jodi hernandez gets reaction from one of the victim's families. >> it's hard, you know. it's very hard. you have every emotion that you had 34 years ago come flooding back. >> reporter: that's the reaction of the family to see their alleged loved one's murderer in court. the killings of three other northern california women. investigators say they found photographs and writings by him in his reno home that linked him to the deaths. they say there could be more. >> the case is ongoing in an investigative posture. we have the counts that we believe the evidence is sufficient to prosecute at this point. >> reporter: he's accused of killing two women in the '70s and two in the early '90s. all of them with first and last names starting with the same letters. similar to up state new york's alphabet murders of the 1970. he lived in the rochester area at the time. tonight, her niece who is named after her aunt talked to us by phone. she hopes for closure for all the families. and a death sentence for him. >> it's never been forgotten but none of us imagined my family to imagine

jodi hernandez is live in marin with all this new information for us tonight. >> reporter: jessica, the 77-year-old suspect is sitting here in the marin county jail, accused of being a serial killer. four killings, cases that had gone cold years ago, are suddenly back in the spotlight, and a suspect is behind bars. you're looking at a man investigators say is responsible for a killing spree that spanned at least three decades. investigators arrested 77-year-old joseph naso, a self-employed photographer with a rap sheet for robbery. he was picked up for a probation violation last year where police say they uncovered evidence that ties him to four killings, including two in the bay area. >> during that arrest, investigators found items by mr. naso that implicated him in multiple murders of young women. >> reporter: those items included photographs and writings by naso. it took investigators a year to piece it all together, and link him to two killings in yuba county in the '90s, the killing of carmen colon and the killing of roxene roggasch whose body was found in fairfax in 1977. cases t

it would be easier if he spends the rest of the time he has left in jail. >> reporter: jodi hernandez nbc bay area news. >>> a california woman is suing match.com after she was matched up with a sex offendeder. the woman is described as a hollywood executive, she says she was sexually assaulted during her second date with allen paul wortzel. he served time for sexual assaults against women. she's pressing match.com to begin screening its members. the attorney says it could offer a false sense of security. >> if you meet somebody and want to spend time with them, you should try to figure out if they're a nice person or not. if someone is fearful, they should not go out with the person. >> you meet somebody at a bar, you're not paying somebody to make the introduction. if you're paying somebody to make the introduction, it creates a different sense of responsibility. >> if you do belong to a dating site and want to know if the members are screened, you should contact the site's administrators. >>> doctors performed an experimental surgery to save the life of her unborn child. tonight th

as jodi hernandez shows us, naso is accused of four homicides in northern california alone. >> reporter: 77-year-old joseph naso tried hiding his face in his jail jumpsuit as a judge formally charged him with four counts of murder. investigators say they found photographs and writings by naso in his reno, nevada, home that implicate him in the killings of two bay area women in the late '70s. and two yuba county women in the early '90s. but investigators say the case is far from closed. >> the case is ongoing in an investigative posture, and we have the counts that we believe the evidence is sufficient to prosecute at this point. >> reporter: the case has caught the attention of investigators on the east coast. all of naso's alleged victims have first and last names that begin with the same letters. just like the infamous alphabet murders of the '70s in upstate new york. the lead investigator in those cases talked to us by phone. >> i thought it was quite intriguing the fact that the initials were involved the way they were. because i know of no other suspect that's been picked up that w

reporting live in hayward, i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> an interesting program. >>> next, now taken from the needy, given to the greedy, that was the slogan of a group of protesters in the south bay today. see what has them so upset. >>> and do you hate taking out the trash? how one family is producing zero waste and saving a fortune. >>> and see how scalpers are making money off families hopin spring break or summer break. we're back in a moment. [ banker ] mike and brenda found a house that they really wanted. it was in my sister's neighborhood. i told you it was perfect for you guys. literally across the street from her sister. [ banker ] but someone else bought it before they could get their offer together. we really missed a great opportunity -- dodged a bullet there. [ banker ] so we talked to them about the wells fargo priority buyer preapproval. it lets people know that you are a serious buyer because you've been credit-approved. we got everything in order so that we can move on the next place we found. which was clear on the other side of town. [ male announcer ]

