a prenatal program at oakland's highland hospital is credited with reducing premature births by more than a third. abc7 news reporter laura anthony filed this story in august. >> it's a program that's proving the value of shared experience -- moms-to-be at oakland's highland hospital undergoing their prenatal care together. it's called centering, and it's credited with reducing preterm deliveries by 33% to 47%. >> when babies are newly born, do they have a lot of head support? >> in centering, you bring it all out in the open. everyone gets to share their experiences and their fears and their hopes, and they learn that they're not alone, that everybody's having similar experiences or, if they're having different experiences, they can determine what's normal, what's of concern. >> besides the usual blood pressure and weight checks, centering includes group sessions in the late stages of pregnancy -- 8 to 12 women with similar due dates. >> they said that the milk is -- for the first six months -- is the best. >> elicia alvarez is expecting her third child but is getting valuable, new

ta taken to highland hospital and oakland fire department is trying to figure out what happened to her stove. >>> finding a post on instagram that promised another shooting and tracked that threat to pennsylvania and arresting a juvenile. two week as f open fire of youtube and shot three employees and killed herself. she was upset that youtube was sensoring her content. >>> a special election. a trouble act a campaign sign was defaced and cut in a threatening manner. found in china town. it came to a shock to the campaign team. >> it is difficult to believe that somebody would do that in 2018. while supervisor is handling it in stride, the people around her are more upset. >> the campaign leader is saying that she is focused on becoming mayor than ever before. >>> a late night stroll. that's a mountain lion in east san jose. it looks like it is on the sidewalk. instead of going up the hill, it wanders deeper into the neighborhood. if you find nbc with more on the walk with the mountain lion, gene. >> jessica, this is the residential street where it was spotted. it took a left. people w

also highland hospital was fined almost 40-thousand dollars for a 2017 incident where the hospital failedir patients. investigators found a series of violations at that hospital. ( darya ) the search is on for a convicted sex offender in petaluma. police say 45- year-old... thomas steger... failed to register with the petaluma police department when he moved to the area. steger... whose has had numerous run-in's with the law... also failed to register with the rhonert park police department... when he lived there. police say steger is known to stay around the gateway shopping center but they haven't been able to find him. ( darya ) right now... right now... there are several outstanding warrants out for steger's arrest. ( james ) santa rosa city leaders say affordable housing will go up in place of a homeless encampment that was cleared out. the encampment was behind the dollar tree store on sebastopol

cherie says paramedics got jeremiah's heart beating again, before he was rushed to highland hospital,nced dead.cherie jones/mother- "when my brother received a call from the coroner, they said there was an abnormality in his heart. i guess an artery was on the left side versus the right side and it didn't have i guess a curve in it. it was coming down, which i guess he wasn't getting the air supply that he needed." cherie believes her son may have been born with this condition, and says she hopes others can learn from this story. she says her son's heart problem was never detected during routine sports physicals or doctor's appointments. she says parent's should ask for more thorough testing.cherie jones/mother- "i'm not blaming nobody. i'm not blaming nobody. i just, you know, when you go in for a sports physical, they use a stethescope and check your heart rate, they have you bend over, touch your toes and check your reflexes. that has nothing to do with seeing if your heart is strong -- if your lungs are strong." the alameda county cororner's bureau says it could take up to five mo

not far from highland hospital. kron 4's dan kerman is tracking the investigation. about 230 friday afternoon gunfire erupted in the 24 hundred block of 24th avenue sot officer felicia aisthorpe/oakland police 06-12 rightnow we know the subject was walking down the street and that's when he was struck by gunfire and the suspects left the areaat this point police don't know if the suspect or suspects were also on foot or in a vehicle when the 17 year old oakland boy was shot. shell casings littered the area and residents say they heard as many as 10 rounds. while crime scene technicians sifted through the evidence neighbors were prevented from going to there homes. while most say this is not an area prone to violence, they are not surprised by the shootingsot rashedah muhammad/neighbor 42-52not in the times we are living in. its hard for people , stressed out, moneys low, people frustrated, family issues, there's no telling why the person got shot or what happened.police are now searching for the person or persons responsible.standup dan kerman/oakland 102-110 police

also highland hospital was fined almost 40-thousand dollars for a 2017 incident where the hospital failednvestigators found a series of violations at that hospital. ( james )the san francisco board of appeals overruled the decision to remove ... what some are considering a racist statue. the city's arts commission first voted to remove what's called the.... 'early days' statue. it stands at civic center plaza. the statue depicts a native american at the feet of a spanish cowboy and a catholic missionary. the board of appeals overturned the decision on wednesday. the board casted their votes after a lawyer appealed the commissions decision. a spokesperson with the commission says, they remain committed to removing the statue. ( james ) in the south bay... the v-t-a unveiled five all-electric buses. a ceremony was held yesterday in san jose. transportation officials say this is part of california's statewide effort for all transit fleets to have zero emmissions by the year 2040. these buses will run along several test routes including a route to san jose mineta airport. the electric buses c

