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through out the day. she and i have been texting and what she told me was sexually graphic about her online messages with with alameda county d.a. investigator rick orozco. >> reporter:their communications were private on facebook messenger. guap sent me a copy of the message this morning. too explicit for tv. but it involved a sex act. >> reporter:i asked what sparked the suggestive language. she replied. >> reporter:"well based upon the photos i had just sent him" >> reporter:i asked.nude photos? >> reporter:"yeah lol" >> reporter:on wednesday alameda county district attorney nancy o'malley placed orozco on administrative leave. his described call-girl is now under investigation. orozco, a former opd officer of 28- years, retired in 2015 before joining the d.a.'s she and orozco had a sexting see more messages from orozco.she told me this >> reporter:"i think that's all i have, i was 17, lol, he is so handsome, for a 50 year old" >> reporter:it may have been flattering talk like that, that captain to engage in such risky and potentially illegal behavior. kron-4 broke the news about orozco being placed on leave wednesday night.which prompted this statement from the d.a. reading in part.
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>> reporter:"the district attorney's thorough investigation into allegations of sexual officers at multiple east agencies. while the investigation remains active, we will not comment on details or findings. however, we would like to make known certain facts.on wednesday, june 15 an inspector in the district administrative leave." >> reporter: rick orozco directly. to hear his side of the story. several weeks ago guap told me that she's had sex with dozens of officers from law enforcement agencies across the bay area. maybe even some out of state. war >> reporter: investigated for his alleged connection to this sex almost daily. >> reporte.in richmond haaziq madyun >> vicki:we know that celeste guap has an active social media presence. she's told us told haaziq that she connected with the d.a. investigator first on facebook. as well as other officers. >> reporter:guap on instagram too. posting this meme. just an hour ago. this sex scandal is continuing to expand to other bay area law enforcement agencies. >> vicki:kron4's maureen
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kelly has the latest on an investigation that's been launched within the san francisco police department. >> reporter:the 18 year old self described call girl going by the name celeste guap reaffirmed to kron4 today that she has also had sex with san francisco police officers. >> reporter:in a text exchange she says "i've only hooked up with like 2 from sf but one was ex opd. when asked if she was underage at the time of those sexual encounters she replied. >> reporter:"no that's why i don't see the problem." >> reporter:sfpd media relations would not go on camera to talk about the sex scandal' in a statement they said >>"we are aware of the >> we are all aware of the investigation. >> reporter:refering to
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what's underway at opd. and are conducting a review to determine if any inappropriate contact with the victim. " >> reporter:they couldn't say if this probe being conducted by internal affairs was sparked by a tip but at this point they say no specific sfpd officer is under investigation. >> reporter:i asked former sfpd chief tony ribera to weigh in. >> reporter:a police officer sleeping inappropriate whether money is exchanged or not the main concerns is the integrity of the department and if that's happening strong disciplinary action should be taken. >> reporter:i asked him if officers could be fired as a result. >>certainly if they compromised an investigation consideration. with >> reporter:the young woman at the center of the sex scandal claims that she has and sometimes received information about upcoming prostitution stings from her uniformed hook up's. >> reporter:but she has not specified if that happened in the alleged liasions with sfpd officers.maureen kelly kron4 news. >> grant:stick with kron four for continuing coverage of this story on air and online. we have a full section on our website with every thing oakland police sex scandal.
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>> grant:including the graphic text messages that celeste guap shared with kron 4's haaziq madyun. >> grant: reaction on removing ben fairow. about fairow's affair. it's all on kron-four-dot- com. >> grant:president obama flying to orlando today in a role he consoler in chief. vice president biden with relatives of the victims of last weekend's nightclub massacre. >> vicki:catherine heenan is here about the worst mass killing in u-s history. catherine? >> reporter:this is the tenth time the president has visited a mass killing. he noted that 49 people died by a killer using the same automatic weapon used in san bernardino, newton and aurora. >>obama "today, once again, as has been true too many times before, i held and hugged grieving family members and parents and they asked, 'why does keep happening?' and they pleaded that we do more to stop the carnage. they don't care about the politics. neither do i." >> reporter:in this election year, any terror attack is a political issue. >> reporter:today senator
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john mccain blamed the president for the massacre. the arizona republican said, quote, "barack obama is directly responsible because when he pulled everybody out of iraq, al qaeda went to syria, and became isis." >> reporter:the shooter, omar mateen, apparently had no direct ties to the terror group, but declared his allegiance in a call to a local t=v station from inside the nightclub. >>"he said i'm the shooter. he started saying i did it for isis. i did it for the islamic state." >> reporter:he also sent a text message to his wife. she has told authorities she had a suspicion he might when he left the house. in the weeks before the massacre, the couple shopped for weapons and ammunition. >>omar mateen came into the store. he was requesting body armor. >> reporter:the head of one gun shop said he alerted the fbi after an arabic=speaking police=grade protective >> reporter:gear. >> reporter: >>which is not a question a
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question a normal civilian would ask. >> reporter:mateen left without leaving his name. the shop owner says he identified him only after the shooting. a newly released cell phone video shows the bathroom where mateen killed several hostages. >> reporter:a survivor describes the scene. >>i said let's lay on the toilet, prop our feet up. to the back stall. the gunman heard that, and went off with his rifle: pow, pow, pow, and we held our composure just laying there." >> vicki:and happening tonight. a vigil for the nightclub massacre victims is being held in the south bay. kron 4's charles clifford is live in san jose with what is planned for tonight. charles? >> reporter:senate democrats ended a nearly 15-hour filibuster. pushing for action on gun control today. >> reporter: will then need to show solidarity patrick willis that community-- with that community.
