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you. [ applause ] >>> 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

. >>> 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

san francisco medical examiner has identified a woman 41 year-old amy adams as a person killed at thestreet bart station officials are saying that the woman boarded the dublin pleasant 10 on bound train with her dog tethered at her waist. and then at the very last second, right as the doors were closing. she fully got off the board. a train clearing the doors. but the dog did not. the train left with a dog inside the train and the woman was dragged and pulled onto the tracks. the incident was first reported at about 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. it shut down the powell street station for about 2 hours and caused delays. the ntsb has been called in to investigate. comedian norm macdonald, a former saturday night live writer and performer has died after a 9 year battle with cancer that he kept very private mcdonald was an snl cast member from 1993 to 1998 making his greatest impact as the anchor of the show's weekend update segments for 3 seasons. he also worked briefly as a writer for the sitcom. roseanne mcdonald was only 61 years old. there's going to be much more recall election co

. >>> 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 movederg o 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 investigate all manners of death that

. ♪♪ >>> my name is doctor ellen moffett, i am an assistant medical examiner for the city and county of san franciscoand 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 investigate all manners of death that come throu

. >>> 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 inves

. >> reporter: that lady is 41-year-old amy adams from san francisco according to the city's medical examiner. a little after 3:00 p.m. yesterday, bart says adams and her dog stepped inside the train, the two were attached to one another by a leash wrapped around her waist. video shows at the last second she stepped off the train and appeared to be waving at someone. by then, the train's door closed on her. the dog was inside the moving car and adams was out. bart says the moving train dragged her and pulled her into the tracks and killing her. adams' dog is okay. >> i think they need a beeper, if something gets caught and the door is shut, or even if it's a little bit. they should have some type of alarm. >> reporter: investigors arrived this afternoon and will spend the rest of the week looking into the deadly accident. >> i will be looking at the functionality to look at the system. there were witnesses saw the whole event unfold. >> that's something investigators are going to look at. in san francisco, melissa colorado, nbc bay area news. >>> in oakland, a tragic day, uptick in violence i

remember, the medical examiner was vague about the cause of death, but not this guy. dr. michael hunter, then chief medical examiner in san franciscotal clear to the jury that cassy's killer strangled her. >> once you see injuries to the neck, hemorrhages, evidence of assault, that you can form an opinion, and i have formed an opinion, that this represents strangulation. >> but why should the jury decide brad did that? >> he was in the academy from january 2006 -- >> this is ed reynolds, retired silver city police chief and also once brad's police academy instructor, the man who taught him the chokehold. so eerily similar to what darlene demonstrated. >> his arm was up on her neck like this. >> all of which was interesting, said defense attorney nathan gonzales, but did not prove that brad was the killer. in fact, he told the jury they arrested the wrong man. >> it will be clear that other people had access, motive, and ability to complete this crime. >> but their star witness to drive that point home was none other than retired grant county deputy jose sanchez. and what he said on the stand? oh, my. >> mr. farrington a suspect in

san francisco woman got dragged so horribly by a train. reporter melanie woodrow has the latest. melanie: the medical examiner'sice has identified the woman drugged and killed at the san francisco wall street bart station as 41-year-old amy adams of san francisco. >> it was automatic. melanie: he was on the platform witnessed adams' body being dragged. he says the victim was on the platform with a dog tethered to her waist. she boarded the train with her dog, but at the very last second as the doors were closing, she got off the train. she cleared the doors, but the dog did not. the train departed with the dog in the train, and she was dragged and pulled onto the track. the dog was not hurt. >> everybody was in shock. melanie: not ntsb investigators will spend a week investigating documenting the train and platform as well as looking at the functionality of the door system and operational procedures for directing passengers getting on and off the train. >> they will be gathering any types of sources of recorded data. these could be video surveillance. there can be recorded data at the train control center. mela