not far from highland hospital. we want to get out to the scene tonight... kron 4's dan kerman is live -- dan what can you tell us? (grant) more breaking news tonight we've just learned a wanted deadly hit-and-run suspect has surrendered himself to the oakland police department. that person has not yet been identified by police.(vicki) the crash on tuesday left a nine- year-old girl dead. two other little girls survived the crash... and have since been released from the hospital.only on kron4 - they both talked to kron4's haaziq madyun about how they are doing 10-year-old kimberley cardenaz and her 8-year-old sister genesis are all smiles now that they are back home after spending time in children's hospital. they were both injured during a horrific hit and run traffic accident tuesday night here on 35th avenue in oakland. kimberly describes her injuriessot nats/sot laura estrada family friend talking to genesis"tell them what happened to your body, where it hu

highland hospital on 31st street in oakland... was fined more than $39-thousand dollars... a 20-17 incident, after the hospital failed to follow policies and procedures for the prevention and control of infections among their patients. (pam) both hospitals have issued statements explaining that the hospitals are implementing improvements and training staff. (pam) innovation seems to be the name of the game when it comes to marketing marijuana now that it is legal in california. but as kron four's rob fladeboe reports now from santa cruz, you can purchase pot the old fashioned way.... from a vending machine. the kindpeoples cannabis shop here on soquel avenue has the reqisite bud bar where customes can browse but for those who dont have time to smell the roses, if you wll, there is this. a vending machine where you simply "grab and go" saysmarketing director brett friel.brett friel/kindpeoples cannibis "...a lot of customers come in an they know exactly what they want so they have the ability to sign in, grab the products and get going, so it's really just a convenience machi

perdieron la pista, hernÁndez nos dice cÓmo termino esta bÚsqueda >>> la seÑora fue internada en el hospital highlandckland debido a su estado de salud, semanas despuÉs recibimos la llamada de una de sus amigas pidiendo ayuda para buscar a doÑa trinidad >>> era voluntaria de una iglesia por mÁs de 20 aÑos, ahÍ cosechÓ amistades que se convirtieron en su familia y le llamaban tec ali de cariÑo doÑai >>> carolina vivÍa con ella >>> en casa se resbalÓ y se cayo >>> esto ocurriÓ el 21 de enero y al ver que doÑa trini no podÍa levantarse, carolina llamÓ a otra amiga para que la llevara al hospital, esa amiga era ro i rodrÍguez quien dejÓ su nombre registrado en el hospital como contacto de emergencia, pasaron varios dÍas y 16 de enero un grupo de amigas fue a visitar a doÑa trini, preguntaron por ella y le dijeron que ya no estaba ahÍ, que estaba dada de alta, de inmediato llamaron a carolina para ver si estaba con ella y dijo no, aquÍ no ha venido, no la he ido a recoger ni nada >>> rodrÍguez asegura que el s hospital nue no la llamÓ, >>> gabriela dice que el hospital no le dio informaciÓn porque no era

bull snake slither across my foot the other morning"spencer ayer - a vet assistant with highland animal hospitalthe high temperatures mean more active snakes leading to a higher chance of pet and snake interaction ((take sot))"this year that we've seen in the clinic we've had fifteen and it's pretty close to the beginning of the season. last year i think we had total 40 all year"the animal hospital has had their hands full saying it's very important to vaccinate your dogs and cats ((take sot))"a series of shots that actually have a little bit of snake venom in them and it helps with some of the sudden shock symptoms of the rattle snake bite and gives you more time to react and get help" michael lozanothe symptoms pets can deal with are very similar to humans so ayer says every second counts ((take sot))"definitely if you realize your pet has been bit or you even suspicion of being bit if you're not sure, get them to a vet as fast as you can"and gambrell says the vaccine makes a different ((take sot))"i've had a dog that had one set of vaccines and he had been bit five different times and he last

cherie says paramedics got jeremiah's heart beating again, before he was rushed to highland hospital, brother received a call from the coroner, they said there was an abnormality in his heart. i guess an artery was on the left side versus the right side and it didn't have i guess a curve in it. it was coming down, which i guess he wasn't getting the air supply that he needed." cherie believes her son may have been born with this condition, and says she hopes others can learn from this story. she says her son's heart problem was never detected during routine sports physicals or doctor's appointments. she says parent's should ask for more thorough testing.cherie jones/mother- "i'm not blaming nobody. i'm not blaming nobody. i just, you know, when you go in for a sports physical, they use a stethescope and check your heart rate, they have you bend over, touch your toes and check your reflexes. that has nothing to do with seeing if your heart is strong -- if your lungs are strong." the alameda county cororner's bureau says it could take up to five more weeks before an official cause of de