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Francisco. Where police have arrested a suspect in connection with the shooting death of a 65 year old woman late yesterday morning. A short time later. Officers found and arrested Jonathon Santos on mansell street. Near john mclaran park. The 24yearold from vallejo was charged with murder and two counts of attempted murder. The victim has been identified as 65yearold lian xiu wu. She was killed near the intersection of broad street and Plymouth Avenue in the citys taraval district. Two other victims, a 40 yearold man and 51yearold manare expected to survive. Wu was walking out to a bus stopwhen she was shot and killed. Police described her as an innocent victim. Investigators have not released a motive. And are asking people to come forward in they have any info. grant another big story we are following tonight. Lots of anger, hurt and tension. In the Albany High School community tonight. After students posted disturbing racist pictures and others made antisemitic gestures. Today parents and students are protesting at the high school. Because they do not want the students responsible, allowed back on campus. Yesterday we reported about the group of 9th grade students who were all doing the nazi salute in the school hallway. The superintendent says everyone involved has been disciplined. But we dont know exactly what was done. This comes after we reported last week about graphic racist pictures posted on instagram. Coming up on kron4 news at six. Well hear from parents at the protest in a live report. Z vicki new details tonight in the case of missing teen sierra lamar. A man who describes himself as the best friend of murder suspect antolin garciatorres. Testified in his Death Penalty case. He now saying he and garciatorres went on a snowboarding trip the weekend after lamar disappeared. Daniel fernandez says he met garciatorres in kindergarten. Defense attorneys also questioned fernandez about his and garciatorres use of marijuana. Including their making of hash oil. Safeway records show that garciatorres purchased a turkey baster and a jug of bleach shortly before sierras disapperance. Prosecutors say those were tools he used to break up evidence of a sexual assault. Garcia torres lawyers argue that he bought the baster to make hash oil. vicki tonight police in moraga are still looking for two suspects who robbed an elderly couple at gunpoint in the driveway of their home last night. Take a look at this map of the area. It happened near indian wells street and st. Andrews drive around 10 30 in the evening. The 70yearold vicitms just pulled up in their driveway when two men came up and pointed a gun at them. The elderly man was pushed to the ground. He has a few scrapes and bruises. Suspects took off with a purse and some other bags. Sheriffs helicopters lost track of the two men last night. They were last seen in the neighborhood. Noticeable change across the bay area today as a cold front swept through the region earlier today. As mentioned on previous discussions the front was mostly dry, but a few automated gauges did measure some light precip. Over the last 12 hours the highest precip totals fell over the hills mts with just a tad over a tenth of an inch. The frontal passage also had some very strong gust with a few peaks hitting 50 mph this morning, but winds subsided. The more impactful change is developing behind the front, stronger winds and colder temps. The 24 hour temp change indicates many locations around the region are running about five to eight degrees colder than yesterday as this time. grant Governor Brown was in the east bay today. Promoting his proposed gas tax and car registration hike to fund a 52billion dollar plan to hep fix californias roads and bridges. Kron4s Terisa Estacio is in concord. She explains what Governor Brown says his plan can do for you. Jerry brown when you get older, you deteriorate more did you know that . Track, reporter, Terisa Estacio california governor jerry brown cracking a joke to lighten the mood on a somber subject concerning the statess roads. Jerry brown. This is pay now, or pay more later. Anthony rendon, assembly speaker. Our roads suck, there is no way else to say it. Heres the problem close up the rains a blessing to end the drought , but in response californias roads suffered, big time. Crews have patched up what they can, but state Officials Say much more needs to be done to shore up the states infrastructure. The proposal, a tax 12 cents per gallon at the pump, the first increase in 23 years, and an average vehicle Registration Fee hike by about 51 dollars. Rich carlson, walnut creek mayor. It is cheaper than paying for a pothole. The collected taxes would be spread out to fix local streets and transportation infrastructure. Besides benefiting local communities, Officials Say the 5 billion dollar a year program would create many jobs. However, drivers we spoke with say regardless, the new taxes are tough to take on. Matthew mora, bay area resident , local Business Owner it is just another tax, as a Business Owner, i am already hammered. Craig sanborn, bay area resident. No. We cant afford it jerry, fix our medical care, instead. Legislators including the mayor plan to go to other parts of the state to try and drumb up support for the bill, officially called, the road repair and accountability act of 2017. A vote is expected the first of april with a 2 thirds majority