the fbi is digging here on information from wesley shermantine. but wesley shermantine in a letter claims they are digging in the wrong place. he said i see what you are doing. you plan to come up empty handed this way you can claim my information is no good. we spoke with wesley shermantine. >> he never went or pointed out to where they are digging right now. and just cannot understand why they are digging in that location. >> reporter: wesley shermantine led investigators fooa well last year -- to a well last year. it is believed wesley shermantine and loren herzog killed dozens of people. the fbi started the hand digging operation using this crane to lower personnel into the well. will the fbi find bones at the bottom of the well? >> bottom line is, whether they do or don't, i would hope they would keep their word to move on to these next locations. so that we can, you know, rule them in or out. >> the fbi says wesley shermantine's recollections at times have been inaccurate and it believes this offers the best chance of finding human remains.

wesley shermantine led investigators to this well. excavated in february by the sheriff's department. remains of three women were found. two were identified but the bones were badly damaged by earth moving equipment. she was critical of the techniques used and welcomed the fbi. >> i am confident the efforts that are brought forward by the fbi will give the highest amount of respect to the families and to the victims. >> we will do a careful examination to make sure all bone fragments are collected properly and transported back to our laboratories in virginia. >> reporter: this new well that the fbi started working on is just about a quarter mile away from that well that was excavated in february. a boundy hunter in the bring talking to -- bounty hunter in the spring talking to wesley shermantine, suggested this second well, there may be remains there. the fbi is not certain they will find anything with the new effort. ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> california lawmakers return to work in sacramento today for the first day of t

. >> reporter: early last year shermantine threw out this map and pointed at this area. where the fbi is digging right now is not in that exact same location but they say it may not matter. it was not expected that the fbi would find anything today it could take weeks to hit bottom. it is unclear if there are any remains in this well. the victims of death row inmate wesley shermantine and the now deceased herzog. >> this is where wesley told us in march of last year where to dig. >> reporter: leonard padilla and ron dick have been in contact with shermantine who provided them this map. >> as far as places to dig in that area, there's probably 20 to 30 wells and i bet you you can find a body down in any well. >> reporter: police believe shermantine and herzog killed dozens of people in the 90s. two women were identified. that well was about a half a mile west on flood road of the new well that the fbi began excavating yesterday morning. but on shermantine's map he pointed to a well he says contains numerous remains a well west of a small bridge. a different well from wher

wesley shermantine and loren zerzog.. >> reporter: if nothing was found they will not stop here. >> we also realize that we do not find remains personal guarantee that this will not and the excavation investigation. >> there could be a total of 50 ft.. but only 5 ft. per day. all of this will take about three weeks. >> pam: and stay with kron-4 as follow developments in the search for victims of the speed freak killers. updates also available on the web, at kron-4-dot-com -- and the kron4 facebook and twitter pages. >> we are watching the visibility napa run thbay area. are run the bay area, concord, fairfield, not that bad. and we are expecting dense fog over the golden gate. at the peninsula, and the east bay shore and as well as the assault bay. the east bay and the valleys reproduced visibility with one quarter or less at times. definitely, giving yourself some extra time. reduced visibility and the slow down. the dense fog advisory and our next chance of rainfall, coming up. >> pam: still ahead at eight. the u.s. supreme court reveals when it will hear arguments in the legal chall

wesley shermantine and loren herzog, the "speed freak killers" are believed to have killed dozens of people in the 90s. loren herzog killed himself in 2011. in february excavation revealed three sets of remains, two women identified and a third set remains unknown. the fbi stresses it is not certain this will bring up new remains. >> no particular individual is associated with this site. >> reporter: to be clear, we lonely know this may contain remains. after wells fargo started caping a year aquation cooperating a year ago -- cooperating a year ago remains have been found. they expect to dig at this new site 5 feet deep every day, meaning this could take 2-3 weeks. ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >> and with the new develop comes new hope a family can finally get some answers. rita williams spoke to a mother today and she will have more at 5:30 p.m. >>> man was charged with a cold case murder of a woman whose body was found in a dumpster. we have pictures on north shoreline boulevard. the body was found in january of 1985 in a trash container. technicians found dna under her fin

