...adachi was in his 5th term as public defender for san francisco,word of his prompted an messages from california the san francisco medical examiner is expected to perform an autopsy to cause of his death. ( marty ) police in the east bay are looking for a man who they say tried to kidnap a teenaged girl. her parents told san ramon police the man tried to lure their daughter into his car and then attempted to grab her. kron4's dan thorn spoke with neighbors about the attempted abduction.. a quiet neighborhood in san ramon is shaken up after an attempted kidnapping..parents of a 13 year old girl told police their daughter was almost lured then grabbed by a man driving around their home. police say this happened friday night around 6 along fallen leaf circle..the teen says the man pulled up in his car and told the girl her dad wanted him to give her a ride. when she turned him down--he then opened the passenger side door and lunged at her..she ran off--hid in some bushes and waited for the man to drive away..she then called her parents to tell them what happened...sot: it is very unusual we don't see a lot of cops in this area..neig

. >> the san francisco medical examiner's office says an autopsy could be finished tomorrow. he was 59 years old and found unresponsive friday night at an apartment on telegraph hill. he was taken to the california pacific medical center where he was pronounced dead. they are treating this as a death investigation. he had a long career in the san francisco public defender's office. he is survived by his wife and daughter. >> a train hit and injured a person who was trespassing on the tracks today. it happened after 10:15 am in menlo park. they took the person to the hospital and there is no word on the extent of the injuries. there were roughly 600 passengers on the train but no one was hurt. the tracks reopened a few hours later. >> there was an unusual arrest this morning near the gilman street exit. a man was driving under the influence despite a sign on his car warning against drinking and driving. he said he should probably get a ride home followed by the slogan buzzed driver is drunk driving. >> bart service is back on track after a leak caused a 20 minute delay. a car

. >>> today the san francisco medical examiner is expected to complete the autopsy on public defender jeff adachi. san francisco police say no foul play is expected. officials were called to an apartment at 46 telegraph place friday night where jeff adachi was found unresponsive. he was taken to california pacific medical center where he was announced dead. he is survived by his wife and daughter. he was 59. >>> the southern california city reached a multimillion dollar settlement for a man who was wrongly convicted in the killing of his girlfriend and her 4- he spent almost 40 years in prison. in 2017, he was pardoned by the governor who said dna evidence and an investigation of proved he was hesitant -- innocent. he reached a $21 million settlement. the money offers closure, then no amount can compensate for the life he missed while in prison. >>> president trump says he is extending a deadline to raise tariffs on chinese imports because of substantial progress in talks between the two countries. the president tweeted if negotiations continue to go well, he will meet with the chines

more information, >>> my name is doctor ellen moffett, i am an assistant medical examiner for the city and county of san francisco. i perform autopsy, review medical records and write reports. also integrate other sorts of testing data to determine cause and manner of death. i have been here at this facility since i moved here in november, and previous to that at the old facility. i was worried when we moved here that because this building is so much larger that i wouldn't see people every day. i would miss my personal interactions with the other employees, but that hasn't been the case. this building is very nice. we have lovely autopsy tables and i do get to go upstairs and down stairs several times a day to see everyone else i work with. we have a bond like any other group of employees that work for a specific agency in san francisco. we work closely on each case to determine the best cause of death, and we also interact with family members of the diseased. that brings us closer together also. >> i am an investigator two at the office of the chief until examiner in san francisco. as an investigator here i inve

the san francisco medical examiner is trying to figure out how the woman died. officials have not released any information about whether foul play is suspected here. >>> authorities in gilroy are looking for an at-risk man who hasn't been seen since thursday evening. 66-year-old david left his home on wren avenue thursday at 6 pm, and has not been seen since. the family says he suffered from a medical condition that causes them to become disoriented, without his medication. they say he maybe driving a 2002 blue honda odyssey minivan, and anyone with information is asked to call police. >>> to burial law i make today hosted a town hall meeting on gun violence. congressman mike thompson say the forum focused on comments and solutions to fighting the gun violence epidemic. some of the proposals include the bipartisan background checks act which would expand the use and scope of background checks. the father of one person of the town hall was murdered by a man with an assault weapon 19 years ago. >> it was a targeted assassination, the gun was legally purchased, but

