it happened early this morning at john reed elementary school in rohnert park. >> abc seven news anchor dion lim was there and found it's not just this one incident that's worrying parents. >> for people to break into their classrooms, it's scary. >> the lights are off and doors are shut at john reed elementary school in rohnert park. classes canceled for over 400 k through fifth grade students. after about half of the school's classrooms were vandalized early monday morning. >> if it had been a couple of classrooms, we definitely would have held school, but it was enough to warrant us closing the school today. >> the cotati-rohnert park unified school district superintendent wouldn't specify what kind of damage was done to the ten or so classrooms affected, but noted crews would be spending the rest of the day cleaning up. >> it's definitely concerning. hopefully that doesn't happen again. >> this isn't the first incident where john reed has been targeted for crime. i obtained two messages that went out to parents in january, alerting them of another act of vandalism, and a man who was

that's john reed elementary school right behind me. the superintendent of the school district says that they're doing everything they can to try and get school reopened on tuesday shutdown. john reed elementary school closed monday due to widespread vandalism on campus. we had individuals break into the school and >> and do quite a bit of damage. sure classrooms, which made impossible for school to open today. and we had to cancel school and it's a huge impact. our community, the district superintendent says that they were notified about the vandalism monday morning. and what are you guys doing to fix the school? so right now after our public safety team left, which we're very grateful to run up our public safety for their support. >> they released the classrooms to us and now we have our maintenance and custodial teams in the school cleaning up so that we can have our teachers come back this afternoon. the closure causing a hardship for students and parents, including this 3rd grader. i spoke with your mom, veronica at a nearby park g

john reed elementary school closed monday due to widespread vandalism on campus. we had some individuals break into the school and and do quite a bit of damage. sure classrooms, which >> made impossible school to open today. and we had to cancel school and it's a huge impact. our community, the district superintendent says that they were notified about the vandalism monday morning. and what are you guys doing to fix the school? so right now after our public safety team left, which we're very grateful to run a park public safety for their support. >> they released the classrooms to us and now we have our maintenance and custodial teams in the school cleaning up so that we can have our teachers come back this afternoon. the closure causing a hardship for students and parents, including this 3rd grader. i spoke with your mom, veronica at a nearby park giant. there might assistance school. >> so asking me, she going a school that's been i don't know what to say. i >> new fish and iseman to you tomorrow. >> diamond says that her daughter aurora plans to go to john reid

shutdown john reed elementary school closed monday due to widespread vandalism on campus. we had individuals break into the school and >> and do quite a bit of damage. sure classrooms, which made impossible school to open today. and we had to cancel school and it's a huge impact. our community, the district superintendent says that they were notified about the vandalism monday morning. and what are you guys doing to fix the school? so right now after our public safety team left, which we're very grateful to run a park public safety for their support. >> they released the classrooms to us and now we have our maintenance and custodial teams in the school cleaning up so that we can have our teachers come back this afternoon. the closure causing a hardship for students and parents, including this 3rd grader. i spoke with your mom, veronica at a nearby park. really diamond says that her daughter aurora plans to go to john reid next year. >> this is so sad. we came want to get the mail and then we heard kids like usual. but we came over here and then we heard the sad news after

john reed elementary school closed monday due to widespread vandalism on campus. we had individuals break into the school and >> and do quite a bit of damage. sure classrooms, which made impossible for school to open today. and we had to cancel school and it's a huge impact. our community, the district superintendent says that they were notified about the vandalism monday morning. and what are you guys doing to fix the school? so right now after our public safety team left, which we're very grateful to run a park public safety for their support. >> they released the classrooms to us and now we have our maintenance and custodial teams in the school cleaning up so that we can have our teachers come back this afternoon. the closure causing a hardship for students and parents, including this 3rd grader. i spoke with your mom, veronica at a nearby park. really diamond says that her daughter aurora plans to go to john reid next year. >> this is so sad. we came want to get the mail and then we heard kids like usual. but we came over here and then we heard the sad news af

