y estaremos atentos para ver quÉ pasa en el condado de contra costa.asa el dÍa de maÑana. una ley estatal eliminar los cargos por infracciones de trÁnsito no pagadas. si aÚn transeÚnte se le puede cobrar dÓlares, si el peatÓn no puede pagar la factura podrÍa tener varios dÓlares de pena —— penalidad. los impulsores de esta ley afirmaron que los tribunales se habÍan convertido en recaudadores de fondos. la policÍa arrestÓ un hombre bajo sospecha de robo de convertidores catalÍticos. tras su detenciÓn la policÍa encontrÓ una corte. >> seguimos reportando estos casos, los detectives organizaron un operativo. >> tras las investigaciones se descubriÓ que el local es dÓnde se compraban las piezas robadas. por quÉ son tan codiciados los convertidores catalÍticos? por el cÓdigo y el paladio. la onza de oro cotiza en $1815. ramÓn: tamara nos explica en quÉ se utilizan estos metales. >> quitan lo que es la parte interna y los funden, sacar los metales que van a sacar, el oro, la plata y los metales que valen bastante dinero. paula: sabe cuÁnto valen y para quÉ s

they don't have to be a resident contra costa county. so we urging community members if they're eligible, try multiple that says their chance of being vaccinated time. >> doctor, it's be elise's the county just received from the state 720 doses. if the 1800 cases the county has been allocated for the month. >> it is in the process notifying those at high risk. >> to book an appointment in contra costa county police. all >> a federal judge ruled today that walgreens can be held responsible for contributing to san francisco's opioid epidemic. the decision which could later lead to a huge financial settlement for the city kron four's. catherine heenan is here now with the details. catherine. >> yeah, the judge just preferred to what he called walgreens 15 year failure. he says the chain gave out highly addictive drugs no proper oversight ruling. walgreens did nothing about identifying or reporting suspicious orders and that is required by law between 2006 2020, the pharmacy distributed more than 100 million prescription opioid san francisco

mosquitoes here in contra costa county. they were found in the city of martinez, south of highway four. we are currently working to reduce the risk that these mosquitoes would be spreading in contra costa county. we're conducting, trapping and door to door information for folks letting them know and i'd like to let folks know here in contra costa county if you're being bitten by a day biting mosquito, we asked that you swap one of those mosquitoes stick it in a clear ziplock bag and then contact us either by phone or by online the key concern with these mosquitoes is they are not native to california. nya that is why they are considered invasive. and they have the ability to transmit things like zika and dengue and yellow fever and chicken gagne, and so we really want to find the source of these mosquitoes with the hope of eradicating them so that they don't spread further in contra costa county, first positive west nile test here in contra costa county. tell us what you can about that batch and what that test tells you sur

lisa >> we did ask the contra costa county da's office for comment on this. we have not yet had a response. new developments tonight on the deadly shooting that happened at a 24 hour. fitness in brentwood yesterday. police have arrested a 17 year-old boy who they believe shot and killed. 21 year-old cesar are the victim has been identified as an antioch resident to all started with a gun fight fight, rather that broke out on the gyms basketball court and then continue to the parking lot. and that's where the shots were fired. one person died. 3 others were injured. the 17 year-old has been booked into the contra costa county juvenile detention center and is now facing a murder charge. oakland police announced the arrests and the killing of an uber driver just outside oakland's little saigon neighborhood. it was a case that has renewed calls for more. >> police protection for oakland's asian american community. police have arrested a man identified as major willis along with a teenager for their alleged roles in the shooting death of con patrick fun. feng was

as we move the map, a slower drive into contra costa county. the arrows show a typical pattern as you get over into through highway 4 and 37. the circled area, west 80 approaching the carcinas bridge, still slow after a crash and debris toward magazine. the bay bridge toll plaza, the metering lights are on. back to you. >>> happening today, santa clara county public health officer expected to be under the microscope answering questions about covid restrictions. that left one defined san jose church owing hundreds of thousands in fines. >> kris sanchez has the latest on this legal battle. >> reporter: good morning, marcus and laura. this fight has been going on since the start of the pandemic. the fines date back to -- >> calvary chapel continued to hold in-person services after the shelter order banning large indoor gatherings. it cost the church more than $3 million in fines. the county and the church went to court. the appellate court did dismiss about 200,000 in fines and court fees. the county can continue to seek the rest of that because i

the first time that they found in contra costa county. it's already been in almost 2 dozen of the 8 counties in california all the way from san diego county and chester county. and now it's in contra costa county and they're trying to get ahold of them, eliminate them and get rid of them. so we're here now joined by andrew pierce with the contra costa mosquito and doctor control. tell us what you're doing to, you know, get rid of these and how important it is to do so. >> good morning, sarah. so right now we have technicians that are going door to door in neighborhoods in the area of martinez, south of highway 4, where this invasive species of mosquito was detected. and we are i'm talking to residents and asking them to please provide us the opportunity to i want to their a property that primarily their backyard to do an inspection because these mosquitoes, they like lay their eggs in containers. bird baths. sources of that can hold water. so we want to get out to the backyards. take a look and see if we can limit and control the presence

