matthew mueller. ere is he? well, he's on the way to tahoe. >> they knew their next stop was south lake tahoe. they put in a call to the local sheriff to ask if there had ever been trouble at the cabin. there hadn't but a stolen car was just found near it and in it was a driver's license for matthew mueller. >> okay. now we have information to go on. >> with a search warrant and an arrest warrant the cops went to find matthew mueller. >> the neighbors watched it happen. >> i'm just peeking out my window, trying to get an idea of what is happening. >> more cars are coming. my whole front area is filled with dark sedans, like something out of the movies. >> neighbors were surprised but maybe matthew mueller was not. >> when we broke down the front d door, it didn't open all the way because it was barricaded. >> upon entry, i could hear my detectives screaming get on the ground, get on the ground, and your heart rate kind of jumps up, okay, he's there. >> this is mueller, just after he was arrested. he di

matthew mueller may use temporary enzians it defense. he was convicted in federal court of kidnapping denise huskins in 2015. he's been charged with rape, false imprisonment and robbery. and the attorney declined to comment. >>> and people who live in san francisco's mission district are upset about vandalism on several murals. there's an organization that uses public art that highlights cultural diversity and the words fake news was written over a mural, and another was spray painted with make america great again. >> this is where all of our murals are out. this shows set someone has, that make america great again, come strand lies the community. his is the fourth in less than a month that their murals have been vandalized and each time they've targeted work expressing solidarity with the palestinian people. >>> and a doctor is charged with illegally prescribing pain killers and other medication, he's accused of giving hydrocodone to two people in 2017 and 2018. the doctor is charged with insurance fraud. he faces up to 20 million and $

matthew mueller was convicted in federal court of kidnapping denise huskins back in 2015. he was sentenced -- a vallejo man -- now he is facing charges of rape, false imprisonment and kidnapping for ransom. of the mayor libby schaaf is ordering the police department to change a policy used in hiring new officers criticized as being unfair to women. >>> the department asks applicants to sign a form that could reveal if they've ever reported being victims of sexual assault. the form has been used for seven years but was not well known until yesterday when the san francisco chronicle published it. police officials told the paper they asked the question because they want to review all police reports in which an applicant may disappear and it's a question no employers should ask . >> there is a strong argument that it is illegal and an illegal thing because the penal code and the government code, had provisions in it to protect the identities of sexual assault victims. >> the mayor says no one was ever discriminated against because they had been sexually assaulted pick she has

. >>> the san francisco chronicle said 41-year-old matthew mueller could use a temporary sanitary defense, convicted in federal court of kidnapping physical therapist denise hopkins in 2015 and sentenced to 15 years in prison. >>> fire investigators are looking at what sparked a house fire in concord. it broke out just before 8:00 last night near edmonton way and highway 4. doug harris post this had video live to his facebook page. you can see the contra costa fire workers working to put out the flames. the car was destroyed but there were no injuries to people. harris recorded the medical professionals checking on a dog not breathing but they were able to revive the dog and it should be fine. >>> uc hospitals will have to manage with fewer worker this is week because of a labor dispute. uc's patient care technical workers will stage a three-day walkout beginning on tuesday. other union employees at the university will join them on the picket line on solidarity. workers accuse the school of outsourcing more jobs to private contracting companies which they say hire outside workers and lowe

matthew mueller was convicted last year of kidnapping in 2015. he's now facing state charges. mueller intended to represent himself, but when he requested a co-counsel today he was denied. erin quinn is his former fiance. quinn's attorney says he expects more unusual behavior from mueller. >> this is to be expected. this guy is going to manipulate as much as he can. he's shouting in a hurricane. he's made millions of statements that implicate himself. >> the story made national news after the story was discovered to be a hoax. >>> after a body camera started smoking and caught fire, the oakland police department is being cautious as they use the same camera. laura anthony is live at oakland police headquarters tonight to explain. >> reporter: a large number of the body cameras used here in oakland are the same model that exploded in new york. so it would be challenging to remove all of them from service. that said, i'm told the chief here is ready to do that, if necessary. the explosion of a body worn camera on the east coast has at least one bay area police agency taking a se

