this followed an extensive search last night with marin county search and rescue trying to track him down. he was last seen at 5:00 last night at the village mall, and he drove off in the white toyota suv when his wife is inside shopping. she called 911 concerned about his well-being because he suffers from dementia. the police are thankful he is now home safe.>> given that he has cognitive issues and we did not know what it happened to him we wanted to make sure we located him as soon as possible. >> reporter: they found the suv abandon in san rafael last night with the keys inside it. it sounds like he somehow hitchhiked back home in bolinas, and again, that is where he was found safe early this morning and the deputies with the marin county sheriff department will be heading out to interview him to find out what he was doing throughout the night, but again, the man that went missing last night in marin county is home safe. alex savidge, ktvu fox two news. >>> the transit and oakland school district have reached a deal to provide bus service to the schools and oakland hills for the

the marin county county coronor..ccused of sexually assaulting a young girl, made his first court apperance today. this case dates back to 2008. that is when prosecutors allege ... darrel alan harris started sexually assaulting a girl... and then later again, when she was older. harris was arrested recently in eureka... and brought back to marin county. he is now in jail on 750- thousand dollars bail. harris' attorney and family believe the 46-year-old part- time photgrapher... is innocent. (sot) "i have not seen any reports, but i have spoken to a lot of people in the system . mr. harris is well known at the civic center. the unanimous reaction is shock and no one believes this to be true. harris did not enter a plea today... but will be back in court next week. (steve) we are learning more about two people killed in a plane crash near lake berryessa this morning... both are employees of icon aircraft operated out of vacaville. 55-year-old jon karkow was the pilot -- .and 41-year-old cagri sever was the passenger ..

a rally in marin county last night following the deportation of local man.l where a north bacon guess man has taken up the case. >> reporter: cheerful thanked her community for rallying behind her husband of 18 years hugo. the 37-year-old drywall foreman and father of three has been locked up almost two weeks. he left his san rafael home for work one morning and can't come back. his boss says that he and a coworker showed their ids to get on to travis air force base for a drywall job and came up in the system as undocumented. >> they got handcuffed and taken away. their vehicles were left on the job site. they couldn't call their wives. they couldn't call us. we were all pretty sick over what happened. >> he is the best husband that god could have given me. >> reporter: the family fears that he will be deported in an expedited fashion with no hearing because years ago he was caught crossing the border from mexico. >> they should look at the circumstances before reusing a deportation order that is literally over a decade old. >> reporter: from ice a statement

a lot of folks in marin county say that they are in shock following the arrest of the county's deputy chief coroner on sexual abuse charges. 46-year-old darrell harris was arrested last week. that's when san rafael police asked santa rosa police to take over the case against harris. he's accused of committing offenses that range from continued sexual abuse to lewd acts involving an underaged girl in marin over the covers several years. harris appeared in marin county court yesterday. investigators are handling this case carefully because harris knows so many people in marin county law enforcement. >> they relate to sexual assault-related charges that span over eight years. >> i've spoken to a lot of people here in this system. as you know, mr. harris is very well known in the civic center. the unanimous reaction is shock, and no one believes it to be true. >> reality is sinking in now. harris is being held without bail. >> ntsb investigators are asking what went wrong in a small plane crash in the north bay? two people on board were killed. the a5 amphibious aircraft built by a compan

over to marin county. and traffic has not improved at all really.w that the crashes are gone. look at all of the slow traffic. it is backed up all the way from 80 into marin. if this is your commute, give yourself plenty of extra time to make the community -- commute. we will go to the south bay. that is a tough commute as well. all of the commutes in the south bay seem to be slow driving into the area. this is 280 in san jose. even southbound 280 approaching the state exit is slow. we have to throw in the toll plaza because that is backed up for 25 minutes. it is 8:31. back to the desk. >> thank you, sal. >>> a report shows that one out of every five middle and high school students have been bullied in class. the report is by the national center for education statistics and the justice department. 21% of students between the ages of 12 and 18 say they were victims of bullying in 2015. 34% of lgbt students say they were bullied compared to 19% of heterosexual students. according to the same report, the number of sexual reports on college campuses ha

