kron4 's ella sogomonian went to old berkeley city hall where several of them have now set up tents. sot: ella sogomonian// "two reasons, the first closed some people have no place to go because the shelter on 9th street , and second to make a statement for their cause." about a dozen people have set up tents outside the old berkeley city hall overnight after a homeless shelter closed on university and 9th street in berkeley.nearly 100 people taking refuge there had to move out once use of the temporary site expired on august 31st.those who relied on the shelter say they've been forced to scramble and no permanent solution set in stone.sot: barbara brust, consider the homeless founder// "why didn't they start looking while they had them in the building?"sot: ayat jalal, first they came for the homeless// "it raises alarm they displaced a lot of people they didn't have room for. it's just a long circle they've been putting people through and unfortunately this is going to be the result." advocate barbara brust who founded the group consider the homeless says the north berkeley senior

(justine) kron4 's ella sogomonian went to old berkeley city hall where several of them have set up tents. sot: ella sogomonian// "two reasons, the first closed some people have no place to go because the shelter on 9th street , and second to make a statement for their cause." about a dozen people have set up tents outside the old berkeley city hall overnight after a homeless shelter closed on university and 9th street in berkeley.nearly 100 people taking refuge there had to move out once use of the temporary site expired on august 31st.those who relied on the shelter say they've been forced to scramble and no permanent solution set in stone.sot: barbara brust, consider the homeless founder// "why didn't they start looking while they had them in the building?"sot: ayat jalal, first they came for the homeless// "it raises alarm they displaced a lot of people they didn't have room for. it's just a long circle they've been putting people through and unfortunately this is going to be the result." advocate barbara brust who founded the group consider the homeless says the north berkeley senior

in san jose ella sogomonian kron 4 news.morning fire at a homeless encampment in oakland.... is now under investigation. authorities say, these encampment fires are re-curring problems. one city leader says, he believes the fires are being set intentionally. at the scene of todays fire... oakland public works crews cleaned up what was left at the homeless camp site at a city park on east 12th street. it is one of several homeless camp sites in the councilman noel gallo's district. he says, it is not uncommon for him to hear that confrontations inside camps .. lead to camps being burned down. "if you go down east 12th a little further you're going to see that other encampment got burned. you will see there was a fire there. these are individuals, the way they get back at you, they set the place on fire">(pam) oakland police say, the body of a deceased person was found near the burned encampment on east 12th street. however investigators say, the person's death does not appear to be related to the fire .. lawrence karnow: it w

meanwhile kron 4's ella sogomonian shares what the man at the center of the attack is saying about what happened. tonight at 10 the man who was being pushed out of speaking to kron 4 news...good evening im jr stoneand im justine waldman. he says it all because of the music he was playing...san francisco police are investigating the assault. meanwhile kron 4's ella sogomonian shares what the man at the center of the attack is saying about it. é(nats: struggle on muni train) this video of an attack on a muni train has been watched one and a half million times on social media. it shows two men trying to push another off the train...who's been identified as san francisco local , 21 year old dexter lotz. the deli employee says he was enjoying his day off and was on his way home when he claims the man in blue lunged at him for having the volume up high while listening to music.sot: dexter lotz, attacked on muni// "we could have worked something out this has happened plenty of times on muni and people have asked me but have been polite about it. but he didnt even give me a chance to even turn

ella sogomonian has the latest éthis video of an attack on a muni train has been watched one and a halfmillion times on social media. it shows two men trying to push another off the train...who's been identified as san francisco local , 21 year old dexter lotz. the deli employee says he was enjoying his day off and was on his way home when he claims the man in blue lunged at him for having the volume up high while listening to music.sot: dexter lotz, attacked on muni// "we could have worked something out this has happened plenty of times on muni and people have asked me but have been polite about it. but he didnt even give me a chance to even turn it down. as soon as any verbal confrontation happened he immediately leaped at me."lotz says he nearly lost consciousness when the man put him in a chokehold...and a second man in grey grabbed his legs and joined in on the attack.people can be heard in the video begging the men to stop.(nats)lotz believes he was met with the aggressive behaviour because of his ethnicty...half guyanese...and has been on edge ever since. sot: dexter lotz, attack

kron-4's ella sogomonian spoke with survivors of sexual assault tonight and joins us live from hayward..ella. live president á trump's tweet questions the seriousness of ford's allegation by asking if it was so bad why hadn't she gone to authorities when it happened? i met with a woman tonight who reflects on that remark and surviving sexual assault. pkg for more than 20 years erica thompson ignored the fact that she'd been sexually assaulted as if it never happened...she had a hard time facing the pain hiding it not only from others but from herself. sot: erica thompson, sexual assault survivor// "the easiest was for me to deal with it was to bury it to pretend it never happened. and it wasnt until something happened outside of myself that brought it back into my lens back into my vision." coming forward for thompson took decades just as it has for professor christine blasey ford who has accused supreme court justice nominee brett kavanaugh of violating her when they were teens drinking at a party.an accusation president donald trump addressed in a tweet friday questioning if the atta