. >>> the san francisco medical examiner is expecting to complete the all tipsy on jeff. they were called where he was found unresponsive bill. he was taken to medical center where he was pronounced at. jeff adachi is survived by his wife and daughter and was 89 years old. >>> we hear about a potential problem with the trans bay transit center. the underground train station they not be large enough to accommodate the l train service. there's plans to build a tunnel to bring service into the trans bay terminal. the chronicle says they anticipate needing to write 12 to 16 trains per hour in future as ridership increases brick the terminal can only accommodate about 10 trains per hour. >>> putting an end to the emergency room bills, legislation introduced that would change the way california hospitals bill patients. >>> preparing for storm, people in the north bay are doing this after mudslides buried cards two weeks ago. >>> a severe traffic alert at the caldecott tempo cars are moving slowly. you can see traffic is not normal at all here at the caldecott tunnel on the oakl

the san francisco medical examiner arrived at the scene to remove the body. the incident is under investigation. >> new at 11:00, police are looking for the man accused of stealing from an alameda restaurant. alameda police released surveillance video. you see it here. the video shows the suspect entering the offices of burma superstar at 3:00 afternoon wednesday. they didn't say what was taken but the suspect is wanted for grand theft. anyone with information is asked to call police. burma superstar is a popular restaurant and has locations in oakland and san francisco. >> still ahead on abc7 news at 11:00, helping camp fire victims get back to work. we'll show you the home depot shopping spree for contractors. >> and the rain wasn't enough to dampen giants fan fest today. excitement running high as spring training is now just days away. >> all next week, abc7 news follows the bay area bart experience. tune in to see what it's like to ride now and what track the transit system will take next because the safer bart means a better bay area for all of us. we're

. >>> in san francisco, the medical examiner's office said an autopsy on public defender jeffar dachi could be finished by tomorrow. he was 59 years old, was found unresponsive last friday night at an apartment on telegraphy hill. he was taken to california pacific medical center where he was pronounced dead. police in san francisco say they are treating his death as a death investigation. he had a long career in the san francisco public defender's office. he is survived by his wife and his daughter. >>> there is still no sign of macing woman who was buried alive in a landslide friday afternoon at san francisco's fort funston. two women were walking a dog on a beach friday afternoon when the which any above then gave way collapses. one of those women was quickly rescued after being buried up to her shoulders in sandoval. the search was called off because of high tide. park officials say there sue possibility that the e ssing woman's body out into the oceanen. >>> controversial environmental proposal making waves in washington. lawmakers reaction to the green new deal coming up. . >>>

. >>> in san francisco, the medical examiner is trying to identify a body found floating near fisherman's wharf. it was pulled from the water near pier 43 at 7:00 this morning. the body described as female. there is no word on who or how she died. >>> new video of a suspected thief caught on surveillance video. police say the suspect walked in to burma superstar and rifled through the restaurant's business office. it is not clear what he took, but authorities now want him for grand theft. and if you recognize him, the police want to hear from you. >>> well, a live look at the richmond san rafael bridge where the first round of repairs has been pushed back until thursday. because of all the rain we will be getting. overnight, cal trance crews installed a larger steel plate over a damaged area where chunks of concrete fell onto the lower deck on thursday hitting a car and shutting the bridge down. concrete fell from an expansion joint that was installed in 1956. and was inspected just last summer. caltrans says the bridge still is safe. >> the bridge is structurally sound. any time i feel t

