Reveal racially insensitive marks remarks. Tonight we will explain the common link in the cases. But 1st the troubling suggestion that was made during meetings of leaders. Multiple sources confirmed they were present when the acting assistant chief David Downing used racially insensitive language when referring how to handle protesters in oakland. My sources tell me this happened over one year ago when down ewing downing was a deputy chief. They were in a meeting when he heard downing advocate for using water canyons for protesters. Another source told me they were with downing at a different meeting and the deputy chief suggested using water hoses against protesters. In fact sources tell me in one of these meetings an assistant to the federal monitor overseeing the department was present and taking out. This comes after the subject of racist text at opd were made public by the mayor last friday. The racist Text Messages, we think its relevant to share at the messages were sent by africanamerican officers. Reporter Community Activist says she hopes the mayor does not apply a double standard. If that is the case we will see another head roll. She was quick to point out lack officers defending racist messages. Im assuming the red white officers will go to. We are reaching out to the mayor. We reached out to opd requesting to speak to the assistant chief to get his side of the story. He was not available. Our coverage continues at our coverage continues kron4. Com. You can find all of our reports and at 8 back 30 grant shows us the common link among the misconduct investigation. Raking news. This involves a shooting and stabbing in martinez in east bay. Take a look at this. Shell avenue in martinez. It happened after 6 15. We are still working to make that map. We know 2 people have been taken to the hospital. The extent of their injuries is unknown. We also dont know if its a male, female, we dont know the age. We know 2 people have been hospitalized with injuries after a shooting and stabbing on shell avenue in martinez. It happened as a Gang Task Force was nearby. Its unclear if there is any connection. We are continuing to work our sources. Again, violence tonight around dinnertime in martinez. To the south bay or Palo Alto Police are asking for help. Theyre looking for a man who is been on the run for a year. A group of people burglarized the bloomingdales and stole thousands of dollars worth of jewelry. Authorities believe they are close to catching the man who appears to be in hiding. Now live from the shopping center. Reporter good evening. This heist happened a year ago. Police say they know the guy they are looking for. He is related to one of the men that were arrested. It is proving difficult to find him. Check out the video of it suv being rammed through a pair of doors in order to gain entry to bloomingdales. The store was closed at the time. This was 4 am last me. Once inside, they smashed cases and helped themselves to 125,000 in jewelry. The stolen vehicle was covered the next day. Forensic evidence led police to bobby berk. After searching his home a watch from the burglary tied into the case. At the time he was in jail for an unrelated crime. As soon as he was released in september he was rearrested for this crime. As the investigation continued, police recovered a bracelet from the home of this father and son duo. By january 2016 a 49yearold was arrested and charged with commercial burglary. Grand theft. Vandalism. All of which are felonies. He was in jail for an unrelated crime. And was rearrested the day he was set to leave. This leads us to his son. He is still at large. Police are asking for the publics help in finding a 30 yearold who is wanted for these felonies. Since discovering sandovals identity 5 months ago, authorities have no idea where he could be. His last known address was in hayward. Police believe there was a 4th person. A woman who was also a part of the burglary. As of now they are working to identify who she is. Live from palo alto. Kron4 news. If you got outside you enjoyed some good weather. Look at that. Perfect excuses to go toward the ocean. Now weather as we head toward the rest of the week. And nice tall cup of ice tea. Maybe ice cream. Lots of sunshine. The summer heat really kicking into full gear. Some temperatures approaching. 100. Very impressive. Those numbers look impressive as the temperatures top out to 99 in concorde. 78 in San Francisco. 80 in oakland. 90 in san jose. Probably not quite as hot tomorrow. It will be on the warm side. The High Pressure is in control. The ridge will stick around through 4 july. Minor fluctuations tomorrow. Maybe cooling a bit tomorrow. Seabreeze kicking in tonight. Stronger than we have seen in the last couple of days. Winds at 21 miles per hour. Racing all the way into the delta. Getting the seabreeze to help drop temperatures as we head toward tomorrow afternoon. It will be a warm day tomorrow. Numbers around the bay area tonight. 