henry, what do we know about this new case in san ramon? >> well, greg, this is a case that continues to have twists and turns. greg, i know you were at the scene in orange county when denise huskins turned up at her father's house, which fueled suspicions. she made it all up. now, the real kidnaper has been charged with even more crimes. just a week ago, matthew mueller stood shackled in a san jose courtroom charged with committing two home invasions a month apart in mountain view and palo alto back in 2009. now, contra costa county prosecutors say they've charged mueller with kidnaping three victims for ransom near san ramon in 2015. they say he managed to get tens of thousands of dollars from them in exchange for their release. the victims had kept quiet all these years for fear of retribution. this latest case in contra costa county happened a month after mueller drugged and kidnaped denise huskins in vallejo, raped her in the south lake tahoe cabin and terrorized her now husband. vallejo police had branded the couple liars, saying they

learning and turning point for law enforcement and how they deal with crime victims. >>> in the san ramon case, muller allegedly held two men and one woman for ransom. they say the victims never reported it because of fear he would come back for them. muller is currently being held in santa clara county, where he is facing two felony charges of committing sexual assaults in home invasions and palo alto and mountainview. he's set for a plea hearing on january 17. >>> all right, a live look at san francisco's city hall, where daniel lurie will take the stage tomorrow morning to be sworn in as the city's new mayor. so crews are preparing for tomorrow's inauguration around city hall. they blocked off the roads and set up the viewing area in the civic center. and we will be bringing you full coverage of tomorrow's inauguration and it all starts at 11:00 a.m. right here on kpix and streaming on cbs news bay area. >>> and also coming up in our next hour, our lauren toms sits down with outgoing mayor london breed to reflect on her time in office she was thrust into unexpectedly and then held for

all right, thanks. >>> in the meantime in this case in the san ramon case, muller allegedly held two and one woman for ransom. d.a. says the victims never reported it because of fear he would come back for them. muller is being held in santa clara county, facing two felony charges, committing sexual assaults and home invasions in palo alto and mountainview. he is set for a plea hearing on january 17. >>> there is less than two weeks to go until president-elect donald trump takes office again. at a press conference in mar-a-lago, trump will revoke president joe biden's recently announced offshore drilling ban on day one. >> they took away 625 million acres of offshore drilling. they will have it revoked for day one. i don't think we should have to go to the courts. you know, they would try to be sneaky. >> and trump also refused to rule out the use of military force to take control of the panama canal in greenland. they declared u.s. control to be vital to national security. greenland's government says, well, it is not for sale. >>> eggs are getting more expensive and harder to find t

been in contact with one of the latest revealed victims , a woman whose attempted kidnapping in san ramonk place just two weeks after denise was can. >> she just said i didn't know how much i needed this. >> in the san ramon case, muller allegedly held two men and one woman for ransom, the da said they never recorded it, for fear he would come back to them. raping is currently being held in santa clara county, with two charges of sexual assault in palo alto and mountain view. he is set for a plea hearing on january 17.. >> tomorrow, san francisco will have a glad brand-new mayor. daniel lori will officially take office at the civic center plaza, but tonight, the mayor elect kicked off his inauguration events with an interfaith ceremony and congregation kelsey shows us why this event is special to >> reporter: tomorrow i will take the oath of office but tonight, here in the temple that i grew up in i want to make this . i will work tirelessly . i will work hard every single day to deliver results for saint francis inns. i will honor our protected and shared values of inclusion. >> reporter

well, now tonight, mueller is facing even more charges for kidnaping and ransom crimes right near san ramon. ktvu crime reporter henry lee has the story. >> just a week ago, matthew mueller stood shackled in a san jose courtroom charged with committing two home invasions a month apart in mountain view and palo alto back in 2009. now, contra costa county prosecutors say they've charged mueller with kidnaping three victims for ransom near san ramon in 2015. they say he managed to get tens of thousands of dollars from them in exchange for their release. the victims had kept quiet all these years for fear of retribution. this latest case in contra costa county happened a month after mueller drugged and kidnaped denise huskins in vallejo, raped her in the south lake tahoe cabin and terrorized her now husband. vallejo police had branded the couple liars, saying they made up the attack. mueller is serving 40 years in federal prison and 31 years concurrently in state prison in the vallejo case. the da says mueller's m.o. was similar to what happened in the south bay cases. authorities are crediting

hayward and oakland at 66 danville, san ramon at 63 today, while vallejo and benicia also rising into the mid 60's for your highs. look ahead tomorrow's temps. very similar to today's. we are going to stay on the steady trend of sunshine and just enjoy double feeling weather all the way into next week. >> thank you, john time. that's 10 15. the san mateo sheriff's office has arrested a man now for an alleged attempted burglary outside the slack, national except accelerator laboratory. so sunday night deputies were called out there to report of a suspicious person on the property with bolt cutters. checked that property and spotted the suspect as he was running away toward interstate 2.80, with the help from the sheriff's canine officers. the suspect was found. it was hiding nearby and was taken into custody. well, just days after a costly break-in, uc berkeley satellite campus enrichment apparently was burglarized again. thieves apparently getting away this time with thousands of dollars worth of tools. sunday. you see police were alerted to reports of the break-ins at 4 buildings. su

