as crews are working to repair the closed transbay transit center in downtown san francisco.. we are learning of a new street closure... making it harder for drivers to get around the already congested streets. hello i'm grant lodes. (vicki) and i'm vicki liviakis. officials announced today that a portion of first street will now be closed. kron 4's dan kerman is live in san francisco tonight to explain when that closure will happen. dan? 2 of the four steel columns designed to shore up the the salesforce transit center where two cracked support beams were discovered last week are now in place on fremont street. and installation of the other two columns is underway. similar shoring towers will be installed between the bus deck and rooftop park above... and on the two levels below the street. that should be completed by next friday october 12th, allowing the reopening of fremont street between mission and howard .

sot mark zabaneh/transbay joint powers authority 29-39at that point in time we will have unloaded the load on the cracked beams and we can test the beams, take them to the lab and determine what is the cause and determine how to fix fremont street.but before that's done transit center officials have now decided to shore up the portion of the transit center which runs above first street even though no cracks have been found there sotthey're the same similar design and its prudent for us to strengthen it and provide redundancy to it. to do that, transit center officials will shutdown first street between mission and howard from 9pm to 5 am, every night through much of next weeksotwe can move these jacks onto first street and once test results come in on fremont street we can fix fremont street and reinforce first street.133/first street

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(vicki)(vicki) judge brett kavanaugh cleared a major hurdle today... with the senate voting to move to a finalvote on his supreme court nomination as early as tomorrow.. kavanaugh now appears destined for a seat on the high court. (grant) that's after some afternoon dramafrom two key senators who had remainedundecided until today.. catherine heenan is here with the latest.. ... (catherine) this was the most this was the most this was the most divisive confirmation debate in decades... and if there was any suspense - it mostly ended when senators susan collins and joe manchin announced they're backing kavanaugh's nomination. "i do not believe that these charges can fairly prevent judge kavanaugh from serving on the court."republican senator susan collins - siding with her party... not long afterwards, democratic manchin of west virginia

announcing 'his' supportof brett the contentious process has taken many twists and turns....with accusing kavanaugh of sexual misconduct. prompting the judge to issue a passionate denial. by the slimmest of margins today , senators advanced confirmation to a final weekend vote. and while there's a chance some senators their minds - it seems unlikely.if kavanaugh is confirmed - he'll replace retired justice anthony kennedy, often considered the swing vote on the supreme court.the committed conservative would potentially shift the court to the right for generations.

(catherine) a republican who says she'll vote againstkavanaugh - senator lisa murkowski of alaska. tonight sarah palin is suggesting she could mount a primary challenge against her.. grant and vicki? (grant) a big story tonight... former chicago police officer jason van dyke was found guilty of second- degree murder in the shooting of 17-year-old laquan mcdonald. in addition to second- degree murder, van dyke was also found guilty of 16 counts of aggravated battery... for the 16-shots he fired into the teen during the 20-14 confrontation. his sentencing has been scheduled for later this month. (vicki) a south bay high school volleyball coach has been arrested and accused of inappopriately touching minors. (grant) school officials reported the alleged crimes to police on wednesday... and the coach was arrested without incident. kron four's rob

fladeboe has more on the story now live from san jose.rob? .. (rob live) police have provided only a few details. they said they were called in by school staff on wednesday that the coach was arrested on suspicion of inapropriately touching three teenage boys. san jose police were on campus here at independence high school on friday as the investigation continues into the arrest of the school's head volleyball coach, who is no longer on the job.this is the booking photo of 24 year old peter samante, who is accused of inappropriately touching three male students. the boys were 15 and 16 years old. police say the alleged crimes took place between january 2017 and octoberof 2018. police confirmed all three boys are on the volleyball team. off camera, students expressed disblief, one told me the coach was "popular and polite to a fault." independence high is a big school. many of the parents i spoke with were

unaware of the arrest but a few are shocked and concerned. parent ".....it's not good for the children and not good for the school to have a coach like that...." parent "....it's hard because i have two sons at this school and i worry a little bit about it but it's very good school...." the eastside union high school district said that coach samante went through the usual background checks and coaching certification process before he was hired.(statement from school district)in a statement, the district said it was shocked and disturbed by the arrest, adding that the students well being is the highest priority and that the coach has been relieved of his position. police were not available friday to answer questions about whether there may be other alleged victims but a press releaseencouraged people to leave anonymous tips in connection with investigation. (rob live) peter samante was booked into the santa clara county jail on three counts of annoying or molesting a child under 18 counts of sexual battery, allare misdemeanors. live in san jose rob fladeboe kron4news.

(anchor1) taking a live look outside-- our sutro camera looking at the golden gate bridge. (anchor 2) time now to check on our weather... with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: it was a beautiful friday with mild to warm temperatures all around the bay area. on the doppler you can see another storm moving into northern california with a few showers well to the north. on the satellite you can see a week storm moving into the pacific

northwest. that will pass just to our north with only a few passing clouds. once that low moves east, high pressure will build in making for breezy to windy conditions over our local mountains. highs will be warmer in the 70s and low 80s inland with 60s at the coast. it will be windier on sunday with elevated fire danger in our local mountains. it will be slightly warmer with more sunshine on sunday but cooler weather will return on tuesday and wednesday of next week. (grant) this is a very busy weekend in san francisco with both fleet week and the hardly strictly music festival expecting to draw about a million and a half people combined.(vicki) all those

people are going to add to the city's already troubled traffic situation. kron4's maureen kelly is standing by in san francisco's golden gate park with the latest. (maureen) i'm standing outside one of the entrances to hardly strictly music festival. it's the 18th annual year.for this free three day concert. this alone is expected to draw over a half million people thru sunday night and with fleet week on top of that.....well...it's going to get a lot harder to get around. especially since we have some new traffic hurdles to deal with. hellman hollow was already crowded early friday afternoon with people rocking out here at the eclectic music festival .... it's hardly strictly bluegrass.....featuring a variety of acts spread over