kron4's ella sogomonian has the details.fire fighters happened to drive by alco iron and metal and notice smoke that turned out to be coming from flames at the recycling site on doolittle drive and davis street in san leandro on friday.mechanic shop employees next door say this is just one more fire that's forced them to close early because of heavy smoke.sot: luis solorio, mechanic// "i guess one of the workers he came out and we asked him oh again and he was just like yeah they always leave the batteries there and must have been a spark. i was like ya'll better check that because it's the third time. and he said yeah i dont know why they dont just put the batteries where they are supposed to go. just a bunch of garbage on top of batteries of course something's going to happen."although the cause of the latest blaze is still being investigated...council member lee thomas is concerned by the history of fires and emergency calls to the site...this being at least the second confirmed fire this year alone...sot: lee thomas, san

kron4's ella sogomonian is live in san francisco with details on what happened ... nd the gunman who was arrested .. ella? yeah just a few minutes later police arrested a man in his 20's around the corner on greenwhich street.... meanwhile the victim is thankfully alive. about ready to leave work just early thursday morning...when just before 3 he was approached by a thief while taking out the trash who demanded money then shot at him several times.sot: antonio tudiso, heard gunshots// "5 gunshots just one after the other and that was it then after the gunshots stopped everything went silent."then sirens...as the 31-year-old victim was met with police and an ambulance.neighbors on moulton street have installed surveillence cameras because they say the side street just behind lombard has it's fair share of criminal activity... but those new to the block are stunned by the robbery...especi ally one who just ordered delivery from the victim not long before he was shot. sot: drew carrillos, neighbor// "one i wasn't aware that that was so prevalent here muggings and being

kron 4's ella sogomonian has the story.ozen rv's and trailers have lined the streets of 8th and harrison in berkeley for more than a month now.people who work in the area tell kron 4 news off camera that parking spaces for employees and customers are taken up and want the city to do something about it.those living in the rv's say they don't want it to be this way either...sot: amber whitson, friends on wheels// "people who live in vehicles just want to stay out of your way even more than you want them out of your way. really we just want to stay out of peoples way but it's hard to stay out of peoples way when you livein something that has to be parked in the street."merced dominguez also lives in one of the rv's... the berkeley local says her family once owned a home in here for nearly 60 years...but after the recession she couldn't keep up with payments and finally lost that house in 2014.she says many among have jobs but struggle to make ends meet. sot: merced dominguez, living in trailer// "the point is we have nowhere e

in el cerrito ella sogomonian kron 4 news. (grant) coming up...ic crash on the colorado river....and remains of one of the missing women have been found.... now offcials are searching for the other three people who are still missing tonight... (vicki) plus... a hurricane warning has been issued for portions of the central gulf coast as tropical storm gordon continues to strengthen... how many people are preparing as they are already seeing flooded roads... (grant) and after the break... thieves strike again hitting yet another apple store... where it happened this time around and just how much merchandise they got away with. is is not a bed. it's a revolution in sleep. the new sleep number 360 smart bed is on sale now, from $899, during sleep number's 'biggest sale of the year'. it senses your movement, and automatically adjusts to keep you both comfortable. it even helps with this. so you wake up ready to put your pedal to the metal. and now, all beds are on sale. it's the last chance to save 50% on the new sleep number 360 limited edition smart

kron 4's ella sogomonian joins us live from san ramon tonight with. ella, what does the situation look like out there this evening? the wind was a challenge here today because the fire was able to spread more quickly but lucky for this neighborhood the fire department is just down the street. a grass fire erupted be san ramon just before 4 o clock sunday night.nearly 10 homes were evacuated on estancia court that sat vulnerable at the base of that hill.rick lalli got a call from his wife who said she could hear the fire crackling nearby...sot: rick lalli, evacuated//"she was worried so i told everybody get a bag ready and grab the valuables, well not vaulables but all your documents and some food because you always regret it when you don't have that ready."the fire was knocked down in 45 minutes because the fire department credits the neighborhood for cutting back the brush which was one of the list of things that worked in their favor.sot: battallion chief dan mcnamara, san ramon valley fire district// "having the fire station right down the street, h

at least one council member is speaking up about that in an interview with kron4's ella sogomonian who is live at san leandro city hall...ella what's the issue? apparently last night's fire isn't the first for alco iron and metal in san leandro...a series of emergency calls is reigniting a conversation among city officials on what more can be done. alameda county fire fighters happened to drive by alco iron and metal and notice smoke that turned out to be coming from flames at the recycling site on doolittle drive and davis street in san leandro on friday.mechanic shop employees next door say this is just one more fire that's forced them to close early because of heavy smoke.solorio, mechanic// "i guess one of the workers he came out and we asked him oh again and he was just like yeah they always leave the batteries there and must have been a spark. i was like ya'll better check that because it's the third time. and he said yeah i dont know why they dont just put the batteries where they are supposed to go. just a bunch of garbage on top of batteries of course something's going to happ

