among them is danny pritchett. >> pritchett was just recently received here at santa rosa. predatory inmate, has a history of that outside of prison and inside of prison. >> i never got along with anybody because i was always standoffish, i was a loner, staying away from everybody. because i didn't understand anybody or nothing. i came to prison when i was 22 years old. i am in here for a rape charge. i had a minor problem. i became, oh, lustful within my mind, and i was always thinking about it. it's like the more i thought about it, the more it increased in my life. >> pritchett is serving a life sentence for sexual battery, kidnapping and attempted kidnapping. >> i went to this mall, and i was sitting there lusting over the women getting out of their cars and going places. just as i was getting ready to get up and go home, a lady got out of a car, and she was dressed like she was, i don't know, a prostitute or something. and something about her triggered me. >> pritchett abducted his victim in her own car and sped away. >> but then as i was driving out of the parking lot

the guys picked up charles pritchett in the morning from the hotel.swung by a mcdonald's and they grab a number of ketchup packets and off they went to the crime scene. >> the fabricated crime scene is a vacant lot where police lay the minister down and start taking polaroids. >> there was phony blood coming out of his mouth. there was dirt where it looked like he is struggled in the dirt. >> everyone said the same thing, hey, this guy is not going to get down in the dirt and do this. i convinced them. i g it's not going to take that all, you don't have to lay around all day. a quick couple photos and we'll clean you up. >> the plan, bring perma jean and jesse pritchett to the scene to help convince them the murder was successful. >> we had labs out there, we had all the bells and whistles that you would see at an open field location crime scene. we had that set up. >> we had a patrol car go to her house and we transported her back to the scene and at that time we had that car wired for sound. >> we knew exactly where the car was going to drive and ar

listen to me, jay pritchett.ange your useless ways, you're gonna make me crazy, too! like dede! gloria. gloria. i just love our little visits. mom, i'm home! oh, hi, manny. dede. how are you? good. dede. it's me. how are you really? i'm on a better path. it's a journey. thank you for asking manny. and thank you for your letters. it's a lost art. no one puts pen to paper anymore. (door closes) haley dunphy? yes, that's me. i'm dean miller with admissions. this is professor williams. hi. and this is our student representative aidan feldman. nice to meet you. seriously? we sit next to each other in econ. oh, right. you-- don't. it insults both of us. mostly me. move it along, aidan. this is a disciplinary hearing not jdate. you are charged with public drunkenness, resisting arrest and assaulting a police officer, all of which obviously violate our school's code of conduct. sir, if i may speak on behalf of my client... who are you? i'm mitchell pritchett i'm miss dunphy's attorney. we require students to speak for th

ken pritchett just happened to be in the area at the time and has more on this dramatic takedown by police. >>reporter: to the left of your screen you can see a police baton crashing into a car window and a police officer on top of that car trying to pull a parolee from the driver's seat. dozens of witnesses recorded the crash. the police chase stopped when the suspect's cadillac wedges between two cars on 5th. camille hays was behind the wheel. >> i was trying to figure out what happened and the next thing i knew, something had smashed into my car. and police swarmed over the top of the car beside me. >>reporter: we witnessed police converge on the suspect's car in seconds, which camille says was trying to drive. >> the grinding of the medal was pretty dramatic. >>reporter: police say the man was the subject of a stop. >> he's armed and dangerous, a prison gang member. >>reporter: police say he sped away, striking a parole agent who was not injured, and multiple cars were hit along the way. >> the car was going fast and swerving at traffic trying to hit things and rounded the corner. >>re

ken pritchett is there now and ken, it sounds like pool chemicals may be the problem here, right. >>rter: well frank. there were 34 children who complained of symptoms you would expect to see with exposure to a chemical such as chlorine. but many questions remain about just how this happened. >> there are several pools at the antioch water park but only one where children complained of feeling sick. this shallow pool in the corner of the park. >> many complained to us of minor respiratory disstress. >> reporter: these are images taken just after the first responders arrived. >> we found out the symptoms consistent with what happened at the pool. >> reporter: samples of the pool water did show an elevated level of chlorine above the state's standards. >> environmental health has closed the pool because it does not qualify with regulatory standards. >> reporter: michelle demagio says 10 parts per million is the limit for a pool like this. could three parts per million explain why 13 children became sick to the level of this response. >> right now we think, no. >> reporter: the county h

