investigators say matthew mueller, the man convicted for a crime in vallejo in 2015, has now been linked to other home invasions and sex assaults. nbc bay area's marianne favro is in seaside in monterey county, where authorities revealed those home invasions aren't the only new crimes mueller may be linked to. today, investigators revealed that they believe that matthew mueller also committed a kidnaping and sexual assault back in 1993, when he was just 16 years old. it's a case that made headlines worldwide. matthew mueller, convicted of kidnaping and sexually assaulting denise huskins, quinton, in a case whose details were so astonishing that the vallejo police department originally deemed the crime a hoax. the 2015 case became the subject of the netflix series american nightmare, and after watching it and talking with the victim, seaside police chief nick borges wrote to mueller, who is serving time in a federal prison in arizona. the interactions that i had in writing him was a i just spoke to him as a human. there was no training or skill or trickery. it was just authentic who i am

mueller was arrested and convicted, and now he's linked to even more cases. 47 year old matthew mueller, who's currently serving a 40 year federal prison sentence for the 2015 kidnaping and rape of denise huskins in a case that started in vallejo, now faces three new kidnaping charges in contra costa county. those stemming from a separate case that happened in 2015, in unincorporated san ramon. >> people thought this was a bizarre one off crime in the vallejo case that mueller obviously had mental health issues, but now it looks like he is a serial sexual predator, and that has prosecutors going after him very vigorously. >> that's legal analyst stephen clark commenting on mueller's latest charges. he was also in a san jose courtroom last week after being charged with two felony counts of committing a sexual assault during two home invasion cases in 2009. here's santa clara county district attorney jeff rosen. >> i think the message is that we don't forget about about rape, about murder, about any crime that's committed in this county. >> one of those cases was in mountain view and the

matew mueller was convicted of kidnaping and raping denise huskins. quinn. now, the details of the case were so astonishing. the vallejo police department originally deemed the crime a hoax. while the case was chronicled in the netflix series american nightmare. after watching it, the police chief in seaside, california says he wrote to mueller, who's serving time in federal prison for the vallejo crimes. that's when the chief says mueller gave him new information that led investigators to link him to home invasions in palo alto, mountain view and in contra costa county. now to find out, two weeks after our kidnaping, he attacked again. and that was two days in captivity of him telling me he was remorseful. today, the el dorado county district attorney also announced mueller provided information about another kidnaping and sexual assault. when mueller was just 16 years old, the da says that 1993 case is still under investigation. a better antioch is on the horizon. that's the pledge of the city's new leadership tonight, as federal oversight of the city's pol

it was chief borges who began writing to mueller in prison. authorities say mueller made admissions as to his involvement in the mountain view, palo alto and san ramon cases. at the training session, chief burgess apologized to the couple on behalf of police in general. the chief and santa clara d.a, jeff rosen, have had this to say about law enforcement's role in investigating mueller. >> we're here because there's so many lessons to be learned where the police really screwed up. i don't know how else to say it. >> we're not perfect in law enforcement, and i think it's fair to say that there were mistakes made in this investigation. >> on tuesday, denise huskins and her now husband, aaron quinn, will join chief borges and other law enforcement officials to talk about the additional charges mueller is now facing. i will be there and will report back. henry lee, ktvu, fox two news. >> henry, now that we're seeing more potential cases tied to mueller, do we expect other agencies are also looking at this forensic evidence that that we could even

it was chief burgess who began writing to mueller in prison. authorities say mueller made admissions as to his involvement in the mountain view, palo alto and san ramon cases. at the training session, chief burgess apologized to the couple on behalf of police in general. the chief and santa clara d.a, jeff rosen, have had this to say about law enforcement's role in investigating mueller. >> we're here because there's so many lessons to be learned where the police really screwed up. i don't know how else to say it. >> we're not perfect in law enforcement, and i think it's fair to say that there were mistakes made in this investigation. >> on tuesday, denise huskins and her now husband, aaron quinn, will join chief burgess and other law enforcement officials to talk about the additional charges mueller is now facing. i will be there and we'll report back. henry lee, ktvu, fox two news, and we have been closely following this story and will continue to follow new developments set to be released tomorrow. >> as henry mentioned, make sure to keep tr

mueller was arrested and convicted, and now he's linked to even more cases. 47 year old matthew mueller, who's currently serving a 40 year federal prison sentence for the 2015 kidnaping and rape of denise huskins in a case that started in vallejo, now faces three new kidnaping charges in contra costa county. those stemming from a separate case that happened in 2015, in unincorporated san ramon. >> people thought this was a bizarre one off crime in the vallejo case that mueller obviously had mental health issues, but now it looks like he is a serial sexual predator, and that has prosecutors going after him very vigorously. >> that's legal analyst stephen clark commenting on mueller's latest charges. he was also in a san jose courtroom last week after being charged with two felony counts of committing a sexual assault during two home invasion cases in 2009. here's santa clara county district attorney jeff rosen. >> i think the message is that we don't forget about about rape, about murder, about any crime that's committed in this county. >> one of those cases was in mountain view and the

