kron four's alecia reid brings us the latest. >> alecia :brutally murdered inside the apartment she shared with her son. >> : i can't believe her own son would do this >> alecia :identified by former students as nailah pettigenthe victim is said to have been a math teacher at american high. >> : when i heard the news my heart just dropped >> alecia :alex reyes says pettigen was his special ed math teacher all four years he went to school here. like many others now reminiscing of the school's alumni facebook page, reyes says she was known for her great personality. >> : she was one of those down to earth people that would have a smile on her face first thing in the morning. if you had a problem and wanted to talk to her about it she would be very understanding >> alecia :reyes remembers meeting her son, 31 year old omar malikwho is now wanted for her murder. >> : overall he was a really really great guy. he really was >> phillipe :omar malik pettigen was arrested in kensington sunday. people that knew both the mother and son, are askingwhat went wrong? >> : for him to do this? what was he t

our kron 4's alecia reid got a chance to sit in on their practice today, and talked to fans about this season's expectations. >> : last season was very exciting >> alecia :and the team is ready to show what they've been up to. >> : i think we're mentally fresh and ready and focused. >> alecia :peter oleson is a season ticket holder. things will be a little will >> : i hope we can come around with luke as the coach since steve kerr is out right now >> alecia :the warriors practiced drills sunday afternoon. as fans anticipate seeing more of last season's excitement. >> : the energy is going to be awesome. we put on a show last year so it's gonna be great. steph curry and thompson are so awesome in terms of energy. it was awesome to see them live. >> : i'm optimistic because they're the underdogs all of a sudden this season. you win a championship and now everybody's after you. >> : i just wanna see the warriors repeat. just bring the area. and the parade, that was pretty awesome. >> alecia :reporting in oaklandalecia reid kron 4 news. >> vicki : c-h-p officers bust a late-night sideshow

reporting in san francisco, alecia reid kron 4 news. >> vicki: your drinking water is changing... if you live in the east bay... you may notice a different taste or odor over the next few days while the agency tests the lower cherry aqueduct system... a recently repaired backup water supply... that was badly damaged in the 2013 rim fire. the water agency will draw from it starting on wednesday. calaveras, san antonio and crystal springs reservoirs will add to the mix starting today. residents will receive a blend of the water... until november 16th when testing is complete. bcn12:regional: east bay residents might notice water changes as sfpuc tests >> vicki: new at eight. police on the hunt for the suspect behind a double homicide in oakland. kron 4's scott rates joins us live from oakland police headquarters. with the latest on the investigation. scott. >> reporter: investigators here at o.p.d are trying to figure out how and why these two men were shot here's what the scene looked like just after 9 o'clock saturday night, you can see several officers, and an ambulance out there

today, a local jiu-jitsu academy as kron 4's alecia reid reports, people traveled from across the bay area to donate. >> alecia :they first return to their home with our cameras moving, robert giving his son an update on the air >>:he was just devastated and needed a moment to compose himself because they lost everything in 40 years of marriage >> alecia :the struggle is real and it will be a long time before they rebuilt >>:i am really overwhelmed and a maze that this many people would come together and not just to train at but because it was a family is in need of help croatia they learned from black belts who donated their time >> alecia :local businesses also contributed raffle items >>:it feels great we're hoping a little bit of what we do helps somebody to go >> alecia :70% of the money will go to the family and the rest will go to help aid the valley fire recovery effort and displaced pets >> vicki : could el nino caused sea snakes to wash up on shore here to? and we are learning new details about a suspected shark attack in hawaii and white officials believe another animal mig

--alecia reid >> catherine: parents of students at an east bay elementary school of a 3rd graderwhicho students being locked in their classrooms. one of those students told happened. >>"what happened" >>"he was walking by our class" >> reporter:how did that make you feel? >>"scared" >> reporter:the scary incident happened elementary school in clayton. for their own safety teachers and students were told to lock themselves in their classrooms for protection from a 3rd grade student. this little girl's mom finishes the story >>"the rest of the story is that he came around kicking and screaming on the doors" >> reporter:parents here say this is just the latest episode with an ongoing safety issue regarding this particular student >>"he has witnessed him throwing rocks on the playground" >>"it scares them and it scares my kindergartener too" >> reporter:these parents are not alonemany of them told me off camera that something should be done and until it isthey are not bringing their kids to school >>"that's why i'm keeping them home" >>"but i believe the school district is going to do som

