authorities took a look at him for another high-profile crime. ♪[ music ] >> reporter: the notorious max wadearing teenaged car thief convicted would-be murderer inspiration behind a music video. [ rap ] >> reporter: and there may even be more. >> the tiburon police department have known max for some time. >> reporter: the police chief tells me wade is one of several people investigated for the murder of joan rosenthal, the 75-year-old tiburon resident shot to death in her front yard in 2009. >> there is no apparent motive for the crime. there is no burglary. there was no assault. and to this day, we don't know why it was committed. >> reporter: the chief says investigators looked at wade because he was a tiburon resident too, had a violent past, and for what they found on his computer after it was seized. >> they found that he had displayed an unusual interest in the rosenthal case. he had done a number of searches on it on his computer. >> reporter: but no physical evidence ever linked him to the murder. the case is unsolved. it still haunts the chief to this day. >> frankly, it's the great

also planning an appeal on behalf of max wade. brian webb, kpix5. >> wade is behind bars, 21 years. >>> a former top aide says cristie knew ahead of time about the traffic gat at the george washington bridge. mali has the very latest. >> new jersey governor, chris christie, threatening to take the wheels off his possible run for the white house. the scandal involves the closures leading to the george bridge last september which flooded the town of new jersey with traffic. >> i had no knowledge of this, the planning, the competition, and about it. i first found out about it after the story broke. >> engineered the traffic jam as political payback. >> but now the lawyer for the says chris isn't telling the whole truth. the former cristie appointee which oversees the bridge. his attorney says the administration ordered the closures and evidence tieing mr. cristie to be nothing of the lane closures, he had no knowledge. knowledge prior to or during the closures is a prig federal and state investigators have to choses. march lee hall fo

max wade is now behind bars at san quentin prison. he stole a famous chef's car planned to sell. now we are learning that wade was also investigated for a notorious unsolved murder. >> reporter: the notorious max wade daring teenage car thief, convicted would be murder. a music video. and there may even be more. >> the police department had known max some time. >> reporter: mike cronen tells me that wade is one of several people investigated for the murder of joan rosenthol whoa was murdered back in 2009. >> there was no motive, no burglary, no assault. and to this day, we don't know why it was committed. >> reporter: the chief says investigators looked at wade because he was a resident of the area, too, had a violent past, an what they found on his computer after it was seized. >> they found he displayed an unusual interest in the case. >> reporter: but no physical evidence ever linked max wade to joan's murder. her case remains unsolved. >> it's the greatest professional disappointment of my life. i have been doing this 40 years. if there is one case i want to close, that is it

sophisticated by such a young person. >> among the hundreds of pieces of evidence i inspected, max wade'ster history showed his preparation for grand theft auto. just 16 years old at the time he googled lamborghini and how to jam lojac and lock picking. wade even posted a video on his youtube channel of him practicing. it was less than two weeks before the car heist. >> there we go. >> he researched british motor cars in san francisco and "mission impossible"-style repelling. that's exactly what he did at the dealer in 2011. these crime scene photos show how he tied off a rope on the rooftop garage. surveillance video obtained by the i-team catches the rope falling to the imrownd. wade scales down the side of the building and into a window. inside he takes his time, spending almost 15 minutes walking through the at this . >> he had a throat mic, or what appeared to be a throat mic for two-way radio. a couple times he appeared to talk on it. >> no one has ever been arrested besides wade. he cuts the lock with the bolt cuters and drives the yellow lamborghini from the second floor down the

. >>> 19-year-old max wade is spending a day at san quentin prison. >> the authorities will evaluate which prison he should be sent to long term for attempted murder and stealing a lamborghini of celebrity chef guy fieri. >> dan noyes is here now with a look at that video evidence. >> the legend of max wade grew the year after he stole that car. no one knew who did it. tonight for the first time i can show you how he did it. i spent days going over the court exhibits in this case and making copies wade planned his crime, including drive by shooting at a school mate dating a teen-aged girl he he liked. >> there was a delay he had time to look then delay, then, started firing. >> he didn't say anything? >> no. >> this is the video that got him arrested a surveillance camera caught wade buying a motorcycle helmet night before the shooting. one he wore in the drive by. we'll have the story tonight on abc7 news at 11:00. i can show you wade's personal text messages reveal his motive for the shooting. dan? care yes lynn? >> remarkable what you can find when you go through and study. >> it'

sophisticated by such a young person. >> among the hundreds of pieces of evidence i inspected, max wade's preparation for grand theft auto. just 16 years old at the time he googled lamborghini and how to jam lojac and lock picking. wade even posted a video youtubm practicing. it was less than two weeks before the car heist. >> there we go. >> he researched british motor cars in san francisco and "mission impossible"-style repelling. that's exactly what he did at the dealer in 2011. these crime scene photos show how he tied off a rope on the rooftop garage. surveillance video obtained by the i-team catches the rope falling to the imrownd. wade scales down the side of the building and into a window. inside he takes his time, spending almost 15 minutes walking through the at this . >> he had a throat mic, or what appeared to be a throat mic for two-way radio. a couple times he appeared to talk on it. >> no one has ever been arrested besides wade. he cuts the lock with the bolt cuters and drives the yellow lamborghini from the second floor down the ramp and gets out to roll up the door. back