and surprisingly, mueller wrote back. the chief says mueller gave him critical info, tying him to at least four other crimes. those crimes include a rape and kidnaping from 1993 when mueller was 16 years old, two home invasions in santa clara county in 2015, and another previously unreported ransom case that happened two weeks after the former marine and harvard educated attorney kidnaped huskins quinn. joining me now is seaside police chief nick borges. so i if this case wasn't gripping before all of this. i mean, you brought this thing up several notches. you watched this netflix documentary, and then you meet denise huskins, right? and then you decide that you're just going to write to mueller and see what happens next. yeah. pretty much. i mean, i met denise and aaron. this is a case i've been following for many years. i've been a cop for 22 years, and this happened in california. so this was something that i was always very intrigued by. and i, i watched the series on netflix back in january, and i just felt compelle

mueller seeking to engage him. you know, listen to some information. but because his efforts, there was a presentation in march of last year that i attended as well as one in may of last year up in south lake tahoe, that denise aaron and misty and she forges. also all spoke at. >> we're going to take a quick break here on kron for news at noon and come back and listen to the chief. talk about the new charges againand we're gonn some new information information now about the american nightmare case. let's go right now to this press conference because the chief is talking about that new charges against matthew mueller. that date back decades. >> and i think with some of the new announcements that you guys have seen in the past week or so. they are definitely exonerated. bre were, but now they're even more so exonerated. and who would have thought that their story would lead them? not only to be exonerated, but to actually be heroes. i played a very small role here. >> but at the end of the day, it was denise and aaron, it the flame that started so many t

and why prosecutors are still going after mueller, even though he is behind bars. >> mueller was alsosan jose courtroom last week after being charged with two felony counts of committing a sexual assault during two home invasion cases in 2009. one of those cases was in mountain view and one in palo alto. today at noon, huskins and quinn will stand with the el dorado county district attorney in a press conference in seaside. he is expected to talk about how the filing of these new felony crimes are stemming from the reinvestigation of the american nightmare case. live in studio lena howland, abc seven news. >> all right, lena, thank you. after two years of deficits. governor newsom says california is going to have a budget surplus next year. but he won't say exactly how much. the governor made the announcement yesterday at a news conference revealing the new $322 billion state budget in turlock. according to the chronicle, newsom suggested the surplus would be small. this new budget projects $16.5 billion in additional revenue for the state, and savings attributed to eliminating govern

but bob mueller go there. >> i thought according to them, bob mueller was how not to run a probe. >>s but now he's the gold standard. >> yes. because what they wanted to say was make it make sense andrew. there's no no no that's nobody's going to be able to do that. all right. that's that's something i cannot do. but what they wanted to say was bob mueller because he could not charge a sitting president, said, i'm not going to use this report to say whether he's guilty or not, because that's something that will happen down the road, if at all. but it's unfair to do that now. jack smith is not in that situation. there were indictments here. so the issue of was the former president charged the yes, there was there were grand juries in florida. there were because he was a dc just a person. >> yeah. >> and so they were completely different situations. so you really can't analogize even if you put the hypocrisy aside, you're saying it's doubly wrong. it's doubly wrong. yeah. >> exactly right. it's hypocritical. but it's also legally completely an opposite. we have david kelly who ran s.d.

like this. >> mueller is serving 40 years in a federal prison in arizona. that's where the feds interviewed him in person. but for now, he's being held at santa clara county jail, and he'll appear in the contra costa county case at a later date in seaside. henry lee ktvu, fox two news. >> developing tonight, some bay area firefighters have been pre-positioned close to where a fast moving wildfire is burning in southern california. a live look for you here at the situation in pacific palisades, where several homes have already been lost. the palisades fire started this morning as santa ana winds returned to the area. it has already grown to nearly 3000 acres just yesterday. cal fires. san mateo santa cruz unit sent five engines to the l.a. area. fox eleven's chelsea edwards shows us some of the firefighting underway tonight. >> look up there. you can see those columns. you see the fire just kind of shooting out of them right now. that's certainly what it appears to be. again, it's very hard to get oriented where we are just because of this thick black smoke.

