lupe ramirez family members say ramirez was obsessed with the baby after meeting his grandmother at church now already faced with three felony charges including kidnapping they now face three attempted kidnapping charges the san jose police department uncovered that defendants ramirez and portillo have been attempting to kidnap brandon doe multiple times starting in march when he was only one month old the actual kidnapping happened on april 25th, but now the da's office says that the two first on march 14th when portillo posed as a child protective services worker he showed up at the family's home and said he was there to take the baby into custody. the family was suspicious and called cps who denied that they'd sent anyone the da says evidence also shows on march 28th and the day of the actual kidnapping ramirez and portillo tried to kidnap the boy at a local walmart and the first attempt they tried and failed to switch shopping carts. so for tio could leave the store with the baby the morning of the kidnapping they were trying to distract the grandma, but also failed later that day was

you said ramirez and jose por said in court thursday wonder for the other.er making eye contact with each other. the da's office says they were in contact for several months in an effort to take baby brandon quay are they have been? >> planning coordinating and attempting to kidnap him since the beginning of march. >> according to the da's office, por first showed up to the family's home on march 14th, an attempt to kidnap brandon posing as a child protective services worker. he eventually left after the family became suspicious and called cps themselves. the investigation found that text messages between the 2 suspects show. they tried to kidnap the baby from a local wal-mart twice the first time at the end of march. and again, the morning they were successful in taking brandon from his home. it's absolutely shocking. this is i think any parent's worst nightmare. defense attorney from ramirez, cody south and maintained his client's innocence thursday saying she's terrified about the charges against her south and says he hasn't seen the text messages that br

neither the family nor yesenia ramirez are connected to this death that we're talking about. as we first reported last week, authorities say the 3-year-old girl died during an exorcism type ceremony by the girl's family who is believed she was possessed by an evil spirit. the church is located in the back room of this home in san jose. we've now learned the girl's death has been ruled a homicide. when a medical examiner makes that ruling, they're simply determining the death was caused by the actions of another person. it does not necessarily mean anyone will face murder charges. court documents say three family members, the child's mother, uncle, and grandfather, held that little girl down for seven hours, repeatedly forcing her to throw up in an attempt to get rid of that evil spirit in her body. investigators also say the mother, claudia hernandez, did not attempt to call for any medical help for at least two hours after that baby girl died. she has been arrested on felony child abuse charges and is still in custody without bail. some other stories we're watching this even

yesenia ramÍrez estuvo presente en ambas ocasiones, segÚn indicÓ la fiscalÍa.a recibido la evidencia de los primeros cargos. ella era muy inteligente, yo me burlado de ella.pero miraba su trabajo. yo sÉ los detectives como andan. >> de acuerdo con el testimonio, un ex pareja de la mujer quien hizo creer que era su hijo, nos mostrÓ esta fotografÍa diciendo que en mÚltiples ocasiones le decÍa que era detective. se desconocesi vestÍa el mismo atuendo cuando se presentÓ a la casa. le preguntamos al abogado si ya habÍa obtenido los resultados de la evaluaciÓn psiquiÁtrica de su cliente. " las evaluaciones psicolÓgicas y psiquiÁtricas serÁ muy comÚn en en el caso de este tipo de crimen" y no puede revelar detalles porque ademÁs es confidencial. >> por otro lado la divisiÓn de la patrulla de caminos a arresto en pittsburgh a un sujeto que aparentemente era parte de una arborizaciÓn criminal dedicada al robo de establecimientos comerciales. el detenido fue identificado como julio cuÉllar de 45 aÑos que enfrenta cargopor robo granizado, tiendas minoristas y obstinaciÓn

ramirez and jose per tale first tried to kidnap a baby brandon when he was just one month old. now, according to the da's office, the first attempted kidnapping happened on march 14th. that's when part heal polls as a child protective services worker who was there to take custody of the baby family was suspicious. they refused to give a baby brandon call child protective services. the agency stated they didn't send anyone to the family's home to take the child. you have the second attempt that happened on march 28th, the da says that's when the defense is trying to kidnap brand at a local walmart. the da says they plan to exchange shopping carts with the child's grandmother, but they were unsuccessful. then on april 25th, the defense is trying to kidnap brandon again at the walmart, but they failed to distract brandon's grandmother later that afternoon. they kidnapped the child from the family's home. well, ramirez and port deal are scheduled to be back in court june 7th, in addition to the attempted kidnapping charges. but deal and ramirez are facing burglary charges in connec

you said ramirez and jose por said in court thursday wonder for the other. never making eye contact with each other. the da's office says they were in contact for several months in an effort to take baby brandon quay are they have been? >> planning coordinating and attempting to kidnap him since the beginning of march. >> according to the da's office, por first showed up to the family's home on march 14th, an attempt to kidnap brandon posing as a child protective services worker. he eventually left after the family became suspicious and called cps themselves. the investigation found that text messages between the 2 suspects show. they tried to kidnap the baby from a local wal-mart twice the first time at the end of march. and again, the morning they were successful in taking brandon from his home. it's absolutely shocking. this is i think any parent's worst nightmare. defense attorney for ramirez, cody south and maintained his client's innocence thursday saying she's terrified about the charges against are these allegations are absolutely a first for her >>

