a lesson plan for the third grade class and involving helen keller, and empathy for the disabled. so the former principal did not report it and moved the little girl to another classroom which her mother was grateful for. the jury wrestled with this issue because as late as friday, the light was split on whether to convict. we don't know which way they're leaning but the jury came back after two days of deliberations and delivered a guilty verdict for not reporting suspected child abuse. there are other attorneys listening to sentencing. it's taking place so we'll bring you an update as news develops. reporting live in san jose, abc 7 news. >> sky p over the scene of breaking news south of brentwood where a person died in a fiery crash along the contra costa, alameda county line. the crash happened around 2:00 this afternoon. impacting the commute in that area with officers diverting traffic. we don't know how this accident happened. >> on to politics. down to final hours of the 2012 campaign. the president crisscrossed the mid west and the crowds turned out for the appearance in

according to a police report, and notes, the teacher acknowledged conducting so-call helen keller he lessons by blind moling a student, and touching her and putting objects in her mouth. she she was fooled by -- said she was fooled by his explanation, and did eventually report had to officials. >> it really doesn't matter, because the principal is absolutely, personally, trained to be accountable and report this. not depend on anyone else's opinion. >> reporter: it was pointed out in the trial are she did not report to district officials until after complaints is your. chandler awaits trial for molesting five children, and yesterday, an attorney filed a civil lawsuit on behalf of a child and her family against the district, vijayendran, and other officials. >> despite all the red flags that happened with the locked door and the kid's loan and the helen keller, he was allowed unfeathered access to the children. snoop we understand the judge is still meeting with the jurors. if there is no change in the proceedings, the jury will resume deliberations on monday. if convicted, the princi

the now former principal says chandler was part of a lesson plan centered on helen keller, and empathyfor the disabled. >> each of the things the child said were covered by the statement that the chandler gave. they were explained as part of a lesson. >> prosecutors say the girl's mother who speaks canton ease and another district official ware of the alleged conduct did not call police but claim the principal was mandated to do so. they have charged chandler with felony counts. the prosecution rested its case today after hauling three witnesses to the stand including the little girl. if the jury convicts, she faces up to six months in jail. >> sandhya patel keeping on eye on the weather. >> this, i feel for trick or treaters. >> i warned everyone. i would just say if you're thinking go later, go now. in the next couple hours, live picture from our mount tamalpais camera, you can see rain coming down. it's been steady in the north bay. it arrived as scheduled. green showing up, some yellows in the north bay. storm moving in. i'm going to take you in closer. we have our own radar. track

they confronted the teacher, convincing the principal it was a lesson about helen keller blindness. and as a result, at least one other student was also allegedly molested. >> do you think that the principal was just naive? >> i think that she didn't want this ugly thing to be true. >> reporter: the prosecutor said that the principal was a nice person who made a terrible judgment call. >> i'm sure that she has done a lot of wonderful things in her life. and this was a big failure on a big day. >> reporter: she testified that she had not gotten training on how to spot child abuse. jurors hope that it would be a wake up call for districts to do better. >> she got horrible advice from hr and she didn't do what she knew she should do, she had a suspicion and she didn't act on it and the consequences were just wrong. >> reporter: she could have gone six months in jail -- she could have gotten six months in jail, but they sentenced her to probation, training other teachers to not make the same mistake she did. live in san jose, cbs a. >>> the man accused of smashing the bus of the muni bu

reported her suspicions, vijkayendran confronted chandler but accepted his story it was about a helen kellerson about blindness. a second child was then molested. here's what one of the jurors had to say about this case. >> when you have the responsibility of hundreds of children in your care, you can't afford to drop the ball at an important moment like that. it was just -- she got horrible advice from hr. and she didn't do what she knew she should do. she had a suspicion and she didn't act on it. and the consequences were just abominable. >> reporter: vijkayendran was sentenced to 100 hours of community service, $100 fine and on probation for two years. the teacher mr. chandler is awaiting his trial in jail. reporting live in san jose, len ramirez, cbs 5. >>> a nasty crash on a stretch of bay area road known as blood alley has killed one person. three cars collided just before 2:00 this afternoon on vasco road in brentwood. that section of road is expected to be closed until about 6:00 for the investigation and the clean-up. >>> the man accused of smashing the windshield of a muni bus afte