and surprisingly, mueller wrote back. the chief says he gave him critical information, tying him to at least four other crimes, including a rape and a kidnaping. in 1993, when mueller says he was just 16. mueller was 16 years old when he attacked his first victims, and he was 38 years old by the time he got to us. that's two decades of this mindset that he was living in. by the time our case came about, they found storage units full of equipment to help him facilitate terrorizing people. that's denise huskins, the vallejo victim. and right there is her husband, who at the time was her boyfriend, who was initially also accused of being part of a scheme. now, this week, mueller was also charged with a previously unreported 2015 kidnaping and a ransom in san ramon. he's also being linked to home invasions in mountain view and palo alto. in san francisco, 2024 was the safest year in decades. that is according to new crime stats released by the mayor and the police department today. those numbers show that last year, the city

matthew mueller is currently being held in a santa clara county jail. once the new cases against him are resolved, he will be transferred to a federal prison in arizona. now, denise and aaron say they're also considering trying to talk directly to matthew mueller in an attempt to get him to reveal more information. but for now in seaside, charles, clifford kron, 4 news. >> the person is dead after they were hit by a car in san jose. this was just after 10, 30 last night near the berryessa bart station. police say the driver hit the victim as they were crossing the street. driver stayed on scene and is cooperating. this is san jose's first traffic and pedestrian death of the year. the fremont police department is crediting proposition. 36 for recent arrests. police say they arrested 18 people in december during a two-day operation where officers watched to businesses the thieves stole from often. they say 9 of them were credited to prop 36 which allows for a felony arrest. if the suspect had 2 previous theft related convictions. freeman police say they'l

when mueller was just 16, mueller was 16 years old when he attacked his first victims.nd he was 38 years old by the time he got to us. that's two decades of this mindset that he was living in. by the time our case came about, they found storage units full of equipment to help him facilitate terrorizing people. that's denise huskins and her husband, who initially was suspected in the hoax as well when he was just her boyfriend. this week, mueller was also chargedith a previously unreported 2015 kidnaping and ransom scheme in san ramon. he's also being linked to home invasions, now in mountain view and palo alto, county of san mateo, responding to a $10 million discrimination claim from their own sheriff. yesterday, sheriff cristina korbin albert filed the government claim alleging gender and racial discrimination. it comes after the county ordered an independent report into her leadership and found multiple abuses of power. corpus's filing is likely a prerequisite to filing ann oicial lawsuit against the county. san mateo county issued a statement tonight saying in part,

matthew mueller is currently being held in a santa clara county jail. once the new cases against him are resolved, he will be transferred to a federal prison in arizona. now, denise and aaron say they're also considering trying to talk directly to matthew mueller in an attempt to get him to reveal more information. but for now in seaside, charles, clifford kron, 4 news. >> police in britain would say, too golf cart thieves didn't get very far over the weekend when police operated drone quickly tracked them down. officers were called to a neighborhood on somerset drive. and officer quickly deployed a drone. to track that. that works. the guys were arrested. the golf carts were recovered. recovery from years of scandal. kron four's philippe djegal reports today. i'm pleased to announce that i've appointed captain jody hill as the acting chief of police for the antioch police department. familiar role for captain jovial, who served as acting antioch police chief from august 2023. through last february, following the retirement. >> the former chief doctor s

. >> they learned some pretty astonishing things about matthew mueller. he joined the marine corps for five years, and he actually was discharged honorably as a sergeant. he graduated summa laude from pomona college. out here in california. he certainly prioritized his studies over his social life and then went to, of all places, harvard law school. >> now, almost a decade later, more twists and turns and more vindication for denise. >> this man had all the markers of a serial predator. i really believe that this is just the tip of the iceberg. >> just last week, mueller was charged with new felonies of kidnaping for ransom. >> matthew mueller is accused of holding up two men and one woman at gunpoint and threatening them to go and withdraw tens of thousands of dollars from a bank account. and when they did, they were so terrified they never came forward. >> this revelation, only one of many that came out after mueller allegedly confessed in prison. >> we're again grateful that a new team is looking at it, and reinvestigating and exploring things that we

in the vallejo case, the da says mueller's m.o. was similar to what happened in the south bay cases. authorities are crediting the work of seaside police chief nick borges, seen here with huskins and quinn in march at a training session for police across the state. the couple urged law enforcement not to fall victim to tunnel vision in solving a case. it was chief burgess who began writing to mueller in prison. authorities say mueller made admissions as to his involvement in the mountain view, palo alto and san ramon cases. at the training session, chief burgess apologized to the couple on behalf of police in general. the chief in santa clara, d.a. jeff rosen, have had this to say about law enforcement's role in investigating mueller. >> we're here because there's so many lessons to be learned where the police really screwed up. i don't know how else to say it. >> we're not perfect in law enforcement, and i think it's fair to say that there were mistakes made in this investigation. >> on tuesday, denise huskins and her now husband

investigators now say mueller may have begun his crime spree more than 30 years ago. abc seven news reporter melanie woodrow has covered the case for years and breaks down these new developments in the case. >> vallejo police, once mistakenly called a hoax, is now being called an american nightmare by seaside police. matthew mueller, already serving a 40 year prison sentence for kidnaping and raping denise huskins, is facing new charges. >> this is what law enforcement and survivors working together looks like. >> in 2015, vallejo police accused huskins then boyfriend aaron quinn of murdering her. when she reappeared, police accused the couple of staging an elaborate hoax. >> you are terrorized, going through the worst experience of your life and the people you go to for help turn on you. >> it was alameda county sheriff's office lieutenant misty caruso who linked mueller to the vallejo kidnaping while investigating a dublin thwarted home invasion. the case gained further notoriety with a recent netflix documentary, sparking seaside police chief nick borges to reach o

