erin valenti's body was found in a car here saturday night. this resident told us he had an had been hat might be happening following a facebook page created by valenti's loved ones seeking information about the 33-year-old who vanished october 7th. >> that's what drew us here to really find out whatorter: she alto on business and was due that day to return her rental car and catch her flight home to salt lake city. ktvu was with valenti's mother and husband friday who had come from salt lake city to hand out flyers seeking information on her whereabouts. saturday evening the family says someone who saw the facebook page went searching the neighbfound valenti's rental car, her body inside. that development sent a shock wave felt all the way back in salt lake city where friend scott paul said he knew something was wrong when she did not return a text message. >> pretty quickly you see the read receipt and she would respond and say something, but it was radio silence. >> reporter: her death all the more troubling said family members because vale

it appears to match the rental car driven by erin valenti. police will only say they found the body in the car but her husband posted this message "while we were praying for a different outcome, we are so appreciative for the help and support you have given. please remember erin as the beautiful, smart, funny woman that she was." valenti had been in the bay area for a conference and last seen in palo alto monday afternoon before she was set to fly back home. on friday, her husband told nbc bay area she seemed confused in her last conversation with him. her family passed out flyers in the almaden valley area, the last place her cell phone pinged and neighbors who walked this area routinely said they, too, had been on the lookout. >> since this area was more what people are reporting, we figure we'd walk this way and keep a look out. >> it is very shocking. this is our daily walking route with our dog. >> reporter: valenti has honored by the tech council. >> our hearts are broken. we have just learned that our friend, community and fellow techn

during that time, the valentis were worried that she might have had a medical or mental health issue. the coroner's office has not yet issued a cause of death. they could not reach her on her cell phone later that evening after she missed her return flight home. they had praise for san jose police and fire personnel who responded when the rental car was discovered. shards of window glass on the pavement are evidence that they had to break into the parked car. in san jose, david louie, abc7 news. >>> in the north bay, police say a suspected dui driver caused a crash that killed a woman and her dog in santa rosa. official says the driver of a black dodge challenger hit a white mazda and black prius. the woman was sleeping in the mazda where police say he was living along with her dog. no one was in the prius. the suspect has been identified as angel ivan martinez, a 21-year-old from santa rosa. he suffered minor injuries and is now being held at the sonoma county jail. this accident happened just before 3:00 a.m. near the intersection of hoen avenue and cypress way. >>> we are on the ev

>>as kron four's rob fladeboe reports very few details have emerged to explain erin valenti is disappearance and death. >>flowers and a card that appears to been written by a child marks the spot. bowles lane in the almaden valley where the body of 33 year-old erin valenti was found in the back seat of a rental car on saturday. neighbor could long how was watching when 2 people pulled in behind a car parked in front of his home and made the grim discovery i saw like a 2. >>to offer one lady and the one gentleman came by white suv and the came and saw this car and they're looking to the window and they scream and the like shark their own. the scenes in the putting the car. >>the seal of the utah based app development company tinker aaron voleti was in the bay area on business and was reported missing last monday after failing to make her flight home after contacting the land today, san jose police said her disappearance was being investigated as a quote voluntary missing person case without further explanation. in the last phone call with her mother traced to the almaden valley area of the le

ktvu was with valenti's mother and husband friday who had come from salt lake city to hand out flyers seeking information on her whereabouts. saturday evening the family said someone who saw the facebook page went searching the neighborhood and found valenti's rental car, her body inside. that development sent a shock wave felt back in salt lake city where friend scott paul said he knew something was wrong when she did not return a text message. >> pretty quickly you see the read received and she would respond and say something, but it was radio silence. >> reporter: her death all the more troubling said family members because valenti, ceo of tech company tinker ventures had no history of mental illness or drug problems. >> it's incomprehensible she would not be alive. >> reporter: her family labeled her voluntarily missing. we asked why they thought she voluntarily disappeared, but they did not address that to us in a statement that reads in part, "the santa clara county coroner's office will determine the cause of death." family and friends confirm it was her and are now left with q

>>bowles lane in the almaden valley where the body of 33 year-old erin valenti was found in the back seat of a rental car on saturday. a neighbor could long how was watching when 2 people pulled in behind a car parked in front of his home and made the grim discovery i saw like a 2. >>to offer one lady and the one gentleman came by white suv and the came and saw this car and they're looking to the window and they scream and the like shark their own. the scenes in the putting the car. >>the seal of the utah-based app development company tinker aaron voleti was in the bay area on business and was reported missing last monday after failing to make her flight home after contacting the land today, san jose police said her disappearance was being investigated as a quote voluntary missing person case without further explanation. in the last phone call with her mother traced to the almaden valley area of the levees has beold kron 4 news. she did not sound like herself. >>i think that they're she was acting very vulnerable leave area out of sorts everything she said was. she was planning on co

erin valenti, the ceo of tanker ventures was on a business trip in silicon valley. her family last heard from her as she drove through san jose. instead of heading to the airport to head back to utah. with a facebook post, they said she was confusing and disjointed. her husband disappointed her disappearance was extremely out of character. france knew something was wrong when she did not show up for the annual women in tech awards in salt lake, where she was announced the winner. >> entrepreneurship of excellence award to erin valenti, founder and ceo. >> we have lost one of our own, as what feel so strange about this. >> the 33-year-old was a standout in the tech community. >> people like her don't come around often. >> reporter: her family and friends did not want to talk. as the search for erin valenti ends, the search around her death continues. >> what a shock. i'm glad they found her. they have been looking for a few days. >> reporter: crime scene investigators arrived on scene late tonight. there is still no word on the cause of death. >>> the diocese of oakl