ktvu's ken pritchett is in the east bay where people felt the heat but we began with meteorologist mark tamayo on the triple digits just two days after the rain, mark. >> it's been an active weather week. we had the heat advisory on monday, now temperatures soaring throughout the bay area. take a look at ocean beach, this was the case this afternoon. 61degrees for an afternoon high. now toward walnut creek temperatures topping 100. in fact, 101 degrees at about 3:00 this afternoon. some more very hot temperatures out toward gilroy. 103. walnut creek 101. we talked about that. so here's a look at the map covering the entire bay area and a lot of temperatures to choose from here 64 in pacifica. san francisco 71. not that extreme heat right around the bay but you can pick out the hot temperatures inland in the upper 90s to right around 100. right now you can see patchy fog regrouping offshore. we're going to shave off a few degrees for parts of the bay area the saturday forecast. more on that coming up in about 15 minutes. >> all right, mark we'll see you then. thank you. >>> now to ktvu's

ken pritchett is live now in san francisco with the decision and how it could have big implementationshis ruling by the california labor commission was a headline grabber today, but it will not affect the ridesharing service for now. it does suggest some of the fight that lies ahead. uber might as well stand for ubiquitous. on just about every corner on market street during rush hour, we saw cars displaying uber's black and white u. how are these drivers defined? the answer is important. >> are they independent contractors? which case the responsibility is minimal, or are they truly employees? which there's a lot more in terms of insurance, expenses, and labor laws. >> reporter: on uber drivers california's labor commission muddied the waters even more, meaning a driver who filed a claim against uber was an employee, not an independent contractor. in a statement said, the california labor commission's ruling is non-binding, and applies to a single driver. it is true that in 2012, a labor commission defined another uber driver as an independent contractor. >> what's important about the

ktvu's ken pritchett is in antioch tonight where the victim's daughter took her angry message straighto the city council tonight, ken. >> reporter: obviously citizens cannot take it upon themselves to install speed bumps on city streets. but the family and friends of this victim are upset over how this was handled and they want action. the memorial is still here almost one month after 47-year- old timothy hudson was struck by a hit-and-run driver outside of his home on the 1100 block of 11th street. at the city council meeting tonight it is clear a month later the anger remains as well. >> he was on the street telling me he loved me and his dad. the last time i saw him, my husband brought his body to me in this bag. >> reporter: after his son was killed an unnamed group installed speed bumps in front of her home. >> four guys pulled up with a chalk mark, measured the street. layed them down, drilled the holes, let me drill one. >> reporter: but the improvised speed bumps did not last long. city workers with a police escort removed them and blacked out the word slow painted in 4 feet wi

ktvu's ken pritchett, and his photographer just happened to be right there. ken's live now from the city. so ken, what did you see? >> reporter: we were stopped at that red light. we saw one police car with lights on, go on market on one way. suddenly 30 yards in front of us, there was a crash and a chaotic scene, as police, guns drawn, jumped on top of this car as they tried to arrest what they were calling a dangerous parolee. >> reporter: to the left of your screen, you can see a police baton crashing into a car window, and a police officer on top of that car, a struggle to pull a wanted parolee from behind the driver's seat. dozens of witnesses record the crash. some people scramble for safety. a police chase of several miles stopped when the suspect as cadillac wedges between two cars on fifth. camille hayes was behind the wheel, and saw police in her rear-view mirror. >> i was trying to figure out what was happening, and the next thing i knew, something had smashed into my car and police had swarmed over the car wedged in behind me. >> reporter: trying

ohh, you are such a pritchett.

