and indeed they have original paint in the trunk.>> dale bradley drove a 1974 camaro at the time of bryan's murder. the mission now was to find it. >> through a lot of investigation, we found that the car was sold. >> and the new owner sold the car for scrap metal. >> it had been melted down. >> but an examination of the case file revealed a surprise. 14 years earlier, a detective had taken paint samples from dale's car. >> there wasn't much else to take. >> he placed them on slides with an emersion liquid. this eliminated any air trapped between the sample and the slide. using a poleerizing litght microscope magnified up to 1,000 times. >> i received a paint chip known standard from a 1974. >> and he now did a three-way comparison. he examined paint from the boot, from the car and from the file sample of a 1974 camaro. all were identical. and with this evidence, dale bradley was arrested and charged with bryan ruff's murder. >> it was shocking that anybody could do something so horrific, let alone somebody who claimed to be such a g

when they opened t trunk there was a hostage in the trunk. >> you can see police opening the trunk of suspect's car. >> we heard sounds at the trunk area of the suspect vehicle. we opened the trunk and that's when we observed the victim inside bound. >> police carried the man away. his hands and legs tied up. they say the 59-year-old victim was abducted at about 10:30 the nice before. his kidnappers called his family. police were called and they were able to track the kidnappers. >> investigators were lead to an outside city and a home where they surrounded. the suspects were seen exiting that house and lead the officers on a brief pursuit. >> and the surveillance video you can see an suv spinout of control. it was rear-ended by the culprits trying to get away. >> tonight that victim is home with his family. the two suspects are in jail. in hayward, abc7 news. >>> the mother's day beating of a grandmother in chinatown is now a homicide investigation. the family of leong removed her from life support. on mother's day a woman started hitting her as she got off a muth i bus. three days l

when they opened the trunk there was a hostage in the trunk. >> you can see police opening the trunk of the suspect's car. >> we heard sounds at the trunk area of the suspect vehicle. we opened the trunk and that's when we observed the victim inside bound. >> police carried the man away. his hands and legs tied up. they say the 59-year-old victim was abducted at about 10:30 the nice before. his kidnappers called his family. police were called and they were able to track the kidnappers. >> investigators were lead to an outside city and a home where they surrounded. the suspects were seen exiting that house and lead the officers on a brief pursuit. >> and the surveillance video you can see an suv spinout of control. it was rear-ended by the culprits trying to get away. >> tonight that victim is home with his family. the two suspects are in jail. in hayward, abc7 news. >>> the mother's day beating of a grandmother in chinatown is now a homicide investigation. the family of leong removed her from life support. on mother's day a woman started hitting her as she got off a muth i bus. three

when they opened the trunk there was a hostage in the trunk. >> you can see police opening the trunk of the suspect's car. >> we heard sounds at the trunk area of the suspect vehicle. we opened the trunk and that's when we observed the victim inside bound. >> police carried the man away. his hands and legs tied up. they say the 59-year-old victim was abducted at about 10:30 the nice before. his kidnappers called his family. police were called and they were able to track the kidnappers. >> investigators were lead to an outside city and a home where they surrounded. the suspects were seen exiting that house and lead the officers on a brief pursuit. >> and the surveillance video you can see an suv spinout of control. it was rear-ended by the culprits trying to get away. >> tonight that victim is home with his family. the two suspects are in jail. in hayward, abc7 news. >>> the mother's day beating of a grandmother in chinatown is now a homicide investigation. the family of leong removed her from life support. on mother's day a woman started hitting her as she got off a muth i bus. three

. >> and they also found blood drops in the trunk.showed it was the same blood type as julie's, an indication she was injured elsewhere, placed in the trunk, then driven to the woods. >> initially, they weren't sure whether that was the scene of the murder or that was simply a dumpsite. >> that type of development makes investigation that much more difficult, because now you've got two crime scenes to worry about. >> unfortunately, there were no foreign fingerprints found on or in the car, and investigators found no useable footprints in the mud and dirt. julie's purse was discovered at the scene with no money inside. the convenience store's money bag was there, but it, too, was empty. julie's killer had removed the laces from her shoes to tie her hands, but her shoes were missing. >> julie's shoes were distinctive even back in 1985 because they were purple. >> the next day, investigators got a potential lead. >> police got a call from a man who had been kind of scrounging around behind another convenience store when he came upon a pu

just free from the trunk. daniel thomas was near by on paradise boulevard. >> this morning was around 8:00 a.m. i heard the car hit something and then the police went by and told the person to get down on the ground get down on the ground. >> kidnapped vichlt i just met with him and he's very, very glad to be back home with his family. he has some minor injuries but he's going to be all right. >> oakland police do believe the victim was targeted by the kid naerp. in oakland laura anthony abc 7 news. >> you see high speed chase in southern california but this is different in los angeles tonight. man led police on a slow speed chase. very slow. through san fernando valley speeds reaching 5 miles an hour. no kidding. 5 miles an hour. you can walk that fast. for almost an hour the man smiled and waved to bystanders and flashed a v sign for victory with his hand. sign on the side of the car read victory parade. finally bystander walked in front of the car. driver stopped. put his hands in the air and got out. the b

