former sheriff's spokesperson captain james jensen was previously indicted, and sheriff laurie smith has still not been charged with any crime in connection with the scanner. >> it given the fact laurie smith is ultimately the person who signs off, it would appear that she could be, logical, the next target. >> the indictment brings the bribery investigation into the highest level, so the sheriff's office, he has been placed on administrative leave. >>> tonight, the site of a high- rie is charred, dupree to the balconies after a three alarm fire to the building. it broke out in the east tower of the gateway apartment complex on davis court, you can see the aftermath from chopper 5, five people were hurt, nearly 2 dozen units are uninhabitable, the same complex caught fire back in 2018, supervisor erin peskin says there are about 153 made and high-rise residential buildings in san francisco without sprinkler systems, he wants all of them retrofitted. >> we did a bunch of research after the 2018 fire, and we are preparing legislation for introduction in the new session in january, give

>>so far sheriff laurie smith has not been accused of any wrongdoing when asked if smith could be named in future indictments rosen was noncommittal so our investigation is continuing and i can't comment on. individuals who have not been indicted or charged on monday the sheriff's office also released a brief statement saying this is a difficult time for our organization, however, our goal remains to provide the highest level of public safety to the residents of santa clara county. and finally the district attorneys says that he expects the people who have been charged in these new indictments to self surrender to authorities in the near future they will be arraigned in early january but for now in the south bay charles clifford kron 4 news. >>right now for 4 zone forecast. yeah kron four's rebecca strom joining us now with a look ahead back a hold on to your hats, yeah, it's getting a little bit windy guys, especially as we get towards the middle of the week but the good news is things are looking to be dry though no umbrellas. in your forecast for the holiday week out the door right n

>>so far sheriff laurie smith has not been accused of any wrongdoing when asked if smith could be named in future indictments rosen was noncommittal so our investigation is continuing and i can't comment on. individuals who have not been indicted or charged on monday the sheriff's office also released a brief statement saying this is a difficult time for our organization, however, our goal remains to provide the highest level of public safety to the residents of santa clara county. >>and finally the district attorneys says that he expects the people who have been charged in these new indictments to self surrender to authorities in the near future they will be arraigned in early january but for now in the south bay charles clifford kron 4 news. >>right now our covid coverage tonight astrazeneca is the latest drug company to announce its covid vaccine that in some cases, he said to be more than 90% effective unlike pfizer's vaccine that needs to be kept at an ultra cold temperature. this newest vaccine can be stored at normal freezer temperatures if approved by the fda. this would be the

>>so far sheriff laurie smith has not been accused of any wrongdoing when asked if smith could be named in future indictments rosen was noncommittal so our investigation is continuing and i can't comment on. individuals who have not been indicted or charged on monday the sheriff's office also released a brief statement saying this is a difficult time for our organization, however, our goal remains to provide the highest level of public safety to the residents of santa clara county. >>and finally the district attorneys says that he expects the people who have been charged in these new indictments to self surrender to authorities in the near future they will be arraigned in early january but for now in the south bay charles clifford kron 4 news. >>to the east bay now 2 teenagers have been arrested in fremont after police say they robbed a home stole a car and then crashed the car into a building causing major damage. this happened monday morning at a home on i bear away, here's a photo of the damage from the crash that was near mission boulevard you can see the home to debris all over the

sheriff laurie smith is not charged with a crime in connection with the scandal yet. >> even the factlaurie smith is ultimately the person that has to sign up on whether someone receives the concealed weapons permit, it would appear she could be logically the next target. >> the undersheriff and that cement the indictments in the sheriff's office and rick sung is now placed on administrative leave. >>> unless lawmakers take action we could lose unemployment benefits. there are 750,000 californians that will stop receiving benefits december 26. more than a half-million our gig workers that qualify under the pandemic unemployment assistance program. >> we are ready to lose our house. we have two kids. we are really struggling. we have some friends and we are borrowing money. >> we are now cutting off benefits to a large group of workers, and that is likely to reduce the overall spending and risk depressing the economic recovery. >> if benefits expire the lab estimates it will result in a reduction of $173 million each week into the california economy . >>> the mayor san diego is conside