. >>> the both of missing tech ceo erin valenti was found in san jose in her rental car. her body was discovered saturday night on bose lane in san jose as she vanished october 7th. valenti was the ceo of tinker ventures and in palo alto on business and due to go back to her rental car to go back home to salt lake city. someone that saw a facebook page asking for information about her find a rental car with her body inside. her family and friended say ms. valenti had no history of mental health or drug problems. >> it is in comprehensible she is not alive. >> erin was one of a kind. she is outrageous and in most awesome ways. >> now san jose police have labeled ms. valenti as voluntarily missing and say the cause of her death is still being investigated. >>> firefighters in southern california are making progress in putting out a huge wildfire in los angeles. it is the saddle ridge fire that is now 43% contained. at least 30 buildings including homes have been destroyed. more than 7900 acres have been burned. one hundred thousand people were ordered to evacuate but have b

. >> nearly a week after erin valenti went missing. the search came to an end in this neighborhood. source tells us that a family friend found her rental car. than their worst fears. iw a car, but i didn't think someone would be in there. >> she was on a business trip in silicon valley. her family last heard from her monday night as she drove through san jose. instead of heading to the in a facebook post they said she was confusing, and disjointed. has been posted that her disappearance was extremely out of character. >> this excellence award goes to erin valenti founder and ceo . >> we have lost one of her own. it feels strange. >> her friends say the 33-year- old was a standout in the tech community. >> tonight her family and friends obviously distraught did not want to talk. >> it's horrible. >> as the search for her ends, the question surrounding her death continue. >> what a shock. i am glad that they found her. they had been looking for hera >> investigators arrived on scene late tonight, there is no word on the cause of death. >>> the lights are back on for all customers impa

bowles lane in the almaden valley where the body of 33 year-old erin valenti was found in the back seat of a rental car on saturday. neighbor could long how pulled in behind a car parked in frand made the grim discovery i saw like a 2. >>to offer one lady and the one gentleman came by white

the body of 33-year-old erin valenti was found in a rental car in the almaden neighborhood. she had been missing since monday, october 7th as she headed to the airport to return home to attend an awards banquet. friends and family came to search on thursday and at this time expressed frustration over the police investigation. >> i don't feel like there is an active search. they're saying that it's a voluntary missing person. >> reporter: by sky one close friend revealed new information. >> the gas cap was open. she ran out of gas. it looks like she was in the car the whole time and that's the sad part. if we had found her earlier, it could have been -- maybe there was a chance to resuscitate her. >> reporter: police tell us investigators were thorough, searching areas from her phone signals and checking hospitals. they report valenti talked with officers by phone and seemed incoherent but indicated she was with friends. today one friend who was part of the search called the police version a joke, saying detectives wrote off the case early. >> no credit cards used. no cell ph

erin valenti was in the bay area for business and was found last weekend in san jose. she was visiting here from utah. today the santa clara county coroner's office officially confirmed the identity of valenti's body. she disappeared on october 7th and was found in the back of a rental carl in san jose. her family and friends say sjpd didn't do enough to find her. sjpd says it did conduct a thorough search. >>> yep, that is a train. an amazing rescue caught on a dash cam. a train barreling toward a car stuck on the tracks. coming up the last-second saveow it led to big changes in the way we build. >>> i'm chief we'll let you know about our in the forecast next week. you're going to want to know about. in about eight minutes. beyond the routine checkups. beyond the not-so-routine cases. comcast business is helping doctors provide care in whole new ways. powered by our gig-speed network. beca every day, comcast business is he exngcted. traordinary. take your business beyond. >>> we got a train coming! we got a train coming! >> okay. this is truly amazing. it's a close ca

