investigators believed jeffrey scott easley kidnapped brittany mae smith and left virginia. cameras inside this wal-mart captured this image of them leaving the store. brittany mae smith family begged jeffrey scott easley to bring brittany mae smith back home. >> i would like to have her home. >> please, we big you, let her come home. >> reporter: after he was taken into custody, authorities talked about the murder investigation and if they plan to charge jeffrey scott easley with the crime. >> do you expect to charge him with murder? >> i don't know. that's something that will happen in the future. we are starting to really ramp up the investigation of murder. and so we will see things happen hopefully within the next week. we understand that brittany mae smith has been in touch with her family and they are waiting her tron virginia. she well, not harmed. there are no visible signs of injury. >> authorities are not calling jeffrey scott easley a suspect as of yet. investigators are flying to san francisco as soon as possible to bring him back to virginia. reggie kumar, kron

easley. mr.easley is in custody with the san francisco police. >> reporter: now prior to their disappearance, the 32-year-old easley and that 12-year-old girl was last seen at a wal- mart in the salem virginia area, purchasing tend and camping equipment. easley was the boyfriend of that 12-year-old girl's mother. the mother was found dead in her apartment. shortly after that easley and that 12-year-old girl went missing. >> this is a very terrifying thing for the 12-year-old girl to go through. but hopefully there are other family members to care for hem. >> reporter: and surveillance videos from where the man was arrested have been turned over to police. but again, easley is in custody, the 12-year-old girl he was traveling with is now in protective services. >>> authorities are trying to figure out how a 90-year-old oakland doctor died. he had been missing for three days. dr.richenstein was found by a police officer behind lincoln square this morning. there are indications he may have falle

san francisco police took easley into custody without incident and britney is okay. her grandmother says the family is overjoyed. >> thank everybody, bless each of you. if i could hug and kiss each one i would. >> i am happy. believe me i am happy and it is difficult to put into words. >> officers feared the worst in this case. britney's mother was found murdered in her home last friday, the same day easley and her daughter, britney, disappeared. police suspect easley in the murder. >> it is a fantastic sense of relief. >> police are beyond thankful to the woman in san francisco for being so observant. 3,000 miles away from their case. we asked shoppers whether they recognized the missing two people. >> no, i don't recognize them. >> no one we spoke to would have stopped and reported the pair. >> somebody is paying better attention and that's good. i will start paying better attention to faces. >> four detectives will catch a flight in the morning. they hope to interview easley and personally thank the san francisco shopper. carolyn? >> thanks, amy. >>> a san francis

easley could be back in virginia this week. >> don thank you. the kidnapped shafter girl found yesterday in san francisco has been reunited her family tonight after a month missing the 15-year-old was spotted by her cousin just by chance in the mission district. the girl was with her uncle who has been arrested. >>> san francisco muni workers have lost their right to be the second highest paid drivers in the country. now they say the city is adding insult to injury by acting like scrooge. >> we want our money. >> reporter: unless something changes the drivers aren't going to get the thousands of dollars they normally do this time of year. >> my kids are sad right now. everybody is sad. >> reporter: they have a special fund set up and each normally gets $3,000 at the end of the year on top of normal pay. with the authority's budget meltdown mansionment said they can't do it this year. >> i wish they would have said that months ago but did it right there. >> reporter: this late blow is on top of a move that change the city's charter that made sure

some say tina and easley were romantically involved. but today there was no light shed on the cross-country journey or the motive for it. >> we don't want anything to jeopardize the case and the investigation back in roanoke and it's very important that we get justice for tina smith's family. >> reporter: brittany's aunt told us she met easley for the first time on thanksgiving and was immediately suspicious about the way he acted toward the girl. >> he was touching her hair touching her hands, and just anything that -- it was like he wanted to consumer her. it was just gross. >> reporter: she says she called child protective services multiple times the following day and never heard back. surveillance video from a wal-mart shows the last time brittany and easley were seen on december 3rd buying camping gear. police beef in san francisco they lived in an encampment near ocean beach. they panhandled in front of this season and that's where a wore saw them -- a woman saw them and called police. the family say they're relieved that brittany

