vallejo ... is sharing his side of the story ... as he gets ready to question his victims. ( james ) and jimmy garappolo goes down with an injury ... putting damper on niners football just 3 weeks into the season. ( lydia ) good morning i'm lydia pantazes... (james) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... weather as we push into the first week of fall. highs will range from the 60's and 70's along the coast to the 80's and 90's inland. skies will be clear and dry yet again today with just a touch of fog up and down the coast. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( james ) a big story we are following this morning... a second woman has come forward with new claims of sexual misconduct by supreme court nominee judge brett kavanaugh.( lydia ) now... senator dianne feins

matthew mueller -- the man behind the bizarre kidnapping case in vallejo ...ms. ( james ) and jimmy garappolo goes down with an injury ... putting damper on niners football just 3 weeks into the season. (darya) good morning i'm darya folsom.. (james) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... continuing our trend of warm weather as we push into the first week of fall. highs will range from the 60's and 70's along the coast to the 80's and 90's inland. skies will be clear and dry yet again today with just a touch of fog up and down the coast. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( james ) a big story this morning... a second woman has come forward with new claims of sexual misconduct by supreme court nominee judge brett kavanaugh. now... senator dianne feinstein wants to postpone any further action

they set monitors up vallejo above the building. listening for any variation in sound over the course of a four-day period. and it just wasn't recorded that anything came from our sight. >> i don't think that was her issue.

. >>> we will start with the celano commute with traffic between fairfield, vallejo and hercules, not a bad drive and it looks good toward crockett and heading toward hercules. this morning, no major problems at the bay bridge and we've talked about the fog. it is there on the golden gate bridge but the traffic is not really affected right now. let's go back to the desk. >>> and amber alert remains in effect for a six-year-old modesto boy who was grabbed from his mother's arms yesterday morning. kimberly valente said her son, jayce cosso was taken by his father. she said the boy was screaming that he didn't want to go with his dad. the amber alert includes the central valley as well is contra costa, santa clara and alameda counties. police are looking for john cosso's car, a 2012 black ford fusion with the california license plate number 8bdy654. if you see it anywhere, call 911 immediately. >>> supreme court nobody, brett kavanaugh, said he has never sexually ashe will not step asi on thursday, kavanaugh and palo alto professor, christine blasey ford, willcommittee hear how he tried

looks good from fairfield, vallejo, across the carquinez bridge, and down to the macarthur maze. that's not a bad commute. at the toll plaza it has been looking pretty good. 880, we will keep an eye on it and let you know more in the next traffic update. let's go back to the desk. >>> we are getting a firsthand look at a violent incident involving police officers in the east bay. the pittsburgh police department released to body cam video overnight of an arrest last saturday. police say the man matched the description of a man believed to be stealing gasoline. the man was carrying a crowbar which he eventually through to the ground . the two officers ordered him to drop to the ground. he refused and there was a struggle. pittsburgh police officers resorted to what is called distraction blows, which are open and closed handed punches. police believe he may have stolen gas but the theft investigation is still ongoing. we will have a live updates on that story. >>> the palo alto professor who has accused brett kavanaugh of sexual assault says that she is willing to testify before a

huskins and her boyfriend sued vallejo. they reached a $2.5 million settlement earlier this year. >>> san jose police are searching for a hit and run driver who killed a 77-year-old woman just after 7:30 last night near vista park and copperfield drive. the woman was walking across the street when a dark blue minivan or suv hit her and then kept going. woman later died at the hospital. if you have any information you are asked to call san jose police. >>> authorities in san francisco and sacramento say several gun traffickers are off the streets. the atf released these images of yesterday's joint operations in sacramento. agents say they arrested three gun dealers along with confiscating 58 guns, including two silencers and two bulletproof vests. authorities also rated two marijuana grow operations. >>> authorities in maryland continue to investigate the workplace shooting that happened yesterday at a rite aid distribution center northeast of baltimore. police say a woman working at a temporary job at a rite aid warehouse f

north bay, hazy sunshine, 91 in santa rosa. 82 vallejo. east bay, temperatures in the mild to warm category. 80 in castro valley. 82 fremont. inland areas, hazy is hot is how i would sum it up. 92 pleasanton, 96 towards brentwood. mid-60s to the mid-90s, we'll have the summer heat tomorrow, heat eases saturday and sunday, low 90s inland, low to mid-60s coastside. you can download the accuweather app, it's free, and track the temperatures for your weekend and beyond. next week, cooler weather is coming your way, well below average, wednesday and thursday, low 80s inland, low 60s along the coastline. watching for potential development late next week. keep you posted, dan and kristen. >> we still have a lot of time. >> we still have time. maybe a few drops, pretty far out there. >>> it seems that wine does not pair well with weed. get to the ross fall fashion event... ...and get the brands you want... check this out. ...at "oh, yeah" prices. from the latest trends to your favorite brands, it feels even better when you find them for less. at t

