a fire in the parking lot of the antioch bart station. that fire destroyed about half a dozen cars, and it may have been caused by a gas thief. >>> let's move on. san jose police believe it may have prevented something catastrophic from happening. inside a warehouse in an industrial area in san jose along old bayshore highway, investigators say they found devices they describe as being more powerful than military-grade explosives. they say they also found more than 100 pounds of powder and chemicals to make more explosive devices. police found the explosives after responding to a burglar alarm on monday. detectives arrested this man, 48-year-old adam mirassou, charging him with possession and reckless storage of explosives. >> the devices that we located inside this warehouse and in possession of this individual had upwards of 10 to 15 grams of flash powder, two to three times stronger than military use to simulate artillery fire. >> a woman identified as the suspect's wife declined to answer questions but detectives say they found even m

racist text messages between dozens of antioch cops. here's pete suratos. >> for the family, the 24/7 crisis response team is bittersweet. >> we truly believe this is transformative, this is a new beginning. if this program had existed in december 2020, angelo would be alive today. >> reporter: the response team is named after kinto who died in 2020 after antioch police officers restrained him during a house call while he was having a mental breakdown. >> i hope this gesture here helps you understand that your city is listening to you, your city sees you, we value you, and we respect you. >> reporter: antioch mayor, lamar thorp says the team will be comprised of antioch residents, ranging from mental health specialists to community organizers. denise is a member of the team and says they have made an impact during the soft launch the past two weeks. >> we have been seeing, you know, a lot of our unhoused people having a lot of mental distress, you know, like people going out into the street, and we being able to meet them right where th

. >>> antioch police department now the subject of a civil rights investigation. why the state attorney general is stepping in and that probe about racist texting. the news at 6:00 starts right now. thanks for being with us on this wednesday. i'm raj mathai. >> i'm jessica aguirre. >>> new scrutiny for the antioch police department. california attorney general rob bonta has launched a civil rights investigation into the texting racist scandal that's rocked the city of antioch. christie smith with what's new and what it means for the embattled police department. >> we're getting involved, we're moving in. >> reporter: california attorney general rob bonta announced the latest probe into the antioch police department, a civil rights investigation. >> we are launching a pattern and practice investigation into the antioch police department after multiple and longstanding concerns, complaints, data that is absolutely concerning. >> reporter: bonta said his office had seen data that show spikes in excessive force in antioch. >> we've seen the excessive force have a disp

>>> two friends, two views on the racist police scandal in antioch. >> seriously? 2022 and this is going on? >> how the conversation has changed their relationship, but they are not giving up on their home. plus, words flight and then a brick. all this at a forum on the san francisco drug crisis. and wait until you see what our cameras saw just aroun the corner. >> from kpix, the slate news with sara donchey on cbs news bay area. >> hello, i am sara donchey. >>> everyone agrees it is bad and even terrible. few people agree on what to do about it. open air drug markets have consumed part of downtown san francisco, the same place wher you just saw the mayor chairing a meeting today to address plan to address it. the meeting was outside in the middle of u.n. plaza and got contentious. here is what our cameras caught step away that you won't see. all that rampant drug use in plain view. we saw a young girl in what looked like a school uniform walking by as people were smoking and shooting up. s let's bring in betty yu. this was in front of city hall where the mayor got

. >>> now to antioch, the city in the middle of a crisis after the f vi revealed a trove of racist text exchanges between police officers dating back to 2019 the scandal has forced many residents to take a good, hard look at their own town. kelsey thoren spoke with two friends as they both process what happened. >> reporter: kirkland smith moved to antioch back in 1995, looking to escape the city and find a nice area where his young kids could grow up. >> at that time, it was supposedly, there was a strong school system . so it was a pretty easy decision to make. small class sizes and we thought a greater opportunity. >> reporter: around that same time, alan payton had just been elected to antioch city council. >> i served for four years , and then i chose to wrote run for state assembly. >> reporter: over the years, kirkland and allen became good friends. kirkland became the pastor of the local church, and after his political career, alan started the local newspaper. in 2018, the two opened a restaurant together and called it the solid rock cafe. but through all those years of friendsh