jodi hernandez talks about the push to fix the problem spots. i'm sorry. we're going to have to hold that story for you. we're having a little bit of technical difficulty. we'll bring it to you in just a moment. >>> so on to a new story at 6:00, if you've ever complained about long lines at the dmv, no more. just as with grocery stores and the home depot, the department of motor vehicles is going automated. jennifer ba york land talks about how technology is saving you time. >> reporter: the california dmv, line out the door. that's the line to get a number. so the line for the number. >> how long have you been here? >> forever. >> reporter: not generally a happy place. and if you have to bring your kids -- >> bring food and snacks and -- yeah, that's about it. to keep them entertained. >> 2 1/2 hours i've been waiting. >> reporter: and you're next? >> yes, on the g's. >> reporter: so you're -- there i go. >> reporter: it is a great place for a nap or a chat or to play hookey. >> i don't go to school or job. >> reporter: or to celebrate your birthday, it i

the former top drug cop norman welsh sat down with jodi hernandez to talk about making amends for what he calls the biggest mistake of his 25-year career. >> whatever i can do to make it up, i'm going to do. >> reporter: with his daughter by his side, a visibly shaken norman welsh says he's filled with shame and guilt. the former commander of the narcotic enforcement team along with private investigator christopher butler was arrested in february on charges of stealing drugs from law enforcement evidence lockers and selling them back on the streets. >> i'm really sorry. i'm just so, so sorry for what i've done. and i'll try to make it up somehow. >> reporter: while he wouldn't go into specifics about the drug scheme or why he took part in it, he says those details will eventually be revealed. but he wants to make it clear before this incident, he played by the book. >> anything i've done, i will admit that i've done wrong. if i have done something wrong. but if it hasn't -- if i haven't done anything wrong, you know, it's just not fair to go after me. >> reporter: when i asked him abou

reporting live in emeryville, i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> okay, thank you, jodi. >>> well, a bombshell in the barry bonds perjury trial today. the first witness to say they saw bonds being injected with steroids. bonds' former personal shopper, kathy hoskins, says she witnessed greg anderson injecting bonds in the naval back in 2002. hoskins testified that bonds told her that it was something, quote, something for when i go on the road, you can't detect it, end quote. earlier, though, bonds' doctor contradicted testimony from kathy hoskins's brother, steve hoskins. he testified that he never discussed steroid use with bonds or hoskins. dr. ting's story conflicted with hoskins' version. >>> do you still text while you drive? be careful? the palo alto lawmaker who wrote the bill banning people from holding their cell phones while driving wants to increase the fines. congressman joe smithian has increased the fine. his bill would also extend to bike riders, though they would face a smaller fine. the bill passed a transportation committee and now moves to the senate. >>> peopl

jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >>> new tonight at 6:00, a spring of burglaries in the east bay. it's one of the most safest neighborhoods but now residents are on guard after a slew of residential break-ins. piedmont police say there have been 31 home burglaries since january and four just this week. in each case, the burglars knock on the front door. if no one answers, they break in. the burglars have made off with computers, tvs, and other electronics. >> one witness says she saw him going up to a door, going down the driveway and he then saw them come up to her driveway, made contact with him and he asked for so-and-so and said don't know who you are talking about and then they went off. >> reporter: the police chief is urging residents to keep their windows and doors locked. if you have an alarm system, make sure you set it. >>> san jose police are agreeing to a 10% wage cut and the lower wage scale for new hires. the city is asking all employee unions for a 10% wage cut. the city works on closing a $100 million deficit while the union will offer help, it will probably not b

we bring in jodi hernandez who has a copy of that tape. is this a defining moment in this trial? >> reporter: well, prosecutors unveiled what could be key evidence. family and friends haven't said much as they have gone up to testify on the witness stand. it turns out, one person who used to be very close to bay, his former girlfriend at one point was talking and police recorded it. >> and in the bathroom and it was talking about -- >> you're listening to audio recordings of the former girlfriend, taken the day after chauncey bailey was gunned down. she claimed last week in court she couldn't remember events surrounding the shooting. but she had plenty to tell police back in 2007 when she described overhearing bay complaining about bailey before he was killed. >> i believe he was writing i guess a newspaper article about the bakery going bankruptcy, i guess some more information about yusuf was going to be in that article and he wasn't too happy about that. >> jurors listened intently to the taped interview in which williams describes how bay summoned her to watch tv reports of t

