is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00 p.m. three girls all in elementary school targeted and sexually assaulted. now parents are questions why the school didn't do more to warn them. good evening. julie haener is here now for what we are working on for 6:00 p.m. >> parents are calling for better communication from the oakland school district after a string of sexual assault said targeting elementary school students -- alts targeting elementary school students. ktvu's allie rasmus spoke to parents who said they weren't told about the attacks for days. >> police are looking into the possibility the same man may be behind all sexual assaults. this is a sketch of what the suspect might look like. parents think they would have liked to seen this sketch months ago. >> reporter: three sexual assaults involving three different girls at three elementary school. the most recent on march 28 when police say a man lured a

six-year-old away from class and sexually assaulted her in his car. police believe this man may be responsible for all three crimes. the earliest on january 24. she wants to know why it took her two months to find out about the salts from administrators. >> i want to know if it happened once. >> reporter: as a parent she has the right to know when a sexual predator strikes at any school. other parents agree. >> because predator could move around so because, you know, they could move from one school to the next to the next, it is important to let the parents know to be on the look out. >> the school district says the district doesn't have a set policy for notifying parents district wide about a sexual assault involving one of its students. >> in the past part of the problem is we rely too heavily

on administrators at the site tocommunicate the information. >> the district -- to communicate the information. >> the district is looking to change that practice. . >> where there is direct messaging to the parents. . >> the changes need to happen now. >> what is the district going to do to make sure that all of us parents are aware that it is out there. as if it was a case of lice, measles. >> there is a balancing act they have to consider between communicating to everyone and maintaining the victim's privacy. allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. we are following developing news in san jose, a house fire destroyed one home and damaged neighboring houses. the fire started and ktvu's robert handa spoke with

firefighters who are working to put out hot spots tonight. >> we were inside the fire area and even though there is still smoke firefighters say the fire is under control and they are right now watching and waiting. making sure the fire is completely out and the gas dissipated. a few hours ago from news chopper 2, the fire department got a call about 3:00 p.m. and they could see flames destroyed one of the homes on moss brook circle and spread to two neighboring homes. the homes are close together. as you can see the frames helped feed the fire. a gas line break accelerated the flames and homes were evacuated to a school. some told us they were alerted by the popping explosion sounds and by their neighbors. >> hollered there is a fire

across the street. i looked up, boom, like it exploded. we were on our way up the street. she grabbed my dog and away we went. >> we have no injuries. to fire personal or civilians and we are standing by waiting for pg&e. gas line break helped cause the fire or did come from the fire? >> i don't have that information. >> reporter: and firefighters are still keeping people out of the area to make sure the gas doesn't collect in pockets that could lead to explosions. it will be hours before they could investigate a possible cause. some neighbors heard work going obbefore the -- on before the fire broke out. we will have updates tonight on the 10:00 p.m. news and updates on twitter, facebook and www.ktvu.com. live in san jose, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. a death in the north bay is now a homicide investigation. ktvu's rob roth is where a

man's body found by a hiker has police looking for clues. rob? >> reporter: right, frank, the first homicide this year. a hiker on saturday found a body up here in the preserve. police are saying little about their investigation but they say the community is not at risk. >> reporter: plooeswill only say the victim was a male. they -- police will only say the victim was a male and they have concluded it was no accident. >> they believe it was a homicide based on the evidence at the scene. they believe it was a victim of a homicide. >> police won't say if the victim was targeted or killed at random but they are saying the public is not at risk. >> we don't think this was a individual in the hiking trails where people using the trails are in no immediate danger that we believe.

we believe this was an isolated incident. >> reporter: neighbors will remain cautious till police sort out what happened. >> i was just discussing it with my family and i decided i wouldn't travel alone. i will take friends with me. >> police believe the body was on the trail a day or two before being discovered. reporting live, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. a man charge said with murder in a cold case was denied bail today. she was found astrangled to death in her car at the san jose -- strangled to death in her car at the airport in 1989. prosecutors charged her husband and his brother with her murder for financial gain. they are both behind bars and pleaded not guilty. the brother was denied bail. a former aid for california state senator leland yee will

stay out of jail for now. we caught up with keith jackson this afternoon as he was leaving court. prosecutors wanted to revoke his $250,000 in bail saying he didn't have enough collateral but the judge gave him more time. former san francisco school board president keith jackson was arrested march 26 and charged with soliciting bribes for leland yee. arraignment for leland yee, keith jackson and others are scheduled for tomorrow. jury deliberations began in the trial of a rape suspect accused of terrorizing a condo complies. he is charged with rape and caul four years ago -- and sexual assault four years ago. a prosecutor said it was the worse nightmares of the victims. and he admits he raped one woman and salted another and deny -- sexually assaulted another and denied he was

