jackson is accused of the brutal murder of 8 year-old sophia mason, sophia's mother, samantha johnson was already in police custody, charged with her murder. >> and then the detectives name dante jackson also as a suspect and sophia's murder. and that's when the manhunt began. police said that although johnson was arrested early. >> jackson was able to elude police for nearly 7 months, detectives acted on evidence quickly to track jackson's location. but he had the help of several people to a system to lose his capture. detectives say these women to burke, a thomson of san jose larkins are said and myra gonzalez of newark all allegedl helped jackson hide from police. we had the help of several female acquaintances. during the investigation. they learned that several these females had assisted jackson and eluding capture by providing him with money. >> shelter and transportation lieutenant joe perez who led the investigation said it was one of the worst cases of child abuse. >> and it left that he'd ever seen. >> to know what that poor the went through by the hands of peer. you'll brea

jackson is accused of the brutal murder of 8 year-old sophia mason, sophia's mother, samantha johnson was already in police custody, charged with her murder. >> and then the detectives name dante jackson also as a suspect and sophia's murder. and that's when the manhunt began. police said that although johnson was arrested early. >> jackson was able to elude police for nearly 7 months, detectives acted on evidence quickly to track jackson's location. but he had the help of several people to a system to lose his capture. detectives say these women to burke, a thomson of san jose, larkins are said and myra gonzalez of newark all allegedly helped jackson hide from police. we had the help of several female acquaintances. during the investigation. they learned that several these females had assisted jackson and eluding capture by providing him with money. >> shelter and transportation lieutenant joe perez who led the investigation said it was one of the worst cases of child abuse. >> and it left that he'd ever seen. >> to know what that poor the went through by the hands of peer. you'll br

jackson is accused of the brutal murder of 8 year-old sophia mason, sophia's mother, samantha johnson was already in police custody, charged with her murder. >> and then detectives name dante jackson also as a suspect and sophia's murder. and that's when the manhunt began. police said that although johnson was arrested early. >> jackson was able to elude police for nearly 7 months, detectives acted on evidence quickly to track jackson's location. but he had the help of several people to a system to lose his capture. detectives say these women dobroka thompson of san jose larkins are said and myra gonzalez of newark all allegedly helped jackson hide from police. we had the help of several female acquaintances. during the investigation. they learned that several these females had assisted jackson and eluding capture by providing him with money. shelter and transportation. lieutenant joe perez who led the investigation said it was one of the worst cases of child abuse and it left that he'd ever seen to know what that poor the went through by the hands of peer. you'll breaks my heart and

sophia mason was forced to live in the backyard . >> that is just absolutely horrc absolutely horrific. > >> today is the 60th anniversary anniversary of the we chose to go to the moon speech. it is ae where we end cancer as we know it. cancer is the second highest highest cause of death in the country. we will hear from an assistant professor at san jose state . > >> king charles iii addressed a gathering of british lawmakers. the king and his wife camilla walked into westminster hall and and he called parliament the instrument of our democracy. >> that your traditions are anct are ancient we see in the construction of this great hall and the reminders of criticisms of the office to which i have been called. >> the king said he intends to follow his mother's example and maintained the principles of constitutional government. > >> the danger from the mosquito fire near lake tahoe is growing. growing. drought conditions are still fueling the flames. 40,000 40,000 acres have burned so far. far. containment is now up to 20%. >> i am scared to death i am gog to lose everything. >> 11,000 p

. >> new details on the murder of 8-year-old sophia mason. why not one the four suspects tonight. >> san francisco is the heart and soul of queer america. >> and where hundreds of people lined up for the premiere of the first lbgt crown. and more on all of that coming up in a moment. here's a math. and just reported on piedmont, not far from oakland. . >> proximity is everything. a lot of people felt it, it was in the center of the high population center. at 2.9, that's a small earthquake. there's no reports of any damage from this. just to put a little perspective, the usgs takes reports. did you feel it? you could go on their website and they kind of plot it on a map. it's color coded. light shades of blue means it was felt lightly. i'll get out of the way. it's certainly up in the east bay hills. plenty in the city having felt this. this is notable because of its location. it's also notable, as it began in the most earthquake fault in the bay area. not the san andreas but the haywood. this is the fault that goes to the population center. i

say caseworkers failed to help sophia. >> reporter: this collection of videos and pictures of sophia mason through the years was shared by her family, the reminders of a child in happy moments. >> what's your name? >> sophia. >> reporter: dante jackson is under april rest facing child abuse and murder charges. at a news conference investigators shared details of a gruesome scene when they found her at a home in merced in march. she had been dead for months. >> the coroner determined the death was a homicide and noted that sophia's body was malnourished. in my 20 years of law enforcement this case is the most disturbing and horrific i've seen. >> she was so decomposed at the time that they found her even after the coroner did their exams and forensics pathology all that we received back were some bones. >> reporter: sophia's cousin, melissa harris, says jackson's arrest gives the family some closure, but they still want answers about how 8-year-old sophia died, information they believe only jackson can provide. why the child was allowed to remain with her mother. she and her boyfriend, jack