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muller is accused of a home invasion in san ramon.week, he was charged with two crimes in santa clara county. authorities plan to give an update on the investigation today. >> number two. today, the body of former president jimmy carter will travel from georgia to washington, d.c. carter will lie in state until his funeral thursday. >> number three. inauguration events for san francisco's mayor elect, daniel lurie begin tonight with an interfaith ceremony at congregation emanuel lurie's. swearing in is set to kick off at 1130 tomorrow morning. >> number four. this morning, meta ceo mark zuckerberg announced his company is getting rid of fact checkers for facebook, instagram and threads. he says the change will allow the social network to return, to quote our roots around free expression. >> and number five in the accuweather forecast. we're looking at a windy day today. a wind advisory is in effect. you can see sutro tower live on your screen shaking a bit underneath those winds. right now. here's the wind advisory. we'll have this th

authorities say muller held three people at a home in san ramon i in april of 2015, demanding one of them withdraw tens of thousands of dollars from their bank. police say after he got that money, he let them go. investigators claim muller confessed to those new crimes last year during letters he exchanged with seaside's police chief. okay, let's go over it again. here are the cases that authorities are tying to. muller. there's that home invasion in mountain view in september of 2009. then in october, another home invasion in palo alto. in march of 2015, that's the vallejo gone girl kidnaping of denise huskins. and tonight we're learning charges have been filed against mueller for a kidnap for ransom in san ramon. just one month later in april. and then in june, a home invasion in dublin. a lot to follow there, but there will be a news conference tomorrow in seaside in monterey county. investigators are expected to announce new information related to the charges against mueller, and we will be there to bring you the very latest. okay, another headline we're watching tonight, will lo

you're talking to the firefighters from san ramon, and you were very grateful. they were very helpful. they've been trying to help all these people that have been lined up here. these are the guys that are running in when everybody else is running out. yeah. you know, and we're lucky that we have them and they, on a moment's notice will will do it and put their lives on the line. and earlier this week, quaid evacuated his family, then says he came back to be ready to help put water on flames. he took this photo right here with fire crews from fresno, thanking them for saving his neighborhood. dozens of berkeley residents took part in a disaster training class today, with the socal fire's top of mind. the city holds cert classes every year for people to come together, form connections, learn about how to help in emergencies when first responders may not be readily available. cert stands for community emergency response team. the instructor began the class by talking about the fires near los angeles. the 1991 berkeley and oakland hills fire broke out under very si

it happened in unincorporated san ramon. it was an alleged kidnap for ransom case. so we will see if there will be a trial in this case as well. in added time to his sentence. this on top, a recent charges by the santa clara county as well. now he burst onto the national scene back in 2015 in vallejo involving denise huskins and her boyfriend and a gone girl case that actually was made into a movie. in fact, we will revisit the story in just a few moments. we have to go back to you guys for president carter. ok? thank you. well, yeah, we want to go live to georgia now because we're waiting for the body to be transported to washington, d.c., for the funeral and for jimmy carter's body to lie in state people to be able to pay their respects. we've got live pictures here outside of the carter center in atlanta, georgia, where we know that a ceremony >> is taking place currently to bring the casket out and place it in her swear at all and be transported to. >> there we go. we can see the live pictures now. let's take a listen. >> and there you see the casket has been pl

so those charges are in san ramon. kron four's will tran standing by live for us at the contra conta. >> contra costa district attorney's office with the latest details will. >> and james, it's the office right behind me. they were the ones who file charges after continuing to talk to matthew mueller. 47 years old, who, by the way, is a former marine. they were talking to him in prison. he faces 40 years in prison for being convicted for denise huskins in that particular case, while he's revealing new details and that's why the charges actually were filed yesterday. this on top, a recent charges coming out of santa clara county. continues to mount for matthew mueller. not the first burst onto the scene back in 2015 in vallejo in the case that daria mention the gone girl case where denise huskins and her boyfriend were at their valais whole home when she was abducted, taken to tahoe at his cabin by matthew mueller sexually assaulted and then driven to orange county and then released on ransom. the case was so outrageous

