>>now investigators say that lafferty seem surprised when authorities showed up at his home to arrest him they said that he had ties to the community working odd jobs in both counties they say as possible that more charges could be forthcoming. and they are still looking for more victims. >>theresa thank you there. and back that's what top story. we're following the corona virus and the death toll, there is rising china officials now confirm 25 people have died. and there are 830 cases of the viral infection. and tonight we're learning of 2 new possible cases here in the u s a texas anm student is being kept in isolation after developing symptoms following a trip to hunt china person landing at l a x was also taken to the hospital after arriving from mexico, but it is unclear. the exact symptoms they had. and despite the mysterious virus spreading the world health organization is not declaring a public health emergency organizations board held a second meeting today. >>and leaders on that board are very divided about what to do meanwhile health screenings at san francisco internationa

under arrest, 52-year-old charles ken lafferty. we believe mister lafferty used a slingshot with glass marbles to commit these crimes. in one incident last november, a school bus carrying members of the carmel high school football team to a game in san jose was hit along with a another nearby vehicle. the chp thinks lafferty used the slingshot while he was also at the wheel driving. mister lafferty was in possession of a weapon there was no indication at this point that a firearm was used in any of the 69 incidents? what was your reaction? >> that my daughter can be safe when she drives. >> reporter: residence like stephanie saavedra say these incidents have literally altered their lives. and their sense of safety. >> you made changes to your driving habits we don't go to monterey. >> reporter: the fact that he is off the street, is that good news? >> it is great news. >> reporter: the sense of relief here is obvious after months of worrying during every morning and evening commute or even a simple trip to the gas ration or a groce

. >> reporter: highway patrol investigators arrested 52-year- old charles kenneth lafferty and booked him into jail on 10 pending felony counts of assault with a deadly weapon and 10 counts of throwing an object at a miracle motor vehicle. >> we think he used a slingshot as well as glad glass marbles. >> reporter: they are now checking whether or not he's connected to any more of the 69 confirmed cases. the attacks began last fall when drivers car windows were shattered as they passed through highway 101 and highway 156 in northern monterey county. the last case on january 5th apparently provided the break investigators were looking for. they identified a suspicious vehicle, a gmc sonoma pickup and traced it to residences in san luis obispo county and monterey county tied to lafferty. >> as a result of the search warrants were able to identify and arrest our primary suspect. >> at this time it appears the victims were random. >> investigators believe lafferty was driving and shooting the slingshot out his window at cars passing in the opposite direction because how each of the victims

>>so during the execution of multiple search warrants we discovered that mister lafferty had the meanshe manner to carry out these attacks. >>which means he was in possessions of items that would allow him to be linked to the cases that we are currently charging with the authorities say the lafferty was linked following the latest case. >>a few weeks ago when a victim identified a vehicle he is facing 10 charges, including possession of a silencer throwing a substance at a vehicle with intention of causing great bodily injury and assault with a deadly weapon that wasn't a firearm. >>investigators say that lafferty same surprise when they showed up to make the say that he is tied to both counties working on jobs and both of those counties. they also say that it is possible that more charges could be added to this case and they are looking for additional victims. theresa kron 4 news. >>ahead on the kron 00:04am morning news more than 2 dozen potentially dangerous roads are being mapped out in the bay area what's being done to prevent accidents and keep people safe on the streets. a littl

>>so during the execution of multiple search warrants we discovered that mister lafferty had the means in the manner to carry out these attacks. >>which means he was in possessions of items that would allow him to be linked to the cases that we are currently charging with the authorities say the lafferty was linked following the latest case. >>a few weeks ago when a victim identified the vehicle he is facing 10 charges, including possession of a silencer throwing a substance at a vehicle with intention of causing great bodily injury and assault with a deadly weapon that wasn't a firearm. >>investigators say that lafferty's seem surprised when they showed up to make the say that he is tied to both counties working on jobs and both of those counties. they also say that it is possible that more charges could be added to this case and they are looking for additional victims. theresa kron 4 news. >>in national news tonight. police arrested one suspect in the seattle shooting that left a 9 year-old boy in serious condition and a woman dead. 2 other suspects are still on the run 2 of the susp