this is your dad jay pritchett. uh, we're all pretty excited to meet you.few years older than you're expecting. but on the plus side we're very comfortable. (both laugh) what's that? nothin'? - tough womb. - (laughs) what are you doing in there? you sleepin'? - ♪ are you sleeping? ♪ - (clears throat) - ah! ah! ah! - ♪ are you-- ♪ ah! still daddy's turn. dumb-- dumb rock! (inhales deeply) - (stifles sob) - hey. - are you cryin'? - no. (voice breaks) no. i just can't get this rock to budge. okay, what did we learn from "a league of their own"? no crying in baseball. no. that madonna's a lousy actress, and so are you. - what's really going on? - (inhales deeply) okay. you know, over the last couple of months i've applied for, like five different jobs. - i didn't know that. - no. i didn't tell anyone because i didn't get them, cam. (sniffles) i went to college, you know? and... i just wanna be able to contribute to my kids' education. and i wanna be able to buy my husband a present... (whispers) with my own money. hey, you're preaching to the choir director. -

as ken pritchett tells us, that race is expected to fill the gates at golden state field. >> reporter may have destined for history. this is american pharaoh and yes pharaoh is misspelled. the oa and should be reversed. but who care s if the odds do what the odds suggest and wins the belmont stakes to win the triple crown. >> his chances look pretty good. >> reporter: bays has won 12,567 races the most by any north american jockey. he knows a good horse when he sees one. >> barring any unforseen circumstances like him not liking the track or something like that, i think he's set to win the triple crown. >> reporter: american pharaoh will be the 13th home to vie for the triple crown since 1978. 90,000 people are expected to pack belmont park for a chance to witness history. >> the terrace is sold out. part of the club is sold out. >> reporter: sam spears says his toric racing days bring people to the track to bet on and against a triple crown win. >> this race was very impressive going into the kentucky derby, won the kentucky derby. came back two weeks later and won the preakness in a

ktvu's ken pritchett is live now in the city outside twitter headquarters with more on the reasons behind the move, ken. >> reporter: well if you don't follow this company closely it would be reasonable to assume that twitter is a giant and nothing but a success story. but investors want more. >> perhaps fitting for a company built on micromessaging. the message came in a short and sweet tweet. >> it's a surprise and not a surprise. nobody expected it to happen in today really. but there had been a lot of pressure on the ceo twitter for a very long time. >> reporter: ian sher says that pressure comes in part from wall street. >> twitter can't seem to get going fast enough. >> that twitter is not growing so fast. >> reporter: does that surprise you? >> yeah. a little it. some of my friends use it and their friends use it. >> reporter: the pace is slowing as investors eye their competitors. >> there's i chat and snap chat that have become bigger than twitter. >> reporter: most say they use other social media apps. >> i never use twitter. i'm more of an instagram guy at heart. >> instagram,

ken pretty credit -- ken pritchett is here now with the changes. and some say it's a win. >> reporter: well this is a win. the freedom act passed the u.s. senate with a vote of 67-32 a fine showage of partisan control. >> it will protect the security of the united states but we also protect the privacy of americans. >> reporter: the national security agency collected data on telephone calls made by u.s. citizens without a warrant. under this new law the data will be collected by the phone companies. accessible to u.s. intelligence only with a warrant from a secret court. the nsa's collection o -- of phone records was secret until it was leaked by snowden. >> you have to remember the fact that we have a proven history that these programs are not effective. >> reporter: today's vote was a result of a failed effort by senate majority leader mitch mcconnell to pass the pay -- patrioarch. >> mitch mcconnell certainly doesn't look good. >> reporter: cooke says the fight over nsa surveillance was a huge victory for senator paul who also opposed the freedo

ken pritchett is here now with the announcement from bush and the reaction. >> jeb bush is attempting an interesting balancing act. running as an outsider, but at the same time, considered an establishment candidate, which goes along with being the son and brother of former presidents. >> i've decided i am running for president of the united states of america. >> reporter: joined 10 other candidates seeking the republican nomination. >> i will campaign as i would serve. going everywhere, speaking to everyone, keeping my word. facing the issues without flinching. and staying true to what i believe. >> i think the field's set now. i think most likely, you have three pretty clear front runners on the republican side. one pretty clear front runner on the democrat side. >> reporter: corey cook says bush joins yet to declare wisconsin governor scott walker and senator marco rubio as front runners. >> we're not going to clean up the mess in washington by electing the people who either helped create it, or have proven incapable of fixing it. >> reporter: the son and brother of two former pres

