vic lee is live at ocean beach with her story. vic? >> reporter: kristen, the message that first responders want to send is simple -- just don't go swimming out of in the waters out there. don't even go wadding. even six inches of moving water can take a person down because of the strong undertow and that's sadly what happened to larry moore on tuesday. the waves today were big and rough. the coast guard choppers seemed to come out of nowhere. >> he gave his life for me. >> reporter: on tuesday, 63-year-old claudia moore lost her husband, larry. they had been walking along the beach. she decided to wade out into the water. >> and suddenly, there were three, four huge waves. the third one was up to my hips and the sand was gone under me and i fell. it was like 200, 300 pound men pushing you down and it sucked me under. i know that's when he ran after me. >> reporter: the riptides were too much for 61-year-old larry moore, a physically strong man. >> there's just no way even a strong man can get through that. >> reporter: the coast guard

vic lee talked with the man who spotted them outside a mcdonalds. >> i routinely come here because i live in the area and i'm homeless. >> the 55-year-old man was about to get a cup of coffee when he noticed the white van, the one the two fugitives stole. >> the windows were steamed up with heavy, heavy condensation. i thought there are two people in that van. i used to live in a gmc van and i looked at the plates. no plates. >> one of the fugitives got out. he recognized him from the papers he would read every morning. he says he has a photographic memory. >> i tell myself, that's got to be the guy. >> >> they are right there, you know, and i point and he sees me across the street. i go with my cane and there is body language and boom, that's the guy. he bolts. the officer on foot bolts after him. another officer comes over in his cruiser and i said they're that way. >> a chase ensued. a stranger to the neighborhood ran up to the last place he wanted to be. >> that's all i saw. >> and then he lead him to the van. inside hiding jonathon too, both fugitives busted. thanks to this home

vic lee is live in the newsroom. the sentence could have been a lot harsher. >> reporter: it could have been. there was an air of finality today for leeland ye who has had a long career in politics. he said he caused pain to his family, friends and constituents, then asked for compassion from the court. finally it was over. each now as he left the courthouse, mobbed by reporters, he maintained his silence. the disgraced senator was among dozens arrested two years ago after a long fbi sting. he was the big fish, the big catch. his charge, racketeering. specifically money laundering, gun running and accepting bribes. his attorney told the judge his client shouldn't be overpunished just because he's a politician. he pleaded for leniency. i take full responsibility for this. i accept my crimes. i am asking for leniency. i hope you look at my entire life and not just the crimes i committed. the judge didn't buy that. the crimes you committed were an attack on our democratic institutions. mr. ye, you abused that trust. the

abc7 news reporter vic lee has the story. >> reporter: it started on friday.ere at the festivities for the super bowl christian and his family were enjoying the nfl experience. they were buying t-shirts when he saw this black unmarked envelope on a counter. thinking it was some kind of promotional material he took it and opened it up later at lunch. >> i open up the folder and open up the envelope and it was two super bowl tickets. >> the rest of the day was tough. >> i was trying to figure out who i should invite to the game. ii wanted to go. and then the next three hours i was on stub hub trying to figure out how much money i can get out of them. >> reporter: he found out. they were 14 rows up, great seats worth thousands on the resale market. friday night he started getting anxious about doing the right thing. >> i didn't know who to call. i called you. i called the san francisco police department. i called the security center. >> i thought for some weird reason he bought them. >> reporter: abc7 news put wong and his wife on the 11:00 news on friday night.

vic lee, "abc7 news." >>> san francisco has begun clearing out a massive homeless camp in the market area. the city wants them to come here instead. "abc7 news" was at pier 80 as the mayor toured a temporary homeless shower. people living in tents are being given 72 hour notice to clear out. >> i think the conditions of the encampments are not to be tolerated. we'll give everybody an opportunity to come here on a voluntary basis. >> the homeless shower here is base for 150 people. >>> oakland public schoolteachers are protesting the district's plan to adopt a new student application method. >> you can see the marchers down below. >> the district is looking to become a testing ground in california for the streamline system that would allow families to fill out a single application for their top choices for schools. >> opponents fear students would flock towards charter schools and decimate public education. >>> it is now nevada's turn to take center stage. gop voters are starting to caucus right now in fact. most experts predict a pitched battle for second place between ted cruz and m

vic lee, abc 7 news. >> okay, vic, thanks very much. >>> silicon valley venture capital firm has been order by the labor department to give dozens of workers $300,000 in back pay. phenox venture capital made 56 unpaid interns do work typicallier typically er performed by paid employees. they september repo the practice went on for three years until it stopped in 2014. >>> talking hoverboard safety and student graduation rates is part of today's consumer news zbla. >> that's right. >> 7 on your side's michael finney is here with all of us. >> i love this first story. >> really? >> every university should do this. proposed law allows california state yuuniversity students reduced tuition if they promise to graduate in four years. the four year graduation rate at csu is less than 20%. >> on the student side, it would have an obligation to take a minimum of 30 units in an academic year. 30 units in an academic year and maintain a "c" average. and on the institution side it would be on obligation to give them enhanced academic advising, priority rej station agistratio they met the terms of

