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 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

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 also suspected of killing the girl's mother. the 12-year-old is back with relatives. >>> a cease-fire in the toll wars. at least for now. san francisco today backed down from a plan to charge drivers to come into the city and to leave it. but commuters are not completely in the clear. mike sugerman in san francisco. supervisors considering some other ways of squeezing money from the out of towners. mike. >> reporter: well, allen, for whom the vote tolls. it tolls for thee, san mateo county. you are off the hook with your southernmost border in san francisco trying to get into the city. but not everybody is. >>> reporter: bay area traffic border wars chill bartender chuck davis to the bone. >> if you add it up that's $1,500 a year. that's my christmas. >> reporter: crossing the county line twice his home is in san mateo, job in san francisco, could have cost him six bucks a day. he and many others were fired up to fight. >> i love san francisco. but that's a high price to pay. >> reporter: san mateo assembly member jerry hill was

easley is also expect -- easley is also suspected of killing girl -- kidnapping the girl. the father spoke publicly last night after he was able to talk to the girl. >> tear was a lot of background noise. i thought it was my daughter. i was thinking, it's too good to be true. i can't believe it. >> benjamin smith said he asked his daughter what the dogs' names were so he could make sure it was really her. >>> a man suspected of molesting an 8-year-old girl at a walmart store is in court to face c harges. police say he inappropriate i -- he inappropriately touched the girl on friday night. the girl was shopping on friday night but wandered away. her parents yelled for help. two men grabbed the suspect and held him for police. >>> well, this is a very critical day in the city of oakland's campaign to save the a s. a city committee will decide whether to spend $250,000 for a study on a new ballpark. the as owner wants to move the team from oakland to san jose. however,up a -- however, such a move requires approval by major league baseball and the giants are claiming santa cla

. >>> turns out the weather is having an impact on jeffly easley. he's -- jeffrey easley. oozily faces charges of abducting -- easley faces charges of abducting 12-year- old brittany smith. because of the storm moving over the region, his arraignment scheduled for today was postponed to tomorrow afternoon. brittany disappeared shortly after the mother was found dead. it is unclear if brittany left her home willingly. >> the death of brittany's mother is being investigated as a homicide. >>> to the latest on the school board shooting in panama. we're learning more about the gunman who shot him as he fired point blank. mark strausman has more for wjz from panama city. >> can we talk for a minute? >> clay dukes startled everyone else. but he planned this. he circle the the date. and once he held members of the bay district school board hostage, he ignored their pleas. >> i've got a lot with my wife and family. i don't need to die. >> reporter: ginger littleton, the only woman on the board, snuck back inside, and tried to disarm duke with her purse. >> reporter: duke let her l

detectives met with 12-year-old brittany smith and 32-year-old jeffrey scott easley for the first time yesterday. they were last seen on a surveillance camera in virginia as they bought camping supplies. then a week later, last friday a woman shopper at a san francisco safeway recognized the man and girl from pictures on tv and called police. >> she's being questioned by the police and i noticed a huge amount of luggage and just carry items, like bags and that's when he looked like -- it looked like it was a lot more for one person to carry. >> the two had apparently been living in a makeshift encampment. police found the tent bought in virginia and at sfo, they also found the car missing from the home of a virginia motor victim who was brittany's mother and easley's girlfriend. >>> in vacaville, a 14-year-old boy is facing charges of sexually assaulting his 13-year-old neighbor and then stabbing the girl and her 18-month-old brother. the girl was able to escape, though, and run for help. police say the suspect knew the family, but the motive is unclear. the girl and her brother are ex

police say easley is a suspect in her murder. brittany and easley were spotted on surveillance video, shopping for a tent, at a walmart on the day they went missing. a week later, across the country, teresa saw the pair begging for spare change outside of a safeway in san francisco. she said she recognized brittany after seeing her photograph on headline news' "nancy grace." >> i thought it couldn't be her. but the big brown eyes did it. >> reporter: shanley rushed in the score and asked the clerk to call police. they arrested easley and say brittany appeared unharmed. >> i'm happy she'll be home. >> reporter: brittany's father credits this changer with saving his daughter's life. >> a simple thank you and god bless you. >> reporter: easley is said to be undergoing psychiatric evaluation here in san francisco. in jail. if he waives extradition, he could be back in virginia as early as this week. robin? >>> now, the other top stories this morning. and over to juju at the newsdesk. good morning, juju. >> good morning again, robin a

