kron4's ella sogomonian has the exclusive sot: ella sogomonian, san jose// "it happened at around 5 in car as usual as she comes to this mall a lot and says she did not expect anything like this to happen at a place that she comes to with her kids and notices a lot of other families frequent."an ordinary trip to the oakridge mall on wednesday turned violent for a san jose woman who wishes to be unnamed when was hit on the back of her head before two thieves took off with her car. sot: car theft victim// "oh god this was really shocking. you know i go to the mall here to go eat i bring my family here i have two young kids and go to the movies here and i thought this was a very safe place and i park my car there in the same spot.she chose that spot in an isolated corner by thornwood drive, fearing her fairly new ruby red camry would get keyed againbut instead it was stolen. sot: frequents oakridge mall// "i mean you wouldn't think your car would get stolen in a matter of two hours, would you juju? nope, nope, nope! it's just crazy to think that happened at this mall you would think it wo

kron 4's ella sogomonian is live at the cal campus.... he latest on the effort to bring him back. ella mora's supporters are not giving up weeks later - he 's still in jail which his attorney says is unusual for someone without a criminal history so they hope to have him released at his bond hearing next week. (nat:"luis?")20 year old luis mora makes his daily phone call to his immigration attorney with the east bay community law center. after 2 weeks he remains in custody in a prison near san diego.sot: luis angel mora villota, speaking from otay mesa prison// "the yard is bigger and there are more showers but in my opinion they're less private"his attorney says mora was detained by customs and border protection officers near a checkpoint 30 miles from the border when he made a wrong turn after visiting family in mexico with his girlfriend.the uc berkeley pre- law student was arrested for overstaying a visa he got when he was about 12 years old. his parents have since moved back to mexico while mora continued his education. mora's it's un

kron4's ella sogomonian ... in antioch at the country place assisted living with the cause of that fire. sot: ella sogomonian, antioch// "we now know this laundry dryer caught fire at around 1:!5 this afternoon setting off the sprinklers inside that the fire captian with contra costa county credits to saving the building but is the same reason all those people had to be dispalced because of water along with smoke damage inside."three buses were loaded up with the 49 seniors who had to be evacuated immediately. the country place assisted living specifically cares for people with alzheimer's. caregivers with nursing home next door that also caught fire about a year or two ago share from experience the challenges these fire victims may have faced.sot: ronald rodriguez, caregiver//"the biggest thing is probably the shock for the residents because they might not know what's going on. and going to a new place they get used to being home. and also getting all of their belongings and notifying the family members and eve

in hayward ella sogomonian kron 4 news." national weather service is issuing wind chill advisories in the midwest... after breaking low temperatures. but that did not stop people in wisconsin from taking part in a polar plunge in lake michigan today.... the water was about 33 the water was about 33 degrees...but the air temperature was much worse. it was negative three degrees at 11:00 in the morning with a wind chill of negative 22. (catherine) time now to check on our weather... with meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: it was a beautiful start to the new year with just a few patches of fog, a few high clouds and lots of sunshine. a weak ridge of high pressure continues to bring us dry and mild weather. but that is all about to change. there is also a supermoon tonight meaning the moon will be full and at it's closest point in it's rotation around the earth. a flood advisory is up for coastal areas and around the bay through tomorrow with unusually high tides. on the satellite image you can see the storms contin

kron 4's ella sogomonian has the latest.he veterinary team at the sf- scpa confirmed cases of the dog flu in san francisco.the non profit explains dog flu is similar to human influenza- in that most recover without any treatment.but there has been a reported death in the south bay caused by the canine flu. so some symptoms to look out for are coughing, nasal discharge, lack of appetitie fever and fatigue.one dog owner we spoke with heard about the flu spreading from her friend in the south bay and got the first round of two shots for her furry friend.sot stephany lai, dog owner: "so in some ways i'm more concerned about her getting the flu than i am by myself. and i've heard cases where the flu can be deadly so it's a lot more severe for some other dogs so i'd rather just not take the risk."another dog owner who panicked when she heard about the flu but was frustrated she couldn't schedule her dog for the shot at the sf-spca soon enough.sot johanna arias, dog owner: "and they wanted to book an appointment with a doctor but i

kron4's ella sogomonian has the exclusive interview. sogomonian, san jose// "it happened at around 5 in the afternoon the woman was coming back to her car as usual as she comes to this mall a lot and says she did not expect anything like this to happen at a place that she comes to with her kids and notices a lot of other families frequent."an ordinary trip to the oakridge mall on wednesday turned violent for a san jose woman who wishes to be unnamed when was hit on the back of her head before two thieves took off with her car. sot: car theft victim// "oh god this was really shocking. you know i go to the mall here to go eat i bring my family here i have two young kids and go to the movies here and i thought this was a very safe place and i park my car there in the same spot.she chose that spot in an isolated corner by thornwood drive, fearing her fairly new ruby red camry would get keyed againbut instead it was stolen. sot: frequents oakridge mall// "i mean you wouldn't think your car would get stolen in a matter of two hours, would you

