needed the passport to go to mecca in saudi arabia. instead he came here and carried out that deadly suicide attack."nat abedi is believed to have taken the train from london on the day of the bombing, probably bringing the bomb with him.investigators say it was a sophisticated device probably put together in britain.pictures of the evudence were leaked to the new york times.they include a shredded blue backpack, a detonator, battery and bits of metal (catherine)tomorrow all britain will observe a minute of silence at eleven a=m local time, to (catherine)tomorrow all

britain will observe a minute of silence at eleven a=m local time, to honor the 22 people killed in the bombing. (grant) and our coverage continues online at kron- 4-dot-com. we are tracking the latest developments in the investigation. we are also posting information about the victims as it becomes available. and there's a section on the worldwide

social media reaction. (vicki) breaking news - just into the kron four newsroom. napa county health officials confirm - there's been a second death related to botulism. however, this recent death is not connected to the botulism outbreak in sacramento county. health officials say the victim is a man - but has yet to release more information on him or when he died. the death remain under investigation. health officials say there is no ongoing threat to the public. (vicki) this is the second botulism related death - reported here in the bay area. a man in antioch died after eating nacho cheese dip purchased at a gas station... in sacramento county. california health officials confirmed - the presence of the botulism toxin - in one of the bags of cheese sold at that gas station. nine others also got sick. botulism is a rare foodborne bacteria - and can paralyzes the nerves so the muscles can not contract.

(grant) an update now to a story we first brought to you last night at five... a woman...with a fake beard... arrested in connection to a bank robbery in danville - has been identified as a former southern california police officer. the robbery happened yesterday morning at the bank of the west branch on diablo road. police say jennifer rae mc-clary, entered the bank wearing a baseball cap and had a beard painted on her face. the 36-year-old allegedly handed a note demanding money - and then took off... however, she was arrested yesterday afternoon. placentia police confirmed mc-clary was a former officer in the department, although they're not saying when she worked there...and why she left. (grant) an update now on the sexual assault charges against a de la salle high school football player in concord... the assault was november 18th...after a game on de la salle's campus......and this week a juvenile court reached the

decision...that the crime was in fact committed. the un- named, 15-year-old freshman football player sexually assaulted a girl from a neighboring high school. the suspect is facing up to 10 years of confinement. it's too early to say whether he'll be required to register as a sex offender. (vicki) a fedex driver is now behind bars. he's being accused of breaking into several east bay homes. as kron four's terisa estacio reports - this is not the first time, this east bay man has been in trouble with the law. (estacio reporting) the first burglarly in this case involving a fedex driver happened in atherton- on orchard hills drive on may 3. steve wagstaff, san mateo district attorney. "he was really a predator. steve wagstaffee is san mateo's district attorney. he explained how they finally caught up and arrested fedex driver 57 year old kevin baker out of hayward.wagstaffe. "it was good old work and tracking surveillance cameras and electronics." baker has a criminal background.

wagstaffe. "he has priors, i can't go into them right now" kron four has learned that they are felonies dealing with a similar crimes to what he is charge with kron four reached out to fedex who said they are coopeating with authorities and gave us this statement quote "fedex ground contracts for, and expects the highest levels of conduct from service providers and their employees." however, with baker's background many wonder including neighbors how did he get hired in the first place. jeff sink, neighbor. "you would think they would do a better job vetting their people, you would think, yeah." out on the route near the homes hit, we talked with some fedex and ups drivers. they wouldn't go on camera, but both said they knew baker and were very surprised to find out about his arrest. neighbor. "they all have signs on them." sink was surprised baker risked breaking because so many homes have alarms and surveillance cameras in the neighborhoods neighbor, "you wouldn't catch me doing that." terisa estacio, reporting. as far as baker, he remains in jail. he entred a not guilty plea wedesdnay afternoon. if convicted, the da says he could face life in prison due to his prior convictions. (grant) in south san francisco.

police are investigating a deadly police shooting. it happened late last night on cork placenear callan park. at the scene , officers were allegedly confronted by a suspect standing in the street with a shot gun. officers shot and killed the manwhen they say he he refused to drop the gun. one officer received minor injuries and was taken to a hospital for treament. neighbors in the area...are on high alert tonight. (sot) (grant) pice say the neighborhood

is safe tonight...there are no other suspects. the incident is being investigated. (vicki) we now know the name of the man shot and killed in san jose . police have identified the victim has george garza. they say the 38-year-old was gunned down thursday night in the area of south first street and edwards avenue...in front of the weinerschnitzel restaurant. officers arrived and found garza suffering from at least one gunshot. he was taken to a hospital where he died from his injures. no arrest have have been made. the homicide marks the 12th in san jose so far this year. (grant) there are about 25 major homeless encampments in the city of oakland... and early this morning, a fire started at one of them. no one was injured but these encampment fires are happening more and more... which is raising concerns for some people living in the neighborhood, as well as some people who are running the city. kron 4's dan kerman is live in west oakland tonight with where this complicated issue stands right

now. early wednesday morning another fire at a west oakland homeless encampment. those living there at 5th and brush say three tents were lost in the blaze, and by afternoon residents were still trying salvage what they couldsot joe devries/ asst. to the oakland city administratorwhat we've been seeing is the amount of debris that has accumulated at these encampments is the fuel to fuel these fires.since the last major encampment fire on may first at 35th and magnolia where 20 tents were lost city officials have taken steps to reduce the risk of fire by regularly sending out public works crews to clean the encampments sotwe started last week at 6th and brush, we did union point park where we gathered 150 cubic yards of

