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california is changing the ban that prevents all registered sex offenders from living near schools or parks. the state corrections department said that the policy change is in response to a state supreme court ruling that

found the blanket prohibition is unconstitutional. the high court ruled that the restrictions imposed by california voters in 2006 go too far and the state will now only impose the restroiks pedophiles and others whose sex crimes involve children. still ahead, disturbing ealdzs about the san francisco county jail and inmates forced to fight one another. a live report is next. plus, kron 4 is running new details about the man who shot and killed a san jose police officer. coming up, the other violate incident that landed him in trouble with the law.

disturbing allegations tonight about the san francisco county jail and sheriffs deputies reportedly forcing inmates to fight gladiator style. we go live to the hall of justice with more on this.

dan? >> reporter: that's right, pam. nothing proven but a lot of questions as to what's going on the top floor of the building behind me, the hall of justice where county jail number four is located on the seventh floor. these allegations are brought by san francisco's public defender. >> forcing inmates to fight gladiator style for his own sadistic entertainment. >> reporter: at a news conference on thursday, the public defender accused four white deputies at the san francisco county jail number 4 on the 7th floor at the hall of justice of forcing inmates of color to fight each other. >> probably the most troubling that i've seen in the 30 years i've worked at the hall of justice. >> reporter: he said deputies were betting on the fights and inmates complied out of fear for their lives and played audio interviews he conducted

with two inmates. and he would force them to fight. if they don't fight, he told them he was going to beat me up, cuff me, and taze me all at once. >> reporter: the public defender was tipped off to the allegations earlier this month and came forward now because another fight was scheduled. >> i'm truly disturbed. >> reporter: the san francisco county sheriff was notified of the allegations just this morning appearing at the news conference saying that the inmates were transferred to the san bruno facility and four officers were reassigned pending an internal investigation. >> i do not accept any culture within our county jail system that would endorse such barbaric or unlawful activity as deputies have demonstrated.

>> reporter: now, the investigation is just getting underway. the da is conducting their own internal investigation or i should say the sheriffs department is conducting their own investigation and the case was turned over to the attorney's office, and there are calls for an independent investigation. the sheriffs have said he is contacting the u.s. department of justice and he wants them to get involved and find out what is going on on the seventh floor on the hall of justice. that's the latest reporting live in san francisco, dan kerman, kron-4 news. the brother of a jail escapee has been arrested as an accessory. joseph carter was arrested for allegedly helping donell carter who is a sex molestation suspect. authorities do not believe carter is in the greater san

jose area, and they are working on leads to try and find him. prosecutors have charged a 40-year-old california man with murder for allegedly using a hammer to kill a another man and then stuffing the body inside a plastic barrel and dumping the body and barrel in front of sonoma's city hall last friday night. christopher mcnabb appeared in court on tuesday for the killing of the 54-year-old, but he did not answer a plea. the arrest was last saturday, a day after police say the blood- stained barrel was left in front of sonoma city hall. officials have not revealed a possible motive. a $1 billion spending plan for drought-stricken california is heading to governor brown's desk in sacramento. the vote was unanimous to offer aid to communities hit hard by the drought. in addition to the measure passed or an addition would

also fine any illegal diversion of water that hurts fish. governor brown is expected to sign the bill which he promoted last week. the bill would fund protection projects and could boost ailing water supplies in later years. $75million will be used to immediately help residents affected by the current drought. it's a beautiful, pristine blue sky as far as the eye can see and an ideal day to play hooky and enjoy the outdoors type of a day. it doesn't get better than this. if we are not in for rain, this is the second best thing, gorgeous and 79 degrees and a live look over the golden gate with a light breeze sustained at about 14 miles per hour. take a look at the temperatures, still on the rise, currently 70 downtown, 83 in san jose, and ict lower 80s in concord. 81 as we head up north into santa rosa. taking a look at the

stormtracker for tonight. coastal areas of fog will be more stubborn as an on shore wind kicks up tonight into tomorrow, and if you were not able to get outside today, tomorrow will be almost a carbon copy away from the coastline and the cooling will spread eastbound as we head into saturday and a few of us sliding down a couple of degrees. we will take a look at the temperatures coming up in just a bit. the bear drama in tracey is over for now after days of bear sightings. you can see that little gal right there. they had tranquilizers to get it out of the tree, and you can kind of see it right there, and came down on the tarp safely and has been released back in the wild. the female was spotted on monday night. she was hit by a car but didn't appear injured. people say at a saw it again tuesday and yesterday, it was in the tree for two hours before fish and wildlife officers hit it with

tranquilizer darts. and today around 2:00 a.m., the bear was released in good condition, officials say, scooting right out of the trailer when they set it free. pam? indiana's governor signs a controversial anti-gay law. next, the bay area company that is taking a stand and said it will now not do business in the state. plus, a massive explosion and fire in the big apple. still ahead, the latest on the investigation into that explosion.