face additional charges on a kidnapping case that the police once called a hoax. 41-year-old matthew mueller was convicted in federal court of kidnapping a physical therapist back in 2015. he was sentenced to 40 years in prison. now he is answering to charges on rape, false imprisonment and kidnapping for ransom. >>> a motorcyclist has died following a crash last night. the witnesses said a motorcycle was speeding east on highway 12 near indian creek drive. the motorcycle hit the back end of a honda civic that pull into traffic from a driveway and the rider was thrown from the bike and died at the hospital. the officials have not released the name of the person who died or the driver involved in this wreck. >>> check out the damage left behind when a car nearly plow into a home. the homeowner said he heard a commotion around 7:00 this morning that he thought was a earthquake. he walked outside to find a black audi crashed through his fence and crashed into a truck on his driveway. the impact nearly pushed the vehicles into the housebreaking a bathroom window. the driver wheel after working a

the san francisco chronicle said 41-year-old matthew mueller may use a temporary insanity defense.e was kidnapped -- accused of kidnapping and he's charged with rape, false imprisonment and robbery and do back in court october 22nd. several murals in san francisco's mission district have been vandalized with political messages pick the clarion music product -- posted about it on instagram. one of their murals has graffiti that says kavanaugh, justice for all. another mural spray-painted with an image of make america great again. they report seven murals were vandalized and it a pat -- appears to have happened sometime friday night. one of the murals supports immigrant rights. >>> early on mornings unto in our 8:00 hour we talked with the mayor live and how police will focus on preventative efforts. >> we are using data analytics to help us anticipate where the burglaries are likely to be, trying to string them together more effectively with the evidence we have for going online and recognizing properties are being too fat -- minced online. the deck -- detectives doing the proactive

matthew mueller was convicted in federal court of kidnapping denise huskins back in 2015.to 40 years in prison. he is facing charges in the county of rape, false imprisonment and kidnapping for ransom. >>> three big earthquakes off the coast of vancouver island in british columbia, canada, magnitude 6.5 to 6.8 for the first one was just after 10:30 pm. the second one was 40 minutes later. the third one was at 11:20 pm. no damage or tsunami warnings reported. >>> hurricane willie became a category 5 story. it goes towards the western coast of mexico. it could make landfall between puerto vallarta and in the next few days. the hurricane center says that it is forecast to break extremely dangerous storm surge, high winds and heavy rain. >>> you can expect delays this week if you're going in and out of san francisco. >>> a preview of the oracle open world conference at some of the big names expected at this year's event. >>> a massive group of migrants continue to march to the united states and the group is growing larger. the message from president trump. >> it looks like the

convicted bay area kidnapper matthew mueller is back in court.t he asked for from the judge today. the judge today. ((lawrence tease))i'm kron 4 chief meteorologist lawrence karnow.coming up, i will take a look at your 7 day forecast. details are right after the a man convicted for kidnapping a vallejo woman for ransom was back in court today. (vicki) matthew muller is currently serving time in federal prison... and he is now facing additional criminal charges stemming from the same incident. (grant) kron4's haaziq madyun explains what happened in court today. (pkg)convicted kidnapper matthew muller is trying a new strategy. it is one that would put him side by side with the solano county public defender in the case of the kidnapping for ransom, rape, burglary and false imprisonment of alleged victims denise huskins and aaron quinn. in 2016 muller was convicted in federal court for kidnapping in the same case. the former harvard law school graduate recently abandoned the idea of solely representing himself against the state charges. on monday he

