as kron-4's dan kerman explains, the city hopes the team's new digs will attract some huge entertainment acts. --nats? when katy perry says hello to oakland --nats? or lady gaga tells san jose about her bad romance? it?s a reminder of what san francisco is missing out on. sot joe d'alessandro/s.f. travel association 15-25 san francisco travel association president joe delassandro says that will change if the warriors build an 18-thousand seat arena at 3rd and 16th streets sot and those taxes add up? whatever the event may be? basketball, timberlake, or a political convention, every hot dog eaten, every beer that?s bought, every souvenir that?s purchased, every car that?s parked means money for the city. sot p.j. johnston/warriors spokesman 111-117 standup dan kerman/sf 120-130 137/std the future of professional sports in oakland is looking grim. now that the warriors are definitely leaving. and the oakland a's have just turned down a proposal that would lock them in. to playing at the colisuem. alameda county supervisor nate miley says, a major roadblock in keeping the a's in oakland. is

dan kerman reports. in a story you will see only on 4. sot: marc melancon/meat clerk: i can actually see maggots underneath the plastic right near the meat i was selling inside the case maggots inside a meat counter. two clerks from the wholefoods on 24th street in san francisco have come forward to kron4 explaining what they saw and what happened last week. sot: marc melancon/meat clerk: there were maggots literally infested underneath the meat trays in the case discovery of maggots in the meat case at the whole foods in san francisco's noe valley has led the grocery company to issue conflicting stories about what whole foods knew and when they knew it. on friday, whole foods told the san francisco health department they had discovered just "one dead maggot in the front. of the display unit." but the meat clerks told kron4news last week they were alive and numbered 30 or 40. now whole foods is changing their story, telling kron4news: "on monday 4/21, we discovered several live maggots beneath the meat case, not in with the meat. " the st

but as kron 4's dan kerman reports. his attorney says, his client is innocent and he is questioning f-b-i tactics. prosecutors alleged jackson solicited drugs from an undercover.. he conspired to this cell on approved fire arms . murder for hire. sot jim brosnahan/keith jackson?s attorney 20-30 jackson?s attorney jim brosnahan says the crimes are in the minds of undercover fbi agents. he says jackson is innocent and he questioned the fbi tactics that snared his client sot professor 53-103 former federal prosecutor and uc hasting law professor rory little says not only is trolling is not a defense? but neither is the fact that guns weren?t transferred or no one was murdered. you are permitted to do an undercover investigation. if someone attempts to set up a crime with an undercover agent is still permitted to be prosecuted. that said little cautions just because something is prosecuted doesn?t mean jury will convict. 26 people are named in the complaint. one of the key figures -- a step-up in patrols. after oakland poli

kron 4's dan kerman has more from the federal courthouse in san francisco. suspended state senator leland yee refused to speak to reporters after leaving court monday but his attorney raised questions as to why the investigation into his client took so long attorney paul demeester says it he has concerns that the feds didn?t have much confidence in their case which early on focussed on allegations yee traded political favors for cash attorney 24-34 did they doubt that they had a case? it was and deed it much later that day, as investigators and undercover agents, come up with this notion of arms trading. yee?s attornety was asked if he will defend his client by sot entrapment is something we always contender fall--consider but we look at all angles. yee remains free on a 500- thousand dollar unsecured bond, and discussions are underway to determine which of yee?s properties will put up as collateral take make sure he keeps showing up to court. he is expected back in court on thursday. his attorney says he will plead not guilty. called on yee and the two othe

kron 4's dan kerman reports on this future blend of drinking water. in southern california. learning that the crash involving a school bus. has injured 11- middle school children. and the bus driver in anaheim. earlier it was reported that the kids were elementary students. tonight, the driver, and 2 of the children are in critical condition. three others have also been hospitalized for less severe injuries. authorities say, the bus was coming down a hill fast. when it went airborne and hit a tree. police say, no other vehicles were involved in the crash, the rhetoric is heating up. as the crisis in ukraine becomes more violent. today. u-s secretary of state john kerry. accused russia of failing to live up to commitments it made. to ease the tensions in ukraine. secretary kerry says, pro- russian insurgents have been carrying out military operations. under orders from moscow. and says, unless moscow takes immediate steps to de-escalate the situation, washington will have no choice but to impose additional sanctions. secretary kerry's comments come, amid an increasingly bitte