investigators say mueller held three people at a home in san ramon in april of 2015, demanding one of them withdraw tens of thousands of dollars from their bank. police say after he got the money, he let them go. investigators claim mueller confessed to new crimes last year during letters he exchanged with seaside police chief. and here are the cases. authorities are tying mueller to a home invasion in mountain view in september 2009. then in october, another home invasion in palo alto. back in march 2015, the vallejo gone girl kidnaping of denise haskins. and tonight we are learning charges have been filed against mueller for a kidnap for ransom in san ramon. just one month later in april. and then in june, a home invasion in dublin. and there will be a news conference tomorrow in seaside in monterey county. investigators are expected to announce new information related to the charges against mueller. we will be there and we'll bring you the very latest. new at 11. what was he up to tonight? a castro valley man is in jail facing felony charges for trying to break into the stanford li

see casa had 3 restaurants and emeryville and napa and san san ramon and now all 3 are closed and there is a message on the door. this is the message that's posted. the u.s. department of labor find the change more than $45,000 for allowing employees as young as 14 to work outside of permitted hours during school days. and also they found that the chain didn't give an employee the proper space to pump milk. during the day the restaurant was fined more than $3,000 in wages to that employee. as a result. so i think this could be. >> you know, lesson in the skies down the wrong. >> yes, still ahead on the kron 4 morning news. the niners out of the playoffs and they're cleaning out their lockers will have more on what they had to say about a disappointing season. and after the break, a major step forward for california's high-speed rail will have a look at when pete g. writes, "my tween wants a new phone. how do i not break the bank?" we got you, pete. xfinity mobile was designed to save you money and gives you access to wifi speeds up to a gig. so you get high speeds for low prices. better

and why prosecutors are still going after mueller, even though he is behind bars in the san ramon case that we've just learned about. >> the contra costa da says that mueller unlawfully held two men and one woman for ransom back in spring of 2015. he demanded that one of those three withdraw tens of thousands of dollars from their bank account to secure the release of the others. they did just that, and the victims never reported the crime over fears that mueller would come back for them. the da going on to say that mueller confessed to that crime during their correspondence with him last year. all of this coming after the netflix docu series american nightmare was released, where mueller's actions in vallejo against huskins and her now husband aaron quinn were profiled. when denise huskins was kidnaped, she was taken to south lake tahoe. now tomorrow, huskins and quinn will both be with the el dorado district attorney when he speaks out about some of these new cases. i was there in 2015 when huskins and quinn spoke for the first time. it was emotional. emotional, that is, you could te

tonight, forensic dna testing has led to new charges in connection to kidnaping cases right near san ramon. >> just a week ago, matthew mueller stood shackled in a san jose courtroom charged with committing two home invasions a month apart in mountain view and palo alto back in 2009. now, contra costa county prosecutors say they've charged mueller with kidnaping three victims for ransom near san ramon in 2015. they say he managed to get tens of thousands of dollars from them in exchange for their release. the victims had kept quiet all these years for fear of retribution. this latest case in contra costa county happened a month after mueller drugged and kidnaped denise huskins in vallejo, raped her in the south lake tahoe cabin and terrorized her now husband. vallejo police had branded the couple liars, saying they made up the attack. mueller is serving 40 years in federal prison and 31 years concurrently in state prison. in the vallejo case, the da says mueller's m.o. was similar to what happened in the south bay cases. authorities are crediting the work of seaside police chief nick borge

so now mueller's mullin is connected to another kidnaping for ransom in san ramon. about a month after the huskins case in 2015. in all, mullin is now linked to five cases from a home invasion in mountain view in 2019. in october of that year, another home invasion in palo alto. in 2015. his behavior escalated into that kidnap for ransom of denise huskins in march. then the new alleged kidnaping in san ramon in april, and a home invasion in dublin of june of. in june of 2015. this morning, denise huskins quinn and her husband, along with law enforcement from sside, alameda county and el dorado county, will hold a press conference where they give the latest details. you know that we will bring that to you later on today. laura, such an interesting case. thanks so much for all those details, chris. well, a new request from attorneys on both sides means the man accused of gunning down unitedhealthcare ceo will likely not be back in court before mid-february. the judge yesterday agreed to extend the indictment deadline for murder suspect luigi mangione. the new deadline

and why prosecutors are still going after mueller, even though he is behind bars in the san ramon case that we've just learned about. >> the contra costa da says that mueller unlawfully held two men and one woman for ransom back in spring of 2015. he demanded that one of those three withdraw tens of thousands of dollars from their bank account to secure the release of the others. they did just that, and the victims never reported the crime over fears that mueller would come back for them. the da going on to say that mueller confessed to that crime during their correspondence with him last year. all of this coming after the netflix docu series american nightmare was released, where mueller's actions in vallejo against huskins and her now husband aaron quinn were profiled. when denise huskins was kidnaped, she was taken to south lake tahoe. now tomorrow, huskins and quinn will both be with the el dorado district attorney when he speaks out about some of these new cases. i was there in 2015 when huskins and quinn spoke for the first time. it was emotional. emotional, that is, you could te

