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KNTV NBC Bay Area News At 6 June 22, 2024

And witnesses scattered. This is a very violent situation. It was a violent incident. Some people were obviously traumatized. Either the victims of the incident or people that had to observe or witness what was going on. Reporter police made a public plea for anyone to come forward. So far enough witnesses have been found to charge hernandez with felony attempted carjacking and hit and run. He was also charged with assault on a police officer, battery on an officer and resisting arrest. But investigators want more. In order to go ahead and amend the charges to include the kidnapping offenses that we know occurred, we have to have the victims come forward to go ahead and explain the incident and the situation as it unfolded. Reporter now, hernandez posted 75,000 bail. As you heard was released. As you heard, the investigation is also ongoing and no court date has been set. Live in san jose, robert handa, nbc bay area news. Robert, thank you so much. Just into our newsroom, he is no longer on the fbis most wanted list. After nearly 15 years on the run, a fugitive from the east bay is behind bars tonight. Take a look at 52yearold frank montenegro. In 2001 he was charged with sexually assaulting children while working as a Fremont Elementary schoolteacher. The fbi says that he escaped to mexico but agents recently received a tip that he was living in los angeles. Agents arrested montenegro who is awaiting extradition back to the bay area. New details on an officerinvolved shooting in oakland. Within the past 30 minutes weve learned the robbery suspect shot by police has died. We want to show you video from 27th street and mlk way. Its where a car chase between police and that suspect ended this afternoon. The chase started around 2 30 at 69th avenue and international boulevard. Police say the armed suspect stole a car. When the pursuit ended the man tried to carjack another vehicle. Thats when an officer fired. No one else was hurt. And now a big break in a case that has deeply rattled the city of alameda. Police have arrested a teenager that they say sexually assaulted a young girl in her bedroom and also broke into several other homes in the middle of the night. Nbc bay areas Michelle Roberts is live in alamedas west end. Michelle, they caught up to this suspect in a pretty unusual way. Reporter thats right. He walked right into the Police Station yesterday afternoon and turned himself in to police. But that was after investigators released this surveillance picture that was taken here at the rodeway inn, just one of the locations that he broke in to in the night, got in through a window. Reporter the lieutenant says in her 18 years at the Alameda Police department, shes never investigated a case like this. It was just going to be a matter of time, whether he self surrendered or we were going to arrest him. Reporter police say this 17yearold turned himself in last night. We are blurring his face because hes under 18 and no decision has been made about whether to charge him as an adult. In the middle of the night on sunday, investigators say he broke into a home through an open window and sexually assaulted a young girl in her bedroom. They also say thats not his only crime. The cases all are similar in nature because the homes were occupied with females. Reporter the lieutenant says investigators have evidence linking the teen to five other breakins in the last two months. She says in those breakins the victims were all adult females living in the west end neighborhood. In each case, the suspect slipped through an open window overnight, woke the victims up and then took off. He perhaps might have been watching them, learning their patterns, knowing when they were home, knowing if they were home alone. Reporter the teen faces charges of Sexual Assault and four counts of burglary, but investigators believe he may be responsible for as many as 11 breakins and another Sexual Battery case. The suspect cut the screen on an open, unsecured window. Thats been the link to all of these. Reporter well, charges have not been filed but the d. A. Does say they are reviewing the case. Reporting live in alameda tonight, Michelle Roberts, nbc bay area news. Thank you, michelle. An arsonist on the loose in the east bay. Within the past hour police in san leandro confirm that a massive fire that destroyed a san leandro Grocery Store and damaged four other businesses was intentionally set. The fouralarm blaze happened early monday morning at a strip mall not far from the oakland airport. Some of the witnesses have told us that they did hear a loud explosion. I do know that there was evidence collected from a dumpster outside adjacent to the building and some of that evidence is now being examined by atf and it is some of the stuff that has led our investigators to believe that this is an arson. Police say at this time they have no leads on a suspect or suspects. Happening right now, the race to slow down the jerusalem fire. Tonight its reached the perimeter of the rocky fire in lake county, but they have not merged. Thats because the larger rocky fire is almost completely contained. The charred brush is acting as a containment line. The jerusalem fire is mostly burning to the east, spreading from lake county now into napa county. It has scorched 16,500 acres since sunday. Cal fire issued new evacuation orders overnight for at least 150 homes. Right now the fire is just 6 contained. And now to an nbc bay area followup. The city of san jose has presented a longawaited wage offer to the police union. It was made public today, but that offer may never get to the rank and file. The reason for that, as we reported exclusively yesterday, the police union is accusing the city of reneging on an earlier deal on pension and disability. Both sides have been at odds since