my client, i'm here as a representative of malik richmond. malik richmond did none of those things. malik richmond had one text out of a day full of testimony full of text messages and e-mails and tweets which he had none, okay? >> but it's not really just about the text. it's about the crime of violence that he committed against a 16-year-old. >> but this is low level. how do -- where do we go from here? >> where we go from here is we say we acknowledge if a person does something wrong, then we make amends to that person. >> according to you, he did so and you're criticizing him. he did so and you're criticizing him. >> well, but i think you need -- you said he's going to appeal. so obviously he doesn't agree with the judgment of the court. >> no, i didn't say what. >> oh, so you're not going to appeal from the judgment of delinquency? >> i don't believe he should have to register as a sex offender until he dies. >> that is part of the punishment. if in fact he is guilty of this crime, he does have to register as a sex offender and others need to know that is one of the consequence

trent mays and malik richmond broke down as the verdict was read. richmond's mother openly wept. and after the verdict was read, richmond's father made an emotional plea to the judge and to the victim's family. >> i hope somewhere in your hearts that you can forgive trent and malik for the pain that they have caused your daughter. and put you through. i know that god -- >> soon after the judge announced the boys' sentences, a minimum of one year for richmond, two years for mays, poppy harlow was in the courtroom as all of this played out. she's joining us live. describe the atmosphere in the room as the verdict was read. family members tried their hardest to plea for some forgiveness from the victim's family as well as from the judge. >> that's true, fredricka, but this is an incredibly serious crime. the crime of rape. both boys found guilty of raping this 16-year-old girl. one in a car, one in a basement as she lay naked on the floor, and they have been found guilty. yes, incredibly emotional. it was difficult for anyone to watch the boys break down. also difficult, of course,

the victim in that shooting in richmond. he told us that he was very happy that the baby is going to be okay. richmond apartment of him here is.ed with bullet hol hole. his baby was inside when a shooter sprayed it with bullet. shot child hit in the neck. >> don't do nothing to nobody. go to work and come home. not my fault to live in the areas. >>reporter: investigators doesn't have a motive n riding bike near the apartment also shot taken by car to local hospital and in good condition. the child was inside being watched by his grandparents when the bullet came crashing through the apartment. >> as far as i know my mom was inside watching him. like i said my fiance came whom from work. in the shower. and next thing i know shots fired and mom grabbed ran into the kitchen. >> 1-year-old child who is literally in the arms of the grandparents. they are feeding him and bullets come into the house. >>reporter: richmond police say they are making extra effort to track who opened fire then ran off. anyone who else may connected to

the fatal shooting was the third homicide of the year in richmond. lacher, the city recorded as low as #slater's in 11 years, with 18 people killed. >> police have arrested a man who is suspected of killing a 77 year rose san francisco newspaper vendor in january. mark cassell is in custody this morning. police said that he had wrapped his arms around the victim's waist, pick him up in the air and dropped him before running away. the victim later died from his injuries. >> new this morning. pope france officially begins his ministry and an installation of mass this morning in st. peter's square. we brought the insulation to you live on 24/7 channel earlier this morning. the pope took a long or round about to say peter's square, getting out of his jeep to bless a disabled man. civil protection crews closed the main streets heading to the square to traffic and set a better case for nearly a mile along the route to try to control the masses and to allow official delegations through. some 1 million people were expected to attend today's ceremony. >> a ne

lorraine blanco is in richmond talking with police. lorraine. >> reporter: richmond police tell us they are following several leads this morning. but they have no suspects in custody yet. one-year-old elijah ali is in fair condition at children's hospital. at 1:30 yesterday the city shot spotter system captured the rapid gunfire near first street and mcdonald. the intended target a man on his bicycle survived with a shot to his leg. the child underwent emergency surgery for bullet fragments in his neck. the grandfather was feeding the child when the child was struck. although he is dumbfounded by the violence, he is also grateful. >> i feel bad for the people who's kids get shot and pass away. i guess i'm lucky to have my son. he is still alive. thank god. >> i am really angry about this. i a sickened. i am appalled. this is completely unacceptable and it is our highest priority to catch those who are involved. >> reporter: the police chief also tells us that the city doubled its normal reward to $25,000. hoping to arrest the shooter v

