the twstthinking if it the school had done more, jayden would still be here today. >> we feingsd thentse handling >> reporter: sanchez says students are demanding change. he attends maria cureo high and students are taking action. >> after every school got threats about school shootings or incidents in general, it made the students including me really worry about the future of the school, what would happen. then after we heard about the incident here, students on social media started posting about a walk out. us as students as a whole don't feel safe anymore. >> reporter: many parents are contemplating what they can do to protect their child. >> every day they go out the door, i am afraid something will happen. >> reporter: parents always worry but many are increasingly alarmed after learning what happens at school. >> my daughters come home almost daily telling me oh my god, mom, there was a fight today. it was really bad. almost on a daily basis. >> reerthat has never been addressed. >> this bullying thing needs to be addressed not just at a high school, across santa rosa. my daughter

damian esparza sanchez and his mother stopped by jayden's memorial with flowers. the two had grown up playing baseball together. he can't stop thinking if the school had done more, he would have been here today. >> just the way they are handling situations like this, it really angered the students. >> reporter: sanchez says the students are demanding change. the students are taking action to have their voices heard. >> after every school in the county lot threats about school shootings or just incidents in general, it made the students including me really worry about the future of the school. what would happen. after we heard about the incident here, you know, students on social media started posting about a walkout tomorrow. because us as students on a whole didn't feel safe. >> reporter: many parents are contemplating what they can do to protect their child. >> every day that they go out there door, i'm afraid something is going to happen. >> reporter: parents always worry. but many are increasingly alarmed after hearing what happens at school. >> my daughters c

jayden fatally and another receiving a stab wound to the hand. when asked why they went to the classroom, this was the response. >> we don't know that. we do not know. >> us what happened. j.r.: police tell us there have been recent run ins with jayden and the student who was arrested. students continued to show up to this makeshift vigil on the plot -- on the flagpole. >> i did not expect my daughter to get through this. how is she going to get through this? how do you let her bury her baby? i don't understand. j.r.: so many students came out on wednesday night to remember jayden. classes at montgomery high school have been canceled for thursday and friday. j.r. stone, abc 7 news. dan: those students on the community will no doubt have a difficult next few days and weeks. there is help when it comes to issues like this. we have a page of useful resources for matters of bullying, harassment, or mental health. it is available on abc7news.com. ama: new developments in the search for popular bay area radio host jeffrey vendor breath. this was releas

parents were also in attendance wearing justice for jayden t-shirts. last wednesday, 16 year-old jayden pn to was stabbed to death by a classmate during the fight on campus. another student was also wounded during the incident. santa rosa police arrested a 15 year-old fellow student as the alleged stabbing suspect in the case previous alleged incidents involving the same student prompted parents to alert school staff about their concerns. however, the students here at the rally say montgomery high did not do enough to protect jayden pierre to be a candidate is the 3rd fight with another could have been. >> it was not to come by. >> we face as parent are calling on the school administration to make sure they're doing everything possible to prevent something like this from happening to other students. it's very important when i go to work every morning, i feel like and dropping off my kids and they're going to be safe for 7 hours. and last week that wasn't the case. and it's really a frightening. >> feeling as a parent on monday, the sonoma county distri

as so many grieve, many are concerned jayden's death won't be the end to this violence. >> what fight is going to erupt in the hallway again? is there going to be more knives, retailation? >> reporter: the santa rosa police department will be working with the school to insure students can return safely next week, but some parent like robert brown are looking to pull their child out of school altogether. >> she needs to learn in an environment that is safe. if she doesn't feel safe, she's not going to learn to her fullest capacity. >> reporter: there will be a community meeting to talk about the next steps and one of the possibilities that will be discussed is to bring back school resource officers. the santa rosa police department says it's more of a listening session to see what the community wants moving forward. >> today santa rosa students took to the streets in protest saying exactly what you heard andrea talking about, that they don't feel safe coming to school. our da lin was there, too, with the changes they want to see. >> reporter: students say if they don't feel safe, they

jayden fatally and another receiving a stab wound to the hand.n asked why they went to the classroom, this was the response. >> we don't know that. we do not know. >> us what happened. j.r.: police tell us there have been recent run ins with jayden and the student who was arrested. students continued to show up to this makeshift vigil on the plot -- on the flagpole. >> i did not expect my daughter to get through this. how is she going to get through this? how do you let her bury her baby? i don't understand. j.r.: so many students came out on wednesday night to remember jayden. classes at montgomery high school have been canceled for thursday and friday. j.r. stone, abc 7 news. dan: those students on the community will no doubt have a difficult next few days and weeks. there is help when it comes to issues like this. we have a page of useful resources for matters of bullying, harassment, or mental health. it is available on abc7news.com. ama: new developments in the search for popular bay area radio host jeffrey vendor breath. this was released t