as kron-4's dan kerman explains, the city hopes the team's new digs will attract some huge entertainment acts. the father of the santa clara teen who stowed away inside the wheel well of a hawaiian airlines jet. broke his silence. he told online newspaper "voice of america". he was confused and shocked after he heard the story. he also shared some of the boy's struggles adjusting to life in america. the father of the stow 18 has broken his silence. - stowaway. at he says he was confused about his son. he said his son suffered from educational problems. he was not educated in africa and he was not good is science and math when he arrived here in america. still ahead on the kron 4 morning news. a piece of history. hiding out right under our noses. we'll show you the newly discovered shipwreck near the golden gate. recess has a whole new meaning in colorado. as the playground turns into a place for drug deals. we'll explain. a woman got more than she bargained for when calling a hotline for public transportation. we'll tell you about the steamy phone conversation. h,z/ this is the view from

as kron 4's dan kerman reports his attorney says his client is innocent. >> reporter:inside the federal courthouse tuesday, attorneys for keith jackson were before a federal judge arguing he be released pending trial? but prosecutors opposed the idea calling jackson a one man crime wave who both a danger to the community and a flight risk. >> reporter:prosecutors allege jackson, a campaign consultant for suspended state senator leland yee solicited drugs from an undercover agent, conspired with yee to traffic in firearms, and facilitated a murder for hire. >> reporter:but jackson?s attorney questioned how the fbi conducted its investigation? and said jackson has a history, not of facilitating crime but facilitating the improvement of the city of san francisco. >> the guns from the philippines does not exist exist in one of the exhibit in the case law that limit and not any reasonable person question as they should. >> he is not guilty of anything. he's not guilty of any bank. and this is not a proper case >> reporter:a former san francisco school board member, with no criminal record, i

are skyrocketing not despair in the bay area all over the country knew tonight at 8 crime 4 is dan kerman has more welcome be done. << if you're one of them who have to start smart phones don't read your hands and not alone in 2013 more than 3 million americans or the victim of smart phone deaf and nearly double the staff from 2012. << services will district attorney george castro said that only whispered protect smart from owners from is san have cell phones come and able to kill switch and give voters the option to turn off that way the to $300 could start getting for these funds will dry up because the useless but it said so far the cell phone industry is unwilling to do that. there've been fighting this for over two years. << gaskell's does the industry does not want the phone to come in the table with the kill switch that one uses the change settings and enable it themselves. << a lot of people would even know how use that so that they can turn it on. << new tonight at 891 long calls capture the chaos of the bus crash near chico last week along interstate 5 the chp released their rec

kron 4's dan kerman has more from the federal courthouse in san francisco. >> reporter:suspended state senator leland yee refused to speak to reporters after leaving court monday but his attorney raised questions as to why the investigation into his client took so long >> reporter: attorney paul demeester says it he has concerns that the feds didn?t have much confidence in their case which early on focussed on allegations yee traded political favors for cash >> reporter:yee?s attornety was asked if he will defend his client by claiming entrapment >> reporter:yee remains free on a 500-thousand dollar unsecured bond, and discussions are underway to determine which of yee?s properties will put up as collateral take make sure he keeps showing up to court. >> reporter:raymond "shrimp boy" chow -- also named in the affidavit -- was in court today. he's being held without bail - and still doesn't have a lawyer. he's the leader of the san francisco-based chee kung tong organization. and has been convicted of racketeering and drug distribution conspiracy. ahead at eight: >> catherine: take me o

