paul seeman is used to back door access at the alameda county courthouse. but today he had to pass past a media and face a judge for arraignment on 12 felony charges including one count of elder financial abuse. seeman was silent as his attorney spoke for him asking for continuation on the hearing. >> i have no comments to make, i haven't seen any of the discovery. we haven't had a chance to read the complaint or amendment complaint that we just received. >> reporter: our cameras captured investigators from the district attorney's office removing computers and files from seeman's home last night. court documents say seeman acquired power of attorney back in 1999 for an elderly couple. the district attorney's office says seeman had taken over almost all of anne nuttings final affairs by 2004. including the woman's banking and financial accounts worth more than $2 million and sold other valuable properties. he's charged with 11 counts of perjury for not disclosing this during his time as a county commissioner in 2004 and when he was appointed alameda judge in

paul seeman is accused of embezzlement and theft after he took control of an elderly woman's finances. they removed boxes of files and a computer from his house. >> he was always doing things for her at her place. taken care of her. he took her to the doctor and got her groceries. >> the complaint against the judge was filed by the attorney for the woman after she died. now he is being held on $525,000 bail and is expected to appear in court in the next few days. >>> the clock is ticking towards tonight's midnight state budget deadline in sacramento, california. lawmakers will return to the state capitol at 11:00 this morning to try to meet the deadline and avoid getting their paychecks docked. the democrats control the state legislature now. there are still some big differences in the last minute effort to close that budget gap. california has a budget deficit of almost $16 billion. democrats and the governor are at odds of $1.2 billion in cuts to cal works. cal works includes welfare, child care, in home support, and college aid. california voters will play a major role in tackling

officers searched judge paul seeman's home last night following a two year investigation. the case involves his neighbor who died two years ago. documents accuse seeman of taking over the woman's finances, her home, investment accounts and safe deposit boxes after her husband died in 1999. he offered to help them that year. neighbors were stunned to hear about the arrest. >> he's a top notch stand-up guy. he contributes to the community. >> you think these allegations are true? >> they sound very surprising to me is all i can say. >> court documents say seeman invested 1.4 million dollars in 40 local properties tan did not report it on his tax forms. >>> later this morning occupy protesters plan to march in oakland against evictions of homeowners facing foreclosure, a day after an independent report commissioned by the city was released about the police response to occupy protesters who tried to reoccupy frank ogawa plaza last october. the report says the response was flawed by inadequate staffing, insufficient planning and lack of understanding of crowd management. it cal

paul seeman has been reassigned to small claims court in pleasanton. the judge uz arrested last week accused of taking up to $1.6 million from an elderly neighbor in the berkeley hills during a 13-year period. seeman's position as an elected if i reca official means he can't be removed from the bench until the criminal case is over. >>> text messages sent by ross mirkarimi are shedding new light on how his camp tried to avoid political fallout after a new year's fight with his wife. the messages were sent from the sheriff to his wife and a campaign manager in the weeks before his domestic violence arrest. in one text, murk rimmy's campaign manager texted, "can you call me? it is urgent regarding your wife. i need to talk to you to protect you. call me." days later, another text message from the sheriff asked what they should do since political forces are lining up at the behest of opponents. they want him permanently removed from office for misconduct. >>> a mother accused of leaving her 11-week-old twins in the car while making returns at the mall has

. >>> alameda county superior court judge paul seeman remains on the bench despite charges that he stolefrom a neighbor and lied about it. seeman has been moved to hear small cases. he has pleaded not guilty to the charges. >>> a man who is a regular passenger on vta was struck and killed when a car that witnessed say was speeding jumped a curb at a bus stop in mountain view this morning. it happen at the intersection of california street and escuela. the victim was known throughout the community. >> reporter: just before 9:30 this morning, mountain view police got a call about a crash involving a car and pedestrian. when they arrived they found the gruesome scene of a car on the curb and a dead pedestrian. guerra says there was no way that the pedestrian would have survived. >> reporter: the victim was identified as william ware of mountain view. police say the driver of the car suffered minor injuries and was taeugen -- taken to the hospital. these pictures show the amount of destruction from the bus stop to where the car ended up. the area is usually congested at that point. >> there

