in the case now. based on your experience what is the fbi looking for right now in this case? >> reporter: well, this could be a case of a serial kill. don, and that could be the reason why they're there. they also could be there just in normal domestic police cooperation mode. but what therapy doing is, they're going to use their resources to help them help these jurisdictions find the killer, or killers. it's a very horrible thing, and my heart goes out to the families of the people who were killed, but the fbi will most likely be bringing in assets such as, the analysis unit where i used to work. >> yeah. you heard there were quotes from mclelland in the media and also friends overheard him saying, listen, i'm very careful when i'm at my door. very careful in my home. i carry a gun at all times. obviously he was worried about something. will this play into the investigation? mayb

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kaufman is also the owner of triple play u-s-a, a batting cage facility in san leandro. kron 4 caught up with parents who were shocked at the charges. absolutely unacceptable to be around a child or to be around any children. i mean my daughter is 16 i bring her here all the time.i hope the charges aren't true. >> catherine: police first arrested kaufman in august after the parents of a boy he allegedly molested called orinda police.but charges were not filed. ( gunfire ) >> in vallejo. a stand-off between police and a suspect ends in a hail of gunfire, the suspect dead tonight. that shoot-out was caught on camera by a neighbor. you can see the swat team using an armored vehicle to move in on the house. this is helicopter video from our partnership with abc 7. police say the man had been pointing a gun at neighbors earlier in the day. at one point they say he broke a window and pointed a shotgun at police. officers say when they finally entered the home, they found a shotgun next to the man, but police did not say if he died from a self- inflicted wound tonight, police a

i spoke earlier with the mayor of the city of kaufman. he said he thinks the murders are linked. >> this has to be targeted. that's the logical conclusion. i don't have any information that directs me to think that's the case, but that's what you would assume under the circumstances, since targeted two people from our prosecutors. >> our ed lavendera is in kaufman this morning. ed, what are police telling you about this link between these latest killings and the murder of the assistant d.a. that happened in january? >> reporter: good morning, alison. so far, very little information, other than the fact that mike mcclellan, the district attorney, and his wife, gunned down in their home, and found yesterday, late yesterday. and obviously, with what happened here two months ago, a lot of questions swirling around, exactly what is going on with these cases. and the way the first prosecutor, a man by the name of mark hassey was gun down on his way to work, it was almost like it appeared like a hit, like he had been specifically targeted. that

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i want to bring in cnn's ed lavendera, who is in kaufman. there are so many angles of this story, beginning with these two awful murders and then the question of the link between these two murders and the one in january. >> yeah, a lot of ground to cover here, candy. devastating news that the folks here in kauffman county are waking up to on this easter sunday morning. the news that mike mcclellan, a long-time district attorney, the top prosecutor here in this county was found gunned down, murdered in his home alongside his wife cynthia. this is coming just two months after an assistant prosecutor, a man that mike mcclellan worked closely with, mike hasse was gunned down walking to work. in that case the gunman was able to drive off. there were no witnesses. investigators have been working the case for the last two months. as far as we can tell, there have been no major breaks or leads in that investigation. the mayor in kaufman says they believe these two men were targeted and suspect the cases are strongly linked, if not carried out by the

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. >>> i'm ed lavandera reporting live from kaufman, texas.areed zakaria in just a moment. but bring you the latest from texas in a chilling news story that is developing here in texas. law enforcement authorities have descended on a neighborhood here in kaufman county just east of dallas where late yesterday the district attorney, the chief top prosecutor in the kaufman county was found murdered inside his own home alongside with his wife, as well. mike mclelland had been the district attorney here for many years, but, more importantly, this comes almost two months exactly after an assistant prosecutor here in kaufman county was gunned down in the middle of the day as he was walking to his office. so, many questions being raised about whether or not these two murders are connected. the mayor here in kaufman tells cnn he believes both of these men were targeted and it is very likely that these murders were were connected. but we saw law enforcement descend on this neighborhood and fbi investigators, state police, texas rangers descended on tha

