we begin tonight with some new information in that deadly crash of an electric vehicle in pleasanton last month that killed a family of four. ktvu crystal bailey joins us now with details on a complaint that was filed with federal transportation officials. crystal. >> well, heather, the loss of the entire george family in pleasanton continues to impact the community as they mourn and search for answers. tonight, though, there are more questions than there are answers as we dig into those complaints against the car they were driving a vietnamese electric car. it was a tragic crash in the quiet town of pleasanton, where tarun george, his wife renee and their sons aaron and rohan lost their lives. friends of the family say they were heading home from a birthday party when the electric car, a 2023 vinfast vf8, crashed into a tree, causing a massive blaze. this video from the manufacturer's youtube shows the same car they were driving. two weeks later, a complaint filed with the national highway traffic safety administration indicates that the george family did not own the vietnamese elec

the livermore pleasanton fire department has been on the scene this morning. they've been waiting for the sun to come up. one to have the coroner come out to remove the man and chu to get their investigator inside this home, so they can try to figure out what caused this deadly fire here in pleasanton, bob redell, nbc, bay area news. thank you bob. well, students and parents alike in shock on a south bay campus after a violent confrontation ended in a stabbing and an arrest, nbc bay area's kris sanchez was on campus as students and parents returned to class this morning. there are counselors on campus today to help any student or staff member who needs help processing, but we can tell you that the student who was stabbed is going to survive, had non-life threatening injuries. and i talked with gilroy police this morning. they say there's no indication that this was related to any sort of gang activity. it happened yesterday afternoon, just about 24 hours ago. and according to gilroy police and gilroy unified, ■the two boys were in a fight in a school locker ro

we have a live look near the scene in pleasanton. the fire started around midnight along vineyard avenue, not too far from the shadow cliffs. recreation area. firefighters say the initial call indicated one person was trapped inside. in addition to the person killed. another victim was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. the cause of that fire is still under investigation today in the bay's bob redell is at the scene. you want to stick around and wait for his full report coming up in our next half hour. new overnight. all lanes back open again. this is on westbound 580 in oakland. that's where a car struck a pedestrian a little before 130 this morning near harbor way. pedestrian died there at the scene. that driver remained at the scene. and chp says there were no signs of impairment. now in the south bay, the regular end of the school stress is now compounded with a trauma that happened there on the violence. this was on the campus of one high school there now. one student was stabbed by another and the other student arrested

. >> fire investigators are at the scene of a deadly mobile home fire in pleasanton.broke out just before midnight last night. as ktvu ali rasmus explains, people in the pleasanton hacienda mobile home park are mourning the death of a beloved neighbor. >> just blazing to the habits. >> that's how neighbors describe the flames seen coming from this home in the pleasanton hacienda mobile home park, where a fire broke out around midnight. neighbors identify the couple who lived here as kathy and richard lawrence of pleasanton. neighbors heard an explosion, and shortly afterwards they say kathy ran out calling for help. her husband, richard, had mobility issues and was trapped inside. she had a garden hose. >> she was trying everything she was panicking and she just kept shouting. my husband's still in there. and that was that was sad . that was sad. >> firefighters arrived and started to go into the house to rescue the man when they experienced something called a flashover. that's when the contents in a home heat up so quickly they ignite all at once. >> all of that smok

. >> some sense of closure for the family of 27 year old rachel buckner of pleasanton. in the law, students remains were found dismembered along an alameda county shoreline last july. today a guilty verdict returned in this case. welcome everyone to the for this afternoon. >> i'm alex savage and i'm heather holmes in alameda county. jury finding 42 year old joseph roberts guilty of second degree murder. >> our crime reporter henry lee was in the courtroom as that verdict was read earlier today. and he joins us now live from the newsroom. after talking with the victim's family and the district attorney. henry. >> alex and heather, this has been absolutely traumatic for the family because the victim had a tumultuous relationship with the man now convicted of killing her. they say police failed to take action before she died. >> today means that i can breathe a little bit easier, but i know it's not over. >> as jamila buckner is filled with a mix of emotion. on monday in alameda county, jury convicted joseph roberts of second degree murder for killing her daughter, rachel

two days of deliberation in this pleasanton man convicted of killing his girlfriend. and then getting rid of her body in a gruesome manner. the victim's mother speaks to nbc bay area after the verdict. what comes next for the family and the killer? and we know it's tough to make it in the bay. and a new report lays out just how tough. how much money do you need to make to live comfortably in the bay area's largest cities? san francisco, oakland, san jose, fremont? we have those figures. all that and more coming up at five. all right. looking forward to it. janelle. thank you. we'll see you in a little bit. still to come. top trending stories voted by you on my instagram poll. also remember the south bay mom who went viral after mistakenly inviting everyone in her contact list to her daughter's birthday? well, she just got a once in a lifetime opportunity. we'll show you when we come back in two minutes. ( ♪♪ ) you made a cow! actually it's a piggy bank. my inspiration to start saving. how about a more solid way to save? i'm listening. well, bmo helps get your savings

