kron 4's terisa estacio is live in san mateo tonight with the details. terisa? police say they received a call from a person tuesday evening at 7pm - reporting that a sexual assault had just occured. officers arrived - and found the victim. they say the victim told them she was picked up by a ride share driver near the highway 92 and then took her to a secluded area and sexually assaulted her... the victim was able to escape and with the assistance of a person nearby, called 911 for help. as for the suspect, he fled the area.... take a look at this... this is a sketch of the suspect... he is described as a tall white male in his late 30s with a slender build... he was reportedly driving a gray 4 door sedan. sgt. amanda von glahn, san mateo police dept. authorities would not reveal whether they were pulling surveillance video from the area, including here where the victim was discovered at 1400 fashion island blvd... as you can see in this video there are multiple cameras set up... and while the investigation is active, authorities are reminding people to increas

terisa what do students think.... (terisa)so far so good... and the district is having a say in this as well... more on that in a moment... so - in 2016 , some students banned together and approached the district, here in alameda... they believed that girls were being wrongfully discriminated against, because the dress code, they said had more rues for girls then boys. so after a long process, many meetings and hearings, the district changed it's rules - basically stopping the practice of saying shorts are too short, or a student is showing too much skin. it used to be that teachers could measure the lenght of shorts or tops... if it was found a person was breaking the rules, then that was an infraction and change or wait for clothes to be brought from home... that created some embarassment for many students.... now, this year, there is more flexibility - and give and take. here is waht students and the district is saying on this day one of the new policy (take sot) . (terisa) (vicki) and as your child heads back to school this morning... we w

kron four terisa estacio kron four news.ss lawrence lawrence karnow: it was a rather cool day across most of the bay area with highs running in the 70s inland and 60s and 70s around the bay and 50s and 60s at the coast. it almost felt a little like fall outside. a few showers are showing up on doppler rarar the northern sierra. on the satellite image you can see as low pressure is passing to the north. that was strong enough to cool the temperatures down today but it should warm a little tomorrow. highs for wednesday will be in the 70s and 80s inland, 60s and 70s around the bay and 60s and patchy fog at the coast. temperatures will stay below normal most of the week but it will warm a little this weekend before cooling again next week. (ken)coming up: a crackdown in oakland aimed at abandoned cars. why police say this is aimed at responding to residents... and improving the image of neighborhoods. (pam)and next: a violent crash along an arkansas highway... killing a . neighborhoodsthe image of and improving residents... resp

in napa, terisa estacio (ken)an ohio woman is on trail for murder...he says she shot in self defense. however- prosecuters say it was out of a jealous rage. (pam)as diane estacio in napa, terisa estacio (ken)an ohio woman is on trail for murder... she says she shot in self defense. however- prosecuters say it was out of a jealous rage. (pam)as diane mcinerney explains, that courtroom behavior of shayna beo man charged with killing her that she had given wanted" by shooting him in the face.shayna hubers, 27, was charged with the murder of her boyfriend ryan poston after calling 911 to say she shot him in self-defense at his highland heights, kentucky, home on oct. 12, 2012. the night he died, poston had planned to meet miss ohio 2012 audrey bolte. hubers claimed she feared for her life when she shot poston six times, but three felons testified tuesday that she killed him because he was leaving her, the cincinnati enquirer reported. cecily miller, holly nivens and donna dooley, all hubers' former cellmates, said that she had said she killed poston becaus

(ken) thanks terisa. and we have team coverage tonight of the fires burning (ken) thanks terisa.am coverage tonight of the fires burning in mendocino county. (justine) kron 4's dan kerman is live at an evacuation center in lower lake.... with evacuees. dan? dan? dan? (justine) now to the most destructive fire burning tonight... up in shasta and trinity counties. so far.... the carr fire has burned over one-thousand homes-- and more than 115- thousand acres are burned. (ken) let's go live to redding tonight. natasha chen is standing by with an update. natasha? q: it sounds like more areas are opening up for people to return home. what needs to be done for people to return to where you are? that's going to be quite a shock for some of them...q: firefighters from different areas are covering redding today. that's to give the local firefighters in town a moment to grieve for a fallen colleague?q: has the white house said anything about federal resources to help with these wildfires?q: the california governor has watched the fire conditions change over the decades. what does he say ab

in napa, terisa estacio (grant) next at 5:30... a san jose music teacher is arrested and accused of inappropriately touching his young students. and it happened during private lessons inside the victim's homes. (vicki) plus after the break... we continue to track hurricane lane... as it hits the hawaiian islands... and is already causing flooding and landslides. (grant) landslides.flooding and causing already islands... and is homes. the victim's lessons inside during private happened and it students. young touching his young students. and it happened during private lessons inside the victim's homes. (vicki) plus after the break... we continue to track hurricane lane... as it hits the hawaiian islands... and is already (grant) next at 5:30... a san jose music teacher is arrested and accused of inappropriately touching his young students. and it happened during private lessons inside the victim's homes. (vicki) back to our breaking news tonight... an acid spill near interstate 880 in hayward has created a traffic mess on insterstate