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easleys remaining custody expert pending extradition proceedings. for these detectives finding britain is just one element of this case be installed. >> has to know everyone school for the past week has been finding 12 year-old renee smith, and reuniting her with her family. now that she has been found will be heading back to home soon, the focus now has shifted into the murder investigation of her mother. it is very important that we give justice to this family. in san francisco kron4 news. >> the niners and traders may have losing records, but coming up we will show you what they are both in the hunt for a playoff spot. >> snow is on the way for the sierra and lots of rain for the bay area. i will lead to what's come to know what's coming up the operators are guaranteed pay raises. a similar deal could and should the workers for $3,000 bonuses this year. muni would like to temporarily halt the bonuses that would go out at the end of the year, unisys it would save the company $3.5 million. however union officials told the chronicle the muni has a l

jeffrey easley is still on loose. >> she got shot four times, in the face. >> police are looking for the 24-year-old williams. he was on probation when he allegedly shot his girlfriend what she held their 01-year-old baby girl. >> this man might to do anything. he might kill her mother. >> be argument was over money. >> he shot me. i want to get myself better. >> not one police officer has contacted the family since the shooting. she says she wants extra security, and her daughters hospital room. she said of the family has been receiving messages. >> messages threatening harm. >> i just want for the police to be active. >> the mother has not reached out to contact them. >> they say they don't have the manpower to provide that type of security. we were not able to get comment from hospital staff on wednesday night. >>> former mayor marion barry was a crime victim of a weekend. someone stole jaques 2002 silver jaguar early saturday in southeast d.c. he reportedly left the keys in the mission at the time the car was stolen, but it was not running. no arrests have been made. >>> a tv met

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easley is expected of killing the girl's mother that was found dead at her home in virginia more than a week ago. the 12-year-old girl returned to virginia yesterday. >>> today the national transportation safety board will issue its latest report on the pipeline disaster in san bruno. ktvu channel 2 reporter kraig debro joins us now from san bruno with more on the story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we're out here live in san bruno. it's a little rainy out here. it's the ground zero of the september explosion. if you look around the this neighborhood you will see the evidence of what happened here on september 9th all over the place. last half hour we saw the melted siding. now we are showing you the house that is boarded up here. it's not clear if the ntsb will place the blame with anyone for that september 9th explosion that killed eight and destroyed 37 homes. more than two months removed from the explosion people are still living with the aftermath. the repture at earl avenue and glen view drive released 47.6 million standard cubic feet of natural gas. that is half the

jerey easley is charged with kidnapping and credit card fraud in the disappearance of brittany smith. authorities issued an amber alert for the 12-year-old last week after her mother was murdered in their home. an alert woman spotted brittany in a california grocery store and called police. >> him for a second but mainly her. and the hair on my arms stood up and we never took our eyes off each other. formally she'd look away or i would look away. i just couldn't. it may be the girl from virginia, the situation doesn't look right. >> her instincts were correct. police moved in quickly. easley will likely be returned to virginia in the next 48 hours. >>> dunbar high school once had beautiful building, and it was known for its academic excellence. the recent decades have not been kind. that's about to change. tom sherwood reports. >> this was the classic dunbar high school built in the early 1900s. the city's first black high hool and a beacon of academic excellence for decades. names after paul lawrence dunbar. >> mayor elect vincent gray was a proud graduate from the old school in 59,

so far, police have only charged jeff easley with abduction and credit card fraud. he and tina smith met online. he moouftd in with the mother and daughter in october. family and friends say he and the 12-year-old were too close for comfort. authorities say even if she left with him some what willingly, she's 12, she's a victim, and her mother was killed. for "good morning america," steve osunsami, abc news. >>> one of the two sons of convicted felon bernie may doff was found dead in new york. it was an apparent suicide. mark was not charged in the multimillion dollar ponzi scheme. bernard may doff is serving a prison sentence now. >>> finally, a reindeer escaped from a christmas tree farm in california. a local cowboy, figure that one out, was able to rope the reindeer to a power pole. the animal was not harmed. neither was the cowboy. >> that sounds like a texas christmas fable. the cowboy and the reindeer. >> there happened to be a cowboy hanging around? >> yes. that's odd to you, dan? it's california, not newton, massachusetts. >> what's also odd is the unusual

the 32-year-old jeffrey easley was in court to face charges of child abduction, credit card theft and fraud. the 12-year-old britney smith was with him. he's a suspect in the murder of the girl's mother, tina smith. >>> a united air lines flight on the way to chicago wednesday night had to return just after take off ai. bird struck an enbegin, badly damaging it. passengers were put on another jet arriving in chicago just 90 minutes late. >> moving on to national news now. the president says the tax deal he's signed into law today will make a real difference in the lives of american people. and he signed a sweeping legislation flanked by members of each party except for nancy pell easeo. the ceremony came 10 days avenue struck a deal with republican leaders and only hours after the house finally approved it. >> there is a both houses of congress passed a package of tax relief protecting the middle class, will grow our economy andy jait to bes for the american people. >> this does remain the controversial bush era tax rates and offers 13 months of extended unemployment benefits. >> exte

