i feel that shaffer should have served his term in prison, i mean, life in prison. >> reporter: san quentin officials say 31-year-old frank anthony souza is the primary suspect in the killing of shaffer. souza was convicted of killing a homeless man in san jose during an argument after souza stole his bicycle. souza came from behind shaffer with a homemade weapon. >> it's a piercing kind of weapon that's pretty sophisticated. >> reporter: san quentin officials say they don't know the motive for the killing that both men were in the prison reception recreation yard yesterday. and would have been sent to higher security prison soon to serve out their terms. now this is the first prison inmate killing here at san quentin since 1997. >>> fairfield mother appeared in court today to face charges with a deadly apartment fire that claimed the life of four young children including one of her own. shatarra james wiped away tears as she sat in court today. she pleaded not guilty. her three children and her sister's child were killed back in april when unattended candles fell over and spread flames. th

we're learning more information about an inmate find dead in san quentin. he was sentenced two weeks ago to 24 years to life in prison. >> reporter: i'm live at city hall where last-minute wrangling may be able to save the jobs of dozens of police officers. we will tell you what is standing in their way, however -- much. >>> the fact is these documents don't reveal any -- >>> what the president says about the documents released from quicklyleaks. >>> a drunk driving recently sentenced for the death of a novato girl was just killed. edward shaffer who had nine dui convictions was stabbed to death and the fellow inmate is responsible. >> reporter: good afternoon. shaffer was found dead in san quentin prison. at the time of the sentencing, shaffer apologized. it's reported that an inmate stabbed shaffer on monday morning. shaffer was serving time for killing 9-year-old melanie osheroff. we spoke to aaron, her father, and he told us that police came to the door with the news. >> instead of him being in prison and serving time, he's like dead. we sort of felt th

now the killer has been killed at san quentin prison. aaron feels justice has been cheated. >> we felt that he was supposed to serve his time. he's getting stabbed to death must have been horrible, but now he's dead and he's not sitting in a cell, you know, sitting in prison for the next 24 years to life. so maybe he was getting off easy. >> reporter: prison officials say frank sousa, the man with the white power tattoo on his forehead, was seen repeatedly stabbing edward schaefer in the chest and neck. the weapon? a homemade knife called a bone crusher usually made from the metal of bunk beds. the motive, unknown. sousa is serving his fourth prison term, the latest a life sentence for killing a homeless man in san jose in 2007. edward schaefer had also served time in prison before four years for spousal abuse. >> he beat his wife with a broomstick, punched his wife in the face, beat up a disabled guy because he was parking in a disabled spot. he got smashed over and over again and he knew if he got smashed and got on his bike that he'd

san quentin spokesman lieutenant says sosa used what is called a bone crusher. >> a type of metal object sharpened and fashioned to a point to appear as a knife. >> in july, schaeffer was sentenced to 24 years to live for killing the 9-year-old and maiming her father, aaron. schaeffer roared through a crosswalk on his motorcycle while drunk last summer slamming into his victims. aaron survived but doctors had to amputate his right leg its just more violence followed by more violence. i mean, schaeffer, that night changed our lives forever. >> schaeffer had eight previous drunken driving convictions. officials say he and the suspected killer were among 200 it's mates in a recreation guard reserved for prisoners for serious crimes. robinson said a guard stood watch above the yard. >> yesterday, that yard wasn't able to pick up anything until he saw mr. sosa attack mr. schaeffer from behind. >> reporter: he reportedly fired rubber bullets. schaeffer died at marin general hospital. his abuse -- accused killer was sentence forward murdering a homeless man after steeling his bicycle. schaeffer

. >> reporter: san quentin officials say another inmate came up behind shaffer in the prison reception yard yesterday morning and stabbed him several times. they don't know why. the suspect is another bay area man, frank anthony souza a tattoo artist who has been at the prison since january. sentenced to 60 years to life for killing a homeless man in san jose in 2007. authorities say uza used a homemade metal prison weapon. >> the weapon is identified at a bone crusher. it's a piercing type of weapon that's pretty sophisticated. >> reporter: authorities are now investigating the first inmate killing here at san quentin since 1997. reporting live at san quentin state prison, rita williams, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a fairfield mother was charged today in the deaths of four children in an apartment fire. 24-year-old shatarra williams pled not guilty in a fairfield court today to involuntary manslaughter and child endangerment. her sister leticia james pled not guilty to the same charges earlier this month. women's three children and james' child died when candles sparked a fire in their a

