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i'm frank somerville. >> i'm julie haener. good night.
i'm frank somerville. >> i'm julie haener. good night.
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i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. we want to let you know we will have more on this caltrain accident on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36. good night.
i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. we want to let you know we will have more on this caltrain accident on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36. good night.
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i'm frank somerville. >> i'm gasia mikaelian. thank you for joining us. see you tonight at 10:00.
i'm frank somerville. >> i'm gasia mikaelian. thank you for joining us. see you tonight at 10:00.
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. >> and i'm frank somerville.will will be no dodger blue tomorrow. >> we'll be watching. >> how about at 10:00. >> we'll see you tonight.
. >> and i'm frank somerville.will will be no dodger blue tomorrow. >> we'll be watching. >> how about at 10:00. >> we'll see you tonight.
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i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. enjoy the weather out there. it's going to be a beautiful night. >> good night. >> good night. eate my oasis. marcy: ok, romantic garden? bree: oh, is there a castle nearby? marcy: no, but there's a charming farmhouse. bree: right next to my posh castle! i'm sensing a theme here. well, i am the queen, dear sister.
i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. enjoy the weather out there. it's going to be a beautiful night. >> good night. >> good night. eate my oasis. marcy: ok, romantic garden? bree: oh, is there a castle nearby? marcy: no, but there's a charming farmhouse. bree: right next to my posh castle! i'm sensing a theme here. well, i am the queen, dear sister.
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i'm frank somerville. >> i'm gasia mikaelian.for frank and mark and everyone here, thank you for watching. have a great night. >> good night. ♪ atst fwa.ean ougog t bk. wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk. wi cke sp rwd yr arho,
i'm frank somerville. >> i'm gasia mikaelian.for frank and mark and everyone here, thank you for watching. have a great night. >> good night. ♪ atst fwa.ean ougog t bk. wi cseuidesi yr arho, u stnaa cte,hise a de. ougog t bk. wi cke sp rwd yr arho,
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. >> and i'm frank somerville. have a good evening everyone. >> good night. >> good night.
. >> and i'm frank somerville. have a good evening everyone. >> good night. >> good night.
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i'm frank somerville and we leave you with a famous voice singing a famous song on november 18th, 199. the day that the bay bridge re- opened offer the loma prieta earthquake. [ applause ] >> thank you very much. . ♪ i left my heart in san francisco ♪ high on a hill, it falls to me ♪ to be where little cable cars climb halfway to the stars ♪ i don't care, my love waits there ♪ in san francisco ♪ above the blue and windy sea ♪ when i come home to you, oakland/san francisco ♪ [ applause ] ♪ your golden sun will shine for me ♪ [ applause ]
i'm frank somerville and we leave you with a famous voice singing a famous song on november 18th, 199. the day that the bay bridge re- opened offer the loma prieta earthquake. [ applause ] >> thank you very much. . ♪ i left my heart in san francisco ♪ high on a hill, it falls to me ♪ to be where little cable cars climb halfway to the stars ♪ i don't care, my love waits there ♪ in san francisco ♪ above the blue and windy sea ♪ when i come home to you, oakland/san francisco...
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i'm frank somerville and we'll see you again next week.
i'm frank somerville and we'll see you again next week.
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good evening everyone i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm gasia mikaelian. an estimated 1,000 union workers took to the streets of san francisco this evening to rally for the rights of workers and the middle class. this is a view from above. >> reporter: themarch ended here at the federal reserve slammed for bailing out big banks while people were being forclosed on. this is what outrage looked like as protesters vented. a teacher, a nurse at san francisco general. >> i have to worry about the corporate rat that wants to steal the cheese from on top of my head. >> reporter: wisconsin has been rallying for months. >> it's a wake up call for all of labor. >> reporter: this longshoreman helped organize a sympathy strike today. wisconsin workers he says might have done better had they walked off their jobs. >> it was us volunteering the to with hold our labor. but in america, would you do that. i think you would see a new power dynamic emerging. >> reporter: the issue of fairness got this woman out of her house. >> they don't seem to care about the people, the m
good evening everyone i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm gasia mikaelian. an estimated 1,000 union workers took to the streets of san francisco this evening to rally for the rights of workers and the middle class. this is a view from above. >> reporter: themarch ended here at the federal reserve slammed for bailing out big banks while people were being forclosed on. this is what outrage looked like as protesters vented. a teacher, a nurse at san francisco general. >> i have to...
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good evening everyone i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm gasia mikaelian. an estimated 1,000 union workers took to the streets of san francisco this evening to rally for the rights of workers and the middle class. this is a view from above. >> reporter: themarch ended here at the federal reserve slammed for bailing out big banks while people were being forclosed on. this is what outrage looked like as protesters vented. a teacher, a nurse at san francisco general. >> i have to worry about the corporate rat that wants to steal the cheese from on top of my head. >> reporter: wisconsin has been rallying for months. >> it's a wake up call for all of labor. >> reporter: this longshoreman helped organize a sympathy strike today. wisconsin workers he says might have done better had they walked off their jobs. >> it was us volunteering the to with hold our labor. but in america, would you do that. i think you would see a new power dynamic emerging. >> reporter: the issue of fairness got this woman out of her house. >> they don't seem to care about the people, the m
good evening everyone i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm gasia mikaelian. an estimated 1,000 union workers took to the streets of san francisco this evening to rally for the rights of workers and the middle class. this is a view from above. >> reporter: themarch ended here at the federal reserve slammed for bailing out big banks while people were being forclosed on. this is what outrage looked like as protesters vented. a teacher, a nurse at san francisco general. >> i have to...