. >> one of the officers started yelling, the victim is in the trunk, the trunk. >> we opened the trunk and that is when we observed the victim. >> reporter: in a press conference today, oakland police told us this wasn't your average pursuit. the men in the buick are suspected of kidnapping a man near hyde street in east oakland and holding for ten hours for ransom. >> we believe the victim was targeted. >> reporter: oakland police tracked the man to a home out of town. when the suspects left the house, chased them never expecting to find the kidnap victim in the trunk and virtually unscathed. >> i met with him and he is very glad to be back home with his family. he has some minor injuries. but he is going to be all right. >> reporter: oakland police say this is still under investigation and there may be more suspects out there. so they are asking anyone who thinking they may have seen anything looking like a kidnapping in east oakland to call them. live in oakland, christin ayers, kpix5. >>> a huge spike in zip car thefts in san francisco. zip car allows customers to reserve rental ca

when they went to the trunk there was a hostage in the trunk. >> you can see them opening it. >> we heard sounds of the trunk area of the suspect vehicle. we opened the trunk and that's when we observed the victim inside bound. >> police carried the man away his hands and legs tied up. he they say the 59-year-old had been taken the night before. police were able to track the kidnappers. >> investigators were led to an outside city and a home where they surrounded. the suspects were seen exiting that house and led them on a brief pursuit. >> you can see an s.u.v. spin out of control. it was rear-ended by the two culprits that were trying to get away. >> the victim is home with his family. two suspects are in jail. abc7 news. >>> the mother's day beat of course a grandmother in san francisco's chinatown neighborhood is now a homicide investigation. the family of 77-year-old lin leong was removed from life sport monday morning. an autopsy will show a head injury sustained in the attack caused the now fatal fall. she hopes the community can help her find her grandmother's attacker, as well as

when they opened the trunk there was a hostage in the trunk. >> you can see them opening it. >> we heard sounds of the trunk area of the suspect vehicle. we opened the trunk and that's when we observed the victim inside bound. >> police carried the man away his hands and legs tied up. they say the 59-year-old had been abducted the night before. the kidnappers called for ransom for his safe return. they were able to track the kidnappers. police were able to track the kidnappers. >> investigators were led to an outside city and a home where they surrounded. the suspects were seen exiting that house and led them on a brief pursuit. >> in the surveillance video you can see an s.u.v. spin out of control. it was rear-ended by the two culprits that were trying to get away. >> the victim is home with his family. two suspects are in jail. abc7 news. >>> the mother's day beating of a grandmother in san francisco's chinatown neighborhood is now a homicide investigation. the family of 77-year-old lin leong was removed from life -- or removed her from life support monday morning. she was hit getting

. >>> new at 11:00, he was held for ransom and tide up in the trunk. an oakland businessman is now safe after being taken by gunpoint. they took him to a house and called his family and demanded ransom. the suspects took off. officers caught up wuith them when their car crashed in mission boulevard in hayward. >> when we took the suspects into custody we heard sounds at a trunk area we opened the trunk and that's when we observed the victim inside. >> police are investigating whether the suspects may be involved in other similar incidents. >>> new footage linked to last night's quake. the bridge along oak vill cross road carries traffic over the river. the bridge will stay closed until further notice. they had already planned to replace the bridge. that project was scheduled for this summer. so far no reports of damage from last night's quake. >>> happening now, the busiest bridges in bay area is closed. the san mateo bridge shut down for the holiday weekend. they're doing maintenance and repair work. this is likely to cause extra traffic throughout th

