delia garcia-bratcher has been released on bail and is scheduled to appear in court this week. alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, alex. >>> a convicted sex offender is back in jail accused of of sexually assaulting a -- of sexually assaulting a woman outside a shopping center. michael garcia was arrested sarlts afternoon after police say they caught him in the middle of the assault. it happened near the home depot at the plant shopping center in san jose. police say he was living one block away at a homeless placement facility called home first and people who know him believe he targeted the victim after she stayed at the shelter one night. >> the guy said come with me. you can take a shower at my motel. she was a vulnerable young lady. she went with the gentleman and he drug her in the bushes and tried raping her. >> police got calls about a woman screaming. they caught garcia in the act. he's set to appear in court on wednesday. >>> despite congestion pricing at the bay bridge toll plaza, transportation officials released new numbers saying it's done nothing to

. >> reporter: the boy accused delia garcia-bratcher of choking him. the district attorney is trying to determine whether or not she will face charges. he says delia garcia-bratcher told the boy to stop bullying her daughter. >> she said i want to tell on you, stop being aing a brat. >> this is all lies. >> reporter: a friend came to her defense. >> she is a good mom. why would she put her kids in jeopardy for something stupid. >> reporter: other parents are saying their children are being bullied too. >> the school should do their job when it comes to bullying so the parents don't feel the need to protect their children. >> the superintendent says they are looking into the safety, security and allegations of bullying. delia garcia-bratcher didn't check in at the office when she confronted the boy. >> she did nothing wrong. she is a good mom. that simple. >> mom will be in court on june 19 19. reporting in santa rosa, cristina rendon, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> jesse jackson visited silicon valley today to attend facebook's share holder's meeting pushing

the 30-year-old delia garcia-bratcher faces felony child abuse. police say it happened on friday at olivet charter elementary school in santa rosa and delia garcia-bratcher may have grabbed the wrong kid. she tells the press democrat she only talked to the 12-year-old. the school has given all parents a letter describing the accusations. delia garcia-bratcher will make the first court appearance on thursday. >> there is a collective sigh of relief in pleasant hill, the city clerk kim lehmkuhl has resigned after failing to do basic duties of her job. >> i am paraphrasing president ford saying the long municipal nightmare is over. >> good day for pleasant hill now that the city clerk resigned. lehmkuhl was elected in 2012 and failed to produce minutes of city council meetings. she wrote "this has been an atrocious and depressing and mind numbingly inane experience i would not wish on anyone." >> it has been long awaited and the problem with the city clerk and the performance is a distraction to the city staff and the city council and focusing on our

investigators say the 30-year-old delia garcia-bratcher came on to campus on friday and confronted an 11-year-old boy that she grabbed by the let and threatened him. ones say she believed the boy was bullying her daughter. according to officials, the boy still had red marks on his neck when the sheriff deputies arrived democratic this in front of several students and investigators interviewed many of the students before they arrested her on saturday. they have charged her with physical any child abuse. she did make the bail, $30,000, so she now is due in court on thursday. >>> new this morning, one of 18 resident advisors fired by san jose state university last month says it was a public relations stunt bit university to "cover its back side." the former r.a. said this was trying bettered by the case of four white freshman who bullied a black student and not an alleged underage drinking incident. a task force looking at the racial climate needed to look tough in dealing with student employees. the investigation revealed that officials "had determine who they were going to fire and it

that's according to the sonoma county sheriff's office. 30-year-old delia garcia- bratcher was arrested friday -- accused of putting her hands around the neck of a 12-year-old boy at olivet elementary. the boy was pointed out as someone who'd been harassing her daughter. the sheriff's department says it hasn't found any evidence of that. as for the boy -- photos taken at school showed red marks on his neck. a relative of the suspect says she has 6 children - and would never hurt a child. "she's got a good heart, she would never do that she says they are making me sound like a monster, she's thrown back" garcia-bratcher's attorney says she acknowledges confronting the boy. and telling him to "knock it off". but denies touching him. you can find the latest developments on this story. at kron4 dot com. a successful rescue operation on 580 in oakland this morning. with the c-h-p tweeting photos as its "freeway service patrol" team got a kitten out of a car's wheel well. the kitten had jumped into it while the car was stopped in traffic on 580 at high street. after officers helped it -- a pa

