eugene melendres ramos was booked today. kron 4's kate thompson begins our coverage tonight. >> reporter: the two-year-old girl was out of sight for just moments. she was putting back ribbon when eugene melendres ramos, a convicted sex offender snatched her. >> a male suspect pinned the little girl to the floor in the store and removed her diaper, removed his pants and was stratling the girl, the grandmother could tell the suspect was sexually assaulting the girl. they chased eugene melendres ramos when he took off running. >> auntie and the grandmother and she was just -- just hysterical, holding the baby and saying please, please, help me, you know, and i said -- i couldn't do nothing but help. >> she chased after him, i chased after him. i caught him. he tried to square off with me. >> reporter: they tackled eugene melendres ramos till police arrested him. reporting in union city, kate thompson, kron 4 news. >> new at 11:00, this is not the first time eugene melendres ramos has been accused of molesting a child. kron 4's

from eugene ramos and we republic told he has long history of attempted rape and a crimes. eugene ramos was convicted of attacking a seven-year-old girl in hayward in 2003 and ordered to register as a sex offender. ramos was not under court supervision because he served that sentence for that crime. his mother reacted to the latest accusations. >> i'm very sorry. he did that not intentionally maybe something went wrong with his mind. he didn't know what he was doing and he did that. i'm very, very sorry. >> realtives say ramos struggled with mental depression and anxiety. they say he did not take his medication the day he went to the dollar store. our channel 2 website ktvu.com has a link to sex offender data base. look for the link under ktvu right now. >>> 5:35 later today johannes mehserle goes back in front of a judge today. he looks for bail while he's trying to appeal his sentencing. good morning christian. >> reporter: good morning. this is one of the places they are preparing for that court hearing. we're here at the fruitvale bart station. you might be able to sea

. >> reporter: police say 36-year- old eugene ramos sexually assaulted the little girl in the aisle. she jumped up and ran away. patrons inside the store heard the commotion. >> i ran after him. and i chased him about nine stores down. i finally had caught him by the shirt. >> reporter: sammy johnson helped hawkins pin down ramos until police arrived. >> i just talked to him and sat on him. and dialed 911. >> reporter: police arrested ramos for sexual assault, forcible rape and kidnapping. johnson and hawkins were recognized today in city council. >> i've never seen something to heinous, this is as bad as it gets. >> reporter: ramos confessed to assaulting the girl in the store. >> that little girl is destroyed for the rest of her life. not only that but her mother will have to explain to her what happened to her in the long run. that's just devastating. >> reporter: police know that there are other people who witnessed this crime and they want those people to come forward and to call them. coming up at 6:00, you will hear more from those good samaritans as to what made them chase th

we're now confirmed that eugene ramos suspect in this crime lives in union city. people we talked to none said they had anything but the vaguest idea that ramos had a prior conviction for a sex crime. >> i'm really scared. i'm like so nervous right now. i don't want to live in this place. >> some kind of investigator went around. when she tried to follow up she got nowhere with it. >> reporter: nobody spoke to you guys? >> no. >> reporter: that was back in 2007 neighbors say ramos and his family moved into the union city neighborhood. police arrested ramos yesterday near a dollar street store. later this morning he will be arraigned with kidnapping, rape, and false imprisonment charges. he completed husband probation and patrol and wasn't required to report his whereabouts and movements. >> there are others that are not on probation and patrol that occurred in this situation and that person wasn't on probation and patrol but they are still required to register as a sex offender within five days of their birthday annually. >> reporter: it happened yesterday at a do

police have rewarded two men who tackled that man eugene ramos as he tried to run away. >>> and the next step in replacing san francisco's transbay terminal is set for 10:00 this morning. that's when the live -- this is live look, that's when the wrecking ball is scheduled to start tearing down the old terminal to make room for one that is expected to open in 2017. >>> a warning this morning about the popular teeth straightening treatment inviscy line. the fda has sent a letter to the san jose company accusing of it not properly reporting side effects of. some people experienced allergic reactions leading to swollen limbs and mouth ulcers. the company's ceo says only a small percentage of its more than a miami customers have complained and it's working to resolve the issues. >>> it's long been taboo but now it is a growing trend. pregnant women drinking alcohol. a new report suggests that very light drinking during pregnancy may not be so bad. the study found babies born to light drinkers who had five ounces of wine or 12 ounces of beer a week had no additional risk. >> i would have a ha

. >> eugene ramos is here at the superior court building here in fremont for his arraignment. it was scheduled for this morning at 9:00. it has been pushed back until this afternoon. whenev occurs he will fails a slew of charges. he was here above normal security. he has a 2:00 arraignment and we have pictures where those in kurtdy are brought to court. 1:00 wednesday afternoon ram moles was in the dollar store in union city. a two-year-old girl and her grandmother were there. they got separated for less than a minute from the grandmother and when she found the little girl ram moles was sexually assaulting her there in an aisle. investigators are at a loss to explain such an act performed in such a way. >> not concerned about who's going to witness the event. this has us baffled. >> i have two kids, six years old and two. and it's scary for everyone. >> after this afternoon's arraignment, ramos will be returned to jail where he's held on $63,000 bail. ramos is in what they call administrative segregation meaning he's in a cell by himself. he can only leave it one hour a day. t

