Here it is the totality of issues. And Nothing Happened in the last week that was just that we came to a conclusion. We approached the mayor, she agreed to join with us and the timing is what it is that it says among the totality of issues with chief kirkpatrick decision to not follow the Police Commissions recommendation to fire the officers involved in the march 20 18 shooting death of joshua pollack. The federal monitor overseeing the Police Department made that same recommendation. Yes in that particular case. She that the direction of her own supervisor, the monitor. He nor did we think that was a good decision she says and a chief kirkpatrick 3 year 10 yearold pd also took a step back in terms of compliance with mandated Court Ordered reforms so as you may know the chief when she first came on board were down to 2. Items in monitors reports and we have been taken out of compliance in 6 additional so now we are at 8 we want to get out of it. But the point is is that were moving in the wrong direction, but thats to monitor its evaluation. And i think we also have to recognize the progress we made oakland city councilmember noel dial says one of the reasons he is skeptical of the courtappointed overseer of opd is the cost to oakland taxpayers for the monitor hell never work will never get out of compliance when were 17 years they always keep coming up with a one is sure of or another and now the residents and the city of oakland has paid millions of dollars to the monitors to be here in oakland in oakland Haaziq Madyun kron 4 news the firing of Oakland Police chief Anne Kirkpatrick is just the latest chapter in a long complicated history of oaklands top Police Officer over the last decade. Many of those selected to fill that job have lasted only a short time kron fours theresa takes a look back at those who have held the job and the challenges with that position. The job as oaklands police chief has been so riddled with problems that at one point there were 3 Police Chiefs that resign within 9 days. The mayor facing that harsh reality then was forced to put in her city administrator to stop the bleeding. Heres a closer look at the terminal 2 was timeline in the last 10 years at opd that includes 7. Police chiefs in 2010 Anthony Batts was named to the post to coming from long beach. He said he joined the force after 4 opd officers were killed in a shootout yet in 2011. He quit abruptly saying that the job had changed, claiming he had limited control but full accountability that was proving difficult to make the reforms he sought in the Department Howard jordan that career opd officer then stepped in and yet after 2 years including dealing with a scandal. Were opd officers were accused of having with an underage girl. He claimed he needed to leave for medical reasons, anthony to rubio another longtime opd officer was tapped by then mayor jean quan while a National Search took place east aid for 2 days until when to lasted 3 years as a chief he was known to work well with this federal monitor charged with overseeing the departments because the problems yet faced increasing criticism was some saying that he was not aggressive enough on those thought to be having that inappropriate relationship with the teenager. His departure led to the most dire period to date for the department in the space of 9 days, the most Important Role and opd was a revolvingdoor from went to ben farrow to paul figaro a these 3 chiefs cycled in and sped out. Farrell because of an extramarital affair and paul figaro a claiming he didnt want the scrutiny on his personal life. City administrator Sabrina Landreth took over from 2016 to 2017 intel and kirkpatrick was vetted and sworn in on january 3rd. 2017. Again now as theresa reporting we first told you about the story with a push alert make sure to download the kron 4 app for that latest in local and breaking news in the bay area and beyond and other significant news tonight we are hearing from concerned parents and neighbors about that cancer causing chemical that was found at an Oakland School that school is muck linemans high school in west oakland on thursday officials said trace amounts of the toxic chemical. Try coral at celine was found in grand of ground water underneath the chemicals commonly called tce kron fours dan kerman has been following the story for us tonight. Hes live in oakland was more than. What we can tell you the tests that we keep hearing about air tests and soil tests that gets underway tomorrow. Here on the school site the people who live in the Community Also concerned they know there is a nearby contaminated site also with tce now they found tce here theyre concerned it could also be under their homes. Air and soil testing inside and outside west oaklands mark kleiman is high school is set to begin saturday morning. This following the discovery of the cancer causing chemical tric laurel ethylene or tce in the ground water below the school doesnt come up through the foundation through the floors anything like that to get into the building thats one issue and then does it comes up through the dirt, the soil grass Everything Else around the building. Those are 2 different issues or just but School Officials arent the only ones concerned about the tce both course it has to be happening in peoples homes, how could it be just