wesley shermantine says he and his late partner loren herzog buried dozens of bodies in abandoned wells in the central central valley. one of his maps led to the discovery of human remains at this site last february near the town of linden. now for the first time, fbi technicians are taking over from san joaquin sheriff's deputies, >> i can tell you we have the best doing this excavation. >> pam: at least two dozen forensic specialists. will be working over the next two to three weeks. to excavate a well in a rural section of san joaquin county. they are searching for any traces of potential victims. crews will work from sun up to sun down. as they carefully sift through the layers of dirt. the f-b-i plans to dig about five- feet a day, to insure that little to no damage is done to the potential evidence buried there. this new sight is only a hundred yards away from where crews found more than a thousand bones last year. during a news conference today, f-b-i special agent herb brown explained how the agency would be handling the case. >> we are going to do a careful examination to make

the remains were linked to wesley shermantine and loren herzog.'speed freak killers' in the 1980's and 90's. for their methamphetamine- induced killing rampage. kron 4's j.r. stone is he joins us live tonight from linden where digging has again begun again. j.r.? >> reporter: p.m., the digging has stopped because of the darkness. however, what a new date it has been. looking for more victims of the speed freak killers. this is where crews spent monday looking for human bones. less than a 100 yards from where remains were found last year. >> it is difficult for us to make a comparison this is our first excavation of this type. >> reporter: fbi special agent herb brown says despite that fact, his team is prepared. they are searching a well that death row inmate wesley shermantine has pointed out as being a spot where bodies were disposed of. the fbi has met with shermantine and escorted him to these fields but say their source of information comes from all areas. >> what i will tell you is that if you rely on a statement of a convicted killer and on

the different set of remains is still a mystery and wesley howard shermantine was escorted from death row to the linden area back in the fall. the goal is to eliminate and recover remains and no particular individual is associated with this site. to be clear we only know that this may contain remains. >> reporter: this well is 50 feet deep and the fbi expects they will be able to dig five feet a day and this digging excavation will take three to five weeks and possible remains if they are found could make it take much longer. ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> thank -- ktvu channel 2 news. >>> and they stopped them from landing and the landing did not quite go as planned. it happened at san carlos airport. a single engine lc41 rolled off at the end of the runway and the nose gear ended up in the water. the fbi website shows the plane is registered to a man in arizona and the investigation is underway. a train struck a man and his dog this morning killing both of them. the hayward fire department said the man was crossing the tracks at jackson street when a capital corrido

interviews with wesley shermantine himself. >> reporter: wesley shermantine was brought to the area tow investigators where more victims were buried. herzog killed himself in 2011 after shermantine said he would reveal the locations of remains. excavations of an abandoned well revealed two set of remains. >> while the goal is to locate and recover remains no particular individual is associated with this site. to be clear, we only know that this may contain remains. >> reporter: this new well the fbi started excavating this morning is about .25 of a mile away from the original well that was excavated early last year. at about 5 feet per day they expect this excavation to last three to five weeks. ken pritchett. >>> one little girl kidnapped at the time of the speed freak killers was michaela garecht. >> if the only way i can get her back is in ashes, i want those ashes, i want micahela brought home. >> reporter: now sharon marsh is waiting to see if a bone found in one of those wells is one of her daughters. she says this is taking a toll and for the first time she's taking anti anti de

interviews with wesley shermantine himself. >> reporter: wesley shermantine was brought to the area tohow investigators where more victims were buried. herzog killed himself in 2011 after shermantine said he would reveal the locations of remains. excavations of an abandoned well revealed two set of remains. >> while the goal is to locate and recover remains no particular individual is associated with this site. to be clear, we only know that this may contain remains. >> reporter: this new well the fbi started excavating this morning is about .25 of a mile away from the original well that was excavated early last year. at about 5 feet per day they expect this excavation to last three to five weeks. ken pritchett. >>> one little girl kidnapped at the time of the speed freak killers was michaela garecht. >> if the only way i can get her back is in ashes, i want those ashes, i want micahela brought home. >> reporter: now sharon marsh is waiting to see if a bone found in one of those wells is one of her daughters. she says this is taking a toll and for the first time she's taking anti anti

the this is a link to wesleyan shermantine.. with a major setback the bottom of the well has been reached. at 200 ft. below the surface that is where they have not found any human remains. with to wondered feet deep is a huge blow to the fbi. 2 1/3 feet deep, they thought that this was only 50 ft. deep. now, they've already gone 200 ft. deep. there is now, water at the bottom of the wealth that has to be drained. to trade that, that-water at the bottom. but more drain efforts is going to even be more expensive. but it is likely going to go up with this well is four times deeper than they are rigidly in thought. once they clear that out they can see what they thought that it was four times deeper than they are were originally thought but that could take several more days. at this point, we are not even talking about sifting for human remains. j. r. stone, kron 4 news. >> more developing news tonight. new information tonight about damage to the bay bridge after that tanker hit it monday. this is aerial video from our helicopter pa