. >> reporter: family and friends of 33-year-old erin valenti spent five days looking for her.on facebook to expand the search. her mother in upstate new york is the last person believed to have spoken with her last monday afternoon. the ceo of an app developer company was scheduled the take a monday evening flight back to salt lake city from san jose, but apparently missed the flight. she had been driving a gray nissan rental car. it was the parents of erin valenti who say a family friend this curb on friday afternoon and made positive id of who was inside. the body was found in the back seat of a car. a small memorial with erin ace name was set

erin valenti has been missing since monday. ann rubin explains that her desperate family has come here to search for r. >> reporter: erin valenti was supposed to be honored with an award this week and she never made it. in fact she never made it to the airport monday to catch the flight that would have brought her home. her panicked family flew into san jose searching for erin and for answers. >> i want to be closer to my daughter and i need her to come home. >> reporter: home for erin is utah. she was in palo alto for a business trip and she was heading for the airport when something went wrong. her phone was last pinged in a residential area near camden. that is where the family is handing out flyers. they have also filed a report with the san jose police who are treating this as a voluntary missing person's case. >> i get that people have a right to disappear. but that is not this. everything she said what she was planning on coming home and she was trying to get to the airport. she was not thinking clearly. >> reporter: her

at 33 valenti was very successful.raduated second in her class from georgetown and worked as an investor shortly after college and founded tinkr which makes apps for major companies and oversaw 120 employees in utah and overseas in pakistan. paul says her death is troubling. >> she was supposed to fly back here for a ceremony where she was winning females in tech and she was one of the 20 finalists. she would never miss something like that. >> the san jose police say there is no update on the death investigation, however, the coroner is expected to in san jose ian cull "today in the bay." >>> we reached out to san jose police but they declined to talk to us about the original missing person's case or what is now a death investigation. >>> other news. a ride on san francisco cable car landed five people in the hospital after a truck hit the side of that cable car on the powell hyde line. people were sitting on the bench in that cable car on the side. they were hit, fortunately, police say, all those injuries appear a fi

council awards where she was a finalist take a look at this moment in salt lake city, utah where valenti was supposed to make an appearance. and then silence tonight, her friends and colleagues remember her as a standout montes mom and husband have been in san jose this week trying to find her. we spoke to them just yesterday, the santa clara county coroner's office will determine the manner and cause of lent his death. we'll be tracking. this breaking news and keep you updated here on kron 4 and on our website at kron 4 dot com jr justine back to you. >>east bay tonight as a pastor and archbishop were killed in a car crash. the diocese of oakland posted on facebook today. father matthew van cal was killed in a crash on thursday and caloosa countp which is just east of clear lake. he joined the diocese in 2002. after coming to the states from india. his serve 2 churches in concord and 2 churches in fremont the facebook posts as funeral arrangements are pending. the pastor was riding with an archbishop visiting from india. and father joseph para caught of the saint anne parish in walnut c

according to a facebook group titled "find erin valenti," this is the same area where the 33-year-old tech ceo disappeared. her family filed a missing persons report when she vanished monday night. her husband said she was driving a rental car to catch a flight home from utah. the last find erin valenti post on facebook states, many of you have seen the search for erin has been called off. while we were praying for a different outcome, we are so appreciative for the help and support. >>> pg&e has finally restored electricity to all customers affected by the planned power outage. it says power was restored to all 738,000 customers by 6:00 last night. bay area customers got power back yesterday morning. the shutoffs were called for because of red flag weather conditions. pg&e's president and ceo spoke publicly again about the shutoffs and acknowledged things didn't go as planned. >> i think i and the company have been forthright discussing shortcomings in this event, things we were not prepared for. we will fix those. >> pg&e says it found 50 instances of weather-related damage or hazar

but family members say the body is that of erin valenti, a tech ceo visiting from salt lake city. the body was found in her rental car saturday night. the ceo of tinker ventures disappeared last monday. she was visiting palo alto on business. she had been scheduled to catch a flight back home to salt lake the day she went missing. her family and friends say valenti had no history of mental illness and did not abuse drugs. >>> the first trump administration official appeared before lawmakers in the impeachment inquiry today. resigning from the security council shortly before the call between president trump and th president of ukraine that sparked this probe. fox news ray bogan has the latest. >> reporter: fiona hill speaking with lawmakers behind closed doors today at the capital. she was a leading adviser on russia and her position included work on ukraine policy. >> we would hope they woul open this process up so that the other 423 members of congress who have no idea what's happening in closed-door sessions -- >> lawmakers from three house committees involved in the impeachment

sharon bowles lane in the almaden valley where the body of 33 year-old erin valenti was found in the back seat of a rental car on saturday. neighbor could long how was watching when 2 people pulled in behind a car parked in front of his home and made the grim discovery i saw like a 2. >>to offer one lady and the one gentleman came by white suv and the came and saw this car and they're looking to the window and they scream and the like shark their own. the scenes in the putting the car. >>the seal of the utah-based app development company tinker aaron voleti was in the bay area on business and was reported missing last monday after failing to make her flight home after contacting the land today, san jose police said her disappearance was being investigated as a quote involuntary missing person case without further explanation. in the last phone call with her mother traced to the almaden valley area of the levees has been told kron 4 news. she did not sound like herself. >>i think that they're she was acting very vulnerable leave area out of sorts everything she said was. she planning

