. >>> a memorial grows in danville. students are leaving balloons, flowers, hand-written messages for the 15-year-old freshman who drowned yesterday during pe class. melissa colorado joins us with what we've learned today. >> reporter: well, we know the district brought in grief counselors who are still mourning the loss of that 15 year old classmate. there are students here paying respects. we have flowers out here. heart-felt messages. fosters dedicated to 15-year-old benjamin curry. we are learning that students will hold a candlelight vigil tonight at 8:00 p.m. >> my heart and high thoughts are with the family right now. so sorry for them. >> reporter: you won't hear the sound of kids practicing their breaststroke at the san ramon valley school. but you will hear silence as students come to grips with the sudden death of their classmate. he was identified as 15-year-old benjamin curry of danville. >> our focus today has been supporting staff and suntudents. >> reporter: a team of psychologists and counselors were se

. >> reporter: jessica, so many hugs and tears here in danville tonight. the memorial here outside the pool where he was found just still growing. tonight. just one day after ben curry was found dead, the community of danville came together to honor him and to support each other. >>> hundreds of people hold candles for 15-year-old ken bury. >> he is a life, a life that was loved. >> the freshman was found unresponsive in the deep end of the campus pool yesterday afternoon. paramedics rushed him to the hospital where he died. a tearful crowd of students, parents and school staff gathered to remember the teen and to remind each other they are loved. >> the teens came to the memorial together. patients say teammates are stunned a well-loved friend is gone. >> they just couldn't do it yesterday. it's just not making sense to them. >> she was somebody every on the team liked. it's hard. it's been hard on the whole team. >> while danville police work to piece together what happened, a community is grieving. jean elle, nbc bay area news. >> it is tragic. >> for w

danville 55 along with san carlos alameda 56. deck of clouds right now as we hover over the bay bridge. driving today is damp in spots. watch out for that. we've had to use the windshield wipers. mass transit cool this morning to mild this afternoon. the entire bay going into the delta, small craft advisory, winds gusting 30 to 35 miles per hour from 1:00 until 9:00 this aternoon into the evening. it's also going to be breezy at the coast today. we're starting cloudy at 45 this morning, jumping up at 10:00 with increasing sunshine to 60. hang out in the mid to upper 60s through 5:00. on the other side of the bay, pretty much the same thing, cloudy at 8:00 to mostly sunny at noon. mid 60s through 6:00. how do you get stuck in traffic at 2:30 in the morning? it happened. hopefully your commute will be a little better. >> you still haven't figured out how to get that done. thankfully you made it to work eventually, before we went on the air, so that was good. we have a new sig alert. folks likely going to be late if you normally tak

ramon valley high school in danville what she has learned about the incident. >> reporter: hello, dan and kristen. vrgs from the danville police are on scene examining the area of the pool behind me where the boy was found. he was discovered just after lunch in the deep end of the pool, just as a freshman p.e. class bass to begin. >> medical emergency at san ramon valley high school. this is for a student in the bottom of the pool. local county is on scene with cpr in progress. >> the 911 call came in just before 2:00 p.m. at san ramon valley high school. a male student was found at the bottom of the pool unresponsive. while police investigated a deficienter apparently used to try to revive the young man was sitting near the deep end. it was learned that the student was discovered at the start of a class as students lined up to jump into the pool they spotted a body petition bottom. >> the p.e. teacher, she quickly got in the pool jumped in happening right after class. she quick jumped in was doing cpr until the medic came. >> danville police had a team of investigators around the poo

robbery suspect in danville. police say the vehicle particular met a -- victim met a man in a safe way parliament. he was trying to by an apple watch, instead, the thief stole a wallet. the vehicle had lyft ride hairing sticker in the -- sharing stickers in the window. >>> nine san francisco police officers caught sending racist text messages may lose their job. in 2015, the police chief recommended termination, but since the feds first discovered the texts back in 2012, superior court judge ruled too late. the police department let the statute of limitations expire. today, a state appeals court overturned that decision. in a statement from the city attorney "this ruling up holds police department's ability to coordinate with federal investigators to expose dirty cops and protect the public." the officers have been on paid leave for almost three years. >>> fire victims who lost their homes in san jose say they're being victimized all over again. this time, by their landlord. fire breck out decrease breck -- breck

that's the latest here in danville. i'm melissa colorado. >>> it has happened again. someone is threatening california schools. this time the threat came in an e-mail to oak grove school district in san jose. the e-mail talked about bombs on school buses. the district along with police checked out the buses but didn't find anything. school districts in southern california and east of stockton also reported receiving similar threats. >>> he's telling his side of the story tonight. the judge at the center of the brock turn eaer sentencing tria decided to speak out today, weeks before a hearing that could cost him his job. we are joined live in san jose and the judge had a lot to say? >> reporter: he certainly did. he spoke for almost an entire hour. i'm here at the county registrar of voters. and this week they sent out ballots asking voters if they want to recall judge aaron persky. today he ended his silence and said if that recall is successful it could threaten the justice system. >> i stand by my decisions. >> reporter: including judge persky's decision to sentence

