one possible victim of the speed freak killers - is a long time missing hayward girl named michaela garecht. right now, remains which have already been found, are being tested to determine if they are hers - as her mother awaits word on the results. she says, it seems logical that the bones belong to her daughter, micahela. >> if they did this properly the first place it would save me a lot of time. >> pam: convict wesley shermantine, one of the so- called speed freak killers, claims his partner loren herzog, who committed suicide, was responsible for michaela garecht's kidnapping. one person was shot and killed in east oakland this afternoon. it marks the city's first homicide of the year. it happened near the corner of 73rd avenue and hamilton street shortly before one p-m. police say, shots were fired at three people in a car. one person was hit by gunfire and died at the scene. no suspects are in custody. it was inauguration day for 3 new oakland city council members sworn into office at city hall representing north oakland, west oakland, and east oakland's fruitvale district while all

about the search for michaela garecht. the young girl who was kidnapped in hayward more than 20-years ago. the hayward police department is saying tonight. that a bone fragment found in an abandoned well in central california. is not hers. the news comes. as f-b-i investigators continue to dig up another site. for remains of possible victims of the so-called "speed freak killers." kron-4's j-r stone just spoke to michaela garecht's mother. he joins us live tonight with her reaction to the j-r? >> reporter: she told me that the police department called and had information that she had to come down to the station. she did not know if they had found remains or not found. they soon found that they have not. >> it has not been that long since i have heard so i'm still sorting it out. i cam tell you i am pretty exhausted. i find myself some feelings of a sense of relief that it is not her. that may be, there is still hope. deep down inside one i was sitting there and they told me that this sensation that i felt was honestly one

and i hot i can go on living like half of the last 20 years looking for her. >> michaela garecht was only 9 years old when she was kidnapped outside a grocery store and a word back 1988. meanwhile the search of for the victims of speed freak killers continues and linden. so far no human remains have been, and the date is taking longer than expected. the fbi says the well is deeper than they originally thought it was a they have not yet reached the bottom. once they do they will start hansa think of the dark to see if there any human remains. >> tonight community members and martine as will have a chance to get some answers about impending closure of a fire station due to budget cuts. fire officials will talk about how the district plans of responding to fires and medical emergencies in the areas affected by the closure. last month, the board of supervisors unanimously voted to approve a proposal to close 4 stations and contra costa county. the other states are located in lafayette, walnut creek and clayton. means of committees will be held sometime this month. >> you think it's cold

we have reaction on the revelation tonight from michaela garecht's mother. >> i do have a sense of relief. that is not micheala reverses' still hope. and- that perhaps there is still hope and i can still go on a living the way i have been for the last 24 years, which is still continue to look for her. ".looking for her" >> pam: garecht was only 9 - years old when she was kidnapped outside a grocery store in hayward back in 1988. meanwhile, the search for victims of the speed freak killers continues in linden. so far no human remains have been found. there is a major setback. the f-b-i says the well is deeper than they originally thought it was. they have yet to reach the bottom of the well. once they get to the bottom then they will start the process of hand sifting through the well to see if there are any human remains. we have seen the end to the rainfall with a spotty shower activity off shore. that will continue to be the case. that snowfall through the sierras and most of it has pressed to the north and a south central valley with instability. that will continuerow morning and to pre

not linked to michaela garecht, rather at least two other victims.garecht or other victim's remains is still therthorities in the centl another well near the one that was searched last year. this is the third day in a row they've been here. they that doesn't appear to be the case. the well is much deeper than originally thought. >> last hour. again the story here is that michaela garecht's remains were not found. >> pam: j.r. how is her family taking the news? >> as raw as expected. >> pam: we're learning new details about that oil tanker which side-swiped the bay bridge on monday. visibility was very low - before the accident. and there are regulations on the bay that would prevent a vessel from traveling during news has learned. the bay bridge is exempt from those regulations. looked into this today. and joins us live from treasure >> officials explain that this could have been blocked because of the regulations. harbour officials say that these regulations were put into place because of the tanker accident. it was decided not to include the bay br

turns out, that bone belonged to a teenager, not michaela garecht. michaela was only 9 when she was kidnapped in hayward in 1988. >>> the damage to the bay bridge by the tanker crash is costly. this shows the damage to the bridge and the ship. on the left of the screen, some of the wood from the support beam is still stuck to the ship. a closer look, damage to the bridge is now estimated between $2 million and $3 million. >>> an attorney for the pilot says speculation of pilot error is premature. he says, "there are many potentials causes such as menke cal failure, faulty navigational devices, unpredictable fog conditions, mechanical failure and other sources. >>> the ferry that crashed in new york city had a new engine and propulsion something, something federal investigators will now be checking. one witness says the ferry employee told her operators were complaining about maneuvering problems with the refurbished vessel. yesterday morning's crash injured dozens of passengers, 11 seriously. >>> 4:34 now. president obama is expected to nominate his n

