.. state prosecutors say - the gamos family ran rainbow bright... and two other facilities here on the pennisula in the bay area... this daycare in daly city... there was another facility in pacifica and one in south san francsico... officials say they found disturbing and criminal conditions at all three... (take vo) prosecutors have charged the family with a total of 59 crimes... including rape, human trafficking, sex crimes and and various violations of labor law. california's attorney general says a task force of both state and local officals exposed the ring. he says the family hunted and targeted the flilipino community new to the us. they

employed them to watch over the special needs adults and children at the facilities. they reportedly threatened them by taking their passports, alledging that one was a police officer and would turn them over to authorites... the state attorney elaborated on the conditions the victims alledgedly faced at a special news conference - in addition i spoke with a woman who lived next door to one of the facilities.. xavier becerra, ca state atty general. they slept on floors, they had guns, they raped. april delgado, neighbor. "my roommate came home and said she heard cries coming from next door, we went did not hear, i feel awful now, when you hear rape, it is awful. (continue vo) this is a picture of all four suspects... they are currently being detained at the san mateo county jail- their arraignment today. each defendent facing 59 crimes in total - ranging from human trafficking to sex crimes.... a very big case unfolding tonight here on the pennisula, terisa estacio kron four enws. state prosecutors say - the gamos family ran rainbow bright... and two other facilities here on the pennisula in the bay area... this daycare in daly city... there was another facility in pacifica and one in south san francsico... officials say they found disturbing and criminal conditions at all three... (take vo) prosecutors have charged the family with a total of 59 crimes... including rape, human trafficking, sex crimes and and various violations of labor law. california's attorney general says a task force of both state and local officals exposed the ring. he says the family hunted and

targeted the flilipino community new to the us. they employed them to watch over the special needs adults and children at the facilities. they reportedly threatened them by taking their passports, alledging that one was a police officer and would turn them over to authorites... the state attorney elaborated on the conditions the victims alledgedly faced at a special news conference - in addition i spoke with a woman who lived next door to one of the facilities.. xavier becerra, ca state atty general. they slept on floors, they had guns, they raped. april delgado, neighbor. "my roommate came home and said she heard cries coming from next door, we went did not hear, i feel awful now, when is awful. (continue vo) this is a picture of all four suspects... they are currently being detained at the san mateo county jail- their arraignment today. each defendent facing 59 crimes in total - ranging from human trafficking to sex crimes.... a very big case unfolding tonight here on the pennisula, terisa estacio kron four enws. (catherine) breaking news in the east bay tonight... a shelter in place advisory has been issued for san leandro... because of a fire burning at a metal recycling plant. these are pictures of the scene. the fire is happening at "al-co metals" near doolittle and davis street. crews say smoke is visible throughout san leandro. residents in the area are being told to stay inside... and to close doors and windows. we'll bring

you more information as it becomes available. (grant) some elementary school students here in the bay area no longer have laptops to help them with their classes...after a burglar broke to their school. police are now searching for clues in the case. kron4's haaziq madyun reports.(take pkg) (pkg)thieves target computer equipment in an overnight burglary here at sutro elementary school in san franciscosotsan francisco police investigators say the break-in occurred between the hours of 9pm thursday and 7am friday morning. the thief or thieves stole multiple computer laptops and tablets. school officials say the students used the computer devices daily in their language arts, math and reading classes. people who live and work in this quiet richmond district neighborhood say a crime like this is very unusualsot

this area and you don't hear of a lot of crime, especially at a school. it's so sad">sot on friday san francisco police were on the scene following up on the burglary investigation. investigators are also checking surveillance cameras in the area for any possible leads(stand up)officials with the san francisco unified school district say the electronic devices were purchased using the school's budget and that sutro elementary will reach out to its p-t-a for support in replacing the stolen items. in san francisco haaziq madyun kron4news (catherine)(catherine) when taxpayers agreed to help pay for the extension of bart service into the south bay, they probably expected they'd be getting a brand new transit system.explains..

rob fladeboe/milpitas "....the actual construction of the new south bay bart extension, which includes new stations here in milpitas at at berryessa in san jose is largely complete but don't expect to be riding the sytem any time soon..."already beset those used parts are not involved in the control of tracks or trains but are networking parts, used in communications for the control of things like station lights, doors, the p.a. system and closed circuit tv. the discovery was made back in june and only now made public.bernice alaniz/vta "....there is a very extensive system of quality assurance and this was part of us working with the contractor, as various aspects of the system were completed there is a period of time when the work is accepted and as a part of that, this was discovered during that testing..."at least 11-hundred switches and

routers must be replaced. the parts alone cost just over a million dollars. are their other undiscovered used parts in the system and will the subcontractor be held accountable?bernice alanize/vta "....we are looking at the whole chain of supply and once we determine the exact source of the these the board will make a decision how to proceed..."until now, the extension was supposed to be readu for riders by this fall, riders will not have to wait until next fall, or possibly later. in milpitas rob fladeboe kron 4 news.

(grant) a big story tonight-- a trial date has been set for the ghost ship warehouse fire in oakland. derick almena and max harris will go to trial on april second. this comes a month after a judge rejected the plea deal the two men had reached with prosecutors. almena and harris were charged with 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter for that fire. at a hearing today... both men withdrew their "no contest" pleas-- and entered "not guilty" pleas. 36 people died during a party at the warehouse in december of 20-16. (grant) the trial against the alleged gypsy hill killer started today.. 69-year-old rodney halbower is accused of raping and killing six women - but this trial concentrates on two killed in san mateo county dating back to the 1970's. the judge did not allow the media to film the hearing, but kron 4's sara stinson was inside the courtroom.

