san quentin state prison. our cameras spent months documenting life on the inside where gangs, drugs, and sheer boredom make up a violent mix. this is "lock up: san quentin-extended stay." >> they treat us like animals in here. >> don't let me catch you up in here. this ain't no regular penitentiary. it's the hole, man. >> basically, it's the same thing every day, you know? you sit in your cell. sleep in your cell. >> strip out right now. >> get down! >> yeah. >> as long as i keep busy, then i'll be all right. but the second i'm at a standstill, i don't know what to do and i'm looking for something to do, i'm going to get myself in a wreck. i'm going to get in trouble. >> pacing back and forth, two or three hours at a time. everyone here is like animals. back and forth, back and forth, back and forth. nothing happens. so it's like one day goes into another. and the next thing you know, weeks go by, months go by, years go by. >> a new day begins at san quentin. >> good morning, gentlemen. >> how are you doing?

this is "lockup san quentin: extended stay." >> san quentin is home to more than 3,000 inmates ranging from the most violent offenders in california. >> i'll rob you in a minute. don't get me wrong. >> i pulled a gun on this man and shot him six times in his chest. >> to the all too common parole violators flooding the system. >> i do drugs. that's my violation. >> the overpopulated san quentin serves as the reception center for 17 counties in california. >> there's 384 inmates in this gym. right now i have six staff members. >> it's forced to house a dangerous mix of high and low-risk inmates. >> you got the drugs, you got the inmates to manufacture alcohol, you got the gangs, the weapons. so it can be real dangerous at times. ♪ >> i've been a pretty successful robber. >> level 4 inmates, the worst in california, are housed at san quentin while awaiting permanent transfer to other facilities. >> i used to rob stores, you know, and that in itself is a rush that you can't explain. it's like whoa, i can -- i own the world. i can do whatever i want. i can -- better than any ceo in the wor

this is "lockup san quentin: extended stay."

this is "lockup san quentin: extended stay." >> san quentin is home to more than 5,000 inmates ranging from the most violent offenders in california. >> i'll rob you in a minute. don't get me wrong. >> i pulled a gun on this man and shot him six times in his chest. >> to the all too common parole violators flooding the system. >> i do drugs. that's my violation. >> the overpopulated san quentin serves as the reception center for 17 counties in california. >> there's 384 inmates in this gym. right now i have six staff members. >> it's forced to house a dangerous mix of high and low-risk inmates. >> you got the drugs, you got the inmates to manufacture alcohol, you got the gangs, the weapons. so it can be real dangerous at times. ♪ >> i've been a pretty successful robber. >> level 4 inmates, the worst in california, are housed at san quentin while awaiting permanent transfer to other facilities. >> i used to rob stores, you know, and that in itself is a rush that you can't explain. it's like whoa, i can -- i own the world. i can do whatever i want. i can -- better than any ceo in the wor

this is san quentin state prison. home to some of the most hardened criminals. the place where corrections officer set herself free. >> i came out to my family 5 years ago. i only came out here three years ago. >> reporter: we spent time with mandy who used to be called michael. she is the first openly transgender guard at san quentin. the prison opened in 1852. it is known as the "q." one of the toughest places imaginable. the long standing rule here, don't stand out. a tall order for a 6-foot tall transgender female female corrections officer. >> putting yourself out there. most people hide their trueselves. >> reporter: mandy spent years hiding. working male jobs. before becoming a corrections officer she was a damage control officer in the u.s. navy. one of the burliest jobs on the boat. she played the part by mimicking other man. >> learn how to puff up like they did. i had to teach myself how to be a guy. they bought it. >> reporter: transitioning hasn't always been easy. she almost quit san quentin before coming out. a super visor convinced her to stay. s