necessary for passage. If approved it would go into effect in november. Te vicki so it sounds like californians should brace for even higher gas prices. What do we pay in gas taxes now . grant Catherine Heenan is here with the breakdown. catherine california drivers already pay some of the highest gas taxes in the nation. Only a few states are higher including pennsylvania, washington and hawaii. Heres the breakdown. Californians already pay more than 38 cents a gallon in state taxes. Add federal taxes for another 18point4 cents. The total just under 59 cents a gallon. And again this is before the proposed 12 cents a gallon hike. Which would happen over 10 years. Republicans are arguing that the proposed hike is just too much. It would amount to the largest increase in state history. And plenty of average citizens arent happy to hear about it either. Driver were already pay enough in taxes. Ive been to florida. I know they pay tolls but ive never seen such immaculate highways. Such clean highways. Over here were paying so much in taxes. People throw garbage. The highways are terrible. Given the terrible state of california roads and highways right now. Others say theydprobably be resigned to paying more taxes. catherine the governor says the plan would cost most drivers less than 10 dollars a month. And would beoffset by lower car repair expenses. Grant and vicki . grant a 92yearold man did not survive an explosion and fire in his walnut creek apartment. vicki as kron fours Philippe Djegal reports. His neighbors are heartbroken about how he may have spent his final moments. Philippe Djegal Philippe Djegal Fire Fighters did what they could to revive the victim. But cpr didnt work. And, the Contra Costa County Fire Protection district says the 92yearold man eventually died at john muir hospital. Ruth lewis neighbor really its, heartbreaking when you hear somebody passing away that way. Two neighbors living at the walnut creek manor senior apartments say they knew the man who died as wes. At around 630 wednesday night. The Fire Protection district says it received 911 calls reporting an explosion and blown out windows coming from wes apartment. The apartment was smoking and on fire by the time crews arrived. Diana bubb neighbor watching the Fire Fighters and just watching them trying really hard to revive him, it just leaves you feeling like its a tragedy, you know. Bridgethe Contra Costa County Fire Protection district says the official cause of the fire is still under investigation. But believes a propane tank was definitely involved. Diana bubb neighbor i dont even know, um, why he would have had that in his apartment. I was wondering if maybe to save money he would be cooking like small things on it, like a little, uh, i dont know. It didnt look like it was hooked to anything when they brought it out. The fire Philippe Djegal Fire Fighters did what they could to revive the victim. But cpr didnt work. And, the Contra Costa County Fire Protection district says the 92yearold man eventually died at john muir hospital. Ruth lewis neighbor really its, heartbreaking when you hear somebody passing away that way. Two neighbors living at the walnut creek manor senior apartments say they knew the man who died as wes. At around 630 vicki big news out of oakland. Where an arrest has been made in a shooting that killed a teen near the oakland zoo. It happened around 10 oclock last night on macarthur boulevard. Officers found a teenage boy suffering from gunshot wounds. The teen died before he could be taken to a hospital. Police have not yet released the identities of the victim and suspect. vicki coming up on kron4 news at five. grant new video released showing the moments during a deadly officer involved shooting in new orleans. Well tell you the new questions it is raising about the shooting. vicki plus. So much snow fell in the sierra this year. Its causing a new concern for people in the area. Well explain what it is next. grant and after the break. Well tell you why many people are looking into moving out of the bay area. Some people in the bay area are sick of the constant traffic gridlock and the high cost of living. That its making them want to leave. grant in fact a poll by a bay Area Business group finds that 46 percent of millennials are fed up with paying so much to live here. Kron4s dan kerman is live at city hall with more. dan kerman housing costs, the cost of living and the ever increasing battle with traffic has more people in the bay area considering moving. A poll by the Bay Area Council finds 40 percent of the thousand people polled are considering leaving the bay area in the next few years. Thats up from 34 last year. Sotit doesnt surprise me one bitthose numbers comes as no shock to those who live here. Soteverythings more costly from gas to rent to food, going out, everything is a lot more expensivesoti have Business Associates and friends who are tired of paying the high rents and the homeless issue, the encampment issue is a huge issue for peoplesoti dont want to leave but i probably will have tothe poll finds the Largest Group thinking of leaving are millennials, which is especially concerningsot Jim Wunderman Bay Area Council president 52102the future of our economy is very much at stake because we rely on younger people with technological savvy and knowledge and innovation and the next wave of the economy whatever that may be. Bay Area Council President Jim Wunderman