trial beginning there was tons of drama the accused gypsy hill killer was almost kicked out before opening statements even began."> here is a recent mugshot of 69-year-old rodney halbower - the man accused of killing 17-year-old paula baxter in millbrae and veronica cascio in pacifica in 19-76.before the county started opening statements - halbower became disruptive saying he wanted to represent himself and that the evidence wasn't processed correctly. he began yelling and telling the jury this trial is an abuse of the legal process and

conspiracy. judge mark forcum asked halbower to be quiet dozens of times as three police officers surrounded him. within two minutes judge forcum excused the jury.the judge was about to kick halbower out of opening statements but deputy district attorney sean gallager told the judge it's important he stays to hear the argument of the county. the judge says about a week ago halbower tried to get excused from attending court - and he is intentionally disrupting to get out of the courtroom. attorney gallager said quote he made his bed let him lie in it.the judge decided to let halbower stay and brought the jury back in.he advised them to disregard anything he says until halbower is on the stand. gallager started to describe the brutal rapes and killings of both teenages, which happened within 30 days of one another and just ten miles apart.halborrow continued to yell saying that no one ever asked him 42 years ago if he had an allaby. the people continued and eventually halbower became quiet. until attorney gallager brought up the evidence found in 2014 that matched halbower and linked him to both gypsy hill killings. the defense also gave opening remarks - but halbower insisted that he wanted to represent himself. reporter tag: (catherine) a restaurant worker in san francisco was

shot and injured today - while taking out the trash. it happened around 3-am on the 21- hundred block of lombard street - near mel's diner. police say the gunman demanded money from the victim-- and shot him. by the time officers arrived - the gunman was gone...but he was tracked down later and arrested. the victim is hospitalized and is expectedto survive. (grant) a wildfire burning near redding will keep a stretch of i-5 closed through the weekend. the delta fire is burning on both sides of the freeway about 30 miles north of redding. so far-- the fire has burned more than 24-thousand acres and it continues to burn out of control tonight...there is no containment. fire officials say crews are facing very dangerous conditions. 280 homes are considered threatened, but the blaze isn't burning but the blaze isn't burning close to any large towns on sunday -- officials say they will re- evaluate whether or not to reopen i-5. (grant) officials say the

largest wildfire in state history is expected to be fully contained by sunday... more than six weeks after it started. the deadly blaze burning in the mendocino area killed a utah firefighter, destroyed 157 homes and charred 717 square miles. the mendocino complex is a combination of two blazes that burned two blazes that burned side by side. one of the two blazes was fully contained in august... and residents have been allowed to return home. but a second, massive blaze continues to burn in the mendocino national forest. (anchor1) taking a live look outside-- at the golden gate bridge. (anchor 2) time now to check on our weather... with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: we enjoyed a

little more sunshine today with more of a northerly wind. even the coastal areas had more sunshine today. highs today were in the 60s at the coast, 70s and 80s around, and hot 90s inland. we are watching two possible hurricanes threatening the us in the next week. florence is headed toward the east coast as a dangerous storm and olivia will be headed toward hawaii. on the satellite image high pressure continues across most of california but a series of storms is headed toward the pacific northwest. highs tomorrow will be in the 80s and 90s inland, 70s and 80s around the bay and 60s

with more sunshine at the coast. it will cool a little on sunday. temperatures will be much cooler during the middle of next week.next week. the middle of karnow. lawrence karnow. lawrence next week.the middle of cooler during will be much cooler during the middle of next week.

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soceither.comment yet ready to they are not "mccarty bite" enforcement next week. (grant) state lawmakers are speaking out as the family of stephon clark prepares to sue the city of sacramento. clark was unarmed when officers shot and killed him. capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala joins us live from sacramento tonight with what lawmakers are saying. ashley? ((ashley))stephon clark's family this week filed claims against the city of sacramento seeking millions of dollars in damages.the area's assembly member today continues his calls for california to change the culture of law enforcement

((pkg))(nats)just shy of the six month mark of stephon clark's shooting death by police..his family is taking action against the city.with still no charges filed against officers... the family filed claims seeking at least 15 million dollars for funeral expenses, attorney fees and punitive damages.sacramento assemblyman kevin mccarty says he isn't surprised. ((assemblyman kevin mccarty)) ""police say they shot clark thinking he had a gun..investigators later learned it was a cell phone. mccarty coauthored a proposed law this year that would've toughened the standard for police to use lethal force when they feel their lives are in danger.. lawmakers put it on hold for next year."mccarty bite" ((ashley))besides announcing besides ((ashley)) ((ashley))besides announcing the claims against them..sacramento city officials are not commenting.

we reached out to attorneys for stephon clark's family but they say they are not yet ready to comment either.soc (catherine) tesla ceo elon musk probably didn't do himself any favors today....after he apparently smoked pot on a pod-cast.. it happened during an interview on the "joe rogan experience." shares of tesla stock closed down 6 percent today..which also brought news that more top executives have resigned. musk also played with one of the flame throwers he manufactured. the antics might not generally mean much - except for the

fact musk has talked about being sleep-deprived and overwhelmed. and there have reportedly been concerns about his recreational drug use. it was announced today that tesla's chief accounting officer and head of human resources are leaving the company. ending a painful week for the company.. as of friday's close - tesla stock lost more than 11 percent on the week. (grant) (grant) (grant) cleaning up our

oceans is no easy task, but a first of it's kind but a first of it's kind cleanup operation is set to launch tomorrow from the bay area. kron 4's dan kerman is live in alameda tonight with more. dan?

(grant) u.s. troops began an

unexpected exercise in southern syria on friday -- because of russian threats. russia has warned that its forces -- along with syrian regime units -- are prepared to attack an area where u.s. (catherine) troops could be caught in the crossfire -- according to u.s. defense officials. natasha chen explains how in a

different part of syria, families are at the mercy of negotiations, happening today at the u-n and in iran. u.s. central command said u.s. troops at the at tanf base in southern syria are flying assault helicopters and conducting live fire drills after russia gave two warnings this past week.russia claims there are militants in the area protected by u.s. troops and that russian forces, along with syrian regime units, are prepared to attack.pentagon spokesperson, commander sean robertson said the u.s. doesn't want to fight them, "however, the united states will not hesitate to use necessary and proportionate force to defend us, coalition or partner forces, as we have clearly demonstrated in past instances."meanwhile on the other side of syria, civilians in the last rebel stronghold of idlib are bracing for what's likely to be the last major battle in the country's seven-year civil war.staffan de mistura / un special envoy to syria: i've laid out to you, madame president, all the ingredients for a perfect storm. the dangers are profound that any battle for idlib could be, would be, a horrific and bloody battle. there are about three million people in idlib and more than a third of them are children. at a meeting in tehran, russian president putin acknowledged that but said the terrorist activity needs to be addressed.vladimir putin / russian president: they continue with their provocative activity, launching uav attacks, and shelling is coming from there - this is something we cannot ignore.turkish president erdogan proposed a ceasefire for idlib, but a ceasefire was not mentioned in the final joint statement at the summit. i'm natasha chen reporting.