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this is "lockup: san quentin, extended stay." san quentin state prison served as the reception center for 17 counties in the state of california. each week, the prison releases 150 prisoners. and welcomes 350 new inmates. san quentin was built to hold about 3,000 people. it currently houses more than 5,000. >> unfortunate for some of them, they think this is a step up. in the circles they travel in, unfortunately, it is. you know, i made it. i'm in state prison now. >> with repeat offenders clogging up the works, the officers struggle to keep the inmates under control. >> control, be advised we have an alarm in south block. >> i can only speculate and the only thing i can think of is we have a missing inmate. that's probably the number one thing. >> step on the tiers and conduct a count, submit it to patrol immediately. >> 5-west-45, hernandez. i don't know where he is. >> his name is skanvinsky hymes. my prison number is e-04448. i've had this prison number since i was 18 years old. i just turned 37 on february 15th. i'll be dis

i worked at san quentin at a period in my early years, and san quentin was a source of pride. people loved working here. they were proud to work here. but over a period of the last few years, san quentin had developed a very unsavory reputation in the department. we need to focus on behavior. quit wasting your time trying to validate somebody as a this or a that and focus on what they're doing. if there's something that i can do that can help the people regain the sense of self-esteem that i had in my younger days, i would really want to do that. we all know what gang behavior is. they don't have a right to do that. and you have every -- you have a responsibility, not a right, a responsibility to challenge him and say, you're not doing that. not here. not on my watch. not in my unit. not on my yard. okay. thank you. >> thank you. >> we have to keep in mind, this is a small city. the inmates are the population of the small city, and correctional officers are the police force for that small city. >> a specialized group of officers is responsible for monitoring gang activity. thi

she's the first openly transgender guard in san quentin.known as the cue one of the toughest places imaginable. >> the inmates in orange that come from county. >> reporter: the number one rule, don't stand out. a hard job for this 5'9". mandy spent years hiding working mostly male jobs. he was commander in the navy. he played the part by mimicking other men. >> i had to teach myself how to be a guy. i had a male body so they bought it right. it's pretty easy. >> reporter: but transitioning hasn 't always been easy. officer howard almost quit san quentin before coming out. an administrator convinced her to stay. >> they understand what it's like to be looked out and judged. >> reporter: turning the tide takes time. one step at a time. mandy is leaving footprints for others to follow. >> i started at san quentin state prison in december 2007. back then i went by michael. >> reporter: in an online diary. >> that's a picture i took on my first day to work as a woman. >> reporter: she chronicled when michael went to work at the cue for the first

san quentin is filling up. another housing unit will be converted to hold condemned inmates by this june. the last time california executed a prisoner was nine years ago. according to a death penalty information center report, california has spent more than $4 billion on the death penalty since 1978. $1billion of that was for incarceration. nearly 2 billion is on pretrial and trial costs. and another $1.7 billion on appeals. last july a federal judge ruled that california's death penalty procedure is systematically flawed and therefor unconstitutional. at that time, ken pritchett explained how some say the ruling could lay the ground work for the end of the death penalty in california. >> reporter: for the condemned at san quentin this ruling could mean an end to their stay on death row. an idea that outrages some. >> that infuriates me. >> reporter: mark class has waited more than 40 years for the execution of the man who murdered his daughter poly. a ruling that means more of a delay. >> it's another slap to

at california's san quentin state prison. a quiet place where inmates are much more concerned with filing appeals than causing trouble. that's not the case here. [ alarm sounding ] >> me, myself, i consider every inmate in here a potential threat. >> our producer met two officers assigned to keep watch in the adjustment center, where san quentin's most violent death row inmates are housed. the daily grind here is bleak for both inmates and staff. >> mentality of most inmates in this unit is, i'm on death row, there's nothing you can do to me. if i assault you today, there's nothing you can do to me tomorrow. you can only kill me once. >> assaults are so common here, any contact with inmates even serving meals requires officers to suit up in full riot gear. >> but that doesn't stop them from gassing. which is where they throw a variety of substances, can be anything, urine, feces. >> any time you open the food port, there's an opening for that inmate to assault you. >> death row at san quentin is a really scary place and the a

and she proudly works her beat at san quentin. as a full- fledged woman. >> pam: still ahead: >> pam: frightening moments at an east bay middle school, where a student was stabbed in p-e class. >> pam: what it's like to ride the world's fastest and tallest rollercoaster -- which is now open for business. and a special duet for singer dolly parton. >> reporter: as we head into saturday the cool air will spill into the coastline and most other eastbound. mostly clear skies across the state of california accurate you concede the don't pressure going up at around and extending into the central united states. >> reporter: it will become breezy and the afternoon hours. as we start the weekend. it will be slight temperatures. you can see low-level moisture increasing the time frame creek it will get stuck under the hunter character it tomorrow it will be fairly cooler especially along the coast. taking a look at the temperatures across the north bay most of us will be in the tiff east hit 53 degrees in fremont and 514 livermore. a breezy