abc7 news reporter vic lee has the story. >> reporter: it started on friday. here at the festivities for the super bowl christian and his family were enjoying the nfl experience. they were buying t-shirts when he saw this black unmarked envelope on a counter. thinking it was some kind of promotional material he took it and opened it up later at lunch. >> i open up the folder and open up the envelope and it was two super bowl tickets. >> the rest of the day was tough. >> i was trying to figure out who i should invite to the game. ii wanted to go. and then the next three hours i was on stub hub trying to figure out how much money i can get out of them. >> reporter: he found out. they were 14 rows up, great seats worth thousands on the resale market. friday night he started getting anxious about doing the right thing. >> i didn't know who to call. i called you. i called the san francisco police department. i called the security center. >> i thought for some weird reason he bought them. >> reporter: abc7 news put wong and his wife on the 11:00 news on friday night

vic lee talked with the man who spotted them outside a mcdonalds. >> i routinely come here because i live in the area and i'm homeless. >> the 55-year-old man was about to get a cup of coffee when he noticed the white van, the one the two fugitives stole. >> the windows were steamed up with heavy, heavy condensation. i thought there are two people in that van. i used to live in a gmc van and i looked at the plates. no plates. >> one of the fugitives got out. he recognized him from the papers he would read every morning. he says he has a photographic memory. >> i tell myself, that's got to be the guy. >> >> they are right there, you know, and i point and he sees me across the street. i go with my cane and there is body language and boom, that's the guy. he bolts. the officer on foot bolts after him. another officer comes over in his cruiser and i said they're that way. >> a chase ensued. a stranger to the neighborhood ran up to the last place he wanted to be. >> that's all i saw. >> and then he lead him to the van. inside hiding jonathon too, both fugitives busted. thanks to this home

vic lee is live at the coliseum with the latest on the negotiations. >> reporter: first of all, this is a good faith agreement. everyone has to sign off formally, but it seems to be a done deal. as mark davis says, at least for this season, there is certainty and some flexibility for the next two seasons. >> today is like giving birth to a baby. what i mean by that, it's a new beginning. >> reporter: the raiders and the joint powers authority agreed in principle on the deal. a one-year lease at the coliseum with two one-year options. rent goes up $3.5 million the first year, with incremental increases the second and third years. despite the entries, mark davis says season ticket prices would not go up. >> so in oakland, there will be a $225 ticket, season ticket for nine games in the third deck, one of the greatest values in sports. >> reporter: both parties promised to look for a way to stay permanently in oakland. so for now, the raiders will stay here. the speculation is whether they'll move later. >> my heart is here in oakland. if we can get something done, that's what i'm tryin

abc 7 news reporter vic lee is live at st. francis boulevard with the very latest there. vic? >> reporter: well, this is st. francis boulevard and serramonte boulevard in daly city. you can still see the police tape is still up there and you can see police vehicles in the middle of that block. that is where the shooting happened in the backyard of a home right over there. the suspect was carried into an ambulance from the rear of the home on st. francis boulevard. this is where the officer-involved shooting happened. >> the officers encountered the suspect and there was one officer involved who fired his service weapon. >> reporter: numerous 911 calls came in to daly city police dispatchers at around 12:45 this afternoon. the callers said there was a possible domestic violence incident at the serramonte ridge apartment complex. on 800 block of campus drive. a block away from where the shooting happened. police sergeant edward green says witnesses reported a woman screaming. >> the male had possibly been armed with a knife and was chasing her. >> reporter: police from daly city

abc 7 news reporter vic lee is live at the federal building with that story tonight. vic? >> reporter: the u.s. attorney's office held a briefing for reporters here at the federal building this afternoon. it was attended by the mayor and the police chief. now, this investigative process will involve town hall meetings with a community and, of course, extensive interviews with police. all of this resulting in voluntary recommendations for the police department. not mandatory ones. the justice department says its community-oriented policing arm called c.o.p.s. will review san francisco police trains and practices. >> the review will review whether racial and ethnic disparities exist with respect to enforcement actions taken and not taken by the san francisco police department. >> reporter: mayor ed lee had asked for a federal investigation following the death of knifing suspect mario woods who died in a barrage of gunfire last december. all of it caught on camera. the shooting has ignited a fire storm of anger and protests. former east palo alto police chief ron davis now he

vic lee is live with the story. vic? >> reporter: from state senator to convicted felon, there was an air of finality in the courtroom today, his attorney said his client had been punished enough, and humiliated. his family, embarrassed. when he spoke, he asked for compassion, from the court. the disgraced senator was among dozens arrested after a long fbi sting into public corruption. he was the big fish, the big catch. his charge, racketeering. money laundering. gun running, and accepting bribes. last summer, while out on bail, he pledded guilty. his attorney told the judge his client shouldn't be quote, overpunished because he's a politician. yee pleaded for leniency. i take full responsibility for this. i accept my crimes. i'm asking for leniency. i hope you look at my life, not just the crimes committed. the judge didn't buy that. the crimes you committed were a crime on our democratic constitutions. you abused that trust, he said. the most significant crime was that your vote was for sale. the prosecution wanted ye