70s as we head toward 9 pm. The Interior Valley jumping to the mid60s. 50s with patchy fog along the coast line. Overnight patchy fog toward the beaches. When you wake up tomorrow morning, temperatures in the 50s and 60s but dont get used to anything cool. We have much hotter weather on the way. Today in the south bay an emotional farewell for a fallen San Jose Police officer. Thousands of mourners filled the sap center to honor officer michael katherman. The tenure plus veteran motorcycle officer did one week ago in a collision with a minivan. He was 34 years old married with 2 young boys. He was buried in gilroy after an emotional farewell from his family and colleagues. [music] michael died doing what he loved. Writing his motor. Riding his motorcycle. But more importantly wearing a badge the red San Jose Police officer. Mike was my friend. I will miss him every day. He will always be close to my heart. And i will always think about the amazing man he was. If you promise to never forget michael, and the passion he exhibited for police work, and the love and dedication to family and friends and community, then will you please stand to your feet. [music] in other news a santa cruz man is behind bars after being suspected of molesting a child. Police arrested timothy richardson. The family of the preschool victim 1st reported the information to police on thursday. The victims mother discovered Video Evidence of richardson molesting her child. He later confessed that confessed. He is on a 250,000 bail. A former redwood city band teacher pleads not guilty to Sexual Assault charges. Ken crowell pleaded not guilty to multiple multiple accounts. The victim reported to police she had a sexual relationship with the teacher. She claimed it happened all she was in the high school at 16. In 2008 in 2009. He was arrested on may 18 and will return to court on september 8 for a preliminary hearing. A huge patch of weapons uncovered during a traffic stop. We will tell you where police say the car was headed. Is one of fire gets under control, another ignites. Fueled by extreme heat. After the break, under attack and screaming for help. What happened next after a north bay neighbor saw a woman being stabbed in her own backyard. The tone of voice was not playful. It was one of terror. A woman is alive after a brutal attack happened in her own backyard. She might have been a lot worse off if it had not been for a very observant neighbor. Reporter its hard to say what wouldve happened to a woman who lived on this street a neighbor had not been enjoying the weather. Sheriffs deputies are praising those who did not hesitate to take action. Its not unusual to find bill coaching in his backyard. What was out of the ordinary was what we heard during practice. At 1st we thought it was kids playing around or possibly somebody being sprayed with a hose. Reporter after hearing it for 5 times bill and kevin knew something was wrong. That is about the time george who lived next door jumped up. I heard screaming. Get out of here. Get out of here. Go away. Reporter what they were hearing was charles stabbing his ex girlfriend. They also say he had a gun. He jumped the fence in one swoop. Reporter heap into the attacker to the ground. Another woman called 911. Marin county sheriffs deputies say intervening in a dangerous situation is a decision people have to make their own. He put himself in harms way and did something her road. I have 3 daughters and a wife. The sound of a female meeting held, i went into daddy mode. Reporter the suspect is in jail and the victim has returned home. His charges of attempted murder and domestic violence. He was in violation of a restraining order. He made an appearance in Court Tuesday morning and will be back on wednesday. To new york with what started out as a normal traffic stop ended up with police snagging this. A truck load of illegal guns, armor, nays ammunition. The vehicle was heading to new york city through the tunnel before they made the stop. 3 people from pennsylvania were arrested. Its not clear if the group was part of an illegal weapons trafficking ring or if police have uncovered a dangerous plot. A residential burglary suspect was arrested in melinda after he was found with a shotgun. He was arrested in the 1st block of underhill road where he was crossing the street outside the home with a weapon. Place say he resisted arrest and got into a vehicle. They then approached the vehicle and did taken into custody. Officers found more firearms and nice in the car as well as possible narcotics. Wildfires are raging in california. Adding to the mix is scorching heat. Now with a look at what is burning across the state. A lot. 6 wildfires. To our out of control. Hundreds of homes are being evacuated. Fire crews are trying to get a handle on the heat and fire. The high temperatures are no help to firefighters. To the south in the town of to cut take that is just 5 contained. 