matthew mueller was convicted in the 2015 so-called gone girl kidnaping in vallejo. the details were so unbelievable that police initially accused the victim, denise huskins, of making the whole thing up. mueller was ultimately linked to the crime and arrested. he is currently serving 40 years. last month, he was charged with two other home invasions in the south bay. that happened before the gone girl case, and now he's being tied to yet another kidnaping in the east bay. investigators say mueller held three people at a home i in san ramon in april of 2015, demanding one of them withdraw tens of thousands of dollars from their bank. police say after he got the money, he let them go. investigators claim mueller confessed to new crimes last year during letters he exchanged with seaside police chief. and here are the cases. authorities are tying mueller to a home invasion in mountain view in september 2009. then in october, another home invasion in palo alto. back in march 2015, the vallejo gone girl kidnaping of denise haskins. and tonight we are learning charges have

the mueller investigation. this was not the same robert mueller. he had put around him some very partisan people that, at the day, many of us knew and the collusion was not there are really democrats couldn't take a that. for me that is the concerning part. even to this day, one things that we talk about, this is the fisa court, secret court and what is supposed to be. they were using and manipulating the data for political narrative, that is not what we are about in america. rep. buck: during the mueller investigation, there was -- information that came out. i'm not gonna suggest it was leaks from within the investigation. anytime you serve a subpoenam someone's going to talk about the nature of the subpoena. there is a lot of sources of information that could've given the information to the news organizations. it seemed to me there was a few members of congress, adam schiff, swalwell from california, and some others. they made outrageous statements. i think congressman swalwell said something about, i know th

prosecutors announced charges against mueller in contra costa county.y're accusing him of kidnaping three victims for ransom near san ramon in5. investigators say the three kept quiet all these years due to fears of retribution. denise huskins was at the news conference. mueller is currently serving 40 years in federal prison for kidnaping and assaulting huskins in 2015, in vallejo. investigators say circumstances of the crimes are similar to the vallejo kidnaping, and at least one other from more than 30 years ago. >> we now know that as far back as when he was 16 years old, that mueller had committed his first kidnaping and sexual assault. that was in 1993. that case is still under investigation, so we will not comment any further on it. >> last month, mueller was charged with sexually assaulting two women during home invasions a month apart in mountain view and palo alto back in 2009. we pregnant woman who was killed in a crash in gilroy over the holidays. 29 year old rachel marie gonzalez gallegos was killed at the intersection of leavesley road and

like this. >> mueller is serving 40 years in a federal prison in arizona. that's where the feds interviewed him in person. but for now, he's being held at santa clara county jail, and he'll appear in the contra costa county case at a later date in seaside. henry lee ktvu, fox two news. >> and we are continuing to monitor this rapidly burning palisades fire in los angeles county. we want to show you this video. you can see from that flag there how hard that wind is blowing. and this is in the intersection of the pacific coast highway and sunset just north of will rogers state beach. if you're familiar with that area and you can see that visibility is very low as cars make their way through that intersection. flames fueled by a historic windstorm have forced thousands of people living in pacific palisades to flee their homes. at last check, that fire has burned about 1300 acres and there is no containment. and as you can see, the air quality, the wind, all of it continues at this hour. all right, let's bring it back to the bay area now because a much differen

. >> the couple, speaking out after their attacker, matthew mueller, was charged with other crimes in two other counties, once again proving they were telling the truth. last week, mueller was charged by the santa clara da with home invasions in mountain view and palo alto in 2009. on monday, the contra costa da charged mueller with kidnaping three victims near san ramon in exchange for tens of thousands of dollars in ransom. that case happened just two weeks after the vallejo ordeal. the victims were so terrified they didn't come forward until investigators recently contacted them. >> it was not until mueller initiated his contact and made admissions to what occurred that law enforcement had any indication that these crimes had actually transpired. >> this is what law enforcement and survivors working together looks like. >> it was seaside police chief nick borges who apologized to the couple on behalf of law enforcement, gained their trust and wrote letters to mueller in prison. mueller allegedly made statements that helped lead to additional charges. >> listening and working with v