easley is accused of kidnapping the girl and driving her across the country. he was arrested near ocean beach on friday and is a suspect in the girl's mother back in virginia. very latest on these stories coming up at 6:00 a.m. >> this morning, a 13-year-old girl and 18-month-old brother is in critical condition but stable condition after being stabbed repeatedly inside their vacaville home. a 14-year-old boy is the prime suspect. they are live at u.c. davis medical center with the latest. good morning, natalie. >> a lot of strange questions. where were all the parents in all of this? they say the 13-year-old was not only sexually assaulted but also stabbed maybe 30 times. the little boy also stabbed up to ten times. here is the video from vacaville at the scene. investigators say a 14-year-old boy was a friend of the older brother and assaulted the girl before stabbing her repeatedly. the brother was stabbed ten times before the girl managed to get him out and called police. >> multiple stab wound she had, to have mind to take her brother get out of the house

easley has three charges against him. >> from credit card fraud to kidnapping, easley is also is suspect in the murder of his girlfriend, 41-year-old tina smith, the employer of the 12- year-old -- mother of the 12- year-old girl. smith was found dead in virginia on monday. today her car was located in the bay area. >> we have recovered the car. some of you folks asked us about that yesterday. it's my understanding that it was located in a parking lot. adjacent to the airport in san francisco. >> easley and the 12-year-old girl had been last seen together on a security camera inside a virginia wal-mart where police say easley bought camping supplies. yesterday the two were spotted panhandling outside this richmond district safeway by someone who recognized their photos on a national crime show. the family says her father is in shock. >> everybody here is just elated. they're -- there's so many tears i'm afraid we may flood south boston. her father has talked to her. he couldn't even believe it was her. >> police say easley met the mother online in the summer and moved into the family hom

they took easley into custody without incident. the grandmother is overjoyed. >> if i could hug and kiss each one of you, i would. >> i can't express it. believe me, i'm happy. it's difficult to put into words. >> the roanoke police chief that officers had feared the worst in this case. mother was found murdered last friday at her home the same day britney disappeared. they suspected easley in the murder. >> this is fantastic since the release. >> police in roanoke are beyond thankful for the woman of being observant. 3,000 miles away from their case. they asked other people whether they recognized the missing people. >> no one we spoke to would have stopped and reported it. >> someone is paying better attention, that's good. i would never have a place on her. >> when the four detectives arrive here today, they hope to personally that san francisco shopper for her sharp eye and action. >> the girl's relatives are overjoyed knowing that britney is safe. >> everybody here is just elated there is so many tears. >> i have not talked to

person then called police, and easy -- easley was taken into custody. easley has been on the run for about a week with smith, the surveillance video from -- photo shows the two last friday. easley is accused of killing smith's mother, tina smith probably that same day. they met online over the summer, and tina invite himd to move in this october. tina's body discovered after december 3 and an amber alert went out for britney. there was a preexisting felony warrant for easley. it's unclear for what. so again, aez sli in custody. the girl is safe. and a quick-thinking shopper or perhaps employee at the la playa safeway is to thank for this, this is one of those endings to a child abduction that seems usually just too much to hope for. and as far as we know this is ending well for the well being of 12-year-old britney may smith there. will be a press conference from roanoke officials this evening and we'll have more for you later on. >> and san francisco police say one officer was involved in an altercation with a homeless man this afternoon and shot him.

easley were seen, on december 3rd, buying camping gear. police believe in san francisco they lived in an encampment near ocean beach, and panhandled outsid this safeway, and a woman recognized the and called police. >> reporter: the police aren't saying when brittany will be reunited with her father, a virginia police officer. >> alan: the missing girl from redding was reunited with her family. police had been searchin for last month for 15-year-old jean berlinghoff and her uncle, chles berlinghoff. the girl's cous, who lives in san francisco, spotted the pair by chance yesterday. she noticed tm in a parked car at division and bryant street. sh and her boyfriend watched them from a distance until police arrived. thmily thinks charles berlinghoff convinced his niece to leave home with him. the girl is doing fine. >>> in vacaville, a 14-year-old boy is under arrest after police say he sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl then stabbed her more than 30 times and also stand her 18-month-old brother ten times. both victs were taken to the hospi