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good evening i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. today the community is rallying for a transgender leader. amber lee is live where the woman says the two people attacked her. >> reporter: she asked us to conceal her identity and to call her mia. it was 10:00 on a busy friday night. mia told us she was walking by when she was verbally harassed by two men. then one grabbed her smart phone. >> daryl: did they attack from the front or from the back. >> they were like right here. >> next to you? >> yeah. >> i saw the moment she was getting punched in the face very violently. >> reporter: he says she heard one of the men comment on mia's sexual organization skw-z oh i hate men dressed up as a woman or something like that. he said something to that effect. >> reporter: mia was taken to the hospital. police credit witnesses for following the two suspects and helps officers. >> through the course of the investigation the police department confirmed with the police department. >> reporter: mia says she doesn't want anyone to feel story for he
good evening i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. today the community is rallying for a transgender leader. amber lee is live where the woman says the two people attacked her. >> reporter: she asked us to conceal her identity and to call her mia. it was 10:00 on a busy friday night. mia told us she was walking by when she was verbally harassed by two men. then one grabbed her smart phone. >> daryl: did they attack from the front or from the back. >> they were...
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. >> and i'm frank somerville.olice department released two sketches depicting the suspects in which police are calling an unprovoked attack. >> reporter: we're at the moose lodge. many people here know the fan as someone who loves helping people. ryan stowe is in the business of saving lives. supervisors at american response say he loves helping people. >> we don't see it within our own family so it's kind of tragic. >> reporter: stowe's workers told us he attended the giant opener with three friends. two men wearing dodgers clothing attacked stowe from behind in the parking lot. >> they hit him from behind and he fell, then they started kicking him. >> he's the kind of guy you want to go out with when you're out on the town. he's very good looking. superfunny. he's got a personality that looks and a silver tongue. >> reporter: stowe is seen here with both of his younger sisters. they both are now in the los angeles area at his bedside. police say the attack was unprovoked. that stowe and his friends tries to igno
. >> and i'm frank somerville.olice department released two sketches depicting the suspects in which police are calling an unprovoked attack. >> reporter: we're at the moose lodge. many people here know the fan as someone who loves helping people. ryan stowe is in the business of saving lives. supervisors at american response say he loves helping people. >> we don't see it within our own family so it's kind of tragic. >> reporter: stowe's workers told us he attended the...
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. >> and i'm frank somerville. within the past hour the coroner removed the victim's body from outside a home on seventh avenue near east 18th not far from lake merit. john sasaki is live on the scene where he's been trying to piece together exactly what happened. >> reporter: we're standing just off east 18th street. just over there you can see the crime scene where officers are still working. that's where the gentleman was shot and killed just a few moments ago. at about 6:00 p.m. gunfire shattered a quiet evening in oakland. >> doing some work and that's when i heard the shots. i waited because i wasn't sure where they came from. then i heard screaming and yelling after that. >> reporter: the gunfire broke out at the yellow house just a block from the church. police are releasing few details but they are saying that it might be a robbery. >> we found a male adult suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. they attempted to revive the victim. >> reporter: we we were told the victim was asian. one man told me it was
. >> and i'm frank somerville. within the past hour the coroner removed the victim's body from outside a home on seventh avenue near east 18th not far from lake merit. john sasaki is live on the scene where he's been trying to piece together exactly what happened. >> reporter: we're standing just off east 18th street. just over there you can see the crime scene where officers are still working. that's where the gentleman was shot and killed just a few moments ago. at about 6:00 p.m....
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. >> and i'm frank somerville. a break today in four murder cases from the 1970s. police have arrested this man, matthew naso. their bodies were found in marin and contra costa county. >> reporter: frank they got their big break when naso was arrested about a year ago on an unrelated probation violation a search of his house they say turned up clues to the killings. as soon as he got out of jail there, detectives brought him here wre
. >> and i'm frank somerville. a break today in four murder cases from the 1970s. police have arrested this man, matthew naso. their bodies were found in marin and contra costa county. >> reporter: frank they got their big break when naso was arrested about a year ago on an unrelated probation violation a search of his house they say turned up clues to the killings. as soon as he got out of jail there, detectives brought him here wre
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frank somerville is off tonight. >> and i'm julie haener. the dog owner says her dog was perfectly healthy and then suddenly became ill. lloyd lacuesta is live, he spoke to the dog's owner tonight. >> reporter: dog owners coming here tonight found the gates locked and a sign warning that poisoned bait may have been left here. >> he was gagging and his stomach was undilating. then he fell to the floor. >> reporter: jennifer tian had had collin for only six weeks. she adopted the shiba from a r g rescue agency. second visit to her car, she watched the dog, vomit, collapse and as she rushed him to the veterinarian he died in her car. tian says her dog was healthy but something happened at the dog park. >> reporter: i think he ate something. the vet after the whole resuscitation, she said that because of the vomiting, that it's an indication that he might have eaten something toxic. >> reporter: two months ago someone left rat poison in a sunnyvale dog park and scrolled the words all dogs must die. now pet owners are frightened. >> i think it's
frank somerville is off tonight. >> and i'm julie haener. the dog owner says her dog was perfectly healthy and then suddenly became ill. lloyd lacuesta is live, he spoke to the dog's owner tonight. >> reporter: dog owners coming here tonight found the gates locked and a sign warning that poisoned bait may have been left here. >> he was gagging and his stomach was undilating. then he fell to the floor. >> reporter: jennifer tian had had collin for only six weeks. she...