. >>> 19-year-old max wade is spending a day at san quentin prison. >> the authorities will evaluatech prison he should be sent to long term for attempted murder and stealing a lamborghini of celebrity chef guy fieri. >> dan noyes is here now with a look at that video evidence. >> the legend of max wade grew the year after he stole that car. no one knew who did it. tonight for the first time i can show you how he did it. i spent days going over the court exhibits in this case and making copies wade planned his crime, including drive by shooting at a school mate dating a teen-aged girl he he liked. >> there was a delay he had time to look then delay, then, started firing. >> he didn't say anything? >> no. >> this is the video that got him arrested a surveillance camera caught wade buying a motorcycle helmet night before the shooting. one he wore in the drive by. we'll have the story tonight on abc7 news at 11:00. i can show you wade's personal text messages reveal his motive for the shooting. dan? care yes lynn? >> remarkable what you can find when you go through and study. >> it's a

new documents reveal max wade had a troubled past.kpix 5's brian webb tells us, they also show he was a potential suspect in the killing of a 75-year-old tiburon woman. >> reporter: the notorious max wade daring teenaged car thief convicted would-be murderer inspiration behind a music video. [ rap ] >> reporter: and there may even be more. >> the tiburon police department had known max for some time. >> reporter: tiburon's police chief tells me wade is one of several people investigated for the murder of joan rosenthal, the 75-year-old tiburon resident shot to death in her front yard back in 2009. >> there's no apparent motive for the crime. there's no burglary or assault. and to this day we don't know why it was committed. >> reporter: the chief says investigators looked at wade because he was a tiburon resident too, had a violent past, and for what they found on his computer after it was seized. >> they found that eddies played an unusual interest in the rosenthal case. he had actually done a number of searches on it on his computer

. >>> tonight never before seen surveillance video of max wade committing the crimes that got him lifein prison. >> i team reporter dan noyes is here with that and much more. >> i examined mounds of evidence from the surveillance video to crime scene photos to personal text messages. you will get to see that evidence coming up next. >> plus, more than half a million dollars collected for the families of two santa cruz police officers gunned down. nearly a year later, none of it has been delivered. the legal mess police officers were killed in the line of duty their families had not received a half million dollars raised for them. sergeant loren butch baker and elizabeth butler were shot and killed by a sex assault suspect. they raised $560,000 for the families. police told the santa cruz "sentinal" was there was no plan on how to distribute the money. the police union offered a plan to give half to each family. the families will have until february 21st to agree to this plan. smie you are seeing grand theft auto in progress. a crime that caught the nation a's attention. just 16 years o

. >>> tonight never before seen surveillance video of max wade committing the crimes that got him lifein prison. >> i team reporter dan noyes is here with that and much more. >> i examined mounds of evidence from the surveillance video to crime scene photos to personal text messages. you will get to see that evidence coming up next. >> plus, more than half a million dollars collected for the families of two santa cruz police officers gunned down. nearly a year later, none of it has been delivered. it has been delivered. the legal me? one of the best things about is that millions of people will qualify for financial assistance. for example, if you're a single person making less than $46,000 a year, or a family of four, earning up to $94,200, you may be eligible for premium assistance. the lower your annual income, the greater financial assistance you will receive. get answers, and get covered. find out if you're eligible and enroll today. at coveredca.com. police officers were killed in the line of duty their families had not received a half million dollars raised for them. sergeant lo

. >>> tonight never before seen surveillance video of max wade committing the crimes that got him liferison. >> i team reporter dan noyes is here with that and much more. >> i examined mounds of evidence from the surveillance video to crime scene photos to personal text messages. you will get to see that evidence coming up next. >> plus, more than half a million dollars collected for the families of two santa cruz later, noneear later, none of it has been delivered. the legal mess police officers were killed in the line of duty their families had not received a half million dollars raised for them. sergeant loren butch baker and elizabeth butler were shot and killed by a sex assault suspect. they raised $560,000 for the families. police told the santa cruz "sentinal" was there was no plan on how to distribute the money. the police union offered a plan to give half to each family. the families will have until february 21st to agree to this plan. smie you are seeing grand theft auto in progress. a crime that caught the nation a's attention. just 16 years old at the time and repelling int

