but ramirez's mother says he has an alibi.or ramirez plan to present that evidence to lapd today. >>> anti-government rebels in libya have rejected a record truce offer from colonel moammar qaddafi according to south africa president jacob zuma who meted with qaddafi in trip -- who met with qaddafi in tripoli. he says they are ready to accept a cease-fire with conditions that ended previous cease-fire efforts. meanwhile a rebel leader says an offensive against qaddafi will be launched soon. this comes after eight top army officers have defected from qaddafi's military. >>> another world-renowned financial expert has been arrested accused of sexually abusing a maid at a new york hotel. police say mahmoud abdel-salam omar was arrested at manhattan's premier hotel yesterday morning. the 74-year-old businessman is the former chairman of one of egypt's major banks. he is accused of sexually abusing the maid and holding her against her will inside his hotel room. this comes just weeks after the arrest of the then imf chief on simila

they believe that this is ramirez. he was arrested on sunday in east hollywood now being held on a parole hold until investigators hand over the case to prosecutors. they stay they want an abundance of evidence to do so. yesterday, ramirez was part of a police line-up where witnesses to the attack were told to pick out who did it. police will not be specific about the results of that line- up but they say they are satisfied. they are still not ready to present the case though to the d.a. meantime, reports that ramirez has a parole hearing on june 4. we spoke with our legal expert about this parole hold. >> the interesting thing or the key component of a parole hold is that you can be sent back to jail without a full trial for up to three, five or seven years depending on what the charges are. >> ramirez maintains he is innocent and his lawyer says his daughter, who we have obscured from this photo from tmz, prepared to testify that he was home with her the night of the attack babysitting. his attorney again says ramire

ramirez's attorney says family and friends were with ramirez the day of the attack.ill take a polygraph exam to prove his innocence. police and prosecutors met yesterday. no charges filed. the stow family filed suit against the dodgers for unspecified damages saying that security was lax as the dodger fans yelled at and threw things at bryan stow. nothing was done about it. live at san francisco general, terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >> all right. thank you, terry. >>> 6:56. >> time for a final check of weather and traffic, mike? >> take a look at live doppler7 h.d. you can see san francisco right up interstate 80. to almost vacaville. a light shower there. the rest of the bulk of rain and the steady rain is up in the north bay. that is where it will stay for the remainder of the morning commute. the rest of us look for rain from 9:00 to 2:00. very light. it will be out of here by evening commute. frances? >> all right. well, where the light rain is heading. up toward petaluma, rather northbound 101 on the east washington street off-ramp, injury crash. c.h.p. just arri

take a look at a picture of ramirez.t one we have seen right next to the sketch of ramirez. the suspect in the case. that led to his arrest. ramirez arrested sunday in southern california. for assault with a deadly weapon. that weapon was the foot he used to kick stow in the head. he says he was not even at dodger stadium that day, march 31. his attorney says that ramirez was with his 10-year-old daughter and she will testify. the attorney says the child's mother went to the game and will testify. ramirez offering a polygraph to clear him for the police. ramirez two-time felon held on a parole violation and prosecutors say they will file additional charges at the appropriate time. there are two other suspects in the case. both of those are still on the loose. meantime, stow is still here. critical but stable. on heavy sedation to prevent seizures. live at general hospital, terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >> thanks a lot. >>> 6:55. >> checking other top stories this morning. no reports of any injuries or damage despite as man

but ramirez's attorney says he has a witness who can clear ramirez. that witness is ten years old. take a look at the first picture that we have of suspect ramirez. right next to the sketch of the suspect in the case. ramirez was arrested sunday at an east hollywood apartment on charges of assault with a deadly weapon but he says he was not even at dodger stadium march 31 when stow was beaten. ramirez's attorney says the client with was his 10-year-old daughter. >> the girl remembers this because she doesn't get to spend many days with her dad. this is a day she got to spend with her dad. her uncle picked up she and her father and took them to her aunt's house where they spent the entire day. >> attorney matthews says there are other witnesses and that includes the child's mother who actually did go to the giants-dodgers game only march 31 and she says she is ready to testify to that fact. ramirez is offering to take a polygraph exam to prove his innocence. ramirez, a two-time felon is being held on a parole violation. prosecutors say they will file additional charges at the approp

the mother of giovanni ramirez. she claims her son is innocent and has the evidence to back it up. the attorney for giovanni ramirez held a news conference today to let the her speak. >> my son is innocent. i know my son. he doesn't go to places like that. >> reporter: the place she is aduding to is dodger stadium. on memorial day, the mother of giovanni ramirez, the only suspect arrested in the beating of san francisco giants' fan brian stow in the dodger stadium parking lot maintains her son has never been here. >> reporter: he has never been to dodger staidio -- stadium. >> no. >> reporter: tomorrow evidence will be turned over to the district attorney proving giovanni ramirez is innocent. >> we have come across evidence, witnesses, information that we believe will set giovanni ramirez free. >> reporter: what that evidence is he will not say but his daughter is willing to testify that on march 31 when brian stow was assaulted she spent much of that day with her father. >> are you confident that detectives investigating the case, if they were to go to the school and look that att