. >> eugene ramos is here at the superior court building here in fremont for his arraignment. it was scheduledor this morning at 9:00. it has been pushe back until this afternoon. whenev occurs he will fails a slew of charges. he was here above normal security. he has a 2:00 arraignment and we have pictures where those in kurtdy are brought to court. 1:00 wednesday aftnoon ram moles was in the dollar store in union city. a two-year-ol girl and her grandmother were there. they got separated for less th a minute from the grandmother and when she found the little girl ram moles was sexually assaulting her there in an aisle. investigators are at a loss to explain such an act performed in such a way. >> not concerned aut who's going to witness the event. this has us baffled. >> i have two kids, six years old and two. and it's scary for everyone. >> after this afternoon's arraignment, ramos will be returned to jail where he's held on $63,000 bail. ramos is in what they call administrative seegation meaning he's in a cell by himself. he can only leave it one hour a day. that's specia

union city police say eugene ramos raped the girl after she got separated from her grandmother for less than a minute on wednesday. officers credit two men with capturing the suspected predator moments after the attack. laura anthony explains. >> it happened in the aisle of a busy store near the christmas section. the two-year-old was assaulted by a registered sex offender, an act interrupted by the toddler's grandmother. >> i have to do something. >> heard a woman scream and saw a man running toward her at the dollar tree store in union city. >> i got to the -- i was fighting, we were going around because i thought i could take him. >> thomas couldn't hold on but when the suspect ran outside he was tackled by two men. >> i looked at the baby and the lady standing there asking me to help. so i just tackled the guy and sat on him. >> he gave up a stance so i gave up a stance also. i popped him in the cheek. he swatted back and missed. >> police say the 36-year-old ramos was convicted in the 2003 attempted rape of a seven-year-old hayward girl. now he's booked on charges of rape, kidnappi

his name is eugene ramos, a convicted sex offender. he is in jail in dublin, but expected here at the fremont hall of justice later for his first court appearance. we believe the district attorney will charge him with kidnapping, rape, sexual acts with a child and false imprisonment. the girl was shopping with her aunt and grandmother at the dollar store and left them briefly to return a christmas ribbon she had taken. less than 30 seconds later, the grandmother found ramos and sexually assaulting the toddler as he pinned her down on the floor. ramos tried to get out, but not far thanks to two good samaritans. hawkins slugged ramos in the mouth and sammy johnson who tackled him in the ground. moeth men you can see there sat on ramos until a bart officer arrested him. this is not his first run in with police. he was convicted of a sexual attack on a 7-year-old girl in hayward in '03, paroled in '06 and a discharge in '09. he went on the megan's law website and he is listed, but they only say he lives in union city. his exact address was

another man came, that man was identified later as eugene melendres ramos. it takes a second, you heard that phrase. this is problem lane example. the girl was out of sight for 20, 30 seconds or a minute at the most. when they rounded the corp.er to the aisle, that's when the grand mother and aunt found the little girl being raped by a 36 year-old man. police arrested eugene melendres ramos with the help of customers. he had a sex cyme from 2007. according to police he completed parole and he was not required to report whereabouts. the neighbors had only the vaguest idea they were living to a convicted sex offender. i'm not going to show you the house he lives in but we will talk to the neighbors. another thing i'm going to do is go to the house and see if i can talk to somebody inside the home. the neighbors i spoken to said they would have appreciated knowing more about eugene melendres ramos from the family members. kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> flames just damaged five boats in con tacosta county. investigators will be at the scene most of this d

his name is eugene ramos. he is in jail in dublin, but expected here at the fremont hall of justice for the first court appearance. we believe the da will charge him with kidnapping, rape, sexual acts with a child and false imprisonment. she was shopping with her aunt and grandmother at a dollar store this union city when she left to return a christmas ribbon she had taken. less than third seconds later, he was found assaulting the toddler pinned down on the floor. he bolted out and did not get far thanks to two good samaritans. one slugged him in the mouth and sammy johnson who tackled him to the ground. both men seen at a news conference sat on him until a bart officer who happened to be in the area arrested him. this is not his first run in with police. he was convicted of a sexual attack on a 7-year-old girl in hayward back in 2003. he was paroled in '06 and discharged with the system in '09. we checked the megan's law website and he is listed on the website assive living in union city, but his specific ad