the six stages and three days is there a greater place to get together for free than quarter of a million people of your friends to see great music the bay area sky is the stage where the blue angels will perform.....with estimated one million expected to come witness their amazing aerobatics.but those travelling have a few extra hurdles do deal with including the traffic mess caused by the transbay center's cracked beams that has fremont street closed between mission and howard....now complicated by the overnight closure of first street. that confluence of events has the san francisco department of emergency management tweeting out a warning for people attending either big event to give themselves extra time....and take public transporation if possible. but one form of public transit is adding it's own wrinkle to this. caltrain is closing down it's two san francisco stops north of bayshore on weekends through spring of next year so they can do work inside four of their tunnels to get ready for electification. their goal is for 75% of it's fleet to be electic trains by 2022...which

will be faster, able to carry more passenger on top of being greener. a bus bridge will carry passengers in to the 22nd street and 4th and king stops..but some passengers wonder why now? (bob bullock, rode in for fleet week)they chose this weekend to close caltrain so you have to take a bus into from bayshore...nah they could have taken any other weekend but this one. (dan liberman, caltrain ultimately there is no good weekend to close down caltrain there's always a lot of stuff going on. the real goal is to get done by the time the giants season starts because there is ceratinly a lot of demand on our weekend trains. that said the bus bridge is still going to get people up here and you can do to our website and see other transit options if that makes things easier for you.whether you are headed to the city for the roar of the blue angels....or the sweet sounds of hardly strictly bluegrass.... leave early. maureen kelly kron4 news. (grant) coming up... despite

several crashes involving tesla cars... why we're learning auto-pilot might actually help keep you safe. (vicki) a man is held at gunpoint... while three masked suspects ransack his home in a quiet east bay neighborhood. we'll tell you what happened and who police are looking for tonight. (grant) plus after the break... an east bay teen's drowning is ruled an accident... and now his family accident... and now his family is taking legal action. why they say the school is at fault. the ross fall dress event is finally here.

so you can find a party dress that actually makes you want to celebrate. yes. or find a new dress that's perfect for work. perfect! or one that you know exactly how to work. yeah? yeah. that's yes for less. get to the ross fall dress event where you can find the latest styles and trends for every occasion. the ross fall dress event is on now, and it feels even better when you find it for less-at ross. yes for less. new at 5 ... a legal

claim has been filed against the san ramon valley unified school district after an accidental drowning of a student last school year. you may recall initially, the death of ben curry was thought to be a suicide, but an autopsy performed revealed he drowned after slipping into the water and no one noticed. kron four's terisa estacio just spoke with the family's attorney in walnut creek and joins us live terisa? (take live) ben curry's mom and dad heart broken about this case... and don't want any thing like this to happen to any child ever again... and that is why, their attorney says they are proceeding with legal action against the school and the teacher that was there when ben died. (take pkg) the claim contains chilling details about the day 15 year old ben curry died - curry, shown here in these photos was in a swimming class - the teacher aaron becker told the 57 kids to thread water for 3 minutes.. if they touched the rope, 30 seconds more... that is when ben, exhausted the

claim states slide under the water... and no one came to his rescue. andy schwartz, attorney for curry family. do you feel the school district failed ben. yes. it shows in video attorney andy schwartz who is representing ben's family says the surveillance video over san ramon valley high school's pool couldn't be more clear. schwartz. why was mr. becker doing this drill? he had let his lifeguard liscense slip, it expired. awful. no one should have their child die like this. (estacio live) the curry's are also outraged about the fact... the school district did not correct reports that ben committed suicide... it was not until a month later when the coroner's report came out stating that ben died of an accidental drowning. as for the school... this statement. (grant) (grant) tesla has published its

first quarterly safety report... and reveals... auto-pilot, might keep you safer. (vicki) kron4's ryan o'donnell joins us with more on what this report shows. this safety report released by tesla, states its owners got into one cident every 1.92-million miles. while those using some form of the auto-pilot feature, got into an accident every 3.34-million miles. claiming auto-pilot is a safer way to go. but safety experts say this one page

report, lacks a lot of information. there's a couple of things to keep in mind, as well. for instance... tesla equates "crash-like" events, with near misses. it also groups the adaptive cruise control feature with auto-pilot. and this safety report offers no insight into the severity of any of the crashes... if anybody got hurt, what may have caused it, or where and when they occured. since the release of auto-pilot almost four years ago, we've seen some pretty bad accidents involving vehicles when in "full" auto-pilot mode. at least two people have died in crashes when auto-pilot was engaged. this year alone, 3 vehicles in auto-pilot mode, crashed into stopped fire trucks. with all this being said... the national highway transportation safety administra did award tesla's model 3, with five stars in model 3, with five stars in every safety category. the model-x s-u-v also got the same commendation. (grant) as we've been talking about all week...the

blue angels are here and so are lots of other fleet week activities.(vicki) we turn to kron4's haaziq madyun for the best sights and sounds. (pkg)the 2018 fleet week extravaganza is officially underway here at marina green in san francisco. i just took a little stroll to see what is going on and here is what i foundin addition to the best view to see the fleet week air show there are all kinds of vendors. oh yeah, if you get hungry they have got you covered, burgers, dogs and garlic friesperhaps the best person to describe this year's festivities is the man who put it all together, the executive director of fleet week sfsot

also have box seats down at the other end, you have a reserved seat so when the crowds come you will always have a place to sit, you can go out of the green check out all the displays and come back and have a nice view, best view actually of the air show"> speaking of the clear view let's stop by the kron4news display and get and the fleetweek forecast from the great lawrence karnownat/sot haaziqweather is going to be great this weekend huh?sot