the body of 33-year-old erin valenti was discovered saturday night in san jose. she was the ceo of tinker ventures and was in palo alto on business. erin valenti had been scheduled to take a flight back home to salt lake city on october 7th the day she went missing. her family and friends say she had no history of mental illness and did not abuse drugs. >>> a bill is signed into law by governor newsome over the weekend is receiving both praise and criticism. the new law requires middle schools to begin classes no earlier than 8:00 in the morning, and high schools no earlier than 3:30. we are in san jose tonight with reaction to the changes and also when they go into effect. >> reporter: frank, schools have a bout three years to implement the later start time, although school administrators site depending on labor negotiations, some school districts could start sooner. school will be starting later for many california middle and high schoolers in the coming year. governor newsome signing a new law, requiring public middle schools to not start before 8:00 in the mo

from utah after she went missing in the bay area 34 year-old erin valenti was last seen monday morning in palo alto as she was reportedly driving to the san jose area police say she never returned to rental car. and then mister flight back to utah she was supposed to attend the utah woman tech council awards. she was a finalist for that award her husband says her phone has been off since monday. police say voleti was last seen driving a gray nissan murano rental car license plate 8 l you d 6, 4, 1, the san jose police department is investigating her disappearance and asking anyone with info to give them a call. coming up a warning for parents after a drug bust revealed it hated kid and the what you need to look out for. and we're also going to show you there live. girls flight to promote gender equality. at at&t we believe in access. the opportunity for everyone to explore a digital world. connecting with the things that matter most. and because nothing keeps us more connected than the internet. we've created access from at&t california households with at least one resident who receive

. >> reporter: family and friends of 33-year-old erin valenti spent five days looking for her. they posted her photos on facebook to expand the search. her mother in upstate new york is the last person believed to have spoken with her last monday afternoon. the ceo of an app developer company was scheduled the take a monday evening flight back to salt lake city from san jose, but apparently missed the flight. she had been driving a gray nissan rental car. it was the parents of erin valenti who say a family friend found the car parked at this curb on friday afternoon and made positive id of who was inside. the body was found in the back seat of a car. a small memorial with erin ace name was set up where the car had been parked in the south almaden nehborhood shards of broken window glass on the pavement are evidence that san jose firefighters had to break into the locker. deo from a doorbell surveillance camera has been turned over to san jose police to help piece together how the car got there some tleenl mil13 the airport. that's where they tracked the last ping from erin's ce

in a last call with her mother valenti's husband says she didn't sound like herself. acting very vulnerable leave area out of sorts everything she said was. she planning on coming home, she was trying to get home. >>it's not clear how there is v cam that's now in the hands of police and it shows that rental car had been there since thursday. so far the use of death. t released >>jail this morning after he walked into a police station near sacramento confessed to killing 4 people. at one of the victims was in the trunk of his car right there at the station's parking lot ready cummings has the story. we've always felt safe there it's the place they call home. >>it's a great area. the great people. now considered a crime scene roseville police investigating a quadruple homicide here. don't male who was detained claim to of murder. >>individuals at his residence here in roseville. >>around 12:00pm monday. roseville police got a call from mount shasta police they say an unidentified man claims he killed 4 people, 3 of them were found at his roseville apartment, a 4th victi

sharon bowles lane in the almaden valley where the body of 33 year-old erin valenti was found in the back seat of a rental car on saturday. neighbor could long how was watching when 2 people pulled in behind a car parked in front of his home and made the grim discovery i saw like a 2. >>to offer one lady and the one gentleman came by suv and the k minus saw this car and they're looking to the window and they scream and the like shark their own. the stings from the wing to being the car. >>the seal of the utah-based app development company tinker area on business and was reported missing last monday after failing to make her flight home after contacting the land today, san jose police said her disappearance was being investigated as a quote voluntary missing person case without further explanation. in the last phone call with her mother traced to the almaden valley area of the levees has been told kron 4 news. she did not sound like herself. >>i think that they're she was acting very vulnerable leave area out of sorts everything she said was. she planning on coming home, she was tryin

the family of missing tech executive erin valenti say they believe it is her. her body was found on saturday. she heads a utah company. she was in the bay area on a business trip. her parents tell the "mercury news" they still don't know how she died. >>> a former neurosurgeon facing sexual assault charges involving children is dead. santa cruz officials said that they found james kohut dead in his jail cell yesterday morning. kohut is accused of reigniap ra children. >>> survivors of sexual abuse will have more time to file lawsuits against school districts and churches. under current law victims can sue until they reach the age of 26. a bill just signed by governor newsom extends that limit to age 40. the california association of school districts opposed the law. they claim tir houses because of the saddle ridge fire in l.a. are slowly being allowed to come back home. all evacuation orders have been lifted. favorable weather conditions helped the firefighters make progress battling this 7,900 acre blaze. the fire blacked hillsides from sylmar to porter ranch