indiana's governor signed a controversial religious freedom bill. the new law could allow businesses to turn away gay and lesbian customers. catherine is back with details on the very controversial measure. >> reporter: very controversial and the bill has had people up in arms for months now, but indiana's governor signed it in a private ceremony, posting this photo showing his desk

surrounded by representatives of various religions, including nuns. no reports were allowed in. governor pence said it would allow discrimination against gays but is saying he is simply allowing businesses and associations to follow religious beliefs. theceoof sales force in san francisco is among the tech executives who oppose the law, and major conventions have threatened to cancel, and the ncaa is foysing concerns. also in indiana, the governor has authorized the short-term use of a needle exchange program because of what is considered the worst hiv outbreak in the state's history, mostly in the rural counties near the kentucky border. health officials are pushing emergency measures saying 80 new cases since january, and all the cases here are tied to

injected drugs and needle sharing. a command center and mobile unit are used to try and get the problem under control. pam? tonight, new information about the gunman who killed a san jose police officer this week. coming up at 5:30, a previous violent incident that landed scott dunham in jail, and next, what we are learning about what happened inside the cockpit in the moments before the france air crash.

the memorial for slain san jose police officer michael johnson continues to grow. candlesand cards and flowers line the walls outside the san jose police department. tuesday night, officer johnson was shot and killed after responding to a call of a man who was possibly suicidal. officer johnson was a 14-year veteran of the department and a martial arts instructor. the police officer's association has received an overwhelming show of support for johnson and his family, and kron 4 learned that the bullet

that killed officer johnson did in fact come from suspect scott dunham's gun, and we are learn more about dunham's record with details in a previous violent incident that ended in his arrest. >> reporter: the earlier run in between the suspected cop killer and police happened nearly 20 years ago involving an alleged salve am drunken attack with the alleged victims, his wife and teen daughter. dun ham's wife called police saying that he was angry and violent after drinking. here is the incident report detailing the nestic violence, the alleged weapons, his happens. of officers say that the wife told them her husband hit her with his fists and he was on top of her, choking her. their 15-year-old daughter tried to duel pull dunham off her mother and he pulled her

hair and sweater. police say they found the 6'5" suspect lying in bed with a buck knife sheath on his belt. the officer said he tried to get dunham up to be arrested and threatened to pepper spray him. and dunham said, quote, go ahead and spray me, unquote which is what happened. he plead no contest to three misdemeanors, two counts of battery and 1 count resisting arrest. neighbors hearsay they never heard any fighting or problems coming from the unit he shared with his wife before this week. they say he had seemed like a quiet, normal man. par even kelly, kron 4 news. with high pressure sitting overhead, it's helping to supress the clouds. currently, 78 degrees and the wind out of the west at 12 miles per hour and not a cloud in sight. taking a look at the highs we just registered, most of us were in the low to mid-80s.

today, we tied a record high in san bruno that were there for about 27 years like in oakland and 85 in san jose and up to 90 in gilroy. i'll let you know how long the heat will last coming up. incomprehensible, that was the word used by germany's chanceler. angela merkel learned that the accident in the french alps was not an accident, and we have more on the co-pilot who was blamed for deliberately steering the airbus into the mountain. >> reporter: it's an amazing story, and a photo spreading around the world and the web showing andreas lupitz on a local visit smiling. >> he passed his tests and

medical exams, so all the safety nets did not work. >> reporter: no hint in trouble in the first half of the 90- minute flight. at 44 minutes, the plane reached the cruising altitude. the captain is heard getting up and leaving the flight deck. the head of lufthansa gave the event. >> the door was kept locked or not open in the way it was supposed to be. >> reporter: the captain pounded on the locked door while air traffic controllers observe the plane begin a slow descent as if preparing to land and again and again, they tried to contact the airliner with no response. as the co-pilot brought the plane closer and closer to destruction, alarms went off.