. >>> right now at 5:00, turmoil involving the antioch police department. not only is the city's mayor asking for officers in the scandal to be fired, but it wants to get rid of the department's armored car. >>> also, community groups in the bay area are starting to see more migrant families arriving after crossing the border following the repeal of title 42. the message many of them want you to know as they seek a better life. >>> more office space in san francisco. uber's move the latest sign of the times. the news at 5:00 starts right now. thanks for joining us. i'm jessica aguirre. >> i'm janelle wang. >>> demanding consequences. more than a month after the contra costa county district attorney released a series of racist text messages between antioch police officers, no one has been fired. the mayor now joining demonstrators calling for the police chief to make immediate changes. here's nbc bay area's pete suratos. >> reporter: this morning, dozens of demonstrators marched in solidarity towards the martinez courthouse calling for the removal of the off

antioch police say this is, of course, an active investigation. according to the latest statistics, there was one other murder in antioch in the first three months of this year. >> thanks for the details there, kris. >>> 6:33 right now. friends and supporters expressed outrage in san francisco prior to the announcement by d.a. brooke jenkins not to charge the store security guard in a recent deadly shooting. >> what do we want? >> justice. >> protesters gathered yesterday outside the walgreens on market street where a sacramento woman died last thursday. they gathered before learning prosecutors would not press charges against the guard, who was also released from custody. jenkins says, after reviewing all the evidence, she believes prosecutors would not be able to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. the mother of the woman who died called the death unfair. >> if she was hungry, it does not justify her being killed. >> my heart pours out for them. i truly understand and all i can do is reassure them that we have done everything that we believe

. >>> frightening moments on a bart train heading to antioch. bart police say a man stabbed another man with a cleaver-style knife. the suspect tried running off the train at the west oakland station but was arrested. the 25-year-old victim is recovering from nonlife-threatening injuries. >>> if you were a regular bart train rider and you've avoided riding the system, what would it take to encourage you to ride again? that is the question the bay area council posed during a recent survey. safety and cleanliness on bart some of the biggest concerns for the community. sergio quintana has more. >> reporter: for those who still ride bart, it's pretty easy to see trains are not as full these days. ridership in the bart system is down by more than half since the pandemic started. >> quite a bit lower. in a way, that makes it nicer because it's easier to get a seat. >> reporter: while more space may be nice it's not great for bart. that's because the system depends on fares to continue operating. if ridership doesn't dramatically improve, bart could go

it happened on the antioch bound yellow line train. the alleged stabbing a police say the suspect there. charles johnson tried to run off the train with the victim's backpack after the train stopped. that's when police caught up with johnson. then they have arrested him. police say that they took the knife and the backpack. the victim was taken to the hospital with non life threatening injuries. johnson was booked into the santa rita jail. >> a woman waiting on the corner for rideshare vehicle says she was violently attacked in an east bay city. our conference has made. spoke to police investigators about what they say. our 2 unusual elements involved in this crime. >> the victim sustained numerous blows to the head. both be a fist and by the subjects actually stomping on her head into the ground. >> that violent attack happened during a robbery of a woman sunday around 05:15pm, here at the corner of sacramento street at derby in the city of berkeley, a female was outside and she was just waiting for an uber berkeley police spokesperso

we talk with an inmate at the center of that police scandal in antioch. in a jailhouse interview he shares his side of the story after antioch cops allegedly used racial slurs while beating and arresting him. >> also, the man accused of killing tech exec bob lee back in court today, a day after an autopsy revealed more information about the stabbing death. what we learned at the courthouse today. >>> and the days of spraying for mosquitos with a helicopter or truck are gone. they're now using drones to stop the insects from spreading west nile virus. good tuesday, everyone. the news at 5:30 starts right now. thanks for joining us. i'm janelle wang. >> and i'm raj mathai. we begin with that exclusive story today from inside a jail cell in contra costa county. we spoke with the man at the center of the antioch police department text messaging scandal. in those text messages officers repeatedly discuss this man's arrest and at least one officer appears to brag about kicking in his head. here is nbc bay area's pete suratos. >>> trying to cap me and kill me. >

ama: coming up -- we are going one-on-one with the antioch police chief. says about his department's racist texting scandal, staffing challenges, an dan: the investigation continues into the antioch police department's alleged misconduct and a texting scandal. the u.s. apartment of justice has given . ama: today he s the challenges he's up against. >> i guess the question is, do you think the antioch police department has a problem with racism? >> i'm going to say that it's clear now that we know certain officers participated in certain behavior. . i have to believe in my heart of hearts that does not reflect the entire organization. reporter: just one year into the job, the police chief is in a tough spot. dealing with the fallout of an fbi investigation into his department and a racist texting scandal, both which began before he joined the force. >> it is very hurtful. without question, that is hate speech. must just be clear. there is no need to sugarcoat what that is. reporter: the district attorney released two reports that revealed a chain of racist,