an assistant district attorney was gunned down in kaufman county, texas, east of dallas. and they are investigating a possible link because they were doing some work with the aaron brotherhood, another white supremacist gang in texas, and they want to check out and see if there are similarities and whether if there was a third murder linked to evil. >> and he had connections to the governor of colorado, family connections. tell us about that. >> reporter: yeah, the morning after mr. clemens was killed, there was an emotional speech made about hiring mr. clemens, and talked about it without naming somebody a friend of his who had a son who was having trouble and how compassionate mr. clemens was. it turns out that man he talked about was the father of evan evil. his father, jack, is a prominent oil and gas attorney in the denver area and was friends with

district attorney for kaufman county and his wife, found shot to death in their home. this just two months after a top prosecutor was murdered outside of the courthouse. the big question, are these two shootings connected? abc's john schriffen is live in kaufman county. good morning, john. >> reporter: good morning. after this latest murder, this small town in texas is on edge. as you can see behind me, this is an active investigation. authorities shut down this neighborhood after discovering the bodies less than 12 hours ago. overnight, this sleepy texas town found itself wide awake, at the center of a murder mystery. authorities said saturday night that kaufman county district attorney mike mcclelland and his wife, cynthia, were found shot dead inside their home. >> we lived here for years and we never had anything like this happen before. and for it to happen so close to home, it's very, very scary. >> reporter: that fear is keeping the community on the lookout for clues, and investigators scrambling to find out exactly what happened. according to abc affiliate wfaa

police say joel kaufman attempted suicide last summer after the arrest.has coached at local high schools in palo alto and oakland and police suspect this could be other victims they democratic know about. they are asking other victims to, please, come forward or anyone with information, to please report it to police. live in san leandro, i am amy hollyfield, for abc7 news. >> two pedestrians are recovering in san francisco after a car hit them in san francisco. it happened at the intersection west portal avenue and vicente street, a man and woman were in the crosswalk when they were hit. but one says one of the victims is critically injured. the driver stayed at the scene and dense fog may have played a role. in san francisco people are waking up without power. a power line fell and caught a utility pole on fire shortly before 2:00 ap. -- before 2:00 a.m. leaving 3,500 customers without power. pg&e says that number is down to 1630 and they specific the power will be restored to everyone by 10:00 this morning. >> on the peninsula, police officers were be a

neighbors say joel kaufman kept to himself and they did not know him. i got off the phone with oakland diocese and they confirm he coached between 1999 and 2005 saying no-par rents have come forward but police say there could be more victims and anyone who knows anything or who may have been a victim, please come forward. >> thank you. happening now, many students did not go to school today in san mateo after threatening postings on facebook. this is in response to yesterday's discovery of a rambling threat against the school for today. a student found it on an anonymous paining on facebook. police will not describe the threat but they say that most serious threats would not be posted if advance on popular online forums. they are not taking any chances with student safety so there are police officers on campus right now. >> happening right now, grief counselors after at a san jose hospital helping students cope with the death of a student killed by a caltrain. the 6-year-old was killed on tuesday near pedestrian crossing south of his station. family and

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we wanted to let you know that we continue to monitor events in kaufman county, texas.his is where the d.a. a, district attorney michael mclelland and his wife, cynthia found dead in their home on saturday. you are now looking at kaufman law enforcement center where we expect a news conference to take place with more detail on what happened. the flags, as you can see, have been lowered to half staff. what is making this news all the more tragic is that two months ago mike mclelland's deputy was gunned down outside the courthouse. so, within two months, kaufman county has seen the death of its assistant d.a. and the d.a. and his wife found saturday. we'll continue to monitor these events and we'll bring you the news conference live when it happens. right now we want to return you to "reliable sources." >> thanks very much, candy. turning now to "today" show as we have talked about on this program. matt lauer continuing to take a beating over the departure of ann curry and the messy way that was handled. now a report that nbc executives this week reached out to cnn anchor

