(vicki) today-- marc klass-- the father of polly klaas-- spoke out about the governor's decision. and he does not support it. (grant) (vicki)(vicki) (vicki) you can see more interviews like this on our new app-- kron-on. it is the bay area's only live, local news streaming... 24/7 commercial- free service. download it today from the app store ... right now kron is offering a free one week trial. (grant) happening tonight in the south bay... a community meeting in a san jose neighborhood where oposed encampment. right now-- the hope village encampment is near the airport-- on city owned land. but operators say the land cannot accommodate the amount of people they currently house-- and they need to relocate. the proposed new site for hope village is in willow glen-- and neighbors tell kron-4 they are not happy about it. the meeting tonight is at the elks lodge in san jose at 7:00. (vicki) in the east bay... a tesla crashes into a restaurant in danville. it happened this morning at the "fish on fire" sushi restaurant at the town and country shopping center off of san ramon valley bou

including the father of polly klaas, girl from petaluma kidnapped and killed. >> doesn't mince words as orpft he doesn't, governor is advocating for evil. >> reporter: won't go away soon. >> monster. >> sad soul. >> curse on the community, still in san quentin, wish he weren't. >> richard alan davis on death row for kidnapping and killing of polly klaas. when governor newsom stopped executions, made mark in the town. >> mixed feelings. >> died a little bit. >> in meeting about victims' rights issues. >> advocating for pure evil. >> waited for him to die since sentencing. vigils, searches, discovery of the body, personal pain, families of victims deserve closure no matter how much a death sentence costs. >> think the guy needs to meet his fate as does scott peterson, ramon saucedo, all the other scum bags rotting away on death row. >> reporter: in petaluma, feelings mixed. >> him being in cell for rest of his life isn't a picnic either. >> reporter: not enough for marc klaas. >> would you watch the execution? >> i would take champagne. >>> family of woman who presumably died in landsl

the father of polly klaas ... who's murderer is currently on death row.)death row inmates in california are getting a reprieve wednesday as gov. gavin newsom plans to place a moratorium on the death penalty in the state, his office announced tuesday. the move immediately closes the execution chamber at san quentin state prison where executions in california are carried out, though no one has been executed since 2006. currently, there are 737 condemned inmates in california. "i do not believe that a civilized society can claim to be a leader in the world as long as its government continues to sanction the premeditated and discriminatory execution of its people," newsom said in a statement. ( darya ) thanks. (átoss to breaká) (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) dry weather ahead with another sunny day today. high temperatures will comfortably peak in a range of upper 50's to low 60's. breezy conditions will continue again today with temperatures warming even further, into the 70's for some weekend. (robin) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 8ismin from the maze to sf.

. >> one outspoken critic is father of polly klaas, who was killed.the governor is advocating for evil. >> reporter: if he had his choice, wouldn't need to do the interviews today. >> system is screwed up when people don't follow the law. >> davis kidnapped and killed his daughter. mention him in petaluma -- >> it's a curse on the community. >> reporter: remains on death row for the kidnapping and murder. it's news after governor gavin newsom suspended executions, split the town. >> mixed feelings. >> reporter: and angered marc klaas in meeting when heard the announcement. >> advocating for pure evil. >> reporter: has waited for him to die, remembers the searches, vigils, search for polly's body and pain. victims need closure no matter how much it costs. >> he needs to meet his fate, and all the other scumbags rotting away on death row. >> reporter: in petaluma, feelings remain mixed. >> i'm sure him being in a cell the rest of his life isn't a picnic either. >> reporter: not enough for marc kla klaas. would you watch that execution? >> i would take c

