this video compilation is a part of the report concluding the investigation by san mateo county distictttorney's officesot nats/speaker phoneon the phone is the voice of chinedu okobi's sister ebele okobi. she called h

this video compilation is a part of the report concluding the investigation by san mateo county distictttorney's officesot nats/speaker phoneon the phone is the voice of chinedu okobi's sister ebele okobi. she called h

this video compilation is a part of the report concluding the investigation by san mateo county distictcounty district attorney: "we looked at assault by a police officer. we looked at excessive use of force under the color of authority of an officer. we looked at these penal code sections and does it fit? does the events that occurred there fit?the d.a.'s report revealed okobi was unarmed. he was not under the influence of any drugs or alcohol. nor was he the suspect in any crimes when a deputy attempted to stop him while he was walking on el camino real in the city of millbraesot nats/speaker phoneon the phone is the voice of chinedu okobi's sister ebele okobi. she called her attorney's office to speak on behalf of the o

this video compilation is a part of the report concluding the investigation by san mateo county disticts officesot nats/speaker phoneon the phone is the voice of chinedu okobi's sister ebele okobi. she called her attor

san mateo county district attorney: "officers may make an arrest. tizens have a duty to submit to that arrest. the reasonable"> (robin) the family's attorney is now preparing a civil claim against san mateo county sheriff's office. (robin) coming up on the kron-4 morning news... the boyfriend of the woman killed in a landslide speaks out... as officials suspend their search for her. (robin) plus... two little girls are found alive after being lost in the woods for two days... find out how they managed to survive. (robin) and... more assistance for people in guernville... as they prepare for more potential rain this week. (robin) and here's a live look outside...at the san mateo bridge. (robin) welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast. besides a few sprinkles this morning skies will remain dry through the day to increasingly clear conditions into the afternoon. daytime highs will boost into the mid to upper 50's and low 60's for parts of the east bay. tomorrow into wednesday rainfall returns with heavy rain at times before increasingly dry c

this video compilation is a part of the report concluding the investigation by san mateo county distictney's officesot nats/speaker phoneon the phone is the voice of chinedu okobi's sister ebele okobi. she called her a

this video compilation is a part of the report concluding the investigation by san mateo county distictttorney's officesot nats/speaker phoneon the phone is the voice of chinedu okobi's sister ebele okobi. she called h

kron 4's charles clifford has the details. well, here in san mateo county hundreds of human services employees were out on strike. now, these are workers with the american federation of state county and municipal employees. they are asking for a new contrac with the county. these workers being out on strike has had an impact on services in the county, mainly the health division . the county has said that it may need to centralize services during the strike. close some of the smaller offices.now, workers here say that they want a new contract. 10 other unions have recently reached agreements with the county but this union has not. there are multiple sticking points.sotwe had many proposals on the table that could just not be met by the county. things like case load standards, worker to supervisors ratios, like voluntary time off. the ability to do that, telecomuting which other members of the county work force are able to do. these are just basic working standards that we would like to have as part of our jobs. finally, it's unlcear when the union and county will return to negotiations

san mateo county, very similarly to the city and county of san francisco is doing instant managing. san mateo county is doing that every year in a very informal count that they do not publish, so i believe the data that the county supervisor that you spoke to is -- is that data. i spoke to an official in san mateo because i'm concerned, how is it that they can have their point in time data done in april or may or june and confirm this fact? we are a data-driven department. we use driven analytics to figure out where we should spend our money. we are spending a tremendous amount of effort on this new system which is a national best practice. it has not been perfect, but it's been successfully rolling out, so i agree data is incredibly important. numbers should not be cooked, but i think that we have taken every step to ensure, number one, that we have excellent useable data, and that when we are being graded, if you will, it is being done completely independently. city used to have city staff managing it. this was done completely independently by a completely reputable firm. but i bel

they want to stay in san mateo county. it's difficult because of the cost of livings, the conditions they're put in, all of that. >> the county intends to provide most services during the ri. but a handful of health clinics will be forced to close their doors during this time. >>> a private school in oakland is facing a financial crisis after donated art, believed to be worth millions, turned out to be not worth much at all. a donor gave several paintings about a year and a half ago. according to the family's apprai appraiser, the paintings were worth $2.8 million. the school took out a 10% loan on the art's value. when it went back to discuss the school budget and sell the art, a different appraiser determined the paintings are only worth a few thousand dollars. board members say it has been very disappointing. >> we had a vision for taking this place to the next level of using $3 million to upgrade facilities or get new property or what you do when you have resources to bring programs to new people. >> the school has had