. >>> alameda county superior court judge paul seeman remains on the bench despite charges that he stolefrom a neighbor and lied about it. seeman has been moved to hear small cases. he has pleaded not guilty to the charges. >>> a man who is a regular passenger on vta was struck and killed when a car that witnessed say was speeding jumped a curb at a bus stop in mountain view this morning. it happen at the intersection of california street and escuela. the victim was known throughout the community. >> reporter: just before 9:30 this morning, mountain view police got a call about a crash involving a car and pedestrian. when they arrived they found the gruesome scene of a car on the curb and a dead pedestrian. guerra says there was no way that the pedestrian would have survived. >> reporter: the victim was identified as william ware of mountain view. police say the driver of the car suffered minor injuries and was taeugen -- taken to the hospital. these pictures show the amount of destruction from the bus stop to where the car ended up. the area is usually congested at that point. >> there

officers searched judge paul seeman's berkeley hills home last the case involves his 97-year-old neighborho died two years ago. documents filed in court accuse seeman of taking over  home, investment accounts and safe deposit boxes after her husband died in 1999. seeman offered to help them with their legal issues that year. neighbors were stunned to hear about his arrest. >> he's a top notch stand up guy. he contributes to the community. >> you think the allegations are true? >> they sound surpriseing to me. >> court documents say seeman invested 1.4 million dollars in 40 local properties and did not report it on his tax forms. >>> later this morning, occupy protesters are planning a rally and march in oakland against evictions of homeowners facing foreclosure. the protest one day after an independent report commissioned by the city was released about the police spwopbs to occupy protesters who tried to -- response to occupy protesters who tried to reoccupy frank ogawa plaza last october. it all many of the policing methods outdated. police chief jordan says he's working to improve tact

judge paul seeman is accused of stealing 1.6 million dollars from his neighbors. prosecutors say he swindled his neighbors. his lawyer tells the contra costa times his client won't return to the bench until an outcome from the trial. >>> less than two hours from now the suspect in the trayvon martin shooting returns to court in florida for another bail hearing. a judge will weigh several factors in deciding whether to set a second bond for george zimmerman. the neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shot mar din. the judge will -- zimmerman will have to persuade the judge he won't be deceptive again. his $150,000 bond was revoked earlier this month. >>> a court battle begins next week over 30 million dollars in disputed santa clara county tax funds that were originally earmarked for the 49ers' stadium. a judge has set a hearing for next tuesday. attorneys will argue the money should be frozen until it is determined whether the money should go. the team filed a restraining order this week in an attempt to prevent santa clara county from spending the redevelopment

judge paul seeman is accused of stealing 1.6 million dollars from his berkeley neighbors. he was asked to manage the couple's collection of art, jewelry and other valuables worth at least three million dollars. prosecutors say he swindled his neighbors instead. his lawyer tells the times his client won't return to the bench until an outcome from the trial. >>> in less than 30 minutes the suspect in the trayvon martin shooting returns to court for another bail hearing. florida judge will weigh several factors in deciding whether to set a second bond for george zimmerman. the judge will consider if zimmerman is a flight risk or threat to the community. most importantly zimmerman will have to persuade the judge he won't be deceptive again. his bond was revoked earlier this month. >>> court battle against next week over 30 million dollars in disputed tax funds that were originally earmarked for the new 49er stadium. a judge has set a hearing for next tuesday attorneys for the 9ers will argue the money should be frozen for the time being until it is determined where it should g

judge was on the other side of the bench today, coming up in two minutes the criminal charges judge paul seemanaced today in court for alleged financial abuse of an elderly couple. >> and this woman is in critical care at san francisco general hospital, the doctors are releasing her photo because her care is in question. the desperate search to find this woman's family. >>> good evening i'm ken wayne. frank somerville is off tonight. >> and i'm julie haener. chopper2 is out in alameda county where we've been following this breaking news. firefighters have been battling a fire that has been burning near sunol ridge. firefighters rushed to the scene from a slew of bay area agencies. ktvu's robert handa is live now on the ground with how crews are gaining the upper hand, robert -- >> reporter: we are at the scene of this two alarm fire in sunol which calfire says has spread to about 200 acres. the fire is burning in the