valenti fue encontrada en el asiento trasero del auto rentado y se dirigÍa al aeropuerto internacionalsonoma informÓ que arrestó a un hombre, acusado de violar a una joven de 16 aÑos en santa rosa. la policÍa detuvo al sospechoso identificado como juan martÍnez lÓpez, de 39 aÑos, tras realizar pruebas de adn. estÁ encarcelado, su fianza es de medio millÓn de dólares. ramÓn: en santa rosa, un accidente ocurrido hoy involucrÓ a tres vehÍculos. cobrÓ la vida de una mujer sin hogar y su perro. la colisiÓn se registró las 3:00 a.m. cypress way. la mujer dormÍa en un auto mazda. el culpable fue identificado como miguel angel martÍnez, un residente de santa rosa. paola: un padre viajÓ desde chicago al Área de la bahÍa en busca de su hijo, desaparecido en oakland. ramÓn: univisión contactÓ a la policÍa de oakland sobre el caso, pero no hay informaciÓn del joven fausto gallardo. jairo: Él es fausto gallardo, tiene 20 aÑos. aquÍ se le ve compartiendo con su sobrina.en menos de una semana todo cambiÓ. su padre vino desde chicago en busca de su hijo que estÁ desaparecido en oakland. >> yo no quier

a child marks the spot huron bulls lane in the almaden valley where the body of 33 year-old erin valentiof a rental car on saturday. neighbor could long how was watching when 2 people pulled in behind a car parked in front of his home and made the grim discovery i saw like a 2. >>to offer one lady and the one gentleman came by white suv and the came and saw this car and they're looking to the window and they just a scream and the like shark their own. the scenes in the in the car. >>the seal of the utah-based app development company tinker aaron voleti was in the bay area on business and was reported missing last monday after failing to make her flight home after contacting the land today, san jose police said her disappearance was quote voluntary missing person case without further explanation. in the last phone call with her mother traced to the almaden valley area of the levees has been told kron 4 news. she did not sound like herself. >>i think that they're she was acting very vulnerable leave area out of sorts everything she said was. she was planning on coming home, she trying to g

a police source tells kpix5 officers found valenti's body in her rental car. there were some family members at the scene visibly distraught. there is no word on how she died or whether foul play is suspected. we are working to get the details. >>> the diocese of oakland is mourning the loss of a pastor and archbishop killed in a car crash. he died thursday afternoon along with visiting archbishop domanic halla of india in a

. >>> the search is on for a tech ceo disappeared while visiting the bay area. 33-year-old aaron valenti who runs a company tinker ventures has been missing monday night. her husband said she was driving from palo alto to san jose. but never returned her rental car. and did not make it onto a flight to her home state of utah. friends and family are now trying to figure out what happened to her. tonight san jose police are telling us they are treating it as a voluntary missing person's case. >>> new video to show you of a scary break-in happened in san jose. you see these two guys charging toward a home on critter lane. the first guy tries to kick the door in. that is when he moves back and list a second suspect knocked it open. this happened in the middle of the day on october 2. two suspects are still on the loose. >>> a coldhearted crime in santa cruz county. sobody ste a wheelchair ramp from outside her front door. this security camera video shows a truck pulling up to the property. then this guy wearing a blue and black shorts. get a look at his face. he goes out and walks over to th

family and friends confirm it was her and are left with questions surrounding the sudden death of erin valenti. sexy was one-of-a-kind. you smile the better what because she was outrageous and the most awesome ways. >> reporter: we wait for the corner to positively id the body. there is still plenty of questions (third including what she was doing the neighborhood in the first place, and where in the car her body was found. if the car had been sitting at the very location since she finished last monday. why nobody ever noticed it was there. all questions detectives will have to answer. andri senior, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> an autopsy will be performed this week on an inmate who died at the santa cruz jail. james caught , a narrow shirt surgeon was arrested two years ago for child molestation is one was in a protective housing unit and not sharing a cell with another inmate. he was found dead yesterday meaning. he was arrested along with two nurses on suspicion of running a child sex ring. >>> ones person in the hospital to cisco life threatening injuries and for others recovering after several ca

>> well, that woman is 33-year-old erin valenti. they say this is totally out of character for her to not be in touch and not come home. they ared quite worried. they was actually they say last seen in palo alto. but based on information they have on her phone tracking they also believe that she may have been here after palo alto in in san jose neighborhood. now, erin's husband and her parents and her brothers were actually in town from out of state. they're handing out fliers trying to see if anyone mht have seen her monday when they spoke with her. she is she is the ceo the tenger ventures a utah tech business there is concern about her in the tech commune. her family says she was in the bay area for conferences and to meet up with friends. she is 33 and last seen in palo alto. but they say she did not make mere flight home from san jose. and in in re last conversation with her she sounded confused disjointed and not acting like herself. >> so my last communication was on the phone with her monday night after the last person saw h

