kate cagle tells us what we can expect. >> reporter: nearly 1 million signatures around the world. if it doesn't force the judge out of office, a recall will. he sentenced brock turner for 6 months in jail for sexually assaulting a woman. >> the judge is the one who has to stand before the voters and be accountable for that. >> reporter: in court, a woman testified turner creeped her out because of his persistence at a party. the victim's sister identified him as the aggressive guy. he will get out before labor day, serving just 90 days for good behavior. >> the jail sentence is not always the most significant penalty in the case. >> reporter: bruce funk offered a different perspective on the case. a group of baseball players convicted of raping a young girl. he helped in the case. he believes he is a good judge who should keep his job on the bench. while turner is out of jail soon, he will live the rest of his life as a sex offender. >> any dreams that he had, it's never going to happen. >> reporter: but to these activists, it's not enough. >> the anger that people feel and the se

kate cagle >> steve: thanks, kate. >> steve: we were the first to bring you this great deals and will continue to update to. >> reporter: turner is currently serving a six month sentence in the county jail. new the till show that they wanted six years to protect society and send a message to others. if turner behave well he could be of jail by labor day. and the news room justine waldman kron4 news. >> reporter: we are learning that the fall out of judge sharon percy--perksy decision to sentence the x stanford swimmer convicted of sexual assault to only six months in jail is affecting at least on other criminal cases. >> reporter: during jury selection in the, another criminal misdemeanor many people brought up the brought turner case--brock turner >> reporter: at approximately 20 jurors were excused because they said that they did not feel that they could be unbiased in his courtroom. a jury was even to recede and that trial is now under way. marlin kelly, 4 news. >> gary: 40 >> grant: the sharks a man 4-2 and his word. there is a game six. coming down to three games to one if they h

kron 4's kate cagle reports. staff >> reporter: new wilson led on the streets for three years before she finally got affordable housing and then the mayor visited with evacuees she told him about her frustrations then the sign of hope and then you can see a fire fighter pick up a cat that is a long with the cat somehow made it out alive. >> rebecca:that was kron four's kate cagle >> alecia:and we first told you about the massive mission fire through our we sent a push alert at 2:58 yesterday afternoon. make sure you download the kron- 4 news app to always get the latest breaking news. it's free for i-phone and android devices. coming up. hundreds of people in the east bay sold their unwanted weapons. the reward they received for taking part in the gun buyback plus. new polls show a big shift in the presidential race. attack in the race for the white house. and for your money. the new budget plan approved by california lawmakers that impacts bay area jails, is next on kron. >> alecia:for your money:. here are the

kron4's kate cagle is in studio -- kate what do we know about why this is the name?-- happening? >> reporter:sources tell us there will be a major command staff meeting tomorrow to announce chief sean whent will be relieved of his duties. it may be for medical reasons. >> reporter:sean whent became chief of 2014.becoming oakland's fourth chief in five years. he was an 18-year veteran and part of a shake-up of management in a troubled department. during his first year at the helm.violent crime and homicides dropped. return to >> reporter:but this has been a rough year for the department. in fact there is a federal monitor overseeing the department right now and sources say disapointed with recent scandals. >> reporter:there is an investigation into allegations that several police officers has sex with an underage call girl. mayor libby schaff has called the allegations "disturbing" and could hurt efforts to build trust with the public. >> reporter:we broke that story here on kron 4 and have continued to follow. >> steve:anything more in details regarding health concerns? >> report

kate cagle has more from harvey milk plaza and how the community is reacting. >> reporter:@2:00 a.m. he was placing flowers on this corner. he was adding to a memorial for a friend who committed suicide when he heard the news. a shooting at a gay nightclub on the other side of the country. >> it is difficult. it is like, not again. >> reporter: he has been adding roses one by one ever sense. now many others are adding to his work. eden stopped by the corner during her run from the sun site district. she went to college in orlando where she was president of the equal. >> my mom called me at 7:00 in the morning and she was screaming and crying and told me to call all my friends. >> i have the idea.>> reporter: pulse was a weekly spot for her. she knows the bartenders and bouncers. so far her friends are all alive. >> i had 152 of my friends across orlando that checked in as safe on facebook. i remember i wanted to make sure everyone was okay. >> reporter: with 100 people shot and half of them dead she is prepared for the fact that new -- more bad news could be on the way. as the names

