neighbors say joel kaufman kept to himself and they did not know him. i got off the phone with oakland diocese and they confirm he coached between 1999 and 2005 saying no-par rents have come forward but police say there could be more victims and anyone who knows anything or who may have been a victim, please come forward. >> thank you. happening now, many students did not go to school today in san mateo after threatening postings on facebook. this is in response to yesterday's discovery of a rambling threat against the school for today. a student found it on an anonymous paining on facebook. police will not describe the threat but they say that most serious threats would not be posted if advance on popular online forums. they are not taking any chances with student safety so there are police officers on campus right now. >> happening right now, grief counselors after at a san jose hospital helping students cope with the death of a student killed by a caltrain. the 6-year-old was killed on tuesday near pedestrian crossing south of his station. family and

we have a mug shot of 52-year-old joel kaufman. this was taken in august when he was arrested for the same thing. charges were not filed then because police had not finished their investigation. kaufman lives in orinda and a $300,000 warrant is out for his arrest. the contra costa county district attorney says he molested one teen boy younger than 14 over a span of seven years in this time frame in '05 to 2012, he is accused of drugging this boy and then raping him.

police say joel kaufman attempted suicide last summer after the arrest.has coached at local high schools in palo alto and oakland and police suspect this could be other victims they democratic know about. they are asking other victims to, please, come forward or anyone with information, to please report it to police. live in san leandro, i am amy hollyfield, for abc7 news. >> two pedestrians are recovering in san francisco after a car hit them in san francisco. it happened at the intersection west portal avenue and vicente street, a man and woman were in the crosswalk when they were hit. but one says one of the victims is critically injured. the driver stayed at the scene and dense fog may have played a role. in san francisco people are waking up without power. a power line fell and caught a utility pole on fire shortly before 2:00 ap. -- before 2:00 a.m. leaving 3,500 customers without power. pg&e says that number is down to 1630 and they specific the power will be restored to everyone by 10:00 this morning. >> on the peninsula, police officers were be a

neighbors say joel kaufman kept to himself and they did not know him. i got off the phone with oakland diocese and they confirm he coached between 1999 and 2005 saying no-par rents have come forward but police say there could be more victims and anyone who knows anything or who may have been a victim, please come forward. >> thank you. happening now, many students did not go to school today in san mateo after threatening postings on facebook. this is in response to yesterday's discovery of a rambling threat against the school for today. a student found it on an anonymous paining on facebook. police will not describe the threat but they say that most serious threats would not be posted if advance on popular online forums. they are not taking any chances with student safety so there are police officers on campus right now. >> happening right now, grief counselors after at a san jose hospital helping students cope with the death of a student killed by a caltrain. the 6-year-old was killed on tuesday near pedestrian crossing south of his station. family and

no response from joel kaufman, a baseball coach charged with six sex crimes against teens. s were filed against kaufman earlier this week he finally turned himself in friday alongside his father?a short time later kaufman posted bail. kaufman faces three and three misdemeanors for crimes that are alleged to have happened between 2005 and 2012. new tonight at 8-- in a story you'll see only on kron 4. alecia reid talked to a man who coached at bishop o'dowd high school at the same time kaufman coached there. he says although no one could put a finger on it, something didn't seem right. >> the news of molestation charges comes as no surprise to some. >> i am not shocked by this. his behavior was always like i wonder what his agenda is. a wonder of oz even in in the athletic department had our concerns about what his issues were. that the never interacted with adults to the point where you only wanted to do this and hit was always perplexing to a number of us. i have had the opportunity to get educated on what are some of the personality characteristics of a pedophile. and some

they also issued a warrant for his arrest. 52-year-old joel kaufman is seen here with a traveling high school club that often plays college teams. kaufman coached two bay area high school baseball teams in the past. he owns triple play batting cages in san leandro. police investigators came in looking for kaufman who is wanted on a $300,000 arrest warrant. parents we spoke to were stunned that the owner of this business is wanted by police. >> it is surprising. you hear it all the time with teachers and with people and physicians with responsibility and authority. it is awful. >> tim hamilton has come here for years, but he never met kaufman. >> hearing smk like this is shocking. it is absolutely unacceptable. i hope the charges are not true. >> he was charged with three felony and two misdemeanor counts of molesting a boy between september of 2005 and june 2012. she charged with another misdemeanor for videotaping another child while the boy was in the bath roo. he was arrested for the first alleged molestations after parents complained and was not charged. days later he attempted sui

