the lapd says it also impounded a white car connected to the suspect. the getaway car was described as white with a 10-year-old boy also inside. the apartment manager said the suspect had lived there for only a short time with four other adults. residents we spoke with say they barely knew him. >> yeah, he is nice. he is nice. just i explain it to you, when i come, he say hi, hello. i say hi. that's it. >> reporter: residents describe the neighborhood as a notorious gang area. the lapd would not reveal if the suspect is a gang member, but there was a plea for other suspects to turn themselves in. >> make your life less complicated. turn yourself in. save awes lot of grief. and let's end this. >> reporter: dodgers owner frank mccourt released a statement saying the organization's thoughts are with bryan stow and his families and he hopes the arrest provides a measure of relief. he also said the dodgers is committed to making it the safest venues in the united states. >> the story has captured the attention of much of the nation and certainly nowhere more

lapd s.w.a.t. teams armed with search warrants raided a home in an east hollywood apartment building early sunday morning. at the apartment, police say 31- year-old giovanni ramirez surrendered. police believe he is the key suspect in the beating of giants fan bryan stow. they believe he is the main agresser in beating bryan stow. an "l.a. times" source says three witnesses identified him in a line-up. lapd's chief says the arrest follows a parole officer's hunt and hundreds of tips. 20 full time detectives have been on the case for more than 6,000 hours. >> during that work, surveillance was done, a lot of background investigation was done and more information was developed that led to enough information that we were able to obtain a search warrant for this individual. >> reporter: the arrest comes 52 days after bryan stow was brutally beaten in the parking lot of dodger stadium after the season opener. the santa cruz paramedic and father of two remains in critical condition here at san francisco

. >>> and in just a short time, i want to tell you the lapd will hold a news conference. a news conference to announce the arrest, to announce the arrest in the horrific beating that shocked the nation. in arrest that reportedly came via tip from a parole officer. right now police are keeping details very close to the vest. a slew of officers made an arrest just hours ago at an east hollywood apartment complex just five miles from that stadium. you are looking at new pictures now just into cnn. and we are also learning that a search warrant was served at another location that has been issued. it has been more than seven weeks since giants' fan brian stowe was nearly beaten to death by nearly two out-of-control dodger fans on opening day, march 31st. the suspect, now one of them, in custody. but the nation won't soon forget the face of the victim here. and since it happened, his family has wanted the world to hear his story. >> reporter: a packed opening day at dodger stadium in los angeles. a tense confrontation in the parking lot described by witnesses. >> the next thing

>> reporter: bryan stow's family said they got a call from lapd about 45 minutes after yesterday morning's arrest. and this morning, stow's sisters were wearing an lapd cap and t-shirts gave thanks to the police department. >> our family would like to express our deep gratitude to the los angeles police department for their exhaustive efforts regarding brian's assault. we never gave up hope that this day would come, that the beginning of justice being served would happen. we look forward to the day when the other suspects are apprehended as well. >> it was very emotional day yesterday. we were very excited that piece of the puzzle, one of the pieces has been put in place. >> reporter: the parents and sisters say they believed police would make an arrest. the father of two remains in critical condition. police had 20 full time detectives working more than 6,000 hours and 630 leads. >> after a weekend of surveillance, lapd s.w.a.t. team armed with search warrants swooped down on two locations, a home and an apartment, and arrested 31-year-old giovanni ramirez. police say his parole officer t

while he is still at sf general tonight, the lapd is being praised. >> reporter: this is the likeness that led to the identification of giovanni ramirez as suspect number one in the most intensive lapd investigation of the past two months, pursuing the dodger stadium assailants who beat bryan stow on opening day. police arrested ramirez on sunday a handful of miles from the stadium at this apartment where he's been staying. victim stow remains hospitalized in critical condition. today his family offered public thanks to l.a. police. >> we were very excited that that piece of the puzzle, one of the pieces, had been put in place. >> reporter: investigators are seeking still unnamed suspect number two, his likeness still plastered on hundreds of billboards across l.a. they are also seen seeking the young woman seen driving them along with a child away from the stadium. because of the ongoing search, police are reluctant to share publicly what else they know, but at sunday's arrest announcement, the lapd police chief said this of ramirez. >> we have some significant, significant pieces to

