when she arrived at sjc, this is shannon o'connor, also known as shannon gruga, these photos given toby a passenger on the alaska airlines flight with her. o'connor was moved through the airport in a wheelchair being escorted by two -- by nsjc, by two sheriff's deputies. she faces 39 charges of child abuse and sexual assault. among the accusations, giving alcohol to her son and other teenagers and then encouraging them to sexually assault other drunk teenagers at the parties. at the airport today we spoke with one mother who identified herself as a victim's mom. she was waiting as o'connor landed. >> they're struggling. they're all struggling. our town is struggling, and it is not just the children. it is us parents, us other moms. we feel super violated, and it is really hard to process. >> prosecutors say when o'connor was arrested in idaho last week there were ten under age boys and two under age girls in the home where she was staying. investigators are now trying to determine if she will face charges in idaho as well. shannon o'connor will face a judge in the bay area for the fir

this is shannon o'connor, the woman arrested for throwing sex and alcohol parties for underage teenagers. today, she was formally charged. we're at the courthouse with what the d.a. claims was her motive, and new details about how much school officials knew before any action was taken. >> reporter: it's a mind-boggling array of activities. and she was actually arrested at her new home in idaho, where she's under investigation for similar activities there. the school district that the children attended conducted investigations, but felt it didn't have the authority to act on it. 47-year-old shannon o'connor sat quietly in court today, charge with 39 counts. she was brought back from idaho yesterday and is now under investigation for her activities involving teens there as well. she's being held without bail. the accusations are disturbing. reports of several parties where she provided alcohol and encouraged teens to sexually assault other drunk teens. some referred to her as a cool mom for throwing parties for her son and other underage teens. >> a parent who does these things is reckless

where is shannon o'connor right now, do we know? >> yes. she is in jail in idaho. we are told that she was arraigned today in idaho and is waiting for extradition to california. the parties were happening at santa cruz, lake tahoe and idaho. what do we know about this? october 2020 she rented a home in santa cruz and threw a party for 12 minors. she lined on the rental agreement. there were reports of being extremely intoxicated and trashed the place. carving out parts of the furniture and having a food th code of secrecy. the kids did not tell the cops and she didn't tell her husband. her husband is a tech executive. any comment from him? >> actually we went to their home yesterday and he answered the door. when i asked him about the charges against her all he would say is that it is all untrue. that was the only thing he would comment about. >> it is a tight knit community. did other parents hear about the parties? what is the school saying? >> i talked to a lot of parents and they heard about this woman and the kids just know her as shannon. one parent believes

acknowledging that shannon o'connor was a parent here and this is a stark reminder to talk to kids about dangers of drinking alcohol and importance of keeping eye on the kids extracurricular activities. also investigators are concerned o'connor's behavior continued after she left los gatos and moved just west of boise, idaho. arrested in the star, idaho, neighborhood, she had ten teenboys and two girls in her home. it appears they spent the night and investigators fear she continued to throw drunken teen sex parties as she's accused of in los gatos. said would have up to 20 young teens over to her home, give them alcohol to point they were throwing up and facilitate sexual encounters even without girls' consent. listed one case of laughing as boys battered drunk girl in bed. external cameras showed she was only adult with 12 teens, most got drunk and left $10,000 in damage. >> parent of young teen doesn't expect a play date to turn into out of control frat party. >> reporter: expects there will be more charges after cell phone is searched for her communications with the 14 and 15-year-ol

today shannon o'connor was in an idaho courtroom. she was arrested in idaho on charges related to those house parties that she threw in los gatos and santa cruz. late this afternoon we learned that o'connor agreed to be expedited to the south bay. she is facing nine criminal accounts, four felonies of alleged sexual assaults that happened at those parties. once she is back in santa clara county, she will be arraigned and presumaea. we're joined by dean. welcome back to the program. you've been doing this a long time. have you ever seen a case quite like this? >> well, you know, during covid, and i don't know if there is any correlation, we in the criminal justice system have been inundated with cases like this. but this is by far the most egregious case that i have seen with 39 counts, multiple felony counts. this is a major, major violation. >> indeed this might being a two-state investigation, because they're thinking she might have done the same thing up in idaho. you're a former prosecutor in san mateo county. what's the legal st

shannon o'connor arrived at san jose's airport this afternoon and is due in court tomorrow. there were others waiting her extradition today. reporter: no welcome home signs here for shannon o'connor, a woman who invited teens to her loss gatto's home, gave them alcohol and encourage them to take part in sex acts. sometimes nonconsensual and sometimes while she watched. at san jose international airport, sherry mullen with the message, lock corrupt. her teen daughter attended two events early on. >> she promised me that my kid was safe and she was going to be a responsible adult and parent. she knew how i felt about that. she did the exact opposite. reporter: her daughter cut ties with o'connor before the parties escalated to include nights of heavy vomiting, a broken bone, and abuse. disturbing accusations uncovered in court documents. on tuesday, another look at o'connor after she landed in san jose from idaho. escorted by sheriff's deputies come you see her in the wheelchair. >> we are working with con artist here. she was a professional. this wasn't anything low-key. repo

