but omar torres was in the courtroom briefly this morning. his beard was shaved off, his hair was buzzed off, and he was wearing a brown prison or jail jumpsuit. so that's what he looked like this morning. he was in court to enter a plea to those charges that he faces. he entered a plea of not guilty to those three felony counts of child sexual assault. he is now scheduled to appepear in court april 28th for a preliminary hearing. that's the hearing where a judge determines whether there is enough evidence to move the case forward to trial. now, this is torres. in a prior court appearance in november, he requested to be released on bail, but the judge said he continued to be a danger to the community, especially to minors, and denied bail, so torres remains in custody. torres was under investigation for sexual misconduct with a man who was a minor when that relationship began. torres admits to that relationship, but claims that the man is now trying to blackmail him, and that investigation went public. a lative came forward to say he was mole

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well, former san jose city council member omar torres was back in court this morning pleading not guilty to three counts of felony child sexual assault. cameras were denied inside the courtroom today. these are pictures right here from an earlier appearance. torres was already under investigation for sexual misconduct with a minor when one of his relatives came forward, saying torres molested him as a minor back in the 90s. torres was denied bail in november and remains in custody. he is facing up to 24 years if convicted. okay, turning now to our weather. a live look across the bay area this afternoon. a pleasant day, but that could soon change. let's bring in meteorologist rob mayeda. you're tracking the rain chances, rob. yeah, a continuation of the theme we saw over the weekend. cool and breezy right now, but the first of three days of rain chances coming in tomorrow. we got some light rain at times. these will be cold storm systems, which is good news because the sierra snowpack at 82% of average for this time of year. we'll have some time for recovery mode as we move forward toward

former san jose city council member omar torres was back in court this morning pleading not guilty to three counts of felony child sexual assault. cameras were denied inside the courtroom today. these are images from an earlier court appearance. torres was already under investigation for sexual misconduct with a minor when one of his relatives came forward, saying torres molested him as a minor back in the 90s. torres was denied bail back in november and remains in custody. he's facing up to 24 years if convicted. the twist in the trial of the man accused of opening fire at a 4th of july parade in chicago, in a chicago suburb today. robert crimo surprised the courtroom by pleading guilty. prosecutors say back in 2022, he climbed up a fire escape to the rooftop of a building above the parade route. that's when he began shooting spectators below. seven people died. 50 were hurt. altogetr, crimo was facing 21 counts of first degree murder, three counts for each person killed and 48 counts of attempted murder. i think there is a huge collective feeling of relief. our community wanted just

con información local y luego directamente con noticias nacionales y posnteteriorme de san josé omar torrespara el 28 de abril en san josé. precisamente los votantes del distrito 3 se preparan para votar en las elecciones especiales del 8 de abril con el fin de elegir a un concejal permanente en el puesto que dejó vacante omar torres. se encuentra en la cárcel. como ya mencionamos, bajo cargos de abuso sexual a un menor de edad. hablamos con una representante de la oficina del registro del condado de santa clara, quien nos explica cómo puede votar. los votantes registrados en el distrito 3 de san josé. tendrán la oportunidad de participar en una elección especial para elegir al nuevo concejal que los represente. bueno, pues que nos apoye, verdad? porque muchas veces dicen que van a hacer esto y lo otro y no hacen nada. otros buscan soluciones a problemas en el comercio y entre la comunidad. tiene que ganarse la confianza con el voto latino, que ese es el punto número 1. lo más importante. en la boleta electoral aparecerán los nombres de los 7 candidatos y una representante de la oficina del

omar torres is appearance was brief and no cameras were allowed.ell you he looked different. his beard was shaved off, his hair was buzzcut, and he was wearing a brown prison jumpsuit. he entered a plea of not guilty to those three felony counts of child sexual assault, and is due to appear in court once again on april 28th for a preliminary hearing. that's the hearing in which a judge determines whether there is enough evidence to move forward to trial. this is torres in a prior court appearance. in november, he requested to be released on bail, but the judge said he continued to be a danger to the community, to minors in particular, and denied bail. so torres remains in custody. torres was under investigation for sexual misconduct with a man who was a minor when that relationship began. torres told police that that man is now trying to blackmail him. but when that investigation became public, a relative came forward to say he was molested by torres in the 1990s when he was a child. now, if convicted of these three felony counts, omar torres could