debris , yesterday we did martin luther king by 36th, later this week we'll do northgate, where there'sa huge load that's built up victoria angello hopes regular clean up will help. she runs the kinetic arts center circus school right around the corner from wednesday mornings fire and calls public works regularly to get them to clean up sot victoria angello/kinetic arts center we've already had one fire effect us.earlier this year a small encampment fire damaged some of her equipment sot everytime one gets away the potential for it spreading all the way down the street is huge angello thinks the city is doing the best that it can with its limited resources but hopes they will earmark more funding, and bring portapotties to the encampments.sot/we got it right here. (grant) despite past criticisms of each other... president trump met with pope francis at the vatican today... in a live (grant) despite past criticisms

of each other... president trump met with pope francis at the vatican today... in a live report - coming up on kron four news at five - we'll hear the pope's strong message for the president. (vicki) then, he was partially paralyzed during a college rugby game. at 5:30 - we'll have an update on the cal-berkeley student who hopes to one day walk again. (grant) and next, a toxicologist takes the stand - to address whether exposure to harmful pesticides might have affected sierra lamar's killer. (brittney) i'm chief meteorologist brittney shipp, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break.

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convicted in the kidnap and murder of sierra lamar be suffering from some kind of mental illness brought on by his possible exposure to pesticides?(grant) that theory, as kron four's rob fladeboe reports now, is part of the defense strategy... as the trial of antolin garcia torres continued today in san jose. the jury in the sentencing phase of the trial of antolin garcia torres has heard testimonyabout how he was

raised by parents who were farm workers and lived in houses with holes in the walls, near the fields. his mother laura testified about how she was pregnant with antolin when she picked strawberries in an around morgan hill. today, the defense called in a toxicologist who said that it's possible garcia torres might have been exposed by those chemicals although he couldn't say to what extent he might have been effected. if the jury believes that he suffers from from a condition caused by exposure to pesticides, that could be a mitigation factor that warrants not sentencing him to the death penalty says former prosecutor steven clark.steven clark/legal analyst" because he has nothing to do do with that toxic exposure and under those circumstances the jury might be thinking that is something he couldn't help. the expert testimony is designed to go after his mental state and say that he didn't have a normal childhood and was subjected to toxics that might have effected his decision making and brain function at a very organic level..."rob fladeboe/san jose " away from the jury today, the judge denied a defense motion to bring in a psychologist to testify about how garcia torres difficult upbringing might have had on his emotional development. the judge ruled the jury has already heard enough about that from lay witnesses and that jurors can make up their

minds based on common sense. in san jose rob fladeboe. (vicki) police have deemed a building on the campus of san francisco state safe this evening... after a bomb threat forced an evacuation. the threat was received just after ten this morning in the health and social sciences building near the intersection of 19th and holloway avenues. police completely swept the buildingand determined there was no threat to the public. the building was reopened to faculty and staff just before one-30. there aren't many students on campus...the semester has already concluded and the university's

commencement ceremony is scheduled for tomorrow. (glo) the city of monterey is receiving relief money... for last year's destructive soberanes fire. the california office of emergency services has given the city more than 300-thousand dollars. the blaze started last july... resulting from an illegal campfire in garrapata state park. it was the most expensive wildfire in u-s history. it burned more than 130-thousand acres.... and took around 5-thousand fire firefighters to put out. (grant) construction crews in butte county have begun demolishing the destroyed portion of the main spillway at lake oroville. you may remember kron4 reported back in febuary...that huge chunks of the main spillway began washing away. and when a second emergeny spillway also began giving wayauthorities ordered the temporary evacuation of 188 thousanf people downstream. crews aim to replace the lower

portion of the spillway by november first... when winter rain and snow increase the flow of water into the lake. (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meterologist brittney shipp.

a cooling trend can be expected through friday as high pressure weakens and the marine influence increases. minor warming is then expected during the upcoming weekend into early next week as high pressure returns to the west coast.

(vicki) alamo square park in san francisco is officially back open. the park overlooking the "painted ladies" has been closed for more than a year for renovation. it's reopening was delayed because of the rain this winter. the san francisco landmark has undergone a more than five million dollar renovation that... was necessary because of an aging irrigation system. park officials say the park will be one of the most-water efficient open spaces in the city. phil ginsburg, san francisco recreation and parks department: "it most fundamentally it started as a water conservation project, the most water wasting park in our system and with support of our public utilties commission we have a completely modernized irrigation and drainage system to make sure we save water and make sure this park thrives. there is nothing more iconic then the view over my shoulder, the painted ladies followed by the skyline in the background and i think that is so poetic for san francisco."(vicki) the parks department

expects to save as much as two and half million gallons of water annually with the new irrigation system, (vicki) coming up, you have to see this to believe it..... it is a new and very unusual dining experience coming to the bay area.... we'll introduce you to 'the rat cafe' - later in the show. (grant) but first, while president trump is overseas meeting with the pope - the russia probe back here...is heating up. we go out live to washington for the latest on the investigation - next.