>>so far sheriff laurie smith has not been accused of any wrongdoing when asked if smith could be namedindictments rosen was noncommittal so our investigation is continuing and i can't comment on. individuals who have not been indicted or charged on monday the sheriff's office also released a brief statement saying this is a difficult time for our organization, however, our goal remains to provide the highest level of public safety to the residents of santa clara county. >>and finally the district attorneys says that he expects the people who have been charged in these new indictments to self surrender to authorities in the near future they will be arraigned in early january but for now in the south bay charles clifford kron 4 news. >>it is a typically one of the busiest travel weeks of the year coming up a bay area airports are getting ready for thanksgiving travel amid the pandemic and what they're doing to keep you safe and as far as jason has a chat with the new warrior who wi there's no bad time to start at amazon... ♪ i like the flexibility. it also allows for picking up shifts. s

>>so far sheriff laurie smith has not been accused of any wrongdoing when asked if smith could be namedfuture indictments rosen was noncommittal so our investigation is continuing and i can't comment on. individuals who have not been indicted or charged on monday the sheriff's office also released a brief statement saying this is a difficult time for our organization, however, our goal remains to provide the highest level of public safety to the residents of santa clara county. >>and finally the district attorneys says that he expects the people who have been charged in these new indictments to self surrender to authorities in the near future they will be arraigned in early january but for now in the south bay charles clifford kron 4 news. >>in castro valley police arrest a man who is accused of trying to steal cash from an atm this was at a wells fargo last night, the alameda county sheriff's posted this photo of the aftermath, the atm was a partly dismantled. deputies arrested the man when they found him inside the atm world. big cities like chicago, los angeles new york they're seein

be charged in the corruption probe involved ccw permits issued at the sole discretion of chief laurie smith. >> when they violate the law, that tarnishes the badge, the reputations and the effectiveness of all law enforcement agencies. >> some are accused of brokering a deal with the head of apple cyber security. in exchange for four ccw permits. apple says their personal investigation found no wrongdoing and moyer's attorney says the proposed ipad donation was unrelated to the application. >> it has nothing to do with nigh improprieties in the sheriff's department. he knows nothing about a bribery scheme. >> last week insurance broker was also indicted by a grand jury. to get a ccw permit, theda says he provided $6,000 worth of box tickets to a sharks-game allegedly used by her he says the sheriff should consider stepping down for the sake of the men and women who serve in the department. >> they need to feel that they're free to speak up and point out things. and for me. in the last several years those things were things that discouraged you because you had to be loyal to the show. >> a c

>>so far sheriff laurie smith has not been accused of any wrongdoing when asked if smith could be namedin future indictments rosen was noncommittal so our investigation is continuing and i can't comment on. individuals who have not been indicted or charged on monday the sheriff's office also released a brief statement saying this is a difficult time for our organization, however, our goal remains to provide the highest level of public safety to the residents of santa clara county. and finally the district attorneys says that he expects the people who have been charged in these new indictments to self surrender to authorities in the near future they will be arraigned in early january but for now in the south bay colgate optic white renewal removes ten years of yellow stains. that's like all the way back to 2010. they're jeans. they're leggings. they're jeggings! whoa. remove ten years of yellow stains with colgate optic white renewal. >>coming up in the next hour, the kron 4 morning news, a lot of county seeing a huge surge in coronavirus cases likely from halloween. tell you why doctors

>>so far sheriff laurie smith has not been accused of any wrongdoing when asked if smith could be named in future indictments rosen was noncommittal so our investigation is continuing and i can't comment on. individuals who have not been indicted or charged on monday the sheriff's office also released a brief statement saying this is a difficult time for our organization, however, our goal remains to provide the highest level of public safety to the residents of santa clara county. all right back live now the district attorney also says he expects the people who are charged in these recent indictments to turn themselves into a law enforcement in the near future and expects they will be arraigned in early january but for now in santa clara county charles clifford kron 4 news track. thank you for th. >>turning now to our coronavirir coverage, here's a look at where the bay area counties are in the governor's reopening tear system, san francisco marin and san mateo are the only counties in the bay area not under the state's stay at home order which includes that 10:00pm to 05:00am curfew t

probe centers around claims someone traded concealed weapon permits for donations to sheriff laurie smith's relex campaign in 2018. she has not been charged with any wrong doing. song is on administrative leave. three others have pleaded guilty and are now cooperating with investigators. you can get more of this back story including how the entire thing was uncovered from our investigative unit page at nbcbayarea.com. we will have more on this story and live report tonight at 5:00 and 6:00. >>> san jose police are now saying they have a suspect in custody. this is after a deadly stabbing at a church. grace baptist church is a crime scene after two people stabbed to death last night and between south 10th and 11th streets. nbc bay area kris sanchez is live in that area now. talk to us about what happened here. >> this is really sad. this church is supposed to be a sanctuary is not yu just in the religious sense but sanctuary for unhoused people and something went terribly wrong last night. police say they arrested one man last night. last few showers the san jose police confirmed one man und

