in south sacramento. >> okay. thank you. senator harris is in atlanta tonight speaking at a campaign event for georgia gubernatorial candidate. after the event she addressed the suspicious package. >> thankful to law enforcement. and the postal service folks for being professional. and diligent. and thankfully nobody was hurt. i strongly believe that america has so much more in common. and really leadership can bring people together. and not separate them. >> senator harris has been one of the most out spoken democrats against the president. and his agenda. rumored to be preparing for a presidential run in 2020. >> federal agents swarm a facility in burling game. after a suspicious package was found there. it was addressed to san francisco billionaire tom steyer. a vocal opponent of trump. that facility is located on rollens road. near sfo. >> live from near the airport. >> right now we are hearing from law enforcement. they are saying that the envelope addressed to steyer is from the same alleged bomber. now this could mean

local and federaltors converged on the scene of a south sacramento post office. just before 8:00 this morning, an alert postal worker noticed a package that looked alarmingly similar to a wave of packages sent across the country containing explosive devices. >> it was really good work by the postal employees here to identify packages they thought was suspicious. >> reporter: sheriffs investigators and sheriffs task force members went door to door, telling neighbors to shelter in place. then some five hours after the discovery, they confirmed indeed it's what they feared. >> we have determined that this device was in fact a legitimate device, and the federal bureau of investigation has taken over the investigation, and we have now rendered the device safe. >> the package was addressed to senator harris, and we do believe that the package is related to the nationwide investigation. >> reporter: senator kamala harris issued a statement saying she is enormously grate to feel law enforcement for working hard to keep everyone safe. she's urging lawmakers to use their r

this is this is nhe answer. >> the device found in south sacramento will likely be sent to the lab in virginia. for furthers. officials here warn there could be more. >> that's a concern. there maybe other packages. >> the fbi couldn't tell us if the device was destroyed or remained in tact. after it was rendered safe. as they say. they were certain it was another in the series of certainly one to be taken very seriously. >> thank you. senator harris is grateful nobody was injured. adding it was the responsibility of leaders to use their public figures to elevate discourse and bring people together. she spoke with reporters. >> the powerful forces that have been. division among us. it is wrong. it is not only unproductive it's unhealthy as a country. >> senator harris is rumored to be preparing for a presidential run in the year 2020. >> trump is holding a campaign rally in charlotte, north carolina. take a look at live pictures. in charlotte. you can see the people there. lots of red hats. we're waiting to hear his statement about the bomb threats. earlier this morning he condemned t

discovered at a post office in south sacramento. the facility has been closed and evacuated. right now, it is unclear if the packages are connected to the others. here is a look at the 12 other locations were suspicious devices have been found this week. in just a short time ago, the justice department gave an update on its investigation. >> he has been charged today with a five federal crimes including interstate transportation of an explosive , illegal mailing of explosives, threats against former presidents and certain other persons. threatening interstate communications, and assaulting current and former federal officers. >> these developments in the past wee hours. hillary lane has more on the suspect now in custody. >> reporter: sources tell us, police were able to track down the suspect using dna evidence. he does have a criminal history. in the meantime, authorities are investigating another suspicious package that was found here earlier this morning at a post office in manhattan. police in plantation florida have taken cesar sayoc into custody in connection with a se

this is not the answer. >> reporter: while the device found in south sacramento likely will be sent tohe fbi lab in quantico, virginia for further analysis, officials here warn there could still be more. >> that's a concern of ours, that there may be other packages. >> reporter: now, the fbi could not tell us this afternoon if that device was completely destroyed or if it was still intact after it was rendered safe, the terminology they use. they were certain though it was part of the nationwide series and it was definitely serious. in south sacramento, laura anthony, "abc 7 news". >> thank you, laura. >>> and the man suspected of mailing these explosives is 56-year-old cesar sayoc. he was arrested this morning, charged with five federal crimes and faces 48 years in prison if convicted. >> now, the i-team's dan noyes has been digging into sayoc's background. dan is here now. what have you found? >> dan and ama, investigators say cesar sayoc left a trail of evidence in the ieds he sent, fingerprints and dna and also on social media and there were warning signs in his criminal record. sa

these bomb disposal robots outside the colonial post office in south sacramento, the mail facility transform into a crime scene, a package addressed to kamala harris. >> the package was addressed to senator kamala harris, here in sacramento, at a sacramento address.>> reporter: confirmation of a link to other bombs targeting key democrats which led to the arrest of a suspect in florida. >> we believe that the packages related to the nationwide investigation. >> the device and sacramento was similar to a dozen others found across the country. area residents told to shelter in place. >> they said stay in the house, or leave right away, they are going to take the package out with the bomb disposable thing in a few minutes.>> reporter: members of the fbi joint terrorism task force joined postal inspectors to neutralize the device. >> we have determined that it was a legitimate device, and the fbi has taken over the investigation, we have now rendered the device safe.>> reporter: is the latest device targeting outspoken critics of president trump, including harris, who served as san francisco da