number one i breaking news in marin county.or this 12-year-old girl from san anselmo. her name is treasure anderson. she was last seen yesterday afternoon taking the bus home from white hill middle school in fairfax. >>> number two, a new twist in a controversy over a meeting between president trump and russian officials. an anonymous european official just told the a.p. it might stop sharing intel with the u.s. if it's confirmed the president gave classified information to russia. >>> number three, the sentencing phase for the convicted killer of morgan hill teenager sierra lamar starts today with impact statements from her friends and family. antolin garcia torrez faces the death penalty or life in prison. >>> an investigation under way at the pittsburgh bay point bart station a woman recovering after another woman beat her with a rock for refusing to give her a ride. she says the suspect was carrying a two-year-old child at the time. >>> here's your day planner for today and mt. tamalpais where it's gusting up to 35 miles pe

marin county coroner is facing charges of assault of a child. harris is accused of sexually abusing a girl under the age of 17 over a 7-year period. investigators say it started when the alleged victim was under 14 years old. harris has been with the coroner's office since 2003. he was promoted to the job in 2015. >>> a ground break today at stanford to upgrade an area students have called the scary path. it's an unpaved and poorly lit path. it's close to where a well- publicized assault happened. for about two years, an undergraduate woman led a push for the upgrades. the university says paving and lighting will help students avoid getting lost and get them to their housing safely. >>> muni is at a 4-year low on crime with about 3.8 crimes for 100,000 miles. that is down from 2013 where there was about 2.2 crimes for 100,000 miles? 2013. they give credit in part to cameras set up on trains and buses. there are 8 to 12 in each vehicle. >> that helps us to identify suspects when incidents happen on board and get that information over to the polic

connect sonoma county to marin county. officials estimate it will take 67 minutes to get from sonoma county airport to downtown san rafael. they determined that peak time is a window from 5:00 t and they are going to start testing the trains this morning so don't be surprised if you see a smart train rolling through san rafael or marin county this morning, and they are going to start at 5:00 this morning, and don't try to hop on, this is only a test. reporting live in san rafael, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> the chp is asking for help this morning in finding suspects in a wine country drive-by shooting. somebody in a truck opened fire on two people on a honda accord in hillsboro. minutes earlier a person exchanged words with a person in a lunch truck. the chp shut down southbound 101 for four hours. at this point investigators don't have a description of the truck and both victims expected to recover. >>> mechanical failure caused this fire on the back of a bus this morning in san francisco's richmond district. it happene

you don't have any delays if you are coming from the marin county. that's the theme all the way around. no blocking issues right now, so we will enjoy that while it last. westbound tracy to dublin, you are filling in at 40 minutes. dublin to mission boulevard, in the green at 15, and highway 101 to cupertino, 16 minutes. we will see how mass transit coming up just before 5:00. >>> and proposing legislation to fund educational programs about japanese americans. it would set aside $3 million for the program and comes 75 years after president roosevelt issued the order sending thousands to camps. the timing of the bill is important because of president trump's proposed travel ban which critics say targets muslims. >>> the labor department says there are 5.7 million job openings nationwide, and close to the record number of nearly 6 million set year. on the down side, some employers say it's a struggle to find skilled workers. >>> an organization that helps families of sick children marks a milestone today. family house hosted a party to celebrate the fi

. >>> the marine county coroner's office is expected to face the judge today after being arrested for child molestation suspicion and arrested in eureka, and daryl harris is suspected with girls between the age of 14 and 17 years old. the cases are being investigated by the santa rosa police department due to his professional ties in marin county. >>> one to stay on high alert after three incidents on campus and the first is a battery on campus early sunday morning. the suspect was being escorted out of a party when the suspect punched the victim and then the suspect ran away and described as an unshaven man about 20 years old, about 6'1" and last seen wearing a cleveland cavaliers jersey. if you have any information call the police. >> last night the campus police say there was a suspicious incident that occurred at the robel hall be playing and possibly holding a chain with the second person standing nearby. the suspects then ran away in the stanford police department are reminding students to lock the windows and doors, and also to report any suspicious activity. there was another