shannon o'connor arrived at san jose's airport this afternoon and is due in court tomorrow. there were others waiting her extradition today. reporter: no welcome home signs here for shannon o'connor, a woman who invited teens to her pt in ss.'s home, gave tml d ht soe she tcd. at san jose international airport, sherry mullen with the message, lock corrupt. her teen daughter attended two events early on. >> she promised me that my kid was safe and she was going to be a responsible adult and parent. she knew how i felt about that. she did the exact opposite. reporter: her daughter cut ties with o'connor before the parties escalated to include nights of heavy vomiting, a broken bone, and abuse. disturbing accusations uncovered in court documents. on tuesday, another look at o'connor after she landed in san jose from idaho. escorted by sheriff's deputies come you see her in the wheelchair. >> we are working with con artist here. she was a professional. this wasn't anything low-key. reporter: she was considered a mom friend as their kids attended the same high school together. sh

defense attorney stephen clark on the case against shannon o'connor, also known as shannon bruga o'connor the los gatos mom facing a range of charges from an danger ing miners providing alcohol to minors. plus. >> assault. investigators say that these drunk fest happened at or 4.7 million dollar home lying to her husband about what was really going on. plus, there were a number of trips, including a party for one of her sons at this rental and santa cruz external cameras on that santa cruz home caught teen so drunk they were vomiting profusely. some teens say on several occasions she handed out condoms and course boys to take advantage of semi conscious girl. it's a recipe for disaster and she should have known better. she was in a position of trust recently picked up in idaho where detectives. >> are now looking into whether she was breaking the law. there was similar parties. the case against the mom very much of the beginning stages says clark lately that this investigation is at its infancy not at the end. and i think what will be done next is reverse engineer her social media history

shannon o'connor expected to face a judge accused of supplying kohl for teenagers at wild parties. >> reporter: good morning to you. shannon oh conor spent the night at a women's correctional facility last night, but she'll be here at santa county superior court later this afternoon to answer those felony and misdemeanor charges. this is how o'connor arrived at the san jose airport. wheeled off a flight through a back door by two officers in plain clothes back from boise. the mother who told us her child was one of o'connor's victims was there at the airport waiting with a sign reading lock her up. >> oh, she 100% lied to us. she gained our trust and betrayed our trust. we feel superviolated and it's really hard to process. >> reporter: when o'connor faces the judge for her arraignment this afternoon, she'll answer to 39 felonies and miss demeanor charges including sexual assault and child abuse and parties she hosted at her home. she's accused of getting 14-year-old and 15-year-old kids drunk. while she was arrested outside boise, there were ten underaged boys and two underaged girls

shannon o'connor is her name. arrested last week in idaho and is being extradited back to california today. kron four's. >> theresa stasi has more on this case so far. >> this case just keeps getting worse by the day. defense attorney stephen clark on the case against shannon o'connor, also known as shannon bruga o'connor the los gatos mom facing a range of charges from an danger ing miners providing alcohol to minors. plus. >> assault. investigators say that these drunk fest happened at or 4.7 million dollar home lying to her husband about what was really going on. plus, there were a number of trips, including a party for one of her sons at this rental and santa cruz external cameras on that santa cruz home caught teen so drunk they were vomiting profusely. some teens say on several occasions she handed out condoms and course boys to take advantage of semi conscious girl. it's a recipe for disaster and she should have known better. she was in a position of trust recently picked up in idaho where detectives. >> ar

. >>> shannon o'connor is suspected of hosting these parties in idaho where she and her sons moved earlier this year she was arrested last weekend. detectives and 10 under age boys and two girls at her home. in a hearing yesterday, o'connor said she plans to post bond attached to the california arrest warrant and faces 39 charges including providing alcohol to a person under age 21. >>> it is not the tahoe you like to see in the water level has dipped to a four-year low. kpix 5's anne makovec reports they are watching and are worried . >> it does seem lower than normal. >> reporter: people walking along north tahoe beach notice there is more beach to walk on and the boats do not even reach the water anymore. joseph and jessica say they tried to visit lake tahoe once or twice a year . >> we came out but we cannot dock it was because they were all on dry ground. >> reporter: the water level is hovering around the natural rim. earlier this week it fell below it. >> just disappointment just like everybody. it is not much fun. >> reporter: it is something the director of the environmental resea

>> reporter: so shannon o'connor was arrested and is now still in custody in boise, idaho.ere to santa clara county. she could still face charges there in idaho related to what was happening when she was put under arrest and when she was taken into custody, and her two sons were taken into protective custody as well. she is facing 39 charges including felony child abuse, sexual assault and providing alcohol to minors and felony fraud because of use of a credit card given to her by an employer. she is encouraging sexual activity, not all of which was consensual. there were 10 underaged boys and 2 underaged girls in the home where she was staying. >> this was behavior that occurred over a long period of time that she allegedly encouraged, promoted and participated in. that's what makes this so different. >> reporter: as o'connor's place plays out, the superintendent of the saratoga union high school district wants los gatos to try and make it tougher for teens to access alcohol. as her case plays out in the courts on the criminal side, she could face civil charges as well if