. >>> the man convicted of a bizarre kidnapping in vallejo speaking out days before he's expected to appear in court as his own attorney and cross examine the same woman he's accused of abducting and raping. crime reporter henry lee is in the newsroom. you just finished the jailhouse interview. >> matthew mueller is already serving 40 years in federal prison for kidnapping denise huskins from the vallejo home. mueller's attorney at a preliminary hearing said he will cross examine huskins but said he plans to be respectful. >> it's not where it's going to be an eight-hour grilling. it's not "a few good men." it's not going to be courtroom drama. very business-like, very professional. and hopefully none of the sensitive topics even need to be touched. >> mueller did decline to discuss the specifics of the crimes he's accused of, saying wait for court. but the d.a. says back in 2015 mueller broke into the vallejo home huskins shares with her now-fianci, drugged them, and took huskins to the tahoe area where he allegedly raped her before releasing her two days later in southern californi

tomorrow low 90s fairfield, concord, livermore, upper 80s for san jose and santa rosa, 83 in vallejo, 74 in oakland, 79 in redwood city and 60s for san francisco and pacifica. extended forecast notice the change thursday to friday, much cooler, nobody even hits 80 over the weekend and next week we'll stay cloudier and cooler with that tiny rain chance on saturday. that's your forecast. we'll be right back. "..." ahead at >>> the cbs evening news is coming up next. >> jeff glor is here with a preview. >> up next supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh speaks out after a second accuser comes forward. >> the medical break-through that has some paralyzed patients walking again. >> and how a teen said he survived 49 days stranded at sea coming up in a few seconds on the cbs evening news. >>> ahead at 6:00 an unusual team meeting for the san jose state spartans. >> we'll show you the face-off between football players and police officers. liz, paul and i are back in 30 minutes. ♪ ♪ captioning sponsored by cbs >> glor: on the "cbs evening news" this monday, supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh

vallejo fire were just able to tell us what employees said to them. that a car drove up to the store.. at least one person walked in and peppersprayed a woman who works there.a second employee got hit with the spray while trying to help her. both of them were treated on site and then taken to a local hospital for further evaluation. it was quite the scene around 4:30 this afternoon.. multiple reports that more than a dozen people had been hit with some sort of hazardous material. at the time.. a lot of people didn't know what it was. a aut a total of 20 people were affected by the pepperspray.. two of them the employees that were hospitalized. 18 others were a mix of customers who were in the store.. and employees. all of them only had minor injuries, were treated on scene and released. a fire official also told me .. the incident happened around 4 oclock.. but no one called 911 until around 4:25 when everyone's symptoms started to get worse... people were feeling a burning sensation to the throat and eyes. we spoke with a group of friend who were out

." >>> stunning developments today in the bizarre vallejo kidnapping that police initially, remember, called a hoax. convicted kidnaper matthew muller faces new state charges. >> he likely will cross-examine his victims next week during a preliminary hearing. "abc 7 news" reporter melanie woodrow has the story. >> reporter: kidnapping victim denese husband kienzle come face-to-face with her convicted abductor matthew muller again. he is representing himself on six new felony counts, kidnapping for ransom, two counts of forcible rape, robbery, burglary and false imprisonment in connection with the 2015 vallejo kidnapping. when husband kins and her fiance and her fiance take the stand during the preliminary hearing, muller will cross-examine them. chief deputy attorney sharon henry. >> we are preparing as if they will be testifying. >> reporter: proposition 15 protects victims from being revictimized by allowing hearsay testimony at preliminary hearings. subpoenas have been issued for law enforcement officials however -- >> if the district attorney is subpoenaing and denese and aaron to

vallejo police initially called the whole thing a hoax.ed and won a $2.5 million settlement. in another twist, muller this week offered to plead guilty but only -- >> if the victims donated half of their settlement to the "innocence project." >> reporter: the d.a. says that won't be entertained. >> in my opinion, it's absurd and has no place in a criminal prosecution. >> that's just as foolish as his first ransom demand when he asked for$8,500. this $8,500. it won't happen. >> reporter: the preliminary is tuesday just days before the couple's wedding. >> this guy offered to plead guilty if they would donate some of their money to charity. henry this case, i know you have been following it since the again, it -- it -- it's just so bizarre! >> reporter: yeah, it is. you recall, frank, when vallejo police said, you know, we think the couple made it all up, this guy, matthew muller, then emailed me with all these bizarre statements even a manifesto saying you know, i did this, believe her. so this thing has so many twists and turns. it's unbel

