number of incidents per station have decreased by half from this time last year.in lafayette, hermela aregawi, kron 4 news. (lydia pantazes)"in san jose as people struggle to clean up after the recent flooding. there's news of another round of rain coming our way. piles like the one you see right here behind me are located throughout the rockspring neighborhood. we caught up with people who live here as they were trying to clean up. ruben lechuga gave me a look inside his apartment and says an inspector is scheduled to come through here tomorrow and give them the green light to replace their walls. but we asked if he's concerned about starting to replace the dry wall when more heavy rain is expected on friday. he said no but others say they are worried and hope they get more notice than they did last time. in san jose, lydia pantazes kron4 news." (pam) coming up... brace for yet another storm about to slam the bay area...(steve) chief meteorologist brittney shipp is tracking the conditions.. and will tell you what to expect after the break... (vo) what if this didn't have to happen? i didn't

the woman's purse but fortunately neither one of the victims were seriously injured.in moraga, hermela aregawi, kron 4 news. in walnut creek...neighbors living at the walnut creek manor senior apartments say the 92-year-old man killed in a fire wednesday night went by the name "wes."a friend of his tells us he was a world war two veteran.the contra costa county fire protection district says it received 9-11 calls reporting an explosion and blown out windows at wes' apartment.he later died at john muir hospital.the fire protection district says a propane tank was involv

working on school grounds.the 21 year old also volunteered at a local senior center.in sunnyvalle, hermela aregawi kron 4 news. (jr stone) danville police are investigating an assault that sent a woman to the hospital. just before 4-o clock sunday morning neighbors on oneida circle say they heard a woman screaming inside one of the homes nearby. the altercation eventually made its way outside and spilled into the street. neighbors say the woman's blood was splattered all along the walkway leading up to the house. contra costa crime scene investigators were inside the home gathering evidence for hours. the woman is expected to survive. ((jrs/live)) still ahead... warmer temperatures are about to hit the bay area.... meteorologist lawrence karnow will tell you when we can expect more sunshine. (jr stone) joining me now is meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: even though we had plenty of clouds, it wasn't a bad sunday. but now doppler radar is showing showers popping up around the bay area. this is a rather weak storm but it holding together long enough to bring showers tonight.skies are m

kron four's hermela aregawi spoke to pearl pinson's family about what they're calling new hope.he family comes together every month to make sure pearl is not forgotten.they tell me they don't think police are doing enough.. but someone else noticed their calls for help.a stranger now a new friend.. is contributing her own money to help bring pearl home.a ten-thousand dollar reward.the family prays that's the key to finding pearl.sot rose pinson, missing teen's sisteri honestly feel deep down inside if money can't find my sister, what can. recently her family raised 1- thousand dollarsthen came anna bergmana vallejo resident who didn't know the pinsons but had attended vigils for her. sot anna bergmani saw that there was a lot of community support for the pinsons and i wanted to add to that...i was sitting in an aiport in honolulu about to go on vacation and rose called me and right then it flashed on the tv screen that a celebrity had donated 200-thousand dollars for a different case and i wanted to do what i could.pearl left for school last may and never returned. traces of her

extra days kids are getting for the now week long thanksgiving break.maureen kelly kron4 news (hermela aregawi)in san francisco hundreds of pets across the bay area will go to a place they can call home tomorrow.twenty three bay area shelters are working together to find a home for hundreds of pets across the bay area.on saturday.. they will participate in an event calledempty the shelters.the day is funded by a non profit.. bissell pet foundation.that's who will be paying the adoption fee for you if you decide to take home a cute little dog or cat.the fee is around $100.. and it won't be coming out of your pocket.in sf, ha k4 news. here in the east bay the berkeley police department has set up a d-u-i checkpoint at the corner of stewart street and telegraph avenue. the dui checkpoint was set up right around 930 and dozens and dozens of cars in the southbound dirtection were stopped and each one of those drivers of those vehicles was asked a few questions by interviewing police officers. things like have you had anything to drink if anything at all? and they were also checking peoples drivers

kron 4's hermela aregawi has new video of the men from the night of the crime. these are the men who robbed a single mom and a veteran at gunpoint - just before 10:30 friday night.the victim was parking her car in the garage of her mission district apartment on florida street - when the two approached her. sot giselle talkoff, sfpd pio they appeared to be demanding her vehicle from her. the victim announced that she had her child in the vehicle with her. one of the suspects who was unarmed, grabbed the child from the seat, pulling the child out of the vehicle.the suspects didn't take the vehicle.. but did get away with a backpack full of personal items and some cash the mom took our for her daughter's upcoming birthday. sot giselle talkoff, sfpd pio the fact that the victim announced that the victim announced that she had a child in the vehicle and they still robbed her and held her at gunpoint with a child is extremely dangerous and extremely brazen.police say.. 20 minutes after that incident.. they received a report of a carjacking on the 600 block of hampshir