for the rest of the bay area, upper 70s in antioch. two days ago we were talking about upper 80s and lower 90s. we can see the temperature trend is a lot cooler as we wrap up this week and into memorial day weekend. it will not be seasonably uncool , but this is the reason why temperatures are dipping below average, and into thursday and friday. we have plenty of sunshine this weekend which is great. gianna, it is wednesday, how are the roads looking? >>> a little windy. we need a good weekend and go weather because there is a lot going on. as you get ready to take the road toward the bay bridge, metering lights are on. this sets the tone for the morning commute as more and more cars hit the freeways to work and school. busy ride heading into san francisco. a wind advisory for the drive across the carquinez brige. it is busy westbound 80 out of vallejo as you work your way through. slow once you hit hercules. westbound on 80. south 680 at paris road there is a crash on the right-hand side. that has traffic backed up almost to, 280. onc

. >>> to antioch now where the state just launched a civil rights investigation into the troubled antioch police department. >> the people of antioch deserve safety and their civic rights to be protected and defended. that is not a lot to ask. from what we've seen so far, it does not appear that's happening. >> reporter: 38 antioch officers are currently on leave over a racist texting scandal. the text chain included racial slurs and boast about using force. bonta expressed concerns over excessive force in the use of canines particularly against communities of color. the fbi and district attorney's office have also been investigating that department for over a year now. antioch's police chief pledged full cooperation with officials. he says he welcomes the investigation and he also announced the department's joining of the trust building campaign. an initiative aimed at improving relations between police and their community. meanwhile antioch's mayor calling for the firing of all of those officers involved in those texts, saying this. anything less than termination is a clear sign that th

. >> tonight at 5 emotions boiling over in antioch. as the community grows more angry with dozens of officers who have been caught in a racist text messaging scandal. thanks for being with us tonight on kron. 4 news at 5. everybody. i'm grant lotus and i'm vicki liviakis. the racist hecht messaging scandal. >> implicating at least 45 antioch police officers. it continues to stir the pot in the east bay across forcefully to go was there today as family members and activists who claim their friends and loved ones have been victimized by police marched and rallied in martinez for what they call. >> accountability. >> from the steps of the contra costa county courthouse. civil rights attorney john burris calling for the termination of up to 20% of the antioch police the officers things sending and receiving text messages between a man aging in police brutality. burris who is suing the city of antioch and individual officers for violating the rights of his clients. also demanding the district attorney's office what happened here. >> is that

mid 50's around the bay. 67, antioch. 54.1 o'clock by 4 at 70 what summer? well, we've got a little flavor of that for tomorrow into monday. we'll have more on that extended forecast for the 4 zone and that stephanie. all right, dave, thank you. >> it's been one week since the expiration of title. 42, the pandemic era border policy that allowed authorities to turn away migrants at the u.s. mexico border. now one south bay school is expecting a surge of migrant children in its classrooms as early as this summer prof was. justin campbell spoke with school officials. >> we're really concerned about a tree survey getting is the executive director of escuela popular the san jose charter school founded by her mother in 1986, to serve immigrant families that we are designed to meet the specific needs. the school teaches english to help integrate migrants into american culture. parents and students can come to school together and learn as one on average. the school gets 1000 students each day, but starting as early as this summer, th

police in antioch will no longer be the first responders to a mental health crisis. a new team is hitting the streets with the goal of taking on lower level 911 calls. so the shift is happening at a time when antioch's police department is dealing with its own crisis. 38 officers are on leave right now as part of investigations into racist text messages and police misconduct continue. now even before that the police department has been under scrutiny. the new team is named after a man who died after being restrained by antioch officers. and as john ramos reports, his family is hopeful that the change in responsibilities could save lives. >> reporter: in recent years, the antioch police department has had a rocky relationship with the community it has sworn to serve. today's effort was meant to remove some responsibilities from the department, and everyone here, including the police, think that's not such a bad idea. >> three, two, one. yay. >> reporter: a ceremonial ribbon cutting as the city of antioch cut its police department out of the business of dealing with me

trent allen was arrested by antioch police officers in 2021 on murder charges.e's referenced in a series of racist text messages between several antioch cops that were uncovered in a federal investigation. they seem to show an officer bragging about beating him up after arrest. >> after they beat me, said [ bleep ], words like that. what is going on, shut up [ bleep ], no respect at all. >> allen is a plaintiff in a federal lawsuit against the antioch pd. at least eight officers are on leave as the texts are investigated. >>> a man boarding a flight at sfo is arrested after punching a flight attendant. sunday night on the flight to houston, the man and wife were asked to move because they were in the wrong seat. the man argued with the employee who asked him to get off the plane, but he throws punches. san francisco police were called and say the texas man was cited and released for battery. the airline says he's banned from any future united flights. >>> the record rain could cause a new problem this summer. mosquitoes. the county is rolling out drones to kill