jayden pienta is the one who died . this morning, there are questions swirling from parents and students wondering if anything could have been done to prevent this. >> i feel like this could have been prevented if they would have taken action sooner. everyone knows a lot of people do bring weapons to school. a lot of people do have knives. i feel like they're not really taking enough action as they could be. >> reporter: that is the core of this. so tion oy orow this could happen. that is something we will certainly continue to follow and get answers for for the students and parents. >> does not just heartbreak, it is anger in a situation like this.>>> let's look at the other stories this morning. oakland police arrested and charged a 21-year-old man with murder and a deadly shooting at a gas station. this happened in january around 6:00 p.m. at the recording of a music video. 18-year-old mario navarro was killed and six others were injured. another 18-year-old has also been charge for firing a weapon during all the cha

we spoke with a parent whose son new jayden. >> it is a crazy world and i don't understand it. we have to keep the children safe. we want them to come home. sorry. as a parent it is very upsetting . >> they are supposed to come home. coming up, a closer look at the role that school resource officers can play in conflict resolution. >>> a man from hayward faces felony assault after an attack on a san jose hot dog vendor. dioscoro reyes is free on bail after undercover officers arrested him yesterday. the attack outside of the sap center send the vendor to the hospital. video going viral a security camera video led police to the suspect. >> get out of here. get out of here. >> the incident comes days after an attack on another food vendor. accused of smashing the food cart and entering the vendor's truck. it now faces charges of assault with a deadly weapon. >>> a major milestone for california. look at the map. over half of our state is out of the drought. you can see most of the bay area is yellow which is abnormally dry, a stage below the formal drought designation. great to s

parents were also in attendance wearing justice for jayden t-shirts. last wednesday, 16 year-old jayden pn to was stabbed to death by a classmate during the fight on campus. another student was also wounded during the incident. santa rosa police arrested a 15 year-old fellow student as the alleged stabbing suspect in the case previous alleged incidents involving the same student prompted parents to alert school staff about their concerns. however, the students here at the rally say montgomery high did not do enough to protect jayden pierre to be a candidate the 3rd fight with another could have been. >> was not to come by. >> face as parent are calling on the school administration to make sure they're doing everything possible to prevent something like this from happening to other students and what their main priority right now to be safety. >> need to see some police officers back on the campus and make sure kids are safe and feel safe. >> now, officials here at montgomery high school say that students have the right to protest and officials also made

he was with jayden as he laid dying. >> he just got to explain what the situation was, what happened.n he lost consciousness for a bit, so i had to give the phone to somebody else, and i had to help him get up. >> jayden's family says they're grateful for the kids' support and hope the district listens. >> i hope the kids get what they're asking for. i hope they get metal detectors, and i hope the school learns from this and protects the kids a lot better than what they have. >> reporter: the

he can't stop thinking that if the school had done more, jayden would still be here today. >> we felt like the -- administration didn't just -- the way they're running things and how they're handling situations like this, it's -- it really angered the students. >> reporter: sanchez says the students are demanding change. he attends the high school and the students are taking action to have their voices heard. >> afterric every school in the county got threat about school shootings or just incidents in general. id meat the students including me really worry about the future of the school. what would happen and then after we heard about the incident here, you know, students on social media started posting about a walkout tomorrow because us -- us as students as a whole they didn't feel safe anymore. >> reporter: many parents are also contemplating what they can do to protect their child. >> every day is they go out the door, i'm afraid something is going to happenment. >> reporter: parents always worry but many are increasingly alarmed after hearing what happens at school. >> my daughte

and they failed jayden and failed the rest of the students. >> reporter: nbc bay area reached out to the school district but they have not yet responded. meanwhile, santa rosa police are investigating what they say is the first homicide ever on any school property in the city. >> they're trying to re-create exactly what happened. >> reporter: they talked to another friend of the two victims who witnessed the fights and the be at aings. olivia cruz said she was there and was traumatized about what she saw happened to jayden who she called her protector. >> he is such a genuine, has such a pure soul. >> reporter: the montgomery county campus and the wellness center are offering welfare help to students and staff but classes will not resume until monday. nbc bay area news. >> thank you. >>> the stolen cats are back home but the thieves are on the loose. on sunday someone stole a van from an animal shelter in napa. the surveillance video shows someone taking the van. inside, 16 cats in cages. someone recognized the van and when police got there, they found all the cats inside. all the ca

