least 16 others.good evening, i'm grant lodes.(vicki)i'm vicki liviakis. the suspected shooter was taken into custody at the high school in parkland ... that's in broward county northwest of miami,just yesterday parkland was ranked as florida's safest city.today it is the scene of shock and mourning.(grant) catherine heenan is in the newsroom to take us through the day. catherine? (catherine) it happened just at the end of the school day. somebody, possibly the shooter, pulled the fire alarm. and then the gunfire began... "...as the fire alarm got pulled, and kids were evacuating, i heard 5 pops. and i said that's not a drill." oh my god ... bang bang i was shaking, i was panickingbang bangdispatch natreports of an active shooter at the school brought a massive police response.officers converged on the scene as students took cover in classrooms.parents began receiving frantic texts "i hear gunshots. we just got a code red notification so get me asap. there are gunshots in our school. hell, someone died. come now.""honestly i'm still in shock. i don't know whether it'll hit me tonight or tomorrow'"some kids froze. some kids were on their

phones. a lot of were on their phones just trying to snap chat everything. because they thought it was a joke and it wasn't. there's kids freaking out. students freaking out. teachers. it sucked."one student says he recognized the shooter as a former classmate. yeah he was on the third floor. he knows the school layout. he knows where everyone would be at as of right now .he's been at the fire drills. he's prepared for this.stuff." so just like me he knows where there's going to be a lot of people at a certain time so i don't think it's a coincidence."dispatch nat "sight of suspect - seen going to 3rd floor from the second wearing a gas mask. building 1200"multiple swat teams cleared the campus, room by room, as organized at it can be we are having an evacuation here of that building, building 800. ambulances carred off the victims amid the intensive search for the shooter.two hours after the gunfire broke out, the suspect was taken into custody about a mile away. 18=year old nicolas cruz was given a medical check before being booked, still wearing his hospital gown..honestly, all people were saying that it was going to be him, ...you know, everyone predicted it. that's crazy.another student indicated that cruz may have been the target of bullying. it was caused by hate. pure confusion. my sympathy goes out for the individual that did this because obviously he was really wronged in a way, and he was obviously mistreated. the school superintendent struggled to describe his reaction." it's a horrific situation. it's just a horrible day for us."by late afternoon, parents were able to reunite with their children and try to process the tragedy.you read about it, you see it when it happens in other places, but when it's your backyard, when it's your child that's hiding..."

(catherine) according to the gun violence archive, this is america's 19th school shooting in 2018 ... and the 30th mass shooting, with more than three people hurt or killed. and that's in just 45 days,

grant and vicki? (grant) the president is responding on twitter: "my prayers and condolences to the families of the victims of the terrible florida shooting. no child, teacher or anyone else should ever feel unsafe in an american school." in another tweet... president trump said "just spoke to governor rick scott. we are working closely with law enforcement on the terrible florida school shooting." (vicki) local lawmakers reacting to the shooting:house minority leader nancy pelosi tweeting in part:congress has a moral responsibility to take common sense action to prevent the daily tragedy of gun violence in communities across america. #enoughisenough (vicki) congressman ro khanna has also responded to the florida school shooting... he tweeted: "absolutely horrific. the victims are weighing heavy in my heart. it's time for senseless violence to end. enough is enough. we need common sense gun safety reform." (vicki) and we have continuing coverage of the shooting on our website. you can watch video of the

chaos as the students evacuated the school. we also have images from the scene. it's all on kron -4 dot com. (grant) another big story... a very difficult day for a family - greiving the loss of a loved one who was found stabbed mutliple times and left on a road to die. (vicki) today, family and friends went face to face with the young womans alleged killers. this as we are learning more about the case. (grant) kron four's terisa estacio joins us from the alameda county courthosue in dublin where the two suspects appeared in court today for the first time. (estacio)19 year old lizette cuesta's family sat silently in court still in a state of shock about what happened to the teen. but then as one of the suspects came out - a family member screamed out loud...in court wednesday, these two - daniel gross and melissa leonardo, both from modesto. the boyfriend and girlfiend now charged with the murder of lizette cuesta appeared before a judge for the first time in an alameda

county courthouse. also, in court, a large group of family members and friends of the suspects and cuesta. no one talked, but inside court, a family member did yell out when leonardo appeared before the judge. neither defendent entered a plea, bail was denied.lizette cuesta was found on tesla road monday morning, clinging to life. she had been stabbed multiple times and was bleeding badly....nats, there is a girl, we need help.authorities say cuesta willingly got into the vechicle with the two defendents sunday night... the three were friends. but then clearly something went terribly wrong - and somehow cuesta was stabbed, then left dying on the road. authorities say during her last breath, she identified her killers, leading to the arrest of the two suspects. (estacio - back live)as far as the family member who yelled out in court... she blurted out that leonardo will be punished ... then she fled the court room. both defendents are expected to be back in court to enter a plea tomorrow. te (grant) today san francisco

today san (grant) today san francisco unified school officials confirmed that the 10 students who got sick at james lick middle school yesterday consumed a cannabis candy product before becoming ill. kron4's maureen kelly spoke to city's public health director who says this incident is a wake up call for parents. we're very fortunate we've only had two incidents where we've had consumption by children of cannabisthe most recent was yesterday's incident where 10 middle schools were transported to the hospital after eating what's suspected to be cannbis ediable candy. 7 had what was described as minor symtoms, two serious, and one was said to be critical but the dosage was not life threatening.the other incident was back in 2016 when 19 people, a majority of whom were underage got sick after

eating marijuana gummy candy at a quinceanera celebration. the city's public heath director says this most recent incident is a wake up call to parents about why kids need to be kept away from what is now legal recreationally for adults but is still illegal for those to consume for those under 21 years of age.the marijuana that you remember when you were younger had about 2% thc now it's up to about 12%. i know we have these high potency products that nobody even knows the long term affects of these high potency products. it affects the brain and the last thing you want your children experimenting with is things that are going to impact their brain and their learning. because that's the time in life when they need to be focusing on school and their intellectual developmentbut legalization has come with steps to make it harder for childrent to get their hands on the drug.take a look at this child proof packaging that all marijuana products purchased at dispensaries come in. i even had a hard time figuring it out. when we covered the incident at the quinceria two years ago, we