. >> the community of antioch do not want those officers ever patrolling the city of antioch or anywhere ever again. >> reporter: we heard from plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit against the city of antioch. their lawyer, john burress, says it's important not to let anyone sweep the topic under the rug. >> it's very, very important that the community continue to protest, speak out. people have been injured and been harmed. you don't want it to go away. >> reporter: antioch mayor lamar thorpe was in the crowd after writing an open letter this morning to the police chief calling on the chief to do two things. first, decommission a military-style vehicle owned by the police department. >> it was designed for the war in iraq. specifically against ied explosions and attacks. i don't know the last time we had an ied explosion or attack in antioch, we don't need that. >> reporter: he wants to bar elected members of the police union from serving on the internal affairs team. >> the police union is there to defend their members, which is fine. more importantly, the leadership. so it doesn't make sen

an antioch cop fired, leaving the scandal-ridden department even thinner. how the mayor is responding and how he plans to keep everyone safe. >>> san jose mayor matt mahan hit the streets with some of his officers. the message he's trying to send and how business owners are reacting. >>> california universitys have been ordered to give back native american remains and artifacts. we investigate why uc berkeley is holding on to them. the news at 5:30 starts right now. thanks for waning us, i'm janelle wang. >> i'm raj mathai. >>> more trouble in antioch. a police officer fired. it's not related to the department's ongoing text messaging scandal. this stems from a traffic stop that happened last year. nbc's pete suratos has the details. >> reporter: tonight, we've learned in mid-april, officer matthew nut was fired from the antioch police department. according to police chief ford, who i spoke to by phone, his firing was connected to a traffic stop in july 2022. the chief reviewed the body cam footage and placed officer nut on leave for his use of force during

. >> fire officials say flames destroyed six parked vehicles at the antioch parking lot.t appears the fire was ignited during an attempted gasoline theft. police are investigating the incident. >> a shocking discovery in the south bay after more than 150 explosives and more than 100 pounds of explosive materials were found inside a house. now police are asking for the public self. -- the public's help. >> in this business park and north san jose monday morning what was thought to be a run-of-the-mill burglary call for police turns out to be much more. >> while clearing the building they found several components used to make bombs or other destructive devices. >> that is pretty frightening, yeah. i guess, what you don't know doesn't hurt you. >> for this nearby business owner, thankfully that was the case this time but the reality is police arrested 48-year-old resident adam -- after seizing these explosives and other materials from his unit off of old bayshore highway. we are showing is mugshot because police are asking the public for more information about the possible d

of color. >> the people of antioch deserve safety to be protected and defended. that is not a lot to ask. from what we have seen so far, that does not appear to be happenirn ral sa if his office finds violations, it will take corrective action to reform the department. >>> antioch mayor said in a statement, "the racism within the antioch police department is rooted deeply within the culture. as it is one that has unfortunately protected and rewarded racism. now in a statement, the police chief said he welcomes the investigation and promises his department will cooperate fully. >>> well, for the fifth straight school day, teachers are back on the picket lines as they seem to be getting closer to the deal on pay. but they are still debating over the issues like housing, the homeless students, and black students. but this is actually a live look at chase center right now where they're getting ready for the do or die game five against the lakers. >> could this be the last time we see steph curry? they are all in a warrior uniform together. i don't want to get ahead o

the teenagers in antioch say they've experienced harassment by cops. more on the investigation and the interviews that began today. >> reporter: police chief dressed down for the occasion, the audience at genesis church. they asked us not to show the youth, but they asked why the officers were still on paid leave and asks who holds officers accountable and more. six or seven raising their hands when asked if they had a negative experience with police. the chief says he understands the anger and is working to change the department he inherited a year ago. they were among the crowd. >> i felt liberated by the youth talking and asking questions. he did answer some questions but i felt like it was more a lot of repeating himself. i feel like it could have been a little better, but i respect he came out and decided to answer questions. >> i do feel we need to give him that grace, allow him to work on behind the scenes to bring forth the change. we have to start somewhere. >> the two things we're focusing on wholeheartedly, community engagement and making su