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good evening i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. spring has returned to golden gate park but so have vandals. >> reporter: it would be very dark out here at dowe boy medow if it weren't for our light. under a canopy of redwood trees vandals struck sawing a bench in half. >> someone has come and take to this with a saw. >> reporter: but it didn't stop there, another bench was damaged and six trees knocked down. including six redwood trees. >> you can see the cut here. these trees, one, two, three. and we have a few more town that way. >> reporter: this latest incident follows several others. every attack has taken place at night and no one has been arrested. >> you live right on fullton so when you see people going in at 8:00 or 9:00 you know it's that crowd. >> you shouldn't go in with them. >> reporter: you guys just stay out at night. >> yeah. >> reporter: police acknowledge that at nightfall it can provide cover for illegal activity. police say they've stepped up patrols but they say they need the help. >> the way you keep the pa
good evening i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. spring has returned to golden gate park but so have vandals. >> reporter: it would be very dark out here at dowe boy medow if it weren't for our light. under a canopy of redwood trees vandals struck sawing a bench in half. >> someone has come and take to this with a saw. >> reporter: but it didn't stop there, another bench was damaged and six trees knocked down. including six redwood trees. >> you can see...
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. >> and i'm frank somerville. within the past hour the coroner removed the victim's body from outside a home on seventh avenue near east 18th not far from lake merit. john sasaki is live on the scene where he's been trying to piece together exactly what happened. >> reporter: we're standing just off east 18th street. just over there you can see the crime scene where officers are still working. that's where the gentleman was shot and killed just a few moments ago. at about 6:00 p.m. gunfire shattered a quiet evening in oakland. >> doing some work and that's when i heard the shots. i waited because i wasn't sure where they came from. then i heard screaming and yelling after that. >> reporter: the gunfire broke out at the yellow house just a block from the church. police are releasing few details but they are saying that it might be a robbery. >> we found a male adult suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. they attempted to revive the victim. >> reporter: we we were told the victim was asian. one man told me it was
. >> and i'm frank somerville. within the past hour the coroner removed the victim's body from outside a home on seventh avenue near east 18th not far from lake merit. john sasaki is live on the scene where he's been trying to piece together exactly what happened. >> reporter: we're standing just off east 18th street. just over there you can see the crime scene where officers are still working. that's where the gentleman was shot and killed just a few moments ago. at about 6:00 p.m....
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good evening everyone i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. ten people died including the gunman. ktvu's debra villalon is live where she's been speaking to those who knew the pay area victim. >> reporter: some people retire from the military and move on. but not 55-year-old james mclaugland. he was teaching pilots to teach helicopters, a job he loved a lot. >> reporter: he's handed his camera to an iraqi child to snap his picture. after leaving iraq, in active duty a year ago he went to afghanistan as a civilian contractor. >> he thought that he could make a difference by encouraging these people to do something by themselves, to grow by themselves. >> reporter: which made it all the more shocking that a veteran afghan pilot would turn his american issue handgun on mclaughland and four service members. the shooter was killed. his family says he had no taliban connection but was under financial stress. >> the most dangerous person in the world is someone who has nothing to lose, right. well that's how most everyone over there is. >> i was just
good evening everyone i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. ten people died including the gunman. ktvu's debra villalon is live where she's been speaking to those who knew the pay area victim. >> reporter: some people retire from the military and move on. but not 55-year-old james mclaugland. he was teaching pilots to teach helicopters, a job he loved a lot. >> reporter: he's handed his camera to an iraqi child to snap his picture. after leaving iraq, in active duty a...
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good evening i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. just before 3:00, authorities closed lanes in both directions in millbrae. eric rassmusen was one of those caught in traffic. >> reporter: it looked like a passing truck might have hit the wires that was attached to the utility pole. the overhead wires is something we look out for every time we set up to do a story. but you don't expect to hit them as you're moving. >> reporter: traffic is snarled for miles in both directions. >> reporter: chp got calls from drivers who said a passing semi truck hit and broke the wires snarling traffic. it's been two hours since those wires went down. as you can see we are still moving at a crawl miles from where this all happened. the back up got even worse as we got closer to the scene. finally an at&t ran into the middle of the freeway. at times jumping to grab thelines and clear them from the middle of the road. once chp cleared all of the lines, investigators turned their focus to finding the truck and driver responsible. >> do you have any sense
good evening i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. just before 3:00, authorities closed lanes in both directions in millbrae. eric rassmusen was one of those caught in traffic. >> reporter: it looked like a passing truck might have hit the wires that was attached to the utility pole. the overhead wires is something we look out for every time we set up to do a story. but you don't expect to hit them as you're moving. >> reporter: traffic is snarled for miles in both...