vic lee joins us live with the latest developments. vic? >> reporter: well, ama, the fact that officer white got his job back surprised the mayor, but officer white appealed his dismissal and won. now, the naacp wants to challenge that ruling in court, and so does the mayor but others say that is going to be an uphill battle. >> the violent tweets sent by the officer just over a year ago, directed against black lives matter supporters. >> it does not help the department to have an officer who is engaged in this kind of communication coming back into the force. >> reporter: threaten me or my family, example, i will use my authority to kill you. the tweets led to protests after an investigation, the then police chief fired white but he was reinstated this month, after appealing his dismissal through binding arbitration. the ruling said that the firing was too severe, given white's unblemished 18-year record as a cop and community service. but the mayor wants the city council to challenge the ruling. >> the chief needs to be able to have latit

vic lee joins us live with the latest developments. vic? >> reporter: well, ama, the fact that officer white got his job back surprised the mayor, but officer white appealed his dismissal and won. now, the naacp wants to challenge that ruling in court, and so does the mayor but others say that is going to be an uphill battle. >> the violent tweets sent by the officer just over a year ago, directed against black lives matter supporters. >> it does not help the department to have an officer who is engaged in this kind of communication coming back into the force. >> reporter: threaten me or my family, example, i will use my authority to kill you. the tweets led to protests after an investigation, the then police chief fired white but he was reinstated this month, after appealing his dismissal through binding arbitration. the ruling said that the firing was too severe, given white's unblemished 18-year record as a cop and community service. but the mayor wants the city council to challenge the ruling. >> the chief needs to be able to have latit

vic lee is live with the story. vic? >> reporter: from state senator to convicted felon, there was an air of finality in the courtroom today, his attorney said his client had been punished enough, and humiliated. his family, embarrassed. when he spoke, he asked for compassion, from the court. the disgraced senator was among dozens arrested after a long fbi sting into public corruption. he was the big fish, the big catch. his charge, racketeering. money laundering. gun running, and accepting bribes. last summer, while out on bail, he pledded guilty. his attorney told the judge his client shouldn't be quote, overpunished because he's a politician. yee pleaded for leniency. i take full responsibility for this. i accept my crimes. i'm asking for leniency. i hope you look at my life, not just the crimes committed. the judge didn't buy that. the crimes you committed were a crime on our democratic constitutions. you abused that trust, he said. the most significant crime was that your vote was for sale. the prosecution wanted ye

vic lee spoke to the driver and he is live with the story. vic? >> reporter: police tell us that the boy had multiple fractures on his arm, and some abrasions, and that he was lucky because it could have been worse. now, the driver was not charged or cited. he tells us the boy came out of nowhere. >> i didn't see him. that is why i hit him. >> reporter: it was before 8:00 this morning. the 12-year-old boy was riding his bike on route to wells middle school. as passing dublin high school, the man just dropped off his granddaughter. >> i looked left, and made a right turn, then, i heard a sound. two ladies said stop, stop. you hit somebody. so i jumped out of the car, and i saw the boy underneath the car. >> reporter: first responders used air bags to lift the car off the child. he was air lifted to the hospital. the police captain says the way the boy was hit may have saved his life. >> i'm assuming he didn't get run over by a tire. so he was pinned underneath there. >> reporter: firefighters were surprised he wasn't burned. >> the exhaust system,

abc7 news reporter vic lee is live at the federal building with that story tonight. vic? >> reporter: well, ama, the u.s. attorney held a briefing for reporters here at the federal building this afternoon. it was attended by the mayor and the police chief. now, this federal review will take time, and involve town hall meetings with the community as well as extensive interviews with police officials and rank and file officers, all of that culminating in recommendations to the police department. recommendations that are voluntary, not mandatory. the justice department says it's community oriented policing arm will review san francisco police training and practices. >> the review will examine whether racial and ethnic disparities exist with respect to actions taken and not taken by the san francisco police department. >> mayor ed lee had asked for a federal investigation following the death of knifing suspect mario woods who died in a borage of gunfire in december. all of it caught on camera. the shooting ignited a fire storm of anger and protests. former east palo alto poli

abc7 news reporter vic lee is live at the federal building with that story tonight. vic? >> reporter: well, ama, the u.s. attorney held a briefing for reporters here at the federal building this afternoon. it was attended by the mayor and the police chief. now, this federal review will take time, and involve town hall meetings with the community as well as extensive interviews with police officials and rank and file officers, all of that culminating in recommendations to the police department. recommendations that are voluntary, not mandatory. the justice department says it's community oriented policing arm will review san francisco police training and practices. >> the review will examine whether racial and ethnic disparities exist with respect to actions taken and not taken by the san francisco police department. >> mayor ed lee had asked for a federal investigation following the death of knifing suspect mario woods who died in a borage of gunfire in december. all of it caught on camera. the shooting ignited a fire storm of anger and protests. former east palo alto poli