. >> wesley shermantine and loren herzog were dubbed speed freak killers after a party say they wentss induced killing rampage in the '80s and '90s. >> both were convicted of norris' killings. >> occurs all clear commit suicide. >> they're of a well locations where he moraihuman remains were said to be able to be found. >> the san walking county sheriff's officers were criticized after last year's surge. they said the heavy machinery may have mixed a child to make of that two other victims. >> when he bought that bic crane out there i did not pay that much attention. experts in that field say you cannot do it with a black holcack, that would not w. you would have to almost as a debate with a kitchen spoon. >> that was j.r. stone reporting. >> the fbi is expected to discuss the latest in the search and release details on a bone fragment that was filed to a missing haywood grow. >> new this morning tickets for this weekend's divisional round playoff game between the services of 49ers and the green bay packers are going on sell this morning. >> that are set to play at candlestick park o

wesley shermantine and loren herzog carried out a drug - fueled killing spree in the 1980's and 90's.terisa estacio has the latest on the f-b-i search. going on in central california. >> reporter: just a short time ago i spoke with the of the i spokesperson for releasing this statement convicted serial killer wesley sherman tines recollections have occasionally....... able to locate a site that offers the best chance of recovering victims' remains. it take a look at this video. they claim that this well that has been excavated is not where he said the remains were. he told fbi investigators said this is the wrong place if they did not find car parts or trash. the fbi spokesperson also told kron 4 about they will be back on the site digging again on friday. terisa estacio, kron 4. >> pam: police all over the bay area are now using new technology to seek out the sounds of gunfire. shotspotter is a program that helps track gunfire and lead police to its exact location. four sensors pick up the sound of gunshots and can instantly locate on a map.where exactly the shots came from. >> we ar

police say death-row inmate shermantine gave investigators a map to the well where he says remains can be found. shermantine and herzog were known as the speed freak killers. >>> james holme the suspect in the aurora, colorado movie theater killings is due in court tomorrow for a preliminary hearing. the judge will then decide whether to send the case to trial. holmes is charged with killing 12 people and injuring 70 in the july shooting rampage. >>> there is more speculation tonight about a pending controversial trip to north korea by google chief eric schmidt and former new mexico governor bill richardson. the trip is set for this week, in spite of criticism about the timing because of north koreas a recent rocket launch. some observers second richardson to seek the release of coverage bae, a tourist guide detained in north korea of the it's unclear what crime bae supposedly committed. >>> the south bay is on the verge of getting nonstop air service to japan. it starting this friday between san josi and tokyo. the flights are scheduled five days a week, using boeing dreamliner jets w

shermantine said that they have been in the wrong area.ate this site. >> in this first televised interview he had no part in creating this hopes of is on my girlfriends. he believed that she was real and she was really a girl. and he believed that she died of cancer. it was not until december that he was alive. however, s he -- felt the same pressure to keep the story going dan kerman, kron 4. >> reporter: in san jose hockey is back to the sharks' fans are packing the 83 billion a. despite this, they are packing as packing this-h p pavilion. the sharks are going to take on the coyotes at 7:30 after the 82 regular season was cut in half. the sharks are taking on the phoenix coyotes is should be a great game there are still a few tickets available. scott rates, kron 4 it is all about the san francisco 49ers colin kaepernick ordered pizza for all of the media! at least 15 pizzas for the reporters. if rained, nonetheless, they will continue practicing in flight to new orleans on sunday. j armstrong, kron 4 news. >> the bay bridge is about to l

death row inmate wesley shermantine previously gave authorities locations of abandoned wells. where they would find human remains. last year, more than a thousand bone fragments were recovered in a well. so far, no human bones have been found in this new dig. the work the f-b-i is doing now is more preliminary they're setting up a 40- foot work area for crews to safely work in. you can see all of the experts there on the ground. they are starting to go through that dirt. crews aren't actually digging into the well. they are digging at the areas around the abandoned well. crews who are out there are going to be hand sifting through the actual well. one that is 5 feet in diameter. this is a 50 foot deep wellsomething that is going to keep them busy for at least two weeks. >> a historic artifact valued at more than 800- thousand dollars was stolen from the oakland museum of california during a break in and burglary on monday. the object stolen -- a gold rush-era quartz and gold box with ornamentation depicting early california. this is the museums second break-in in two months. a