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frank somerville is off tonight. they are from oakland, san jose and other regions. police officers don't need specific trains because unlike rookies they are coming from other departments. police are saving time and many money by adding manpower without having a class of cadets. amber lee has the story. >> reporter: it takes two months to train a police officer. compare that to a new recruit. we were given complete access to see the new officers enter their first week of training. the 14 new hires are called laterals. officers from other law enforcement. they dress in dark blue uniforms, unlike what this would be. a sign of the respect for their previous experience. four officers in this class come from oakland. the oakland police officers union says it costs up to .4 of a million dollars to recruit. in the past week ten officers have resigned. >> they don't feel there's stability here in the police department. >> we're trying to get the best of the crop. >> you want people with diverse experience. >> reporter: we were not allowed to interview the new officers or re
frank somerville is off tonight. they are from oakland, san jose and other regions. police officers don't need specific trains because unlike rookies they are coming from other departments. police are saving time and many money by adding manpower without having a class of cadets. amber lee has the story. >> reporter: it takes two months to train a police officer. compare that to a new recruit. we were given complete access to see the new officers enter their first week of training. the 14...
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frank somerville is off tonight. they are from oakland, san jose and other regions. police officers don't need specific trains because unlike rookies they are coming from other departments. police are saving time and many money by adding manpower without having a class of cadets. amber lee has the story. >> reporter: it takes two months to train a police officer. compare that to a new recruit. we were given complete access to see the new officers enter their first week of training. the 14 new hires are called laterals. officers from other law enforcement. they dress in dark blue uniforms, unlike what this would be. a sign of the respect for their previous experience. four officers in this class come from oakland. the oakland police officers union says it costs up to .4 of a million dollars to recruit. in the past week ten officers have resigned. >> they don't feel there's stability here in the police department. >> we're trying to get the best of the crop. >> you want people with diverse experience. >> reporter: we were not allowed to interview the new officers or re
frank somerville is off tonight. they are from oakland, san jose and other regions. police officers don't need specific trains because unlike rookies they are coming from other departments. police are saving time and many money by adding manpower without having a class of cadets. amber lee has the story. >> reporter: it takes two months to train a police officer. compare that to a new recruit. we were given complete access to see the new officers enter their first week of training. the 14...
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frank somerville is off tonight. >> and i'm julie haener. we will get to that story in just a few minutes. but first breaking news in oakland. we first showed you these live pictures just a few minutes ago. here's the latest from chopper 2. we understand there's been a shooting on adeline. police have
frank somerville is off tonight. >> and i'm julie haener. we will get to that story in just a few minutes. but first breaking news in oakland. we first showed you these live pictures just a few minutes ago. here's the latest from chopper 2. we understand there's been a shooting on adeline. police have
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. >> and i'm frank somerville. the husband was able to get out of the car but the wife was not able to. >> reporter: we've just been told this intersection will remain closed until tomorrow morning when the last train goes through. this intersection is one of the deadliest in the country. tonight a visiting out of the state couple found themselves stuck in palo alto with tragic results. >> they were on the track. the bells were activated. they were on the track. you can't go forward, you can't go back. >> apparently not. >> reporter: the commuter train could not stop. the couple described as in their 60s were from indiana. >> the wife was driving. the husband managed to get out of car and get clear. the wife was not. she was pronounced dead at the scene. trains in both directions were stopped until 8:00 tonight. a bus bridge was established between mountain view and palo alto. >> i'm just going to wait because i live in the city. there's no other way to commute expect to catch the train. >>> one woman watching at t
. >> and i'm frank somerville. the husband was able to get out of the car but the wife was not able to. >> reporter: we've just been told this intersection will remain closed until tomorrow morning when the last train goes through. this intersection is one of the deadliest in the country. tonight a visiting out of the state couple found themselves stuck in palo alto with tragic results. >> they were on the track. the bells were activated. they were on the track. you can't go...
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good evening i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. just before 3:00, authorities closed lanes in both directions in millbrae. eric rassmusen was one of those caught in traffic. >> reporter: it looked like a passing truck might have hit the wires that was attached to the utility pole. the overhead wires is something we look out for every time we set up to do a story. but you don't expect to hit them as you're moving. >> reporter: traffic is snarled for miles in both directions. >> reporter: chp got calls from drivers who said a passing semi truck hit and broke the wires snarling traffic. it's been two hours since those wires went down. as you can see we are still moving at a crawl miles from where this all happened. the back up got even worse as we got closer to the scene. finally an at&t ran into the middle of the freeway. at times jumping to grab thelines and clear them from the middle of the road. once chp cleared all of the lines, investigators turned their focus to finding the truck and driver responsible. >> do you have any sense
good evening i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. just before 3:00, authorities closed lanes in both directions in millbrae. eric rassmusen was one of those caught in traffic. >> reporter: it looked like a passing truck might have hit the wires that was attached to the utility pole. the overhead wires is something we look out for every time we set up to do a story. but you don't expect to hit them as you're moving. >> reporter: traffic is snarled for miles in both...
