antioch mayor lamar thorpe said he spoke with the chief over the weekend, continuing to call for the officers involved to be fired. that is up to 40% of the whole police department. kumasi: on the peninsula residents and san mateo are demanding better from flooding. they say people were left with thousands of dollars of damage after storms. they asked for the city to take other immediate steps to improve san mateo's infrastructure. they are concerned that flooding will spread throughout, the city as climate change worsens eats year -- worsens each year. >> they have some measures on the table, but we think it is too little too slow. kumasi: the supports much of what residents are asking for. drew: we will take you here is a live look at the exploratorium kamrap. it felt pretty warm yester -- exploratorium camera. it felt pretty warm yesterday. most cities are going below average for this time of year a few degrees later this afternoon. we are already seeing that cooler weather. we are 10 degrees below where we were this time yesterday, so it feels refreshing in our warmest cities inl

mayor lamar thorpe issued a statement saying, quote , dear mr. raines, your attempt in the press to make chief steve ford's retirement about me is completely laughable, as it is clear that you are seeking to make the antioch police department's current state of affairs about politics, end quote. the mayor's response comes the same day that officers with the antioch police department prepared to testify over racist text messages uncovered in an ongoing investiga. a group of officers is accused of violating the racial justice act. it's a new california law aimed at eliminating racism in the criminal justice system. defense attorneys for four men charged with a murder in 2021 argue that their clients were targeted because they're black. two of the defendants were named in text messages among officers where officers joked about kicking them in their heads and sent photos of them in the hospital. he need to be under the jailhouse right now. they need to be accountable for his actions that he did. he should not be sitting on the other side right now. i

. >> reporter: the antioch mayor lamar thorpe has been trying to implement police reform for two years now. >> nothing comes as a surprise anymore. >> reporter: the mayor described him as particularly suited to manage antioch's challenges, and now upon word of the resignation -- >> the city is 120,000 people. we have various departments. the city is bigger than one department head or elected official. >> reporter: so the city is now without the police chief who was supposed to help them navigate the storm. >> the question is what actions are in place and will the police chief work with the community to start building trust again? >> reporter: over and martin is there will be protesters, and back here, the effort to reform the department goes back to square one with the search for leadership at the top of the department. so another step forward and another step back. it just keeps going here in antioch, where as we mentioned, the effort to pull together the police department goes on. >> thanks so much. back in april, the police chief said he wanted to see the department through the scan

. >> reporter: the announcement came as a surprise to mayor lamar thorpe. >> we will move forward. we have a if i manager coming up. other city leaderships for the city coming up. we'll add to the list of things we're working on. >> reporter: mayor thorpe says he hasn't spoken with the chief but he hopes to do that soon to better understand why. >> i think we'll be a stronger police department once this comes to an end. >> reporter: we asked if friday's hearing had anything to do with his decision. the chief is expecting to testify that day. attorneys are trying to figure out why five of the officers southbounded were injured. the east coast naacp will be working with the chief. they will hold a press conference tomorrow afternoon to address his retirement. raj? >> thank you, stephanie. >>> late tonight, someone's dreams came true. a winning ticket worth $1 billion, was sold at this story in downtown l.a. it's the las palmitas mining market. one winner from that store had all the numbers plus the powerball. the powerball is 24. there's more. three tickets matching the first five nu

to discuss the search when they meet on tuesday and we also reached out to the mayor, of course lamar thorpe , he said he does not want to do an interview because he has not yet spoken to the chief himself. >> and people are wondering what is next. >> reporter: it has been a lot of trouble for them, so hopefully somebody can come in and heal what has been an extremely gaping wound. >>> back in april, chief ford said he wanted to see the department through, and we had a one-on-one interview, listen to what he said back then. >> this doesn't have to be your battle, you can walk away. >> i could walk away now, but i choose to stay. you know? i'm committed to the organization, i'm committed to the profession, i feel that everything, all the experiences, all the opportunities throughout my career , i feel that they have all culminated into this moment. and i don't believe anything happens by chance. this was supposed to be . >> that was april, what changed? we know that is the number one question for all of you watching today, we will be asking that question following this story, and of course wh

