two men have been arrested for not just the lafayette crimes but two others in the east bay as well. >> two suspects were arrested today. the first is 22 years old and the second is 20 years old, both out of the city of fairfield. >> reporter: they're suspected of four home invasions in oakland on october 29th, in lafayette on october 31, and lafayette again on november 26. >> we served the search warrant, went into the home, collected evidence which included firearms. >> reporter: during the most recent home invasion in lafayette november 26th, the robbers bound and assaulted the two residents before taking off with personal items and valuables. the victims eventually freed themselves. >> when you make the decision to do a home invasion it's not just stealing something from somebody but going into the protected space of their home and using violence to commit that crime of theft for very good reasons our community and those around us and hopefully can take some nd taking the folks off the street. >> police are still considering the possibility of another suspect. >>> airbnb is takin

>>lafayette police say that the manner in their 20's. they say they're responsible for several robberies between late october and late november. kron four's dan thorn, he talked to the police chief and joins us live in lafayette with more dance. >>well catherine and grant the chief tells me they found the suspects along with several other people at a home in fairfield today. they were found with guns and they were found with stolen property, the suspects are wanted in connection with robberies that happened all over the east bay and right here in lafayette. these crimes have become a big concern. the chief says that he's hoping that now that these men have been arrested that the minds here will at least be somewhat eddie. >>police arrest 2 men wanted in connection with a string of home invasion robberies across the east bay,

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. >> just last night lafayette residents told the police chief their concerns. and then today the chief had news. two men have been arrested for not just the lafayette crimes but two others in the east bay as well. >> two suspects were arrested today. the first is 22 years old and the second is 20 years old, both out of the city of fairfield. >> reporter: they're suspected of four home invasions in oakland on october 29th, in lafayette on october 31, and lafayette again on november 26. >> we served the search warrant, went into the home, collected evidence which included firearms. >> reporter: during the most recent home invasion in lafayette november 26th, the robbers bound and assaulted the two residents before taking off with personal items and valuables. the victims eventually freed themselves. >> when you make the decision to do a home invasion it's not just stealing something from somebody but going into the protected space of their home and using violence to commit that crime of theft for very good reasons our community and those around us and hopefully c

back in lafayette. police say in the caselast week, the armed suspects walked through an open garage door, tied up the homeowners and assaulted them. the chief couldn't confirm whether the network of cameras in the city played a role in solving the crimut>> es t you'll be caught. we're not shy about that. we want people to know this is not the place to come and commit crimes. >> reporter: police have cameras placed around the town to catch criminal activity, but also they get a lot of help from the community who want to keep their neighborhood safe. >> we have cameras and we happily show them to the police when there's an incident and they can put the timeline together quickly. >> reporter: police say they found guns and stolen items from the robberies during the arrests. they're activity searching for a third suspect. in lafayette, andrea nakano, kpix 5. >>> a robbery suspect in a stoledden car crashed head on into a police cruiser around 4:00 near the south hayward bart station and snarled the evening

lafayette community park is under nightly assaulted by wild pigs. they root under the grass looking for food, destroying large areas of turf. the city says it may cost $20,000 to repair the field. >> we put up a temporary fence to lock the fit pigs are the area but as soon as we did that they came and rooted up an area near the nearby playground. >> reporter: the children's playground grass is completely plowed under by the pigs. once a clean, grassy play area, now a pigsty. then there is this. are they dangerous? >> they can be if they feel threatened. the larger pegs have sharp tasks. and, can attack a human or dog. >> reporter: although no one has been attacked yet, michael hunter walks danny twice a day in and around the park. he stumbled upon it one of the pigs. >> it was a pretty good size, about the size of a golden retriever, you know, his back was up around my knee height. >> that is a lot bigger than your dog danny. some pigs in the park were over 100 pounds. >> reporter: what can be done about these pics? >> we are working with a licensed

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. >> we really appreciate living in lafayette. the fact that this many people are here. >> reporter: more than a hundred people packed into the meeting at veterans memorial center. the meeting was called after two violent home invasion robberies happened in less than a month. >> to have too 2 so close together is more impactful. >> reporter: the police chief in attendance assuring the crowd his agency was working around the clock on the investigation. the first incident happening halloween night on martino drive. three intruders attacked a husband and wife, tied them up and took off with their bmw. found later abandoned in the oakland hills. >> there were trick-or-treaters going down when the robbers were actually leaving on martino road. which was incredibly scary. >> reporter: then last tuesday, a similar case. three suspects attacking a man and woman inside of their home. tying them up and making up with their vehicle. within of the incidents happened down the street. >> the information was not clearly disseminated to us. >> re