(grant) rouhani, erdogan and putin plan to have another summit in russia, but a date has not been set. (anchor) taking a live look outside-- overlooking downtown san

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supposed to stand up to bullies, not follow them. (grant) president (grant)them. bullies, not follow stand up to are supposed to americans, we are supposed to stand up to bullies, not follow them. (grant) president obama, delivering a blistering attack on his successor, naming names and calling donald trump a threat to democracy.he warned students at the university of illinois that there's an even greater threat.(catherine) obama is clearly off the political sidelines. ken wayne is in the newsroom to tell us about it. ken? (ken)

his message today : no excuses. get out and vote. "the threat to our democracy doesn't just come from donald trump.// the biggest threat to our democracy is indifference. the biggest threat to our democracy is cynicism.""just a glance at recent headlines should tell you that this moment really is different. the stakes really are higher. donald trump's election, he said, was an attempt to turn back the clock on social justice and economic equality. "each time we've gotten closer to those ideals, somebody somewhere has pushed back. the status quo pushes back. .//it did not start with donald trump. he is a symptom, not the cause." "i'm sorry. i watched it but i fell asleep. i found he's very good, very good for sleeping."president trump was campaigning a few hundred miles away in fargo, north dakota.before arriving ... he told reporters on air force one that he wants a criminal investigation of the new york times for publishing an anonymous account of efforts to undermine his presidency.mr. obama called that unamerican.á9+we don't threaten the freedom of the press because they say things or publish stories we don't like. i complained plenty about fox news but you never heard me trying to shut them down or call them enemies of the people."

(ken) tomorrow the former president flies to southern california for a rally in orange county,he also plans to campaign for democrats in ohio, illinois and pennsylvania this month, as well as speaking at a fundraiser in new york city. (catherine) also tonight at 5:30... kron4 is always tracking local stories. here's a look at what's

going on in your neighborhood right now. (grant) starting the the east bay... expect a backup on the bay bridge tomorrow... as demolition of the old span wraps up. this is video of a previous implosion. tomorrow...crews will implode two marine foundations... between 11 a-m and 1:30 p-m... and that is when you can expect the worst delays. the c-h-p will stop traffic at the metering lights on the eastern side of the bridge. they'll also have a rolling stop on the western side. ... (catherine) in the south bay... google is stepping up to help restore the vietnam war memorial in san jose. the "sons of san jose vietnam war" memorialwas vandalized last month in guadalupe river park. spray paint was cleaned up - but other graffitiwas etched deeply into the granite. the parks department says it would cost about 3-thousand dollars to fix. that's when google stepped up - making a donation to help restore the monument.

(grant) on the peninsula a woman is arrested for d- u-i... after driving her car into a home. it happened yesterday morning on monroe avenue in belmont. police say 42-year-old denise adams hit a parked car... and then backed up across the street down a driveway of another home.. and crashed into the front porch. it's not clear if anyone was inside at the time. adams was taken to the hospital for minor injuries. (catherine) in the north bay... two nature preserves in sonoma county are now open to guests for the first time. both the gateway to the jenner headlands preserve and the pole mountain preserve opened today. they're about 2 miles north of the town of jenner. these are photos of the jenner headlands preserve. the two areas combined total more than 6- thousand acres of coastal fields and forests. lawrence karnow: we enjoyed a little more sunshine today with more of a northerly wind. even the coastal areas had more sunshine today. highs

today were in the 60s at the coast, 70s and 80s around, and hot 90s inland. we are watching two possible hurricanes threatening the us in the next week. florence is headed toward the east coast as a dangerous storm and olivia will be headed toward hawaii. on the satellite image high pressure continues across most of california but a series of storms is headed toward the pacific northwest. highs tomorrow will be in the 80s and 90s inland, 70s and 80s around the bay and 60s with more sunshine at the coast. it will cool a little on sunday. temperatures will be much cooler during the middle of next week. (grant) (grant)

(grant) happening now... the world's largest militarized swat training and weapons expo is taking place in the east bay. this will be the last year of the expo... which attracts huge protests every year. kron 4's lydia pantazes reports from the alameda county fairgrounds in pleasanton. the alameda county sheriff's office is hosting its last "urban shield" first-responder training exercise in its current format this weekend. the sheriff's office launched urban shield in 2007, following the terrorist attack on sept. 11, 2001, which sheriff's officials said showed that law enforcement agencies weren't well prepared for such attacks. more than 100 agencies and thousands of people, including some from foreign countries, have participated in past conferences. but the alameda county board of supervisors voted 4-1 to end the training exercise in its current format at a meeting on march 27 at which the vast majority of more than 100 speakers alleged that it is militaristic, racist and xenophobic and has a negative impact on communities of color and immigrants. the board called for the exercise's format in 2019 and future years to focus more on training for natural disasters and less on terrorism and on weapons vendors. sheriff's officials say the purpose of the conference is to train law enforcement officers, firefighters and paramedics on how to respond to natural disasters as well as man-made disasters such as explosions and mass shootings. the sheriff's office will host a regional preparedness training seminar and vendor show at the alameda county fairgrounds at 4501 pleasanton ave. in pleasanton from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on friday. sheriff's officials say the vendor show will feature the latest equipment and technology for first

responders as well as guest speakers who were involved in fighting the devastating fires in the north bay last year. ceilingááscreamsáthrough

(catherine) a frightening scene after a woman fell through the ceiling of a restaurant filled with people.