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>> it had been there at to happen here. --if it happened >> reporter: that is the very latest threat charles clifford, 4 news. >> grant:senator chris murphy started the filibuster yesterday morning after more than 14 hours and 50 minutes. >> grant:and it is now set. to eventually vote on a bill to implement universal background checks and bar suspected terrorists from buying guns. >> grant:this is what he had to say about filibuster. >> the senator was there with me during the duration of the 15 hours. i know
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creek that we make a difference. >> grant:the senate adjourned just before 2:15 this morning. they will vote again on the filibuster on monday. >> vicki:backlash continues to grow over a sacramento pastor's inflammatory remarks about the tragedy in orlando. l-g-b-t communities across the nation are reacting to pastor roger jimenez's comments in protest. >> vicki:yesterday they gathered outside the sacramento deputies and church deacons guarded the building during the hour long service as protestors shouted outside. >>"i want people like him to kind of show their ugly faces so we can fight them with more love." >>"crazy people will take his words and shoot me or shoot my kids, or shoot my house, why are they hiding. don't behind that book!" >> vicki:members of the congregation refused to speak to reporters.
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those who work nearby say they never had problems with this church before. >> grant:san francisco has appointed a human rights advocate to handle the cty's transgender issues. mayor ed lee announced today that he has appointed theresa sparks as his senior advisor. >> grant:once a human rights commissioner. and police comminssioner for san francisco.sparks will start work july 1st. >> grant:she'll assist in leading the mayors 'coalition against discrimination'.which lee helped form in the wake of carolina and mississippi l- g-b-t community. her duties will include overseeing city funded projects. and analyzing where city services are lacking when it comes to. violence protection, health care.and employment opportunities. among others.for transgender people. >> vicki:there is much more ahead on kron four news at five. >> grant:the dubs could clinch their second nba title tonight. we're live in cleveland amid the excitement for game six of the nba finals. >> vicki:plus. a wildfire in santa barbara county continues to grow. the methods firefighters are using to get these flames
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under control and the evacuation orders in place. >> grant:and a bay-area teacher is accused of sexually assualting one of his students. where it happened.how it happened. and what classmates of that victim are saying about the case. >> pam: >> brittney: i am tracking a few scattered showers mainly in the north bag. at all have more details after the break.
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warriors. in less than an hour, the defending champs will tip off game 6 of the nba >> grant:one more win and the repeat is complete. coverage.both here in the bay. and on the road. we begin at the scene. where it's all going down. >> grant:mark carpenter joins us live from cleveland outside the quicken loans arena. that call that arena the q.the dubs need a w tonight.to make this a really special night. >> grant:right now dub nation is gathering at oracle to watch game 6. and hopefully see the team capture their second consecutive championship. >> mark: winning the title of this time last year. hopefully, that transfers to tonight. let's show you a video. step curry is warming
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is how it goes. >> that is always my message. how we act as 18. what we do. -- act as a team and w buthat we do. >> i put on my jersey. rob@robblack.com >> mark: and dealing with bruises. they need him. but there will have to go with the small lineup tonight. they have done very well with the line up at this time that says or this year. reporting live, mark
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carpenter kron 4 news. >> vicki: mark! it is getting cloud out there isn't it?-- loud >> grant:kron 4's philippe djegal is live at oracle tonight with more. philippe? >> reporter: guys, and not much has changed since last season at the same day, cavaliers and the warriors set it off. the warriors were able to capture the championship and 40 paniers. you concede that they are starting to pile in here. it is going to beat pat. with a lot of fans hoping for a rebound performance. they
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are expecting more people here tonight. --to capture the championship. >> reporter: curry has not been himself in the play offs. at bogut is out with injuries. many fans, say that they are not nervous. >> we have to step up. that is what it is. duck nation all of the way. --dubs >> we have faith. we can do all things. that is what terisa says. that is what i say. --that is what curry
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says... that is what i say. >> mark: but >> reporter: would like an oral or reno, the lead dissolve. -- live in oracle arena is the lead--phillipe djal >> vicki:to our wildfire coverage now: crews in southern california are battling the "sherpa fire." this is in santa barbara county. >> vicki:the flames ignited yesterday afternoon and quickly spread. covered 12-hundred acres. >> vicki:evcuations are in effect. firefighters are battling
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the flames by air. using air tankers, heli-tankers, helicopters and d-c-10s. >> vicki:shelters have been set up for people who had to leave their homes. >> vicki:a grass fire is forcing some families from their homes in calaveras county. crews say the fire is burning in a rural area, but they evacuated people in a dozen homes just to be safe. >> grant: destroyed two outbuildings. the fire was apparently caused by a lawn-mower spark. firefighters are using two airtankers and two choppers to get control of the fire, which is now about 10 percent contained. >> brittney: as we go into the next two hours we will see the sellers tapering off to the east. bringing cooler temperatures and cooler air. --we will see showers' take breakoff >> brittney: a closer look
