officers discovered the body of kayleigh slusher.her mother sarah and her boyfriend are accused of murder. initially sarah krueger was a good mom. >> she was trying to better her life. she was trying to be a teacher and go to college. it seemed like she was doing good. last year he moved in and 6 months later she totally changed. >> reporter: krueger stopped talking to neighbors and friends stop coming over and strangers were frequenting and kayleigh stopped going outside. >> who doesn't want to ride their bike outside. >> reporter: police were called to the apartment because the suspects were fighting. friday, the day before the body was discovered, police returned from a disturbing call from the grandmother. >> there were concerns that sarah was under the influence and unable to take care of the child. >> of alcohol? >> drugs. >> there was drug usage in the house. the child was found in good healt . >> reporter: the next day daily kalely was dead. >> stay with kron4 for more coverage on this. you can go to kron4.com where we have c

warner will be back in dallas/fort worth later -- court later this month. >>> the body of kayleigh slusher was found in a napa apartment last saturday. authorities believe she was killed a couple that's earlier. sara kreuger and ryan warner were arrested on sunday. an autopsy was performed on monday and the couple were charged with her murder the following day. >>> weapons and drugs, that's what police found in an oakland home. police discovered them near 31st and west street. police have released few details. there's no word of arrests or if officers were carrying out a search warrant or probation search. >>> cal/osha is investigating an accident there killed two workers at a san francisco granite company. the two employees were working with granite slabs when one of the slabs fell on top of them. one worker died at the scene and the other at the hospital. >>> a spike in flu deaths reported. the new trend doctors are noticing in the spread. >>> live in the hedlands, we have a steady rainfall and winds over 20 miles an hour. coming up. interesting perspective on the rainfall we need and ho

. >> we should learn new details about what killed three-year-old kayleigh slusher found dead and abandoned in her own home in napa. thanks for joining us. i am kristen sze. >> the coroner's report on the little girl is due out today. police arrested her mother and mother's boyfriend who took off with their luggage. they were caught in the east bay. amy hollyfield joins us from napa with the tragedy leaving people in grief and shock. >> there is so much shock we met with two stepsisters of that accused mother and they say they cannot believe this happy, smiling little girl is gone. they cannot believe that little girl's mother is accused in the death. >> this is the picture i took of her the day i first met her. >> suesanna could not sleep last kayleigh -- kayleigh slush we. >> it is heartbreaking. savannah and her twin sister are stepsister's of kayleigh slusher's mom, sara krueger who is in jail with her boyfriend accused of killing her. >> they cannot believe they would do this. >> it was so hard for her to get her to put kayleigh slusher in time out. it was not sara krueger. >> they fou

napa county records revealed some of those calls involved disputes with kayleigh's father, jason slusher who was been imprisoned since october for evading police. in request for a restraining order last year sara krueger wrote it was kayleigh's father who was using math off and on. we've also been looking into the history of the boyfriend ryan warner, court records show he had an outstanding warrant in san mateo county for failing to show up for court. >>> a double homicide over the weekend in west oakland was the topic of discussion at a staff meeting at the organization called youth uprising. the we can homicide brought back memories of the killings of two youth uprising members in the past two weeks. 17-year-old justice tolliver and 18-year- old lamarr for sartre. the president of youth uprising results from a culture of crime that is born from a lack of education and hope and jobs. he says the hopes that can fire one soon. >>> new details have emerged in the case of a missing patient who was found dead in a stairwell at san francisco general hospital. 57-year-old man spalding's body

. >>> only on 2 tonight, new details in a case of kayleigh slusher. a monster, that's how kayleigh's grandfather is describing the man who is now under arrest, along with kayleigh's mother. debra villalon is in napa with a growing interview and an interview you will only see on ktvu 2. >> reporter: there is so much sorrow, and second guessing at the trouble at the apartment. and whether someone might have stepped in to save little kayleigh. perhaps no one is more tortured by the questions than her grandpa. >> it is beyond words. i know my daughter loved kayleigh with all her heart. >> reporter: john kruger was born in napa. like his daughter sara. now accused of leaving kayleigh's lifeless body behind. >> i cannot believe she would leave kayleigh there like that. it's beyond words. >> reporter: manipulated, kruger says by the man he blames for the killing. sara's boyfriend, 26-year-old ryan warner. >> there's a monster that started all of this. i can say 10 months ago, when he came into my daughter's life, it's been, she has been a changed person. >> r

kayleigh slusher was found dead in a napa apartment over the weekend. and a vigil has been growing outside of the toddler's home. kron 4's will tran is live now with the latest. what happens is the mother and boyfriend make their first court appearance in a little bit later today. we will be there and corte obviously. in the meantime the community is just kobe try to understand exactly what happened. it is a a year ago cayley was a happy child. you can see the memorial right here in front of her apartment. it continues to grow. there are candles that have been burning for days now that goes up the staircase and she lived upstairs in a marked apartment unit no. 7 and there's her bicycle. people have told me that last year she got her bike. she was writing it in all of a sudden she stopped writing it. they said that was right around the same time that the boyfriend came to their lives. if this visual started ross saturday afternoon when the police department came here after they got a call from a welfare check. you could see people showing up even for a v

