(philippe djegal) here in petaluma... a 23-year-old man arrested for mutiple sex crimes against a 15-year-old boy.paul gilman/petaluma police dept.- "they met on the social media app, grindr, and that's how they ultimately met." the petaluma police department says alex battaglia had sex with the boy. the two met on three occasions. intially, police say battaglia may not have been aware the boy was a minor -- he may have lied about his age... but eventually battaglia did find out and yet continued to meet with the boy. the app users to verify their true age. in petaluma, philippe djegal, kron four news. (steve) still ahead... waking up to another round of fog around the bay area... chief meteorologist brittney shipp is back with your complete forecast... seasonable summer pattern will remain in place with a marine layer along the coast leading to areas of night and morning low clouds followed by sunny afternoons away from the coast. these conditions are expected to continue through the 4th of july holiday. ( pam )( pam ) (

kron four's philippe djegal reports she was a student saint ignatius college prep. (philippe) the u-s national park service says victoria larocca was in a restricted area of land's end when she fell of the cliff. it happened at around 6-45 thursday night. she hit some rocks on the way down and was knocked unconscious. an ocean rescue team was nearby at china beach. and, used a jet ski to get close to la-rocca. two rescue swimmers jumped in the water with a gurney and pulled her off the rocks and to shore... but she was pronounced dead at the scene... and, her friends were clearly devestated. there are signs warning visitors of the dangers walking along the cliff... and, in this case, it appears an accident turned tragic.suzie thigpen/hiker- "that's really scary -- we've been here several times, and every time we come, um, i always tell him to stay away from the edge, um it's really scary. its not safe, you know, there's no railings, so you have to watch out, um, and make sure you watch your step because its dangerous." the park service says it does have rangers in th

four's philippe djegal spoke with the father of that murder suspect and has more. (philippe) brad jacobson lives in the home behind me here on teresa lane... where the concord police department executed a search warrant early in the morning, just hours after a homicide was reported in concord outside the brenden theater. the police department confirms that this investigation is connected with that homicide. brad says that his son is who police are looking for... but during the process of the police department executing the search warrant... brad, his wife and daughter were detained.brad jacobson/suspect's father- "traumatized. i'm devastated. i'm fááááág, fááááág livid." jacobson says his 26- year-old son was not home when police showed up early in the morning. he says despite telling officers that... police still shot tear gas into the home and destroyed several windows and other property while serving the warrant... in addition to shooting and killing his blue-nosed pitbull.brad jacobson/suspect's father- "(philippe) why'd they shoot your dog? (brad) uh, he came o

kron four's philippe djegal reports water has been restored in the area... but the broken main still needs to be fixed. (philippe)nats- water flow for more than two hours non- stop... gushing water flowed downhill, covering san juan boulvard and parts of monte cresta drive...no name/no face/renter- "i woke up my wife and said get the kids out and move them to the front of the house." that's the voice of the man who lives in this home on san juan... which suffered the most damage. the water main break was reported just after 3-30 in the morning... and, by six o'clock, the mid-peninsula water district says 120-thousand gallons of water had been lost... bringing plants and a lot of mud down the hill. just look at what happened to the man's backyard.no name/no face/renter- "i thought we were getting a really good storm." i can only stand here for a few seconds before my feet start to sink in... and, just check out these chairs... swallowed up by this mud. this entire backyard is covered up by it. pam kawaguchi/lives along broken main- "a lot of damage happened in

(vicki) and, as kron four's philippe djegal reports... this is one of a handful of hate- related incidents the alameda unified school district has dealt with since the presidential election. (philippe) edison elementary school in alameda -- again, dealing with what some consider hate-speech the alameda police department shared this photo of the graffiti in question. we've blurred it out, because the message is anti-semitic in nature. it was written in ink or chalk and has since been removed. it quotes a line from a popular sitcom, while insinuating a threat to an 18-year-old man who lives near the school. police say that person does not wish to file charges.susan davis/ausd- "there was a reference to hitler that was, um, relatively favorable." susan davis with the alameda unified school district says... while a teacher was cleaning out her classroom early saturday morning... she walked up this ramp to the main office, when she looked down to the ground and noticed the graffiti. davis says the teacher then called police. susan davis/ausd- "

philippe djegal, kron four news. crews in southern california are battling a fire in the san bernardino national forest...north east of big bear lake. the fire started on monday...a day with record breaking heat.. it has burned nearly two-point-five square miles... with more than 12-hundred fire fighters out on the line. the fire is only 10- percent contained right now as crews are also battling the heat and rough terrain in the area. a smoke advisory has also been put in place until friday morning. (vicki) a bill that would open up more of the country's national forests to logging operations is being touted as a way to prevent out of control wildfires. but some environmental groups worry it would open public lands to exploitation. kron four's washington correspondent drew petrimoulx has more on the legislation. take pkg raging wildfires ripped through tennessee, georgia and the carolinas last year and the west coast the year before. their intensity can be partly blamed on poor land management -- says arkansas congre