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outside. you can see the flag is blowing. take a look at the wind speed. when it speaks in oakland and livermore at 10 mi. per hour, san jose 15 street we would get to the temperatures at 66 degrees and that but, 72 and san francisco. a decrease in pleasanton. >> brittney: it is going to beat a beautiful weekend. >> brittney: will stay in behind 60. -- we will stay in the high 60 >> brittney: we will start to recover what now but in 80 and antioch--with napa in
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the 80's and antioch. >> vicki:we've all heard of chickens crossing the road.but today c-h-p responded to something much bigger. >> grant:around noon. officers got calls of a bear walking on state route 128 near chalk hill road in healdsburg. here are some pictures from the c-h-p santa rosa's facebook page. >> grant:when officers arrived they say the bear seemed calm and was not threatening anyone near by. wildlife officals also responded to the sighting in case the bear needed to be moved. but they say.he eventually went back into the woods on his own. >> vicki:he look prett willy chill there. >> vicki:coming up.
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how the san jose police department honored one of their own today, after that officer was killed in the line of duty. when the memorial for officer michael katherman will be held. >> grant:plus. a palo alto teacher is accused of commiting sex crimes on one of his students. how classmates of the victim are reacting today.
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>> vicki:the san jose police officer killed on duty was escorted by police motorcade to a los gatos funeral home this afternoon. officer michael katherman was honored today in a procession. >> vicki: an american flag and carried out by officers. katherman was killed in a crash on tuesday afternoon while patrolling on his motorcycle. fire departments and fellow police lined the streets in salute as they drove by. >> vicki:capitol flags were flown at 34-year-old officer. katherman was an 11-year veteran on the force who is survived by his wife and two children. his memorial will be held tuesday at the s-a-p center in san jose. 11
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arrested and jailed on suspicion of committing sex crimes with one of his students at palo alto high school. kron four's rob fladeboe why police are praising >> reporter:the victim in this case. was arrested late wednesday and booked on four felony counts including child molestation and sexual battery. police say he was having an on-going private message chat with one of his students here at palo alto high school. last week farrel asked her to help him with some work in his classroom. >> reporter:the encounter ended there. the girl told her parents who went to police who then orchestrated a second meeting, again through students attending summer camp said it was unsettling that a teacher has been accused of sex crimes. with >> reporter:in a letter to parents, the district described ronnie farrel as 'well liked and respected.' he was hired in 2012 and had passed appropriate background checks. he's now on unpaid administrative leave. >> reporter:police say the girl did the right thing by telling her parents and
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praised her courage for helping them make the arrest. >> grant:tonight disney is facing a lot of questions about safety at their resorts. that after a 2 year-old was killed by an alligator. >> vicki: withnext at five. what we have learned about the investgation. >> grant:and it has been one year of donald trump, running for president. coming up the effects. that has had on the g-o-p. return
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(male announcer): this is the bay area news station, kron 4 news starts now. when >> vicki: >> vicki: live so close-- serving a controversy all sentence. for raping a young woman. he could be facing a large civil lawsuit. >> reporter: >> obviously this has been a very traumatic he bent creek and the damages requested to compensate for what happened. so certainly, that could add up to a big dollar
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amount. >> reporter: the big dam could go after the fraternity. >> he was being provided alcohol and other aid at this party. there was a certain environment designed to do to this party. which was unsay. and that the then--that the bring charges against the university. >> reporter: >> this is an issue of national import. this could be the environment that was created that allowed this to occur. kron >> reporter: 4 news reached out to those. they say that there are no plans to sue
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him civilly. -- kron4news >> grant: meteorologist, brittney shipp is on the scene! >> brittney: we do have a system not working its way. but some parts of the north bay rain shower can be expected. culver dell, with a little bit of light rainfall. closer to san francisco, east bay you are a nice and dry. it does depend on where you are located. and to the rest of
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tonight and tomorrow with the mostly cloudy skies. >> brittney: we will have at some moisture toward the east of our region. the creasing close as we go into friday. as we go into some saturday and sunday, warmer temperatures. 77 degrees in antioch, 70 in san mateo, 77 in san jose. we will be back in the '80s on saturday and 90s on sunday. will have more of these temperatures coming up and a few minutes. >> grant:an investigation continues into the death of a two year old boy. likely drowned by an alligator at disney world in orlando. catherine heenan is here with the latest details on this terrible tragedy.
