take vo el martes pasado autoridades de watsonville arrestaron a rashel melina brandon, una enfermeravinculada con 8 cargos de abuso sexual de menores y ayer domingo la policia arresto al doctor james kohut, quien trabajaba con brandon. al hombre lo pusieron en custodia de las autoridades. bajo sospecha de cometer actos lascivos contra un niÑo o niÑa menor de 10 aÑos. y otro por supuestamente cometer la misma accin contra un menor de 14 aÑos. tambin enfrenta otro cargo por forzar actos sexuales contra un menor de 10 aÑos de edad. les cuento que aunque los arrestos fueron aqu en el condado de santa cruz, oficiales indicaron que el caso va aun mas lejos.. take sot naim figeroa departamento de polica de watsonville durante el transcurso de la investigacin nos dimos cuenta de delitos que sucedieron aqu en el condado de santa cruz y tambin en otros estados de los estados unidos con vo melissa la enfermera rashel brandon se declar no culpable de los 8 cargos que se le acusan. el doctor kohut se encuentra detenido a la espera de una acusacin formal. melissa on camera por su parte el hospital

sot jorge zamora/capitn polica de watsonville esta personas estaban haciendo cosas con menores, esas. el vdeo era sexualmente obsceno... la enfermera brandon y el doctor kohut estn detenidos en santa cruz, mientras que la enfermera stephens est detenida en arizona... las autoridades han solicitado su extradicin la relacin que tienen los sospechosos con sus vctimas, que van desde los 3 aÑos hasta los 13, no fue dada a conocer... nat "hasta cundo su hija de vea con el?" pero la seÑora esperanza s sabe muy bien quin es el doctor kohut... ya que l atendida a su hija... sot esperanza ortiz/ su hija fue paciente del sospechoso "ella se sorprendi porque dice que incluso estaba platicando con l y le dijo que qu d le pareca a el, doctores que a veces los acusaban de asesinato y que dijo ella o muy malo" los sospechosos: brandon de 42 aÑos, es residente de watsonville y trabajaba en el hospital dominican en santa cruz kohut de 57 , es residente de arizona pero tiene una vivienda en santa cruz y stephens de 29, es residente de phoenix, arizona oficiales descartan que hayan ms sospechosos

abc7 news reporter jeannine de la vega joins us live from watsonville with the details.nine. >> reporter: yes, that's right. police are confirming that a doctor and two nurses were having sex with children right here in santa cruz county. they say that one of the incidents reported occurred in a hotel in scotts valley. police say this doctor and these two nurses committed horrific acts against seven young children, all sexual in nature. last week a person came to them with information about the crime. that led to a video. >> it's very complex, it's very disturbing. just in watching the videos, i just tell you it was very disturbing. i have not necessarily seen a case like this in my career. >> reporter: police provided this booking photo of 29-year-old emily stephens as one of the three suspects charged with lewd acts with a child under 14 and other specific acts with a child under 10. investigators won't say how she knew dr. james kohut from santa cruz and michelle brandon from watsonville also charged in the case. >> based on the evidence at this time, we believe that

and then down to the west of gilroy and around watsonvil watsonville, looking at fog there.olated but out there this morning. westbound 580, tracy to dublin, 42 minutes here in the yellow, 42 minutes here in the yellow, and antioch to san tprafael to san francisco right there. >>> in this morning's "gma" first look a. dynamic view behind one of the highest rated videos. >> two business partners are suing the couple. they started the real estate management company with one agent and then in 2013 chip bought out his partners for $5,000 just before they signed a deal. they now claim they deserve a chance to profit from the new venture. the attorney put out a statement. we'll have more on the fallout coming up at 7:00 a.m. with your gma first look, abc news, new york. >> new this morning, san francisco's commuter shuttle service chariot is the first bus company to union eyize in the c. it allows chariot's 215 drivers to create a union and a union representative said the wages are not enough to survive in the bay area. >>> verizon customers, are you ready for football. verizon pl

police are also asking for the public's help: < naim figuera/watsonville police department"at this pointe it is an ongoing investigation we are unsure if there are any other victims. if there is anyone out there who knows of the investigation or is in need of help they can contact the watsonville police department.">( darya ) doctor james kohut is scheduled to make his first court appearance later this morning. nurse rashel brandon has already pleaded not guilty. ( james ) wildfire season started a few days ago. and that means it is time for homeowners in the oakland hills to clear the space around their properties. it is also the time when oakland firefighters conduct their annual home inspections. fire crews are heading into the hills to inspect areas surrounding homes to make sure they comply with the city's fire code. once property owners have been notified that they do not meet the fire safety standards... they have 30-days to remove the problem. back in 1991 the oakland hills was the scene of one of the worst fire disasters in u.s. history. 25 people were killed. officials say that