charles kenneth lafferty is being held on a number of counts, including felony throwing an object at a moving vehicle, assault with a deadly weapon, and possession of a silencer. >>> concorde police are asking for help to identify a man and woman caught on camera taking into mailboxes last week. the break-ins happened at 5:00 on tuesday morning, january 14 near clayton road and albert away. they broke into several mailboxes, likely looking for cash, credit card bills, or bank statements that can be used for identity theft. >>> police identified two people of interest connected to a violent shootout in downtown seattle. police have named marquise tovar and william ray tolliver as suspects in the shooting leaving one woman dead yesterday. authorities think the shooting began as a disk between several people outside of a mcdonald's. surveillance video shows several people firing weapons, a total of seven people were hurt in the chaos that followed. three people, including a 9- year-old boy remain hospitalized with gunshot wounds. >>> 12 former students, accusing a teacher of molesting t

investigators have arrested 52- year-old charles kenneth lafferty, charles kenneth lafferty, and booked him into jail on 10 felony counts. they believe he was shooting a slingshot from his window on highway 101 at cars passing in the opposite direction. they are looking at dozens of cases spanning nearly a year. >> mr. lafferty has ties to several communities inside and outside the county. we believe he used a slingshot to use her to get glass marbles to commit these crimes. >>> home invasion led to a police chase and a deadly crash. neighbors woke up to the sound of cars and screeching around 4:00 this morning. the home invasion happened on roberta drive in san mateo. police say someone in the house called to report a break in. one of the suspects later crashed to the highway 101 on ramp near peninsula avenue. >> around four or five got a call from chp notifying us that there was a traffic collision. just past the offramp from us- 101 to peninsula avenue. >> there were three people inside including a man who died at the scene and a man and woman in hospital. a second car crossed the sa

officers arresting this man, charles lafferty. investigators say lafferty used a slingshot to launch glass marbles at nearly 70 cars on south 101 near brprunedale. at least five people were hurt. police at this point aren't revealing why lafferty was targeting those cars. >>> a pittsburg family calling for action tonight after a driver nearly drowned when her car plunges into a canal. that crash happened at the very same spot their own loved one died five years ago. the curb is subtle enough that some drivers don't realize it's coming. that's what happened five years ago when dennis sandoval veered off the road and into the canal. at the time his family asked the city to put up a barrier to prevent it from happening again. >> put a barrier up, please. let my dad's death be the last. >> the city says it does plan to add more safety measures along the curb including rumble strips and better lighting. >>> let's take you live looking at capitol hill tonight where president trump's legal team is getting ready to begin their defense. ea

chp says lafferty shot glass marbles from a slingshot while at the wheel driving. >> mr. lafferty s of a weapon a there's no indication at this point that a firearm was used in any of the incidences. >> the seas b says the break in the case came after the most recent incident in january. investigators were able to link the crime to a gmc sonoma pickup which was then traced to lafferty and he is being held in monterey county jail on a quarter million dollar bail facing 10 felony counts. >>> this morning are learning more about the free american -- three americans killed while battling bars and australia. the c-130 hercules crashed while on a mission to drop fire retardant in a rugged part of the country's coastal mountains. all three men on board were killed including captain ian mcbeth, a mechanic, first officer paul hudson of arizona and flight engineer richter morgan of florida. the crash happened as fire conditions worsened with 90 degree heat and 60 mile-per- hour wind gust. >>> the three occupants on board highly specialized, highly experienced specifically trained,

