sketches of kenneth ellis showed him getting emotional inside court.confessed to robbing 11 banks, including some inside the bay area. here is what ellis hooked like before he was caught. police arrested him last week in brentwood after a resident recognized him. >>> we now know how much money morago wants to fill a large sinkhole. certify officials are asking the state for $3.5 million. traffic has been diverted in the area ever since the sinkhole opened up. the damage includes hundreds of feet of storm drain piepg, the sidewalks, curb and its pedestrian ramp. >>> governor brown will sign legislation next monday that eventually will give california the highest minimum wage, $15 an hour. state lawyermakers approved a deal today and sent it to the governor's desk. the state raised the minimum wage to $10.50 and it will hit $15 an hour in 2022. >>> the giants versus the a's, fans of both teams piled in for baseball, food and a lot of fun. >> katie is live at at&t park with all the festivities. hi, katie. >> hi. of course, tons of fun to be had out here.

sketches of kenneth ellis showed him getting emotional inside court. he confessed to robbing 11 banks, including some inside the bay area. here is what ellis hooked like before he was caught. police arrested him last week in brentwood after a resident recognized him. >>> we now know how much money morago wants to fill a large sinkhole. certify officials are asking the state for $3.5 million. traffic has been diverted in the area ever since the sinkhole opened up. the damage includes hundreds of feet of storm drain piepg, the sidewalks, curb and its pedestrian ramp. >>> governor brown will sign legislation next monday that eventually will give california the highest minimum wage, $15 an hour. state lawyermakers approved a deal today and sent it to the governor's desk. the state raised the minimum wage to $10.50 and it will hit $15 an hour in 2022. >>> the giants versus the a's, fans of both teams piled in for baseball, food and a lot of fun. >> katie is live at at&t park with all the festivities. hi, katie. >> hi. of course, tons of fun to be had out he

friends and family filled the court to see kenneth ellis in his first appearance in contra costa court. his eyes appeared to tear up as he looked back to wave. court documents said he told investigators he was having financial problems and used the money from bank robberies to pay bills. police caught him last week when someone recognized him from news reports. >>> want to show you a spot where police chase ended which slowed the commute on b.a.r.t. to walnut creek this morning. it started when officers spotted a burglar coming out of a home on walnut boulevard. officers chased the burglar down until he jumped a fence along pittsburg bay point line and ran off. police did eventually catch the man. >>> we're less than three hours away from the big unveiling. test la's ceo elon musk preparing to pull back the curtain on the company's next big thing. >> no one has seen it but that didn't stop people from lining up to reserve their own model 3. this is a look from the tesla released today of the extremely long line at the company's show room at santana row. >> nbc bay area's elyce kirchner

. >> look at sketches from 30-year-old kenneth ellis. investigators say he told them he used money to pay bills and motive was financial difficulty. >> police are putting out an alert, warning families the state is releasing a high risk sex offender tomorrow. he is only 23 but served time for molesting a child under 18 and being let out tomorrow. police say they objected to his release into petaluma but don't have a say about where he lives. officers stress they're warning to residents cannot be used as an excuse to harass or harm him in any way. >> abc7 news was on campus today, people rallied in support of stephanie garcia. she says omar pedrosa raped he's suspended until garcia graduates but is appealing so he can return and finish classs. >> i'm outraged at what happened to me. this is an injustice. i have been one of the few to fight in this way and in the hearings in court and you know, following that administrative processes. >> pedrosa left without commenting. the administration will make a ruling within ten days. >> restaurants

. >> look at sketches from 30-year-old kenneth ellis. investigators say he told them he used money to pay bills and motive was financial difficulty. >> police are putting out an alert, warning families the state is releasing a high risk sex offender tomorrow. he is only 23 but served time for molesting a child under 18 and being let out tomorrow. police say they objected to his release into petaluma but don't have a say about where he lives. officers stress they're warning to residents cannot be used as an excuse to harass or harm him in any way. >> abc7 news was on campus today, people rallied in support of stephanie garcia. she says omar pedrosa raped her. he's suspended until garcia graduates but is appealing so he can return and finish classs. >> i'm outraged at what happened to me. this is an injustice. i have been one of the few to fight in this way and in the hearings in court and you know, following that administrative processes. >> pedrosa left without commenting. the administration will make a ruling within ten days. >> restaur

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friends and family filled the court to see kenneth ellis in his first appearance in contra costa county court. his eyes appeared to tear up as he waved to his support ares. court documents says he's having money problems and used the money to pay bills. someone recognized him from news reports that led to his arrest. >>> camera police say brian smith on the left here and steven fox on the right allegedly stole bicycles from an apartment complex on bascom avenue. a surveillance camera showed the break in on february 21st. you see the men pretty clearly there. pleeps say tips started pouring in when they posted the video to social media. we aired it here on nbc bay area as well. they were then able to track the suspect down. they think this is a crime of opportunity. >> from the video you can see that they pull up and they have to actually use some type of tool to get into the locked door, and then they go down into the parking structure and have to open that other door with another tool. so it wasn't like they just walked up and saw bikes sit. >> police say one of the bicycles stolen is