of the blue angels this saturday right here on kron- 4... from 2 to 4pm. lawrence karnow: it was lawrence karnow: it was a beautiful friday with mild to warm temperatures all around the bay area. on the doppler you can see another storm moving into northern california with a few showers well to the north. on the satellite you can see a week storm moving into the pacific northwest. that will pass just to our north with only a few passing clouds. once that low moves east, high pressure will build in making for breezy to windy conditions over our local mountains. highs will be warmer in the 70s and low 80s inland with 60s at the coast. it will be windier on sunday with elevated fire danger in our local mountains. it will be slightly warmer with more sunshine on sunday but cooler weather will return on tuesday

and wednesday of next week. next week. wednesday of next week. (vicki) still ahead... a nightmare situation... after a woman comes home to find her apartment trashed... and her cleaning lady drunk and passed out on the floor. why the cleaning company

says they're not at fault. (grant) plus after the break... good news for the economy. economy. for the good news the break... plus after (grant) (grant) (grant) a new report

shows that unemployment numbers are the lowest they've been in half a century. the unemployment rate -- falling to 3.7 percent in september -- the lowest it's been in 49-years. the labor department's september

report also showing the u-s economy adding 134-thousand jobs.... professional and business services remained the economy's strongest sector. and notably, despite newly- imposed tariffs on steel and aluminum, manufacturing added another 18-thousand jobs. (vicki) next at 5:30... a man is arrested for secretly video taping teenagers at a high school. and now police are looking for more victims.

(grant) tonight at 5:30... kron4 is always tracking local stories. here's a look at what's going on in your neighborhood right now. (vicki) a violent home invasion robbery in alamo. the victim... held at gunpoint. kron4's ryan o'donnell joins us now with what happened. like all of us... the victim was just getting home last night... when 3 people stopped him... a pointed a gun at him. contra costa sheriff's office says this happened in a neighborhood near livorna road and lavender drive. those three people, we're told... all wearing ski masks. they robbed the home owner... and ordered him inside where they held him at gunpoint and ransacked the house. witnesses say several items were taken from the man and the home including some electronics. at this time... those three armed robbery suspects are still out there. (grant) in the east

bay...although it is adjacent to the town in our last story...a recent study names danville as the safest city in california. the study was released by safe-wise dot com...which studied f-b-i data from 20-16 that included assault, murder, rape and robbery. the study found danville's rate of violent crime was 96% lower than the national average. (grant) kirker pass road in concord was closed for about three hours early this morning after a man ran into a horse with his car. police say the crash happened just before four a-m when the car hit the horse then drove off the road and into a tree. the driver was treated a local hospital for serious injuries...the horse unfortunately suffered severe injuries and was killed at the scene. (vicki) campbell police are asking for your help in locating a man caught on camera stealing more than 6- thousand dollars in jewelry and cash from a store. police say this happened back on september 28th. the man is seen ducking down and going around the back of the

counter. the man is seen in all black clothes.. even looking up at the camera. this is the celtic shoppe off of campbell avenue. (vicki) a san jose teen was surprised with a one-hundred thousand dollar scholarship thanks to beyonce's "be-good foundation" and jay-z's "shawn carter scholarship foundation". lauren m. was at beyonce's "on the run" tour when d-j khaled announced on stage that she would be receiving the scholarship. the 17-year- old is a senior at william c. overfelt high school, a member of the boys and girls club of silicon valley, and she's an active keystone club member as well. lauren is the 10th student to receive this scholarship. she hope to attend columbia university and eventually become a lawyer. (grant) in the north bay... c-h-p officers working the overnight shift got quite a surprise when they pulled over a car that was driving irratically in vacaville around three a-m morning. when they walked up to the

car... they noticed the passenger was in labor. three officers helped deler the baby boy...and after that drama... vacaville fire transported the entire family to kaiser in an ambulance. everyone is doing well and mom and dad say they are thankful to the deputies for their help. (grant) as we approach the one-year anniversary of the north bay firestorm, four sonoma county firefighting agencies are joining forces to become one big fire district. windsor, rincon valley and bennett valley fire districts along with the mountain volunteer company will be one agency by nexty spring. the sonoma county board of supervisors support this change - a change that's triggered by last year's devastating blaze. (vicki) on the peninsula... belmont police arrested an 18- year-old man and took four juveniles into custody for brandishing replica airsoft rifles and shooting plastic pellets at cars and pedestrians in belmont and san carlos. noah biggs was

booked into maguire correctional facility in san mateo county. the four juveniles were released to their parent's custody. the case will be forwarded to the district attorney's office for possible charges. (vicki) the redwood city former school employee accused of sending lewd texts to a 14- year old girl will have his day in court. 40-year old ian thomas whiteman was placed on administrative leave in 20-17 from nueva school in san mateo after the girls parents say they discovered intimate text conversations between him and their daughter. whiteman has plead not guilty...his trial is slated to begin february 25th. (grant) (grant) february 25th. to begin february 25th.

(grant) happening now... police in santa cruz are looking for more victims... after a man is accused of secretly video taping women and teenage girls. officers arrested 29-year-old christopher swanson yesterday... after a female student at santa cruz high school said swanson had photographed her as well as other students. police say...during an interview with officers swanson admitted to secretly recording females.

they say he admitted to doing so at the high school... santa cruz main beach and downtown santa cruz. (vicki) another big story tonight... all lanes are now open on interstate 6-80 in pleasanton... after a big rig overturned... spilling several tons of debris onto the roadway. kron 4's lydia pantazes explains what happened. the accident happened just before 5 a.m. on i-680 north of bernal avenue, according to the california highway patrol. chp says a white honda civic crashed into the big rig causing the big rig to turnover and spill the gravel. (grant) coming up... a woman coming up... (grant) the gravel. turnover and spill the gravel.