it is not unique even to policing,>>reporter: kate cagle kron 4 news.>> let's look at other top stories. >>> more on these scandal -- scandals later. >>> police and fire chiefs have already been reporting to sabrina landreth. on a day-to-day, there will be a ton of change with the new temporary structure. she is now leading the oakland police department, before that she was oakland city administrator for just over a year, she was also the city manager of emeryville, a native of oakland she worked for the city of oakland is a budget director and deputy sibert -- city administrator, no she's in the spotlight because in oakland police department things are different. >>reporter: three men have been in charge of the police department this month. first to go sean whent, he resigned june 9 amid a sex scandal involving officers in an underage call girl. then ben fairow took the job, the mayor lost confidence in him after learning he had an affair. paul figueroa was up next, three days later he withdrew from the job. right now, there is no interim chief of police. >>> here in oakland another sc

kate cagle is live at headquarters.>> kate explain how the mayor's trying to fix this.>>reporter: tonight, mayor libby schaaf, she was visibly angry, shaking during parts of her press conference. she says this is a cultural problem and that's why this department needs civilian oversight.>> i am here to run a police department, not a frat house.>>reporter: a visibly angry mayor faced the prince -- press once again after another follow. >> today continues to be a day where we are sharing disturbing information with you. >>reporter: the latest scandal to rock the department involves racist text messages sent between african-american opd officers. one person is currently on leave and others have either sent or received the text and will receive punishment. >> they are inappropriate and not acceptable. not from anyone who wears a badge. >>reporter: the texts were sent in 2014, mayor schaaf says her team just learned of them. she would not say how many officers are involved or how far it goes up the chain. it's fewer than the number of officers involved in the opd sex scandal

kate cagle is live where the red cross has been helping those people many of whom are low income. >> reporter: good evening, six hours later and as you can see behind me firefighters are still dousing this building with a steady stream of water at this point. they do confirm that this is one of the biggest fires that san francisco has seen in years and as you mentioned it has hit some of the most vulnerable people here in the mission. historic buildings turned into tender as it turned apartments and restaurants into an inferno. >> within five minutes flames were high. >> reporter: as the fire leapt from building to building smoke filled hallways inside. >> it just kept billowing through. it kept on moving.>> reporter: those who were at work had no chance to save their belongings or pets. >> got a call and i still don't know about my 212-year-old cat. >> they said i should not go back into get them. >> reporter: stephanie left to kittens inside when firefighters told her to leave her phone immediately. after three years living on the streets she made it into low income housing a month

kron 4's kate cagle has been poring over some new documents from the case and joins us in the studio. >> reporter: prag should be sentenced on. the san the sec shoals all of a stranger telling the court it's easy to turn a blind eye to the suffering victim's go though. also to note - judge aaron persky - who is now facing a recall election over this case.considered turner's intoxication the night of the assault as a mitigating factor.that eased his sentence. the probation officer in this case also recommended leniency. some judge >>: is follow it some adult is not consistent think it's a valued as like statements from the defense attorney and prosecution. >> reporter: probation officer turner should only be possible in jail not prison. the >> steve: as game cleveland is the head week allegorical a half and the whole lot. >> reporter: most of them have been standing in anticipation like to hide in the energy and some of the stadium i will tell you thousands of fans rooting for the nation tonight. some people that heretofore clock when the gates opened because it wanted to get a perfect

kate cagle tells us what we can expect. >> reporter: nearly 1 million signatures around the world.'t force the judge out of office, a recall will. he sentenced brock turner for 6 months in jail for sexually assaulting a woman. >> the judge is the one who has to stand before the voters and be accountable for that. >> reporter: in court, a woman testified turner creeped her out because of his persistence at a party.