i have walked up vallejo, i have walked down to sampson. you just get a feel of what it was that our neighbors were concerned about. at no time have i run into any of the guests that have come out of the clubs on broadway up on vallejo or powell street or anywhere around there. i wanted to make that clear. these are things that we've looked into ourselves as club owners and club management regarding the area. we want to make sure that it's safe. that is what we did. so thank you. >> thank you, very much. next speaker. >> commissioners, terrance allen. founding president of the san francisco entertainment commission. i bring that up because the entertainment commission was an experiment that san francisco took at a time when it was struggling with how to manage night life. it brought into the conversation newance and the ability to make specific conditions between clubs. prior to that, entertainment was seen as a big monolithic entity and everybody got the same thing and everybody had the same problems. there was no ability for nuance to be

let's talk about the roads. 80 westbound already slow in vallejo and on 37, slow getting out of vallejo toward sonoma and marin county. this is a look at the bay bridge. they've turned on the metering lights and traffic is backed up 410-15 minutes. >>> we have pretty thick fog and there is a lot more than yesterday. as fog and even moff has fog. 60s on the coast and 90s inland. it looks cooler for inland areas and there is a low a low punching and but in the meantime, fog is there. higher elevations with the red flag warning and higher elevations are at the surface. 40s and 50s on the temps. danville, 49 degrees and low 50s with a cool pattern for the morning with onshore breeze and plenty of fog. you would think it is august, but it's not, the end of september. on the coast, 80s and 90s. >>> and amber alert is in effect for six-year-old modesto boy who police said was grabbed from his mother's arms yesterday morning. kimberly valente said her son, jayce cosso, was taken by his father. she said the boy was screaming the amber alert includes a central valley, contra costa and alameda cou

vallejo police initially called the kidnapping a hoax. quinn and huskins pushed the solano district attorney to file state charges after the federal case wrapped up. >> they made a brave choice, and they haven't made it for themselves. they made it for the community. it is not about revenge for them. it is about keeping this monster off the street. >> reporter: possible the kcase won't go to trial. >> i don't think there will be a deal short of a life sentence. if he gets a life sentence, that's all they want. >> reporter: the next hearing is scheduled for october. in vallejo, melanie woodrow, "abc 7 news." >>> the venetia man suspected of being the nor cal rapist made his first court appearance today. roy waller was arraigned in sacramento on 12 kuntz of aggravated sexual assault in relation to an attack on two women in 2006. he was arrested last week after investigators say dna evidence tied him to the crime. police say the nor cal rapist is expect of at least ten assaults starting in 1991. in victim in that case and another assault in

he is also charged with crimes in martinez, vallejo, davis, chico, with an, and sacramento. until 2006 when the case went cold. he targeted women in their 20s and 30s by entering their home late at night carrying a gun and wore a mask. he would tie up his victim and assault them. he also stole money and other items from their homes. >> today we bring justice to not only the victims, but all the communities that he impacted. through the hard work of these women and men we made our communities as a for yesterday and we removed a predator from our streets. >> the suspect roy charles waller is married and was arrested at his workplace at uc berkeley on thursday. berkeley confirming to ktvu waller was an employee where he has worked in the campus environment health and safety officer since 1992. he was a safety specialist. he is being charged with 12 felony counts of a forcible sexual assault with enhancements and is now being held on no bail and will be arraigned on monday. >>>in the newsroom with ktvu fox2 news >>> the catholic diocese of san jose has taken several steps to add

it happened around 4:30 at a walgreens store on springs road in vallejo... that's where kron4's hermela argawiis standing by live with the latest.. hermela? (hermela aregawi)police tell us still no suspects named at this time.. but they are trying to get to the bottom of this.. they will be looking at surveillance footage.. from the cameras that line the row of buildings behind me. but what we gather from employees is that.. a car drove up to the store.. someone walked in and peppersprayed a woman who works here.. hitting a second empoloyee that was trying to help her.. and causing several other employees and customers to fall terribly ill. a chaotic scene after a pepperspray attack in this walgreens store on springs road sending two employees to the hospital.. while medics treated 18 other people on the scene.dominic johnson was waiting out front with friends when he all of the sudden started to feel sick.dominic christopher johnson/eye witness i started coughing, my brother coughed the same time as me and my friend mikey here he coughed at the same time, i