terisa - what did you find? there are some pretty chilling numbers our there when it comes to distracted drivers and fatalities.... but the chp is hoping to get this message out... it is called the 180 challenge and the hope is to save lives... this as officers reflecte on the recent death of one of their own... brandon correia, "trying to prevent those fatalities from occuring." i teamed up with chp officer brandon correia to capture on camera just how distracted drivers are these days... it is all in connection with the i-80 challenge - a pledge law enforcement is asking of drivers to stay mindful and pay attention. especially now as the busy labor day weekend begins to unfold. correia. "pull over to the side" it didn't take long to find a driver speeding... correia. i saw you on the phone. you didn't even see me. as well as someone on their cellphone. according to the national highway traffic safety administration each day 9 people die and 1,000 are injured due to distracted driving. correia. we just lost an

but as kron 4's terisa estacio tells us... parents say that's not enough.eatening to kill as many as 30 students ... at valley view middle school on or near the last day of school. the site contacted the fbi and pleasant hill police - who worked quickly and with the help of outside law enforcement tracked down the student at his martinez home. police say they arrested him and he was place in juvenile hall. his name, not released bc he is a minor. at the time, they also confiscated several guns at the home. that was all in june. since then, police tell kron four news, the case was presented to the contra costa district attorney's office... who declined to file charges. also, police say - it turns out the guns were not the students - and legally belonged to a family member. but - now the student is embroiled in another controversy... a petition is circulating - with as many 500 signatures already, demanding the 8th grader be removed from the entire district... on the petiton - a parent wrote: " my daughter is a 7th grader at sequoia . it's absolute nonsense t

terisa? (grant) the monstrous carr fire-- continues to leave a path of destruction in california's shasta county. this is a map showing the burn zone...and you can how it's roared ito parts of northern and western redding.(vicki) so far-- more than 800 homes have been destroyed. nick watt is live in redding tonight with the latest on the firefighting efforts. nick? california fire officials say they are making progress as they battle several blazes burning in northern california and that firefighters are focused on saving lives and homes.battalion chief john messina said tuesday fire crews slowed the spread of one of the blazes into towns near clear lake, including lakeport, a city of 5,000. he says the fire instead spread into the mendocino national forest.messina says fire crews focused their efforts on saving lives and homes and that's why only 10 houses have been destroyed by two massive fires straddling mendocino and lake counties. no injuries have been reported.but he told a community m

take terisa live....he community to take a good hard look at these five suspects... so here you go....they are five men... all trying to cover up their faces with hoodies...police say the crime happened at the corte madera apple store. the five acted fast. they rushed in and grabbed all the could and dashed out.now police are hoping that someone will recogniize the thieves....sgt. alberto duenas, central marin police authority. it was at noon yesterday, wednesday when we go the call, 5 individuals in hoodies, african american, they grabbed apple products about 19k worth. they went in fast, about 1 minute then out. (continue terisa live) continue vohere is anotehr look at the suspects...all of this comes on the heels of several other similiar crimes at other apple stores in californa. the sgt says a person outside the store quickly took these pictures.... apple does have two security guards at the store... but the policy is not to stop thieves for fear that it could turn violent. some good samartiatns did

as kron 4's terisa estacio explains... it is a move that a legal expert says could complicate the (ken)a big story we are tracking: the man suspected of stabbing and killing 18-year- old nia wilson at an east bay bart station... could now face the death penalty. as kron 4's terisa estacio explains... it is a move that a legal expert says could complicate the case... and even make it harder on the victim's family. sot: frank zimring, uc berkeley law professor. "it changes the dynamics and in some preverse ways." uc berkeley law professor frank zimring has written two books on the death penalty in the u.s. he says for prosecutors it can be a tool to hammer down the harshest punishment possible for a defendent... however, he quickly adds, for those looking for a closure to a painful event, such as a murder of a loved one... it can be a long drawn out experience - that could stretch out over decades. frank zimring, first thing you do is make it more expensive and longer and more public and more acromonize and lenghten out the