(glo)the non-partisan congressional budget office is finally weighing in on the latest g-o-p health care plan. it says 23-million more americans would lose healthcare coverage by the year 20-26 than under obamacare.the house passed the

new plan earlier this month before the latest c-b-o estimate was in.needless to say.. that number will weigh heavily as the senate takes up healthcare.the c-b-o also says the plan would reduce deficits by 119-billion dollars. (vicki) an update now on the devastating story of a cal- berkeley rugby player partially paralyzed earlier this month during his team's championship game in the south bay.(grant) kron four's philippe djegal reports from santa clara valley medical center... where robert paylor has been since. (philippe)jeff paylor/father- "ever since seeing robert laying lifeless on the field, we've come from being broken to having hope." a photo taken tuesday of 20-year-old robert paylor shows he will forever be proud to be a cal-bear. his father jeff says his son is strong.jeff paylor/father- "he's taking it, um, like a warrior." earlier this month... robert suffered a major injury

to his spinal chord. the sophomore starter on cal- berkeley's rugby team... was hurt during his squads championship game against arkansas state in santa clara. doctor stephen mckeena says robert was taken to santa clara valley medical center... where he underwent surgery for an incomplete spinal injury... meaning he still has complete sensation throughout his spine... he has some ability to move his biceps, wrists and toes... but not yet his hands.dr. stephen mckeena/scvmc- "the fact that having those early interventions, roberts has sensation in his toes is an excellent sign that, uh, his care, uh, is getting him to the best possible level of function he can achieve." the hope is that robert will begin rehab later this week... and, doctor mckeena says its not out of the question... that one day he'll be able to walk again."dr. stephen mckeena/scvmc- "we've seen patients who've had, um, spinal cord injuries from gymnastics events which would have similar mechanisms, uh, within months, sometimes they can move their toes in a very fortunate situation, sometimes those patients can walk." robert has a strong support

system -- including his rugby coach, jack clark.jack clark/rugby coach- "he's a very good rugby player, and he's a better teammate." his father, jeff, close by his side as well.... prepared for what undoubtedly will be a long road to recovery.jeff paylor/robert's father- "just knowing i can be apart of that -- that work with him, um, i'm ready to go too." robert is a champion after all. his team claimed the title for their determined teammate on the mend. in san jose, philippe djegal, kron four news. (vicki) "go back to mexico" those are the words from one woman - who goes on a racist rant in the middle of a grocery store. the viral video - coming up.

[ birds chirping ] [ inhales, exhales ] [ announcer ] cigarettes are not just dangerous when they're smoked. [ rat squeaking ] they're dangerous long after. cigarette butts are toxic. they release chemicals that poison our water... and harm wildlife. and millions... are polluting our environment. [ sniffing ] [ seagulls squawking ] today president trump had

a face to face meeting with pope francis....as he continues on his nine day overseas trip. it was a closely watched visit for many reasons. mainly, because when president trump was campaigning - the pope didn't see eye to eye with the candidate...and the president

then criticized the pope...and most people don't do that. (vicki) scott mclean joins us live in washington with more on the president's trip and the political storms brewing at home.scott? pope francis clearly left an impression on president trump. president donald trump: he is something. he is really great. a glowing review of a highly anticipated meetingthe president and the pontiff have a prickly history -- candidate trump: "basically the mexicans convinced the pope that trump was a bad guy because i want to have a strong border" pope francis: a person who thinks about building walls and not building bridges is not a christian trading public barbs during last year's election. president donald trump: we had a fantastic meeting and we had a fantastic tour.//it was an honor to be with the pope.

thank you. hours later -- the president landed in brussels to meet with nato -- a group of allies he's publicly called on to boost military spending. at the halfway point of his first foreign trip -- the president's biggest problems are domestic. former national security adviser michael flynn is now facing subpoenas from congressional committees -- related to his potential ties to foreign governments. today -- flynn denied a request for documents from the house committee investigasting possible collusion with russia. rep. adam schiff/ -d- intelligence committee: "it's now going to be necessary to subpoena it and if the general refuses and does so without a legal basis, i think we do have to explore a use of contempt."the senate intelligence committee nowo issueing two new subpoenas to a pair of businesses flynn ran. meanwhile - after talking down the russian probe -- the white house is now lawyering up. a senior white house official says president trump will hire a trusted private attorney to help navigate the russian inquiry that continues to grow. in washington, i'm scott mclean.

(glo)in sonoma county. . . teachers go on strike for what they are calling unfair labor laws.educators from several of the schools within the petaluma city school district went on a one-day strike today. . . union members say they have been working without a contract for a year.we're told.... district officials voted against giving teachers a two-percent pay raise. teachers are also fighting to maintain an average class size of 24-students. trt:24/ "it was incredibly difficult. we feel that we had to take a stand for the education of our children. we're doing this for our students." "today, i mean of course the timing isn't the greatest wit this close to the school year but you know, they deserve better than this and they do work really hard. my second son is a junior at petaluma highschool and i've been really pleased with his education and they're always available to our kids." many in favor of the strike

say the district is demonstrating a lack of respect to deserving teachers. the district says it is operating with a budget deficit. (vicki) an elementary school in the east bay is set to close at the end of the school year. last night the alameda unified school district voted to close and demolish lum elementary school. this comes after engineers found soil under the school that may not be strong enough to with-stand an earthquake. the district has assured teachers and staff that they will have jobs at other schools. as of now, there are no plans for the property that the school sits on. (vicki) staying in the east bay... the proposal to build a high school near a county jail has been rejected. the school board in dublin and hundreds of parents held a meeting last night to go over the proposal. with the

growing student population in dublin, the school district has been searching for a new location. they say the best option would have been near the intersection of gleason drive and hacienda drive. that's about half a mile away from the alameda county jail, which worried parents. after several votes against the idea, the district will now look for a new site. (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meterologist brittney shipp. a cooling trend can be expected through friday as high pressure weakens and the marine influence increases. minor warming is then expected during the upcoming weekend into early next week as high pressure returns to the west coast.