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matthew mueller is facing a 40-year-old federal sentence in the kidnapping of denise huskins in 2016.also assaulted her boyfriend. police initially considered the crime a hoax. during an interview, mueller said he thought about defending himself but has reversed course. >>> pittsburgh police are looking for a driverive involven a deadly hit-and-run crash that happened around 4:30 in the morning saturday. michael watkins was walking on the side of the road when he was hit and cool. using surveillance video, police identified the suspected vehicle involved. it is a ford f-150 pickup truck with a sunroof. >>> a big cell phone theft bust in napa county. look at what american canyon police were able to get back. officers say they found eight stolen cell phones, two smartwatches, and that gun there in a car following a two-county pursuit. it started saturday before 6:00 in the evening after a t-mobile store suffered a grab-and-go robbery in american canyon. police arrested two men. now they both face charges. there have been several grab-and-go thefts in the bay area in the recent weeks. >>

the kidnapper, matthew mueller, plans to argue he is not guilty of state charges because he was temporarilynsane. last year he pleaded guilty in federal court to kidnapping and raping denise huskins. he still faces state charges on monday. in a jailhouse interview, he said his severe bipolar disorder made him delusional. >>> and at the live desk this morning, we're tracking secretary of state mike pompeo's visit to saudi arabia. pompeo met with the saudi king, prince and foreign minister earlier this morning. they talked about the missing "washington post" journalist, jamal khashoggi. he was last seen walking into the saudi consulate in turkey. turkish officials say they have proof the saudis killed him. "the new york times" reports the saudis are considering a plan to blame his death during an interrogation gone wrong. after speaking with the saudi king over the phone, president trump says rogue killers may have attacked the journalist. >>> the supreme court has turned down an appeal by paint companies leaving them on the hook for millions of dollars to clean up old homes throughout the st

matthew mueller was already convicted in federal court of kidnapping denise huskins back in 2015. he was sentenced to 40 years. he is facing charges in solano county of rape, false imprisonment and kidnapping for ransom. >>> today is the deadline to register if you want to vote in the midterm elections. the secretary of state says that more than 19 million people are registered to vote. that is 75% of eligible voters. that is the new record from california. 43% are democrats, 27% are unaffiliated and 25% are republicans. the midterm elections are on november 6. >>> today oracle annual open world conference begins in san francisco moscone center. he will speak today and wednesday. the other headliners included the warriors president. the former cia director michael hayden. there will be workshops on artificial intelligence, the cloud and threats to online security. the conference continues through thursday. >>> that is a look at some of the top stories we are working on. >>> the new york police department is taking 3000 police buddy cameras off the street after one exploded. it hap

the san francisco chronicle reports 41-year-old matthew mueller may use a temporary insanity defense.was already convicted in federal court of kidnapping denise haskins in 2015. he has not been charged in solano county with rape, false imprisonment and robbery. he is due back in ord on october 22. hotel workers continue their strike at marriott owned hotels in the bay area including oakland. 6 am, workers were picketing at the downtown oakland marriott. they are demanding livable wages so they do not have to work several jobs to pay the bills. no san francisco mayor london breed plans to get involved in the strikes at seven hotels. the chronicle reports that the mayor has offered to meet with union leaders this week thousands of marriott workers have been striking across the bay area and in other cities across the country. marriott official statement about the strike reads in part, quote, we are disappointed that unite here the workers union has decided to resort to a strike at this time. during the strike our hotels are open and we stand ready to provide excellent service to our gues

the chronicle says that matthew mueller may use a temporary insanity defense.d in federal court of kidnapping denise huskins in 2015. he has been charged in solano county with rape, false imprisonment and robbery. he is due in court on october 27. >>> workers continue their strike at the marriott hotels in the area. around 6 am some workers were out in the picket lines outside the marriott in downtown oakland. they are demanding livable wages. they say they do not have to work several jobs to pay the bills. the san francisco mayor plans to get more involved in the strikes happening at the hotels in her city. the crowd of reports that the mayor offered to meet with union leaders sometime this week. thousands of workers have been striking in other cities across the country. marriott's official statement about the strike reads in part we are disappointed that unite here, the workers union, decided to resort to a strike. during the strike, hotels are open and we stand ready to provide excellent service to our gas. -- guests. >>> the marin independent journal report