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>> reporter:disney is facing lots of questions about safety in their parks. but the local sheriff in orlando says today that this is 'not' a criminal investigation. >> reporter:this photo of 2- year-old lane graves has been released. his intact body was found yesterday in the man made lake where he'd been snatched by the alligator tuesday night. >> reporter:today -- the parents of the little boy - matt and melissa graves of elkhorn, nebraska, issued a statement. >> reporter:saying they're cannot describe the shock and grief' they're experiencing. >> reporter:they're thanking the local authorities and staff who've been helping them. >> reporter:tuesday - they were enjoying the evening after watching an outdoor movie at the beach
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when lane was grabbed. >> reporter:tuesday when lane was. return to >> reporter:he's right. earlier tonight - the medical examiner in orlando confirmed that the 2-year-old died from drowning and traumatic injuries. >> reporter:questions remain about whether disney was doing enough to keep its ponds and lakes safe. disney beaches remained closed today.and the company says it's reviewing its policies about posting more alligator warnings. >> reporter:the area in question simply had 'no swimming' signs. the blue angels were back in >> grant: the blue angels and were back then the air today for the first time since the death of a fellow pilot. time since the death of a fellow pilot.and they plan to be here for fleet week
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this fall. >> grant:the team did a training flight in a "big v" formation around its pensacola, floridathe blue angels have recently had to cancel appearances in new york and ohio following the death of captain jeff kuss. >> grant:he was killed earlier this month when his plane went down during practice for a show near nashville, tennessee. >> grant:the next blue angels performance is scheduled for june 25th and 26th in vero beach, florida. they will be here in san francisco for fleet week from october 3rd through the 10th. >> vicki:today marks one year of donald trump officially running for president. when he entered the race, there were 11 other republican candidates in the field. now, he is the presumptive nominee of a party divided about whether that's good or bad. >> grant:cnn's emily schmidt has more from washington on the unpredictable campaign that's shaking up the
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country. >> reporter:donald trump's political entrance june 16, 2015 answered one mystery. >>"will he run for president? >> reporter:and started countless more--such as, how a could a candidate who said things like this: >>presumptive nominee "they're bringing drugs. they're bringing crime. they're rapists." >> reporter:make it anywhere in the race except late night laughs? >>"donald trump" >>"donald trump" >>"donald trump" >> reporter:now, trump has the last laugh. >>presumptive nominee "i came down those escalators, and who knew this was gonna happen?" >> reporter:cnn's estimate shows trump with nearly 1000 more delegates than any other republican. a big victory, yet the gop doesn't know what to do with it. >> reporter:former rival john kasich hasn't endorsed the likely nominee. >>former presidential
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candidate "i'm not making a final decision yet, but at this point, i just can't do it." >> reporter:speaker paul ryan, who public wait, is still having to answer whether he will take back the endorsement.ryan says he doesn't anticipate doing so. >>house speaker "he's a different kind of candidate. this is a different type of year." >>presumptive nominee this is i'm going to be forced too. >> reporter:a cbs news poll shows hillary clinton leading trump 43 percent to 37 percent.voters said clinton was ready for the job, trump got points for saying what he believes. one year of speaking his mind.now faced with speaking for his party. in washington, i'm emily schmidt. return to index of >> vicki: we'll be right back exultation quite
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here with the troubling details. >> reporter:the latest --- zika has been tied to birth defects in the babies and fetuses >> reporter:of six women in the u.s. three of the women had babies born with birth defects, including brain damage. three others 'lost' babies with birth defects.either through miscarriage or still birth. >> reporter:the infections were all travel related.and at least two of the women were infected through sexual contact. >> reporter:as of june 9th - a total of 234 pregnant women had tested positive for the zika infection in the u.s. more than half the underway. >> reporter:meaning the number of zika-related birth defects here could soon go higher. return
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overnight. you can take a look at the bill carry it-- you can take a look at the video. >> pam: more details regarding the want it and thought in the sex scandal. -- regarding the woman i nvolved in the sex scandal. >> vicki:the wedding season is in full swing! and in tonight's dine and dish, we look into the do's and don'ts. of wine-ing and dining at the wedding
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reception. >> vicki:ah wedding season. love is in the air. and wedding invites - in the mail. whether you're the bride and groom or the invited guests - food and drink will likely be part of the big day. >> vicki:and the word that rhymes with celebration - inebriation. mandy scott is a san francisco wedding planner who makes sure there's enough nibbles to soak up the bubbles. >> vicki:when it comes to the menu - you've got any number of special diets. the fairmont hotel serves all kind of wedding guests from gourmet vegan to meat- eaters and lobster lovers. >> vicki:the new emphasis is on fresh, local and sustainable. and at the reception, gone are the days of your boring basic white wedding cake. another trend on the budget end - is mobile dining. food wedding party. >> vicki: >> we had people pay for their anti your wedding with all the food trucks. --