the cockpit voice recorder showed no signs of panic. >> he was breathing normally and didn't say a word from the moment that the captain left the cockpit. >> reporter: the french prosecutor said that passengers were apparently unaware of their fate until just before the crash. >> the victims became aware at the very last moment because on the tape, the screams are only in the very a lot of moments before impact. >> reporter: the state department has released the name of the third american killed, robert oliver, a 37- year-old u.s. citizen who was born and lived in bars -- barcelona. a virginia woman and her daughter are the other victims. just stunning images from the highwayer east side of manhattan, a partial building collapse, explosion and fire injuring several people. you can see the fire coming out of the windows glowing as it engulfed four buildings.

the 7-alarm fire started in one and spread to neighboring buildings. four people were critically hurt. two people have burns to their airways and another unconscious. mayor bill deblasio said it appears there was a gas thash caused the explosion, but that's under investigation. these images from our partnershipship with the cnn. this is the trendy east village section of manhattan, not far from nyu. witnesses described an incredibly loud roar. >> we were at the corner of st. mark's place and 2nd avenue, and you can see behind me that the building collapsed, and that's why they backed everyone out of here. >> the police came and it started smoking, and more people gathered and became more concerned. >> one of the witnesses there.

three construction workers were doing work with a gas issue when this happened. the cause is under investigation. safety officials are now investigating this incident, and we'll say on top of it. pam? it's the 14th day in the tsarnaev trial in the boston bombing case, and today, models of the bombs were examined by the jury, the members of the jury. they examined the models of the pressure cooker bombs that were used in the 2013 deadly attack. an f.b.i. bomb expert displayed the models and pointed out the components. tsarnaev's lawyers adpolite that he and his late brother tamerlin detonated the bombs but they say that tamerlin was the mastermind. and another ongoing trial in massachusetts, a bottom threat that temporary halted proceedings of the murder trial

of former patriots player aaron hernandez. a bomb threat was called into the courthouse, and police swept the building. no bombs were found. hernandez is accused in the june 2013 killing of otin lloyd who was dating the sister of hernandez's fiancee. the fiancee is set to testify in court on friday. a man part of a san francisco publishing company has died at age 95. the publishing holdings including kron tv. mcilroy was opposed to the sale of the newspaper and kron but was forced off the board after a dispute about liberal

politics. man mcevoy then turned her attention to her olive oil business, one of the leading in the world. coming up, a get-well card worth $7 million. and an up and down day on wall street with the markets ending with the fourth day of losses in a row. the dow dropped 40 points.

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i was pretty shocked to say the least. and i had surgery so i didn't jump up and down but in my mieppedz, i was jumping up and down. >> he said he doesn't expect his life to change a lot and will still go to work every day as a project manager for a technology company. the lottery winner expects that he and his wife will invest the money and maybe splurnl on -- splurge on a vacation. clear skies are keeping temperatures in the 80s. we will take a look at how long the toasty temperatures will last.

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with overturned cars. tules a sands springs, and moore, oklahoma were hit hard. a couple of years ago, several people remember killed in a tornado in moore. and a moore, oklahoma high school student tweeted this picture saying just found this after the tornado. god is with us. you can see the utility pole suspended on the power lines. and if you're from out of town, it doesn't get better than this. welcome to the west coast, lean skies as far as the eye can see with high pressure bubbling overhead. a live look at the bay bridge, 70 degrees in oakland and light winds out of the west at 12 miles per hour expfnltd take a look at the stormtracker 4 headlines tonight, areas of low clouds will pour into the portions of the bay as high pressure will shift eastbound and bring us a slight cooling

trend on friday and make the way into the east bay on saturday. take a look at the coasting temperatures, and we saw a lot of records i fall. mountain view, 84, and that smashed a record, and san bruno, tying records. oakland and san jose, broke record that is sat for 27 years, and hayward, we broke a record by 10 degrees. that's impressive. 70s from the city across the bay bring, and -- bridge, and 81 in concord. stormtracker 4 mostly bringing us clear skies and high pressure is right on top of the bay area and will push further eastbound as we head into tomorrow and at the surface, low-level moisture will creep in, and tomorrow, we will break along the coastline with the majority of the cooling taking place and filling into the bay shore community. and it will be cloudier to start off the day, and through