with the help of jayden daughter, angel and volunteers, leash with the help of jayden daughter, angelbe thinking about where to build your— shelter because you have to survive the night. - i love being with the kids. i love this. this is what it's all about, to be honest. but you know what? it's it's watching them use their skills. there's a lot of scouts and guides, groups and different things going on. but our children find it really difficult to get involved in all those groups. so we're going to have our own version of it with our own badges that they can they can do. the charity has grown with more families wanting to join in with events like this, but leash is worried about funding. it's very worrying for our volunteers and for us it's very worrying for our volunteers and for us and for our children. this could end. and or if all this ends, then what happens? charlotte and harper have come along to join in the fun. it's a chance to meet with other parents who understand the pressures. if the kids have a moent or there's anything going on. we're all in similar boats, so you don't

ultimately, it took jayden's life being taken for eyes to open up and people to actually realize that joke. >> reporter: we asked the school district to respond to the specific allegations. we were given a statement that read we are reviewing safety needs across our district and working to ensure we can adjust and amplify work to help ensure student and staff safety in schools. in the wake of george floyd protests in 2020, many schools including santa rosa school board voted to remove school resource officers from campus. do you think there should be one? >> i think there should be a few. two or three. >> why is that? >> because of the gang stuff here and what happened yesterday. >> jayden is being portrayed to be this evil person who went into this classroom with my son and jumped this other kid which is not true. it is not true. it's a false statement. that will be proven in court. >> half an hour before the stabbing at montgomery, police were called about a report of a 16-year-old student armed with a gun. at first the student talked to police and then ran. police caught up and arr

and reflect on this deadly stabbing that took jayden pienta's life. many people say they knew the two stabbing victims. others told me they wanted to come by to pay respects to a young life that was lost. many of the people that are here today say they are trying to process the violence that took place on campus. i also spoke with the mother of the second stabbing victim, 16 years old, cruz, she was extremely shaken up and upset. she had raised concerns with the school regarding the same suspect weeks before this deadly incident and the district and school has failed her and the students. cruz's mother did not elaborate on what tension existed between the older students and the freshman attacker. the district did send a statement this afternoon saying, right now, it is reviewing safety needs and discussing ways in which it can ensure better protocols in all of its schools. coming up at 5:00, hear from maria, cruz's mother, she will explain red flags existed and the district and school knew about weeks before this deadly incident. >> betty yu, thank yo

now following jayden's death, montgomery high school canceled classes for the rest of the week. school is set to resume next week, although we have heard that some students plan on walking out of class on monday morning. >> but for now in santa rosa, charles clifford kron, 4 news. >> and news now on what is a very active investigation into the explosive materials found inside a home in san jose. 35 year-old peter kara sav. it's under arrest. the investigation began back in january when police got reports of 2 transformer explosions. their investigation led them to care. a sav who now faces 9 felony charges along with finding explosive material inside his home. police say they also discovered possible narcotics. >> this person's residence, obviously is very large, a two-storey residence and the collection of evidence dealing with explosive devices is very detail oriented to. so we're expecting to be out at that scene for a few more days. >> and on the investigation saying they take seriously the protection of critical infrastructure and appreciate the responsive action of the pol

he was with jayden as he laid dying. >> he just got to explain what the situation was, what happened. then he lost consciousness for a bit, so i had to give the phone to somebody else, and i had to help him get up. >> jayden's family says they're grateful for the kids' support and hope the district listens. >> i hope the kids get what they're asking for. i hope they get metal detectors, and i hope the school learns from this and protects the kids a lot better than what they have. >> reporter: the district says they support kids right to speak out. they brought in extra staff to help them heal. >> everyone is feeling a lot of emotions, and folks are holding each other close and trying to grieve through, and move through this process. and we are allowing them the space to do that. >> reporter: the district is holding a community listening session tomorrow afternoon. they say they want to hear from students and parents before deciding how to improve safety. in santa rosa, jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> let's take you outside, give you a live look at the bay bridge in san jose, we

he play with jayden as he was diagnose. he called his dad as hi friend passed out. >> he got to explain what the situation was and what happened. that's all, and then he lost consciousness for a bit. so i had to give the phone to somebody else and i had to help him get up. >> you failed him. and you're failing my family. >> reporter: parents say change is a must. some want the district to bring back school resource officers. >> for the fact that they could be there for them at any time, i believe that if they would have had somebody here, it would have benefitted it because there was things that happened beforehand, but there was no one to go to, and that's sad that it takes something like this, in order for things to change. >> reporter: the district says they support kids' right to speak out. they've brought in extra staff and mental health support to help students process what happened. >> as you can imagine, everyone is just feeling a lot of emotions right now, and folks are really holding each other close, and just try

