thank you so much for coming to our exhibition tonight with author craig childs. he's been jet setting all over the country promoting his new book, the house of rain. we also want to thank the publishers for bringing craig to us and we also want to thank (inaudible) at the book table at the end of the program. craig childs is a commentator for national public radio's morning edition. he has written noert "new york times", the los angeles times and several magazines. his work has won the spirit of the west award as well as the colorado book award. the book, house of rain, is craig's latest book. please help me welcome craig childs. . >> hello. i come to you from out of the desert. i'm coming to you from a landscape where once you get an eye for things, 3 grains of sand out of place draw your attention, where everything is brought to bear, where everything is hinged to a story, every drop of rain leaving a dimple in the ground. stories are everywhere out in this landscape. when you walk down into the bottom of the narrow canyons made of sandstone and you put your han

thank you so much and thank you, craig childs. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * >> welcome to this afternoon's performance. before the actual performance starts i thought i would say a few brief words about what japanese chamber music means. there are quite a different number of japanese chamber music. what you will hear today however is a musical form that was transmitted by a specific group of musicians. all of the musicians by definition were blind males. the significance of this genre is perhaps at most notable for the aesthetic quality of its pieces of some of the great art works of this period and are represented by these artists which will appearing in the second piece. despite of this high aesthetic quality or the value of the repertoire itself the musicians were professional musicians and expected to perform a wide variety of pieces, and as such this does not represent one genre. rather this is a collection of different genres that were practiced by different musicians and within this group of different pieces you have everything from extraordi

in the child molestation case against craig chandler of san jose. this is video from one of his earlier court the 36-year-old former 2nd grade teacher at o.b. whaley elementary school, was arrested in early2012. and faced charges that he blind- folded five of his students sex on him. outside court, the prosecutor said, she believes justice was done. ".for this conduct" if convicted, chandler faces 75 years to life in prison. in the east bay, eight more dead birds have tested positive for the west nile virus. the birds were found in antioch, brentwood, concord, danville, pittsburg, and walnut creek. birds are known as a carrier to humans by mosquitoes. since 2005 42 people in contra costa county have nile virus. in 2006, two people died from the disease. nearby tampa tears are running below average for this time of year. >> 82 today and sent several sub. >> 78 in livermore. >> will have more on the weather coming up later in the broadcast. >>".i spent 11 years in hell, and now your hell is just beginning." ahead at eight. emotional testimony in an oh

jury found former san jose elementary school teacher craig chandler guilty on all five clouts of five counts of lewd and lascivious acts on a child under 14. they were all second graders, all students of his between 2010 and 2012. the jury began deliberation yesterday afternoon. craig chandler had been accused last year with sexual assault on two students and then three victims came forward. the prosecutor commented on the verdicts. >> one of the parents of one of the victims was in court today and relieved to be on the other side of the case. the facts of the case are unimaginable, the tragedy that was inflicted is unspeakable and the district attorney is proud to have represented the victims to the best of our ability and hopes this brings closure to -- closure to them. >> reporter: at 6:00 p.m. we will hear more from the prosecutor on the case. live in san jose, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the city of richmond is planning to file a lawsuit against chevron over the fire last year. the city will file tomorrow morning in contra costa county superior court. the fire did harm to the community, although the mayor doesn't

assaulting students who were just 7 and 8 years ol old. 36-year-old craig chandler convicted of 5 counts of lewd lascivious act under child of 14. pros cawtors say she was molested in the classroom at this school in san jose. the student said chandler ballooned folded them and forced them to perform secretarial act. >> children made victims 50 duplicity. as a result of mr. chandler hiding what he was doing. greatest hope that all these children forget everything about being in mr. chandler class. >> chandler sentenced in september. he faces up to 75 years to life in prison former principal lynn andrew found guilty last year of failing to report the suspected sexual abuse to authorities. >> we learn more tonight about the chilled molestation allegations against a popular concord teacher. joseph martin is in jill right now nearly 100 felony counts. he could face life in prison if convicted. latest now from laura anthony. >> though the campus is shut erred for the summer the fall out continues after one of woodside elementary most popular teachers. joe martin was arrested on charges he molested nearly a dozen of his own stud

