reporter henry lee. >> reporter: this is video showing brentwood police arresting 30-year-old kenneth ellisof stockton. police say he's the bank robber known as the bearded ban duty. he's accused of robbing, or trying to rocks 15 bainchts when police swooped in his head and beard were shaved off leaving only a goatee. just hours earlier he looked the way you see him here with a full beard. and that's what he looked like when he walked out of this safe way store in brentwood. he was spotted by a ktvu viewer what wanted only to be identified as james. >> i noticed a gay walking out, and i said to myself, that looks just like the bearded bank robber that i've seen on channel 2. i didn't understand it. when i saw all the broadcasts, know never change his style. it was always the same. >> last night in brentwood, a viewer who saw the telecast on ktvu a few nights ago that you did saw our bearded bandit inside of a safeway over there. they reported that he was acting suspicious. it he immediately called the police. >> reporter: brentwood officers showed up. ellis was gone, but the ford mustang he

new dash cam video shows the moments the notorious bank robber known as "the bearded kenneth ellis was arrested last night in brentwood. after he was spotted by a resident who saw news. good evening, i'm catherine heenan. ellis is suspected of robbing nearly a dozen banks across northern california. a private plane was forced to today at san jose's airport. >> reporter: resident contacted law enforcement who found and stake out a vehicle assembly parking lot. two hours later police say let us now with his beard trimmed return the vehicle and drove off. the police pulled over to the intersection of lodestone where he was arrested. sextupled arraignment that should be in the next couple days and district attorney says that a formal charging should count sometime tomorrow. >> catherine: this was the scene - from our helicopter partnership with abc7the pilot had just taken off indicator that something was wrong with the mechanics. he notified the tower that he had to make an emergency landing. the landing gear collapsed.causing the plane to the airport's fire department responded.and used

. >> reporter: according to the fbi, this man, kenneth ellis, is connected to at least 11 bank robberies

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looking at brentwood police dashcam video - as officers tail and pull over bank robbery suspect kenneth ellis -- known as the bearded bandit. he's accused of at least 11 bank robberies in the last month and a half -- most of them in the bay area. police say it was an alert safeway shopper who helped them track down ellis. >>:she noticed or he noticed the suspect inside of the store and he said that something was strange and he was able to call the police department kathrynthe resident knew what ellis looked like from seeing surveillance photos on t-v. after his tip -- police staked out the suspect's car in the parking lot. two hours later police say ellis -- now with his head shaven and his beard trimmed - came back to the car and drove off. he was pulled over and arrested at the intersection of claremont and woodsong. a pilot and three passengers were able to walk away from this crash at san jose's airport today -- just after noon. this video is from our helicopter partnership with abc7 news. the pilot had just taken off for seattle when he saw a warning light for the landing gear. he notifi

kenneth ellis of stockton has confessed to robbing at least 11 banks across the state. he was arrested last week. authorities say that he got away with $34,000. >>> happening today, the sun is not even up yet and people are already lining up at bay area tesla dealers. this is what we expect outside the apple stores usually. but these folks want to be in line to reserve the newest and least expensive tesla model 3. "today in the bay" steph chuang is live at the tesla dealership in walnut creek. how long will these folks have to wait in line and then how long will they wait for their car? >> yeah, two very different answers. we think we wake up early and some of the people that got here 9:00 yesterday morning the first in line and some who just got here. 3:00 in the morning. check out this line. we have about a couple dozen people waiting here at the walnut creek store on broadway plaza and they are prepared. they have their chairs. wayne from fremont here, good morning. you've been here since when? >> since about 6:30 yesterday. >> last night. and tell me, you said this

brentwood police released this dashcam video showing them arresting suspected bank robber kenneth ellis. a drugstore shopper spotted him buying razors to shave his head and beard. ellis was wanted for 15 incidents including at least 11 bank robberies in several counties in northern california of he's suspected of hitting banks in fremont, dublin, gilroy and the list goes on. the robberies started more than a month ago. ellis is held at the martinez detention facility. >>> this has to be one of the most unusual photos for sure. check this guy out closely. he's all gold. an off-duty police officer said that he saw 21-year-old demog cook strike several cars on 80 eastbound near the ashby exit in berkeley. police searched his car and found more gold paint all over the steering wheel. what's with the gold paint? cook said he was covered head to toe for a photo shoot. >>> a small plane crash landed at san jose. the pilot's skills prevented things from going from bad to worse. >> reporter: the plane began to experience problems shortly after takeoff according to the airport. specifically there

kenneth ellis accused of robbing 11 northern california bangs in six weeks. a federal complaint filed today says the total haul was $34,000. feds claim after last week's arrest, ellis confessed to each bank charge, admitting he used the stolen money to pay bills. he bought the clothe he's wore at goodwill. one teller in the documents described him as polite saying he even told her to have a nice day. >> floating drug bust. six tons of cocaine seized on the open water. new video of the coast guard released kept $2 million of cocaine off the streets. this coast guard team in alameda made the bust. not the largest in history? what they call a significant drug bust using sophisticated means. off the coast of panama march 3. >> profits of ruthless organizations who will really stop at nothing. >> the commander says that is spending money to make advanced vehicles to smuggle drugs including submarines like this. >> the largest terminal at oakland closed all day due to labor dispute. the port's largest terminal, oakland international container terminal, shut down be