. >> at california's san quentin state prison, we saw how sophisticated some inmate weaponry can be.homemade pistol is known as a zip gun. >> this portion is filled with ground up matchheads. the two holes here, inmates insert a wick. the inmate takes a plunger, pokes shrapnel in the open end, pieces of metal, ground up zippers. when the target walks by the cell, be it an officer or an inmate, the inmate lights this, it goes down, strikes the match heads, basically acts like a firecracker and shoots the shrapnel out. >> the majority of inmate manufactured weapons or shanks are designed for slashing or stabbing. the ease with which lethal weapons are made is shocking. this san quentin inmate who goes by the name speedy agreed to show correctional staff and "lockup" cameras just how simple it can be. he starts by using a roll of toilet paper as a crude forge to melt plastic coffee cup lids. >> i'm making a weapon right now. melting this plastic down into a shape. what i'm doing is trying to get a wad of it to where i can -- i have something to work with. you know what i mean? what i'm

this week's a soccer fans perry it >> pam moore: ahead tonight eight scott peterson is still in san quentin. no " notorious for killing his wife and unborn child but she met a surprise that his call the accommodations. one of cable's most popular series debuts its new season tonight in san francisco stars and all and we are there. and late breaking information on what appears to be a string of attempted child kidnappings near schools and east bay. female narrator: for over 60,000 california foster children a pair of shoes is a small but important gift. my shoes have a hole in them. i can barely fit in these anymore. i hope no one would notice. they hurt my feet. i never had new shoes before. to help, sleep train is collecting new shoes of all sizes. bring your gift to any sleep train, and they'll be given to a local foster child in need. not everyone can be a foster parent... but anyone can help a foster child. >> pam moore: police say an attempted child kidnappers off the street tonight arrested hours after he tried to snatch a teenage girl off the street. and now it turns out that was not

and the staff here call me bird man of san quentin. first day i got here at san quentin, the birds seemed to have flocked to me for some reason. and i don't know, they probably think i'm the bird man of alcatraz. maybe they're mistaken because he had a shaved head, too. >> miller was serving an eight-year sentence for burglary when he proudly showed us his cell. a virtual shrine to his winged friends. >> ever since i've been here the birds just come up to me like they know me. you know, i got them landing on my shoulders and my hands. you know, different kinds of birds, not just pigeons. but i got the, you know, the different kinds of black birds like finch and the redwing. landing on me. i think the birds is a good way of releasing a lot of tension and anger. before i got arrested my girlfriend used to chase the birds away. she didn't want me around them. and so, when i'm in here i have a chance to mingle with the birds. and basically that's about the only friend i got is the birds. you know, i can't trust anybody else. mouths are wat

evidence that led to his conviction and review his death sentence and expose his privileged life in san quentin prison. here at the haul of justice in san matteo county, california, scott peterson was sentenced to die by lethal injection after being convicted for the murders of his wife lacy and unborn child conner. now he joins 725 other condemned inmates comforted by the fact that california has not executed anyone since 2006. still, his lawyers are using the time to appeal his death sentence saying that scott could not have killed conner because the child had not been born. tonight we'll test the constitutionality of that controversial claim and probe whether the jury did the right thing when they sentenced to death the young fertilizer salesman whose alibi stunk worse than the product he sold. >> lacy meant the world to me. she was my only daughter and my best friend. >> christmas eve 2002, 27-year-old lacy is missing from her suburban home in modesto. where is her husband? looking for big fish in a small boat or so he tells the lead detective. >> scott said he was fishing but didn't know w