jackson charged with murder and child abuse and the death of 8 year-old sophia mason back in march. her body was found in jackson's home in merced, said so if mother, samantha johnson, was his girlfriend at the time of sophia's killing, she's also currently facing charges of child abuse and homicide. during a press conference today, authorities revealed several women actually provided jackson with money, shelter and transportation while he was on the run. >> 3 women have been arrested for accessory to murder after the fact. authorities also revealing sophia experience a long-term physical abuse from her mother and jackson. she had been forced to live in a shed in the backyard and a closet inside jackson's home. detectives say her body was malnourished. >> to know what that poor the went through by the hands of peer, you'll breaks my heart and will never understand how something like this could happen to a beautiful child who just wanted to be loved. >> authorities say more than 20 search warrants were granted to obtain evidence in this case. and details on jackson's whereabouts. jack

jackson is accused of the brutal murder of 8 year-old sophia mason, sophia's mother, samantha johnson was already in police custody, charged with her murder. >> and then the detectives name dante jackson also as a suspect and sophia's murder. and that's when the manhunt began. police said that although johnson was arrested early. >> jackson was able to elude police for nearly 7 months, detectives acted on evidence quickly to track jackson's location. but he had the help of several people to a system to lose his capture. detectives say these women dobroka thompson of san jose larkins are said and myra gonzalez of newark all allegedly helped jackson hide from police. we had the help of several female acquaintances. during the investigation. they learned that several these females had assisted jackson and eluding capture by providing him with money. >> shelter and transportation lieutenant joe perez who led the investigation said it was one of the worst cases of child abuse. >> and it left that he'd ever seen. >> to know what that poor the went through by the hands of peer. you'll breaks

jackson is accused of the brutal murder of 8 year-old sophia mason, sophia's mother, samantha johnson was already in police custody, charged with her murder. >> and then the detectives name dante jackson also as a suspect and sophia's murder. and that's when the manhunt began. police said that although johnson was arrested early. >> jackson was able to elude police for nearly 7 months, detectives acted on evidence quickly to track jackson's location. but he had the help of several people to a system to lose his capture. detectives say these women dobroka thompson of san jose larkins are said and myra gonzalez of newark all allegedly helped jackson hide from police. we had the help of several female acquaintances. during the investigation. they learned that several these females had assisted jackson and eluding capture by providing him with money. >> shelter and transportation lieutenant joe perez who led the investigation said it was one of the worst cases of child abuse. >> and left that he'd ever seen to know what that poor the went through by the hands of peer. you'll breaks my hea

alleged killer, dhante jackson now and custody, police revealed disturbing new details about sophia mason'shouse of course she lived in until her death. >> there was evidence showing she was the victim of continuous continuous physical abuse. she had been deceased at the residence for over a month. >> reporter: even before the eight-year-old was discovered dead in a bathtub, investigator say she suffered a lot. living in conditions not even fit for an animal. >> detectives learned that she was forced to live in a shed in the backyard as well is a closet closet inside the residence. >> reporter: her mother samantha samantha was charged with her death, samantha's brother boyfriend dhante jackson was wanted for murder but managed to to elude police for months. now now we know according to

from the cbs studios in san francisco where we begin with the arrest in the murder of 8-year-old sophia mason from hayward. after a statewide search the man police believe is responsible for her death is in custody. betty spoke to her family. >> this is 33-year-old dhante jackson facing murder and child abuse charges in the death of 8-year-old sophia mason found dead in a bathtub in march. her mother samantha was charged with murder and child abuse. melody is her cousin. >> i couldn't believe it. it teams like a long time coming. but just knowing she was picked up in newark which is where samantha was picked up in newark i don't know. it was around the around the same circumstances with a prostitution ring. he's deposited bail set for a million dollars. >> agent from merced area gang an narcotic enforcement team helped in the arrest many nofrm us credit goes to our police department and our task force for working tirelessly and devoting tremendous resources to investigating the case and locating mr. jackson. the merced mayor said in a mayor kpix five. >> i feel like getting dhante is one piec

plus, a wrongful death petition has been filed in the code and the death of sophia mason. d the man that she had been living with a connection to child abuse and murder. but why sophia's family says alameda county shopper texas services is also responsible. and chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is tracking a week that is expected to be dramatically different from last week. >> 4 news at 10 is next. >> when fun time from the bay area's local news station. you're watching kron. 4 news. >> now at 10, a family's plea for justice after an 8 year-old girl from hayward is found dead in merced said county. the family's battle tonight against child protective services in the home said this does not happen to another child. thank you for joining us for kron. 4 news tonight at 10. i'm pam moore and i'm ken wayne kron four's amanda hari talked to sophia's family and their attorney about their decision to take. >> legal action and she has more. amanda. >> sophia, mason's family says they knew the 8 year-old girl's life was in grave danger with her mother and the man she was living wit

jackson now being held without bail. >> and the family of sophia mason, they're relieved to that. the charge to murder her, who police have in custody now is there. melissa harris is sophia's cousin says there's still so many questions about what happened to her. she says the family was told that dante jackson wouldn't let the girl contact her family before she died. investigators say sophia body showed signs of abuse and malnourishment. >> he has to face the music, so to speak. now and that does bring us comfort if you're going to do something like this to your girl, then at least, you know, stand up and face the consequences. there's no amount of restitution or or just to celebrate her back. but this is a step in the right direction. >> harris says she wants to bring awareness about this type of situation, help prevent other people, especially young people from being victimized. >> in union city, a memorial site honors those who lost their lives on 9.11 on board flight. 93, it was headed to sfo and passengers on that plane fought back preventing hijackers from hitting their inten