kron-4's ella sogomonian joins us live now and ella you spoke with some of the victims..h the family of five who were sitting in their car right here waiting for that red light to change when a the truck driver came barreling through the intersection and slammed into them. two parents and three children were in that car. the truck smashed into the back passenger's side where a ten year old was narrowly missed but glass shattered onto his face.the family was stopped short of heading to their friends 'house one block away when the crash happened at 3:30 this afternoon. fortunately they all walked away with a few scratches. sot: heather king, car crash victim// "his arm is a little hurt but it's not broken or anything like that. and his face got whacked but we were all checked out. and he got a big seatbelt burn but we're just all kind of in a shock." ((cont vo)) but two elderly men who were crossing the street at the time weren't as lucky. they were rushed to the hospital with life threatening injuries. one victim is a 79 year old man who is bleeding internally. the second

kron 4's ella sogomonian has the latest (nat:"luis?")hone call to his immigration attorney with the east bay community law center. after 2 weeks he remains in custody in a prison near san diego.sot: luis angel mora villota, speaking from otay mesa prison// "the yard is bigger and there are more showers but in my opinion they're less private"his attorney says mora was detained by customs and border protection officers near a checkpoint 30 miles from the border when he made a wrong turn after visiting family in mexico with his girlfriend.the uc berkeley pre- law student was arrested for overstaying a visa he got when he was about 12 years old. his parents have since moved back to mexico while mora continued his education. mora's attorney says it's unusual for an undocumented immigrant with no criminal history to be detained this long and points to a more aggressive approach by immigration agents under the trump administration.sot: prerna lal, immigration attorney// "there's been rampant enforcement against immigrants regardless of their st

kron4's ella sogomonian is live in the newsroom, ella you talked to the victims?tered glass is now such a common sight on the streets of san francisco victims i spoke with jokingly call it sidewalk glitter. this video showing a thief who used a blow torch to do it - in a story you'll only see on kron 4. an average of 82 drivers living or visiting san francisco come back to their cars to this sight every daybroken glass on the sidewalk and a busted window. jamie pare is one of the many victims who's had to shell out more than 200 dollars to get it fixed after her window was smashed by the civic centeralthough she left nothing out.sot: jamie pare, victim// "they ripped out the back seat and pulled out the back of the trunk and the center console but i absolutely never leave anything visible because i know this is an issue and im just super mad that this happened."employees with glass plus say it's a growing problem and most often victims feel worse off because nothing is taken.but over in the richmond district home surveillence cameras caught a creative thief in the

kron 4's ella sogomonian is live in pittsburg where it happened. ella what are family members saying about him? that he didn't deserve an end like this. they're remembering 43-year-old terry amons who they say was the man shot by pittsburg police inside this parking lot of nation's giant hamburgers. family members and friends are coming together as we speak at the site where he took his last breath. police haven't confirmed the identity yet. they say a witness called in an alleged drug deal happening here at around 10:45 last night. so officer's approached the car and saw amons inside with a gun at his side. at first he complied then they claim he reached for it and that's when they shot him. his family doens't believe he reached for the gun.andsay amons was a church going man always looking to better himself and would light up any room he walked in.

kron4's ella sogomonian is there live tonight.. ella - walk us through what police say happened. after delivering frozen food a truck driver for some reason ran a red light through this intersection and into two crosswalks before hitting two pedestrians and a family in their car. two elderly men crossing geary st at 21st avenue were hit by a delivery truck driver at 3:30 monday afternoon. one victim is a 79 year old man who is bleeding internally. the second is a 66 year old man who has broken ribs and a punctured lung. the truck also pinned a family of five in this blue car that made it out with a few scrapes.but only narrowly missed a ten year old boy in the back seat.sot: alden king, car crash victim// "we're all fine after the incident but we were all shocked." sot: heather king, car crash victim// "and then the car side swiped us like right against my ten year old kid luckily the angle was just off from hitting him in the body but the glass shattered in his face." the driver was arrested by a dept of homeland security officer who was on the scene by chance.police say he only

that's where we find kron 4's ella sogomonian live in pittsburg at nation's restaurant.ella what is the family saying? they can't believe this happened. they say terry amons was a changed man who gave himself up to god and was always there for his family. light vigil to mourn the loss of 43-year-old terry amons who was shot and killed by pittsburg police in the parking lot the night before around 10:45. sot: sandra talbert, amon's mom// "my son normally works at 2:30 in the morning and he'd be home asleep, but he happened to come out and want to get him a hamburger and he never returned."they say a witness called in an alleged drug deal. so officer's approached the car and saw amons with a gun at his side. his family doens't believe it.sot: cousin, "by me knowing my cousin i don't think that he would have took it as far as reaching for a weapon."they say amons was a family man who'd changed his ways and went to church every sunday. sot: terrance amons, amon's son// "i've been stripped of everything i know and love somebody that raised me, taught me how to produce i'm supposed to think t

sot: ella sogomonian, oakland international airport// "after about three weeks of uncertainty luis mora is now finally joined by his friends from uc berkeley here in the bay area as they greeted him at the oakland international airport chanting 'this is what community looks like!'" (nats) sot: luis mora, freed from ice detention//"it's good to be back. i'm a little bit nervous but i'm excited to show this country what dreamers are made of."uc berkeley student luis mora is back in the bay area. he was in jail for nearly three weeks after he was detained by customs and border protection officers in san diego county on new year's eve coming back from a party.sot: luis mora, freed from ice detention//"the overwhelming part was seeing people like me being criminalized for almost nothing. people like me that needed help."the undocumented immigrant was arrested for overstaying his visa. mora didn't qualify for protection for childhood arrivals called daca because he was brought to the us in 2009 and the qualifying year was cut off at 2007. his attorney calls his detention harsh and unusual for