(tes) (catherine) a post office in south sacramento is where another suspicious package was intercepted today... this one addressed to california's u.s. senator kamala harris... the f-b-i, sheriff's deputies, postal inspectors...have all been at that sacramento post office ....in the south parkway neighborhood... a worker noticed this morning that a package looked like the others that are part of a national investigation. the facility was evacuated and closed... this package- addressed to senator kamala harris... deputies were going door to door in the neighborhood, telling people to stay inside. and a robot was used to go in and out of the postal facility. there were no injuries. this afternoon in a news briefing - the f-b-i talked about what happened.. (catherine) senator (catherine) (catherine) senator harris released a statement... saying in part -- "at this moment, it is incumbent upon leaders across the political spectrum to take seriously the power they hold. it is the responsibility of our leaders to use their role as public figures to elevate our discourse and bring people toge

a package addressed to senator kamala harris was also intercepted at a mail facility in south sacramento. >> they were among a total of at least 14 explosive devices mailed to top democrats and liberal leaders from coast to coast. although the suspect is in custody, kpix 5 andria borba reports the ke comi. andria? eporte ken and abis federal crimes tonight including the interstate transportation ofan explosive, illega >> reporter: 14 pipe bombs, but just one key to cracking the case. >> and once i knew they had a print, i was pretty confident that we will be able to find the right person. >> it was a sol dare print on one of the two bombs, mailed to southern congress woman maxine waters. that print led to 61-year-old cesar sayoc jr., his undoing was his previous crimes. and the fingerprints and dna taken from him when he was booked. >> they're not just going in taking one or two fingerprints. they are ruling all ten fingers, getting palm prints, doing everything. if they do happen to get a partial print during a crime, they will be able to go back to those major case prints and to be abl

it's an active scene at the colonial post office in south sacramento on the corner of 44th street and 39th avenue. this is sacramento county. we asked the sheriff's deputies going door to door, asking residents to stay indoors and to leave. also, they're canvassing the area as well as the postal, mobile command center, we understand that this package, the package didn't have the characteristic, there are 12 or 13 other devicings around the nation. [ audio drowned out ] >> we do turned stand the package was addressed to harris and kavanaugh in downtown sacramento. at this point, it's a different time. ent time. >> we're supposed to get an update at the scene in the next couple of hours. >>> thank you, the discovery of these suspicious packages here in northern california come on the heels of this morning's arrest in south florida. >> minutes ago, the f.b.i. said investigators used dna fingerprint evidence to arrest a 56-year-old man named cesar alteri sayoc, we have more on this developing story. >> reporter: that information is coming during a news conference with justice department o

a package addressed to senator kamala harris intercepted at a mail facility in south sacramento. and here in the bay area, another suspicious package to billionaire tom steyer, the activist who has spent millions of dollars supporting democratic causes and candidates. that one was intercepted at the mail facility in burlingame where emily turner says security has been stepped up. >> it was a incredibly scary busy morning at the sicily but now it has turned very quiet as no one has gone in or out of that building. the wave of pipe bombs sent to critics of the president has hit the bay area. this morning an employee found a package that met the description of other packages sent across the country to critics of the president. this one was addressed to tom steyer, political activist. they took the device out of the facility. officials were wearing bomb gear and they loaded it onto a special truck an a convoy of lots of law-enforcement officers, they took it to a bomb disposal site that's just off of airport property. they then detonated it safely, officials say right around 1 pm and