. >> we opened the trunk and discovered it. >> a dramatic chase ends with oakland police finding a man tied up in the trunk of a car. >> two suspects are arrested and arrested for kidnapping a man for ransom. >> the victim was found in the trunk of a car at the end of a chase. >> abc7 news is live now with video of the rescue only on abc7 news. laura? >> hi, dan this ended in hayward this morning but we're told it started in an east oakland parking lot. this man, a businessman we're told in his late 50s was kidnapped from that parking lot, taken to a outside of oakland then, it ended in hayward >> it's a culmination to rescue a man kidnapped for ransom. police have a dark-colored buick surrounded, one crashed through a chap link fence after a chase. >> they're asking for a crowbar and i heard them asking p they got a bag out. there was a hostage in the trunk. >> you can see officers carrying the man, bound at the hands and feet. daniel thomas was nearby on paradise boulevard >> this morning i heard a car hit something, then, police went by and told a person to get down on the ground. >

olamide's blood was discovered in the trunk.hey also found bloody fingerprints on the rearview mirror. >> i was able then to powder and lift those impressions and then lift them off of the rearview mirror and then do a comparison. >> one of these was maurice wallace's thumbprint. dna testing identified the blood as olamide's. investigators also found evidence on wallace's jeans. >> to the naked eye, it didn't appear that there was anything unusual about them. however, later forensic testing found there was blood on those pants. >> and that blood was olamide's, definitive proof that wallace was her killer. police believe olamide let wallace into her apartment. she knew him from the neighborhood. once inside, he may have made a sexual advance and was rejected. he then snapped. he stabbed olamide, getting blood on his jeans. he wrapped her body in a blanket and put olamide's body in the trunk of her car. he tried to clean the blood stains with detergent found in the apartment. but as he turned off the light, he left his fingerprint

how the victim found the victim in the trunk of a crashed car. and the killing of a family in washington, d.c. tonight, the police theory about a motive. >> and the nonprofit that will have its busiest day of the year this memorial day. >> you get the recognition that you deserve and someone respects that. female announcer: through memorial day at sleep train, get up to four years interest-free financing or save up to $400 on simmons beautyrest and sealy posturepedic. even get four years interest-free financing on serta icomfort and tempur-pedic. plus, free same day delivery set-up and removal of your old set. when brands compete, you save! but this special financing offer ends memorial day at sleep train. ♪ sleep train ♪ ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ >>> new at 5:00, a kidnap for ransom plot. eric, where did they find the victim? >> well, that's really part of the shocking part of this case. police say that they ultimately found their victim in the trunk of the suspect's car that had just crashed early this morning. and that was the

opening the trunk of the suspect's car. >> we heard sounds at the trunk area of the suspect's vehicle. we opened the trunk and observed the victim inside bound. >> reporter: police carried the man away his hands and legs tied up. the 59-year-old victim had been abducted at 10:30 the night before in east oakland. his kidnappers called the man's family and made demands for his safe return. police were called and they tracked the kidnappers. >> investigators were led to an outside city and a home where they surrounded the suspects who were seen exiting that house. and led the officers on a brief pursuit. >> reporter: in the surveillance video, you can see an suv spin out of control and was rear-ended but the two culprits were trying to get away. the two suspects are now in jail. reporting for abc 7 news. >>> the mother's day beating of a grandmother in san francisco's chinatown neighborhood is now a homicide investigation. the family of the 77-year-old woman removed her from life support friday morning. on mother's day the woman started to hit her getting off the muni bus. three days lat

states the expansion of the basin will prevent the unnecessary repair of the sidewalk closest to the trunk in the faou khu this statement is mislead, the maximum tree basin side is marked on the sidewalk now x the damage to the sidewalk extends well beyond the barking, thus an enlarged basin will mitigate but not eliminate future sidewalk damage from this tree. on page 2, dpw states that regarding the sewer lines the portion that the property owner is responsible for maintaining and the city's portion have been repaired. this is a true statement but it shows a somewhat cavalier avenue to the plight of the homeowner, if the tree has grown so large that it causes damages to the side sewer the party held responsible for both should be able to take a reasonable action, nas to replace the tree, to prevent future damage, on page 3, dpw quotes t repairs will usually prevent the roots from entering that section of pipe. this is speculation and it is contradicted by the statements of dpw's own repair crew who replaced the side sewer, we discussed what we as property owners could do to prevent reblo

trunk they had their ar-15s pointed at the trunk. so that told me it was pretty serious. they thought they cornered the suspects near hal ericsson's backyard. >> they said come out, this is your last warning and then didn't do anything after that. >> the suspect escaped the dragnet. vic lee, abc 7 news. >>> the fbi is asking for your help in the search for a bank robber they called armed and dangerous. agents are hunting for this man accused of hitting seven banks and six in san francisco and the seventh in antioch. the fbi says he pulled a knife in two of the robberies and a gun during the most recent heist. the latest heist happened on thursday and there is a $10,000 reward for information leading to his arrest. >> package theft is becoming a major problem in san francisco's castro neighborhood and a woman who has had multiple packages stolen from her home in the past few months sent us surveillance video showing how outrageous one thief is. she put out three decoy packages to see what would happen. the chief came back yesterday mo

