san francisco's former public defender. thank you for joining us tonight, i'm palmore and i'm ken wayne jeff adoptees family attorney released new findings which contradicts the san francisco medical examiner's us live in the studio to explain the new results. grant yes, some drama here tonight ken and pam jeff, a dodgy of course the outspoken and controversial longtime public defender in san francisco in tonight, his family's attorney has released 3 independent cause of death reports that are downplaying the roles cocaine and alcohol played in

san francisco. >>> my name is doctor ellen moffett, i am an assistant medical examiner for the city and county of francisco. i perform autopsy, review medical records and write reports. also integrate other sorts of testing data to determine cause and manner of death. i have been here at this facility since i moved here in november, and previous to that at the old facility. i was worried when we moved here that because this building is so much larger that i wouldn't see people every day. i would miss my personal interactions with the other employees, but that hasn't been the case. this building is very nice. we have lovely autopsy tables and i do get to go upstairs and down stairs several times a day to see everyone else i work with. we have a bond like any other group of employees that work for a specific agency in san francisco. we work closely on each case to determine the best cause of death, and we also interact with family members of the diseased. that brings us closer together also. >> i am an investigator two at the office of the chief until examiner in san francisco. as an investigator he

which the medical examiner tested for cocaine and points to a personal conflict of interest between a dodgy and a high ranking employee within the medical examiner's office. now the san francisco medical examiner's office did release a statement this morning in response and it says in part that the forensic pathologist signed off on their report and that it speaks for itself. >>time now is 9 oh 6 and today more than a dozen democratic candidates for president are going to be in san francisco for the three-day convention and have a summer meeting in san francisco. they do let's find out more proper sara stinson live at union square. >>sarah. >>this a three-day summer meeting has been nothing but he didn't content is actually behind me right now women have gotten into the meeting even though they said they weren't allowed in. you can hear them screaming for lovely. they're yelling right now it's been very heated all all morning long. it looks like some nice. but basically been like this all morning long we actually have video as well people trying to get in earlier, let's take to that these people have been coming from all over the country to fight for climate change as members

in which the medical examiner tested for cocaine and points to the personal conflict of interest between a dodgy and a high ranking employee at the medical examiner's office. the san francisco medical examiner's office by the way released a statement this morning saying in part that forensic pathologists signed off on their report and that it speaks for itself. a big story that we're following in less than 3 weeks more than 2 dozen people were taken into custody after making threats of violent attacks, including one in southern california. john lawrence has more. >>police in long beach california stopping a man they say was set on causing violence a search of the suspect's residence in the city of huntington beach led to the seizure of multiple high-powered firearms 102 rounds of ammunition as well as tactical gear, according to the authorities the suspect was planning a shooting spree at a marriott hotel where he worked as a karch suspect montoya had clear plans intent and the means to carry out an act of violence that may have resulted in a mass casualty incident in volusia county florida, a 15 year-old boys in juvenile detention after police say he made an online threat

san francisco's former public defender. thank you for joining us tonight, i'm palmore and i'm ken wayne jeff adoptees family attorney released new findings which contradicts the san francisco medical examiner's report. >>our grant lodes joins us live in the studio to explain the new results. grant yes, some drama here tonight ken and pam jeff, a dodgy of course the outspoken and controversial longtime public defender in san francisco in tonight, his family's attorney has released 3 independent cause of death reports that are downplaying the roles cocaine and alcohol played in his death. these new autopsy reports indicate adoptees matter of death was quote natural and reveal the cause of death was heart related writing quote sudden cardiac arrhythmia and acute myocardial infraction due to coronary artery disease. now these new independent reports commissioned by adoptees family question why the city's medical examiner, deemed his death accidental. and the medical examiner called it a quote acute mix of drug toxicity that included cocaine and alcohol in his system. and the medical examiner also pointed to a form of heart disease as a factor in his death. the family commission report contends t

