But when he realized the two parents were taiwan they dropped her off at a hotel. 11 hours after first pulled into a van. This afternoon, exactly 22 years to the day after the kidnapping lynn was a a a a san mateo courtroom to answer charges. Mr. Lynn is charged with two felony charges, one is kidnapping for ran some. And the other charge is conspiracy to kidnap. Reporter lynn with the help of a mandarin interpreter did not enter a plea. Captain davis was a Patrol Officer when he started working the case. In the start of my career i worked this case. And now here towards the end of my career its come full circle. He says he always considered it an active case. The family is aware of that he has been taken into custody. They were pleased. Reporter police say kevin lynn had two accomplices one was arrested and convicted years ago and the other is still on the run. Bail for lynn has been set at 5 million. Reporting live in redwood city, nbc bay area news. Thank you so much. The massive thomas fire in Southern California marches forward. What started last we can in Ventura County is raging in Santa Barbara county. More than 230,000 acres have been scorched in the stubborn fire. Much of it burning at Higher Elevations near the lass padres national forest. Reproaching the inland edge of carpinteria which is avocado groves. I didnt get concerned until the sheriffs arbor here. Once they left i was like i feel better now. Around christmas, got to take it day by day. The thomas fire burned nearly 1,000 structures so far. 18,000 more are threatened. Fire right now just 15 contained. 50 million thats how much calfire is overbudgets battle attention the wildfires. The north bay wildfires cost nearly 250 million. The bill has yet to come in for the fires burning in Southern California. A spokesperson for calfire says staffing, equipment and supplies contribute to the cost. Youve got firefighters that will be coming off the creek if they havent done so already. Rye shire is shut down those firefighters are assigned to the thomas. The lilac in san diego county, those firefighters will be assigned as well. State Officials Say it doesnt mean theyve run out of cash. The agency is able to tap into a reserve in case of emergencies. The smoke from all of the Southern California fires spreads here in the bay area. S in a live look now in San Francisco. It looks beautiful ton. Dry weather, hazy sunshine, though during the day. Lets bring in jeff ranieri. Joins us with the air quality. The gad and the bad. What do we have. I think well have poor air quality tomorrow. We can show you the sky camera review from the Weather Underground network in half moon bay. We did high clouds passing buy. Look towards the bottom of the screen. You can see the layer there. Thats the smoke moving in the Southern California wildfires. A closer view of a nasa satellite shows the bulk of the smoke from the fires moving off shore caught up in upper level winds and traveling near the bay area. Most of it was out in the pacific. But the smoke that we did have in the bay area was right here near san jose, morgan hill and the bill roy. And also filtered into the sacramento valley. So in terms of our air quality forecast, i still think well have smoke filtering in for tomorrow and also just plain old poor air quality. That means a spare the air day in effect for tuesday with the worst levels of pollution in the north bay, also for the bay, and the coastline. With moderate levels of pollution from wednesday through saturday. Were talking about reign chances ahead in the forecast. Ill have a look at that at 6 48. See you shortly. 20 freeway fires, 20 in a matter of of days. Along 680 near the san Jose Milpitas border. Koerngs coincidence and arsonist or Homeless People . Damian joins us near san jose where the neighbors are concerned. Damian. Reporter raj, its happening along the on ramps and off ramps mainly along some of the homeless encamp mts that run the perimeter of all the sound walls and highway 680. Somebody is setting fires. This is video of some of the fire sent to us by a viewer. Since saturday crews have put out 20 fires. The latest happening early this morning. Now at least a dozen of the fires are believed to be the work of an arsonist. Im worried about my family right now. I do. Because this is the 13 time it happened. Nelson says there have been too many close calls along his back fence. The chp now says they detained you one person at one of the fire scenes but tonight its unclear if that person was formally arrested for arson. When we have a fire on the side of the freeway it seems pretty benign. Because peoples houses come up to the frooway. You worry about the homes or injurying somebody. Many homeless encampments hung the base. They often start fires to keep warm or cook. But worries that some fires may be set to watch it burn. Whatever the reason these neighbors say its time to clear out the homeless encampments on the other side of his fence. I feel sorry for these people because they have no place st to stay. But the government has to do something about them. They got to help these people out. Reporter and late this afternoon the chp did give us an update. They did detain one person. But they released that person. The suspect is now at large. Live in san jose. A followup now to a story we brought you a week ago today. One of two people injured in a shootout in emeryville died. Police say 19yearold andre bolton died at the hospital yesterday. The other victim remains in the hospital. Theres been no update on his condition. Police have arrest the the suspected shooter. Inkts a crucial inspection is needed after a bus cash. It happened near cesar chavez friday night. 