And community, we had a chance. They said they often worry about the traffic around here because some People Choose to drive a little faster than they should and traffic, of course, picks up at 7 00 in the morning or thereabouts while people are trying to get to and from work on these busy east county streets. Once again, they want to remind everyone, please, school is back in session, as you can hear behind me. Please drive carefully and Pay Attention because young people may be crossing the street in front of you some time soon. Live in brentwood, eric thomas, abc 7 news. Eric, did School Officials school this incident with the students . They could understandably be really shook up . Reporter i asked dr. Dana eaton, the superintendent that question as well. He said they directly told students who share a class with the young girl, told them about what happene oer unli to anhoee it today. Keep the counseling available for as long as it is needed. Eric thomas reporting. Thank you. Her
There could be patchy fog in the north bay valleys and along the coast. Mid to low 60s this afternoon through this evening at the coast. Then weve got mid to upper 70s bay and inland at noon. 79 to 88. A little warmer this afternoon. 72 to 81 with dry air as we head through the evening hours. Here is frances. A live shot of the bay bridge toll plaza. You can see traffic is super light right now. No metering lights. There was even a hitandrun at the tolls, no delays at all still. There are a few problem spots out there, one in concord, although the countercommute direction. A big rig crash northbound 242 blocking the grant street offramp. You can see traffic flowing very well through the area. Clayton is an alternate for you. Also, as we head farther south, theres an injury crash southbound 85 at blossom hill. I put in a little speed sensor there. Traffic moving at 76 Miles Per Hour past the accident. New this morning, a person has been injured in this house fire in los gatos. It broke
Right now on news4 this week, investigations going digital. Ho a local Maryland County is using digital forsics to solve crime cases. Also a witness to history. A longtime d. C. Journalistre ects on the 50th anniversary of the washington plays and the stories told about the lgbtq community. Plus women giving back. Aan local orgation helping to provide clothing for women, and how it inspired one woman to help others in need. Announcer welcome to news4 this week. Hello, everyoneeo im l harris. There is a new team of cyber sleuths in Charles County. The Sheriffs Office there just opened up the doors to a new Digital Forensics lab in waldorf. As derrick ward explains, this new invtigative tool is the result of Lessons Learned from a disturbing case in the county. As technology grows, the Sheriffs Office and Law Enforcement entities have to grow alongha with technology. Reporter the Charles County Sheriffs Office just unveiled its new Digital Forensics lab in waldorf. Its meticulous work. N
Lab. This new investigative tool is a result of Lessons Learned from a disturbing case in theou cy. As technology grows, the Sheriffs Office and Law Enforcement entities have to grow along with that technology. Reporter he tjust unveiled their new lab in waldorf. Its ma thless work. But this work results in big payoffs. From august 2018 through may 2019 our analysts have worked on approximately 255 cases and have examined nearly 500 devices covering all types of crimes. Reporter 20 of those cases were child investigations. One was a child abuse case that led to the creation of the unit. Detectives learned this man, carlos bell had molested 42 children. Hed taken pictures of some of the acts on his cell phone. Everybody is using their devices for everything. And the criminal element is no different. Eporter but during the bell investigation, to get that critical evidence, Charles County had to farm the work out to the state police lab, which means they had to get in line with other case
Night. And tonight, both bringing some showers with before we dry out consistently for the remainder of the week. Temperatures right now are in the 40s to 50s alameda, dublin livermore sitting at 51 right now. Santa rosa on the cool side. Still down in the low 40s, 42 degrees. That sunshine will warm us up into the upper 50s to low 60s later today. Showers return tonight and then were smooth sailing and warming up after that. Ill talk the rest of your forecast as we go back to you. Thank you, john. At 10 oclock. Our story that were following this morning is in San Francisco where some that are for asian rights and safety are concerned that what the Police Department to reopen the case. That involves the death of a senior. Yeah. They say the person involved in that attack was also allegedly involved in the attack of another elderly asian woman last week. Kron fours will tran has the details. Asian american activists that point to the recent attack by this alleged suspect because we dont