defenders family has paid for its own autopsy and the results are different from what the san francisco medical examiner was the plane crash off half moon bay, a publicity stunt that's what some are asking after. >>new information on the pilots past has come to light. we'll hear what the pilot has to say and the temperatures will be climbing and the winds will be blowing the warming trend and the fire concerns heading our way don't go away our 3 of kron 4 news in primetime starts right after primetime starts right after the break. at at&t we believe in access. the opportunity for everyone to explore a digital world. connecting with the things that matter most. and because nothing keeps us more connected than the internet. we've created access from at&t california households with at least one resident who receives snap or ssi benefits. may qualify for home internet at a discounted rate of $10 a month. no commitment, deposit, or installation fee. visit att.com/accessnow, to learn more. still nervous about buying uh-oh, la new house.meone's is it that obvious? yes it is. you know, maybe you'd worry less if

raising new questions about what killed san francisco defender, jeff adachi is family attorney released new findings tonight which. >>contradict the medical examiner's report our grant lotus joins us here in the studio to explain bills results grant 10 can jeopardize she of course that outspoken and controversial longtime public defender in san francisco in tonight. his family's attorney has released these 3 independent cause of death reports that are downplaying the roles cocaine and alcohol played in his death. these new autopsy report cheese manner of death was quote natural, and they reveal the cause of death was heart related. blaming it on quote sudden cardiac arrhythmia and acute myocardial infraction due to coronary artery disease. end quote these new independent reports commissioned by doctors family question. why the city's medical examiner deemed his death accidental due to what the examiner called a quote acute mix of drug toxicity end quote, which included cocaine and alcohol in his system and the medical examiner also pointed to a form of heart disease as a coneriauting factor in his death now. the family commission reports contend the

>>was found dead on treasure island to san francisco medical examiner's office confirmed today that 81 year-old martin kaplan from sandra fell was found dead on t i over the weekend kaplan was reported missing thursday from his home. his current clothing were found near walk moment, marina that night. the cause of kaplan's death is still under investigation. the go ship trial has now been in the hands of the jury for 3 days and today, defense attorneys. >>talk to kron four's haaziq madyun about why they prefer long deliberations. >>it is the 3rd day of deliberations for jurors hear the ghost ship trial in oakland co-defendants derick almena and max harris, each phase, 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter for the 36 people who lost their lives but the fire started in the warehouse during a music of it back on december second 2016 the jury is made up of 9 mid and 3 women. it is anyone's guess how long it will take for them to ac in the courtroom for just about every day of the trial and i wouldn't be surprise if it's an early verdict or if it takes several weeks and although some attorn

. >>> the san francisco public defender's office is criticizing the medical examiner for concluding that jeff adachi's death was induced by drugs. the family of the late public defender hired three medical experts to review the autopsy. they concluded dot she died of heart abnormalities. adachi was found dead at a north beach apartment in february. a police report indicated he had been in the company of a woman who was not his wife. the medical examiner concluded a mixture of cocaine and alcohol were factors in his death. >>> checking on the weather, warming up, notice it today, notice a little bit more tomorrow, today was the big jump, a good 10 degrees in inland valleys. tomorrow two to three degrees in s so instead of 94, might go 97 so tomorrow is similar to what we saw today with a few high clouds, fog regrouped at the coast so it will be around but burns off quickly as it did this morning. we end up with a day on thursday like today, wednesday. look how much warmer it is in santa rosa, 17 degrees warmer right now than yesterday. at this time. 77 and these areas are interesting beca

