the two day conference wraps up tomorrow. >> maureen naylor live in san jose. be sure to stay with us. coming up at 4:30 i will talk with a cyber security expert. we will dig through those facebook changes that maureen mentioned and look at how they will effect user's online privacy. >>> governor jerry brown says the state's conflict with the trump administration is sharpening with a new lawsuit. the governor and attorney general announced that california is joining 17 states suing the epa for rolling back new standards for vehicles set by the obama administration. the standards required vehicles to get 36 miles per hour by the year 2025 in an effort to combat air pollution. the lawsuit has a lot to do with the health of americans. >> the epa announced it would reverse course on the clean car standards. and undo the rules we carefully crafted with facts and science. with this latest reckless decision, the epa did not just jeopardize our planet and health, they also broke the laws. >> climate change is not a thing to mess with. the turmoil that is going to come

kron 4's maureen kelly reports from san mateo, where one house sold for more than two -million dollars, and then was immediately torn down. here's the photo showing the house on west 3rd avenue....according to realtor-dot-com it sold in march for just over 2-point- one million.turns out the new owner didn't want it. this is what he really wanted.....the dirt.all 84-hundred square feet of it. the structure was demolished before escrow closed.this bare lot sits in a picturesque suburban community.....still neighbors are a bit dumbfounded by how much a vacant piece of land just sold for. prices of escalated so quickly in the neighborhood. we really didn't know where it would settle but we were extremely surprised that this raw land for with over 8000 ft.2 we go for over $2 million that's a tremendously high priceanna kuhre (cure) says she is gratified for what these means for her home's value.....and says the driver in sale....and many others in the area....is tech.where crossbow city. we have these three freeways that interject here everybody's trying to get to silicon valley and this is

and as kron4's maureen kelly reports... it appears to be working.ng sounds of a string quartet....or vigourous playing of violins that comes blaring out of speakers posted on the building housing a burger king on the corner of hyde and grove.....the owner of the franchise says the central market community benefit district asked his landlord for permission to pipe out the classical music as a way to deter a problem the sign posted in his windown did not...loitering and panhandling....which had been a big problem at this location....natssimilar sounds could be heard wafting outside the 7-11 on drumm street.the franchsie owner confirming to me by telephone that started this tactic three days ago as a way to address the same problem. another business owner on the same street says the homeless population who tend to hang out here can be a problem.they make a lot of mess on the sidewalk they bring a lot of garbage and sometimes a scream they scare children they scare women so it's really scary for people who are touristsregulars on the street say it's the

kron4's maureen kelly went to find out why.dle of one of the reasons that newark made this list in the first place.it's one of several developments being built in an area called bayside newarkthe city's deputy community development director is holding up the plan for this area.....you can see how it's been carved up into several sections... it has several communities in it in total 2500 homes were approved and just now you're seeing those homes are being built and occupied quickly and at least from what we've heard from the developers building the communities the homes are selling very very quickly that's probably due to the increase in jobs related to the internet companies around here here's the signs pointing the way to all of the things newark is close to....it's proximity to silicon valley & the 880 freeway are just two reasons why newark saw a 4- percent spike last year ...bumping their population up over 47-thousand. putting them on the california department of finance's list of fastest cities in the state. newark is sti

and as kron4's maureen kelly reports... it appears to be working.s the soothing sounds of a string quartet....or vigourous playing of violins that comes blaring out of speakers posted on the building housing a burger king on the corner of hyde and grove.....the owner of the franchise says the central market community benefit district asked his landlord for permission to pipe out the classical music as a way to deter a problem the sign posted in his windown did not...loitering and panhandling....which had been a big problem at this location....natssimilar sounds could be heard wafting outside the 7-11 on drumm street.the franchsie owner confirming to me by telephone that started this tactic three days ago as a way to address the same problem. another business owner on the same street says the homeless population who tend to hang out here can be a problem.they make a lot of mess on the sidewalk they bring a lot of garbage and sometimes a scream they scare children they scare women so it's really scary for people who are touristsregulars on the street

kron4's maureen kelly went to find out why.hat newark made this list in the first place.it's one of several developments being built in an area called bayside newarkthe city's deputy community development director is holding up the plan for this area.....you can see how it's been carved up into several sections... it has several communities in it in total 2500 homes were approved and just now you're seeing those homes are being built and occupied quickly and at least from what we've heard from the developers building the communities the homes are selling very very quickly that's probably due to the increase in jobs related to the internet companies around here here's the signs pointing the way to all of the things newark is close to....it's proximity to silicon valley & the 880 freeway are just two reasons why newark saw a 4- percent spike last year ...bumping their population up over 47-thousand. putting them on the california department of finance's list of fastest cities in the state. newark is still very affordable to the r