in napa, terisa estacio (lydia) estacio (lydia) (lydia)coming up after the break..... and the a's have a good night against the minnesota twins. grant lodes has the highlights... next in sports. football is back...preseason at last pre season is... the raiders in oakland tonight...playing host to the green bay packers. no need for aaron rodgers to play tonight...he's already won a superbowl for the packers. however the young derek carr...efforting a ring. first play of the game...how about a little ac-dc...derek carr to amari cooper...get use to it... a 49 yard bomb...however the silver and black would only get a field goal. carr:2 for three...68 yards..he would sit. now to the first team defense...without khalil mack....they struggled against brent hundley...a second string quarterback. the silver and black dodge a bullet...a would-be touchdown..is dropped...howe ver the defense would hold...green bay only got a field goal out of it. score:three-three tie.we now go to the 4th quarter...tied at 6-apiece....and finally...a touchdown... chris warren battles his way in

here in pleasant hill, terisa estacio kron four news.vicki) a bill to end bail is headed to governor brown's desk. it would make california the first state to completely end bail for suspects awaiting trial. california senators supporting the bill say it would end a system that discriminates against low income people. but opponents say it would make communities less safe. the plan calls for the release of most suspects arrested for non-violent misdeameanors within 12 hours of booking. those accused of serious, violent felonies would be ineligible for pre-trial release. other suspects' release would be decided by courts and the state's judicial council. (ken) a gang of thieves stopped by customers. authorities have five people in custody.....accused of robbing numerous apple stores in california. 4 are from northern california, one is from fresno... but the rash of robberies has been halted thanks to a group of good samaritans. joy benedict reports. nats of citizen arrestit sounds like chaos but this is a citizen arrest after shoppers at

kron four's terisa estacio joins us now live from pleasant hill....ts are demanding action, including starting a petition to have the student kicked out. (take terisa live) parents say this student - an 8th grader now is attending sequoia middle school and they are angry about that... this case all started to unfold in june - that is when the threat came in - (take pkg) (track) the message came in on the social media site.. snap chat... a person threatening to kill as many as 30 students ... at valley view middle school on or near the last day of school. the site contacted the fbi and pleasant hill police - who worked quickly and with the help of outside law enforcement tracked down the student at his martinez home. police say they arrested him and he was place in juvenile hall. his name, not released bc he is a minor. at the time, they also confiscated several guns at the home. that was all in june. since then, police tell kron four news, the case was presented to the contra costa district attorney's office... who declined to file charges. also, poli

terisa? (ken) this just in to our newsroom.ce arrested a teacher at chaboya middle school... in san jose's evergreen neighborhood. officers say 'charles so' is being charged in connection to a road rage incident. allegedly 'so' attacked a man in another car and then took his phone. police discovered so had a loaded handgun in his bag inside his classroom during the arrest. so is being booked into the santa clara county jail for robbery and possession of a firearm at a school. (pam) developing news tonight... in the case of a headless torso found inside the home of a missing man. we are learning more about an arrest made for identity theft - related to the case.(ken) kron-4 just obtained court documents - detailing the arrest of lance silva... who is now in custody on a probation violation. grant lodes joins us now in studio with more. (landvo) this is a photo of the missing man - brian egg. inside his san francisco - home police found a headless torso in a fish tank,. the human remains have not yet been identified. (grant) but

terisa estacio - sfo management getting straight to the point... drivers to use a rest room instead of a public area... "that is gross" that in response to sfo sending out a warning to taxi drivers - requesting them to stop using the outside parking structure as a bathroom. kron four news obtained the email... in which it states quote " airport staff has noticed an increase rate of urination and defecation in the rear of sfo tax lot number 3 and nearby stairwells. this creates a highly unsanitary condition and a health harzard for sfo custodians...."it goes on to say.. tax drivers are reminded that the nearby restroom is open 24/7, end quote. this is video of where the taxi drivers wait to be called up to go into another line out at the terminals to pick up a rider. as you can see they are all in order... the drivers i spoke with would not go on camera, but said if they leave to use the bathroom, they will lose their place and subsequently lose a potentially good fare. it is on average 45 dollars to the sf. some drivers were hostile - shouting that

in napa, terisa estacio (vicki) (vicki) ahead at nine... an elderly woman attacked inside her home...now police are looking for the suspects... (grant) plus...a diver goes missing-- and is then found treading water, waving for help. details on the rescue... (vicki) up next... all eyes are on tropical storm lane as it's already causing major problems...federal agencies are hoping for the best--but are preparing for the worse-- we'll have the latest on fema. (vicki) now at 9:30... tropical storm lane unleashes flooding and landslides on the hawaiian islands... and while federal agencies like fema say they are ready to deal with more of the impact...(grant) hawaiian hospitals are bracing for the possibility of a huge surge of patients as the storm hits the islands. they've post-poned elective procedures to make room for emergency patients.(vicki) washington correspondent alexandra limon reports - federal agencies are now warning people to prepare for the worst. as hurricane lane pounds hawaii with rain - federal officials say they're as ready

