with more on what happened.>> reporter: john morrison was to be arraigned this afternoon inside theom but the hearing was delayed until next week. or continued. i spoke to people who know him, they say they are shocked by the accusations. this 71-year-old sat outside of a san francisco courtroom friday talking on his cell phone before his court appearance. john morrison is charged with one count of possession and three counts of distribution of child pornography. police found more than 600 videos and images inside of his home in the crocker amazon neighborhood some images showed minors having sex with adults, morrison has resigned as the education director for the film institute in san rafael he was with the organization for 18 years teaching film classes to students. the executive director of the festival released a statement saying they learned of the allegations thursday they say we take this issue seriously and mr. morrison is no longer an employee at cfi, if we receive requests from law enforcement we will cooperate fully. morrison is a board member for the community meeting ce

film teacher accused of possessing child pornography is scheduled to enter a plea. 70 year old john morrison is accused of possessing hundreds of illegal videos. he was the director at the education institute for art in san rafael for two years. he told nbc bay area it's a misunderstanding and he is not guilty. >> happening today, san jose students or san jose state students will protest a proposed tuition hike for the third time this month. in the next hour, students will gather at the tommy smith and john carlos statue on campus.

john morrison is well known for his work with kids in marin county as director of the california film institute. nbc bay area's jean elle is live with more. this has to be so unnerving for parents who knew him. >> reporter: jessica, john morrison is known for his work at the rafael they're in san rafael for his involvement in the mill valley film festival and his efforts to get children involved in film making. tonight police want to know more about that work with children. san francisco police arrest 71-year-old john morrison for possession and distribution of child pornography. morrison was the director of education at the california film institute in san rafael for nearly 20 years, working with hundreds of kids in workshops and at schools. this is a picture from the cfi twitter feed. that's morrison on stage, talking to kids at the rafael theater this month. out on bail, morrison answered his door in san francisco, telling us he is not guilty. >> all i'm going to say is [ inaudible ]. way beyond what it is. >> reporter: are you guilty of what you're accused of? >> absolutely not. >

john morrison is charged with possessing and distributing child pornography. he worked with kids in workshops and in the schools. nbc bay area reporter caught up with morrison at his home yesterday. >> all i have to say is i'm a good person and i was caught up in something that is way beyond what is -- >> are you guilty of what you're accused of? >> absolutely not. >> police say internet crimes unit found hundreds of images. the california film institute will cooperate and say morrison is no longer an employee. >>> a troubling report for parents. federal officials say the palo alto unit failed to report sexual harassment. the department of education office of civil rights find nine instances where there is no instance of a claim of civil rights. >>> happening today, protecting you and your family. there is a mosquito fogging happening in martinez as we speak. they will spray the area, highway 680 and the shoreline. the spraying is expected to end 6:30. >>> coming up, new details about a deadly shooting in the east bay. what we are learning about the 16-year-ol

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john morrison served as director of education at the california film institute since 1999. it says he worked with 200 bay area schools and community groups. tonight he's charged with possession and distribution of child porn. san francisco police say internet crimes against -- investigating him last november and a search of his home uncovered media devices showing hundreds of illegal videos of minors being preyed on by adults. >>> today marks a somber milestone. it's been five years since 15-year-old sierra lamar vanished in morgan hill on her way to high school. the man accused of kidnapping and killing her is on trial. we're joined in san jose outside the courthouse with the latest. g scott. >> reporter: what went on in the courtroom today is obviously very important but today is a little extra sad. it was five years ago today sierra lamar disappeared. seven weeks into the trial of her accused killer, her father spoke of this outside the courthouse. >> always a sad day, this day. but we're thinking of sierra. >> inside the courthouse, questions about what happened to thre

california film institute director entered a not guilty plea to child pornography charges. 71-year-old john morrison is charged with possession and distribution of child porn. he was arrested after searching his home in san francisco. they found hundreds of videos and photographs. morrison taught film classes to young children at the film institute. his next court date is at the end of the month. >>> now to the sierra where a good samaritan helped to rescue two dogs that fell through thin ice near south lake tahoe. the owner of the two dogs were struggling to save them and a stranger jumped into help. >> the local fire department wants to get the word out that they respond to animal rescue as well as people in trouble. >> spend just a few minutes with russell and dexter and you can see the outdoors suit them well. that's why the owner terry po land brings them to cove east. >> they are chasing ducks like the dogs do. >> when the shelties moved out of sight and didn't respond. routine turned into panic. >> they ran on the ice and before i knew what was happening they got themselves into trouble and f