located at that school. And not be located anywhere else. Those who live and work near the school which sits a halfmile from another contaminated site which the state is cleaning up. Theyre worried the tce may also be under their homes to study here hurts the business, a potential health risk to this community. It may be a larger scale than we currently know about it is very concerning from that perspective. Many want the state to do additional testing in the neighborhood i think testing should be done because if it was just discovered at the school to odds are that it is elsewhere. So testing should be done really sensibly i think were hoping that the state and the federal government get involved and find out whats really going on with in a statement, the state department of toxic substances control says we are looking into other contaminated sites in the area to determine if there is a connection with the tce levels found in ground water at the school. The state says it will also analyze all of the information gathered by local officials to determine the additional actions needed and what dtsc can best do to ensure the safety of the school it makes no mention of any protections for the community. And right now as far as the school is concerned officials are hoping to get students from a climate is back in class by wednesday at the earliest but not at this location at another near loved by location at this point they have not selected that location. In Oakland Dan Kerman Kron 4 news san. Thank you. Prosecutors are laying out their case against a man who they say killed his girlfriend in the air bnb rental that they shared in san jose rile easy to say a face a judge earlier today kron fours rob fladeboe reports now new details in the case are emerging. Today we learned the identity of the victim in this case and how she died. Prosecutors say you top cocoa was stabbed to death by her boyfriend was arraigned here this afternoon on murder charges at a hearing friday, were only still photography was permitted. Riley chief alicia was arraigned on one count of murder with a weapon enhancement in connection with the stabbing death of his girlfriend identified as taco ocha address unknown the couple shared an air bnb rental home here on Mountain View avenue in san joses east foothills, where deputies arrived tuesday after receiving a tip there was a dead body inside. In a statement of facts investigators revealed that they found a womans body believed bloodsoaked sheets, the money kitchen knife nearby to seal was also for a time in possession of ecole the 25 yearold fuzzy a who turned himself in on tuesday and speaks only japanese temporarily waived his right to have an interpreter present because none was available and showed no emotion during his brief court appearance. No motive was given for the crime as assistant District Attorney carlos vega make some brief comments outside the courthouse. So it was a boyfriend girlfriend relationship from what we know. There was a call from me from reporting person. That indicated that perhaps a homicide that occurred at an address the got that call. Its percent out that turn out to be a back house, the front house was the landlord. To allow them to enter to do general welfare check and at that body was discovered on the ban. So a good deal of physical and circumstantial evidence revealed but nothing so far about a possible motive in this case, the defendant is being held without bail pending a return to court to enter a formal plea next month in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news. San francisco base Wells Fargo Bank has agreed to pay billion as punishment for creating millions of customer fake accounts over a number of years as part of the deal wells fargo at minute that between 2002 2016 the bank falsified records harm the Credit Ratings of its customers unlawfully misuse personal customer information and wrongfully collected millions of dollars in fees and interest. The settlement with the Justice Department and the securities and Exchange Commission resolves the criminal and the civil liabilities facing wells fargo for the scandal which erupted nearly 4 years ago, however, despite the hefty billion fine the customers who were victimized by this scandal will not see any of that money the Civil Penalties will go back to the Bank Investors and the rest of the money goes to the us treasury effect which ups as consumer advocates. The deal does not protect current nor former wells fargo employees from the threat of prosecution. Today Public Health officials confirmed 2 new cases of coronavirus in california. One in Sacramento County and one in humboldt county. Sacramento county officials said the person who recently traveled from china and returned to the us on february 2nd. Officials say that person has remained self quarantine after displaying mild symptoms in humboldt county officials said the one confirmed case of coronavirus is a humble county resident. A person who had close contact with the patient is showing symptoms and is also being tested. Right now they are being quarantined at home and monitored for symptoms. Health officials said the publics risk of exposure is extremely low. Todays new cases bring this is the total number of victims in california to 15 and those 15 cases are included in the 34 people in the