prosecutors now say yesenia ramirez and jose portillo tried twice before to abduct the infant. once by pretending to be social service workers. the santa clara county d.a. has added three additional charges of attempted kidnapping. police say they did succeed on their third attempt. portillo allegedly grabbing the child while ramirez distracted the grandmother following a shopping trip. the two are being held without bail. >>> san francisco police are investigating a shooting near city hall. it happened just after 2:00 this afternoon on polk and mcallister. police say when they arrived onscene, they found evidence of a shooting, including shattered windows, but no victim. witnesses say multiple rounds were fired. >> it was about pow, pow, pow, pow. in an almost evenly spaced pace. >> police are asking anyone with information to contact them. >>> well, still ahead on kpix 5, c "cbs news bay area" -- >> i'm max darrow. a little known business known for its sweet treats has struggled to keep the lights on throughout the pandemic. but it's getting a big lift from communities near a

ramirez will get a posthumous bachelor's degree in business. his three younger brothers, matthew, cb, and max and his friend david will walk across the stage to receive the certificate. the 21 year old ramirez had just finished his junior year was walking across the street and rohnert park when he was struck by a car and killed last july. ramirez grew up in concord and went to day lasalle high school. he played soccer for sonoma state and will be the first in his family to graduate. his family says. we are grateful to sonoma state university for presenting hugo's degree to his adoring younger brothers. their pride today embodies the impact hugo continues to have on all the lives who have the privilege of loving him. we learned daily of those who are enriched and inspired by encounters with hugo's acts of kindness. his love and his grace. the commencement ceremonies for sonoma state begin at nine. a.m. nine. a. m tomorrow report shows hundreds of sonoma county farm workers may have been exposed to toxic smoke. during the 2020 wildfire season, re

we also know that yesenia ramirez tried to pose as family friend. on april 25th, she took a trip to walmart with the child and the child's grandmother. surveillance video shows jose portillo arriving with an infant carrier. police say he took the boy as ramirez and the grandmother unloaded groceries. >> attempting to kidnap brandon dough multiple times starting in march when he was only 1 month old. the case was originally on today for a bail motion, but because of these new charges and the ongoing investigation, both defense council requested that that be continued to a further date. the next court date is june 7th, 2022. >> ramirez and portillo also facing charges of felony conspiracy and first-degree burglary. those two being held without bail. sara? >> allen, thank you so much. >>> new details emerging about a major retail theft ring. one investigator says was sitting on $715,000 worth of stolen merchandise. andria? >> reporter: we're talking about a year-long investigation. we've shown you video on kpix five. mass loots, mass robberies of store

today, the prosecutor filed three additional charges of attempted kidnapping against yesenia ramirez and jose portillo. court documents allege the pair made the attempt once on march 14 when jose portillo posed and showed up at the family home the document alleges the pair made two attempts to kidnap the child at a walmart store. one on march 28 and the second time on the morning of the actual kidnapping on april 25th. >> it's shocking. this is any parent's worst nightmare. brandon's family was going about their business going to the store, doing their daily activity with no knowledge that the were two individuals that were consistently planning to kidnap the child. >> reporter: the prosecutors say text messages between ramirez and portillo allude to the unsuccessful attempts. the lawyer said that he wants to see forensic analysis of those phones to assess what the actual evidence is. a lot of bizarre twists and turns in this case outside the hall of justice. >> damien, it is shocking. in response tonight from brandon's mother? the two sides knew each other and, how do they remind ea

also in 2019 yesenia ramirez spent ten days in texas in a jail for illegal entry into the u.s. the immigration agency is asking the county to hold onto ramirez when she is released so they can deport her again but it's not that easy. >> the county made a commitment not to collaborate with i.c.e., especially because we want to make sure that we are upholding the value of our community and our community feeling safe and trusting for our local police. >> if yesenia ramirez is found guilty and sentenced to prison the state would hold her for deportation after she serves her sentence. >> part of our investigation into the kidnapping of baby brandon led us to a back room san jose church. our investigative unit learned the death of a child at the church has been ruled a homicide. an exorcism type of ceremony. >> reporter: the death is ruled asphyxia few to suffocation. authorities make that ruling a homicide they believe the death was caused by actions of another person. they stressed that it's not a legal conclusion and doesn't necessarily mean anyone will face murder charges. howeve

now they have placed a detainer on yesenia ramirez. that means they're asking the county to hold on to ramirez whenever she is released so they can deport her again. however, it's not that easy. >> the county has made a commitment not to collaborate with i.c.e. especially because we want to make sure that we are upholding the value of our community and our community feeling safe and trusting for our local police. >> county says it does not notify ice when undocumented immigrant is freed from jail. but it will not hold an inmate long they're tonight law requires. if she's found guilty and sentenced to prison, the state would hold ramirez for deportation after serving her sentence. now part of our investigation into the kidnapping of baby brandon led to a u.s. -- to a back room san jose church. our investigative unit has now learned that the death of a child has been ruled a homicide. as we first told you last week. authorities say the girl died during an exorcism type ceremony. damian trujillo has the story you'll see only on nbc bay ar