kron4's maureen kelly tells us why that alameda county city is now so popular. (maureen)i'm standing in the middle of one of the reasons that newark made this list in the first place.it's one of several developments being built in an area called bayside newarkthe city's deputy community development director is holding up the plan for this area.....you can see how it's been carved up into several sections... it has several communities in it in total 2500 homes were approved and just now you're seeing those homes are being built and occupied quickly and at least from what we've heard from the developers building the communities the homes are selling very very quickly that's probably due to the increase in jobs related to the internet companies around here here's the signs pointing the way to all of the things newark is close to....it's proximity to silicon valley & the 880 freeway are just two reasons why newark saw a 4- percent spike last year ...bumping their population up over 47-thousand. putting them on the california department of finance's list of fastest c

maureen likes the smaller classes. >> you get to know the people in your class. it's more personal, i think. >> reporter: her parents like the price tag want community colleges can cost half as much as four-year schools. some even less. some are free. maed $32,000 getting the basics done here. >> education's important. but let's do it as economically feasible as possible so you are not coming out at the end of it facing this huge debt. >> reporter: planning is important. counselors help students avoid taking classes that don't transfer, wasting time and money. >> if they know that they want to go to a particular four-year school, then we can work our way backwards to say, okay, this is what they need. >> reporter: maureen's lined up a summer job as a surgical technici technician. >> cool. >> look at you! >> reporter: with another cap and down in her -- cap and gown in her future. tracie potts, nbc news. >>> we'll be back in a minute. i call it like i see it. the race for governor has turned into a scam. gavin newsom's trying to elect a republican who was endorsed

assistant maureen. deputy chief jeanine nicholson. this is my report for the month of april with a few things from may thrown in. first of all, just to tag on to what the chief was saying about the interstation run that she and i went to. it is -- it was founded by jim gallagher and the funds they raise from it go directly to the san francisco's firefighters cancer prevention foundation. so, it's a really wonderful -- wonderful on many levels. in any case, i will begin with my administrative divisions. this is the second time i'm see you today, president. people are going to start talking. [laughter] >> let's get down to business. the physician's office conducted 33 probationary physicals and 50 return to work evaluations. the investigatives service bureau, 107 alcohol tests all negative. and the background investigations for the next academy are ongoing. he's conducted -- captain smith has conducted 21 of them. and we are still determining the start date for that. it was originally set for august 27th. but we have to dial a few thing

maureen kelly kron4 news. (grant) new tonight at 5... a staff member at american canyon middle school is arrested after he was allegedly caught on camera inappropriately touching a student. 46-year-old louis gonzalez was arrested and is facing several charges tonight. police say school staff had been reviewing surveillance video after recent fire alarm evacuations... when they say they found footage of gonzalez touching a student in the gym. the video was recorded last month. the school says gonzalez worked as an aide to students with special needs... but he is currently placed on administrative leave. police are now looking into whether there are more victims. (vicki) the situation has gone from bad to worse in hawaii. as people were sleeping this morning, an eruption from kilauea's summit sent ash and smoke 30 thousand feet in the air. and officials warn things may get worse again.. before they get better. right now people who live in the the path of the ash plume are being told to shelter in place. (grant)

kron4's maureen kelly went there to find out why. (maureen)i'm standing in the middle of one of the reasons that newark made this list in the first place.it's one of several developments being built in an area called bayside newarkthe city's deputy community development director is holding up the plan for this area.....you can see how it's been carved up into several sections... it has several communities in it in total 2500 homes were approved and just now you're seeing those homes are being built and occupied quickly and at least from what we've heard from the developers building the communities the homes are selling very very quickly that's probably due to the increase in jobs related to the internet companies around here here's the signs pointing the way to all of the things newark is close to....it's proximity to silicon valley & the 880 freeway are just two reasons why newark saw a 4- percent spike last year ...bumping their population up over 47-thousand. putting them on the california department of finance's list of fastest c

