a private elementary and middle school in newark not only ends the academic year early but closes up prominently kron four's philippe djegal talked with the owner who says he feels terrible. the sudden closure. >> catholic community off guard. >> back in december, marshall and company, property management filed a property commercial eviction lawsuit against new horizon school in newark, which is still pending in alameda county superior court assigned to private elementary and middle school that opened in 1988. was on the brink of collapse, though many parents and staff members were unaware of how dire the situation was principal and owner victor dawson says he could not even afford to pay utilities leading to his swift decision to notify the community last week. all operations and instruction would permanently shut down in days. we have stop firms are big you kn-w, we were again in a in a pretty. >> that situation over the past few months. several teachers left when they were notified by dawson that they would not immediately get paid. >> and through the school's final day. last frid

a private elementary and middle school opin newark not only ended its academic year early, but they shut down permanently at kron four's. philippe djegal all spoke with the owner who feels the sudden closure caught the community off guard. >> chairs, desks and classrooms empty doors and gates leading into new horizon school in newark, locked on what would normally be a regular school day are lasting was just this past friday, weeks before the scheduled end of the private elementary and middle schools academic year. last wedne the closure over the phone. monday. it was hurting us more to stay open. dawson says persistently lower enrollment limited staff. >> and financial instability starting with the economic downturn back in 2020. >> have regrettably let him and his school to file for chapter 7 bankruptcy and close up for good. we had to deal with, you know, just city. and it was a new building. would hire hire? >> grant. higher you know, the facility was a little bit to the time, was rather low our and enrollment was what was well months ago, dawson says he met with staff about the scho

ktvu is alice wertz joins us live from newark. alex. alice a lot of shock for parents and students tonight. >> that's right. greg. we're here in front of new horizon school. it's designed it's a private school. it's for junior kindergarten through eighth grade. the semester was supposed to go another three weeks, but that came to an abrupt end with an email that was sent to staff, families, instructors and students. >> we were all shocked. you know, both of my kids were crying. all the parents, everybody was crying and really upset about this. >> parent sheena verma has two students here at new horizons. she said it was an email sent wednesday night from the principal. that's how she learned that the school is bankrupt and friday would be its last day. >> we were shocked about two months ago, we abruptly found out that some teachers were not being paid, we found out that like the lease had not been paid, the principal, victor dawson, hasn't been on site since march 27th and none of the bills have been paid, including payroll. >> but he'

we now know and 19 year-old man from newark well said driver killed in tuesday's fiery crash. this all happening in fremont. the crash happened shortly after midnight right near the intersection of fremont boulevard and thorne avenue. you can see the incident caught on surveillance video right on your screen. well, police say the car hit a tree and caught on fire. they say an on-duty pelosi patrol officer spotted the crash and rescue to passenger also identified as a 19 year-old man from newark. we don't have any update on his condition. investigators say speeding appears to be a pretty significant factor in this crash. you might remember michael thomas out live on scene there talking to the family. kron 4 is your local election headquarters and former oakland police chief along armstrong is running for city council while at the same time. so oakland for wrongful termination. so he's vying for rebecca kaplan seat and filed initial paperwork with the city clerk's office yesterday. armstrong is facing 8 other candidates are kathlynn seat. he says he believes experiences. police

we now know a 19 year-old man from newark was the driver killed in yesterday's fiery crash in fremont. that crash was shortly after midnight tuesday near the intersection of fremont boulevard and thorne avenue. it was caught on surveillance video. you see some of it here. police say the car hit a tree and then caught fire. an on-duty patrol officer spotted the collision and rescued a passenger also identified as a 19 year-old man from newark. we do not have an update on his condition tonight. investigators say speeding appears to be a significant factor in the crash. >> former oakland police chief leronne armstrong is now running for city council while at the same time suing the city of oakland for wrongful termination. he's vying for a packet. rebecca kaplan seat and filed the initial paperwork with the city clerk's office this morning. armstrong facing 8 other candidates for kaplan seat. he says he believes his experience as police chief qualifies him for the job. >> the fact that i live in oakland have chose to raise my family. oakland, children to volunteer activity into activitie

meg oliver, cbs news, newark, new jersey. >>> storms are not over for people across the south where 125 million people are under a severe weather risk. radar shows the storms will flare up at noon in western texas. they'll reach dallas this evening with potentially heavy hail and winds, and heavy downpours could lead to flash flooding. southern texas could get up to 3 to 5 inches of rain throughout tomorrow. >>> following up on the air strike in rafah. growing outrage is growing. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu calling the civilian deaths saying a tragic death. if he says for us every death hurts. the israelis have told the u.s. they believe shrapnel from the strike ignited a fuel tank, which then engulfed a refugee tent. with negotiations set to start a cease-fire and hostage deal, qatar, a key mediator, says the rafah strike could complicate talks. imtiaz tyab reports from east jeru jerusalem. >> reporter: fire raged through the makeshift encampment in what's being described as the tent massacre. the horrifying aftermath defies belief, bodies burnt beyond recognition. a man