the medical examiner's office has identified her as 41-year-old amy adams of san francisco.off a train as the doors were closing, but her dog was still inside. adams was dragged and pulled onto the truck. the national transportation safety board is now investigating. >> they will be gathering any types of sources of recorded data, so this could be video surveillance, there could be recorded data at the train control center. >> ntsb preliminary report could take 30 days to complete, while a final report could take up to two years. some very scary moments for drivers today as a vehicle went on the wrong way on highway 4 in the antioch area. the chp followed the storm truck as the driver fled on the freeway. the truck weaved through. oncoming traffic. . the driver eventually got off the freeway and got stuck on railroad tracks. three people fled on foot. at least one was arrested hiding in a backyard. ama: we switch now and talk about the weather. >> it is going to cool off, it sounds like. sandhya patel is here with the forecast. sandhya: it's definitely going to cool off. we

san francisco the greenest big city in america. let's keep making a differene together. >>> mysterious deaths, unlicensed medical examiners, families still in the dark. with covid-19 and police shootings more and more families are searching for answers about how their loved ones passed. they've spent thousands of dollars to find out. now they say they are being preyed upon. they tell our investigative reporter they hired people they thought were medical examiners but turns out they weren't doctors at all. >> reporter: to this day what is the status? >> i have no clue. i have nothing. >> has he returned any calls or e-mails? >> no. >> tonight at 11:00 in a special report our investigative unit exposes what insiders are calling the dark side of the growing business of private autopsies operating in california with little oversight. that is tonight at 11:00. >>> what are we doing about the lack of affordable housing in the bay area? two santa clara leaders want to give a nonprofit $25 million to help the cause. today county supervisors proposed a multimillion dollar grant for life moves, an organization providing temporary housing and

the medical examiner's office has identified her as 41-year-old amy adams of san francisco. a train as the doors we c but her dog was still inside. adams was dragged and pulled onto the truck. the national transportation safety board is now investigating. >> they will be gathering any types of sources of recorded data, so this could be video surveillance, there could be recorded data at the train control center. >> ntsb preliminary report could take 30 days to complete, while a final report could take up to two years. some very scary moments for drivers today as a vehicle went on the wrong way on highway 4 in the antioch area. the chp followed the storm truck as the driver fled on the freeway. the truck weaved through. oncoming traffic. . the driver eventually got off the freeway and got stuck on railroad tracks. three people fled on foot. at least one was arrested hiding in a backyard. ama: we switch now and talk about the weather. >> it is going to cool off, it sounds like. sandhy patel is here with the forecast. sandhya: it's definitely going to cool off. we will be talki

the medical examiner's office identified the woman as 41-year-old amy adams of san francisco. it was not clear why she was trying to get off. the national transportation safety board is investigating. >> they will be gathering any types of sources of recorded data, video surveillance, there could be recorded data at the train control center. kumasi: ntsb preliminary report could take 30 days to rip -- complete and a final report up to two years. reggie: scary moments as a truck went the wrong way on highway 4. the chp followed it as the driver took off. you could see the truck weaving through oncoming traffic. the driver got off and got stuck on railroad tracks. three people ran and one people -- one person was arrested hiding in a backyard. kumasi: after hosting the first convention in 18 months last week, must goni center is getting ready for drinkforce. street closers are already happening. the event kicks off tuesday and it is limited to 5000 people with vaccines required and it will be streaming online. the conference attracted 170,000 people. amazon is planning to hire 1

the medical examiner said they have not released the victim's name pending notification to his family. robert honda, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. >>> a cry now in san francisco today. save the grub stake. activists rallied outside the old red building which they consider is a critical part of the local lgbtq history. the owners wanted to add 21 units of middle income housing in the neighborhood. they circulated petitions asking the board of supervisors to break the six year logjam and let the building plans go forward. >> this building, of course, needs to be rebuilt. it needs to get rebuilt because that's what san francisco is currently doing. we're rebuilding all over the place. but unlike the building next to us, we want to rebuild the space that people can afford to live in. >> residents blamed that for derailing the project by filing appeals with the city. >> all right. let's bring in our chief meteorologist. the start of a monday. it is really misty outside. what can we expect for the rest of the week? >> we're looking at eventually drier weather. look at this. a lot of green. even snow over the mountain. a lot of busz on that. i posted that to my twit