in walnut creek, terisa estacio kron four news ##### a live look outside right now...the four zone forecast with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: low clouds were slow to clear today leaving behind cooler than normal temperatures. highs today only reached the 70s in the warmest with cool 50s and 60s at the coast. on the satellite image you can see a weak trough of low pressure passing to our north. it was enough to help keep the tmperatures down across the state too. low clouds and fog will be on the increase tonight with patchy drizzle possible near the coast and bay. highs tomorrow will be cool to warm. at the beaches you will see cool 50s an 60s with 60 and 70s around the bay and 70s inland. it will begin warm midweek and into next weekend.. (pam) coming up.. housing and construction costs getting so expensive .. even the developers and builders are starting to back out of deals and sell... (ken) also... a call for santa clara county to get two wins in one move .. save an old building and create housing .. details ahead on efforts to save the cit

kron four's terisa estacio went along with the c-h-p today.. to get a closer look at those distractions... terisa estacio reporting, it is called the 180 callenge and it is to try and keep people safe. brandon correia, "trying to prevent those fatalities from occuring." i teamed up with chp officer brandon correia to capture on camera just how distracted drivers are these days... it is all in connection with the i-80 challenge - a pledge law enforcement is asking of drivers to stay mindful and pay attention. especially now as the busy labor day weekend begins to unfold. correia. "pull over to the side" it didn't take long to find a driver speeding... correia. i saw you on the phone. you didn't even see me. as well as someone on their cellphone. according to the national highway traffic safety administration each day 9 people die and 1,000 are injured due to distracted driving. correia. we just lost an officer. it was just two weeks ago, that chp officer curt griss and anotehr motorists died, when an alleged distracted driver hit the two on the

kron four's terisa estacio went along with the c-h-p today.. those distractions... terisa estacio reporting, it is called the 180 callenge and it is to try and keep people safe. brandon correia, "trying to prevent those fatalities from occuring." i teamed up with chp officer brandon correia to capture on camera just how distracted drivers are these days... it is all in connection with the i-80 challenge - a pledge law enforcement is asking of drivers to stay mindful and pay attention. especially now as the busy labor day weekend begins to unfold. correia. "pull over to the side" it didn't take long to find a driver speeding... correia. i saw you on the phone. you didn't even see me. as well as someone on their cellphone. according to the national highway traffic safety administration each day 9 people die and 1,000 are injured due to distracted driving. correia. we just lost an officer. it was just two weeks ago, that chp officer curt griss and anotehr motorists died, when an alleged distracted driver hit the two on the side of 180 in fairfield

in walnut creek, terisa estacio kron four news coming up at eight.. eight children at a sleepover are killed in house fire ....the important safety feature missing from their building. plus. how runners in iowa are honoring the life of mollie tibbetts and next. it is the first day of classes since deadly gun violence forced a solano county campus .... to evacuate, ((lawrence tease))i'm kron 4 chief meteorologist lawrence karnow.coming up, i will take a look at your 7 day forecast. details are right after the break. (ken) students at armijo high school in fairfield returned to class this morning just days after shots rang out a block away during a friday night football game.(pam) fairfield police funneled the crowd into the gym.... and put everyone on lockdown. olivia degennaro talked to some of the students and parents who were there. barajas: "like minutes into the game, we heard 'pop pop' and that's when everyone started evacuating to the field."a friday night football game... interrupted by gunfire. thompson: "at first i thought it was just some fi

kron four's terisa estacio has the dirty details.in response to sfo sending out a warning to taxi drivers - requesting them to stop using the outside parking structure as a bathroom. kron four news obtained the email... in which it states quote " airport staff has noticed an increase rate of urination and defecation in the rear of sfo tax lot number 3 and nearby stairwells. this creates a highly unsanitary condition and a health harzard for sfo custodians...."it goes on to say.. tax drivers are reminded that the nearby restroom is open 24/7, end quote. this is video of where the taxi drivers wait to be called up to go into another line out at the terminals to pick up a rider. as you can see they are all in order... the drivers i spoke with would not go on camera, but said if they leave to use the bathroom, they will lose their place and subsequently lose a potentially good fare. it is on average 45 dollars to the sf. some drivers were hostile - shouting that they will do whatever they want, where ever they want... they say these days

kron four's terisa estacio has the letter sent out to taxi drivers...at they are saying tonight. "that is gross" that in response to sfo sending out a warning to taxi drivers - requesting them to stop using the outside parking structure as a bathroom. kron four news obtained the email... in which it states quote " airport staff has noticed an increase rate of urination and defecation in the rear of sfo tax lot number 3 and nearby stairwells. this creates a highly unsanitary condition and a health harzard for sfo custodians...."it goes on to say.. tax drivers are reminded that the nearby restroom is open 24/7, end quote. this is video of where the taxi drivers wait to be called up to go into another line out at the terminals to pick up a rider. as you can see they are all in order... the drivers i spoke with would not go on camera, but said if they leave to use the bathroom, they will lose their place and subsequently lose a potentially good fare. it is on average 45 dollars to the sf. some drivers were hostile - shouting that they will do whatever they