"> (grant) our team coverage on this deadly shooting continues now with kron four's philippe djegal... he is also standing by live from the crime scene... philippe -- you spoke with u-p-s workers who were there, and survived. yes, grant... and, those workers say for all the wrong reasons, this will be a memorable day. u-p-s employees tell me this all happened so fast -- that at first, they werent sure it was real. (philippe)nats- "all ups employees -- let's go." amid the chaos...nick/ups driver- "we were in the center when the first shots rang out inside the building." u-p-s truck driver nick describes panic as he rushed outside.nick/ups driver- "that's where i saw one of our guys get shot, saw, i saw the first shot and i turned and ran. so, uh, little shook up." same goes for the rest of his colleagues. initially, witnesses inside the u-p-s building say the area was locked down... no one allowed in or out. shortly after learning the shooter was dead and there was no longer an immediate threat. workers streamed out of the building... those who witnessed the shooting, separated from th

(steve) our team coverage of the parade continues now with kron four's philippe djegal... who was just up the street from teresa at 12th and broadway... he shows us how it was like there. (philippe) such a special day for the city of oakland... this really feels like a redemption tour. fans showed up so early in the morning for a prime spot to catch this action... and, this is certainly a day that none of them will ever forget. nats- fans cheering for some warriors faithful... this is as close as they may ever get to the players... and, you can't put a price on how much this means for those who've rooted for this team through thick and thin.jason cummings/12-years-old- "everybody on the team is just really humble. it's not like they don't go around showing off or anything like that." stephen curry hoisting the trophy.... sharing the moment with his family and dub nation... capping off one of the most impressive regular and post-season runs in n-b-a history.isaiah alomar/8- year-old- "i've never, uh, seen anything like this."nats- fans past warriors' players and coaches enjo

kron four's philippe djegal has the details. nats- "you're spirits along with your bodies were crushed." shedding tears for and memorializing as many as a dozen dogs they never knew.... carine peters/nats- "there are meadows and hills for all our special friends." heartstricken animal lovers -- touched by tragedy.monica stevens/nats- "as we reflect upon, uh, these poor dogs that lost their life to some brutal murderer." surrounding the site where carine peters discovered the butchered bodies in february...carine peters/discovered dead dogs- "animals were put on this earth not to, uh, use and abuse, um, they have feelings and i saw that that da with my dogs." voluners from three north bay non-profit animal rescue groups fly and lay down white kites along columbus parkway at lake herman road... a gesture symbolizing each lost soul. monica stevens/co-founder, jarr- "the fact that a box cutter was left with the animals, there's no doubt that the animals were severely tortured and brutally murdered." during the serivce... monica steve

philippe djegal, kron four news. ((pam))the worst of the heat is behind us... but it is still going to be hot in parts of the bay area.((steve)) meteorologist brittney shipp is back with your forecast...as we head into the weekend. .heat advisories and warnings are in place today through 9 pm for dangerously hot temperatures. a shallow marine layer along the central coast will keep the monterey bay coastal areas much cooler. temperatures will still be hot across the interior for friday, just not as hot as this afternoon. additional cooling will occur over the weekend. >>> now, "inside edition" with deborah norville. >> deborah: hello, everybody, and thank you for joining us. the hung jury in the bill cosby trial came after more than 50 hours of deliberation. deliberations that grew increasingly contentious. but what was it like in the jury room? diane mcinerney spoke with an alternate juror who was sequestered for the entire trial. >> it was all-out war inside the bill cosby jury room. >> people were getting on edge that there was crying, yeah, arguments. >> we

in santa clara county, philippe djegal, kron four news. ( marty @ landing ) happening now. top athletes from around the world are competing in san francisco's annual "escape from alcatraz" by-atholon. that's where we find kron four's averi harper. good morning averi. ( averi ) more than two thousand people are expected to leep into the san francisco bay at seven thirty for the big race. after a one and a half mile swim from the rock... contestants will jump on their bikes for an 18 mile ride... and then run 8 miles through the trails of the golden gate recreational area. city officials say drivers in the cow hollow neighborhood should expect some delays. tune in to kron4 news to hear the races winners and more. ( marty @ landing ) thanks averi. ( marty @ landing ) happening tomorrow. the warriors take on the cleveland cavaliers in game five of the n-b-a finals. the warriors and cavaliers both landed in the bay area saturday. the dubs are back home after dropping game 4 in cleveland friday night. it was their first postseason loss this year. the warriors lead the series thre

in vallejo, philippe djegal, kron four news. in san francisco tens of thousands of comedy and music lovers flocked to san francisco's civic center for a first-of-its-kind weekend festival. street closures backed up traffic along polk, grove, larkin, and mcallister streets. saturday marked the second of three days of headliners like jerry seinfeld, bill burr, and ice cube. in san francisco ella sogomonian kron 4 news. ((jrs/live)) meteorologist lawrence karnow is back with your complete forecast. ( justine ) a big night for kron 4 news. we have won an emmy.

