they arrested michael keller when the plane landed. police in the seattle area arrested the woman he was texting with. they were planning an event involving 5 and 7-year-old children. >> it was in regard to sex acts to be performed on children. >> burnworth appeared in court this afternoon in seattle. police believe she and michael keller had victimized the children before. >>> the family of an emoryville man who was painting a mural filed a lawsuit. the gun was stole fn from the c of an i.c.e. agent in san francisco. i.c.e. knew that unsecured firearm left was a rampant problem and never took corrective action. he's accused of using the stolen gun to kill ramos. a motion hearing in that case is scheduled for tomorrow. we'll stay on top of it. >>> a road took a beating from the heavy rain this past winter but oakland leaders are promising a smooth ride. >> tiffany wilson has a closer look at oakland's pothole blitz. >> reporter: this is the sound of progress. after seven weeks of working 12 hours a day, the mayor says city crews have f

court documents unsealed today indicate michael keller and gayle bernwear met online last summer. their text described in explicit detail what she would do with children. another passenger on the same flight noticed texts about child abuse and notified the air line crew. >> vandals targeted the entire line of ford go bikes at dolores bike. flattening the rear tire on each bicycle. this is in the mission district. to some bikes they represent the neighborhood changing profiles. >>> a north western university professor facing murder charges appears in the bay area courtroom. the crime happened in chicago. so what brought him to the bay area? >>> hikers stared down by a mountain lion for about a half hour how they managed to sneak away. >>> i am meteorologist jeff ranieri. not a bad today. tell you when below average temperatures are back in my forecast. details in about ten minutes. national headlines... two university employees accused of a murder in >>> it is a murder case making national headlines. two university employees accused of a murder in chicago found right here in the ba

they arrested 56-year-old michael keller. they arrested the woman who keller was texting. the 5 and 7-year-old victims are in child protective custody. authorities are investigating whether or not there are more victims. >>> a woman held up a north carolina cell phone store with a gun. surveillance video shows the woman walk into a sprint store with a military style long gun. detectives say the woman held the gun to an employee's head and demanded cell phone before leaving the store. nobody else was hurt. >>> 5:48 a.m., we're heading to chinatown to give you a tour of philadelphia hot spot. >>> soaked fans are forced to leave the first night of la la palooza early. the only thing harder than winning the state championship... ♪ ...is being prepared to win it again. get everything they need to make it count, for less. this week at staples, shop our fifty cent deals. staples. it's pro time. stormy weather forced 400,000 people to evacuate la la palooza last night. disappointed fans left before they could watch their favorite bands perform at the chicago grant park. both of th

police arrested michael keller after getting off a plane from tacoma, washington.us from the company in union city where some workers must be stunned to hear their new boss is in jail. >> reporter: stunned is the best way to describe the mood herp at the hard tongue glass company. he was on his way back from the parent company home office in tacoma, washington. to resume being the new manager here. but he never made it. the union city branch of the hart ung glass company needs to replace the replacement mang. michael keller had just come from the company headquarters in tacoma, washington, last month, to be the new interrim location manager and taken by surprise to hear he had been arrested for two counts of attempted child molestation and two counts of solicitation of a sex crime. investigators say during the recent trip back from tacoma this week, a passenger saw his smoep and noticed him sending disturbing text messages and she reported it to southwest staff who called ahead to san jose police. >> the conversations were very particular, in regards to sex acts th

when the plane landed 56-year-old michael keller was questioned by police. he was arrested for attempted child molestation and solicitation. >> if it wasn't for this particular passenger taking action, taking initiative to alert the staff and alert police, this catastrophic event would have been just horrific. >> reporter: detectives learn the person keller texted was 50-year-old gail burnworth. a child care provider also from tacoma. the fbi and seattle arrested her for raping a child and other sex crimes. they located the victim, a 5 and 7-year-old. both are in child protective custody. >> it's disturbing. some of the tex acts talked about not only molesting the children but performing ba inii beastiality. >>> the pilot of a small plane was killed this afternoon when the aircraft crashed into a sacramento county backyard. the faa is investigating what caused this plane to go down. the sacramento county sheriff's off confirmed the pilot died. he was the only person on board. >>> it's a busy thursday as you can tell. coming up next drone view 7 goes inside t