get more now from need of your correspond ramirez. he joins me now from the capital bogota. johan, 1st of all, tell me more about this surprise results. he's very surprised. sin in one hand is surprising. but on the other hand, it's a clear message. the colombians are tired of the political elite. here during the last week we had been tucking a bug was top of petro the from ron there, and van fico, terroristic riding wing canada, who's, who was supposed to be in the 2nd place. but now this surprises rodolfo. hernandez is getting that 2nd place going into the 2nd round of this election, and it is a message, a people are tired, that the political elite, the role fernandez, is an independent candidate, a private interpreter during all his life. he was just once mayor of a little city here in bog, at that otherwise he has been all his life working by himself in a way, many people here in columbia compares comparable fernandez with donald trump because he has a more unconventional way to do politics. and now he saw the 2nd run there he is

for 2 and ramirez face burglary charges in connection to that final attempt to kidnap brandon. the judge did not set bail because of the new charges. the motive for the crimes remain under investigation. now, switching gears to talk about the weather. a live look now at our mount tam camera overlooking the bay and the city looking so pretty out there. meteorologist chris dunn travel has the latest. and all we need to know on our forecast page on. >> well, friday, we can pretty good after what was chilly this week all week long. i'm so sorry. it's i it was so good all morning. and that's haha. it's. it's like your brain just shuts off. once 10 gets >> we apologize for that. but we do want to let you know, elon musk's plan to buy twitter is on hold. musk tweeted this morning that the deal is pending. well, he evaluates the number of spam and fake accounts. >> kron 4 sarah stinson reports. >> early this morning, it almost seemed like elon musk was backing out of the 44 billion dollar deal to buy twitter. take a look. he tweeted at 3.30 this morning, twitter deal temporarily on hol

. >> len ramirez shows us what it takes to put on the big show. >> reporter: on a cold and windy dayn francisco's presidio, it's the drum beats and the dance that brings on the heat. it's rehearsal day for a multigenerational brazilian dance and percussion company based in the mission. with 200 members, it will be one of carnaval's largest contingents when it makes a comeback to san francisco streets this year. and leading the way will be the group's senior members. josephine ortiz has danced in almost every carnaval since 1981. for her, it brings together the physical and spiritual world. >> -- are the connection to the ancestry of africa and the indigenous peoples. >> reporter: 2019 saw the last full carnaval parade. since then, it's been isolation and zoom rehearsals, which don't translate well to music and dance that's meant to be shared and felt in person. >> we have been in a pandemic for two years, and it has meant a lot of loss for performing artists. >> reporter: betsy is the codirector. >> we've learned new skills. we can't wait to get out there and do it. >> reporter: as y

. >>> and kpix 5's len ramirez checks in with some store owners who are experiencing a retail boom onrter: well, there's a lot of reasons why this could still be a down time for retailers. the pandemic is still around. there's high gas prices and high inflation. but despite all that, people still want to get out, shop around, and spend some money. shoppers filled the sidewalks at santana row. perfect weather and no health restrictions seemed to put the crowds in a buying mood, easing up on the pursestrings and filling up on the shopping bags. >> now we can come out and have a little bit of more freedom and spend the money we didn't get to spend. >> reporter: they're not alone. nationwide, retail sales rose 1% in april, showing consumers are weathering the chilling effect of inflation. for many at this luxury shopping destination, they were buying the wants, not necessarily the needs. >> it makes you feel good a little bit to spend unnecessarily. >> reporter: retail, restaurants, and the box office are also up. top gun: maverick had a $156 million opening weekend, breaking memorial day

and that's the video you see here, ramirez and port who you are scheduled to be back in court on june. in addition to the attempted kidnapping charges, and ramirez are facing burglary charges in connection with that final attempt to take baby brandon. the judge didn't set a bail because of these new charges. the motive for the crimes is still under investigation. to the north bay. 3 former minor league hockey players are set to stand trial now after being accused of rape. 33 year-old moses matthews. 34 year-old dominic jones and 30 year-old just sign a nickel plate for the santa rosa growlers. police say the players were arrested by the way, for a game back in february on suspicion of sexually assaulting a woman. matthews is also accused of taking pictures of the woman allegedly sending them out via text message. the 3 men will be tried together starting on june 27th. >> time now 5.35 cruising could be a legal activity in san jose. yeah, it's been a part of the mexican american tradition since the 1940's. but san jose bandit back in the 90's will now city council member says it's time

ramirez and are scheduled to be back in court on june 7th.kidnapping charges, por and ramirez are also facing burglary charges connected to that final attempt to take brandon in which they came into the home. the judge did not set a bail a level yet because of these new charges. the motive for the crimes is still unclear. in the north bay, 3 former minor league hockey players are set to stand trial now after being accused of rape. 33 year-old moses matthews. 34 year-old dominic jones and 30 year-old josiah nickel played for the santa rosa growlers. police say the players were arrested while away for a game back in february and arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a woman. fact, they say matthews is accused of taking pictures of that woman and illegally sending them out through text messages. the 3 men will be tried together starting on june 27th. it's 7.36, and cruising could soon be legal again in san jose. yeah, it's been a part of mexican american heritage since the 40's. but >> san jose banda back in the 90's and it looks like the