. >> the victim was found in the trunk of a car at the end of a chase. >> abc7 news is live now with >> hi, dan this ended in morning but we're told it started in an east oakland parking lot. this man, a businessman we're told in his late 50s was kidnapped from that parking lot, taken to a outside of oakland then, it ended in hayward >> it's a culmination to rescue a man kidnapped for ransom. police have a dark-colored buick surrounded, one crashed through a chap link fence after a chase. >> they're asking for a crowbar and i heard them asking p they got a bag out. there was a hostage

they were on the trunk. they were on the outside of the vehicle. >> on the day that denise went missing, her credit card revealed she bought a pair of women's sneakers at 2:30 in the afternoon, but failed to show up for work at 5:30. >> so somewhere in between that window something must have happened to her. >> this was one of the best pieces of evidence for the police because it gave them a time frame. >> no one at denise's apartment had seen or heard anything suspicious. but then a chilling call came in to 911. >> what is your emergency? >> apparently there is a body in the canal right by our house, by the house where i'm at. >> what kind of body? >> a human body. >> the body was very visible to the neighbor. it looked like it had had been wrapped up in some large pink sheet. >> dental records confirmed the victim was denise o'neill. >> the body was bound, her hands and feet were tied up with several implements. shoe strings, a dog leash, a multi-colored dog leash. >> we were numb for like days. you think

between their trunks because, you guys they're hugging. >> bro hug. >> this is fantastic. every creature just needs love! >> as you can see, they wrap their trunks around each other, move their tusks out of the way. ruth said she tonight know it but this is an elephant hug. >> it would be awesome to hug an elephant. >> now while the elephants were getting along, these two sheep weren't. of course they're fighting over a girl. >> that car stops because there's sheep in the way. one backs up the other backs up. guess what happens next. it took out the headlight of that car. wait. action is not over. >> immediately after ramming the car, she went back for the other one. >> definitely committed to the fight. >> call that blind rage. >> didn't even see the car coming. >> didn't care. >>> i can only imagine what it must feel like proud days of a boat owner as you watch your 130-foot yacht low profile get unloaded. it's fresh from the shipyard in italy. it's a beautiful ship. it's huge. it's humungous. it's gorgeous. it's also quite heavy. >> oh, no. i feel like i say already whe

tied up in a trunk, and held captive for hours. we're learning more about a bay area kidnap for ransom. >>> good morning. lots of road closures. >> millions of gallons of water wasted. this was no accident. vandals pull off an unthinkable crime in the east bay. >> the san jose mall hit by thieves. they steal over $100,000 worth of goods. >>> it's 7:00 on this saturday morning, may 23rd. i'm ann macavioch. >> mark has the morning off so i'm here. >>> we have a lot of people around. we thought we would get you weather first with fog and low over cast over the golden gate bridge. there's drizzle at the higher elevation. it seems things will be warmer than yesterday. some clearing opposed to yesterday. we'll get more of that today. temperatures to begin your saturday morning are mostly in the 50s around the bay area. we're looking for things to be cloudy areas of drizzle to start out with and then partly cloudy mild again today and a warming trend ahead. stay tuned and we'll have the complete forecast in a few minutes. >>> new this mor

this one stands just 40 centimeters tall but its trunk is thick and stout. this tropical plant is called bough vil yeah. they hope to sell it in asia and africa. >> translator: i want to start exporting to those markets. we plan to cultivate more trees of foreign origin for that purpose. >> reporter: creating bonsai requires much time and patience. in the same way, increasing the number of bonsai fans around the world will be a long-term effort. >> that is the latest in business for this hour. i'll be back next hour with more of your headlines. here's another check on markets. >>> a new study shows that ebola may be harder to beat than previously thought. it claims that the virus can still be found on patients who have recovered from the disease. the world health organization reports that many survivors continue to face health problems even after blood tests have shown them to be free of the virus. some have complained of poor eyesight, severe pain, fatigue, and memory loss. w.h.o. officials call the symptoms post-ebola syndrome. they have yet to determine t

