ruschelle tolbert is talking about her best friend, 39 year old noelle johnson. that's noelle on the left, ruschelle is on the right. noelle was killed in the crash that occurred on 880 in fremont tuesday night.ruschelle tolbert/friend of the victims "....noelle was just a beautiful person, always dressed to the tee, just a beautiful, beautiful girl..." also killed in the crash were two children, identified by the coronor as 14 year old christy limas and her 9 year old sister brook. ruschelle says their father, chris limas, was hurt in the crash and remains in the hospital. ruschelle tolbert/friend of the victims "...christy and brook were just the greatest kids, smart and kind and loving andthey belong to faa, just beautiful kids...." the limas-johnson family lives here on a quiet cul de sac in manteca. the entire neighborhood is grieving along wiith brock elliott elementary and sierra high school where christy and brook attended school. ruschelle tolbert/friend of the victims ".....noelle is going to be missed, she was one of a kind,a great mother and her girls

and the woman killed has been identified as 39- year-old noelle johnson. all were from manteca. the crash happened late last night on interstate 8-80 in fremont. friends of the family tell kron 4... they were all returning from the bay area, where they had been celebrating a birthday at the san francisco zoo. tonight, we are getting a look at the man police say is responsible... 21-year-old dang tran was arrested for allegedly being high on marijuana. (ken) our team coverage continues tonight on this big story: all eight people in the escalade were from the same extended family. and tonight, relatives and friends are grieving. kron four's j-r stone spoke with people who knew the victims. 21 year old dang tran of san jose is facing dui charges in a five car accident that left 3 people dead and many more injured. officials believe he was under the influence of marijuana and is to blame in the wreck.hope he gets the book thrown at him.that from rochelle tolbert whose best friend noelle johnson was one of three killed in tuesday night's crash along 880 in fremontsot she was so sweet

the people who died... 39-year-old noelle johnson...and her boyfriend's girls...14-year- old christy limas and 9 year old brook limas. the woman who died, noelle, had four kids of her own in the escalade who are now hospitalized...and so is her boyfriend. the chp has not said definitively if they were wearing seatbelts. they were all visiting the bay area from manteca...celeb rating a birthday at the san francisco zoo. in manteca tonight...noelle's best friend is devastated. ruschelle tolbert/friend of the victims ".....noelle is going to be missed, she was one of a kind,a great mother and her girls meant everything to her and my heart goes out to chris. he just lost his daughters and the love of his life and his other daughters will go with their dad...." (grant) she called the two girls who died the greatest kids...smart and loving. investigators say they got calls moments before the crash about a driving speeding.. driving erratically but they could not get to him to prevent the accident. ( ken ) continuing our coverage... the driver in the deadly fremont crash was arrested for dri

and 39 year old mother noelle johnson died. we spoke with one of johnson's friends this week.ly a great mother and her girls meant everything to her and my heart goes out to chris he just lost his daughters and the love of his life.>( marty ) funeral arrangments for the three victims have not been announced. but there are two go fund me pages. one for each family affected. you can find both links on our kron 4 web site... kron 4 dot com. ( marty )in the north bay-- police arrested a high-risk sex offender and arsonist in petaluma. gilbert solis... who lives in san francisco... was booked into the sonoma county jail friday night. officers were called to an apartment complex just past ten p-m... on a report that solis was harrasing residents and smoking in the lobby. after checking their records... police discovered he never registered as a sex and arson offender. ( marty )in the south bay-- officers arrested a man for stalking a home in san jose friday. hector leanos junior was arrested on trespassing charges, and prowling. willow glen residents told police their video survalli

