we investigate a new outbreak of cases in san quentin. the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening, and thanks for being with us on this monday. >> the mayor is calling for lori smith to resign. senior investigator stephen stock has been breaking this story, following it and exposing questions about the sheriff and joining us with today's major development. and he is the first politician to publicly come out and say he wants her out. >> that's right. and he wants a federal investigation into her mismanagement of the jail as he calls it. the problems date back to 2015, and then the beating death of michael tyree. a blue ribbon commission recommended many fixes but the sheriff has only adopted some of those recommendations. this is the jail surveillance video we showed you back in may, video that san jose mayor sam liccardo tells me he saw for the first time in his report. it shows an inmate at the elm wood jail being beaten by different gang inmates without any corrections officers even attempting to help for more than six minutes. >> i was horrified. i was on the edge

they have no one. >> according to state data 28 inmates at san quentin have died from covid. that's the highest number in the state. well, back in february, cal osha fined the prison more than $400,000 for failing to prevent the spread of the virus. the california department of corrections has not commented on that lawsuit. well, the venice improvement project which will bring san francisco its first bus rapid transit system is coming under fire. the criticism is coming from a high-profile media personality kron four's, kelly takes a closer look what's behind the delays and the rising costs. >> fox news host laura ingram once again takes aim at san francisco shooting out to back to back tweets, calling out of an escort or transit project. this one labeling it the war against cars. another calling it a debacle on day one. the project which broke ground in 2016 is running nearly 3 years behind schedule and roughly 37 million dollars over budget. it's been causing people to avoid the major artery because van ness has been of esta drive. the reasons behind the delays are recently

civil lawsuit was filed against officials at san quentin prison.nia department of corrections and rehabilitation for the death of a prison guard has family says he died after getting covid-19 while he was on duty kron four's haaziq madyun has that story. >> basically the cdcr officials created a covid cesspool and require their inmates and employees to marinate in that. >> that accusation sums up the bases for this civil lawsuit filed against the california department of corrections and rehabilitation on behalf of the family of sergeant gilbert polanco. he died last august following an outbreak of covid-19 where he worked at san quentin state prison co-counsel for the political family julia. sure, when describes the circumstances leading to sergeant death from covid-19 matter may 30th of 2020 that california department of corrections and rehabilitation. >> transfer to a 122 inmates from the california institute for men and she now standpoint state prison where in town. >> and that kicked off a wildfire of covid prison. >> which was catastrophic. th

. >> in the a civil lawsuit has been filed against san quentin prison officials and state corrections authorities. this in the death of a prison guard. he died after getting covid while on duty. kron four's haaziq mid-june reports. >> basically the cdcr officials created a covid cesspool and require their inmates and employees to marinate in that. >> that accusation sums up the bases for this civil lawsuit filed against the california department of corrections and rehabilitation on behalf of the family of sergeant gilbert polanco. he died last august following an outbreak of covid-19 where he worked at san quentin state prison co-counsel for the political family julia. sure, when describes the circumstances leading to sergeant death from covid-19 matter may 30th of 2020 that california department of corrections and rehabilitation. >> transfer to a 122 inmates from the california institute for men and she now standpoint state prison recount. >> and that kicked off a wildfire of covid prison. >> which was catastrophic. there's many things the government can do. but they can't make decis

san quentin prison a that became zero a massive outbreak summer. 28 died did polanco. i just wanted to tell him to be accountable and take for his death. it have never happened should happen. it started a botched of inmates from prison chino not tested packed buses quarantined put in open cells san basically these students year, officials. created a covid school then required their inmates employees marinate it. attorneys polanco's and two filed a lawsuit week he suffered wrongful because the state's bad making including of personal protective little distancing limited so shocking appalling that cdcr would risk. not all the inmates but also of their staff's with these completely um cdcr in statement has not served the but we'll evaluate details and next also condolences i want to go through what we've been through. i mean that to see them. pass and able say my able to say polanco's says was working shifts because many were sick suffered diabetes hypertension ultimately from covid august ashes on quentin grounds here is that the world with. our and i don't wait coming h

