grant lodes and vicki liviakis are here with kron 4 news at 9.4 news at 9.((grant))thank you pam and ken...next at nine...a vicious dog atttack at a popular san francisco parkinjures four people..and another dog.now police are trying to track down the pitbull and its owner. a live report....coming up. plus..it is a clear sign that fire season in california is fast approcahing.where this brush fire is spreading...for cing mandatory evacuations. ((grant))plus...looking to make some extra cash?we'll tell you which election office needs more workers for the upcoming june primary.((vicki)) keep it here...kron 4 news at nine starts right after the break. break. you know at the heart of what mayor villaraigosa is doing today, he's fighting to make this country more equal and more just. president obama called him one of america's finest mayors. he's more prepared to get things done. antonio for governor. together forever-a pixar night time spectacular. he's more prepared to get things done. ooohhhh. ahhhhhh. okay, maybe two. celebrate friendship and beyond at pixar

(vicki) and i'm vicki liviakis...ime this kind of situation has happened at san francisco general hospital... kron4's charles clifford is live at the hospital tonight with details on this investigation and how it is similar to case from five years ago, charles? the body was discoverd around 1 this afternoon in the stairway of a power plant building on the hospital campus.we now know that the victim was 76-year-old ruby lee anderson. she was a dementia patient here at the hosptial and she was reported missing from sf general mental health back on may 20th. the san francisco department of public health, the sheriff's department and the police department are all investigating this case. it's unclear how anderson was able to gain access to the power building, which is not normally a place patients go. this afternoon we were able to speak with anderson's daughter on the phone and she says the family is very upset.now, if this a;; sound familiar it's because back in october of 2013, the body of 57-year-old lynne spalding wa

like to see featured on 'dine and dish' with our vicki liviakis ...ou can send an email to dine and dish at kron 4 dot com .... or fill out the submission form on our website. you can also check out our 'dine and dish' facebook page. ((pam)) congress passed a bill that would allow you to freeze your credit for free. (pam) a freeze would mean ..... credit agencies cannot release your information to creditors.. that bill also prevents you from opening new credit cards, until you lift the freeze... - making it harder for theives to steal your identity. the new measure would require agencies such as equifax and transunion .... to allow clients to freeze and lift freezes as many times as they would like. president trump has to sign the bill before it becomes law. after that - it will take about four- months to be implemented. (ken) in sports... the warriors head to houston tied two-two... and get ready for game fove of the western conference finals(pam) and a lot of n-f-l news off the field ... gary will give his take... and have all the sports... coming u

i'm ken wayne i'm vicki liviakis. the news -- at eight -- is next.'s only one word for the all new together forever-a pixar night time spectacular. ooohhhh. ahhhhhh. okay, maybe two. celebrate friendship and beyond at pixar fest. staring april 13th at disneyland resort. marshall tuck will change that. in california, 3 million kids can't read at grade level. tuck turned around struggling schools, raising graduation rates over 60%. marshall tuck for state superintendent. marshall tuck. >>> promo considerations provided by -- >>> meghan markle did more than proe teblgt her eyes when she wore those sun glasses. she set off a fashion frenzy. i went straight to the home of the famous eye wear in lond. >> it's been seven months since she wore them. and we're still at the highest volume of these particular frame. >> it's called the markle sparkle. whatever she wears sells out. order ts came from if more than 50 ton. the company's revenue shot up more than 100%. meghan has taken you global. i'm taking the glasses home. who cares. one for the head, one for the

in oakland, vicki liviakis, kron 4 news. ( marty )its lemonade with a punch.that includes a compound found in cannabis. and the drink is flying off the shelves. the shop uses c-b-d oil to make lemonade. state lawmakers recently approved the compound, and some users claim c-b-d has health benefits ... such as pain relief. the f-d-a warns consumers that these claims are not verified. but customers say it works... and helps them sleep better and causes less anxiety.

