. >> we ultimately came across two suspects, mario floyd, who was the driver of the suspect vehicle, and stephon lee, ak ara vehicle, and stephon lee, ak araka -- police say she videotaped them with her cell phone, then followed the suspects in her car, according to the probable cause statement, witnesses saw the men arguing with her, trying to get her phone. one suspect threw a trash can at her car. when she wouldn't give it up, police say lee shot and killed her. >> i would say that she was a brave lady. i think she was a brave lady. i just think that she should have maybe call eed 911 in this situation. >> police here in oakland say the suspects are well known to law enforcement. in fact according to the criminal complaint, one of the suspects was convicted for carrying a loaded firearm in a city, just eight days before the killing. reporting live in oakland, i am jody hernandez. nbc bay area news. >>> a follow-up now on 49ers linebacker alden smith. today he dodged a felony arrest at sfo airport last week. today the district attorney recommended a misdemeanor charge in this case.

stephon lee and mario floyd are behind bars charged with the murder of judy salamon. >> the shooter has been in custody for a few months and the driver has been taken into custody. >> reporter: the dog walker was shot and killed july 24 on fern street. the lead investigator called judy salamon a brave woman who tried to document the suspects committing a crime. >> the suspects entered their vehicle and drove away, judy salamon followed them back to fern street where she was shot and killed and her phone taken. >> reporter: lee has previous convictions. >> the suspects are known to the police department. i can tell you that. and we are familiar with them and the activity they take part in. >> reporter: gang members? >> i am not going to say documented gang members but we have like neighborhood gangs and they are part of a neighborhood gang. >> reporter: one of her friends was relieved to hear of the arrest but not free of concern. >> there is two off the streets and the mace is still crazy -- place is still crazy. nobody knows how to deal with this kind of situation. we have such an infr

ago in east oakland, now opd investigators say they found the two men responsible for her murder "mario floyd who was the driver of the suspect vehicle and stephon lee, aka feenee, who we believe is the person who shot miss solomon" opd sgt. mike gantt says salamon, a strong neighborhood watch participant, noticed the two men doing something illegal in her neighborhood and took out her cellphone camera ""she began to record their activitiesshot and killed and her phone taken" gantt says the two suspects were already in in custody for two separate crimes, when help from witnesses linked them to salamon's muder "from that one witnesses information" as for oakland residents following someone who may have committed a crime lt. gant had this to say ".i think she was brave lady" in oakland haaziq madyun kron4news the oakland police department -- is working to get a handle on violence in the city. by pushing a neighborhood safety plan. the department is partnering up with bay area- based company called. 'next-door'. it is a free and private social network for residents to use. the partneship is supp

police say stefan lee and mario floyd shot and killed her last summer because she used her cell phone to record them committing a crime. the men allegedly tried to take salmon's phone and when she wouldn't hand it over they shot her in her car. the arrest came after an 8-month-old long investigation and tips by provided by members of the community. >>> pleasanton police are working with instagram to help track a predator who is targeting school children. christie smith joins us with details on what the cyberstalker is asking students to do and this is just horrifying, christie. >> really disturbing for parents who have to keep up with all these apps and what they do. some students here in pleasanton have come forward and said that they were contacted through instagram asking that they share explicit photos of themselves. the district reacted quickly and sent out a social media warning that went home yesterday to families here. the messages were sent through instagram. that's a popular app a lot of people like it. that district sent home a letter asking parents to talk about this with

. >>> today, 23-year-old mario floyd connected to the murder of an oakland woman last year will be arraigned. he and a 22-year-old were arrested last week after shooting 66-year-old judy salamon after she recorded them in a cell phone committing a crime. floyd drove the get away car. not be arraigned until later this week. >>> parts of the south wake up to splintered homes and others looked for survivors after another day of deadly tornadoes. 11 people died yesterday and a number is expected to rise as crews make their way through the disaster zones. >> stunned by the devastation and bracing for more people who live in the path of deadly tornadoes in the south and lower midwest feel the fury of the first outbreak. >> a roaring freight train for 20 or 30 seconds and after that, it was calm. >> 20 people cross four states have been killed and the twisters leveled homes and ripped communities. >> this is where i grew up and all the houses are my family's houses. they are gone. you never think it will happen to you. until it does. keep news your prayers. >> arkansas was hardest hit and here is t