as kron four's terisa estacio reports, thanks to video of the getaway car - police say, they are closingn on some suspects... and now apple is making some security changes. (take pkg) walnut creek police say they are working on a substantial lead... thanks to this... this video showing a black suv leaving the scene of the crime. it was saturday afternoon around 5pm... police say at least four suspects blasted into the apple store on broadway and swipped iphones and mac computers. authorities say, the store is still tallying up the total, but add the thieves took off with thousands of dollars in stolen goods. the black suv has a license plate - a lt. told kron four news they are working with oakland police on the case. this crime - comes on the heels of several other recent thiefs at apple stores... take a look at these pictures... at the corte madera apple store - police say 5 men rushed into and within one minute took 19 thousand dollars worth of items. the store has 2 security guards, but central marin police are now stepping up patrols at the store. at the walnut creek store... two pr

(back to terisa live) (pam) a plea deal will no longer be considered ... for the two men charged in the deadly ghost ship warhouse fire.(ken) alameda county district attorney nancy o- malley.... is asking for a trial date to be set soon... on the 36 - counts of involuntary manslaughter facing derek almena and max harris.. kron 4's justine waldman is in our newsroom with details on what she's learned will happen in court tomorrow.. (justine) i spoke with a lawyer on almena's team... he told me they are preparing to go to trial ... and at the end.... feel good that almena will walk away at the end.. a free man. sot maybe an acquittal is in the future for derrick alemena the lawyers representing ghost ship wearhouse master tenant .. derrick alemena... do not think he caused the deadly fire that killed 36 people in 2016. and are now gearing up to prove it during a lenghty criminal trial.sot i think the evidence against him is not consistent for what is required for a guilty verdict for i think he has an excellent chance of winning on these charges last week, t

in walnut creek, terisa estacio kron four news ( robin ) 4 your money...f gas in the u-s has dropped two cents a gallon over the past two weeks. that still leaves prices standing at more than 50 cents a gallon higher than at this time last year, an industry analyst says it is likely prices will continue to drop slightly. that's because refiners have increased capacity while current demand is weak. the highest prices in the country remain right here in the bay area. in san francisco it costs around 3-69 per gallon. (robin) coming up next on the kron 4 morning news ... housing and construction costs are getting more expensive here in the bay area... now even the developers and builders are starting to back out of deals. (robin) and here's a live look outside... at the embarcadero. ( robin ) for your money this morning... the bay area is desperate for housing... but construction projects in san francisco are now stalled. kron4's maureen kelly talked to a real estate expert who explains what's causing the slowdown. i'd say there are 20-thousand units that are

kron four's terisa estacio went along with the chp today to get a closer look at conditions... . terisaorting, it is called the 180 callenge and it is to try and keep people safe. brandon correia, "trying to prevent those fatalities from occuring." i teamed up with chp officer brandon correia to capture on camera just how distracted drivers are these days... it is all in connection with the i-80 challenge - a pledge law enforcement is asking of drivers to stay mindful and pay attention. especially now as the busy labor day weekend begins to unfold. correia. "pull over to the side" it didn't take long to find a driver speeding... correia. i saw you on the phone. you didn't even see me. as well as someone on their cellphone. according to the national highway traffic safety administration each day 9 people die and 1,000 are injured due to distracted driving. correia. we just lost an officer. it was just two weeks ago, that chp officer curt griss and anotehr motorists died, when an alleged distracted driver hit the two on the side of 180 in fairfield. the suspect was caught and now facing m

as kron four's terisa estacio reports, thanks to video of the getaway car - police say they're closingpkg) walnut creek police say they are working on a substantial lead... thanks to this... this video showing a black suv leaving the scene of the crime. it was saturday afternoon around 5pm... police say at least four suspects blasted into the apple store on broadway and swipped iphones and mac computers. authorities say, the store is still tallying up the total, but add the thieves took off with thousands of dollars in stolen goods. the black suv has a license plate - a lt. told kron four news they are working with oakland police on the case. this crime - comes on the heels of several other recent thiefs at apple stores... take a look at these pictures... at the corte madera apple store - police say 5 men rushed into and within one minute took 19 thousand dollars worth of items. the store has 2 security guards, but central marin police are now stepping up patrols at the store. at the walnut creek store... two private security guards kept watch over those coming and going... apple emplo

