neither the family nor yesenia ramirez are connected to this death that we're talking about. as we first reported last week, authorities say the 3-year-old girl died during an exorcism type ceremony by the girl's family who is believed she was possessed by an evil spirit. the church is located in the back room of this home in san jose. we've now learned the girl's death has been ruled a homicide. when a medical examiner makes that ruling, they're simply determining the death was caused by the actions of another person. it does not necessarily mean anyone will face murder charges. court documents say three family members, the child's mother, uncle, and grandfather, held that little girl down for seven hours, repeatedly forcing her to throw up in an attempt to get rid of that evil spirit in her body. investigators also say the mother, claudia hernandez, did not attempt to call for any medical help for at least two hours after that baby girl died. she has been arrested on felony child abuse charges and is still in custody without bail. some other stories we're watching this even

yesenia ramÍrez estuvo presente en ambas ocasiones, segÚn indicÓ la fiscalÍa. recibido la evidencia de los primeros cargos. ella era muy inteligente, yo me burlado de ella.pero miraba su trabajo. yo sÉ los detectives como andan. >> de acuerdo con el testimonio, un ex pareja de la mujer quien hizo creer que era su hijo, nos mostrÓ esta fotografÍa diciendo que en mÚltiples ocasiones le decÍa que era detective. se desconocesi vestÍa el mismo atuendo cuando se presentÓ a la casa. le preguntamos al abogado si ya habÍa obtenido los resultados de la evaluaciÓn psiquiÁtrica de su cliente. " las evaluaciones psicolÓgicas y psiquiÁtricas serÁ muy comÚn en en el caso de este tipo de crimen" y no puede revelar detalles porque ademÁs es confidencial. >> por otro lado la divisiÓn de la patrulla de caminos a arresto en pittsburgh a un sujeto que aparentemente era parte de una arborizaciÓn criminal dedicada al robo de establecimientos comerciales. el detenido fue identificado como julio cuÉllar de 45 aÑos que enfrenta cargopor robo granizado, tiendas minoristas y obstinaciÓn p

today, the prosecutor filed three additional charges of attempted kidnapping against yesenia ramirez and jose portillo. court documents allege the pair made the attempt once on march 14 when jose portillo posed and showed up at the family home the document alleges the pair made two attempts to kidnap the child at a walmart store. one on march 28 and the second time on the morning of the actual kidnapping on april 25th. >> it's shocking. this is any parent's worst nightmare. brandon's family was going about their business going to the store, doing their daily activity with no knowledge that the were two individuals that were consistently planning to kidnap the child. >> reporter: the prosecutors say text messages between ramirez and portillo allude to the unsuccessful attempts. the lawyer said that he wants to see forensic analysis of those phones to assess what the actual evidence is. a lot of bizarre twists and turns in this case outside the hall of justice. >> damien, it is shocking. in response tonight from brandon's mother? the two sides knew each other and, how do they remind ea

robarse al pequeÑo yesenia ramÍrez fue reportada 3 veces a su natal el salvador.. no sabÍa del pasado migratorio de yesenia. pero en este condado, las Órdenes de retenciÓn no llegan lejos. ha pasado tiempo tras las rejas. la agencia de migraciÓn ice dice que la mujer pasÓ 10 dÍas en una cÁrcel de texas en el 2019 por entrar de manera irregular a los estados unidos. y las Últimas acusaciones de secuestrar al bebÉ brandon la semana pasada dice que ice que puso una orden de retenciÓn en su contra con la cÁrcel del condado de santa clara hay un problema para ellos. >>> el condado no tiene ninguna colaboraciÓn con inmigraciÓn en general. hay casos especÍficos donde inmigraciÓn y la policÍa local puede trabajar juntos. pero eso es para casos bien especÍficos y necesitan una orden de arresto para poder ir a buscar a una persona en la cÁrcel. >>> el condado dice que por ser un lugar santuario no notifica a las autoridades migratorias cuando un inmigrante indocumentado es liberado y no detienen por mÁs tiempo que requerido por ley. >>> queremos que nuestra comunidad se sie