. >> coming up next, at 8 san quentin prison officials now under the spotlight after a covid outbreak inside the prison. leaves a long time correctional officer dead. plus, if you're heading to hawaii, it might want to reconsider that's the message from the governor is telling they cation ers stay away at least for now and construction criticism over san francisco rapid transi woman: 5, 6, 7, 8. [band playing] a new school year begins. in the classrooms we've prepared... with the students we are devoted to. in concert with the parents and families we partner with every day. we can't do it without you. we're ready to teach. our number one priority is student safety. we're determined to keep everyone safe. and excited to help all students succeed. woman: because we know quality public schools make a better california... man: ...for all of us. >> this just in to the kron 4 news from the san jose city council has just approved the vaccine mandate for city owned buildings where there will be a crowd of at least 50 people. no word yet on when that will not take effect but kron four's dan th

a civil lawsuit has been filed against san quentin prison officials and state corrections authorities and the death of a prison guard. >> gilbert polanco died from covid after an outbreak at the prison. proffers. has made you report. >> basically the cdcr officials created a covid cesspool and require their inmates and employees to marinate in that. >> that accusation sums up the bases for this civil lawsuit filed against the california department of corrections and rehabilitation on behalf of the family of sergeant gilbert polanco. he died last august following an outbreak of covid-19 where he worked at san quentin state prison co-counsel for the political family. julia. sure, when describes the circumstances leading to sergeant death from covid-19 matter may 30th of 2020 that california department of corrections and rehabilitation. >> transfer to a 122 inmates from the california institute for men and she now standpoint state prison where in town. >> and that kicked off a wildfire of covid prison. >> which was catastrophic. there's many things the government can do. but they can't m

a civil lawsuit has been filed against san quentin prison officials and state corrections authoritiesthe death of a correctional officer 55 year-old gilbert polanco died last august from covid months after an outbreak at san quentin prison. the accuses prison officials of irresponsibly transferring more than a 120 inmates into san quentin triggering that covid outbreak. >> basically the cdcr officials created a covid cesspool and require their inmates and employees to marinate in that they want him to go like that. >> and then and i asked not to, you know, that. let someone else take that of the ship. and he would tell me there's nobody. they have no one. >> according to state data, 28 inmates at san quentin have died from covid the highest number in the state back in february. cal osha fined the prison. more than $400,000 for failing to prevent the spread of the virus. the california department of corrections has not commented on the lawsuit. >> san francisco's japantown will be getting some much needed financial help 5 million dollars of the state budget is going to be used to fund

army veteran who started working at san quentin prison when he was 21 years old. >> he is remembered as a loving father devoted husband and a dutiful cdcr employee, then want him to go like that. and then i asked not to, you know, that. let someone else take that of the ship. and he would tell me there's nobody. they have no one. regarding the lawsuit ac dc i representative sent kron 4, a statement that reads in part, quote, on the polacco matter. cdcr has not been served with the lawsuit but we will evaluate the details and determine next steps. >> we extend our deepest condolences to sergeant political family, friends and colleagues unquote. has it made you kron. 4 news. i a. >> it's an extremely sad day in the world of music. rolling stones, drummer charlie watts has died at the age of 80 watts. publicist said that wants passed away peacefully in a london hospital earlier today surrounded by his family. watts was the only drummer to sit behind the kit for the rolling stones for more than a half-century. he held down the beat for songs like satisfaction start me up and painted blac

there's a lawsuit filed against san quentin and state corrections. authorities in the death of a prison guard gilbert polanco died from covid after an outbreak at the prison kron four's haaziq madyun has the details. >> basically the cdcr officials created a covid cesspool and require their inmates and employees to marinate in that. >> that accusation sums up the bases for this civil lawsuit filed against the california department of corrections and rehabilitation on behalf of the family of sergeant gilbert polanco. he died last august following an outbreak of covid-19 where he worked at san quentin state prison co-counsel for the political family julia. sure, when describes the circumstances leading to sergeant death from covid-19 matter may 30th of 2020 that california department of corrections and rehabilitation. >> transfer to a 122 inmates from the california institute for men and she now standpoint state prison where in town. >> and that kicked off a wildfire of covid prison. >> which was catastrophic. there's many things the government can do.

larry: the outbreak at san quentin followed the transfer of 122 inmates from a state prison in chino during an outbreak there. the state department of corrections is not commenting on the suit. ama: as wildfires continue to rage an east bay nonprofit is help livestock owners. our reporter shows us how the group gets almost a safety. >> we began during the diablo fire. the fire was out of control. during that fire, nobody knew where they were going, they just knew there were animals and horses that needed help. we sat down and said, there has to be a better way to do this, and slowly pulled together until we came up with our organization. we went back there and organized the -- and rescued the horses. know we have turned into a full-blown evacuation team and rescued so we can help our community as much as we can. ♪ the name of our nonprofit is holding a horses livestock emergency and evacuation response team. during natural disasters, we focus on aiding and evacuation. following disasters, we started reaching out to animal owners to make sure they have everything they need including f