voters passed measure b in 2012, which dramatically cut those benefits, causing many officers to leave the department in droves. Last month the two sides did agree to a new deal which would restore some of those benefits. Now, the union says that the city is trying to change this earlier agreement. The union also says there will be no membership vote if the city does not honor the earlier terms on the pension and disability deal. Its unconscionable in our view and puts at risk all of the good will thats been built up over these past few months working collaboratively to get san jose on the right track. Reporter the city council is meeting in a special closed session on friday morning to discuss some of the issues. Police Union Members are tentatively scheduled to vote that afternoon. [ bell ringing ] a slight comeback on wall street today after yesterdays huge losses, the nasdaq gained nearly eight points. The dow mostly finished flat after yesterdays 212point drop. Oil prices also inched higher after sitting a sixyear low yesterday. China continues to devalue its currency and markets around the world are feeling the effects of it. Here at home, it could be the next job boom. Manufacturing long sent overseas is making a comeback here in the bay area. Scott budman has more on what the city is doing to create more opportunities. Scott. Reporter well, theyre offering incentives, janelle. Things like tax breaks, faster permitting, even land to encourage Tech Companies to keep jobs here. As the Tech Industry grows, manufacturing jobs are hot again. Close the skills gap. Reporter and san jose wants lots of them, enough to offer south bay Tech Companies economic incentives to build here and keep manufacturing jobs here. We know lots of folks are doing very well in this boom, but thousands of our residents are being left behind. We know with manufacturing jobs, this is a pathway for the middle class, a lot of folks who dont have college or advanced degrees. Reporter and after a long lull, more products are being designed and built in the bay area. Local Companies Say theyll take the incentives to keep jobs local. You lose some touch when things go overseas, working with the innovation, design, manufacturing and tying it all together. Its also personally rewarding when you see jobs created here back home. Reporter its a change to offer a more diverse range of tech jobs, something Companies Saying theyre trying to do. Now they have city backing to do it. We are a california manufacturer and were very proud of that. We have a large number of employees here in Santa Clara County and we expect that to grow. Reporter so youre doing some hiring . Absolutely. Reporter good news for job seekers of all kinds here in the bay area. Now, this will all likely increase the need for job training in the manufacturing sector. I spoke to a job Training Company earlier this afternoon. They say it will probably take some time, but eventually they expect more requests for training to come in. Reporting live in san jose, scott budman, nbc bay area news. It was a brazen robbery along San Franciscos pier 14 when three men hijacked a pair of Television Cameras from crews, including one from nbc bay area. We are at the hall of justice where one of the suspects was in court today. Im mark matthews. The story coming up next. Plus thousands of schools ready to hire, but no one is applying. What is keeping young people from becoming teachers. And whats that taste . The reason behind the weird tasting water thats coming out of millions of taps. And good evening, im meteorologist jeff ranieri. Sunny skies from the east bay all the way up against the coastline. Were talking about that much hotter weather and how long it will go in just a few minutes. 7. Now to a story that hits very close to home here. On july 2nd three men in a black bmw drove up to two Television New crews covering a Fatal Shooting on the embark dare oh the three men attacked and robbed both crews. Police have made an arrest in that case. Mark matthews is outside the hall of justice in San Francisco where the suspect was in court this morning. Mark, this is very personal to a lot of us here. Reporter his name is michael a. Jones. He lives in visitation valley. Police say he is linked to a local gang well known for robberies and car burglaries in San Francisco. This is a picture of one of the suspects snapped by a ktvu reporter during the july 2nd robbery, and this is a picture of the gun one of those suspects used to pistol whip one of our videographers before they stole his camera. He has recovered from the attack. The police say they have now caught one of the suspects. Mr. Jones was charged on july 27th with robbery, aggravated assault, grand theft and conspiracy. Reporter the chief tells us the suspect is 23yearold michael a. Jones. Investigators got onto him after Oakland Police tipped them to the owner of a black bmw used in the attack. Within a week we were able to identify a black 7 series bmw that we believed was a possible suspect vehicle. Reporter investigators say they also have leads on the two other suspects who were with jones. Over the past several years, Television Camera crews have repeatedly been targeted by thieves in various parts of the bay area. Tonight Oakland Police say theyre trying to determine if robberies there are linked to these suspects. Weve actually had multiple news camera crews, meaning over five in the last year or so. Its very alarming, very concerning to us. Reporter so far the cameras from the july 2nd heist have not been recovered, but police say they have leads and local stations are working to outfit cameras with tracking devices. You know, they say the number one deterrent to crime is fear of being caught. This guy was caught. Were confident were going to get his crime partners. In the future with this technology, tracking technology, this is not a crime worth