kron4's maureen kelly was there and has the details.y: because of media travelling behind the boxes with the move to the california commission edition performance they expects frustration of what they believe to be a continuation members of bicyclist behind the speaker of the convict to buy service to stop the attack and tackle the victim's friend and the main person behind the recall effort some of the sentence, a chilling message >>marty g:the california commission of judicial performance does have the power to remove a judge from the bench if they find a judge has commited some sort of misconduct. >>marty g:but it is an occurance that rarely happens. >>marty g:so far, it has only happened 11 times in state history. >>marty g:among those supporting the embattled judge is santa clara county deputy public defender gary goodman. >>marty g:and he insists the judge followed the rules and the probation report when he sentenced brock turner. >>marty g:judge persky has had no comment on the backlash over the turner case because an appeal is p

kron4's maureen kelly reports, lawmakers.ping to push new gun safety measures thru the state legislature. >> reporter: of flags stand at half mast andas the rainbow flag flies at half staff in the castro. . in the wake of the mass killings inside a gay orlando nighclub.on the same day an heavily armed gunman was stopped.apparently headed to la pride festivties.the executive director of the lgbt center stood along side elected leaders. and members of the muslim american commutniy today showing support. hate violence that impacts any single community impacts all of us . continue to celebrate pride month be proud you are perfect the way you are we love you those same politicians put together this hastily called news conference since the massacre is coincidently happening the same week that their package of gun safety legislation is headed before the state senate safety committee. that includes bills that would remove the loophole in the state assault weapon ban that allows for a "bullet button" on >> pam:guns allowing the rapid

kron 4's maureen kelly explains why. and talked with a parent who is not happy about the change. i would never take my son out of there i'd pay out of my own pocket if the district won't help that's how good of a school they are >> reporter:aaron drake says his emotionally disturbed son has been going to tobinworld two for nearly 5 years. he's upset because of this letter that he got this week from the antioch school district letting him know that they wants to move the 13 year old to another east bay special needs school. aaron says tobinworld has turned his son around. he was getting f's now he's getting a's and b's he's going to school everyday he does his work the district superintendent says they started looking into alternative schools after the shocking cell phone video surfaced in january showing a nine year old boy being roughed up by the teacher's aide. but it was the announcement by the california attorney general that her recently formed bureau of children's justice that caused them to take the drastic step of trying to pull all of their remaining students in tobinwor

maureen kelly kron4 news >> steve:emotions are running high at stanford. lots of students with strong opinions about the case. kron 4's rob fladeboe talked to classmates. >> steve:and interviewed a legal analyst. about why brock turner will only serve half the time he was sentenced to by the court. >> reporter:nothing in recent memory has touched a nerve here at stanford in recent years quite like the brock turner case. nearly everyone i spoke with today feel that he got off too easy. >> reporter:brock turner was sentenced to roughly six months in the county jail but will almost certainly be released after serving just three months, says legal analyst steven clark. >> reporter:most students are not buying turner's efforts to blame alcohol and peer pressure for his actions. a few say the publicity now unfolding is also a kind of punishment. one said a tougher sentence might not have much of a difference at this point. >> what an injustice. >> i believe if he had been someone that was not a stamford sportsmen that it would be different in regard to his exist

kron4's maureen kelly reports that the juror has written a sharing it with the media. be >> reporter:the headline of the palo alto weekly article reads brock turner juror to judge: shame on you. the letter.which starts out to judge aaron persky.and is signed a concerned juror. in between the anonymous male juror writes he didn't want to be seated on the jury.but took his civic responsibility seriously. the 12 member panel was unanimous in it's decision to find the 20 year old ex stanford swimmer guilty of three counts of felony sex assault.after hearing the news that brock turner was sentenced to only six months in jail.the juror writes "i was absolutely shocked and appalled when i heard on june with the ridiculously lenient i am afraid that it makes a mockery of the whole trial and the ability of the justice system to protect victims of our verdicts were marginalized based on your own personal opinion." >> reporter: judge the juror also sent it reporter elena kadvany who's been covering the story for the weekly. she interviewed him over the weekend. he felt disapointe