judge paul seeman is accused of embezzling money from an old elderly woman.moved boxes of evidence and a computer and files. but neighbors say he was an honest man trying to help the woman. >> he was always doing things for her at her place. taking care of her. there was a doctor that got her groceries and things like that. >> the complaint against the judge was filed by the attorney for the woman after she died. now seeman is being held on $525,000 bail and expected to appear in court in the next few days. >>> today the two sides in the ross mirkarimi case are expected to submit their final witness list ahead of next weeks critical hearing before the ethics committee hearing. on tuesday the commission is scheduled to begin its hearing on the official misconduct charges. the costly proceedings already has the panel asking for more money to add to its annual budget. >>> 6:36. round two of the u.s. hope starts in less than 30 minutes from right now. michael thompson at the top of the leader board. the 27-year-old shot a four under 66 at the olympic club yesterd

his neighbor's money and then lying about it is scheduled to enter a plea next month. 57-year-old paul seemanot a taste yesterday what it is like to be the accused. they said he befriended his 97-year-old neighbor and quickly added his name to her bank and investment accounts. his lawyer brushed off reporters. >> i have no comments to make. we haven't had a chance to read the complaint or the amended complaint that we just received and have no comments beyond that at this time. >> those accounts seeman added his name to totaled more than $2 million. he was serving as judge as recently as thursday when he was arrested. >>> coming up next, outrage and celebration, how president obama instantly changed the lives of thousands of people living here illegally and why some say he broke the law to do it. and a historic day in china as the country launches a rocket into space with its first female astronaut aboard. pooches and puppies, we are fed up with being fed on. we demand k9 advantix ii. it not only kills fleas and ticks, it repels most ticks before they can attach and snack on us. frontline plu

paul seeman was charged with a dozen felons.secutors took over his license witnesses which in 2004. to thals mor than be -- -- prosecutors took over his cases which were from 2004. >>> an 18-year-old man is dead after crashing his motorcycle into a car in san jose. it happened around 8:30 last night. police say the man was turning and hit a car. he die and the the hospital -- he died at the hospital. his female passenger has nonlife-threatening injuries. the diver -- the driver of the car is not wronging. more information is coming out regarding a deadly motorcycle crash in brentwood. investigators say a vehicle was turning left. it crossed the path of the motorcyclist, hit the motorcyclist and he died. the motorcyclist was not hurt. >>> in the tear neighbor there have been break-ins. the areas where this is occurring have neighborhood watch programs. >>> oakland police are trying to reducele recent stats show an en-- show an increase in -- reduce stats and show how you can be a crime of opportunity. >> someone will smash the wi

. >> judge paul seeman was arraigned yesterday on 12 felony charges. he's accused of stealing from his neighbor after obtaining power of attorney. >>> facebook is blaming nasdaq for its disastrous initial public offering. technical glitches delayed trading. investors have filed more than 40 lawsuits since. the social network says the glitches contributed to the sharp drop in stock price. the ipo says they did nothing illegal. >> a last night nik wallenda walked 1800 feet from u.s. to canada. he said this was at the assistance of his sponsors because so many people were watching. wallenda says the wind and mist from the falls were the biggest challenges. he said it took a lot of concentration, training, and prayers. >>> -- the wind speed, temperature, and other variables. wallenda's father communicated any critical information to us throughout the walk. >> a controversial new bridge will be built between canada and the u.s. it's going to stretch from detroit to windsor, canada and it's the busiest border crossing in north america. more than $350 million

paul seeman was arrested in oakland inside his chambers yesterday afternoon. investigators seized documents from his home. court filings show he obtained power of attorney for an elderly woman who lived near him and taken almost over all her financial affairs after her husband died. neighbors are quick to defend him. >> i find that almost impossible to believe. i can't believe that it would be true under any circumstances. >> reporter: seeman face 12 felony counts and held at the county jail and will appear in court for the first time as a suspect in the next few days. >>> it's deadline day for state lawmakers. they need to get a budget to the governor today or face losing pay. latisha is live at the state capital for us with a look at what is at stake. >> reporter: well good morning. they are expected to program across the board and lawmakers will have a balanced budget passed by the end of the day but they have lot of work because they have to pap pass $16 billion deficit as democrats disagree with the governor on the proposal to cut 2 million to welfare chi