kidnaping cases near san ramon. [music] >> amazing what you can cram into 100 years. >> saying goodbye to former president jimmy carter. the events happening today before his funeral is held later this week. [music] >> from ktvu, fox two news. this is mornings on two. >> well, good morning and thank you for joining us. welcome to mornings on two. i'm dave clark. >> good morning i'm pam cook. it's tuesday january 7th. checking in with steve paulson in the forecast. we're talking about wind. >> no fog. all about wind. yes. yesterday was fog. today it's wind. it will be even worse in southern california. unfortunately, temps are up and high temps will be up as well. we are looking at 50s for most here. santa rosa 58. the city 56. that's because they have an east northeast breeze. look at that. concord north to 22. fairfield north to 35. santa rosa north, gusting to 30. and in the hills, it's also offshore. any way you look at it. so there could be some gusts. 4550. i've seen lucas valley at 44mph. wind advisory until 1

you're talking to the firefighters from san ramon and you were very grateful. they were very helpful. they've been trying to help all these people that have been lined up here. these are the guys that are running in when everybody else is running out. yeah. you know, and we're lucky that we have them and they, on a moment's notice will will do it and put their lives on the line. earlier this week, quaid evacuated his family. he says he came back to be ready to help put water on the flames. he took this picture with fire crews from fresno, thanking them for saving his neighborhood. and sports teams here in the bay area are coming together to help with relief efforts in los angeles, the bay area host committee and bay area professional sports teams have announced their joint support for fire victims. that includes bay fc, the golden state warriors and valkyries, the 49ers, the giants, the earthquakes and the sharks. the contributions will go to organizations like the red cross and the california fire foundation. the president and ceo of the bay area host moments

this one out of san ramon. there's also been 2 other cases that have come to light against him. 3 new kidnapping charges out of contra costa county. so when this press conference starts with the city of seaside and also we're expecting denise huskins to be there. she was the victim of matthew mueller kidnapping case in valais help from 2015. that case has been featured in a docu series on netflix and that whole television show has sort of spark new interest in investigating matthew mueller and some new confessions that he is possibly given. so as soon as this press conference begins and we get those new details, we'll bring it to live here on kron. 4 news at noon. so stay with us for that. but in the meantime, we'll move on to some other stories we're watching now. as 2 people have been detained in connection to a possible stabbing at the hayward bart station. this happened just before 10 o'clock this morning prompting police to temporarily close that station. barr tells kron 4 that this incident happened at th

which is actually really great because we're getting ready to open in san ramon in the next couple ofited about that. but oakland has been a blessing to me. i never thought that i would be in oakland starting in san francisco in an apartment building. when i got my first big order to do 26 cakes for our hotel. i made it in all of the empty apartments in the building that i was actually managing. so don't tell anybody that. but that's how it is. >> that's our secret. that's how we got started. >> it's actually very amazing. i will say i'm not a big cheesecake person, gregory. i like cake, but this is probably one of the best cheesecakes i've had. yeah. >> me too. >> you're too far away. i can't i can't grab your plate. >> here you go. >> in the commercial break, we'll trade around. i have a i have a segment. i have a piece in the next segment. i may need a nap during the commercial right now. >> and, greg, we have a cot in our in our back room. >> you make everything kind of family size, greg. right. so you can get a few things, kind of, you know, share with everybody. yeah. >> you can

they're accusing him of kidnaping three victims for ransom near san ramon in5.estigators say the three kept quiet all these years due to fears of retribution. denise huskins was at the news conference. mueller is currently serving 40 years in federal prison for kidnaping and assaulting huskins in 2015, in vallejo. investigators say circumstances of the crimes are similar to the vallejo kidnaping, and at least one other from more than 30 years ago. >> we now know that as far back as when he was 16 years old, that mueller had committed his first kidnaping and sexual assault. that was in 1993. that case is still under investigation, so we will not comment any further on it. >> last month, mueller was charged with sexually assaulting two women during home invasions a month apart in mountain view and palo alto back in 2009. we pregnant woman who was killed in a crash in gilroy over the holidays. 29 year old rachel marie gonzalez gallegos was killed at the intersection of leavesley road and new avenue on new year's day. policsay she was with her husband and young son

is accusing mueller of an unreported kidnapping for ransom case in san ramon, this after law enforcement says he confessed to multiple cases in california. new charges were brought against him for breaking into homes back in 2009 and mountain view and palo alto. he's accused of drugging and sexually assaulting women in both break-ins. mueller is currently serving a 40-year sentence in arizona. >>> now to a developing story, long time east bay congressman barbara lee has taken new steps towards a potential run to become oakland's next mayor. she opened a campaign account for oakland's special election to serve the rest of former mayor sheng thao's term after she was recalled in november. >>> city council members in oakland are cautiously optimistic as they face a tough year ahead. the city faces a $129 million deficit. after taking the oath of office, three of the new council members addressed the public. >> we're at our best when we address problem solving and at our worst when we try to identify ourselves within larger ideological movements. >> every move i make, i promise i'll do it in