bart police will have one of three officers who patrol the line form richmond to berkeley at the richmondtation during peak hours in the morning and afternoons. meanwhile, richmond police say they will have two officers patrol the area and even riding the trains. no arrest have been made in the shooting. >> police ramp up patrols after killing at bart stop police say they are ramping up patrols following the shooting death of a man outside a bay area rapid transit station earlier this month. bart police lt. steve coontz tells the contra costa times that one of three officers who patrol the line form richmond to berkeley will be at the richmond station during peak hours in the morning and afternoons. meanwhile, richmond police say they will have two officers patrol the area and even riding the trains. the additional police presence comes after 34- year-old raymond harris was richmond bart station on march 14. bart police say witnesses reported seeing one or two men running from the station. no arrests have been made. a man suspected of committing at least five commercial burglaries in san

at the richmond branch library. i wanted to thank the osv of economic and work force development, the mayor's office on disability, and one of our community partners, northeast community federal credit union and really low and asian neighborhood design that provides a lot of support to our smaller businesses. it is an important town hall that will support our small businesses and our city's effort called invest in neighborhoods that is supporting small businesses that are challenged with these types of a-d-a lawsuits. and i'll also be walking with mayor ed lee down geary boulevard on thursday at 12:30 to raise awareness of the invest in neighborhoods program that's helping not only geary boulevard, but balboa and clement and merchant corridors in my district. and coming up in a few moments we're going to honor the history of grassroots community organizing and talk a little bit about the history of fred roth and his legacy in supporting not only the farm workers movement, but making our constitution a reality for ma

in hopes it will lead them to the gunman responsible for shooting a baby in richmond.s is video you will only see on kron 4. it was taken by a witness, as paramedics worked to save the baby boy, moments after the shooting. >> i do not know exactly how this happened. it >> we are told the baby is recovering this morning. the baby's grandfather, who did not want to go on camera, says the bullet came through their living room window and hit the child. da linthe shooting happened around philip near the intersection of first street and macdonald avenue in richmond. police say, the gunman was on foot. and also wounded another person on a bike. that person is believed to have been the intended target. >> a head on collision in richmond sends seven people to the hospital. three remain in critial condition this morning. police say, a camaro crashed head-on into a chevy pickup at high speed, flipping the truck and injuring people from both vehicles. it happened last night on south 37th street. officals say, one female, who was ejected from the camaro, was severely injured. polic

abc7 news reporter is live at the richmond station. >> we can say that richmond bart is re-opened. through here after a deadly shooting that happened in the middle of thursday afternoon commute. a man is dead. two suspects remain at large. sky 7 was over as officers canvassed the parking lot looking for evidence. it happened outside on the staircase that riders use to go in and out of richmond bart station. everyone ran when the shots rang out. witnesses saw two men running away from the scene. police are working to identify them. >> we are working on video cameras and with the richmond police to get some good identification. >> i feel more scared if i was shot over there on a street that doesn't have a lot of people and that is not busy. a lot of people come here all day. >> the shooting has many residents on edge because it happened at a very busy time and in a public place. the victims' name has not been released. the investigation is unfolding. live in richmond for abc7 news. >> 4:31. developing news this morning a bay area teacher arrested on charges of possessing child pornog

cate caugiran is in richmond with the darling's sailing saga.t's exactly right, frank and michelle. assessors got a preliminary look at the darling and found damage to the keel and part of the rudder broken off but it wasn't as bad as it seems. now it's headed to a shipyard to assess just how bad the damage is to the $2 million yacht. the salvage divers were able to free the boat just before 1 a.m. this morning. the darling just had quite the journey yesterday morning. three people two men and a woman, stole the sailboat from its sausalito home and tried to sail away with the sunrise but their plan was foiled when the vessel's keel got lodged at the linda mar beach. early this morning, salvage divers went into the water to try to pluck the boat from the shore. we were told it was a challenging, dangerous process. >> there's a lot of danger involved in it. the divers had to swim out to the vessel and grab a boarding ladder and get up on it with the vessel rocking violently. >> reporter: now, tim parker's company was responsible for towing the boa

richmond's attorney says they do plan to appeal. alex perez, abc news, steubenville, ohio. >>> former governor sarah palin stole the show at an important weekend meeting of conservatives outside of washington. she was far and way the crowd favorite at the conservative political action conference. and as we have come to expect, she put the president in her cross hairs and in her comedic cross hairs and she came up with some zingers. >> more background checks? dandy idea, mr. president. should have started with yours. >> michael bloomberg also in her cross hairs. she sipped on a supersized soda. bloomberg has tried to ban soda of that size. >>> investigators in pennsylvania are still trying to determine the cause of a bus crash that killed a women's lacrosse coach. the bus slammed into a stree. it killed the driver as well. students gathered at the chapel to remember kristina quigley who was six months pregnant when she died. >>> investigators spent the first full day looking at the cause of a blaze that took six buildings and more th