thanks to a marin county woman's unique approach.>>> hundreds of thousands of children worldwide have learned to read and right thanks to a marin county woman's unique approach. sharon chin introduces us to this week's jefferson award winner. >> reporter: sophia finds her lessons empowering. >> i'm able to write letters and more. >> reporter: her second grade class at audubon elementary school in foster city uses "read, write & type," software developed by dr. jeannine herron. ♪[ music ] >> reporter: it's part of a literacy program dr. herron created 20 years ago in san rafael called "talking fingers." the neuropsychologist studied how the brain learns and using federal grants, created a multi- sensory approach using technology to help children read and write more easily. >> they see a picture, they say the word, they figure out what the sounds are, they link those sounds to a letter, and the finger stroke. so they are using the eyes, ears and their motor system to link all those things together. >> in the last 20 years, dr. herron's

the alleged crimes happened in marin county between may of 2008 and march 2017 with girls between the ages of 14 and 17. the cases are being investigated by the santa rosa police department because of his professional ties in marin. harris is scheduled to appear in court tomorrow. >>> one national park official is asking for the public's help in trying to find a 24-year-old man last seen at yosemite. alexander joseph sevier was at the housekeeping camp last monday in the yosemite and hasn't been seen since. they say he may have gone hiking outside yosemite valley. here is his picture. he's described as five-foot six inches tall, 128 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. he may have been wearing holliste, r or abercrombie clothing. >>> the contra costa fire department was called to help. the hiker was rescued around 1:00 yesterday afternoon. he had a broken ankle, being taken to the hospital. we are told expect today be okay. >>> a non-profit organization is reportedly pledging $100 million to fight homelessness it in san francisco. according to the chronicle the pledged donations fro

. >>> the head of the marin county coroner's office has been arrested. according to the marin independent journal, chief deputy coroner darryl harris was arrested on thursday in eureka. the newspaper reports the alleged crimes happened in marin county between may of 2008 and march of 2017 with girls between the ages of 14 and 17. the cases are being investigated by the santa rosa police department because of his professional ties in marin. harris is scheduled to appear in court tomorrow. >>> and a hefty donation by a san francisco non-profit aimed to reduce homelessness in the city. the tipping point has pledged $100 million to cut chronic homelessness by 50% in five years. the donations are the largest amount of money ever raised to reduce homelessness in the city. officials have received. the money will be used to create new housing as well as improve the mental health, criminal justice, and child welfare systems. >>> fire damages a home in berkeley and reportedly leads to the loss of the prize win collection. the house on martin luther king way near ce

in marin county, charles clifford kron 4 news. (steve) in san jose.members of the assyrian church of the east say they are fearful tonight. (pam) this... after someone deliberately started a fire early yesterday morning.(pam) thankfully no one was hurt ... and while there was no threat against the church... federal investigators were automatically called out because the fire was at a place of worship those who work at this church... fear returning for service. (sot) " i am worried about my kids, my sunday school kids, i want them to be safe, i don't want them to see this." so far there is no apparent connection .. but there have now been five suspicious fires in the willow glen section of san jose in the past week. three were trash fires and the other involved two cars. (steve) the san francisco police department is reporting a drop in officers' using force. in the first quarter of 20-17 force was used in less than one percent of incidents. that's a nearly sixteen percent drop compared to last year. police chief william scott says

we continue to watch marin county.way 101 and show you a live picture of traffic heading south to the civic center. it is getting a little better and improving a little bit but slowing to be done here. on the golden gate bridge, traffic looks good right now. nothing out of the ordinary. southbound 101 traffic looks good into the marina district. this is a look at the westbound bay bridge. that is improving a little bit. again, the daytime baseball game, 12:35 first pitch, giants and dodgers. there will be a big afternoon crowd leaving that game as well. this is a look at 80 westbound through richmond. the road sensor still slow from the hill top mall. so we're not seeing a lot of improvement. the one thing that i noticed, look at 580. 580 is slow from about near the san leandro oakland boundary up to the lake shore area. that is westbound 580. 8:19. let's bring steve in with today's forecast. >> thank you, sir. >> yes, sir. >> mostly sunny skies. sal's traffic cameras yesterday we were hard pressed to find any breaks i