it's sad. >> the chp thinks lafferty acted alone. he is currently being held at the monterey county jail on $250,000 bail. chris nguyen, abc7 news. >>> on the politics and presidential candidate tom steyer made his first stop in california in weeks today. for a round table in richmond. he was last here in december to open up a campaign office, and since then his status in the race has changed rather dramatically. abc7 news reporter laura anthony with the story. >> i would like to hear -- get your insights. >> fresh off surging numbers in national polls, tom steyer back in the bay area, meeting face-to-face to talk criminal justice reform in richmond. >> that's why i'm running for president. >> steyer's public profile and legitimacy as a presidential candidate has risen dramatically in recent weeks. last week appeared as one of only six democrats in a cnn debate, and wednesday he engaged in a mini twitter feud with president donald trump, who called the former hedge fund manager a major loser. to which steyer replied, quote, donald, y

lafferty has been arrested and he is in san luis obispo county jail. >>> a south bay school district is the latest to sue juul over the teen age vaping epidemic. the lawsuit claims jewel is responsible for fueling an e-cigarette epidemic by marketing its product to teenagers. it also claims the rise in vaping in schools is disrupting the learning environment. other bay area school districts filed similar lawsuits just last month. they include livermore valley, san francisco unified, and three school districts in san mateo county. >>> tonight we know the names of the three americans killed fighting australia's wildfires. all three men in the u.s. military. they lived in arizona, florida, and montana. they were dropping fire retardant on those massive fires scorching australia when their air tanker crashed near the capital. we've also learned that plane is an ac-130 that was based in california and that helped fight bay area wildfires. >>> tomorrow is the third and final day for the democrats to wrap up their case in the impeachment trial of president trump. after that, on saturday the

that led to a series of search warrants and the arrest of tran73. >> we discover that mister lafferty had the means in the manner to carry out these attacks. >> reporter: authorities used a slingshot and store-bought glass marbles, launching them at passing drivers on highway 101 and state route 66 near pruned out. the vehicles appear to be chosen at random. one was even a school bus. a total of five people were injured. authorities say he was familiar with the area. >> we believe he had at least one or to residents here and work here. >> reporter: still no word on motive in this case, but residence reacted. >> oh, my god to my joy. now i'm not afraid to go to the safeway road at the time of day. that's always been my concern. >> reporter: lafferty is being held on numerous counts, including felony throwing an object at a moving vehicle, assault with a deadly weapon and possession of a silencer. the chp says more charges may soon be coming. >>> some major changes are coming to market street in san francisco. beginning next wednesday, all private vehicles will be banned from market str

>>so during the execution of multiple search warrants we discovered that mister lafferty had the meansr to carry out these attacks. >>which means he was in possessions of items that would allow him to be linked to the cases that we are currently charging with the authorities say the lafferty was linked following the latest case. >>a few weeks ago when a victim identified the vehicle he is facing 10 charges, including possession of a silencer throwing a substance at a vehicle with intention of causing great bodily injury and assault with a deadly weapon that wasn't a firearm. >>investigators say that lafferty same surprise when they showed up to make the say that he is tied to both counties working on jobs and both of those counties. they also say that it is possible that more charges could be added to this case and they are looking for additional victims. theresa kron 4 news. >>the school based juul labs faces more lawsuits now for school districts, the campbell union high school district became the latest one here in the bay area to sue the e cigarette maker. the lawsuit accuses juul

>>so during the execution of multiple search warrants we discovered that mister lafferty had the means and the manner to carry out these attacks. >>which means he was in possessions of items that would allow him to be linked to the cases that we are currently charging with the authorities say that lafferty was linked following the latest case. >>a few weeks ago when a victim identified a vehicle he is facing 10 charges, including possession of a silencer throwing a substance at a vehicle with intention of causing great bodily injury and assault with a deadly weapon that wasn't a firearm. >>investigators say that lafferty same surprise when they showed up to make the say that he is tied to both counties working on jobs and both of those counties. they also say that it is possible that more charges could be added to this case and they are looking for additional victims. theresa kron 4 news. >>the state senate will soon vote on a measure that would hold utilities accountable for shutting off your power to prevent a fire the senate appropriations committee approved the bill setting specifi