it happened at the walgreens store on springs road in vallejo. ((hermela in mon vo))that's where kron 4's hermela aregawi is live tonight with the details...hermela? (hermela aregawi)no suspects named at this time.. vallejo fire were just able to tell us what employees said to them. that a car drove up to the store.. at least one person walked in and directly peppersprayed a woman who works there.. sickening several other employees and customers. a chaotic scene after a pepperspray attack in this walgreens store on springs road sending two employees to the hospital.. while medics treated 18 other people on the scene.dominic johnson was waiting out front with friends when he all of the sudden started to feel sick.dominic christopher johnson/eye witness i started coughing, my brother coughed the same time as me and my friend mikey here he coughed at the same time, it was a simultaneous act. and then people ran outside and they were coughing too. we had the workers inside of walgreens walking out with masks on their facemarquis banks/witnessi was in

through vallejo. one of our photographers is reporting there was some strong wind on the that. the macarthur maze to the carquinez bridge. highway four in bay point has things slowing down. no specific problems to tell you about. 880 within southbound in oakland past the oakland coliseum looks good in both directions. we know 880 can be overall a problem spot later in the morning so we will keep an eye on that. bay bridge toll plaza has things looking good. no time at all to take to get onto the span. if you are in the cash lanes things are little bit slow. let's go back to the desk. >>> happening today, supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh will be questioned by senators in his second day of confirmation hearings. it was a chaotic first day, disrupted by protesters and democratic senators who demanded the hearing be delayed. we cannot gave his opening statement he said judges must be independent that the supreme court is the last line of defense for the separation of powers. today brett kavanaugh can

(jrstone) it was a bizarre kidnapping case in vallejo -- that shocked the nation... the man convicted in federal court in the "kidnapping-for-ransom case" -- will get the chance to question his victims as he represents himself in a court of law.kron 4's gayle ong spoke to him from jail toinght and joins us live in the newsroom.gayle. matthew muller is currently serving 40 years at the solano county jail.tonight he is sharing his side of the story.. speaking to us from jail.. matthew muller - is the man convicted in federal court in the "kidnapping-for-ransom case" -- in 20-15, muller broke in and attacked denise huskins and aaron quinn in his vallejo homemuller sexually assaulted huskins and released her two days later outside her family's home in southern california.now muller - a disbarred harvard-trained attorney will get the chance to question his victims in court this weekhe says he cannot give much details about the case but we can expect to hear all about it in court muller says his goal is to go forward with the process that will be fair a

slow past that into vallejo and beyond at 24 miles per hour. and check out walnut creek, this commute has really filled in on southbound 680. nothing blocking, just everyone heading back to work and school after the long holiday weekend. next traffic update at around 6:10. >> developing news in south bay. police searching for the person who hit two kids on bikes and then took off. >> the scary incident in south san jose caught on surveillance video. an abc 7 news reporter matt keller is live at san jose police headquarters for us. hi, matt. >> good morning, jessica and reggie. three people were in that car. witnesses say they looked like teenagers. neighbors say that's no excuse for them to take off after hitting two young kids on their bikes. take a look at the video of the hit-and-run. this was on monday, august 27th, in the afternoon. you can see a 13-year-old boy and 12-year-old girl on their bikes approaching the crosswalk in south san jose. a white four-door honda civic rolls through the stop sign and hits the two kids. they go down. the

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. >> a new twist in that bizarre 2015 vallejo kidnapping case. the victim will face questioning from her abductor next week. matthew muller is serving a 40-year sentence for kidnapping. now it includes rape, false imprisonment. he is going to cross-examine her at a preliminary hearing on tuesday. muller can view the videotape of the alleged two rapes. >> disgusting that he could watch a videotape of his own crime. but at the same time, we have something called the constitution, which allows him to do it. >> this is just crazy. muller kidnapped huskins from her va lay home home and held her two days before releasing her near her family's home. >>> a stretch of interstate 680 will be renamed in honor of a fallen officer. bart police sergeant thomas smith was killed in 201 while serving a search warrant in dublin. 680 will also be called the sagt thomas a. smith jr. memorial highway. it is the same number 34 as the exit on the highway. >>> the winds are gone but flooding remains deadly. two mental health patients drowned who floodwaters surrounded t

in vallejo, henry lee, fox 2 news. >>> a lot of devoted fans. some camping out for days at oracle arena ahead of a concert by the korean boy band . have you heard of them? >> i have. they draw quite a crowd. >> we are going to have much more on the group that is taking the u.s. by storm. >> it's incredible. >>> a major development in oakland that has broken ground. will tell you about this massive development that is going to been shopping along with nearly 1000 homes. check out bass pro shops and cabela's for great deals. like select logo caps for only $5. crocs offroad clogs for under $25. and this new browning 20 megapixel game camera for under $100. >>> a breaking ground on what will be one of the city's largest housing and retail developments. it is located at the site of the former oak knoll naval hospital just above 580. allie was there for the groundbreaking ceremony today and has more details about the plans.>> reporter: you can see from these fleshly bulldozed driveway and the newly cut trees and that some of the very early groundwork

