adachi's blood-alcohol level was .01%. jim norris is one of two toxicologist hired the long-time director of the sfpd. >> that's the lowest reported level you can report in a man, an average sized man equivalent to drinking about half a beer. >> reporter: dr. nikolas lemos is the former medical examiner's chief toxicologist. lemos concludes adachi did not die from an overdose. the blood test shows no cocaine. a cardiac blood draw normally a secondary test showed only a trace of it. >> they detected cocaine but at a very low level. less than ten nanograms. >> reporter: so why would the medical examiner's conclusion show drug and alcohol overdose? the family has its suspicions. >> we were afraid that there was a conflict of interest in their handling of his case. >> reporter: he's referring to christopher. >> i'm christopher -- >> reporter: the medica examiner's director of operations personally took charge of the investigation into adachi's death and went to the apartment the evening he died. deputy public defender daniel h

it noted that adachi had heart disease. cause of death from dr.ler a pathologist sudden cardiac arrhythmia, in late

adachi's family is surprised by the medical kminer's autopsy conclusions. >> oh!ooks like we skipped ahead there to the wrong video. adachi family says it just wants to clear his name and get the truth out. >> we want to warn you about a new kind of hi-tech car break ins making the rounds. >>> we'll take a live look at the big board at the new york stock exchange. >>> we'll bring an update. there we go. up 146 points. how the markets are doing coming up next. >> apple issues a new warning about its new credit card. >> you're never more than seven minuteswa froour ac weat t is. feels like almost like, looking like halloween if it could be this misty and puts you in that kind of vibe. did you believe me when i said it would be so much warmer. we're up to double digits. let's talk about our neighborhood temperatures. low to mid-60s either side of the peninsula to even 67 in redwood city. menlo park it's 68 degrees. it's 70 in san jose. 73 in antioch. 62 in san francisco. one of the cool spots. look at all that thick mist and fog you have to drive through as you come

adachi died in february at an apartment in san francisco. >>> take a look. a ball of flames down below and la crashed near oroville airpor. that small business jet operated by delta private jets had ten people on board. it ran off the runway after an aborted takeoff. miraculously, all ten people were able to escape unharmed. now, the twin-engine cessna was headed to portland. it slid off the runway and into dry grass, igniting this brush fire. the faa and ntsb are investigating. it's worth noting here the cessna citation is the same type of plane that dale earnhardt jr. and his family were on when it crashed last week in tennessee. that plane. his plane slid off the runway and caught fire. everyone made it out alive. >>> we are ready to pick up there. publicity stunt or not, this was a very real rescue from the coast guard. they released this video today. you can see david lesh being pulled up in that basket and in also pulled to safety. we told you about this crash last night which was near half moon bay. the pilot shooting the video moments after he crashe

the coroner had called adachi's death an accident due to a mix of drugs and alcohol. the calling it understaffing, conflicted and politicized. >>> now they're on break until after labor day. earlier this week they were told to start all over after three members were accused of jury misconduct. >> any pressure that there may be it's unavoidable. i hope they're able to overcome that i think they will be able to i don't think they'll rush to a judgment one way or the other. they understand this is a high profile case. >> the defendants face up to 39 years in prison. deliberations start again september 3rd. >>> fuel economy rules divide auto makers. the showdown between president trump and california. >> and taking a live look outside. this is from our camera on the roof of the kpix 5 studio. looking out at the ferry building. it is 4:42 on this thursday morning. we'll be right back. >>> welcome back in money watch auto makers dump president trump's fuel efficiency plan. dianne king hall has that story in today's money watch. >>> stocks closed higher on wednesday, the dow

dylan miller found adachi's death was from natural causes. adachi's family is surprised by the medical examiner's conclusions. >> it basically said that jeff died of cocaine and alcohci. tt they were detected were too low to be quantified. >> the family want to clear his name. >>> the man arrested on sexual assault charges involving young boys is facing new accusations this morning. more possible victims now coming forward. randolph holdman faces 20 counts. the reported incidents happened from 1987 to 2015. the boys ages 6 to 16. investigators say the assaults all took place at his home in menlo park. >>> police have arrested a young man for an arson. the fires atwood stock park on july 13th. the replacement cost for the play structure is estimated at more than $200,000. a go fund me account has raised 23,000. >> golden gate transit officials are holding a public hearing to give fare discounts for low-income riders. it will help on bte and ferry service. staff is recommending a 50% discount. the pilot program is slated to begin later this yea

