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get away from the car. >> unable to move the suv by driving it, the man tries pushing the vehicle. all while getting dangerously close to the intense heat of the flames. >> is he insane? >> now we have a moving fire and now we don't know where this fire is going to end up and jill and i are wondering when is this going to end, how is this going to end? >> the driver is screaming, but hanner and budon don't know if it's in agony or in anger. >> dude, get away from the car. >> behind the burning suv, another vehicle with an unknown driver arrives. >> all of a sudden we see another car appear and a guy comes walking out. >> risking his own life, the bystander approaches the man. he begins to pull the man away from the burning vehicle. >> the guy just throws him out of the car. >> let go, please. let go. >> firefighters arrive on the scene to extinguish the flames. >> keep thinking the car's going to blow up, but it just keeps burning. >> oh my god. >> i'm hearing all kinds of sounds coming from the car. a couple of really decent sized explosions. and now i'm just concerned that the fi

the bikers chased the suv in hot pursuit. one tried to open the car door.ff again but then exited off the highway. his car came to a halt on sergio's block. >> that's when everything happened right here. the person that i saw was a jeep and the motorcycle following, they kept coming and coming. and, wow. what the hell is going on here? >> things only got worse when he came to a final stop. >> the jeep couldn't go on. there were too many traffic here waiting for the red light. >> the bikers used helmets to bash his suv and ripped him out of his vehicle, dragged him to the ground and as his terrified wife and daughter watched, began to beat him. >> i looked to my left side and i saw the man down on the floor bleeding. getting hit, you know, many times. >> while he was down on the floor still getting hit? >> yes. >> he may have got killed that day. he might have got killed. >> i just tried to do it peacefully. i kept my cool. >> you know in, new york city, often people pause for a little bit to watch something and then just keep on walking. >> i felt that it w

the driver of the suv and passengers and her passengers are okay. no word on whether the driver hit accelerator by mistake but we're running it down for you. this happened outside sacramento. >> police and students in egypt clashed for a third day, students protesting in support of mohammed moresy. reports say dozens of students have been hurt and officials say officers fired tear gas to prevent students from taking protests outside of the campus. >> and this group received a peace prize in norway. the group received a diploma and a cash award of $1.2 million for efforts to eliminate chemical weapons in syria and around the world. lawrence livermore lab had a vested interest in the proceedings. it's one of two labs in the country analyzed to sample chemical warfare agents. >> general motors announced mary berra as its ceo. she's your honor currently the senior vice president of global product development. she's also in charge of purchasing and had headed the human resources operations. berra started adds an engineering co-op education student in 198

this morning is when the cadillac suv pulled into the gas station.ere several pull let holes. they were struck by four bullets. now, they had been driving on 580 before the 80 split. they say a sedan pulled up on the freeway. and a passenger in the sedan leaned out of the window and shot into the escalade. >> the male driver, he had three passengers in the back of the suv when this happens. >> but the driver did go to the hospital for treatment of a head wound that may have happened by fragments of the windows. >> chp went to the scene of the crime. and when they drove to the split. they shut down several laneof the freeway. >> they were able to find a key peels of evidence. >> right on the interstate. >> we didn't know where the scene was going to be. >> and for it to be effective and safely. we wanted the entire freeway shut down. >> locate the scene quickly. and communicate with what we had. and they started to make evidents to reopen the freeway slowly. >> they don't have a description of the shooter. and the sid damage dan. >> they had been driv

investigators say video shows she was driving her suv at speeds above 70 miles per hour three blocks before the collision. her lawyer told ktvu she is devastated. jennie zhu told investigators the suv accelerated and said she did not remember knocking an attempt to push the break -- making an attempt to push the break. investigators brought in a engineer to examine the suv for defects before prosecutors decided to file charges. >> i don't want people to think that she would end up knowing to prison for 7 years, we just don't know at this point. >> reporter: groups are stepping up to help the family. they presented them with a check to help with medical expenses. >> the family is struggling with the death of the 16-year- old and also mom and sister. >> reporter: her attorney did not return our calls for comment. she is out on bail and set to be arraigned on thursday. david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> right now david is speaking to kevin san's family and getting their reaction. he is putting that part of the story together for us for the 6:00 p.m. news. >>> police say they beli