craig chandler when he said he blindfolded a young student and touched her as part of a lesson on helen keller. members of the jury said today vijayendran didn't do what she should have. >> when you have the responsibility of huns of children in your care, you can't afford to drop the ball at an important moment like that. it was just -- it was -- she got horrible advice from hr, and she didn't do what she knew she should do. >> along with two years' probation, vijayendran was also sentenced to pay $600 in fines and restitution and serve 100 hour of community service. >>> a 67-year-old man from san ramon died this afternoon in a fiery car crash near brentwood. it happened about 1. 45 this afternoon on vasco road. the highway patrol says the subaru drifted across the lanes, overcorrect and had hit a mercedes head on. the driver of the mer say dees was killed while the subaru driver suffered minor injuries. a third car was hit but no one in that vehicle was hurt. northbound vasco road was shut down for several hours. sweshlgs if you like sunshine you couldn't ask for much more from a november da

the principal says the teacher convinced her the activity was part of a lesson plan involving helen kellerensory deprivation and empathy for the disabled. chand sler now facing felony counts. prosecutors say the principal failed in her responsibility to a child and charged wher a misdemeanor count of not reporting possible accuse. the attorney says the case will go to the jury tomorrow and could bring a sentence of up to six months. >> a body wash add shore in miramar beach. authorities are trying to find out who it is and what happened. the body found this morning. the sheriff says it appears to be a man in his 30s. this is the third body found along the san s6.ñ mateo coast n the last two weeks. >> thousands of registered nurses are on a one day strike, working at several hospitals in berkeley, oakland, antioch and vallejo this, is the sixth in a series of strikes over union contract differences. sutter health says replacement the hospitals. >> sweeping up yesterday, lasting impression for many is sergio romo's tee shirt. he wore a black shirt that stated i just look illegal. the slogan

says she was concerned but testified chandler convinced her waits part of a lesson plan involving helen kellerand empathy for the disabled. the defense attorney says the girl's mother and a district administrator also did not suspect child abuse. >> i don't think anyone did anything wrong. i that the more people who knew and didn't think there was anything criminal, the more reasonable the conclusion is. >> the prosecution said she should have known better especially when the mother brought in her daughter's jacket with a whitish clear stain. liquid the girl says chandler put in her mouth. >> we're hoping other administrators and teachers won't make the same mistake. if the jury convicts him on one misdemeanor count she could face up to six months in jail. >> san francisco police have launched a gang crack down in the city mission district. there has been a spike in shootings there. four people have been injured, one w.one dead. the supervisor blamed rivalries between gangs for the violence. they're asking mission rez don'ts help get guns off the streets. >> want to tell us whereabouts of the

it was all part of a leopard lesson plan he talked about helen keller. a-e lambert lesson plan -- but a reasonable person would have to beat crazy not to be suspicious of that " elaborate " lesson plan. they must think that they're crazy if they do not think that that is suspicious. she could spend six months in jail. been also, the warriors. with j. r. stone having the latest. >> the die-hard fans are having the lines for the ipad mini. this small is on the market, that is coming up, next. >>pam: decision 2012. with just four days until the election several initiatives on the california ballot may come down to undecided voters. tonight dan kerman looks at the latest poll on proposition 34. if it is passed it would repeal the death penalty. >> california's death row could soon shut its doors for good. a new field poll shows a majority of californians favor proposition 34 which would repeal the death penalty. 45 say they would vote yes. 38 percent oppose the measure and 70 percent remained undecided. that is a significant increase in support from the poll

the details of how chandler were part 8/lesson plan of helen keller and the attorney is saying that thelient is innocent. >> everybody knew what was alleged with the district, the parent, the student, and not a single person that the police needed to be called. the teacher had it extremely fought out explanation for his conduct was able to fold that what he did. >> chandler was arrested in january but five felonies of lewd counts on a child under age 14. he is without bail pending trial. and the principle is convicted with nearly facing six months in jail if convicted --. >> the wet weather is continuing our run the bay area. and the pavement is still wet around-the golden gate and the bay area. we will show you the radar but first of rainfall totals for the past 24 hours. the mountains, we have seen the most with three-quarters of 1 in. already in santa rosa. with over one half inch in petaluma. and after that we did see it nearly not as much in the bay area because it just keeps getting going at this hour. the stormtracker 4 radar showing heavier north areas. however, it is a bit of a