showed you how similar candy gummy worms bought at a corner store were to cannabis infused gummy worms. but today, i went to a few different dispensaries and there were no gummy bears or gummy worms to be found.they still make gummy products, but the shapes they come now are more similar to a cough lozenge...rather than little kid's candy. a byproduct of the marijuna industry becoming more regulated. maureen kelly kron4 news (vicki) berkeley city council members pass a resolution... declaring the city a sanctuary for recreational marijuana. the measure was proposed by the mayor of berkeley and is believed to be the first of its kind in the country. under the new resolution, no berkeley department, agency, commission, officer or employee shall use any city funds or resources to assist in the enforcement of federal drug laws related to cannabis. one local resident says he's on board with the move. kevin vickery/berkeley resident: "i think california and berkeley have always been on the forefront of advances and trends in our culture. i'm

seeing a lot of culture. i'm seeing a lot of people in their seventies and eighties who don't have access to this otherwise. so i think it's a smart move and i think it's a bold move."(vicki) the city will also oppose attempts by the us drug enforcement administration to close cannabis businesses. this comes after california voters approved the use of recreational marijuana for adults 21 and older in 20-16. (grant) in the north bay... a violent physical altercation ends in a deadly police shooting in vallejo (vicki) it happened yesterday in the rear of a residential property on carolina street. but as kron4's haaziq madyun reports the incident began with an enforcement stop sotyou are listening to the voice of a man who witnessed a deadly police shooting outside of his in-law unit in the rear of this home on carolina street in vallejo. according to

officials at the vallejo police department the incident occurred tuesday around 7:40pm when an officer attempted to conduct an investigative stop of a man on bicycle here at florida street and marin. family members tell kron4 that man was 33-year-old ronnell foster. vallejo police say a foot pursuit began leading to the view of the witness, who asked me not to show his face, he picks up the story from theresotaccording to vallejo police the officer's metal flashlight wound up in the hands of foster who they say armed himself with it in a threatening mannersotparamedics were called and pronounced foster dead at the scene. sot the officer involved in the shooting has been placed on adminstrative leave pending further investigation by vallejo police and the solano county sheriff's office. grief stricken family and friends built this road side memorial near the location of the deadly shooting. kron4 has confirmed that foster's family has retained civil rights attorney john burris in this case...in vallejo haaziq madyun kron4news (grant)

kron4news (grant) coming up... employees at an applebees are fired... after customers say they were targeted. what role they say race played in the (vicki) plus... a bizarre incident after a skier goes missing in new york... and 6 days later ends up in california. what he áthinks happened to him. (grant) and we continue to cover our breaking news tonight... at least 17

people are killed in a people are killed in a school shooting in florida. and we are learning new information about the accused gunman. (lawrence) i'm chief meteorologist lawrence karnow, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break.

(grant) a bizarre end in the case of a missing canadian skier is leaving more questions than answers.

constantinos filippidis -- known as "danny" to his friends -- was on an annual ski trip with fellow firefighters in new york when he disappeared last week. more than 140 people spent seven thousand hours and used dogs and helicopters to search for him. but that all ended tuesday when danny called called 9-1-1 from the sacramento airport wearing the same clothes he had on when he went missing.sgt. shaun hampton/sacramento county police: "he related to the officers that he had been skiing in new york, believed he had hit his head or had been hit in the head. he said he was dropped by a truck driver, said he slept a lot during the trip here, and did not have a huge recollection of how he got from a to b."a to b."a to b." officers say filippidis appeared dazed and determined there was a medical issue. he reportedly told police he had not been the victim of any crime. (vicki) a big story we are following tonight..

professional golfer bill haas and actor luke wilson are involved in a deadly crash with a ferrari. it happened in los angeles last night. this is video of the scene. wilson's s-u-v was clipped by a b-m-w... and then the driver of that b-m-w collided with a ferrari. the driver of the ferrari was killed in the crash... and the passenger, p-g-a golfer, bill haas... was taken to the hospital. haas has since been released... but has withdrawn from the genesis open which starts thursday. wilson was not seriously hurt in the crash. (grant) president trump broke his silence on domestic abuse today, following days of controversy involving former white house aide rob porter. porter left his job after his two ex-wives and an ex girlfriend went public last week with claims of domestic abuse, which porter denies. in the president's earlier responses to the scandal, he praised porter's character and said accused abusers deserve due process. those comments prompted days of calls for a stronger statement

from trump on the issue. today--- president trump said he is "totally opposed to domestic violence" coming up at 5:30 today-- we will get reaction to the current state of the white house from political analyst james taylor. (vicki) an applebee's restaurant is in hot water tonight--- after customers accuse their waitress of racial profiling. (grant) the altercation was caught on camera-- and is now going viral. rudy harper has the story. a st. louis woman claims she was racially profiled at an independence applebee's after she says the restaurant staff accused her and a friend of leaving without paying their bill during a previous visit. alexis brison posted a video of the incident to her facebook account at 2:23 p.m. saturday.applebee's says three employees were fired as a result. in the post, brison says she and a friend were shopping at the independence center shopping mall when they stopped for a meal at applebee's.about an hour into their meal, members of the restaurant's staff accused the women of leaving without paying their bill the night before, the woman said. both women denied the allegations

and claimed that they were being accused because of their skin color."especially in black history month black people cannot continue to be treated this way," brison said in her post. "after being mocked, humiliated, and embarrassed we were asked to pay for our food, leave, and not come back."as of monday, the video has been viewed 1.9 million times and shared 45,000 times. times.shared 45,000 million times and viewed 1.9 video has been as of monday, the come back."leave, and not come back."as of monday, the video has been viewed 1.9 million times and shared 45,000 times. (vicki) applebee's is responding to the incident. they say-- "we do not tolerate racism, bigotry or harassment of any nature, and we have taken additional steps to close the restaurant at this time in order for the team there to regroup, reflect, learn and grow from this. we are reaching out to the guests involved to apologize directly." (anchor) time now to

check on our weather... with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: a weak weather system brought cooler temperatures and a few clouds across our skies on this valentine's day. if you're going out tonight bring something warm. it will be cool and in the 40s and 50s but it will be dry. you can see a few showers in northern and southern california but unfortunately no rain here. on the satellite image you can see the storm as it dropped out of the gulf of alaska. it will make for a chilly night tonight with lows in the 30s and 40s. offshore winds will begin with warmer weather expected by tomorrow afternoon. highs will be in the 50s and 60s at the coast withlow to mid 60s inland. friday will be sunny and warmer. we could even see some highs in the 70s on saturday. we begin cooling on sunday.

much cooler weather with partly cloudy skies are forecasted for monday. there is a chance for cold showers on tuesday. (vicki)(vicki) still ahead... our breaking news tonight. 17 people are killed in a shooting at a high school in florida. what we're now learning about the victims. (grant) and after the

break... state lawmakers are working to combat human trafficking in california. hear how it involves your children.

