and the hayes valley area remains more vibrant. people walking along the boulevard. it's absolutely wonderful to go to the hayes green because any day where the weather is halfway decent there are not only people sitting around and doing what have you, but there are children there. >> san francisco always seems to be sfaised with a challenge of providing more housing. as with any other neighborhood, district five has to provide housing as well, while preserving historic buildings, diversity and the neighborhood character. >> what i think about gentrification? i think that it's all connected to opportunities. and i think that the shame it's not really about gentrification. the problem is that many minority people were never allowed to build the wealth and build and have the opportunities to be able to access the same properties and the same rents as other people. the way we see it at l.a. hill heights, if we take these young people right now and insure their success through the school system, and -- there's another chapter on the school system right now and we're goin

then hayes said he left him inside. he let him inside. the detectives said hayes told him they searched for money but, quote, didn't find as much as they thought there should be. that's when the detectives said the two men went upstairs and tied mrs. petit and the girls to the beds. they allegedly put pillowcases over the girls' heads. the detective said hayes told him at some point, "things got out of control and after he smelled smoke, the other suspect yelled that dr. petit had escaped and they had to get out of the house." at that point police say, anderson, the men jumped in the family's suv and ended up crashing into police cruisers as they left. >> they confessed to the crime at some point, didn't they? >> they sure did. they were looking for a deal. both men tried to confess an exchange for life in prison. but prosecutors said, no deal, and they're now pursuing the death penalty in this case. as a result of that, lawyers told us that the men chose not to confess in the end since there was no deal on the table. so they pleaded not

then hayes said he left him inside. he let him inside. the detectives said hayes told him they searched for money but, quote, didn't find as much as they thought there should be. that's when the detectives said the two men went upstairs and tied mrs. hawk petpetit to the . at some point, quote, things got out of control and after he smelled smoke, the other suspect yelled that dr. petit had escaped and they needed to get out of that house. at that point police say, anderson, the men jumped in the family's suv and ended up crashing into police cruisers as they left. >> they confessed to the crime at some point, didn't they? >> they sure did. they were looking for a deal. both men tried to confess an exchange for life in prison. they are now pursuing the death penalty in this. the men chose not to confence since there was no deal on the table, so they pleaded not guilty. >> i mean, it's such a stunning crime. we're following a number of stories tonight, joe johns joins us with the business bulletin. joe? >> parts of the health care reform l

then hayes said he left him inside. he let him inside. the detectives said hayes told him they searched for money but, "didn't find as much as they thought there should be." that's when the detectives said the two men went upstairs and tied mrs. hawke-petit and the girls to their beds. they allegedly put pillowcases over the children's heads. the detective said hayes told him that at some point "things got out of control" and that after he smelled smoke komisarjevsky, the other suspect, yelled that dr. petit had escaped and they needed to get out of that house. at that point police say, anderson, the men jumped in the family's suv and ended up crashing into police cruisers as they left. >> they confessed to the crime at some point, didn't they? >> they sure did. they were looking for a deal. both men tried to confess in exchange for life in prison. but prosecutors said uh-uh, no deal, and they are now pursuing the death penalty in this case. so as a result of that komisarjevsky's lawyer told us that the men chose not to confess in the end

to kill petit and testified hayes told the inmate he thought dr. petit may have been in on the plot to collect insurance money. no evidence about that, though. more on the testimony in a moment. the most chilling video shows jennifer hawke-petit withdrawing $15,000 at the bank at the demand of the captors before her murder. police testified hayes took her to the bank while komisarjevsky held the family hostage at home. the bank teller called 911. >> we have a lady in our bank right now who says that her husband and children are being held at their house. the people are in a car outside the bank. she is getting $15,000. that if the police are told, they will kill her children and the husband. she is petrified. >> authorities also released surveillance video from a gas station where one of the suspects allegedly purchased $10 worth of gas that would be used to burn down the petit's home. jennifer hawke-petit was sexually assaulted and strangled, one of her daughters also sexually assaulted died from smoke inhalation. dr. petit survived the attack, st