. >> reporter: he declined to talk about jeffrey scott easley, the man who is jailed in connection with brittany mae smith disappearance. he wants to focus on what is ahead. >> first of all a lot of prayers, we still need prayer. that's the first thing we need and then a lot of counseling. >> reporter: jonathan bloom, kron 4 news. >> new, yahoo is preparing to lay -- layoff up to 700 employees tomorrow. the cut back represents 5% of the company's work force and will mark its fourth mass layoff in three years. this round of reductionicize expected to be concentrated in the u.s. products group. yahoo's revenue growth pailed in comparison to other companies. >>> new tonight, the san jose city counsel imposed a hefty sales tax on medical marijuana and they drew a line to end the proliferation of any new pot clubs. the city counsel stopped short of a outright band. >> reporter: it was business as usual monday evening here at the pain management institute. the city's actions will keep his and others on the road to legitimacy. >> we don't think medical marijuana should be taxed at a broad spec

easley is also suspected of killing brittthy's mother. he is now on his way back to west virginia. >>> new data shows more teenagers are trying marijuana at a young age while alcohol use in teens is going down. a new report from the national institute on drug abuse says 16% of eighth graders have used illicit drugs this year. 21.4% of seniors said they smoked marijuana over the last ten days and just over 6% might have school seniors say they smoke pot early. doctors are worried with this kind of high use puts kids at particular risk long-term. however, the report did show bing drinking is on the decline in this age group. >>> tens of millions of americans have fillings in their teeth that contain a small amount of mercury. for decades there has ban debate over the fillings are safe and the fda is tackling this issue. >> reporter: he started breathing a whole lot better after having his fillings taken out. >> i had less symptoms. >> reporter: the fillings contain mercury and a year and a half ago the fillings were ruled safe. now they are

her mother, tina smith was easley's girlfriend. she was found dead last week in the home. >> there is another round rain moving toward the bay area. mike nicco has a look at it. >> good morning to you. we'll start up in the north bay, show you some of the radar returns that is very scattered in nature. we're in a lull of this morning's rain that dropped quarter of an inch in mill valley. .15 in petaluma. rain we're going to get afternoon hours, things are pretty quiet. we do have more radar returns off shore for hatch moon bay, two-thirds of an inch. a tenth in dublin. we had a healthy rain during the morning hours, during the cold front, we'll get the most widespread and heaviest coverage of the rain, about a quarter to half an inch, meabl double that in the valleys. this is one of five chances in the next seven days for rain. >> we'll keep other umbrellas out. >> san francisco peninsula state assemble jerry hill is at a meeting, he wants to warn them he plans to introduce legislation blocking a plan to charge drivers entering fro

she was with 32-year-old jeffrey easley when she was spotted. he is suspected of killing her mother one week ago before he allegedly took brittany to california. easley is being held on several charge >>> a big snowstorm in the midwest today. snow showers swept through this morning in our area. ey stayed mostly south and west of the d.c. region. other parts of the country, people are still digging out after an early wintry blast. chris clackum has our report. >> reporter: the same in kentucky. ten inches on the ground near lexington. >> hopefully they've done a good job clearing the instate. >> we will see. >> reporter: the interstates weren't clear in tennessee. this was i-40 near nashville where nearly a foot fell sunday night. towns were left frozen in for the day. very little activity outdoors. even birmingham had a rare sight of snow falling monday morning. back in the midwest, city buses were running again in minneapolis. residents brace for the brutal cold. >> it is quite cold and the snow isn't fun to walk around in. >> reporter: e drama

easley is held without bail and brittany is back with her family in virginia. >>> the governor-elect is on the look out for a new home. jerry brown was spotted at lost works in downtown sacramento yesterday. he will keep his home in the in the oakland hills, but needs a home closer to work. the plumbing and electricity in the governor's mansion is outdated. he has not chosen a new home and needs input from his wife. >>> you can protect yourself against the flu with free vaccinations. the medical center will hold a vaccination clinic in san pablo at 10:00 this morning. they are free although they would like a $10 if you can. nobody will be turned away and if you want a vaccination, go to the out patient center. >> the new year will likely bring bigger paychecks to the lower paid workers. stat's minimum wage will increase to $9.92 starting january 1st, up 13 cents an hour, one of the highest in the country. this was passed by voters in 2003 that calls for annual rate adjustments based on the previous year's consumer price index. >> action in congress could add thousands to the family's

