in santa rosa ella sogomonian kron 4 news. (reid) here in san francisco, the police department says they have arrested two men 36-year-old billy lockhart and 33 year old benjamin martin on charges of possession of child pornography. lockhart works as a psychiatrist at ucsf and investigators believe he may have used the wifi connection at the hospital to upload and distribute porn. the police department is also asking that if anyone has had suspicious contact wit

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kron 4's ella sogomonian is live in the newsroom with a story you'll only see here on kron 4. alked with the victim today. what did she have to say? consumer experts say the phone is a common weapon used against elderly people who continue to fall prey to these scam callers extorting them out of thousands of dollars by pulling at their heart strings. (answering machine nats: "you have reached the law office of walter morrision and james boesman.")thursday morning cherelle bassett got a phone call at her san carlos home from a man posing as her grandson and another on the line alleging he was a lawyer representing him. sot: cherelle bassett, targeted by scam caller// "he said grandma, and i said yeah. and he said well what are you doing? and i said i'm just laying here saying my prayers. and he said well i did something terrible last night i really made a big mistake." together they asked bassett to buy 45-hundred dollars in best buy gift cards and read them the serial numbers on the back claiming no other form of payment would be accepted for bail money.the caller urged her not

kron four's ella sogomonian has the exclusive story. sot:ella sogomonian/santa rosa//just minutes into their drive toward the hospital baby kainoa was rushing more than anyone on that early moring work commute forcing mom to give birth in traffic on highway 101 near cotati.sot: victoria williams, mom// pretty much let nature take its course and it definitely did that."victoria williams is a north bay doctor who has delivered hundreds of babies but never like this. planning for a may day baby - her due date was pushed up another day. last tuesday she unexpectedly had to deliver her own newborn. sot: victoria williams, mom// "i got to put my own name on the birth certificate as delivering physician which was pretty cool."her first baby 20 hours to deliver in their previous home -this time around williams wanted her trusted colleagues at petaluma health center to do the jobthey just didn't make it in time.sot: lena, big sister// "mommy catched her in her lap."sot: ella sogomonian, santa rosa//"how cool is that?" sot: lena, big sister// "so

(jr stone) kron 4's ella sogomonian is live at the antioch home with details on how it started. ella? (ella sogomonian)considering the heat and dry brush it's lucky that fire didn't spread to neighboring homes.crews were able to put it out in 45 minutes - but not before finding rooms filled with marijuana plants. firefighters were called out to this antioch home on bugle way after neighbors spotted heavy smoke.but the real surprise was what was found inside.sot: robert marshall, contra costa county fire marshal//"the reinforced and the windows has bars which is indicative of a house."dozens if not hundreds of marijuana plants were discovered in several bedrooms throughout the home in this quiet suburb. sot: "wow that is crazy, just in a good neighborhood like this you wouldn't would be growing that."the fire marshal says crews had to get out until pg&e electricians arrived because meters could have been bypassed as is typical with a grow house.but that the cause of the fire was simply a tossed out cigarette. sot: ella sogomonian, antioch//"investigators tell me that fire started

in santa rosa ella sogomonian kron 4 news. (pam) also new tonight... a 12- year-old special needs girl in antioch ... now has her stolen specialty tricycle back... and it is all thanks to a determined police officer. this is charlotte and her trike.the 4-thousand dollar bike was stolen monday.. while the 12-year-old was in the hospital. she has a brain tumor that impaired the right side of her body.officer dan fachner began the investigation -- getting a tip from a homeless person. that tip led to the arrest of this man .... police say, he was riding the tricycle. the officer returned it to the family, soon after the suspect was taken into custody for theft. (steve) tonight a prayer service was held at u-c berkeley...for a rugby player who was severly injured during a game last weekend. the star player is now paralyzed from the chest down. kron4's alecia reid is live with how the cal community is coming together to raise money for recovery expenses. tonight's prayer vigil was somber, yet hopeful.upwards of 200 people packed the chapel as they prayed fo