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kenneth ellis take noon custody by brentwood police in a residential neighborhood yesterday this is video of that arrest. he was spotted bay brentwood man yesterday in a nearby safeway parking lot. clean-shaven and apparently purchasing more razors. man said ellis looked suspicious and he told us he recognized the suspect from photos on the news. >> he was like looking at the light poles. i was looking into the sky and i looked into the sky and there was nothing but blue sky. >> fbi believes ellis is responsible for some 11 bank robberies and four attempted robberies. since february. coming up at 6:00, we'll hear more from that brentwood man we just heard from that may have prevented the bandit from striking again. >>> scare tactics don't work and the problem doesn't work. about coyotes in san francisco today. say the animals are becoming increasingly aggressive, we're live at the stern grove where a woman walking her dog said she faced off with a coyote just yesterday. kim, how close did this coyote get to that dog-walker? >> well terry, five feet came within five feet of that woman and

police released this dashcam video showing them arresting suspected serial robber kenneth ellis. there he is. officers caught him after a shopper at a drugstore spotted him buying razors to shave his head and beard. ellis was wanted for 15 incidents including at least 11 bank robberies in several counties in northern california. he is suspected of hitting backs in fremont, dublin, gilroy, the list goes on and on. the robberies started more than a month ago. he is currently being held in martinez detention center. >>> this morning, the oakland coliseum joint powers authority is expected to approve a one- year lease extension for the raiders. the deal would then need approval from alameda county supervisors and the oakland city council. the agreement would keep the raiders in oakland through the upcoming season with an option for up to two more years. >>> warriors steph curry is not only an nba most valuable player, he is now in wax. he was on hand in oakland yesterday. there it is. the unveiling of his wax figure at the marriott citycenter hotel. the likeness will go on display at

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of done more burglaries' and we're very fortunately no one was hurt. " >> reporter:this is what kenneth ellis looked like when he was taken into custody wednesday night. but police say this is what he looked like he was committing those robberies "somewhat when he was seen as and when he was spotted able to get to the business out and it guidry terrific shape his face and head he did that to conceal his identity away. " >> reporter: to an alert brentwood resident, who after seeing these surveillance photos on the news, safeway. the resident contacted law enforcement, who found and sted out his vehicle in the parking lot 2 hours later police say eliss, now with his head shaven and his beard trimmed returned to the vehicle and drove off a half mile later police pulled him over at the intersection of claremont and woodsong, where he was arrested. for residents in this quiet tree lined neighborhood, it was quite coming up at 8.he was hard to miss. why police picked up a man painted head to toe in gold spray paint. also.a legal judgement that corinthian colleges. and next. months.crab season is op

. >>> kenneth ellis, the bearded bandit was supposed to be in court yesterday, but the fbi stepped innd filed a criminal complaint. he'll be appearing in federal court in oakland on thursday. >>> let's talk about the weather as we take another live look outside and it's cold this morning but it looks like maybe over the course of the raft of the week we start warming things up. we're being joined with the full forecast. >> what are we looking at today? >> it's a colder start this morning. several degrees cooler now compared to this time yesterday. >> i noticed that getting out this morning in the valley. it was kind of flirting with low 40s. >> and we've even seen some upper 30s out there already. >> okay. >> so definitely chilly out there if not cold. san mateo bridge showing us clear skies on your tuesday morning and quick check of the san jose forecast so temperatures now are in the 40s. our high today will be around 66 so we'll be close to average but not quite and we'll see winds continuing to decrease throughout the day. look for northwest winds around 5 to 10 miles an hour unde

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. >> happening today, the bearded bandit will face a federal judge. 30 year old kenneth ellis confessed 11 banks. this is video from a police car showing him arrested on wednesday. a shopper spotted him buying razors so he would shake the board. he said he used the money to pay the bills and the motive was extreme financial difficulty. he stole $20,000 in the robberies. >> muni riders, this man is getting his wallet stolen. right there. so fast. muni wants you to look out for pick pockets. the map was holding his child in january on the bus and the man in a bark hat and coat grabbed the wallet quickly. you are most vulnerable in a crowd like that. officers recommend you keep your wallet in the front pocket and your bag in front of your chest and not on the back. the plan of governor brown to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2022. assembly preparations committee passed the murder spite objections by republicans and lobbyists. if it passes, it will head to the governor's deck. analysis indicates that raiding the minimum wage to $15 an hour would cost taxpayers $3.6 billion a year