miss had said the -- police had said the mother met easley on the internet and had recently moved in with the mother and daughter. >>> the news is bert this morning about -- the news is better this morning about a missing 15-year-old girl. jean marie berlinghoff went missing. 34-year-old charles berlinghoff was arrested two other men have been detained. >>> time now 6:05 redwood police are investigating an assault on one of their police officers that happened after a traffic stop. the officers stopped the car at 2:00 sunday morning at walnut boulevard for running a red light. both the driver and passenger ran away. the police officer caught up to the driver in an alley. there was a confrontation according to officials. the officer was later found on the ground with a head injury. he was later sent to the hospital and rearrested. >>> mayor gavin newsom is taking on crimes at san francisco parks. kraig debro joins us to tell us what will is suggesting and what it could mean for park officials. >> reporter: the mayor will be introducing his own legislation tomorrow. but today the issue

jeffrey easley was the mother's live in boyfriend. he is expected back in court in february for a preliminary hearing. >>> san jose police today released surveillance photos of a man accused of robbing a bank at gunpoint. he showed a handgun to a teller and demanded money. investigators say the man was given an undisclosed amount of cash and ran away. the man is described as between 45 and 50 years old. about 5 feet 5" tall and weighing 550 pounds. >>> a former bart police officer who was fired following the deadly shooting of oscar grant on new years day is getting her old job back. john sasaki joins us now, he's in oakland with the details and reaction. >> reporter: this is the fruitvale bart station where oscar grant was killed not quite two years ago. it's also where one of the primary officers involved in that incident may once again walk the beat after getting her job back. officer deminici was not accused it have abusing anyone. but she was fired for lying about the circumstances that led to the circumstances that led to oscar

jeffrey easley will be sent back to roanoke to face charges. he was captured friday after a woman spotted him and the 12- year-old girl panhandling outside a san francisco safeway store. easley is also a suspect in the murder of the girl's mother. the 12-year-old is now back with relatives. >> just when you thought it couldn't get worse at the dmv it does. just how bad the delays have gotten and why a solution is not coming anytime soon. >> introduce san francisco's border wars. protests drive the decision. i'm mike sugerman. the story is coming up. >>> and the most successful disney star in history caught using a bong. why time may be running out for the legal substance she says she was smoking. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, only good common sense. why be stuck with one expensive car wen you can enjoy all the fun and freedom of two fin announcer: "to >>> it's a whole new way of life... now i'm free to go anywhere, do anything, see anybody anytime i want to. it's only good common sense. why be stuck with one expensive car when you can enjoy all the fun and

jeffrey scott easley waved extracation. he will be transferred in the next few days. on friday, a shopper spotted him and the girl outside the safeway on by ocean beach. he's also suspected of -- suspected of killing the girl's mother. the girl flew home yesterday to be reunited with her father. he was able to speak on the phone with her after she was found. >> i thought it was my daughter. i thought i recognized her v oice, but i was thinking, you know, it's too good to be true. i can't believe it. >> benjamin smith said he asked his daughter for the names of her dogs. so he could make sure it was really her. >>> a man suspected of -- of sexually assaulting a girl will be in court today. she was shopping with her family on friday night at the time but wandered away to look for her brothers in the toy section. the girl came back and toll her parents what happened. the parents yelled for help, and two men grabbed limb and held him until police arrived. >>> the mother of the son accused of the killings in vacaville is speaking out. she did not want to show us her face o

that man, 32-year-old jeffrey easley is the prime suspect in her mother's death. the girl's mother was found dead in her virginia home last monday being but so far police will not say how she died. >> 6:47 and we found the southbound side. an accident has moved to the shoulder and in lanes long enough to cause the back up. a typical slow down and the live shot. a camera shows you as you approach the express lane, a little further south for the accident to be affecting the traffic flow. when you get out towards fremont, another accident around the parkway. i second issue that will slow you through fremont into the south bay. the south bay itself is holding up already. we will keep you in the east bay where we have an incident, a stall cleared from lanes mostly off to the shoulder and stay to the left if you can. it might be sticking out a little bit into the slow lane. the storm we saw after it occurred cleared up quickly about five minutes for the slow down to clear up. 580 with a nice drive and at the top of your screen, the slowing around the curve. the travel t

