they claim the freshman had previously slashed pienta's car tires. they say the 15-year-old boy stabbed pienta killing him. >> the school knew about their history. parents called the school multiple times about their whole beef and all their drama and nothing was done. >> reporter: the school district would not comment on what they knew or what intervention was done before the stabbing. the district removed the school resource officers or sros in the summer of 2020 after the police killing of george floyd. montgomery high students also claim they don't have security guards on campus. >> we weren't aware of any specific instances or issues between those students. >> i'm on two hours of sleep because every time i sleep i dream about him. i relive everything that i saw and i don't want to. >> reporter: classes at montgomery high were canceled on thursday and friday. they'll reopen the school on monday, but students plan to stage a walkout. >>> the ransomware attack against the city of oakland taking an ugly turn, the warning from the city that has some

the 15-year-old student pulled out a knife and stabbed pienta three times and pienta died in the hospital and the injured friend survived and attended last night's vigil, actually. the 15-year-old was found hiding in a river bed. and the family criticized the school for not doing enough to prevent the killing. >> slashed all four tires on his car, and instead of suspending this kid they let him come back to class. >> when he was stabbed today, nobody called the police. >> a student called 911, and the school didn't do anything, and they knew they had problems beforehand. >> how is she going to get through this? how do you let her bury her baby? i don't understand. >> the school district superintendent release add statement that reads in part, i understand that people want to have broader conversations about campus safety, and that will happen. however, right now our students, staff and family need our strength and positivity to rebuild and restore confidence in our community. the school board eliminated their resource officer in 2020, and santa rosa police say they received 97 service cal

jayden pienta is the one who died . this morning, there are questions swirling from parents and students wondering if anything could have been done to prevent this. >> i feel like this could have been prevented if they would have taken action sooner. everyone knows a lot of people do bring weapons to school. a lot of people do have knives. i feel like they're not really taking enough action as they could be. >> reporter: that is the core of this. so tion oy orow this could happen. that is something we will certainly continue to follow and get answers for for the students and parents. >> does not just heartbreak, it is anger in a situation like this.>>> let's look at the other stories this morning. oakland police arrested and charged a 21-year-old man with murder and a deadly shooting at a gas station. this happened in january around 6:00 p.m. at the recording of a music video. 18-year-old mario navarro was killed and six others were injured. another 18-year-old has also been charge for firing a weapon during all the cha

>> reporter: the boy who died is a junior, jaden pienta. focusing on whether or not their school is truly safe or not. andria? >> reporter: sara, it was an emotional meeting here as family, friends, gathered to set up the memorial. and they have seen fights and turmoil, but they never expected anything like this and school will never be the same. olivia cruz was best friend with jaden pienta since they met in kindergarten. she was there when the 15-year-old fought for his life. >> the last words he did before his life was gone, he told me olivia, i love you. everything will be okay. i promise it will be okay. i love you with all my heart, don't ever forget that, and then everything went blank. >> reporter: she said she could always count on her best friend to comfort her and make her smile. now it will be incredibly difficult for her to come back to school. >> i did feel safe, personally i will not be arriving to school for a long time. this school just turned to the worst. >> reporter: family and friends confirmed jaden pienta and the 15-y

they claimed the freshman had previously slashed pienta's car tires. the 15-year-old boy stabbed the two older boys, killing pienta. >> these three young boys had a history. the school knew about it. those two parents called the school multiple times, but nothing was endo. >> reporter: the school district would not comment on what they knew or what intervention was done before the stabbing. the district removed the school's resource officer or sros in the summer of 2020 after the police killing of george floyd. montgomery high students also claim they don't have security guards on campus. >> we weren't aware of any issues between those students. >> reporter: the police department wants to bring sros back. they believe it would have made a difference. >> we've never had something like what we had on wednesday or any of our schools ever. it doesn't mean you're not going to see that, even with the sros on campus, but they do a good job of preventing things from happening. it deters kids from thinking they could get away from stuff. >> reporter: and many s

and reflect on this deadly stabbing that took jayden pienta's life. many people say they knew the two stabbing victims. others told me they wanted to come by to pay respects to a young life that was lost. many of the people that are here today say they are trying to process the violence that took place on campus. i also spoke with the mother of the second stabbing victim, 16 years old, cruz, she was extremely shaken up and upset. she had raised concerns with the school regarding the same suspect weeks before this deadly incident and the district and school has failed her and the students. cruz's mother did not elaborate on what tension existed between the older students and the freshman attacker. the district did send a statement this afternoon saying, right now, it is reviewing safety needs and discussing ways in which it can ensure better protocols in all of its schools. coming up at 5:00, hear from maria, cruz's mother, she will explain red flags existed and the district and school knew about weeks before this deadly incident. >> betty yu, thank yo