(vicki) tonight - we're talking human trafficking... a problem - experts say - that puts california among the worst in the country.(grant) but with a new year comes but with a new year comes a new law.. that some hope will bring a new effort to combat traffickers. the first step: go to schools and educate everyone. capitol bureau reporter kody leibowitz live tonight in the state capitol. kody: what would this new law do? good evening.think of it as an extra session in in your existing health class.it is a chance to talk about human trafficking.a minimum once a year lesion for middle school and high school students (;04) xavier becerra, attorney general "this is modern day slavery and it's happening in our own backyard."blunt talk from state and local leaders when talking about california's problem with human trafficking. (;03)asm. rob bonta "the fastest growing

criminal enterprise in the world.a problem - according to the national human trafficking hotline - with 705 cases reported in california last year alone. (;12)sacramento mayor darrell steinberg "who would think that you would have to think about middle school where victims might be, might be going to school?"now state lawmakers hope human trafficking preventative education is a solution.signed into law last october - california became the first state to adopt these guidelines for schools. guidelines - now out to school districts.it includes four classes for middle school and high school students and teachers including understanding and recognizing human traffickingashlie bryant "how we prevent things from happening"ashlie bryant founded an organization that fights human trafficking in the state.she says preventative education is important because of the high number of human trafficking victims don't believe they're victims because of grooming and manipulation. (;10)ashlie bryant, ceo/co-founder of 3strands global foundation "the onus falls to us in the leadership and adults to be

able to say hey we need to make sure that we recognize them and we can get resources to them."###i spoke with assemblymember rob bonta's office who said schools are in the process of implementing this teaching tool.live in sacramento, kody leibowitz kron4 news. (;04)xavier becerra, attorney general "this is modern day slavery and it's happening in our own (grant) (grant) next at 5:30... how a popular app was used in a scam that targeted a woman in the east bay (vicki) and after the break... we will have the very latest out of florida... where 17 people are confirmed dead after a gunman opened fire at a high school.

back to our big breaking news tonight... at least 17 people are killed in a high school shooting in florida. the gunman is in custody. (vicki) tonight - we have video - that captured some of the gunfire. (vicki) the suspected shooter has been identified as 19-year-old been identified shooter has suspected the suspected shooter has been identified as 19-year-old nikolas cruz. a former student who was expelled from that high school in parkland. again -17 people dead -- 16 others are hurt. now we are learning more about the weapon used in the attack.(grant)

an a-r-15>(grant)an a-r-15> (grant)an a-r-15>(grant) this is video of the suspect being taken out of a police car. a florida senator briefed on the situation says the shooter wore a gas mask.. and set off the fire alarm so kids would come pouring out classrooms and into the hall. we're continuing to follow developments - we'll have more ahead. (vicki) in the meantime... here are the local stories we are tracking for you tonight. (grant) in the east bay.... police are warning about a scam. they say a woman was given given fake cash after setting up a sale through the "letgo" app. it happened last friday afternoon in hercules. the woman says she sold a gold necklace to a man on the app.

but when the suspect handed her an envelope with cash, he ran off with the necklace leaving her with fake twenty dollar bills. police are describing the suspect as a black man with long dreads and a thin build. ... (vicki) to the south bay... where a mylar balloon caused a power outage for thousands of p-g-and-e customers. we told you about the warning yesterday... as a lot of people get the metallic balloons for valentine's day. the outage happened in san jose this morning.... and affected 2-thousand customers. power was quickly restored. (grant) in the north bay... officers at the sonoma county jail say an inmate is expected to survive after being stabbed multiple times. the attack happened on tuesday afternoon in the exercise yard. officials say bernabe ramirez used a filed down hairbrush to stab the other inmate in the face and body. the injured inmate was taken to a local hospital for treatment of his injuries. authorities are investigating the cause of the stabbing but will not say if the victim's child molestation

charges are a motive. (vicki) to the peninsula... investigators are trying to figure out what caused a fire at a shopping center in san carlos. it broke out this morning in industrial road. firefighters say the businesses were closed. patients from a dialysis center on the other side of the shopping center were evacuated from the building as a precaution. nobody was hurt in this fire. (vicki) authorities are investigating a homicide after a man's body was found in the parking lot of gray whale cove state beach. the body was found early this morning with injuries consistent with a homicide. investigators are still trying to identify the victim. there are currently no suspects and police are asking for any witnesses to come forward if they have information. lawrence karnow: a weak weather system brought cooler temperatures and a few clouds across our skies on this valentine's day. if you're going out tonight bring something warm. it will be cool and in the 40s and 50s but it will be dry. you can

see a few showers in northern and southern california but unfortunately no rain here. on the satellite image you can see the storm as it dropped out of the gulf of alaska. it will make for a chilly night tonight with lows in the 30s and 40s. offshore winds will begin with warmer weather expected by tomorrow afternoon. highs will be in the 50s and 60s at the coast withlow to mid 60s inland. friday will be sunny and warmer. we could even see some highs in the 70s on saturday. we begin cooling on sunday. weather with skies are forecasted for monday. there is a chance for cold showers on tuesday. on tuesday.cold showers chance for there is a for monday. forecasted for

monday. there is a chance for cold showers (grant) (grant) now to the lingering domestic abuse scandal plaguing the white house. and today...preside nt trump spoke about the rob porter matter for the first time...more than one week after images of one of porter's ex wives were published...showing her with a black eye. two ex-a black eye. two ex-wives and an ex-girlfriend of porter's have accused him of physical emotional and verbal abuse. joining us now to talk about this and the shooting in florida, is james taylor, political science professor at the univeversity of san francisco, and one of our political analysts. yesterday we had a republican supproter addressing the same topic. now the same topic. now the other perspective. today the president said he's "totally opposed to

domestic violence of any kind."...adding "everyone knows that, and it almost wouldn't even have to be said." did it have to be said? (grant) (grant) coming up...two kron4

heroes from the bay...going the extra mile to address homelessness. how these officers actually use the classic good cop bad cop approach. (vicki) and after the break... more children are dying from the flu... and tonight we are learning the warning signs you need to pay attention to... if your child is getting sick.