sharon bowles lane in the almaden valley where the body of 33 year-old erin valenti was found in the back seat of a rental car on saturday. neighbor could long how was watching when 2 people pulled in behind a car parked in front of his home and made the grim discovery i saw like a 2. >>to offer one lady and the one gentleman came by suv and the cayman a saw this car and they're looking to the window and they scream and the like shark their own. the stings in the putting the car. >>the seal of the utah-based app development company tinker aaron voleti wae in the bay area on business and was reported missing last monday after failing to make her flight home after contacting the land today, san jose police said her disappearance was being investigated as a quote voluntary missing person case without further explanation. in the last phone call with her mother traced to the almaden valley area of the levees has been told kron 4 news. she did not sound like herself. >>i think that they're she was acting very vulnerable leave area out of sorts everything she said was. she planning on comin

the family of tech executive erin valenti halted its search after hearing of the discovery.y in utah and missed her flight home from a business trip to the bay area in monday. her parents told our media partners they fear she may have had a manic episode. >>> all ofasli its planned outage did not go as planned. how it tried to apologize to customers today. >>> and there won't be any lunch shaming at california schools. the bill signed by the governor that is going to have a huge impact on students and their health. >>> and i'm meteorologist drew tuma. we are tracking the fog rolling back in tonight. we are leading to a cooler tha >>> pg&e took out a full page ad in today's san francisco chronicle that includes an apology and a warning. the headline reads "when faced with dangerous weather we chose safety." the utility says it's sincerely sorry for the hardships caused by the outage, but it also says there could be more power shutoffs in the future. >>> in southern california people are being allowed to return to their homes as firefighters make progress on the saddleridge fi

the family of missing tech executive erin valenti say they believe it is her.was found on saturday. she heads a utah company. she was in the bay area on a business trip. her parents tell the "mercury news" they still don't know how she died. >>> one man is still missing in the rubble of this collapsed hotel. the concerns as rescuers search the site. >>> first, you're taking a live look at the big board at the new york stock exchange. starting down this morning. we'll have another update on how the markets are doing next. >>> and happening today, giant pumpkins descend on half moon bay. this is a live look at the annual pumpkin weigh-off getting under way in less than a half hour. what's on the line for the winner. >> move out of the way, sir, we want to see the pumpkins. scoot out of the way. >> they're huge. get a check of weather and traffic. here is sue. >> good morning. we have lots going on. we'll check out the bay bridge toll plaza. metering lights were on at 5:21. the we had first reports of an accident in the carpool lane, just when i was talking and hy

according to a facebook group titled "find erin valenti"vale is the same area she disappeared. her family filed a mising report. her husband said she was catching a flight home to utah. the last post states many of you have seen the search for erin has been called off. while we were praying for a different outcome, we are so appreciative for the help and support. san jose police have not confirmed if the body is hers. >>> pg&e has restored electricity to all customers affected by the planned outages. they say power was restored to all 738,000 customers by about 6:00 last night. all bay area customers had gotten power back yesterday morning. the shutoffs were called for because of red flag weather conditions. pg&e's president and ceo spoke publicly about the shutoffs and acknowledged things didn't go as planned. >>> i think i and the company have been particularly forthright in describing our shortcomings in the event. some things we were not prepared for, and we will fix those. >> pg&e said it found 50 instances of hazard during the planned outages. the utility says it's lookin

. >> police issued a response saying officers did conduct thorough searches and took valenti's disappearance seriously. >>> it's vicky nguyen going on a ride in a driverless lyft for the "today" show, taking a spin around las vegas. >> reporter: i'm actually in the back of a driverless lyft. the technicians are in front making sure we're safe but no hands on the wheel, no feet on the pedal. >> coming up at 7:00 on the "today" show find out where lyft is already offering that driverless service. >> i will ask her if the story had to be done in vegas. >> well, she can't tell you because what happens in vegas stays in vegas. >> i'm distracted by the flashing lights. this just popped up. a smaller service vehicle on the roadside. i am worried because we have the sheen on the roadway. the golden gate bridge hit with the mist and drizzle. there was a crash reported north of there heading to the robin williams tunnel. a wrongway car after a crash, so it was not a spinout or there may have been in the course of that. slicker roadways. it sounds like one lane might be blocked. we are looking southbou

erin valenti was the sea over utah based tech company.r tells us that bill and his body was found inside a parked car in san jose. she was in palo alto on a business trip and her phone was last pinged in san jose aaron's family reported her missing on monday when she missed a flight home from san jose. her friends and colleagues remember her as a standout. >>she's in those incredible people that's like an engineering mind. theo minds national won a means to people like her don't come around very often. >>let his mom and husband have been in san jose this week trying to find her we spoke to them on friday. the santa clara county coroner's office is working to find the manner and cause of the lent his death. we'll continue to keep you updated here on kron 4 and also on our website at kron 4 dot com. we have some sad news to tell you about in the east bay, a pastor in archbishop or killed in a car crash. the diocese of oakland posted on facebook that father matthew ballon cow was killed in a crash on thursday inclusive county just east of cl