and police say, foul play is suspected...kron 4's ella sogomonian spoke with his wife .... who is pleading for her husband's safe return.(pkg) finding that car at san francsico international airport today has given the family of missing man pisseth chayy hope they may be one step closer to finding out what happened to the husband and father of two. sot: rattana kim, wife // see this picture? this is the picture that we took all together." rattana kim shows a photo of her family on vacation with bob tang who san francisco police are treating as a person of interest in the disappearence of her husband 48-year-old pisseth chayy.sot: rattana kim, wife //"how can it be? someone that we call like a brother be a suspect in my husband's disappearance it's a shock!"thursday investigators report they found tang's car at the san francisco international airport. tang's car was towed to the police impound lot for crime scene investigators to search.sot: rattana kim, wife //i feel like the investigation is getting close to bringing my husband home. that's all i'm worried about that i wan

kron 4's ella sogomonian has the latest from antioch. firefighters were called out to this antioch home on bugle way after neighbors spotted heavy smoke.but the real surprise was what was found inside.sot: robert marshall, contra costa county fire marshal//"the front door was reinforced and the windows has bars which is indicative of a marijuana grow house."dozens if not hundreds of marijuana plants were discovered in several bedrooms throughout the home in this quiet suburb. sot: "wow that is crazy, just in a good neighborhood like this you wouldn't think that nobody would be growing that." the fire marshal says crews had to get out until pg&e electricians arrived because meters could have been bypassed as is typical with a grow house.but that the cause of the fire was simply a tossed out cigarette.sot: ella sogomonian, antioch//"investi gators tell me that fire started right here inside a planter, and then it quickly spread up to the attic."sot: robert marshall, contra costa county fire marshal//"oddly enough this was our second struct

in san jose ella sogomonian kron 4 news. ((pam)) it is being called the biggest cyber attack ever... and it's still unknown who is behind it. a ransom- ware virus is spreading like wildfire across the globe... locking users out of their computers unless they pay. more than 70- thousand devices have been infected in ninety- nine countries. banks and telephone companies overseas have fallen victim.. and in the u-s.. fed- ex's computers have been infected affecting deliveries. kron 4's tech reporter gabe slate talked to cyber security experts and they say.. it's only going to get worse. ((pkg)) varun badhwar /cyber security expert - ceo and co-founder of redlock says:<" i think this will go down as one of largest cyber attacks of all time ">cyber security expert "vah-roon; bahd-wahr." with redlock cloud security based in menlo park, has been tracking this massive ransomware virus spreading across the globe. varun badhwar /cyber security expert - ceo and co-founder of redlock says:<" we are seeing 99 countries and over 70k machi

kron4's ella sogomonian has the details.. (ella sogomonian)a single engine glastar plane headed back for the buchanan airfield airport missed the runway by a few hundred yards and instead crashed into a busy concord intersection. the pilot reportedly called in just before 2:45 in the afternoon to say there was an issue with the engine before smashing into a light post at marsh drive and solano way. sot:andrew nosanchuk, bystander//"i grew up in this area all my life pretty much and you see this happen maybe once i saw this 15 years ago and it happened right down a quarter of a mile off solano." concord police were overheard saying a weight distributor made its way several hundred feet shattering this window of a car for sale at the lithia dealership.sot:andrew nosanchuk, bystander//"he got lucky because he landed what? 15 feet from the dealership? he could have taken some cars out."no one but the pilot was hurt. robert marshall with the contra costa county fire department says the pilot was still breathing when crews pulled h

in sf ella sogomonian kron 4 news. (pam) the trump adminstration also defending its revised travel ban today in court. a three judge panel from the ninth circuit court of appeals.... heard arguments on the executive order in seattle today. the ban targets six- mostly muslim countries. the trump adminstration wants the court to block the injunction on the ban.... issued by a federal judge in hawaii. no word when a ruling might come down -- but many legal experts believe the issue will ultimately end up in the u.s. supreme court. (steve) the wife of an alameda county sheriff's deputy.. who was arrested for a deadly d-u-i crash that killed a three year old... is back in trouble with the law . police say yarenit malihan was arrested for public intoxication in pleasanton friday afternoon on las positas boulevard. malihan has also been arrested on suspicion of d-u-i twice in the past year... most recently, in september...when investigators say the car she was driving...rear-ended a stalled car on 680 in san ramon...killing t