>>investigators say lafferty was linked following the latest case just a few weeks ago when a victim they say identified a vehicle. he is facing 10 charges including possession of a silencer throwing a substance in a vehicle with the intention of causing great bodily injury and assault with a deadly weapon that was not a firearm the chp says they could be filing additional charges. they're looking for more potential victims ken pam back to you all right grant, thank you bart making some changes it will install canopies over the entrances of stations along market street in san francisco, this is what the candidates will look like the bart board of directors approved the canopy project today for the embarcadero montgomery powell and civic center stations. >>those canopies will go up while the crews are installing new escalators at the same stations, the canopies will have security cameras in la the lights and include a real-time digital board with train arrival times. construction set to begin in the spring all right well, let's see if you have to stand underneath anything to stay dry

>>investigators say that lafferty seem surprised when authorities showed up at his home to arrest him. well he now faces 10 charges including possession of a silencer and throwing a substance at a vehicle with intent to cause great bodily injury among others coming can hopefully drivers can rest easy tonight. love thank you and to get the news as it happens download the free kron 4 mobile app you'll get push alerts at your fingertips, san jose man has been arrested for drunk driving and causing a fatal crashes happened on january 9th on piedmont road in san jose. >>the released these images from the scene today when officers arrived they say they found the driver 33 year-old danny zenaida per as still in the car with minor injuries just passenger had been ejected from the car and was suffering from life threatening injuries, he was taken to a local hospital. and later died upper as has been booked into the santa clara county jail in san jose on several charges, including dui and gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated fairfield police are asking for the public's help in trackin

investigators believe that lafferty used a slingshot and glass marbles. >>housing carrying out this tax or how do we believe he is carrying out these times. so during the execution of multiple search warrants we discovered that mister lafferty had the means in the manner to carry out these attacks which means he was in possessions of items that would allow him to be linked to the cases that we are currently charging with them. >>investigators say the lafferty was linked the case is a few weeks ago when a victim identified a vehicle. the chp says they could be filing more charges and they're still looking for more victims. >>we'll take a quick break it's 5.51. still ahead placer county stunt driver takes center stage in the now. and now the now nominated oscar movie ford versus ferrari going take a look at his story and the soo billion year wait to see the by the sea in the souvenir from the settle find i'm tom steyer and i approve this message. climate is the number 1 priority. i would declare a state of emergency on day 1. congress has never passed an im

>>investigators say that lafferty seem surprised when they showed up to make the say that he is tied to both counties working on jobs and both of those counties. they also say that it is possible that more charges could be added to this case and they are looking for additional victims. theresa kron 4 news. >>now to world news where 3 americans died in an air tanker crashed while battling the wildfires in australia where they were crew members flying in a water bombing planes chartered by the new south wales rural fire service cut for is also the money live with us in the studio tonight with more on that crash aside these people. you know go halfway across the world to help fund. they don't come back. >>yeah, really devastating and it goes to show how dangerous the conditions are out there is saying go out to fight those fires and so unfortunately again we learned the identities of those 3 victims. the fire crews have been called out to fight a wildfire near the town of coups mom when the plane came crashing down as horrified colleagues watched. >>the 3 victims are 44 year-old captain

officers arrested this man charles lafferty for those attacks.nvestigators believe he used a slingshot to shoot glass marbles at oncoming cars but folks felt they were being shot at and they believe he did it driving which was so hard to track him down. >> the person we believe is ha traveling the faes and highways in monter air county in relative safety. >> officers linked a car spotted at a scene to lafferty but won't say much more. at tacks have been going on since february of last year. >>> new overnight, hundreds of explosions found in a stockton discovering the a 70-year-old man died from natural causes and the bomb squad is on the scene working to safely remove the devices. >> wow! >>> funeral services are being held for the l.a. county sheriff's detective hit by a car two weeks ago. amber least helped a woman get up and cross the street, she was then hit by a car herself. she was 41 years old. >>> new for you this morning, oklahoma governor is banning state-funded travel to california. this is in response to a similar ban california place