mourners gathered for a vigil for kayleigh slusher last night. in el cerrito where the couple was arrested. amy? >> police caught up with them at the bart station, because of anonymous tips. they arrested them and took them to jail in napa while some in napa gathered to hold a vigil for the little girl would was killed, three-year-old okay three slusher found in her bed on saturday. police say she suffered from blood force trauma and sexual assault. when she they cover her they were look for her mom and the mother's boyfriend. nose at the complex say the couple had recently been using drugs. >> she hooked up with him and she went downhill, obvious drug use. i didn't see the little girl play outside anymore. >> police planned to charge the 23-year-old sara krueger and 26-year-old ryan warner with homicide, with special circumstances, and assault rutting in a child's death. they could be arraigned by the end of the week. the autopsy on the little girl could be performed today. >>> it is 6:33. happening today, 14-year-old boy accused of killing his

. >>> only on 2 tonight, new details in a case of kayleigh slusher. a monster, that's how kayleigh's grandfather is describing the man who is now under arrest, along with kayleigh's mother. debra villalon is in napa with a growing interview and an interview you will only see on ktvu 2. >> reporter: there is so much sorrow, and second guessing at the trouble at the apartment. and whether someone might have stepped in to save little kayleigh. perhaps no one is more tortured by the questions than her grandpa. >> it is beyond words. i know my daughter loved kayleigh with all her heart. >> reporter: john kruger was born in napa. like his daughter sara. now accused of leaving kayleigh's lifeless body behind. >> i cannot believe she would leave kayleigh there like that. it's beyond words. >> reporter: manipulated, kruger says by the man he blames for the killing. sara's boyfriend, 26-year-old ryan warner. >> there's a monster that started all of this. i can say 10 months ago, when he came into my daughter's life, it's been, she has been a changed person. >> r

and got her. >> a vigil in honor of 3-year- old kayleigh slusher grows.ng and autopsy results are expected today and the little girl's mother and her boyfriend are accused in her death. >>> we're actually in a heroin epidemic. >> we should learn the results of philip seymour hoffman's always today. police suspect he died of an overdecember. >>> police have arrested a convicted murderer who i caped from a -- escaped from a michigan prison. >> from across the bay the around the world, the stories that matter on kpix 5 news this morning. and good morning everyone, tuesday is here, it's february 4th. i'm frank mallicoat. >> and i'm michelle griego. tie now is 6:-- time now is 6:00. a check in with elizabeth for traffic. >> okay thanks guys. and the metering lites at the bay bridge plaza were turned on about ten minutes earlier than usual. there was a stall westbound 80 near san francisco exit. the first exit into san francisco. if you plan your commute out minute by minute, in n may surprise you a bit if you reached the toll plaza and there's a bit of a backu

kayleigh slusher was found dead alone in her apartment saturday morning. her mother and the mother's boyfriend are now behind bars. kpix 5's mark kelly is in napa and mark the couple are making their first court appearance this afternoon. >> reporter: they are expected in court. 2:30 this afternoon. and back here at their apartment, there is a growing memorial this morning for the victim. now since 2012 police have been called to the apartment 14 times for a list surrounding the victim's mother. 23-year-old sara krueger and her live-in boyfriend ryan warner. police were in fact here just last week then saturday, the victim 3-year-old kayleigh slusher was found dead in her bed in this apartment. unit 7 here. krueger and warner are expected to be in court this afternoon in fa pa county superior court. arrested for assault resulting in a child's death as well as murder with a special circumstance. for those who knew the victim, this is devastating. >> she was sweet. she would always laugh and she would wave her beautiful long blond hair. and she would run --

. >> the results of autopsy are fought released but it is reported that kayleigh slusher's body will be released to her father's parents today. her marry is in prison. her mother, sara krueger and the mother's boyfriend will appear in court for murder and child abuse. there were alert citizens, including a woman at the ihop was on social media and saw pictures of the couple and recognized them in the restaurant. the manager recognized them from tv. at that time the miss got several calls and put the word out to law enforcement. birth police found the pair at at the bart station. that night, we talked with the heartbroken grandfather. >> the most proudest moment of my life is again forever and there is nothing we can do or say to bring her become. i hope no one ever has to go through this. >> three-year-old kayleigh slusher was found dead in her mother's apartment during a welfare check. investigators say it looked leave she was beaten and sexually abuseed. >>> we are learning that the teen accused of shooting and killing his step in oakland can attend her funeral but a probation offi

. >> pam: tonight -- kayleigh slusher's mother and her mother's boyfriend. are facing murder and assault charges. >> pam: we begin our team coverage with kron 4's scott rates. >> pam: he is live in napa with reaction from a neighbor who talks about what she saw. that left her feeling so disturbed. scott? >> reporter: i spoke with so many good people in this apartment complex and they have all told me the same pink. the distraught tried to figure out all of these disturbing details. you see the memorial of tear off to the distance. growing because of the people out here.. >> i do not know, i am speechless right now and shaking. too much. >> reporter:too much for anyone to handle let alone yvette espinoza she lives directly where police say they found 3-year-olds body. according to court documents kayleigh was stored in a suitcase for three days then placed in a freezer this after she was beaten to death. >> i saw the freezer when they were taking it out and i was hoping that it was not that. i am speechless right now. i do not know? >> reporter:now yvette tri