>>just more treading lightly along a nature trail behind the lafayette community center. one of the few still open to the public. 4 others are clsed because fer hogs are running wild. they haven't >>us fact i there a little afraid of but if the wild pigs feel threatened jonathan katia 90'says the wild pigs could attack some weighing as much 300 poun or warning park users to keep their dogs on to keep children close to them katia not years the city direor of parks trails and recreation he says at least 40 wild boar have been seen in the area recentlysually traveling in small groups of 5. heays they've lived close by for years, but a dry year has forced them to look for water and food neighborhoods, leading them to lafayette community park in october when they first destroyed the ballfields as soon as the pigs came in. >>i was completely and playab that first weekend in october all the teams had to relocate they moved the coals and kind of come back the fields have sincebeen receded and should be ready to open in the spring, a temporary fence is keeping the pigs out, but ne

, the westbound de looks good so leaving lafayette. >>into orin and oakland the westbound portion of spine at 11 minutes checking in on our bridges, they are to reduce your speed 7 minutes here at the richmond sandra fell from the tolls to one onone. some of you are heading out this evening, leaving town or maybe just heading to work. you don't have to worry about any big problems into san francisco only 8 minutes here to make it off to fremont street as a reminder bart is on a mofied schedule. they started at 8 there on a sunday schedule today. there is strain service caltrain on a holiday schedule muni on a sunday schedule today well. >>robin from big box office to celebrity scandals from lizzo to keanu it was a wild year in entertainment. david daniel looks at some of the highlights and lowlights from is past year. >>it was a year of disney domination, the mega studio whchalready owns lucasfilm marvel and pixar completed its acquisition of 21th ceury fox it also own the box office breaking its own yearly ticket sales record with mor

it's rare to have a home invasion in lafayette says the lafayette police chief especially so close together. >> prior to october about five residential burglaries for the year. between october and november we've now reached the number of 15. >> reporter: that includes the most recent a home robbery on the week of thanksgiving when three suspects armed with gun tied up two residents and made off with the valuables. tonight was a chance for the community to get involved and speak directly to the police chief. >> these last two robberies seemed to be much higher risk kind of robbers, people willing to go to a much different level. >> reporter: residents who spoke wanted answers for the spike in robberies. some discussed whether they want more police patrols. tom says he wanted an update but understands the police chief can't share much on an open investigation. >> it was very informational. i have to say i did appreciate the city counsel and chief of police coming. and being as open i guess they could have been. >> reporter: he reminded the crowd his department has an 85% solve rate in part du

>>lafayette police say that the manner in their 20's. they say they're responsible for several robberies between late october and late november. kron four's dan thorn, he talked to the police chief and joins us live in lafayette with more dance. >>well catherine and grant the chief tells me they found the suspects along with several other people at a home in fairfield today. they were found with guns and they were found with stolen property, the suspects are wanted in connection with robberies that happened all over the east bay and right here in lafayette. these crimes have become a big concern. the chief says that he's hoping that now that these men have been arrested that the minds here will at least be somewhat eddie. >>police arrest 2 men wanted in connection with a string of home invasion robberies across the east bay, the announcement coming just a day after the city of lafayette held a special meeting on crime i expect my community be concerned. >>i'm concerned and that's why we put so many resources into this lafayette police ch

>>i'm concerned and that's why we put so many resources into this reporting in lafayette. >>dan thorn. kron 4 news. >>and as a growing push to turn pgd into a customer own co-op kron four's rob fladeboe explains how advocates say the plan could benefit customers. >>what we're finding throughout the state is just a very strong desire to see a new model emerge for pg any. >>san jose mayor sam liccardo on thursday announcing that a coalition of more than 100 elected leaders from 58 cities and 10 counties around the state are supporting his plan for a customer own takeover of pacific gas and electric what we need to do is fully aligned. everybody's financial interests. so that every dollar coming from a payers is invested. and improving the reliability safety of the grant representing some 8 million people served by pga need the coalition unveiled a list of operating principles in creating a nonprofit cooperative. >>they include geographic inclusion and equity a governing board labor and workforce, power supply procurement, public accountability rate impact in credit quality a

it's rare to have a home invasion in lafayette says the lafayette police chief especially so close together. >> prior to october about five residential burglaries for the year. between october and november we've now reached the number of 15. >> reporter: that includes the most recent a home robbery on the week of thanksgiving when three suspects armed with gun tied up two residents and made off with the valuables. tonight was a chance for the community to get involved and speak directly to the police chief. >> these last two robberies seemed to be much higher risk kind of robbers, people willing to go to a much differelevel.>>e wanted answers for the spike in robberies. some discussed whether they want more police patrols. tom says he wanted an update but understands the police chief can't share much on an open investigation. >> it was very informational. i have to say i did appreciate the city counsel and chief of police coming. and being as open i guess they could have been. >> reporter: he reminded the crowd his department has an 85% solve rate in part due to community involvement. >> we