mike, you were looking at a crash in contra costa county. >> contra costa county also where we typically see the first slowing -- i guess the very first is up in vallejo. highway 4 beginning to build. should be starting out of antioch. not a major issue. westbound highway 4, a crash around bailey road. tracking for information on injuries. none reported. no slowing shows up. chp should arrive soon to let me know if there are any lanes blocked. i don't think there are. these lanes should be reopened in the next couple seconds. that's the area through niles, highway 84. a crash may be affecting the off-ramp, south 680 at capital, we'll check on that as well. >>> it's 5:02. moving you forward on plans for a new covid booster shot. the white house says it's coming in a matter of weeks. "today in the bay's" ginger conejero saab live in san francisco this morning. ginger, what are health experts saying about the protection levels we can see now? >> reporter: well, laura, it's the fourth booster at this point or fourth shot at this point, if it will roll out, then the higher level of protection

contactÉ a autoridades del condado de contra costa para preguntarles cuÁl era su posiciÓn. preparados para las negociaciones el dÍa de maÑana. dicen que solamente quieren hacer lo justo. la inflaciÓn ha aumentado. regreso con ustedes. paula: veremos si finalmente llegan a una negociaciÓn. ramÓn: uno de los enormes problemas es que decenas de convertidores que fueron robados en freemont. tras las investigaciones se dio a conocerque el local ubicado en el lugar fueron robados 300 convertidores catalÍticos. paola: quÉ pasa con los componentes? a la fecha la onza de paladio cuesta $2248. ramÓn: tamara mÍ no nos explica para quÉ se utilizan estos costosos materiales. >> quitar la parte interna, lo funden y le sacan los metales que hay y que valen bastante dinero. >> en su interior confÍan en metales preciosos, sabe usted cuÁnto vale y para quÉ se usa? elpaladio cuesta 2794, latino 2948 y la plata $20.52. fundir los puede tener un valor por encima de los $25,000. >> y lo metales o metales, —— metales. tambiÉn computadora para fabricar monedas. >> —— reportera: es fÁcil identifica

so that's why the mosquito and vector control district here in contra costa county. they're working around the clock to try and make sure that they are get these out here. they want to eliminate these mosquitoes and make sure that they don't spread this species. it's the one of the first they found in this county. it's in martinez. so the right now they're really focusing their treatment and elimination efforts there. they're doing surveillance and treatment in the area where they found the mosquitoes in martinez to make sure that eliminated before becoming widespread. officials say these mosquitoes are very aggressive day biters that can transmit viruses like zika and diseases like yellow fever, mosquitoes can hide in vegetation and debris, which makes it hard to find and eliminate them. so the control district is really setting up traps. they're going door to you and to your door and say, - can we look in your backyard, so be aware of that. this is a specific species is not native to california are usually found in tropical areas around the world. they're introduce

and now contra costa is one of them.ake sure they they don't spread. here are a few tips on how you can help. >> tip out anything that's holding water that shouldn't cans buckets containers. bird baths on pet water bowls and these invasive species. they actually like individual eggs on the inside of these small containers and they can actually stick to them. so in addition to toss in the water, we're asking residents to actually scrub out the containers too. better, you succeeded eliminating the eggs. >> and report any day biting mosquito bites. you may get to the county mosquito and vector control district crews will be coming around to neighborhoods specifically right now in that martinez area handing out flyers like this, putting them on your door if you're not home, they may want to come in your backyard inspect and even do some treatment. i'm sarah stinson reporting in concord. back to you. >> for weeks, the water in the oakland and alameda estuaries has been a murky brown color. that's because of the red tide bloom

it's in contra costa county. yeah. the health officials there say that getting bit by one of them could make you sick and there's some things you need to know about whether or not you might have been bit by one with proper. sara stinson live in concord to kind of explain. good morning, sara. >> hey, good morning. that's right. we're talking about this invasive species of mosquitoes. look at that disgusting image of a mosquito that's we're talking about here. we're here at the contra costa mosquito and vector control district where they're working hard to make sure they do treatments and eliminate the species so that it doesn't spread to other counties. we're talking about an invasive species that they found just south of highway 4 in martinez. and now they are asking for your help in making sure they can identify them and get rid of them. officials say these mosquitoes are very aggressive day biters that can transmit viruses like zika and yellow fever are. mosquitoes can hide in budget, heat, vegetation and debris, whi

and now contra costa is one of them. the biggest goal is to eliminate these mosquitoes and make sure they they don't spread. here are a few tips on how you can help. >> tip out anything that's holding water that shouldn't cans buckets containers. bird baths on pet water bowls and these invasive species. they actually like individual eggs on the inside of these small containers and they can actually stick to them. so in addition to toss in the water, we're asking residents to actually scrub out the containers too. better, you know, that eliminating the eggs. >> and report any day biting mosquito bites. you may get to the county mosquito and vector control district crews will be coming around to neighborhoods specifically right now in that martinez area handing out flyers like this, putting them on your door if you're not home, they may want to come in your backyard inspect and even do some treatment. i'm sarah stinson reporting in concord. back to you. >> a possible mountain lion sighting has been reported in rohnert park