lapd's chief says though he is sure they have the right man. right now ramirez is being held on a parole violation. he has a hearing scheduled for next week. >>> and the u.s. will be going back into the compound where osama bin laden was killed. pakistan has agreed to let the cia return to search for fingerprints and other evidence. it's not clear contactually when that will happen. >>> the weather outside, a lot of clouds outside to begin the day. but looks like as we head toward the afternoon things should improve. a slight chance of sprinkles in parts of the north bay. temperatures in the 40s and 50s if you are stepping outside. by the afternoon we are going to squeeze in more sunshine. temperatures similar to yesterday. 60s and low 70s inland. plenty of 60s inside the bay and 50s and 60s and cool toward the immediate coast. just can't build that big ridge of high pressure in. so we have a zonal flow out here. lots of clouds racing across the pacific. showers in northern california, sprinkles further to the south in parts of the north bay. b

we have the utmost respect in their dedication and hard work to the lapd. all of it exceeded our expectation. the people at lapd were always in contact with us regarding the case or to check on bryan. we will forever appreciate that. we are also indebted to the san francisco giants organization for personally reaching out and supporting bryan. we would like to thank the media for keeping the story alive. it has made a huge difference and appreciate your role. hearing bryan's story given an opportunity for people to help. your e-mails, cards and letters and contribution and care to his children have given hope and relief. we have entered a new phase of this emotional and draining time. we need time to focus on bryan, we ask that you respect our privacy and we are ready to interact with the media again. we will let you know in the hospital hot line. in the meantime, you can check the hot line for updates on bryan, thank you. >> one of the detectives called my parents that morning about 45 minutes after the arrest and let them know. we were beyond happy. >> yo

one wore a lapd had the other insurer. they're more than happy with the rest of the suspect. >> he has a long road ahead of him. we are thankful that the suspect is in custody. speak-e has been in hospital for more some seven weeks. but his family members, he is not the only ones suffering. his mother, father, physically look worn down on monday. of putting him there is in jail. >> i wanted to give you information before it appeared on the news, she did not >> long. during this press conference. during the few words such use echoed her feelings. >> it's very emotional. to find have one of the pieces of the puzzle. >> as please continue the case the stowe's continue hoping and praying for brian. he's still in critical it week continue to talk to him and play music. >> most of the talking was left to his sister she talked for a couple of minutes about the support from folks in california and the united states but also worldwide. you will hear more on that at 6:00 p.m.. kron4 news. >> here's a look at the sketch of the other

we have the utmost respect in their dedication and hard work to the lapd. all of it exceeded our expectation. the people at lapd were always in contact with us regarding the case or to check on bryan. we will forever appreciate that. we are also indebted to the san francisco giants organization for personally reaching out and supporting bryan. we would like to thank the media for keeping the story alive. it has made a huge difference and appreciate your role. hearing bryan's story has given an opportunity for people to help. your e-mails, cards and letters and contribution and care to his children have given hope and relief. we have entered a new phase of this emotional and draining time. we need time to focus on bryan, we ask that you respect our privacy and we are ready to interact with the media again. we will let you know in the hospital hot line. in the meantime, you can check the hot line for updates on bryan, thank you. >> one of the detectives called my parents that morning about 45 minutes after the arrest and let them know. we were beyond happy. >

and myself, having also commanded one of the most difficult stations in the lapd in the watts area i recognized the quality of individuals that we need to have in those stations and how important that is. one of the things i did is looked at greg's background when he was a captain in mission and the work that he did in mission. and one thing that impressed me was how he related and worked with young people. because the reality is for us to be effective in doing what we do we have to bring young people into the pool and we have to be able to work with young people effectively. i knew that for instance the ymca in the bayview area there were incredible programs and people that were doing incredible things and they needed the support from the police department. so, when the opportunity came up to fill that slot, it was -- the choice for me became very clear very quickly and at the time greg was working at the public utilities commission and i felt he would better serve the city in bayview. and greg and i had a very straight out conversation and i have to tell you that greg not only exce

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the lapd won't give details only saying they are satisfied with the result. now that suspect has been put no a line up. we will show you his mug shot and compare it to the sketch that witnesses gave an the beating. he denies involvement saying he wasn't even at the game because he was babysitting his daughter. his lawyer visited him and explained why he believes his client. >> a lot is just the way he acts. he is in tears, willing to take a police polygraph. i have never had anybody say that to me. >> the website tmz posted these photographs showing family member who were at the game. they are claiming that since ramirez wasn't in these pictures he wasn't there but the lapd said they are pleased the case and expect criminal charges to be filed soon. >> a kid in a tough neighborhood never made it home today. the 17-year-old was shot dead near a park in oakland. elizabeth cook has late details. >> sounded like a firework. >> reporter: this is how the 17- year-old's life ended, at 2:30 this afternoon riding his bike home from high school. it was his regular rout