a private elementary and middle school in newark not only ends the academic year early but closes upminently kron four's philippe djegal talked with the owner who says he feels terrible. the sudden closure. >> catholic community off guard. >> back in december, marshall and company, property management filed a property commercial eviction lawsuit against new horizon school in newark, which is still pending in alameda county superior court assigned to private elementary and middle school that opened in

but just down the road, newark buffet has been having similar issues coming and going even over here. yeah, you know, i have to go here. that's how i know i've been here and i got ten, 15 years already, right? i was like, it, i won't go this way. i don't want to go that way. you know what i'm saying? right? the good news. not everyone needs a phone to find a business. but they get here. oh, yeah? oh, yeah. before there is no google. nothing. everybody find the address. right so here. what happened? how did the intersection just briefly disappear? i reached out to google to ask about the map glitch, but have not heard back. i guess the lesson might be this happens occasionally, so maybe let's not be quite so dependent on our phones. so i need to drag out the thomas guide, or go back to triple a and get a. remember the thomas guide. absolutely. all those maps. yeah. okay thanks so much scott. let's go outside right now and take a live look at san francisco. such a beautiful day in the city and around the bay area. and it looks like it's going to be like this all week. let's bring in our

this is a bittersweet moment at new horizons school in newark. there's joy for today's middle school promotion exercises, but there's also pain and confusion. because this is the final day the school will be open. it's a shock the way it happened. it's a shock the way it's unfolded. the vice principal hastily arranged today's promotion ceremony, which was originally scheduled for the end of the month. that's because a staff got this email from the principal, victor dawson, on wednesday night. it says the school has filed for chapter seven bankruptcy and would close at the end of day. today. there are parents who paid advance tuition and registered for the next school term, and i don't know how you know if they will get their money returned. the vice principal says. the principal is also a majority owner of the school. on the phone, dawson told me he is devastated, but that the financial times and loss of enrollment hit them hard. dawson is asking for 90 days to issue back pay for the teachers and to reimburse parents who already paid tuition. pre

the road where newark boulevard and jarvis avenue meet recently just disappeared. some businesses in the area say it was hurting their bottom line because people couldn't find them. we checked google maps this afternoon and now it is visible. as for why it disappeared in the first place, google says it was a glitch and that it sometimes happens. a deadly international flight today, singapore airlines is offering condolences and an apology after one of its flights got caught in severe turbulence. here's what we know. flight 321 hit sudden, severe turbulence about ten hours into that journey from london to singapore, dozens of passengers were injured and one had an apparent heart attack as that plane fell close to 6000ft within minutes. at 29,000ft tall, you have the maximum level of winds flowing around the tops. of those mountains, and that air is rising and falling and twisting. and if you're downwind from those mountains, you're going to get turbulence. airline analysts say they're seeing more severe turbulence during flights these days. some say it's due to clim

. >> new horizons private school in newark is abruptly closing after more than 20 years in operation. hello again. i'm greg lee, new tonight. ktvu alice ward spoke with staff members who say they are still waiting to get paid for several months worth of work. >> we were all shocked, you know, both of my kids were crying. all the parents, everybody was crying and really upset about this. >> parent sheena verma has two students here at new horizons. she said it was an email sent wednesday night from the principal. that's how she learned that the school is bankrupt and friday would be its last day. >> we were shocked about two months ago, we abruptly found out that some teachers were not being paid, we found out that like the lease had not been paid, the principal, victor dawson, hasn't been on site since march 27th and none of the bills have been paid, including payroll. >> but he's collected tuition for next year. >> about 20 parents prepaid about $14,000 each. >> angela eggleston has been involved with new horizons since the 90s. >> it has been a very long semester as vice principal.

a private elementary and middle school in newark not only is ending its academic year, but it has closedfour's. all spoke with the owner who feels that the sudden closure caught the entire community off guard. >> chairs, desks and classrooms empty doors and gates leading into new horizon school in newark, locked on what would normally be a regular school day are lasting was just this past friday, weeks before the scheduled end of the private elementary and middle schools academic year. last wednesday, principal and owner victor dawson notified staff students and their families operations would cease immediately and permanently just keep up. dawson spoke with kron 4 about the closure over the phone. monday. it was hurting us more to stay open. dawson says persistently lower enrollment limited staff. >> and financial instability starting with the economic downturn back in 2020. have regrettably let him and his school to file for chapter 7 bankruptcy and close up for good. we had to deal with, you know, just city. and it was a new building. would hire hire? >> grant. higher you know, the fa