lorraine blanco is in richmond talking with police. lorraine. >> reporter: richmond police tell us they are following several leads this morning. but they have no suspects in custody yet. one-year-old elijah ali is in fair condition at children's hospital. at 1:30 yesterday the city shot spotter system captured the rapid gunfire near first street and mcdonald. the intended target a man on his bicycle survived with a shot to his leg. the child underwent emergency surgery for bullet fragments in his neck. the grandfather was feeding the child when the child was struck. although he is dumbfounded by the violence, he is also grateful. >> i feel bad for the people who's kids get shot and pass away. i guess i'm lucky to have my son. he is still alive. thank god. >> i am really angry about this. i a sickened. i am appalled. this is completely unacceptable and it is our highest priority to catch those who are involved. >> reporter: the police chief also tells us that the city doubled its normal reward to $25,000. hoping to arrest the shooter v

there is no crime in the city of richmond. lesli knight is the hr director and an independent investigation concluded she was driving a city car while also taking a city stipen met for a personal car. knight ran her side business, making trinkets inside city offices and even used city so board innocents to work for her. she became a victim of her boss' retaliation. >> she documented my conversations. she moved me around like i was a ping-pong ball for the last four years. >> you need to step up, get rid of her. >> inside tonight's city council meeting, the fire works continued. >> let's get it settled and take action like you're supposed to. you are here to guard our money. >> city manager says knight's transgressions are not fireable offenses. she wasn't suspended while the investigation was underway. the mior and city council member planned to introdeuce introduce, if she still has her job next month. >> stacey plumber talked to investigators with the district attorney's office as well as the fbi. we checked, no charges have

he rushed the only dog he now has to richmond veterinary hospital.ff told us the treatment the dog was given wofshged. this is him chasing a toy not long after he was poisoned. >> we considered the k-9 as part of our richmond pd family. they are an office, and we treat them as such. that means had this happened on the job, the suspect would be facing charges for trying to kill not just a dog but an officer. >> and richmond police saying they are disturbed by how targeted this poisoning and burglary was. they are still searching for the suspects tonight and if caught they'll face felony animal cruelty and burglary charges. reporting live in richmond, kpix 5. >>> there's a $20,000 reward for any information leading to an arrest and conviction. >>> a toyota prius charging in a garage may have sparked an explosion and fire that damaged a two-story condo. that happened just half 6:00 last night. authorities believe the fire started in the garage then spread toth upper floor of the home on creek side court. tonight the owner told us that he was using an af

a guy by the name of marsh, who was from richmond, england. >> australia?australia? >> george turner marsh. >> no trees at all. people see trees in the city and think they may have been made. sand and scrub. at some point, these are the lives were used recreational -- these outer lands were used recreational lly. . >> there is. we hoave -- what, the third? >> depends on it you are coming the addition. but they all burned down. that was around 1900, so if you are ever stuck in traffic in the six-lane boulevard in 19th avenue, imagine what it was like back then. >> [inaudible] i would say this is after they began to develop some homesteading entries. >> it was a large chicken ranch out there. lawson chicken ranch was along 19th ave. >> [inaudible] >> not exactly. he donated the land later to the city, though. sort of the farm house feeling of the richmond. >> there is a water tower with a windmill in the back. >> right, get your water from wells. that was the early boathouses. looking at that map, sporting men would come out in the horses, have little races w

our merchant corridors in the richmond from revitalizing the merchant's association on clement street to helping beautify the outer balboa area with many small businesses and i'm strongly supportive of our business sector. an additional source of support for small businesses in our city as mayor lee mentioned today in response to supervisor tang's questions is our invest in neighborhoods program, not only the sunset, but also a number of other neighborhoods, including the richmond is included in the investment neighborhoods program. the stretch of geary w.h.o. from 14th avenue to 28th avenue is included [boulevard ~] there are 24 other neighborhood commercial districts in the city that are eligible for funding through invest in neighborhoods. the office of economic and work force development is seeking proposals. they are due on friday. proposals to help strengthen neighborhood commercial districts by implementing neighborhood improvement projects and providing business services. so far there's 17 $5,000 worth of grants to fund projects that serve one or more of the 25 invest in neigh

