these victims have joined forces for the annual conference of their support group snap survivors network of those abused by priests. hello everybody. it's great to see you again and i think it looks like you've got a bigger group than last year which is even better news so how many of you are here for the first time. thank you. remember that all of us here are survivors of sexual assaults and betrayals during our year so if you're looking for an opportunity to share your experience with people who truly get it this is the place. recently the organization has seen abuse victims from all over the world join its ranks it has become the international of those abused by the church. i mean it will be here because of that whether i use. the child as a profession to focus. on that they gave. the subtle thing. where you're from so yeah we're trying to save them from germany from berlin and elicits with a view since. when there was a new song about the from the focus on those of us. just. three three years i was fifteen years old i was abused as a team for a long period of time with an oddly pries

. >> reporter: snap, the survivors network believes the list would be longer if the investigation was not controlled by the bishop. >> i would prefer to have either the local da or attorney general's office accept step int those records and plow them them to see what's available. >> reporter: they all asked if this was the complete and final list. a group is taking legal steps to make sure that happens. robert handa, nbc bay area new >> it's emotional for so many people this evening. >>> the evacuations are over in pittsburg and bay point, 16 hours after people were evacuated from their homes. they're now allowed to go back. this was all prompted by that fire in a dangerous spot. nbc bay area's jodi hernandez is in bay point for us this evening with the late details and really just what happened, jodi? >> reporter: raj, that's what investigators are trying to figure out. there's now a fire investigator on the case. chevron technicians are also on the scene out here in force as you can see. they are trying to repair the damaged pipeline and vault after a very scary night. >> i'm very h

we talked to one victim who is now a leader of snap, the survivors network for those abused by priests, and he says the church shouldn't be in charge of investigating itself. he accuses the san jose disees of protecting priests who molest. >> they managed to avoid the criminal statute of limitations that would otherwise have these men tried in a criminal court. what that means is that men who should be in jail and be on sex offend lists are not. >> reporter: bishop mcgraw says the die sees hired a former fbi executive assistant director to oversee an in-depth, independent review of all records of the church involving sexual abuse of minors. it's expected to release a list of every priest accused of molesting minors soon possibly by the end of the week. but the victims i spoke with today say they don't think that list is going to be an accurate count because they say only about 1/10 of victims would feel comfortable coming forward to a listening session like this one. >>> we have an update. sky ranger over the scene. this is the redwood city caltrain decision. you see a lot of people wa

snap... the survivors network of those abused by priests says the action taken by the diocese does not go farn investigation by outside authorities. ( james )the f-a-a has sent out a safety alert to bay area pilots to be careful when flying above a gun range in the santa cruz mountains. the alert warns pilots to stay above 500 feet of the "los altos rod and gun club" in the santa cruz mountains --- off of skyline boulevard in los gatos. the f-a-a says the alert went out after some recent flights flew too low over the gun range. ( darya ) also in the east bay... november's first friday street festival in oakland has been canceled... it's because of the violence that broke out in the festival that was held at the beginning of this month... the festival had been scheduled for november second... but organizers canceled the event after they say two people shot at each other-- injuring three others... although the shooting happened three hours after the event had shut down and several blocks from the festival-- organizers say they are taking the incident very seriously... when they relaunch oakland

telling us who these peopole are and where they aremelanie sakoda is the bay area leader of snap, the survivors network of those abused by priests. she's not surprised by the decision saying many bishops have done the same thing since a pennsylvania grand jury in august found more than 300 priests in pennsylvania molested more than 1,000 children since the 1940's and senior church officials systematically covered up the abuse."sotit helps survivors to heal , people thought they were the only victim but if his name is out there, it is a step in them feeling validated. standup dan kerman/sf 107-117 coming up at eight.. a new quake warning system designed for bart is unveiled. how it could save lives. plus a plan to get vets out of their cars and in a comfortable bed. and next. halloween is just weeks away...the warnings police want parents to know before they go trick=or-treating. (vicki) new at 8. halloween night is closing in and before you plot out where to trick or treat you might want to check out the megan's law website... just to see if there are registered sex offenders in your neighborhood. (ken

