paladino. we thank you for the work you are doing to help families get through this horrendous tragedy. the thing is, this is our response after the fact, but we will have to do more as a city to make sure that these crimes are not committed in the first place. part of it is accountability. the other part, it's making sure that we are doing everything we can to keep our community safe, to make sure our police officers are out there patrolling and walking the streets, our neighborhood watches, and providing opportunities so that people never ever get to a place where they commit the kinds of crime we have seen in recent weeks that happened on our streets. i know that nothing can take away the pain and hurt of what these families are going through, but we are here to offer support and we are here to make changes so that some of the mistakes and the challenges that existed that made it tough to bring people to justice will be repaired and will be addressed. with that, i want to turn it over to our

paladino. we thank you for the work you are doing to help families get through this horrendous tragedy. the thing is, this is our response after the fact, but we will have to do more as a city to make sure that these crimes are not committed in the first place. part of it is accountability. the other part, it's making sure that we are doing everything we can to keep our community safe, to make sure our police officers are out there patrolling and walking the streets, our neighborhood watches, and providing opportunities so that people never ever get to a place where they commit the kinds of crime we have seen in recent weeks that happened on our streets. i know that nothing can take away the pain and hurt of what these families are going through, but we are here to offer support and we are here to make changes so that some of the mistakes and the challenges that existed that made it tough to bring people to justice will be repaired and will be addressed. with that, i want to turn it over to our

jack paladino died in an attempted robbery outside of his san francisco home. as nbc bay area's jeanne suspec. >> very, very sad to the family and sad for my community, too, of investigators. i mean we've lost a real high-profile member of our community, and well respected. >> reporter: he is mourning the loss of long-time san francisco private investigator and friend jack paladino who spent his life working on high-profile cases like patty hearst's kidnapping, former president bill clinton's alleged affairs and more. >> he was successful in helping to win the first case against big tobacco. he worked on a case for the michael jackson matter. >> reporter: the 76 year old was fatally injured last thursday outside his home in the haight-ashbury district. >> some type of suspicious activity in the neighborhood. he grabbed his camera, came out of the house and started taking pictures and they got wind of it. >> reporo steal his camera. during the struggle they say the car sped off and paladino was slammed to the pavement. he never let go of the camera, and tonight

this man was a legend. >> reporter: paladino's client list is a long one.l clinton brought him on back in 1992. he was also active in a michael jackson civil case and a slew of others involving hollywood's biggest celebrities. and some of the biggest cases in california. family and friends are in shock. >> the suddenness of it, the just -- that moment when i got the phone call that high dear friend of decades had been killed in front of his house in a random act of violence. staggering. >> reporter: a private investigator says it believes that he had seen two engaging in some suspicious acts on the street and he grabbed his camera and began taking photos. >> they came racing down the street and the passenger reached out to grab his camera, which was around his neck, and the driver gunned the car, smashing him forward into the sidewalk. >> reporter: the two did not get the camera, but jack hit his head in the process, something that proved to be fatal. >> this is in my opinion felony further. >> reporter: friends say it was those photos on jack's camera that

investigators say paladino may have inadvertently. help detectives after pictures were removed from a camera that the 2 men tried to steal the men now face a number of charges paladino who worked on high-profile cases ranging from the jonestown mass suicide to celebrity and political scandal suffered a head injury in the violent attack. he was 76. >>still ahead a dangerous drive caught on camera watch here as firefighters face thick smoke and a wall of flames as they race to escape a raging fire in sports. the warriors are going to be without prized rookie james wiseman for the immediate future. our sports director jason dumas says steph curry's thoughts on what the does will >>dmz has resumed behind the wheel driving test statewide today the agency had previously postponed. all behind will test through the end of january due to of course the statewide surgeon. covid-19 cases, those postpone tester can be automatically rescheduled for you for more details available on our website kron 4 dot com. >>online see what we can push shirt. th

paladino's attorney tells me the ace private investigators last act was to solve his own murder. the two men arrested are a 23 year old from san francisco and a 24 year old from pittsburgh in san francisco, amberleigh ktvu, fox two news.are now under arrest. in another attack that left an, the attacker and knocked the victim to the ground on thursday. in the ends of this to neighborhood, vika rutan a pocket he died in the hospital on saturday, he had come to san francisco from thailand to help care for his grandchildren. his family says they believe the attack was racially motivated. police arrested 19 year old antoine watson on suspicion of murder. they also arrested 20 year old malaysia goo on suspicion of being an accessory. a santa rosa man is now expected to face murder charges tomorrow in the deaths of a woman and a teenager in back of ill. vaca ville. police are not releasing the names of the two victims. they were 15 and 27e was taken into custody saturday morning after. there is new information in the case of a pet tortoise, police say. 40 year old george rowe bliss is b

