wesley shermantine has been leading authorities to burrulate sites. so far more than 1,000 bone fragments have been found. wesley shermantine claims he didn't kill anyone. he says his dead partner is to blame. kron 4's reggie kumar has the names of the victims. >> reporter: threw dna testing, experts identified the remains of 19-year-old kimberly billy and 16-year-old jennifer flores. both are from stalk on it. billy went missing in 1984 and jennifer flores 1985. they are in the process of identifying the remains of a third victim. all the bone fragments were discovered into a well. he was asked what he thinks of wesley shermantine's claims that more bodies are in other wells and the reactions of victim's families. >> i can say based on the information that was provided by wesley shermantine to both media outlets and others we were able to make the recoveries. bittersweet, grateful for the knowledge they have been identified but they are no longer with us. >> reporter: reggie kumar, kron 4 news. >> reporter: mostly over cast today. clouds rolling in.

the news has been coming from wesley shermantine. in the latest letter wesley shermantine discuss as potential day pass from death row to lead authorities to burial sites and he claim as third man partnered with loren herzog and killed dozens of people but it is wesley shermantine and lynne friend who are believed to have killed more than 20 people. another victim who disappeared in 1985 will be found in an abandon well near the one excavated. the fam sale confirmed a claim in wesley shermantine's letter that the mother visited beth row weeks ago hoping wesley shermantine would reveal where she was buried. >> he beat me. sodmizeed me. and raped. >> reporter: she says the 1998 attack happened in the area, and wesley shermantine threatened to kill her family if she told. a jury did not believe her and wesley shermantine killed after he was released. >> i know in my heart she would still be alive. >> reporter: as for the search for remains on this ramp land the fbi will lead future searches but it is unclear when it will begin. ken prit

wesley shermantine claims the body is in an abandon well near the one already excavated. wesley shermantine is now saying there was a third killer who was trained by loren herzog. >>> fisherman are racing for a surge in salmon. ktvu's rob roth is live at fisherman's wharf. >> reporter: these boats here at fisherman's wharf will be heading out for what could be the biggest salmon fishing season in a decade. >> reporter: on fisherman's wharf today they were working on their boatish getting it ready for may 1. it has been years since fisherman have been this optimistic. >> californians always expect to see it and this year you will see it. >> reporter: there are more than 2 million in northern california waters this year. could pump billions into the california economy. >> the predictions are very good. best we have seen since 2000. >> reporter: the high hopes follow what fisherman have said was a horrible past four years. fishing was babbed in 2008 and 2009. >> -- banned in 2008 and 2009. why the rebound? less water has been diverted out of the delta and a wet rainy season

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wesley shermantine told authorities were bodies would be.money from a bounty hunter but now he is looking for a book deal and the family might sue to stop him from getting money. >> we have civil actions. any profits the criminal receives can go to compensation. >> i don't care who gets it, just so he doesn't. >> wesley shermantine has been condemned to die. he bought a tv for his prison cell. >>> southwest airlines canceled a flight today after a passenger found a box cutter in a been. the passenger made the discovery after the plane left the gate but before it took off. the plane returned to the gate and all 97 passengers were taken off and sent through screening again. southwest put them on other nights. investigators are still trying to determine how it get on board. >>> a store was forced to toss out food today when its freezer broke down. the system at the smart and final stopped working. shoppers were greeted with a sign informing them foods from the deli and freezer would not be available today. we called the store and it is still be

there is a possible third speed freak killer according to wesley shermantine. he wrote a letter to a new station is saying that there was a third man on a loose. wells fargo customers get ready for new fees. six states will charge their customers new fees. >>mark: in the east bay, a big fire at an apartment complex in berkeley. will tran is live on the scene with an update. is the fire out? blowdown of the fire is still going on. the fire department continues to pour water from high above. i just got an update and i have been able to confirm the of the roof has collapsed as well as the floor of the third floor. the building there are focusing on is that taller one. they will be here throughout the day. just when they think they have gotten a handle on things, you see a quick burst of flames. there have been no injuries to any of dickens. we spoke to a single father who was living in the building with his four children. his a seven year old was sound asleep at the time. how are you feeling this morning? >> cold. >>will: you were asleep? >> he was still sleeping.