peterson appeared via closed-circuit from san quentin for the hearing.d set a september hearing peterson's attorney went on to say that if and when an evidentiary hearing does take place in peterson will most likely be transported from san quentin here to sit and wait and learn once again his fate. here in san mateo county theresa is stasio kron. 4 news. >> turning now to our wildfire coverage nearly 38,000 people are under evacuation orders in california. you're looking at some of the latest numbers released today in kern county, the french fire has displaced more than 7,000 people. the dixie fire has caused evacuations implements butte to counties. most of the people who have evacuated are from eldorado county. that's where the caldor fire is burning evacuation warnings have been issued for parts of amador county and that means people there need to be ready to leave a pretty much at a moment's notice. >> california is now under a major disaster declaration for areas affected by the dixie and the river fires burning in the northern part of our president

. >> it ate away and a civil lawsuit has been filed against san quentin prison and state corrections. authorities in the death of a prison guard. 55 year-old gilbert polling co died last august from covid months after an outbreak at san clinton. the lawsuit accuses prison officials of being irresponsible in transferring more than a 120 inmates into san quentin triggering a covid outbreak. >> basically the cdcr officials created a covid cesspool and require their inmates and employees to marinate in that they want him to go like that. >> and then i asked not to, you know, that. let someone else take that of the ship. and he would tell me there's nobody. they have no one. >> according to state data 28 inmates at san quentin have died from covid. that's the highest number. the state, the california department of corrections has not commented on the lawsuit. >> well, there is reason for optimism as we get closer to the end of the second year of this pandemic. we've got doctor anthony fauci saying that the u.s. couldn't. this is his quote. return to some sense of normalcy from the pandemic

they have no one. >> according to state data, 28 inmates at san quentin have died from covid and that's the highest number in the state back in february. cal osha fined the prison. more than $400,000 for failing to prevent the spread of the virus. the california department of corrections hasn't yet commented on the lawsuit. we may have some encouraging news from doctor anthony fauci now the white house chief medical adviser says that the u.s. could be back to normal by spring of next year. but there's a big caveat with that. it will only happen. he says if the majority of the roughly 90 million people who are still unvaccinated decide to get the shot. local health experts agree that saying that we've already seen some signs here in the bay area that this latest covid-19 surge may be slowing. and that's in large part to the uptick that we've seen in vaccines, but they add that vaccines alone aren't enough to beat the pandemic. >> facial being sensible about not coming to work and were nick. physical distancing where we can manage that women. things outdoors around the north. those are al

died g a lawsuit against san quentin state prison.he family of sergeant gilbert polanco filed a civil rights lawsuit this morning polanco died last august his family says he suffered a wrongful death because of the dangerous conditions at san quentin now the lawsuit accuses the state correctional system of making intentional. and deliberately indifferent decisions regarding covid-19 when it decided to move sick inmates from chino state prison to san quentin this catastrophe wasn't caused by just one or two people dropping the ball but it was caused by. deliberate choices made by people in charge who knew better and these people made choices not only that violated common sense and public health guidance that we all have been following for months by that time. but also they made choices to violate the law. the lawsuit seeks compensatory damages in certain prison reforms prison officials have not yet commented on the lawsuit the pandemic has certainly dealt a blow to so many businesses especially shops and restaurants in college towns. k

peterson appeared via closed-circuit from san quentin for the hearing. the judge in the and set a september hearing peterson's attorney went on to say that if and when an evidentiary hearing does take place in peterson will most likely be transported from san quentin here to sit and wait and learn once again his fate. here in san mateo county. theresa is stasio kron. 4 news. >> in the east bay parents headed danville middle school are accusing school officials of segregating their children after a teacher tested positive for covid-19 parents charlotte would middle school say they were notified monday fully vaccinated teacher had the virus students return to class on tuesday. but only the students who are vaccinated were allowed to stay on campus. the rest were sent home. one parent says her 12 year-old daughter who is not vaccinated, was upset about being called to the front of the school over the loudspeaker embarrassed or being singled out because of her vaccination status vaccinated. kids were all kept in the quad. >> and the unvaccinated kids were ke

peterson appeared via closed-circuit from san quentin for the hearing. the judge in the and set a september hearing peterson's attorney went on to say that if and when an evidentiary hearing does take place in peterson will most likely be transported from san quentin here. >> to sit and wait and learn once again his fate. here in san mateo county. theresa is stasio kron. 4 news. >> now to an update on the evacuations in afghanistan. the clock is ticking as the biden administration works towards getting americans out of kabul ahead of the tuesday deadline and biden says that the u.s. is also committed to getting it out as many at risk afghans as possible before the 31st harper's ken wayne is live in the newsroom with the latest developments from the white house tonight can vicki the king has been 12 days now since u.s. military began flying evacuees out of kabul and the pentagon is reporting that up to 1500 americans may be awaiting evacuation from afghanistan at a news conference today. secretary of state blinken also reported another 4500 americans have

