a hostage situation in yountville. the latest yountville. the latest information--- after the break. ♪ ♪ with the chase mobile app, michaela deprince could pay practically anyone, at any bank, all while performing a grand jetÉ between two grand pianos. she could... in a commercial. in real life she uses it to pay her sister, from her couch, for that sweater she stained. what sweater? (phone buzzes) life, lived michaela's way. chase. make more of what's yours. breaking news coverage continues. a gunman takes three people hostage inside the largest veterans home in the country... in yountville. it happening at the veterans home on california drive. at 10:20 this morning... police received reports of shots fired. it happened at the pathway home... which is at the pathway it happened shots fired. it happened at the pathway home... which is a privately run home... which is at the pathway home... which is a privately run program for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder. the program treats veterans of the iraq and afghanistan wars. off

yountville, not a very large community at all. there's just that one main thorough fair that goes through. right near the french laundry, a very popular restaurant. we're trying to find out how many occupants there are. we are getting reports that there is a man with a gun who may have taken hostages. the sheriff's department as well is confirming that the search is ongoing. >> and they say there were reports of that man coming in with armor as well as guns. maybe an automatic weapon. police are saying stay clear. napa valley law enforcement there. you want to be mindful, we have this map on the scene. you can see where the active shooter is. >> the reports came in about 10:20 this morning. of course that prompted several dozen law enforcement officers from multiple agencies. we understand they sent a perimeter up around the veterans home until the situation can be secured at this point. they are reporting that a man dress in the black wearing body armor was reportedly armed with an automatic weapon. and so far early reports are s

at the veterans home in yountville. it's an active shooter situation. >> here's some new information that i'm getting from the napa valley register. the newspaper reports that the suspect is a member of the pathway home program for military vets with emotional, um, emotional issues. um, but we -- that's what the napa valley register is reporting right now. so of course we have not confirmed that. this person has taken hostages. sorry. this is a fluid situation so information is changing as we go. >> earlier in the morning, napa valley unified issued a lockdown but since then, that lockdown has been lifted. but certainly a concerning situation for many residents in that area. that veterans home in yountville houses more than 1,000 people there. right now we only have two hostages in this situation. as we take a look at the video you can see that large police presence. they have been there since after 10207 when the first calls came in. we're waiting a press conference by authorities and we'll bring you that as soon as we

the yountville veterans home maybe half a mile away at highway 29. though people tend to exit there and usually turn the other direction into yountville proper. that is yountville, the mental angui anguish. michelin. to eat, drink, and forget their troubles. that going on with this over here, many not even aware of the national drama playing out less than a mile away. >> we don't see much evidence. >> about a mile away. >> we didn't have that news. hopefully everybody just ends up safe and sound and able to get it under control sooner than later. >> i think there's crime everywhere and people everywhere. you know? suffer from things. >> rarely is it so close and so unplanned but then when is crime planned at all? when we told them more, naturally saddened but not surprised. planning relaxing weekends and then wound up right next door to this. the veterans home over here. it is a life and death, all too familiar drama playing out in, well, a veterans home and right next to one of the wondrous regions of the world live in yountville. abc7 news. >> we s

live in yountville, wayne freedman, abc7 news. >>> thank you. yountville is a small town in napa known mostly for wineries and themed restaurants. the veteran's home is opposite side downtown. driven through yountville to see how visitors and residents have handled. >> we have done a good job to make sure this area is safe. >> 80 napa high school students were caught in the lock down and had to be evacuated. this snapshot of the school vehicle. they were rehearsing for a play and they were safely evacuated by 2:00 p.m. we are waiting for the latest news conference from officials on the scene. there are different police agencies. and there are at least three tactical teams on the scene there. we talked with fbi agents earlier this afternoon. ex-fbi agents and they both mentioned that patience would be a big part of this. you want to try to establish negotiations with the person inside. and try to establish a rapport with that person inside. and hope that it all ends peacefully. >> they have had a hard time reaching him. they tried the cell phone.

>> reporter: raj, a lot of emotion here in yountville tonight. take a look, i want to show you where this shooting happened. investigators are still here at the pathway home building. this is where the shooting happened. investigators are processing the short's car and collecting evidence inside that homicide scene. veterans who live on this campus say they hoped for a peaceful ending and now are facing a grim reality. >> i'm very, very sad. >> people who live at the yountville veterans home are relieved to return home tonight but stunned to hear a gunman killed three women at the pathway home. >> i feel so sad for the three women that met their death from this guy. it just breaks my heart. >> i think sadly, i'm sad. the people he killed, i mean, they were volunteers. i mean, they didn't deserve that. >> reporter: mark flowers says it was not the outcome he expected. >> i mean, who would imagine that? you know, nothing like that has ever happened here in the history, certainly not since i've been here. >> reporter: the solemn return comes more th