what the company is saying this morning. >>> an suv crashes and sparks a fire. christie smith is at the scene talking to investigators about a dui arrest. >> plus, just hours ago, target releasing new details about a security breach that could affect millions. what we've just learned coming up in a live report. >> and it's a good news bad news weather story for today. the good news, much better air quality. the bad news, fierce winds. we'll detail the changes in your forecast. >> and that fierce wind may have an affect on your drive right here. we'll show you where things may be getting rougher for your ride. >> and a live look outside right now. we've got a very nice morning. the wind's coming in, clearing things out. it is thursday, december 19th, and this is "today in the bay." >>> and a very good thursday morning to you. thanks for joining us. a car has crashed into a gas pumpb in oakland, sparking a fire, injurying one person. investigators are still at the gas station near the

a mark train hit an suv at a crossing on the road.two people inside that suv were killed. 20 passengers were on the train bound for union station. none of the train passengers were hurt. investigators say it apierce the suv went around the gate at the crossing. >> an airport shuttle driver is under arrest charged with assaulting and robbing a client. >> now the victim told police the driver, 52-year-old, jesus josephson picked him up and then drove him to loudoun county. that's where josephson allegedly pulled out a blade, demanded money from the victims and dropped them off. he was arrested a short distance away, he is being held without bond. >>> a germantown, maryland, coach and teacher is under arrest. police launched an investigation after they were notified by montgomery county school officials that 30-year- old, daniel was engaging in inappropriate contact with students. he has been working with students from private and public schools in bethesda and potomac for several years and police are concerned there may be other victims

they found their stolen suv in oakland along with two others. freemont police are still trying to piece together who was behind these thefts. stephanie truang nbc bay area news. >>> saying good-bye is hard to do. >> i'm sure everyone wanted a piece of candlestick, and some of them helped themselves yesterday. >> thieves destroyed, signs damaged. how much it will cost to repair scanned el stick after a final farewell. a christmas shock this morning, what led to the hole in their home. >>> a san jose family was enjoying christmas eve when a car slammed into their living room. take a look two cars were racing each other through the streets of east san jose earlier today. one of the cars slammed into the living room with a christmas tree and presents. the car clipped another vehicle before hitting the home, that's probably why no one was seriously injured. street racing in san jose is not uncommon. >> there was supposed to be a racetrack built to get this off the streaks. >> police extracted the car from the house. both drivers were arrested for spe

the suv accelerated without warning and says she did not remember making any attempt to push the brake, turn the ignition off or put it in another gear to stop the car, we have also learned the investigators brought in a mercedes engineer and a member of the accident investigation team to examine her suv we're told for hnidy effects before filing charges. >> it's seven years, but i don't want people to think that she would necessarily look at going to prison for seven years, we don't know at this point. >> he she had no previous record and a clean driving record as well. we reached out this morning to kevin sam's family and her for comment on the charges, no response, zoo will be back in court thursday to be arraigned on the charges, she is out currently on $320,000-bail. david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news tori tori we're following a development story in near big sur where people living in the path '06 a fire are not being allowed to go home. the fire started around midnight in the fiver ridge area of the las pa degree national fifth in southern monterey county. the flames are burnin

. >> with her dash cam recording, the corporal pulls the suv over, but it's apparent this will not beical traffic stop. >> the gentleman that was driving it actually got out of the vehicle almost immediately and he had something in his hand. sort of looked like a billy club, maybe 12 inches long. i couldn't really understand anything he was saying. then he yelled at me and he yelled "no." that's the only thing i actually could understand that he said. then he got back in his car and he drove away. and so i continued to follow him at that point and i requested chief hudder to come exist. >> what starts as a shop lifting call escalates into a car chase. chief michael hudder joins the pursuit. >> upon catching up to the suspect vehicle, it was traveling a low rate of speed. that is probably not typical, but we've seen it happen before where people just refuse to stop. >> he didn't stop at stop signs which is normal for pursuits, but at 20 miles an hour you're still like, are we really in a. pursuit? >> got your video going? i decided to initiate a rolling road block which is a maneuver w