maureen kelly kron4 news. >> i know that the great and really at scientist, donald trump (laughter) >> i know is and to evade the spirit scientist studied this issue for many many years. --i know. innovative. scientists studied this issue for many many years that dropped to not exist and california. --drought does not exist in california >> pam:bernie sanders continuing his push to win california. ahead of the june 7th primary. today he was in santa cruz -- mocking donald trump about recent comments the g-o-p presumptive nominee made. about the california drought. >> steve: sanders is still battling hillary clinton -- who is very close to securing the delegates needed to win the democratic nomination. despite that fact -- sanders supporters were out in force today. kron4's rob fladeboe shows us. >> reporter: it was santa cruz's turn to feel the burn. (cheers & applause) >> it is just fun! >> reporter: about 6000 strong in a couple of baltimore and side be our reno. many of them first- time voters. >> i knocked on doors last week and that was awesome! i am really excited to vote for hi

>>maureen kelly: we recognize is not always popular to do what's right and is not always right to do with popular there swim against the tide of public opinion by posting a competition in support of judge sharon percy and ensign by a long was the most a criminal offense to turn its concern about the effects of recall will have on the legal system that concern the spark mandatory minimums pretty long repentance and since in the trojan war mass incarceration. >>maureen kelly: the two lawyers try to rally support said the six month sentence was not a slap on the rest and quantify the could face a maximum sentence of 14 years if a recurrence of violence his three-year probation after release. >>grant lodes: he will can court august 1st the trial date has been multiple times the four years since their blessing the car had dna that matched the missing teenager according to prosecutors her body was never recovered from the london nightclub massacre is having a big impact on the race to the white house. hi. is the internet still out? yes! come on. work together. work together. do you have an

maureen kelly kron4 newsin petaluma: >> pam: a man is under arrest for a hit and run crash. weekend. police released this photograph of the crash taken by a wintess, moments after it happened sunday afternoon. >> pam:the man behind the wheel of the black truck sped off. the children, along with their mother, were in the mini-van. >> pam:the woman has broken ribs from the collision and is recovering. police say, they caught up to 60-year-old christopher nelson yesterday. >> pam:investigators say, he told them he panicked when he saw the children in the van and took off. nelson faces a felony hit and run charge. return to >> brittney: once again, the pattern will ship as we get into the saturday and sunday at temperatures prove that he would notice a difference on sunday. a lot more sunshine is scheduled- jasper is planned ahead. was mid '80s by sunday for our inland locations. >> pam:in an attempt to make electric cars more afforable.tesla says it will start selling a cheaper version of its model-s car. >> steve:the new version, called the model-s-60, will starts at 66-thousa

kron4's maureen kelly talked to a family friend. >>:i was surprised and all of us were shocked by what's going on. >> reporter:this woman is a family friend to the salman's who live here in this house in the hills of rodeo. 30 year old noor salaman married omar mateen in 2011 and together they have a three year old child. >> will: >>:she met him on facebook since she married i haven't seen her >> reporter:the friend is here visiting noor's mother to comfort her during this difficult time. >>:it really hurts i don't like to see my friend or anyone go thru this thing she doesn't know mateen and is upset by his actions. we deny these things >> reporter:she had nothing to say after her visit was over.never the less she was surrounded by local and national media who have descended on the normally quiet neighborhood. >>:nice people >> reporter: this man lives in the house next door to the salman's.he had nothing bad to say about them. >>:they are private quiet people >> reporter:what he doesn't like is all of this focus on his normally pe