. >> reporter: so there are lines here at newark, but they're really moving them through. in fact, tsa says yesterday they screened nearly 2.9 million people at their checkpoints. that makes it their second-busiest day ever. united director of operations john weigant says today is expected to be their busiest day ever. >> we've been planning and planning for it for months. we've known it's going to happen and praying for good weather. >> reporter: also praying for good weather -- the 38.4 million on the roads for their holiday trip, with storms targeting major cities tonight, tomorrow, and sunday and a flood threat for the northeast monday -- millions will be keeping their eyes on the skies. and whit, the worst of the congestion should be just about over today, but expect serious backup with those millions of drivers basically all afternoon saturday, sunday, and monday. whit? >> whit: all right, we'll brace for that, trevor, thank you. let's get right to wabc meteorologist jeff smith. and jeff, those severe storms will be on the move through memorial day? >> unfortunately,

bay, a private elementary and middle school in newark not only ends the entire academic year early, but it has closed permanently kron four's foot tall spoke with the owner who says he feels terrible that the sudden closure caught the community off guard. >> back in december, marshall and company property management filed a property commercial eviction lawsuit against new horizon school in newark, which is still pending in alameda county superior court assigned to private elementary and middle school that opened in 1988. was on the brink of collapse, though many parents and staff members were unaware of how dire the situation was principal and owner victor dawson says he could not even afford to pay utilities leading to his swift decision to notify the community last week. all operations and instruction would permanently shut down in days. we have stop faucet from. >> firms are big you know, we were again in a in a pretty. >> that situation over the past few months. several teachers left when they were notified by dawson that they would not immediately get paid. and through the school's

school records will be forwarded to schools who request finals. >> through new horizons website in newark, philippe djegal, all kron. 4 news. >> 8.19, and for your money. new data this morning shows california has the highest unemployment rate in the nation. the federal reserve says more than 480,000 california residents lost their jobs in the 1st quarter of 2024, our state's unemployment rate remained unchanged at 5.3% in march. more than 1 million people are unemployed. in california. california's tech and information sector suffered the biggest change in a year to year decreased. they lost more than 53,000 jobs in that category just last month. tesla, as you know, announce major layoffs in the workforce, including about 3,000 bay area. employees losing their jobs with tesla, e-bay 1000 positions. google laid off people in its engineering and advertising departments. >> new study now showing that pork prices are surging here in california. and this all comes as a result of the implementation of prop 12, which prohibited california. another out of state farmerp from selling eggs, pork or

so hubs like jfk, newark, even laguardia may have some issues with those showers moving through chicagoooking great with sunshine. a similar story in denver in atlanta, seattle. no problems there. and honolulu looking lovely with partly cloudy skies and high of 81 degrees. the tahoe forecast today. we do have the chance. an isolated chance of an afternoon shower. but for the rest of the week and into the weekend, it's sunshine and warming temperatures. by sunday, we'll hit about 67 degrees. the day planner today with a live look from our east bay hills camera. it is bright out there. enjoy the mild sunshine tonight. our fog returns in a big way. we have widespread morning cloud cover tomorrow, and that's going to usher in some cooler weather. and that does include below average temperatures to start the holiday weekend, we'll look at the complete memorial day weekend forecast coming up in about seven minutes. drew. >> thank you. uc berkeley trying to rebrand, but not everyone is happy about the logo. we're going to show you what we're talking about and the pushback online and dramatic v

a private elementary and middle school in newark not only ends its academic year, but it had to closeermanently. kron 4 suk-yeol spoke with the owner who feels terrible that the sudden closure caught the community off guard. >> back in december, marshall and company property management filed a property commercial eviction lawsuit against new horizon school in newark, which is still pending in alameda county superior court assigned to private elementary and middle school that opened in 1988. was on the brink of collapse, though many parents and staff members were unaware of how dire the situation was principal and owner victor dawson says he could not even afford to pay utilities leading to his swift decision to notify the community last week. all operations and instruction would permanently shut down in days. we have stop faucet firms are big you know, we were again in a in a pretty. >> that situation over the past few months. several teachers left when they were notified by dawson that they would not immediately get paid. and through the school's final day last friday, dawson confirm