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their entire wedding >> vicki:the only trick - not getting stuck waiting in the food truck line - while everyone else is toasting the happy couple. in san francisco, vicki liviakis kron 4 news. return >> grant: you are going to get married this year? >> vicki: yes. >> grant: and then you are going to go to city hall? >> grant: yes. >> vicki: trying to negotiate. >> grant:it was the tip of a
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lifetime--well.at least for a little while. >> vicki:a man left a one- thousand dollar tip at a restaurant.only to come ask for it back the next day. >> vicki:the man behind the generous tip is seen here enjoying three glasses of wine while waiting on his food. >> grant:he then pays his 40 dollar bill, leaves the big tip and walks out. the man returned back the next day to get his money back, claiming he was drunk when he made the decision. >>"it's like you think you won the lottery and it's not" >> grant:the restaurant returned the man's money.and this time he left a tip of 50-dollars. >> brittney: why can't we show his face either? >> vicki: i know! >> grant: big father's day
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weekend! >> brittney: big fathr'her's day weekend! >> brittney: tomorrow, we will begin to warm things up. sunshine will be all round and much warmer temperatures. 61 in richmond, temperatures in san jose are at 75, had moon bay at 63 degrees. -- halfmoon bay >> brittney: as we go into the rest of tonight we will see most of debt moisture pushing almost to the east. tomorrow morning mostly, cloudy skies to start but it will decrease as we go into
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the afternoon. by saturday and sunday, a high-pressure is an expected and will continue to build into next week would it be much warmer. >> brittney: we are back to the meant to fight the zeroth to start 56 in oakland, with temperatures waking up at 57. >> brittney: 68 in richmond, all 3 day forecast shows a warming trend here in 70 to locate east and some even 90s by sunday. -- 83 day forecast shows a warming trend here at 70 degrees, up to 80 degrees and even 90 by sunday.
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>> reporter:now to everyone's hollywood crush, lady o! last night was the premiere of her own tv series >> reporter:"greenleaf" which debuts next tuesday.the insider's louis aguirre was there and joins us with more louis? >> i have not brought brett to bed. i did see that. -- bread (laughter) >> vicki: 5. >> vicki: that wrapped up from 4 news at 5:00. >> vicki:steve aveson and pam moore are here with a preview of kron 4 news at six. return
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(male announcer): this is the bay area news station, kron 4 news starts now. >> pam:now on kron 4 news at six: the oakland police sex scandal keeps growing. it started there but is branching out to other departments and beyond police officers. return to >> pam:good evening i'm pam moore. >> reporter:and i'm steve aveson. >> reporter:kron 4's haaziq madyun broke this story a few weeks ago. today he tracked down the woman at the center of it all. celeste guap. >> reporter:she told him about her link to an investigator with the alameda county district attorney's office. return to
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>> reporter:show me what else he sent you >> reporter:"i think that's all i have, but we started sexting when i was 17, lol, he is so handsome, for a 50 year old" >> reporter:i am reading a text message conversation with celeste guap. she is telling me about a sexting relationship she had with alameda county d.a. investigator rick orozco. just yesterday, orozco was laced on leave the d.a's office in connection the now 18-year-old self described call >> reporter:guap says he used sexually asked what prompted that kind of talk.she wrote >>"well based upon the photos i had just sent him" >> reporter:i asked.nude photos? >> reporter:"yeah lol" >> reporter:she also told me that orozco, a former opd officer of 28-years, reached out to her on facebook messenger. she says he did so while he was still in uniform. it platform is how most of the officers allegedly invovled up with her >> reporter:the alameda county d.a. is investigating rick orozco's alleged involvement in the sex scandal that began at opd but now has spread to at least 4-other law enforcement agencies here in the bay area. haaziq madyun >> reporter: thank you,
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haaziq! >> reporter:we are learning that the probe into this sex scandal is now spreading to yet another bay area law enforcement agency. in a text exchange the 18 year old call girl reaffirms to kron4 that she has slept with two sfpd officers, one of whom is formerly from >> reporter:these encounters allegedly happened after she turned 18 in august of last year. sfpd media relations would not go on camera to talk about the sex scandal. >> reporter:in a statement they said "we are aware of the what's underway at opd, "and are conducting a review to determine if any of our members had any inappropriate contact with the victim.' we talked to public defender jeff adachi who says any potenial punishment will depend on the circumstances of these alleged encounters. "of confidentiality" >> reporter:the young woman at the center of the sex scandal claims that she has exchanged sex for protection and sometimes received information about upcoming prostitution stings for officers she's slept with. but she has not specified if that happened in the alleged encountered with sfpd officers. return to index of