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today, disgraced former san jose city council member omar torres is expected to enter a plea in court abuse and child molestation. police arrested him in november in the wake of those accusations, he resigned from the city council after that, and interim council member now fills torres council seat until a special election on april 8th. today is believed to be the final deadline for people living in san francisco's only safe parking site. the bay view vehicle triage center opened in 2022 at candlestick point. the city has offered residents their new housing options, which most have accepted. anyone who refuses will likely be ordered to leave today. and a last resort their vehicles may be towed or impounded. and before we let you go for your monday, kari has one last look at the forecast. and it's starting out sunny for a lot of the bay area. we're going to continue on with a mostly sunny sky. just notice that the temperatures aren't nearly as warm as the weather we had last week. near 60 degrees through thursday and showers coming back tomorrow. and let's take a quick look at the nimi

theresa back to theresa, thank you. >> in the south bay disgraced former san jose city council member omar torres has pleaded not guilty to child molestation. >> the santa clara county district attorneys office sharing this update. following torres is appearance in a san jose courtroom this morning. he is accused of sexually assaulting a minor in the 90's. torres has been held in custody without bail since his arrest last november. his next court appearance is next month. and if convicted, he faces up to 24 years in prison. one person is in critical condition after an early morning crash in oakland. this happened at 54th avenue and international boulevard. authorities say around bmw crashed into a pole. the driver now in the hospital and a section of international boulevard is now back open. coming around. millbrae back open this afternoon following a deadly crash between a big rig and a motorcycle. this happened around 6 this morning. an outcome, you know, reale there park boulevard, the san mateo county sheriff's office says a big rig and motorcycle crash and that man riding the motorcycle died

and we have new details on the sprays asked san jose councilmember omar torres is facing accusations of child molestation. thanks for joining us here on kron. 4 news at 3 have just evolved we're going to start in the north bay. were classes canceled today. >> john reed elementary school that's in rohnert park due to a very destructive break-in this afternoon. the district is still scrambling to fix the damage. kron four's theresa stasi now live from the school with more. thanks for being here. >> i just and we are out here at john reed elementary school and the superintendent. i spoke with just a couple minutes ago. and she says that they're doing everything they can to try get schools open back up. on tuesday. shutdown john reed elementary school closed monday due to widespread vandalism on campus. we had individuals break into the school and >> and do quite a bit of damage. sure classrooms, which made impossible school to open today. and we had to cancel school and it's a huge impact. our community, the district superintendent says that they were notified about the vandalism monday

. >> disgraced former san jose councilmember omar torres. he's pleaded not guilty. the child molestation, the santa clara county district attorneys office sharing that update with following towards his appearance in court this morning. he's accused of sexually assaulting a minor in the 90's. torres has been held in custody without bail since his arrest last november. his next court appearance is set for next month. if convicted, he faces up to 24 years in prison. >> new at 5, a san francisco woman has filed a lawsuit claiming she has suffered physical emotional damage as a result of what she says was in the legal jaywalking. arrest kron 4 stephanie rothman. spoke with the woman and her attorney. >> on july 29th cell phone video from bystanders show police pitting cristiana quarter against building in san francisco's inner richmond neighborhood. according to porter, the light change washington's crossing at the san francisco officer turned his lights on and close. a call her her for jaywalking, crosswalk near geary boulevard. so what happened? >> feel like i was stop

. >>> an update on the case against former san jose city councilman omar torres, he pled not guilty today to three charges of felony child sexual assault. he's accused of molesting a family member in the late '90s and is facing another case where he's accused of sending explicit text messages to a minor. he resigned in november. >>> a special election tomorrow in san mateo county could set the fate of sheriff christina corpus. on the ballot is measure a. if passed, it would give the board of supervisors power to remove the sheriff from office. the board asked for this special election after an independent report found evidence her office engaged in intimidation, retaliation, and abuse of power. corpus denied the allegations and says she has been politically targeted because measure a would expire the end of her term. >> so basically it's never existed before and it won't exist after her term as the sheriff and that is very concerning to us. >> but sheriff's deputies tell us the ongoing conflict between the sheriff and supervisors has taken its toll on their department. >> it's absolutely