the best friend of jayden pienta, the student stabbed to death, witnessed the stabbing. she says the three boys had a history and the school knew about it multiple times. other students say the freshman who did the stabbing slashed pienta's car tires and nothing was done. >> my school absolutely failed him, 100%. i was the one who called 911. i walked him into the office saying he was stabbed. >> the school district will not comment on what they knew or any intervention that went on before the stabbing. but what is clear, the police department here would like to see officers on campus. we'll dive into that in the next 30 minutes. back to you. >> a lot to get to with this. thank you so much. >>> a southwest flight makes emergency landing after smoke filled a cabin. hear what caused the frightening scene. >>> a group of thieves got more than they bargained for during a robbery in san francisc overactive bladder, or oab, can change your world. like going hiking, just to hike to the bathroom. reaching for the bar, just to reach for pads. waiting for the sunset, just to wait

they call a failure after deadly stabbing of a santa rosa high school student. 16-year-old jayden pientad after a 15-year-old freshman stabbed him three times during a fight inside a classroom at montgomery high. this unfolded right in front of dozens of students. another 16-year-old junior was hurt in the stabbing too but is recovering. a 15-year-old freshman is facing felony murder charges. parents and students are stunned over this and understandably so. they told andrea nakano problems have been brewing on campus for quite a while. >> reporter: sanchez and his mother stop by jayden pienta's memorial with flowers. the twstthinking if it the school had done more, jayden would still be here today. >> we feingsd thents. 're handling >> reporter: sanchez says students are demanding change. he attends maria cureo high and students are taking action. >> after every school got threats about school shootings or incidents in general, it made the students including me really worry about the future of the school, what would happen. then after we heard about the incident here, students on social

olivia cruz was best friend with jaden pienta since they met in kindergarten. she was there when the 15-year-old fought for his life. >> the last words he did before his life was gone, he told me olivia, i love you. everything will be okay. i promise it will be okay. i love you with all my heart, don't ever forget that, and then everything went blank. >> reporter: she said she could always count on her best friend to comfort her and make her smile. now it will be incredibly difficult for her to come back to school. >> i did feel safe, personally i will not be arriving to school for a long time. this school just turned to the worst. >> reporter: family and friends confirmed jaden pienta and the 15-year-old suspect had confrontations in the past. never did anyone imagine it would end with jaden losing his life. >> this is where we trust our children to go. >> this is school. >> this is where they are suppose to be safe. >> how do you let your kids go to school? how would you let your son go to school? he had just asked his dad to put him on home school because it

many wore jayden pienta's name or initials on their clothing. he is the 16-year-old junior allegedly stabbed by a freshman after confronting the freshman in his class last week. one meeting was hosted by the community equity foundation and much of the talk at that meeting was about the lack of communication between schools and the community. in this virtual meeting held by sonoma county school district officials and joined by sonoma police, the talk really was centered on increasing security measures, like locking classroom doors. the day jayden pienta died, he had entered a classroom to allegedly confront another student. the police chief says something similar happened in february in petaluma when students interrupted a class to assault another student there. that is fueling the conversation about bringing school resource officers or sros back to campus. >> i hope that we can increase rapport with our police department and bring sros back. it's scary to send your kids to school each day. >> i'm asking that we have the courage to create an inte

jaden pienta died march 1st during an altercation that escalated. the service will be at 11:00 this morning and a secondary service will be held at new vintage church in santa rosa from 2:00 until 4:00. >>> coming closer and closer. >> this is the spacex dragon endurance capsule after it splashed down just off the coast of florida. this is video from the recovery vessel. dragon endurance touched down around 6:00. inside were four astronauts, including bay area native nicole mann, back on earth after five months in space. >>> he's considered a judo legend. he coached the first u.s. olympic judo team, putting san jose on the map as a power house in the sport. and there was a special celebration for the coach ahead of his 103rd birthday. marianne favro was there. >> reporter: this celebration was planned for his 100th birthday. and then covid came along and they had to cancel it. so now as he nears the age of 103, people can come together once again to celebrate him. as he prepares to blow out 103 candles, he has worn a lot of hats, from judo legend to

morning, we are hearing from that community in santa rosa following the death of 16- year-old jayden pienta. he died after a 15-year-old stabbed him three times during a fight inside a classroom at montgomery high school in santa rosa. >>> another 16-year-old junior was also stabbed but is recovering. a 15-year-old freshman is facing felony murder charges. parents and students were stunned but some told us problems have been brewing on campus for a long time. andrea nakano reports, there were a lot of fights before this stabbing happened. >> reporter: damian san these and his mother stopped by jayden's memorial are flowers. the two had played baseball together growing up. he can't stop thinking that if the school had done more, jayden would still be here today. >> we felt like the -- administration didn't just -- the way they're running things and how they're handling situations like this, it's -- it really angered the students. >> reporter: sanchez says the students are demanding change. he attends the high school and the students are taking action to have their voices heard. >> afterric e