4 your health tonight... doctors continue to warn people of how dangerous the flu virus is this year. so far... 20 children have died from the flu. tonight-- doctors say parents need to recognize and treat symptoms immediately... because young children are at risk of serious flu complications. according to the cdc, the best way for parents to protect their children is to get them vaccinated every year. here are some of the signs you should pay attention to if your kid is sick... if they have trouble breathing, or are breathing fast. if they have a bluish skin color ... or if they are not interacting with others as they usually would. (grant) rising housing costs is an on- rising housing costs is an on-going battle in the bay area. but next: we take an in-depth look at how an unlikely group is handling finding an affordable place to call home.

we're supposed to plan for our later years in life... but sometimes plans change. when it comes to housing... more and more seniors are finding it difficult to find an affordable place to live. (grant) kron four's philippe djegal goes in-depth tonight... sharing the story of a retired woman whose life was turned upside down... after she lost her home, and was forced to find another. nats- " for theresa bruner (brew-ner)...nats- " her independence means everything. so when it was stripped away -- and the 74-year-old ended up on the streets... she struggled.theresa bruner/senior- "i hated every minute of it. i was so depressed and it was just not me." after living in a home in east san jose for 19 years... her landlord died in 20-16.theresa bruner/senior- "and, her heir's took over and wanted to cash it in -- sell it." and, that's exactly what they did. theresa's rent had been 800-dollars a month... theresa bruner/senior- "that house that i was living in should have been condemned, but i didn't complain because i didn't know where else to go." and, for the first time in two decades -- she was forced to look for a new place to live... unaware of how difficult it would be to find something within her budget. theresa bruner/senior- "it's

like having to stay in the car after the money ran out for the motels, you know, for about 10 months." three- months into being homeless... another person on the streets tipped her off to e-a- h housing... and, that the affordable housing developer and property management company was accepting applications at a senior housing facility in santa clara. theresa applied, was eventually accepted... and, ten months after losing her home -- she was back in one.theresa bruner/senior- "it's the difference between life and death. it's, it's just great." her budget is about two-thousand dollars a month... money she receives from social security and a pension. theresa's new community is made up of people 55-years-of-age and older... she's lucky to have landed a one-bedroom apartment... because like at so many other senior living facilities... the waiting list to apply is closed. at this facility... rents are based on the area median income... which for a single-person in santa clara county is 79,300-dollars. tenants must make 30 to 50 percent of the area median income to be eligible for an apartment.theresa bruner/senior- "i do pay half of what i make, but it's -- i love it. i just, it gives you independence, and um, the zest for life all over again." kristen clements is a division manager for the san jose housing department... theresa's former city. clements says san jose is working on ways to create more

senior housing... the hope is to keep more seniors in the city rather than move like theresa had to. the santa clara county department of aging and adult services says... 17-percent of it's population is 60-years-of-age or older... and, on average, the cost of living here for a single older adult is 18-percent higher than the state average the department of aging and adult services also says, on average, seniors use more than half of their montlhy income on rent.kristen clements/san jose housing- "we know our population is aging and they need to be located in places that are close to transit close to walking to go to the drug store -- the grocery store." all amenities theresa has access to now -- in her new home. one she doesn't plan on moving away from any time soon.theresa bruner/senior- "there's hope for everybody -- they just have to look for it." she did, and it's worked out... proving you can be down, but not out -- even when you've lost it all. philippe djegal, kron four news. (vicki) as we have been

reporting... another deadly school shooting. this time in florida at a high school. the shock and sadness at the lives lost. but what about the emotional toll? let's check in with steve aveson in our newsroom. (steve) vicki... we are all vicki... we are all stunned when stories like this emerge. it can be particularly hard for children.. who can easily relate to being in school... and in a second their sense of safety disappears. tonight six.. we talk with an expert on how to help your children..

and perhaps yourself... deal with the school tragedies going forward.(steve) plus... the latest on the investigation at stanford. a package with white powder is delivered... and why some say it's connected to the recall of a judge. those stories coming up at six.. now back to the news at five. (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: a weak weather system brought cooler temperatures and a few clouds across our skies on this valentine's day. if you're going out tonight bring something warm. it will be cool and in the 40s and 50s but it will be dry. you can see a few showers in northern and southern california but unfortunately no rain here. on the satellite image you can see the storm as it dropped out of the gulf of alaska. it will make for a chilly night tonight with lows in the 30s and 40s. offshore winds will begin with warmer weather expected by tomorrow afternoon. highs will be in the 50s and 60s at the coast withlow to mid 60s inland. friday will be sunny and warmer. we could even see some highs in the 70s on saturday.

we begin cooling on sunday. much cooler weather with partly cloudy skies are forecasted for monday. there is a chance for cold showers on tuesday. (next) next at 5.... we'll next at 5.... (next)