. >>> the san francisco medical examiner will complete a autopsy on public defender who died and friday. they were called to an apartment on telegraph hill friday night where he was found unresponsive. he was taken to california pacific medical center where he was pronounced dead. >>> happening today, san francisco district attorney will make what he calls an unprecedented announcement about convictions related to marijuana. he decided last year to retroactively apply proposition 64 to convictions dating back to 1975. that proposition legalized the possession and recreational use of marijuana by people over the age of 21. make his announcement at 12:30 this morning. >>> the city council will talk about relaxing zoning recalls to add new buildings to rooftop desks. they will consider a house for a 2400 square foot deck on top of its building on hamilton avenue. some people raised concerns about the potential noise coming from the rooftop decks. they want new downtown residential development to meet the open space requirements by installing rooftop decks. >>> an effort to bridge the gap a

in discussions with medical examiner, they found that surprising, because their general statistics show suicide as a higher cause of death in san francisco than homicide. only 2% were undetermined, and the medical examiner does a very aggressive job at being able to ascribe a manner of death. looking at contributing factors to these deaths, and, again, this included whether it was listed as the cause of death or a contributing condition or something that was found in the toxicology report. 52% had drugs as a contributing factor. about a third had alcohol as a contributing factor. again, about a third was natural history of chronic disease, and over a quarter violence and traumatic injury. again, those can overlap. somebody can be -- have been drinking heavily and stumbled and fallen and died of a brain injury from falling on their head. we would consider that alcohol related and a traumatic injury. i want to really point out the toxicology. in most cases, the medical examiner does a toxicology report. not every single case, but most of the cases and in the ones that we had access to, almost 50% showed methamphetamine present in that pers

. >>> tonight, as friends and colleagues are remembering san francisco's long time public defender. we found out police in the medical examiner are investigating jeff adachi's death. the 59-year-old died last night. there is no indication of foul play. the medical examiner's investigators said tonight his autopsy could be done tomorrow or monday. he had trouble breathing last night before dying at the hospital. many colleagues are remembering him as a man of passion and principle. >> he built one of the finest law offices in the country. it is not really a matter of dispute. i don't think anybody will question that. >> he was ling a good department. so it is unfortunate he has taken away at this time when he was doing so much. >> adachi investigated police misconduct advocating for the rights of undocumented immigrants. it's not clear who will ultimately take over as public defender. chief attorney gonzalez will run the office for the time being. >>> there is still know sign tonight of the woman who was buried by a landslide in fort funston in san francisco. she and a friend were walking near a cliff when a 75-foot wall of sa

. >>> today medical examiner is expected to complete the autopsy of the san francisco public defender. he was having dinner with a friend in north beach and began to have trouble breathing. he was taken to a nearby apartment and then to the hospital where he died. there's no official cause of death for adachi who was 59. there are no signs of foul play. he was known for backing criminal justice reform and standing up for defendants who needed legal help the most. he had run the public defenders office since 2002. >>> the beginning of the second trial which claims that monsanto's weed killer causes cancer. opening statements are scheduled for 8 a.m. the outcome could help attorneys decide whether to fight similar suits in court or settle them. the trial is expected to last about a month. a vallejo man was awarded $78 million. monsanto has appealed. >> reporter: i'm anne makovec. and this is vice president mike pence leaving from joint base andrew and he is headed to bogota, colombia where dip his toes into the diplomacy nightmare in venezuela and colombia. he's going to be meeting with

a san francisco police spokesman told me tonight the ocme, or office of the chief medical examiner, is the lead agency in the death investigation. sfpd is assisting. this is a death case with cause to be determined. there are no signs of foul play. the police report says paramedics arrived about ten minutes after the 911 call, started cpr on jeff adachi, took him to california pacific where doctors pronounced him dead. now, one curious picture from the police file is a receipt for two t-shirts from just this past wednesday at a mall in bogota, colombia. now, no idea exactly what this means, if anything. clearly, more answers to come. for the i-team, dan noyes, abc7 news. >> the death of jeff adachi has surprised many people, including neighbors of the north beach residence where investigators were sent. here's abc7 news reporter luz pena with their reaction. >> i'm really shocked to learn that, you know, they found jeff's body there. that's, like really such a sad thing. >> reporter: in this quiet neighborhood, neighbors are searching for answers. >> well, i just came down and kind of