vic lee spoke to the driver and he is live with the story. vic? >> reporter: police tell us that the boy had multiple fractures on his arm, and some abrasions, and that he was lucky because it could have been worse. now, the driver was not charged or cited. he tells us the boy came out of nowhere. >> i didn't see him. that is why i hit him. >> reporter: it was before 8:00 this morning. the 12-year-old boy was riding his bike on route to wells middle school. as passing dublin high school, the man just granddaughter. >> i looked left, and made a right turn, then, i heard a sound. two ladies said stop, stop. you hit somebody. so i jumped out of the car, and i saw the boy underneath the car. >> reporter: first responders used air bags to lift the car off the child. he was air lifted to the hospital. the police captain says the way the boy was hit may have saved his life. >> i'm assuming he didn't get run over by a tire. so he was pinned underneath there. >> reporter: firefighters were surprised he wasn't burned. >> the exhaust system, or the catalytic

. >> abc7 news reporter vic lee joins with us this interview. vic? >> reporter: the victim does not want his identify revealed so for the sake of the story, we'll call him jacob. he's 26 years old, the same age as mario woods. jacob's story fills in the gaps of what happened, and it also confirms to some doubters that there was a stabbing. >> did you know mario woods? >> no. never met him before. >> reporter: jacob says he was sitting in a car, chilling with female friends and one of their children. the stranger outside seemed like he was on drugs. >> he looked agitated and paranoid. mario started walking back and forth and yelling stuff to us. he tried to open our car door. i knew he had a knife on him. >> reporter: here is the knife. jacob was treated at san francisco general hospital. police officers went to the scene. a witness pointed woods out. >> i didn't know he had been shot to death. >> he's afraid people may want to harm him because it led to wood's death. >> my heart may never be the same again. i have nerve damage. >> reporter: jacob say

vic lee has been following the story and joins us live with the latest. vic? >> reporter: that morning accident happened near where we're standing. the boy whose family does not want him identified reportedly has multiple fractures on his arm and some abrasions. but the police say his injuries could have been far worse. the driver was not charged or cited. he told us it was an accident, pure and simple. that he never saw the boy coming. it was shortly before 8:00 this morning. >> it was the usual sort of busy start to the morning. >> reporter: the 12-year-old boy was riding his bike on village parkway enroute to wells middle school. as he was passing the high school, 72-year-old armistice gregorios had just dropped off his granddaughter. >> i looked to the left and then i heard a sound like that. there were two ladies saying stop, stop, you hit somebody. so i jumped out of the car and i saw the boy underneath the car. >> reporter: first responders came quickly and used airbags to lift the car off the child. he was airlifted to the hospital. the dublin police c

he spoke with vic lee today. >> and vic is in the newsroom with more. >> reporter: he does not want hisdentity revealed, so for the sake of the story, we will call him jacob. he's 26 years old, the same age by the way as mario woods when he died. he's the one woods is accused of stabbing december 2. later that day, woods would die in a barrage of gunfire after police said he refused to drop his knife. cell phone video recorded his last moments. jacob said he had never met woods before. >> he looked like he was agitated about something, and paranoid. he tries to open my car door, and i already now he had a knife on him. after a few blows was exchanged, i got stabbed in my arm. >> you'll hear more from jacob at 6:00 tonight, how his life changed after the stabbing, and what he thinks of the board of supervisor's vote to dedicate a day to mario woods. that's at 6:00 tonight. vic lee, "abc7 news." >>> a protest is planned against the new outdoor urinal at deloris park in san francisco. it's common in europe and was installed as part of the $20 million renovation in the park. the goal is to

reporter vic lee is live with more developments. vic?rter: larry, ama, this is division street and there you see some of the tents that sprouted up during the super bowl. the targeted area for the cleaning is about a mile wide. police, we are told, will be around if they are needed. oscar mckinney has lived in this tent since september. mckinney bought four tents. he rents the others out. this land lord is ready for tomorrow's sweep. >> i'm going to stay. >> reporter: starting at 5:00 in the morning, public health crews will begin cleaning division street and adjacent streets because of health risks posed by the homeless living in the tents. homeless advocate jennifer friedenbook says the between does not provide long-term solutions. >> clearing out an encampment when folks don't have a choice makes them more destabilize. >> reporter: but the mayor's pointman, sam dodds, says the health risk is immediate. >> we've been trying to give them as much time as possible, but the health standards have reduced to a place where we have to take act