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good evening i'm ken wayne, frank somerville is off tonight. >> and i'm julie haener.t obama touches down in just a few hours. the president will pull off a political first. a town hall meeting on facebook but he will also have a tight schedule of fundraisers that are raising political eyebrows. ken wayne has that story. >> reporter: president obama will be right here at the masonic auditorium. it is one of three majo
good evening i'm ken wayne, frank somerville is off tonight. >> and i'm julie haener.t obama touches down in just a few hours. the president will pull off a political first. a town hall meeting on facebook but he will also have a tight schedule of fundraisers that are raising political eyebrows. ken wayne has that story. >> reporter: president obama will be right here at the masonic auditorium. it is one of three majo
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good evening i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. spring has returned to golden gate park but so have vandals. >> reporter: it would be very dark out here at dowe boy medow if it weren't for our light. under a canopy of redwood trees vandals struck sawing a bench in half. >> someone has come and take to this with a saw. >> reporter: but it didn't stop there, another bench was damaged and six trees knocked down. including six redwood trees. >> you can see the cut here. these trees, one, two, three. and we have a few more town that way. >> reporter: this latest incident follows several others. every attack has taken place at night and no one has been arrested. >> you live right on fullton so when you see people going in at 8:00 or 9:00 you know it's that crowd. >> you shouldn't go in with them. >> reporter: you guys just stay out at night. >> yeah. >> reporter: police acknowledge that at nightfall it can provide cover for illegal activity. police say they've stepped up patrols but they say they need the help. >> the way you keep the pa
good evening i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. spring has returned to golden gate park but so have vandals. >> reporter: it would be very dark out here at dowe boy medow if it weren't for our light. under a canopy of redwood trees vandals struck sawing a bench in half. >> someone has come and take to this with a saw. >> reporter: but it didn't stop there, another bench was damaged and six trees knocked down. including six redwood trees. >> you can see...
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frank somerville is off tonight. officers made unannounced checks on dozens of sex offenders. eric rasmussen believe it or not found 20 offenders living in one home. >> reporter: they found evidence they got one of -- that got one of these rearrested. >> sheriff's office, sheriff's office. >> reporter: more than a dozens registered sex offenders list this single place in alameda as their address. one man allowed us inside. our cameras were rolling as officers arrested this man. they wouldn't name him but they said they found pornography on his computer. that alone is a conviction, because he had already been arrested. they say tight funding makes operations of this size only possible a few times a year. agents insist it's critical to public safety even if most of the offenders they check like this man is not in violation. >> there's a lot of us that are not a threat to anybody. >> you understand why they have to do these checks. >> totally understand, i respect what they are doing. >> reporter: agents say there are about 3,500 registers sex offenders in all of santa clara coun
frank somerville is off tonight. officers made unannounced checks on dozens of sex offenders. eric rasmussen believe it or not found 20 offenders living in one home. >> reporter: they found evidence they got one of -- that got one of these rearrested. >> sheriff's office, sheriff's office. >> reporter: more than a dozens registered sex offenders list this single place in alameda as their address. one man allowed us inside. our cameras were rolling as officers arrested this...
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frank somerville is off tonight. >> and i'm julie haener. you hear about it all the time. the san andres fault. tonight scientists say it's moving. science editor john fowler is live now on how this could affect the site of future earthquakes. john. >> reporter: i'm currently on the hayward that soon could
frank somerville is off tonight. >> and i'm julie haener. you hear about it all the time. the san andres fault. tonight scientists say it's moving. science editor john fowler is live now on how this could affect the site of future earthquakes. john. >> reporter: i'm currently on the hayward that soon could
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good evening i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. today the community is rallying for a transgender leader. amber lee is live where the woman says the two people attacked her. >> reporter: she asked us to conceal her identity and to call her mia. it was 10:00 on a busy friday night. mia told us she was walking by when she was verbally harassed by two men. then one grabbed her smart phone. >> daryl: did they attack from the front or from the back. >> they were like right here. >> next to you? >> yeah. >> i saw the moment she was getting punched in the face very violently. >> reporter: he says she heard one of the men comment on mia's sexual organization skw-z oh i hate men dressed up as a woman or something like that. he said something to that effect. >> reporter: mia was taken to the hospital. police credit witnesses for following the two suspects and helps officers. >> through the course of the investigation the police department confirmed with the police department. >> reporter: mia says she doesn't want anyone to feel story for he
good evening i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. today the community is rallying for a transgender leader. amber lee is live where the woman says the two people attacked her. >> reporter: she asked us to conceal her identity and to call her mia. it was 10:00 on a busy friday night. mia told us she was walking by when she was verbally harassed by two men. then one grabbed her smart phone. >> daryl: did they attack from the front or from the back. >> they were...
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. >> and i'm frank somerville. the husband was able to get out of the car but the wife was not able to. >> reporter: we've just been told this intersection will remain closed until tomorrow morning when the last train goes through. this intersection is one of the deadliest in the country. tonight a visiting out of the state couple found themselves stuck in palo alto with tragic results. >> they were on the track. the bells were activated. they were on the track. you can't go forward, you can't go back. >> apparently not. >> reporter: the commuter train could not stop. the couple described as in their 60s were from indiana. >> the wife was driving. the husband managed to get out of car and get clear. the wife was not. she was pronounced dead at the scene. trains in both directions were stopped until 8:00 tonight. a bus bridge was established between mountain view and palo alto. >> i'm just going to wait because i live in the city. there's no other way to commute expect to catch the train. >>> one woman watching at t
. >> and i'm frank somerville. the husband was able to get out of the car but the wife was not able to. >> reporter: we've just been told this intersection will remain closed until tomorrow morning when the last train goes through. this intersection is one of the deadliest in the country. tonight a visiting out of the state couple found themselves stuck in palo alto with tragic results. >> they were on the track. the bells were activated. they were on the track. you can't go...