. >> after stepped on campus yesterday, the victim is 16 year-old jayden pm to and there's a growing memorial for him outside the school where he was killed. police say another student is responsible for the death kron four's. rob nesbitt has been outside the school all day talking with parents and students. he joins us live with what they had to say. rob, such a tragedy. it is grant and vicki classes were canceled here at montgomery high school. >> but still, students, teachers and others here in the community felt the need to come here today to memorialize jpn to in some way. >> pictures in tears. i was devastated that think like any other parent, this memorial for jayden pn to came with a lot of emotions thursday. 24 hours after he was stabbed to death inside a montgomery high school classroom. sirens went off the lockdown, sirens and i panicked for a little bit. >> and we learned later that it was with a knife. and then we just kept learning more and more police say pn to add another 6 year-old student entered a classroom and started arguing with a 15 year-old student. >> the 15

now following jayden's death, montgomery high school canceled classes for the rest of the week. school is set to resume next week, although we have heard that some students plan on walking out of class on monday morning. >> but for now in santa rosa, charles clifford kron, 4 news. >> oakland, first responders had a pretty busy morning. police say a suspect wanted in connection to a killing was arrested after a nearly two-hour standoff. this was at a motel and at the same time, a fire broke out in one of the rooms. it happened at the motel 6 on embarcadero near highway 80 shortly after that arrest, firefighters arrived on the scene to because they say a butane canister caught fire or exploded inside a suitcase in a room. the motel did manage to put out the fire but was treated for minor burns, a hacker who allegedly acquired certain files from the city of oakland online network now says they plan to publicly release the information that they have obtained. that's according to a report from city officials. >> last month, oakland was hit by a ransomware attack that attack impacted

their classmate, jayden pienta, was stabbed to death by another student last week. >> i just don't want to come back anymore. i'm not coming back. the only reason i showed up is because i had a meeting. i'm not coming back. >> reporter: 16-year-old pedroso tow says he can't bear to return at all. pedro was with jay den as he lay dying. he called jayden's dad so the two could talk before his friend passed out. >> he just go to explain what the situation was and what happened. that's all. and then he -- he lost consciousness for a bit, so i had to give the phone to somebody else, and i -- i had to help him get up. >> reporter: parents say change is a must. some want the district to bring back school resource officers. >> for the fact that they could be there for them at any time, i believe that if they would have had somebody here, it would have benefited it because there was things that happened beforehand. but there was no one to go to, and that's sad that it takes something like this in order for things to change. >> reporter: the district says they support kids' right to speak out. th

we learned that student killed was 16 year-old jayden panetta, a junior at montgomery high school. now, as you can see, people even coming in and out of montgomery high school, placing flowers and lighting candles for 16 year-old jayden. and we now know the 3 students involved, including the 2.16 year-old and a 15 year-old all boys. now that stabbing happened around 11 wednesday morning. this all happened during an art class. santa rosa. police say jaden and another 16 year-old junior. they walked into that classroom and they confronted the 15 year-old freshman who was in that class. the 3 kids they started fighting. police say the teacher and 3 teachers say tried to break up the fight and they did so momentarily. but the fight continued and police say the 15 year-old took out a knife and stabbed the other 2. now police say jaden was stabbed 3 times and died at the hospital. jade is up, told us that all 3 kids involved in that case. they have been fighting for several weeks. in fact. parents called the school until the school of what happened in that they had made complaints that t

i'm never going to get see jayden again. you know, i'm not gonna get to laugh and joke with him no more. those days are gone. the 15 year old ran from campus, but police say they found him hiding near a creek bed. police say they are investigating what led to the confrontation. jayden's family says he had previous trouble with the 15 year old. they slashed his tires last week, all four tires on his car. it's unclear a school officials were aware of this allegation prior to the stabbing. jaden's grandmother says her daughter jaden's mother is struggling with the loss. how is she going to get through this? how do you let her bury her baby? i don't understand. the school district has canceled classes for the rest of the week. but the campus and the church of the roses will be open for counseling and other support services from nine am to two pm in santa rosa amberleigh ktvu, fox two news. and tonight just into the ktvu newsroom, the wife of a missing wild 94 9 dj now says authorities have discovered new information that leads t

the victim identified as 16 year-old jayden pn to we've crop was will tran standing by live in santa rosa with the latest on the story. will. >> well, james, because of what happened, school administrators have canceled classes for today and for the rest of the week, we will zoom in just to show you what's going on. you can see the memorial. it is burning brightly in the dark and it continues to grow to remember that 16 year-old student who was stabbed on campus yesterday. let me show you video. this all happened at around 11 o'clock yesterday morning. according to police officers, 2.16, year-old students going to an art class. they were not students of that. our class. they were trying to confront a 15 year-old boy. investigators say that's when the 15 year-old boy and the other 2.16 year-olds they get into teachers and their aides try to break it up. but unfortunately, it resumed a short time after that. and then that's when according to police officers, the 15 year-old boy pulls out of 4 inch switchblade and stabs the 2 kids. the 2.16 year-olds they get to the nurse, the nurse, th