ng, convicted of 11 murders in calaveras county, and richard alan davis, kidnapper and killer of polly klaas in the north bay in 1993. >> are you prepared for the pushback from victims' families and victims' advocates? >> good people can disagree. it is deeply held, deeply personal, but state-sanctioned premeditated killing. i just can't do it. i can't sign those executions. >> reporter: president trump tweeted that newsom was defying the loft voters, who narrowly approved a measure to speed up ex-koog executions in 2016. newsom says no one will be released from prison because of his executive order. >> is there no murder brutal enough or heinous enough for to you reconsider? ted bundy -- >> i've literally read over 200 of the cases. it will turn your stomach, make capable of such vile violence, such heinous acts. and there's no sympathy. i have no empathy for those that are guilty. i really don't. at the same time i cannot support premeditated state sponsored murder. >> reporter: newsom says it will save money as well since the state has spent $4 billion on death row inmates since the death

richard allen davis --- has been on death row since 19-96 for the kidnap and murder of 12-year-old polly klaas from petaluma. and vincent brothers --- a former high school principal convicted of killing his three children and mother-in-law. ( darya ) governor newsom is expeted to make the announcement at 10 this morning.. you can watch the news conference live on the "kron-on app . that's the bay area's only commercial- free 24-hour streaming news service. right now you can try it for free - just visit kron-on-dot-tv to sign up. (robin) a developing story this morning. 13 bay area parents are among the 50 people charged in a major college cheating scam. ( darya ) hollywood stars and elite coaches are also accused in carrying out the bribery scheme ... which illegally helped students get admission into some of the nation's top colleges and universities. as stanford is among the ... univiersites tied up in this case. actresses lori loughlin and felicity huffman were among dozens of wealthy parents charged in a massive college admission scam.nat of fbif-b-i agents made arrests nationwide includin

richard allen davis kidnapped and murdered 12-year-old polly klaas of petaluma in 1993. marc klaas, her father, says he is very upset about the governor's decision to suspend executions. and scot peterson claimed his pregnant wife was messing. her body and their unborn son were found dead in richmond. >>> a live look at bay area airports this morning where the last of boeing 373 max jets sfpd down last night following days of mounting pressure, the u.s. made the call to ground the planes after two deadly soh seeing delays over the next few days. >>> reporter: one by one, the last of the boeing "737 max" jets landed safely through the united states. they were in the airplane when president trump announced -- >> we are going to be issuing an emergency order of prohibition to ground all flights of the "737 max" 8 and the "737 max" 9. >> reporter: the grounding came three days after the crash of ethiopian airlines flight 302 on sunday. 157 people died including 8 americans. the faa said it had new satellite information that showed the flight track was very similar to th of "

richard allen davis --- has been on death row since 19-96 for the kidnap and murder of 12-year-old polly klaas from petaluma. and vincent brothers --- a former high school principal convicted of killing his three children and mother-in-law. ( darya ) governor newsom is expeted to make the announcement at 10 this morning.. you can watch the news conference live on the "kron-on app . that's the bay area's only commercial- free 24-hour streaming news service. right now you can try it for free - just visit kron-on-dot-tv to sign up. ( darya ) bay area parents, hollywood stars, and college prep executives are just some of the individuals accused of carrying out a nationwide bribery scheme to help students gain admission to some of stanford is amo the univiersites tied up in this case. kron 4's dan kerman has the story... the fbi has announced 50 people including 33 parents have been charged in a nationwide bribary scheme, whereby parents payed off college coaches and administrators to get their kids into elite universities sot joseph bonavolonta/fbi :12 this is a case where they flaunted their weal

richard allen davis --- has been on death row since 19-96 for the kidnap and murder of 12- year-old polly klaas from petaluma. (vicki) meanwhile the friends and families of victims who lost their lives at the hands of death row inmates are ánot pleased with the governor's announcement. (grant) reporter doug johnson spoke with friends of laci peterson... and the brother of slain stanislaus deputy dennis wallace. they say they were shocked to hear the governor's announcement-- calling it a slap in the face. stacey birdsong, friend of laci peterson"laci and i had been friends since 3rd grade." stacey birdsong and rene tomlinson tell us they can't believe governor gavin newsom would prevent their friend, laci peterson's murderer... husband scott peterson... from being exicuted. rene tomlinson, friend of laci peterson"no one allowed any kind of moratorium for those victims."stacey birdsong, friend of laci peterson"how is it humane how laci and conner died? do you think scott was humane about how he ended their lives."david wallace, brother of deputy dennis wallace"you're revictimizing these families