kpix 5's nielsen is joining us from lafayette where the latest robberies were reported. >> reporter: kenny we are actually on crestmont drive and this is where that latest attack happened. the day after thanksgiving. i'm sorry the day before thanksgiving. according to police the two men arrested are tied to at least four home invasions in the east bay area since october 29 lafayette police say a tip from the community led them to 22- year-old joseph wells and 20- year-old -- both from fairfield. the department is not shy about the fact that there are cameras around the city to catch criminal activity at the police chief would not say if that is what helped in this case. >> it does raise the stakes really high. so we are not shy about that. we want people to know this is not the place to come and commit crime. >> officers say when they arrested the two suspects they found guns and numerous items connected to the home invasions. suspects in the contra costa county jail this morning being held a $1.5 million mail. they will be in court on monday and police say they are still searching f

but they found a happy home here in lafayette. unfortunately they do not seem to be going away. >> reporter: the city is helping the trapper will be able to get rid of the pigs within a few weeks. frank and julie. >> rob, thank you. >>> oakland may consider getting a crew ship to become affordable homeless housing. the question is, what are the problems that surround that? >>> and blame it on the high cost for the dirty street. either way, a major conferences leaving san francisco and heading to las vegas. what the san francisco bidders are bureau had to say about that today. >>> doj inspector general michael fair lakes testified on capitol hill after releasing his controversial report. coming up, work at whether there is political in bias when it is getting the trump campaign. at at&t we believe in access. the opportunity for everyone to explore a digital world. connecting with the things that matter most. and because nothing keeps us more connected than the internet. we've created access from at&t california households with at l

live in lafayette,nielsen, kpix 5. >>> airbnb says they will bam rental use for open invite parties. this in the wake of the deadly halloween shooting and concerns of fraud on the platform. the nationwide ban covers parties and short-term rental homes, apartments and condos and exempts boutique hotels and professional event venues. airbnb says new guest behavior rules will be coming early next year and they will get a warning for excessive noise, unauthorized guests or parking reported by a host or a neighbor. >>> as we take a live look from capitol hill, the house judiciary committee is set to begin drafting articles of impeachment against president trump. house speaker nancy pelosi gave the committee members agreement to proceed yesterday. and her announcement pelosi said the facts are uncontested and the president withheld military aid to ukraine for his own personal gain against a political rival. the judiciary committee could begin drafting those articles of impeachment as soon as next week. that sets the stage for a possible full houseboat before christmas. president trump says

reporting live in lafayette, i'm cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, cheryl. the recent heavy rain triggered a landslide in san bruno forcing the city to declare a local emergency. the earth gave way along san bruno avenue right across from the canyon from the site of the san bruno explosion. city leaders say no homes are at risk right now. but one lane of san bruno avenue will stay closed indefinitely while crews shore up that landslide. >>> big trouble on 101 in monterey county. flooding shut down all lanes of 101 near chalila which is south of salinas. the southbound lanes just reopened a few minutes ago. northbound lanes still clezed. the water forced drivers to go through muddy, muddy water today. sheriff's deputies say water got up to four feet high in some areas. >>> i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. i'll have details on the upcoming storm plus i'll show you something a lot of weather apps don't have for the morning forecast. i'll clue you in on that and your whole weekend come up in about seven minutes. >>> and chilling accusations from women who s

suspects are in custody tonight accused in two violent home invasion robberies in the east bay city of lafayette. >> a tip from the public led to a break in this case. one home invasion happened on halloween night. the second, a month later. good evening, i'm julie haener. >> the two suspects are from fairfield and are linked to other crimes in the east bay. live coverage now from azner smith. she's at police headquarters with more. >> reporter: on >> reporter: they recovered stolen weapons and property from a home in fairfield. >> i'll sleep better tonight knowing those people who are responsible have been arrested. >> reporter: outside diablo foods market in lafayette, residents are a little more at ease upon learning police arrested two men responsible for two home invasion robberies less than a month apart. >> it's actually surprising to me that people's homes are being invaded and people are being tied up and their lives are in danger. >> i expect my community to be concerned. i'm concerned. and that is why we put so many resources into this. >> reporter: police say tips from the public led

in lafayette, there's a plan in place. cheryl. >> reporter: that's right, jessica. wild pigs run in packs city has put up signs to let people know they can be dangerous and doing something new to keep the community safe. >> it's not safe for anybody. >> reporter: if you haven't come face-to-face with feral pig in lafayette, you probably know someone who has. >> woman said husband walking with dog and pigs charged him and attacked him. we walk back there. >> reporter: this video a few months ago in lafayette community park where wild pigs roam. some are huge, weighing up to 250 pounds with aggressive bent toward people and property. >> had $20,000 worth of damage done to the field, school district also lost their fields at the elementary. >> reporter: many want the swine to go and officials agree, saying time to hire a licensed trapper to control the creatures before someone gets hurt. >> use a system to bait the pigs to an area, catch them into enclosure. >> they seem to be more aggressive, go around in packs. maybe it's time we do something about it. >> reporter: w