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. >> and i am frank somerville. that natural gas leak was capped a half hour ago. a pg&e gas distribution line in downtown half moon bay broke this afternoon. the chp shut down highway 92 in both directions between main street and sky line for 45 minutes because of the potential danger. news chopper two shot these pictures. pg&e crews responded to the leak and capped the
. >> and i am frank somerville. that natural gas leak was capped a half hour ago. a pg&e gas distribution line in downtown half moon bay broke this afternoon. the chp shut down highway 92 in both directions between main street and sky line for 45 minutes because of the potential danger. news chopper two shot these pictures. pg&e crews responded to the leak and capped the
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good evening everyone i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. ten people died including the gunman. ktvu's debra villalon is live where she's been speaking to those who knew the pay area victim. >> reporter: some people retire from the military and move on. but not 55-year-old james mclaugland. he was teaching pilots to teach helicopters, a job he loved a lot. >> reporter: he's handed his camera to an iraqi child to snap his picture. after leaving iraq, in active duty a year ago he went to afghanistan as a civilian contractor. >> he thought that he could make a difference by encouraging these people to do something by themselves, to grow by themselves. >> reporter: which made it all the more shocking that a veteran afghan pilot would turn his american issue handgun on mclaughland and four service members. the shooter was killed. his family says he had no taliban connection but was under financial stress. >> the most dangerous person in the world is someone who has nothing to lose, right. well that's how most everyone over there is. >> i was just
good evening everyone i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. ten people died including the gunman. ktvu's debra villalon is live where she's been speaking to those who knew the pay area victim. >> reporter: some people retire from the military and move on. but not 55-year-old james mclaugland. he was teaching pilots to teach helicopters, a job he loved a lot. >> reporter: he's handed his camera to an iraqi child to snap his picture. after leaving iraq, in active duty a...
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good evening everyone i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. he's accused of killing four northern california women. two were from the bay area. and in a strange twist the first name and last name of each victim began with the same letter. ktvu's eric rasmussen on the arrest of a serial killing suspect. >> reporter: bay area investigators say they've solved the cold case killings of four women with the arrest of this man 77-year-old joseph naso. >> we are going forward on four murder counts. >> reporter: marin county district attorney bavarian says the oldest case goes back to 1977 when the body of roxanne roggasch was found. he is also accused of killing car men colon. >> we are not going to be taking any questions. >> reporter: the da would not say whether dna linked him to the victims. only that items found at his home had them come back to the investigation. >> led marin investigators to connect naso with the death of rogash. >> now naso could finally be held responsible, prosecutors will say they will try him for all four murders at once m
good evening everyone i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. he's accused of killing four northern california women. two were from the bay area. and in a strange twist the first name and last name of each victim began with the same letter. ktvu's eric rasmussen on the arrest of a serial killing suspect. >> reporter: bay area investigators say they've solved the cold case killings of four women with the arrest of this man 77-year-old joseph naso. >> we are going forward...
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. >> and i'm frank somerville. the police department released two sketches depicting the suspects in which police are calling an unprovoked attack. >> reporter: we're at the moose lodge. many people here know the fan as someone who loves helping people. ryan stowe is in the business of saving lives. supervisors at american response say he loves helping people. >> we don't see it within our own family so it's kind of tragic. >> reporter: stowe's workers told us he attended the giant opener with three friends. two men wearing dodgers clothing attacked stowe from behind in the parking lot. >> they hit him from behind and he fell, then they started kicking him. >> he's the kind of guy you want to go out with when you're out on the town. he's very good looking. superfunny. he's got a personality that looks and a silver tongue. >> reporter: stowe is seen here with both of his younger sisters. they both are now in the los angeles area at his bedside. police say the attack was unprovoked. that stowe and his friends tries t
. >> and i'm frank somerville. the police department released two sketches depicting the suspects in which police are calling an unprovoked attack. >> reporter: we're at the moose lodge. many people here know the fan as someone who loves helping people. ryan stowe is in the business of saving lives. supervisors at american response say he loves helping people. >> we don't see it within our own family so it's kind of tragic. >> reporter: stowe's workers told us he...
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good evening everyone i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. he's accused of killing four northern california women. two were from the bay area. and in a strange twist the first name and last name of each victim began with the same letter. ktvu's eric rasmussen on the arrest of a serial killing suspect. >> reporter: bay area investigators say they've solved the cold case killings of four women with the arrest of this man 77-year-old joseph naso. >> we are going forward on four murder counts. >> reporter: marin county district attorney bavarian says the oldest case goes back to 1977 when the body of roxanne roggasch was found. he is also accused of killing car men colon. >> we are not going to be taking any questions. >> reporter: the da would not say whether dna linked him to the victims. only that items found at his home had them come back to the investigation. >> led marin investigators to connect naso with the death of rogash. >> now naso could finally be held responsible, prosecutors will say they will try him for all four murders at once m
good evening everyone i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. he's accused of killing four northern california women. two were from the bay area. and in a strange twist the first name and last name of each victim began with the same letter. ktvu's eric rasmussen on the arrest of a serial killing suspect. >> reporter: bay area investigators say they've solved the cold case killings of four women with the arrest of this man 77-year-old joseph naso. >> we are going forward...
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good evening everyone i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener.e will get to a moment in just a minute. but first we have breaking news in palo alto. emergency crews are on the scene after a caltrain ran into a car. here are live pictures right now from news chopper two above the scene. we're looking right now, it appears that car is still there. it's on the right hand kind of middle of your screen on the upper part. you can see it's heavily damaged there. the scene is charleston and alma streets in
good evening everyone i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener.e will get to a moment in just a minute. but first we have breaking news in palo alto. emergency crews are on the scene after a caltrain ran into a car. here are live pictures right now from news chopper two above the scene. we're looking right now, it appears that car is still there. it's on the right hand kind of middle of your screen on the upper part. you can see it's heavily damaged there. the scene is charleston and...