location.police arrived on the scene..and determined that the victim had passed away.reporting in fairfield hermela aregawi, kron4 news. (maureen kelly)in san francisco a vintage store owner is facing nearly five years in prison and tens of thousand of dollars in fines for allegedly possessing endangered animal fur with the intent to sell them.decades of fashion was raided last month after two undercover state, fish and game agents say they tried on leopard and ocelot coats with price tags.the merchant says the items seized from her store were things she inherited from her grandmother and the furs in her store come from animals that have been dead for decades.maureen kelly kron4 news. (haaziq madyun)here at the jack london regal cinema in oakland moviegoers say they have the best idea for beating the rainy weather...checking out a film"well this is a great place to come to the movies and beauty and the beast on a rainy day, how much better could it be?""yeah! i'm just coming in from concord. this is definitely the best way to beat the weather""on a rainy day it is the best time to come on in, especially do

reporting live in lafayette, hermela aregawi, kron 4 news. up 7.9% (steve)happening now. . .in san francisco's west portal neighborhood investigating an attempted kidnapping.the incident happened at around 5 o'clock near the intersection of taraval street and forest side avenue.police say a young girl was walking. . .. that's when a white man in his 20's jumped out of his car and grabbed her. police say he tried pulling her into his car.the girl started screaming. . . several witnesses heard and came to her aid.the suspect then took off southbound on forest side. we have a reporter on the scene. . stay with us for updates on this developing story. ((pam)) a case of alleged cyber -bullying is being investigated at an east bay high school. some students are accused of posting racially offensive pictures on social media. justine waldman is here now... with what we have learned... (justine) this happened at albany high school. where deeply hurtful photos were posted on instagram of african american girls. the school district addressed the issue today. saying it is investigating t

kron4's hermela aregawi has the statistics ... when it comes to crime on bart.(áátake pkgáá)hundreds of thousands of people take bart every day..and the vast majority do so without any problems of note.but recent high profile incidents are putting the question of rider safety back in the forefront. bart tells us property crimes are significantly down at stations.but crime against people is up slightly.. (áágfxáá)while ridership is down 2.7 percent from last year..crimes against riders is up 1.4% but bart tells us overall..riders are safer.. (áágfxáá)the number of incidents per station have decreased by half from this time last year.well below the benchmarks bart officials have set.we spoke to people on their commute home from work.. they say they generally feel safesot meghan francesconi, bart rideri'm pregnant so i take it less and less. at night i would feel unsafe but during the day im pregnant i get a seat so im relatively okay. overall i wish there was more space and more cars.sot kadi thompson, bart rider there's occassionally someone who gets on who is ag

reportin in sunnyvalle, hermela aregawi, kron 4 news. coming up at eight.s of a san francisco motel are outraged after they say a cat was beaten to death. we'll hear from them and explain what police are doing to figure out what happened. plus shots fired inside a vallejo home. we'll have the latest on that investigation. and a story that's going viral online. 2 girls kicked off a united airlines flight for wearing leggings. we'll tell you why it happened. (jr stone)only kron 4 tonight. tenants of a san francisco hotel are living in fear after they watched surveillance video of what they say is their neighbor killing his kitten.kron 4's ella sogomonian met with those folks this evening.ella this sounds terrible. (ella)thats exactly right after seeing the footage and the dead kitten they're now afraid for their own pets so they want this guy out of the building and facing charges. we want to warn our viewers the video you're about to see may be hard to watch. long term tenants at the kean hotel in san francisco's soma district are mortified. they say cameras

kron 4's hermela aregawi is in sunnyvale with details on who they arrested.pkgáá) this started on thursday.. when a student.. who was being coached by the suspect..came forward and said she was uncomfortable with text messages that he sent her. when police investigated the allegations.. they found out she wasn't the only victim. (átracká)tonight - 21 year old moises martin is out on bail.. but is facing multiple charges including a felony.. sending harmful matter to minors.on thursday.. a 13 year old student told school officials she was receiving inapparopriate messages from martin.that's when police discovered a second victim.sot capt shawn aheard, sunnyvale dept of public safetywe actually interviewed that second victim and found out the same situation. the texts were a little bit more of an inappropriate nature than the texts between the first victim. police aren't telling us the name of the middle school where martin volunteered.. but say he wasn't working on school grounds.the 21 year old also volunteered at a local senior center.sot capt shawn aheard,

(steve ) kron 4's hermela aregawi is live in san francisco.. with more on that.. (hermela)this happened last friday.. just before 7:30 in the evening.in a park here near 4th and howard...what the suspect said to the woman during the threats.. has him facing felony charges. this is the man police say threatened to shoot a woman and her child.while they were playing in a san francisco park sot officer grace gatpandan, sfpd piothe victims fled the scene because the suspect continued to antagonioze and continued to threaten the victims.and for her safety and the safety of her son she ran away from the scence.a short time later - sfpd spotted a man that matched the description.27 year old joshua ruano is facing hate crime charges and here's why.sot officer grace gatpandan, sfpd pioit appears that the suspect made anti-muslim threats towards the suspect and her toddler son. the victim was wearing a headscarf that commonly people in the muslim community wear and there were some references to that item.the san francisco resident.. is now in county jail the district attorne