. >> reporter: this is video showing police arresting kenneth ellis, he's the bank robber they say known as the bearded bandit, accused other of trying to rob -- of trying to rob 15 bank. but when they arrested him he had shaved his head. hours earlier he looked like this with a full beard, and that what he looked out coming out of this safeway store. he was spotted by a viewer only identified by james. >> i noticed a guy walking out and said to myself that looks just like the bearded bank robber on channel 2 news. when i saw the broadcasts, he never changed his style. it was always the same. >> last night in brentwood, a viewer saw the bearded bandit inside the safeway. they report that had he was acting suspicious and immediately called the police. >> reporter: they showed up. ellis was gone, but the car he was driving was still there, so police staked it out for hours and it paid off. ellis went to a nearby gym to shave and came back to the mustang. he was later caught in a traffic stop. he's a business owner who's been suffering from financial problems. he robbed $28,000. as for the

. >>> the so-called bearded bandit was in federal court this morning of 30-year-old kenneth ellis. we're told he got emotional. the case was continued until april 18. he previously confessed to robbing 11 banks in northern california, some in the bay area. police say he told them he used the money to pay the bills and his motive was extreme financial difficulty. >>> the treasurer of a sports league is accused of embezzling more than $200,000. police arrested lynnwood payton yesterday morning. he was treasurer of the diablo youth football league from 2007 to 2014. >>> the death of a 6-year-old boy may prompt a change in california law. the boy's father is leading the fight for caleb's law. this would require all surgeons to inform patients of an increased risk when general anaesthesia is used without the help offen anesthesiologist. he died last year while getting a tooth extracted. there was no anesthesiologist on hand. >> to think somebody can perform all those to the same level while performing a surgical procedure seems ridiculous to me. >> the bill would require the collection

kenneth ellis remains in custody accused of 11 bank robberies in northern california. on wednesday he was spotted in a safeway store in brentwood. someone recognized him and called police. officers arrested him and his father tells us ellis owned a struggling business in modesto. >> i don't know if he felt trapped because he couldn't pay his employees or what made him do it. >> ellis is being held at the jail in martinez. bail is set at $100,000. >>> another gun is stolen from law enforcement in san francisco. it's a problem we have documented again and again with stolen weapons being used in major crimes. this time the san francisco home of a sheriffs deputy is burglarized. the thief got away with gun badge and bullet proof vest. the deputy reported the theft yesterday morning and they are very concerned about someone trying to impersonate an officer. >>> the ripple effect of a new law in north carolina is being felt here in the bay area. mayor ed lee is barring officials from traveling to that state. there were protests across north carolina yesterday against a new a

the fbi has identified him as kenneth ellis.lyssa harrington, "abc7 news." >>> another bizarre arrest was made last night in oakland. check this out. police arrested a man covered head to toe in gold paint. he's accused of hitting three cars on 80 in berkeley. here's a look at his steering wheel covered in gold. he was apparently coming from a photo shoot. >>> the vice president is turning up the pressure on republicans to at least consider president obama's supreme court nominee. senate republicans have insisted they will not confirm judge merrick garland and most will not meet with him. >> reporter: vice president biden speaking at georgetown university with a message for senate republicans. >> deciding in advance simply to turn your back before the president even names a nominee is a plain abdication of the senate's solemn constitutional duty. >> reporter: president obama nominated 63-year-old chief judge merrick garland to the supreme court last week. >> this is the greatest honor of my life. >> reporter: republicans have vo

. >> reporter: according to the fbi, this man, kenneth ellis, is connected to at least 11 bank robberies in various northern california banks since february. police say ellis would give the teller a demand note and leave with the cash. james saw these pictures on the news and says that's how he recognized him. not to mention, there's two banks in this shopping center. >> he was like looking at the light poles. and i'm like -- i thought he was looking into the sky and there's nothing but blue sky and i thought, is he looking for cameras? >> james immediately called 911 and brentwood police arrested ellis two hours later in a nearby residential neighborhood. they were able to track him because james managed to get ellis' license plate number. helpful, since ellis managed to shave his head and beard after james spotted him. >> we believe that he did that to try and conceal his identity because maybe people knew that they were onto him. >> reporter: what do you think about having a hand to capture this guy? >> i did my civil duty. >> reporter: now, a number of police agencies will take place