kron 4's alecia reid was at tonight's meeting. and explains with the housing problem. >> alecia :tenant protection and illegal evictions are hot topics on tonight's city council agenda. >> : i'm being forced out >> alecia :latifa lewis and her 6 & 8 year old girls live in an east oakland apartment that she says is uninhabitable. >> : they basically wanted all of the tenants out so they could remodel and charge more rent. >> alecia :the ceilings in both of her bathrooms caved inafter a year and a half court battle with her landlord, she decided to settle. >> : there could've been more enforcement on violation of the codes. the stairs are bad. there are holes in my ceiling. there's been the hot water leaking and bursting into my bedroom. >> alecia :she is no longer paying rent and has four months to find a place. except.everything is so expensive, the only apartment she can afford is in stockton. with last week's announcement that uber is making its way to oakland, city council woman rebecca kaplan fears there will be even more displ

kron 4's alecia reid is in san leandro tonight. where police have arrested 2 men, but they believe there may be more suspects. >> alecia :crooks are shoulder surfingand there have been at least 6 instances in san leandromore than 9-thousand dollars have been stolen from atms. it started in may at the bank of america on 14th street. since then, there have been 4 other instances. the latest was on sunday. money was also stolen from the an atm on fairmont drive. >> : that's not good. at it want that to happen to anybody--i don't want that to >> alecia :undercover officers were deployed to the downtown branch, and in late september, 2 men were arrested. >> : one suspect had $4900 on his person at the time he was arrested. >> alecia :42 yr old tremell watts has not been criminally charged by the district attorney. a follow up investigation is underway. the other suspect blade kittrell had nearly 700-dollars in his possession. the 23 year old is in custody on $55k bail. he's being charged with identity theft, and fraudulent use of account

kron 4's alecia reid joins us live from san jose. this basically means more students will now have a chance at college? >> alecia :this is a big deal for san jose. as of now, less than half the school district's population takes the sat's. and that could all change. all juniors, regardless of their family's income, will be able to take the sat's free of charge. the opportunity >> alecia :college is right around the corner for students on the lincoln high school campus. >> : i do love getting a higher eeducation. >> alecia :now that the san jose school district is committed to closing the opportunity gap, juniors can take the s-a-t's for free. >> : it's a great opportunity to take the expenses away and let us just worry about the test. >> alecia :manuel rodriguez is a seniorhe didn't ake the sat's last year, and wishes he had this opportunity then. >> : better late than never. i just wished it could've happened earlier it would've been great opportunity. >> alecia :seniors taking advanced placement and college entrance exams will also

kron 4's alecia reid talked to child advocate mark klaas, whose own daughter was kidnapped and murdered 21- years ago. she joins us live from berkeley alecia what can parents do to help protect their children? >> alecia :children that find themselves in a situation where they're being lured or forced into a vehicle, should do whatever it takes to get away. >> : she opened the car door while it was moving and just rolled out. saved herself. extraordinary. >> alecia :that's one incident mark klaas heard about recently. in the last month, the number of attempted kidnappings here in the bay area continues to rise. >> : if they can take your friend, or someone from your school, they can just as easily take you. >> alecia :klaas says walking in groups or with another person is a great idea. also, walking your school or bus stop route with your parents - while looking for safe spots and places to avoid. >> : trust your feelings. if something doesn't feel right put distance between yourself and whatever that is. do whatever it takes to make sure that you're not stuffed into someone's car, becau

kron four's alecia reid is live in san leandro with more. alecia? >> alecia :it was quite scary for the people that were inside the store at the time the fire broke out. according to police, the suspect was in the store for hours acting strangely. and employees were keeping an eye on him. >> : that could've been real dangerous in there >> alecia :walmart employees desperately try to get flames under control after police say a 40 year old man used a 2 quart bottle of charcoal lighter fluid that he picked up from the gardening section, to set children's halloween costumes on fire. >> : we're trying to find out why someone would walk into walmart in the middle of the afternoon and set kids halloween costumes on fire. >> : it's scary and ridiculous too at the same time. >> alecia :associates were able to get the fire under control with an extinguisher. there was so much smoke, the store was evacuated and closed for about 4 hours. security managed to apprehend the suspect and hold him until police got to the scene. >> : i bet he wont try to do that again

as kron four's alecia reid reports -- there was a vigil in her honor. >>:she was a wonderful person and challenged students to go further than people expected them to >> alecia :but now they are celebrating her her >>:she would come over and check up on him on a personal note just to see how he was doing >> alecia :loved ones are doing their best to forget about the circumstances of her death and focus on the good she did while she was alive teaching was her passion >>:she would have them write stories she was an awesome woman >> alecia :she was more than a retired teacher, her personality brought many people to her. >>:we would laugh about it later because we finally got somebody who understood us, because we have money but just the wrong type of money >> alecia :the suspect is being held without bail and will be arraigned in court tomorrow afternoon >> catherine : breaking news. marin county deputies say they're investigating a suspicious death good outside fairfax tonight. they say a body was discovered on a trail near the unincorporated area of fairf