kron 4's hermela aregawi spoke to one of the victims and neighbors. fortunately the couple was not injured..but the husband tells me they're still pretty shaken up.i spoke with a neighbor who tells me this incident also has her really worried. (áátrackáá)tonight police are looking for two men responsible for the brazen roberry. chief jon king, moraga police departmentlast night about 1030 we had a couple who were returning home from having family dinner. and when they reached the driveway they were accosted by two suspects one of whom had a gun and they were basically robbed in their own driveway...they ran away on foot but a witness did hear a vehicle racing away from the area.the couple are in their seventies.. and live among other senior citizens in this quiet community behind the moraga country club.their neighbor who didn't want to talk on camera says.. she's afraid.sot victim's neighbor last night was really very scary. i didn't think all those bad guys would come up here and hurt other people.. they pulled my neighbhors purse and wrestled with

kron 4's hermela aregawi is at the scene... what have you learned.? n45:sf: update: valencia street shut down for barricaded suspect bcn45 -update on advisory (bcn43) a busy street in san francisco's mission district is shut down this afternoon as police try to negotiate with a barricaded suspect with a gun, a police spokesman said. police responded to reports of a person with a gun in the 500 block of valencia street between 16th and 17th streets shortly before 2 p.m., according to police spokesman officer robert rueca. the suspect is now barricaded there and police are working with hostage negotiators to get the person to surrender. all vehicular and pedestrian traffic is shut down on valencia street. residents in the area have been ordered to shelter-in place, police said. the closure of the busy thoroughfare is causing heavy traffic in the area. san francisco municipal railway buses are being rerouted. scottmorris0344p03/10/17 contact: san francisco police (415) 837-7395 ( hermela ) ( steve ) we first sent out a push alert about this breaking news

share it with them immediately so they could best use the information.reporting in vallejo, hermela aregawi 4 news. in just a few days... all thirty two team owners in the national football league may vote to decide the oakland raiders fate... will they stay in the bay area -- or will approval be given for a move to las vegas? today, kron four's philippe djegal attended a rally and march in oakland... where raiders' fans and city leaders banded together with hopes of keeping the silver and black. (philippe)fans/nats- "build in oakland, build in oakland." years of negotiations between the oakland raiders, the city and county of oakland and potential prviate partners may soon come to a head... as n-f-l owners are on the brink of deciding whether or not to keep the silver and black here or shuttle them down to las vegas. oakland mayor libby schaaf says the city has done all it could to prevent the raiders from moving for a second time.libby schaaf/mayor- "people are saying oakland's efforts to build a new stadium have been stalled for years. nothing has changed and therefore, the raiders have

kron 4's hermela aregawi spoke to one of the victims and neighbors. tonight police are looking for two men responsible for the brazen roberry.chief jon king, moraga police departmentlast night about 1030 we had a couple who were returning home from having family dinner. and when they reached the driveway they were accosted by two suspects one of whom had a gun and they were basically robbed in their own driveway...they ran away on foot but a witness did hear a vehicle racing away from the area.the couple are in their seventies.. and live among other senior citizens in this quiet community behind the moraga country club.their neighbor who didn't want to talk on camera says.. she's afraid.sot victim's neighbor last night was really very scary. i didn't think all those bad guys would come up here and hurt other people.. they pulled my neighbhors purse and wrestled with my neihbors husband and then they ran away.maybe we should not go out after dark and double lock the doors. and i probably will buy a big flash light and every now and then focus outside.

(steve) kron-4's hermela aregawi has been tracking the standoff all afternoon. she joins us live. any closer to resolving this? a busy street in san francisco's

kron 4's hermela aregawi spoke to pearl pinson's family about what they're calling...new hope.áápkgáá)the family comes together every month to make sure pearl is not forgotten. they tell me they don't think police are doing enough.. but someone else noticed their calls for help.a stranger now a new friend.. is contributing her own money to help bring pearl home.(átracká)a ten- thousand dollar reward.the family prays that's the key to finding pearl.sot rose pinson, missing teen's sisteri honestly feel deep down inside if money can't find my sister, what can.recently her family raised 1-thousand dollarsthen came anna bergmana vallejo resident who didn't know the pinsons but had attended vigils for her.sot anna bergman i saw that there was a lot of community support for the pinsons and i wanted to add to that...i was sitting in an aiport in honolulu about to go on vacation and rose called me and right then it flashed on the tv screen that a celebrity had donated 200-thousand dollars for a different case and i wanted to do what i could.pearl left for school last may and never retur

kron 4's hermela aregawi is live in the newsroom...she has new surveillance video of the men police are

they spoke exclusively to kron 4's hermela aregawi about their journey...tory you'll only see here on kron4 news... it was a time of great joy for the coppsfollowed by what they describe as a dark hell.june 2016 and the college sweethearts were having their first child..sot aline copp and josh coppmany people go into pregnancy kind of ignorant and blissful and that's great. but there are a lot of things that could go wrong.carter virginia copp had a rare genetic mutation.a 1 in 400 million chance..her brain hadn't developed past 25 weeks..and she wasn't breathing on her own.the copps made the painful decision to say goodbye to their baby girl just three weeks after she was born.sot aline copp and josh coppwe used that time to hold her everyday to read to her. we bathed her and changed her diapers and we cared for her. and she got to meet all of her family and friends. and then we picked a day to say goodbye july 14th and she died in our arms....how do you make the most of carter's extremely short life so that it wasn't just three weeks long and that it woul