kenneth ellis was emotional in federal court yesterday in oakland. the fbi said will police confessed to robbing 11 banking including in the bay area telling investigators he needed the money to pay bills. here is what he looked like before being caught. he was arrested after someone recognized him from news reports. >> this morning, g.o.p. front runner donald trump continues to deal with the comments he made of aboss, about face and a face-to-face meeting with republican leaders. we are joined from washington. >> yes, good morning, an unusual day yesterday for donald trump. he was off the campaign trail, meeting with party leaders. what want unusual, however, is he was still the center of controversy. >> trump give thumb's up after a capitol hill visit with the written national committee. after publicly battling party alreadies in past, he told fox --. >> a very good meeting. very good people. a trick meeting, i think, and, really, a unity meeting. >> he addressed the legal firestorm. >> did you misspeak or misunderstand? >> it could be i misspoke t

a man accused of being a bearded bandit will be back in court later this month. 30-year-old kenneth ellissed of burglarizing banks. he was in court yesterday. investigators say ellis said he stole the money to pay bills. he owns a store in modesto that sells games. it is called battle ground games. his lawyer is trying to reduce charges so we can be held in the county jail instead of federal prison. >>> national institute of corrections investigating the santa clara county jail. that jail has been hit with scandals starting with the beating death of inmate inmate michael tyree. three former deputies charged with his murder. it was a prison brawl this month caught on surveillance camera that the sheriff herself had purchased just the day before. critics are claiming deputies should have sensed tensions in the jail and segregated the inmates before the fight started. sheriff smith said she is not stepping down from her job despite the calls for her to do it.>> i know we know what is right and we will get people out of the business that will prolong wearing a badge. >> sheriff wants sweeping

here is dashcam video of kenneth michael ellis getting busted ironically he was buying razors and tipped off the police. he could -- a thought he could disguise himself by ditching the bpo the game store in modesto and according to documents, he said he robbed the banks to pay bills. >>> a dispute broke out among parents. >> is it appropriate for teachers to teach about gender identity issues. lgbt acceptance week is supposed to teach kids about respect and acceptance. but critics feel an entire week is too much. >> more than 500 parents signed a petition and some met with the superintendent yesterday seeking a reduction to a single day. >> i don't think it is age- appropriate. >> they should not be school issues, they are home issues taught in the home based on your beliefs and values system. >> things have changed a lot and this is the time to learn about it but there's no way it cannot be a secret anymore. >> for now, the school is going ahead with the curriculum and the district says student leaders came up with a topic but families are allowed if they want to opt out. >>> monday gov

. >> reporter: prosecutor sayr: p ellis and his friends had been at the home of kenneth a parent who allowed the under agege drinking to go on. he pled guilty and charged five thousand dollars. dol ellis and the two friends killed who just graduated from woottonw high a fourth person in the car survived. just a few minutes ago we did receive a statement from the family of alex, they said today's guilty employee is bitter sweet. swe this is a long statement i'm just going to read a small part of it. all the while we continue to wonder why sam ellis did not do the ri and spare his victim's familiesl some i owed da of ranks the by admitting guilt. he will have to live forever with the knowledge that draging out this case so long only served a pour salt into our still fresh wounds of sorrow. sr we'll place that whole statement on our website. live in rockville paul wagner fox 5 local news. >> recently released police report revealed new informationf leading up to that crash that killed montgomery police officer noah. the man accused of hitting him with his vehicle told police he started d

. >> reporter: prosecutors say ellis and his friends had been at the home of kenneth salzman, a parent who prosecutors say allowed the drinking to go on. he pled guilty and was fined $5,000. a fourth person in survived. >> alex merk's family called today bitter sweat. while it relieves us to having to endure the endless pain, it drives home the cold hard fact that our son died at the hands of another human being. >> a recently revealed police report released new information about what led up to the crash ta killed noah leotta. the man told police he started drinking hours earlier at a hooter's on rockville pike. the restaurant says the bartender who served him has since been let go and all employees are required to undergo training. he had a blood alcohol level that was nearly three times the legal limit. he also admitted smoking a joint and taking a xanax earlier in the evening. >>> a fairfax county mother is under arrest accused of neglecting her own child. julia brand was taken custody today. police were called to her home just before 2:00 a.m. after someone reported a 10-year-old b

. >> reporter: prosecutors sayter: ellis and his friends had been at the home of kenneth saltzman a parentho prosecutors say allowed theed under aged drinking to go on. he pled guilty to the chargecha and was fined $5,000.5, ellis and the two friends whoris were killed had just graduatedte from wootton high when theigwhen crash occurred.ur a fourth person inth survived. >> alex murk's family calledamie yesterday's events e bittersweet.bi they released a statement thatat reads in part while it relieves us from having to endure the endless pain ofai o sitting through days of trial a it dives home the cold hard hr fact that our son died at the hands of another human being. >>> investigators found his credit card -- hooters hte employees told police reelice rl llewes company closed his tabny and paid c for more drinks witht cash. after he left the bar he hit officer leo to with his car. car today hooters told fox5s told fx they're cooperating with theoopt investigation and released aionn statement that reads in part hooters required all front of the house employees to undergo responsibleal the