. >> reporter: when asked about safety concerns, lamar thorpe reiterated his call for the officers on leave to be fired. >> that is why i will say that the officers who are on it in a straight up leave in relation to this scandal need to be fired so that we can continue to hire new recruits. hiring somebody from the academy takes about six months. these individuals are literally holding us hostage. >> reporter: this request was also made to the departing chief, but the mayor says he has not spoken with ford about the decision to retire. >> given where we are at with this investigation, nothing comes as a surprise anymore. >> reporter: so the city is now in contact with the chief who is trying to weather the storm. >> we are working with the community to build trust again. >> you know, wilson, the public feels they should have a say on this. i am wondering, from your reporting, what are you hearing from people when you talk to them about the qualities and what they want to see in a police chief? >> reporter: that was the main request at the press conference today, was public input. you

lamar thorpe says he has not spoken with the chief about his decision and was surprised by it. >> we'llve to continue to move forward. in moving forward we have a city manager coming up. we have other key leadership positions for the city that are coming up, but we'll have to add this to the list of things that we'll be working on. >> he was our only hope and the fact that he's only been there for less than nine months, it shows that this police department is falling and it's in turmoil and it needs urgent help. >> the chief has not yet responded to questions about his announcement and friday's hearing. speaking of that hearing, five of the 15 officers who were subpoenaed have been excused because of, quote, industrial injuries, something that has puzzled attorneys, as well. he is expected to stay in office until august 11th. in san francisco ginger con jerrason, numbers bay area. >> taking a look outside and had is up near san rafael closer this morning. we are inching closer to the weekend yeah, but we'll start to hit the peak of those temperatures in saturday. if you're going to step

. >> we reached out to the antioch mayor lamar thorpe, who declined an interview with us citing he had not spoken to the chief . >>> to our top stories this morning. in oakland, police are busy investigating three shootings that killed four people within 10 hours. the first on 89th avenue near international boulevard tuesday night. another one on 18th avenue. the most recent along 106th avenue. no word on any suspects in any of these cases. >>> the federal trial for david depape, the man accused of attacking nancy pelosi's husband will take place in san francisco. david depape sought to move the trial to oregon but a judge rejected that request. he faces several federal and state charges including attempted murder, assault, and kidnapping. he pleaded not guilty. >>> the president of stanford university, marc tessier-lavigne, has announced he is stepping down. this comes amid concerns about how he conducted research and independent review found no evidence of misconduct, but it found flaws and papers authored by his lab. he will stay at stanford , but only as a biology professor. >>> if

. >> mayor lamar thorpe says he'll work with the city council and the public to ensure an inclusive process to find the next permanent chief. he says it is up to the city manager to appoint an acting chief. adding, though, that the city manager resigned last month and his replacement took over in an acting role. going into the process recruiting doing search for city manager. >> and then we have some other key positions in the city that were that we will be having an executive search firm port for key leadership positions, including public works. director assistant city planning director is chief believes. meanwhile, the joint fbi and contra costa county district attorney's investigation into hacking continues. and on friday, several officers implicated in the texting scandal. >> have been summoned to court in martinez r messages to the police department for comment were not returned. >> police call kron 4 news. >> also in the south bay, one man is dead. another critically injured after another fatal car crash in san jose. this one happened on capitol expressway between snell avenue and jus

we also reached out to lamar thorpe to get his reaction. he declined an interview because he had not yet spoken to the chief himself. so the big question is what happens now to an already anemic department that is in the middle of a major crisis? we spoke to district 2 councilmember mike barbanica who says even he was shocked by the news. he said it is the city manager's job to appoint a chief. but antioch city manager just resigned. his last day on the job was friday. the acting city manager could make the call, but the council will have to iron out all the details. >> it is very important to all of us to make sure that we immediately start this search to look for the right person for the job. whether that is someone on a temporary basis or long term, that remain to be seen. >> antioch city council will discuss the search when they meet next tuesday. now, our katie nielsen sat down for a one on one interview with chief ford back in april to talk about the scandal. at the time, he said he wanted to see the department through it. >> this doe