(jr stone) another big story tonight shocking allegations against a north bay county official... longtime marin chief deputy coroner darrell harris... accused of molesting a young girl... kron 4's hermela aregawi is at the sheriff's office where he worked in san rafael and has details on the case. (hermela aregawi)the suspect lives here in san rafafelworked here at marin county sheriff's department.yesterday, sheriff robert doyle described him as an exemplary employee.his employment status is unclear at this time. but he is facing some heavy charges - the heaviest of which is the continuous sexual abuse of a child under 14 years old. tonight - darrell harris is in humboldt county jail.after being arrested in eureka thursday.the 40 something year old could face up to 6 years in prison if he's convicted of sexually abusing a child between 2008-and 2011.harris is facing several other chrages which include lewd acts and oral sex with a minor 14-17 years of age between 2011 and 2015.and a misdemeanor charge of sexual battery involved the same victim.the deputy coroner was working in the sheriff's de

. >>> the lead corner in the marin county has -- is in jail. bill set at $750,000. is accused of felony charges of child molestation on a girl under the age of 14. 46-year-old darrell harris was in court yesterday, charged with continuous sexual abuse, lewd acts with a minor, and sexual battery. paris did not enter a plea but his lawyer denied the charges against him. >> mr. harris' family does not believe it to be true. his wife and son were here today. his colleagues and law enforcement do not believe it to be true. his neighbors do not believe it to be true. his friends do not believe it to be true. >> paris has been with the marin county coroner's office since 2003. he is due back in court next week and is expected to enter a plea. >>> a man accused of shooting and killing a hayward police sergeant during a traffic stop two years ago has been ordered to stand trial. and alameda county judge set his "powerful evidence against the suspect." mark estrada. one of the will testifying at the preliminary hearing yesterday was an officer who witnessed the shooting of se

it's a mystery along the marin county coast. nbc bay area sky ranger was above salinas yesterday evening. seeing this characters a. it's a 79-foot blue whale. that's an endangered species. it washed up at agate beach near highway 1 at mt. tamalpais. they shared this photo with us. they were on the ground collecting skin tissue and blubber samples for further testing. they'll be back at the beach today to perform a necropsy and hopefully determine how the whale died. they say it's a unique opportunity for them. they rarely get to examine blue whales because of their endangered status. >>> terrifying moments in oakland when a building under construction suddenly collapses dropping a dozen workers into wet concrete. the good news is they're all alive. "today in the bay" sergio quintana has the latest. >> reporter: from sky ranger you can see the collapse and cell phone video shot just moments after the collapse, you can see the damage. there's bent rebar. you can see one of the injured workers on the stretcher. his clothes are soak

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going to start the trains rolling at 5:00 a.m., and the smart trains will connect sonoma county to marin countymate it will take 67 minutes to get from sonoma county airport to downtown san rafael. they determined that peak time is a window from 5:00 t and they are going to start testing the trains this morning so don't be surprised if you see a smart train rolling through san rafael or marin county this morning, and they are going to start at 5:00 this morning, and don't try to hop on, this is only a test. reporting live in san rafael, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> the chp is asking for help this morning in finding suspects in a wine country drive-by shooting. somebody in a truck opened fire on two people on a honda accord in hillsboro. minutes earlier a person

. >>> breaking news in marin county where a golden gate transit bus struck and killed a pedestrian, a man in his 20s about 9 p.m. just west of sir francis drake high school on sir francis drake boulevard in san anselmo. investigators are still at the scene. traffic is deterred. >>> it is finally starting to cool down a bit tonight after several days of some record heat. lots of 90s again in the bay area today, but paul deanno tells us that's all about to change. >> a heatwave is finished. it finished with acre a crescendo today, livermore tying -- with a crescendo today, livermore tying the record high, san francisco 82. you can already see the change because that's a live picture of the golden gate bridge. it has gone foggy, a stronger on, breeze for the entire bay area tomorrow, no 90s in the forecast and some parts of the bay area will be up to 30 degrees cooler when you compare today's highs to the highs friday. we'll detail about that and two days with a chance of rain coming up. >>> tonight house republicans say they have the votes they need to pass their new healthcare vote on