police say another student stabbed 16 year old jayden piento, killing him and leaving the community in shock. good evening, everyone. i'm mike mibach heather holmes. it happened just after 11 o'clock this morning and montgomery high school in the valley neighborhood of santa rosa. that's where we find ktvu sam berlin tonight with the latest details on this attack, and amber, you spoke to the teenage victim's family. that's right. heather were in front of the school and behind me, we can see the memorial that family and friends if we created created for the 16 year old who was killed relatives tell me he had previous trouble with the boy who stabbed him. look at all these people. all these people lost something family and friends are mourning the loss of jaden pn to outside montgomery high school in santa rosa. they say the 16 year old was in the 11th grade was a good boy. he was kind hearted, sweet, loving general. he's a big boy. but he wouldn't have harmed anybody, police say around 11 wednesday morning, jaden and another 16 year old went to a classroom to confront a 15 year old boy

we have learned the student killed was 16 year-old jayden pm to a junior at montgomery high school. our grant lotus joins us here in the studio tonight h reaction teenager's family and the new details that we just learned from the santa rosa police grant such a horrible day. i mean that the other kids in that lead to witness this, obviously e family and friends of the victim, just a heartbreaking. >> night overall, it is spending catherine for hi whole community. as you see here in santa rosa, pele coming by tonight, ben, going to montgomery high hool, placing flowers there, lighting candles for 16 year-old jayden. tonight, we know that the 3 students involved include 2.16, ar-olds and a 15 year-old haened around 11 o'clock this morning during an art class at the high school. santa rosa. police say jaden and another 16 year-old junior walked into this art class and confronted a 15 year-old freshm who was in the class. the 3 kids started fighting. police say the teacher there and 3 aides who are present breaup the fight and they did so successfully but only momentarily, the fight the

many wore jayden pienta's name or initials on their clothing. he is the 16-year-old junior allegedly stabbed by a freshman after confronting the freshman in his class last week. one meeting was hosted by the community equity foundation and much of the talk at that meeting was about the lack of communication between schools and the community. in this virtual meeting held by sonoma county school district officials and joined by sonoma police, the talk really was centered on increasing security measures, like locking classroom doors. the day jayden pienta died, he had entered a classroom to allegedly confront another student. the police chief says something similar happened in february in petaluma when students interrupted a class to assault another student there. that is fueling the conversation about bringing school resource officers or sros back to campus. >> i hope that we can increase rapport with our police department and bring sros back. it's scary to send your kids to school each day. >> i'm asking that we have the courage to create an inte

parents were also in attendance wearing justice for jayden t-shirts last wednesday, 16 year-old jayden pn to was stabbed to death by a classmate during the fight on campus. another student was also wounded during the incident. santa rosa police arrested a 15 year-old fellow student as the alleged stabbing suspect in the case previous alleged incidents involving the same student prompted parents to alert school staff about their concerns. however, the students here at the rally say montgomery high did not do enough to protect jayden pierre to be a candidate for unit and is the 3rd fight with another could have been. >> it was not to come by. >> face as parent are calling on the school administration to make sure they're doing everything possible to prevent something like this from happening to other students and what their main priority right now to be safety. >> need to see some police officers back on the campus and make sure kids our safe and feel safe. >> now, officials here at montgomery high school say that students have the right to protest and officials also made staff available

it's saying justice for jayden. >> it brought flowers there, but signs of support. and earlier i spoke to one parent who sell told me why she was here today. and why was it important to support her son here campus? >> and what their main priority right now to be safety. need to see some police officers back on the campus and make sure kids are safe and feel safe. i think, you know, there's not going to be a whole lot of learning if they don't have that comfort >> in as a mom talk about how important that is because you have to get it. >> it's very important when i go to work every morning, i feel like and dropping off my kids and they're going to be safe for 7 hours. and last week that wasn't the case. and it's really a frightening feeling as a parent. >> with that period told me that she was at the courthouse earlier today when the suspect student was arranged. he wasn't allowed inside, but she said she was there because it was very important. she wanted to be their support for her son. now back here live, the rally is still ongoing. it scheduled to around here and

