well, happening today, closing arguments begin in the civil trial of santa clara county sheriff laurie smith. smith facing now number of corruption accusations handed down from the civil grand jury. she's accused of trading concealed weapons permits for donations to her reelection campaign and also for mismanaging the jails under her control. she has denied all these allegations. smith has been sheriff there in santa clara county since 1998. it was in march that she announced she wouldn't be running for reelection. so her term ends in january. however, if the jury finds just one count to be true, should be removed from office even earlier than that. >> 703. the latest development in the south bay, a woman who was stabbed last night in san jose has died. she was attacked last night on daffodil way near manzanita drive. we have no word at this point about anyone in custody. the 6 year-old boy was struck in a hit-and-run accident in castro valley has just gotten out of the hospital. he was released and is doing ok, as far as we know. police are still looking for the driver, though. kron four's

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. >>> and a retirement announcement from santa clara county sheriff laurie smith. that is now, right now, and she is currently waiting for a verdict in her corruption trial. she was not running for re-election, and voters will decide next week. she could be replaced if the board of supervisors replaced where a new inner i am position. >>> len ramirez breaks down the contentionious races. >> reporter: joe garcia might be one of the longest running small business owners in santa clara. >> i've been here since my father opened it up in 1972. >> reporter: he follows city politics and has seen a lot over the years but nothing like this year's election for santa clara mayor. >> we do have big money coming in from outside of the city. i would like to see the money go elsewhere, to affordable housing for folks. >> reporter: the outside money has bombarded santa clarans with tv ads and the mayor's race that makes frontlines on the front page and sports page. the 49ers have pumped hundreds of thousands of doll intoors a committee backing anthony becker, and sometimes, the mi

. >> if you were in good favor with laurie smith, she was going to protect you. if you weren't, there might be consequences for these types of actions. >> reporter: supervisors also heard there might be another internal investigation that was mysteriously shut down. they want to look at every internal investigation that sung was involved in. he's been on paid leave for almost two years, learning nearly a million dollars in pay and benefits during that time. nbc bay area news. >>> after months of losing subscribers, netflix says it's starting to get its viewers back. shares jumped after they posted better than expected quarterly results. they expected less than a million after a rough first half of the year. netflix says hits like "stranger things" helped bring up notice, and the crackdown on account sharing may lead to more subscriptions. >>> new iphones may not be as popular as apple expected. stocks dipped after new report says the company is cutting back on the production of the 14-plus. it's only out less than two weeks but the report suggests that demand has

happening today, closing arguments are beginning in the civil trial of santa clara county sheriff laurie smith. smith facing a number of corruption accusations from a civil grand jury. she's accused of trading concealed weapons permits for donations to her reelection campaign and mismanaging the jails under her control. she has denied all these allegations. smith has been sheriff in santa clara county since 1998. in march, she announced that she wouldn't be running for reelection to her term is set to end in january. however, if the jury finds just one count to be true, she'd be removed from office earlier than that. >> san jose police are investigating a stabbing. we're showing a map of where this happened. a woman was stabbed last night was around 6 o'clock on daffodil way near manzanita drive. we don't know yet if she's going to be able to survive this. she was severely injured and we don't know if police have anybody in custody at this point, either. we do have some good news for you out of castro valley that 6 year-old boy who was injured in a hit and run on tuesday has just been released

a jury will now decide whether to find santa clara county sheriff laurie smith guilty of corruption charges, according to the mercury news, closing arguments concluded in the civil trial today. the sheriff is accused of providing permits to carry concealed weapons to her political supporters, while largely ignoring ordinary citizens. smith who will leave office in january, denies the allegations. she refused to testify to the grand jury, invoking her fifth amendment rights. coming up federal agents called tulsa, oklahoma, the discovery of eight bodies when authorities respond to a house fire live music in downtown oakland tonight is made of libby . chef gives keys to the city to five influential people. but i said it's something of myself every day, same thing to myself going on w h thi now to a developing story out of oklahoma, where eight people were found dead inside a burning home just outside of tulsa. police in the city of broken arrows there they are investigating this as multiple homicides. witnesses said that if family of eight lived in the home, including two adults and six childr

well, closing started in the civil trial of santa clara county sheriff laurie smith. she's accused of trading concealed weapon permits for donations to her reelection campaign also mismanaging the jails under her control. she's denied the allegations, but smith has been sheriff of santa clara county since 1998, in march. she said she would not run for re-election. her term ends in january. but if the jury finds just one count to be true, she's going to be removed from office early. well, early in-person voting will begin on saturday in sonoma county, all registered voters who are not voting by mail, a vote in person at one of the 7 voting centers throughout the county. the cities are going to be open daily from 9 to 5 starting saturday until the day before the election on election day. they're going to be open from 7 to 8. we'll have a list of those polling locations up our web site at kron 4 dot com. well, san francisco city hall will also start offering voter services this weekend. city hall's going to be open this saturday and sunday and next weekend. still ahead o