. >>> coming up here, running out of room on death row at san quentin. governor jerry brown's plan to find more space. . >> julie haener is here now for what we are working on for 6:00 p.m. >> coming up, we will have more on the new developments out of los angeles where a cal student has been found dead about a mile from where he was last seen. also new developments involving the family of a man killed by san francisco police files a claim in court. how their account of what happens differs from the officers and the big test before the big game. how levi stadium handled the crowds at wrestle mania. what went well and what needs to improve before next year's super bowl. these stories and much more coming up new at 6:00 p.m. >>> a water main break shut down a road and made it difficult for parents to drop their kids off at school. it was reported at 6:30 a.m. this morning near washington high school. the school told parents they wouldn't be able to drop kids off but school is in session. crews have been working on repairs all day. >>> death row at san quen

evidence that led to his conviction and review his death sentence and expose his privileged life in san quentin prison. here at the haul of justice in san matteo county california, scott peterson was sentenced to die by lethal injection after being convicted for the murders of his wife lacy and unborn child conner. now he joins 725 other condemned inmates comforted by the fact that california has not executed anyone since 2006. still, his lawyers are using the time to appeal his death sentence saying that scott could not have killed conner because the child had not been born. tonight we'll test the constitutionality of that controversial claim and probe whether the jury did the right thing when they sentenced to death the young fertilizer salesman whose alibi stunk worse than the product he sold. >> lacy meant the world to me. she was my only daughter and my best friend. >> christmas eve 2002, 27-year-old lacy is missing from her suburban home in modesto. where is her husband? looking for big fish in a small boat or so he tells the lead detective. >> scott said he was fishing but didn't know wh

. >> this is california's san quentin state prison, one of the first prisons ever profiled on "lockup." >> for a photographer, san quentin was a really interesting place to shoot because it's the old-style tiers and the big exercise yard and there's a lot of corners and shadows and things to attract your lens. so it was just as a photographer, it was really an interesting place to shoot. it can be a very dangerous place because it's got incredibly dangerous or infamous history as a dangerous place. >> on our first day of shooting here, we got a stark introduction to the constant security threats posed by gang warfare. >> we're basically getting ready to feed the level four, which are the maximum security inmates. tonight we're expecting some type of problems possibly. so we have extra coverage tonight to provide security. >> let's go. >> the correctional staff received a tip that a gang-related attack might occur at dinner. >> hispanic inmates, the gang members specifically, are doing what is called cleaning house. anyone that does not want to participate in their gang activity, if th

a new effort for reform and why many say it will backfire exhibition plus at san quentin prison, they are teaching computer program to go prisoners. some of the best teachers are giving coding classes to criminals. >>> and we will head to south by southwest. festival of music, movies and technology like nothing else exhibition we start with a look at today's eye opener. your world is 90 seconds. >> just absolutely decimated. >> a monster storm rips through the south pacific. >> cyclone pam slammed the island. >> the storm hit 168-mile-per-hour winds, equivalent to a category 5 hurricane exhibition the manhunt goes on for whoever shot two weeks in ferguson missouri during a protest. >> i cannot tell you at this point that an arrest is imminent. certainly nobody is incu y.stod >>> new video from a man who helped rescue baby riverer aft she and her mother crashed into a river. >> he wishes he could go out for pizza. >> doesne 't hknow he can get it delivered. >> for mom and dad you have to wireey mon to power toe vallarta. >>> a suspect on a motorcycle tries to outrun police. >> did heve

x simon was found last night in a san quentin prison cell. kron 4 as phillippe djegal is live in san francisco with more on the >> reporter: up until his last breath former's san francisco mayor said the j.c. exciseman if refused to admit that he was all part of those pre killings back in the 1970's. this is where it happened he was leaving a meeting on it was constant street in 1973 when the gunmen believed to be simon walked up to on the sidewalk and fired two gunshots into his chest. artsurvives but later that night simon allegedly killed another person. one of the 14 people that were killed in there's killing spree. agnos said that was a terrifying time without and born to that he would have never jump in politics. but >>: at whole incident changed my life around december of 1973 i was getting ready to return to tune up university of california berkeley to get my doctor's degree in social welfare. and my plan was to become a college professor. but it took about a year for me to recover from those bullet loans and i went on to have a polit