in alameda, philippe djegal, kron four news. he coaching staff at skyline high school is doing their best to get players back on track.it hit us really hardjoe bates / head football coach - it's a humongous, giant loss. giant loss. we were so looking forward to him helping these teens transition into adulthood news of coach carlo tateo's untimely death spread within hours of the sunday morning shooting in san francisco's soma neighborhood. this woman jasmine abuslin was at the center of an oakland police department investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct by its officers. but a new report by the federal monitor overseeing the department says opd's investigation into these allegations was wholly inadequate and the mayor and city administrator did not do enough to determine why the department had not investigated the case more thoroughly ((pam))get ready for a scorcher...the heat wave reaches its peak tomorrow. ((steve))meteorologist brittney shipp is back with more on the excessive heat warning for much of the bay area

(steve) investigators tell kron four's philippe djegal... that the suspect met his victim through a popular smart phone app. (philippe) 23-year-old alex battaglia was arrested at his home in petaluma wednesday afternoon. randy says he's lived next door to battaglia and his family on sequoia drive for 13-years. he says he knew battaglia is gay... noting he recently broke up with his boyfriend... but couldn't imagine battaglia, who works in retail and studied cullinary arts, would have ever been accused of having sex with an underage boy.rand/neighbor- "i'm blown away here. i never thought that he would go that way, with the minor kids." petaluma police detective sergeant paul gilman says battaglia has been charged with mutiple sex crimes against a minor, including sodomy. gilman says battaglia's victim is a 15- year-old boy he met through the smartphone dating app for gay men called, grindr.paul gilman/petaluma police dept- "they, uh, chatted through that app for a while. they exchange some sexually explicit material and they ultimately met fo

in san francisco, philippe djegal, kron four news. (pam) the weather is heating up just in time for the weekend(steve) and hotter temperatures... are on the way. chief meteorologist brittany shipp is back with your complete forecast. seasonably cool temperatures can be expected today with a very gradual warming trend through friday as a ridge builds into our region. outside of drizzle, dry weather the next 7 days with night and morning coastal clouds followed by sunny afternoons is forecast.

philippe djegal, kron four news. ((pam))the worst of the heat is behind us... but it is still going to be hot in parts of the bay area.((steve)) meteorologist brittney shipp is back with your forecast...as we head into the weekend. weekend. ♪ introducing the new sleep number 360 smart bed. the only bed smart enough to change sleep as we know it. weekend. it senses your every move and automatically adjusts on both sides to keep you comfortable. and snoring... does your bed do that? right now save on sleep number 360 smart beds. plus, it's the lowest prices of the season with savings of $500 on our most popular p5 bed. .heat advisories and warnings are in place today through 9 pm for dangerously hot temperatures. a shallow marine layer along the central coast will keep the monterey bay coastal areas much cooler. temperatures will still be hot across the interior for friday, just not as hot as this afternoon. additional cooling will occur over the weekend. >> announcer: the following is a paid presentation for gwynnie bee, a clothing rental service for women who l

and, as kron four's philippe djegal reports this is one of several hate - related incidents the alameda unified school district has dealt with recently. (philippe) since the november election... the alameda unified school district says it has responded to at least five-hate related incidents at it's schools. susan davis/ausd- "in some cases, it's been things like swastikas painted, or spray- painted on school property. we have had some threatening emails and texts and some threatening texts in texts, which were, um, between students." in this most recent case... a teacher at edison elementary school called police saturday after walking by this message we've blurred out. it was found on the ramp leading up to the school office. it references hitler in quote used in a popular sitcom... and, also appears to make a threat to who alameda police say is an 18-year-old man who lives nearby. the message has since been removed. police have investigated the incident and say, without bringing charges, the case is closed.susan davis/ausd- "i can't stress strongly enough, how um, distressed we are th

kron four's philippe djegal explains what happened and spoke with the father of that murder suspect. philippe) brad jacobson lives in the home behind me here on teresa lane... where the concord police department executed a search warrant early in the morning, just hours after a homicide was reported in concord outside the brenden theater. the police department confirms that this investigation is connected with that homicide. brad says that his son is who police are looking for... but during the process of the police department executing the search warrant... brad, his wife and daughter were detained.brad jacobson/suspect's father- "traumatized. i'm devastated. i'm fááááág, fááááág livid." jacobson says his 26- year-old son was not home when police showed up early in the morning. he says despite telling officers that... police still shot tear gas into the home and destroyed several windows and other property while serving the warrant... in addition to shooting and killing his blue-nosed pitbull.brad jacobson/suspect's father- "(philippe) why'd they shoot your dog? (brad) uh, he came ou

kron four's philippe djegal explains... (philippe) 23-year-old alex battaglia was arrested at his home in petaluma wednesday afternoon. randy says he's lived next door to battaglia and his family on sequoia drive for 13-years. he says he knew battaglia is gay... noting he recently broke up with his boyfriend... but couldn't imagine battaglia, who works in retail and studied cullinary arts, would have ever been accused of having sex with an underage boy.rand/neighbor- "i'm blown away here. i never thought that he would go that way, with the minor kids." petaluma police detective sergeant paul gilman says battaglia has been charged with mutiple sex crimes against a minor, including sodomy. gilman says battaglia's victim is a 15- year-old boy he met through the smartphone dating app for gay men called, grindr.paul gilman/petaluma police dept- "they, uh, chatted through that app for a while. they exchange some sexually explicit material and they ultimately met for, uh, what they determined to be a date." gilman says battaglia ma