jackson is accused of the brutal murder of 8 year-old sophia mason, sophia's mother, samantha johnson was already in police custody, charged with her murder. >> and then the detectives name dante jackson also as a suspect and sophia's murder. and that's when the manhunt began. police said that although johnson was arrested early. >> jackson was able to elude police for nearly 7 months, detectives acted on evidence quickly to track jackson's location. but he had the help of several people to a system to lose his capture. detectives say these women dobroka thompson of san jose larkins are said and myra gonzalez of newark all allegedly helped jackson hide from police. we had the help of several female acquaintances. during the investigation. they learned that several these females had assisted jackson and eluding capture by providing him with money. >> shelter and transportation lieutenant joe perez who led the investigation said it was one of the worst cases of child abuse. >> and left that he'd ever seen. >> to know what that poor the went through by the hands of peer. you'll breaks my

claim against alameda county, child protective services accuses the agency of failing to protect sophia mason. >> it says beginning in january of 2021, alameda county receive referrals, alleging that sophia's mother hit her, choked her and covered her mouth to subdue her screams out of 7 referrals made to the county in the last 14 months of her life. sophia's relative melissa harris says 5 were not investigated all of these calls and complaints and anonymous tips with either an investigated unanswered or were told that they were unfounded. harris says she found the booth law firm in southern california to represent them. >> and the petition is filed in sofia's grandmother's name sylvia johnson. she cared for sophia between the ages of one and 7 until her biological mother took her back. >> my aunt is not the same. there's a huge sophia size hole in heart that can never be field. what happened to ph tragic and heartbreaking an unfortunately common carly sanchez's, the child abuse attorney representing the family. she says their whole law firm focuses on representing children or their surviving

poe have arrested dhante jackson and and the death of 8-year-old sophia mason.l was found dead in a bathtub in march march at the suspect's home triggering a statewide manhunt. > >> a mosquito fire has grown to more than 37,000 areas sending smoke over the bay area. there s no containment. cooler temperatures and higher humidity humidity are helping their efforts. > >> a man with an assault rifle d a personal backpack and laptop. police say that it happened at 1:45 a.m. at the corner of dwig. of dwight. suspect fled in a white pickup with help from a getaway driver. > >> the queen of england is being flown through scotland. > >> russian reinforcements are heading out to ukraine to try and limit losses from ukrainian counteroffensive, the search by ukraine may become a important turning port in the war before the war -- winter sets in. > >> chance of a light sprinkle ct be rolled out. we have seen in the hills of sonoma county and we might see a little more today. it is more about the hayes from the smoke of wildfires coming off of the mosquito fire, which really

jackson is accused of the brutal murder of 8 year-old sophia mason, sophia's mother, samantha johnson was already in police custody, charged with her murder. >> and then the detectives name dante jackson also as a suspect and sophia's murder. and that's when the manhunt began. police said that although johnson was arrested early. >> jackson was able to elude police for nearly 7 months, detectives acted on evidence quickly to track jackson's location. but he had the help of several people to a system to lose his capture. detectives say these women to burke, a thomson of san jose larkins are said and myra gonzalez of newark all allegedly helped jackson hide from police. we had the help of several female acquaintances. during the investigation. they learned that several these females had assisted jackson and eluding capture by providing him with money. >> shelter and transportation lieutenant joe perez who led the investigation said it was one of the worst cases of child abuse. >> and neglect that he'd ever seen. >> to know what that poor the went through by the hands of peer. you'll bre

caseworkers failed to help sophia. >> apple. >> reporter: this collection of videos and pictures of sophia masonhrough the years was shared by a family. reminder of the child in happier moments. >> what is your name? >> sophia. >> reporter: facing child abuse and murder charges. at a news conference details of a gruesome scene, she was dead for months. >> the coroner determined the death was a homicide and noted that her body was malnourished. in my 20 years of law enforcement this case is the most disturbing and horrific i have seen. >> she was so decomposed at the time they found her that even after the coroner did their exams and forensics pathology that all that we received back were some bones. >> reporter: her cousin says jackson's arrest gives the family some closure but they still want answers about how 8-year-old sophia died. information they believe only jackson can provide. now, they are demanding answers from children and family services about why the child was allowed to remain with her mother, samantha johnson, she and her boyfriend, jackson, are facing murder charges in this case.