kron four's phiippe djegal explains what led up to the disturbing altercation. 30-year-old delia garcia- bratcher could face felony charges folowing allegations from the sonoma county sheriff's office which says she grabbed a 12-year-old boy's neck at her children's school in santa rosa -- olivet elementary -- and made threats. during lunchtime on friday, while garcia-bratcher was on school grounds trying to get a third child enrolled at olivet, the sheriff's office says garcia-bratcher walked out of the school office and had her son point out the 12-year-old boy who she believes has been bullying her daughter. witnessed, including multiple children, school staff and garcia-bratcher's own son tell the sheriff's office that she grabbed the boy by the throat and told him to stop bullying her daughter -- or else. the boy told a teacher about what happened and the sheriff's office says photos taken by school staff of the boy's neck show red marks with a handprint. on facebook account registered to garcia-bratcher, a saturday post reads "i was arrested for a kid saying i grabbed his neck. it's lies an

the disturbing altercation.and what charges the mother could be facing next. 30-year-old delia garcia- bratcher could face felony charges folowing allegations from the sonoma county sheriff's office which says she grabbed a 12-year-old boy's neck at her children's school in santa rosa -- olivet elementary -- and made threats. during lunchtime on friday, while garcia-bratcher was on school grounds trying to get a third child enrolled at olivet, the sheriff's office says garcia-bratcher walked out of the school office and had her son point out the 12-year-old boy who she believes has been bullying her daughter. witnessed, including multiple children, school staff and garcia-bratcher's own son tell the sheriff's office that she grabbed the boy by the throat and told him to stop bullying her daughter -- or else. the boy told a teacher about what happened and the sheriff's office says photos taken by school staff of the boy's neck show red marks with a handprint. on facebook account registered to garcia-bratcher, a saturday post reads "i was arrested for a kid saying i grabbed his neck. it's lies an

the mom, 30-year-old delia garcia-bratcher speaking through her attorney denies ever grabbing this fifth grade boy by the throat and the boy hurled racial slurs at her daughter. garcia-bratcher is native american. she was accused of going to the school last friday and confronting the boy that she believed was tormenting her daughter and grabbing him by the throat. as you can imagine, parents were stunned. >> just for someone to walk in like that and do something like that, it's frightening. >> it does bother me. but at the same time i understand there is not a lot they can do. >> now, a letter from the school did go home to families on monday. no adults witnessed this, though. apparently was only kids at the school, but the school did take pictures of marks on the boy's neck and apparently that was enough to convince deputies to go ahead and make the arrest. garcia-bratcher was released on bail and will make her first court appearance this morning. reporting live, christie smith, today in the bay. >> thanks. >>> marine biologist will head out to a peninsula beach to check out a dead hump

that mom, delia garcia-bratcher, has a restraining order against her. amy hollyfield has the story from olivet charter elementary school in santa rosa. >> i was shocked. very, very shocked. >>> parents are reacting with surprise at the news that another mom was arrested over the week and accused of confronting a 12-year-old boy on campus and putting her happens on his throat and telling him not to bully her daughter anymore. the school district is also reacting. >> we are planning to have our school psychologist to check with both of the students and see how they are doing and respond to their needs. >> parents received a written explanation of what happened and a remainder of the visitor policy. the mom in question is out of jail on bail and under court order to stay away from campus. >> my youngest daughter gets bully weekly because she has a tooth condition and the kids make fun of her. >> watch are your kid being bullyied is awful. >> this is the wrong approach but i have been there, i have wanted to say my peace but i haven't. >> the school says th

delia garcia-bratcher also known as betty went to olivet elementary school at lunchtime friday.d the boy harassed her daughter and use a racial slur. >>> the plane taking off from newark liberty international airport while another from san francisco was landing when they almost crashed into each other on april 24. the national transportation safety board calling the incident a near midair collision. the plane were reportedly 200 feet apart laterally and 400 feet apart vertically. >>> 18-year-old brittney silva was struck and killed by an amtrak train near her home in san leandro yesterday afternoon. police think the high school senior failed to hear the train or warning from witnesses because of her earbuds. >>> i'm kiet do live in east san jose at the scene of an arson fire near tully and quimby on sandpoint drive. at 2:30 this morning, arsonist set two cars on fire. you can see it almost set the house on fire. there is minor damage to the garage. we have surveillance video of the whole thing showing an arsonist creeping up on the car while trying to hide among the trees. he le

delia garcia-bratcher was arrested on suspicious of felony child abuse. she confronted a 12-year-old boy at olivet charter school on friday. her attorney say she never laid a hand on the boy. >> my client is a folk hero all over her world for standing up to her daughter. >> you make her sound like the mother of the year. >> she is the me of the year. she did nothing wrong. her daughter was being bullied. what is wrong with that? >> sonoma, sheriff said mother may have grabbed the wrong child. her attorney says that she spoke to the right child, who was picking on her daughter. >> police are holding a news conference this afternoon to try to calm local anger over fatal officer-involved shooting. last night a protest over the shooting turned into a riot and a man watching the demonstration was killed. police were pelted with rocks and bottles when they tried to aid him. no suspects are in custody. had was a separate shooting on tuesday when police followed a man holding garden shears. the officers opened fire and killing the man. >>> from southern californi