kron four's hermela aregawi was there. (áátake pkgáá)nat fightinga violent showdown..hundreds of pro and anti-trump protesters faced off this afternoon at berkeley's civic center.dozens of fist fights broke out over the course of a few intense hours.those against trump say they are taking blows for justice.sot - dont have his name - anti-trump protesteri lost count man. it doesn't matter because if im still standing. im obligated to keep going. because that's what good people should be doing. fighting against that crap over there. supporters of trump came out in larger numbers than expected. highlighting their right to free speech.sot andrew lycan, pro-trump protester. these people don't want us to have our first amendment rights. they think that only they are allowed to exercise their first amendment rights. they don't think we should be allowed to express ours. its a two way street.sot russ koan, pro-trump protesterthe people that are supposedly on the trump side are actually for america. they want people working they wa

reporting in fairfield, hermela aregawi kron 4 news. ( marty ) police in contra costa county have arrested man.. accused of child molestation, rape and aggravated sexual assault this is the suspect... gary burbank from discovery bay. sheriff's deputies say they uncovered evidence that he had sexual contact with at least three teenagers between the ages of 14 and 16. and investigators believe there may be other victims. burbank is being held on 14- million dollars bail. ( marty ) police are making arrests after the deadly terrorist attack in london. but it is unclear how or if those suspects are directly involved. the lone attacker who killed four people outside the british parliament was killed, but now police want to know if anyone helped him in the attack. scott mclean explains. "to see your city violated in such a way is truly shocking." a day after their city was attacked, londoners gathered to mourn, and pledge not to live in fear."terrorism is about trying to scare us through an act to put great fear in us. i think we need to respond with a greater act of solidarity."on wednesday, br

kron4's hermela aregawi takes us there.twenty three bay area shelters are working together to find a home for hundreds of pets across the bay area.on saturday.. they will participate in an event calledempty the shelters.the day is funded by a non profit.. bissell pet foundation.that's who will be paying the adoption fee for you if you decide to take home a cute little dog or cat.the fee is around $100.. and it won't be coming out of your pocket.sot holly kroeze, spokesperson, bissell pet foundationif we can adopt out a 1,000 pets tomorrow it's completely money well spent. i'm so excited to know that so many pets are going to have an awesome night's sleep in a warm bed for the first time. some of them in months or a year.all animals will be spayed or neutered.. microchipped.. and have updated vacciantions. participating shelters include the berkeley humane society and contra costa humane society among more than 20 others.the foundation putting th together is based in michigan.they've done similar events in several oter citie

kron 4's hermela aregawi has details on the protest.what isn't patriotic is mass surveillance. what isn't patriotic is mass deportation. peter thiel didn't appear to be home this afternoon..but it didn's stop dozens of people from showing up and speaking out against his company's role in immigration enforcement. protesters held signs like peter thie is a vampire.. and palantir, wake up you are complicit.among the attendees is former san francisco supervisor david campos.sot david campos, former sf board of supervisorswhat he's doing is shameful and the fact that here you have a san franciscan doing it, something that goes against the values of this city is something that needs to be aclled out.campos says targeting undocumented immigrants makes everyone less safe.he says.. that's why he supports san francisco's status as a sanctuary city.sot david campos, former sf board of supervisorsthat means that people who are undocumented are going to feel free coming forward in reporting crime if they are the victim to a crime, if they're a witne

as you can imagine, they are shocked, and saddened by her tragic loss.kron 4's hermela aregawi is live in los gatos tonight with the story... hermela? hermela live..adine farelas.. worked here at peppertree school for years..while also taking college classes. her coworkers were very emotional today.. still in shock in the south bay.... we have learned two men have been arrested... and charged with stabbing a little league coach to death. frank navarro was killed near the san jose club where he worked. the two suspects made their first court appearance this afternoon in san jose. kron 4's dan kerman was there... he has details on the charges the two men face and reaction from the victim's family. 24 year old aaron vallejo and 32 year old robert ruiz said nothing during their first court appearance wednesday. the two are charged with murder in connection with this weekends fatal stabbing of frank navarro.sot yolanda beltran/victim's aunt 13-18i wanted to see the people who took our frankie away from us navarro's aunt and uncle, and a family friend were in court for the hearing.sot philli

