denard and torrance are each charged with one count of murder and two counts of attempted murder. both pleaded not guilty today. they're set to return to court october 17th, for a pre-trial hearing. >>> a court hearing for a pregnant woman accused of killing nursing student michelle le was postponed again today. gisele esteban waived her right to appear without's plan agrees. she appeared briefly on friday, but did not enter a plea. her next court date is next monday when she is expected to be arraigned or assign an attorney from the public defender's offers. >>> a major construction project is getting underway in the south bay. the almaden expressway project will make improvements to the stretch from branham to blossom hill road. it's expected to take nine months, and will add exit and turn lanes and widen the reidway. about 100,000 vehicles travel along the road every day. and drivers welcome the improvements but are aware it comes with a price. >> you're going to get stuck it. will take you something that normally 15 minutes to get through, will take you a good 45 minutes. >> t

tonight, investigators say a 42-year-old surfer from torrance was found dead in the ocean near his surfboard yesterday afternoon. his exact cause of death is not known. the indiana national weather service warns that six to eight foot waves would hit southern california. >> police in oakland are investigating that city's 80th 80th homicide of the year. it happened just after 3:00 edafternoon in east oakland. a man was found shot to death on 74th avenue off bancroft. police have not released any information about the victim. last year at this time oakland had 60 homicide, and those 60 homicide victims and other victims of violence are being remembered right now in a village until oakland. peace in the streets is the theme. it began an hour ago on san pablo avenue. a candle will be lighted for each victim of violence killed in oakland last year. the group is giving away backpacks to the children of victims of violence. >> a vigil is set to begin at 7:15 for jose esparza. at the oakland community organization of st. lewis church on hundred avenue. he was shot and killed in front of his six-year

i spent 21 years in the city of torrance in southern california before coming up here, a city of to under 50,000, about 350 personnel. -- 250,000, about 350 personnel. much smaller organization. completely different type of agency. but one of the things we found was to my career and particularly at the beginning, there was really no classis% -- classes pe se, and we started a course on how to be a successful chief. a very strong component of that was an ethics, and what is the chief's responsibility within their department relating to at the experience included in that, it had to do with the abuse of power and misconduct. i was -- i guess you could say "a whistle-blower." i put together a case in which three officers i have worked with had been nearly to deaf a game and what they were off duty. -- nearly two -- to death a gain man -- a gay man when they were off duty. i dealt with the consequences for many years. it was very lonely in that position. very lonely getting death threats. very lonely worrying more about the people behind you than the crooks in front of you. not a nice situatio

lawrence denard and willie torrance took part in a gang- related drive by shooting in east oakland last month. a spray bullet killed the child as he left a little caesar's restaurant with his family. the men face one count of murder and two counts of attempted murder. >>> authorities evacuated the federal courthouse in palm beach, florida this morning after a bomb-sniffing dog alerted them about a rental truck parked nearby. police brought in the dog and the bomb squad after they found the truck with a note posted on its side referring to a child molestation occasion in the early 1990s. the bomb squad determined there were no explosives inside and courthouse workers were allowed to go back into the building. the federal and local authorities are investigate hog left the truck there the past few days. >>> the national 9/11 memorial in new york city officially opened to the public this morning. this video taken just after dawn shows the memorial and includes the names of the nearly 3,000 people etched in bronze around two reflecting pools where the towers used to stand. the neighboring na

it has now moved into the sea of japan -- torrance. -- the storms. tokyo.it has now moved into the sea of japan. they're warning of possible further landslides in many parts of the country. the storm spared tokyo. >> it is labor day in the united states. for many, that may mean the last barbecue. for politicians, it is time to campaign. many republicans were in south carolina making their case well president obama chose to trade to deliver his message on jobs. that is the key issue which may decide whether he keeps his or not next november. >> a lot of folks have been looking for work along time in detroit and across michigan, all across the midwest, and the country. we will lot more work to do to recover fully from the recession. i am not satisfied just to get. back to where we were before the recession. we have to fully restore the middle class in america. >> joining me to discuss the busy day in politics and what we can expect from the jobs from this week is steve kingston. did we learn more about what the president is likely to say on thursday? >> we le

prosecutors say torrance was driving the car. >>> the pregnant woman charged with murdering missing student michelle lay will have another week to enter a plea. 27-year-old gisele esteban waived her right to appear today in court. the judge delayed the hearing for a week while it's determined whether she's eligible for a public defender. lay's family declined to talk about esteban, instead urging people to join the search to find lay who hasn't been seen since may 2h when she disappeared from a hayward hospital parking lot. >> the district attorney's office has recommended us not to speak with or talk about the case publicly in the media. so we're just focused on finding michelle. we're going to continue holding search efforts. >> a search will be held this friday ask saturday in hayward. esteban is scheduled to enter a plea at a court appearance next monday. >>> yesterday was for the families. today on september 12th it was open to the public. visitors flooded the 9/11 memorial in new york city. in the footprints of the twin towers are two fountains ringed by names carved in bronze. the na

alameda county prosecutors say the two men lawrence denard and willie torrance killed nava while they were shooting. nava was riding in a toy car while shopping with his mom. >> moraga police arrested a student in connection of rape of another student over the weekend. 18-year-old assaulted a woman inside a dorm room in the early hours of sunday morning. victim identified them and she was examined at a hospital. a spokesman for st. mary's says the campus is safe. >>> san mateo county supervisors will hold a workshop to discuss plans to build a new maximum security jail. the proposal is to add a combined men's and women's jail to house up to 832 inmates in redwood city at a cost of about $150 million. the county's existing jail is overcrowded with a thousand inmate in jail buy for 700. when they transfer nonviolent felons to county jails, san mateo county expects to take in 400 more. >> u.c. regents will meet today to propose another tuition hike plan. new plan would raise tuition by 8-16% every year through 2016. by then, basic tuition could top 22 thoz,000 not including books and roo

investigators say lawrence denard and willie torrance were aiming at a known drug deal they're in a drive-by shooting when gunfire hit a boy. their next scheduled court appearance is a pre-trial hearing in october. >>> relatives of admonish 'ol le wore shirts with her picture on it to a brief court hearing today for the woman accused of killing le. that woman, gisele esteban, did not appear in court. a judge scheduled her next hearing for monday, when she could be assigned a public defender and enter a plea. >>> president obama officially sent his jobs bill to capitol hill today and once again challenged congress to get americans back to work. >> i told congress that i'll be sending them a bill called the american jobs act. well, here it is. >> president obama waved the pages of 447 billion-dollar jobs package, surrounded by teachers, military veterans, firefighters, and small business owners. the president says they are the types of workers who will benefit from the plan. >> this is a bill that will put people back to work all across the country. this is a bill that will help our economy in