but that's exactly what landed delia garcia-bratcher in jail. she's accused of touching and throttling this boy. the mom was arrested last weekend, she's accused of storming on to her daughter's campus at olivet elementary school and confronting a fifth grader that she thought was bullying her 12-year-old daughter and then grabbing his neck. but her attorney said that grabbing part never happened and her defense, if she's formally charged is going to be that she had to act. >> just for someone to walk in and do something like that, it's frightening. >> very understandable thing for a parent to do. if the school is not taking appropriate steps to protect her children from bullying, i think a lot of parents right now are saying, you go. >> we taulk to the superintendet who said she was not aware of bullying and the visitor policy says you need to check in but the mom did not do that. deputies have been looking into the bullying accusations and they haven't been able to establish that it happened either. she's due in court this morning at 8:30. rep

is still under investigation and hasn't determined whether pursue criminal charges against delia garcia-bratcher. >> she did nothing wrong. her daughter was being bullied and she confronted the bully. what is wrong with that! >> garcia bratcher is due back in court next month. >>> today scientists from the california academy of science will try to determine what killed a dead whale that washed ashore in san mateo county. here it is. the baby humpback discovered floating on its back last night at pillar point in half moon bay. it didn't take long for a crowd to show up. removing the nearly 30-foot carcass won't be easy is. the baby humpbacks weigh up to 4,000 pounds. >>> new at noon the house pass a bill that won't the national security agency's bulk collection of american's phone records. the usa free. act next goes to the senate. among other provisions, the bill would require the government to obtain a court order before conducting surveillance. >>> the obama administration is reviewing its ties now with thailand following a military coup there. secretary of state john kerry says in a statement

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the school and told him to stop bullying the daughter, but did not touch him. 30-year-old delia garcia-bratcher arrived in court with her attorney and supporters by her side. it was a very brief court appearance. no charges filed. and her attorney told the court he would share that evidence, but didn't say exactly what it was. the 30-year-old is accused of going to her kid's school, olivet elementary charter school on friday, and confronting a 12-year-old she believed was bullying her 10-year-old daughter and then grabbing him by the throat. the attorney says it did not happen that way, that she didn't touch him. she told him to stop being a brat and tormenting the girl and he says she just stood up for her daughter. he told reporters outside, how long are you supposed to wait as a parent while your child is bullied before you intervene? >> people all over the world for standing up for her daughter. it's that simple. >> you make her sound like the mother of the year. >> she is the mother of the year. she is the mother of the year. she did nothing wrong. her daughter was being bullied and she co

delia garcia-bratcher may talk to the media for the first time. she's accused of walking into the olivet elementary school campus and without permission and putting her hands around the neck of a boy last friday. she thought the boy was bullying her daughter. >>> the man accused of holding a woman against her will for ten years in southern california. arrested monday after the now 25-year-old woman reached out to police. investigators say garcia kidnapped his girlfriend's 15-year-old daughter ten years ago in santa ana, about 30 miles southeast of los angeles. he reportedly raped and beat the girl after she tried to escape several times and told her she would be deported if she went to police. after years in captivity, investigators say he forced her to marry him and have his child. the girl came to the united states illegally in 2004 to join her mother and sister and she spoke no english. she reportedly decided to contact police after she found her sister on facebook. >>> the family of a soon to be high school graduate hit by a train in san leand

delia garcia-bratcher is accused of grabbing a 12-year- old boy at the neck at santa rosa' olivet elementary school on friday. she claims the boy had been bullying her daughter and used antinative hurricane slurs. her attorney says they will fight those charges. >>> transit leaders in san francisco will discuss a plan to close the crooked section of lombard to cars for a few weekends over the summer. they are worried about safety with crowds and traffic. a final vote is expected today. if the four-week trial period is approved, the weekend closures would start on june the 21st. >>> students at san francisco's sacred heart prep school will get their yearbooks on friday without the controversial picture of their classmate jessica urbina in a tuxedo. the school apologized to her. her picture violated the dress code. the yearbook won't be reprinted. >>> up next a community reliving a deadly nightmare. how survivors of an ef-5 tornado remember and now are rebuilding a year later. >> a frightening weather phenomenon. the formation of a super cell storm. >> sir paul mccartney, what the rock legend

over the weekend, authorities arrested the woman, delia garcia-bratcher. investigators say when she came to the school, she asked her son, who is also a student, to point out the boy bullying her daughter and that led up to the confrontation. school administrators says there's no excuse for this behavior. i've reached out to the superintendent for a comment about what took place on friday. we'll let you know what we hear back. meanwhile, the woman has been released on bail and she's scheduled to make her first court appearance this week. once school gets started, we'll reach out to parents to see what this think about this alleged incident. alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a convicted sex offender is back in jail accused of sexually assaulting a woman outside a south bay shopping center. 59-year-old michael garcia was arrested saturday after police caught him in the middle of the assault. it happened around 1:00 saturday afternoon near the home depot at the plant shopping center in san jose. police say garcia has been living one block away at a homel