she says giovanni ramirez was never there and is not a dodger fan. he was arrested a week ago and still hasn't been arraigned on charges of beating bryan stow on march 31. ramirez is in jail on an unrelated parole hold. police maintained he is their prime suspect. in addition to what you just heard from ramirez's mother, lawyers say his 10-year-old daughter is prepared to testify that she was with her father that day even though she was supposed to be in school. meantime, bryan stow is in critical condition. this was a statement left yesterday on his family's website. see in family is watching the case unfold. doctors are weaning him off a fourth seizure medication and they postinged this on the website. he was sleepy, hopefully more tomorrow, thank you for your support. doctors have also been working to remove some blood clots from one of his legs and everybody remaining hopeful this morning. >> thank you. >>> time now is 6:-- >> hi! >> time now 6:05. one day until june. yup, we have rain in the forecast. >> we do. let's throw it over to lawrence to

that came during a media update one day after police but gioganni ramirez in a lineup. he would not say if witness identified gioganni ramirez seen her in a -- seen here in a booking photo. but beck said they are proceeding with their case against ramirez. >> we continue down that road in our preparation, presenting the case to the district attorney in the -- district attorney in the near future. but we won't present the case until we have an abundance of evidence, we have a number of things still being examine. >> ramirez is on a no-bail hold. his attorney says he has an alibi. >>> the oakland police chief says he's talking about a plan to prevent the violence that happened yesterday. a 17-year-old high school student was riding his bike home when i was killed. he was found shot to death at the owner of -- corner of olive and richie. on "mornings on 2," chief anthony -- ba -- anthony batts -- >> i think we need to use his life of an inspiration, to change oakland to make a difference. >> the school plans to dedicate the graduation ceremony on june 17th to franklin and

la madre de giovanni ramirez el Único arrestado en relacion con el ataquÉ a un aficionado de los gigantesirez fue arrestado despuÉs de que la policÍa divulgÓ retratos aproximados de los sospechosos de propinar una paliza al aficionado que se encuentra en coma inducido. >> han pasado ocho dÍas desde que geovani ramirez fue arrestado pero la procuradurÍa aun no ha presentado ningÚn cargo formal todavia. >> no es la persona que ellos buscan. >> la madre de geovani ramÍrez .seÑalÓ que su hijo es injustamente perseguidos. >> ¡¿usted estÁ seguro de su inocencia? >> 100%. >> oficialmente no hay casos y es algo que el mundo tiene que contemplar. >> la defensa de giovanni cuenta con evidencia que demuestra la inocencia del joven. >> tenemos gente que lo conoce y otros que no. testigos que puedan afirmar que no estaba en el estado. >> pero el jefe de la policÍa de los angeles sostiene que giovanni es el principal sospechoso junto a otro complice de la brutal golpiza el pasado 30 de marzo. >> todavÍa estamos buscando mÁs pruebas. >> la procuradurÍa de los Ángeles no ha hecho comentarios sobre el cas

all of them will support ramirez' alibi. but the prosecution said they saw the attack and presumably they will be in the line up where police hope they identify ramirez. abc7 legal analyst said it is a credibility contest now. >> what both sides are looking for is a physical evidence to corobrate the eyewitness or alibi witness. >> the lawyer said his client will take a polygraph test to prove his innocence. but police may want to take him up on the offer. >> to get the suspect to sit down and start answering questions . once he starts answers questions, you can find out about his involvement or lack thereof in the crime. >> dean adds that the dcan hold ramirez even though he is not identified in the line up tonight. because he's in custody for a parole violation. ramirez is a felon with a record and held on one million dollar bail. back to you, dan. >> thanks a lot. vick lee reporting. authorities suspended the search for a missing danville teenager after determining she took her own life. allyson bayliss was not seen since

it looks a lot like giovanni ramirez. and now ramirez is going to be lined up with other people and picked out of a line-up by witnesses down in los angeles this morning. so that will be another huge part of the case. of course, the attack was on the giants opener with the l.a. dodgers on may 31. ramirez's lawyer says his client wasn't even at the game that day. they say that he spent the day at his aunt's house and that he is willing to take a lie detector test. meantime, the stow family also filed a lawsuit against the dodgers and owner frank mccourt accusing them of failing to provide adequate security at that game and inappropriately exposing stow to the criminal acts of third parties. the family says there wasn't any dodger security in the stadium parking lot where stow was attacked and that it took security guards at least 10 to 15 minutes to arrive after the beating. so they are suing for that. the stow family also wants the dodgers to repay all of the donations that the public sent to them except for a very large

ramirez maintains he is innocent. his lawyer says his daughter, who we've obscured from this photo from tmz, is prepared to testify that he was at home with her the night of the attack babysitting. his attorney says ramirez is entitled to a parole hearing on june 4 if the d.a. has not filed charges. police say they are going to be handing it over in the near future but won't give a specific date on when we will see any sort of arraignment in this case. we talked to some legal experts about this. we'll hear from them coming up in the next half hour. sydnie? >> thank you, anne makovec in san francisco. >>> more than two dozen -- two dozen more felony cases expected to be thrown out today because of alleged misconduct by some san francisco police officers. public defender jeff adachi is expected to reveal new evidence against those officers today. he has already released surveillance that appears to show police conducting illegal searches and stealing from suspects. the department has launched an investigation. >>> it's