(grant) coming up... a woman returns to her apartment only to find it trashed... the person who was supposed to be cleaning it...instead...lying there drunk on the floor. the help the cleaning service is now getting.

(vicki) plus... a warning about therapy dogs. the new report that says they could do more harm than good. the ross fall dress event is finally here.

so you can find a party dress that actually makes you want to celebrate. yes. or find a new dress that's perfect for work. perfect! or one that you know exactly how to work. yeah? yeah. that's yes for less. get to the ross fall dress event where you can find the latest styles and trends for every occasion. the ross fall dress event is on now, and it feels even better when you find it for less-at ross. yes for less. therapy dogs can bring more than joy and comfort to hospitalized kids. but they can also bring stubborn germs. doctors at johns

hopkins hospital in baltimore were suspicious that the dogs might pose an infection risk to patients with weakened immune systems. they then discovered that kids who spend more time with the dogs had a six times greater chance of coming away with superbug bacteria. the study also found that washing the dogs before visits and using special wipes while they're in the hospital took away the risk of spreading that bacteria. ... (vicki) still ahead... a couple looks for their stash of savings. ... but can't find it. it turns out their son had other ideas for the money.we'll explain.

(grant) a woman searching for answers tonight... after she says a cleaning service worker damaged her apartment... raided her liquor cabinet... and passed out on her floor.(vicki) but the cleaning service says the

worker was not employed by them. reporter andrew ramos has more on why this case may not be a simple mix-up. genevieve snow/hired cleaning lady: "her feet was sticking out when my roommate came in." it's the last thing genevieve snow expected to find on her kitchen floor after she hired a cleaning service to tidy up her williamsburg apartment.the cleaning worker had passed out on the floor, drunk, and her apartment left in shambles. genevieve snow/hired cleaning lady: "i thought someone was dead. i didn't know it was the cleaning lady at first. because the apartment door was open, it could've been anyone." her roommate, who discovered the worker and snapped the now-infamous photo, called 911. they quickly realized that the workers hired through joanna's cleaning service in brooklyn did everything but. instead they raided the liquor cabinet and caused over $400 worth of damage, even helping themselves to ice cream. genevieve snow/hired cleaning lady: "my spice rack was smashed, the whole kitchen was a mess."responding officers did not file a report, noting no crime was committed as snow allowed them to enter.willing to put the whole episode behind her, all the 29- year-old wanted was to be reimbursed but instead just got a run-around from the services point of contact.

genevieve snow/hired cleaning lady: "she sent me a page-long sob story about how this woman's teenage daughter was pregnant and her husband just left her. i mean i feel for her but that doesn't give anyone the right to mess up my home."after posting about the incident - which happened in late august - on facebook and leaving a scathing review on the cleaner's yelp page, the story got even more bizarre. genevieve snow/hired cleaning lady: "so another joanna called me from the number that's listed at the joanna's cleaning website and said that i've been in touch with another joanna and this was all big misunderstanding." exchanges between snow and this joanna claimed that the worker who took the cleaning job was a disgruntled ex- employee who had launched her own cleaning service five years ago by the same name... which may mean snow was duped. (grant) (grant)(grant) that was andrew ramos

reporting. the business is refuting claims that they were involved in this incident say this is indeed a mix up. the owner says she is seeking legal advice because this confusion has now led her business to take a financial hit. (vicki) women may want take low-dose aspirin on a regular basis. a new study says aspirin might help lessen the chance of getting ovarian cancer. however......the researchers say this doesn't apply to standard-dose aspirin... and frequent use of non-aspirin pills like ibuprofen might increase the chance of cancer. ovarian cancer is the fifth most frequent cancer-based death for women. more than 205-thousand women were involved in the study. ... (grant) a class action lawsuit has been filed against the popular sparkling water, la croix. the lawsuit claims lacroix intentionally misled consumers by calling its beverages "100% natural".... when they

actually contain a substance used in cockroach insecticide. it also says there are other chemicals that can cause tumors. the company denies the allegations... saying all their beverages are certified to be 100-percent natural. (anchor) taking a live look outside... our sutro camera overlooking downtown san francisco. (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: it was a beautiful friday with mild to warm temperatures all around the bay area. on the doppler you can see another storm moving into northern california with a few showers well to the north. on the satellite you can see a week storm moving into the pacific northwest. that will pass just to our north with only a few passing clouds. once that low moves east, high pressure will build in making for breezy to windy conditions over our local mountains. highs will be warmer in the 70s and low 80s inland with 60s at the coast. it will be windier on sunday with elevated fire danger in our local mountains. it will be slightly warmer with more sunshine on sunday but cooler

weather will tuesday and wednesday of next week.

(vicki) time to run out and grab

those lottery tickets. the mega millions jackpot is now at 420-million dollars. the drawing is at 8:00 tonight and you must buy your ticket by 7:45. the odds of hitting that jackpot aren't very good. you're much more likely to be struck by lightning this year ... than to win it big. (grant) next on kron4 news at 5... no this isn'confetti... it's cold hard cash...and it's shredded to pieces... after a toddler finds the stash... how a couple might be able to get 1-thousand dollars back.