from the east bay, april rovero, who lost her son joey, and from marin county, susan kim. you lost your son trey in april. i want to start with you. we've worked together for several years now, been on a couple of panels together. and i want folks to know about joey. what was he like, and what happened to him? >> hmm, well, joey was a senior at arizona state university when we got the -- the horrible news that he had passed away in his bedroom overnight after a college party. he'd been out with friends the night before, and they'd gone to the nightclubs in the area to celebrate a birthday and an early graduation for a friend. came back to his apartment, and he basically just went to sleep and didn't wake up. i would describe joey as pretty much the all-american kid. he loved sports. while he was -- i think he started four -- like 4 years old all the way through high school, he was playing virtually every sport you could imagine. his special love was football, and he played football the last four years of his high school time, but...he was just a really fun guy to be around

thanks to a marin county woman's unique approach. >>> hundreds of thousands of children all over theld have learned to read and write thanks to a marin county woman' unique approach. >> sharon chin introduces us to this week's jefferson award winner. sharon. >> reporter: dr. jeannine herron had an eye-opening conversation with a 5-year-old in 1965. the girl told her, i want to learn to read and write so i can teach my father. from then on, dr. herron researched how to get kids wired for reading. ♪[ music ] >> reporter: sophia finds her lessons empowering. >> i'm able to write letters and more. >> reporter: her second grade class at audubon elementary school in foster city uses "read, write & type," software developed by dr. jeannine herron. ♪[ music ] >> reporter: it's part of a literacy program dr. herron created 20 years ago in san rafael called "talking fingers." the neuropsychologist studied how the brain learns and using federal grants, created a multi-sensory approach using technology to help children read and write more easily. >> they see a picture, they say the word, they fi

bills in marin county, could be going up again.. cemex must immediately submit a lease application to the commission or cease dredge pond operations. >> absolutely fabulous news. we are so excited this morning. we're high fiving. >> reporter: catherine o'day is the executive director of save our shores. she says when cemex tries to apply for a new permit they will probably fail the environmental review. >> this is pushing them up against a wall. at last no way any of us can figure out how they would survive an environmental impact report. >> reporter: cemex said: >> reporter: kevin miller is the head of the surfrider foundation. >> if you are doing bad things well you can't say i was always doing bad things for 100 years so therefore i'm allowed to do bad things. you're still a public nuisance no matter how long you have been doing it. >> reporter: the california coastal commission will be meeting in mid-july somewhere here on the central coast and you can bet there will be a huge crowd. kiet do, kpix 5. >>> the water bills in marin

back to you guys. >> allie rasmus live in marin county. brings me back to when i took my ap exam a long time ago. >> with flying colors. >> i did. >>> two 18-year-olds from wisconsin could be prosecuted for their daredevil stunt on the very top of the golden gate bridge. >> of course they recorded it and of course they posted it online. the video shows them going up the bridge last month and they do a number of somersaults and back flips. >> deborah reports that the bridge district is promising security changes buzz says that the bridge was never in danger. >> reporter: sprinting up a suspension cable on the north tower. posing on one foot where a slip would be fatal. doing somersaults on a narrow walkway up top. these two wisconsin teens using no safety gear made this their spring break adventure. >> i've been climbing stuff my whole life. so to try to scale the golden gate bridge was like just a natural idea, you know. so we went there and we went for it. >> reporter: two high school seniors enjoying youtube notoriety. no regrets. >> rea

the rest of the clouds to pull away part of the marin county coast.e upper 50s shoreline to the upper 70s inland. it's turning out to be mild to warm in the inland valleys. cool at the coast and temperatures near average. we'll talk about the week ahead and the rival june, which will bring warmer weather coming up. chris? >> lisa, thank you. developing news out of washington. abc news confirmed reports that there was a secret line of communication with moscow. reporter david wright has the latest from the white house. >> abc news confirmed that president trump's son-in-law jared kushner about try to establish a back channel with russian officials during the transition according to sources. but sources insist kushner's effort was focused on the u.s. response to syria and other policy matters. that initial meeting took place in december at trump tower according to sources. kushner sat down with retired lieutenant general mike flynn and russian ambassador sergei kissly -- >> investgators are looking into russian meddling in the election and possible coll