29 people hurt, four seriously. The chp says it doesnt know the cause yet because a mechanical inspection needs to happen first. He killed kate steinle. But the jury found Jose Garcia Zarate not guilty of murder and manslaughter. Since the verdict two weeks ago people around the country have analyzed the jurys decision. The jury has declined all interview requests until now. Tonight we have the inside story. Nbc bay area sam brock joins us in San Francisco with this exclusive interview. Sam. Reporter raj, good evening, we learned the crux of the deliberations in this case really came down to the manslaughter charge and the weapons possession. Keeping that in mind in an interview with nbc bay area last night the juror also talking about the emotional impact of being cut off from the world for weeks. I can put my head in a pillow and sleep well thinking i made the right decision. A juror on the kate steinle murder trial silhouetted due to concern for personal safety says he has no regrets but also didnt realize the toll the nationally spotlighted trial took on him until it was over. It was very hard on me. With he we finished finished the trial i was in tears because i felt the pressure out on my back. Then i could talk to people then. I was in tears. And talk to nbc bay area he did. About how jurors immediately ruled out first and Second Degree murder charges against jose zarate. Ipds what he told us was wrapped in a rag. Which i truly believe him because it was just a gun on the pier. Anybody could call the policy. I would call the police if i see a gun. He says manslaughter proved more difficult because the jury was instructed that zarate must have brandished the weapon to prove the charge. Thats the problem right there. It was in mention right there black and white. Without clear evidence of brandishing they decided manslaughter was out too. There was one conviction felony possession of a weapon. But jurors expressed confusion here. I was kind of in doubt what do they mean by possession . Means like you have the thing for a long time . If you touch it . It means you possess the gun . The defense plans to appeal the single conviction. Arguing the jurors were not given clear instructions. In San Francisco, sam brock, nbc bay area news. You can watch more of the exclusive interview with that juror. We post to do on the front page of the website, nbcbayarea. Com. A verdict in a quintuple murder case, the punishment for the plumber convicted by a San Francisco jury. Plus. Im scott budman at nasa aims in mountain view. Just ahead why scientists here will be watching the next space x launch very closely. A cold 48 in napa right now. And 56 . San jose. Ill let you know where frost is possible tomorrow morning. The forecast at 6 19 tonight. My name is jamir dixon and im a locate and Mark Fieldman for pg e. Most people in the community recognize the blue trucks as pg e. My truck is something new. Its an 811 truck. When you call 811, i come out to your house and i mark out our gas lines and our electric lines to make sure that you dont hit them when youre digging. 811 is a free service. Im passionate about it because every time i go on the street i think about my own kids. Theyre the reason that i want to protect our community and our environment, and if me driving a that truck means that somebody gets to go home safer, then ill drive it every day of the week. Together, were building a better california. History and tonight there is it was one of the worst mass killings in San Francisco history. And tonight there is a verdict. A 41 vietnamese immigrant is guilty of killing five minimums of a chinese family an ingleside neighborhood home. Mark matthews is outside the hall of justice with the decision before noon today. Reporter janelle it took seven days of deliberating but today the jury did come back with guilty verdicts on all five counts of first degree murder. Smarting from last months loss in the kate steinle murder case. George gascon came to hear the verdict in the quintuple murder kacie, the San Francisco plumber found guilty of killing all five members of a chinese immigrant family. The badly beaten bodies were discovered inside the home in 2012. The victims had been dousewood bleach and paint in an apparent to attempt to cover up the killer tracks. But dpla evidence linked him to the murder. Any say he needed moep to pay off glanling debts. He didnt testify at trial. Today his defense attorney admitted the 41yearold was at the house but says he wasnt the killer. What we argued was that he was present but that the prosecution hadnt proven beyond a reasonable doubt which is the stad they have to meet that he did other than be present. Gascon thank the jury said the verdict wagons important for the victims family and community. We know unquestionably gnat defendant committed murder. He was there. The jury was presented with evidence to find him guilty of that and they did. And that really is it. Reporter like the kate steinle case, the defendant in this case was also an immigrant. And he was due to be deported after a 1998 conviction for armed robbery. But because luc immigrated to the United States legally back in the 80s, the immigration agreement with vietnam allowed him to stay. He is now facing life in prison without the possibility of parole. The sentencing date to be set tomorrow. Reporting from San Francisco, mark matthews, nbc bay area news. Thank you. Two Alameda CountySheriff Deputies accused of a wheat beat having to wait a couple more days to face the judge. The hearing has been pushed to wednesday. This is video of two men at the courthouse. Both facing several felony charges, including assault with a deadly weapon. Surveillance video captured in the beating in San Francisco. You see it here. The deputies are seen repeatedly striking a car theft suspect with batons. Both deputies have been dismissed from the department. We have breaking news just from the numerous in oakland. The strike is suspended. Just minutes ago we learned nearly 3,000 