these lafayette pilots, i noticed that almost every presentation we've heard today has vovld puppies in some way or another, i don't have any puppies for you, because these are fighter pilots, they are more aggressive than that. their mascot was two lion cubs. one was named whiskey and one was named soda because, of course, they were quintin roosevelt was a good example of this aggressiveness. son of teddy roosevelt, of course, he wrote about how he was, and this is a quote, "i'm quite anxious to see combat." so he joins. he goes over to be a pilot and he does a very typical fighter pilot thing, which he knows he has bad eyesight. he can't see anything. so he's not going to pass the eye exam, they won't let him fly, so what does the fighter pilot do, he sneaks into another doctor's office ahead of time, memorizes the chart, aces the test, he can't see anything but he gets into a dog fight fairly early and he's so excite, he loves the adrenaline, feeling of being in combat in his aircraft, he writes back to his mother and he says, "you get so excitedta you that you forget everything,

he is live in lafayette with the latest and. >>well grande panned the chief tells me that they found the suspects along with several other people at a home in fairfield they were found with guns and they were found with stolen property. they are accused of being involved with several robberies that have happened across the east bay and they have been a particular concern for people living here in lafayette but the chief says that he's hoping these arrests will put their minds at ease. >>there's likely a sigh of relief for people living in the east bay, lafayette police announced they've arrested 2 men one connection with a string of violent home invasion robberies. >>timing of selling stolen was from a car or anything else it's about from the you're involved in it when someone comes up an assault to take your handbag or for someone then enters into your home we're a show whole different threshold police chief ben altered says he understands his community has been concerned about this series of crimes but their investigation is s

. >> reporter: police in lafayette say the crime spree didn't end here. investigators are telling us the 2 men arrested are wanted in connection with 4 violent invasion robberies in the east bay since october 29th. >> it was very, very surprising and shocking. it's a relief to know that the arrests have been made. >> reporter: for a community like lafayette, it was rare to have 2 home invasion robberies in a month's span. >> tonight we hope people sleep for peacefully. >> reporter: a tip in the community helped break the case wide open and led them to a home in fairfield where they arrested 2 men. investigators started to connect the dots over the weekend that the 2 suspects may be responsible for a total of 4 hope invasion robberies. the first incident. october 29th in oakland. lafayette was then targeted halloween night, and then the most recent took li walkthroope and assaulted them. the chief couldn't confirm whether the network of cameras in the city playhe did say. >> it raises the stakes that you'll be caught. we're not shy about that. we want peop

. >>> developing news, a sports reporter is among five killed in a plane crash in lafayette, louisiana. 30-year-old carley mccord worked at a station in new orleans, heading to the playoff game between louisiana state university and oklahoma. she's also the daughter-in-law of lsu football coach steve ensminger. he decided to coach at the peach bowl today, he's on the right. it was the game she was heading to when the small plane crashed. >> reporter: shortly after taking off, a twin-engine plane crashed in louisiana. a mile west of the lafayette regional airport. >> unfortunately we have five individuals who are deceased as a result of the plane crash. six individuals on this small eight-passenger plane. of the six individuals in the hospital being treated -- >> reporter: three others injured as a result of the crash. >> we had one individual that was in a car or near a car that was impacted by the event who's also being treated for injuries. two other individuals in the post office who went to the hospital because of smoke inhalation, treated and they're doing fine. >> reporter: the p

>>> in the east pay, two suspects arrested in connection with home invasions in lafayette. residents are relieved. >> i'll sleep better tonight. >> police say it was a tip from the public that led them to the suspect they think are responsible for home invasions on halloween night and later both times in lafayette. >> the men are from fairfield and are linked to two other robberies. live coverage now. azer in >> reporter: police recovered several weapons and stolen property. these arrests come after a packed community meeting last night where residents aired their concerns. >> i'll sleep better tonight knowing that those people who were responsible have been arrested. >> reporter: residents are a little more at ease upon learning police arrested two men responsible for two home invasion robberies less than a month apart. actually surprising to me that people's homes are being invaded, and people are being tide up and their lives are in danger. >> i expect the community to be concerned. i'm concerned. >> reporter: tips from the public led them to the arrests. police arrested