(grant) it started out as a mystery... a utah family says they were looking everywhere for their stash of cash... under rugs, in the trash... and that's when they, unfortunately found it... shredded. (vicki) the culprit? their two year old son leo. sean moody reports. every family has it's pastimes.two-year-old leo belnap loves his bike.for his dad, ben belnap, it's always been university of utah football."i love the atmosphere! you hear the band from a distance and you're like, "it's football season!" and his wife, jackee, figured it was a package deal.i married him.hahaha! that's

true.they saved up for season tickets, had the cash all ready at home to pay his parents back for them."i am putting this in an envelope. i am labeling it utah utes, $1,060, and i'm going to put it right here so we don't forget to take it up."but this past weekend, that envelope vanished.it turns out little leo had found a new pastime. "i'm out digging through the trash and she hollers and says, 'i found it'."she's holding the shredder and she says, 'i think the money is in here. we started laughing. we were just baffled that this could happen.""i cried for a minute. you can't say we just laughed.""a few tears and then a bunch of laughs."the evidence is still right there on the table."i know there's seven hundred dollar bills, so i guess that kind of helps. if this was all tens, it'd be a pile this big."and they might get it all back. it turns out, there's a government department dedicated to mutilated cash."he said bag it up in little ziploc bags, mail it to d.c., and between one to two years, you'll get your money back.""you did that! whoaaa! you shredded all that money."there will be a lot of football games over the next couple of years. when that $1,060 comes back, leo will be a much bigger utah fan. "go utes!"and that bike... just might have some pedals on it.

(grant) that was sean moody reporting. jackee says leo has always helped her shred things... but he's now officially banned from using the shredder. (vicki) that wraps up kron 4 news at 5.(grant) ken wayne and catherine heenan are here with kron 4 news at six. (ken) coming up (ken)

coming up next on kron4 news at six: chilling details about how a teen drowned during a swimming class at his danville school we'll tell you about the legal action the parents are taking against the school district.(catherine) then -- it appears that senate republicans have enough votes to confirm supreme court nominee brett kavinaugh. one democratic senator is voting 'for' trump's pick -- but one republican senator is not... that's coming up next at six.

"no one should have their child die like this."(ken) now at six: a family is taking legal action against the san ramon valley unified

school district...after their teenaged son accidentally drowned in a school pool during class.(ken) good evening i'm ken wayne. (catherine) and i'm catherine heenan in for pam moore.the cause of death of ben curry was initially believed to be a suicide... but according to a new legal claim - ben simply slipped under water - and no one noticed.(ken) kron four's terisa estacio just spoke with the family's attorney in walnut creek and joins us live .. (tes) ben curry's mom and dad heart broken about this case... and don't want any thing like this to happen to any child ever again... and that is why, their attorney says they are proceeding with legal action against the school and the teacher that was there when ben died. (take pkg) the claim contains chilling details about the day 15 year old ben curry died - curry, shown here in these photos was in a swimming class - the teacher aaron becker told the 57 kids to thread water for 3 minutes.. if they touched the rope, 30 seconds more... that is when ben, exhausted the claim states slide under the

water... and no one came to his rescue. andy schwartz, attorney for curry family. do you feel the school district failed ben. yes. it shows in video attorney andy schwartz who is representing ben's family says the surveillance video over san ramon valley high school's pool couldn't be more clear. schwartz. why was mr. becker doing this drill? he had let his lifeguard liscense slip, it expired. awful. no one should have their child die like this. (estacio live) the curry's are also outraged about the fact... the school district did not correct reports that ben committed suicide... it was not until a month later when the coroner's report came out stating that ben died of an accidental drowning. as for the school... this statement. (tes)the curry's are also outraged about the fact... the school district did not correct reports that ben committed suicide... it was not until a month later when the coroner's report came out stating that ben died of an accidental drowning. as school... this statement.

(catherine)

"we have come to the conclusion of a confirmation process that has become so dysfunctional, it looks more like a caricature of a gutter-level political campaign" campaign" (catherine) senators susan collins and joe manchin dropped a bombshell today... they'll vote to confirm brett kavanaugh to the supreme court. the vote by the full senate could happen tomorrow night.(ken) natasha chen is on capitol hill with today's drama - that sets up the final showdown tomorrow. (catherine) repair crews are making

progress in shoring up the transbay transit center at fremont street ..(ken) but now they have decided to strengthen another portion of the transit center and that will lead to another street closure.kron 4's dan kerman is live there tonight with more (dan) (dan)

(ken) (ken) there are several events

going on here in the bay area this weekend including fleet week with a performance by the blue angels. ( ken ) but the more than one million people expected to attend these events around the bay area have some extra headaches to deal with. (catherine) kron4's maureen kelly explains the traffic hurdles people coming in and out of the city will have to deal with. hellman hollow was already crowded early friday afternoon with people rocking out here at the eclectic music festival .... it's hardly strictly bluegrass.....featuring a variety of acts spread over the six stages and three days is there a greater place to get together for free than quarter of a million people of your friends to see great music the bay area sky is the stage where the blue angels will perform.....with estimated one million expected to come witness their amazing aerobatics.but those travelling have a few extra

hurdles do deal with including the traffic mess caused by the transbay center's cracked beams that has fremont street closed between mission and howard....now complicated by the overnight closure of first street. that confluence of events has the san francisco department of emergency management tweeting out a warning for people attending either big event to give themselves extra time....and take public transporation if possible. but one form of public transit is adding it's own wrinkle to this. caltrain is closing down it's two san francisco stops north of bayshore on weekends through spring of next year so they can do work inside four of their tunnels to get ready for electification. their goal is for 75% of it's fleet to be electic trains by 2022...which will be faster, able to carry more passenger on top of being greener. a bus bridge will carry passengers in to the 22nd street and 4th and king stops..but some passengers wonder why now? (bob bullock, rode in for fleet week)they chose this weekend to close caltrain so you have to take a bus into from bayshore...nah they could have taken any other weekend but this one. (dan liberman, caltrain ultimately there is no good weekend to close down caltrain there's always a lot of stuff going on. the real goal is to get done by the time the giants season starts because there is ceratinly a lot of demand on our weekend trains. that said the bus bridge is still going to get people up here and you can do to our website and see other transit options if that makes things easier for you.whether you are headed to the city for the roar of the blue angels....or the sweet sounds of strictly bluegrass.... leave early. maureen kelly kron4 news. (catherine) kron 4 is your official