the afternoon, fairly sunny, and we will start off in the low 50s. it will be comfortable as we start off by noon and low 60s along the coast and low 70s inland and by the afternoon, we will drop 4 to 6 degrees, and it will be more noticeable along the coast with temperatures in the mid-60s, and mid-70s as we head across the bay and low 80s inland. slightly cooler along the coastline with areas of low clouds. saturday, the cool air will spill into the east bay communities and be slightly warm sunday into monday and we're looking at a dry extended forecast. today's winners and losers on wall street. we've seen a lot of house flipping in the area but never seen that combined with crowdfunding. we'll tell you about it. flipping houses and crowdfunding, they're matching buyers with sellers. if you want to buy the house, they'll give you the loan and a couple of months later you sell

it and hopefully only on the line for 9% in a few months. >> you show them you are worth $1 million have income and have bought properties before. >> wrestle mania, coming to the bay area, a lot of people were excited and i was surprised to learn how much money it will bring. >> yeah. it's a whole week long event with the climax at levi stadium and it will be bringing in $100 million plus, and it will be involved in the anti-bullying campaign, and they will rent out the san jose convention center so people can get pictures and sign autographs and buy dvds. and they're eating at our restaurants. >> and facebook and they are beefing up the mobile app now. does that entice you? more growing for facebook? >> there is. the social networking giant isn't just facebook. they have 11-plus different

platforms including messenger and have plans to turn that into a model like if you see something you can buy it. we don't know if people will like it or get traction. but they are trying to continue to grow. i think that's a smart thing. on top of that, they announced that 35% of all videos watched on line were done through facebook properties, and that's got to scare google. they announced a new advertising platform that is going at google. i like what we see. >> thank you, rob, and you can put questions on his facebook page. he'll answer them.

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has become a billion dollar industry and tonight, i'll take you inside the smashing phenomenon. bye-bye, jeans. hello, yoga pants. celebrities are jumping in on the new trend. >> i'm a designer now. >> they're super sexy. >> reporter: heidi klum, jennifer lopez, beyonce, rihanna, giselle, and kate hudson are all involved. what's the favorite go-to athleisure look? >> i got my sweater hat or i will to some shorts and a t- shirt. >> reporter: also joining in, can way west who just debuted his new line with adidas. >> the shoes sold out immediately. kids lined up. >> reporter: in the last year, blue jeans sales dropped 6% while active wear jumped up 7%, a reason why carrie underwood

just launched her fashion line. >> you can get done what you need to get done and you can feel good and look good while you're doing it. >> reporter: if you were to recommend one great piece for women everywhere, who would it be? >> it would be the black capri pants, no question. for me t always looks good and makes you look thin and keeps everything together. >> reporter: you can credit this trend to a friend who practices yoga. we will have much more tonight at 7:00 on the insider. back to you, pam. >> and you can watch all the celebrity news right here on kron 4 after the insider at 7:00. entertainment tonight airs at 7:30 followed by kron 4 news at 8:00. and coming up, new video just in from new york. we told you about a 7 alarm fire and an explosion in hand ma 10's east village. the building collapsed and

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a. the news at 6:00 starts now. forcing inmates to fight, gladiator styled. now at 6:00, shocking allegations of deputies bully be inmates and orchestrating fight clubs for money. the san francisco public defender and sheriff are taking action. good evening, everyone. i'm pam moore. the abuse is called, quote,

sadistic and beyond common decency. we have learned the deputies have been put on paid administrative leave. we are at the hall of justice where this unfolded. we have the latest. stan? >> reporter: that's right, pam. questions as to what is going on here and several deputies picked inmates and forced them to fight each other. county jail 4 is on in the hall of justice. now allegations against the deputies that work there. >> several of the clients are forced to fight and being injured. >> reporter: four deputies have been forcing inmates of color to fight each other. >> ky only describe this as --

i can only describe this as sadistic like out of the game of thrones. >> they took part out of fear of reprisal. he played part of an audio. >> i was scared for my life, i don't know what was anything, i'm working on that. >> reporter: and officials had been informed of the allegations. >> if it has happened, we will pursue prosecution to the fullest extent. >> the mayor said that they have been transferred to the san bruno facility and the officers are on leave. >> i would like to believe this is a recent and one-time thing or a period of recent time incident. but i think what is teaching is