as kron 4's dan kerman tells us, the lawyer was once in charge of fighting organized crime.k after he was arrested raymond shrimpboy chow, the central figure in a federal corruption investigation has a court appointed lawyer? she?s martha boersch, a former federal prosecutor who served as chief of the an extensive criminal history and while it appears he was the initial focus of the undercover investigation, court documents say it was through chow that political consultant keith jackson and suspended state senator leland yee came into contact with undercover fbi agents. chow is accused of money laundering, conspiracy to receive and transport stolen property and conspiracy to traffic in contraband cigarettes. chow's attorney says that?s because of the way the undercover investigation was conducted. changed attorneys. san francisco lawyer james lassart will now represent him. lassart is a former assistant u.s. attorney, who coordinated the northwest region of the president's organized crime drug enforcement task force. polo sandoval is live at coverage on the fort hood [doorbe

tonight kron 4's dan kerman has more on the victims. and i woke up in heard everyone seemed to get out the house is on fire i looked out! i was trying to get my dog but it was too much smoke coming in and i fell out of the window he was a great kid. fun, loving. >> reporter: 10 as a father who stays in richmond is still trying to make sense of it all. he is only three years old. just a tragey his whole life ahead of him, i am dev astaed. >> pam: we checked into the story >> pam: in the east bay today. an neighbor calls 9- one-one. after finding a female teenager near his home. >> pam: she had reportedly been robbed, raped, kidnapped and left on a street corner investigators are now say , this may be a case of sex kron four's terisa estacio shows us the neighborhood where the victim finally got help. >> hear the woman speaking and yelling seemed that she needed help. >> she was saying that someone had spread her in her eyes with some think it two men were men had taken her clothing. she was in the nude. >> reporter: 91 was called and she

when reporting live crawford is one dan kerman kron 4 news weretoday we got a private tour of a plane's wheel well.to try to give you an idea of the space in which this 15-year old was hiding. >> reporter:this plane here is a 7-2-7.the plane the teenager was in. is a 7-6-7. >> reporter:but you can see from the ground.it's not that hard to get in.you can grab onto the landing gear and then use the tires as a ladder. >> reporter:the 727's wheel well here is a bit smaller than a 767.but they're very similar in terms of all the hydraulics, electronics.fluids.there's a lot going on in there.and a person could dislodge or break something. >> reporter:and it's small in there.about the size of an average car trunk. >> reporter: the wheel well.people have to be careful they don't get crushed by the wheel. and >> reporter:then, if you're conscious during landing.you have to make sure you don't fall out when the door opens again. >> reporter:in this case,,,the boy was not conscious during consciousness. >> pam: we spoke to an aviation that the teen survived the flight. is remarkable. being inside

his attorney stated that his client will plead not guilty. >> dan kerman kron 4 news. >> in sausalito -- governor brown called on yee and the two other state senators recently suspended - to resign. he says it's the best way to restore public confidence. line i just think that it would be better for the senator, for the democratic process, the quick way for us to move on the better it will be forever one. >> yee -- and democratic senators rod wright and ron calderon were suspended on >> we are waking up to showers, storm tracker 4 is busy. we are tracking storms out richmond. more active weather is expected and will talk more about the morning commute in your forecast when we continue. >> welcome back. and taking live look outside at s-f-o-- where there are cloudy, wet skies-- right now there are----- --------- cancelltions and ------ delays. yesterday travelers comingn in and out of s-f-0 dealt with problems because of the rain. there were 108 arriving and departing flights canceled monday afternoon. many flights heading to and from airports west of denver were experiencing delays be

. >> pam: tonight kron 4's dan kerman takes a look at how that will be generated >> reporter:when katy perry says hello to oakland >> reporter:or lady gaga tells san jose about her bad romance? it?s a reminder of what san francisco is missing out on. >> reporter:san francisco travel association president joe delassandro says that will change if the warriors build an 18-thousand seat arena at 3rd and 16th streets >> reporter:and those taxes add up? >> attracting special events, meetings and all sorts of things creating jobs and creating taxes. >> reporter: whatever the event may be? basketball, timberlake, or a political convention, every hot dog eaten, every beer that?s bought, every souvenir that?s purchased, every car that?s parked means money for the city. >> reporter: >> will be in excess of four to $5 million every year and maybe more >> reporter:the future of profesisonal sports in oakland is looking grim. now that the oakland a's have just turned down a proposal that would lock them in to playing at the colisuem. >> pam: and as kron 4's haaziq madyun reports. the problem does no