it's just been a devastating, emotional day for students at san ramon valley high school in danville.>> abc 7 news reporter lisa amin gulezian is liv at the school tonight where there's a memorial for this 15-year-old student. lisa. >> reporter: ama and dan, the memorial behind me has really grown over the past few hours, and late tonight parents got an e-mail letting them know that counselors will be on campus, available to talk to anyone that needs a little extra support tomorrow. a sad silence hangs over san ramon valley high school as students say good-bye to their friend. >> he was sweet and he was really shy. really sweet, though. >> reporter: those here say ben curry was the 15-year-old who was found at the bottom of the school swimming pool after fourth period p.e. class. >> i changed next to the kid in my locker, and i saw him. he was laughing. he was happy. he didn't seem -- nothing seemed wrong with him. >> reporter: danville police still don't know what happened after that class, but by fifth period p.e. students and even curry's friends were about 20 get into the pool whe

it happened at san ramon high school in danville. christina, what have you learned? >> reporter: a sad update here. we have just learned the 15- year-old boy has died at the hospital in walnut creek after he was found unresponsive in the pool. that is coming from a spokesperson from the city of danville and said the police department confirmed that in the last 10 minutes. we know this happened during the lunch hour today around 1:20 pm. sky fox was overhead after the incident happened. the police officers were focusing on the deep end of the pool, about 13 feet deep at the deepest point. police believe this teenager jumped in and was found unresponsive. they also say a staff member jumped in and rescued the boy and try to perform life-saving measures. the staff member was a physical education teacher who jumped in after the boy. the boy was taken to the hospital where he did pass away. the school was placed into lockdown immediately after the incident and a lot of the students who were in the pe class at the time with this boy before the lunch hour were taken to the

it's just been a devastating, emotional day for students at san ramon valley high school in danville. >> abc 7 news reporter lisa amin gulezian is live at the school tonight where there's a memorial for this 15-year-old student. lisa. >> reporter: ama and dan, the memorial behind me has really grown over the past few hours, and late tonight parents got an e-mail letting them know that counselors will be on campus, available to talk to anyone that needs a little extra support tomorrow. a sad silence hangs over san ramon valley high school as students say good-bye to their friend. >> he was sweet and he was really shy. really sweet, though. >> reporter: those here say ben curry was the 15-year-old who was found at the bottom of the school swimming pool after fourth period p.e. class. >> i changed next to the kid in my locker, and i saw him. he was laughing. he was happy. he didn't seem -- nothing seemed wrong with him. >> reporter: danville police still don't know what happened after that class, but by fifth period p.e. students and even curry's friends were about 20 get into the pool w

back to you guys. >> ktvu's allie rasmus in danville. thank you. >>> the time is 7:33.ng for a broken water main to be repaired near the entrance to the oakland coliseum. sky fox flew over the site last night as crews were working on that 12-inch water main. traffic was stalled going to the warriors and a's game while 66th avenue was partially blocked at that intersection. repair crews shut off the water but east bay mud says repairs won't be complete until sometime this morning. >>> now we can talk about the warriors. for the fourth straight year they are moving on to the western conference finals. there were fireworks outside of oracle last night after the warriors beat the new orleans pelicans 113-104. there were fireworks on the basketball court too. >> pelicans need to go pick and roll. >> that's just the way i taught steph curry. steph curry was hitting his deep three pointers last night. he had 28 points. kevin durant had 24. draymond green became the first warriors player to average a triple double in a playoff series. he focused on the next opponent, the housto

live in danville, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> sad story. if you're coping with grief or the loss of a loved one, there are people who can help. to take action and find your ali, go to our website, abc7news.com. we have links to resources for everything from mental health to bullying and school safety. >>> new developments in the search for the next chief of the los angeles police department. san francisco police chief william scott is one of three finalists for that job, this according to "the l.a. times." mayor eric garcetti said he interviewed the three finalists and will likely do a second round with some members of the city council. the other two candidates are lapd veteran commanders. scott served as deputy chief at lapd before coming to san francisco in 2016. garcetti says he expects to choose a new chief by the end of the month. >>> abc 7 news learned new details about the fran police officer accusing the department of religious discrimination. he claims someone sketched an isis flag on his locker with the message go back. the office