it's been less than a week since jayden pienta was stabbed to death during a fight. police presence was on campus for the first day since the fight but students say the school is not doing enough to keep them safe. >>> a judge ruled mayor london breed's older brother will be resentenced for decades old manslaughter charge. napoleon brown was originally sentenced to 44 years in prison after he and another man robbed a diner in san francisco. brown's then girlfriend died when she either fell or was pushed out of the get away car on the golden gate bridge. that was nearly 23 years ago. new state laws have changed definition of murder in california. his attorney tells us brown will likely get a lower sentence. >>> fbi is offering $50,000 reward for safe return of four americans kidnapped in mexico last week and arrest of those responsibility. there is a task force put together to search. americans were caught in cross fire between two armed groups south of the mexican border. one mexican citizen is confirmed to have been killed in the incident. that's a look at your top

it follows the deadly stabbing at the school on wednesday of 16-year-old jaden pienta. officers arrested a 15-year-old student, accused of the stabbing, along with a second student. chief john cragin will also say he will attend an upcoming listening session scheduled for tuesday at 4:30 p.m. at the freeman event center in santa rosa. as part of san francisco's effort to battle the overdose crisis, more than one dozen leaders are in new york city to look at the nation's first sanctions safe consumption site. san francisco is hoping to open three sites by the end of the year, but the city attorney is pumping the brakes, citing legal concerns. abc 7 news reporter tara campbell has details from report. tara: there are two safes consumption sites in new york city, one behind me. both are operated by a nonprofit called on point. >> we are making sure the function is getting to the right place. tara: the purpose is clear, save lives and connect drug users to services they need, from treatment, medical care, a shower, and laundry, has operated two safe consumption sites, one i

this comes after 16-year-old jason pienta was killed on cap and last week -- last wednesday and a secondstudent was stabbed. this happened after a confrontation between multiple students. the mother of the 15 euros stabbed in the hand during this is -- during the dispute says she warned the school the students were having issues and so did pienta's grandmother. >> you guys had first-hand knowledge this was going to happen and you didn't stop it. >> they had issues last week and went to the school and asked them to do something about it and nothing happened. lena: the 15 euros freshman accused of stabbing jaden as well as another student have since been arrested. amid safety concerns brought up by families across the area, police chiefs in the santa rosa and sonoma are holding two upcoming listening sessions to talk about school safety. the first is tonight for the sonoma valley unified school district starting at 6:30 on resume. the second is for santa rosa school happening in person on tuesday evening at 4:30 at the friedman event center. for the first time since the santa rosa school t

it's been less than a week since 16-year-old jayden pienta was stabbed to death during a fight inside a classroom. students say the school isn't doing enough to keep them safe. >> we also need to show the district and board that we are not okay with this. we will not let these things happen. >> we are making sure there are many more adults on campus being present and engaging with students. >> sonoma prosecutors charged a 15-year-old student with voluntary manslaughter and felony weapons charge for bringing a knife on school's campus. he will be back in court friday. >>> for a look at other top stories, fbi is offering a $50,000 reward for safe return of four americans kidnapped in mexico last week and arrest of those responsible. authorities put together a task force to search for the group who are in the country for a plastic surgery. officials say the americans were caught in cross fire between two armed groups in a city south of the texas border. one mexican citizen is confirmed to have been killed in the incident. >>> a judge ruled that san francisco mayor london breed's brother

last wednesday's stabbing by a student left 16-year-old jayden pienta dead. justin andrews joins us live from outside montgomery high school. you have been speaking wi udl mornlong. what have they told you? >> reporter: i want to show you what's happening as we are on the air. you see the walk t ening. there are rest includd s gaed oupo. thwalk e ndinbetter safety protocols in the school. students told me today was erie walking the halls of the school. the emotions are everywhere from anger to sadness and even grief. they tell me their safety and security needs need to be heard and change needs to be made. i want to show you this video we shot earlier. this is the school building. there is graffiti that shows this school isn't safe and there is another that says we don't want to die. those thoughts are real for students. that's why hundreds of them, their parents, people in the community gathered for today's walk out. they are not happy and it is very clear. in fact there are words they used during this walk out that we can't even say on television. they're p

the day jayden pienta died, he and another classmate confronted a freshman who allegedly stabbed him. the police chief say something similar happened in february when students interrupted a class to assault another student. the fueling conversation is bringing about more talk of bringing back school resource officers or sros to campus. >> i hope that we can increase rapport with our police department and bring sros back. it's scary to send your kids to school each day. >> i'm asking that we have the courage to create an intentional school climate that addresses the conditions that lead to violence, not just put a band-aid of more police. >> there is another meeting today, this one is a santa rosa listening session at 4:30 at friedman event center. many community members plan to attend tomorrow's regularly scheduled school board meeting and the district already scheduled a study session for march 25th to discuss school resource officers. now, we can't forget in all of this there is another tragedy, that 15-year-old who is now facing homicide charges. he faces a count of involuntary man

