jahi mcmath was declared brain dead after having tonsil surgery. the mother isn't speaking on camera. she released a letter that says this continues to be an unbelievably difficult time. despite what people say about her being dead and how i must be ignorant i can tell you she is businesser physically since -- better physically. she wants people to know jahi mcmath is not suffering and surrounded by love. we posted the entire letter on www.ktvu.com. >>> governor jerry brown wants to speed up funding to conserve water during the drought crisis. >> this is serious. today is a call for action. the state will do its part but we are asking all the citizens to do their part. >> the state parts includes $687 million for projects. inpanded use of recycled water and new ways to capture storm run off. officials say some projects will take time but many are ready. >> water recycling plants ready to be implemented, just waiting for funding to be implemented. all the better to prepare us. >> lawmakers said they expect to have the bill ready for the governor to

jahi mcmath's mother wrote a letter saying there are signs for optimism.eclared her dead after complications over tons sill surgery. after a legal dispute, jahi mcmath was moved to an undisclosed facility. despite what people say and i can tell you she appears much better and i see changes that give me hope. you can read the mother's entire letter on our website www.ktvu.com. we have posted it on our website on the top story tab. >>> they are warning airlines terrorists may be planning shoe bomb attacks on international flights here headed to the u.s. they are designing new shoe bombs and they are expecting to expand and this is where pass jersey want emergency legislation to help the state deal with the drought. legislative leaders want to use $687 million in unspent bond money to speed up drought effort and the money will be used on various projects like recapture recapturing projects and local water saving measures. >> this is a time to pull together to rise above a lot of the divisions that pull us a part, because we don't know and lawmakers say they c

. >> the mother of jahi mcmath finally comments but her daughter's condition since being transferred.hat she says to her critics but her battle to keep her daughter on life support. >>> a well-known livermore outgolf coach accused of molesting some of his students appeared in court to enter a plea, cameras were not allowed but his family was there, he plead not guilty, he ran the junior golf academy before his arrest, he is held without pale and set to return to court on march 26th, puntane view police are looking for children who may have had contact with this man, he was arrested tuesday, he is accused of contacting a minor with intent to commit sex offenses and possessing harmful materials pals say he had been renting a room from a family for the past few years during which time he established a relationship with the family's juvenile son, family members contacted authorities after finding a photo and some inappropriate messages. the mother of jahi mcmath says there are signs of optimism from her brain dead daughter, the letter from her mom was the first time she publicly commented

jahi mcmath's mother wrote a letter saying there are signs of optimism.red brain dead since she had tons sill surgery in december. she was moved to an undisclosed care facility. in the letter jahi mcmath's mother wrote, despite what people say about my daughter being dead and how i must be ignorant not to get it, i can tell you she is in much better physical health and i see changes that give me hope. you can read the entire letter on our website, we have posted it there on the top story tab. >>> police in san francisco are investigating another accident at a dangerous intersection in the sunset district. tara moriarty is there with what happened and what neighbors want in the area to keep people safe. tara? >> reporter: in exactly one week they will be sitting and talking with police as well as city leaders to discuss how to make this intersection safer. they want more folks to come to the forum to discuss the issue and in a most reason action, a man was hit while walking in the crosswalk. right during the evening rush hour, he was rushed to the hospital

. >>> welcome back, time now 443 and we are hearing for the mother of jahi mcmath, and her mother saidere are signs of optimism. after a legal dispute with the hospital she was moved. she wrote despite what they say about my daughter being dead and i must be ignorant, i can tell you she is much better physically and i see changes that give me hope. you can read the entire letter and we have posted it on the top story tab. >>> there are new -- there is new information after an elderly woman was assaulted in the emergency room. she was attacked friday night by a man who was being transferred to the psychiatric unit. he was beating her with an iv stand. >> he closed the curtain behind him and in a closed area, and he started doing what he did. >> now this is just the latest incident inn shroffing the psychiatric unit at the hospital. they reported 34 injuries to osha and they say staffing levels are to blame. the hospital said staffing levels was not to blame in friday's attack. >>> and now i want to go to a a life report between clashes and protests. >>> meantime reporters at the scene s