this happened at san ramon valley high school in danville this afternoon. kron-4's charles clifford joins us live from the high school tonight... charles do we know how this happened? well, this is just a tragic situation. there are a lot of unaswered questions but tonight students here at san ramon valley high school are dealing with the loss of one of their own.around 145 tuesday afternoon, students and teachers preparing for a p- e class in san ramon valley high school's pool found a 15-year-old male student underwater in the deep end of the pool. riley bergstedt was in the class, he says several students and teachers jumped in to help.sothe was in the deep end and they pulled him out of the pool and started doing cpr on him.another teacher called 9-1-1 and paramedics arrived moments later.sotpossible student in the pool. coco county is onscene with cpr in progress. the student was tranpsorted to the kaiser hospital in walnut creek but tuesday afternoon the school said that he had passed away. police are now investigating but have not yet said how or why

danville police are investigating. ande are awaiting official information from the high school or the san ramon valley school district. >>> so sad. thank you. several months ago, deadly wildfire killing people and destroying hundreds of homes. the utility says those destructive fires had nothing specifically to do with the creation of the new center. abc7 news reporter vic lee is in the news room with the story. >> reporter: today the utility gave the media a tour. pg&e says it was created because fire season is now almost year-round. that appears to be the new norm caused by years of drought and other climate changes. this is a utilities hub for a of its wildfire prevention measures. they will coordinate efforts with first responders and deploy their own firefighting team. >> the wildfire season is so great we felt like we needed to stand up a specialized function that is specifically looking at wildfis. >> reporter: a weather station that kicks back weather reports from high risk fire zones and tracks and monitors th

. >> and that breaking news is taking place at danville san ramon high school.n swimming pool while police look at a corner of the pool near the deep end. a student was rushed to the hospital after getting hurt at the pool. it's happening at san ramon valley high school in downtown danville near interstate 680 thanks for joining us i'm dan ashley. >> i'm ama daetz laura anthony is live with the latest on the investigation. laura. >> hi, ama, unfortunately we don't have the update on the condition of the student. the pool is behind me as you can see. as you can imagine it's closed this afternoon. in fact the practices for the high school teams have been moved to another area high school. let's show you it wloolkd a few minutes ago from sky7 when the danville police department had several investigators out here as you said at the deep end of this pool looking over an area over by the diving board. at that end of the pool it's 13 feet deep. i was able to talk with a parent whose son was actually in the class, the p.e. class when the young man's body was found at th

. >>> developing news right now from danville. the police have responded to an emergency at this high school. our reporter is live on the scene right now with much more details.>> reporter: the danville police officer are here at the school. they kind of step away within the past few minutes. if you consume in you can see the deep end of the pool which is about 13 feet. that is where we believe a student was found unresponsive and taken to kaiser and walnut creek. very little come in from the unified school. we did find out that during the noon hour they did have emergency vehicles here at the school. danville police responded and they'd did take the student to the hospital. they are calling it an emergency at this point and there is no status so far. we know that it is a teenage boy that we don't know how old he has. students here tell us that he is a freshman and they were talking and they heard that a teacher jumped into the pool and tried to save the boy herself. she is physical education teacher. this is ben walnick creek tho

the city of danville has special celebration today in honor of may 4th..s very medically underserved. when the old hospital closed people in the community lived with untreated health problems for years. so, with the county's help we built a new hospital from the ground up and having citi as an early investor worked as a signal to others to invest. with citi's help we built a wonderful maternity ward and we were able to purchase an mri machine. we've made it possible for the people who live here to lead healthier lives and that's invaluable. ♪ (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) high pressure will bring dry and seasonable weather friday and saturday with a marine layer along the coast in the bay area. an upper trough will deepen the marine layer saturday night into sunday with a some cooling trend. near normal temperatures and continued dry early next week under high pressure with a midweek cooling trend as another dry upper low approaches by midweek. (robin) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. . golden gate bridge drive time

live in danville, laura anthony abc 7 news. >> we'll follow up laura thank you very much. >> now to the other top story a controversial judge breaks silence after two years. judge aaron persky decided to speak out about the effort to recall him from the bench. >> he is under fire for sentencing brock turner to six months in prison for sexual assault. >> abc 7 news reporter david louie has a look at what the judge said today. >> in fewer weeks voters decide will judge aaron persky stays on the pench tp. it police a fire stormy of criticism for his sentence of brock turner for sexual assaults. this is turner released from jail after serving three months in september of 2016. persky remained silent the past two years. he can't talk specifics about the turner case because it's on appeal. but believes judicial independence is at stake. >> when public opinion influences a juror's decision or a judge's decision it corrupts the rule of law. this recall if successful will make it harder for judges to keep that promise. >> judge%cy says he understands why sad advocates for victims of sexual assau

in danville, amber lee, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> palo alto police are looking for three suspects in an armed robbery. the victim a 17-year-old boy told police that three men came up to him at lytton avenue and kipling street last saturday night and demanded his cell phone. police have released a sketch of the suspect who pointed the gun at the victim. take a look at this skeptic -- sketched -- sketch. law- enforcement officials from several california counties are meeting to decide where the man accused of being the golden state killer should be prosecuted. charged with killing eight people four in orange county, two in ventura county, and two in sacramento kenny. it's not been decided whether he will be prosecuted in separate trials in the varies counties or in one single consolidated traffic d'angelo is suspected of killing at least 12 people across california raping at least 45 and burglarizing hundreds of homes in a crime wave beginning in 1974. his next court appearance is monday. he has not yet entered a plea. >>> 4:39. later today, injured elephant seal pups that were nursed back to h