production teacher from san francisco has been arrested on charges of child pornography .. 71- year old john morrison was arrested at his home on monday after investigators reportedly found more than 6- hundred videos and images of child porn. morrison is being charged with one- count of possession and three- counts of distribution of child porn. morrison was released from custody after posting bail. he is expected to be in court on today. ( james ) now to a story you will only see on kron 4. a bay area family is desperately searching for answers about a father who has been missing for weeks. and now, they tell their story exclusively to kron 4's hermela aregawi. natsot"dad, where are you? dad we're looking for you everywhere. called every hospital"kayla stepps leaves her dad a voicemail begging to know where he is.48 year old james stepps was on his way to see his one year old granddaughter on february 27th.. but he never made it. sot jackie stepps and kayla danielsonit's hard. very hard. i'm totally lost without him. we've got so many people looking for him so many people that love him so many peop

john morrison is not in custody after posting bail. the 71-year- old was arrested at his home in san francisco last week after investigators found traces of child pornography being uploaded... and átradedá on his computer. morrison had... in the past...taught film classes to young children in marin... according to police. his next court date set for april 28th. (vicki) the fued between actor arnold schwarzenegger and president donald trump is heating up. why the former california governor is taking to twitter to call out president trump. (grant) and next, you are no longer able to bring your laptop or tablets on certain flights headed into the u-s. we'll explain this so- called 'laptop ban' after the break. if you take medication, you may sometimes suffer from a dry mouth. that's why there's biotene. and biotene also comes in a handy spray. so you can moisturize your mouth anytime, anywhere. biotene, for people who suffer from dry mouth symptoms. (grant)the tsa's new ban on laptops and other large electronic devices on flights from mus

john morrison is charged with possessing and distributing child pornography. he was director of education at the california film institute for nearly 20 years and worked with kids in workshops and also in schools. nbc bay area reporter gina caught up with him at his home yesterday. >> are you guilty of what you're accused of. >> absolutely not. >> absolutely not. >> internet crimes against unit children traced child pornography on an app to morrison's home and there found hundreds of images. the film institute is cooperating. >>> happening today, animal control on the peninsula will will walk off the job. officers are going on a one-day strike today in response to what they call unfair labor practices. the organization is refusing to agree to a fair contract by denying them a cost of living wage increase. >>> following breaking news just into our newsroom. our photographers arrived at a fire in union city. this is a live look. you see the spotlight shining on dow avenue in union city. >> about news, we don't see a lot of flames and smoke at this point, at leas

film teacher accused of possessing child pornography is scheduled to enter a plea. 71-year-old john morrison is accused of possessing is and distributing hundreds of illegal videos. he was the director of evidence for nearly 20 years. we spoke to him shortly after his arrest and he said it's a misunderstanding and he is not guilty. >>> a school attack at paul revere. an adult family member showed up and began arguing with the girl and the argument turned physical. the girl was taken to the hospital and is expected to be okay. security, meantime, is being stepped up until they can track down the woman. >>> police investigating a hole invasion. we have a look at the aftermath of that vacation. the woman said someone came to her door. not expecting visitors. the man kicked down her door and made his way in. she hid in her home and called police. the man evidently didn't take anything. police are still looking for him. >>> right a san francisco neighborhood is taking an unwanted trip back in time only after a mistake made ream by a construction crew. >> if you live south of market street, you ma

on monday they searched the home and arrested john morrison. he taught film classes to children in marin county. police want anyone with information that may help their case to come forward. >> tonight we hear from the head of the napa school district for the first time about hazing scanned that that involves napa's high school football team. just yesterday the head football coach resigned as we reported to you. abc news reporter wayne freedman is live from napa with the superintendent's perspective on all of this. wayne? >> reporter: good evening, dan. we are expecting a large crowd in the school board hearing chamber which is behind me. they will be walking through that door over there. they will be upset about the head coaching staff resigning. all they will protest the possible expulsions of nine players in connection with that hazing scandal. aside from a statement the so superintendent has not spoken on these matters until three hours ago. >> people don't have all the facts. but we understand there's going to be a lot of commotion around