mayor lamar thorpe says it is up to the city manager to appoint an acting chief. >> adding though, that the city manager resigned last month and his replacement took over in an acting role. we building a process to make the >> hiring a process for the chief of police more public and transparent. so we'll have to revisit that with council have to bring that the council soon to. i have a discussion about and see if that's the direction they want to continue. ford was officially appointed chief in october after serving the role in an interim status in the months prior. he says his last day as chief is august. 11th. >> philippe djegal all kron. 4 news. >> a car slammed into a san jose middle school this morning triggering a hazmat situation. take a look at woman driving a silver subaru plowed into a loan in middle school is about 8.30, this morning. there are some of the damage crashed into a building near the school's pool. that building was filled with chemicals for the pool. and that's why this became haz mat deal. the car also caught fire. luckily, the driver is expected to be ok and is

. >> antioch mayor lamar thorpe says it is up to the city manager to appoint an acting chief. but the city manager also resigned just last month. he says the city will be hiring an executive from to help them find the next chief of police. san francisco police found a gun in the car of the suspects accused of firing a gun at the safeway and the center, their 16th and bryant, they say 2 suspects stole things from the store and then threaten the security guard there by shooting a gun. this happened sunday. police say they recognize both suspects from multiple other incidents and found one of the suspects. 2 year-old child at home alone. both of those suspects have been arrested. in sacramento. now, state lawmakers from both sides of the aisle agree california has to do more to tackle retail theft its out ahead a time. wallace reports now on their latest plan. >> that is rampant and it is a problem that so some public safety committee chair reggie jones lawyer describes the issue of retail theft in california, but he says to seriously find solutions to stop it. the state is missi

even antioch mayor lamar thorpe that he had not spoken with the chief about his decision and was surprised by it. >> will just have to continue to move forward. we've got a city manager position coming up, we've got other leadership positions in the city coming up. >> he was our only hope. and the fact that he has only been there for less than nine months, it shows that this police department is falling. it is in turmoil. and it needs urgent help. strike the chief has not yet responded to questions about his announcement and friday's hearing. speaking of that hearing, five of the 15 officers subpoenaed have been excused because of, quote, industrial industry industries. -- industrial injuries. we are expected to hear from the chief today. he is expected to step down officially from his position on august 11th. also, he is expected to speak on his retirement. the naacp has been working very hard with the police chief. we will be keeping an eye out for developments in this story. kira? >> thanks. we will have updates on that in our later newscast. >>> arranged parents are demanding authoriti

even antioch mayor lamar thorpe said he had not spoken with the chief about his decision and was surprised by it. >> we will just have to continue to move forward. we've got a city manager just coming up, we got other leadership positions for the city coming up, so we will have to add those to the things we are working on. >> he was our only hope. and the fact that he has only been there for less than nine months, it shows that this police department is falling. it is in turmoil. and it needs urgent help. >> the chief has not responded yet to questions about his announcement and friday's hearing specifically. speaking of that hearing, five of the 15 officers subpoenaed have been excused because of, quote, industrial injuries. that is also something that has puzzled attorneys that are working on that case. now we are expecting to hear from chief ford himself later today. the naacp is also working closely with the chief as having a press conference to announce his retirement as well. a lot more happening today. we will be keeping a close eye on that in this developing story. back to you, lau