no one is here at john reed elementary school on a monday morning.s, staff and students. classes are canceled. >> some individuals broke into the school and caused some pretty extensive damage. we had to cancel school this morning as a result, which is really upsetting to our school community and our families and our staff. >> rohnert park department of public safety responded after an alarm sounded overnight. detectives say criminals broke into several classrooms full of tablets and laptops and left the campus a mess. police asked the district to close campus for the day to give them time to investigate and clean up. that means a monday of learning lost for about 400 students at john reed elementary. >> one, we're assessing the damage and the cost because it's significant. and the second thing is we will have to make this day up because we canceled school. so we do have emergency days built in. >> the superintendent tells me students will likely return to school tomorrow morning. reporting from rohnert park. i'm james torres, ktvu, fox two news. >>

the mess left behind was enough to shut down john reed elementary school. details on what happened and what it will take to get class back in session. and a hero police officer. tonight, we're hearing from the first responder who rescued a choking 11 month old baby. >> ktvu fox two news at five starts now. >> good evening, i'm claudine wong. a violent crash on international boulevard in oakland this morning put one person in the hospital and prompted a major police response that shut down that street for hours. and you can see in this video the wreckage that was left behind. but it's not just the crash that's causing concern among community members and local leaders. and that's because of the way this street is set up for the past several years. international boulevard has had bus only lanes. you can see them highlighted here, there, in both directions. that's to make trips faster for those busses in this densely populated corridor. but after several crashes along that busy roadway tonight, there are questions about the safety on that street. ktvu henry lee

♪entyvio, entyvio, entyvio♪ >>> john reed elementary school in rohnert park is bringing therapy dogsampus tomorrow to help students after the school was vandalized. it was so bad they had to cancel classes today. the superintendent has not released pictur pictures of the vandalism, but said multiple classrooms were hit. >> it's very disturbing and upsetting. >> police are investigating and have not released information on any suspects. for many high school seniors, college acceptance letters are starting to roll in and now is the time to decide what post high school life will look like, but traditional four-year schooling is not for everyone. len ramirez introduces us to a bay area teen who is shifting gears and traveling on a different road. >> reporter: kevin estrada is a 19-year-old college student studying a subject he loves, how to fix cars. >> really i just want to get a good paying job doing what i enjoy and i guess i'm good at and make a future for myself. >> reporter: kevin is in the automotive program at evergreen valley college in san jose. it teaches students the nuts and

. >> vandalism shutdown john reed elementary school in rohnert park today at forest. >> hundreds of kids to stay home. the district superintendent says maintenance crews have been at the school for most of the day, cleaning up. she says that teachers are also being called in to go over classrooms just to see if anything was stolen. john reid is expected to back open tomorrow for school, but we'll certainly update you on air and online if anything changes the investigation into the vandalism is ongoing. we now know the identity of the woman arrested for pulling a horse's tail causing it to throw a child off its back. police say 29 year-old told pan, whoa, dion. can pronounce to correctly walked up to the horse while the child was having writing lesson and then yanked on its tail, this was at ocean view stables in daly city 2 weeks ago. the child was hurt, but is doing ok today? she was. the woman was arrested for felony child endangerment. >> aids research has been happening at ucsf for decades, but federal cuts infectious disease experts concert kron four's rob nesbitt talked with the di

they were canceled today at john reed elementary school in rohnert park. this after vandals targeted the school. the superintendent of the cotati-rohnert park unified school district says the damage this morning was so extensive. well, they had to cancel classes for all 375 students. neighbors and parents say they hope to see more officers patrolling the area. >> i feel that it's important to keep an eye on the area. you know, it's like such a family neighborhood around here. all the houses and the kids and the apartments and stuff. it's sad to know that somebody would try and damage it. >> no arrests have been reported. the superintendent says staff members spent the day going through each classroom to see whether anything was taken. the school is expected to be open tomorrow. in orinda, police investigating a robbery at a store. the owners of hilton house consign say a group of robbers came into the shop. this was about 1145 on saturday morning and once inside, they began pepper spraying workers. and then they used hammers to smash display cases to steal