ktvu's ken pritchett is live with what police discovered. >> reporter: the signs are still here. if you look here you can see discarded blue gloves worn by police or investigators as they remove marijuana from a marijuana grow operation. if you walk over here. you can see it is cracked open. if you smell it is a strong odor of marijuana. that is a week later. now what police found inside. >> reporter: these are images that were taken after the police s.w.a.t. team moved in. some of the 13,000 marijuana plants that have a street value of $15 million. police describe this as a factory. rooms for growing, harvesting and packing rooms where it would be distributed. packed with equipment is estimated to cost $100,000 to set up this operation. >> talking some of the grows are found in 900 square foot apartment, talking 44,000 square feet. bigger than a grocery store. >> reporter: they found and arrested three men in the warehouse. a cultivation and sales charges and police say they were led here by another investigation. there was no indication or no visible indication or no odors that

. >> ken pritchett takes us to the chico area where he learned businesses are hurting in this droughtart of the problem is perception. >> reporter: these dramatic pictures of lake oroville have in some ways become the poster of california's drought. the side by side full to nearly empty images of the lake have spread across the internet giving out ciders the impression the lake is almost dried up. >> when people have the perception that there's no water they don't come. >> reporter: this is how the lake looks right now. it's lower but it's not dry. and that's hurting an economy that relies heavily on boaters and fishermen. >> our attendance is probably down 40%. every bit of that. i mean the drought is really, really impacting our business. >> reporter: at this time of the year the lake levels should be rising a foot a day thanks to spring run off. with no snow pack, there's no run off. and the lake right now is dropping a foot a day. if lake oroville was at 100% capacity the edge of the water would be right in this area. instead the water level is 150 feet lower. and it's forecast to

. >> good evening i'm ken pritchett. >> and i'm julie haener six people with struck by a car at a vallejo bus stop. then continued along the sidewalk striking pedestrians along the way. ktvu's debora villalon is near the scene now and tell us police say victims never saw that car coming, debora. >> reporter: it was just past this bus shelter. three women and a boy walking with their backs toward the truck. in the moments after the crash, people at their cars or near by stores ran to help the victimless. sitting at the bus stop was only gray but the nissan sedan slammed into a group of five on is sidewalk. >> i saw him hit the pole. then i saw everybody flying. the kids flying, the lady under the car. and i'm going jesus. >> reporter: two women were pinned under the car. one died instantly. the other was rescued by a tow truck driver who made a u turn to help. >> i came to the median and backed up. >> i was able to pick up the front of the car and lift the vehicle off of the pedestrian maybe saving her life. >> reporter: injuries range from serious to critical. one child was driven to chil

ken pritchett tell us the bills include a major cut in our use of gasoline, and a major increase in ourive energy sources. >> some call the climate change bills that pass through the state senate today historic, and put california on par with other nations with ambitious goals to curb green house gases. >> reporter: can california reduce the use of gasoline by half in 15 years? what about renewable resources? those are among the goals and legislation passed by the state senate today. >> this passage of bills will put california on a pathway to sustainable economic growth. protecting the health of our communities and integrity of our environment. >> reporter: under the bills, california would limit greenhouse gases to 40% of 1990 levels by 2030, and 80% by 2050. >> it was another historic day in california. >> reporter: the natural resources defense council says these are achievable goals. california is already on target to reach a more than 30% renewable energy by 2020. >> we think it's very doable. in fact, we're seeing an explosion of construction of renewable solar and wind energy ar