(grant) for your health tonight... a warning after travelers on some southwest flights last month may have been exposed to measles. mayra moreno has the story. a scary thought for travelers . not knowing the person sitting next to you may possibly be infected with a highly

contagious disease.like the measles.elizabeth hale/traveler "it's very contagious. the air is always circulating." it's a sensitive case many agencies from different jurisdictions are now working on.after a traveler from north texas tested positive for the measles.people who were on board at least 4 southwest flights in and out of houston hobby on august 21st and august 22nd are now being made aware.at least 27 houstonians were on those flights.scott packard/houston health dept. "so what we are doing from a houston health department perspective is contacting the passengers on the flight who are residents of the city of houston and alerting them of the threat and to be on the lookout for symptoms."those travelers who experience rash, high fever, coughing, runny nose, red watery eyes should contact their doctor immediately.john grieser/traveler"it's just risky to be in a place that's contained."luckily, the houston health department says the infected person from north texas did not leave the waiting area.scott packard/houston health dept. "that means the likelihood of exposure to people at airport is very, very low."as for southwest airlines, they say quote:"we've shared awareness of the situation and protocols with our employees who were also onboard these aircraft. our entire fleet is subject to rigorous and regular cleaning programs"

(grant) (grant) (grant) that was mayra moreno reporting. no one has come forward yet to say they contracted measles from being on those flights. (catherine) still ahead... football is back. mark carpenter joins us live in the studio with a look at what to expect from the niners and raiders. (catherine)

(catherine) here we go... now that training camp and the pre-season are finally over... we can actually say football is officially back.(grant) the falcons and eagles kicked off the year last night with the regular season opener... and sunday and monday, we can look forward to the 49ers and raiders taking the field. mark carpenter mark carpenter joins us with a look at both games. we've finally reached the ponit in the year when the games finally count. starting with the 49ers, we can start to figure out if the

hype surrounding this team is for real. kyle shanahan and jimmy garoppolo opening the year this sunday in minnesota... jimmy g...yet to lose a start as he is 7-and-0 in which he's been qb1... 5-0 with shanahan. --but you can't talk enough about how good the vikings are.. they went 13-and-3 last year and went to the nfc title game.. not only do they have a franchise qb with kirk cousins, but their defense ranked among the best in the league last season. --like every fan in the bay area, shanahan finally ready to play some important football. i know out team a lot better.i feel we have improved too...so i feel a lot more confident going into the year. so im excited...ive been sitting around thinking about it all year.our players came in so excited the first day we saw them in the off season..pre season is a grind for everyone...and we are all glad to have gone through that. now we are pumped to play some football> switching over to the raiders, the silver and black set to play their first game of the jon gruden era... and the post-khalil mack era. the raiders...made a shocking move this week all-pro to the chicago bears for draft but the on gameplanning... and the l-a to prep for... that bunch of moves this summer adding marcus peters, suh, and they defensive star -jon his plan of attack. attack. his plandonald.defensiv re-signed their suh, and they ndamukong marcus peters, aqib talib, summer adding moves this bunch of defense made a that to prep for...rams

give a lot and the l-a gameplanning...on focus is now but the picks.for draft chicago bears all-pro to the in trading the move this week a shocking raiders...made the mack era.post-khalil and the era...the jon gruden first game of to play their and black set the silver raiders,over to the switching football> switching over to the raiders,and black set first game of era... and the post-khalil mack era. the raiders...made move this week in trading the all-pro to the chicago bears for draft picks. but the focus is now on gameplanning... and the l-a rams give a lot to prep for... that bunch of moves this summer adding aqib talib, marcus peters, ndamukong suh, and they re-signed their defensive star aaron donald. -jon gruden...with his plan of attack. "you know we have to have 36 minutes of possession...wade phillips defense their gonna blitz..there gonna bring that front and make it nearly impossible to run the ball.so the best way to win this game is to do something when you have the ball.we're gonna have to score...and we get our chances to run it we gotta run it. deal with some loaded boxes cant wait to see how we do it. kickoff set for 7-20 monday night at the coliseum. we also want to use this time to mention that tomorrow night we kick off the 2nd season of our football shows here at kron.4. 9pm saturday night is the full

football hour on kron... kim smith has the 49ers covered with the red and gold zone.. and i'll give you a half hour of raiders talk on the sword and shield zone. (anchor) taking a live (anchor)

(anchor) taking a live look outside... at the san mateo bridge.(anchor) time now to check on our weather... to check on our weather... with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: we enjoyed a little more sunshine today with more of a northerly wind. even the coastal areas had more sunshine today. highs today were in the 60s at the coast, 70s and 80s around, and hot 90s inland. we are watching two possible hurricanes threatening the us in the next week. florence is

headed toward the east coast as a dangerous storm and olivia will be headed toward hawaii. on the satellite image high pressure continues across most of california but a series of storms is headed toward the pacific northwest. highs tomorrow will be in the 80s and 90s inland, 70s and 80s around the bay and 60s with more sunshine at the coast. it will cool a little on sunday. temperatures will be much cooler during the middle of next week. next week.the middle of cooler during will be much temperatures sunday. little on will cool a at the coast. it more sunshine at the coast. it will cool a little on sunday. temperatures will be much cooler during the middle of next week.