that it never happens again. >> reporter: now the sheriff's department is conducting an investigation. the materials that the public defender has are being turned over but everyone is calling for an investigation that is independent. and he will reach out to the justice department and look into the allegations. we should mention there is one other point that the public defender made, only four deputies have been implicated it could not have gone without others knowing about it. they want the investigation to look into that as well. live at the hall of justice. >> memorial in san jose for michael johnson, the fallen officer. he was killed in the line of duty on tuesday night while responding to reports of a suicidal man. we're learning about what

happened that night. and we're live in san jose at the police headquarters with new information. rob? >> reporter: there is one less unanswered question with regard to the case. the police cautioned that the coroner's report here is not completed and will not be made for some time but it has concluded the man who shot and killed officer johnson did not take his own life. >> it was three or four loud shots. >> we heard several shots ring outs. >> i heard bang, bang. >> reporter: neighbors heard the gunfire on that evening and took cover but we still don't know houses many shots were fired that night and by whom. we know that the gunman, scott dunham did not take his life but killed when the officers

returned fire. that revelation from the assistant police chief eddie garcia. >> the information is gaced on the evidence that we have obtained from the scene and from the coroner that we now nose that the gunshot was not self-inflicted and the bravery of the officer that was on the scene that, when he was returning fire, killed the suspect. >> the body of scott dunham was found here on the balance cony which he opened fire with a high powered rifle, killing michael johnson. police are not ready to divulge how many shots were fired, whether one or both of the two officers accompanying johnson hit him or where but it is clear their actions may have saved other lives. >> again, he was on a balcony from an elevated position. he could have not only fired on other officers but any other

community members. >> garcia confirmed that it was thought he may have been wounded in the exchange but take nothing chances with one officer down they had to assume he may have escaped and on the loose which lead to a nine-hour terror-filled manhunt that ended when his body was discovered where he was felled by the police fire. we do know which officer fired that shot in a press release that went out here this evening. albert morales was one of the first officers on the scene out there on tuesday night. live in san jose. >> stay with kron 4 for our coverage of the shooting of officer michael johnson. we will bring you updates on the air and online at kron 4.com. and police say this week's

report of a kidnapping for ransom was a hoax. what is the woman at the center of the case telling authorities today. denise husbandkins was found in huntington beach safe. she was reported missing on monday a woman believed to be her showed up at the police department this afternoon but we don't yet know what she claims happened. meantime, and we report that the attorney for her boyfriend aaron quinn says what happened was no hoax. >> he has died and gone to hell. >> and the attorneys for the boyfriend said they are speaking up to clear the air about what they say really happened. >> we have not seen evidence that this was a hoax. >> they say that quinn took so long to tell place because of what the kidnappers did to him. >> he was bound up he was drugged. >> attorneys say that quinn gave consent for the police to search his home and personal

items. >> he pried prints, computer access and he gave up every password to every device that he so they could seize that his account of -- they could see what this account as accurate. >> reporter: attorneys say it was directed toward quinn a physical therapist. >> he has no money problems. >> he did everything to participate and help because he is worried about his girlfriend. >> although the attorneys say they were speaking after trying to clear up questions concerning their client, they would not elaborate on many details of the kidnapping. >> we are looking at picture perfect skies bay area wide. this a look at the bridge. taking a look toward oakland where the temperatures are at 76 degrees 12 miles an hour.

we spoke about 8 records. we tied one in the airport. looking where we broke the records, gill roy 90. mountain view 84. 83 in santa rosa. and hayward. we are in the mid to low 80s. we got up to 80, headed to 79 in san bruno, temperatures were in the lower 70s. we reached 65 in half moon bay thanks to the flow that's starting to pick up. we'll look at how long the heat will last coming up in a few minutes. you can get your alerts, check radar and more by down loading our free kron four mobile app. at 6:00, frightening moments at a middle school after a student is stabbed while in pe class.

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back, another facing charges connected to the crime. it was in the locker room today at martinez junior high school in martinez. it was unprovoked by a 13-year- old injuring his classmate. officials say this type of an campus violence is unusual for the school district. >> we have low discipline issues at the school, it is a school of 1000, shy of 1000 sixth and seventh graders. this is a very unheard of occurrence. it is shocking and disturbing and i want to say our hearts go out to the family of the student that is injured. >> the victim was airlifted to a local hospital with a and life threatening injury. the suspect was taken to juvenile hall and booked with possession of a deadly weapon. and developments in that plane crash in france y they believe the plane was destroyed