our elected officials, we're able to tell them, it was a sigh of relief. >> highway patrol thinks lafferty acted by himself. investigators found him after spotting his gmc truck at the scene of the most recent attack earlier this month. >>> democrats will wrap up their opens statements today in the senate impeachment trial. they spent 9 1/2 hours yesterday arguing president trump violated the constitution. abc news reporter, elizabeth hur is on capitol hill with the gop's response. >> good morning. some gop senators are growing more frustrated calling the democrats arguments repetitive, house managers are telling them to hang in there with just eight more hours to go. >> democrats preparing to wrap up their case. >> this conduct is not america first. it is donald trump first. >> reporter: the house managers accusing the president of abusing his power and obstructing congress alleging the president only started pushing ukraine to launch investigations against joe biden when polls started showing the former vp as his biggest threat. >> no president has ever used his office to compel a foreig

the seas b says charles lafferty shot glass marbles from a slingshot while at the wheel driving. >> mrerty was in possession of a weapon but there's no indication at this point that a firearm was used in any of the incidents. >> chp says the break in the case came after the most recent incident on january 5 and investigators were able to link the crime to a gmc sonoma pickup which was then traced to lafferty. he is being held in monterey county jail on a quarter million dollars bail. racing 10 felony counts. >>> new this morning more troubles for april football star. here is the latest mug shot of antonio brown. he turned himself in last night at a jail in broward county, florida. he and his trainer are accused of attacking another man. the alleged victim, a delivery driver, says brant and his trainer hit him at brown's home. brown's attorney indicated his client is innocent and should get bond today. >>> brown is currently a free agent in the nfl and played nine seasons with the pittsburg steelers. he was then traded to the oakland raiders last year but was released before even playin

charles kenneth lafferty has been arrested in a string of projectile attacks. >> we felt it was only a matter of time before someone seriously got hurt. this is great news. >> reporter: the break in the case came after the 69th known incident. the projectile task force identified a suspicious vehicle, a gmc sonoma pickup truck. that led to search warrants, and the arrest of charles kenneth lafferty in san luis obispo county. >> we saw he had the means in the manner to carry out these attacks.>> reporter: authorities say he used a slingshot and glass marbles, launching them of the passing drivers on highway 101 and state route 156 near pruned ale. the vehicles were chosen at random. one of them is a school bus. five people were injured. the authorities say he was familiar with the area. >> we do believe one or two of the people worked here.>> reporter: there is no word on motive. >> now i am not afraid to go to the safeway or go down the road. that has been one of my concerns. >> reporter: he is being held on numerous unts, including throwing objects at a vehicle, so with a deadly wea

the chp says charles lafferty shot last marbles from a slingshot while at the wheel driving. chp says the break in the case came after the most ntreba sonoma pickup which was then traced to lafferty. >> being held in monterey county jail on a quarter million dollars bill facing 10 felony counts. >>> it is another fine mess for a san francisco-based company and bank. years diane king hall with that story and much more in your friday cbsmoneywatch.com port. >> reporter: we will start with a broad sweep of the market. a mixed bag of earnings led to a mixed finish almost you pick the dow fell 26 points, nasdaq gained 18 and the s&p s&p 500 grocery. federal regular does our finding wells fargo ceo $17 million for the decision following his role in a scandal where the company employs or opening fake accounts without customer consent. regulators are banning him from the banking industry for life. five other former wells fargo executives are also being sued in connection with the scandal. the trump administration is lifting protections for some of the miles of streamand wetlands. it

charles lafferty was arrested. they believe he used a slingshot to shoot glass marbles at the oncoming cars while he was driving which is why it was so hard to track him down. >> the person we believe that is responsible for this is in custody. and people can travel the highwand monterey county in relative safety. >> ub believable. so officers linked a car to lafferty but won't say much more. at tacks have been going on since february of last year. >>> a new detail on the shooting of a sacramento police officer. the gunman could be facing the death penalty. you might recall last june when contra costa county native tara o'sullivan was killed. a man was arrested hours later after a standoff. ramos is facing hult pell felony charges including murder. >>> pg&e could be held responsible the next time the utility leaves you in the dark. a bill is headed to the state senate after a committee approved it yesterday and if it passes the legislature and the governor approves it, pg&e could be responsible for paying you back