(grant) a woman ends up in a crawl space looking for a bus stop... and falls through

the ceiling. (catherine) it happened at a busy mexican restaurant in orange county... and it was all caught it on video. michele gile has the story... marabella munoz/restaurant owner"sure enough, right above we start to see just pieces of the ceiling coming down."a few seconds later. customers who packed into sabroso mexican grill in garden grove got the shock of their lives.a woman came through the ceiling dropping about 25 feet.patrons screamed.the owner had noticed buckling ceiling panels and the indentation of feet.so did a customer who grabbed a cell phone and recorded the fall. marabella munoz/restaurant owner"we were so scared that she was going to run across and land on someone. so we didn't know where."luckily, the customers were ok and the unidentified woman was only slightly injured.but who was she, and why was she in the crawl space?employees say a homeless woman had asked to use the restroom and for directions to a bus stop. michele gile/reporter"the employees tell me that she spent quite a bit of time in the bathroom and they later found out that she'd boosted herself up here on the urinal and through that door into the attic. a police officer who responded after the fall tells me that he interviewed the woman and said 'what in the world were you doing up in the crawl space?' and she explained to him that she was looking for the bus stop. she said someone earlier had told her that the bus stop was up and to the right."the officer explained the woman was under the influence of drugs.we replayed the video for a patron eating at sabroso today. she was stunned.caitlin graeber/customer"i would have

just thought that was a freak act and i would have been like wow. the food here is so good, though, that i wouldn't really mind. as long as she didn't fall on me." (catherine) that wraps up kron 4 news at 5.(grant)

ken wayne and pam moore are here with kron 4 news at six. (ken) coming up next on kron4 news at six:next on kron4 news at six: we have details on a major human trafficking and weapons bust... investigators say it's connected to a local daycare and adult residential facilities. we'll show you the family members now in police custody.(pam) then - a lot of questions tonight.. after this man was shot and killed by a police officer in his own home. we'll tell you what we know about how the female officer ended up inside... that's coming up next on kron4 news at six.

it breaks my heart to think there was someone in there being abused.(pam) tonight at 6... a dark underbelly of alleged crime ... happening right under peninsula residents' noses. a family.... arrested for human trafficking and sex crimes... reportedly keeping men and women captive... and abusing them around the clock. thank you for joining us. i'm pam moore.(ken) and i'm ken wayne. state attorney general javier becerra announced the case today... against the family who ran adult care centers as well as a day care here in the bay area. kron four's terisa estacio is live in daly city tonight... at one of the facilities run by this family. terisa? state prosecutors say - the gamos family ran rainbow bright... and two other facilities here on the

pennisula in the bay area... this daycare in daly city... there was another facility in pacifica and one in south san francsico... officials say they found disturbing and criminal conditions at all three... (take vo) prosecutors have charged the family with a total of 59 crimes... including rape, human trafficking, sex crimes and and various violations of labor law. california's attorney general says a task force of both state and local officals exposed the ring. he says the family hunted and targeted the flilipino community new to the us. they employed them to watch over the special needs adults and children at the facilities. ated them by taking their passports, alledging that one waover to authorites... the state attorney elaborated on the conditions the victims alledgedly faced at a special news conference - in addition i spoke with a woman who lived next door to one of the facilities.. xavier becerra, ca state atty general. they slept on floors, they had guns, they raped. they threatened to turn over to

authorities if they spoke up. april delgado, neighbor. "i feel awful that this was happening next door. we just didn't know. (continue vo) this is a picture of all four suspects... they are currently being detained at the san mateo county jail- their arraignment today. each defendent facing 59 crimes in total - ranging from human trafficking to sex crimes.... a very big case unfolding tonight here on the pennisula, terisa estacio kron four enws. enws. kron four terisa estacio pennisula, terisa estacio kron four enws.

tonight. some san francisco elementary school students no longer have laptops to help in class. (pam) police are searching for the burglar who broke into the school.. and made off with the computers. kron4's haaziq madyun has the story.(take pkg) (pkg)thieves target computer equipment in an overnight burglary here at sutro elementary school in san franciscosan francisco police investigators says the break-

in occurred between the hours of 9pm thursday and 7am friday morning. the thief or thieves stole multiple computer laptops and tablets. school officials say the students used the computer daily in their language arts, math and reading classes. people who live and work in this quiet richmond district neighborhood say a crime like this is very unusualsotsoton friday san francisco police wela ory inve investigators are also checking surveillance cameras in the area for any possible leads(stand up)officials with the san francisco unified school district say the electronic devices were purchased using the school's budget and that sutro elementary will reach out to its p-t-a for support in replacing the stolen items. in san francisco haaziq madyun kron4news

(ken) the two suspects in the ghost ship warehouse fire, formally withdrew their no contest pleas today. derick almena and max harris entered not guilty pleas again... after judge james cramer scheduled their trial to begin april second. this comes in response to the alameda county judge rejecting the plea deal the two men reached with prosecutors. almena and harris were charged with 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter for an oakland warehouse fire back in 2016. 36 people between the ages of 17 and 61 died during a music party at the warehouse. (ken) the trial against the alleged gypsy hill killer began just today and already... it has been eventful. within one minute of the trial starting... rodney halbower was almost kicked out for yelling and telling the jury the trial is an abuse of the legal process and a conspiracy.

the 69-year-old is accused of raping and killing six women - but this trial concentrates on two killed in san mateo county... 17- year-old paula baxter in millbrae and veronica cascio in pacifica in 19-76. the prosecution says new evidence found in 2014 links halbower to both killings. the trial will resume on monday. a dallas police officer shot and killed a neighbor in her apartment building last night... catherine heenan is here with more on the puzzling case.. (catherine) this is the man who was killed -- 26-year-old botham jean. police say the officer who shot him says she had mistakenly entered his apartment.... the female officer had just ended her shift...and had walked home still wearing her uniform. the dallas police chief admits there are a lot of unanswered questions... including how the woman managed to get inside the apartment. and whether she thought the man

was an intruder. based on the information investigators have now....they're planning to file a manslaughter charge against the officer. the chief says it remains unclear whether there were any words exchanged or other interaction between the officer and her neighborbefore she shot and killed him.. the officer hasn't been publicly identified yet. her blood is being tested for drugs and alcohol. the texas rangs independent inv ken and pam? (pam) the world's largest militarized swat training and weapons expo.... is taking place in pleasanton this weekend. it is the last

year the alameda county sheriff's office will host "urban shield" in its current format... urban shield is a first responder training exercise.. it was originally created as a response to the attacks on 9/eleven.. however, the alameda county board of supervisors voted to end the training exercise in its current format .... after hearing arguments that it is militaristic, racist and xenophobic. the board asked that future "urban shield" events .. focus more on training for natural disasters... and less on terrorism and weapons vendors. happening tomorrow....the most ambitious ocean clean up of its kind will launch.what's known as "system 001"... a giant assembly consisting of a floater, skirt, and stabilizers, will make its way to the great pacific garbage patch... the largest accumultion of floating trash in the world... in an effort to clean up 1 point 8 trillion pieces of plastic.the system launches from alameda tomorrow.