maureen kelly kron4 news. how high can it go? is there a crash coming?state market raises a lot of questions. kron four's rob fladeboe has some perspective from the south bay -- where home prices are rising the fastest. rick smith/windemere real estate "...i don't think were in a bubble or a peak..." past president of the santa clara county realtor's associationrick smith just sold this home in san jose's burbank district. it was listed for $899,000 and sold for $1,250,000. there were multiple offers.rick smith/realtor "....it's an average home, 3-bedrooms, 2 baths, 11-hundred square feet, the burbank area is an up and coming area, theres a lot of things happening o nearby san carlos street and it's close to diridon station where the new google complex is planned..."prices for existing single-family homes in the 9-county bay area region are up 11-percent from a year ago to a record $893,000 dollars. in santa clara county, which saw a 25-percent jump over last april, the median-price is now $1,308,000, according to the real estate data firm core logic. al

we have maureen, a correspondent with the "indianapolis star." we have heard about joe donnelly, how vulnerable is the senator according to the polling? guest: he is vulnerable because he is the only statewide elected democrat in indiana, a state that trump won by 19 percentage points, and people think he got lucky when he was elected six years ago, and he benefited from circumstances that were in his favor. they did not think he would have face when he would reelection, but he got lucky again when trump won, because it would be hard for him to be reelected if hillary clinton was president. and yet lucky again with the controversy in the primary on the republican side. host: tell us why it is so competitive. we know there are two members of congress running, but they are not the only ones. guest: right, so congressman rokita and congressman messer, they got into the race first, in the race early on that very competitive between the two of them and got a little nasty. that left an opening for mike braun, who is a businessman who served in the stat

maureen kelly kron4 news. this is a big relief for people living in antioch...ers who live in antioch and wanted to ride bart have had to drive to the pittsburg-bay point station in order to get their train but on saturday that will all change.they'll now be able to board small trains that run on biodiesel and operate on standard-gauge railroad tracks without being pulled by a locomotive.the service between the pittsburg/bay point station and antioch is 10 miles long and adds two new stations. the extension will be able to carry an estimated 2,400 people in each direction, per hour, during rush hours.there will be a ribbon cutting at 11-am but we will get to ride on these trains at 6am.reporting in antioch, lydia pantazes kron4 news. lawrence karnow: low pressure brought a few scattered showers to the bay area today and cool temperatures. you can see a few scattered showers on the doppler radar with the heaviest rain in far northern california. on the satellite you can see the storm spinning right overhead. it will slowly move south and east tonight. but we coul

maureen kelly kron4 news.day all the way to the coast but tonight the winds are going to howl. a high wind advisory has been posted over the north, east and south bay mountains. some gusts could be as high as 55 mph. it will be windy at times in the valleys too with some gusts over 30 mph. the offshore winds will keep skies mostly clear with mild temperatures. a few showers continue to pop up over the sierra and will continue to do so this weekend. on the satellite image you can see the area of low pressure now east of california and high pressure building toward the coast. the difference between the two will make for a gusty night tonight. be another warm day with highs in the inland, 70s around the bay and 60s near the coast. it will be a little cooler on mother's day with patchy coastal fog. slight chance of toward the middle of next week.week. middle of next week. >> the royal wedding. the father of the bride drops off flowers for his ex. >> is it a peace offering to meghan's mom. >> and the untold story o

as kron 4's maureen kelly tells us... it appears to be working.artet....or vigourous playing of violins that comes blaring out of speakers posted on the building housing a burger king on the corner of hyde and grove.....the owner of the franchise says the central market community benefit district asked his landlord for permission to pipe out the classical music as a way to deter a problem the sign posted in his windown did not...loitering and panhandling....which had been a big problem at this location....natssimilar sounds could be heard wafting outside the 7-11 on drumm street.the franchsie owner confirming to me by telephone that started this tactic three days ago as a way to address the same problem. another business owner on the same street says the homeless population who tend to hang out here can be a problem.they make a lot of mess on the sidewalk they bring a lot of garbage and sometimes a scream they scare children they scare women so it's really scary for people who are touristsregulars on the street say it's they have noticed a drop in

in mountain view, maureen naylor, ktvu fox 2 news. >> we did reach out to tesla. the company said gas cars are five times more likely to catch fire than one of then -- theirs. you'll read the full response from tesla by going to ktvu.com. >>> we are learning new information about the investigation into the death of a woman after a crash at the macarthur maze. highway patrol says two cars crashed at the 88 80 split. highway patrol says a witness saw a woman exit her vehicle within fall 40 feet down onto a dirt field. she has been identified as 41- year-old mendenhall of alameda. no word if anyone else was hurt. the investigation is ongoing. >>> an ac transit bus driver is facing charges that he carried a loaded gun on the job. stephen williams emailed his supervisors saying he planned to bring a gun to work as he was concerned for his safety. ac transit then notified the sheriff a permit. a deputy located williams. authorities say the recovered a loaded gun. williams was arrested on misdemeanor charges of carrying a loaded and concealed weapon. >> we highly discour