jackson is accused of the brutal murder of 8 year-old sophia mason, sophia's mother, samantha johnson was already in police custody, charged with her murder. >> and then the detectives name dante jackson also as a suspect and sophia's murder. and that's when the manhunt began. police said that although johnson was arrested early. >> jackson was able to elude police for nearly 7 months, detectives acted on evidence quickly to track jackson's location. but he had the help of several people to a system to lose his capture. detectives say these women to burke, a thomson of san jose larkins are said and myra gonzalez of newark all allegedly helped jackson hide from police. we had the help of several female acquaintances. during the investigation. they learned that several these females had may have noticed was in that press conference as well. and he took a moment to react to some of the details of mason's murder and the abuse. he said that she suffered leading to her death. he says relection never been done that way. like so many of us up here. also angry. deming that we're here because w

samantha johnson, sophia mason's mother. also facing murder charges and has pleaded not guilty. meantime, sophia's other family members are suing alameda county child protective services saying the agency did not protect your despite their many calls for help. >> the trial of alameda county sheriff's deputy devin williams has been delayed until october. the 19th deputy is charged with shooting and killing a married couple in their home in dublin one week ago, williams was arrested was a son, i'm assigned a lawyer today. he has not yet entered a plea. a big story we are following tonight. 115,000 railway workers could go on strike this friday and that would not only affect train passengers in the bay area, but also cause countrywide, food and supply shortages locally. the effect includes a suspension of caltrain service play gilroy and the capital station in san jose. the caltrain service north from timmy and station would not be affected. the main concern is for amtrak riders and for freight trains which haul goods all acros

a second subject is behind bars , accused of abuse and murder of eight-year-old sophia mason.oday the state attorney general shared more details about his arrest and how he was able to stay on the run for so many months. the family is also taking legal action against alameda county after they say caseworkers failed to help sophia. here is sergio cantata. >> reporter: this collection and videos of sophia mason through the years was assured by her family. they are reminders of a child that had happy moments. dante jackson is now under arrest, facing child abuse and murder charges. at a news conference investigators shared details of a gruesome scene when they found her at a home in merced in march. she had been dead for months. >> the coroner determined that the death was a homicide. he noted that sophie's body was malnourished. in my 20 years in law enforcement this case is the most disturbing and horrific i have seen. >> she was so decomposed at the time they found her that even after the coroner did their exam in forensic pathology all that we received back or some bones. >>

samantha johnson seen here, sophia mason's mother. he's also facing murder charges and has pleaded not guilty. meantime, sophia's other family members are suing alameda county child protection services. they say the agency did not protect her despite their many calls for help. well, take a look at this video into our newsroom. alina role blais says she was doing her friend's hair when the earthquake hit yesterday about 6.40, in santa rosa. >> you can see both of them get up and run out of the building when the shaking started, she just happened to be recording for a video assignment, both her and her friend who were clearly a little startled. but otherwise, ok? santa rosa experience at 4.4 magnitude earthquake at 6.39, last night. and then one minute later, an aftershock of 3.9 and shake alerts. that's the app that warns residents on their smartphones about the potential quakes. >> well, for us, rob nesbitt, talk with an expert from cal tech to see if the alert worked last night. the earthquake struck on the rogers creek fault, which

samantha johnson, that is sophia mason's mother. it's also facing murder charges and he's pleaded not guilty. meantime, sophia's other family members are suing alameda county child protective services. they say the agency did not protect her despite their many calls for help. well, santa clara county health officials are cautioning residents not to let their guards down when it comes to covid-19 because while covid case rates and tester down and more than 87% of the county's population has been vaccinated. public health director doctor sara cody says all layers of protection remain important. according to cody deaths in the county are down 90% from their peak. but 10 to 15 deaths a week is still significant. last week, santa clara county again rolling out the new covid booster specifically formulated to help fight the latest omicron variant. cody says everyone over the age of 12 and least 2 months out from their last vaccine should get it. >> well, bruno, the one year old french bull dog has been reunited with his family about 2 wee

claim against alameda county, child protective services accuses the agency of failing to protect sophia mason. >> it says beginning in january of 2021, alameda county receive referrals, alleging that sophia's mother hit her, choked her and covered her mouth to subdue her screams out of 7 referrals made to the county in the last 14 months of her life. sophia's relative melissa harris says 5 were not investigated all of these calls and complaints and anonymous tips with either an investigated unanswered or were told that they were unfounded. harris says she found the booth law firm in southern california to represent them. >> and the petition is filed in sofia's grandmother's name sylvia johnson. she cared for sophia between the ages of one and 7 until her biological mother took her back. my aunt is not the same. there's a huge sophia size hole in her heart. >> that can never be field. what happened to ph tragic and heartbreaking in an unfortunately common carly sanchez's, the child abuse attorney representing the family. she says their whole law firm focuses on representing children or their s

he's accused of killing sophia mason. she was reported missing from her hayward home back in february. a month later, her body was found inside jackson's home. anmer said. sophia's mother, samantha johnson, has already been charged in her death at a news conference yesterday, detectives explained how jackson was able to avoid capture for nearly 6 months at the help of several female acquaintances. >> during the investigation, they learned that several these females had assisted jackson and eluding capture by providing him with money. shelter and transportation. >> detective say these 3 women johnson of san jose llorona larkins are said and mayra gonzalez of newark all helped jackson hide from police. all 3 of them are now facing charges of accessory to murder after the fact. the news of jackson's arrest is providing some closure for sophia mason's family, but they say they still want answers as to what caused her death. kron four's amanda hari talked with them about the arrest and what comes next. >> he has to face the mus