we spoke with michaela garecht mother after she learned the news. >> i am just glad that is not michaelast a hoax and that i can go on living like after the last 20 years looking for her. >> mchale was only 9 years old when she was kidnapped outside grocery store in hayward 1988. meanwhile the search for the victims of speed freak killers continues in landed. so far no human remains have been found of the biggest sale of the expected. the fbi says the well is deeper than they originally thought and they have yet to reach the bottom. once they do they will start handed sifting through the dirt to see if there are any human remains. >> the high-speed commuter ferry that crashed into a lower manhattan dock is in new jersey this morning where it is being investigated. we have learned of the very recently undergone a major overhaul that gave it new engines and a new propulsion system. it is unclear right now with the updates played any role in the rush hour incident that hurt at least 80 people. mechanical failure is being eyed in the crash. the transportation commissioner says the ferry was

that bone belongs to a teenager, not michaela garecht. she was 9 when she was kidnapped in hayward back in 1988. >>> former penn state assistant coach jerry sandusky returns to court this morning. he is asking for a new trial. he is serving time for child sexual abuse. sandusky's lawyers complain there were -- they were not given enough time to prepare for the trial because of all the material they received from the brews. the 68-year-old sandusky maintains his innocence. >>> a silicon valley executive says north crow yeah needs to end itself-imposed isolation. eric schmidt of mountain view- based google says if the country does not allow its citizens to use the internet, it will likely remain behind other nations. >> once the internet starts, citizens in a country can certainly build on top of it. but the government has to do something. >> schmidt made his comments yesterday while returning to the u.s. from a trip to north korea with former new mexico governor bill richardson. the private trip was not sanctioned by the u.s. government. >

the family of 9-year-old michaela garecht is is waiting to see if dna could solve her missing personsase. she disappeared in 1988. >> a public memorial service will be held for a 19-year-old alisa byrnes. the memorial set for saturday at the alma ms s mater. she was last at a musical festival on new year's eve. her body found about a half mile from the si. an autopsy is underway. today's "los angeles times" reports tracks in the snow appear to show byrne became disoriented after leaving the event. >> today survivors of the deadly 2010 mass shooting in tucson, arizona gather forward a somber ceremony. >>> bells tolled 19 times, six people were killed and 13 otherses wounded. 24-year-old jared laufner pleaded guilty. he was sent he yensed to life in prison without parole in november, last year. giffords and her husband are gun owners but launched an action committee today that will fight the gun lobby. >> that can happen to children in a classroom it's time to say... >> enough. >> giffords and her husband sat down with diane sawyer to reveal news about the new project. the couple americ

that bone belongs to a teen not 9-year-old michaela garecht. the fbi hasn't found any new remains in a second well >>> a big rig driver is dead after his truck went over an overpass and burst into flames. cbs 5 reporter cate caugiran on how a group of strangers risked their lives to save him. >> reporter: at this point it's still a mystery how this accident that caused a major traffic backup happened. >> they will be looking at any marks on the roadway, marks of the vehicles, the pickup truck that was up there still on scene has now been taken off but they will look at the damage of that truck. they will take measurements and as far as the exact location of where the crash occurred. >> reporter: the accident was around 6:40 this morning. an ace hardware truck and white pickup were involved in a collision causing the big rig to fly off highway 37. chp says it fell some 3 stories down on this grassy area where a small fire started. >> there were two witnesses coming northbound on state route 29 approaching the 37 overcross that saw sparks coming

michaela garecht. >> right now investigators a test in the latest rainspout to determine if they arehe results. >> governor jerry brown is challenging a federal court order that californian further reduce its inmate population to improve prison conditions reigniting a legal battle that already once reese the u.s. supreme court. >> governor brown says complying with the court's june deadline for luring the prison population would endanger public safety. >> the cap was imposed in 2009 after federal judge is blame kron for causing conditions of dismal that they violated inmates' constitutional right. >> court documents filed by the stayed overnight said the present conditions have vastly improved, making the judge's ruling no longer necessary. >> the suspect charged killing two people and critically injuring a third in the city's a misunderstood on new year's day will be in court today. >> a 19 year-old david morales is been charged with two counts of murder. the accident happened last tuesday when police received reports of shots fired from a vehicle near the valencia gardens housing c

