california highway patrol captain christopher sherry says khin (ken) slowed down or stopped his car in the number two lane of the freeway just east of grant line road.... and, the driver of a tour bus carrying 51 tesla corporation employees traveling from fremont to stockton, slammed into the beetle.capt. christopher sherry/chp- "i don't have the statement from the bus driver right now. you can imagine, its reverse commute, traffic is driving faster than in the westbound direction, there's sun in the horizon. there's all types of factors involved with weather, roadway conditions, things like that that we'll be taking into consideration when we put together what happened in the collision." telsa released a statement saying all employees on the bus are safe and accounted for.nats- traffic the back-up extended for more than 10 miles into livermore. the c-h-p says the bus driver is being cooperative, and that neither drugs or alcohol appear to be factors in the crash... though its possible that person could face charges. capt. christopher sherry/chp- "anytime theres a situation like this, there's the potential for criminal charges. we'll have to wait." all lanes were re-opened

just before two o'clock in the afternoon. in alameda county, philippe djegal, kron four news. (grant) and tonight - we are learning more about the deputy. as kron four's terisa estacio reports, the sheriff talked about srouery khin... and how this tragedy is so painful. natural sound, alameda county sheriff greg ahern. "." this is a tragic day for us and the family of srouey khin." alameda county sheriff greg ahern talking about the tragic loss of deputy srouey khin friday morning in a tragic collision. sheriff ahern, alameda co. sheriff. "he just off ot - he is one of our hardest working employees. dedicated employee. he was just trying his best to earn some money for his wife and family. sheriff ahern says deputy khin had worked for several years here at the santa rita jail. he started his career with the sheriff's department back in 2007. sheriff ahern. " he has four children. one of our units is with the family now, we have a chaplain and peer support." sherriff ahern says this loss is also very hard to take because it comes on the heels of another deputy dying, mike foley back in february. "ahern. it is too much too soon. it is really tragic. it is heart wrenching, besides

all fo the events our deputies must go through, to deal with a tragic loss of one of their brothers it is difficult for all of us to deal with."and this - saturday would have been khin's birthday. "his birthday is tomorrow, actually, he would have been 51." in dubline, terisa estacio kron four news

(grant) and don't forget - to download the kron four mobile app. we sent out a push alert this morning alerting you about the lane closures on interstate 580 due to the deadly crash. make sure to download the free kron four mobile app - to stay breaking news situations. (vicki) another big story we're tracking for you at this hour... a global cyberattack is causing chaos...described as the "biggest ransomware outbreak in history."(grant) catherine heenan is here with details on a problem affecting dozens of countries.. (catherine) we have a screen shot showing the kind of message showing up in the cyberattack... it's been translated in many languages - and demands that computer owners pay big money to get their files unlocked.. one example of how serious this is........it's crippled computers at many british hospitals.patients were being turned away friday and operations were cancelled.

doctors said the ransomware was 'endangering lives.' among the other countries affected -- spain, where telecommunica tions companieshave been targeted.. and russia -- which could be the hardest hit. also affected -- fedex confirms 'it's' been hit.... researchers believe a criminal organization is behind this -- given its sophistication. the screen messages that are popping up include detailed instructions on how to pay the ransom... the ransomware attack apparently exploits a weakness in the u.s. national security agency that was exposed by wiki-leaks. an investigation is still in the early stages.. grant and vicki? (grant) lawyers suing wells fargo on behalf of customers... say the bank may have opened up to three-point- five million unathorized accounts. that's one- point-five million more than bank regulators disclosed last year.. in a court filing

today lawyers told a federal judge they believe the millions of accounts were opened over the last 15 years. a wells fargo spokesperson said this new estimation by lawyers is unverified and based on a hypothetical scenario. lawyers are now asking the judge to approve a one -hundred- and -ten million dollar settlement. (vicki) if you have state farm insurance you could soon get some money. about 250- thousand californians will get a refund of up to 55-dollars for over charges made between december 8th and mid-february. this only applies if you have homeowners or renters policies. the state insurance commissioner says he ordered state farm to cut its rates... but they did not comply. state farm instead filed a lawsuit against the rate reduction. in the meantime... they will issue the refunds to customers who signed up for new policies or renewed their old policies between december 18th 20-16 and february 13th of this year. (vicki) contra costa county's district attorney is

under fire tonight. a civil grand jury has called for him to be removed from office due to misconduct... and now the members of the union representing the attorneys that work under him are recommending a no confidence vote. kron 4's dan kerman is live at the da's office in martinez with details. dan? (dan kerman) in january the state fair political practices commission fined contra costa county d.a. mark peterson $45,000 after the d.a. admitted to using $66,000 in campaign funds on personal expenses violating the government code. now after it's own investigation contra costa county's civil grand jury is calling for peterson's removal from the office of contra costa county district attorney for

"willful or corrupt misconduct in office"sot jim mellander/foreperson, civil grand jury 28-38mr peterson in over 600 instapnces has converted campaign funds to personal use, the second charge is he failed to report these on his campaign reporting forms.civil grand jury foreperson jim mellander says peterson is also accused of making misrepresentations under penalty of perjury on fppc campaign reporting forms. sotas far as we're concerned it's not something we find acceptabledeputy da aron deferrari who also serves as president of the union representing the deputy da's in peterson's office says the unions 7 member board has reviewed the civil grand jury accusation, and is now recommending the full association issue a no confidence vote in the d.a.sot aron deferrari/president, deputy da's association 118-128 we have somebody that has broken with their oath to uphold the law and everyday we