. >>> more details now on judge paul seamen in 2009, he was appointed to the superior court by then governor arnold schwarzenegger. in 1979 seeman graduated from school of law at uc berkeley and for years he worked in the alameda county juvenile court. >>> now to our continuing coverage of the three alarm fire that caused the transportation melt down in the bay area. the fire was in an unoccupied building on the b.a.r.t. tracks. the heat was so intention it damaged equipment and damaged transbay service. we have team coverage, ktvu's eric rasmussen was tracking the evening commute but we begin with jana katsuyama live at the scene of that fire. she learned about a delay about the investigation, jana. >> reporter: that's right if you take a look over here let me show you, they have barriers and security guards here. the problem is not the structure has been deemed unsound. fire investigators are going to get inside. they do however have federal arson investigators on stand by. >> reporter: the fire stunned even veteran firefighters, some said they have not seen fires that hot or flames that high reaching 150 feet into the air. th

. >>> more details now on judge paul seamen in 2009, he was appointed to the superior court by then governor arnold schwarzenegger. in 1979 seeman graduated from school of law at uc berkeley and for years he worked in the alameda county juvenile court. >>> now to our continuing coverage of the three alarm fire that caused the transportation melt down in the bay area. the fire was in an unoccupied building on the b.a.r.t. tracks. the heat was so intention it damaged equipment and damaged transbay service. we have team coverage, ktvu's eric rasmussen was tracking the evening commute but we begin with jana katsuyama live at the scene of that fire. she learned about a delay about the investigation, jana. >> reporter: that's right if you take a look over here let me show you, they have barriers and security guards here. the problem is not the structure has been deemed unsound. fire investigators are going to get inside. they do however have federal arson investigators on stand by. >> reporter: the fire stunned even veteran firefighters, some said they have not seen fires that hot or flames that high reaching 150 feet into the air. th

paul seaman is accused of stealing up to $1.6 million from an elderly neighbor in the berkeley hills over a 13-year period. he is facing charges of financial elder abuse and perjury. this week judge seeman was reassigned to small claims court in pleasanton. since he is an elected official, he cannot be removed from the bench until the criminal case is over. seeman has pleaded not guilty to the charges. >>> a mother from danville convicted of child endangerment has received an unusual sentence. she has been banned from nordstrom at the stone ridge mall in pleasanton. police say back in february a shopper leaving the mall heard babies crying from a cad clak escalade and called security. investigators say 46-year-old amanda nahat left her twin 11-week-old babies in the suv while she returned some items to nordstrom. she was in the store for about 40 minutes. as part of a plea deal a judge ordered her to stay away from nordstrom and take parenting classes. >>> a tough lesson in trust for a bay area teenager. he threw a party while his parents were out of town only to get ripped off by one of his guests. police in atherton say someone snatched eight jeweled bracelets worth $29,000 during tha

paul heenen say that this is after a two-year investigation. among these allegations he had control over their bank account and slowly drained their investment. >> judge seemanwhen tackling the questions from the media about this case against him. his attorney would only say this. >> we have no comment. >>reporter: he is facing 12 counts 14 elderly theft and 11 on perjury for ripping off his neighbor. they say they've lived across the street in berkeley hills. police and court documents say that they stole possessions, and used his garage for personal used to store his car. in addition, he placed himself as power of attorney and tried to blacher from returning home. wanting her to go to a senior home. and documents allege that he wanted to cash in a stock certificate worth $2 million. after he was appointed by former governor arnold schwarzenegger. he still remained silent. letting his attorney to the talking. >> what is the status of the toughest jobs right now? >> i cannot comment on that issue. >> he will be back in court to enter a plea. >> investigators are trying to figure out what caused a gas leak. this was the scene at the chemical phillips refinery