. >> pam: kayleigh slusher's body was found inside her mother's apartment. at one point, police say, the toddler's lifeless body was in suitcase in a freezer. >> pam: kron 4 uncovered documents that show. the man charged with killing her, has a history of making violent threats. >> pam: kron 4's justine waldman joins us now with what they say. justine. >> reporter:this restraining order. filed by a previous girlfriend of the suspect.ryan warner. show allegations that he did not want to have a child. >> reporter:3 year old kayleigh slusher seen here dancing and laughing. the toddler's accused killers. her mother sara krueger and kruegers boyfriend ryan warner. >> reporter:warner's run-ins with the law date back to at least 2008. that is when his exgirlfriend. ashley owens. filed this restraining order in solano county. >> reporter:in her handwritten >> reporter:owens claims warner was upset with her because she chose to continue her pregnancy and not get an abortion, as he wanted. >> reporter:ownes writes she received voicemails and text messages from warner

they held a vigil at the apartment in napa last night for three-year-old kayleigh slusher. people in the apartment complex described her as always smiling and full of joy. police found her body in her bed saturday morning and started looking to her mom and her mother's boyfriend. >> during the initial stage the investigators noted what appears to be blunt force trauma injuries on the victim. follow-up indicated that the victim appeared to have been sexually assaulted. >> 23-year-old sara krueger and 26-year-old ryan warner are now in the napa county jail awaiting charges. it looks like it will be homicide with special circumstances and assault resulting in a child's death. witnesses saw them walking away from their apartment on saturday morning with luggage and police caught up where them because of an anonymous tip. they are expected to be arraign this week and the medical examiner faces the grim task of performing an autopsy on the three-year-old little girl. >>> thank you, developing news from now overnight where two people are dead after a hostage situation at a high sc

napa mother and boyfriend remain in jail accused of murdering the woman's daughter, 3-year-old kayleigh slusher. child welfare workers trying to figure out if there is anything they might have been able to do to prevent what happened here. wayne freedman joins us live from napa this afternoon. wayne? >> reporter: little details today is what it was about. we learned records reveal some arrests for both defendants. but none as an adult, for sarah krueger and not in napa county for ryan warner, whose last brush with the law involved vandalism in san bruno last year the big question tonight, did 3-year-old kayleigh slusher fall through cracks of the child welfare system in this county? the woman that runs that department would love to talk bit a judge won't allow her to. >> i think our community deserves to know what we did or didn't do. >> until or unless the coroner confirms the 3-year-old died as a victim of murder or child abuse, napa county department of child welfare services cannot comment except to say they followed guidelines. >> it's been very tough, difficult. >> not even the police cap

a memorial now growing for 3- year-old kayleigh slusher outside the napa apartment where she was found dead on saturday morning. sara krueger and her live in boyfriend ryan warner were seen leaving the apartment just before the body was discovered. neighbors can't believe it. >> only 3. only been here three years in this world. to take them out like that it's not fair. for a mother to do it? it's wrong. >> results from the autopsy expected later today or tomorrow. >>> google just got an eviction notice. this four story building docked at treasure island is in jeopardy because google doesn't have the correct permit. google plans to turn it into a floating marketing center for google glass but a state investigation discovered neither google for the treasure island development agency applied for the proper permits. that means construction can't resume until they do. >> there are plenty of places around the bay at which the kind of work that google is requiring for its barge can actually be performed and performed legally. >> the bay conservation and development commission or bcdc sent a l

. >> in nap yat coroner pefsh yoermd an autopsy on 3-year-old kayleigh slusher who police found beaten and possibly abused in her mother's apartment. the couple is awaiting charges and friends and family try to deal with this crime. >> reporter: it's an apartment where everybody knows everything about everyone, sometimes, too much >> did your daughter go over there? >> no. no. >> apartment 7, now surrounded by flowers and balloons. pictures of 3-year-old kayleigh slusher. >> the investigators noted what appeared to be blunt force trauma injuries on the victim. follow up also indicated the victim appeared to have been sexually assaulted. >> police arrested the little girl's mother, sarah krueger along with boyfriend ryan warner. >> you can tell he's a heartless person. >> neighbors say they left the apartment saturday morning with suitcases. police arrested them in el cerrito yesterday they face arraignment tomorrow and wrath from friends, family and neighbors today. >> she can't be dead. she's a sweet, innocent girl that has to come back. >> we pray. and we wait for answers. >> sarah w

police found 3-year-old kayleigh slusher reportedly beaten to death.efendants sarah krueger and ryan warner admitted to having placed the body in a suitcase and storing it in a freezer three days on january 29th they visited after a report sarah krueger was using drugs and not feeding kayleigh. >> officer dz respond, evaluations was made, there was nothing found at this point the child appeared to be in a safe environment. >> police had no reason to call child welfare wout finding fault, child welfare believe there is room for improvement. >> it could be a disservice if we didn't learn from this tragedy. the family plans to have a private service and memorial. a >> police busted a major auto theft ring today. officers from federal agencies descending on the business this morning, and they say the body shop is being used to take apart stolen cars. inside investigators found vehicles, auto parts and boats. 11 people were arrested and seven on warrants. animal control took away two pit bulls. police say they've been planning this raid two months. >> unexp