(jrs) kron 4's ella sogomonian is live in berkeley where it happened ...ella, you talked with the woman who was almost scammed. what did she have to say? (ella)this woman is now warning others out there...because pg&e confirms that seniors are often targeted in these kind of scams...demanding that hundreds of dollars be transferred immediately...w hich gives little time for scrutiny. (nats phone rings)jeanne (pron: zhan) pimentel was nrealy scammed out of 500 dollars when she tried to help a friend sufffering memory loss who got a call last week from a person claiming to be a pg&e employee notifying that her bill hadn't been paid in three months and power would be cut off.sot: jeanne pimentel, warns of pg&e caller scam// "i wasn't aware that my friend had gotten any warning notices but then she would have forgotten anyway so it seemed reasonable to me that she might not have paid the bills."the caller directed the women to the gift card section of a walgreens to use cash and buy a green dot money pak for $5.95...load the card with the money and read back the access codes.they remained o

kron 4's ella sogomonian is live in san jose where it happened...ella has anyone seen here before? no one i spoke with recognized the woman in the video...seen hitting up this dry cleaner then the very next day this restaurant where employees tell me she pointed her gun at the owner in front of his wife and kids... then stole money from customers! police just released this video of a seemingly frail looking young woman who instead was packing heat at her waistband. they say at 10:30 in the morning she motioned to a gun and handed a note demanding money from branham dry cleaner employees in this san jose plaza off 100 branham lane on august 31st. sot: george tavarez, customer// "pretty shocked becasue i come here two to three times a week, just regularily pull up park my car right in front of there. get out get in do my business and leave. so i'm shocked especailly because it happened in the morning."she walked off with cash in hand then came back for more then next day on september 1st......this time hitting up kampai sushi right next door at 12:30 in the afternoon...employees say

kron4 's ella sogomonian met with the victim and is live in berkeley at russell and wheeler streets where the robbery happened.. ella - how is the girl doing? it's a scary lesson for the eighth grader who is still recovering from the trauma. she's in pain a little bit...but is sharing her story today warning others to be aware when cycling here. 14 year old kasseipoia o'melay just transitioned from being home schooled to willard middle school in berkeley. growing up in a family with a passion for cycling...on friday she rode her bike home from her first week of school... down russell street through this bike boulevard when suddenly a car got too close for comfort.sot: kassiopeia o'melay, victim// "i thought maybe they lived here and were getting close to me to come through. but then the front passenger window rolled down an arm reached out picked up the backpack and the car hit by bike and drove off really quickly."kasseipoia was hit by the car and robbed of her backpack filled with school supplies an ipod, and epipens for her bee allergy. sot: kassiopeia o'melay, victim// "nothing of rea

kron4 's ella sogomonian went to old berkeley city hall where several of them have now set up tents.go because the shelter on 9th street , and second to make a statement for their cause." about a dozen people have set up tents outside the old berkeley city hall overnight after a homeless shelter closed on university and 9th street in berkeley.nearly 100 people taking refuge there had to move out once use of the temporary site expired on august 31st.those who relied on the shelter say they've been forced to scramble and no permanent solution set in stone.sot: barbara brust, consider the homeless founder// "why didn't they start looking while they had them in the building?"sot: ayat jalal, first they came for the homeless// "it raises alarm they displaced a lot of people they didn't have room for. it's just a long circle they've been putting people through and unfortunately this is going to be the result." advocate barbara brust who founded the group consider the homeless says the north berkeley senior center that's opened as a temporary shelter only has room for 60...who have to wait

kron 4's ella sogomonian is live in san francisco with their demands...ella? a main issue is that the hotel employees say they don't make a livable wage here...now several months into the bargaining they are ready to strike ...saying one job should be enough. bull horns and pickett signs are stacking up in the office of union here local 2 that's representing 2500 marriott employees across san francisco who are ready to strike...they voted this week to do so for the first time...saying the international business is more than capable of raising their wages so they can afford to live and work in the bay area. sot: anand singh, president united here local 2// "marriott now is the largest hotel employer in this city. they can certainly afford to do better than they put across the table and so workers took a we're serious about the potential about walking out on strike."on top of more pay union here local 2 are fighting for workplace safety, noting alleged sexual assault reports from housekeepers... and to do away with the green choice program which they say has add

kron 4's ella sogomonian is live at san leandro city hall tonight with more. ella.lla)the cause of the latest fire is still being investigated but it's reigniting a conversation by councilmember lee thomas who says this is just one of many dangerous situations at the scrap metal yard in recent years...that can't be ignored. alameda county fire fighters driving by alco iron and metal noticed smoke on friday then went to work on what turned out to be yet another fire at the recycling site on doolittle drive and davis street in san leandro.council member lee thomas is concerned by the history of fires and emergency calls to the site...this being at least the second confirmed fire this year alone...sot: lee thomas, san leandro councilmember// " the fire department the fire / "the fire department reports department the fire department reports another incident four years ago in which a propane tank exploded then flew across major streets and into a parked car nearly missing a person inside.a mechanic who works next door to the yard remembers that last fire back in septemb

that's where we find kron 4's ella sogomonian with what happened, ella? apparently a group of kids brought laced rice crispy treats that made them nasesous...students and parents i spoke here with say they're not surpised. five students ate rice crispy edibles laced with marijuana at richmond high school on monday. one went home early...then the remaining four were seen by paramedics after they went to the main office for help when they felt naseaous.guardians say although they're not suprised they are dissappointed...sot: jeanette jackson, guardian// "don't do it period but this is the last place that you should be doing it. you know when we were in school which was a long time ago we enjoyed school not to sa ywe were perfect but our mischief was not this serious."students say they saw the teens placed in wheelchairs in the parking lot near ambulances at around 2:30. sot: "are you surprised this happened here."sot: paulina luna, alumnus// "no because when i went to school here that's what everybody was doing.o im surprised it was unified school district