. >> christy was killed along with 39-year-old noelle johnson and brook limas of manteca. the driver who investigators blame for the crash is -- he is in jail. he is believed to have been driving under the influence of marijuana. he's also accused of driving recklessly and speeding. he is expected to be arraigned this afternoon. live in manteca, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> san francisco mayor mark farrell is tackling heroin use in the city. >> today he's expected to announce plans for a special medical team that will treat the homeless with a drug to stop heroin cravings. trained professionals would prescribe the drug to hundreds of homeless addicts. the department of public health began testing the drug in ten camps in 2016. nearly 60% of people who began treatment are still working on staying clean. >> also today, the salvation army will pass out food, socks and hygiene kits to the homeless in san francisco. this video taken at the civic center b.a.r.t. station showing just an example of how dire the situation is. salvation army officers and volunteers will serve that

e victims have been identified as 39-year-old noelle johnson, 14-year-old christy, and 9-year-old brooke. christy went to sierra high school and was a member of the future farmers of america club. >> i've known her since third grade and we've been best friends since sixth grade. it has been hard losing her. >> reporter: they were ejected from their cadillac escalade. the chp said it did not appear they were wearing their seatbelts. >> the school is very sad. a couple of my friends are really crying over it. it was a sad thing to hear. >> reporter: he is scheduled to be arraigned thursday afternoon. >>> a sonoma county man has been charged with murdering a young man in august 2004. he faces two counts of murder. he is accused of killing 22-year-old lindsey and her 26-year-old fiance jason allen in their sleeping bags. sonoma county investigators spent more than 12 years pursuing the case. their break came when he was arrested for killing his young border and agreed to talk about the murders. >>> a vallejo family is file a lawsuit against the papa murphy's restauranthain claiming they were

. >> 39-year-old noelle johnson also killed. a baby also injured and remains in critical condition at stanford. tran is set to be arraigned today. >> this is a story that shocked so many. a mother in a fairfield child abuse case is in jail this morning. yesterday the judge increased her jail to $500,000. she said her husband jonathan allen was the one abusing the children. he's in jail. prosecutors say she helped in the abuse and told the children not to tell anyone. court documents show the couple's troubled past to when they lived in vallejo. the husband charged with four felonies in 2011, assault with a firearm and making criminal threats involving his wife. some of the allegations are just horrible in that case. >>> the search continues for the owner of two pit bulls in an attack. this dog attacked another dog named bloom at dolores park on sunday. bloom's owner said she tried to break it up and were bitten. two others were bitten. they are looking for the man and the dog you see her. >> 4:35. fire season officially begins.

the victims have been identified as 39-year-old noelle johnson, 14-year-old christy, and 9-year-old brooke. christy went to sierra high school and was a member of the future farmers of america club. >> i've known her since third grade and we've been best friends since sixth grade. it has been hard losing her. >> reporter: they were ejected from their cadillac escalade. the chp said it did not appear they were wearing their seatbelts. >> the school is very sad. a couple of my friends are really crying over it. it was a sad thing to hear. >> reporter: he is scheduled to be arraigned thursday afternoon. >>> a sonoma county man has been charged with murdering a young man in august 2004. he faces two counts of murder. he is accused of killing 22-year-old lindsey and her 26-year-old fiance jason allen in their sleeping bags. sonoma county investigators spent more than 12 years pursuing the case. their break came when he was arrested for killing his young border and agreed to talk about the murders. >>> a vallejo family is file a lawsuit against the papa murphy's restaurant chain claiming they we

along with 39-year-old noelle johnson.al arrangments for the three victims have not been announced. but there are two go fund me pages... one for each family affected. you can find both links on our website... kron 4 dot com. ( darya ) an investigation is underway after a partially decomposed body was found floating in the water near the oakland coliseum. police found the body yesterday morning... floating in the channel near baldwin street. that's just south of the bart station and coliseum parking lots. the alameda county coroners office is working to identify the body and determine the cause of death. ( james ) in the east bay... a 25-year-old bicyclist is in serious condition after being hit while riding in the bike lane. investigators in fremont need help finding the driver. the collision happened early tuesday morning ...along the stevenson boulevard 8-80 overpass. police say the cyclist was hit from behind iver kept going after the crash. one cyclist we spoke with says he was almost hit using same the bike lane. <"i