it happened last month in pleasanton. police say an electric vehicle crashed into a large tree and burst into flames. the driver, turun jorge, his wife and their two children were killed. the car belonged to george's coworker. before the crash, that coworker actually had filed a complaint about the car. a vinfast vf8 complaining about steering issues. it is not clear yet if that was a factor in the crash. vinfast has released a statement saying in part, vinfast and nhtsa, the national highway traffic safety administration, are working cooperatively to determine the cause of the tragic crash in pleasanton. nhtsa is not investigating vinfast. the pleasanton police are currently investigating the cause of the accident and will share their findings when their work is completed. well if you drive a driver an electric car. excuse me? you're not paying taxes on gasoline. the state now says so many people are going electric. the state is losing money, so it's coming up with an idea to get that money back. here's nbc's marianne fa

this is in pleasanton. that fire itself started around midnight along vineyard avenue, not too far from the shadow cliffs recreation area. firefighters say the initial call indicated one person was trapped inside. in addition to the person killed. another victim was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. the cause of the fire is still under investigation today in the bay's bob redell is at the scene. he'll join us with a live report coming up in our next half hour and new overnight. all lanes are open again on westbound 580 in oakland. that's where a car struck a pedestrian a little before 130 this morning near harbor way. that pedestrian died there at the scene that driver remained there. chp saying that there were no signs of impairment. developing right now. intense video out of mexico . this is a moment, a stage collapse during a political campaign rally. at least nine people are now confirmed dead. today in the bay brie jackson live in washington this morning. and brie one of those victims, a child

this is in the pleasanton hacienda mobile home park off vineyard avenue. the fire again put out and it did not spread to any other homes in this community. but sadly, one of the people who lived in this home died in this fire. it started just before midnight this morning. a neighbor told us that right around that time is when they heard an explosion and a neighbor shared this. still picture of the flames with us. shortly after they heard that loud noise. they said that a woman who lives in the home ran out calling for help, asking her neighbors for help. she got a garden hose and tried in vain to put out some of the fire. shortly afterwards, firefighters arrived. now the woman said that her husband was trapped in the home, and neighbors say that her husband relies on a wheelchair. she was not able to get him out. a team of five firefighters started to go inside the house to rescue the man when they experienced something that firefighters call a flashover. that's when the contents inside a home heat up so quickly above 1000 degrees that they spontaneously i

. >>> now let's get to our amanda hari in pleasanton. how are voters going to react is our big question. what are you hearing? >> reporter: people have been saying a range of things. many people thought he would receive some guilty counts, but everyone i talked to said they didn't think all 34 counts would come down as guilty. a barrage of media notifications that stopped many people in their tracks, former president donald trump found guilty of 34 felonies by the jury in his hush money trial in new york, reactions from people in pleasanton mixed. >> not terribly surprised. >> i went wow because i was not sure that they would do it. >> reporter: cory morguent was sitting in a cafe when it went down. >> i didn't expect the 34 counts. i was kind of expecting a guilty outcome, at least a little bit. >> reporter: he says this result since changing who he's supporting for president, but he thinks it may change some other people's opinions. >> i think with him being a convicted felon, i think there's going to be some impact there. i don't know

that crash happened last month in pleasanton as kron four's. dan kerman tells us tonight there've been several complaints filed with federal regulators over steering issues with what's called the vinfast vehicle. the complaint filed with the national highway transportation safety it's a questions whether vehicle technology may have caused the car to lose control and hit a pole and a tree before bursting into flames, killing a family of 4 and pleasanton last month. the vehicle in question vinfast a new entry into the electric vehicle market. in the complaint, the owner of the vehicle describes what appears to be this crash in says he had steering problems before loaning the card to a co-worker who died in the crash. the complaint says the steering wheel automatically maneuvered to the right direction. however, the contact was able to regain control of the steering wheel and maneuvered into the correct lane. the context stated the failure recurred where the lane assist was turned on by default and it would automatically move the steering wheel. t

nbc bay area's bob redell joins us from pleasanton with more information.n chief with the livermore pleasanton fire department, who tells us they did try to save the elderly man who lived in this home here with his wife. but the fire flashed over and the captain was crawling inside. this double wide trailer home, trying to reach the man. he had to get out of the structure for his own safety. the fire started just before midnight. this is a home here in the hacienda mobile home park on vineyard avenue in pleasanton. when firefighters arrived, they say the home was already fully involved. the wife, she was able to get out on her own. she was obviously very upset about the fact that her husband was still inside the bc tells us. they actually had to stop her from trying to go back in to try to save him. we spoke with the next door neighbor, who was briefly evacuated by the fire department. i was just praying my heart out because they were fighting this humongous fire. it was a very hot, fast fire here. so they've been they've worked all night. did you know your

well mike, the loss of the entire george family in pleasanton continues to impact the community as they mourn and search for those answers. >> but tonight, there are more questions than there are answers. as we dig into the complaints against the car they were driving a vietnamese electric car. it was a tragic crash in the quiet town of pleasanton where tarun george, his wife rincey and their sons aaron and rohan lost their lives. friends of the family say they were heading home from a birthday party when the electric car, a 2023 vinfast vf8, crashed into a tree, causing a massive blaze. this video from the manufacturer's youtube shows the same car they were driving. two weeks later, a complaint filed with the national highway traffic safety administration indicates that the george family did not own the vietnamese electric car. they were borrowing it from a coworker. the owner filed the complaint last week, saying before the crash, they noticed the steering wheel was automatically veering to the right, even when lane assist was turned on. and on april 24th, the complaint says the owner