a woman shopping at a wal-mart in arkansas says

she was the targetof racist comments from another shopper.. (grant) and she has the video showing how the scene played out...catherine heenan is here with the story.. (catherine) a woman named eva hicks says it was a normal trip to pick up some groceries...until she turned down the medicine aisle.. when she asked another shopper to move her cart.... things got very nasty. and .....it was caught on cell phone video.

the unidentified woman also made comments to another woman who was trying to help... also standing by - an assistant manager, who asked the woman spewing the insults to leave the store. the walmart store later issued a statement saying they were proud of their manager for asking the woman to get out.....and say they have no tolerance for how the customer behaved. vicki and grant? (grant) after the break... before you strap your kids into their carseats... we have some information about why one brand can be very dangerous.(vicki) plus, usually you would want to stay away from a cafe of rats.. but this bay area restaurant actually features them. we'll take you there -- next.(grant) on wallstreet... stocks are up for the fifth consecutive day... with investors going on a late buying spree. the dow - adding 74 points. the nasdaq - rose 24. and the s&p - closed ar a record

high, picking up 6 points.

a warning to parents.... some car seats made by "graco children's products" may not keep your child properly restrained during a crash. the company is recalling 25- thousand car seats because the harness webbing can break in a crash. the national highway traffic safety administration discovered the

problem while testing the product. graco says it will notify owners and dealers to provide a replacement harness free of charge. the recall is expected to start on july 17. for more information on the specific models being recalled, head to our website at kron four dot com. (grant) a san francisco theater is offering an unusual experience to its guests to illustrate a theme in the show rats.. (vicki) the san francisco dungeon theater says, it will host several rat cafe experiences this summer. kron four's jeff bush got a preview and gives you a peak. peak.gives you a preview and jeff bush got a preview and gives you a peak.

the rat cafe is part theater enhancment and part animal rescue. guests will be treated with coffee and a snack from the rat cafe and then the rats come out to play.ambasador rats are taken to each table to get to know those who may or maynot have ever seen a rat up closemuch less touch one. the rats are provideed by the rattie ratz of northern californiaa rescue organization dedicated to finding a home for wayward rats.stephanie cameronrattie ratz

and exciting and we thought what better way than to experience rats in person with some coffee and a danish before they see the dungeon show in person.tickets haven't gone on sale yet but there are two shows set up for the rat cafeone july first and on july eighth. the price is 49.99. you have to be here in san francisco and go to the dungeon. you get a dungeon show along with the thing.i'm jeff bush in san francisco, kron four news. (grant) still ahead.. life on the border. tonight -- the impact building a wall would have... on the people who live at the very edge of california.

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. a high school student's video has sparked major controversy at an east bay high school. steve aveson is in the newsroom with what we are working on for kron 4 news at six. (steve) grant... the

student was running for class president of san ramon valley high school.... and as part of his campaign he produced a video where he promised to protect his classmates from isis. the video which he posted on social media showed his classmates dressed as muslim terrorists holding fake guns. while the student won the election... the school tried to strip him of the title. that's when a legal fight ensued. tonight we'll tell you how that ended up... and we'll have reaction from students and parents. we will have that story and much more on kron 4 news at six. grant back to you. (vicki) if president donald trump fulfills his campaign promise to build a wall along the border with mexico... it will changes lives -- especially for those who literally live on the line which splits the united states and mexico. calexico california is in imperial county... and is just a few steps away from mexicali

mexico. reporter joe moeller takes us the place where everyone is talking about a wall and their way of life. mexican license plates....pedestrian filled sidewalks...hour waits at border crossings...and border patrol suv's are normal for border towns.... this is calexico...nearly 40,000 people live here.. this town is bustling.... that is because another 40,000 people cross into this city every single day.

this is 3 pm on a friday. the crowded sidewalks are filled with students with backpacks ... a majority of them are walking south of the border...back home...to mexicali... real, who is also the calexico ambassador to mexicali, says the u.s. town would simply shut down without its sister city. we will build the wall one hundred percent. since president donald trump took office real says he has noticed a difference..the administration's infamous wall is a reality for people here... the reaction from people we spoke to were not much different....

able to stop.">they say this tall metal fence that splits the two cities and countries works fine the way it is... changing it may cause more harm than good...some say no matter what barrier goes up... those desperate enough to get this side will... one way or another. (vicki) and coming up tonight at ten... we introduce you to a man who owns land along the mexico border. he shows us

first-hand what it is like to live there and what he does to keep his property safe. that's coming up tonight at ten. (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meterologist brittney shipp. a cooling trend can be expected through friday as high pressure weakens and the marine influence increases. minor warming is then expected during the upcoming weekend into early next week as high pressure returns to the west coast.

(vicki) coming up, shark week is approaching. next - we get up close and personal with some great white sharks.

(vicki) we are two months away from summer's most anticipated event, discovery's "shark week"...(grant) it kicks off july 23rd. and the insider's louis aguirre got up close and personal... with the creatures of the deep. he joins us from hollywood. (----louis----)clearly,my first time comingface-to-face with a 17 foot tiger shark wasn't enough,so i re-united

with the discovery team in tahiti to take you on my deep dive inside the waters of shark island! there goes eli i think i'm next i love you mom! louis goes into waterthis is what it's all about - a healthy ocean with hundreds of sharks ---- and only when swimming amongst them, could i truly appreciate their beauty...and up on land - it's just as stunning ----this remote atoll of fakarava in french polynesia is world famous for its population of sharks ----- up to fifteen species including hammerheads, gray reefs, silvertips, white and black tips and nurse sharks --- eli 'its just a volcano in the middle of the ocean so what that gives you shallow water deep water the minerals from he volcano come up creates a feeding ground for fish and where there's fish there's sharks eli - joined on our dive by his wife lorenza izzo - is hosting discovery's "shark after dark" for his third year in a row - has the fear factor settled in are you still a little nervous jumping in or at peace? totally at peace // 02.17.32 being with the sharks is so peaceful (----louis----)we'll have so much more on this story tonight at 7 on the insider, for kron 4 news, i'm louis aguirre back to you

(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. more arrests in the manchester bombing.... including the suicide bomber's brother. next... why investigators believe more attacks were planned.(steve) and a bay area fedex driver under arrest accused to doing much more than making deliveries. kron 4 news at six is next.