. >> reporter: amy was best friends with noelle johnson, on the right, killed. two of the six girls also died. 14-year-old and a 9-year-old. one of the girls is still in the hospital. amy says noelle adored being a mother. >> birthday parties were extravagant and put her life and heart and soul into being a mom to those babies, and she was a great friend too. i have a lot of years of friendship with her, and it's hard. it's a hard loss. >> reporter: classmates struggling with the loss. parents are having tough conversations with their kids. >> all you can do is hug them and cry with them, you know, like, why did this happen, mom? i'm, like, you know, things like this just happen, you know, there's no explanation. >> reporter: police say the 21-year-old tran caused the accident on 880 saying he was driving recklessly and speeding and under the influence of marijuana. he's in jail. >> i'm angry. i want to go to the arraignment. i want to just look at him and just say, what -- how did you do this? why did you make that decision? >> reporter: administrators at both g

boulevard in fremont. 14-year-old christie lemus, her 9-year-old sister brooke and 39-year-old noelle johnson were killed. officers say 21-year-old dang tran made an abrupt lane change triggered the deadly chain of events. investigators say he was stoned. >> this person decided to drive under the influence and changed their lives forever. >> he will be in court this afternoon for arraignment. >>> 10 children each water boarded hit with crossbows and more according to police. joe vazquez reports on the disturbing new allegations. against a father in fairfield and why the children's mother is now behind bars. >> reporter: ina rogers showed up to court hoping to stay out of jail. but new court documents presented shocking new details that will make her continued freedom very difficult. prosecutors revealed today her 10 children had been subjected to water boarding, a form of torture, and claimed the children were hit with crossbows and bbs, kicked and punched. >> the children described incidents of intentional abuse resulting in puncture wounds, burns, bruising, injuries consistent with being sh

causing a crash that killed three people is due in court.co. 21-year-old dang tran. 35-year-old noelle johnsona and brooke limas got ejected from their cadillac escalade. the chp says it did not appear they were wearing their seat belts. tran faces charges including gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated. >>> a south bay teacher accused of sexual harassment will not be fired. the bay area news group reports dominic caserta will remain a sive vicks teacher. he resigned from the santa clara city council and withdrew from the race. he denies the allegations. many parents are unhappy with the school district's decision to keep him on staff. in response, the district says it's creating a sexual harassment task force. it will educate parents and students about recognizing harassment and how to report it. the t >>> let's get a quick update on weather and traffic. we'll start with mike nicco. >> hi, voitd. the breezes are back. i mean the sea breeze. the areas in yellow, gusting out of the west up to 30 knots, about 35 miles per hour. it starts at 1:00 this afternoon through 9:00 this evening.

the people who died... 39- year-old noelle johnson...ear-old christy limas and 9 -year old brook limas. police say, they were ejected from the car-- and investigators say, it appears they were not wearing seatbelts. . . (pam) another big story tonight.... a woman suspected of stealing a police car .... was shot early this morning by a sheriff's deputy in santa cruz county. investigators say, the shooting happened, as the woman was trying to rundown a deputy with his own vehicle. kron4's rob fladeboe has more. rob fladeboe/santa cruz "....details emerging here at the santa cruz sheriff's office this afternoon paint a picture of a chaotic scene where a suspect slipped her handcuffs, got behind the wheel of a deputies vehicle and tried to run him down before she was shot by another deputya pair of patrol cars, one with it's windows shot out, mark the spot where the shooting occurred here at the end of the ocean street extension in santa cruz. just after 3:30 this morning, deputies had detained a man and woman who were loading something into

noelle johnson, their father's girlfriend also died. this five car accident happened around 9:30 last night on northbound 880 in fremont. all three victims were ejected from the suv. today we spoke with noelle's best friend.this is the 21 year old suspect, dang tran of san jose. he was arrested on suspicion of dui. there is a belief that he was under the influence of marijuana. a number of noelle's kids were in the suv as well. we're told that they are in the hospital tonight. one of them is in critical condition. reporting live in manteca, j.r. stone kron 4 news. (vicki) new at nine... a number of business owners in union city are concerned a proposed marijuana dispensary will disrupt the entire neighborhood. there are a number of businesses that cater to children, and that is one of their main issues. kron 4's ali reid joins us live from ascend rehab tonight .... what are business owners saying? i met with a number of business owners today..they're telling me they don't oppose cannabis dispensaries, but they believe having one here wou