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james kohut from santa cruz and michelle brandon from watsonville also charged in the case. >> based on the evidence at this time, we believe that these individuals were working together and we also believe that we have all the suspects associated to this particular case in custody at this time. >> reporter: police tell us the victims ranged in age from 3 to 13 years old. all are now in protective custody. kohut and brandon worked at dominican hospital in santa cruz. on brandon's facebook page she wrote, i'm a mom and a nurse. love my friends and family. her neighbors are shaken. >> everybody in the neighborhood is just in shock and scared for their own children. and, yeah, we're just horrified. >> reporter: police are still investigating and are working with the fbi because they say the crimes committed did cross state lines. detectives are asking anyone who may be a witness or a victim in this case to please come forward. in watsonville, jeannine de la vega, abc7 news. >> a man is now in custody after a five-hour standoff with contra costa county s.w.a.t. team. they say the inciden

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watsonville police have been working on this case for some time with assistance from the fbi. detectives say they were arrested on three felony counts of lewd acts with children his nurse 8 felony counts. dr. is nurg surgeon in santa cruz working at a a number of of hospitals in the area including dominican hospital .. the fisher says the case crosses state lines. >>> a lot of frustration today after a dozen cars were broken into on the same san francisco street overnight. it happened in an upscale neighborhood. laurel pacific heights where mark matthews is standing by. neighbors say this isn't unusual? >> reporter: no, janelle in fact they're saying it's a common occurrence. you can see broken glass up there and up there. lever cars just on this side of the street were hit last night. . the for the ford escape was next ma lafayette park this morning he came out from los gatos to spend the night with friends. >> i guess it makes me really feeling that i wish there was better security. >> this man brace mercedes was also hit. >> i think for all the taxes we pay the police needs

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watsonville police is holding a press conference tomorrow.thank you, matt. >>> now developing news out of the south bay. hundreds of students at ten san jose elementary schools have gotten sick from the fast-spreading stomach bug hit these campuses. now, school officials say symptoms start at surfacing two weeks ago, and they include nausea, vomiting and diarrhea, and they are busy disinfecting classrooms and a spokesperson has these suggestions. >> if your child is symptoms, and keep them out and call and then keep them out a couple days. >> this is not a confirmed neuro virus. and our website, abc7 news, has a complete list of schools and tips to protect your child. >>> a former fbi agent is calling this video a call for the golden gate bridge. and security had no idea. when they got to the top, they did not just take in the view, they did summersaults, and

watsonville police arrested doctor james kohut sunday on suspicion of sexually abusing at least one minor. rashel brandon who was one of kohut's nurses was arrested last week in connection with the case. according to the charges, both victims were under 14 years old. ( james ) in the east bay... the person who tampered with the electrical system of an antioch home that went up in flames could now face criminal charges. firefighters responded to the fire sunday night on blythe drive near shaw circle in antioch. two firefighters were severly shocked because the electrical system in the home had been tampered with. while fighting the fire, crews were not able to turn off the power to the home. investigators are now trying to determine who modified the electrical system. the firefighers are going to be okay. (james) still ahead... we're learning more about the united incident where a man was dragged off the plane. what one of the police officers involved has done in the past. plus. bay to breakers is this coming weekend.... what you need to know for this year. and after the break. computers a

watsonville police arrested doctor james kohut sunday on suspicion of sexually abusing at least one minor. rashel brandon who was one of kohut's nurses was arrested last week in connection with the case. according to the charges, both victims were under 14 years old. ( darya ) questions continue this morning about what caused an emeryville construction site to go up in flames for the second time in less than a year. this is what it looked like saturday morning when the fire ripped through this emeryville construction site which will include 105 apartments and 25 thousand feet of retail space. fire investigators haven't determined a cause in this weekend's fire. firefighters are still putting out hot spots and crews have been removing a mountain of debris. the developer of the construction project says the fire is arson. <"i almost don't know what to think other than there's an arsonist that doesn't want this building built and we need to find out who it is and stop them.">( darya ) the developer says he plans to rebuild the construction site for a third time. (mark) happening tonight. the