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big national news breaking in new york city. we have video of the seconds after this fire and explosion a building collapse that sparked a a blaze, injuring people. he was injured, his face is bloodied. watch as the camera turns around you can see the building there. watch as this guy. you will see him standing and falls on the ground, conscious and he would be okay but it seeks to the seriousness of the injuries. police showing up. this in the seconds after the initial explosion. 12 people hurt. two of those suffering burns to the air ways another was unconscious. this was in the lower east side, so many people in the neighborhood at any given time.

look at this showing the intensity of the flames. cell phone video, four buildings impacted. and the mayor saying the fire was caused by a gas issue. there was construction work merse there. they think they may have hit a gas line, the investigation is ongoing. amazing video coming out of new york city as we speak. a lot of people have been tweeting about this. picture the neighborhood the lower east side. here is a tweet that said i saw the building go up in flames. it was crazy another said sending prayers to the people in the building. we're following the breaking news. airlines are changing their cockpit policies after the sunning discovery that the crash of a german airliner was a deliberate act by the copilot. we have been tracking this story from the start. a ed we have more on what the investigationors have learned

about the man responsible for 150 deaths. >> he is 29-year-old andreas lubitz he posted this photo during a visit to the pay her -- bay area. he had been flying for the airline since completing training. that training was interrupted for six months by a bout of depression but he came back with no problems. >> he was 100% fit to fly. >> the voice recorder shows he behaved normally after the plane took off from barcelona. after 45 minutes the captain is leaving the flight deck. >> a pilot should not be alone in the cockpit for the reason either they have a heart attack or the knee farious option.

>> it has a reinforced door to foil the hijackers. the crew can use a key pad but the pilots can use a switch that wars -- bars any entry for five minutes. that was what happened. the voice recorder the captain knocking then furiously pounding on the door. and this is from our partners at cnn. he does not respond and ignores the calls for the loss of altitude. >> he did not say a word. >> the final sound before impact is a panics passengers they realize the situation. >> death was instant. the aircraft going into the mountain, you have seen the pictures. >> they say they have uncovered no indication that the copilot was connected to any terror group. several airlines did announce

they will require at least two crew members in the cockpit at all times. that is standard practice in the us. >> in the bay area it was a gorgeous day to get out. these were the scenes in san jose today. plenty of sunshine. and for a look at how long the sizzling temperatures will last. and did we break any records today? >> we broke eight and tied an existing record. some stood for 27 years. some we surpassed by 10 degrees. here is a look over the golden gate. it is 76 degrees. light winds out of the west. the sea breeze will bring low level moisture. take a look at the levels, however, and 6 of them and 90 in gill roy and mountain view

84 degrees. and the old records of 84 stood for the low to mid80s there. and we broke an old record that's quite impressive. looking at current temperatures middle 70s downtown. san jose. hanging out in the 80s as we speak. storm tracker and pristine blue skies as far as the eye can see. high pressure is right on top of the bay area. there is not a cloud we continue with the dry air. we'll slide to the east over the next 24 hours. the cooling trend will be tomorrow. overnight clouds around the coast line into the bay shore community. temperatures on the comfortable side. low to mid-50s.

it will be cloudy throughout the commute. from noon into the afternoon hours the breeze out of the west and they pick up. that will bring the temperatures down. from the mid-60s to 70s. we'll be in the 80s inland and crossing across the record territory. the coast line tomorrow afternoon. it will be cooler everywhere. upper 70s. lower 60s. the storm system to the north it will bring in moisture. breezy and cloud coverage. sunday will be warmer and bright. above normal as we head into the early part of the week. let's look at that. heading to lake tahoe we'll be breaking records in the next 48 hours. here are the temperatures, in the low to mid-60s.

gusty winds and the first part of the we'd. a chance of isolated showers late saturday night but we're looking at dry with near record highs. heading to the slopes, we have 38 to 42 inches on the ground. and for information check out snow bomb.com. next. new information about the inmate in the south bay. who the authorities now have in custody for helping him get away. the nike at a resignry is over. will that ease the pain at the curve? what it will cost to fill up tonight.

an inmate who escaped from the san jose jail is on the lam and now janelle carter. that is his brother on the

right. he was held on child molestation before fighting a deputy and escaping from a hospital. his brother is accused of helping him after he got away a taskforce is looking for janelle. it is being described as a high priority. pam. much more ahead at 6:30. including shocking allegations of abuse by deputies at the san francisco county jail. the attorney for the man at the center of a kidnapping hoax fires back at the police department. the brought relief bill on the desk. it may be too little, too late according to the monitor.