go over every inch, a second suv was hauled away from the same location. the owner a victim of carjacking. >> the last couple days, they brought the cars over here. >> how do you know? >> you can tell. if it's two cars riding this close, one is stolen, they gonna hop out and get in the next car. >> reporter: later, police and detectives came back to go through an abandoned home. it's not clear what, if anything they got. it is believed they got some good surveillance video from a home across the street. at a law firm where he once worked, co-workered talked about the syracuse grad who went to toms river. >> they were in tears and some of them still are. it's disbelief. when ever there's these kinds of violent acts, it's a horrible thing. to find out it's someone you know and someone who had just incredibly charming personality makes it sad. >>> the funeral will be held tomorrow. >>> a heads up for anyone taking the dulles toll road. the metro washington airport authority is cracking down on drivers who cut through the airport to cut past the toll booth. of

investigators are looking for the gunman and the stolen suv now. >>> it is back to court for the former chief of staff for lamar alexander, 35-year-old ryan lowisgartner has been in custody since last week. investigators found sexually explicit material of little boys in his home. >>> still ahead, a touch of snow and 60s all in the 7-day forecast. howard is >>> moms and dads, if you have teenagers, chances are they are bugging you to buy a tablet for christmas. but some of the electronics, lick the chrome books, -- like the chrome books, specifically, actually raise privacy issues. >> reporter: the business model of the chrome book is really where things get tricky. and it makes perfect sense when you understand it. it is a device at sometimes under $200, sometimes under $300 that is subsidized by an advertising model. google is of course one of the world's biggest advertisers. what that means is if your child or teenager is using it, they are tracking that behavior on the device and serving them up accordingly. sometimes it is a nonstarter for a lot of parents to say i didn't realize t

a thief posing as a potential buyer drove off the lot in an suv. she spoke to the car salesman who saw it happen in front of him. >> reporter: that salesman thought he had a serious buyer for the high end range rover that was parked in this spot, which as you can see tonight is empty. that's because what he had was a calculated thief. mercedes, outsidey, bmw, the lot of luxury cars with fancy features, caught a criminal's fancy. >> sometimes you have a feeling that something is wrong, but you don't believe it. >> reporter: he wishes he would have trusted his gut when two men walked onto the lot of empire auto yesterday afternoon. >> -- he says the men tried to distract him, asking to look at other vehicles while the suv was running, and one of the men was on his cell phone. >> somebody was telling him if the street was clear or not. >> reporter: soon after, one of the suspects walked off the lot, and that's when the interested buyer, shoved him, jumped into the car seat and took off. >> kind of went like this, and went behind this car. >> reporter:

. >> she drives this black suv but suv in thisfor the photo. i live here and work here. i do not going to d.c.. >> she did not formally challenge the tickets. she called the dmv office after each ticket and thought they had been handled. four were sent to collections. >> it affected my credit because i am purchasing a house. >> you cannot contest a ticket over the phone. or do it int online person. the key is to bring evidence that shows the ticket was either written in error or written to the wrong car. >> we have been reporting of problems with the process. the d.c. counsel has considered legislation to address with so- called issues of fairness. we provided the dmv with the registration for the suv as proof the tickets were a mistake. tickets have been taking care of. >> fable, for her credit report. whoncial for the er nurse made a call to 7 on your side. >> help is coming for the prince george's county lions club victimized during the holiday season. somebody made a donation after our story about the theft. the thieves stole a generator off the area christmas tree l

just this month nissan motor and honda motor put their new suvs on the market. okay. that's going to wrap it up for biz tonight. i'll leave you with the markets. >>> the tokyo metropolitan assembly has formally approved the resignation of governor inose. he stepped down from receiving money from a chain operator that led to scandal. the successful bid for 2012 olympics and paralympic games. inose did not answer questions as he left office. he submitted a letter of resignation thursday to the chairperson of the assembly. inose received $500,000 from a medical group in november last year while serving as vice governor. he was elected governor a month later. prosecutors raided the medical group over a separate allegations that included the son of the group's founder. inose served just over a year as governor, the shortest term in tokyo's history. >>> workers at the fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant are responding to the latest in a long line of problems. they are painting a protection coat on barriers around the storage tanks to stop radioactive water from leaking ou

imagine you are driving home from work in your suv and inside your suv, there are a bunch of people thatant to do a performance for you. that's what it is like sometimes. >> but it would take away from the bore that is a ride home, a commute home, i would imagine. this would actually be a welcome distraction. >> go for it, i say. >> all of these guys are really good. look at this guy in the black. he is super strong and grabs on to the pole with one hand and starts going around. >> this is physically very, very impressive. >> so if you lived in new york, what happens when the performance artist isn't good. do people mo over. >> probably the same thing that happens when theyre good. >> for the fun fantasy christmas video, put out by the folks over ford of european, called snocana, a bit of a stop motion car. if you are a rally fan, racing around the christmas tree joined by all the iconic christmas toys as well. >> like cotton uses smoke. >> the ninja turtles. >> he turns over the toy box, dump out all the toys. they join in building this snocon for the ford rally car. this whole video in

