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>> this is the neighborhood where david lamont was attacked. it's bad enough something like this happened, in a otherwise quiet neighborhood but now, we're learning from police that they're questioning local high school students they believe are somehow involved. >> i will say persons of interest do attend both local high school autos police are only calling them persons of interest but fitting dodge they're interviewing teenagers from foot hill and ama door valley high skits skools to see whether they have information about the beating that left david lamont in a coma. >> we credit the community to come forward in giving us tips to follow up on. >> lamont's wife found him unconscious after he went outside of their home to ask teenagers to keep noise down. agnes told us they can hear young voices, male and female outside of the home. >> i appeal to anything that knows anything. people know what happened. please, talk to the police department, tell them what you know. >> headlights turned on at the top of the street. >> a neighbor did not want h

neighbors who know the lamont family well say this is all just very upsetting. david rodriguez asked we do not show his face. >> a state of a little disbelief. >> reporter: he lives near the victim, 51-year-old david lamont who says a group teenagers beat into critical condition. rodriguez was devastated when he heard what happened to his neighbor saturday night. >> kind of in shock because david is a nice man, an older man, so i don't see why he would have any issues with people. >> reporter: when emergency crews got to the scene they found david lamont lying unconscious in front of his home his wife at his side. neighbors report an suv driving off. >> that car is not usually here on a daily basis as far as i know. but i guess i didn't think too much of it because it wasn't speeding away. it was just coasting down the street normally. so -- >> reporter: according to police, lamont went outside his home after hearing loud noise. police say several people likely teens were causing the commotion. locals tell us it's common for teens to hang out on this hillside at

with her husband, david lamont snil a coma, agnes lamont wants those police to find those responsible for beating the father of two outside of his home. >> he is such a loved person. and he's such a good person. he does so much to try to make our community better to make life good for his family. and we're in so much pain. >> the information led to identity of several involved party autos police will only say they're interviewing several persons of interest, young people from the area's two high schools. to see what they might know about the attack that left lamont with severe head injuries. >> i will say persons of interest who attend both of our local high schools. >> he did not want his face shown, one neighbor told police he saw a brown suv leaving about the same time as the attack. >> i saw a gold or a metallic brown suv drive down the street and i thought i saw activity or movement in the back of the vehicle. >> anyone with information is asked to call pleasanton police n pleasanton, abc 7 news. >> police say a driver was killed when two teens slammed into his car. here, you can

. >> reporter: when emergency crews got to the scene they found david lamont lying unconscious in front of his home his wife at his side. neighbors report an suv driving off. >> that car is not usually here on a daily basis as far as i know. but i guess i didn't think too much of it because it wasn't speeding away. it was just coasting down the street normally. so -- >> reporter: according to police, lamont went outside his home after hearing loud noise. police say several people likely teens were causing the commotion. locals tell us it's common for teens to hang out on this hillside at the end of the cul- de-sac. police are now questioning students from nearby high schools saying they are persons of interest. >> we don't know exactly what occurred except for the injuries sustained to the victims. >> reporter: days after the beating, neighbors who caught wind of lamont's critical condition drive past his home concerned for his family and the neighborhood they love. >> i don't feel safe now in my own hometown. >> reporter: no arrests yet. mrs. lamont says she has faith that the pleasant

. >> reporter: 51-year-old david lamont was found unconscious outside of his own home. police say lamont had gone outside because a group of teenagers had been making news when he went to talk to them, he was attacked. when lamont didn't come back inside, his wife found him on the ground and called police. he was taken by ambulance to eden medical center, where hery mains comatose. flabs stunned this would happen along such a quiet street -- neighbors are stunned this would happen along such a quiet street. >> he was just being a good samaritan, probably saying it was time to break it up and go home. >> reporter: at the middle of the street is the trail -- is a stray trailhead which leads into the hills. >> all these neighborhoods have active neighborhood watch programs. if we see suspicious people, if we see see kids partying up on the hill when they shouldn't be, we will call the police. >> in pleasantton, charles clifford, kron4 news. >>> a 3 alarm fire caused $900,000 in damage at a church. it broke out at the zion first church of god in christ. it took firefighters