(grant) kron-4's hermela aregawi joins us live from the scene tonight. rmela you spoke to the man's family? (hermela) police say a call came in just before 2 with a report of person shot in a car.at great jones and illiniois.when police arrived they determined the person was dead.they did a thourough invesftigation working quickly to beat the rain.unclear when bracy was shot how long he was in the car.we spoke to his family members.. his aunt who also lost a son to gun violence four years ago ( grant) (pam) time for the weekend forecast from our chief meterologist brittney shipp... i'm brittney shipp. dry weather will return for saturday through most of sunday

kron 4's hermela aregawi is live in san leandro.. you spoke with the mayor.. and people who live there... heremela, this isse the mayor says this is a symbolic move to send a message to residents here.. that they will be treated fairly regardless of their immigration status..san leandro touts itself as one of the more diverse cities in the bay area.the mayor tells me about half the people here speak a second language at home.. and 30% are immigrants. with a uninanimous vote... san leandro became the seventh sanctuary city in the bay area. in a february 21st meeting, dozens of residents showed up to support the move.students rhamia hall and jordan woods.. were among them.sot jordan woods, student, san leandro high social justice academyi know family members. i know cousins. i know a lot of people that are affected. this has been something that has been affecting them their whole life. adn all they wanted was a better education and a better life for them and their families...sot rhamia hall, student, san leandro high social justice academy their immigration stat

(steve) kron-4's hermela aregawi has been tracking the standoff all afternoon. she joins us live. ermela are police any closer to resolving this? a busy street in san francisco's mission district remains shut down this evening as police try to negotiate with a barricaded suspect who pulled a gun on an exterminator, a police spokesman said. police responded to reports of a person with a gun in the 500 block of valencia street between 16th and 17th streets at 1:55 p.m., according to police spokesman sgt. michael andraychak. the call came in after someone doing pest control work in the building went to an apartment. the apartment's resident pulled a gun and the exterminator fled, andraychak said. the suspect is now barricaded there and police are working with hostage negotiators to get the person to surrender. all vehicular and pedestrian traffic is shut down on valencia street. residents in the area have been ordered to shelter-in-place, police said. the closure of the busy thoroughfare is causing heavy traffic in the area. san francisco municipal railway buses are being rerouted. in

(steve) kron-4's hermela aregawi joins us live from the scene of the officer involved shooting. hermela how did this happen (steve) heads up in you're even in palo alto. investigators are working two recent sexual assaults...withi n blocks of each other near the caltrain station. (catherine) grant lodes has a sketch and a surveillance image, and is here with all the details. (grant) two sex assaults...in two weeks. one last night. the other the...was the previous wednesday...both near the stanford shopping center. this is a surveillance image from last night's crime. it shows the man police are looking for... a woman says the guy grabbed her crotch over her clothing....she screamed...he ran...and has not been caught. this was just after 9:00 last night on alma street...across the street from el camino park. the attacker is described as a light skinned make in his thirties or forties...5- 8...medium build.== rewind to the previous wednesday... literally a block or two away at the caltrain station in palo alto...and there's a sketch of this suspect. investigators say aroun 10:45...

kron 4's hermela aregawi spoke to campus officials about what they are doing to make students feel safe. a message of hatea uc hastings student came back from spring break monday to find the mezuzah - a jewish symbol on his door -- had been burned off.tonight - campus police are looking for the person responsible for the vandalism.. and are investigating the incident as a possible hate crime.students and faculty say they're surprised that this would happen here.sot alex a.g. shapiro, spokesman, uc hastings college of law surprising because uc hastings is diverse and inclusive and those are big values for us as a school.i did speak to the student whose mezuzah was burned and he was also shocked, applaed and disgusted that this would happenstudents we talked to agree.sot matthew tratosit's really surpring. hastings as a school has always been very very accepting and open to everything. this is the first incident of anything like this ive heard of while ive been here and also before coming here. i don't feel less safe or super concerned but it is surprising and kind of worrying.sot courdel

the event called empty the shelters will offer pet adoption without some of the fees.kron 4's hermela aregawi is live in san francisco.. with more on that. (hermela)twenty three bay area shelters are participating in this event.organizers hope to find a home for 1,000 pets. (hermela)the day is funded by a non profit.. bissell pet foundation.that's who will be paying the adoption fee for you if you decide to take home a cute little dog or cat.the fee is around $100.. and it won't be coming out of your pocket.all animals will be spayed or neutered.. microchipped.. and have updated vacciantions. participating shelters include the berkeley humane society and contra costa humane society among more than 20 others.the foundation putting this together is based in michigan.they've done similar events in several oter cities across the country.and they say.. it just made sense to bring the empty the shelters event to the bay aera holly kroeze, spokesperson, bissell pet foundationwe partner with 3000 shelters across the united states. so coming to the bay area was an easy choice for us. we felt like ther

hermela aregawi has reaction from friends. first.. let's go to grant lodes in studio.. with what we know about the three victims -- grant? the plane was headed to san jose from riverside when it crashed into two homes monday.. the people on board had flown to disneyland to watch a cheerleading competition. family members tell us 83-year-old nouri hijazi, who was the pilot, was killed along with his wife dana hijazi and 22 year-old adine fareles. all are from the san jose area. two other people...are hospitalized tonight....stacey pierce...who's the daughter of nouri and dana. also hospitalized...silvia farelas...whose daugher...adine ...died in the crash. .. we also have a photo tonight of one of the victims. this is adine fareles tongiht kron4's hermela aregaei spoke to some of her coworkers in los gatos.. they're shocked and saddened by the tragic loss. those who worked with adine farelas remember her fondly. dana osborn, former employer just a wonderful soul and beautiful person. everyone loves her here at peppertree and everyone is going to miss her terribly.just pu

