Now at 11 00. Mystery in santa cruz. A tech executive kidnapped from his multimillion dollar beach home and now feared dead. Tonight why one friend says he made enemies. Plus. Reporter a watergate whistleblower Takes Center Stage in the east bay tonight. Why he says Richard Nixon was a choir boy compared to donald trump. Reporter fans are getting excited for the wild card game, but the city throws a curve ball on the night of the big match up. Im ken bastida. And im veronica de la cruz. Were following that mysterious abduction tonight. A tech ceo abducted from his home. Hours later detectives found his car and a body in the santa cruz mountains. Maria medina is live in Pleasure Point where the victim lived. Reporter the victim lived here on Pleasure Point drive and where investigators say he was kidnapped around 3 00 this morning and forced into his girlfriends car. Hours later deputies found the suv along with a body, but theyre not yet saying who it is. Somebody broke into his house last night and kidnapped him at 3 00 a. M. We have no idea why, we have no idea who. Reporter an emotional plea posted on facebook by a friend of after he went missing. We need everybody, all our friends, the entire community, to get behind this effort and support our Sheriffs Department and the fbi and Law Enforcement in finding him. Reporter investigators combed Pleasure Point drive, where they say more than 1 suspect kidnapped the well known businessman from his multimillion dollar beach home. 7 hours later, deputies discovered the white bmw suv he was forced into on san jose road. Inside or near the car, another disturbing discovery. A body. But investigators have not yet released an identity. He is a gentleman thats lived in Pleasure Point for probably close to 20 years. Reporter hes the founder and ceo of atrenet, a Web Marketing and design company. A friend, who didnt want to be identified, told kpix 5 he made enemies over his business deals. However he may not have been wellliked by his own employees as seen on glass door. One wrote he doesnt value anyone but himself. Another wrote a total abusive nightmare. Worst employment experience of my life. A lot of things will come out. Reporter tonight investigators promising theyre searching whos behind the kidnapping and why they did it. We need to help Law Enforcement because we need our friend back. Please. Please help us find him. Reporter and neighbors say this type of crime is unusual for Pleasure Point drive. They say it is horrifying. A friend of the victim say theyre not surprised the victim may have found himself in trouble. Maria medina, kpix 5. New details on a story we first brought you last night. Police say 4 members of the Gilroy High SchoolFootball Team have been cited for sexual battery. Last thursday they received reports that some students assaulted another student after school. They worked with the School Resource officer to pin down the suspects. Officers do not believe the incident was hate related because the students are minors, their names will not be released. And tonight the owner of the dive boat that caught fire and sank off the coast of Santa Barbara last month is suspending all operations. Ing truth aquatics made the announcement on facebook saying quote we feel its important to dedicate our efforts to make our boats models of new regulations that we will continue to work on with the ntsb and coast guard. The company has come under intense scrutiny since the labor day fire that killed 34 people. Investigators are still working to pin down a cause. 2 people are dead tonight after 2 separate hit and runs on of side sides of the bay. In oakland, a woman was killed and a 4yearold girl injured when a car hit them in front of Garfield Elementary this morning. This has been a problem for like many years, like thats why my brother being 9, i still have to pick him up because i dont want him to be like getting ran over here. Im always worried what if he gets ran over. We are told the little girl is in stable condition tonight. Police are still searching for a suspect. In the south bay, 2 pedestrians were hit by someone in cupertino. One person is dead, the other hospitalized in stable condition tonight. Police were able to capture the driver. They booked the suspect into the Santa Clara County jail on suspicion of murder. Bombshell new allegations tonight about how far President Trump was allegedly willing to go to stop migrants from entering the u. S. The New York Times reports that he suggested shooting them in the legs in order to slow them down after they crossed the southern border. Kpix 5 reporter betty yu has more on this stunning new report. Betty . Ken, this reportedly happened during a meeting in march in which President Trump called for a shutdown of the entire u. S. Mexico border according to the New York Times. Its correspondents shared details from their upcoming book about details proposed to stop migrants. After suggesting soldiers should shoot migrants, the president backed off when his staff told him that was illegal, but later he suggested they shoot migrants in the legs to slow them down. Thats not allowed either, they told him. Tonight senator Kamala Harris reacted to the new reporting on msnbc. It is outrageous. You know, we have, we have a person occupying the white house right now thats not only lawless, not only probably the most unpatriotic president weve ever had, we have someone who is mean and mean spirited and is confused about what is the real measure of strength and power. According to the New York Times, privately President Trump also suggested filling the border wall with a trench filled with snakes and alligators. He wanted the wall electrified with spikes on top. The new book cites interviews with more than a dozen white house officials directly involved. The paper also reported that trump told the then Border Protection chief that he would pardon him if he was sent to jail for having Border Agents block Asylum Seekers from entering the u. S. Tonight the white house is not commenting. From the newsroom, im betty yu. All