another day of slow going on an east bay freeway, as four lanes of 680 between san ramon and pleasanton remain closed for repaving work. we have a look at the red section on the map. it's a look at the partial closure. three southbound lanes of 680 are closed between al costa boulevard and san ramon, and the five 8680 interchange in pleasanton, one northbound lane also is closed. this is all part of that ongoing project to repave 680 caltech lanes is filling potholes, fixing deteriorated pavement. unlike other weekend closures, we've been reporting this one isn't a full closure. the two right lanes of southbound 680 remain open, as well as the rest of the northbound lanes, but caltrans is still recommending that drivers stay away. it does tend to get congested, and so even again, though, there are those two lanes open, three are closed. so if at all possible, please do avoid the area. alternate routes include taking 780 or highway four or highway 24. caltrans will reopen by 4 a.m. for the morning commute. san francisco mayor london breed is officially running for mayor again. breed was

we have an update now on that deadly crash in pleasanton involving an electric car. a federal agency is now investigating to see if there's a critical steering issue with that car. the crash happened last month, and electric car that was made in vietnam crashed into a tree and burst into flames. the driver to run, george, his wife and their two children all died. the car's called a vinfast. vf eight belongs to george's coworker. after the crash, the owner filed a complaint claiming the last time he drove that car, it kept steering dangerously to the side on its own. us inspectors plan to look into both the car's steering and the fire. vinfast releasing a statement saying this. vinfast and nhtsa, which is the national highway traffic safety administration, are working cooperatively to determine the causes of the tragic crash in pleasanton. nhtsa is not investigating vinfast. pleasanton police currently investigating as well, and will share its findings when the work is completed. well, tonight we investigate more problems with driverless cars here in the bay area, thi

quote, vinfast is aware of this tragic accident in pleasanton and our hearts go out to the family. sky seven was over a fire that damaged at least two buildings this afternoon in oakland. this is at the intersection of east eighth street and sixth avenue. you can see those flames coming out of an apartment building on the corner. now. they also spread to the home next door as a fire looks the oakland fire department says no one was hurt. however, 12 people inside the home were displaced. it's not clear if anyone was living inside the apartment building. it was covered in graffiti and had boarded up windows. the cause of the fire is being looked into. happening now. the san francisco unified school district is facing some cold, hard truths, a new report from the state's department of education says it's cash could run dry as soon as next year. the alarming report echoes years of financial mismanagement and unmet needs. our team here at abc seven news has covered it all. tonight, abc seven news reporter tim johns was there at a special district meeting. he's in the newsroom now with

live in pleasanton. ali, rasmus, ktvu, fox two news. >> ali. thank you.ave finally put out a major fire at a scrap yard in redwood city, but not before the smoke created air quality concerns for several nearby cities. thick black clouds of smoke rose above this scrapyard near the port of redwood city yesterday afternoon . the battalion chief tells us the fire broke out around three after a pile of cars and scrap metal went up in flames. the smoke drifted far into parts of santa clara county. there were no injuries reported, but local health officials urged people who are sensitive to smoke to stay indoors. >> i kind of just smelled, maybe like burning burning metal and burning, just burning metal and burning maybe rubber. we have a respirators that we put on. so we had them on. >> crews had the fire under control by 5 p.m. bay area health officials say air quality in the area should be back to normal this morning. investigators are looking further into the exact cause of the fire. >> a historic ship leaking diesel fuel and oil into the delta. the aurora d

coming to san jose may seventh to 27th and pleasanton from may 30th 1st to june 2nd. get tickets today at jurassic quest.com. well welcome back 713 on your saturday morning cloud cover and cold temperatures as we look towards the palace of fine arts and the golden gate bridge on your saturday morning, cinthia pimentel says, we will get some sunshine, so she'll be along in just a few minutes with your microclimate forecast. but first, police found $80,000 worth of stolen goods in sacramento county, and in this discovery, dozens of lego sets, some worth up to $200 each. police in davis say they arrested two men for this organized retail theft. investigators say the pair was involved in large scale court thefts in davis earlier this year. both men were booked into yolo county jail. back here, closer to home, highway one in big sur reopened yesterday sooner than expected with a temporary fix. the opening comes less than two months after storms caused part of the southbound lane to crumble into the pacific ocean. caltrans launched a round the clock repairs and now a tempor

live in pleasanton. allie rasmus, ktvu, fox two news. >> thank you.a huge fire at a scrap yard in redwood city. the smoke created air ality concerns for several nearby cities. thick black clouds rose above the scrap yard near the port of redwood city yesterday afternoon, the battalion chief tells us. the fire started about 3:00 after a pile of cars and scrap metal went up in flames. the smoke drifted into parts of santa clara county. no injuries are reported, but local health officials urged people who were sensitive to smoke to stay indoors. >> i kind of just smelled, maybe like burning. burning metal and burning, just burning metal and burning maybe rubber. we have a respirators that we put on. so we had them on. >> crews had the fire under control by about 5 p.m. bay area air quality officials say the air should be back to normal this morning. investigators are looking into the exact cause of the fire. >> our time is now 533 happening today. congress will hold a hearing about the pro-palestinian protests on college campuses around the country. coll