the teacher said that he was trying to teach her about helen keller. >> the principal is accountable, not to listen to anybody else's opinion. >> a civil lawsuit has been filed again the district on behalf of the child's family. >>> public safety officers are searching for a man they say assaulted a female student on the stanford campus. she was running tuesday night and was able to flag down a passing drive for help after the assault. anyone with information is asked to contact the stanford department of public safety. >>> i'm voting for anyone on the ballot but christina. >> that is ivory madison the woman that videotaped the bruce that helped convict her of domestic violence charges. >> she thinks it's okay to abuse your wife and still one a major law enforcement agency. >>i think the bigger agenda is really about rolling back a lot of the advances that we've made in the city. >> the ad is produced by ss women for accountability. >>> there are more registered voters in california than there ever have been before. the secretary of state's office said there are 18.2 million registere

but the teacher was very convincing explaining the behavior as part of a lesson plan involving helen keller, and empathy for the disabled. a conviction would mean a months in jail. for now, we await the jury's verdict. >> law enforcement on the streets of oakland getting tighter for a second night of operation impact. california patrol being deployed to reenforce an under staffed police department netting 11 arrests. chp provides patrol support in higï crime areas.. >> high visibility control. you have police cars in plain view. we hope that will act adds a deterrent. >> officers from both police and chp joined forces to greet students in oakland. >> police looking for a driver hit a woman and then drove off. police say the woman was on the sidewalk when the mercedes turned into a driveway, hitting her. they say the driver did have an interyags with the woman and then drove away. >> muni service in operation for the evening commute. a man was killed on the tracks this morning. service was suspended almost three hours, passengers rerouted on buses and shuttles.8 investigators trying to dete

craig chandler convinced her the activity the 8-year-old described was part of a lesson plan about helen keller. >>> san francisco police launched gang crackdown in the mission district. a spike in shootings over the last two weeks, four injured, one killed, super surpriser and the chief blame rivalries between gangs. police are sending officers from other districts to patrol they've already arrested a dozen people in the last week. seized five weapons since monday. >>> memorial plans set for two victims of a small plane crash. >>> check out these temperatures compared to 24 hours ago double digit drop cooler los gatos by 11°, 10 mountain view, 14 half moon bay, 16 napa, santa rosa 15. what are those temperatures? running in the 40s and 50s much cooler than we were yesterday at this time. in fact, few 50s out there mainly 50 to 51°. afternoon hours temperatures in the mid 60s to around 70° with warmer weather this weekend and possible record highs monday. >>> live look at the golden gate bridge, fog-free and flowing nicely from the waldo grade into san francisco off the bridge towards lombard o

. >> despite the locked doors and the kids alone and the helen keller, he was allowed access to thesechildren. >> reporter: they are split 8- 4. mainly if vi -- vijayendran ahad reason to be suspicious. >>> following our ktvu investigation of questionable spending of port officials. >> who's got the power? >> we got the power. >> reporter: more than 100 workers rallied at the oakland airport which is operated by the port. members of sciu complained they have been working without a contract for 16 months. >> they don't want to have any negotiations anymore. they don't want to come back and forth. with all the unfair spending that you guys have uncovered which is just a small tip of the iceburg. >> reporter: our ktvu investigation uncovered thousands of dollars in questionable spending including $5,000 by by a strip club. they have hired an investigative council to investigate. >> a plea for help. >> you're going to die, you don't understand you have to get your out of this corner now. >> it is a digital scavenger >> it is a digital scavenger [ male announcer ] citibank's app for ipad m

if convicted she could face up to -- helen keller. if convicted she could face up to six months in jail. >>> police hope someone will recognize a man who beat a van ness station agent. the man tried to go through with a bike at jen told him bikes were not allowed on the muni metro, investigators say he choked the agent and jumped over the railing with his bike. you saw him walk down the stairs with that bike and small suitcase police say the 55-year-old agent followed him and tacked as he reached the platform after attack the man grabbed his bike and suitcase and ran the muni agent was beaten so badly he has yet to go back to work. >>> support for a measure that would abolish the state's death penalty is gaining momentum. poll finds 45% of likely voters are in favor of prop 34, up three points if september. 38% are against replacing capital punishment with life in prison, 17% remain undecided. in september only 42% said they were in favor with doing away with the death penalty more than 50% of voters are needed for this measure to pas