(grant) 71 year old john morrison was arrested at his home on monday after investigators reportedly foundore than 6 hundred videos and images of child porn. this includes some content featuring minors involved in sex acts with adults.. morrison is being charged with one count of possession and three counts of distribution of child porn. it was discovered that morrision taught film produciton classes to young children in marin county. that aspect of the case is still being investigated. morrison was released form custody after posting bail. he is expected to be in court tomorrow. (pam) it has been one year since express lanes along interstate- 580 opened between livermore and dublin. it is a project which has already collected more than 9- and- a-half million- dollars in revenue so far. the 14-mile stretch of highway opened up express lanes for solo drivers trying to get around congestion, if they are willing to pay a fare. prices are higher when traffic is heavier. the average total fare was closer to 2-dollars this year. officials say, the money raised in express lanes .. is now going ba

has been arrested on charges of child pornography .. 71- year old john morrison was arrested at his home on monday... after investigators reportedly found more than 6- hundred videos and images of child porn... and this includes some, showing minors involved in sex acts with adults.. morrison is being charged with one- count of possession and three- counts of distribution of child porn. morrison was released from custody after posting bail. he is expected to be in court on friday. (grant) today marks five years since south bay teenager sierra lamar went missing.. family and friends are mourning tonight, while the prosecution of her suspected murderer... continues..(grant) prosecutors... presenting fingerprint evidence today ... they say it links lamar's accused killer, antolin garcia- torres to attacks on other women, before sierra lamar vanished. steven clark/legal analyst< '....the prosecution is saying here is someone who is violent toward women. that he was attacking women in morgan hill and in the case of sierra lamar, he not only kidnapped her but he killed her as well...">(grant)

on monday they searched the home and arrested john morrison. he taught film classes to children in marin county. police want anyone with information that may help their case to come forward. >> tonight we hear from the head of the napa school district for the first time about hazing scanned that that involves napa's high school football team. just yesterday the head football coach resigned as we reported to you. abc news reporter wayne freedman is live from napa with the superintendent's perspective on all of this. wayne? >> reporter: good evening, dan. we are expecting a large crowd in the school board hearing chamber which is behind me. they will be walking through that door over there. they will be upset about the head coaching staff resigning. all they will protest the possible expulsions of nine players in connection with that hazing scandal. aside from a statement the so superintendent has not spoken on these matters until three hours ago. >> people don't have all the facts. but we understand there's going to be a lot of commotion around

police say john morrison was taken into custody at his home in the crocker amazon neighborhood in sanco on monday. a search uncovered more than 600 videos and images including minors having sex with adults. police say he taught film reduction classes in marin county. he is free on bail and scheduled to be arraigned this afternoon. >> we are learning more about the girl killed in hayward tuesday in an officer involved shooting. an autopsy confirmed that she was pregnant when she died. >> on tuesday the police officers were in hayward staking out suspects and one in connection with several armed robberies. when they tried to stop the car the driver drove into the police vehicles. the detectives opened fire. two suspects were arrested at the scene and another suspect who fled was arrested wednesday night in san francisco. the hayward police department is still investigating. >> president trump has approved a disaster declaration for 16 counties hit hard by the storms in january. this frees up federal money for the areas damage between january 8-23. in the bay area san mateo and napa coun

police arrested 71-year-old john morrison at his home in san francisco monday after a search found numerous devices with images of minors involved in sex acts. here he is leaving court today. morrison has resigned as education director for the california film institute. >> there is a crime that is happening with alarming frequency, and it's on the increase on bay area free ways. shooting incidents. this year alone there have been 19, and two of them fatal. abc 7 news reporter is live in concord with new information the chp just released. laura? >> reporter: kristen, highway 4 here has been one of the hot spots for these shootings and cameras, they say, would help a lot, but they say the biggest help is when witnesses come forward. >> people need to feel safe as they drive down the free ways of the bay area. >> reporter: the chp for all nine bay area counties says it's become one of their top priorities, cushing the rash of freeway shootings, especially in contra costa county. >> these aren't random shootings. they are shooting at somebody else they know and they have animosity towards, or t