we would also like to thank the lapd for all their hard work on the case. his family adds there overwhelmed with emotions right now and will have more comments on monday. in san francisco, kron 4 news. >>pam: kron 4 will stay on top of the investigation and the recovery he could find out to the information on kron 4 or www.kron4.com. authorities are searching for missing infant the mother of this four month old baby said she was not in a bassinet when she woke up this morning. >>reporter: this missing in case has baffled this quiet town located next to brentwood. authorities say the parents put for month year-old infant to that of around 10:00 saturday night when they woke up the following morning they found she was missing. parents called 911 and investigators have been searching for her. >> is suspicious in nature because for month-old babies to walk away on their own. >>reporter: telephonist's someone broke into the house and ran off with the infant, in fact the victims' relatives said this baby usually sleeps in a bassinet in the parents bathroom. the m

the lapd says it's satisfied with the results of the lineup but has no other details. was babysitting his 10-year-old daughter when stow was attacked and he couldn't have possibly committed the crime. his attorney says he believes his client. >> a lot of it is just the way he acts. he's in tears. he is willing to take a police polygraph. i have never had anybody say that to me in almost 40 years that i have been practicing criminal defense. >> the website tmz posting these photos showing family members who were at the game. they say sense ramirez isn't in any of these pictures, then wasn't there. >>> well, if you conserve electricity it could cost you more than those who use a lot of power. today state regulators voting on a controversial rate hike proposal from pg&e. let's go to anne makovec. she is in millbrae with a look at what it would mean for your bill. yeah, anne, i think a lot of people conserving energy are going, why is my bill going up? >> reporter: pg&e says the way the rates are right now is unfair. so they are looking at charging people who use more ener

the defense team has a meeting this morning with the lapd.says it's confident that they will be able to clear ramirez's name. he is in james and has been for over a week now. defense attorneys have brought forth several family members to depend him. >> my son is innocent from the bottom of my heart. >> reporter: what do you base that on? >> because i know my son. he doesn't like sports. he doesn't go to places like that. >> reporter: that's ramirez's mom. she is referring to dodger stadium. she say giovanni ramirez has never been here and is not even a dodgers fan. ramirez was arrested in east hollywood over a week ago, still hasn't been officially arraigned on charges of beating bryan stow back on march 31. of course, ramirez is in jail on an unrelated parole hold meantime but police have maintained he is their prime suspect. in addition to what you just heard from ramirez's mother, lawyers say that his 10-year- old daughter is prepared to testify that she was with her dad that day even though she was supposed to be at school. meantime, of c

they have the utmost confidence in lapd they'll find the people responsible for the brutal beating that left him in critical condition and it appears they have made headway. a lot of headway. early this morning, los angeles police raided an apartment building in east hollywood, where they arrested one man and detained several people for questioning. according to witnesses, among the people taken out of the building was a man with a bald head and tattoos on his neck and arms. resembling one of two suspect sketches pictured on hundreds of billboards. police confirm it is a suspect on the left with the mark under his eye. and the goatee. police in l.a. held a press conference just an hour ago and warn there are two more people out there they are looking for and that for that reason they are not giving out a whole lot of information on the man they do have in custody or what exactly led up to his arrest. they do say, though, they are confident in the direction of their investigation and have worked tirelessly to get here. >> when i went to bed last night, i did so knowing detectives from no

where family members have been keeping vigil, bryan stow's parents and his two sisters thanked the lapd for its hard work in finding who police described as the primary aggressor in the march 31st attack outside dodger stadium. >> bryan has a long road ahead of him, but we are thankful that the suspect is in custody and is unable to do this to another family. >> reporter: stow's mother described her reaction when she received a phone call early yesterday morning. >> he said, ann, i wanted to give you some information before you hear it on the news and at that time my heart just dropped. so it was a very emotional day yesterday. we were very excited that that piece of the puzzle, one of the pieces had been put in place. >> reporter: the 42-year-old father of two suffered a traumatic brain injury and remains in a coma, almost two months after being beaten by two men, as stow left the giants season opener with friends. investigators say stow was targeted because he was wearing giants gear. early yesterday, los angeles police arrested 31-year-old geovanny ramirez after being tipped off by h