ask people , we hold ourselves out as people who uphold the law , people who take the law seriously, so it's a tough message to hear.message to hear/130 (grant) happening now... police are still looking for the person who shot two men on highway 101 in wine country. it happened yesterday afternoon just past the dry creek road exit in healdsburg. the two victims were at a food truck when they were involved with some sort of altercation with another man. then two miles down the road... a car drove up next to the men and opened fire. both victims suffered major injuries... but are expected to be okay. police do not have a description of the

gunman at this time. (grant) also happening now... police in palo alto are looking for a man who exposed himself to a woman who was hiking with her toddler. it happened around 3-30 wednesday afternoon on a trail at the palo alto baylands. the woman says she was walking on the trail along the northern boundry of the palo alto airport when she heard something in the bushes. when she turned to look... she saw a naked guy. this is a sketch of the man. he's said to be about six feet tall with a thin build... and had his hair pulled back in a bun. she also says he has tattoos on his arms and legs and was wearing a black zip-up jacket and dark colored shorts.. (vicki) police in berkeley have recovered more than 500-thousand-dollars worth of goods... they believe were stolen in a series of robberies targeting c-v-s and walgreens stores. two people have been arrested after investigators searched a home and storage unit in san leandro...where several boxes were found with stolen cosmetics. these photos show what detectives found.

some allegedly still had the store's price stickers on them. rosa jimenez and her boyfriend enrique rodriguez...who live at the residence...were arrested for receiving stolen goods. in february...police arrested other four suspects in connection to the string of robberies. (grant) two more cars go up in flames in the east bay. still ahead on kron four news... police are working to track down a possible serial arsonist - who is responsible for ten car fires just this week. (vicki) then, children are sent home from a camp in the south bay after something made them sick. we'll explain what happened. (grant) and next, a warning tonight for people in the south bay... don't walk on the bart tracks. we'll explain in a live report - next. (brittney) i'm chief meteorologist brittney shipp, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break. (grant) two more vehicles have

been set on fire overnight in contra costa county. this is the latest in a string of car fires spread across the county this week. kron4's haaziq madyun shows you where the two recent vehicles were found a pair of gardening hoses and a fire extinguisher, that is what a lafayette family used to fight a fire set to one of the vehicles parked outside their home here on crescenta court. the vehilce owner told me off camera that it happened around 2am friday morning. his son heard something that sounded like an explosion, came outside and found his

mom's toyota highlander on fire. it was one of two vehicles set ablaze over night in this area. a few miles away first responders with contra costa fire protection district found this vehicle on fire on juanita drive in walnut creek this week there has been 7-vehicles set on fire... 2 in lafayette, 2 in walnut creek, 2 in brentwood and 1 in martinezfire investigators are checking surveillance cameras in the area of crenscenta court and juanita drive for any possible

clues. so far no one has been injured in lafayette kron4news (vicki) the extension of bart to san jose is on schedule as testing is set to begin this summer. this week, the tracks were electrified. (double box) and now, as kron four's rob fladeboe reports live from san jose, residents are being warned about that electrification. rob? (rob live) that's right, 1000 volts of electricity are now coursing through the tracks that runthrough this and other south bay neighborhoods and vta wants to make sure people are aware of the danger. we won't see any actual bart trains running here in north san jose until later this year but the valley transportation authority wants people who live near the tracks to know that they have now been electrified and are dangerous.

stacy hendler-ross/ vta " from warm springs in fremont to berressa in north san jose the entire corrodor has been electrified with 1000 volts of electricy..."that means coming into contact with the tracks could be lethal. the entire corridor isgrade separated, which means it runs either over or under city streets, minimizing interaction with pedestrians and traffic. the tracks are protected by a high fence topped with razor wire and and there are signs like this one warning of the danger but these tracks are unlike any other in the south bay. stacy hendler-ross/vta" santa clara county has never had an electified ground based train system before so if people see a train track they might think it's like amtrack or caltrain and think it's okay to walk on on it..."which is why vta will be going door to door for the next 30 days educating residents aboutthe newly electrifed tracks. (rob live) now that the

tracks have been electrified, testing will this summer and then, the system could be up and running by the end of the year, several months ahead of schedule. in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news (vicki) smart trains are beginning testing its passenger service schedule today... which means the train's horn will no longer sound at crossings in marin county unless there is an emergency. san rafael police are advising motorists to take extra caution at rail road crossings while this is going on. smart first objected to quiet zones during testing claiming it endanger the public... but novato, san rafael, and petaluma city councils were able to get approval to prohibit sounding the horns at crossings. smart trains will be running about 30-train trips a day during the week and 10-trips on weekends between santa rosa and san rafael for the next few weeks.

(grant) track work at an east bay bart station will continue tomorrow... but fear not warriors fans... the lake merritt station will resume regular service on sunday for the dubs game. it will be closed tomorrow - crews can make repairs. riders can expext delays of 20 to 40 minutes... through the area. people heading to the oakland airport - should also expect delays. there will be a free shuttle available. additional closures for the station are planned periodically through july. so see the specific dates, head to our website., kron4.com. (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meterologist brittney shipp.

cooler than normal temperatures along with breezy onshore winds can be expected through early next week. while most areas will remain dry through the weekend, there is a slight (but decreasing) chance of rain region-wide late monday into tuesday as another system approaches from the north. a warming trend is then expected late in the forecast period as a result of building high pressure. (grant) coming up, the

proposed in-flight lap top ban... is even confusing some major u-s airlines. we'll explain what delta did to some

of its passengers in cincinnati.(vicki) but first, a photo posted in a local school paper - is causing quite the up roar. how it cost one teacher his job.