witnesses will see if they identify giovanni ramirez as the suspect in the beating. meanwhile, bryan stow still in critical condition at san francisco general hospital. >> thank you, anne makovec in san francisco. >>> new surveillance video that could help crack a doubled murder case in vallejo. an hour before two men were shot and killed two weeks ago, 29 shawn riley was found dead in his car 30-year-oldry moan hatfield was discovered down the block in a drive way. detectives aren't calling them suspects, just persons of interest. >>> did you see rain is back? did you see anne makovec's live shot? cold and windy. rain falling everywhere. lawrence st. lawrence tracking these changes. it is cold and windy, lawrence. it's like january and february outside. >> a lot of people are just saying, enough is enough. the rain is continuing to call. the cold front is making its way across the bay area. we have already seen 4/10ths of an inch of rain in santa rosa and now we are seeing more along the peninsula into san francisco, redwood city, hayward, oakland, as well. oakland

it does bear a resemblance to ramirez but ramirez's lawyer says his client wasn't even at the game thatthat he spent the day at his aunt's house and will take a lie detector test. the stow family filed a lawsuit against the dodgers and owner frank mccourt accusing them of failing to provide adequate security and inappropriately exposing stow to the criminal acts of third parties. the family says there wasn't any dodger security in the stadium parking lot where stow was attacked and it took security guards at least 10 to 15 minutes to arrive after the beating. >> here you have a stadium that's supposed to be for moms, dads and little kids, and the... [ no audio ] >> reporter: the lawsuit blames owner mccourt for living a lavish lifestyle which led to mismanaging the team's finances which eventually let to "a disturbing reduction in security staff for dodgers games." they also want the dodgers to repay all of the donations that members of the public sent to them except for a really big gift given to them by barry bonds who has pledged scholarships for stow's two children. again, that crim

ramirez was arrested a week ago. he's accused of beating bryan stow in the parking lot of dodger stadium in march.

police arrested ramirez on sunday a handful of miles from the stadium at this apartment where he's been staying. victim stow remains hospitalized in critical condition. today his family offered public thanks to l.a. police. >> we were very excited that that piece of the puzzle, one of the pieces, had been put in place. >> reporter: investigators are seeking still unnamed suspect number two, his likeness still plastered on hundreds of billboards across l.a. they are also seen seeking the young woman seen driving them along with a child away from the stadium. because of the ongoing search, police are reluctant to share publicly what else they know, but at sunday's arrest announcement, the lapd police chief said this of ramirez. >> we have some significant, significant pieces to it that lead me to believe that we do indeed have the right individual. >> reporter: the 31-year-old ramirez is a reputed gang member with two felony convictions. police say it was his parole officer who recognized him from the suspect likeness, despite the fact that ramirez apparently had gotten more tattoos on hi

that is a past mugshot of ramirez on the left-hand side of the screen. you can see the likeness to the sketch that was given by witnesses to police on the day of bryan stow's beating and l.a.p.d. spokesperson tells cbs5 that that live lineup is expected to be underway right now and as such we can put that mugshot on t.v. now, ramirez has a lawyer and he is telling our los angeles reporter davey lopes that he sincerely believes his client is innocent and is willing to take a lie detector test to prove it. >> reporter: the 31-year-old who police say resembles this sketch will stand in front of witnesses at the beating of bryan stow. if they positively identify him charges could be forthcoming. >> i believe we have the right guy. >> reporter: as sure as the police chief was following sunday's arrest prosecutors told detectives they need to collect more evidence before charges could be filed. ramirez, a convicted felon, says he wasn't the man who savagely attackedded the dodger fan. his lawyer said ramirez wasn't even at the game because he was babysitting h

the ramirez family attorney says ramirez has an alibi. patrick healey has the very latest. >> reporter: is the assailant sketched here giovanni ramirez, the dodger stadium beating suspect being kept at men's central jail. >> he has a clear cut alibi. >> reporter: he says he has spoken to witnesses who say he was in east hollywood at his aunt's apartment with 10-year-old daughter the evening of the stadium parking lot attack. last night ramirez's mother implored authorities to take another look. >> please check. be sure it is my son. that's all i can say. thank you. please be sure. >> reporter: you don't think your son was at the stadium? >> no, he was not. >> reporter: this evening at the county jail investigators have arranged to conduct a lineup with ramirez for witnesses from the stadium to see if they will pick him out in person. >> photos can be deceiving sometimes. >> reporter: to explain how the lineup works, we turned to a retired homicide detective. he relied on lineups with the suspect placed amid other jail inmates to test witn