. >> reporter: kevin san was killed killed when the van driven by his mother was rear ended by a suv going more than 70 miles an hour. prosecutors announced the driver jennie zhu will face felony voluntary manslaughter and reckless driving charges. >> i think -- i hope she will get what she deserves. >> reporter: the mom is in therapy recovering from a brain injury. >> the problem is her memory lost a lot. >> reporter: documents indicate jennie zhu told investigators the suv accelerated without warning and didn't make an attempt to stop the car. >> i want her to think deeply on herself. why this happened and cause this to my family. >> reporter: jennie zhu's attorney did not return hour calls but she set to be arraigned thursday. the father will be in court as well. david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> developing news now. a dozen homes have been destroyed in a wildfire burning in big sur. helicopters are dropping water over the flames fear pfeiffer ridge road. at this point the highway remains open but that could change. the chelsea prince carbon monoxide -- the chp continues t

three people were killed when their suv was pulled into a river. in mississippi, tornadoes ripped apart homes and knocked over trees and power lines. at least three people tied in the northeast and midwest, snow and ice have blanketed the region. 440,000 people are without power in freezing temperatures. >>> some areas of the atlantic coast saw 70 degrees yesterday. leigh glaser says this is what the weather looks like right now. >> because they're ahead of this cold. by this time tomorrow they'll be in the 40s. live doppler 7hd showing you just that string of moisture. we call this training. just like box cars as that modify moisture feeds north, and that's where the mild temperatures are behind it. colder air mass moving south, so where the rain is, especially in upper state new york, and over towards quebec, that's where it will mix with some snow and also some freezing rain. monday morning, we'll take you into it. you'll notice the rain continues to push off the coast there, and by 1:00, 2:00, much of the moisture pushed out and then start to s

deputies pulled over a suv as part of a dui operation. as deputies approached the vehicle the driver sped off. the driver ended up losing control a half mile away and crashed at a gas station, igniting two gas tanks. 20 residents were evacuated, the driver was taken to the hospital. he will face charges once she released. >>> coverage on the wildfire near big sur. the crews have the pfeiffer fire 80% contained. they are hoping for full containment tomorrow. it burned 900 acres and destroyed 22 buildings. including a dozen homes. 100 people remain evacuated. the cause is still under investigation but officials are looking into reports of illegal camp fire. >>> a situation in big sur is a reminder about fire danger. high winds today forced fire crews on high alert and warnings. ktvu's john fowler is live where dry and windy weather is making people tense. john? >> reporter: in the last hour or so the temperature has plummeted. firefighters say don't let that fool you, the fire risk is still increasing. we were up on mount diab low and gusty

three people were killed when their suv was pulled into a river. in mississippi, tornadoes ripped apart homes and knocked over trees and power lines. at least three people tied in the northeast and midwest, snow and ice have blanketed the region. 440,000 pple are without power in freezing temperatures. >>> some areas of the atlantic coast saw 70 degrees yesterday. leigh glaser says this is what the weather looks like right now. >> because they're ahead of this cold. by this time tomorrow they'll be in the 40s. live doppler 7hd showing you just that string of moisture. we call this training. just like box cars as that modify moisture feeds north, and that's where the mild temperatures are behind it. colder air mass moving south, so where the rain is, especially in upper state new york, and over towards quebec, that's where it will mix with some snow and also some freezing rain. monday morning, we'll take you into it. you'll notice the rain continues to push off the coast there, and by 1:00, 2:00, much of the moisture pushed out and then start to see