in letters wesley shermantine talks about two additional unsolved murders as well as a possible serial killer in training. katie marzullo is live with the shocking details. >> reporter: wesley shermantine, half of the murdering team known as the speed freak killers is again writing letters to the media. he wrote two on march 1st, and dropped big bombshells. he has always blamed his partner loren herzog for the killings. he hung himself in january after learning shermantine is talking. now shermantine is leveling now charges against herzog. he says herzog killed a pregnant woman and hells angels helped to dump the body. he said he shot and killed a woman in utah in 1994. he said herzog trained a third kill area apprentice, a man allegedly named jason jones. he says her taught him how to kill and get away with it. in the letter he says, i have given jason a fair warning. i told him he better run, get out of this country before i expose the next site. contradictinging himself shermantine guess on to say -- contradicting himself shermantine goes on to say he probably won't name any more si

wesley howard shermantine recently led investigators to chevy's body in a remote area. r father is not accepting wesley howard shermantine's recent apology. >> he just happened to be an extra rot on it low down dirty dog, you know. >> chevy's parents searched for their daughter for years. they now say there is some comfort knowing the mystery surrounding her disappearance has been solved. >>> new this morning, relief finally for the passengers on the disabled cruise ship. in just a minute you will hear about how they survived on the costa allegra when a fire crippled the luxury liner. the senate committee will hold a hearing to go over the cruise ship regulations. they want to know if they are doing enough to protect passengers and the environment. now this hearing comes in the wake of the disaster of the costa concordia, where more than 30 people were killed. >>> they will raise fares but only for a certain group of people. the proposal calls for one-way ticket but only for people who come with cash. cal trans is also looking at reducing the discount on an 8 ride pass b

in a letter to our sister station in sacramento, wesley shermantine talks about bodies buried up and down california. derek shore reports there may be more in come. >> i tend to believe wesley shermantine. >> reporter: but in his third dispatch from death row, "speed freak" killer wesley shermantine taunts just what he knows. >> we have a long way to go yet in the recovery process of victims, he writes. and to prove it he gives another location. not only do i know about herzog other wells and victims, i know about the person they buried on fine road in the back of or chart. >> fine also has come up in conversation on several other times. >> reporter: bounty hunter leonard padilla says herzog used to live on fine road in linden close to where deputies have recovered more than 1,000 bone fragments of suspected victims. and in a twist, shermantine also taunts information not even connected to the "speed freak" killings claiming to have information as to where victims of gang murders are hidden. taunting, it's so simple, i can't believe the cops have never figured it out. but the informa

she was last seen with wesley howard shermantine. wesley howard shermantine is now convicted of her murder and is linked to many others. they were led to her body and the teen's mom said the discovery gives her closure in a long nightmare. >> it feels great, it is like giving birth to her all over again. >> they searched for their daughter for years and they now say there is comfort knowing the mystery surrounding her disappearance has been solved. >> jury selections, yesterday the judge issued two critical rulings both in favor of the prosecution and both involve the tape at the enter of the case. first the judge rejected the tape from eliana lopez. she wanted them to disregard the statement that she said her husband bruised her arm in a fight. >> she could have gone to anybody. >> the judge also ruled about the lawyer's second request to release still photos of the video to the news media. questions include domestic violence issues, how much they know about the case and whether or not they know sheriff ross mirkarimi or his wife. it

one of them, wesley shermantine said there was a third killer still on the loose.w fees for customers in six other states. they are already charging a $7 monthly charge for customers to use the essential checking account here in california. now, expanding that to other states. >>> let's go to the developing story out of berkeley. a huge apartment fire in the early-morning hours. check out the scene. this fire started just after 4:00. you can see the flames shooting out of the roof and thick smoke that filled the neighborhood. all of the people that lived inside the building, most of them cal berkeley students, able to get out. one of the floors collapsed inside. the back of the building completely torched from the flames. over 50 people now displaced. you can see how tough it was to fight the fire with the huge flames shooting out it was this morning. very hot and smoky fire. this fire located here in berkeley, we'll show you the location over on dwight way in the 2000 block near fulton street. we have a report. >> reporter: we're a couple of blocks from the uc ber

. >> convicted killer wesley shermantin gave a map of where he and his partner buried their victims in the 1980s. >> remains found in a sealed well east stockton. wayne? >> details are in the dna. the county sheriff gave us identities of two of the three victims found in that well. two teen-aged girls. you're looking at best known picture of joannea hobson of stockton when she disappeared. she would have been 45 years old. the second victim was 19 when she disappeared in 19846789 her ex-husband, michael whom she married while he was in prison says he expected this news. >> i thank god they found out. that way, her mom can be at rest. >> what about you? you never knew what happened to your wife. >> well, things happen. i -- you know sni didn't know what to do. so when you don't know what to zrou to accept what happens. >> deputies found the bone as long with those of a third person, making five victims in all from two sites. deputies found them after a tip from this man. wesley shermantin, who claimed to have helped bury as many as 20 people along with another man, loweren herzog. >> i

in the note, wesley shermantine claims he, his partner lauren herzog, and an unidentified third man killedhave been recovered at an abandoned well near lyndon in san joaquin county. shermantine's first letter stated he knew where the victims were buried. >>> in san leandro, a vehicle slammed into a poll at manor boulevard. at one time, 750 passengers lost power. at last word, a handful of customers are still without electricity. the driver went to the hospital and police are checking to see if alcohol played a role in that crash. . >>> an update now to developing news we've been following for the last three hours. several hayward businesses will stay closed today, after flames ripped through a strip mall. ktvu is at jackson and watkins with video of the fire, only on 2. >> reporter: well, the fire started in a business that is located right here behind us. this is the nava placer company on atherton, and the closest major intersection is jackson and watkins in hayward. now, the fire is out. the flames are gone. firefighters are packing up their hoses, but there are two inspectors on the gr