man texting about the abuse on a flight and she told the flight attendant and police arrested michael keller when the plane landed and the woman that keller was texting. authorities are investigating if there are more potential victims. >> what should have been a fun day at the pool ended in tragedy. a 4-year-old died and so did her grandfather trying to save her. they were swim first degree severina park, maryland. she was in the deep end and could not swim and the grandfather jumped into 9 feet of water even they he could mot swim. she called 911 and when the help arrived they were found at the bottom of the pool. >>> a new twist to the story of a woman behind bars, trying to have her husband killed. a police call is released from has investigators asking if she was trying to plot an escape with the help of a drone. here is the story. >> reporter: drones are so much apart of our every day life that amazon completed their first drone package delivery in december. and now it seems that prisoners has helped inmates escaped. in a murder for hire plot caught on tape. >> is your husband michael?

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authorities arrested 56-year-old michael keller last week in san jose after his southwest plane landedigators say a woman onboard his flight from tacoma notice d disturbing text messags on his phone about molesting children. the woman, san jose police say he was texting with was arrested in tacoma. >>> and a san francisco leader is talking about her idea to have a city buy out a fast food restaurant. it's been a trouble spot over the years. the mcdonald's at the top of hey street. people call it a conduit for crime, drug dealing, and homelessness. someone was shot there last thursday. city leaders are talking about buying that space and converting it. the city needs to come up with new solutions to get a handle on crime. >> we have services but we're not going to let you be violent and disruptive and make everyone else uncomfortable in this community. >> mcdonald's owns the land. the company is now reviewing the city's proposal. >>> more fallout for the north bay woman charged with embezzling more than a million dollars from a private school. she's preparing for a court battle with her

reporter: the internet crimes against children task force then traced the text of the suspect, michael keller of tacoma, to a second suspect, gail burnworth, also of tacoma. officers say when they found burnworth, they also found two young victims. they say the children are safe now, thanks to the alert passenger. >> if it wasn't for this young lady's actions, another sexual assault would have occurred. >> reporter: both suspects are in custody this evening, one at the santa clara county main jail, the other in washington state. reporting live in san jose, scott budman, nbc bay area news. >> scott, thank you. >>> back up to san francisco now, we mentioned that shooting in dolores park this afternoon. sfpd also looking for a gunman in the hait-ashbury neighborhood. there was a shooting outside a mcdonald's restaurant about two hours ago. the victim survived an they are still looking for the gunman. >>> now to washington, it's abuzz this afternoon with news that special counsel robert mueller is impanelling a grand jury. "the wall street journal" says it's a way to subpoena witnesses and record

police arrested the man, 56-year-old michael keller of tacoma, washington, as soon as the plane landed. and later alerted 50-year-old gale burnworth also of tacoma. the woman said, quote, i'm being labeled as a hero. i don't need a bunch of attention. i'm just so thankful the kids are safe. >>> fire investigators in berkeley are trying to figure out what sparked a small grass fire off of interstate 80. cell phone video taken minutes after it started, shows flames racing up the hillside on the gilman street off-ramp. it started just after 2:00 this afternoon. here's the view from sky 7. smoke blew across the freeway, slowing down traffic. you can see the off-ramp shut down as firefighters worked to get the fire under control, and control any hot spots. no one was hurt. >>> hard as it is to believe, a new school is just around the corner now. students from one south san francisco school are returning to an unfinished campus four years after construction started. this is a story that abc 7 news reporter leeann melendez has been following closely. >> reporter: buri buri elementary -- >> at

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man read sexu texts on a flight, she took a picture and alerted flight attendants. 56-year-old michael keller was arrested when the plane landed. the wom told our media partner "i'm being labeled as a hero. i don't nee a bunch of attention. m just thankful the kids are safe." she added "it means the world to me and i hope by myxample somebody who sees something wrong and might not want to s anything will speak up." >> it's now official, santa cruz has a new police chief. andrew mills was sworn in. he most recently served a chief of police for the city of eureka. >>> oakland's deputy police chief is headed to the northwest. 41-yeaold daniel outlaw was named today as portla's police chief. she'll b the first african-american woman to hold that post. she'snly the second woman ever nad deputy chief. he will be introduced on thursday. >>> new at 6:00, economists at stanford say obamacare is not having a negative effect on jobs. that was one concern raised by critics based on ear projections by t congressional budget office. three economists studied the law's impa and found there was no major effec