closing arguments are set to begin thursday and the trial of santa clara county sheriff laurie smith on friday. the defense called prominent attorney paula canny as its main witness. she testified that smith is being used as a political scapegoat in this trial. the sheriff is accused of providing permits to carry concealed weapons to her political supporters, while largely ignoring ordinary citizens. smith, who will leave office in january, denies the allegations. san jose's two mayoral candidates discussed what they would do if elected. cindy chavez and matt mehan discussed a number of issues including homelessness, the local economy and whether they support a proposal to allow non citizens to vote in local elections. i believe citizenship should be an aspirational goal and that voting should be a fundamental right and responsibility that is part of that. citizen shed. mehan is on the san jose city council. his opponent, cindy chavez, is a santa clara county supervisor. she too, opposes allowing non citizens to vote. i do think that we have to be much more vigorous and rigorous in ou

kumasi: a man who was dating laurie smith testified at her corruption trial. you may recognize his name. dan was there in san jose as gary bechtel emerged from the courtroom. he retired from a global engineering and construction from 30 years ago. he dated sherry smith -- sheriff smith three years. he is given the advisory board $750,000 and arrange construction crews to approve a gun range. he confirmed he, his son, and other relatives have received conceived carrie gann permits from the sheriff. lloyd smith is on trial for a pay to play scheme. reggie: any are struggling to make ends meet in this high inflation. second harvest -- is hosting a drive-thru food pantry event. anyone who needs help is welcome to show up. spencer: taking a look at our weather, we have a calm wind in most locations. most locations are either calm or have when speeds under 10 miles per hour. 24 hour temperature change shows we are a trickle to start today. six degrees cooler in san francisco. the entire region going to be noticeably cooler today. right now is 54 degrees in the city.

. >>> happening today jury deliberations for sheriff laurie smith will continue. the federal case went to the jury thursday. the sheriff is facing corruption allegations with prosecutors claiming she traded concealed carry gun permits for campaign donations and big name endorsements. smith is scheduled to leave office at the end of the year. but a guilty verdict would remove her from office immediately and prevent her from seeking any public office again. the sheriff has denied all allegations. >>> let's take a look outside for you this morning. this is a live look at sfo ahead of an important milestone for the airport. today the u.s. green building council will honor sfo with a first-ever certification plaque. it's the first airport in the world to earn multiple certifications. a well certification for harvey milk terminal one. it will kick off the 20th annual green build international conference and expo in san francisco. >>> happening now if you're heading to the coastline, the national weather service is advising everyone to be on the lookout for potential sne

closing arguments begin in the civil trial of santa clara county sheriff laurie smith. smith is fighting off a number of corruption accusations from a civil grand jury. >> she's accused of trading concealed weapons permits for donations to her reelection campaign and mismanaging the jails under her control. she's denied these allegations. smith has been sheriff of santa clara county since 1998. in march, she announced that she would not be running for reelection. her term ends in january. but if the jury finds just one count to be true, she would be moved from office earlier than that. in the north bay fairfield student was arrested after he was found with a loaded gun inside of his bag. police say the student brought that gun to high school. the campus there on tuesday. his back was searched after threatened to hurt another student. and that's what school officials found. the pistol that you see there on the screen, which had an extended magazine, that student now faces several weapons charges. he's been taken to juvenile hall. >> it's 505, in the south bay, san jose.

that's coming up at 3.30, santa clara county sheriff laurie smith has retired effective immediately. the under sheriff ken binder is now filling the position until a new sheriff is elected or appointed by county board of supervisors. today's announcement comes as a bit of a shock. smith did announced back in march she would not be seeking re-election and said she retire when her term ended next january. it's not clear why she chose to do this early and retire today. but her decision does come as the jury deliberates, whether she traded concealed weapons permits in exchange for donations to her reelection campaign. she's also been accused of mismanaging the county jails under her control. smith has denied those allegations. she did risk being removed from office early. if the jury delivered a guilty verdict on even just one of those counts. kron 4 is your local election headquarters every day. this week. we're taking a closer look at the propositions that will shape california policy. californians will find prop one at the top of their ballots. it's a response to the supreme court dec