United States currently testing positive for coronavirus call for grant lotus joins us from our newsroom tonight with the latest on the spread of this infection. Grant. Ken pam, the death toll continues to increase globally. Despite new reports that theres been a major drop in new coronavirus cases tonight china is reporting that the number of cases has fallen by nearly 400 with another 109 people dying from the disease since yesterday. There are more than 76,000 cases in Mainland China alone. And south korea has become the latest victim in this global outbreak today that country says it has 142 new cases since yesterday bringing the total number of people infected to 346. The new disease now being called covid 19 first emerged in late december and will hide in china and it has spread 2 more than 2 dozen other countries you can take a look at this interactive map. Researchers at Johns Hopkins university created it. It allows people to track the spread of the virus. The cdc and the World Health Organization updated in realtime Officials Say cases seem to have been declining since february 1st so that is a bit of good news. Theres a link to that on our website if youd like to check it out pam can now back to hugh grant. Thank you coming up percent oppose changes to a bay area highway which popular route could soon have a new toll road that has police in the north bay looking for a gunman who opened fire at a gas station parking lot we have details on who police are looking for plus a grieving mother speaking out for the First Time Since her baby boy was hit and killed by a driver in the east bay coming up details on a vigil. And summer like temperatures today in downtown San Francisco. But tomorrow were going to cool down in a big way thanks to an approach now, we know the trump strategy try to win by attacking, distorting, dividing. Mr. President it. Wont. Work. Newspapers report bloomberg is the democrat trump fears most. As president , universal healthcare that lets people keep their coverage if they like it. A record on job creation. A doable plan to combat Climate Change. 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Were hearing from the east bay mother of a little boy who was killed in a hit and run crash. 4 yearold Hector Herrera was killed after a driver struck him while he was crossing the street on culling the avenue near 23th street enrichment, the driver took off but has since been caught and now the childs mother is preparing for a vigil and that warning others about the dangers of reckless driving or sell a so come on in is live here in the studio now with that information for us ella ken and pam shes finally mustered the strength to talk about this awful tragedy. Its already march 2 weeks to the date since hector courier was hit and killed just outside of his home in richmond. Take a look at his mom tells kron 4 news that the 4 yearold was holding his fathers hand helping unload groceries out of their car. When the driver of an suv sped down the road and hit him that father was not hurt. But now the mom is speaking to kron 4. Just one day before she buries her baby boy. My has moved pain. Torres hectors funeral and then afterward his mom is asking the public to come to the scene of the crime at 23th street and calling avenue at 00 30pm in the afternoon. She wants to use the vigils an opportunity to remind drivers to slow down. So this doesnt happen to anybody elses child back to you all right, thank you all up. In the east bay lafayette and want to treat Police Arrested a man in connection with a string of Bank Robberies in contra costa county. Police arrested 41 yearold brandon gray at his home in alamo detectives say gray is connected to Bank Robberies at 2 wells fargo branches, one in orinda and one in walnut creek. Both robberies happened earlier this month, hes been booked into the martinez detention facility. In the north bay state senator bill dodd has introduced legislation that would create a toll on highway 37 with the money being used to reduce congestion and make the route more resistant to Sea Level Rise. Kron fours Charles Clifford has the details. Im standing along highway 37 which runs around the north and of San Pablo Bay 37 has used by thousands of commuters every single day passes tumor in an omen that counties unfortunately this road is also become very congested especially during the morning and evening commutes its also prone to flooding. And they believe those problems are just going to get worse with Climate Change and Sea Level Rise and also the congestion senator bill dodd from the 3rd district is introducing legislation into the state senate today that would basically create a toll along here for drivers and that money would be used to improve highway 37, heres the senator explaining why he introduced this bill. No one is crazy about a toll, im certainly not. But its the only way to address traffic problems for todays commuters and make highway 37 sustainable for future generations. The fact is. Without taking this step. This highway will not get fixed. Our lifetime. A lot of Unanswered Questions here at this point that they dont know how much that toll would be they dont know apply to drivers moving in both directions. They also dont know, you know if the worker completed here on highway 37 if that toll would go away or if