. >> it's 10, 0, 8, and a private elementary and middle school in newark has its last day of school ever. they suddenly closed down on friday a permanently. the owner says he feels terrible that the sudden closure caught the community off guard kron four's. philippe gaulle explains what happened. >> back in december, marshall and company property management filed a property commercial eviction lawsuit against new horizon school in newark, which is still pending in alameda county superior court assigned the private elementary and middle school that opened in 1988. was on the brink of collapse, though many parents and staff members were unaware of how dire the situation was principal and owner victor dawson says he could not even afford to pay utilities leading to his swift decision to notify the community last week. all operations and instruction would permanently shut down in days. we have stop faucet from your big you know, we were again in a in a pretty. >> that situation over the past few months, several teachers left when they were notified by dawson that they would not immediately g

nada tawfik, thank i you very much for your coverage in newark. —— in new york. former federal prosecutor with the us department ofjustice. how do you view this verdict? you have to respect the verdict of a jury no matter what the verdict is. in this case, i think the prosecution laid out a strong case corroborating michael cohen who had the direct knowledge, the trump team put on no real defence, so thejury weighed all the the jury weighed all the evidence, thejury weighed all the evidence, testimonial and documentary, came to this conclusion. 0ryou documentary, came to this conclusion. or you can do is say that the system worked and that's good. just say that the system worked and that's good-— that's good. just reminders, ou sa that's good. just reminders, you say that _ that's good. just reminders, you say that the _ that's good. just reminders, you say that the trump - that's good. just reminders, i you say that the trump defence didn't put up a defence, how didn't put up a defence, how did they go about defending donald trump and do you think they did a goo

fora in court in newark where his lawyers are rationing... for a second day. tolerate any threats. and we are going to bring you the remarkable story of a young girl who is hearing loss has completely transformed with gene therapy. before all that, let's get all the latest sport with molly. thank you. welcome to the bbc sport centre. let's start with european football. avoid defeat later on thursday and bayer leverkusen's perfect season will have yielded a title and two finals so far. xabi alonso's team have won the bundesliga, they've reached the final of the german cup and are in a healthy position to do the same in the europa league. leverkusen have a 2—0 lead in their semifinal heading into the second leg against roma after a victory in italy last week. finishing the job with a draw or better later will not only deliver a trip to dublin, but also extend their unbeaten run from the beginning of the season in all competitions to a9 games, breaking a european football record. there's only a handful of games left for leverkusen to go the whole season without d

newark memorial high school.bc news reporter jacqueline lee caught up with the singer, who is breaking barriers and hoping to inspire others. >> there's nothing quite like coachella. the music festival known for its infectious energy. top artists and viral moments. what i love and singer tweed is making history as the first vietnamese american woman to perform. >> i just remember being on stage was like, i can't believe that this is my life. i'm i'm so grateful. >> tweet is a 32 year old vietnamese american singer and songwriter who is climbing the charts, finding fame on tiktok and has big dreams of continuing to make history. my heart on my sleeve so it's hard to miss. >> i feel like i've always had that dream inside of me. >> like no matter where i was in my life, i always had this feeling in my heart that i just always loved to sing. and you know, despite being afraid in the earlier stages of my life to put myself out there, i still had that fire within me. >> but tweet initially had difficulty realizing that

newark police say at least a dozen people, rob, been the jewelers on newark mall road yesterday. the thieves shattered glass display cases and took off with a bunch of jewelry. no one was physically hurt during the robbery. police are asking anyone with info now to give them a call. tense moments in the east bay today as a call about explosives and a gunman at a high school forced a lockdown. police say multiple calls came in to cal high in san ramon this morning. >> informing staff there were explosive devices scattered on campus. the calls also mentioned someone coming to campus and opening fire trained bomb sniffing dogs were brought onto the grounds and drones were flown above. the students were locked in their classrooms. >> a precaution. that is yeah. we have to like block out the door us all. the lights are turned off were all are not always the bathrooms. norm. now right? >> all the school shootings that have happened over the last couple yeah, that's what we always have. these lockdown drills as well. that's also also was a long happened. and then that's when find those

many will be going to his home going ceremony in newark, new jersey, later this week. house democrats are proud that we finally broke the republican logjam to deliver critical resources to our allies in ukraine, israel, and taiwan. and humanitarian assistance to innocent civilians in gaza. the national security supplemental does not make it over the finish line without the steadfast leadership of democratic leader hakeem jeffries. our caucus is eager to continue efforts that will strengthen our national security and raise the quality of life for everyday americans. we need at this moment to address issues like the affordability crisis that countless americans face when it comes to housing and childcare. we should also extend the affordable connectivity program and tackle the situation at our southern border in a manner consistent with our values. democrats are ready to reach across the aisle to solve these important challenges ahead. and we cannot go back to partisan gridlock that defined the last seven months. we want to build on the progress to ensure the people's ho

lie in state today at the essex county courthouse and then dozens of members are going to travel to newark, new jersey tomorrow morning to pay our honor and respect to representative payne. until that happens, we've given zero thought to what comes next in the 10th congressional district of new jersey. thanks. second row? reporter: thank you, mr. leader. so earlier on you said you commended the way the nypd handled the unrest at the university of columbia's campus. i wanted to know, do you think their use of force was appropriate? and are you at all worried that in the future police brutality cases against peaceful protesters might become a thing? mr. jeffries: i didn't see the nypd use excessive force yesterday. reporter: a bit after two-parter, taking a broader look at these protests, what do you make of the protests against israel happening across college campuses. mr. jeffries: the first amendment is an important part of the fabric of america. peaceful protests is an important part of the fabric of america. civil disobedience that is nonviolent is a important part of the fabric of amer