the 69-year-old died in his jail cell in san quentin. he terrorized san francisco 40 years ago along with three other mass murders. >> clearly, the way he died was far more peaceful than the way his victims died. >> reporter: december 1973. future san francisco mayor art agnos becomes the sixth victim of the zebra killer. >> they shot me twice in the chest. >> reporter: the racially motivated murders started a month earlier. >> white people shot down by a black gunman. >> reporter: a young couple kidnapped in telegraph hill. >> they decapitated her. >> reporter: the husband survivors but more than a dozen people butchered and shot. the three surviving zebra killers remain in prison. >> i don't have any forgiveness for them. because they never acknowledged anything on their part. >> simon's death is under investigation. the cause has not been released. >>> first the measles outbreak. and then, another disease is spreading and this bay area hotel is at the center of it all. >> and pit bulls surrounding a police officer tonight. the rampage

san quentin state prison. cameras spent months documenting life on the inside where gangs, drugs, and sheer boredom make up a violent mix. this is "lock up: san quentin: extended stay."

late last night, 69-year-old san quentin prison inmate j- c-- x simon was found unresponsive in his cell kron four's philippe djegal joins us live in the newsroom. with reaction from one of the simon's victims. philipppe. >> phillipe: pam. former san francisco mayor art agnos says this is the man who shot him twice in the chest some four decades ago. and, he's not sad to see him go. >> "that whole incident changed my life." >> phillipe: art agnos still lives just three blocks awar from this end of wisconsin street on potrero hill. its where he was shot twice in the chest back on december 13th, 1973. and, he says the gunman was jcx simon. agnos was social worker at the time, leaving a meeting in this building, when a couple of women stopped to ask him a few questions. >> "and, so, i stopped to answer the question right by this tree. the same tree is still here and uh, as i was responding to the question, this man came up right here where my hand is and fired point black into my chest, right here." >> phillipe: agnos survived and about 15 years after -- ran for mayor and won. he was one of

. >> eventually transferred to san quentin state prison, the man who is arguably california's most violent inmate completed his sentence and was released in 2007. >> you have people locked up in this, this type of environment and then you release them to the street. what do you expect? >> back up, mother -- ha ha ha! >>> next on "lockup: raw." >> they'll come across their enemy, slice them across the neck. >> the ingenious weapons inmates use to attack. and the lengths officers will go to in combating them. if a denture were to be put under a microscope, we can see all the bacteria that still exists. polident's unique micro clean formula works in just 3 minutes, killing 99.99% of odor causing bacteria. for a cleaner, fresher, brighter denture every day. boy: once upon a time, there was a nice house that lived with a family. one day, it started to rain and rain. water got inside and ruined everybody's everythings. the house thought she let the family down. but the family just didn't think a flood could ever happen. the reality is, floods do happen. protect what matters. get flood insurance.

san quentin's death row can only accommodate 715. >>> what e-mail account do you use? a new survey by the associated press shows many of the top elected officials in california use their personal e-mail for business. governor brown has admitted to doing so as well as lieutenant governor gavin newsom. california has no blanket policy banning personal e-mail for government activities but it is frowned upon. the ap results come as former secretary of state hillary clinton continues to come under fire for using her own e-mail while she was in office. >>> banned from show business. that's what san francisco wants to do with some animals. dogs and cats are okay. elephant tigers and bears are out. as in out of live shows. supervisor katie tang announce shedd is proposes a ban on shows involving those, including marine animals. performing animals are often treated cruelly in training. domestic dogs cats and horses can be used for entertainment. >>> let's bring in our chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. i'm prepping. i believe it's going to get a little windy here. so i'm preppin

. >> this is an important moment for hundreds of farm works in san quentin valley. these farm workers are paid $8 to $10 a day. and live in cramp conditions. what they are demanding is $20 a day and better working conditions and they say they can't afford to wait any longer. >> they're the same thing that thousands of us have been asking for for years. but no one has wanted to find an answer. no one is worried about us. now we're tired of going hungry low wages. that's why we decided to rise up up. >> tons of produce grown here are sold to the u.s. but they say they do not eastern enough for the fruits and vegetables that they're selling. but is in the interest of both sides to come to an agreement because the harvest here is currently going to be a loss, and there is no way of knowing which direction this protest will take if there is no resolved. >> a move that will create the fifth biggest food and beverage company. heinze owned by warren buffet will be buying kraft. for more www.aljazeera.com. you can catch up but watching us live by clicking on the "watch live"