home of blue angels live. experience the speed... power and precision of the blue angels tomorrow here on kron- 4... from 2 to 4pm. we have a full list of events happening this week...on kron4.com. (catherine) a live look outside right now... over san francisco's embarcadero.. where earlier we were hearing and seeing the blue angels. (ken) as we're joined by chief

meteorologist lawrence rnow... it's a big day tomorrow for fleet week... what can we expect? lawrence karnow: it was a beautiful friday with mild to warm temperatures all around the bay area. on the doppler you can see another storm moving into northern california with a few showers well to the north. on the satellite you can see a week storm moving into the pacific northwest. that will pass just to our north with only a few passing clouds. once that low moves east, high pressure will build in making for breezy to windy conditions over our local mountains. highs will be warmer in the 70s and low 80s inland with 60s at the coast. it will be windier on sunday with elevated fire danger in our local mountains. it will be

slightly warmer with more sunshine on sunday but cooler weather will return on (catherine) the drama over the brett kavanaugh nomination is taking over capitol hill. we'll talk to a local political professorabout what to expect next... (catherine) a local high school coach has been arrested. we're learning more about the disturbing details and have reaction from san ramon school offcials. the ross fall dress event is finally here.

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disturbing. those are the words school officials are using to describe allegations against a high school coach in the south bay. (catherine) the head volleyball coach at independence high school in san jose has been arrested.. kron four's rob fladeboe has the details.. san jose police were on campus here at independence high school on friday as the investigation continues into the arrest of the school's head volleyball coach, who is no longer on the job.this is the booking photo of 24 year old peter samante, who is accused of inappropriately touching three male students. the boys were 15 and 16 years old. police say the alleged crimes took place between january 2017 and octoberof 2018. police confirmed all three boys are on the volleyball team. off camera, students expressed disblief,

one told me the coach was "popular and polite to a fault." independence high is a big school. many of the parents i spoke with were unaware of the arrest but a few are shocked and concerned. parent ".....it's not good for the children and not good for the school to have a coach like that...." parent "....it's hard because i have two sons at this school and i worry a little bit about it but it's very good school...." the eastside union high school district said that coach samante went through the usual background checks and coaching certification process before he was hired.(statement from school district)in a statement, the district said it was shocked and disturbed by the arrest, adding that the students well being is the highest priority and that the coach has been relieved of his position. police were not available friday to answer questions about whether there may be other alleged victims but a press releaseencouraged people to leave anonymous tips in connection with investigation. rob fladeboe/san jose "....peter samante was booked into the santa clara county jail on three counts of annoying or

molesting a child under 18 and three counts ofsexual battery, all misdemeanors. in san jose rob fladeboe kron4news (ken) back to a big story tonight... it now appears supreme court nomniee judge brett kavanaugh now has the votes to be confirmed. the vote by the full senate might happen tomorrow afternoon. (catherine) we're joined now by u-s-f professor james taylor...

(ken) (ken) we have new numbers on umemployment from the department of labor. we break down how this years is historic. ááyellingáá(catherine) a fight breaks out at grocery store... and it's caught on camera. the

reason one woman started harrasing two others.

i'm april kennedy and i'm an arborist with pg&e in the sierras. since the onset of the drought, more than 129 million trees have died in california. pg&e prunes and removes over a million trees every year to ensure that hazardous trees can't impact power lines. and since the onset of the drought we've doubled our efforts. i grew up in the forests out in this area and honestly it's heartbreaking to see all these trees dying. what guides me is ensuring that the public is going to be safer and that these forests can be sustained and enjoyed by the community in the future. woman becomes a viral sensation for being a good samaritan.(catherine) she was defending two spanish speaking customers in a grocery store - who were being publicly scolded.. keagan harsha has the story.. nat sound"you leave this women alone... get out. go!" "i mean i was disgusted. i couldn't believe i was hearing that."kamara trent was grocery shopping monday -- when she

heard something that stopped her in her tracks..nat hit from videoa woman --telling two hispanic women to speak english -- and be american. kamira trent/defended women in viral video"nobody should be treated that way ever..." kamara says instinct kicked in....kamira trent/defended women in viral video"they were scared. they didn't know really how to react to it. they both tried to walk away from her and she wouldn't let them walk away."and she reacted.nat sound"you harass pepole. get out of here now. do not.. i'm calling the cops." little did kamara know -- someone was recording the confrontation...the video.... nats of video playing...has now gone viral.steve levin/anti-defamation league "it is absolutely comforting to see people will stand up for other people."steve levin is with the anti-defamation league... which is tracking a big spike in hate crimes.. steve levin/anti-defamation league"yes, it's been rising for all groups...he tells the problem solvers confrontation like this can be dangerous.

steve levin/anti-defamation league"this got close. it looks like she was actually grabbing her a little bit..." but commends kamira for what she did.steve levin/anti- defamation league"we need to make sure people understand colorado is not a place that stands for hate but instead we're respecting people." kamira says she has no regrets about intervening...kamira trent/defended video"she was just being a hateful person..." and she hopes this video.... nats from will inspire others to do the same.kamira trent/defended video"speak up. don't sit there and let it happen. it's not ok." (ken) that was keagan harsha reporting. linda dwire was arrested linda dwire was arrested for her actions and was charged with two counts of bias motivated harassment. she told police she's not racist. she just finds spanish quote offensive. "we the jury find the defendant guilty of 2nd degree murder"(catherine) today a chicago police officer was found guilty of second-degree murder in the shooting death of a teenager. coming up - we have reaction and details about his sentence. (ken) fleet week is in full swing. and here at kron4 we're looking forward to the big event tomorrow.

we'll hear from those waiting for the blue angels. (lawrence)and i'm tracking your weeknight forcast... that's just ahead.