happening today, closing arguments will begin in the civil trial of santa clara county sheriff laurie smith. she's facing a number of corruption accusations from a civil grand jury accused of trading concealed weapons permits for donations to her reelection campaign and mismanaging the jails under her control. she's denied all the allegations. sheriff smith has been the sheriff in santa clara county since 1998. was back in march that she announced she would be running for re-election. so her term is set to end in january. however, if the jury finds her guilty on any of these charges, she could be removed from office even sooner. >> it's 905. and in the south bay, we've just learned that a woman who was stabbed last night in san jose ended up dying. she was attacked last night on daffodil way near manzanita drive. we do not know at this point if any suspects are in custody. a 6 year-old boy who was struck and injured by a hit and run driver on tuesday is just got out of the hospital. the child was released and is doing okay. but police are still looking for the driver ground pforces. median

happening today, closing arguments start in the civil trial of santa clara county sheriff laurie smith. smith faces a number of corruption accusations from a civil grand jury. she is accused of exchanging concealed weapons permits for donations to her reelection campaign and mismanaging jails under her jurisdiction. smith denies the allegations she has been sheriff of santa clara county since 1998. in march, smith announced she would not run for re-election. her term ends in january. but if the jury finds just one count to be true, she would be removed from office early. as san jose police arrested 4 of the 5 people suspected of an armed robbery at a bakery. police arrested sterling smith on wednesday. 3 of the other suspects are between the ages of 14 to 17. so their names have not been released. police are still searching for one more person. brian macias. the group is accused of robbing peters bakery on alum rock back in august. police say the suspects held the bakery employees at knifepoint and took about $1000 in cash tips. in the south bay. a woman has died after being stabbed in

the closing arguments began in the civil trial of santa clara county sheriff laurie smith. smith is fighting a number of corruption accusations from a civil grand jury. she's accused of trading concealed weapon permits for donations to her reelection campaign and mismanaging the jails that are under her control. she has denied all these allegations. smith has been the sheriff of santa clara county since 1998. it was in march that she announced that she would not be running for reelection. her term ends in january. but if the jury finds just one count to be true, she would be removed from office early. in the east bay. almost all of the covid-19 restrictions have been lifted in contra costa county. but health officials are still asking everyone to be aware that there could be a surge in cases this winter. let's get the latest now from kron four's charles clifford. >> well, here in contra costa county, many of the county's covid-19 restrictions were put into place rather quickly back in 2020 and now that many residents have been vaccinated and boosted and folks have learned t

santa clara county sheriff laurie smith has retired effective immediately. the under sheriff ken binder now fulfilling the position until a new sheriff is elected or appointed by the county board of supervisors. today's announcement comes as a bit of a shock. smith announcing back in march she would not be seeking reelection and would retire when her term ends next january. it's not clear why she chose to speed that up and retire today. her decision does come as a jury deliberates whether she traded concealed weapons permits in exchange for donations to her re-election campaign. she's also been accused of mismanaging the county jails under her control. now, smith has denied those allegations. she did risk being removed from office early. if the jury delivered a guilty verdict on even just one of those counts. happening tonight, folks are going to be trying their luck yet again to win that powerball jackpot. this time prize money even bigger. it's now up to 1 billion dollars. and the hype just keeps growing to kron four's will tran is in burlingame where powe

. >> closing arguments have started in the civil trial of santa clara county sheriff laurie smith. she is accused of trading concealed weapons permits for donations to her reelection campaign also mismanaging the jails under her control. she is has denied all of those allegations. smith has been sheriff of santa clara county since 1998. in march. she said she would not be running for reelection. her term ends in january. but if the jury does fund even one count to be true, she would be removed from office early. kron. 4 is your local election headquarters with 12 days until the election races across the bay area are heating up yesterday. we told you how oakland mayoral candidates, lauren taylor and trevor reed have formed an alliance. they are encouraging supporters to select the other as their second choice. as we've learned a second choice vote can make all the difference and are ranked choice election. a recent poll found council members taylor and showing tower fell neck and neck with former council member ignacio de la fuente running in 3rd place foul and de la fuente both sai

a jury will now decide if santa clara county sheriff laurie smith is guilty of corruption charges. arguments concluded in the civil trial yesterday. the sheriff is accused of providing permits to carry concealed weapons to our political supporters, while largely ignoring ordinary citizens, is leaving office in january. she denies the allegations. she's refused to testify to the grand jury, invoking her fifth amendment rights. before we cook at the federal prison in the east bay pleaded guilty to sexual abuse of an inmate, enrique chavez entered his plea in federal court yesterday. he is the fifth officer could be charged with sex abuse crimes that the president dublin the most charges of this kind of any federal prison. each count carries a maximum sentence of two years in prison and a $250,000 fine. people live in san jose's alviso neighborhood have been trying to create a park out of a city owned piece of land. the city says. what they're doing is illegal, though mark espinosa's behind a project to convert the vacant lot into a neighborhood park after he says he waited eight year