. >> coming up at 5:00, abc 7 news reporter vic lee will look deeper into contreras' criminal record and how little time he spent in jail. >>> a touching tribute to richmond police officer who was killed. >> today, officers saluted as body was taken from the coroner's office to the mortuary. >> and we learned about new details you will see on abc 7, melanie? >> reporter: well, dan, nearly all of officer vegas' family members were here. and it seems they will be at vega's court appearance tomorrow. they say that vega, who is accused of killing officer vegas, who is like family. >> reporter: the van carrying the richmond police officer gust vegas' body passed by supporters paying their respects, with the officer's family close by. they arrived together at sky view. >> it was almost the protection, just going from fairfield to vallejo. >> reporter: the daughter and mom watched as the flag-draped coffin was brought inside. >> i am just so grateful. i can't believe he was my dad. >> reporter: bianca said her parents had had a storybook romance. >> he told my mom he would take care of her

vic lee is covering the story and tweeted the officer has significant life-threatening injuries.ic will update the story with the latest on the investigation in a live report on "abc7 news" at 5:00. >>> take a look at this tree that fell in san jose, killing a man who was collecting lemon dpras. -- grass. neighbors shared their concerns about other trees in the park. hear from those neighbors on "abc7 news" at 5:00. >>> in a race for president, the battle ground shifted today from the hawkeye state to the granite state. democrats and republicans are taking their message to voters in new hampshire ahead of next week's primary. here is the latest. >> reporter: on the trail in new hampshire, fueled by iowa-inspired optimism. >> so what a victory last night. >> reporter: ted cruz pulling off a big win in the caucuses, ahead of donald trump. the one-time front-runner calling his second place finish an honor, then tweeting, he hasn't been given credit by the voters. and marco rubio talking with voters in the granite state after his stronger than expected third place finish. >> keep the

vic lee has more. >> reporter: this is an interview you will hear only on "abc7 news." our cameras caught up with a man today as he left a mcdonald's in the haight-ashbury, the same mcdonald's he went to saturday when he spotted one of the fugitives. >> i told myself, that's the dude. >> reporter: well, matthew chapman had just spotted one of the two men who escaped from jail just days earlier. chapman had just seen their picture on the news and flagged down an officer. but as the officers were responding, they had to respond to a medical emergency. he then pointed him out to police as the fugitive fled into golden gate park. >> he sees me, he's across the street and i'm going -- because i seen him. boom. that's the guy. >> reporter: police chased after him and caught him. chapman then pointed police to the parked van where the other fugitive was hiding. chapman says he knew someone was sleeping in the van because of the condensation on the wind shield. you'll hear much more from him, including what he says he'll do with the share of the $140,000 reward, if he gets it,

vic lee has the story. >> like, i'm trying to figure out how to get my life together. my life has been in shambles. >> since the stabbing, jacob is afraid people may want to harm him. it was the first in a sequence of events that ended with mario woods' death. the officer-involved shooting was captured on video which went viral. jacobs says he was attacked sitting in his car for no reason at all. >> i get stabbed by somebody i don't even know and i don't have no beef with or anything like that. >> he was treated for stab wounds in his arm. jacob tells me he's the forgotten victim. protesters and city officials have ignored. >> they're trying to get justice and everything. but at the same time, you have to realize that there are victims of black on black crimes that i don't feel they announce. >> he's a victim too. feel for him like i felt for mario and for the officers. >> joe marshall is the police commissioner and founder of the omega boys club, a group that helps troubled youngsters. jacob, marshall says, has been victimized by the politics involved in the shooting

. >> the vic lee has the interview that will see only on 7 news. >> jessica and robert drove up from fresno for a romantic valentine's weekend. >> we were just sight seeing enjoying the city lights. walking together. enjoying our vacation. >>reporter: they parked the car at twin peak. the last stop of the night. >> as we were reversing the cary we hear these popping sounds. when i look back to the left we see the gunman coming towards us kind of with his back turned but when he turned around he had the gun in his hand and pointed it straight at roberteh. >> we locked eye right when he turned around and pointed the gun at me. >> all i seen was the gun with this bign clip in it and i instantlycl just looked down and pushed thehç unlock on my car ad i said babe get out of the car. i open the door and ran out. >> i was so in shock too. i just got out of there as fast as i coy. gunmans% got in the suv and sped off. hitting another car on his way down twin peak. the couple hid behind the port a potty while she called 911. with the couple didn't know in that moment of shock and terror was t

. >> vic lee has more. >>reporter: he had the gun in his hand and pointed itÑkx straight at robert. >> you heard jessica and robert tell us yesterday about their horrific experience early sunday morning at twin peaks. how armedov 51 man car jacked te suv after shotting three people here. today the two fresno tourists were asked to identify÷ richard contreras. suspected gunman who they saw the gunman up,w close and personal. >>reporter: we locked eye when he turned around and pointed the gun at me. >> last tonight heavily armed spa swat officers descended on san pablo avenue richmond after officers who had staked out a home. spotted contreras outside. they later searched the house but did not find the gun. they didqn however recover the suv. this isn't the first time contreras accused of stealing a vehicle. in september 2014 he smashed a stolen car into an ac transit bus. the puss slammed into a house ruptured a gas loin and injured at least 11 people. contreras pleaded guilty to stealing that car. and to le

