male announcer this is the bay area news station, kron 4 news starts now. Pam a bay area piano teacher is under arrest. For allegedly molestating his students. Investigators say, he inappropriately touched young teen girls during music class. Kron 4s scott rates is live in daly city, where the teacher was arrested. Scott . New at 8 reporter s wednesday afternoon and every step to the school for comment sprit but they had nothing to yes i am relieved to know that he is locked up behind bars if he is guilty he should be. Reporter bill was set at 1. 5 million. He is due in court on the 25th trip he is facing life in prison reporter 90 tonight at 8 a Peta Petaluma husband and father of two. Just up and disappears. His distraught family is desperately trying to find him. Reporter kron 4s jr stone spoke with the family. And has more on the circumstances ray martinez. He walked out the door. Reporter he hasnt been seen since more than two weeks ago now nothing out of the ordinary. You read the paper a little longer than usual reporter have two children whose daughter grace is tanned and jo jo turning sex. Comparing the loss of his cat last year to the loss of his grandfather reporter in that car his glasses his wallet his cell phone and his clothes. I broke down and i heard his clothing and glasses were in the car. Reporter his family members and the bay area and did mexico none has heard of the heard from him. I truly believe that he is unaware of what has happened right now. The one thing that keeps saying is got this with him no matter where he is and hope to believe that is helping. Pam firefighters are monitoring hot spots in sunnyvale. After a 3alarm fire damaged two homes and put an entire neighborhood on edge. Pam no one was hurt kron 4s dan kerman shows us the firefight and the damage. Pam the fire broke out about 925 wednesday morning on a quiet sunnyvale and quickly engulfed two homes. Fire started coming out windows. Reporter Tree Trimmers in the area sprung into action . Before the Fire Department arrived sot tree trimmer 2127 4 people in one home were evacuated safely along with their two cats . A dog was in the other home alone and it perished . The fire quickly grew to 3 alarms, and fire crews had their hands full eventually some two hours later fire crews got the upper hand on the blaze, but the initial two homes to burn suffered major damage delete attend this an internal Fire Fighting operations and after a while the smoke and fire became too heavy so they pulled out and conducted operations and external. Reporter the cause of the blaze is still undecided. While that fire was burning, one resident used a hose to try to prevent the flames from spreading to his home. Pam joseph morenos home was next to the two houses which were on fire. He got on his rooftop and watered downhis house. Moreno says, he acted as fast as he could. I jumped on their roofs and start pouring water down i did not care. I just grab my dog set out in the guy at watering it down moreno wasnt injured. And fire. Pam reporter the teen that stowed away on a flight to hawaii is speaking out for the first time. 15yearold yahya abdi jumped the fence at san jose mineta airport back in april. Pam and he climbed into the reporter wheel well of an airplane to hawaii. He survived the five and a half hour flight and landed safely in maui. Reporter hes made his first Public Comments since the flightand says he cant believe he survived the journey. Reporter he says he jumped on the closest airplane that was going west. And was trying to reach his mother in africa. Reporter abdi was able to speak with his mother over the phone yesterday. And was happy to hear shes alive. Abdi is staying in a temporary foster home. He will be a junior in high school this fall and plans to live with his aunt in minnesota. Pam police are looking for two men who robbed a 60 year old man in a wheelchair in a palo alto parking last wednessday. Pam Police Say Two men approached the victim in this town and Country Shopping Center parking lot thats right across from Stanford University they say. One of the men asked him if he had any money. And then felt through the victims pockets until he found his wallet. Pam the two men took the wallet and left the scene. Police sayeven though the victim cannot talk. He communicated the details of the crime by writing them down. Pam police learned about the robbery after a call on friday morning that prompted them to check on the victim. Who was still in the parking lot sleeping. Pam in the north bay, the marin county board of supervisors has approved a plan to require all restaurants to display Health Inspection placards. Pam kron 4s Charles Clifford