(next) next at 5.... we'll introduce you to a pair of kron4 heroes... who are addressing the issue of homelessness in the bay area. (vicki) the city of

mountain view is addressing its homeless issue head on. the police department there has created a specialized unit...tasked with outreach...and at times...enforcement.(grant)

formed in july...two officers...who have been friends for years...now work the beat together. they say despite the obvious challenges, they love what they're doing. you wouldn't call it traditional policing.it's homeless outreach.officer mike taber, mnt. view police: 5:48: "what's going on, good to see ya, obviously for the kids." and it's all day every day...for mountain view sgt. waheed, 'wally' magee and his partner, officer mike taber.on this february day, they're handing out donated blankets and stuffed animals.homeless child: 38:20: ""thank you." officer: "you're welcome." amber lake, homeless: 15:45: "that is awesome. what do you think you kids will think? i think they'll like it."30:35 - "is everything else okay, have you guys been to csa? yeah a lot."one of the main goals for these guys is getting homeless people to the local community services agency, or csa. officer taber: 34:20: "last time i saw him down there and i just wanted to make sure he

followed through, and it looks like he did." "yeah thank you so much for everything.'' richard lake, homeless: "he took me down to csa. got me in with them, they have a food pantry, different things like medical trailers, so they've been a lot of help."but the job is certainly not always that easy.sgt. wahed 'wally' magee, mnt. view police: 51:42 - "it can take a toll on you emotionally, yeah we're cops we have a badge and vest but we're people to an it takes a toll when you see sad things." officer taber: 48:04: it's challenging. being in a police uniform it's hard to get people to trust you, especially when you're offering them services, so it's an uphill battle sometimes, but i take that as a challenge to try to prove to these people that i'm just a normal guy and i just want to get them help it doesn't really matter what i'm wearing. hear my voice, hear what i'm saying, let my actions speak for me. the key, they say, is balance.sgt. magee: 57:18 - "being a part of society means following laws, so having that balance approach when dealing with a vulnerable population that could be in violation of different things. vehicle code violations with registration, sometimes narcotic use, and sometimes they're just out of their luck and they need help, so making sure we balance how we're dealing with things and having compassion." richard lake: i have expired tags on my truck and they're lenient, they understand my situation." and that's just it.every situation is different.and when you can help people, especially kids - that's the best.sgt. magee: 51:24 - that's why it's rewarding, going out and doing this today, they're smiling, chasing me with their shark, i mean, that's what i do with my kid, you know, he has an iron man toy and we run around.two dedicated cops, one complicated mission...for these kron4 heroes...helping homeless people and the communities in which they live. (vicki)(vicki) and these two actually

employ the good cop bad cop approach.(grant) officer taber says he's more outreach focused... and hopefully people play ball and work with them. but if not, sgt mageee, who's often more focused on the letter of the law steps in and then the two partners work to... as they say... troubleshoot the situation. (vicki) that wraps up kron 4 news at 5.(granti) steve aveson and steve aveson and steve aveson and catherine heenan are here with what's next on kron4 news at six. (steve) thanks grant and vicki..coming up new at six... new details about a deadly school shooting in florida.a 19-year-old former student is in custody -- accused of

killing 17 people we'll tell you what police are now saying about the suspect's social media usage.(catherine) then - a stanford professor leading the recall effort against judge persky receives a scary threat.we'll tell you what was inside a letter sent to her.. that's next tonight on kron4 news at six. news at six. news at six. ♪ strummed guitar you can't experience the canadian rockies through a screen. you have to be here, with us. ♪ upbeat music travel through this natural wonder and get a glimpse of amazing, with a glass of wine in one hand, and a camera in the other, aboard rocky mountaineer. canada's rocky mountains await. call your travel agent or rocky mountaineer for special offers now.

(steve) breaking news.... gunfire and panic at a florida high school ...a former student accused of opening fire on students.... killing

17 and wounding at least 16 others.good evening, i'm steve aveson.(catherine) i'm catherine heenan - in for pam moore. police say the shooter was armed with an ar=15 assault rifle with multiple magazines.he was taken into custody a mile from the school here's where is happened ... parkland is a small town in broward county northwest of miami,just yesterday it was declared to be florida's safest city. tonight --- it is a scene of shock and mourning. "...as the fire alarm got pulled, and kids were evacuating, i heard 5 pops. and i said that's not a drill." oh my god ... bang bang i was shaking, i was panickingbang bangdispatch natreports of an active shooter at the school brought a massive police response.officers converged on the scene as students took cover in classrooms.parents began receiving frantic texts "i hear gunshots. we just got a code red notification so get me asap. there are gunshots in our school. hell, someone died. come now.""honestly i'm

still in shock. i don't know whether it'll hit me tonight or tomorrow'"some kids froze. some kids were on their phones. a lot of were on their phones just trying to snap chat everything. because they thought it was a joke and it wasn't. there's kids freaking out. students freaking out. teachers. it sucked."one student says he recognized the shooter as a former classmate. yeah he was on the third floor. he knows the school layout. he knows where everyone would be at as of right now .he's been at the fire drills. he's prepared for this.stuff." so just like me he knows where there's going to be a lot of people at a certain time so i don't think it's a coincidence."dispatch nat "sight of suspect - seen going to 3rd floor from the second wearing a gas mask. building 1200"multiple swat teams cleared the campus, room by room, as organized at it can be we are having an evacuation here of that building, building 800. ambulances carred off the victims amid the intensive search for the shooter.two hours after the gunfire broke out, the suspect was taken into custody about a mile away. 18=year old nicolas cruz was given a medical check before being booked, still wearing his hospital gown..honestly, all people were saying that it was going to be him, ...you know, everyone predicted it. that's crazy.another student indicated that cruz may have been the target of bullying. it was caused by hate. pure confusion. my sympathy goes out for the individual that did this because obviously he was really wronged in a way, and he was obviously mistreated. the school superintendent struggled to describe his reaction." it's a horrific situation. it's just a horrible day for us."by

late afternoon, parents were able to reunite with their children and try to process the tragedy.you read about it, you see it when it happens in other places, but when it's your backyard, when it's your child that's hiding..." (catherine) according to the gun violence archive, this is america's 19th school shooting in 2018 ... and the 30th mass shooting, with more than three people hurt or killed. and that's in just 45 days, (steve) tonight...(steve) tonight... we are

learning more about the shooters activity on social media. grant lodes is here with more about what authorities are uncovering. (grant) investigators are now scowering through the social media accounts and online activity of suspected shooter-- nikolas cruz. in a press conference earlier today... authorities desbribed their initial findings as "distrubing."(sheriff scott israel/broward county sheriff's department): "investigators certainly began dissecting social media and looking at the web site and the nikolas ... i think that's how you spell his name . n- i-k-o-l-a-s cruz was the killer. he is in custody and we've already began to dissect his web sites and things that social media he was on and some of the things that come to mind are very, very disturbing."very disturbing." authorities authorities did not go into detail about what they found... but are encouraging people to look out for disturbing content. the sheriff there says images on social media such as bombs social media such as bombs and

