Talkedabout coleman. She was a graduate from high school in East San Jose and this accident happened earlier this morning read 150 in the morning. J. R. chapin not 01 san jose year toller wrote Authorities Say that he was a passenger a set of monday a honda civic. They lost control and youre off the road crashed into a 2002 bmw. And was arrested on suspicion of the lie. Still unclear why are how the driver of the seventh loss control. Shes part of the class of 2016 that at independence high school. Stay strong and always keeping it real. Where did that car veered off the road and slammed to the bmw. And the baby again in Critical Condition and at a live here and san jose. Pam new at ten. We have obtained the mug shot of a female teacher. Accused of child molestation. The suspect is a long time millbrae middle school teacher. Police say, the teacher, who is also a mother, had been in a relationship with a young girl. Kron 4s Hermela Aregawi talked to parents about the arrest. Reporter comes one week after the vs school year. They say and a complete shock. Reporter when they arrive here they found for yearold Heather Eckhardt with an underage girl. The Police Department says initial the station has revealed that she did have an improper relationship with the child victim. She is loved in this community with her two Young Children for lisa couple years and also where she was taken into custody today. Steve tonight we are tracking major california wildfires. In lake county firefighters are making progress on the clayton fire. Pam the spread has been stopped at 4,000 acres and tonight. The fire is 50 percent contained. But not before it destroyed 175 buildings. Steve today the man accused of starting that fire faced a judge. As a courtroom full of lake county residents watched. Pam kron 4s alecia reid was also there. She joins us live. Alecia what happened . Alecia these are Court Documents page after page against the defendant 19 of them to be exact 12 arson charges one an attempt to start a fire. He kept his back to the Court Room Number and whenever the judge asked questions. At times even shaking. In charge of the number of felonies including 12 counts of arson one attempted arson hes being investigated for bite your and thats when one investigation brought them to him. Presume this until proven guilty. Alecia to order homes lost theres lot of resentment in the lower Like Community carried all behind bars has been giving assaultive himself. This investigation is by no means over no motive bind the clayton fire if convicted he could face life in prison. Pam detailed listing of the charges the suspect is facing a lot more all at kron4newsdot com steve kron 4s Charles Clifford talked to people who live in the fire devastated area. Unclear when residents will be a bad. And lower leg and sunday a friend told them that their house is ok doesnt know when they will be a will to go home. The solar couple had their homes destroyed. Theyve been staying in a hotel for the past few days not sure what to do next. He feels for his neighbors whove lost their homes. The first half of this month. Grant april ahold pass area in a state which is the route to vegas so close satellite imagery can see the flames and towering above the ridge line right there very steep area that makes it especially difficult to fight from the ground. The planes being used and the acreage burned more than 25,000 a. Hard to believe it started yesterday before an and then containment only 4 percent live ariels right now but that 4 percent containment much better than zero which is what we had last night only brought you the story almost 35,000 homes are included in the Evacuation Order which again impacts more than 80,000 people that two firefighters had burn injuries yesterday when one wildly erratic wind quickly track them flames everywhere those firefighters back on the front lines tonight and we are looking at video from earlier today you can see one of them doing water drops it dropping flame retardant and these all and that general area of people who live and then not home hoping to play at home to go back to. Homes and businesses certainly destroyed all over a dozen increase of not been able to actually assess the scope of the damage and give you a firm number on homes destroyed structures destroyed their 200 firefighters scrambling to the front lines to help fight this fire back live now with these ariels 1300 firefighter is almost double they had their last night. You concede urgency trying to get people from this law in this thing down and we saw the flames just shooting the ball even live pictures live video yesterday was off the charts. But i said people had never seen that the bad news is the weather for tomorrow does not look good. Britteny it is the entire state that is severely drying does not have read in the forecast on top of that all we have a blue, fire that we are seeing red flag warning that for the pink is the entire area is not only dry with low humidity as Single Digits but when the wind gusts up word of 355 m. P. H. And also temperatures in this part of Southern California and inland locations where they push into the mid90s and that would be true heading into tomorrow morning is expected by thursday evening could be extended into friday it into a week and. Closer