what's happening in the antioch police department?> the department is already the subject of a criminal investigation by the fbi and the contra costa county district attorney's office over those races, texts fact. 38 police officers are on leave right now because they've all been connected to that scandal. >> antioch police chief steven ford says the department is pledging full cooperation and here is his quote. we look forward to collaborating with our community stakeholders, justice partners and industry experts to ensure success in meeting the goals of this campaign. and quote. it's 7.32 and a woman waiting on a corner for a pickup from a rideshare was violently attacked. it happened in berkeley on sunday corner of sacramento street at derby. the woman was waiting there for her over when she was punched in the head. she fell to the ground and then her attackers stopped on her head. and she was also robbed. the 2 attackers were young women. when they approached the victim on the sidewalk. >> and attacked her. they ripped her bag fro

in antioch. the city is launching a 24-7 crisis response team for nonviolent crime. this as antioch deals with the staffing shortage with in its police department and a federal investigation involving racist text messages between dozens of cops. >> reporter: for the family of angelo the launch of the first 24-7 crisis response team is bitter sweet. >> we believe that this is transforming. it's a new beginning if it had existed in december 2020, angelo would be alive. >> reporter: the response team is named after kinto who died after police officers restrained him during a house call while he was having a mental break down. >> i hope this gesture here helps you understand that your city is listening to you, your city sees you, we value you and we respect you. >> reporter: the mayor said that the team will be made of residents ranging from mental health specialists to community organizers. den ise is a member of the team and said they already made an impact. >> we have been seeing a lot of our unho

so and i and envisioning antioch police department.o the community itself. >> dan kerman kron, 4 news. >> 8.37 is the time. >> coming up, if you're a fan of ai, well, good news for you. google plans to incorporated into just about every product thall 40's the time in artificial intelligence >> apparently here to stay it spreading to android phones near you as well for us. justin campbell looks at google. >> is incurring ai into pretty much everything. >> imagine you wake up and you need to send a quick e-mail, but you're already running late to where you need to be. google's g mail will i'd to help you read it quickly. let me write an e-mail about my last flight and it will look up information and your e-mail and soon to formalized a request, for example, to an airline problem. donald president and founder of tech knowledge says says conference was all about incorporating generative artificial intelligence or a i he says to even notice the chains when you google something instead of just getting a list of links of on a particular topic

and inland hills, we will see some upper 70s near fairfield, antioch. low 70s near napa.it is a beautiful start to a beautiful weekend. we are a couple days early but heading into this weekend we have a major warm up . high pressure ridge is its way into the coastline ranging from washington down into san diego. that will warm all of us up. we are above average as we head into this weekend's forecast which comes at an interesting time because it is mother's day. many of us will enjoy our time with their loved ones. heading into this weekend our temperature anomaly start to highlight. we are talking about daytime highs about 15 degrees above average in the inland areas, around average along the coastline. for the next 10 days, 70s in the forecast for us. we calm down into next week as high pressure begins to break apart. we start to see more of an average trend. in san jose, a similar set up. upper 80s around the corner in time for sunday. that is about 15 degrees above average in the east inland areas, but along the coast we are right where we should be your pacifico, san

just text the numbers corresponding to the word crime and mention antioch. antioch police say this is still an active investigation, and according to the it the latest statistics, there was one other murder in antioch in the first three months of the year. >> thank you so much, kris. >>> well, friends and supporters are expressing outrage in san francisco, this is prior to the announcement by d.a. jenkins not to charge the store security guard in a recent deadly shooting. >> what do we want? >> justice. >> the protesters gathered yesterday afternoon outside of the walgreens on market street. this is where a sacramento woman died last thursday. they gathered before learning prosecutors would not press charges against that guard who was also released from custody. jenkins says, after reviewing all the evidence, she believes prosecutors would not be able to prove guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. the mother of the woman who died calls her daughter's death unjust and unfair. >> if she was hungry, it does not justify her being killed, it does not justify her bein

so and i and envisioning antioch police department. that responsive to the community itself. >> dan kerman kron, 4 news. well, the city of berkeley, they are finally confirming their first female police chief following months long delay and an investigation into allegedly racist and anti homes. text messages. she jennifer lewis, also the first asian american, the first openly chief and the police in the city of berkeley. her confirmation was put on pause back in november as berkeley city council investigated those checks in by different officer in the department, whether lewis and prior knowledge about the text messages and what action she may have taken while she was serving as interim chief louis maintains she had no knowledge of the tax they were sent before she was appointed interim chief back in march of 2021. student program in oakland is now trying to recover its best after their equipment was stolen. you see the equipment is vital for the kids. documentary film productions crawford and thor had a chance to talk to the program's