robarse al pequeÑo yesenia ramÍrez fue reportada 3 veces a su natal el salvador.. no sabÍa del pasado migratorio de yesenia. pero en este condado, las Órdenes de retenciÓn no llegan lejos. ha pasado tiempo tras las rejas. la agencia de migraciÓn ice dice que la mujer pasÓ 10 dÍas en una cÁrcel de texas en el 2019 por entrar de manera irregular a los estados unidos. y las Últimas acusaciones de secuestrar al bebÉ brandon la semana pasada dice que ice que puso una orden de retenciÓn en su contra con la cÁrcel del condado de santa clara hay un problema para ellos. >>> el condado no tiene ninguna colaboraciÓn con inmigraciÓn en general. hay casos especÍficos donde inmigraciÓn y la policÍa local puede trabajar juntos. pero eso es para casos bien especÍficos y necesitan una orden de arresto para poder ir a buscar a una persona en la cÁrcel. >>> el condado dice que por ser un lugar santuario no notifica a las autoridades migratorias cuando un inmigrante indocumentado es liberado y no detienen por mÁs tiempo que requerido por ley. >>> queremos que nuestra comunidad se sie

minr hugo ramirez, who was killed last year. ramirez will get his bachelor's degree in business with a concentration in finance . his three younger brothers matthew, cb, and max, as well as his friend, david. will walk across the stage to receive his certificate. the 21 year old ramirez just finished his junior year and was walking across the street and rohnert park when he was struck by a car and killed last july. the driver is now facing charges for the death. ramirez grew up in concord went to day lasalle high school. he played soccer for sonoma state and will be the first in his family to graduate. his family gave ktvu the following statement. we are grateful to sonoma state university for presenting hugo's degree to his adoring younger brothers. their pride today embodies the impact hugo continues to have on all the lives who have the privilege of loving him. we learned daily of those who are enriched and inspired by encounters with hugo's acts of kindness, his love and his grace. the commencement ceremonies for sonoma stat

la fiscalÍa de sinaloa investigaciÓn periodista luis enrique ramÍrez lo mataron por informes publicados noveno periodista asesinado en mÉxico en lo que va de este aÑo. >> lo Único que te pone en peligro era hablar de narco, como yo nunca hice nada de eso nunca me sentÍ en peligro, pero ahora resulta que no podemos hablar de los polÍticos. ilia: en san francisco mucho hispanas no pueden pagar el alquiler de una vivienda a pesar de que en la ciudad hay 40,000 casas y apartamentos vacÍos. investigamos esa paradoja en la tercera parte de nuestra serie especial. >> Éste noticiero univisiÓn con jorge ramos e ilia calderÓn. jorge: iniciamos con la peligrosa explosiÓn que destruyÓ un hotel de la habana, cuba. ilia: ya son 40 heridos en una explosiÓn que destruyÓ el piso de un motor muy popular de que nos visitan la isla. jorge: rivero ha estado siguiendo la noticia y estas son las imÁgenes. rivero: la capital cubana fue sacudida por una fuerte explosiÓn, este es el hotel ubicado frente al capitolio habanero que quedÓ destrozado, entre sus escombros habrÍa muchas personas atrapadas. el propio pu

ama: ramirez's employer didn't hear back from her after attempting to reach her several times. it wasn't until he turned on the news that he put two and two are. dan: accountability put into question with a known criminal with a repeat history of stealing from san francisco receiving a reduced sentence. stephanie sierra investigating why the da dismissed almost all of the charges against him. stephanie: surveillance footage caught nathan picco stealing from the cash register. >> i got a call from the breeze to who was opening up the shop. stephanie: storeowner joshua james says he got away with over $1000. glass was shattered along the sidewalk. james says multiple businesses were hit on his street. what he didn't realize, this burglary was at the end of a crime streak targeting businesses across san francisco. seven businesses hit. >> this person obviously made a career of terrorizing people this way. stephanie: picco was charged with burglary and grand theft, but yet 13 charges were dismissed against him. >> a repeat offender at level, , what happens to him after that? stepha

yesenia ramirez and jose roman portillo are accused with more charges of attempted kidnapping of baby brandon cuellar. prosecutors say ramirez and portillo were successful in taking the baby on april 25. >> we have multiple layers of he said, she said, and that does not amount to evidence. that amounts allegations. ama: they are being held without bail and do back in court next month. dan: 900 homes remain evacuated in southern california tonight as fire officials work to contain a coastal fire. this wind driven fire but queen -- between laguna beach and laguna niguel broke out yesterday and it is now 15% contained. reporter mike valerio is in laguna niguel tonight where some homeowners have been able to assess the damage. reporter: smoke from a fast-moving wildfire >> swallows its surroundings. >>>> it is not looking good. it jumped across the street and started burning other houses. reporter: hundreds of people have been forced to leave their homes behind. >> unfortunately many of my belongings are still in the house. >> just seen the destruction, we have never seen anything like th