. >>> parents at rohnert park had to scramble this morning after vandalism forced john reed elementary school to shut down today. there was too much damage for them to hold classes, but all the details about the vandalism have not been revealed. about 400 students go to that school. >> this is a huge impact to our community, to our families and it's really disturbing and upsetting to everyone here. the. >> the superintendent says they're still trying to figure out the cost of the damage and they hope to open the school tomorrow. >>> i'm anne makovec with a check on some of the other headlines this evening. a driver in oakland is in critical condition after a horrific crash into a pole. our chopper flew over the wreckage. you can see that car wrapped around the pole, nearly cut in half, much of it torn into pieces of mangled metal. this was on 54th avenue and international boulevard early this morning. we don't know what caused this crash, but we could see a yellow bollard protecting the bus stop nearby was bent. crews were clearing up the crash this morning. >>> check out this sketch h

investigators spent their day searching through john reed elementary school for hints about a suspec.fter an early morning break in left 50% of the school's classrooms damaged. the damage was so widespread, the superintendent decided to cancel all classes for the day. we couldn't prepare it and be ready in the short amount of time we had for students to come back and have their classrooms look the way they did when they left on friday. superintendent mike teetee terry declined to provide specifics on what was damaged, citing the ongoing investigation, but anticipates repairs will be costly. what would they go to a middle school, you know, the elementary when what they can take. the parents of the school's 400 students were sent this letter announcing the school closure. veronica cabrera was among those who had to make other plans for her third grade child because of the unexpected closure. tonight, she wonders whether the school will continue to be targeted. i got scared, i got really scared thinking that sending my kids to school and not knowing what's going to happen or, you know, i

it happened early this morning at john reed elementary school in rohnert park. the superintendent would not confirm what kind of damage was done, but says about half the classrooms were affected. we spoke with parents who say they wish there was more security measures, or were more security measures going forward. >> when i moved out here, i noticed that the schools aren't gated and for i'm very scared for my kids to start school here because that's one thing i don't like. >> we're also assessing that and what we need to do to make sure that our campuses are safe. >> crews spent the day cleaning up and determining if anything was stolen. class is expected to resume tomorrow. police are investigating the vandalism, but they have not made any arrests. >> a possible battery fire and explosion caused $100,000 worth of damage to a restaurant in mountain view. the flames raced through maison elysee on castro street this morning. firefighters say the fire caused a co2 cylinder inside to explode. one employee evacuated. firefighters are looking into whether the spark ca

esto ocurrió en la escuela primaria de john reed.pero no se cree que exista algún tipo de amenaza. yo me imagino que tienen que tener más. más cuidado, más seguridad. que esté la policía más involucrada. y el superintendente se negó a dar detalles sobre lo ocurrido diciendo que es una investigación en curso. pero se anticipó algo. anticipó que las reparaciones de losaños serán realmente costosas y el distrito afirmó que están estudiando la aplicación de medidas de seguridad adicionales para evitar cualquier tipo de vandalismo en el futuro. dayanna vamos a cambiar de información porque en orinda, una boutique fue el blanco de un violento robo. 5 sujetos irrumpieron en el negocio, rociaron con gas pimienta a clientes y empleados, rompieron las vitrinas con martillo y después huyeron con más de 100.000 $ en joyas. la propietaria, que tiene 25 años en el negocio, asegura que es la primera vez que vive algo así. por su parte, los clientes expresaron su indignación y se unen a una campaña para cubrir las pérdidas y reparar los daños. realm

the break-in happened early this morning at john reed elementary.amaged 20 classrooms, so the superintendent made the call to cancel classes for all 400 students. the district says classes will resume tomorrow. reed elementary hasn't given specific details on the damage, but school officials expect the repairs to be costly. they're also now looking into more security options. get ready for a major makeover. san francisco's ocean beach is about to be transformed into a new park. that means the great highway will be closed to cars starting march 14th. the two mile stretch between lincoln and sloat will be permanently shut down. you can see it here on the map. after that, crews will start laying out this new park. it's going to include recreation areas, seating, and art installations. the san francisco rec and parks department is managing this project. the grand opening is april 12th. organizers recognize, though, there is some pushback. we're doing a lot of listening. we'll continue to do a lot of listening and try to design the park as thoughtfully a