kayleigh slusher was found dead in a napa apartment over the weekend. and a vigil has been growing outside of the toddler's home. kron 4's will tran is live now with the latest. will? and the investigation continues into kayliegh's death. results of the autopsy have yet to be released. police say kayleigh showed signs of blunt force trauma and being sexually assaulted. kayleigh's grandmother called police on friday, saying she was afraid krueger was under the influence of drugs. the next day was when kayleigh was found dead. police investigated and could not find any evidence of drug use. stay with kron-4 for more of our coverage of this story. go to our website -- kron-4 dot com -- where we have coverage from all our reporters on the death of kayleigh slusher. a timeline of events that led to her death .as well as photos. you can also see them on our mobile app, which you can download from apple's app store and google play. police in solano county shut down interstate- 80 after an officer- involved shooting last night. it happened near dixon, close to

. >> in nap yat coroner pefsh yoermd an autopsy on 3-year-old kayleigh slusher who police found beaten and possibly abused in her mother's apartment. the couple is awaiting charges and friends and family try to deal with this crime. >> reporter: it's an apartment where everybody knows everything about everyone, sometimes, too much >> did your daughter go over there? >> no. no. >> apartment 7, now surrounded by flowers and balloons. pictures of 3-year-old kayleigh slusher. >> the investigators noted what appeared to be blunt force trauma injuries on the victim. follow up also indicated the victim appeared to have been sexually assaulted. >> police arrested the little girl's mother, sarah krueger along with boyfriend ryan warner. >> you can tell he's a heartless person. >> neighbors say they left the apartment saturday morning with suitcases. police arrested them in el cerrito yesterday they face arraignment tomorrow and wrath from friends, family and neighbors today. >> she can't be dead. she's a sweet, innocent girl that has to come back. >> we pray. and we wait for answers. >> sarah w

police found little kayleigh slusher dead. police believe the body had been stored in a suitcase and stored in a freezer three days they face 25 years to life in prison. abc7 news covered today's court hearing and will join us live at 5:00 with the rest of the developments in this case. >> santa clara county supervisors hit the fire department with a fine today, withholding funds because of the slow response time to medical emergencies. fire crews can get the money back if paramedic arrive at 90% of the emergencies within eight minutes of being called response time slipped to 80% during the year the county says the contract requires a 90% success rate. >> another pedestrian hit and killed in san francisco today. just as the city transportation agency was holding a meeting about pedestrian safety. carolyn tyler is more on the story tonight. carolyn? >> we're just getting into the new year, and according to walk sf, an advocacy group, what happened here is the second pedestrian fatality of the year. sky 7 hd above the skeeven th

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the body of kayleigh slusher was found in a suit case in a freezer for days. scott rates has reaction to the horrifying story. >> i am speechless and shaking. i can't. it's too much. >> reporter: too much for anyone to handle. she lives across from the apartment. kayleigh was stored in a suit case for 3 days and placed in a freezer in another complex. >> i was hoping it wasn't that, and i don't know. i am speechless. >> reporter: she is trying to keep the memory of kayleigh alive through the flicker of a flame, balloon and a cat that belonged to the 3-year-old. everyone is deeply disturbed about the unimagineable details. >> i feel sorry for her and her family. all concern are sacred to everyone in this world. for a mother to -- sorry. for a mother to do this to a child, she doesn't deserve to be called mom. she is a monster. i can't imagine anybody let thanksgiving letting this happen. >> this is all our community to do for her. >> reporter: everybody can't believe these details coming out of this case . it is more disturbing by the day. they will continue to

. >> if 3-year-old kayleigh slusher had ever been seen by county workers, the agency in charge isn't talking about it. >> i had hoped i would be in a position to really talk specifically about this family. this little girl. >> instead, the county says this afternoon, a juvenile court judge would only allow the release of a single document about kayleigh slusher. date of fatality, on or about january 30. cause of death, pending a coroner's report. even though police reported she was beaten to death, her mother and boyfriend arrested, without an official ruling that child abuse was a factor, napa county says any previous contact with kayleigh or her family will remain a secret. he helped write the california law that requires the disclosure of information after a child's death. >> the law also requires that only one factor can really determine whether the court withholds information or not. and that's the well-being, or interest of another child. >> reporter: without any known siblings, it's why grim questions the decision to keep the information secret. for now, county officials are a

number one, a young napa couple will appear in court today in the death of three-year-old old kayleigh slusher, sara krueger and boyfriend ryan warner were arrested. autopsy results will be released today. >> from the east bay, police are investigating a shooting that left a man and woman injured in pittsburg last night. the woman has life threatening injuries. >> a protest planned in oakland against a proposal to build a massive $10 million surveillance hub that consolidates camera feeds across the city for police and firefighters to monitor. privacy advocates are concerned. >> bit it being used for widespread surveillance without a warrant. >> new questions are surfacing of the lost at sea story, the ambassador says that he is in much better shape that you would expect after a long ordeal. the mexican rescue reports the boat was reported missing in late 2012. >> the f.d.a. is plumbing the -- is launching the largest effort to keep kids from smoking with ads designed to shock ads to stay away from the first cigarette. >> when you step outside it is cooler this morning with frost inland. i hav