they also issued a warrant for his arrest. 52-year-old joel kaufman is seen here with a traveling highchool club that often plays college teams. kaufman coached two bay area high school baseball teams in the past. he owns triple play batting cages in san leandro. police investigators came in looking for kaufman who is wanted on a $300,000 arrest warrant. parents we spoke to were stunned that the owner of this business is wanted by police. >> it is surprising. you hear it all the time with teachers and with people and physicians with responsibility and authority. it is awful. >> tim hamilton has come here for years, but he never met kaufman. >> hearing smk like this is shocking. it is absolutely unacceptable. i hope the charges are not true. >> he was charged with three felony and two misdemeanor counts of molesting a boy between september of 2005 and june 2012. she charged with another misdemeanor for videotaping another child while the boy was in the bath roo. he was arrested for the first alleged molestations after parents complained and was not charged. days later he attempted suici

joel kaufman's home shows no sign of life. >> for 20 years, not a word. not a hello. nothing, he comes out of the garage, drives down the street and never turns his head or never said hello. >> here are the charges that police want him for: three felonies and two misdemeanor counts to molesting a boy under the age of 14. that was between september 2005 and june of 2012. police say they also want him for another misdemeanor for videotaping another child while that boy was this the bathroom. he was arrested in july after parents complained but he was not charged with anything. police say shortly after that he attempted suicide. police say they have searched his home and san leandro and they can not find him. parents at the batting cages were shocked with a dad saying he hopes the charges are not true. >> san mateo police officers will be at a while this morning as a precaution after someone posted threats against the school on facebook. yesterday morning, a student who administered an anonymous confessional page saw a rambling threat against the school for today and pol

a 300-thousand dollar arrest warrant has been issued for 52-year-old joel kaufman of orinda.e say there may be more victims. >> in vallejo tonight, an hours-long standoff between police and a suspect is over. this is video from our helicopter partnership with a-b-c 7 news. swat teams surrounded a home near sutter and illinois streets. after reports of a man pointing a gun at residents. police say the suspect was found dead inside the home. >> iran's nuclear threats. syria's chemical weapons the stalled israeli=palestinian peace process. president obama has a full plate as he begins his first trip to israel since taking office. grant lodes joins us now. with what's happened so far. grant? >> a lot of cheers and a little skepticism. the country's oldest newspaper described the president as waging an "all=out, guns blazing, no=holds barred charm offensive." and it began as soon as the door opened on air force one. >> how are you. >> good to see you >> thank you so much. >> reporter: a live lapel mike allowed the world to listen in as the president joked with israel's prime minis

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as joel kaufman walked out of the martinez jail. >> we have clear skies. on this clear night on this friday. we are looking at tends to cool down compared to earlier. 70's. mountain view, a 54 degrees. hayward, 50. still, not that bad. the wind has died down considerably. overnight as you are sleeping. grab your jacket and we should see a decent afternoon with a mild afternoon expected with breezy conditions. more details on the your full forecast, coming up. >> catherine: only on kron 4. a driver heading to work survives a landslide that totaled his car. mark dumolien was on 101 southbound in sausalito when a boulder, big enough to break through a concrete rail and a chain link fence crashed into his mercedes s-u-v. >> i was and the right lane between the tunnel and the bridge. i saw something out of the corner of my eye. the next thing i knew that the air back had deployed. >> catherine: he says the fact he was wearing a seat belt, saved his life. he was taken to the hospital with minor injuries, and will be ok.. this just in. video of a meteor sighting

a 300-thousand dollar arrest warrant has been issued for 52-year-old joel kaufman of orinda. he coaches the california smoke, a baseball club based out of the san jose. it's players are from all over the bay area. kaufman is also the owner of triple play u-s-a, a batting cage facility in san leandro. kron 4 caught up with parents who were shocked at the charges. absolutely unacceptable to be around a child or to be around any children. i mean my daughter is 16 i bring her here all the time.i hope the charges aren't true. >> catherine: police first arrested kaufman in august after the parents of a boy he allegedly molested called orinda police.but charges were not filed. ( gunfire ) >> in vallejo. a stand-off between police and a suspect ends in a hail of gunfire, the suspect dead tonight. that shoot-out was caught on camera by a neighbor. you can see the swat team using an armored vehicle to move in on the house. this is helicopter video from our partnership with abc 7. police say the man had been pointing a gun at neighbors earlier in the day. at one point they say he broke