live at duboce park in san francisco ella sogomonian kron 4 news. (jr stone) we have much more on the flu season impacting dogs áandá of course people....on our website kron four dot com. we have ways to prevent catching it and symptoms of the flu. (jr stone) police are looking for a man...accused of robbing a los gatos bank at knifepoint. this are images of the suspect...captu red on video surveillance cameras. the robbery happened january eight... at the u.s. bank on north santa cruz avenue. officers say the suspect approached the bank teller... waiving a knife...and demanded an undisclosed amount of cash...before making a run for it. recognize the robber...if so...you are asked to contact the los gatos police department. (justine) police arrested a man in monterey county accused of trying to bite off part of his ex-girlfriend's face. the assault happened monday on kelly court in marina. when police arrived mark ziolkowski allegedly took off in his girlfriends car.. police said the victim had several injuries and was taken to the hospital. two day

kron 4's ella sogomonian is live at john muir hospital in walnut creek where ryan joseph is recovering how's he doing? ryan is still in the intensive care unit but his athletic director of college park high tells us he's had a successful surgery to help him breathe. the sophomore has also upgraded from communicating by blinking his eyes to mouthing words like i love you to his parents. ryan payed lacrosse but broke his neck during a wrestling match. one week later people have raised more than 120-thousand dollars ona go fund me page. we caught up with his best friend since kindergarden who hasn't been allowed in the i-c-u yet but with has communincated with ryan by text with some help. sot: adam samhan, ryan's friend// "i heard about him mouthing words and stuff and im happy to hear that. i think that if he keeps making progress and doing better i'll be happy about that."vo his high school is planning for a big fund raiser next week but haven't locked anything down yet.before college park high ryan went to pleasant hill elementary and middle schools. they are also raising money for him

(jr stone) kron4's ella sogomonian is live in petaluma at sprout's market at the scene of one of thosethefts. ella, are these all connected? (ella)the cars were targeted in shopping plazas most likely looking for something left behind but it was a pretty bold move because the parking lots are all well-lit like this one and get a lot of traffic...so the good thing is at least one person saw it happen and told police. seven cars were broken into at seven different parking lots across petaluma friday night. police say it happened within 4 hours between 4:30 and 9:30 at night. most cars were targeted at businesses up and down mcdowell blvd like raley's, city sports, and safeway.sot: shopper// "it's definitely a surprise to me. we don't have a lot going on. every once in a while you might find something. overall it seems pretty quiet."the thieves smashed glass at applebee's, sprout's, and the factory outlets too.sot: shopper//"it doesn't surprise me at all. i always put my stuff in the trunk anywhere you can't see it you know?"and that's exactly what police advise. ...to not to leave out an

kron4's ella sogomonian is live in the newsroom... ella you met with some victims? i did and these break ins are so rampant those victims are calling the broken glass 'sidewalk glitter'...all jokes aside the san francisco district attorney along with state senator scott weiner are pushing for one more tool to hold the theives responsible. an average of 82 drivers living or visiting san francisco come back to their cars to this sight every daybroken glass on the sidewalk and a busted window. jamie pare is one of the many victims who's had to shell out more than 200 dollars to get it fixed after her window was smashed by the civic centeralthough she left nothing out.sot: jamie pare, victim// "not t mention that we pay a fortune to live here. and this is a growing issue and there's a lot of homeless and we need to do something about it."employees with glass plus say it's a growing problem and most often victims feel worse off because nothing is taken.but over in the richmond district home surveillence cameras caught a creative thief in the act resorting to a blow torch

(justine) kron4's ella sogomonian is in oakland at the rocket dog rescue where people want to stop this from happening again. rocket dog rescue employees came to work to find their new fence broken sunday morning. the night before this silver car drove into it at the corner of 36th and foothill then was left there by a driver who ran off.the founder of the non profit says a six pack of beer was found inside. sot: pali boucher, rocket dog rescue founder// "we love being a part of oakland and the community and it's amazing. we don't love oakland terrible drivers. this is the second time they've run into our building."about a year and a half ago this van crashed into the side of their wall fortunately missing the dogs inside who were kept at the other end.the landlord estimates this latest damage is going to cost him more than two thousand dollars out of pocket.sot: ben marcus, landlord// "the street is pretty well marked it's got a signalized corner here. so i don't know if it's the city's issue it's just bad luck or something i don't know. i'm not sure what the cause is it's just unfortu

kron4 's ella sogomonian has the details., some with major injuries, after a car drivng 100 miles per hour rolled into oncoming traffic headed north on highway 242 just before eastbound highway 4 at 11 saturday morning.35-year-old jayme lambert of martinez was arrested for driving under the influence of marijuana and other drugs.california highway patrol officers say smoking pot is now legal but not much has changed with how they determine if someone is high. sot: timothy clay, east bay driver // "but it's kind of hard to determine who's high and who's not. because someone could be coming back from work and be tired. but they need more equipment to tell who's high and who's not."chp officers tell kron 4 the driver may admit to having used drugs before getting in the car.but if they don't fess upits up to the officer to decide on the spot.they have the driver do a series of field sobriety tests then use their training to spot or smell anything that may give away the driver is high.like droopy eyelids and a greenish white film