in addition, there's also alleged threats against antioch mayor lamar thorpe, who is black and racist comments made about antioch police chief steven green who announced his retirement just yesterday after being there only about a year or so. now the defense attorney who subpoenaed these officers represents 4 men that are facing a series of gang-related shootings and murder charges, 2 of which are said to be subject of some of these racist messages. and keep in mind today is just essentially the beginning because there's going to be another court date that set for next friday. and the city is still facing a federal civil rights lawsuit along with state attorneys general that opened a civil rights investigation back in may. as we get more, we'll keep you updated live in the newsroom. i'm michael thomas storage it back to you. okay, michael, thank you. >> 7.10 is the time we have more breaking news to tell you about this morning. a federal judge in florida has now set a trial date for former president donald trump's classified documents. case. it's now been set for may 20th of next year

and it also has a legit threat against the antioch mayor lamar thorpe who is black and racist comments about any a police chief. steven ford who announced his retirement this week. that's after just joining the force about a year or so ago. now, the defense attorney who pina the officer's excuse represents those 4 men that we were talking about the face, a series of gang-related shootings and murder charges. 2 of which are set to be subject of some of these messages. and ultimately today is really just the beginning because the city is facing a federal civil rights lawsuit. and earlier this year, the state attorney general's office launched a civil rights investigation. there's also set to be another court date next friday. that's very latest from the newsroom. i'm michael thomas started. james, we'll send it back to you. thank you, michael. >> we're going to take a break at 10 11. still ahead on the kron 4 morning news. the u.s. senate is trying to impose a code of ethics for the supreme are you tired of clean clothes that just don't smell clean? downy unstopables in-wash scent booste

mayor lamar thorpe who is black and racist comments made about antioch police chief steven ford who announced his retirement just yesterday. and that's after only being there for around a year or so. defense attorney who subpoenaed these officers represents the 4 men that faced a series of gang-related shootings and murder charges. 2 of which are said to be subject of some of those text messages. and today's hearing is really just the beginning because the city is facing a federal civil rights lawsuits and the state attorneys generals office actually launched a civil rights investigation. and there's also another court date set for next friday live in the newsroom. i'm michael thomas started. james, we'll send it back to you. thanks, michael. >> it is 9.10. we have more breaking news this morning. a federal judge in florida has now set a trial date for former president donald trump's classified documents. case. it's set for may 20th of next year. the former president is charged with illegally retaining hundreds of classified documents and refusing to return them. the date is a compromise betw

but san francisco police in antioch, mayor lamar thorpe says this is how we found you had a call fromhe city manager. >> explaining that chief had submitted letter of resignation. but that he cannot connect to be a tax. and we speaking currently the department is under investigation for both races and homophobic text messages that were sent in the contra costa. public defender says that scandal involve almost half the department. the alleged text messages detail the department targeting the black community and its general policing along with a list of name calling. >> no mention of that scandal was in his retirement announcement saying, quote, i am proud of what we have accomplished in friendly. believe the groundwork has been laid for the organizational success. i know our work to align us with the tenants of procedural justice and constitutional policing will keep this department headed in the right direction. i sincerely hope our engagement with the community will continue and flourish. i asked mayor thorpe but the scandal played a role in his retirement in. this is what he said. d

there's also alleged threats against antioch mayor lamar thorpe. who is black and racist comments made about antioch police chief steven green, who actually just announced his retirement yesterday after joining the team just last year. now the defense attorney who subpoenaed these officers represents 4 men that face a series of gang-related shootings and some murder charges. 2 of which are actually said to be subject of some of those text messages. and today's hearing is just essentially the beginning because next week there is another hearing in the city is also facing a federal civil rights lawsuit. in addition, the state attorney general's office launched a civil rights investigation. live in the newsroom. i'm michael thomas started. james, we'll send it back to you. all right. thank you, michael. >> 10 is the time more breaking news this morning. a federal judge in florida now has set a trial date for former president donald trump's classified documents. case. the trial date now set for may 20th of next year and the former president charged wit