. >> 6:09, the mother of jahi mcmath says she sees signs of hope, the open letter she has written about her daughter. >> also the car stolen 30 years ago has been recovered and returned to his owner in lake county, the surprise he found under the hood that made that classic even more valuable. >> good morning, we are looking at a commute that is getting more crowded. we have a new crash on city streets of san francisco and we are also looking at 680 getting into the south bay we will update you on these. >> kind of cloudy, not much of a breeze, how will that impact temperatures and the weekend plus a look ahead to next week which might bring us rain. >>> time now 6:12. police in spring field, missouri, say a man accused of killing and abducting a girl worked in a middle school, investigators say he worked as a teacher's aide and also coached football at a local middle school, some of the former students were stunned to hear he was arrested. >> he was a football coach, he was more quiet, calm and i was just in complete shock when i saw him on there and it is just extremely sad to know th

an update on jahi mcmath. the 13- year old oakland girl who was declared brain dead by children's hosptial oakland. while her family fought to keep her on a ventilator. >> pam: a letter from mcmath's mother was posted today on social media. >> pam: she praised quote - "good hearted professionals" for keeping her daughter alive. she wrote. >> pam: "i know people are concerned. and i want to make sure you know that jahi is not suffering, she is surrounded by love." >> pam: "hopefully my daughter can change some of the ways brain death is viewed in today's society. honestly, i think she already has." >> pam: after a protracted legal battle, the family moved jahi from oakland children's hospital in december, to an undisclosed care facility outside the bay area. >> pam: california's drought emergency continues, but now help is on the way in the form of money to local and regional water agencies. and those most impacted by the lack of rainfall. >> pam: kron 4's dan kerman has more on this new legislation announced to

-isan update on jahi mcmath. the 13- year old oakland girl who was declared brain dead by children's hosptial oakland. while her family fought to keep her on a ventilator. a letter from mcmath's mother was posted today on social media. she praised quote - "good hearted professionals" for keeping her daughter alive. she wrote. "i know people are concerned. and i want to make sure you know that jahi is not suffering, she is surrounded by love." "hopefully my daughter can change some of the ways brain death is viewed in today's society. honestly, i think she already has." after a protracted legal battle, the family moved jahi from oakland children's hospital in december, to an undisclosed care facility outside the bay area. despite a truce called by ukraine's protest leaders and president viktor yanukovych , street fighting between demonstrators and police in kiev continues this morning. at least 28 people have been killed in the conflict. meanwhile, diplomats from germany, france and poland are meeting today with b

. >> an update on jahi mcmath, the 13 year-old oakland girl who was declared brain dead by children's oakland wall her family fought to keep her on a ventilator. a letter from her mother was posted yesterday on social media. she praised the medical personnel that she was working with to keep her daughter on the ventilator.e wre concerned and i want to make sure that you know that she is not suffering, she is surrounded by love. >> hopefully my daughter can change some of the ways of brain death is viewed in today's society. i honestly, i think she already has. >> the governor and legislative leaders announced drought relief legislation which will follow nearly $700 million to local communities for water conservation projects. the fund will also be used to protect those impacted the most. the legislative leaders said that they can start getting the money out the door in two weeks. money could be used to fund a least 20 show ready water projects in the bay area. they will expand a ground war program on the western side of san francisco, that, on a daily basis, could ultimately produce 4

. >>> the mother of jahi mcmath has send word about her daughter. jahi was declared brain dead by doctors after complications from tonsil surgery in december. her family never accepted that, and moved jahi to an undisclosed care facility. in a letter, despite people saying she must be dead, and how i must be ignorant. i can tell you she is much better physically, and i can see changes that give me hope. read the mother's entire letter at ktvu.com. >>> new security concerns are raised at san francisco's general hospital after an elderly woman was assaulted in her room. as david steveson reports, that was just one of several incidents. >> reporter: the family of 93- year-old mary perez, says she is recovering well after being assaulted. >> she is doing well, she's getting better. she's having trouble swallowing because of throat injuries. >> reporter: investigators say a 29-year-old is being transferred to psychiatric unit. he ran away and attacked perez in a room. >> he closed the curtain behind him in a closed area the two of them. he started doing w

. >>> the mother of jahi mcmath has send word about her daughter. jahi was declared brain dead by doctors after complications from tonsil surgery in december. her family never accepted that, and moved jahi to an undisclosed care facility. in a letter, despite people saying she must be dead, and how i must be ignorant. i can tell you she is much better physically, and i can see changes that give me hope. read the mother's entire letter at ktvu.com. >>> new security concerns are raised at san francisco's general hospital after an elderly woman was assaulted in her room. as david steveson reports, that was just one of several incidents. >> reporter: the family of 93- year-old mary perez, says she is recovering well after being assaulted. >> she is doing well, she's getting better. she's having trouble swallowing because of throat injuries. >> reporter: investigators say a 29-year-old is being transferred to psychiatric unit. he ran away and attacked perez in a room. >> he closed the curtain behind him in a closed area the two of them. he started doing w