to our area where were still dealing with the fire that clean fire southeast of clear lake and by tomorrow are temperatures are back in the mid90s 94 degrees when speed anywhere between 1525 m. P. H. And humidity down to about 20 you notice and store overnight hours a we start this year wednesday is coming down little bit but as we approach the afternoon meeting we will watch the wind direction shift little and we start to see what a southwesterly winds pick up as ago in the afternoon and into the evening. Coming up we are tracking whats in store for your morning commute and more details on that coming up another 10 minutes. Pam and just last night, a man was shot during a mugging. Kron 4s Maureen Kelly talked to someone who witnessed that bloodshed. Happen right outside his door. Police tell kron4. They have made arrests in two of the murders that happened this month. They believe that this is a random act. Her pleas to this violence comes in the wake of five separate murders and just this week and 22 yearold jason was fatally stabbed at this corner where the cattle were left. Its unfortunate these all happened and a short series of time. Please tell crop have been interesting to the murders that happened this month. Live and 30 this morning and every bill witnesses as lot claim rounds were fired when carson to be chasing another on the street. And by the time please get lit see in the balkans had disappeared. Steve take a look at where this all happened. Shots rang out on adeline street near 45 street. There are apartments, homes and some businesses in the area. This shooting now has people who live and work in the area. Stunned. Especially considering the time of day. Amazingly no one on the street was hit by stray bullets. Happening now. Out of the south bay. Fire crews are still monitoring a massive fire that broke out in san jose. The fire happening underneath a train trestle just after four this afternoon. Near mckee road and wooster avenue. You can see the fire giving off thick, black smoke. Pam fire crews say, that is because of the creosote soaked wood. On the train trestle. A Senior Living center, an apartment complex and several other homes in the area were told to shelter in place while fire crews worked to put the fire out. As of right now, the fire is considered suspicious. Fire crews say, there is a homeless encampment in the area and they will be investigating. Pam in the east bay. A car drives into a dry cleaning store in walnut creek. And police sa, y it was all because the driver mistook the accelerator pedel for the brake. The accident happened at the american dry cleaning store on olympic boulevard. The driver crashed into the stores brick front. Breaking three large windows, and the front door before coming to a stop. The driver was alone. And no one was hurt. New at 10 tonight the battle to try to afford housing in the bay area. Grant rent control. Could soon be coming to one north bay city. Also tonight. A new Study Reveals, how much people need to make each year. To afford rent in certain cities. Grant lodes is back. With the reality check. The Santa Rosa City council has tentatively passed a rent stabilization ordinance. And, an ordinance that would prevent landlords from evicting tenants without cause. If approved after a final reading august 30th, rent control will take effect 30 days later. The city is trying to prevent evictions by landlords seeking to get other tennants who can pay much higher rents. Also tonight. A new Study Reveals what we already knew. That San Francisco has the highest rent in the nation. The latest numbers come from personal finance site. Smart asset. Were talking two bedrooms here. Average rent for that. Just over five thousand a month. And to afford that. Youll need an income of about 216 grand a year. Number two. New york. Where two bedrooms are almost 37 hundred. And to afford that. Salary needs to be 158 thousand a year. La is third. Where an income of 145 thousand is needed for aan average two bedroom. Which is 34 hundred a month. Boston was fourth on the list. Followed by washington d c. Then seattle. And people are probably watching. Saying hey i live in oakland, or san jose. Or palo alto. And my rent is ridiculous. This study just considered what they consider major us cities. San jose based cisco is laying off 55hunded employees. Steve the internet gear manufacturer made the announcement earlier today. This equates to about 7percent of its work force. The cuts will start this summer but it is not clear which employees will be cut. Ciscos decision comes as its business has been hurting. Since more of its corporate customers rely on Remote Data Centers instead of online networks. Britteny with all these bonfires as some very healthy situation people concerned the most the suffer from respiratory illnesses be very careful exercising threat the day tomorrow but you can wait till it had not been a week and then everyone can help improve air quality from your area and and into the weekend clouds fog going through severance cisco also near lake tahoe region a few isolated showers rainshowers popping up into the area of low pressure wheat area of low pressure which will will live closer to listen openly attend lectures as we go toward the weekend. Fob tracker times everything out as