is live in the north bay with reporter starting january 1st of next year, when Health Inspectors visit a restaurant in marin county, they will issue that restaurant one of three placards. Green, yellow or red. That has to be posted in public view. Reporter a green. Or pass placard means the restaurant has received no more than one major health code violation. A yellow placard is a conditional pass, meaning that Health Inspectors found multiple violations but have given the owners a short period of time. Usually 2472 hours. To fix the problem. Reporter and the third placard is red and that indicates that the county has forced the closure of the restaurant because inspectors have found threats to health and safety. Such threats could include finding rodents, leaking sewage, or a lack of hot water. Reporter rebeccas ng with the Marin County Department of Environmental HealthServices Says the system is meant to be simple, like a traffic light. Its supposed to give customers an immediate idea of what conditions are like in the restaurant. Reporter Frank Caiazzo is the manager of the wipeout bar and grill in greanbrae. He feels the placards are a good idea but worries that the county might have a tough time enforcing them and conducting follow up visits to restaurants that receive a yellow or red placard. I think anything that keeps restaurants honest is a good thing but i do have concern about the countys ability to enfore this specific idea. Reporter ng says all inspectors will receive extensive training before the end of the year. Reporter we will have training sessions for them and they will recieve a field manual to know exactly what we are inspecting for. Reporter Charles Clifford kron 4 news spirit pam ahead at eight. Pam we have pictures of the cringe worthy canine contestants. For the world famous ugliest dog contest. At the sonoma marin county fair. Pam how you can help narrow down the finalists. We talk to the person who took the photograph of a ghostly image at alcatraz a story that sparked our viewers to flood our inbox with similar pictures. Pam and. Paying people not to kill other people. Its happening in one bay area community. The program that is giving known, violent criminals money. To stop shooting. Reporter amazon has revealed the fire phone. Some of them are critical. Stay tune that is coming up in the tech support. Reporter the warm weather is not here for long. Ithe part of us that a littwants to play,on. Wants to be mischievous, wants to run free, all you have to dfind your inner minion only at the despicable me minion mayhem ride at Universal Studios hollywood. Safeway gets that staying on budget can be a real bear. Thats why theyve got lots of ways to save. Real big club card deals, the safeway app and gas rewards. This week, fresh driscolls strawberries are perfectly sweet and just 1. 99 a pound. Foster farms fresh whole chickens are only 99ยข a pound. And arm hammer detergent is just 5. 00. Theres more savings to love. At safeway. Ingredients for life. Pam hopesit was not that long ago, ranked among the nations 10 most dangerous cities. So far this year, in richmond, 4 people have died from shootings. Last year at this time, the number was 10. Pam and the 2013 homicide total. Was its lowest in 33 years. Pam officials cite many reasons for why this is happening. And one of them could be because, the most dangerous young men in the city. , are being paid to steer clear of gun violence. Kron 4s Justine Waldman has the details on what some are calling. The pay not to kill plan. Reporter across richmond, bullets shatter windows. And destroy lives. To stop the shootings, those most likely to be involved in gun violence are being offered cold hard cash. Reporter it is not a traditional approach one might call it unorthodox or outside of the of the box and i agree reporter Devone Boggan heads the office of neighborhood safety. The staff here reaches out to those most likely to turn to gun violence. They are the worst of the worst on the citys streets. Reporter these are considered to be the most lethal young men who have avoided any sustained criminal consequences reporter ons works with police to determine the most likely gun violence offenders. But ons is not part of the police department. In exchange for turning away from dangerous behavior, the men. About 40 of them right now aged 16 to 25join the fellowship. They draw up a life map where they set up positive goals for the future. They get daily contact and counseling, help finding jobs and money. Their monthly accomplishments based on this life map that is how they are able to earn up to a thousand dollars a month reporter boggan says the funding comes from