who are these people? the energy conscious people among us say small actions can add up to something... humongous. a little thing here. a little thing there. starts to feel like a badge maybe millions can wear. who are all these caretakers, advocates too? turns out, it's californians it's me and it's you. don't stop now, it's easy to add to the routine. join energy upgrade california and do your thing. following a story we

first told you about yesterday... a missing teen in morgan hill...gone for over a week....has been found safe in san jose. 18-year-old desirae akins- qualls was reported missing after she did not show up at school in san jose eight days ago. police in morgan hill asked for the public's help yesterday in locating the teen. officials say she was a known runaway, but usually called home after one or two days. police in morgan hill thanked the public on their facebook page this morning for help in locating her. (grant) staying in the south bay... several parents are called to pick up their kids from camp campbell... because of some type of illness. the camp is in boulder creek in santa cruz county, but it's part of the y-m-c-a of silicon valley. parents tell kron four

that many of the adults running the camp started felling sick. they also say the camp has been closed for health inspections. some of the kids at the camp were from linda vista elementary school in san jose. one parent says they took their kid to the hospital as a precaution. we have reached out to the camp -- but heard back (vicki) the may edition of san luis obispo high school's newspaper shows two girls kissing on the front cover. after it sparked outrage by a former teacher...it also led to positive conversation on campus about support for the l-g-b-t community. some students say the cover made them do a double take...but when a former teacher saw the paper...he wrote a scathing letter to the editor mostly quoting the bible and it's condemnation of homosexuality. the superintendent of the school responded...saying both parties have the right to their freedom of speech. parents say the issue has brought up a good topic of conversation about acceptance at the school. (lisa ritterbuck/ resident) "this is a kids paper, they're exploring a lot of different things as they should be at this age and learning a lot." (kenny mccarthy/ parent)""the

kids have a lot perspective about it and i think parents need to realize that kids are a lot smarter than what some parents give them credit for. hopefully this will get positive dialogue, learn from this and move on."(vicki) the superintendent and the principal say public school officials only have the authority to regulate content of student publications... so that it conforms to professional standards and to ensure the content of the speech is not against the law. (vicki) the raiders could be staying in oakland - longer than orginally thought.... sports director gary radnich will joins us on set to talk about how long the team will be sticking around. that's coming up on kron four news.(grant) and next, why president trump is now sending a cryptic warning to te man he just fired...former fbi director james comey. (vicki) and we here at kron4 love our moms and we want to see your fabulous moms

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recording devices in the oval office or in the residence?" "as i've said, for the third time, there is nothing further to add on that."( grant )reports of secret tapes ... stonewalled by the white house press secretary.many in washington and beyond say the fallout... from the firing of fbi director james comey... is sounding more and more like the watergate scandal...that brought down president nixon. that includes a demand from democrats on capitol hill to hand over the tapes if they do exist.( vicki )a tumultuous week in washington ending with a new controversy.catherine heenan is here with the tweet that started it all.. (catherine) here it is ... "james comey better hope that there are no 'tapes' of our conversations before he starts leaking to the press." a very public threat to the fired f=b=i chief to keep

silent about their dinner at the white house, seven days after president trump's inauguration. the president's press secretary refused to say that the president's tweet was an attempt to intimidate comey. "i don't think that -- that's not a threat. he's simply stated a fact. the tweet speaks for itself. i'm moving on."sean spicer repeatedly turned aside questions about secret recordings. "does anyone in this white house have an audio recording of what unfolded during the january 27th dinner between the former fbi director and the president of the united states?""i'm not aware of that."the one=on=one dinner has produced two very different interpretations. "i think he asked for the dinner. and he wanted to stay on as the fbi head. and i said i'll you know consider and we'll see what happens."not so, says former national security chief james clapper: comey told him the invitation came from the president, and it made him uncomfortable.

clapper/former director of national intelligence> "you're in a difficult position to refuse to go. but i do know he was uneasy with it just for the appearance of compromising the independence of the fbi. '" sources close to comey told c=n=n he was taken aback when president trump used the dinner to ask for a pledge of personal loyalty.they say comey reminded the president that those who work at the fbi pledge their loyalty to the u-s constitution -- not to any individual. "all of us in the fbi are focussed, hyper-focused on fealty to the mission. not fealty to a politician. not fealty to a person."the president responded on fox news."did you ask that question?" "no. no i didn't but i don't think it would be a bad question to ask - i think loyalty to the country, loyalty to the united states is important -- you know it depends on how you define loyalty, (catherine) comey has declined an invitation to testify before a senate committee next week.the lawmakers do have the option of issuing a subpoena. vicki and grant? (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meterologist brittney shipp.

cooler than normal temperatures along with breezy onshore winds can be expected through early next week. while most areas will remain dry through the weekend, there is a slight (but decreasing) chance of rain region-wide late monday into tuesday as another system approaches from the north. a warming trend is then expected late in the forecast period as a result of building high pressure.

(vicki) another big story we are tracking... the engineer involved in the deadly 2015 amtrak derailment in philadelphia has now been charged. prosecutors say brandon bastain - was going 106 mile per hour in a 50 miles per hour zone - causing the trail to derail. the crash killed eight people and left nearly 200 others -

injured. bastin has been charged with causing a catastrophe, eight counts of involuntary manslaughter as well as other crimes. his lawyer says he is planning to surrender - and is expected to be arraigned on the charges next week. (grant) a ban on laptops and other large electronics on certain flights to the u-s could soon become a reality. following a meeting today with the u-s department of homeland security...officials told airlines to be prepared for an expanded ban of laptops. currently the ban is in place at ten airports in eight countries...it's in place because of increased terrorism concerns. the possible expansion would affect u-s bound flights, and likely some major cities in europe. (grant) even delta airlines is confused by the electronics ban on flights to america. delta briefly posted a sign in its cincinnati terminal today... warning international travelers that they would have to check any electronics, other than a cell phone, when