students say the best friend of jayden pienta, the students stabbed to death at montgomery high, witnessedhe stabbing. she says the three boys involved had a history of issues and the school knew about it multiple times. other students say that the freshman who did the stabbing previously slashed pienta's car tires and nothing was done. >> my school absolutely failed him, 100%. i was the one who called 911. i walked him into the office saying he was stabbed. >> reporter: the school district would not comment on what they knew or any intervention that went down before this stabbing. but what is clear, the police department here would like to see more officers, would like to see officers in general inside the schools. we'll dive into that in the next 30 minutes. >> students deserve a safe place to have an education. thank you for the report. we'll see you in a little bit. >> we will continue to follow this story. find more on our website at kpix.com and streaming on cbs news bay area. >>> to cupertino, boy scouts and parents hiking and a tree fell and landed on a mother and killed her. betty

jayden pienta died from his injuries. the school will have more security on hand today but there's also a talk about a student walkout. "today in the bay's" pete suratos will have the full story in our next half hour. >> only on nbc bay area, a witness is speaking out about a weekend shooting outside a south bay golfing venue. this happened saturday night in the top golf parking lot in san jose. witnesses say a woman there was shot in the leg, though police are only saying that the victim is expected to recover. preston hart says he was in the parking lot when he heard a loud bang near the venue's front door. >> i thought it was a firecracker and i looked and she was grabbing her leg and limping a lot and i saw everybody running inside, so i decided to run inside with them, too. >> police have not made an arrest but the witness believes the shooter and victim looked like they knew each other. >>> a north bay tae kwon do instructor is in custody accused of criminal sexual activity with a 10-year-old girl. investigators say

less than a week since 16-year- old jayden pienta was stabbed to death during a fight inside a classroom. students say the school is not doing enough to keep them safe. they charge a 15-year-old student with voluntary manslaughter and a weapons charge for bringing a knife onto campus. he will be back in court on friday. >>> in the mission district there are growing concerns over crime. a state of emergency after an elderly woman was attacked. when it comes to safety, not much has changed. >> reporter: what started as a dream for ana valle is a nightmare . the owner of the abanico coffee roasters in the mission district . >> i feel drained, my energy is drained, is so much. >> reporter: things in the neighborhood have not improved. it has been almost 2 weeks since she joined other business owners in the area after an emergency declaration was put in place after a woman was attacked near the 16th street bart station. >> i know things don't happen overnight. it could happen overnight because the streets are cleaned up when there is an event. >> reporter: since there is no event, the street

wednesday, 16-year-old jayden pienta died after a 15-year-old freshman stabbed him three times during a fight inside a classroom at montgomery high right in front of dozens of students. another 16-year-old junior was hurt in the stabbing as well but is recovering. a 15-year-old freshman is facing felony murder charges. now, fellow students want their voices heard. >> after every school in the county got threats about school shootings or just incidents in general, it made the students including me really worry about the future of the school, what would happen. then after we heard about the incident here, students on social media started posting about a walk out tomorrow because us as students as a whole, they didn't feel safe anymore. >> some parents say they're also growing more alarmed after hearing stories from their kids about what sometimes happens at school. >> my daughters come home almost daily and tell me oh my god, mom, there was a fight. it was really bad. almost on a daily basis. >> parents say there is a history of bullying within santa rosa city schools that's never reall

that comes a few weeks after 16-year-old jayden pienta was stabbed and killed in class during a fight. the school district announcement, high school's principal and assistant principal -- announced put on leave. -- announced school principal and assistant prince will have been placed on leave. sandhya: let me show you live doppler 7. the leading edge of the storm is still on the coastline. the moisture plume for miles. be prepared. here are safety tips for you. never drive-thru flooded areas could as this level 3 storm moves and, there will be flooding. evacuate if ordered to do so. listen to your emergency officials, and have a to go bag, not just for yourself but your pets and your loved ones as well. take a look at live pictures from our tower cameras. . it is a rainy view from mount tam. zephyr cove, tahoe is reporting rain right now. as we take a look at those dew points without moist source of air, dew points are and what we call the muggy range, the measure of moisture in the air, low to mid 50's, even 57 in novato. if it feels sticky to you, that is why. temperatures in the 50

he was involved in the incident in which his friend, 16-year-old jaden pienta, was hand. she says she warned be school that students were having issues. >> i warned you and you did not stop it then. tires were slashed last week, allegedly by the same student peer >> he brought a knife to campus that day as well cared this is not an isolated incident where the individual has brought weapons on campus, period. anser: jaden's grandparents also conforming -- confirming that jaden's parents spoke to the school as well. >> they had issues last week, went to the school, and asked them to do something about it. nothing happened. >> i want to make it very clear that the school and the school district failed my son and they failed jaden and the rest of the students that attend this school. anser: starting christopher mahoney with these santa clara police department is anything below the level of violence is handled at the school level, but cervantes claims her son was assaulted, which should have been reported to police. according to the sergeant, he is not aware of any previous as