kron 4's ella sogomonian is live in san francisco with their demands...ella? a main issue is that the hotel employees say they don't make a livable wage here...now several months into the bargaining they are ready to strike ...saying one job should be enough. bull horns and pickett signs are stacking up in the office of union here local 2 that's representing 2500 marriott employees across san francisco who are ready to strike...they voted this week to do so for the first time...saying the international business is more than capable of raising their wages so they can afford to live and work in the bay area. sot: anand singh, president united here local 2// "youre talking about a 9 billions dollar industry the tourism industry in san francisco and it's done quite well over the years but the wealth that it's been generated hasn't accrued to the workers that drive this industry and marriott as the industry leader needs to step up and make sure that one job is enough for workers to live and work in this city."on top of more pay union here local 2 are fighting for w

(jrs) kron 4's ella sogomonian is live at sfo for us tonight....ella do we know how long this will go on...? this will go all night and into the morning... there are more than 100 cancellations and 300 delays so people are either stranded here for several hours or need to find another way to get to where they need to be tonight..but i'll tell you theres at least one group that's trying to make the best of it... two runways two runways at the san francisco international airport are getting some maintenance work done this weekendit's caused 112 flight cancellations and 347 delays on saturday.one woman has been trying to get to eureka from lax all day.sot: janice reckurd, flight delayed//"i should have been in eureka at 10:20 this morning and the ni should have been there at 5 something and now its midnight and i have to drive an hour and a half after that. so that's how it happened."while some wait for hours other have to come back monday.this indigenous group representing the university of canterbury in a conference on sunday is also worried they'll miss the annual event hosted in albu

kron 4's ella sogomonian joins us live from san ramon tonight with. ella, what does the situation look like out there this evening? this area is known for strong wind that pushed the flames that fortunately stopped short of these homes but their location also played a big part in probably why they're still standing...lucky for these people the fire department is just around the corner. a grass fire erupted beside a trail on top of this hill in san ramon just before 4 o clock sunday night.nearly 10 homes were evacuated on estancia court that sat vulnerable at the base of that hill.when fire fighters got there they saw the smoke and immediately went to work on protecting the homes. sot: rick lalli, evacuated//"they did an amazing job, my wife heard the crackling they all evacuated and these guys came in with the trucks and put the fire out real fast. but it covered a lot of ground quickly before they got here." the homes were untouched because to keep the fire back.plus the fire department credits the neighborhood for maintaining the area by cutting back

kron 4 's ella sogomonian was at a concord city council meeting tonight... she joins us live from city hall. ella, what's next for the people affected? residents of the parkside gardens either got to find a new place to live or come up with a rent increase once they're allowed back. a group gathered at concord city hall tuesday night pleading the council for help. at the end of august residents of 28 units at the parkside garden and a single family home in concord were given 60 days to find someplace else to stay while their new property owner renovates the building... they're invited to come back but they'll be met with an rent increase many say they can't afford... sot: crystal chandler, resident// "i'm a single mother of a 12 year old so i don't just have 5000 dollars lying around to move you know first month last month deposit and still have to pay rent there. i'm working as a dental assistant and i make pretty good money but i'm still living paycheck to paycheck."although they're given the option to stay and áapply to live there again ...rent is expected

kron 4's ella sogomonian is live at sfo for us tonight.... ella this is because maintenance of work on several runways...? i did - there are more than 100 cancellations 100 are more than i did - there runways...? i did - there are more than 100 cancellations and 300 delays so people are either forced to stay here for several hours or find another way to get where they need to be tonight...but one group at least is making the best of it... take a look. a group travelling from new zealand is stuck at the san francisco international airport while two runways are closed for maintenance work. 347 flights have been delayed and 112 including theirs have been cancelled.the indigenous group representing the university of canterbury in a conference is now worried they'll miss the annual event hosted in albuquerque on sunday.sot: lindsay boutama, flight cancelled// "it's annoying. there's a festival that's happening tomorrow that's happening once a year and we will miss it."(nats singing) while they wait overnight the group showcased their talent for kro

kron 4's ella sogomonian met with him.. and joins us live in the newsroom...ella what's he saying? (ella)the passenger in the video dexter lotz tells me he was enjoying his day off on his way back home when he claims a man lunged at him because he played his music too loudly...and that this could have been avoided with a civil conversation. (nats: struggle on munirain) this video of an attack on a muni train has an attack on a muni train has been watched one and a half million times on social media. it shows two men trying to push another off the train...who's been identified as san francisco local , 21 year old dexter lotz. the deli employee says he was enjoying his day off and was on his way home when he claims the man in blue lunged at him for having the volume up high while listening to music.sot: dexter lotz, attacked on muni// "we could have worked something out this has happened plenty of times on muni and people have asked me but have been polite about it. but he didnt even give me a chance to even turn it down. as soon as any verbal confrontation happened he immediately le