flying back to the united states. a delta spokesman apologized for the confusion that the sign caused and said it's been removed. (vicki) united airlines says there is no evidence someone was bitten by a scorpion on one of its flights last night. the flight from houston to ecuador was delayed after a scorpion was reportedly seen coming out of a passenger's clothing. the passenger was examined and determined he had not been stung. it's unclear if the scorpion was found. united says passengers were placed on a new aircraft and given meal vouchers ahead of their delayed departure. the incident comes about a month after a man on a united flight from houston to calgary says he was stung by a scorpion. (grant) coming up, some people will do just about anything to drive in the carpool lanes. we'll tell you what bizzare item a chp officer discovered in a vehicle in oakland. (vicki) and next, the number of hepatitis c cases in the u-s is sky rocketing... what health officials say is to

blame. (grant) on wall street... stocks are ending the day mostly lower as declines in banks and industrial stocks outweigh gains in other sectors. the dow lost 23 points. the nasdaq edged up a little more than 5 points. and the s&p fell more than 3.

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fiat chrysler is recalling one- point-three million ram pickups due to a software issue that's been to at least one death and two injuries. the issue could disable the truck's side airbags from deploying and seat belts from tightening in rollover crashes. the automaker says drivers should be alerted to the problem via an instrument cluster warning light. to find out what trucks are impacted- head to our website kron four dot com. (grant) new studies from the centers for disease control and prevention show hepatitis-c infection rates are soaring across the u-s. the c-d-c found that the number of new hep- c infections rose from eight-hundred-fifty in 20-10 to more than two-thousand- four-hundred in 20-15. the report released today blamed the increase on injection drug use...like heroin...which is linked to the opioid epidemic. hep -c is primarily spread through sharing needles... the author of the study says the best way to prevent it from spreading is to give i-v drug users access to services

that prevent and treat the virus. (vicki) some of the biggest candy makers are putting their snacks on a diet. mars announced a partnership with several other candy manufacturers to reduce calories in their products. the group includes nestle and the companies that make brachs, nutella, and russell stover. they plan to package their candies in smaller portions and label them more clearly. mars said it will spend 200-million dollars to make sure half the products it sells has no more than 200 calories by 20-22. (grant) still ahead... the new stadium being built for the raiders in las vegas - might not be ready in time. sports director gary radnich joins us after the break with what this means for fans. (brittney) i'm chief meteorologist brittney shipp, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break.

there are calls

tonight for a top east bay prosecutor to step down. steve aveson is in the newsroom with what we are working on for kron4 news at six. (steve) we are talking about contra costa district attorney mark peterson. this week a civil grand jury recommended that peterson be removed from his position because of corruption. he is accused of illegally spending 66-thousand dollars from his political campaign account on personal items. peterson said he considered the money to be loans and that he was paying the campaign fund back. now a group inside the d.a.'s office are asking for a no confidence vote. we will have that story and more on kron 4 news at six. grant back to you. (vicki) could the raiders be hanging around oakland a little longer?(grant) raiders fans might hope so... sports director gary radnich joining us now on set

- with what's the hold up in vegas. there is a chance the raoiders will not be leaving for las vegas untill 2021eng vo the team and the vegas pub;lic entity have alittle over a week to get a lease agreement which would allow the stadium to be ready in 2020.

the warriors and sanm antonoi will go off sundayu 12:30..right in the middle if mothers day.eng vo...the irs tuesday before moving to san antonio for 3 and 4...saturday and mondasy...

(anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meterologist brittney shipp. cooler than normal temperatures along with breezy onshore winds can be expected through early next week. while most areas will remain dry through the weekend, there is a slight (but decreasing) chance of rain region-wide late monday into tuesday as another system approaches from the north. a warming trend is then expected late in the forecast period as a result of building high pressure.

(vicki) c-h-p can't catch all carpool cheaters...but they can catch some...(grant) and that's exactly what c-

h-p oakland did yesterday.. the department posted this picture of the attempt.. they said some people will go great lengths to avoid the carpool rules....and the driver didn't even bother to make sure the car seat was used properly you can see the doll dressed from head to toe...even sporting some nike shoes... but it wasn't enough to do the trick. and next: and only on four... the bundle of joy who couldn't wait for rush hour traffic to enter the world... tonight we speak with the mother...who also happens to be a doctor! (grant) and don't forgot... we here at kron4 love our moms and we want to see your fabulous moms too! send us a photo of all the moms in your life and

we'll feature them in our mother's day gallery online and on air this sunday. send pictures by downloading the kron4 news mobile app and clicking on the rush hour takes on a

whole new meaning. a mother delivered her baby girl in a car, during heavy morning

commute traffic along highway- 101. (grant) kron 4's ella sogomonian .. in santa rosa with the exclusive story ... you'll only see here on 4. sot:ella sogomonian/santa rosa//just minutes into their drive toward the hospital baby kainoa was rushing more than anyone on that early moring work commute forcing mom to give birth in traffic on highway 101 near cotati.sot: victoria williams, mom// pretty much let nature take its course and it definitely did that."victoria williams is a north bay doctor who has delivered hundreds of babies but never like this. planning for a may day baby - her due date was pushed up another day. last tuesday she unexpectedly had to deliver her own newborn. sot: victoria williams, mom// "i got to put my own name on the birth certificate as delivering physician which was pretty cool."her first baby 20 hours to deliver in their previous home -this time around williams wanted her trusted colleagues at petaluma health center to do the jobthey just didn't make it in time.sot: lena, big sister// "mommy catched her in her lap."sot: ella sogomonian, santa rosa//"how cool is that?"