mueller was also charged with a previously unreported 2015 kidnaping and ransom in unincorporated san ramon, just two weeks after denise was kidnaped. and now there is new evidence that mueller may have started his crime spree more than two decades earlier. we now know that as far back as when he was 16 years old, that mueller had committed his first kidnaping and sexual assault. that was in 1993. the el dorado county da says that crime is under investigation, but is not revealing where it happened. after mueller terrorized denise and aaron in vallejo in 2015, denise says she feared there were more victims. mueller was 16 years old when he attacked his first victims, and he was 38 years old by the time he got to us. that's two decades of this mindset that he was living in. by the time our case came about, they found storage units full of equipment to help him facilitate terrorizing people. denise says she's glad to see law enforcement reinvestigate mueller and is hoping, if convicted of all these new charges, he'll be sentenced to life in prison. in seaside, marianne favro, nbc, bay area ne

and muller also faces charges in home invasions in mountain view, san ramon. the victims never reported it until muller confessed to other crimes last year. muller is convicted of kidnapping denise huskins in vallejo in 2016, and dismissed as the hopes. >> that he was remorseful that i don't deserve it had and that i will be suffering from this for a long time to come. before he released me from the car and seeing what this will do to you would change me and i'm done and i'm never doing this again. just two weeks later, he attacked another family. the victim's condition. in antioch, captain joe vigil joe is back as acting police chief. city's third it in just 18 months. he has taken over for the current interim chief who is retiring amid ongoing turmoil in the department. antioch's police force have struggled with the racist text message scandal, staff shortages, and rising crime over the past few years. he helped serve as acting chief last year. he said he's ready to work with the department of justice, now overseeing the department to help rebuild trust in t

and he mentioned in the letter the now san ramon case that was referenced in there, although he gave the wrong county, but he referenced very minor details. but on the other two santa clara county cases, i just knew when i was reading this that if these facts match evidence, this is a confession. and it was it was pretty mind blowing. you really blew that case wide open. thank you so much for speaking to us today,nd also for stepping a u clear conditions tonight. just the warmth of today will eventually decrease and we're going to get a chilly overnight lows. but let's get right to your microclimate forecast so we can talk about where those temperatures stand right now and where they're headed. we've got 50s and 60s on the map. notice san jose 63 degrees. san francisco is at about 62. we did manage to climb into the 70s today. we can expect to see similar conditions for tomorrow. here's what it looks like on satellite radar. conditions have been calm thas to this high pressure. we've seen those clearing skies and the warmer temps. so what can we expect for tomorrow? well, because it'

this week, mueller was also charged with a previously unreported 2015 kidnaping and a ransom in san ramon. he's also being linked to home invasions in mountain view and palo alto. in san francisco, 2024 was the safest year in decades. that is according to new crime stats released by the mayor and the police department today. those numbers show that last year, the city had the lowest crime rate the city has had since. are you ready 2001 two of the most noticeable drops homicides and car burglaries. there were 35 homicides in the city last year. that was more than a third fewer killings compared to 2023. car burglaries are down by more than half. this all comes as the california department of justice is announcing that the sfpd has made major strides in its reform efforts as well, according to california attorney general rob bonta, the sfpd has successfully implemented nearly all of the 272 reforms the department agreed to back in 2017. these two things don't have to be mutually exclusive, and one doesn't detract from the other. you can have reform and improve your police department and you

see casa had restaurants in emeryville, napa and san ramon. all of them are now closed. this is the message you see when you go to the website, the u.s. department of labor find the chain more than 45,000 bucks. officials say they allowed employees as young as 14 to work outside of permitted hours during school days. they also say the chain didn't give an employee the proper space to pump milk during the work day. the restaurant was fined more than $3,000 and wages to the employee as a result. >> still ahead, we hear from the family of father shot and killed on his way to work. >> on new year's plus, congress peacefully certified the results of the 2024 election. a very different environment that what happened 4 years ago. we take a look back. governor gavin newsom provides a budget review for the next fiscal year. >> capitol correspondent eytan wallace. i'll tell you about some of the governor's proposed spending priorities. and ali, you know republicans say the proposed budget. it's fiscally irresponsible. a famil grieving after a father was shot and killed early in th