kron4's ella sogomonian is working to get more information on this story and she'll be joining us tonight on korn4 news at nine and ten. a big story we are tracking health officials say, two people in california have died from the west nile virus. one of them died in glenn county ... and the other lived in yuba county. (ken) kron 4's gabe slate joins us live in the newsroom and gabe you spoke with officials in contra costa county who are warning people we are still in the peak of the west nile virus season and people need to be on guard. yes in contra costa county mosquitos, birds, and chickens have all tested positive for the west nile virus.. it's out there the threat is real.. and as long as we have warm weather we will remain in the peak of the west nile virus season. nola woods/contra costa mosquito and vector control district"so typically we see the peak of west nile virus season in september october and it's warm here then so we are in peak season" nola woods, with the contra costa mosquito and vector control district, says there is an uptick in the number of birds, bugs, and chick

kron 4's ella sogomonian met with them today.. she is live in the newsroom... ella - they must be feeling pretty uncomfortable to say the least... right...the motive isn't clear, there hasn't been a break in at the homes invovled so far but the fact that seemingly this same guy keeps coming back...is cause for concern. sot: julie mulkerin, caught peeper on camera// "so what it looks like he does is he comes to this area over here and then he steps onto the meter and then climbs over and into my backyard."julie mulkerin has an unwelcome, repeat visitor to her new oakland home on walnut street...she heard some footsteps by a window one night in june...had security cameras installed then in august found this.... video of a man hopping her fence and peering through her blinds.sot: julie mulkerin, caught peeper on camera// "i was really susprised at first i mean who expects to look into their backyard and see that theres somebody looking through their windows so i immediately started yelling intruder and he jumped back over the fence and ran away." surprise quickly e

kron4's ella sogomonian is in san francisco with details on what happened and how the victim is doing? a robbery quickly escalated when a restaurant employee taking out trash at the end of his shift just before 3 thursday morning...when he was approached by a thief on moulton street...who fired several rounds after demanding money.sot: antonio tudiso, heard gunshots// "5 gunshots just one after the other and that was it then after the gunshots stopped everything went silent."then sirens...as the 31-year-old victim was met with police and an ambulance. neighbors on the marina district block have installed surveillence cameras in the past because they say the side street just behind lombard has it's fair share of criminal activity...sot: antonio tudiso, heard gunshots// "the crime has definitely gone up in the marina not just around there but other parts of the marina there's been a lot more shooting than usual when i first came here i never experienced anything like that."but those new to the block are stunned by the robbery...especially one who just ordered delivery from the victim no

for kron 4 news i'm ella sogomonian.t at ten: police in the east bay are asking for the public's help in finding two suspects they say stole several packages from an apartment complex. it was all caught on camera. officials say the suspects broke into this package kiosk in concord.. and took items that did not belong to them. the kiosk system is called luxer and is usually opened with a code sent to the recievers cell phone. right now - investigators are still trying to figure out how the suspects were able to open the kiosk. what the suspects got away with is still unknown at this time. (pam) also in the east bay ... three suspects are behind bars... in connection with stealing items from victoria's secret. it happened last thursday at broadway plaza in downton walnut creek. police say, shaka perdue and dionne jackson grabbed nearly three- thousand dollars in merchandise... and jumped into a waiting vehicle outside the store. police say, the driver of the vehicle... erika addison sped off... however... the walnut creek

kron 4's ella sogomonian is live in richmond with the latest....ella?ot only is her daughter missing but alfreda james tells me the car she was driving was ditched in richmond by a man that ran off from police. the family of 18 year old mariah davis last saw her on saturday at a birthday party. then her mom says wednesday was the last time they spoke on the phone.that davis was in good spirits and planning on applying for a new job.for two days her family has been anxiously waiting for her return.sot: alfreda james, mother// "shes out there somewhere. please someone find her. we miss you mariah we miss you."hermom filed a missing persons report with the contra costa county sheriff's department whose investigators are looking for davis. her mom says detectives found that her daughter's cell phone last pinged on wednesday from la pinata restaurant in san leandro where they told her she was seen on surveillence video getting into her 2005 gray nissan altima around 2 in the afternoon with her ex boyfriend. sot: phyllis james, aunt// "normally she will conta

kron 4's ella sogomonian was at the demonstration and joins us live from the cal campus with their message...ella what is it? supporters firmly believe both ford and ramirez despite the timing of their accusations...w hile skeptics stress the importance of proof before tainting anyone's reputation and that includes giving kavanaugh a chance. (nats:chanting)a group known as bamn or by any means necessary hosted a rally on the uc berkeley campus on monday in support of dr. christine blasey ford and now deborah ramirez who both accuse supreme court justice nominee brett kavanaugh of sexual assault...sot: soha ashraf, bamn rally organizer// "these two women are doing a service for us it's patriotism in its true form trying to protect us from these people who've raped them in the past and now they're going to be serving to make laws about us. i don't think it's uncommon for women to not talk about their sexual assault for a long, long time."the same day, kavanaugh joined by his wife vehemently denied the allegations on fox news calling it a smear campaign to taint his good name in light of his