now as kron 4's dan kerman reports, city hall is taking steps to help newly evicted long term renters. find new housing. the san francisco tendency use--union predicts that they're over 10,000 evictions each month. a representative says once the tenants are kicked out they have a difficult time finding new housing. long term is very difficult to find affordable housing. city housing is now reaching out to help renters find housing. one of those behind thewellis act gives priority to those who were evicted giving them priority win that housing becomes available. if you were a long-term venture for more than a number of years, you can approach the city, and it you have the opportunity to be on the list for equal opportunity housing. this will bump them up on the line. > > officials still say that any kind of assistance helps. this can get cut down the assistance wait time from four years to two years. why didn't anybody pay attention to it on their own without having it exposed by the media kron 4 news investigated the problem this bart commuter told us about. lights burning. night, noo

as kron 4's dan kerman reports.concerns are now being raised by yee's attorney about that sting. >> reporter:suspended state senator leland yee refused to speak to reporters after leaving court monday but his attorney raised questions as to why the investigation into his client took so long >> reporter:attorney paul demeester says it he has concerns that the feds didn?t have much confidence in their case which early on focussed on political favors for cash >> reporter:yee?s attornety was asked if he will defend his client by claiming entrapment yee remains free on a 500- thousand dollar unsecured bond, and discussion to determih of yee?s properties will put up as collateral take make sure he keeps showing up to court. >> reporter:in sausalito -- governor jerry brown called on yee and the two other state senators recently suspended - to resign. he says it's the best way to restore public confidence. yee -- and democratic senators rod wright and ron calderon were suspended on friday. >> reporter:yee's acquaintance ray

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kron 4's dan kerman reports now on how the new stats have local law enforcement lobbying even harder for a kill switch. new this morning. officials investigating the south korea sunken ferry are looking into whether the captain got on the first rescue boat as his ship went down. the captain was among the crew members who survived. right now there are only 28 confirmed dead. with more than 270 people still unaccounted for. the search of the wreckage had to be called off overnight. because of strong, dangerous currents, heavy rain and bad visibility. officials say divers will keep trying to enter the ship. the outlook for obamacare is getting better, with more people enrolled overall and a much-needed surge of interest among young adults. the president announced that 8 million have signed up for insurance and that 35 percent of them are younger than 35. still, that's only a peek at what's going on with the nation's newest social program. the administration hasn't said how many were previously uninsured and how many actually secured coverage by paying their first month's premiums. state

as kron 4's dan kerman tells us, the lawyer was once in charge of fighting organized crime. one week after he was arrested raymond shrimpboy chow, the central figure in a federal corruption investigation has a court appointed lawyer? she?s martha boersch, a former federal prosecutor who served as chief of the organized crime strike force court documents say chow has an extensive criminal history and while it appears he was the initial focus of the undercover investigation, court documents say it was through chow that political consultant keith jackson and suspended state senator leland yee came into contact with undercover fbi agents. chow is accused of money laundering, conspiracy to receive and transport stolen property and conspiracy to traffic in contraband cigarettes. chow's attorney says that?s because of the way the undercover investigation was conducted. we've also learned that state senator leland yee has changed attorneys. san francisco lawyer james lassart will now represent him. lassart is a former assistant u.s. attorney, who coordinated the northwest region of