san francisco today for the three day national democratic convention summit meetings. >>> the public office in san francisco says its former leader jeff adachi did not die the way the medical examiner said he did. the coroner had called adachi's death an accident due to a mix of drugs and alcohol. the calling it understaffing, conflicted and politicized. >>> now they're on break until after labor day. earlier this week they were told to start all over after three members were accused of jury misconduct. >> any pressure that there may be it's unavoidable. i hope they're able to overcome that i think they will be able to i don't think they'll rush to a judgment one way or the other. they understand this is a high profile case. >> the defendants face up to 39 years in prison. deliberations start again september 3rd. >>> fuel economy rules divide auto makers. the showdown between president trump and california. >> and taking a live look outside. this is from our camera on the roof of the kpix 5 studio. looking out at the ferry building. it is 4:42 on this thursday morning. we'll be right back. >>> welcome back in money watch auto makers dump president trump's fuel efficiency plan. dian

medical examiner's office. we asked the medical examiner for comment, but we haven't heard back. >>san francisco's union square is one of the busiest parts of the city as we know and that brings shoppers in from around the world. more and more stores are high. >>off-duty officers now to stop shop lifting their kron four's justine waltman takes a look. >>the hustle and bustle of union square attraction offers from all over the world and recently a lot more crime. so stores are hiring san francisco police officers like macy's which has a car contract under the 10 the program where the business pays the off-duty officer over time for the extra protection. >>10 be you can generally be more effective because they are connected directly with the police department here and flood with the union square business improvement district tells me stores, what the officers in the doorway to prevent retail theft and to make the workers feel safe. they have that police radio and they also provide and you know extra level of authority because obviously they have a badge and a gun. >>our uniform and so people might t

. >>> the san francisco public defender's office is criticizing the medical examiner for concluding thatjeff and auntie's death was induced by drugs. the family of the late public defender hired 3 medical and forensic experts to review the autopsy. they concluded that he died of heart abnormalities. he was found dead in the north beach apartment in february with a mysterious woman and where drugs were found pick the medical examiner concluded a mixture of cocaine and alcohol were factors in his death. >>> we are following breaking news this afternoon in san francisco. all of the lanes of northbound 101 are shutdown right now near 10th street and it is all because of a crash that happened this morning. you can see caltrans crews out there on that section of the freeway. they are performing emergency road repairs in that area that are necessary because of that crash. we don't have any details on the accident itself but we know that the traffic right now is being diverted to 10th street southeast and there are major delays, as you can imagine as we get into the heart of rush hour. as of rig

. >>> the san francisco public defender is criticizing the medical examiner for concluding that a da's death was caused by drugs. the family hired experts to review the autopsy. they concluded that he died of heart problems. he was found dead inside an apartment back in february. the medical champ medical america said that cocaine and alcohol were factors. >>> a potential mass shooting was prevented in southern california after hotel worker tipped authorities off to the threat. >> reporter: authorities in california taking a 37-year-old into custody wednesday who allegedly threatened to shoot workers and customers at the long beach hotel where he worked. >> had plans, intent and the means to carry out an act of violence that may have resulted in a mass shooting incident. >> reporter: hotel management said that the employee was a cook who was on the verge of being fired. he allegedly told his co worker i'm going to get even with that police. that co worker called the police. >> we understand that sometimes individuals feel like they may be overreacting but this incident highlights the i

san francisco, i'm cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, cheryl. >>> we have new insight on the death of former san francisco public defender jeff adachi. an independent review is challenging the findings of the city's medical examiner. adachi's death was originally deemed an accident due to acute mixed drug use. but an attorney for the adachi family is releasing three reports that contradict that claim. they say the autopsies show his death was the result of natural cardiac causes. adachi died in february at an apartment in san francisco. >>> take a look. a ball of flames down below and la crashed near oroville airpor. that small business jet operated by delta private jets had ten people on board. it ran off the runway after an aborted takeoff. miraculously, all ten people were able to escape unharmed. now, the twin-engine cessna was headed to portland. it slid off the runway and into dry grass, igniting this brush fire. the faa and ntsb are investigating. it's worth noting here the cessna citation is the same type of plane that dale earnhardt jr. and his family were on when it crashed last week in tennessee. that plane. his plane slid off the runway and caught fire. everyone made it out alive. >>> we are ready to