they spoke to abc bay area sharon in yountville. they are trying to piece together how this tragedy could have unfolded. >> reporter: that's right. both of them were very emotional when i talked to them earlier today. they even told me that they called authorities yesterday to try to offer some help during the negotiations but never got a return call back. they also say they understand and they know why he possibly had possession of a rifle. and that he struggled as an army veteran. >> he was given medication to try and level out some of his mood swings. he couldn't sleep. and i think that was hard for him. because a couple times we saw him, i barely recognized him. >> reporter: in front of their home where they say they proudly display the american flag, the couple is trying to retrace what led up to the horrific ending. three female veterans that cared for veterans shot to death. >> my heart is with them. >> reporter: the couple began the legal guardian 8 years old and then went into foster care as a teenager. >> so soft spoken an

rob roth in yountville, thank you. >>> we are hearing more from the family of the accused gunman. his former legal guardian describe the army veteran as a rule abiding, soft-spoken person who had a difficult childhood. throughout the day, we've been finding out more information about him. we just received new information from the sheriff's office about the suspect. >> reporter: minutes ago, the sheriff's department confirmed it received no reports that albert wong was possibly violent before killing three people in yountville on friday. even his family is shocked. he spoke to his former legal guardian, a woman who took him in after his father passed away and mother was sick. she said she never thought wong's life would come to this. when albert wong returned from afghanistan 5 years ago, he shared more than war stories. >> of course, what happened to him was like the horror story that you hear about and see in the movies. he had a solid plan, like they say, you have the g.i. bill. you get to go to school and you pay it. and he started right away, within six weeks. he was in school

of california in yountville. >> this is how the tense situation has unfolded. the gunman slipped into an office party being held in that building around 10:30 this morning and took some people hostage. that's according to the husband of one of the workers at the veterans home. >> the gunman released four people but kept three female hostages. shortly after that there was an exchange of gun fire between officers and the gunman, with a sheriff's deputy saying many shots were fired. so far we have no reports of any injuries. >> the sheriff's department says it knows the man's identity but they're not releasing it and the sheriff says he does not know a motive. >>> we have live team coverage from the scene, let's begin with abc7 news reporter leslie brinkley. >> reporter: it's been a crazy day here, there continues to be an onflow of law enforcement cars, tactical teams coming in the driveway here, so we know that there's still a lot happening, a lot going on behind me, some leaving, but most continued to fl ed td t ed td t. there were several hostages, all employe

and the mayor of yountville. we are going to bring you much of that 'celebration of life' ceremony live... next at six. (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meteorologist with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: we enjoyed sunshine, a few clouds and very mild temperatures today. a new storm is lurking off the coastline and will soon bring heavy rain to california. doppler radar is mostly dry but we are seeing some showers off of the coast. on the satellite image you can see the next storm coming our way. it is located much further south and has latched onto subtropical moisture. so this storm has the potential to drop a lot more rain. in general we'll looking at 1 to 3 inches of rain but if this storm moves a little further north it could be a lot heavier than that over the santa cruz mountains. right now the main focus of this storm will be about big sur and further south. for tomorrow we could see a few showers in the morning becoming heavier in the afternoon. highs will be

yountville, calif. (ap) - the latest on an armed man at a veterans home in northern california (all times local): 8:05 p.m.authorities are not identifying the suspect in the california veterans home hostage standoff or the three women who were killed.napa county sheriff john robertson told reporters friday night that authorities were still working to notify their relatives.the bodies were discovered at about 6 p.m. in a part of the veterans home that houses the pathway home. it is a privately run program that treats veterans of the iraq and afghanistan wars with post-traumatic stress disorder authorities have said that the women were employees of the pathway home.officials have said the suspect exchanged gunfire with a deputy at the center and took the women hostage at about 10:30 a.m. (grant) we have team coverage tonight on this breaking news story... before this active situation was over....there were tense moments for people waiting to hear from those on lockdown inside. 10:30 a.m.hostage at about t

all of this unfolding in yountville. the goal is simple here, diffusing the situation peacefully and getting everyone out alive. we are now eight hours in the standoff. >> a veteran holding three workers hostage at gunpoint. they are locked in the single room with nowhere to go and nearly the entire veteran's campus is locked down. in past 30 minutes, we have seen the first time that some of the employees are allowed to leave nbc bay area's jodi hernandez continues coverage on that. jodi? >> janelle, not just employees. there is a lot of activity in the last couple of minutes. you can see the parade of, not just employees, but emergency personnel. we even saw a van that said hostage negotiation team leaving. we don't know what that means. i can tell you within the last couple of minutes, i got a text from a source who says that the feds are now taking over. again, i haven't add chance to confirm this. but it would certainly make sense with all of the locals now coming out. police departments, ambulances, i must have coun

yountville, calif. (ap) - the latest on an armed man at a veterans home in northern california (all times local): 8:05 p.m.authorities are not identifying the suspect in the california veterans home hostage standoff or the three women who were killed.napa county sheriff john robertson told reporters friday night that authorities were still working to notify their relatives.the bodies were discovered at about 6 p.m. in a part of the veterans home that houses the pathway home. it is a privately run program that treats veterans of the iraq and afghanistan wars with post-traumatic stress disorder authorities have said that the