the driver of the suv ran a red light, clipped another car and smashed into the restaurant. the building has been declared unsafe. >>> and over 1600 people have been evacuated from the area surrounding an erupting volcano in eastern el salvador. smoke and ash have been shooting into the air, forcing people to huddle in emergency shelters. >>> and taking stock on this last day of trading for 2013. the dow jones saw 51 record closes, including monday's new all-time high and the best returns since 1996 with a 25.9% gain. 2013 was also a great year when it comes to energy-efficient homes. americans haven't used this little power since 2001. it was also a banner year for ford, which expects to top toyota as the best-selling vehicle brand in north america. the u.s. population grew by about 2.2 million people this year. according to the census bureau, a baby will be born every eight seconds in january with one death occurring every 12 seconds. colorado braces for the opening of legal marijuana stores. those looking to get high can expect to pay hefty prices as demand is expected to

they say the four suspects arrived in a chevy suburban suv.allegedly discovered dustin and his wife leaving the mall. that's when investigators terrell abc news that's when the carjackers struck. jamie watching as her husband was fatally shot. >> the crime itself seems to be motivated by the desire for that particular vehicle. >> reporter: they're targeting luxury vehicles, like their suv. carjackings, with so many cases it's been a focus of the fbi's new jersey office for three years. >> there is a black market for stolen vehicles. >> reporter: law enforcement sources say some stolen vehicles are quickly moved to africa as part of an international ring. it's not clear if that's the case here. investigators are looking into whether this incident is linked to others in the region. in a statement overnight, his widow expressed her thanks to police. "we are very grateful to the essex county police and all of the local authorities for pursuing this so vigorously." the men could potentially face the death penalty. 90% of cars from carjackings are u

you see that vehicle, that suv, that was involved in a high- speed chase with sheriff's deputies andd a chase for the vehicle which lost control. >> this took one which had a crash being here with the initial snap, it is like oh, no. >> i heard a boom and i came outside and i saw an explosion and i saw another boom. >> it all happened just before 2:30 this morning. didn't tips pulled the suv over in east oakland as part of the dui task force but they sped off until the driver lost control and struck to gas bumps. the driver could not get out where the original driver had to be rescued from the vehicle all the while the gas was still burning. >> the attendants on scene were able to get the shutoff, they had the reskid you' all gas and 20 residents were evacuated from their nearby apartment complex and they wereable to cap the league and later will face dui related charges and they are waiting to take carry firefighter take to make sure everything is okay. >>> well a 13-year-old girl was declared brain dead during a tons sill surgery is declared brain dead. she went into cardiac arrest

jennie zhu said the suv accelerated without warning and said she did not remember making any attempt to push the break. i should have wanted to stop but i didn't know what to do. on monday kevin san' father said he would be here for the arinement, he later changed his -- arraignment, he later changed his mind. >> he felt being here seeing her would probably stir up feelings that he is trying to work through. >> reporter: jennie zhu is out on $320,000 bail as a condition of that the judge told her she not allowed to drive. david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> san jose police say a gang crack down has taken dozens of gang members off the streets in one troubled neighborhood. according to police, the area was a hot spot for gang activity and an afternoon shooting on september 25 sparked police to begin operation williams street. it is a collaboration with the gang unit, university police and probation officers. the team made 50 arrests and made contact with 100 gang members. >> a lot of gang members out. more police presence. doing a good job. >> officers also connecting with peopl

all four men escaped into an suv where a fifth person, a get away driver was waiting. you could see that image from that surveillance camera of that vehicle. police tell us that that vehicle is a mid-2000 infinity suv, along those lines, either silver or gray in color. the four men, they tell us are african-american, no description for the get away driver. the woman was not seriously hurt doing this you might wonder why her first instinct was to call her brother around not police. well, apparently, she is new to the country, not familiar with 911. it was her brother, by the way, who alerted fremont police to this crime. reporting live outside fremont pd, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thanks a lot. >>> it is 5:05. new this morning, a south bay food company is recalling hundreds of pounds of sausage because it may be contaminated with dangerous toxins. u.s. department of agriculture is ordering lee brothers food services of san jose to recall packages of lee's sandwich sausages because they do contain a water level high enough to allow bacteria production. the recal