at the hayward courthouse, te > (ella sogomonian)in san francisco if a homeless housing proposal is approved it would be built behind the police headquarters and walking distance to att park. but homeowners say they don't wantto see that happenso thursday they held a meeting with city officials.the office of community investment and infrastructure assures the apartment wouldn't be a shelter. but instead would serve as afforadble housing for permanent residents recommended by the department of homelessness.in san francisco ella sogomonian kron 4 news. (pam) coming up... the weekend is almost here and it is going to be a hot one... (steve) chief meteorologist brittner shipp is back with just how hot it will get in your neighborhood.. a significant warming trend will take place through late in the week and into the weekend as high pressure builds off the west coast. cooler temperatures returning by the middle of next week. [ birds chirping ] [ inhales, exhales ] [ announcer ] cigarettes are not just dangerous when they're smoked. [ rat squeaking ] they're dangerous long after. cigarette butts a

live in danville ella sogomonian kron 4 news. (justine) a popular water slide at the brand new dublin water park ...will be closed for a third day tomorrow...aft er a boy was ejected from it. watch what happened at "the wave water park". a the ten-year-old boy falls out of the "emerald plunge water slide" and lands on the cement. the parks and rec director says the boy walked away with scratches. the slide was closed yesterday and today... and will be closed tomorrow as well. tomorrow authorities will speak with the manufacturer of the slide... to help determine what caused the problem. (justine) another story we are following... the search has been called of for a man who disappeared in the waters of the delta after jumping off a boat. the coast guard says... the 53-year-old man jumped into the water to retrive a hat... around 5 last night.. near the antioch bridge. other people on the boat tried to rescue the man but lost sight of him. according to the coast guard, the man was not a good swimmer and was not wearing a life vest.

(grant) kron 4's ella sogomonian .. in santa rosa with the exclusive story ...'ll only see here on 4. sot:ella sogomonian/santa rosa//just minutes into their drive toward the hospital baby kainoa was rushing more than anyone on that early moring work commute forcing mom to give birth in traffic on highway 101 near cotati.sot: victoria williams, mom// pretty much let nature take its course and it definitely did that."victoria williams is a north bay doctor who has delivered hundreds of babies but never like this. planning for a may day baby - her due date was pushed up another day. last tuesday she unexpectedly had to deliver her own newborn. sot: victoria williams, mom// "i got to put my own name on the birth certificate as delivering physician which was pretty cool."her first baby 20 hours to deliver in their previous home -this time around williams wanted her trusted colleagues at petaluma health center to do the jobthey just didn't make it in time.sot: lena, big sister// "mommy catched her in her lap."sot: ella sogomonian, santa rosa//"how cool is that?" sot:

tonight kron 4's ella sogomonian is live in san francisco. ella you were there when the mom held her baby again what was that like? (ella sogomonian)definitiely an emotional moment for baby makai's mom she shyed away from cameras but sent a heartfelt thank you through a case manager as she embraced her son with a tight hug. sot: sandra machado, case manager, survivor restortation program//"just happy tears, happy tears."it was an emotional reunion for san francisco mom kadidga bangoura as she held her son for the first time after he was driven off by his father friday night without a word where he was headed. she relayed her distress through a case manager with the survivor restoration program of the san francisco sheriff's office. sot: sandra machado, case manager, survivor restortation program//"this is a mother's worst nightmare the hardest thing a mother can go through is not knowing where their child is."the district attorney's office issued an amber alert for 21 month old makai bangoura and his father 30 year old jason lam. he was said t

(jr stone) kron 4's ella sogomonian is live at the antioch home. ella how did that fire start?(ella sogomonian)contra costa fire investigators believe this disaster could have started from a cigarette left in a planter right here and say it didn't take long for that fire to spread up to the attic. a marijuana grow operation was discovered inside this antioch home after a fire erupted by the front door sunday afternoon around two.barred windows and a reinforced door tipped off fire fighters that it could be a house used to grow and sell pot. when fire fighters got inside - several dozen if not hundreds of marijuana plants were found growing in varying stages throughout different rooms. sot: "wow that is crazy, i can't believe it. i had no clue at all. that's crazy just in a good neighborhood like this you wouldn't think that nobody would be growing that." so fire crews had to quickly get out.sot: robert marshall, contra costa county fire marshall//"as is typical with a grow house the electrical meter is typically bypassed, which is the case with this house which makes it dangero

in san jose ella sogomonian kron 4 news. ( marty ) still ahead. trump is now sending a cryptic warning to the man he just fired former fbi director james comey. now to a big story out washington -- in a stunning series of tweets, president trump is going after his former f-b-i director james comey. in one of those tweets president trump hinted that comey better "hope that there are no 'tapes'" of their conversation. kristen homes is tracking the latest from washington d-c. the white house-- once again defending president trump's tweets -- sean spicer/ white house press secretary: the tweet speaks for itsself, im moving on the president publicly threatened former f-b-i director james comey, and hinted that he could cancel white house press briefings, in a series of tweets friday morning"james comey better hope that there are no "tapes" of our conversations before he starts leaking to the press!"warning comey to stay silent-- sean spicer/ white house press secretary: i dont think that's - that's not a threat. he's simply stated the fact - the tweet