. >>> hundreds of workers were on strike today in san mateo county with signs and umbrellas and 800 employees of the counties human services agency picketed this morning. it is the only county agency that did not approve of last month's negotiations on a three- year contract. the other 10 agencies ratified a 4% pay increase for the counties board of supervisors.>> we are short staffed and down to bare bones. workers are burned out. and they are leaving. it makes it hard for us to provide the very necessary services

san mateo county district attorney: "officers may make an arrest.itizens have a duty to submit to that arrest. the use of a taser must be reasonable">( darya ) the family's attorney is now preparing a civil claim against san mateo county sheriff's office. ( james ) in sacramento.... no charges will be filed against the police officers who fatally shot stephon clark. his family says their hearts are broken again. ( darya ) john lawrence has the story. protests this weekend in sacramento.....stevante clark/stephon clark's brother "i would like accountability. i want justice and accountability."the county's district attoey announced this weekend that no charges will be filed against the two police officers who fatally shot....stephon clark nearly a year ago.anne marie schubert/district attorney"was a crime committed? there's no question that a human being died. but when we look at the facts and the law. and we follow our ethical responsibilities the answer to that question is no."nat sound from police tapethe officers were responding to a vandalism cal

san mateo county district attorney "steve wagstaffeá and san francisco district attorney ágeorge gasconáe at odds. wagstaffe believes the death peanlty is a deterrent for certain people, that should be left on the table. san francisco district attorney george gascon disagrees. <" there are certain cases when the most evil of people who do the most evil of acts , to the most vulnerable of our people they deserve the maximum punishment they forfeit their right to live among a free society and an incarceration society." /"it is a problem economically and socially it does not deter serous and violent crime, when you consider we have not executed anyone in several years and our homicide rates continue to go down theres no reason for a civilized society to have a death penalty anymore.">(robin) since governor newsom only ordered a moratorium on the death penalty ... wagstaffe says he will continue to seek the death penalty in cases he believes deserve it. (robin) some people believe the death penalty is a deterrent for certain people, that should be left on the table. kron4's michelle kingston

san mateo county officals are bracing for up to 915 human services employees to go out on strike tomorrow and wednesday. during the strike... the county plans to maintain essential services but may close some locations and centralize services. county officials say its not known how many employees will take part in the strike or how many facilites may be affected. ( james ) in sacramento....stephon clark's family says their hearts are broken again. no charges will be filed against the police officers who fatally shot the man in 20-18. ( darya ) john lawrence has the story. protests this weekend in sacramento.....stevante clark/stephon clark's brother "i would like accountability. i want justice and accountability."the county's district attorney announced this weekend that no charges will be filed against the two police officers who fatally shot....stephon clark nearly a year ago.anne marie schubert/district attorney"was a crime committed? there's no question that a human being died. but when we look at the facts and the law. and we follow our ethical responsibilities the answer to that que

. >> abc 7's matt keller has the details. >> reporter: you can see and hear hundreds of san mateo countyyees on strike at the county center in redwood city. 850 employees are the only unit without a contract after ten of the 11 other units of county employees reached an agreement. >> they want to keep their o jobs and stay in san mateo county. but it's difficult basically because of the cost of living, because of the conditions that they're put in, all of that. >> reporter: the county says it intends to maintain essential services during the two-day strike. a handful of clinics close their drawers. in a statement last week the county manager says he hopes those in the unit will reconsider the offer on the table. >> as a government entities are balancing being fiscally responsible with giving our employees compensation that reflects the good work they do. >> reporter: the union says they're willing to go back to the bargaining table and work on a new deal. that will have to come after one more day of the strike. in redwood city, matt keller, abc 7 news. >>> a chance encounter reunited a f