police arrested 71-year-old john morrison at his home in san francisco monday after a search found numerous devices with images of minors involved in sex acts. here he is leaving court today. morrison has resigned as education director for the california film institute. >> there is a crime that is happening with alarming frequency, and it's on the increase on bay area free ways. shooting incidents. this year alone there have been 19, and two of them fatal. abc 7 news reporter is live in concord with new information the chp just released. laura? >> reporter: kristen, highway 4 here has been one of the hot spots for these shootings and cameras, they say, would help a lot, but they say the biggest help is when witnesses come forward. >> people need to feel safe as they drive down the free ways of the bay area. >> reporter: the chp for all nine bay area counties says it's become one of their top priorities, cushing the rash of freeway shootings, especially in contra costa county. >> these aren't random shootings. they are shooting at somebody else they know and they have animosity towards, or t

a film educator who worked with children pleaded not guilty to child porn charges. 71-year-old john morrison is charged with felony child pornography possession and distribution. police arrested him last week after finding hundreds of videos and images of children engaged in sex acts on computers in his san francisco home. he taught film production to kids at the california film institute in san rafael. >>> a former san bruno firefighter accused of stealing money from a toy drive is now free on bail. police arrested holly nelson yesterday. she's charged with two felony counts of grand theft. nelson stole $25,000 from the san bruno firefighters association toy drive program between january and october of last year. >>> moments ago san jose police released this video of two people seen robbing a jewelry store at valley fair mall. the man was looking at merchandise when he reached over the counter and grabbed a diamond. the suspect dropped the diamond but then grabbed it and ran out of the store. a woman who was with the suspect followed him out. >>> the female leaders at uber today promised a

film teacher accused of possessing child pornography is scheduled to enter a plea. 70 year old john morrison is accused of possessing hundreds of illegal videos. he was the director at the education institute for art in san rafael for two years. he told nbc bay area it's a misunderstanding and he is not guilty. >> happening today, san jose students or san jose state students will protest a proposed tuition hike for the third time this month. in the next hour, students will gather at the tommy smith and john carlos statue on campus. california state university regents will vote tomorrow on a 5% increase in tuition which would increase undergraduate tuition by about $270 a year. graduate students would pay about $430 more a year. any tuition increase would affect san jose state, cal state east bay, san francisco state, sonoma state here in the bay area, but also the rest of the csu's 23 campuses. >> all right. happening today, kris, as a strong woman not afraid to roll up her sleeves, i think you will appreciate this. today is a celebration of rosie the riveter day. >> it is a first for americ

you can see here... 71-year-old john morrison.ooked for possession and distribution of child pornography. this week investigators traced the source of over 600-video and image files being uploaded at morrison's home in san francisco. it was discovered that morrision taught film produciton classes to young children in marin county. police say morrison's involvement in children's programs is still being investigated. she went missing on this day five years ago. morgan hill cheerleader sierra lamar is presumed to have been murdered but her body has never been found. the man accused of her murder, antolin garcia- torres, is now on trialin san jose. kron four's rob fladeboe has been following the case .... andbrings up to date now on the proceedings. center stage on thursday are what the prosecution contends are defendant antolin garcia torres' fingerprints on the battery of a stun gun he allegedly used in attacks on womenin morgan hill two years before sierra lamar disappeared.steven clark/legal analyst< '....the prosecution is saying

production teacher from san francisco has been arrested on charges of child pornography .. 71- year old john morrisonested at his home earlier this week after investigators reportedly found more than 6- hundred videos and images of child porn... some of which included minors involved in sex acts with adults. morrison is being charged with one- count of possession and three- counts of distribution of child porn. morrison was released from custody after posting bail. he is expected to be in court later today. ( darya ) a confirmed case of tuberculosis at an east bay school has parents on edge. the risk it poses for grown man now. i don't want to pry... dad. but have you made a decision? i'm going with the $1000 in cash back. my son... ...a cash man. dad, are you crying? nah, just something in my eye. the volkswagen 3 and easy event... ...where you can choose one of three easy ways to get a $1000 offer. hurry in to your volkswagen dealer now and you can get $1000 as an apr bonus, a lease bonus, or cash back. here's a live look at kirkwood this morning... (james)(mark)(darya) welcome back. let's get a ch