also in 2019 yesenia ramirez spent ten days in texas in a jail for illegal entry into the u.s. the immigration agency is asking the county to hold onto ramirez when she is released so they can deport her again but it's not that easy. >> the county made a commitment not to collaborate with i.c.e., especially because we want to make sure that we are upholding the value of our community and our community feeling safe and trusting for our local police. >> if yesenia ramirez is found guilty and sentenced to prison the state would hold her for deportation after she serves her sentence. >> part of our investigation into the kidnapping of baby brandon led us to a back room san jose church. our investigative unit learned the death of a child at the church has been ruled a homicide. an exorcism type of ceremony. >> reporter: the death is ruled asphyxia few to suffocation. authorities make that ruling a homicide they believe the death was caused by actions of another person. they stressed that it's not a legal conclusion and doesn't necessarily mean anyone will face murder charges. howeve

we also know that yesenia ramirez tried to pose as family friend. on april 25th, she took a trip to walmart with the child and the child's grandmother. surveillance video shows jose portillo arriving with an infant carrier. police say he took the boy as ramirez and the grandmother unloaded groceries. >> attempting to kidnap brandon dough multiple times starting in march when he was only 1 month old. the case was originally on today for a bail motion, but because of these new charges and the ongoing investigation, both defense council requested that that be continued to a further date. the next court date is june 7th, 2022. >> ramirez and portillo also facing charges of felony conspiracy and first-degree burglary. those two being held without bail. sara? >> allen, thank you so much. >>> new details emerging about a major retail theft ring. one investigator says was sitting on $715,000 worth of stolen merchandise. andria? >> reporter: we're talking about a year-long investigation. we've shown you video on kpix five. mass loots, mass robberies of store

are successfully kidnapping the baby who was found 18 hours later the attorney for yesenia ramirez spoke after she and portillo went before the judge today. we have multiple. years of he said she said and then multiple layers of what's called hearsay, essentially and so that doesn't amount to evidence that amounts to allegations and standalone allegations are not something that i am comfortable making comments on at this point ramirez and portillo continue to be held without bail. they're due back in court on june 7th in santa clara county zach fuentes abc 7 news. san jose police officer was arrested today for in decent exposure police chief anthony mata personally escorted the officer out of the building today. the man is accused masturbating inside a family's home. while he was on duty. it's the latest of four allegations of officer misconduct in the past week near sam. licardo says, he's confident officers who commit crimes will identified and taken off the force. i'm very concerned about the number of incidents that we've seen particularly given that these tend to be very young offic

yesenia ramirez and jose roman portillo are accused with more charges of attempted kidnapping of baby brandon cuellar. prosecutors say ramirez and portillo were successful in taking the baby on april 25. >> we have multiple layers of he said, she said, and that does not amount to evidence. that amounts allegations. ama: they are being held without bail and do back in court next month. dan: 900 homes remain evacuated in southern california tonight as fire officials work to contain a coastal fire. this wind driven fire but queen -- between laguna beach and laguna niguel broke out yesterday and it is now 15% contained. reporter mike valerio is in laguna niguel tonight where some homeowners have been able to assess the damage. reporter: smoke from a fast-moving wildfire >> swallows its surroundings. >>>> it is not looking good. it jumped across the street and started burning other houses. reporter: hundreds of people have been forced to leave their homes behind. >> unfortunately many of my belongings are still in the house. >> just seen the destruction, we have never seen anything like th

were announced against the 2 people charged with kidnapping 3 month old baby brandon quay are yesenia ramirez and hosts a port deal. they were back in a san jose courtroom yesterday. they set in front of each other, never made eye contact with one another. the new charges stem from allegations that they attempted to kidnap the baby. at least 3 other times before the actual kidnapping. >> they have been planning coordinating and attempting to kidnap him since the beginning of march. it's absolutely shocking. this is i think any parent's worst nightmare. >> the santa clara county district attorney's office says the u.s. ramirez and jose per tale first tried to kidnap a baby brandon when he was just one month old. now, according to the da's office, the first attempted kidnapping happened on march 14th. that's when part heal polls as a child protective services worker who was there to take custody of the baby family was suspicious. they refused to give a baby brandon call child protective services. the agency stated they didn't send anyone to the family's home to take the child. you have the seco