kron4's philippe djegal has more. (philippe)nats- hunger is a year-round problem...nats- and, the boxes of food distributed to needy families at food banks, don't package themselves.steve aveson/kron 4- "it does feel good to make a difference."nats- our own steve aveson joined by dozens more of us from kron four... rolling up our sleeves in san francisco, alameda county, santa clara county and contra costa coounty...nats-jim swanson/kron 4- "i have a sore shoulder, but i'm trying to loosen it up right now, so i can move quicker." at rapid speed...nats- kron four crews and volunteers from several other organizations pack up ten of thousands of pounds of food... that'll eventually either be delivered to or picked-up by families in all nine bay area counties who have the ability to cook... but not necessarily the financial means to buy groceries.christine gaston/kron 4- "lunches for kids, family, the elderly." at the san francisco-marin food bank... kron four's general manager chris mcdonnell is determined to break the re

(steve) and, as kron four's philippe djegal reports... this is one of several hate - related incidents the alameda unified school district has dealt with.... since the presidential election. (philippe) since the november election... the alameda unified school district says it has responded to at least five-hate related incidents at it's schools. susan davis/ausd- "in some cases, it's been things like swastikas painted, or spray- painted on school property. we have had some threatening emails and texts and some threatening texts in texts, which were, um, between students." in this most recent case... a teacher at edison elementary school called police saturday after walking by this message we've blurred out. it was found on the ramp leading up to the school office. it references hitler in quote used in a popular sitcom... and, also appears to make a threat to who alameda police say is an 18-year-old man who lives nearby. the message has since been removed. police have investigated the incident and say, without bringing charges, the case is

philippe djegal, kron four news.teve))the weekend is finally here...and it's going to be a scorcher for much of the bay area.some places will see triple digit temps for the next few days.meteorologist brittney shipp is back with your complete forecast. whoa! you're not taking these. hey, hey, hey! you're not taking those. whoa, whoa! you're not taking that. come with me. you're not taking that. you're not taking that. you're not taking that. mom, i'm taking the subaru. don't be late. even when we're not there to keep them safe, our subaru outback will be. (vo) love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. warmer temperatures are expected for the weekend into next week as an upper level ridge strengthens over the southwest. a heat advisory is in effect for most inland locations for this weekend into early next week as temperatures warm to as much as 20 degrees above seasonal averages and begin to pose potential heat related illnesses. dry weather conditions and mostly clear skies will also prevail through the forecast per

and, as kron four's philippe djegal reports... this is one of several hate - related incidents.. the alameda unified school district has dealt with recently. (philippe) since the november election... the alameda unified school district says it has responded to at least five-hate related incidents at it's schools. susan davis/ausd- "in some cases, it's been things like swastikas painted, or spray- painted on school property. we have had some threatening emails and texts and some threatening texts in texts, which were, um, between students." in this most recent case... a teacher at edison elementary school called police saturday after walking by this message we've blurred out. it was found on the ramp leading up to the school office. it references hitler in quote used in a popular sitcom... and, also appears to make a threat to who alameda police say is an 18-year-old man who lives nearby. the message has since been removed. police have investigated the incident and say, without bringing charges, the case is closed.susan davis/ausd- "i can't stress strongly enough, how um, distresse

here's kron4's philippe djegal. lippe)nats- hunger is a year-round problem...nats- and, the boxes of food distributed to needy families at food banks, don't package themselves.steve aveson/kron 4- "it does feel good to make a difference."nats- our own steve aveson joined by dozens more of us from kron four... rolling up our sleeves in san francisco, alameda county, santa clara county and contra costa coounty...nats-jim swanson/kron 4- "i have a sore shoulder, but i'm trying to loosen it up right now, so i can move quicker." at rapid speed...nats- kron four crews and volunteers from several other organizations pack up ten of thousands of pounds of food... that'll eventually either be delivered to or picked-up by families in all nine bay area counties who have the ability to cook... but not necessarily the financial means to buy groceries.christine gaston/kron 4- "lunches for kids, family, the elderly." at the san francisco-marin food bank... kron four's general manager chris mcdonnell is determined to break the record

today, kron four's philippe djegal reports from where the dogs were discovered and where, this morning, they were remembered. (philippe)bill vizza/nats- "you're spirits along with your bodies were crushed." shedding tears for and memorializing as many as a dozen dogs they never knew.... carine peters/nats- "there are meadows and hills for all our special friends." heartstricken animal lovers -- touched by tragedy.monica stevens/nats- "as we reflect upon, uh, these poor dogs that lost their life to some brutal murderer." surrounding the site where carine peters discovered the butchered bodies in february...carine peters/discovered dead dogs- "animals were put on this earth not to, uh, use and abuse, um, they have feelings and i saw that that da with my dogs." volunteers from three north bay non-profit animal rescue groups fly and lay down white kites along columbus parkway at lake herman road... a gesture symbolizing each lost soul. monica stevens/co-founder, jarr- "the fact that a box cutter was left with the animals, there's no doubt that the animals were severely tortured and brutall