he has an exclusive life inside san quentin. >> there are two kinds of murderers those who understanddone and deeply regret it and others that are in denial or hated the person they killed so badly they are unredeemed in many ways. where does scott peterson fall? >> 57,000 people in the united states are released from state and federal prisons on murder convictions after they have taken responsibility, after they have shown remorse. after they have done the work to rehabilitate and become people that can come back to american society. scott peterson is not someone who has shown remorse who has taken responsibility. >> no remorse and no responsibility. >> apparently. >> in thinking about takeaways from the notorious scott peterson lawyer several come to mind. if i was first don't kill your spouse no matter how thoughtful you are if you did it 99 times out of 100 you are going to get caught. if you have a beef with your husband or wife that's what divorce is for. in terms of california's death penalty statute it is a big fraud. whatever the voters of the golden state think they are doin

. >>> plus at san quentin prison they're teaching computer programming to prisoners. some of the world's best teachers are giving coding classes to criminals. >>> and we'll head down to the south by southwest. it's the site of music like nothing else. >>> but we begin this morning with today's "eye opener" in 90 seconds. >> some areas have been absolutely decimated. >> a monster storm rips through the south pacific. >> widespread destruction after cyclone pam slammed the island nation saturday. >> dozens may have been killed. >> the storm hit with 168-mile-per-hour wind, equivalent to a category 5 hurricane. >> the manhunt goes on this weekend for whoever shot two cop this week in ferguson missouri, during a protest. >> i cannot tell you at this point there's an arrest that's imminent. certainly nobody is in custody. >> the body cam of a police officer after a rescue of baby. she was in her car seat after her mother and her crashed into the river. >> he wishes he could just go out for pizza. >> doesn't he know he can get it delivered? >> this is the final weekend of w

inmate simon was in a single sell at san quentin prison. he was 69 years old. cause of death is unknown. he and another man were accused of a string of killings in san francisco in 1973 and 1974. most victims were shot and killed h at close range while walking in various parts of the city. when the detectives were first assigned to the z police radio ban, the investigation became known as the zebra murders. >> governor brown made a trip to the nation's capitol. he discussed climate change and the state's drought behind closed doors at the wlouswhite house. of that, immigration took center stage. >> standing with the president, standing for the millions of people, at least a million ofwhom are in california. >> 14 other states signed on with the president's legal defense yesterday saying keeping the plan would bring tax money and stronger family units. if you remember a federal judge in texas held the program while a you a suit aimed at stopping it moves forward. >> tension in ferguson missouri continues. still looking for the gunman who shot two police officers.

the northern hispanics is our main gang here at san quentin. and it's because they're better organized. the white guys are over here on the parallel bars and on the picnic table. over in the corner you see where the asians are sitting. you can't just walk and sit on a table. i had to explain that. i almost got into a confrontation with that two or three times because, you know, i saw a table and i sat down, you know, it's not like that. you got to ask for permission to sit down there. >> even such a minor misstep can be taken as a sign of disrespect, and that can lead to widespread violence. though correctional staff is constantly on the lookout for weapons, it's well known that many on this yard are armed for battle. and none more so than the northern hispanics. >> they have a minister of defense. and his thing is he's to have ten weapons ready at any time down here on this yard. their weapons are all hid over there. and in the morning we'll come over and we'll search that area and try to find their weapons. but they're getting better and bett

he remains behind bars in san quentin. his appeal process is underway. >>> a local world war ii veteran is on his way to attend the 70th anniversary commember rigs of the battle of eweee -- iwo jima. marines lined up for marin private dewey dobson and his wife sheila. dobson was 18 years old back in 1945 when the u.s. landed and essentially captured the island from the japanese. he was wounded in the first wave of the invasion. >> after i was wounded, i jumped under a big shell hole. mortars kept coming. i was praying they wouldn't come in the hole with me because i had explosives with me. >> a huge sendoff including uso volunteers are seeing private dobson off this morning. the commemoration takes place in japan on saturday. >>> and now we've seen some cloudy skies in the north bay. some rain, too. now we see what rosemary has to say. >> we're partly sunny. we're wild. we do have the possibility of a few scattered showers falling over the north bay throughout the afternoon. in fact, it could get down all the way to about

