Assaulted a patient november 3 in the emergency room and wrote a report that the patient tried to attack him. Reporter [ inaudible question ] within days. Reporter prosecutors had immediate suspicions as well. They declined to prosecute the patient and requested Surveillance Video. It shows him knocking the mans cane away and choking him. We looked at all the evidence that was provided including the Surveillance Video that we obtained that helped build our case. Reporter San Francisco District Attorney describes its it as unforgivable conduct. Sheriffs Department Staff were disciplined after Lynne Spalding was found dead last year. This shows the value of the criminal investigations unit. To move on anyone of one folks who might misstep and violate the public trust. Reporter he was charged friday and out on 138,000 bail. She on unpaid he is on unpaid administrative leave. David stevenson reporting live in San Francisco. Thank you. An uber driver appeared in court today to face vehicula
The chp did close down the exit ramp about 7 30 tonight. Thats when the chp vehicle pulled off, and burst into flames right on the exit ramp. Chp officers say they dont know what caused the chp vehicle to catch on fire. They say the officer had been traveling east on the bay bridge out of San Francisco when he noticed smoke inside the car back by the trunk. He smelt smoke coming from his vehicle. He pulled off at the Treasure Island exit. Reporter Officials Say a second chp officer responded to help and was injured when the back of the vehicle exploded. There was an explosion coming from the trunk. Some of the debris came and hit one of the officers in the arm and the chest. Reporter the Police Lights and the flames were bright enough to be seen from traffic cameras. The exit to Treasure Island was closed. The chp says officers normally do carry a lot of equipment in the trunk. We normally have flares, electronic equipment, our modems, our radios. Sometimes the officers put their duty
September 21st, more than two weeks ago. Family and friends have been desperately searching for her this whole time. Yesterday a hospital worker finds a body in an exterior stairwell on the fourth floor. If this body is lynne spaldingss, as i said repeatedly today there are a lot of questions San Francisco general will have to answer as to why that person was not found for 19 days. San francisco general not saying much right now. Only that the situation is distressing and that finding out what happened is top priority. To that end, police are investigating, talking with staff and combing through surveillance video. Also investigators have cordoned off the stairwell where the body was discovered calling it a crime scene. Live in the newsroom, abc 7 news. Thank you. This morning a Stanford University professor is one of three researchers whos won this years nobel prize in chemistry. This morning the Royal Swedish Academy of sciences honored the work of Michael Levitt along with scientist
The Government Shutdown is impacting american families. We learned 17 families of Service Members killed since the shutdown began have not received the customary 100,000 benefit they need to attend funeral costs. Families use the money to fly to dover and to greet those fallen heroes. The hardworking fishermen on the west coast are feeling the effects. The government is no longer issuing permits to harvest lucrative king crabs. 100 boats is sitting at the docks with a full crew waiting out the impact. We also learned members of congress can still workout in style. An exclusive house gym was supposed to be shutdown along with the government. But that gym, known as the members Wellness Center remains fully open, with flatscreen tvs, workout machines and a heated swimming pool, for lawmakers use and enjoyment. With the shutdown in its ninth day, is washington any closer to an agreement . Were going to get the latest right now from abcs Tahman Bradley in washington. Good morning, tahman. R
Of how long it would be closed. All theyll say right now is its going to be a while. They havent released any details yet on the driver. Their investigation is still under way. Live in richmond, Amy Hollyfield, abc 7 news. Amy, thank you. A check on the morning commute. Its definitely affecting you if you are going to be traveling through richmond. We are getting folks reporting bumper to bumper traffic. It looks like berkeley is also starting to slowdown significantly. Weve got plenty of red as you come out of East Richmond and towards el ser rcerrito. Traffic building up. Give yourself an early start. Right now we know the off ramp Central Avenue to westbound 80 going to be shut down until further notice. As we talk about drive time traffic, 101 slowing down into San Francisco. Across the golden gate, quite a few extra headlights in the southbound direction. Across the bay bridge, its actually going to be about 15 minutes now. Looks like more traffic is heading away from the maze acr