katie marzullo is live in the newsroom. >> reporter: revelations come from letters wesley shermantine wrote to two tv stations. maybe the biggest bombshell is shermantine's partner in crime loren herzog trained a third killer he calls him an apprentice, a man allegedly named jason jones. shermantine says herzog taught jones how to kill and get away with it. he says he has given jones fair warning to leave the country before he exposes the next burial site. shermantine says he probably won't reveal any more locations where the bodies are buried he's unhappy with bounty hunter leonard padilla who agreed to pay him $33,000 to in examine new york stock exchange for information on where the beds are buried. shermantine says he hasn't soon a dime and doesn't think he will. in the letters shermantine is critical of the san joaquin sheriff's department in charge of the massive digs. he says the cops are stupid and lazy. this is a direct quote, spelling and grammatic -- grammatic cal errors included: shermantine says herzog killed a pregnant woman and the hells angels helped him dump the body

wesley shermantine wrote a letter from perspective to ktxl which is our sister station in sacramento.e says there is a third speed freak killer who was train the by his partner, loren herzog. crews were searching wells in the city of linden where shermantine says the bodies of dozens of victims were buried in the 1980s and 1990s. >> reporter: in a three page letter, shermantine says he and loren herzog weren't killing people by themselves. the biggest shocker, he claims there may be a third speed freak killer. his letter mentions the jam jason jones, and says that herzog taught him how to kill and get away with it. he warned jason to get out of the country. the letter claims there is at least one victim the san joaquin sheriff's department never knew him. he claims he and loren and some gang members killed a pregnant black woman. and he thought it was loren just telling stories. the bert also mention wesley says the well site recently escavated by the sheriff's department is just the beginning. >> and that was >> the san joaquin sheriff's office has told them they would like to get a

speaking from death row convicted killer wesley shermantine sent a second letter to our cbs affiliate in sacramento. he claims his former friend, loren herzog, murderrd 72 people with the help of another man who still is walk the streets. sources suspect that shermantine and herzog did work with at least one associate who was never caught. in the letter, shermantine also says, herzog is responsible for a notorious cold case murder the killing of a utah hunter back in 1994. >>> sunnyvale police have ruled the city's first shooting death of the year a murder-suicide. police say a mother shot her autistic 22-year-old son and then herself in the son's bedroom last night. neighbors say the son was just taken out of a daycare program and his mother, whom they identify as elizabeth, was left to watch him full time. they say elizabeth recently had a garage sale and gave away a lot of belongings including things that her deceased mother had. >> it didn't occur to me, what she was doing. but now i'm thinking now she was telling us something and we didn't get it. we didn't get the message. >> th

the big stories we're following this morning, a new letter written by wesley shermantine has come to light. he lashes out at kron 4, we will tell you what he said coming up. the cruise will be tearing down the remains of the berkeley apartment building after that huge fire that displaced 50 people. the labor department released the february jobs report. on a plan the city at 8.3%. more on these stories coming up in a moment. >>erica: it is shaping up to be a gorgeous day are run the bay area. the sun is coming up into the o'clock hour. elicit will hold on the upper 30s for the most part. as we take a look at what is on tap, plenty of sunshine by lunchtime. as we reach the afternoon highs, we could see the low seventies around the bay. those seven days will be the norm, not the exception. first, we do have to get through some pretty chilly temperatures. i will show exactly where the numbers will go into the afternoon and show you the first chance of rain fall. your 7 day around the bay forecast is coming of in my next report. >>george: we have this word of the big rig on this side or

speaking from death row, wesley shermantine sent a second letter to our sacramento cbs affiliate claiming his former friend loren herzog murdered 72 people with the help of another man who was still walking the streets. shermantine also says herzog is responsible for a notorious cold case murder the shooting death of a utah hunter in 1994. >>> today oakland police are searching for a gunman responsible for the city's 24th homicide of the year. a man was shot and killed at an apartment complex on tenth avenue last night. a person was questioned but no one arrested so far and there is no word on a motive in the murder. >>> the reward has now doubled to help catch vandals who damaged a richmond school. last night, the west contra costa school board agreed to match the $10,000 reward offered by police. vandals caused nearly a million dollars worth of damage to nistrom elementary school last month. walls were spirit with paint, 30 windows -- smeared with paint, 30 windows cracks and part of the building flooded by a broken water valve. >> the young people who did this need to know there are co