(steve) kron4's ella sogomonian is live tonight -- ella you talked to a legal analyst who has been in the court room during the trial... it's been five years now that sierra lamar's family has been left in the dark after she mysteriously disappeared - now they could be just hours away from possible closure. "obviously the threshold question for this jury that needed to be decided was, 'is it possible that sierra lamar still be alive?'one of many challenges a jury has had to face before making their decision in the kidnapping and murder trial of morgan hill teen sierra lamar. the fifteen year old went missing five years ago as she was walking to a bus stop to get to school. but because her body was never recovered, there wasn't a crime scene and a weapon wasn't found the jury could possibly find defendant antolin garcia torres innocent of murder.steven clark, legal analyst and former prosecutor "and that could explain why this jury came back quickly if they don't believe the prosecution was able to prove that sierra lamar is dead then they really wouldn't reach a verdict on a homicide.

(justine) kron 4's ella sogomonian is live at the san rafael police department. ella....mmigrants in san rafael struggle to make the high cost of rent but they also lack credit history to qualify for housing. so police say they believe the suspect used their desperation to his advantage for months - until he was finally arrested. san rafael has a vibrant latino community living along the canal street area.many struggle to find housing and pay rent they say has tripled in the past decade.friday police arrested a man who they say took advantage of those of them who were desperate to find a home. sot: sgt. raul aguilar, san rafael police department // "most of the communications were in spanish. targeted toward the spanish speaking community, and the locations he was placing his ads."they say 38- year-old tifiano ariel rodas maldonado posted ads along laundromats in the canal street area where many mexicans and guatemalans frequent. one victim came forward saying maldonado asked for 2-thousand dollars a month and sex.sot: teodoro cruz, san rafael resident// "it surprises me

kron four's ella sogomonian has the (ella sogomonian)a single engine glastar plane headed back for then airfield airport missed the runway by a few hundred yards and instead crashed into a busy concord intersection. the pilot reportedly called in just before 2:45 in the afternoon to say there was an issue with the engine before smashing into a light post at marsh drive and solano way. sot:andrew nosanchuk, bystander//"i grew up in this area all my life pretty much and you see this happen maybe once i saw this 15 years ago and it happened right down a quarter of a mile off solano." concord police were overheard saying a weight distributor made its way several hundred feet shattering this window of a car for sale at the lithia dealership.sot:andrew nosanchuk, bystander//"he got lucky because he landed what? 15 feet from the dealership? he could have taken some cars out."no one but the pilot was hurt. robert marshall with the contra costa county fire department says the pilot was still breathing when crews pulled him out of the wreckage. sot: keith freitas, dircetor of airports contra cos

to bring medical experts as witnesses in the coming days to strengthen their case.in san jose ella sogomonian kron 4 news in martinez, contra costa animal services is looking for foster homes for a dog and her six puppies that were left in a hot car.concord police rescued them from the car last week, and three other newborn puppies in the litter died. clifford gough has been arrested on suspicion of animal cruelty and animal endangerment.remember, a new state law that went into effect this year allows someone to break into a car to rescue an animal in distresswithout being held liable.in contra costa county, spencer blake, kron four news. here inside the san franciso ferry building bystanders stop an attempted child abduction, when a suspect claimed that a little boy belonged to her and tried to snatch him out of his mothers arms

