accused child sex abuser in the south bay. good evening i'm vicki liviakis. (grant) and i'm grant lodes. the former priest is now facing multiple counts of child molestation. kron 4's terisa estacio has been tracking this story and joins us now with the details. terisa? ... grant and vicki...as you can imagine, this is a deeply disturbing case... kron four news obtained the police report and court documents that really spell out the crimes against the once lauded catholic church. (take vo) this is hernan toro.... he is in custody at the santa clara jail, facing 6 counts of lewdness with a minor. there are two victims in this particular court filing. both young girls under the age of 14. one was only reportedly 5 years old when she says toro a family began to molest her. in the police report, the victim says toro was babysitting her once, and

according to the statement to the officer, quote, as time went on... his hand moved closer and tigh... she described his hand as being shaky and jumpy and assumed it was because he was old. the victim told me that she and the suspect agreed not to tell anyone. in the seconed victim, the victim told police again during toro was babysitting her.. the suspect started with is hand on thigh and moved it upward. bishop had this statment about the charges against the former against the former catholic former against the charges against the former catholic priest.

(grant) oakland's mayor will no longer allow the city's police departmentto ask job applicants if they've ever been sexually assaulted.... (vicki) her decision follows a news report on the oakland department policy - which has apparently been in effect since at least 2011.. catherine

heenan is here with more... (catherine) mayor libby schaaf has ordered the immediate removal of that question... until now, if you wanted to apply at the oakland police department, you had to sign a waiver allowing background investigators to look at all criminal history information... that included whether you'd ever been sexually assaulted.. the mayor the mayor also asked for a review of the department's recruitmentand hiring process... she says she wants to make sure there are no other barriers that mightdiscourage the hiring of 'women or minority applicants' mayor schaaf says sexual assault survivors have persevered through trauma...and calls their resilience something that's welcome in oakland. vicki and grant? (vicki) a man convicted for kidnapping a vallejo woman for ransom was back in court

today. matthew muller is currently serving time in federal prison... and he is now facing additional criminal charges stemming from the same incident. kron4's haaziq madyun explains what happened in court today. (pkg)convicted kidnapper matthew muller is trying a new strategy. it is one that would put him side by side with the solano county public defender in the case of the kidnapping for ransom, rape, burglary and false imprisonment of alleged victims denise huskins and aaron quinn. in 2016 muller was convicted in federal court for kidnapping in the same case. the former harvard law school graduate recently abandoned the idea of solely representing himself against the state charges. on monday he made a new motion here at the solano county court house in vallejo. solano county chief deputy district attorney sharon henrysotsot

co-counsel is very interesting">although it was denied, aaron quinn's legal representative dan russo, talks about what he thinks is behind muller's co-counsel motionsot

there are now 75-hundred people marching north as part of a migrant caravan that plans to travel through mexico and head towards the u.s. and now president trump says the u.s. may cut aid to central american countries because of it. kelly smoot reports from washington. more than seven thousand, mostly central american migrants, continued their march north towards the u.s. border monday, saying they are seeking safety and better economic opportunities.orlin herrera /honduran migrant: our message is, 'we're not criminals, we're coming here because we want to work. we need a job, we need, you know, a better life.' that's why we're here.that is on top ndura already quit the caravan and returned homeand the more than one thousand who stopped their journey in mexico. claiming refugee status there with the help of the u.n.'s refugee agencyfarhan haq / deputy spokesman for the secretary- general: numbers will increase in the coming days to address and ensure adequate protection

of information on the asylum system to members of the caravan.they plan to continue their slow march to the u.s., a more than 2,000 mile journey on foot. rosalin guillermo /honduran migrant (translated): this bridge, this river, they can't stop me, she says, i am an all-terrain woman.president donald trump expressed his disappointment that the caravan has not yet been stopped, saying, "guatemala, honduras and el salvador were not able to do the job of stopping people from leaving their country and coming illegally to the u.s. we will now begin cutting off, or substantially reducing, the massive foreign aid routinely given to them."most of money the u.s. has promised to those countries for this year has already been spent. the scheduled 2019 foreign aid packages from the u.s. to guatemala, honduras, and el salvador add up to more than $180-million.in washington, i'm kelly smoot reporting. (grant) (grant) l-g-b-t-q and civil rights activists are speaking out against a reported trump administration move that would roll back protections for

transgender people. a coalition of organizations marched to the front of the white house today to rally against what they call an "impending attack" against the l-g-b-t-q community. they're responding to a new york times report that the health and human services department is working on a draft proposal that would define gender as solely male or female at birth, with no room for change. if adopted, it would erase federal recognition for the many americans who identify as a gender different than the one they were identified as at birth. (vicki) a monster category 4 hurricane is heading for the mexico coast... south of mazatlan. hurricane "willa" weakened slightly from a category 5 today... but winds are still 155-miles per hour. the national weather service says the storm is extremely dangerous... and it is expected to make landfall tomorrow. (grant) chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is tracking the storm... lawrence where does the threat

stand right now? lawrence karnow: skies were partly cloudy with plenty of sunshine in the afternoon. hurricane willa is approaching mexico and will slam the coast with heavy rain and dangerous wiinds. flooding is likely in mexico and all the way up to texas. clouds will return to night with patchy fog. lows will be in the 40s and the 50s. on the satellite you can see a storm approaching the coast. we could see some showers in far northern california but only a few clouds here. highs tomorrow will be in the 60s and low 70s with 50s and 60s at the coast. warmer weather is expected into the weekend. (grant) breaking news...

