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but instead of sending turner to prison, judge aaron persky sentenced turner to minimal jail time andon. that touched off a firestorm of protest and calls for persky's ouster from the bench. well, almost a year later .... that movement took a big step forward. we will tell you what happened today... and what will happen next . we will have that story and much more on kron 4 news at six. vicki back to you. (steve) we are following breaking news... a wildfire is burning out of control near vineyards on california's central coast. firefighters say the fire broke out around 3 this afternoon - in beaumont. within two hours had grown to 125 acres and is threatening structures. the area is just east of the small town of santa margarita about 10 miles north of san luis obispo. there is no containment - we will continue to bring you updates as they become available. (steve) wildfires continue to tear through parts of the west(vicki) and the region's dry conditions are literally fanning the flames reporter reid binion has the latest. parts of the west are ravaged by wildfires....erin darboven,

a group of voters intent on recalling santa clara county judge aaron persky filed paperwork to do that. >> you are an elected official. we have the ability to recall you and we will. >> he presided over the controversial brock turner case. turner was can addicted of sexually assaulting a woman on the campus. he sentenced him to six months in jail of which he served three months. those seeking the recall say the sentence sent a message. >> the message to victims was don't water calling police. and to particular offenders it, don't worry the system will have your back. >> this law professor and head of the recall effort says they are sending a message back. >> we're going to sate rape is serious, domestic violence is serious, women have waited too long to have these crimes taken seriously. today is the day. >> the recall effort needs more than 58,000 signatures to get on the ballot. today signals the start of the process. the judge will have seven days to draft his response it will appear on the reefs -- recall petition. he is currently handling civil cases after asking for a transfer. o

. >> we are here to file the notice of intention to recall aaron persky. >> reporter: first formal step to recall him. >> sexual assault, the only crime more serious than that is -- >> served three months of his six-month jail sentence for sexual assaulting an unconscious woman. say the judge has shown a history of bias decisions in favor of perpetrators. >> judge persski needs to no longer be serving. >> reporter: the recall will appear on the june 2018 ballot. >> you don't want to be in the business of intimidating judges and that is what this is. >> reporter: opposing the recall effort saying actions like these could lead it mass incarceration by nervous judges. >> if he you have judges afraid to lose their job -- we are going to send tons of people to prison again. >> reporter: county officials say they are looking into the cost initiative. they are estimating over $1 million. reporting live in san jose i am michelle roberts. >> thank you. is it too much of a good thing? so many clean air vehicles are on the road. and slowing down car pool lanes. m metropolitan transportation commis

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will start collecting signatures this morning in an effort to recall santa clara county judge aaron perski under fire since last year when he presided over the brock turner case. pipe work was filed yesterday. the judge sentenced brock to 6 months in jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious, stanford student on campus. turner ended up serving just 3 months behind bars. stanford law process michele daubert is leading the recall. >> don't bother to call the police. message to potential offenders, don't worry, the system will have your back. >> the petition drive needs signatures for more than 58,000 voters to qualify for the ballot next june. judge is handling civil cases after asking for a transfer from the criminal decision. >>> time now 4:31, one former oakland police officer, the most serious criminal charges are now dropped against him in a prostitution case. prosecutors dismissed two felony obstruction of justice charges against ryan walterhouse. da says walterhouse was off duty when he paid a sex worker $200 at a cass ro valley hotel and warned her about undercover prostitution sti

. >>> activists took their first official step in the effort to recall judge aaron persky. the judge has been in the spotlight after sentencing former stanford swimmer brock turner to only six months in jail for a sexual assault conviction. some claim he has a pattern of bias in sex crime cases. >> after learning about these cases, i was absolutely disgusted by persky's sentencing pattern. >> they issued a statement saying, quote, recalling a long time respected judge and former prosecutor over a single decision in which he followed the santa clara county probation department's recommendation sets a dangerous precedent that should concern us all. the group calling for his recall would still need more than 58,000 signatures in 160 days in order to get the recall on next june's ballot. >>> coming up, cracking down on carpool cheats. the new plan to catch drivers abusing the diamond lanes. >> home sales on the peninsula are skyrocketing. is president trump to thank for the uptick? >> talk about a mid-air scare. what the pilot asked passengers to do as they started experiencing

a couple years ago judge aaron persky sentenced brock turner to six months in jail for assaulting an unconscious woman. if they get 58,000 signatures, the recall will be on the ballot next year. >>> this woman just made history. can you see her? she's the first female infantry officer to be a queens guard in englan england. they were not allowed in the british military until last july. way to go. >>> we know the feeling of watching your team lose is so tough and can be crushing. a family in virginia says that feeling was with one man until the very end. patrick killebrew passed away last week and in his obituary his son concluded it happened after the national blew a big leeld. he asked for donations, nationals bullpen fund. it was in the richmond times dispatch. he said that his father would have loved that idea. >> i actually read this owe bit. the first beau passed away peacefully at home after watching the washington nationals blow yet another lead. >> ouch. >> i do believe you can die of a broken heart. >>> before you head out the door this morning, don't forget to grab that umb