by the time she bought the dog food, easley was in a police car. shanley is grateful she listened to her intuition and brittany will be home for christmas. but she knows she has a lot of pain to face. >> i'm happy she will be home to say goodbye to her mom. >> now, jeff easley is expected here in court tomorrow morning. it's the beginning of the legal process to send him back to virginia to face serious charges. reporting live in san francisco, jean elle, bay nar news. >>> for the first time, brittany's father spoke. surrounded by family members, he says he's never been more thankful. >> i thought the happiest day of my life was when my daughter was born. tonight has taken the number one spot. >> smith's daughter brittany should arrive tonight. her father says the family needs emotional help, and his immediate plans include lots of quiet time together. >>> well, tonight a good samaritan is being credited with preventing a suspected child molester from fleeing a walmart store in san leandro. 29-year-old carlisle viazon is accused of sexually molesti

we didn't unlock our eyes. >> easley remains under psychiatric observation tonight. his hearing is scheduled for tomorrow morning. the 12-year-old britney left san francisco to be reunited with her family in virginia. >> there are a lot of people out there in this country who are saying... that you did the right thing that she's going home safe because of you. >> and there is no better feeling than saving a child. i'm glad. glad i helped her. >> shandly says easley was clean shaven when she saw him on friday meaning he didn't have a goatee in that picture. the question tonight is why did they come to san francisco? and abc 7 news learned easley told police he googled best place -- best place to be homeless. san francisco came up as number one. i'm live in san francisco, abc 7 news tu very much. >> after mother attack on an employee there are security measures in napa state hospital tonight. and there is a worker beaten there this weekend. at tack follows a recent murder by a patient. abc 7's vic lee reports. >> there is new security procedures today following a weeke

easley is the prime suspect in the murder of brittany's mother, tina smith. she was found dead week. >> nurses are calling for increased safety measures at napa state hospital. last wednesday a custodian was beaten unconscious and on saturday ux a rehabilitation therapist was attacked. a nurse tells "abc 7 news" that the same patient who beat the custodian also attacked the therapist. and these attacks came less than two months of a murder of a technician. >> it's dangerous. we are losing control. we've lost control. >> napa state hospital says they have immediately added additional measures for escorting patients on the ground. officials say hospital police are investigating last week's attacks. >>> an 18-month-old boy who fell into a san francisco hotel fountain died from his injuries over the weekend. the toddler wandered away from the family while they visited the hyatt regency to see the holiday deck riagsdz. the boy was found eight minutes later floating in the fountain where the water is two and a half feet deep. they say the boy died at ucsf hospital

the suspected killer, jeffrey scott easley was recorded with smith's daughter on this tape december 3rd. the same day police say they suspect she was killed. police have said tina smith met easley on the internet over the summer and he moved in with her and the girl in october. >> we don't want anything to put in danger the case and the investigation back in roanoke. it's very important that we get justice for smith's family. >> reporter: since arriving in san francisco yesterday detectives visited the area on the out skirts of ocean beach where the girl and easley were staying prior to their find. the two were seen friday panhandling outside a richmond district safeway, recognized from their photographs on a national crime show. >> without your help this case could have ended much differently. >> reporter: easley is being held in the mental unit here at the san francisco county jail on warrants for kidnapping, credit card theft and credit card fraud. the girl is in protective custody. she talked to her father over the phone. police haven't said when the two will go back to virginia and

family says easley and tina were romanticly involved and that he moved into her home back in october. >> a 15-year-old redding girl is back her family after being found in the bay area. they had been searching for a month she and her uncle. he is accused of abduct her. the girl's cousin spotted the bay by chance on saturday. she noticed them in a parked car at division and bryant streets. she and the boyfriend watched them from a distance until police arrived. the family says charles berlinghoff convinced her to leave with him. >> organizers of the sailing race are not happy with the latest offer. they are giving the city a friday deadline. lilian kim reports. >> organizers of the mechanics america's cup have had it with san francisco leaders. so much so chief operating officer fired off a letter to city hall, says he wants a deal by friday. if not, quote, san francisco will have given up unique opportunity to host the cup. >> if they don't like it, they can delay it. >> city leaders begin changing key elements of the bid. originally it was on the waterfront, the area south of the bay

