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Transcripts For KNTV NBC Bay Area News At 6 20160514

Notify the d. A. Whenever theres a reasonable suspicion of criminal conduct. We just want to say how much we value and respect the publics right to know what is going on with this investigation, as well as how our officers conduct themselves both on and off duty. We, as oaklanders, can expect to hold officers to the highest standards of conduct. We will not tolerate criminal misconduct on the part of our Police Officers. We will hold them accountable. We owe that to the residents of oakland and the hard working men and women of the opd. Reporter the chief also talked about the suicide of officer obrien, why he says that a thorough investigation was done to rule out homicide. He says he stands by that investigation. But also welcomes the d. A. s review of the case. Theres no word on how long this investigation is going to take. Reporting live in oakland, im jodi hernandez. Nbc bay area news. Jodi, thank you. Friday evening commute, b. A. R. T. Trains are running on schedule right now. That wasnt the case earlier. This was in the afternoon around 2 00. A train hit pay solar panel between the Pleasant Hill and concord stations. Service had to be stopped while the work was cleared of debris from the track. Trains were back to normal about 30 minutes later. Details emerging in the double homicide case from los gatos to campbell. The man accused did appear in court today. Robert handa joins us from the courthouse. I know that sources were telling you details, harrowing ones about what happened inside that house before the shots were fired. Reporter well, thats right. The prosecution hasnt been releasing many details except to say the incident was very violent and sources tell me the investigation also detailed in this statement of facts will certainly support that view. Andre redmond came into the santa clara courtroom head down. The 43yearold was charged with two counts of murder, first for the shooting death of a man early wednesday morning. Redmond and an accomplice bound and gagged the mans son and another person while they they talked cautiously about the case. This was a violent Home Invasion that took place. His wife called her husband a loving family man who tragically lost his life to an act of violence. Deputies chased redmond driving a silver prius on highway 17 when he crashed on the hamilton avenue exit. They say the man fled on foot, throwing off his clothes before being caught. Sources tell us a passenger described as an asian male and believed to be an accomplice was found unconscious with a large laceration on his arm and died at the hospital. He has been listed as a second homicide victim. I dont want to speculate as to what his relationship to the victims may have been. Reporter they found two notes in the prius, one reportedly read, get more bullets and the vic tems home address sprawled on it. The accomplice used a mallet to attack the victims inside the home while asking where the money was located. The d. A. s office doesnt want to speculate. Theres a lot of unknown information still. Reporter redmond did not enter a plea. Hes scheduled to return to court on may 31st. Hes held without bail. Well be posting this statement of facts on our website, nbcbayarea. Com. Live in san jose, robert handa, nbc bay area news. Thanks, robert. Lets talk about andre redmond. He has a string of convictions. He was found guilty on two robbery charges in San Francisco in 1993. Last year, attempted burglary charges at the macys in the city. His probation report shows hes been arrested several other times for a variety of things, including battery and drug theft. We should note that the victim x robert harden had a prior brush with the law. In 1996, he ran from the police after a Meth Lab Explosion and was arrested. A deadly construction accident at the moscone center. A man operating a cherry picker died this morning. He was on a ramp that goes below the ground. He was then crushed in the cherry pickers basket when it got wedged up against the ceiling of that underground structure. The man worked for the rental firm which owns the cherry picker. Investigation is still under way. Also in San Francisco, this video was recorded on next car. A car hitting the cyclist. In the bike line near mission and 4th. Right there, that cruiser pulls out and hits the bike. The officer got out of the car immediately and called for an ambulance. Police are investigating. No word yet on the condition of that cyclist. The white house put millions of dollars on the line today. The issue is school bathrooms. President obama is calling for all Public Schools to allow transgender students to use which ever restroom they identify with. Nbc bay areas Christie Smith joins us. The bay area already tackled this issue. Reporter thats right. In San Francisco schools have long had an inclusive policy in place. There are protections across the state. We still have a number of High School Students and an administrator who say its about time there were federal guidelines in place. High School Senior penelope kim sees a gender neutral bathroom as a solution in San Francisco. I think its a good thing. It gives equity to people who are otherwise invisible. When i heard about the guidance, i was happy. The director of Student Wellness and safety in San Francisco Public Schools where students have long had the right to access the bathroom conforming to their gender identity. San francisco has had a policy since 2003. Of course, what we did is clarified the policy in 2013 with the Assembly Bill change around transgender students access to restrooms and to changing facilities. Reporter this comes as a department of education offered new guidance to schools across the country that recommend allowing transgender