all four men escaped into an suv where a fifth person, a get away driver, was waiting.you could see that image from that surveillance camera of that vehicle. police tell us that that vehicle is a mid-2000 infinity suv, along those lines, either silver or gray in color. the four men, they tell us are african-american, no description for the get away driver. the woman was not seriously hurt in this. you might wonder why her first instinct was to call her brother and not police. well, apparently, she is new to the country, not familiar with 911. it was her brother, by the way, who alerted fremont police to this crime. reporting live outside fremont pd, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thanks a lot. >>> holiday shoppers are getting a special service in the east bay. oakland and b.a.r.t. police are teaming up with volunteers escort b.a.r.t. riders to their cars. it's happening at the west oakland and fruitvale stations as well as a station in san leandro. b.a.r.t. says they offer the service every year to help keep riders safe during the holiday season when property crime

the nicb also says the new york, new jersey area has the highest number of suv and cuv thefts in the nation. just this week officials in the new york tri-state area sent out an alert warning drivers that more luxury cars are being targeted while technology has made it more difficult to steal cars it could be a reason we are seeing more violent carjackings. >> the old days of hot wiring a car are pretty much just that, the old days. you can't do that in a lot of new cars today. your only option is to get the key or the device that starts the car from the owner, and then you've got the car. if you can only do that when the owner is present at the vehicle, you have a set up for a carjacking. >> experts say be aware of your surroundings when you are parking your car, and from you confronted, give up the keys. your life is more available than the vehicle. harris? >> basic stuff that sometimes in the heat of it though you sometimes can forget. people think they can change things for themselves. thank you very much. >>> it is officially winter today, and i guess nature knows that. like cloc

her suv went over three concrete barriers and crashed right through side of the window of the starbucks shop. six people were injured and taken to the hospital. the driver and the passenger weren't injured. a missing teenager from washington state was found safe in mexico, ending an amber alert. the chp is not giving details on how they found the 14-year-old who was kidnapped by her boyfriend last wednesday. they did say that he is still on the run. he is scribbled as being 5'9", 200 pounds, last seen driving an older green ford escape with temporary washington plates. >>> a happy ending for a nevada family missing for days in freezing temperatures. the couple and four young children were discovered in a place where cell phone coverage is sparse. about 20 miles from their home but never returned home $rescue crews spent the last two nights in sub zero temperatures searching for the family in the mountains of northern nevada. this morning a volunteer spotted the family's overturned jeep. >> they had a fire going. and jay was heating up rocks in the fire and at night he was putting them i

what she's giving the president for christmas, and >>> tonight new jersey policeÑi are dusting this suvhe carjackers who murdered the owner. they were leaving an upscale when theçó carjackers approache the couple, shot the man in the% head and took off in the suv. his wife while she witnessed the shooting she was not injured. police found this stolençó rang rover eight miles away today but have not found the men responsibility. >>> police call it a bizarre attack at a popular virginia shopping area and 20-year-old man is behind bars tonight.lpok investigators tell us jaguar down outside the hhok gregg sto on friday night. he allegedly threw at( woman to the ground and got on topjf of her. witnesses jumped in to stop the suspect who is now charged with attempted rape. >>> a transgender woman is suing the d.c. governmentt( claiming e was sexuallies assaulted by a man who was deliberately placed in her jail cell. according to internal documents that man was already underi] investigation for another jailhousei] rape. jackie bensen has the story, a story you will only see on3w news4. up a

we had breaking developments on this story, the stolen suv was found in now ark. newark, new jersey in a high crime area next to an abandoned home well known for car thieves. they drop the stolen cars there in that area. one of the possibilities tonight they are looking at is whether they are connected to a larger car theft ring? right now no arrest have been made. the short hills mall has been reopened and the shoppers, people are onently and security is very, very tight. and there is a visibility police presence. there always is, but the mall is reviewing the security procedures and added police officers. another development. they are looking at any security camera in the mall- level parking lot or stores around there to assist them in solving this crime. >> for the life of me, i can't understand why they haven't released the manhunt. they are capable of killing. this happen saturday night and the video tape has to be loaded with security cameras and the parking lot. why rrnt they released so they can put them out there for help? >> reporter: absolutely right. g