. >>> 32-year-old jeffrey easley back in roanoke. this is video of him arriving today, accused of abducting 12- year-old brittany smith and taking her to california. easley was arraigned this afternoon on charges of abduction and credit card fraud. he's also suspected of killing brittany's mother, tina smith, who was also his girlfriend. easley is being held without bail. >>> attention metro riders, the next time you get on board, you may be first. we'll give you the full story coming up after the break. but first, here is a preview of tonight's cbs evening news. >>> the security guard who saved the florida school board members says that he is no hero. i'll speak with him about what happened. that story and more tonight only on the cbs evening news. lots of lotions promised healing. this one actually does it. [ female announcer ] gold bond ultimate healing lotion. nothing feels like it, smells like it, heals like it. gold bond. this stuff really works. >>> metro transit police announced today they are starting random screenings of pa

they are going to try to extradite easley. he also has also been named in the suspect in britney's murder. >> i think that is something you'll have to consult with the attorney on. >> britney and easley were seeing panhandling outside a safeway at ocean beach, a shopper who saw a report about the abduction on television recognized them and called police. they say easley told them he came to san francisco after a google search showed to it be the best place to be homeless. >> employees at napa state hospital will be demonstrating outside the facility to demand better protection for staff. they want more safeguards after an employee was attacked by a patient yesterday morning. that employee is hospitalized in serious condition and lisa amin gulezian says this is second attack in four days. >> it's dangerous. we are losing control. we have lost control. >> those who work at napa state hospital it's like being in a war zone, where staffers are facing off against patients. on wednesday, a custodian was beaten unconscious and this m

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easley is under arrest in san francisco on kidnapping charges awaiting extradition proceedings. brittany is safe and being cared for by child protective services. in the dark days, neighbors called the news a ray of sunshine. >> now we will have a christmas, she will be here to tell her mother goodbye and she will be able to tell her mother rest in peace. >> roanoke police were wading through 700 tips that come in when she learned that the child and alleged abductor had been picked up in san francisco. >> it is a fantastic sense of relief and i know in my heart that it is due to information that you folks put out and the national news media. >> roanoke police are trying to determine what connection if any the man and girl had to the san francisco bay area. and how they got here. they're calling the as yet unidentified woman who spotted the two at the ocean beach store a hero. >> thank goodness for her. thank you very much. >>> the search for a man who fell from a sailboat into the bay has been called off. the call came in to the coast guard just before 8:30 last night and the ca

easley has three charges against him. >> reporter: virginia investigators say jeffrey scott easley faces felonies for credit card fraud and abducting the girl, but may in fact, be involved in a far more serious crime, the murder of the girl's mother. the three of them shared a home in roanoke county, where the mother was found dead, december 6th. the last time anyone saw the boyfriend and daughter in virginia was three days earlier at a wal-mart store. >> as far as the murder charge, i think that that is something that we'll have to consult with the commonwealth attorney on. >> she just looked innocent. >> reporter: witnesses who saw the pair outside the safeway say they were panhandling and had all their possessions with them. >> it was a lot of bags, a lot of lug yang. >> reporter: now that virginia detectives are here, they will be arranging the girl's reunion with family. her father has already spoken with her by phone. >> he couldn't even believe it was her. he wanted to know and be sure it was her. he asked her for the name of his dog and her dog to make sure it was her. >> reporte

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she was recognized while panhandling with her accused kidnapper, 32-year-old jeffrey scott easley. the girl's mother, who was easley's girlfriend was found dead last week at their home in virginia. police considered her death to be a homicide. an extradition hearing for easley is set for tomorrow in san francisco. >>> a pleasant hillman being held in the contra costa county jail tonight accused of two recent robberies. they searched the home of 27- year-old graham poole and found evidence linking him to a bank robbery in martinez and another in lafayette earlier this month. investigator say poole may also be linked to another recent robbery in folsom. his bail has been set at $100,000. >>> december 24th might be santa's busiest day of the year but today will most likely be the busiest day for shipping companies such as fedex and u.p.s. they expect high holiday traffic as more people are sending holiday presents and packages this season. ktvu consumer editor tom vacar joins us now and live at the oakland airport with the details. >> reporter: u.p.s. and fedex, major economic entitie