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kron4's maureen kelly reports.. appears to be working. ( vicki ) (pam) natssometimes it's the soothing sounds of a string quartet....or vigourous playing of violins that comes blaring out of speakers posted on the building housing a burger king on the corner of hyde and grove.....the owner of the franchise says the central market community benefit district asked his landlord for permission to pipe out the classical music as a way to deter a problem the sign posted in his windown did not...loitering and panhandling....which had been a big problem at this location....natssimilar sounds could be heard wafting outside the 7-11 on drumm street.the franchsie owner confirming to me by telephone that started this tactic three days ago as a way to address the same problem. another business owner on the same street says the homeless population who tend to hang out here can be a problem.it's really scary for people who are tourists they don't know about the city sometimes he will come here to order food they see a lot of homel

she says all she can do now is move forward maureen kelly kron4 news (vicki) in the east bay... a federal judge has struck down the city of oakland's ban on coal shipments through its port.. this is a major setback to city leaders who argue the coal operations would be unsafe and unhealthy. the judge ruled that there's not enough evidence to indicate that... and said oakland made mistakes in its report -- including the claim that tons of coal dust would be blowing around. a city councilmember says the fight will continue and the city is reviewing its options. now to our four zone forecast. taking a live look outside at s-f-o.kron-4's chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is here now with the forecast lawrence karnow: there were plenty of clouds around today and it was slow to break up. as a result temperatures were cooler and below the average for most of the bay area. doppler radar is tracking some thunderstorms over northern california. clouds will once again be on the increase tonight with a few areas of drizzle. on the satellite you can see the low pressure area to the north s

maureen kelly kron4 news. (pam) happening now: the bottlerock music festival is on in napa.ut... three- day music festival opened its doors around noon today ... and will be going on ... all the way until sunday. this years headliners include bruno mars, earth wind and fire, and snoop dog. those who cannot make it the festival should know.. it will be streamed live on twitter. the warriors head into game six down 3-2 in the series against houston the good news for golden state is chris paul will not play saturday after suffering a hamstring strain in game five. paul has been dealing with injuries the entire season. with less than a minute to go... paul throws up a floater and hurts his hamstring falling to the ground. paul did not return to the game. he has a history with hamstring injuries... back in 2015 when he was still with the clippers he missed two games in the second round rockets. eric gordon will start in his place head coach mike d'antoni says he will not change anything for game six "well i mean it's obviously not something we wanted or hated for a

maureen is live now. -- >> maureen is live now. >> reporter: just a few hours ago, the sheriff released body camera footage that he calls chaotic, jarring and frightening. one of the videos released by the santa cruz county sheriff's office starts with one of two deputies. this is near the ocean street extension. then all of a sudden, this. the deputy ran over, saw the women that they had handcuffed, now driving the patrol car. she rammed their car into a second deputy that was interviewing another suspect. the first deputy opened fire. then a second time when the patrol car backed up. then the third time when the vehicle drove forward. he fired a total of 18 shots. pulsing to basin about one minute of time. >> there was plenty of opportunity for the suspect to choose not to use the vehicle to assault the deputy. that is why we know this was deliberate. >> reporter: the sheriff's office also released video from the injured deputies point of view. the sheriff identified the woman driving the car as jessica low -- jessica lowe . she faces six felony charges. attempted murder and assault w

maureen kelly kron4 news (ken) a california family is outraged after disturbing video surfaced showing bus driver interacting with their daughter. (pam) the 64-year-old driver was caught on school bus surveillance cameras... taunting the eight-year-old autistic girl. police say, that bus driver, kim klopson of vacaville, yanked the girl up and down for minutes, ripping off her jacket .... and eventually dragging her off the bus. a vacaville school district spokeswoman says- quote - "klopson had hundreds of hours of professional development training, including special education training." the family's attorney says, they plan on suing the school district. (ken) this semi filled with old phone books, boxes of cat food and a heap of newspapers, is on display steps from the state capitol to bring awareness to a crisis. those in the golden stat'es recycling industry say recyclables are piling up with nowhere to go... all since china imposed tougher standards and then closed the door on u.s. shipments. new tonight at 8... kron-4's dan kerman talks with local recyclers about the crisis and th