a thief posing as a potential buyer drove off the lot in an suv.he spoke to the car salesman who saw it happen in front of him. >> reporter: that salesman thought he had a serious buyer for the high end range rover that was parked in this spot, which as you can see tonight is empty. that's because what he had was a calculated thief. mercedes, outsidey, bmw, the lot of luxury cars with fancy features, caught a criminal's fancy. >> sometimes you have a feeling that something is wrong, but you don't believe it. >> reporter: he wishes he would have trusted his gut when two men walked onto the lot of empire auto yesterday afternoon. >> -- he says the men tried to distract him, asking to look at other vehicles while the suv was running, and one of the men was on his cell phone. >> somebody was telling him if the street was clear or not. >> reporter: soon after, one of the suspects walked off the lot, and that's when the interested buyer, shoved him, jumped into the car seat and took off. >> kind of went like this, and went behind this car. >> reporter: n

police say the man and woman in the toyota suv are cooperating with the investigation. this was the 25th fatality involving a cyclist, or pedestrian in san jose this year. >>> continuing coverage now as b.a.r.t. suffers another major problem. this time, it was a brake issue that filled a train with smoke and forced it to stop in the middle of the hills. jana katsuyama here with cell phone video inside that train. jana has also talked with b.a.r.t. and tells us what she learned from them. >> reporter: we're at the mcarthur b.a.r.t. station and i'm learned the train has parked in what they call a pocket track, or a sidetrack north of the station. they don't plan to move it until 2:00 or 3:00 a.m., to avoid any other disruptions on what really has been a day of delays. passengers breathe during the evening commute. many hoping they wouldn't face what happened this morning, when a ten car train from pittsburg going 70 miles an hour, suddenly screeched to a halt in a tunnel in berkely hills. an electrical short caused the emergency brake to deploy. >> very scary. pitch black

but the driver of the suv stayed at the scene and is cooperating with the investigation. >>> the crash marks the 40th traffic fatality this year and the 25th carver sus pedestrian fatality. that's compared to 12 in all last year. just seven back in 2010. >>> a memorial is planned for sunday for the popular television host killed while riding his motorcycle monday night. this morning, friends and family are mourning the death of bill be beckweth, host of "curb appeal." he also owned a construction business. he love d motorcycles and was a member of the piston and chain motorcycle club. members there say he was cheerful and adventurous. he was riding his motorcycle when he was hit and killed by a car monday night. the driver of that car is cooperating in the investigation, as well. >>> police on the peninsula are trying to track down three armed men who helped rob a fast food restaurant. they robbed customers and employees at gunpoint. they then ran off. right now, police are not saying how much money or other valuables the gunmen got away with. >>> there's renewed hope this morning a mi

that pole landing just a few feet away from bridget butler in the passenger seat of her suv.she was momentarily stunned, but was trying to get out of the suv when a woman who had heard the commotion ran out on to her porch. >> i didn't realize that it was -- do not get out of your car. >> firefighters say the wire was still live and someone could have been electrocuted. >>> a bipartisan budget deal reached by lawmakers just two days ago could get its first vote in the house today. both democrats and republicans have complaints about the deal. republicans say they spent too much money. democrats say the extension a long-term unemployment benefits was left out, but the deal does ease the automatic spending cuts for defense, education, and research programs. it also increases funding elsewhere such as raising airport security. if you are passing the house tonight and return to the senate for a vote. the only thing stopping some shoppers this christmas season, they can't carry more packages. >> scott mcgrew has a solution. >> good morning. delivery of your pack pajz to your house

two good samaritans jumped into action, smashed the window of the suv and pulled her out. one of them says she was prag the car didn't blow up. the woman is expected to be okay. >>> well, a teenager who killed four people while driving drunk won't go to jail thanks to one of the most bizarre legal defenses we've ever heard of. his attorneys say his parents are to blame because of how they raised him. a psychologist testified the 16-year-old suffers from something called affluenza. basically he grew up will thief's paradise during, and there were no consequences for his bad behavior. a texas judge agreed and gave the teen ten years probation plus time in rehab. the victim's families say it's outrageous. >> we had over 180 years of life taken, future life, not 180 years lefd but 180 years of future life taken. those were my wife and daughter. >> the teen's blood alcohol level was three times the legal limit. he will likely end up at his pricey rehab center in newport beach. his father has agreed to pay the half a million dollars or so it will cost. >>> well, there are partie