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>> reporter:we have expanded coverage of the oakland police sex scandal on kron four dot com. you'll find a text message conversation. allegedly alameda county district attorney's office. we also have more reaction from city leaders. return to >> pam:a somber procession moved fallen officer. who was killed tuesday while on duty. officer michael katherman was fatally struck by a minivan. while he was patrolling on his motorcylce. today, his casket, draped in an american flag, was carried out by officers and escorted to a los gatos funeral home by police motorcade. >> pam:members of local fire stations. stood in salute as the procession drove by. katherman was an 11-year veteran of the force. he is survived by his wife and two children a memorial service is scheduled for tuesday at the s-a-p center in san jose.
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>> reporter: >> reporter:great news from fremont police today as they announced one of the officers shot earlier this month has been released from the hospital. they made the announcement over twitter and also say the second officer. who was also shot. is continuing to improve. >> reporter:the officers were both fired stop that suspect. identified. as gerald villabrille later killed himself during a standoff with police. returna teacher has been arrested >> pam: 82 and has spent all rested-- a teacher has been
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arrested on suspicion of sex crimes. against one of his students in palo alto. >> pam:this is the booking picture of 46 year-old ronnie farrell. a 9th grade science teacher at palo alto high school. he is charged with four felonies, including child molestation and sexual battery. police say. farrell had an on-going private messaging chat with a 15-year-old female student, who agreed to help him with some work in his classroom last week. >> pam:he allegedly touched the girl's breasts and placed her hand on his groin area , over his clothing. she told her parents who went to police. who then helped her arrange a second meeting with the >> pam:meeting with the teacher.
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>> reporter: >> j.r.: >> reporter:president obama and vice president biden met today with the families of the victims of the pulse club shooting. >> pam:the attack is considered the worst mass shooting in modern american history. yasmin vossoughian. with our partners at c-n-n. reports, the president heard a familiar plea from those families. >> reporter:president obama arrived to orlando to play a role he's all too familiar with -- consoler-in-chief. he was joined by florida senator marco rubio - and vice president joe biden. on the tarmac a special gift for the president from the city's mayor. >> reporter:a t-shirt bearing a heart-shaped t- shirt along with a message - "orlando united". >>: "there is compassion
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and empathy and decency and, most of all, there is love. that's the orlando that we've seen in recent days that he is the america that we have seen." >> reporter:this is president obama's shattered by a mass shooting. >>: "once again, as has been true too many times before, i held and hugged grieving family members and parents keep happening and they pleaded to do more to stop the carnage." >> reporter:it's been several days since omar mateen stormed into the >> reporter: gunning down dozens of partygoers before officers stormed the club and killed him. witnesses say mateen had expressed allegiance to terror group isis.although investigators say they don't see signs the extremist organization directed the massacre. >>: "if you have lone wolf attacks like this then we're different steps in order to prevent something like this from happening." return to when >> pam:the orlando massacre has renewed the call for stiffer on a national level and on a local level >> reporter:kron 4's dan
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kerman has been following that part of the story. he joins us live from the newsroom with more >> reporter:a democratic backed gun control measure will have a vote in the senate come monday. this comes at the same time as a statewide gun control takes to the airwaves. >> reporter:with all the talk about gun control, california is taking action. in this year's budget. included in the spending plan, is 5-million dollars for a gun violence research at the university of california. >> reporter:the funding was approved today. gun- violence researchers
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have long said that finding money is difficult. that's because congress prohibited the centers for disease control and prevention from paying for such research. national poll in the presidential race. >> reporter:live in the news room dan kerman, kron4 news >> pam:funding was approved today. finding money is
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difficult. >> pam: that is because the congress prohibited the centers for disease control and free benton from pain such research. --for such research. >> pam: the national poll in the presidential race. >> reporter:catherine heenan is here with the latest on what hillary clinton and donald trump are up to. return to index of >> reporter:the c-b-s survey
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was released today. democrat hillary clinton is leading her republican rival donald trump. but it's fairly close.they're only 6 points apart. >> reporter:clinton has 43 percent to trump's 37 percent. numbers for both of them are down. >> reporter:some voters don't approve of clinton's use of a private email server. and trump's attacks on a mexican american judge. >> reporter:also today - it's the one year anniversary of trump's campaign. he says he's happy to stick with his "go-it-alone strategy." >> reporter:but some republican leaders are still sounding exasperated. speaker paul ryan was asked about the fact that trump told congressional >> reporter:leaders this week to "just please be quiet -- don't talk" >> reporter:speaking of clinton.she's working on who to pick as her running mate. and there's reportedly one name definitely 'not' on her list -- senator bernie sanders. cnn is reporting that sources say she's definitely not considering him as a potential v-p.