the contra costa fire protection district. they had a fully staffed hand crews on standby ready dig fire control lines at a moment's notice. well, in some pockets of the county residents reported seeing rain early wednesday morning, which is some good news for the fire crews out there. a quick response can help to prevent small fires from becoming large ones. and they say take simple steps to reduce the risk of wildfires. that just safely removing dry vegetation from around your home. that's how you can help them out. well, still to come on the kron 4 morning news, many schools are returning to pre pandemic normalcy, but the pandemic is still wreaking havoc on some kids. mental health spoke to experts. >> about how parents can help out. we'll be right back with those tips for you. it's time for the biggest sale of the year, on the sleep number 360 smart bed. why choose proven quality sleep from sleep number? because proven quality sleep is vital to our health and wellness, only the sleep number 360 smart bed keeps you cool, th

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today they met with the contra costa county da's office, oakley police and antioch police. our kron four's amanda hari spoke to the family just moments after that meeting. 2 explains why there will be no additional charges at this time. >> we're still hopeful something good will happen because so it's still an ongoing investigation after a nearly 2 hour meeting with the contra costa county da's office in law enforcement. >> quentin really emerged optimistic about the next steps in the investigation to find their daughter. alexis is still hoping to get the 23 year-old woman from oakley was first reported missing in january. investigators believe she was killed by her ex-boyfriend, marshall jones of antioch jones was killed by police in washington state in june as they tried to arrest him. investigators think joan travel to his mother's house shortly after killing gate jones mother alicia coleman. clark was briefly detained in may on suspicion of aiding and abetting. but later released we strongly feel that, you know something definitely marshall is gone. why? why? >> why sti

the contra costa county coroner's office identified the victim of that shooting as 21 year-old cesar from antioch. 3 others were hurt in this shooting. coming up here at 3 opposition to safe injection sites continues to grow in the bay area. we hear from both sides of this issue. >> plus, why at least one city official is blaming san jose mayor sam liccardo for a police officer. staffing shortage. and i'm keeping an eye on the weather getting you ready for the weekend. lots of sunshine out there right now. have details coming have details coming for years, california's non-gaming tribes have been left in the dust. wealthy tribes with big casinos make billions, while small tribes struggle in poverty. prop 27 is a game changer. 27 taxes and regulates online sports betting to fund permanent solution to homelessness. while helping every tribe in california. so who's attacking prop 27? wealthy casino tribes who want all the money for themselves support small tribes, address homelessness. vote yes on 27. >> in the south bay, the san jose police officers union says it expects more officers

and school staff are demanding better working conditions and a raise yet members of the contra costa county school board of education association rallying outside the contra costa office of education yesterday. they say students deserve smaller class sizes, more textbooks and educators want stronger mental health programs. plus a viable wage that keeps up with inflation. needs to be able to retain. more teaches. we've got teaches. >> great teaches that just completely bent. how and just moving on to different districts because the county is not listening to when asking the safety and skills. >> currently, the association is step in the barn processed with the contra costa county board of education management. both sides are set to meet again today over reached out to the office of education for comment. but we still not heard back from them. for your money. this morning. we're talking gas prices and they are continuing to fall. the national average has dropped to just about $4 a gallon this time the last time we saw prices under $4 was in early march back in june, the national averag

the county intends to make online vaccination appointments available later this month in contra costa county deleted all kron. 4 >> well, a bill going through the state legislature could lead to changes for nightlife. and several california cities including oakland and san francisco. >> the proposal is calling for barr's in some areas to extend their hours. our capitol bureau reporter eytan wallace has more on that legislation, which is called the late night bar bill. >> supporters argued the bill would help struggling bars recover from the pandemic. but opponents argue it would lead to more drunk drivers and dangerous streets. if you want to hit the bar, you may one day be able to stay even later to order your favorite drink. it's all due to senate bill. 9, 3, 0, if signed into law, the legislation would allow last call bar hours to extend from 02:00am until 04:00am as part of a pilot program in select cities, including fresno, oakland, west hollywood in the city and county of san francisco. many of these businesses are. >> really on the cusp of having a close and a lot of them close

there's a new innovation species. >> that was found in contra costa county. yeah. and health officials are the warning out now that if you're bit by one of these, it could very well make you sick. kron 4 sarah stinson has the unfortunate duty this morning is talking about these mosquitoes cover. nice era. >> yeah, i made sure i was covered up head to toe, not messing around out here and either should you invasive species means it's not native to your area. and it's also an aggressive species of mosquitoes. that's why the contra costa county, the skill and vector control district, they're working hard to make sure they eliminate them, get them out of our area. this species was found specifically in martinez just south of highway 4. and they're working on making sure that they to some treatments may even see them come to your door to try and get your backyard and make sure they put some treatments in your backyard. officials say these mosquitoes are aggressive day biters that can transmit viruses like zika and diseases like yellow fever, mosquitoes can hide in vegeta