. >> the child molester, and 360 craig chandler was found guilty on five felony counts of lewd and thes old. he is scheduled for sentencing in september. >> former mayor willie brown was on hand last night ed johnson grill in sampras's go to i kron 4 pam moore and five other icon and female journalists. pam was all smiles along with rosy allen, barbara rogers, carol and tyler, audrey cooper and renel brooks moon. photos of the ladies were hung on a wall the grill, pam and the others for all eternity. >> we have more of the same weather as we head into next week. a reminder that we have a new kron 4 news app. this is one of the best ones out there in my opinion. it's simple to use. when you download app, you will find a special section dedicated to bart's. we will help updates all weekend with the latest and you can sign up for a push notification if there is a bart strike, but you will get sent to you. >> moviegoers at one oakland kids are getting a nice reward for their patrons. they get to pay what they want to get in. this month and the new park will appear is a long customers to pa

child's school. go to excedrin's facebook page to enter. >>> i'm craig melvin.ere is what is happening right now. 800 homes are being evacuated in idaho's resort town of sun valley as fast-moving wildfire spreads. the flames have already torched 85 square miles. >>> at least 60 people were killed in cairo in clashes between pro-morsi protesters and security forces today. the muslim brotherhood called it a day of rage. >>> and a pennsylvania judge ruled that the state cannot enforce its strict voter id law until after the court decides on whether the law is constitutional. back to "hardball." >>> welcome back to "hardball." earlier this week, we showed you some shocking video from the missouri state fair. a clown dressed in an obama mask got jeered by the crowd as the rodeo announcer gleefully taunted, we're going to stomp obama now. >> let me tell these people who we got helping, obama is going to have to just stay there. obama, watch out for those bulls. >> hey, i know i'm a clown. he just running around acting like one, doesn't know he is one. are you ready? o

craig chandler guilty on five counts of lewd and lascivious charges. the schools principal was also convicted of a misdemeanor for not reporting the suspected child abuse to authorities sooner. he faces 70 years to life in prison when he is sentenced in september. >>> starting next month it will be easier to get from san francisco to los angeles. delta airlines will start shuttle service between sfo and lax. there will be 14 flights every weekday. they will have a separate check in counter as well. all passengers will be offered free california wine, beer, and healthy snacks. the service starts on tuesday september 3rd. i'm sure a lot of people will be using it. >> for sure. >>> sal, how is traffic? >> doing pretty well. i think you would be happy driving anywhere in the bay area at this point. it looks very nice. san mateo bridge looks pretty good. from hayward to foster city. also the morning commute is looking nice on interstate 880. both directions. right near the oakland coliseum. if you are catching a flight at oakland international, it should be a nice drive for you on the freeway. 80 westbound between vallejo, pi null and richmond is off to a g

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craig chandler guilty. he was arrested last year and charged with molesting five second and third grade students in san jose. the school's principal was also convicted of a misdemeanor for not reporting the suspected child abuse to authorities sooner. chandler faces 75 years to life in prison when he is sentenced in september. >>> also today san francisco hosts a conference to combat child sex trafficking. earlier this week a nation-wide fbi sting recovered 105 children and arrested 150 alleged pimps. the bay area saw the highest numbers with 12ildren, 18 arrests. today's conference will focus on policy, enforcement, and victim support. >>> time is 6:56. later today we will get a new look at the next phase of testing for those bolts on the new eastern span of the bay bridge. last friday we showed you the place where the giant bolts are being put through very extreme tests. engineers are bathing them in salt water to age them. the corrosion caused the old bolts to fail. the art and soul festival is known as one of the most popular music festivals in the bay area. but with large crowds comes big traffic. the relines that is where it's being closed. they are closing parts of jefferson, lei, and 14th street