well where several victims of the so- called "speed freak" killers are buried is not that of michaela garechting center in november 1988. the bone fragment was found last october. because of the estimated age, it was thought it could bring closure in the garecht case. her mother has been notified of the findings. the bone is linked to a previously identified murder victim. >>> a bizarre twist tonight in what looked like an open-and- shut case with a home invasion robbery in the east bay. we already knew the man breaking into an apartment in pittsburg was stabbed to death in a struggle with the man living there. phil matier says it's a plot by a cheating wife to scare her husband. >> reporter: that's right. the idea was to scare the man who lived in this apartment complex but the plan went wrong and four people are facing murder. >> in the past hours our detectives have conducted numerous interviews and have been able to give us clarity on the events. >> reporter: it turns out that the man who was being burglarized had recently learned that his wife was having an he had agreed to move out but

one possible victim of the speed freak killers -- is a long time missing hayward girl named michaela garecht. right now, remains which this is on a flooded road. >> have already been found, are being tested to determine if they are hers -- as her mother awaits word on the results. we will hear from her mother. tonight at six. and stay with kron-4 as follow developments in the search for victims of the speed freak killers. updates also available on the web, at kron-4-dot-com -- and the kron4 facebook and twitter pages. >> the man who police say, opened fire on the campus of a small oakland college - has been deemed not competent to stand trial. this is the suspect - one goh --- in a previous court date. he was in front of a judge today for a mental competency hearing. goh is accused of going on a shooting rampage at oikos university in april of last year. his attorney says, a psychiatrist determined that goh suffers from paranoid schizophrenia. you are looking at video from the scene of the massacre. seven people were killed in that shooting. three others hurt. school administrators say, goh

. >> tonight the family of michaela garecht is no closer to answers.t was recovered from a well in lyndon where victims of apair of convicted killers known as speed freak killers were buried. >> the bone turned out to be a previously identified murder victim. >> good evening i'm dan ashley. >> a man admits he made a career out of ripping off drivers in san francisco spoke about hoiz howe he's done it. tonight from jaishlgs he told his story to abc 7 news reporter vic lee vick has been following this story more than a year and now here with what you'll see on abc 7 news. >> the crime takingpú money while posing as a parking lot attendant may be a prime minister but -- plm plm -- misdemeanor. george anderson has a long rap sheet about 50 criminal charges and today spoke to us openly about himself. for doing what he does best. >> walk in there to $200. >> george anderson is one of the busiest criminals in san francisco. his specialty? conning drivers out of money. he goes to unattended parking lots that have pay stations and poses as an attendant collecti

convicted killers known as speed freak killers reveal wrd victims were disposed. 9-year-old michaela garechtappeared from a store in 1988. her family is waiting to see if bone fragments found could solve the case. >> police in hayward want to find hout more about the death of a man struck and killed by an amtrak train. >> witnesses say the man was pushing a bicycle when he was hit around 7:45 this morning. the train was delayed on the journey. the coroner has not released the name of the man killed. >> billionaire larry elly.son and has racing team have been found guilty of spying on the italian team. >> team usa will have to pay just over $15,000 just pocket change for ellison, also lose five days of practice time for the america's cup. the ruling made by sailing experts. fans say spying is nothing new here, teams keep an eye on each other leading up to the america's cup. ora cell had another set back this summer, when one racing boat wrecked the cup races start this summer on san francisco bay. >> still ahead on abc news at 4:00 new fallout from the housing crisis. a chunk of change bank o

. >>> one little girl kidnapped at the time of the speed freak killers was michaela garecht. >> if they way i can get her back is in ashes, i want those ashes, i want micahela brought home. >> reporter: now sharon marsh is waiting to see if a bone found in one of those wells is one of her daughters. she says this is taking a toll and for the first time she's taking anti anti depressants to help her deal with the search. >>> investigators say a gunman had been shooting at a black car with an assault weapon and a stray bullet hit the teen. at least one bell let did hit the black car and it crashed. however police say none of the three people in that car was injured. >>> oakland police detectives are also investigating the first homicide of the year. a teenage boy who was gunned down in broad daylight. police say the shooting happened on hegenburger road near hamilton street around 12:45 this afternoon. the victim was alone in the car when officers arrived. the teen was pronounced dead at the scene. the coroner has not yet released the teen's name or able and -- or age. >>> a former oakla

so -- >> reporter: one person she got an e-mail from today was the mother of missing michaela garecht. turns out they share the same birthday 5 years apart and they share what it is like it is to wait for the analysis of bones that might be your children. >> . >> reporter: now a grandmother, divorced, she finds confident in their faith and family and believes one day she and kevin will one day be together. >> i am hoping i will be in heaven and he will be the first to greet me. >> reporter: before that day comes she prays here on earth she will know why her son did not come home from school that day in 1984. reporting live, rita williams, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> sad anniversary for a family today, a prayer service will be held. it was 24 years ago she vanished on her way home from school. she was only 13 years old. every year her parents hold a vigil, it will begin at 7:00 p.m. at wells middle school with a walk to the church for prayer service there. >>> cal-osha slapped chevron with 25 citations and a million dollars in fines from the richmond refinery fire last year. ktvu's consum