judge has upheld a verdict against monsanto saying round up weed killer caused worker's cancer... but has cut the $287 million award to $78 million the company had filed a motion -- saying the jury made a bad call when they awarded 289-million dollars to bay area school groundskeeper. .. dewayne johnson.. johnson says the weed killer "round up" caused his cancer. the judge had filed a tentative ruling agreeing with monsanto --- saying johnson failed to produce "clear and convincing evidence

of malice or oppression" by monsanto before today's ruling. (vicki) the oakland raiders aren't doing so well on the field... and the team just got rid of another one of their key players. (grant) star receiver amari cooper is going to the dallas cowboys. the trade was made for a first round draft pick. kron 4's jason dumas is live in alameda tonight with the details. jason?

(grant) coming up... passengers are outraged after a man goes on a racist rant... and the airline didn't remove him from the flight. see the altercation that was caught on camera. (vicki) a house fire in the middle of the night in the south bay... and now investigators say it's suspicious. details on what happened. (grant) plus after the break... just about everyone is catching the lottery fever. two major jackpots now equal more than two-billion dollars. we'll have a live report with details on how you can increase your chances of winning. eleni kounalakis owns this building.

profited millions from tobacco, oil, and wall street. as a rich developer, she violated clean water laws. now she's trying to buy this election. the lt. governor's office isn't for sale. i'm dr. ed hernandez. as state senator, i worked across party lines. held drug corporations accountable. invested in schools and middle-class jobs. our campaign's people powered by firefighters, teachers and nurses. because i'll put you first - not big money.

teachers and nurses. (grant) happening now... the mega millions jackpot is now one-point-six billion dollars... and the powerball jackpot is 620- million dollars.(vicki) both jackpots equaling more than two-billion billion dollars. kron 4's dan kerman is live at san francisco's marina safeway tonight... where last week a worker matched 5 of 6 winning mega millions numbers. dan?

(vicki) a big story tonight... today is your last chance to register to vote in the upcoming election. you have until midnight to register, or update your registration if you have moved or changed your name. and one of the big measures on the november ballot aims to repeal the controversial statewide gas tax. and as kron4's will tran reports, republican gubernatorial candidate john cox was at prop 6 rally in santa clara today... to support the repeal. with the election just weeks away, the yes on prop 6 gas tax repeal campaign is holding "rush hour rallies" several hundreds of supporters are expected at each stop along the tour. motorists will receive free yes on 6 lawn signs and materials as they drive by, and the yes on prop 6 campaign will hold a press conference with local elected

officials and candidates to make the case for repealing the gas tax. (anchor) taking a live look outside-- overlooking downtown san francisco. (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: skies were partly cloudy with were partly karnow: skies lawrence karnow. lawrence meteorologist with chief our weather... to check on time now (anchor) francisco. downtown san overlooking look outside-- taking a live (anchor) tax.repealing the gas tax. repealing the gas make the case for candidates to officials and local elected officials and candidates to make the case for repealing the gas tax.

(anchor) taking a live look outside-- overlooking downtown san francisco. (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: skies were partly cloudy with plenty of sunshine in the afternoon. hurricane willa is approaching mexico and will slam the coast with heavy rain and dangerous wiinds. flooding is likely in mexico and all the way up to texas. clouds will return to night with patchy fog. lows will be in the 40s and the

50s. on the satellite you can see a storm approaching the coast. we could see some showers in far northern california but only a few clouds here. highs tomorrow will be in the 60s and low 70s with 50s and 60s at the coast. warmer weather is expected into the weekend. (vicki) still ahead... a college homecoming celebration takes a dangerous and scary turn. we'll

show you the dramatic video as a floor collapses during a party. (grant) plus after the break... a racist rant on an airplane is going viral tonight... and an airline is facing a lot of backlash after deciding áánot to remove the disruptive passenger. we'll show you what happened. in an emergency, minutes can mean the difference between life and death. proposition 11 saves lives by ensuring medical care is not delayed in an emergency. proposition 11 establishes into law

the longstanding industry practice of paying emts and paramedics to remain on-call during breaks and requires they receive fema level training and active shooters and natural disasters. vote yes on 11 to ensure 911 emergency care is there when you or your love one need it. ♪ you know when you're at ross and the cute dress gets even cuter? yesssss. or when you can say yes... to both. sure. or when you find that brand at that price? are you kidding me? yeah? that's yes for less. and that's what ross always has in store. whoa. yes... oh, yeah. it feels even better when you find it for less - at ross. yes for less. (grant) british prime

minister theresa may says she condemns racial abuse...after a man on a european airline made racist remarksabout a

fellow passenger..(vicki) the incident happened on ryanair....which is being criticized for not removing the man from the plane.. catherine heenan is here with the story.. (catherine) the incident apparently began when a woman in an aisle seat did notget up when a man wanted to get by and take the window seat.. what followed was a nasty scene...with the man insulting the 77-year-old woman....and referring to the color of her skin. a british man recorded part of what happened october 15th...and decided to release it on social media. the woman's daughter says her mother couldn't get up easily because she has arthritis. the older woman ended up moving her seat - and the man stayedwhere he was... a lot of people are angry because

ryanair didn't do more to intervene or ask the man to get off the plane. because the airline is registered in dublin and the plane was on the ground in spain - british law did not apply. so it's considered unlikely that any charges will be filed. grant and vicki? (grant) next at 5:30... a new report reveals just how dangerous legalizing recreational marijuana could be. details on how researchers say it's making our roads less safe. (vicki) plus after the break... kamala harris is joining a group of democrats hoping for a white house bid in 20-20. details on where she's already campaigning... and who she's supporting.

