robert mcmanus : he has been charged by the alameda county district attorney for posession of stolenlating his probation and the police departmet has retrieved that statue, unfortunatly, it has been mutilated where somebody used power tools to try to cut the thing into as many pieces probably to try to go out and scrap them at a local scrap metal yard. , jeffpolice say this is still an open and active investigation and they are trying to find out who, if anyone helped steal the thing. it was returned to the u.c. berkeley campus earlier in the day. it is unclear if it can be repaired. i'm jeff bush in san leandro, kron four news. > >brittney: here is what to expect as we head into the next 40 hours partly cloudy skies you could see decreased visibility so take it easy on the roads and on thursday we will have increase in clouds as rain moves in as we head into thursday night and will not be until midnight that we will start to see widespread light rainfall moving in to boost of the region--most of the region we had a rough start for the morning but then things cleared up nicely and we

robert mcmanus : you can imagine at 6:40 at night, the amount of people who would be here in the parking lotgun shots ringing outpeople running in all directionscars speeding off. it caused a mass response from law enforcement from the san leandro police department and the alameda county sheriff's department we had teams of officers who searched through the mall looking for clues. >> pam :noone was hurt in the shooting. big news we're following tonight. a heartwarming story about last night's historic jackpot winner. may not be true. grant lodes explains why lottery officials are not sure.that a southerna california woman. is actually the winner. >> grant :works started circulating earlier this afternoon that a nurse was a big winner but tonight in new york daily winners is reporting that is all a hoax and supposedly her son played a prank on his mom which is pretty messed up her daughter also works at the rehab facility and she says her mom did not win and it was a misunderstanding centered around a picture of the supposed a winning ticket that was sent to her mom we spoke with some at

robert mcmanus with the san leandro police the problem once anyone who might use a convenience store especially nice to be very aware of what is going on. >>will tran: and world news after a huge fire raged through the russian hotel and the buying a started spreading last night on new year's eve would assist after large explosions as a tower bargains and continues to burn. >>grant lodes: people laugh and you could hear the music playing in all this sudden the 63 story luxury hotel is just off a small artificial lake the flames began on 24 and raced up the side the statement said another person was moderately injured without giving details or orders called the unidentified medical on st. as sanguine as 60 people have like an enraged the smoke and listening crowd in the stairwells. >>will tran: she was in court for the first time on thursday she confessed to the crime but as we explained she has not entered a plea and. >>reporter: accused of murdering her four your grandson richard investigators say she confessed to drowning him in the bathtub in court this afternoon as she did not ent

(sot) robert mcmanus depto. de policia de san leandro no sabemos si los dos grupos involucrados dispararon o solo uno atento contra el otro, esas son las cosas que trataremos de determinar cuando revisemos detalladamente el video de las camaras de seguridad para saber como empezo todo y quien es responsable.. (vo) ahora les deciamos que hay dos personas detenidas, dos hombres. estos fueron arrestados cerca del cine que se localiza en la parte sur del centro comercial. al parecer unos testigos dieron la descripcion de unos sospechosos y los agentes policiacos no tardaron mucho en localizarlos. pero no se sabe en este momento si tuvieron algo que ver con la balacera,por eso estan siendo interrogados. otra cosa muy importante es que esto ocurrio en el estacionamiento, y a las 6 :40 de la noche estaba lleno, asi que tenemos entendido que algunos vehiculos, o al menos uno sufrio algun impacto de bala. lo curioso es que la policia no descarta que otros vehiculos hayan sufrido danos por los balazos pero que la gente to