kron 4's ella sogomonian is live now in our newsroom with more on what dog owners need to look out for. (ella)because we've seen cases in which the virus was deadly veterinarians with the non profit encourage that dog owner's look out for similar symptoms to what a human experiences when we get the flu. the veterinary team at the sf- scpa confirmed cases of the dog flu in san francisco.the non profit explains dog flu is similar to human influenza- in that most recover without any treatment.but there has been a reported death in the south bay caused by the canine flu. so some symptoms to look out for are coughing, nasal discharge, lack of appetitie fever and fatigue.one dog owner we spoke with heard about the flu spreading from her friend in the south bay and got the first round of two shots for her furry friend.sot stephany lai, dog owner: "so in some ways i'm more concerned about her getting the flu than i am by myself. and i've heard cases where the flu can be deadly so it's a lot more severe for some other dogs so i'd rather just not take the risk."another dog owner who panicked whe

kron 4's ella sogomonian is live in concord... with our top story tonight at 8. (ella)this was a really bad crash the driver crossed a median divider then flipped over into oncoming traffic.but now that marijuana is legal and we know it lingers in the system this again brings to question how officers decide to make that arrest. four people were sent to a hospital, some with major injuries, after a car drivng 100 miles per hour rolled into oncoming traffic headed north on highway 242 just before eastbound highway 4 at 11 saturday morning.jayme lambert was arrested under the influence of other drugs. highway patrol smoking pot is not much has how they determine if high.clay, east bay driver // "but it's determine who's not. because be coming back from work and be need more who's high and who's not."tell kron 4 the admit to drugs before getting in the car.but if upits up to the officer to decide on the spot.they have the series of field sobriety tests training to anything that may give away high.eyelids and a film on the a blood test is later drawn but results take m

kron's 4 ella sogomonian spoke to ryan's best friend today ..she joins us live from the hospital in walnut creek with more. ella? ryan is now able to communicate with family by mouthing words like i love you to his parents which is an upgrade from previously resorting to blinking. he remains in intenstive care unit but has had a successul surgery that helps him breathe. voryan has been at the hospital for one week now.ryan is now ella? sentence."percent of the serve about 50 she will only serve about 50 percent of the sentence." a teen athlete paralyzed during an east bay wrestling match... is making progress in his recovery. ryan joseph suffered a life -changing spinal cord injury last wednesday ... while wrestling for college park high school in pleasant hill. he has been in intensive care ever since .. kron's 4 ella sogomonian spoke to ryan's best friend today ..she joins us live from the hospital in walnut creek with more. ella? ryan is now able to communicate with family by mouthing words like i love you to his parents which is an upgrade from previously resorting to blinking. he rema

kron4 's ella sogomonian is live in concord with our top story. this was a really bad crash the driver crossed a median divider then flipped over into oncoming traffic.but now that marijuana is legal and we know it lingers in the system this again brings to question how officers decide to make that arrest. four people were sent to a hospital, some with major injuries, after a car drivng 100 miles per hour rolled into oncoming traffic headed north on highway 242 just before eastbound highway 4 at 11 saturday morning.35-year-old jayme lambert of martinez was arrested for driving under the influence of marijuana and other drugs.california highway patrol officers say smoking pot is now legal but not much has changed with how they determine if someone is high. sot: timothy clay, east bay driver // "but it's kind of hard to determine who's high and who's not. because someone could be coming back from work and be tired. but they need more equipment to tell who's high and who's not."chp officers tell kron 4 the driver may admit to having used drugs before

kron 4's ella sogomonian was at the demonstration outside reem's bakery today where the two sides peacefully met... what is the future of the mural now, after the protest? (ella)it seems one man's freedom fighter is another man's terrorist...the bakery's backers say this portrait of rasmea odeh is of a leader in the fight to liberate palestine while opponents call her a criminal and want the mural down now. a portrait of palestinian woman rasema odeh welcomes customers into reem's bakery in oakland. (nats protestors) on sunday the mural's protestors gathered outside in rememberance of two men killed in a 1979 bombing in isreal... an attack for which odeh was found guilty.sot: faith meltzer, protests mural// "it's a mural that glorifies a woman who readily confessed to putting a bomb in a kosher grocery store. it killed two people and wounded 9 others." but the bakery refuses to take it down. supporters believe odeh was tortured into confession...and to them she is a leader in the effort to liberate palestine who was wrongfully imprisoned.sot: mohamed shehk, defends mural// "just like nelson

live in san francisco ella sogomonian kron4 news. (vicki) new at 9.two pricey costumes and her skates stolen from a rental suv...while visiting san francisco. police say marissa castelli was competing in the u.s. figure skating championships in san jose last week. she and her parents visited san francisco's japantown neighborhood for lunch yesterday...before returning home to rhode island. a burglar broke into her rental suv... and stole several pieces of luggage...that included two skating costumes worth at least a grand each...and her figure skates. castelli... competed in the 20-14 winter olympics in sochi , russia...and is the 2017 u.s. national silver medalist. (grant) in the east bay. a coffee shop customer was pistol whipped for refusing to five up electronic devices. it happened around noon yesterday at a starbucks on willow avenue in hercules. police say two suspects entered the coffee shop... armed with guns...and started robbing people of their smartphones and laptops. before it was over... it turned violent.(sot) the armed suspects took el