(vicki) kron four's philippe djegal reports the new findings are spurring the launch of a new unit in the san francisco public defender's office to tackle booking bias'. (philippe) 65-year-old leslie elliott was recently held in custody for 115 days, on 300-thousand dollars bail... and, faced up to 27 years behind bars, after her attorney, deputy san francisco public defender elizabeth camacho, says elliott was unfairly charged with mayhem, battery causing serious bodily injury and assault with a deadly weapon.elizabeth camacho/deputy public defender- "the weapon was a cup of coffee. an injury that wasn't permament." elliott says her coffee spilled on her arm and a white woman's forearm on sixth street during an argument... the woman later called police on elliott, claiming she threw the coffee at her. san francisco public defender jeff adachi says elliott was overcharged.jeff adachi/public defender- "the disparity in charging that occurs by the police officer at the booking stages, carries throughout the entire system and it results in people of color, particularly african americans,

kron4's philippe djegal has the story. (philippe) early saturday morning... pastors joel and annalisa jones jumped onto westbound interstate 80 in fairfield, headed to the east bay... when they noticed a man behind the wheel of a truck speeding at more than 80 miles per hour, bouncing into and off of several cars in his path.pastor joel jones/good samaritan- "he basically was a vehicle of destruction at that point." jones' wife annalisa called 9-1-1 while her husband continued to follow the man. and, after hitting the median, the truck stopped on the shoulder near suisun city. the jones' waited behind the truck until a female officer with the california highway patrol showed up... and, that's when the situation esclated. pastor joel jones/good samaritan- "he walked up to her like she was a mannaquin and he was voicing some things that, this is it, i'm not going to take it -- nope, i'm not, and he went right into her as if she was a man and i was so glad that i waited at that point." at that moment, pastor jones said a prayer.pastor joel jones/good samaritan-

(steve) but as kron four's philippe djegal reports, the pastor wasn't just a witness. in fact, some are calling him a hero. he's a pastor who also happens to be a retired sergeant with the san francisco sheriff's department. (philippe) early saturday morning... pastors joel and annalisa jones jumped onto westbound interstate 80 in fairfield, headed to the east bay... when they noticed a man behind the wheel of a truck speeding at more than 80 miles per hour, bouncing into and off of several cars in his path.pastor joel jones/good samaritan- "he basically was a vehicle of destruction at that point." jones' wife annalisa called 9-1-1 while her husband continued to follow the man. and, after hitting the median, the truck stopped on the shoulder near suisun city. the jones' waited behind the truck until a female officer with the california highway patrol showed up... and, that's when the situation esclated. pastor joel jones/good samaritan- "he walked up to her like she was a mannaquin and he was voicing some things that, this is it, i'm not going to take it -- nope, i'm no

that's where kron four's philippe djegal reports... those protesting were peacefully confronted by the opposition. (philippe)alice hoagland/nats- "no sharia in the usa." on the santa clara side of the intersection near santana row... dozens of protestors standing against sharia -- or, islamic law. nats- "show me what hypocracy looks like. that is what hypocracy looks like." on the san jose side of the intersection... demonstrators, by the hundreds, shout in opposition...nats- "they are few -- we are many." alice hoagland's son mark bingham died on united airlines flight 93 on september 11th 2001. alice hoagland/anti-sharia law- "i am fully in favor of muslim-americans. i am very grateful for muslims to come to the united states and adopt american values, but to the extent that they are trying to, trying to infuse america with the, with the teachings of islam to that extent do i oppose and fear them." "oppose and fear." for the protestors across the street -- that's all they hear. raphael kadaris/refuse facism- "opposing sharia law is ju

as kron4's philippe djegal reports... investigators say the suspect met the victim through a popular dating app. (philippe) 23-year-old alex battaglia was arrested at his home in petaluma wednesday afternoon. randy says he's lived next door to battaglia and his family on sequoia drive for 13-years. he says he knew battaglia is gay... noting he recently broke up with his boyfriend... but couldn't imagine battaglia, who works in retail and studied cullinary arts, would have ever been accused of having sex with an underage boy.rand/neighbor- "i'm blown away here. i never thought that he would go that way, with the minor kids." petaluma police detective sergeant paul gilman says battaglia has been charged with mutiple sex crimes against a minor, including sodomy. gilman says battaglia's victim is a 15- year-old boy he met through the smartphone dating app for gay men called, grindr.paul gilman/petaluma police dept- "they, uh, chatted through that app for a while. they exchange some sexually explicit material and they ultimatel

that's where kron four's philippe djegal reports... those standing against islamic law were peacefully confronted by the opposition. (philippe)alice hoagland/nats- "no sharia in the usa." on the santa clara side of the intersection near santana row... dozens of protestors standing against sharia -- or, islamic law. nats- "show me what hypocracy looks like. that is what hypocracy looks like." on the san jose side of the intersection... demonstrators, by the hundreds, shout in opposition...nats- "they are few -- we are many." alice hoagland's son mark bingham died on united airlines flight 93 on september 11th 2001. alice hoagland/anti-sharia law- "i am fully in favor of muslim-americans. i am very grateful for muslims to come to the united states and adopt american values, but to the extent that they are trying to, trying to infuse america with the, with the teachings of islam to that extent do i oppose and fear them." "oppose and fear." for the protestors across the street -- that's all they hear. raphael kadaris/refuse cism- "opposing