they are believed to be the remains of wesley howard shermantine.e gave a map and he is now deceased. police believe he killed as many as 20 people in the '80s and '0 90s. >>> -- '90s. >>> san francisco has raised more than $2 million to help the victims. 33 musicians and entertainers donated their time and money. the money raised will be going to two families. one lost her home in the storm and the other raising grandparents saw their home badly damaged. >>> they will begin moving exhibits out by the palace of fine arts. there is a new home about three miles away and the move should be finished with in the next two weeks. the new explore tore yum will be open in april and there will be a surprise around the city. >> another place i know you will check out. >> great fun spot. >> time now 4:54 let's look at our traffic. >>> good morning, pam, i think we will have a lot more people on the road joining us and people go back to school and work and let's look at what we have with the toll plaza and traffic looks good heading out to the mcarthur maze and

the case is related to wesley shermantine and loren herzog.d freak killers for their drug induced killing rampage in the 80's and 90's. kron 4's j.r. stone has been following the story all week and joins us with more. last year, you were also updating us and now >> they have been cropping and we look for human remains. this has been keeping them extremely busy with extremely unexpected information. >> i was alive when the fbi was going to announce this. >> de will tran local, state and international resources necessary. by late tuesday, this area had been cleared. in its search for human remains. >> i do not want to waste my breath. someone is so disgusting that was in this area when i lived here. >> reporter: they tested this equipment is 75 ft. in the ground but not found the bottom of the well. by late thursday, they found the bottom of the well at 200 ft.! that is four times the estimated deatpth now, they are hoping to be able to extract the water. they're able to search. >> pam: how long? >> reporter: that is the bigger question, they're

but a map drawn by shermantine apparently points to another well. bounty hunters say they were told there are several wells where victims' bodies were dumped. >>> investigators bordered an oil tanker anchored in san francisco bay today hoping to find out why it collided with a fender at the base of the bay bridge tower. they're also examining the ship's records and assessing the integrity of the ship's hull. the agency says ultimately, responsibility lies with the pilot. >> the captains of the vessels themselves are responsible, really, for the safe navigation of their own vessel. >> the national transportation safety board is also looking into yesterday's incident, including the role of the coast guard vessel traffic service, which has the authority to direct ships. the coast guard says it could take months to analyze all the data. >>> more details here on that pilot of the tanker, guy kleess. records show he was involved in three previous incidents. in 2009, he was found responsible for grounding a vessel in the sacramento river and also struck a

statements from wesley shermantine led investigators to this. live right around the corner and if it is scary. to know that it was going right at that time. >> i do not want to waste my breath. something that was so disgusting. i can get is great the fbi is here. >> they should really tissue to skip this over with for the families. they are still clearing the topsoil and the painstaking process of digging by hand i will continue to check but the fbi as soon as we get more updates. reporting, scott rates, kron 4. >> the fluke season. it is still very active. h3n2 people that already gotten the flu shot are still even getting sec. >> people that never gotten the vaccine are even getting the flu-- >> it will take mid- december-march with the peak in the second portion of january which is right where we are coming up. grant, the impact of the--4 season. >> reporter: with 40 states, the brown have widespread flu activity. 18 children have died! this is categorized as regional. we are knowing that it is spreading. this is not nearly as bad. as the oth

. >> a party say lauren herzog and wesley shermantine carry out a truck filled killing spree in the 1980 and 1990's. >> now, the fbi remains that that has joined in to search a different spot. however, they're facing setbacks because they're unable to identify the bottom of the well. >> authorities say they have more work to do to prepare the welfare estivation the lang the search for another week. >> we're watching gas prices this morning as the national average for regular gallon of gas continue to rise. luckily hear and very we have not seen much change prices. >> here is the current average is around bay. in san francisco $3.67. >> in oakland $3.59. >> of san jose three rows of 58¢. >> president obama is tackling the issue of gun violence by way 19 steps that could be taken through executive action alone. >> those steps could include more restrictive action against people live on gun sell background checks, a striking limits on federal research into the news, or a tougher penalties against gun trafficking, and giving schools flexibility to use grant money to improve safety. >> obama