you also have richard davis who kidnapped and killed polly kl s klaas. 13 inmates have been executed here since 1977, most recent one in 2006 here at san quentin, but newsom will make that official announcement in sacramento at 10:00 a.m. pe pete suratos. >>> a cambodian refugee is now facing deportation. he works in oakland as a pet food express truck driver and lives in that city. he says he was only threatened with deportation last month. he does have a criminal record. she s soting a man when he was 19 years old. >> i'm the sole provider. my son is autistic. >> a trump administration pressing cam bod i don't and a few other nations to take back his deportees. he's asking the governor's office for a pardon. >>> well, san jose man says he could have also been a victim of the accused murderer. he believes that the man you see here was trying to break into his home. >> i started shaking after i made the connection. >> he believes it's the same man that broke into his neighbors as home. >> the suspect is an undocumented immigrant who the feds say they repeatedly tried . >> it's devast

it shattered my heart. >> reporter: 12-year-old polly klaas was snatched from her room in petaluma, california. polly's body was only discovered when her killer, arrested at a traffic stop two months later, showed detectives where he'd buried her. >> do you still live that awful week? >> yeah. >> all these years later? >> my work is my therapy. my work is my therapy. >> reporter: and that work -- through the klaaskids foundation -- is to help families find their missing loved ones. by providing families with a now proven, professional, methodical approach to their search efforts. >> you have to basically start in the center and work your way out, letting -- following statistics that the vast majority of people that are missing are going to be found, a, within a half-mile radius of where they went missing or, b, within a five-mile radius of where they went missing. >> boy, this is dismal work you do. >> it's not dismal. no, nothing that we do is dismal. it's hard work. it can be heartbreaking. it can be so sad. but it's not dismal. it's really good work and it's important work and there's just

klaas's 12-year-old daughter polly was kidnapped and killed in 1993. her richard allen davis, is on death row. klaas says he met with the governor yesterday and what abo helping crime victims ended with what he calls a disappointing announcement. >> because what governor newsom just did is he gave them the greatest gift of all. he gave them their life. wow. wow. he turned his back on the juries. he turned his back on the laws. he turned his back on the will of the people. >> reporter: the governor shared on twitter part of the motivation behind his decision to sign an executive order. >> my father passed away just a few months ago. i found in his personal possessions this old article about his efforts to clear the name of a convicted killer. my dad was on the california court of appeals. >> reporter: shortly after he signed the order prison staff dismantled the death chamber at san quentin. >> i cannot sign off on executing hundreds and hundreds of human beings knowing, knowing that among them will be innocent human beings. >> reporter: 737 inmates on d

i want to get phillip in this conversation but please listen to this from marc klaas, he lost his 12-year-old daughter pollyle, and he on a whim declared a moratorium and showed mercy, showed mercy for the 737 individuals on death row who have never shown mercy in their lives. ed: phillip you're against the death penalty tell me why marc k laas is wrong. the reason why i'm against the death penalty is because just in my lifetime and i'm not that old but we've had over 17 people who have been exonerated from death row after dna evidence proved their innocence and for me, the risk is too grey when we've had even one person who is innocent that's been wrongfully sent to death row, and, you know, i understand to the extent that the victims families at times are, you know, feeling as though they're being left out of the conversation but the fact of the matter is the risk is too grave when we have people on death row ed: sure, ted what do you say about that risk? >> well i hear him but i disagree. look, we had timothy mcveigh. timothy mcveigh bombed the center in oklahoma and killed 168 men, women and children an