two kids were killed and 39 year old mother noelle johnson died. spoke with one of johnson's friends this week.noelle's gonna be missed she was one of a kind truly a great mother and her girls meant everything to her and my heart goes out to chris he just lost his daughters and the love of his life. funeral arrangments for the three victims have not been announced. there are two go fund me pages. one for the johnson family and another for the limas faly. both lost site. kron 4 dot com.tonight -- firef investat discovery bay. eon authorities say the fire was started in the garage. however -- the cause of the fire is staying in fremont -- a 25-year-old his life after after being hit whin headed westbound on stevenson boulevard.(justine) fremont police say the cyclist was hit from behind by a driver entering the lane leading to the southbound interstate 8-80 on-ramp. investigators say the driver kept going after the collision. alberto garcia says he was almost hit using the bike lane. <"i almost got hit the other day as well, and i just, uh, you just

two kids were killed and 39 year old mother noelle johnson died. spoke with one of johnson's friends this week.noelle's gonna be missed she was one of a kind truly a great mother and her girls meant everything to her and my heart goes out to chris he just lost his daughters and the love of his life. funeral arrangments for the three victims have not been announced. there are two go fund me pages. one for the johnson family and another for the limas family. both lost family members. both links are on our kron 4 web site. kron 4 dot com. (justine) tonight, police in fremont are looking for multiple suspects who are snatching gold chains.. right off womens necks.(jr) it's happening quite a bit too - six times this month. kron 4's gayle ong is live in fremont with details. gayle. the six incidents happened in broad daylight.fremont police say the suspects are specifically targeting female victims walking near elementary schools around pick-up time.. police believes two of those crimes are related.some cases were violent and caught on camera. in this ho

they've been identified as 39- year-old noelle johnson, 14- year-old kristi lemus, and her nine-year-oldister, rock. they were from the city of manti, pick friends have been dropping up flowers at the there home. >> we warm up in the beginning of practice and she was always right in front of me. >> she loved to run. and she was really nice. >> both the girls' schools will have counselors available to help people cope with the loss. one is in critical condition. >>> bart riders are demanding more security at the parking garage because of vandalism and rowdy behavior. passengers they break-ins are common at that location and they blame teens who hang out in that area. they say there's not enough surveillance cameras. while they've increased patrols, passengers and victims say they rarely see any officers. >> it's terrible. the kids run around and do what they want to do. the part police don't do anything. it's a nightmare. so we need help. >> despite the reports, art released a statement saying, high visibility patrols have resulted in a reduction in crime in this type of vandalism. >>> a

the coroner has identified them as 39-year-old noelle johnson, 14-year-old christie lemus, and 9-year-old brook lemus, all from manteca. the children were students at sierra high school and brock elliott elementary school, respectively. five other people in that escalade were injured and transported to lucille packard children's hospital, one in critical condition. investigators with chp say tran never should have been behind the wheel. >> the decision this person made to drive under the influence chan

triggering the deadly crash. 14-year-old christie lemus, her 9-year-old sister brooke and 39-year-old noelle johnson were killed in the crash. five others were hurt. police believe tran was high on pot and speeding recklessly when he hit the cadillac escalade the victims were in causing it to roll several time. >>> police say that the ex- boyfriend of the woman killed in the explosion in southern california is under arrest. the blast happened on tuesday when a device was delivered to a day spa in aliso viejo, a city in orange county. the owner was killed. two others were hurt. they will survive. police arrested 59-year-old stephen beal after investigators raided his home in long beach and found two explosive devices inside his home. he was charged with one count of having an unregistered destructive device. prosecutors aren't charging him in connection to the blast yet. >>> developing in florida, a man is in custody following a shooting at a golf resort owned by president trump in the miami area. it happened just after 1:30 this morning. police say they exchanged gunfire with the suspect who had dra