>> the contra costa mosquito and vector control district announced that an invasive mosquito had been discovered in martinez measuring about a quarter of an inch with a black body and white stripes they're called ad espn ytae. they're described as being very aggressive day biters that can transmit zika yellow and dengue fevers. often in vegetation and places with standing water they're nonnative to california and usually found in warmer climates. contra costa says now that it's been identified, they'll work to try to prevent the new insects from becoming established locally. a job that victoria says they're confident local authorities can do. the county has taken multiple steps to help residents fight mosquitoes and other pest. >> you know, they give you information about the standing water. but they'll treat your yard too if you have a big problem mosquitoes, they come out and spray. >> contra costa is asking residents to report any day biting mosquitoes, a task they'll be mindful of in the days and weeks ahead. >> in martinez, tim johns, abc7 news. >> sonoma county has confirmed 17

money outside the contra costa county office of education teachers say they've reached a breaking point. battling with the superintendent over a 5% cost of living raise other districts have already settled for what we're asking for, if not more, so for the county to hold out on us like this is unacceptable. the cost of living has gone up to the point where we have teachers having difficulty filling their gas tanks, teachers with the county office of education serves special education students countywide who are facing the biggest challenges, including severe autism, developmental or physical disabilities, or juvenile records. teachers also deal with students who have um, behavior issues. extreme medical issues that are very severe. superintendent lynn mackey wants to double their class sizes. teachers say expanding current class sizes of 68 students to a dozen or more will create safety concerns. and already they say they have problems with teacher retention, and some teachers are having to get two jobs. just to, you know, manage everyday life. i'm single. it's not two incomes. it's jus

investigators say they arrested a man for installing hidden cameras in a starbucks bathroom contra costa county. a district attorney says the cameras were installed in the bathroom of the starbucks at 30, 40 main street in downtown walnut creek. close to broadway plaza. the da says 54 year-old steven novelli installed the cameras on 2 different occasions. he now faces 83 felony and misdemeanor charges, including attempting to produce child. police are looking to speak with people who were at the starbucks on june 4th in july, 23rd. it looks like more manufacturing jobs are making their way back to the u.s. something the biden administration is excited to see. washington correspondent basil john reports on the change in the market. recent reports show an increase in the number of jobs coming back from overseas. >> and the biden administration wants to see more of it. we consider this a very welcome trend. white house council of economic advisers, jared bernstein, since bringing manufacturing jobs back to the u.s. is an important part of strengthening the economy. but we think it's really

the county intends to make online vaccination appointments available later this month in contra costa county police called kron 4 >> new this evening, a federal judge ruled today that walgreens can be held responsible for contributing to san francisco's opioid epidemic decision which could lead to a huge financial settlement for the city kron four's. catherine heenan joins us now live with the details. catherine? yeah, that judge is referring to what he calls walgreens 15 year failure saying the chain gave out highly addictive drugs without. >> and the proper oversight ruling that walgreens did nothing about identifying or reporting suspicious orders and that is required by law between 2006 2020, the pharmacy distributed more than 100 million prescription opioid pills and san francisco. the judge said that opioid conditions overwhelm city hospitals and data shows between 2015 2020, there was a 478% spike in opioid-related deaths. city attorney david chiu says walgreens continually ignored what was supposed to do. >> as san francisco's largest prescriber of prescription rates. walgreen

that is video of the crash in the pacheco area of contra costa county. the crash happened shortly before 8 o'clock this morning and it blocked the southbound lanes much of the day. fortunately, things have changed for this evening. crews did, though remain on the scene there cleaning up the mess, including diesel fuel that spilled onto the road. as covid cases here in the bay area and across the state continue to drop. the question becomes what's next after the highly transmissible ba 5? well, dan kerman spoke to medical experts about that and has our report tonight. the likely underreported cases of covid-19 throughout the state of california continue to drop. >> and while ba 5 continues to be the dominant variant medical experts say it may not be come this fall and it keeps. >> being able to figure out ways to evade our unity and effective. so i i think we have to be prepared for something that is next. >> one of the top candidates to replace it. his ba 2.7 5, which is dominating india, killed in other countries, including the united states. but it has

. >> the family of a murdered east bay woman, sitting down with the contra costa county da. what they ask for, and why the da says, she just can't do it. >>> also, we investigate the drowning at a high school in a pe class four years ago. tonight, the exclusive interview with the boys parents, and the chilling inside story of this morning and the distracted teacher >>> getting harder to make it in the bay. the eye-popping number of just how much your monthly payments would be if you're looking to buy a home. >> good evening, i'm raj mathai. >>> it's been a long journey for the family of alexis game .today, they met with the da, looking for justice and they believe that the mother of alexis gave's ex-boyfriend should be charged in the murder. nbc bay area news's cheryl hurd is in contra costa county. >> reporter: when gabe and his wife walked up to the microphone after meeting with district attorney dina beckham, her staff and law enforcement in a close-to two-are many, gabe said, it was productive, even though they feel they had to protest last friday in front of this office

