in bail. >> reporter: we are outside of the fairfield jail and jonathan allen says his children were brainwashed into making false allegations. but the district attorney says he tortured his kids and the wife not only do about it but to part in the abuse. >> tell them i love them and this will pass. whether their minds understand now or later. >> reporter: through the tears, jonathan allen says he does not belong behind bars. he said that neither he nor his wife abused his children. >> they are saying this because they are brainwashed because they are still children. >> reporter: but -- but authorities say that jonathan allen and ina rogers took part

in abusing the children. they were shot by cross bows and bb guns and water boarded. some of the kids suffered >> reporter: in arms. jonathan allen says their household is one of love and investigators are giving him a bad name . >> i gave my everything to these children. let the police demonize me down to the names that i picked for my children. >> reporter: fairfield police say the family's home was field -- had spoiled food and animal feces. >> the truth is this is a functioning household. i am not an animal and i am not a torturer. >> reporter: he says in reality he is a spiritual person. >> i am like indiana jones when

it comes to spirituality. idea deep and i realize that god has millions of different names. -- i dig deep and i realized that god had millions of different names. >> reporter: the mother is free on bail at the moment, but the district attorney was to increase her bail to $500,000. >> henry, was there any signs or suspicions? i know you talk to a neighbor yesterday who said they saw nothing out of the ordinary. have you had a chance to talk to any of the other neighbors? >> reporter: neighbors did not see any signs, but i will tell you something very important. i have a copy of the criminal complaint, and it does list allegations dating back to 2014. the family had lived in that cul-de-sac for just about a year, and fairfield police told me they are tracking where the family lived before. that is a little complicated because they tended to move from place to place.

on www.ktvu.com, we posted the entire jailhouse interview. we have new developments on a rule that will affect the california right to die law. a judge overturned the law giving the state attorney general to file an appeal to keep the law in place. california's assisted suicide law went into effect in june 2016. it was enacted in part because of a barrier your -- bay area woman who had a terminal illness. she went to organs where she could legally end her life. this afternoon, dan diaz said he is disappointed in the ruling. >> i am proud that we were able to pass it and because of the story of britney.

but i am confident that we will go to the appeals process and we will keep pursuing this so it will become the law of the land. >> the judge ruled that the state legislature violated the state constitution by passing the bill during a special session dedicated to healthcare issues and bypassing committee assignments. a previous attempt to pass the bill had failed. a recent poll found that 76% of californians favor a terminally ill's -- ill person right to suicide. this city councilman resign from office today. dominic caserta is also dropping out of the race for county supersize her. he maintains his innocence, but says he can no longer effectively do his job. >> i commend dominic caserta for making the right decision to resign from office today. >> reporter: enabled to force dominic caserta from office, his political peers targeted the income up for violating city ethics.

but he chose to step down instead.'s fall from power comes after at least nine police reports have been filed against him for sexual misconduct. >> i think it is not enough for him to resign, but he has to admit what he did. >> reporter: this college transplant said she worked on his campaign to learn more about american politics. but instead, she said he sexually harassed her during a car ride. there was also complaints of sexual misconduct at santa clara high school. >> it is not easy for anyone, especially young adults and minors to stand up to people in positions of power. >> reporter: a groundswell of opposition has galvanized with men from multiple agencies gathering to call on other men to end this treatment of women in the community. the group also wants the

supervisor candidate who is also accused of sexual misconduct to withdraw from the race. >> it is absolutely time. it should have been done long before today. >> reporter: no one answered the door at his home, but he has consistently denied all allegations. last week, he said that his quest for the county supervisor seat would continue in spite of the political fallout. >> i am sad that this is happening 29 days before my election. >> reporter: tuesday morning, his attorney released a statement saying the allegations against me are false in every sense of the word, but i have been tried and convicted in the court of public opinion. i have decided to resign my seat on the santa clara city council, something that is against every instinct in my body. i am suspending my campaign for county supervisor and will no longer actively campaign. >> i don't understand why he

sees himself as a victim of a witch hunt, and the victims are students, high school as well as college students. >> reporter: dominic caserta says moving forward he will move to preserve his family, health, and livelihood and ultimately his name will be cleared . the san francisco mayor and police chief want to invest $22 million to improve public safety. members of two san francisco police academy classes were in the audience today for the announcement. the money would be used to hire 250 additional police officers over the next four years. there would also be funding for new police cars. >> these increased officers will be more than just a deterrent to property crimes. they will be reassuring their presence in the neighborhoods of san francisco. they would ensure that people feel safe and secure in the community they live in here in san francisco.