, over my shoulder is the yountville veterans facility, an idyllic wine country setting. let's go to some of that video earlier today as we talked about some of the helicopters landing. this whole thing began about 10:20 this morning, immediately law enforcement came in from all points, at the golf course next to the home. they closed the driving range, three different copters landed, all standing by with crews from cal fire. residents who had not been con campus this morning, still are not able to return. they're talking to friends and family inside. here's a gentleman named paul russo. >> go to your room, put all your furniture by the door and hide like cowards. we're veterans, man, we'll take this guy out in a second. let us do that, that's what we do. i wouldn't kill him first, i would shoot him in the leg and try to disarm him and handcuff him. >> you know, it's unfortunate, with everything that's going on and the school shootings, nothing surprises me in this day and age anymore. >> reporter: as we come back live, you see those helicopters which remain on the drivin

. >>> it was a heart breaking end to an hours-long standoff in yountville. all three females were killed. today in the bay is live outside the yountville facility, with more on those victims and the tragic time line at the nation's largest veteran home. hi, roz. >> reporter: good morning, kira. this was a tragic day. we arrived on campus this morning, all very quiet. but make no mistake about it, see the yellow tape behind me here. this is still a crime scene here and a number of police officers still on the scene here. let's take you back now to talk about how this tragedy got started. it was just before 10:30 yesterday morning when this man, 36-year-old albert wong, entered a room at the veterans home in yountville. about a dozen people were inside. several were let go. but three were forced to stay. and investigators say a napa valley sheriff's deputy exchanged gunshots with wong, but after that, nothing was heard from him or his hostages, despite day-long efforts to contact him. >> shortly before 6:00 p.m. this evening, law enforcement personnel made ent

live in yountville, wayne freedman, abc7 news. >>> thank you. yountville is a small town in napa known mostly for wineries and themed restaurants. the veteran's home is opposite side downtown. driven through yountville to see how visitors and residents have handled. >> we have done a good job to make sure this area is safe. >> 80 napa high school students were caught in the lock down and had to be evacuated. this snapshot of the school vehicle. they were rehearsing for a play and they were safely evacuated by 2:00 p.m. we are waiting for the latest news conference from officials on the scene. there are different police agencies. and there are at least three tactical teams on the scene there. we talked with fbi agents earlier this afternoon. ex-fbi agents and they both mentioned that patience would be a big part of this. you want to try to establish negotiations with the person inside. and try to establish a rapport with that person inside. and hope that it all ends peacefully. >> they have had a hard time reaching him. they tried the cell phone.

in yountville, philippe djegal, kron four news. (justine) flowers are now at the enterance of the pathway home program. today, the non-profits board meet to figure out how to care for its current clients, console one another and plan ceremonies to honor the victims. therapists and social workers meet with the veterans and staff members who survived yesterday's terrible tragedy. in the last 10 years, the program has served over 450 veterans. right now, 6 members are in the non-profit men's residential recovery program. the board says those residents are in temporary housing and are continuing to receive care. the victims friends, family members and colleagues also meet with representatives from the u.s. veterans administration, the california department of veterans affairs and napa county mental health experts to help them cope with the tragedy. (justine) details are still being worked out, but sometime next week, the town of yountville, the pathway home and other mental health providers will hold community forum on mental health an

we are deeply saddened by the tragic situation in yountville. mourn the loss of three incredible women who care for veterans. >> the victims in the shooting christine loeber the executive director. had 42-year-old dr. jen go, and gonzalez. >>> the attack happened in a building on the veterans home campus. the complex sets amid the vineyards west of highway 29, investigators say a gunman armed with several weapons including a high powered rifle interrupt add going away party for one of the staff members there. gunman has been identified as 36-year-old albert wong. decorated army vet from sacramento who had been treated for combat stress. >> christian kafton as authorities continue to look for a motive in this deadly attack, christien. >> yeah, certainly still an active investigation here in this morning we are learning more about the three victims and the gunman who entered the veterans administration facility yesterday and set this tragic set of events into motion. the victims three women who worked here at the va program called the pathway home