(darya) kron four's ella sogomonian has the story.e bassett got a phone call at her san carlos home thursday morninganswering machine nats: "you have reached the law office of walter morrision and james boesman.")from a man posing as her grandson who sais he was in jail and another on the line alleging he was a lawyer representing him. sot: cherelle bassett, targeted by scam caller//" and he says i'm so sorry but please don't tell my mom. and i didn't want to betray him so i said okay." together they asked bassett to buy 45-hundred dollars in best buy gift cards and read them the serial numbers on the back claiming no other form of payment would be accepted for bail money.concerned she called her grandson who was fine all along.that's when they found out she'd been scammed.sot: krissy mangiola, daughter// "i was just so mad that this happened to her because i've heard of this before a friend of mine whose dad got taken for $10,000 and it's just horribly cruel." consumer expert erica sandberg says it's common for thieves to target seni

in concord ella sogomonian kron 4 news. in vallejo... over the weekend, there were at least 15 reported car burglaries and thefts. some happening in the community off columbus parkway in the hills. one the warming trend will continue this afternoon and into the weekend as high pressure builds off the west coast. cooler temperatures returning by the early and middle part of next week. dry weather is forecast through next week. (dog) mmm. this new beneful grain free is so healthy... oh! farm-raised chicken! mmm...that's some really good chicken. i don't think i've ever tasted chicken like this. what!? here come the accents. blueberries and pumpkin. wow. that was my favorite bite so far. not even kidding. i mean that was... ...oh! spinach! mmm. that's like three super foods. pretty, uh, well...super. now i got kind of a pumpkin, chicken thing going on... ...whoop! time to wrestle. (avo) new beneful grain free. out with the grain, in with the farm-raised chicken. healthful. flavorful. beneful. ...studying to be a dentist and she gave me advi

kron four's ella sogomonian has the story. cherelle bassett got a phone call at her san carlos home thursday morninganswering machine nats: "you have reached the law office of walter morrision and james boesman.")from a man posing as her grandson who sais he was in jail and another on the line alleging he was a lawyer representing him. sot: cherelle bassett, targeted by scam caller//" and he says i'm so sorry but please don't tell my mom. and i didn't want to betray him so i said okay." together they asked bassett to buy 45- hundred dollars in best buy gift cards and read them the serial numbers on the back claiming no other form of payment would be accepted for bail money.concerned she called her grandson who was fine all along.that's when they found out she'd been scammed.sot: krissy mangiola, daughter// "i was just so mad that this happened to her because i've heard of this before a friend of mine whose dad got taken for $10,000 and it's just horribly cruel." consumer expert erica sandberg says it's common for thieves to ta

but as kron4's ella sogomonian explains.... they are also criticizing the school because they say the accused teen has not been removed from the campus.. these danville parents are asking the san ramon valley unified school district to remove a girl accused of cyber bullying their daughter.they say their 16-year-old was filmed inside a san ramon valley high school's bathroom stall after cross country practice by another athelete who was suspended for three days but is now back on campus. sot: denise lynch, victim's mom//"i'm deeply disappointed in the school system we have a clear victim and a perpetrator."they say it happened last novemeber but their daughter hadn't known of the video posted on social media until april when their home was vandalized - that led her to question and find the perpetrator.the parents say the video was found on the student's phone and she was suspended for three days.but having her remain at that school causes anxiety for their teen.her father feels if this case didn't involve another girl or a publ

kron 4's ella sogomonian has more on how some people were left stranded there for more than an hour.ere was a lot of confusion and fear immediately after the derailment. then came the inconvenience - bart commuters were stuck until they found a plan b either taking up a free bus ride or waiting until one train started up again more than an hour later.pkg ebony belser was one of many told to get off the bart train at daly city after two cars derailed at about 2:55 saturday afternoon.lucky for her she brought her own seat for the long wait ahead.sot: ebony belser, bart commuter//"it's a regular day i'm listening to my headphones. just getting on the bart sit down for a minute the doors close unfortunately she won't be making it to work because of the more than one hour delay."i had to send him an article this is what's going on. i'm trying everything i can to get there." charles wong was inside the train when the cars came 250 feet off the platform as it was headed toward dublin - forcing people to walk back to the station.sot: charles wong, bart commuter//" bart trains were stopped in