yesenia ramirez and jose roman portillo are accused with more charges of attempted kidnapping of baby brandon cuellar. prosecutors say ramirez and portillo were successful in taking the baby on april 25. >> we have multiple layers of he said, she said, and that does not amount to evidence. that amounts allegations. ama:next month. dan: 900 homes remain evacuated in southern california tonight as fire officials work to contain a coastal fire. this wind driven fire but queen -- between laguna beach and laguna niguel broke out yesterday and it is now 15% contained. reporter mike valerio is in laguna niguel tonight where some homeowners have been able to assess the damage. reporter: smoke from a fast-moving wildfire >> swallows its surroundings. >>>> it is not looking good. it jumped across the street and started burning other houses. reporter: hundreds of people have been forced to leave their homes behind. >> unfortunately many of my belongings are still in the house. >> just seen the destruction, we have never seen anything like this. it is so random because just behind this, our frien

. >> in the past 24 minutes, yesenia ramirez sent us a statement writing in part, quote, whether ms. ramirez is an immigrant, citizen, or noncitizen, she is still entitled to the same due process and the full protection of the laws of this state, this country and the united states including the presumption of innocence. coming up at 6:00 tonight, we investigate the church that appears to be where the suspects and the family of baby brandon met. as we reported, a child died in that church, and what police now describe as an exorcism-like event. our damian trujillo has uncovered new details about the church. he'll have that exclusive story tonight at 6:00. >>> a stunning day on wall street as the stock market suffered one of its worst days in recent memory. the dow jones lost more than one thousand points while the nasdaq fell nearly 5%. both of those losses were the worst single-day drops since 2020. today's action comes after a major rally for the stocks yesterday. you might remember that saw the dow surge by more than 900 points. well, those gains were all gone by 9:00 this morning

prosecutors now say yesenia ramirez and jose portillo tried twice before to abduct the infant. once by pretending to be social service workers. the santa clara county d.a. has added three additional charges of attempted kidnapping. police say they did succeed on their third attempt. portillo allegedly grabbing the child while ramirez distracted the grandmother following a shopping trip. the two are being held without bail. >>> san francisco police are investigating a shooting near city hall. it happened just after 2:00 this afternoon on polk and mcallister. police say when they arrived onscene, they found evidence of a shooting, including shattered windows, but no victim. witnesses say multiple rounds were fired. >> it was about pow, pow, pow, pow. in an almost evenly spaced pace. >> police are asking anyone with information to contact them. >>> well, still ahead on kpix 5, c "cbs news bay area" -- >> i'm max darrow. a little known business known for its sweet treats has struggled to keep the lights on throughout the pandemic. but it's getting a big lift from communities near a

prosecutors said today that the couple charged in that abduction yesenia ramirez and jose portillo tried to kidnap baby brandon at least three times. before successfully taken the child last month, and one instance instance, portillo is accused of posing as a worker with child protective services, but left when the family did not turn the boy over. there have been multiple attempts to kidnap brandon dough since the beginning of march and that they have been planning, coordinating and attempting to kidnap him since the beginning of march. officials say text messages between the two suspects revealed they were obsessed with the little boy. the couple is now facing additional kidnapping charges. jose gets a step closer. to bringing back cruising the city streets coming up what needs to happen next to lift the decades old man? we can corner. now it's warming up just in time for and we'll continue our coverage of asian american pacific islander heritage month with a look at tonight's kick off campus. for state controller, only yiu will save taxpayers money. wait, who, me? me? no, not you. yvo

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alrededor del secuestro del bebé brandon cuéllar fíjese usted que las autoridades revelaron que yesenia ramírezres veces a su natal, el salvador de hecho, en 2019 había pasado 10 días en una cárcel de texas por entrar ilegalmente a estados unidos y por esta razón, la agencia le ha puesto una orden de retención pero, dado que está recluido en una cárcel del condado de santa clara ésta no puede hacerse efectiva >>> el condado no tiene ninguna colaboración con inmigración en general, y casos específicos donde inmigración y la policía local puede trabajar juntos ? >>> de ser encontrar culpable ramírez podrá ser enviada una cárcel estatal y en este caso sí podría ser entregada iris >>> hoy hemos sabido que la muerte de una niña de tres años en un iglesia en san josé fue considerado un homicidio las autoridades creen que la menor murió cuando los miembros de su familia le practicaban un supuesto (inaudible) >>> hablamos de la misma iglesia que la semana pasada la policía volcó sus investigaciones en el caso del bebé brandon porque ahí asisten los sospechosos aunque reiteramos, los casos no están rela