it would remain in place for maintenance reasons that hasnt been decided yet. Senator dodd says that there would be a lot of public input in the future to try to figure those fine details out for now in the north bay Charles Clifford kron 4 news. The numbers just keep mounting yet another horse has died at the santa anita race park in Southern California before yearold horse named unveiled was euthanized thursday. According to the tracks web site the animal suffered a fracture in his right leg during training for that dean did and on recoverable injury and recommended putting the animal down. This is just the most recent in a string of deaths at santa anita about 40 horses have died at that track since december of 2018 the deaths prompted officials to briefly shut down racing at santa anita last year. Authorities recently investigated the deaths and said that they found no signs of animal cruelty nor criminal activity however, many Animal Rights activists are demanding that that park be closed. It is earthquake country and obviously they can happen anywhere at any time as washington correspondent kelli meyer reports now officials at fema want you to be prepared when one strikes. Unlike hurricanes and tornadoes earthquakes strike without warning. So fema says the time to plan is now when its happening thats not the time to think about you know i really need this linda must andrea with fema says to make a supply kit ahead of time with water food phone chargers and flashlights for those with special needs its important to remember medicine food and tools you may need in the aftermath of the quake if im a wheelchair user, maybe i need you know a portable air compressor to make sure i keep aaron my tires or spare tire tubes and what about your pets you need to be thinking about food and water for them. And also how do i keep them safe how do i keep them calm plan practice and prepare. Fema tells me those 3 words will help you if youre experiencing an earthquake along with drop cover and hold on find the heaviest piece of furniture like a big sturdy and ask her workbench like my dad used to have and get underneath and hang on and commhnication is key, you may have somebody at work somebody. And School Somebody at home right he need to know how to get a hold of each other. Fema says practicing the simple preps could help save a life dont think it cant happen to me because it can happen to any one of us had any time. Reporting in washington, im kelly meyer. Its friday, lets take a look outside think see how things are shaping up along San Franciscos embarcadero and looks like a busy night out there but look at that beautiful blue sky what day is it as check in with some recent rodriguez to kind of get a fix on our weekend. Yeah, our favorite day of the week right friday, looking ahead to the weekend in beautiful temperatures today was really tough to head into work today after todays beautiful weather, lets take a look at todays daytime highs because we were enjoying some summer like temperatures out there downtown San Francisco flirting with 70s but 69 degrees stormtracker 4 though already tracking those changes noticing that increase in high cloud cover overhead and the storm mainly going to benefit Monterey County for the next couple of hours because this overnight storm the storm track is going to remain well to our south so unfortunately were going to remain dry here in the bay area and it looks to be one of the driest february on record since the 1800 so rain totals with this storm. Nonexistent in fact were going to stay at 0 especially for downtown San Francisco. So far in the month of february not seeing any rain. The beautiful sunset out there right now in the east bay over berkeley, so head out and enjoy it and please send me some of your pictures like an ships share with the viewers at home temperatures out there right now widespread 60s overnight lows in the mid to upper 40s and daytime highs tomorrow because of this approaching storm. We are going to cool down 5 to 10 degrees from todays daytime high so tomorrow cooling down near average along the coast, but still in the low 70s as you make your way inland like santa rosa and taking a look ahead at the next 7 day forecast warm temperatures next week but one thing that we are noticing ken and pam noticeably dry for the next 7 days time uk. Thank you for that theresa coming up tonight at 6. 45 today is the deadline for state lawmakers to file new legislation for 2020 well take a look at the piles of proposals aimed at solving homelessness and housing issues in california next say goodbye to costcos hot dogs and pizza if you dont have a membership. If you frequent the Costco Food Court for some cheap hot dogs and pizza, youre and youre not a member. Youre not going be able to do that for much longer costco says buying items from the food court has always required a membership they just havent been enforcing it. Well now they will according to a costco spokesperson starting next month. The warehouse chain will require you to have an active membership at costco to visit the food court. The membership costs about 60 a year. Still californias housing problem which state properties will be made available as temporary homeless shelters plus democratic president ial candidate. 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