a memorial grows in front of a yountville veterans home. three women were killed there on friday ... by a former army rifleman. kron 4's will tran is in the north bay this morning ... at the pathway home where it all happened. what's the latest will? (áááwillááá) < "beautiful. a beautiful, outgoing, congenial, intelligent woman -- that really cared for the program. cared for the veterans.""i hate to see something like this happen here.""they really care. and, uh, its just a terrible shame." > ( james ) we are staying on top of this story and will have the latest developments in all of our newscasts and on kron4.com. you can check out a timeline of events, a photo gallery and hear reaction from witnesses. we will also send out an alert to your phone when there is a big development in this case. (terisa) a man is dead after a police shooting in oakland. oakland firefighters responded to reports of a man down on the 900 block of 40th street on sunday evening. when firefighters arrived ... they saw that the man had a gun ... and called po

this center at yountville, the biggest in the country, is paralyzed. children at the veterans facility were escorted off safely and sent back to their campus in napa. you cannot imagine what the parents were going through. this started with a 911 call. deputies were on scene immediately after and a shootout in sued. the gunman was not injured or the deputy. but there was no confirmation that any of the people inside, the hostages, were or -- were okay or not. no confirmation between 10:30 a.m until this was ultimately resolved in some shape or form. we do not know how law enforcement found those bodies. someone on facebook that was sheltering in place at 3 pm posted on facebook a video that showed military style personnel marching into the building where the gunman had taken these three women hostage. in fact there were seven initially taken hostage and he allowed four of them to go. we spoke to the husband of one of the for women about to leave. a range of emotions for that man. his wife is out safely but she had three colleagues still inside. tragica

major police activity at the veterans home in yountville. we're working to find out exactly what's happening there. there are reports that shots were fired inside the home this morning. no word on any victims or the suspect. napa county sheriff's office asking everyone to avoid the area. we do have a crew on the way. right now, though, i want to check in with bob hurley, who is joining us on the phone. he owns hurley's restaurant located right new the veterans home. thank you for joining us here on the phone. what can you tell us? what are you seeing from your vantage point? >> well, from my vantage point right now, i'm in town so i can't see anything. however, i was up there just a half an hour ago. i have a storage container up there and i was getting some things for the restaurant. it must have happened right about the time i was there because i was leaving i saw -- well, it must have been 30, 35 squad cars of all types rushing in. police, chp, sheriff's department, napa city police, and got a dozen or so unmarked cars. everybody with the

the president said" 'he' is deeply saddened by the tragic situation in yountville... and he mourns the loss of three incredible women who cared for our veterans." ( marty )governor brown had this response saying... "anne and i are deeply saddened by the horrible violence at the yountville veterans home, which tragically took the lives of three people dedicated to serving our veterans. our hearts go out to their families and loved ones and the entire community of yountville." the governor also said flags at the capitol will fly at half staff. ( marty ) our coverage of this story continues online at kron4 dot com... we have a timelines of events.. a photo gallery... and reaction from witnesses... again - all that on kron4 dot com... ( marty ) police in oakland are searching for the driver in a deadly hit and run. it happened just before 2 friday morning on san pablo avenue... police say a dark colored car hit a woman... and took off. this is video from the scene. the name of the victim has not been released. she is identified as an african- american woman in her 40's. s

we continue to follow this breaking news in yountville. sky ranger will stay overhead and crews down below. and we'll also talk about the other headline this is evening. >>> i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. tracking a storm system to the south. i have an important update for the timing and intensity and what it will mean for the weekend. i'll have full details at 5:19 tonight. follow breaking news in yountville. a hostage situation, nearing eight hours now. the next press conference is >>> want to get back to the breaking news now in yountville. a hostage situation nearing eight hours now. the next news conference is scheduled for 6:00 tonight so about 45 minutes from now. we should get important and key updates on what is going on. >> this is the latest information. this is happening at the veterans home of california. it is a largest veterans home in the country with about a thousand residents. 10:20 this morning, sheriffs deputies got the first reports of an active gunman. a napa county sheriff arrived within minutes and exchanged

hostage standoff in yountville. family, friends and co- workers are grieving the loss of loved ones tonight --- as a small community in wine country has been shaken to the core. good evening, i'm justine waldman.(jrstone) and i'm jr stone. authorities say a gunman killed 3 women who worked at a pathway home, a program that treats veterans for p-t-s-d. today we learned that one of the victims... psychologist dr. jennifer gonzales... was 7 months pregnant. kron4's hermela argawi went to yountville to speak with people who were close to jennifer -- who was described as brilliant and caring. hermela, what else are people saying tonight? this is a small town of a few thousand people.. so a tragedy like this touches everyone. i spoke with a woman who works at a coffee show here in downtown yountville and she says.. a lot of the people that live and work at the pathway home come in here.(sot) virenda mendozawe make coffee here and it's a local place so everyone comes in but it's also a small town so a very close friend of