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>> reporter:on the other hand - just a told supporters that he will "work with" clinton to transform the democratic party and keep trump out of office. >> reporter:the vermont senator has not yet conceded the race.next: >> reporter:new developments with the deadly alligator attack at disney world. the decision disney made late todya. >> pam:and the warriors are looking to repeat as n-b-a champions. we'll take you to a packed oracle arena. return to
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>> reporter:questions are now swirling as to what can be done after an alligator attacked and killed a 2- year-old at disney world. >> pam:reporter scott mclean, with our partners at c-n-n , has the latest on the tragedy. and how authorities are working to make sure something like this. never happens again. >> reporter: disney said, it is planning to add alligator warning signs at the lake where the boy was dragged into the water. >> reporter: they were at a
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mall the night when the two year old or was pulled into the water. -- they were at a movie night we >> are going to make certain that we have the alligator. >> reporter: there were signs, no slanting all around the area. -- no swimming around the area. >> reporter: there has only done what attack and the state so far. -- has only been one attack in this state so far.
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>> reporter:the golden state warriors need of one more win to lock up their second straight n-b-a championship. you may remember. they wrapped up the series last year in cleveland. >> pam:that was their first title in 40 -years. kron 4's philippe djegal is at oracle arena tonight. where thousands of fans hope history repeats itself. >> pam:phillipe? (cheers & applause) >> reporter:guys. this has all the makings of a special evening. >> reporter:warriors fans would have team clinch at home in game five. >> reporter:but more importantly, they want that second consecutive titile. and, if it happens on the road -- so be it. >> reporter:the game just tipped off. >> reporter:some fans are still making their way into the arena. others are already seated -- sweating this one out.
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>> reporter:public enemy number one is lebron james. who last game, came out firing. he's desperate for another championship. >> reporter:but he'll get no sympathy from warriors fans. who have now dubbed him a cry baby. tons of love for draymond green though who returns to the court tonight after his one game suspension. fans say he's the difference maker. >> reporter:stephen curry and klay thompson also expected to have big games. >>fight to the end! >> i think this will be a great game! >> reporter:the x-factor could be harrison barnes,
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who was not good last game. he could have a big impact on this highly anticipated match up. >> reporter:live at oracle arena, phillipe djeal >> pam:brock turner's legal woes may be far from over. the former stanford student convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman is serving his controversial sentence now. >> pam:but once he gets out, he could find himself facing a large civil lawsuit. legal experts tell kron four news that the victim could sue turner civilly asking for an undisclosed amount of money for compensation of the diress she suffered because of him. in addition, she could also sue the fraternity and stanford
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university. >> pam: saying that it reached out to the victim offering her counseling services. also, they banned turner for life. kron four reached out to those in contact with the victim, they say that currently there are no plans to sue turner. >> reporter:antioch firefighters made quite a discovery when responding to smoke coming from an apartment last night. inside the home on sycamore found a large pack of little dogs. >> reporter:a total of 21 of them. that municipal code. the woman who lives there was treated for smoke inhalation. the dogs are fine and most animal services. >> reporter:the woman could face criminal charges. >> reporter:as for the smoke. it was started by an unattended pot on the stove.
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>> pam: rains.board members in santa the water usage reduction in the county. as the state moves into year five of the drought.the water district has seen a slight improvement in reservoir and local groundwater conditions. >> pam:that's because last winter brought a good amount of been rain. but water officials maintain that the state remains in a drought. >> pam:the district doesn't expect its water supplies to reach normal levels in the near future.and they say the change to 20-percent is a relatively modest reduction.