. >> in 2021 jayden johnson was in the backseat of a car on date just riding normally when two streetew through a red light in what police described as very high rates of speed and did this to their car, killing jayden and two others. jayden's mother nicole richardson says he was a gentle person, an aspiring music producer. >> how much did your life change? >> a part of me died. i'll nevada be the same person again ever. >> my apartment is right there, and it's all happening right here. >> reporter: others fear what could happen. cat thomas says her town is under siege. thomas has videos of cars wriping through this round about near her home. she says she's complained to police. so far there's been little action to stop it. >> how this affects you on a day-to-day, does it change anything? >> it does absolutely. i'm stage four cancer patient, and it's really hard on my tired weeks when i need to get a good night's sleep. i'm waking up multiple times a night to hearing screeching sounds. >> reporter: the orange county sheriff's office tells nbc news this type of activity can be hard to

they're upset about the stabbing death of 16 year old jayden pn to at montgomery high school earlier this week and say that more needs to be done to keep them safe in school. students there say that there have been other incidents this week that's causing many of them to feel unsafe on campus. crime reporter henry lee is live in santa rosa with the latest henry well here, maria carrillo high in santa rosa students are angry, upset and scared after two unsettling incidents here on campus. there are also upset after the deadly stabbing over at montgomery high. i'm shocked by the stabbing, but i am not surprised at the mishandling of the ministrations rally and maria carrillo high school in santa rosa after two incidents on campus and a stabbing death of 16 year old jayden piento at montgomery high, all within the past eight days. best friend right in front of me is one of the most traumatic and terrifying thing i've ever been through, and then i walk out the violence. to the lockup. hundreds of students left campus to voice their frustration that more isn't being done to ensure their s

after a fight a freshman students stabbed to other students 16 year old jayden pn to died in the hospital. why has it taken a loss of life? for you guys to start caring about well, i think it's really important to understand that the santa rosa police department did not remove that arose from the school campus, so i think that's very important. that was the decision right by the santa rosa school board as chief. that's something that i've advocated for us to return to, but we can't do that without the support of your santa rosa school board, the press democrat reports in 2022 police responded to 945 calls to the 25 schools in the district and average. of about 38 emergency calls per school. there were 97 calls just at montgomery high school in the last 12 months. police responded to maria carrillo high school twice within a week, first for an arson, arresting a student setting fire near the school building, then arresting another student accused of bringing a gun to campus since eliminating its more than 20 year long partnership with school police resource officers, the district says it's

participants also observed a moment of silence to honor 16 year-old jayden pm to who died after beingr student montgomery high school that very same day, a friend of jayden's who was with him when he was attacked, says the school district has not done enough. >> they don't care. and that is why my best friend got stabbed in a classroom, a place where we're supposed to feel safe. >> we continue our coverage of this story on the air and online. and chaos erupts on the court during a san francisco high school basketball game. >> a brawl erupted between members of the 2 opposing teams forces you. comedian spoke with an eyewitness. >> you're looking at video of a brawl between 2 high school basketball teams that happened thursday at archbishop riordan high school in san francisco. it was round 2 of the california interscholastic federation's nor cal regional quarter final playoff game between the number 4 ranked riordan crusaders in the white jerseys and the number 5 high school tigers visiting from sacramento wearing the dark uniforms. >> play for gala on to play for mission. never seen a

the best friend of jayden pienta, the student stabbed to death, witnessed the stabbing. she says the three boys had a history and the school knew about it multiple times. other students say the freshman who did the stabbing slashed pienta's car tires and nothing was done. >> my school absolutely failed him, 100%. i was the one who called 911. i walked him into the office saying he was stabbed. >> the school district will not comment on what they knew or any intervention that went on before the stabbing. but what is clear, the police department here would like to see officers on campus. we'll dive into that in the next 30 minutes. back to you. >> a lot to get to with this. thank you so much. >>> a southwest flight makes emergency landing after smoke filled a cabin. hear what caused the frightening scene. >>> a group of thieves got more than they bargained for during a robbery in san francisc overactive bladder, or oab, can change your world. like going hiking, just to hike to the bathroom. reaching for the bar, just to reach for pads. waiting for the sunset, just to wait

the grandmother of the student who was killed is identified him as 16 year-old jayden pm to a junior at the school. thank you for joining us tonight at 8. i'm pam moore and i'm catherine heenan in for ken wayne tonight. >> police say today's stabbing involved 3 teenagers inside a classroom. classes have been canceled at the high school for the rest of the week. tonight, the family of the student killed is demanding answers about how this could have happened. >> force joins us live from santa rosa with more to recent. >> pam and catherine family and friends are extremely distraught about all that's happened on campus on this wednesday and are demanding answers. as you mentioned, they're all sayinghat this should not have happened to jane pm to who is only 16 years old. >> expect to help my daughter go through this. how is she going to get through this? but heard? very baby. i don't understand >> wouldn't share. griffin is trying to make sense of the death of her grandson, jaden pan to. >> the 16 year-old was one of 2 teen stabbed at montgomery high school wednesday morning. his family