kron 4 's ella sogomonian was at the meeting and joins us live from city hall. ella dozens affected here...where does this leave them? residnts of teh parkside garden say they're being forced out because although the new property owner is inviting them back...after the renovations are done the prices are going up. a group gathered at concord city hall tuesday night pleading the council for help. at the end of august residents of 28 units at the parkside garden and a single family home in concord were given 60 days to find someplace else to stay while their new property owner renovates the building...they're invited to come back but they'll be met with an rent increase many say they can't afford...so they are scrambling to look for a new home.sot: lisa lopez, resident// "rents have really gone up so now i have the shock value of oh my gosh i need a second job while i'm looking for a place to live." although they're given the option to stay and áapply to live there again ...rent is expected to increase from between 1100-2000 dollars up to 1600 and 3000 depending on

kron 4's ella sogomonian has the details.an) pimentel was nearly scammed out of 500 dollars when a person claiming to be a pg&e employee called her friend who suffers from memory loss claiming that her power would be cut of because the bill hadn't been paid in three months.sot: jeanne pimentel, warns of pg&e caller scam// "this woman was holding on the phone the whole time or if we got disconnected then she would call me back or we would call her back and she just stuck with it so we thought she was just so nice." with a tight deadline she was told she had one hour to get to a walgreens and buy a green dot money pak for $5.95...load the card with the money and read back the access codes.she was contacted by her friend's daughter who confirmed she'd been paying the bills and it was in fact a scam.sot: jeanne pimentel, warns of pg&e caller scam// " i really find it hard to believe that people would be so mean to such vulnerable people."pg&e reports that scam callers can disguise their phone number making it harder to figure out

kron 4's ella sogomonian met with him and his mother.ays he endured harsh conditions in a jail in nepal because of a corrupt judicial system that falsified evidence against him.sot: wolf price, humanitarian filmmaker// "the government is going against foreigners now that are doing social work they don't really want outside interventions." the humanitarian filmmaker moved to nepal 6 years ago where he made social documentaries to improve the quality of life for women (nats) ...but in april his own quality of life suffered when he was suddenly handcuffed by police.sot: mary bartnikowski, mother// "totally sudden i got a text message saying i got arrested they're taking away my phone. boom!"wolf says a local tried to extort him for money then reported him to police with an unproven claim that he had assaulted the man. since the arrest...his mother worked tirelessly with help from friends and a good lawyer...then flew to nepal to make sure her son got out safely...a support system for which he is thankful.sot: wolf price, humanitarian filmma

kron 4's ella sogomonian has the story. sot: ella sogomonian// "hope village gives the homeless a place to shower, eat and sleep...but chp san jose say because it is on state land they have about 72 hours here as a courtesy and then their fate is unknown."a group of volunteers is leading a grassroots movement to help shelter more than 7 thousand transients across santa clara county...starting with seven who will live in this encampment beside the san jose airport. the space is intended to provide a more stable lifestyle for people trying to get back on their feet.sot: andrew lenier, organizer// "and so hearing several stories, people's stories about what they go through and the issues of the sweeps and never having a place where they can be in the stability and the effects it has on their ability to get a job, get their health stabilized and also their mental well being we said something needed to be done."exhausted by the slow turning wheels of government volunteers chose a parking lot on russ and mckinley streets belongin

kron 4's ella sogomonian has the story. 14 year old kasseipoia o'melay just transitioned from being homey. growing up in a family with a passion for cycling...on friday she rode her bike home from her first week of school... down russell street through this bike boulevard when suddenly a car got too close for comfort.sot: kassiopeia o'melay, victim// "i thought maybe they lived here and were getting close to me to come through. but then the front passenger window rolled down an arm reached out picked up the backpack and the car hit by bike and drove off really quickly."kasseipoia was hit by the car and robbed of her backpack filled with school supplies an ipod, and epipens for her bee allergy. sot: kassiopeia o'melay, victim// "nothing of real value at all just stuff that was really important to me." fortunately she was wearing her helmet...but suffered from cuts and hurt her arm. neighbors on wheeler street rushed out to help the young girl and called police.sot: karl o'melay, father// "he said are you the parent of kassiopeia and my wife gets this special look on her face when she's te

kron 4's ella sogomonian has the latest from richmond.h davis last saw her on saturday at a birthday party. then her mom says wednesday was the last time they spoke on the phone.that davis was in good spirits and planning on applying for a new job.for two days her family has been anxiously waiting for her return.sot: alfreda james, mother// "shes out there somewhere. please someone find her. we miss you mariah we miss you."hermom filed a missing persons report with the contra costa county sheriff's department whose investigators are looking for davis. her mom says detectives found that her daughter's cell phone last pinged on wednesday from la pinata restaurant in san leandro where they told her she was seen on surveillence video getting into her 2005 gray nissan altima around 2 in the afternoon with her ex boyfriend. sot: phyllis james, aunt// "normally she will contact her and let her know where she's at. even if she does'nt come home she knows where her daughter is and it's been a long time that she hasnt heard from her and the family

kron 4's ella sogomonian explains how this could impact bay area hotels. bull horns and pickett signs are stacking up in the office of union here local 2 that's representing 2500 marriott employees across san francisco who are ready to strike...they voted this week to do so for the first time...saying the international business is more than capable of raising their wages so they can afford to live and work in the bay area. sot: anand singh, president united here local 2// "youre talking about a 9 billions dollar industry the tourism industry in san francisco and it's done quite well over the years but the wealth that it's been generated hasn't accrued to the workers that drive this industry and marriott as the industry leader needs to step up and make sure that one job is enough for workers to live and work in this city."on top of more pay union here local 2 are fighting for workplace safety, noting alleged sexual assault reports from housekeepers...and to do away with the greechoice program which they say has added more strenuous labor.the program is prom