john morrison was taken into custody at his home in the crocker amazon neighborhood in san franciscoay a search uncovered more than 600 videos and images, including minors having sex with adults. police say morrison taught film production classes to children in marin county. today he is free on bail and set to be arraigned this afternoon. >>> san francisco police officers are helping a neighborhood barber stay in business by replacing his store front windows after they were blown out during a deadly shooting. >> this last time, boy, this last one was too much for me. i was like damn. >> that's lloyd lacy. and his barbershop has been in the oceanside neighborhood for 22 years. the windows have been shattered by gunfire three different times. he was ready to call it quits but the police department collected change. pretty soon they had collected more than $1,000. >> when we saw over a two-week period that officers were not only digging in where change but their 20s and 5s. >> the new windows have been installed. now officers are going into their own pockets once again to have the mirro

john morrison made his first appearance yesterday. they found more than 600 videos and images inside his home. morrison has resigned as the education director for the california film institute in san raphael. he was with the organization for 18 years. teaching students and was this children's manager for the mill valley film festival. >>> two middle schools could soon have a new names. palo alto school best -- district voted it yesterday. one of the schools is named after david starr jordan the president of stanford university. the after -- the other a professor at stanford. parents started a campaign to change the name. they argued both men were supporters of the eugenics movement which was based on the belief that nordic people were superior to other races. the nazis went on to use that ideology as the basis to believe in a so-called master race. the school board will have new names in place by the summer of 2018. >>> a ribbon-cutting ceremony to clean up in oakland superfund site. this property served as a chemical storage and dist

so, a mixed picture on the high street — bad news from john lewis — and much better news from morrisonsht now? tough times on the high street. i think we are starting to lose confidence as consumers. what the retailers are trying to do is prepare us for that. the retailers had a great christmas but tougher times ahead forjohn lewis. we are starting to get scared about spending more money on big ticket items. is there a class difference creeping in here to think between the likes of morrisons and the likes ofjohn lewis? i think there is a real difference in the retail market where it is splitting into a very value discount lead end and a higher rent. today both numbers are showing the higher end retailers have to show great value for their shoppers. it isa show great value for their shoppers. it is a really mixed view of the high street and how it is starting to separate. so two separate high streets emerging in this country? possibly. i think there will be a real change this year. digital businesses will find it easier. john lewis only have 50 stores in total and a huge online business.

attorney general john karlen is now chair at morrison and forrester.nks for joining us. >> thank you. >> take your temperature on all of this. do you see anything unconvent n unconventional about this or is this run of the mill? >> well, look. well, u.s. attorneys serve at the pleasure of the president. there's -- and at the beginning of an administration. there's a history of replacing u.s. attorneys. the circumstances of having asked the u.s. attorney to stay on tell them you're going to keep them on, try to reach them by telephone, as has been reporting a day or two before firing them, is unusual. >> so what do you think, john, he meant by -- i think you know mr. bharara pretty well. what do you think about that tweet about the moreland commission, now i know what the moreland commission must have felt like? >> well, look, i can't speculate as to what was on the plate of the u.s. attorney's office in the southern district of new york. but one of the reasons why u.s. attorneys have been in a position where they made changes in the beginning of the ad

john morris was taken into custody at his home. a search uncovered 600 videos and images including mine ors having sex with adults. >>> police say morrison taught film production classes to children at the california film institute in marin county. >>> time is 4:34, learning more about the 16-year-old girl killed on tuesday and an officer involved shooting in hayward. an autopsy confirms now elena madrigan was pregnant when she died. detectives staking out suspects wanted in connection with several armed robberies. when they tried to stop the car the driver drove into police vehicles so detectives open fired. two suspect were arrested at the scene, another suspect who fled was arrested wednesday night in san francisco. hayward police say this investigation continues. >>> president trump has approved a disaster declaration for 16 california counties hit hard by the storms in january. freeing up federal money for damage. by area san mateo and napa counties are in line for that money. the president granted requests for assistance from other storms and problems at the oroville dam. >>> demolition moving ahead to bring down a bridge near big