kron 4's alecia reid got to the bottom of it all. she brings us the details. >>:the hole goes all the way through the street and it does not stop at the sidewalk >> alecia :a gaping hole, and underneath, the dirt is being washed away. >> : between this house, the property line and this trap, there's a break somewhere. >> : there was raw sewage coming out of it and you can smell it and see it. >> alecia :people on edinburgh street have been dealing with this sinkhole for years. >> : that hole has been there for close to two years >> alecia :a street cleaning sign similar to this one, was once in this spot. then one day, it sank into the ground. since then, neighbors say the city covered the hole with this cone and that was it. >> : the dirt under the concrete is giving way, and it's only gonna hold so much before it caves. >> alecia :they fear is that one day the sidewalk will collapse and someone may get seriously hurt. there are multiple complaints listed in the city log, but after being transferred to the wrong department the ticket was closed. as a last ditc

.>> reporter: i am alecia reid , kron4 news. >>> we will see pictures of a newborn orca that have gone viral. >>> what a town did to celebrate halloween early is coming up. >>> record rainfall in texas. we will tell you how residents are dealing with that.>>> here's a look at the golden gate bridge. a little foggy. in san francisco it is about 60 degrees and it should warm to 70 later today. we will be right back. and roar, and crack, and storm. but mother nature can't stop us. the new 2016 ford explorer. be unstoppable. ♪ coughing disrupts everyone's life. that's why there's delsym. delsym's advanced time release formula helps silence coughs for a full 12 hours. all night... or all day. toin just one click,rything even keep your toilet clean and fresh. introducing lysol click gel. click it in to enjoy clean freshness with every flush. lysol. start healthing. ♪ yeah, click >>> we are back in 4:12 is the time. in texas they are measuring the rain and feet instead of inches. galveston has seen some of the worst of the flooding. we have our partner with cnn with more.>> reporter: -- >> is

kron four's alecia reid has the story. >> reporter: brutally murdered inside the apartment she shared with her son. >>: i can't believe her own son >> reporter: identified by former students as nailah pettigenthe victim is said to have been a math teacher at american high. >>: when i heard the news my heart just dropped >> reporter: alex reyes says pettigen was his special ed math teacher all four years he went to school here. like many others now reminiscing of the school's alumni facebook page, reyes says she was known for her great personality. >>: down to earth people that would have a smile on her face first thing in the morning. if you had a problem and wanted to talk to her about it she would be very understanding >> reporter: reyes remembers meeting her son, 31 year old omar malikwho is now wanted for her murder. >>: overall he was a really really great guy. he really was >> reporter: omar malik pettigen was arrested in kensington sunday. people that knew both the mother and son, are askingwhat went wrong? >>: for him to do this? what was he thinking? >> reporter: according to

kron 4's alecia reid just got to the scene.she's live in san leandro tonight with the latest.alecia?> reporter: adding afternoon for people shopping inside not knowing exactly what was happening see a lot of smoke and fire surrounding the inside that store and go right to the video you see wal-mart employees desperately trying out the fire police say a 40 year-old oakland man took lighter fluid from another i'll when to i'll with the halloween customs and house that before setting it on fire so much smoke everywhere people running frantically to get out of the store security managed opera and the suspect and held until police arrived to a story open an hour ago cleanup is still continuing they had a few employees right outside the store gathering the items the they threw out that in the investigation and the motive behind all this ongoing. running >> pam: more about the criminal complaint released today of the sugar analysts began herman live at the marin county jail with more on all this. >> reporter: the three suspects yet the county jail said to be arraigned tomorrow morning the c

. >> pam: kron 4's alecia reid is in oakland tonight >> reporter:they've decided to fix the fencing? >> reporter:crews are gettting started tonight pam. they'll be removing the railing in order to replace it with a concrete barrier and fencing. >> reporter:this fencing on the 23rd street overpass fell onto the 880 freeway last monday. initially caltrans said they were not going to replace it, because the entire bridge was set to be replacedn 2 years. but today, i spoke with the district director, who says, after the incident occurred, an additional inspection was done and it was recommended that the city replace the fencing. >> reporter:back tracking a bitan inspection was done earlier this year. the director says the railing did not pose a safety issue at that time, or in the inspection before that, which was in 2013. >>sot - there was some change, deterioration, acceleration, something that caused damaged to that railing where 460 feet of it collapsed on october 19th. so now we're going back in. we've decided to replace the railing with a concrete barrier and with fencing so that p