tonight... just two weeks before election day, democrats are traveling to early voting states on the presidential primary calendar. (grant) california senator kamala harris participated in the "get out the vote" rally today in iowa. harris is reportedly eyeing a 20-20 presidential run... but those rumors have not yet been confirmed. at the rally today-- she spoke about access to health care-- and says the united states needs to do better. sen. kamala harris:"this is a moment in time that is requiring each of us, and collectively as a country, to look ask a question. and that question and i believe part of the answer to are better than this. we are better than this." (vicki) tonight harris will appear alongside deidre dejear-- an african american

woman running for iowa's secretary of state. dejear was the first black woman to win a statewide primary in iowa. several democrats eyeing the white house have revealed their support for dejear. (grant) 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. (vicki) starting in the south bay... a fire breaks out at a home in san jose... and now investigators are calling it suspicious. the fire broke out around 1 o'clock this morning. you can see the heavy smoke and flames coming from the front of the building. firefighters were able to keep the fire from spreading to nearby homes. nobody was injured. the cause is still under investigation. (vick) extra police officers were on all school campuses in morgan hill today after a threat circulated on social media. several parents and students reported the post on snapchat that they say threatened a school. the post included the initials "b-m-s"... which stands for britton middle school.

police say they do not believe this is a credible threat... and say the person who posted it has since shut down their snapchat account. (grant) in the east bay... a hawaiian airlines flight was diverted to the oakland airport... because of an engine issue. the flight headed for maui took off from san diego international airport just before 8:30 this morning. shortly after... a cockpit light warned there was a possible issue with an engine component required for flying over required for component required for flying over water. the plane landed in oakland without incident. 178 passengers were forced to deplane... and at last check the airline was still working to get them on another flight. (grant) and police in pittsburg are looking for a hit-and-run driver who killed a man early saturday morning. it happened on buchanan road near meadows avenue. the victim... identified michael watkins... was walking down the street... when he was hit by a truck. police say the truck is possibly a ford f-150 with a sunroof. police have looked at surveillance video from the

area and say they are following up on several leads. (vicki) in the north bay.... two men are behind bars after robbing a t-mobile cell phone store in american canyon. this is a picture of what police say the two men stole. they were arrested on saturday night.. and officers say they also recovered a gun. police say the suspects made their way to pittsburg after the robbery... but officers were able to chase them down and make the arrests. 20 year old lamar crawford and 23-year-old alexander briones were booked into napa county jail on a number of felony charges. (vicki) happening tomorrow ... cal fire is conducting controlled burns in sonoma county. it will happen at the jenner headlands preserve near the coast. don't be alarmed if you see smoke along highway 116 in the duncan hills and cazadero area. the burn is scheduled to happen betwen 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. lawrence karnow: skies were partly cloudy with plenty of sunshine in the afternoon.

hurricane willa is approaching mexico and will slam the coast with heavy rain and dangerous wiinds. flooding is likely in mexico and all the way up to texas. clouds will return to night with patchy fog. lows will be in the 40s and the 50s. on the satellite you can see a storm approaching the coast. we could see some showers in far northern california but only a few clouds here. highs tomorrow will be in the 60s and low 70s with 50s and 60s at the coast. warmer weather is expected into the weekend. (grant) breaking news... a fire

reported at an apartment complex near a san francisco safeway store. it's happening safeway store. it's happening at the gateway apartments near the safeway this is a live picture form our kron4 studios... you can see the smoke is mostly you can see the smoke is mostly gone at this point. we wiill bring you more information as it becomes available. becomes information as it you more information as it becomes available.

following tonight -- the c-poli

illness mostly affecting kids are now under investigation nationwide. the agency announced monday that 28-new cases of a-f-m emerged last week. so far, 62-cases of a-f-m have been confirmed in 22 states. a-f-m or 'acute flaccid myelitis' is a rare but serious condition. it affects the area of the spinal cord called gray matter and can cause paralysis. it's unknown why some patients fully recover. the average age of patients with the condition is just four-years old. almost all cases of a-f-m occur in children under 18-years old. (grant) a new study shows states that have legalized recreactional marijuana have seen an increase in car crashes. this new data comes just weeks before michigan and north dakota are set to vote to legalize recreational marijuana. our washington correspondent

jessica smith has the story. a new study links legal weed to a spike in car crashes.the insurance institute for highway safety looked at police reports and insurance claims in colorado, washington and oregon -- and found since legalizing recreational marijuana, crashes spiked as much as 6% compared to neighboring states. "there are road safety consequences"but cannabis attorney sarah gersten pointed to a 2017 study, that found no increase in áfatalá crashes after legalization. she says legal weed, means fewer drunk drivers on the road. "we're seeing a move to using cannabis, which compared to those other substances is much less impairing."this month, the national traffic safety board announced a wreck in texas that killed 13 people last year, was caused by a driver under the influence of marijuana and prescription drugs. the ntsb warned..."the rising tide of drug-impaired driving did not begin with this driver, and it will not end with him.""we need the medical research community and others to help us understand what it means to have thc in our system." there is no thc...and breathalyzers to test for it are just now being developed. marijuana activists argue legalization would speed up that process. "because marijuana is still prohibited on the federal level, that has an impact on researchers, scientists...being able to conduct studies."the ntsb and the iihs says law enforcement needs better tools and training to deal with drivers under the influence of marijuana. in washington, i'm jessica smith.