. >>> shannon o'connor phases dozens of charges.nvestigators say she would encourage the kids to drink and have sex. the fallout includes new call from the saratoga union high school district to make it harder for underaged to drinking alcohol. >>> and today it has been 30 years since the oakland hills firestorm. it started from a grass fire reignited by strong winds that firefighters believed was out from the day before. 25 people died and 3,500 homes were destroyed. in response, oakland firefighters have new policies for monitoring grass fires and carry more expensive firefighting gear. $5 million was dedicated to replace the trees. i will never forget seeing the beginning of the smoke. all right, let's look at weather. >> all right. >> look who is here this morning. >> hey, how are you doing? >> hey, the rain will help ease the fire concerns. this is the next system, this moisture is going to interact with the cold front and bring us another round of rain tonight into tomorrow. let's talk about today's forecasted highs. this is a

the das office says shannon o'connor through parties for young teens and encouraged sex acts sometimesconsensual. they say she brought alcohol, provided condoms and discourage the teens from telling their parents about any of it. authorities say most of the teenagers 14 and 15 years old. o'connor now lives in idaho. more and 5:00 name. >> lawmakers are taking up a measure to increase the federal debt limit by $480 billion. >> the dow dropping almost 118 points. nasdaq down within 20. s and p down 10 1/2. have our money watch report. >>> alan chevron has set a target to cut operational missions to net zero by 2050. the pledge from the east bay company does not include greenhouse gases. amazon says it now plans to let many tech and corporate workers continue work remotely indefinitely. they must be able to go to the office when needed. must've amazon than 1 million employees around the world working order fulfillment and cannot work remotely. those who do, it will be up to each director to decide. >> the major shippers are out with their holiday deadlines. ship by december 17 for first c

aylÉn: la mujer que van a ver en pantalla es shannon o'connor de 47 aÑos y en estos momentos enfrenta infantil, agresiÓn sexual y suministro de alcohol a menores. ella los convencÍa para que no le cuenten a sus padres de lo que pasaba en sus fiestas secretas las relaciones sexuales no eran consensuales y otras veces sucedÍan mientras ella los miraba por increÍble que parezca, los adolescentes entre 14 y 15 aÑos incluÍan a su propio hijo. la mujer fue acusada de organizar fiestas durante ocho meses en california. empezaron en junio del aÑo pasado. las agresiones contra las jÓvenes ocurrÍan mientras estaban borrachas. el reporte policial indica que o'connor dejÓ ver, le dio un condÓn y empujÓ a una joven que estaba borracha. los adolescentes le dijeron a las autoridades que los llevÓ a tener vÓmitos, un dedo roto y una niÑa que casi se ahoga en una baÑera y la mujer dejÓ que un adolescente condujera su camioneta mientras otros dos chicos iban sostenidos en la parte posterior, y uno se cayÓ y quedÓ inconsciente. seguramente ahora te preguntarÁs: ¿cÓmo hacÍa para hacer estas fiestas inexp

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o'connor also known as shannon brugo was arraigned on 39 counts. according to court documents, for over a year, o'connor would hold gatherings at her home in los gatos where minors would drink large amounts of alcohol leading to sexual acts or bodily harm. >> there is nothing cool about letting children drive drunk. there is nothing cool about children getting so drunk that they vomit on alcohol that you provided in your own home. ryan: santa clara district attorney jeff rosen says the charges will be taken very seriously. in the arraignment the judge denied a request from o'connor's attorney to postpone the case and is being held in santa clara jail without bond. >> we filed a motion for the court to set no bail in this case in order to protect the victims, the community, and to secure the defendant's appearance for trial. ryan: we reached out for an interview with o'connor and she declined. the d.a.'s office believes an early motive for o'connor's actions is sexual gratification and use social media to lure minors to her home and give them alcohol

also, she's accused of encouraging them to engage in acts sometimes non consensual shannon o'connor, nown as shannon currently lives in idaho. prosecutors say. >> while she lived in los gatos. sle hosted parties for mostly 1415 year-old providing them with alcohol and condoms and discouraging them from telling their parents about the parties or. calling for help. if one of them passed out o'connor. also reportedly left at a girl after learning that she had been sexually assaulted at a party. the parties happened. authorities say between 2020 and earlier this year. and we were showing the home where the parties allegedly happened in los gatos do want to stress, though that o'connor according to police does not live there anymore. she is also facing felony fraud charges for making more than $120,000 in an authorized charges sunday company card. covid-19 misinformation has now been declared a public health crisis in contra, costa county earlier today the board of supervisors approved the resolution making it official kron four's haaziq madyun reports. >> district 5. >> yes. in a unanimou