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xfinity is perfect for people who love fast. don't miss furious 7 in theaters april 3rd. a quick look at the top stories. here is the san francisco hall of justice, questions about what is going on in county jail number 4 located on the 7th floor of the building. the public defender is alleging

that four white deputies are forcing inmates of color to fight each other. they're gambling on it and they are taking part out of a fear of reprisal. and he just heard about the hall gaces in the morning. the inmates have been moved to the jail and the fire officers have been placed on administrative leave. >> and at the hall of justice. here in san jose there is information with regard to the shooting of police officer michael johnson for whom a memorial outside of police headquarters here is continuing to grow. some may make some solac next learning that the gunman scoot dunham did not take his life but killed when the police returned fire after johnson was killed. that is from the chief eddie garcia. >> and continuing our coverage we are learning about the history of the gunman.

records show in 1996, scott dunham plead nod contest and resisting arrest. his wife called 911 after allegedly being hit and choked by her husband and pulled the air of -- pull of hair of hits taut when she tried to break it up. he had an alcohol problem and gets angry and violent. maureen kelly, kron 4 news. >> police were talking with denise huskins the woman reported kidnapped earlier this week. as i was trying to get a shot of her off in the distance i was nearly run over by a police officer. they are not commenting on that. they are not commenting on the case. and jr stone, kron 4 news. the attorneys for aaron quinn the boyfriend of the kidnapped woman said it was not

a hoax. they say their client has cooperated given them access to the computer and phone and searched his home. it took so long for him to speak up because he was drugged and bound. they fear that the real criminals are still out there. and denise did return safe on wednesday. >> the department of corrections announced it will alter the policy where sex offenders can live. the state supreme court found a law that prevented the sex offenders from living within 2000 feet of a school was unconstitution yam. and the victims who were not children could be allowed to live within the 2000-foot limit. the department of corrections says that it will go through and evaluate 6000 cases on a

case-by-case basis. charles clifford in the bay. california's drought is turning neighbor against neighbor according to a poll by the public policy institute of california. 66% of adults believe that people in their part of the state are not cutting back enough on water. and 66% believe that the regional water supply is a big problem. 69% believe that the water situation will get even worse over the next decade. how about a million to deal with the drought and protect against flooding. and the state assembly approved the spending plan and sign the wills. and allocate money hit hard by the drought. the money goes to recycling and supplies. the bulk of the billion is targeted for flood production. and climate change increases the risk of storms that can

cripple communities even in drought years like this. we're seeing the monitor without rain and most of the state the darkest red the drought has increased ever so slightly compared to last week. and 41% of the state and most of the bay area is not experiencing that drought. if we're not in for a storm this is the second best thing. we're talking about the price steen skies and a great day to play hookey and stay home and enjoy the outdoors a beautiful sun right over the bridge. it is 81 degrees. and two over the pay area. and the flows are present and was see into concord from oakland into the 70s. as of now thanks to a flow

picking up. it will bring it up and spilling into the communities. temperatures will be on the comfortable side. low to mid50s as we start the day by lunch time 60s. and cloud covers there. we're looking at blue skies. 60s and 70s. and a gusty breeze into the afternoon hours. temperatures are running between 4 to 6 degrees cooler. >> and cooler air will spread eastbound into saturday bringing us mostly into the 70s. and the system trucks to the north and sunday is looking sunny and breezy throughout the afternoon. and we head into the week. the extended forecast. most of the oil workers in martinez were expected to head back to work this service a nearly two-month strike. so operations are ongoing. they are represented by united

steal workers. among the details, two soccer fields that were closed down during the strike. they will reopen after easter. the union negotiated issues including worker fatigue and contract laborers. they were reaching their own and which is the largest nationwide refinery strike in 35 years. this is what it will cost you. and san francisco drivers are paying an average of 337 a gallon for regular. that's down from a week ago. and 320 it is 323. next, remember that's guys. they were headed to a slaughter house overseas. now they are heading to new homes in california. coming up. >> this driver is about to do

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we have breaking news. take a look at this picture, intense flames and smoke coming from a tour bus. this is on 101 southbound lanes of highway 101 in menlo park near willow road. and traffic delays, couple of lanes closed as the emergency vehicles deal with the fire and no injuries but significant delays southbound 101 at willow pass road. we'll follow this situation a big traffic issue during rush hour. pam. >> 100 people gathered at the sac spca for a chance to adopt six dogs which were rescued from the south korean meat

farm. and the four pupties and two dogs were ready for adoption. they were found in new homes and they have four older dogs that will be placed in foster homes. >> and a total of 57 dogs in all were rescued and spread to shelters across the bay area. coming up the ncaa tournament. and they did not take long to show off their title. what the coach said about that.