(grant) coming up... an important recall to tell you about. something in your freezer could make you sick. we'll have the details. (vicki) plus after the break... if you have weak credit... some help might be on the way. we'll tell you about the new "ultra fico score" ... and how it could help boost your number.

(grant) (grant) for your money... credit scores are about to get a tweak that might help those with weaker credit. the company behind the widely used fico score announced today that it will begin testing a new type of credit score next year. the new "ultra-fico" score requires consumers to agree to share added personal information, such as data from their personal checking or savings account. the extra information is intended to provide a more in-depth

picture of how they use their money. experts say it would potentially improve the credit score of many americans, particularly those with weak credit or limited credit history. (vicki) still ahead... dozens of people are injured at a college party... and the moment a floor collapses is all caught on camera. we'll show you what happened.

breaking news... a fire reported at an apartment complex near a san francisco safeway store. it's happening at the gateway apartments near the safeway this is a live picture form our kron4 studios... you can see the smoke is mostly gone at this point. we wiill bring point. we wiill bring more information as it becomes

available. (grant)(grant) now to a big story we are

following tonight -- a fraternity party turned to panic in clemson, south carolina over the weekend. 30 people were hurt after a floor collapsed... sending party-goers tumbling to the basement. joe ripley spoke to students who were there. nats"it was a bunch of fun at first."fun turned frenzy -"me and him were in the dead center."franzie pendergrass and leroy pearson

were in the middle of this clubhouse during a party.leroy pearson, witness:"you've got that sensation where everybody was jumping. the next thing you know, i'm jumping. i've got my hands up in the air, and i could feel myself falling like this. then i woke up, because i blacked out. i see girls everywhere with blood all over their face and everything like that."chief jimmy dixon, clemson city police"there are many fractures, broken bones, and lacerations."the clubhouse floor collapsed - giving way to the basement below.franzie pendergrass, witness: "i got five stitches on my leg from a slash, a real bad cut after people grabbed me and jumped over the wood in there."police soon arrived on scene - just three miles from clemson's campus.chief jimmy dixon, clemson city police:"we're just thankful that it was not any worse than it was, meaning that at this point, there were no deaths involved and there were no entrapments involved." 30 people went to the hospital. investigators now hope for full recoveries.chief jimmy dixon, clemson city police:"all of that will be taking place over the next few weeks, not just making sure all the codes were taken care of, but i'm sure there will be structural engineers that will have to take a look and things of that nature that go along with building codes."and two friends from charleston are able to walk away from a night they'll never forget.leroy pearson, witness: "don't take life for granted, because for that five seconds or however long i was falling, i thought

i was gone really."joe ripley wyff in clemson. in clemson.joe ripley wyff gone really."joe ripley wyff in clemson. (anchor) taking a live look outside... at the san mateo bridge.(anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: skies were partly cloudy with plenty of sunshine in the afternoon. hurricane willa is approaching mexico and will slam the coast with heavy rain and dangerous

wiinds. flooding is likely in mexico and all the way up to texas. clouds will return to night with patchy fog. lows will be in the 40s and the 50s. on the satellite you can see a storm approaching the coast. we could see some showers in far northern california but only a few clouds here. highs tomorrow will be in the 60s and low 70s with 50s and 60s at the coast. warmer weather is expected into the weekend. (vicki) next on (vicki) the weekend.expected into the weekend.

(vicki) next on kron4 news at 5... as lottery fever heats up across the bay area... you are also sure to have an office pool going. but some experts say to think twice before joining. we'll explain why.

narrator: he claims to be an education reformer, but marshall tuck's failed record managing actual schools won't work as superintendent of public instruction. as ceo of l.a.'s partnership schools, the teachers gave tuck a vote of "no confidence." and tuck's total mismanagement of l.a. charter schools caused financial problems that cost taxpayers thousands.