but san francisco police in antioch, mayor lamar thorpe says this is how we found you had a call from the city manager. >> explaining that chief had submitted letter of resignation. but that he cannot connect to be a tax. and we speaking currently the department is under investigation for both races and homophobic text messages that were sent in the contra costa. public defender says that scandal may involve almost half the department. the alleged text messages detail the department targeting the black community and its general policing along with the list of name calling. >> and no mention of that scandal was in his retirement announcement saying, quote, i am proud of what we have accomplished in friendly. believe the groundwork has been laid for the organizational success. i know our work to align us with the tenants of procedural justice and constitutional policing will keep this department headed in the right direction. i sincerely hope our engagement with the community will continue and flourish. i asked mayor thorpe but the scandal played a role in his retirement and this is wha

community along with racially implied name calling with alleged threats against antioch mayor lamar thorpeis black and racial comments made about any police chief steven green who just announced his retirement yesterday after joining the team just last year. now the defense attorneys who subpoenaed these officers represent 4 men that face a series of gang-related shootings and murder charges, 2 of which are said to be subject of some of these text messages. you know, and today's hearing is just the beginning, essentially because the city is facing a federal rights lawsuit in back in may, the state attorney general's office launched a civil rights investigation as we get more details. we'll keep you updated live this morning in the newsroom. i'm michael thomas rain. i'll send it back to you. all right, michael, thank you for that. well, in the east bay as oakland police investigate 3 shootings that happened within 10 hours of each other. >> mayor sheng thao says having more police officers and a permanent chief could actually help improve oakland's response to crime? well, given her involve

lamar thorpe about the situation was his plans are for moving forward in a replacement. and also if this scandal had anything to do with the chief's retirement, don't know if contributed to it or not, i would i have not had a conversation with police reforms that he an issue, our and so, you know, i i as ae move forward, i hope that we can bring someone in. >> somebody who is in line with the with police reform and accountability. the next city council meeting is set for next week at which point they will be discussing this. >> overall, the mayor says right now the city's key resources continue to work smoothly. live in the newsroom. i'm michael thomas starter. james, send it back to you. michael, thank you. time now is 10 oakland police need the public's health. they are investigating the killings. 4 people were killed in 3 separate shootings in oakland in just 10 hours. >> and a 5th person was shot and is expected to survive convoys. ella sogomonian has the latest. >> 5 people were shot in oakland within about 10 hours adding to what has already been a violent 7 days.

while mayor lamar thorpe says that the focus is on the acting chief to make sure safety is top priority someone who's community oriented. who is -- aware of what kind of community that they're going to be representing. and someone who is determined to making sure that there's accountability and transparency within the department. >> right now, what we're going to focus on is finding and appointing an acting chief of police and then we'll have to decide later what type of process we undergo. >> if and when an act, chief is appointed. mayor thorpe says this has to be someone from within the city. a national search is ongoing for a new city manager and the mayor said a police chief will beadded to the search. amanda? >>> has declared a state of emergency because its police departments is so understaffed. >> this proclamation is -- is going to allow certain things to happen a little bit quicker. it's not going to bypass certain obligations we have with meet and confer. but there are also other avenues of staffing that have been used. >> there are 51 openings in vallejo pd. they are trying t

so we also reached out to the antioch mayor lamar thorp who declined an interview with us. citing he hadn't yet spoken to the chief himself. the question now, what happens next for the already embattled department? we spoke to the district 2 councilmember mike bar bar bannic who says even he was shocked by the news. apt i don't care city manager just resigned and his last day on the job was friday. the acting city manager could make the call but the council will have to iron out details first. >> it's very important to all of us to make sure that we immediately start this search to look for the right person for the job. whether that's somebody on a temporary basis or more of a long-term debase, that remains to be seen. >> city council in antioch will discuss the search when they meet on tuesday. of course we will be following this story asking what comes next for chief ford and even the entire police department there. and as we do we will certainly keep you posted. check the website, kpix.com. >>> it was a violent day in the city of oakland and five people shot and four of