. >> if 3-year-old kayleigh slusher had ever been seen by county workers, the agency in charge isn't talking about it. >> i had hoped i would be in a position to really talk specifically about this family. this little girl. >> instead, the county says this afternoon, a juvenile court judge would only allow the release of a single document about kayleigh slusher. date of fatality, on or about january 30. cause of death, pending a coroner's report. even though police reported she was beaten to death, her mother and boyfriend arrested, without an official ruling that child abuse was a factor, napa county says any previous contact with kayleigh or her family will remain a secret. he helped write the california law that requires the disclosure of information after a child's death. >> the law also requires that only one factor can really determine whether the court withholds information or not. and that's the well-being, or interest of another child. >> reporter: without any known siblings, it's why grim questions the decision to keep the information secret. for now, county officials are a

kron4 has uncovered documents regarding the death of three year-old kayleigh slusher of napa.ed documents that show the man charged with killing her has the story of making violent threats. that's just has a history. back in 2008, ryan warner his ex-girlfriend filed a restraining order against him allegedly because he was upset that she chose to continue her pregnancy and not get to an abortion like he wanted. his ex-girlfriend says she received several threatening voice mills and text from warner saying he helps the child dies and that he has been on the run many times. warner and his current girlfriend who is kayleight 'mothers , sara krueger, are both charged with the dollar's murder. the three world body was found in an apartment last month. the couple faces 25 years to life in prison if convicted. >>james: a grand jury has indicted the suspect in the kidnapping and murder of 15 year-old sierra lamar. the suspect saysantolin garcia- torres. he was not only and died in the lamar kidnapping but also in a string of attacks on women in the south bay in 2009. he will be arraign

expected to appear in court to face charges in the brutal debt of her daughter, three yield kayleigh slusher. the little girl was found dead in her bed on saturday. our reporter, katie marzullo, has the latest. >> i talked with a member of the shrubber family and she said kayleigh slush's death is the most horrible thing that could ever happen. they have naughty on the funeral arrangements. >> the coroner has completed the autopsy on the three-year-old but cannot release the body to the slusher family until the district attorney says it is okay. the coroner's report is not available until late next week the she was found dead in her mother's apartment on saturday afternoon during a welfare check. it looked like she was beaten and sexually abused. the mother, sara krueger and the mother's girlfriend were seen leaving friday afternoon. they were arrested on sunday. a woman at ihop recognized them in the restaurant and the manager wreck enjoy them from tv. the police alerted law enforcement and bart police found and arrested the pair at the station on sunday. >> 23-year-old sara krueger and 26-

neighbors tell us the threshed is kayleigh slusher. police said liked like she had be abused. >> investigators knosted what appeared to be blunt form trauma injuries on the victim. followup indicated the victim appeared appeared to have been sexually assaulted. >> police released pictures of sara kruger ryan warner last night, and this morning an anonymous tip led b.a.r.t. police to the couple in the b.a.r.t. station and took them into custody. neighbors say they believe the couple had been using drugs recently. that's something the police corroborated during a news conference this afternoon. those neighbors also tell us they're planning on holding a candlelight vigil for kayleigh at the apartment complex this evening. we're going to be there for that and bring details to you on abc7 news at 11:00. reporting live, abc7 news. >> tonight, oakland police are investigating the city's tenth and 11th homicide of the year. a 15-year-old boy and a 35-year-old man were found shot to death last night in front of a boys and girls club on 4th 4th

authorities found kayleigh slusher's body when they went to check on her. they admitted to hiding the little girl's body in the freezer if three days. >>> san francisco police are looking into another case of poison meat balls in the city. a test is being conducted on some samples found in the richmond district. dog owners are being warned this morning in a similar scare, a dog died from eating one of hundreds of poison meat balls scattered around twin peaks. >>> and a woman accused of trying to sneak onto flights at sfo is now in jail. according to the san mateo da's office, marilyn heartman says she has terminal cancer an want to go some place warm. she got on a plane to hawaii and was only caught when the ticket checker came up. she has pleaded guilty to six miskey minor charges. >>> up next, cal trans tries to clear the air on the bay bridge issues. and getting to the games on time, how technology and bay area trains are thinking up. and the target of an attack because of technology. that a bay area woman says happened to her just because she was wearin

according to the report, krueger's daughter, kayleigh slusher died of multiel blunt impact injuries to her head, torso and legs. both suspects pleaded not guilty today. >> san diego police chief has abruptly retired. william lancedown has been the chief ten years but his department has been rocked by multiple accusations of sexual misconduct against officers his resignation is effect iffive next monday. during his tenure the in the bay area, san jose named the nation's safest big city. >> san jess yeah arrested two people for the city's seventh murder of the year. a deadly fight and a hit and run. they a investigators say the two fwhr a mercedes-benz sedan that ran down and killed a 23-year-old from an earlier confrontation at capitol flea market. police say that incident was gang related. >> a work crew broke a gas line forcing people inside of a apartment complex to shelter in place. things are getting back to normal now. pg&e crews have capped that line. >> in oakland a gas leak forced evacuation of skyline high school. >> students left class early after a gas leak forced an evacuat