finally have some answers in the murder mystery of oakland dog walker. 22-year-old stephanie lee and mario floyd arrested for the murder of 66-year-old judy solomon. some monwas shot and killed shortly after she used her cell phone to record the 2 men commit ago crime in her neighborhood. the 2 were also charged with special circumstances of commit ago murder during the course of a robbery. >> federal agents and local police believe they have dealt a blow to a major mexican drug cartel that does business in the bay area. they arrested 18 people including this man l avila nicknamed blank o. prosecutors him as high ranking cartel member. agents also seized variety of illegal drug, drug making lab, weapons, thousands of dollars in cash. >>elp the children on board this school bus just moments after it went off the road in anaheim. this afternoon crash injured 11 people. the driver seriously hurt. they all are expected to survive, though. investigators say it appear the driver did not hit the brake before crashing into the eucalyptus trees. >> more than 600 homes in ocean county, new jersey north of

police say stephon lee and mario floyd because she used her cell phone to video them committing the crime. tips provided by members of the community. >>> a 21-year-old man accused of throwing a fire cracker into a crowd of people at at&t park will be back in court for a preliminary hearing. he pleaded not guilty and last wednesday investigators say he taught a lit fire cracker on to a busy walkway during a giants game. at least five people were hurt. charged with two felonies and a misdemeanor. >>> the driver of a southern california school bus that crashed in anaheim may not have hit his brakes. the driver was seriously hurt in the crash and had to be freed from that wreckage. officials say they don't know what caused him to drive off the road, up a steep hillside and crash into a tree. the bus was full of students, all seventh and eighth graders who were coming home from an after-school activity. 11 students were hurt, two of them critically. >>> experts say the drought is facing rats out of hiding and into the light of day. been complaining to the city about the numerous rats crawling

finally have some answers in the murder mystery of oakland dog walker. 22-year-old stephanie lee and mario floyd arrested for the murder of 66-year-old judy solomon. some monwas shot and killed shortly after she used her cell phone to record the 2 men commit ago crime in her neighborhood. the 2 were also charged with special circumstances of commit ago murder during the course of a robbery. >> federal agents and local police believe they have dealt a blow to a major mexican drug cartel that does business in the bay area. they arrested 18 people including this man l avila nicknamed blank o. prosecutors him as high ranking cartel member. agents also seized variety of illegal drug, drug making lab, weapons, thousands of dollars in cash. >> good samaritan ran to help the children on board this school bus just moments after it went off the road in anaheim. this afternoon crash injured 11 people. the driver seriously hurt. they all are expected to survive, though. investigators say it appear the driver did not hit the brake before crashing into the eucalyptus trees. >> more than 600 homes in ocean cou

. >> police announced arrest of a 22-year-old stephan lee and 23-year-old mario floyd the 66-year-oldeath in her car on fern street in july. at the time, it looked like a robbery gone bad. police say lee was the shooter, and had been in custody sometime. >> if you witness a crime, call 911. we don't want you to follow the suspects. >> she was one of the people who was distributing flyers. >> jan knew solomon through efforts to increase security through the neighborhood. >> many of us know we see something, we want to try to take a photo straight away. we've got to be careful. if she was following someone and was seen? oh. >> lee and floyd are expected to be arraigned next week. in oakland, abc7 news. >> city leaders unveiled a partnership designed to make oakland safer, residents can now interact via next door.com. 141 groups have started next door web sites. that represents 84% of the neighborhoods. next door operates across the united states, offering a chance to learn what's happening around their homes and share information about the community. >> a police officer went to the hosp

mario floyd and stephon lee were charged with murder yesterday. the victim was 66-year-old judy salamon. police say she used her cell phone to record the suspects committing a crime in her mention well park neighborhood and then followed them in her car and minutes later she was killed. >> it's really sad that it wound up costing her, her life. it's just so horrible. she was very adamant about justice and things being right. >> after salamon's murder, neighbors raised money to pay for private security guards and people say crime has gone down. >>> happening today, an 84-year- old man is due in court to face accusations that he tried to shoot and kill a doctor inside a daly city medical building. kpix 5 reporter joe vazquez went to find out what may have set him off. >> there is a bullet that was just a few feet from our office. >> reporter: shirley sneed took this photo of the bullet hole in the second floor hallway of the serramonte medical building where she works for a cardiologist. >> what happened? >> not good. >> reporter: one day after a si

finally have some answers in the murder mystery of oakland dog walker. 22-year-old stephanie lee and mario floydted for the murder of 66-year-old judy solomon. some monwas shot and killed shortly after she used her cell phone to record the 2 men commit ago crime in her neighborhood. the 2 were also charged with special circumstances of commit ago murder during the course of a robbery. >> federal agents and local police believe they have dealt a blow to a major mexican drug cartel that does business in the bay area. they arrested 18 people including this man l avila nicknamed blank o. prosecutors him as high ranking cartel member. agents also seized variety of illegal drug, drug making lab, weapons, thousands of dollars in cash. >> good samaritan ran to help the children on board this school bus just moments after it went off the road in anaheim. this afternoon crash injured 11 people. the driver seriously hurt. they all are expected to survive, though. investigators say it appear the driver did not hit the brake before crashing into the eucalyptus trees. >> more than 600 homes in ocean county, n