kron 4's dan kerman reports on this future blend of drinking water. the water blend will contain 10 percent groundwater and the rest from existing sources. just in to the kron four newsroom. investigators in south korea are now looking at the sunken ferry's 36- hundred tons of cargo to find out if weight contributed to the disaster. this comes as president obama spoke in south korea today. saying he can only imagine the victims' families "incredible heartbreak." most of the ferry's 29 member crew survived. 11 of them, including the captain. have been arrested for abandoning ship as the ferry sank. the u-s military says suicides among the ranks were down by more than 15 percent last year. but are on the rise among the national guard and army reserve. the overall drop gives some hope that prevention programs and increased efforts to identify troops at risk may be taking hold. this after several years of increasing numbers. but the rise in suicides among the national guard and reserve raises concerns about whether those programs are reaching citizen sold

but as kron 4's dan kerman tells us, bridge officials alarm. . >> reporter: metallurgical engineer andcorrosion expert who analyzed photos and material gathered by the sacramento bee, of the new eastern span of the bay bridge? >> reporter:and thomas says that rust is being found in the strands and rods that make up the main cable of the self anchored suspension span. >> gary: >> reporter:bay bridge spokesman andrew gordon says he doesn?t know how the bee gathered its samples, but bridge engineers have inspected the area, and found no corrosion of the strands or the rods >> reporter:gordon says what rust there is, is from zinc based paint that has been scraped and from the metal shavings below that paint. >> reporter:thomas stands by her analysis and is concerned this corrosion can?t be stopped. >> pam: developing news. prosecutors still have not >> pam: filed formal charges against 49ers linebacker aldon smith. he is free tonight on 20=thousand dollars bail, after a run-in with t-s-a agents at los angeles international airport yesterday. >> pam: smith was already facing weapons and d-u

but as kron 4's dan kerman reports, his attorney says jackson is innocent.the attorney is questioning tuesday federal prosecutors argued that political consultant keith jackson is a one man crime wave who should not be released pending trail? prosecutors allege jackson, a campaign consultant for suspended state senator leland yee solicited drugs from an undercover agent, conspired with yee to traffic in firearms, and facilitated a murder for hire. ja jim brosnahan says the crimes are in the minds of undercover fbi agents. he says jackson is innocent and he questioned the fbi tactics that snared his client former federal prosecutor and uc hasting law professor rory little says not only is trolling is not a defense? but neither is the fact that guns weren?t transferred or no one was murdered. that said little cautions just because something is prosecuted doesn?t mean jury will convict. on for the kron4 to report what did slate. good morning yesterday was the tech world favorite holiday april fool's day. the web of social media just erupted with hoaxes of all d

dan kerman reports. in a story you will see only on 4. a rare sight in the east bay-- a stingray in lake merritt! ashley garver spotted this guy around 10- a-m tuesday morning. she says the stingray was near the grand lake theater side of the lake. swimming along the shoreline. lake merritt is a combination of salt and fresh water. stingrays are not the only wildlife seen in the lake. last fall, someone spotted an otter. female narrator: for over 60,000 california female narrator: for over 60,000 california foster children a pair of shoes is a small but important gift. my shoes have a hole in them. i can barely fit in these anymore. i hope no one would notice. they hurt my feet. i never had new shoes before. to help, sleep train is collecting new shoes of all sizes. bring your gift to any sleep train, and they'll be given to a local foster child in need. not everyone can be a foster parent... but anyone can help a foster child. heading into the five o'clock hour we have some great video we wanted to show you. the florida panhandle was hit

. >>: kron4's dan kerman has more on the corruption investigation of leland yee. >>: tuesday raimentoy out the central figure in the corruption case pleaded not guilty. >>: he did not engage in conspiracy theory he did not money laundering. that it's that easy to read >>: not guilty pleas from four others including political consultant keith jackson's son of brandon. >>: it sounded quite informal and informational and very friendly. we're not worried about it at all. spokesman says the supervisor has had a previous run and with a trowel in the past. >>: there were some issues around city funding of his organized asian in 2009. supervisor to oppose the funding and there were some issues end of the slain them. at the federal courthouse in san francisco. >>: the push is on. it to hold uc berkeley more accountable when it comes to sexual assaults. to the survivors came for tuesday telling their stories about what happened to them and how they were treated by the university. many say nothing was ever done in their attackers only had to go to counseling. congresswoman jackie spier nad barb