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the mchelllands' home in rural, unincorporated kaufman county. we have confirmed this is a double-murder and the front door to the couple's home was kicked in. it's unclear when the couple was killed, but a source tells us a friend or family member stopped by late yesterday after not hearing from the couple all day, and then they called police. mclelland was committed to bringing has assistant d.a., mark hasse's, killer to justice. here's what he said soon after his friend was shot and killed two months ago. >> we're very confident that we're going to find you, we're going to pull you out of whatever hole you're in, and we're going to bring you back and let the people of kaufman county prosecute you to the fullest extent of the law. as far as i know, this is never been done before. i do not want it to happen again. >> reporter: now, law enforcement has yet to comment publicly on this latest shocking murder here in kaufman county, but we do expect to hear from the sheriff a little bit later this morning. we'll bring you the latest when we get it.

i mean, it's insane. >> no sign of kaufman. his home has been empty. >> san jose has a legal attempt to prevent the oakland as from moving south. the state files a report saying the city illegally obtained the land. the redevelopment agency appropriately dissolved $120 million in assets. that included several parts of the brand new hp which is where the as are trying to build their new stadium. the mayor says he's disappointed, but they'll continue to work to bring the as to san jose. lou wolf stressed that san jose is still the team's best option for the team's new home. san francisco giants are fighting the move claiming territorial rights, which means wolf would need to convince 75% of major league baseball team owners to support the team moving to san jose. >> a lot of screaming and cheering tonight in san jose. march madness kicked off in a big way. not just for the thousands of fans in hp pavilion, but for the cal basketball team. the golden bears kick off a big upset. >> best night ever. >> that about sums it up. take a

a $300,000 arrest warrant has been issued for 52 year-old joel kaufman of orinda.aches the " california smoke " a baseball club out of san jose. its players are from all of the bay area. kaufman is also the owner of a triple play usa, a batting cage facility in san leandro. >> police force arrested kaufman in august after the parents of a boy he allegedly molested filed charges against him. but no charges were filed even at that time. >> we're learning more about the police officer involved in the latest officer involve shooting in san jose. as we reported yesterday, his name is a boost barthelemy a five-year veteran of the department. video from our helicopter partnership with abc 7 news shows the scene from monday night. he fired one round, killing the still unidentified driver of a stolen car. police said that the driver was trying to run officer down. if they also confirm that he was involved in a another officer involve shooting in november last year. in that incident, he shot and wounded suspect wanted in a murder and robbery rampage. the santa clara county s

they filed charges against 52-year-old joel kaufman of orinda.harges include lewd acts on a child under 14. from palo alto and east bay, kaufman has run successful groups for years. >> they have kids w

joel kaufman's home shows no sign of life. >> for 20 years, not a word. not a hello. nothing, he comes out of the garage, drives down the street and never turns his head or never said hello. >> here are the charges that police want him for: three felonies and two misdemeanor counts to molesting a boy under the age of 14. that was between september 2005 and june of 2012. police say they also want him for another misdemeanor for videotaping another child while that boy was this the bathroom. he was arrested in july after parents complained but he was not charged with anything. police say shortly after that he attempted suicide. police say they have searched his home and san leandro and they can not find him. parents at the batting cages were shocked with a dad saying he hopes the charges are not true. >> san mateo police officers will be at a while this morning as a precaution after someone posted threats against the school on facebook. yesterday morning, a student who administered an anonymous confessional page saw a rambling threat against the school for today and pol

his name is cajoljoel kaufman . he is 42 years old.sing him of molesting him. while they were investigating that case, they went to his house and rent a. the winter its computers and that is when they found the film or video of a boy on dressing in the bathroom. how we get this picture? it was a mug shot taken back in august of 2012. he was also accused of molesting a boy at that time and was out on bail. they want to arrest him as soon as possible because of these accusations. they also believe that through out the years he has had access to young people, especially coaching baseball at several high schools in the bay area. also on in this business. we're trying to get reaction from customers as they arrive this morning. customers that may not know that this place is closed. >> san mateo school officials at are down high school are stepping of security after an anonymous threatening facebook post. the boss is described as a rambling threat that targets aragon high today. and as the as are working on trying to figure out who's responsi