they say mueller held three people at a home in san ramon in 2015, demanding one of them withdraw tens of thousands of dollars from their bank. police say after he got the money, he let them go. investigators say mueller confessed to the crime last year. while it has been four years since thousands of people protested at the nation's capitol, and then hundreds stormed it in an attempt to stop congress from certifying the results of the 2020 presidential campaign. and today, a much different scene on capitol hill, as vice president kamala harris certified the election of donald trump. donald j. trump of the state of florida has received 312 votes. kama harris. kamala harris of the state of california has received 226 votes. vice president harris, again pledging a peaceful transition of power. nbc bay area's ian cull spoke with lawmakers on capitol hill four years ago. and then again today. four years after thousands of people stormed the u.s. capitol trying to overturn the loss of then-president trump, south bay congresswoman zoe lofgren, who was there, says today she's thinking of the

on monday, the contra costa da charged mueller with kidnaping three victims near san ramon in exchange for tens of thousands of dollars in ransom. that case happened just two weeks after the vallejo ordeal. the victims were so terrified they didn't come forward until investigators recently contacted them. >> it was not until mueller initiated his contact and made admissions to what occurred that law enforcement had any indication that these crimes had actually transpired. >> this is what law enforcement and survivors working together looks like. >> it was seaside police chief nick borges who apologized to the couple on behalf of law enforcement, gained their trust and wrote letters to mueller in prison. mueller allegedly made statements that helped lead to additional charges. >> listening. working with victims and survivors following evidence. this is not to make anyone look bad. this is a positive day for everyone. >> el dorado county da vern pierson, who along with the fbi also worked the new cases, said evidence shows mueller has been invading homes since he was 16. >> an exceptiona

well, the new evidence linking mueller to a case in san ramon. also a change in leadership. antioch city leaders announced new acting a new acting police chief. what we know about the new head cop. as the department looks to move on from its racist text messaging scandal. and new video showing a train engineer. check this out. pushing aside tents from a homeless encampment in the bay area. our ian cull is looking into the problem and the safety concerns. but let's begin with the breaking news in los angeles. fears of those dangerous santa ana winds. well, they're coming true. 30,000 people have been ordered to leave their homes after this wind whipped fire ignited this morning. this is in the coastal community of pacific palisades, west of downtown la. it's a neighborhood you perhaps have heard of because it is home to many wealthy and famous people. now, let's take you out there. live right now from the front line. some homes have already been consumed by the flames, but it's unknown how many homes have been damaged at this point. the fire ignited around 1030 this morning a

office is charged matthew mueller in a never before reported home invasion robbery that happened in san ramon. detectives say it happened in 2015, just two weeks after the case that made national headlines. that's the one we've reported on extensively, involving denise huskins and aaron quinn. mueller broke into the couple's vallejo home in march of 2015. he drugged them, tied them up before kidnaping and then sexually assaulting huskins. vallejo police falsely accused the couple of making the entire story up, but mueller was later linked to the crime and convicted. and now today, investigators have revealed they believe mueller committed his first kidnaping and sexual assault at just the age of 16, back in 1993. that case still under investigation. >> he had all the markers of a serial predator, and it's unfortunate that it's taken this long to be able to really give some better clarity and hopefully some sense of peace to these other victims. i really believe that this is just the tip of the iceberg, and that there's probably more to be learned and found. >> just last week, mueller was char

the new case unfolded in san ramon shortly after the vallejo crime, where police initially accused thetim, denise huskins, of making the whole thing up. she later sued for defamation. seaside's police chief says mueller has confessed to other crimes and letters they exchanged. mueller was recently charged in connection to two separate cases in the south bay. also this afternoon, teachers statewide are awaiting the release of a new report on education salaries. a private firm conducted the survey spotlighting wages and the rising cost of living. more than 2000 public school teachers took part. union leaders are also planning to hold a virtual news conference at noon to present the findings. now to a live look at the u.s. capitol this midday. former president jimmy carter's body will is set to arrive there later today. this is new video of the casket departing dobbins air force base in marietta, georgia. the funeral procession to the u.s. capitol was supposed to get underway at the top of the hour. however, it has been delayed due to weather. carter has been lying in repose at his presid

week, mueller was also charged with a previously unreported 2015 kidnaping and ransom scheme in san ramonlso being linked to home invasions, now in mountain view and palo alto, county of san mateo, responding to a $10 million discrimination claim from their own sheriff. yesterday, sheriff cristina korbin albert filed the government claim alleging gender and racial discrimination. it comes after the county ordered an independent report into her leadership and found multiple abuses of power. corpus's filing is likely a prerequisite to filing an official lawsuit against the couy. san mateo county issued a statement tonight saying in part, quote, the assertions that she has been discriminated against, harassed and defamed because she is both a woman and a latinx person are completely baseless and a distraction from the issues. the county has 45 days to respond to that claim. well, a big shakeup in social media today that some are calling politically motivated. meta, the parent company of instagram and facebook, says it will soon eliminate its paid third party fact checkers. instead, it will r

