And says this isnt the first pipe bomb found in pleasanthill in the last few days. Reporter this is the second pipe bomb found at a Pleasant Hill school and now investigators are trying to determine if they are connected. Right outside the window. And had it gone off it would have caused damage to the school, absolutely. Reporter the children were evacuated and taken to a Church Next Door where their parents picked them up. The bomb squad was called in. Found that it did contain an explosive inside and it was a live explosive device. Reporter no one was injured. Police tracked down a red pickup truck and arrested three teenagers. We have some good leads. We have some video were hoping to examine and determine whether or not theyre involved in other crimes. It was frightening and i just heard it before coming here, but it does seem out of place. Reporter Nicole Becker just moved here from San Francisco. A little small quiet town, the burbs, just something nice, quiet. A little scary kno
School children are evacuated and the bomb squad called in after a live pipe bomb is discovered at an Elementary School in Contra Costa County. Good evening everybody, im frank somerville. And im julie haener. Ken wayne joins joins us now and says this isnt the first pipe bomb found in pleasanthill in the last few days. Reporter this is the second pipe bomb found at a Pleasant Hill school and now investigators are trying to determine if they are connected. Right outside the window. And had it gone off it would have caused damage to the school, absolutely. Reporter the children were evacuated and taken to a Church Next Door where their parents picked them up. The bomb squad was called in. Found that it did contain an explosive inside and it was a live explosive device. Reporter no one was injured. Police tracked down a red pickup truck and arrested three teenagers. We have some good leads. We have some video were hoping to examine and determine whether or not theyre involved in other cr
you can follow us on abc 7 news bay area. good afternoon, i m cheryl jennings. i m dan ashley. bart and unions are back at the negotiating table right now. both sides say they ll do anything to avoid a strike which could happen as early as monday morning. bart unions have been talking since 11:00 this morning. they said there was nothing new to report at this hour, we tried to get a hold of unions and told us they were too busy to give us an update. the day began with a shift in the approach. atu and nciu negotiators huddled outside before heading into the table. on this second day since the unions authorized a strike bart said it was bringing another offer to the table. and unions at the same time, bart said it does listen to unions and solves safety problems year round. district showed drawings of a can yopy tested in oakland. it can be locked up to keep transients from using it as a home and a rest room. we talked to atu negotiator about concerns before he had a
called the alameda sheriff s office friday, told dispatchers he was going to shoot up the world. he also told them he had a machine gun. deputies arrived in an armored vehicle and spied barry in the bushes. at that point barry pointed what they thought was an assault rifle at them. they opened fire. after, the investigators learned it was only a homemade replica weapon. barry was hit twice and died at the hospital yesterday. her family calls her their shining star, but most of the world knew her as 19 year-old lance corporal. she was one of two killed last week. here in the bay area where she grew up, her family is mourning her loss and remembering her amazing spirit. the marine s sister spoke today. what a tragic loss for that family, jodi. very tragic, jessica. the young marine from oakley had a lot of dreams, and she was proving she could make those dreams come true. tonight her family is heartbroken that their pride and joy is gone. she was a very positive person, b
tara moriarty has more. reporter: well, the city attorney s office is drawing up the paperwork to suspend ross mirkarimi. once those documents are served, ross mirkarimi will be out and the new candidate will be sworn in. now, sources close to this case say it s playing in the legal sphere, but it will most likely be done by politics, meaning officials say this is an election year and supervisors are worried about reelection may cave in to what the public wants. we re encouraging individuals to reach out to their members of the board of supervisor, either, you know, either pro or con, whatever their decision might be. reporter: now, within five days, the ethics commission will make a relative humiditiation to the board of supervisors. to get mirkarimi out of office, it would take nine of the 11 votes. mirkarimi pleaded guilty of domestic violence that stemmed from an incident with his wife on new year s eve. he has said he does not believe his actions met the standard f