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easley is also the suspect in the death of the young gerl's mother, who was -- girl's mother who was found dead last week. family members say that the mother and easley were romantically involved, that he had moved into the home with them in october. >> investigators will not say whether smith went willingly with easley. >>> minnesotans are prepared for cold snow, but each they weren't prepare -- even they weren't prepared for the magnitude. >> reporter: a monstore snowstorm shocked minneapolis. bringing whiteout conditions, closing snow. and snow drifts. at one point, it closed a 150- mile stretch. it was the biggest in history. workers tried to get two. but captured here, the sport stadium's massive caved in and burst open. forcing snow on the field. no one was injured. >> we had three roof panels rupture. provide for the roof. >> they conscienceled against the new york giants who were unable to get there anyway. because the minneapolis airport was shut down. the came will now be in new york. minnesotans are trying to keep up with the biggest in history. >> i've been shoveling, alm

jeffrey easley will face an extradition hearing. there is no word on if he will fight the extradition back to virginia. police there accuse him of killing tina smith on december 3rd and taking her 12-year-old daughter, brittany on a across country trip that ended in san francisco. easley was arrested outside of a san francisco safeway december 10th and brittany was with him. she is back home with her family and her father. they were reunited late last night in virginia. >>> a plan to block a proposed toll to get in and out of san francisco from the south. jerry hill of san mateo county will te the board of supervisors at the mealing he will introduce legislation at the state level to block any movement towards the toll. they would add up to $1500 a year for commuter who is have to come into the city through 6:and 9:30. >> good news for redwood city schools, they got federal money to hire new teachers for the rest of the school year. the district and the union are fighting over how they should be used. they want to get their own clas

he will be booked on that. >> now, sfpd says easley was taken to richmond district station. once arrested he'll be brought right here to the san francisco county jam. now they also say that they're waiting for detectives from roano roanoke, virginia to arrive in san francisco tonight. and join the investigation. live in san francisco, tracy grant, nbc bay area news. >> that is a remarkable story. tracy, thank you very much. the streets are still blocked off at this hour. san francisco's mission district. where there was a police shooting. a man was shot at least once by an officer, at garfield park, 26th and treat avenue, about -- 5:00 this afternoon. police say they approached a man who was drinking in the park. we're not sure what led to the officer firing his gun. the man was taken to san francisco general hospital with what are described, nonlife threatening injuries. >> dozens of people meeting uh at a marijuana clinic to fight back against what they argue is discriminations against medicinal medical marijuana smokers. the drus task force raided clubs across the south b

he was with britney may smith when arrested in ocean beach r.beach on friday, her mother was easley's girlfriend found dead last week at their home. he is a suspect in that murder. and a 29-year-old was charged in court today with aggravated assault and committing a lewd act on a child a accused of sexual assaulted an 8-year-old girl in a walmart friday night. two shoppers chased him down and held him. >> caltrans is gearing up to install next section of the bay bridge. this shipment just arrived last night. caltrans hopes to start lifting pieces into place thursday. and this will bring nearly three quarters of the way to the final heat. -- height. and they hope to finish by christmas eve. >> battle of the sexes and bulge. who ask z a better job of keeping off weight as we age. >> golden globe contenders include one of our >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> san jose city council expected to vote on a first law that would require stores to charge shoppers for using paper bags and would ban plastic bags like similar laws. supporters say would it help clean up

brittany's mother, who was easley's girlfriend, was found murdered around the same time. san francisco police found brittany and arrested easley after the woman called the police department. brittany flew back to virginia today. easley's extradition hearing will happen in san francisco tomorrow. >>> two children remain in critical condition in northern california following a terrifying attack. tonight the mother of the accused is speaking out. nbc's danielle lee has the story from vacaville. will. >> reporter: in tears, this mother tells me how she woke up to find her 14-year-old son had been arrested, accused of attempted homicide and sexual assault. she asked us not to show her face for her family's safety. >> he couldn't have done it. >> reporter: she last saw her son around 1:00 this morning. he was in trouble for coming home drunk. when she woke up, a neighbor told her her son left with three teens. police found him asleep in a home on bal sam drive. >> i don't remember everything. but i know they threw me on the floor and they were doing something and i heard the gi