she received text messages from 56-year-old michael keller. he was arrested monday in san jose after getting off a southwest airlines flight. police say a fellow passenger saw the disturbing messages and told the flight crew and they took action. >>> in santa clara, the mother of a young man who was shot and killed by police after she called them for help has filed a lawsuit. she spoke to "abc7 news" chris nguyen about her pain and why she's fighting back. >> reporter: for this heart broken mother, the past five months have been nothing but hell. >> i feel my life is over now. my son was taken from me. >> reporter: on march 9, her life changed. amanda summers called police for help multiple times that day after her son barricaded himself inside his bedroom. >> he was a nice kid. he had a good record. he was a good guy. >> reporter: he was shot and killed by police that afternoon after they say he threatened them with a gun. attempts to tase him were unsuccessful. the 24-year-old had fled out of a bedroom window but was found by police next to

she received text messages from 56-year-old michael keller. he was arrested monday in san jose after getting off a southwest airlines flight. police say a fellow passenger saw the disturbing messages and told the flight crew and they took action. santa clara, the m of a young man who was shot and killed by police after she called them for help has filed a lawsuit. she spoke to "abc7 news" chris nguyen about her pain and why she's fighting back. >> reporter: for this heart broken mother, the past five months have been nothing but hell. >> i feel my life is over now. my son was taken from me. >> reporter: on march 9, her life changed. amanda summers called police for help multiple times that day after her son barricaded himself inside his bedroom. >> he was a nice kid. he had a good record. he was a good guy. >> reporter: he was shot and killed by police that afternoon after they say he threatened them with a gun. attempts to tase him were unsuccessful. the 24-year-old had fled out of a bedroom window but was found by police next to the train tr

read sexual texts on a flight, she took a picture and alerted flight attendants. 56-year-old michael keller was arrested when the plane landed. the woman told our media partner "i'm being labeled as a hero. i don't need a bunch of attention. i'm just thankful the kids are safe." she added "it means the world to me and i hope by my example somebody who sees something wrong and might not want to say anything will speak up." >>> it's now official, santa cruz has a new police chief. andrew mills was sworn in. he most recently served as chief of police for the city of eureka. >>> oakland's deputy police chief is headed to the northwest. 41-year-old daniel outlaw was named today as portland's police chief. she'll be the first african-american woman to hold that post. she's only the second woman ever named deputy chief. he will be introduced on thursday. >>> new at 6:00, economists at stanford say obamacare is not having a negative effect on jobs. that was one concern raised by critics based on early projections by the congressional budget office. three economists studied the law's impact and foun

investigators say she received text messages about sex abuse from 56-year-old michael keller. two young children have been identified as victims. keller was arrested monday after getting off southwest airlines flight. police say a fellow passenger saw those disturbing text messages and told the flight crew which took action. >> tonight friends of fire defendant derrick are raising money to bail him out of jail. today a judge oakland lowered by $250,000 for his role that killed 36 people who were trapped inside the maize like building. the former master tenant or building manager asked to be released on his own recognizant. they say his bail is still too high. his attorneys believe local governments and businesses share the blame. >> we will be in pg&e. we will be the persons from the fire department, from the inspectors, building inspectors, from the child protective service, the owners or owners' representatives. >> he claims they knew about safety problems at the ship and did nothing. >> in santa clara, the mother of young man who was shot and killed by police after she call

authorities arrested 56-year-old michael keller last week in san jose after his southwest plane landedat monetta airport. investigators say a woman on board his flight from tacoma noticed disturbing text messages on his phone about molesting children. the fellow he was arresttexting was arrested in tacoma along with two victims. >>> firefighters have yet to release the information on what might have caused an apartment fire in berkeley, but we do know that one person suffered burns and was transported to the hospital. the fire started just before 7:00 near the corner of addison and sacramento streets. >>> we want to take you back to that bart news conference this morning and the news of an arrest in several unprovoked attacks. we see jim allison there who is one of the spokespersons for bart and we know that's the policeman there as well. let's listen in. >> while they set up here, kris, let's just give them a moment. >> it seemed imminent. >> they essentially turned this around very quickly. it was 6:00 this morning when bart released those photos, the ones we showed you a couple minu