>>reporter: an oakland man was kidnapped bound installed in the trunk of a car for more than 10 hours web to track down the kidnappers using some sort of a tracking device officers would not explain with the device was but the good news is the man was rescued after police rammed the suspect vehicle to stop and is with the same look like all mission near paradise and hayward police what the car one suspect tried to escape but was arrested shortly after officers arrived and in the trunk of a car the kidnapped man was waiting on the bus when the whole thing unfolded he grabbed his phone and started shooting this video they put them on the ground at first she tried to get up a little bed and then you hear them telling him to stay done in did not move with for the evidence and income of the stretcher the to kidnapping suspect to book the to the county jail the kidnapping victims is expected to be ok. >>marty gonzales: a 77 year-old woman attack on mother's day in san francisco has died she was attacked as she was getting off a minibus in chinatown she was hit on the head by another woman a

. >> they asked for the keys so they could on the trunk and they were, like well, on the trunk they had their ar-15s pointed at the truck so i knew it was serious. >> it was serious. the suspect kept his promise he did not go back to jail. he got away. he is still missing. they are still looking for him. as for the driver of the s.u.v. he was taken to the hospital but he is expected to be okay suffering minor injuries. >>> thanks. in campbell police are getting a lot of tips as they search for a man who tried to kidnap a girl over the weekend. investigators released new pictures of the suspect's car today. surveillance video shows the car near mason court on saturday. the girl was walking herring do and a man pulled up in a scar asking for directions. he got out of the car and grabbed the girl in a bear hug. the girl fought back and the man drove away. >> a warning in walnut creek police are investigating an attempted sexual assault on a hiking and biking trail. it happened at 10:30 yesterday morning on the iron horse trail near creekside drive. sky shows the area near where a 16-year-o

the suspects into custody, we heard sounds at the trunk area of the suspect vehicle. we opened the trunk and that's when we observed the victim inside bound. >> oakland police say they believe the victim was targeted. they said he had minor injuries but is expected to be okay. >>> in the south bay, prosecutors announced today the two san jose state police officers were justified when they shot and killed a 38-year- old man last year near the campus. but that man's girlfriend says, there is solid evidence that the officers did not have to shoot him. ktvu's anne rubin with the demand for justice. >> reporter: after more than a year of waiting, hoping and protesting this is not what lori value -- lori valder wanted to -- valdez wanted to hear. that the grand jury justified the shooting of her boyfriend. an imagine shows him walking carrying this with him, a saw blade. another imagine shows officers with weapons drawn. he was shot once and killed. >> i don't want to see antonio's last breath gasping for air. >> reporter: valdez refused to watch the video instead having re

. >> they asked for the key to open the trunk and they were like as soon as they open the trunk they had the ar 15 pointed at the trunk. so this told me it was obviously pretty serious. >> police may have thought they corner the suspect near about erickson back yard. >> they were asking the suspect to come out and said this is your last warning. and then didn't do anything after that. >> suspect escaped the drag net >> suspect escaped the drag net. vic lee, abc 7 news. >>> l u.s. supreme court ruled today that san francisco police can not be sued for shooting mentally ill woman. tyrese a shot by 2 officers 6 years ago holding knife and threatening police at group home. today the justices ruled the officers can not be sued because they were covered by qualified immune. >> justices however declined to rule on the claim that the officers failed to provide reason commendation for her skits frepia under the american of disability act. the attorney calls the decision bitter sweet. >> we are pleased that the matter is coming become to san francisco. back to the district court. and tres a wi

if you have an audi they can pop your trunk electronically.hey don't have to leave it in front of your door where it can get stolen. which is interesting, but if you aren't at home, don't you usually have your car with you? i take mine almost everywhere i go. by the way, if you do this and want to scare the delivery guy, order a hacksaw and leave a body mannequin in the trunk. sometimes i feel like i get things delivered to me just by thinking about them. the packages come so fast, you can get things delivered to your door, your car. if this new service works out, we might never have to leave the house again. >> at amazon, we know your life moves at the speed of you. high speed, high bandwidth and definitely wireless. which is why we're proud to introduce amazon feed. a service that delivered fresh food directly to your mouse. mouth. hassle-free. coming soon, amazon wipe. amazon, because you're lazy [ applause ] >> jimmy: okay. we have a big show tonight. patricia heaton is here. and we'll be right back with tim mcgraw. so stick around. instan

this one stands just 40 centimeters tall, but its trunk is thick and stout. this tropical plant is called buganbilia. the company hopes to sell it in the growing markets of southeast asia and africa. >> translator: i want to start exporting to those markets. we're planning to cultivate more trees of foreign origin for that purpose. >> reporter: creating bonsai requires much time and patience. in the same way, increasing the number of bonsai fans around the world will be a long-term effort. >> that's it for business news. i'll leave you with the markets. >>> people in japan have seen more and more drones take to the air and land in some surprising places. now, japanese politicians are moving to ban the unmanned aircraft over key facilities. members of a panel created by the governing liberal democratic party have drawn up a draft bill. party leaders acted after a small drone was found last month on the roof of the prime minister's office. the proposed legislation would ban drones over the prime minister's office the diet building the supreme court, the imperia