there will be consequences. >> last thursday afternoon, well-known private investigator, jack paladino, 76 years old was beaten up and robbed of his camera outside his home. he died yesterday. the two suspects accused in the attack appeared in court. their arraignment is set for next weeks. >> 23-year-old lawrence thomas of pittsburg california and -- for anybody who thinks that san francisco is an easy touch, you need to think twice. >> there was also an arrest in the brutal attack that's so hard to watch. an 84-year-old man from thailand tackled hard, his head hitting the pavement last thursday morning as he was out for a walk. he later died. >> the suspect accused that d.a.'s offic he' in d an dwan custody and being charged with murder and elder abuse.he's eo d morrow. >> these cases are still under investigation. there's much more work to be done, but the police have done a phenomenal job in a quick and expedient job. it's especially important that we help elderly san francisco ans to be safe. >> we are going to have to do more as a sit toy make sure these crimes are not committed

paladino. get through this horrendous tragedy. the thing is, this is our response after the fact, but we will have to do more as a city to make sure that these crimes are not committed in the first place. part of it is accountability. the other part, it's making sure that we are doing everything we can to keep our community safe, to make sure our police officers are out there patrolling and walking the streets, our neighborhood watches, and providing opportunities so that people never ever get to a place where they commit the kinds of crime we have seen in recent weeks that happened on our streets. i know that nothing can take away the pain and hurt of what these families are going through, but we are here to offer support and we are here to make changes so that some of the mistakes and the challenges that existed that made it tough to bring people to justice will be repaired and will be addressed. with that, i want to turn it over to our police chief bill scott to talk about specifically what

paladino. we thank you for the work you are doing to help families get through this horrendous tragedy. the thing is, this is our response after the fact, but we will have to do more as a city to make sure that these crimes are not committed in the first place. part of it is accountability. the other part, it's making sure that we are doing everything we can to keep our community safe, to make sure our police officers are out there patrolling and walking the streets, our neighborhood watches, and providing opportunities so that people never ever get to a place where they commit the kinds of crime we have seen in recent weeks that happened on our streets. i know that nothing can take away the pain and hurt of what these families are going through, but we are here to offer support and we are here to make changes so that some of the mistakes and the challenges that existed that made it tough to bring people to justice will be repaired and will be addressed. with that, i want to turn it over to our

paladino. we thank you for the work you are doing to help families get through this horrendous tragedy. the thing is, this is our response after the fact, but we will have to do more as a city to make sure that these crimes are not committed in the first place. part of it is accountability. the other part, it's making sure that we are doing everything we can to keep our community safe, to make sure our police officers are out there patrolling and walking the streets, our neighborhood watches, and providing opportunities so that people never ever get to a place where they commit the kinds of crime we have seen in recent weeks that happened on our streets. i know that nothing can take away the pain and hurt of what these families are going through, but we are here to offer support and we are here to make changes so that some of the mistakes and the challenges that existed that made it tough to bring people to justice will be repaired and will be addressed. with that, i want to turn it over to our

paladino. we thank you for the work you are doing to help families get through this horrendous tragedy. the thing is, this is our response after the fact, but we will have to do more as a city to make sure that these crimes are not committed in the first place. part of it is accountability. the other part, it's making sure that we are doing everything we can to keep our community safe, to make sure our police officers are out there patrolling and walking the streets, our neighborhood watches, and providing opportunities so that people never ever get to a place where they commit the kinds of crime we have seen in recent weeks that happened on our streets. i know that nothing can take away the pain and hurt of what these families are going through, but we are here to offer support and we are here to make changes so that some of the mistakes and the challenges that existed that made it tough to bring people to justice will be repaired and will be addressed. with that, i want to turn it over to our

paladino. we thank you for the work you are doing to help families get through this horrendous tragedy. the thing is, this is our response after the fact, but we will have to do more as a city to make sure that these crimes are not committed in the first place. part of it is accountability. the other part, it's making sure that we are doing everything we can to keep our community safe, to make sure our police officers are out there patrolling and walking the streets, our neighborhood watches, and providing opportunities so that people never ever get to a place where they commit the kinds of crime we have seen in recent weeks that happened on our streets. i know that nothing can take away the pain and hurt of what these families are going through, but we are here to offer support and we are here to make changes so that some of the mistakes and the challenges that existed that made it tough to bring people to justice will be repaired and will be addressed. with that, i want to turn it over to our