pleasanton police have been looking into whether speed was a factor in it.e reached out to vinfast tonight but did not hear back. >> they were the people who rushed to escape a massive fire at a san jose home depot in 2022, and tonight they're learning more about just how much worse it could have been. while an arson suspect still sits in jail, home depot is now on the hook for major violations and says they've been cooperating with prosecutors. abc seven news south bay reporter lauren martinez has the surprising story. >> a fire that destroyed a home depot in san jose revealed dangerous public safety conditions. on monday, the santa clara district attorney's office announced the hardware giant will pay $1.3 million for fire code violations at several locations. this payment comes after investigue auditors looked into the arson that happened at the blossom hill location in april of 2022. philip hurst took this cell phone video. >> crazy. so much fire and smoke . and by the time i walked back up, you know, you couldn't even see the ceiling anymore because it

quote, vinfast is aware of this tragic accident in pleasanton and our hearts go out to the family.n was over a fire that damaged at least two buildings this afternoon in oakland. this is at the intersection of east eighth street and sixth avenue. you can see those flames coming out of an apartment building on the corner. now. they also spread to the home next door as a fire looks the oakland fire department says no one was hurt. however, 12 people inside the home were displaced. it's not clear if anyone was living inside the apartment building. it was covered in graffiti and had boarded up windows. the cause of the fire is being looked into. happening now. the san francisco unified school district is facing some cold, hard truths, a new report from the state's department of education says it's cash could run dry as soon as next year. the alarming report echoes years of financial mismanagement and unmet needs. our team here at abc seven news has covered it all. tonight, abc seven news reporter tim johns was there at a special district meeting. he's in the newsroom now with more tim.

the electric vinfast car that hit a tree, killing a family of 4 in pleasanton him right now. kron four's dan kerman shows us where the investigation stands. >> it was 2 weeks ago when a family of 4 was killed on foothill road near stone ridge drive when the vehicle they were driving, lost control, hit a pole and then crashed into a tree before bursting into flames. the vehicle in question vinfast a new entry into the electric vehicle market. now an unidentified person is filed a complaint with the national highway traffic safety administration or nitsa describini what appears to be this crash and complaining about the car's steering system. the complaint seems to come from the owner of the 2023 vinfast vf 8 who admits to having steering problems before loaning the card to a co-worker who died in the crash. the complaint sa automatically maneuvered to the right direction. howe the contact was able to regain control of the eering wheel and maneuvered into the correct lane. the context ted e failure recurred where the lane assist was turned on by default and it would automatical

authorities say roberts killed his 27 year old girlfriend in their pleasanton apartment. her remains washed up on the alameda shoreline near the bay farm island bridge on july 20th. she was wrapped in tape and her head, hands and feet were missing. >> what today's verdict means for me is that i don't have to look over my shoulder for right now. i've lived in trauma, in terror. authorities say roberts never reported buckner missing and instead began talking with three other women. >> buckner was two months shy from earning her degree from golden gate university law school. >> there was sufficient evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt based on the dna evidence and other circumstantial evidence, da pamela price, who has made it a priority not to let cases languish, noted that this murder trial moved very quickly through the criminal justice system. we appreciate that the case was speedily disposed of relative to the way the normal course of cases in our system, and we believe that justice has been served. >> family and friends say pleasanton police missed warning signs

there was an accident in pleasanton at bernal avenue.s of southbound 6.80, but again, they're now all back open just as of about 2 minutes ago. but keep in mind, you're going to see those residual delays all morning. so that's what things are looking like there. taking a look at drive times livermore to dublin, 11 minutes, dublin to fremont. 29 minutes and again, that's 6.80, crashes. why you're seeing those delays there. san leandro to milpitas. 24 minutes milpitas to sunnyvale. 7 minutes taking a look from any of to conquer 24 minutes. it's that morning commute that we see every morning. so nothing major there. you're using westbound 80 from crockett to get to the maze. it's about 18 minute commute. there are no major delays. if you're turning off and heading to richmond, sandra fell bridge. well, 7 minutes to get over that and things are flowing that bay bridge. it is starting to back up just a tad bit 12 minute commute into the city. but those metering lights are on, which is why you see all brake lights stop and go stop and go. i'm

pleasanton police have been looking into whether speed was a factor in it. to vinfast tonight but did not hear back. >> they were the people who rushed to escape a massive fire at a san jose home depot in 2022, and tonight they're learning more about just how much worse it could have been. while an arson suspect still sits in jail, home depot is now on the hook for major violations and says they've been cooperating with prosecutors. abc seven news south bay reporter lauren martinez has the surprising story. >> a fire that destroyed a home depot in san jose revealed dangerous public safety conditions. on monday, the santa clara district attorney's office announced the hardware giant will pay $1.3 million for fire code violations at several locations. this payment comes after investigue auditors looked into the arson that happened at the blossom hill location in april of 2022. philip hurst took this cell phone video. >> crazy. so much fire and smoke . and by the time i walked back up, you know, you couldn't even see the ceiling anymore because it was so covere