but kron 4's maureen kelly reports.. a retired investigator who worked that case, has doubts that the same tactic will work in cracking one of bay area's most infamous unsolved mysteries. my parents are both gone now i know they would've like some closure along time ago that's the voice of melodie long, who's 16 year old sister betty lou jensen was murdered along with her boyfriend david faraday in 1968 while parked on a road in benecia....they were the zodiac killer's first victims.it's one of the bay area's most famous unsolved cases. he attacked seven people total....killing five. but claimed responsibility for more in taunting letters and cryptograms sent to local newspapers.now a vallejo detective says he's submitted two envelopes containing those letters for dna analysis. the goal: to get a genetic profile in order to narrow in on the killer using his family tree. it was that innovative methodology that resulted in the arrest joseph deangelo, the man police say is the golden state killer and the east area rapist. i

. >> maureen naylor has the warning from a fire chief. >> the vehicle was cut in half. >> a severe accident in silicon valley of a toss the -- tesla slamming into a safety barrier erupting in flames. then he battery fire which would smolder for hours and reignite days later. >> the battery began to overheat even though we had cooled the battery. it continue to reignite. >> so it continued to catch fire. >> an alarming new warning, ktvu has obtained a 13 page document written by the mountain view fire chief revealing the dangers that the firefighters faced including a high-voltage battery they had no way to stop. >> we do not have the tools to deal with a battery that is completely destroyed. >> the problem, a lithium-ion battery continuing to flow with electricity after damage.>> almost all manufacturers install a kill switch but it was destroyed in the tesla crash and firefighters could not safely cut the electricity. >> if it is a rescue that is when the real risk comes in because i want to make sure i am not cutting through electric cables.>> for departments like san jose fire that is no

maureen kelly kron4 news (pam) this week, the u.s.ning a major eruption of the kilauea volcano is imminent or underway. this is a view of mount kilauea's lower east rift zone.. from this morning. it shows spattering between fissures numbers -16 and- 20 .. on hawaii's big island. officials in hawaii say, there are still bursts of ash coming from the crater... which is affecting several local communities. plus, there were more earthquakes today...a 4-point-4 and 4-point-0.. (ken) joining us now from honolulu to talk about what's going on in hawaii... volcanologist and a professor at the university of hawaii .... ken rubin. time for the mid- week forecast.. let's take a look outside right now... mix of clouds and sun today. chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joins the four zone forecast. lawrence karnow: we had a few thjnderstorms in the east bay this morning otherwise it was partly cloudy and muggy. highs today were still running below normal for this time of year. it is a very active afternoon on our doppler radar with rain and thunde

maureen kelly kron4 news let's take a look outside right now...) chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us now with the four zone forecast. lawrence karnow: temperatures were again cooler than normal with only partila clearing to the coast in the afternoon. highs were between 5 to 10 degrees below average. on the doppler numerous thunderstorms continue to fire-up over the sierra into the afternoon. they can expect more thunderstorms in the coming days too. on the satellite you can see an area of low pressure in the gulf of alaska. it's a weak system but it is going to dive toward the bay area over the next few days. there's a chance we could see some rain late thursday and into friday with a few isolated thunderstorms. highs tomorrow will be rather cool with 50s and fog at the coast, with sun and mild temperatures iniland in the 60s and low 70s. on thursday we will see increasing clouds leading to a chance of showers on thursday night. the best chance of rain will come on friday with a slight chance of thunderstorms too. warmer weather is the h

kron4's maureen kelly was in the throng of screaming fans, some of whom had camped overnight ....n. by 10am there were over a thousand people waiting in line that snaked over three blocks. security guards let in only about 50 people in at a time to shop for 30 minutes.... at one point those at the end of the line were told they would not be able to get in.....but some stayed lined up anyway, just in case.they cut off the line here so we don't know, we don't know but we are tryingsome of those waited across the street hoping to get a glimpse of the celebrity.we just came from uc davis we skipped two classes and just drove down. one college student explains the draw.like a certain style and our era and our time, she's a really big influencial factor on our generationthose near the front of the line say they camped out for the priviledge...and were disappointed when jenner didn't turn up when the store opened.we came down from stockton at like 11 we camped on this cold concrete floor, and it rained on us it was super cold, it would disappointing if she isnt in there when we go in bec