they called police, easley did not reese sift when taken into come. he's been on the run with smith for a week. this is a surveillance photo from a salem, virginia walmart showing them together on the day police believe he killed smith's mother. they met online over the summer, and tina invited him to move in in october. after tina's body was discovered an amber alert went out for britney. it's unclear how long they've been in san francisco. roanoke law enforcement officials say there are no visible signs of physical injury to britney. she knows her mother is dead. it's unclear, they say whether she's told or if she might have witnessed it. she's spoken with her family in virginia where the county law enforcement is relieved. >> i can't express it. i'm happy. believe me. i'm happy. and it's -- it's difficult to put into words. and we, together, were this for the week. we've talked about it between each and all of us. all of us wanted so much for her to be safe. and well. and to get back to roanoke, okay. >> there was an unrelated felony warrant out on

easley was slated to be arraigned today but the appearance was postponed because of weather. >>> san jose graffiti teams are pounding the pavement targeting an increase in taggings this year. maureen naylor spoke to those staff members asking why taggings are on the increase. >> reporter: once taggings go up, others follow. the san jose dentist isn't just on the look out for cavity, he's also spotted new graffiti outside his office window that went up over the weekend. >> it just detracts from the over all appearance of the neighborhood. >> reporter: san jose's anti graffiti -- >> when i started this program, we were receiving 30 calls a day on average. right now we're receiving 60 to 70. >> reporter: crews were out today with their paint sprayer, covering up new graffiti. in the 2009 year, they spotted 19,000 sites of graffiti. that number jumped to 29,000 this year. >> i think that the economic times have created an opportunity where people are out of work and there's not as much going on for them. they have a lot of time on their hands. >> reporter: 101,000 tags were removed in sa

. >> britney's mother, who was easley's girlfriend was found dead last week. easley has an extradition hearing in san francisco tomorrow. >> a special city council meeting in san jose is focusing on medical marijuana dispenseries after nearly four hours, the session is now in overtime. we're live tonight z there is a lot of emotion there on both sides of the issue. >> absolutely. and as it stands now, the city attorney says the 98 medical marijuana dispenseries operating within the city are doing so illegally because there no zoning and no regulation allowing for them to operate. recent raids within the county have just made this more volatile. >> the passionate debate over medical marijuana in san jose has more than 70 speakers lining up in a special meeting. including patients pleading for reasonable regulations. >> go get the medicine miff choice illegally on the street. >> another mother was just as emotional about wanting so called pot clubs outlawed. >> i can only speak to the personal cost to my family which has been far too great to tolerate any longer

both of virginia, police say that the girl's mother tina smith was dating easley. there was an amber alert when tina smith's body was found inside her home in virginia. her body was likely there for days before it was found. police had received a call from smith's coworkers then went to the house to search. now the young girl and easley were last seen at a wal-mart purchasing a tent. that is the last time that they were seen together until police here in san francisco say they were spotted at a safeway store right here in richmond. now back here live, we have been inside to talk to police but they are not saying much right now. say say this is a very sensitive issue, they do have homicide investigators say they involved in this investigation so they are being very cautious. we understand that they are making contact with people in virginia, law enforcement officers there and there's a news conference that's scheduled with more information to come. at least for right now we understand they have been found here and the investigation has gone from one side of the coun

police say easley was dating brittany's mother tina, but now he is the prime suspect in her murder. he will be in court tomorrow morning and extradited home to virginia. >>> new tonight at 5:00, san jose city council today succeeded in making the subject of smoking drugs downright dull. for more than three hours members debated everything from taxing, locations, regulations, and what can and cannot be done in pot clinics. this comes after law enforcement agencies raided two dispensaries last week shutting them down. city leaders will hold three more meetings like this one to hammer out the guidelines for future dispensaries with the idea of making them profitable for the city. >>> san jose could be the next city to ban plastic bags and charge customers for paper bags. after two years of back and forth, city council votes tomorrow. the idea is to keep plastic bags out of landfalls by banning plastic and then forcing stores to charge consumers for paper bags, or encourage them to bring their own. plastic bag makers say their product is not the problem, saying not enough people are rec

brittany and easley were spotted buying camping gear. yesterday a woman shopping at a san francisco safeway called police after recognizing the two from a national cable tv show. >> san francisco police dispatched a 911 call from a citizen saying she had observed a male and a juvenile female matching the description of a possible kidnapping murder suspect. >> police from virginia say they are not sure whether brittany went with the suspect willingly, but she did reportedly tell officers that she knew her mother was dead. she is currently in protective custody and will soon be heading back to virginia to her grandparents. >>> also just in tonight. the police chief in oakland wants everyone to know how tough it is for officers to make split second life or death decisions. so we went behind the scenes today at a seminar at police headquarters. a mechanical simulator puts the officer in a situation to make a decision on the use of deadly force. >> we're trying to train officers to make good decisions, okay? we're trying to train officers to