claim against alameda county, child protective services accuses the agency of failing to protect sophia mason. >> it says beginning in january of 2021, alameda county receive referrals, alleging that sophia's mother hit her, choked her and covered her mouth to subdue her screams out of 7 referrals made to the county in the last 14 months of her life. sophia's relative melissa harris says 5 were not investigated all of these calls and complaints and anonymous tips with either an investigated unanswered or were told that they were unfounded. harris says she found the booth law firm in southern california to represent them. >> and the petition is filed in sofia's grandmother's name sylvia johnson. she cared for sophia between the ages of one and 7 until her biological mother took her back. >> my aunt is not the same. there's a huge sophia size hole in her heart that can never be filled. what happened to ph tragic and heartbreaking an unfortunately common carly sanchez's, the child abuse attorney representing the family. she says their whole law firm focuses on representing children or their surv

claim against alameda county child protective services accuses the agency of failing to protect sophia mason. >> it says beginning in january of 2021, alameda county receive referrals, alleging that sophia's mother hit her, choked her and covered her mouth to subdue her screams out of 7 referrals made to the county in the last 14 months of her life. sophia's relative melissa harris says 5 were not investigated all of these calls and complaints and anonymous tips with either an investigated unanswered or were told that they were unfounded. harris says she found the booth law firm in southern california to represent them. >> and the petition is filed in sofia's grandmother's name sylvia johnson. she cared for sophia between the ages of one and 7 until her biological mother took her back. >> my aunt is not the same. there's a huge sophia size hole in her heart that can never be field. what happened to ph tragic and heartbreaking an unfortunately common carly sanchez's, the child abuse attorney representing the family. she says their whole law firm focuses on representing children or their survi

an update on the murder of sophia mason from hayward.lice arrested and charged dante jackson with murder and child abuse. he was arrested after being on the run for six months. moments ago, the general said that jackson avoided capture with the help of three female acquaintances. one from san jose, one from merced, and mona from newark. they provided him with money, transportation, and shelter. they are now in custody for accessory to murder after the fact. sophia mason was found dead in the home that he shared with her mother. that mother was arrested for murder days after her body was found in march. new developments across the pond this morning as the world has announced the state and over queen elizabeth the second is set for september 19. abc news reports from london. >> this morning the queen's often beginning its journey down to london after lying at the council where she passed on thursday. her staff are to pay her respects. the coffin is traveling by road. this is as we learn more about plans for her state funeral. royal family

they hope dhante jackson's capture provides comfort to severe surviving family. >> the family of sophia mason, her real family, those who loved loved her, are now closer to securing justice. >> last night we spoke with a member of sophia's family and they are hoping her story can serve as a warning for other families whose children could be be in danger. >> it shouldn't have come to this and we don't want it to come to this for any other child child in the future so if you see or know of anything that isn't right and the child is not not being cared for properly, please, please, please tell authorities, do it repeatedly. even though we can't get sophia back i feel like getting dhante jackson is one piece of the puzzle helping to close this case and give us resolution as a family at least. > >> police are still looking for two men involved in a shootout that left three people injured at a marijuana grow operation this morning. police say they got a call that the business was was being burglarized and when they got there they found three people shot. a security guard, a a site manager and one o

jackson is a suspect in the killing of 8-year-old sophia mason. police had been looking for him since march when sophia was found dead in merced. the girl's mother was arrested and charged with murder in march. jackson, her boyfriend, now faces the same charges. >>> at 7:10 we have much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up we take you live to washington, d.c. for our weekly interview with chuck todd who has a preview of this week's "meet the press." yo ghu miret alknady thow roat p tp 27 aaxesegnd resulat slines portinbett fg to undal reut sol tionseo th on me honelessriss c owso hl wil nthatevew renuebe nt spe? ne usw houning its a in8 ll 5ticoun in includerg: pntmanesu tipporouve h,sing ny ties hommu comesniti, t ojeckeroom y orsupp htiveotelts uni d annsintemeive ntalthheal a andtiddicreon tnta. in rt sho, ea27 metns g ptinge eopl offe thstre inand outo h.sing s ye7.on 2 ♪ go on and check my drip. ♪ ♪ take a bite. feelin fit. ♪ ♪ we're breaking the mold. ♪ ♪ estado dorado. ♪ ♪ shining like gold. ♪ ♪ estado dorado. ♪ ♪ vive en el estado do

three women have been arrested in connection to the detect of 8-year-old sophia mason from heyward. the women are accused of helping donte jackson, the boyfriend of sophis mother, avoid arrest. jackson and sophia's mother are being charged with second degree murd. > >> the award in the alexis gabee has doubled. the family is now offering $100,000 for information on where to find he. gabe disappeared on january 26.e was last seen in an i don't thik where investigators suspect her ex-boyfriend killed her in his home. > >> firefighters are making progs on the mosquito fire. it is 10% contained after burning 46,000 acres. at least 11,000 residente been forced to leave their homed the flames still threaten close to 6000 structures, critical infrastructure and wild. > >> all right. two lanes blockedn highway 4 at hillcrest avenue. t delays there. we'll keep you updated with that. we are going to take a live look at the golden gate bridge. things are moving smoothly, it is about a 20-minute drive from state route route 37 over to the golden gate gate bridge. > >> the bay bridge still very b