. >> now know a 19 year-old man from newark wasn't driver killed in tuesday's fiery crash in fremont. the crash happened shortly after midnight right near the intersection of fremont boulevard and thorne avenue. all caught on surveillance video. police say the car hit a tree and caught fire thus an on-duty patrol officer spotted the crash rescued passenger also identified as a 19 year-old man from newark. we'll have an update on his condition. investigators say speeding appears to be a significant factor in that crash. and yet police are now investigating an armed robbery of 2 people who work with the contra costa county fair. so police say the employees were depositing cash from of the fair at a bank around 02:30am, this antioch? that's police say robbed them of the money and personal belongings at gunpoint. so far no arrests have been made. police are not released. any description of the robbers. time now 604 and right to it. today, 3 men accused of killing a security guard for kron 4 in oakland in 2021. >> they'll be in court later this morning for a plea hearing. they face murder

united airlines operation director at newark airport telling our trevor ault they're already gearing up. we're going to be flying larger gauge airplanes, so less 50 and 75 seaters, more 737 and while many americans will take to the skies , triple a says 38.4 million will hit the roads to their holiday destination. traffic already building in seattle and in chicago, cars slowly creeping along the freeway. all right, so listen up if you are driving. experts say it's best to leave late evening or early morning to avoid that traffic. you'll also find cheaper gas prices if you're taking a road trip. according to aa, gas prices are down about $0.05 from last month, but up slightly from last year. i'm morgan norwood, abc news, new york. >> well, the roads and airports may be busy, but it's going to be a beautiful weekend. abc seven news meteorologist sandyha patel is here with a first look at the forecast. i think we step on up and get a little warmer each day, right? >> that's right kristen. right now we are on the cool side for this time of year. i want to show you a live picture from our

and we now know a 19 year-old man from newark was a driver killed in tuesday's fiery crash of fremont. the crash happened shortly after midnight right near the intersection of fremont boulevard, thorne avenue all caught on surveillance video. police say the car hit a tree and caught fire and they see an on-duty patrol officer spotted the crash and rescued a passenger also identifies a 19 year-old man from newark. we don't have any update on his condition. investigators say speeding appears to be a factor in that crash. >> it's 703, an antioch police are investigating an armed robbery where 2 people who work with the contra costa county fair were depositing some cash was 02:30am, in the morning on monday that they went to the bank in antioch and thieves robbed them, took the money, took their personal belongings and used a gun in the prague in the process of this. they're looking for who did it. 704 is the time right now into day 3 men accused of killing a kron. 4 security guard in oakland in 2021. are due in court this morning for a plea hearing. they face murder and attempted robbery

newark police are looking for a teen who was reported missing yesterday.looking for 14 year-old, don't gore? look, you see his picture here is about 5 feet. 8 inches tall. weighs about 130 pounds. police say he was last seen wearing a gray t-shirt, blue gym shorts, grey sox and blue running shoes. if you any idea where he is call again, newark police. >> to san jose city council members commanding the city audit its spending on homeless services. this after a state audit found in april, the city spent more than 300 million dollars on its homeless response. council members bn don't and arjun batra want look. how much money is divided into removing encampments and temporary housing. the california state auditor found the city could not identify the money that it spent on homeless support. nor does it adequately measure the effectiveness of its systems. the report also says the city lacks enough interim or permanent housing to keep up with demand. san jose has until september to begin publicly reporting the data and to build a plan on how they're going to add

we now know that a 19 year-old man from newark was a driver killed in tuesday's fiery crash in fremont. it happened shortly after midnight right near the intersection of fremont boulevard thorn the incident caught on surveillance video. police say the car hit a tree caught on fire and they say and onto the patrol officer spotted the crash and rescued passenger also identified as a 19 year-old man from newark. have any update on his condition. investigators say speeding appears to be a significant factor in this crash. >> antioch police are investigating an armed robbery of 2 people who work with the contra costa county. fair. it was 02:30am in the morning on monday and they were making a deposit. the cash deposit win. couple of fees came up and that had a gun. they robbed them of their personal belongings and all that cash in the got away. we don't have a description right now. happening today, 3 men accused of killing our kron 4 security guard in oakland in 2021. they are due in court for a plea hearing. they face murder and attempted robbery charges for the killing of kevin nishita.

