daniel witters was a science teacher in the mid-90s. >> he had a supply closet and a lot of -- [ audio difficulties ] >> reporter: he committed suicide in 1996 after being investigated for abusing several female students. >> [ audio difficulties ] >> that was the end of the police investigation. >> reporter: till 16 years later when another student reported being molested by daniel witters and another student. it led to a criminal investigation. >> in the middle of the criminal case certain documents were released about daniel witters and the documents showed that the school had engaged in a cover up. >> that was the basis of the settlement, providing 7 million for each victim. the insurance company is paying the money. >> this is a substantial amount. it seems to be on the high end of these kinds of cases. >> reporter: the amount of the settlement could influence other cases but since it happened so long ago insurance premiums won't necessarily go up. [ audio difficulties ] >> reporter: the school district superintendent wasn't available for an interview but he apologized for the betr

daniel witters was a science teacher in the mid-90s. >> he had a supply closet and a lot of -- [ audios ] >> reporter: he committed suicide in 1996 after being investigated for abusing several female students. >> [ audio difficulties ] >> that was the end of the police investigation. >> reporter: till 16 years later when another student reported being molested by daniel witters and another student. it led to a criminal

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they say they weren't the only victims of daniel witters.he ended up killing himself before the investigation was complete. >>> putting down his gavel for good. justice marvin baxter is stepping down. he will not seek reelection when his term expires in january. baxter is considered one of the court's most conservative members. if governor brown is reelected in november, the democratic governor lo have a significant opportunity to reshape the high court. >>> calls for water conservation are falling on deaf ears. at the beginning of the year, governor brown asked everybody to cut back their water usage by 20%. but the latest reports show that water usage is down by just 5% and the bay area cut back by just 2%. they are considering mandatory conservation rules. >> the staff would put together some emergency regulations and would, those would be made public sometime probably in early july. and we would be meeting mid july. >> cuts may be around the corner, the state might curb were your watering your yard. >>> it's been a dry time and windy as

others sued the district after they said it failed to investigate accusations that biology teacher daniel witter sexually abused students. witters committed suicide before the investigation was complete. the two other women received 4.6 million last year. >>> 6:35 now on wednesday morning. still ahead -- settling into a routine. we have new details about sergeant bowe bergdahl's recovery, and a look at how much act isis he has to media reports about the prisoner swap that set him free. >> a gorgeous start to the day. but city by the bay, trans-america pyramid, blue blue skies. nice spring day left, last wednesday in spring. >> two blues are better than one blue. >> of course. >> right. i'll have my usual ultimate cheeseburger. you can have that. or-two new versions of the ultimate cheeseburger. one has sliced jalapeños and creamy ranch sauce, the other has sweet and tangy barbecue sauce and grilled onions, plus double meat and cheese like the original. new versions...? two new versions! now, this was just a training video, but these twists on my ultimate cheeseburger will blow people's minds. is

times, between 1994 and 1995, female students reported being molested by then-biology teacher daniel wittershe school administrators ignored their claims and did not report them to police. after an investigation, the district is paying out almost $19 million to four women. witters was placed on leave in 1996 after more complaints were made. he drove his car off a cliff a few days later. >>> audrey's law, it's set to go before state lawmakers once again next week. yesterday, they delayed a vote on that measure. supporters say they need to take some changes to win over critics of mandatory sentencing. now, the bill is named after audrey pott, the saratoga teenager who committed suicide after she was sexually assaulted while she was passed out. three boys texted photos of the crime to their classmates. this law would require a minimum two-year sentence for teenagers convicted of sexual assault against a victim who is incapacitated. >>> 8:08. happening today, a fund-raising effort to start today to reinstall the bay bridge lights which are scheduled to be taken down by march. $12million needs to