it happened early this morning at john reed elementary school in rohnert park. superintendent would not confirm what kind of damage was done, but says about half the classrooms were affected. we spoke with parents who say they wish there was more security measures, or were more security measures going forward. >> when i moved out here, i noticed that the schools aren't gated and for i'm very scared for my kids to start school here because that's one thing i don't like. >> we're also assessing that and what we need to do to make sure that our campuses are safe. >> crews spent the day cleaning up and determining if anything was stolen. class is expected to resume tomorrow. police are investigating the vandalism, but they have not made any arrests. >> a possible battery fire and explosion caused $100,000 worth of damage to a restaurant in mountain view. the flames raced through maison elysee on castro street this morning. firefighters say the fire caused a co2 cylinder inside to explode. one employee evacuated. firefighters are looking into whether the spark came f

detectives pasaron el lunes buscando pistas en la primaria john reed, luego que esta madrugada encontraran significativos que no había tiempo de preparar la escuela para recibir al cuerpo estudiantil. el lunes en la mañana me dio mucho, mucho miedo en saber de que habían entrado a vandalizar la escuela. la situación es preocupante para madres de familia como verónica cabrera, quien dice que su hija también tenía muchas preguntas sobre la clausura de su primaria. pues no sabemos si se va a hacer. va a estar seguro en mandar a los niños mañana a la escuela. según las autoridades, arribaron a la escuela 3 minutos después de la primera alarma. pero a pesar de la rápida respuesta, indican que no hallaron a ningún sospechoso en el campus. la superintendente no proveyó detalles específicos sobre los daños, citando que se trata de una investigación activa. pero sí dijo que los reparos serían costosos. tienen que tener más, más cuidado, más seguridad. que esté la policía más involucrada. el distrito dice que planean implementar más seguridad para prevenir otros incidentes a futuro. kids losing a da

. >> vandalism shutdown john reed elementary school in rohnert park today forcing hundreds of children to have to stay home. the district superintendent says maintenance crews have been at the school for most of the day cleaning up. she said teach rs have been called in to go over their classrooms to see if anything was taken. john reid is expected to be back open tomorrow. the investigation into the vandalism is ongoing. >> governor newsom has issued an executive order requiring all departments in his administration to work in person at least 4 days a week. the executive order goes into effect on july. 1st, the governor is also directing the california department of human resources to streamline hiring for former federal employees. specifically those looking for employment and rules, including firefighting force management and weather forecasting. >> new at 10, a hayward police officer being called a hero tonight after he saved a baby from choking. this is just released body cam video from earley february. a family pulled into the police station parking lot last month, desperate for h

and john reed elementary classes at to be canceled for the day.e. it's just a few blocks aw from the park plaza center right on highway 101. the school is part of the rohnert a cati rohnert park unified school district officials are saying the campus was broken intin the early morning hours. multiple classrooms vandalized. now the school district is saying that parents get an update later today the school's condition. and as for the plans for tuesday's classes, you'll find out then kron 4 is sending a crew to the scene and they're gonna bring you the latest details. kron. 4 news at noon to make sure you tune in to that. i'll send it back to bill to the desk. thanks right now. >> time now 10 31 in some east bay residents are pushing back now against a possible move to reopen the former women's prison in dublin as an immigration center. >> this comes after a very calm. so members, marc gasol named zoloft send a letter. 2 federal officials about the concerns and adequate space for the detainees. and now we get a closer look from kron four's lindsey f

school was canceled today in rohnert park after vandals caused extensive damage at john reed elementarychool. more than a half of the classrooms had damage, and cleanup crews had to be called in. ktvu jana katsuyama has the story. >> i didn't know until i got here and no one was here. and he was like, yeah, there's police officers there right now. >> officers with the rohnert park department of public safety say an automatic alarm went off early monday morning, and when detectives arrived, they found a mess. >> the school had been broken into and that classrooms had been vandalized. >> the superintendent said damage was so bad they had to cancel classes for all 375 students. >> it was enough classrooms to determine that we couldn't open school today. had it been 1 or 2 classrooms, we certainly would have opened school because we want kids in school, it's the most important thing. >> cleaning crews were called in to make sure broken objects were cleaned up. the superintendent says there was no graffiti. the vandalism appeared to be random, but it damaged more than 50% of the school. >> m