>>> the "speed freak killers" case, a new letter from wesley shermantine. when he has to say about the number of murder victims. >>> a man killed outside his home in the berkeley hills. now residents raising concerns about how long it took police to respond. >>> and 49ers quarterback alex smith responding to rumors about peyton manning. >> as far as rumors, what do you think of all that? >>> hour big story tonight, some of the bone fragments during last month's search of mas graves in the central valley have been identified as human femurs. no word on who they belong to. but they have six femurs they're analyzing. this all in connection to the case of the speed freak killerce. they were two killerce working it other in the mid-80s and 1990s. shermantine is on death row, herzog took his own life. shermantine has opened up about where some of the victims were buried. this is just east of stockton where more than 1000 bone fragments were recovered. >> reporter: we're now talking about six human thigh bones that the department of justice is looking at in their

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. >> convicted serial killer wesley shermantine revealed where he buried wheeler's body. >> pot clubs taking a hit from a federal judge. several medical marijuana suppliers and patients filed lawsuits last year to protest the crackdown on the drug. the "san francisco chronicle" reporting this week a judge in sacramento became the first to dismiss one of those suits, saying the justice department will enforce federal drug laws. the judge's decision allowing federal prosecutors to continue its campaign that shut down several dispensaries in california. >> we obtained new photos of a suspect wanted for torturing a man for his atm card pin. here is a look at images from a gas station near santa cruz over the weekend. the person is one of three suspects accused of kidnapping and torturing a man they met at a bar. the deputies say the three took the ctim's atm card pin number and his 1991 red nissan sentra. the alleged attack occurred at the santa cruz inn. all three suspects are possibly from the bay area, and may be traveling with a black dog. >> a peninsula special ed teacher accused of

wesley shermantine's revelations have led to bodies, it's led to pain for people he's touched.

now, more than two decades later, chevy's finally coming home, after convicted killer wesley shermantine revealed where he buried her body. >> i grabbed my husband and hugged him. and we just cried. that we were finally bringing her home. >> reporter: wheeler and her husband arrived to stockton tuesday night, to retrieve her daughter's remains. >> it killed something in my heart. >> reporter: both described what they endured all these years as excruciating. the heartache nearly killed ray wheeler, who was forced to retire after suffering a heart attack. >> he sits by himself. and he looks at her picture all day long and talks to her. and it's just killing him. >> reporter: the couple says they don't buy shermantine's apology or his claim he buried their daughter but didn't kill her. >> i hope to see him get the needle. i'm going to be there. to watch it. him get his. me and my husband, we're going to be there. >> reporter: the wheelers hope shermantine will lead the families of other victims to their loved ones, as well. they plan to place their daughter's urn on their mantle, where she'

. >> a developing news in the case of the speed freak killers and calling wesley shermantine and the late lorne herzog. the justice department has said they're trying to identify six human femur bonds. they were known as the speed freaks killers for their math induced killing sprees. there were only convicted of seven murders but they are believed to be linked to many more. j.r stone is following this story and gives us more on the new information that we have gotten today about these funds. >> 6 human thighbones they're working to identify. why is this a big deal? it is a big deal because the only have identified two victims appeared outside that we have heard bits and pieces. we do know that at one point they found a human skull that was the only thing named. these six titles are likely to take between one week and one month to be identified. the question is, who is are they? it could be that of the victim or new victims. the victims the ec on the screen, at chevy wheeler and vander hyde, these are the area where they found wheeler and vander hyde and last month just outside of san

wesley shermantine told a sacramento television station that his fellow "speed freak" killer loren herzog trained someone how to get away with it. he said he warned him to get out of the country. meanwhile, shermantine also told our sister station in sacramento about more possible victims. he says he and herzog killed more than 70 people. >>> the veterans administration says that it will check all of its national cemeteries for a possible mistake in marking graves. two cemeteries here in the bay area have been found to have mismarked graves. the problem was first discovered at arlington national cemetery. soldiers there are helping set up a new electronic records system. the mistakes are blamed on contractors who moved markers during various projects and didn't return them properly. the va says it is working to correct 48 mismarked headstones at the san francisco national cemetery in the presidio. and they plan to mark three graves there that were previously identified as unmarked. >>> at golden gate cemetery in san bruno, 33 incorrectly placed headstones will be restored, and 18 new head

speed freak" killer who says there is another burial site with the remains of murder victims, wesley shermantine sent another letter to our sister station in sacramento. he says there is at least one person buried in a linden orchard blocking to fellow killer loren herzog. he also says he has doubts that he will ever get money promised to hin by bounty hunter leonard padilla. shermantine says he is holding the best for last suggesting that he has not revealed all of his secrets just yet. >>> state investigators are blasting pg&e for poor recordkeeping on its natural gas pipeline. staff with the public utilities commission issuing a report yesterday saying the records are disorganized and hard to access. they are now looking into whether the lapses violate a state and federal law. they are also examining whether the problem contributed to the catastrophic rupture in san bruno in september of 2010. >>> meanwhile the city of san bruno must now decide how to use $70 million from pg&e. it's a settlement for pain and suffering caused by the pipeline disaster that killed eight people, wiped out dozens