>> the money would also allow the department to promote more officers and create 20 new sergeants and two new lieutenant positions. the mayor plans on submitting the proposal on june 1. tensions on the korean peninsula tonight as the north said they are canceling high- level discussions with south korea because of the ongoing military exercises conducted by the south and the united states. officials in north korea say they are having second thoughts about the plant summit next month with president donald trump. the white house was said to be caught off guard and a spokesperson said they will assess the report independently. the u.s. is dealing with growing tensions in the middle east. president donald trump hit the iran central-bank with new sanctions after they backed out of the nuclear deal last week. >> reporter: the un security

council held an emergency session today after violence along the israeli border ended in dozens of palestinian deaths yesterday. >> reporter: more violence along the gaza border with israel today following the opening of the u.s. embassy in jerusalem yesterday. nearly 60 people were killed on monday, many shot by israeli forces who said they were defending the border. u.s. officials say the unrest is unrelated to the embassy as international outrage grows over the israeli action. >> our embassy was set to open for quite some time. >> reporter: the un ambassador said that the palestinian protesters were incited by hamas terrorist who are funded by iran. >> the common threat of all of this is that the stapling conduct of the iranian regime, a regime -- the stapling --

destabling conduct of the iranian regime. your pin leaders are meeting with iran to try and salvage the agreement . >> reporter: president donald trump is not just going after american businesses, but he has promised to punish european business to keep doing business with iran even as their own leaders are frantically working on a deal. both sides of the conflict are staging a noisy demonstration right now. several hundred people gathered late this afternoon in the city's financial district outside of the israeli counsel

it does make -- counsel it the -- embassy. and had at 6:30 pm, what happened and the effort to get medical records back on line. temperatures are on the cool side and you can see the clouds out there. they are coming back in the form of fog tomorrow morning. san francisco is partnering with a nonprofit to help wipe out thousands of marijuana convictions and how they are hoping to get it done with a computer algorithm. >> this puts individuals often in a place where they cannot get ahead. a look at the evening commute. this is i-80 in berkeley and it is slow going in both directions.

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said his office will retroactively include the record of anyone convicted for a misdemeanor marijuana offense dating back to 1975. the big question was how he was going to accomplish that? today, there appears to be an answer. >> reporter: since recreational marijuana was legalized in 2016, counties across the state have struggled how to reduce our clear the records of people convicted for possessing minor amounts of marijuana. that is because there is a lot of cases and a lot of redtape. prosecutors would have to go to thousands of cases one by one to clear those convictions. but today, it was announced the mayor is teaming up with eight nonprofit group called code for america. they said they will automatically identify convictions that are able to be cleared. uses -- it uses an algorithm to clear out the cases so the prosecutors can't file them with the court -- can file them

with the court. >> drug use in this country has been limited to the people -- has not been limited to the people of color. that when you look at the prisons, overwhelmingly the people who have been arrested and incarcerated for drug use in this country over and over again are people of color. >> the criminal justice system is one of those areas that is most failing the american people. we had the ability to use technology to create systemic change. >> reporter: nearly 5000 marijuana convictions were eligible for review. nearly 3000 convictions are eligible also. it is hope that the technology will be taken advantage of.