so the san mateo bridge county transportation authority is focusing on a 32-mile stretch from i380 invale. that's where new express lanes will be put in, in each direction of 101. so to make sure you have access to these lanes, carpoolers with three or more occupants will automatically use the lanes for free. however, you will get charged if you don't have three people in the car. that will be through fastrak and based on available space in the lanes. so the prices will vary. on available space you will be charged for the spare capacity in your car, which means the transportation authority hopes that this will encourage more carpooling. they say that would be the easiest way to lower congestion. however, they know that not enough people carpool. so this 22-mile project will cost about $534 million according to caltrans. in san mateo, jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> a high school student from san francisco is caught up in a complicated legal battle after his grandmother died. he has been fighting eviction at a public housing complex. the teenager lives here at the valencia gardens complex at

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piece of land i'm sure that it's already been said but 68-acres of land, that straddle both the county of san mateo and san francisco presents a phenomenal opportunity to have a conversation about the future of that --ed adjacent county supervisor, along with our entire state delegation is in support of this resolution. i think that it's an important conversation to have. and nothing in terms of what will be developed or would be discussed to be developed has been predetermined in any way. this is simply about controlling for the conversation about gun shows which would ban that once and for all and i think we all agree with that. and then allowing for a pathway for the joint powers authority, which our board is very familiar with, and it's very supportive of in many other instances. so we ask and urge you to support this resolution. and follow the leadership of our state delegation as well as the neighboring county supervisors. i think that there's been some confusion out there. i have heard some folks talk about this being a land grab or the opportunity to do some private -- none of that has been

san mateo county district attorney: "officers may make an arrest.itizens have a duty to submit to that arrest. the use of a taser must be reasonable">( darya ) the family's attorney is now preparing a civil claim against san mateo county sheriff's office. ( james ) in sacramento....stephon clark's family says their hearts are broken again. no charges will be filed against the police officers who fatally shot the man in 20-18. ( darya ) john lawrence has the story. protests this weekend in sacramento.....stevante clark/stephon clark's brother "i would like accountability. i want justice and accountability."the county's district attorney announced this weekend that no charges will be filed against the two police officers who fatally shot....stephon clark nearly a year ago.anne marie schubert/district attorney"was a crime committed? there's no question that a human being died. but when we look at the facts and the law. and we follow our ethical responsibilities the answer to that question is no."nat sound from police tapethe officers were responding to

they say they can't afford to live in san mateo county anymore. the county intends to provide most services during the strike. but a handful of health clinics will be closed. >>> to the east bay now. piedmont considering installing more license plate reading cameras. the proposal is to keep a lone trial camera at grand and oakland avenue and install five more at several nearby intersections. piedmont has license plate reading cameras at 15 intersections. the new cameras are different. they would not transmit images directly to local law enforcement. the video would only be used in criminal investigations. the change is intended to address the privacy concerns of residents. >>> in the south bay, a teen is using her love of fashion to raise awareness of a crisis halfway around the world. the 15-year-old high school sophomore launched her own company to help save elephants. as abc 7 news reporter amanda dell castillo explains it started with a t-shirt. >> angelina lieu started her company ivory tee-- when she wan 8th grade. >> what most impacted me is

. >> we are not safe and san mateo county. if you are black or mentally ill or you need help. you can be electrocuted to death by those who are meant to protect and serve. >>> several people have died in the past year after being tased by law enforcement and san mateo county. so far no charges have been filed in those cases. the aclu is also weighing in saying these death are proof that tasers are not nonlethal weapons. >>> the search for the body of the young woman has been called off. the golden gate national recreation center said that the woman's body likely washed out to sea during high tide. kyra sunshine scarlet was walking on a beach one week ago when part of the cliff collapsed and buried her alive. the national park service prodded heavy machinery and use cadaver dogs to try to locate her body. with said they were unable to. her friends and dog survived the slide. >>> a bit of a break in the rainfall. our next storm is coming onshore in the bay area. river levels up toward the russian river, have it coming down. the river crested two days ago over 45 feet. the curren