jeffrey scott easley faces an extradition hearing tomorrow and is a suspect in killing the girl's mother. >>> for the second time in two months a worker at napa state hospital has been attacked by a patient they are not paid as jim vargas reports there is evidence that these are not isolated incidents. >> reporter: the los angeles times has documented the 400% increase on attacks since two dozen nine and this man says he has worked here for 31 years. >> this hospital at this moment is out of control. >> reporter: the suspect in this weekend will beating comes just weeks after the suspect was involved in another violent incident. a significant number of patients year are sent to prison and refused treatment and medication. >> if any of these patients are not willing to do treatment, get treatment, or follow our treatment protocol with medication, therapy, and we cap we should send them back to jail -- and rehab, we should send them back to jail. >> reporter: in a statement released to the news media, the department says that sunday's attack cost the hospital to add additional measures on

jeffrey easley will soon be heading back to virginia, where he faces charges of abduction and credit card fraud. police arrested easley with the missing 12-year-old girl friday outside a san francisco supermarket. investigators in virginia say he is also a suspect in the killing of the girl's mother, who was his girlfriend. >>> still ahead tonight, the words you may want to drop from your resume. if you're hunting for a job. >>> i'm scott budman. google-backed startup wants to take cars off the road. we'll show y e th a er the break. >>> i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. temperatures in the 50s right now. rain continues on the radar. as we head throughout the night, we'll be tracking showers throughout the south bay. and yes, there'sor me to come. we'll tell you about a m very w weekend coming our way in my seven-day forecast. people! look at you! texting...blogging... all this technology, but you're still banking like pilgrims! it's time for new school banking, bubbie. interest plus savings at capitalone.com. why earn bupkis, when your savings can earn three times the national a

suspect found at ocean beach in san francisco will be facing a judge today. 32-year-old jeffrey scott easley is now under psychiatric observation at the county jail. he is accused of kidnapping 12- year-old brittany smith in southwestern virginia the two were spotted outside a san francisco grocery store last week. smith has been reunited with her family. >>> man accused of molesting a young girl in a san leandro wal- mart will be in court this afternoon. police arrested carlyle villazon friday night. he is suspected of sexually assaulting an 8-year-old girl when she wandered away from her mother. the girl ran back to the girl crying and told her what happened. the mom yelled out, that guy touched my daughter and an 18- year-old tackled him. then another man helped hold villazon until police arrived. >> i was like man, i ain't about to let this guy get up. i couldn't let that go. that's it. >> i saw the tear in the little girl's face and it was a serious thing. i just had to stand and take charge. >> you might remember less than two weeks ago union city police arrested a registered sex offen

. >> police flew 32-year-old jeffrey easley back to roanoke, virginia. accused of taking britney smith from virginia to california where police found them in san francisco last friday. easley's jailed without bond and he's also a suspect in the murder of the young girl's mother. >>> so, mcdonald's is being sued by a california mother and center for science in the public interest. their lawsuit claims the fast food giant is violating several consumer protection laws by marketing its happy meals directly to young children. they want to force mcdonald's to stop advertising toys. >> repeal of the don't ask don't tell policy goes to the senate. supporters say they have enough votes for passage in the senate. they may not have time to bring it to a vote before the holiday recess. >>> he spent decades promoting his sport and the only team he ever played for. >> at 5:18, we remember the life of hall of fame pitcher bob feller. >>> local sports, the caps try to stop their losing streak. highlights at 5:23. at 5:33, a look at the preparations underway for today's

lease easley was arraigned on abduction charges. he could also face charges related to the death of brittany's mother who was found dead the same day she disappeared. >>> san francisco's controversial sit and lie law went into effect today but officers are waiting to enforce it. police leaders first want to develop a training program to make sure that officers understand the law and enforce it fairly. the sit lie law is aimed at rowdy street use in the hate ash bury. the law makes it illegal to sit and lie on public sidewalks between 7:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. critics say it's an unfair attack on the homeless. >>> whether u a millionaire or getting by on minimum wage, your income tax rate will not go up next year. president obama today signed the tax bill passed last night by the house. it locks in current bush-era income tax rates for two more years, establishes a payroll tax cut for a year, gives the very rich a big estate tax break and the unemployed a year more of benefits. but in congress democrats are angry and republicans are r

jeffrey easley was found with the 12-year-old girl at a safeway store last friday. he appeared in in a san francisco court and waived the fight for extradiction. >>> 29-year-old carlyle villazon faces charges of lewd acts on a child, aggravated sexual assault. he will appear before a judge tomorrow. >>> and the military says the soldiers were killed when a mini bus packed with explosives blew up at the entrance of the nato afghan base in kandahar province. >> it hits you right upside the head, and you know such a tragedy is just, just unbelievable. >> simonetta and the other soldiers were all part of the 101st airborne division. >>> we have new information involving the investigation into the deadly san bruno pipeline explosion. a preliminary report released today from the national transportation safety board is raising new concerns about pg & e and the way it inspects it's natural gas lines. ken pritchett is in san bruno now with the details, ken. >> reporter: with this fence blind behind me, you can see the blast zone. it appears that investigators have a better i