easley is suspected in her murder. he agreed to waive extradition today. >>> this story has been getting lots of interest on our web page and facebook page. a fake doctor busted after 15 years of fraud. 58-year-old william hammond passed himself off as a doctor and lined up millions of dollars in research grants and salaries for training medical staff. yet he never treated patients. that's why one staffer finally became suspicious. after running a background check they found out he is a phony. no word though on charges though because the irony is the law doesn't require him to have a degree to conduct research and be paid for it. >>> tonight an army doctor faces up to 18 months in prison. lieutenant colonel terrence lincoln dissipated orders to deploy to afghanistan he said because he questioned president obama's citizen status. he pleaded guilty to two charges against him at a court martial proceeding that happened today in maryland. in addition to prison time he could be kicked out of the army if found guilty. >>> th

last monday police issued an amber alert for jeffrey easley and his girlfriend's 12-year-old daughter brittany after the girl's mother was found dead in her home. a nationwide search led to salem, virginia where brittany and easley were spotted on surveillance tape buying camping gear. yesterday a woman shopping at a san francisco safeway called police after recognizing the two from a national cable tv show. >> san francisco police received a call from a citizen saying that she had observed a male and a juvenile female matching the description of a possible kidnapping murder suspect. >> police from virginia say they're not sure whether brittany went with the suspect willingly, she did tell officers that she knew her mother was dead. she is currently in protective custody and will soon be heading back to virginia to her grandparents. we'll have more tonight at 6:00 and 11:00 as well. >>> police in antioch are asking for the public's help to find a hit and run driver who killed a 42-year-old woman. the woman was hit just after 5:00 last night while walking in the crosswalk at the inters

they say easley will be moved in the next few days. he is accused of kidnapping 12- year-old brittany smith. he is also a suspect in the murder of brittany's mother. the girl is now back with relatives. >>> set to be in court in a couple of hours this man carlyle villazon who is accused of sexually assaulting a girl in a store. the 8-year-old was with her family friday in the san leandro wal-mart. she left for a few seconds to try to find her brother, then she ran back to her mom crying. the mom yelled, an 18-year-old chased the suspect and tackled him. then another helped hold villazon until police got in >> i was like man i ain't about to let this dude go. i couldn't let that go. >> i saw the tear in the little girl's face and it was a serious thing and i had to just stand forward and just kind of take charge. >> two weeks ago union city police arrested a registered sex offender that they say sexually assaulted a 2-year-old girl in a dollar tree store and in that case two men outside the store also tackled the suspect and held him un

easley waived extradition and will return to virginia to face charges of kidnapping and credit fraud. >>> new investigation into the -- interest the investigation into wikileaks and possible charges against the founder. you heard this name, julian assangy, and there is a local tie. >>> also, a judge set bail for assange. he won't be a free man tonight. find out what the holdup is. >> hi, we're eric and diana stationed in germany. >> we want to say i had to all of our friends and family in the area. >> and we love you guys, merry christmas, so you all soon. beat navy.  >> reports that a secret grand jury is meeting in old up to alexandrea on the charges against the founder of wikileaks. julian assange turned himself in. american anger and frustrations are boiling over about his release of tens of thousands of secret military documents on his website, wikileaks. he is a step closer to getting out of jail. as fox's greg explains, it will happen under special conditions. >> reporter: swedish prosecutors will challenge the judge's decision to grant bail to julian assan

easley is also a suspect in the murder of the girl's mother. the 12-year-old girl is back with relatives. >>> racoons on a rampage in alameda. a woman and two dogs are among those injured. in more than half a dozen attacks since june. the mercury news is reporting that the latest attack happened at a home on liberty avenue near high street. police say up to four racoons got into a home through the doggy door then lashed out at a lab and chihuahua that lived there. people in the neighborhood say they have seen a steady increase in racoons over the past four or five years. >> we get them in the backyards. almost every night. sometimes we will see them on the driveway, our front yard. and they are getting braver and braver all the time. >> a woman said she was bit on the leg as she walked her dog. >>> feds released their report in the san bruno explosion and at least one part of it does not match pg&e's records. the national transportation safety board investigators found a patchwork of seams on the pipe that exploded. the utility has long claimed