david lamont has two teenaged daughters. whether or not they were classmates of any of the people being questioned is unknown. meanwhile, their father is in a coma in critical condition at eden medical center. in pleasanton, sue kwon, kpix 5. >> police are now looking for more neighbors to step forward. they want to talk to anyone who may have seen cars or people in the area around midnight on saturday. >>> breaking news in kenya. the bloody siege at a mall in nairobi is over. the country's president says security forces have defeated a somali militant group. alfonso van marsh brings us an update from a still very chaotic scene. >> reporter: kenya's president says his forces have defeated the terrorists who attacked nairobi's largest shopping mall killing more than 60 people. >> they want to destroy the essential character of our society. they failed. kenya endured. kenya endures. >> reporter: he says 11 militants are in custody and five attackers are dead. this grainy security camera photo shows two of the gunmen who launch

lamont is in a coma. he is suffering from major head injuries. police say they are following up on leads including the search for a brown s.u.v. leave the area. they do suspect that teens are to blame for the beating and will announce their progress later this morning. >> thank you. a two-year old girl is in the hospital this morning with serious injuries after being hit by a car while playing outside with friends. it happened at 6:00 p.m. last night near north parkside drive in pittsburg. the girl chase add ball into the street. the driver of a passing s.u.v. did not see the girl and hit her. the driver stopped is cooperating with police. >> also in the east bay another vigil is held tonight for the boy who was hit and killed by a car as he was riding his bicycle to school. hundreds turned out last night for the vigil for the 12-year-old burgess hu and his former elementary school in discovery bay. he was riding against traffic in byron when hit. officials where he was a student immediately notified physical -- fellow students and brought in cou

of teenagers making noise outside the lamont's pleasanton home around midnight on friday.

meanwhile, david lamont remains in critical condition here at the hospital. his family says they're absolutely devastated. they say he just doesn't deserve this. reporting live in castro valley, jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >>> we're following developing news in the east bay. you can see the smoke from the bay bridge. a church in oakland went up in flames. not just a place of worship but a church which united several parts of the community. the fire broke out around 3:00 this afternoon. see the video here from our nbc chopper. it shows firefighters attacking the fire from both sides and on the roof. let's bring in nbc bay area's h sheryl hurd with the latest. >> reporter: this church is almost 100 years old. one firefighter is experiencing dizziness but expected to be okay. as you can see, fire trucks are still on the scene making sure the hot spots are out. the fire, though, is out but the calls started coming in around 2:30 this afternoon. the zion first church of god and christ has been here for 97 years to be exact. it started out as a house and gre

lamont was found unconscious outside his own home along lamont had gone outside because a group of peopleenagers, were making noise. them, he was attacked. a nearby witness saw a dark shortly there after. the victim was found at the trailhead that leads into the hills. police say the motive for the attack is unclear. a second woman was awarded 23-thousand dollars in a discrimination lawsuit against abercrombie stores. 24-year-old halla banafa was denied a job at an abercrombie outlet at the 2008 because she wore a headscarf. banafa will receive 23- thousand-dollars financial compensation. meanwhile, 23-year old hani khan was awarded 48-thousand dollars earlier this month for being fired from hollister in hillsdale mall for the same reason in 20- 10. khan says managers told her the head scarf violated the the judge in both cases ruled that it violated state and federal laws and was discrimination. a second woman was awarded 23- thousand dollars in the lawsuit settlement. she applied at one of the abercrombie stores in the great mall of america in milpitas. was asked if she could take her s

the pleasanton police department. >> reporter: i spoke with agnes lamont by phone today. she is making that same plea. if you have any information that can help, contact the pleasanton police department. reporting live in pleasanton, cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >>> the manager of a san leandro safeway doing his job is in the hospital tonight after a man walked into the store, punched the manager and then ran off. all of it caught on camera. the attack happened at the safeway on bancroft in san leandro before 11:00 yesterday morning. police want you to take a close look at this guy. witnesses say he walked up to the store manager, exchanged a few words, and then punched him. and in the last 20 minutes, two employees gave nbc bay area new information. the suspect told the manager that his wife had lost her purse in the store. the manager responded allegedly by telling him where lost and found was located. that apparently didn't go over well. >> still in the hospital, price serious if not critical condition and we're waiting to speak with him. what we're trying to do is

lamont's condition. police are hoping he comes out of his coma so he can give more information about what happened. >> reporter: police say they aren't releasing the identities of those they interviewed because of their age and because this investigation is still ongoing. >>> santa cruz police arrested a man accused of stalking and possessing child pornography. jasselwood james is in custody after police received report ofsz suspicious activities at two separate santa cruz schools this week. officers say two student of santa cruz high said they were being followed by a person in a car as they were running into a neighborhood. both two other incidents a similar suspect description. >>> oracle team usa completes one of the greatest comebacks in sailing history. they beat team new zealand in the final race today to claim the americas cup. tens of thousands of fans pack into americas cup village to watch the stunning comeback and marveled at the wind. >> it's so amazing. i'm so happy to witness this piece of

