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The phone philippe. Do you know whats happening now . Yeah, there were certainly the race there was moment leading up to the conclusion just about 4. 45 with the for of interest. Picking custody. All started at about 2. 45 this afternoon when the Concord Police Department Said the man walked into the mall and was you re store and playing. But you had a gun and was willing this everybody find them all to and left. Situated in felt in the middle of the mall and thats when the curing called police evacuated the mall and the and showed up and they were able to communicate with the man eventually rhone and they convinced him to give himself up it. So im not clear, though, if they ever found a weapon on him. The kraken Police Department. I the man was wrong because i was on drugs or and they tell me they dont believe thats the its simply of a mental episode that this guy was was dealing with. But fortunately, no one was injured in this incident. The man is in custody. Felipe, it seemed like he was trying to rob the jewelry store. And then another question. Are you saying that authorities sent the drone inside the mall and then use the drone to communicate with him . Yeah, they did say some of rhone inside the mall that did the same thing. I think it was last week and you know, if holed up in north from brac for for several hours actually overnight and they tried to communicate with that and the same way they did bring the drone inside. And theres word of him attempting to rob the place that all that is the Police Department. Thank simply made a threat and what they did, he did that they had to react. Obviously security called lead. But if he did not rob the place that all okay. You said everybody was evacuated. I assume that theyre letting them all back in. At this point, sun valley mall, the scene of a tense situation today. And and also last week. People going back in flight. Yeah, people are being allowed back in people keep me if they dont fight us, theyre not the police. Yeah, and clearing out guys who is broadly. I know youve video and you can see the the long, long time what was out here when you combine it with what happened here lot week, people are on and so its kind of eerie when you need them all being evacuated like that, people use it standing by their car in the parking lot where im at it. Everybody able to go back to you brewery and barbecue joint hero being repopulated. The its getting close to the back to normal. But we are are just now learned in cop cars here. Okay. Big sigh of relief there forcefully all live on the scene for us. Giving us the very latest. Thank you. For late hits up, brick and Mortar Stores have been hit so hard. And then we mention what happened last week of the suspect holed up in the nord stream and then in may 2022. This year you had a shooting and then and there was on lockdown and december of 2021. As well as youve got a bunch of incidents at that same on. You just hope they can get past it. So well keep an eye on that situation there and update you throughout the night as needed. Thank you to leaveour other top story tonight. At 5 parents of a north bay elementary school. Theyre coming together to tonight after an employee is accused of having contact with young kids and was allowed to work at the school for nearly 10 years. An Emergency School Board Meeting happening tonight in napa county. Over a former School Employee talking about 33 yearold benjamin. Because this work poe Valley Elementary School for nearly a decade. He has been accused of having contact with Young Children and those allegations. As we said, it spans a well. It looks like more than 12 years. Kron fours rob nesbitt spoke with parents today who chose to keep their kids home from school. Joins us live with more on what they have to say. Rob. Vicki, one parent i spoke to today said shes afraid to speak out publicly against po Valley Elementary School. Saying one parent who did had the Police Called on them to do a, quote, welfare check on their children. The drama centered around a former School Employee and the felony charges made against him. Benjamin cause this was let go from pope valley elementary in 2019. But parents say he was still allowed back to the school on several occasions. Its where damien 3 children attended, probably like the hardest talking ever had in my life that talk with his 7, 8, 11 yearold revolving around causes and how the Napa County Sheriffs Office has charged a 33 yearold with 19 felony counts related to Crimes Involving a child younger than 14 years old. Police say causes also worked at a school. And saint helene a it was a piano and dance instructor, too many children. And speaking to one of the victims hes 17 now that it started when she was 10. Just unbelievable that he was able to maintain that. For so long. School superintendent lucy edwards describes causes role while an employee as being a lunch supervisor. Technology, assistant facilities coordinator. Parents pointing blame at School Administrators saying even after causes was placed on administrative leave, he returned to assistant audio and visual productions. Christmas i mean, you name it anything that was audiovisual. He was involved with