kron4's philippe djegal shows us the key items in need of fixing. dave timmons/timmons auto and truck repair/nats- "you can feel the heat coming off of this -- its really extreme." if you think it's hot outside... consider spending the day nose deep in a running car engine. dave timmons/timmons auto and truck repair- "when we're running vehicles and stuff, you know, they're 200 degrees all the time and it just puts out a lot of heat, so we have a couple fans and stuff in here that the guys use to keep themselves, cooler." dave timmons says, the last two weeks, business is up 25-percent... he owns timmons auto and truck repair in pleasant hill. customers are coming in with dead engines, drained batteries and air conditioners that need repair.dave timmons/timmons auto and truck repair- "a lot of times, they'll have a small leak and then the frion level gets low, so that brings the temperature up -- it doesn't bring it as cool in there, especially when it's 105 degrees and it only cools it to 70 or 80 degrees in the car -- its not good enough for them."

kron4's philippe djegal was in dublin... where the fireworks booths are now open for business. (philippe)nats- "you pay $19.99 and you get both of these." when you're among the first in line like the vaupen family... take your pick.aidan vaupen/14- years-old- "we got luck of the irish and the 49er pack." 13 fireworks booths are now open in the city of dublin. and, as long as you're 18 or older, you can make a purchase. lauren madigan/buying fireworks- "i thought sparklers would be fun, ha." all of the fireworks sold in booths like this one are considered safe and sane... and, if you need confirmation... check out the box of what you purchase... and, look for the seal of approval from the state fire marshall.kevin ferrell/buying fireworks- "some of the old favorites, you know, snakes and piccolo pete's and stuff like that." kevin ferrell -- buying his fireworks from a group of volunteers raising money for booster clubs at dublin high school.rosemary brassea/volunteer- "on the fourth, right up until we close, yes, it is very busy." feel free to light your fireworks in the city of

four's philippe djegal spoke with the father of that murder suspect and has details on what happened. (philippe) brad jacobson lives in the home behind me here on teresa lane... where the concord police department executed a search warrant early in the morning, just hours after a homicide was reported in concord outside the brenden theater. the police department confirms that this investigation is connected with that homicide. brad says that his son is who police are looking for... but during the process of the police department executing the search warrant... brad, his wife and daughter were detained.brad jacobson/suspect's father- "traumatized. i'm devastated. i'm fááááág, fááááág livid." jacobson says his 26- year-old son was not home when police showed up early in the morning. he says despite telling officers that... police still shot tear gas into the home and destroyed several windows and other property while serving the warrant... in addition to shooting and killing his blue-nosed pitbull.brad jacobson/suspect's father- "(philippe) why'd they shoot your dog? (brad) uh, he came

kron 4's philippe djegal has the story. (philippe) since the november election...nified school district says it has responded to at least five-hate related incidents at it's schools. susan davis/ausd- "in some cases, it's been things like swastikas painted, or spray- painted on school property. we have had some threatening emails and texts and some threatening texts in texts, which were, um, between students." in this most recent case... a teacher at edison elementary school called police saturday after walking by this message we've blurred out. it was found on the ramp leading up to the school office. it references hitler in quote used in a popular sitcom... and, also appears to make a threat to who alameda police say is an 18-year-old man who lives nearby. the message has since been removed. police have investigated the incident and say, without bringing charges, the case is closed.susan davis/ausd- "i can't stress strongly enough, how um, distressed we are that these incidents are happening in our community and how strongly we denounce them." susan davis, who sp

as kron 4's philippe djegal reports tonight... e new findings are spurring the launch of a new unit at the san francisco public defender's office. (philippe) 65-year-old leslie elliott was recently held in custody for 115 days, on 300-thousand dollars bail... and, faced up to 27 years behind bars, after her attorney, deputy san francisco public defender elizabeth camacho, says elliott was unfairly charged with mayhem, battery causing serious bodily injury and assault with a deadly weapon.elizabeth camacho/deputy public defender- "the weapon was a cup of coffee. an injury that wasn't permament." elliott says her coffee spilled on her arm and a white woman's forearm on sixth street during an argument... the woman later called police on elliott, claiming she threw the coffee at her. san francisco public defender jeff adachi says elliott was overcharged.jeff adachi/public defender- "the disparity in charging that occurs by the police officer at the booking stages, carries throughout the entire system and it results in people of color,