maureen kelly kron4 news. >> vicki:on our website kron- dot-com. you can read both the victim's letter and the father's letter to the judge. five. recent incidents at a prominent bay area university. involving a be rooms at night. have students questioning their safety. plus. people all over the world continue to mourn the loss of ali. and it's round four of the stanley cup playoffs. as the sharks and penguins are taking the ice. the break. from the s-a-p center. the bay area is in the middle of finals fever. with both the dubs and the sharks looking to win titles. and after a huge over-time win on saturday. the sharks can even the series up with the pittsburgh penguins. lets head down to the shark tank. where kron 4's mark carpenter is live right now. mark? > >mark: saturday night's game 3 overtime win 25 years in the making. tonight all sharks fans hoping to experience once again to let you look at the entrance to the f a p. center and some still standing around at a trickle in for the start of the game. and earlier the crowd was outside let's go

kron 4's maureen kelly has the inquiry. and reaction from a parent who wishes it had been we are concerned and we are looking into it the california attorney general is talking the investigation launched by bureau of children's >> reporter:it's focusing on tobinworld.where this abuse was caught on tape.as well as other non public schools, relating to their treatment of students with disabilities. the recently formed department of the doj is looking potential civil rights violations of the most vunerable in our system. today two former aides who spoke out to kron4 news alleging other students at tobinworld were restrained too agressively, too often and for too long are testifying in front of doj investigators after being hit with supeonas. kamala harris couldn't give specifics about the investigation.but says they wanted to come forward about what her agency is looking into. to encourage victims to come forward and to let the public know that these children do matter >>:that was the only reason to push so with will go public

kron 4's maureen kelly investigated the school and its background. and has learned more tonight about the clasroom closures. >> reporter:she's working on that story for us at six. but right, now. let's get back to the news at five. >> vicki:alright, steve we will see you at 6pm! >> catherine: >> mark: the draft strategy for the war years is not a franchise the changer. and the whole of making a change. -- in the hope >> you probably dreamt of this opportunity so take a batch of it. --so take advantage of it. >> mark: with a solid post- game and great pants. -and great hands >> mark: the team sent to $0.4 million to milwaukee for exchange of a new shooting guard. >> after the bucks drafted me they told me that i was going to the war years. what a great organization. just a perfect situation for me. >> mark: it turns out he landed and the right place. in oakland,mark carpenter- kron4news >> catherine:a growing pile of scientific evidence says - you should own a cat. we've always known that pets can be soothing. but the specific benefits of adopting a c

kron 4's maureen kelly explains why. and talked with a parent who is not happy about the change. >>:i would never take my son out of there i'd pay out of my own pocket if the district won't help that's how good of a school they are >> reporter:aaron drake says his emotionally disturbed son has been going to tobinworld for nearly 5 years. he's upset because of this letter that he got this week from the antioch unified school district letting him know that they wants to move the 13 year old to another east bay special needs school. aaron says tobinworld has turned his son around. he was getting f's now he's getting a's and b's he's going to school everyday he does his work the district superintendent says they started looking into alternative special needs schools to place their students after the shocking cell phone video surfaced in january showing a nine year old boy being roughed up by the teacher's aide. but it was the announcement by california attorney general kamala that her recently formed bureau of children's justice would be investigating tobinworld that caused the distr

maureen kelly kron4 news. >>> health officials on alert for the possibility of toxicity algae in theot known as russian river. being monitored to make sure that toxic algae does not return. you may recall last year it kill two dogs last year despite the warnings of potential danger. health officials are tracking water temperature, oxygen and ph levels and river flow among other data and will let them know when conditions may encourage the blew green alga. >> west virginia getting hit hard. heavy thunderstorms sweeping across the state and so far at least 20 people dead. >> tonight more rain is still in the forecast. here is reporter mary maloney with the latest. >> reporter: water rushing through houses and overstreets in what is being called a one thousand year event. heavy rain sent creeks and rivers out of the banks and quickly became deadly. >> it is devastating. >> the rising waters took out bridges and broke barges loose and swept away homes. >> it is heart breaking for the older people that have worked all of their life and one day it is gone. >> some houses exploded into flam