maureen kelly kron4 news ( robin ) two tetra- tech employees are going to prison... that is after pleading 'guilty' to falsifying data in the hunters point cleanup effort. the u-s attorney's office made the announcement thursday evening. one employee admitted to telling employees .... to replace dirt from affected test areas, and 'swap it' with áclean dirt. he also admitted ... to personally falsifying data. the other employee admitted to actually gathering the clean dirt, in order to fabricate the samples. they have both been sentenced to 8- months in prison. you may recall, we reported earlier this week, hunters point residents filed a 27 - billion dollar lawsuit.. alleging fraud by tetra -tech. ( robin )right now... police are searching for a man who robbed a bank in petaluma. it happened thursday morning at the west-america bank off of washington street. this is a picture of the man from the bank's surverlliance camera. police say the robber demanded money from the teller at the window and ran away. he did not mention... or flash a weapon. if you have any informa

maureen naylor reports. >> reporter: julie, two roommates have been charged in that death including the victim's own son. both men remain here at the main county jail tonight. >>> reporter: >> reporter: this 25-year-old san jose manmade his first court appearance thursday. he along with his roommate are charged with murdering his father and trying to murder his mother. >> ism, this was their only son and now he is responsible for the murder of his father and attempted murder of his mother so very unfortunate. >> reporter: police say they shot the parents inside the couple's home around 7:30 sunday night at the spanish cove mobile home park on "senter road. investigators say 70-year-old father was shot and killed, his 68-year-old wife critically injured. >> this is total shock and pain to the community. >> reporter: san jose city council member tam nguyen says the elder liu was a volunteer tai chi instructor at the community center and a buddhist. >> a very gentle teacher, a lot of students loved him. so when we heard the news, we were shocked. >> reporter: police say nothing was taken f

i'm maureen kelly. thank you for taking time to see me today. does anyone have questions? i don't know what to do. [ laughter ] >> most of the time, you can tell us a little bit about -- it can be brief. there's no obligation. >> i want to thank you for taking the time to see us today. we briefly were founded in 1963 by my parents. we have relocated within the san francisco a number of times as the city has changed and

i'm maureen kelly. thank you

maureen naylor reports.the peninsula is prepared to fight to keep her similar service going. >> she is 3.5 weeks old. >> reporter: the parents of this new baby girl say read something important for them and their two children. >> we like to buy books and own them because the kids ruin them. >> the books we have a lot we read them over and over again. >> reporter: the family says they considered using amazon's new subscription service for prime members called prime book bought. for $23 a month, the company will send subscribers either two hard cover books or four board books hand-picked based on the child's age up to 12 years old. >> a little bit of sadness. but at the same time, they can't do what we do. we're personalized. >> reporter: lauren owns the reading bug in downtown san carlos. two years ago the bookstore owner started a similar service called reading bug box to compete with other books subscription services. >> it's definitely important for survival. >> it's one of the things keeping or store ther

i'm maureen kelly. thank you for taking time to see me today. does anyone have questions? i don't know what to do. [ laughter ] >> most of the time, you can tell us a little bit about -- it can be brief. there's no obligation. >> i want to thank you for taking the time to see us today. we briefly were founded in 1963 by my parents. we have relocated within the san francisco a number of times as the city has changed and evolved. for the past 55 years, we have considered san francisco our home. we provide services to many community organizations, fill on thropic charities and individuals in the san francisco and greater bay area. i am joined today by two of my three children who work with me in the business. my son, danny, and my daughter molly. molly will actually be graduating san francisco city college hotel restaurant program in another week or two and join us full-time. i am proud to call this beautiful diverse and ever changing city our home, and our humble to be part of the small business fabric within the city. and very grateful to be considered for this opportunity

she says all she can do now is move forward maureen kelly kron4 news (grant) next on kron4 news at 5... a controversial comment is posted in hundreds of yearbooks-- and parent's cant believe it made it made it past the eyes of administrators. (vicki) plus... we are less than a month away from the june election-- and candidates are working to get your votes. next-- we are joined live in studio by san francisco mayor hopeful richie greenberg. (grant) tonight at 5:30... kron4 is always tracking local stories. here's a look at what's going on in your neighborhood right now. (vicki) a muslim civil rights organization has sent san jose police chief eddie garcia a letter demanding changes. this comes after a lebanese-american police officer alleged racism within the department. nabil haidar is a 21-year veteran of the department. he said he was harassed by his fellow officers after the 9-11 terrorist attacks. today-- the council on american-islamic relations- or "cair"-- is calling for the san jose police department to investigate the alleged racial bias. the group also says the department n