sot: lena, big sister// "so cool!"fiften minutes on the road - baby kainoa was born inside a moving car in rush hour traffic on highway 101 near cotati.sot: ella sogomonian, santa rosa//"dad adam williams kept his cool and his hands on the wheel he managed to slow down but kept driving."sot: adam williams, dad// "and we were in pretty heavy commute traffic so i couldn't just whip off to the side and pull over so it kind of just happened that way because it was so fast."sot: ella sogomonian, santa rosa//"while mom was in the front passenger seat delivering her own baby and the news 'it's a girl!" altogether the delilvery only took 40 minutes.sot: victoria williams, mom// "we weren't dilly dallying at home. we didn't take our time. we left within 20 minutes. we weren't expecting twenty minutes late to have a baby."sot: ella sogomonian, santa rosa//: "what would you say to people who wonder how could this happen to a doctor?"sot: victoria williams, mom// "i think the main take home point is that labor can go so many different ways. nature can give us anything."sot:ella sogomonian/santa rosa//mom and dad are happy it all worked out.kainoa is a healthy baby girl who just days old already has quite the story to tell. in santa rosa ella sogomonian

kron 4 news. (vicki) that wraps up kron 4 news at 5.(granti) steve aveson and pam moore are here with kron 4 news at six. (pam) grant and vicki thank you. an east bay district attorney under fire. next at six... why there are calls for him to step down tonight.(steve) and its appears a serial arsonist targeting cars has struck again. coming up... where the suspect struck this time. kron 4 news at six is next. .....

(pam) now at six... contra costa county's district attorney is under fire tonight. and now a civil grand jury has called for him to be removed from office.... (pam) good evening and thanks for joining us i'm pam moore...(steve) and i'm steve aveson... the jury says he used over 60-thousand dollars from his campaign contribution fund on personal expenses... now the members of the union representing the attorneys that work under peterson are recommending a "no confidence vote."(pam) kron 4's dan kerman is live at the d-a's office in martinez with the latest details.... dan, what do you know? (dan kerman)

contra costa county's civil grand jury wants district attorney mark peterson removed from officesot jim mellander/foreperson, civil grand jury 6-15his actions demonstrate willful or corrupt misconduct in office and we believe that's sufficient for him being removed.the grand jury's accusation stems from petersons admission to the fair political practices commission that he misused $66,000 in campaign funds and then failed to report it on campaign statements.sot600 instances of conversion of campaign funds for personal use peterson agreed to pay a

$45,000 fine to the fppc, but the grand jury's accusation which has been submitted to a superior court judge takes things a step furthersotthe court will mostly likely appoint a special prosecutor or a district attorney from an adjoining county to prosecute the case.in the wake of the grand jury's action, the 7 member board of the union representing the deputy da's in peterson's office is recommending the entire association take a no confidence vote in their boss sot aron deferrari/president, deputy da's association 113-123 as deputy da's we walk across the street every day and ask people to hold someone accountable for committing a crime , we ask other people to do that and it's a different thing when the head of our office has infact committed crimes, that's really difficult really difficult/132 (dan kerman) (pam) now onto our other top story in the east bay... an off-duty alameda county sheriff's deputy died in a violent car crash.. on

eastbound interstate- 580. the california highway patrol says, 51-year-old sroeuy (shuh-roy) khin (ken) was behind the wheel of a volkwagon bettle... hit from behind by a tour bus carrying 51- telsa corporation employees. the crash happened just after seven- o'clock in the morning, just east of grant line road. the c-h-p says, it appears khin (ken) either stopped or was driving slowly in the number -two lane when the bus collided with him. khin died on scene. capt. christopher sherry/chp- "we still have to look at all of the physical evidence that's at the scene. interviewing the driver, inspecting the vehicles and then we can put together a better picture of speeds involved mechanical -- things like that."(pam) right now, the c-h-p says, it appears the bus driver was going the speed limit... but it is unclear why the driver could not avoid the collision... the c-h-p says, criminal charges are not out of the question. as for the tesla employees... tesla released a statement saying ... all its workers were safe and accounted for.

they were traveling from fremont to stockton in a contracted bus. all lanes of traffic re-opened just before two- o'clock in the afternoon. (steve) tonight.. we are learning more about the deputy killed in this tragic accident on the altamount pass... kron four's terisa estacio spoke with the alameda county sheriff - who hired sroeuy khin back a decade ago to join the department. ( terisa estacio reporting) alameda county sheriff's deputy srouey khin was heading home from here - the santa rita jail when he died in a car crash. his boss, sheriff ahern says he remembers fondly, hiring khin nearly a decade ago. sheriff greg ahern. "he was one of the first lateral hires onto the agency." khin worked at the jail - and was heading home after a long 12 hour shift. sheriff ahern says khin was a hard worker and putting in overtime to help his family, a wife and 4 children. the death of the khin comes on the heels of another deputy, mike foley who worked at the jail. foley died after getting hit by a bus back in feburary. ahern. "it is tragic for law enforcement to have killed in

a senseless way. hard to put it all together. khin had worked for stockton police. they passed along their condolences he was 50 - his birthday may 13 - saturday. terisa estacio kron four news. a live look outside right now... a pretty, breezy day to end the week.. (steve) let's get our first look at the weather with chief meteorologist brittney shipp. a live look outside right now... a pretty, breezy day to end the week.. (steve) let's get our first look at the weather with chief meteorologist brittney shipp.

cooler than normal temperatures along with breezy onshore winds can be expected through early next week. while most areas will remain dry through the weekend, there is a slight (but decreasing) chance of rain region-wide late monday into tuesday as another system approaches from the north. a warming trend is then expected late in the forecast period as a result of building high pressure.