nearing that ninety-degree mark mostly mid-eighties for the east bay pleasanton livermore and oakland all at that same temperature at eighty-four degrees. while napa 87 santa rosa. 88 looking ahead tomorrow, temperatures will be even warmer yet for inland spots. i got a few low 90's in the mix. coastal areas will begin your cool down after today, sunday for mother's day, actually backing off the heat just a little bit. we'll still have mid 80's inland. but 70's returning to the day. back to you. thanks. jhonattan 17 and the owner of an east bay martial arts studio is vowing to stay open even though he's been dealing with repeated vandalism he says he's just trying to run a positive business for kids and families there in west oakland. >> we've probably is dan thorn with his story. >> windows broken and walls painted with graffiti at afro-brazilian martial arts she oakland vandalism has become an unfortunate occurrence to side. >> i'm disappointed. because, you know, say i try to understand what i'm doing wrong. >> owner loose of although day olivia era opened the studio for years ago

next to 630, more questions emerge weeks after a deadly crash that killed a pleasanton family.plaint that came in before the crash now raising concerns, plus a new chance at freedom. how dna testing could pave the way for a retrial for scott peterson. but first, here's drew. >> yeah, out the door this morning, reggie a lot of sunshine today. we warm pretty quickly. it's a warm afternoon with temperatures in some areas getting about ten degrees above average 70s and 80s away from the coast. and we will be slow to cool off this evening. pretty pleasant later o discover the ozempic® tri-zone. ♪ ♪ i got the power of 3. i lowered my a1c, cv risk, and lost some weight. in studies, the majority of people reached an a1c under 7 and maintained it. i'm under 7. ozempic® lowers the risk of major cardiovascular events such as stroke, heart attack, or death in adults also with known heart disease. i'm lowering my risk. adults lost up to 14 pounds. i lost some weight. ozempic® isn't for people with type 1 diabetes. don't share needles or pens, or reuse needles. don't take ozempic® if you or

kron four's reached out to vinfast for comment but did not hear back the cause of the pleasanton crashtion. dan kerman kron. 4 news. >> in the north bay, santa rosa, police are looking for a pickup truck connected to a hit and run last month at center motorcycle driver to the hospital. it was at the intersection of hopper avenue and airway drive. take a look. police believe that the truck here, it's a gray ford f one, 50 model between the years 2004 2008 with the parents stickers in the top drivers side corner of the windshield. there also distinctive black rims, no front license plate. rectangle fog lamps and a silver sidestepped. a anyone information is being asked to contact santa rosa police. i can. owner in east palo alto is now facing thousands of dollars in veterinary bills after discovering that her cat had been shot. >> something on the side and that this is broken it right here. see it. >> the owner showed us the whole. she says she found in her cat named baby. she took cat to the vet and an x-ray show. in fact, he had a bullet inside of him. the bullet was discovered last mo

that crash happened last month in pleasanton as kron four's.man tells us tonight there've been several complaints filed with federal regulators over steering issues with what's called the vinfast vehicle. the complaint filed with the national highway transportation safety it's a questions whether vehicle technology may have caused the car to lose control and hit a pole and

buckner was from pleasanton. her body was found dismembered along the shoreline of bay farm island last summer. police say buckner and roberts live together at the time of her death. no word yet on when roberts will be sentenced. community members across the bay area are remembering the lives of 2 political leaders from the east bay, peggy moore and her wife hope would were killed in a car crash over the weekend in san diego county. former oakland mayor libby schaff says moore had a true passion for helping others. moore was actually chefs. campaign manager when she ran for mayor in 2015. she had been that. >> state director for obama >> she agreed to be the campaign manager for one term councilmember who was challenging the incumbent. this is back in 2013, 2014, you could not walk anywhere with peggy without it taking like 2 hours, she knew every person. and if she didn't know that she would just strike up a conversation and them. >> oakland representative barbara lee says she is brokenhearted to hear the news c

right now, several lanes between san ramon and pleasanton remain closed. that includes three southbound lanes of 680 between acosta boulevard and the five 8680 interchange in pleasanton, as well as one northbound lane. but crews are making progress in. caltrans says the road is set to open on time tomorrow at 4 a.m. before your morning commute, and these same lanes will be closed again two weekends from now, may 31st through june 3rd. but some good news a project is almost finished. this is part of ongoing roadwork that has intermittently closed the highway for weekends, dating back to december of 2022. june 3rd. expected to be the last scheduled road closure for this repaving project. on 680 in the north bay. a second highway closure is also finishing up on time. caltrans shut down westbound lanes of 37 on friday night for a major repaving project that's between vallejo and sears point. those lanes set to reopen by five tomorrow morning. well, the search continues tonight for iran's president after his helicopter crashed during bad weather in a mountainou