police say the man and woman in the toyota suv are cooperating with the investigation. this was the 25th fatality involving a cyclist, or pedestrian in san jose this year. >>> continuing coverage now as b.a.r.t. suffers another major problem. this time, it was a brake issue that filled a train with smoke and forced it to stop in the middle of the hills. jana katsuyama here with cell phone video inside that train. jana has also talked with b.a.r.t. and tells us what she learned from them. >> reporter: we're at the mcarthur b.a.r.t. station and i'm learned the train has parked in what they call a pocket track, or a sidetrack north of the station. they don't plan to move it until 2:00 or 3:00 a.m., to avoid any other disruptions on what really has been a day of delays. passengers breathe during the evening commute. many hoping they wouldn't face what happened this morning, when a ten car train from pittsburg going 70 miles an hour, suddenly screeched to a halt in a tunnel in berkely hills. an electrical short caused the emergency brake to deploy. >> very scary. pitch black

just an hour ago it was right behind that maroon colord ford suv. the to -- colored ford suv.the owner of the repair shop next door saw a suspicious container in his parking lot at 8:30 this morning when he reported tubeworks. the container had a radioactive symbol with the label on the side instro tech. it is not dangerous they determined. we just got off the phone with the company, the product manager there says the device has a radioactive source to it. it is used to measure the density of things like soil and asphalt. but he also tells me it's not dangerous unless someone tries to destroy it. which he also said is difficult to do. as far as who dropped it here, that we still don't know. >> still trying to track down the exact nature of that. they did say it was some sort of ground penetrating radarment we're trying to track down the owner and how it ended up here. >> reporter: so all safe here in lafayette but the autoshop, the parking lot where the container was found, had to stop working and now the owner says he is very backed up. >> i couldn't fix about 12 cars. four e

. >>> this morning san jose police are investigatoring another deadly crash involving an suv and a man riding a bike. police say the driver hit the bicyclist near the corner of vista park drive and brennan lane in south san jose. it happened just before 7:00 last night. the cyclist was taken to the hospital where he died. he has been identified as the 17-year-old boy. right now police say it's unclear who had the. >> referee:, but the driver of the suv stayed at the scene and is cooperating with the investigation. the crash marks the 40th traffic fatality this year and the 25th car versus pedestrian fatality. that's compared to 12 in all of last year. 22 years ago and just seven back in 2010. >>> still to come, arrested for plugging in his green car. how 5 cents worth of electricity turned into 15 hours in jail. >>> and aspace -- even elan musk's mother is impressed. we'll take a look. >>> plus, it is a moment many wait to see during the holiday season. we're going to have a preview of tonight's rockefeller tree lighting ceremony. to those who've waited... worried... poked and prodded.

they say the four suspects arrived in a chevy suburban suv.y discovered them leaving the mall and the car jackers struck. jamie watching as her husband was fatally shot. two left in the suburban and the other sped off in the stolen range rover. >> the crime itself appears to 0 have been motivated for the desire for type of vehicle. >> investigators call it an epidemic of violent car jackings. with so many cases, it has been a focus for the fbi's new jersey office for three years. >> there's a black market for stolen vehicles. >> reporter: law enforcement sources say some stolen suvs are quickly moved to africa on container ships as part of an international ring. it's not clear if this was the case here but investigators are looking in to whether this incident is linked to others in the region. in a statement his widow expressed her thanks to police. we are grateful to the essex county police and all of the local authorities who are pursuing this so vigorously. rina ninan, abc news, new york. >>> the newest model of nike air jordan hit stores o

police believe the driver of the suv may have gone around a gate at a railroad crossing.olice haven't released the names of the victims. no one on the train was injured. >>> a new threat from the wintery weather socking the country, falling ice. sheets of ice posing a massive danger in texas right now. plus this. >> i'm liz crenshaw, protecting your pets. deicing your sidewalk puts them at risk. my story is coming up. >>> from tracking snow to tracking cold, a very cold night with icy conditions likely by tomorrow morning and, yes, we are looking toward the weekend and what could be another storm. we'll have >>> busted with pot at the pentagon. an army civilian was caught during a screening while going into the building to get to his office. the worker was found with more than 25 grams of marijuana during an enhanced security screening last month according to a report in the pentagon foreign policy online magazine. the street value is about $400. officials at the pentagon refused to provide information about individual charges or any charges that might be brought. the enh