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kenneth ellis remains in custody accused of 11 bank robberies across northern california. on wednesday he was spotted by a brentwood safeway buying raizor. a man recognized him and called police. the father says the man owned a struggling business in modesto. >> i don't know if he felt trapped. i don't know if he felt bad because he couldn't pay his employees or what made him do it. but he did do it. >> ellis is being held at the contra costa jail in martinez on a $100,000 bond. >>> trapped under a pier but refusing to surrender. san francisco police went to great lengths to catch a wanted criminal. police say he was going in and out of the water yesterday under pier 48 right across from at&t park. they say he refused to come out and the tides were rising. officers tried to give him a life vest. he wouldn't take it. the man eventually swam over to a barge that was tied to the pier and police were able to corner him. officers used pepper spray to help take him into custody. the man was cold but except for the pepper spray uninjured. place say he has several warrants out for

want to show you video showing brentwood police arresting 30- year-old kenneth ellis of stockton, the man nicknamed the bearded bandit. he is accused of robbing or trying to rob at least 15 banks in northern california. when police made the arrest on wednesday, his head and beard were shaved leaving only a goatee but hours earlier he looked the way you see him there in these surveillance photos with a full beard and one of our viewers here at ktvu spotted him walking out of a safeway store in brentwood. >> i noticed a guy walking out and i said to myself, god, that looks just like the bearded bank robber that i have seen on channel 2 news. i don't understand it. when i saw all the broadcast, he never changed his style. it was always the same. >> brentwood police staked out his car in the safeway parking lot and took him into custody. sources tell us ellis has no criminal history but a business owner who told police he's been suffering from some financial problems. >>> there's an alert this morning for vta riders in san jose. emergency track repairs have shut down light rail service be

fired charges against the bearded bandit bank robber 30- year-old kenneth ellis is accused of stealingbanks across the area. hours before his arrest he looked just like the way you see him in the bank surveillance photos with a full beard. a viewer spotted him walking out of a safeway store in brentwood. he faces two counts of second degree robbery. >>> bart riders can expect a bus bridge in a new spot this weekend. the closure started at midnight. it means passengers will have longer commutes on easter. a bus bridge will take riders on two stops while workers replace 2,000 feet of worn tracks. last april bart closed the tracks between the oakland coliseum and fruit dale station for the same kind of work. >> the older things get the more delays we have because things are breaking down. it is critical to maintain a level of service the public expects and deserves. >> i got to get to burkeley. >> we have to deal with it because in the end it will be better for us. >> bart says the latest repair work has nothing to do with the mystery power surge causing dozens of trains to be knocked out

police say 30-year-old kenneth will police confessed to robbing 11 banks including some in the bay area. you can see ellisng arrested last wednesday. he told best he used the noun pay the bills and the motive was extreme financial difficulty. he stole $27,000 in the bank robberies and the court appearance is today. >> the state assembly will vote on governor brown's plan to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2022. yesterday, the action action passed the murder spite objections by republicans and business lobbyists. if the bill passes it will head to the governor's d.c. and legislative analysis indicates that raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour would cost taxpayers $3.6 billion a area in higher pay for government employees. rallies in support of the proposal are hemmed in san jose and oakland today at noon. >> you could see impact from a strike if you fly workers from baggage happened dealers to janitors are striking to demand $15 an hour minimum wage. they want better security training the workers at bay area airports are not expected to strike. if you are trying through a major city like washin

kenneth ellis is accused of stealing more than $24,000 from 11 banks across multiple counties. he was arrested last wednesday, in brentwood, after someone reported seeing him at a safeway. just two days before his arrest, he was accused of robbing two banks in the same day. one in lafayette, and the other in concord. he will be arraigned on those charges today in martinez. >>> to bay area sports now. the warriors one game closer to their run for 73 wins this season. it was the league's best for the league's worse. the warriors beat the philadelphia 76ers last night. another strong performance from clay thompson helped secure the win. he has a combined 80 points in the last two games. the warriors won their 53rd straight regular season game at oracle arena. they are one game ahead of the pace to break the chicago bulls single season record of 72 wins in a season. and are just seven games away from breaking that record. their next game, tomorrow, versus washington wizards, and that will be another home game. >>> we will take a quick break. 4:10 is the time. coming up, bernie sand

police arrested kenneth ellis last week. he stole more than 24,000 he stole more than $24,000-$24,000 from 11 different banks. the suspect they were looking for, they dubbed the bearded advantage because of the facial here that you can see on the photographs. he was arrested in brentwood after somebody saw the news and the photographs and spotted him in a safe way. police believe that he robbed two east bay banks, one of lafayette and one in concord two days before they nabbed him. he is arraigned today on those charges in martinez. >>> onto decision 2016 and bernie sanders is gaining momentum on the presidential trail, having won three states over the weekend, helping him regain lost ground to hillary clinton. melissa rini takes a look at the contest. >> our campaign has the momentum . you are the momentum. >> reporter: bernie sanders a speaking to a crowd in wisconsin on saturday after sweeping the caucus states of washington, hawaii and alaska. a welcome victory for the campaign, following hillary clinton's huge it win ac