the yountville killings. friends of one of the victims - christine loeber - is sharing her memories with us. kron four's spencer blake has her story. maura turner is among this group of mouners who took a moment to stop in front of this memorial at the veterans home of california in yountville.she had known victim christine loeber, the exeutive director of the pathway home, since the 80s. they always remained close friends, and maura flew in on friday for a scheduled visit to christine."i arrived at her apartment and i didn't get answers to my texts and i was just waiting for her on her patio and i checked facebook and her friends had left a message trying to find, reaching out, so that's how i heard about it."maura says her emotions are still coming in waves - just because she can talk at one moment without breaking down, doesn't guarantee there won't be tears the next moment.she calls christine...joyful."she was one of the kindest, most generous people i think i've ever met. like the number of people who ha

so that is the situation currently in yountville and if you have questions, i'll try to answer them. >> we'll followup on the two main points you broke up. you said the attacker was wearing body armor. do you know what weaponry he was armed with and he said that person fired as many as 20 shots toward deputy sheriff. they're acting with more urgency to put it lightly. >> they're acting with more urgency and there's no question that this person is ' em perils. they have to be concerned about the safety and the health of the hostages so they're not going to try anything stupid because a split second can change everything, but they are aware of that. apparently this guy is known to local law enforcement which was interesting to find out and indeed, he apparently is armed with some sport of -- to use the words from the scanner, not from scanner, but an eyewitness that this is an automatic weapon. that could be a semi automatic weapon, but it's not at all impossible for a person to turn a semi automatic into an an automatic which is illegal, but that's not even an issue here because every

life in yountville, katie nielsen, be with -- live in yountville, katie nielsen, kpix5. >> senator kamala harris was in the situation as yet it was unfolding and had this reaction. >> another tragedy. first of all, it's an active scene. so the first priority has to be to make sure we are sending all of our prayers and best wishes to first responders in the community because we don't yet know how this will turn out. >> back out live with chopper 5, the very latest, the chp says they have not made contact with the gunman since this morning and they have no update on the status of those three female hostages. this is still a very active scene and authorities are asking people to stay away from the area. we'll have more live coverage at 6:30. >>> in the meantime it is no longer a quiet piece of land in the middle of the bay, the major changes coming to treasure island. >> plus reports of an aggressive mountain lion, a trail shut down in san mateo county, what may be putting the animal on edge. >> it could get a lot cheaper to fix a broken cell phone, the new law that could force big tech to s

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trib yountville. the south san francisco police department tweeted out this >>> flags are flying at half-staff in tribute to the victims of yountville. the san francisco police department tweeted out this photo with the caption our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the victims in this senseless tragedy. there will be a lot more to come out of this investigation, of course, and for continuing coverage, you can read updates on our twitter account. that's @nbcbayarea. >>> the man who opened fire at an east bay home is in jail after a violent confrontation with police. livermore police arrested this man, allen hunting. it happened last night on college avenue near 6th street. officers arrived at the home near 8:00. they received a report of a family disturbance. hunting was inside a trailer and told officers he had a gun and then he opened fire. after officers talked to him, got him to come outside, he became confrontational. police took him down. he was booked at the santa rita jail. >>> san

's >> it is on the west side of highway 29 and yountville. tom has been on the scene and he joins us now.>> reporter: uac a whole army of camera set up for a news conference that was supposed to be going on right now. for some reason it was decided that the press conference would be held at 6 pm. shortly after we were notified i noticed that a very large armor vehicle belonging to the city of napa and other law enforcement units left. it suggest that maybe they want to send people home because it is time for them to go home and be replaced as we do with fire emergency and things like that. there is also the possibility that this has been concluded. they would probably what together information. i thought it was very interesting to know. with the news conference now postponed we're going to take you to the previous news conference which was mid afternoon. where the response of course was almost instantaneous. >> reporter: the initial response was just coming for multiple agencies. the fbi also showed up. >> a deputy was at seen within four min

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live in yountville, katie nielsen, kpix5. >> thank you. e 's emily turn >>> a group of high school students who happened to be on site found themselves caught up in the chaos this morning. kpix5's emily turner on their frightening ordeal and the emotional reunion with their parents. >> these are my kids! >> reporter: the relief this mom felt seeing her two kids safely leave the yountville veterans home was echoed by all the parents of the 80 high school students on lockdown inside. >> i was pretty scared because i didn't know all the details. so i just did what came natural and took off. >> reporter: they were rehearsing for their upcoming musical guys and dolls set to open on the lincoln theater on the veterans home's grounds. dave's daughter abigail was working on costumes when the standoff began. >> a lady came in and yelled james which is the director of the play and she said there's an active shooting on the grounds right now and she said i'm not kidding. i'm not kidding. so everybody stopped and kind of looked around at each other an

in yountville, abc7 news. >>> president trump is responding this morning to the tragedy in yountville. he tweeted, we are deeply saddened by the tragic situation in yountville and mourn the loss of three incredible women who cared for our veterans. this morning, governor brown says his heart goes out to the victims and their families, adding, ann and i are deeply saddened by the horrible violence at the yountville veterans home which tragically took the lives of three people dedicated to serving our veterans. flags will fly at half staff at the state capitol. >>> as we mentioned before, the pathway home serves about 1,000 veterans and helps them recover from the physical and the psychological ravages of war. abc7 news anchor tells us more about the history of the facility. >> reporter: nestled in picturesque napa evaluate unit vale is the oldest facility for vets notice state. it is the largest veterans home in the country. founded in 1884, vhc yountville is home for nearly 900 men and women and their families. they live in spanish colonial style buildings named after former u.s. pres