. >> huskins and quinn, who are now married, were interested in speaking with mueller because we knew that there were things that just weren't followed up on. chief borges helped facilitate a letter writing campaign to the convicted kidnaper. >> you'll never know what's under a rock if you don't turn it. and we started flipping rocks, which ultimately gave way to a two day interview with mueller in a tucson prison. >> was he willing to talk to you without his attorney? >> he was, and i don't think he had an attorney representing him. he had already been sentenced to prison. at the time. there was no fresh charges at that time. >> in my view, there's no doubt in terms of his mental status and ability to speak with us. >> investigators say mueller's crime spree dates back to 1993, when he allegedly committed a kidnaping and sexual assault at 16 years old. investigators would not say where as the case is still under investigation. >> that's two decades of this mindset that he was living in. by the time our case came about, they found storage units full of equipment to help him facilitate

mueller broke into the couple's vallejo home in march of 2015. he drugged them, tied them up before kidnaping and then sexually assaulting huskins. vallejo police falsely accused the couple of making the entire story up, but mueller was later linked to the crime and convicted. and now today, investigators have revealed they believe mueller committed his first kidnaping and sexual assault at just the age of 16, back in 1993. that case still under investigation. >> he had all the markers of a serial predator, and it's unfortunate that it's taken this long to be able to really give some better clarity and hopefully some sense of peace to these other victims. i really believe that this is just the tip of the iceberg, and that there's probably more to be learned and found. >> just last week, mueller was charged in santa clara county for two home invasions and sexual assaults that happened back in 2009, in mountain view and palo alto. abc seven news reporter melanie woodrow will have a full wrap up on all of this, coming up on abc seven news at five. w

matthew mueller is currently being held in a santa clara county jail. once the new cases against him are resolved, he will be transferred to a federal prison in arizona. now, denise and aaron say they're also considering trying to talk directly to matthew mueller in an attempt to get him to reveal more information. but for now in seaside, charles, clifford kron, 4 news. >> new at 4, 2, people are being accused of voluntary manslaughter in connection to the opioid overdose death of a 22 year-old man in corte madera. police found the man's body inside a car saturday morning on sunnyside avenue and investigation led police to arrest the suspects. the identity of the victim has yet to be released. >> 2 people have been detained after a stabbing at the hayward bart station. it was just before 10 this morning prompted police to temporarily close that station. leaders say the incident happened at ground level, not on the elevated tracks or on a train. this is still an active investigation. will update you as we learn more. >> martinez refinery officials are gi

like this. >> mueller is serving 40 years in a federal prison in arizona. that's where the feds interviewed him in person. but for now, he's being held at santa clara county jail, and he'll appear in the contra costa county case at a later date in seaside. henry lee ktvu, fox two news. >> coming up, san jose city leaders unveil a new strategy to clearing rv encampments. a look at the city's pilot program, set to launch this week. and the pushback. plus, we're keeping an eye on the destructive palisades fire in southern california. these are live pictures from there, the fire being fueled by life threatening wind gusts as the firefight continues into the night, the latest coming up after the break. >> and in weather, we are tracking those destructive winds down to our south. for us here in the bay area. we have a wind advisory for tonight into your wednesday morning. we'll have the latest on your forecast coming up after the break. >> oh i was i'm sorry. it was touching when i saw that out on the street. at just wonderful i mean i yeah. >> also ahead, a long

matthew mueller is currently being held in a santa clara county jail. once the new cases against him are resolved, he will be transferred to a federal prison in arizona. now, denise and aaron say they're also considering trying to talk directly to matthew mueller in an attempt to get him to reveal more information. but for now in seaside, charles, clifford kron, 4 news. 2 people have been detained in connection to a possible stabbing at the hayward bart station. this happened just before 10 o'clock this morning. >> prompting police to temporarily close that station. bart police telling us here at kron 4 that this incident happened at the ground level, not on the elevated tracks or on a train and they're saying this is still an active investigation. police in antioch are investigating 2 separate shootings that happened on monday. one victim died. the others in critical condition. officers say they responded to one shooting just after 10, 15 monday morning off rockford drive. they found a 26 year-old man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. he was take

matthew mueller is currently being held in a santa clara county jail. once the new cases against him are resolved, he will be transferred to a federal prison in arizona. all right, back live now, denise huskins also revealed today that she has spoken to one of the victims of these newly alleged crimes hurun. aaron also said today that they're considering trying to speak to matthew mueller in person to try to convince him to real further information. but for now in seaside, charles, clifford kron, 4 news. charles, thank you. we've learned now that 2 people have been detained connection to a possible stabbing at the hayward bart station. this happened just before 10 o'clock this morning. >> prompting police to temporarily close that station. barr telling us here at kron 4 that this happened at the ground level, not on the elevated tracks or on a train. bart says this is still an active investigation. any act? the city manager announcing the new acting police chief as the current interim chief is now set to retire. kron 4 said to call spoke to them today.