charles lafferty is charged in connection with 69 attacks along highway one o one wanted to 6 in monterey san benito counties there's been a lot of damage done in those attacks to cars and buses you can see a school bus with a shattered window, there. these attacks day back to february of last year and 5 people including a child suffered minor injuries and vest years believe it lafferty used a slingshot and used glass marbles state lawmakers are pushing to close a legal loophole right now that allows truck drivers who leave the scene of the crash. >>to get a lighter sentence than those who stay. a state committee passed the bill known as gavin's law and it closes gap in the law where a dui driver gets less prison time if they're caught sober as opposed to if they're caught drunk at the scene. it also boosts the maximum prison sentence for deadly hit and run drivers from 4 to 6 years the proposal is named after gavin cladding he was killed by a drunk driver 2 years ago and the bill now heads to the assembly floor where it will be voted on before the end of the month. coming up in the next

this man, charles lafferty was arrested in san luis obispo. they believe he so the a slingshot with with glass marbles at oncoming cars while he was behind the wheel which is why it is so hard to track him down. the officers linked a car spotted at the scene to lafferty but so far aren't saying much more about how the investigation unfolded. >>> a live look at the orinda b.a.r.t. station. certain communities could be hurt by the agency plan to move away from paper tickets. the b.a.r.t. office of civil rights surveyed 400 riders an half were minorities and 20% don't want pater tickets to go away. additional data shows riders that don't use smartphones are also against the switch. b.a.r. give out free clipper cards through community-based organizations in low income areas and also plans to implement a means-based fare discount program in the spring. several b.a.r.t. stations have already gone paperless. >>> a rough story for a friday. this is a wine spill in the north bay. smoke county sheriff's posted the video online showing 97,000 gallons of

. >> the lau lafferty was acting alone. >>> turning now to the presidential election. senator kamala harris may be considering endoing joe biden. they expect an endorsement won't actually happen until after the impeachment trial. harris dropped out of the presidential race since december, but sources say she and biden have stayed in touch. london breed endorsed michael bloomberg for president. she cited his record as mayor of new york city and his plan to, quote, improve the lives of of concern americans. reed will also serve on the first chair for african-americans for mike. >>> the managers laid out evidence they believe supports their first article of impeachment, abuse of power. abc news reporter rachel scott with more from capitol hill. >> reporter: democrats laying out their road map insisting the president violated the constitution. >> no president has ever used his office to compel a foreign nation to help him cheat in our elections. prior presidents would be shocked to the core by such conduct. >> at the heart of today's argument the central question of abuse

. >> the lau lafferty was acting alone. >>> turning now to the presidential election. senator kamala harris may be considering endorsing joe biden. they expect an endorsement won't actually happen until after the impeachment trial. harris dropped out of the presidential race since december, but sources say she and biden have stayed in touch. london breed endorsed michael bloomberg for president. she cited his record as mayor of new york city and his plan to, quote, improve the lives of of concern americans. reed will also serve on the first chair for african-americans for mike. >>> the managers laid out evidence they believe supports their first article of impeachment, abuse of power. abc news reporter rachel scott with more from capitol hill. >> reporter: democrats laying out their road map insisting the president violated the constitution. >> no president has ever used his office to compel a foreign nation to help him cheat in our elections. prior presidents would be shocked to the core by such conduct. >> at the heart of today's argument the central question of abus