this comes after the deadly stabbing of 15-year-old jayden pienta. later today the police chief will attend the upcoming listening session hosted by the santa rosa city schools. he's partnering with the community for events and meetings and ensuring that all are committed to school and community safety. the district announced temporary security measures such as increased police presence. but parents say it's going to take a lot more to confront certain issues. >> i'm asking that we have the courage to create an intentional school climate that addresses the conditions that lead to violence, not just put a band-aid of more police. >> the listening session will be at the event center and will start at 4:30 this afternoon. >>> the city of san jose says that it has finally completed its investigation into a video showing a bikini-clad woman walking off of a fire truck and into a san jose strip club. the video went viral, sparking an internal investigation. after five months, the city has finally provided an update but that update appears to lead to even m

you can see a memorial has been set up to remember the teen who was killed. 16-year-old jayden pienta'sory will live on in pictures like this after he was stabbed to death in a classroom on wednesday. >> he was stabbed in the heart three times. j.r.: family members telling us that after talking with students inside the classroom. >> he was kindhearted, sweet, loving, gentle. he not have harmed anybody. j.r.: santa rosa police describing what happened leading up to the stabbing at montgomery high school. >> two students entered a classroom. they were not students in this particular classroom. j.r.: police say there was a fight between those two and a freshman student who was in the art class. the teacher broke it up and then more fighting. >> moments later the fight continued and at that point, the student inside the classroom produced the knife. j.r.: both students who came into the classroom were stabbed. jayden fatally and another receiving a stab wound to the hand. when asked why they went to the classroom, this was the response. >> we don't know that. we do not know. >> us what happ

you can see a memorial has been set up to remember the teen who was killed. 16-year-old jayden pienta's memory will live on in pictures like this after he was stabbed to death in a classroom on wednesday. >> he was stabbed in the heart three times. j.r.: family members telling us that after talking with students inside the classroom. >> he was kindhearted, sweet, loving, gentle. he not have harmed anybody. j.r.: santa rosa police describing what happened leading up to the stabbing at montgomery high school. >> two students entered a classroom. they were not students in this particular classroom. j.r.: police say there was a fight between those two and a freshman student who was in the art class. the teacher broke it up and then more fighting. >> moments later the fight continued and at that point, the student inside the classroom produced the knife. j.r.: both students who came into the classroom were stabbed. jayden fatally and another receiving a stab wound to the hand. when asked why they went to the classroom, this was the response. >> we don't know that. we do not know. >> us what

on wednesday, 16-year-old jayden pienta was stabbed to death and his best friend wounded by a fellow student at montgomery high school. and then yesterday, police responded to maria carrillo high following reports of a student armed with a gun. the student was arrested, and the gun found ditched near the school. >> we need change. we need change. we can't have students dying at school because of violence like this. it's just -- it's -- it's incomprehensible how us, the students feel, but as parents might feel as well. >> very distraught. it's a terrible thing. the fact that we have to worry about this in our school systems and that our administration isn't doing anything about it is worrying. >> students say the district isn't keeping them safe or informed about what's going on. and some parents say they'd like to see school resource officers brought back to the campus. the district voted to end the police sro program three years ago. >>> okay. vice president kamala harris is back in the bay area, not for long though. she's going to be boarding air force 2 and heading out in about 30

principal and assistant principal are on leave, but didn't elaborate. 16-year-old student jayden pienta was fatally stabbed during a fight. a 15-year-old classmate is charged with voluntary manslaughter. meanwhile santa rosa police arrested two other students accused of bringing knives onto the campus on friday. they say it wasn't the district that let them know about it, but a concerned parent that called after the 15 and 17-year-old students were sent home. santa rosa schools eliminated police resource officers in 2020, but an officer was assigned to montgomery high today and tomorrow. the school district is stepping up supervision at all high school campuses, adding, "officers will spend more time patrolling around the areas of our high schools for added support. we will continue to work with santa rosa police to create long-term strategies for safety." former montgomery high school principal, laurie fong, will serve as principal for the rest of the year. >>> new details on our gun scare at west valley college in saratoga. we first brought you this story live at noon as it was breaki

this is in response to the fatal stabs at montgomery high school where 16-year-old jaden pienta lost his life. students say there has been an increase in fights on campus. and students bringing weapons to school prior to the stabbing that happened a week ago. the students say this is not just about fighting for change. but to also save lives. >> my kids are not safe at school. it is constant. the threats on campus, the bullying on campus. the lack of responsibility and accountability. it is scary. my kids are scared. >> reporter: now the chamber is at capacity so some of the folks here will have to listen to the meeting from the outside but speakers will be allowed one by one to go in and talk. there are a lot of people here that are extremely emotional and students admit some of them are scared to return to campus and they are hoping that the school board takes action tonight. >> we will look forward to your report tonight at 11:00,. >>> we learned this knife was found in a student's backpack in amarosa academy in santa rosa. it was found during a backpack check before the student w