they've been friends and antioch residents for decades. people, two viewpoints on the city's racist police texting scandal. so let's bring in sara donchey with the late news to explain for more us. >> all right, we talked to two friends. they're long time antioch residents, and we got their take. >> seriously, 2019 to 2022, this was going on? >> it was not surprising. it was alarming. it was great anger. >> we'll show you how the controversy changed their relationship and why they're not giving up on antioch. that's tonight at 11:00. and as you know, this story is really a big deal for the city of antioch and beyond. it's made headlines all over the country. >> it effects the residents. when you have two long time friends with differing opinions on what they think about it, it's interesting. i'm intrigued. i'll stick around for the show i think! >> see you there. >> thank you. >>> netflix is making good on >>> netflix is pulling the plug on password sharing. the bay area based streaming service says it looked the other way in the past to f

what's happening in the antioch police department? >> well, the department is already the subject of a criminal investigation. as we know by the fbi and the contra costa county district attorney's office over those races, text that scandal has now involved. 38 police officers on the force are all on leave while this plays out. antioch police chief steven ford had this to say about cooperating with the civil rights investigation. quote, we look forward to >> with our community stakeholders, justice partners and industry experts to ensure success in meeting the goals of this campaign and quote. >> also in the news this morning, a woman waiting at the corner for her ride share to arrive was violently attacked in berkeley. police say it happened sunday at the corner. sacramento street at derby. they say the woman is waiting for her uber when somebody punched her in the head and when she fell to the ground, her attackers stopped on her head. they say the woman was robbed. now investigators think her attackers were 2 young women themselves.

we need remove the of limitations for all the victims of antioch. california that suffered assaults. terrifying assault. my sons. one was 19 was 15. they were assaulted. pretty so, yes, i do need to hear from you. governor newsom, in addition to the fbi state attorney general rob bonta is investigating whether the department has engaged in a pattern or practice of unconstitutional in >> california attorney general rob bonta's office says it will not intervene in the case of a former san francisco police officer who shot and killed an unarmed black man in 2017. it was rookie officer chris moya is 4th day on the job when he shot and killed. 42 year-old kate o'neill, a suspect in a carjacking, former district attorney chesa charge to moya with manslaughter in 2020, but his successor, brooke jenkins, claimed the case was filed for political reasons and dismissed the charges that move left the door open for the attorney general to take over the case. but in a statement today, bonta says the charges against some moya could not be proved beyond a reasonabl

and the city of antioch. they're now taking steps to address mental health with a mobile mental health crisis response team. it's named after angelo can tell antioch man who died after being restrained by antioch police in december of 2020. his family was at the ribbon cutting ceremony on monday. the team will now respond to nonviolent non-life-threatening 9-1-1. calls which were usually handled by police in the past. can joe was suffering from the mental health crisis, having a dispute with his mother. when police arrived, the family's home officers restrain him kneeled on his shoulders, securing his legs and handcuff him for calling an ambulance. he died at the hospital a few days later. kidal sister talked about the value this new program has. >> if i had known. i don't know, maybe. maybe they would have been a different outcome. but i so i hope the people don't have to keep coming up to places like and regretting what they didn't know. >> because this is this is so i'm really grateful for it. >> well, the

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we talk with an inmate at the center of that police scandal in antioch. in a jailhouse interview he shares his side of the story after antioch cops allegedly used racial slurs while beating and arresting him. >> also, the man accused of killing tech exec bob lee back in court today, a day after an autopsy revealed more information about the stabbing death. what we learned at the courthouse today. >>> and the days of spraying for mosquitos with a helicopter or truck are gone. they're now using drones to stop the insects from spreading west nile virus. good tuesday, everyone. the news at 5:30 starts right now. thanks for joining us. i'm janelle wang. >> and i'm raj mathai. we begin with that exclusive story today from inside a jail cell in contra costa county. we spoke with the m

it happened on an antioch bound yellow line train ground force. grant lotus joins us now with the latest grant panic and trying to get people back on board. obviously, this isn't going to help. police say a 24 year-old man from san francisco is in custody tonight. he's accused in the stabbing case. the suspect >> has been identified by police as charles johnson. they say he stabbed him and then tried to run off the train at the west oakland station with the victim's backpack. this was all around 1 o'clock this afternoon. police say officers were there at the station and arrested him there. they say johnson had a cleaver style knife and the victim's backpack still on him. the victim was taken to the hospital. he is expected to survive. now, this stabbing comes a day after bart shared survey results showing about half of all riders do not have a favorable opinion of the agency. 49% of people said they do not like bart in its current state. the major drawbacks for would-be riders, our safety and cleanliness, just 17% of people who took the survey say