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good evening everyone i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener.e san francisco chronicle tonight tells ktvu its reporter did nothing wrong and it's outraged about the statement the white house issued today. ktvu's rob roth is in the newsroom with the back and forth between the white house and the bay area newspaper. >> reporter: the battle between the white house and the san francisco chronicle centers around a 42 second cell phone video. now the chronicle is accusing the white hoe
good evening everyone i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener.e san francisco chronicle tonight tells ktvu its reporter did nothing wrong and it's outraged about the statement the white house issued today. ktvu's rob roth is in the newsroom with the back and forth between the white house and the bay area newspaper. >> reporter: the battle between the white house and the san francisco chronicle centers around a 42 second cell phone video. now the chronicle is accusing the white...
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good evening everyone i'm frank somerville. >> i'm gasia mikaelian. julie haener has the night off.the last hour, the council has been listening to homeowners with concerns over gas lines. tom vacar has the story. >> reporter: cpuc has been under fire for being too friendly to the utilities. now with the victim's allowed to go first, the commissioners are hearing the stories of pain and loss. >> as a person that lost my family, home, pets, everything, all my medals my father re
good evening everyone i'm frank somerville. >> i'm gasia mikaelian. julie haener has the night off.the last hour, the council has been listening to homeowners with concerns over gas lines. tom vacar has the story. >> reporter: cpuc has been under fire for being too friendly to the utilities. now with the victim's allowed to go first, the commissioners are hearing the stories of pain and loss. >> as a person that lost my family, home, pets, everything, all my medals my father re
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. >> and i'm frank somerville. the peninsula tonight it has been a commute nightmare on highway 101 because of some downed phone lines. we've been reporting this for the past few hours. and just 30 minutes ago the highway patrol opened all lanes of 101 but traffic the still slow. now the problems began about 3:30 this afternoon when some telephone wires fell on to highway 101. news chopper 2 was live over the scene. the wires blocked mo
. >> and i'm frank somerville. the peninsula tonight it has been a commute nightmare on highway 101 because of some downed phone lines. we've been reporting this for the past few hours. and just 30 minutes ago the highway patrol opened all lanes of 101 but traffic the still slow. now the problems began about 3:30 this afternoon when some telephone wires fell on to highway 101. news chopper 2 was live over the scene. the wires blocked mo
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. >> and i'm frank somerville. they watched it burn down before their eyes. tonight they say that building is more than a vacant car dealership, it's a homeless community. ken pritchett has the story. >> reporter: there is a pause in the action out here. you see that excavator. it made quick work of this former car dealership, essentially turning most of it into rubble. this building was occupied by homeless people. 50
. >> and i'm frank somerville. they watched it burn down before their eyes. tonight they say that building is more than a vacant car dealership, it's a homeless community. ken pritchett has the story. >> reporter: there is a pause in the action out here. you see that excavator. it made quick work of this former car dealership, essentially turning most of it into rubble. this building was occupied by homeless people. 50
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lone tree to somerville, right around 22 miles an hour. as you make your way on westbound 4 to eastbound 80 you need to think of an alternate route because it's closed until 7:00. so if you are heading the eastbound 80, you might want to consider willow as an alternate. head outside and show you the san mateo bridge. traffic gets by as you make your way westbound to the peninsula and no trouble on 101. >> eric: it's just about 5:38. >> kristen: still ahead. local earthquake warning system that could save lives when the big one hits here. >> eric: in japan, they test fish for radiation as workers at a crippled nuclear power plant release radioactive water. >> kristen: and bay area man >> kristen: and bay area man makes a plea for you gotta try honey bunches of oats with almonds! it's got real, sliced california almonds with a third less sugar per serving than honey nut cheerios. wow! delicious! try honey bunches of oats with almonds! welcome. and happy baconalia! baconalia? mm-hmm. why, it's the sacred festival of bacon. a celebration of ba
lone tree to somerville, right around 22 miles an hour. as you make your way on westbound 4 to eastbound 80 you need to think of an alternate route because it's closed until 7:00. so if you are heading the eastbound 80, you might want to consider willow as an alternate. head outside and show you the san mateo bridge. traffic gets by as you make your way westbound to the peninsula and no trouble on 101. >> eric: it's just about 5:38. >> kristen: still ahead. local earthquake warning...
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. >> and i'm frank somerville. we have been tracking severe weather that dumped rain and hail in areas. this shows the hail that fell just in the last hour in solano county. a
. >> and i'm frank somerville. we have been tracking severe weather that dumped rain and hail in areas. this shows the hail that fell just in the last hour in solano county. a
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. >> i'm frank somerville. it is very controversial. we have continuing coverage tonight, ken wayne is live where the babysit is heated and it all boils down to safety and money, ken? >> reporter: chambers is full and behind me you can see dozens of people in the lobby listening as the debate continues. the cost of fair services is up 30% over the last five years and with a $3.5 million budget deficit, something has to give. police pushed the crowd into hallways as the city council debated the controversial idea 6 hiring a private company as its new fire department. >> fire to a contract, a bid contractor? what happens if they fail? will any of you guarantee that they can save my house in a fire? >> what's our next step, black water for police services, haliburton to handle public works? >> reporter: we have a responsibility to the stockholders to do what's right to maximize profits. >> they say they have a long track record of providing fire receives at facilities including cape canaveral and will have to perform if they want to stay e
. >> i'm frank somerville. it is very controversial. we have continuing coverage tonight, ken wayne is live where the babysit is heated and it all boils down to safety and money, ken? >> reporter: chambers is full and behind me you can see dozens of people in the lobby listening as the debate continues. the cost of fair services is up 30% over the last five years and with a $3.5 million budget deficit, something has to give. police pushed the crowd into hallways as the city council...