and that's when we realized there was somebody else inside the trunk. >> inside the trunk? >> there was two male individuals still in the vehicle. >> two men hidden in the back trunk, just left there by the smugglers. they were in their early 20s and from honduras. so del yes young people from central america are still making the dangerous trek north. >> heidi you have been on the story since day 1 both sides much it. how do people feel about the national guard being deployed on their bother? >> the national guard is pretty far south from here. believe it or not all this action is actually 80 miles north of the border. the guards who have been deployed on the border, they have been put in a visual role, but those who do take these extra more desperate efforts. >> heidi before we let you go, how visible is that presence stepped up presence on the border? >> there's border patrol here, always action here. dps, department of public safety in texas have thousands on the border. national guard have told us they are pulling back. it is still uncertain how much longer the stepped

that's when we realise someone else was in the trunk. >> reporter: inside the trunk? >> there were two male individuals still in the vehicle. >> two men hidden in the back trunk, left by their smugglers. they were in their originally 20s, and from honduras. young people from south america are still making the trek north. >> you have been on the story since day one, both sides of it. how do people feel about the national guard deployed on their border? >> well the national guard is pretty far south from here. believe it or not all the action we see is 80 miles north of the border. the guards deploy on the border. they have played a subdued way, a visual deterrence. law enforcement say it's working, less people are coming across but those that do are taking extra efforts. >> before we let you go, how visible is the preps, how noticeable is it. >> you can see it for yourself behind me. there's border patrol. always action. dps has thousands of troopers here on the border. national guard told us that they are polling back. it's uncertain how much longer the stepped-up enf

. >> when we took the suspects into custody, we heard sounds at the trunk area. the suspect vehicle. we opened the trunk and that's when we observed the victim inside, bound. >> police haven't identified the victim, but they do say he is an older man who was not seriously hurt in this ordeal. the suspect's names haven't been released and there's no word yet on the amount of that ransom. >> a badly decomposed body was pull frd a drainage fault. the 2500 block of fairmont. the confined space of the drainage vault. investigators have not provided many details, but the sheriff's department tells us the body had been there for quite awhile. >> an investigation is underway into an act of vandalism at an east bay dam that led to the loss of 49 million-gallons of water. john is live now in fremont and john, that's enough water to supply hundreds of homes for an entire year. >> reporter: julie, talk about water wasting on a massive scale. the alameda creek is a couple hundred yards that way. right now, it looks like a dry creek bed. all because someone decided to destroy

recommend a pretty large base inexpansion to accommodate the roots of the tree near the base of the trunk. in summary, we do have to protect large mature trees if the sewer repairs have been made, that issue has been addressed. if the sidewalk repairs are made, that issue has been addressed. we do hope some bit to maintain the trees in san francisco because we want to protect and enhance the canopy size in the city. unfortunately for property owners, when faced with a lot of financial costs obviously it's understandable that they're going to seek removal but what i'm concerned about in this photo you can see the tree behind the subject tree that has recently repaired sidewalk no one sought the removal of that tree, so again to be consistent, fw the tree's relatively healthy, sidewalk repairs could be made without destabilizing the tree, our recommendation is to keep that tree. so that summarizes our process in review of this application. we are concerned that if people want to just remove their tree because of financial costs that that does open that up so it is understandably an issue bu

the kidnapping victim was found bound in the trunk of a car.rted in oakland when the victim's family received a call demanding cash. we're still working details on this story but we'll have much more for you tonight on bay area nightbeat at 10:00 on our sister station, kbcw 44/cable 12. and at 11:00 right here. >>> there is a lot of outrage tonight over a science camp counselor accused of molesting a boy. the feds may have been tracking him for some time even while he was working closely with children. kpix 5's len ramirez reports from san jose. >> reporter: parents of potential victims want to know what federal agents might have known and when they knew it. >> when you see a predator take him out. >> reporter: the saratoga science camp counselor known to kids as papa bear may have been under investigation in a child exploitation case five months before he was arrested for child pornography and molestation. according to a federal whistle- blower, the department of homeland security knew edgar covarrubias was a threat to children yet still allow