. >> reporter: erin valenti was last seen wearing a white t- shirt and torn jeans.nyone who sees her or the gray nissan murano is asked to contact police. talks to news. >>> california has new laws saying that preventing gun violence and strengthening gun safety. the governor signed a series of gun safety bills. one limits the number of handguns californians can purchase per month to just one. it also prevents people younger than 21 years old from obtaining firearms like semi automatic rifles. despite these new laws the governor said more still needs to be done at the federal level and he had harsh words for the republican leadership in the u.s. senate. >> you have an incredible leader in mike thompson. and they are just sitting there waiting for mitch mcconnell. you can put it up for a vote. he refuses to do that. he is fearful and a coward. he lacks character and leadership on this issue. >> the california rifle and pistol association responded by saying the state already has too many regulations making it difficult for people to exercise their second amendment ri

. >> san jose police issuing a response saying officers did conduct thorough searches and took valenti'spearance seriously. >>> new details in the 2016 death of a bulldozer operator who died fighting a wildfire in big sur. a judge yesterday found the owner of the bulldozer guilty of violating labor laws. the owner was a contractor with cal fire who did not possess the workers compensation insurance required by law. he will be sentenced and may get jail time. >>> 5:36. the latest follow-up in the college admissions cheating scandal centers around a peninsula mother. a judge sentencing her to three weeks in jail. she owns a menlo park jewelry store. she pleaded guilty to fraud and conspiracy admitting she paid a procter to boost her son's test scores. prosecutors asking for a four-month sentence. it's believed she may end up serving in the same jail where actress felicity huffman is locked up doing a two-week sentence tied to the same scandal. >>> a new twist in the wine country soire hours before last week's massive power outage. it is report add key executive tied to that event no longer

a police source tells kpix5 officers found valenti's body in her rental car. there were some family members at the scene visibly distraught. there is no word on how she died or whether foul play is suspected. we are working to get the details. >>> the diocese of oakland is mourning the loss of a pastor and archbishop killed in a car crash. he died thursday afternoon along with visiting archbishop domanic halla of india in a violent crash near wilbur springs. chp said his red toyota prius was broadsided when it pulled out in front of an oncoming tractor trailer. father valenca was known as a magician. he was also an author. the die cease says father vellankal's joyous spirit and faith will be deeplied. in doe tails yet on funeral arrangements. the pastor of saint anne parish of walnut creek was also injured. >>> new at 6:00, visitors to california state parks or beaches will soon notice a new sign. no smoking. a new law bans smoking and vaping along 340 miles of shoreline and 280 state parks. but, some people tell kpix5's katie nielsen the law doesn't go far en

erin valenti body discovered saturday night in san jose. the 33-year-old disappeared on october 7.she was the ceo of tinker ventures and was in palo alto on business and schedule back to return the rental car and catch a flight back home. somebody saw a facebook post seeking information about her found the rental car with her body inside. her family and friends say she had no history of mental illness and did not abuse drugs.>> it is and copper hannibal that she would not be alive. >> aaron was one-of-a-kind. you smile no matter what she was saying because she was outrageous and irreverent and one of the most awesome eyes. >> san jose police had labored labeled her case is voluntarily missing and that the cause of her death remains under investigation. >>> several current and former members of the trump administration are set to testify on capitol hill as part of the impeachment inquiry., cork is in washington to bring the latest. >> reporter: a federal holiday doing little to slow down the impeachment inquiry into president trump. lawmakers hearing today from fiona held the former

and beyond erin valenti is body was discovered saturday night on bose lane in san jose. the 33-year-old finished october 7. she was the ceo of tinker ventures and was intel also on businesses and was due that day to return her rental car and can safely home to sell lake city. someone who saw a facebook page seeking information found the rental car with her body inside. her family and friends say she had no history of mental illness or >> reporter: problems.>> it is incomprehensible that she would not be alive. >> she was one of a kind. you smiled the matter what because she is outrageous and irreverent in the most awesome ways. likely san jose police and label it as a voluntarily missing person and say the cause of her death is still under investigation. >>> an autopsy will be performed this week on an inmate who died at the santa cruz tail. james kohut, the neurosurgeon arrested two years ago for child molestation, in a protective housing units, not sharing a cell. he was sounded dead yesterday morning. he was arrested alg with two nurses suspected of running a child se