i hope he recovers. >> reporter: i did speak with agnes lamont. she is overwhelmed by the situation. her husband is still in intensive care. if you have any information that can help, contact the pleasanton police department. >>> overseas now. new details in the kenya mall attack. kenya's president has declared the standoff as over. it started on saturday when the terror group al shabaab raided the mall. five members were killed. another 11 are in custody. president obama sent his condolences to the families of those affected by the mall attack in kenya. the president talked about his commitment to the volatile middle east. he urged the u.n. to pass a resolution getting syria to destroy its stockpile of chemical weapons. >> the use of chemical weapons has no place in the 21st century and this body means what it says. >> an expected meet and greet did not happen between president obama and iran's newly elected president. the two have exchanged letters. both have suggested they want to work out a diplomatic solution. >>> it's a special night at the

i'm mark lamont hill.er" grossing more than $80 million and while america was preparing for the 50th anniversary for the march on washington, the back story of daniels' film was the civil rights movement of the 1960. >> did you go to an all-colored school. >> i didn't go to school, mr. president. i grew up on a cotton farm. >> don't you lose your temper with that man. it'ses his world, we're just living in it. >> about time you go ahead on your own. >> i'm cecil. i'm your new butler. >> why this movie at this time? >> i didn't do it to make an important civil rights movie. it wasn't about the civil rights movement that i was attracted to. i was attracted to the father and a son love story that was something that we don't see. i don't recall ever seeing in black cinema. >> if i can't sit at any lunch counter i want, but fighting for our rights. >> it wasn't until i was on -- we shot a bus scene on a bridge where countless african-american men were lynched and we were on the bus, the freedom riders' bus, and

i cannot comment further. >> lamont is the father of two. he is in a coma. he has severe head injuries. he is in critical condition. neighbors say teens often gather in the empty field behind that moves important street. there is no significant history of being called to the court but there is a lost open space. they would not tell us how many teens they are interviewing right new. they did say they are with police and they are not in school. police do need more help and they are asking the community to come forward with anymore information anyone may have. in pleasanton to for abc7 news. >> thank you. an innocent man was killed when people were running from the scene of a shooting and crashed into the car. you can see that man's car right new. it rolled over at the scene near bancroft and 68th in east oakland. the vehicle that hid the car was driven by people who fired shots just blocks away at 82nd avenue. east palo alto police want did fine the people who opened fire on this fire and wounded two people. officers received a report that a car was being foll

dave lamont, the homeowner, came out, told them to quiet down. a quite broke out. that's when his wife stepped outside and saw her husband was lying unconscious on the ground. >> we don't know exactly what occurred except for the injuries sustained to the victim. according to witnesses, a dark- colored suv was seen leaving the area. the victim is currently at a local hospital where he's in a coma and unable to communicate wve -- with our investigators. >> i think he was trying to do everybody a favor and get these kids off the block. it's unfortunately how it, you know, something as simple as that just got out of hand rather quickly. i want these kids to have a conscious. think about what they did and come forward. ien mean, that's -- i mean, that's the right thing to do, that's the moral thing to do. that's the right thing to do. >> 51-year-old dave lamont has two daughters,eer we're told one attends college. neighbors say that he was a good samaritan and they are just really sad about what happened and again hoping anybody who witnessed anything will come forward

lamont confronted the group believed to be both male and female because they were making too much noise. >> i can't always say i know where my children r. it is just one of those things. they move around in a different world from the one i grew up in. >> students tell us impromptu gatherings can pop up anywhere because of text messaging or twitter. >> there is a reason that we all talk about it and obsess about it and worry about it for the entire four years they are in high school and most of the time they are in college. >> a neighbor says he saw a gold or ma -- metallic brown suv leave the scene. they made no arrests and the father of two teenage daughters is still in a coma. alan wang, abc7 news. >> an attack inside a san leandro safe way -- safe way was captured on the store camera. you can see on the video the man has a brief exchange with the store manager and then suddenly throws a punch right there. the man ran out of the market without taking anything. the store manager fell and he was seriously injured. he has been identified as a 51-year-old man. >> the family and friends ga