. >>> new at 5:00, one of the notorious zebra killers has died at san quentin. he was found dead in his prison 69 serving a life sentence for the crimes. simon and three other men murdered 14 people and assaulted 8 others in san francisco during 1973 and 74. most of the victims were white. one of them was the future mayor, art agnos! he was shot after going to a community meeting on potrero hill. he told kpix 5's linda yee last november that because of the nature of the case, for many it has faded from memory. >> this was such a racially tinged sensitive issue, a radical sect of the black muslims killing white people, it's something that this country is not comfor >> the other three zebra killers remain in prison tonight. simon's death is under investigation. the cause has not been released. >>> a man is facing charges tonight for the killing of an oakland mother. chyemil pierce was shot in the head as she tried to get her children inside her home. pierce had nothing do with the gun battle being waged in the street. kpix 5's da lin tells us pierce left behind not

one of the convicted zebra killers was found dead in his san quentin prison cell. the cause of death was not known. he was 69. simon and three other men were found guilty in a string of killings that terrified san francisco. most victims were found while walking. they noticed zebra killings were assigned to the police radio ban. >> governor brown blasting republicans during a white house visit. the governor was in washington, d.c. to discuss health care climate change and drought. the governor railed against republicans and supported president obama's immigration plan. >> it's all good and human rights. it's decent and christian and i think some of these republican governors should be a shamed of themselves. >> california along with 14 others signed on with the president's legal defense saying keeping the plan would bring tax money and stronger family units. this stems from a federal judge in texas that halted the program aims to move forward. >> neighbors in san francisco complained that people are using city streets as their own public bathrooms now that they are

ted rollins spoke to peterson at san quentin. >> >> reporter: peterson spoke to us for 30 minutes, restricting visit to one room, declining to respond to our questions. he did provide specific answers to a number of things that have created suspicion about his possible involvement in lacey's disappearance. including a report that he was seen loading a large object in his truck the day lacey was reported missing. >> relatively heavy big umbrellas. it started to rain and i took them to storage. >> reporter: he addressed a report that investigators found bags of cement at his home and his neighbor warehouse. >> home and work, you mean, we can walk out and i'm stepping past the rules of not talking about the investigation here. i can take you out and show you all of the brick work in the backyard. that's real common thing around here. >> peterson also said that blood reportedly found by investigators in his truck should be expected. i'm sure there is my blood everywhere in that truck. i work on a farm with machineries. everyone i have done things with, looked at the scars on my hand. as trade men,

san quentin can only hold 7 15. rest are scattered around the state. >>> flag outside san jose police headquarters flaw at half staff today in honor of officer mackal january sthat. just under the influencing memorial is growing now with flowers handwritten letters a pd balloons. the department tweeted a thanks to the public for the condolences today. saw side allman killed officer johnson during ambush last week johnson during ambush last week. his memorial service held on thursday at the sap center in san jose. 7 news will over on channel 7 have live coverage and we will stream it on line on our web site. >>> we have a lot more get you caught up with on this monday night. coming up. racist messages. prisoner fight club enough. scandal at the crime lab. tonight how the da cracking down on san francisco law enforcement. >> bay area agency that had the foresight to build this water plant. why it's coming in so handy and saving millions during our terrible drought. >> sandhya has the weather. >> we look at i hope cress

. >>> death row at san quentin is running out of room and jerry brown has an idea to resolve the problemrding to the los angeles times which reports the governor wants to take advantage of prison space vacated by low level offenders. the governor is asking state lawmakers for more than $3 million to open nearly 100 more cells for the condemned men at san quentin. governor brown's proposal assumes an average of 20 new death row inmates a year and california's death pinpoint has been the subject of a -- death penalty has been the subject of litigation so there's been no, kookses in ten years. it's getting more and more -- been no executions in ten years. it's been getting more and more -- >> yes. >>> sal, you are watching the toll plaza and everything else? >> that's right. we've seen an imprompt, finally we're seeing light at the end of the tunnel, if you will allow me to use that term. this is a look at the bay bridge toll plaza, you can see traffic looks pretty good compared to what it did a few minutes ago. there is a little bit of a delay in some of those lanes but it's about a ten-mi