live in dublin ella sogomonian kron4 news. kron4 news.sogomonian kron4 news. (steve) two marin county beaches have reopened after a shark attacked a surfer. the surfer was bitten on the foot near the mouth of drakes estero.an estuary off the coast of the point reyes national seashore. the waters off drakes and limantour beaches are now back open.the national park service says there has not been any shark sightings since saturday's attack. (catherine) new at nine. police are looking for the person accused in a deadly shooting in modesto. tonight...the victim's family is speaking out...in hopes of convincing people who know something...to do the right thing. reporter doug johnson has more. (pkg) laticia gonzales, victim's mother"he changed my life when he came into my life. and he's always been since day one a part of my life."laticia gonzales is talking about her son, 24-year-old ricardo claud vasquez.laticia gonzales, victim's mother"and somebody shot him right there at mellis park. and they're still out there."modesto police say it started when vasquez got in

(justine) kron4's ella sogomonian is in oakland at the rocket dog rescue where neighbors say driverspeed far too often. rocket dog rescue employees came to work to find their new fence broken sunday morning. the night before this silver car drove into it at the corner of 36th and foothill then was left there by a driver who ran off.the founder of the non profit says a six pack of beer was found inside. sot: pali boucher, rocket dog rescue founder// "we love being a part of oakland and the community and it's amazing. we don't love oakland terrible drivers. this is the second time they've run into our building."about a year and a half ago this van crashed into the side of their wall fortunately missing the dogs inside who were kept at the other end.the landlord estimates this latest damage is going to cost him more than two thousand dollars out of pocket.sot: ben marcus, landlord// "the street is pretty well marked it's got a signalized corner here. so i don't know if it's the city's issue it's just bad luck or something i don't know. i'm not sure what the cause is it's just unfortunat

kron 4's ella sogomonian reports from the oakland international airport where luis mora was welcomedback tonight. sot: ella sogomonian, oakland international airport// "after about three weeks of uncertainty luis mora is now finally joined by his friends from uc berkeley here in the bay area as they greeted him at the oakland international airport chanting 'this is what community looks like!'" (nats) sot: luis mora, freed from ice detention//"it's good to be back. i'm a little bit nervous but i'm excited to show this country what dreamers are made of."uc berkeley student luis mora is back in the bay area. he was in jail for nearly three weeks after he was detained by customs and border protection officers in san diego county on new year's eve coming back from a party.sot: luis mora, freed from ice detention//"the overwhelming part was seeing people like me being criminalized for almost nothing. people like me that needed help."the undocumented immigrant was arrested for overstaying his visa. mora didn't qualify for protection for childhood arrivals called daca because he was brought

kron4's ella sogomonian is live in antioch at the country place assisted living. ella do we know what caused that fire? we do and it's standing right here -this laundry dryer caught fire at around 1:15 this afternoon setting off sprinklers which fire fighters credit for saving the building but its also one of the reason why the seniors can't stay here tonight- there's water along with smoke damage inside. i'm told three buses came to pick up those 49 people living here at this assisted living center that specifically cares for seniors with alzheimers.so it's already a chaotic situation that may have further confused these people. a caregiver from a senior center next door saw firetrucks when he got to work. he explained some of the challenges the fire victims may have faced based on his own experience working with elderly people. sot: ronald rodriguez, caregiver// "the biggest thing is probably the shock for the residents because they might not know what's going on. and going to a new place they get used to being home. and also getting all of their belongings and n

kron 4's ella sogomonian is live at u-c berkeley, ella how are they doing that?ester starts this tuesday but luis mora will not be making it. despite that news he tells me tonight what keeps him hopeful in that cell is an outpour of support from lawmakers and the community who are raising money for his bail and urging border patrol to let him go. (nat:"luis?")20 year old luis mora makes his daily phone call to his immigration attorney with the east bay community law center. after 2 weeks he remains in custody in a prison near san diego.sot: luis angel mora villota, speaking from otay mesa prison// "the yard is bigger and there are more showers but in my opinion they're less private"his attorney private" they're less in my opinion more showers but and there are yard is bigger prison// "the otay mesa speaking from mora villota, sot: luis angel san diego.prison near custody in a he remains in custody in a prison near san diego.sot: luis angel speaking from otay mesa yard is bigger more showers but they're less private"says mora was customs and border officers near a

ásecond car crashes into the non-profit's building in the last two years.( darya ) as kron4's ella sogomonian in oakland say drivers speed far too often. rocket dog rescue employees came to work to find their new fence broken sunday morning. the night before this silver car drove into it at the corner of 36th and foothill then was left there by a driver who ran off.the founder of the non profit says a six pack of beer was found inside. sot: pali boucher, rocket dog rescue founder// "we love being a part of oakland and the community and it's amazing. we don't love oakland terrible drivers. this is the second time they've run into our building."about a year and a half ago this van crashed into the side of their wall fortunately missing the dogs inside who were kept at the other end.the landlord estimates this latest damage is going to cost him more than two thousand dollars out of pocket.sot: ben marcus, landlord// "the street is pretty well marked it's got a signalized corner here. so i don't know if it's the city's issue it's just bad luck or something i don't know. i'm not sure what the caus