but they found a happy home here and in lafayette. and unfortunately they don't seem to be going away. >> reporter: city hopes the trapper will get rid of the peak in the next few weeks. >>> an arrest has been made in the san jose flower shop burglary that was caught on video. this happened early friday morning at at the floor willow glen neighborhood. donors as computers, money and several valuables were stolen. including an heirloom that belonged to his family. mugshot of the man who said they arrested. jeffrey while she was found in san jose yesterday. officers say the recognizing from that service surveillance video. most of the stolen items have been recovered. we've also learned that stolen base was returned. police are still searching for the woman who was also involved in that breaking. >>> san francisco snubbed the two things that led oracle to move his confession out of the city. coming up at 4:30 pm i asked ahead san francisco through the marketing organization about this big financial hitch. >>> new technology to prevent d

the menus to guns and in lafayette, oakland, and venetia. the charges include a violent home invasion, lafayette hours before the deadly shooting in nearby orinda. orinda police were part of the lafayette investigation at the time. >>> actress lori laughlin is spending the season rehearsing for her biggest role yet, defendant. the former full house star is facing up to four years in prison for allegedly paying a problem bribe to get her two daughters into usc. us weekly reports that she has been a part participating in mock trials with her legal team. she is expected to testify that she and her husband were victims of a con and thought that they were making a charitable contribution. >>> a yell county high school is supposed to be the safest in the region among security upgrades. so how did someone sneak a gun onto the campus? reporter melissa perlman is in winters to show us. >> got a call and say there's students out in the parking lot. >> dr. todd culler says he got a call during rush hour monday and told him there was a fight and a bunch

>>comes just a day after 2 people were injured in a similar home invasion and lafayette. police say armed man snuck into a home where they tied up the homeowner and another person. well in the north bay burglars strike a home and center fell not just once but twice on the same day while the homeowners were away on holiday vacation. the owner of this home received an electronic alert that link them to surveillance video of their property and in the video you can see 2 men wearing sweatshirts and indiana's to cover their faces eventually breaking into the house also the homeowner then called sanibel police who responded but could not fun and the burglars. >>we left the house probably around 6.45. and then we got another phone call from a resident in florida. out about 7.55 that they could see that the suspects had returned to the residents don't know why they came back, we don't know if they were seeking stuff they left behind. but they did come back during the daytime. >>the thieves got away with electronics and jewelry. well for your money this morning all week long kron

a month later in lafayette, the suspects tied up the homeowners in and ransacked the house. all four are being held in lieu of bond. >>> that officer should be prosecuted. and no longer deserves to have the honor of wearing a badge. >> a family is suing after their relative is shot and killed by police in the east bay. later tonight, the new body cam footage of the deadly shooting. >> reporter:s are facing tough times this holiday season with online retail and big-box stores. but some small shop owners think there are things the city can do to help them out. >> and a new target for package thieves. the search for the people holding up ups drivers in the south bay. joe biden and withholding crucial security aid. >>> the latest jobs report is out and shows companies are still finding workers to hire even with record employment. the labor department says employers added 266,000 jobs last month. the numbers were stronger than expected, easing fears of a possible recession driven by trade tensions. hoping for a bright holiday shopping season this year despite poor weather is and

. >> neighborhood watch wants to do its part to protect lafayette. >> increased crime and population, people and communities closer to having a system on the roads. >> reporter: there are situational awareness cameras installed in the community and footage from the cameras has helped to solve crimes. in lafayette, kpix five. >>> demands for affordable housing to the mayor. >>> the union square christmas tree was beat out by seven feet. where you can witness this holiday spectacle. >>> we are streaming right now, find us on >>> more than 100 people crowded into the mayor's office and refused to leave until their demands were met. >> they want san francisco's mayor to allocate half $1 billion toward more affordable housing. >> more than 100 demonstrators went door-to-door through san francisco city hall. they're looking for support from city leaders for more affordable housing for seniors. like irma who says more than half of her income goes toward rent. >> at my age i am still working in order to be living where i have been living for many years. >> reporter: the demonstration culminat

a month later in lafayette, the suspects picked a home on crestmoor drive tried up the homeowners and ransacked their house. to other home invasion robberies to is in oakland and phoenicia all four suspects are being held in lieu of bond. >>>. is searching for a man who may have sexually assaulted a woman in an elevator earlier this morning. they are looking for this one you see on the screen right here. 38-year-old roberta. police say the alleged assault happened at the mulberries station for service began for the day. workstation agent spotted the alleged victim on a closed- circuit television and notified the police. she had been assaulted. six feet to. a functioning surveillance camera in the elevator. but that is everything to determine whether the suspect and victim may have known each other. >>> coming up, newly released video of a deadly encounter in kendall. why police say officers shot and killed a man and now, his family is responding. >>> ups delivery driver held at gunpoint and robbed of the packages. one of the cemeteries tying the cases together. >>> a live look not the