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and all right and remember when this started the ncaa tournament. my brackets, my brackets.

everyone excited. >> they were ruined. let's get down to business here. and chicking out his son who plays for notre dame. at the line. he is doing his history there. and jackson for notre dame. they have knocked off witchia state. they play the winner of west virginia later tonight. and of course i cannot tell you but thursday. pam what you are doing sunday at 9:00? >> jay of course. >> and you don't have to say that. we have this member or rised. >> and this is a coaching legend. dean smith. how cool after he passed on you can see how great of a man he was. you can see, everyone is jumped

about i their work. he is one of the winningest coaches. the only guy to hold michael jordan to 16 points he made him pass the ball. came out today. he died in february at 83. directed his final wishes to have a letter and a $200 check every player that lettered during his tenure. that's 180. they had a message enjoy a dinner out compliments of deep dean smith with the check attached. now that's, that is very cool. the warriors, leaving for memphis. they go against the grizzlies. no way they are going to catch them. but they may meet up in the western conference finals. so, they want to play well tomorrow night but 11 to play. 8 and a half up. and the win is they will tie the records for most minutes in

a season with 59 and didn't take long for the team to put up the banner. you know by now. 39 years since one of those went up. and talking about raising the banner. >> i'm not sure whose idea it was. i love it. it is important to acknowledge that. and hopefully it's not another 39 years before we get another one. >> i never thought we would do this while i'm raising my voice here but we're talking about this in the morning now. 9 to noon. is this the most fun for sports fan was they are producing ever? you know it was the 49ers you leave it there. joe montana and ronnie lot winning in 1980. but now we're talking about the warriors in the same breath.

but, you're not from here but you are digging this. >> what is the style of play. it is entertainment. you can be a non-sports fan you see big guys passing. little guys passing. currie is the hottest in the league a form of entertainment that everyone can enjoy. >> jason said you are starting to spy to grant more than pam. >> no. you got your thing with pam. >> it is a brotherhood there. >> and if you notice. pam do you think there is not enough stop lights in gilroy. there are some. see how i justed i got my sports man and hard news. >> there the hard news for the garlic festival you are trying to find out. >> we had there he is again. hello there. >> i love this camp. >> this is funny for people who have closed captioning.

it went wild last night. a rookie has a new nickname thanks to closed captioning. he score 13 in the win over phoenix when he made a basket it referred to him as sauce castile. the captioner types in for the closed captioning. and it can be with inaccuracies with names. and there it is. it is getting a lot of play but it is nick saucis. and brought in martin after leaving the dolphins fouling and seven at right packle.

and 7 and a half sacks. if you are not aggressive it is tough to go. >> and if he has another stop. >> and. >> and a given a commitment to stanford. he is the keystone commitment of the 2016 class. he is one of the better quarterbacks and stanford ucla, michigan. >> and we have a strange here. >> the all-star game dunk contest in mexico. lloyd hickenson attempted to dunk over a car. everyone so man. they are stealing. and what is that? >> you have to remember.

he dunked over a kias that a mercedes? >> he kept trying and trying and you know i paid off. he won the contest and throwing it down there. >> and man. for you, pam. if you dunk go over a fiat or something smaller. you cannot dunk over that. that's a wide car. >> especially because you know about dunking from your unlv. >> one more time when they wound up there and the brothers. here is the little white guy no period, up and in. >> no dunk. summer-like weather this week of spring. vanessa is back with details.

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the future of social media. and the tech show in san francisco. that's coming up on the news at 8 p.m. and a full hour of entertainment news is on the way. next it is the insider. then followed by entertainment tonight. and if you have any plans outdoors, boy, perfect weather for it. >> get out. get a bite to eat. it is looking gorgeous. it will be comfortable. and the cool down expenses. we'll be dropping 4 toe 6 degrees. and the cool and moisture air will each the area with temperatures in the upper 70s. then we are looking at a rebound. >> and warm, breezy and dry. >> we'll see you at 8:00. join us then for the latest news, weather and sports. in the interim stay in touch at

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