guns should be big red flags. if you see these in pictures or videos... or just something to does not look right...contact police. (steve) the president is responding on twitter: "my prayers and condolences to the families of the victims of the terrible florida shooting. no child, teacher or anyone else should ever feel unsafe in an american school." in another tweet... president trump said "just spoke to governor rick scott. we are working closely with law enforcement on the terrible florida school shooting." (steve) local lawmakers reacting to the shooting:house minority leader nancy pelosi tweeting in part:congress has a moral responsibility to take common sense action to prevent the daily tragedy of gun violence in communities across america. #enoughisenough (catherine) and we have continuing coverage of the shooting on our website. you can watch video of the chaos as the students evacuated the school. we also have images from the scene. it's all on kron

-4 dot com. (steve) more breaking news we are following tonight... a stanford law professor-- who is the chair of the recall judge persky campaign-- receives a package with an unknown white substance. professor michele dauber received the letter today... it also contained a rape threat. right now-- officials are running tests to try to determine the substance. a former student opened the letter, that looked like a party invitation, in the faculty lounge.. then the white powder came out. the professor says this will not deter the effort to recall judge persky.. that effort coming after his lenient sentence for brock turner--- the stanford student convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman. (catherine) another big story we are following tonight. just days after losing their loved one in a brutal murder, they faced her alleged killers in court.(steve) kron four first brought you this story on monday, about a teen found stabbed multiple times on an east bay road. a good samaritan trying to

help her. kron four's terisa estacio was in court today with the two defendents, and a packed courtroom of family members. (estacio)it was certainly very tense in court here at the alameda county court house in dublin... you could feel the anger... and hurt. for the family of 19 year old lizette cuesta, they are struggling to figure out, why this homicidehappened. (estacio)in court, a large group of family members and friends of the suspects and cuesta. no one talked.nats: do you have anything to say... but inside court, a family member did yell out when suspect melissa leonardo appeared before the judge. leonardo along with her boyfriend daniel gross now face felony one murder charges in the fatal stabbing of 19 year old lisette cuesta. neither defendent entered a plea, bail was denied.lizette cuesta was found on tesla road monday morning, clinging to life. she had been stabbed multiple times and was bleeding badly....nats, there is a girl, we need help.

authorities say cuesta willingly got into the vechicle with the two defendents sunday night... the three were friends. but then clearly something went terribly wrong - and somehow cuesta was stabbed, then left dying on the road. authorities say during her last breath, she identified her killers, leading to the arrest of the two suspects. (estacio - back live)as far as the family member who yelled out in court... she blurted out that leonardo will be punished ... then she fled the court room. both defendents are expected to be back in court to enter a plea tomorrow. te tomorrow. te a plea court to enter a plea tomorrow. te (steve) new at six... (steve)

tomorrow. tea plea tomorrow. te (steve) new at six... police say this man... wakeen best... is responsible for the death of a small dog weekend. police say dunky-- died when best threw him off story of a parking garage francisco. dunky's left the dog in his car in the parking garage. when the owner returned to his car... he (steve) tomorrow. tea plea tomorrow. tetomorrow. te

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(steve) new at six... police say this man... wakeen best... is responsible for the death of a small dog over the weekend. police say the dog-- dunky-- died when best threw him off the seventh

story of a parking garage in san francisco. dunky's owner had left the dog in his car in the parking garage. when the owner returned to his car... he found smashed glass and blood... and dunky was found deceased on the sidewalk below. the disturbing crime was caught on camera, which led to the arrest. (on cam)(catherine) a family is in mourning tonight after a loved one was shot to death following a confrontation with police in vallejo...(on cam)(steve) it happened yesterday behind a residential property - but as kron4's haaziq madyun reports the incident began with an enforcement stop of a man riding a bicycle nats/family mourningcandles, ballons and flowers are here on carolina street in vallejo in memory of 33-year-old ronnell foster who died during a police shooting not far from this locationsot according to officials at the vallejo police department the incident occurred tuesday around 7:40pm when an officer tried to conduct an investigative stop of foster on his bicycle here at florida street and marin. a pursuit began leading to on to the property of a witness, who asked me not to show his face, he picks up the story from theresot

police shooting witness: "they come down the walk way, of course i can see the walk way from where i sit, and about halfway down the walk way he is fighting with the officer, they get down to the bottom of the steps here and the officer is still trying to take him into custody, he would comply to anything the officer said, he kept trying to attack the officer">according to vallejo police the officer's metal flashlight wound up in the hands of foster who they say armed himself with it in a threatening mannersotparamedics were called and pronounced foster dead at the scene. his former high school classmate is sadden by his deathsot the officer involved in the shooting has been placed on adminstrative leave pending further investigation by vallejo police and the solano county sheriff's office...in vallejo haaziq madyun kron4news

(steve) in oakland... a person is in custody tonight after a standoff with police this morning. it started around eight oclock this morning on 53rd avenue and east eighth street near the coliseum. oakland police repsonded to reports of a shooting. police say the person was barricaded for around two hours. eventually authorities were able to contact the person and take them into custody. police say no one was injured in the standoff. (catherine) one person has died in a crash involving three vehicles and two celebrities in los angeles. reporter greg mills has the details. the p-g-a tour reports that pro golfer bill haas has been released from the hospital following a deadly crash in california tuesday. fire officials say the driver of the ferrari haas was riding in was pronounced dead at the

scene.according to local media, the driver of the b-m-w that collided with the ferrari was hospitalized.police say that an s-u-v belonging to actor luke wilson was clipped just moments before the deadly crash. (catherine) that was greg mills reporting. bill haas's father told the golf channel that his son is "very fortunate" and avoided serious injuries. bill did not suffer any broken bones and only has pain and swellin in his leg. (steve) let's take a look

outside right now... chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us now with the four zone forecast. lawrence karnow: a weak weather system brought cooler temperatures and a few clouds across our skies on this valentine's day. if you're going out tonight bring something warm. it will be cool and in the 40s and 50s but it will be dry. you can see a few showers in northern and southern california but unfortunately no rain here. on the satellite image you can see the storm as it dropped out of the gulf of alaska. it will make for a chilly night tonight with lows in the 30s and 40s. offshore winds will begin with warmer weather expected by tomorrow afternoon. highs will be in the 50s and 60s at the coast withlow to mid 60s inland. friday will be sunny and warmer. we could even see some highs in the 70s on saturday.