officials say schaefer would only been in san quentin for two weeks if one of those weeks in general population has not reported any problems with other inmates. officials of looking into the motive of the killing and that had anything to do with schaefer is killing of nine year-old melody or the disrespect he showed his victim in this moment. when he made an obscene gesture at his first court appearance. if there also looking into whether so saw had any accomplices in the crime. maureen kelly kron 4 news. >> schieffer also had melanie's mother he lost his leg in the crash is video of aaron and his family after schaefer was convicted of second-degree murder to weeks ago. today we asked aaron to respond to schaefer is murder. >> he was sentenced 24 to life that's what i like to see research. i don't condone the murder but not surprised that there such anger towards him because of what the dead and his attitude about what did it and all the circumstances it doesn't surprise me. say >> and click officials say this is the first homicide they had inside the prison in over 13 years. >> new

. >>> well, still ahead tonight, the man accused of murdering a fellow inmate at san quentin, and the father who says that inmate got the easy way out. also ahead, why police shot this pregnant cow 11 times at the state fair. and the garage sale bargain that is making a fresno man a millionaire many, many times over. and then late other "nightline." >> i'm terry moran. coming up next, a maryland man is charged with murdering a mother and her daughter, and police say there may be many more victims. and then we will tag along with a host of bizarre foods as he eats his way under the

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. >>> well, still ahead tonight, the man accused of murdering a fellow inmate at san quentin, and the father who says that inmate got the easy way out. also ahead, why police shot this pregnant cow 11 times at the state fair. and the garage sale bargain that is making a fresno man a millionaire many, many times over. and then late other "nightline." >> i'm terry moran. coming up next, a maryland man is charged with murdering a mother and her daughter, and police say there may be many more victims. and then we will tag along with a host of bizarre foods as he eats his way under the dark under side of the animal kingdom on [ male announcer ] whoa, the new ultimate turkey & bacon avocado. get ready for the ride of your life. wipeout in waves of tender turkey and crispy bacon. gaze upon the rad rainbow of voluminous veggies and cool, sea-green avocado all on freshly baked bread. are you up for the ultimate? ♪ then you've got to try the totally new subway ultimate turkey & bacon avocado. carve one up today. crank up the flavor at subway. >> closed captioning brought to >> closed captioning

he lost one of his legs. 10 days ago schaefer arrived at san quentin to start serving his sentence of 24 years to life. >>> the man who is said to have killed schaefer is serving 60 years to life for killing a homeless san jose man in august 2007. >>> one of the suspects in the murder of a virginia man who was in town for a job interview at google appeared in court today. althea housley was charged with one count of murder and three counts of robbery. the 33-year-old is one of two suspects in last week's death of jinghong kang in oakland. he had just left the dentist when he was robbed of $17 and shot. police say housley admitted her involvement. george hugguins is the other suspect. the 24-year-old oakland man is set to be in court tomorrow. >>> police are investigating the drowning of a 6-year-old boy in castro valley. officials say the boy was swimming at the castro valley high school swim center yesterday afternoon when a lifeguard spotted him in the pool. it's not known how long he had been under water. the boy was rushed to the hospital but didn't make it. according to the sheri

not realizing there is opportunities out there. >> reporter: chris served time in san quentin. 24 and now has a future thanks to the phoenix project. he was connected with earl, owner of the on location mobile detailing company. chris and matthew are among dozens of young men in the phoenix project of marin. it's been so successful that a preliminary report shows crime statistics decreased 42% here in the first six months after the program started. the sheriff department is hoping that kind of progress will result in crime reduction over the long-term. >> every time i picked up the newspaper, i would read about robberies at the bus stop, robberies in the community, vandalism, gun shots. >> reporter: the founder of the phoenix project had already been working in the community for nearly 30 years with her nonprofit performing stars of marin. it helps young low income children, but she couldn't get any money for programs for teens or young men and crime was escalating. >> what really sparked it was when the sheriff's deputy was sitting in his vehicle and he was shot at and it was

it's a training field for felons. >> you have seen the worse at san quentin. that's true?>> i think that it depends what you do with them while inside. that's why i say you'll find research is clearly identified that when you are exposing them to a cognitive behavioral model that you're going to find that you change the way they think about themselves, their personal and community experiences. i think the judge, judge mathis struck the nail on the head. that is what our society has created is, we've created these environments with our larger cities, and now it's spread to our suburbs where we are raising people up in a dysfunction community. they have no jobs. where are all the liquor stores located in these depressed communities? so, therefore, these people resort back to drugs and alcohol abuse. often you are going to find that most of the people that are in prison are third generation or more in their families of incarceration. their father, grandfathers are in prison. you have to break that cycle for them as society. you can't just say they don't deserve another chance