(steve) happening now out of contra costa county... whoever is responsible for setting a series of fires this week... has struck again. two more vehicles were set on fire... now adding to the growing number of vandalized vehicles.... kron4's haaziq madyun spoke to a some people who are having a hard time understanding why someone is doing something so dangerous... two vehicles set ablaze overnight, one in lafayette, the other a few miles away in walnut creekdavid blumberg/auto fire victim: "it

is like i could barely see from my window. there was so much smoke"takouhie abedissian/concerned neighbor: "it is mind blowing! right in front of the house"this is what's left a david blumberg's vehicle here on juanita drive in walnut creek, charred inside and out. he finds it difficult to process how someone could do thisdavid blumberg/auto fire victim: "you know? i mean, get a life. there has got to be something better to do with your time than this"here in lafayette takouhie abedissian is finding it equally hard to understand why someone would torch her neighbor's vehicle parked across from her home on crescenta courttakouhie abedissian/concerned neighbor: "it's just unbelievable! how can people do this? is it a reaction against wealthy people? i dunno?investigators with the contra costa county fire protection district say they are also at a loss for identifying whoever is responsible for a string of 7-car-fires this week

a costa county fire protection district: "on the one hand it seems like it kind of seems like it was probably one single person but at this point we just don't have enough details to know that"> fire investigators are hoping sooner than later home surveillance video will help them identify a suspect before another vehicle is set ablaze

appears the people who got sick...had symptoms before going to in-n-out.. back on may 6th several college softball players say they got sick after eating there.. the restaurant closed it's doors tuesday to investigate. in-n-out management says all of the work stations and equiptment have been thoroughly cleaned as a precaution.. they are also requiring each employee to get a health screening before returning to work (steve) a global cyberattack is causing chaos...described as the "biggest ransomware outbreak in history." and the problem is affecting affecting more than a hundred countries.. here is a screen shot showing you the kind of message showing up in the cyberattack... it's been translated in many languages - and demands owners pay big

moneyto get their files unlocked.. right now it has already crippled computers at many british hospitals. patients were turned away friday and operations were cancelled. among the other countries affected -- spain, where telecommunications companieshave been targeted.. and russia -- which could be the hardest hit. fedex has also been affected. researchers believe a criminal organization is behind this. an investigation is still in the early stages.. (pam) extraordinary fallout today - after president trump appeared to threaten former fbi director james comey in a tweet... (steve) it's also raising questions as to whether the president is surreptitiously recording his meetings or telephone calls.. catherine heenan is here with details... (catherine) in his escalating fight with the fbi -- president trump tweeted what appeared to be a thinly- veiled threat to james comey today... saying the fired fbi director had

'better hope there are no tapes' of their conversations before he starts 'leaking to the press..' the president and his white house aides later refused to say whether the president is taping his visitors.. he later told fox news that he 'won't talk about it.' tonight - democratic lawmakers are demanding copies of any such tapes betweenthe president and comey.. and the tweet was the focus of today's white house briefing.....

someone in a threatening way-- what is the point of that?> in that tweet....the president appeared to be referring to a report that comey had declinedto pledge his loyalty during a dinner at the white house earlier this year. the president denied that....although sources close to comey claim it did happen....andcomey promised honesty - not 'loyalty.' meantime comey has reportedly said no to an invitation to testify before the senate intelligence committee next week.. pam and steve? (steve) coming up on kron4 news at six... heads up sushi lovers... doctors are warning that fish parasites are on the rise... we'll tell you which kinds of fish are affected....(pam) plus... bart is now another step closer to being finished in san jose... details on the latest phase that was done today .... and why bart officials are warning people in the area to be extra careful near the tracks.... (steve) and after the break... three children killed in a house fire that then collapsed... we'll

tell you where it happened...

(pam) in national news tonight... three children were killed early this morning in a house fire... the fire broke out just after four- in the morning in montgomery county in texas... firefighters say, two brothers and their sister were trapped on the second floor.. they tried to recue the children but the flames were so big, they were not able to reach them in time.... the

fire, which spread to two other homes, caused the house to collapse. a 10-year old boy and two adults are in critical condition... all suffering smoke inhalation and burns. three police officers were also injured. as of right now.... the cause of the fire is under investigation. (steve) a judge in pennsylvania has overruled a district attorney's decision to not charge an amtrak engineer in a deadly 20-15 train derailment. this is video from the scene of the crash that left eight people dead and more than 200 injured. the judge ruled there is probable cause to charge the amtrak engineer.....brandon bostian. the n-t-s-b investigation found that bostian was distracted by radio conversations about other trains being hit with projectiles. the train's data recorder also showed it was traveling at 106 miles per hour around a sharp curve with a speed limit of 50. (pam) smart trains are beginning to test the passenger service schedule today... that means the

train's horn will no longer sound at crossings in marin county, unless there is an emergency. san rafael police are advising drivers to take extra caution at railroad crossings while this is going on. smart passenger service first objected to quiet zones during testing... claiming they endanger the public... but novato, san rafael, and petaluma city councils were able to get approval to prohibit sounding the horns at crossings. smart trains will be running about 30-train trips a day during the week... and 10- trips on weekends between santa rosa and san rafael for the next few weeks. (steve) a word of warning tonight for south bay residents living along the new bart extension from fremont to san jose.(pam) as kron four's rob fladeboe reports now, the new bart tracks have been electrified... and can be deadly if touched... nats ( vta worker going door-to-door handing out fliers)for the next 30 days or so the valley transportation agency will be going door to door in neighborhoods from