san mateo county district attorney: "officers may make an arrest.itizens have a duty to submit to that arrest. the use of a taser must be reasonable">( darya ) the family's attorney is now preparing a civil claim against san mateo county sheriff's office. ( james ) in sacramento....stephon clark's family says their hearts are broken again. no charges will be filed against the police officers who fatally shot the man in 20-18. ( darya ) john lawrence has the story. protests this weekend in sacramento.....stevante clark/stephon clark's brother "i would like accountability. i want justice and accountability."the county's district attorney announced this weekend that no charges will be filed against the two police officers who fatally shot....stephon clark nearly a year ago.anne marie schubert/district attorney"was a crime committed? there's no question that a human being died. but when we look at the facts and the law. and we follow our ethical responsibilities the answer to that question is no."nat sound from police tapethe officers were responding to

. >> now san mateo county district attorney released this new body camera video today. the incident happened back in october. the deputies say the man had been running in and out of traffic on el camino real in millbrae. kpix5's devin fehely is there now with reactithe man's family devin? >> reporter: yeah. about two dozen protesters showed up this evening to show their support for chinedu okobi. they are not happy with the district attorney's office decision not to file any charges in this case. they believe that his death was preventible and they believe that the officers' actions that day were criminal. >> tasers were a substantial factor in causing his death and that the physical exertion as we now know was caused by them. >> reporter: civil rights attorney john burris says the video released by the san mate county d.a.'s office is disturbing clearly showing 37- year-old chinedu okobi tasered several times as he stumbles to the ground and grimaces in pain and tries to escape the officers surrounding him. >> he literally is walking down the street minding his own bus

kron 4's charles clifford has the details. well, here in san mateo county hundreds of human services ut on strike. now, these are workers with the american federation of state county and municipal employees. they are asking for a new contrac with the county. these workers being out on strike has had an impact on services in the county, mainly the health division . the county has said that it may need to centralize services during the strike. close some of the smaller offices.now, workers here say that they want a new contract. 10 other unions have recently reached agreements with the county but this union has not. there are multiple sticking points.sotwe had many proposals on the table that could just not be met by the county. things like case load standards, worker to supervisors ratios, like voluntary time off. the ability to do that, telecomuting which other members of the county work force are able to do. these are just basic working standards that we would like to have as part of our jobs. finally, it's unlcear when the union and county will return to negotiations. in san mateo c

body camera video shows the encounter between five san mateo county sheriff's deputies and a man who er being tased. today we found out the deputies will not face charges. nbc bay area has more from redwood city. >> reporter: the san mateo county district attorney says this is the moment a sheriff's deputy first encounters chinedu okobi. it looks like he is crossing the street when there's oncoming traffic and walking on to a center media, not a crosswalk. >> hold up a minute. >> reporter: the deputy follows okobi and tries to stop him but he walks away so the deputy calls for backup. the situation gets heated when it looks like okobi swings his arm to get another deputy's hand off him. >> you're going to get tased. get on the ground now. >> reporter: okobi continues to try to run away from the officers, kicking and struggling, even after they used the tasers four times. at one point it looks like okobi punches the deputy in the face. the da says the man has a history of mental health issues and according to a technology report no medication in his system. the 36-year old later died a

the san mateo county district attorney chose not to file chill charges against several deputies who tazed a man to death. that man was jay walking. nbc bay area is in milbrae with the details. >> reporter: demonstrators tonight were on this sidewalk because right there, close to this spot, is where paramedics last october loaded the body of the man into an ambulance and took him to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. a few dozen protesters packed onto the sidewalk tonight calling for justice. they do not like the decision by district attorney steve wagstaffe. >> multiple officers used multiple tasers multiple times. that should not stand. that should not be deemed lawful. >> in this case, i have found that the four deputy sheriffs and the sheriff sergeant did not violate any california penal code law. >> reporter: before his annou e announcement the d.a. released a half hour video documenting the incident. one officer was following the man because he was jay walking. he called for backup when the man began weaving into traffic. several officers responded to the request. they fi