nbc bay area's marla taez was in court today when eugene ramos made his first appearance. >> reporter: eugene ramos did not enter a plea during his arraignment today, but in less than ten minutes he learned he's not getting out of jail anytime soon. 36-year-old eugene ramos was stoic when he walked into court today. from his tagalog interpreter he learn he's facing three felony sexual assault charges with a prior strike. and his $350,000 bail is now set at no bail. >> he's obviously a danger to society. he grabbed a little girl and tore her diaper off and tried to rape her. >> reporter: the judge also granted a protection order, which means ramos cannot have any contact with the 2-year-old victim or her family. ramos is accused of sexually assaulting the 2-year-old girl inside this dollar store in union city on wednesday. in 2003 he was convicted of a sexual attack of a 7-year-old. and paroled after about three years. he is a registered sex offender on the megan's law website but with no address. ramos's mother, ida, spoke to us from behind her front door in union city. she told us he

we have new surveillance video of eugene ramos running from the dollar tree in union city. just after he leaves the camera view a couple of customers tackle him and hold him down until police arrive. ramos heard the charges against him in the first court appearance today. prosecutors asked the judge to deny ramos bail. that request was granted. judge agreeing with prosecutors that he's a danger to the community. more tonight from thomas. >> registered sex offender 36-year-old eugene ramos of union city stood without expression in fremont superior court. he's being held on 3 count one forcible lewd act on a child. prosecutor reads the rest. >> assault with intent to commit a sex crime and attempted intercourse or sodomy age of 10 and strike prior. >>reporter: the prior strike she mentions doubles the possible sentence stemming from a conviction for sexual assault dates back to 2003. then convicted of sexual assault of 7-year-old girl in hayward sentenced to 4 years but served only one year before being placed on parole. by september of last yearq he was out of jail and off p

.---- el acusado es eugene ramos, de 36 aÑos... quien ya tenia antecedentes de secuestro y violacion.---- la policia honÓ hoy a dos hombres que, cuando el sujeto fue descubierto , ayudaron a capturarlo. ---otra tragedia...---esta tarde un pequeÑo de apenas dos aÑos de edad fallecio despues de recibir un impacto de bala--- -----el incidente sucedio alrededor de la 1:30 de la tarde en la calle "lemontree court" de antioch------el pequeÑo se encontraba acompaÑado de su padres y familiares, pero se desconoce la forma como recibio el balazo------no se reportaron mas lesionados y la policia continua investigando los hechos--- ---en tanto, en san francisco ... la policia descubrio un laboratorio clandestino de metanfetaminas en el vecindario de laurel heights--- ----cinco personas fueron detenidas y de acuerdo con la policia serian las responsables de la produccion y distribucion dentro de la misma ciudad------los investigadores encontraron diferentes quimicos y productos, como thiner y medicina para la gripe, con la que se producen

eugene ramos entered the courtroom and stood stoically as his charges were being read. through a translator said he would not be fighting the charges. ramos is facing three charges, forcible lewd act with a child under 14, assault with intent to commit rape and attempted intercourse with a child under 10. ramos is a registered sex offender and already has a strike against him. in 2005, he was convicted of sexually assaulting a 7-year- old girl in hayward. the da's office says they are confident he will be convicted for this latest crime. >> we have a very strong case though. and there are really great people that helped out. >> what makes you say it's a strong case. >> i've reviewed the evidence. >> no comment, thank you. >> reporter: the public defender representing ramos declined to comment. neither ramos family or the victim's family showed up in court today. but we spoke to one mother who was in the same courtroom for another case. >> it was disturbing knowing that he was just on the other side of the wall. with my daughter -- it's just disturbing. >> reporter: the

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----eugene ramos de 36 aÑos no declaro su inocencia o culpabilidad en la audiencia.. ----ademas, su abogado defensor retiro su peticion de fianza ... pero no dio una explicacion.----ramos esta acusado del ataque en la "tienda de dolar" en union city la semana pasada.----la fiscalia dijo que a pesar de que el acusado fue declarado no apto para enfrentar juicio en un incidente de asalto sexual anterior, eso no afectaÁ este nuevo caso. ----su proxima audiencia esta fijada para el 18 de enero. --- y escuche esto: un vuelo que se dirigia de san jose a texas tuvo que hacer un aterrizaje en albuquerque (nuevo mexico) debido a un pasajero ... que quiso abrir la puerta en pleno vuelo !!!! !!!!---al parecer el hombre del cual no se ha dado a conocer su identidad trato de suicidarse obligando a que la tripulacion decidiera efectuar el aterrizaje imprevisto... --el hombre fue detenido. ----segun el fbi .... ninguno de los 139 pasajeros estuvo en . peligro. ---- saber es poder .... sin duda.---- pero segun las ultimas estadisticas al respecto, a pesar de todos los esfuerzos, mas

eugene melendres ramos kidnapping or rape sexual acts with the child and false imprisonment. he is a registered offender according to please he grabbed the girl and idolatry store in union city and assaultive are there. the girl's grandmother walked off on the assault to screamed and that's when the man fled he was chased down by two bystanders who held him there until police arrived. we are following the markets as well stock futures up this morning after a good showing yesterday is coming across the wires a laughable and as the unemployment rate has climbed from 9.6 up to 9.8. and the highest level since april some expected it to drop but most thought it would remain the same. with that on the rise we will see that what affects that has on the market. treasury department says it will receive or story has received $1.8 billion from selling stock in general motors that brings the total amount to 13.5 billion amazon is investing $175 million in social coupon service. it will use that money to grow its building business. much more straight ahead in fact here is a live shot from