. >>> there are lots of questions tonight following the killing of a bay area man in san quentin. shaffer was stabbed to death just days after arriving at the prison. he was convicted of murder in which a 9-year-old girl was killed. rita williams has our report. >> reporter: authorities now are investigating the first inmate killing here at san quentin state prison since 1997. it occurred in the prison reception yard yesterday morning. when frank anthony suoza came up to shaffer in the prison reception yard and stabbed the shaffer. >> it's identified as a broken breaking weapon. it's very sophisticated. >> reporter: souza is facing a prison of life for killing a man. authorities say they don't know why there would be bad blood between souza and they say he kill, who had only arrived here at the prison 10 days ago. edward shaffer was a nine time drunk driving offender convicted of second degree murder just starting to serve his sentence of 24 years to life. his blood alcohol level was twice the legal limit when he plowed his motorcycle into a father and daughter. shaffer was going

. >>> there are lots of questions tonight following the killing of a bay area man in san quentin. shaffer was stabbed to death just days after arriving at the prison. he was convicted of murder in which a 9-year-old girl was killed. rita williams has our report. >> reporter: authorities now are investigating the first inmate killing here at san quentin state prison since 1997. it occurred in the prison reception yard yesterday morning. when frank anthony suoza came up to shaffer in the prison reception yard and stabbed the shaffer. >> it's identified as a broken breaking weapon. it's very sophisticated. >> reporter: souza is facing a prison of life for killing a man. authorities say they don't know why there would be bad blood between souza and they say he kill, who had only arrived here at the prison 10 days ago. edward shaffer was a nine time drunk driving offender convicted of second degree murder just starting to serve his sentence of 24 years to life. his blood alcohol level was twice the legal limit when he plowed his motorcycle into a father and daughter. shaffer was going

authorities have now identified the suspect who they say stabbed and killed a convicted drunk driver in san quentin prison. edwin schaffer plowed his motorcycle into two people, a little girl and father. the girl lost her life. schaffer was stabbed by another inmate with a homemade weapon. schaffer's motr is blaming local authorities. she claims police and sherifs deputies often told her son they would make sure he was attacked in prison. >> the city of belmo will consider ba any massage permits for a year. city attorn said that 80% of the massage parlors are suspected of prostitution. 30% graduated from will le jitd ma the schools. >> it's called the biggest military lk in american history. president obama is reacting to the 92,000 pages that was leaked online. >> and can dudley do what hayward couldn. the americanhat is taking the top post at bp as they start the final fix for the massive gu oil leak. >>> president obama says he is concerned about the leak of sensitive documents about the afghistan war but doesn't believe the information will be harml to the overall effort. >> the fact is, these

. >> a man convicted of killing a novato girl has been killed himself at san quentin. >> here it is tuesday, tamalpais looking at cloud cover. we'll have cooler than average temperatures. >> light at the bay bridge toll plaza, no delays, drive through hayward with major traffic change that started this morning. >>> it is 6:00 a.m. on this tuesday morning. i'm eric thomas. >> and i'm kristen sze. top story this morning, there is new deal that could bring back the jobs of 80 police officers recently laid off in oakland but there is a catch, a rather big catch. teresa garcia joins us live from the oakland police department with the latest on late night deal. >>> catch is you've got to have a lot of people approving this in all different facets. city unions who have approved to contribute pensions but police haven't. now, they struck a deal with city council they may decide to pitch in but much rests on the shoulders of oakland residents. here is the plan, to rehire officers, includes a four-year 360 per year parcel tax. they paragraphed it 5-3 to put it on the ballot to fund police and fire se

authorities have now identified the suspect who they say stabbed and killed a convicted drunk driver in san quentin prison. edwin schaffer plowed his motorcycle into two people, a little girl and father. the girl lost her life. schaffer was stabbed by another inmate with a homemade weapon. schaffer's mother is blaming local authorities. she claims police and sheriff's deputies often told her son they would make sure he was attacked in prison. >> the city of belmont will consider ban any massage permits for a year. city attorney said that 80% of the massage parlors are suspected of prostitution. 30% graduated from i will le jitd ma the schools. >> it's called the biggest military leak in american history. president obama is reacting to the 92,000 pages that was leaked online. >> and can dudley do what hayward couldn't. the american that is taking the top post at bp as they start the [ female announcer ] why watch regular tv when you can experience the next generation of television service? at&t u-verse tv. a better tv experience at a really great price. hurry and take advantage of our summer sale. o