the lapd will be on hand to make sure there are no problems.hey will be handing out flyers and during can't after it before the game. they're hoping that they can help get more leads and tips. >>anchor: the weather forecast, some son, what is the high? any chance of rain this afternoon? >>reporter: we are finally starting to dry out. we had a better chance to see rain this morning. that has passed. acquiescent clouds hanging around since the afternoon but you have some drinks in sunshine. we will have more as we head into tomorrow. the system is breaking--clear conditions as we head into tomorrow. curves islamic is across the board. not much variety in temperatures. 54 in mountain view, 50 greensand mistake, but the afternoon highs remain an low 60s. low about tomorrow and friday when saturday and sunday, partly cloudy, breezy conditions. we will stay dry and keep dry conditions until next to it. 936, less taken with erica. >>reporter: we are no longer tracking the bayshore freeway southbound, at the approach of the bay bridge, the back of his

lapd s.w.a.t. teams arrived with search warrants and they raided an east hollywood apartment building early sunday morning. they arrested 31-year-old giovanni ramirez. police believe he is the key suspect in the beating of giants fan bryan stow. investigators say a parole agent had a hunch about ramirez after he apparently added several new tatoos over old ones on his neck. a weekend of surveillance led to the arrest. an "l.a. times" source says three witnesses identified him in the line-up. lapd's chief says he got the word from his operations chief. >> he said the words i have been waiting for, for 7 weeks. he said brian's assault suspect in custody. >> reporter: the arrest comes 52 days after bryan stow was brutally beaten in the parking lot of dodger stadium. the santa cruz father of two is in critical condition in san francisco general hospital. police say ramirez was booked for assault with a deadly weapon and is being held on a million dollars bail. detectives say he has previous convictions

he was arrested early this morning after an lapd s.w.a.t. team swarmed his apartment in a gang-ridden neighborhood ordering the other residents out over a loudspeaker. >> i was scared. i was scared. i didn't know what was going on. >> reporter: police chief charlie beck appeared emotional as he made the announcement. >> about 7:00 this morning i got a phone call from my chief of operations, earl pacinger, and he said the words i've been waiting for for seven weeks. he said we had bryan's -- excuse me -- assault suspect in custody. >> reporter: police believe ramirez was the primary aggressor, and they're still looking for a second suspect and woman who drove the getaway car. today police towed away a black car and white car. an anonymous police source says ramirez was once convicted of firing a weapon in public and twice convicted of robbery. the times reports three witnesses picked ramirez out of a lineup, and he made have added a fresh neck tattoo to try to conceal his identity. bryan stow remains hospitalized tonight in san francisco. his

she says she is excited and that the family is incredibly relieved after getting a call from lapd. the arrest came 7:00 this morning when los angeles police officers with guns drawn searched search wants at several locations including this east hollywood apartment complex. >> everybody had to go out, everybody. everybody. they said in spanish and english. >> reporter: several people were detained and a bystander said a bald man with tattoos was one of them and match wundt of two sketches posted on billboards around la limit ion i said for sometime this was an absolute priority of ours. our officers have been working day and night to find these individuals, and i said back then that we would and we have. >> reporter: after hearing the news, bryan stow's mother and sister came to visit him at san francisco general, where he remains in critical condition. online they thanked supporters and posted "we would also like to thank lapd for their hard work on this case. we are overwhelmed with many emotions today." two of those fellow sand clara paramedics were not able to visit their co-wor

. >> reporter: this was the lapd's biggest manhunt this year. with ultimately 20 detectives on the case. police plastered the city with hundreds of wanted billboards and the award grew to $200,000. stow's family has been confident all along, and finally got the call sunday morning. >> they were so compassionate with our family and reached out to us, and made a promise that they were not going to rest until they got these guys. >> reporter: fans were also relieved. >> that's great. i mean, i'm glad that there's some consequence. >> i hope that the stow family gets justice, and i wish him a speedy recovery. >> reporter: 42-year-old stow, a paramedic and father of two young children, was moved to san francisco general last week. he's in a coma-like state. the lapd is still looking for another suspect and the driver of the getaway car. >> turn yourself in. save us a lot of grief. and let's end this. >> reporter: police are hoping that end is near. manuel gallegus, cbs news. >>> coming up on the "morning news," good news on gas prices. plus, very smo

the police chief saying today lapd will present its case soon. the case against 31-year-old giovanni ramirez, who they detained last weekend. lapd also remained tight-lipped about the results of last night's line-up, where witnesses were asked if they recognized stow's attacker. police chief charlie beck went on to say that the department won't move ahead until it has an abundance of evidence. now, when asked whether he was still confident he had the right man in custody, beck said, and we quote, "absolutely." >> absolutely. you know, there are standards for arrest in this states. we have met that standard. we have exceeded that standard. we have met the standard for obtaining search warrants based on -- based on information that we have that has not been made public. you know, i am as sure as you need to be to make an arrest and pursue a prosecution. >> beck added that there's still a $250,000 reward for information leading to another arrest. they are saying, and they are still sifting through more than 700 clues in this ongoing case. >>> this i