(vicki) and i'm vicki liviakis... a lava bomb is a hug molten rock that's hurled into the air by volcanic eruptions and then solidifies before it hits the ground... and they can be as big as a pickup truck... and they give no warning... (grant) this comes as scientists and health officials are urging people near the kilauea volcano to avoid toxic sulfur dioxide gases which are now reaching dangerous levels.... with all that volcanic activity... the state is now bracing for another major volcanic eruption.(vicki) more than 2-thousand people have been forced to evacuate and it could be months before they go back home. joining us in studio is kron 4's ali reid ... ali, what is the latest on the big island? .... (alecia)we're now talking about toxic fumes .... lava bombs, that are actually hot with lava on the inside ...... and flowing lava on the island. with multiple road closures, officials worry people in some areas with limited highway access, could become trapped. the national guard is standing by to help get them o

(vicki) and i'm vicki liviakis.tonight dimitrios pagourtzis (pa-gore-cheese) is facing murder charges. and made his initial court appearance by video link from jail. (grant) tonight we are leanring more about the 17-year-old shooter dmitri pah- gore-cheeze... police say pah-gore-cheeze confided his murderous plan only to a private journal... and not only did he want to commit the shooting but he wanted to commit suicide after the shooting....(vicki) the teenager reportedly walked into an art class wearing a born to kill t=shirt and shouted "surprise." police say pagourtzis was armed with a shotgun and a 38 caliber pistol, legally registered by his father...(grant) from our partners at c- n-n reporter omar jimenez joins us live from texas tonight with the latest in the investigation... .... judge mark henry / galveston county, texas: you have the right to obtain counsel, you have the right to remain silent.santa fe high school shooting suspect dimitrios pagourtzis appearing before galveston county judge mark henry fr

(vicki) and i'm vicki liviakis. law enforcement officials say the suspect was in love with the man's girlfriend and was jealous of their relationship. kron4's michelle kingston spoke to the family tonight and joins us live from the neighborhood.michelle? it happened right here behind me on abbott avenue ... at the home where the victim was born and raised.we're told the suspect walked right up to the car and shot him about six times. (mk)myrna mangaccat, victim's mother"they were like husband and wife -- they really love each other"this is marc mangaccat ... his girlfriend and their three year old daughter.just days ago -- he was shot and killed outside their daly city home.his mother heard the gun shots. mynra mangaccat, victim's mother"he was not responding and there was blood coming out here and then i saw a hole here."his girlfriend worked with the suspect -- 31 year old kevin prasad -- at san francisco international airport and said they used to be friends.thandar seinsa, victim's girlfriend"now i don't know hi

(vicki) and i'm vicki liviakis. last week -- joseph james deangelo was arrested.authorities believe he's the man responsible for numerous murders and dozens of rapes that took place back in the 70s and 80s across the state of california.(pam) tonight -- kron4's michelle kingston spoke to one of the victims and joins us live now from walnut creek. michelle -- how is she doing now that a suspect is behind bars? mary berwert has waited nearly four decades for this moment. the man who raped her when she was just 13 years old -- finally -- behind bars. (mk)mary berwert, victim"i was 13 years old. it was the summer before eighth grade. all i wanted to do was be a normal kid."it was june 1979 ...mary berwert was asleep in her walnut creek home -- located on a quiet cul de sac ...when in the middle of the night -- a man in a ski mask entered her bedroom holding a knife against her throat.tying up her hands and feet and raping her.berwert"i absolutely remember it. i remember the heat of his breath on my neck. i remember his

in oakland, vicki liviakis, kron 4 news.jw) a harrowing story from the heroes who landed southwest flight 13-80 last month.coming up: the pilots are speaking for the first time since the flight that left one passenger dead. (jrs)scary moments as two window washers dangle from a building. how they were pulled to safety 46 stories high. (justine) the heroes who landed southwest flight 13-80 are speaking out tonight...for the first time since the flight that left one passenger dead last month. (jr stone) pilot tammi jo shults and the first officer say training and teamwork helped them land safely after the plane suffered engine failure. reporter polo sandoval has the story.(pkg) when an engine failed on a southwest airlines flight last month, pilot tammie jo shults didn't panic. instead, she relied on her extensive navy experience.tammie jo shults/pilot, southwest airlines/from abc: "my first thoughts were actually, 'oh, here we go" ... just because it seemed like a flashback to some of the navy flying that we had done."shults,

(vicki) and i'm vicki liviakis....council member dominic caserta is accused of harassement and innappropriate behavior dating back more than a decade. kron 4's charles clifford is live for us in santa clara with details in a story that is new tonght at nine...charles . . well, council member dominic caserta strongly denies these allegations but there are now calls for his resignation. according to reports, a personnell file for city council member dominc caserta.. who is also a high school teacher. . was sent to the staff at santa clara unified school district on monday. the file, which has since been removed, apparently showed that caserta has faced multiple allegations of sexual misconduct during his career as a teacher. several incidents allegedly involved innappropritate sexual behavior towards students.soti was quiet distrubed.the allegations have shocked santa clara mayor lisa gillmor. she has now asked the city attorney to provide options for dealing with problem and has scheduled a public meeting on the issue f