south fremont to in north san jose educating people who live along the new south bay extension that the bart tracks, unlike those on other south bay rail lines, are now electrified and potentially dangerous.brandi childress/vta " they are a bit shocked, no pun intended, because light rail, for example, are powered overhead while bart is powered from the ground, so it is different and unique to this county so we're reminding them that the tracks are off limits..."the entire corridor, from warm springs in fremont to berryessa insan jose is now charged with 1000 volts of electricity. the tracksare protected by a high fence topped with razor wire and signs like this warn of the danger. vta wants to make sure everybody knows about it. brandi childress/vta" i have been getting questions about if it will be noisy so after i tell them about the electrification i tell them we will be testing trains soon and that because it's either below or above grade the trains won't have much interaction with pedestrians or traffic and won't have to blow it's horn so the noise will be at a minimum..."rob fladeboe/san jose" "test runs are set to begin this summer and the system should be up and running by theend of the

year, several months ahead of schedule. in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 newss (steve) let's take a look outside right now for the current conditions in the bay area...(pam) chief meteorologist brittney shipp joins us now with the forecast.

cooler than normal temperatures along with breezy onshore winds can be expected through early next week. while most areas will remain dry through the weekend, there is a slight (but decreasing) chance of rain region-wide late monday into tuesday as another system approaches from the north. a warming trend is then expected late in the forecast period as a result of building high pressure. (steve) alot more to come right

here on the kron4 news at six...(pam) a warning out tonight for sushi lovers... fish parasites are on the rise ... we'll tell you about the parasite possibly lurking in six popular fish.... (steve) and after the break... hundreds of thousands of baby salmon survive the orville dam spillway's erosion... but die after yet another mishapp in the area... we'll explain... new tonight at eight...no hair

extensions.no braids.it is a new hair policy parents at one charter school are calling... racist.the stiff penalty for students who break the rule... tonight at eight.

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the water....they scrambled to save another 2-million salmon which ultimately survived. officials at the california department of fish and wildlife were trying to play downthe problem -- saying it won't have a devastating long-term effect. but the news comes during a period when chinook salmon populations havealready been under severe pressure.... pam and steve? (pam) a warning for sushi and seafood eaters tonight... a report published today says, a disease caused by raw fish is gaining popularity.. experts say, the disease is found in certain types of fish that have been contaminated by a parasite. the types of fish that can be affected are salmon... herring... cod... mackeral, halibut and red snapper.. and some squid. doctors say the disease can be cured if it is treated quickly .. (steve) coming up... find out the popular bathroom

item that is sendng dozens of children to the emergency room each day...(pam) plus... a major recall tonight affecting over a million fiat chrysler pickup trucks.... the big issue that has already killed one person... and injured two others....(steve) and after the break... attonery general jeff sessions orders tougher sentences for drug offenders.... why some are saying... the new guidelines will not work....

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tonight the justice department is reversing an obama- era policy ... that lead to a drop in the federal prison population.(steve) attorney general jeff sessions wants federal prosecutors to push for longer prison sentences for drug offenders. (pam) our washington correspondent mark meredith .... takes a closer look at why some worry the decision is a step in the wrong direction. attorney general jeff sessions wants federal prosecutors to re-think how america's drug offenders are punished."if you are a drug trafficker, we will not look the other way, we will not be willfully blind tyour misconduct."" sessions is reversing an obama-era directive which urged prosecutors to avoid sending non-violent drug offenders to prison for long terms.criminal justice from advocate kara gotsch considers the change a major step backwards."its really quite damaging, and the consequences are severe both fiscally and on a humane perspective"gotsch is with

"the sentencing project" - a group lobbying justice reform. she says the justice department's reforms means more minority and low income drug users will end up behind bars."something has to change, and its not continuing the cycle of incarceration of locking people up, its about investing in drug treatment, diversion, educating people" faith leaders we checked with say they also worry more jail time could hurt the wrong people. "it separates families, it ruins families, because the bread winners are behind bars,"but the justice department says its efforts are all about protecting law abiding citizens. in the meantime, it'll be up to judges to decide what kind of punishment fits the crime.it could be several years until we know what impact the sessions directive will have on the federal prison population.since 2014, the number of federal inmates has dropped, down 27-thousand people.reporting in washington, i'm mark meredith.

here on i-580 east... the california highway patrol investigating a deadly crash between a car and a bus that left an off-duty alameda county sheriff's deputy dead. the crash happened just after seven o'clock in the morning, east of grant line road . the c-h-p says the off duty deputy sroeuy (shuh- roy) khin (ken) either slowed down or stopped his volkswagon beetle on the freeway just before the bus driver carrying tesla employees slammed into him. the c-h-p says neither drugs or alcohol appear to have been factors in the crash. in alameda county, philippe djegal, kron four news. we are learning more about the sheriff deputy who died in that car crash this morning. deputy srouey khin was a veteran deputy. he was heading home after working a long shift here at the santa rita jail in dublin. alameda county sheriff greg ahern says khin leaves behidn a wife and 4 children. he joined the dept. in 2007. he had worked in several different areas of

the agency. sheriff ahern says he was a hard worker - he was 50 - with his birthday on saturday. in dublin, te here in contra costa county there were two more auto fires set early friday morning, one in lafayete, the other in walnut creek. that makes a total of 7 cars fires this week in the past 5 days.in contra costa county haaziq madyun kron4news (kerman)here at the contra costa county district attorneys office da peterson is under fire. the civil grand jury is seeking his removal from office due to misconduct. sot: "mr. peterson appears to have in over 600 inctences converted