tonight, kron-4's kate cagle joins us with how stanford students are planning to protest. >> pam:first. grant lodes is here with how persky's controversy is now affecting other cases. and grant we are also learning, turner will be spending even less time behind bars. >> grant: that is right! his sentencing was six months and local jails but it is likely that he will spend that amount of time is seen as a more sole owner of three months. >> grant:more so around 3 months >> grant: turner sentence is not sitting well with his classmates at stanford. today kron-4 spoke to students. many of whom said they feel >> they definitely brought this up. how it affected them and judgment. >> we still have everything humming along as normal. >> grant:and new at eight. the 'national' outrage over brock turner's sentence is reaching a tipping point. activists will deliver a petition. aimed at forcing judge aaron persky from the bench. in the studio. with more on what we can expect. >> grant: also, this happened on the house floor in washington. >> because the justices " a prison sentence will have a se

kron 4's kate cagle spoke to one of the men about the moments he was inside the burning building. >> reporter: fire broke out and said this, mayor of st. in video hookup their partnership with abc seven might win that last call 911. the teenager was able the pull his nephew out but his sister was trapped in her bedroom. it quickly filled the room in the frantic moments to jump in the fact will not attract the find the girl but so intense he can only make a few feet before he had to turn back. a set. a neighbor also try going inside >> reporter: 6 year-old passed out but still have paul. taken to hospital in critical condition. . >> pam:fires continue to burn throughout the state... one of them started just yesterday in the sierra foothills. the trailhead fire is burning between auburn and forest hill. it has spread to both placer and el dorado counties. so far, about two-thousand acres have burned. fire crews say, the blaze is only about 12- percent contained. 26-hundred structures are being threatened as a result. evacuations are in order for people in todd valley... because there i

. >> reporter:kron 4's kate cagle joins us live with reaction from those who have worked on this project. >> reporter:kate? (laughter) nearly half of all arrests and prosecutions for human trafficking in california are done by the alameda county d-a's office. >> reporter:it has been a huge effort by the d-a. when officers meet an underage sex worker like celest guapthey know exactly what they are supposed to do. >> reporter:take her - or him - to a medical center for treatment.and then home to their parents. but insteadguap who is now 18 claims she developed relationship with officers. >> reporter:sending naked photos and hooking up in exchange for protection and tips. >>"a minor has been exploited and abused for years." >> reporter:vanessa russell is the executive director of love never fails us. >> reporter:she works with victims of human trafficking and the alameda county district attorney's office. >> reporter:and she is dismayed by the allegations of sexual abusebut not surprised police are involved. >>"i think there are a lot more women and men and children that are victimized not

justine waldan, kron4news >> steve: kron 4's kate cagle has the story. >> reporter:when officers meet an underage sex worker like celest guapthey know exactly what they are supposed to do. take her - or him - to a medical center for treatment.and then home to their parents. >> reporter:but insteadguap who is now 18 claims she developed relationship with officers. sending naked photos and hooking up in exchange for protection and tips. >>"a minor has been exploited and abused for years." >> reporter:vanessa russell is the executive director of love never fails us. she works with victims of human trafficking and the attorney's office. >> reporter:and she is dismayed by theabusebut not surprised police are involved. >>"i think there are a lot more women and men and children that are victimized not only by police officers but by the general public." >> reporter:but still.the scope of this scandal is widening. two oakland police officers have resigned.three are on leave. >> reporter:richmond officers are on leave. a police chief pushed out. and nowa member of the da's own office is implica

-- kate cagle with more... >> they are probably out there every day. >> reporter: great white was seen but a surfer by these rocks. it with 10:00 a.m. and he quickly paddled back to shore. surfing this beach for 30 years and has a short story of his own from president weekend. >> came up on the surface and rolled over and that is the part of his body and his fans. he disappeared and i got out of there really quick. -- his body and fins. >> reporter: the police department understands that shark sighting go unreported anyway. >> reporter: i thought calvin had to be joking when he said he saw a shark and the same spot this afternoon. how sure are you? >> i am pretty short. about 99% shore. -- sure >> believe, that is the last one i will see. -- hopefully, that is the last one i will seek a writ >> reporter: please be careful if you are out at the beach this weekend. >> vicki: be safe out there! >> vicki:thank you kate. we hope everyone stays safe out there return to index of >> steve:the death toll has risen to 20 from the thunderstorms that sent massive floods across virginia. officials