. >> highway patrol thinks lafferty acted by himself. >>> if you're just waking up, let's get you up to date on weather and traffic. hi, mike. >> let's talk more about that fog, which we talked about would be thicker today, more widespread. you can see it around napa and livermore and up towards discovery bay. this will stay put for the most part. it may slide a little bit to the east. winds are very light. just a little bit offshore. we'll keep an eye on that, see if it makes the turn through the san pablo bay and heads down to the san francisco bay. at 7:00, increasing clouds. a lot of fog out there. temperatures 44 to 49. the clouds will increase, the high clouds. that will keep the fog from turning of to haze. a little bit slower than yesterday. expect hazy sunshine, high clouds, temperatures in the upper 50s at noon. temperatures 56 to 62 at 4:00. a comfortable evening on the way, mid 50s at 7:00. >>> i'm tracking an outbreak of the coronavirus which started in china. 26 people there have died. more than 800 are stick right now. china expanded lockdowns to two more cities in an

officers arrested this man, charles lafferty this week. investigators say she launched marbles at nearly 70 cars. prosecutors charged him with nine counts of felony assault with a deadly weapon and there may be more charges, at least five people were hurt. police are not revealing why he was targeting cars. >>> a pittsburgh family is calling for action after a driver nearly drowns when her car plunges into a canal at the very same spot their loved one died five years ago. it is a curve in pittsburgh, subtle enough they don't realize it's coming and happened five years ago when dennis went into the canal. at the time, his family asked the ski to put up a barrier to prevent that from happening again. >> put a barrier up, please. let my dad's death be the last so nobody would die. >> the city says it plans to add for safety measures along the curve including rumble strips and lighting. >>> turning the tide now on martins beach after years of legal wrangling over public access, tech billionaire files a lawsuit against the san mateo sheriff. he

. >> highway patrol thinks lafferty acted by himself. >>> if you're just waking up, let's get you upweather and traffic. hi, mike. >> let's talk more about that fog, which we talked about would be thicker today, more widespread. you can see it around

a task force identified in identified charles lafferty. while he was driving a truck near salinas, he used a slingshot to fire glass marbles at traffic. there are at least 69 attacks in five injuries. investigators tracked him down by identifying his vehicle. >> we felt it was only a matter of time before someone seriously got hurt. this is great news. >> still no word on a motive. authorities say the attacks were random. one of the vehicles that was hit was a school bus. >>> debora villalon reports on a new village of 60 tiny homes being offered as an option. >> reporter: breaking ground, this construction is also groundbreaking. the first tiny home village for the homeless. >> having a housing unit that you can lock and keep her things, you know, safe. >> reporter: showers and storage for extra possessions, and the serenity of a safe part next-door. an alternative to the joe road on a trail were 200 people are squatting on a muddy two mile stretch. we'll it is one critical piece in the solutions. >> more options will follow as neighborho

suspected in a year-long series of highway attacks in prunedale north of salinas. 52-year-old charles lafferty was taken into custody on wednesday. police say he fired glass marbles at cars using a slingshot. the highway patrol thinks he acted by himself and investigators found him after spotting his gmc truck at the scene of the latest attack earlier this month. >>> kamala harris may be close to endorsing one of her former rival, joe biden. they expect any endorsement will not happen until after the impeachment trial. harris dropped out of the presidential race in december. sources are saying that she and biden have stayed in touch since then. political observers say an endorsement could set up harris to be biden's running mate if he wins the nomination. >>> work is under way on a maj change coming to san francisco's market street. abc7 news was there as city crews started painting new lane markers along fell and 10th streets feeding on to market. starting wednesday at 6:00 a.m., private cars will be banned. the ban stretches from 10th so main streets heading eastbound and stewart to van nuys

authorities believe that charles lafferty shot vehicles with marbles from a slingshot on highways 101sting craze may be slowing down. dna testing company 23 and me in sunnyvale says it is laying off 100 employees. the company cites a slowdown in demand for at-home genetic testing services. >>> researchers say the number of western monarch butterflies in california has said as torque low for the second straight year. the annual count in november showed less than 30,000 monarchs at 240 site along the coast. let's get a check of the roads with yana. >> we had an earlier accident that has been clear but the damage is done with the metering lights turned on. you can see traffic is backed up at least be on the 880 overpass. could see delays out of the maze this morning and some good news, the earlier traffic alert west bound 80 right at highway 12 has been canceled. all lanes are clear so your drive time is 24 minutes therapy to hercules if you're taking the eastshore freeway. >>> daytime highs will work their way into the mid-sixties today for many inland spots. and in the seven-day foreca