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. >> 30-year-old delia garcia- bratcher admits to confronting the boy last friday. e says the boy had used racial slurs against her daughter. delia garcia-bratcher told ktvu by phone she never touched the boy but sheriff's officials say they took pictures showing red marks on the boy's neck. delia garcia-bratcher was arrested on felony child abuse and released on bail. she's scheduled to appear in court on thursday. >>> a mayor in central california is making news for what he said about creating bully-safe zones in his city. >> i'm against bullying but i'm getting [bleep] tired of it beinged used as a mann for everything -- mantra when all people need to do is grow a pair. >> these comments came after it was asked for support for off- campus locations for kids to get help in dealing with bullies after school. the counselwoman quickly snapped up. >> it's hard to stand up and grow a pair when you are maybe a 10-year-old little girl. >> then maybe the other 10-year- olds that think they want to stop bullying will stand up for her. instead of a safe zone and a bunch of t

have been >> catherine: that's according to the sonoma county sheriff's office. 30-year-old delia garcia- bratcher was arrested friday after being accused of putting her hands around the neck of a 12-year-old boy athe had been pointed out to her as someone who'd been harassing her daughter. the sheriff's department says it hasn't found any evidence of that. as for the 12-year-old boy - photos taken by school staffers show red marks on his neck. a relative of the suspect says the woman has 6 children - and would never hurt a child. >>"she's got a good heart, she would never do that she says they are making me sound like a monster, she's thrown >> catherine: the woman was arrested on suspicion of inflicting injury to a child. >> catherine: her access to the school is being limited by a protective order, which also prevents her from contacting the victim. her attorney says she adamantly denies touching the boy. >> catherine: a san francisco catholic high school is now apologizing for a policy that created a campus wide controversy. a senior at sacred heart cathedral prep named jessica urbina took her

delia garcia bratcher. accused of up confronting the 12 year-old boy and choking him. attorney has conducted a private investigation who says not one witness saw out of the boyish killed himself three eighth but curve if if oxford the, rim moments of certainty. when you know, you know. the all-new volvo v60 sportswagon. the s60 sedan and the xc60 crossover. test drive one today. model year end sales event. the s60 with 0.9% apr and up to $2500 in allowances. this oxford his ahead sphene haft to add debt of a mall side. 54 and caulker 51 and was it. 641 are ready and pleasanton. lansford las if a fair juror 7 day around the bay where the chair whether the monitors. come on a james but once again that it's a heavy back up of the bay bridge toll plaza where the main lights have been active for about one hour. that means traffic is already backing up into the macarthur maze the drive times have now become absolutely horrible if last check was 23 minutes out of the macarthur maze. the time that i'd like to spend. thanks a lot george 647 and half and into the eighth woman ho

delia garcia-bratcher waged into a santa -- walked into a santa rosa court this morning surrounded by supporters. her attorney said she never touched the 11-year-old boy at an elementary school last week, just confronted him and asked him to leave her daughter alone. >> my client is a folk hero to people all over the world for standing up for her daughter! it's that simple. >> you make her sound like the mother of the year? >> she is the mother of the year! she is the mother of the year of she did nothing wrong. her daughter was being bulls lid and she confronted the bull live. what is wrong with that? >> police say garcia bratcher grabbed the boy by the neck. no charges were filed today. the d.a. asked for more time for the investigation. >>> new at 5:00, three hikers had to be rescued this afternoon near anderson reservoir in the south bay. we are told the hikers got stuck halfway up a cliff near the dam and couldn't get back down. you can see from chopper 5 crews used a rope to get to one of the trapped hikers. they did the same for the other. the third was airlifted to safety by a

attorneys for delia garcia- bratcher released the findings that suggest the 12-year-old boy choked himself leaving red marks that he claimed were caused by bratcher. the 30-year-old mother is facing felony charges accused of physically confronting the boy at olivet charter elementary school. investigators recommend measuring the bruising to determine the size of the hand that caused the injury. >>> other bay area headlines, a shotspotter alert led blizzard to a bizarre scene in a richmond backyard. a pit bull shot four times on a house on mcbryde avenue. police caught a man trying to run from the scene. he had a bite wound on his leg and said his friend's dog did it. he was later arrested on an unrelated warrant. a witness told police another man actually shot the dog. that man has not been found. >>> a driver mistook the gas pedal for the brake and smashed right into the jamba juice in san jose. the front wall of the store on king and story road left cracks. one person injured was taken to the hospital. >>> new at 5:00 a crime caper solved. hunter pence's scooter was found. a group brough