. >> mosquitos in contra costa county also recently tested positive for west nile virus. >>> one person is dead, several others are sick after a rare outbreak of legionnaire's in napa county. napa health officials say it all traces back to a cooling tower at the embassy suites in napa valley. they say high levels of the legionella bacteria were found in sample from the water. legionnaires is a type of pneumonia caused by exposure to the bacteria. 12 napa county residents were diagnosed with the disease and one died. however, the people infected did not stay or visit the hotel at all. napa county public health and the cdc are investigating. health officials say the person who died was over the age of 50 and had high risk factors for that disease. >>> san jose police have arrested the man they say is responsible for starting a deadly car fire last weekend. first responders found the car in flames in the industrial part of town near the corners of barnard and pomona. after extinguishing the fire, police found a victim inside. they said further investigation led them to a 51-year-old suspec

>> the contra costa mosquito and vector control district announced that an invasive mosquito had been discovered in martinez measuring about a quarter of an inch with a black body and white stripes they're called ad espn ytae. they're described as being very aggressive day biters that can transmit zika yellow and dengue fevers. often in vegetation and places with standing water they're nonnative to california and usually found in warmer climates. contra costa says now that it's been identified, they'll work to try to prevent the new insects from becoming established locally. a job that victoria says they're confident local authorities can do. the county has taken multiple steps to help residents fight mosquitoes and other pest. >> you know, they give you information about the standing water. but they'll treat your yard too if you have a big problem mosquitoes, they come out and spray. >> contra costa is asking residents to report any day biting mosquitoes, a task they'll be mindful of in the days and weeks ahead. >> in martinez, tim johns, abc7 news. >> sonoma county has confirmed 17

contra costa county superintendent of schools. lynn mackey, released a written response tuesday that said, in part i look forward to the mediation scheduled for tomorrow and believe we can come to an agreement that is fair illustrates how much we value the work of our employees and allows this agency to remain fiscally solvent. both sides are scheduled to meet with mediators tomorrow. heather and alex, and they're hoping that they can come together 10 o'clock in the morning and try and reach a deal. hopefully these negotiations work out in the end, jenna thank you. contra costa county sheriff's office will soon be required to submit quarterly reports to the board of supervisors on its operations of the board of supervisors voted unanimously today to mandate the sheriff's office to submit the reports. they will cover corner cases. internal affairs investigations , use of force incidents, assaults on staff, interactions with immigration officials, racial racial data and evictions. the board will be able to ask questions about those

contra costa fire response. contra costa fire fighters are celebrating th opening of a new facility tonight as kron four's philippe djegal reports. it hope that the >> move will help improve emergency response times. >> with and push of engine 86 into the new fire station. 86 on global drive. they point turns the page on more than 7 decades of continuous service from the now shuttered station. 86 on willow pass road. >> about a mile away from the contra costa county fire protection district's new digs up highway it really is an piece of architecture and an amazing facility. >> that's going to service for a really long time on fire closed the old building down and celebrated the new 13 million dollar facility friday. the new station is now operational and is considered a major upgrade. the old firehouse was run down, became overrun by rodents and was unsafe for firefighters and has the support and, you know, lies the people that we know to be out on the front line making that happen fire. factor cancer prevention

more county intends to make online vaccination appointments available later this month in contra costa county police called kron 4 >> monkeypox could soon be renamed the world world health organization is exploring a new name because the name of the virus is being criticized as being discriminatory and stigmatizing monkeypox got its name because of his first study in monkeys. in the 1950's, the organization says the virus needs a new name since there's a racist history of black people being referred to as monkeys. infectious expert ucsf doctor peter chin. hong says the name is a misnomer since the virus is found most often in small rodents, not monkeys. >> the last thing you probably want is a way that immednately brings to mind images that have a historical context in association with racism. that actually is a horrible make. it just gets stigmatize ing. it's even make sense. that which was absolutely talking about changing the name. >> the world health organization, names, diseases, but the international committee. >> me on viruses decides the formal name. as for this week, there hav

contra costa costa county is opening coolings cooling centers at the county employment and human services department. if you do make your way to one of these cooling centers, be prepared to comply with covid protocols. >> certainly, there will be consideration regarding, you know, socially distancing and ee and everyone who enters our cooling centers is required to wear a mask because they are designated cooling centers and that is the health guidance we have. we want everybody to be able to wear their masks and keep people safe and healthy as well. >> there is a cooling centers the brentwood community center until 6:00 tonight. > >> we saw dry conditions also raising wildfire concerts. check check out lloyd it looked like in dublin today after the eden fire scorched about 60 acres last night. calfire was on scene scene today, mopping up. with threatened homes in dublin and castro valley. thankfully, the flames did not reach those nearby homes. firefighters say it all started with a vehicle fire. > >> good news out of oakland this this afternoon as a missing teenage girl is found safe. po