at the apartment, police say 31- year-old giovanni ramirez surrendered. police believe he is the key suspect in the beating of giants fan bryan stow. they believe he is the main agresser in beating bryan stow. an "l.a. times" source says three witnesses identified him in a line-up. lapd's chief says the arrest follows a parole officer's hunt and hundreds of tips. 20 full time detectives have been on the case for more than 6,000 hours. >> during that work, surveillance was done, a lot of background investigation was done and more information was developed that led to enough information that we were able to obtain a search warrant for this individual. >> reporter: the arrest comes 52 days after bryan stow was brutally beaten in the parking lot of dodger stadium after the season opener. the santa cruz paramedic and father of two remains in critical condition here at san francisco general hospital. investigators are now looking for two other suspects another man who took part in the beating and a woman who drove the getaway car. police and s.w.a.t. team membe

plus, ramirez is offering to take a polygraph exam. that is not admissible in court but something police can utilize. >> get the suspect to sit down and start answering questions. once he answers questions you can find out about his involvement or lack thereof in the crime. >> ramirez, two-time felon is not yet charged in the attack on stow. he is held on a parole violation. the 42-year-old stow is in critical but stable condition under sedation to prevent seizures caused by traumatic brain injury he suffered in los angeles. live in san francisco, terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >> thanks a lot. >>> 5:02. the california public utilities commission is meeting today set to rule on pg&e's controversial rate hike plan for energy customers. critics say it amounts to use less, pay more. abc7's amy hollyfield is live in san francisco with how much more we can expect to pay. amy? >> reporter: this is a real head-scratcher for you this morning over your coffee. if you use less, should you pay more? the current rate give those who use a little energ

meanwhile, there is a mugshot of ramirez. it was released by some media agencies in l.a. but then the police down there, elizabeth, asked media outlets not to show it so it's been pulled back and we are honoring it as many organizations are. we are not going to run it for now. >> all right, joe vazquez, thank you. >>> hundreds of dangerous criminals released who should have stayed in prison. the prison system inspector- general says california improperly released about 1500 convicts last year without any parole. 450 of them carried a high risk for violence. it was part of a program to reduce prison crowding by letting out less serious offenders. the report says a faulty computer program wrongly assessed nearly a quarter of the offenders that were released. the department of corrections disputes the findings. >>> the monstrous storm system ripping apart the midwest isn't letting up. tonight we have dramatic video of a tornado roaring through oklahoma. >> oh, my god! back up, oh, no! >> oh, no, what it destroyed... >> this video was caught by a storm chaser in chickasha yes

and they arrested giovanni ramirez during an early-morning raid yesterday. joe vazquez on the family's first taste of justice. >> we're beyond happy. >> reporter: outside san francisco general, where giants fan bryan stow is still getting treatment for his serious brain injury, his family tells reporters, they learned the news early sunday morning. >> i got a call from detective jose carillo. it was about 7:50 yesterday morning. and he said, ann, i wanted to give you some information before you hear it on the news. and at that time my heart just dropped because he was going to share some groundbreaking news that they had taken into custody one of the suspects. >> reporter: the suspect is 31- year-old giovanni ramirez. that's him on the left in the police sketch. police say he is a known gang member, a three-time convicted felon, and a parolee. in fact, it was his parole officer who noticed the resemblance to the guy pasted on billboards across los angeles. he also noticed ramirez had apparently tried to cover up a neck tattoo with a fresh tattoo. perhaps he

to see if witnesses can identify ramirez as stow's attacker. here's the sketch of ramirez that was compiled with the help of witnesses after the attack on march 31. ramirez's lawyer says his client wasn't even at the game that day, that he spent the day at his aunt's house and is willing to take a lie detector test. the stow family filed a lawsuit against the dodgers and owner frank mccourt, accusing them of failing to provide adequate security. the family says there wasn't any dodgers security in the poorly lit stadium parking lot where stow was attack. and it took security guards at least 10 to 15 minutes to arrive after that beating. >> here you have a stadium that is supposed to be for moms, dads and little kids. and the last thing you need is no security. and that is virtually what they had. they massacred the security budget. >> reporter: the lawsuit blames owner mccourt for living a lavish lifestyle which led them to mismanaging the team's finances. eventually, leading to a quote disturbing reduction in security staff for dodger games. n

, including giovanni ramirez's 10- year-old daughter who says she was with him all day. the attorney also claims there are several friends and relatives who can back up the alibi. >> best alibi was i wasn't there, i was in jail, here is the evidence. you got the wrong guy. i was in the hospital. your mom, daughter, child, or cousin, best friend, that's questionable. that's challengeable. a good prosecutor will eat it up. >> reporter: kron 4 news. >> police are holding a news conference tomorrow and will have a update in the case. stay with kron 4 news for the latest. more news after the break. [ coach ] in albuquerque, citi pre-approved my mortgage. [ whistle blows ] all right, layups, guys. let's go. in sioux falls, i locked in a rate. coach, you get that house yet? working on it. [ coach ] the appraisal? ...springfield. wherever i was, my citi mortgage consultant had me covered. [ crowd cheering ] and 500 miles from home... [ cheering, cellphone beeps ] ...we finally had a new home. [ male announcer ] from pre-approval to closing, citi is with you every step of the way