. >>> we will be talking with state senator bill dodd and the mayor of yountville about the deadly shooting in a veterans home. >>> we look at the signs and symptoms of ptsd with a clinical psychologist as we learn more about the gunman. >>> the most high-tech football helmet serving used at a bay area high school. we will talk about the efforts to protect players.>> what a gorgeous start to the week and i am talking about sunday. this morning we are looking at the rolling hills of antioch along highway 4. there is fog in the air but it was sunshine and warmth yesterday as we went out to the black diamond mines in antioch. east bay regional park's recently reopened them and you can actually go into the mine which makes class. it is a stunning presentation. >> you went all the way in?>> yes, we went all the way in, it was beautiful and it was the perfect day to take advantage of the warm sunny weather. especially with those weather changes coming but first we want to follow up on this story from throughout the day on friday. the hostage situation in the north bay that led to the deaths of th

>> it has been three days since the hostage situation came to a tragic end in yountville. good evening, i'm julie haener. >> and i'm frank somerville. tonight, we are hearing from friends of the victims, and the suspect's family. the victims are dr. jen golick, christine loeber and dr. jennifer gonzales. all worked at the pathway home, a treatment program for struggling veterans located at the veterans home of california in yountville. today, dr. jen golick's husband and her mother spoke to the media for the first time. >> i feel sadness throughout my entire body. i woke up crying in my sleep. and when i got up, i was still crying. i'm still crying inside and will be forever. >> she was a beloved sister, daughter, colleague and friend. we appreciate the outpouring of support from our community and outlying communities as well. she is missed terribly. >> golick was the clinical director at the pathway home. she leaves behind an 8-year-old daughter. christine loeber was the executive director of the home. she also taught yoga to veterans. and, dr. jennifer gonzales was a cli

yountville. we have been following this story closely since it started breakingno< friday morning. over the weekend we've learned more about the three women that were killed, they are christine loeber, dr. jennifer golick and jennifer gonzales who was newly married and expecting a child. >> the gunman's brother is talking about what he says led albert wong to kill the three wemd and then take his own life. the brother of the former army infantryman tells the press democrat wong told family he was angry at the staff and wanted to get back at them. the paper says wong was mad after being asked to leave the pathway program. the staff reportedly discovered he had knives in his possession. his brother tells the paper wong did not say he wanted to hurt anyone, just said he wanted to get back at them and yell at them. >>> for the first time we are hearing from a spokesperson for the pathway house program. the mayor of yountville is also talking about the tragedy. "today in the bay's" pete suratos is liv

they're doing all they can to bring it to the people of yountville. i want to introduce you to another being that will be here tonight. this larson. larson is with the veteran's association. his handler, matt. thanks for being here. larson is a therapy dog and he's going to be here to offer any comfort anyone needs tonight, any kind of hugs or snuggles, larson will be here, some other therapy dogs are planning to be here as well. he's calmed me down and put a smile on my face. a expect larson will be very popular tonight. right? yeah. sweet boy. reporting live from yountville, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> i think you're right. thank you. >>> tonight's memorial will be held at the napa valley performing arts center at lincoln theater. it's open to the public. doors open at 4:30. we'll have live coverage of the memorial starting at 6:00 p.m. here on abc 7. >>> the service for marin county sheriff's deputy ryan zurkle will be held friday at the marin center. had the 24-year-old died last thursday when his cruiser went off highway 1 and crashed into a tr

and a tragic end to a hostage situation in yountville. the latest is next. (steve) and we're following breaking news a live picture from yountville...where there's been a violent end to a hostage situation in at the veterans home there.(steve) this all started around 10:20 this morning... when police received reports of shots fired. (catherine) this is what we know tonight... the three hostages and the gunman are all confirmed dead. it happened at the pathway home - a non-profit that works with vets - that's onthe property. the hostages who died all worked for that program. one of them was the executive director. we don't know yet at what point the hostages were killed....but we do know they were found around six p-m (catherine) kron 4 was the first to tell you about this breaking news this morning we sent a push alert as soon as we learned of the active shooter situation. make sure you download the kron four mobile app to always get the latest breaking news. (catherine) to the east bay where..we have new information tonight on a murder that took place in wa