the monterey county sheriff's office said they have destroyed a large opium poppy field capable of producing several pounds of heroin each year. the field was growing just east of highway one. deputies cleared the field over the weekend and eradicated 27,000 growing plants and another 16,000 harvested plans. there was four tons of plants in all and the operation was capable of producing four pounds of heroin a year. >> most important, is there anymore is what we are trying to figure out. >> this is the first time the monterey county sheriff's office has had to deal with an open again grow -- opium grow operation. it was more of the same today and the temperatures were on the cool side. it would 72 degrees in fairfield as the warm spot. i expect 82 degrees in morgan

hill easily, and we are seeing temperatures 10 degrees below that. this pattern that started on sunday has continued monday and into today and will bleed into tomorrow. it will be about the same and maybe slightly warmer. i think tomorrow is a switch day where we will start to warm up a little bit. there is a low pressure system here and there is one here and the three of them are combining to stretch out the marine player for us. in the northern part of the state, they are getting thunderstorms. in lake tahoe, it is doing the same. you can see some thunder out towards reno, and there was some showers around lake tahoe. this is sort of an unusual weather pattern. it doesn't feel like late spring, but a lot more like

early spring the way these patterns are setting up. no rain for us and it is just about cool. i would love to get some rain in here right now as it will help out with the pollen and clear out the atmosphere. all you need to know is it is more of the same tomorrow. it will start to warm up and i will let you know when it happens. summer is approaching and today hundreds of campsite reservations opened up at yosemite national park. they sold out very weekly, and there is some complaint that the reservation system is rigged by tech savvy bookers. >> reporter: this wife and husband from mountain view love to camp with her doll, and this is their home away from home for a few days. -- dog, and this is their home away from home for a few days. >> it is quiet and usually we

can get on a place. >> reporter: that is not always the case in other campgrounds including yosemite national park. tuesday, reservations for 4 to 50 campsite so doubt and belief for dates in september and october. yosemite and the california park system say they have made changes in the recent years after people illegally use computer programs to stack the reservations and sell them later. >> it became increasingly more problematic that people were programming these bots to buy out campsites when they became available. >> reporter: even with new measures in place, yosemite officials say there desirable -- capsize that are going to be reserved sell out quickly. >> -- >> reporter: this man owns this

fancy new fifth wheel. for the past 20 years, the san jose man and his wife have to rent the pioneer camping club and they have a list of one two two years in advance -- one-two years in advance. >> reporter: this will book out in one night and anything lager, you will need a reservation. an explosion in a medical building has left at least one person dead. what we are learning from investigators. the warriors were back in practice in houston today after their win last night. our reporter would tell you what the players are focused on now. a new push to ban plastic

in san francisco and details on the legislation that was just introduced today.

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at least one person has been killed in an explosion at a medical building. fire crews say at least three other people were injured. it happened just after 1:00 p.m. this afternoon about 70 file -- 75 miles north of san diego.

children were evacuated from a daycare center from across the street, but nobody was hurt there. there is a massive law enforcement presence and hazmat teams and swat officers on the scene along with the local police and fire crews. authority still have not ruled out any causes. at last report, a bomb squad was prepared to serve that building. some lawmakers are hoping that case of the golden state killer will help get lawmakers to pass a couple of key bills. they are trying to clear rape kits that are sitting on police shelves throughout the state. will be a will make it mandatory to test rape kits within 120 days. a second bill would require a complete inventory of all of the untested kits. the dna evidence that built a case against the golden state killer set untested for up to 10 years. and we are talking about being able to solve the next golden

state killer cases. there is been too many tragedies that have been avoidable because we have not tested these kits. >> advocacy groups estimated that california has more than 13,000 kits of untested rape evidence in police storage. lawmakers say there is federal money available to help clear the backlog was an accurate inventory is compiled. san francisco lawmakers rolled out new legislation today that would ban plastic trawls and other were items that city restaurants. they want restaurants and bars and coffee shops to offer reusable alternatives instead. it would prohibit single-use plastic items such as straws and lids. the goal is to reduce litter and water pollution caused by those plastic. san francisco lawmakers say about 1 million straws are used every day. we will have an argument

next over a barbecue sparking a discussion about race. >> it is a legal for him to have a charcoal grill right here in the park. >> how this video became the center of a protest this afternoon. for the second day, a huge computer outage at this center and it is affecting other parts of the system as well. continuing coverage of the volcanic eruption in hawaii. news at 6:30 pm is next. i'm dianne feinstein and i approve this message.