kron 4's ella sogomonian is live in berkeley where she met with the near-victim. la she was almost scammed of hundreds of dollars? she picked up a call for her friend who has dementia and was met with what sounded like a sympathetic person on the other line patiently waiting for her to transfer money for a p&ge bill only to find out that it was all a lie. jeanne (pron: zhan) pimentel was nearly scammed out of 500 dollars when a person claiming to be a pg&e employee called her friend who suffers from memory loss claiming that her power would be cut off because the bill hadn't been paid in three months.sot: jeanne pimentel, warns of pg&e caller scam// "this woman was holding on the phone the whole time or if we got disconnected then she would call me back or we would call her back and she just stuck with it so we thought she was just so nice." with a tight deadline she was told she had one hour to get to a walgreens and buy a green dot money pak for $5.95...load the card with the money and read back the access codes.she was contacted by her friend's daughter who conf

(justine) kron4 's ella sogomonian is live outside old berkeley city hall where several of them have set up tents...ella why are they out there tonight? two reasons, first because they say another temporary shelter that's opened up since the closure of the 9th street site could only accept a select number of them and second this is a visible location so people can see they are in need of a permanent shelter. about a dozen people have set up tents outside the old berkeley city hall overnight after a homeless shelter closed on university and 9th street in berkeley.nearly 100 people taking refuge there had to move out once use of the temporary site expired on august 31st.those who relied on the shelter say they've been forced to scramble and no permanent solution set in stone.sot: ayat jalal, first they came for the homeless// "it raises alarm they displaced a lot of people they didn't have room for. it's just a long circle they've been putting people through and unfortunately this is going to be the result." advocate barbara brust who founded the group consider the homeless says the nor

support for ford during the proceedings and ensure she doesn't come under attack.live in hayward ella sogomonian kron 4 news. (jrs) this big story continues online at kron4 dot com. there we have reaction from both sides... as well as reactions from president trump and democratic leader nancy pelosi. there is also a fundraiser for the alleged victim... all that on kron4 dot com. (jr stone) taking a live look outside.... at san cisco's embarcadero... what a beautiful night. and it is officially fall. meteorologist mabrisa rodriguez has look at the first days of autumn. . . expect a slightly deeper marine layer overnight which should mean less fog sunday morning but perhaps more drizzle along the coast. mostly sunny skies and seasonable temperatures are on tap for the second half of the weekend. most inland areas will be back in the 70s, a few interior tracking widespread areas. high pressure builds sunday night through most of next week. this will bring a noted warming trend with fire weather concerns for the north bay hills early in the week. temperatures may cool again by friday as an upper tro

kron 4's ella sogomonian was at the demonstration and joins us live with the story... ella? live supporters firmly believe both ford and ramirez despite the timing of their accusations...while skeptics stress the importance of proof before tainting anyone's reputation and that includes giving kavanaugh a chance.pkg (nats:chanting)a group known as bamn or by any means necessary hosted a rally on the uc berkeley campus on monday in support of dr. christine blasey ford and now deborah ramirez who both accuse supreme court justice nominee brett kavanaugh of sexual assault when they studied with him - ford in high school and ramirez in coegsot: soha ashraf, rally organizer// "they're putting their entire livilihoods on the line to be able to protect all of us from the real predators. i think there's a lot of disbelief of women in sexual assault generally so i don't think it's uncommon that people aren't believing her because it's part of our culture. but i think that a lot of people are politically motivated to not believe her in favor of kavanaugh."the same day, kavanaugh joined

((grant)) kron 4's ella sogomonian is live tonight with the story...ella the neighbors say they haveive rumor has it this oakland neigh borhood has had a peeper lurking through their yards for twenty years now...with surveillence video more easily accessib several residents were able to capture video they've shared and believe its the same guy.a new neighbor on walnut street in the maxwell park area installed cameras shortly after in june. she tells me she heard some sounds by a window...then when she reviewed the footage she her suspicion was confirmed...a man was seen peering into her home. he came back at least two more times so she posted a warning on nextdoor dot com where neighbors chimed in saying they'd had the same thing happen to them ...compared the photos and recognized the peeper to be the same man...light skinned,

kron 4's ella sogomonian is live in richmond where they are hoping for the best in a story you'll onlyella? davis's family tells me even when she doesn't come home she always checks in...so for the last two days they've been worried sick calling her cellphone with no answer. 8 year old mariah davis was last seen by her family was last seen mariah davis 8 year old 8 year old mariah davis was last seen by her family at a picnic on saturday. her mom spoke with her by phone weesday morning and says he was in good spirits and looking for a new job.but for two nights they haven't heard from her since.sot: alfreda james, mother// "where's my daughter i dont know where my daughter is? i dont know." contra costa county sheriff's investigators are looking for davis after a missing persons report was filed with them. her mom says detectives found her phone last ping from la pinata restaurant in san leandro on wednesday where she was allegedly seen on surveillence video leaving with hre ex boyfriend around 2 in the afternoon getting into her grey 2005 nissan altima. sot: phyllis james, aunt// "we