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but kron 4's maureen kelly reports..d that case, has doubts that the same tactic will work in cracking one of bay area's most infamous unsolved mysteries. my parents are both gone now i know they would've like some closure along time ago that's the voice of melodie long, who's 16 year old sister betty lou jensen was murdered along with her boyfriend david faraday in 1968 while parked on a road in benecia....they were the zodiac killer's first victims.it's one of the bay area's most famous unsolved cases. he attacked seven people total....killing five. but claimed responsibility for more in taunting letters and cryptograms sent to local newspapers.now a vallejo detective says he's submitted two envelopes containing those letters for dna analysis. the goal: to get a genetic profile in order to narrow in on the killer using his family tree. it was that innovative methodology that resulted in the arrest joseph deangelo, the man police say is the golden state killer and the east area rapist. i'm glad to hear that they're inve

maureen kelly kron4 news. (grant) during his news conference...the d-a called on the governor and the legislature to pass ab-931, the police accountibility and community protection act. if passed it would change the criminal standards by which officers are judged statewide. and coming up at six-- we will have reaction from mario woods' mother. (vicki) new information tonight about a man arrested after a violent attack on an elderly woman in concord. police say he was wanted for another crime in fremont. police say otto halafihi turned himself in last night. halafihi is accused of attacking and robbing a 93- year old woman and her 64-year old caretaker. and today-- police say he is also the suspect in an armed robbery in fremont. it happened earlier this month at the lowe's on pacific commons boluevard. police say the suspect threatened to shoot employees-- and then fled the store with two items he had been carrying. police say halafihi faces robbery and elder abuse charges. (grant) harvey weinstein - the disgr

kron4's maureen kelly says they're being evicted because ofconcerns over the enviromentally senstivearea where they're living.. here's just some of the garbage accumulating along the section of the pilarcitos creek that the city wants to clear out of there. this encampment has been growing for decades.....and so has the enviromental degradation to this area.what do you have people living in close proximity to the creek you get human waste drug paraphernalia just regular garbage, food waste when it accumulates as much as it has now the damage can be long term so we're trying to be ahead of it remove all that garbage and to allow nature to take it's course to some degreethe area, tucked behind the safeway at the strawflower village shopping center has also been a target for illegal dumping which compounds the problem. this sign was posted friday giving those living here notice that they had 72 hours to pack up their things and move. officials say they've been working with the estimate 20 -25 homeless living here for several months. today is one of several intensive service days they've

as maureen naylor reports now, neighbors in the area are concerned about ongoing gunfire. >> a man andoman were shot here at 10 p.m. >> it's horrible. >> it's horrible. stuff like that shouldn't be happening out here. >> reporter: jesus has lived on sierra road and said he didn't hear the shooting but his brother did. >> shots fired, multiple shots fired, um, not the first time we have heard it before. so it's a familiar sound to us. there's hunting areas out here. but it's a whole different thing from hunting, the rapid fire. >> reporter: gary lopez said he and his wife heard what sounded like a car speeding down the hill away from the crime scene around the same time as the shooting. >> there was a kam car that came racing --there was a car that came racing down the hill, slid out and almost ran into a property. three minutes after that we heard the police and fire up the hill. >> reporter: two candles were at the lookout spot near the scene of the shooting today. >> it's a whodunnit homicide right now. >> reporter: san jose police say the man and woman died at the scene, but they ar

kron 4's maureen kelly reports from san mateo....e sold for more than two -million dollars ... and then was immediately torn down. here's the photo showing the house on west 3rd avenue....according to realtor-dot-com it sold in march for just over 2-point- one million.turns out the new owner didn't want it. this is what he really wanted.....the dirt.all 84-hundred square feet of it. the structure was demolished before escrow closed.this bare lot sits in a picturesque suburban community.....still neighbors are a bit dumbfounded by how much a vacant piece of land just sold for. prices of escalated so quickly in the neighborhood. we really didn't know where it would settle but we were extremely surprised that this raw land for with over 8000 ft.2 we go for over $2 million that's a tremendously high priceanna kuhre (cure) says she is gratified for what these means for her home's value.....and says the driver in sale....and many others in the area....is tech.where crossbow city. we have these three freeways that interject here everybody's