maureen kelly shows us the new petition supporting the judge circulating online.we recognize it's not always popular to do what's right. it's not always right to do what's popular. these two public defenders are swimming against the tide of public opinion by posting it counter petition for judge aaron persky. it's signed by a list of terminal defense attorneys, concerned about the effect a recall of judge persky would have on the legal system and the clients. >> we are afraid it's going to send a chilling effect and deter other judges from imposing sentences where they take into account our clients backgrounds, our clients likelihood of reoffending. >>reporter: they are concerned this will spark mandatory minimums, creating longer prison sentences and encouraging more mass incarceration. >> the motivation is to encourage rather than discourage judges, from using discretion and compassion in their sentencing. >>reporter: the stanford law up professor behind the effort says he is accountable to the voters. i talk to her by phone. >> the judge got wronged, he bent ov

maureen kelly was there. >>> members of the national women's advocacy group came to this -- downtown semiskilled carry boxes representing estimate of 1.2 million signatures asking the judge be removed from office. with the crowd of media trailing behind the boxes were delivered to the california commission on judicial performance. a little-known government body that can dole out discipline to tourists. outside the building, rape survivors spoke out about the lasting trauma they have experience. >> you live that movement over and over again. as people held signs reading protect survivors not because they expressed frustration what they believe is a continuation of rape culture. more than 50% of my women might age in their 40s and 50s they had a debris. those days there was no protection. it still doesn't work today. 's >> reporter: there were bicyclist revisiting the minute stop the attack. the sentence sent a chilling message. >> to potential perpetrators it says don't worry, we have your back.>>>'s upstairs known from the commission met with the activist. they are forced to just lea

. >> grant:meanwhile maureen kelly talked to an attorney who has tried many cases before that same judge says he believes perksy made the right call. it's absolutely horrible what's happening to him deputy public defender gary goodman says he's been inside judge aaron persky's courtroom many times over the past year and half persky has been courthouse in palo alto. he's aware of those pushing to recall persky.who after last night's primary is moving ahead on to the november election. >> reporter: may bar: of sentence white justice. but so far from the truth if this were a person of a community college or guy on the street and he would've had gotten the same sentence. and defense attorney says the real punishment happens after he is out of jail in required to be registered sex offender. the third crippling blow to the rest of his life. and then judge is moving ahead to the november election.he's running unopposed. today a women's group called ultra violet says they've collected more than 760- thousand commission of judicial performance to remove judge aaron persky from the bench. goodman

. >> vicki:kron4's maureen kelly has the latest on an investigation that's been launched within the san francisco police department. >> reporter:the 18 year old self described call girl going by the name celeste guap reaffirmed to kron4 today that she has also had sex with san francisco police officers. >> reporter:in a text exchange she says "i've only hooked up with like 2 from sf but one was ex opd. when asked if she was underage at the time of those sexual encounters she replied. >> reporter:"no that's why i don't see the problem." >> reporter:sfpd media relations would not go on camera to talk about the sex scandal' in a statement they said >>"we are aware of the >> we are all aware of the investigation. >> reporter:refering to what's underway at opd. and are conducting a review to determine if any inappropriate contact with the victim. " >> reporter:they couldn't say if this probe being conducted by internal affairs was sparked by a tip but at this point they say no specific sfpd officer is under investigation. >> reporter:i asked former sfpd chief tony ribera to weigh in. >> repo

>>maureen kelly: this comes after the judge dismissed the misdemeanor possession of stolen property casethe scene yesterday that ruling called the the id to take the rare move of asking the cave supposed to be heard today the move to another judge in a statement that said we are disappointed in puzzled at his unusual decision to unilaterally dismissed the case before the jury to deliberate after this and the recent turn of events we lack confidence that he can fairly participate in this upcoming hearing in which a male nurse sexual assault and pesticides to impatience so far he has not responded to the disqualification. >>mark: the sex scandal played in oakland police department expand the new departments that are now involved. >>robin winston: the room started to buckle right in the metal mines right at the highest this is from the toll plaza hayward side and shows you just how far the backed up structures. >>robin winston: before the high rise the middle lane closed for emergency park or repairs they've left the scene that would head back to the proper equipment to patent up. >>robin w