but a vallejo bartender said that was not the case when she tried to stop a woman from putting lives in danger. we asked vallejo police to explain the response. >> reporter: it was after midnight added after hours bar when the bartender noticed after serving a female patron two bud light's, something was off. >> you could tell that her speech was off. they were trying to have a conversation. >> reporter: the remaining patrons in the bar tried to convince her to take an uber to get home. she refused and smoked a cigarette. >> she was looking for her keys to leave. at this point, we are not letting you go. taken uber or we will get you a black-and-white cab. >> reporter: black and white cat is a police cruiser. she called 911 and waited. these are the photos she took of the bar phone. the duration is in the top right corner. the time is in the bottom left. >> they said stay on hold and put e phone r. ebody. i put it down and started washing dishes and closing down the bar. by the time i looked at the phone, it was 15 minutes and 17 seconds. >> reporter: she waited 28 minutes for help w

in connection with the 2015 vallejo kidnapping. when huskins and her fiance take the stand during the preliminary hearing, muller will cross-examine them. saah san low county chief district attorney -- >> we're preparing as if the victims will be testifying. >> proposition 115 protects victims liekhus kins and quinn from being revictimized. allowing hearsay testimony by law enforcement officials at preliminary hearings. subpoenas have been issued for law enforcement officials. however -- >> if the district attorney is subpoenaing or asking denise and aaron to be there as well, that's telling me the district attorney isn't so sure that law enforcement is going to show up or do a good job. let's hope this isn't another time when the law enforcement, the police department and fbi let denise and aaron down. >> they initially called the couple liars and said they made the whole thing up. because muller is representing himself and has a right to review all the evidence in the case, he will also be allowed to huskins' alleged two rapes. >

. >>> police and vallejo investigating a fiery crash that killed a woman and injured a child.happened about 11:15 saturday night on sonoma boulevard near reiter street. police say that car was speeding when it veered off the road, hit a tree, and burst into flames. investigators say the child was rescued by someone passing by but the woman was trapped in the car. child was taken to the hospital and treated for burns and cuts. the police were investigating whether the drugs are alcohol -- or alcohol were involved. >>> today's drinking arrests throughout northern california planted to be announcement police chiefs will be part of today's news conference with attorney general javier becerra. the state has increased efforts in recent months to crackdown on organized crime and gang violence today's announcement is expected at 10:00 this morning. >>> governor brown is also set to make an announcement today in sacramento. there are not a lot of details surrounding the governor's news conference today over the weekend governor brown signed a bill designed to block drilling off the sho

cooler close to the day. 87 in vallejo. around the bay mostly in the 70s along the water. warmer further north. 86 in santa rosa. we will be back into the 90s in the far north bay. that is pretty nice for this time of year. starting to cool off. looking at your seven-day forecast. today is the last day of warm temperatures as far as this week is concerned. we cool off a few degrees tomorrow remaining sunny and dry. on sunday we dip back down. only 88 is our high. on monday the high pressure system moves back in and the temperatures start to climb back up. we will have a few clouds returning along the coast for the beginning of next week. in the meantime, we have a great weekend ahead. >>> we have a big back up that is developing for drivers headed along northbound 880. an accident that has four lanes block. that's approaching high street. you are taking a live look. this is in oakland 880. this is near the coliseum 66. that back up stretches toward hagan berger. this will impact drivers traveling along 880. anyone who is try to get to oakland airport, please leave early an

that fronts on vallejo street. it has been raised as a concern before. to clarify a couple points about that, the tree itself was already considered a significant tree which means you have to have a tree protection plan. you have to avoid impacts on maps. the nomination as a landmark tree, and the nomination of a landmark tree by the h.p.c. bestows upon that tree the rights of a landmark tree during that process. so right now, you will be considered a protected landmark tree until there is a final resolution as to whether or not it will be nominated. it is only temporary whereby we apply the landmark tree requirements. that is additional requirements but related to removal of the tree. the project is proposed to remove the tree and we propose to maintain the tree. in effect, there is no difference whether this is a landmark tree or a significant tree. in both cases, the tree is to remain protected by the applicant during this process. the five findings have been met and this will allow for the addition of the second dwelling unit on the subject property

american canyon and vallejo 51. sanders -- san rafael 52. red flag warning is out for the northbay hills, santa cruz mountains. not so much for the wind as a very low humidity and we haven't had rain in a long time. a northeast breeze at atlas speak and hawkeye. these are not that strong. at the surface not much wind. a high pressure builds in and patchy fog won't last long. 40s and 50s. the fog doesn't have long to last and what's there isn't much . the high pressure will give us a warmer pattern through midweek. 70s, 80s, upper 80s and low 90s . at 5 am sal is here