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he volunteered to fly in the lafayette drill. i'll come back to him in a second. he writes his memoir of the war, he titles it, of course, "knights of the air." he has this passage where he says, why is it that i was motivated to be a pilot? he has a half sentence, of course it was patriotism and i love my country, but a close second was this, my boyhood love. for adventure and avid appetite for tales of chivalry. the knights of the -- he has this whole section, instead of going forth on a horse, i'm going to ride in my aircraft. i'm going to ride a fur-lined fighter jacket instead of suit of armor. i'll have my padded leather helmet instead of a steel one. gloves of wool, a machine gun instead of a sword. this guy, when you ask him what it means to be a fighter pilot, he is literally clothing himself in boyhood nostalgia. and that's what he thinks being a fighter pilot means, is to somehow reinvigorate these tales of knighthood from his youth. it's not just arthur of the round table kind of stuff. it's that but a close second is greek and roman mythological heroe

a clogged drain caused a pool of water at the base of exit 11 eastbound entering lafayette. without any place to go people took the risk and drove their cars through the water. it was just another example of the white knuckle conditions because of the heavy rain i've seen. >>out of 20 accidents. they are driving around quite a bit. says it might be helpful to have a higher profile vehicle in this kind of weather. he blew through the water with no problem. >>but doing that is not advised by chp is said to be extremely careful you really have to be aware of what's going on around you. you know slow down. that's definitely good advice. it seems like the rain has tapered off just a little bit out here but we have been seeing some random spurts and the road is still wet so it is important to take it slow and easy and the chp also recommends not using cruise control when you're out on the freeways because that increases the risk of hydroplaning the courting live along highway 24 in orinda dan thorn kron 4 news. >>thank you so much dan we now want to turn to meteorologist john sure

at veterans memorial center from the lafayette and moraga areas. the meeting was called after two violent home invasion robberies happened in less than a month. >> these are rare to happen in our community. >> the police achieve in attendance. assuring the crowd that they're working around the clock and investigations. the first incident happened in all our way night in martino drive. police say three intruders attacked the husband and wife tied them up, and took off with their bmw found later abandoned in the oakland hills. >> they were trick-or-treaters going down and the robberies were actually leaving on martino road. this is incredibly scary. >> last tuesday, a similar case. three suspects attacking a man and woman inside their home tying them up and making off with their vehicle. one of those incidents happened right down the street from tivo . >> it was not clearly disseminated to us. >> she found out about it through a facebook group so she suggested clear communications from police. >> to have information come from a lot of different sourc

but they found a happy home here in lafayette. unfortunately, they do not seem to be going away. >> the city hopes the trevor will able to get rid of the pigs in the next few weeks. in lafayette, rob ross ktvu, fox 2 news. >>> the go ship warehouse defendant taking a request before his new trial starts next year. what information his lawyer wants unsealed. and at hertz, we know that a change of scenery shouldn't mean a change in standards. that's why - thanks to you - we're rated number one in customer satisfaction by j.d. power. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ blow a kiss into the sun ♪ we need someone to lean on ♪ blow a kiss into the sun ♪ all we need is somebody to lean on ♪ ♪ ♪ sweden's greetings. enjoy your first payment on us when you lease a new volvo. now through january 2nd. >>> a new development in the ghost ship warehouse case. the lead attorney for derick almena want to interview jurors in his first trial to help him prepare for the retrial. in a motion filed this week the jurors could provide quotes, valuable informa

the plane went down in lafayette about an hour west from baton rouge. evid begnaud starting us off on the crash site. >> reporter: everyone on board the plane was headed to the cs.u. game. in fact, one of the people who died in the plane crash, carley mccord. her father-in-law is steve ensminger. he is the offensive coordinator for l.s.u., and there are pictures of players consoling him before the game started. carley mccord was a sports reporter in new orleans, did work for a local tv station and ate new orleans saints. the other passengers who died have been identified as ian biggs, the pilot. robert vaughn crisp ii, gretchen vincent and her son, michael walker vincent. the plane had just taken off from the lafayette airport, was only a mile way, and the pilot clipped that power line right there. the plane went down in the parking lot of that post office, astually hit a lady who was in a vehicle, the vehicle caught fire seiously injuring the lady and the fiews lablg continued into a field. this is eyewitness video that was recorded by alexis west who

now, lafayette not so foggy, let's t do you think the fog will change? do you think the fog will eventually get to lafayette? but yes, i do.  it is around. yes. not right there but there is plenty to go around, the visibility is lousy for many but it is okay for some. foggy morning, mostly sunny, it can be really tough, cloudy, light rain lace tuesday, early wednesday, another system late thursday and friday but it does not amount to much, there will be fog i think often on most of this week, so much rain later, this time of the year nights are long and there is no breeze allowing fog to set up, some light rain coming in again that not a lot this week, christmas weekend looks like the pattern picks up with more of a cold or rainy system underway. once the system moves off southern california's not taking return, 30s for a few, 40s for many, low 50s including the peninsula, 49 to 51 nearly everybody, two of the coolest. 11 degrees cooler than yesterday at this time at the airport -10, -9 fairfield and even hayward and santa rosa -6 and -7, humidity thro