tony thurmond. the only candidate endorsed by classroom teachers. holding all our schools accountable and always protecting neighborhood public schools. tony thurmond. for our schools. reporting... lottery fever is

being felt all across the country... and thousands of people are probably joining office pools this week. but there are warnings for people in those pools. christine romans explains. there are now more than two billion dollars up for grabs this week--mega millions offering a historic $1.6 billion jackpot -- with a drawing tuesday.and with no winner saturday -- the powerball is now at $620 million.that next drawing is wednesday.now the odds are long. really long.you're more likely to be hit by lighting -- or attacked by a shark -- than win the mega millions.so let's just suspend all reason and dream for a moment...and pretend that office pool was a winner...a winning ticket -- shared among your coworkers -- well, it could mean a lawsuit -- and it could mean years in court -- to settle the winnings.that's right, it's happened before.so lottery officials -- and lawyers -- say co-workers should get everything in writing before throwing money into an office pool.some other tips:only enter with people you trust. create rules of the pool. assign a pool leader who will track the money -- and the possible winnings.and make

photocopies -- front and back -- for each pool member.and remember -- keep the group consistent -- even if you win a small amount and then you roll it forward-- the winnings, right and buy new tickets.don't add more people if you roll the winnings forward and buy more tickets. christine romans cnn new york. (vicki) that wraps up kron 4 news at 5. grant lodes and catherine heenan are here with kron 4 news at six. (catherine) thank you vicki...coming up at six -- we are following breaking news.. firefighters are on the scene of a high rise aparfire in san fr this is video of the scene...(grant)of the scene...(grant)we're hearing from fire officials that rescues have been underway. we have a live report from the scene. that's coming next at six. you know when you're at ross and you find a deal on cookware that makes you say. yes!

...oh, yeah! bring on the holidays! that's yes for less. everything you need to prep, cook and serve up the season. it feels even better when you find it for less-at ross. yes for less. and you realize you are the the hostess with the mostest. you know when you're at ross yes! yeah! that's yes for less. entertain in style all season long. it feels even better when you find it for less-at ross. yes for less. (grant)breaking news tonight.

crews are responding to a three alarm fire at an apartment building in san francsico.here's a map of where it is happening.the gateway high rise is at davis and washington streets.it's near a safeway.a media briefing was just held. (catherine)kron4's ella sogomonian is live at the scene with the latest. latest.scene with the live at

the sogomonian is live at the scene with the latest.

has upheld a verdict against monsanto... saying round up weed killer caused worker's cancer... but has cut the $287 million awarded...down to $78 million the company had filed a motion -- saying the jury went too far when it awarded 289-million dollars to bay area school groundskeeper. .. dewayne johnson.. a san francisco jury's august verdict included $250 million in punitive damages, which the judge said was too high. she

reduced the punitive damages to $39 million, matching the jury's underlying damage award. jurors found monsanto purposely ignored warnings and evidence that its popular roundup product caused johnson's lymphoma. it's a horrible thing and it's a lot bigger than 5000 people. and we got to stop them at the border.( grant )at the border. ( grant )president trump... promising to use armed force to prevent the caravan of central american asylum seekers from entering the united states,that caravan is still thousands of miles from the border.(catherine) the hot=button issue of illegal immigration surfacing again, just two weeks before the hotly=contested midterm elections. si se puede! si se puede! yes we can was the chant at the river marking mexico's southern border with guatemala. a hole in the fence and a scavenged ladder allow a mother and her child to circumvent the mexican police.

"what made you decide to climb onto that ladder?" "this bridge, this river, they can't stop me, i am an all-terrain woman."most of the migrants began their journey nine days ago in the honduran port of san pedro sula...traveling through guatemala to the mexican frontier.last friday, they were allowed through by guatemalan border guards ... nat only to be met with tear gas on the mexican side.natbut thousands did make it across, perched on makeshift raft, swimming or wading ... the sick and weak had to be carried ashore.the migrants say they are fleeing violence in their homeland.this mother says her son was killed by a honduran drug gang"i don't want my kids in the middle of crime. i don't want to have the lives of my children further destroyed."according to president trump, the asylum seekers are the criminals ... trump> "you're gonna find ms-13. you're gonna find middle eastern. you're going to find everything. and guess what? we're not allowing them in our country."with midterms

approaching, the president sought to energize his base by talking tough."i will seal off the border before they come into this country, and i'll bring out our military. not our reserves. i'll bring out our military."and, by blaming the democratic party."the democrats want to throw open your borders to deadly drugs and gangs and anybody else that wants to come in. " california senator kamala harris says the president is hurting the country,"the idea that we're vilifying one group and fear-mongering. that's not in the best interest of our country, (catherine) senator harris is a possible challenger to president trunp in 2020.she was campaigning today for democratic candidates in iowa, where the nation's first presidentialcau cuses will be held. (catherine) tonight... we're learning new details about a 90-year-old former catholic priest recently named as an accused child sex abuser in the south bay. (grant) the former priest is in custody facing multiple counts of child molestation. kron 4's

terisa estacio has been tracking this story and joins us now with the details. terisa? .as you can imagine, this is a deeply disturbing case... kron four news obtained the police report and court documents that really spell out the crimes against the once respected catholic church priest (take pkg) this is hernan toro.... he is now facing 6 counts of lewdness with a minor involving two victims. the charges against him stretch over a 5 year period. both young girls under the age of 14. one was only reportedly 5 years old when she says toro a family friend - began to molest her. (in the first case, the victim says the abuse started when toro was babysitting and according to the statement to the officer, quote, as time went on... his hand moved closer and closer up her tigh... she described his hand as being shaky and jumpy and assumed it was because he was old. the victim went on to tell the officer, taht quote the victim told me that she and the suspect agreed not to tell anyone. as for the second victim, a similiar haunting tale, the victim 2 told police that whilte toro was babysitting her.. the suspect started with is hand on her thigh and moved it upward. and that when asked how it made her feel, she said it made her feel uncomfortable... when confronted about these charges