our cameras caught up with 52-year-old joel kaufman. he was leaving jail this morning after posting bail. he was booked on six felony and misdemeanor charges. >> he said you'll get my comments in a few weeks. he coached in palo alto, san jose. police are investigating if there are more alleged victims. >> several employees could face charges for failing to report sex abuse by a teacher. he turns himself into police last month after prosecutors charged him with child molestation for engaging in sex acts with under-aged girls. state law mandates that public and private employees dealing with children report any suspicion of abuse orr neglect. >>> not at 11:00, what was in those brownies. police say they believed five students ate brownies laced with marijuana. inva investigators believe students made the brownies. parents were also concerned that the kids ate the brownies. >> my first question, i ask them, basically, are you okay? you don't eat anything? >> i never eat nothing from nobody else. i said ork. >> the da is now involved and wi

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a baseball coach from arinda is wanted by police, joel kaufman is facing six counts of molestation, a warrant has been issued for his arrest. he is accused of molesting one boy and filming another, prosecutors say he coached baseball building there and ran a traveling baseball club for teens. they say it is possible there are more victims. >>> police officers in san mateo are on the campus of the high school today and will be there all day after a message threatening the school and its students was discovered on facebook. >>> paul chambers explains how they responded in this report. >> reporter: as classes started at the high school there students and staff were greeted by police officers and school security after a threatening message was found on wednesday. >> it was reported by a student that there was going to be an incident potentially today on campus. >> school officials immediately contacted police. who say the threat was a rambling message on an anonymous facebook page. they met with school officials about a security plan which would have uniformed officers and plain clothed d

52-year-old joel kaufman is seen here with a traveling high school club that often plays college teams. kaufman coached two bay area high school baseball teams in the past. he owns triple play batting cages in san leandro. police investigators came in looking for kaufman who is wanted on a $300,000 arrest warrant. parents we spoke to were stunned that the owner of this business is wanted by police. >> it is surprising. you hear it all the time with teachers and with people and physicians with responsibility and authority. it is awful. >> tim hamilton has come here for years, but he never met kaufman. >> hearing smk like this is shocking. it is absolutely unacceptable. i hope the charges are not true. >> he was charged with three felony and two misdemeanor counts of molesting a boy between september of 2005 and june 2012. she charged with another misdemeanor for videotaping another child while the boy was in the bath roo. he was arrested for the first alleged molestations after parents complained and was not charged. days later he attempted suicide according to police. they say they sea

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they filed charges against 52-year-old joel kaufman of orinda.harges include lewd acts on a child under 14. from palo alto and east bay, kaufman has run successful groups for years. >> they have kids w

and as all this is happeneing still no sign of joel kaufman. >> reporter: the out-of- state charge is not known child if that involves a baseball team. they have found court documents today that detailed his attempts of suicide after being sentenced. i spoke with the local high schools and they say that it was administered to let him leave from bishop high-school. there were no accusations and they basically said that there was a new staff that came in. and now there were restructuring. that was all that was said. >> catherine: new at 8, the berkeley couple at the center of the battle over prop 8 is preparing for their trip to washington. that's where in just a few days the u.s. supreme court will hear arguments in the case. tonight, kron 4's dan kerman talks to the couple about the upcoming hearing and what they think their role has been in the debate over marriage equality. >> reporter: for the last 4 years kris perry and sandy stier have been front and center in the fight for same sex marriage as one of the two same sex couples who filed suit to overturn prop 8 the berkeley couple