(steve) free speech or racism. a bay area high school finds itself at the center of heated debated after a student makes a controversial video to try to become class president. major developments tonight in the manchester arena bombing that killed 22- people in england..im pam moore.and im steve aveson. more arrests have been made.... including the alleged bomber's older brother... (catherine) at least 7 people have now been arrested in england - since monday's bombing after a concert by ariana grande... and we're learning more about the 22-year-old

suicide bomber... security officials say salman abedi spent three weeks in libya...was known to intelligence officials...and they believe he was part of a larger terror network. abedi's older brother hashim has been arrested...with police saying 'he' had been planning a separate terror attack....and has admitted that the pair were members of isis. and detained in libya -- abedi's father and younger brother.meantime, armed soldiers have been deployed to key sites around britain....and parliamentis now off-limits to the public. at buckingham palace...the changing of the guard has been temporarily suspended. police are calling this a 'fast-moving' investigation. chief constable ian hopkins: it is very clear that this is a network that we are investigating. as i've said it continues at a pace, this extensive investigations an activity taking place greater manchester as we speak.

fawzi haffar/manchester islamic center: this act of cowardice has no place in our religion. or any religion for that matter. sky news in britain now has security camera photos...which they say show the suicide bomber friday.....in a manchester shopping center. it's believed this shows salman abedi shortly after he bought the backpack used in the bomb attack.. meantime....all the victims' family members have now been notified.... and british police are continuing raids....while looking for other suspects. aside from the 7 people in custody....say there could be more arrests to come.. pam and steve? (steve) in the east bay. . . . a 9-year-old boy gets hit by a stray bullet while walking his

puppy.it happened in oakland's fruitvale neighborhood sunday night. . .the boy was walking with family members and his puppy. . . to a grocery store. family members say they heard a loud noise. . . but kept walking.seconds later. . . the boy complained of a stomach ache. . .not realizing he had been shot.we're told he is now in stable condition at the oakland childrens' hospital. his family has set up a go- fund-me account to help with medical expenses.no arrests have been made. (pam) palo alto police say, they have solved at least one case of indecent exposure. this one dates back to february. investigators say, the victim took a picture of 28-year-old jonathan chestnutt after he had passed by her. that photo eventually led detectives to chestnutt. he is already in the santa clara county jail in a separate case... accused of theft. now he faces at least one- count of indecent exposure as well. the incident happened.... as the

woman was standing in the parking lot near el camino real and park avenue. (2-shot/steve) the stage is set for what may be some high stakes testimony tomorrow as the sierra lamar trial continues in san jose. (2-shot/pam) as kron four's rob fladeboe reports now, the jury is going to hear from the lead investigator in the case .... whose credibility is being called into question. steven clark/legal analyst" this was a big break for the defense...."legal analyst steven clark is talking about the judge's decision to allow defense attorney al lopez to recall to the stand sgt herman leon, whowas found to have given false testimony in another, unrelated murder case. steven clark/legal analyst" they got a toehold to go back and revisit the guilt phase of the case by a going after the lead detective and his credibility issues relative to another murder case..."clark says the ruling might have had more of an impact in the first phase of the trial as antolin garcia torres was found guilty of 1st degree murder in the death of sierra lamar. but he says that having given what was described as 'false

statistical evidence' in the other case could be a factor as the jury decides whether to sentence the defendant to the death penalty." the fact that his credibility has been questioned in another murder case suggests that bit might be questioned in this case and the defense will use that to try and undermine everything he has done in this case and would the jury have made a different decision or does it effect their view of the evidence..."rob fladeboe/san jose"the detective's testimony in the other case is said to have led to a new trial. that is not likely to happen in the sierra lamar case but the judge says hearing from hi again might help to clear up any lingering doubt with the jury before it hands down a sentence. in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news ( steve ) happening right now... several prison guards and inmates are in the hospital following a riot at pelican bay state prison. it is home to some of california's most violent and notorious criminals. prison officials say the inmates were fighting and when guards went to break it up... the melee esclated and the guards were attacked. correctional officers then used rifles to ( steve ) happening right now... several prison guards

and inmates are in the hospital following a riot at pelican bay state prison. it is home to some of california's most violent and notorious criminals. prison officials say the inmates were fighting and when guards went to break it up... the melee esclated and the guards were attacked. correctional officers then used rifles to squash the violence... shooting five inmates. their conditions are not known. two other prisoners were injured in the riot. eight guards had to be taken to the hospital... two are still being treated for their injuries. the prison is just outside crescent city near the oregon border. a live look outside right now... a few more clouds around the bay area today than earlier in the week.(steve) let's get our first look at the weather with chief meteorologist brittney shipp. a cooling trend can be expected through friday as high pressure weakens and the marine influence increases. minor warming is then expected during the upcoming weekend into early next week as high pressure returns to the west coast.