75 acres and 800 homes are being threatened. The san gabriel complex fire northeast of la, that out of control. Crews are fighting the 8 square mile fire by land and air. So far no homes have been destroyed. Intense heat and smoke forcing officials to issue a smoke advisory. A little better news in santa barbara. The sherpa fire has been going for about 1 week and has scorched nearly 8000 acres, it is now 70 contained. We have hot temperatures around the bay area. Hello. You say my name and i go. As well you should. It was hot. We will see more sunshine. Cooler temperatures for the next couple of days. The next few its going to stay hot in the Interior Valley. The numbers are running above the average. Out the door. Working on a nice evening. We have mostly clear skies. That could change a little tonight. Were seeing more of a seabreeze kicking in. Cooler temperatures are on the way for the next couple of days. Stepping outside, 61 and breezy in San Francisco. 65 in oakland. 73 in san jose. 84 in concord. 71 in santa rosa. What can we expect . Skies staying clear 3 evening hours. After about midnight we will see a couple of patches of fog move in along the coast line. Tomorrow should be lots of sunshine. Cooler temperatures inland. Hot in the Interior Valley. Next week and the temperatures soar. We may start next week hotter. High pressure over the desert southwest. It will be a semipermanent feature. We will see fluctuations in the ridge that brings the dry desert air back into california. The one place that is not seeing it is the coastline. Overnight were going to see clouds and fog develop here and temperatures by tomorrow morning will be 50s and 60s. Its not going to soar as quickly tomorrow afternoon. You will see some 80s and 90s in the Interior Valley. Things will cooldown in a hurry. The computer model is picking up patchy fog and seabreeze. Tomorrow morning that may slide in. Not a whole lot. A thin layer. It will break up quickly. As we head toward the afternoon lots of sunshine and lingering patches of fog. If youre planning to head to the beach be aware. Amateurs over the next couple of days will come down a couple of degrees. And then we heat up again. On friday and saturday, next week we could be back into the triple digits. Every family knows it. The average College Student stress may come from papers and exams. It is disturbing 1st of its kind study shows that some cal state students are worrying about where to sleep. Or even if they have enough food. One in 10 University Students at cal state is homeless. One in 5 doesnt know where the next meal will come from. That study was commissioned by the school system. The schools intent to use the information to find out if they are properly serving the needs of students who are hungry or have nowhere to live. Considering the high cost of living in the bay area, students local state students they are not surprised. We do plan on building more housing. But, that the high number. Thats sad to be honest. Cal State University officials met in long beach this week to discuss possible ways to alleviate the issue. There are programs in place such as loans, available to students who attend cal state schools. To find Resources Available for you or your family, visit our website. Kron4. Com. Scientists say the drug that could help women with a high risk of Breast Cancer may already be available. Tax law made a huge move to grow beyond and automotive company. Wait until you hear what they did. That is coming up. Coming up big usa soccer match. The winner between the usa and argentina host to the final. Have highlights. The giants had a big night in pittsburgh. Were still talking about the warriors. Hey guys lunch is here its on me fellas. With the chase mobile app, Stephen Curry can send money to more people in less time. Thanks, steph no problem. Even to friends in a growing number of other banks. Yall ready to go . Come on fellas lets go easy to use Chase Technology for whatever youre trying to master. Big tech news. Tesla is offered to buy solarcity in a deal worth 2. 8 billion. Solarcity is a Solar Energy System installer. The Company Works with homes and businesses. Gabe slate shows us tesla big plans for the future. And talks to an auto expert who says this move may backfire. Reporter tesla and solarcity not just Silicon Valley neighbors. They might help get the company off the ground and sit on solarcitys board. The ceo and cofounder of solarcity is the cousin. Elon says the merger is a no brainer. It will help tesla deliver full Solar Power Solutions to people. Change the power in their house or business to all solar and power the tesla car. You walk into the tesla store and you can say, i would like a great solar solution. Done. Reporter this will usher in a new era for tesla. It will not just be an automotive company, it will be a bigger Sustainable Energy company. Sustainable Energy Problem needs, you have the storage and transport. Those are the 3 ingredients. Its brilliant and could be a nightmare. Reporter one auto expert says it all sounds great. But delivering on this is a challenge. I couldnt be more excited to use the sun and not pay for energy. But every single Electric Company in the country