shannon o'connor also known as shannon south bay with sheriff deputies, she will stand before a santalara county judge. she faces 39 charges. prosecutors say o'connor would host young teenagers, provide them with alcohol until they were drunk, and then encourage them to have sex even if the girls were unconscious. her husband is a tech executive at pleasanton based slash next. >>> on leave because of a family drama, we're back in 60 seconds with the fallout impacting several bay area police departments and the response from the police chief at the center of it all. >>> and the flames rage on. how the new fire burning in santa barbara county could impact us here in the bay area. rob. >> and plan on a chilly start to tomorrow morning, but 80s will be in reach for parts of the bay area as we head into the weekend. plus weekend shower chances also in that >>> the search is on for three people accused of stabbing a skateboarder last night in pleasant hill. it happened near the intersection of putnam and oak park boulevard. that's right near poet's corner. police say the people inside the c

throwing secret drunken sex parties for teenagers was denied bail shannon o'connor also known as shannonoday investigators say she got teens as young as 14 don't get our home and encourage them to take part in sex acts sometimes non-consensual o'connor faces 39 counts district attorney. jeff rosen explained one of the charges one of the crimes that we have charged involves committee in the crime for sexual gratification so we can certainly say that sexual gratification is one of the motives in this case. now her two teenage sons have been removed from her custody faces up to 20 years and eight months in prison if convicted on all counts. in the south bay now palo alto is addressing a string of incidents involving racist graffiti homophobic slurs and anti-asian attacks tackling issues of race, and social justice is a critical key to building a better bay area and here's abc 7 news reporter amanda del castillo with tonight's community meeting. there isn't a community across the south bay that hasn't suffered a hate crime word from the santa clara county da's office, which joined the city o

general giving his best covid throwing secret drunken sex parties for teenagers was denied bail shannon o'connor also known as shannon bruga appeared in court today investigators say she got teens as young as 14 don't get our home and encourage them to take part in sex acts sometimes non-consensual o'connor faces 39 counts district attorney. jeff rosen explained one of the charges one of the crimes that we have charged involves committee in the crime for sexual gratification so we can certainly say that sexual gratification is one of the motives in this case. now her two teenage sons have been removed from her custody faces up to 20 years and eight months in prison if convicted on all counts. in the south bay now palo alto is addressing a string of incidents involving racist graffiti homophobic slurs and anti-asian attacks tackling issues of race, and social justice is a critical key to building a better bay area and here's abc 7 news reporter amanda del castillo with tonight's community meeting. there isn't a community across the south bay that hasn't suffered a hate crime word from the santa c

throwing drunken sex parties for teenagers in los gatos is back in the bay area this evening shannon o'connorown as shannon bruga was extradited back to santa clara county. she arrived at san jose's airport today. you see her there in the wheelchair investigators say she got teens as young as 14 drunk at her home. encourage them to take part in sex acts sometimes non-consensual a mother from los gatos came to the airport to express her outrage. i just wanted to be here to support those that are in school that at work right now, and i was hoping to get a chance to be able to see her and scream at her she won 100% light to us. o'connor faces 39 counts or two teenage sons have been removed from her custody a college friend of elizabeth holmes's brother took the stand in her trial today in san jose testifying about his time wo at theranos. daniel edlin worked as a sen. project manager and says his job included scripted tours for potential investors and hiding certain areas of the lab from important visitors edlund also said that he set up decoy blood testing devices homes is accused of misleading

shannon o'connor flew home today and a passenger recognized her and took these photos. they show her in a wheelchair being transported at san jose airport by two deputies. she's accused of getting teenagers drunk and encouraging them to perform sex acts on other drunk teens. in all, she faces 39 charges of felony child abuse and sex assault. one woman who says she was the one of the victim's mothers was waiting for her at the airport, hoping to see her. >> oh, she 100% lied to us. she gained our trust and betrayed our trust. and it's very, very violating, very sad what she's done. >> o'connor will face a judge tomorrow afternoon. when she was arrested in idaho, there were ten underage boys and two underage girls in the home where she was staying. they're trying to determine if she will face charges in idaho, as well. >>> what is san francisco doing about the car break-in problem? the city is teaming up with enterprise rent a car to change san francisco's reputation as a playground for smash and grab burglars. this happens more than 20,000 times per year in the city. thi

. >> reporter: shannon o'connor was practice extra-do ited from idaho, and family members first got their up close look at the woman accused of putting their kids in harms way. they sat there some glade at o'connor from across the courtroom. o'connor sat there silently in handcuffs as the judge denied a motion to delay the proceedings, and then set no bail, saying she continued to be a danger to the victims. and some people refer to the defendant as a cool mom. there is nothing cool about getting teenage children drunk, to then commit sexual assaults on one another. >> the judge also granted protective custody for 15 alleged victims that bars o'connor from contacting them goring near them for the next three years. >>> new at 6:00, at least five people are without a home this evening, after a fire ripped through an oakland apartment building. flames broke out around 2:15. oakland fire department streeting out these photos inside one apartment, showing just how bad the damage is. firefighters say it appears to be an accident that sparked in the kitchen, and quickly spread too four other uni