anchor uses a controversial and inflammatory hashtag on discussing the killing of 3-year-old kayleigh slusher of napa. nancy grace used the hashtag #freezertot, police say her body was stored in a freezer for days prior to officers discovering her body. the child 's mother, sarah krueger and boyfriend ryan warner remain in jail for child abuse. reaction to that nancy grace hashtag was flipped, #freezertot is not appropriate, you are better than that. and another tweet says this, hey, nancy grace, your #freezertot, well, you're talking about has a name, kayleigh. how insensitive can you be? you can see more on this story, by going to our website, kron4.com and you can leave your own comment on nancy grace's use of the #freezertot hashtag, we invite you to comment on our facebook page and our twitter feed. >> still to come tonight at 11:00, news video of max suede on the day he stole a lamborghini from a high end dealership in san francisco. >> fried chicken, cornbread, and water medicalon. >> -- melon. >>> a high school in deep water for celebrating black history month. and for its flame broil

. >> the result of the autopsy are not released but kayleigh slusher's body will be released to her father's parents much the father is in prison. her mother, sara krueger, and her boyfriend, are expected to make the first court appearance this afternoon in superior court. police are asking the district attorney to charge the two with murder. police arrest them on sunday because of help of alert citizens. a woman was on social media and saw pictures of the couple and recognized them in the restaurant. the manager also recognized them from tv and the police got several calls and put the word out to law enforcement and bart police found the pair at the bart station. later, we talked with the grandfather of the girl. >> the most proudest moment of my life is gone forever and there ain't nothing we can do or say to bring her back. i hope no one ever has to go through this. >> the three-year-old was found dead in her mother's apartment on saturday afternoon during a welfare check. investigators say it looked like she was beaten and possibly sexually abuseed. >> an assault suspect is in custody fo

neighbors tell us the threshed is kayleigh slusher. police said liked like she had been abused. >> investigators knosted what appeared to be blunt form trauma injuries on the victim. followup indicated the victim appeared appeared to have been sexually assaulted. >> police released pictures of sara kruger ryan warner last night, and this morning an anonymous tip led b.a.r.t. police to the couple in the b.a.r.t. station and took them into custody. neighbors say they believe the couple had been using drugs recently. that's something the police corroborated during a news conference this afternoon. those neighbors also tell us they're planning on holding a candlelight vigil for kayleigh at the apartment complex this evening. we're going to be there for that and bring details to you on abc7 news at 11:00. reporting live, abc7 news. >> tonight, oakland police are investigating the city's tenth and 11th homicide of the year. a 15-year-old boy and a 35-year-old man were found shot to death last night in front of a boys and girls club on 4th 4t

three-year-old, kayleigh slusher's mother, sara krueger and boyfriend, ryan scott warner stuffed her body in a suitcase and placed it in a freezer. >> both defendants did voluntarily make statements and in the course of that statement, they made certain comments and allegations about their actions. >> prosecutors say at this point, they will be pushing for 25 years to life in prises instead of the death penalty. >> a deadly pedestrian accident in san francisco's sunset district. victim was left wedged in the windshield of a car. it happened on sunset near yorba. police are trying to figure out if the victim was using the crosswalk at the time. a man in hercules is in jail for a felony hit-and-run. this is surveillance video from a dash cam. watch closely, the man cross crossing the street gets run over by a car. this man, 67-year-old abraham adams was the driver. >>> new at 10:00, charles is hitting the road. the financial giant is moving # ,000 jobs out of san francisco over the next three to five years. that's nearly half of its bay area work force. texas and colorado are among the

. >>> new tonight the outrage over 3-year-old kayleigh slusher's death includes the question, could something have been done to save the child? we're hoping to get more answers today from napa county child protective services. but as our ann notarangelo found out, those answers are difficult to come by. >> we have absolutely followed our protocol in all ways. we have made no errors in any of the work that we have done in the care. that being said, it does not negate the fact that a little girl died. we take that very seriously. >> reporter: napa county's child welfare director is defending her department's handling of the kayleigh slusher case. child protective services went to court today to ask a judge for permission to release information about it. >> i think our community deserves to know exactly what we did or didn't do. >> reporter: the court refused the request until at least the autopsy is completed and it's known if child abuse led to her death. her mother sarah krueger and her boyfriend are charged with murder. finger-pointing is directed at cps and police called to kayleigh's house

sara krueger and ryan warner are charged in the death of kayleigh slusher whose found was found in her bed. she wassed and stored in a suitcase and freezer for several days. the two could face the death penalty. they will be in court in april again. >> fairfield police are searching for the driver involved in a street race that left a father of three dead. it happened opened sunday at the intersection of canyon hills drive when a car and drug were racing and the car stuck another vehicle. 31-year-old father was killed. the different of the car was injured. the truck left off. the loved ones are -- stated -- devastated bit loss. >> santa cruz will remember two police officers in a public sermon killed in the line of duty. they were gunned down a year ago tomorrow during a sexual assault investigation. the gunman was shot and killed by responding officers. the department is making the anniversary with a private ceremony tomorrow but the public is welcome to attend tonight. it starts at 6:00 at city hall courtyard in santa cruz. >> a mysterious illness is affecting two dozen children in c