. >>> we're following breaking news in vallejo. chopper 5 live over a walgreens store on springs road. we're told 18 people are being treated after pepper spray was released inside the store. it's not clear if people need to be transported to the hospital. we're going to stay on top of this breaking news story. vallejo police are still investigate what happened. >>> we have breaking news out of washington, d.c. just getting the word now, we promise to keep you updated, the senate judiciary committee will call for a vote tomorrow on the nomination of brett kavanaugh to the u.s. supreme court. this follows, of course, a day of dramatic testimony from christine blasey ford and from brett kavanaugh. so the vote will go on tomorrow. >>> time for the weather. it is getting more and more likely that rain, widespread rain for the first time in more than five months, will return to the bay area in the seven- day forecast. details next. >>> coming up, all-new at 6:00, it's the law. if you're in prison and a vegan, you are going to get that p

. >>> a vallejo man who works with children is facing child sex charges. 45-year-old brian rosenthal is accused of trying to meet a 14- year-old girl for sex. investigators say he operates a children's charity group based in vallejo and say he contacted the girl through social media. san francisco police took him into custody on tuesday when he tried to meet the girl in the city. >>> the diocese of san jose is investigating allegations of clergy sex abuse bishop patrick mcgrath of the diocese of san jose says he wants to do more to prevent abuse and also to help victims. he says by the middle of october the diocese will release the names and the status of every priest credibly accused of abusing minors within san jose. the diocese has also ordered an independent investigation of all of these allegations. the bishop says he will hold three listening sessions so the community can speak out on how to protect children and vulnerable adults. >>> some bay area teachers could soon go on strike. up next, where teachers are asking for a half percent increase in pay and why the district is unw

of our exclusive jailhouse interview with a man accused in a bizarre rape and kidnapping case in vallejo. matthew muller has already pleaded guilty to kidnapping in a federal trial but in the upcoming state trial he faces rape charges and has a proposal for his alleged victim. he says he would gladly and all of us now if they agree to a deal. there are 2.5 -- donate half of their 2.5 million to a nonprofit that helps people wrongfully convicted and he'll plead guilty. >> if they were to make a substantial project i could not put my own fate above -- i maine, that money could free ten, 12 poem. muller says he pled guilty to federal kidnapping charges because she felt bad for the couple. >> i don't think there's any excuse for the way the vallejo police department handled it, and that's exactly why i thought it was worth it for me to take a dive and make sure that they achievus tis for that wrongfuling aization. >> reporter: we've posted jodi's entire interview with muller on nbc.com. it's on our front page. >>> they are back home from the front lies of disaster. local rescue crews to -- r

westbound toward the vacaville area into vallejo, looks good and some slowing on 37.and go to marin county and you can see some stop and go traffic over that bridge. other than that, it looks good. if you wonder about marin county, that freeway looks good from novato through san rafael and the golden gate bridge. speaking of approaching the bay bridge, traffic is moving okay. metering lights are on and traffic is delayed about 10 minutes before making it onto the span. not bad for this time of the morning. 5:31 a let's go back to the desk. >>> cruz in north carolina are using helicopters and boats to rising floodwaters. the death toll is 32 and the storm is expected to drop more heavy rain through today with emergency responders working around-the-clock to help people in wilmington, which was cut off by flooding. members of the coast guard are flying countless missions in an effort to find survivors. >> it's devastating to see and you see this on the news but when you fly over in the helicopters and take it in at once, seeing houses underwater and seeing people standi

vallejo traffic moving well across the bridge to the quirkiness -- carquinez bridge to hercules. you can see traffic is light. if you want to get on the road and avoid slow tat -- slow traffic right now is a good time. southbound 680 looks good heading to martinez and concorde. no columns into el sobrante. this mornings commute 17 minutes between the carquinez bridge and the macarthur maze. that's about as low as it gets. later in the morning sometimes we get 40 or 45 minute commutes to do the same drive. that's why people get up early to avoid that. this is a look at the bay bridge toll plaza with a little backup in some of the cash lanes. let's go back to the desk. >>> a top story. a mother devastated. her son was killed in a hit and run in santa rosa. >> oh no. you have got to be kidding me. he was hit twice? holy jesus. where do these people come from? >> the police are searching for two different drivers 37-year- was hit by two separate cars last saturday night neither driver stops to help them. witnesses say the first car hit him and while he was on the ground still alive o