eugene ramos" de 36 aÑos, tendra que comparecer ante un juez el proximo mes para declararse culpable o "no culpable" de los cargos en su contra.--hoy el abogado de ramos retiro su peticion de libertad bajo fianza para su cliente.--el acusado es un ofensor sexual registrado y enfrenta cargos por cometer un acto lascivo forzado contra una menor de edad.--el inculpado tambien enfrenta otros dos cargos, asalto con intencion de cometer un delito sexual e intento de sodoÍa con un menor de 10 aÑos. --las autoridades identificaron a la mujer que ayer fue atropellada mortalmente en "antioch" por un sujeto que despues se dio a la fuga.--se trata de "shelly baker" de 47 años quien murio en el estacionamiento de una tienda ubicada en el 1725 de "cavallo road".--el presunto responsable, se llama "lucio rivera avila" quien segun las autoridades parece haber discutido con la mujer antes del fatal atropello, que podria ser intencional.--hoy se sabe que en 1994 el sospechoso fue condenado por asalto con un arma letal. de hecho, los investigadores encontraron una pistola en su casa, algo prohibido

. >> eugene ramos entered court surrounded by his attorney and interpreter. angela -- senior says no -- because they believe ramos is very dangerous. >> and tried to rape her. >> ramos can face 21 years in prison if convicted on all counts with one strike against him and sexually assault on a child in hayward. >> it's double the sentence and have fun here. >> he's accused of snatching a 34-year-old girl at the dollar tree store. he removed her pants and assaulted her. he's facing three charges, hers include forcible lewd acts against a child and act of atelephoned sodomy against the child. he will be back in court on monday. >>> they spoke with her mother today. he lives in the home with his mother up until this incident. his mother says she will find a new place for him to live. her neighbors say they will make sure that happened. >> they better not bring him back here. the neighbors are not going to welcome him back, when he's not coming bark, period. he can go wherever he wants. he's not coming back into this house and into this neighborhood. >> we spoke w

. >>> we talked with the suspects mother today and he says eugene ramos failed to take prescribed medication yesterday. ramos is supposed to take medication regularly for depression and anxiety. sáe called him quote -- she called him quote a good son who is sad and depressed and she apologized to the 2-year-old and her family. >> i am very sorry. he did that not intentionally. maybe something went wrong through his mind. that he didn't know what he was doing and he did that. i only -- i'm very, very sorry. >> reporter: ramos served five years behind bars and in a mental association a mental institution for five years. >>> and a man is behind bars for the death of his 2-year-old son. police say the father loaded and placed the mother's gun in an unsecured drawer just this morning. just a few hours later, the 2- year-old and his 4-year-old brother were playing in the bedroom when a gunshot was heard. >> anyone who has a weapon in their house, a handgun they need to make sure that has a trigger lock on it, if it doesn't have a trigger lock, that needs to be in a safe away from kids. >> reporte

eugene ramos de 36 aÑos no declaro su inocencia o culpabilidad en la audiencia.. ademas, su abogado defensor retiro su peticion de fianza.. no dio una explicacion.ramos esta acusado del ataque en la tienda de dolar en union city la semana pasada.la fiscalia dijo que a pesar de que el acusado fue declarado no apto para enfrentar juicio en un incidente de asalto sexual anterior, eso no afectara este nuevo caso.su proximo audiencia esta fijada para el 18 de enero. ---- cambiemos de tema ... ---- le preguntaba en los promocionales de la maÑana si usted renta peliculas en las "cajas automaticas" de supermercados ... ...---bueno: los estudios de hollywood le estaban prohibiendo a los dueÑos de estos puestos ... poner a la renta "dvds" nuevos.----debian de esperar 28 dias, para que primero la pelicula se vendiera ... y recien despues podian alquilarla.----- ahora, una de las compaÑias ofrecera (en nuestra area) las peliculas nuevas en alquiler. --- pero hay un truco: ya no saldran 1 dolar ... sino, mas caras. --- en fin ... usted decide. ---- vamos rapidito a la prime

. >> 36-year-old eugene ramos has been down this road before back in 2003. he was convicted of sexually assaulting a seven-year-old girl. this time around it's a two-year-old girl. take a look where it happened. as you mentioned the dollar tree store. this is dakota road in union city it. it happened at 1:00 in the afternoon, broad daylight right in the middle of the store in an aisle. the grandmother of the girl tells police she became separated from her granddaughter for she says less than a minute and then found the girl with ramos on top of her, both of them with their pants down. the girl's pants and diaper were off. the grandmother screamed and ramos tried to get away but two men stopped him. >> i looked at the baby and the lady standing there asking me to help. so i just tackled the guy and sat on him. >> he gave up a stance so i gave up a stance also. swung at him. i popped him in the cheek. he swung back and missed. >> ramos has been booked on rape, kidnapping and lewd acts with a child. he's being held at santa rita jail. he's expected here at the