he was present at all of that. You know, these kids are doing out the changes and performing their christmas plays and the sky is literally. Right there. And the mix of all of it. Several parents made the choice to keep their kids home from school wednesday. Questioning if theyll move them to a different district. The superintendent says the school be sharing more information and allowing Public Comment during wednesday nights Emergency School Board Meeting. During tonights meeting that starts here at the school at 06 00pm representatives from the Napa County Sheriffs Office and that the County District Attorneys Office will be on hand to answer parents questions and hopefully for provide them with more information reporting live in hope valley. Im rob nesbitt kron. 4 news. Thank you, rob. Another big story were following for you tonight. New video is released in the case of that kidnapped said family. What investigators know about this crime right now is that their main person of interest is in custody. And in that video, you can see 2 of the mail victims. Theyre leaving the building with their hands. Zip tied. Those men have been identified as 36 yearold jazz, steep saying and 39 yearold on monday saying a few moments later, the video shows the kidnapper leading a woman and her 8 monthold baby out of the building and into a truck. Kidnapping happened on monday outside the familys Trucking Company that it only been open a week. Devastated. We are shocked. Dying at the moment. Not finding any if anyone has seen anything. Even a small into action. Somebody at the gas station, somebody find something. There. The suspect was taking them and the shifting of cars that he was doing that all or if he was doing that to please do come forward. The suspect, Jesus Manuel Salgado is in custody after using one of the victims atm cards. Authorities say he attempted to take his own life before police arrived. He remains in Critical Condition at a hospital. Merced said county sheriff says that the kidnapper make no demands. The Sheriffs Office is investigating a motive, it appears they say to be fueled by greed and still no sign of the family. The number of murders in the city of oakland this year has now surpassed 100 oakland construction worker became the citys 100 and first homicide victim. It was early Tuesday Morning and he was shot by catalytic converter thieves. Kron fours. Dan kerman reports. Theres always a good ones to go first year. That kind of sounds like cliche, but the good ones always go for some. General contractor Justin Dawson is reflecting on his friend and employee arturo coronado. The 60 yearold construction worker was shot to death about 04 00am tuesday by thieves who are stealing. The catalytic converter off his car. Dustin says curran was in the doorway of his effort avenue home when he was shot. Told to get away from his car and they started firing a bullet went through the door in. Children, dustin says he and coronado had worked together for 24 years. He says coronado was a good kind person who is passionate about his work and would do anything for anyone. I think what garrett more going to do anything was just being able to touch people in do stuff for money. I think thats better. So wednesday was just he just was. He like helping people on it and like that. But that is sold. Coronados murders happened during one of oaklands most violent periods with seemingly no end in sight for Mental Health crisis. Amenities people dont have the opportunities that they need. Theyre turning to drugs and violence and where they can do to make ends meet ranch high. And people dont have lot of help. And the young people just dont have about a lot of hope. And there. Acting out this is what happened. You know . Dan kerman kron, 4 news. Oakland, councilmember and mayoral candidate shane town released a statement kron. 4 reads in part, im completely horrified and disgusted by the lack of human decency. Again, we need to where to reach out to our county partners to ensure that we can use crime lab that we can use the crime lab because our crime lab is backed up. We need to do all that we can do to find these murders, get them off our streets immediately. In oakland, students have a Tech Charter School were in classrooms today a week after 6 people were injured in a mass shooting. Students were not in school for instruction. Instead, the superintendent says that their time is dedicated to community building. School leaders are now talking about having armed guards on campus. The suspect, rather, the subject has come up. But following last weeks shooting that happened on the king estate campus that houses 3 schools, including bay tech. Meanwhile, Oakland Police are still looking for the 2 men who they say fired 30 rounds on the campus as the suspects ran into an entrance at the complex and sprayed bullets into the building. To the man accused of killing kron 4 Security Guard Kevin Nishita were back in court today. Chadian mitchell and Herschel Hale were arraigned in an oakland courtroom. The shooter was killed while protecting a kron. 4 reporter near Oakland City Hall just before thanksgiving last year. You see him there. He died 3 days later. Police are still looking for the 3rd suspect in the