video from vallejo shows a child standing on the hrepbl of a building.olice department is facing tough questions this morning. >>> also, did you see this jarring display in san francisco? the message behind the art. good morning on this thursday, september 13th. coming up on 5:00 a.m.tasha is f >> never more than sev minutes away froth accuweather meteorologist mike nicco is here. >> good morning. cloud cover and high clouds blanketing us once again. and the breezes aren't very fast right now. 5 to 15 miles per hour. but they will pick up again during the afternoon hours and make it feel like fall once again. here's a look at my accuweather 12 hour planner. milder this morning. temperatures in the mid-50s to 60. a cool lunch. breezy this afternoon. keeping us in the 60s to low 70s. by 7:00, jacket weather again, 50s and 60s. let's bring in alexis and find out about the commute. >>> good morning, mike. overall looking very good. certainly much better than we were yesterday on the bay bridge commute. we have a little bit of stackup in the

under the new law, oakland and vallejo have the option to sell or lease property to help reduce some debt. >>> still to come, the lindsay wildlife experience has been a part of walnut creek for 63 years. while the popular museum is exploring other options for its locations. >>> social security checks could see a big increase. the big prediction is they will go up by 3% next year. senior citizens released estimates that would boost the average check by $39 a month. that's almost 500 extra dollars a year. there was 0% in 2016, .3% last year. >>> taking a look at the markets, stocks are higher and there are losses elsewhere with the dow jone one half of 1%, gaining 173 points. nasdaq up slightly down slightly and s&p up slightly. >>> facebook stock slightly up even though employers are being accused of discriminating against women with a powerful tool from facebook. they accused employers of targeting job ads for men. attorneys say facebook is profiting from ads hidden from women. three women said they were not shown as for jobs in traditionally male-dominated industries like mechanics.

it happened 7 pm tuesday night in downtown vallejo.at least 30 minutes to get there. >> it seems like there was a lack of urgency. we sent over and over -- we said two children are chained -- hanging out of a window. we need someone immediately. >> it appears the call was not sharply prioritized, as it warranted immediate response. we did not do that. >> the little boy is safe. he went back through that window into the apartment, and no one was hurt. police are investigating this in a plan to talk to the parents of the children and also review their procedures for dispatch. >>> they can proceed against police officers who sent racist and homophobic text messages. they reinstated the proceedings as many as nine officers may face discipline. those texts emerged during a corruption investigation in 2012. superior court judge said they waited too long to punish those officers. an appeals court reversed that decision. >>> it is 6:40 am. the plan to remove a controversial statue from a civic center has permission to go ahead. it is called ea

the chase went north on interstate 80, across the cartagena's bridge and through vallejo and ended north of fairfield after the car got off at cherry glen road and the driver and the passenger ran away. the driver was arrested. today, we hope to find out the names of the two involved in that chase. >>> we are learning more about a woman who died after jumping out of a moving ambulance in dublin. police said the woman fought with officers yesterday when they tried to arrest her for driving into several cars and hitting a pedestrian. as they took her into custody, she reached for the gun of an officer and they tased her. later, as they were taking her to the psychiatric hospital by ambulance, she began to struggle with the attendance. she broke free of her restraints at a stop sign and broke through the ambulance on to the connector westbound 580 and was hit and killed by two cars. >> it's not normal for somebody to break out of an ambulance while it is moving. we have to figure out how that unfolded. >> the drivers of the two cars that hit the woman stopped and were interviewed by chp and

lows in the 50s, santa rosa 51, vallejo, 54 and oakland tonight at 57.k the air quality everyday. moderate air quality, hazy sunshine once again tomorrow. air quality likely will not be good top to bottom for at least another couple weeks. we have a ridge of high pressure moving closer. you will likely feel it tomorrow because it will minimize or decrease the ocean influence. that should warm us up near the water and several degrees away from the water. low clouds and fog, they will be back overnight tonight. warmer and look -- in most locations. the hottest day will be friday and we will level off close to average coming up this weekend. the highs tomorrow, 81 in san jose and 82 for vallejo. 90 in livermore, santa rosa is 85 and san francisco, 65 degrees. the hottest a inland at 95 and 97 for the high but one day, we cool off on saturday looking at high staying in the upper 70s -- mid 60s to upper 70s. live, lots of blue sky above the oakland coliseum. it is been 50 years but is is amazing to think the hall of fame inductees will be inducted tonight at

looks like a nice looking drive in fairfield and vallejo, heading to the macarthur maze on the solano super commute. there have been no major issues on interstate 680 either heading out to elsa brontk on 80 . the is a nice looking dry for get the macarthur maze it is taking about 20 minutes to get there. no major issues at the bay bridge toll plaza . the is getting more crowded a. let's go back to the desk. >>> a twist in a case involving a palo alto psychologist accusing supreme court justice nominee brett kavanaugh of sexual assault. it appeared that both christine blasey ford and judge kavanaugh would appear next monday before the senate judiciary committee about ms. forde's lawyer sent a letter to the republican committee chairman saying that she has been receiving death threats and someone hacked her emails. now before she testifies on capitol hill for the once in a pi investigation to identify facts and witnesses in a nonpartisan way about her sold allegations against judge kavanaugh. a uc hastings law school professor says both ford and kavanaugh should be ready to be asked abo