(vicki) but as kron four's philippe djegal... some businesses are already ahead of the curve. philippe) for david doostan... there's nothing awkward aboout being served a metal straw at lunch...david doostan/supports proposed ban- "we actually have glass and metal straws at home." though some say prohibiting plastic straws would be a stretch...quinton boyette/against proposed ban- "uh, i think its going to far." doostan says the berkeley city council made the right decision tuesday night... voting unanimously to explore creating an ordinance to ban plastic straws city-wide.david doostan/supports proposed ban- "anything that is disposable, that can be, uh, reduced is, is useful." here's at saul's deli and restaurant and deli... customers can choose from two different types of eco-friendly straws... one's stainless steal and the other is a compostable plastic, that is actually made from plants.peter levitt/owner, saul's- "right now, i can't justify it economically, i just do it because, it just feels right." peter levitt owns saul's and says more than seven years ago, he stopped

(grant) this while kron four's philippe djegal reports... igators are still looking for more possible victims. (philippe) kevin thorpe did not enter a plea during his arraignment tuesday. among the sex charges he faces... three felony counts of forcible oral copulation with a minor. crimes, the sonoma county sheriff's office says the 39- year-old man allegedly committed at the hanna boys center in sonoma.sgt. spencer crum/sonoma county sheriff's office- "it's very disturbing that mr. thorpe was in a position to guide teenagers and here he took advantage of the trust that was given him." the hanna boys center says thorpe was placed on unpaid administrative leave shortly after learning of his arrest on saturday. he is a clinical director at the boarding school for troubled boys. the sheriff's office says thorpe's victim is now a 23-year-old man... he claims thorpe molested him multiple times when the victim was a student at the center from 2006 to 20-11.sgt. spencer crum/sonoma county sheriff's office- "he was a minor when it happened. he didn'

in san francisco, philippe djegal, kron four news. (will) still ahead... one bay area city getting ready to crackdown on those giving food to people who are homeless.<> busy intersections are a safety hazard for both drivers and pedestirians. stanely roberts shows us some examples on this edtion of people behvaing badly. hi the reason why i stopped her is because she was walking across the roadway and she's jaywalking in front of other cars and we are worried about here getting hit by a car if you happen to be near the intersection of el camino real and south sunnyvale ave where sunnyvale saratoga road meet you will find out it's a rather interesting intersection it's an intersection where according to sunnyvale department of public safety; there were two recent crashes in as many days and i can see why nats: ambiance first let's look a

in dublin, philippe djegal, kron four news. ( darya ) in addition to dublin.. here are a few other bay area cities that allow safe and sane fireworks. pacifica, petaluma, rohnert park, and newark. we have a complete list on our website at kron 4-dot-com. ( mark ) and you'll want to celebrate july 4th with kron-4. watch live fireworks from around the bay area and across the nation from the comfort of your home. july 4-th live kicks off tuesday at 9 p.m. right here on the bay area's news station. ( darya ) a judge has set bail at 6 million dollars for a santa cruz brain surgeon charged with sexually abusing children. doctor james kohut is facing 11 counts of sexually abusing children under the age of 14. he was arrested in his santa cruz home last month along with two nurses. they are charged with participating in child sex abuse with the 57-year-old. kohut has plead not guilty. the district attorney's office was asking that bail be denied. <"we believe that the dollar number that should've been involved in his bail should've been at 40 million dollars. we defini

(vicki) but as kron four's philippe djegal reports, the pastor wasn't just a witness. n fact, some are calling him a hero. he's a pastor who also happens to be a retired sergeant with the san francisco sheriff's department. (philippe) early saturday morning... pastors joel and annalisa jones jumped onto westbound interstate 80 in fairfield, headed to the east bay... when they noticed a man behind the wheel of a truck speeding at more than 80 miles per hour, bouncing into and off of several cars in his path.pastor joel jones/good samaritan- "he basically was a vehicle of destruction at that point." jones' wife annalisa called 9-1-1 while her husband continued to follow the man. and, after hitting the median, the truck stopped on the shoulder near suisun city. the jones' waited behind the truck until a female officer with the california highway patrol showed up... and, that's when the situation esclated. pastor joel jones/good samaritan- "he walked up to her like she was a mannaquin and he was voicing some things that, this is it, i'm not going to take it -- nope, i'm not

kron 4's philippe djegal reports on one group that's bringing food right to the door of those in needppe)nats- food packing on a weekly basis, starting bright and early ...nats- "oh yeah." sandra (sahn-druh) chang and the rest of these volunteers waste no time filling bags with groceries. this group works out of the city hope community center in san francisco's tenderloin neighborhood. one of about 10 community and faith based non-profit organizations, teaming up to carry out the san francisco-marin food bank's home-delivered groceries program.andy burns/sf-marin food bank- "we deliver the food to city hope in bulk. their congregants, uh, their volunteers gather here, package the bags and then they head out on their routes to make the deliveries.' city-wide, the home- delivered grocieries program makes about 16-hundred- deliveries per week to homebound seniors and adults with disabilities... each bag includes a balance of nutritious food. pastor paul trudeau runs city hope. rev. paul trudeau/city hope community center- "we started with just about 10, 10 neighbors and now we're up to 5