. >> reporter: the chase started as a domestic disturbance call out at a south sacramento neighborhood on tuesday morning. as soon as they arrived, the suspect who was already in the car a woman and 2-year-old boy -- in the car with a woman and a 2-year-old boy sped off. >> when the officers first spotted the couple and the child and the child was on the lap of the driver. >> reporter: the chase led police through several neighborhoods. the car crashed into hemp stead's car before -- health care reform empstead's car -- the car crashed into hempstead's vehicle. first responders shielded the woman and her toddler before they were carted away in an ambulance. >> did you see my son? >> reporter: a near death experience for mom and son and the suspect is now behind bars. police have not yet identified the suspect or any of the charges be facing. officers say they continued chasing him down because they the toddler and the toddler's mom. reporting in sacramento, i'm angela musalum for kpix 5. >>> oregon researchers made a disturbing discovery on mt. hood. new active fault lines have been fo

and a package addressed to senator kamala harris was interceptioned in south sacramento, among a total of at least 14 explosive devices mailed to top democrats and liberal leaders from coast to coast this week. although the suspect is in custody, packages may keep coming. >> reporter: 14 pipe bombs but just one key to cracking the case. >> once i knew ted a plenty, i was confident we could find the right person. >> reporter: it was a fingerprint on one of the two bombs sent to maxine waters. the print led cer sayoc. his undoing was his previous crimes and the fingerprints and fingers, palm prints, doing everything. if they happen to get a partial print during a crime, they can go back to those major case prints and compare those to any partial they have. >> reporter: former assistant special agent in charge of the san francisco fbi field office says the swift investigation from initial package to arrest in less than a week was aided by the fact that none of the devices exploded, though they were capable. >> if you think back, panam 103 blew up but they still discovered the timing devic

>> reporter: this south sacramento post office has reopened for busine completely different scene out here as the bomb squad, the atf and the fbi dealt with an explosive device. fbi and terrorism task force members went door to door asking residents to shelter in place after an alert postal worker discovered a suspicious package at the colonial station post office this morning. >> the outside packaging looks very similar to the other devices. >> after using robots to help render the device safe, investigators confirmed it was, indeed, what they had feared. >> we have determined that this device was, in fact, legitimate device and the federal bureau of investigation has taken over the investigation. we have now rendered the device safe. >> the package was addressed to senator harris. we do believe that the package is related to the nationwide investigation. >> senator kamala harris issued a statement saying she's enormously grateful to law enforcement for working hard to keep everyone safe. she's urging leaders to use their roles to bring people together. those who live near the sacram

. >> reporter: if these bomb disposal robots, outside the colonial post office in south sacramento, the mail facility transformed to a crime scene after a suspicious package to senator kamala harris was intercepted by postal workers. >> i will confirm that the package was addressed to senator harris. here in sacramento, at the address. >> reporter: that wasn't all be there is confirmation of a link to other bombs targeting key regrets which led to an arrest of a suspect in florida.>> we do believe that the packages related to the nationwide investigation. >> reporter: the device in sacramento was similar to a dozen others i had been found across the country. area residents were told to shelter in place. others decide to leave.>> they asked me to stay in the house or leave because they were going to take the package out with the bomb disposal thing here in a minute.>> reporter: members of the fbi task force shared with police to neutralize the device may >> we have determined this device was in fact a legitimate device. and the federal bureau of investigation has taken over the investiga

a look from sky 7 the fire started in the area of travis air force base and is pushing south towards the sacramento river. firefighters say it is mostly open grassland with a few houses. there have been no injuries reported. no word yet on how the fire started. when we come back out here live firefighters are giving an update at 5:15. we'll also be giving you updates via twitter and facebook. the good news is there are additional resources for area and we'll get better numbers as far as containment. abc 7 news. >> all right. thank you very much. you can see how windy it is outside. it is drifting in the near by counties. >> yeah. officials say they have been receiving a lot of calls about it. let's get to the latest hoping these winds die down. >> yeah. it will stay very windy. it is a major factor for how far that smoke has been seen. look at that active gusting near 30 miles per hour around fairfield. that wind direction is key. out of the north the smoke will be blowing south. the winds out of the north gusting about 25 miles per hour. it is sending smoes the red flag warning continues. it is la

the good is the fire is burning south towards the sacramento river and that area is also marsh land that will also help slow the flames. >> several other fires are burning in the area, cal fire is mopping up a 30-acre brush fire this afternoon in south san jose. this fire started at 3:00 on monterrey street. that smoke from that fire was so thick, firefighters were forced to close down the road. >> take a look, this is live from our abc7 east bay hills cam, where you can see that haze in front of mt. diablo. we're also getting reports of falling ash near the fire. more on the fire danger, drew? >> this is all indicative of just how strong these winds have been this afternoon. they've been gusting frequently, over 35 miles an hour. so that has been a major factor as to why many of us have seen smoke so far away from this fire in solano county. winds right now still on the active side. we have gusts in the hills, up to 35 miles an hour at mt. diablo. as we get you closer into that fire in solano county, winds out of the north, racing 23 miles an hour so what that does is it takes that smok