in this san francisco police summary obtained, police report officers were called to a residence on telegraph place to meet about the discovery of jeff adachi's body. the medical examiner called to cancel the officers from responding. police kept going and were told a woman called 911 from adachi's phone. they took him to cmc where he was pronounced dead. first responders showed up last night, window. i coul s lights, so i looked out and leaned out the window. i could see there was a big fire truck here. >> reporter: thomas lived here 38 years and described it as a quiet street. he didn't see a lot of people coming and going from the home. co-workers mourn the death of the san francisco public defender, remembering him as a tireless advocate for the underserved. a tribute was set up at the public defender's office. >> he really liked having built this office, one of the finest law offices in the country. >> reporter: adachi had a huge impact on the community. >> we are really focused on criminal justice reform. he was my real partner in that effort. >> reporter: she says adachi who started as a public feer in wonat about reforming the justice system. according to a sta

san francisco public defender jeff ad ache and the process now to fill out his term. professional allies and adversaries weighed in today on his passing. >> reporter: the medical examiner'sffice says the manner and cause of jeff for jeff adachi is still under investigation, this as the public defender's office and the district attorney's office are speaking out today about what his loss means to the city even as rumors swirl around the circumstances surrounding his death. jeff adachi's unexpected death has shaken san francisco and both sides of the criminal justice system. the chief attorney currently heading up the public defender's office following his death says his friend and colleague was a champion for justice. >> he is just a fierce fighter for the underdog for the downtrodden. he brought all of it to the fight. >> reporter: the circumstances surrounding his death are still emerging. the police report offering details including the medical examiner's office tolding responding officers that the home that they believe the home was not a crime scene. the woman told him he started complaining about feeling ill over dinner. she went to a store to get some kind of medic

medical examiner identified the driver as wilson of san jose. investigators are looking into whether drugs or alcohol played a part. ktvu , fox 2 news. >>> the memorial service will be held at the san franciscotate university in honor of a student killed in a hit-and-run crash. the investigators say angela was on winter break visiting family members last month when she was hit and killed by an suv. the service gets underway at 5:00 tonight on the state campus. >>> there -- renewable energy companies are trying to make sure contracts with utility are not quite up. they say the company that sells when and solar energy once prevent contracts from being canceled and renegotiated at lower prices. the renewable energy company is trying to force part of the pg bankruptcy and do federal bankruptcy. they could not cancel contracts without approval. there asking to keep this in bankruptcy court and services go. >>> verizon paid tribute to first responders last night with a campaign featuring 11 players and the head coach of the la chargers. >> you have brave heroes doing what you do day after day. so many of us would not be here today doing what we do expect he thanked first responders for saving his

san francisco public defender jeff adachi and the next steps for his department. how allies and how adversaries are remembering adachi and the many question that's surround his dead. >> reporter: the medical examiner's office says the manner and cause of death for jeff ad achi is still under investigation. this as the public defender's office and the district attorney's office are speaking out today about what his loss means to the city, even as rumors swirl around the circumstances surrounding his death. jeff adachi's unexpected death friday night has shaken san francisco and both sides of the criminal justice system. matt gonzalez currently heading up the public defender's office following his death says his friend and colleague was a champion for justice. >> he was just a fierce fighter for the underdog for the downtrodden. and he brought all of it to the fights. >> reporter: the circumstances surrounding adachi's death are still emerging. the police report offering details including that the medical examiner's office told responding officers that they had no reason to believe the home where the 9-1-1 call was made about ad achi on friday night was a crime scene. officers have reported he was at

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