. >> the san jose police had labeled erin valenti is voluntarily missing in the because of the deathder investigation. >>> parishioners at the monitor catholic church and concord morning the tragic death of their pastor. police say that father matthew killed in a car crash in colusa county. police say his previous was involved in a crash with a tractor trailer in the town of wilbur springs, just east of clearlake. also killed was archbishop dominic who was visited visiting from india. funeral arrangements for the priests are pending. >>> state lawmakers have adjourned for the air by governor newsome spent the weekend signing multiple bills into law. the governor signed a bill mandating later start times in most public schools. the first of the country to do so. the new law will be phased in and will require middle schools to begin classes no earlier than 8:00 in the morning. in high school, no earlier than 8:30. the optional early class is known as zero period will not be affected in school district in some rural areas of california. they will also be exempt. the new start time to be

woman whose body was found in san jose and there is a memorial set up now where 33 year-old erin valenti's body was found in her car on saturday was a rental she was in the bay area on business and was reported missing. last monday because she didn't make her flight home. in a last call with her mother lead these husband says she didn't sound like herself. >>i think that they're she was acting very vulnerable very out of sorts everything she said was. she planning on coming home, she was trying to get home. >>we don't even know the corner has a reporter the cause of death just that her body was found in that rental car parked on boost lane where there was a dash cam and they say that that car had been parked there since thursday. >>he does have arrested a man for stealing a car fact we have a picture of the suspect his name is jang when police say they found gas station a shell station on main street. what was he doing. he was filling the stolen car with gas. so they arrested him he's now been booked into the santa clara county jail. elsewhere in the east bay now someone laid out logs on a

parked car in san jose and the family confirms that it was the woman that they were looking for erin valenti she was an executive at tinker ventures and app development company based in salt lake city. her family stard to g worried because she missed her flight home last monday after a business trip. the santa clara county coroner's office is working to determine the cause of death. well it could be a big week in washington for the impeachment inquiry into president trump. >>later today, the president's former top adviser on russia will be questioned behind closed doors and then later this week the us ambassador to the european union gordon sondland is expected to answer questions on capitol hill and he is thought to tell congress that the president told him that there was no quid pro quo in his dealings with ukraine someone is expected testify though that he doesn't know if president trump was telling the truth at the time. at issue is someone's text message to the top us diplomat in ukraine who raised concerns about the us withholding nearly million of us military aid and security aid some

the death of a utah woman in san jose a makeshift memorial has been set up where 33 year-old erin valenti's body was found on saturday. she was in the bay area on business and reported missing monday. when she didn't make her flight home. in the last phone call with her mother. her husband says that she didn't sound like herself. >>i think that they're she was acting very vulnerable very out of sorts everything she said was. she planning on coming home, she trying to get home. >>it's not clear how long her car had been parked on bo's lane before her body was found in videos from her dash cam are now in the hands of police. they show her at nissan rental car had been there since thursday the corner so far has not released a cause of death. >>to the east bay, someone laid out logs on a street in oakland it right stop our fees from parking there we've got video of it. the logs are on poplar street and they blocked both harvey and cars from parking along the side of the street one neighbor says that e prerty across the street place, those logs on the road. she also saw similar size logs on that

san jose and the family confirms that it was the body of the woman that they were looking for erin valenti is her name and she was an executive at tinker ventures app development company based in salt lake city. her family started to get worried because she missed her flight home last monday after a business trip. and so they began searching for her. but then this body was found in the santa clara county coroner's office is now working to determine the cause of death. >>it's columbus day today and san francisco police are searching for the person who vandalized a statue of christopher columbus equate our take a look somebody threw red paint on the statue and the people who live off of telegraph road se they've actually seen this actually vandalized before. but never this badly of vandalism happened sometime saturday night. and they also road. >>kill all colonizers on it. >>worker in this beautiful city that would never have been possible were it not for our civilization in our in our country and our armed forces were surrounded by the beauty and and grand juror of the civilization and yet

erin valenti's body was discovered saturday night on bose lane. she disappeared october 7th and was the ceo of temper ventures. she was in palo alto on business. someone who sought a facebook post seeking information about her from the rental car with her body inside. her family and friends say she had no history of mental illness and did not abuse drugs. >> it is in principle that she would not be life. >> she was one of a kind. she smiled no matter what she was saying because she is outrageous and irreverent in the most awesome ways. >> san jose police has labeled her cases voluntarily missing. this is the cause of her death remains under investigation. >>> firefighters in southern california are making progress in putting out a huge wildfire near los angeles. it is the saddle ridge fire which is now 43% contained. at least 30 buildings including homes have been destroyed, and more than 7900 acres have burned. one man died of a heart attack while trying to fight the flames with a garden hose. at one point, some 100,000 people were ordered to eva

trip when sees suddenly disappeared the family says valenti attend a conference in palo alto and some from san jose kron four's gayle ong spoke with aaron's family. >>this is aaron the lent hey she was last seen in palo alto but her phone was tracked in san jose. the last time anybody possibly saw aaron tables. but in south san jose. her family says her phone was last pinged in this area. well and a c o of tinker a utah-based tech company went missing monday she was in palo alto for a business trip and was heading to san jose airport but never made her flight back home to utah and never returned her rental car to tell me. >>she was driving around because the gps was a marking. >>her mother was the last one to speak to her on the phone. >>trying to keep it together ah. it's just there's no phone activity and my daughter was very techie and always on the phone. no credit card activity. so we don't know what's happened they can find her on a car lent rental car was a gray nissan murano with california plates. >>her family hopes fires in stores, gas stations along with neighbors where the