we head into tomorrow morning our visibility down to 1 mi. Bought out at Half Moon Bay down to zero said rosa to oakland to in hayward, 3 and napa and then things cleared up quickly and even into san jose. Pettifog and are not temperatures in the 50s and even the high 60s so it cooler temperatures as we go into the end of your work week and until weekend. Was 70s for the bay low sixties for the coast and near for a song forecast coming up last year again in 20 minutes. Pam still a lot more ahead at ten. Including Dramatic Police dashcam video. This was not the only angle this scary collision was caught from. And next American Olympic swimmer ryan lochte says a gun was put to his head and he was robbed. Why these new images have authorities in brazil questioning his story. Time now for our olympics update. And a resounding statement today. From the usa mens basketball team. The squad has caught some criticism lately. As a few of their games have been too close for comfort. But coach ks crew took care of business in the medal round. Mark carpenter joins us with a wrap from rio. Mark . Reporter no messing around this time. Team usa came out swinging and didnt let up. Just a relentless attack from the red, white and blue tonight. As they crushed argentina in todays quarterfinals. In a 105 78 blowout. Kevin durant led all scorers with 27points. And moved past Michael Jordan for the 4th most points in team usa history. Now its on to the semis where theyll face spain on friday. Turning to some indoor volleyball excellent win for the Mens National team. As it toppled defending World Champion poland in straight sets to advance to the semifinals. Stanford alums kawika and erik shoji are part of the squad. Up next italy in the semis finally, usain bolt. In prime position for another medal. The jamaican superstar. Took first in his 200meter semifinal. He has a chance to win his 8th career olympic gold. Lashawn merritt is the lone american in the final. As Justin Gatlin did not qualify. The event final is happening tomorrow night. And a quick update on the olympic medal count. Steve the United States leads with 30 gold 32 silver and 31 bronze. Pam thats a total of 93 olympic medals. Two us swimmers are stuck in brazil tonight. After being pulled off of their flight home. This is related to the Police Investigation of an Armed Robbery account. Given by ryan locthe and three others. And we just learned within the last 20 minutes that the two swimmers will not be allowed to leave brazil until they testify about the robbery. A brazilian judge is now saying she needs more time to determine if the us swimmers filed a false crime report in rio. Steve nannes is tracking this bizarre story for us tonight. Brazilian Authorities Say they have more questions for two of the four american swimmers who claim they were robbed at gunpoint in rio on sunday. An incident ryan lochte recounted on instagram, my teammates and i were the victims of a robbery early sunday morning and on nbcs today show monday. i was with a couple swimmers. We were coming back from the france house and we got pulled over in our taxithe guy pulled out his gun, he cocked it, put it to my forehead and he said get down and i was like, i put my hands up, i was like whatever. He took our money, he took my wallet Reporter Police visited the Olympic Village wednesday morning after a brazilian judge issued a search warrant for lochte and james feigen and an order to seize their passports but the u. S. Olympic Committee Said the swim team moved out of the facility days ago. There has been increasing speculation about what happened after the daily mail released a video it says is of the athletes returning to the Olympic Village sunday shortly after the incident. The judge who reviewed the video saying they appeared unshaken, making jokes amongst each other. Lochtes lawyer said wednesday that his client is already back in the United States and that he fully cooperated with both brazilian and u. S. Authorities before leaving the county, he was not asked by the brazilian authorities to remain in brazil for further investigation. Had they asked, he would have stayed and assisted. They still have not reached out to ask for additional information. Im steve nannes reporting. And this isnt the first crime that has happened at the olympics. Steve the other biggest crime is the olympic bus shooting. Another is an african flag bearer was arrested and expelled from the Olympic Village for attempted rape. And the head of security at the olympics was robbed by a suspect with a knife. The ford freedom sales event is on our biggest event of the year just got better announcing zero for seventytwo across the entire lineup of ford cars, trucks and suvs. Plus, tagged vehicles now get a thousand smart bonus. Thats freedom from interest. And freedom to choose with ford. Americas best selling brand. Now get 0 financing for 72 months across the entire ford lineup, plus specially tagged vehicles get a thousand smart bonus. Steve the last living member of the big six civil rights leaders congressman john lewis. In the bay area today. I talked with him about black lives matter. The june congressional sit in. And more. John lewis has spent his life fight for justice. He is the congressman who led the sitin in congress two months ago. Today