private donors. Over an 18month period, that money becomes an incentive for the men to choose better behavior. Messup and they will get nothing. Sot it takes a lot of accomplishment to get to the thousand so 300700 that is a month that is a range isnt a whole lot of money and certainly the men could get this in other endevros. Reporter Success Stories also get to travel. Like this young man who went to washington dc for the state of union address. To boggan this unusal approach is working. Reporter more people are alive that is how we know the sole purpose of paying up is to stop the shootings. More people are alive than in past years. Reporter in richmond Justine Waldman kron 4 news. Return to index of stories. Reporter the one maudlin not last. We will see it tomorrow morning pritzker sea breeze the stronger tomorrow. About 10 to 15 degrees cooler in santa rosa and san jose concord no 90s for tomorrow more 80 degree temperatures. It should not last too long. But the fog bank should hang on. Temperatures for tomorrow afternoon. Then into the 80s will 80s more mixed than antioch. Keeping things cooler here in San Francisco with the high 65 in 70 in oakland in north bay. I will have the rest of the forecast later on reporter amazon can also swanking on the unveiling of the firestone. Gabe slate tech report i have to give amazon some props. Reporter the firestone has 83 d screen and a more meaningful 3 b experience that we have seen on other devices. It changes what do this through the gimmick may pay off for maps or looking at pretty pictures may be cool. For example tufty the fire is like swiping a firefly featured that is pretty interesting. It is something new in all about making shopping easier. It identified things in the realworld for instant purchasing. If you opened fire fly and went to any product it is to refine the product find it more affordable and the prime members will also receive a discount. So for people who are shopping amaziah a lot this come to be pretty good. The foam comes with a lemon to storage for pictures on amazon cloud service. 200 for the 32 kick model. They might find an inch with loyal amazon customers in all the ins interesting to watch. Gate slate kron 4 news. Pam the man who says he is itouch repots father speaks out on and off for now he says he is being treated unfairly out of the efforts to seek justice for his daughter. Reporter people behaving badly coming up pam and see some of the contestants vying for worlds ugliest dog this year in the north bay. Heat shields are compromised. We have multiple failures. Whats that alarm . Fuel cell two is down. Im going to have to guide her in manually. This is very exciting. But im at my stop. Come again . Im watching this on the train. Its so hard to leave. Good luck with everything. Watch tv virtually anywhere with the uverse tv app. With at t, the uverse revolves around you. Female announcer then dont miss sleep trains 4th of july sale. . Right now at sleep train, save 300 on beautyrest and posturepedic mattress sets. Plus, pay no interest for 36 months on tempurpedic and serta icomfort. Big savings and interestfree financing . These deals arent just hot. Theyre explosive dont miss sleep trains 4th of july sale. Sleep train your ticket to a better nights sleep reporter today is the opening day of the Alameda County fairand tonight. The rides are all onedollar. The fair is open tuesday through sunday. And will go on until july 6th. You can enjoy rides. Food. And watch concerts. Right now, Country SingerBrett Eldredge is performing. Tomorrows headliner is reporter show a bunch. Tease the rest voting will close at 10 00 p. M. On thursday, june 19th the 75th sonomamarin fair in petaluma that starts today the Main Attraction is the drooling, needs schooling, gonna win no fooling worlds ugliest dog contest, when pooches from near and far compete for the title at 6 p. M. Friday. Many of the lovable contestants have been rescued from puppy mills and shelters, and the internationallyknownabout dog adoption. It willa police chase breaks out. On a golf course. And the officers behind it. Are catching a lot of criticism. See the School Crossing guard that brightens everyones day. In a town sorely in need of smiles. But first well take you to a park. Where neighbors say, people are letting their dogs run wild ruining the park for everyone else ahead at eight. Pam the Body Cameras Police in one bay area city plan to use. Pam and its a track. That is Tricky Enough to send some of the worlds best drivers. Slamming into each other. Pam well preview the nascar race. Coming to sonoma in just a few days. Pam an emotional interview with victim audrie pott. And his fight to