áápause for plane soundsáá (catherine) the blue angels are here! people are coming from all over trying to get a glimpse of them in the skies above san francisco. there's a lot of fleet

week action happening out on marina green.(ken) we turn to kron4's haaziq madyun for the best places to get the sight and sounds of the full fleet week experience.(take pkg) (pkg)the 2018 fleet week extravaganza is officially underway here at marina green in san francisco. i just took a little stroll to see what is going on and here is what i foundperhaps the best person to describe this year's festivities is the man who put it all together, the executive director of fleet week sfsot speaking of the clear view let's stop by the kron4news

display and get and the fleetweek forecast from the great lawrence karnownat/sot haaziqweather is going to be great this weekend huh?sot

has more on fleet week and the major traffic you might see this weekend. in san francisco....lots are people are headed to san francisco.....about a million people are expected this weekend to come check out the fleet week airshow.....and another half million are anticipated to come rock out at the hardly strictly bluegrass festival in golden gate park. but there are some hurdles on top of the street closures associated with the transbay terminal. caltrains is starting their weekend closure of the two san francisco stations north of bayshore. they are doing work on their tunnels to get ready for electification. a bus bridge will take passengers the rest of the way.maureen kelly kron4 news. ben curry's mom and dad heart broken about this ben curry's mom and dad heart broken about this

case... and don't want any thing like this to happen to any child ever again... and that is why, their attorney says they are proceeding with legal action against the school and the teacher that was there when ben died. the school district had no comment on the case, they just received. te

year old peter samante has been arrested on suspicion of molesting three underage students. samante is the head volleyball coach at independencehigh school, he was arrested after school officialsalerted police to their suspicions on wednesday. police say samante is suspected of inappropriately touching three boys, ages 15 and 16, between january of2017 and this month. in a statement, the east side union high school district said the allegations are shocking and deeply disturbing and that the coach has been relieved ofhis duties. insan jose rob fladeboe kron4news lawrence karnow: it was a beautiful

friday with mild to warm temperatures all around the bay area. on the doppler you can see another storm moving into northern california with a few showers well to the north. on the satellite you can see a week storm moving into the pacific northwest. that will pass just to our north with only a few passing clouds. once that low moves east, high pressure will build in making for breezy to windy conditions over our local mountains. highs will be warmer in the 70s and low 80s inland with 60s at the coast. it will be windier on sunday with elevated fire danger in our local mountains. it will be slightly warmer with more sunshine on sunday but cooler

weather will return on tuesday and wednesday of next week. ( ken) a police officer in chicago is headed to prison after being found guilty of killing a black teenager. (catherine) this case has gained national attention, bringing race and policy to the forefront. kron4's ryan o'donnell joins us with more on today's verdict. this is certainly a hot topic... yesterday we were just talking about a lawsuit filed against the san francisco police department pertaining to racial bias. in this case tho... this officer was found guilty in the murder of 17-year old laquan mcdonald.jury: we the jury find the defendant guilty of 2nd degree murderrev. janette wilson/ senior advisor to rev. jessie jackson: this is is historic for chicago. it is historic for these kind of police misconduct cases. it was almost four years ago,

when officer jason van dyke shot mcdonald 16 times... killing the teenager. van dyke claims mcdonald waved a knife across his body... but it was police body cam footage... and his testimony, that convinced jurors he was in the wrong... and did nothing to de-escalate the situation. here's what one of the jurors had to say about today's verdict. juror: i feel that we gave a good verdict. we looked at all the evidence and we ruled on it accordingly. after the second degree guilty verdict, van dyke's bond was revoked... and he was taken to jail. he's scheduled to be sentenced on october 31st. (catherine) a new jobs report is out and it shows unemployment rates are dropping. we'll take a look at how long it's been since the numbers have been this low.. you know when you're at ross

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with pg&e in the sierras. and i'm an arborist since the onset of the drought, more than 129 million trees have died in california. pg&e prunes and removes over a million trees every year to ensure that hazardous trees can't impact power lines. and since the onset of the drought we've doubled our efforts. i grew up in the forests out in this area and honestly

it's heartbreaking to see all these trees dying. what guides me is ensuring that the public is going to be safer and that these forests can be sustained and enjoyed by the community in the future. (catherine) a new report shows that unemployment numbers are the lowest they've been in years. the growth is coming from areas that include professional and business services, health care and transportation...(ken) grant lodes is here in the studio to break down the latest numbers from the labor department. (grant) the unemployment rate -- falling to 3.7 percent in september -- the lowest it's been in 49-years. the labor department's september report also showing the u-s economy adding 134- thousand jobs.... while a

positive gain -- it fell below expectations and the monthly average for the year. professional and business services remained the economy's strongest sector. and notably, despite newly- imposed tariffs on steel and aluminum, manufacturing added another 18-thousand jobs. (grant) adding to the positive economic news, the labor department also revised the previous two months' gains, boosting the monthly average for the past year to more than 200-thousand jobs. (ken) can't catch a break. a new bill is trying to make sure some workers are always on call even on their meal break. the supreme court ruling that they now are fighting.