. >>> "speed freak" killer wesley shermantine claims to be revealing a new burial site containing murder victims. in a letter to our sister station in sacramento, he says there is at least one person buried in a linden orchard belonging to fellow killer loren herzog. he says he has doubts he will get money promised to him by bounty hunter leonard padilla. he says he is holding the best for last. >>> berkeley's police chief is feeling the fallout after critics say that his tactics to correct a reporter's story crossed the line. now the chief has apologized but christin ayers reports, there are calls for the chief to resign. >> reporter: there are. critics are saying that the police chief's decision to send an officer to a reporter's home in the dead of night to urge a change to a story were at best bad judgment and at worst, intimidation. >> really outraged, we're ashamed and embarrassed by the chief's actions. >> reporter: berkeley's police chief under fire from his own officers. chief michael me man's troubles began this with town hall meeting town thursday night. [ yelling ] >> reporte

speaking out from death row, wesley shermantine sent a letter to our cbs affiliate in sacramento and he claims that his former friend loren herzog murdered 72 people with the help of another man who is still walking the streets. shermantine also said herzog is responsible for a notorious cold case murder. the shooting death of a utah hunter in 1994. >>> 4:37 now. a tribute is planned today for a central valley murder victim on what would have been her 11th birthday. sandra cantu of tracy was kidnapped, drugged and killed and then stuffed into a suitcase almost two years ago. a neighbor, 30-year-old melissa huckaby pleaded guilty to the crime. she was sentenced to live in prison without parole. today the tribute features free activities for children throughout the city. >>> social media experiment aimed to catch a warlord. joseph kony is the man wanted by the international criminal court kidnapping children in africa for 26 years forcing them into his army and then turning them into sex slaves. now a half hour documentary called kony2012 is drawing worldwide attention in an effort to

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wesley shermantine is believed to be responsible for at least 20 murders in the '80s.s sent a letter to a sacramento tv station. he writes about a possible new location where another body is buried. leonard padillo says it is a lead investigators can't afford to ignore. >> has the sheriff gone over there and looked over that property? i don't know. but i tend to believe wes shermantine. >> so far, investigators have not formally responded to shermantine's latest claim. >>> san francisco police chief says he's against a bill that limits the conversations with the fbi. the legislation comes after officers interviewed people about their religious practices and political speech without any crime. a final vote is expected next weeknd then -- next week and then ed lee has ten days to decide whether he wants to veto it. >>> two women want to open a lies removal -- lice removal salon. the city can't dedied -- can't decide if this falls in pest control or beauty and health. >>> police in las vegas are getting in the st. patrick's day celebration. they are ticketing drivers who

she cut class and was last seen with wesley howard shermantine. of her murder and wesley howard shermantine recently led investigators to chevy's body. the teen's mother said that discovery gives her closure in a long nightmare. >> it feels great. >> chevy a parents searched for their daughter for years and there is some comfort knowing the mystery surrounding her disappearance has been solved. >>> finally some relief for passengers stranded in the indian ocean. costa allegra was towed back to port just hours ago and we will hear from an emotional passenger about her ordeal. why many on board that luxury liner ended up sleeping on the deck. >>> also in a half hour, a congressional hearing to review concerning regulations -- concerning regulations -- current regulations. the hearing comes in the wake of the costa concordia where the ship struck a wreathe and capsized killing more than 25 people. >>> and fair for cal trans is going up. claudine wong is live at a train station in san francisco to tell us who is affected and how much they have to play

wesley shermantine drew maps of the area where he says he and lauren herzog married their victims. the remains were found inside the same abandoned well linked to the two suspects. we talked with hobson's sister on the phone today. >> he did the right thing by giving the information for you know for these families to get our closure. but he needs to continue to do the right thing and tell the rest for everybody else. >> reporter: authorities say they have identified four out of five sets of remains that shermantine directed them to. >> police are searching for a man suspected of robbing two banks today in marin county. the robbery occurred at the citi bank in green gray. they believe the robber was unarmed. they say he fled in a dark colored two door toyota. hours later a wells fargo was robbed. >>> menlo park police released this sketch of one of the men wanted for a stabbing. he's described as latino, 5'8" tall with a thin build. the victim was stabbed several times when two men tried to rob him on alma street across from the caltrain station. the man is recovering and is expecte

wesley shermantine drew maps of the area where he says he and lauren herzog married their victims.remains were found inside the same abandoned well linked to the two suspects. we talked with hobson's sister on the phone today. >> he did the right thing by giving the information for you know for these families to get our closure. but he needs to continue to do the right thing and tell the rest for everybody else. >> reporter: authorities say they have identified four out of five sets of remains that shermantine directed them to. >> police are searching for a man suspected of robbing two banks today in marin county. the robbery occurred at the citi bank in green gray. they believe the robber was unarmed. they say he fled in a dark colored two door toyota. hours later a wells fargo was robbed. >>> menlo park police released this sketch of one of the men wanted for a stabbing. he's described as latino, 5'8" tall with a thin build. the victim was stabbed several times when two men tried to rob him on alma street across from the caltrain station. the man is recovering and is expected to