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it's been less than a week since 16-year-old jayden pienta was stabbed to death during a fight inside a classroom. students say the school isn't doing enough to keep them safe. >> we also need to show the district and board that we are not okay with this. we will not let these things happen. >> we are making sure there are many more adults on campus being present and engaging with students. >> sonoma prosecutors charged a 15-year-old student with voluntary manslaughter and felony weapons charge for bringing a knife on school's campus. he will be back in court friday. >>> for a look at other top stories, fbi is offering a $50,000 reward for safe return of four americans kidnapped in mexico last week and arrest of those responsible. authorities put together a task force to search for the group who are in the country for a plastic surgery. officials say the americans were caught in cross fire between two armed groups in a city south of the texas border. one mexican citizen is confirmed to have been killed in the incident. >>> a judge ruled that san francisco mayor london breed's brother

that same day, a friend of jayden's who was with him when he was attacked, says the school district has not done enough. they don't care. >> and that is why my best friend got stabbed in a classroom, a place where we're supposed to feel safe. >> another rally is reportedly being planned monday by students in santa rosa. and we will be covering the story on the air and online. >> the deadly stabbing at a santa rosa high school has brought worry, sadness and concern to the community and to help those affected the uvalde foundation for kids is now providing assistance. that foundation was set up after the mass shooting in texas and it provides services including a hotline with mental health experts. kron four's terisa stasio says it is also launching its own investigation into the stabbing of a student. >> what we're hoping to you is what i think should be top priority for all of us. and that is addressing the mental health care. this traumatic behind this traumatic david chapman is the national director of the uvalde foundation for kids. >> he says over the past 2 days the organization ha

i recently created profiles for a fake 14-year-old boy named jayden on tiktok on youtube.ge of a boy likely around jayden's age classroom standing over a girl swinging fist girl's faces a she recoiled. largely harmless and legitimately entertain ising much of it is seriously sinister. something to think about. bring in our panel. "the washington post" columnist. marc thiessen, ben domenech and mara liasson "national public radio." quite something to get republicans and democrats talking about possibly banning an application that millions and millions of kids and adults are using. >> yeah. and this china is the great bipartisan force, i think, in american politics right now. you saw it around the chips act. now you are seeing it around tiktok, not just the kind of content that's on it. it's the ability for it to be a national security threat and the ability for china to collect tremendous amounts of information on americans and what's on their phones other than what's on tiktok. have you even heard concerns about chinese cranes. these giant construction cranes that can be s

last wednesday's stabbing by a student left 16-year-old jayden pienta dead. justin andrews joins us live from outside montgomery high school. you have been speaking wi udl mornlong. what have they told you? >> reporter: i want to show you what's happening as we are on the air. you see the walk t ening. there are rest includd s gaed oupo. thwalk e ndinbetter safety protocols in the school. students told me today was erie walking the halls of the school. the emotions are everywhere from anger to sadness and even grief. they tell me their safety and security needs need to be heard and change needs to be made. i want to show you this video we shot earlier. this is the school building. there is graffiti that shows this school isn't safe and there is another that says we don't want to die. those thoughts are real for students. that's why hundreds of them, their parents, people in the community gathered for today's walk out. they are not happy and it is very clear. in fact there are words they used during this walk out that we can't even say on television. they're p

wednesday, 16-year-old jayden pienta died after a 15-year-old freshman stabbed him three times during a fight inside a classroom at montgomery high right in front of dozens of students. another 16-year-old junior was hurt in the stabbing as well but is recovering. a 15-year-old freshman is facing felony murder charges. now, fellow students want their voices heard. >> after every school in the county got threats about school shootings or just incidents in general, it made the students including me really worry about the future of the school, what would happen. then after we heard about the incident here, students on social media started posting about a walk out tomorrow because us as students as a whole, they didn't feel safe anymore. >> some parents say they're also growing more alarmed after hearing stories from their kids about what sometimes happens at school. >> my daughters come home almost daily and tell me oh my god, mom, there was a fight. it was really bad. almost on a daily basis. >> parents say there is a history of bullying within santa rosa city schools that's never reall