pam moore sat down with the civil rights leader. Pam. Hes a man with a relentless message. Pam yes he is. For more than 50 years. Congressman john lewis has been helping the charge of civil rights and social justice. And the recent turmoil involving police shootings. Makes his message even more poignant. Plus. Publishing of his new books. Entitled march 1, 2, and 3. More timely. Today. I had a chance to talk with the 76 year old leader. And i came to understand why he has been called the conscience of the United States congress. Pam in s. F. Today now 76 years old. I had a chance to talk with him an dfind out why is called the conscious of the u. S. Congress. where is our soul track atlanta congressman john lewis led the first ever sit in on the floor of the United States congress. As democrats demanded a vote on gun safety. Now he says, when congress resumes in september, a bi partisan committee has been set up to create legislation. We felt we had to do something. Lets standup by sitting down or sitting in to dramatize the issue of gun violence. Track that protest by Congressional Democrats was nothing new for lewis who has been fighting for change all of his life. And he sees his action reflected in the movements of today. Such as black lives matter. 223 i think many of the young people in black lives matter are sick and tired of seeing whats happening in america. 340 another generation of young people are saying what is going on is not right. Not fair. We need to do something about it. 350 641 you believe in the young people in the movement but have concerns about some strategies . 648 if i was protesting in the streets today as i protested on floor of the house. Edit 601 as a young john lewis, i have been taught the way of peace. Way of love the way of non violence. Not to engage in name calling not to engage in a lot of hot rhetoric track from a man who fought to end segregation just a few decades ago. He understandably expresses tremendous pride in the nations first black president. And refuses to concede ground to those who believe Race Relations are worsening. i think a lot of people are concerned about america changing. America is not the same america we were born in there are more people of color i think the struggle to make things better in america is an ongoing struggle. Pam i was quite honored to interview congressman lewis today. He has a kind spirit. And is still a selfless leader, who continues to promote non violence, love and optimism in the struggle for social justice. The same principles his civil rights work started with. Decades ago. Steve new at ten. As School Starts we look at how many children are showing up with the proper vaccines. Pam the law is even more strict this year. Grant lodes is tracking the story. Grant this year, theres a new law mandating all children be vaccinated. In what supporters say will protect the vast majority of Public School students from infectious diseases, the new law does away with a controversial provision in vaccination requirements. It means parents can no longer opt out due to their personal beliefs. Right now 37 out of 32thousand students in the district have a personal exemption and they are grand fathered in. We called several bay area districts. Going forward, parents have three options. They can get the vaccinations, they can ask a doctor for a medical exemption, or they can choose to home school their kids. Britteny steve to chile images flooding waters and a casket and around another that queerest there to mile in baton rouge a photo of a casket that washed up along side a road. And, another smartphone image of a casket unearthed by flooding in denham, louisiana about 13 miles from baton rouge. Tuesday indianapolis pam the National Weather service says a half dozen tornadoes could have touched down in central indiana. The powerful storms knocked down trees and power lines. And ripped siding off of houses. Collapsed whole buildings. And the twisters leveled crops. Within weeks of harvest. No reports of anyone injured by the severe weather. A warning for students headed to college. The top scams targetting freshman. And next. Dramatic moments caught on Police Dashcam video. If you think this is wild wait until we show you the camera that was rolling behind the squad car. Pam tonight new details in the case of man killed who was just trying to be a good samaritan. Bond has been denied for two South Carolina teenagers accused of shooting and killing the victim. 17yearold deon fraiser and 19 yearold Michael Dupree tyler. Were in court yesterday. They are being charged with chadwick garretts death. Police say, garrett agreed to help the teens pull an suv out of a ditch. For 20dollars. Witnesses told police, when garrett finished, he asked the suspects about the money. That is when fraiser took out a gun and fired several shots. Shooting and killing garrett. Before driving off. Pam as of right now, the teens do not have an attorney. Kron4 is getting you ready for school. Tonight we have a warning for college students. Steve and Chain Reaction sliding into another vehicle and officer is recovering in hospital the trevor cause a crash was arrested for d y britteny inland locations to the cozy get a huge temperature difference the good thing is 10 but in the location is a surgical