watsonville police have scheduled a press conference for tomorrow. reporting live in santa cruz, matt keller, abc7 news. >>> developing news out of the south bay that parents really need to know about. hundreds of students at ten san jose elementary schools got sick from a likely innnorovirus outbreak. we do have the full list on our website. officials say symptoms started surface two weeks ago, and school officials have been busy disinfecting classrooms. >> be sure if your kids are experiencing symptoms make sure you report it to the school and make sure they know if you are keeping them out, and if you do keep them out make sure they are home a couple days without any symptoms before they come back. >> 200 children are already sick, and 80 at hacienda school alone. and you can see a complete list of schools affected and tips to protect your kids on abc7news.com. >>> and then a real wake-up call for the security on the golden gate bridge. two teens climbing up to the north tower no ropes and when they got to the top, they did not take in the view, d

watsonville police say one of the suspects is santa cruz neurosurgeon doctor james paulette. he was arrested sunday. state medical records show he's been disciplined in the past for viewing pornography online. a nurse is also in custody. the third suspect has not been publicly identified. prosecutors say there are two victims. one is younger than 10, the other is younger than 14. >>> a hearing is set for today for homeless woman accused of vandalizing a san jose preschool. leticia monila was arrested on charges of burglary, felony vandalism and possession of drugs on friday. investigators say she broke into the tomorrow montessori school on may 4. police are she broke windows, ransacked the place and took off with a number of items belonging to the school. the damage was estimated at $10,000. >>> the bottle school district is scheduled to vote on a controversial project is samarin heiskell. the school was to install eight light towers that are 80 feet tall on the football field as well is 36 other field lights. officials say that would give athletes more practice time without

watsonville police arrested 22- year-old andre lopez.hey say that he allegedly shot into a home yesterday then tried to break into a different home nearby. officers say that lopez ran off after the incident but they were able to catch him a few hours later. >>> right now oakland police are searching for this man. he is wanted in connection to an armed robbery that happened last month at a business on lakeshore avenue. police just shared these photos from the store surveillance system. they were taken just before the robbery. if you recognize him in the photos, call oakland police. >>> time now 6:10. up for debate, next, the bay area agency considering increasing water rates. >> from the kpix weather center, good morning, everybody. imagine this. a weekend poolside temperatures out and 90s. not just one day, both days. full forecast coming up. >> good to me. right now, we are tracking an easy ride for drivers through walnut creek to 680 but further south we are tracking delays. we'll have details on that coming up. >> plus in our tech rep

watsonville police arrested doctor james ko-hut yesterday... on suspicion of sexually abusing at least one minor. rashel brandon -- who was one of ko-hut's nurses -- was arrested last week in connection with the case. she is facing eight - felony counts of child sex abuse. according to the charges -- there were two alleged victims... one younger than ten- years old... the other child was under age 14. (pam) a former u-c-s-f doctor has pleaded not guilty to child pornography charges. prosecutors accuse billy lockhart of having some 15-hundred images ... and more than 2-hundred videos of children. police say, some of them show infants as young as six- months old. lockhart was arrested last week after an investigation revealed he allegedly used his job's wi-fi... to upload the illegal content. he is out of jail after posting 155- thousand- dollas bail... and will be back in court in june. (steve) questions tonight about what caused an emeryville construction site to go up in flames for the second time in less than a year.(steve) the first broke ou

as we cut across watsonville south of santa cruz, it was foggy and it struggled to make it up to 60 degrees so it was really cool there, but i was -- >> full disclosure. she was camping this weekend. >> yes. >> 90 degrees out. >> i just stayed very still. >> still the same thing today. we've got the fog along the coast that keeps the temperatures down there, and for the inland areas no relief. here's a look at the golden gate bridge still covered in fog, as we speak, and other parts of san francisco is all clear, so even here you have at least a 20-degree spread in temperatures for today, and as we get a look at the view fro carpooling or catching some public transportation out and about as you head out throughout the day, and our temperatures, we're already seeing them spread out from 62 degrees in san francisco to 80 in fairfield, and this is where i think those temperatures will be hitting the triple digits but nowhere else around the bay area as we'll see some inland areas topping out in the low 90s. we're up to 92 today in morgan hill and heading through the east bay, 93 degrees in dan