here's jodi hernandez. >> such a good boy. >> reporter: it's very likely this pooch's first bath ever 37 two days ago, the lab/chow mix was living with 12 other dogs in squalor in the sacramento home of a animal hoarder whose love of dugs spun out of control. >> he was willing to give up the animals. he knew it was going to be the best thing for them and we were able to help out. >> reporter: crews with animal o "confessions:animal hoarding" coordinated an intervention for an update coming tv episode. and pleasanton's valley humane society stepped forward to rescue and rehabilitate the dogs. >> we were glad we were there and could get the dogs out of there because those aren't proper conditions to house animals. >> reporter: the dogs were not only living in filth they were cramped in small quarters and rescuers said they found many kennelled together in the living room while this pooich named porcupine was kept in a closet. >> the first step was to separate them so we can assess their behavior and socialization skills and work with them individually and develop the skills necessary fo

nbc bay area's jody hernandez live in martinez where the da spelled it all out today. jody? >> this amended complaint, slaps another former police officer with some serious charges. it also details that dirty dui scheme, begging the question, just how far does this story go. with all the evidence. >> the district attorney, mark peterson is disheartened and disappointed another police officer has been implicated in a shocking drug scheme involving narcotic drug force commander, welsh and gator christopher butler. today, prosecutors filed formal charges against a third man. former sheriff's deputy steven tanabi. >> charged with three counts of conspiracy, conspiracy to sell steroids, conspiracy to obstruct justice, conspiracy to falsely arrest. >> according to the complaint, butler gave steroids or juice, he had gotten from welsh to tanabe to sell $80 to $90 each. the complaint alleges tanabe accept aid bribe from but lr and teamed up with a private eye and using female decoys to lure men into local bars and late ear resting men for dui. >> on thing i will say, i am not guilty

we begin with jody hernandez here. a dramatic increase in security. this will match during the playoffs. >> reporter: as you know, thousands of fans are going to be pouring into this, these parking lots after the game and to the many parking lots surrounding at&t park. lots that are difficult to patrol. you can see a lot of fans rout here now tailgating. we've seen giants fans, dodgers fans, in some cases, partying together. everything seem to be calm so far and police hope it stays that way. >> to make sure that anyone who displays any type of combative behavior or any type of drunk in public, rowdiness. people will be subject to arrest. >> reporter: that's the message san francisco police and the giants staff want people to hear loud and clear. as the giants prepare to battle the los angeles dodgers at at&t park tonight, off the field, rowdy behavior won't be tolerated. >> depending on what the severity of the situation, is worst case they would be arrested. best case they would be ejected and removed from the ballpark. there is no room for that beh

nbc bay area's jodi hernandez is live where the problem isn't just plummeting home values, it's become a health issue, too. >> it really has. the city of richmond has become a dumping ground as paem use those vacant lots to discard their filthy trafsh. that trash often includes used syring syringes, dirty diapers and used condoms. not at all what you want right next door. >> construction materials, debris, household garbage, waste. >> this is what people in richmond are forced to look at and live next to as hundreds of abandoned and foreclosed properties have become dumping grounds filled with garbage. >> it's much cheaper for them to just find a vacant lot, find a vacant property, dump it and they disappear. it is getting worse. it is definitely getting worse. >> reporter: it's gotten so bad city crews can't keep up. they literally haul away tons of garbage every week. we're chasing away hotels in some parts because there are vacant places in the city. >> often just hours after a hot spot has appeared, more trash rereappears. richard graham says he's tired of all the mess. he wants th