delia garcia-bratcher faces felony charges as of now. the report says police should go back and measure the bruises on the boy to determine the size of the hand that caused the marks on his neck. >>> investigators say a grass fire in vallejo may have started at a nearby homeless encampment. the three-alarm fire started at 3:30 yesterday afternoon near the interchange of 80 and 780. all the smoke made visibility very poor. chp had to close off the connector ramps for a short time. the fire was contained in an hour. no reports of injuries. >>> 4:35. let check weather. >> red flag warnings up again through the delta and the carquinez straight. the breeze of course for those fires could potentially be dangerous. outside right now, we have mostly clear skies all the way to the coastline. looks like it's going to stay that way today. should be a beautiful day. but then some big changes starting tonight as we're going to see the clouds gathering along the coastline again probably some drizzle coming our way. so enjoy the sunshine while we have

delia garcia- bratcher allegedly grabbed her daughter's suspected tormentor by the throat. at olivet elementary school last friday. leaving him with red marks. the woman's attorney claims. both the alleged victim and other children who witnessed last friday's confrontation. have fabricated the abuse allegation. the attorney says, the mother of six only confronted her daughter's suspected bully. but never laid hand on him. the district attorney's office still has not decided whether or not to charge garcia- bratcher. the judge granted prosecutors a four week more evidence. doesn't take it over to the traffic map sold down to 80 from the kings street on a ramp to pennsylvania. that expected to be closed until about 5:00 tuesday morning and as a result of lot of what folks on twitter complained about extra traffic on this out in the market area. keep in mind the giants will be planned this weekend. ubs and sbc extra traffic. complaints about a new intrusion of recently evicted squatters from the 'albany bulb'. the city of albany paid people three- thousand dollars each. to vac

delia garcia-bratcher confronted a boy that had been bullying her daughter.he mother grabbed the child by his threat and threatened him. david she has been released on $20,000 bail. >>> mother accused of killing her son in a park could enter a police this week. she accused of stabbing her baby to death last month. issues kept her from appearing earlier. she was arraigned. she confessed to the killing during a police interview. >>> 10 years ago this weekend massachusetts became the first state in the u.s. to legalize same-sex marriage. now it is legal in california and 15 other states. in the rest of the u.s. gay couples wishing to married are waiting. we look at the national debate. [ singing ] >> reporter: may 17, 2004. massachusetts becomes the first state in the nation to legalize same-sex marriage. couples lined up in front of courthouses eager to make their love official. 2014, same-sex marriage is legal in 17 states and in the district of columbia. >> we have come a long way since that win in massachusetts. >> reporter: despite increasing acceptance cou

delia garcia-bratcher didn't check in at the office when she confronted the door. the attorney refused to say how long the daughter was bullied before she took matters into her own hands. >> my client did what a mom should do, protected her daughter. >> the district attorney office is trying to determine whether or not mom will face charges. she will be back in court june 19. cristina rendon, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> rocky terrain proved too much for hikers today. three people got stuck at anderson reservoir dam. they called for help at 2:00 p.m. this afternoon when they realized they couldn't get down. hooking the was over -- news chopper 2 was over the scene as they helped them down to safety. we are happy to report everyone is okay. >>> three men shot and killed by police this year. officers are defending the shootings even after protesters last night. cell phone video shows the moments before one of the shootings. ktvu's ann rubin is live where a police news conference has just wrapped up. >> the police department will conductilities own investigation into the

delia garcia-bratcher is accused of confronting the boy, and grabbing his throat after he allegedly bullied her daughter. the mother appeared before a judge today. the woman's attorney says the boy made up the story. >> she never laid hands on this boy, that is what must be made clear. she did ask him to stop bullying her daughter. she did not get the wrong boy. the boy is lying. >> the attorney says his client was just protecting her 10-year- old daughter. >>> there is a lot of talk going on in brentwood, because of a picture in a high school yearbook. ktvu's john sasaki tells us, a teacher dressed up like trayvon martin for his yearbook photo. >> reporter: as classes let out for the day at brentwood heritage high school, students were more excited than usual, because the 2014 yearbook came out this afternoon. very quickly, a hot topic was this portrait taken by spencer smith. >> i think it's okay that like he did it, but not in the yearbook. >> yeah, he could do it at his house. but not in the yearbook. >> reporter: smith is dressed like trayvon martin, the florida teenager killed by jord