. >> former san jose councilmember omar torres says pleaded not guilty to child molestation after appearing in court today. he's accused of sexually assaulting a child in the 90's. torres has been held in custody without bail since his arrest in november. his next court appearance is coming up in april. if convicted, he faces up to 24 years in prison. in the north bay know rohnert park elementary school shut down after vandals left the school. a mess over the weekend. well, now the school district is scrambling to try and clean it up. kron four's terisa stasio reports. >> i'm theresa here in rohnert park that john reed elementary school right behind me. the superintendent of the school district says that they're doing everything they can to try and get school reopened on tuesday shutdown. john reed elementary school closed monday due to widespread vandalism on campus. we had some individuals break into the school and and do quite a bit of damage. sure classrooms, which >> made impossible school to open today. and we had to cancel school and it's a huge impact. our community, the district su

also, former san jose city councilman omar torres returns to court.he plea he entered today answering to child sexual assault charges. and we're just over 24 hours away om president trump speaking to congress and the nation. political analyst larry gerston. he is here to talk about the main issues he needs to address. the news at 530 starts right now. thanks for joining us. i'm candice nguyen. and i'm gia vang. will they stay or will they go? that is the question for struggling residents and san francisco's city run safe rv parking site at candlestick point. everyone is being moved out, but last week, some of the park's residents had been told they could stay on site until they are able to move into more permanent city housing. today, they're getting a different story being told they have to get out now. nbc bay area's sergio quintana tried to sort through

developments in the case of an embattled south bay politician, former san jose city councilman omar torres pleaded not guilty today to charges of sex crimes with minors. he faces three felony counts of child sexual assault. torres resigned from city council last november. a special election is set for april 8th to fill his seat. ballots started being mailed out last week. a man died this morning after his motorcycle collided with a semi truck in millbrae. it happened this morning on northbound el camino real between park boulevard and santa ynez boulevard. the video shows the san mateo county sheriff's office worker moving traffic cones after the road reopened. the man driving the truck stayed at the scene and spoke with police. no word yet what caused this crash? a dramatic crash left a car mangled on the sidewalk in oakland this morning. look at this. the vehicle practically split in half after slamming into the traffic light pole. miraculously, the driver survived and was taken to the hospital. it happened just after 4 a.m. at the intersection of 54th avenue and international boulevard.

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former san jose city councilman omar torres pleaded not guilty today to charges of sex crimes with minors. he faces three felony counts of child sexual assault. torres resigned from city council last november. a special election is set for april 8th to fill his seat. ballots started being mailed out last week. >> opening statements started today in the civil rights scandal against two ex antioch police officers. according to the east bay times, the trial kicked off this morning and is expected to span several weeks. federal prosecutors claim the two plotted with other officers to hurt people for sport while on duty. they're also accused of falsifying or omitting key details from police reports. the defense says the two were just doing their job, and says their text exchanges were just exaggerations, not plans for real abuse. >> next steps in the saga of san mateo county's embattled sheriff are now in the hands of voters. voters are already casting ballots for tomorrow's special election on measure a. now, if measure a is approved, it would give the board of supervisors the authority to re

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disgraced former san jose councilmember omar torres has pleaded not guilty to child molestation charges. >> the santa clara county da's office share that update following his appearance in a san jose courtroom this morning. he's accused of sexually assaulting a child in the 90's. torrez says been held in custody without bail since his arrest in november. his next court appearance is in april. if convicted, tourists faces up to 24 years in prison. >> an elementary school in the north bay is closed today. police say vandals broke into john reed elementary in rohnert park and they trash some classrooms. now the school district is scrambling to try to fix the damage. >> kron four's terisa stasio reports from john reed elementary. >> i'm theresa here in rohnert park. that's john reed elementary school right behind me. the superintendent of the school district says that they're doing everything they can to try and get school reopened on tuesday shutdown. john reed elementary school closed monday due to widespread vandalism on campus. we had individuals break into the school and >> and do quit