. >> we ultimately came across two suspects, mario floyd and stefan lee, a.k.a. fini, who we believe is the person who shot ms. sol monl. >> floyd was convicted of carrying a loded firearm in the city just eight days before solomon's killing. tonight, police are urging people to be good witnesses, but don't put yourself in danger. as for those causing problems in oakland, police are not going to stand for it. >> if you come to this city and commit crimes, we will use every plausible means known to man to hunt you down and bring you to justice. >> police say the men face murder and robbery charges, special circumstances that make them eligible for the death penalty. reporting live, i'm jody hernandez. >> alden smith caught a break from the district attorney today. they came in smith's arrest last month. he reportedly made a bomb threat and could have faced a felony. now, l.a. city attorney will make the final decision. we should correct ourselves, that happened earlier this month. now, in a separate case, smith will be in court next tuesday in san jose for felony

the gunman was 22-year-old, stefan lee and mario was the get away driver, mario floyd. >>> new at 10:00 of details of the shooting raising questions of how far people should go when it comes to helping police department. ktvu has been talking to people and the police to get their perspective, jana is live right now outside the police's head quarters. >> reporter: many people i talked to tonight saying they are shocked of what happened. the police staffing down to just over 600 officers from a peak of 837, it really does raise the question as you said, how far should citizens go. >> the way judy salamon died it was difficult for people to understand. >> it appeared that she saw a crime and was trying to be a good samaritan and she was killed. >> she was a good lady and she should have called 911 in the situation. >> it is a difficult situation and trying to call the police and sometimes they don't respond quickly. >> opd is under staff. there is not enough officers to patrolling so that does mean it is up to the citizens to be the eyes and the ears. >> things like suspicious cars or ca

the gunman was 22-year-old, stefan lee and mario was the get away driver, mario floyd. >>> new at 10:00 of details of the shooting raising questions of how far people should go when it comes to helping police department. ktvu has been talking to people and the police to get their perspective, jana is live right now outside the police's head quarters. >> reporter: many people i talked to tonight saying they are shocked of what happened. the police staffing down to just over 600 officers from a peak of 837, it really does raise the question as you said, how far should citizens go. >> the way judy salamon died it was difficult for people to understand. >> it appeared that she saw a crime and was trying to be a good samaritan and she was killed. >> she was a good lady and she should have called 911 in the situation. >> it is a difficult situation and trying to call the police and sometimes they don't respond quickly. >> opd is under staff. there is not enough officers to patrolling so that does mean it is up to the citizens to be the eyes and the ears. >> things like suspicious cars or ca

she followed the suspects who then opened fire. 22-year-old stefan lee and mario floyd have been charged with several crimes including murder in the course of a robbery. lee is already serving time at san quentin on unrelated charges and floyd has a conviction of carrying a loaded firearm. both have been linked to an east oakland gang and scheduled to be arraigned on the new charges next week. oakland police are trying to credit salamon for trying to stop crime in her city. some neighbors say a shortage of police officers has left them no choice but to investigate crimes on their own. >> opd is tremendously under staffed. there are not enough officers to go around oakland patrolling so that does mean it's up to the citizens to be the eyes and ears. >> some neighborhoods have set up e-mail lists where crimes ranging from car break ins to suspicious behavior can be reported. homeowners installed surveillance cameras and hired private security guards. >>> a woman in san francisco says she was pepper sprayed after fights to get her stolen bike back. joslin says her bike was stolen last week

opened fire after an argument where her phone was taken. 22-year-old stefan lee and 23- year-old mario floyd have been charged with several crimes including murder in the course of a robbery. lee is serving time at san quentin on unrelated charges. floyd has a prior conviction for carrying a loaded weapon. police say both suspects have been linked to an east oakland gang. they are scheduled to be arraigned on the new charges next week. oakland police are crediting miss salamon for trying to stop crime in her neighborhood but she could still be alive if she just called 911. however some of the neighbors say a shortage of police officers has left them with no choice but to investigate crimes on their own. >> opd is tremendously under staffed. there are simply not enough officers to go around oakland patrolling so it does mean it's up to the citizens to be the eyes and ears for opd. >> some neighborhoods have also established e-mail lists where crimes and suspicious behavior can be reported. homeowners have also installed surveillance cameras and hired private security guards in some cases. >>>