. >>> a month after a court battle to keep a 13-year-old on a ventilator and feeding tube, jahi mcmathher is breaking her silence posting a letter thanking the public for their support. the letter did not give any specific on the 13-year-old's condition. she was declared brain dead in oakland at children's hospital, but she sees positive changes in her daughter" can tell you that she is much better physically since she has last children's hospital and i see changes that give me hope." >> fremont police hope someone will recognize a man who broke into a car using a golf club to break the windows out the 24 hour fitness on the parkway. a witness took the pictures with a small phone january 17. he was seen reaching into the car and looking through various items inside the vehicle the witnesses say he drove away from the fitness club this a ford s.u.v. >> a poll finds california voters are in favor of a state tax on sodas and other sugary drinks. two-thirds of those polled support a soda tax. 74 percent either strongly or somewhat favor warning labels on sweetened drinks similar to those o

another 360 follow, the more after jahi mcmath who doctors declared brain-dead in december said she seesdaughter that give her hope. she says jahi is not suffering after being moved from a hospital in oakland, california to an undisclosed long-term care facility. >>> governor chris christie is holding out hope that he and bruce springsteen can be friends today. a man suggested the governor destroy all his spring screen c.d.s since the music has been critical of the governor. chris christie is saying look i don't drink, i don't do drugs. bruce is all i got. i'm staying with him. >> susan, thanks very much. we'll see what happens between them. "the ridiculist" is coming up next. stick around. (vo) you are a business pro. seeker of the sublime. you can separate runway ridiculousness... from fashion that flies off the shelves. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle... and go. and only national is ranked highest in car rental customer satisfaction by j.d. power. (natalie) ooooh, i like your style. (vo) so do we, business pro. so do we. go nati

declared brain- dead says she has seen changes in her daughter that gives her hope. 13-year-old jahi mcmath was moved from children's hospital oakland last month. a letter from her mother was released on twitter saying jahi is much better physically since leaving that hospital. >>> a coalition of housing, labor, lgbt advocates have all filed an edge environmental appeal to stop a shuttle bus program in san francisco. it allows tech buses to use certain muni stops for a dollar a stop. opponents say the buses will cause poor air quality and should be subject to environmental review. the bus program is set to start july 1 but the appeal might delay that. >>> for the second time in two weeks a person was lit by a car while crossing the street in the sunset. it happened on busy sunset boulevard and yorba streets last night around 6:00. the driver stayed and cooperated with police. the victim was taken to a hospital. the condition is unknown at this time. this is the same spot where a 78-year-old was killed while walking across the street just two weeks ago. the driver was a 71-year-old woman who

an update on jahi mcmath. the 13- year old oakland girl who was declared brain dead by children's hosptial oakland. while her family fought to keep her on a ventilator. >> pam: a letter from mcmath's mother was posted today on social media. >> pam: she praised quote - "good hearted professionals" for keeping her daughter alive. she wrote. >> pam: "i know people are concerned. and i want to make sure you know. that jahi is not suffering, she is surrounded by love." >> pam: she added. "hopefully my daughter can change some of the ways brain death is honestly, i think she already has." >> pam: after a protracted legal battle, the family moved jahi from oakland children's undisclosed care facility outside the bay area. >> pam: happening now -- a predator alert on the peninsula tonight. a man follows a 15-year-old girl, then asks her to have sex with him. >> pam: it happened on a busy street not far from downtown san mateo. during daylight hours. >> pam: tonight -- police have released surveillance of the suspect.

maureen kelly, kron4 notes 3 >>: an update on jahi mcmath the 13 year-old oakland girl who was declaredspital oakland while her family fought to keep her on a ventilator. a letter from mcmath's mother was posted yesterday on social media. she praised " good hearts that judge good hearted professionals called for keeping her daughter alive. she wrote " i know people are concerned and i want to make sure you know that she is now suffering she is surrounded by love. " " hopefully my daughter can change some of the ways brain death is viewed in today's society. honestly, i think she already has. " coming up on the kron4 morning news. crosswalks safety in san francisco. the the details ahead breathe it and san jose state of the city. plus airlines now warning of possible bombs on planes. what the [ sports announcer ] here's another one, alyson dudek. hales corners, wisconsin. nice pass by alyson dudek. can she hang on to that spot? and she does! [ male announcer ] with the u-verse wireless receiver, your tv goes where you take it, allowing inspiration to follow. ♪ [ dad ] looks pretty good,