mueller allegedly made statements that helped lead to additional charges. >> listening. working with victims and survivors following evidence. this is not to make anyone look bad. this is a positive day for everyone. >> el dorado county da vern pierson, who along with the fbi also worked the new cases, said evidence shows mueller has been invading homes since he was 16. >> an exceptionally practiced in the art of sneaking into people's houses and terrorizing them. >> alameda county sheriff's lieutenant misty caruso helped crack a dublin home invasion committed by mueller. >> i implore everybody to be kinder, to make sure that the information that we are putting out there is correct, that mistakes don't get made again like this. >> now, mueller has been serving 40 years at a prison in the federal prison in arizona. that's where the feds interviewed him in person. but for now, he's being held at santa clara county jail, and he'll appear in the contra costa case at some later date. live in seaside henry lee, ktvu, fox two news. >> all right, henry lee, thank you for that re

matthew mueller is currently being held in a santa clara county jail.e the new cases against him are resolved, he will be transferred to a federal prison in arizona. now, denise and aaron say they're also considering trying to talk directly to matthew mueller in an attempt to get him to reveal more information. but for now in seaside, charles, clifford kron, 4 news. >> its 6.38 and the biden administration is present california with a half a billion dollars for emergency disaster relief. this comes as pres elect. trump has warned that he might withhold emergency funding to california if governor newsom doesn't change his course on some policies. the money is going to be used for disasters in the future and also help those who are still recovering from previous disasters. major flooding, for example, and wind damage that we've had in storms of the last few years. >> but people are not always aware of the long-term component of disaster recovery. and that's where the hud community development block grant disaster recovery funds come in because they stay w

matthew mueller is currently being held in a santa clara county jail. once the new cases against him are result, he will be transferred to a federal prison in arizona. now, denise and aaron say they're also considering trying to talk directly to matthew mueller in an attempt to get him to reveal more information. but for now in seaside, charles, clifford kron, 4 news. >> it's 7.39, and the biden administration has presented california with a half a billion dollars for emergency disaster relief. this comes as pres elect donald trump has warned that he may withhold emergency funding from california if our governor does not change course on some policies, the money is going to be used for disasters in the future as well as helping those who are still recovering in our state from the major flooding and wind damage that we had from storms over the last few years. people are not always aware of the long-term component of disaster recovery. >> and that's where the hud community development block grant disaster recovery funds come in because they stay with comm

matthew mueller is currently being held in a santa clara county jail. once the new cases against him are result, he will be transferred to a federal prison in arizona. now, denise and aaron say they're also considering trying to talk directly to matthew mueller in an attempt to get him to reveal more information. but for now in seaside, charles, clifford kron, 4 news. >> a 37 in the situation is looking dire with first light in los angeles. as you can see, more than 1000 homes have been destroyed and other structures and 2 people have been killed so far in these wildfires. as a press conference underway, we just wanted to take quick. listen. the president of the la city council is speaking right now and we'll listen in. >> as we go to break. >> working together to make this work. i want announce a few more closures to add to the school closures that we heard the end, the closures that the sheriff and the supervisor red to us griffith park closed today, including like hollywood runyon canyon closed today los angeles close today. the edhollywood reservoi

investigators say mueller confessed to the crime last year. while it has been four years since thousands of people protested at the nation's capitol, and then hundreds stormed it in an attempt to stop congress from certifying the results of the 2020 presidential campaign. and today, a much different scene on capitol hill, as vice president kamala harris certified the election of donald trump. donald j. trump of the state of florida has received 312 votes. kama harris. kamala harris of the state of california has received 226 votes. vice president harris, again pledging a peaceful transition of power. nbc bay area's ian cull spoke with lawmakers on capitol hill four years ago. and then again today. four years after thousands of people stormed the u.s. capitol trying to overturn the loss of then-president trump, south bay congresswoman zoe lofgren, who was there, says today she's thinking of the officers who stood up to the mob. many of them were severely injured, and they saved my life, and they saved the democracy, and i'm very grateful to the

matthew mueller is currently being held in a santa clara county jail.e the new cases against him are resolved, he will be transferred to a federal prison in arizona. now, denise and aaron say they're also considering trying to talk directly to matthew mueller in an attempt to get him to reveal more information. but for now in seaside, charles, clifford kron, 4 news. >> 9.38 and the biden administration has just given california a half-billion dollars for emergency disaster funding. this comes as president elect trump has warned that he withhold emergency funding to california. governor newsom doesn't change course on some of his policies. the money is going to be for any disasters that happen in the future as well as past disasters like flooding and wind damage caused by winter storms that we've had the last few years. >> people are not always aware of the long-term component of disaster recovery. and that's where the hud community development block grant disaster recovery funds come in because they stay with communities for months and years to ensure t

, is facing additional charges. 47 year-old matthew mueller, who is serving a 40 year prison sentencenapping and denise huskins in 2015 has been accused of committing a series of home invasions across santa clara county during 2009. he's also been charged in a 2015 kidnapping case in contra costa county. and on tuesday, the el dorado county district attorney announced that mueller is also believed to have kidnapped and sexually assaulted a victim as far back as 1993 when he was just 16 years old. >> that's 2 decades of this mindset that he was living in. >> on tuesday afternoon, denise huskins quinn and her husband, aaron, spoke to the media about the recent developments in these cases.