here you can see the route it will take through the bay... slowly making its way under the bay bridge, passing by alcatraz... and finally hitting the open waters of the pacific tomorrow afternoon. kron4's dan kerman is in alameda tonight with the latest on the final preparations. dan? the ocean cleanup 0907186 insertthe increasing amount of plastic trash littering our oceans has reached a crisis levelsot arjen tjallema/the ocean cleanup but this 2000 foot long ocean cleanup system may be the answer. friday morning it left the seaplane lagoon off alameda and is now anchored in the bay awaiting saturday's historic departure to one of the most polluted areas of the pacificsot80 thousand metric tons of plastic are said to be there... and once it arrives in mid october the black

floater and screen below will be bent into a u shape to create a coastline of sorts. sotsome have voiced concerns about the cleanup systems impact on marine life, but those behind the system say it's been designed to minimize any risk.sot205/aboard the vessel vessel 205/aboard the vessel

london breed is trying to solve the problem that has confounded all her predecessors. what to do about homelessness. we'll hear about her new ideas. (pam) and car break ins in san francisco are finally going down. why authorities say it's still too early to celebrate. (ken) elon musk smokes a big joint during a podcast. now tesla stock has taken a dive. the reaction to the tesla founder's lastest antics. (lawrence) i'm chief meteorologist lawrence karnow, i'll have your full bay area forestcafter the break. (ken)the u-s saw another

strong month of hiring... slightly beating analysts' expectations for august. according to the latest jobs report-- the economy added 201- thousand jobs last month.and the unemployment rate stayed near historical lows at three- point-nine percent.the economy has been on a roll lately. employers report trouble finding enough workers to accor to today's report-- average hourly earnings grew two-point-nine percent compared with a year ago.it is the strongest rate in nine years.that number is not adjusted for inflation though... which has been rising in recent months. (ken) more woes for local automaker tesla... their stock took

a beating today after yesterday's antics by c-e-o elon musk. (pam) grant lodes joins us in studio now ... for the latest issue that has investors concerned. tesla ceo elon musk's public persona took another hit with shareholders today.... after he apparently smoked pot on a pod-cast.. it happened during an interview on the "joe rogan experience." musk also played with one of the flame throwers he manufactured. wall street troubling to wall street --- especially since musk has been vocal about not sleeping much and just generally being overwhelmed.

do certain things? it's tobacco and marijuana. that's all it is.> (grant) reportedly there have been concerns in the past about musk's recreational drug use. shares of tesla stock closed down 6 percent today...which also brought news that more top executives have resigned. including chief accounting officer dave morton... who submitted his resignation tuesday. he joined the company a day before c-e-o elon musk generated controversy by tweeting plans to take the company private -- a plan musk later scrapped. (pam) san francisco mayor london breed has said tackling the homelessness crisis is one of her top priorities. (ken)she was quoted in a washington post article this week as saying she wants all people to

be "able to live in dignity because they have a home and are able to make ends meet." (ken)joining us now is the author of that article.... scott wilson of the washington post. post.washington of the scott wilson article.... scott wilson of the scott wilson

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post. let's take a look outside right now... chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us now with the four zone forecast. lawrence karnow: we enjoyed a little more sunshine today with more of a northerly wind. even the coastal areas had more sunshine today. highs today were in the 60s at the coast, 70s and 80s around, and hot 90s inland. we are watching two possible hurricanes threatening the us in the next week. florence is headed toward the east coast as a dangerous storm and

olivia will be headed toward hawaii. on the satellite image high pressure continues across most of california but a series of storms is headed toward the pacific northwest. highs tomorrow will be in the 80s and 90s inland, 70s and 80s around the bay and 60s with more sunshine at the coast. it will cool a little on sunday. temperatures will be much cooler during will be much temperatures sunday. temperatures will be much cooler during the middle of next week. (pam) former president obama...

calls out president trump by name... blaming him for poisoning america's political

climate. we'll hear what he said... and how president trump responded. (ken) it's encouraging news... auto burglaries in the city are finally going down. but there's still a long way to go. we'll have the numbers... burglaries in san francisco...

is on the decline. the district attorney's office tweeting yesterday ... that car burglaries are down 20% from this time last year. san francisco district attorney george gascon is crediting a new partnership with city police, and

getting repeat offenders off the streets ... who are responsible for the majority of the cases .... with the reduction. gascon(pam) gascon is hopeful that auto breakins will be reduced even more by the end of the year. however, year.end of the more by the reduced even will be auto breakins hopeful that gascon is (pam)gascon(pam) gascon is hopeful that auto breakins will be reduced even more by the end of the year. however, gascon also cautions.. that even though the numbers are good... there is still more work to be done. he asks people to remain vigilant, by not leaving valuables in their cars ... and reporting crimes as soon as they happen. (ken) governor jerry brown signed an executive order directing state agencies to work together to protect plant and animal species in the face of climate change. he also announced that september 7th will now be known as "california biodiversity day." brown's order says the array of plants and animals create "complex and beautiful ecosystems upon

which so much of california's people and economy depend." next week -- brown is hosting a global climate summit in san francisco. (pam)coming up at 6:45 steph curry is visiting fans in the philippines. we'll show you the reaction ... and tell you where he is going next. (ken)and next at 6:30 the family of an unarmed man shot and killed by police has filed a lawsuit against the city of sacramento . why the family says it's asking for 15 million dollars.