they were there to mourn the death of 16-year-old jaden pienta, who was stabbed during a fight with anotherdent. jaden's best friend was wounded but survived. the mother of the surviving victim says she had complained to the school weeks ago after she says the same boy who carried out the stabbing had jumped her son. >> the thing is i want to make it very clear that the school and the school district failed my son, and they failed jaden and failed the rest of the students that attend this school. we should be with peace, knowing we send our kids to school and that they're going to be safe. and when we present concerns to administrative people here in the school, we want it to be taken seriously. >> the school district did not reply to our questions about the mother's claims. >>> we're also following a developing situation now in san jose. explosives found inside of a house. police are still at the scene on potomac court. this is near gunderson high school. sjpd raided this home yesterday and arrested the homeowner. they found explosives and a possible drug lab, which prompted then an evacua

school walked out of class to explain how angry, scared and hurt they are, their classmate, jayden pienta was stabbed to death by another student last week. >> bad. i just don't want to come back anymore. i'm not coming back. only reason i showed up is because i had a meeting. i'm not coming back. >> reporter: 16-year-old edro soto said he can't bear to come back. he play with jayden as he was diagnose. he called his dad as hi friend passed out. >> he got to explain what the situation was and what happened. that's all, and then he lost consciousness for a bit. so i had to give the phone to somebody else and i had to help him get up. >> you failed him. and you're failing my family. >> reporter: parents say change is a must. some want the district to bring back school resource officers. >> for the fact that they could be there for them at any time, i believe that if they would have had somebody here, it would have benefitted it because there was things that happened beforehand, but there was no one to go to, and that's sad that it takes something like this, in order for things to change. >>

this was the vigil for jaden pienta.. the 15-year-old pulled out a knife and stabbed pienta in the upper body and pienta died at the hospital. jaden's family believes the suspect slashed jaden's tires recently in an ongoing feud. >>> and jeffrey vandergrift known to many as jv. in a statement from his wife posted on social media, she said, quote, personal information has recently been discovered that leads us to believe jv will not be coming back. after it was announced he wept missing last week, this is still an ongoing investigation. if you have any information to help with the case, contact sfpd. >>> let's get a look at the forecast with kari. >> it's a cold start. many areas are starting out freezing. this weekend it will be colder as scattered showers return to the bay area. marcus. >> thanks, kari. >>> we will have another local news update coming up in 30 minutes. see you back here then. in order for small businesses to thrive, they need to be smart... efficient... agile... and that's never been more important tha

their classmate, jayden pienta, was stabbed to death by another student last week. >> i just don't want to come back anymore. i'm not coming back. the only reason i showed up is because i had a meeting. i'm not coming back. >> reporter: 16-year-old pedroso tow says he can't bear to return at all. pedro was with jay den as he lay dying. he called jayden's dad so the two could talk before his friend passed out. >> he just go to explain what the situation was and what happened. that's all. and then he -- he lost consciousness for a bit, so i had to give the phone to somebody else, and i -- i had to help him get up. >> reporter: parents say change is a must. some want the district to bring back school resource officers. >> for the fact that they could be there for them at any time, i believe that if they would have had somebody here, it would have benefited it because there was things that happened beforehand. but there was no one to go to, and that's sad that it takes something like this in order for things to change. >> reporter: the district says they support kids' right to speak out. th

they are demanding justice for jayden pienta, their classmate who was stabbed to death by another studentt week. today they say they feel unsafe. >> that is -- i just don't want to come back anymore. i'm not coming back. the only reason i showed up is because i had a meeting. but i'm not coming back. >> reporter: 16-year-old pedro soto says he can't bear to return at all. he was with jayden as he laid dying. >> he just got to explain what the situation was, what happened. then he lost consciousness for a bit, so i had to give the phone to somebody else, and i had to help him get up. >> jayden's family says they're grateful for the kids' support and hope the district listens. >> i hope the kids get what they're asking for. i hope they get metal detectors, and i hope the school learns from this and protects the kids a lot better than what they have. >> reporter: the

it's insednesday's fatal stabbing of 16 year old at jayden pienta at montgomery high school. this prompted students to demand more action from the school to prevent similar incidents in the future a friend of jaden expressed her concern and administration and staff members need to care. they don't care and that is why my best friend got stabbed in a classroom a place where we're supposed to feel safe. the 15 year old freshman accused of stabbing jaden and another student have since been arrested. a man was arrested after a wild chase in southern california. take a look at this video the suspect looked to be holding an assault rifle and shooting at police officers. he's shooting he's shooting. god that's that's an assault rifle. geno police of the suspect crashed into another car but refused to stop it ended in harbor city when the driver struck a pole and tried to take off on foot. he then appeared to try to take another car but was quickly detained and taken into custody police say the man is the suspect in a carjacking. new developments with the ransomware attack that happe