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>> brittney: right now we are at 7 and 4, sat at plaza 10th as 704 san francisco, plus 72 in the city. >> brittney: to go into the rest of tonight. clouds will stick around. but it would decrease the next day. we will continue to see dry conditions. by saturday and sunday we will see a lot of sunshine. saturday and sunday will be very unburied nice up throughout the city. --saturday and sunday, but will be very nice to throw out the city. and richmond
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56, oakland 56 tomorrow morning with 73 in hayward. and antioch's 7 at 9 degrees. --79 degrees >> brittney: take a look at sunday for father's day. showing how we stay in the 90 degrees until next week. you will need to stay hydrated, especially if you are calling to be outside. >> reporter: thank you, brittney! >> reporter:still to come: crews have found the flight recorder from an egyptair
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>> reporter:the cockpit voice recorder crashed in may has been found. but with some damage.the recorder is one of the "black- boxes" crews have been searching for to get insight into what happened. the box is able to capture sounds on the flight deck including conversations between pilots and warning alarms from the aircraft. >> reporter:the recorder is being transferred to alexandria for the investigation. government officials say the in several different locations but they have not said exactly where. 66 passengers were on the flight from paris to cairo when the plane crashed. violence. a british >> pam: and a rare display
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of gun violence politician was killed today in an attack in northern england. 41-year old labour party lawmaker jo cox was stabbed and shot. after finishing a meeting today. >> >> pam:cox had been campaigning for britain to remain in the old man was arrested in a witness said the attacker shouted "britain first." britian is mourning her politicians from all parties there. as one of the most effective and compasionate members of parliament. >> pam:a vigil was held today in london to honor her. both sides on the britishu, suspended their campaigns. the country will vote on june 23. >> reporter:three babies have been born in the u-s with birth defects caused by the zika virus. government officials have in three other pregnancies that ended. >> reporter:the report from the c-d-c is the first one to account with the
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mosquito-borne virus. they say all of the cases are connected to tracel areas where there is an outbreak. the c-d-c notes there are 234-women in the country those pregnancies are ongoing. >> reporter:there has been no spread by mosquitoes in the u-s. up next: a wildfire is raging along california's central coast tonight. why firefighters fear. it could remain out of control for days.
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>> pam: microsoft is awaiting an to the illegal marijuana business. >> reporter: the tech company says it will partner with kind of financial it up that makes software for the illegal marijuana industry. it allows government agencies to monitor and grow worse for compliance with regulations. microsoft plans to market the software and will also allow for it to run in the cloud. is based out of loss' angeles. --lost angeles
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have more. >> gary: from you later. >> gary:the giants signed relief pitcher jean machi to a minor league contract today machi posted a 3.24 era in 163 appearances for the >> gary:2012-2015 >> gary:giants with a day off before starting a seven road trip. but the a's in oakland trying to beat texas in their series finale rangers starting pitcher colby lewis with a great day on the hill >> gary:7th inning >> gary:daniel mengden and his mustache trying to keep up with lewis. but ian desmond rips a solo shot to right field. 1-0 rangers >> gary:8th inning >> gary:adrian beltre extends the rangers lead
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with a rbi more runs to the rangers lead. 4-0 texas >> gary:9th inning >> gary:lewis had a no-no through eight. but in the ninth max muncy's breaks it up after nomar mazara failed to hang onto the ball >> gary:final: 5-1 texas >> gary:a's record: 27-39. >> gary:berkeley has company tonight. find out which major city has become the first in the united states. to pass a soda tax. >> gary: >> grant: warriors is gett ing embarrassed right now. >> gary: you are so negative right now. >> pam: yes! >> pam: they can come back from this.
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one tomorrow. >> gary: interested in buying ibm they is company. --maa at 1.4 billion dollars >> gary: usa in ecuador. >> gary: we will keep you updated as the night goes on. >> gary: that is actually pretty good. >> gary: black? we would do one more before we go back-- grant? >> grant: the warriors
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scored 11 points in the first quarter and that is the first time they have ever scored a low score in the first quarter. >> gary: steve add grant turned on them. who will man pam or i? >> gary: those of those,-- those of us who stayed positive will go to heaven. (laughter) >> pam: oh no! >> pam: we will be right
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>> reporter:philadelphia has become the first u-s city with a soda tas. --tax. >> pam: that's right! >> pam:the city council approved today a 1-and-a- half cent per ounce tax on sugary drinks. that's about 20-cents a can. berkeley is the only other city with a similar tax. other bay area cities have tried to pass taxes but have failed. >> pam:philadelphia's mayor says he expects the tax to generate about 90-million dollars schools and recreation centers.
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the soda industry is expected to sue. >> brittney: take a look at your 7 day forecast. in and around the bay will bolt from high 70's to 90s on sunday. we are looking at a major norming trend. -- warming >> reporter: we will be backa full hour of entertainment news is on the way. at 7:00 it's the insider, followed by entertainment tonight at 7-30. then we're back with kron 4 news at 8:00 .
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