watsonville police arrested doctor james ko-hut yesterday... on suspicion of sexually abusing at least one minor. rashel brandon -- who was one of ko-hut's nurses -- was arrested last week in connection with the case. according to the charges -- there were two alleged victims... one younger than ten- years old... the other child was under age 14. (steve) questions tonight about what caused an emeryville construction site to go up in flames for the second time in less than a year. the first broke out early saturday morning, destroying an apartment and retail complex that was just 5 months away from opening. fire investigators have not yet determined an exact cause, but as kron4-s dan kerman tells us, the building developers think there is an arsonist on the loose.. firefighters continued to put out hotspots monday afternoon at this emeryville construction site which went up in flames early saturday morning. ironically, the development which is set to include 105 apartments and 25- thousand square feet of retail space was also destroyed by fire l

investigators say they have video that shows the abuse taking place in a watsonville hotel.en victims... all under the age of 13. the children are in protective custody. (rob fladeboe)here in san jose the prosecution has rested it's case in the penalty phase of the sierra lamar case. sierra's mother marlene and father steve lamar giving emotional testimony that clearly moved some jurors to tears. next week the defense will bring witnesses who will testify how poverty and domestic violence shaped defendant antolin garcia torres' life in a strategy designed to persuade the jury to spare hs life. in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news (dan kerman) (terisa estacio)

watsonville police arrested doctor james ko-hut yesterday on suspicion of sexually abusing at least one minor. rashel brandon-- who was one of ko-hut's nurses-- was arrested last week in connection with the case. she is facing eight felony counts of child sex abuse. according to the charges-- there were two victims... one less than ten years old... the other under 14. (grant) a bay area babysitter has been charged with multiple counts of child pornography. bryan petersen worked as a babysitter, chess coach and tutor in tiburon. he was arrested along with 19- year-old ryan spencer. the fbi started investigating the case after a witness came forward reporting that 24-year-old petersen had child porn on his computer. fbi says it found that petersen received thousands of child porn images and videos from spencer. spencer worked as a babysitter, camp counselor and was a teacher in training in aptos. a federal grand jury indicted bryan petersen and ryan spencer...after being arrested in late april. (vicki) bart officials say a woman carrying a baby allegedly struck another woman with a rock a

watsonville police say one of the suspects is a neurosurgeon, dr. james coa.he past for viewing pornography online. a nurse, michelle brandon, is also in custody. the third suspect has not been identified. prosecutors say there are two victims, one is younger than ten years old. the other is younger than 14 years old. >>> a court hearing is set to happen today for a homeless woman accused of vandalizing a preschool. investigators say she is the one that broke into the school on may 4th. she broke windows, ransacked place and took off with items from the school. damage is estimated at $10,000. >>> the dream of owning a home is becoming more and more elusive for those wanting to buy a house in california. one in three adults can buy a median priced home in our state. in the first quarter a median priced single-family home cost more than $496,000. to make payments on a 30 year mortgage, you have to make at least $102,000 a year. >> all right. happy tuesday morning, folks as we give you a live look at san francisco bay. three dog night bringing us in on this 9:00

and way south past areas like gilroy and locks like stretches towards watsonville and to the north bayit stretching towards lake county. so very similar to how we started our friday. and temperatures are very similar as well. onshore breeze has not quit. fairfield picked up in the last hour with the gust reaching 25 miles per hour or so. so that cool pacific air is being sent through the delta. here's a look at what to expect if you going to bottle tp rock -- bottlerock. it will be nice and mild in the afternoon. if you bring an extra layer you should be perfet. because we will be in the low 70s this afternoon in -- perfect. because we will be in the low 70s this afternoon in napa. it's the in between. by noon barely getting to 62. it will be a school start for the first part of the day. and if you are hanging out during the evening hours, 58 degrees expected by about 8:00. that is what we expect for napa. the rest of us, as we get into the afternoon, the color coating will show you how mi we wille. 60s at the coast around the bay. and with or inland communities reaching low to mid-70s

and joining us this morning is annie from annie's glass out of watsonville.you here. >> thank you. >> first and foremost, your company started in 1981. you're from humble beginnings. you went to the art school here. and tell us how it all got going i guess. >> i saw glass blowing at the beach when i was a student at the college of san mateo. and i got hooked. and i had to try it again. and i went to san francisco state. and then i went to the california college of the arts. and i graduated in glass making. and i headed down to santa cruz and made all these beautiful things here out of window glass. >> we're looking at video here of some of the products that you do make. we have 30 furnaces. it's exploded. and you take care of blooming dales and a couple other big customers. >> that's our studio. >> what is it about glass blowing that sucked you in? >> it's like a drug for me. it's hypnotic and beautiful. and i love to give it texture. and i use 24-carat gold or platinum on it and that's what makes it so pretty. >> show us some of the items you brought in. >>