shannon o'connor will be extradited from idaho this week, possibly tomorrow. meantime, the los gatos school district wants to make it tougher for underage teens to drink alcohol. she's accused of having parties for her teenage son and his friends at her los gatos home and other places. encouraged kids to drink heavily and have sex, some nonconsensual. the superintendent of the school district is asking for stronger penalties for violating the social post ordinance. he says data shows they have higher binge drinking rates than the state average. in a letter to the mayor, the superintendent said in part, by working together through a combination of education and enforcement, i am confident we will be anyone to combat an issue causing tremendous amount of harm to our los gatos high school student population and our community at large. >>> from the state capital to the bay area, students skipped class to rally against governor newsom's vaccine mandate. thousands of parents kept kids out of school today in an organized statewide sit out. want to show you video from

it was actively investigating when santa clara county prosecutors sent the arrest warrant for shannon o'connorast thursday. she was arrested, 12 teenagers in her idaho home at the time. her sons have been taken in by idaho child welfare officials. o'connor invited teenagers to her home, pushed them to drink until they became sick, or even blacked out, and watched them engage in sex acts. o'connor faces 39 criminal charges, including felony jive -- child endangerment and sexual assault. folks are being told to be on the lookout for mountain lions spotted early this morning in the backyard of a san mateo home on buck now drive. the resident who spotted the mountain lion said it did not behave aggressively towards him before hopping the fence and leaving the area. san mateo parties -- police conducted a search but have yet to find him. red flag conditions returning to parts of the bay area. the wind has been a problem. let's go to sandhya patel for what you need to know. >> that is the fire danger will be elevated from 10:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. a combination of gusty winds, 25, 35, or higher. no

it was actively investigating when santa clara county prosecutors sent the arrest warrant for shannon o'connor last thursday. she was arrested, 12 teenagers in her idaho home at the time. her sons have been taken in by idaho child welfare officials. o'connor invited teenagers to her home, pushed them to drink until they became sick, or even blacked out, and watched them engage in sex acts. o'connor faces 39 criminal charges, including felony jive -- child endangerment and sexual assault. folks are being told to be on the lookout for mountain lions spotted early this morning in the backyard of a san mateo home on buck now drive. the resident who spotted the mountain lion said it did not behave aggressively towards him before hopping the fence and leaving the area. san mateo parties -- police conducted a search but have yet to find him. red flag conditions returning to parts of the bay area. the wind has been a problem. let's go to sandhya patel for what you need to know. >> that is the fire danger will be elevated from 10:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. a combination of gusty winds, 25, 35, or higher.

shannon o'connor was arraigned in court today. this is such a business are a story, what was the mood like in there? >> reporter: it was quite dense. about a half dozen family members were there. they were seen glaring at the woman accused of putting their children in harm's way. she was extradited from idaho to face a judge and the families of the alleged victims. she did not say a word as the judge issued protective orders for all 15 alleged victims. one of the victims is o'connor's own son. she is prohibited from coming within 300 yards of them for the next three years. the judge also set no bail. >> because of the continuing criminal conduct, the threat to the victims in the case, the threat to other children who may be victims, as well. >> reporter: the criminal complaint accuses her of 39 charges including sexual battery, child endangerment, and providing alcohol to minors. police say she encouraged sex acts amongst 14 and 15-year- olds, sometimes not consensual. according to court documents at one point, she gave an underag

reporter: this is 47-year-old shannon o'connor. she is accused of throwing drunken parties where she encouraged young teens to participate in sex acts. sometimes while she watched. the teens mostly 14 and 15 years old included her own son. she would use snapchat or texts to invite them to her home, warning the teens to keep silent or she could go to jail. she now faces 39 >> appears to have premeditated these eventeds for some particular purpose and i think the d.a.'s office is at the tip of the iceberg with these charges. >> the charges span from june 2020 to may of 2021. she often pushed the teens to drink until they became sick or blacked out. the assaults against the victims happened when they were drunk. >> it is going to be a challenging case because the minors involved may have also engaged in criminal behavior. >> drinking led to heavy vomiting, a broken finger and a girl reported she almost drowned in a hot tub. the d.a. said it took a lot of brave children to come forward. in another case, o'connor let a seen drive her su

prosecutors in santa clara county say mom shannon o'connor used snapshot to arrange wild alcohol fueled party with her sons friends, and encourage them to hook up, sometimes on consensually. prosecutors say sometimes o'connor watched. prosecutors say the parties started in june of 2020, and continued through may of this year my taking place in los gatos, santa cruz, and lake tahoe. >> that's not good. that's really bad. >> reporter: the charges she is facing are extensive, including multiple accounts of child e,l ba an or molestinchild, and sarso'conl threatth with jail time or rumor spreading if they told their parents or anyone else. >> i think it is a sad commentary on the way society is going. >> reporter: prosecutors allege the binge drinking was so severe it nearly always lead to vomiting and blackouts, and that some of the sexual assaults among these young teenagers, aged 13 and up, happened then. there were also injuries, including broken fingers and a concussion, from an incident in the parking lot of los gatos high school. they say that o'connor's primary means of communicatio