to kill petit and testified hayes told the inmate he thought dr. petit may have been in on the plot to collect insurance money. no evidence about that, though. more on the testimony in a moment. the most chilling moment shows jennifer hawke-petit withdrawing $15,000 at the bank at the demand of the captors before her murder. police testified hayes took her to the bank whale komisarjevsky held the family hostage. the bank teller called 911. >> we have a lady in our bank right now who says that her husband and children are being held at their house. the people are in a car outside the bank. she is getting $15,000. that if the police are told, they will kill her children and the husband. she is petrified. >> authorities also released surveillance video from a gas station where one of the suspects allegedly purchased $10 worth of gas that would be used to burn down the petit's home. jennifer hawke-petit was sexually assaulted and strangled, one of her daughters also sexually assaulted died from smoke inhillation. dr. petit survived the attack, joshua k

my husband and i have lived at 1020 hayes street since april 30th, 1997. we are requesting commission to remove a nonconforming structures that we can have a garden. the structure in question was built without a permit in 1947. this was still below grade on a concrete slab. the neighbors objected strenuously. on april 7th, the committee granted approval and this is consistent with the general plan. the structure is not historically or architecturally significant. the property is now classified and this consists of the original 89 the house. this was prior to 1947 and a one story structure in question. this is out of character with the district which is part of the immediate area. in addition, density guidelines in the planet code limit this to approximately 3712 square feet. the small loss last this not qualified. the rear yard open space requirements are violated and the size is approximately 62 feet deep. the comment on his face is 452 square feet and the existing usable open space is only 220 square feet. the code requires a minimum of one of street par

we took this best practice from on hayes will valley. we have people in our neighborhood with their support, care and love are not coming through the door of light. and getting away from their criminal activity. when there's an arrest and there are repeat offenders. we have the officers tell us the arrest number when they arrest the person. then we hand over letters they are called stay away order letters. they are letters from the community, all of us. we are the ones that have to do all of this. that's an important message. we write letters to the judges saying that we would like this person this individual to be not be able to come back in our neighborhood. just because that disconnects them their community as r

we took this best practice from on hayes will valley. we have people in our neighborhood with their support, care and love are not coming through the door of light. and getting away from their criminal activity. when there's an arrest and there are repeat offenders. we have the officers tell us the arrest number when they arrest the person. then we hand over letters they are called stay away order letters. they are letters from the community, all of us. we are the ones that have to do all of this. that's an important message. we write letters to the judges saying that we would like this person this individual to be not be able to come back in our neighborhood. just because that disconnects them their community as far as the criminal community. the da hands the letters to the judges and the judges read the letters and realize it's a real

we took this best practice from on hayes will valley. we have people in our neighborhood with their support, care and love are not coming through the door of light. and getting away from their criminal activity. when there's an arrest and there are repeat offenders. we have the officers tell us the arrest number when they arrest the person. then we hand over letters they are called stay away order letters. they are letters from the community, all of us. we are the ones that have to do all of this. that's an important message. we write letters to the judges saying that we would like this person this individual to be not be able to come back in our neighborhood. just because that disconnects them their community as far as the criminal community. the da hands the letters to the judges and the judges read the letters and realize it's a real impact in the community. that way you don't see the person back on the street within 5 or 6 days. if they are

we took this best practice from on hayes will valley. we have people in our neighborhood with their support, care and love are not coming through the door of light. and getting away from their criminal activity. when there's an arrest and there are repeat offenders. we have the officers tell us the arrest number when they arrest the person. then we hand over letters they are called stay away order letters. they are letters from the community, all of us. we are the ones that have to do all of this. that's an important message. we write letters to the judges saying that we would like this person this individual to be not be able to come back in our neighborhood. just because that disconnects them their community as far as the criminal community. the da hands the letters

he interrogated hayes. hayes, he says, came clean to him, telling him that he and his co-defendant -- the co-defendant will be tried next. steven hayes is being tried right now. they were having beers and shots together, just before they attacked this family. they were casing out the house, saw the basement door open. that's how they got in. at one point, i'm quoting here from our producer inside the courtroom, after they beat dr. pettitte with a baseball bat four to five times, they told him, be quiet, we're only here for the muonemoney. then they found the two daughters along with jennifer pettitte, dr. pettitte's wife, tied all of them to their bedposts before, of course, taking jennifer pettitte to the bank the next morning. they terrorized this family all night, through the next morning. jennifer goes, withdraws $15,000. the family thought they'd escape because the suspects told them all along, according to prosecutors, we'll leave you alone if you pay us. they paid the suspects, but that's when they d