mark see again thank you still ahead here on the four a lawsuit over a massive covid outbreak at san quentin prison by the family of a correctional officer who died from the virus officer who died from the virus says his death could ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ security at your fingertips. control feels good. chase. make more of what's yours. they say decisions dangerous inside quentin led sergeant polanco's ktvu brooks jarocz been following the and issues the prison the pandemic and is here with on the latest well this the third filed against california of corrections rehabilitation and the first. an alleging ups for safety employees inmates didn't carry out their responsibilities. hi tell what supposed be year celebration tireless then tragic 34 san native army veteran polanco as a officer san quentin prison a that became zero a massive outbreak summer. 28 died did polanco. i just want to going to be accountable and take for his death. never happened happen. ia transfer infected inmates a prison in not tested packed buses quarantined put in open cells san basically these students year, officials. created c

fell bridge because i just saw reports of an accident 5.80 westbound just as you're exiting at san quentin off-ramp it looks like the cars there on the richmond sandra fell bridge are trying to get off of the bridge, the ones that were involved in that accident. that's according to chp so we may not see a backup here. it's about 8 minutes as you're heading across towards sandra fell, we'll keep a close eye on that to see if anything changes heading into the city this morning a little under 13 minutes via the bay bridge, no major delays today, a different scenario from the one we had yesterday most not seen any major delays along bart if you are taking that this morning heading across towards the peninsula little under 14 minutes for you. and the golden gate bridge here. we are 20 minutes into the city daryn james back to you thanks a lot raise 9 oh one and and right now starting at midnight you have to have proof that you've been vaccinated before you go into jim or restaurant a lot of businesses in san francisco, yeah used to be it only after remember to bring your mask now you've got to

peterson appeared via closed-circuit from san quentin for the hearing. >> the judge in the and set aseptember hearing peterson's attorney went on to say that if and when an evidentiary hearing does take place in peterson will most likely be transported from san quentin here to sit and wait and learn once again his fate. here in uan mateo county. theresa is stasio kron. 4 news. >> developing news from johnson and johnson on its booster shots. the company announced this morning that its booster shot provides, quote, a rapid and robust increase and antibodies when use on people who have already received the one-dose vaccine. the company says the people who got the booster shot experienced a 9 fold increase in covid antibodies, johnson johnson is now working with the fda and cdc to get the booster shot approved for the public. and some big news out of the pentagon. u.s. secretary of defense lloyd austin has directed the military to begin vaccinating all members of the armed forces. this decision follows the fda's full approval for the pfizer vaccine. the military already requires 17 inoc

they have no one. >> according to state data 28 inmates at san quentin have died of covid that's the highest number in the state in february. cal osha fined the prison. more than $40,000 for failing to prevent the spread of covid. the california department of corrections has not commented on the lawsuit. >> we do have some encouraging news from doctor anthony fauci. the white house chief medical adviser says that the u.s. could be back to normal by spring of next year. but that would only happen if a majority of the roughly 90 million people who still haven't received any shots get vaccinated, local health. experts agrees saying that there are already signs that the bay area's latest covid-19 surge may be slowing, but they added vaccines alone won't be enough to beat this pandemic. >> facial being sensible about not coming to work and were sick. physical distancing where we can manage that women. things outdoors around the north. those are all still critical elements of controlling transmission. >> experts say if we want to have long-term success with this pandemic. we cannot let our

in the north bay, san quentin prison is reporting another covid outbreak. the marin independent journal says at least four inmates have tested positive. about 85% of the prison population has been vaccinated. the prison had a huge outbreak last summer that saw more than 2200 inmates get sick with 28 dying. that led to the prison being find nearly half $1 million. -- fined nearly ha nearly ha ne dollars. if you have questions, you can ask the team at abc7news.com /vaccine. those in favor of the california gubernatorial recall and those against it shared their messages at the same time and place. >> it is not about republican or democrat. we want our freedoms back. our freedoms are being eroded as we speak. we are here to get our state back into being the beautiful state it was. j.r.: recall supporters held a rally at carl larson park. those who supported governor newsom held a counter rally across the street. >> this recall effort is a republican-led record by extreme right wing folks. it would be a disaster in our state's continued efforts to nago the war a