. >>> the public defender's office in san francisco says its former leader did not die the way a medical examiner'seport said he did. and not from chronic drug use or an overdose. the coroner called his death an accident in their announcement public defender's slammed the medical examiner's office. >>> the city of san mateo is making some changes to help their police officers get a good night sleep. the goal is to provide ofszs a place to sleep between their shifts. some officers say they have homes as far away as el dorado and unable to find affordable homes in the bay area. >> i turned my vehicle over several times. >> so you rolled the vehicle venlt you crashed. >> yeah, i was trapped in the car. >> yeah. >> is this hard for you to talk about. >> it is a little bit. >> one of our officers bought a van to sleep in our parking lot he was sleeping in between shifts. >> the city of hopes to have the old fire station converted by the end of this year. >>> time for a look at what's coming up later on cbs this morning. anthony mason joins us now from new york. good morning. >> good morning. ahead on cb

san francisco. what one supervisor is calling for to help improve the safety on the streets. >>> a new york city's chief medical examiner completes an autopsy on jeffrey epstein. this as questions continue about how he could have died in federal custody. >>> this is ktvu fox 2 news at 6:00. >>> good evening, everyone. i'm frank sommerville . >> i'm cristina rendon own in for julie haener. another pedestrian death is being investigated. it happened last night at the westfield mall . >> elissa harrington tells us this is the second person to be hit and killed in the same area in less than a month. >> reporter: citizen journalist, jenny shot this video on her cell phone saturday night but it is the aftermath of a deadly car versus pedestrian in san francisco . >> there were more sirens than normal and that is usually a red flag for me and i wanted to know what was going on and low and behold, it was another fatality. >> reporter: a taxi driver was questioned by police at the scene. this happened around 8:50 p.m. on fifth and market street. a woman was hit by the taxi while crossing the street. >> i was disgusted, angered.

medical examiner says the gunman died after shooting himself. >>> new security cameras are monitoring a busy street in san francisco's chinatown. it's in response to complaints from local merchants about crime driving away customers. city of firms and neighborhood leaders hope to stop crimes like this one. you're looking at pictures taken by a business owner when thieves broke into an suv parked outside his store. 18 new high definition cameras are now recording what happens along stockton street between sacramento and washington streets. >>> starting tomorrow, hundreds of new bart station platform signs will have the ability to let riders know if their trains are canceled. b.a.r.t. riders have long been frustrated when the signs say the arrival time is in five minutes and if train doesn't come or is rerouted. "the examiner" is reporting that some riders have nicknamed that phenomenon ghost train. starting tomorrow, more than 400 of the new b.a.r.t. displays will also list if the train features two-door cars or four-door cars. >>> a heart stopping moment in florida. this is caught on video. a child almost hit by a car. >>> coul

review of the autopsy for former san francisco public defender jeff adachi weit showe that the 59 year-old died of natural causes, however ahis contradicts the medical examiner's report which says that he died of accidental acute ug toxicity with cocaine and alcohol in his system and combined with the form of heart disease. so jeff a family attorney released the new findings which revealed the cause of death was only heart related. so the new report also questions the manner in which the medical examiner tested for cocaine and points to a personal conflict of interest between and ah chee and a high ranking employee at the medical examiner's office we reached out to the medical examiner's office for reaction but we not heard back from anyone yet. well coming up next on the kron 4 news former 49 er collin capper to key reveals what inspired him to start a protest against injustice and that was because of an officer-involved shooting in san francisco. we'll hear from the family who lost their son in that shooting coming up. a live look outside at the embarcadero you can see the fog. the golden gate bridge is sort of hiding behind the fog this morning so that's on