. >> reporter: the march comes just days after 16-year-old jaden pienta was stabbed to death and hisnd wounded inside a montgomery high school classroom by a freshman armed with a knife. police also responded to maria curio high school this week on report of a student armed with a gun. a student was arrested and a gun

back in session at montgomery for the first time since the stabbing that left 16-year-old jayden pienta dead, but hundreds of students walked out for a second time today, saying they don't feel safe. the school did have three police officers there today. justin andrews spoke with students about the atmosphere on campus. >> reporter: students tell me today was very eerie. their emotions are everywhere, from anger, to sadness, grief, and these students say they simply want their safety and security concerns to be top of mind for school administrators. i want you to look at this video here. this is video of graffiti that has been painted on the school building. one says this school isn't safe. the other says we don't want to die. those thoughts are real for students. that's why hundreds of them, their parents and people in the community, gathered for today's walkout. they are not happy, and that is very clear based on the word choices they used during the walkout. those words that you used, we can't even use here on tv. as we've been reporting, the district removed school resource officers

it's in response to wednesday's fatal stabbing of 16 year old at jayden pienta at montgomery high schoolis prompted students to demand more action from the school to prevent similar incidents in the future a friend of jaden expressed her concern and administration and staff members need to care. they don't care and that is why my best friend got stabbed in a classroom a place where we're supposed to feel safe. the 15 year old freshman accused of stabbing jaden and another student have since been arrested. a man was arrested after a wild chase in southern california. take a look at this video the suspect looked to be holding an assault rifle and shooting at police officers. he's shooting he's shooting. god that's that's an assault rifle. geno police of the suspect crashed into another car but refused to stop it ended in harbor city when the driver struck a pole and tried to take off on foot. he then appeared to try to take another car but was quickly detained and taken into custody police say the man is the suspect in a carjacking. new developments with the ransomware attack that happened

. >> reporter: 16-year-old jayden pienta lost his life after a fight in art class. parents like amy say she fears sending her kids to school. >> the kids aren't safe at school. my kids aren't safe at school. it's constant. the threats on campus, bullying on campus, lack of responsibility, lack of accountability. it's scary. my kids are scared. >> reporter: students, teachers, parents at the meeting wanted the board to take action to ensure their safety. there were differences of opinion on potentially bringing back school resource officers but there was consensus that all the schools need more resources, period. >> i think these kids are screaming. they're asking for help. we need to listen. it is time. we have turned a blind eye for too long. it is time. >> reporter: there was quite a turn out. board room was at capacity and crowd overflowed into the courtyard. those here say they are inspired that students from all the schools in the area are uniting to make a change. >> at the end of the day, we are all together in this community and that division doesn't do us a

. >> reporter: 16-year-old jayden pienta lost his life after a fight in an art class.ents such as amy parish say she fears sending her kids to school. >> the kids aren't safe at school. my kids aren't safe at school. it's constant, the threats, bullying on campus. lack of responsibility, lack of accountability. it's scary. my kids are scared. >> reporter: students, teachers, parents at the meeting wanted the board to take action to ensure safety. there were differences of opinion on potentially bringing back school resource officers, but there was consensus that all schools need more resources, period. >> i think these kids are screaming. they're asking for help, and we need to listen. it is time. we have turned a blind eye for too long. it is time. >> there was quite a turn out. the board room was at capacity and crowd overflowed into the courtyard. those here say they're inspired that students from all the schools are uniting to make a change. >> at the end of the day, we are together in this community. that division doesn't do us good. i am happier standing with stu

it all follows the deadly stabbing at the school on wednesday of 16 year old jayden pienta. officers arrested a 15 year old student accused of the stabbing along with a second student. chief john craigen also says he will attend an upcoming listening session. it's scheduled for tuesday at 4:30 pm at the friedman event center on may at avenue in santa rosa. abc 7 news is committed to building a better bay area and part of that is discussing the issue of reparations for african americans in california. the state department of justice held a second public hearing today in sacramento all of this in an effort to study and develop reparation proposals for a bill enacted back in september of 2020. people from across the state shared public comments on the historic treatment of african-americans in the us comments included generational impacts from slavery equity and other civil rights issues one bay area woman presented some of her ideas. california supposed to be a sanctuary state and has never been one for us. we should be receiving land cash economic equality resources. we need

last week, 16-year-old jaden pienta was killed in a stabbing at the school. officers arrested two students. chief john cregan will also say he will attend an upcoming -- also says he will attend an upcoming listening session scheduled for tuesday at 4:30 p.m. at the freeman event center in santa rosa. abc 7 news is committed to building a better bay area, and a part of that is discussing the issues of reparations for african americans in california. the california department of justice held a second public hearing in sacramento yesterday. this is an effort to study and develop reparation proposals for a bill enacted back in september 2020. people from across the state shared public comments on the historic treatment of african americans in the u.s. comments included generational impacts from slavery, equity, and other civil-rights issues. one bay area woman presented some ideas. >> california is supposed to be a sanctuary state and has never been one for us. we should be receiving land, cash, economic equality, resources, we need agency, we need restoration o