. >> reporter: yeah, we've learned that eugene ramos served one year for attacking the 7-year-old girl. he was only released from parole last year, whether yesterday authorities say he attacked another girl, this time raping a 2-year-old inside this store here behind me. at first demario didn't know what had just happened inside the dollar tree store in union city, but seeing two women with a 2-year-old dwirl screaming for help, he knew he needed to step in. >> she needed mhelp. you could tell she needs help. i ran after him. >> reporter: authorities say inside the store eugene ramos, a registered sex offender raped the toddler. the little girl had just walked away from her grandmother and aunt for less than 30 seconds to return a christmas ribbon in the aisle. >> he pinned the little girl for the floor in the shopping store. the grandmother could tell the suspect was sexually assaulting the little girl. >> that's what ramos ran out of the store and they believe he would have gotten away if the shoppers didn't chase the suspect. >> i seen demario hawkins there asking the guy to chill o

. >> police identified a man as a 26-year-old eugene ramos a registered sex offender detectives say raped a 2-year-old in the aisle of a crowded dollar tree. the girl was shopping with her aunt and grandmother. >> the child was out of her line of sight 30 seconds. >> investigators say the toddler had gone to return a ribbon in the christmas section. >> the grandmother came around the aisle and she could see an unknown male had the child pinned against the floor. the child's pants and diaper had been removed. male's pants and under wear were down. >> ramos has a prior conviction for an attempted rape of a 7-year-old hayward girl in 2003. >> i can't let nothing like that happen. >> april thomas says she doesn't know if ramos was armed only she had to do something. >> i wish i had stun himd or something. >> ramos is being being held in jail on $350,000 bail. he will be arraigned next week, we're told among charges rape, kidnap and lewd acts with a child. in union city abc 7 news. >> stu very much. >> antioch a mother and father face felony child endangerment charges after their child suffere

>> 36-year-old eugene ramos has been down this road before. back in 2003 he was convicted of sexually assaulting a seven-year-old girl in hayward and now the age of his new victim is two years of age. take a look where the incident happened on wednesday. the dollar tree store on dakota road in union city. what has police upset it happened at 1:00 in the afternoon, broad daylight right in the aisle of the store. the grandmother of the girl tells police she was separated from her granddaughter maybe a minute, maybe not even that long. she found ramos on top of the girl. his pants were down and her pants and diaper were off. the grandmother screamed, ramos ran but he didn't get far. >> i looked at the baby and the lady standing there asking me to help. so i just tackled the guy and sat on him. >> he gave up so i gave up a stance also. i popped him in the cheek. he swung back and missed. >> ramos has been booked on rape, kidnapping and lewd acts with a child. he's being held at saint rita jail. he is expected to be here at the hall of justice 9:00

>> eugene ramos was registered but not all are. it depends on what type of sex crimes you committed. and basically that is all but is required if your on the list or not. to take a look at what your risk is. and what crime you can commit if you do not show on the public website? that is coming up tonight at 6:00 p.m. 7 7 >> off a live look outside from our mount pam cam. you can see those clouds rolling in and some break in the cloud coverage. and a really pretty picture of there today and what we can expect on the stormtracker 4 radar. storms pushing through san jose, and in the last couple of hours. otherwise, pretty much dry to the bay area. will maintain that chance of showers. this is a prime condition for showers with these clouds. and i will let you know when we're going to a better weather on the week coming up in just a bit. >> ofof fatality, on a 800, this overturned vehicle suv on 880--north bound, just north of washington. it is blocking three left lanes only the one right lane open. with a 98 avenue packed up to san le

ramos is being held without bail. police say he attacked the toddler when she wandered away from her grandmother and aunt. he has yet to enter a plea. >>> the showdown over prop 8 takes center stage in san francisco today. a federal appeals court will hear two hours of arguments. mark sayre has more on what the judges will be considering. good morning to you, mark. >> reporter: good morning. just a few hours from now attorneys on both sides of this debate will meet here at the u.s. court of appeals. that's where a panel of three judges will hear arguments on the constitutionality proposition 8. it was 2 years ago that california voters approved that same-sex marriage ban. but earlier this year, a federal judge struck down the measure as unconstitutional saying it amounted to state sponsored discrimination. the appeals court will have to decide if that lower court ruling will be allowed to stand or should be overturned. >> twice now the people of california have voted to preserve and protect marriage as the union of a

that man is identified as eugene ramos. he's accused on that attack on that 2-year-old girl. he was in court today facing serious charges. >>> president obama made a surprise visit today to afghanistan. he arrived early this morning for a short six hour trip. the president spoke in front of 3,500 troops and thanked them for their service. >> thanks to your service we are making important progress. you are achieving your objectives, you will succeed in your mission. >> reporter: the president was also supposed to meet face to face with afghanistan president, that meeting was abruptly cancelled because of rough weather. instead the leaders held their meeting by phone. >>> at the san francisco zoo a female gorilla is recovering after a first of its kind surgery. health and science editor john fowler live now with a story you will see only on two. john-- >> reporter: well, they are trying to solve a bit of a medical mystery. the gorilla is now awake and alert after the surgery. technicians anecessitate his sister zura and took her to the zoo hospital. >> she's like my baby, sort