delia garcia-bratcher is accused of confronting the boy, and grabbing his throat after he allegedly bullied her daughter. the mother appeared before a judge today. the woman's attorney says the boy made up the story. >> she never laid hands on this boy, that is what must be made clear. she did ask him to stop bullying her daughter. she did not get the wrong boy. the boy is lying. >> the attorney says his client was just protecting her 10-year- old daughter. >>> there is a lot of talk going on in brentwood, because of a picture in a high school yearbook. ktvu's john sasaki tells us, a teacher dressed up like trayvon martin for his yearbook photo. >> reporter: as classes let out for the day at brentwood heritage high school, students were more excited than usual, because the 2014 yearbook came out this afternoon. very quickly, a hot topic was this portrait taken by spencer smith. >> i think it's okay that like he did it, but not in the yearbook. >> yeah, he could do it at his house. but not in the yearbook. >> reporter: smith is dressed like trayvon martin, the florida teenager killed by jord

delia garcia-bratcher came to a santa rosa elementary school around lunchtime on friday to find her daughter'ser. witnesses, including the woman's own son, say she grabbed the boy by the throat and told him to stop bullying her daughter -- or else. the boy told a teacher what happened and photos taken by school staff show red marks with a handprint on the why on facebook, an account registered to garcia- bratcher, had a post on saturday that reads "i was arrested for a kid saying i grabbed his neck. it's lies and the truth will be told." fifthgarcia bratcher was arrested friday and booked on suspicion of inflicting injury on a child. the district attorney's office is expected to review the case today. in the meantime, a judge has granted an emergency fish protective order limiting garcia-bratcher's access to house the school. heat shields are compromised. we have multiple failures. are those thrusters burning? that's a negative. what's that alarm? fuel cell two is down. i'm going to have to guide her in manually. this is very exciting. but i'm at my stop. come again? i'm watching this on the t

delia garcia-bratcher was in court yesterday. she's accused of grabbing a 12- year-old boy by the throat at olivet. her attorney said that boy is lying. he says she never touched the boy did you did ask him to stop bullying herg daughter -- touched the boy but did ask him to stop bullying her daughter. >>> firefighters say teens got stuck yesterday afternoon while hiking and faming the face of the anderson reservoir dam. newschopper2 captured the rescue. >> it's a fairly tough time. a lot of loose shale. the beginning, you get about three quarters of the way up and you have no choice other than to continue. >> rangers say the teens were at the dam for an end of the year pick lick and got separated from their chaperon. climbth the dam is not -- climbing the dam is not allowed but the teens were not sited. >>> people showed up in lark shore to voice their concerns over a proposed development. >> larkspur fight back! >> they are upset about plans for a mixed-use development around larkspur landing. opponents say there's already too

police say delia garcia-bratcher confronted the boy on the campus of santa rosa elementary school. grabbed him by the throat, shoved him and warned him to leave her daughter alone. her attorney denies the allegations but expressed empathy if she did lay hands on the boy. >> where in the social contract does it say we have to abandon our children to bullies? if a state can't protect our children at school, how dare the state file criminal charges against a parent that does. it is unacceptable. >> the superintendent said they never received a complaint the girl was bullied. so far they haven't found any evidence that the boy did anything wrong. i can say this much, grown ups shouldn't be putting hands on kids. regardless. >> i agree. but boys shouldn't put hands on girls. girls shouldn't be putting hands on boys. boys shouldn't put hands on boys. bullying has exploded and out of control but you can't -- you can't be part of a society out and hit any old kid you want. if you want to hit a kid, you hit your own kid, you can't hit other kids. >> you want to modify that before you get ma

attorneys for delia garcia- bratcher released a report saying the boy choked himself at olivet charter elementary school. the 30-year-old mother is facing felony charges in the wake of the accusations. her attorney recommends measure, the bruising to determine the size of the hand that caused the injury. >> other bay area headlines police want to know who shot a dog that bit a man in richmond. officers were called to a house on mcbird avenue. they found a pit bull shot four times and a guy with a bite wound running away. he had outstanding warrants. he was arrested but witnesses told police a different man actually shot the dog. he has not been found. the dog is expected to survive. >>> a driver crashed into this wall of jamba juice on king and story road, the wall cracked, the hood of the car took a beating. the driver mistook the gas pedal for the brake. one person was injured and taken to the hospital. >>> hunter pence has his beloved scooter back tonight. a group brought it back to the giants outfielder today to at&t park. on sunday it was stolen along the embarcadero. he found out