former san jose city council member omar torres pleaded not guilty today to three felony counts of childrres was arrested on election night in november on allegations that he sexually assaulted a relative when they were both children. investigators said the crime started in 1990, when the victim was four and torres was nine, and continued until the victim was 13 and torres was 18 years old. torres has been held without bail since his arrest. he resigned from the city council shortly before being taken into custody. a preliminary hearing is scheduled for april 28th. first lady melania trump was on capitol hill urging lawmakers to pass the take it down act. the bill would make it a crime to post non-consensual intimate imagery online, whether it's real or ai generated, sometimes referred to as deepfakes. the legislation would also require social media companies to take those images down within 48 hours. joining the first lady were victims of revenge porn, who shared their stories with lawmakers. >> i felt responsible and began to blame myself and was ashamed to tell my parents, despite doi

well, former san jose city council member omar torres pleaded not guilty today to three felony counts of child sexual abuse. torres was arrested on election night last november on allegations that he sexually assaulted a relative when they were both children. investigators said the crimes started in 1990, when the victim was four and torres was nine, and continued until the victim was 13 and torres was 18. torres been held without bail since then. he resigned from the city council shortly before his arrest. a preliminary hearing is scheduled for april 28th. a federal civil rights lawsuit has been filed in connection with the arrest of an alleged jaywalker in san francisco. now, this happened last july, when christiana porter was crossing geary boulevard near second avenue. she was wearing headphones and said she didn't realize an officer was trying to stop her. surveillance video shows that officer pushing her up against a wall. according to porter's attorney, the officer's actions were unnecessary, violent and illegal. they say she sustained a concussion, a separated shoulder and bac

happening today, disgraced former san jose city council member omar torres is expected to enter a plea in court. torres faces charges of sexual abuse and child molestation. haitian police arrested him last november in the wake of those accusations. torres resigned from the city council a short time later. an interim council member now fills his council seat until a special election is held on april 8th. well, today is believed to be the final deadline for people living in san francisco's only safe parking site. this is the bay view vehicle triage center, opened back in 2022 at candlestick point. now, late last year, it's three dozen or so residents were informed that it would close. the city has offered residents their new housing options, which most have accepted. anyone who refuses will likely be ordered to leave. today, as a last resort, their vehicles may be towed or impounded. the city is citing high costs and limited success as two reasons for that closure. just about 39 past the hour, we're going to take a live look outside across the bay area this morning. i actually had to run

. >> you now at noon disgraced former san jose councilmember omar torres has pleaded not guilty to childolestation charges. the santa clara county district attorneys office sharing that update following his appearance in a san jose courtroom earlier this morning. he's accused of sexually assaulting a minor in the 90's. torres has been held in custody without bail since his arrest last november. his next court appearance is next month. and if convicted, torres faces up to 24 years in prison. one person is in critical condition after an early morning crash oakland. this happened at 50 4th avenue and international boulevard and authorities say around 04:00am a bmw crashed into a pole. that driver is now in the hospital and the section of international boulevard is now back open. can you know, rally in millbrae back open this afternoon following a deadly crash. the san mateo county sheriff's office sharing some new details about what happened with us. they say a big rig on a motorcycle crashed in the man riding the motorcycle has now died. now the portion here in red on your screen between p

developments in the case of an embattled south bay politician, former san jose city councilman omar torres pleaded not guilty today to charges of sex crimes with minors. he faces three felony counts of child sexual assault. torres resigned from city council last november. a special election is set for april 8th to fill his seat. ballots started being mailed out last week. >> the valley transportation authority is warning riders about a potential strike that could impact their commute as soon as tomorrow. the union contract for bus and light rail operators and other frontline staff expires at midnight tonight. if they don't reach a deal with vta, then union members will strike and that means bus and light rail services will not be available. vta will only run paratransit service. the agency is encouraging riders to plan for alternative transportation. >> today is the deadline for people to vacate a soon to be closed rv site in san francisco's bayview district. sky seven was overhead of the bayview vehicle triage center, where, as you can see, there are still several dozen rvs parked at that