(pam) fires at oakland homeless encampments are becoming routine, and again this morning there was another one.(steve) but now city officials are taking steps to reduce the risk of fire as much as possible. kron 4's dan kerman is live in west oakland tonight with more. it's at this homeless encampment at 5th and brush in oakland where fire broke out early wednesday morning. no one was injured but those who live here say it destroyed three tents. it's just the latest in a series of fires at homeless encampments that are becoming more and more routine, and why in the last couple of weeks the city has started sending public works crews out on a regular basis, to clean up the debrissot joe devries/ asst. to the oakland city administratorwe think getting the crwes back on that

and being thorough will help this doesn't address oakland's homeless crisis, but several measures are set for a city council vote next month.sotthe proposal to the council is to fund ten sites where we would provide basic health and sanitation portapotties and garbage service ona regular basis , and one sanctioned encampment off street and put in structures where people can live in temporarily put in security etecera.sot lynette gibson mcelhaney/oakland city councilthis is a tragedy oakland city councilwoman lynette gibson mcelhaney, who says > of the city's homeless live in her district says the city missed it's opportunity to get ahead of this crisis, and now it's time to play catch upsotnow that we are lvign with a catrastrophe on the level of a kartina, we have to rally all of the troops, we need a declaration of emergency housing crisis, we need our state and federal partners to bring money and resources and a regulatory framework that will allow us to permit people to be in safe places.

(steve) new at 6. san francisco mayor ed lee has announced plans to increase funding and capacity for navigation centers and shelters throughout the city. mayor lee made the annoucnment earlier todaywhile celebrating the openeing of the new "dogpatch navigation center" for the homeless. city leaders say the number of beds at all navigation centers will

increase by over 150 percent by next year. currently, san francisco has two open navigationc enters, with plans to open four more by late 20-18. ( pam ) a football player from a standout high school program in the bay area finds himself in serious trouble. the shocking on campus crime. ( steve ) and a nasty crash as a bus hits a prius in the north bay. as bad as this looks... wait until your hear what happened to the driver of the toyota.( pam ) a fed-ex driver is accused of doing a lot more than just delivering packages on the peninsula. find out what police say he did while on the job.

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produced an islamic-terror themed campaign video earlier this year, has been reinstated as junior class president at a danville high school. ( pam ) it is a decision that is not going over well with some people in the community. but as kron4's haaziq madyun reports... the school board is standing by its' decision current and former students here at san ramon valley high school have mixed opinons about the junior class

president being reinstated by the school district after posting an islamic-terror themed campaign video on twitter. that same student was recently elected to lead the associate student body next year. the school administration initially stripped the student of the leadership roll even after the student took the video down first amendment attorney gill sperlein was hired to help the student regain the leadship positions

their decision to strip the student of being junior class president the student's attorney says his client is committed to regaining the confidence of his classmates in danville haaziq madyun kron4news (pam) a fed-ex driver entered a 'not guilty' plea in court today prosecutors are calling him a predator. (take vo) this all started at the beginning of the month.. that

is when prosecutors say, 57 year old kevin baker, out of hayward, driving for fed ex... broke into people's home on the pennisula. they say, he hit two homes in atherton and one in menlo park.

football player in concord... catherine heenan is here with the latest on the incident which happened last year at de la salle high school... (catherine) that football player was 15 at the time...and accused of sexually assaultinga girl from a neighboring high school after a game last november.. now - the charges have been found to be true -- according to concord police. the assault happened november 18th on the de la salle campus.... as for what's next - a deputy d.a. says that juveniles are not sentenced - they go towhat's called "disposition." the suspect will enter that phase next month - and a juvenile court will decide what's in his best interests - - and how to rehabilitate him... during that time, the state can detain him in a juvenile facility for an undetermined time...and he becomes a ward of the state. it's too early to say whether he'll be required to register as a sex offender. steve and pam? (steve) to the south bay

now... where a cal-bears rugby player partially paralyzed during a match earlier this month is reocvering in san jose. shortly after suffering the injury... 20-year-old robert paylor underwent surgery at santa clara valley medical center to repair a damaged disc in his spine. doctor's say he has complete sensation throughout his spine and has some movement in his biceps, fingers and toes... but that he faces an extended rehab, set to begin this week, to possibly regain more function. dr. stephen mckeena/scvmc- "robert's very fortunate in the sense that he has an, what we call an incomplete spinal cord injury that has a great deal of potential for natural recovery."//jeff paylor/father- "he's a fighter. he's goal oriented, will never give up attitude. alls he talks about is getting into rehabilitation to get started on his recovery. he doesn't ask why this happened, or dwell on what life could be if it wasn't in this situation. at the point of injury, he just knew his life had taken a different path and he's accepted that future." robert's father

describes his son as a man of faith. he says he son still plans on finishing school. and, doctor's say, with hard work... it is certainly not out of the question, that robert could one day walk again. in south san francisco. police are investigating a deadly officer- involved shooting that occurred overnight. it happened on cork place near callan park. at the scene, officers were confronted by a suspect standing in the street with a shotgun. police say, the officers fatally shot the male suspectwhen he refused to comply with commands to drop the weapon. one officer received minor injuries and was taken to a hospital for treament. there are no other suspects ... and this evening, the neighborood is considered safe by police. the incident remains under investigation. ( steve ) there is new video tonight of the badly damaged oroville dam. the california department of water resources flew over it earlier this week... and you can see the extent of the damage to the spillway. it began

crumbling in february and fears the emergency spillway could collapse led to the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people in the area. crews are working to shore up the damaged main spillway and if the work remains on schedule.... concrete should start getting poured next month. ( steve ) in order to make way for new.... they need to get rid of the old. demolition is well underway on the damage portion of the main spillway. crews are racing against the clock since the work needs to be wrapped up by the beginning of november. it is expect to cost hundreds of millions of dollars to repair the damaged spillways. 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. a cooling trend can be expected through friday as high pressure weakens and the

marine influence increases. minor warming is then expected during the upcoming weekend into early next week as high pressure returns to the west coast. ( pam ) up next... one of the

more bizarre crime suspects you will meet. take one good look at the video... a real- life joker. what he did that landed him behind bars.( steve ) and new nuimbers are out on the plan to overhaul the affordable care act. how americans could be without health insurance if the republican's plan goes through.