terisa? it is considered the ultimate punishment for a crime... law professor here at uc berkeley says complicate the criminal process making it more painful for victims families. (take pkg) sot: frank zimring, uc berkeley law professor. "it changes the dynamics and in some preverse ways." uc berkeley law professor frank zimring has written two books on the death penalty in the u.s. he says for prosecutors it can be a tool to hammer down the harshest punishment possible for a defendent... however, he quickly adds, for those looking for a closure to a painful event, such as a murder of a loved one... it can be a long drawn out experience - that could stretch out over decades. frank zimring, first thing you do is make it more expensive and longer and more public and more acromonize and lenghten out the process. alof ot people then suffer especially the families of the victims. they are told this is the ultimate, however, they will end up the paying the largest price of what happens. (continue vo)zimring says currently there are 750 people on death r

wilson was stabbed to death last month on bart.kron four's terisa estacio has more on the family's demandattorney. "bart says on it's website that it cares about safety of passegers, but that is not true, the family wants this to be a turning point." (estacio track) attorneys representing nia wilsons' family came out swinging friday... announcinga sweeping lawsuit against bart in the murder of the 18 year old. wilson was killed at the macarthur bart station on july 22. she had been on the platform with her two other sisters, when police say, transient john lee cowell approached the three and fatally stabbed nia in the neck. police say he also injured nia's sister, who survived the attack. arns. "the violent crime against nia could have been prevented if bart would have stopped fare evaders." attorneys representying nia's family point to fare evasion as a major contributor in nia's death.... cowell, had been cited before as a fare evader on bart. they believe if bart had a better system in place to crack down on fare evaders, then nia would still be alive. they also dropped this bombshell,

kron 4's terisa estacio is live in the newsroom - with the changes the family is now demanding. wilson's family is distraught... arguing nia's death should never have happened and now they are fighting back with this lawsuit... saying they are taking this action on behalf of every passenger who rides bart... robert arns, attorney. "bart says on it's website that it cares about safety of passegers, but that is not true, the family wants this to be a turning point." (estacio track) attorneys representing nia wilsons' family came out swinging friday... announcinga sweeping lawsuit against bart in the murder of the 18 year old. wilson was killed at the macarthur bart station on july 22. she had been on the platform with her two other sisters, when police say, transient john lee cowell approached the three and fatally stabbed nia in the neck. police say he also injured nia's sister, who survived the attack. arns. "the violent crime against nia could have been prevented if bart would have stopped fare evaders." attorneys representying nia's family point to fare evasion as a major cont

kron 4's terisa estacio is live in lakeport tonight with the latest on the firefighting efforts.vicki) (vicki) (vicki) tonight at 5:30... kron4 is always tracking local stories. here's a look at what's going on in your neighborhood right now. (grant) in the east bay... the family of nia wilson is suing bart. wilson was killed on july 22nd at the macarthur bart station. the 18-year-old was stabbed in the neck. her sister was also hurt in the attack... which bart police say appears to be random. john cowell has been charged with murder and attempted murder. the wilson family says bart failed to keep their daughters safe. wilson's funeral is set for 11:00 tomorrow morning at the acts full gospel church in oakland. (grant) police in san ramon are asking for your help in locating a teenage girl. 14-year-old taylor cusick was last seen on monday night in san ramon.. according to a facebook post from her mother. san ramon police did confirm that she ran away from home. taylor is 5-feet 4-inches tall with dark brown hair and green eyes. (vicki) in the south bay... 4 people are arrested a

but still, a big battle out here.here in lakeport, terisa estacio, kron4 news.on the life of 18-year-old nia- wilson here at acts full gospel church in oakland. it was a celebration of a life senselessly cut short back on june 22nd, 2018 by the accused murderer john cowell who allegedly stabbed nia to death on a bart train at the macarthur stationapplausesot <"nia was very spiritual. she read her bible on a daily. she was named nia which means purpose. she had many dreams of joining the navy after she finished school. nia loved doing make up. she also loved fashion and music. she was a beautiful girl with such a soft spirit">in oakland haaziq madyun kron4news in concord... police say 55-year-old terrance dixon should be considered armed and dangerous. he's wanted for the murder of 64-year-old michael downie. a week ago, he was found dead in his home on pine creek way. his friend's discovered him during a welfare check. police say dixon has ties to oregon, washington, nevada and here in california. it's possible he's driving the victim's stolen car -- a blue 20-1