save us a lot of grief. >> reporter: giovanni ramirez is expected to be arraigned by tuesday. the stow family is planning an 11:00 a.m. press conference tomorrow in san francisco. in downtown los angeles, angie crouch, nbc bay area news. >> and for more information on the bryan stow arrest today, and interviews from fans and coaches, you can always go to our website, that is nbcbayarea.com. >>> we're also following another developing story tht, a missind girl in a small community in the far east bay. searcheams are looking in the town of knightsen. that's about ten miles east of antioch. nbc bay area's kimberly tere joins us from knightsen where the search continues tonight. kimberly? >> reporter: diane, the parents of the infant told authorities they laid the baby down to sleep at 10:00 last night and got up at 6:00 a.m. this morning to get her out of her bassinet, only to discover she was gone. a large scale search is underway for 4-month-old ramy gallego. >> she is the cutest little baby you'll ever meet. i don't understand why someone would want to take that cute little gi

matthews says all of them will support ramirez alibi.ut th prosecution has witnesss who say they saw the attack and presumably they will be at the lineup where police hope they will identify ramirez. dean johnson says it is a credibility contest now. >> what both sides would be looking for right now is some sort of physical evidence to kroob rate the eyewitnesses on the a libi witnesses. >> ramirez lawyer also says his client will take a poll hi graph test to prove his innocence. johnson says they are not admissible in court but police may want to take him up on the offer anyway. >> you get the suspect to sit down and start answering questions and you can find out with his involvement or lack thereof in the crime. >> reporter: dean says the d.a. can still hold ramirez even those witnesses fail to identify him in the lineup. that is because he is on parole violation. >>> environmentalists defended on chevron's annual shareholders meeting today. demonstrators called the company a major threat to the international eco system and say one gla

ramirez denies any involvement. his attorney says ramirez's 10- year-old daughter can testify that her father was not at dodger stadium on the day of the attack. but the lapd says they are pleased with their case and expect criminal charges to be filed soon. >>> pay more for using less electricity? today state regulators vote on a controversial rate hike and it's all proposed by pg&e. anne makovec is in millbrae with a look at what it will mean for you and your bill. doesn't make sense, anne. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. pg&e is talking about lowering the gap they call it between some of their higher income customers who use more energy and some of their lower income customers who actually try to conserve electricity so that does seem a little counter- intuitive but pg&e says this is all about evening the playing field. they call closing the price gap as i mention. but environmental advocates call it robbery, robbing peter to pay paul. today the california public utilities commission will make the final

giovanni ramirez. you will hear from his neighbors including some that witnessed the s.w.a.t. team raid this morning. >>> contra costa county investigators are trying to fine out what happened to a 4 -month-old child. no one seems to imagine how she vanished from her bassinet. >> take a look at this 4 -month-old child, her name is ramey gallegos. police say someone came in her parents home and abducted her. >> the baby was next to her mom's bed in a bassinett. mom woke up at 4:00 a.m. and the baby was gone, the back door was open. >> reporter: police would not say if the door was open. officers say it's suspicious. >> we don't have any indication that there was a family dispute or abduction at all. the thing that is suspicious is the child doesn't have the ability to disappear on her own. >> reporter: deputies took little ramey's parents into custody which is procedure. >> i feel like i'm in a bad dream. i just could not imagine waking up to nurse my baby and, not being there. >> reporter: so once again little ramey is 4 months old, blue eyes, she was last seen wearing a one p

they arrested ramirez yesterday morning. l.a.'s police chief fought back tears as he described receiving word from an assistant chief telling him the raid was successful. >> he said the words i've been waiting for for seven weeks. he said we had bryan's assault suspect in custody. >> now the crucial tip came from a ramirez patrol agent who noticed that he resembled one of the suspect sketches. police are still looking for a second suspect as well as the woman driving the get away car. >> all our thoughts and prayers are with bryan. that is good to hear. that is good to hear they found some of the people that are responsible because it's definitely one of the last things we want out here is fan violence. >> ramirez is being held on $1 million bail. he awaits his first court appearance. today's l.a. times reports he has been convicted of three serious crimes in the past including robbery and firing a web in public. meantime stow remains in critical condition at san francisco general hospital. we spoke with stow's mother by phone sho

ramirez. he didn't want to give his name. neither did the woman who arrived with him. >> he has never been to a dodgers or lakers fans. he is not really into sports, you know what i mean? >> he wasn't at the game? >> he was with his daughter. >> you can vouch for that? >> i can. >> because he was a the my house. >> occurring the game? >> i went to opening day myself and he was with his daughter at my house where i left him. >> i believe we have the right guy. i certainly wouldn't be becoming him. >> after seven weeks of investigating detectives say the evidence points towards ramirez. of great significance, they add, evidence that he tried to cover up a distinctive tattoo on his neck with other tattoos. >> that doesn't mean anything. >> that don't mean anything. >> he has a new tattoo doesn't mean anything. >> when did he get out of prison the last time, do you know? >> i do. i picked him up. >> when was that? >> i don't know. >> you don't remember? >> you remember you just don't want to say? >> i don't recall. i don't recall