be included in a lawsuit over her death. Included in a lawsuit over her death. Its a story youll see only Wireless Networks are awesome. Included in a lawsuit over her death. Its a story youll see only they let us use our phones to do amazing things. But why sign a 2year phone contract just to use them . At net10 wireless, you can use the phone you already have and keep your network and number, too. But for half the cost. The bring your own phone plan. Thats wireless your way. Unlimited talk, text, and data on the best 4g lte networks starts at just 40 a month. Net10 wireless. Pam complicating a difficult and emotional case there is another court action tied to the death of audrie pott. The 15 year old saratoga teen who committed suicide after a Sexual Assault that was photographed and put on social media. The man who says he is her biological father. Goes to Court Tomorrow , in an effort to join the wrongful death lawsuit filed by the pott family against the three defendants cited in her death. Pam Michael Lazarin talked with us exclusively about his lawsuit. Saying, he wants to use the courts, to get the facts. Only on kron four. Im looking at trying to get discovery so i can no details of what happened to my daughter. Supports the proposed reporter he admits he has not seen her since she was about seven. Reporter now with his parents who are here from arizona to support him during the Court Hearings of olive tree with it as a child with his parents, and much more. Vacations of hope with vacations and hawaii. She was my little daughter as of today of the none known reporter he describes and on and off relationship until the child was 5 months old theyve been acted as a family until 2003 paternity was not an issue because the final slip was his claim he in this caucus. This is not about money and my family is not going to accept a dime off of this lawsuit. Pam some people say this is a man seeking revenge retribution, and you kept me from my daughter all of these years. I want the truce to be told. Truth pam audries law legislation, if it ultimately helps other families. His Court Hearing is tomorrow. male announcer now, heres Stanley Roberts who found some people behaving badly. Reporter will consider this, where a dog is not allowed at all and we know the rules apply to everyone else. For the record the rest of the park is docked friendly you just have to follow a few rules that are posted number one all dogs must be on a leash. What that means issued a plea have to hold the leash in your hand with the dog attached to the leash. And does not mean a voice command in means that in must be on a leash. Many assume estate runs let go of their dogs to roam free. Reporter which means you probably need to watch where you step. On like this woman and not paying attention, according to neighbors this upward to 50 different people here with their boats off leash and no one actually watching the dollar looks. To be fair, some people to show up if follow the rules. And they clean up after their pet spirit reporter by the way there is an off leash run just a few miles away. In San FranciscoStanley Roberts crowd for newsprint pam stuck and the unit stuck in the engine of the cab heard the noise. I thought it was the radio so i turned it off. Reporter out pam for hours and hours they tried to get the kid in freeing despite the lump scary night he does not even have anything wrong with him. She pam people are sharing the own similar experience with us seymour ghostly images ahead. The chase the has one police of department rethinking their policy. Gary a little 12 year old from the peninsula is getting ready for the United States open we will hear from lucy lee before she turns up tomorrow. Reporter if they were being recorded the pretend to be nicer and frontier to the officers. Reporter live along the creek we had a lukewarm day here in the east bay. We had a warm day. Still pretty worn with the upper 70s and or 80s right now with 73 in san jose in the sea breeze as beginning to cool things off. Gusty winds for the evening we will actually give fall, but not until tomorrow morning. Sonny for the app and then the sea breeze not as warm. But for to an address to hold fairly steady. That is what we will have tomorrow. Inland temperatures meant 80s for tomorrow. Fifties and low 60s at the beaches. And here is a look ahead a little bit of fog but mostly sunny skies. Mid 80s pam a ghost on alcatraz we will hear from the couple who captured deep photograph next. Pam the oakland as just keeps rolling gary has all of the highlights in sports next pam lots of people are talking about the story. It is fascinating. Reporter you to see this settled image