terisa estacio tells us about the changes the family is demanding. robert arns, attorney. "bart says on it's website that it cares about safety of passegers, but that is not true, the family wants this to be a turning point." (estacio track) attorneys representing nia wilsons' family came out swinging friday... announcinga sweeping lawsuit against bart in the murder of the 18 year old. wilson was killed at the macarthur bart station on july 22. she had been on the platform with her two other sisters, when police say, transient john lee cowell approached the three and fatally stabbed nia in the neck. police say he also injured nia's sister, who survived the attack. arns. "the violent crime against nia could have been prevented if bart would have stopped fare evaders." attorneys representying nia's family point to fare evasion as a major contributor in nia's death.... cowell, had been cited before as a fare evader on bart. they believe if bart had a better system in place to crack down on fare evaders, then nia would still be alive. they also dropped this bombshell, that cow

kron four's terisa estacio has the details. terisa estacio reporting, it is called the 180 callenge andeople safe. brandon correia, "trying to prevent those fatalities from occuring." i teamed up with chp officer brandon correia to capture on camera just how distracted drivers are these days... it is all in connection with the i-80 challenge - a pledge law enforcement is asking of drivers to stay mindful and pay attention. especially now as the busy labor day weekend begins to unfold. correia. "pull over to the side" it didn't take long to find a driver speeding... correia. i saw you on the phone. you didn't even see me. as well as someone on their cellphone. according to the national highway traffic safety administration each day 9 people die and 1,000 are injured due to distracted driving. correia. we just lost an officer. it was just two weeks ago, that chp officer curt griss and anotehr motorists died, when an alleged distracted driver hit the two on the side of 180 in fairfield. the suspect was caught and now facing multiple felony charges. correia. it is always personal. i don't w

kron four's terisa estacio talked with the family. how? duanna kirby is furious... she says on monday, jackson was supposed to go to a youth enrichment program here at fairview elementary school in hayward. it was jackson's first day of kindergarten. the program is on campus, about 50 feet away from his classroom. but that is not what happened. instead, duana says, she got a call from her son, from home. duana kirby, hayward mom. so, i am at work and get a phone call from my son on his cell phone and i say what are you doing calling me, i said to leave your cell phone at home. and he said, he did. that he was at home to call and safe that he was safe. duana says she rushed home from her job.. and indeed jackson was there. she then quizzed him about how he walked nearly 2.6 miles home... and why he wasn't in the afterschool program. duana. he said he was in the bathroom and when he got t, no one was there and so he grabbed his backpack and walked home. duana says she and her husband are angry and want answers to how this all happened. . duana. someone could have grab

(pam) kron-4's terisa estacio explains the change... and what students are saying about it. so - in 2016 , some students banned together and approached the district, here in alameda... they believed that girls were being wrongfully discriminated against, because the dress code, they said had more rues for girls then boys. so after a long process, many meetings and hearings, the district changed it's rules - basically stopping the practice of saying shorts are too short, or a student is showing too much skin. it used to be that teachers could measure the lenght of shorts or tops... if it was found a person was breaking the rules, then that was an infraction and the student would have to change or wait for clothes to be brought from home... that created some embarassment for many students.... now, this year, there is more flexibility - and give and take. here is waht students and the district is saying on this day one of the new policy (ken) a hiker missing in yosemite park for the past month has been found dead. family members said crews found scott tenczar's body on friday.

kron 4's terisa estacio says, on this first day, leaders at the school are giving the new, relaxed dressode, an "a" ... (ken) with schools back in session today the san francisco unified school district warned district unified school francisco today the san back in session with schools (ken) code, an "a" ... relaxed dress giving the new, relaxed dress code, an "a" ... session today the san francisco unified school district warned students and staff to plan ahead for possible muni delays...blaming an operator shortage. they aknowledged that muni is working to fix the problem for the first day of school. the san francisco municipal transportation agency says it's done that by transitioning 72 part time drivers to full time...adding 700 more hours of operation every day. following the change today it said muni already ran more smoothly. so far no major delays or service gaps to report we are going to continue to do what we can to ensure services are reliabel and consistent. (ken) the s-f-m-t-a added hiring the s-f-m-t-a added hiring operators isn't the problem... it's training existing driv

(vicki) kron four's terisa estacio talked with the family-- who says something needs to be done... how kirby is furious... she says on monday, jackson was supposed to go to a youth enrichment program here at fairview elementary school in hayward. it was jackson's first day of kindergarten. the program is on campus, about 50 feet away from his classroom. but that is not what happened. instead, duana says, she got a call from her son, from home. duana kirby, hayward mom. so, i am at work and get a phone call from my son on his cell phone and i say what are you doing calling me, i said to leave your cell phone at home. and he said, he did. that he was at home to call and safe that he was safe. duana says she rushed home from her job.. and indeed jackson was there. she then quizzed him about how he walked nearly 2.6 miles home... and why he wasn't in the afterschool program. duana. he said he was in the bathroom and when he got out, no one was there and so he grabbed his backpack and walked home. duana says she and her husband are angry and want answers to how this all happened. . duana. s