right now the multi-million dollar yacht is being towed to richmond and alex savage is there where the boat will undergo repairs. >> that luxury sailboat is expected to arrive in about 15 minutes or so and they are expected to arrive from passive can all across the bay and it's going to be brought here to bay marine boatworks in richmond where it will be hoisted out of the water and the captain of the ship will get a closer look at the damage. the owner of the salvage company told me they do have a bent rutter and a burned up engine and a tugboat freed them just before 1:00 a.m. this morning. it ran aground yesterday in about four feet of water in pacifica. police arrested four people on board who stole the 82-foot boat from a marina. the coast guard was suspicious because the people on board refused help after getting stuck and then the rightful owner saw his boat on the news and called police. the accused thieves got the boat wedged into the sand and it was not easy to get free. >> well, there is quite a bit of work and a lot of it hand labor and we had a heavy piece of rope we had t

here is the idea: right now, bart stops in richmond. how about extending it to stop in san pablo and hercules traveling along interstate 80? the new bart director for this area tells the contra costa county times that is what he wants to do. he points out that the i-80 is the most congested freeway in the bay area and a longer bart route would ease the pain through there. we are hearing stories out here this morning to support that. >> we have a lot games out there and even on the weekend where people are gone, 80 is big time congested we have to leave early for games because if you don't, going out 80 fill be really bad. so, that is going to relieve a lot of pressure off interstate 80 but bigger than that, the people really want bart out there. >> at this point it is merely an idea negotiation studies have been done, there is no cost estimate but the new representative wants people to talk about it, and three would like to see it happen and the people he represent would like to see it. live for abc7 news, i am amy hollyfield. >> now, o

i have always lived around in richmond area, just being around a unique area of the richmond, discovering san francisco in the 1980's. >> i am hoping we can not support small businesses like this because they are the unique character that makes neighborhoods like this so rich and lively to live in. >> i have also been active as a community organizer. i worked at the chinese progressive association. i also worked at the mental health center in the richmond district. i have always been passionate about civil rights, equality for everyone. i have a 10-year-old daughter, so having a girl has made me much more sensitive to gender equality issues. i guess i have always been vocal about my politics, but as a supervisor, i have to listen to other perspectives and making decisions. >> very soon there will be of much more seniors in that area. we are trying to focus on whether a stop sign or stoplight might help. >> tried to look at issues of senior nutrition programs, alzheimer's research, even housing policies that allowed our buildings to become more senior-friendly. also looking at how to suppo

it's in richmond this morning.e in richmond, christie smith, "today in the bay." >> that's one expensive joyride. thank you very much. the san francisco board of supervisors expects to approve nearly $800,000 in safety improvements for an area of sloat boulevard where a teenager was hit and killed by an alleged drunk driver. there is a crosswalk but no stoplight or stop sign for vehicles. the city now planning a pedestrian safety upgrade in that area. as for the suspect in the crash, 29-year-old brewer remains in jail on felony charges of dui and vehicular homicide. >>> a memorial is growing for the 18 year old gunned down in campbell over the weekend. campbell police say richard vega was walking just north of the campbell community center sunday night when someone came up and shot him multiple times. he was rushed to the hospital for emergency surgery but did not survive. >> from what we know it could have just been mistaken identity and mistaking him for something else because he wasn't -- he wasn't into anything

we are live in richmond i'm tara moriarty. >>> time is 5:02. police in concord investigating reports of a dog being shot with a bb give up and they want to know if it's linked to other recent disturbing incidents. the dog was wounded at about 7:00 last night. a teenager was seen shooting geese the same evening. now this comes after a bus window was shot out on wednesday night near bailey and clayton roads by an unknown object. police are investigating whether all of these incidents are related. >>> we have new details about the former soldier accused of killing two police officers l.a. month. an army spokesman says there was not enough evidence to charge jeremy goulet with rape evidence. dna taken from rape tests did not tie goulet to the crimes. the congress is demanding to know why they allowed goulet to leave the army instead of facing rape charges. >>> it's part of an immigration deal that a bipartisan group of senators is working on. the bill would make it harder for relatives of american citizens to come here. make it easier for high skil