claim against alameda county child protective services accuses the agency of failing to protect sophia mason. >> it says beginning in january of 2021, alameda county receive referrals, alleging that sophia's mother hit her, choked her and covered her mouth to subdue her screams out of 7 referrals made to the county in the last 14 months of her life. sophia's relative melissa harris says 5 were not investigated all of these calls and complaints and anonymous tips with either an investigated unanswered or were told that they were unfounded. harris says she found the booth law firm in southern california to represent them. >> and the petition is filed in sofia's grandmother's name sylvia johnson. she cared for sophia between the ages of one and 7 until her biological mother took her back. my aunt is not the same. there's a huge sophia size hole in her heart. >> that can never be field. what happened to ph tragic and her preaching an unfortunately common carly sanchez's, the child abuse attorney representing the family. she says their whole law firm focuses on representing children or their surv

but first, the family of sophia mason is filing a wrongful death claim against the alameda county child protective services. why they say that 8 year-old would still be alive if the department investigated cla >> developing news this afternoon, the family of sophia mason filed a wrongful death claim against alameda county child protective services. the 8 year-old girl from hayward was found dead in amer said home in march and beginning of the year and of 2021. alameda county received referrals, alleging that sophia's mother physically abused her. the family's attorney says that she is aware of complaints that were raised over alameda county's child protective services unit. >> it's very clear that the county of alameda more so than any other county and in the state is not investigating back coming in at much higher numbers than any other counties. >> the attorney says out of the 7 referrals made to child protective services. 5 were not investigated. the county now has 45 days to respond to this claim? there are now some new rules for people who sell food and clothes on the streets of sa

a wrongful death petition is being filed in the murder of 8 year-old sophia mason. >> this after her family says they made repeated pleas to alameda county child protection services to investigate abuse and neglect. deputies say the hayward child was found malnourished and had suffered long-term physical abuse up until her death. dante jackson was arrested in newark over the weekend and is facing a murder charge. police say he has been on the run for several months. sophia's mother, samantha johnson is also being charged with murdering her daughter. she was living with jackson at the time in a news conference over the weekend, authorities revealed that 3 other women help jackson hide from police. they are also now facing charges of accessory after the fact. but for some and a harry is looking to into this story. she talked to sophia's family and to their lawyer. we will have more on what is inside that petition and the family with action tonight on kron. 4 news tonight at 9. >> now to our 4 zone forecast with a live look at a dark san francisco tonight. >> and our chief meteorologist

dante jackson is charged with first-degree murder and child abuse for the death of sophia mason. police say mason was found dead in jacksons were sent home in march. he was arrested in newark on saturday along with 3 other women who allegedly helped him hide from police for the last 6 months. jackson did not enter a plea today. he's supposed to be back in court next week. samantha johnson, who is sophia mason's mother, is also facing murder charges and has not entered excuse me and has. pled not guilty. boy, how high school students went back to class today even after a staff member was shot on campus while trying to break up a fight. police are saying several students were fighting several unknown people in front of the school on tuesday afternoon when the staff member them want to go break up the fight. they say some of the men ran towards the car. one of them grabbed a gun and then shot at the staff members and students. officers say that that staff member was hit by at least one bullet. he is expect to recover. we're working to get more information on this. you'll have more w

dante jock jackson charged with first-degree murder and child abuse for the death of sophia mason. her body was found in jacksons were sent home back in march. he was arrested in newark on saturday, along with 3 other women who allegedly helped him hide from police for the last 6 months. jackson did not enter a plea today. he is due back in court next week. samantha johnson, sophia mason's mother, is also facing murder charges and has pleaded not guilty. >> in his hometown of chicago, a federal jury has convicted disgraced r and b singer r kelly on several charges of child. he was found guilty of 3 counts of child he was acquitted of conspiracy to obstruct justice. that charge was related to accusations. the kelly tried to fix his state child trial back in 2008. this conviction comes after a jury already sentenced r kelly to 30 years in prison for racketeering and human trafficking based on that sentence alone, he will not be eligible for early release until he is at least 85 years old. no word yet on the sentence for this latest conviction. >> over 400 american airlines flight att

. >> sophia, mason's family says they knew the 8 year-old girl's life was in grave danger with her mother and the man she was living with. they say sophia was subjected to extreme emotional, and physical abuse, but they say they repeated pleas to alameda county's child protective services went unanswered and now they want cps to be legally responsible for sophia's death. >> i thought the one thing that we can do and owner of sophia's legacy is change the law or at least change the system so that this doesn't happen to anyone else. a wrongful death claim against alameda county, child protective services accuses the agency of failing to protect sophia mason. >> it says beginning in january of 2021, alameda county receive referrals, alleging that sophia's mother hit her, choked her and covered her mouth to subdue her screams out of 7 referrals made to the county in the last 14 months of her life. sophia's relative melissa harris says 5 were not investigated all of these calls and complaints and anonymous tips with either and investigated unanswered or were told that they were unfounded. harr