sending text messages discussing with kinds she took a photo and when the plane landed and the man michael keller arrested an woman was also arrested. detectives later discovered two alleged victims >> good to be nosey sometimes >> three airport baggage hasn'tlers out of a job tonight. >> cell phone video shows a worker tossing suitcases from a distance on to the luggage car sell they say unlock from a virginia atlanta plane. it is disappointed to see the footage >> hundreds of passengers nashville are airing out, the toilet in the southwest terminal bathroom overflowed. it leaked through the floor and on to a baggage conveyor one floor below >> disgusting. there will be backlash, that's a >> the airport said the bags were sanitized before being put on a plane. a similar accident happened last year. it is now making structural changes to maker it never happens again. >>> five stars for the nation's capitol yelp is opening up a new office in dc, it will be located in the heart of downtown in the pen quarter next to the verizon center, construction is set to begin this summer >> 500 people out leas

airline passenger helped catch 2 people suspected of sex crimes against children. 56-year-old michael kelleryear-old women are both facing charges. monday 1 was on the southwest flight when police say a woman sitting behind him saw him texting on his phone about sexually molesting children. she could read the messages because the font of the text was extra large. the woman took photos of the messages and told the flight crew when the plane landed, san jose police and the er waiting. >>> the conversations were very particular in regards to sex acts to be performed on a child. >> police say 2 children ages 5 and 7 were identified as victims after police found several incriminating conversations between the 2. the children are now in protective custody. >>> concord police released the sketch of a man they say tried to kidnap a teenage girl. the girl kicked and punched him and the man let go. >>> the federal government is being sued over allegations that agents mishandled a gun later used to kill an artist in oakland. attorneys representing the parents of a 27-year-old filed a wrongful death law

police arrested bernworth and michael keller on july 31st.alert passenger saw him texting with bernworth with sexually explicit messages about children. >>> the target of a nationwide man hunt is headed to chicago for murder charges. andrew warren was arrested in san francisco. he waived arraignment yesterday to speed up his extradition back to illinois. warren was a financial officer in britton. earlier this week an associate professor at northwestern university also agreed to be extradited. the two are accused in last month's gruesome stabbing death of a hair stylist. the two surrendered after days on the run. >>> the court of appeals said the access to the people needed to be reopened immediately but it still is not. robert handa has more. >> reporter: the sheriff's department said it was okay to walk to martin's beach. the weather didn't entice other visitors but that will change as word spreads. christopher manchester runs the popular half moon bay kayak company. he is annoyed the gate is still up. he launched kayaks at the beach before

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. >> reporter: 56-year-old michael keller texting with gail. christina tried to gather evidence. >> started zooming in and taking pictures. >> as the plane was about to land in san jose she made eye contact with the flight attendant. >> she asked if i was okay. i leaned over and whispered to her that i think there's some kind of pedophile action going on. told me i would be the first off the plane to talk to the special ops person and show him the first text and second text and that was enough to say we need to tell the authorities here. >> keller was taken into custody on the plane before he could delete the messages. they credit christina for being proactive and discreet. >> there is truth in see something, say something. >> ian cole, nbc bay area news. >> thank goodness she did. the woman receiving the text would be arrested hours later in tacoma. >> if convicted they face 15 to 30 years in prison. to be able to get those pictures and prove it to authorities. >> great thinking. >> coming up, a local high school has their equipment stolen. ho

she alerted a flight attendant who then called police. 56-year-old michael keller and 50-year-old gail burnworth were arrested on monday. police say the woman saw keller texting about sexually molesting a five and seven-year-old child. keller was arrested immediately after the plane landed. police later arrested the woman he was texting in tacoma, washington. police say the good samaritan stopped the children from being sexually abused. ( darya ) police say burnworth is a caregiver and that neither she or keller are related to the children. the children are now in protective custody. ( mark ) special investigator robert mueller is launching a grand jury as a part of his investigation into russia's influence on the 2016 presidential election.( darya ) and that grand jury has already issued subpoenas. andy rose has the details. special counsel robert mueller has impaneled a grand jury in his investigation o