a developing story out of richmond.save a stolen yacht that ran aground in pacifica we brought you this story lives on the kron 4 morning news yesterday's. the three people accused of stealing the 80 ft. yacht, are now behind bars. kron fours jackie sissel is live in richmond with the latest. hi jacki. >> good morning darya i am inside the bay marine boat works. the yacht is on a crane and out of the water. that is the captain. you can see the ruter behind that is part of the boat that was damaged. the boat was towed in at about 530 this morning. it was put on the crane and taking out of the water to survey the damage. you can see the damage from sitting in basically the sand for several hours yesterday's. this 80 ft. yacht that eventually we discovered was stolen. here is video from yesterday's. the first call without around 530 yesterday morning that a boat was stuck off linda, mar beach in pacifica. they figured out that the boat had been stoolen. the dollar was watching tv and figured that was his boat. >> three peo

jodi hernandez is live in richmond where the search is on for a k-9 killer. >> reporter: jessica, itsn't get more disturbing than this. tonight a police dog is recovering. another dog is dead after someone fed the dogs poison as they were locked in their kennels. officers here at the richmond police department are shaken as they're down one valuable member of their family. >> put their lives on the line every day not only for the other officers but the citizens of richmond. >> reporter: this officer and his police dog are missing one of their k-9 co-workers. this 13-year-old dutch shepherd the most experienced dog on the richmond police force nearly died on friday when police say suspected burglars fed it poisoned hamburger meat. another dog named track was also poisoned and didn't survive. >> this is a dog, can't defend himself. can't do anything. he's just in his kennel and was attacked, and that's the hardest thing for me to wrap my mind around. >> reporter: investigators say the police officer was at work. when the police officer took track to the vet, they found he was poisoned

live in richmond, abc 7 news. >>> thank you. developing news tonight. bay area teacher arrested on charges of possessing chilled pornography has been hospitalized after attempting suicide. nathan expected to survive after apparent over dose. he was arrested yesterday at the school where he taught in sea side near monterey. search of his east san jose home police say turned up more than 1,000 video kleps and photographs of children who appear to be under 10 years of edge. >> we didn't find any videocamera or anything like that in the thus would make us indicate that he was manufacturing child pornograph pornography. however we have not done a complete forensic evaluation of the computer to find if there's any child porn that we consider not known. >> he worked in san jose astute teacher from 2008 until a few weeks ago. the school district there has notified airports the school where he worked. >> search under way for 20-year-old man who suffered a head injury while biking last week which could be associated with his disappearance. matthew seen here playi

alex savage is in richmond and has been out there since 4:30 a.m. the boat was just towed there and you have some new video to show us? >> reporter: i do and the darling ran aground and just a short time ago it was hoisted up out of the water and i want to get you to some of this video. we have a portion of the rutter that appeared to have broken off. a tugboat freed the darling after it ran aground off the beach and police ended up arresting four people on board that yacht who stole that multi- million dollar boat and those accused thieves ended up getting the boat wedged into the sand and they did quite a bit of damage. >> we know the rutter is bent and we are talking on a quite a bit of water and we are taking it from the rutter shaft. as to what else, we suspect the engine was burned up and we are pretty sure the propeller is bent on it there is probably some damage to the keel. >> reporter: this was the bizarre scene when the coast guard tried to rescue the people on board but they refused. then the rightful owner saw his boat on the news and h

the idea is to extend bart beyond richmond where it currently stops. the representative for this area is the new district 7 director. he tells the "contra costa times" that he thinks bart should extent along interstate 80 to hercules with stops in san pablo and points out i-80 is the most congested freeway and the bart line is needed to ease this clogged area. >> he says he is aware this would come with challenges and they don't know how much it would possibly cost. he believes where there is a political will, there is a way. he thinks this is what the people want the he was elected in november. he is new but he plans to fight for this extension. >> thank you, amy. >> in this morning, pope francis has officially begun the ministry this morning as the 266th pope. here is a look at pope francis greeting dignitaries and religious leaders in st. peter's basilica, shaking their hands and greeting them, one by one. >> francis urges presidents, and sheiks and thousands of ordinary who gathered for the mass at st. peter's square do protect god's creation, the