(vicki) and i'm vicki liviakis....appened at san ramon valley high school in danville just before two this afternoon... students and teachers found the 15-year-old boy in the deep end of the schools pool. (grant) he was rushed to the hospital...but he did not survive. kron 4's charles clifford is live for us tonight in danville with details. charles. . . well, this is just a tragic situation. there are a lot of unaswered questions but tonight students here at san ramon valley high school are dealing with the loss of one of their own. around 145 tuesday afternoon, students and teachers preparing for a p-e class in san ramon valley high school's pool found a 15-year-old male student underwater in the deep end of the pool. riley bergstedt was in the class, he says several students and teachers jumped in to help.sot our teacher ran and helped them get out of the pool and then did cpr with him along with the students.another teacher called 911 and paramedics arrive within minutes.sotpossible student in the pool. coco county

(vicki) and i'm vicki liviakis... the teacher taught at westborough middle school in south san francisco... (grant) kron 4's hermela aregawi spoke to parents and neighbors.. and joins us live from san bruno with the details.. hermela, what do we know? (vicki) in the south bay, a council member is facing allegations of sexual misconduct... and tonight the city of santa clara confirms that potential victims have filed reports with police... council member dominic caserta is accused of harassement and innappropriate behavior dating back more than a decade. according to reports, a personnel file for caserta was sent to the staff at santa clara unified school district on monday. the file, which has since been removed, apparently showed that caserta has faced multiple allegations of sexual misconduct during his career as a teacher. caserta has denied the allegations and has not been charged with any crime. the city council will hear about the accusations against caserta next tuesday.

(vicki) and im vicki liviakis.thousand and 70 feet tall....those behind the structure are calling it a new symbol for the city. the new salesforce tower beats outs the transamerica pyramid by 200 feet.(grant) on the top floor is a light installation created by local artist jim campbell...that is illuminating the skyline for the first time as we speak with 11 thousands l-e-d's. kron 4's ella sogomonian is

(vicki) and i'm vicki liviakis....an behind bars tonight is 21-year-old dang tran of san jose. he is expected to make his first court appearance tomorrow. all eight people in the escalade were from the same extended family. and tonight, relatives and friends are grieving.(grant) kron four's j-r stone is in manteca where he spoke to people who knew the victims, j-r? (j.r.)vicki, within minutes of arriving here in manteca i saw people hugging on the side of the road. the loss of these three people is having a very big impact on this small community. 14 year old christy limas went to school here at sierra high. her classmates spoke about her earlier today.you can see flowers and bears that have been left outside the location where 14 year old christy and her sister 9 year old brooke lived. both died in the accident. noelle johnson, their father's girlfriend also died. this five car acci

(vic) and i'm vicki liviakis...e's store on oakgrove road near treat boulevard in concord. tonight that's where we find kron 4's j.r. stone. j.r. you talked with the victim. how is he doing tonight? (j.r.)he was concerned about having a possible concussion but said he is feeling better and isn't going to stop working because of this thief. he had a large gash on his face where he was hit. the crook hit him there using the back of his forearm. this happened around one-thirty tuesday afternoon. the store manager told me he the man didn't pay for items and walked out of the store. just a couple steps out of the store that manager confronted him saying he wanted the stuff back. that was when the thief knocked the manager out with the back of his forearm. that manager told me he fell back and hit his head on some concrete. the man made away with...get this....salami, yogurt, some fruit rollups, and some freeze dried strawberry's. less than 20 dollars worth of merchandise. he hit the manager for that. shoppers reacted to

(vicki) i'm vicki liviakis...any of the parents say the cirriculum is too sexual for 11 year olds... kron 4's ali reid joins us live from the meeting, where more than 200 parents signed up to speak. how is it going so far? 8pm teasenearly 200 parents are speaking out against fremont unified school districts proposed 3r sex ed course. it was scheduled to start after spring break, but due to outrage, the district held off. board members are expected to vote at tonight's meeting. i'll have details coming up at 9. dr. kim wallace not a state requirement fremont is choosing to teach sex ed in 4th grade rrrrise responsibility r1. policy will establish what grades. start in 4th grade or 5th2. vote to approve curriculum to start teach whatever grades they approved in the first item brian kilgore 520-364-5797new curriculum 3r/meets standards -believes it starts too early -4th grade-8/9 year was supposed to go effect after spring break about 200