wesley german shermantine and loren herapg carried out a drug fuel killing spree in 19 '80s and '90s.olo reporter erisa estacio at the latest period >> take a look at this videoloo . shermantine says this is not the place he told the fbi to dig. >> he told fbi investigators it was the wrong place if they did not find car parts are trashing the old well. >> the fbi will be back at the side the on friday. >> terisia estacio kron 4 news. >> and look from our james lick freeway camera. it is 54 degrees in redwood city light showers here and there. he will run into damp patches on the road. >> 60 to the expected high. we will be right ?Ñ >> we are back 4525 :25. is the time. >> lance turned down a chance to dance and despite a 60 year age gap, lady gag and tony bennett will make music together. carl ahzeus has more. >> all armstrong turn down the offer to be on dancing with the stars. >> lady gaga is teaming up with tony bennett and collaborating on a new album. >> gaga confirmed the news on a twitter account after the to perform at the norwalk. >> 22 they worked together in 2011 when they

. >> wesley shermantine says he and his late partner loren herzog buried dozens of bodies in a van andcentral valley. >> one of his maps lead to discover him raise as february 5th town of london. >> now the first time, the fbi technicians taking over the search for san walking sheriffs deputies. at least two dozen for is the specialist will be working over the next two weeks. >> to excavate a well in ruled section of san walking county, a search for any traces of potential victims. >> crews will work from sun up to sundown, at the carefully sift through the layers of dirt. the fbi plans to dig about five the day, to ensure that little to no damage is done to the potential evidence or buried in their. >> the new site is only a hundred yards away from our crews from more than a thousand bonus last year. >> meanwhile one possible victim of the speed three killers is of long time missing hayward girl, mich aela arecht. >> right now, investigators are testing the leg is the main south to determine if they are hers. and as they do that, the mother is bracing herself for the results. >> wesle

death row inmate wesley shermantine previously gave authorities locations of abandoned wells. where they would find human remains. last year, more than a thousand bone fragments were recovered in a well. so far no human bones have been found in this new dig. but things are just getting started. kron 4's j.r. stone is following the story and joins us with more. >> reporter: pam, the fbi is in the early stages of this dig. what they're doing now is more preliminarysetting up a 40 foot work area for crews to safely work in. we're talking about a well that is pretty deep so they want to make sure their site is safe. this is new video into our newsroom in the last hour. you can see all of the experts there on the ground.this is something we did not see monday and most of the day tuesday. they are starting to go through that dirt. those with the fbi say the well is so small it's hard to see. they've cleared this area around it. a number of backhoes are also being used. they aren't actually digging into the well. they are digging at the areas around the abandoned well. crews who are

work and still no human remains recovered in the search for victims of speed freak killers -wesley shermantine and loren herzog. the two men who went on a drug- induced killing rampage in the 1980's and 90's. kron 4's j.r. stone has been following the story. he has more on the abandoned well which is at the center of the f-b-i search. >> the fbi will bring its local, state, but international resources necessary. >> reporter: this area have been cleared with a 10-15 the area ought to be used to search for bones. people in the area of reacted. >> i do not want to waste my breath. somebody so disgusting that was in this area when i did live here. >> reporter: the fbi saying that it used test equipment to go into the ground but had not reached the bottom of the well. however, by friday, they reached at at 200 ft. on thursday --. and a special equipment or half to be brought in. >> now it is friday. are five days into this. the fbi says it will take a few days to get that water out. then they'll put their camera down the well to see what's inside.finally after those two steps they will start siftin

the 30 state loren herzog and wesley shermantine carried out a drug fuelled killing spree in the 1980's and 90's. last year the remains of three people were found a well in linden. now the fbi has joined the search and a different spot and they're facing setbacks because there and able to identify the bottom of the well. authorities say they have more work to do to prepare the well for excavation delaying the search for another week. so far this year no human remains have been found. have you gotten your place at yet? help is on the way, we will be back. ♪ secondhand smoke affects everyone's health. it's not just irritating. it can cause heart disease and even death. speak up about secondhand smoke. your health and the health of your family depend on it. super store ink staplretailer in america.ffice now get $6 back in staples rewards for every ink cartridge you recycle when you spend $50 on hp ink. staples, that was easy. givegi a cou ce bee nnernn a gra t idt , , d thd o they'leygo tgowherwhtheythn anget gee ske ls, ls givegi a cou ce bee nnernn a gra t idt , , d thd o the thvingvi