kate cagle joins us.>> reporter: good evening, we just talked about those vigils across the country. one of the largest ones here in san francisco. that march from the castro to city hall stretched 48 blocks as thousands of people showed solidarity with the victims of the shooting. the corner of castro and market was packed. a major theme was solidarity and activism to end gun violence. several people expressed sadness while lgbt have made strides that there is still hatred out there. speakers urge for a ban on assault rifles and spoke out against the nra. they urged those in attendance to so support for muslims and talked about the fact that it was latino night at the nightclub and said gay lesbian and transgender need extra support. >> it is one more step hopefully toward getting rid of the guns. people coming together for peace. >> somber, but a lot of really positive energy. it was wonderful. >> i could not see how big it was. there was a lot of people. >> reporter: officers guided the march down market street. they increased foot the court -- patrols but said there is no specifi

we want to get out to kate cagle. she is live tonight covering the event. >> reporter: not everyone is happy about the increased security at pride festivities. a group of black lives matter actually stepped down as grand marshals saying all these police officers would actually make people feel uncomfortable. thousands of people dance, drink and got down at civic center park saturday. police looked on as the base boomed so loudly it caused my camera lens to vibrate. amid all of the revelry there was a somber tone. >> we are here today in this period -- spirit of orlando. >> no matter where a fallen gay individual no matter what shape size or color it affects all of us. >> reporter: a few weeks ago as organizers finished the final details 50 people were shot and killed at a gay nightclub across the country. >> i will admit i have had some nervousness about that. if we can't live in fear so here we are.>> reporter: in response to the massacre they have stepped up security. attendees walk through metal detectors as securi

that's when our kate cagle asked fairow about an alleged affair he had with a subordinate.seveal years earlier.while he was at opd. fairow denied it.and the interview abruptly ended. also last week.rick orozco was placed on administrative leave. now an investigator with the alameda country district attorney's officer.sources tell kron4 the former opd captain is being investigated for his involvement in the sex scandal. as for the young woman now at celeste guap says she's had sex with dozens of bay area law while she was a minor. now 18 years old.the daughter of an o-p-d dispatcher was at the richmond police department last week.being questioned about her alleged involvement with officers there. allso while oakland's police linked to guap.the following the matter. richmond police department. sheriff's office. and the alameda county district attorney's office. you can learn more on the kron 4 investigation into the oakland police scandal online at kron 4 dot com. >> grant:we have expanded coverage including a timeline of the events, a link to some of the documents. as well as specifical

kron 4's kate cagle is live in pacifica with more. ella? >> reporter: i talk to the surfer who saw the great white and he was surfing near the cliff at the north and of the beach. there are warning shark sightings and the last 48 hours. he has been surfing out here twice a week for the last five years. he has seen willows and office before. but this was a shark. the closest surfbird next to him was informed and they both quickly paddle back to shore and contacted the police. they did not want to talk on camera but, i spoke with a difference surfer who was just as sure he sought a shark. >> i look up and saw a shark and the wave. i said i heard that there were sharks out here. >> reporter: there was a silhouette and the wave? >> yes. definitely. i am about 99% shore trips--sure >> reporter: he was pretty positive with what he saw. they will track the shark sightings at pacifica. effect; they believe that a lot of them go un reported. bringing up about 20 great white a hundred yards of this speech actually. live and pacifica. --live in >> vic

kron four's kate cagle reports from the spot where the shark was spotted and spoke to the person who saw it. >> reporter: it was a gorgeous night at lynda martin friday. the sky was clear, the waves of where a bit messy but one. to kevin graves the perfect day to try out surfing. >> i tried my look at surfing for the first time and i looked up and there was a shark in the way of a period i'm 90% sure. >> reporter: the other surfers acted cool. >> they're probably out there every day. you just don't see them all the time. >> reporter: bob has been surfing these waves since the 70s. he had his first shark sighting near the north end of lynda martin in february. >> i saw this big fan come up and i thought -- is that a will? no, it was a shark fin. became on the service and rolled over. i could see parts of his body. >> >> reporter: that doesn't keep him out of the water and dozens of other surfers walked past these signs on the beach morning there had been a shark sighting in the last 48 hours. >> the statistics have shown that you are more likely to die from a bee sting than a shark at