less than a week since 16-year- old jayden pienta was stabbed to death during a fight inside a classroom. students say the school is not doing enough to keep them safe. they charge a 15-year-old student with voluntary manslaughter and a weapons charge for bringing a knife onto campus. he will be back in court on friday. >>> in the mission district there are growing concerns over crime. a state of emergency after an elderly woman was attacked. when it comes to safety, not much has changed. >> reporter: what started as a dream for ana valle is a nightmare . the owner of the abanico coffee roasters in the mission district . >> i feel drained, my energy is drained, is so much. >> reporter: things in the neighborhood have not improved. it has been almost 2 weeks since she joined other business owners in the area after an emergency declaration was put in place after a woman was attacked near the 16th street bart station. >> i know things don't happen overnight. it could happen overnight because the streets are cleaned up when there is an event. >> reporter: since there is no event, the street

it's been less than a week since jayden pienta was stabbed to death during a fight. police presence was on campus for the first day since the fight but students say the school is not doing enough to keep them safe. >>> a judge ruled mayor london breed's older brother will be resentenced for decades old manslaughter charge. napoleon brown was originally sentenced to 44 years in prison after he and another man robbed a diner in san francisco. brown's then girlfriend died when she either fell or was pushed out of the get away car on the golden gate bridge. that was nearly 23 years ago. new state laws have changed definition of murder in california. his attorney tells us brown will likely get a lower sentence. >>> fbi is offering $50,000 reward for safe return of four americans kidnapped in mexico last week and arrest of those responsibility. there is a task force put together to search. americans were caught in cross fire between two armed groups south of the mexican border. one mexican citizen is confirmed to have been killed in the incident. that's a look at your top

the same day this week, a friend of jayden, suis within one. he was stabbed, says the school district has simply not done enough. >> they don't care. and that is why my best friend got stabbed in a classroom, a place where we're supposed to feel safe. >> another rally is planned for monday. that's in santa rosa. students will be there. they say we'll be covering that story on air and online. tonight. a foundation is stepping up to help the students affected in santa rosa. there. >> the foundation was set up after the mass shooting in uvalde texas kron four's terisa stasio says it is also now launching its own investigation into the stabbing of a student. >> what we're hoping to you is what i think should be top priority for all of us. and that is addressing the mental health care. of this traumatic behind this traumatic david chapman is the national director of the uvalde foundation for kids. >> he says over the past 2 days the organization has received more than 100 calls for service from santa rosa families. really from the stabbing death of

jayden pienta died from his injuries. the school will have more security on hand today but there's also a talk about a student walkout. "today in the bay's" pete suratos will have the full story in our next half hour. >> only on nbc bay area, a witness is speaking out about a weekend shooting outside a south bay golfing venue. this happened saturday night in the top golf parking lot in san jose. witnesses say a woman there was shot in the leg, though police are only saying that the victim is expected to recover. preston hart says he was in the parking lot when he heard a loud bang near the venue's front door. >> i thought it was a firecracker and i looked and she was grabbing her leg and limping a lot and i saw everybody running inside, so i decided to run inside with them, too. >> police have not made an arrest but the witness believes the shooter and victim looked like they knew each other. >>> a north bay tae kwon do instructor is in custody accused of criminal sexual activity with a 10-year-old girl. investigators say

that jayden pm should not have died. he was only 16 years old. >> not expect to help my daughter go through this. how is she going to get through this? very baby. i don't understand >> wouldn't share. griffin is trying to make sense of the death of her grandson, jaden pan to. >> the 16 year-old was one of 2 teen stabbed in montgomery high school wednesday morning. his family says that the 2 teens and a 3rd student accused of stabbing have been fighting for weeks. >> parents called the school until the school of what happened in that they had made complaints that there was people that they were. there's these 2 kids that were threatening them and to give him a hard time. his father made complaints to the schools did not. it's so you don't know what was at the heart of the matter where or why this all started. know. >> but it wasn't whatever it was. was it worth losing his late wednesday afternoon, the santa rosa police chief said that around 11 they received multiple 9-1-1, calls to students have been stabbed after a figh

that is when 16 year-old jayden pn to died after he was stabbed. this is during our class there, montgomery high school in santa rosa. his family, along with other parents and students say the campus needs more security in response, the school district held a public forum. our first theresa stasi was there and has more. >> it was a very large showing at this forum. so many parents and students saying that they really hope that this leads to substantial change and making this campus safer for everyone with santa rosa school board members and the superintendent pledging to listen. hundreds of parents and students. >> packed they friedman event center in santa rosa tuesday night. >> the event set up to help the community heal following last week's stabbing that killed 16 year-old jayden pm to and injured another 16 year-old after a fight broke out in the classroom. a freshman student is now facing several felonies, including manslaughter. i he that. >> medicaid i hate there's that last week i need a shift in school and needs to change and that she sta