. >>> today and danville, grief counselors will be a san ramon valley high school helping students and staff cope with the drowning of a 15-year-old student. select the body of the teenage boy was found at the bottom of the high school swimming pool yesterday just before 2 p.m. amberley went to the school and talked to the classmates. slacks -- >>reporter: francisco mates are grieving the loss of 15-year- old ben curry. they have created a memorial for the freshman at a gate around the swimming pool of san ramon valley high school. one friend said the boy was discovered in the school -- pool on conference -- unconscious when he and other students went to the pool for a pe class. >> a classmate noted there was a body at the bottom of the pool. the pe teacher dived in and tried cpr. select the victim was transported to kaiser medical center in walnut creek where he died a short while later. >> the case is under investigation and we feel we owe a great duty to the family to determine exactly what happened. >> it was a -- was sweet and shy. >>reporter: she described him as small in stature

the victim was a musician from danville. >> keith's father got a call this morning. his son had been killed. >> i'm so sorry. this is what 34-year-old keith leung went off the road late at night. the tesla he was driving veered off crow canyon road and went into a pond on private property. the alameda county sheriff's department says their dive teams spent hours last night and into this morning, getting through the tesla model s, submerged in pond water. that's when divers pulled keith's body out. >> we have never dealt with a submerged car, electric car like that. but we did take some precautions, we did obviously make the proper phone calls to make sure we were okay that when we touched the car that our divers were safe. >> reporter: keith's father said his son was a talented musician. he showed us his son's closet full of different instruments he played. >> and this is a nice kid. and basically he was so good in school. >> reporter: the chp said drivers often speed through windy crow canyon road. but they don't know what caused the crash or if the tesla was in aut

the driver identified as 34 year old keith leung of danville. tak leung, father. he was smart, hard working basically not worry about academics from elementary to college. le-ung - keiths' father spoke with kron four news. he says authorities contacted him late sunday night - telling him about his son's deadly accident. the chp says the owner of a nearby property noticed a broken sign - when he investigated he saw the tesla. right now, all aspects of the crash are under investigation. it is unknown the cause, or whether the tesla was in auto- pilot mode. tak. "he loved all wind and brass instruments." keith's father showed me his room. playing music was keith's passion. there was a a trumpet by his bed. this is keith in a recent concert. leung - went to san ramon valley high school. he was a high achiever he graduated with a double major from uc berkeley immediately after graduation was hired at shell oil as a chemical engineer. then got an mba at uc davis. leung. he also loved tutoring. his father says - besides his full time job, he tutored ki

. >>> hundreds of people remembered a young life cut short in danville. the candlelight vigil was held for a student who drowned at his school. >>> people are trying now to find some hope in this terrible loss. >> reporter: julie, i spoke with students who say they have known ben curry for many years. they told me they suspect suicide, and tonight, they came down to the football stadium to remember him. >> reporter: solemn voices rang out in song for the 15-year-old who lost his life. students, parents, and faculty filled the bleachers of san ramon valley high's football stadium to remember ben curry. united in grief as they look for life in this moment of darkness. >> there is a deep sense of hope that happens, even within the grief. when you hear somebody feeling helpless, just look around. >> i'm still shocked. it's weird, i don't know how to react to it. >> reporter: this freshman says he has known ben since they were in kindergarten. he says he hopes the pe teacher pulled -- he helped the pe teacher pulled been unconscious out of the swimming pool. r

betty yu, combination. >> danville police are not releasing details related to the cause of death until the investigation is completed. >>> time now 4:38. a cutting edge new treatment is providing renewed hope for long-time cancer patients. we'll introduce you to a bay area woman who is cancer-free after more than two decades. >> plus, california decides whether to force all new homes to install solar panels. because antonio villaraigosa millions got it done.healthcare he defended women's healthcare, banned military-style assault weapons, banned workplace discrimination, and more. antonio for governor. the marine mammal center performed the necropsy a . >>> a crash likely killed a gray whale seen floating near the bay bridge. the marine mammal center performed the necropsy at angel island yesterday. they say that the 44-foot female whale had significant bruising and suffered blunt- force trauma. the center says that ship strikes, malnutrition, trauma and entanglement are leading causes of death for whales, dolphins and porpoises. >>> the fda has just approved a cutting edge new cancer t