newark police are looking for this teenager reported missing yesterday. he's about 5 foot. 8 weighs 130 pounds. if you've seen him call the police a successful rescue in san francisco. raccoons chased a dog over the side of the cliff. >> this happened in the pictures. whole neighborhood. you can see the dog there. he was unhurt. but he needed to be saved and brought up to his owner. sonny bill voters have a tax measure on the november ballot to look at it for the renovation of the public library. the council voted to move forward with 290 million dollar general bond. and so voters will be choosing whether or not to approve that. >> okay, 6.14, the time. let's get over to the weather center right now. no john's got a look at our forecast for this. back to work tuesday for everybody. pretty excited about the rest the weekend. a little warmer, john. yeah, it will get warmer towards the end of the week. today, though, might as well head back to work. it's just gray out there across more of the bay area than even yesterday was this is half moon bay right now l

in newark, 75 in castro valley, 71 in oakland and inland. today feels quite nice.e low 80s later on today. the evening planner does reflect though that that fog rolls in very fast. today, closer to 7:00 we'll start to turn those skies cloudy and those winds will be breezy. so overnight tonight we'll find a mixture of stars and clouds. overnight lows in the 40s and 50s. accuweather, seven-day shows you as we head towards friday. it's a cloudy morning. it's a gusty afternoon. it's also cooler. even cooler here on saturday. saturday is the coolest of the three days. this holiday weekend we start to bounce back with our temperatures sunday into monday with full sunshine. monday looking very nice out there with temperatures at or just above average. guys. >> thanks, drew. new at six more concerns when it comes to san francisco based openai, which is behind chatgpt and the professional business women of california conference kicks off in redwood city today. >> the annual gathering celebrating women in their careers takes place at the fox theater this year, the first time

and an older crash over near the newark side of the dumbarton bridge, i believe everything's clear. there's no slowing. hasn't been a problem. the rest of the bay. just friday. it's just waking up. back to you. thank you. mike so that warehouse in fremont caught fire around 1215 last night on millmont drive. crews still working on the scene, working to monitor hot spots, assessing the damage. in fact, we have a live look right now at the scene. the roads just reopening in the area. crews say the building was a storage facility for food preparation. fortunately nobody was hurt and they're still trying to figure out what caused that fire. meantime happening today. a lot on the line for state funded programs, some of which can make all the difference for those who need it. governor newsom expected to unveil the budget and california's short cash. well, today in the bay's laura garcia is keeping a close eye on this. she's still getting over a nasty bout of laryngitis, but we made it to friday. laura. she's in our newsroom. laura, there are lots of concerns about just what programs may b

saint patrol officer spotted the car, rescued a passenger also identified as 19 year-old man from newark. we don't have any updates on his condition. investigators say speeding appears to be a factor in that crash. it's 804, an antioch police are investigating an armed robbery. >> 2 people who work with the contra costa county fair. we're at the bank deposit in cash 02:30am, in the morning on monday in antioch and thieves took their money and personal belongings at gunpoint. no arrests made so far and no description of the robbers. today, the 3 men accused of killing our kron. 4 security guard in oakland in 2021. are due in court for a plea hearing. they face murder and attempted robbery charges for the killing of kevin nishita. he was shot while protecting a kron for news crew. the hearing starts at 09:00am. a teenager is injured and another in custody after a fight at a high school and id with a stabbing. it happened around noon yesterday in the locker room at christopher high school in gilroy. first, it was a fight and then one of the students pulled out a knife, stabbed the other stu

look at this that a 19 old man from newark. we don't an update on his condition. speeding appears to have been a significant factor in that crash. antioch police are investigating an armed robbery to people who work with the contra costa county. fair. we're at the bank deposit in cash and around 2.30, in the morning when thieves robbed them of the money and their personal belongings at gunpoint. we don't have any details who they're looking for 10. 0, 3, right now on the peninsula, a massive fire at a metal scrapyard and you'll see these huge plumes of smoke rising from the the site of this fire on wednesday, a kron four's dan thorn takes a closer look. >> a massive fire at a scrap yard in redwood city sending thick, dark smoke into the air. fire crews rushing to sims metal near bear island wednesday afternoon as large grapple closs pick through the burning rubble. workers at nearby businesses describe what they heard before. a large plume of smoke blanketed the area. it sounded like a bomb. >> like right now like metal. >> manuel michelle works at a neighboring w

on nbc bay area a surprise announcement leaving parents, teachers, students stunned and shocked in newarkaders at new horizons charter school say today will be the last day of school forever. the pre-k, elementary and middle school all shutting down. an email to parents cites financial problems, low enrollment, staff shortages. the school operator also filing for bankruptcy. about 100 kids attend the school, parents and teachers scrambling. the school was supposed to go until may 31st, so this came as quite a shock to everybody who is now scrambling for day care and, and other schools and school gets out in three weeks seeing it in this way so abruptly, so fast, really breaks my heart. yeah. so teachers say they haven't been paid since early april. the school will go out with a graduation ceremony for eighth graders this afternoon, a controversial name change. the oakland international airport will now be the san francisco bay oakland international airport. port of oakland officials unanimously approving that name change yesterday. this comes as san francisco files a lawsuit claiming the