three days ago, there were reports that lapd detectives were chasing down viable leads.ring a search warrant was served at a home in los angeles. multiple arrests were made. this story continues to break. stay with ktvu, and ktvu.com as we continue to follow this. >>> the man accused of the deadly shooting in tucson will be at a hearing this week to determine if he is competent to stand trial. if loughner is found incompetent, his trial could be delayed for months, or even years. he would remain in custody until a court determines he is able to understand the charges against him. court filings made last week, suggest mental health professionals have already found him incompetent to strand trial. >>> president obama says he would order another covert military raid to the one that killed osama bin laden if that means stopping terrorist attacks. obama made the statement in a new interview this weekend with the bbc. the pakistani government is upset with the united states over the bin laden raid, because it was done without its knowledge. mr.obama says while they respect pak

. >>> the lapd says it is satisfied with the results of a police line-up featuring the prime suspect in the bryan stow beating. police wouldn't give any other details. now that giovanni ramirez has been put in a line-up, we are showing you his mugshot for the first time and you can see how it compares to the sketch witnesses gave police after the beating. there are some similarities. ramirez denies any involvement though saying wasn't even at the game because he was babysitting his 10-year-old daughter at the time. his lawyer visited him in jail yesterday and explained why he believes his client is innocent. >>> a lot of it is the way he asks. he is in tears. he is willing to take a police polygraph. i have never had anyone say that before in the 40 years i have been practicing criminal defense. >> tmz showed these pictures of family members at the game. their claim is that since ramirez isn't in any of the pictures wasn't there. the lapd says they are pleased with the case and expect criminal charges to be filed shortly. >>> bail has been raised to $5 million for the woman accused o

the lapd's a rest. it was a quick talk, their words were meaningful.ister did the talking, saying the family is thankful for the hard work. a department that is now caught one of three suspects believed to have be down brian outside of the dodgers stadium on opening day. his sister talked for a couple minutes san are hurt dropped when she found out sunday morning they caught the main suspect. she says when it comes to the attention this case has drawn she is still amazed, thankful. for the support from the u.s. and the world. >> he was a paramedic, for 6.5 years, dedicated his life, to helping so many people. we were blown away by the support and the attention that he is gone. we get responses from people. even in nicaragua. this is not national, its worldwide. >> he is still in kid critical conditions, this is a copy of the statement that was read. in it she says " we've entered a new phase of this emotional, training journey. we asked you respect your privacy as we focus on brian. " to >> sunny and breezy out there. tomorrow we will see the sunshine

lapd says it could be several days before they could present evidence on the prime suspect. anne makovec is in san francisco, where bryan stow remains in critical condition. anne, good morning. >> reporter: this holdup in the official charges means more waiting for the family of bryan stow, who is still here at sf general this morning heavily medicated in critical condition. the prime suspect for the lapd, giovanni ramirez, who you see here side by side with the sketch of one of the men police have been looking for since the attack on march 31. ramirez was arrested on the sunday in east hollywood and is now being held on a parole hold until investigators hand over this case to prosecutors. yesterday, ramirez was part of a police line-up where witnesses to the attack were told to pick out who did it. police won't be specific about the results of that line-up but they say they are satisfied. >> i can say that it went well and according to standards. it added to our group of evidence and we will present the results of it to the district attorney. >> reporter: ramirez maintains

lapd's says they are satisfied with the results of yesterday's police lineup. they put their prime suspect, 31 year-old to giovanni ramirez, they put him in front of or witnesses who identified him as the attacker. ramirez says he has an alibi for the night of the attack and remains in custody on a parole hold. his attorney says police have the wrong man and ramirez was never and the dodgers game. bryan still remains in critical condition. to giants catcher buster posey, a big news as he is knocked out of the game and knocked out of the lineup. the top of the twelfth inning, the play at the plate " and there you see posey nod to the ground by former usf player scott cousins. this happened in the top of the twelfth. that turned out to be the winning run. " it appears at he has an injury to his left foot. we are waiting to hear results of x-rays revealed looks like the reigning national league rookie of the year has been knocked out of the giants' lineup. big blow to the team. >>: >>: [ç [ male announcer ] try sizzler's new value menu! malibu chicken, flame broil