. >> despite the locked doors and the kids alone and the helen keller, he was allowed access to thesechildren. >> reporter: they are split 8- 4. mainly if vi -- vijayendran ahad reason to be suspicious. >>> following our ktvu investigation of questionable spending of port officials. >> who's got the power? >> we got the power. >> reporter: more than 100 workers rallied at the oakland airport which is operated by the port. members of sciu complained they have been working without a contract for 16 months. >> they don't want to have any negotiations anymore. they don't want to come back and forth. with all the unfair spending that you guys have uncovered which is just a small tip of the iceburg. >> reporter: our ktvu investigation uncovered thousands of dollars in questionable spending including $5,000 by by a strip club. they have hired an investigative council to investigate. >> a plea for help. >> you're going to die, you don't understand you have to get your out of this corner now. >> it is a digital scavenger hunt. how you can get a piece of the giant's victory by logging on to twi

she believed craig chandler's explanation he was conducting a lesson on helen keller when a student complainede had blindfolded her and touched her inappropriately chandler is now awaiting trial on charges he molested five children. >>> apple is paying very low income tax on the money it makes outside the u.s.. cupertino company paid $713 million in tax on the nearly $37 billion it made overseas. that is less than 2%. if it brought that money home, apple would pay as much as 35% income tax on the earnings but leaving the money overseas is completely legal. many other multinational companies do the same thing. >>> time now 5:49. let's get you moving this morning. we have problems in san francisco, sal? >> that is right. northbound 101 dave and pam. it looks like a car rear ended a garbage truck in san francisco northbound 101. the vehicle is now on fire. and we're not sure how bad the injuries are but there could be injuries. northbound 101 sat candle -- 101 at candle stick park. if i were you, i would use 280 instead to get into san francisco because traffic is beginning to stack up getting ou

it was all part of a leopard lesson plan he talked about helen keller. a-e lambert lesson plan -- but a reasonable person would have to beat crazy not to be suspicious of that " elaborate " lesson plan. they must think that they're crazy if they do not think that that is suspicious. she could spend six months in jail. >> coming up stanley roberts explains why neighbors are so upset. a pile of dirt in west oakland are starting to pile up. kron4's stanley roberts explains when neighbors are so upset. and why caltrans is launching an investigation. what is the problem? it might not be just dirt. in october which brought this to the attention derrik muhamead . >> why don't you have water on the dirt the community is inhaling all of that dirt. you do not know what is going on in that part? >> and although he had information that there are many problems what the dirt had clear-cut evidence of. >> we had an independent engineer refirm -- that the engineering firm tested the sorrel and came back suspected fall of contaminants particularly the high levels of wate

says she believed that teacher craig chandler's explanation that he was conducting a lesson on helen keller when a student complained he blindfolded her and touched her inappropriately. chandler's awaiting trial on charges he molested five children. >>> 8:41. school -- california school districts are dealing with a lunch-time trial and error sper machine, you could say to get children to eat healthier foods. but what the kids say they like is not always what they eat. most childrens are just tossing the healthier needs aside. the federal nutrition standards require schools to offer more fruits an vegetables. regular calories an emphasize whole greens. >>> the charter school's trend is growing with 11 new schools opening this year. nearly a quarter the county's grade school students are enrolled in charter schools. >>> we're definitely on election watch. the day before voters head to the polls. live picture. there's bruce springsteen on stage. we're gonna take you to -- this is president obama's campaign appearance just getting underway. bruce springsteen's taking center stage. stay tuned fo

>> later this morning, we are going to have the new editor of "people" magazine here, helen keller. >> oh! >> that's cruel. >> ba dumb bum. >> long setup. way to go. donny's on there, too. >> donny's on the list, too. >> what was it, "50 shades of grey." >> i was in the decaying category. sexy and decaying. sexy men with gray hair. >> it was like the silver foxes. >> what's interesting -- >> and joe in there, too, in your category. >> send kitchen appliances. microwave ovens. >> there is a little quid pro quo. >> they have a supplement of the 90-year-olds. >> were you on that? >> i'm on that list. >> that's just in the regional papers, though, up in the boston edition. >> let me ask you a question. i felt a little objectified personally. >> yeah. >> kind of like a piece of meat, flesh. >> right. >> arm candy stuff. >> why is it always about the looks? >> especially being part of this literate algonquin-type show. >> boo hoo. >> a little levity before we get to some really tough stuff. >> yeah, we've got serious business. there's much more on the general petraeus situation, but we've g