15-year-olds and used those parties to encourage and facilitate sexual assaults. 47-year-old shannon o'connor is charged with 39 counts, including felony child abuse, sexual assault and providing alcohol to a minor. according to the complaint filed by the district attorney's office, beginning last year she invited teenagers to join their 14 year old son to drink and have sex with other intoxicated teenagers. in one incident, prosecutors claim she handed a drunk teenaged boy a condom and pushed him into the room with a barely-conscious 14 year old girl whom he then assaulted. in another count she unlawfully let a teen in her car and another fell off and got a concussion. >> you shouldn't do this to a dog, either, why do this to kids? >> we went to an address listed for o'connor. one man who answered the door said it's untrue and he failed to identify himself or talk on camera. >>> a flurry of work at the millennium tower as construction workers drilled for a key test on the stability of the soil around the sinking high rise. critics fear the test itself could cause more sinking. jaxon van derb

shannon o'connor has agreed to be extradited back to the south bay. she's facing 19 criminal counts, 12 are felonies. when she's back in the south bay, she will face a judge for arraignment. >>> contra costa county joining san francisco and marin by lifting mask requirements. november 1st is the target date for that in some indoor settings. those are controlled spaces where every general public. they include offices, gyms, indoor college classes, religious gatherings and more. but there isn't be more than 100 people inside. the county is making that move as covid cases continue to decline since reaching a summer high in august. >>> one step closer to another covid booster shot. an advisory panel recommended moderna for certain vulnerable groups, including people 65 and older, people at high risk for disease and those who work in places with increased risk of exposur a decision could come within days. >> more on that coming up at 5:30. >>> the biggest transit system in the bay area will require workers to either get vaccinated or get another job. the b

reporter: this is 47-year-old shannon o'connor.he is accused of throwing drunken parties where she encouraged young teens to participate in sex acts. sometimes while she watched. the teens mostly 14 and 15 years old included her own son. she would use snapchat or texts to invite them to her home, warning the teens to keep silent or she could go to jail. she now faces 39 >> appears to have premeditated these eventeds for some particular purpose and i think the d.a.'s office is at the tip of the iceberg with these charges. >> the charges span from june 2020 to may of 2021. she often pushed the teens to drink until they became sick or blacked out. the assaults against the victims happened when they were drunk. >> it is going to be a challenging case because the minors involved may have also engaged in criminal behavior. >> drinking led to heavy vomiting, a broken finger and a girl reported she almost drowned in a hot tub. the d.a. said it took a lot of brave children to come forward. in another case, o'connor let a seen drive her suv

yesterday in an idaho court, shannon o'connor agreed to extradition. idaho is where she lives now with her two sons. in los gatos she faces doens of charges. she would host teens at her home, give them booze until they were drunk and encourage them to have arraignment when she returns. >>> new thirsn cupertino have approved the closure of two elementary schools despite some families' protests. the decision came around 2:00 this morning. meyer holts and regnard schools will be closed. enrollment has dropped steadily over the past few years and it will continue going forward. the earliest the schools are expected to close is next fall. >>> for san jose state university spartans trying to make it in the bay. >>> much-needed relief might be near. planners approved a 20-story high-rise development called the mark on south fourth blockts. and they need it. provided the city council approves this, construction should start next year and finish up in the fall of 2024. >>> up next at midday -- another big step fighting covid-19. the green light for more vaccine

. >> 47 year-old shannon o'connor, who also goes by shannon is accused of buying whiskey and vodka for her son and his teenage friends then luring them to drunken house parties were often times they were pressured into having and at some point there are claims that the mother allegedly watched teams from los gatos high who reported these claims with authorities said that she would real them in through text and snapchat messages between june 2020 and may of this year once at her house, they would get so intoxicated to the point. but several teens allegedly vomit it heavily somebody broke a finger and on another occasion. her son and a friend hung on to the back of her suv while she drove in the school parking lot. the friend fell and was knocked unconscious. the santa clara county district attorney's office says it o'connor would keep these antics away from her husband and came up with alibis for the teens to do the same with their parents. the da had this to say. it took a lot of brave children to come forward and untangled is deeply disturbing case as a parent. i'm shocked as a da, i'

police say shannon o'connor is being charged with multiple counts of child abuse, sexual battery , annoying or molesting a child, and providing alcohol to minors. prosecutors say she used snapchatted to coordinate the alcohol fueled parties, encouraging them to engage in sexual acts, and sometimes she watched. >> it's a sad commentary on the way society is going. >> there is a fine line between prying obsessively, and being vigilant. i'm willing to toe that line for my children's safety. just like we would protect our children in a physical space, parents need to evolve and understand we have to know protect our children in the digital space. >> prosecutors say o'connor would threaten the kids with jail time or rumor spreading if they told their parents or anyone else. >>> now to the coronavirus. officials in contra costa county taking a stand against covid misinformation. this afternoon by the board of supervisors unanimously declared covid-19 misinformation and urgent public health crisis. the resolution directs you to have staff to correct vaccine myths and other falsehoods. >> in an eff