. >>> surviving speed freak killer wesley shermantine is making new claims, including a claim he might only surviving killer. shermantine has always blamed all killings on his partner loren herzog who committed suicide. in new letters he says herzog trained a third killer, a man named jason jones. shermantine says he's warned jones to leave the country before he reveals any more locations where victims' bodies are buried. >>> san francisco's police chief doesn't expect many drunk driving cases to be tossed because of a problem with field sobriety testing. we told you mob day it -- monday the district attorney and public defender raised questions about whether police properly calibrated testing equipment. the chief says it is one of five methods used to establish probable cause for arrest. >>> for the second time this week vandals have slashed tires of parked cars. palo alto police got four more reports of tires slashed monday following 51 vehicles getting tires slashed early sunday morning investigators have no suspects. cars parked on several streets were vandalized. those responsible

she was a victim of wesley shermantine and loren herzog who are known as the "speed freak killers." >>> a bomb threat involving a plane appears to be a hawks. officials say someone called it in this morning and claimed there was a bomb on a united airplane. passengers were put on another plane bound for san francisco. security officials searched the plane but found nothing. >>> the city attorney filed a brief opposing a rehearing by the court in the lawsuit against proposition 8. three weeks ago a panel upheld a ruling that the ban is unconstitutional. backers of proper 8 petitioned for a rehearing. the governor of maryland signed legislation legalizing same-sex marriage in that state. this is video. the law takes effect next january. aponeabouts are working to overturn the law. >>> presidentpresident obama's mandate requiring insurance coverage for birth control survived an aact today. the senate shut down a republican move to allow employers to opt out. >> the senate succeeded in tabling the matter. the amendment would have e. e.ed employers who have a rejection. democrats were furi

. >>> convicted murderer, wesley shermantine says there may be a third speedway killer. he mentions the name, jason jones as another killer. he also refers to a previously unknown victim. a pregnant black woman, and suggesting his partner may have killed people in modesto as well. herzog killed himself in january. in san francisco, protesters rallied across the street in support of women's reproductive rights. >> our religious liberty is not threatened by our reproductive autonomy. >> republicans tried unsuccessfully to amend the president's healthcare policy to allow employers not to pay for contraceptive services if that violates their moral values. >> there's kind of a perverse interest in women's health right now, and it's not even women's health, it's in women's sex lives. >> we attempted to speak with members of the san francisco's archdiocese, but were unable to reach them for comment. >>> now to the race for president. after winning five states on tuesday, mitt romney took most of the day off to recharge his batteries. rick santorum traveled to kansas, which hold

herzog and wesley shermantine were known as the speed freak killers.were suspected in dozens of killings in the 1980s and 1990s. >>> a homicide investigation is under way tonight after a former oakland man convicted of beating a 2-year-old boy to death was found unresponsive in his prison cell. damon valery was found in his cell and taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. valery was convicted of killing jones back in 1998. an autopsy report showed the child has burn scars from his thighs to his feet. and his ribs had been broken over a long period of time. the child died from bleeding. >>> ktvu's rita williams tells us who wanted to keep a report from being released and why the judge agreed at least for now. >> reporter: this imagine went around the world, uc davis police officer john pike spraying occupy protesters on campus last november. >> this is an incredibly controversial incident. it's caused a black eye for the university. and for california itself. we need to get to the bottom of what happened. >> reporter: uc brass agreed with st

wesley shermantine lashing out at kayfour dot kron. >>> and back on the scene of the huge apartment firerday morning and now work crews are writing to tear down the building. justine? >> in the east bay, of possible gunmen inside us toward. we will bring you those updates in a few minutes but here's the quick look at weather and traffic in less than i'm minute. >> good morning. blue clear sky is out there is so already shaping up to be of pretty good day around the bay area. still seeing some clouds but it will be the warmest day of the week. temperatures in the upper 60's and low 70s and listed some patchy fog form for most of our inland spots. 34degrees in santa rosa, 34 in fairfield, oakland and redlands city. i will show you where the temperatures go into the afternoon as well as look at your seven day forecasts coming up in my next report. >> lighter conditions around the bay area and as we look at the bay bridge you will see how light the right is. no backup or delay even with the metering lights are active, and while 80 have some slowing in the westbound direction, 680 looks good.