. >> pam: that's where we find kron-4's alecia reid. >> pam: she joins us live tonight. alecia why are these homes being targeted? >> reporter:eerily similar circumstances pam. both victims are 59 year old asian males. they were both robbed between 8 and 8:30 in the dropping their children off to school. >> it was really really scary. >> reporter:leah castillo is still shaken from monday's incident. her father just got back home from taking her sister to arroyo high. >>- it happened so fast he couldn't tell who was who. >> reporter:three masked men had him at gunpoint in the backyard. leah's mother saw what was happening, and called 9-11. >>- they told him to get down, then they took his wallet and ran away. >> reporter:two and a half weeks earlierwithin a half mile of their house.another man was robbed after leaving arroyo high. >> - he went through the side door and through the garage. he was followed by 4 men who wore surgical masks and gloves >> reporter:police say they robbed the man and his wife of money jewelry and small items. then ran away on foot. a neighobor's

. >> reporter: reporting live in san jose creek alecia reid kron 4 news. >> catherine: governor brown signs a first-in the nation bill that addresses privacy concerns with smart t-vs. the bill blocks a t-v's recording device unless people are explicitly informed that the feature could record their conversations. >> catherine: it also forbids manufacturers and other selling stored conversations for advertising. privacy experts say the changes are important.but might not go far enough. >> catherine: e-s-p-n is cutting content that's sponsored by "draft- online fantasy football websites. that's following claims that employees used insider information to place bets. >> catherine: but e-s-p-n will continue to broadcast commercials for the site. >> catherine: there are also claims that another website = "fan duel" - was also using insider information. >> catherine: the story is fueling calls regulated. >> catherine: a woman says she's outraged - after being told where she could breast feed her child at the washington dulles airport. >> catherine: when she asked for a private place -- the an

golden state warriors are gearing up to play the new orleans pelicans for tuesday's our kron 4's alecia reid got a chance to sit in on their practice today, and talked to expectations. >>: last season was very >> reporter: and ready and focused. >> reporter: peter oleson is a season ticket holder. things will be a little different to kick off this year >>: i hope we can come around with luke as the coach since steve kerr is out right now >> reporter: the warriors practiced drills anticipate seeing more of last season's excitement. >>: the energy is going to be awesome. we put on a show last year so it's gonna be great. steph curry and thompson are so was awesome to see them live. >>: i'm optimistic because they're the underdogs all of a sudden this season. you win a championship and now everybody's after you. >>: i just wanna see the warriors repeat. just bring the championship back to the bay area. and the parade, that was how pretty awesome. >> reporter: reporting in oaklandalecia reid >> vicki: we will have continued coverage on the warriors. as they gear up for the season opener next wee

reporting and golden gate park, alecia reid, kron4 news. >>> new website similar to airbnb is helpingmake money on the side but also drawn controversy and it might be illegal pick tech reporter gabe slate met with someone who was ordered to stop using this website. >> reporter: this is a website, kind of like airbnb, for driveways. and that's people who own their home and their driveway went out that driveway to other people to park. around the airport, around sfo, where a lot of people want parking, this is really taking off and a lot of people are renting their driveways to people who are traveling through sf out and the people who -- sfo, and the people get a discount and it is cheaper than commercial or airport parking lots of people venting get a steady stream of income, second income which can help because it is expected to live in the bay area. it seems like a win-win, but it is not that simple. >> past friday, i came home and i had this enforcement note on my door. all right. they told me that i had to cease and desist or they would start noticing me for violation, $100 for th

--alecia reid >> pam:with more than 400 small earthquakes reported in a two week period in the san number of pets are reportedly getting anxious. conditions. >> pam:kron four's terisa estacio caught up with a pet hospital. which is trying to help pets cope and assist their owners with their pets needs. >>- oh harley - >> reporter:dr. ashley atkin says these can be unsettling times for pets. as the san ramon area >> it can be overwhelming for them. >> reporter:dr. ashley atkin/bollinger unpredictable - so we need to help them. >> some adults are trying to escape, tasting and hiding. --pacing >> reporter:dr. atkin says what they hearing from pet owners is alot of anxiety the dogs are pacing, nervous. >> reporter:to help soothe the nerves. - dr. atkin has some recommendations. >>pet them - give them positive feedback. >> reporter:the pet hospital - also offers an array of collars and sprays that can help. and if that doesn't work >>sandy bloc/yes, we can prescribe prozac >>i say pack cat food, both is better >> reporter:dr. sandy bloc says says there is a silver lining to these quakes. a cha