involved in a third attack. walnut creek is helping people navigate new pricing and parking rules. one of the most popular shopping and dining destinations and starting today it is more expensive for drivers to park there. ktvu's john fowler joins us live with how the city is trying to ease the burden of rates and exendsed hours. >> reporter: right now -- extend hours. >> reporter: right now parking is all the rage. the city says the goal is to make parking easier by increasing the turnover of on street parking. >> finding parking in downtown is difficult. the city today doubled rates, $2 an hour and extended meeters to 8:00 p.m. 7 days a week. >> not happy because i think there -- i understand it is a revenue stream. the city says it is only partly about money. it is to reduce demand for

street parking. garages are 50 cents an hour. >> less circling the block. easier to find a space on the street. as well as parking in the garages where there is plenty of parking. >> for the next two weeks no tickets just warnings after 6:00 p.m. and on sunday and so-called parking ambassadors will distribute information, some business owners say it will keep shoppers away hurting them and the city. >> if they don't spend money they will lose more. >> reporter: hogwash say business people. >> this is not typical of america. how many places have a neiman marcus and a tiffany? >> one city survey showed on weekend parking demands exceed 100%. the city is hoping the rates

will change behavior. john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >> more details now on parking rates around the bay area. san francisco varies by zones. some spots are 25 cents an hour and other places $6 an hour. here is an example, burling anymore, 10 cents an hour, and $1 an hour. and palo alto no charge downtown but the city limits how long you can stay based on color coded zones. new legislation aims to inform cumes bowdacious consumers about flame retardance in perchture. he said there is evidence flame retardance are associated with health problems and officials say they don't provide any fire safety. under the proposal furniture makers would have to disclose

the use on labels. california courts would have to consider posttraumatic stress disorder and other issues when sentencing veterans. 1-5 returning from iraq and afghanistan suffers from ptsd and are more likely to commit crimes. the bill heads to the state senate. a prank or a serious crime? the caution owners of smart cars are using. >> and a rescue operation to help a baby stranded and sick on a boat. the progress the baby has made since the national guard responded. >> increase in temperatures today. still warmer as we head into the bay area tuesday. numbers near 90 degrees in some areas. i will show you where.

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one-year-old baby rescued from a sail boat is responding well to medication. the family sent out a distress call thursday. pictures show members of the international guard as they helped get the family safely aboard a navy warship. they will make it to san diego by wednesday. the search for a missing hiker is growing more urgent. magdalena glinkowski was last seen a week ago sunday on mount tamalpais. a large scale search over the weekend yielded no clues to her aerobats. her parents flew in from the east coast and -- where about. her parents flew in from the east coast and made a plea for help. >> she is a very strong person.

and she loves hiking. >> the last known sightings are the photos taken march 30 as she paid for parking. her car has been impounded by the sheriff's department. it is among the few pieces of evidence in the disappearance. vandals gave driver as rude awakening this morning. four smart cars were flipped over in san francisco. ktvu's david stevenson explains why this is a warning for some drivers and a painful reminder for others. >> four smart cars in san francisco were tipped and flipped over this morning. the owners are asking why. >> sounds like a bunch of teenagers trying to have fun. [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: owners said they

are nervous. >> mostly on the streets. but, yeah, i wouldn't want to get people the idea that is a fun thing to do. >> reporter: it was a painful flash back. one company cut back on its smart car use after a driver had its car flipped two years ago. >> finished making the delivery. he came out, a group of 8 men in the process of flipping over his car. they were laughing and just, you know, having fun. and, yeah, the driver was shocked. >> reporter: it didn't start there. youtube host car tipping videos dating back six years. european collision center in san francisco does body work on smart cars. >> the exterior damage, 3 or $4,000 or 10 or 15. depending on how much was damaged. >> reporter: a witness

described the vandals as 8 men. police ask anyone with informationing to call their tip -- information to call their tip line. david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >> and you can see pictures of the smart car tipping on www.ktvu.com. look under the top story tab. officials say they reached a deal to revitalize the old steel case property within the business park. officials say a developer bought the land and will begin demolishing the buildings and then new businesses will begin construction within the next year and that could mean jobs for people in richmond. >> my estimate, concernative estimate, out of both -- conservative estimate, out of both, 12 and 1500 jobs. >> officials say this is a 10 year effort to develop that property. water officials are seeing a growing problem of people

drilling wells and some want restrictions. well drillers say it is the busiest they have been in 30 years. people are trying trying to use ground water because of the drought but they said it could dry up usable water and make the ground sink in some places. >> we are drawing on our savings account in a significant way and causing damage in isolated areas of the state. >> california does not regulate ground water. some people want the state to do that and put meters on wells. nothing but sunshine and blue skies today. it was fantastic out there. ktvu's chief meteorologist bill martin is here to tell us about all the nice weather. >> it will get warmer. 5 degrees. 10 degrees warm in some places today than yesterday. highs tomorrow 5 to 10 degrees. look how green it is. the rain helped things out.