when the plane arrived in san jose, police and the fbi were waiting and arrested 56-year-old michael keller was teching was also arrested. >>> well some bad news for brides to be. >> yeah, women who bought their dresses from alfred angelo bridal and haven't gotten them yet won't be getting them. the national chain suddenly closed and filed for bankruptcy last month. now they're telling customers if they haven't received their dress already, they won't be getting it. alfred angelo abruptly closed on june 13th without any advanced notice. the chain has 60 stores at 1400 locations that sell its merchandise one of those stores is in cherry hill, new jersey. and we were there last week when the store offered brides to pick up their dresses but that was just one day only. >>> a bunch of area children now know what it's like to be a police officer after training with the pros. the children just graduating from the troop k camp at girard college throughout the week they not only learned about police training but they also got a chance to compete in sports as well. the whole goal is to make them bet

messages when the plane arrived in san jose police and the fbi were waiting and arrested 56-year-old michael kellert keller was texting also arrested. >>> in your money tonight, bad news for some brides to be. women who bought their dresses from alfred angelo bridal and haven't gotten them yet, well they won't be getting them. >> the national chain suddenly closed and filed for bankruptcy liquidation last month. now they're telling customers if they haven't received their dress already, they won't be getting it. alfred angelo abruptly closed on july 13th without any advance notice. the chain has 60 stores and 1400 locations that sell its merchandise including one in cherry hill. >>> disney is bringing the magic and nostalgia back to theaters this fall with its dream big princess marathon. it's partnering with amc theat theaters to bring beloved disney princesses films back to select theaters each movie will run for one week license have 14 showing per week. the films are beauty and beast, mulan, tangled, moana, the princess and the frog and brave. the magical marathon begins september 8th and runs

seattle to san jose when she couldn't help but notice and read the text messages of 56- year-old michael keller who was sitting in front of her. keller was using a large phone and had enlarged the size of the text. >> the large font and the positioning of the phone, it was close to advertising the conversation. >> reporter: the good samaritan was shocked at what she w reading! >> it was particular in regards to sex acts to be performed on a child. >> reporter: but then the good samaritan took it a step further and actually snapped photos of the text messages with her own phone. police say keller was apparently so engrossed when texting game burnworth a woman he was dating he didn't realize he was being watched. >> i grew concerned because he seemed so nonchalant about doing so in a public setting. >> reporter: the good samaritan told the flight attendants who called san jose police and keller was arrested as he got off the plane. the woman was the kids' daycare providing and she was arrested. the internet crimes against children's task force says the good samaritan prevented a horrific crime. >

michael keller and gail barnworth. san jose police say a passenger on the flight from seattle spotted keller, who was seated in front of her, sending sexually charged texts from a large smart phone with enlarged font. the passenger told the flight crew, the officers questioned keller when he got off the plane in san jose. again, texts about having sexual relations with children. police later found other texts on the phone involving burnsworth on the right who lives in washington. both were arrested. two children, ages five and seven have been identified as victims. we're expected to get more information during a news conference at 1:0. >>> new video of firefighters in southern california bat american league raging apartment fire. this is in arcadia. the two alarm fire broke out just after 6:00 this morning. this aerial view shows the blaze burning through the roof of the apartment complex. everybody's been safely evacuated, no reports of injuries and the fire is under investigation. >>> santa clara county judge aaron p

authorities arrested 56-year-old michael keller in san jose after a southwest plane landed. a woman onboard the flight from tacoma noticed disturbing text messages on the man's phone about molesting children. the woman contacted san jose police and they say that keller was texting with someone, was arrest ed in tacoma along with what investigators say were two young victims. >>> new this morning, marin county transportation officials are look iing to hear from you they prepare a plan for the next 25 years. marin ij reporting this morning the plan is called getting around marin. the goal is to study and analyze traffic conditions and look for ways to grow. the public can submit comments to the transportation department until september 22nd. >>> happening today, put it in your calendar, the start of a six-week-long scheduled closure for peninsula bus depots. closing the palo alto transit center until september 21st. crews will be replacing the pavement on and around university circle. they're going to be installing new sidewalks. >>> i want to get you out to the bay bridge cra

investigators say she was texting back and forth with this man, 56-year-old michael keller as he sata night from seattle to san jose on monday. an alert passenger says she noticed the disturbing messages. >> the conversations were very particular in regard the to sex acts that were to be performed on a child, on children. the passenger reported it to southwest airlines staff who called ahead to san jose police and keller was arrested. workers at the union city branch at the hurton glass company was shocked saying he was flying here to be the new location manager. not any more. gayle was arrested with what they call two young victims. she was released last night from a tacoma jail because the state didn't formally charge her within three days of her arrest. but the fbi re-arrested her on a federal warrant. detectives say the case is still solid, all thanks to that presamaritan, a preschool teacher who saw something and spoke up. >> she, you know, saved these children from horrific abuse. for that, she should be commended. >> ian cole, nbc bay area news. >>> we have much more ahead on