his attorney says ramirez is also entitled to a parole hearing on june 4. that's coming up, if the d.a. hasn't filed charges. so we're told that we are going to be seeing charges filed within the next few days. but again, police are not releasing a lot of information about this case. there are two other suspects on the loose this morning, as well. we'll talk more about them coming up in the next half hour. >> okay, anne makovec live in san francisco, thank you. >>> it is 4:34. more than two dozen felony cases may be thrown out because of alleged misconduct by some san francisco police officers. public defender jeff adachi expected to reveal new evidence against those officers today. he has already released surveillance that appears to show police conducting illegal searches and stealing from suspects. the department has launched an investigation now. sf weekly reports that adachi's office says these latest cases involve the same officers as earlier ones. >>> sheriff's deputies have found more than 60 guns stolen in a violent home invasion robbery. the weapo

ramirez was identified in the lineup are he still states he has an alibi.up and for an update on cluster jose with a collision that happened at home plate last night this happened during the game with the florida marlins last night he was going in for the home winning run and they just crashed issue concerning we ever did he have his injured his left ankle. the marlins beat the giants 7-6 >> with their down three bit players today jackie there are multiple sources out there this is very bad news for the giants or are reports that he possibly a broke his leg and torn ligaments. he is the corner stone to the franchise was the rookie of the year. poster child for this franchise and it would be a significant hit i was talking to the fans of what this means to them and the giants' season >> it was a real bummer he got run over and and the way the ball game bounces he really dropped the ball he in even have the ball >> you think they can win without a >> or something so is a good man >> he might be out for an extended period of time in a few hours we will have a

family says ramirez has a clear-cut alibi. his mother and 10-year-old daughter also saying he was not at dodgers stadium for opening day on march 31st. his daughter saying she was with her dad at a relative's home instead. his mother is asking authorities to review surveillance video. >> he's anxious to take a polygraph exam, adamant that he was not there on that day and was not involved in this in any manner. >> please, to be sure to check all those videos, all those videos on the stadium, on the dodgers stadium. please check, be sure it is not my son. >> reporter: you heard the attorney allude to it there, ramirez reportedly going to take a polygraph test today and also stand in a lineup in front of witnesses who were at dodgers stadium on march 31st. keep in mind authorities are still looking for the second suspect and the woman who drove the getaway car on that day. in the meantime as laura mentioned, the stow family has filed an official lawsuit against the dodgers saying the team did not provide enough security on openin

the bryan stow beating case is due in court this week for a parole hearing. 31-year-old giovanni ramirez still has not been formally charged for the attack. he's being held on a parole violation, hoping that will give them more time to gather more evidence in the bryan stow case. there is a very important meeting in the bryan stow case later today. we'll bring you the details in a few minutes. >>> it could get a lot more crowded on the golden gate bridge today. and we're not talking about cars here. alley as husband will explain. >> reporter: we're talking about pedestrians and cyclists. right now, if you take a look at the golden gate bridge behind you, most of the vehicle traffic is -- traffic is vehicle traffic. on a busy day there are a lot of pedestrians and cyclists crossing this bridge. as many as 6,000 cyclists and 10,000 pedestrians when it gets busy. they will be doing some seismic work on the bridge and they will have to shut down that part of the bridge and pedestrians and cyclers will have to share the east sidewalk. i spoke to the spokesperson on this project, and she said

parolee giovanni ramirez was in that lineup. ramirez says that he didn't do it. and that he wasn't even at the game because he was babysitting his 10-year-old daughter. his lawyer visited him in jail today and explained why he believes his client. >> a hot of it is just the way he acts. he's in tears. he is willing to take a police polygraph. i've never had anyone say that to me in 40 years i've been practicing criminal defense. >> the claim is that ramirez wasn't in any of the pictures. >>> a high school senior shot dead caught in a hail of bullets in east oakland. he was found unconscious on ritchie street. elizabeth cook on the question of was he targeted or an instant bystander. >> reporter: this is how 17-year-old ditiyan franklin's life ended. at 2:30 this afternoon while riding his bike home from high school. neighbors say this was his regular route home from school. in fact, he used to live at this greenhouse. he was just three weeks away from graduating. >> you could see like a lot of boys that do what they need to do, but in the end, mess up. and in the

they are not releasing ramirez's booking photo yet. all we have to show you to identify him is this sketch. ramirez is an exfelon. he's being held on $1 billion bail for assault with a deadly weapon. police are still looking for a second male attacker and a woman who is believed to be driving the get away car. stow's family says they are incredibly relieved that the suspect is behind bars and the arrest was also welcome news for giants players. >> all our thoughts and prayers are with ryan. that is good to hear. that is good to hear they found some of the people who are responsible because it's definitely the last thing we ever want out here is fan violence. >> reporter: now stow's family is also expressing gratitude for the arrest saying quote we would like to thank lapd for all of their hard work in this case. we are overwhelmed with many emotions today. stow's family will if here a little later on this morning to talk about some of those emotions. they are expected to have a press conference in the lobby of the hospital at 11:00 a.m