len ramirez reporting live. >>> a band has been overturned to selling automatic weapons. a 19-year-old houston semi automatic to kill a woman at a synagogue in san diego county. three others were also wounded. the band violates the constitutional right to bear arms for self-defense. the previous state law allowed people ages 18 through 22 purchase weapons with a hunting license. >>> a brush fire in laguna, mekelle look at the massive plumes of smoke. it looks like a home is on fire. hiking trails. voluntary evacuation orders in place. keep an eye out on this breaking news. and two people in the hospital after helicopter crash at a pg&e training site in livermore it happened on international drive near south pasco road and it happened this morning. kpix five allen martin is here with more. >> they quickly responded to the parking lot near the training site. the helicopter came down and landed on its side, rotor blades partially on the ground. the crash happened feet away from the facilities training poles. this is where pg&e shows maintenance crews how to do prepare work.

kpix 5's len ramirez with a shot and a warning. this video is tough to watch. >> reporter: the video with the officer involved shooting was intended to give the public a more complete view of all of the events that happened, but the man police shot that night say the video only reinforces his belief that he did nothing wrong. police bodycam video shows two views of the critical few seconds that leads up to the shooting of k'aun green. the community briefing video put together by san jose police also shows new views from the restaurant security camera, but mr. green says one key angle is missing. >> i want the bodycam footage of the actual shooter. you will be able to see me dropping the gun and everything. we need a clear view. >> reporter: the 11-minute video explains there was an unrelated homicide half a block from the restaurant, and that when a fight between greene and his friend and at least two other men broke out outside the restaurant, patrons ran into the street reporting a fight and a man with a gun. inside video shows g

in mountain view, len ramirez. kpix 5. >>> still to come and streaming on cbs news bay area, a car careens off a cliff near sutro baths , sending four people to the hospital. the question tonight, how did it happen? >> you cannot take the garlic festival away from gilroy. >>> a new twist in a garlic festival fight. the city that is not backing down as gilroy pushes back. >> bay area crews are already working to get ahead of what could be a busy fire season. what they say you can do to help. >>> a mixed bag of weather across the bay area today. some drizzle in san francisco earlier. the sun broke back out. the fog is taking over again. still some drizzle shower activity possible this evening. the rest of the evening forecast coming up. ♪ >>> san francisco investigators trying to figure out why a car went over the cliff of the remnants of the sutro baths. these photos of a car perched on a sandy bluff. that car plunged between 30 and 40 feet at lands end sometime before 3:00 this morning. there were four people insid

kpix5's len ramirez has the tribute. >> reporter: somber ceremonies at the place where it all happened one year ago today. vta employees gathered at a private ceremony at the guadalupe light rail yard early in the morning to honor their co-workers. there was also a public memorial that began later in the day that included family members and first responders on the scene that day. here's the mother of one of the victims, jose hernandez iii. >> i'm not playing a victim, i'm his mom. that's my boy. that's my boy. and i will cheer him on and continue to be his biggest fan for as long as i am here. and i would have given anything to take those bullets from hem. >> reporter: san jose's mayor called the day of the mass shooting san jose's darkest day. in the year since, city leaders have passed a number of gun control measures. the city council passed ordinances requiring gun shops to record audio and video of purchases, to require gun owners to take out gun liability insurance, and to ban the sale, possession, purchase and manufacture of ghost guns. we'll have more on this story tonight at 5

google alan ramirez. ramirez was awarded his bachelor's degree in business posthumously. his three younger brothers, matthew and max, along with his friend david walked across the stage to receive the certificate. the 21 year old ramirez had just finished his junior year, he was walking across the street in rohnert park when he was struck by a car and killed. this happened last july and went to dallas sell high school. he played soccer personal estate and would have been the first member of his family to graduate. russia's foreign ministry says it is now completed, capturing the key ukrainian city of mariupol. russian officials declaring a complete liberation of the entire city, including a steel plant to russian president vladimir putin. more than 2400. remaining ukrainian fighters at the plant were taken into custody, with many set to go to a former penal colony over 20,000 civilians are feared dead from this siege. some cities in ukraine have been nearly wiped out by airstrikes. greg palkot takes us to one small town near kharkiv that's in ruins. it's called the most d

yesenia ramirez and jose roman portillo are accused with more charges of attempted kidnapping of baby brandon cuellar. prosecutors say ramirez and portillo were successful in taking the baby on april 25. >> we have multiple layers of he said, she said, and that does not amount to evidence. that amounts allegations. ama:next month. dan: 900 homes remain evacuated in southern california tonight as fire officials work to contain a coastal fire. this wind driven fire but queen -- between laguna beach and laguna niguel broke out yesterday and it is now 15% contained. reporter mike valerio is in laguna niguel tonight where some homeowners have been able to assess the damage. reporter: smoke from a fast-moving wildfire >> swallows its surroundings. >>>> it is not looking good. it jumped across the street and started burning other houses. reporter: hundreds of people have been forced to leave their homes behind. >> unfortunately many of my belongings are still in the house. >> just seen the destruction, we have never seen anything like this. it is so random because just behind this, our frien