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. >>> good evening everyone i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. the city of san jose tonight is issuing hundreds of pink slips. robert handa is live to tell us how deep the projected cuts will be and why it's causing uncertainty among many workers including police and firefighters, robert. >> reporter: hundreds of city workers have been dreading this. lay off notices, they are being handed out this week. but many employees say the pink slips are also generating a lot of confusion. lay off notices aren't going out to san
. >>> good evening everyone i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. the city of san jose tonight is issuing hundreds of pink slips. robert handa is live to tell us how deep the projected cuts will be and why it's causing uncertainty among many workers including police and firefighters, robert. >> reporter: hundreds of city workers have been dreading this. lay off notices, they are being handed out this week. but many employees say the pink slips are also generating a...
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i'm frank somerville. >>> i'm julie haener. breaking news, as we told you just a few minutes ago a 3-year-old boy has been found. he was reported missing from his home earlier today. ktvu live where the boy was found. >> a very very happy ending to this story. police told us about 20 minutes ago they found 3-year-old the boy with his mother. the boy disappeared from the garage of his home around
i'm frank somerville. >>> i'm julie haener. breaking news, as we told you just a few minutes ago a 3-year-old boy has been found. he was reported missing from his home earlier today. ktvu live where the boy was found. >> a very very happy ending to this story. police told us about 20 minutes ago they found 3-year-old the boy with his mother. the boy disappeared from the garage of his home around
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frank somerville is off tonight. >> and i'm julie haener. the dog owner says her dog was perfectly healthy and then suddenly became ill. lloyd lacuesta is live, he spoke to the dog's owner tonight. >> reporter: dog owners coming here tonight found the gates locked and a sign warning that poisoned bait may have been left here. >> he was gagging and his stomach was undilating. then he fell to the floor. >> reporter: jennifer tian had had collin for only six weeks. she adopted the shiba from a dog rescue agency. saturday afternoon and only her second visit to her car, she watched the dog, vomit, collapse and as she rushed him to the veterinarian he died in her car. tian says her dog was healthy but something happened at the dog park. >> reporter: i think he ate something. the vet after the whole resuscitation, she said that because of the vomiting, that it's an indication that he might have eaten something toxic. >> reporter: two months ago someone left rat poison in a sunnyvale dog park and scrolled the words all dogs must die. now pet owners
frank somerville is off tonight. >> and i'm julie haener. the dog owner says her dog was perfectly healthy and then suddenly became ill. lloyd lacuesta is live, he spoke to the dog's owner tonight. >> reporter: dog owners coming here tonight found the gates locked and a sign warning that poisoned bait may have been left here. >> he was gagging and his stomach was undilating. then he fell to the floor. >> reporter: jennifer tian had had collin for only six weeks. she...
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. >> and i'm frank somerville. julie haener has the night off. >>> right now hundreds of union workers and their supporters are protesting in san francisco. news chopper 2 has been overhead. the crowd as it marched through the financial district and is now gathering outside the federal reserve to give you some idea of where this is. it is very close to the highiate regency -- hyatt resense on embarcadero and where california and market street comes together. because of the size of the crowd it is impacting traffic and obviously right now is the commute, so keep that in mind if you are
. >> and i'm frank somerville. julie haener has the night off. >>> right now hundreds of union workers and their supporters are protesting in san francisco. news chopper 2 has been overhead. the crowd as it marched through the financial district and is now gathering outside the federal reserve to give you some idea of where this is. it is very close to the highiate regency -- hyatt resense on embarcadero and where california and market street comes together. because of the size...
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. >> i'm frank somerville. it is very controversial. we have continuing coverage tonight, ken wayne is live where the babysit is heated and it all boils down to safety and money, ken? >> reporter: chambers is full and behind me you can see dozens of people in the lobby listening as the debate continues. the cost of fair services is up 30% over the last five years and with a $3.5 million budget deficit, something has to give. police pushed the crowd into hallways as the city council debated the controversial idea 6 hiring a private company as its new fire department. >> fire to a contract, a bid contractor? what happens if they fail? will any of you guarantee that they can save my house in a fire? >> what's our next step, black water for police services, haliburton to handle public works? >> reporter: we have a responsibility to the stockholders to do what's right to maximize profits. >> they say they have a long track record of providing fire receives at facilities including cape canaveral and will have to perform if they want to stay e
. >> i'm frank somerville. it is very controversial. we have continuing coverage tonight, ken wayne is live where the babysit is heated and it all boils down to safety and money, ken? >> reporter: chambers is full and behind me you can see dozens of people in the lobby listening as the debate continues. the cost of fair services is up 30% over the last five years and with a $3.5 million budget deficit, something has to give. police pushed the crowd into hallways as the city council...