the one 70 kind of hold out in antioch, well inland the right now. but overnight tonight that we're going to see some more of that fog beginning to move further and further on shore as that sea breeze continues throughout the night tonight, temperatures are going to be dropping off into the 50's across the board as we head toward 11 o'clock. tonight. more fog on the way that onshore breeze will carry the clouds all the way maybe into the delta overnight tonight. so it's going to be a slow burn off by tomorrow afternoon. temperatures are going to come down a little bit but still be comfortable. you're still talking 70's inland 60's 70's around the bay and cooler 50's 60's and foggy conditions out of the coast. thank you, lawrence. after 6 months without a reported case of m-pox. >> san mateo county health officials reported a new case of the virus earlier this month. officials are now urging people to get vaccinated against mpox ahead of summer pride. celebrations. kron four's grant lotus in our newsroom with the latest on that grant. indeed, ken, the

. >> wednesday night, it was antioch's teenagers turn to ask the top questions to the police chief ford. >> how do you know that you can trust me? are there any indicators since i have been here that you cannot trust me? things are whole lot different. >> built as pizza with the chief, this forum with high school students is one of community meetings being held following the investigation into the racist texting scandal at the antioch police department. >> racist, abusive cops, who is holding them accountable? >> i can tell you as chief of police in the antioch police, that is my goal. >> it was really moving for me to hear from our young people. these are very insightful young people. >> the chief says community engagement will be critical in moving his department forward and building trust, especially with young people. >> i set you will be the changemakers. if change will happen, it is always a young person's game. >> i believe that with time, he can make some good changes. >> this freshman says she's walking away with a better understanding of the system but still does not feel like

. >> reporter: kirkland smith moved to antioch in 1995. the city and find a nice area where his young kids could grow up. >> at that time , supposedly there was a strong school system. i have little kids. it was a pretty easy decision to make. smaller class sizes. we thought greater opportunity . >> reporter: around the same time, alan payton, had just been elected to antioch city council. >> i served for four years and i chose to run for state assembly instead of re-election and i got beat badly. >> reporter: over the years kirkland and alan became good friends. kirkland became the pastor of the local church, and after his political career, alan started a local newspaper. in 2018, the two opened a restaurant together. and called it, the solid rock caf÷. but to all of those years of friendship, island and kirkland had very different experiences, living in their town. >> antioch was what they used to call a son downtown. were people of color , in particular, were not welcome in this town and very few , when we first came here there were few

postal inspectors are telling us about a recent robbery in antioch. it's a disturbing trend that we're seeing happening across the bay area. pete suratos has surveillance video. >> reporter: u.s. postal inspectors shared these pictures of a getaway car. he allegedly stole postmaster keys, which can be used to open mailboxes. octavia lives in the area and shared surveillance video of the suspect hopping into the getaway car moments after the robbery. >> crazy to me. it was right in front of my house. >> reporter: the mail carrier wasn't injured, thankfully. the u.s. postal inspector is offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to arrest. >> the carrier's not going to fight for the keys. turn over the postal keys, immediately informed the post office and law enforcement, and that brought us here. >> reporter: matthew norfleet is a local u.s. postal inspector and says antioch has seen an uptick in these robberies across the bay area. another $50,000 reward was recently announced for san francisco where a mail carrier was robbed on folsom street i

the people of antioch deserve safety and their civil rights trob protected and defended. >> you might recall last month contra costa county's public defender revealed there are more than 40 antioch police officers on what's described as racist and homophobic text chains. >>> and as we take a live look out in oakland for you this midday, things moving right along. the weather looks not too bad out there. how does it feel? we turn to you, kari. >> still a little cool out there. we have a lot of clouds rolling by, so that's keeping the temperatures down. that's extending through the east bay. this will clear out for a sunny afternoon, and we'll most likely see the sunshine from noon to 1:00, and it's breezy with those winds picking up at 14 miles per hour. look at those afternoon temperatures, still nice, no air conditioning needed, and we are going to try to take it all in while we can because we know that a warm-up is on the way. take a look at these high temperatures reaching into the low to mid-60s for today, 71 in santa rosa, while san francisco will be in the upper 50s, and that wa