. >> vic lee has her story. >> the waves today were big and rough.guard chopper seemed to come out of nowhere. >> couldn't reach him fast enough. he gave his life for me. >> claudia and larry have been married 20 years. >> he was my husband. he was my friend. he was my mentor. we were everything to each other. >> on tuesday 63-year-old claudia moore lost her husband larry to the turbulent sea here in pacifica. they had been walking along the beach. she decided to wait out -- weighed out into the water.ñ >> suddenly three or four huge waves. third one up to my hip and the sand was gone under me and i fell. it was like two or 300 pound men pushing you down. and it sucked me under. and i foe that's when he ran after me. >>reporter: the rip tide were too much for 61-year-old larry moore. physically strong man. >> just no way even a strong man can get through that. >>reporter: the coast guard sent two helicopters and cutte cutter. they spotted larry and able to pull him out. awaiting ambulance transported him to seton medical center but it was too late. s

vic lee has the story. >> reporter: finally, it was over for leland yee. even now as he left the courthouse mobbed by reporters, he maintained his silence. the disgraced senator was among dozens arrested two years ago after a long fbi sting into public corruption. yee was the big fish, the big catch. his charge, rackateering. specifically, money laundering, gun running, and accepting bribes. last summer, while he was out on bail, he pleaded guilty. his attorney told the judge his client shouldn't be, quote, overpunished just because he's a politician. he pleaded for leniency. i take full responsibility for this. i accept my crimes. i am asking for leniency. i hope you look at my entire life and not just the crimes i committed. judge charles breyer didn't buy that. the crimes you committed were an attack on our democratic institutions. mr. yee, you abused that trust. these are very serious abuses, he said, the most significant crime was that your vote was for sale. the prosecution wanted yee to go to prison for eight years. the judge gave him five. yee rush

vic lee has the story.>reporter: richard public defender told the court there was no link between her client and the twin peak double murde murders. that there could be unresolved identification issues. but source with knowledge of the probe told abc 7 news investigators believe they have a solid case. the prosecutor told the court that contreras has a long history of carrying weapons in his car. he's committed a felony in each of the last three years. on monday the day after the murders we spoke to robert torez and jessica costa who were at twin peak when the shootings occurred. >> he had the gun in his hand and pointed it straight at robert. >> we locked eye when he turned around and pointed the gun at me. >>reporter: it was their suv that the gunman car jacked at gun point when he made his escape. contreras arrested during a swat operation in richmond monday night. we learned that they told investigators they could not positively identify contreras mug shot because it was too dark and happened so quickly

here's vic lee. >>reporter: marie hatch is a spry 97 year old. this has been her home for sticks decade. she pay jeans 900 dollar rent for the cottage in burlingame. her good friend who owned the house promised her she would never have to move. >> she said marie this is your home. you can live here as long as you want to. she's a tough old cobb but when she said something sheet maintain. >>reporter: 60 yourself litter she and her roommate who is 85 have been told to move out by april. what happened? hatch's friend and landlord vivian cruz died a long time ago. >> over time the promise has been reiterated by several generations and for some reason now they want to renounce that. >>reporter: lawyers for her say it's still very muddy. they are looking for court douchlts paper traichlt written promise of any kind. the person evicting hatch is the husband of the grand daughter who also died. so he's now administering her property which includes this home. this web site for 1.2 million dollars. mean time in pricey san mateo county there's no place the

vic lee, abc 7 news. >>> we were at candlestick point this afternoon as hundreds of uber drivers sped off on protest drive. they say wages can be so low they work for less than 4 dollars an hour. they want to negotiate better wages with uber. we followed the protest eights made its way from san francisco international airport to uber headquarters downtown. we actually saw one of the cars plastered with protest sign rear end another car on 101. take a look. both drivers exchanged information then doesn't appear any one was injured. >>> there is more to come for you on this monday night stay with us. >> they are having sex behind the parents back why not be safe about it. >> debate over why san francisco schools are going to give free condom to middle school students. >> the east bay hospital that is going to become a hotel. >> sandhya is here with a look >> sandhya is here with a look at our weather coming up. >> and take a look at where those folks are socked in. those folks are socked in. stay wit i want to show you some cutting edge technology. this is a vhs tape. push that tape in

vic lee has the story. >> reporter: it started friday here at the festivities for the super bowl. chris and wong and his family were enjoying the nfl experience. they were buying t-shirts when he saw this black, unmarked envelope on a counter. thinking it was promotional material, he took it and opened it up later at lunch. >> i opened up the develop and it was too tickets. >> reporter: the rest of the day was tough. >> i'm just trying to figure out who i should invite to the game. but then i was trying to figure out how much money i could get for them. >> reporter: the ticket were worth thousands on the resell market. friday night, wong started getting anxious about doing the right thing. >> i didn't know who to call. i called you, the san francisco police department, the security center. >> i thought he bought them. >> reporter: "abc7 news" put them on the 11:00 news friday night. to fully understand the story, you have to know that city academy serves the children from the tender loin. 85% of the kids here live below the poverty line. he posted on his facebook that if somebody