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. >> the san quentin does not call it death row of all of this most populous in the country is also onelowest to empty. the longest runs and has been there since 1978. before morse people in the state were even born. pasmost of these are likely to e of natural causes instead of leslie injection. this is where it takes place, it is an empty because of 20 06,-let let lethal injection. and lawyers argue, that californians favor the death penalty, 24 oppose it, and rust are not short. support is strong across-the-board,-63 percent of the liberals even here in california. and capital punishment with degree murder, people are evenly split. 41, chose the death penalty, 42 percent chose this life without parole and others said that it depends on the circumstances. >> this has gone up and down. the highest with 1986. to check out of this will of a tail, in south africa, it reached its feet on this yacht right before it struck. and a split dismathis simple mast into, with thousands and thousands of dollars in damage. nobody was hurt, incredibly! not even at this will. it was seen as warming. >> -

kron 4 has more on the murder in the san quentin or yard. >> to happen here at sam " courtyard on monday morning. prison officials say he was stabbed multiple times and this was his main suspect 31 year-old frank anthony sousa. he has an extensive criminal record and serving a life sentence for first-degree murder you can see the gang tattoo on his forehead that says white power. the city was stabbed in the neck, back in torso with the prison a weapon which one like this when you see here it's of bone crusher in prison slang. schaefer will only been in san queen for two weeks one of those weeks in general population had not reported problems with other inmates. officials looking into the murder and if it had anything to do with schaefer is killing of nine year-old melody or the disrespect he showed his victim in this moment when he made an obscene gesture at his first court appearance. they're also looking at what they're not so sad any accomplices in the crime. >> a live look from our mount tam cam were seeing fog along the coast up to the north platte, down to the south we see clearing

convicted drunk driver sentenced to prison is in critical condition tonight after ak tacked for san quentin prison. edward schaeffer plowed his motorcycle into a 9-year-old and her father. she was killed and her father lost his right leg. this morning, another inmate stabbed or slashed him using a bone crusher. >> a piece of metal fashioned out of a bunk, whatever the case may be and fashioned to look like a knife. this can pierce through a person. >> prison officials are not releasing he names but say there is local notoriety. >> the owner of several pit bulls that mauled a boy to death last week appeared in court today and did not enter a plea. he did make a statement objecting to the charge against him in the death of his step grandson. >> i didn't expect him to go in the garage. if i did, i wasn't not have been -- to be able to prevent. i watched him every day. i change his diapers, feed him. >> three of his five pit bulls attacked the toddler after he wandered into the family garage. besides child endangerment, the 52-year-old is charged with possession of a vicious animal that caused

here at san quentin officials are investigating the stabbing death of an inmate that happen monday inon yard. the victim was average day for he was serving a 24 year life sentence for killing nine year- old melanie while driving drunk last year appeared officials say schaefer was stabbed multiple times and this is their main suspect. 31 year-old frank anthony sousa was r.d. serving a life sentence for murder. prison officials are still investigating the motive for the killing and then the other inmates were involved. kron 4 news. here in the bay area the sun is finally out but it doesn't mean it's warm in fact it continues to be cold. how cool off or heading towards our seventh month in a row where the average high temperature is below normal. neurologists say the cooling trend will continue at least for another two weeks. in san francisco kron 4 news. karen said a clear forty-niners president will be giving this speech to the franchise had to pay for the $937 million stadium they want to build here. fresh off his victory in the june ballot to allow the city to clear the way for the 4

he arrived at san quentin in january to begin serving a life sentence. >>> oakland is now set to become the first city in the country to allow medical marijuana factory farms. late this morning, oakland city council approved the plan including setting environmental and safety standards. the council approved a total of four permits to megamarijuana farm. they will apply a growing medical marijuana industry. supporters say it will make millions of dollars in tax revenue and create jobs. but opponents like small growers fear the big farm also force them out of business. >>> if people in oakland want to rebuild their police force and stop the future layoffs they have the tools. come november, there will be two ballot measures but they are not cheap and the money comes right from the voters' pockets. we're live with cheryl at the city hall. >> reporter: tom, when you say "compromise" it sounds good but right now it's too early to celebrate. a news conference held here at city hall this afternoon with the mayor don dellums and the city council voted 5-3 to place a partial tax on the november