. >>> the san francisco public defender's office is criticizing the medical examiner. the family of the late public defender hired three to review the autopsy. they concluded he died of heart abnormality. hidaky was found dead. reports say he had been in the company of a woman who was not his wife. the medical examiner concluded that a mixture of cocaine and alcohol were factors in his death. >>> just into our newsroom. moments ago, the contra costa county sheriff's department has recovered the body of a woman who disappeared. they found 53-year-old sing ping chen. she was last seen tuesday night at her home tuesday night in discovery bay. that area is surrounded by water. deputies say they found her body last night. authorities have not figured her cause of death. >>> people go to new schools, find new teachers, make new friends. >> some students are going back to the same school. but it now has a new name, after a long battle over that school's name. ktvu's cristina rendon, you're in san rafael to explain all of this. good morning, cristina. >> good morning, dave and

family of former san francisco public defender jeff adachi believe he died from a heart attack and not from dug and alcohol overdose. a finding that contradicts the medical examiner's up a. it determined he died accidentally from acute mixed drug toxicity of cocaine andth knoll. dylan miller is an independent pathologist and found his death was from natural causes. adachi family just wants to clear his name. >> man arrested on sexual assault charges involving young boys is facing new accusations this morning. more possible victims have come forward. randolph howeman faces 20 counts of various sexual assault charges. the incidents happened from 1987 to 2015. the boys were ages 20616. investigators said the assault took place at his home in menlo park. >>> a visit to paradise, return slowly. >> good morning. what's going on. >> reporter: a cheerful welcome for governor newsome. visiting paradise ridge elementary school to check int e months after the camp fire destroyed their town. >> i want to see the progress. i want to make sure we're following through on our promises and i'm proud of the work they've done. >> reporter: nearly half of the schools in the district s

live in san francisco this morning, jobina fortson, abc 7 news. >>> it is 6:34. on to develop news, the medical examinerw york city has not yet released details on the death of millionaire financier jeffrey epstein inside a federal jail. he was found hanging in his jail cell on saturday morning. the justice department is looking into the sex trafficking suspect's final hours. abc news chief legal analyst dan abrams provided insight about possible conspiracy theories regarding his death. >> there's no evidence at this point to support any of the theories about some well-connected person ordering epstein to be killed. that puts you back to the more likely scenarios which is some combination of negligence with good luck on the part of epstein. >> you can hear more from dan abrams on "good morning america" at 7:00 on abc 7. >>> on the peninsula, san bruno police arrested a lyft driver accused of assaulting a woman. she says he picked her up outside a bar and took her to his home in tracy and that's where he raped her. the woman said she called a lyft for a ride because she was intoxicated. tonye kolokolo fa

an independent review of the autopsy for san francisco public defender, jeff shows the 59 year-old died of natural causes that contradicts the medical examiner's report that says he died of accidental acute drug toxicity with cocaine and alcohol in his system combined with a form of heart disease. jeff, a doubt she's family attorney released the new findings that reveal the cause of death was only heart related. the new report also questions the manner in which the medical examiner tested for cocaine and points to a personal conflict of interest between a dodgy and a high ranking employee at the medical aner's office we reach out to the medical ner's office for a comment. but we haven't heard back. >>and the east bay sheriff's deputies now looking for discovery bay woman who went missing this week, 53 year-old chain chan was last seen at her home in discovery bay. this was tuesday night her husband says she went out of the home to water some plants. never came back inside so he went looking ended up calling police when he couldn't find her. deputies were in and out of the home yesterday looking for any clues as to her whereabouts neighbors say

medical examiners office has not yet released the autopsy results. >>> take a look at this. a new video from citizen app. showing a porsche engulfed in frame, this is an downtown san franciscothis happened this afternoon. you can see the back end of the fire on fire. the crews responded. it is still unclear what caused that car to catch on fire. >>> dozens of people spent part of the morning without power after he tree toppled over and sparked a small fire in the mail claire neighborhood. crews spend hours chopping up the tree in clearing that area. neighbors say the property belongs to caltrans. and that this is not the first tree to fall there. they are blaming the agency for not stepping up. >> let somebody up top mate take responsibility. we have to do something. they need to do something. it is dangerous. this one caused a small fire last night. it could've been a lot worse. >> fortunately, nobody was hurt. >>> trees down, power out, fire, you don't think about these things at the end of august. the fire danger is actually going to increase. we are hitting 105 degrees at some inland spots. we it is that time where we are almost to september. you will get close to 80 de