find a link on our website kron- 4 dot- com. ( darya ) the effort to recall superior court judge aaron persky taken a big first step. persky was criticized for what many called a lenient sentence for a former stanford athlete. brock turner was convicted of sexually assaulting a woman who was unconscious. he was sentenced to just six months in jail. backers of the recall say that they will begin collecting the 58-thousand signatures needed to qualify the recall for the june 2018 ballot. ( darya ) judge persky has not made any public comments about the turner case or the recall ( mark ) the u-s supreme court is allowing some parts of president trump's revised travel ban to go into effect. we first broke this story yesterday

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. >>> they want judge aaron persky off the bench. sentenced a man six months in jail. >> reporter: that's right, critics of judge persky gathered outside. today they dropped off the necessary paperwork. once the county reviews the documents the volunteers are going to actively gather signatures. presented documents at the registrar of voters office alongside couple dozen supporters. first formal step to recall judge persky. brock turner served three-month of his six-month jail sentence for sexual assaulted an unconscious woman. say the judge has shown a history of bias decisions in favor of perpetrators. >> we need to feel like our concerns are heard. our belief that sexual assault is a horrid serious crime and should be taken as such. >> reporter: recall will appear on the june ballot. >> we can't just recall a judge when someone doesn't agree with the decision in one, or two or three decisions. >> reporter: saying actions like these could lead to mass incarceration. >> you don't want to be in the business of intimidating judges and

a group of voters set on recalling judge aaron persky to do. >> we have the ability to recall you and we will when you do the wrong thing. >> reporter: turner was accused of sexual assaulty a woman on campus. the judge accused turner -- sentenced turn tore six months on jail. he served just three. >> the message to victims was, don't bother to kale the police. the -- call the police. to potential owe fed uppers is, don't worry, the system has your back. >> reporter: michelle to beer said they're sending a -- michelle said they're sending a message back. >> women waited too long to have these crimes waited seriously and today is the day. >> reporter: the effort needs more than 58,000 signatures to make it on the ballot next june. today is the start of the process. the judge will have seven days to draft response which will appear on the recall petition. he's handling civil cases after asking for a transfer. though he didn't respond to our request for comment, he's formed his own web site called retain judge persky. on it he has quote, a reputation to being fair to both sides. they say

(steve) in san jose -- the effort to recall superior court judge aaron persky has taken a first step. persky unleashed a firestorm of criticism .... for handing down what many say, is a far too lenient sentence.... to a former stanford athlete brock turner for the sexual assault of a woman who was unconscious and intoxicated. backers of the recall say that in august they will begin collecting the 58,000 signatures needed to qualify the recall for the june 2018 ballot . (steve) judge persky has not made any public comment about the turner case or the recall effort. since the turner case, persky, at his own request, has been hearing only civil cases. (steve) a judge dismissed two felony counts of conspiracy to obstru

(steve) tonight in san jose -- an effort to recall superior court judge aaron persky has taken a first step. persky unleashed a firestorm of criticism .... for handing down what many say, is a far too lenient sentence.... to a former stanford athlete brock turner for the sexual assault of a woman who was unconscious and intoxicated. backers of the recall say that in august they will begin collecting the 58,000 signatures needed to qualify the recall for the june 2018 ballot michelle dauber/recall judge persky campaign"judge persky has a clear history of favoring white male student athletes, engineers and others who have been convicted of violent felonies such bas battery, domestic violence and sexual assault. his inherent bias in these cases frequently leads to undesirable outcomes where perpetrators never receive the justice they deserve..."(steve) judge persky has not made any public comment about the turner case or the recall effort. since the turner case, persky, at his own request, has been hearing only civil cases. (steve) southern california police say a "tumultuous divorce" is

couple who attacked the restaurant owners. ( darya ) the effort to recall superior court judge aaron persky taken a big first step. persky was criticized for what many called a lenient sentence for a former stanford athlete. brock turner was convicted of sexually assaulting a woman who was unconscious. he was sentenced to just six months in jail. backers of the recall say that they will begin collecting the 58-thousand signatures needed to qualify the recall for the june 2018 ballot. ( darya ) judge persky has not made any public comments about the turner case or the recall effort. (mark) still ahead on the kron four morning news... a new report says a startling amount of people are getting injured from using certain cos