case. Lauren gilbert, who is pictured here. If you have any information regarding his whereabouts, you are still being asked to contact Oakland Police coming up on kron. 4 news at 5. Walking and rolling one Bay Area School district encouraging students and employees to find more eco friendly ways to get to the classroom. And President Biden visits floridas governor ron desantis, what theyre working on to help with Recovery Efforts after. Hurricane San Franciscos plan to crack down on drug dealing in the city. Im meteorologist lawrence karnow. What a gorgeous day around the bay area. A fleet week is coming to town that forecast coming up next. Why hide your skin if dupixent has your moderatetosevere eczema or Atopic Dermatitis under control . Hide my skin . Not me. By hitting eczema where it counts, dupixent helps heal your skin from within, keeping you one step ahead of eczema. Hide my skin . Not me. 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Get all say, youre looking at video recorded back in july of students exiting muni in the midst of an open air drug market on a thin Mission Street in San Francisco. The fact is, you know, we have so many people who are publicly using drugs without any consequences whatsoever. And thats what we have to stop my approach to dealing with the open air drug markets has been that we have to have consequences. So were all in agreement. We should all be an agreement to do something about it. And that is what we are committed to doing. San franciscos top Public Safety officials presented a unified front at this press conference bowing to Work Together like never before prioritizing narcotics arrests, prosecutions and expanding Drug Services and treatment. San francisco has to draw a firm line behaviors that harm that injure and costs neighborhoods, peace of mind every day, safety and quality of life. And part of that means we must be more aggressive. What the rest and prosecution, according to officials that sfpd so far in 2022. Officers that made 600 arrests for drug sales and possession citywide. In the tenderloin, they say 68 kilograms of drugs were seized, including 42 kilos of fentanyl. I promised the public the day that i was sworn in that i was committed to doing something to eradicate the open air drug markets in San Francisco has been steadfast. This is today former convicted drug dealer and current San Francisco anti open air drug market advocate richie, when showing recent video of that same open air drug market on mission that we saw earlier in the story. Doesnt appear that much has changed. My question to you is. Do you have any confidence that these or city leaders and tried Public Safety. I want to be able to turn to sing or if stick to the script, what theyre putting out there what the headline that you just read me. Absolutely. If they fall back into the reduction and i dont think so. This is a heart issue. However, the San Francisco city leaders say they are committed to leading with services and programs for drug addict. Our officers and they come in contact with people who need help. They are directed to try to get them to help. Has it made kron . 4 news . Police report has been filed by the protester ran onto the field at levi stadium monday night during the niners rams game kron fours learn that persons name is alex taylor. Yesterday taylor went to the santa clara Police Department to file the report. A representative from direct action everywhere, Animal Rights group, which is taking responsibility for the stunt, says this report comes from a, quote, blatant assault by those 2 rams players. Bobby wagner and tuck arizst mckinley who combined to take taylor down as he was running around on the field. Alright, weather time as we get a live look outside right now from our mount tam cam. And there it is. The rolling in. Great to see the fog helps fires. But if theres one weekend the year, you dont really want to see the fog. Its this one. You can see the planes right, lawrence . Yeah, absolutely. Weve got fleet week. Coming up. Of course, if youve been in the San Francisco last couple days, you may have seen some of the ships parked. Along the embarcadero and of course, the sailors walking about and well, everybody is coming to town and millions of folks to get out there to enjoy fleet week weekend looks like the weather is going to cooperate out there today. Weve got nice sunshine. Just a couple patches of fog near the coastline. I think as we head in toward tomorrow, yeah. The ship tours beginning tomorrow at 10 00am the temperatures are going to push the low 70s in the San Francisco. It should be mostly clear as we head toward the middle of the day after couple patch of morning fog, little breezy toward the afternoon. But speaking of that fog there it is that thin deck moving back on shore again for tonight and probably tomorrow, too. You just see one of the towers showing up briefly there of the golden gate bridge. But temperature wise numbers, 80 degrees in san jose. It is 90 and hot and live more. 86 in concord, 60 with some patchy fog in pacifica. 61 degrees and partly cloudy in the San Francisco. 71 to broaden warm 84 in the still, you can see all the clouds moving in along the coastline right now. Some patchy fog down below