((steve))kron 4's ella sogomonian spoke with a legal expert who is closely monitoring this case. "obviously the threshold question for this jury that needed to be decided was, 'is it possible that sierra lamar still be alive?'one of many challenges a jury has had to face before making their decision in the kidnapping and murder trial of morgan hill teen sierra lamar. the fifteen year old went missing five years ago as she was walking to a bus stop to get to school. but because her body was never recovered, there wasn't a crime scene and a weapon wasn't found the jury could possibly find defendant antolin garcia torres innocent of murder.steven clark, legal analyst and former prosecutor "and that could explain why this jury came back quickly if they don't believe the prosecution was able to prove that sierra lamar is dead then they really wouldn't reach a verdict on a homicide." the defense however has pointed to dna evidence found on garcia torres 's property like a rope in his car. "what they were able to show with the forensic evidence and the defendant's own statement is that

kron 4's ella sogomonian is at a recreation building where parents have been camping out since 3:30 thisning... to make sure their kids are in. sot: eugene melamoud, parent// "i got a tent i got a chair, sleeping bag. and i'm proud. i'm ready to go."eugene melamoud is camping out at south san francisco's joseph a. fernekes recreation building but it's not for fun. he is one of dozens of parents who are waiting in line for the chance to sign up their kids for child care once school starts back up in august. "it's absolutely insane we are in a place with some of the best companies in the world this should not be happening in silicon valley." parks and recreation run the before and after school programs at 6 campuses across the district.director sharon ranals says about 600 students in the district use the service but there are less than 40 spots left. sot: sharon ranals, director of parks and recreation south san francisco//"all three of my kids went to before and after school care. i was a single mom for most of those years i wouldn't have made it without it. so i'm very sympathetic with

kron 4's ella sogomonian is in benicia where evacuations and shelter- in- place orders have been lifted.. and has the very latest on the mystery cause... sot: danny danielson, benecia resident//"intense looking with the huge flames and the black smoke."danny danielson captured extraordinary footage of black chemical clouds on his phone.he watched as the valero refinery down the street from his benecia home released massive flares from stacks since 6:30 friday morning.sot: danny danielson, benecia resident//"i thought it was interesting and a spectacular kind of fire."a valero spokesperson says power to the plant comes in two lines.that pg&e deenergized one for planned maintenece and the other failed to work for a reason unknown at this time. with no back up generator the refinery was forced to burn hydrocarbon that otherwise can't safely be stored. danielson hasn't seen anything like it in ten years since exxon operated the refinery.he says this time the wind pushed the gas clouds east and away from town so he wasn't worried. the u.s. epa tested the air and found the level of hydric sul

kron 4's ella sogomonian was there for the tear-filled reunion. sot: sandra machado, case manager, survivor restortation program//"just happy tears, happy tears."it was an emotional reunion for san francisco mom kadidga bangoura as she held her son for the first time after he was driven off by his father friday night without a word where he was headed. she relayed her distress through a case manager with the survivor restoration program of the san francisco sheriff's office. sot: sandra machado, case manager, survivor restortation program//"this is a mother's worst nightmare the hardest thing a mother can go through is not knowing where their child is."the district attorney's office issued an amber alert for 21 month old makai bangoura and his father 30 year old jason lam. he was said to have acted erractically before taking off. los angeles police found the two in his car seen in this video.lam was arrested accused of trying to kidnap his son. meanwhile da officials left for la to bring back makai. sot: alex bastian, san francisco district attorn

european union unlike his opponent whose retoric was nationalistic and some say radical.in sf ella sogomonian kron 4 news. (averi harper) a man was found dead this morning near a chuck e. cheese in concord, according to police. police said officers responded to willow pass between gateway boulevard and market street around 9 a.m. on reports of a man that appeared to be deceased. upon arrival, officers found the mans body in some bushes, and confirmed he was dead. detectives were called to the scene immediately to investigate. police said the mans identity is not being released at this time, and the cause of death was not yet known. (justine) get ready for a warm work week...(jr stone) meteorologist lawrence karnow is back with your complete forecast. who are these people? the environmentally aware. the ones with their eyes on the sky and our air. they say our climate's in need of repair. why do they worry? why do they care? the energy conscious people among us say small actions could add up to something... humongous. a little thing here a little thing there starts to feel like a badge maybe m

kron 4's ella sogomonian is in the north bay where she talked to police about what happened. san rafael has a vibrant latino community living along the canal street area.many struggle to find housing and pay rent they say has tripled in the past decade.friday police arrested a man who they say took advantage of those of them who were desperate to find a home. sot: sgt. raul aguilar, san rafael police department // "most of the communications were in spanish. targeted toward the spanish speaking community, and the locations he was placing his ads."they say 38- year-old tifiano ariel rodas maldonado posted ads along laundromats in the canal street area where many mexicans and guatemalans frequent. one victim came forward saying maldonado asked for 2-thousand dollars a month and sex.sot: teodoro cruz, san rafael resident// "it surprises me because here we are all latino we are a community, yes there is some violence but for the most part we are peaceful and we live together most of us know each other."in exchange maldonado promised a key to an apartment that didn't exist."he did