wesley shermantine is believed to be responsible for 20 murders with crimes dating back to the my 1980s. he has sent another letter to a sacramento tv station. shermantine writes about a possible new location where another body is buried. sacramento bounty hunter said it's a lead investigators can't afford to ignore. >> has the sheriff gone out there and looked over that property? i don't know. but i intend to believe wes shermantine. >> so far they have not responded to the latest claim. >>> a new ad for huggies shows dads hugging and loving after complaints about the first ad. >> the first ad showed fathers as uninvolved and bad care givers. huggies says they were not trying to insult anyone. >>> tonight there will be a new proposal to close doyle park. santa rosa school board -- the test scores are poor and school enrollment is declining but the press democrat reports the critics want to close doyle park. >>> there are four new members of the bay area sports hall of fame. former secretary of state condoleezza rice was on hands. she honored gene washington who was a star at stanford b

. >> reporter: "he" is shermantine -- wesley shermantine who along with friend loren herzog went on a speed- fueled killing spree in the '80s and 90s 90s. they were convicted of seven murders but there could be as many as 20 victims. led by letters and maps from shermantine from his cell on san quentin's death row, wheeler's body and that of another victim were found in calaveras county. bones found in a well near linden where shermantine and herzog met in high school have yet to be identified. >> yes. yes. i was almost one of those victims. i was asked to go out to the parties and i'm big on the buddy system. and so i was always with my other friend and chevy would want to us go out. >> reporter: shermantine started talking after bounty hunter leonard padilla offered him money for information and padilla also attended the member -- the memorial service. >> shermantine's not lying about other bodies being out there in wells. he's basically told us. >> reporter: the parents of chevy wheeler now live in tennessee and say they will take their daughter home this weekend. >> we still miss

. >>> convicted murderer, wesley shermantine says there may be a third speedway killer. he mentions the name, jason jones as another killer. he also refers to a previously unknown victim. a pregnant black woman, and suggesting his partner may have killed people in modesto as well. herzog killed himself in january. in san francisco, protesters rallied across the street in support of women's reproductive rights. >> our religious liberty is not threatened by our reproductive autonomy. >> republicans tried unsuccessfully to amend the president's healthcare policy to allow employers not to pay for contraceptive services if that violates their moral values. >> there's kind of a perverse interest in women's health right now, and it's not even women's health, it's in women's sex lives. >> we attempted to speak with members of the san francisco's archdiocese, but were unable to reach them for comment. >>> now to the race for president. after winning five states on tuesday, mitt romney took most of the day off to recharge his batteries. rick santorum traveled to kansas, which hold

. >> reporter: she's been an emotional wreck as wesley shermantine landed back in the news. leading investigators to the bodies of some of his victims. >> he's the lowest scum of the earth. i wish they would hurry up and put him to death. she says she was raped by him in 1998. near the very area investigators are now finding remains. >>. [ inaudible ] >> reporter: a jury did not believe her story. they acquitted shermantine allowing him to walk. >> if the jury had listened to me, he'd still be in prison and all of this would have came out, and other lives would have been saved. >> reporter: posano's disgusted by all the attention sherman taken's getting. in recent letters to the press, he said another accomplice may have been involved in the spree. and he gives instructions on where to send him money, and says he looks forward to working with him in the future. >> he's not remorseful. he does not have an ounce of remorse in his body. >> he wishes sherman taken would just spell everything out once and for all. meanwhile, she like so many others has been left with a lifetime o

wesley shermantine is believed responsible for as many as 20 murders and crimes dating back to the mid 1980s. he has sent another letter from his jail cell to a sacramento television station. he writes about a possible new location where another body is buried. sacramento bounty hunter leonard says it's a lead investigators can't afford to ignore. so far they have not formally responded to shermantine's latest claim. >>> concord police chief are releasing crime statistic. four increased from 2010 to 2011. they are murder, robbery assault and arson. they are also creating their own pac page to keep it -- castle lake stake -- the money is enough to keep the park open for another year. castle rock was one of 70 parks slated to close on july 1st in an effort to save the state $22 million. >>> 6:18. we've had cars into poles. trees down. standing water on the freeways. sal, is there anything new going on? >> there is a lot of crashes out there that are fender bender. unfortunately we haven't had a lot of major crashes. we will go to san rafael. the last time i mentioned when pam asked me ab

. >> convicted killer wesley shermantine directed cress gers to where wheeler's body was buried.view. the heart brorken parents say they don't buy it. >> police are giving a chance to look behind the scenes, inciting the public to a training session. you can get a chance to see what it's hike to be a member of the department. b.a.r.t. will talk with its rules of arrest. another training will be held tomorrow in concord. >> the carpool lane could get more crowded. a green sticker is yours to the fast lane. joining us live with what you need to get out of the grid block. >> for me john, i got my hindi. i'm in the ov ov lane on northbound 88 o. if you want to apply for the stickers, a green clean air vehicle sticker, you need to be driving what the state considers to abnear zero emission vehicle. right now only two apply, that's the 2012 chevy volt and the 2012 toyota prius hybrid. they have been taking applications since january 1 of this year. you might be thinking hey, didn't the state have something like this not long ago, yes. but that program ended last summer. at the time the