mueller had committed more crimes and perhaps he worked with others in the commission of those crimes. >> reporter: he was convicted of kidnapping and raping denise and sentenced to 40 years in prison. the investigators first suspected aaron in did denise's disappearance. when she was later found accused them of faking it. there was a training that led to writing letters to him in prison and he wrote back revealing more crimes. >> the letters we never expected that it would lead to a lot of what it has with the new announcements, but, like we say, you will never know what is under a rock if you don't turn it. we started flipping rocks. >> reporter: the new cases are still under investigation. denise says she has been in contact with one of the latest reveal victims, a womans who attempted kidnapping took place two weeks after she was kidnapped. >> i did not know how much i needed this. so, you know, we don't want to push our expectations on to others. hopefully for the victims they can have some sense of peace or some understanding, clarity and to know this man is in prison and hopefu

matthew mueller is currently in jail. he was convicted for that case and all the these latest developments come as investigators continue to talk to mueller in prison for all of these cases, which include, of course, santa clara county, santa cruz. and now the very latest in san ramon. as far as the contra costa county district attorney's office. lots going on with him. despite him being in prison. and we do know that there will be a news conference a little bit later concerning matthew, back to you. all right. well, thank you for staying on top of this. >> time now 5.31 lawyers for embattled san mateo county sheriff christina corpus filed a claim against the county last month arguing that corpus is a victim of discrimination, harassment and defamation. corpus is currently accused of racism, homophobia and many other things. lawyers say the investigation into the allegations. again, sir, was missing key evidence and done for legal reasons. >> typical practices. you interview all of your witnesses under oath in the tape re

prosecutors are bringing new charges now against convicted kidnaper matthew mueller.s right now serving 40 years in federal prison for the kidnaping. last week, he was accused of even more crimes in santa clara county back in 2019. the latest charges allege that mueller kidnaped three other victims for ransom near san ramon. back in 2015. >> bar and restaurant owners across the bay area are now spreading the word about a man known for skipping out on his tabs. now they're sharing photos of 36 year old jared scott. prosecutors say he was arrested for dining and dashing at a red lobster in san bruno on new year's eve. but despite that arrest, there are still concerns he could target other businesses. the case has even captured the attention of san mateo county's district attorney. >> somebody doing something like this endlessly, it can really affect the business. so i'm very sympathetic to the restaurant owners. on one occasion, he used the excuse of i've got to go to an atm to get money. he walks out and does not pay for it and isn't seen again. >> we spoke to several

continues to mount for matthew mueller. not the first burst onto the scene back in 2015 in vallejo in the case that daria mention the gone girl case where denise huskins and her boyfriend were at their valais whole home when she was abducted, taken to tahoe at his cabin by matthew mueller sexually assaulted and then driven to orange county and then released on ransom. the case was so outrageous that many people in society did not believe it, including the vallejo police department. it turns out everything denise huskins and her boyfriend said was in fact true. in fact, there's a netflix documentary about all of that. the latest charges, just something to add on top of matthew mueller. this case as far as his involvement, he claims that he wants to help prosecutors and law enforcement strengthen victims rights to help them as well. while he's behind bars, he is a former harvard graduate. he is also a former attorney in this particular case skies that dates back to 2015 in unincorporated san ramon worsened alleged kidnap for

mueller was recently charged in connection to two separate cases in the south bay.o this afternoon, teachers statewide are awaiting the release of a new report on education salaries. a private firm conducted the survey spotlighting wages and the rising cost of living. more than 2000 public school teachers took part. union leaders are also planning to hold a virtual news conference at noon to present the findings. now to a live look at the u.s. capitol this midday. former president jimmy carter's body will is set to arrive there later today. this is new video of the casket departing dobbins air force base in marietta, georgia. the funeral procession to the u.s. capitol was supposed to get underway at the top of the hour. however, it has been delayed due to weather. carter has been lying in repose at his presidential center in atlanta since saturday. this is video of his body leaving there earlier this morning. carter center officials say about 23,000 people visited the center during that time to honor the late president. his body now flown to joint base andrews in ma

the el dorado county district attorney also announced that mueller provided information that may link him to another kidnaping and sexual assault when he was 16 years old. that 1993 case is under investigation. officials aren't exactly saying where that happened, so stay tuned. we got a piece of video into the newsroom today. you just have to see one that is raising concerns about homeless moving onto railroad tracks in their communities. they say the problem is growing and it's endangering everyone involved. here's nbc bay area's ian cull. take a look at this video. it shows a california northern train slowing down and stopping as a conductor paused the trip to push homeless tents out of the way so the train could move down the tracks. this was shot in vallejo last month. some of the debris ended up caught under the train as well. it's really an epidemic and something needs to be done about it. it's a growing epidemic first chronicled by san jose spotlight, eric cortinas lives in san jose and likes to photograph trains. he took these pictures in the south bay to show what the train w