, woman, and their six daughters were in this suv that rolled over several times. 39-year-old noelle johnson, 14-year-old christey limas and her 9-year-old sister, brooke, were killed. the family was heading home after celebrating another daughter's fourth birthday in the bay area. tran's family showed up at the courthouse yesterday for his arraignment, which was postponed until today. this afternoon word came down from the d.a.'s office that official charges would not be filed and tran would be released. prosecutors have not said what information they still require from the chp investigation. as you can imagine, those close to the victims are not happy. family friend amy mooney spoke with me on the phone about tran. she said, quote, we know he's responsible for their deaths. why haven't they been able to charge him? she also said, quote, they need to revoke his driver's license. they need to revoke his passport so he can't get away. prosecutors appear to be keeping open the option of filing charges in the future when they think the evidence supports it. eric thomas, abc 7 news. >>> new at 6

. >> christie was killed along with 39-year-old noelle johnson and 9-year-old brooke limas. the driver who investigators blame for the crash is 21-year-old dang tran. he is in jail, expected to be arraigned this afternoon. grief counselors will be on campus all week to help students with this loss. reporting live from hollyfie hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> today announcements for plans for a special medical team to treat homeless individuals with a drug that stops heroin cravings. the chronicle reports the mayor wants to set aside $6 million in the budget to fund the team over the next two years. trained professionals would prescribe the drug to certain individuals. officials say nearly 60% of about 200 people who begin treatment are working on staying clean. >>> also today, the salvation army will pass out food, socks and hygiene kits to the homeless in san francisco. this video shows how dire the situation is. obviously there is a great need here. al investigation army officers and volunteers will serve the area between 1:30 and 4:00 this afternoon. >>> crews in contra costa

deadly accident. 14-year-old christie lemus and 1 her the hyear-old sister brooke and 39-year-old noelle johnsonaccording to investigators, the suv jumped the sidewalk and plowed into a family of four at around 8:00 last night. a 49-year-old woman died at the hospital. police say her kohusband and their two teenaged children were in serious condition. >>> questions remain over a payment that president trump made to his former attorney 6im that eventually went to an adult +film star. a footnote within a 92-page financial disclosure form shows that the president reimbursed his former soçperson attorney michael cohen as much as $250,000 for expenses in 2016. the president's attorney rudy giuliani says it's not a liability. he also called q(@÷for the swif end to special counsel robert mueller's investigation into the -2016 election. >> the president disclosed everything he could disclose. he can't disclose more than qá% knows. it vindicates the fact that mueller should now close this. >> the president did not disclose the payment in his financial report last year. sources claim that the justice depa

the coroner has identified them as 39-year-old noelle johnson, 14-year-old christie lemus, and 9-year-old brook lemus, all from manteca. the children were students at sierra high school and brock elliott elementary school, respectively. five other people in that escalade were injured and transported to lucille packard children's hospital, one in critical condition. investigators with chp say tran never should have been behind the wheel. >> the decision this person made to drive under the influence changed these people's lives forever. driving under the influence of marijuana is just as bad as under the influence of alcohol. we come on crashes or we come upon crashes like this and you never get used to it. it's sad. it's a tragedy. our hearts go out to the families. >> reporter: the children's school district in manteca released a statement saying, we extent our thoughts and prayers to the families during this difficult time. they also plan to have counselors on hand all week. tran is facing charges of gross vehicular manslaughter, dui and possession of an illegal weapon, something called

the coroner identified the victims today as 39-year-old noelle johnson, 14-year-old christie lemus and 9-year-old brooke lemus. they were all from manteca. 21-year-old dang tran is behind bars accused of driving under the influence of marijuana. witnesses reported seeing his white toyota camry speeding and driving erratically just before the crash on interstate 880 last night near stevenson boulevard. >> driving under the influence of marijuana is just as bad as driving under the influence of alcohol. we come upon crashes like this and you never get used to it. it's sad. our hearts go out to the family. >> the three people to died were thrown from the escalade not wearing seatbelts. five other people in the escalate including four children were injured, one critically. that deadly crash highlights a growing concern. drivers who are high getting behind the wheel. as rob malcolm tells us, an oakland company wants to help law enforcement keep stoned drivers off the roads. >> have you had any alcohol? >> reporter: police at sobriety checkpoints are on the lookout for signs. >> we may smell