and he told hayes to, quote, have sex with the mother to settle things up. >> hayes is trying to point to his codefendant ask say, he was the bad guy. he was the worst one. >> reporter: jurors saw video of hayes purchasing gas that prosecutors say used to set the house on fire. >> he found soot in michaela's voice box, airways and lungs, showing it took several minutes for her to pass away. >>> when the medical examiner took the stand, william petit and other family members left the courtroom. the details of the family's death was too much for them to hear. >>> let's check in on the roads now. here's sharon gibala. >> reporter: the top side of the beltway is to be avoided right now. we have an accident with a lane closure. that is going to be on the top side inner loop. just approaching the harrisburg expressway. watch for delays there. also that accident on the jfx is still there on the northbound lanes at cold spring lanes. wood bine at purdue. one near in annapolis. >>> slow in two spots. beltway drive times and speeds, actually looking better than they were 25 minutes ago. 35 miles

hayes said he escorted jennifer hawk-petit to the bank, where she withdrew $15,000. and when she return said, the other suspect had already sexually assaulted 11-year-old michaela. and he told him to, quote, have sex with the mother to square things up. she was later strangled to death. >> hayes was trying to point to the codefendant and say he was the bad guy. he was the worst one. >> reporter: jurors saw surveillance video of hayes purchasing gas that prosecutors say was used to set the house on fire, trying to cover up the act. he found soot in michaela's voice box, airways and lungs, showing it took several minutes for her to pass away. >> when the medical examiner took the stand, william petit and other family members left the courtroom. details of his family said it was too much for them. >>> less than three hours of the execution of a woman in virginia in more than a century. this death penalty case is creating international controversy. >> reporter: 41-year-old teresa louis is set to die by leth an injection at 9:00 tonight. all of her legal appeals have been

and he told hayes he had to kill mrs. petit and hayes didn't know if he could. then a statement that hayes said he saw police pull up to the house, then killed her. expert witnesses went through the scene in excruiating detail. the fire investigator inves -- y heard and saw how the blaze spread. the investigator said rapidly and in a violent manner. the conclusion was the fire was started by human hands using a liquid accelerant consistent with gas. then taking just seconds to reach the girls' bed vooms upstairs. martha: that's hard to listen to what that family has been through in that courthouse. outside this courthouse the reaction from dr. petit and his father-in-law. >> all i have to say is jennifer and the girls are the most important people in my life. i can't dignify that insinuation with a response. the evidence put on by the prosecution speaks for itself. >> they were insensitive, they were cruel and out of place. martha: that poor man having to go through all of this. the second suspect goes on trial next year. this one is all about steven hayes. that

at 8:48, just three minutes later, hayes says soon? 8:51 komisarjevsky says i'm putting the kid to bed, hold your horses. 9:20 p.m., hayes says, dude, the horses want to get lose. lol, laughing out loud. sunny hostinw was in the courtroom today from trtrutv. everyone wants to feel safe in their home. to think these people would be in somebody's home like this, what is it like sitting in the courtroom every single day and just hearing this stuff? we're not giving the most gruesome details because it's just frankly sickening. >> it really has been difficult. you know, i've tried child sex crimes and i've sat in on many, many, many, dozens of cases and it has even been difficult for me. the feeling in the courtroom, the tension, it's palpable. and i was seated today directly across from the petit family, directly across from the hawke family and some of the testimony today brought them to tears. it really has been a very difficult time. i have to tell you, anderson, every day i think the prosecution is almost over here, this is going to b

i wanted to start with chief hayes-white. you had a number personnel that made their way down to the scene. we have a state rig that is just been procured. we had over 50 apparatus that were there at the scene, and perhaps, she can update us and connect the dots to what john martin and his team did and pass the baton to john to underscore some of the work that was done. >> thank you. good afternoon. i thought for everyone i would give just an overview. as you are aware, last night, approximately 6:24 there was a report of an explosion in san bruno, sort of where highway 35 is just about to meet 280, our neighbors to the south. at 6:36, a unit from the airport, even though the airport is located in san mateo county, the sanford's is the fire department is responsible for the international airport, and we have specialized apparatus. initial reports came in as possibly a plane went down. with the cooperation of mr. john martin and his staff, we made a decision to take a specialized apparatus out of the airport and assist up at s