(vicki) and i'm vicki liviakis. tonight we do not know if the elderly woman died because of the crash or because of a medical condition. but four others were also injured. it happened in a busy intersetion at lewelling and hesperian in an unincorporated part of san lorenzo.... closing off surrounding streets for hours during the investigation. kron-4's ella sogomonian joins us live tonight from the california highway patrol office in castro valley who is investigating...ella what do we know about the victim? the alameda county coroner's office identified the victim as 74 year old catherine sunday.she was riding inside the the ambulance was on its way to a hospital so we won't know if the crash killed her until an autopsy reveals the cause of death. the crash happened at around 11:15 monday morning.a white audi s was travelling south on hesperian when it collided with the emergency vehicle heading east on lewelling. unfortunately a 74 year old woman who was being transported in the ambulance died but again we don't k

in oakland, vicki liviakis, kron 4 news.(grant)ú andy is one of only a handful of the surviving fellow veterans who made the trip to washington. for all his heroics, andy is not gung-ho about war. he admits back in the day, people called him a commie for opposing the viet nam war. coming upin san francisco, if you can find a rule, there is a pretty good chance you will find someone breaking said rule but there is one rule or should i say law regarding the scooters that has not been mentioned but it needs to be discussed i'll explain in the next edition of people behaving badly (sports) coming up i'll have all the day's sports highlights and scores. he's been called a rockstar lawyer. he tops the charts on progressive causes... winning pro bono battles for immigrants and the homeless. defending gay rights and gun control. democrat jeff bleich. after columbine, bleich led president clinton's youth violence initiative. with joe biden, bleich took on domestic violence. served president obama as special counsel and ambassador. ma

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in oakland, vicki liviakis, kron 4 news. nly a handful of the surviving fellow veterans who made the trip to washington. for all his heroics, andy is not gung-ho about war. he admits back in the day, people called him a commie for opposing the vietnam war. (grant) let's get a check on what we are working on for kron4 news at six. pam moore is standing by in the newsroom.(pam) thank you grant, coming up new tonight at six. there have now been three whales found dead in the bay in the last three- months. tonight - we will be joined live by the chief pathologist from the marine mammal center -- to talk about the reasons behind these disturbing discoveries.(pam) plus - another tesla crash being looked at by the n-t-s-b ... what we know about the investigation.. is coming next at six, grant-back to you and vicki(grant) thank you pam - we will see you at six. (anchor) taking a live look outside... at the san mateo bridge.(anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: other th

in san francisco, vicki liviakis, vicki liviakis, ( james ) if you have a restaurant, cafe or bar thatm .... or fill out the submission form on our website. you can also check out our 'dine and dish' facebook ( darya ) bay area baseball... and giants manager brude bochy is getting creative with the starting lineup.( james ) the giants took on the chicago cubs yesterday... and for the first time ever pablo sandoval played 2nd base. the giants grabbed an early 3-0 lead... but it was all downhill after that. san francisco lost 8-3. the giants are now in colorado to take on the rockies. the game starts at 4:10. ( darya ) the a's were winners yesterday in oakland. they beat the arizona diamondbacks 2-1 for their 2nd straight win. today... the a's take on the tampa bay rays at the coliseum. the game starts at 1:05. ( james ) a vintage a vintage pair of jeans made in san francisco just sold for nearly 100-thousand dollars. the 125-year-old levi blue jeans sold to a buyer in southeast asia. the jeans were originally purchased in 18-93. the denim was produced in new hampshire and made into a pa

in san francisco, vicki liviakis, (vicki) if you have a restaurant, bistro, cafe or bar that you wouldo see featured on 'dine and dish' ...you can send an email to dine and dish at kron 4 dot com .... or fill out the submission form on our website. you can also check out our 'dine and dish' facebook page. (grant) that wraps up kron 4 news at nine...(vicki) but our primetime coverage continues at the top of the hour. pam moore and ken wayne are here with kron 4 news at ten....guys? (pam) thank you grant and vicki.... next at ten...breaking news out of concordpolice just announced the arrest of this man...otto halafihi.he's accused of pushing two elderly women down at a bank of america and stealing their purse.one of the victims...a 93-year old woman, broke her hip.we'll tell you where he was taken into custody. plus...new tonight at ten, a story you will only see on kron 4.the family of pearl pinson still hoping she will be found alive, nearly two years after her disappearance.(pam) and we speak with a local couple who just found out their dream home was destroyed by lava from the kilea