kron4's hermela aregawi talked to police about why the victim may have been targeted. this is the man police say threatened to shoot a woman and her child.while they were playing in a san francisco park sot officer grace gatpandan, sfpd piothe victims fled the scene because the suspect continued to antagonioze and continued to threaten the victims.and for her safety and the safety of her son she ran away from the scence.a short time later - sfpd spotted 27 year old joshua ruano and determined he was responsible for the threats.ruano is facingg hate crime charges.sot officer grace gatpandan, sfpd pioit appears that the suspect made anti-muslim threats towards the suspect and her toddler son. the victim was wearing a headscarf that commonly people in the muslim community wear and there were some references to that item.the san francisco resident.. is now in county jail the district attorney's office is considering terrorist charges against ruano.that is a felony.if convicted he would be facing some serious time.standup police say even though they have a suspect in custod

(steve) kron4's hermela aregawi is live in the mission district..hermela -- do we know how police brought this situation to an end? hermela: standoff in san francisco has come to and end with a woman in custody. a woman was seen removed from the area on a stretcher. a police responded to reports of a person with a gun in the 500 block of valencia street between 16th and 17th streets at 1:55 p.m., according to police spokesman sgt. michael andraychak. the call came in after someone doing pest control work in the building went to an apartment. the apartment's resident pulled a gun and the exterminator fled, andraychak said. (grant) we're tracking breaking news in the south bay tonight... where there's been another arrest in the brutal hgh profile murder of a beloved elderly woman known to almost everyone as miss flo. santa clara couty sheriff's say jennifer hernandez jminez is now being held with out bail and set to appear in court on monday. 19-year old zachary cuen was previously arrested.. he has been charged with murder... after reportedly breaking into miss flo's home...then robbing an

kron 4's hermela aregawi is live in the newsroom.. with the story you'll see only on kron 4. (hermela) it was a time of great joy for the coppsfollowed by what they describe as a dark hell.it was june 2016 and they were having the first child..babygirl carter virginia coppsot many people go into pregnancy kind of ignorant and blissful and that's great. but there are a lot of things that could go wrong.carter had a rare genetic mutation that affected her brain development.a 1 in 400 million chance.it meant her brain hadn't developed past 25 weeks..and she wasn't breathing on her own.the copps made the painful decision to say goodbye to their baby girl just three weeks after they said hello.sot aline copp and josh coppwe used that time to hold her everyday to read to her. we bathed her and changed her diapers and we cared for her. and she got to meet all of her family and friends. and then we picked a day to say goodbye july 14th and she died in our arms.it then became about finding meaning in such a painful loss.sot aline copp and josh copphow do you make the most of carter's e

reporting in fairfield, hermela aregawi kron 4 news. (pam) police in contra costa county have arrested a man -- accused of child molestation, rape, and aggravated sexual assault this is the suspect.. gary burbank from discovery bay. sheriff's deputies say, they uncovered evidence that the suspect had sexual contact with at least three teens between the ages of 14 and 16. and investigators believe there may be other victims... the suspect is being held on 14- million dollars bail. (grant) coming up new at ten:new details about harisson ford's close call during a landing.... we have a recording of what the legendary actor told the tower... after nearly hitting a commerical jetliner. narrator: on september ninth 2010 pge learned a tragic lesson we can never forget.(pam) then: p-g- and-e rolling out court- ordered apology ads... but is it enough to change the feelings of the people affected by the deadly san bruno blast? (grant) and next: we are learning more about a gruesome crime in sacramento.. with a connection to the bay area. tonight

identified the suspects involved in a hit and run friday that left a cyclist badly injuredkron 4's hermela aregawi is live in palo alto.. with the latest.. (hermela)two of the suspects were arrested shortly after the icnident..while the other three were apprehended this morning. we've got their photos as well. 18 year old dmarco aaron hal of oakland was arrested yesterady.. as well as 18 year old daniel lamar lesley of lathrop.the other three, jonah johnston, johntaeja carpenter and johnquaeja carpenter are also now in police custody. we've got aerial video of the scene from our partnership with abc 8 new..around 3:30 yesterday afternoon.. all 5 suspects were in a volkswagon toureg that police were trying to stop for some sort vehicle code violation.that escalated quickly when the car sped off and took a left... going the wrong way on the 200 block of homer avenue.when officers turned that corner.. the volkswagon was not in sight.. officers instead found an injured cyclist.the victim is in her forties.. still hositalized with major injuries but is expected to survive.people we talked to here say..