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a father from fairfield is peeking out from behind bars about allegations of child abuse involving his 10 children. jonathan allen said the charges against him are false and his children have been brainwashed by police. detectives have a different story. court documents alleged that he

burned his children with scalding water and shopping with a crossbow and a bb gun among other abusive behavior. the kids work discovered living in squalor. santa clara city councilman dominic caserta resigned today amid allegations of sexual misconduct. he also dropped out of the race for county supervisor. he maintains his innocence but says he can the longer -- no longer do his job. and the trump administration proposed a new round of sanctions against iran. the new sanctions are in addition to those reinstated last week after president donald trump backed out of the iran nuclear deal. european leaders met with iranian leaders to salvage the agreement. a computer system failure at sutter health is affecting this medical center.

>> for the second day in a row, many surgeries and other appointments had to be canceled or delayed. >> reporter: the sutter health medical center confirmed that some of their information system is off-line but they are working to restore them as soon as possible. the hospital said that all scheduled surgeries at alta bates summit has been postponed. patients are asked to arrive at their appointments as scheduled and less they have been contacted with pacific instructions otherwise. that's make specific instructions otherwise -- specific instructions otherwise. the medical center says that notes normally entered into a patient's electronic medical records are now written down on paper and will be entered when the computer system is restored. the r reports the problem may

be impacting other sutter health researches -- facilities including antioch. we're told there are issues in sacramento as well, but they have no idea where the source of these problems are coming from. a federal judge today repealed a ban on coal shipments through the city of oakland. they sided with the developer who wanted to build the total -- terminal at the port. the ruling says the city council did not have evidence that it would pose a substantial health or safety danger. it -- it was approved back in 2013 as part of a makeover of a that's make an army base. they voted to ban shipments of coal which is derived from oil refining. mayor libby schaaf released a statement that said this is a fight for the health of our community, and it is also a fight for environmental justice and equity. oakland's most vulnerable communities have unfairly

suffered the burden of pollutants and bad air for too long. there was a rally tonight outside of oakland city hall in support of two black men after a white woman called police to report their barbecue at lake merritt. we talked to the wife of one of the men who said the issue being raised are much larger than barbecue. >> reporter: oil is iser's -- organizers call this rally a rally for nonjudgment. this comes after a recent video went viral. a white woman called oakland police after two afghan american men that and -- african-american men were barbecuing. >> it is illegal to have a charcoal grill out here.

>> i believe it was racially targeted. >> reporter: michelle snyder shot the video and it is her boys -- her boys that you heard confronting the woman. >> it is weapon rising the police. she was playing this different role where she was very aggressive and talking a different manner. >> reporter: the police came and they did not make an arrest in the barbecue continue. at the lake, there are specific areas designated for charcoal barbecuing. but the larger question is why the police are being called about people of color in nonemergency situations. a starbucks employee in filling out the and a student at yale anniversary -- university called police on african- americans who had broken no loss. >> how do we handle this in a different way -- laws. how do

we handle this in a different way. >> reporter: the mayor said this event sounds like a perfect oakland response to a serious issue. those at the rally said they want to see these issues raised not just in oakland but throughout the country. details on a high-speed pursuit on a busy day area highway. uber is making a u-turn when it comes to how they deal with sexual misconduct complaints. >> we need accountability when this happens.

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a high speed chase in the east bay was caught on camera following a -- an armed robbery. this video was recorded by a ktvu photographer. you can see a dark sedan go racing by, followed soon after by a motorcycle officer. then a chp patrol car went speeding by on the left. the chase went on until highway 13 in oakland. the chase was eventually called off and that suspect is still at large. uber is changing how they handle complaints of sexual misconduct from writers and employees. the san francisco ridesharing company said they will now allow complex to go to court rather than force people into arbitration.

uber currently has a clause in the user agreement and employment contract that requires a person to waive their constitutional right to go to court. uber also says they will no longer force victims to sign nondisclosure agreements preventing them from talking about their experience. >> it is definitely a resource, but there needs to be regulation and some kind of accountability when things go wrong. >> uber is working to revamp their image in the wake of scandals over the past year. the san francisco mta is moving forward the plan to become one of the most environmentally conscience transit facilities in the country. the system currently uses electric buses that run with the help of overhead wires throughout the city.