now they have placed a detainer on yesenia ramirez. that means they're asking the county to hold on to ramirez whenever she is released so they can deport her again. however, it's not that easy. >> the county has made a commitment not to collaborate with i.c.e. especially because we want to make sure that we are upholding the value of our community and our community feeling safe and trusting for our local police. >> county says it does not notify ice when undocumented immigrant is freed from jail. but it will not hold an inmate long they're tonight law requires. if she's found guilty and sentenced to prison, the state would hold ramirez for deportation after serving her sentence. now part of our investigation into the kidnapping of baby brandon led to a u.s. -- to a back room san jose church. our investigative unit has now learned that the death of a child has been ruled a homicide. as we first told you last week. authorities say the girl died during an exorcism type ceremony. damian trujillo has the story you'll see only on nbc bay ar

yes any a ramirez san jose portillo -- yesenia ramirez and jose portillo were charged with three counts of kidnapping. clinics today, we reached a tragic milestone -- one million people have died from covid-19 in the united states. one million. we spoke with families who lost loved ones to covid and what they are doing to remember them. >> for almost two years, kristen has worked to keep her dad's memory alive. he passed away from covid in june 2020. >> it was my favorite picture of my dad. he is wearing a scarf for the very first time. my mom caught the picture at that moment. >> laughing and full of life is how she wants to remember him. out of grief, she started the nonprofit marked by covid, paying homage to her father and giving other families a place to heal. early in the pandemic, she called out donald trump for spreading false information that she said led to her father's death. today's tragic milestone has a name and a face. >> remember at the beginning of the pandemic when he thought 100,000 lives lost was unimaginable. here we a two years later and have reached one million li

. >>> me dice que conoce a yesenia guadalupe ramÍrez que enfrenta cargos por secuestrar a un bebÉ devio. >>> tambiÉn dice conocer a su esposo baldomero sandoval que saliÓ libre. y nunca vio un comportamiento extraÑo. >>> es un colaborador. >>> y asegura que nunca vio al otro arrestado por secuestro. >>> asÍ luce la iglesia, vacÍa. el Último encuentro fue el 4 de mayo. >>> encontramos a josÉ garcÍa, al dueÑo de un propiedad cambiando las chapas. >>> les dije que no conviene que estÉn aquÍ. >>> me dice el por quÉ de la razÓn. >>> muchas desgracias. >>> isael asegura que estos dos casos afecataron a los miembros de la iglesia. >>> causÓ tristeza, y alguien que pase por una situaciÓn, y mÁs la... se siente triste. >>> desde san josÉ, soy yomara lÓpez. >>> gracias por la exclusiva. puede seguir la cobertura de este caso. visite telemundo 48.com. las autoridades de santa clara estÁn evaluando si extienden e incrementan el presupuesto para ayudar a las vÍctimas del tiroteo de (nombre en inglÉs). se extenderÍa hasta junio. este jueves se cumple un aÑo de esta terrible masacre. el alcalde lic

yesenia ramirez and jose roman portillo are facing more charges. in march, portillo posed as a cps worker and visited the home of the family. when the family called cps, they said they did not send anyone. both kidnappers were successful on april 25 and taking the baby. >> we have multiple layer's of he said, she said, and the multiple layers of hearsay. that does not amount to evidence, it amounts to allegations. reggie: they are now being held without bail. kumasi: today, governor newsom will unveil his plans for the state budget, including millions to boost reproductive health centers in anticipation of california becoming a sanctuary for people seeking abortions. amy hollyfield is in san mateo. amy: good morning. the governor says he knows abortion clinics, like this one, will see an uptick in demand and we will have more women arriving from other states, looking to get an abortion, so the plan calls to help them out with the uptick in demand. the governor is proposing a $125 million health package that would invest in reproductive health facil

prosecutors now say yesenia ramirez and jose portillo tried three times before to abduct the in infantsocial service workers. the santa clara county d.a. added three additional charges of attempted kidnapping. police say they did succeed on their fourth attempt. portillo allegedly grabbing the child while ramirez distracted the grandmother following a shopping trip. the two are being held without bail. >>> we are less than a month away from the june 7th primary. right now seven bay area counties are covered by something called the voters choice act. wilson walker has more on the changes designed to modernize the elections. >> reporter: the next election is upon us, the june 7th direct statewide primary is under way, and if it feels like the elections never stopped, just ask your county's registrar of voters. >> we did have a smaller election in windsor earlier this year, where we did this model and things went really well. >> reporter: after rolling can pandemic changes for two years sonoma county is rolling out voters choice and for starters they focus on voting by mail, since every c