the family of an unarmed african- american man killed by police in sacramento.... is taking that city to court. (ken) stephon clark's family has filed a multi-million dollar wrongful death claim. angela greenwood has more. natsot: shooting incidentjust shy of six months after sacramento police shot and killed 22 year old stephon clark - in the backyard of his grandmothers south sacramento home.sabrina simons, sacramento resident:"it was wrongful what they did." clark's family filing a wrongful death claim against the city of sacramento - for more than $15 million dollars. sabrina simons, sacramento resident:"they deserve it. he had children to take care of. they just took him away from his children."sabrina simons said she can sympathize. sabrina simons, sacramento resident:"police killed my dad when i was nine and i won a lawsuit."according to the city of sacramento, the claim - which is a precursor to a foalarate allegations including negligence and wrongful death.mos:"absolutely not."this man says what happened to clark was tragic - but he says the family should not get paid because of it.mos: "they should get some help but not any kind of money."tanya faison, black lives matter sacramento:"there's no dollar amount it should be 100 million dollars i mean anyone that says it's excessive does not value life."more than 20 shots were fired at clark the night he was killed - officers mistaking a cell phone for a gun.and his death sparking

outrage.natsot: protestsand a focus for activists - shining a light on police killings of unarmed black men across the country.tanya faison with black lives matter sacramento. tanya faison, black lives matter sacramento:"i hope that they get every cent that they're asking for. i do think that we need more than that though. i think that in order for us to get actual justice, we need charges to be filed, we need officer to be fired from their jobs and they need to be punished like they're regular citizens for murdering citizens for they're regular citizens for murdering somebody." (ken) (ken) that was angela greenwood reporting. the shooting is still under investigation - and the case is yet to be handed over to prosecutors.(pam) time now for a look at tonight's top local stories.

in the south bay...it will be another year before the extension of baft from fremont to san jose is up andrunning. the latest delay announced by the valley transportation authority following the discovery ofa mistake by a subcontractor. vta says hundreds ofrouters abnd switches were actually used part when the specs called for new parts. discovered during testing, those parts are used in the system's communications network and must be replaced. the extension now set to be ready by next fall. in milpitas rob fladeboe milpitas rob bay...it will be another year before the extension of baft from fremont to san jose is up andrunning. the latest delay announced by the valley transportation authority following the discovery ofa mistake by a subcontractor. vta says hundreds ofrouters abnd switches were actually used part when the specs called for new parts. discovered during

testing, those parts are used in the system's communications network and must be replaced. the extension now set to be ready by next fall. in milpitas rob fladeboe kron4news. lawrence more sunshine today with more

of a northerly wind. even the coastal areas had more sunshine today. highs today were in the 60s at the coast, 70s and 80s around, and hot 90s inland. we are watching two possible hurricanes threatening the us in the next week. florence is headed toward the east coast as a dangerous storm and olivia will be headed toward hawaii. on the satellite image high pressure continues across most of california but a series of storms is headed toward the pacific northwest. highs tomorrow will be in the 80s and 90s inland, 70s and 80s around the bay and 60s with more sunshine at the coast. it will cool a little on sunday. temperatures will be much cooler during the middle of next week.

the status quo pushes back.//it did not start with donald trump. he is a symptom, not the cause." former president obama --- no longer on the political sidelines.. while talking to college students in illinois today ... he took aim at president trump... catherine heenan is here with details...including trump's response... (catherine) former president obama was urging an audience of college students to do more than simply vote in the midterm elections.. telling them that if they don't already realizehow important it is to get involved in the political process -- the stakes have never been higher. this was the start of obama's push to get democrats electedthis november.. this was the scene as this was this was the scene

as presidents trump and obama met in the white house just after the election... obama's speech today was a preview of the arguments he's expected to make as he campaigns for democrats in coming weeks. he'll be in southern california tomorrow...and in ohio next week. pam and ken? (pam) a family that survived the las vegas shooting massacre... now has another trauma. now they are wondering how they will continue without their beloved therapy dog.

(ken) a washington state family is considering filing a lawsuit against a neighbor who shot and killed their dog this past weekend. the labradoodle wasn't just any pet. he was also an important part of the healing process after the family survived last year's las vegas shooting massacre. when they returned home after the vegas attack, they got the dog to help them with the trauma from the shooting. jamie tompkins reports. jax had only been a member of the johnson household less than a year... yet joseph johnson says the family already has countless memories...joseph johnson / pet owner: "he was our hero he really did help us through a tough time.ironically - the johnsons say jax came into

their lives to help ease some painful memories.the johnsons say they were in the audience when a gunman opened fire at a country music concert in las vegas last october... killing 58 people and injuring 851, including joseph's cousin - melinda brockie...melinda brockie / shooting survivor: "i was shot on the right side of my face. it went through and it came through my left side of my cheek."since the shooting, joseph says his family has suffered from post traumatic stress disorder and anxiety... and that's where jax the labradoodle came in. jax brought them comfort...but tonight the johnsons are inconsolable.they say their neighbor shot and killed jax sunday morning.speaker not identified: "i heard a loud boom and i jumped up and then i heard another boom and i just heard jax just screaming and barking really really loud."joseph johnson / pet owner: "i jumped up and i come running out and by the time i got to the end of the driveway jax was dead."the bellingham herald reports whatcom county sheriff's deputies cited the neighbor, who told deputies the dog was chasing his chickens, but he refused to cooperate further.the bellingham herald goes on to report that an investigation showed no chickens were harmed and the neighbor was reckless in the way he fired his shotgun at the dog.melinda brockie / shooting survivor: "just traumatic -- after everything we've been through, what we survived to have their dog viciously killed by a gun and then to wake up hearing gunshots i just, it was traumatic."for the johnson's.. jax was a symbol of peace.

that feeling has been replaced by more pain..joseph johnson / pet owner: "i hope he didn't feel any pain, and i just wish i could have been there for him." (ken) (ken) that was jamie tompkins reporting. authorities cited the neighbor for discharging a firearm. in sports... tennis great rafael nadal withdraws early from his u.s open match today. and football is

back in the bay area....mark carpenter has a look at what to expect from the niners and raiders...coming up