rain chances are really sacramento and south, even up to marysville and south. but it is still bears watching. we're going to be tracking a model it is useless right now but they are not doing a good job of it. so we are going to go with the live radar and track the cells as the evening wears on. >>> bill we appreciate your honesty thanks so much. >>> hear some stories what we're working on for ktuv fox2 news at five. a warning from police, we are hearing from the family. >> were heartbroken determined to get through the death of her daughter. the mother wanted two teenagers who overdosed in livermore over the last few days. she has a strong message for other parents so they'll have to go through something similar. >>> southbay educators are still struggling to stay in the communities . >> affordable housing is the goal but san jose unified school district would turn existing schools into housing. that would make parents upset worrying that their children would end up at schools far from their homes. >>> now coming up i anticipated movie we will take a look behi

. >> we're having an earth -- >> a major earthquake, an earthquake felt from oakland to sacramento, as far souths los angeles. >> you can see the fire down past me. what has happened is that the natural gas lines have ruptured and that caused that fire. the water lines have ruptured. there is no water coming out of the fire hydrants. >> prepare yourselves! shut off the gas, shut off electricity. put watt your in your bathtub. don't expect services for e picture of the damage to the bay bridge. an entire section of the bay bridge has been lost. >> you can see just below me is where the crack in the bay bridge occurred, a 50-foot section. you see down there below the two cars, two cars that were on the upper deck when the bridge collapsed. they fell below. we understand that the people in both of those cars did get out safely. >> it is like a whole new life. it is not the same life i had before. i died back on the bridge. i don't know what i'm going to do. i figure at some point something is going to happen where i will have a chance to do good and i will say, this minutes can mean the difference

it was in early tomorrow morning and it favors the coast and bay not inland toward sacramento and does the local southit sends and back moisture toward the south bay and the east bay and the peninsula. it looks like two prongs here and moving in tonight and again for tomorrow pick rainfall projections are really impressive. i am having a hard time buying into that if the system and go south and we will see if they continue it for 2-4 hours and we are seeing anywhere from a half inch to an inch of rain and all that moisture from rosa, it's flying into arizona and they will have all sorts of issues in phoenix has had one third of an inch of rain already. american canyon 54. 57 bodega bay. nevada cooler at 51. cloud cover moving in and light rain moving in and the law looks like it is heading south and if it marches east everyone would be on that. it looks pretty impressive from north to south and this would do wonders force for early october. we will take even half of that but 60s, 70s and 80s. overall it looks like a quiet week after tuesday. there will be a probability of wind picking up. 60s and 70s

all the way south of fresno we're seeing thunderstorms and a lot of activity around sacramento and el dorado county. let's take a look at a flood alert because it may rain in lake county, mendocino county later on this evening. if that happens, the mendocino complex, all those burn areas may experience a debris flow, mud slides, or flash flooding, so a flood watch is in effect for that area until 7:00 tonight. when does the rain chance end? i'll answer it coming up. >> thank you, paul. >>> speaking of mud slides, breaking news near yosemite. mud slide there is sending trees across highway 140. it's the same area torched by the ferguson fire. the trouble was first reported around 2:30 this afternoon. the national weather service has issued a flash flood warning for central mariposa county. heavy downpours are expected in the coming hours. >>> the fbi investigation into supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh could wrap up as early as this evening. that is ahead of friday's deadline. but much of the discussion today has been about president trump's impression of christine blasey ford last

sacramento valley getting some thunderstorms this morning. you can see for the south bay, san jose with light to moderate rainfall as well as near milpitas. all of this green, it's false echoes and ground clutter. but we are still tracking cells popping up so we're tracking that for you this morning. through the afternoon, we are looking at scattered showers and mainly for the south bay in our inland locations. that will be the case later on today. the south bay hardly got anything yesterday. partly to mostly cloudy skies and humid today. here's the rainfall totals. san rafael, more than 2 inches of rain. quarter inch in pacifica. .36" rain in napa with this weather system here. low pressure will push south, south of us and then north. so that's why it's close enough to the south bay or inland locations to fire off some activity for us. this is at 5 p.m. and you can see the shower action there scattered in nature, not everyone will see it. but we have the chance through today. slight chance of a shower for tomorrow. high temperatures for today, looking at temperatures