. >>> delia garcia bratcher is accused of grabbing a 12-year- old boy by the neck at santa rosa's olivethool last week. the teacher claims the boy had beenshe said he was bullying her daughter. >>> vector control will fog tonight to curb the west nile virus in santa clara county. adult mosquitos collected in several of the neighborhoods there tested positive for the virus. spraying starts around 11 p.m. tonight. it will cover campbell, west san jose and the valley medical center area. >>> a major four-day highway closure begins today in san francisco. southbound 280 between king street and pennsylvania avenue on-ramp will be closed starting at 9:00 until tuesday morning. >>> i'm kiet do live in east salinas where a police riot ended just a couple of hours ago. this all began on tuesday. we have some cell phone footage of a deadly confrontation with police. that's when officers got a call of a man making threats with large gardening shears. they ordered him to drop them. a taser didn't work. so they shot him. he was killed. by the next day, on wednesday, protestors gathered peacefully. bu

delia garcia-bratcher the 30-year-old mom who told deputies she was at the school to initially enroll third child of hers in classes and then spotted her 11-year-old son who is also a student here and asked him to point out this allege bully. and then grabbed the 11-year-old by the throat. no, no adults witnessed this, but photos were taken at the school of marks on the boy and deputies and the school are looking into the bullying claims, but even so, deputies say garcia bratcher had no right taking matters into her own hands against the student. she is out on bail right now. $30,000 bail, but we are told she will be in court thursday and today a letter will be going home to families here letting them know what has happened. reporting live in santa rosa, christie smith, "today in the bay." >>> 6:54, we are waiting to learn the identity of a hiker who was found dead after falling from a large rock in the berkeley hills. it happened off grizzly peak boulevard near south park drive. a female hiker found the body in a steep, rocky area. investigators say it appears the victim had climbed

delia garcia-bratcher appeared in sonoma county superior court today. she is accused of going to her daughter's school in santa rosa last friday and confronting an 11-year-old boy accused of bullying her daughter grabbing him by the throat and threatening him. >> you can't put your hands on someone else's kid. >> reporter: the defense attorney says that never happened. he says garcia-bratcher did confront the boy on campus but says she didn't hurt him instead politely asking him to leave her daughter alone >> she is the mother of the year. she did nothing wrong. her daughter was being bullied and she confronted the bully. >> reporter: what about the red marks on his neck? garcia-bratcher believes the boy did that to himself to frame her. school officials continue to investigate. >> we will be taking whatever appropriate measures to make sure that the kids feel safe. >> reporter: andria borba, kpix 5. >> meanwhile, garcia-bratcher's taken her children out of olivet and she is due back in court in a month. >>> five catholic schoolteachers in the east bay

delia garcia-bratcher appeared in court yesterday and is set to return next month. she is accused of choking an 11- year-old boy at an elementary school last week. her lawyer claims she is being framed and that she simply asked the boy to leave her daughter alone. >> my client is a folk hero to people all over the world for standing up for her daughter. it's that simple. >> you make her sound like the mother of the year. >> she is the mother of the year. she is the mother of the year the she did nothing wrong! her daughter was being bullied and she confronted the bully. what is wrong with that! >> the woman claims she never touched the boy but only talked with him. investigators say they have not found any evidence the boy bullied the woman's daughter. >>> a woman is doing well at uc- san francisco this morning after successfully giving birth despite being in a coma since march. she had a benign tumor removed months ago and she had a seizure and she went into a coma but yesterday she delivered a baby by c-section. >> she was making eye contact with the baby. her eye

delia garcia bratcher also known as betty went to santa rosa's olivet elementary school at lunchtime friday. she said the boy harassed her daughter and the used a racial slur against native americans. >> i don't want you messing with my daughter. leave my daughter alone. she's a girl. leave her alone. you don't need to be picking on her. >> garcia's attorney disputes the sheriff's departments allegation that his client put her hands around the 12-year- old boy's neck and assaulted him. garcia is due back in court thursday. >>> the mayor of one central california city believes the term bullying is a cliche. the porterville mayor cameron hamilton had this to say at a recent city council meeting about a plan to establish safe zones for teens bullied after school. >> i'm against bullying but i'm getting [ censored ] and tired of the this used for a mantra for everything and the ills of the world when -- when all most people have to do is grow a pair. >> well -- >> and stick up for them [ censored ] selves. >> it is hard -- it is hard to stand up and grow a pair when you're maybe a 10-yea

delia garcia-bratcher faces charges after she stormed on the campus, grabbed the throat of a boy she thought had been bullying her daughter, but now sonoma county officials say there is no evidence that that particular boy bullying garcia bratcher's daughter. she is expected to face a judge on thursday. >>> san jose city council might vote on the way medical marijuana clubs operate. more than 100 pot clubs operating in the city right now. today the city council will discuss proposed zoning and regulations for those dispensaries. some of the changes possibly include cutting down the number of pot clubs to 20 and increasing the distance between the clubs and schools. >>> let's check win meteorologist christina loren this morning at 5:38. good morning. >> good hey, good morning to you. interesting day in the weather department than changes to come right after. a big-time warm up after we get some thunderstorms for today. so, let's start by taking a live look here at emeryville. overcast sky there. temperatures this morning are comfortable. kind of chilly out there, in fact. up in santa