against a former priest, that worked in nearly a half a dozen churches... bishop mcgrath had this statment - quote, bishop mcgrath is saddened and infuriated that additional innocent children are the recent victims of horrific acts by hernan toro who was permanthly banned from ministry in 1990. (estacio live) (estacio live) 1990. ministry in (catherine) oakland's mayor will no longer allow the city's police departmentto ask job

applicants if they've ever been sexually assaulted.... mayor libby schaaf's decision follows a news report on the policy - which has apparently been in effect since at least 2011.. until now, if you wanted to apply at the oakland police department, you had to sign a waiver allowing background investigators to look at all criminal history information... that included whether you'd ever been sexually assaulted.. the mayor also asked for a review of the department's recruitmentand hiring process... she says sexual assault survivors have persevered through trauma...and calls their resilience something that's welcome in oakland. (grant) new at six -- the search is on tonight for a driver who hit a bicyclist and fled. the victim was taken to the hospital where he succumed to his injuries. these are survallience photos of the suspected car involved

in this hit and run. it is described as a 2004 or 2006 red toyota sienna minivan. the front windshield and front fender are damaged. (grant) a lawsuit settlement between the victim of a traffic accident and the city of berkeley is forcing the public works department to come up with a plan to better maintain the trees and plants growing inside the many traffic circles that help keep cars from driving too fast in residential areas. kron4's maureen kelly reports that some neighbors who help maintain traffic circles aren't happy with what's been proposed so far. this tree growing in the middle of a russell street intersection is wrapped with a banner reading save our oak tree....it's one of many trees that might have been cut down....if not for community outrage. this stems from the 2 million dollar plus settlement that the city made with a woman who seriously hurt when

stuck in the crosswalk of stuart and ellsworth back in 2015. part of the agreement calls for the city to cut down most of the trees inside the traffic circles...or ensures they are maintained. the city's director of public works says that accident was an eyeopener. but there was a lot of push back from the community at the thought of cutting down the trees. .even if it would improve visability. i think would be a shame for them to cut them down because they bring a really good like out of you i just a good perspective of like nature of stuff you now?since 2012 the city has relied on volunteers to help maintain the trees and plants inside the circles.....but there is now talk of that being taken over by city workers, since concerns have been raised about residents trimming branches and picking up trash in the intersection. one longtime volunteer is not happy about the idea of giving up habitat he's cultivated. we're concerned about losing our public gardens you're also concerned about the city saying that they're gonna make something really beautiful but they don't have enough staff if you look at the rest of all of our parks and our public spaces they cut out come out once a year cut it all down (maureen) the public works director says one idea they're planning to put forward at tuesday nights meeting schedule is to set a schedule of neighborhood participation days that would allow that would allow the volunteers to

help maintain the foliage inside the traffic circles with public works personnel acting as traffic control maureen kelly can't for news (catherine) coming up... what's next for a family-owned business that's been in san franciso for generations... after a sale is finalized.. (grant) and is kamala harris gearing up for a run at the white house in 2020? her trip to iowa would suggest it. details ahead. (catherine) and concern for officer safety here in the bay area.... after a police-worn body camera explodes in new york. (lawrence) i'm chief meteorologist lawrence karnow, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break.

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(catherine) the oakland police union is reportedly concernedabout the safety of police bodycams.... that's after one of them exploded in new york. oakland uses the same brand of cameraas the new york police department. new york police have already recallednearly three-thousand body cameras after the incident. reporter myles miller has more. . this photo obtained by the new york one investigative team shows a police body camera that exploded inside the one- two-one precinct station house on staten island.it happened as a patrol officer prepared to head out for the midnight shift.he noticed smoke coming out of the bottom of the device and took it off his shirt.the officer wasn't injured, but it's forced the n-y-p-d to recall two thousand nine hundred ninety vievu l-e

dash five body cameras from 16 commands across the city.in a statement a department spokesperson said 'nothing is more important than the safety of our officers and equipping the n-y-p-d with the best equipment is of paramount priority.all officers assigned l-e dash five cameras were instructed to immediately remove the cameras and bring them back to their commands.' the cause is believed to be a battery issue.this doesn't effect the older l-e dash four body cameras which are still in use.the department owns fifteen thousand five hundred body cameras.the n-y-p-d launched its body camera program in 20-17 and is on track to equip all 22-thousand patrol officers with cameras by the end of 20-19.the city's largest police union, the patrolmen's benevolent association, declined to comment on the incident but the use of body cameras has been a sensitive issue with the union through the years. the n-y-p-d moved to adopt body cameras after a manhattan federal judge ordered the department to test them as a way to curb stop-and-frisk searches of black and latino men that she ruled the police union which is fighting to block the public disclosure of encounters on police body

cameras won a major victory last month when the state's appeals panel blocked the release of n-y-p-d body camera footage until it hears arguments in november. that was myles miller reporting. the new york police union says the department's release of video is illegal and arbitrary. here in california --- governor brown signed a bill last month that requires departments to release body camera video -- in most "use of force" incidents. let's take a look outside right now... chief karnow joins us now with the four zone forecast. lawrence karnow: skies were

partly cloudy with plenty of sunshine in the afternoon. hurricane willa is approaching mexico and will slam the coast with heavy rain and dangerous wiinds. flooding is likely in mexico and all the way up to texas. clouds will return to night with patchy fog. lows will be in the 40s and the 50s. on the satellite you can see a storm approaching the coast. we could see some showers in far northern california but only a few clouds here. highs tomorrow will be in the 60s and low 70s with 50s and 60s at the coast. warmer weather is expected into the weekend. (catherine) new tonight at 6. mcroskey mattress.... the weekend.expected into weather is expected into the weekend.