. >>> new video tonight showing marin county teenager, max wade pulling off his most stunning ride, takingrghini out of a dealership in san francisco. he rapelled into the business, once inside, you can see wade then just 16 years old walking around the showroom floor. finally, he finds the yellow lamborghini and cuts the pad locks of the garage door and then just drives right out. wade was arrested in 2012, and last month, he was sentenced for this crime and a separate attempted murder conviction he is in san quentin serving a life term plus 21 years. >>> disturbing developments tonight an east bay youth pastor out on bail tonight accused of hiding two 17-year-old runaways in his home and having a sexual relationship with one of them. also known as pastor john was arrested last wednesday, he's facing several charges including sex with a minor. ein has worked at the contracosta church in san ramone since 2012. >> kids loved him. kids spent time with him. they loved him. >> he has resigned from the church, and police are investigating the possibility that he may have victimized other youths

. >> reporter:whoosh >> reporter:these surveillance videos show marin county teenager max wade in his most daring exploit. stealing a lamborghini belonging to celebrity chef guy fieri. from a san francisco dealership. >> reporter:whoosh >> reporter:a patchwork quilt. an unsolved murder. are hoping this clue will help them close a 25 year old cold case. >> reporter:whoosh >> reporter:i think the watermelon was kind of crossing the line. some students finding it hard to swallow their high school's idea of celebrating black history month. >> pam: now at 8-- >> pam: tracking the storm acrosstonight there is some drizzle. and the rain is not over yet. this winter storm also dumped inches of fresh snow in the sierra. from the north bay. to the east bay. and down to our south. >> pam: we have coverage tonight on california residents now being asked to conserve power. as frigid temperatures put a strain on power grids. >> pam: this latest rainfall. had any effect on our drought emergency. >> pam: but first, i'm joined live in the weather ief meteorologist jacqueline bennett. who fallen. and w

for the first time dan has an exclusive first look at the video evidence that sent max wade to jail.cisely planned the heist and how he set up a drive-by shooting that targeted a school mate. >> several second delay where he looked at them and took the gun out and then delay then start firing. >> he didn't say anything. >> no. >>reporter: tune in tonight because dan will also she you how this surveillance video led to wade arrest and the text messages which rae veal his motive for the shooting. i team explore the evidence tonight on abc 7 news at 11:00 o'clock over on channel 7. >> hopefully join me for that report. dan put together some really compelling informational piece on that. >>> another brush with the law today. for pop star justin bieber. his private jet was held at new jersey airport on suspicion that marijuana was on board. authorities say they detected strong 0democrats and republicans of pot and started searching. but sources say the search came up empty so bieber his father and entourage allowed to go on their which. jet arrived from canada for superbowl weekend. >>> f

max wade. >> : he is planning a jewelry heist and planned to stealing the lamborghini a solid to he'd planned to sell and the dominican republic for more than two brand. for more than 2 million. let >> : get info alarms and cameras that the jewelry store he was convicted of stealing the lever guinea on a dealership. he went down from their roofs and drove off with the car. he's also convicted of attempted murder he's trying to should all romantic rival. this is not the right video there we have the right video. a bullet went through that window. wade also accused of breaking into the mansion where police say hughes going to have an elaborate party. his friends had his back back in 2012 for the night before but wade is 18th birthday his friends use bolt cutters and sledgehammer to try and free him they were not able to free the friend. glenn >> : wade was sentenced to life in prison plus 21 years. >> : chris christopher under the boss with a former points >> : david wells stunned christie's one. >> : yes since resigned attorney says that christie new more about the ordered said a shutd

we have new video showing marin county teenager max wade. pulling off his most stunning crime - stealing celebrity chef guy fieri's lamborghini. out of a dealership in san francisco. back in 20-11. wade rapelled into the van ness avenue business. by a rope. once inside. you can see wade. then just 16- years old -- walking around the showroom floor. finally, he finds the yellow lamborghini. and cuts the pad-lock to the garage door, and then drives right out. wade was arrested in 20-12. and last month, he was sentenced for this crime and a separate attempted murder conviction. he is in san quentin -- serving a life term. plus 21- years. a san leandro homeowner can consider herself a victim -- and a hero. she caught a man burglarizing her home. kron four's philippe djegal reports. this comes as police say crime is on the rise there. since the first of the year. the san le police department says some 20 street robberies and 40 home burglaries have been reported. an alarming trend that lt. randall brandt says the department is trying to slow down

notorious teen criminal maxe is now behind bars at san quentin prison. wade'sty chef guy fieri's lamborghini. he planned to it for a couple hundred gra, in the dominican republic. but it turns out... the tees also investigated in the 209 murder of joan rosenthal. the 75-year-old was shot to death at her tiburon home. sot "they found he had dispd an unusual interest in her he'd done a number of searcs on his computer. " but there was no physical evidence to link wade to the murder. the case remains unsolved. court documents also show the teen was plan a major jewelry heist in san francisco. new details on a destructive wildfire in the los angeles area. the fire last month destroyed five homes in the glendora area and forced thousands of people to evac. now a federal grand jury has indicted three men on chargf causing the fire. that incl a count of igniting timber d brush on national forest land. if convicted, they could each get 12 years in prison. a sign of trouble for muni riders: take a look at what we foun permanent bus stop signs.. case muni breaks down. we