critic, and another to cory booker discovered at a south florida mail distribution center and a third addressed to ka mill kamala harris found in sacramento. both are democrats that have been mentioned as possible 2020 presidential candidates. investigators say the big break in the case came only yesterday when analysts at the fbi laboratory found a fingerprint on the outside of the package d congresswoman maxine waters found at a maryland facility screening congressional mail. because sayoc had a criminal record in florida, his fingerprints were on file and a match was quickly made and the lab found dna evidence on some of the devices. >> there is also a possible dna connection between samples collected by two pieces mailed in separate envelopes. >> reporter: in all the fbi says sayoc mailed 13 packages to ten people and court documents do not indicate if there were notes included, they say photos of george soros, barack obama, john brennan and waters were marked with a red x were included in the packages addressed to them. while none of the bombs exploded, the fbi says they were apparently designed to. >> we're still analyzing the devic

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reporting in sacramento, for kpix 5. >>> a key piece of that puzzle are the two buoys. one of them marks the famous south tower to all ships entering into the bay. the other marks a distance from alcatraz. both in water for six years. finally the coast guard pulled them up for a full inspection. >> and being outside of the gate here, it is exposed to some pretty significant weather and lots of tension. >> the storms and things like that, the tides. >> yeah. >> reporter: both were completely covered in sea life, which could cause them to sink. coast guard members, they scraped one clean and the other was too worn and had to be replaced. >>> gale force gusts turning deadly this morning in southern california. powerful wind knocked over a eucalyptus tree, which fell and crushed a car with a woman inside. emergency crews rushed to the scene in tustin, orange county. by the time they reached the 34- year-old victim in the driver's seat, she was pronounced dead. now back here in northern california, pg&e now says most of the people who have their power shut off, they will get it back on in the next few hours.

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switch over and they flying in sacramento right now where fbi and sheriffs department are on the scene at a post office where yet another possible mail bomb was found in the south part of the city. they paage was addressed to harris. a postal worker spotted a package that resembled others that are part of the nationwide investigation. president trump spoke about the arrest in connection to the packages today house. >> i'm doing everything in my power to stop it and stop it now. >> another package disovered this morning addressed to james clapper and in florida a package found addressed to new jersey senator corey booker. with all of these packages intercepted we are counts more than a dozen that have been sent out around the country. we don't know much about the suspect, but he does have a history of arrest. back to you. >> thank you so much. more breaking news on this story. cnn reporting that authorities are investigating yet another suspicious this is the twitter page. we are told this package was interrupted. the entire news room working to find out more and whether the possible package was found here. we'll bring you updates on the abc 7 news app. in other

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sacramento area and the sierra foothills. kron-4's charles clifford reports. natsmonday afternoon, a wildfire erupted just south of the town of winters along putah creek. the flames, pushed by a steady breeze, burned through thick brush and trees. fire crews from all over solano county converged on the fire to protect homes and buisnesses.natscal fire also sent a helicopter to make water drops along the fire, which stretched roughly a mile along the creek. sotit's kind of exciting.a handfull of neighbors, like ?? came to check out the fire, but by late afternoon crews had made good progress on slowing the flames and no structures were being threatened.sotacross the county and a good portion of northern califronia, a red flag warning will remain in effect utnill at least tuesday morning. foothills could see wind gust up to 50 miles per hour.fire officials are asking people to avoid doing anything that could start a blaze. avoid outdoor burning, don't drive or park cars in dry sure all fires are fully extinguished.as for the fi near winters, the exact cause has been identified but reports have indicated it may ha

heading northward up toward sacramento and there's not too much left in mendocino county and lake county. this should be the last day and by tomorrow there far enough south and the next system coming will cool us down. it will clip us and usher in cooler air and get the humidity back down to comfortable levels -- levels. today 60s and 70s. sun clouds breezy friday and breezy to blustery as we had through the weekend and warmer. we will get rid of the humidity for you. >> sounds good. >> thank you, c -- steve. >>> ththe air force is advising for unusual sights and sounds as spacex attempts to return a rocket lau the first one to return here in california. scheduled to launch from vandenberg on saturday. the air forces nearby residents may see multiple engine burns and there may be some sonic booms before the booster returns and lands at brandenburg. elon musk hyper loop transportation technology has the full scale capsule named quintero one is 105 feet long and weighs 5 tons. it is designed to carry passengers at 620 miles an hour and the capital will be completed in has begun -- has been touted as a high-speed solution. struck the nobel prize for candida