adachi family just wants to clear his name. >> man arrested on sexual assault charges involving young boys is facing new accusations this morning. more possible victims have come forward. randolph howeman faces 20 counts of various sexual assault charges. the incidents happened from 1987 to 2015. the boys were ages 20616. investigators said the assault took place at his home in menlo park. >>> a visit to paradise, return slowly. >> good morning. what's going on. >> reporter: a cheerful welcome for governor newsome. visiting paradise ridge elementary school to check int e months after the camp fire destroyed their town. >> i want to see the progress. i want to make sure we're following through on our promises and i'm proud of the work they've done. >> reporter: nearly half of the schools in the district survived te ng now that smoke damage has cleared and water filters have been installed. >> we expect about 1,000 kids and almost at 1600. so we have some very terrific moments. saysadisnifi soolrinteent di-on th schoolshanks iarge part to funding from the state. >> we really can't affor

adachi was found dead at a north beach apartment in february. a police report indicated he had been in the company of a woman who was not his wife. the medical examiner concluded a mixture of cocaine and alcohol were factors in his death. >>> checking on the weather, warming up, notice it today, notice a little bit more tomorrow, today was the big jump, a good 10 degrees in inland valleys. tomorrow two to three degrees in s so instead of 94, might go 97 so tomorrow is similar to what we saw today with a few high clouds, fog regrouped at the coast so it will be around but burns off quickly as it did this morning. we end up with a day on thursday like today, wednesday. look how much warmer it is in santa rosa, 17 degrees warmer right now than yesterday. at this time. 77 and these areas are interesting because they haven't cooled off much, inland valleys are all still 75 in concord, 73 in fairfield, not much of a sea breeze, the fog is caught up on the coastal side, it's deep, 1300 feet deep or so but not pushing inland, and so that sets us up with

jeff adachi is family attorney is who prop this independent autopsy and they released the new findings which revealed the cause of death is only heart related. the new report also questions the manner in which the medical examiner tested for cocaine and points to a personal conflict of interest between a dodgy and a high ranking employee within the medical examiner's office. now the san francisco medical examiner's office did release a statement this morning in response and it says in part that the forensic pathologist signed off on their report and that it speaks for itself. >>time now is 9 oh 6 and today more than a dozen democratic candidates for president are going to be in san francisco for the three-day convention and have a summer meeting in san francisco. they do let's find out more proper sara stinson live at union square. >>sarah. >>this a three-day summer meeting has been nothing but he didn't content is actually behind me right now women have gotten into the meeting even though they said they weren't allowed in. you can hear them screaming for lovely. they're yelling right

jeff adachi started the program back in 2004. it's the first year he didn't take part after he passed away in february. there were back packs for all ages filled with supplies to make that first day of school a success. >> we have a set of elementary school back packs that has school supplies. crayons, scissors, glue, notebooks as well as middle school and high it school back packs that have more noel>>bon there was ali and variety of community orient >>> check this out. an extremely close lightning strike caught on camera. there it is.unselor in south carolina was leaving an open house when a lightning bolt struck right next to the sidewalk he was walking on. surveillance video shows it started him, dropped his umbrella and ran to the parking lot. here's what he had to say after the close call. >> i can't live in fear. i still have to live. i will definitely be more wary of what the weather man says. when he says lightning and thunder, i want to be more cautious when i step out of my house. >> luckily mcneil was only a little sh

officers were investigating the leak of a police report on the death of public defender jeff adachi but they are protected from that by shield laws. and another judge banned a separate warrant in the case saying that police never told her, the judge, that carmody was a journal iflt. >>> new details about oakland police and use of force during investigations. according to the conical, the inspector general found a third of 47 studied cases last year in which officers did not report when use of force was used. all of the unreported cases involved a nonwhite suspect. the department previously reported those cases were down last year. something that the independent auditor said was highly -- or likely exaggerated. in response, oakland police chief promised to follow the inspector general recommendation to fix that. >>> coming up, making an unprecedented move. the airport will ban plastic bottles and when you could expect the change. >>> and wildfires, we're mapping out the hazard zones if you live in contra costa county. >>> now to decision 2020. the president was back on the campaign trail

officers were investigating a leak of a police report on the death of a public defender jeff adachi,ut working journalists and their sources are protected from such searches under california's sealed laws. two weeks ago another judge banned police from using evidence associating with a separate warrant in the case saying that police never told her that she was a journalist. >>> new details involving the case of a navy s.e.a.l. accused of covering up war crimes. a san diego-based admiral was dismissing charges against lieutenant jacob portier. the former platoon leader was accused of holding a reenlistment ceremony for special operations chief edward gallagher next to the corpse of an islamic state militant. earlier this month a military jury acquitted gallagher in the killing of that isis prisoner. the admiral also ordered a review of the services justice system. >>> and coming up here on "today in the bay," at 4:51, "nbc bay area responds." >> two teams, two languages and one goal, helping consumers like you. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura, "nbc bay area responds," next. >>>