natasha is in lafayette this morning and tell us what more we know about the crash. >> reporter: well, jim, this is going to be a very challenging investigation for ntsb because there was no distress call before the plane went down and they have no flight data recorder, which is not typical for these types of planes to have them anyway, but they have a lot of work cut out for them. investigators are standing in the field behind us right there looking at one piece of the wreckage you can see in this field. now the debris scatters across about a quarter mile. witnesses tell ntsb that they saw this plane teetering, tilting, hitting transmission lines and trees before skidding into the parking lot you see in the distance. that is a post office parking lot. it hit several things, including a car. the car burst on fire and flipped upside down. there was a woman in that car. she suffered severe burns and is in a new orleans hospital right now. of course as you mentioned, five people in the plane were killed and there was one survivor on the plane who is in a local lafayette hospital right no

these are the prices that you can expect come january first if you're going from lafayette the embarcadero station you're paying 5.30 say richmond to the embarcadero station 5 oh 5 d uth freeman, a very popular right the are 7.10 and to san fraisco in dublin. pleasanton a lot of people live out there. $6 and $0.60 so if you think it's over now men member i said 4th and final installment. yes, but no that's 4th and final installment of that particular program they have already proved james an area. other that's part of a nother d program so we will continue to pamore as we hop bart every day of the week and a lot of people th have no choice because thisis the easiest way r them some even said. he d but what am i going to sitin traffic. back to getting all right, thank you. wl. >>7 oh 5 the time right now and east bay family is holding on to the hope of justice fo a loved one who wakilled trying to protect s family from 2 intruders 2 masked gunmen broke in to their ho and shotnd killed. rafae lopez overthe weekend as he was trying to defenhis family.this is whe they live on haven would circl

this is in lafayette, louisiana, a twin engine private plane had just taken off from lafayette's airport when it crashed and caught fire. officials now confirming all except one person onboard the plane is dead,

. >>> new details in a string of violent home invasions in lafayette. police this week also made two more arrests. they say the suspects are all part of a group that broke into homes, tied the people up inside while they robbed them. two suspects charged so far are facing more than two dozen felony counts. >>> a by blowing for san francisco. oracle is pulling is annual convention out of moscone center. >> oracle plans to move that event to las vegas. sf travel association says attendees were turned off by high hotel prices and conditions on san francisco city streets. the president of one union square hotel calls it a major loss. >> you don't replace a conference that represents 63,000 rooms. that's just hotel rooms. >> sf travel says hotel and industry losses will surpass 60 million. oracle says it does plan to maintain its relationship with the cities and its organizations. >>> lafayette are cracking down on pigs that are tearing up lawns, parks, and scaring neighbors out and about. this is video taken this summer. city leaders have desired to hire a

>>kron four's j r stone is following the story he joins us live from lafayette tonight with the latest details, j >>well pam when you hear some of the details ithese cases it certainly makes you cringe we're talking about for home home invasion robbe cases. 2 of which happened here in lafayette one in benicia and one in oakland. >>all of the victims were zip tied and then duct tape to both wrists and eir ankles, their eyes we covered the husbands if you were to were thattill left in the half. >>those are just some of the details involved within 4 hom invasion, robbery cases that hapned in lafayette, the new show and oakland from late october to late november. >>all the victims were either dragged or carried there homes in 2 separate rooms, so that they were by themselves and vulnerable to the robbers. >>22 year-old seph wells and 20 year-old adomah d op of fairfield have both been charged with more than 2 doz crimes connected to the home invasion robberies. in fact you may recognize d op who at 6 foot 7 is a former valais whole high school basketball playerright now both are behind bar

. >>> five people including a teenager were killed when a small plane crashed in lafayette, louisiana this morning. sources tell abc news they were headed to this afternoon's lsu football game in atlanta. >> shortly after taking off, a twin engine plane crashed in louisiana one mile west of the lafayette regional airport. >> unfortunately, we have five individuals who are deceased as a result of the plane crash. there were six individuals on the small eight passenger plane. >> three other people injured as a result of the crash. >> we also have one individual that was in a car or near a car that was impacted by the event who is also being treated for their injuries. there were two other individuals in the post office who went to the hospital because of smoke inhalation. they have been treated and are doing fine. >> it was headed outside of atlanta. sources telling abc news the passengers were heading to the lsu oak college football game. among the deceased carly mccord, the daughter-in-law of offensive coordinator. it crashed in a parking lot of a post office. the impact of the crash