to the people of your community, but that is one of the few in the country, the one you have at san quentin. so all they could get is a ged in general. they come out with no date money, no clothes. none of them have jobs when they get out. and they come home to what? when they have been locked up 5, 10, 20 years, they go home, and their families do not even want them home. >> what impact does somebody's criminal history have on this transition from the system into the community? >> in seven states, you can never vote again. most states, you cannot vote while you are on paper. because of the criminal background record checks that are now ubiquitous, incredibly, a, you have a hard time ending an apartment, getting a car loan, getting any kind of job. i'm a convicted felon, and it would not hire me and walmart. i could not work the cash register at burger king. most occupations and recessions are close to you because you are a convicted felon -- occupations and jobs. when you see homeless people outside, most of them have felony convictions, mostly bullshit felonies, the little felonies. that

it's reported that edward shaffer was found dead in san quentin state prison last night. however, the details of how they died, they are not clear. shaffer was convict of second- degree murder after he crashed his motorcycle into melanie osheroff and killing her. >>> this morning, police officers tell ktvu patrols are needed on the streets of oakland right now. tara moriarty has more. >> reporter: there are a number of neighborhoods that stretch from east to west oakland in an area that's known as area 2. officers we spoke to say that the number of violent home- invasion robberies have spiked there. police say they are stepping up patrols. many people that criminals are getting more brazen now that the police force down 80 officers due to recent layoffs. but last night a breakthrough came when the city voted to put a four-year parcel tax on the november ballot. it would more than cover the projected shortfall predicted next year. this is a condition that the police union demanded before it would agree to have officers fork over 9% of their salaries toward their pension. b

he had been relaced from san quentin a day earlier. >>> investigators say that the death of a man was heat related. the 54-year-old was taken to card medical center when he died. temperatures reached a high of 99 degrees on wednesday. officials say that karillo was tossing heavy boxesof grapes on the truck when he died. he is one of 44 deaths investigated across the state, heat-related deaths. >>> park rangers spotted a poddy in the surf at around it:00 2 this afternoon. the man is believed to be 62- year-old jack taylor of river bank which is in stanislaus county. a third man was identified, 65- year-old michael opportunity also -- michael fuentes of river bank. >>> the ongoing labor dispute between a c transit and its labors may be heading to arbitration. the union made the request after the a c transit board impose add new contract last month aimed at cutting almost $16 million. the arbitrators might be selected as early as next week. a c transit said it has not yet decided whether to appeal today's ruling >>> a ruling over the battle of paying state workers minimum wage. where the

. >> a convicted drunk driver has been killed in an attack at san quentin prison. he ran his motorcycle into nine into car. the little girl was killed and the father lost his right leg. he was slashed by an inmate using a homemade weapon. they are not releasing the other inmate's name but he has local notoriety. >> a second mother faces charges in a fire that killed four children. she is being held on four counts of manslaughter and four counts of child endangerment. police say combined four children will h been left alone inside the apartment about 30 minutes before the fire broke out on april 28. the fire was started accidentally by candle that were burning after pg&e cut power over an unpaid bill. >> school officials did not know what improvement projects were needed to place a $438 million on the ballot. they are refusing to disclose the results of a voter survey that led them to decide to put measure "c" on the ballot. one trustee says he didn't know and alternate option could reduce the costs by one billion dollars over the term. other officials say they were

. >> thomas had been paroled from san quentin before the attack. >> they were required by rules to take him to langs on monday morning and hand deliver him to the parole agent. >> instead, guards dropped him off at the bus stop. a violation of policy. this family is suing for compensation. now, a judge threw out lawsuit and they're appealing that ruling. their turn believes they have a stronger case now that kidnap victim jaycee dugard received $20 million last week because of mist yaikz made by the corrections department. thomas will be formally sentenced next month. >> tesla motor as announced plans to develop an electric version of the rav 4. tels has delivered a prototype for testing and hope to begin selling knit two years. tela hopes to drive down the costs of electric vehicles so main stream pier as ford one. >> hewlett-packard confirms it will abandon the compus in cupertino ask ship people to malpalo alto. hp calls it an efficiency move. some campuses only about 65% occupied. the company did not say whether jobs will be lost. officials say it will hurt their tax base. >> now, t