here's a look at 36-year-old eugene ramos in court today. during that hearing, his attorney withdrew his request for bail. he stands charged in the attack at a dollar store last week. the prosecutor says although the accused was declared incompetent for a short time in a previous case, that will not be a factor here. >> there's evidence in our case that indicates he was clear seeking and something in the law called specific intent. and wave proof he had specific intent to commit an a sexual assault in this case. >> several town hall forums will focus on california's budget crisis. even though he doesn't take office for three years, brown clearly wants people to understand the severity of the problem which grows daily. today we learned a $25 billion short fall could reach $28 billion. >> what we're looking at today is much worse than it's ever been before. >> one reason analysts say it is getting worst is that next year federal stimulus money will run out. also temporary increases in the sales and income tacks end this year, leaving a hole of

we just spoke to court officials moments ago and they said eugene ramos did not enter a plea. they said his attorney requested a bail reduction. so the hearing was postponed until wednesday. investigators say he sexually assaulted the girl at a dollar tree store while her aunt was in the next time -- aisle. >>> youth summit 2010 is an effort to empower teachers, parents and concerned family members to stop the alarming trend of bullying, both in person and online. ktvu's jade hernandez joins us with more from oakland. good afternoon, jade. >> reporter: good afternoon. it's not new but it is a growing trend, online bullying and g etting away from it isn't as easy as closing your laptop. so today, 100 students from across the bay area gathered to discover ways to protect themselves and help others. this student wants tools to fight cyber bullying. this woman says she's been a victim targeted on facebook. >> like, cyber -- like cyber bullying is really a big thing. i read bad stuff about me on the internet. >> reporter: she's not the only student to find herself damaged by online

police say eugene ramos preyed on a toddler who wandered away from relatives in union city. a minute late the girl's grandmother found the toddler pinned to the floor with ramos on top of her. two men standing outside the store chased ramos. one good samaritan tackled the suspects and sat on him until police arrived. ramos is facing charges of kidnapping and sexual acts with a child. >>> all signs show that oakland's next mayor will hit the ground running. jean quan just formed a transition committee of 24 members. they will help recommend priorities for her first year in office. people on the committee have backgrounds in business, labor and health care. quan said one of her first challenges will be to name a new city administrator. >>> california's next governor isn't wasting time. jerry brown will hold a forum next week to explain how bad it really is. the stat is more than $25 billion -- the state is more than $25 billion in the red. analysts expect him to make unpopular recommendation to save money. >>> this morning students in the east bay don't have to worry about col

the man accused of raping the little girl convicted sex offender eugene ramos. laura report from union city tonight with the quick reaction of those inside the store and out. >> it happened in the aisle of the busy store near the christmas section. 2-year-old girl was assaulted by a registered sex offender an act interrupted by the toddler grand mother. >> that's just my character. i have to do something. >>reporter: april heard a woman scream and then saw a man running toward her at the dollar tree store in union city. >> so i grabbed his jacket and we were i was tugging him. i thought i could take him. >>reporter: she couldn't hold open but when the suspect ran outside he was tackled by 2 men. hawkins and johnson. >> i looked at the baby and the lady standing there asking me to help so i just tackled the guy. sat on him. >> swung at him. i popped him in the cheek. he swung back. he missed. >>reporter: police say the 36-year-old ramos was convicted in the 2003 taept attempted rape of 7-year-old hayward girl. now booked on charges of rape, kidnapping and lewd ac

that's 35-year-old eugene ramos a registered sex offender. he might enter a plea and ask for bail to be set in the case. >>> hosting the america's cup could mean building a second cruise terminal in san francisco. the board of supervisors will meet today to discuss that proposal and other financial impacts. san francisco is in the running to host the sailing race in 2013. >>> and san francisco supervisors have approved a plan to use eminent domain to buy properties standing in the way of a new transbay terminal. four properties stand in the way of the project because the owners have not agreed to settlement. the authority in charge of the project -- have not agreed to settlement. the authority in charge of the project has acquired 13 other property >>> shoppers are not using plastic this holiday season. the latest consumer reports shows credit card use is down for the 26th straight month. in fact, about 8 million people stopped using their credit cards over the past year. there was a small spike in student loans and car loans, however. >>> an

eugene ramos is expected to enter a plea in alameda county superior court for charges last week in a union city dollar store. ramos assaulted the toddler after she wandered off from the family. the grandmother's screams alerted other shoppers. two men blocked ramos's exit and held him until police arrived. ramos is a registered sex offender and prior conviction for assaulting a seven-year-old hayward girl in 2003. >> three people admitting holding captive and torturing a teen for years. the boy's legal guardian was sentenced this morning after pleading guilty to more than a dozen felonies. the 16-year-old boy escaped from the couple's tracy home and ran to a nearby fitness club with open bleeding wounds and a chain padlocked to his ankle. he had been beaten, starved and burned. a fourth person was found guilty last month. anthony wader faces life in prison. >> a bart police officer is recovering in the hospital this morning after his car was hit during a late-night chase in hayward. it all unfolded around midnight when alameda county sheriff deputies tried to make a traffic stop. the