ktvu james torres is live at john reed elementary school in rohnert park. so good morning to you. we've actually seen a number of parents come through this way trying to drop students off, only just now getting the word that school isn't happening today. all because some officers, deputies, detectives from the department of public services say that someone had come in. possibly a group of people came into the school, ransacked a number of classrooms, leaving a great big mess behind. and that mess was enough for police to ask the local school district to close school for the day today and give them time to investigate how this all happened. if there's anything stolen, what exactly is going on and likely school will reopen tomorrow. so we'll show you what we're looking at right now. we know that just a few administrators are here this morning, in part to tell parents school isn't happening today, but also to help direct some of the officers and the detectives who are on scene here who will be making their way through the school campus. i spoke to the superint

. >> john reed elementary school in rohnert park will reopen tomorrow, after it had to close today becauseism on campus. officers with the rohnert park police department say the school was vandalized this morning. more than half of the classrooms were targeted. the superintendent, superintendent of the cotati-rohnert park unified school district, says the damage was so bad they had to cancel classes for all 375 students. >> i feel that it's important to keep an eye on the area. you know, it's like such a family neighborhood around here. all the houses and the kids and the apartments and stuff. it's sad to know that somebody would try and damage it. >> and some neighbors and parents we spoke to say they hope to see more officers patrolling the area. no word of any arrests in the case. >> dramatic new video shows the moments a hayward police officer jumped into action to save a choking baby, and it was all caught on video. ktvu is an rubin spoke with that officer who says he was just doing what he was trained to do. >> thanks to good timing and good training. hayward police officer emilio go

the mess left behind was enough to shut down john reed elementary school.ls on what happened and what it will take to get class back in session. and a hero police officer. tonight, we're hearing from the first responder who rescued a choking 11 month old baby. >> ktvu fox two news at five starts now. >> good evening, i'm claudine wong. a violent crash on international boulevard in oakland this morning put one person in the hospital and prompted a major police response that shut down that street for hours. and you can see in this video the wreckage that was left behind. but it's not just the crash that's causing concern among community members and local leaders. and that's because of the way this street is set up for the past several years. international boulevard has had bus only lanes. you can see them

we're going to start of the north bay where classes have been canceled today at john reed elementarychool in rohnert park. >> due to a very destructive break. it this afternoon. the district is now scrambling to fix the damage. kron four's terisa stasko joins us now live from the school with more on what happened there. >> well, i just and i just spoke with the superintendent for the district here in rohnert park. and she said that they are doing everything they can to get the school reopens. so take a look for yourself. you can see some of the video that i captured earlier today. a cruise on campus as they are trying to fix the problem out here. now, there are those crew from the maintenance department as well as a private contractor on campus. we have been told that the vandalism happened in several classrooms. the damage to a level that they could not allow children to come to school on this monday. district officials are not elaborating exactly on what happened out here because they say that they are working with police to 0 in on the damage and catch those responsible for causin

john reed elementary in rohnert park told parents this morning that whoever broke in caused significantnd because of that, they cannot open the campus today. in the note to parents, the principal said they will provide updates as they learn more about the next steps for students later this week. >> people are being warned to be careful at the coast today, because waves could be higher and stronger than normal. a beautiful live picture here of mori point in pacifica. this is not far from shore park beach. this is a popular place for people to exercise or take their dogs out for a walk. and you see some activity out there now. ktvu zac sos reports on this past weekend's water rescues and rescue attempts up and down the coast. >> crews rushing to the sonoma county coastline sunday after someone was swept into the ocean. it happened near the campground before jenner and sea ranch at around 1045 in the morning. the sheriff's office says the man was standing on the rocks when he was hit by a large wave. a sheriff's helicopter pulling him from the water and flying him to shore. cpr was perform

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