. >>> he was held for ransom and tied up in a trunk. an oakland businessman is now safe after being kidnapped at gunpoint. this all started late thursday night in a parking lot on high street in east oakland. two men rammed the 59-year-old's car, pulled guns on him and took him to a house where they called his family and demanded money. police were tipped off and kept watch over the home yesterday morning. the suspects eventually took off and officers caught up with them when their car crashed on mission boulevard in hayward. >> so when we took the suspects into custody, we heard sounds at the trunk area of the suspect's vehicle. we opened the trunk and that's when we observed the victim inside bound. >> police are investigating whether the suspects may have been involved in any other similar incidences. >>> and take a look at this video of damage after thursday night's earthquake in napa valley. drivers now face detours after caltrans closed a bridge damaged by the 4.1 magnitude quake. the bridge carries traffic over the napa river bet

and they're a hostage in the trunk so laser employing this guy out a fireman style are under the leg and brought the guy over put him on the ground and is pretty shocked at the core holes ordeal. the new >> catherine: housing development for homeless veterans wearing calais' the money came from some major players in the high-tech reality and the heart of mission bay where the development is going to see it go up and like many projects high-density housing and more than a hundred units in low-income families the other half for the formerly homeless merrilies saying this development as part of the effort prefer it was about challenged them on end homelessness a emotional talking aboutthrough the veterans here some that this fast-track marked any of says he also help the veterans re-enter the workforce every veteran of the new complex access the sales training and certification as well and its employment opportunities as an of the event who served in the vietnam war he himself homeless for a time after a lot out of the army and says he could abuses catapult back then. the third"and half

he had a cadillac, open up the cadillac, open up the trunk, reach around, look this way, look that wayyou open a and chug it down. we were just little kid and we'd see these bubbles going up. he'd be drinking and this is the cowboy hat he would wear. >> ray has more recent mementos as well, like this photograph fwan a friend sho taken by a friend shortly after his release. >> it was raining real bad and i felt like the whole world was on my shoulders and i went and just sat there. >> sat in the rain. >> man, it was so, so, free and i just sat there and cried, oh, thank god i'm free, all those years locked up and i'm sitting out in the rain in the mountains and you smell the rain -- >> the ever greens? >> the ever greens and -- >> but you kept your moment and the moments are what sustain you to the next moment. that's what i think. >> unfortunately too many of ray's moments have been filled with nothing but pain since he broke his back. >> that's in your back, all that metal in. >> that's all metal and then two screws here and two screws here and then two screws going out of that. >> wh

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the trunk was open. he was doing something at the trunk.otten in his car and started driving out. so we passed each other. as he's leaving, he just plain runs the stop sign. he gets on the highway, speeds up to 80, 85. when i ran the plate, dispatch told me he was on federal and state probation. at that point he slowed quickly and made a hard right turn on the jeep trail that goes by the power lines. this is bad. he's taking us into the wilderness, trying to isolate us. this wasn't going to end well. once we got toward the top of a ridge line my concern was he was now looking for an opportunity to engage us in a gun fight. >> forget about project 7. forget about all the militia ideas. now it was david burgert against the cops. >> he started slowing down. we could see him looking around left to right. i thought, okay, this is it. he's going to get out and start shooting, but he pulled hard to the right and just went off-road. on top of the hill, burgert stopped and jumped out of his vehicle. he got up that hill. i started running up the hill

and mitt romney trades a tie for boxing trunks as he steps into the ring with five time heavy weight champion we'll tell you why he decided to trade fists with evander holyfield. >> first tonight a man from south philadelphia won big at sugarhouse casino early this morning and within an hour a pocketing big prize held up at gunpoint. lady luck was on his side thanks to one big mistake by the thiefch the sorry has a happening ending, vernon odom explains. >> 5:00 this morning the south philadelphia man took a taxi home from sugarhouse casino with overnight earnings which police say totaled roughly $1,000. the cab dropped him off at his home and a masked gunman period. out of nor. >> get on the ground or i'll kill you. >> you complied of course. >> i put my hands up and actually laid in my neighbor's -- she has got a bed of rocks next to her there was a flower pot there pull the pot over your head don't look at me or i'll put a bull net your head. he reached in any pockets and took vring i had. i called the cops and i had 50 cents nrevt my pocket. >> the victim called police and they w

. >> people trunk, but it's in capri sun containers. >> it's rowdy, tough for people that live on the route. >> thousands of people sign up and thousands come out to watch the mobile block party. a tradition that shows no sign of stopping soon. >> a lot of people having fun. >> runners from kenya won the mens and women's elite division. >> the winner in the men's division won the course in 35 minutes. so fast. >> i ran 3 miles yesterday in 40 minutes. that's bad. >> but you know what, i bet you that guy that ran the beta breakers can't anchor a newscast like you can. >> no one else can. >>> good morning. i have a cough button. watch this. you didn't hear that because i pressed the button. >> we saw it though. good morning. you know what we're going to start with a look at highway 4 in the east bay. traffic is moving along well. it looks good and nice looking drive to concord, from concord to walnut creek we're off to a good start. to the bay bridge toll plaza it is light. we're hear to let you know if something unusual happens. 80 westbound, that crash in carlson is not a factor, they