remains have already been found and they are believed to be from the convicted killer wesley howard shermantinen as the speed freak killer and they have killed at least 20 people in the '80s and '90s. >>> the man is david from san leandro. his car crashed into the center divider near the high street exit at 74 5:00 last night. he got out and tried to run across four lanes of traffic but he was hit by a car and killed. chp did stop and tried to help him and the cause of that crash is under investigation. >>> a man crashed into two light poles early yesterday morning. the driver veered off the side of the road and flipped over. investigators want to know if the wet weather may have caused the crash. they say they don't think the driver was under the influence of either drugs or alcohol. >>> and an oakland woman is reported missing friday morning has been found safe. about 10:30 police say 63-year- old gloria g was found. we have no other details yet. her husband reported her missing friday morning when she did not show up for work. >>> lawmakers get to work with the majority and the session began

. >>> convicted serial killer, wesley shermantine is telling investigators they're looking for his victims. the fbi is excavating and abandoned well. agents started digging there on information they got from shermanteen. he is one of the so-called speed freak killers. he led investigators to the remains of four women last year. this time, he says he never told federal agents this well is one of his disposal spots. >>> sonia sotomayor, one of the nine justices on the u.s. supreme court was signing her new book in san francisco today. rita williams says the book shows the human side of the high court justice and how she overcame difficulties. >> reporter: not the kind of welcome you would expect from a supreme court justice. but this one, sonia sotomayor is different. the first latino, and third woman on the court has just written a book not about her legal been, but about herself. >> to be as open and candid as i've been in this book made may very vulnerable to people's criticisms. >> reporter: she spoke about her infant father's death from alcoholism. affirmative action that led to princet

wesley shermantine and loren herzog were dubbed speed freak killers after authorities say they went onduced killing rampage in the 80's an 90's. both were convicted of numerous killings. herzog later committed suicide. kron 4's j.r. stone is following the story and joins us tonight with new details about a new search. while many are happy about the f.b.i joining this investigation keep in mind this is an agency that has received bad press in recent weeksspecifically over their f.b.i. laboratory's hair and fibers unit. 21-thousand cases before 2000 are now being reviewed by the department. this is after an independent review saying that heavy machinery could have mixed the child's remains with 2 other victims. >> when they brought that big piece of equipment out there i did not pay much attention but expert says you cannot do that with a back hoe! you have to excavate with practically hand tools. >> we do know that those were shown four different sites. from was the sherman tied. while many people are happy that the fbi has joined this investigation they of received bad press specifical

. >>> convicted serial killer, wesley shermantine is telling investigators they're looking for his victimse long place. the fbi is excavating and abandoned well. agents started digging there on information they got from shermanteen. he is one of the so-called speed freak killers. he led investigators to the remains of four women last year. this time, he says he never told federal agents this well is one of his disposal spots. >>> sonia sotomayor, one of the nine justices on the u.s. supreme court was signing her new book in san francisco today. rita williams says the book shows the human side of the high court justice and how she overcame difficulties. >> reporter: not the kind of welcome you would expect from a supreme court justice. but this one, sonia sotomayor is different. the first latino, and third woman on the court has just written a book not about her legal been, but about herself. >> to be as open and candid as i've been in this book made may very vulnerable to people's criticisms. >> reporter: she spoke about her infant father's death from alcoholism. affirmative action that le

. >> wesley shermantine says he and his late partner oen herzog and buried dozens of bodies in abandonedral valley. >> one of his maps lead to discover him rains last february near the town of linden. >> now for the first time, fbi technicians are taking over the search from san walking sheriffs deputiesd assheriffsan joaquin shares 50s. >> at least two dozen for is a specialist will be working over the next few weeks to excavate a well in rural section of san joaquin county, searching for any trace of potential victims. >> crewelwork from sunup to sundown, as the carefully sift through the layers of dirt. >> the fbi plans to dig out 5 ft. a day, to ensure that a little to no damage done to the potential evidence buried there. >> the new site is only a hundred yards away from work rules out more than a thousand bonus last year. >> one of the convicted killers claim his partner was a possible for the gross kidnapping. >> the suspect charged in killing two people and critically injuring a third in the citizen is in district on new year's day will be in court today. >> 19 year-old david mor