need a margarita soon. 8:45, hayes says, we still on? one minute later, komisarjevsky says yes. 8:48, hayes says, soon? 8:51 komisarjevsky says i'm putting the kid to bed, hold your horses. 9:20 hayes says, dude, the horses want to get loose, lol, text speak for laugh out loud. sunny hostin was in the courtroom today. everyone wants to feel safe in their home. to think these people would be in somebody's home like this, what is it like sitting in the courtroom every single day and just hearing this stuff? we're not giving the most gruesome details because it's frankly sickening. >> it really has been difficult. i've tried child sex crimes and i've sat in on many, many, many, dozens of cases and it has even been difficult for me. the feeling in the courtroom, the tension, it's palpable. and i was seated today directly across from the petit family, directly across from the hawke family and some of the testimony today brought them to tears. it really has been a very difficult time. i have to tell you, anderson, every day i think the prosecu

need a margarita soon. 8:45, hayes says, we still on? one minute later, komisarjevsky says yes. soon? 8:51 komisarjevsky says i'm putting the kid to bed, hold your horses. 9:20 hayes says, dude, the horses want to get lose. lol, laughing out loud. everyone wants to feel safe in their home. to think these people would be in somebody's home like this, what is it like sitting in the courtroom every single day and just hearing this stuff? we're not giving the most gruesome details because it's frankly sickening. >> it really has been difficult. i've tried child sex crimes and i've sat in on many, many, many, dozens of cases and it has even been difficult for me. the feeling in the courtroom, the tension, it's palpable. and i was seated today directly across from the petit family, directly across from the hawke family and some of the tell today brought them to tears. it really has been a very difficult time. i have to tell you, anderson, every day i think the prosecution is almost over here, this is going to be an easier day for this family,

hayes says he escorted jennifer hawk-petit to the bank, where she withdrew $15,000. and when they returned, the other suspect had already raped 15-year-old sargella. he said he told her to have sex with the mother to even things up. she was later strangled to death. >> jurors saw surveillance video of hayes purchasing gas that jurors -- prosecutor says was used to set the house on fire in order to cover their tracks. they detailed how smoke inhalation took the lives of daughters haley and mckale a. -- michaela. there was smoke in her lungs showing it took several minutes for her to pass away. >> reporter: when it came time for him to testify, william petit and others left the courtroom. >>> pop star appearing. the children's show won't air this tape of perry. she wore a gold bustier top as she sang a child-friendly version of her hit song "hot and cold." parents complained that it was too revealing for a kids set. >>> speaking of young stars. beaver fever is -- bieber fever is finally here. justin bieber's acting debut is set. >> reporter: the new season of csi kicks

some of what came out today during the trial of steven hayes. police say steven hayes on the left here and the accomplice on the right broke into dr. william petit's home in july of 2007. investigators say the two men took the dr. petit's family hostage, raped and strangled his wife, sexually assaulted petit's 11-year-old daughter, tied up their 17-year-old daughter. and then torched the house. with everyone still inside. yesterday, jurors saw surveillance video that investigators say shows hayes buying gasoline that the suspects used to set that house on fire. dr. petit was the only member of his family to survive the attack. imagine his horror today as he was right there in court as all of us learned very disturbing new details about an already sickening crime. the fox report's chief correspondent jonathan hunt is here. these text messages are awful. >> it's hard t find the words for them, shep. and these were text messages that were exchanged just hours before these horrific crimes took place. steven hayes, one of the accused first texted him

hayes is potentially facing the death penalty for his role in this crime. investigators say that back in 2007, he and an accomplice took an entire family of four hostage. we're told the suspect then tortured each and every, raped the mother and youngest daughter and set the house on fire, killing everyone but the father. laura ingle now live. >> the corrections officer talked about that confession that he overheard with steven hayes and in that confession, he told jurors that steven hayes when he he was talking to his inmate said he wasn't sure at first if he could go through with murdering the mother, jennifer. but he decided to go through with it when he looked outside and he saw the police cruisers just outside the window. that is more unbearable facts that were revealed in this case today which means that help was just a few feet away when all three females were alive before the mother was strangled and before that house was set on fire. >> shepard: that's the defense. both sides have rested. what now? >> there is going to be a hearing tomorrow just wit

of the city administration office because of the framework established on the utility side -- chief hayes- white. let that be known more publicly. ed, you as well, and then we will get into a broader discussion. you have been doing some really good work, and we have been very involved in new orleans. we have been very involved in post disaster recovery, and we have offered our resources and ourselves to the mayor of san bruno and to city leaders there as well as residents. you have specific protocols that we have long established in terms of being able to support residents in times of need, a regional framework for that as well as 14 city employees that want to contribute any charitable contributions for those that may have lost their homes or lost loved ones. >> thank you. the very first thing we did today was we call the city manager of san bruno and offered our direct assistance, so they have our number, and whenever they need we could probably deliver faster, so we made that offer and are on record supporting what they need, along with any of the other departments here. i want to than