. >>> four san mateo county deputies are cleared of wrongdoing in a stun gun incident. how the family of the man who died is responding. >>> time is 6:0 a. let's take a live look at this friday evening commute. this is interstate 880 in oakland near oracle arena what you can see right there. northbound lanes are on the right-hand side. fairly smoothly at this point. >> let's take a look at the other side, the golden gate bridge. you can see traffic is moving. looks pretty clear there. we will have much more for you after the break. dearest britain. we love you. maybe it's your big hearts. your sense of style. welcome to ba100. (ba100, you're clear for take-off). how you follow your own path. you've led revolutions... of all kinds. yet you won't shout about it. it's just not in your nature. instead, you'll quietly make history. cake. beds. poetry. trouble. love! hope! and rather a lot of tea. the best of britain, from the moment you step on board. that leave therea lasting impression. like the feeling of movement as a new journey begins, or the sight of soft fur, warmed

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san mateo county district attorney "steve wagstaffeá and san francisco district attorney ágeorge gasconádds. wagstaffe believes the death peanlty is a deterrent for certain people, that should be left on the table. san francisco district attorney george gascon disagrees. <" there are certain cases when the most evil of people who do the most evil of acts , to the most vulnerable of our people they deserve the maximum punishment they forfeit their right to live among a free society and an incarceration society." /"it is a problem economically and socially it does not deter serous and violent crime, when you consider we have not executed anyone in several years and our homicide rates continue to go down theres no civilized society to have a death penalty anymore.">( darya )( darya ) since governor newsom only ordered a moratorium on the death penalty ... wagstaffe says he will continue to seek the death penalty in cases he believes deserve it. ( darya ) our coverage on the death penalty moratorium continues at kron-4 dot com. there you will find more reaction from lawmakers across the stat

san jose man repeatedly punched a man at a gas station. 23-year-old ájoseph martinezá is in san mateo county investigators say the fight happened friday night at the quick stop on middlefield road in san mateo county. police say -- martinez got into an argument with a person who was pumping gas... and eventually attacked him. the victim was treated for serious but non-life threatening injuries. the c-h-p later arrested martinez for suspected d-u-i. ( marty ) take a look at what happened to this pickup truck. the driver of the truck was in a multi-vehicle crash friday morning on hgihway 99 outside sacramento the truck burst into flames --- with the driver still inside. that's when c-h-p officer guillermo hernandez jumped into action. <'i see the door pop open...so i ran toward it! seeing that he was still struggling to get out.'>( marty ) officer hernandez had just finished his overnight shift and was on his way home. he says -- it was fate. meantime the c-h-p is investigating what caused the crash. coming up --- a bay area teen has overcome multiple tragedies in his young life. and now he an

by phone, his sister ebele okobi addressed the media. >> it says we are not safe in san mateo county if you are black or mentally ill or if you need help. you can be a like to get it to death by those who are meant to protect and serve. >> reporter: now several other people have died in the past year after being tased by law enforcement in san mateo county, and so far no charges have been filed in those chases. the officers waited saying these deaths are proof that tasers are not nonlethal weapons. henry lee, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> serious allegations against an east bay daycare after a young child comes home with bruises on his face. coming up tonight at 5:30, we talked to the mother and find out what she says happened. >>> much of guerneville under 12 feet of water today. sonoma county town is back to. we will show you live initially the resiliency and guerneville. >>> the big news we are following today, oakland teachers and the school district, they have reached a tentative agreement after a seven-day strike. we will hear from the teachers. you heard from the teachers. we are waiti

so the san mateo bridge county transportation authority is focusing on a 32-mile stretch from i380 inan bruno to route 237 in sunnyvale. that's where new express lanes will be put in, in each direction of 101. so to make sure you have access to these lanes, carpoolers with three or more occupants will automatically use the lanes for free. however, you will get charged if you don't have three people in the car. that will be through fastrak and based on available space in the lanes. so the prices will vary. on available space you will be charged for the spare capacity in your car, which means the transportation authority hopes that this will encourage more carpooling. they say that would be the easiest way to lower congestion. however, they know that not enough people carpool. so this 22-mile project will cost about $534 million according to caltrans. in san mateo, jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> this morning, the hunt is on for a masked man who robbed an east bay coffee shop at gunpoint. emily turner joins us now. witnesses say he didn't act alone. >>> reporter: no. it's actually scary. in fa