the lapd's says they're satisfied with the results of yesterday's lineup.his is a 31 year-old giovanni ramirez who was put into a line of in front of criticism. they identified him as the attacker although he says he was not at the game. >>: giants catcher buster opposing knocked out in the game last night against the florida modern and with--florida marlins. a collision at home plate. an injury to his left ankle. custer posey was taken away, we're waiting for the results of the x-ray. been a closing could be out for a >>: than sprint corp. all westbound trains are being turned up back at embarcadero because a person in a wheelchair who fell on to the tracks. we all the paramedics and bart police are on scene. again, the major delays are from the east bay into downtown san francisco. 20 minutes and growing the according to clinton johnson, bart spokesperson. " if you need to get to sfo and using bart, make some >>: in easy ride on the bay bridge, there is no back up at the toll plaza, more volume on the san mateo bridge been no delays in either direction. y

lapd s.w.a.t. teams armed with search warrants raided a home in an east hollywood apartment building early sunday morning. at the apartment, police say 31- year-old giovanni ramirez surrendered. police believe he is the key suspect in the beating of giants fan bryan stow. an "l.a. times" source says three witnesses identified him in a line-up. lapd's chief says the arrest follows a parole officer's hunt and hundreds of tips. 20 full time detectives have been on the case for more than 6,000 hours. >> during that work, surveillance was done, a lot of background investigation was done and more information was developed that led to enough information that we were able to obtain a search warrant for this individual. >> reporter: the arrest comes 52 days after bryan stow was brutally beaten in the parking lot of dodger stadium after the season opener. the santa cruz paramedic and father of two remains in critical condition here at san francisco general hospital. investigators are now looking for two othe

the defense team has a meeting this morning with the lapd.nue to build their defense as lapd tries to build a case against him. the team says it's confident that they will be able to clear ramirez's name. they have brought several family members out to defend him. >> my son is innocent from the bottom of my heart. >> reporter: what do you base that on? >> because i know my son. he doesn't like sports. he doesn't go to places like that. >> reporter: that's ramirez's mom. she is referring to dodger stadium. she say giovanni ramirez has never been here and is not even a dodgers fan. ramirez was arrested in east hollywood over a week ago, still hasn't been officially arraigned on charges of beating bryan stow back on march 31. of course, ramirez is in jail on an unrelated parole hold meantime but police have maintained he is their prime suspect. in addition to what you just heard from ramirez's mother, lawyers say that his 10-year- old daughter is prepared to testify that she was with her dad that day even though she was supposed to be at school.

now, the big development that caught really everyones attention over the weekend is that lapd made an arrest saying that they have suspect number one in custody, the person who allegedly beat stow back on march 31st. but now the question is did they get the wrong guy? on sunday lapd arrested 31-year-old giovanni ramirez after his parole officer identified him as suspect number one. investigators say he is a convicted felon and known gang member but now his mother and an attorney with the family says he has a clear hef c-cut alibi. his mother and 10-year-old daughter saying he was not at dodgers stadium for opening day on march 31st. his daughter saying she was with her dad at a relative's home instead. >> we're going to be talking with the police first thing this morning, set up an interview with the detectives, get them in touch, get them all the information. it doesn't benefit vgiovanni to hold this information, we want to share it. >> reporter: that attorney you just heard from, chip matthews, says ma reramirez is happy to t lie detector test. he'll allegedly do that today, also st

the question is, did lapd arrest the wrong guy? 31-year-old giovanni ramirez was arrested sunday in east hollywood. investigators say he is a convicted felon and known gang member, but now an attorney with the ramirez family says ramirez has a clear-cut alibi. his mother and 10-year-old daughter also saying he was not at dodgers stadium for opening day on march 31st. his daughter saying she was with her dad at a relative's home instead. his mother is asking authorities to review surveillance video. >> he's anxious to take a polygraph exam, adamant that he was not there on that day and was not involved in this in any manner. >> please, to be sure to check all those videos, all those videos on the stadium, on the dodgers stadium. please check, be sure it is not my son. >> reporter: you heard the attorney allude to it there, ramirez reportedly going to take a polygraph test today and also stand in a lineup in front of witnesses who were at dodgers stadium on march 31st. keep in mind authorities are still looking for the second suspect