is going wait one moment when we exist . There are other companies whove been doing are trying to do Something Like this for years. And havent managed. They are all very stories until they happen. Reporter with the tech report theyve slate. Hillary testing trump. And trump sounding off about it. New details about the orlando gunmen at his plan to come to the bay area. After the deadliest mass shooting in american history, Congress Takes up gun control, kind of. The bills the got rejected. Hot temperatures today. A little fog will form. How much that will affect today tomorrow. Environmental stewardship at Whole Foods Market is really built into the foundation of the company. Whole foods market is engaged with pg e on many levels, to really reduce energy and reduce our environmental footprint. For a customer like whole foods, saving energy means helping our environment, and we can be a part of that. Helping Customers Save Energy is a very important part of what pg e does. We can pass those savings on to the environment, the business, and the community. Pg e really is an expert in saving energy, and that partnership is extremely exciting. Together, were building a better california. The scandals rocking oakland lease. A breakdown of some of the central figures in the Police Scandal and how things got to this point. A lot going on. Initially we broke this wide open last month. As the days and weeks have passed so much more has been uncovered. The former opd officer Brendan Obrien is a central figure. He committed suicide in 2015. He left a note implicating himself and several opd officers in the underage sex scandal. Now 18, the daughter of a dispatcher says she has had sex with dozens of bay area cops and deputies. When she was 16, the agency named oakland police, richmond police, Alameda County sheriffs. Now back to obrien. Sergeant mike gantt was the lead detective investigating obriens wife wifes death in 2014. Our sources say gantt had serious doubt about his ally. However the chief disagreed. Corners report said the death was suspicious but it was ultimately ruled a suicide. The gun used was obriens. Gantt became involved in a criminal misconduct scandal 2 weeks ago. According to sources gantts wife called cops saying he was holding a woman against her will. That woman was gantt girlfriend and the whole thing led to the revelation that he had his girlfriend allegedly writing some of his police reports. He is a highranking detective. At the same time, that girlfriend was furious to learn that he had a wife and posted xers of some of the police some of the pictures on instagram. Once gantt realized he was in hot water, according to the leased department, for the Girlfriend Police report situation, he said evidence of racist Text Messages that have become a major opd scandal. Sources say gantt himself has sent and received some of those racist Text Messages. Theres a lot going on and you can keep uptodate on our coverage on kron4. Com. There is a timeline, specifics on what different Law Enforcement agencies are accused of what. All of these reports are on kron4. Com. Apparently it will take more than the worst math mass shooting for members of the u. S. Senate to pass gun control measures. Despite the fact that members from both parties introduced legislation. Senators could not agree on a solution. All 4 measures for the senate failed. Reporter in the wake of the worst mass shooting in modern american history, publicans and democrats could not agree on guncontrol. In response to the terror attack in orlando, the democrats got together and said the solution is more gun control. Reporter senators from both parties introduced 4 measures. 22 expand background checks and the other 2 to prevent terrorists from obtaining guns. All failed on partyline votes. A poll shows the public is less divided than capitol hill. More than 9 in 10 favor background checks. 85 believe people on a terrorist watch list should not be able to buy guns. On the topic of banning semiautomatic rifles, goals hold are far more divided along party lines. 73 of democrats and 39 of republicans are in favor of banning semiautomatic weapons. Its like trying to stop a Freight Train with a piece of kleenex. I senators from both sides expect to introduce more legislation this week. The American People arent giving up. Lomac even if senators pass a firearm restriction, its unlikely to get a vote in the house. If we do nothing, more people in our country will likely die. Now to decision 2016. Hillary clinton topping Donald Trump New poll. She blasts trump for his economic policy. Donald trump followed with raging tweets. Now with details on this latest bumping of heads between the candidates. Clinton is in full attack mode. A new poll by cnn gives her the edge over donald trump. 