now, shannon o'connor, the so- called "party mom" is in court charged with 39 crimes , and she was just denied bail. he was recently extradited from idaho, where she and her two teenage sons moved at the end of the year. prosecutors say her legal parties, run half a dozen in all, began in 2020 and lasted through may this year. the parties involved mostly 14 and 15 years old, and o'connor supplied booze and condoms. today, the defense asked to delay her arraignment, but that was denied. the district attorney's office will take the lead on that case. >> some people referred to the defendant as a "cool mom." there is nothing cool about letting children drive drunk. there is nothing coolabout children getting so drunk that they vomit on alcohol that you provided in your own home. >> kpix 5 kiet do is following the story and will have more for us at 5:00. >>> the theranos fraud trial continues today. the judge is pointing out something that he says jeopardizes elizabeth holmes' right to her fair trial, cell phones. len ramirez is at the courthouse and says phone noises are a continuing probl

. >> we just learned when detectives went to shannon o'connor's house in idaho to arrest her, they found ten underage boys and two girls at her home and most had spent the night there. they took her into custody and put her two teen sons in the state's care. the 47-year-old mother is charged with 39 counts here in california, including felony child abuse, sexual assault, and providing alcohol to a minor. according to a complaint filed by the district attorney as office, beginning in 2020, o'connor frequently invited teens to join her 14-year-old son at their home to drink and have sex with other intoxicated teens who were often too drunk to put up a fight. >> crazy to think a paurnt would do something like that. what else can you say? it's nutty. >> good, throw the book at her. >> he is a local parent. he heard rumors for a while about her parties and said she was known to kids at fisher middle school. >> she was the mom that get to a bunch of kids tokt, drive them around and stuff. >> prosecutors say in early october she rented this house in santa cruz for one of her teen parties. a sou

prosecutors in santa clara county say mama shannon o'connor used snapchatted to arrange wild alcohol ed parties with her sons friends, encouraging them to hook up , sometimes on consensually, and they say sometimes shannon bruga watched. prosecutors say the party started in june of 2020, and continued through may of this year . taking place in los gatos, santa cruz, and like. >> that's not good. that's really bad. >> reporter: the charges o'connor are facing are extensive, including multiple counts of child abuse, sexual battery, annoying or molesting a child, and providing alcohol to minors. prosecutors say o'connor would threaten the kids with jail time or rumor spreading if they told their parents or anyone else. >> it's a sad commentary on the way society is going. >> reporter: prosecutors allege the binge drinking was so severe it nearly almost always lead to vomiting and blackouts, and that some of the sexual assaults among these young teenagers, aged 13 and up, happened then. there were also injuries, including broken fingers and a concussion from an incident in the parking lot

shannon o'connor is accused of throwing wild parties fueled by alcohol with young teenagers. kris sanchez is live at the courthouse. has she made her way in yet? >> reporter: she has not made her way in. she'll be in court in about an hour but we know that she is still in custody because she has not posted bail. and while nbc bay area asked her if she wanted to tell us her side of the story, she did decline that jailhouse interview. now this is o'connor arriving at the san jose airport almost 24 hours ago. wheeled off a flight and out a back door by two plainsclothes sheriff's deputies who escorted her back from boise, idaho. she declined our request for an interview. she's accused of providing alcohol to minors at secret parties she hosted at her los gatos home. also in lake tahoe and santa cruz and then encouraging sexual activity, some of which did not appear to be consensual. her bail was set at $10 million but will likely be reduced at her arraignment today. our legal analyst says community outrage will provide a lot of pressure for her to stay on the straight and narrow

shannon o'connor is awaiting extradition to los gatos where she is facing dozens of criminal charges.rincipal of a los gatos high school now speaking out. in a letter sent to parents last night he says in part, quote, we are currently having students who are still being impacted by this horrible situation. we are reaching out to them to ensure that they are receiving continued support and comfort. our counsellors are being proactive and making sure that these young people are mentally healthy and getting the services they need. >>> new at 11:00 a new record has been set at nation's airports. for the number of firearms seized by tsa. nearly 4500 passengers carrying firearms have been stopped by tsa officers. it surpasses previous records set in 2019. penalties for trying to bring the firearms in a carry arm bag varied from state to state. firearms can be packed into checked baggage when the weapon is unloaded and locked in a hard sided case. >>> we turn now to a massive strike taking place this morning against one of the nation's largest corporations john deere. overnight the company f

. >> reporter: shannon o'connor is suspected of posting similar parties in idaho, where she and her sons moved earlier this year. the sheriff's department just released this new booking photo of the 47-year-old. she was arrested last weekend northeast of boise. authorities there found 10 underaged boys and two girls at her home, and they say that most had just spent the night there. santa clara county's district attorney says that o'connor hosted parties between june and may of this year, and she allegedly provided condoms to 14 and 15-year-olds, and encouraged sex acts, sometimes nonconsensual rate in some cases, o'connor would snap chat or text teens to leave their home in the middle of the night, and a drink at her house , and she provided the alcohol. in a hearing yesterday, o'connor says she plans to post the $900,000 bond attached to the california arrest warrant. she is facing 39 charges , including felony child endangerment, sexual battery, and providing alcohol to a person under 21. >>> new at 5:00, a deadly drug now being found in something that looks like gum. this evening, ha

