Countdown. These are radios hottest hits by musics hottest stars. Reporter hes the legendary deejay with that recognizable voice that counted down our favorite songs for decades. Casey kasem, born in detroit, michigan, never intended to spin records as a career. Didnt want to be a disc jock jockey. Reporter but everywhere he turned there was a radio, from a High School Radio show to working for Armed Forces Radio shows. On july 4, 1970, american top 40 was launched with kasem pioneering the countdown format what dick clark was to Television Pop music, kasem was to radio. Also delivering thousands of those special dedications to millions of listeners. A Long Distance dedication from patty to roger. Reporter he even helped bring cartoon characters to life. Most famously as the voice of shaggy on scoobydoo. Here he comes reporter in the 80s his hit radio show became a spinoff television show. After 39 years, kasems fans were shocked when he announced his retirement and handed over his mic
Works. Reporter the woman tells me, she received a phone call, she bought a cash card, and within an hour, she was out hundreds of dollars. For someone to call on high home and violate me like this. And didnt want us to use her real name. I was just like in shock, and couldnt believe this happened to me. Reporter it all started with a voice message left on her home phone. From a man identifying himself as sergeant jackson, with the San Francisco sheriffs department. He said, well, were going to have a warrant out for your arrest. You failed to appear for jury duty. Reporter the man instructed her to buy a prepaid cash card in the amount of 480 at her local pharmacy. He had ann call him back with the cash cards account number, allowing him to access her money. The man told her, she could get her money back when she appeared in court. I believed it. I didnt want to go to jail. Reporter she realized she had been scammed when she went to court the next day, and told she hadnt been summoned
Park. Ken wayne has more where a fire hit close to home. Reporter you can see behind me the blackened area where these two fires burned had it not been for this fire break, this barren area and quick work of firefighters its easy to see how homes could have been lost. Reporter this is video of livermores latest suspicious fire shot yesterday. After firefighters had knocked it down. A day later, Livermore Pleasanton firefighters were still taking care of hot spots and the fire, still the talk within neighbors. It easily traveled 300 or 400 feet within minutes. Reporter rayback called 911 on what was the second fire of the day. Both started within hours of each other and almost the same spot. There were no other obvious causes other than being a set fire. Reporter battalion chief tessa had been busy. Despite dry grass and steady wind, the two fires in this parkway were not large due to what ralph calls amazingly fast work by firefighters. It cam within 15 feet of my house and you guyed s
At a Medical Center cripples a daly city neighborhood for hours tonight. The s. W. A. T team swoops in as workers and patients are evacuated in a hurry. Right now police are still searching for a gunman. Good evening. Im dan ashley. Im carolyn johnson. It happened on south gate avenue a few blocks from seton Medical Center. Cornell bernard is live tonight with crucial new evidence. Cornell . Carolyn, you know, the gunman is still on the loose tonight, and very little is known about him. His target may have been a doctor at this medical office. No one was hurt, but the drama put schools and a neighborhood on lock down. 7hd was over the chaotic scene in daly city minutes after someone reported a man with a gun inside a medical office run by seton Medical Center. Police s. W. A. T teams swarmed the area. 60 employees along with patients inside were safely evacuated. A threehour search of the building turned up nothing. We have no victims. We have no suspects at this point. Earlier this ev
Tonight weve learned he mae in the bay area. Live from the cbs bay area studios this is kpix5 news. Orba tells us abou armed and dangerous and on the run, tonight weve learned he may be in the bay area. Andria borba tells us about the nationwide manhunt for a cal fire battalion chief accused of killing his girl friend. Theres word he may be near the santa cruz mountains. Thats right. Investigators say he killed one escort and may be on the run with another. Arold Sarah Douglas was found in this me last we escort, sex in the firehouse, a double life end murder, all the elements that have Police Searching for this guy, oruvail fleming. 26yearold Sarah Douglas body was found in her home last week. His friends and family call him mo. Hes married to a woman in fresno but was engaged to sarah, a former escort he met on red book. Com. Investigators say after stabbing sarah to death he took off in his stateissued cal fire truck and ditched it 3 miles from the murder scene. Investigators in sac