says there are no easy fixes, but says its up to cities and counties to take steps to reverse this trendsot start at the beginning, get the housing constructed , give people transportation alternatives to make their lives easier and more predictable122 more predictable grant Officials Say californias current snow pack near lake tahoe is deeper than ever recorded. A whopping 94inches of snow was measured in the sierra today. Its so much. That officials are concerned about flooding when it all melts. Reservoirs and rivers across the state are already full from months of rain. Despite that, some counties still have water restrictions in place from californias devestating drought. Water Officials Say even though the emergency is over. We should still be conserving. grant a windy day across the bay area. As we take this live look at the bay b ridge. vicki joining us now is chief meterologist Brittney Shipp. Noticeable change across the bay area today as a cold front swept through the region earlier today. As mentioned on previous discussions the front was mostly dry, but a few automated gauges did measure some light precip. Over the last 12 hours the highest precip totals fell over the hills mts with just a tad over a tenth of an inch. The frontal passage also had some very strong gust with a few peaks hitting 50 mph this morning, but winds subsided. The more impactful change is developing behind the front, stronger winds and colder temps. The 24 hour temp change indicates many locations around the region are running about five to eight degrees colder than yesterday as this time. vicki the New Orleans Police Department has released body camera video of a Deadly Police shooting that happened earlier this year. 26yearold arties manning was shot and killed by a new Orleans Police officer in vicki the New Orleans Police Department has released body camera video of a Deadly Police shooting that happened earlier this year. 26yearold arties manning was shot and killed by a new Orleans Police officer in january. But some say the release of the video only leads to more questions. From our partners at cnn reporter Travers Mackel has explains. Natsmanning was shot and killed last january as nopd officers were conducting a sweep looking for an Armed Robbery suspects at a new orleans east apartment complex. This is video taken from an officers body camera, and wednesday morning the nopd released it to the media, after showing it to mannings family. It doesnt catch the actual shooting, but. Supt. Michael harrison, New Orleans Police Department there is supplemental footage leading up to the shooting and the initial aftermath in the video you see an nopd officer in Tactical Gear black police shirt and cap both with the nopd logo in plain view. That officer tried to detain manning, who you can see turn and run away from the officer. The officer gives chase and the nopd says when manning turns back you can see what they say is a hand gun in his hand. The chase continues across a yard and again, police say this is a gun in mannings hand. Manning then flees behind what appears to be a shed thats where a plain clothes officer not seen in this video shoots and kills him. Police say a hand gun was found at the scene near mannings body, and theyre awaiting dna test they feel will match it to mannings hand. Deputy supt. Arlinda westbrook, New Orleans Police Department weve interviewed all officers so at this point were just waiting for some of the evidence to come back to make a determination on what our next steps will be. But mannings family has cried foul since the shooting, claiming police were excessive. In a written statement, their lawyer says, in part a critical question remains whether the officer who shot arties was in fear for his safety. The video doesnt show that part of the interaction. The family continues to have many Unanswered Questions about what happened to arties, and awaits the conclusion of the nopds internal investigation. vicki the officer seen in the video who gave chase was issued a body cam, but the camera was not activated thats part of the investigation. The officer who shot and killed manning was in plain clothes and was not supposed to be wearing a body camera. grant coming up next. For the first time we are hearing the terrifying 911 calls from the nightClub Shooting in cincinnati, ohio. vicki and storms are brewing on capitol hill as the Senate Intelligence committee convenes their first hearing on russian meddling in the 2016 election. What they are saying about the allegations. After the break. Russia back in the spotlight on capitol hill today. While the Senate Intelligence committee digs for answers in its first hearing on russias meddling in the us election, the ahousea Intel Committee is stalled on its probe into the topic. All this unfolding while white house is showing a willingness to work with both committees. Here to unpack all of this. Is reporter kristen holmes. Sen. Richard burr r North Carolina the committee will engage in an activity thats quite rare for usstorm clouds gathering over washington today. Sen. Richard burr r North Carolina an open hearing on an ongoing, critical intelligence question. As the Senate Intelligence committee convenes its first public hearing on russian meddling in the 2016 election. And if there was collusion between the Trump Campaign and the kremlin. Sen. Mark Warner D Virginia we are seeking to determine if there is an actual fire,