we have team coverage on the fire danger: we begin with ken pritchett live now in fairfield where a fire advanced in homes amidst bone dry conditions, ken. >> reporter: this was a relatively small fire just 15 acres. but it posed a significant risk. it raced down off of that hill which you might be able to make up down here behind me. went down that hill quickly right in the direction of these homes and stopped just short of the backyards of these homes. small but potentially dangerous fire. perhaps an indicators of things to come as we enter a fourth year of a drought. residents in castle ridge saw this. shot by 14-year-old jason hulett. >> i saw them just barreling down. >> reporter: several homes were damaged by this fire. >> the mower struck a rock, created some sparks and started the fire. >> reporter: another fire by old orchard. in the open space behind these homes the grass is tall but right next to the homes it was just an inch tall, cleared for defensible space. >> i could tell from my backyard where they had cleared some brush that it was problem within a stop there. so i felt

ken pritchett has more on the president's surprise tribute and what he said is the biggest challenge facing our country. >> amazing grace. >> reporter: it was a moment initially stunning to some at the memorial service. and then brought them to their feet. the president singing amazing grace, graze grace, a word wov en through the eulogy. >> he was the idea that our faith demands deedses and not just words. >> reporter: the reverand and eight church members were slain last wednesday in charleston. the alleged killer said he wanted to kill black people. he went unnamed by the president. >> blinded by hatred the alleged killer could not see the grace surrounding the reverand. reverand and that bible study group. the light of love that shone as they opened the church doors and invited a stranger to join in their prayer service. >> reporter: days after the shooting debate flaired on the flying of the confederate flag at the south carolina state house with the governor calling for its removal a move praised by the president. >> for to long we were blind to the pain that the confederate fl

includes a 21 parking patrol officers to help direct traffic around game time also ambulances can use pritchettis transit trains city still working on a plan of ucsf delicate fans of certain streets in the area. >> reporter: hammer or more parking lots for further to the south. public comment period on the project open to a july 28th nurses " patient welfare kept in mind during this process. >> catherine: a bridge to use a lot better raising the tolls it yet again go up a quarter starting wednesday fast track users will pay 625 other drivers 725 the. this increase is part of five-year plan that will have faster accusers paying $7 by 2018 other drivers paying $8. bridge district blaming budget deficit for all these types. but there on the bridge are not bracers of for a lot of travel on upcoming for the july holiday. aaa a 4.8 million californians will be heading out of town about a half person hired last year. and overall california trebling record numbers stronger economy stronger income and gas prices not too bad at the moment was travelers expected to drive to worry about setting up your own

you missed or just want to relieve it ken pritchett recaps the day fans say they won't forget. >> reporter: a parade over two miles. players on double decker buss and hoisting the nba championship trophy. fans cammed the sidewalk and from above it was an unbelievable sight after an unbelievable season. >> i waited 15 years for this. i have been a fan since i was a little kid. went to my first home game. been a fan ever since. >> reporter: 40 years some fans have waited. rick berry was ono that 75 team. >> this is pretty amazing turn out here. i know the guys knew they had fans. >> reporter: from the parade to a stage. >> oakland, bay area, are you ready! >> reporter: a celebration like no other for oakland. >> our warriors showed us what it means to play with heart and warriors showed what it means to celebrate with class. >> reporter: golden state warriors co owner. >> we did it. we did it. nba champions . >> reporter: says he remembers getting booed a few short years ago. now cheered by nearly a million people. >> four years, seven months and one day from the first day we had a game at t

john macaque encompassing a visor to the program, ron marks and ambassador claudia pritchett. thanks for joining us. i'd like to welcome o'neill one of her advisers in the back. i may start off with a brief bio on our two guests today. very happy to have such luminaries to discuss what we are covering with isis in the exercise we are doing today. david ignatius, associate editor and columnist for the "washington post" has been incredible long and distinguished since 2003 and twice weekly globally distributed on global politics, economics and affairs. there -- editor of the international herald tribune now known as the international "new york times" and foreign editor of the postern i.t. to mac 1992 and "the wall street journal"'s david served as reporter in chief diplomatic correspondent. he established republican affairs "new york times" magazine, "atlantic monthly" and others. david is also the author of nine novels including body of lives made into a movie starring leonardo to. the latest novel is about attacking an espionage. he's a fellow at harvard kennedy school's belfo