tearful not guilty plea in connection with the death of her three-year-old girl. 3-year-old kayleigh slusher was found at the home shared with her mother sara krueger, and her boyfriend, scott warner. prosecutors say kayleigh and was previously hospitalized at two different hospitals in the area. >> pam: kron-4 was at the hearing where krueger's family gave their thoughts about accusations. >> pam: krueger and warner will remain in jail. they'll both be back in court in april for a preliminary hearing. >> pam: the u-s government has fined asiana airlines. 500- thousand dollars. for failing to help the families of the victims of flight 214 that crashed in san francisco last year. >> pam: specifically -- the department of transportation says, the south korea- based airline. did not follow a plan. which required the company to promptly contact relatives. >> pam: three people were killed -- and dozens of others hurt in the july 6-th crash. families were not contacted until five days after the accident. >> pam: contractors on the site of the transbay project made an unexpected discovery this morn

. >>> ahead of napa county's child welfare is defending how the department handled the kayleigh slusher case. her mom and mom's boyfriend are charged with killing her. questions are being raised about whether more could have been done. action that could have saved the little girl's life. police were called out to kayleigh's home 14 times since 2012. the department director said police have no obligation to report the calls. >> it's very complicated to be able to prove to the court that there's a compelling reason to remove that child. >> the child protective services asked the judge to release information about the case. the judge said no because the autopsy has not been completed. >>> tonight an attack on a pg and e substation near san jose is being called domestic terrorism and causing concern. a bigger assault may be in the works. last april, surveillance video captured the gunfire as someone took out 17 transformers. that was only part of the attack. at&t had fiberoptic cables sliced. that knocked out phone service to thousands of people in santa clara county. >> it was an organized

police found the body of kayleigh slusher in her bed on saturday. they arrested her mother and her mother's boyfriend on sunday and the two appeared in court yesterday on murder and assault charges. sara krueger and ryan scott warner could face the death penalty if it is determines she was sexually assaulted. the police checked the apartment on thursday but didn't report anything unusual. >> we have a child who died and i don't know...everyone i know at this point says this was nothing that was done incorrectly but that doesn't mean the system didn't fail. >> sara krueger and warner will return to court in two weeks to enter a plea. >> san jose police are sending for three men who pistol-whipped their victims in a string of robberies and they believe this is one of the suspects caught on surveillance video. the robberies happened october 27 around 3:00 a.m. and police say the men carjacked a victim and robbed the other victims in the stolen s.u.v. over the next few hours. >> the california public policy center has launched a website sharing the larg

toddler in napa will likely be arraigned on murder charges along with her boyfriend. 3-year-old kayleigh slusher was found dead in her bed on saturday at an apartment on will kins avenue. police say the girl's body had blunt force trauma and sins of sexual assault. the autopsy results are not expected for at least a week until toxicology results are in. 23-year-old sara lynn krueger and 26-year-old ryan scott warper were arrest -- warner were arrested sunday in el cerrito. >>> and rebuild police have arrested a man for trying to kidnap a 7-year-old girl. last night 22-year-old gabriel werthsbee allegedly walked behind the girl in the plaza and tried to carry her away. the girl's mother screamed and then the suspect let the girl go. officers arrived within minutes and arrested him after a security guard pointed him out. home care workers in the south bay area are demanding a living wage. >>> about 150 workers protested this morning at a meeting for the santa clara county board of supervisors, there are 17,000 home care workers in santa clara county. they currently make $12 an hour and are asking

three-year-old kayleigh slusher was found in her bed in an apartment in napa on saturday. police say it appear she suffered from blunt force trauma and also sexual assault. when she was discovered in her apartment, police started looking for her mom and the mother's boyfriend. those at the apartment complex say the couple had recently been using drugs. >> she hooked with him and you can see her doing downhill. i didn't see the little girl playing outside anymore. >> police are planning to charge the 23-year-old sear crew gar and ryan warn irwith homicide with essential specials and assault resulting in a child's death and will be arraigned by enof the week with an autopsy on the girl performed today. >> from now, two people are dead after a hostage situation at the high school in the capital. a man entered the school this morning and took 20 students and their teacher hostage. police responded and took the man into custody but not before the teacher and an officer were killed. another officer was injured. the suspect is believed to be the parent of a student at the school.

the body of kayleigh slusher was found in the apartment she shared with her mother and her mothery boyfriend after napa police visited the apartment at least nine times since may. records show the visits were made in response to domestic disturbance calls and welfare checks. now one napa woman is launching a petition drive calling for a new type of three strikes law. >> i think that's too many calls. we just feel there needs to be a law in place that the police have to take action after the third call to the home. >> investigators say caylee's mother and her boyfriend beat the child to death and put her body in a freezer. >>> a busy concord offramp is back open after being shut down after a high-speed chase. this is cell phone video of the chase sent to us by a ktvu viewer. the star was a stolen honda prelude that belonged to the son of a retired chp officer. the chase started at 8:00 a.m. on richmond and 880 and reached speeds of 100 miles an hour. the chase ended when the driver lost control of the car and flipped it on the willow pass road offramp from southbound 680 in concord. these are