delia bratcher-garcia was arrested on assault charges last week in santa rosa. she's accused of confronting a 12-year-old boy.and choking him. her attorney has conducted an investigation with a private investigator --- who says at least one witness saw the boy choke himself. sot he choked himself and he lied about it to get her in trouble because he did not appreciate being confronted by her about his bullying behavior. and importantly by the way the other children in the report confirm that he is a bully that he is physically aggressive with the other children and he's basically a little jerk and the d-a's office says they're investigating - and they've received information from garcia-bratcher's attorney. the next court date is june 19th. who couldn't use a little extra cash? and maybe a little fun, too?? today - hundreds of people hit the streets in search of cash hidden across san jose. similar scavenger hunts have been held recently in san francisco and oakland. an anonymous millionaire has been hiding cash --- then posting clues on his twitter feed. alex d

the lawyer for delia garcia- bratcher says his client only talked to the boy who she says bullied herghter. according to the report, a 10- year-old witness said he saw the boy put his own hands around his neck. but the 10-year-old said the sheriff's deputy didn't believe her. she's been arrested but not charged. she's tu back in court on -- due back in court on the 19th. >>> google is developing a new version of a driverless car. this one does not have a gas pedal, brake pedal or steering wheel. instead, passengers get in and tell the car where they want to go. there is a button they can push to stop in case of an emergency and the front bumper is two feet of foam. the car cannot go faster than 25 miles an hour. google says there will be more than 100 prototypes on the road by the end of the year. >>> and tesla has opinion hit with an unwelcomed surprise by the biggest credit rating company. the s&p 500 slapped the carmaker with a b minus ranking. that's six levels below an investment rate. s&p believes there's considerable uncertainty in tesla's long-term future. the report says tesl

prosecutors say delia garcia- bratcher went to olivet school at lunch time where she would find the boy. she's accused of grabbing him by the neck and shoferring him and telling him not to bother her daughter. >>> state lawmakers are joining the fight to save city college of san francisco. bay area lawmakers in the state senate and assembly have introduced legislation to give city time more time to fix problems and avoid being closed down. the commission said it cannot legally extend the july 31st deadline. but this week, nancy pelosi of san francisco said she confirmed with the department of education that the deadline can be extended. >>> a new morality clause in teachers' contracts is quickly leading to a crisis at catholic schools in the diocese of oakland. today's oakland tribune reports three teachers have now quit over the clause and a growing number of students are withholding donations to the more than 50 catholic schools in the diocese. the new clause requires teachers to abide by the teachings of the catholic church both at home and at school. critics of the clause are concer

delia garcia-bratcher walked up to school during lunch on friday and she didn't check in and told heraughter to point out the boy who had been bothering her and then garcia-bratcher grabbed the boy by the throat and threatened him in front of a bunch of kids. deputies arrested her and are looking into the bullying allegations. >>> waiting to learn the identity of a hiker found dead after falling from a large rock in the berkeley hills. the apparent accident happened on uc berkeley property near south park drive. a hiker found the body in steep, rocky area. investigators say it appears the victim had climbed a large rock falling about 100 feet from his death. in november of 2012, another young man died after falling from that very same rock. >>> let's check the forecast now with meteorologist christina loren. >> good morning to you, laura. 7:27 now. taking a live look. clouds increasing in the south bay and hopefully you're in a good mood this monday morning because we have interesting weather coming your way. nothing to slow you down as we head throughout the day today and bringing in

garcia-bratcher made her first court appearance in santa rosa yesterday accused of choking an 11-year-old boy at an elementary school last week. delia's lawyer says she is being framed and just asked the boy to leave her daughter alone and didn't touch the boy. >> my client is a folk hero to people all over the world for standing up to her daughter. >> you make her sound like the mother of the year. >> she is the mother of the year. >> she is the mother of the year! she did nothing wrong. she confronted the bully. what is wrong with that? >> the district attorney's office is still investigating and has not filed any charges. the mother is due back in court next month. >>> the sonoma county water agency is getting creative when it comes to providing drinking water during the high demand summer months. >> they are it. the county is putting up an inflatable runner dack on the russian river near forestville. kpix 5's don ford shows us how it all works as they put pickup a rubber dam. >> reporter: the russian river is low. it is a vital part of the drinking water system in sonoma county. >> operations, carl speaking. >> reporter: at an und