. >>> we have breaking news in lafayette, louisiana. five people are dead and four others are dead after a small plane crashed into a field. the lafayette fire chief says they're still not sure how many passengers were on the plane. there was a survivor that was transported to the hospital. three people on the ground also taken to hospital. let's bring in peter golds who is the manager director and a cnn aifuate analyst a-- aviatio analyst. what is the first thing they're looking for here? >> first they lock down the records of the plane. they check the qualifications of the pilot, they check the k weather, and with this many fatalities they will look at weight and balance. that is a critical thing for particularly small planes. you have to have -- you can't be overweight, you to have the correct balance or the plane is -- you're putting yourself in jeopardy. this is, you know a real tragedy. what happens in holidays is people tend to get anxious about getting to their destinations and they fly in more marginal weather and these acciden

he volunteered to fly in the lafayette espadrille. he writes his memoir of the war and titles it knights of the air. and he has a passage where he says why is it that i was motivated to be a pilot? he has a half sentence, of course it was patriotism and i love my country. but a close second was this, my boyhood love. for adventure and avid appetite for tales of chivalry. instead of going forth on a horse, i'm going to ride in my aircraft. i'm going to ride a fur lined fighter jacket instead of, you know, a suit of armor. i'll have my padded leather helmet instead of a steel one. gloves of wool, a machine gun instead of a sword. this guy, when you ask him what it means to be a fighter pilot p he is literally clothing himself in boyhood nostalgia. and that's what he thinks being a fighter pilot means, is to somehow reinvigorate these tales of knighthood from his youth. it's not just arthur of the round table kind of stuff. it's that but a close second is greek and roman mythological heroes. no less than billy mitchell who will go on to

crashed this morning in lafayette clyolliding with a vehicle on the ground. officials confirm five fatalities from the crash. a little wreckage there. that vehicle barely recognizable. one plane passenger survived and hospitalized. another in a vehicle also taken to the hospital. a authorities don't know yet what caused the crash of that pieper plane, but we do know that the ntsb and the faa are sending crews to that scene to try to fig are out exactly what took place there in lafayette, louisiana. >>> also breaking news now. east africa. a devastating attack left dozens dead. authorities say more than 70 people have died and at least 125 people injured after a truck exploded at a crowded security checkpoint in somalia's capital of mogadishu this morning. the blast is the deadliest attack in the area in more than two years. you see the region right there on the east coast of africa. the death toll is expected to rise. nbc news foreign correspondent matt bradley joins us from london where he's been monitoring the situation. what more have we learned about this

when that small plane went down and lafayette. the associated press reporting that carly mccord was a sports reporter for the new orleans station was among those who was killed in that crash. she is also the daughter-in-law of the louisiana state university football coach. the plain, twin-engine piper was en route to a football playoff game in atlanta that is happening now between lsu and oklahoma. there you see the wreckage, fire officials say the pilots, another woman and two men were also killed in the crash. a 37 euro passenger was taken to the hospital in critical condition. and three people on the ground were also injured. cell phone video shows the smoldering wreckage of that piper that crashed in that field right next to a walmart. that store was evacuated as a precaution, the reports from the ground say that the plane hit a power line while it was trying to make an emergency landing back at the airport. but as of now there is no word on the exact cause of the term plane to experience the trouble and have the pilot try to

>>this is the most recent in shootouts i at least 40 feral hogs mostf lafayette community pnow off limits to the public they roamed the land eating anything they can and recreion jonathan katia 90's says the wild pigs first ripped the ball fields up in october as bad as they look now with patches of grass missing. he says the fields were in worse shape at the beginning more like with the ea around the playground looks ike now and they early november, came back. >>and. >>if the scho feels he's referring to rton lley elementary school which is now also dealing with the problem t to 90's says fixing the community park is a priority. a temporaryfence has been installed to keep the wild pigs hours right are feeling good about our repairs and the fields are looking good. we've putowfresh scene and he believes thfields will be read for use by the spring, but that's after $75,000 in repairs for trails behind the lafayette communityenter have been closed off to the public. jeff moore is using one of t f

. >>> in lafayette, neighbors packed a community meeting to address a recent uptick in crime. there have been two home invasion robberies within a month. the lafayette police department has increased patrols but many residents feel more needs to be done. >> my concern is that we have higher risk robbers now. it seems like the m. o. has changed. >> the most recent scare was the day before thanksgiving in the upper happy valley neighborhood. police say three armed men walked through an open garage door, tied up the home owners, assaulted them, and got away with the goods. >> i have a wife and kids at home. i don't want this happening in my home. if it does happen -- >> the police department says there are situational awareness cameras installed in the community and has helped to solve crimes. >>> u.s. park police are investigating after a man plunged 200 feet off a popular look out point in san francisco crashing waves and rocks made for the very dangerous rescue mission but the man did not survive. swimmers recovered the body. his identity has not been w conp area affecting hot