(grant) kron-4's terisa estacio explains the change...and what students are saying about it so - in 2016 some students banned together and approached the district, here in alameda... they believed that girls were being wrongfully discriminated against, because the dress code, they said had more rues for girls then boys. so after a long process, many meetings and hearings, the district changed it's rules - basically stopping the practice of saying shorts are too short, or a student is showing too much skin. it used to be that teachers could measure the lenght of shorts or tops... if it was found a person was breaking the rules, then that was an infraction and the student would have to change or wait for clothes to be brought from home... that created some embarassment for many students.... now, this year, there is more flexibility - and give and take. here is waht students and the district is saying on this day one of the new policy (grant) tens of thousands of students are heading back to school at san jose state university. san jose state's new policy day one of the saying on this the d

kron 4's terisa estacio explains.approached the district, here in alameda... they believed that girls were being wrongfully discriminated against, because the dress code, they said had more rues for girls then boys. so after a long process, many meetings and hearings, the district changed it's rules - basically stopping the ( james ) tens of thousands of students are heading back to school at san jose state university. san jose state's president says the school's total enrollment... 35-thousand... is the highest it's ever been. today is the first day of school and lots of classes are ( james ) tens of thousands of students are heading back to school at heading back students are thousands of tens of ( james ) new policy day one of the saying on this the district is students and the district is saying on this day one of the new policy new policy tens of thousands of students are heading back to school at san jose state university. san jose state's president says the school's total enrollment... 35-thousand... is the hig

kron four's terisa estacio has the story.that is gross" that in response to sfo sending out a warning to taxi drivers - requesting them to stop using the outside parking structure as a bathroom. kron four news obtained the email... in which it states quote " airport staff has noticed an increase rate of urination and defecation in the rear of sfo tax lot number 3 and nearby stairwel. this creates a highly unsanitary condition and a health harzard for sfo custodians...."it goes on to say.. tax drivers are reminded that the nearby restroom is open 24/7, end quote. this is video of where the taxi drivers wait to be called up to go into another line out at the terminals to pick up a rider. as you can see they are all in order... the drivers i spoke with would not go on camera, but said if they leave to use the bathroom, they will lose thr place and subsequently lose a potentially good fare. it is on average 45 dollars to the sf. some drivers were hostile - shouting that they will do whatever they want, where ever they want... the

kron four's terisa estacio spoke with one of the country's top experts about how and what these teamshauman, menlo park fire protection district "there are people who are very gifted and are 20 steps ahead and that is what you need in a situation like this, because from the beginning you are behind the clock." menlo park fire protection district chief harold schaplehauman has worked on several high profile search and resuce operations such as 9-11. he spoke with kron four about the challenges facing the crews in italy and how it relates to here at home. schaplehauman. they are trained, i saw crews from italy and france being called in dogs, that is a good asset. schaplehauman says as for here at home... could this happen here... schaplehauman. our bridges are safe, but a catatrophes can occur. in menlo park, te te the vice - chair of the san francisco ethics commission has filed a federal lawsuitagainst the u.s. secret service..... he says the service is refusing to provide information on donald trump junior's trip to india in february... catherine heenan is here with the details.. (c

kron four's terisa estacio has the story. how? duanna kirby is furious...ays on monday, jackson was supposed to go to a youth enrichment program here at fairview elementary school in hayward. it was jackson's first day of kindergarten. the program is on campus, about 50 feet away from his classroom. but that is not what happened. instead, duana says, she got a call from her son, from home. duana kirby, hayward mom. so, i am at work and get a phone call from my son on his cell phone and i say what are you doing calling me, i said to leave your cell phone at home. and he said, he did. that he was at home to call and safe that he was safe. duana says she rushed home from her job.. and indeed jackson was there. she then quizzed him about how he walked nearly 2.6 miles home... and why he wasn't in the afterschool program. duana. he said he was in the bathroom and when he got out, no one was there and so he grabbed his backpack and walked home. duana says she and her husband are angry and want answers to how this all happened. . duana. someone could have grabbed

kron 4's terisa estacio explains.ls were being wrongfully discriminated against, because the dress code, they said had more rues for girls then boys. so after a long process, many meetings and hearings, the district changed it's rules - basically stopping the practice of saying shorts are too short, or a student is showing too much skin. it used to be that teachers could measure the lenght of shorts or tops...if it was found a person was breaking the rules, then that was an infraction and the student would have to change or wait for clothes to be brought from home... that created some embarassment for many students....now, this year, there is more flexibility - and give and take. here is waht students and the district is saying on this day one of the new policy new policy ( james ) tens of thousands of students are heading back to school at san jose state university. san jose state's president says the school's total enrollment... 35-thousand... is the highest it's ever been. today is the first day of school and lots