47 to 42 . The new poll also shows that trump is stronger on economic issues. In response to trumps advantage, linden claims trumps economic plans will launch america into another recession. Trump took to twitter to bash the current poll leader. He tweeted that she had bad judgment and would eventually lose popularity. Researchers say it could take 4 years or more for the state of california to recover from the historic drought. Snow typically falls in the sierra and melts in the summer to provide much needed water. Researchers are saying the four year drought provided a huge water deficit and not even the extraordinary el nino storms this past winter was enough for a full recovery. They also say the low snowpack puts pressure on groundwater. We were talking about godzilla el nino. There was so much buildup, we got about average. We needed more. We can hope this next year we can get more. Right now were in the midst of summer. Temperatures, clear over the day. A seabreeze is kicking in. That is a sign that we will cool things down. Still a very comfortable evening in the valley. 80s in livermore. 61 and breezy in San Francisco. As we had to the evening, temperatures will stay comfortable in the valley. Were still talking midto upper 60s toward 11 00 p. M. Along the coastline, maybe a couple of patches of fog toward the midnight hour. What we can expect now. More fog developing along the coast line. Inland mostly sunny the temperatures cooler. Still hot in the Interior Valley. Now much break in the heat this weekend. High pressure will build back in. There is a ridge in the southwest carrying the hot air into california. The only place for heat relief is along the coast line. Low clouds and patchy fog. I will keep those temperatures down with the seabreeze. In the next few days we will cool things off. Maybe back to triple digits late this weekend and early next week. Some of our cast members and coworkers decided to take on a new career just for the day. The heat didnt stop them. They put away their microphones and cameras and picked up hammers and shovels. They spend today working on a habitat for humanity structure. To reporters along with our hardworking behind the seeds crew were in attendance. They came together to work for a good cause. You got to go. I have missed every time. He did go right . There is only a certain amount of spots and there is a lot of interest in kron4. I dont know if because that they want to get out of a day at work, its a lot of work when you go. Its manual labor. They dont play. Get up on the roof, starting siding, its a good feeling. Especially knowing people will move into those houses and they have to put in sweat equity as well. They are there with you working on the new home. I did this back in the day and its such good work. Everyone was stargazing and jimmy carter was working. Its amazing. A Great Organization and kron4 is proud to be a part of it. And if you get the mega jackpot, 333 million up for grabs. Look how much you can donate to habitat for humanity. A lump some takehome, 226 226 million. Here are the winning numbers. 6, 13, 21, the mega ball number is 10. The winners have not yet been announced. I dont have a ticket but i have a new best friend. Coming up its the 1st of its kind. The product that one state is requiring be available at no cost. If you text in emoji, you will want to hear the new icons coming to your phone. You might want to check your itunes or amazon account. Why you could be in store for a nice refund. Track lawmakers in new york city past a lot for certain locations to provide free tampons and sanitary napkins. Public schools, homeless shelters and jails need to provide the items for free. This measure calls for other locations to follow along. The democratic mayor has not said whether he will sign it but his administration supports it. Attention text message lovers. 72 new emojis will make their way to your smart phone. The group that controls the emojis has already released a list of characters. Include a pregnant woman. Mrs. Claus. Some emojis didnt sit well with fans. They ended up missing the cut. Emojis of a rifle was proposed ahead of the Upcoming Games in brazil but that was voted against. Coming up, new research could be close to a medical breakthrough. Scientist say they might have an answer for preventing certain types of Breast Cancer. The mass murder in orlando had planned to travel to San Francisco. We learn more about the night of the massacre. Coming up in sports we will check on whether the Usa Soccer Team was able to beat argentina. The giants in pittsburgh pounded on the pirates. All the highlights when we come back. New details about the orlando gunman and his plans to come to the bay area. Now with the latest chilling details. Investigators cant figure out why someone who is planning a mass shooting. Plane tickets the day before the attack and he was flying planning to fly into sfo. He bought 3 tickets to San Francisco for july for himself and his wife and child. One of the details authorities find concerning. He spent 9000 on expensive jewelry less than one week before the shooting. We learned today that he was at the polls nightclub twice that night. He came in after paying the entry fee, left soon after returning with guns. It is believed he mightve been checking out the club security. Here is some potential good news. Researchers say they might be closer to finding a way to minimize women at risk of us cancer from developing disease. In a new study scientists found a drug now used to treat osteoporosis could be used to fight Breast Cancer. Its designed to target women with a gene mutation that puts them at risk for Breast Cancer. 