home prices dropped 16% in santa clara county and 6% and san mateo county, the average price for a home is still $1 million.>>> current camera, authorities say a man in san bernardino county got a lot of feeder and let it get the best of them. >> the suspect breaking right into a liquor store early yesterday morning, he clicked out the glass window and slipped inside and tried to rip away a rack of lotto tickets. he had a hard time getting the rack out of the store and into his car, opened the door. investigators were able to identify him because he was wanted for assaulting his girlfriend the day before. the 47-year-old was booked on multiple felonies including stealing his girlfriends car. >>> a florida man is in trouble after he is accused of faking a robbery to get out of going into work. >> kind of extreme, according to the sheriff's office, the 32- year-old call 911 tuesday to report an armed robbery. anderson said two suspects took his money, necklace and cell phone, later the deputies say the robbery never happen and anderson made up the whole thing to avoid his shaft at the res

morning, three people are now under arrest as police ramp up patrols at car burglary hot spots in san mateo county. san mateo police responded to reports of burglaries near the bell mateo bowl last night at 8 p.m. the vehicle was stopped at the marina plaza shopping center. the suspects led them on a chase into alameda county. officers arrested them after police say they tried to run away. >>> new video showing a man kicking an 85-year-old during a pro-life demonstration outside a planned parenthood location in san francisco. the "chronicle" reporting that this happened last thursday afternoon on valencia street in the mission district. you can see the suspect approaching him and trying to steal the victim's banner. if you have any information on this attack, san francisco police want to hear from you. >>> developing this morning, in seattle, a suspect is in custody after a deadly shooting and carjacking rampage. police say the suspect first shot and injured a woman while trying to carjack her vehicle. then he opened fire on a bus and injured that driver. police say the suspect then carjacked a pr

(robin) the search has been suspended for the swimmer who went missing in san mateo county. tyler collins of merced... was swept out into the water and has not been seen since. according to pacifica police... collins and two other people, staying at the lighthouse hotel at rockaway beach decided to go for a swim yesterday morning. police also say... the two others with him eventually came to shore... collins did not. the coast guard says... crews searched for just over 15- hours and covered 66- square miles. (robin) the family of kyra sunshine scarlet have confirmed that the body found at fort funston beach-- is kyra... even though the city's medical examiner's office has ánot identified the body as the landslide victim. the woman's body was found monday morning... along fort funston beach in san francisco... in the same spot, where the 22-year-old was buried under a landslide a month ago. back on feburary 22nd -- kyra was killed when a cliff collapsed and buried her under sand. she was walking along the cliffs at the time ... with another woman and a dog. (robin) coming up

some health services may not be available again in san mateo county. that's because human services workers there ... are on a two- day strike. hundreds of workers walked off the job holding signs that called for better treatment. the workers are with the american federation of state, county and municipal employees. the union members did ánot approve a three- year contract negotiated and approved by 10- other county agencies last month... and these workers say, they have other crucial issues to be considered.

it stopped raining in some areas and that's helping. >>> san mateo county workers back on the picketorter: they are asking for better working conditions. the main issue is in the pay. some changes in staff. things like voluntary time off that they don't get and no forced overtime. the option to telecommute. other counties have this but they aren't available to them. picket lines have already formed. there's a couple hundred workers out here. workers with the counties human services unit. they have 900 workers from the health department, social workers, sheriffs, and the district attorney's office could one worker on strike has been a social worker with the child services department for six years. she says the county has a shortage of workers in her department and others. because of that people in the department are forced to work hours of overtime every week. >> we want the county to be fiscally responsible. when our workers lives are not valued or respected that the frustration that we are dealing with. >> request form a interview from the office has been put out. the manager said w