(steve) in san rafael. the driver of a toyota prius suffered minor injuries in a collision with a golden gate transit bus. the collision occurred around 12 this afternoon at the intersection of lincoln avenue and third street. none of the eight people on the busincluding the driver were injured. police say the prius became wedged between the bus and a utility pole. luckily the car driver suffered minor injuresand is expected to make a full recovery. (pam) a man resembling the comic book

villain "the joker" ... appeared in court today.. take a look. . . he has green hair.. his body is covered in tattoos.his name is lawrence sullivan. . . according to miami- dade police. . . the 29-year-old was arrested for pointing a gun at passing drivers.police say, sullivan told them he is a tattoo model.he was charged with carrying a concealed firearm.bond was set at five-thousand dollars. (steve) a medical breakthrough tonight involving marijuana. the serious medical disorder in childdren researchers discovered it could help reduce.(pam) and marshawn lynch is getting his first practice in with the oakland raiders. sports director gary radnich has his new teammates' reaction to having "beast mode" on their side.(steve) but first: the reaction to president trump's proposed budget has been rapid. why critics say it may not even get put to a vote.

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and do your thing. tonight... president trump's budget is facing fresh opposition on capitol hill. lawmakers - including many republicans - fear the plan goes too far.. to cut essential social programs.( steve ) the question now - does it have a chance of becoming law? kron 4's washington mark meredith takes a closer look.

trt: 1:23out: in washington, i'm mark meredith.00:09-00:15 - mick mulvaney / white house budget director00:44-00:50 - susan harley / spokesperson, public citizen01:18-01:23 - mark meredith/ washington d.c. white house budget director mick mulvaney is trying to convince congress cutting welfare programs is essential. "we no longer want to measure compassion by the number of programs that we have, or the number of people that are on those programs."mulvaney's defending president trump's plan to cut billions from medicaid, food stamps, and low income housing assistance. democratic house members call it a slap in the face to the poor."xxxxx"susan harley with public citizen - a government watchdog group - agrees.she says the 2018 budget helps corporations not consumers."we need to think about people not profits, these are essential public protections that they're talking about getting rid of"but the white house says its budget is all about boosting the economy.it plans for three percent growth - a full one percent more than current rates.but harley insists this budget ensures growth only for one group: the

rich. "this idea of trickledown economics has never worked and its not going to work now"several political analysts consider the president's budget dead on arrival.congress will get the ultimate say and the debate is expected to stretch on through the summer.in washington, i'm mark meredith. ( pam ) new numbers are out on the republican's effort to replace the affordable care act. the congressional budget office .. looking ahead to 2026... says, if approved, 51 - million people under the age of 65, would be left without health insurance. that is compared to 28- million under the affordable care act. however at the same time, the republican measure would reduce the federal deficit by an estimated 119-billion dollars over the next ten- years. an earlier version would have reduced the deficit by more than twice that amount. ( steve ) president trump

is in belgium tonight.. following a meeting with the pope at the vatican. the two have a bit of history trading barbs during last year's election. the pontiff was critical of the president's call to build a wall along the mexico border. but they clearly put that aside as the trump family along with the cabinet exchanged gifts. pope francisgiving the president three books and a medal... in return he received a set of dr. martin luther king's writings. the president was clearly impressed. this is the halfway point of trump's first foreign trip as president. he is brussels to meet with nato. here at san ramon valley high school in danville there are mixed reactions to the junior

class president being reinstated after posting a campaign video that some found islamophobic

it is cooperating. here in san jose a toxicologist has testified that antolin garcia torres, convicted of murdering sierra lamar, might have been exposed to farm chemicals when he was a child but could not say to what extent he might have been effected by them. the judge in the case ruled the jury would not hear from a psychologist who examined garcia torres but granted a defense motion to recall a prosecution witness, a detective, whose credibility may be an issue after he was found to have given false testimony in another, unrelated murder case. in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news here in oakland another homeless encampment fire, this one at 5th and brush. resident saying it destroyed 3 tents. the city has now begun sending public works crews around to the major encampments to collect debris. they believe this will help reduce the risk

of fire. in oakland, dan kerman kron 4 news. ssfpd worked well in till late morning hours investigating a deadly officer involved shooting in a normally quit south san francisco neighborhood.we're told police were called to the 3600 cork place about a disturbance involving a fire arm just before midnight. investigators said they didn't have information about what sparked the original call. when they arrived the saw a man in the street with a shotgun.... the man lived in this neighborhood. police say they gave commands to the man to put the gun down. they say he didn't comply and that's when officers fired shots. we're told the man was killed. an officer did experience minor injuries not related to the shooting. he was sent to the hospital and will be okay. we're told the investigation into what happened here will be a joint investigation by south san francisco pd and the san mateo county d-a's office. officers say this is usually a quiet neighborhood... in south san francisco, averi harper, kron 4 news. in san jose... an update to the cal-bears rugby player partially paralyzed during his team's winning championship game earlier this month. doctor's at santa clara valley medical center say robert paylor will begin rehab sometime this week. he has sensation throughout

his entire spine... and, that with a lot of hardwork, it's possible one day he could walk again robert's father says his son has a tremendous spirit... and, he has no doubt that he is going to make it through this. in san jose, philippe djegal, kron four news. chief meteorologist brittney shipp joins us now... a cooling trend can be expected through friday as high pressure weakens and the marine influence increases. minor warming is then expected during the upcoming weekend into early next week as high pressure returns to the west coast. (pam) it could be the first big victory for supporters of (pam) it could be the

first big victory for supporters of medical marijuana. what researchers discovered .... when they tried an extract to

treat epilepsy in children.