shannon o'connor was arrested last week in idaho where she now lives. she faces doens of criminal charges in the bay area. she held parties for her son at her home in los gatos with his friends involved and encouraged them to drink or even engage in sexual acts. prosecutors say that some of those acts were nonconsensual. >>> happening today, rangers at sequoia and kings canyon national parks are getting ready to reopen parts of the forest. it will be limited to the areas unaffected by those flames. this is where the world's second oldest sequoia stands. that fire still burning in some parts of the park. more than 88,000 acres have burned. that fire now 55% contained. >>> despite the great news of snow falling again in the sierra, one resort may not get to benefit from it right away. check out this video of snow falling. there was an accumulation there. but because of the caldor wildfire, one resort says it will have some work to do before they will be able to open next month. the fire killed a lot of trees and even damaged some chair lifts at sierra at

mom accused of throwing wild parties for teens is set to appear in court today. 47 year-old shannon o'connor was extradited from idaho to california yesterday. she's being held at the santa clara county jail. her bail is set at 10 million dollars. she faces dozens of charges from providing alcohol to minors to endangering the health of a child to assault. analysts say her court appearance could set the tone for the entire case against her. >> her body language in court is critical tomorrow. and because of wine because you're making an impression, not just on the court but on the community and the people that may come to judge. you as jurors. >> investigators are also working to determine if she was holding similar parties in idaho court documents reveal 12 teenagers were in the home when she was arrested. over in the east bay. there's a new proposal to close 8 schools in the hayward unified school district over the next 3 years. officials say while some of the facilities are aging poorly. the biggest reason for the closure is due to declining enrollment. now the district is built to serve mo

we've got new photos of 47 year-old shannon o'connor in court. she kept her head down. most of the time only communicating with her attorney as the judge denied her bail, the judge also issued 15 protective orders forbidding o'connor from coming in contact with alleged victims, including her own son. her next court date is december 17th when she will enter a plea kron four's terisa stasio was at the courthouse today and we'll have a full report coming up tonight at 8 o'clock and big news in the scott peterson case and his re sentencing trial. the judge made several decisions today. the first thing peterson can keep his attorneys the second when he is transferred to the san mateo county jail. there will be no bail. eliminating the chance of being released. peterson was sentenced to death in 2005 for murdering his wife and unborn son today. we also learned that he will be speaking at his december 8 pairing and the da has confirmed that lacey's family will be present and will be allowed to make statements. in national news tonight a pair human remai

we have new details about the investigation. 47-year-old shannon o'connor denied bail in a santa clara county courtroom. charged with 39 counts related to child endangerment and sexual assault. o'connor was extradited from her new home in idaho yesterday where she is also expected to face similar charges. local accusations, alcohol-fueled parties where drunk teens were encouraged to sexually assault other drunk teens. today the d.a. hinted at a motive. >> one of the crimes that we have charged involves committing the crime for sexual gratification. so we can certainly say that sexual gratification is one of the motives in this case. >> o'connor is also expected to be charged with embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from her former employer. >>> police in the south bay investigating a hit and run crash that turned violent. s.j.p.d. says around 10:30 friday night a woman in a suv hit another car near capital express way and capital avenue. female driver didn't stop so the man in the car that was struck followed the driver to a nearby street to exchange information. that's where t

. >> shannon o'connor's being extradited from idaho. she's accused of buying for minors.ring them on social media to house parties at her 4 million dollar home that is where the teenagers say she pressured them to have sometimes against their consent. >> california is reporting its driest year in nearly a century every year the western regional climate center measures, water levels between october 1st through the end of september this year. experts say the state totaled only a little over 11 inches of precipitation. >> and that's rain and snow. that's about half th average which is around. >> 23 and a half inches. the last time numbers were this low. there's 1924 climate. researchers say the dry conditions mixed with extreme heat are causing the state to basically dry up right now. 87 1% of california is in the g% extreme drought category nearly half the state is in the worst category. california also recorded its hottest summer on record. and this comes as water levels at lake tahoe are now at the lowest level in 4 years. so for the last few days, the lake fell even belo

it is the first time that we're seeing shannon o'connor in person after deputies brought her back fromho. the 47 year-old mom kept her head down for most of the hearing and today a judge denied her bail and issued 15 protective orders forbidding o'connor from coming in contact with alleged victims, including her son, the santa clara county district attorney called o'connor a criminal. >> there's nothing cool about getting teenage children assaults on one someone who does these things. it's a parent that does these things. it's reckless irresponsible in criminal. >> o'connor will return to court in december to enter a plea kron four's. theresa stasi was following up on this case will have more tonight. coming up, our primetime news beginning at 8 o'clock. >> and big news in the scott peterson case. the judge making several decisions today. the first being peterson can keep his attorneys. the second when he was transferred to a san mateo county jail. there will be no bail. eliminating the chance he's released. peterson was sentenced to death in 2005 for murdering his wife lacey and unbor