lamont confronted the group believed to be both male and female because they were making too much noise. >> i can't always say i know where my children r. it is just one of those things. they move around in a different world from the one i grew up in. >> students tell us impromptu gatherings can pop up anywhere because of text messaging or twitter. >> there is a reason that we all talk about it and obsess about it and worry about it for the entire four years they are in high school and most of the time they are in college. >> a neighbor says he saw a gold or ma -- metallic brown suv leave the scene. they made no arrests and the father of two teenage daughters is still in a coma. alan wang, abc7 news. >> an attack inside a san leandro safe way -- safe way was captured on the store camera. you can see on the video the man has a brief exchange with the store manager and then suddenly throws a punch right there. the man ran out of the market without taking anything. the store manager fell and he was seriously injured. he has been identified as a 51-year-old man. >> the family and friends ga

and the fact that they just left him there to die, it's just -- i can't even understand this. >> lamont remains in the hospital this morning in critical condition. >> police are looking for three robbers who held up commuters at casual par pool stop in oakland. investigators say the commuters were waiting at hudson street near college avenue in the rock ridge neighborhood. witnesses told police bat 9:00 yesterday morning the armed robbers walked up to a handful of commuters, demanded pursings, wallets and back packs. police say the men drove off and in a silver honda civic. officers brought three men in for questioning but so far no word on arrests. >> 49ers linebacker alton smith has reportedly entered rehab. nfl.com says smith will miss about a month as he gets treatment. the team put him on non-playing status yesterday. says it will only bring him back if he is cleared by doctors. smith was arrested for dui friday after police say he crashed his car into a homeowner's front lawn in san jose's silver creek neighborhood. it will be up to the nfl to decide if smith will be suspended or

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investigators hope they can talk to lamont about the attack as soon as he was able to. lamont's wife told us her husband's condition did not improve today. >> new at 6:00, we now know more about two people robbed of -- accused of robbing. 22-year-old delonte johnson shares ten counts of second degree robbery. but he also faces charges of carrying a concealed gun and a loaded gun. victims say there were three robbers in all. police initially arrested a third man with ford and johnson, but that man was later released. >> a suspect is behind bars this evening in the brazen shooting death of a san francisco state tunt. tonight we're learning more about the victim. here's a picture of him. he was a sophomore who played for the team's water poll low club. his teammates and teachers saddened and confused by the seemingly random crime. nbc bay area cheryl heard join us with the very latest. >> well, san francisco police aren't telling us much about the suspect in this case, but we are learning a lot more about the victim. he attended this school, san diego state university. he

brutal beating of david lamont was reported just after midnight saturday we went to check out loud noses where he lived on middlon place. there were teens he was just going to ask to keep it down. he is the father of two teenagers himself who owns a marketing company. still hospitalized at eden medical center. this morning police told us the persons of interest, but they won't say how many they have, and it's unclear how many are even involved in this attack. when a number of teens are in communication with pleasanton police. earlier we spoke with his wife on the shock of finding him. >> the juveniles right now, i can't answer whether or not they've been cooperating with investigators, but i know that there's been some information sharing going back and forth, and i can't answer the question as to whether or not they are in school right now. >> right now they're being interviewed, but we're still in the process of identifying who they are and obtaining how many there are. >> it's just so, so horrible and so cruel. the fact that they just left him there to die, it's just -- i can't even u

lamont confronted the group believed to be both male and female because they were making too much noise. >> i can't always say i know where my children r. it is just one of those things. they move around in a different world from the one i grew up in. >> students tell us impromptuopp gatherings can pop up anywhere because of text messaging or twitter. >> there is a reason that we all talk about it and obsess about it and worry about it for the entire four years they are in high school and most of the time they are in college. >> a neighbor says he saw a gold or ma -- metallic brown suv leave the scene. they made no arrests and the father of two teenage daughters is still in a coma. alan wang, abc7 news. >> an attack inside a san leandro safe way -- safe way was captured on the store camera.you can see you can see on the video the man has a brief exchange with the store manager and then suddenly throws a punch right there. the ma the man ran out of the market without taking anything. the store manager fell and he was seriously injured. he has been identified as a 51-year-old man. >> the