prosecutors in contra costa county have said they've charged mueller with kidnaping three other victims for ransom near san ramon in 2015. investigators say the three victims kept quiet all of these years, fearing retribution. now, the announcement of the new kidnaping charges come just one week after mueller was accused of even more crimes in santa clara county, back in 2019. prosecutors say mueller sexually assaulted two women during two separate home invasions in mountain view and in palo alto. >> later today, the public will get another chance to honor former president jimmy carter. his casket will make its way from atlanta to washington, d.c. later today. a procession will then carry the casket to the u.s. capitol, where the former president will lie in state in the rotunda until thursday. officials say security is very high for today's procession. >> we are not tracking any credible or specific threats associated with these events. that being said, we are certainly operating in a heightened threat environment. >> vice president kamala harris is expected to speak during president c

mueller is serving 40 years in federal prison for the 2015 kidnaping of denise huskins, the subject of the docuseries american nightmare. the prosecutors in contra costa county say they have charged mueller with kidnaping three other victims for ransom near san ramon in 2015. investigators say the three victims kept quiet all these years, fearing retribution. now, the announcement of the new kidnaping charges come just one week after mueller was accused of even more crimes in santa clara county. back in 2009. prosecutors say mueller sexually assaulted two women during two separate home invasions in mountain view and in palo alto a few hours from now, the body of former president jimmy carter will arrive in washington, d.c. he will lie in state at the capitol rotunda before thursday's funeral at the national cathedral. >> congressional members and the general public will bid farewell to him one final time. connor hansen reports. >> more than 40 years after leaving the nation's capital, the country's 39th president will be making one final trip back here to washington, joined by his fami

mueller. we are saying quoted him saying the attention of the american people should be on foreign interference. i agree completely except i guess the murky people did not include the judiciary committee because we didn't take it up. we didn't have hearings. we didn't do anything to delve deeply into this issue. we passed election bills but did not gain into the end of part of what mr. mueller talk about take his report and have hearings that we didn't do it. i guess the american people doesn't include the house judiciary committee. interesting, we heard an interesting discussion we reg a lot of interesting discussion today about the constitution and other things but we talk about the founders. the chairman talked a lot about the founders from the quote and again this is why we have hearing about the founders been concerned about foreign influence but what he also didn't quote was the founders being really, really concerned about political impeachment. you don't like the guy. you haven't liked

but this week, mueller was charged with kidnaping three people near san ramon back in 2015. the fbi says evidence shows mueller has been breaking into homes since he was 16 years old. last week, the santa clara district attorney charged mueller with home invasions in mountain view and in palo alto. in 2009. >> alameda police are investigating a series of burglaries that have happened in the last two weeks. an ulta beauty store in the city's south shore center was hit twice just before, and then after the new year, the cannabis dispensary on webster street was burglarized just before the new year, and in the marina village shopping center, 360 gourmet burritos was also hit. however, alameda reports overall burglary incidents went down by 40% last year. >> our time now 508. the white house announced another flurry of last minute executive actions as president biden is wrapping up his time in office. that includes banning drilling and mining on more than 800,000 acres of federal land. another executive action is a new rule that bans medical debt from appearing on credit reports

just give you a little bit more about mueller, he's a former attorney. he's a harvard graduate and a former u.s. marine. 47 years old. this case will not. and of course, we're talking 10 years in the making and speaking of uskins, she will have a news conference a little bit later today where she will be talking about the latest charges. back to you, ok? we'll stay tuned. thanks a lot. well, 703, is the time. and in the east bay elsewhere, we've got the usual quiet city of alameda now dealing with a series of break-ins and robberies crown for sunday. ford has more on that. >> i'm standing in the marina village parkway plaza in front of the 3.60, gore mabry toes, which was vandalized and burglarized last week. additionally in the same plaza, a lucky california was also looted. >> growing. if everywhere. more the fitting cities. i surprised. think >> javier benitez, owner of 3.60, degrees. gore mabry toes is still reeling from the break-in last week, burglars smashed the window of the store at the marina village parkway center and to the register that had

it initiated the written correspondence with mueller that led to his revealing details about past crimes i just spoke to him as a human. there was no training or skill or trickery. it was just often take who i am reaching out. >> the news that her husband also say they are considering trying to talk directly to mueller, an attempt to get him to reveal more information. now, let's talk sports. tough battles for both our bay area teams, warriors took on the miami heat and the sharks took on the vegas golden knights. and as they could, they tried to bring home the win coffers. erin wilson has all those highlights. >> well, warriors came just one game above 500 and they were hoping to finish off the homestand at home. of course, after getting blown out by the kings at home on sunday, they were hosting the heat hoping to right the ship will later in the 3rd a quarter right here. the warriors down by 5 trayce jackson-davis posting a parka will wear. >> don't sit right over 19.7 rebound for tj. the u.s. into the 4th quarter now actually the down by 6 at this point, steph curry with the stepback