>>lt robert mcmanus it was missing its head and feet to the statute. it was missing it's feet. inside and in the back yard they found a three foot by three foot hole that had been dug in the back yard and in the base of the hole were the head and the feet to the statue. >> reporter:police arrested 46 year old dean gamaza and charged him with posession of stolen property and violation of his probationpolice say it appears the statue was cut up with power tools in an attempt to sell the bronze for scrapbut that turned out to be no small task. it is a life sized sculputure of rowing coach carol "ky" ebright who coached the team from the 20's to the 50's. >>mcmanus that statue weighs 300 pounds and it's pretty much solid bronzemy thinking is one person who participated in moving that statuewhat happened after that, i don't really know. we did recover several power tools in the house. the statue itself was mutilated where they tried to cut it up into smaller pieces either to lighten the weight or to try to disguize what it was because it was so distinguishableand they were hoping no

by or anybody else drives by, to look in, they will not seem inside of the store. , lieutenant robert mcmanus with the san leandro police department wants anyone who might use a convenience store, especially at night, to be very aware of what is going on. >> look for that person who seems to be walking from around the corner. make sure that that clerk inside the store first so that you know it is safe to go in. if you do not see the clerk inside or you see someone running around with a black hoodie and a ski mask, it is time to get out and call 911 immediately. >> reporter: police described this guy is being about 5'9", anywhere from 20 years old until 30 years old with a stocky build so far, i did check with police, and so far, nobody has been hurt as a result of any of the robberies. san leandro tonight, scott raise, kron 4 news. >>> new year's eve night on the west coast, still a few hours from 2016 but around the world, revelers are already celebrating. take a look at some of the celebrations. london setting off fireworks at the famous london eye and in berlin germany, at the brandenburg

. >> reporter:if these robberies are all connected, then san leandro police lieutenant robert mcmanusng increasingly violent. >> reporter:here's a look at surveillance photos that the san leandro and walnut creek police departments have released of recent robberies. >> reporter:in all, mcmanus says the gunman could be related to nine robberies committed in san leandro, redwood city counting last night, six here in san leandro. >> reporter:at around 7-30. >> reporter:mcmanus says the man, wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt, standing between 5-foot-6 and 5-foot-9. walked into the chevron gas station at washington and fargo avenues. >> reporter:pointed a semi- automatic handgun at the clerks face and demanded money. and, said if his demands weren't met, the clerk would be shot. >> reporter:the clerk complied, and the man ran off with the money. mcmanus says valero gas stations and 7-11's were targeted in the previous robberies. >> reporter:and, that in those cases, the robberies happened in the early morning. >> reporter: >> reporter: >> reporter:still, mcmanus says it appears this is the

robert mcmanus with the san leandro police department wants anyone who might use a convenience store especially at night to be very aware of what is going on. >>reporter: half a day after a huge fire raged through a luxury hotel you could still see smoke coming from the address will tell flames started spreading last night on new year's eve the catch a large explosions at the toll burned the hotel was crowned with people awaiting the fireworks show >>grant lodes: is just across a small artificial leg from world's tallest skyscraper the flames began on the 20 of floor and raced up the side of the building their conflicting reports on injuries the dubai office said 14 people were lightly injured and one suffered a heart attack for due to the smoke and overcrowding during evacuation the statement said another person was moderately injured without giving details nickel unidentified medical on scene to say more than 60 people have like individual smoke inhalation in a crowded in the stairwells and the left the building that added 6000 police officers during the festivities that all sold a

the gunman ran off, with money and what lieutenant robert mcmanus says was a real gun. person, we know that they are becoming increasingly violent." in all, since demember 21st, mcmanus says the gunman may be related to nine robberies committed in san leandro, redwood city and walnut creek. alone, here in san leandro. if you're driving by a convenience store, or a gas station with a mini mart and you see someone loitering that's in a black hooded sweatshirt with the hood on, please call 911 immediately, because chances are that could be the suspect store." in san leandro, philippe djegal, kron four news. >> marty:the teacher's aide arrested now out on bail. 26- year-old kamaljot kaur was released from jail on 100- thousand dollars bail. kaur was taken into custody on wednesday. after a video surfaced showing the teacher's aide in a physical altercation with a 9-year-old boy, at the tobinworld school for special education in antioch. the contra costa county d.a.'s office says it will make a decision on charging kaur next week. the executive director of unacceptable and i