kron4's ella sogomonian has the story. sot: ella sogomonian, antioch// "we now know this laundry dryer caught fire at around 1:!5 this afternoon setting off the sprinklers inside that the fire captian with contra costa county credits to saving the building but is the same reason all those people had to be dispalced because of water along with smoke damage inside."three buses were loaded up with the 49 seniors who had to be evacuated immediately. the country place assisted living specifically cares for people with alzheimer's. caregivers with nursing home next door that also caught fire about a year or two ago share from experience the challenges these fire victims may have faced.sot: ronald rodriguez, caregiver//"the biggest thing is probably the shock for the residents because they might not know what's going on. and going to a new place they get used to being home. and also getting all of their belongings and notifying the family members and everything." sot: ana suarez, caregiver// "it's going to take time for them to f

kron4's ella sogomonian is live in petaluma at sprout's market at the scene of one of those thefts. ella? the car burglaries all happened at locations within a 10 minute drive of each other in pretty well lit parking lots with normally lots of people around. seven cars were broken into at seven different parking lots across petaluma friday night. police say it happened within 4 hours between 4:30 and 9:30 at night. most cars were targeted at businesses up and down mcdowell blvd like raley's, city sports, and safeway.sot: shopper// "i've heard about this at work. it's happened a couple of times. so it's not too surprising. it's happened at this parking lot. i'm here all the time."the thieves smashed glass at applebee's, sprout's, and the factory outlets too.sot: shopper// " i lkeep telling her put your purse under the seat don't leave it laying out. she left it laying out. luckily it was still there." sot: shopper// "i always put my stuff in the trunk anywhere you can't see it you know?"and that's exactly what police advise. ...to not to leave out anything in a car that would attract

kron 4's ella sogomonian joins us live in daly city at the westlake school of performing arts where he most recently worked. ella how are people taking news of the accusation? it's a mixed reaction his former colleagues defend his character and say they cannot believe it to be true while one parent at this school says he's not completely surprised going off of an unsettling feeling in the ballet teacher's presence. there are several videos of 54 year old victor nikolaevich kabaniaev dancing that he's posted online...this one to youtube. the ballet teacher was arrested in his san mateo home on friday after a student claimed he raped her when she was younger than 14 years old - launching a months-long investigation.kavaniaev had instructed at several schools across the bay area most recently at the westlake school for the performing arts sot: anthony ibe, parent// "first thought that came to mind is did any of my kids have class with him and whats the school going to do to about this because i'd like to know they're not going to just sweep it under the rug and have some kind of discussio

kron4's ella sogomonian is live in san francisco with the latest.ugh they've lost some business four barrel coffee is pushing through the scandal staying open and vowing to make good with their remaining employees who get to keep their jobs and soon become decision makers. in response to sexual assault allegations from 8 former employees against former co-owner jeremey tooker - four barrel coffee has announced some big changes.as if to reflect those changes the company will now be called 'the tide'. the san francisco coffee chain will also work toward shifting their business model to a co-op.all of their employees will become owners of the 9-year-old company and have one share and one vote in all matters.sot: kevin mowen, four barrel coffee employee// "and in this situation i think there were mistakes made and at this point i think they're being dealt with head on and there's this huge opportunity to service this model that may or may not work that's like working really hard and giving everything up to basically put that faith and that trust into pe

in san jose ella sogomonian kron 4 news." (pam) new at ten: pleasanton police have arrested a man accused of hitting an officer with his car - then taking off.. this is the susect -- christian alexander ayala. police say, it happened while the suspect was trying to get away from the scene of a burglary. he was taken into custody at his home in hayward...investigators say, they also found stolen weapons -- high capacity magazines and crystal methamphetamine. police are still looking for the car involved.. a gray 2014 honda accord... they have released this surveillance photo.. the vehicle has an uber sticker on it.the officer hit by the car ... is now recovering at home. (steve) happening now:a u-c berkeley student is being held by immigration officials in southern california. authorities say the 20-year old violated his visa. the man's lawyer says he just made a wrong turn. kron4's hermela argawi is live in berkeley tonight with the story. there is an outpouring of support for luis mora. he is ajunior transfer student here at

live in the newsroom ella sogomonian kron 4 news. (grant) the health department in alameda county is trying to figure out what caused an elementary school student to die. the case involves a student in dublin who went to kolb elementary school. health officials do not believe that other people at the school were exposed to whatever disease killed the child. his name has not been released. grief counselors will be available for students when they return to school tomorrow. (grant) a high school tennis coach in the south bay...who went missing after a skydiving accident in new zealand, is now presumed dead. authorities say, tyler nii appears to have died last wednesday... after he plunged into a lake in the south island of new zealand. the 27-year-old victim... was a tennis coach at archbishop mitty high school in san jose. police in new zealand say, another skydiver was also involved in the skydiving accident... however ... he suffered minor injuries... and will be ok. search crews are currently using sonar devices.. to search for tyl