after 10 inmates and 12 staffers tested positive for covid over the weekend, and a facility in san quentin is on quarantine after four new cases there. >>> and a week after students at oakland unified returned to class, the district has retorted a total of 68 cases among students and staff across its 80 schools. >> at this point we have no reason to believe that there is community transmission within the classroom. we certainly know that a lot of these cases really were situations where students or a staff member brought it from home. >>> starting today, staff at south san francisco schools must show proof of vaccination or test weekly, and the same rules will apply to staff at san francisco unified starting september 7th. it's already in effect that west contra costa unified. both districts reopened to students today. >>> california crossed the 4 million case mark over the weekend with covid, with more than 11,000 confirmed on sunday alone. just over 6% of people being tested are coming back positive. san francisco will reopen its high-volume test site at seventh and brannon beginning thu

we investigate a new outbreak of cases in san quentin. the news at 6:00 starts right now.ood evening, and thanks for being with us on this monday. >> the mayor is calling for lori smith to resign. senior investigator stephen stock has been breaking this

. >>> one building at san quentin prison on quarantine after four covid cases showed up there. the prison canceled in person visits as a precaution. the prison's medical teams working to figure out if there were false positives. inmates and staff required to wear masks at all times. 85% of the population is vaccinated. >>> a spike in covid cases prompting the sana rita jail to suspend all in person jail visits. according to the alameda county sheriff's office, 10 inmates and 12 staff members have tested positive for covid justin this past weekend. no word on when the jail is going to resume in person visits. >>> right now people across the state are getting ready, gettthbernial recall ballots in the mail. in san mateo county you can now cast your vote in person. three voting centers in the county are now open. the san mateo registration and francisco main library. governor newsom was in san jose this morning along with other top democrats and they are urging residents to vote no on the upcoming recall emma and laid out the high stakes of this election. >> look what's happening

i go to the police commission, san quentin jail, 850 brian, city hall. down there with a bullhorn, screaming and hollering every year. >> paulette brown helped create a digital poster board of homicide the dems reward bulletins to be displayed in the lobbies of sfpd district stations. >>> the daughter of a davis couple killed in 2013 is trying to stop the early release of her parents' convicted killer. police say daniel marsh was just 15 when he broke into the home of 76-year-old claudia martin and 87-year-old chip northam and stabbed them to death. marsh was tried and convicted as an adult, but now he's fighting to be released under a law which bars 14 and 15-year- olds accused of violent crimes from being tried as adults. the family of his victims are speaking out. >> this dangerous law directly affects your families. it directly affects our community, our state, and our country. there will be a clinically diagnosed psychopath who has gruesomely murdered not one but two people and admitted to finding it exhilarating walking free. >> if marsh wins his a

his death sentence was overturned last year, but he is still in custody at san quentin. a veterinarian's puppy is missing and she believes that somebody took it. dr. burns has been going door-to-door, looking for clues as to where her french bulldog is. he got loose on tuesday night and a neighbor says that she saw him on the street, and then a driver of a black car stopped to ask if the dog was hers. but she did not see the driver take the puppy. >> why do you think it was stolen? >> because my name and phone number are in large print on a tag, and nobody has called. kumasi: dr. burns says medication to prevent seizures. she reported him missing to animal control, the sheriff, and has reached out on social media. reggie: delta raising health care costs for staff he refused to get the covid-19 vaccine. we explain how the unvaccinated are costing the airline tens of thousands of dollars. reporter: this morning, the cost of covid getting a lot higher, not just physically, but financially, especially for the unvaccinated. delta saying starting on november 1, unvaccinated em

his death sentence was overturned last year, but he remains in custody at san quentin state prison. liz: vice president harris will be in california friday, as part of a rally to campaign on behalf of governor newsom, who is facing a recall election. the white house press secretary confirmed today that president biden will show his support. >> i can confirm the president plans to campaign for governor newsom in california. i don't have a date at this time, but that is his plan. liz: there is not much time left. we are less than three weeks away from election day. several republican candidates campaigned in the bay area today, and the recall group organized a rally. there is a lot going on. i reporter is live -- i r -- i is live. reporter: yes. with polls showing a tight race, democrats gathered in oakland to support governor newsom and tried to turn out their base. only a few hours later, two republicans made their case to voters on why they should replace governor newsom. with 20 days until californians had to the polls for the recall election, many candidates are running full spee