. >> kimberly: now, a more serious topic as testimony continued in the trial of steven hayes, one of two men accused of the horrific 2007 connecticut hope invasion that left jennifer hawk pettitte and her two daughters dead. craig has the details. we will take a look at your piece, first. >> reporter: kimberly, the testimony in the steven hayes murder trial was so powerful it sent family members scurrying from the courtroom. you are a fox news legal analyst. how could someone do something like this to these little girls? pour gas across their bodies and set them ablaze. tell me about the testimony? >> horrible. i have been a prosecutor for many years and seen a lot of murders and those images never leave your brain but this one was just about the worst that i can imagine. >> text messages between murder suspects joshua and steven hayes plotting out the dangerous plan. the state fire marshall graphic description how gas was splashed across 11-year-old mikala's body and set ablaze while teetherred to a bed post and how her sister got up from the burning bed on fire when the restraints

and it's going to be an all english a further next time march for w.b. a heavyweight champion david haye a londoner will take on a limb pick champion all of the horison after failing to agree terms for unification by what either of the klitschko brothers but the juge take place on november thirteenth in manchester will be a second title defense for hey who have you been trying last year by beating. points the twenty nine year old went on to retain his belt in a clash with american joining us. in april while the pinnacle of harsens career was the olympic gold in two one in sydney a decade back the thirty eight year old was taller than haye the reigning european champion but hey he isn't too impressed. if you think he's been beaten before if you think he's been hurt in the ring before i think again. this is this is the time when your career gets well and truly finished. it think again he was unconscious in a. way way until november thirteenth when you see exactly the difference when the heavyweight champ of the world and the only european champion but chance do you think it would be defyin

one of the men, steven hayes is on trial for his life, to try and save hayes from the death penalty, defense attorneys are pointing the finger at the police of all people saying a delay in flawed response to the scene contributed to the tragedy. it's a risky argument to say the least but is it true? jeffrey toobin and mike brooks joined me earlier. this case is just so stunning. from what you know, mike, should the police have done anything differently when they arrived on the scene? it was some 33 minutes before they actually saw the people leaving the house. >> from the time of the 911 call from the bank teller telling 911 that, hey, this woman is here, she's in our bank, she says that they've been very nice, that if they give them the money they'll go away. from the time of that call to the time police were able to get a perimeter set up around that neighborhood, but they actually also had someone outside with eyes on the house trying to find out what's going on inside. >> they said there was nothing unusual they could see from the outside going on. >> exactly. from the informatio

so, hayes took jennifer to withdraw cash. she can be seen in this bank surveillance video. >> we have a lady who is in our bank right now. who says that her husband and children are being held at their house. >> reporter: hayes stopped at a gas station. and filled up containers of gasoline. the attendant also testified wednesday. >> my skin crawls. i feel nothing but disgust about the whole situation. >> reporter: while hayes was out, komisarjevsky was supposed to put the family in the car. then, the pair would burn down the house. instead, he sexual assaulted 11-year-old michaela. and he told hayes to do the same to mrs. petit to, quote, square things up. he complied. and then, they set the fire. it was too much to bear for mr. petit, the lone survivor, who left the courtroom. >> it was another painful day for the hawke and petit families. and i think everybody saw that who listened to the testimony. >> reporter: the details get more disturbing in this case. it came out in court on wednesday, that one of the suspects took ph

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i wanted to add in terms of this stay away order project or what hayes valand he lower haight worked on is they had the da's office at their meetings as they have been work on the issue to help deal with the particular situations. so if your da representative is not there ethyl can tell you. okay. so, i would talk to the da because they were instrumental. one other thing about the stay away orders, when they are cest up they can be as specific or general as needs be. if somebody lives very close to where the stay away order is and the stay away order is where he or she was doing business, there can be exceptions and conditions in this that say that this person can go to and from their house. from the bus stop to their house they can't be on the corner of 16th and mission and loitering for the purpose of selling drugs or committing what their crime was but can walk through it to go home. they can take a bus from there if they can't find a place to take a bus. it can be spelled out that specifically so as not to restrict somebody from going to and from their home. >> any other question