we would also like to thank the lapd for all their hard work on the case. his family has there overwhelmed with emotions right now and will have more comments on monday. in san francisco, kron 4 news. >>pam: stay with kron 4 for continuing coverage of brian stow any attack including the family first reaction to today's arrests. authorities in contra costa county are searching for missing infant. the mother of this four month old see the baby was not in her bassinet when she woke up this morning. kron 4 spent the day and begins the team coverage on the search for the missing child. >>reporter: this missing infant case has baffled the quiet town located next to brentwood. authorities say the parents but four months old to bed around 10:00 saturday night. when they woke up the following morning they found that she was missing. the parents called 911 and investigators have since been searching for her. >> it suspicious in nature, for month babies to walk away on their own. we don't know what happened. >>reporter: investigators say there is no evidence suggestin

so with the blessing of the lapd, beginning tomorrow, this billboard will go up all over l.a. and eventually 200 locations. somebody somewhere has got to know something and maybe says baker they will see the bill boards and pick up the phone. lapd says they have nothing new to report as yet but they have seen things like a billboard campaign lead to arrests in other cases. jose says the grace and patience he has witnessed from the stowes makes him even more determined to solve this case. he is working night and weekends to solve this case. >> that kas kerry for us. >>> a string of encounters in one east bay community. >>> also coming up -- >> doctors told her there was a good chance she would never survive. now she's thriving. i'm marianne. coming up, the doctor that fixed the heart that other doctors said could never be fixed. >>> also ahead, not going down without a fight. the proposed cuts to after-school programs that had a bay area students taking action today. >>> plus, it's supposed to be an express lane but a new study shows the new lane may be anything but. >>> and go

david: lapd found the mobile command post abandoned in an alley four blocks away. tracks, so someone took off in a hurry. all right, so they had a car waiting. also, the exchange ran an inventory. so far, nothing is missing. well, they had to take something, right? -yeah. buckley. -you don't really think he cooked this whole thing up just to escape. pretty elaborate. overengineering is the mathematical terminology. it smells like buckley. i say the guy has played us from the get-go. don, he's been cooperating. he's given us information on maddux, i mean, what they've been up to. if it smells like buckley, it might be because they're using his plan. don, the guy got shot. we found blood and the spent shell. also didn't look like he had a lot of choice driving that command vehicle, either. and all the math i've done indicates his innocence. yeah, and how you figure that? game theory. buckley knows it pretty well. the da offered him two years in prison. there's no way he's going to risk getting caught on an attempted escape, only to serve ten more. -you're still not b

i want to get that clear but i was his coach and the highlight of that time was we beat the lapd who was undefeated. it was a great victory. all kidding aside, what this police commission has brought to you today is not only a native son who i'm proud of, but we have brought to you a cop's cop. that is why we have such a large crowd today. you have a cop's cop, folks. you have somebody that dedicated to the community and to quote greg, who was educated at the university of san francisco by the jesuits and i don't hold that against him but greg suhr is a man for others and it is an honor to have him as our chief. >> thank you everybody for being here. i know supervisor elsbernd has joined us. i want to thank all the other departments. there are so many of you. i don't want to get into the whole list but they are part of the official city family we are working with, that greg has been able to work with when he was at the p.u.c. thank you very much. this ends here and we have interviews set up in the mayor's conference office for one-on-one interviews with the new chief. thank you very

his family wore lapd shirts after capturing ramirez. police arrested him in an east hollywood apartment. they are looking for a second attacker and woman who drove the men away from the dodger's parking lot. we look forward to the day when the other suspects are apprehended as well brian has a long road ahead of him, but we are thankful that the suspect is in custody and unable to do it to another family. >> a spokesman said stow is in serious condition with brain traum a. they are talking to him and playing music. >> the massive twister that slammed in joplin, missouri claimed 116 lives. you are looking at the aftermath of the deadliest tornado to hit the u.s. in 60 years if cut a six mile path of destruction wiping out entire neighborhoods. >> i am in shock. where i used to live is gone. >> it is a scary feeling. your neighbors are gone. they are gone. >> officials estimate 2000 buildings were damaged in a city of 50,000 people. the joplin twister was one of 68 tornado reported missing over the weekend. >> abc news will have special c