now he is charged with two counts of murder, vic lee, abc 7 news. >>> and a pittsburg community is mourning the death of donny pearman. he was working a job, the supporters say he will always remember his good deeds. janet? >> reporter: and kristen, officer donny pearman has been with the pittsburg police department for 22 years. everything from his colleagues to those he protected in this community say he was passionate about his job and it showed. >> he knew everybody here. everybody knew him. >> reporter: officer donny pearman patrolled the housing development for 15 years, and not only grew to know everybody but also made a difference in their lives. today, flowers rest outside the police sub station where he worked. the news of his death comes as a shock to many. >> he loved the people here and loved serving this community. he loved the kids. >> reporter: nicknamed jason kidd, pearman would often spend his own money to help people. one boy's stolen toy was replaced by him at christmas, the stories go on for how generous he was, including the hotel he paid for, for a mom and her childre

vic lee spoke to one man who says he's not budging. >> reporter: are you moving? >> no, i'm not. they might take my belongings, but my [ bleep ], i'm going to stay. >> this comes after the city received months of criticism for not taking action. neighbors and businesses have been complaining about sanitary conditions and sidewalks so clogged that pedestrians had to walk in the street. >>> it looks like we fell slightly short of hitting water conservation targets in january. urban water users overall used 24.8% water, just missing the 25% in cuts ordered by the governor. >> we want to meet that target, so i think it's because in some places in northern california, they see a lot of rain and snow. we haven't seen it in so long, they think it must be a lot, but it's not even average. >> this is the first time sense june californians have missed the conservation target. it starts raining and you feel better about it. >>> much more to get to, including a bay area manhunt. >>> plus, a memo is leaked. how mark zuckerberg is losing patience with some facebook employees. >>> and why gas p

vic lee, "abc7 news." >>> this incident casts a new spotlight on the homeless and how the city has been handling the issue ahead of super bowl 50. officials continue to say they're not trying to hide the homeless, but new video shoes early morning sweeps by police and public works crews that appear aimed at keeping the hopeless out of public view. we'll have more tonight at 11:00 on this story. >>> and with the super bowl just five days away now, today we are seeing for the first time heavy duty military type weapons and security on bay area transit systems and hubs. >> leanne melendez is life at sfo with a show of force we don't see often around here. >> reporter: we're definitely not in kansas anymore. this is the world we live in. we learned that shortly after 9/11 and we're seeing it here in san francisco this week. this is the view during super bowl week. local bay area law enforcement is getting help from officers from homeland security and the transportation security administration stationed where the public goes. >> the airports and ferries here and down by the stadium. >> repor

. >> abc7 news reporter vic lee joins with us this interview. vic?the victim does not want his identify revealed so for the sake of the story, we'll call him jacob. he's 26 years old, the same age as mario woods. jacob's story fills in the gaps of what happened, and it also confirms to some doubters that there was a stabbing. >> did you know mario woods? >> no. never met him before. >> reporter: jacob says he was sitting in a car, chilling with female friends and one of their

vic lee, abc 7 news. >>> well, six people are moemless after a fire gutted their san jose home this morning. bay area news group provided this video of the fire which broke au broke out just before 8:00. three children were among those living in the house. we are at least glad to tell you no one was injured. >>> a gourmet butcher shop in petaluma shut down of a suspected drunk driver ran his car through the front window. petaluma police released this picture of the damage on petaluma boulevard north near oak street. police say 22-year-old jason lopez drove his car through a display window in the middle of the night. no one was hurt, but lopez was arrested for dui. investigators have red tagged that business. >>> police identified a husband and wife suspected in a string of armed robberies in concord and walnut creek. police say a man used a gun and knife and would often tell workers give me all the money and i won't hurt you. police say his wife, tonya, typically drove the getaway car. the two are in custody on nearly $3 million bail. the robberies happened between january 15th and february

. >> vic lee has their story which you'll see only on abc7 news. vic? the young couple is from fresno. the couple ended with a gun at their heads. and regarding the investigation, sources tell abc7 news police believe they've identified the killer. the two drove up from fresno for valentine's day weekend. >> just sight seeing and enjoying the city lights and walking and enjoying our vacation. >> reporter: they parked at twin peaks. >> we hear these popping sounds, i looked back to the left, we see the gunman coming towards us, kind of with his back turned. he turned around, he had the gun and pointed it at robert. >> reporter: we

. >> vic lee has their story which you'll see only on abc7 news. vic? >> reporter: the young couple is from fresno. the couple ended with a gun at their heads. and regarding the investigation, sources tell abc7 news police believe they've identified the killer. the two drove up from fresno for valentine's day weekend. >> just sight seeing and enjoying the city lights and walking and enjoying our vacation. >> reporter: they parked at twin peaks. >> we hear these popping sounds, i looked back to the left, we see the gunman coming towards us, kind of with his back turned. he turned around, he had the gun and pointed it at robert. >> reporter: we -- >> i saw the gun with the clip and looked down and pushed unlock on the car and i said get out of the car, and i said open the door and ran. >> i was in shock. i just got out of there as fast as i could. >> the gunman got in the suv and sped off, hitting another car. costa and torres hid while she called 911. the couple did not know in that moment is that the gunman had just shot three people. but as they looked