lamont remains in a coma as a result of his injuries. >>anny:san leandro police are hoping surveillance video will lead them to a suspect seen beating a manager at a safeway store. take a look. the attack happened monday morning at a safeway store in san leandro. kron4's will tran has an update. a >> >>will: some employees are still rattled at what happened. it here surveillance video given to us from the san leandro police department. we don't know at this time why a person attacked the manager, what he knew of the manager or if this was random. it wasn't necessarily the ones that did the devastation of the impact on the managers land to the ground. fees and hospital recovering this morning and then the suspect flees the st. we got a chance to talk to a friend of the manager print here's what he had to say about the attack. >> that could have been my father, that could have been my uncle. in now he's a nice manager per if it is doing his job. >> at this point the description of the suspect is very generic but we do know he's an african-

they're hoping that david lamont condition improves.he first time his perspective. >>james: the owners of two pit bulls that attacked an antioch boy hon will try to convince a panel today that their dogs are not vicious. the attack happened back on august 12th. the victim is 10-year-old hunter kilbourn. he was visiting a friend at a neighbor's house when *that family's two pit bulls attacked leaving him seriously wounded. animal control determined the dogs were vicious and recommended they be put down. the dogs owners, however, are putting up a fight. at 3:00 today, they'll try to convice an antioch appeals board to overturn the "vicious dog" determination. and bring their pit bulls home. a south bay teacher will be arraigned today for allegedly having sex with a >> it was quite a day on and the san francisco bay as oracle team usa completes one of the greatest comebacks in history. the team won the 34th america's cup beating emirates team new zealand in the final race. tens of thousands of fans packed into america's cup bill is yesterd

regarding the old david lamont. >> pam: just after midnight on saturday, lamont confronted a group of juveniles. about the noise they were making outside his home. >> pam: a short time later, his wife found him unconscious on the sidewalk. now a neighbor tells kron 4, he may have witnessed the the scene. >> pam: pleasanton police say, the teenagers who may be involved in the beating, are currently enrolled in the city's two high schools. a coma as a result of his injuries. >> pam: in san francisco. >> pam: a 20-year old man was shot and killed as he exited a muni bus. and police are now searching for the person responsible. this muni surveillance video captured the suspect's image before the shooting. it happened just before ten- last night. at randolph and bright streets. the suspect is considered armed and dangerous. police say, the attack appears to be random and >> pam: with the world watching, president barack obama addressed the world's pressing problems at the u-n general assembly today. >> pam: among them.the diplomatic wrangling over securing stockpiles, and relations between

lamont was son unconscious outside of his home along middleton place early saturday morning.hat he had gone outside because a group of people, possibly teenagers, were making noise. when he went out to talk to them, he was attacked. a nearby witness saw a dark colored as you the lead of the scene. police said that the motive for the attack is still unclear. >> a second woman was awarded $23,000 in a discrimination lawsuit against abercrombie. if 24 year old halla banafa was denied a job at an abercrombie outlet at the great moment milpitas in 2008 because she wore a head scarf. she will receive $23,000 for financial compensation. >> meanwhile, 23 year-old hani khan was awarded $48,000 earlier this month for being fired from hollister in hillsdale mall for the same reason in 2010. she says that her manager told her that the head scarf and violated the look policy. the judge in both cases ruled that it violated the state and federal laws and was discrimination. >> the settlement also requires a abercrombie trained managers on the end hijab and religious accommodations. they wil

david lamont was found unconscious outside his home by his wife.ndro police were back on the scene tonight. they haven't talked to the 51- year-old store manager. investigators say they're trying to piece together what prompted the violence. >> once he's able to communicate with us, we could probably get to the bottom of what happened. >> safeway released this statement to ktvu, saying we're deeply concerned about our employee who was hospitalized. we're providing support, and assistance to him and his family. >>> a south bay teacher is behind bars tonight, accused of having sex with one of his students. one student said there were signs of inappropriate behavior. >> reporter: santa clara high school and students are trying to deal with a painful scandal. a popular four year math teacher was arrested for four counts of unlawful sex with a minor. some students who didn't want to be on camera, say there were rumors about how guzman acted around female students. >> they're always at a desk, always laying on his desk and he would just allow it. >> repo

david lamont was found unconscious outside his home by his wife. san leandro police were back on the scene tonight. they haven't talked to the 51- year-old store manager. investigators say they're trying to piece together what prompted the violence. >> once he's able to communicate with us, we could probably get to the bottom of what happened. >> safeway released this statement to ktvu, saying we're deeply concerned about our employee who was hospitalized. we're providing support, and assistance to him and his family. >>> a south bay teacher is behind bars tonight, accused of having sex with one of his students. one student said there were signs of inappropriate behavior. >> reporter: santa clara high school and students are trying to deal with a painful scandal. a popular four year math teacher was arrested for four counts of unlawful sex with a minor. some students who didn't want to be on camera, say there were rumors about how guzman acted around female students. >> they're always at a desk, always laying on his desk and he would just allow it.