he will be in contra costa county this morning talking about water supply.newsom is expected to announce how the state is handling its water supply as the conditions get hotter and drier here in california. newsom is also announcing who will be leading california's infrastructure efforts. newsom is expected to speak around 10, 30 this morning. and diane james, of course, we'll have more on their visits later today. but for now, i'll send it back to you. thank you very much. camila time now 6.33, and the surge. >> is on in placer county. still for kiley wrote nishi when missing after a party in lake tahoe is about a week ago. and now apparently we're hearing from kylie's boyfriend. he talked about his last conversation with her the night she went missing with her in a with the story. >> it's been 5 days since kylie's boyfriend jack or westfall has heard from her. he says the exchange text messages before she left for a senior farewell party at the prosser family campground. the last place. anyone so far has reported seeing her. and so just like okay to be saf

. >> so it's going to be very toasty in contra costa county over the weekend. they could see triple digits widespread there. so people there telling us that there not for looking forward to this weekend's hot forecast. >> i think it's think it's going to be hard. good for cool weather. maybe, you as long as this, you know, they can get think it >> contra costa county will have multiple cooling center set up across the county. some of the locations include ramon city hall, san ramon city hall contra costa, social services, the buildings that are located in brentwood, richmond in pleasant hill, the senior center in san ramon and the brentwood community center. and you can stay connected with us here on kron 4 for the latest weather conditions as we get through this dangerous upcoming heat wave scan this qr code and to be taken right to our website where you can find the current conditions in your neighborhood. the 7 day forecast as well as find out. we're cooling centers are in your neighborhood. now. this afternoon, the california high patrol is investigating a

former presidential candidate and congressman eric swalwell who represents part of alameda and contra costa counties. he tweeted out saying, quote, listen to this death threat against my children since the fbi search of mar-a-lago, trump, mccarthy and mag of republicans are stoking violent rhetoric against lawmakers and law enforcement. someone is going to get killed. everybody believing your. >> it's been a real live. it work with. somebody needs to. >> you grad your way. >> small well also received this separate message, calling him a traitor and a spy for china, threatening that he should be hung. this isn't this kind of behavior. is is unfortunately out there. and it's it's anti democratic. it's it's anti american. but unfortunately, you know, it's it's encouraged by our former president michael yaki is a political analyst attorney and serves on the u.s. commission on civil rights. he says they're seeing more of these types of violent intimidation. we've seen a huge uptick in hate crimes groups over the past 10 years. jackie believes it started after president obama was elected and then

so right now i'm in lafayette contra costa county up by the lafayette reservoir. pretty nice right now about 75 degrees. but as you've been hearing, it's not going to stay like this. it's going to heat up quite a bit. let's go and take a look at some video here now is kylen mentioned. the national weather service has issued an excessive heat to be hot for the couple of days and then get really hot this weekend into labor day. they're expecting triple digits all across the bay area across the contra costa county as well out here, the lafayette reservoir today. i talked to a few people about, you know, it's we're almost into september. we're going to be into september with this heat wave hits and asked one woman, you know, are you ready? are you ready for a couple of hot days? and here's what she had to set. >> i think it's think it's going to be hard. good for cool weather. maybe, you know. >> but as long as this, you know, they can get think it will >> all right. as for that smoke today, the air quality is what they consider acceptable. it's not perfect. there is

yes, the contra costa county board of supervisors.ent and federal government evaluated the head start system back in february and they will hand over their analysis tomorrow. and it is not good for the county and more specifically for the parents because they say head start in terms of this county, they need to do a lot better. now head start is a program in place to help kids from birth to the age of 5 years old for them to get ready for school. so they did this evaluation guys and it comes back. many things they did need to improve on and they have about 4 months to make the improvements or they might have to at the federal government step in. so we'll see what happens with that. but in terms of some of the bullet points that they found, they said that they need to improve on safety for the kids. obviously, that is very important for the parents that they have to monitor the kids a lot better. they also have to have a system in place so they will know some of the areas that are working and not working so they can make improvements o

we'll talk about some more shifts more likely for contra costa county coming up. back to you. >> thank you. >>> new developments this morning in the fbi raid of former president trump's mar-a-lago hope. agents executed that warrant with mr. trump nowhere around. susan maginnis has more of what the agents were looking for with president trump and what could happen next here, susan. >> right, good morning, marcus. this unprecedented search appears to be tied to possible classified documents that trump allegedly took from the white house and brought to mar-a-lago when he left office. the fbi on monday executing a search warrant on mar-a-lago, the florida home of former president trump. >> this could only happen if a judge found probable cause to believe that evidence of a crime will be found there. >> mr. trump, can we get your reaction to the raid, sir? >> reporter: trump not in florida during the search, ignoring questions as he left trump tower in new york. in a statement he said his home was under siege raided and occupied by a large group of fbi agents and said