this is video of joel kaufman outside a martinez himself in today. of secretly video-taping another teen. kron4's j-r stone is live in martinez. he's been following the story. j-r what's the latest? >> reporter: do you have anything to say? >> there is no response with charged with sex sex crimes >> reporter: what kind of response? what is going to your head they say they you molested these teenagers. >> reporter: charges were filed earlier this week in the posted bail. >> they say that there was a charge of penetration into a drug person. >> the veteran baseball coach is facing three misdemeanors and three charges between 2006 and 2012. >> one of the best known baseball coaches has nothing to say about this? >> you will get my comments and a couple of weeks. >> reporter: as for what is next he will face a judge in the next coming days. j.r. stone, kron 4 news. >> catherine: on to a developing story in san jose. police searching for a man who they say stabbed a woman to death this afternoon. this is video of our helicopter partnership with a-b-c 7 new

marla tallez joins us live in palo alto where joel kaufman once coach have had. >> reporter: laura, good morning. kaufman coached back in 2006 for just one season. authorities are not saying this morning whether his victims actually played for him. they are not real leasing these boys' names, trying to protect them. kaufman is facing a slew of charges including several felonies and a few misdemeanors and a $300,000 warrant is out for his arrest. take a look. kaufman lives in orinda right now. this is his mug shot taken in august when he was arrested for the same thing. charges were not filed because police had not finished their investigation. the contra costa district attorney's office says he molested one teen boy in the span of over seven years. he is accused of drugging this boy with an unknown substance and then having sex with him. the da's office says the 52-year-old secretly videotaped his other victim as that boy undressed in a bathroom. that was his second victim. he is currently the head coach of a traveling team called california smoke. this club is based in san jose and cate

joel kaufman is charged with six felony counts. a warrant has been issued for his arrest.secutors say he coached baseball in oakland and palo alto and run as traveling baseball club -- runs a traveling baseball club. >> part of golden gate park was shut down this afternoon after a man discovered a hand grenade. >> the bomb squad was called out and blew up the device. a man found it at 1:00 p.m. this afternoon while using a metal detector. >> i flagged down a park guy. he was driving by after i found it. i flagged him down. everybody says yeah, that is a grenade. >> no one was hurt and the park reopened after 3:30 p.m. >>> woman has been reunited with her two young sons who were kidnapped and held in mexico since 2011. the loys have now -- the boys have now been returned to their mother. authorities say a couple promised to bring them to her in the united states but instead kidnapped them. the fbi found them and arrested the couple. >>> fight is forcing a man from his home after he tried to find a way to pay his mortgage. ktvu's rob roth is live in oakland. >> reporter: thi

a $300,000 arrest warrant has been issued for 52 year-old joel kaufman of orinda.aches the " california smoke " a baseball club out of san jose. its players are from all of the bay area. kaufman is also the owner of a triple play usa, a batting cage facility in san leandro. >> police force arrested kaufman in august after the parents of a boy he allegedly molested filed charges against him. but no charges were filed even at that time. >> we're learning more about the police officer involved in the latest officer involve shooting in san jose. as we reported yesterday, his name is a boost barthelemy a five-year veteran of the department. video from our helicopter partnership with abc 7 news shows the scene from monday night. he fired one round, killing the still unidentified driver of a stolen car. police said that the driver was trying to run officer down. if they also confirm that he was involved in a another officer involve shooting in november last year. in that incident, he shot and wounded suspect wanted in a murder and robbery rampage. the santa clara county s

. >>> an arrest warrant issued for a long time high school baseball coach. 52-year-old joel kaufman is wanted for molesting a teenage boy and secretly filming another one in a bathroom is the allegation from authorities. some of the charges date back 8 years and the sheriff's department says there may be other victims. kaufman is the coach of the california smoke a boy's baseball team based in san jose. he previously coached in oakland. in oakland, a jury today convicted a man of first-degree murder for shooting a job applicant in a robbery that netted him $10. 28-year-old george huggins now faced a possible sentence of life, 26-year-old i should say george huggins now faces a possible sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole. prosecutors say he shot and killed jim hong kang in oakland during a series of robberies. he had gone to the downtown area of oakland to have his teeth cleaned at his friend's dental offense when was attacked. >>> san mateo county is going after distracted drivers and officers didn't have any trouble finding them. vic lee with the story that y