coming up on kron 4 newsa boy with autism has his baseball gear stolen. the alleged thief has taken away more than just equipment ..possibly the kids ability to play the rest of the season..i'm justine waldman. this story is tonight on kron 4 news at 8. ( steve ) a medical breakthrough

to tell you about tonight thanks to an extract found in marijuana.( pam ) researchers looked at 120 - children with a severe form of epilepsy. they were given a liquid extract which did not include the ingredient that makes marijuana smokers high. the result... convulsions, on average, dropped from about 12- a month to six. the rate of convulsions did not change for those who were given a dummy version, or placebo of the medicine. the drug that was used is called epidiolex (eh-pih-dye-uh-lehx) and is awaiting approval from the food and drug administration. the study appears in today's new england journal of medicine. in sports -- we'll check how the giants are doing against the cubs in chicago. plus -- the a's back in oakland were hoping to end their six- game homestand with a win over the marlins -- gary has all the highlights and sports coming up

the a's were wrapping up their two game series against the road before heading to new york to face the yankees. oakland was hoping to break a two-game losing streak. bottom first -- khris davis hits a 2-run bomb to give the a's a 2-nothing lead to begin the game (davis: 14th homer of the season) sonny gray had his best outing since coming off the disable list - he strikes out giancarlo the sixth (gray: 7.0 ip, 3 hits, run, 11 strikeouts) a's win 4-1 meanwhile the giants are in wrigley field playing against the world series champs right now... last year it was luke walton to the lakers this year warriors assistant general manager. according to a report -- trent schlenk is likely to become the hawks

new g-m schlenk has been part of the warriors organization for the last 12 seasons. he's played a fundamental part in helping general manager bob myers build a championship roster. schlenk has been working for myers for the last five seasons. he's considered as one of the best scouts withing the organization the cavs have yet to clinch their third straight nba finals apperance but they are already talking about the warriors. head coach tyronn lue believes the celtics are a harder team to defend compared to golden state. according to cleveland dot com -- lue says "the stuff the celtics are running, it's much harder to defend than golden state's offense for me as far as the

actions and all the running around and all the guys who are making all the plays. keep in mind that the warriors set an nba record in the playoffs for starting 12-0 and were the highest scoring offense in the regualr season. lebron james' comparisons with michael jordan took a stepback after his game 3 performance this past sunday. lebron finished with 11 points and 6 turnovers in their loss to the celtics. his teammate richard jefferson thinks lebron under performed because he was sick. accroding to him the team has been dealing with a bug that's been going around the locker room tomorrow the cavs will be looking to close out celtics in game five of eastern conference finals steph curry will be able to go back hometown in 2019

for all star weekend the n-b-a is deciding to hold the 20-19 all-star game in charlotte the announcement comes after north carolina repealed and replaced the law known as "the bathroom bill." many groups, including the n-b-a, disagreed with the law, saying it was anti-l-g-b-t. the charlotte hornets, michael jordan, thanked commissioner silver and welcomed all visitors and guests to the game. colin kaepernick might end up joining a team this season. the former 49ers quarterback visited the seahwaks headquarters today. seattle in recent weeks has made it clear that they are interested in kaepernick joining their team as russell wilson's backup. many nfl teams have avoided to signing kaepernick after his efforts to end

racial inequality. the raiders are in the 3rd day of their 1st oificial offseason workout periodby far the most high-profile newcomer is running back marshawn lynch the 5-time pro

bowler came to the raiders in a trade with seattle after taking a year off for an abbreviated retirementof course the big question is how much does lynch have left after an injury-marred 2015 season followed by that year offhead coach jack del rio said so far marshawn is looking good and all (del rio and donald penn) "he said, 'coach this is hme for me, so it's not like i'm going home and i won't be here.' no he's committed to being here. excited to be a raider, and we're excited to have him." "i don't know if ya'll know marshawn. if he does talk he's a pretty funy guy, you know he's pretty fool. he's a fool so we're already having fun, getting ready to get something starteed. we're back here at ota's and we've got a lot of excitment. we left with a bad taste in our mouths, so guys are excited. we're working hard. we're excited to be out here. it's not like we're ouit here and , 'aaaahhh'. no we're out here like, "yeh let's go!'" (steve) ever wonder what goes on in the classroom. the app launched by a bay area company that is gaining

popularity with parents and how it allows them to connect directly with teachers.

ever wonder what your kids are doing while they are at school? well..... there is an app for that.. a san francisco company has developed "classdojo" that allows teachers and students to share what is going on in real time. it is currently used in over 130 countries and

classdojo's maker says it can be found in about 90-percent of elementary and middle schools in the united states. parents who use the app can get updates on their child's performance and send messages to teachers. last weather and goodbye final look at the weather with chief meteorologist brittney shipp. a 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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