they don't have to be a resident contra costa county.g community members if they're eligible the tri multiple that greece is their chance of being vaccinated. time. >> the county intends to make online vaccination appointments available later this month. but for now, it's a process of notifying those who are at high risk. >> and then telling them to book an bay area leaders are calling on governor gavin newsom to sign a bill that would go on to legalize what are called safe drug consumption sites across the state supporters say what's happening right now in the city streets needs to change. >> there's nothing more radical or extreme then allowing people to lie on our streets to use drugs and to die without intervention. >> the bill is sb 57 and it would allow the safe consumption drug sites to open in san francisco, oakland and los angeles. critics see the sights, though, is the wrong answer to the harm the drugs bring to users and communities. but supporters say the sites are humane and realistic and respond to the deadliest drug crisis

we're here at the contra costa county, a mosquito and vector control district. we're seeing cruises drive out of here. the truck truck after truck going out to do treatments. they may even come to your door if you live near where they first found this species, which was in martinez just south of highway 4 and they want to get this under control, eliminate them so they don't spread to nearby counties. officials say these mosquitoes are very aggressive day biters, making transmit the just talk to you about mosquitoes. they can hide in vegetation and debris. it makes it very hard to find them and eliminate them. so the control district is setting up traps are going door to door. this specific species is not native to california. that's why they call him invasive species and they're originally found in west africa. they've been spreading across the world mostly to tropical areas and they're introduced to travel most commonly when people move in. they bring potted plants from place to place these invasive mosquitoes. their small hopefully do it close enough to know w

taking you to contra costa county where teachers voig their frustrations before school before school ever starts. the changes they're demanding. > >> and how volunteers stepped up stepped up to help some north ca firefighters when flames destroyed their vehicles. v e . > >> and our top story, it's a first here in the bay area. a desalinization plant. >> construction of the plant comes as salty water keeps intruding on fresh water supply from the delta. it's being put on putnam street from miles froe river. john ramos has more on hw it will work. >> reporter: water, water, ever, nor any a drop to drink. it's ae describing a desperate situation a desperate situation that's coming true in antioch. in the 1800s, water was the source of life, so the city of antioch was was established on the banks ofe delta and even had the nicknamer town, which it still uses today. today. but it's been awhile sine the delta provided life around here. >> we could only use the river intake for 30 days this year. lt year we couldn't use it for a single day because there's no wr run off from the sierras to p

lisa. >> kron 4 has reached out to the contra costa county district attorney's office for comment. but as of friday afternoon, we have not heard back. alexis, gabe's family is also appealing to state attorney general rob bonta. >> to take a look at this case. but for now in contra costa county, charles clifford kron, 4 news. >> a man was arrested in mexico this week in connection with the fatal shooting that happened in san jose. police blame hosea gary for an april night shooting. that happened in the area of meridian way. and pedro street after investigators did identify him as the primary suspect. he was tracked down in mexico. he has been booked into jail in imperial county. he will be extradited to santa clara county and new details on yesterday's shooting death outside the 24 hour. fitness in brentwood, the victim identified as 21 year-old cesar are ronna from antioch. police say that fight broke out on the gyms basketball court and then moved to the parking lot. 3 people were injured 2 people have been detained but no arrests have been announced. now to a developing story ou

now, the contra costa county district attorney's office has filed felony assault charges against fired richmond police officer eric smith junior. the lawyer representing the victim is speaking out about the incident kron four's gayle ong has our story. >> couple of days, especially now videos reliving. will be okay. is talking about his client's all mendoza reliving the moment in this video. >> police body camera video capturing mendoza being tased and be in by a former richmond police officer eric smidt junior back in april. officer smith's actions are unacceptable. >> this behavior deviated from our training. >> and will not be tolerated. wednesday, richmond's police chief announcing smith juniors termination after an internal investigation. junior faces felony assault charges and outcome mendoza's lawyer says is appropriate. tip our to the contra costa >> district attorney's office for for us charge is and also to richmond pd misstep and to officer according to police smith junior tried to pull over mendoza suspected of drunk driving. >> police say mendoza did not comply and got out

today contra costa fire fighters celebrated the opening of a new facility in bay point. >> as kron four'sdollar port, it is hoped this move will help improve emergency response times. >> with and push of engine 86 into the new fire station. 86 on global drive. they point turns the page on more than 7 decades of continuous service from the now shuttered station. 86 on willow pass road. >> about a mile away from the contra costa county fire protection district's new digs up highway it really is an piece of architecture in an amazing facility. >> that's going to service for a really long time on fire. close the old building down and celebrated the new 13 million dollar facility friday. the new station is now operational and is considered a major upgrade. the old firehouse was run down, became overrun by rodents and was unsafe for firefighters and has the support and, you know, lies the people that we know to be out on the front line making that happen fire. factor cancer prevention in the station's design and it will house oversized equipment, including the district's bulldozers. >> which ha