abc's john schriffen is live in kaufman county. >> reporter: good morning. this small town in texas is on edge, a very active investigation, authorities shut down this neighborhood after discovering the bodies less than 12 hours ago. overnight, this sleepy texas town found itself wide awake, at the center of a murder history. authorities said saturday night that mike mcclel land and his wife were shot dead inside their home. >> we lived here for years and we never had anything like this happen before. >> reporter: that fear is keeping the community on the lookout for clues, an investigator scrambling to find out exactly what happened. according to abc affiliate, wfaa, sources say that the couple's door was kicked in and shoots rang out. 14 rounds. killing them both. but the real question now, is were they targeted? two months after the county's assistant district attorney mark haase was gund down. later mcclelland sought justice. >> we'll let the people of kaufman county prosecute to the fullest extent of the law. >> reporter: now they have two cases on thei

you can't have fairness if you don't have transparency. >> senator kaufman, who has both business andineering degrees, says he's a big fan of technology, but he thinks it's gotten way ahead of financial regulators' ability to monitor it. right now, it's not even possible to determine for sure who is making high-frequency trades or what they're telling their computers to do. >> we do not know what's going on inside those boxes. there's all types of allegations about what's going on inside there. and basically what can happen is, you can have these meltdowns where you can have a computer just go crazy and cause all kinds of problems. >> come on! >> which takes us to the mini crash on may 6, 2010, and one of the scariest rides in stock market history, when the dow industrials at one point plunged 600 points for no apparent reason. turns out it was triggered when a mutual fund's computer dumped $4.1 billion of securities on the market in a 20-minute period, which were then gobbled up by the computers of high-frequency traders and sold almost immediately, sending other computers and trader

a 300-thousand dollar arrest warrant has been issued for 52-year-old joel kaufman of orinda.e say there may be more victims. >> in vallejo tonight, an hours-long standoff between police and a suspect is over. this is video from our helicopter partnership with a-b-c 7 news. swat teams surrounded a home near sutter and illinois streets. after reports of a man pointing a gun at residents. police say the suspect was found dead inside the home. >> iran's nuclear threats. syria's chemical weapons the stalled israeli=palestinian peace process. president obama has a full plate as he begins his first trip to israel since taking office. grant lodes joins us now. with what's happened so far. grant? >> a lot of cheers and a little skepticism. the country's oldest newspaper described the president as waging an "all=out, guns blazing, no=holds barred charm offensive." and it began as soon as the door opened on air force one. >> how are you. >> good to see you >> thank you so much. >> reporter: a live lapel mike allowed the world to listen in as the president joked with israel's prime minis

our cameras caught joel kaufman leaving the martin ezjail where he was booked this morning. he was released on a $325,000 bail just two hours ago. he is accused of molesting a teen boy and secretly filming another one in a bathroom. kaufman owns a popular batting cage facility and ran baseball programs for years in various bay area cities. police are trying to determine if there are more alleged victims. >>> tonight angry parents are questioning security at an elementary school after a child was reportedly grabbed on the school grounds. what is the school's response tonight? >> the district admits that it could have reacted quicker. tonight parents are very upset not just by the reported attack of a second grader but by how the school has handled the situation. tonight the district is facing very tough questions, namely why they didn't report it to police until days later. >> for a person to walk into a school and be able to grab a child like that and nobody knows or sees -- >> reporter: parents are baffaled and alarmed by what happened tuesday afternoon. police say a second

this is joel kaufman walking out of the contra costa county jail in martinez. he was bailed out -- but he's not answering questions. >> did you victimize these >> catherine: kron4's j-r is live tonight at the jail. j-r you were there when he was released, what do we do know? >> reporter: he is accused of three felonies and charged with crimes this weekend. he finally turned himself in it this morning. hes a baseball coach in oakland. he also owns batting cages and coaches in the east bay. here is some of my conversation with him in the last hour. >> reporter: the view molest those children to you have anything to say to these for children do victimize or molested these children? and you have a chance to talk and you have nothing to say? no response. they say that you molested this teenager and penetration into a drug teenager. you are a baseball coach and you have nothing to say about this? the bail amount was $325,000. he will face a judge in the coming days. j.r. stone, kron 4 news. >> catherine: developing tongiht out of san jose. police are on the hunt for