we haven't had any issues for marin county commute so far today. we have trouble down south.raveling northbound 101, we're up to 44 minutes into coyo coyote. we have two separate problems. debris in the roadway and a crash. if you want to stick to monterey boulevard -- monterey highway, that will save you at least 15, 20 minutes. i'll show you what this looks like on our traffic maps up next. >>> speaking of the commute, how about speeding it up? the changes coming for east bay commuters if you are willing to pay. >>> and an armed robbery caught on camera. what this hotel clerk did that could have saved her from serious injuries. >>> and huge international breaking news i'm tracking at our live desk. our live desk. we can't stay here! why? terrible toilet paper! i'll never get clean! way ahead of you. charmin ultra strong. it cleans better. it's four times stronger... ...and you can use less. enjoy the go with charmin. especially when it comes to snacking.g new. that's why we're introducing cheese dippers. the creamy cheese and crunchy breadsticks that go wherever you do. che

here's a live look at golden gate bridge and if you're coming from marin county, wide open. mass transit looking great too for now. we have another weekend closure here for some bart track work so may 13 and 14 tracks will be closed again between fruitvale and lake merritt, lake merritt station will be closed. a free bus bridge will be provided however depending on what happens with the spurs/rockets series and if the warriors play at home, i'm thinking they may have to postpone this but i'll let you know. we'll check on the central valley up next. >>> happening today in the south bay, the verdict is going to be announced in the sierra lamar murder trial. let's take you live to the hall of justice in san jose. that's where the verdict will come down in a few hours at 9:00 this morning. antolin garcia-torres is charged with first degree murder. if he's found guilty he faces the death penalty. the prosecution says dna evidence on her clothes proves garcia torrez murdered her. the defense argues the dna evidence is flawed and since lamar's body has not been found this is nothin

learning new information tonight on what killed an almost 80-foot blue whale that washed ashore in marin county marine mammal officials say ...the female whale's injuries are from significant blunt force trauma... that is consistent with being hit by a boat. the female whale was discovered off agate beach in bolinas thursday. experts found that the mammals left side of the body had bad injuries, including 10 broken ribs. blue whales are the world's largest animal and they're endangered. about 28-hundred live off the california coast. ship strikes are a leading cause of whale deaths. (philippe djegal) a member of the group alliance of californians for community empowerment -- or, acce. who adds oakland's streets desperately need repair. councilmember at-large, rebecca kaplan tagged along on a neighborhood "reality tour." stating the way the city responds to illegal dumping and pothole complaints needs to be revised. kaplan says right now, some communities are under served, simply because they may not have access to computers or phones to properly file complaints... but something can be done abou

bit of drizzle in north bay and maybe some showers. 9:00 a.m., drizzly, the system, sonoma into marin countyee some showers into thursday morning, afternoon, by evening it's gone. damp spots. cool start. need to grab a sweater or jacket for the afternoon. hang on, it's cooler. upper 50s to low 70s. in inland areas. today's highs in the mid-50s to the mid-70s. mother's day. mostly clear at 7:00. hour by hour, showing you bright sunny skies no matter what you're doing with mom. cooler and breezy. tuesday temperatures drop even more and expecting, yes both computer models indicating potential for showers around the bay area on tuesday. next tuesday. you can download the accuweather app to keep track of the potential for showers. accuweather seven-day forecast, chance of drops tomorrow, drizzle or shower. mid-50s to low 70s. cool for friday, 50s and 60s, weekend, mother's day is nice, upper 50s to low 70s. increasing clouds early next week. dropping tuesday, mid-50s to mid-60s and rain drops. just when you thought it was over, pulling out umbrellas. >>> just in time for you're going to be hangin

shocking allegations against a north bay county official... longtime marin chief deputy coroner darrell harris... accused of molesting a young girl...(jr stone) good evening and thanks for joining us... i'm j-r stone..(justine) and i'm justine waldman... police say the molestation allegations happened for nearly 10 years.... kron 4's hermela aregawi is live at the sheriff's office where he worked in san rafael... hermela, how did these allegations come to light? (hermela aregawi)the suspect lives here in san rafafel worked here at marin county sheriff's department. yesterday, sheriff robert doyle described him as an exemplary employee.his employment status is unclear at this time. but he is facing some heavy charges - the heaviest of which is the continuous sexual abuse of a child under 14 years old. tonight - darrell harris is in humboldt county jail.after being arrested in eureka thursday.the 40 something year old could face up to 6 years in prison if he's convicted of sexually abusing a child between 2008-and 2011.harris is facing several other chrages wh