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reporting live in emeriville, jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, jodi. a happen my ending tonight to the bold adventure of a precocious east bay toddler found alone and barefoot in a walmart parking lot at 3:00 a.m. the 3-year-old boy was wearing only a t-shirt and diaper as he crossed along four lanes of a normally busy street. the manager found the provide in the wee hours of this morning and immediately called pleasanton police. how did this happen, you ask? he likely walked right out his front door. he and his mother moved to an apartment right across the street built for wheelchair access. >> her apartment has a locking mechanism, so it's easy access for folks in a wheelchair. the doorknob is positioned low, when it's turned it automatically releases the dead bolt. so it was easy for the child to get out. >> like we mentioned it is a happy ending, the boy was in good spirits and even pointed to a nearby mcdonald's and asked for some french fries. no french fries, instead he got some clothes from that local walmart store. police filed no charges but

nbc bay area's jodi hernandez was in court today as joseph nah sow was formally charged. >> reporter: the man accused of being a serial killer made his first court appearance here in marin county this afternoon. it's a case that has gotten nationwide attention as investigators across the state and the country try to determine just how many killings he may be linked to. 77-year-old joseph naso, a self-employed photographer, now accused serial killer, hid his face in his jail jumpsuit as cameras zoomed in on him. he was formally charged with four counts of murders, dating back three decades, and he may be responsible for more. >> the case is ongoing in an investigative posture and we have the counts that we believe the evidence is sufficient to prosecute at this point. >> reporter: naso is accused of killing two bay area women in the lay '70s and two yuba county women in the early '90s. all of them with first and last names starting with the same letters. eerily similar to upstate new york's alphabet murders of the early 1970s, naso reportedly livered in the rochester area during that t

reporting live in oakland, i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, jodi. >>> some state parks could soon be operated by cities and counties according to two bills working their way through the legislate tour in sacramento. the change would pertain to state parks slalted to be closed. allowing them instead to be run by local governments, which means nearby merchants who depend on the parks for tourist dollars can stay open as well. the budget cuts eliminates $11 million from the state parks rec department. a list is expected to be out soon. >>> earth day may have been last week, but as it turns out earth day is every day. at drew school in san francisco, today the staff students and community are celebrating the opening of a one of a kind performing arts center. the new roots project features retractible theater seating, new classrooms and a three-story vertical garden. school officials safe the project has been in the works for quite some time. >> this building has been a five-year process. we're very excited about it, because for our school it's going to be a living and

. >> reporter: i'm jody hernandez near tat&t park. i'll have the live report. >>> scam artists seeking tax dollars by recycling cans and bottles

reporting live in antioch, i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> a setback today for family and friends of bryan stow, the giants fan attacked at giants stadium. his doctors are seeing new seizures in his brain and are increasing his seizure control medicine. a family spokesperson says the 42-year-old will likely be put back under heavy sedation while doctors try to stop the seizures in his brain. >>> new at 5:00, muni is one big step closer to going on strike. tonight a union representing more than 2,000 muni workers says members have voted to authorize a strike if labor negotiations go south. the agency is facing a projected $18 million deficit, so to fix it muni wants to make changes to the benefits to its employees. unions are open to some concessions including retirement benefits and wage freezes but are only willing to go so far. >>> a wild and dangerous ride, new video surfacing of a muni train racing full speed with the door wide open. what's worse, this is the second time this has happened in three weeks. this 35-second youtube video shows a door open on a moving light rail tra

reporting live in hayward, i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >>> to our earthquake. did you feel it? plenty of rattled nerves on the peninsula after a small quake near pacifica led to power outages and even some delays on b.a.r.t. for now let's bring in our chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. a couple things here. we felt this around 3:00 on the peninsula and the usgs now changing it again. this is a fairly unusual thing, isn't it? >> well, it does happen. the information with the earthquakes comes in so rapidly they take time to go over the information a little more. we saw it 3.8 reporting, then down to a 3.4 and now a 3.7. all in all, it was a small quake but it was felt by a lot of the bay area. 10,000 people without power near pacifica, that has been restored around 4:30 this afternoon. this happening about two miles to the southeast of pacifica, once again at 2:57. we have seen three aftershocks, the largest one a 2.4 within the past two hours. i'm going to continue to monitor that as we head throughout tonight. and this also occurring on the san andreas fault wh