officials at snap, the survivors network of those abused by priests-- say this is a good step in allowingivors of the abuse heal... the oakland dioces decision follows the san jose dioces doing the same. but the archdiocese of san francisco says it is still considering doing so. (vicki) halloween night is closing in and before you plot out where to trick or treat you might want to check out the megan's law website... just to see if there are registered sex offenders in your neighborhood. kron 4's gabe slate spoke with an east bay police pio who says parents need to be vigilant on halloween night to protect their kids. on the megan's law website you can type in your zip code and see where registered sex offenders are currently living in your neighborhood. if you click on the dots you will get detailed information like the exact address and a picture of the registered sex offender. sound from - victor fox - dublin police department "that is an available public tool for parents" lieutenant victor fox with the dublin police department offers these additional tips for parents halloween night.

telling us who these peopole are and where they aremelanie sakoda is the bay area leader of snap, the survivors network of those abused by priests. she's not surprised by the decision saying many bishops have done the same thing since a pennsylvania grand jury in august found more than 300 priests in pennsylvania molested more than 1,000 children since the 1940's and senior church officials systematically covered up the abuse."sotit helps survivors to heal , people thought they were the only victim but if his name is out there, it is a step in them feeling validated. standup dan kerman/sf 107-117 (robin) new this morning... san francisco fire rescued the person who fell at fort funston.it happend just after 5 monday afternoon.the victim was taken to a hospital and listed in serious condition. (robin) also new this morning... two men are now facing charges after police say they carjacked and then kidnapped a man in fairfield back in september.(map) it happened near the intersection of travis boulevard and north texas street. the victim told police he was returning lost property to a co- worker... when t

some victims including a leader of snap, the survivors network for those abuse by priests, say the church should not be in charge of investigating itself. >> this whole investigation should not be controlled, conceived, and managed by the bishop. he should -- he should ask the district attorney sarah carrera or the attorney general of california to investigate. if he really wants to help people heal. >>? victims also accuse the church a cover-up. >> have any of those who are credibly accused been moved from their churches? >> at the time they were -- no. i have never moved anyone around because of sexual abuse. never. >> reporter: and some victims say that when that list comes out tomorrow morning they don't think it's going to give an accurate picture of the problem because they say so often victims are so traumatized they never even report the crime. reporting live in san jose, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >> marianne, thank you. >>> well, the hope is that someone witnessed the crash. sfpd's asking for help in a hit-and-run investigation that left a bicyclist hurt. it happened in

snap... the survivors network of those abused by priests says the action taken by the diocese does not go farinvestigation by outside authorities. ( darya ) the santa cruz county sheriff's office have released a sketch of a man who allegedly sexually assaulted a woman at jose avenue park wednesday. deputies say a woman in her 20's was jogging through the park just before 11 a-m when she stopped to use the restroom. she says a man followed her and pushed her into a stall and assaulted her. deputies believe the man is a transient in his late 20's or 30's. officials have increased patrols at the park. ( darya ) new this morning in the south bay... 7 people including 5 teenagers are under arrest for a robbery spree in santa clara county. the robberies took place over a 5 hour span in santa clara... san jose and campbell. a total of 5 people were robbed. 4 of the victims were injured... but the are expected to be okay. the attackers also assaulted a man who tried to fight back when they tried to rob him. ( james ) a u-s park police officer who shot a man in san francisco's aquatic parkwill not be

the survivors network of those abused by priests ...or snap...the action taken by the diocese does not go far enough added there should be an investigation by outside authorities.(grant) joining us now from snap... is melanie sakoda. sakoda. (vicki) coming up... a pizza guy makes an extra special delivery to a man dying of cancer. details on how far he drove... to make sure the man got a slice of his favorite pie. (grant) plus... you might be able to afford a tesla soon. elon musk is announcing a cheaper model. we'll have the details after the break. warning, california. a handful of billionaires have spent over $70 million on campaigns to undermine our public schools. and electing a former wall street banker named marshall tuck to superintendent of public instruction is all a part of the billionaires' plan to take money away from neighborhood public schools and give it to their corporate charter schools. that's why tony thurmond is the only candidate endorsed by classroom teachers for superintendent of public instruction. because keeping our kid