yesterday during court proceedings in san jose yesenia ramirez and jose portillo, which charged with alleged crimes occurred before they successfully kidnapped three month old brandon last month. san jose. police say text messages showed they tried to carry out the crime at least three times. there have been multiple attempts to kidnap brandon dough since the beginning of march and that they have been planning, coordinating and attempting to kidnap him since the beginning of march. there's a difference between allegations and facts. we have allegations right now, the actual substantive evidence that would presumably underlie these charges has not been provided. now investigators say ramirez orchestrated the plan to kidnap the baby back in late april and rto is the person seen in surveillance video here walking off with the baby in the car seat? the baby was found after a 20 hour search and was returned to his mother. new this morning . a coalition of families, teachers and others has filed a lawsuit against the oakland unified school district over its plan to close schools, citing en

nightmare during court proceedings thursday in san jose , santa clara county prosecutors slept yesenia ramirez and jose patio with three more counts of attempted kidnapping. there's a difference between allegations and facts. we have allegations right now, the actual substantive evidence that would presumably underlie these charges has not been provided. the newly alleged crimes occurred before the pair was caught and charged with the april 24th kidnapping of three month old baby brandon dough. san jose police evidence from text messages show the pair had tried to carry out the crime at least three times starting in march. in one instance, portillo went to the child's home posing as a child protective services worker. but he left when the family didn't turn the baby over . there have been multiple attempts to kidnap brandon dough since the beginning of march and that they have been planning coordinating and attempting to kidnap him since the beginning of march, ultimately did kidnap the child, touching off a near 20 hour search in late april. the baby was found at a home near regional medical

jose por teal and yesenia ramirez face multiple charges including home invasion and kidnapping. they're accused of taking baby brandon quay are from his home where his grandmother was watching him in san jose 2 weeks ago. the last time the pair was in court, the judge denied well, youedidn't deny baylor set one, but this time today that should be back in court discussing bail. >> let's head to these been our family who owns coin shops are frustrated with thieves targeting their stores. sherry and her daughter jennifer on the martinez coin and jewelry store and a second shop as well. and they say thieves are trying to break into both. well, at least a couple times now in the last 2 months. and this is surveillance video capturing one of their attempts. the thieves weren't able to get in thankfully, so they didn't steal anything, but they sure did cause damage, trying to get in. the business owner says it's costing them money. in fact, she says her daughter reached out to other shop owners in the area to see if they were dealing with the same thing. she found out that they weren't

nightmare during court proceedings thursday in san jose , santa clara county prosecutors slept yesenia ramirez and jose patio with three more counts of attempted kidnapping. there's a difference between allegations and facts. we have allegations right now, the actual substantive evidence that would presumably underlie these charges has not been provided. the newly alleged crimes occurred before the pair was caught and charged with the april 24th kidnapping of three month old baby brandon dough. san jose police evidence from text messages show the pair had tried to carry out the crime at least three times starting in march. in one instance, portillo went to the child's home posing as a child protective services worker. but he left when the family didn't turn the baby over . there have been multiple attempts to kidnap brandon dough since the beginning of march and that they have been planning coordinating and attempting to kidnap him since the beginning of march, ultimately did kidnap the child, touching off a near 20 hour search in late april. the baby was found at a home near regional medical

jose por tu and yesenia ramirez face multiple charges including kidnapping and home invasion. they're accused of kidnapping, baby brandon quay are from his home. this happened 2 weeks ago in san jose. the last time the pair was in court, the judge did not deny bail or set them out for bail for 2. and ramirez will be back in court today to discuss that. >> well, in the east bay, a family who owns coin shops are frustrated with thieves have been targeting their stores. sherry and her daughter jennifer on the martinez coin and jewelry store and another shop in fallujah was well and they say thieves tried to break into the shop twice within the last couple of months. this is surveillance video captured both instances on camera. the thieves weren't able to get in or steal anything thankfully. but sherry says the damage done to their business is costing them money in repairs and her daughter reached out to other shop owners in the area to see if they were dealing with the same problem. and she found out that they weren't. they were the only ones being targeted. >> if this keeps happ