ramirez and portillo have a plea hearing.ril 25th, baby brandon was taken while his grandmother was watching him. they worked together to kidnap the baby, police say. ramirez has been deported back to el salvador three different occasions. >>> we have new information regarding sjpd. another investigation of a san jose cop. the fifth in the past few weeks. this time the officer's accused of giving a meth pipe to a san jose woman in exchange for information. a spokesperson for the department says they can't comment on a personnel matter that's still under investigation but does say the alleged misconduct occurred more than six months ago. this comes on the heels of a san jose cop dieing from a fentanyl overdose. another showing up to a scene intoxicated, another accused of sexual misconduct and another investigated for drunk driving off duty. >>> tonight the faa and ntsb are investigating a helicopter crash in livermore. two people on board rushed to a local hospital. it happened just before 10:00 a.m. at pg&e's livermore elect

in san jose, len ramirez. kpix 5. >>> let me give you a look back from the kpix archive. abortion was illegal in california until 1967. lawmakers passed what was called the therapeutic abortion act. it legalized abortion to protect the physical health of the mother. or in cases of rape or incest. it was signed into law by then governor ronald reagan. >> in my own mind, i cannot justify morally or by the same logic the taking of the unborn life simply on the supposition that it is going to be less than a perfect human being. >> then in 1969, the california supreme court ruled in favor of abortion rights. that hardly settled the matter with protests on both sides leading up to the 1973 roe v wade decision. we have more of this historic footage for you on kpix.com. >>> the idea of the high court reversing its ruling on abortion isn't generally very popular here in the bay area, but there are those who are supporting that decision. some of them spoke to kpix 5 john ramos. >> reporter: the bay area has long been a bastion of liberal thought, so the reaction to the supreme cour

pero son 11 periodistas asesinados este aÑo, laemana pasada fue encontrado el cuerpo de luis enrique ramÍreza y lo mataron a golpes,abÍa denunciado amenazas en sinaloa, los periodistas protestaron. >> ni uno mÁs, ni uno mÁs. >> y hoy el presidente andrÉs manuel lÓpez obrador lamentÓ los homicidios. >> es desde luego lamentable y nuestro abrazo como siempre fraterno a los familiares de las vÍctimas. >>yer hubo protestas de periodiss en ciudad de mÉxico, es que son casi 60 los homicidios en los 3 aÑos del actual gobierno, escuchemos a la periodista adriana. >> desde que asesinaron a los primeros periodtas en eno, exigimos a las autorides que nos dieran respuesta, mejores medidas de protecciÓn y desde esos compaÑeros hasta hoy que ya es el mes de mayo no vemos que paren. >> casi todos los asesinat permanecen en la impunidad por eso mÉxico es uno de los paÍses mÁs peligrosos para ejercer periodismo. regreso contigo. >> muy doloroso que siga sucediendo en mÉco, vamos a seguir en ese paÍs donde hoy se celebra el dÍa de las madres pero miles de ellas dicen que no tienen nada que celebrar porque hac

w correspondent, johan ramirez and the columbia, the capital budget are welcome johan. so this is an intriguing run off. we have both contenders, left and right. both anti establishment figures. what, why is colombia turned away from its mainstream conservative leaders? because the political parties have been unable to offer solutions to the colombians . i mean for dec as they have meaning power and have been unable to carve violence, drug traffic in east security, poverty inequality. and that was flagrant last year when in the midst of the pan demik in the midst of the log down the brought the country into a deep economic crisis. the government of now the guy and president yvonne duka proposed a tax reform in order to increase taxes to the middle class. it provoked a wave of protest that led to clashes month of clashes between the demonstrators on does the state security forces. but it was the proof that the political, it was completely disconnected from the needs of the citizens and now they are paying the price of this disconnection because yesterday, columbia said e

as kpix 5's len ramirez reports, the school hopes the change of environment will give students a more well-rounded experience. >> reporter: the hillbrook school is a private school. they've been in los gatos for the last 85 years, but they want to expand into a high school, and they looked all over the santa clara valley for suitable space. they eventually settled here in downtown san jose, in two separate but equally historic buildings that will be their high school campus of the future. >> to think about being in a space that has so much history. >> reporter: the ornate but well worn staircase in this former hotel building in downtown san jose, mark silver and chuck hammers can also see the faces of future students who will soon go to high school here. >> one of the attractions of this building is the amount of transit around here. we've got light rail right in front of the building, and then you've got b.a.r.t. coming in. >> reporter: the hillbrook school is taking over the 1894 moyier building on north first street and the 1933 san jose armory. both have been vacant for years. the

len ramirez. >>> a scary collision involving a police motorcycle officer. we do want to give you a heads-up. the crash hard to watch. we have security camera video from a redwood city gas station. motorcycle officer comes in from the right side. in the middle of the intersection, that horrific collision. the driver of the blue car slams into the officer who is thrown from the motorcycle. now that officer was rushed to the hospital. we are still waiting for word on her condition. we're told she's with the south san francisco police department and was part of a joint effort workin ining on traffic safety enforcement. >>> vallejo police arrested a man, booked him for arson after a downtown market went up in flames early this morning. police say 32-year-old xavier williams is the man seen in the william. it shows a man hunched over starting a fire on the front doorstep of the market called anchor pantry. the shop quickly went up in flames. owner jessica brooks tells kpix 5 she got a notification on her phone from one of the business's surveillance cameras, and