(vicki) and i'm vicki liviakis.... the man behind bars tonight is 21-year-old dang tran of san jose. he is expected to make his first court appearance tomorrow. all eight people in the escalade were from the same extended family. and tonight, relatives and friends are grieving.(grant) kron four's j-r stone is in manteca where he spoke to people who knew the victims, j-r? (j.r.)vicki, within minutes of arriving here in manteca i saw people hugging on the side of the road. the loss of these three people is having a very big impact on this small community. 14 year old christy limas went to school here at sierra high. her classmates spoke about her earlier today.you can see flowers and bears that have been left outside the location where 14 year old christy and her sister 9 year old brooke lived. both died in the accident. noelle johnson, their father's girlfriend also died. this five car accident happened around 9:30 last night on northbound 880 in fremont. all three victims were ejected from the suv. today we spoke with

in san francisco, vicki liviakis, after watching games 4 and 5, it's understandable why some would have their doubts about this warriors team, but through all that, we knew they would not lose an elimination game at home. --let's go to oracle-- the warriors....know the stakes, a loss tonight and the season is over. --andre iguodala...out for a 3rd straight game with a knee injuury. --big loss for houston...chris paul out with a hamstring injury. -eric gordon started in his place...and brought the offense. made his first three shots to start a nightmarish first half for the warriors. --james harden...apparently found his jumpshot. hits a 3 to snap a drought of 22-straight misses from downtown. houston led by as many as 17. --warriors made a run in the 2nd. kevin durant...driving layup...get within 7. --but then houston had more answers. p-j tucker..2 quick 3's. rockets went 11-of-22 from downtown..and were up 10 at the break. --out of the half, warriors went into lightning mode... klay thompson...12-points in the 3rd..and telling everyone they are not going home as golden state opened on

(vicki) and i'm vicki liviakis.s happened around three at an apartment complex in mill valley ... along east blithedale avenue... just west of highway 101. (grant) that's where we find kron-4's charles clifford..he joins us live... charles do we know what the motive might be?

(vicki) and im vicki liviakis.t's 61 stories high....and one-thousand and 70 feet tall....those behind the structure are calling it a new symbol for the city. the new salesforce tower beats outs the transamerica pyramid by 200 feet.(grant) on the top floor is a light installation created by local artist jim campbell...that is illuminating the skyline for the first time as we speak with 11 thousands l-e-d's. kron 4's ella sogomonian is live in san francisco...ella looks like you can't really looks like you can't really see it because of the heavy fog... live unfortunately karl the fog is stealing the tower's thunder tonight...but you can see the colors push through in a blurred effect which is actually the look that the artist goes for in an attempt to immerse his work into the landscape rather than have the lights be jarring...but let's show you what it's supposed to look like on a clear day...vo tonight some images that may be playing are people walking by, ocean waves, trees blowing in the wind, clouds and dancer

grant lodes and vicki liviakis are here with kron 4 news at 9...guys? ((grant))thank you pam and ken..new tonight at nine..the city of san francisco is taking steps to cut down on pedestrian deaths. officials plan to add more time to crosswalk lights to give seniors and people with disabilities more time to get across. we'll hear from the woman who helped push through the measure...that's next in a live report.plus... it may soon cost you more to to take an uber or lyft to and from sfo.the potential price hike aimed at easing congestion at busy terminals.a live report from the airport..is next.((grant))and the wind is picking up, and that has firefighters on edge as we get closer to the offical start of fire season. your weekend forecast is just minutes away.((vicki))keep it here...kron 4 news at nine starts right after the break. at the same time that violent crime went up 18% in san francisco. in la, mayor antonio villaraigosa put more police on the streets and cut violent crime in half. california's police chiefs trust antonio for governor. ((grant))

(vicki)and im vicki liviakis in for pam moore. and today his wife was charged with nine felony child abuse charges. kron 4's j.r. stone is following the story and joins us live from fairfield. j.r. what else did this father have to say? sot i want police to know that i am not an animal i am not an animal you didn't even ask me or tell me what i supposedly done...29 year old jonathan allen trying to save face after being charged wtih 16 felonies including 7 counts of torture and 9 counts of child abuse on his ten kids. sot crying..i want to tell them that i love them and that this will pass whether their mind will understand now or later...they will know...they know daddy.the couple's kids range in age from 4 months to 12 years old. the ten kids were recently rescued from this home. new court documents say that allen and his wife 30 year old ina rogers punched, strangled, bit, and shot their kids with weapons such as crossbows and bb guns. the documents go on to say that the couple hit the kids with weapons such as sticks and bats