carmody's home in may because they wanted to find out who leaked information about the death of jeff adachi. karm moddy sold a copy of a police report on the sudden death to several outlegs including abc7 news. >> and the south bay, firefighters are mop og up a grass fire in san jose. the neier department sent out a couple of pictures. when sky 7 showed up around 2:15 this afternoon, the fire was knocked down and they were working on some of the hot spots. the fire burned five acres. >> a third day of deliberations in the ghost ship trial have come and gone with still no verdict. >> news reporter lesley brinkley caught up with defense attorneys for their take when they expect the verdict and she joins us live now outside the courthouse in oakland. >> reporter: well, today, no questions, no clarifications from jury which gives us very few clues where they may be in the deliberation process. the waiting game for the defense they say is the biggest challenge for them thus far in this trial. stress levels are running high. in fact, derick almena's attorney told me as he sits in the courthouse,

independent review of the autopsy for former san francisco public defender jeff adachi weit showe that the 59 year-old died of natural causes, however ahis contradicts the medical examiner's report which says that he died of accidental acute ug toxicity with cocaine and alcohol in his system and combined with the form of heart disease. so jeff a family attorney released the new findings which revealed the cause of death was only heart related. so the new report also questions the manner in which the medical examiner tested for cocaine and points to a personal conflict of interest between and ah chee and a high ranking employee at the medical examiner's office we reached out to the medical examiner's office for reaction but we not heard back from anyone yet. well coming up next on the kron 4 news former 49 er collin capper to key reveals what inspired him to start a protest against injustice and that was because of an officer-involved shooting in san francisco. we'll hear from the family who lost their son in that shooting coming up. a live look outside at the embarcadero you can see th

his source about the death of jeff adachi. a new lawsuit is seeking to find out what role city leaders played. in june the coalition asked the san francisco police department and the mayor london breed's office for public documents. police denied the request calling it an active investigation. the mayor's office released internal emails but the coalition is not satisfied with the response. >> there is more to the story. we don't know what happened behind the scenes. we don't know what kind of orders were giving to the police department, specifically the chief. >> we asked the mayor and the police department to respond and they both referred us to the city attorney office who said they will respond in court once it has reviewed it. >>> in the wake of the deadly matt shooting in gilroy, state lawmakers are taking action. this week they ask nevada counter parts to meet this fall on the issue of gun control. now we've been reporting that the gilroy gunman purchased the ak-47 used in the shooting elly in nevada. this type of weapon

obtained a police was report the detailed circumstances surrounding the death of public defender, jeff adachi. he was identified as a freelance videographer and his career is producing and selling hot news stories. despite that, a judge signed off on the word. under california law, journalists are protected from revealing sources to police . >> the rift between the haves and have-nots in san francisco is growing after a woman was attacked by a homeless man in the embarcadero near where the city plans to build a shelter. tom vacar talk to the woman today who told him about the terrifying moments as she was trying to get into her building. it was all caught on camera. >> reporter: in the space of just two minutes saturday night, felice went from returning to the door of her condo to fighting for her life. terrorized, trapped and threatened by a man who said she demanded her money, keys and phone. she kicked him. this video security camera shows she grabbed he grabbed w she grabbed him as he she appeared to crawl away . >> this man was mentally unstable. definitely on drugs. the strength he had

. >> they have a great office, when jeff adachi took the office admitted big and strong in the das officeannot matchup against them and in my opinion because you don't have d.a. and never have had a d.a. that was a d.a., although although i know carmody was, you need somebody there full- time, running the place and getting the das office stronger and fighting those type of things things more vigorously . >> obviously the woman is very upset, mentioning recalling the judge. do you think that will happen? >> do not do that. that was so wrong because people that vote judges out don't understand the entire facts of the case. they don't understand the nuance of it people people that through -- off the branch, when i talk to him and said, did you know that, no i didn't know that, had i known, -- now, attorneys when they walk into court and judges have to make a decision and they lean a political way because ago listen, i don't want people running against me and the ghost ship will be interesting because if they get convicted, remember, there was a 9 year deal and a 3 your deal but everyone spok

>>an independent review of the autopsy for san francisco public defender jeff adachi shows the 59 yea is different from what the medical examiner found the medical examiner's report says he died of accidental acute drug toxicity with cocaine and alcohol in his system combined with a form of heart disease. but jeff adoptees family attorney released these new findings and they say it was just a heart-related death. the new report also questions the manner in which the medical examiner tested for cocaine and points to a personal conflict of interest between a dodgy and a high ranking employee in the medical examiner's office. we asked the medical examiner for comment, but we haven't heard back. >>san francisco's union square is one of the busiest parts of the city as we know and that brings shoppers in from around the world. more and more stores are high. >>off-duty officers now to stop shop lifting their kron four's justine waltman takes a look. >>the hustle and bustle of union square attraction offers from all over the world and recently a lot more crime. so stores are hiring san franc