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. >> reporter: lamont has two teenage daughters. they want those responsible to be arrested. pleasanton police say they are getting a lot of tips on this. they have every available detective working on this case. they believe about four to eight teenagers were involved. they tell me a dark colored suv was seen driving away from the scene. if you have any information, you are urged to call the pleasanton police department right away. >>> happening now, firefighters are monitoring hot spots of a church in oakland goes up in flames. the fire broke out this afternoon. smoke and flaming pouring out of the church. firefighters attacking the fire from both sides and on the roof. we are live in oakland with the latest on this fire. >> reporter: one firefighter is experiencing dizziness, but we are told he will be okay. fire crews are still on the scene making sure the hot spots are out. calls started coming in around 2:30 this afternoon. the zion first church had been here for almost 100 years. fire crews were concerned the fire would spread. they worked quickly to contain the fire.

and president obama nominated thomas lamont, he got the people right. his service these last four years leaves the army better prepared for what lies ahead. i want to thank tom for his extraordinary record of public service. tom and his wife bridgity are good friend of loretta's and mine. i know better than most the personal sacrifice they both have made it so that tom can serve this president, the united states army and the nation that he loves. i wish tom an and bridgette the best in life's challenges. how much sometime remaining? i ask for three additional minutes. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. durbin: mr. president, i'd like to have this statement put separate in the "congressional record." the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. durbin: mr. president, i want to salute my colleague from california, senator boxer. the statement that she made before i spoke really summarized what we face. people say to me, "are you really going to shut down the government?" is that what you were elected to do, to come here

they are looking for the people with beat the 51-year-old david lamont into a coma.lieve the teens did it. his neighbors say that teenagers often hang out on the hill would their house. he went outside to confront the teens and he was attacked. the neighbors hope for an arrest soon. >> there is in discuss to drive away and leave the man lying in the street. it is horrible. >> that plant was found in front of his pleasanton home. he is married. he is the father of two. police say they do have good leads including the fact that someone spot add brown s.u.v. leaving the area. the officers say they will give a progress report later this morning. that is the news from pleasanton for abc7 news. >> we also have developing news from oakland, police are investigating a fatal crash involving two vehicles following a shooting. one of the vehicles over turned at 6 8th avenue. one was killed at the scene and 509 injured the one vehicle may have taken off earlier from 8 2nd avenue where police received reports of gunfire. >> police are also investigating a homicide, someone discov

of teens is responsible for a brutal attack that left an east bay man in a coma. 51-year-old david lamont livingston place off sunol boulevard. the father of two went outside just after midnight saturday morning to ask some people to stop being so loud. when he did not come back inside his wife went out to search for him and found him unconscious and bleeding in front of their house. investigators believe the people responsible are high school students from several different schools including two in pleasanton. the victim's wife still in shock. >> it's just so, so horrible and so cruel. and the fact they just left him there to die, it's just -- i can't even understand this. >> lamont remains hospitaled in critical condition this morning. >> san jose man shot by police officers is about to get a payout from the city. the council is expected to approve an almost $5 million settlement for javier gonzalez guerrero today. in october 2011 officers shot him more than 20 times when they mistook a toy gun he was holding for a real gun. the toy gun was part of the halloween costume. >> an oakland n

just after midnight and saturday morning david lamont was beaten unconscious to ask some people to quietown. >> an east bay high school has been stripped of academic performance rating because it violated state testing rules. the news group reports that they allowed students to complete parts of a standardized test they started on a previous day. the district says it reported it to the state after discovering it. administrators say it was an honest mistake and states can be forced into state intervention. >> police will have new surveillance cameras and license plate readers. the council authorized the police department to buy the equipment but won't be able to use it until the city comes up with a privacy policy. they will be at intersections in the bell hafben neighborhood where five shootings occurred since february. >> the race to plan the 35th america's cup is on. thousands of people came into san francisco. fans and business owners are asking when and where race 35 will be. ed lee says he'd love to see the race here again but larry ellison isn't committing. >> wake up. i don't thin