grant lodes and vicki liviakis are here with kron 4 news at 9..next at nine...a longtime teacher in the south bay, accused of inappropriately touching a student.turns out..he was previously accused of sexually assaulting a teacher.now police fear there may be more victims.details next in a live report.and new at nine...the family of the elderly woman attacked and robbed at a concord bank is speaking out.this..as we learn the suspect may be linked to another robbery the day before the assault.we'll explain. ((grant))and a tough blow for warriors fans as the dubs lose a heartbreaker in houston.they are now down 3-2 in the series...highlights straight ahead.((vicki))keep it here...kron 4 news at nine starts right after the break. (grant) (grant) a teacher in the south bay-- arrested-- accused of sexual battery in two different cases... and tonight police are looking for other potential victims.... (grant) thanks for joining us i'm grant lodes..(vicki) and i'm vicki livakis.... christopher kaldy is accused of inappropriate contact with a student and

(pam) that wraps up kron 4 news at 8.() grant lodes and vicki liviakis are here with kron 4 news at 9m and ken... an elimination game matchup ends with a game matchup ends with a warriors win... and the dubs now advance to their fourth advance to their fourth straight nba finals... beating the houston rockets in game seven... we'll have the hilites as they stormed back in the second half and dubs fans supporting their team at the roaracle watch party... hear reaction from fans that's next in a live report plus, a warning for people in the east bay... thieves target a man's car, not once, not twice, but three times in the last two months...all for his catalytic converter... where people need to be extra careful when they park... that's new tonight at nine... ((grant)) and..the holiday weekend wraps up and many are headigng back to work tomorrow..our chief meteorologist tells us what we can expect for the rest of the work week.... don't go away..kron 4 news at nine starts right after the break. <>(grant) <> (grant) the western conference finals came down to a winner take all game seven.

on dine and dish ....vicki liviakis takes us to schroeder's celebrating their 125-th year. estaurants fail within months of opening. but some, never die.(vicki) such is the case of schroeder's in san francisco. founded in 1893,,,and still going strong. tonight on dine and dish - i show you how they're getting ready for shroeder's big birthday bash on saturday.. you could say that shroeder's is the grand daddy of city restaurants... "schroeder's has always been a great memory place." with customers who've been coming for brews and brats for years. "but it's been hip-ified. they've hip-ified it has a more youthful look." "welcome to schroeder's." 125 years and going strong. "schroder's is turning 125 and we're celebrating." celebrating with a birthday brew-ha-ha. jan wiginton took over the venerable bavarian beer hall a few years ago and spruced it up. "this was one of the institutions that was worthy of saving and we wanted to set the plate for the next 125 years hopefully if not longer." sure, the menu is still german, with a lighter california touch. "some of the favorites

the festive holiday celebrating mexican food, drink and culture..( james ) kron 4's vicky liviakis giveshere at tacolicious where cinco de mayo is never too far away. (nats) we're kind of cinco de mayo 365 days a year, but this cinco de mayo is definitely going to be popping. tacolicious in the city's mission district generates a regular flow of tacos and tequila. their location in santa row though is planning full on cinco de mayo festivities. but there's more to life than salsa and chips. joe my husband and i never wanted to be taco slingers we wanted to do something bigger. i mean we are taco slingers. sara deseran and her husband joe hargrove are turning tacos into cash. since 2012 they've raised a million dollars to give to bay area public schools. you heard right - a million dollars! and they're throwing another party for the public to celebrate on may 14th. as for cinco de mayo... tacolicious will be honoring the mexican heritage as only it can. there is a movement to try and make it less of a drinking holiday and more of a day to celebrate the true historical value of it but i th

, francisco, vicki liviakis, kron 4 news....(vicki) but our primetime coverage continues at the top of the hour. pam moore and ken wayne are here with kron 4 news at ten....guys? (pam) thank you grant and vicki.... next at ten...an east bay family is grieving tonightafter learning their loved onewas found dead inside a stairwell at zuckerberg san francisco general hospital.the circumstances...eerily similar to another case back in 2013. we'll have reaction from the family...who is desperate for answers.that's next in a live report. plus...we broke the story about a bart passenger being pricked with a hypodermic needle as she sat on a train.now the transit agency says it is taking steps to make sure it doesn't happen again.it's called the rapid response team....details ahead. (pam) and fierce winds across the bay area toppled trees, and fueled several fast moving brush fires.can we expect much of the same tomorrow?we've got your ten at ten forecast.(ken) don't go away...hour three of kron 4 news in primetime starts right after