up until tonight, lapd insisted the news media not show pictures of ramirez. their investigation. tonight police say they have no problem with his picture being shown. >> my client is insisting that he wasn't at dodgers stadium. i has never been to dodgers stadium. and had absolutely nothing to do with this. >> ramirez still has not been charged with the attack against stow. he is being held on a parole hold. and he will not face charges until the police hand over their investigation to the district attorney's office. live in la, ken wayne, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> the man who kidnapped elizabeth smart from her bedroom nine years ago was sentenced today to two life sentences in salt lake city. smart was just 14-year-old when she was abducted. now she's 23. she said today she has moved forward in her life and is pleased that brian david mitchell will be held accountable. >> i told brian david mitchell today in court that whether he received his just sentence here on earth or after this earth life that one day he will have to be responsible for his actions. >>

up until tonight, lapd insisted the news media not show pictures of ramirez.y said they didn't want the publicity to taint their investigation. tonight police say they have no problem with his picture being shown. >> my client is insisting that he wasn't at dodgers stadium. i has never been to dodgers stadium. and had absolutely nothing to do with this. >> ramirez still has not been charged with the attack against stow. he is being held on a parole hold. and he will not face charges until the police hand over their investigation to the district attorney's office. live in la, ken wayne, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> the man who kidnapped elizabeth smart from her bedroom nine years ago was sentenced today to two life sentences in salt lake city. smart was just 14-year-old when she was abducted. now she's 23. she said today she has moved forward in her life and is pleased that brian david mitchell will be held accountable. >> i told brian david mitchell today in court that whether he received his just sentence here on earth or after this earth life that one day he wi

police arrested ramirez sunday in los angeles. investigators say ramirez is a convicted felon and known gang member. he matches a description of one of the men who attacked stow. but ramirez claims he wasn't even at the game and his own mother says he's willing to take a lie detector to prove it. >>> san jose state's accounting department is taking an honors sclip for the pair who died after being shot by her husband who killed himself. the students died just three weeks short of graduating from the school of business with business administration degrees. fellow students and professors describe them as the best and the brightest in their fields. both will be awards degrees posthumously at commencement on may 28th. >>> coming up, not what you want to see greeting you in your garage. next at 5:00, how a california father looking for a raccoon found much more than he was expecting. >>> a congresswoman and a child were among his victims, after the break why the alleged shooter in the tucson rampage may never get his day in court. >>>

there are a number of witnesses who can testify that ramirez was elsewhere that night. with stow in critical condition at san francisco general the family filed suit against the dodgers saying the financially troubled team was skimping on security the night of the attack. >> what we have seen what happened on dodger stadium, they cut on security. they knocked the security budget, eliminated all the people that used to be out there doing security. what do you think is going to happen? >> reporter: the attorney claims it took ten minutes for help to arrive after the attack on stow. dodgers say they will vigorously defend themselves in court. the stows say if they win in court they want to reimburse everyone who gave to relief fund, except for barry bonds who doesn't want to be reimbursed. he gave college scholarships to both of the stow children. >>> a police officer arrested earlier this month with an ongoing investigation in police corruption in contra costa county is no longer employed by the city. the media partner "contra costa times" says san ramon's police chief wo

for the past two days, his attorney says ramirez was not at the game and as an alibi. >> ramirez is and was and has been our primary suspect on the stow beating. we continue down that road in our of presenting a case to the district attorney in the near future. but we will not present that case until we have looked at a number of things that are still examined. >> his attorney has said several witnesses will testify that his client was baby-sitting and will even take a polygraph to prove it. he says he was with his ten-year-old daughter and can prove that. >> bart directors are expected to approve a plan to ensure that every officer has taser of their own. terry mcsweeney joins us live from bart headquarters in oakland. >> reporter: we came down from the bart boardroom where they unanimously approved 130 tasers. this is the meeting talking about the budget, billions of dollars, but this is $140,000 purchase that has been attract ago lot of attention. take a look. the directors voted unanimously to buy 130 more tasers in addition to the 60 that is available to officers that request them.

it >> giovanni ramirez remains in custody on a parole violation, but he has not been formally charged in the beating of giants fan, ryan stow. --bryan stow. >> deck think that the police have the right guy. >> there are standards, we met the standards and we exceeded them. i'm as sure as i can be to make an arrest and then pursue the prosecution. >> that is a confident chief, he knows the case is far from over. another male says--male suspects has not been arrested, and they are also searching for the female that drove the car. >> i have a very difficult case, this was not solved by immediate arrest. it occurred after the incident, we have a lot to do, i cannot jeopardize that by giving out too much information. >> something that was leaked, the actual picture, this is giovanni ramirez, it resembled a police sketch, take a look at his neck, it is blanketed with tattoos. i will draw an arrow right here, you can see the teardrop tattoo right under his left eye. meanwhile, he remains--bryan stow remains in a coma. >> stay with kron4 for our continuing coverage of the bryans' condition. s