ramirez will get his bachelor's degree in business with a concentration in finance.hree younger brothers, matthew, cb and max, as well as his friend david will walk across the stage to receive a certificate. then 21 year old ramirez was just finished his junior year, he was walking across the street and rotor park. when he was struck by a car and killed last july. the driver in this case now facing several charges for his death, ramirez grew up in concord, and he went to day last sell high school. he played soccer personal misstate and will be the first in his family to graduate. his family gave ktvu the following statement reads, quote. we are grateful to sonoma state university representing hugo's degree to his adoring younger brothers. their pride today embodies the impact hugo continues to have on all the lives who have the privilege of loving him. we learned daily of those who are enriched and inspired by encounters with hugo's acts of kindness, his love and his grace. the pain is always present. but this weekend we will celebrate the accomplishments of hugo's h

in san jose, len ramirez. kpix 5. >>> major crackdown in san francisco. one suspect now behind bars charged with at least eight felonies in cases where criminals profited from the city's smash and grab crimes. the suspect suspected front of the fencing operation. police arrested the shop? owner's husband. the investigation targeted suspects who broke into cars and popular tourist spots like golden gate park and the palace of fine arts. hundreds of laptops, cell phones and other high-end electronics. investigators used undercover surveillance and cards. >> we leave valuable merchandise, electronics and other high-end retail goods in the car. we wait for someone to break into it. the primary goal -- i want to be very clear. never to arrest the people breaking into those cars. we let the police take the lead on those kinds of investigations. and we prosecute the cases they bring us. >> reporter: facing a recall vote next month, he is tackling crime in the city. sold the stolen merchandise and shipped them over seas to countries as far away as europe and asia

i didn't really correspond to your hunt, ramirez in bonita. ah, now an attempt by china to secure a sweeping security and tre deal with 10 south pacifica islands remains elusive chinese foreign minister. a wang ye had hoped to sign an agreement during the stop in fiji as part of his diplomatic tour of the region. he came away from a virtual meeting with his south pacific counterpart without a deal, and urging them not to be too anxious about his country's aims in the region. he promised to claire there. we hope to from john, after the meeting, china will release its own position paper on our own positions, propositions, and cooperation proposals with pacific island countries for vanda and going forward we will continue to have ongoing, an in depth discussions and consul junction rory metcalf is head our a why china has been unable to get the security and economic deals in the pacific over the life. well, this is a significant 9 that in china's attempt to dominate the pacific. and i think china has overreach. so i think we're seeing a convergen

i did a review corresponding to your hunt, ramirez in bogota. ah, now an attempt by china to secure a sweeping security and trade deal with 10 south pacifica islands remains elusive chinese foreign minister. a wang ye had hoped to sign an agreement during the stop in fiji as part of his diplomatic tour of the region. we came away from a virtual meeting with his south pacific counterpart without a deal, and urging them not to be too anxious about his country's aims in the region. he promised to clear their. we hope talk after the meeting to china will release its own position paper on our end positions, propositions, and co operation proposals with pacific island countries, giovanna, and going forward. we will continue to have ongoing, an in depth discussions and consultations to shape more consensus on cooperation. tricia, public junction rory metcalf is head of the national security college of the australian national university. in cambra, he has more on why china has been unable to get the security on economic deals in the pacific over the lin

you said ramirez and jose por said in court thursday wonder for the other. says they were in contact for several months in an effort to take baby brandon quay are they have been? >> planning coordinating and attempting to kidnap him since the beginning of march. >> according to the da's office, por first sh

but as len ramirez reports, there is no way for people to go. >> this whole thing was just -- we don't want people in the field. we don't care where they go. >> it is no wonder san jose's plan for clearing out the camps on spring street needed more time. >> there should have been housing for these people to go to. >> reporter: last year, the federal aviation administration ordered san jose to clear the camp, which began occupying vacant lots under the flight path of mineta san jose international during the pandemic. san jose has been trying to clear these camps in phases. phase one and two were cleared earlier this year to try to stop people from re- establishing camps inside. so far, this part of it seems to be working. if you drive down spring street, it is a tale of two halves. one side is clear. the other side is cleared with camps, cars, peoples and piles of trash. >> is the worst thing you can ever imagine. >> kelly goodman lives out of her minivan and is grateful they are asking for an extension of the order that will meet a september deadline to move out instead of june. >> yea

