Reporter the mistry midblock on santa clara street near second continues holding secrets the day after the flames were out. Sunday michaela grant was staffing the counter at the city fish restaurant is just across the street to go she said initially patrons and employees felt there was an active shooter with a hostage situation for fire investigator saying arson suspect armed with a sledgehammer was threatening to burn down the building. The fire started getting bigger. It start it kept getting worse. Reporter the minimart and Adult Novelty store on the ground floor with apartments above what is the same man they believe was the employee one of the stores set the fire. He was mad the whole day. You could tell he was going through some stuff. Reporter investigators believe the suspect who started the fire also lost his life in a blaze. We did after the fire was under control find a body in the basement. We dont know if that was the person who was making the threats or not. We suspect th
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
Have a live report. From the bay station. Youre watching kron. And news. Thank you for joining us here on kron. 4 news at noon. Im justine waldman. Were going follow some breaking news now and begin with that here. First at noon, the fbi raiding the womens correctional facility dublin this morning. Federal investigators have seized computers and documents from that prison. The prison has recently been at the center of a yearslong abuse investigation. The lead to previous charges against a former warden and other employees. An associate warden at a captain removed from the facility this morning. While that raid was underway, Ap Investigation in 2021. Found a culture of abuse and coverups that had persisted for years at the prison and that report led to increased scrutiny from congress and pledges from the federal bureau of prisons to fix the problems. At least 8 employees, including a former warden ray garcia, have been charged with sexually abusing inmates. Garcia was convicted in 2022
Many people before. And, you know, really excited to find ways to kind of bring it back to life in jessica. What advocates are saying about an effort to revive a city Program Designed for the unhoused. Whats thats turning into a political on some mayoral candidates . When fun time from the bay areas local news station. Youre watching kron. 4 news. Good evening. Thanks for joining us for kron for news at 10. Im ken wayne and im noelle bellow. San francisco residents will get a say in expanding a program aims to helping people on the streets go back home today. The San Francisco rules committee discussed reviving the Homeward Bound Program. The committee will take Public Comment at its next meeting on monday ahead of the supervisors vote on tuesday. Kron 4 Sarah Stinson talked with orga izations devoted to helping the unhoused to learn if they think this program is helpful. She joins us in studio now with details. Sarah. Yeah, people who served the unhoused daily say the Homeward Bound P
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