the best alternate is to take the richmond san rafael bridge but otherwise it will be a big mess from marin county and golden gate and sausalito barracks are a great way to get around. >> acura is in the headlights over corrosion concerns. >> congress tells the postal service "not so fast" over a plan to save $2 billion so you may be getting mail on saturday may be getting mail on saturday fo [ lorenzo ] i'm lorenzo. i work for 47 different companies. well, technically i work for one. that company, the united states postal service® works for thousands of home businesses. because at usps.com® you can pay, print and have your packages picked up for free. i can even drop off free boxes. i wear a lot of hats. well, technically i wear one. the u.s. postal service®, no business too small. >> saturday mail delivery may not go away yet. the postal service does not have the authority to end the delivery without the okay from congress. the postal service wants to switch to five-day service in august to save $2 billion a year but the gao says a spending bill passed by congress last year gives la

live in richmond, abc 7 news. >>> thank you. developing news tonight. bay area teacher arrested on charges of possessing chilled pornography has been hospitalized after attempting suicide. nathan expected to survive after apparent over dose. he was arrested yesterday at the school where he taught in sea side near monterey. search of his east san jose home police say turned up more than 1,000 video kleps and photographs of children who appear to be under 10 years of edge. >> we didn't find any videocamera or anything like that in the thus would make us indicate that he was manufacturing child pornograph pornography. however we have not done a complete forensic evaluation of the computer to find if there's any child porn that we consider not known. >> he worked in san jose astute teacher from 2008 until a few weeks ago. the school district there has notified airports the school where he worked. >> search under way for 20-year-old man who suffered a head injury while biking last week which could be associated with his disappearance. matthew seen here playi

his company towed the sailboat to richmond. the vessel could be greater than the insured value of

slowing through richmond on the approach toward that racetrack off the richmond bridge. it is slow because of congestion there. 238 top of your screen, slowing off castro valley off 580 and then south 880 toward a street where there is that crash. car went into a wall. sounds like it scraped the wall from the update because there are no major injuries. no injuries reported at all. that is over on your shoulder. a distraction around a street where things start to slow on the approach to the san mateo bridge. that's actually not so bad for a tuesday through that area. we are looking at altamont pass. a crash countercommute eastbound. look at the folks in out of the altamont and mountain house. john talkeded about megacommutes and there are folks heading there and highway 4 farther driving and we'll end with another live shot for 101 through san jose where the commute is kicking in north of 680 where you look here heading up toward 880 and the airport. a wider view. the roadways are dry right now but changes are in store. >> we don't have much in the way of fog or any rain

the richmond-fremont bart line. the idea would be to extend that line to the north parrell to the path of nearby interstate 80. along that route, new bart stations could be added in san pablo here near the richmond hilltop shopping centers... further north in pinole... and there could even be service all the way to hercules... if not further... now, none of this is even close to being a done deal. i spoke with a bart spokeperson today who said that this is just one of many ideas and projects the transit agency is considering. there are no artist renderings, no engineering plans... at this point this is only an idea. it's not, however, a new idea, this has been explored before but never followed through on. if the bart board does decide to finally move forward with extending service to the north it would be a long, long process. the transit agency would have to secure funding, acquire land to build the new rail lines and stations, engineer and design the extension and then the project would have to survice years wort

and richmond faces at least a year. but depending on their behavior, they could both be held until age 21. richmond's attorney says they do plan to appeal. david? >> alex perez tonight. alex, our thanks to you. you saw my "20/20" co-anchor, elizabeth vargas, there. her exclusive interview, part of an hour special, on the steubenville case. the ripple effect it could have across this country. that's on this week's "20/20," friday night. >>> in the meantime, to the sudden and quick-moving wildfire that wiped out an entire neighborhood. tonight, the devastating images from myrtle beach, south carolina. neighbors like this woman, watching helplessly as the blaze ripped through the homes there beyond the trees. 26 condo buildings, that's more than 100 units, gone. this woman on the phone, as neighbors, tonight, gather in emergency shelters. and abc's steve osunsami, with our coverage of a community in crisis tonight. >> reporter: the families who lived in this large condo and apartment community in myrtle beach were just sit

not only educating the students and parents, but all of our residents in the richmond district. and about two years ago i stood with our dpw director mohammed nuru and neighbors and parents as we announced in a major greater green project in the city that was hopefully a model for other neighborhoods as well as argon parents and community transformed ugly concrete into something really beautiful and a great teaching tool as well. there is an edible garden there now, a great mural, and they haven't stopped there. they've continued to green their school and the neighborhood is involved people in this process. most specifically the greater green program enabled parents, teachers and students to transform their neighborhood into a more environmentally conscious community and school. the progress also continues with a community challenge grant that they were awarded and working with the department of public works to install a lively garden on cabrillo street filled with native plants for everyone to enjoy. they have an edible school yard. they are working -- i was playing on their re