(vicki) and i'm vicki liviakis -- today his wife was charged with nine new felony child abuse charges. kron 4's j.r. stone is following the story and joins us live from fairfield. j.r. what else did this father have to say? (jrs)(j.r.) well he misses his wife and his kids and he believes that he has evidence that will clear him and his wife of any wrongdoing. sot at first they took my kids then they took my kids and now they took me. it's hard...never asked if you love your kids or if it's true. that from 29 year old jonathan allen who faces 16 felony charges including 7 counts of torture and 9 counts of child abuse on his 10 kids. tuesday allen spoke from a visitors jail cell in solano county.sot i want police to know that i am not an animal i am not an animal you didn't even ask me or tell me what i supposedly done... the couple's kids range in age from 4 months to 12 years old. the ten kids were recently rescued from this home. new court documents say that allen and his wife 30 year old ina rogers punched, strangled, bit, and shot their kids with weapons such as crossbows and bb gu

(vicki) and i'm vicki liviakis. this happened around three at an apartment complex in mill valley ... along east blithedale avenue... just west of highway 101. (grant) that's where we find kron-4's charles clifford..he joins us live... charles do we know what the motive might be? (grant) we first told you about the active shooter situation, through a breaking news push alert... download the kron4 mobile app - and be the first to know about breaking news.. when it happens in your neighborhood. (vicki) more breaking news tonight...evacuations are underway on the big island after hawaii's kilauea volcano erupts... spewing ash into the neighborhood. there is heavy smoke all over the area... you're looking at new video just into the newroom showing the ash just spewing out of the volcano.... people who live in the area describe what happened the moment the volcano erupted...<> (vicki) <>(vicki)<> (vicki) and this comes just days after earthquakes hit the area.... since monday....hundreds of small earthquakes have shaken

and i'm vicki liviakis... the operation was conducted last week -- seizing guns, ammunition, and various other stolen goods. (j.r.)officers tell me they terrorized people in san jose, santa clara county, and beyond in cases that involved carjackings, robberies, and buglaries. 7 guns have been taken off the streets.these are the five adult suspects who have been arrested. three are 18 years old, one is 19 and the oldest is 21. the other 11 suspects are between the ages of 15 and 17. police wouldn't say where specifically the victims were located but it didn't take me long to find teodoro osorio. a contractor whose was hit by burglars this past saturday morning they kicked in the home he was renovating and stole his tools. in 15 minutes 7-grand worth of items were gone. police say late this afternoon that the suspects crimes were committed earlier this year and late last year....meaning it appears that osorio's tools are still out there with new thieves.they came up to the door and the neighbors thought they wer

the festive holiday celebrating mexican food, drink and culture..( james ) kron 4's vicky liviakis gives tacolicious where cinco de mayo is never too far away. (nats) we're kind of cinco de mayo 365 days a year, but this cinco de mayo is definitely going to be popping. tacolicious in the city's mission district generates a regular flow of tacos and tequila. their location in santa row though is planning full on cinco de mayo festivities. but there's more to life than salsa and chips. joe my husband and i never wanted to be taco slingers we wanted to do something bigger. i mean we are taco slingers. sara deseran and her husband joe hargrove are turning tacos into cash. since 2012 they've raised a million dollars to give to bay area public schools. you heard right - a million dollars! and they're throwing another party for the public to celebrate on may 14th. as for cinco de mayo... tacolicious will be honoring the mexican heritage as only it can. there is a movement to try and make it less of a drinking holiday and more of a day to celebrate the true historical value of it but i think you

(pam) and i'm pam moore in for vicki liviakis... both of the parents have been arrested.l happening at a home on fieldstone court in fairfield. that is where police say, the ten children were first found in late march .... living in the middle of garbage and feces....(grant) kron-4's charles clifford joins us live --- with the latest charles? well, this all started back on march 3st when fairfield police found a missing 12-year-old and took the child home and discovered what they are calling squalor. the fairfield police department says that during a search of this home on fieldstone court,

grant lodes and vicki liviakis are here with kron 4 news at 9...guys?nine...summer is fast approaching which means many people will be outside more often.but a warning tonight...after a cougar kills a mountain biker in washington state.what you need to know if you come face to face with a big cat.that's next in a live report.plus...first president trump, now a congressman goes after oakland mayor libby schaaf about tipping off about an upcoming immigration sweep. the bill he is proposing that could land sactuary city leaders in jail!tonight..mayor schaaf fires back.((grant)) and...dramatic video showing the tense moments when first responders rushed to get people out of rushed to get people out of their homes before they were destroyed in the north bay firestorm. ((vicki))keep it here...kron 4 news at nine starts right after the break. (grant) one person is dead and another seriously injured...