. >> and you continue to watch our coverage at the yountville veteran home shooting followed the many shots the sheriff described as being fired this morning. we understand there are three hostages. again, they're saying no injuries that they know of right now. but they haven't been able to reach the person who has these hostages right now. they've tried cell phones, they've critried phones inside center, to no avail. >> chp actually heads up this scene because the veterans home is state run. being state property, state law enforcement takes precedence there. but napa county is on scene, napa city as well as the fbi. there is a s.w.a.t. team on the way, helicopters in the air. so there's a lot going on there right now, which is one of the reasons law enforcement is asking people to stay away from there because you can't move around without possibly being in a line of something or other. no word of injuries so far. we do know there has been an exchange of gunfire. there are a lot of unanswered questions about what's going on. >> it all started about 10:20 this morning. someone who has

's >> it is on the west side of highway 29 and yountville. tom has been on the scene and he joins us now.>> reporter: uac a whole army of camera set up for a news conference that was supposed to be going on right now. for some reason it was decided that the press conference would be held at 6 pm. shortly after we were notified i noticed that a very large armor vehicle belonging to the city of napa and other law enforcement units left.

live in yountville tonight, lisa amin gulezian, abc 7 news. >> all right, lisa, much appreciated. thank you. >>> now, meantime tonight, we are learning more about what led up to albert wong's attack on the program and the people who had worked to help him. >> abc 7 news reporter katie utehs is live outside the pathway home. katie? >> reporter: state senator bill dodd tells me that albert wong needed more help than pathway was able to provide him and they referred him to outside services for additional treatment. dodd also says the three women who were killed were likely targeted because of their close involvement with wong's treatment. a november picture of the pathway home's executive director christine loeber shows no signs of impending trouble. albert wong, who killed loeber and two other women, is seen smiling alongside others. but two weeks ago wong left the program for post-9/11 veterans. >> the way to get more treatment was a referring, which they kind of indicated to him a better pathway for his future 1/4 'apparently obviously didn't like it. >> reporter: the state senato

our pete suratos is live in yountville... with another brand new angle to the story this morning.... an emotional new interview with her husband and father. new interview with the husband we )re going to stay on top of this developing story all morning long. the today will also pick up our coverage starting at 7. see the full interview with the husband and father of jennifer gonzales. this week students and teachers across the bay area and the country are planning a walkout. this comes almost a month since the florida school shooting. the walk out is expected to happen wednesday. and it )s scheduled to last 17 minutes -- one minute for each of the students killed. the goal is to pressure lawmakers into taking action on gun control. and also to honor the lives lost. new this morning.. a story you )ll only see on tody in the bay.. if you have a teenager, chances are they know someone who vapes or uses e- cigarettes. they may have even seen kids using the devices in school-- which is a violation of most district )s tobacco-free

. >> the mood at the home here at yountville, california. gone to are from home to grieve in a short amount of time. it began at 10:00 this morning when the chp says an armed military veteran stormed a room here at the veteran's home and shot three women and then apparently turned the gun on himself. those women worked for a non-profit, as you said called the pathway home, which treats vets for ptsd. the employees we are told were having some sort of going away party for a fellow employees are employee when the shooting happened. now the veterans home was on lockdown all day. many people were terrified. this is a sprawling campus right off of highway 29. hostage negotiators, s.w.a.t. team, came in, trying to reach the man, trying to negotiate with him. those efforts, however, were unsuccessful. >> shortly before 6:00 p.m. this evening, law enforcement personnel made entry into the room where we felt the hostages were being held by the suspect. and unfortunately made the discovery of three deceased females and one deceased male suspect. this

. >> i and members of the pathway home family and the yountville family lost three beautiful people yesterday. we also lost one of our heroes who clearly had demons. >> reporter: grief continues to overwhelm those who knew the victims and the suspected shooter in friday's tragedy at the pathway home. a treatment program for veterans from wars in afghanistan and iraq. >> this is not easy for any of us. and we're just trying to figure it out one day at a time right now. >> reporter: people have been stopping by to drop off flowers for the victims. deputies found the bodies of pathway home executive director christine loeber, clinical director jennifer golick, and jennifer gonzalez. according to this gofundme page set up by a family friend of gonzalez, the 32-year-old was married a year ago. we've learned she was seven months pregnant with her first child. she's remembered for her commitment to her family and her job. >> their hearts were with our veterans. their hearts were with our veterans. that's what their lives and careers have been about. >> you never saw her without a smile. and you can