if matthew whittaker becomes the next attorney general he would be able to issue that order to robert muellern senators are no longer voicing any support for attorney general jeff sessions to remain in his job. and the only part of this that mitch mcconnell says he cares about is that he does not want the president to choose a current republican senator to be the next attorney general. >> the president may fire jeff sessions after the mid-terms, would you be okay with that, and also do you think a replacement might come from somewhere within your own caucus? >> well orb its not going to come from our caucus. i'll tell you that. 51-49, you can do the math. we're not doing that. who the attorney general is up to the president. >> with the congressional elections what, 27 days away, does that mean we are 28 days away from president trump firing his attorney general, and what does that mean for rod what you gonna say when you get onto the moon? a lot of things have to go right before that happens. [ dramatic music playing ] we need to fail down here so we don't fail up there. this isn't just anot

mueller's russia investigation. our senior international correspondent matthew chance is in moscow for us. russians, they are denying everything i take it. >> reporter: absolutely. as they always do when confronted with any of these allegations of made limalign activity. but this is part of a new coordinated strategy to push back against alleged russian cyberattacks around the world. the u.s. and its allies are accusing russians of organizing a series of global cyber plots involving agents from one of russia's gru. s it russia's most shadowy secret service, a military intelligence agency now suspected of a global campaign. from eastern ukraine to the latest revelations of gru spies. hacking sports anti-doping agencies, the nuclear energy company, investigation into the downing of a malaiysian airline and the global chemical wreps watch dog opcw. >> translator: the opcw was a target of undermining by the vu russian military intelligence service. the mivd stopped a cyber involve and russian intelligence officers that same day were excelled fre expelled from counsel. >> reporter: the dutch an

mueller's called bannon back. that does it for us. "ha "hardball" with chris matthews is up next. >> one week from today americans head to the polls for an historic election that will determine the balance of power in congress. >> i'm not on the ballot but in a certain way i'm on the ballot. >> it will either create a check on president trump's power or embolden him. >> i'm really looking to make america great again. >> and it could all come down to texas. >> do we defend freedom or do we give in to tyranny? >> ted cruz has the backing of his former bitter rival. >> he's not lying ted anymore, he's beautiful ted. >> but beto o'rourke has caught fire. >> i cannot think of anything anymore american than to peacefully stand up or take a knee. >> raising tons of cash. >> he's dishonest. that's why the president called him lying ted and it's why the nickname stuck. >> in a state that hasn't elected a democratic senator for a quarter century, tonight the rising star of the party takes center stage. >> you have inspired me. >> what are his plans for texas? >> the least insure

mueller's called bannon back. that does it for us. "ha "hardball" with chris matthews >> one week from today americans head to the polls for an historic election that will determine the balance of power in congress. >> i'm not on the ballot but in a certain way i'm on the ballot. >> it will either create a check on president trump's power or embolden him. >> i'm really looking to make america great again. >> and it could all come down to texas. >> do we defend freedom or do we give in to tyranny? >> ted cruz has the backing of his former bitter rival. >> he's not lying ted anymore, he's beautiful ted. >> but beto o'rourke has caught fire. >> i

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mueller team has been busy, it's being reported. cnn reported hour-long sealed hearings in front of a judge, featuring a trial and appellate prosecutors. let's bring in msnbc justice analyst mark matthew miller, and eric holder, and msnbc legal analyst paul butler, a former federal prosecutor. paul, let me start with you about the activity we know that they have been up to, including keeping that grand jury impaneled, which is hearing testimony, and these hearings that are sealed and motions that are sealed. what is that? >> so the mueller team is interviewing witnesses, is meeting with the grand jury every friday. and it's doing a lot of secret stuff we don't know about. i think these meeting with paul manafort are very significant. he's met with them nine times since he agreed to cooperate. so part of this is about obstruction of justice, mueller finally has an inside man at this meeting at the trump tower with the russian lawyer, a meeting that don jr. and sr. have repeatedly lied about. that shows consciousness of guilty to our prosecutor. more important, manafort also has information about collusion. we know that when manafort was running the campaign he was in constant contact w