vic lee, abc7 news. >>> the man convicted of killing chandra levy will be retried. she was linked romantically to former california congressman gary condit. he was ruled out as a suspect and lawyers asked for a retrial because they say a key witness gave false testimony. >>> police say tonight that the deaths of 215-year-old girls found shot this morning in a high sool in arizona was likely a murder suicide. police in glendale, phoenix arrived on the scene and found the girls bodies near the administration building at independence high school. each with a single gunshot wound. >> the two young women were found next to each other. there was a weapon beside them. >> detectives later learned they were close friends and appeared to be in a relationship. some parents expressed frustration about not getting information quickly enough. >> 17 years ago two high school seniors went on a rampage on campus, killing 13 people. tonight, the mother of dylan klebold speaks to 2020. >> i thought how i would feel and one of their children shot mine. i would feel the way they did. i

vic lee, abc7 news. >>> today marked another record-setting day across the bay area, let's take a look outside, perhaps, you can see behind me the bridge, it was another nice day. here is a glorious look outside. yesterday, we had 12 high temperatures. and spencer christian is here. >> we have clear skies right now, and taking a look at the view from the bay bridge. 70 degrees at oakland airport. 71 sfo. and gilroy, 78 degrees. santa cruz, monterey 85 degrees thanked is really warm. and onto the rough surf which persists for a while. we have a beach hazard until 8:00 tonight, the concern is rip currents and large breakers near jetties, inlets and piers. >> thank you, spencer. >>> final numbers are in. how dozens of law enforcement agencies and community groups tackled sex trafficking during the super bowl and won. >> abc7 news spoke with the fbi agent in charge of the operation. dan? >> reporter: the numbers may be in, but keep in mind the work continues. if the evidence leads to others involved there could be more arrests. >> there was significant impact. >> reporter: the fbi official

vic lee, abc7 news. >>> the man convicted of killing chandra levy will be retried. she was linked romantically to former california congressman gary condit. he was ruled out as a suspect and lawyers asked for a retrial because they say a key witness gave false testimony. >>> police say tonight that the deaths of 215-year-old girls found shot this morning in a high sool in arizona was likely a murder suicide. police in glendale, phoenix arrived on the scene and found the girls bodies near the administration building at independence high school. each with a single gunshot wound. >> the two young women were found next to each other. there was a weapon beside them. >> detectives later learned they were close friends and appeared to be in a relationship. some parents expressed frustration about not getting information quickly enough. >> 17 years ago two high school seniors went on a rampage on campus, killing 13 people. tonight, the mother of dylan klebold speaks to 2020. >> i thought how i would feel and one of their children shot mine. i would feel the way they did. i

vic lee, abc7 news. >>> today marked another record-setting day across the bay area, let's take a look outside, perhaps, you can see behind me the bridge, it was another nice day. here is a glorious look outside. yesterday, we had 12 high temperatures. and spencer christian is here. >> we have clear skies right now, and taking a look at the view from the bay bridge. 70 degrees at oakland airport. 71 sfo. and gilroy, 78 degrees. santa cruz, monterey 85 degrees thanked is really warm. and onto the rough surf which persists for a while. we have a beach hazard until 8:00 tonight, the concern is rip currents and large breakers near jetties, inlets and piers. >> thank you, spencer. >>> final numbers are in. how dozens of law enforcement agencies and community groups tackled sex trafficking during the super bowl and won. >> abc7 news spoke with the fbi agent in charge of the operation. dan? >> reporter: the numbers may be in, but keep in mind the work continues. if the evidence leads to others involved there could be more arrests. >> there was significant impact. >> reporter: the fbi official

. >> vic lee is there live at the scene. vic?ll, we are just south of the pacifica pier, as you said. and the fire spokesman tells us that this elderly couple, a man and woman were swept off the pier and ended up about 1,000 feet south of the pier because of the riptides, which carried them south. you can see, i think, dean smith. i think that's about 1,000 feet south and that's where the coast guard found them. the first 911 call came in just after 2:00 this afternoon. the coast guard responded quickly. they were looking for an elderly couple, swept into the water by waves. beth grossman witnessed what happened. >> they were holding on to each other. the guy went in after her when a wave took her out. and she was swept out there. >> reporter: the woman was able to get back to shore. >> he got close to getting out, like about three times, but the waves just pushed him back in. >> reporter: that's when the coast guard found him. >> the coast guard lowered one of their rescue swimmers into the ocean and was able to grab the second

vic lee, abc7 news. >>> thank you very much. san jose police arrested a school administrator for what he allegedly did with a student. authorities say theym 35-year-om girl at the school. he as been held on a charge of annoying or molesting azv child. >>> and we learned a÷ú little b how police plan to keeplu us s during super bowl 50. how the federal government is getting involved. >> reporter: the fbi is coordinating and there is a laundry list of federal agencies involved along with local counter parts. but the biggest group out there includes you, the public. law enforcement will make use of an excessç of riches seen only during huge national events like this one. >> federal homeland security and law enforcement officials are enforcement to ensure a safe, andÑi÷ú successful event. >> homeland security secretary telling usg# authorities don't know of credible threats to the super bowl or related events but are training hard&ñ in caseç o comes along. the fbi says up to 90 k 9 units will be on duty. dozens of bomb squad techn