(pam) three time n-b-a champion steph curry returned to the philippines today. curry was in manila as part of his three- nation asian tour. the two time m-v-p is promoting his new signature basketball shoe .... with sports apparel brand under armour. he made a special appearance at an event where young players from southeast asia showcased their skills on the court. the philippines is just the first stop on the tour. curry will also visit japan and china.time now for more sports... with mark carpenter. it's not often you see teams that are coming off a 6- and-10 season be so optimistic going into the next year, but when you have a franchise quarterback, you have good

reason to feel your problems are solved. kyle shanahan and jimmy garoppolo opening the year this sunday in minnesota... jimmy g...yet to lose a start as he is 7-and-0 in which he's been qb1... 5-0 with shanahan. --but you can't talk enough about how good the vikings are.. they went 13-and-3 last year and went to the nfc title game.. not only do they have their longterm qb solution with kirk cousins, but their defense ranked among the best in the league last season. --like every fan in the bay area, shanahan finally ready to play some important football. i know out team a lot better.i feel we have improved too...so i feel a lot more confident going into the year. so im excited...ive been sitting around thinking about it all year.our players came in so excited the first day we saw them in the off season..pre season is a grind for everyone...and we are all glad to have gone through that. now we are pumped to play some football>you know its kinda you against the world enviorment again especially for the guys who havent played before at this stadium...so uh good fun enviorment.

switching over to the raiders, the silver and black set to play their first game of the jon gruden era... and the post-khalil mack era. the raiders...made a shocking move this week in trading the all-pro to the chicago bears for draft picks. but the focus is now on gameplanning... and the l-a rams give a lot to prep for... that defense made a bunch of moves this summer adding aqib talib, marcus peters, ndamukong suh, and they re-signed their defensive star aaron donald. -jon gruden...with his plan of attack. "you know we have to have 36 minutes of possession...wade phillips defense their gonna blitz..there gonna bring that front and make it nearly impossible to run the ball. so the best way to win this game is to do something when you have the ball.we're gonna have to score...and we get our chances to run it we gotta run it. deal with some loaded boxes cant wait to see how we do it. 'when we go out there, i want it to look like coach gruden and i have been together for 10 years.' that was my goal. hopefully, obviously, there's going to be bumps because we're new at this. but hopefully not too many because i do feel 1,000 percent ready to play a game.

kickoff set for 7-20 monday night at the coliseum. we also want to use this time to mention that tomorrow night we kick off the 2nd season of our football shows here at kron.4. 9pm saturday night is the full football hour on kron... kim smith has the 49ers covered with the red and gold zone.. and i'll give you a half hour of raiders talk on the sword and shield zone. moving on over to tennis-- --u-s open men's semifinal. juan martin del potro...taking on the legend...number one ranked rafael nadal.. rough one for nadal...del potro was up on him 2-sets to none... then just before the start of the 3rd set, he opted to retire due to a knee injury. thus, ending his tourney run. it's the first retirement in the men's u.s. open semifinal in the open era. del potro...will now

advance to face the winer of the novak djokovic and kei nishikori after an off day, both bay area baseball teams back to work tonight. giants underway now in milwaukee. at last check, the score is tied at 2...in the 6th inning full highlights later tonight. a's are hosting the rangers, first pitch in about 20 minutes. finally, months after lebron's departure, the city of cleveland has finally decided what to do with that giant mural in downtown. take a look. this used to be a spot of a massive lebron poster...very iconic. but it will soon feature this... an image of a statue known as the guardian of transportation...coupled with the quote 'all for the land' (ken) another (ken) another airport rolls out facial recognition technology....and lawmakers are raising concerns that the

tech may not be infallible.

(pam) it is already in san jose. now, officials at dulles international airport are rolling out new facial recognition technology .. which may eventually allow airlines to go ticketless.(ken) but as drew petrimoulx reports... lawmakers are concerned that the technology often misidentifies minorities... and then there

are the sticky issues of privacy and "big brother." airport officials say the technology can cut boarding time in half while also improving security. but some have questions privacy and accuracy. instead of needing a boarding pass or loading a phone application this is how airport officials say passengers will board flights of the future. meanwhile, immigration officials are using similar facial recognition technology to verify identities of people entering the country. kevin mcaleenan is the commissioner of customs and border protection: "no more fumbling with your boarding pass while you have two carry- ons, maybe a kid, no more trying to find your q-r code." "the pilot programs are part of the effort to comply with a mandate from congress to implement biometric screening at airports. dulles international is one of several airports across the country testing the technology. ""it's user friendly, its fast, its flexible and its cost effective." "its probably not gonna work." some passenger are skeptical it will actually speed up their

wait. others have a different worry. "i think in this world there's too much invasion of privacy with technology." some lawmakers have their own concerns about facial recognition technology -- citing studies that show a high frequency of misidentification -- especially with minorities. "all of our systems meet the highest standards of privacy and cyber protection." and government and airport officials insist their programs are accurate across all demographics. they say the technology will change the face of international travel. in washington, im drew petrimoulx (ken) just last month -- immigration officials at dulles international arrested a man trying to enter the country from brazil who they say was using a fake french passport. he was flagged by facial recognition technology. lawrence karnow: we enjoyed a little more sunshine today with more of a northerly wind. even the coastal areas had more sunshine today. highs today were in the 60s at the

coast, 70s and 80s around, and hot 90s inland. we are watching two possible hurricanes threatening the us in the next week. florence is headed toward the east coast as a dangerous storm and olivia will be headed toward hawaii. on the satellite image high pressure continues across most of california but a series of storms is headed toward the pacific northwest. highs tomorrow will be in the 80s and 90s inland, 70s and 80s around the bay and 60s with more sunshine at the coast. it will cool a little on sunday. temperatures will be much cooler during the middle of next week. that wraps up kron4 news at 6.we'll see you tonight at 8.... on your bay area's local news station.

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