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they had cut an opening in the trunk above the license plate. >> this is the view when they pull theer. >> they could stick the barrel out of the trunk, fire the shot and nobody could see where the shot came from. >> at about 9:15 this evening, a female was shot in the upper body in the parking garage of the home depot at seven corners. she was pronounced dead on the scene. >> the victim is 47-year-old linda franklin, shot while she and her husband loaded packages into their car. franklin is an fbi analyst. it's the first shooting in fairfax county, virginia, and takes place 50 miles from the previous shooting in spotsylvania county. a witness claims to have seen the shooter flee the scene in a white van. >> it's been determined through further investigation that the information is not credible. >> but the damage is done. the sniper hotline already inundated is again flooded with sightings of white vans. >> i believe we got over 115,000 tips, 16,000 of those were viable leads that needed to be followed up on. >> almost lost among all of the phone calls are several from the snipers to

that no bombs were found in the car but they were very concerned about that car, going through the trunk meticulously to find out what everything was in the trunk and the fact that they were also wearing some kind of body protection when shot dead, but that officer helming the news conference wasn't sure what that was, what else did we learn? >> well, we did, now that we're learning at least one of the names of the suspects, the garland authorities say that the -- without naming any names, garland authorities say that there were no specific names or people that they were made aware of as they were preparing the security plan for this event which they say had been put in place several months ago. so that there was no direct intelligence as any specific names or these specific names they were made aware of, which i thought was worth pointing out. they also said as you mentioned no explosives. the bodies of the two suspect up until about at least -- i had to leave the scene but up until about an hour and a half agos the bodies of the two suspects were still lying on the street next to the c

from the trunk of zone car 238 and the hood of the malibu. his final 15 cartridges were spent while on the malibu's hood. it took 7.392 seconds to fire all of those shots. and they all came from the same place. although russell could have been positioned relative to brelo's gun barrel in a way that would have exposed either the top of his head or the right side of his chest, or the left side of his chest, to a bullet with the trajectory of wound 1 or 2 for the head 15-b or 15-c for the chest, it is highly unlikely if not impossible that during less than eight seconds, russell was positioned, then repositioned then repositioned again so that all four wounds came from the same gun in the same place. i therefore cannot find beyond a reasonable doubt that brelo took the four gunshots causing the four fatal wounds. any one of which by itself would have caused russell's death. dr. felo did the autopsy of melissa williams. he identified 24 gunshot wounds six of which taken in isolation were fatal. wound 8 was caused by a bullet that entered just und

of one of the detective's trunk, and returned after tim was on death row.of evidence that could have tilted the evidence in his original trial. >> and we were plain mad at that case. you get mad enough you have enough of this. >> we had sat there in the courtroom to thinking that he had been guilty to not sure that the jury will not find him guilty, to he didn't do it and they have to let him go and then the jury knocked. >> after deliberating for less than three hours, the jury announced its verdict, not guilty on all counts. >> we just broke down and started crying, because i knew what had they had been through. and next to marrying my wife and the birth of my children, that is probably the happiest day of my life. >> we live with the family and felt what they've been through and it's a tremendous, tremendous load taking off of my shoulders. >> the jurors came out, and they were adamant that they needed to reinvestigate the case, and quit picking on the guy. >> why were they bothering this poor man and has he not suffered enough? a man who killed three ch

officers got a call about a man being forced into the trunk of a car at 3rd and keighns street this morningpolice released a picture of a silver acura with new jersey license plates. the plate number could be r86-xkzx. anyone with information is asked to call camden police. >>> well, a member of the rutgers football team is facing charges. cornerback darian daily was arrested in florida after police say he used a gun to rob a bicyclist and another man is charged in thans dent around 2:00 this morning in sarasota. the rutgers football coach tells nbc 10 once all the facts are gathered, appropriate action will be taken. >>> a proud day for the garden state. we all know the uss new jersey that's docked in camden. now a new submarine will also bear that name. navy secretary made that announcement today. the first modern submarine was actually designed and built in new jersey back in the 1890s. the new uss new jersey will be completed and commissioned in about six years in 2021. >>> oh my god! stop, stop stop. he needs to get out! >> swept away. how bystanders came to the rescue after a driver g