(steve) kron 4;s ella sogomonian is live at the walnut creek bart station where commuters say they're not surprised. ella? live they're not surprised because they've run into technical trouble on bart before. but commute times weren't impacted tonight so they're just happy some work is being done to prevent any major issues later. on friday the proclaimed fleet of the future was unveiled a year and a half late, by monday the new 10 car train has dropped by 2 in need of maintenance.sot: tiara celestial, bart commuter// "i'm not shocked that they went out of service. i've been riding bart since i was 14 so they always have trouble with it."commuters are neither surprised nor distraught by the news saying they're used to malfunctions on bart.sot: bart commuter, "it's hard enough as it is getting to work on time with the trains breaking down it definitely makes it a little bit harder." a spokesperson with bart explained this was expected maintenance given the complexity of the machiner, a learning curve for technicians plus the new train went through 75 thousand miles of testing before it

live in daly city ella sogomonian kron 4 news. .... (grant) a convicted sex offender was arrested in the east bay... after police say he used an alias... and tried to offer private basketball lessons to an unspecting teen. now we're learning --this man ---melvin flemings has been arrested before for a very similar crime. kron four's terisa estacio reports on what we know about the suspect's past. (estacio)sgt. rueben pola. he is from citrus heights, so we are contacting ch pd, we are reaching out to other police departemnts, sacramento and bay area to see if he contacted other students, and failed to disclose.sgt. pola is with the hayward police department and he is talking about melvin allen his alias here in hayward, but his real name is melvin flemings. in 2011 he was convicted on using a minor for production of an obscene matter. part of his sentence, a lifetime sex offender registration. however, recently police say he used an alias melvin allen. police say melvin offered basketball lessons here at city sports in hayward through h

live in walnut creek ella sogomonian kron 4 news. (grant)a disturbing trend has the chp saying enough is enough... over the last 30 days, 3 officers have been injured and one has been killed... all as a result of suspected dui drivers. now, as kron 4's dan kerman reports, the chp is putting all available officers on the streets and highways to look for those suspected of driving drunk or drugged.(pkg) sot officer ashley merchant/chp 00-08we're aall out there trying to chieve the same goal to keep the roads safe and to make it home at the end of the night and when one of us doesn't make it home, it's toughchp officer ashley merchant is talking about the uptick in injuries to chp officers by impaired drivers over the last 30 days. on december 24 chp officer andrew camilleri was killed and his partner was injured when their patrol car was hit by a suspected dui driver on the winton avenue onramp to southbound 880 in hayward.on january 15 officer martin lendway suffered two broken legs when a suspected dui driver crashed into a vehicle l

kron4 's ella sogomonian reports on those injured in the crash. drivng 100 miles per hour rolled into oncoming traffic headed north on highway 242 just before eastbound highway 4 at 11 saturday morning.35-year-old jayme lambert of martinez was arrested for driving under the influence of marijuana and other drugs.california highway patrol officers say smoking pot is now legal but not much has changed with how they determine if someone is high. sot: timothy clay, east bay driver // "but it's kind of hard to determine who's high and who's not. because someone could be coming back from work and be tired. but they need more equipment to tell who's high and who's not."chp officers tell kron 4 the driver may admit to having used drugs before getting in the car.but if they don't fess upits up to the officer to decide on the spot.they have the driver do a series of field sobriety tests then use their training to spot or smell anything that may give away the driver is high.like droopy eyelids and a greenish white film on the tongue.a blood test is later dra

kron4's ella sogomonian has the story. in response to sexual assault allegations from 8 former employees against former co-owner jeremey tooker - four barrel coffee has announced some big changes.as if to reflect those changes the company will now be called 'the tide'. the san francisco coffee chain will also work toward shifting their business model to a co-op.all of their employees will become owners of the 9-year-old company and have one share and one vote in all matters.sot: kevin mowen, four barrel coffee employee// "and in this situation i think there were mistakes made and at this point i think they're being dealt with head on and there's this huge opportunity to service this model that may or may not work that's like working really hard and giving everything up to basically put that faith and that trust into people that are needing it."a frequent customer agrees with keeping the company open but is skeptical about the practicality of giving all 75 employees a say.sot: frequent customer// "i think that is a very nob

kron 4's ella sogomonian shows what dog owners need to know.at the sf- scpa confirmed cases of the dog flu in san francisco.the non profit explains dog flu is similar to human influenza- in that most recover without any treatment.but there has been a reported death in the south bay caused by the canine flu. so some symptoms to look out for are coughing, nasal discharge, lack of appetitie fever and fatigue.one dog owner we spoke with heard about the flu spreading from her friend in the south bay and got the first round of two shots for her furry friend.sot stephany lai, dog owner: "so in some ways i'm more concerned about her getting the flu than i am by myself. and i've heard cases where the flu can be deadly so it's a lot more severe for some other dogs so i'd rather just not take the risk."another dog owner who panicked when she heard about the flu but was frustrated she couldn't schedule her dog for the shot at the sf-spca soon enough.sot johanna arias, dog owner: "and they wanted to book an appointment with a doctor but i just needed a flu

live in san francisco ella sogomonian kron 4 news (catherine) oakland polce are investigating their first homicide of the year... after a shooting this morning. police got a call around 7-thirty a-m about a shooting on crittenden street near 55-th street. an adult was found dead at the scene.... police say they've made an arrest. they did not release any other details. (catherine) the federal government still bans its use -- but as of today marijuana is legal in the state california.adults 21 or older can possess and transport up to one ounce of cannabis flower, as well as up to eight grams of extracted or infused foods.(catherine) but smoking weed in public is still prohibited.(steve) the new laws have confused some bay area residents looking to purchase recreational marijuana today. and as kron 4's gabe slate explains...right now there are very few places where you can legally buy pot. recreational marijuana is on the menu for california residents 21 and olderbut not every dispensary is serviing.. sound from eliot dobris - the apothecarium, medical cannabis dispensaryeliot dobris is hea