ktvu's maureen naylor reports. >> reporter: police say there's been no arrest in this double homicide. while neighbors in the direct area and beyond are concerned about what they say is ongoing gunfire. crime tape remained on sierra road in the east san jose foothills thursday after police say a man and woman were shot to death here around 10:00 wednesday night. >> it's horrible. stuff like that shouldn't be happening out here. >> reporter: jesus has lived on sierra road and said he didn't hear the shooting but his brother did. >> shots fired, multiple shots fired, um, not the first time we have heard it before. so it's a familiar sound to us. there's hunting areas out here. but it's a whole different thing from hunting, the rapid fire. >> reporter: gary lopez said he and his wife heard what sounded like a car speeding down the hill away from the crime scene around the same time as the shooting. >> there was a kam car that came racing -- there was a car that came racing down the hill, slid out and almost ran into a property. three minutes after that we heard the police and fire up the

kron 4's maureen kelly has the story.at picked up a group day trippers who signed up for cannabis tours excursion megan and andy are going to be your guides today, thank you for being on the wine and weed tour with cannabis tours. do you have a birthday here today happy birthday?is anybody else celebrating anything while the chauffer sits in the sealed off and then smoke free cab....the tour guides join in the party atmosphere, induldging in cannabis concentrates....., the owner of this denver based business has expanded the touring company into eight different locations where pot is legal to consume. we want to be able to continue to promote normalization because that's gonna help legalization have a nationwide, so having conversations about it and helping people realize cannabis is for everyone who is an adult it's not just a typical pot smoker stoner anymoremany on this tour did not want their faces shown....mostly because they worried about what would happen if their bosses saw what they were up to on vacation. this t

i'm maureen naylor. >> maureen, good to have you on board, i'm frank mallicoat. a little soupy out there. but i think it's going to clear up. first some of the headlines. a fire breaking out and now, investigators are trying to figure out how it happened. >>> we'll have more coming up. also big changes on the bart tracks this morning. from new editions to some much- needed maintenance. >>> we'll let you know the plans happening today at the station. along with a new extension, opening up in antioch. and warriors have their hands full. it's a must. win game 6. >> we'll preview what they'll be facing going into the night's game. a lot to talk about this morning. >>> it might be good basketball- watching weather. because it is a little soupy out there. but by this afternoon, are we going to be okay? >> yeah, this afternoon, it's working out nice. we're going to clear things out nicely for your saturday afternoon. we have been advertising a warmup this week. but not really for today. as we head into sunday and monday, that will be kicking in. as we look out you towar

just delivering maureen making a great combination of a. very serious at the same time as kind of crazy. another free cruise is bringing some added glamour to this his festival on the card does deal she took home best actress in two thousand and six but who should be recognized by the jury for her latest role will have to wait for the awards ceremony on may nineteenth to find out. time now for express we're making stops in berlin today but first we stick to the subject of star power over in this case featured celebrity is made of wax. madame tussauds in london has unveiled a wax figure of macon mom called the fiance of prince harry the wax figure is wearing a replica of the engagement ring which was designed by prince harry macon future husband has been on display in wax for several years now and her wax lookalike will stand next to him starting may nineteenth that's the day the real couple marry at windsor castle. berlin's out a not soon our gallery has opened a new exhibition called bungalows are wunderlist it features over one hundred tw

. >> reporter: maureen moody founded stella & chewy's in 2003, a pet company named after her two rescue dogs. the idea came to her after receiving devastated news from her vet. >> chewy was a once-in-a-lifetime dog, your soulmate dog. when i first got chewy, i was working with the fashion industry. and he was sick. and the vet said, this dog is not going to make it. and i sorted got this epiphany. i started doing research on food, so their dna is still not 99.9% wolf. it made a lot of sense about how they went back to eat in the mild. >> she met chewy meat, fish and vegetables. how did chewy respond? >> he got 100% better. not slightly, but 100% better. and he lived to be almost 17. >> when dud you realize that this is something other people want? >> i think i started to realize this when i saw how much better chewy got. if you love to your dog, feed it a high-quality diet. >> reporter: she spent six months drafting and what were the early days like? >> i had industrial freezers for years. i did deliver by taxi and then i got a minivan and turned that into a dlufry vehicle. >> so you we