several lanes between san ramon and pleasanton remain closed, but caltrans says the road is set to open on time tomorrow at 4 a.m. before your morning commute. three southbound lanes are also closed between al costa boulevard in san ramon and the five 8680 interchange in pleasanton, and so is one northbound lane in the north bay. a second highway closure for a major repaving project, caltrans, shut down westbound lanes on highway 37 on friday night that is between vallejo and sears point. the lanes are set to reopen by five tomorrow morning. a group pushing for rent control in redwood city says it has enough signatures to put the measure on the november ballot. faith action bay area says it's collected thousands of signatures over the last five months. the group plans on submitting those signatures to the san mateo county clerk tuesday. if it makes it on the ballot and is passed, the measure would limit annual rent increases and limit evictions. similar measures could come before voters in pittsburg, san pablo and larkspur. there is a growing problem within our housing crisis and some o

he thinks he could have been followed from a car show in pleasanton with scofflaws learning where heeeps his car and simply returning in broad daylight to make off with it at this undisclosed location. like teller keeps this 1932 ford roadster he calls hi-boy next to a harley named fat boy building little model cars. >> back in the days we'd build little models. here's pictures of me racing. here's a picture of me right there. this is you here? yeah, he may be older now, and his corvette's insured, but he has only one message for the thieves. i want my car back. >> oakland police are on the lookout for this corvette. but if you happen to see it on the streets or perhaps stashed somewhere, give police a call in oakland. henry lee, ktvu, fox two news. >> really hope he gets his car back. all right. highway one through big sur reopened this morning after weeks of closures, all due to that storm damage. a series of storms caused a big rock slide that took out a chunk of highway one back in march, just south of rocky creek bridge . since then, caltrans has been running one way convoys whi

reporting live in pleasanton. i'm leslie brinkley. abc seven news. >> thank you. leslie in the north bay, there is incredible video of a rescue off the sonoma county coast this weekend. emergency crews hoisted a man to safety after his car went flying off a cliff landing. hundreds of feet below. abc seven news anchor dion lim spoke with several of the people involved in saving the driver's life, and she joins us now with the story. dion yeah, this is truly remarkable. >> this was described to me as a needle in a haystack kind of search effort. and one of the most challenging searches conducted by a sonoma county sheriff's office pilot and deputy. take a look. the vehicle went off the cliff on highway one just after seven on sunday morning near the jewel gulch area, south of fort ross. you can see from this helmet cam rescue crews arrive on the scene, and because of this terrain, the h-1 chopper was forced to land on the highway. from there, pilot nigel cooper, deputy larry martelli also locate the vehicle about 200ft down that cliff. a tree is actually what stoppe

we're up to 90 degrees tomorrow. 88, in pleasanton, over to oakland. 83, the peninsula. one thing we'll see here is the coastline going a few degrees cooler from a slight ocean breeze, returning to 66. and down here through redwood city, you're at 83. beautiful day. san francisco out of the 80s in downtown, but you're still holding on to a warm 77. and up here to the north bay 88 in napa, 78, in mill valley, okay. where do we go from here? i wanted to show you the mid to upper 80s. they're going to continue all the way into thursday of next week and then not this weekend, but the weekend after it. we could go cooler. right now it doesn't look extremely cold, but it looks like we'd be back into the 70s. so enjoy those 80s right now. and look, we've had so many years in a row with poor reservoir levels and the drought. i wanted to show you you do not have to feel guilty. reservoir numbers are coming in strong right now. 99% of capacity in marin water, east bay mud, 90. lexington reservoir 96.5 and absolutely no drought here through most of california. just a little bit lef

the investigation, now underway in pleasanton after a man was killed in that fire, also in the right place at the right time, a man rescues a toddler from a burning car in contra costa county. our jodi hernandez talks to that man and shares with us this incredible story and budget cuts coming to the south bay. the move the state wants to make that could impact crime victims in santa clara county. but we're going to begin with that new lawsuit aiming to change how concert tickets are sold. and some say it could reshape the live entertainment industry. the department of justice filed an antitrust lawsuit against live nation and ticketmaster, saying the ticket seller is a monopoly, and that caused high ticket prices. but some analysts don't think it will change much. nbc bay area's ian cull has been digging into this story. so what is the department of justice claiming? yeah, so the attorney general is basically accusing ticketmaster and its parent company, live nation, of illegally squashing competition. he alleges the company controls 60% of concert promotions at major venues and abou

jurassic quest is here at the alameda county fairgrounds in pleasanton. throughout this weekend.ou can take a look at your screen there. we've put the website up, and if you say or insert the magic word on the website, you get 10% off. and that magic word is fossil. all right. hey, thanks for having us here, this morning, here in pleasanton, bob redell, nbc, bay area news. all right, i don't know, but my babies aren't quiet and calm like that dinosaur. they might. they might have a good time out there, though. yeah. oh yeah. the dinosaurs. there's just so many events going on. we're going to go over some of the events this weekend. and i know you want to know how the weather will be for all that's going on. it's been kind of worn these past couple of days for some in our inland areas, but still staying cool in san francisco. so look at the range we have here already. we're in the upper 60s and san francisco. it's 82, in dublin and palo alto is at 73 degrees, and our high temperatures are anywhere from low 60s near the coast to low 90s in fairfield. so if you're anywhere around th