kron 4's ella sogomonian was at reem's bakery today where the two sides met. a what are they torn over? this is the mural of rasmea odeh painted on a wall inside the bakery.to her supporters she is a freedom fighter that they believe was set up for a bombing she didn't committ - while the opposition call her a terrorist that deserves no honor. a portrait of palestinian woman rasema odeh welcomes customers into reem's bakery in oakland. (nats protestors) on sunday the mural's protestors gathered outside in rememberance of two men killed in a 1979 bombing in isreal... an attack for which odeh was found guilty.sot: faith meltzer, protests mural// "it's difficult for me to understand why anyone would put up a mural that glorifies a convicted murderer. and this woman rasmea oder placed a bomb in a kosher grocery store. it killed two people and wounded 9 others."but the bakery refuses to take it down. supporters believe odeh was tortured into confession...and to them she is a leader in the effort to liberate palestine who was wrongfully imprisoned.sot: mohamed shehk,

arrests for drivers they believe to by high based on their observations.in contra costa county ella sogomonian kron 4 news. (justine) a virutal black-out on the red carpet at the gloden globes. as actors and actresses are wearing-black in protest at the awards ceremony. it is part of the "time's up" initiative... which was created to fight sexual misconduct across the country. many men put a "time's up" pin on their tux. also, some actors are attending the globes with advocates for gender and racial justice. one guest is the founder of the #metoo movement. the black-out is also an effort to raise money for a legal defense fund for victims of sexual misconduct in the workplace. (justine) here are some big winners from the 75th golden globe awards. for motion picture: best drama-- three billboards outside ebbing, missouri. best musical or comedy-- "lady bird." best actor-- gary oldman for "darkest hour." best actress-- "frances mcdormand for "three billboards outside ebbing, missouri." for television series: best drama series-- "the handmaid's tale." best musical or comedy series-- "the marvelou

arrests for drivers they believe to by high based on their observations.in contra costa county ella sogomonian kron 4 news. (justine) new at ten. former white house chief strategist steve bannon...has apoligized for his delay...in responding to his comments in the book " fire and fury"...in which he criticized donald trump junior. bannon says his support of the president and his agenda are unwavering... and calls donald trump junior quote "a patriot and a good man." however in the book...bannon calls trump junior "treasonous" and "unpatriotic." bannon now says he regrets not responding to the book five days ago...when excerpts of the book were released. (justine) a virutal black-out on the red carpet at the gloden globes. as actors and actresses are wearing-black in protest at the awards ceremony. it is part of the "time's up" initiative... which was created to fight sexual misconduct across the country. many men put a "time's up" pin on their tux. also, some actors are attending the globes with advocates for gender and racial justice. one guest is the founder of the #metoo movement. the black

ásecond car crashes into the non-profit's building in the last two years.( darya ) as kron4's ella sogomonian speed far too often. rocket dog rescue employees came to work to find their new fence broken sunday morning. the night before this silver car drove into it at the corner of 36th and foothill then was left there by a driver who ran off.the founder of the non profit says a six pack of beer was found inside. sot: pali boucher, rocket dog rescue founder// "we love being a part of oakland and the community and it's amazing. we don't love oakland terrible drivers. this is the second time they've run into our building."about a year and a half ago this van crashed into the side of their wall fortunately missing the dogs inside who were kept at the other end.the landlord estimates this latest damage is going to cost him more than two thousand dollars out of pocket.sot: ben marcus, landlord// "the street is pretty well marked it's got a signalized corner here. so i don't know if it's the city's issue it's just bad luck or something i don't know. i'm not sure what the cause is it's just unfortun

kron4's ella sogomonian has the story. average of 82 drivers living or visiting san francisco come back to no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101. (robin) nearly 30- thousand car break- in's were reported in san francisco last year alone - and those are just the ones called in. one thief is creatively using a blow torch to do the crime... kron4's ella sogomonian has the story. an average of 82 drivers living or visiting san francisco come back to their cars to this sight every daybroken glass on the sidewalk and a busted window. jamie pare is one of the many victims who's had to shell out more than 200 dollars to get it fixed after her window was smashed by the civic centeralthough she left nothing out.sot: jamie pare, victim// "not t mention that we pay a fortune to live here. and this is a growing issue and there's a lot of homeless and we need to do something about it."emp

kron 4's ella sogomonian has the story. abuse - allie the pitbull is seen here with the surgeon who helped - dr. tim sellmeyer from sage centers for veterinary specialty and emergency care. this pitbull was found by alameda county sheriff's animal control services in a hayward home with a fractured jaw, missing tooth, and bruises all over her body last septembersot: sgt. ray kelly, alameda county sheriff's office// "and one of our lieutenants who is in charge of our animal control service was looking at allie's case and we had to make a decision on whether we would be able to save allie or if we had to put her down." at the time the 9 month old was young and resiliant enough for a second chance. but first she needed facial reconstructive surgery and three months of recovery in the care of the tri valley animal rescue.sot: sgt. ray kelly, alameda county sheriff's office// "allie was an example of what you can do when you come together with law enforcement first responders, your non profit groups and you all get together on t