students to use facilities in line with their gender identity. But stopped short of legal enforcement. The challenge here is not to isolate anybody. Its not to discriminate against anybody. Its not to make anybody unsafe. Its actually to ensure that our schools are as inclusive and respectful and safe as they can possibly be. Reporter there has been backlash in states like texas, but in california protections for students were already in place. I think its really giving a chance for people to be who they are. Reporter schools that dont comply do run the risk of losing some of their federal funding. Reporting live in San Francisco, Christie Smith, nbc bay area news. Thank you, christie. A transgender teacher at Catholic High School will keep his job. The nuns support the dignity of each person regardless of race, religion or gender identification. A different issue on campus now. A schoolwide sickness. More than 100 students at a local Elementary School have come down with the stomach flu. Its puzzling for parents and the school leaders. Its a show of hands at horace mann Elementary School in san jose. Students are learning the importance of hand washing. We had the children apply a powder and lotion that will show them the germs that may be remaining on their hands. Using a black light, School Nurses show them how germs can spread. Viral gastroenteritis or a serious stomach bug cents more than 100 kids home, nauseous and vomiting. Catching it. A lot of people have caught it. Like 115 almost. Owen says, seven of his friends are home right now with the virus. It absolutely could be norovirus. According to Melinda Landau this started two weeks ago when one student threw up and 30 more called in sick. We did really deep cleanings the last weekend and hoped that was it. It keeps popping up and resurfacing. Just yesterday the school notified all the parents about the outbreak. Sanitizer and washing my hands. Basic hygiene, making sure that youre being careful. Some parents say they should have been informed sooner. This mom says its bad and we have to be informed of whats happening here. As for the kids, theyre taking this weekend to clean things up. Wash my kittens and wash my hand a lot more. Good call. Another deep cleaning at horace mann Elementary School, they hope it stops the outbreak next week. A vacation turns into a lifesaving mission for a bay area couple. Their whole rescue caught on camera, too. Another highway shooting here in contra costa county. Why authorities believe 20 highway shootings appear to be gangrelated. Good evening, im meteorologist jeff ranieri, sunny skies in san jose. Right now 66 degrees. Were tracking more clouds, more drizzle by tomorrow morning. Ill have the timeline in just a few minutes. Thank you so much. Did you say honey . Hey, try some . Mmm that is tasty. Is it real . Of course. Are you . Nope animated you know im always looking for real honey for honey nut cheerios well youve come to the right place. Great, mind if i have another taste . Not at all mmm youre all right bud . Never better i dont know if he likes that. Yeah part of the complete breakfast a live look at interstate 80 in berkeley where drivers are heading home or maybe increasingly dangerous drive. This is a live look at i80 in berkeley where drivers are heading home or maybe some starting a weekend get away. Theres growing concern after another freeway shooting. Elise kirschner is live with what the Police Department is saying. Whether its gangrelated or not kengted. Its still an uncomfortable feeling on the freeway. Reporter Law Enforcement is challenging to investigate gang shootings because witnesses and victims are often uncooperative. Add in the fact that the violence is now spilling on to freeways like this here. It becomes even more challenging to prevent the violence. Driving along interstate 80 in hercules gunfire rings out. A 25yearold driver is shot twice. He survives but commute remembers rattled. Horrible. Its scary. My husband drives back and fort late at night, early in the morning to get to work. Just a day earlier, a mother of four was killed by a bullet on highway 4 in pitsburg. What can the police do . Nobody has license plates, anything. Nobody knows. Were seeing the shoot thags have happened on city streets expanding out to the freeway. Reporter Law Enforcement says the 20 freeway shootings that have occurred since november are all gangrelated. In total, 11 people have been injured and four killed. All on east bay roadways. I didnt realize there was that many. Yeah, thats actually quite a few. Reporter the california Highway Patrol special Investigations Unit is working closely with the fbi and local police agencies. Freeways are a challenging environment to conduct an investigation. Reporter even more challenging when talking about gang shootings without bringing traffic to a halt. One challenge is trying to investigate that scene while at the same time not inconveniencing motorists, putting a damper on commerce. We have less witnesses that may have been stationary in a city street situation. Reporter back here live, thats why Law Enforcement says 911 calls are so important in tracking down the suspects. Because they lead to witnesses. And local cities are also considering putting surveillance cameras along the freeway in pittsburg along highway 4. Police there are going to Ask City Council on monday night for 100,000 to install cameras, again, along highway 4. Reporting live in contra costa tonight, im elise kirschner, bay area news. An amtrak train involved in a deadly crash in the bay area. This afternoon the train ran into a pickup truck north of fresno. Three men in the truck were killed. No passengers aboard the train were hurt. Crews did reopen the tracks two hours ago. The train is expected to be in oakland within the hour. 2 1 2 