im gonna tell lamont, i want a new tv. right, enjoy life, after all, how long are you gonna be here? well my lease aint up till august. laughter no, no, i mean enjoy life, you have to enjoy some of the things thats gonna be around. you right melvin, im gonna come right out and say, i want a new tv. hey melvin, hey pop, listen i got a surprise for you. i want a new tv! what? i want a new tv and im not taking no for an answer. what are you talking about? im talkin about a new tv... with the big screen... and remote control... and color. laughter well listen, i already told you we cant afford a new television, and im not spending my hard earned money so you can sit around here all day with your buddy watchin tv and drinking beer. well i guess i better be goin. stay melvin, you cant be throwing my friends out the house. what are you talking about throwing him out? melvin was leaving so let him leave. good bye melvin. stay melvin. this is my house and i got something to say too. well i think you better say good bye, your friend

david lamont was attacked outside his pleasanton home on middleton place near livingston place. outside just after midnight saturday morning to ask some people to stop being so loud. when he didn't come back inside his wife found him unconscious and bleeding in front of the home. investigators now believe the people responsible are high school students from several different schools including two in pleasanton. police have not yet arrested the students. the victim's wife is still in shock. >> so horrible, and so cruel. and the fact that they left him there to die. it's just -- i can't even understand it. >> lamont remains in the hospital this morning in critical condition. >> 49ers linebacker aldon smith has reportedly entered rehab. nfl.com reports smith will miss about a month as he gets treatment. the team put him on non-playing status yesterday. says it will only bring him back if he is cleared by doctors. smith was arrested for dui friday after police say he crashed his car into someone's front lawn in san jose's silver creek neighborhood. it will be up to the nfl to decide

police say david lamont was attack on saturday when he -- attacked on saturday when he tried to confront a young man making noise outside of his home. he's still in a coma. investigators say the person of interest does not live in pleasanton. >>> a vigil is scheduled for tonight to remember a san francisco state university student who police say is the victim of a random killing at a muni stop. justin valdez was gunned down in the city's ingleside heights neighborhoods. investigators say he was seen on a muni camera right before the shooting. >> the kind of person justin was, he did not deserve what happened to him. the guy deserves to be punished for it, like justice needs to be served. >> reporter: valdez grew up in southern california. friends say he was a good student a swimmer and someone who is passionate about the environment. tonight's vigil will be at 7:00 at san francisco state. >>> menlo park is one step closer to buying four surveillance cameras and three license plate readers. the city council approved the police department's request for the new equipment but adds it cannot

a group of teenagers may be to blame for beating a pleasanton man into a coma. 51-year-old david lamont was attacked outside his home saturday night after going outside to ask a group of teens to quiet down. police say they have interviewed a number of students at two local high schools. but so far they have not named any suspects. >>> san francisco police say this man is suspected of gunning down a man walking off a muni metro car. it happened monday night in the ingleside district. police don't believe the two men knew each other and say the attack appears to be random and unprovoked. he was wearing a black baseball cap, white hooded jacket and bluejeans. >>> feds are investigating whether asiana airlines broke the law following a deadly crash-landing at sfo in july. this is the first investigation of its kind. the issue is whether asiana did enough to help the families of those who were on board the plane. ntsb is investigating whether asiana had an adequate family assistance plan including offered a toll-free number for information as well as transportation. and a place to stay. asi

saying the teens are students from the pleasanton area and a nearby school district. 50-year-old david lamont in a coma. he was beaten after he tried to confront a group of young people making noise. >>> the new span of the bay bridge is drawing lots of walkers and cyclists but some are getting into trouble. that pedestrian pathway opened three weeks ago. since then two people needed medical attention on the bridge. the path does not have bathrooms, does not have garbage cans and does not have water fountains. is is now that includes taking enough water for that 4.5-mile trip on that bridge. there are call boxes and cell phones do work but it could take several minutes before paramedics could get to anyone need help. there are no plans to add water fountains to that walkway. >>> a tank like vehicle that rocked the san jose earthquakes. the soccer team sent us these photos of a bradley fighting vehicle crashed into a concrete barrier. it shows you the damage. the barrier is a few feet away from the training facility near the airport. no one was hurt. the company that builds those vehicles test

david lamont attacked saturday night after asking a group of teenagers outside his home to quiet down. officers are also talking to three underaged witnesses. so far no one has been named a suspect. >>> the first responders on the scene of the crash of asiana flight 214 at sfo are getting recognized for their efforts today. geary boulevard merchants association in san francisco is presenting its humanitarian award to the police officers and fire crews. the asiana flight crashed on july 6 killing three chinese students and injuring dozens more. >>> some new details now. italian divers may have found the remains of the two missing passengers that were aboard the costa concordia cruise ship. dna tests are needed to determine their identities. one is believed to be a woman celebrating her 50th birthday on board. the other was a waiter who reportedly gave up his life jacket to another passenger. the costa concordia sank in january 2012. 32 people died including two americans. >>> still to come at noon, happy birthday to google. how getting information on the internet has changed over the l