>> for nearly 6 months, jackson charged with murder and child abuse in the death of 8 year-old sophia mason. back in march. her body was found in jackson's home in merced, said sophia's mother, samantha johnson was his girlfriend at the time of sophia's murder. she is also currently facing charges of child abuse and homicide. during a press conference today, authorities revealed several women provided jackson with money, shelter and transportation. >> while he was on the run, 3 women have been arrested now for accessory to murder after the fact. >> authorities also revealing sophia experienced long-term physical abuse from her mother and jackson. and she had been forced to live in a shed in the backyard and a closet inside jackson's home. detectives say her body was malnourished. like so many of us up here. also angry. deming that we're here because we should be here because little sophia should still be alive today. she should be playing. she should be learning. she should be growing up. she should be pursuing and chasing her dreams. authorities say more than 20 search warrants were grante

dante jackson charged with first-degree murder and child abuse for the death of sophia mason. her body was found in jackson's maher said home he was arrested in newark on saturday, along with 3 other women who allegedly helped him hide from police for the last 6 months. jackson did not enter a plea today. he's due back in court next week. samantha johnson, sophia, mason's mother, also facing murder charges. she has pleaded not guilty. over in the east bay. the trial of alameda county sheriff's deputy devin williams has been delayed until october 19th. the deputies charged with shooting and killing a married couple in their dublin home a week ago, williams was assigned a lawyer today. he has yet to enter a plea. and classes are still on today at the high school after a staff member was shot while trying to break up a fight. really hope. police say the shooting happened yesterday afternoon. several students were fighting with some unknown people in front of the school when the staff member tried to break up the fight, some of the men then ran towards the car. one of them grabbed

and the family of sophia mason has filed a wrongful death claim against alameda county child protective services. >> the 8 year-old girl from hayward was killed in herber said home in march, beginning in january of 2021. alameda county got referrals, saying that sophia's mother physically abused her. the family's attorney says that the firm is aware of issues within the alameda county cps. >> it's very clear that the county of alameda more so than any other county in in the state is not investigating but coming in at much higher numbers than any other counties. >> her family says of the 7 referrals made to the agency 5 weren't even investigated. the county now has 40 days. 45 days to respond to the claim? on the peninsula? the arraignment for the man accused of beheading his ex-girlfriend was postponed. a judge granted a request for 33 year-old jose to get a psychiatric evaluation before he makes his plea. kron four's tells clifford has the details. >> on monday, 33 year-old jose solano land that appeared in a san mateo county courtroom, kept his head down and did not react to anything

dante jackson charged with first-degree murder and child abuse for the death of sophia mason. her body was found in jackson's home. anmer said back in march he was arrested in newark this past saturday, along with 3 women who allegedly helped him to hide from police for the last 6 months. jackson did not enter a plea today. he's due back in court next week. samantha johnson, meantime, sophia mason's mother, he's also facing murder charges and has pleaded not guilty. meantime, sophia's other family members are suing alameda county child protective services. they say the agency did not protect her despite their many calls for help. in the east bay, oakland city officials are tentatively rejecting the continued use of license plate readers. that's because the police department is unable to produce the data that the privacy advisory commission was and the commission says there are other concerns as the police were only supposed to keep the data from the readers for 6 months, but they allegedly kept it for 2 years. the police department says it recovered about 20 stolen cars in the

right now the man accused of murdering sophia mason is in jail. not only did police arrest dante jackson but they accused three women accused of helping him evade police over the last six months. ian cole has the latest details as sophia's family is taking legal action. >> reporter: a day in court after a six-month manhunt. he faced a judge for the first time charged with child abuse and murder of the 8-year-old from hayward. her mother is also charged in the case. her aunt was worried he would never be caught. >> i'm so relieved, thanking god. it really let me, it help me to have confidence in the team that worked so hard to catch him. >> sophia lived with her grandma much of her life until her mom came back into the picture in march of 2021. in march of 2022, they said samantha told them she gave sophia away. the little girl was reported missing on march 8th. police tracked down the mom and arrested her at a new york hotel shelf pointed them to her boyfriend and it is at that home where sophia was found dead in a bathroom. jackson was arrested ov

the death of sophia mason police say mason was found dead in a home in merced. and in march, her mother, samantha johnson, was arrested and charged with murder shortly after find sophia police say the name johnson as a suspect immediately after and then he went on to run on the run nearly 7 months. well, he was arrested yesterday or saturday, rather, along with 3 other women who are accused of helping jackson hide from police. >> in classes like shattering on the bathroom for the kitchen floor. she's screaming in the bathroom. the sub's falling on her. >> well, you're looking at the aftermath of a 4.4 earthquake that shook santa rosa last it stuck around 6.39. and an aftershock of 3.9 in less than minute later, the fire department says it responded to multiple reports of gas odors gas leaks, fire alarms and stuck elevators. well, the quake happened on the rogers creek fault. it's the epicenter. it was just east of santa rosa. not far from highway 101. experts say the epicenter of the quake was 4.0. 66 miles below ground. one viewer sent us a view of her house sha