as joel kaufman walked out of the martinez jail. >> we have clear skies. on this clear night on this friday. we are looking at tends to cool down compared to earlier. 70's. mountain view, a 54 degrees. hayward, 50. still, not that bad. the wind has died down considerably. overnight as you are sleeping. grab your jacket and we should see a decent afternoon with a mild afternoon expected with breezy conditions. more details on the your full forecast, coming up. >> catherine: only on kron 4. a driver heading to work survives a landslide that totaled his car. mark dumolien was on 101 southbound in sausalito when a boulder, big enough to break through a concrete rail and a chain link fence crashed into his mercedes s-u-v. >> i was and the right lane between the tunnel and the bridge. i saw something out of the corner of my eye. the next thing i knew that the air back had deployed. >> catherine: he says the fact he was wearing a seat belt, saved his life. he was taken to the hospital with minor injuries, and will be ok.. this just in. video of a meteor sighting

about 00 miles from kaufman. shannon. >> shannon: tomorrow, a district attorney in colorado will announce whether he will seek the death penalty against the accused aurora theater shooter. he offered to plead guilty and serve life in prison to avoid a possible death sentence but prosecutors rejected the deal saying the defense hadn't presented the documents required to show it is actually serious. holmes is charged with killing 12 people and wounding dozens of others in a colorado movie theater last year. >> one thing that is different now is the fact that we had 20 first graders murdered in a classroom along with six educators. i mean that is unacceptable and the american people want something done on this. 92% of americans is support a universal background check and 74% of nra members. i would hope at some point that the leadership of the nra with list tonight the membership on this issue. >> shannon: that was mark kelly husband of former congress woman gabrielle giffords who was shot in arizona. after months o

kaufman is the coach of the california smoke a boy's baseball team based in san jose. he previously coached in oakland. in oakland, a jury today convicted a man of first-degree murder for shooting a job applicant in a robbery that netted him $10. 28-year-old george huggins now faced a possible sentence of life, 26-year-old i should say george huggins now faces a possible sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole. prosecutors say he shot and killed jim hong kang in oakland during a series of robberies. he had gone to the downtown area of oakland to have his teeth cleaned at his friend's dental offense when was attacked. >>> san mateo county is going after distracted drivers and officers didn't have any trouble finding them. vic lee with the story that you will see only on abc 7 news. >> reporter: go to traffic school and get the ticket removed from your record. >> reporter: for the motorcycle unit it was like shooting fish in a barrel. they were nabbing drivers who pedestrians at to pa december cross walks. a police decoy crosses the street and the ca

the murder of the kaufman county district attorney there, mike mcclellan and his wife were both found dead in their home last night, shot to death. they live just south of dallas. police say a manhunt is underway. they are investigating whether or not there is any possible connection to the killing of an assistant district attorney in the same county just two months ago. as soon as they start speaking and giving us the details, we will bring that to you live. >> arthel: a frightening scenario in oklahoma. dental patients now getting tested for hiv and hepatitis. why their doctor may face criminal charges and their legal options. the lawyers break it down for us, next: i was cooking dinner for my family. boom. heart attack. the doctor recommends bayer aspirin to keep this from happening to me again. it's working. [ male announcer ] be sure to talk to your doctor before youegin an aspirin rimen. it can happen to anyone. talk to your doctor. ♪ i don't wanna be right [ record scratch ] what?! it's not bad for you. it just tastes that way. [ female announcer ] honey nut cheerios cereal --

the kaufman county sheriff's department investigating whether the murders was linked to one of his assistant d.a.'s murders. here is a neighbor reacting to the news. >> really shocked and saddened by the news. we just couldn't believe it, a shock to all of us. >> just two months ago, an assistant d.a. assassinated as he walked to the courthouse. no arrests in his murder. more in a live report, coming up. >>> it's been a contentious issue for years now, and a group of eight senators are trying to make sweeping immigration reform a reality. they've appeared to overcome a major hurdle. national correspondent live with the latest on immigration from washington. >> in spite of a braeeakthrough senator marco rubio reports that the legislation is finalized is premature. rubio is one of the gang of 8 trying to hammer out that agreement and he wrote to judiciary committee chairman pat leahy urging that the vote should go through a rigorous procepr process of public hearings. he says, you said delay for 38's sake would be a mistake, i agree, but haste is even more dangerous possibly. two members of th