i'm jody hernandez, nbc bay area news. >>> san francisco giants fan who was badly beaten at dodger stadium two weeks ago is slowly being taken out of sedation, according to his website. he hasn't had any seizures for a couple days but is still in critical condition. we're talking about brian stowe, of course. doctors in los angeles will test him tomorrow to see if he sustained any lasting brain damage. money is still needed for his medical treatment and it is coming in from lots of different sources. american medical response, where he worked as a paramedic, has raised an estimated $250,000. the giants collected nearly $95,000 including $10,000 from the team and another $25,000 from ace pitcher tim lincecum. the giants play their home opener tonight and will dedicate the month of april to fund-raising for stowe. monday's drive-up collection at dodgers stadium raised $61,000 as well. security at the stadium is continuing to undergo major changes. the team will play its first home game with the new security measures in place. measures prompted by the stowe beating. dodgers owner frank mccour

reporting live at uc berkeley, jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >>> gunfire inside a san jose bank today, a robber fired a bullet into the ceiling of a chase bank branch on camden avenue. this is video shot just after the robbery. those are bank workers and customers being escorted out by police being told to keep their hands up. no one was injured during the robbery which happened on camden avenue near lee just before 11:00. investigators safer the robber left on foot carrying a bag of cash. they don't believe when the gun went off he was firing at anyone. >> right now we're treating it as more of a warning shot to get everybody in compliance so he could accomplish his goal of robbing the bank. >> today marks the second time in five months this bank branch has been robbed. >>> the san jose police department is under fire again this time being sued for using excessive force and for racial profiling. the new allegations stem from two federal lawsuits filed against the department, both by latino men. one alleges in 2009 an officer deliberately ran over a man suspected of fighting, th

our own jodi hernandez sending in this shot. here's the good news, the thunderstorms have backed off, they have calmed down, still some lingering showers in parts of the bay area tonight. we will see patchy frost, and some this may carry on over to friday. we'll look at your giants home opener forecast in a few minutes. >>> thank you, rob. she made it out just in time, a bay area student back home tonight escaping the strongest aftershock since the 9.0 earthquake rocked japan. this video from today's quake nearly four weeks after the twin disasters that crushed parts of the country. today a 7.1 earthquake is the cause of at least two deaths and dozens of injuries in japan. let's get right to nbc's george kiriamo who was in japan. emotionally, and physically, it's just not ending over there. you know you spoke with two women tonight with unique perspective. >> you're seeing a 7.1 aftershock. think about it, they're stronger than the 6.0 loma prieta earthquake in 1989. the japanese have endeared after shock africa shote after afte

tonight, jodie hernandez gets reaction from one of the victim's families. >> it's hard. it's very hard. you have every emotion that you had 34 years ago, come flooding back. >> reporter: that's the reaction of roxene robas' family seeing naso in court. he was convicted of her killing and the killing of three other northern california women. investigators say they found photographs and writings by naso in his reno home that linked him to the deaths. and they say there could be more. >> the case is ongoing in an investigative posture. and we have the counts that we believe the evidence is sufficient to prosecute at this point. >> reporter: naso is accused of killing two women in the late '70s and early '90s. all with first and last names starting with the same letters. eerily similar to the alphabet murders of the 1970s. naso reportedly lived in the rochester area during that time. >> i don't have the words to explain. >> reporter: tonight, roxene's niece hopes for closure for all of the families. >> it's never been forgotten. but none of us ever imagined, any of us in my

reporting live in marin county, i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, jodi. new tonight at 6:00, a murder and arson plot unraveling tonight. we've learned that a 16-year-old boy was shot to death. andrew zing's body was found over the weekend. he was found lying on the floor of a duplex in the bay view district, the floor soaked in gasoline. san francisco district attorney is charging a 15-year-old boy with murder and attempted arson tonight. three teens were also arrested. the school principal told us he would help on helping students focus on their grief. >> it includes school counseling, we have posters that invite them to come and send a message to the family, just to let the family know how much andy was well liked here at school. >> police are still searching for a possible fifth suspect but have not released any details. >>> a domestic dispute is believed behind a possible murder/suicide in which a couple was found dead in their home last night. police were called to ranch style homes last night about 8:30. inside on the floor they found the bodies of