campaign funds to personal use" in the mean time the deputy district attorneys that work under peterson are also turning up the heat. the board of the union recommending a no confidence vote. that vote expecting to take place two mondays from now. as for mark peterson he has denied comment.in contra costa county dan kerman kron 4 news. in palo alto... police are looking for a man who they say exposed himself to a woman walking on a trail with her toddler when heard someone clear their throat.(take vo) that's when she saw a naked man in the bushes, about 20 to 30 feet away from her. she's says the man was touching himself and made eye contact with her.he didn't say anything and the woman walked away with her child.the woman then asked two joggers if they could escort her to her car.as those joggers were escorting the woman to her car, she saw the man again.this time he was fully clothed and smoking a cigarette.the victim says he is about six feet tall with a thin build... and had his hair pulled back in a bun.he also had tattoos on his arms and legs.(tag)reporting in palo alto, lydia pantazes kron4 news. chief chief meteorologist

brittney shipp joins us now... cooler than normal temperatures along with breezy onshore winds can be expected through early next week. while most areas will remain dry through the weekend, there is a slight (but decreasing) chance of rain region-wide late monday into tuesday as another system approaches from the north. a warming trend is then expected late in the forecast period as a result of building high pressure.

(pam) the advice from doctors is clear.... do not use cotton swabs to clean your ears. but it seems to be advice people often ignore. a report shows each year more than 12-hundred children under the age of 18 are sent to emergency rooms for ear injuries related to the use of cotton swabs. that breaks down to about 34-visits a day. doctors say ear canals are self-cleaning...and removing wax from your ears should not be part of your

daily hygenic routine. using cotton swabs actually pushes wax deeper into the ear canal...which can be dangerous especially in the hands of young children. (steve) over one-million fiat-chrysler trucks have been recalled... after an issue with vehicle software has led to the death of at least one person. one person has been killed and two people have been reported injured in ram pickups made by the car company. fiat-chrysler is now recalling one-point- three-million trucks. the issue could disable the truck's side airbags from deploying and seat belts from tightening in rollover crashes. check our website at kron-4-dot-com for a full list of the affected vehicles. .... (pam) comedian steve harvey speaking out tonight about the harsh memo he sent to his staff.... hear what he had to say and why he says he feels like a prisoner...

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[ seagulls squawking ] (pam) tonight comedian steve harvey is not apologizing for a controversial memo he sent to his staff... telling them to leave him alone unless they are spoken to directly .. the memo.... leaked by a blogger on wednesday. in it he says, he was

frequently being ambushed by people at work... harvey had an open door policy within his dressing room for years, before he issued the memo to his staff last year. he says he felt some of his staff members were starting to take advantage of his openness. harvey said, he probably should have handled it differently.... but that he's not sorry he wrote the memo because his life was starting to feel like a prison. (steve) a recall has been issued by trident seafoods corporation after reports of plastic being in select lots of their frozen alaskan cod. the company says consumption of the 12-ounce packages of multi-grain alaskan cod could pose a choking hazard or other injuries to the mouth. if your package matches these expiration dates and lot numbers you are being urged not to eat the product. the plastic is said to come from inspection tags used by and ingredient supplier. no one has reported being injured. but trident seafoods is telling customers

to throw it away or return it to the store. in sports... gary joins us with his lovely wife alicia to read fan emails plus... with the warriors knowing they are playing the spurs in the western conference finals... the team spoke about facing san antonio... gary has that and all the sports coming up.

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it's me and it's you. don't stop now, it's easy to add to the routine. join energy upgrade california and do your thing. the last time the warriors and spurs face in the n-b-a playoffs was in 2013 in the second round. in that instance san antonio won in six but in 2017 it's a different story. las vegas

believes the warriors are heavy favorites to advancing to their third straight n-b-a finals. golden state are undefeated so far in the playoffs... after sweeping the blazers and jazz in the first two rounds. the warriors have been playing without steve kerr since game two of the first round due to their coach dealing with back issues. golden state understands it will be a tough matchup, being that their going up against one of the most decorated coaches in n-b-a history(sot: brown/durant) mike brown:"i mean if you think about it there has been one common denominator is gregg povovich. his leadership, his foresight, foundation that he established there way back in the day is still in play, still in effect".kevin durant:"i just feel he's innovative you can never underestimate a great championship mindset and that's what they have over there. we have the upmost respect for them,but we also know what we do. we know we

are a dangerous team as well that plays together that plays for each other, plays with energy, and plays defense. it's going to be to great teams clashing". the warriors will open the western conference finals at oracle arena on mother's day. game two will be on tuesday night. we'll have to wait until saturday for games three and four in san antonio. the raiders might not end up opening their

one point nine billion dollar stadium in las vegas until 2021. the franchise was expected to play in their new stadium by 2020 but they are facing delays due to not having a lease. according to las vegas sun... the raiders must present an approved lease to n-f-l owners later this month at their upcoming meeting or their stadium won't be finished until 2021. if the lease isn't approved until the next nfl owners meetings in october... they won't have a home to play in following the 2018 season.

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the giants need to a way to win games before its to late great, but all this time off between series slows down my enthusiasm. warriors are the best team in the nba. they are just waiting to play the cavs in the nba finals your son is great on television. maybe you won't have to work that much longer. spencer is pretty good on television we'll see what happens in the future. have you ever had an athlete called your

radio show angry at you? i love you and your wife. has anybody ever hassle you? know what i mean?

(pam) after the break... it's that timeof year again... graduation... and comedian will ferrell delivers a hilarious commencement speech at -u-s-c... hear what he had to say.... and the award he recieved.

last weather and goodbye final look at the weather with chief meteorologist brittney shipp. (steve) and don't forgot... we here at kron4 love our moms and we want to see your fabulous moms too! send us a photo of all the moms in

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