. >>> a medical examiner identified another victim this evening as 79-year-old wi jin yang of san francisco who was hit by a car last night near fifth and market streets by westfield center, the second person to be hit and killed in that area in less than a month. >> reporter: citizen journalist jenny show shot this video on her cell phone saturday night, the aftermath of a deadly car versus pedestrian crash. >> i heard the commotion. there were a lot of sirens, more so than normal, and usually that's a red flag for me and i wanted to know what was going on and lo and behold, it was another car fatality. >> reporter: a taxi driver was questioned by police at the scene. this happened around 8:50 p.m. on eighth and market street. the woman was lit hit by the taxi while crossing the street witnesses say. >> i was disgusted, angered. >> how is this happening again and again. >> reporter: supervisor matt haney represents the district. he said he's devastated and angry. >> this year already we have twice as many traffic fatalities from people biking, walking than last year at the same time. so so

family of former san francisco public defender jeff adachi say he died from a heart attack in february, not from a dug and alcohol overdose. it's a finding that contradicts the medical examiner's upautops. that autopsy said he died from a mix of cocaine andth knoll. dylan miller found adachi's death was from natural causes. adachi's family is surprised by the medical examiner's conclusions. >> it basically said that jeff died of cocaine and alcohci. tt they were detected were too low to be quantified. >> the family want to clear his name. >>> the man arrested on sexual assault charges involving young boys is facing new accusations this morning. more possible victims now coming forward. randolph holdman faces 20 counts. the reported incidents happened from 1987 to 2015. the boys ages 6 to 16. investigators say the assaults all took place at his home in menlo park. >>> police have arrested a young man for an arson. the fires atwood stock park on july 13th. the replacement cost for the play structure is estimated at more than $200,000. a go fund me account has raised 23,000. >> golden gate transit officials are holding a public hearing to give fare discounts for low-income riders

medical examiner says the gunman shot himself to death. >>> as part of bidding a better bay area, we're focused on homelessness and possible solutions to the housing crisis. in san francisco, the city is one step closer to a new short-term coission today appron to convert a parking lot near the balboa park b.a.r.t. station into overnight parking for people who live in their for people to park for up to 90 days. the plan still needs approval from the board of supervisors. >>> two san jose schools restricted where their students could be on campus because somebody spotted a mountain lion. police didn't actually find the mountain lion which had been seen on the running track at chaboya middle school. they let the students go outdoors and play, do whatever the recreation activities were, but kept them on certain parts of the campus as a precaution. in san francisco, firefighters evacuated students because of a natural gas leak near saint stephen's catholic el u aonruion crew hit a gas line on private property along eucalyptus drive. this is just before noon. pg&e workers shut off the flow of gas. now the property owner will have to have that pipe fixed before their gas servic

medical examiner announced yesterday that it autopsy and other evidence confirms epstein committed suicide by hanging he was in jail awaiting trial for sexually abusing numerous underage girls over several years. former san francisco mayor brown was asked about what he thought. >> let's be there is no way in the world that the sky already tried to kill himself allegedly, you recall 10 days ago he said i am trying to kill myself and they took him to the hospital. they brought him back and tested him two days later is that he is no longer trying to kill himself as a routine activities inside the jail is what you practice and that is how the guy got time to hang himself. >> more on that tomorrow morning at 6 am right here on kpix5. >>> president trump is hoping a strong economy will help him get reelected but there are signs of economic slowdown, the dow jones lost 1 1/2% during a wild weekend the president continues to say all is well but his trade war with china and faltering economies in europe and south america are stoking fears of alren. in the us a survey by duke university finds to thirds of cfos expect the recession by the end of next year and separately purchase greenland cbs news reports he is interested in