it's $45 for the newark and brand. but walgreens rolling out their brand because they realize just how bad the epidemic is last year, according for the centers for disease control, 107,000 people in our country overdosed. most of them because of opioid and newark and fights that that actually was released over the counter last year. as far as the name brand by reducing obviously cheaper accessibility. and as you mentioned, james, you don't have to go to the pharmacy says and a lot of people they have that stigma. why are you asking for this? it could be embarrassing because it's over the counter. you don't have to ask anybody you can grab it as far as walgreens. what you can get it online. but of course, a lot of people walk into the stories as well. you can just pick it up. this is very important because sometimes it takes a while to allow a company to roll out their brand because of the patent. but the fda, they said it was a necessity for other places, including walgreens. and you don't be surprised if other pharmac

desde newark, california, griselda y evelyn, junto con familia y amigos, vinieron a westlake para disfrutaria no había nada, pero ya ha empezado a aumentar. más americanos e hispanos diría como 20. el turismo en el condado de madera generó 4850 empleos locales y aportó 38 millones de dólares en ingresos fiscales para servicios y programas comunitarios. está muy bonito. me gusta la naturaleza, el bosque, el lago. la economía turística de california generó más de 150 mil millones de dólares en gastos de viaje el año pasado, superando el récord previo de 144.9 mil millones de dólares en 2019. lo he visto bastante. yo trabajo muchos eventos en la área y poco a poco ha ido subiendo. cuando empezó la pandemia paró y ahora ya empezó otra vez, como más que antes. viajar es un beneficio comprobado para el bienestar físico y mental y las abundantes experiencias que ofrece california. lo convierten en un lugar perfecto para pasarla al máximo. desde westlake, peter ruiz, telemundo. al estilo latino, la plaza de la herencia mexicana de san josé honró a las madres en su día. se lo mostramos y en los depo

those are the emotions tonight of teachers, students and parents at a private charter school in newarks at new horizons school say at 10:00 last night, the owner sent out an email saying the pre-k, elementary and middle schools, all of them are shutting down as of tomorrow, shut down the letter explained the move is necessary because since the pandemic, it's been struggling with financial problems, low enrollment and staff shortages. despite community efforts to prevent the closure, the owner also announced it's filed for bankruptcy. the school was supposed to go until may 31st, so this came as quite a shock to everybody who is now scrambling for daycare and other schools and, and school gets out in three weeks seeing it in this way so abruptly, so fast, really breaks my heart. yeah. teachers say they haven't been paid since early april, but they say they're more concerned about the students well-being. more than 100 kids attend the school in a letter, the owner apologized for the closure. we do have new details on the celebration of life for bay area icon the reverend cecil williams.

every moment he spent in the halls of congress was in service to the people of newark.gressman donald payne, jr. laser legacy to be proud of. may he rest in power, and rest in peace. i yield back. >> i ask that the members of this committee join in observing a moment of silence to honor congressman payne's memory. [silence] >> thank you. the purpose of our hearing today is to receive testimony from state and local law enforcement, officers in the hurdles of the law enforcement agencies face in keeping our communities safe. and i recognize myself for an opening statement. good morning. we're here today to honor and recognize law enforcement officers nationwide during national police week. while our nation has always been grateful to our men and women in law enforcement, beginning in 1960 did we officially begin recognizing their bravery, sacrifice and an unwavering commitment to public safety on the 15th of may. supporting a minimum in law enforcement should not be reserved for one week out of the year. our nation should be grateful every day. to this unique group of men

newark police say at least a dozen people went into bindi jewelers on newpark mall road around 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon, they shattered display cases and took off with a large amount of jewelry. no one was injured, but police are asking anyone with any information to give them a call. the man arrested after an assault at a vta station yesterday now faces an attempted murder charge. investigators say 26 year-old andrew perez was wearing it armored vest when he attacked the victim on a station platform. tonight, investigators released surveillance video of that assault. and we do want to warn you some viewers might find this video to be disturbing. this was at the vta children's discovery museum station. you can see perez there and going up to the man with his bike. that immediately starts assaulting him, tossing him to the ground. and there you can see that perez is wearing an armored vest. perez then barricaded himself inside his home after this app and eventually he was arrested by deputies. the victim only identified as a 45 year-old was taken to the hospital be treated for his in