of a female figure looking back at the window. The couple states theres no one else in the room at the time. They are not frightened by what the song. By what they saw. Reporter they believe is a ghost of someone who is visiting a prisoner there in the past. Reporter dozens of you have shared your pictures of ghost encounters with us. We are all here gary sr. Pam with you all think . Pam some of them look more like a flash. I do not know. Pam there may be some spirits hanging on around. Reporter the ghost of gary radnich here in the flesh. male announcer now, the Orchard Supply sports report with gary radnich. Gary rf i do not mean to shove grant off can i make one request one ever grant is here i like for him to be on the set because i love bryant no grant knows because i love this guy hes very relaxed gary i swear to god and love from West Palm Beach and you have all of that money gary role of the highlights. Gary would have grant and heres more so in the week gary census for of sunny great and brandon moscows down on the line. Rob reiner actor director throws out the first pitch bottom 1st scoreless gary jose abreu 2run home run off tim hudson 20 white soxbottom 4th 20 White Sox GaryTyler Flowers grounds it up the middle for a single adam dunn and Dayan Viciedo score 40 White Sox Gary bottom 5th 42 white Sox Adam Dunn hits a 3run home run of hudson 72 White Sox Gary top 5th. Giants rally to get within a run at 76 but Ehire Adrianza flies out to center to end the game final 76 White Sox Gary giants have lost 8 of 9 games lead dodgers by 4. 5 games they have tomorrow off then are at arizona friday gary 49ers coach jim harbaugh questions regarding the minicamp holdouts of vernon davis and existed the little old. It gets to be a little old gary bck to back 4 and 12 seasons alerts a coacg that he better win a little more or else. Gary Reggie Mckenzie brought in a lot of talented but older players he needs to win soon gary matt schaub by all acounts has looked very good so far gary Darren Mcfadden are his days as the feature back over. Especially with maurice jonesdrew on the roster . Gary dennis allen was asked if all the veterans that were cast off by other teams have something to proove gary i think that is the nature of the business and that is how we get better. Gary stacey louis currently no. 1 in womens golf she thinks the young leave is to the young to compete in a major tournament. laughter i just want to go out and have fun and play the best that i cant i really do not care about the outcome i just want to learn and enjoy myself. Gary the 12 year old Redwood Shores native lucy lee tees how bad do soccer fans want to see the world cup. Socer fans storn stadium gary scary moment today in brazil before the chilespain match in rio a group of ticketless fans apparently supporters of chile forced their way into the stadium right through the media centerbreaking down a wall along the way heat shields are compromised. We have multiple failures. Whats that alarm . Fuel cell two is down. Im going to have to guide her in manually. This is very exciting. But im at my stop. Come again . Im watching this on the train. Its so hard to leave. Good luck with everything. Watch tv virtually anywhere with the uverse tv app. With at t, the uverse revolves around you. Female announcer donsave 300 on beautyrest and posturepedic. Plus, pay no interest for 36 months on tempurpedic and icomfort. Sleep trains 4th of july sale is on now. Your ticket to a better nights sleep reporter since the shooting tragedies took place last year. Shes just a dense and her way through each share. Hugs and smiles and the deals to the people of new auto conn. Putting a smile on your face. Pam this is what you cant expect this year what nascar celebrating with kron4 as is the Biggest Party we throw all year. They wait until they come to sonoma in june is uphill downhill what turns suspect some drivers love coming spending time in wine country. One thing about our race the big high speed squeezing into spot squeezing into a tight spot all of the time. We call it trading paint in nascar which is a lot of bumping which makes it exciting in nascar pam nascar nation is headed to sonoma this week but before the big race you can catch the nascar special right here on kron 48 shares friday at 9 00 with your host gary radnich. Have a good night will see at new york citys war on crime, ethe worst criminal offenders are pursued war on crime, by the detectives of the major case squad. These are their stories. What, no tan . Welcome back, robbie. Thanks. The xpa project has a bug in it that i need you to fix. No problem, tucker. 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