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(catherine) new tonight at 6. mcroskey mattress.... a san francisco based company in business since the 19th century... has been bought by fresno-based "pleasant mattress." kron 4 profiled mcroskey last year for our series "made in the bay." the company was founded by two brothers in 1899 ... edward and leonard mcroskey. edward's granddaughter joined the business in 1980...as part of the agreement... she'll stay on as brand ambassador... and oversee the company's three bay area including its mattress says it has plans to expand the brand nationally. (grant)still ahead. president trump is weighing in on here in

and placing himself in the middle of the battle between farmers... and fish. (catherine) and we hear from a man who escaped a shark attack... by using his head. people like to live where nature is

so we've got this wildland urban interface area. we all love our parks and the best way to keep them healthy is to come in and manage them. hi my name is eileen theile. i'm acting fire chief for east bay regional park district's fire department. what keeps me up at night is that people have a short memory. they'll forget the oakland hills firestorm that happened in 1991. we lost well over 2000 homes, 26 people lost their lives, we really need to stay vigilant especially with climate change. this area, california, is a fire prone landscape. the one thing that we can control is the fuels. east bay regional regional park district partners with pg&e to annually thin or remove more than 1000 acres of hazardous vegetation. pg&e is accelerating its wildfire risk reduction program, pruning around overhead electrical lines, reducing the fuel loads underneath those electrical lines to help reduce the spread of wildfire. what we're really doing is making the property that's adjacent to their homes safer. pg&e, east bay regional park district,and our communities, we're all in this together to keep people safe. a surfer in australia had

a lucky get away from a shark after fending off an attack with .... a headbut. 51-year-old paul kenny was surfing off a nudist beach in

new south wales when the animal latched onto his arm. he channeled surfing legend mick fanning and fought back, he said from his hospital bed. (grant) kenny recieved 20 stitches in the hospital. (catherine)coming up at 6:45. a fishing boat catches fire off the coast of california. the latest on the rescue efforts... (grant) and protests today railing against what they see as an impending attack on the rights of transgender people in the country. we'll sit down with congressman mark desaulnier to talk about what's going on... (lawrence)and i'm tracking

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civil rights activists gathered outside the white house today ... administration move to roll back protections for transgender people.an "impendin

attack" on the community. health and human services is reportedly drafting a proposal that would define gender... as solely male or female at birth, with no room for change. if adopted, it would erase federal recognition for the many americans who identify as a different gender than the one identified at birth. (catherine)joining us now..... congressman mark desaulnier.(grant)begin q a

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upcoming midterm elections here in california. you have just over five hours left... if you still need to register... we have instructions... and a link on our website... kron4.com (catherine) coming up.. want to be the first to take a ride on elon musk's newest venture? details ahead of the planned test which could happen as soon as december... and it's anything but boring.

a big story tonight... just two weeks before election day, democrats are traveling to early voting states on the presidential primary calendar. (grant) california senator kamala harris joined a "get out the vote" rally in iowa. she's reportedly eyeing a 20-20 presidential run... but hasn't actually said so... at the rally today-- she talked about health care-- saying the u.s. needs to do better. sen. kamala harris:"this is a moment in time that is requiring each of us, and collectively as a country, to look in a mirror and ask a question. and that question is who are we? and i believe part of the answer to are better than better than this." (grant)(grant) tonight harris will appear alongside deidre dejear-- an african american woman running for iowa's secretary of state. dejear was the first black woman to win a statewide primary in iowa. several democrats eyeing the white house have revealed their support for dejear.

(catherine) elon musk's high-speed underground transport system -- hyperloop -- could soon be a reality. he's been touting the benefits of tube transport for a number of years. sunday on twitter, musk said the tunnel being dug to test his loop should be complete in early december. musk announced there will be an event that opening night -- and free rides for the public starting the next day. the hyperloop test track starts on the spacex property-- a musk company -- in hawthorne. it runs at 125 miles an hour for about two miles. (grant) up next. a fishing boat.... off the coast of san diego... catches fire... prompting a daring rescue.