closing arguments are set to begin thursday in the trial of santa clara county sheriff laurie smith fridaythe defense called prominent attorney paula canny as its main witness, she testified smith is being used as a political scapegoat in the trial. the sheriff's accused of providing permits to carry concealed weapons to our political supporters, while largely ignoring ordinary citizens. smith, who leaves office in january, denies the allegations. elections just 15 days away now and we'll decide which party gets to call the shots for the next two years. but as lauren blanchard explains from washington, there are a lot of races that playing some are still completely up in the air. in just one of the tight races that could have big implications in washington, d c. pennsylvania democrat john fetterman and republican dr mehmet oz will face off on the debate stage on tuesday. we have the unique opportunity to elect john fetterman to the senate, and that means we're flipping a senate seat from red to blue in georgia, where there are hotly contested senate and gubernatorial races. voter turnout i

a jury will now decide if santa clara county sheriff laurie smith is guilty of corruption charges. s concluded in the civil trial yesterday. the sheriff is accused of providing permits to carry concealed weapons to her political supporters, while largely ignoring ordinary citizens. smith is leaving office in january and denies the allegations. she refused to testify to the grand jury, invoking her fifth amendment rights time. 96 34 former cook at the federal prison in dublin , pleaded guilty to sexually abusing an inmate enrique chavez , seen in the red shirt here entered his plea in federal court yesterday, child says is the fifth officer to be charged with sex abuse crimes at the prison in dublin. the most charges of this kind that any federal prison in the nation each count carries a maximum sentence of two years in prison and a $250,000 fine. record number of lgbt q candidates are on the ballot in november's election. they are running for office in all 50 us states for the first time with more than 1000 candidates in all, california has 178 l g b t q candidates, the most of any

undersheriff is retiring, he's among those involved in the scandal surrounding sheriff laurie smith whos now on trial for allegedly prided conceal carry gun permits in exchange for campaign contributions. sung also criminally charged by the grand jury. he went on administrative leave two years ago. >> here's a story getting a lot of attention and making san francisco's leaders backtrack. the city is using taxpayer money for a tilet. a single bathroom that cost the city $1.7 million. we take a closer look. >> this turned out to be a perfect spot to soak in the sun, but the city's price tag to build a public restroom at the corner of the park is getting quite a few people a little heated. >> that's crazy. it's just sort of an artifact of everything that going crazy in the city. how can it possibly be $1.7 million? >> there was supposed to be an announcement proclaiming success in securing the funding from the state but they abruptly canceled it once word of the price tag got out.

jury deliberations begin in the civil case against santa clara county sheriff lauri smith. the sheriff is facing corruption allegations claiming that she traded concealed carry gun permits for campaign donations and big-name endorsements. smith is scheduled to leave office at the end of the year. the sheriff has denied all allegations. her attorney told jurors the cases are won and lost by facts and that facts were not presented in this case. >>> vigilance is key as san jose reaches an all-time high in pedestrian accidents. there have been 29 deaths just this year. you may remember this week a disturbing accident sent a grandmother and her 3-year-old grandson. that is hard video to watch. they were crossing a street right next to the same catholic school. the suspect is still on the loose. the car is described as a gray mazda 3 hatchback similar to the 2012 model. families are worried and taking extra precautions during the festivities. several say they'll be buying their children lights and reflectors and others will be hunting for neighborhoods that are blocked off to inc

. >>> happening today jury deliberations for sheriff laurie smith. prosecutors claim she traded

plus, the sheriff laurie smith turned in her badge. why the timing of the announcement comes at an intriguing time. and what do you do if you get sent multiple ballots? talking to local officials about what you should and shouldn't do. join us in about eight minutes to talk about what could happen if you submit more than one ballot. >>> and are we in for a trick or a treat? jeff ranieri is tracking our halloween forecast. we'll have what you need to know before heading out with your kiddos. >>> first a slew of charges have been filed in the assault of paul pelosi. we brought the news conference to you live over an hour ago. district attorney brooke jenkins revealed disturbing new details. it accuses the suspect david depape of breaking into the home of nancy pelosi to kid animal her early friday morning. he found her husband, paul pelosi, instead, while he was sleeping. the d.a. says depape tried to block pelosi from leaving but he was able to call 911 when he asked to use the restroom. depape allegedly took paul pelosi downstairs to t