saying, it has no use or place in the city of antioch. we reached out to the antioch police department for comment. so far we have not heard back. >>> within the last hour or so, the white house announced negotiations on the debt limit will resume tonight. just hours after republicans declared a pause. the briefest helmet came after the house freedom caucus: speaker kevin mccarthy to stop negotiations unless the senate votes on the bill passed by the house in april. that bill would raise the debt limit and/future spending. president biden has indicated that he is open to some cuts, just not as much as republicans are trip ortodeal hiroshima, the si where the u.s. dropped the first atomic bomb during world war ii. the g7 summit is now going on there. the u.s. already announcing that it will help train ukrainian pilots to defend against russia's invasion. the biden administration saying, though, training pilots is one thing but supplying fighter jets could be seen as an escalation. >> we want to make sure that as we support ukraine, we aren

dozens of antioch cops caught up in that racist text messaging scandal. today the state's top prosecutor is launching a civil rights investigation. attorney general of california rob bonta called the text messages disturbing. those messages came to light last month as part of an fbi investigation. the texts included referring to people as monkey and guerrilla and boasts about beating up suspects. several investigations are now under way. >> those texts are hard to read. they are racist. they are homophobic. they are misogynist. and they aren't just comments unrelated to official duties. they are directly related to official duties, including the use of force. so it's very disturbing, very concerning. when we see data, texts, evidence, indications of the potential habitual and consistent violation of the civil rights of community members. >> reporter: the attorney general added that he will specifically look at cases of excessive force by antioch cops, and how those incidents may have impacted communities and people of color. >>> another headline that we a

so and i and envisioning antioch police department. that responsive to the community itself. >> dan kerman kron, 4 news, antioch police chief steven ford says the department is pledging full cooperation with the civil rights investigation. the chief released a statement that reads in part, we look forward to collaborating with our community stakeholders, justice partners and industry experts to ensure success in meeting the goals of this campaign. >> other news now, the san francisco fire department says it has seen an increase in fires caused by those lithium ion batteries. those the batteries used to power e-bikes and e-scooters and they're catching fire during charging. most recently. it happened yesterday at apartment complex on locksley avenue. kron four's rob nesbitt talked to a captain with the san francisco fire department about the problem and joins us live in the studio with more. rob ken and pam. i reached out to the san francisco fire department on march 5th when the battery of an e-scooter caught fire at an apartment build

we needed remove the statute of limitations for all the victims of antioch.. terrifying assaults. my sons. one was 19 was 15. they were assaulted. pretty bad. so, yes, i do need to hear from you. governor newsom, in addition to the fbi state attorney general rob bonta is investigating whether the department has engaged in a pattern or practice of unconstitutional in what in national news, hundreds of asylum seekers are actually flown back to guatemala. >> from texas this weekend after being denied asylum under title 8. well, the department of homeland security says since title 8 processing resume friday, thousands were returned to mexico and 18 other countries under title 8 migrants must apply for asylum interviews using this ev one app cross at legal ports of entry or they face deportation. >> thousands more have been process for expedited removal and are currently being held in cbp and ice facilities as they move through this process and through the application of the new consequences in the lawful pathways rule. >> according to immigration and customs enfo

we need remove the of limitations for all the victims of antioch. california that suffered assaults. terrifying assaults. my sons. one was 19 was 15. they were assaulted. pretty bad. so, yes, i do need to hear from you. governor newsom, in addition to the fbi state attorney general rob bonta is investigating whether the department has engaged in a pattern or practice of unconstitutional in 14 as congresswoman barbara lee is calling for major reforms to the u.s. supreme court amid rising concern about ethics scandals and >> partisan rulings of the court. just majority campaign national bus tour stopped in oakland yesterday. campaign calls for reform to the supreme court, including court expansion sponsored by leading organizations and national reproductive rights. gun violence prevention, civil rights. >> racial justice, as well as quarter for. >> mason street justices. are protecting the special interest of the right. they to. >> lawmakers are lee was actually joined by local elected officials and issue advocates focused on reproductive rights, gun

he was arrested by antioch police in 2021 on murder charges. he's one of the people referenced in the series of racist text messages between several antioch cops. the texts uncovered as part of a federal investigation. those texts appear to show an officer bragging about beating up allen during the arrest, saying, quote, i field goal kicked his head. today allen says he was already unconscious when that happened and claims police used multiple racial slurs both during and after his arrest. >> like after they had beat me, they way saying like [ bleep ]. they was basically throwing words out like that, and i was asking me what's going on. they tell me shut up, [ bleep ]. basically giving me no type of respect at all. >> allen also says he remembers a group of officers laughing in his hospital room as he was recovering from his injuries. the text messages reveal at least one officer was sharing photos of allen's injuries with others. allen is now one of the plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit against the antioch police department. that department has