. >>> the nightmare still not over for a vallejo woman kidnapped and raped in a case initially called a hoax by police. now the victim and her fiance have been ordered back to court to face questioning from her attacker. reporter steve large explains why. >> reporter: this is matthew mueller's new booking photo from the solano county jail after pleading guilty to kidnapping in federal court, the solano county d.a. charging him with six new counts including kidnap for ransom, rape and false imprisonment, all part of the break-in and attack on denise huskins and aaron quinn on his vallejo home in 2015. inside this solano courthouse mueller granted the right to act as his own attorney and possibly forced to wear shackles in the courtroom will have the opportunity to question huskins and quinn about the heinous crime he's already convicted of committing against them. >> this is pretty freakish stuff. >> reporter: dan russo is aaron quinn's attorney. he believes mueller, the harvard educated 1 time lawyer, is relishing the opportunity. >> this is his golden opportunity to inflict more inju

back home, williams in vallejo. there is the center eyes. vallejo is currently at 58 with no wind. but a beautiful sunrise. we have a lot of high mid-level clouds over risk associated with the system that dropped in and dropped temperatures. it feels very fault like. a call to moderate panama 60s and 70s. october in the morning with a few sprinkles. we had some last evening. very light rain and a trace and probably more so then go. it makes for the sunrise pictures coming in rapidly. 50s and 60s most temperatures. 46 lakeport with an onshore breeze. the pattern in place with temperatures below average for nearly everybody here. 60s and 70s. >>> tell us how the traffic is. >>> it is better than yesterday when had a terrible commute. today you will see slow traffic where you normally expect it. let's start in the east bay and take a look at westbound 24 towards oakland and the tunnel. it is slow the lafayette. you may see slow traffic through the tunnel and when you get to oakland it is all right. you seesawing on the eastshore freeway from the cockiness bridge to the macarthur maze.

. >>> pepper spray was used inside a walgreens in vallejo and ambulances were called. we'll have that story next. >>> also a big burn zone in the north bay after a helicopter hit a power line. we're live on the scene. >>> plus shoring up a cracked beam at the salesforce transit center. work is now under way as plans are made to reopen a key street. >>> i'm abc 7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. >>> right now sky 7 is over a walgreens in vallejo where 18 people are being treated after pepper spray was discharged in the store. it happened just after 4:00 at the store on springs road. firefighters say all the patients have symptoms consistent with exposure to pepper spray. it's unclear why and how that pepper spray was released. we've reached out to police for more information. we will bring you that as soon as we get it. environmental health crews are also there for any decontaminating that needs to be done. >>> two small brush fires broke out in the north bay after a helicopter clipped power lines. this happened in calistoga while that helicopter crew was working for p

. >>> a man in vallejo who works closely with children is now facing child sex charges for 45- year-old ryan rosenthal is accused of trying to meet a 14- year-old girl for sex. investigators say he runs a children's charity group based in vallejo and he contacted the girl through social media. san francisco police arrested him tuesday when he tried, according to police, to meet the girl in the city. >>> the diocese of san jose is investigating clergy sex abuse. bishop patrick mcgrath of the diocese of san jose says he wants to do more to prevent abuse and help victims. he says by mid-october the diocese will release the names and status of every priest who has been credibly accused of abusing minors within san jose. he also ordered an independent investigation of abuse allegations. the bishop will hold three listening sessions to allow the community to speak out on how to protect children and vulnerable adults. >>> some bay area teachers may soon go on strike. up next we will tell you where the teachers are asking for a pay raise and why the school district is not budging. >>> real esta

after a toddler was killed in a crash along interstate -80 in vallejo.he little boy was ejected from the car when it had rolled over several times... the little boy died on the scene. (pam) the boy's father is now facing a number of charges, including driving under the influence. good evening im pam moore. (catherine) and im catherine heenan... ken wayne has the night off. kron 4's ali reid talked to the boy's mother and joins us live in vallejo with the latestv on the investigation. ali? this child's family is completely distraught right now. his mother, who lives in reno .... made her way to the bay area as soon as she got word her toddler was killed in a crash.pkgon i-80 west, near the 37 interchange ... tragedy struck early sunday morning. a good samaritan called ashley romero-rabben from the scene ... then she spoke to her child's father.he gets on the phone and all he's saying is he's dead he's dead, i'm so sorry. he's dead. then he started screaming no no no.the last time ashley saw her boy was around 7'o-clock saturday evening, when his father, j