. >> reporter: 56-year-old michael keller is still behind bars after he was arrested here at san jose international airport earlier this week. but his alleged partner in crime was allowed to walk free after federal prosecutors failed to charge her with a crime in time to prevent her release. kellar and his girlfriend alleged plot to sexual abuse children when a passenger on a flight saw explicit text messages he was sending. that passenger snapped a photo with her phone, told the flight crew and the police arrested him when he got off the plane. the woman was taken into custody in tacoma, washington, where prosecutors had 72 hours to charge her with a crime or let her go. but they missed that deadline and she walked out of jail. now, she has been charged now and we are getting late word just as of a few moments ago that she has been arrested a second time just after 5 p.m. this evening. now, kellar is being held without bond. he does have a court appearance on monday. but the big unanswered question is how did federal prosecutors miss this critical deadline and allow her to walk free

this couple from tacoma, washington is behind bars after investigators say the man, 56- year-old michael keller, was caught texting about sexually molesting children. >> she is my hero. >> reporter: that hero is a seattle area teacher who happened to be sitting behind keller who noticed him writing disturbing text messages and was able to see the conversation because of the enlarged print on his large smartphone. >> the conversations were very particular in regards to sex acts that were to be performed on a child, on children. >> reporter: police say the passenger was able to take pictures of the texts and alert the flight crew. when the plane landed, san jose police and the fbi stepped in. police say during the investigation keller freely allowed investigators to view his phone where they uncovered several incriminating conversations he initially told them were fantasy and role playing. >> extremely disturbing. some of the sex acts talked about not only molesting the children, but performing beastiality. >> reporter: police say keller was texting with this woman. investigators say he would mak

authorities arrested 56-year-old michael keller last week in san jose after a southwest plane landed.tors say a woman onboard his flight from tacoma noticed disturbing text messages about molesting children. the woman, san jose police say keller was texting with, was arrested in tacoma along with what investigators say two young victims. >> that is very disturbing. >>> a san francisco leader talking about having the city buy a fast food restaurant that has traditionally been a trouble spot over the years. we're talking about the mcdonald's at the top of haight street. people who live nearby call it a con due thursday. san francisco city leaders now are discussing the possibility of buying the space and using it to develop more low-income housing. the supervisor says the city needs to come up with more innovative solutions to get a handle on crime. >> we want to help them. we have services, but we're not going to let you be violent and disruptive and make everyone else uncomfortable in this community. >> in terms of ownership right now mcdonald's does own that land. the company is now

before the plane landed xi informed a flight attendant and the suspect 56-year-old michael keller was taken into custody. >> tell me i would be the first off the plane to talk to their special opens person. and i showed him the first text, and the second text and that was enough for him to say we need to tell the authorities here. >> just sharp thinking there. keller is now facing federal charges. authorities also arrested a woman in washington state and found two children they believe were potential victims. >>> terrifying crime in the north bay. police are trying to track down the suspect who attacked a jogger in san rafael. we have a photo of the suspect provided by police. police say the victim was on a path between pickle weed park near the target store back in june when the suspect came up from behind her several times and grabbed her. fortunately the 46-year-old woman fought back every time. she eventually got away. police also released this sketch of the suspect described as about 20 years old, husky with close-set eyes. the photo we first showed you may be the biggest clue, h

michael keller will be arraigned on felony charges of attempted child molestation and solicitation ofwoman sitting behind keller on a flight monday says she noticed him writing disturbing text messages. he could see the print on his phone. keller was arrested when the plane landed, the woman he was texting was also arrested in washington booked on felony charges including rape of a child and sexual exportation of a minor. >>> google is dealing with a sexist internal memo that has a number of people outraged. an engineer posted a note on a network saying that there are not women in tech due to genetic differences and google should stop trying to bridge the gender gap. the google vice president of diversity says the viewpoint expressed by the engineer is not one that she or the company endorses. she did defend his right to express his opinion and says they want to foster a culture in those -- which those with different views feel safe. >>> nasa is looking for planetary protection officer and guess what a nine-year-old boy in new jersey apply for the job. jack davis wrote a letter to nas