reporting in the newsroom, hermela aregawi kron4. >>> staff and volunteers working to clean up kelly park. one of the areas hit hardest by the coyote creek flood. averi harper was there this morning and has more on the recovery efforts. >> reporter: san jose is still trying to recover from flooding that said contaminated water washing through neighborhoods. volunteers have been signing up to help clean flooded homes. those efforts continue but now the city is making an effort to clean up the parks. this is kelly park, this was completely underwater and today groups are cleaning up the friendship garden.>> it's been an amazing turn out. last weekend and yesterday we had nearly 500 people that showed up to help in the parks and homes.>> reporter: before the waters receded it looked like this. now it looks like this. volunteers put on gloves and boots to help clean up. with all of the work being done and rain in the forecast, many worries anderson river oaks more -- anderson reservoir could send more water. >> people should keep an eye out for water that could be backing up by the storm

kron four's hermela aregawi is in sunnyvale with details on who they arrested.s started on thursday.. when a student.. who was being coached by the suspect..came forward and said she was uncomfortable with text messages that he sent her.when police investigated the allegations.. they found out she wasn't the only victim. tonight - 21 year old moises martin is out on bail.. but is facing multiple charges including a felony.. sending harmful matter to minors.on thursday.. a 13 year old student told school officials she was receiving inapparopriate messages from martin.that's when police discovered a second victim.sot capt shawn aheard, sunnyvale dept of public safetywe actually interviewed that second victim and found out the same situation. the texts were a little bit more of an inappropriate nature than the texts between the first victim. police aren't telling us the name of the middle school where martin volunteered.. but say he wasn't working on school grounds.the 21 year old also volunteered at a local senior center.sot capt shawn aheard, sunnyvale dept of pu

about why the dangers were hidden for so long.kron 4's hermela aregawi spoke to the u-c berkeley researcher.. who has been fighting for their release. it's a simple two pages...but they carry key information about the dangers of cell phone use.a lawsuit filed last may alleges the california department of health has been keeping the document hidden from the public for at least 7 years.sot joel moskowitz, ph.d, uc berkeley dept of healthit would appear there was a fair amount of political interference along the way that prevented the health professionals from within the department from doing their job which involved reviewing the research.. and issuing recommendations to the public except in this case the recommendations never got to the public.late last month.. a judge tentatively ruled that the state must release the information.sot joel moskowitz, ph.d, uc berkeley dept of healththe judge was not likely to allow them to mark up the documents so they tried to circumvent the judge's ruling by issuing the document to the chronicle. there is enough evidence to indicate there is a reason to be

tonight kron4's hermela aregawi talked to san leandro's mayor about what exactly the new status means. standupwell the mayor tells me this is largely a symbolic move to let all residents here know they will be treated fairly regardless of their immigration status..this is particularly important to san leandro because it touts itself as one of the more diverse cities in the bay area. the mayor tells me about half the people here speak a second language at home.. and 30% are immigrants.with a uninanimous vote... san leandro became the seventh sanctuary city in the bay area.in a february 21st meeting, dozens of residents showed up to support the move. students rhamia hall and jordan woods.. were among them. sot jordan woods, student, san leandro high social justice academyi know family members. i know cousins. i know a lot of people that are affected. this has been something that has been affecting them their whole life. adn all they wanted was a better education and a better life for them and their families...sot rhamia hall, student, san leandro high social justice academy their immigr

kron 4's hermela aregawi spoke to the u-c berkeley researcher ... who has been fighting for the release of the dangers. (áátake pkgáá)the way we use our cell phones may be causing serious health problems. according to a lawsuit filed last may this is iformation the california department of health has been hiding from the public for at least 7 yearssot joel moskowitz, ph.d, uc berkeley dept of healthit would appear there was a fair amount of political interference along the way that prevented the health professionals from within the department from doing their job late last month.. a judge tentatively ruled that the state must release the two page document.sot joel moskowitz, ph.d, uc berkeley dept of healththere is enough evidence to indicate there is a reason to be concerned, to take percautionary actions to reduce your exposure to this form of radiationthe findings.. 10+ years of cell phone use gfx -- increases risk of brain cancer and infertility.to reduce risk users shouldgfxkeep phone away from their body .. using speaker or headphoneskeep call

(steve) it's part of an event called "empty the shelters" -- kron4's hermela aregawi tells us the incentiveseing offered to prospective pet owners. twenty three bay area shelters are working together to find a home for hundreds of pets across the bay area.on saturday.. they will participate in an event calledempty the shelters.the day is funded by a non profit.. bissell pet foundation.that's who will be paying the adoption fee for you if you decide to take home a cute little dog or cat.the fee is around $100.. and it won't be coming out of your pocket.sot holly kroeze, spokesperson, bissell pet foundationif we can adopt out a 1,000 pets tomorrow it's completely money well spent. i'm so excited to know that so many pets are going to have an awesome night's sleep in a warm bed for the first time. some of them in months or a year.all animals will be spayed or neutered.. microchipped.. and have updated vacciantions. participating shelters include the berkeley humane society and contra costa humane society among more than 20 others.the foundation putting th together is based in michigan.they've d