(grant) but as kron four's philippe djegal reports... bart says those employees, or any others for that matter, will not get close to that figure this year. (philippe) records show that in 20-16... three bart system service workers, or janitors.... each worked more than two- thousand-500 hours of overtime... gapo (gah-poh) chan... liang zhao zhang (lee-ang jzao jzang)... and, yiu fai ko (you-fi-ko).alicia troast/bart- "they're taking the hours, but i can also tell you they don't have the highest seniority, which means, other people are saying no to the hours and they are taking them." bart spokesperson alicia troast says that abundance of volunteer overtime resulted in each of those employees making more than 115-thousand dollars in overtime... on top of their roughly 60-thousand dollar base salary. all while working in the downtown san francisco stations. and, this isn't the first time zhang (jzang) has made headlines. in 20-15, he earned about 162-thousand dollars in overtime, working an average of 114 hours per week.alicia troast/bart-

phillipe djegal was there. (philippeunger is a year-round problem...nats- and, the boxes of food distributed to needy families at food banks, don't package themselves.steve aveson/kron 4- "it does feel good to make a difference."nats- our own steve aveson joined by dozens more of us from kron four... rolling up our sleeves in san francisco, alameda county, santa clara county and contra costa coounty...nats-jim swanson/kron 4- "i have a sore shoulder, but i'm trying to loosen it up right now, so i can move quicker." at rapid speed...nats- kron four crews and volunteers from several other organizations pack up ten of thousands of pounds of food... that'll eventually either be delivered to or picked-up by families in all nine bay area counties who have the ability to cook... but not necessarily the financial means to buy groceries.christine gaston/kron 4- "lunches for kids, family, the elderly." at the san francisco-marin food bank... kron four's general manager chris mcdonnell is determined to break the record of the most

that's where kron four's philippe djegal reports.. the fireworks booths are now open for business. ilippe)nats- "you pay $19.99 and you get both of these." when you're among the first in line like the vaupen family... take your pick.aidan vaupen/14- years-old- "we got luck of the irish and the 49er pack." 13 fireworks booths are now open in the city of dublin. and, as long as you're 18 or older, you can make a purchase. lauren madigan/buying fireworks- "i thought sparklers would be fun, ha." all of the fireworks sold in booths like this one are considered safe and sane... and, if you need confirmation... check out the box of what you purchase... and, look for the seal of approval from the state fire marshall.kevin ferrell/buying fireworks- "some of the old favorites, you know, snakes and piccolo pete's and stuff like that." kevin ferrell -- buying his fireworks from a group of volunteers raising money for booster clubs at dublin high school.rosemary brassea/volunteer- "on the fourth, right up until we close, yes, it is very busy." feel free to light your fireworks in the city of dub

(grant) but as kron four's philippe djegal reports... ays those employees, or any others for that matter, will not get close to that figure this year. (philippe) records show that in 20-16... three bart system service workers, or janitors.... each worked more than two- thousand-500 hours of overtime... gapo (gah-poh) chan... liang zhao zhang (lee-ang jzao jzang)... and, yiu fai ko (you-fi-ko).alicia troast/bart- "they're taking the hours, but i can also tell you they don't have the highest seniority, which means, other people are saying no to the hours and they are taking them." bart spokesperson alicia troast says that abundance of volunteer overtime resulted in each of those employees making more than 115-thousand dollars in overtime... on top of their roughly 60-thousand dollar base salary. all while working in the downtown san francisco stations. and, this isn't the first time zhang (jzang) has made headlines. in 20-15, he earned about 162-thousand dollars in overtime, working an average of 114 hours per week.alicia troast/bart- "and,

kron 4's philippe djegal reports on one group that's bringing food right to the door of those in needsis, starting bright and early ...nats- "oh yeah." sandra (sahn-druh) chang and the rest of these volunteers waste no time filling bags with groceries. this group works out of the city hope community center in san francisco's tenderloin neighborhood. one of about 10 community and faith based non-profit organizations, teaming up to carry out the san francisco-marin food bank's home-delivered groceries program.andy burns/sf-marin food bank- "we deliver the food to city hope in bulk. their congregants, uh, their volunteers gather here, package the bags and then they head out on their routes to make the deliveries.' city-wide, the home- delivered grocieries program makes about 16-hundred- deliveries per week to homebound seniors and adults with disabilities... each bag includes a balance of nutritious food. pastor paul trudeau runs city hope. rev. paul trudeau/city hope community center- "we started with just about 10, 10 neighbors and now we're up to 52. the more volunteers we get, the mo

steve) nearly 900 people work at the ups facility on san bruno avenue near 17th today kron4's philippe djegal talked to u-p-s workers who were there when the shooting happened -- and survived. (philippe)nats- "all ups employees -- let's go." amid the chaos...nick/ups driver- "we were in the center when the first shots rang out inside the building." u-p-s truck driver nick describes panic as he rushed outside.nick/ups driver- "that's where i saw one of our guys get shot, saw, i saw the first shot and i turned and ran. so, uh, little shook up." same goes for the rest of his colleagues. initially, witnesses inside the u-p-s building say the area was locked down... no one allowed in or out. shortly after learning the shooter was dead and there was no longer an immediate threat. workers streamed out of the building... those who witnessed the shooting, separated from their co- workers... headed in another direction with investigators for further questioning... nick is just grateful to be alive. nick/ups driver- "thankfully, i ran across the street, otherwise i would have been right there, um, and t