saratoga, woodside 33, and danville, san ramon 34. lafayette's in there as well. back to back days with a low. record low in san francisco was 29 degrees january 14th and 15th in 1888. not the coldest 27. december 11th, 1932. the coldest. most rain on this date 1.94 and 1878. long time ago. speaking of rain, where is it? we can't find any. we are now 12 days without any rain. and i don't see any. it's just more of the same. there's nothing this week, and probably not even next week. so it looks like we did pick up a 0.01 on the six. so officially it's 19/100 for the month. that would make this the third driest. i don't think that's changing anytime soon. at least we won't be the driest or second driest. everything is still a slight off shore direction. not that strong, but it's there north or east. so with that east breeze, 30s and 40s on the temps, i think we'll get a little cooler here before everything starts to bounce off. there's lafayette's 32, walnut creek 34, another 132 alamos in there. dublin's in there. union city pinole. martinez. so it's another cold o

see casa and restaurants in emeryville, napa and san ramon, all of them now closed. this is the message that you see when you go to its site. the u.s. department of labor find the chain more than $45,000. officials say they allowed employees as young as 14 to work outside of permitted hours during school days. they all said the chain didn't give unemployed the proper space to pump milk during the work day, the restaurant was fined more than $3,000 in wages to the employee as a result. >> new at 10 short term rental property owners in marin county have 6 months to apply for a new license last year, marin county supervisors approved new regulations. those new rules cap the number of short-term rentals to 1200 for properties in unincorporated areas of the county. the licenses are limited to one per operator and must be renewed by property owners. every 2 years. among other new regulations. they need to follow anyone seeking to continue operating their rental has until july. first to submit a renewal applications. the massive winter storm blanketing much of the u.s. is o

and danville, 34, san ramon. also in there at 34 alamo is also 34. ere were many around there around 3334. i try and represent many, as many areas as possible. the record low for san francisco back to back days 29. that was in 1888. the record rainfall on this date 1.94, in 1878 going way back there, but on the high 73 2009. that 29 happened twice january 14th 15th, 1888. second coldest. the coldest, if you missed this yesterday was 27, in the city, december 11th, 1932. that was also a snow day, an official snow day as far as currently though. man oh man, at least we're not the driest, but we're pretty darn close. the driest. january was 2015. not that long. zero 2014 0.06. and it looks like 0.19 might be what we're going to end up with here. there's just no sign of any rain for us right now. there's signs of another offshore event that looks to be early next week. unfortunately, we still have a slight easterly breeze at walnut creek now. one observation down to 30. there's plenty of 30. santa rosa 32. brentwood's 35. concord 34. there's your boulder

also doubling into san ramon at 38 degrees. your daytime highs tomorrow. ywhere from the 60s to the mid and high 60s counting on 70 degrees in san jose, sunnyvale, cupertino and in campbell. let's check out your extended forecast. we're going with cooler but still mild for your friday. waking up in the fog on saturday and breezy conditions, but plenty of sunshine and then gusty winds for a couple of days. but still no rain in the forecast. stay with we'll two weeks and leading up to the inauguration, congressional republicans have been discussing how to implement his agenda. fox's aishah hosni has the story. >> reporter tonight, president elect trump is back in mar-a-lago, where he's hosting a dinner for republican governors, including former rival florida governor ron desantis, as he rallies the troops ahead of his inauguration. and now, fox has learned trump is also courting a democrat. pennsylvania senator john fetterman says trump extended an invitation to mar-a-lago, and he accepted. >> i am not the senator for just democrats in pennsylvania. i'm every

but this week, mueller was charged with kidnaping three people near san ramon back in 2015. the fbi says evidence shows mueller has been breaking into homes since he was 16 years old. last week, the santa clara district attorney charged mueller with home invasions in mountain view and in palo alto. in 2009. >> alameda police are investigating a series of burglaries that have happened in the last two weeks. an ulta beauty store in the city's south shore center was hit twice just before, and then after the new year, the cannabis dispensary on webster street was burglarized just before the new year, and in the marina village shopping center, 360 gourmet burritos was also hit. however, alameda reports overall burglary incidents went down by 40% last year. >> our time now 508. the white house announced another flurry of last minute executive actions as president biden is wrapping up his time in office. that includes banning drilling and mining on more than 800,000 acres of federal land. another executive action is a new rule that bans medical debt from appearing on credit reports

costa county have said they've charged mueller with kidnaping three other victims for ransom near san ramon in 2015. investigators say the three victims kept quiet all of these years, fearing retribution. now, the announcement of the new kidnaping charges come just one week after mueller was accused of even more crimes in santa clara county, back in 2019. prosecutors say mueller sexually assaulted two women during two separate home invasions in mountain view and in palo alto. >> later today, the public will get another chance to honor former president jimmy carter. his casket will make its way from atlanta to washington, d.c. later today. a procession will then carry the casket to the u.s. capitol, where the former president will lie in state in the rotunda until thursday. officials say security is very high for today's procession. >> we are not tracking any credible or specific threats associated with these events. that being said, we are certainly operating in a heightened threat environment. >> vice president kamala harris is expected to speak during president carter's service later toda