police say 27-year-old pleasanton resident rachel buckner was murdered then dismembered, and today her fiance, 42-year-old joseph roberts, was convicted of her murder in an alameda county courtroom. our lauren toms spoke to law enforcement about why the case was so difficult to solve. >> reporter: a dismembered body found off the shores of alameda last july haunted investigators, but a conviction has finally brought some closure to the family of young law school graduate rachel buckner. >> the manner which miss rachel buckner lost her life was horrific. she was dismembered and, you know, the sheer anger and evil that i felt as i became more and more aware of what occurred was very disturbing to me. >> reporter: the afternoon of july 20, 2023, officers found a woman's remains inside a black trash bag sealed with duct tape with her hands and feet removed. >> it was one of those cases where we had to figure out from scratch exactly what occurred, down to even who this person was. >> reporter: the body was determined to be 27-year-old rachel buckner. prosecutors say dna evidence on the tap

kron four's reached out to vinfast for comment but did not hear back the cause of the pleasanton crash remains under investigation. dan kerman kron. 4 news. the suspect in a double hit and run who led police on a wild pursuit through san francisco has been identified according to police. >> 54 year-old jefferson, rodney was behind the wheel of a blue and white mustang yesterday when he hit 2 pedestrians. one in the tenderloin, the other a 14 year-old girl in north beach. police chase, rodney. they say for about an hour and a half before he finally stopped at green and embarcadero here, we're told both people who are hit will be okay eventually physically. but the teenage girl is still in the hospital with a fractured shoulder and ankle rodney's been booked on multiple charges. new at 5 santa rosa police have released a picture of a pickup truck connected to a hit and run last month. that severely injured a motorcyclist. this is at the intersection of hopper avenue and airway drive. police believe it is a gray ford f one, 50 between 2004 2008 with a parent stickers near the top drivers

family and friends say there were years of warning signs about roberts and blame pleasanton police for not doing more sooner. what you didn't hear is that 17 times the police came out and did barely anything. this is an injustice that should never have happened because if they looked in the records, they would have seen that joseph roberts came and beat the hell out of me and my mother for. and so he's a dangerous man. he was a dangerous man even before she first called. roberts faces a sentence of 15 years to life in prison, while rachel's family waits for him to be sentenced next month. they're advocating for better protection for domestic violence survivors. if you don't see a scar, that doesn't mean it's not there. if the person says they don't want to leave, it doesn't mean they're not shouldn't leave. do your job. we need different training and different outcomes, so we'll never have to be here again. in oakland. velena jones, nbc bay area news. san francisco could soon be the first city in the nation to extinguish a possible health hazard. it's blamed for threatening america's m

it's happening between san ramon and pleasanton, and it will likely mean some major weekend traffic. nbc bay area's velena jones is live in the 680 corridor for us, and we've had this just a couple of weeks ago, just in a different section of the east bay. that's right. you know, jessica, we already know that 680 is a busy freeway. add construction onto that and there is bound to be traffic. that construction starts at 9 p.m. tonight. and caltrans says the weekend inconvenience will be worth it in the long term. so this partial closure will stretch a little over two miles on 680 between al costa boulevard in san ramon to the interstate five 8680 connector in pleasanton, three southbound lanes will be closed so crews can repave the freeway. the left lane express lane on the northbound side will also be closed along the same stretch. now we've all seen the traffic delays that construction can bring with long lines of brake lights and warning signs. while this is only a partial closure, caltrans suggests drivers use detours to get around the work. this is an area that, even if there are

es la 58 60 owens drive, el piso número 3 en pleasanton para más información.an oportunidad para visitar la zona y observar los. la época ideal, dicen, suele ser a finales del verano y también durante el otoño. por supuesto, los turistas que no puedan visitar el muelle en persona pueden ver todos esos leones marinos en la cámara que tienen en directo. ahí se va usted a la página de pierre 39 importante verlos eso, pero no molestar. clave solo ir a observarlos, no empezar ahí aventarles cosas o a querer agarrarlos porque pues es peligroso. aparte de todo, hay que respetar ese espacio, esa vida marina. tenemos que aprender a coexistir, a respetar el espacio de esos animalitos que son bien bonitos, sobre todo porque hemos visto gente que se ha atrevido a ir a acercarse y los machos son bien territoriales y ahí lo ven como que son grandotes y no van a poder movilizarse. de cada 1 de esos te vas a recordar toda la vida algo que nunca van a olvidar. no queremos que pase un mal rato, queremos que lo disfrute, pero con mucha tranquilidad y de lejitos. si puede, mucho m

it is causing still some delays in the pleasanton area.e closed on the left side, but they've just been opened back up. those who are heading out using bart this morning. keep in mind, there's no green line service union city and warm springs area. those writers are going to be diverted over to a bus with in those spots because of some maintenance going on. and then over in downtown berkeley, there's also a closure right now at that station because of maintenance. taking a look at some drive times this morning, livermore to dublin 16 minutes dublin to fremont 20 minutes. san leandro to milpitas 30 minutes milpitas to sunnyvale. 8 minutes. a look over at the antioch area. if you're headed to concord, it's a 41 minute commute. taking a look at westbound 80 right now. crockett to the maze. 29 minutes. not too bad for this time of the hour and a live look at the bay bridge. you can see it's a 21 minute commute into the city. i will send it over to 2 at the desk. >> thanks a lot, michael. at 7.17, and more than 2000 marijuana plants and hundred