he had been relaced from san quentin a day earlier. >>> investigators say that the death of a man was heat related. the 54-year-old was taken to card medical center when he died. temperatures reached a high of 99 degrees on wednesday. officials say that karillo was tossing heavy boxesof grapes on the truck when he died. he is one of 44 deaths investigated across the state, heat-related deaths. >>> park rangers spotted a poddy in the surf at around it:00 2 this afternoon. the man is believed to be 62- year-old jack taylor of river bank which is in stanislaus county. a third man was identified, 65- year-old michael opportunity also -- michael fuentes of river bank. >>> the ongoing labor dispute between a c transit and its labors may be heading to arbitration. the union made the request after the a c transit board impose add new contract last month aimed at cutting almost $16 million. the arbitrators might be selected as early as next week. a c transit said it has not yet decided whether to appeal today's ruling >>> a ruling over the battle of paying state workers minimum wage. where the

. >>> one convicted killer is accused of killing another at san quentin. edward schaefer was stabbed to death in a prison yard monday morning. the suspect, 31-year-old frank souza, who is serving a life term for killing a homeless man in san jose. schaefer was doing 24 to life for the drunk driving motorcycle crash that killed a novato girl last year. the girl's father feels justice has been cheated. >> getting stabbed to death must have been horrible. but now he's dead. and he is not sitting in a cell, you know, sitting in prison for the next 24 years to life. so maybe he was getting off easy. >> schaefer was killed by a knife known as a bone crusher, made of metal from a prison bunk bed. >>> the tower span of the east bay bridge is on track. anne makovec explains. >> reporter: it's a historic moment. the view is about to change behind me. i'm in front of the bay bridge, that's yerba buena island over there oakland on the other side. there's been a crane, floating crane, over there working until february doing pre-assembly work ready to lift the first piec

one convicted killer is accused of killing another at san quentin. ward schaefer was stabbed to death in a prison yard monday morning. the suspect is 31-year-old frank souza who is serving a life term for killing a homeless man in san jose. schaefer was doing 24 to life for the drunk driving motorcycle crash that killed a novato girl last year. it was his ninth drunken driving conviction. the girl's father though feels justice has been cheated. >> getting stabbed to death must have been horrible but now he is dead and he is not sitting in a cell in prison for the next 24 years to life. so maybe he was getting off easy. >> schaefer was killed a few days after he arrived at san quenten apparently with knife from a prison bunk bed metal. there is no motive at this time. >>> voters in antioch will decide whether to raise the sales tax by a half cent voting to put the measure on the november ballot in hopes of easing their budget woes. a packed house at city hall many objecting to the idea but city leaders say that if the measure doesn't pass, deeper budge

>>> a drunk driver who killed a 9-year-old novato girl with his motorcycle has been murdered at san quentina prison spokesman says that another inmate stabbed edward schaefer in the chest and neck yesterday morning. souza apparently called what -- use what inmates calling a bone crusher. it's a knife made from the metal in prison bunk beds. schaefer killed the young girl when he ran a stop sign in may have 2009. frank souza was serving a sentence of 60 years to life for strangling, beating and killing a homeless san jose man in august of 2007. >>> police are investigating the drowning of a 6-year-old boy in castro valley. officers say the boy was swimming at the castro valley high school swim center yesterday afternoon when a lifeguard spotted him in the pool. it's not known how long he had been under water. the boy was rushed to the hospital but didn't make it. according to the sheriff's deputies, there were 44 people at the pool, three lifeguards on duty, at the time they found that boy. >>> today a pregnant cow ran amok at the state fair and had to be shot and killed. the cow was being u

killing a nine year-old novato girl striking her and her family on his motorcycle he has died in san quentinison. edward schaefer was found dead last night no other details on his death has been released at this point the 44 year-old shaver was sentenced to 24 years to life in prison for murdering for the death of melanie and the injury of her father the two were crossing the street when schaefer hit them with his motorcycle he was a repeat dui offender. he slammed into them he was going 65 mi. an hour and driving drunk. >> another day of cool temperatures well below average for this time of year a look at the bay bridge toll plaza plenty of fog and low clouds contributing to those temperatures staying cool this afternoon currently 56 in albany your high today 61 seeing a lot of fog there right now you can see that on fog trucker throughout the bay area as we move into 9:00 or mixing out of bed but really sitting in the north bay pushing for the golden gate particularly over the bay and the coastline you will continue to sit there as we make our way into the 11:00 hour so temperatures along