teenagers have been brought in for questioning regarding the brutal beating of 51- year-old david lamontturday just after midnight.lamont.confronted a group of juveniles about making noise outside his home.a short time later his wife found him laying unconscious on the sidewalk.a neighbor tells kron4 that he may have witnessed the suspects driving away from the scene.he asked not to reveal his identity. >> all i saw was a car drive down the street. they were driving normally so i did not think a whole lot of it at that time we never had issues in the past. every now and then get high scores mostly like the party on the weekends. there are roadblocks and a dead-end street to assist as the input and the people used to go down to the bottom of the street, and instead they come to the top of the street. overall quiet new but to have something like this on your street and you do not think of something like this happening on in your community very often derric pleasanton police say the >> pam: teenagers involved in the beating are currently enrolled in the city's two high schools.david lamont

live in pleasanton and talking to these teenage witnesses of the the victim is 51-year-old david lamont in a coma in critical condition he confronted young people near his home making a lot of noise and his wife found him a few minutes later severely beaten and lying in the street. >> a huge rave was happening at the shoreline theater in mountain view and police are issuing a warning to parents and concert goers. beyond wonderland bay area kickoff saturday at shoreline theater with the stages being assembled and other concert goers have the ticket in hand. >> it is cool to be in that crud -- crowd of huge people. >> rihanna went last year and says everyone usually has a good time but... >> some people have too much of a good time and doesn't know when to stop. >> drug use or possession is not allowed this weekend but those who have been to the rave before say drug use is prevalent. >> everyone likes to do everything illegal. it is more fun. you see illegal things no matter where. >> the pill popping for the events are huge so it does affect some people. >> molly is ecstacy, over labor d

. >> 51-year-old david lamont is still in a coma tonight. police say that both suspects attend the high school in pleasanton. >>> and why not shopping malls? in the wake of the massacre texas shthe shopping mall in kenya, police are looking at more security. >> reporter: terror inside a shopping mall in kenya, claiming the lives of dozens of people. and while a world away, the violence is bringing safety to the top of the minds of shoppers at bay area malls. >> like, officers, just safety police, with k-9s make me feel better. >> reporter: some shoppers wonder if the mall a should be secured or even if mall cops should carry guns. >> and metal detectors, the guy will come in with a gun. and the guy with a metal detector will be victim number one. >> reporter: but the security exert saexpert says he doesn't expect changes in the u.s. despite the violence. >> i think my concern relative to the kenya shootings is that it might put the idea in some deranged person's head to try something like this here. that is always a concern. >> reporter: tha

here 51-year-old david lamont is in critical condition, his wife telling me she is not certain he is going to survive this attack. all she can do is pray. >> they hit him and drove away and left him to die. >> reporter: agnes is talking about her husband and father of their two teenaged daughters. he has been in a coma since he was beaten outside their pleasanton home. >> we are praying so hard he will makes through this. >> reporter: david went out at midnight to ask people to stop being so loud. when he didn't come back she went out and found him unconscious. some of the neighbors are remaining anonymous out of concern. >> it makes me feel not safe. this is a pretty safe town. so, yeah. i'm very surprised. >> reporter: another neighbor sees this as a tragedy in another way. >> also for those who did it. certainly they're going to be caught. it will be a tragedy for them and their families as well. zblnt tonight nbc bay area has learned that the police believe the people responsible are high school students. >> we have a couple of witnesses that the detectives and officers at the sc

the 51-year-old david lamont is in a coma. he was with his wife and two daughters at home and he went outside to check out loud voices in a field. his wife found him beaten unconscious in the street a short time later. police are interviewing students from both foothill and another high school to see what they know. students say the gatherings with alcohol can pop up anywhere because of text messages or twitter. >> there is a reason we talk about it and obsess and worry about it for the entire four years in high school and in college. >> a neighbor saw a gold or brown s.u.v. drive away from the scene. police have made no arrests so far. >> federal transportation officials are investigating whether asiana airlines met legal requirements in helping the families of passengers after the deadly crash at sfo. staff with the ntsb that coordinates family response after crashes raised concerns with the department of transportation. under united states law the airlines was required to provide service to family members of the 291 passeng

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