pleasanton. police have arrested a woman. >> for stabbing her husband.ded to a violence call at an apartment building off of owens. drive. the man was rushed to the hospital with stab wounds. the wife was arrested. police in the north bay are looking for this man. they think that he's wanted tried to stab someone in healdsburg. 29 year-old damian of sorrow. they say he was slashing cars in a parking lot when a man was sitting in the car, got out of the car and he stabbed that man. cut him in the hand and took off. google is going to be leaving one market plaza in san francisco when their lease expires. a spokesperson confirms to kron 4 that google is going to move out of one market's spear tower later this year. and a group of nurses at laguna honda hospital are picketing today asking the city to take action and hire more staff before more patients are admitted the ticket is set for 02:00pm to 04:00pm this afternoon. well, california has launched a new tourism campaign and they're calling it. >> ultimate playground. it replaces the decades long dream big

authorities say roberts killed his 27 year old girlfriend in their pleasanton apartment. her remains washed up on the alameda shoreline near the bay farm island bridge on july 20th. she was wrapped in tape and her head, hands and feet were missing. >> what today's verdict means for me is that i don't have to look over my shoulder for right now. i've lived in trauma, in terror. >> authorities say roberts never reported buckner missing and instead began talking with three other women. buckner was two months shy from earning her degree from golden gate university law school. >> there was sufficient evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt based on the dna evidence and other circumstantial evidence, da pamela price, who has made it a priority not to let cases languish, noted that this murder trial moved very quickly through the criminal justice system. we appreciate that the case was speedily disposed of relative to the way the normal course of cases in our system, and we believe that justice has been served. >> family and friends say pleasanton police missed warning signs

vinfast told us at a statement, quote, vinfast is aware of this tragic accident in pleasanton and ourpart of public transit in contra costa county. this is the latest model for the guideway system. it's designed to connect pittsburg, antioch, brentwood and oakley. this new car was just unveiled at a transportation summit in san ramon. it will travel up to 30 miles an hour on a 28 mile circuit, with more than 50 boarding stations, loading docks . essentially, the system will connect east contra costa county residents to major transit hubs like downtown and colleges, as well as bart. >> instead of driving your car to the city and spending hours, we can take you to easily to the bart station in a very convenient fashion. stress free. you're in control in this car. it's a room on wheels. that's how we like to call it. and so that's the vision that we have for the future of public transportation. >> the system is set to launch in 2030. pretty neat. >> an alternative to weight loss medication is being called a potential game changer. here's abc news reporter erielle reshef with today's gma

but we're just seeing some residual delays was in the pleasanton area.u pass a pleasanton, we'll be fine. it's smooth sailing from there. just like jon and arya over the weekend. taking a look at your roads and drive times 5.80, livermore to dublin. 11 minutes. san leandro to milpitas. 26 minutes milpitas to sunnyvale. a 6 minute commute. so not too bad, antioch to concord. it's always congested in this area during this hour. 22 minute commute there. if you're in the area, you're heading down to use westbound 80 things are looking good for you. there's no accidents, no delays or anything from the crockett to the maze on westbound 80. it's a 23 minute commute. if you're turning off using the richmond, sandra fell bridge built an 8 minute commute over that into the north bay. that bay bridge, the sun is starting to come up and it is all stop and go traffic there at the toll plaza. 15 minute commute. once you get past that toll plaza from the maze to fremont street and the san mateo bridge this morning, 13 minute commute over that. so not too bad. and lastl

. >> new information tonight on the crash in pleasanton that killed a family of four.over the car's manufacturer is now raising questions about what caused that crash. >> was it because of the crash? the high crash forces? was it because of smoke inhalation? was it something else? >> the fiery crash happened two weeks ago on foothill road when the family driving electric car, that electric car hit a tree. good evening everyone. i'm julie julie haener and i'm mike mibach. >> the complaint filed over the crash with the national highway traffic safety administration has generated even more questions. new at six ktvu is crystal bailey looked into the complaint. joins us now here in studio with what she learned. crystal. well mike, the loss of the entire george family in pleasanton continues to impact the community as they mourn and search for those answers. >> but tonight, there are more questions than there are answers. as we dig into the complaints against the car they were driving a vietnamese electric car. it was a tragic crash in the quiet town of pleasanton where tar

and new details about the electric car involved in a crash that killed a family of 4 in pleasanton. >> station. he's calling for news 2. >> thank you for joining us here on kron. 4 news at 2. i'm justine waltman will start in the south bay where a number of students at a san jose middle school got sick after they smelled some sort of a strange odor at school today. it did trigger a hazmat response by the san jose fire department. this all happened at sunrise middle school on east julian street, just west of highway 101, kron 4 s charles clifford joins us now live from that middle school with details. what happened? charles? >> well, good afternoon. you know, the good news here, everyone is going to be okay. no one seriously hurt in the fire department is now saying that this may have been a case of a science experiment gone wrong. department says that around 9 wednesday morning they started receiving calls about students here at sunrise middle school smelling an odor and feeling sick. >> full first alarm response was dispatched to the school. when we got here, we found that there was