he's a musician who played in danville community band. he didn't show up for a performance over the weekend and his friends knew something was wrong. >> calling around to different hospitals to see if he happened to be in the emergency rooms. i think people started to recognize me because i was calling so often. >> he was found yesterday morning inside of his car in a pond just off of crow canyon road in castro valley near the border of san ramon. police suggest the car went airborne before hitting the water. he was 34 years old. >> dry conditions fueling concerns about firefighters in the north bay. firefighters in naacp county contain a brush fire yesterday afternoon. the 12 acre fire broke out on american canyon road. no measurable rain has fallen in the area in about a month. people in the north bay are understandably still shaken after devastating wildfires in october. abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman has more on what's being done to prepare santa rosa. >> reporter: lest you firefighter as a life of constant excitement, here is the

he drowned at san ramon valley high school in danville. a teacher pulled the 15-year- old freshman out of the deep end of the pool about 2:00 this afternoon. >> and once it came in, apparently the guy was floating in the water. ms libby, she quickly got into the pool, happening right after us. he quickly jumped in, she quickly jumped in, doing cpr until the medics came. >> that student pronounced dead at the hospital this afternoon. the school will have grief counselors on hand tomorrow. >>> now to hawaii where new cracks spewing red hot lava and toxic gas are forcing more people to pack up and leave. kpix 5 andrea nakano shows us the dramatic new video tonight. >> this is the video coming in, where two new fishers have been discovered. the new vents are threatening a community on the eastern side of the island. after nearly 24 hours of relative calmness, the kilauea volcano is back to work. >> wow. >> reporter: lava spewing hundreds of feet in the air just yards away from this home in leilani estates. >> unbelievable. 30 yards away from m

look at danville right now. look at this commute.und 680 and southbound 680 very slow through this area from danville all the way up to walnut creek. so the east bay commute has been very slow. 44-minute drive from the carquinez bridge to the maze. the bay bridge itself is a little lighter. that is because people are not getting through at the same rate. so if you get on to the bay bridge without doing all of that, you're getting an unintended benefit from all of this. let's talk about the nimitz freeway. this has been more normal. a couple of different crashes but it hasn't been all that bad. san mateo bridge, the same thing goes. these commutes in the south bay have been more normal-ish. you have slow traffic on all of the approaches to the west valley. once again i want to remind you that that east bay commute, especially in contra costa county is very, very slow. much slower than usual. with that said, let's bring in steve. >> that's it. are you sure now? that was plenty. >> it's not a good wednesday. >> i can tell, sal. thank yo

it is hard to process. >> reporter: the danville police chief told ktvu that officers will be interviewing students as part of their investigation looking for other evidence to determine what happened. they do not believe a crime was committed. in the meantime, the san ramon unified school district will have grief counselors on hand to help any students who may need assistance and talk to someone about what happened here yesterday. >>> last night in san jose, the top six candidates for governor of california came together for an important tv debate on education, climate change, immigration and more. for almost 90 minutes, the democrats went after president trump, while the two republicans went after gavin newsom, the current front runner. ktvu's jana katsuyama shows us the highlights and the low blows. >> reporter: on stage at the california theater in san jose, the four democrats and two republicans vying to be governor fired off talking points with women to go. lieutenant governor gavin newsom has emerged as a front runner, focusing his fire at the republicans and president trump. >> the

so they really are connecting with him. >> reporter: danville police say they are still trying to figure what happened to curry and why. he was found drowned in the spo bottom of the school swimming pool in 13 feet of water. some students describe him as funny and popular. >> he seemed happy and popular with friends. you could see that today when we're all coming together for him. >> reporter: others students said he was troubled and perhaps bullied. one message on the memorial included a phone number for a suicide hotline. authorities have not confirmed suicide or reports of bullying. but the fact that curry's death happened on campus can be especially troubling. we spoke with a behavior counselor who works with troubled children. she says parents of curry's schoolmates should make sure their child knows they are there for them. >> the important thing for them to hear from you is, i love you. i care about you and i want to help you. and the only way to communicate that is to really just create the space for them to talk or not talk. >> reporter: according to social media, a vigil is bei

danville southbound 680 near sycamore valley, a crash. they were quickly able to pull the vehicles apart and they are on the shoulder. bay bridge metering lights on at 5:30 this morning. as can you see we're stacked back into the maze once you make it through the metering lights you are just fine the rest of the way into san francisco. >> thanks, alexis. memorial day will be more crowded this year. aaa says 5% more of us will be hitting the road. that's about 2 million more travelers than last year. the busiest travel days, i don't think you'll be surprised. thursday and friday may 24th and 25th the worst time to drive in san francisco will be friday between 3:30 and 5:00 p.m. >> new reports says tesla may have rejected some safety features for autopilot program because it cost too much. elon musk is now responding. >> pretty soon you will have to travel to seattle to check out amazon do store where you'll be able to shop without a cashier in the bay area. >> 6:30 this morning, we are down 187 >>> let's take a look around the state. we've