mario floyd and stephon lee were charged with the crime yesterday. the victim was 66-year-old judy salamon. police say she used her cell phone to record the suspects committing a crime in the maxwell park neighborhood and followed them in her car. minutes later she was killed. >> it's really sad that it cost her, her life. that's so horrible. she was very adamant about justice and things being right. >> after salamon's murder, neighbors raised money to pay for private security guards and some tell kpix 5 crime has gone down. >>> the state senate has voted down a proposal to require a kill switch on smartphones. proponents say phones should come enabled with it so they can deter theft. it would let owners remotely lock and disable stolen phones. this comes as the rate of cell phone theft has soared to two out of every three robberies in san francisco and 75% in oakland. the bill sponsor mark leno blames corporate influence for the defeat. the senate will take it up again next week. >>> lots of bay area tech workers are about to get a big chunk of chan

when they noticed judy was on to them, police say mario floyd and stephon lee stopped, shot and killed6-year-old. >> i would say that she was a brave lady. i think she was a brave lady. uhm, i just think that she should have maybe called 911 in this situation. >> it's really sad that it, uhm, wound up costing her, her life. that's just so horrible. >> reporter: if you look for silver linings, judy's friend joel says here's one. ever since her death, neighbors have been paying a private security guard one of judy's goals. she tried protecting the neighborhood in her life's final moments. now her neighborhood has extra protection and less crime. it's her legacy here. in oakland, ryan takeo, kpix 5. >>> a breaking story we first told you about at 5:00, updating it, we now know three people are in critical condition after a school bus crash. this happened in anaheim down south. the three include the bus driver and two of the children who were aboard. at least nine other kids have minor injuries. the driver was trapped inside. firefighters had to free him before they could get him to the ho

mario floyd and stephon lee were arrested and charged for the crime yesterday. the victim was 66-year-old judy salamon. police say she used her cell phone to record the suspects committing a crime in her maxwell park neighborhood, followed them in her car and they killed her. >> it's sad that it wound up costing her, her life. that's just so horrible. she was very adamant about justice and things being right. >> after salamon's murder, neighbors raised money to pay for private security guards and some tell kpix 5 crime has gone down. >>> now to some developing news. authorities say they have arrested a big timex can drug cartel member operating right out of the silicon valley. they say he ran a multi-million dollar meth business much like a fortune 500 company. kpix 5's keit do live at the san jose federal courthouse now. kiet, this guy was a major drug distributor and he got busted. >> reporter: yeah. this was a huge operation two years in the making worth millions of dollars and they arrested 18 people. a lot of them will be arraigned here at federal court in

stephen lee and mario floyd have been charged with several crimes including murder in the course of abery. lee is serving time in san quentin on unrelated charges. both suspects have been linked an east oakland gang and are scheduled to be arraigned on the new charges next week. >>> oakland police are crediting solomon for trying to stop crime in the neighborhood but they say she may still be alive if she called 911 instead of following the suspects herself. however, some of the neighbors say a shortage of police officers has left them no choice but to investigate crimes on their own. >> opd is tremendously understaffed. there are not enough officers to go around oakland patrolling. so that means it's up to the citizens to be the eyes and ears for opd. >>> some of the neighborhoods have set up e-mail lists where crimes and suspicious behavior can be reported. homeowners have installed surveillance cameras even hired private security guards in some cases. >>> a bill that would require anti-theft software on all cell phones has been rejected by the state senate. the bill would have requ

they say that stephon lee and mario floyd shot can killed julie solomon last summer in oakland.rning ever. [ angelic music plays ] ♪ toaster strudel! best morning ever! [ hans ] warm, flaky, gooey. toaster strudel! ♪ [ male announcer ] don't wait for awesome... totino's pizza rolls gets you there in just 60 seconds. ♪ >>> all right, folks. let's take a look over here towards the bay bridge toll plaza. look at this. we have both the weather and the traffic affecting the drive this morning. the wet roadways causing folks to slow down a bit. and we have had a pretty big backup, more than we've seen for the last three or four fridays. we have the end to a pretty much all of these spring breaks around the the bay. so you'll have your volume of traffic next week as we look at the low clouds. let's look at the area around 880 and the coliseum as well. traffic still flowing out of high street. for the northbound side, now let's look at the maps. we see the southbound side, which is slowing. there's a fender bender reported at 980 as you're coming south away from the bay bridge. and some