Good evening im julie haener. And im frank somerville. Thieves apparently picked out the most available items at a warehouse that stores much needed supplies for a contra costa charity and volunteer organization that serves a local high school. New at 10 00, john sasaki live in Contra Costa County where those thieves hit sometime during the past week. John reporter frank, those two groups they store all of their supplies here and tonight they are devastated. One gives High School Seniors a night of their lives and the other delivers christmas to thousands of people who would other wise go without. Reporter Christmas Trees in march, but here in Contra Costa County there is not much christmas cheer. After 28 years it shuts us down. Reporter these organizations help supply christmas to hundreds of people every year. Anyone who needs christmas. Reporter but all that is in jeopardy because thieves broke into the warehouse and cleaned up most everything of value. All our big cooks pots, thou
California. The latest just ahead. Plus the this guy has criminal charges now. A court date for willful harm or injury to a child and he is still in the classroom. From the abc 7 news i team, criminal charges facing a north bay teacher who smacked a special ed student jess. Why is he still in the classroom . And San Francisco may have lost the 49ers to santa clara but the two cities are united tragedy at a sanctuary. Police say this lion killed a young intern when she entered his closure today. Good evening. Im ama. Dan ashley is off tonight. The lion attack is our top story. It happened at a wildlife park in is Central California. The cat haven sanctuary is 40 miles east of pres fresno. Reporter the lion attack took place at cat the haven. A Central California sanctuary for big cats. The lion is in the enclosure with the patient. Couscous this fouryearold male african lion. Officials say he attacked a 26yearold intern wednesday afternoon when she entered the closure. Another employee
male announcer this is the bay area news station, kron 4 news starts now. At 11 more rain on the way. This is a live look tonight at San Francisco. You can see the Ferry Building and the new bay bridge lights in the distance. Showers are expected tomorrow mainly near the san mateo coastline. Im in the Weather Center with kron4s jacqueline bennet. Shes been tracking the weather. Jacqueline . Jacqueline it will be along the south bay. That is clearing notice on the corner of your screen. It is pressing along the coast and even that continuing a self or progression. These wrap around showers along the coast and the southbay. Here the san mateo coast. As for the temperatures . Chile. We will have more 30s and 40s for tonight. We will talk more about their re in the ad that temperatures, coming up. Pam new at eleven tonight. Help is on the way for an East Palo Alto creek. Which is prone to flooding. Governor jerry brown has signed a state of emergency proclamation for san mateo county. In p
Reporter well, a chilly rain and some chopy conditions did make for a pretty soggy bridge lighting event. Still people stuck it out and turned it into a party and watched the largest light sculpture in the world come to life. It was a shoulder to shoulder bridge Lighting Party on the embarcadero with wine, friends and umbrellas. It was a spur of the moment thing. I called my friend and asked if she wanted to come in. Reporter some got prime seating without knowing what was happening. I just came from the gym. I didnt know this was going on. Reporter for others watching tonights lights was any vent they planned for. An event they planned for. And she does president doesnt speak much english. It is much of what they are used to at home. The largest light sculpture in the world is the eiffel tower. So guess what . You get to be at the second largest sculpture. Actually this is billed at the largest light sculpture in the world. At 9 00 p. M. The lights installed on our bay bridge came onl
Before tomorrows public service. The emotional goodbye from friends and strangers. Reporter julie, the official memorial is in san jose. For many who cant attend tomorrow, they paid their final respects tonight. More than 400 Community Members had a rare intimate chance to say their goodbye to the first Santa Cruz Police officers ever killed in the line of duty. In my heart i knew i had to be here. How i felt. And that they are my heros. Reporter in a small room sat two flag draped caskets, carrying remains of elizabeth butler, and lauren baker. Inside, person after person was left trying to figure out why. Just walk out with such an overwhelming feeling of what a terrible waste of two great human buildings lives. The family members and fellow officers had a private viewing earlier this week. Tonight, a chance for friends, and strangers to start the healing process. Tremendous. Its helping people heal a little bit. Get a little bit of closure. Its going to take a while, of course. Repo