gown the minstrelsy as big of a difference. It will still be warm all ill look you conceal a cloud samprass the airport pushing into to mar 9 00 a. M. Nine carla cloudy skies and 5767 degrees to start the morning heading out around her lunch hour still partly cloudy and it will take awhile for us to see lots of sunshine. Six series the customer one for the bay close to inlands loss close to 90 degrees. To a to the shares are 96 degrees at for inland locations polyclitus guys for the co 61 the bay and 71 degrees. And, leaving 57 navarro 61 napa 69 degrees, corruption 68 mild livermore. Satellite showing us clouds and fog developing you can see it pushing in San Francisco all the way in the parts of monterey and essentially crossing over and oaklands same pattern for us close to both result possibility hot and minds temperatures. And we will start as the cooler conditions fog tracker still showing us that we will deal with the gemara for tomorrow and we usually sees right around zero l be an improvement for oakland hayward. Flight around starting off for San Francisco mid60s. A 60s for twin peaks 74 san mateo. Temperatures across 64 is 62 Half Moon Bay. Or sunshine after closer to redwood city and sayville heading into tomorrow as well. 83 cupertino 82 san jose and 79 milpitas. As we go to the east bay you notice or a cooling trend so concord back and 88 degrees 94 livermores still warm day there and putting 10 and not back down at 90 degrees. 76 and martinez. Climbing out to the north bay 81 in santa rosa and will be a high target eighties nevada. Still very hot and backed a bill by 790 degrees and avesta and 74 castro and clinton on the light at the 80s by friday by most locations and lead and we say there and to next week. Steve for some color since testing independence ending of the School Living be careful scanners. Reporter paul extend learning how to live on their own and learning they can be targets for people trying to rip them off. Number one the companys offer assumes forgiveness on student loan debt. Offcampus rattles if youre an apartment may be offered a multiple people may not exist he will find out until your deposit first months rent check as hard cash to a quick investigation to confer ownership and status of the property. Simms should apparent reviewing credit card offers a 40 side. Scare steve murres always coming up with a new angle to it trying get money. 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Were feeling, were feeling very let down we feel that were not important you are important that why were here thank you so much maggie wincher resident of east oakland is sick and tired of seeing what goes on in her neighborhood thank you so much for coming out here stanley maggie had no ideal Councilmember Reid was visiting her neighborhood and was relieved to know someone actually cared see this is out thing they do this when where asleep and i came out time cause i heard all the noise and i had my camera in my hand and i said i filming you i live here what kind of truck it was that dumped it yea you need to give the information to me oakland is reeling from the Illegal Dumping problem which is affecting east and west oakland but were are out on a tour with larry reid i just feel like they just leaving up here and and and you know we hat to have a nice neighborhood too we want to go out front and have a barbeque but we cant no you cant how you going to go out and have a barbeque when you have to smell the stench of all this garbage and you have to see all of this and then you cant invite your friends over because youre feeling embarrassed but maggies not the only one alejandro litterly lives next door to one of the dumping locations this is something that obviously does not help the community and it brings and embarrassment to our neighborhood what it also does it diminishes the living situation of the citizens in this neighborhood and it not just the adults who see the problem its really bad because if affects people here and how is it there are going to dump things here and plus we walk to school and it smells really bad he even mentioned how once he almost fell in some garbage on the way to school to make a long story short residents are feeling hopelessness with all the garbage but ken houston who heads the east Oakland Beautification Council had this to say stanley larry has told them for years this is happening to this community hes only one person one person can start the flame but the torch needs to be everyone come together we need a city wide plan stanley and we have something that were going to implement so im telling all these illegal dumpers your time and day had come in east oakland Stanley Roberts kron 4 news steve and teenager killed some of her baby still live. Pam the teenager was eight months pregnant died in a horrific crash early this morning in san jose. 18 yearold who was president died early wednesday morning in this car crash recklessly heard a u. S. And Medical Center hours later and is in Critical Condition there right now. The crash happened on highway 101 in san jose near tully road Authorities Say they were a passenger and 790 a honda civic that telesat the driver of the seven cost control here off the road and crashed into a 2002 bmw that was sitting on the side highway. A 22 yearold man