our cameras caught joel kaufman leaving the martin ezjail where he was booked this morning. he was released on a $325,000 bail just two hours ago. he is accused of molesting a teen boy and secretly filming another one in a bathroom. kaufman owns a popular batting cage facility and ran baseball programs for years in various bay area cities. police are trying to determine if there are more alleged victims. >>> tonight angry parents are questioning security at an elementary school after a child was reportedly grabbed on the school grounds. what is the school's response tonight? >> the district admits that it could have reacted quicker. tonight parents are very upset not just by the reported attack of a second grader but by how the school has handled the situation. tonight the district is facing very tough questions, namely why they didn't report it to police until days later. >> for a person to walk into a school and be able to grab a child like that and nobody knows or sees -- >> reporter: parents are baffaled and alarmed by what happened tuesday afternoon. police say a second

if you have any information about this case or know where joel kaufman is, you are asked to get in touch with orinda police. live in palo alto, marla tallez, "today in the bay." >> extra police will be on hand following a threat of violence posted online. that was posted anonymously on the facebook confession page where students go to post their problems and wait to hear back from other students about potential solutions. clifford knauss is a leading expert on how people interact with technology. he says one possible cause for this type of behavior is facebook and other social media sites reduce the need for face to face interactions among young people. >> those interactions become extremely stressful. there is pressure on social media to be more positive on things like facebook pages. in some sense, the only place they can express their negative feelings become anonymous sites. >> police at this point, not releasing the exact content of the threat. some parents nbc news, they are considering keeping their children out of school today because of the anonymous post on facebook. argon high

his name is joel kaufman. you may notice the picture looks like a mug shot.olesting a boy. as recently as last night they were searching for him with a $300,000 for hours because of the accusation about the one boy. as far as finding video of the boy undressing in the bathroom how they were able to come across this video authorities said they went up to his house and orenda at which through his computer and stumbled across this. they believe there are more victims. simply because he has access to these young boys. coaching the traveling baseball team called the california smoke made up of bread has cleared all of the bay area. they came together to make up the thing. not to mention that perhaps they're looking into if he has access to other young man because he coached at two other bay area teams. to high school and burial. not to imagine he owns displays. not only does this have batting cages there is an arcade in side as well. >> this is obviously a guy was well known in the community especially in the baseball community. how could he just disappear in a da

this is joel kaufman's business, and the sign here says closed until further notice. molestation, lewd acts on a child under 14 and secretly taping another child. the contra costa district attorney says there is another charge of sexually penetrating a drugged individual. we have a photo of him when he was arrested in august but then no charges were filed pending the completion of an investigation. he was most recently head coach of california smoke baseball club. the website shows his picture. here in san leandro,

a $300,000 arrest war has been issued for 52 year-old joel kaufman of orinda.e california smoke and baseball club of the san jose area. its players from all of the bay area. he is also the owner of a triple play usa and batting cage facility in san leandro. kron 4 spoke with parents were shocked to learn about the charges. >> absolutely unacceptable. >> my daughter is 6 and i bring her to here all the time. >> i hope the charges are not true. >> he was arrested at the the parents of a boy was allegedly arrestmolested but no charges were filed. >> the fbi and rohnert police are looking for a surreal bank robber called the hoodie that it. >> this is surveillance of the man suspected of robbing three banks in sonoma county. he is not for giving out the man knelt and wearing a hooded sweatshirt during robberies. police say he was laughing getting into a 1990 jeep wrangler with faded red paint. >> we are learning more about the police officer involved in the latest officer involved shooting in san jose. as reported yesterday's name is bruce barthelemy . a five-year

time baseball coach wanted on poe lefting a teen boy and secretly filming another in a bathroom, joel kaufmaning baseball team for high school-aged boys based from san jose. some charms go back eight years and there could be other victims. >> we will see how the commute is going the sue? >> santa cruz mountains we have good news, northbound 17, an accident is finally cleared from before redwood redwood city estt it is jammed to scotts valley and old santa cruz valley is a good alternate and a new stall west 580 blocking the left lane coming off the altamont pass >> mostly sunny and schooler with 37 in american canyon in petaluma and 48 in the financial district and santa clara is 44. temperatures are warmer, especially inland and cooler around hayward and san jose but that is only a degree or two putting us in the low-to-mid 60's and brisk along the coast and mid-50's. temperatures are fairly instead di ♪ >>> oh, prepostero >>> oh, you're happy. there he is, born to run and perhaps baby-sit. the boss had a massive concert in australia but it gets even better than this. you're going to want to