. >> jose por and yesenia ramirez face multiple charges including home invasion and kidnapping. they're accused of taking the child baby. brandon quay are from his grandmother who was and her home and she was unloading groceries when the child disappeared. this was 2 weeks ago. the last time appears in court. the judge didn't set bail or address that put areas of the back in court to talk about that today. >> well, in the east bay, a family who owns coin shops are frustrated. the thieves have been targeting their stores. sherry and her daughter jennifer on the martinez coin and jewelry store and another shop as well. and they say thieves have tried to break into both twice. now in the last couple of months. and this is surveillance video showing one of those attempts, the thieves luckily weren't able to get in so they didn't steal anything. but they did quite a bit of damage in their efforts. and the owners say that that's costing a lot of money. her daughter, in fact, reached out to the other shop owners in the area to see if they've been dealing with the same problemrand she f

nightmare during court proceedings thursday in san jose, santa clara county prosecutors slept yesenia ramirez and jose patio with three more counts of attempted kidnapping. there's a difference between allegations and facts. we have allegations right now, the actual substantive evidence that would presumably underlie these charges has not been provided. the newly alleged crimes occurred before the pair was caught and charged with the april 24th kidnapping of three month old baby brandon dough. san jose police evidence from text messages show the pair had tried to carry out the crime at least three times starting in march. in one instance, portillo went to the child's home posing as a child protective services worker. but he left when the family didn't turn the baby over. there have been multiple attempts to kidnap brandon dough since the beginning of march and that they have been planning coordinating and attempting to kidnap him since the beginning of march, ultimately did kidnap the child, touching off a near 20 hour search in late april. the baby was found at a home near regional medical c

several earlier attempts to kidnap the same child yesterday during court proceedings in san jose yesenia ramirez and jose portillo were charged with three more counts of attempted kidnapping. the newly alleged crimes occurred before the pair were successfully able to kidnap three month old brandon last month. san jose police say text messages show that they tried to carry out the crime at least three times. there have been multiple attempts to kidnap brandon dough since the beginning of march and that they have been planning, coordinating and attempting to kidnap him since the beginning of march. there's a difference between allegations and facts. we have allegations right now, the actual substantive evidence that would presumably underlie these charges has not been provided. investigators say ramirez orchestrated the kidnap plan in late april and the rto is the person seen in the surveillance video walking away with the baby in a car seat. the baby was found after a 20 hour search and returned safely to his mother. sonoma state university police were investigating potential hate crime after a r

amy: jan-albert hootsen can you tell us more about yesenia and sheila as well as luis enrique ramirezunding. there is a lot of attention being paid to the journalists in ukraine, but we're talking about three in the last week, three reporters, and that brings 11 just this year and we're only in may. >> the numbers are staggering. we are dealing with what might be the deadliest year in modern mexican history for the press, comparable to 2017 when the number of reporters killed in february and march. specifically, the three latest cases, i know yesenia and juan worked for small local news website in the southern part of the state of veracruz called el veraz. it focused mostly on local politics and the going on. yesenia also covered organized crime in the past. her brother told me she stopped covering organized crime several months ago after she had received numerous death threats. she had reported several years ago but also in the last year. juan, we know he started working with yesenia a few months ago. she already had press credentials. she was supposedly hired as a camera operator. a

worst nightmare court proceedings thursday in san jose , santa clara county prosecutors slapped yesenia ramirez and jose patio with three more counts of attempted kidnapping. there's a difference between allegations and facts. we have allegations right now, the actual substantive evidence that would presumably underlie these charges has not been provided. the newly alleged crimes occurred before the pair was caught and charged with the april 24th kidnapping of three month old baby brandon dough. san jose police evidence from text messages show the pair had tried to carry out the crime at least three times starting in march. in one instance, portillo went to the child's home posing as a child protective services worker. but he left when the family didn't turn the baby over. there have been multiple attempts to kidnap brandon dough since the beginning of march and that they have been planning coordinating and attempting to kidnap him since the beginning of march, ultimately did kidnap the child, touching off a near 20 hour search in late april. the baby was found at a home near regional medical c