. >> union city police released this surveillance video of eugene ramo fors running down this aisle. and after investigators say that he allegedly such weesexually assaulted a two year-old, and he faces kidnapping, sex acts with a child and false imprisonment. and in the news room, reggie kumar. the meantime, the suspect, eugene ramos made his court appearance and the prosecutors are probing up as previous crimes to get a stronger sentence. >> he was surrounded by an interpreter, and he did not speak during the arraignment. senior deputy district attorney you know bail was requested because it's so dangerous. >> nobel. >> and since he is such a danger--- no bail! >> and previous conviction of a sexual assault of child in hayward. >> and how does this impact? >> this will double the charges against them based on his previous charges. >> and he went to break a 2 year old baby. and with forcible lewd act on a child, and attempted sodomy on a child. he would back on court on monday. reported in fremont, kate thompson. >> and we spoke to the mother of the union city home. he had lived the

eugene ramos seen running out of the dollar store, tried to rape a 2-year-old girl in one of the aisles earlier this week. two customers ran after him and were able to hold on to him until police got to the scene. ramos' mother told us he forgot to take his medication for schizophrenia on the day of the attack. if convicted he faces a maximum sentence of 21 years in prison. in 2003 he was convicted of sexually assaulted a 7-year-old girl. >>> fishermen and members of congress spent the day in half moon bay questioning state and federal officials about efforts to restore the state's salmon population. a conservation plan is in the works for the sacramento san joaquin river delta. the basin is experiencing dramatic losses of chinook salmon. the drop forced officials to ban commercial fishing during the last two years of salmon. that has devastated their industry. they blame the decline on the transfer of water from the sacramento river to farms in the central valley. >>> in south san francisco, police are looking for a man who robbed and sexually assaulted a woman at a caltrain station. i

. >>> a registered sex offender is scheduled to be back in court today. 36-year-old eugene ramos is accused of sexual assault on a 2-year-old girl while her relatives shopped in the next aisle. >>> an inmate who escaped from custody last week is scheduled to be arraigned in santa cruz this morning. 24-year-old maurice ainsworth is facing charges. two homes wee invaded during the five hours that ainsworth was on the loose. >>> the governor elect is the center of attention in sacramento today. jerry brown will hold a meeting about the state's budget deficit. he's invited all the state lawmakers and constitutional officers. among them is outgoing governor schwarzenegger's finance director. >>> the san jose city council urging state's high speed rail authority to keep studying the option of an underground tunnel downtown. yesterday's vote echoes the feeling among leaders of the many cities along the proposed route. their concerned that an elevated track would be a divisive eye sore. the rail authority says a tunnel would be unfeasible adding $2 billion to construction costs. elevated tracks can

eugene ramos is held without bail. he was charged friday. ramos assaulted a 2-year-old girl in the dollar store in union city on wednesday while her family was shopping in the next aisle. in 2003, ramos was convicted of sexual assault of a 7-year-old and paroled after about three years. he is expected in court in fremont at 9:00. >>> we should learn the punishment for those who held a tracy teen captive for more than a year. the sentencing comes after kyle ramirez escaped after stumbling into a tracy health club, nearly naked and shackled. this is newly released incident. the teen's legal guardian pleaded guilty in exchange for lighter sentences. >>> a warning not to overload your power strip. an overheated strip caused a small fire at an assisted live strg in richmond. it kept three people out of the building. they will be allowed to return later today. it caused about $5,000 in damages. >>> best selling authors give readings to raise money for the grads imprisoned in iran. sarah shourd who was freed in september said the campaign for shane

the commotion was rape suspect eugene ramos being caught in the act. he's seen running through the aisles making his way to the exit. a couple of customers tackle him outside. he appeared in fremont superior court where he was charged with three feloniously counts. >> lewd act on a child under the age of 14. assault with intent to commit a sex crime and attempted intercourse on a child at the age of 10. >> assault happened in one of the aisles. the girl became separated from her aunt and grandmother when ramos reportedly grabbed her. >> i've seen a lot of really bad cases but this is the top one of them. >> the two-year-old girl wasn't his first victim. he was convicted of sexually assaulting a seven-year-old girl in hayward seven years ago. according to court documents, ramos' grandmother told the judge he was mentally ill but didn't have money to get him treatment. the court ordered a psychological evacuation after ramos sent a letter to the judge. he wrote i have regained my competence to stand trial. i am familiar with the information i need to kno

eugene ramos is expected to enter a plea in alameda county superior court for charges last week in a union city doar store. ramos assaulted the toddler after she wandered off from the family. the grdmother's screams alerted other shoppers. two men blocked ramos's exit and held him until police arrived. ramos is a registered sex offender and prior convictio for assaulting a seven-year-old hayward girl in 2003. >> three people admitting holding captive and torturing a teen for years. the boy's legal guardian was sentenced this morning after pleading guilty to more than a dozen felonies. the 16-year-d boy escaped fm the coupls tracy home and ran to a nearby fitness club with open bleeding wounds and a chain padlocked to his ankle. he had been beaten,tarved and burned. a fourth person was found guilty last month. anthony wader faces life in prison. >> a bt police officer is recoveri in the hospital this morning after his car was hit during a late-night chase in hayward. it all unfolded arou midnight when alameda county sheriff deputies tried to make a traffic stop. the suspect rammed a d