i spoke with any out mayor lamar thorpe this morning and asked him what the plan was moving forward on his replacement. and when he found out about this retirement got a call from the city manager. >> explaining that chief had submitted letter of resignation. but that he cannot connect to be a tax. and were speaking today will be having an executive search firm port for leadership positions, including public works. director assistant city planning director that. >i now the next city council meeting is set for next week at which point this topic will be discussed. overall, the mayor says the city's key resources continue to work smoothly. and once he talks with the actual police chief that he may have more to comment by this morning in the newsroom. i'm michael thomas started james, we'll send it back to michael. thank you. 907, is a time. and oakland police need your help. >> after 4 people were killed in 3 separate shootings that happened in oakland in 10 out. yeah. a 5th person was also shot but that person is expected to survive. investigators say the most recent shooting happened j

mayor lamar thorpe who is black and racist comments made about antioch police chief steven green who just announced his retirement yesterday after joining the team just last year. now the defense attorney who subpoenaed these officers represents 4 men that face a series of gang-related shootings and murder charges, 2 of which are said to be the subject of some of these text messages. and today's hearing is really just the beginning of it because the city is facing a federal rights lawsuit in back in may. the state attorney general's office actually launched a civil rights investigation. we get more. we'll keep you updated live in the newsroom. i'm michael thomas started. james, we'll send it back to okay, michael, thank you very much. time is 609. and several cities in the bay area may soon get cameras that were automatically. >> bill drivers caught speeding. the idea comes from a new state assembly bill. and if it's passed, speeding cameras would be installed in 6 cities across the state, including san francisco, oakland and san jose. those 3 bay area cities have seen a rise and ped

lamar thorpe. i asked him what he knew about this. if he knew about it, he just found out yesterday and i also asked him if he thought that this texting scandal played a role in his retirement. >> don't know if contributed to it or not. i would i have not had a conversation with the police reforms that he an issue, our and so, you know, i i as we move forward, i hope that we can bring someone in. somebody who is in line with that with police reform and accountability. >> now the next city council meeting is set for next week at which point this topic will be discussed. the mayor goes on to say that the city is focusing on finding a city manager along with other positions. but overall, the katy, the city's key resources continue to work smoothly. you'll hear from more from him in the next hour. live in the newsroom. i'm michael thomas started james, we'll send it back to michael, thank you. it's 808, and over police want your help. and they have had 4 people. >> who were shot and killed in 3 separate shootings in oakland in just 10 hou

there's also alleged threats against antioch mayor lamar thorpe who is black and racist comments about any a police chief, steven ford who announced his retirement this week after just a year or so of being there. the defense attorney to subpoena these officers represent 4 men that faced a series of gang-related shootings and murder charges, 2 of which that are said to be subject of these messages. and today could just be the beginning. there is another court date set for next friday. and the city is still facing civil rights lawsuits. >> in the newsroom, michael thomas kron, 4 news. >> and now to breaking news. a federal judge in florida has set a date for former president donald trump's trial on charges of mishandling classified documents. it's now set for may 20th of next year. the former president is charged with illegally retaining hundreds of classified documents. the state is a compromise between the request of federal prosecutors who had hoped to set the trial for december. and trump's legal team argued the case should not head to trial until after the 2024 presidential electio

the mayor, lamar thorpe, is now responding to allegations made by a lawyer representing the police officer'shael raines claims that mayor thorpe and chief ford routinely clashed over how to run that department and mayor thorpe issued a statement that says, quote, dear mr. raines, your attempt in the press to make chief steve ford retirement about me is completely laughable, as it is clear that you are seeking to make the antioch police department's current state of affairs about politics. now the mayor's response comes the same day that officers with the antioch police department prepared to testify over racist text messages uncovered in an ongoing investigation, a group of officers is accused of violating the racial justice act. it is a new california law that is aimed at eliminating racism in the criminal justice system. defense attorneys for four men charged with murder in 2021 are argue that their clients were targeted because their black two of the defendants were named in text messages. among the officers. and those officers joked about kicking them in their heads and sent photos of th