. >> in san ramon, let's get the latest crop was will tran live for us out front of the contra costa county district attorney's office will. >> matthew mueller is already serving a 40 year sentence for sexually assaulting denise huskins and kidnapping her back in 2015. now he faces possibly even more time for crimes that he actually confessed to prosecutors that contra costa county district attorney's office. they actually kept talking to him and they filed charges yesterday for an alleged kidnap for ransom case that also allegedly took place in 2015 the same year that happened to denise huskins. now he first burst onto the scene 10 years ago in a case that was so spectacular that so many people did not believe it, including the vallejo police department at that time huskins and her boyfriend living in vallejo. now they claim that huskins was kidnapped in a ledge kidnap for ransom case. nobody believed it, including the police department. it turns out, according to prosecutors and in fact, he was convicted that mueller actually took her first to his cabin in south lake tahoe, sexuall

on monday, the contra costa da charged mueller with kidnaping three victims near san ramon in exchange for tens of thousands of dollars in ransom. that case happened just two weeks after the vallejo ordeal. the victims were so terrified they didn't come forward until investigators recently contacted them. >> it was not until mueller initiated his contact and made admissions to what occurred that law enforcement had any indication that these crimes had actually transpired. >> this is what law enforcement and survivors working together looks like. >> it was seaside police chief nick borges who apologized to the couple on behalf of law enforcement, gained their trust and wrote letters to mueller in prison. mueller allegedly made statements that helped lead to additional charges. >> listening and working with victims and survivors following evidence. this is not to make anyone look bad. this is a positive day for everyone. >> el dorado county da vern pierson, who along with the fbi also worked the new cases, said evidence shows mueller has been invading homes since he was 16 and exceptiona

> well, the contra costa district attorney has charged matthew muller in a previously unreported san ramon kid flapping for ransom. he was convicted in the 2015 kidnapping of denise huskins in vallejo which became known as the "gone girl" case. he allegedly confessed to multiple crimes in northern california including 2009 home break-ins in mountain view and palo alto where he's accused of drugging and assaulting women. muller is currently serving a 40 year sentence in arizona. >>> well, in antioch a 26-year-old man was shot and killed marking the city's first homicide of the year. police responded to a shooting on rockford drive around 10:00 a.m. and found the victim on the ground. he was rushed to the hospital but later died from his injuries. no word though on any suspects. >>> and staying in antioch. the city will announce its new acting police chief this morning. this, after agreeing to a federal oversight of the department. now the city has faced challenges with staff shortages and scandals and rising crime. the announcement will take place at 10:00 a.m. at the antioch police departm

contra costa county say they have charged mueller with kidnaping three other victims for ransom near san ramon in 2015. investigators say the three victims kept quiet all these years, fearing retribution. now, the announcement of the new kidnaping charges come just one week after mueller was accused of even more crimes in santa clara county. back in 2009. prosecutors say mueller sexually assaulted two women during two separate home invasions in mountain view and in palo alto a few hours from now, the body of former president jimmy carter will arrive in washington, d.c. he will lie in state at the capitol rotunda before thursday's funeral at the national cathedral. >> congressional members and the general public will bid farewell to him one final time. connor hansen reports. >> more than 40 years after leaving the nation's capital, the country's 39th president will be making one final trip back here to washington, joined by his family. former president jimmy carter's casket. leaving the carter center in atlanta on tuesday, giving people another chance to pay their respects. >> he was an amazing

charged, or rather, has charged matthew muller in a never before reported home invasion robbery in san ramon. detectives say it happened in 2015, just two weeks after the case that made national headlines. that's the one we've reported on extensively, involving denise huskins and aaron quinn. muller broke into the couple's home in vallejo in march of 2015. he drugged them and tied them up before kidnaping and sexually assaulting huskins. vallejo police falsely accused the couple of making the entire story up, but muller was later linked to the crime and convicted. today, investigators revealed they believe muller committed his first kidnaping and sexual assault at the age of 16, back in 1993. >> he had all the markers of a serial predator, and it's unfortunate that it's taken this long to be able to really give some better clarity and hopefully some sense of peace to these other victims. i really believe that this is just the tip of the iceberg, and that there's probably more to be learned and found. >> just last week, muller was charged in santa clara county for two home invasions and sexua