wild flowers. still water running too in the hills. mount tamalpais. that is good. we haven't seen a lot. last few winters. there is the weather system off shore. no push at all. no rain in the forecast. high pressure is a dominant weather feature. patchy fog tomorrow night and wednesday. but as we head into tomorrow, the high pressure owns us. temperatures warm. 79 antioch, these are right now temperatures. 81 san jose. 79 santa rosa. 80 walnut creek. pretty warm. mild evening out there. no fog yet. the winds start coming on shore. south wind in santa rosa, napa. concord. the winds come on shore as we go into wednesday, thursday and friday and that will cool us

off. there will be more coastal fog and cooler temperatures and more clouds. in san jose 81 degrees right now. san jose tomorrow you start off not that cool. mid-50s. by lunchtime you are upper 70s. and by late afternoon you are in the mid-80s. a nice day in san jose as you head through the day tomorrow. as we look at the high-pressure system it stays put but it shifts and that allow as sea breeze to develop. along the coast. around the bay. temperatures tomorrow cooler because of the sea breeze. inland remains warm. clouds tomorrow, 9:00 a.m., no clouds. high clouds around 5:00 p.m. and tomorrow night boom, the arrows shifted and the winds come on shore. fog, clouds and temperatures will start to trend down. 84 vacaville. 84 pittsburg. highs for your bay area tuesday will be warmest of the week. after that temperatures trend down. they are not going to get cold, just won't be mid-80s and low

90s tomorrow in the southern part of the district. five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view right here and you will see that looks good. after last week's rain we needed it. not happening. tree pollens are trending high. i am bothered by them. >> me too. [ talking at the same time ] >> thank you. the a's get their first crack at a win on the road. >> we will show you how they did against the minnesota twins. mark is up with sports in just a moment.

anncr: at jennie-o we heard of a place in iowa where every thursday people ride 10 miles for tacos. we thought we'd show up and surprise them with a better kind of taco made with jennie-o ground turkey cooked thoroughly to 165. i feed my kids turkey tacos over regular tacos any day. i think they are light and they are just fresh tasting.

yeah. when i eat well, i feel well. anncr: it's time for a better taco. the tacos tonight were pretty much perfect. make the switch. look for jennie-o ground turkey in a store near you. san francisco school children received a lesson in how foosave their -- to they have their money today. teach children to save day. the volunteers read to the kids and help them with hands on activities about saving money. the kids also have a good time participating. >> they love it and i am surprised that many of them already have the foundation and we are just helping to enhance their knowledge. >> the volunteers say teaching the kids about saving at a young age builds a foundation

of healthy finances later on. the a'ss are savoring are -- a's are savoring are win on the road. >> first road trip of the year and it is a victorious start to the road trip. they hit well in the pitcher's park in minnesota. they ruined the winds opening day. -- twins opening day. shot in the the left field corner and that will score brandon moss for the first run in the second inning. josh redick cleaned up his act. he line as single to right. hitting under .200 so far. an rbi and a 2-0 lead for the a's. third inning, 2-1. the a's tack on three more. brandon moss a two run single. six innings giving up three runs for the victory. a's take care of it.

>> younger warriors fans who may not be aware the warriors were once very good and exciting. remember the days of the shorts shorts? one of the members mitch richmond named to the basketball hall of fame today along with former great alonso morning and coach nolen richardson who won a championship in 1994. six time all star, 14 seasons in the nba. averaged 21 points and a great guy. good for him. mean time the duck commander 500 in texas. nascar event washed out yesterday. dale earnhardt jr. a scary moment there in a spin out. he walked away just fine and it was joey logano who takes the checkered flag, number 22 car right there. 7th different winner in 7 sprint car races so far and that is the sporting life for

this monday early. >> love the short shorts. >> they were short. >> thank you. coming up tonight at 10 p.m. new fall out over the arrest of a police officer, we are learning how many cases could now be in jeopardy. that story coming up for you tonight at 10:00 p.m. >> and we are always here for you on www.ktvu.com, facebook and twitter. thank you so much for joining us everyone. have a good evening. >> good night. [ music ]

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