in san carlos ella sogomonian kron 4 news. in colma, another attack on bart. it was around 3-40 saturday afternoon what bart police officers responded to a report of people being attacked by 5 teens. all five teens ran into a nearby neighborhood where they were quickly detained by officers. at that point, the victim was able to identify the attackers. four of them were cited for battery then released to their parents. the fifth person was not believed to have been involved. fortunately the victim was not badly injured.in comla, hermela aregawi, kron 4 news. and the warriors are one step closer to returning to the finals. golden state...trailed by as many as 25-points, but pulled off an incredible rally to topple the san antonio spurs in game 1 of the western conference finals. steph curry and kevin durant combined for 74-points. (mike brown): "i give our guys a ton of credit, they stayed composed. at not one point in the game did our guys hang their head or think, or even not believe. so our guys composure throughout the course of the game was fantastic." game

kron 4's ella sogomonian is there live tonight... ella you spoke with the victim's parents ..ho say their daughter is traumatized by what happened. ella, they told you the punishment is not enough.. they want the san ramon valley high school district to take this case of cyber bullying more seriously by removing the girl who took the video from school so that their daughter can feel at ease again walking the halls of this campus. these danville parents are asking the san ramon valley unified school district to remove a girl accused of cyber bullying their daughter.they say their 16-year-old was filmed inside a san ramon valley high school's bathroom stall after cross country practice by another athelete who was suspended for three days but is now back on campus. sot: denise lynch, victim's mom//"i'm deeply disappointed in the school system we have a clear victim and a perpetrator."they say it happened last novemeber but their daughter hadn't known of the video posted on social media until april when their home was vandalized - that led her to question and find the perpetrator.

of as they make their decision in the penalty phase of the sierra lamar murder trial.kron 4's ella sogomonian is live in the newsroom - ella what's the strategy there? the defense hopes they can convince the jury that garcia torres's violent behaviour is linked to exposure to farm chemicals as part of a strategy to encourage the jury to spare his life. now that antolin garcia torres is found guilty of murdering south bay teen sierra lamar - the jury has to decide whether he gets life in prison or the death penalty. in his defense garcia torres's lawyers brought his mother to the stand on monday in the sentencing phase of the trial. she and garcia torres's attorneys claim a life of domestic violence and his mother's exposure to farm chemicals while she was working in the fields while pregnant with him are to blame for his actions.sot: curtis briggs, attorney//"because his life is on the line any mitigating factor is important for his attorneys to bring up. in fact they are required by law to bring up anything that would affect his mental capacity."briggs says pesticides are commonly brought up

kron 4's ella sogomonian is there live with more on the celebration.but ella you say not everyone is pleased with the results? here at cafe bastille it was a joyous moment when macron was announced as the country's new president but there were french citizens i spoke with who were not pleased with either candidate. the two remaining choices were of course marine le pen and emmanuel macron who emerged victorious by a large margin. at 11 this morning the annoucement was made while an anxious group at cafe bastille watched on intensely at a viewing party.a loud cheer was released once macron was announced president.some say they are happy he won because he never held office and will work to keep france within the european union unlike his opponent whose retoric was nationalistic.but again - there are those who weren't happy with either candidate. sot: olivier azancot, bastille cafe owner// "the nationalistic part of marine, she has some ideas, but it's hard to know how far she will go with it. when emmanuel macron was more open to everyone around him more than she would have been."sot:

kron 4's ella sogomonian is live at the aquatic park. lla, the slide is now closed until the city finds out what went wrong... livethe boy made it to the bottom the slide but was then pushed out onto the concrete. pkgdramatic video captured the moment a old boy fell out of the emerald plunge water slide during the wave water park's grand opening.sot:park goers//"oh my god. that's crazy. that's scary huh?" fortunately the boy didn't fall from the top but at the base of the slide.sot: james rodems, parks & community services director//"the wave took them over the edge of the catch basin. they rode that edge for a little bit and then they got scraped up on the cement."the parks and rec director says the ten year old walked away with scratches and didn't need an ambulance.but the ordeal put a damper on the first day for the 43 million dollar aquatic park."you want everything to go perfect but it's an aquatics park pools are the highest risk function that we use as a municipality." other park goers say they'll still give the slide a go once it