well dozens of group also start collecting signatures this morning in an effort to recall judge aaron perski been under fire after he presided over the controversial break turner case. judge sentenced turn tore 6 months in jail for sexually assaulting a stanford student on campus who was unconscious at the time. turner ended up serving 3 months behind bars. stanford law professor michele dalbert is leading the recall effort. >> the message to potential offenders don't worry about the system will have your back. >> the petition drive needs signatures for more than 58,000 voters in santa clara county to qualify for the ballot next june. >>> time is now 5:00 about 34, happening today the trump administration is expected to put china on the list of countries that are worse offenders for human trafficking. put china on the same list as syria, north korea and zimbabwe, facing economic sanctions. now the down grade against china in this situation will be the first time the trump administration has publicly criticized china. the president's been trying to get china to put pressure on north korea to

intent paperwork which would allow them to officially collect signatures to get the recall of judge aaron persky. the judge is the focus of the recall effort for what many considered to be a light sentence for swimmer brock turner who was sentenced to six months in jail for sexually assaulted an unconscious and intoxicated woman back in 2015. voirs urng of course turner only served three months and many filed complaints to remove the judge from the bench including thousands of complaints with the california commission on judicial performance which ultimately decided in december that chlt abopersky did not com misconduct. yet another reason why the organizers are taking the issue into their own hands with the hopes of letting voters decide what is next for the judge. >> women have had enough of rape culture. we are ready to take action and recall the judge. >> reporter: now, judge persky will have time to respond to the paperwork and from there the committee will need to gathered nearly 59,000 signatures in order to get the recall on the ballot and ultimate goal is to get it on the ballot for jun

a couple years ago, judge aaron persky sentenced university swimmer brock turner to six months in jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman. if recall organizers get 58,000 approved signatures, the recall will appear on the ballot next year. finding a missing teenager from sterling. this is 17-year-old bessie montoya cruz. she was last seen at her home on temple court. she might be in maryland. if you have any information, please call the loudoun county sheriff's office. i'm angie goff from the live desk. back to you. >>> starting today, you could get a gender neutral driver's license if you live and drive in the district. people who live in d.c. will have the opportunity of choosing x instead of male or female on their license or i.d. card. officials hope this will benefit the transgender community. >>> it's now 5:52. back to melissa mollet tracking the breaking news in your first 4 traffic. what are you seeing, melissa. >> breaking news in district heights. westbound lanes of silver hill are still shut down. you can see this telephone pole that that vehicle hit this morning.

. >> judge aaron persky sentenced the swimmer to six months in jail for sexual assault just last yearvicted by a jury. this set off a national debate on sentencing with critics turner's sentence as light for had this crime. >> sexual assault is -- the only crime more serious than that is murder, and yet we see in the case of mr. turner a sentence more appropriate, say, to vandalism. >> efforts to recall persky officially began monday morning. if organizers can get 58,000 signatures then a vote will appear on the june 2018 ballot to decide whether or not he will keep his judge seat. >>> the supreme court has agreed to hear arguments on whether the travel ban, exec it testify order targeting six muslim majority countries, is lawful. in the meantime the supreme court wrote the government cannot deny visas for people in iran, sudan, syria, libya, somalia, and yemen who have relatives in america. >>> all right. a developing story this morning. the white house says the syrian government could be preparing for another chemical attack. last night the white house press secretary sean spicer sa

judge aaron persky sentenced former stanford swimmer brock turner to six months in jail for sexuallylting an unconscious woman last year. that set off a national debate with critics saying this was too light for this crime. >> sexual assault is the only crime more serious than that is murder, and yet we see in the case of mr. turner a sentence more appropriate to vandalism. >> a former effort to recall judge persky began monday morning and now its organizers need to get 58,000 signatures. a vote will appear on the june 2018 ballot to decide whether or not he gets to keep his seat. >>> a new affordable housing complex is celebrating a grand opening in the east bay. the lyle morris apartments opens today in antioch. it is a new complex that has 19 units for low-income and struggling families. a nonprofit group operated as transitional housing and now, of course, is affordable housing. >>> the woman suspected of leaking classified documents from the nsa will be in court. former nsa contractor reality winter is charged with sending highly classified documents about russian interference i

here in san jose the effort to recall superior court judge aaron perskyhas taken a first step. persky is the judge who sparked widespread criticism for handing down what many say is a far too lenient sentence to former stanford swimmer brock turner for the sexual assault of a woman who was unconscious and intoxicated. members of the committee to recall judge persky notified the county registrar of voters that will begin gathering signatures later this summer. they hope to bring the recall to voters on the june 2018 ballot. in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news in san francisco's financial district monday afternoon lyft users had mixed feelings about walking to catch their ride. but kim believes that lyft and the other transportation network companies that operate in san francisco, like uber, need to do even more to reduce congestion and give back to the city. she has proposed charging tncs a fee. she says that at this point the idea is just a proposal and that there are still a lot of fine details to work out. charles clifford at kron4 news. (pam) the intense heat is now behind us...(s