yestrday tee quakes in danville. 3.0 or smaller. 16 small quakes. yellow dots centered around a residential. this is a usgs map. the star is the epicenter. and now i am going it zoom out. do you see that? now layer on blue squares and those are the areas where people felt the shaking. we talked with a walnut creek man who recently moved here from the east coast. >> first earthake today. it wasn't bad. the house was shaking it woke me up and nothing broke so it wasn't too bad. >> b.a.r.t. briefly slowed down today. seismologist say don't let these latest tremors alarm you. but the bay area will likely see a large damaging quake in the next three decades. >>> continuing our team coverage with elisa harrington. why quake swarms in this part of the bay area are nothing to worry about. >> i was awake. and just finished feeding the baby. and heard something that sounded like thunder and it rocked and roll. >> reporter: the 3.3 tremor was an early wake up call jolting people out of bed just before 5:00 a.m. >> i thoughthis is the start of another big one.

nbc bay area's cheryl hurd joins us live in danville. just so sad for everyone and just a month before school lets out too. >> reporter: that's right. this school community is in mourning tonight. family and friends still bringing flowers, even late into the night. this young freshman was loved by his peers. they just want to know what happened. >> it's just scary that it's happening so close and that it can happen to someone that you don't even -- who is so sweet. >> reporter: san ramon valley high school students reacting tonight with flowers, hugs and tears. they are leaning on each other to process the death of their classmate. >> it's devastating that something like this happens to someone so young. >> reporter: the high school freshman was found at the bottom of the pool just before 2:00 this afternoon. police put the school on lockdown to investigate. >> we don't believe that a crime took place today, but anytime there's a death, especially one involving a young child, we want to make sure that we turn over every rock, and we get

last night in danville, hundreds of people came together. the life of a 15- year-old boy who drowned at the pool at san ramon valley high school. >> amber lead reports on that candlelight vigil. >> reporter: solemn voices rang out in song for the 15-year-old who lost his life. students, parents, and faculty filled the bleachers of san bruno -- san ramon valley high schools stadium. united in grief as they look for light in this moment of darkness. >> there is a deep sense of hope that happens even within the grief. if you're somebody who is feeling hopeless, just look around. >> i'm in shock still. it's just weird. i don't know how to react to it. >> reporter: this freshman says he's known then since they were in kindergarten. -- ben since they were in kindergarten. >> i wish he could see how many people showed up, how many friends actually loved him. >> reporter: -- >> it's more important for us to come together as a community and to give our respect to the family as well as to this boy. >> reporter: parents say they came to support their c

the latest from danville, kpix 5 news. >> a very tough day. juliet, thank you. >>> uca strikers are getting reenforcements on the picket lines. nurses joined others on the second day of the workout demanding better wages and benefits. they rejected the uca offer of a 3% raise or the commencement speaker. >> we banked heavily on pamela harris backing away. we give her much praise for that, definitely. >>> the strikers will be on the picket line again tomorrow. >>> police say a red toyota camry was stolen at gunpoint last night in the parking lot of the west oakland station. they say three suspects were involved and no one was hurt. police are on the hunt for the suspects now. >>> an ill-timed water main break in oakland at 66th and san leandro streets at the entrance to the oakland coliseum. it is backing up traffic for the warriors and as game. the stadium and arenas have water but the 12-inch water main break won't be fixed until late tonight at the earliest. >>> well, dominican republic at 6:00, some people in -- new at 6:00, some people in

danville police just wrapped up their investigation here.me in as a possible drowning just before 2:00 this afternoon just as a freshman pe class was about to begin here at the pool. >> requests medic 31 with truck 35 medical emergency. >> reporter: the 911 call came in just before 2:00 p.m. just after lunch at san ramon valley high school. a male student was found at the bottom of the school unresponsive. a defibrillator was still sitting near the deep end. the student was discovered at the start of the fifth period freshman pe class. they spotted a body at the bottom. >> the pe

yestrday three quakes in danville. 3.0 or smaller. 16 small quakes. yellow dots centered around a residential. this is a usgs map. the star is the epicenter. and now i am going it zoom out. do you see that? now layer on blue squares and those are the areas where people felt the shaking. we talked with a walnut creek man who recently moved here from the east coast. >> first earthquake today. it wasn't bad. the house was shaking it woke me up and nothing broke so it wasn't too bad. >> b.a.r.t. briefly slowed down today. seismologist say don't let these latest tremors alarm you. but the bay area will likely see a large damaging quake in the next three decades. >>> continuing our team coverage with elisa harrington. why quake swarms in this part of the bay area are nothing to worry about. >> i was awake. and just finished feeding the baby. and heard something that sounded like thunder and it rocked and roll. >> reporter: the 3.3 tremor was an early wake up call jolting people out of bed just before 5:00 a.m. >> i thought this is the start of another big o