. >>> a 26-year-old man is scheduled to return on a san mateo county court on murder and arson charges. he set fire last month to a san mateo home on south humboldt street. they say that sal is a gang member and mistakenly thought that there were rival gang members inside the home. itao is facing the death penalty or life in prison if convicted of killing her. >>> richmond police are looking for people who may have witnessed a spotting on hill top mall. several people were arguing and then theres there was at least one gunshot. several people ran off and the victim took himself to the hospital. >>> san jose city council is looking into protecting construction workers. the santa clara wage theft coalition says that one out of every six construction worker is now a victim of wage theft and says that just in san jose, workers have been deprived of nearly $3 million. >> we are here to protect the rights of workers, those who are vulnerable. >> the san jose city council says that current law did not have enough force behind it to protect the silvery towers workers. the case is expected to l

repeatedly punched a man at a gas station. 23-year-old ájoseph adolfo castro martinezá is in san mateo countyl on charges of assault and aggravated battery. investigators say the fight happened last night at the quick stop on middlefield road in san mateo county. police say -- martinez got into an argument with a person getting gas... and eventually attacked him. the victim was treated at a hospital for serious but non-life threatening injuries. a california highway patrol officer later arrested the martinez for suspected d-u- i. (jrs) be on the look out for this woman with dementia. police say -- 77-year-old ácathleená was last seen in the west end neighborhood in san rafael this afternoon. she was wearing a brown jaacket with a fur collar and tan pants. if you see her -- call 9-1-1. (justine) in the east bay -- there has been an arrest in connection to this week's stabbing near u-c berkeley. police say -- they arrested 36-year-old ájose loredo hernandezá on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon the stabbing happened wednesday in the 7-hundred block of shattuck avenue. police say -- they

. >>> hundreds of workers in san mateo county on strike today with the county's core human services agency. strikers include licensed therapists who work with people battling addiction as well as a benefits analyst who help people apply for health coverage. they are concerned about retiree healthcare and benefits like telecommuting. >> when we see other departments in the county able to get things like telecommuting, voluntary time off so they can have a better worklife ratio balance, for some reason we can't, it makes us wonder where is the value in our lives and jobs. >> the county says it wants to give workers a fair wage that is fiscally responsible. both sides have been negotiating since last summer. >>> a key meeting for proposed deal to have the raiders play at least one more season of the coliseum. the team would pay $7.5 million to play the upcoming season in oakland, as well as an option for the 2020 season if the new stadium in las vegas is not ready. what it does not include is the city walking away from it lawsuit against the team. >> we are not dropping our lawsuit against th

isn't in line with the region's rising cost of living and they say they can't afford to live in san mateo county anymore. the county intends to provide most services during the strike. but a handful of health clinics will be closed. >>> in the east bay, piedmont is considering installing more license plate reading cameras. the proposal is to keep a lone trial camera at grant and oakland avenue and install more at other intersections. they have them at 15 city intersections right now but the new cameras are different. they're not going to transmit images directly to local law enforcement. the video would only be used in criminal investigations. the change is intended to address the privacy concerns of residents. >> a new study confirms what historians suspected for decades. there are hidden buildings and tunnels underneath the prison yard on alcatraz. >> archeologists didn't want to disturb the land so they used radar and laser scans to identify buried structures as well as underground ammunition magazines and tunnels. historians believe when alcatraz was built, workers did not demolish existing

this has been a long time coming and an important step towards traffic congesttion relief in san mateo county and throughout the region. >> carpoolers with three or more people will be able to use the lanes for free. if you don't have three people in the car you will be charged a toll and you will be charged car,mo atencourages ty in your people to carpool. >>> a fire at senior living facility in hayward forced those inside to evacuate around 5:00 a.m. at the landmark senior living home. the fire started in the kitchen but sprinklers put it out and one person was taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation. >>> elizabeth warren wants to break up some of the biggest names in tech and it can send shock waves through silicon valley. her main targets are amazon, google and facebook. she wrote today's big tech companies have too much power over the economy, our society and our democracy. she wants to platform utilities. the move would have a spiraling effect. facebook owns instagram and what's app and amazon just merged with whole foods and google owns nest and waze. >> i think she is trying to get