. >> now sexton must inform his current lawyer michael brice keller that he's being replaced. >> i guessad is thinking i should go with somebody with more experience and whose more in the loop. >> right. and that is what he told me. but i haven't talked to this guy yet and right now i'm technically your attorney. so it is up to you. if you tell me that you don't want me to be your attorney, then i can withdraw. but i would suggest we do that simultaneous with the new attorney taking over your case. you are going to be up for a bond review later this week, when you are actually arraigned. it will be your felony arraignment and it will be an opportunity for bond review. i don't know that they are going to reduce your bond though. >> they know what they are doing. they know i'm no threat. they're just pricks because they can. they don't like me. you can watch my youtube channel. i'm a decent guy. fun loving, whatever. >> i've reviewed. >> there's nothing there. nobody can read that quote and think i was there to shatter lives. this should not happen in the united states of america. it was m

she alerted a flight attendant who then called police. 56-year-old michael keller and 50-year-old gail burnworth were arrested on monday. police say the woman saw keller texting about sexually molesting a five and seven-year-old child. keller was arrested immediately after the plane landed. police later arrested the woman he was texting in tacoma, washington. police say the good samaritan stopped the children from being sexually abused. (mark) police say burnworth is a caregiver and that neither she or keller are related to the children. the children are now in protective custody. (darya) the victim of a shooting that led to a 15-hour police standoff has been identified. the shooting happened in corona heights late sunday night..near 15th and beaver streets in san francisco. the victim has been identified as 76-year-old martha alfaro. she died at the hospital. the suspected gunman barricaded himself in hi

keller. >> thank you. >>> happening today, one of two suspects accused in a child sex abuse case is expected to enter a plea in the south bay. michael cellar is expected to appear in court at 9:00 a.m. he was arrested a week ago at san jose international airport after getting off a flight. investigators say he sent text messages about sex abuse to the second suspect. a fellow passenger actually saw the disturbing messages and told the flight crew. two young children have been identified as victims. >>> a woman and a child are recovering from injuries they suffered when a huge tree branch snapped and fell right on top of them. they were at a company picnic at menlo college saturday afternoon. dozens of people under a 100-year-old oak tree suddenly heard a loud cracking sound. they got out of the way just before the limb came crashing down. >> i think it was a result of several years of drought and then a winter of heavy rain contributed to the limb breaking. >> that's right. firefighters say the tree was probably unstable from absorbing months of that rain water. paramedics treated a woman for a blow to the head and a 1-year-old chil

keller, abc7 news. >>> happening today, one of two suspectses accused in a child sex abuse case is expected to enter a ple in the south bay. 56-yeaol michaelcheduled to appear in court at 9:00 this morning. he was arrested a week ago at mineta san jose international after getting off a flight. investigators say he sent messages about sex abuse to the second suspect. a fellow passenger actually saw the disturbing messages and told the flight crew. police say two yearn ching have been identified as victims. >> a man is recovering in the hospital this morning after a two-alarm fire burned an aparment building in berkeley. it could have been so much worse if it wasn't for the quick actions of one brave neighbor. the fire started around 7:15 last night on addison street. at one point, all 27 units were evacuated, but still in the building was a man lying on the floor yelling for help. a man who lives in the building next door saw the smoke and ran to help the man get outside before rescuers got there. >> started yelling for him, get up, get out. finally, he kind of snapped out of it and came to. so i said, don't worry about your stuff wrrbs jus

seattle to san jose when she couldn't help but notice and read the text messages of 56-year-old michael keller who was sitting in front of her. he was using a large phone and enlarged the size of the text. >> the large font and the positioning of the phone, it was close to advertising the conversation. >> reporter: the good samaritan was shocked at what she was reading. >> the conversations were very particular in regards to sex acts that were to be performed on a child. >> reporter: but then the good samaritan took it a step further and actually snapped photos of the text messages with her own phone. police say keller was apparently so engrossed when texting a woman he was dating that he didn't realize he was being watched. >> i grew concerned based off his actions because he seemed so nonchalant about doing stuff especially in a public setting. >> reporter: the good samaritan told the flight attendants who called san jose police and keller was arrested as he got