we begin cooling on sunday. much cooler weather with partly cloudy skies are forecasted for monday. there is a chance for cold showers on tuesday. (( áá v.o. / catherine áá ))still ahead.. more charges of sexual misconduct sexual charges of more still ahead.. catherine áá ))(( áá v.o. / (( áá v.o. / catherine áá ))

still ahead.. more charges of sexual misconduct against actor scot bay-o , this time from ayoung male actor who worked with him in hollywood.

(catherine) new at six... actor scott bay-o is facing new assault accusations. a former "charles in charge" actor says bay-o assaulted and "mentally tortured" him in the 19-80s. alexander polinsky made the allegations today at a news conference.

polinsky says bay-o exposed himself, talked about gay sex acts with the young actor...and once threw a hot cup of tea in his face. a spokesman for scott bay-o says the actor denies "each and every one" of the allegations of sexual misconduct.(brian glicklich/spokesperson for scott baio): " for reasons i don't understand, i'm the target of false claims that threaten everything that is important in my life. i'm hurt and i'm angry. but mostly i am stunned that anyone could be so cruel as to attack not just me but my entire family with lies." last month "charles in charge" star, nicole eggert came forward with claims against baio. she says he sexually assaulted her when she was a minor when they worked together on the hit show. (steve) adult firm actress stormy daniels is now free to talk about her alleged sexual encounter with president trump. daniels spoke about a 2006 extramarital affair with trump in an interview last

month. trump's personal laywer-- michael cohen-- says the president denies the encounter. but yesterday-- cohen admitted that trump paid clifford 130-thousand dollars out of his own pocket back in 20-16. daniels' manager says daniels believes the admission violates a non- disclosure agreement. cohen says neither the trump organization nor the trump campaign played a role in the payment. he says he made the payment to protect trump. (( catherine/vo )) 17 dead, several dozens more injured, we've got the latest in the florida school shooting includingreasons why so many were kept from harms way.

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she could... in a commercial. in real life she uses it to pay her sister, from her couch, for that sweater she stained. what sweater? (phone buzzes) life, lived michaela's way. chase. make more of what's yours. (steve) we are continuing follow breaking news out of parkland florida. a school shooting there has left at least 17 people dead. the suspect - a former student who had been expelled is in police custody.(catherine) grant lodes is standing by with more. grant? (grant) tonight - we have chilling video - that captured some of the gunfire. want to warn you...it's disturbing. (grant) the suspected shooter has been identified as 19-year-old nikolas cruz. a former student who was expelled from that high school in parkland. again -17 people dead -- 16 others are hurt. now we are learning

more about the weapon used in the attack.(grant) an a-r-15>(grant) this is video of the suspect being taken out of a police car. florida senator bill nelson says the shooter wore a gas mask, had smoke grenades, and set off the fire alarm so kids would come pouring out classrooms and into the hall. we're continuing to follow developments - we'll have more ahead. here in front of the alameda county courthouse in dublin, two defendants charged with murder made their first appearance. they did not

enter a plea, the two charged with murdering lisette cuesta, leaving her body on a road in livermore. before she died, she identified the two. terisa estacio, kron4 news. sothere in vallejo when police try to talk to a man on bicycle, a pursuit begins, ending in a deadly officer involved shooting on this man's property on carolina street sot 33-year-old ronnell foster of vallejo was pronounced dead at the scene. the family has

hired attorney john burris for legal representation. the officer involved in the shooting has been placed on adminstrative leave pending further investigation by vallejo police and the solano county sheriff's office...in vallejo haaziq madyun kron4news in san francisco school officials say based on the evidence the 10 students sickened at james lick middle school yesterday are suspected of having consumed pot laced candy.the city's public heath director says this most recent incident is a wake up call to parents about why kids need to be kept away from what is now legal recreationally for adults but is still illegal for those to consume for those under 21 years of age. in many ways cannabis is safer than alcohol but some people think oh it's safe safer does not mean safehe says it's cannabis effects the memory and attention in the young developing brain...maureen kelly kron4 news newskelly kron4 brain...maureen developing the young attention in memory and

effects the cannabis he says it's mean safesafer does not think oh it's safe some people than alcohol but some people think oh it's safe safer does not mean safecannabis effects the memory and attention in the young developing brain...maureen chief meteorologist lawrence meteorologist chief (steve) tonight parents across the country might be thinking about how to discuss this tragedy with their children. joining me now -- is victoria portanier (poor-ton-air) -- a licensed family therapist who specializes in child emotional trauma. (( áá catherine (( áá catherine áá ))

there can be loneliness on special occasions like valentines day, and whatmakes it worse -- an online promise of love that proves to be a scam. the warning when we come back.

(catherine) taking advantage of people's loneliness... it's a new tactic scammers are using to make money. (steve) getting people when they're emotionally vulnerable and experts say it could happen to anyone. an increasing number of people are being scammed out of their money on online dating sites. the better business bureau says that people in the u-s and canada have been scammed of

nearly one billion dollars over the past three years. experts say it normally starts with scammers pretending to be someone different -- even sending people gifts to appear legitimate.(stephanie garland // regional director, better business bureau): "these aren't people who are stupid. these are people who are smart who are educated. it can happen to anybody who is gay or straight. any kind of age, but we find it most reported among women who are in their 40's and 50's." if you think you are the victim of one of these scams, you can report it to the f-t-c and the f-b-i. those organizations have a database of scammers. they can link different victims from across the country and build a case against the scammers. historic news from the oakland raiders to day as they sayfarewell to a longtime cornerstone of the franchise and pitchers and catchers are warming up in the sun, it's thebeginning of spring training for the giants and the a's. sports director gary radnich has that and more when we come back.