less than a week after jaden pienta was fatally stabbed in classroom.er student was that another student suffers from a stab wound. a safety meeting in l tragedy. many voiced their concerns to bring back school resource officers. that is something montgomery high school did not have. >> i would like to know if there are talks for bringing back the sro. >> when the pandemic hit we lost our sro because everybody was working from home, but it is time to bring them back. gloria: in 2020 santa rosa school trustees voted to pause the student -- the school resource officer program. of campus support is needed. such as bringing back the school resource officer program. today's listening session is at 4:00 p.m. at the friedman event center in santa rosa. it is hosted by santa rosa city schools and it is open to everyone. santa rosa police say they assigned three officers to montgomery high school yesterday. they were present and asked to stay off campus. reggie: they are back home morning. they were forced from their home for days as police cleared a neighboring

it was in response to the death of 16-year-old jaden pienta who was stabbed to death on wednesday at santa rosa's montgomery high school. thursday, officers responded to maria kario high with rort repof a student with a gun. the gun was found ditched near the school. student was arrested. students want change. >> we can't have students dying at school because of violence like this. it's just incomprehensible, how us as students feel, but as parents might feel, as well. >> one thing they're asking for is the return of school resource officers. the district had voted to end the sro program back in 2020. >>> vice president kamala harris is now in los angeles for another round of fundraisers this weekend. this comes after she made a stop in the bay area yesterday. the vice president touched down at sfo just around noon yesterday and following a quick chat with friends and a few local dignitaries, harris was whisked away to a private fundraiser in a home in hillsborough. tickets range from $1500 to as high as $49,000 per guest. the vice president next made her way to chinatown to meet wit

last week, 16-year-old jaden pienta was killed in a stabbing at the school.fficers arrested two students. chief john cregan will also say he will attend an upcoming listening session scheduled for tuesday at 4:30 p.m. at the freeman event center in santa rosa. abc 7 news is committed to building a better bay area, and a part of that is discussing the issues of reparations for african americans in california. the california department of justice held a second public hearing in sacramento yesterday. this is an effort to study and develop reparation proposals for a bill enacted back in september 2020. people from across the state shared public comments on the historic treatment of african americans in the u.s. comments included generational impacts from slavery, equity, and other civil-rights issues. . one bay area woman presented some ideas. >> california is supposed to be a things were a state and has never been one for us. we should be receiving land, cash, economic equality, resources, we need agency, we need restoration of hope in our communities. liz: the

the 16-year-old jayden pienta was fatally stabbed when another student stabbed him during art class. another student was also stabbed in the hand but survived. her aunt is speaking out about the family's anguish. >> i was at the funeral home all morning trying to make arrangements to have a 16-year-old boy buried. it's tragic and there's no words that can explain how horrible it is. >> nbc bay area reached out to the school district but they have not responded. the students do not have class today. >>> the man who fired blanks inside a san francisco synagogue will be back in court. he's facing several felonies, including a hate crime charge. police say he did something similar at the balboa theatre. the attorney is hoping the judge will approve a request to strip him of all of his firearms for at least five years. >>> also today, vice president kamala harris is heading back home here to the bay area. air force 2 is expected to touch down later this morning in san francisco. shee plans to participate in a roundtable discussion with small business leaders and will then attend a politic

confronting a crisis after a deadly stabbing happened at a local high school. 16 year-old jayden pienta died after he was stabbed inside an art classroom at montgomery high school in santa rosa. there was a large showing at last night's public forum where students and parents spoke before the santa rosa school board members and the superintendent. the event was set up so the community could speak up about their safety concerns. >> he that medicaid i this is that last week i need a shift in school and that needs change and that she started >> needs change. >> we do not need to be soft get this. >> a lot of parents and students, as you just heard are speaking up about this and we had a chance to speak with a number of folks as well. they say that last night's forum was a step in right direction, but that debt. but it does need to be followed with action. and new at noon, federal regulators are now investigating whether a tesla was operating on its self-driving system when it crashed into a fire truck. it happened back on february 18th on northbound 6.80, in walnut creek. the driver of the

jayden pienta was a stabbing victim and died from injuries. school has been closed ever since this incident but students in the district held a walkout just this past friday. >> we need change, we need change. we can't have students dying at school because of violence like this. it's incomprehensible how us, the students, feel. but how parents might feel as well. >> very distraught. it's a terrible thing. the fact that we have to worry about this in our school systems and that our administration isn't doing anything about it is worrying. >> reporter: now, three officers are expected to be stationed on campus as students return for the first time since the stabbing incident. but the walkout is scheduled to take place at 11:15 a.m. we're live in santa rosa, pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> thank you, pete. >>> happening today, the south bay mom accused of hosting alcohol-fueled parties for minors is due in court. shannon o'connor is being held without bail. she pleaded not guilty to dozens of charges, including child endangerment, providi