they arrested 31-year-old giovanni ramirez. police believe he is the key suspect in the beating of giants fan bryan stow. investigators say a parole agent had a hunch about ramirez after he apparently added several new tatoos over old ones on his neck. a weekend of surveillance led to the arrest. an "l.a. times" source says three witnesses identified him in the line-up. lapd's chief says he got the word from his operations chief. >> he said the words i have been waiting for, for 7 weeks. he said brian's assault suspect in custody. >> reporter: the arrest comes 52 days after bryan stow was brutally beaten in the parking lot of dodger stadium. the santa cruz father of two is in critical condition in san francisco general hospital. police say ramirez was booked for assault with a deadly weapon and is being held on a million dollars bail. detectives say he has previous convictions for weapons charges and robberies. >> in the wake of this horrific tragedy, the city, the fans, the police department, the dodger and giants organization

ramirez is believed to closely resemble this sketch that police did release. the media outlets immediately removed the leaked mug shot after getting angry calls from the l.a.p.d. now the investigation into the attack outside dodgers stadium is ongoing. and detectives worry that the leak could compromise their entire case especially if witnesses see that picture before ramirez appears in a police line up. the suspect's mother is also angry but for a much different reason. she says police arrested the wrong man. >> there's a lot of people look like my son or a lot of people look like that picture. but they go to him easy. he has a record. come on. >> the leak may also delay ramirez's arraignment scheduled for today. the ex-convict and known gang member remains in jail on $1 million bail. police are still looking for a second suspect and the woman who drove the two men away from dodgers stadium. >>> now members of bryan stow's family are sharing their emotional reaction to the news that a suspect is now in custody. they held a news conference outside san francisc

for the past two days, his attorney says ramirez was not at the game and as an alibi. >> ramirez is and was and has been our primary suspect on the stow beating. we continue down that road in our of presenting a case to the district attorney in the near future. but we will not present that case until we have looked at a number of things that are still examined. >> his attorney has said several witnesses will testify that his client was baby-sitting and will even take a polygraph to prove it. he says he was with his ten-year-old daughter and can prove that. >> bart directors are expected to approve a plan to ensure that every officer has taser of their own. terry mcsweeney joins us live from bart headquarters in oakland. >> reporter: we came down from the bart boardroom where they unanimously approved 130 tasers. this is the meeting talking about the budget, billions of dollars, but this is $140,000 purchase that has been attract ago lot of attention. take a look. the directors voted unanimously to buy 130 more tasers in addition to the 60 that is available to officers that request them.

they arrived and took ramirez into custody.a second warrant was issued at another location, but no one else was arrested. police are looking for a second man who attacked bryan stow in the parking lot and a woman who helped the women get away. know you, bryan stow is in a hospital in northern california. he's no longer in a coma. doctors say he's not regained conscious nbc. ramirez, who was arrested on sunday morning, has been booked on assault with a deadly weapon. his bail is a million dollars. that's the latest from los angeles. back to you dies -- guys in the side yo. >>> the parole officer who had the tip that led to the arrest, would he be eligible for the reward money? >> reporter: i've been getting a lot of questions about that. it's possible he may not get that money because he does belong to law enforcement. but certainly, they are gonna look into that. all right. thank you, gina. >>> the oakland minister who posted billboards across the bay area and around the world proclaiming the end of the world would happen last

giovanni ramirez is said to bear a striking resemblance to the sketch by los angeles police. we are told as many of 8 witnesses will be on hand to see if they can identify giovanni ramirez who will be placed with others with similar characteristics. we heard from giovanni ramirez's attorney. >> we are going come in and there is going to see if they can identify the person who did this crime, if that person is in the lineup. >> reporter: we also talked to another attorney who is representing giovanni ramirez's 10-year-old daughter, he says she was with him the entire day on march 31 and didn't even attend the game. he says there are 8 other people who can vouch for his whereabouts. >> i spent hours talking with his daughter, there are eight different people that saw him on that day at a location in east hollywood. i went through every detail of that day with them and i am confident that he was not there. >> reporter: that attorney tip says the girl will sit down with investigators tomorrow to try to convince them she was with her father and that they arrested the wrong man. th

she says that giovanni ramirez has never been here and isn't even a dodgers fan. ramirez of course was arrested in east hollywood over a week ago and still has not been officially arraigned on charges of beating bryan stow on march 31. ramirez is in jail on an unrelated parole hold but police have maintained that he is their prime suspect. in addition to what you just heard from ramirez's mother, lawyers say his 10-year-old daughter is prepared to testify that she was with her father that day even though she was supposed to be at school. brian is still here at san francisco general hospital in critical condition. he is apparently being weaned off his fourth seizure medication. we'll hear from his mother in the next half hour. >> thank you, anne makovec in san francisco. >>> there is now a reward for information to help find a nursing student who was last seen in the east bay on friday. the family of 26-year-old michelle lee has collected $20,000 for the reward. flyers with the reward are posted near the kaiser hospital in hayward where she left class friday evenin