easley is now charged with felony abduction, attempted credit card fraud and credit card larceny, but detectives say with britney is safe, they will now turning their attention to the murder investigation of her mother, tina smith, for whom services were held over the weekend. police are giving no details about their investigation or attempts to extradite easley to virginia or arrangements for where britney will live once she comes home to the east coast but her father and her relatives say they are le -- reef lead she's live and healthy after fearing the worst for a week, jon. jon: patti an brown at the breaking news desk, thank you. jenna: police now say hum cried bomber who blew himself up in stockholm was carrying explosives. the swedish citizen intended to hit a crowded area like a train station or maybe even a department store, about one of the bombs went off by mistake before he actually reached his target. that's what they say now. well, last night british police searched a louse in luden, outside of london where the bomber lives, but no hazardous materials were found at the p

and brittany's mother who was easley's girlfriend was found dead in what police considered a homicide at the southwestern virginia home. and easley is under arrest in san francisco on kidnapping charges, awaiting extradition proceedings. brittany is safe and being cared for by child protective services. and the family's dark days, members called the news a ray of sunshine. >> now woe have a christmas, where she will be able to tell her mother goodbye. she will be able to tell her mother rest in peace. >> reporter: there were 700 tips that were being waded through that came in when they learned the two were tapped up in san francisco. >> i know in my heart it is due to the information you put out and the national news media. >> reporter: roanoke police say the man and girl came to california a week ago friday and they don't know the name of the shopper who notified police, but they are calling her a hero. >> she sure is. an angel. >> and she had the wherewithal to recognize that picture from television and make the connection. >> and how many people would make that connection from virg

the mother was easley's girlfriend. this afternoon the pair turned up at the safeway show in san francisco. the witness recognized them from news reports. >> i just know that the person who contacted police had observed a television show on cnn saying these people were the ones on that show that aired today. >> we will be able to help my mother. >> reporter: police say they found the suspect and the victim in the store's parking lot near the shopping cart. >> my understanding is they had backpacks. >> eastley had been booked in county jail on kidnapping charges. >> we will have detectives responding to san francisco as soon as we can get a flight out or any other close buy city. we are anxious to get there. >> reporter: the girl is now being carried for by child protective services. >> i understand that she is well and not harmed. there are no visible signs of injury. . >> reporter: virginia authorities could not believe it when they got the call from san francisco police late today. >> it is a party atmosphere, believe

easley is the prime suspect in the murder of brittany's mother. investigators aren't saying how she died. >>> a national push to curb a deadly trend, what's being done now to keep drunk drivers off the roads for the holiday season. >>> plus the smithsonian may lose hundreds of thousands of dollars all because of a controversial video. think you know this story? you probably don't know it all just yet. >> you know it's cold and really windy. we also have a little bit of snow out there, too and it's sticking. we'll talk about that, how it may affect your morning commute coming up in the full forecast. >> might be a tough drive for us home. >>> but first a quick check of the rundown, the news edge at 11:00 coming right back. >> this is fox 5 news edge at 11:00. o >>> what if you weren't allowed to refuse a a breathalyzer test? the u.s. transportation department wants to expand a program already in place in some states. it basically says if you're stopped on suspicion of drunk driving and you refuse the breath test, a judge can

easley has been named a suspect in the murder. >> easley is awaiting extradition in virginia to face kidnapping charges. >>> back in court, a british judge agrees to release the founder of wikileaks on bail. but julian assange is not a free man yet. >> reporter: julian assawmpleg -- assange rode to a prison. but prosecutors are appealing his bail. so assainch. >> assange will wait in jail. >> they want to put him through more hurdles. they clearly will not spare any expense but to keep mr. assange in jail. >> reporter: he's fighting extradition to sweden, where he's wanted on sexual assault charges, charges he denies. his mother, christine, traveled from their home country of australia, to visit her son in jail. >> as a mother, i'm asking the world to stand up to my brave son. >> reporter: supporters of julian assange accuse u.s. authorities of putting political pressure on sweden. they say his extradition could make it easier for the u.s. to take legal action against them. >> because they're desperate to silence wikileaks and the embarrassing recommendations that they made. they are