(pam) and i'm pam moore in for vicki liviakis... both of the parents have been arrested. this all happening at a home on fieldstone court in fairfield. that is where police say, the ten children were first found in late march .... living in the middle of garbage and feces....(grant) kron-4's charles clifford joins us live --- with the latest charles? well, this all started back on march 3st when fairfield police found a missing 12-year-old and took the child home and discovered what they are calling squalor. the fairfield police department says that during a search of this home on fieldstone court, they found 10 children ranging from 4 months to 12 years old living in horrible conditions.sot while inside officers found unsafe and unsanitary living conditiobnsall of the children were placed in protective custody. their mothere, 30-year-old ina rogers was arrested and charged with child neglect.upon further investigation, police determined that all of the children may have been physically and emotionally abused by their parents.sotthe children described incidents of intenti

(vicki) i'm vicki liviakis... many of the parents say the cirriculum is too sexual for 11 year olds... kron 4's ali reid joins us live from the meeting, where more than 200 parents signed up to speak. how is it going so far? 8pm teasenearly 200 parents are speaking out against fremont unified school districts proposed 3r sex ed course. it was scheduled to start after spring break, but due to outrage, the district held off. board members are expected to vote at tonight's meeting. i'll have details coming up at 9. dr. kim wallace not a state requirement fremont is choosing to teach sex ed in 4th grade rrrrise responsibility r1. policy will establish what grades. start in 4th grade or 5th2. vote to approve curriculum to start teach whatever grades they approved in the first item brian kilgore 520-364-5797new curriculum 3r/meets standards -believes it starts too early -4th grade-8/9 year was supposed to go effect after spring break about 200 speakers 7k signatures of parents that disagree with the the new curriculum a

(vicki) and i'm vicki liviakis... we told you about this story earlier this week former sonoma valley boys and girls club athletic director paul kilgore will now spend the rest of his life behind bars for child molestation.(pam) the conviction would never have come about .. without nick egan coming forward... he spoke exclusivley with kron4's justine waldman... about what he saw, and his feelings about the sentencing.... sot it seemed really inappropriate to me and was very unsettlingvery clearly nick egan remembers the day in late august of 2016, when he saw paul dwayne kilgore in a hot tub with two young boys having a sexually graphic conversation about their private partssot my intuition felt that something was off about what was happeningat the healdsburg parkpoint health club, his gut told him to follow kilgore and the boys aged 11 and 12, who were now naked to the locker room. where he witnessed kilfoge brush his hand against a boys thigh. it did not feel right, so he told the front desk, and then called police.

(vicki) and i'm vicki liviakis. tonight- 10 people are dead after a shooting at a school in the southeastern texas city of santa fe. a number of explosive devices were also found in, and around the school. (grant) omar jimenez is live in santa fe tonight--- he has the latest on the investigation. officer: still have several more shots firing.(shots firing)officer: he's actively shooting. he's in the art room. we've got shots - we've got shots fired now guys. we need you all up here.officials say that nine students and one teacher are dead after 17-year-old dimitrios pagourtiz allegedly (vick)continuing our team coverage...the school shooting has parents and students around the country on alert. (grant) that includes here in the bay investigation. latest on the he has the tonight---in santa fe jimenez is live omar omar jimenez is live in santa fe tonight--- he has the latest on the investigation. (vick) continuing our team coverage... the school shooting has parents and students around the country on alert.(grant) th

good evening i'm vicki liviakis. (grant) and i'm grant lodes. the winds started picking up this afternoon -- and that trend is expected to last into the overnight hours. let's first check in with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow-- lawrence-- how bad is the wind going to be? lawrence karnow: it was a beautiful day all the way to the coast but tonight the winds are going to howl. a high wind advisory has been posted over the north, east and south bay mountains. some gusts could be as high as 55 mph. it will be windy at times in the valleys too with some gusts over 30 mph. the offshore winds will keep skies mostly clear with mild temperatures. a few showers continue to pop up over the sierra and will continue to do so this weekend. on the satellite image you can see the area of low pressure now east of california and high pressure building toward the coast. the difference between the two will make for a gusty night tonight. saturday will be another warm day with highs in the 70s and 80s inland, 70s around the bay and 60s near the coast. it will