this changer with saving his daughter's life. >> a simple thank you and god bless you. >> reporter: easley is said to be undergoing psychiatric evaluation here in san francisco. if he waives extradition, he could be back in virginia as early as this week. >>> now, the other top stories this morning. and over to juju at the newsdesk. >> good morning, robin and george. good morning, everyone. the weather continues to be the big story this morning. 40% of the country is covered with snow. more than half the nation is shivering, thanks to colder than usual temperatures. at least 15 deaths are blamed on the wild weather. there's no relief down south, either. record cold is destroying crops which could cause shortages in the coming weeks. one florida farmer we talked to said he lost 100% of his crops. sam will have more on today's conditions in a moment. >>> this morning, he's being called a true american patriot. veteran u.s. diplomat richard holbrooke has died following heart surgery. his final words were to his surgeon of pakistani descent. he said, you have to stop this war in afghanistan. r

jeffrey easley will soon be heading back to virginia where he faces charges of abduction and credit card fraud. the girl was found outside a san francisco supermarket. investigators in virginia say he's also a suspect in the killing of the girl's mother, who was his girlfriend. >>> san francisco supervisors have decided to move ahead with the potential congestion pricing plan. but they did stake out some detours. the bottom line, some commuters could see tolls in high traffic areas. nbc bay area's tracy grant is on the story. last night this threatened to become a border war with san mateo, tracy. >> reporter: you're absolutely right, tom. san mateo elected officials not only threatened to come up with state legislation to keep san francisco from opposing these tolls, but they also threatened to start a toll war by setting up their own tolls for san francisco commuters traveling south. in the end, these threats appeared to have worked. because now the controversial southern gateway is no longer on the table. >> there's a misperception that somehow this is putting a moat around san franci

authorities discovered the body of tina smith, brid any's mother on monday, and easley was not only being sought in connection with the mother's homicide, but also the possible abduction of the girl. now san francisco police department says that right now brittany mae smith is in child protective services, and jeffesely is right here at the san francisco county jail. they will be asking him a lot more questions to try to piece together exactly what happened. live in san francisco, traci grant, nbc bay area news. >> i'm sure we'll be hear mortgage about this. thank you, traci. >>> a man killed after crashing his car off interstate 80 in berkeley today earlier during a police pursuit. it started after the man injured an oakland police officer. the officer says he stopped last night for a stranded motorist, but says that the man was acting suspicious. the man then drove off, knocking the officer to the ground. the officer wasn't badly hurt, and about 5:00 a.m., a chase began, which ended with a white honda civic speeding down a freeway embankment, crashing into a tree. the man in the driver

jeffrey easley this guy the man accused of abducting her is due in court for extradition hearing tomorrow morning. he is also the suspect in britney's mother's murder. >> and police say that a man accused of sexually assaulting an 8-year-old girl at san leandro wal-mart store will be arraigned tomorrow. 29-year-old carlisle is facing charges including aggravated assault and committing allude act on a child. authorities say it happened friday night in the stores toy department. the girl later pointed the man out to her mother who screamed. tack off running but 2 shoppers held him until police arrived. >> yahoo expected to lay off between 600 to receive00 workers starting tomorrow. that's about 5 percent of the company work force. second round of lay off under ceo carol bart hired to turn the company around. so far that hasn't happened. and san francisco business times is reporting that wells fargo is closing its whole sale more than center in concord eliminating 137 jobs. wells fargo will do its best to find those workers other positions somewhere within the company. >> board of regent app

. >> easley is as we mentioned a prime suspect in the death of brittany's mother. the two were romantically involved. smith was found dead in her virginia home last monday. police will not say at this point how she died. police also won't say when brittany will be headed back to virginia to be reunited with her dad and her grandparents. as for the san francisco connection, it was a good samaritan who recognized the pair at the safeway on friday after seeing a story about the two on national television. police have not released that woman's identity. >>> and another missing teenager was found safe in san francisco this weekend as well. 15-year-old jean burlinghoff was found in the mission district where the girl's cousin just happened to be shopping at the same time. she is in shasta county and is back home with her family tonight. she had been missing more than a month. officers say the girl's cousin spotted the girl with her uncle and another man walking past the sports basement store yesterday afternoon. tonight that uncle, charles burlinghoff is behind bars, acc