we brought over 40 elected das to san quentin for the situation. now we are inviting the police department. our formerly incarcerated group born out of this programming asked for the opportunity to work on a project where we could bring the men in blue on the outside to come speak to the men on blue inside to start the healing dialogue around how the criminal justice system specifically in san francisco impacts the community. i was attracted to the role. there was a component of equity that was part of this process. the equity community here in san francisco is a community that i had already worked with. before i took steps to visit cannabis businesses i thought it was important my team have a chance to go inside and speak to men who had been impacted. that conversation needed to happen so we know how we are making an impact with the work that we are doing. the da's office as we were leading up to the legalization of marijuana in the state we started having conversations on the policy team what that could look like. the district attorney was really

a covid-19 outbreak at san quentin state prison has prompted officials to institute a will quarantine for arriving inmates and a ban on in-person visits. officials say there were 4 positive cases reported at the prison last week. 3 of those cases were really in fact, prison leaders and health officials classify an outbreak has 3 or more cases, those who are not yet vaccinated or who are at high risk are being temporarily relocated to individual housing locations according to the prison 86% of the population and almost 60% of the staff are fully vaccinated. up in the north bay marin county held a mass vaccination clinic offering a booster covid-19 vaccine for people with weakened immune systems. kron four's. phillipe djegal reports from sandra fell. more hundreds showed up for their 3rd shot. >> immunocompromised marine county residents jumped at the chance of receiving a 3rd dose of a covid-19 vaccine. >> hundreds rushed to the marin center exhibit hall in sandra fell saturday where marine county public health partnered with safe way to administer the shots. we didn't wait. not one bi

sandhya: the family of a san quentin prison guard who died of covid-19 filed a lawsuit today against the department of corrections. the officer died this month following an outbreak last year that killed 28 inmates and affected more than 2000 others. the suit claims officials made decisions that increased the risk of harm to employees and inmates. >> the officials created a covid cesspool and required inmates and employees to marinate in it. sandhya: the outbreak followed the transfer of 122 inmates from a state prison due to an otis not commenting. larry: san francisco's outside lands festival is requiring proof of vaccination or negative covid test, anyone not fully vaccinated most test negative hours vait is going to take pla. >> behind the autonomous car company ready to take on passengers, how you can get a ride. breaking barriers, how one alameda county nor is hoping to change the industry by opening up. >> cooler weather and cleaner air quality, but that will change in a couple of days. the accuwea i'm morgan, and there's more to me than hiv. more love, more adventure, more co

both attended cal poly floors defense attorney has made arrangements to transport peterson from san quentins obispo to testify. peterson was sentenced in 2000 and five for murdering his wife, lacey and their unborn child. ktvu legal analyst michael cardoza said he doubts that peterson will ever take the stand. well in the defense world. what we call that is a sodi defend some other dude, did it not my client. it's not going to work in this case because to my knowledge, there is no evidence that scott peterson was at all involved with miss smart. other than he knew her in college. that's not enough to get scott peterson into that courtroom. prosecutors are now outlining evidence against flores and his father, ruben, who has been charged as an accessory. a judge will determine whether father and son will go on trial smarts body has not been found almost a year and a half into the pandemic in the california employment development department continues to come under intense criticism from people trying to resolve their claims. one case has had dire consequences for a man here in the bay area, kt

both attended cal poly floors is defense attorney has made arrangements to transport peterson from san quentinte prison to san luis obispo to testify. it's not clear what he would be testifying on peterson was sentenced in 2000 and five for murdering his wife, lacey and their unborn child. kristin smart, disappeared 25 years ago. coming up a massive project to pay tribute to the victims of the coronavirus pandemic. how artists in san francisco are honoring the four million people who have lost their lives. and i'm keeping an eye on temperatures that are warming up already, and we also have air quality issues. we'll talk about that. your what makes febreze air effects different? while cheaper aerosols rely on artificial propellants... febreze uses a 100% natural propellant. check it out! pressure created by what's in your air makes the bottle spray. which means freshness everyone will love. microban 24 doesn't just kill bacteria once, then stop. it keeps killing bacteria for 24 hours. just spray and let dry to form a shield that's proven to keep killing bacteria for 24 hours... ...touch after t

his defense attorney has made arguments to transport peterson from san quentin state prison. po to testify. peterson was sentenced in 2000 and five for murdering his wife, lacey and their unborn child. ktvu legal analyst michael cardoza said he doubts peterson will ever take the stand. in the defense world. what we call that is a soda defend some other dude, did it not my client. it's not going to work in this case, because to my knowledge, there is no evidence that scott peterson was at all involved with miss smart. other than he knew her in college. that's not enough to get scott peterson into that courtroom. well prosecutors are now outlining evidence against floors and his father, ruben, who has been charged as an accessory. a judge will determine whether father and son will go to trial smarts body by the way, has never been found. the reopening of the vita a light rail line is facing another delay, vita officials announced last night that the rail line will not be restarting this month. the rail yard and employees were impacted by a tragic mass shooting by a worker and, a