but we have learned that cal fire and contra costa fire are responding to this brush fire. >> we do haverew headed to the scene. we will bring you any updates. >> and meteorologist mabrisa rodriguez. you're monitoring the conditions. what are firefighters up against a very hot and dry conditions out there. so no surprise that the fire sparked in that area. most of our warmest inland valleys in the east bay, flirting with 90's to greet degree today. but today we are right now tracking temperatures in the mid 80's relative humidity, extremely dry out there. even with that bit of monsoonal moisture, 18% relative humidity and wind speeds right now at 13 miles per hour. so we're currently tracking winds out of the southwest out there right now near martinez in concord where that fire is burning, but future wind gusts, especially shortly before and after the sun sets at some are going to notice winds around 20 to 25 miles per hour. so we'll get a little bit gustier throughout tonight. but then around midnight, calmer conditions and we're going to see wind speeds in the single digits during the

well, monkeypox cases are rising in contra costa county.th ago and now they're dealing with 31 cases. >> and like we've seen in other countiei, there isn't enough vaccine to go around, especially hard to find in contra costa county because that county received 10 times fewer vaccine doses in san francisco and 3 times fewer than alameda county. despite that health officials say they are doing what they can to slow the spread. >> we along with many other bay area counties are vaccinating people as long as they meet the high priorities were they don't have to be a resident contra costa county. so we urging community members if they're eligible the tri multiple venues that says their chance of being vaccinated time. >> you know, the county intends to make online vaccination appointments available later this month. for now, it's in the process of notifying thoee at high risk groups to book an appointment. we will take a break here at 9.37, but still ahead on the kron, 4 morning news, one east bay laundromat owner is joining this. >> mass exodus

lisa. >> we have asked the contra costa county da's office for comment, but so far have not heard back an update now to a story we brought you yesterday. we're now learning the name of the victim who was killed in a shooting outside a brentwood jim. >> the victim has been identified as 21 year-old cesar from antioch. a 17 year-old is now in police custody. police are not releasing his name. police say an argument started on the basketball court at the 24 hour. fitness and then continued into the parking lot. and that's when shots were fired. 3 other people were injured. a familiar face is returning to run for commissioner of the san francisco school board. >> one of the 3 recalled board of education members made that announcement last night. today she explained what she's running again in a conversation with our kron four's haaziq madyun. it's a story you'll only see here. >> are you that you want to go through this all over again? >> i know that it's going to be a fight and will never we don't know the outcome and i'm ready for that fight. >> gabriel lopez announces that she is runnin

dozens of teachers rallied yesterday outside of contra costa county board of education offices. they're comingly in mediation but say the county comes up with cost of living increases and better classroom sizes. >> we are seeking to have better improvements to the classroom in safety and we don't want our numbers to rise in our classrooms and looking for a livable wage. >> the board is not commenting specifically on the union's demands but it is encouraged by the ongoing mediation. >>> if you live in the south bay you know this old school shopping center, and it is now going to get a long-promised makeover. came breen plaza was built in the 1950s, it hasn't changed much. last night councilmembers approved a redesign combining shopping and housing units that would include 300 apartments, single-family homes and town homes, some of it will be low-income, more affordable. there is also a plan for a hotel and a 50-unit senior center. it's not clear if that carousel sign is going to make the cut but we do know it was designated as a historical landmark in the 2016 era, so we'll see w

this is in contra costa county just north of arthur road in martinez. the crash happened just before 8 o'clock this morning. and crews are still on the scene clearing up this mess, including diesel fuel that spilled onto the road. the southbound direction. one lane just reopened. that's the update we just got. and the northbound lanes are still blocked. drivers heading south from solano county are being told the cup prove a lie told by taking interstate 7.80, and 80 instead we know there are some injuries but way to get more details on what happened the update for you tonight during kron. 4 news at 5. the man accused of attacking daniel luna of oakland in the parking lot of so fi stadium in la pleaded not guilty today. brian alexis cifuentes faces one count of battery with serious bodily injury for the assault that happened in january during the nfc championship game between the forty-niners and the rams when a suffered a serious head injury and was put into a medically induced coma for nearly 2 months. so 20's is being held on $30,000 bond. he's due ba

. >>> a burial for a loved one in contra costa county escalates a feud between a brother and a sister. and now the cemetery is left with thousands of dollars in damages. i'll tell you what local police are telling us about this unfortunate incident. >>> also, expanding the supply, the vaccine supply in an instant. the move the nation's top health leaders are considering to control the monkeypox outbreak. the news at 6:00 starts now. good evening and thanks for being with us on this tuesday. i'm raj mathai. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. a san jose mother is accused of killing her own daughter because she believed the little girl, just three years old, was possessed by demons. today that mother faced a judge. investigators say that the mother, along with her own father and her uncle spent more than seven hours choking and starving the child. nbc bay area's damion trujillo was the only reporter in the court. he joins us with a hint of what the defense strategy may be. >> reporter: this alleged exorcism case has rattled this entire community. while the d.a. is pushing hard for a life senten