police raid on a journalist following leaked information about the death of public defender, jeff adachi. >>> for the second day in a row, chickens were stopped in dozens of outgoing flights canceled at hong kong international airport. this as antigovernment protests grow increasingly violent as you see in this video. 5 people were arrested, two police officers injured during today's protest. amid the chaos, some flights are still getting out. senior foreign affairs correspondent -- has more on the unrest at the international airport >> it is five days of protests and two days of canceled flights of the world's eighth busiest airport. writers moving in a democracy protesters. trying to contain them. police are making what appeared to be targeted arrests while chaos unfolded . >> we do not tolerate violence from the police force and we think this is injustice to use such force . >> we police attended to clear the criminal and protesters involved in significant clashes. the purchase originally shutdown the airport and were nonviolent. with the impact worsening and pressure growing, police

the source who leaked information about the death of public defender jeff adachi. the new lawsuit is seeking to find out what role city leaders played. in june, the first amendment coalition started asking the san francisco police department and mayor london breed's office for public documents. the police denied the request, calling it an active investigation. the mayor's office released some internal emails but the coalition is not satisfied with the response. >> there's more to the story. we don't know what happened behind the scenes. we don't know what kind of orders were given to the police department specifically the chief. >> we asked the mayor's office and the police department to respond to the lawsuit. they both referred us to the city attorney's office who says it will respond in court once it has reviewed it. >>> the path appears a little more clear this morning for google's planned mega tamp us in downtown san jose, that's because city leaders say that a judge dismissed a lawsuit surrounding the city's nondisclosure agreement with google. two public int

10 3 new autopsy reports are raising new questions about what killed san francisco defender, jeff adachi is family attorney released new findings tonight which. >>contradict the medical examiner's report our grant lotus joins us here in the studio to explain bills results grant 10 can jeopardize she of course that outspoken and controversial longtime public defender in san francisco in tonight. his family's attorney has released these 3 independent cause of death reports that are downplaying the roles cocaine and alcohol played in his death. these new autopsy report cheese manner of death was quote natural, and they reveal the cause of death was heart related. blaming it on quote sudden cardiac arrhythmia and acute myocardial infraction due to coronary artery disease. end quote these new independent reports commissioned by doctors family question. why the city's medical examiner deemed his death accidental due to what the examiner called a quote acute mix of drug toxicity end quote, which included cocaine and alcohol in his system and the medical examiner also pointed to a form of heart

officers were investigating a leak of a police report on the death of public defender jeff adachi, but journalists and their sources are protected from such searches under california shield law. two weeks ago another judge banned police from using evidence associated with a separate warrant in the case saying that police never told her in requesting that warrant that carmody was a journalist. >> 6:35. >>> police in north berkeley are issuing a warning if you drive a toyota prius consider yourself a thief target. thieves are stealing catalytic converters. since july 20th, at least 14 have been taken mostly in the northern part of the city. thieves can get up to $200, melting down the converters which contain a large amount of precious metals. >>> a single word sparking new controversy on b.a.r.t.'s fleet of the future. the transit agency is removing the signs from 85 of the newest trains. as you can see, they read "no panhandling, subject to fine." but homeless advocates complained and reminded b.a.r.t. that panhandling is in fact legally protected as free speech. the president of b.a.r

the city's late public defender jeff adachi started the program back in 2004. there were backpacks for all ages filled with supplies to make that first day of school a success. >> we have a set of elementary school backpacks that have school supplies, crayons, scissors, glue, notebooks, as well as middle school and high school backpacks that have more notebooks and highlighters and those type of things for the older kids. >> in addition to the backpack giveaway there was a resource fair for families a long with activities and community oriented organizations. >>> berkeley's big people sculptures will soon be coming down. the two bronze works of art are located on the i-08 bike bridge near the waterfront. you probably passed it while driving. the arts commission says getting rid of the sculptures was cheaper than maintaining them. they could be removed as early as this november. the art was installed back in 2008. >>> we have more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, we're live in washington to talk politics with chuck todd, moderator of "meet the press." >>>

police are trying to learn how carmody obtained details surrounding the death of public defender adachiourt papers say he did not say he was a journalist with a police-issued press pas. under california law, journalists are protected from having to reveal sources. >>> arrest warrant. wednesday, three bay point homes were vandalized and spray painted with racial symbols and slurs. a rock was thrown through two of the homes. cars were also spray-painted. 63-year-old alvin brown was arrested early this morning. he has ties to one of the victims and staged the incident to look like a hate crime. viewers are understandably angry. >> i drove around. and everybody has their mouth open. and they think, what did she do to deserve this? >> i have done nothing to him. so there's no reason for him to try to harm my family. especially with three children in this house. >> brown is held at the martinez detention facility. held on three counts of vandalism. >>> shooting death of a 24-year-old father of three. police aren't releasing the suspect's name, until the alameda county district attorney's offi