death row inmates wesley shermantine is the surviving member of the speed freak duo linked to a 15-year killing spree. the search at the well was prompted at shermantine gave maps to the police in exchange for $33,000. >>> the search now extends to dubai, possibly india. the fbi is working with u.s. marshalls to track down 25-year-old pawanjut singh. he is wanted in connection of the hit-and-run death of jennifer flores saturday. the woman was inside singh's suv before being thrown out and run over near mission college. we have learned singh boarded a plane to dubai the following day. authorities believe he may try to flee to india. >>> much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, first lady michelle obama waking up in the bay area this morning. we'll take you to the event that people paid thousands to attend. >>> plus, credit cards compromised. important information for anyone scih a mastercard, visa or vis o over card. stay with us. er >>> welcome back. good morning toyou. a live look at san francisco. overcast this morning. rob mayeda says the rain is expected to hit any minute

herzog and wesley shermantine were known as the speed freak killers. suspected in dozens of killings in the 1980s and 1990s. >>> a homicide investigation is under way tonight after a former oakland man convicted of beating a 2-year-old boy to death was found unresponsive in his prison cell. damon valery was found in his cell and taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. valery was convicted of killing jones back in 1998. an autopsy report showed the child has burn scars from his thighs to his feet. and his ribs had been broken over a long period of time. the child died from bleeding. >>> ktvu's rita williams tells us who wanted to keep a report from being released and why the judge agreed at least for now. >> reporter: this imagine went around the world, uc davis police officer john pike spraying occupy protesters on campus last november. >> this is an incredibly controversial incident. it's caused a black eye for the university. and for california itself. we need to get to the bottom of what happened. >> reporter: uc brass agreed with studen

. >>> death-row inmate wesley shermantine claims there may be a third man tied to his now infamous serial killer case. he sent a letter to a sacramento tv station saying his partner in crime lauren herzog trained an apprentice how to train and get away with it. he identifies the third man as jason jones. it's not clear if he believes jones was directly involved in any murders, and he believes jones is now living in another country. herzog killed himself a few months ago. >>> jury selection in sheriff ross mirkarimi's domestic violence case resumes at 9 this morning. in the meantime, newly released court documents show a former girlfriend claims mirkarimi grabbed her arm hard enough to leave a small bruise during a heated argument four years ago. she says mirkarimi apologized when he realized he had hurt her. the prosecution plans to call flores as a witness in the trial. >>> suspected anothero virus outbreak at an assisted living facility is under investigation this morning in sonoma county. the head of oakmont gardens says there are several suspicious cases of flu like symptoms. a visito

wesley shermantine sent another letter to our sister station in sacramento. and he says there is at least one person buried in a linden orchard belonging to fellow killer loren herzog. he also says he has doubts he will get money promised to him by bounty hunter leonard padilla for reviewing the victim locations. shermantine then says he is, quote, holding the best for last suggesting that he has not revealed all of his secrets just yet. >> 5:20 now. this morning two alameda county supervisors are holding a rally to protest a proposal by the governor for caring for stray animals. he wants to cut funding for shelters for keeping animals longer than three days. under current law shelters can keep them alive for up to six days while they try to find a new owner but under the new proposals cities and counties could euthanize animals after 72 hours. >>> you know soda is bad for your heart. >> we have new information on how much you can drink before it harms you. >> and who doesn't like long vacations? come on. apparently, why they are opting for more workdays. how

. >> convicted killer wesley shermantine directed investigators to where wheeler's body was buried.> it is 5:33 now. a peninsula special ed teacher accused of physically abusing her students is expected in court this morning. alexa will be arraigned on nine misdemeanor charges including child endangerment, accused of twisting a student's wrist and kicking a child in the stomach. she is on administrative leave. >> in the meantime t redwood city school district says it will discipline six employees for failing to report that alleged abuse. an internal investigation found the employees knew what was happening but did not report it as required by law. the assistant district attorney says those employees will not be charged. >> google's new privacy policy eternally changing now starting today the company is merging all the ways it tracks you across google from youtube to gmail. scott mcgrew is in the newsroom and says you can limit what information company collects. >> right. a few minutes ago we talked about with at the top of the show the european union announced that google's privacy

wesley shermantine is one of the man behind this crime.lt, and his partner, they are accused of dumping several bodies in what is known as the speed freak killers case. we will have more news coming up at 6:00 p.m. including a potential third suspect. >>stanley: of parking habits around the bay have been a subject of heated discussion. there is one space or parking could set you back close to $1,000, at least in one city. >> that is not a parking spot. it's >>stanley: and he did not notice that says no parking on the ground? parking and hash marks is a big no-no anywhere in the state. these are known as hash marks. they are found next to disabled parking spaces. they are to allow wheelchair access. if you look around the city, people use them as personal parking spaces. i know you are thinking, they are on private property and of the rules are different. this falls under state law. any law enforcement officer or parking enforcement officer can write you a ticket. here is the kicker, even if only one wheel is inside or even touching the has