jodi hernandez reports, the peepers got some students afraid to bathe. >> i think it's pretty appalling. one of my friends is actually a victim of it. and i just remember she was pretty terrified. >> reporter: students who live in uc berkeley's dorm say they're scared to shower. a peeping tom has been taking aim at female students while they bathe. >> a male has gone into the shower, it's a coed dorm, into the shower and either peeped over the stall or used a camera phone to try and take photographs of women showering. >> reporter: uc berkeley police say at least a half dozen students have reported being secretly watched while in the shower stall. a visiting prospective student was arrested last week in one of the cases. but the other peepers haven't been identified. >> in many of the cases, all the victim has seen is a hand with a camera phone coming underneath or over the top of the stall. >> reporter: warning signs like this one have gone up in many residence hall bathrooms. but we found some who say they haven't been warned at all. >> if i have to hear about it from outside sources

jody hernandez, back to you. >> while we have you here, interesting that interview. he said he is remorseful and didn't get into specifics. are you surprised he was there with his daughter and not his attorney or team of attorneys sn. >> his attorney was there as well. he was listening to every word said. his water was next to him, the same daughter that had to have a bone marrow transplant, the same daughter that has been ill. they didn't want to get into specifics about that, but he has his family support. his wife was also in the room and are standing behind him and will help him get through this. >> a great interview in martinez. >>> a bill that requires gas companies to install shut off valveses throughout the state is closer to being law. it was prompted by the san bruno explosion pipeline that only had manual valves it killed eight people and destroyed 38 homes. under the bill, they would have to install automatic and remotely controlled valves throughout the pipelines in california. the state senator said if the bill had been in place, the devastation in san

reporting live in marin county, i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >>> heads rolled today at faa over the embarrassing and potentially dangerous problem of sleeping air traffic controllers. at least five air traffic controllers have been allegedly caught on the job asleep over the last couple of weeks. air traffic controllers working that overnight shift will not work the graveyard shift alone anymore. monty francis joins us from sfo. >> reporter: safety changes are coming to about 26 airports nationwide but those changes are already in effect here at sfo. that's because air traffic controllers here don't work the midnight shift alone. pilot paul staal flies large cargo planes all over the world. he says it doesn't surprise him that air traffic controllers occasionally doze off if working overnight. >> if there's only one person, i could see that one person falling asleep, sure. i imagine it happens all the time. >> reporter: and depending on the situation, staal says landing without the assistance of the tower is not as dangerous as it might sound. >> from the pilot's perspectiv

. >> and that was jody hernandez reporting. nasso heads back to court in two weeks. >>> there this morning, there are calls for a southern california republican official and california tea party member to step down after emailing this. it is a questionable picture of the president which was emailed by marilyn davenport. she is an elected member of the orange county central republican committee. this is not the first time the president has been shown in an offensive picture. two years ago, los alamedo's mayor was forced to resign after sending this picture of a watermelon patch in front of the white house. civil rights groups say the political climate is helping fuel these attacks. >> separate that from donald trump, the birther movement and this climate that's been created in america where the president literally and his family, is fair racist game. >> davenport did offer an apology. but says she is refusing to step down. meanwhile, president obama is scheduled to visit the bay area tuesday for a political fundraiser. >>> "the

reporting live in antioch, i'm jody hernandez, nbc bay area news. >>> new tonight at 6:00. a mystery in napa tonight surrounding how a winemaker fell to his death inside a tank of wine. gustavo morrow died wednesday afternoon at ancion wines just east of downtown. cal osha is investigating the death. the 43-year-old man died while transferring wine from a small tain to a larger one. the whinery released a statement reading, in part, "all of us at ancien wines are sadden and shocked by the loss of gustavo muro. he was a true friend, and words cannot begin to express our sorrow. our hearts are broken for his wife and his daughters and all his family and friends. he was passionate about his work, and proud of its high quality." >>> a well-intentioned gesture by the russian consulate has a historical society in vallejo up in arms. the russian consulate had new grave stones made for half a dozen sailors whose remains lie in the mare island center in vallejo. the historical trust says they now want the new stones removed. >> i want -- i would like to honor the shipmates, the russ