it turns out that bone belonged to a teenager, not michaela garecht. michaela was only 9 when she was kidnapped in hayward in 1988. >>> 6:08. the damage to the oil tanker cause to the bay bridge this week is more costly than first thought. this picture shows the underside of the support column on the bridge that was hit. another picture shows the scrape mark on the ship and if you look to the left of your screen, some of the wood from the support beam is actually stuck on the ship. a closer look, there it is. damage to the bridge is now estimated between $2 million and $3 million. >>> an attorney for the pilot says speculation of pilot error is premature. in a statement, he says, "there are many potential causes such as mechanical failure, faulty navigational devices, unpredictable fog conditions, and other possible sources." >>> a monterey county inmate is out of jail after he walked away from his work crew. deputies are searching for james rimbey who was assigned to a work crew at the county jail in salinas. a witness told authorities he was last seen

. >>> one little girl kidnapped at the time of the speed freak killers was michaela garecht. >> if thenly way i can get her back is in ashes, i want those ashes, i want micahela brought home. >> reporter: now sharon marsh is waiting to see if a bone found in one of those wells is one of her daughters. she says this is taking a toll and for the first time she's taking anti anti depressants to help her deal with the search. >>> investigators say a gunman had been shooting at a black car with an assault weapon and a stray bullet hit the teen. at least one bell let did hit the black car and it crashed. however police say none of the three people in that car was injured. >>> oakland police detectives are also investigating the first homicide of the year. a teenage boy who was gunned down in broad daylight. police say the shooting happened on hegenburger road near hamilton street around 12:45 this afternoon. the victim was alone in the car when officers arrived. the teen was pronounced dead at the scene. the coroner has not yet released the teen's name or able and -- or age. >>> a former oak

. >> hayward police say bone fragments found in an abandoned well is not michaela garechts. >> i feellief that is not hurt. maybe there's still hope and that i can go on living like half of the last 24 years looking for. >> she was just nine years old when she was kidnapped outside a grocery store in hayward in 1988. >> meanwhile the search for the victims' of the speed continue in linden. nothing has been found in the second big dig. they are expected to continue to escalate the earth. >> the fbi says the well is deeper than they originally thought it was they have yet to reach the bottom. once they do that is when they will start to hand sift through the dirt to see if there are any human remains. >> the suspect accused of setting his girlfriend on fire in san francisco or the weekend will be arraigned today. >> 22 year-old dexter oliver was founded in oakland motel late monday night. >> police have been looking for him since sunday, after he allegedly attacked his girlfriend identified as 25 your co-star lamar . 22 year-old dexter of report gasoline all over and said her body on fi

meanwhile, one possible victim of the speed freak killers is a long time missing haywood girl named michaela garechtht now, remains which already been found, are being tested to determine if they are hers as her mother a way to work on the results. >> she says, it is possible the bones belonged to her daughter. >> wesley shermintine one of the speed freak gillis says his partner wa responsiblkillers says his partr was responsible for the girl to death. >> the man who police say, opened fire on the campus of a small oakland college and been deemed not competent to stand trial. >> this is as the suspect one goh the previous court date. >> he is accused of going on a shooting rampage at oikos university in april of last year. his attorney says, a psychiatrist determined that he suffers from paranoid schizophrenia. here is video from the scene of the massacre. seven people were killed in that shooting. three others hurt. schoolmistress' say, he was upset about a tuition dispute. >> the shooting victim crashed his car tried to leave the scene. oakley said the shooting happened at the corner of 23rd avenu

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in a blog post, garecht says she's disappointed there's still no answer what happened to michaela but goes on to say, quote, the feeling i felt was a sense of relief. >>> san francisco police are hoping surveillance video will help them catch a suspected killer. police say this video right here shows a clean-shaven man with long hair walking with 46-year-old alia cruz back in october. that man was seen answering cruz's apartment in the tenderloin district. later that night, officers responded to a report of a disturbance at that same apartment and found cruz stabbed to death. as of now, investigators say there is no motive for this killing. anyone with information regarding the suspect is asked to call police. >>> a bizarre ending to a home invasion in pittsburg. police say the woman, her boyfriend and two others staged a burglary to intimidate the husband and force him to move out. the husband called police tuesday to report a man breaking into his apartment on leland road. then the husband reportedly stabbed and killed the intruder after a fight. it turned out, the intruder was carr