. >>> san quentin prison is running out of of room. the facility can only accommodate 715. governor brown wants the state to -- >>> the largest pharmacist group adopted a new policy discouraging its members from providing execution drugs to prisons. execution drugs have been harder to come by in recent years. tennessee has approved the use of the electric chair and in utah they use firing squads if lethal injection drugs are not available. >>> more than 8,000 criminal cases handled by san francisco police are under review tonight following allegations of errors made at the city's crime lab. those irregularities involve the testing of dna samples. david stevenson tells us this isn't the first time this crime lab has gone under the microscope. >> five years after a scandal involving the theft of narcotics, the san francisco police department crime lab is at the center of another investigation. dna criminalists munon dunbar and bolen are under scrutiny for errors in a case involving a child molestation suspect. >> i can just tell you her errors were related to a measuring test

. >> and she is a trail trailblazer, the story of a prison guard testing her own toughness at san quentin you have seen the make over shows on tv, today st. ant's is helping -- st. anthony's is helping homeless women. >> she describes her previous life and how it unraveled as we walk the streets of san francisco. >> your car breaks down. you miss work because you are sick. couldn't pay the rent. >> reporter: she brought her daughter here a year ago to escape domestic violence. she got sick and had to quit her job. she figured she would get a better one but that hasn't happen. she sleeps on a friend's couch, has medical bills she can't pay. >> you pull one piece out and everything else starts to fall. >> reporter: see the does everything she can not to look homeless. >> when i see the people i think i am not like that. i haven't had to sleep on the street but i am homeless. >> she first came here because she had been trying to take free samples at stores and her friends say go to st. anthony's. >> reporter: women are getting interview ready from clothes to resumes. 40% of the women they se

scott peterson is in jail in san quentin.peal to the state supreme court. >>> an investigation is underway in santa rosa after police say one man stabbed another man in the head. it happened just before 7:00 last night at youth community park on fulton road. that's right across the street from pioneer high school. witnesses say the incident began when the men tried to break up a fight between two women. that fight escalated and ended with a stabbing. witnesses say the attacker ran away. anyone with information is asked to call santa rosa police. >>> also new this morning, a lome world war ii veteran is leaving today to attend the commemoration of the bat. iwo jima. about 90 minutes ago, marines in san bruno lined up at sfo for marine private first class dewey dobson and his wife, sheila. dobson was just 18 years old back in 19 when the u.s. landed and eventually captured the island of iwo jima from the japanese. he was wounded in the first wave of the invasion. >> after that, i up jed under a shell hole. mortars kept coming.

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the money would go to opening 100 more cells for condemned men at san quentin state prison. right now, 751 people are on death row in california. but there are only enough cells for 715 inmates. the rest are staying in other facilities for court hearings or medical issues. the state expects to get about 20 new arrivals to death row every year and there has not been an execution in california in nearly a decade. >>> happening today, the u.s. committee has a goal to reduce emissions as part of a major global climate trade. the obama administration is going to announce a plan to cut emissions by 2025. it's part of a worldwide treaty by the united nations to reduce the impact of climate change. >>> a successful south bay attorney is considering a run at barbara boxer's u.s. senate seat. 62-year-old george saund hiem ran for a seat in 1997. he lost then. then later in the mid-2000s, the lawyer served as the lawyer of california's republican party. he has organized an exploratory committee. boxer will vacate her seat at the end of the year. >> do you have extra money lying around?

jcx simon was serving a life sentence at san quentin and was found dead in his cell. the zebra killings took place over six months. 14 people were murdered, eight others attacked in 1973 and '74. most of the victims were white. three other men are still in prison. >>> pg&e may face an even stiffer fine for the san bruno explosion. the state's top regulator said today they proposed the utility pay $1.6 billion in penalty fees for the pipeline blast that killed eight people. that's $200 million higher than what an administrative law judge recommended. $850million would go toward the gas transmission safety improvements. 300million would go to the state's general fund. and 400 million would go to credits in consumer customer bills. a vote on the final penalty is expected in april. >>> san jose and its police force are now hopeful about fining some common -- finding some common ground after tension over police pensions and police staffing. len ramirez is standing by in san jose with what some hope will be a breakthrough in the wake of measure b. len. >> reporter: well, ke