. >> rinceau was attacked the loss and less, and what is the lapd doing at the dodger stadium? >> international stage station space shuttle just talked about an hour ago. >> the weather came down yesterday, a look of the weather right now the bay bridge, a few scattered showers. a cold winter storm hitting the bay area >> 6 look to the store system hitting the area, and what to expect. very scattered thunderstorms this morning, gradually clearing this afternoon, high temperatures moving towards the '60s. in the act, brentwood, may be getting some might rain right now. rain is dissipating, not much fall pickup--and at the moment. more sunshine this afternoon which is gonna be nice. not a lot going on even as the clock goes from 6 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.. which is surf saying the weather taper off a run 9:00 a.m., will start seeing a nice afternoon. 52 degrees san jose, 50 oakland, 51 concord right now. we are a warm up nicely, 67 rose sock, 66 natural, 68 fairfield, nice afternoon highs. we will enjoy better after noon today, and a beautiful day tomorrow getting into your

they say that the lapd has the wrong guy, and ramirez in year-old daughter of leas. he says that he spent the opening day babysitting his daughter at home to. the daughter remembers the day very clearly and was adamant that she was with her that all day. should the attorney claims that there are several friends and relatives who did that of the alibi. in addition, the senate is willing to take a polygraph to prove that his story is true. see nude pictures at 5:30 p.m. our that ramirez says will back up his innocence. >> former players are stepping in, gary barnes said that he will pay college expenses for brian's and children. because his ex-wife and it made that information available to her. it also presented him with a team of banner. the family is also suing the las angeles dodgers and his owner, and they say that the lack of security and inadequate lighting and contributed to the attack. now we hear from the attorney that is written in the family. bamboo they have not be security budget, eliminated all the people that were out there doing the securities of what y

how lapd was able to track down their man. >>> a live picture right outside san quentin this morning. that is where violent prison riots send inmates to the hospital. >>> at least 89 people killed in missouri after a devastating tornado. what was destroyed that is making recovery even more difficult. the morning news continues. >>> well good morning, to you. welcome to monday may 23rd i'm dave clark. >> and i'm pam cook. thank you for joining us. let's check in with steve paulson. pretty cold wind. how about this morning? >> about the same. we do have mostly cloudy partly cloudy skies right now. a weak system spinning in over us. that has enhanced the wind. we've had gusts over 30-40 miles an hour and some of the higher elevations along the coast closer to 50 it will be a partly cloudy to partly sunny day. windy on the cool side with a lot of 60s and low 70s. here is sal. >>> right now traffic is moving along okay north and southbound here on interstate 880 and there are no major problems there. also the morning commute looks good in san francisco approaching the downtown area. rememb

. >> we have so much confidence in lapd. they are working diligently on this case and they will catch them. it's just a matter of time. >> reporter: lapd says they have received more than 400 tips. but, dana, only two of them have providing fruit. but they still need people to call in and hoping they will get a break in this case. >> the billboards should do something or have some impact. sounds like it has a little bit. >> yes. >> joe, thank you. >> all right. let's check in with roberta, more rain added tonight. >> that's why we fired up the high live doppler radar. green on the screen means rainfall. the pockets of yellow means less precipitation. the east bay and the frontal boundary slices through year area. we are seeing heavy precipitation along 680 from walnut creek all the way into pleasanton. in fact right now the light rain showers from san jose around highway 101 making tracks towards morgan hill, which was the warmest spot today at 66. coolest was 54 degrees in san raphael. it was the mid-50s right here in san f

i do not want to hear that you are from the lapd. you are now a part of the san francisco police department. >> thank you. commissioner slaughter: the priorities did not change. you provided the leadership that was necessary. especially, obviously, with the team that commissioner chan has been so involved with. you made sure that the department kept moving forward, and we had leadership at a very critical time. on behalf of them, think. president mazzucco: commissioner kingsley? commissioner kingsley: good evening, chief. you did overnight, through the weekend, unexpectedly, without hesitation, you took on a very high stress top job as a top cop, and i want to tell you that i never felt any lack of confidence. i felt our police department was in excellend hands. you had a number of surprizes that came your way during time as chief and handled that with a great deal of intelligence and good judgment and fostered a great deal of confidence in all of us, and on top of all of that, you always have your eye on future events, too, and were

lapd. they've told her not to talk to the media. >> believe me, i'm going to hold up his hand, and we're going to be doing high fives. >> that's the voice of brian stow's mother who spoke with -- minutes after police called her with the news. she said she's always known there was an arrest. >> it was the way they presented themselves. they were so compassionate with our family and reached out to us and made a promise that they were not going to rest until they got these guys. so that's why i put it out of my mind. i didn't think about it. i knew it was going to be taken care of. obviously they did what they promised. >> outside of the hospital, reaction from brian's friend, a fellow emt. >> it means justice is going to be served. >> brian is still in critical condition. he's been opening his eyes and doctors have been able to take him off of one of five seizure medications, but there's still a long unclear road ahead. >> everything we've done so far has been positive. we've had a very good