. >>> there is a crash in richmond we will tell you about, and traffic looks good at the bay bridge toll plaza, 237 looks good, let's go back to the desk. >>> pope frances is now vowing to serve the porest -- poorest and the weakest. six hours ago pope frances was presented with a key symbol. he went through the open top vehicle which was not surrounded by bullet proof glass. he is being called the people's pope and he broke float tow call and kissed a disabled man in the crowd. >> he has the passion for things that really motivate him. >> more than 150,000 people packed st. peters' square for the installation. >>> a car fire really spread to headquarters in alameda. it happened just after a crowd which was behind the oakland airport. the building was not burned and police will be looking into whether the car was stolen origin involved in sewer -- or involved in some other crime. >>> janine de la vega has been on this story since 4:30, why are the police saying they opened fire after a chase? >> reporter: well, dave, they are saying they had to because the suspect ended up accelerating h

mays and richmond will also have to register as sex offenders.he girl was so intoxicated she wasn't able to con sendisenting anything. >> this case is about a 16-year-old girl taken advantage of, toyed with and humiliated and it's time the people responsible are held builtable. >> reporter: eyewitness testimony from three boys, all friends of mays and richmond, and held without damage, said he videotaped mays performing a sexual act on the girl. two others testimonied saying richmond did the same while she was lying naked on the floor. this is rape. >> this seem to be cautiousness about rape and sex. it's a cavalier attitude. a belief somehow there isn't anything wrong with either of this. >> reporter: text messages, tweets and photos were center of the trial. fellow teens vulgarly joked about the rape. >> what if it was your daughter. >> but it wasn't. >> it it was my i would leave her like dead. >> reporter: this tweet, yeah dude, she was like a dead body. i just needed some sexual attention. now, in addition to handing down this sentence, the

richmond itself.e'll look at the maps. looking at the tri-valley and typical build for dublin. not a problem. south 680 through pleasanton. there is a crash reported we saw slowing on the northbound side. southbound side close to the speed limit. both sides clear. there may be activity on the shoulder. i'll say maybe on the northbound side judging by the slowdown we saw earlier. all lanes reported clear now through that area. the south bay itself shows a nice build for 101. 87 showing slowdowns coming into downtown. pointing out two things. this northbound 101 slowing cued by an earlier crash around the 880 over crossing. a slight distraction adding to the build that continues here and another build toward the airport. coming into downtown, 87 is a concern now. all of the way through the midday hour as we talk about that funeral and memorial for the officers in santa cruz and we are expecting tens of thousands of people coming into the area and lots of cars and congestion through downtown. avoid the d

richmond police say the k-9 was drugged at the same time his partner's guns were stolen from his home. alan wang has the story. >> he is the most seasoned k-9 on the richmond police force and someone tried to kill him. what makes this so personal is that police say it was all a set up. >> we do think that this officer was intentionally targeted. >> richmond police say an officer came home and found his two-year-old black lab dying it ate some meat laced with poison. he rushed his family dog to the vet and left his k-9 partner of nine years in a kennel in the backyard. that's when the burglar struck. >> his house was ransacked and five firearms were stolen as well as numerous personal possessions. >> now here is what really bothers the officers in richmond -- >> both of the dogs involved in this were locked and secured in kennels. they were of no threat to any burglar. it was an intentional act. they could have committed the crime they committed without doing anything to those dogs. >> reporter: the police won't say what the dogs ate, but the family's labrador died from the same poison

>> and there's no dean of malik richmond anywhere, anywhere. >> reporter: and in its closing statementthe prosecution arguing this case is not about consent. it's about substantial impairment. how drunk was this girl when these incidents allegedly occurred? >> this case isn't about social media. this case isn't about big red football. this case is about a 16-year-old girl who was taken advantage of, toyed with and humiliated. and it's time that the people who did that to her are held responsible. >> reporter: this is a bench trial, meaning there is no jury. and it is the judge that will make the final decision. we will hear his decision at 10:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. that's when he'll hand it down. if these boys are found guilty, the maximum sentence they face is to serve until they are 21 years old because they are juveniles. don? >> poppy, thank you very much. make sure you stay tuned to cnn for the verdict in this case. it will be at 10:00 a.m. eastern tomorrow morning. >>> a bus carrying a university sports team to a match this morning crashed on a pennsylvania highway. the bus sm