. >> that's right, it seems like folks in danville will be okay. we're talking about overall a pretty smooth drive we're just starting to see the commute kick in, 6:31 and as we approach the summer for most school districts, lighter flow in the early morning hours and colleges hitting graduation. a smooth drive here. danville, 680, that crash is not presenting any problems. we'll track the build to hayward. new crash of 238, details once chp arrives on the scene but the speed sensors look okay. little build at the on ramp at the metering lights but no problem for 101 both directions northbound going over towards the left side of the screen and the berkeley curve shows an easy drive out of the maze. there's a backup at the toll plaza, i'll show that to you in a couple of minutes. >> at 6:32. developing this morning, a shocking story. we are hearing from the grandmother of ten children who police say were tortured in a fairfield home. they range in age from four months old to 12 years old. >> pete suratos is live outside of the home with the shocking

rob roth in danville tonight.marin and contra costa are among the california counties suing dozens of pharmaceutical companies alleging they didn't do enough to prevent the opioid crisis. the two state the companies misled the public about addiction, overdoses and making huge profits. 30 california counties are taking part in the lawsuit against two dozen drug manufacturers. among other things, the lawsuit seeks reimbursement of taxpayer funds that have already been spent responding to the opioid epidemic. >>> in san francisco, the police department today said chief bill scott is focused on his job, this despite reports that he is a finalist to become the chief of the lapd. the "l.a. times" reports that chief scott is among three people on the short list to take over the department when the current chief of lapd, charlie beck, retires at the end of june. chief scott actually moved to the bay area from los angeles to take the chief of police spot in san francisco in january of 2017 after spending 27 years in los an

danville police are investigating. and we are awaiting official information from the high school or the san ramon valley school district. >>> so sad. thank you. several months ago, deadly wildfire killing people and destroying hundreds of homes. the utility says those destructive fires had nothing specifically to do with the creation of the new center. abc7 news reporter vic lee is in the news room with the story. >> reporter: today the utility gave the media a tour. pg&e says it was created because fire season is now almost year-round. that appears to be the new norm caused by years of drought and other climate changes. this is a utilities hub for all of its wildfire prevention measures. they will coordinate efforts with first responders and deploy their own firefighting team. >> the wildfire season is so great we felt like we needed to stand up a specialized function that is specifically looking at wildfires. >> reporter: a weather station that kicks back weather reports from high risk fire zones and tracks and monit

even the oakland airport reporting 59 degrees. 70, danville. 78, pittsburgh. for in the communities, nice and mild for your lunch hour. as we get into the afternoon, temperatures will warm 10 degrees for some. 75, san rafael. upper 60s, sausalito. upper 70s for danville and 80s are in store for antioch. are south bay locations, san jose, 76. along the peninsula, 68, san bruno. 63, san francisco. here is a view of your extended forecast. temperatures coming down on wednesday and then back up on thursday. the bigger climb will be friday into saturday along the coast. upper 70s expected. definitely some of the hottest things we've seen in quite some time. temperatures will be down in time for mother's day. >>> one of the biggest rivalries in baseball. lethal weapon at 8:00 followed by new girl starting at 9:00. after that the 10:00 and 11:00 news. >>> we are looking into who were frames new plan for flying vehicles. how uber elevate with work. that a much more today on the 4 on 2 . the dow jones is going to finish essentially flat. >>> major league baseball is ta

up to 77 in concord today, danville 75 degrees. oakland expect a high of 67 degrees. and 59 in half moon bay. some pretty chilly there and also gusty. while redwood city will be up to 70 degrees. san francisco reaching into the low to mid-60s today. and the north bay up to 74 in santa rosa and 75 in novato and in sonoma. so we've been tracking a few clouds, a disturbance moving across parts of the sierra. it's been causing a few thunderstorms to fire up and the same thing will be possible today while we continue on with dry weather and no changes there. even as we head into the weekend. so let me know what your plans are. i send out weather updates and you'll stay in the know with what's going on. i've already posted this, the seven-day forecast. you'll be able to get a closer look at our forecast for the inland areas. it really doesn't change too much over the next few days but it will be really nice, comfort, dry, mostly sunny skies. san francisco stays in the mid-60s and morning temperatures in the low 50s. now, mike, you have a new crash on the road? >> i have one