kron 4's ella sogomonian was there she joins us live from mission bay. why are they against this project? mission bay homeowners are upset saying they paid high prices to live here and shouldn't have to worry about their safety if homeless people with mental health issues move into the area. they planned tonight's meeting that's going on until 8:30.it is a full housemany people showed up to share their concerns about the proposed complex that would go up in a lot behind the police headquarters on china basin street.kim obstfeld with the office of community investment and infrastructure says although it hasn't been decided on the size the complex could have about 170 units.they would have trained full time staff and provide intensive support services like mental health help on site. and assures this isn't a shelter.the door won't be open to visitors but instead to permanent residents recommended by the department of homelessness.still neighbors argue they paid a lot to live here and think it's an inappropriate spot. although i did meet a local who support

live in lafayette ella sogomonian kron 4 news.(vicki) president (vicki) president trump spent memorial day paying tribute to america's fallen service members at arlington national cemetary in virginia today. (steve) while most americans had the day off work -- the white house is working to battle new allegations related to russia... and sooth strained relationships with allies. reporter scott mclean has more from washington. president trump pausing to remember those who served our country... in his memorial day speech, the commander-in-chief singled out three men who made the ultimate sacrifice in afganistan, christopher horton, andrew byers and robert kelly -- the son of homeland security secretary john kelly.president donald trump: "the kelly family represents military families who carry the budren of freedom on their shoulders." secretary kelly himself made headlines this weekend -- downplaying the significance of trump's son in law jared kushner looking to open a backchannel line of communication with russia during the transit

in san jose ella sogomonian kron 4 news. (pam) in contra costa county -- two more cars were set on fire overnight... as the hunt continues for a serial arsonist. here is video...one car was in walnut creek -- the other was in lafayette. so far, just this week, seven cars have been torched during the overnight hours. other cities hit include pittsburg -- and martinez. kron4's hermela aregawi is live in contra costa county tonight.. do you fire investigators have any leads? (hermela aregawi)i just spoke with the fire marshall.he tells me these series of arsons are the department's primary concern.and that they're devoted a lot of their resources to catch this serial arsonist. tonight - fire officials are looking for the person or people responsible for setting at least a dozen vehicles on fire.two cars were set on fire early friday morning.a toyota highlander on crescenta court in lafayette.and another car on juanita drive in walnut creekrobert marshall/contra costa fire marshal:the fires have been occuring all over contra cos

kron 4's ella sogomonian is live in san francisco... la i'm guessing this news went over pretty well. fans tell me they are ecstatic to see kerr at practice today although the dubs have done well without him. head coach steve kerr was back at the warrior's practice facility saturday one week after back surgery.sot: stephen curry, warriors player//"it's obviously great anytime you get to hear his voice, see his face."kerr had the operation at duke university to drain the spinal fluid that's been causing him pain. he hasn't been seen in public with the team since. acting head coach mike brown says although it's the first time he's physically been back kerr has continued to be involved. sot: mike brown, acting head coach//"we talk a couple of times a day. at least by phone."sot: stephen curry, warriors player//"he's been doing his homework in downtime is to help us get prepared for the series."fans say it's important for kerr to be present to boost player morale. sot: antone stavrianopoulos, warriors fan//"the coach is there to keep you gro

kron 4's ella sogomonian is live on concord where the family says police last saw him on camera. ella? family members tell me police saw glenn kaplan at this arco at clayton and ayre road on surveillence footage monday morning.they and hope anyone out there spots him or the car he left in, calls police, and puts their hearts at ease. sot:candice kaplan, wife//"glen, please come home. they kids, they're scared."this concord family has been worried sick for the past five days after their loved one 48-year-old glen kaplan went missing on mother's day. sot: patricia fabsits, mother//"we went to say goodbye and he was in a hurry. that was the last time i saw him, was him going out the door."they say kaplan left claiming he was off to a meeting but hasn't been back since.something out of character for the father of two.sot: patricia fabsits, mother//"he would never leave his kids. it's just he's never done that he's was reliable. there's just something wrong." kaplan's family is concerned by his sudden disappearence as they say he's been upset after a recent diagnosis.they've been getti