investigators met with brittany smith and 32-year-old jeffrey scott easley for the first time yesterday. they were last seen on a surveillance camera in virginia. then, a week later, last friday, a shopper at a safeway near ocean beach recognized the two from television, and called police. the two had been living in a makeshift encampment. >>> the abducted shasta girl found over the weekend in san francisco has reportedly been reunited with her family. after a month missing, 15-year- old jean marie burlinghoff was spotted by her cousin just by chance in the mission district. the girl was with her uncle charles, who is under arrest. >>> it could become a very expensive case of two can play that game, between san francisco and cities on the peninsula. mark sayer on san francisco's idea of charging drivers electronically to get in and out and the latest round of one upmanship. >> reporter: thousands of cars cross the border between san francisco and san mateo county every day. under san francisco's proposed plan, drivers would pay $3 in each direction, up to a maximum of $6 per day, but sa

. >> reporter: the 32-year-old jeff ti easley and 12-year-old britney smith were first brought here to the richmond station and have since been moved, probably to the hall of

virginia kidnapping suspect found at ocean beach will be facing a judge. 32-year-old jeffrey scott easley is now under psychiatric observation at the san francisco county jail. he is accused of kidnapping 12- year-old brittany smith in southwestern virginia. the two were spotted outside a san francisco grocery store last week. smith has since been reunited with her family. >>> time now is 4:34. the man accused of sexually assaulting a young girl in a san leandro walmart will be in court this afternoon. police arrested carlyle viazon friday night, suspected of molesting an 8-year-old girl when she ran away from her mother. and the girl ran back to her mom and said what happened and the mom yelled out that man touched my daughter. and a good samaritan tackled him and another man helped hold him until police arrived. >> i was like man, i ain't about to let this dude get out of the store. i couldn't let that go. that's it. >> and it is a serious thing. and i just had to stand forward and take charge. >> and less than two weeks ago, union city police arrested a registered sex offender they say

are rainrey easley's man has been postponed until tomorrow. they arrested him last friday outside a san francisco supermarket. 12 year-old britney smith was with him at the time. an amber alert had been issued. >>> they are a hot item this christmas, but how do you know which e-reader is best? >> some oscar contenders are rides for the weekend. best bets coming up. >>> new developments in the dc 9 death movies this eof new weekend. >> arch campbell joins us. >> we have a little something for everybody between out now oand the end of the year. a romantic comedy with local interests. let's take a look at "the king's speech," "the fighter" and "how do you know?" reese whitherspoon moves in with her boyfriend and becomes increasingly attracted to paul rudd. it feels slow. don't blink or you'll miss the d.c. scenes. 2.5 stars. mark wallboard plays a fighter. his family unconsciously hold them back, with his girlfriend, amy adams helping him and his addict brother. "the fighter", an oscar contender. >> listen to me! i have a voice! >> colin firth pl

. >>> 32-year-old jeffrey easley waived extra extradition today. >>> it's a process of elimination as investigators try to pinpoint the cause of the deadly san bruno pipeline explosion. the latest findings were revealed today in the new report of the transportation safety board. as ken pritchett explains today, that report raises questions. >> what caused that pg & e pipeline to explode? jackie spears says the ntsb update rules down the cause. >> we now move on to looking for yet another cause. >> reporter: the damage section of the pipeline was taken to an ntsb lab for analysis. what investigators did find was that the pipeline was not seamless but had been welded together with many seams. >> it troubles me, greatly and i think that that is one of the issues that we have to address swiftly. >> as part of this investigation we have been conducting an exhaustive check of our records to ensure their accuracy. we're providing all of this information to the ntsb. >> reporter: ntsb offered no information about the incorrect condition of the pipe but have not -- paul palavos mother lives wi

jeffrey easley is suspected of killing the girl's mother who's body was found more than a week ago at her home in virginia. >>> a father wants to know why his teenage daughter was home alone with her baby brother in vacaville when both were viciously stabbed. a 14-year-old boy is now in custody for that attack, tonight his mother is saying he was framed. ktvu's janine de la vega reports. >> reporter: the 13-year-old girl is recovering from more than 30 stab wounds. >> when she talks about it sometimes she will start crying, but i've been telling her, i've been telling her to you know, we don't have to talk about nothing. just try to be calm. >> reporter: police say early yesterday morning, a 14-year- old boy somehow got into her house, attacked and sexually assaulted her and then stabbed the girl's 18 -month-old brother. >> she is so courageous. she waited until this guy fell asleep. she didn't move or nothing. once she noticed the guy was really asleep, she grabbed a phone and called police. she could have ran out but she grabbed her brother. >> reporter: police say they found him as