>> napa county's child protective services says it's trying to clear the air surrounding the kayleigh slusher case. the mother and the mother's boyfriend are charged with killing the 3-year-old girl. police were called to the home 14 times since 2012. napa child protective services says it is willing to release information it has on the case but a judge is denying the request until the autopsy is completed. >>> happening at a san jose state university looks towards new policies now to stop hate crimes there. this comes after a black student was allegedly harassed by his white roommates on campus. kpix 5 reporter cate caugiran reports the university's special task force is holding its first meeting tonight. >> reporter: today's special task force meeting will be the first of since on the alleged dorm room hate crime on san jose state's campus. >> i feel the university should always have my back. i'm paying tuition, and it's very expensive and i should feel safe on campus. it's unfortunate that that had to happen. >> reporter: the 18-member group will study a recent report on alleged hate crime

they are facing charges in the death of kayleigh slusher who was found february 1. she was dead and stored in a suitcase and freezer for several difficulties. the go could face the death penalty. >> a teen counselor in the south bay is accused of luring two girls into prostitution. you will see this story only on abc7 news, justin was a counselor for minors and young adults. he used his position to gain their trust of the 15 and 17-year-old victims. he worked for santa clara valley mental health department. calls have not been returns from the department. another man faces charges. >>> we get a report card on the safety and other aspects of the new bay bridge. a committee will give an update on the latest raw testing results and water leakage issues on the new eastern span. officials will talk about the next step, the dismantling of the morning span, and construction progress on the bicycle and pedestrian path. >>> investigators are back at the scene of a fire that destroyed a maintenance garage for a cab company. you can see the fire sent a huge plume of smoke into

she says her daughter did not commit the crime, the mother of 3-year-old kayleigh slusher and the mother's boyfriend are now h murder zp assault in the -- murder and assault in the child's death. the grandmother spoke ji=vt' call the boyfriend a monster. taits story you'll only see on kron4. >> reporter: only live in memory after being found dead over the weekend. she was beaten to death, it's believed her mother and her mother's boyfriend stored her body for a matter of days. i spoke exclusively to kayleigh's mother. sarah didn't do it. sarah krueger and her boyfriend, ryan warner are both behind bars in connection to the crime. i asked kayleigh's grandmother about the suitcase in the freezer, as tears trickled down, she said quote, my daughter didn't do that, off quote. as we continued the conversation off camera, she referred to sarah saying quote, she couldn't have done that. she loved her daughter. i asked if sarah and her boyfriend ryan had had any recent problems. kayleigh's grandmother told me she didn't know of any, but she does believe her daughter was too scared to tell her what

. >> reporter: that's what those who love 3-year-old kayleigh slusher, wants the ballooned hayward little girl to hear. she loved to jump rope and ride her pink and white bicycle was found dead inside her napa apartment saturday afternoon. police say the girl's body showed signs of blunt force trauma, and sexual assault. >> i'm just in shock like everyone else. like i said we didn't see this coming. we never thought that this would happen. >> reporter: police arrested the girl's mother, 23-year-old sara krueger and krueger's boyfriend ryan scott warner at the b.a.r.t. station yesterday on charges of murder. krueger's friends and family said she was a devoted and loving mother until getting involved with warner about eight months ago. >> she used to be such a bubbly person and happy. she loved acmom and out of nowhere she changed. she totally changed. >> the boyfriend is known for drugs. you know, sometimes people have problems and they don't get help and this is what happens. >> reporter: neighbors say police were called to the apartment last week where they appeared to be questioning war

kayleigh slusher's body was found inside her mother's apartment. at one point, police say, the toddler's lifeless body was in suitcase in a freezer. kron 4 uncovered documents that show. the man charged with killing her, has a history of making violent threats. kron 4's justine waldman explains that this restraining order. filed by a previous girlfriend of the suspect.ryan warner. shows allegations that he did not want to have a child. we tried to reach ashley owens for comment. but were not successful. if you want to read the restraining order she filed. it is now posted on our website. kron 4 dot com. kayleigh's mom sara krueger and warner are charged with murder and assault for kayleigh's death. they face 25 years to life for each count if convicted. they are set to be arraigned on february 25th. vallejo police say, robbers made off with thousands of dollars from a convenience store. by loading money onto gift cards. the two men robbed a 7- eleven last friday. it is the second time the store has been hit, in less than two weeks. police say, one

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sarah krueger, who is the mother of kayleigh slusher and krueger' boyfriend ryan warner face murder andlt charges. they are due back in court in april. >>> caltrans says we shouldn't worry about the welds failing when the next big one shakes the new bay bridge. safety questions have been raised about the alignment of steel deck sections on the new span and how they're connected. this morning, bridge officials said there were gaps when the steel was fitted together. and welds had to be larger than normal to link them together. [ pause ] [ no audio ] >> on a separate issue with more rain expected this week, bridge officials say they are still trying to pinpoint where the new span is leaking. >>> the woman attacked for wearing google glass in a bar speaks out. the vicious taunts that quickly turned physical and her message to the google glass haters. >> as a buried treasure, something that anyone can aspire to fine, this is the best. >> a northern california couple finds gold in their garden. how the hoard could be one for the record books. ,,,,,,,,,,,, be the greatest buried trea ever une