. >> reporter: eugene ramos was charged with an attack of a 7-year-old girl in hayward in 2003. he was sentenced to a four-year term. according to records we obtained, he was paroled in september 2006 and discharged from the system three years later. according to this woman, the problem is monitoring sex predators. >> when you have younger parole officers watching these guys, they don't understand the extent of planning and premeditation. >> reporter: she says california's system to monitor sexual offenders is flawed especially because the state is broke. >> the law is great but if it is unfunded it is something we can't do anything about. >> reporter: there is megan's law but many of the people who should be watched don't have an address. >> a lot of sex offenders register homeless and nobody is keeping an eye on them. >> reporter: there is no test to give people to see if they will reoffend. the state needs more money to protect people from those who do decide to reoffend. >> megan's law.ca.gov isn't perfect. this picture shows parts of the bay area. not all offenders register

according to union city police, officers arrested eugene ramos yesterday afternoon after he allegedly grabbed a two-year- old girl inside a dollar tree store on dakota road and sexually assaulted her inside the store. authorities say the child's grandmother saw the assault in progress and along with other customers began to chase the suspect. ramos was tackled by a group of people and held down until an officer arrived. he was booked for kidnapping, rape, sexual acts with a child and false imprisonment. a news conference with police is scheduled for this afternoon. we'll bring you that today on ktvu channel 2 news at 5. >>> our other top story, a big bust in a san francisco residential neighborhood. police find a drug lab with enough chemicals that could have caused real damage to a wealthy neighborhood. kraig debro joins with us more from the laurel heights area. >> reporter: good afternoon, tori. police describe this as a small and medium sized drug operation. the cache of chemicals behind me in front of a home in laurel it's. the people spent an estimated $2 million for homes so th

eugene ramos is being held without bail. police say he attacked the toddler when she wondered away from her grandmother and aunt. he has yet to enter a plea. >>> checking other bay area headlines. a shooting at or near the san leandro bart station led to one arrests. police responding to gunfire. two people were briefly detained but two people were later released. investigators are still trying to piece together what happened and exactly where. >>> a broken water main is still causing headaches for a san francisco neighborhood tonight. a six-inch pipe broke this morning. some residents are still without water. repair crews are trying to fix the problem and figure out how it happened. >>> and a sick sea lion found yesterday near an elementary school is under observation tonight at the marine mammal center. it is the third time rescuers have been called about the wandering female. vets say she appears to be sick from eating toxic algae but right now she is doing fine eating and swimming around her pen. >>> as the clock ticks t

. >> eugene ramos, a registered sex offender, was sexually assaulting a 2-year-old girl out in the open in one of the aisles of the store. she had walked away from her relatives for no more than 20 seconds, when he was discovered he pulled up his pants and ran towards the exit. ramos was outside. >> i chased after him about 9 stores, finally caught him, he tried to fight, he gave up a stance, so i gave up a stance also. throwing at him, i popped him in the cheek, he swung back and missed. >> and that's when 55-year-old sammy johnson stepped in. >> at that point i looked at the baby and the lady standing there asking me to help so i just tackled the guy and sat on him and called 911. >> b.a.r.t. officer cory sparks was flagged down and made the arrest. he declined an interview and says a lot of people are saying i did a good job and i appreciate that but the citizens are the heroes, not me. >> the community police gave hawkins an award saying he would have gotten away without their help. they stepped in just because they were asked to. >> i was glad to be a part of this take-down really.

that's eugene ramos being chased through the store. witnesses managed to tackle the suspect outside the store and hold him until police arrived. meanwhile he faces a judge in fremont. investigators say he attacked the girl seconds minute after he walked away from her grandmother and aunt. >> obviously a danger to society. he grabbed a little girl and tore her diaper off and tried to rape her. unfortunately i've seen a lot of bad cases but this is at the top. one of them. >> in '03 ramos was convicted of assaulting an 7-year-old girl in hayward now facing three additional felony charges and up to 21 years in prison if convicted. >> a woman was sexually assaultedded as she left a cal train station in san francisco. this is a sketch of the man police are looking for right now. he is approximately 18 years old and about 5'5". police say he tried to engage the woman in conversation then touched her inappropriately. when she struggled the suspect punched her in the face, took her purse and ran. anyone with information is asked to call south