65 of women with that dictated gene will develop mutated disease mutated gene will develop the disease. More tests need to be done before the drug can be used as a preventative measure. Kron4 sports. The giants are 18 games over 500. They got out shutout last night but they more than made up for it is evening. Johnny will finish the night 11 and 1. He worked in the 7th strikeout and helped hes about to give him all he needs. Its a grand slam. Funny how this turns around. Last night the bell ball fell out of his glove. Tonight he is back with a salute and a grand slam. Gillespie replacing the injured matt he had 4 hits and 15 4 giants all over the pirates. The as as we speak versus milwaukee. 1 nothing. Usa soccer. Playing great. They reached the semifinals of the copa america event. They had 3 players out. 3 yellow cards. Argentina are too good. Argentina would roll them by a final of 40. There was an early twogoal lead. For formica nothing. Us represented itself well but argentina moves on to play the winner. The copa america cup finals. Do you know who overreacts . The media and the fans. The pros are too smart. The warriors season ended sunday night but they dont say we have to get rid of the sky and that guy. Today the general manager faced the media. Joe, his boss didnt become a billionaire by sitting on his hands, you dont just start dumping everyone. It would be nice to get kevin durant. He is a premier freeagent. There is a report that dirt to the ski dirk may be looking for a championship ring. I think our players and Coaching Staff have cultivated a style that is attractive to players in a locker room and feel that people want to be a part of. Maybe winning is the most important thing, theres want to win. But i know for many years ago, that was a goal to become a place where players might want to play. I love saying this, fans and media, lets say the warriors scored 5 more points and they won by 1. There would be a parade and everyone would talk about how great they are. Again, the pros stay cool. Theyre going to get one good guy but not cleaning of the roster. Meanwhile they have to get a new assistant coach. Lucas the new head coach of the lakers. The fact that they trusted me with, and being part of this rebuilding. It means the world to me. I couldnt be more excited about the opportunity. Earlier pam went for his voice saying the late great barry white. By the way, i will give you flow rider information. His 1st big deal is a draft. I found out today, he went to unlv. He was a basketball player. He went to the gym and was going to walk on. He said i better go back to my room and write a rhyme. A key demographic. Was the parting with cleveland . He maybe. Been was told today he is going to be the number 1 draft choice of the nba by the philadelphia 76ers. He has all the skills and when you are really good in this day and age, he could be the best dysons laurent. Ben simmons out of lsu. We will close with, lets keep it rolling. The great drake. He announced he lost a 60,000 bet to rapper french montana. Antenna bet that drake would win the nba finals so montana wins the bet. The giants are of 18 right now. If they win 500 for the rest of the season it would be 99 and 63 2 and. I cant argue with that. We will be right back after this. A lot of people ditched traditional books may have laptops or tablets. If you bought it within a certain timeframe, you might be entitled to a bunch of money. 400 million is at the center of an lawsuit against the nations largest publishing companies. Amazon, barnes noble, all accused of participating in a price fixing scheme. If you bought an ebook for many of those sellers from april 2010 through may 2012, you might be eligible. That is a lot of people. Buyers apparently will receive a refund through their account. Or by mail. I hope some of the writers get a slice of that pie. That is a great question. We will look into that. Time for weather. A little cooler tomorrow. Fog along the coastline. If you want to beat the heat head to the beach. Join us again at 10. Goodnight. My name is Valerie Decker and im a troubleman for pg e. I am a First Responder to emergencies 24 hours a day, everyday of the year. My children and my family are on my mind when im working all the time. My neighbors are here, my friends and family live here, so its important for me to respond as quickly as possible and get the power back on. Its an amazing feeling turning those lights back on. Be informed about outages in your area. Sign up for outage alerts at pge. Com outagealerts. Together, were building a better california. car engine starts
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