(ken) in november voters will decide whether ambulance workers should be given some free time or stay on call during their meal and rest breaks.(catherine) capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala explains what prompted

proposition 11 in the first place... az: a california supreme court case in 2016 ruled private security guards should not be reachable while they're on break. in an attempt to avoid that situation...prop 11 was placed on the ballot with the hopes that private paramedics and and other emergency medical technicians are always reachable in case of an emergency..((nats)) "seconds can be the difference between life and death.." proposition 11 will require private paramedics and emts to be reachable while they're on break. and if they do get called into service their breaks would be rescheduled. (maurie brichetto - yes on 11) "it ensures that when a patient calls 9-1-1, that the closest ambulance can respond." private emts and paramedics respond to 75% of the state's emergency calls. the proposition was prompted after trial attorneys began suing private ambulance companies for violating labor laws. prop

11 would essentially exempt emergency medical workers from that ruling. and supporters say it can be the difference between life and death. "if you're having a heart attack and the closest ambulance to you is two blocks away at the local grocery store, their phones and pagers and radios have to be off. the dispatcher won't be able to reach them." the prop 11 also provides all emergency medical crews to get fema for disasters, mental health service benefits and work place protections. ((ashley)) no opposing argument was filed with the secretary of states office members have come out recently saying this puts them more at risk work such long hours. tag let's take a look outside right now... chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us now with the four zone forecast. lawrence karnow: it was a beautiful friday with mild to warm temperatures all around the bay area. on the doppler you can see another storm

moving into northern california with a few showers well to the north. on the satellite you can see a week storm moving into the pacific northwest. that will pass just to our north with only a few passing clouds. once that low moves east, high pressure will build in making for breezy to windy conditions over our local mountains. highs will be warmer in the 70s and low 80s inland with 60s at the coast. it will be windier on sunday with elevated fire danger in our local mountains. it will be slightly warmer with more sunshine on sunday but cooler weather will return on tuesday and wednesday of next week. (catherine) how far would you go to save a furry little creature? when chris felix from minnesota

next week.wednesday of tuesday and return on weather will cooler weather will return on tuesday and wednesday of next week. (catherine) how far would you go to save a furry little creature? when chris felix from minnesota thought he hit a squirrel with his car, he got out and performed c-p-r. (ken) rachel (ken) rachel maddow tells us more. us more. maddow tells rachel (ken)r. performed c-p- out and his car, he got out

and performed c-p-r.(ken) rachel maddow tells us more. ((pkg))chris felix, performed cpr:"i was just helping out the squirrel, you know." (ken) that was rachel maddow reporting. within an hour of its posting, the

video had thousands of views. officers want to remind you to bring wounded wildlife to a wildlife rehabilitation center. (catherine) a 22-pound rock apparently took a long trip through space... and it's spent the last 30-years propping open a door in michigan.(catherine) central michigan university saysit's a meteorite. in fact - the sixth largest ever found. it's said to be worth roughly 100-thousand dollars. a man says he inherited the rock when he bought a farm in 19-88....and heard storiesthat it fell to earth in the 1930's. now a mineral museum in maine might decide to buy it and put it on display. coming up in sports, the 49ers and raiders finish their preparations for sunday. we'll check in with both kyle shanahan and jon gruden. and also, the a's braintrust... discusses the season that was and what lies ahead for the green and gold. mark carpenter has that and more comin up.

(catherine) time now for a look at sports.(ken) mark carpenter joins us in the studio.

despite the a's being one and done in this year's postseason, the green and gold still managed to put the league on notice.. and going into next year, everyone will know what this squad is capable of. the a's top decision makers including billy beane, david forst, and bob melvin... just back from new york, recapped the 2018 campaign this morning. a season that came to an end in the wildcard game against the yankees, but that's only one part of the story... as they surged from 11-back in the division to 97 wins and a playoff spot. now, the focus turns to offseason priorities... discussions with free agents such as jed lowrie and jonathan lucroy.. possible extension for khris davis... and a new deal for the skipper. here's beane...with a vote of confidence for his manager. "bob's one of the best in the game and he's perfect for us and i speak for david as well in that point. and the idea is that he's here for a long time and the rest of his career.""you know as impressive as some of these younger players were, we feel like they can even get better. so i'm excited about where we are going from here. i expect us to have results again next year. obviously we are gonna have to add some pieces and make some decisions on some free agents and so forth, but i'm really excited about where this team's going and i know the group is as well."

now to today's postseason action-- astros hosting cleveland in game 1 of the alds. --justin verlander on the hill... and he was throwing hot fire... had a no hitter going until the 6th.. with 7-punchouts... --and houston's offense was cranking... four solo home runs.. including back-to-back jacks from george springer and jose altuve in the 5th. --the defending world champs take the opener 7-2. in the national league-- game 2 of rockies-brewers. --milwaukee is now on the verge of ending this series... in the 8th, brewers up 2-zip, bases loaded for erik kratz... and he does a little house cleaning.. 2-run single to left.. puts the game away and gives milwaukee a 4-0 win, 2-0 lead in the series. switching over to the nfl-- very good chance for a 49ers win this season...as they open up division play. --cj beathard starting once again at quarterback...this weekend against the cardinals.. --arizona is a very different team this year...

new head coach, new quarterback josh rosen...only making his 2nd career start, first on the road... and contary to their usual production over the last few years, they've yet to win a game and are 0-and-4. -- regardless, kyle shanahan..says that defense loves to fly around the field and knows it'll be another grinder. they've got some talented players. it's a very aggressive scheme. they put the pressure on you. they blitz a lot. their backers are very downhill. they present a lot of challenges with a variety of their coverages and their pressures. it's always aggressive. it's always been one of the tougher ones to go against." meanwhile in alameda, jon gruden preparing for a very familiar foe for fans of the silver and black. the raiders heading down to l-a this sunday...to visit philip rivers and the chargers. the bolts are 2-and-2...their most recent win coming against the niners... in his 15th season, rivers...still looking like he's in his prime... 11-touchdowns to only 2- picks... and last week, he passed john elway for 8th all time in career passing yards. gruden with his thoughts on

the vet. he's a son of a coach. he has all the intangibles. the work ethic, the personal drive, the commitment to be great. he's got one of the quickest releases that you'll ever see. he's as tough as they get. he has all the talent to make all the throws. he's the terminator. he won't go away. he just will not quit." that wraps up kron4 news at 6.we'll see you tonight at 8.... on your bay area's local news station.news station. area's local

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