he was attacked outside of his home in haight ashbur >> they are rering jack paladino.attacked outside of his home last week. >> what a way to end a brilliant career. he really was a legend. >> reporter: his client list was a long one. bill clinton brought him back in 1 1992. he was active in a michael jackson case, and celebrities and some of the biggest cases in california. family and friends are in shock. >> just -- that moment when i got the phone call that my dear friend of decades had been killed in front of his house in a random act of violence, it's staggering. >> reporter: private investigator jack says it's believed he had seen two people engaging engaging in suspicious acts and grabbed his camera and began taking photos. >> the passenger reached tout grab the camera around the neck, and the driver gunned the car, smashing him forward. >> the two did not get the camera, but jack hit his head in the process. something that proved to be fatal. it was photos on his camera that led to aleast two arrests. >> he investigated his own murder and helped involve it. >>>

paladino. we thank you for the work you are doing to help families get through this horrendous tragedy. the thing is, this is our response after the fact, but we will have to do more as a city to make sure that these crimes are not committed in the first place. part of it is accountability. the other part, it's making sure that we are doing everything we can to keep our community safe, to make sure our police officers are out there patrolling and walking the streets, our neighborhood watches, and providing opportunities so that people never ever get to a place where they commit the kinds of crime we have seen in recent weeks that happened on our streets. i know that nothing can take away the pain and hurt of what these families are going through, but we are here to offer support and we are here to make changes so that some of the mistakes and the challenges that existed that made it tough to bring people to justice will be repaired and will be addressed. with that, i want to turn it over to our

friends say paladino's camera held images that led to the arrest of two suspects. paladino's attorney tells me the ace private investigators last act was to solve his own murder. the two men arrested are 23 year old from san francisco and a 24 year old from pittsburgh. frank so, amber, they're saying that he came out of his house. he had a new camera. he was taking some pictures. was this just a crime of opportunity? that sad? played led to his death. well the way it was described to me was that there was a suspect in a car that grabbed the camera and he was dragged as they were trying to get his camera and ultimately, obviously they didn't get the camera and they sped off. alright amberleigh live forcee under arrest. in anr attack that left an 84 year old man dead. also in san francisco. the attacker. knock the victim to the ground on thursday in the anza vista neighborhood, vico or tonopah cti died at the hospital. then on saturday, he had come to san francisco from thailand to help care for his grandchildren. his family says they believe this attack was racially

year old man in 20, or old woman have been arrested for that crime, but the two men accused in paladino's death are scheduled to be arraigned this afternoon at 1 30. they face a range of felony charges from assault to kidnapping to elder abuse. and as you heard, the district attorney announced once the medical examiner releases an official cause of death for paladin o, which is expected later this week. they do plan to introduce murder charges in that case, but the d a is office, in the meantime, has asked the court to deny bail to the two suspects involved in paladino's case so that they can remain in police custody. reporting live allie rasmus ktvu box two days. a lot of developments on this tuesday afternoon in that case alley. thank you now to the debate over whether to reopen schools were learning. some schools in the east bay are preparing for the possibility of a return to in person learning. ktvu cristina rendon tells us that some students in aranda and morago could go back to class in just a week or two. distance learning has been different for each one of tammy schaeffer's three

paladino. we thank you for the work you are doing to help families get through this horrendous tragedy. the thing is, this is our response after the fact, but we will have to do more as a city to make sure that these crimes are not committed in the first place. part of it is accountability. the other part, it's making sure that we are doing everything we can to keep our community safe, to make sure our police officers are out there patrolling and walking the streets, our neighborhood watches, and providing opportunities so that people never ever get to a place where they commit the kinds of crime we have seen in recent weeks that happened on our streets. i know that nothing can take away the pain and hurt of what these families are going through, but we are here to offer support and we are here to make changes so that some of the mistakes and the challenges that existed that made it tough to bring people to justice will be repaired and will be addressed. with that, i want to turn it over to our

investigators say paladino may have inadvertently helped detectives after pictures were recovered fromamera that the 2 men tried to steal. the men now face a number of charges who worked on high-profile cases ranging from the jonestown mass suicides to celebrity and political scandals suffered a head injury in that violent attack. he was 76 years old. california's teachers union wants schools to stay closed for months, but they're calling for before everyone can return to campus. >>plus a new vaccine site is open in san francisco's mission district how many doses can be given their per day. >>plus a local doctor weighs in after dire warnings from a member of president biden's covid >>covid-19 have at least one epidemiologist sounding the alarm tonight from that one advisor for president biden here says if we do not start getting at least one vaccine dose into the arms of as many people as possible we could be in for a rude awakening kron four's noelle bellow has more from a local infectious disease specialist if we get another syringe this surge maybe overpopulated with some of these v