oakland city workers are headed back to their jobs tomorrow. However, were told they have not yet come to a contract agreement with the city. Theyve been in the labor dispute for months now. Now the workers including librarians garbage collectors and others have been on the picket lines since tuesday. As soon as we get more information we will bring it to you. People who lost homes in the north bay fires have a few hours left to register for federal disaster assistance. Today is the deadline to register with fema. The agency can provide funds for short term housings basic repairs and expenses. Business owners may qualify for lowinterest longterm loans. We have a link on the website, nbcbayarea. Com, with information on how to register. Just search fema. Okay this could be cool. Are we closer to living in space . Tomorrow morning another launch for space x. This one has a lot of bay area cargo. Several experiments that could help unlock the future of space travel and colinization. Our business and tech reporter spent the day at nasa in the south bay, which is trying to pave the way into space. Reporter yeah its the launch by space x goes off as planned tuesday. It whether have no anu fewer than four experiments put together here at nasa aims. Experiments that help astronauts . Space and those of us here on earth. You pull out the cassette. A cassette that simulates us. And its a hollow fiber bioreactor. Chucked full of technology to show how the body works in low gravity. This experiment heads from nasa aims to the space station for a futuristic purpose. That helps enable space exploration. And keep us healthy while there. Every day people some day will go there as well. We want to make sure that exploration and tourists whatever theyre doing are healthy. And because well need food, this experiment will focus on how to best grow plants in space. As long as we do that we can then take it even further for deep space and work on how plants grow in deep space so that we can live in space later. All about to leave Silicon Valley for a higher purpose. Its very, very cool. But, you know, its just hard work. Reporter now the launch is set for Tuesday Morning from cape canaveral. Scientists are watching closely in mounen view. Nbc bay area news. Thank you. So President Trump wants to send astronauts where no man has gone before. The president signing the order today to refocus nasa on space exploration. The goal use the moon as a Training Ground to eventually send americans to mars. Nasa has sent orbiters landers and revolvers to mars. But no human has made it so far. An Astronaut Mission is planned for the year 2030. Love that. We love that idea. We do. You might love this. San Francisco International airport has a plan to make Holiday Travel move faster. There will now be free parking in the airport garages. But only if youre there for less than 30 minutes. In the only that there will be an express drop off and pick up level in the garage for domestic flights. The airport is hoping the plan clears up crowded roadways around the terminals. This starts tomorrow and ends january 8th. Oh. As you were saying. I love space exploration. I thought i was up next you know. You were so jeff was so excited about the space story he chimed in. Excited about the next couple of days with the weather. Yes. Cold photocopy. Needing the heavier jacket in the bay area as we head into the forecast. I want to focus in on that right now on the microclimate weather. We will have a few spots that have the possibility of some frost. As we look at the trivalley has a average of 36. We may have frost develop through parts of the trivalley near livermore. And watch if you are heading into the Central Valley towards tracy. We could have fog there. Not so much in the way of frost for the peninsula with 41. But we could have icy conditions down near sand martin into south bay. And morgan hill and gilroy where you may need to scrape the windshield. Check it out. Down to 35 for the average in the north bay. And San Francisco not quite as cold with a hazy 46 degrees. So jacket for the morning. But not so much by the afternoon. Check out the temperatures as we head throughout tuesday. Getting up to 70 in morgan hill. Thats going to be close to record setting. 69 in san jose. 66 in concord. 67 in napa. And 65 in San Francisco. Under the sunny skies but once again poor air quality makes it hazy out here at times with the spare the air alert in effect on tuesdays forecast. We stay with temperatures in the upper 60s all the way throughout the next seven days. And morning conditions in the upper 30s to low and mid40s. Coming up at 6 48 well talk about our rain chance in the longterm and when we could see a little bit of wet weather return to the bay area. 6 48 tonight. See you soon thank you. Calling on congress. Three women accused the president of Sexual Misconduct a message for lawmakers. The warriors back home tonight after their longest road trip of the season. They l happening now, the warriors are back home tonight after the longest road trip of the season. Theyll be without Draymond Green and steph curry out with an ankle injury. The warrers host the blazers. 216 this season. And pictures of the holiday lights around the bay area. Check out the twitter page for the decorations. Looming over the white house. Three women, who made harassment or sex assault the me too movement is looming over the white house. Three women who made harassment or Sexual Assault allegations against donald trump during the president ial campaign are calling for congress to investigate. Today any again share their claims of President Trumps misconduct on today with megyn kelly. Theyre among at least sixteen women who accused the president. The white house denies the claims and says americans made their judgment when they elected mr. Trump. Its more than important