hours, though, behind schedule. A dramatic move today in court in the sierra lamar case. The man accused of killing lamar insisted his trial get under way by june 21st. But his lead attorney didnt agree with him. The attorney is busy with another case. Torres then asked the judge to change attorneys. That would lead to at least another year of delays. After a brief closed court meeting, Garcia Torres withdrew his request. The two sides will return to court later this month. Lamar disappeared going to school in morgan hill four years ago. 18 and counting. A man stabbed to death in san jose overnight. Now the citys 18th homicide of the year. The victim was found at a strip mall at king and story. Police say it probably happened around midnight. The victim died right where he was stabbed. The suspect got away, but if you saw something or know any information, youre urged to call the Police Department. Around the same time, a man and his dog were killed in a house fire in concord. There was a woman in the house as well. But she was able to get out. She only suffered minor injuries. The home was on tan jer circle near flamingo drive. When fire crews arrived, the car and the garage were in flames. The man was pulled out of the house but he later died at the hospital. Firefighters say its not clear at this point what may have started that fire. Not just one clinton, but two. The political buzz in the bay area is intensifying as we get closer to our june 7 ft primary. Former president bill clinton is coming to the east bay on may 24th. A couple weeks from now. Hes campaigning for his wife and frontrunner, hillary clinton. Its hosted by fremont entrepreneur. The following day, mr. And mrs. Clinton will appear together at the atherton home of sharon mears and steve dough start. She has a sizable lead in the delegate count. Apple invested in its the biggest investment apple has made. It may sound like a strange fit for the cupertino company. Analysts say the move gives apple a foothold in huge Chinese Market weeks after government regulators in china forced apple to close its itunes movies and ibookstore. Are you ready for the zaniest race. The beta breakers marks the 105th running of the famous foot race, perhaps the only one which can be costume and clothing optional. 40,000 runners and walkers are registered. Thousands more always unofficially join in. B. A. R. T. And cal tran will have added service through the weekend, especially on sunday. The city is adding port port potties. If they see you with alcohol, theyll make you pour it out. Be warned. Jeff ranieri says the clothing option at the race. The runners like the brisk, chilly weather. Anything else would be warranted for you. Get a look at the forecast today. We have plenty of sunshine out here at the coastline. That is after the morning fog. You can see right now from the Weather Underground sky camera network, 63 and sunny skies. We have a real interesting thing happening right now. At the coastline where we got the sun today, we are currently 3 degrees warmer in San Francisco, 2 degrees warmer in half moon bay. In the interior valleys, where the wind was able to sweep in throughout the afternoon, numbers are colder as forecasted. Down 9 degrees in concord, 3 in san jose and 11 degrees in livermore. The bottom line, tomorrow whether you had some sun or not this afternoon, we get more fog coming on back. Thats going to start us off at 53 in the south bay. Drizzle in the peninsula. Some more drizzle for San Francisco and the north bay as well. Dont get too used to the sunshine as you see throughout the afternoon. By saturday afternoon, we will eventually get partly cloudy skies in here. I still think youll manage that. An average of 70 in the north bay. San francisco a chilly 64 much the peninsula, 68 and the south bay, 72 degrees. Lets get a wide look at the weekend forecast. Youll be able to see as we head throughout sunday, numbers go up a degree or two. Not a huge warmup. 73 degrees in the south bay. Peninsula on sunday at 69. Trivalley 72 and the north bay at 74. Raj and jess, you want to see the beta breakers forecast . Lets see it. Lets get to it. Its going to be chilly. As jess mentioned, wear the layers. Not too many if youre running. 58 expected at 8 00 in the morning. Morning fog. By noon, 66 degrees. Dress how you want. Id say you need a Little Something at 8 00 a. M. We fully endorse you, jif. Thank you. It was a vacation that turned into a rescue. Im scott budman. Coming up, hear from the bay area couple who left home and saved a family. Happening now reveal on twitter, updates on the rescue of four people from the waters of the delta, near pittsburg. Happening now on twitter, updates on the rescue of four people from the waters off the delta near pittsburg. Theyre being treated for hypothermia. The restaurant on ritz i shut down because of a cockroach infestation. See the photos and read the customers reactions. music plays from one way or another im gonna find y im gonna Getcha Getcha Getcha Getcha one way or another im gonna win ya im gonna Getcha Getcha Getcha Getcha one way or another im gonna see ya inhales cigarette i am sircanalot, here to save you from another breakfast bore. Wake up those eggs with glorious spam see what spam can do. At spam. Com and its all captured on a gopro. Jess 2shot t a Family Vacation turns into a family rescue. Its all captured on a go pro camera. Things got hairy on the water for a while. Scott budman is here with more. Fairfield couple had an extra exciting vacation when it came upon two boats in distress on the water. Denise and todd buckley of fairfield went out an a training flight while on vacation in maine. This is their go pro video where from inside the seaplane they spotted someone in distress. Its amazing how it

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