they first appeared in court last week and are accused of attacking jack paladino. the 76-year-old, a long time san francisco resident who worked on a series of high profile cases. >> now to our making it in the bay series. the marin county board of supervisors on tuesday will consider freezing some rents. there has been a 40% increase in unemployment for lower wage earners because of the pandemic. rent freeze would last until the end of the year. single family homes, condos and apartments after 1995 would be exempt. we launched our climate in crisis series, all about climate change and what to do about it. new research shows the economic impact of smoke from wildfires and what it could do to our economy. smoke. remember last summer, the orange sky. researchers at the university of new mexico says smoke exposure affects the health of workers leading to job productivity and estimate each day of exposure could reduce earnings by .04% over two years. the two industries affected the most, tourism and outdoor recreation. >> a lot of victims of the fires may be wondering

inadvertently helped detectives after pictures were found in from a camera that the 2 men tried to still paladino who worked on a number of high-profile cases ranging from the jonestown mass suicides to celebrity and political scandals suffered that head injury in that violent attack this past thursday. >>much more ahead here on kron 4 news in prime time tonight days after a section of highway one was washed away by a mudslide. we're now hearing from caltrans about the massive cleanup efforts. the need to happen before the repair is even happening the county first responders racing to a home win. >>claims happened inside a home in a pair of cats go missing, let you know what they did say. plus concern is mounting for business owners and one oakland neighborhood after series >>welcome back everyone business owners in oakland's chinatown neighborhoods are cleaning up and are thinking about their own safety after several robberies were caught on camera on friday and saturday. just the latest incident in a recent string of violence, the president of china town's chamber of commerce is telling kron fo

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high profile cases ranging from the jonestown mass suicides to celebrity and political scandals has paladino was outside his home in the city on thursday to test a new camera when a car pulled up and a man jumped out and. >>tried to grab the camera from them fell and hit his head on the pavement causing a traumatic head injury. this roster of clients included bill clinton john delorean and the hearst family. he was working on one final case before apparently planning to join his wife in retirement. jack palladino was 70 years old. the homeless man accused of attacking a san jose preschools pet tortoise over the weekend is back behind bars. george robles had been released from jail police tracked him down today and took him back into custody. police say he stabbed the tortoise with a piece of wood and damaged the school and playground as for the 70 year-old tortoise named michelangelo. he is recovering at an animal hospital, san jose police even dropped off some treats as you just saw for that towards today and everyone wishes that tortoise the best. >>well if you want to book a trip to the o

investigated meant many major high-profile cases like the mass suicide of jonestown cult indiana paladino had many celebrity clients, including robin williams, kevin costner bulls targets of fan or tabloid abuse. he was also involved in recovering a truckload of equipment stolen from the grateful dead. paula was known as the guy to call when you really just needed the answers. well, jack was born in boston has longtime ties to the bay area he said he law u c berkeley after graduating from cornell university. he lived and worked in san francisco for decades as well pella dino he was retired, he retired about in a year ago and him and his wife are really just looking forward to getting some time together after a long career of his and then of course traveling but then the pandemic hit. >>and unfortunately last thursday he was a victim of a crime a very crime that he would have helped you know investigate and wouldn't you know it he did help with the investigation. putting those 2 attackers behind bars reporting live in san francisco sarah stinson kron 4 news. >>thank you very much sara. >>i

paula investigated many major high-profile cases like the mass suicide of jonestown cult indiana paladino had many celebrity clients, including robin williams and kevin costs near caught kevin costner other who are targets of fan and tabloid abuse he also was involved in recovering a truckload of equipment stolen from the grateful dead paula was known as the guy to call when you really really needed an answer and you're most likely where someone who is also high profile he said he described himself, as the person you called the house is on fire not necessarily when there's smoke in the kitchen. jack was born in boston it was a longtime resident and had lots of ties to the bay area he studied law at u c berkeley after graduating from cornell university, he lived and worked in san francisco for decades as well pella dino route tired about a year ago with his wife they're planning on traveling but of course the pandemic hit and then. >>you know his attack happened last week so tragic way to die, but also what a poetic justice in that he helped put his attackers in jail behind bars i mean thi

now paladino is planning on retiring, he did so a year ago he's going to travel with his wife.er, of course pandemic hit and then he was attacked and he died on thursday, he will be remembered for his legacy in investigation. reporting live in san francisco sarah stinson kron 4 news that's just to spend a lifetime like he did on the edge in such danger. yes and then to die before retiring. >>just incredible and help take down the people who attacked him an amazing story is so sad. it's sad, but i honestly like his wife said i mean if you're going to die at that age 76 years old you died doing what you did your whole entire life and that's taking down someone who broke the law how the sarah thank you very much and. >>i'd recommend for anybody, he played himself. in the movie the insider is back in 99 russell crowe expo line tobacco for spiking there their cigarettes with things that made more digging out that was in the movie but he played himself as the detective. so you can go see that movie and see and see one of the things he did because is a true story right we expose big t