. >> reporter: the family of 8-year-old sophia mason have begun legal proceedings against alameda county children and family services for allegedly not responding to concerns they had about sophia's well-being. in a news conference yesterday, rob bon that and merced police announced dhante jackson has been arrested in connection with her death. samantha johnson, the girl's mother, was charged with murder after the 8-year-old girl was found dead in the home in merced back in march. her body showed signs of extreme malnourishment. officers say jackson alluded capture for six months by help of accomplices. three people have been arrested. we learned sunday sophia had been dead for a month. a merced police lieutenant says this is the most disturbing and horrific case he's ever seen. the family lawyer says there were eight separate referrals about abuse of phia, but only three were investigated. >> they said that there was no -- it was unfounded. all of the complaints, even sophia's complaints were unfounded. now that she's dead, i hope they can see that every single complaint was founded. >>

dante jackson is charged with first-degree murder and child abuse for the death of sophia mason. her body was found in jacksons were sent home back in march and he was supposed to be arraigned last week. but the case was delayed because he did not have a lawyer. mason's mother, samantha johnson is the co defendant in the case. she pled not guilty last week. well, coming up on the kron morning news, a new tool could be coming to new cars to keep you. >> safe on the road. we're going to tell you what that is. and the federal reserve and act in a high interest rate in an attempt to address know about that coming up. we'll be right back after the break. >> well, a new tool could be getting added to all new cars in the u.s. federal safety officials are recommending in car breathalyzer. ys. the goal is to prevent dui crashes from happening. well, for justine waltman explains how it's going to work. it is just a recommendation, but a system that would shut down a car if the driver is drunk could be a reality. in this case, the car is the last line of defense. >> and this is what we are t

new developments tonight in the murder of eight year old sophia mason from hayward. we learned yesterday that suspect dante jackson had been arrested in newark after avoiding capture for six months. today police said three women were also arrested for helping jackson. they're from san jose newark and merced. jackson was able to loot his capture over the last six months because he had the help of several female acquaintances providing him with money. shelter and transportation please say sophia was subject to long-term physical abuse by her mother and jackson her body was found in march in their home in merced. the mother samantha johnson was arrested at that time. two chp officers were hurt with one suffering major injuries after they were hit by an suv in the north bay. the officers stopped a car on the shoulder of interstate 80 near american canyon road at about 2 am chp says an suv then hit the patrol car and the off. words one officer suffered major injuries and was flown to a hospital the second suffered minor injuries and has been released. the suv driver was a

. >> dante jackson is charged with first-degree murder and child abuse for the death of sophia mason. her body was found in jacksons, were sent home back in march. he was arrested in newark on the 10th along with 3 woman. will allegedly helped him hide from police 6 months for at least 6 months. jackson was supposed to be rain last week but was pushed back twice because he appeared in court without an attorney. well, a hearing for the man accused of molesting cain velasquez his 4 year-old relative has been delayed until november. harry made a brief virtual appearance in a santa clara county court yesterday or a judge reset the preliminary hearing date for november 14th or to remains out of custody on bail. however, velasquez is still being held behind bars with no bail. the nba star is charged with attempting to kill goularte a in a drive-by shooting. a lot of police are looking for this man on your screen. they say he's one of 3 people wanted in connection to a burglary that happened sunday morning on lowell avenue. a neighbor reported hearing an alarm around 02:30am, looked outside

dante jackson is charged with first-degree murder and child abuse for the death of sophia mason. her body was found in jackson's home. anmer said back in march he was supposed to be arraigned last week. but the case wasn't delayed because he did not have a lawyer. mason's mother, samantha johnson is the co defendant in this case. she pleaded not guilty last week. >> a firefighter is being treated at a hospital for minor injuries after a fire broke out in a suspected marijuana grow house in san leandro. the fire took place around 9 o'clock last night in the area of 100 39th avenue in washington avenue took about 50 firefighters several hours to put it under control. crews stayed out on the scene all night to make sure there weren't any hot spots. officials say there are still investigating if the building was in fact, a marijuana grow operation. there's no information on the cause of the fire at this time. >> in the north bay, neighbors of santa rosa have noticed a strange side effects from last week's magnitude. 4.4 earthquake people living along the mark west creek saw a dramati

investigation tell nbc bay area news that dante twain dwayne jackson a suspect in the killing of sophia mason has been arrested. that arrest happened in newark. police have been looking for jackson since march when sophia was found dead in merced. the woman's mother was arrested charged with murder in march. her boyfriend will face the same charges. >>> a former principal is in trouble with the law accused of shoving a special needs child to the ground. the incident was caught on video, and we want to warn you some people might find it disturbing. it happened on june 7th in fresno in. in the 30 second surveillance video you can see the young boy talking to the principal when brian volhart, the district says the child who is special needs wasn't hurt. the principal reported the incident himself. the district launched an investigation and learned about a similar incident in may. >> how dare you touch somebody else's kid in that manner. you know, that was blatant assault and abuse. >> he resigned as principal but is now working at another high school outside of fresno. he's scheduled to be arrai

. >> with first-degree murder and child abuse for the death of sophia mason. her body was found in are sent home back in march. he was supposed to be formally charged last week, but the case was delayed because he did not have a lawyer. mason's mother, samantha johnson is the co defendant in this case. she pleaded not guilty last week. time is running out for governor newsom to make a decision on a bill farm workers say would give them more union right? >> it comes as the governor has stated that he has concerns with the legislation as correspondent wallace now a celebrity in favor of the bill is getting involved, hoping his voice make a difference. >> today marks the 24th consecutive day. the united farm workers have had this vigil set up in front of the capitol and all these days later, rain or shine. their message to the governor remains the same. signed the brazen law. >> what union men and women that about it >> the united farm workers, labor union getting some star power today from activist and guitarist singer songwriter tom morello of the rock band rag