a recent report shows home prices have dropped in the past year around santa clara and san mateo countiesy found home prices dropped 16% in santa clara county and 6% in san mateo county. a single home on average sells for a million dollars. >>> san francisco's famous full house home is about to become a hot property in the bay area real estate market. the victorian on broderick street is well known among tv fans an tourists as the setting for the popular sitcom and its continuation show fuller house. it is currently owned by jeff franklin, the creator and executive producer of both those shows. he plans to sell it after purchasing the house for $4 million back in 2016. franklin is not revealing his current asking price. >>> stocks right now climbing in afternoon trading as wall street closes out a big first quarter. the benchmark s&p 500 index is on track to end this quarter with its best gain in nearly 10 years. currently up half of 1% right now. you can see the dow joan is up 158 points. >>> many families are planning their summer vacation and maybe orlando is on that list. lego land op

. >>> a contagious disease affecting chickens has been detected in san mateo county.ls say a rooster brought to a veterinary clinic tested positive for burial and newcastle disease. it was the first evidence of the disease in the bay area. the disease has led farms in southern california to euthanize more than half 1 million chickens after the disease was discovered there. the disease is dangerous and deadly for chickens, but does not pose a threat for humans. as a result, a large poultry show has been canceled at the upcoming san mateo county fair. >>> melting snow has contributed to problems in wisconsin, south dakota and minnesota, where some evacuations have been ordered. a trailer park in minnesota is now underwater after blocks of ice jammed up a nearby creek and flooded the entire park. >> if you go a little further, it is right up along the bottom of their house. it is really close. >> they need to get it taken care of as soon as they can. if it takes using a little bit of dynamite, use a little bit of dynamite. >> a so-called bomb cyclone, which kyla explaine

>> the san jose police department has not released the 911 call. the santa clara county and san mateo county district attorney's offices conducted independent investigations of the shooting. san jose state university issued this statement which says in part, the officer's use of force was deemed legally justifiable in response to an immediate threat that could potentially result in great harm or death. in addition, in response to a civil lawsuit filed against sjsu, two federal courts ruled that the use of force was reasonable and appropriate." she says the newly released video is painful for her and antonio's 9-year-old son. she also still believes antonio was trying to run away and did nothing to justify being shot. marianne favro, "nbc bay area news." >> san jose state released more than 450 pages of reports about that investigation. the victim's partner from whom you just heard, laurie valdez, plans to hold her own press conference wednesday to release more on the shooting. we reached out to san jose police about why it hasn't released the 911 recordings. >>> breaking news out of a

san mateo county workers put up boulders on the beach to break the surf..but with the rounds of storms over io have c the boulders to shift..leaving areas along mirada road unprotected.. a roding issues on moss beach is hoping she can install a seawall in her backward where there's damage. ( james ) half moon bay is considered an "erosion hot spot." city and county planners are evaluating long term solutions to stabilize and protect the coast.. ( james ) in world news...search operations are underway after ethiopian airlines flight 302 crashed, killing all 1-hundred-and- fifty-seven on board. the boeing 737 aircraft was en route to nairobi when it lost contact six minutes after taking off sunday. eight americans and seven british nationals were also on board. the u-n issued a statement saying nineteen u-n staff members were among those killed. meanwhile, the ethiopian airlines has decided

. >>> 5 san mateo county sheriff's deputies will not face any criminal charges for the taser -related death of an unarmed man in october. the district attorney just released new body camera video today. >> on the ground! it on the ground! >> reporter: officers say they 1st spotted colby walking in and out of traffic when officers try to talk to him, they say he resisted. that is when they warned him they would take him but he ran off individually fell to the ground after getting tased. officers tried to engage the taser a few more times but they say it didn't take. he was able to get up and walk away. when an officer swung a baton at him, he punched the officer in the face. he died after deputies used a taser on him. >> this is a horrible tragedy. there is no perception or angle of looking at this in any manner that is not a tragedy for the in the family. for he, his family and the deputy sheriffs and their families and what they have had to go through. >> reporter: paramedics at the scene say he appeared to be moving when they arrived but had gone into cardiac arrest as they put him