we brought over 40 elected das to san quentin for the situation. now we are inviting the police department. our formerly incarcerated group born out of this programming asked for the opportunity to work on a project where we could bring the men in blue on the outside to come speak to the men on blue inside to start the healing dialogue around how the criminal justice system specifically in san francisco impacts the community. i was attracted to the role. there was a component of equity that was part of this process. the equity community here in san francisco is a community that i had already worked with. before i took steps to visit cannabis businesses i thought it was important my team have a chance to go inside and speak to men who had been impacted. that conversation needed to happen so we know how we are making an impact with the work that we are doing. the da's office as we were leading up to the legalization of marijuana in the state we started having conversations on the policy team what that could look like. the district attorney was really

. >> i do this every year, i go to the police commission, san quentin jail, 850 brian, city hall, i am down there with a bullhorn screaming and hollering every year. >>he so helped eate a digital poster board of homicide victims, reward bulletins to be displayed in the lobbies of smpte district stations. >>> the daughter of davis couple killed in 2013 is trying to stop the early release of her parents convicted murderer. police say daniel marsh was 15 when he broke into the home a 76-year-old claudio and ship and stabbed him to death. marsh was tried and convicted as an adult but now he is fighting to be released under law which bars 14 and 15-year- olds accused of violent crimes from being tried as adults. the family of his victims are speaking out. >> this dangerous law directly affects your families. it directly affects our community, our state and our country. there will be a clinically diagnosed psychopath who has gruesomely murder not one but two people, and ed to finding it exhilarating. walking free. >> if marsh wins his appeal august 18, he could be out as early as may of next

we brought over 40 elected das to san quentin for the situation. now we are inviting the police department. our formerly incarcerated group born out of this programming asked for the opportunity to work on a project where we could bring the men in blue on the outside to come speak to the men on blue inside to start the healing dialogue around how the criminal justice system specifically in san francisco impacts the community. i was attracted to the role. there was a component of equity that was part of this process. the equity community here in san francisco is a community that i had already worked with. before i took steps to visit cannabis businesses i thought it was important my team have a chance to go inside and speak to men who had been impacted. that conversation needed to happen so we know how we are making an impact with the work that we are doing. the da's office as we were leading up to the legalization of marijuana in the state we started having conversations on the policy team what that could look like. the district attorney was really

kumasi: scot peterson presenting his case, serving time in san quentin for killing his pregnant wife.eir argument today. reggie: new are looking at the big board of the stock exchange. another update on how the markets are doing, coming up next. mick: ♪ kumasi: the death of charlie watts this morning, the bedrock drummer of the rolling stones. mike: what is going on with all the smoke and how it is impacting us, and up into tahoe -- we will start with our air quality, which is green to yellow, good to moderate. if you go up to lake tahoe, you can see it is hazardous. it is at its worst level. there are only a couple of places in brazil that rival how bad the air quality is here. ours is still worst. we have the worst air quality in all of the earth right now. here is a look from the east shore, looking to the west. visibility is only a couple hundred yards because of that thick smoke. we have heavenly closed for the summer, sierra tahoe closed, because they shut the power down. i was reading that squaw-alpine, they were trying to build one of their new gondolas and had to take helicop

. >> peterson's attorney says he spoke to scott and to san quentin where he's serving a life sentence and there's been no subpoena or any arrangements made for him to testify in the flores case flores along with his father ruben were arrested back in april. his father's accused of helping him conceal smart's body. that was mary beth mcdade reporting kristin smart's body has still never been found. >> we'll take a break here at 8.27 next on the kron 00:00am morning news, the governor's recall election is coming up next month. we're going to talk with our political analyst michael yaki about the new push by democrats to make sure that newsome stays in office that in just a minute. >> it's 30 right now and get a look at some clarity here and over the bay is see a lot of sailboats out out of part. is glassy like conditions looking good. we got john in the weather center with a more detailed look, the better words than our pay. it looks pretty job. the sailboats probably just going to fall that little window sunshine around glassy was at chop liver. that's a that's a fancy term for just no