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floyd by a minneapolis officer, the department has cleaned house of its top brass, hiring o'hara from newarkersey, as its new chief, seeking to change its culture. but not everyone thinks there's been enough change yet. >> i don't think that the department has been transformed by choice. i think that it's been transformed by necessity. >> reporter: nekima levy armstrong, a community activist here for nearly two decades, says o'hara hasn't yet rid the department of all officers who are too physical or too focused on people of color. >> it's unfortunate that they are down 40%, but this is of their own making, right? the handwriting was on the wall with regard to the conduct of many minneapolis police officers. >> reporter: like many other departments, minneapolis offers signing bonuses for new recruits. >> car one, we'll back him up. >> reprter: but o'hara says the problem is deeper than money. in an editorial, he asks the question, are we expecting too much from police? you must feel like you have no margin for error. >> yeah, well, people expect perfection every time, absolutely. >> you all

that you link that book to 4 3 2 i, because as you say, in that book, you imagine this guy, born in newarku were born, and then you follow through different possibilities for his life, depending on so many contingencies and coincidences and things that happen that might not have happened. right. and it seems to me, reading all of your work, one of your messages to all of us human beings is take nothing for granted, assume nothing, make plans but don't imagine they are ever going to work out because happenstance and the what ifs of life always take over. well, i agree with you completely. and thank you for summing up my work so succinctly, i'm impressed. another way to put it is, and i believe this firmly, anything can happen, and that anything can happen at any moment. but you know what that tempts me to ask you is... what? in your own life, imagine you're sort of living a life where you could look back at moments, the sliding doors moments when things might have been different. are there now things the way she would have done or decisions you'd have taken in a different way which would ha

it looks like it's improved for newark, but elsewhere we are looking pretty good here with those travellans and flights arriving on time, it's all clear across the west, so we're not seeing any delays here. but if you're here, you're going to enjoy the weekend and also some events going on. we have bottlerock happening in napa and we really couldn't have more perfect weather. highs near 70 with sunshine. mike, you've been keeping an eye out for any unusual traffic flows and so far, well, the better usual traffic flow has been lighter flow this morning just a bit, but it's a shorter lived. so look the south bay completely. well almost completely at speed. the note of course, like yesterday and like tomorrow around san jose state, watch their repeated ceremonies over at the event center. and that means more traffic as folks get to the graduation ceremonies, then clear in time for the next one to come in. that's going to affect the off ramps near 280 and 87 into downtown. oh, over here we do see some early slowing getting out to the altamont pass. so that is getaway traffic. some folks hea

san mateo county has installed in newark and vending machine at the maguire correctional facility inwood city provides a box of narcan with 2 doses to anyone who wants it. that includes inmates, their families and members of the public. the vending machine also offers a touch screen with information about other county services for food, housing and mental health. >> coming up, california for ever is planning to hire for their proposed utopia solano county. >> plus, why more than 1500 academic workers if uc santa cruz went on strike today. >> and a battle brewing in san francisco over a picture targeting israel. how the community is reacting to the mural in the middle of this mural in the middle of this controversy. ow network is no network for business. that's why more choose comcast business. and now, we're introducing ultimate speed for business —our fastest plans yet. we're up to 12 times faster than verizon, at&t, and t-mobile. and existing customers could even get up to triple the speeds... at no additional cost. it's ultimate speed for ultimate business. don't miss out on our f

so nbc bay area's damian trujillo is joining us now from the school in newark. damian you were there for the promotion ceremony for those eighth graders today. i would imagine this was a bittersweet day for them. and that's the word. audrey. bittersweet because there were a lot of smiles. you know, you're getting promoted, you're going on to high school, and so there's a lot to celebrate. but at the same time, you know, in the back of your mind that the school that you attended for so many years is closing for good because of those financial difficulties. and then you look at the teachers that you think of what's going to happen to them next. and so a lot for these students to digest. and what happened today, the way i put it earlier is that they're getting a crash course today in economics and in humanity, humanity, because these teachers have not gotten paid since february, and they still come to work every day, they were hoping to finish out the year until the 28th of may. but as you mentioned, they got an email on wednesday night saying the school will close

tonight, the airports seeing the most delays and cancellations include atlanta, new york, and here at newarkore than 100 flights delayed close to two hours. maurice? >> maurice: oh, boy. okay, meg oliver in new jersey, thank you. and there is more severe weather in the forecast tonight into tomorrow. so let's bring in meteorologist mike bettes from our partners at the weather channel. good evening, mike. >> reporter: maurice, good evening. a weekend full of tornadoes and severe storms, and that continues into tonight and tomorrow. you can see a large area across the northeast with a lot of storms right through the night, even early morning hours. then most of that clears by midmorning tomorrow. down into the south, including in texas, some discreet super cells. what we are watching for, 75-mile-per-hour winds, the possibility of some incredibly large hail with these storms and can't rule out tornadoes. right through the heart of texas is going to be the target for those storms. and yes, dallas to san antonio and houston all get hit. and because there is so much rain in our forecast in isolat