, woman, and their six daughters were in this suv that rolled over several times. 39-year-old noelle johnson, 14-year-old christey limas and her 9-year-old sister, brooke, were killed. the family was heading home after celebrating another daughter's fourth birthday in the bay area. tran's family showed up at the courthouse yesterday for his arraignment, which was postponed until today. this afternoon word came down from the d.a.'s office that official charges would not be filed and tran would be released. prosecutors have not said what information they still require from the chp investigation. as you can imagine, those close to the victims are not happy. family friend amy mooney spoke with me on the phone about tran. she said, quote, we know he's responsible for their deaths. why haven't they been able to chge him? she also said, quote, they need to revoke his driver's license. they need to revoke his passport so he can't get away. prosecutors appear to be keeping open the option of filing charges in the future when they think the evidence supports it. eric thomas, abc 7 news. >>> new at 6:0

has been identified as 39-year-old noelle johnson. all were from manteca. the crash happened late tuesday night on interstate 8-80 in fremont. friends of the family tell kron 4... they were all returning home from the san francisco zoo.... where they had been celebrating a birthday. this moring... we are getting a look at the man who police say is responsible... 21-year-old dang tran was arrested for allegedly being high on marijuana. ( robin )this morning... relatives and friends who knew the family are grieving. kron four's j-r stone spoke with people who knew the victims. 21 year old dang tran of san jose is facing dui charges in a five car accident that left 3 people dead and many more injured. officials believe he was under the influence of marijuana and is to blame in the wreck.hope he gets the book thrown at him.that from rochelle tolbert whose best friend noelle johnson was one of three killed in tuesday night's crash along 880 in fremontsot she was so sweet14 year old christy limas and her sister 9 year old brooke limas were killed in this wreck as

the crash killed 39-year-old noelle johnson and her boyfriend's two daughters. >> they were planning ether and chris had his two girls full time, and noelle had her girls and they were but beautifully blended. >> one child remains in the president who. >>> governor brown signed a bill to pay nearly $20 million to a man wrongly imprisoned for almost 40 years. craig coley was convicted of killing his girlfriend and her 4-year-old son in simi valley in 1978. in 2016 police found dna evidence they thought had been destroyed. testing proves coley's innocence. police are looking into the weather the murders are actually tied to the golden state killer. suspect joseph deangelo has been charged with 12 murders so far. >>> oakland mayor libby schaaf will be in the shadow of president trump as she travels to washington, d.c. she's going to be there to talk about affordable housing and homeless services. this week president trump suggested the department of justice should investigate schaaf for obstruction of justice. in february she informed immigrant communities about impending i.c.e. raids. >

along with 39-year-old noelle johnson. not been announced. but there are two go fund me pages... one for each family affected. you can find both links on our website... kron 4 dot com. ( darya ) an investigation is underway after a partially decomposed body was found floating in the water near the oakland coliseum. police found the body yesterday morning... floating in the channel near baldwin street. that's just south of the bart station and coliseum parking lots. the alameda county coroners office is working to identify the body and determine the cause of death. ( james ) happening today... the mother and son accused of running a massive prostitution ring in the bay area will be in court today. police say david romesburg and his mother fay ran the ring in rohnert park for more than 10- years. during that time -- police say they employed about 150 women. at least woman says she was underage when they recruited her. another says she was sexually assaulted during her interview. ( james ) in the east bay... a 25-year-old bic

along with 39-year- old noelle johnson.funeral arrangements for the three victims have not been announced. but there are two go fund me pages... one for each family affected. you can find both links on our website... kron 4 dot com. (grant) as vicki said-- charges have not yet been filed against dang tran. this is raising a lot of questions over how to charge drivers that are said to be being high on marijuana with d-u-i-- now that recreational use of the drug is legal. joining me now is defense attorney robert shatzko. (vicki) coming up-- why you'll have to dig deeper into your pockets the next time you cross the golden gate bridge. (vicki) and after the break-- the obama's are adjusting to life out of the white house... and will soon adjust to life on your screen. we'll explain. it's the story of our nation. john chiang's father came here with little money, but big dreams for a better future. now john has a chance to make history. a champion of the underdog, john took on wells fargo when it ripped off working families. an