last year wesley shermantine led investigators to a well where the remains of four women were found. but now he says the well where the fbi is digging right now is not one of the burial spots. however, the fbi says shermantine has been wrong before. >>> in berkeley, a man is accused of trying to steal bear from a berkeley grocery store, three times in one day. it happened last monday at the berkeley bowl on oregon street. the daily cal reports that loss prevention officers stopped christopher litke the first time. he managed to get away. second time he did manage to get away with beer but he still came back a third -- a third time. loss prevention was able to hold him until police arrived. >>> we're hearing about another state agency milds millions of dollars from the state treasury -- hiding millions of dollars from the state treasury. calfire hid $3.6 million from legal settlements rather than depositing it into the state's general fund as requested. the paper says calfire used the cash for equipment, purchases and training. reportedly, the state department of finance is now planni

herzog committed suicide while sherm shermantine is on pin row. >> a combination of efforts, a collaboration of investigative techniques the fbi has been using the last five or six months, information that's been supplied to the fbi by our local and state law enforcement organizations and, of course, interviews we've had with them. >> investigators say it will take about three weeks to hand sift through about 50 feet of soil. >> oakland's first homicide victim of the year is a teenaged boy. police say he was shot and killed around 1:00 this afternoon while sitting in a parked car. this happened at a parking lot near the intersection of hagen berger and hamilton. detectives are not releasing the boy's age or name. last year particularly violent in oakland, as you've heard, 131 people killed. that's the highest yearly homicide rate in oakland since 2006. >>> tonight sfrap san fran police continue to search for a man who they say poured gasoline on his girlfriend and then set her on fire. police say 22-year-old dexter oliver attacked his girlfriend yesterday near the intersection of hols ter an

shermantine has accused the fbi of trying to discredit him by digging in the wrong place. >>> meanwhile4 years since ilene was abducted while walking home from school in dublin. next wednesday her family is planning to mark the anniversary with a candle light walk and service. this years event will start at 7:00 p.m.. the walk will mark the path taken by ilene the day she disappeared. >>> 32-year-old isaac mcdaniels received a 35 year prison sentence yesterday. he was convicted of being an accessory. he was accused of giving the gun to the accused gunman. >>> there is conflicting information about whether or not the shooting of two shall shootings in the east bay my be connected to a pair of shoes. the shooting happened wednesday beneath the bart tracks. teenagers atepid nearby albany high. two men came up to the teens and talked about one of the students shoes. police are not confirming that information at this point. one of the students is still in the hospital. >> there could be some sweeping changes in school sports programs following an order that will be issued today. the u.s. edu

feds are going to dig another possible burial site in san joaquin county for victims of westly shermantine and lauren herr son. the fbi is focusing on a 50- foot well near where 1,000 bones were found. >> this well is approximately 50 feet deep. as i said earlier, we may only be able to excavate 5 feet each day. so we are going to do a very methodical and careful search. >> the feds took over the investigation from the san joaquin county sheriff's department after it was criticized for mishandling the operation. >>> the man accused of killing 7 people at oikos university last year is not fit to stand trial. yesterday, a judge ruled that this man, 44-year-old one goh is mentally incompetent. a psychologist said he is a paranoid schizophrenic and can't understand court proceedings. the criminal case is on hold indefinitely. his lawyers say he will be sent to napa state hospital for treatment. >>> and some other bay area headlines. teenaged boy is oakland's first homicide victim of 2013. he was found shot to death in a parked car near hegenberger road and hamilton vote yesterday afternoon. so

. >> this case is related to speed freak killers wesley shermantine and loren herzog. the two men who went on a methamphetamine - induced killing rampage in the 1980's and 90's. one thousand bone fragments were found last year in an abandoned central valley well. so far, no human remains have been found. kron 4's j.r. stone is following the story and joins us with new information. j.r.? >> reporter: there was a major setback the fbi is expected to start digging all of the wanted to do that today or late yesterday. that has yet to happen they thought that this was 50 ft. deep. there is equipment is excavating soil but it is not from the bottom. this well is much deeper than i thought they top the this was going to take two-three weeks it could take much longer. this could be 100 ft. deep! as they have yet to reach the bottom. they will hand set to the items this could take one month! this video. is from adjust our studio from new-photos to we've just got akeeping you updated. j. r. stone, kron 4 news. >> pam: rain and cold hitting the bay area, and the possibility of sn