is a map i've shown before of the sacramento and san joaquin river system and particularly the san joaquin tributaries. as you see in the san joaquin river in the south, there are three marked in red, the stanislaus, tuolomne, and merced. and actually, hetch hetchy isn't on the map, so we had to add it there, and also because it's the important point, i've added the position of bernales. it is just downstream of the confluence between the stanis law and san joaquin river, so water standard quality is often talked about vernales, all of those things are really about the delta. the discussions there don't specifically impact the tributaries except as what their relative contributions might be, but vernales is about what real he happens in the dealt, so that's an important point we want to make as a part of this discussion. so why does the state water board use unimpaired flow? one because it's really simple to understand the concept. it is not a complicated flow schedule, it's just 40% of unimpaired flow, which is what would be there if there were no dams and residenervoirs on the system. the general scientific literature supports the use of the nature

mateo coast and the same on unions city and fremont. 51 and 54 sacramento and 21 in truckee. 60 las vegas with cloud cover filtering souththe has been close. they have had activity and it is quieter today but the system drags across the higher clouds it will not be organized around the southern edge. look at partly cloudy skies but staying on the cool side. 60s for many and upper 60s and very low 70s on the temperatures. this will be the coolest day of the week. tomorrow more sunshine but not much of a jump up and temperatures. of tooth -- up to 5 degrees. take us into the weekend. >>> the bay area leads the country when it comes to new office space. we will tell you how the growth in commercial development compares to new housing. let's check in with mike mibach and see what is coming up. >> reporter: coming up in the next hour, more on that big construction fire in oakland and in washington d.c., first of its kind starbucks opening up. it will be staffed to specifically serve people that are deaf. the megamillion jackpot is coming up and we will talk to the psychologist about the do's and don'ts of the office pool. we

south of 5850, but lifting to the north. watch out blackhawk for that. if you are traveling in and around the state capital, it has been a stormy day and continues to be from sacramento east into el dorado county north, all the way to grass valley. beautiful sunset above the fog in san francisco where it is 67 degrees. low 70s and still humid outside. for concord, livermore, san jose. santa roadway so 60 -- right around 60 degrees. keeping us warmer than normal. san jose 61, san francisco 60 degrees. this is the beginning of the rainy season. it is a very sharp cut off in may and a very sharp increase in october. we'll get an inch of rain this month. we triple that in november and get even more in december where we will get four and a half inches of rain on average. december is the wettest month here in the bay area. our low pressure area, to the west yesterday. giving places like marin county and sonoma county the most rainfall is now passing by to our south. it is all about proximity to the low. since the south bay and the east bay is closest to the low today, that is where we saw the most rainfall. now things, they will really bubble up over the sierra and work th

south florida. the suspect cesar sayoc is due to make a court appearance on monday. at least 14 packages discovered so far. two of them showed up yesterday in northern california. one in sacramento addressed to senator kamala harris. the ogren in burlingame. intended tor exactic active it tom steyer. reporter request jim dolen from our sister station in new york has more on what we know about the suspect. >> reporter: this is the face of the man who police believe mailed explosives to more than a dozen prominent exacts. cesar sayoc seen on several social media posts shouting at multiple trump rallies. clearly wrapped up in the moment. and this is the same man friday amp. much morp subdued now, hours after hisn plantation, fri buying parts when agents rushed in. >> he had a look on his face from what i saw of him more of like just a -- okay they got me. >> federal investigators described the 56-year-old suspect as a domestic terrorist with a political chip on his shoulder saying he sometimes lived in this white van. its windows covered with political messages supporting the president and demonizing his critics. >> we will not tolerate such lawlessness, especially not political vi

sacramento street. two people entered the store wearing masks. the stole cash and liquor from the store before running outside. police do not have a description of the attackers. ( james ) in the southifying a hit and run driver who killed a bicyclist. it happened saturday afternoon near the intersection of central expressway and pajaro avenue. investigators believe they have captured an image of the suspect vehicle on surveillance video. the car is described as a 2004-06 toyota sienna minivan, maroon or red in color with front windshield and front fender damage. ( james ) flowers have been left at the scene of the accident. the police department wants to remind drivers to give bicycles some space on the road. ( james ) still to come on kron4 morning ... people in one east bay community are concerned about a strong odor in their neighborhood. ( james ) plus ... shocking video of a teenage girl being arrested. police are defending themselves ... saying they didn't use excessive force. (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) we've hadfor a l