. >> easley has not yet been charge wtd murder of tina smith, found dead in her home last week that. investigation has not yet been completed. >> some local business news. yahoo confirming it sent outlayoff notices to 600 employees representing 4% of the work force. the fourth round in three years. most of the cuts made in yahoo's u.s. products group. and shaky leadership. >> they've never been able to recover and brought on board a ceo ranked as most highly paid, under performing ceo in this market. >> and there is a yahoo statement saying today's chaempks are part of our ongoing strategy to best position yahoo for revenue growth and support our stroot ji to deliver products to the marketplace. end of statement. >> now torkts investigation of the san bruno pipeline disaster. inspector as announced they found no evidence of corrosion into a 30 inch gas main. eight people died, 37 homes destroyed in the fire that followed. abc 7 is here now with details of that report. >> there is inspectors say pipes show nod damage, no corrosion inside or out. and no evidence of a explosion leak wha

jeffrey easley is suspected of killing the girl's mother who's body was found more than a week ago at her home in virginia. >>> a father wants to know why his teenage daughter was home alone with her baby brother in vacaville when both were viciously stabbed. a 14-year-old boy is now in custody for that attack, tonight his mother is saying he was framed. ktvu's janine de la vega reports. >> reporter: the 13-year-old girl is recovering from more than 30 stab wounds. >> when she talks about it sometimes she will start crying, but i've been telling her, i've been telling her to you know, we don't have to talk about nothing. just try to be calm. >> reporter: police say early yesterday morning, a 14-year- old boy somehow got into her house, attacked and sexually assaulted her and then stabbed the girl's 18 -month-old brother. >> she is so courageous. she waited until this guy fell asleep. she didn't move or nothing. once she noticed the guy was really asleep, she grabbed a phone and called police. she could have ran out but she grabbed her brother. >> reporter: police say they found him as

easley has three charges against him, and we will have discussed those numerous times, as five is a murder charge, i think that is something that we will have to discuss with the commonwealth attorney on. >> they are looking at extraditing easily back to virginia henry and i been pretty with her family. people have seen brittany was questioned by authorities. >> this is an employee at the wells fargo bay. located at the sid we stored up easily wet spot. he was on right when he saw about 12 year-old smith with several pieces of luggage. right outside the store she was being interrogated by police. >> she had a bunch of luggage in carry items with her. the filly to much for her to handle by herself, talking to her and asking her questions. one of them, started going through her stock and making sure asking her if there is anything that they should know about. she seemed very calm she was cooperating, >> what state did the girl looked like she was in what she does stress? >> it definitely looked like she had been troubling. she had a sweater on it looks like she had been drawn a lot. she had

. >>> 32-year-old jeffrey easley waived extra extradition today. >>> it's a process of elimination as investigators try to pinpoint the cause of the deadly san bruno pipeline explosion. the latest findings were revealed today in the new report of the transportation safety board. as ken pritchett explains today, that report raises questions. >> what caused that pg & e pipeline to explode? jackie spears says the ntsb update rules down the cause. >> we now move on to looking for yet another cause. >> reporter: the damage section of the pipeline was taken to an ntsb lab for analysis. what investigators did find was that the pipeline was not seamless but had been welded together with many seams. >> it troubles me, greatly and i think that that is one of the issues that we have to address swiftly. >> as part of this investigation we have been conducting an exhaustive check of our records to ensure their accuracy. we're providing all of this information to the ntsb. >> reporter: ntsb offered no information about the incorrect condition of the pipe but have not -- paul palavos mother lives wi

showing the missing 12-year-old brittany walking along side her dead mother's sleazy boyfriend jeffery easley. he killed the mom 41-year-old smith in her home sunday then he snatches the kid who i think was infatuated with this creep she went along. she goes along for the week long coast to coast ride that included some camping. after dumping the mother's stolen dodge neon at the san francisco airport the low life bruiser and tiny victim who don't watch news program didn't realize they had been the subject of countless reports were recognized friday outside of san francisco safe way store holding a cardboard sign asking for money. great legal panel to talk about this bizarre case. arthur idala, joey jackson and kimberly guilfoyle. what about my theory the kids was dragged along but kind of willingly went because she has a crush on the boyfriend? >> yeah, you have a theory of infatuation. to me i don't look at it that way. this is a crime that has been committed against a child he's a child molester he abducted her. >> possibly a rapist. >> perhaps in some way evidencesable to get her under hi