. >> vicki:kron4's maureen kelly has private school for months. she joins us tonight with a new development in the case.maureen, what's the latest? >> reporter:two aides were arrested after this video showing a 9 year old boy being slapped and manhandled surfaced. forward. >> reporter:but today the lawyer representing the student has filed civil claims against the oakland unified school district for placing the boy in tobinworld. >> reporter:the claims alledge that in addition to what was camera. the child and other special needs students at the school. have been subjected to ongoing physical and psychological abuse by untrained or inadequately trained staff. >> reporter:he believes the district was hostile environment inside tobinworld when they placed the boy there. because of other behavior incident reports filed by school itself. >>"children are being restrained at a rate that is so high that it has to be concerning. >>because restraints like this are only supposed to be used when children are a danger to themselves or others. >>so when you se

maureen kelly. kron4 news. >> we sent this push alert just before 3 pm. you can download the kron4 mobile news app. >>> now to the east bay. we're learning new information about the criminal past of the man who shot to fremont police officers on wednesday. >> live in fremont tonight. in the neighborhood where the body of the suspect was eventually located. >> reporter: it was located in that house which as you see behind me is now been ported up. we've now found that at the time that this all happened, an arrest warrant had put -- had been put out. gerald villabrille jr.. and that's because he had failed to appear in court for unrelated charges a week prior. friday an autopsy was scheduled to be performed on gerald villabrille jr.. the man fremont police say he shot 2 police officers on wednesday before barricading himself in this home. tear gas fired by swat team members set the house on fire and his body was found inside. friday, what was left of the house was boarded up. those who live nearby were trying to get back to normal life. >> it was terrifying

maureen kelly, kron 4 news. >>> one suspect has been caught. now, police are trying to figure out how many crimes he committed. they do not believe he is connected to some of the cases but they have tied him to one of lafayette. jewelry, cash, guns, those are some of the items being stolen auto homes. police chiefs are reminding residents to be careful and call them if they see something suspicious. terisa estacio , kron4.com 4 news. >>> details and reaction. >> baltimore police commissioner, he is thinking residents for staying peaceful after another acquittal of this case you are looking at the scene outside the courthouse earlier. the verdict came in for the officer, he was the officer driving the police van the day freddie gray suffered a spinal injury and then later died. he has been facing the most serious charges of the six officers involved in this case. of course, very mixed reaction tonight including the police union leader who has been defending him. >> as you can imagine, it was hard for him. it was tough. he went through a lot. can

teachers, that's kelly schmidt and maureen maceroni. miss kelly is getting the blackboard award on monday for being a fantastic teacher. look at grayson. we'll be back here monday. >>> this is a fox news alert. venezuela is on the brink tonight. the south american country that featured the world's largest oil reserves is in economic chaos. violence in the streets, riots over food. experts say it could only be days before the tinderbox of venezuela explodes. despite almost universal contempt for its socialist leader, with the price of oil on the rise, in an economy driven by pet lien exports, where gas is cheaper than water, president nicholas maduro is just barely holding on to power. >> protesters in venezuela are trying to make it to the presidential palace, just yards short they're met bay wall of police with tear gas. some is respond with rocks, others with angry chant and one simple demand -- food. >> we can't go on any longer like this. we don't have breakfast or lunch and we're nearly don't have any dinner. >> in a country with th

the real heroes here are the teachers, that's kelly schmidt and maureen maceroni. is getting the blackboard award on monday for being a fantastic teacher. look at grayson. we'll be back here monday. >>> this is a fox news alert. venezuela is on the brink tonight. the south american country that featured the world's largest oil reserves is in economic chaos. violence in the streets, riots over food. experts say it could only be days before the tinderbox of venezuela explodes. despite almost universal contempt for its socialist leader, with the price of oil on the rise, in an economy driven by pet lien exports, where gas is cheaper than water, president nicholas maduro is just barely holding on to