. >> peterson's attorney says he spoke to scott and to san quentin where he's serving a life sentencere's been no subpoena or any arrangements made for him to testify in the flores case flores along with his father, ruben were arrested back in april. his father's accused of helping him conceal smart's body. >> and that was mary beth mcdade reporting tonight kristin smart's body still has never been found. >> and now kron 4 sports brought to you by xfinity. >> the giants started a nine-game homestand against the arizona diamondbacks tonight and it was a thriller and. look who got a standing ovation. madison bumgarner that man will never pay for a drink. in san francisco. bottom of the 5th gines up for buster posey drives one to straightaway center that posey's 14 home run of the season. extend the lead to 5, but then things fell apart. top of the 6 only a 2 run lead as drew bulk of book. let's try that again. a dribble cabrera takes alex wood deep. that tied the game bottom of 8th one offer brandon crawford. he lines. it into the gap in left center posey will come into score right ther

now he wants a new trial and a judge is listening as scott peterson sits in prison at san quentin, his in court. they say a juror in his case 17 years ago failed to disclose her own history with domestic abuse when she was pregnant. scott peterson serving a life sentence for killing his wife lacey and the unborn son they say they planned to name connor. what was left of their bodies washed ashore in 2003, just miles from where he said he'd been fish on christmas day, the day laci went missing. of course he first said he'd been golf but i digress. scott peterson insisted the murder was not by his hand his sister-in-law janey peterson told nbc's natalie morales she's confident that if he could just get a new friel he'd be exxon raifted. she says key evidence was ignored in the first case around and that the d.a.'s focus on his affair with a massage therapist named amber frey was not evidence he killed his wife. >> how do you explain that he told amber that his wife had died >> there's nothing i can say to justify or explain that statement. but also there was no evidence that he had anyth

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sir han was found guilty of murder and sentenced to die in the gas chamber at san quentin prison.1972 that sentence was commuted to life behind bars. over the years serve on has been housed in half a dozen correctional facilities around the state. most recently at the donovan facility in san diego where in 2019 he was attacked and stabbed by another inmate, sir tom applied for parole 15 times during his incarceration always being turned down until today at age 77 and after more than 50 years in prison. sir hahn has been granted a proposal of parole but not an automatic release. during the next 120 days. the parole board and the governor's office will review sirhan's case. the governor will then decide of sirhan's should stay in prison. walk free or have the proposal modified or reconsidered. what changed this time around for sirhan was the support for parole by 2 of robert kennedy's children and the fact that los angeles district attorney george gascon did not attend the hearing to speak out against parole. mister guess gone has been quoted as saying he believes a prosecutors role

the facility at san quentin is on quarantine after four new cases there. >>> this morning, we have been talking about the california dream. and the results are in from an exclusive new cbs news poll. this half-hour, we are digging into the cost of living. 35% of those polled say the cost of living where they live is somewhat manageable. and here is a breakdown of cost of living based on income. cbs news hold more than 1800 voters and the margin of error is 4 points. when looking at real estate, 41% say the price is bad for them financially. 42% of voters say, if they had a choice, they would live where they are right now. 36% would leave the state. so, what about tech you mark does it help or hurt the state? 79% say, it is good for the state. and asked, and as for immigration, doesn't help her? 43% says it has made the state better. >> coming up tonight at 5:30, we get reaction from these numbers and you can see the poll on kpix.com. >>> time is 11 minutes after 6:00. still ahead here on kpix 5 and streaming live on cbsn bay area , how one, one county in one country is looking to streli

we brought over 40 elected das to san quentin for the situation.ow we are inviting the police department. our formerly incarcerated group born out of this programming asked for the opportunity to work on a project where we could bring the men in blue on the outside to come speak to the men on blue inside to start the healing dialogue around how the criminal justice system specifically in san francisco impacts the community. i was attracted to the role. there was a component of equity that was part of this process. the equity community here in san francisco is a community that i had already worked with. before i took steps to visit cannabis businesses i thought it was important my team have a chance to go inside and speak to men who had been impacted. that conversation needed to happen so we know how we are making an impact with the work that we are doing. the da's office as we were leading up to the legalization of marijuana in the state we started having conversations on the policy team what that could look like. the district attorney was really f

we brought over 40 elected das to san quentin for the situation.orn out of this programming asked for the opportunity to work on a project where we could bring the men in blue on the outside to come speak to the men on blue inside to start the healing dialogue around how the criminal justice system specifically in san francisco impacts the community. i was attracted to the role. there was a component of equity that was part of this process. the equity community here in san francisco is a community that i had already worked with. before i took steps to visit cannabis businesses i thought it was important my team have a chance to go inside and speak to men who had been impacted. that conversation needed to happen so we know how we are making an impact with the work that we are doing. the da's office as we were leading up to the legalization of marijuana in the state we started having conversations on the policy team what that could look like. the district attorney was really focused on the right side of history for this. we realized it would be quite