right, betty, thank you. Tonight President Trump is talking about the impeachment inquiry tweeting that its a witch hunt and a coup. Christin ayers is in union city where Eric Swallwell had a town hall. Reporter all together about 400 people showed up tonight, crowding into this Union City High school gym to talk about impeachment with swallwell and one of the original watergate whistleblower. The whistleblower john dean shared his perspective. He makes nixon look like a choir boy. Reporter dean testified about how white house aids and nixon himself broke the law. He says hes listened to hundreds of hours of nixons tapes and knows his dark side. The darkest Richard Nixon i can see in the rose garden with donald trump in the way he handles situations. But nixon would never engage. Reporter tonight dean sat beside representative Eric Swallwell, who said trump confessed to urging ukraine to investigate his rival joe biden and the impeachment investigation must move forward. Doing nothing will make his behavior worse. Reporter President Trump continued to lash out at the white house whistleblower on twitter saying why arent we entitled to learn everything about the whistleblower he tweeted . On capitol hill, members of congress are now preparing for a last minute briefing by the state departments Inspector General whos expected to share documents related to the state department and ukraine. Youre seeing the independence of your inspectors general at work right now and the importance of that. These individuals are appointed by the trump administration, and for them to have the courage to come forward despite, you know, the loyalty that others have shown to the president is important. Reporter representative swallwell says return to washington tomorrow as the impeachment fight continues. In union city, christin ayers, kpix 5. Join our morning team for the latest developments from washington beginning at 4 30 a. M. The nra declaring victory tonight after the San Francisco mayor london breed pulled back from labeling the group a domestic terrorist organization. Breed told the board to ignore that part of the memo. The nra says the moment was a clear concession in response to their lawsuit over the resolution. The mayor had this response tonight. Quote this doesnt take away from the fact that the nra continues to shamefully stand in the way of every single piece of gun control legislation that can and will save lives. A candle lit memorial in las vegas tonight on the 2 Year Anniversary of that mass shooting at a Country Music festival. Just within the past hour, the names of the 58 victims were read aloud and a candle lit for each name. The 2017 shooting was the deadliest mass shooting in modern u. S. History. A motive was never determined. Coming up, its all on the line for the as tomorrow night in the wild card game. But an off field drama has taken the team by surprise. And an officer shot during a hold up at a Southern California bank. The manhunt going on now for a run away thief. I think it was kind of ridiculous. Im wondering what she was thinking. A woman climbs into the lions den at the zoo and taunts the wild animal. The question tonight is who does that . The oakland as finally get to host a wild card playoff game at home after playing the last two on the road. Excitement building, but the game isnt the only focus tonight. Kpix 5 reporter Andrea Nakano joining us from the coliseum with the drama off the field. Reporter it was a battle for the as to just get here this season, to be able to host the wild card game at home. The last two times were on the road, and they lost both times. But the as are not just battling on the field this postseason. While its a lot of work, the grounds crew was happy to put the diamond back at the coliseum for the American League wild card game. The t is expecting a sell out of roughly 56,000 people. Im really looking forward to, you know, that huge crowd pulling for us instead of the yankees. Reporter a few tickets were Still Available on the teams website tonight, going for roughly 30. For those rooted in oakland, they have high hopes for an as win, but the city came out of left field today with a lawsuit against the athletics, blocking the alameda share of the coliseum to the team. The goal was to rebuild the coliseum complex with Affordable Housing and more. This lawsuit even caught the mayor off guard. I was a little surprised, um, but it is absolutely prudent for the city to preserve their rights. Reporter oakland is losing the raiders, and the warriors have moved to San Francisco. Now the president of save oakland sports is concerned that the last professional team in town may head elsewhere and is baffled by the timing of this lawsuit. We all love the giants, but the as are the only team in town right now, and to have it marred by this lawsuit with the playoffs coming up is lewd chris. Reporter the matter will be heard again in november, and the as are trying to determine how it will impact their plans to build on the Howard Terminal site. Andrea nakano, kpix 5. Meanwhile on the other side of the bay tonight, we see what youre doing. The giants are digging up the bull pen at oracle park. Chopper 5 over the park earlier today. And check that out. You can see the shovels near freshly dug up sections of the field today. The team may move the bull pens out of foul territory if they go through with the change, you can expect to see them in right center field. A shoot out during a bank robbery in Southern California forced a Shopping Center into lockdown tonight. It happened in San Bernardino county tonight. Robbers activated a silent alarm tipping off authorities. The suspects inside started shooting as the police arrived. One officer was shot to the neck and taken to the hospital. It appears one suspect may have shot himself inside the bank. The other got away. New video to show you tonight of a crazy heist in the santa cruz mountains. Thieves crash through the front of a walgreens in Scotts Valley to steal the atm. This happened about 3 00 in the morning on monday. The suspects