kron 4's ella sogomonian has the story.en rv's and trailers have lined the streets of 8th and harrison in berkeley for more than a month now.people who work in the area tell kron 4 news off camera that parking spaces for employees and customers are taken up and want the city to do something about it.those living in the rv's say they don't want it to be this way either...sot: amber whitson, friends on wheels// "people who live in vehicles just want to stay out of your way even more than you want them out of your way. really we just want to stay out of peoples way but it's hard to stay out of peoples way when you livein something that has to be parked in the street."merced dominguez also lives in one of the rv's... the berkeley local says her family once owned a home in here for nearly 60 years...but after the recession she couldn't keep up with payments and finally lost that house in 2014.she says many among have jobs but struggle to make ends meet. sot: merced dominguez, living in trailer// "the point is we have nowhere els

(pam) as kron 4's ella sogomonian explains, neighbors rushed in to help, donating school supplies sock to class tomorrow. 4 year old kasseipoia o'melay just transitioned from being home schooled to willard middle school in berkeley. growing up in a family with a passion for cycling...on friday she rode her bike home from her first week of school... down russell street through this bike boulevard when suddenly a car got too close for comfort.sot: kassiopeia o'melay, victim// "i thought maybe they lived here and were getting close to me to come through. but then the front passenger window rolled down an arm reached out picked up the backpack and the car hit by bike and drove off really quickly."kasseipoia was hit by the car and robbed of her backpack filled with school supplies an ipod, and epipens for her bee allergy. sot: kassiopeia o'melay, victim// "nothing of real value at all just stuff that was really important to me." fortunately she was wearing her helmet...but suffered from cuts and hurt her arm. neighbors on wheeler street rushed out to help the young girl and called police.

public because the minors are entitled to privacy under state and federal laws.live in richmond ella sogomonian kron 4news.kron 4news. (vicki) another big story we are following tonight.... street gangs are evolving into more sophisticated crimes... that's according to california authorities.. this come after 32 - members of street gangs have been indicted on 240 - counts ... including credit card fraud. they are suspected in an unusually sophiscated scheme targeting credit card readers from medical and dental offices===some here in the bay area. the charges are against members of the "bully boys" and "coco boys" street gangs. california attorney general xavier becerra says hundreds of people across 13 counties have been victimized. and the stolen property including 40 credit card terminals, laptops, and patient files. the attorney general says its a wake up call < xavier becerra, california attorney general: "it better be a because it's no longer the equifax of the facebook breaches. it's now your local dentist or your local doctor. and again, as i said, it's not just that you off with these f

(pam) kron 4's ella sogomonian met with some of the people living in those r-v's .... s us live from berkeley tonight with that story... ella? the group living in trailers settled one block north of this whole foods about a month ago after they were first kicked out of the h.s. lordships parking lot then from fourth and page streets...they say direct them to industrial areas...so they've done that but even so people are still complaining about their latest move... about a dozen rv's and trailers have lined the streets of 8th and harrison in berkeley for more than a month now.people who work in the area tell kron 4 news off camera that parking spaces for employees and customers are taken up and want the city to do something about it.those living in the rv's say they don't want it to be this way either...sot: amber whitson, friends on wheels// "people who live in vehicles just want to stay out of your way even more than you want them out of your way. really we just want to stay out of peoples way but it's hard to stay out of peoples way when you livein something that has

first week of school when she was run down in a car by thieves who stole her backpack.as kron 4's ella sogomonianbors rushed to help, donating school supplies so she can go back to class tomorrow. 4 year old kasseipoia o'melay just transitioned from being home schooled to willard middle school in berkeley. growing up in a family with a passion for cycling...on friday she rode her bike home from her first week of school... down russell street through this bike boulevard when suddenly a car got too close for comfort.sot: kassiopeia o'melay, victim// "i thought maybe they lived here and were getting close to me to come through. but then the front passenger window rolled down an arm reached out picked up the backpack and the car hit by bike and drove off really quickly."kasseipoia was hit by the car and robbed of her backpack filled with school supplies an ipod, and epipens for her bee allergy. sot: kassiopeia o'melay, victim// "nothing of real value at all just stuff that was really important to me." fortunately she was wearing her helmet...but suffered from cuts and hurt her arm. neighbors on wheel

kron 4 's ella sogomonian was at a concord city council meeting and has the latest.a group gathered at concord city hall tuesday night pleading the council for help. at the end of august residents of 28 units at the parkside garden and a single family home in concord were given 60 days to find someplace else to stay while their new property owner renovates the building... they're invited to come back but they'll be met with an rent increase many say they can't afford... sot: crystal chandler, resident// "i'm a single mother of a 12 year old so i don't just have 5000 dollars lying around to move you know first month last month deposit and still have to pay rent there. i'm working as a dental assistant and i make pretty good money but i'm still living paycheck to paycheck."although they're given the option to stay and áapply to live there again ...rent is expected to increase from between 1100- 2000 dollars up to 1600 and 3000 depending on the number of bedrooms.so they're scrambling to find someplace else to live.sot: lisa lopez, resident// "rents have really gone up