len ramirez, kpix 5. >> catch our live coverage of the carnaval parade sunday at 10:00 right here cbs news bay area. >>> that's the news at 5:00. kpix 5 at 6:00 begins now. high gas prices forcing some families to change their plans this weekend. how some are going for the one tank and don't break the bank getaway. >> we've had a couple of trips planned about six hours away, and we canceled them just because it's going to cost $700 in gas. >>> plus, a test of faith. fire rips through this east bay church, a loss that's hitting the community hard. >> i got married in this church. and this has been a spiritual haven for us for many years. >>> and later, why pot is making headlines at this year's carnaval festival in san francisco. good evening. i'm sara donchey. >> and i'm andrea nakano. allen martin and elizabeth cook are off this weekend. >> travel well under way. here is a live look at our bay area roads right now. we've been seeing a steady stream of traffic in most places or families are eager to get out. aaa expects more than 39 million americans to travel at least 50 miles from h

kpix 5's len ramirez shows us what it takes to put on the big show. ♪ >> reporter: on a cold and windyn san francisco's presidio, it's the drum beats and the dance that brings on the heat. ♪ it's rehearsal day for folgana hopa, a multigenerational dance and percussion company based in the mission with 200 members t will be one of carnivale's largest contingents when it makes a comeback to san francisco streets this year. ♪ leading the way will the senior members known as the biana, josephine ortiz has danced in almost every carnivale since 1981, for her it brings together the spiritual and physical world. >> our connections to the ancestry of africa and indigenous peoples. >> reporter: 2019 saw the last full carnivale parade. since then, it's been isolation and zoom rehearsals which don't translate well to music and dance that's meant to be shared and felt in person. >> we have been in a pandemic for two years and it has meant a lot of loss for performs artists. >> reporter: betsy enriquez is the group's co-director. >> he with learned new skills and we can't wait to get out there and

ama: ramirez's employer didn't hear back from her after attempting to reach her several times.'t until he turned on the news that he put two and two are. dan: accountability put into question with a known criminal with a repeat history of stealing from san francisco receiving a reduced sentence. stephanie sierra investigating why the da dismissed almost all of the charges against him. stephanie: surveillance footage caught nathan picco stealing from the cash register. >> i got a call from the breeze to who was opening up the shop. stephanie: storeowner joshua james says he got away with over $1000. glass was shattered along the sidewalk. james says multiple businesses were hit on his street. what he didn't realize, this burglary was at the end of a crime streak targeting businesses across san francisco. seven businesses hit. >> this person obviously made a career of terrorizing people this way. stephanie: picco was charged with burglary and grand theft, but yet 13 charges were dismissed against him. >> a repeat offender at the highest level, so it was like, what happens to him

one way or the other. 2 w correspondent, johan jj a ramirez is covering the election for us in bogota. min, earlier we asked him about the major issues that columbia is facing that are influencing this election. ah, 1st and foremost violence, columbia has gone through our civil war for more than 50 years. i'm back in 2017 like alarm in the state, and they korea ropes are signing up. peace accord, the peace accord, the hasn't been really implemented, and colombians are hoping we should expect the new government to implement that the piece aker or something that could bring peace to the country. then of fighting poverty on relaunching economy as the whole war on most of the war. velocity has been hit and very hard by the pandemic, and now by the consequences of the war on ukraine. so economies also a very important issue that columbus are raising. that was one of the mayor ah thought be said during the electron campaign. did have his johan ramirez reporting the wreckage of a plane which crashed with 22 people on board has been located in the himalayan mountains in the pole rescue. as ha

>>> de ser encontrar culpable ramírez podrá ser enviada una cárcel estatal y en este caso sí podría seriglesia en san josé fue considerado un homicidio las autoridades creen que la menor murió cuando los miembros de su familia le practicaban un supuesto (inaudible) >>> hablamos de la misma iglesia que la semana pasada la policía volcó sus investigaciones en el caso del bebé brandon porque ahí asisten los sospechosos aunque reiteramos, los casos no están relacionados >>> las autoridades lo confirmaron, una niña de tres años murió asfixiade septiembre del año pasado en esta iglesia de san josé y se trató de un homicidio. a esta conclusión llegaron al cree que la muerte la causó la acción de un tercero no obstante, se destaca que no se trata de una conclusión legal y que no significa que alguien vaya enfrentar cargos sin embargo, la madre de la menor fallecida identificada como claudia hernández está arrestada y sin derecho a fianza desde enero por cargos de abuso infantil y se ha negado a hablar desde la cárcel. según los documentos judiciales obtenidos en exclusiva por nuestra cadena her

. >> len ramirez has a look at the five candidates who all agree it's time for a change. >> reporter: four of the five candidates for sheriff come with extensive law enforcement backgrounds, but all are running on reform platforms after sheriff laurie smith was indicted for corruption in office last year. >> i think right now we have a great opportunity to really reimagine and restructure how we serve our communities. >> reporter: bob jonsen has been palo alto's chief of police since 2018. he has a 35-year law enforcement career that also includes the l.a. county sheriff's office and menlo park p.d. he is also a former actor who appeared as one of the storm troopers in ""star wars": return of the jedi." his plan would be to create advisory councils from the community and staff. >> i think you need to have a leader that's engaged. i think the community deserves that especially in our country environment, having someone who is open to accountability and police reform. >> thank you very much. >> reporteget cisti nagaye has served as a deputy sheriff for 20 years. she is also a former arm