a burglar breaks into a richmond police officer's home. and poisons his dogs. what the thief also got away with. and: a bizarre case. three people arrested for stealing a luxury yacht. then running it aground. why only one person was charged. >> pam: new at eight-- construction is progressing on the 49ers new stadium in santa clara. tonight- kron 4's dan kerman shows us what it looks like at this stage of construction. >> reporter: in just one year this will be the new site. >> electricians for in the field lights and and to use your imagination to see what it is going to look like. it has really come a long way. >> the tour. >> you can see the conduit, this deal, machine all of it is in here. all of it with the exception of the scoreboard is not that far behind us. >> is also posted with sustainability. >> we of a enough solar panels to be solar powered by this son. there will also be unique amenities. this patio on the club level will allow people to stand up and cheer. >> football is meant to be played and what a better place than here in santa clara it is g

about four-hour trip from pacifica to richmond. check out how huge it, the 82' super yacht called "the darling" has creating cite a challenge for the crews. it was stuck off of the coast. at 5:15 yesterday morning, police spent hours trying to get the three people on board to surrender. they had to draw their guns. the people finally came to shore. they were taken to jail. they are suspected of stealing it from sausalito. when it ran aground the $3 million keel was buried in the sand and crews were at a loss of what did do. they have salvaged the yacht but looks can be deceiving. >> it will look hole to the untrained eye there could be a lot of damage to the vessel. we don't know how bad -- the keel obviously received damage, the rudder is bent and the propellor is bent and the shaft, too. there could be some serious cracking to the hull. we are not taking on a lot of water but that doesn't mean that hasn't occurred. >> when it arrived in richmond they will bring it a shore, take a look and get an estimate and decide if it is a tot

authorities say one bart officer will be at the richmond station during peak hours in the morning ands. meanwhile, richmond police say they will have two officers patrol the area and even riding the trains. no arrests have been made in the deadly shooting that also injured another victim. and remember you can watch the weather forecast whenever it is convenient for you on our 24/7 bay area news channel. you can also get headlines and live traffic. it's on comcast 193 and you can also watch it live on kron4.com. the san mateo sheriff's office is issuing a county- wide alert tonight. this, after a series of residential burglaries plaguing the area. officials say, the suspects are using several tactics to prey on residents. "the day" residents are being told to be extra careful and vigilant. kron 4.com is entirely new. and one of the new features is something we call kron 4 rewards. vicki liviakis explains how you can be rewarded for watching t-v. still ahead. the warriors try and avoid a letdown against the sacramento kings and lebron james and the heat put their 27 game winning streak

richmond police say the k-9 was drugged at the same time his partner's guns were stolen from his home. alan wang has the story. >> he is the most seasoned k-9 on the richmond police force and someone tried to kill him. what makes this so personal is that police say it was all a set up. >> we do think that this officer was intentionally targeted. >> richmond police say an officer came home and found his two-year-old black lab dying it ate some meat laced with poison. he rushed his family dog to the vet and left his k-9 partner of nine years in a kennel in the backyard. that's when the burglar struck. >> his house was ransacked and five firearms were stolen as well as numerous personal possessions. >> now here is what really bothers the officers in richmond -- >> both of the dogs involved in this were locked and secured in kennels. they were of no threat to any burglar. it was an intentional act. they could have committed the crime they committed without doing anything to those dogs. >> reporter: the police won't say what the dogs ate, but the family's labrador died from the same poison

richmond police are working on this case. they are collaborating and we'll be checking in with them as well. so for, no word on the suspect or the identification on this victim. live from richmond, i'm tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, tara. >>> bay area police are wondering if they are now being targeted by thieves. the san francisco "chronicle" reports police are on high alert after someone stole a semi-automatic rifle from an up marked san francisco police car last month. burglars have also recently hit the homes of officers in richmond and brentwood. one officer says criminals may be looking for guns and realized police are likely to have them in their homes. >>> 7:05. later this month, muni will be cutting back service. a dozen muni lines will be reduced during the commute hours between march 25th and march 29th. muni 'anticipating fewer -- muni is anticipating fewer riders because of spring break. muni hopes to save about $45,000 by reducing the number of bus trips. >>> new this morning, all lanes on 580