committing. Reporter Michael Jones was in court today, supposedly to have a date set for his preliminary hearing. That, however, was postponed. Hell be due back in court on friday on charges that are not related to the july 2 nnd robbe and thats part of the reason why we are unable to show you his picture. Police want to keep that picture private until they have had a chance to use it in a photo lineup with witnesses. Reporting from San Francisco, mark malt tthews. It happened in the blink of an eye, four thieves on the run after pulling off a brazen store at an apple store. Four men walked into the store in downtown palo alto and quickly snatched 22 iphones. Police call it a grabandgo. It happened yesterday around 4 00 p. M. Phones are valued at 16,000. The suspects were last seen running east on university avenue. If youve noticed your tap water doesnt taste as good as it used to be, blame it on the drought. State water experts say its not uncommon to see Water Quality go down as reservoirs get lower. Folsom lake near sacramento is a good example. Its being drained to provide water to the San Joaquin Valley delta, but is also the Drinking Water source for hundreds of thousands of people in northern california. As the water level drops in a reservoir, just like in a groundwater aquifer, the heavier parts of the water are going to be closer to the bottom. So if a reservoir is full or if a groundwater aquifer is full, the water at the top is typically going to be cleaner. Despite that, state water experts say that california still has some of the highest quality Drinking Water in the world. Well, a painful reminder of the bay areas aimiging infrastructure as millions of gallons of water rushed down streets today. A neighbor captured this video. You can see all that precious water just running down the street. The water actually went into some of the homes in the area of danville boulevard and hemi avenue. Thats where chuck is joining us live. Chuck, the cleanup there has got to be a big headache, but two, that is a Precious Resource these days. Reporter absolutely right. And you can see behind me traffic is flowing and so is the water. The water is back on for homeowners here in this area. But the fact that it was a pipe first installed in 1931 that broke, that underscores a bigger problem for the east bay. It has miles of cast iron water mains that are crumbling. The force of Rushing Water shoved a garden shed sideways and cascaded not just over but through a stone retaining wall meant to keep San Ramon Creek contained. It was sunday with a strong current. Fast enough if youve ever stood in a river, you know, and you feel that pressure, thats how fast it was coming down. Reporter the 84yearold cast iron water main, 10 inches in diameter, burst shortly before 7 00 a. M. For more than three hours, water gushed into several yards and homes near danville boulevard and hemi avenue. We saw a stream of water about four feet deep on the righthand side of the house. Reporter an estimated 13,000 galloning was lost. Thats about as much as families in 50 east bay homes would use in a day. East bay mud work crews say age, corrosion and seismic activity shifting the ground probably contributed to the pipe bursting. This pipe hadnt seen daylight since Herbert Hoover was president. It is a bit of a time capsule. The east bay has taken over from different Water Companies so we inherited stuff they put in. Reporter shortly after 1 00 p. M. About 50 homes had their Water Service restored but the new pvc pipe is only one of hundreds of replacements needed throughout the service area. We have probably about 800 to 1,000 main breaks a year. That sounds like a lot, but remember there are 4200 miles of pipe here in the east bay and theyre quite old. More than half of our pipes are more than 50 years old and some of them are almost 100 years old. Reporter east bay mud says the only way homeowners might, and they caution might detect a water main about to burst is if there is any leaking going on. One symptom you might see, lower water pressure in your home. Im chuck coppola, nbc bay area news. Thanks, chuck. Right now we do want to check in with meteorologist jeff ranieri. A lot of people will be looking to the skies tonight. Yes, and we do have clear skies for that perseid meteor shower. Well have more on that coming up in 25 minutes. I want to take you outside of the Doppler Radar right now and we still have this very weak storm system sitting offshore. Weve been tracking it for the past three days. Thats what you can thank for keeping temperatures out of the 90s and very comfortable. No rainfall headed towards california with this one. Lets get a look outside the Weather Underground sky camera tonight. Clear blue skies from the outer sunset in San Francisco, no sign of any fog right now. We can do even better here in the oakland hills. Ten mile plus visibility. Look at that blue sky, it almost looks fakes. Lets bring you down to mt. Hamilton. We do have some haze throughout the silicon valley, but nonetheless looking very, very great. In terms of the futurecast, we start with patchy fog near the coast, maybe isolated drizzle for the morning hours. Then we get sunny skies not only inland but again at the immediate coastline for tomorrow. So that will set temperatures up with low 80s in the peninsula, upper 80s for the trivalley and mid80s for the north bay. Check this out, weve been talking about the heat. As we head through saturdays forecast, we likely will have 92 for the average on the peninsula, 101 in the trivalley and also 98 in the north bay. I still even think sunday could even be slightly hotter at this point. We have been tracking what is Tropical Storm hilda. Right now winds at 45 miles per hour. Good news for hawaii travelers. Over the next two days this storm system is not expected to hit th

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