were in and out in less than 1 minute. All right, check this out. Tonight Police Looking for a woman who climbed inside a lion exhibit at a new york zoo. And what she did only feet from the wild animal really has a lot of people scratching their heads. Reporter watch as the unidentified woman, already on the inside of the lion enclosure fence waves at the giant animal. Then as the lion stands still, glaring at her, she dances, seemingly care free, just feet away across a small mote. The video was taken by another visitor to the zoo on saturday. By today, onlookers at the exhibit had heard about the dangerous ordeal. There was a woman who thought it was a good idea to go dancing with lions and im wondering what the heck she was thinking. Reporter andreas kids love lion, so she brought them by the exhibit, all the while wondering why the woman would do such a thing. What was your initial reaction . That she was dumb. Reporter sofia says she knows better. I think it was kind of ridiculous that somebody would actually do that because they could die. Reporter john heard the news while walking by with his 3 young sons. Its important for conscious and smart about your actions while youre here. Reporter he hopes the decisions of one woman wont ruin the experience for others. At this exhibit theres low walls, so you know, you want to get close enough to see whats going on, but not have these high fences in front of all the exhibits. Reporter there is that mote, a narrow little river of water that separates from lion from the grassy area in front of the fence, which allows for a lower barrier for visitors to peer over. The bronx zoo released a statement saying quote barriers and rules are in place to keep animals, staff, and visitors safe. Were told the woman was escorted out of the park and the lion exhibit remains open. New York Police Say the woman could face criminal trespassing charges. Tomorrow night our original series project home continues. 30 years ago kpix 5 helped save her life, and now shes hoping that we can help save her home. Well introduce you to cory crow. At 34 shes one of the longest surviving heart transplant patients in the country. In 1988, kpix helped cory get the heart transplant she needed to survive, and now she worries her apartment is compromising her health. Maybe theyre just trying to wait because they know i have an illness, like maybe ill even die. And that worries me. Cory lives in an apartment with a section 8 voucher. If she loses the apartment, she worries shell be homeless. If she says, she worries she will not survive. Susie steimle brings the story tomorrow night right here on kpix news at 11 00. Time for the weather, and its october now. Rent is due. And typically it gets colder for much of the country. We happen to live in the bay area, look at the average highs for the entire month of october. Theyre gorgeous. 77 in santa rosa for the whole month. Livermore the average high 78. San jose 76. October is the second warmest month in San Francisco. 69 for an average high. But it was chilly today and chilly again tonight. Already the 40s in livermore and santa rosa. 58 in oakland. 38 tonight for santa rosa. Third straight night in the 30ings. Fremont low 47, fairfield 32, and redwood city 40 degrees. Clear skies tomorrow throughout the day. 73 degrees, and a repeat thursday. Trending toward 80 coming up this weekend. Everything will continue to move in the atmosphere, but a lot slower than recently. This low will exit and take 3 more days to leave. This ridge will take 3 days to arrive. When it arrives it will feed in a light on shore flow, keep the sunshine, and gain about 2 or 3 degrees from now until sunday. Clear skies tomorrow morning and throughout the evening. Theres a weak boundary that moves through thursday. All we get are clouds. Temperatures stabilize on thursday before continuing to rise friday into the weekend. So were clear and chilly tonight. Mild past the middle of the week and well warm up back to average on friday. Above average for the first weekend of october this weekend. Vallejo tomorrow 73, livermore 7 , fairfield 78. Sunshine in wine country. 78 in napa. Redwood city, mountain view, fremont, upper 70s tomorrow. We warm up a few degrees on friday. We get above average for the weekend, get that Backyard Barbecue ready. Mid70s near the bay, mid80s inland both saturday and sunday. The latest on weather and traffic starting at 4 30. Now i want something grilled. You mention barbecue and im hungry. Perfect weekend for it too. All right, paul, thank you. Still ahead, shocking video of a bridge collapse in taiwan. Announcer Time Magazine reports the new american addiction. How juul hooked kids and ignited a Public Health crisis. Other news outlets report juul took 12. 8 billion from big tobacco. Ma nicotine to addict them. 5 million kids use ecigarettes. Juul is following big tobaccos playbook. And now, juul is pushing prop c to overturn ecigarette protections. Vote no on juul. No on big tobacco. 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I dont think the raiders mber, so it will be a full month of oakland as baseball here for sure. Well see. Meantime Victor Robles fired up the Washington Nationals crowd. The wild card game against milwaukee. Grandal goes yard. Brewers led 31. Then a bases loaded meltdown. Trent grisham overran the ball and cleared the bases. The nationals took a 43 lead and won by that score. In 10 minutes it all fell apart for the brewers. The nationals earn a trip to the dodgers for the nl divisional series on thursday. And the warriors run rsmetune to baseline for the hifes urelike Janet Jackson . That showed me like i was getting old. Green is 29. The third oldest on the team. One of his new teammates is 22yearold amari spellman. Says he kind of knows about janet, but her music . Hes like uh, blank stare. Thats not really my era. I know enough, like im not like dumb. I know janet was the truth in her time, but i dont know none of her music. Ill be at her concert like kind of just there. 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