kron 4's terisa estaco is live in danville tonight.. where a vigil will be held in just a few hours. terisa? (estacio) it was a very rough day for many of the students and staff here at this high school. behind me a growing memorial tonight we are learning much more about 15 year old ben curry. friends say he was kind, and they are overhwelmed with sadness about his untimely death (claire toodles, student) claire "they talked to me when i was upset " san ramon valley high school student claire toodle talking about ben curry and how counselors were on hand today, helping kids cope with curry's death. she was a teacher's assistant in one of his classes. claire. "they put a flower on his desk it was tough hearing everyone cry." "no one should feel that is the final step to deal with things. he would not have thought that was the only way to deal with things." on a vigil out in front of the pool where curry was discovered tuesday, a suicide prevention hotline number a cause of death is still formally underinvestigation. curry was found at t

danville police are investigating. we're still awaiting official information or any information really from the high school or the san ramon valley school district. laura anthony, abc 7 news. >>> the mor mon church announced tonight it will completely sever ties with the boy scouts of america at the end of next year. the religion will move it's remaining boys into its own scouting program. the announcement marks an end to a close relationship that lasted more than a century. the exit by mormon leaders comes after the boy scouts decided in 2015 to allow gay troop leaders and announced last year it would allow girls to join as well. >>> erin persky is breaking his silence four weeks before voters decide whether to recall him. he's been criticized for giving a six month system to a stanford student convicted of sexual assault. >> reporter: he says he was surprised by the backlash after he sentenced stanford student brock turner. students says persky's sentence was too lenient. why speak up now. >> i really think judges sh

danville believes it belonged to a robbery suspect. it happened yesterday afternoon in a safe way parking lot. police say the suspect met a man who wanted to buy an apple iwatch but things went south. the suspect then threatened the buyer and stole his wallet. >>> 6:58 right now. how are your kids doing in the city? today we'll get details on the state of early child care and education in san francisco. a new report due out at 10:00 this morning. overpa overnight we looked back through the council's report, need a license and subsidized programs. >>> looking live from inside oracle arena where the excitement is building. the warriors host cleveland cavaliers for historic nba finals rematch starting tonight at 6:00. this the fourth year in a row teams will face off in the finals. the warriors will have hard work ahead of them because they are without andre iguodala. he's recovering from a leg injury and will be out of the game. >> wish him well. here we go again. and again and again. >> that's right. >> another day of cool temperatures,

. >> leon often stepped in for danville community band members, no matter what instrument needed to be played. >> to be able to do that is definitely a testamentment to his talent. >> over the weekend when leong didn't show up for a performance, his friend knew something was wrong. >> i started calling around to different hospitals to see if he happened to be in any of the emergency rooms. i think people started recognize me because i was calling so often. >> investigators say leong's tesla model s went through a fence and ended up on a pond in castro valley. >> the vehicle did travel a significant way from the roadways. so it's believed the vehicle could have gone air born based on some of the damage located in the area. >> the crash happened around 7:50 last night. a homeowner found degree but no car. the sheriff's dive team was called in. investigators say his seat belt was on when the divers found him. off camera, his son used tesla's auto pilot feature on highways but not usually on neighborhood road. abc 7 news reached out to tesla regarding the crash. we have not heard back. nts

. >>> vigil for student found dead in danville. 15-year-old ben curry was found at bottom of the schoolool yesterday afternoon, pulled to surface but attempts to revive him failed. counsellors were at school to guide students. police still investigating how he died. >>> sfpd officer with disturbing questions in past could be accepted to police department is raising questions. how thorough are the background checks for candidates? >> it appears that background checks don't catch everything, why this particular officer was able to slip through the cracks. >> this is the officer detailing harassment he says he experienced at the police department. >> racial and witness harassment and blatant misconduct against citizens. >> of afghan descent doesn't want identity known. but he was suspect. said he was involved in the killing of osama bin laden. >> all kinds of reasons they leave the police academy and could be hired somewhere else. >> teaches criminal justice at usf. every peace officer goes through state-run background check. >> if you're not arrested, police report not generated, might no

kron 4's charles clifford is live tonight in danville with details. charles will grief counslers be available for students and staff? (chuck) well, this is just a tragic situation. there are a lot of unaswered questions but tonight students here at san ramon valley high school are dealing with the loss of one of their own. around 145 tuesday afternoon, students and teachers preparing for a p-e class in san ramon valley high school's pool found a 15-year-old male student underwater in the deep end of the pool. riley bergstedt was in the class, he says several students and teachers jumped in to help.sot our teacher ran and helped them get out of the pool and then did cpr with him along with the students.another teacher called 911 and paramedics arrive within minutes.sotpossible student in the pool. coco county is onscene with cpr in progress. the student was tranpsorted to the kaiser hospital in walnut creek but tuesday afternoon the school said that he had passed away. police are now investigating but have not yet said how or why the young man was in t