thethe sun, it's warming up in catchers are pitchers and and and pitchers and catchers are warming up in the sun, it's thebeginning of spring training for the giants and the a's. sports director gary radnich has that and more when we come back. first workouts for pitchers and catchers at spring training were today... the giants broke camp in scottsdale, arizona... buster posey... hoping to get a lot more help in the lineup with the additions of evan longoria and andrew mccutchen bruce bochy... ready for another season after going through another minor heart procedure in the offseason hunter pence... arriving a week eraly for position players... will be moving from right field to left to make room for mccutchen the full squad reports monday and the first spring training game is a week from friday against the milwakee brewers(wipe to a's first

workout) as for the a's... it was also their first workout for pitchers and catchers today in mesa, arizona... like the giants... their full squad will report monday and the first spring training game is that friday against the anaheim angels to help with their young starting pitchers the team brought in former oakland great dave stewart... a 3-time world series champion with the a's, dodgers and blue jays and world series mvp and all-star with the a's in 1989 he will be with the team the first couple weeks of spring training... today stewart talked about being back in that a's umniform...(sot: stewart & bob melvin) "óóóó wore this uniform for a long time. i'm really excited about having an opportunity to work with the pitchers. you know whatever i can do to give em or talk about that may help them out. i'm really looking forward to it, i'm excited. "he was a world series mvp and a championship series mvp twice, and that tells you a

lot about dave stewart. that uh, he was about winning, he was about being there for his team, and that's some of the things that we want him to get across to our guys. guys. guys. get across to our guys.

the 49ers the 49ers hlped solidify their offensive line today... line today...their offensive line today... they signed starting center daniel kilgore to a three-year extension today... terms were not immediately announced the signing of kilgore gives quarterback jimy garoppolo and anchor to snap him the ball and give him protection a fifth round pick in the 2011 draft... kilgore started all 16 games last season for the

first time in his career... winning the team's bobb mckittrick award asthe team's best offensive lineman a raider mainstay for almost two decades is a raider no more after 18 season in oakland... the silver and black have decided to part ways with kicker sebastian janikowski. the 17th overall pick in 2000, the soon to be 40 year old has spent his entire nfl career with the raiders... leading the team all time in scoring. janikowski was replaced by kicker giorgio tavecchio last year when a back injury kept him on injured reserve throughout the season. the warriors about to play their final game before the all-star break tonight in portland... and 2nd- and 2nd-year guard patrick mccaw will miss at least four weeks after breaking a bone in his left wrist monday night against the suns. mccaw... who had been bouncing back and forth between the warriors and their g-league club in santa cruz at his own request... has a non- displaced fracture in the wrist.... mccaw will wear a cast for 10 days then be re-evaluated in four weeks. former heisan trophy winner johnny manziel... is attempting a comeback to

the nfl after being cut by the cleveland browns in 2016 for bad play and numerous off the field problems manziel announced today that he will participate in the developmental spring league in austin, texas... which plays from march 28 to april 15... the league is designed for players hoping to impress nfl scouts. earlier this week manziel stated he has ben diagnosed with biolar disorder... which contributed to many of his problems... including drinking, drugs and a domestic vioilence case as the winter olympics in south keroe play on... the person with the most gold

medals ever has added to his family... swimmer michael phelps and his wife nicole welcomed their son... ... into the world on monday.... he is the couple's 2nd son the 23-time gold medalist announced the birth on instagram saying all are healthy... and said he feels like the "happiest man in the world." phelps married nicole at a secret wedding in 2016... a year after the couple got engaged and the same year he win he final 5 golds in brazil get ready this saturday... the premier episode of kron's new basketball show... "kron hoop session"... hosted by mark carpenter... will air at 11pm... and contnue every saturday night throught the nba season this saturday mark interview's warriors guard nick young... aka "sawaggy p."... that's this saturday at 11pm

(( áá v.o. / steve áá )) coming up... a sweet valentine's day decades in the making.

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his wife chocolates for valentine's day...but this is no ordinary box of sweets. in 1979....ron bought donna sweets from a candy store with a unique policy....return next year with the box and you'll only pay for the chocolates. fast forward to now, and ron has given his wife valentine's chocolates in the very same box for 39 years. but this sweet story is somewhat bittersweet -- donna was diagnosed with dementia in 2014. "she's going to forget who i am... so enjoy every minute you can have with them while they still remember you." (catherine) for now, donna remembers, and she and ron continue to enjoy their valentine's day tradition. (steve) historians in upstate new york say a lock of george washington's hair was found tucked away inside a book. yes, george washington, the first u-s president. the discovery was made at union college's schaffer library. it was

found inside an almanac published in 1793. college officials sent photos of the find to a manuscripts expert. they believe the hair was given as a keepsake to alexander hamilton's son. washington was a friend of the family, and locks of hair were traditional gifts for the time period. the expert says even without a dna test, they have no reason to doubt its authenticity. lawrence karnow: a weak weather system brought cooler temperatures and a few clouds across our skies on this valentine's day. if you're going out tonight bring something warm. it will be cool and in the 40s and 50s but it will be dry. you can see a few showers in northern and southern california but unfortunately no rain here. on the satellite image you can see the storm as it dropped out of the gulf of alaska. it will make for a chilly night tonight with lows in the 30s and 40s. offshore winds will begin with warmer weather expected by tomorrow afternoon. highs will be in the 50s and 60s at the coast withlow to mid 60s inland. friday will be sunny and warmer. we could even see some highs in the 70s on saturday. we begin cooling on sunday.

much cooler weather with partly cloudy skies are forecasted for monday. there is a chance for cold showers on tuesday. final look at the weather with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. a full hour of entertainment news is on the way. at 7:00 it's inside edition, foll

stormy valentine's day for the president. >> after donald trump's lawyer finally admits he paid adult film star stormy daniels $130,000. >> is stormy about to tell all? >> then, olympic gold medal winner shaun white controversy. >> did he refuse to call on female reporters? >> called on one man and then another man, another, another, another never calling on a woman. >> plus, worst flight ever? >> [ baby screaming ] >> imagine hearing this for eight hours. >> and all out war between scott baio and actress nicole eggert. >> it was supposed to