ant) crews were able to rescue 15-people after a fishing boat caught fire near san diego. unfortunately three people are still missing. monique griego reports. footage from a u-s coast guard

down to the waters off cuer is coronado island to help save victims of a devastating fire on a mexican fishing boat. lt. adam scalise/pilot"we had gotten reports about 20 people in the water just south of the coronado islands."lt. adam scalese was one of the pilots during last night's call.lt. adam scalise/pilot"by the time we got on scene the boat was pretty much completely engulfed in flames and smoke." scalese and his coast guard crew were called to the scene by the crew of the fishing boat - time machine. who saw the fire and immediately began life saving efforts. lt. adam scalise/pilot"their crew on board were able to get these 15 people on board their vessel and out of the water out of a pretty bad situation that would've been much worse had they not been there."the coast guard airlifted two victims said to be in critical condition due to severe burns to a san diego hospital.lt. adam r 15 to 20 people in the water it's a lot harder finding people that are in the water than on a boat."the transferred over to the mexican navy.we're told three more remain missing.lt. adam scalise/pilot"the mexican navy is continuing to look. they

have control of the case at this point they continue to look for those three."as for his team's part in the rescue lt. adam scalise/pilot"you just kind of revert back to your training because we train for stuff like this. worst case scenario. we're out there to provide a level of care to people that are in need really." (catherine) (catherine) president trump signed a memo friday -- which he says will speed up when and how states in the west ... including california ... can access water. but critics say rushing the process is an environmental mistake. washington correspondent alexandra limon explains.. with the stroke of a pen president trump put himself at the center of a years long war over water in the west. trump there's so much water they don't know what to do with it, they send it out to sea.the presidential memorandum instructs federal agencies to speed up environmental reviews

of water projects rep. kevin mccarthyit will bring more water not only to washington and oregon but throughout the central valley.water delivery is restricted by federal and state regulations, including the endangered species act. california congressman jeff denham says restricting water costs jobs....jeff denahmand takes away the economy in the largest agriculture industry in the country.barabara barrigan parilla of "restore the delta" says low water levels in rivers threaten endangered species... like chinook salmon and delta smelt. barabara barrigan parilla / on the phohnethey have a negative impact on an eco system and fisheries that support a whole tourism and fishing ecoomies . alexandra limon it's possible the memo signed by the president won't have an immediate impact on the amount of water that's diverted to communities - in part becase of possibe court battles.but republicans hope the move does have an impact on tight congressional races in the midtermskevin mccarthythis is just another campaign promise he's keeping.in washington alexandra limon. let's take a let's take a look outside

right now... chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us now with the four zone forecast. lawrence karnow: skies were partly cloudy with plenty of sunshine in the afternoon. hurricane willa is approaching mexico and will slam the coast with heavy rain and dangerous wiinds. flooding is likely in mexico and all the way up to texas. clouds will return to night with patchy fog. lows will be in 50s. on the satellite you can see a storm approaching the coast. we could see some showers in far northern california but only a few clouds here. highs tomorrow will be in the 60s and low 70s with 50s and 60s at the coast. warmer weather is expected into the weekend.

(catherine) in sports... has the raiders fire sale begun?(grant) former first round pick and pro bowler amari cooper has been shipped out of oakland... mark carpenter will tell us where he's going... and have player

reaction to the trade... coming up

(catherine) time now for a

look at sports....a lot going on with the raiders..(grant) mark carpenter joins us in the studio. jon gruden made it abundantly clear last week, this team is not tanking for a higher-draft pick. instead, the strategy appears to be to just grab more picks.. as the team removed another big name from its roster today... trading amari cooper to the dallas cowboys. --the team's 4th-overall selection from the 2015 draft class....going to texas in exchange for a first-round pick. --the silver and black now have 3-first round selections heading into next year's draft... they have the one from dallas... theirs... and the one from the khalil mack trade --this ends any thought that cooper and derek carr would grow into an all-time quarterback-receiver combo. --after making the pro bowl twice, cooper's production has dropped over the last two seasons. --general manager reggie mckenzie did not speak to the media on camera, chance to have a 1st-rounder was too good to pass up. --some players did offer reaction, up

after dealing mack and now cooper. "i mean, i even know how to answe that, but..... if i knew how to run a tam i'd be running one. i could sit here and say my opinion on a lot of things. i don;t know what plans they have for us upstairs. it's the name of the business. we've still gotta come in here and perform on sunday with whoever we got." busy day at alameda-- in other news, there's a chance marshawn lynch may have played his last game as a raider. the team's leading rusher...placed on injured reserve with a groin injury....suffered last week against the seahawks. him being on i-r means he'sand is e this year, he's yarushrds on 90. the 32-year-old is in the final season of his contract. moving over to the 49ers-- where there also isn't much positive news to report.

perhaps the only highlight of the day-- the unveiling of the dwight clark catch statue. the niners losing streak...now stands at 5...after going up against one of the best teams in the league-- the undefeated l-a rams. the rams showed why they're so dominant.. scoring 24-points off of 4 turnovers... c-j beathard was sacked 7-times.. and since september 30th against the chargers, they've committed 14-turnovers. "we definitely know we went against a real good team. but, we were way too careless with the ball. having those four turnovers, the blocked punt, especially all are early in the game, it got us in a hole that was tough to overcome. then, we came out in the third quarter and went three-and-out on o. i think they went down and got a field goal. i think we ended up turning it over again. just too many mistakes versus a real good team." finally tonight, we are less than 24 hours away from game 1 of the fall classic. world series starting at fenway park.. here's a look at the red sox with a light practice this morning. boston seeking its 4th title since 2004... while the

dodgers are in the series for the 2nd straight year, trying to finish what they couldn't last season after losing to houston in 7 games. the night, expected to be a little chilly...temps in the 50s at first pitch, dip into the 40s later on. your starters--- clayton kershaw... and the sox throwin out chris sale. that wraps up kron4 news at that wraps up chris sale. throwin out and the sox kershaw...clayton kershaw... and the sox throwin out chris sale. 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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