in yountville, abc7 news. >>> president trump is responding this morning to the tragedy in yountville. in the last few minutes, he tweeted, we are deeply saddened by the tragic situation in yountville and mourn the loss of three incredible women who cared for our veterans. this morning, governor brown says his heart goes out to the victims and their families, adding, ann and i are deeply saddened by the horrible violent at the yountville veterans home which tragically took the lives of three people dedicated to serving our veterans. flag also fly at half staff at the capitol. as we mentioned before, the pathway home serves about 1,000 veteran and helps them recover from the ravages of work. abc7 news tells us more about history of the facility. >> reporter: nestled in picturesque napa valley it is the oldest facility for vets in the statement it is the largest veterans home in the country. founded in 1884, it is home for 900 men and women and their families. they live in buildings named after former u.s. presidents. some veterans here are elderly. some are from more recent flicks. it

in downtown yountville on this last day of winter, there was sunshine and a warm breeze, but sorrow still filled the air. >> it humbles you and gives you a sense of no one is safe and hang on dearly to what you have. ♪ >> reporter: in the lincoln theater on the grounds of the yountville veterans home, what they will have tonight is a celebration of life for the three women. victims of a former patient who shot them to death ten days ago in the pathway home where they worked with veterans dealing with ptsd. the memorial tonight will be emotional. >> i don't know that there's any template of how are you supposed to mourn a horrible situation like this. >> reporter: larry camer could easily have been in mourning today. his wife worked in pathway home. but when albert wong entered the room, he let her go. survival has been traumatizing as well. >> what these kids go through over there, they all go nuts. they come over here. if you don't watch them, something's going to happen. >> the guy wasn't right. he was shell-shocked or something wrong with him to start with. >> reporter: jim looney wi

coming up next we will talk live with state senator bill dodd who represents yountville. and at 9:30 we will be joined by a volunteer from the pathway home. >>> the white house is detailing plans on gun control, the plan announced includes arming school staff and banning bump stocks but the proposal is backing off restricting gun sales to people 21 and older. >> doug luzader has a closer look. >> the white house is forming a commission but we do have a broad outline of what the president would like to see in terms of gun control. >> with gun-control activists promising to keep of the pressure the white house has a new plan to address school shootings calling for federal funding to train some volunteer teachers to use firearms and stiffen background check systems. the fbi tip line will be audited and the administration establishing a new federal commission to examine what else can be done. headed by the education secretary betsy devos who appeared on 60 minutes last night. >> do you feel a sense of urgency?>> yes. there is a sense of urgency. indeed. >> a sense of urgency

abc7 news reporter cornell bernard is live in yountville with the story. cornell? >> reporter: erik, dion, yountville definitely stepping up this weekend and giving back in a very big way. a nationally recognized food and win event is reaching out to the victims' families. there was music and lots of being poured for taste of yountville, an annual event attracting thousands of people. many here are remembering three women who lost their lived march 9th. a treatment facility for veterans dealing with ptsd. >> these women were doing their job. i do a similar job outside of the winery, and i don't know their families, but i could be them. >> reporter: army vettal better wongs killed pathway's director -- wong had been removed from the treatment program weeks before the shooting. taste of yountville is helping by asking patrons to use this credit card reader to donate money for a victims fund. >> everyone i know wants to help. our hearts are broken. we're sad for the program. we're sad for these families. >> reporter: local wineries donated their best bottles for a sil

it is west of highway 29 and yountville. >> we are awaiting an update from officials there and yountville. they were supposed to rebuild details at 5 pm but that was pushed back to 6 pm. we're waiting for that press conference to again. once that starts we will come back to you live. >> tom, what can you tell us about what has transpired over the last hour? anything new?>> reporter: we're waiting for this news conference. it is unusual to delay it for an hour like this. i want to go to the previous conference that was mid afternoon and we will come back to discuss it. >> reporter: the initial response was applied a backup for multiple agencies. the fbi and authorities from napa and sonoma counties arrived. >> authorities arrived within four minutes. gunfire was exchanged. we are not sure how many gunfights -- gun shots were exchanged.>> reporter: the shooter took three hostages.>> we have him confined in a room. we're keeping him in that location. we have hostage negotiated -- negotiators from at least three agencies so that we may contact we can begin negotiations.>> reporter: there are

among the expected speakers, the mayor of yountville, john dunbar. congressman mike thompson, and a representative of the california department of veterans affairs. one thing we don't know is whether the families will get up and talk. but, we will be there all night covering this and have more at 10:00. today, governor jerry brown issued a proclamation in honor of the three women, and the unborn child that one of them was carrying. flags were also flown at half staff at the capital. ktvu's tom vacar with how the community is coping 10 days after the tragedy. >> reporter: by the building they died in, memorials to the three women who were lost in the shooting mcgrew over the weekend, their lives are being honored, and memorialized today. susan stanza is founder, editor, and publisher of the yountville sun. she has been serving the town's 3000 residents as well as the many visitors. she says the return at home as part of yountville's dna. >> it was therefore 80 years before the town was incorporated in 1965. so, it's part of the fabric. we are part of