allegations involve issuing c concealed gun permits in exchange for large political donations to sheriff laurie smith. the latest indictment alleges that sung and captain james jensen asked the head of global security at apple to donate $70,000 worth of ipads to the sheriff's office in exchange for a ccw. a second indictment alleges sung asked a south bay businessman to donate a suite for a sharks game so they could celebrate her re-election victory with family and donors also in exchange for a ccw. d.a. jeff rosen says he wants to make it clear that no one is above the law. >> call this quid pro quo. call it pay to play. call it give to get. it is illegal and deeply erodes public confidence in the criminal justice system. >> coming up tonight at 6:00, you're going to hear from the lawyer of that apple employee, who was indicted. >>> well, a very unwelcome to the neighborhood. just 24 hours after moving in, an african-american family woke up to find their rodeo home vandalized with a very profane message. as nbc bay area's jodi hernandez reports, the family says the vandalism has left them shaken but

sheriff laurie smith has not been accused of any wrongdoing. coming up tonight at 6:00, we'll hear from a retired lieutenant in the sheriff's office, who says he's not surprised by these indictments. >>> up next, one of the south bay's largest reservoirs is almost empty. it's part of a crucial project to make the area and the community safer. we'll take you there. >>> plus more people turning to local food banks this holiday season. an easy way that you can help us help them and make a difference. >>> i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. i'll show you where two storms are headed and what it means for rainfall chances for thanksgiving coming up in about eight minutes. >>> when we welcome our west coast viewers, pfizer formally applying for an okay from the fda to field its covid vaccine. we'll look at the next steps and how soon it could be available. >>> also despite the warnings, millions will travel this holiday. we have important things to know before you fly when we see you for "nightly news." >>> take a look. almost empty. this is new vid

. >> reporter: laurie smith's family and some of her biggest select supporters held a celebration of her re-election there. >> our defense is that no crime was commit. >> reporter: submit has who been sheriff since 1998 has not been charged. >> time not ruling out more grand juries, and we're continuing to investigate, and there may be more indictments forthcoming. >> reporter: apple tells me the company did an internal vehicles and found to evidence of wrongdoing, but that security official has taken a voluntary leave. the two sheriff's officials are also on leave. henry lee, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> today astrazeneca became the third drug maker to ask the fda to approve their vaccine for the coronavirus, but there are vaccine is slightly different from the rest, because it will be slightly cheaper, and can be more easily stored. laura ingle has details and the possible date for how soon until vaccines can be distributed. >> reporter: as health officials brace for a post holiday covid surge, the race for a vaccine is ramping up. drugmaker astrazeneca announcing on monday their vaccine c

for his alleged role in a scheme to trade concealed weapons permits for donations to sheriff laurie smith's 2018 reelection campaign. the grand jury indicted captain james jenson. prosecutors plan to outline the nature of the charges against the two on monday. in all, at least five people now face criminal charges in this been charged. >>> a dozen people are without a place to live right now following this overnight fire at a san francisco high rise apartment building. that blaze broke out at about th floor of the east tower apartments just off the embar ro evacuate. >> i got up and when i kale out of the apartment unit, the smoke was coming down the hallwa movi. it's not like burning plastic. >> yeah, pretty scary. that fire fight wasn't easy. the building doesn't have any sprinklers and crews had to climb the stairs carrying dozens of pounds of equipment. they were able to contain the fire to two floors but not before the flames damags and le uninhabitable. four people were injured, two investigators are now inside the building trying to determine how it all started. this was the second m

james jensen they've been indicted in the alleged scheme where some of the money went to a sheriff laurie smith, 2018 reelection campaign smith has not been charged. the santa clara sheriff's office issuing a statement it says in part as law enforcement officers were held to the highest moral ethical standards, it is a difficult time for our organization, however, our goal remains to provide the highest level of public safety to residents of santa clara county. >>another big story. we're following tonight for the first time in sfpd history. an officer with ties to that department has been charged in connection to a deadly shooting. police reform supporters say it's a move that has been long today, san francisco dha he announced plans to file. >>manslaughter charges against former rookie officer christopher, this is in connection to the 2017 shooting death of o'neill and kron four's jonathan mccall he's been following the story. so this news was welcome to families of people who have been killed by police yeah i really is some of the a bright light for they say is justice as they try to seek jus