kron 4's hermela aregawi is live in the newsroom...she has new surveillance video of the men police are looking forhermela? the good news..the mother and baby are ok, but still very shaken up.as far as the suspects.. police say... they are considered armed and dangerous. these are the men who robbed a single mom and a veteran at gunpoint - just before 10:30 friday night, the victim was parking her car in the garage of her mission district apartment on florida street - when the two approached her. sot giselle talkoff, sfpd pio they appeared to be demanding her vehicle from her. the victim announced that she had her child in the vehicle with her. one of the suspects who was unarmed, grabbed the child from the seat, pulling the child out of the vehicle.the suspects did not take the vehicle.. but did get away with a backpack full of personal items.they also took cash the mother planned on using for her daughter's upcoming birthday.sot giselle talkoff, sfpd piothe fact that the victim announced that the victim announced that she had a child in the vehicle and they still robbed her and held h

kron four's hermela aregawi has the statistics when it comes to crime on bart.reds of thousands of people take bart every day..and the vast majority do so without any problems of note.but recent high profile incidents are putting the question of rider safety back in the forefront. bart tells us property crimes are significantly down at stations.but crime against people is up slightly.. (áágfxáá)while ridership is down 2.7 percent from last year..crimes against riders is up 1.4% but bart tells us overall..riders are safer.. (áágfxáá)the number of incidents per station have decreased by half from this time last year.well below the benchmarks bart officials have set.we spoke to people on their commute home from work.. they say they generally feel safesot meghan francesconi, bart rideri'm pregnant so i take it less and less. at night i would feel unsafe but during the day im pregnant i get a seat so im relatively okay. overall i wish there was more space and more cars.sot kadi thompson, bart rider there's occassionally someone who gets on who is aggravated or distur

(pam) tonight - they tell their story exclusively to kron 4's hermela aregawi.atsot"dad, where are you? dad we're looking for you everywhere. called every hospital"kayla stepps leaves her dad a voicemail begging to know where he is.48 year old james stepps was on his way to see his one year old granddaughter on february 27th.. but he never made it. sot jackie stepps and kayla danielsonit's hard. very hard. i'm totally lost without him. we've got so many people looking for him so many people that love him so many people that careafter calling local hospitals, jails and even the coroner's office.jackie stepps.. james's wife of 23 years.. called a tow yard. that's where she found the mistubishi eclipse james was driving.it was considerd abandoned on rollingwood road.. just blocks away from his daughter's house where he was headed.his family is worried sick.. because they say it's unlike james to disappear.sot jackie stepps and kayla danielsonhe leaves for a short periods of time but never overnight. and we could be having the worst argument in the world and he will

(grant) tonight - they tell their story exclusively to kron 4's hermela aregawi. natsot"dad, where are you? dad we're looking for you everywhere. called every hospital"kayla stepps leaves her dad a voicemail begging to know where he is.48 year old james stepps was on his way to see his one year old granddaughter on february 27th.. but he never made it. sot jackie stepps and kayla danielsonit's hard. very hard. i'm totally lost without him. we've got so many people looking for him so many people that love him so many people that careafter calling local hospitals, jails and even the coroner's office.jackie stepps.. james's wife of 23 years.. called a tow yard. that's where she found the mistubishi eclipse james was driving.it was considerd abandoned on rollingwood road.. just blocks away from his daughter's house where he was headed.his family is worried sick.. because they say it's unlike james to disappear.sot jackie stepps and kayla danielsonhe leaves for a short periods of time but never overnight. and we could be having the worst argument in the world and he wi

tonight - kron4's hermela aregawi spoke to campus officials about what they are doing to make students feel safe. a message of hatea uc hastings student came back from spring break monday to find the mezuzah - a jewish symbol on his door -- had been burned off.tonight - campus police are looking for the person responsible for the vandalism.. and are investigating the incident as a possible hate crime.students and faculty say they're surprised that this would happen here.sot alex a.g. shapiro, spokesman, uc hastings college of law surprising because uc hastings is diverse and inclusive and those are big values for us as a school.i did speak to the student whose mezuzah was burned and he was also shocked, applaed and disgusted that this would happenstudents we talked to agree.sot matthew tratosit's really surpring. hastings as a school has always been very very accepting and open to everything. this is the first incident of anything like this ive heard of while ive been here and also before coming here. i don't feel less safe or super concerned but it is surprising and kind of worrying.s

kron 4's hermela aregawi has new video of the men from the night of the crime. these are the men who robbed a single mom and a veteran at gunpoint - just before 10:30 friday night.the victim was parking her car in the garage of her mission district apartment on florida street - when the two approached her. sot giselle talkoff, sfpd pio they appeared to be demanding her vehicle from her. the victim announced that she had her child in the vehicle with her. one of the suspects who was unarmed, grabbed the child from the seat, pulling the child out of the vehicle.the suspects didn't take the vehicle.. but did get away with a backpack full of personal items and some cash the mom took our for her daughter's upcoming birthday. sot giselle talkoff, sfpd pio the fact that the victim announced that the victim announced that she had a child in the vehicle and they still robbed her and held her at gunpoint with a child is extremely dangerous and extremely brazen.police say.. 20 minutes after that incident.. they received a report of a carjacking on the 600 block of hampshir