death row inmate wesley shermantine has said for sometime that victims can be found inside this abandonedare victims of his late partner in crime loren herzog. crews have put a camera down into this well but so far it has not helped them. but again, the hope here is to start hand sifting for remains next monday. j.r. stone kron 4 news. >> pam: the flu outbreak now being called an epidemic in the u-s. the centers for disease control and prevention says 47 states are now reporting widespread flu activity. officials say part of the severity of a flu season depends on what strain circulates. part depends on how many get vaccinated. we have had a lot more people vaccinated in the last few years, but still fewer than half of americans get vaccinated each year. we'd like to change that." >> pam: 20 kids have died since the flu outbreak began. in california. four adults have died in the outbreak. >> kaiser permanente hospitals and clinics have given out 1.2 million vacinnes so far and that number is probably going to get higher soon. and here's why. see this graph right here. physicans tell kron

feds are going to dig another possible burial site in san joaquin county for victims of wesley shermantineharged with killing two people on new year days is facing two counts of murder and a number of other charges. david morales was arrested after a shooting, police chase and crash that left two people dead on south van ness. >>> state schools chief tom torlickson is expected to unveil a new system for standardized testing today. last year the legislature gave him the task of revamping achievement tests to measure progress on english, art and math. the changes will include critical thinking and problem solving skills. and now here's lawrence with the forecast. >> all right. we are looking at some patchy fog around the bay area this morning. otherwise, that is going to break up turning out to be a very nice day. a little hazy out over the bay bridge right now. but as we look toward the afternoon we are going to warm those temperatures up. still chilly in spots. 30s and 40s this afternoon. highs up in the 50s and 60s probably the nicest day of the week. and then big changes coming our way t

. >> wesley shermantine says that he and his partner loren herzog buried dozens of bodies and abandonedscovery of human remains last february near the town of london. >> now for the first time, fbi technicians are taking over the search from san ljoaquin sheriff deputies. >> at least two dozen for is a specialist will be working over the next few weeks. to estivaas the beta well in a rural section of san joaquin county searching for any traces of potential victims. >> crewelwork from sunup to sundown, as the carefully sift through the layers of dirt. >> the fbi plans to dig out about 5 ft. a day, to ensure that little to nodone for the potential evidence buried there. >> the new site is only a hundred yards away from work crews found more than 1000 bonus last year. >> meanwhile one apostle victim of the spree for killers is a multi missing hayward girl. michaela garecht. >> right now investigators a test in the latest rainspout to determine if they are hers as they do that. her mother is bracing herself for the results. >> governor jerry brown is challenging a federal court order that c

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death row inmate wesley shermantine gave investigators a map to the well and burial site.ers for a meth-fueled killing streak. police believe they killed as many as 20. >>> police in san francisco are looking for a 92-year-old man last seen new year's day. walter wakamuski is described as a white man, 5 feet 5 and 140 pounds. he has green eyes and gray hair. police say he is known to visit gambling halls and racetracks. they are concerned because he uses several medication that he needs regularly. >>> the alleged gunman in the deadly new year's eve shooting in old town sacramento has been released from the hospital and is in jail. carlitomont i don't was released late last night. he is accused of killing two and injuring four other in a shoot-out while thousands were in old sacramento for a fireworks show. montoya faces murder charges and is scheduled to appear in court on tuesday. in response to the deadly shooting sacramento's mayor is proposing a gun buy-back program. mayor kevin johnson suggested the idea during a city council meeting. the mayor says giving people cash

and investigators say are tied to a 15-year meth fueled killing spree by loren herzog and wesley shermantinepth of that site and then excavate the well by hand. a process they say will take several days if not weeks. >>> right now let's check back with in meteorologist christina loren telling us about warmer temps and some rain. >> warmer temps. that's the good news. the rain is slowly dissipating. i set this back three hours just to show you how we dried up so rapidly and widen out to show you not a drop of rain over the greater bay area and drizzle generated by thick patches of fog. travel cautiously out there. we'll get to your commute in just a moment. 60 degrees in livermore today. 62 degrees in los gatos and santa cruz. 63 in gilroy. staying nice and comfortable above average for temperatures as we head through friday and saturday. let's check your drive with mike. >> we're talking about fog and mist and drizzle. south 101 slow through the area. the map shows you it slows out of novato. orange shows you where there's thicker fog and that's the case coming out of santa rosa. watch your