>> the bus will run entirely off of the battery and there will not be any emissions whatsoever. >> they also use electric trolleys and has the largest emission low trolley fleet in the country. lava is spewing from the cracks on the island of hawaii. >> what is happening now is so unpredictable. >> the latest on the volcanic eruption in a wife. we are tracking a cooler pattern out there. it was mild today and tomorrow it would be mild but there will be changes coming. do you dream of owning a home in the bay area? how much money you need to make every year to make that dream come true. a richmond city council is considering a vote of no- confidence in the fire chief and why city officials are questioning his leadership. he's been called a rockstar lawyer. he tops the charts on progressive causes...

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this is new video taken today on the big island of hawaii. it shows lava shooting out of two of the 20 fissure's that it opened up -- fissure s that has opened up over the past few days. >> we have the latest now from the big island. >> reporter: a red alert on the big island of hawaii and it is not just about the lava. an air quality alert was issued known as condition red after a large amount of sulfur dioxide has been emitted. health authorities warned that paper

mask will not keep you safe and people in those areas should just get out. >> get away from the exposure, that is the treatment. we don't want people to be in some sort of device in the exposure, we want them out of there. >> that sulfur dioxide that comes out is really harmful. >> reporter: 2000 people have been told to evacuate as lava began shooting into neighborhoods on may 3. there is now at least 20 cracks or vents and with continued earthquakes and the possibility of the crater having a steam explosion, residents are on edge. >> what is happening now is so unpredictable. this volcano is real dynamic. >> reporter: they are also worried if insurance will cover possible losses. special lava coverage can cause more than $3000 a year. >> there is people that have examined these -- anxieties and

are having a hard time with this stuff and they are panic. >> reporter: -- panicking. >> reporter: they said the volcano is only impacting a small portion of the island. severe storms in the northeast united states are causing some major problems. some areas all hail and torrential rains and uprooted trees. in new york city's, -- new york city, trains were stopped because of the weather. the closure has left thousands of commuters stranded. >> what a difference from back east and out here. >> we are essentially dry all summer. but a lot of those people in the east coast get most of

their rain in the summer in some cases. there are some strong thunderstorms out there as well as you had this tropical depression in the go. but let's get to the weather here and temperatures tomorrow will be a little bit warmer than these. tomorrow is essentially the same date with a little less fog and a little less wind. we have some thunderstorm activity to the north of us, and up around snow mountain here, in this area, there is some big storms. you look at the rotation on this and that is one of the lows that you will see spinning. that is one of the lows that has released the inversion and has allowed the fog to push well inland where we had low clouds. a few showers and thundershowers again today up around lake tahoe and the fog got lifted out. i suspect we will see some more low clouds tomorrow morning and maybe a little fog. the low

pressure is slowly going to let go of their influence. that means tomorrow at best a few degrees warmer. this is what has normally been fog, but it has been lifted. the nice thing about this is to look at the air quality. when the air mixes, you can see everything fairly clearly. the hayfever sufferers, the wind did not help, but the inversion did help. so, there is the low clouds tomorrow and you can tell when this happens because you can see how it contours the valley. that is sort of a low cloud fog pattern tomorrow morning, then tomorrow afternoon. then thursday morning, more high clouds and fog and more clearing on thursday which will

mark warming. we are talking about subtle changes. 70 degrees in brentwood tomorrow. then, here is the 5-day forecast. you can see temperatures coming up a little bit. it is not a heat wave, but by friday and saturday, we will still be warm. it is just an unusual pattern because these low-pressure systems are not supposed to be here this time of the year. >> i keep waking up hoping to see the sun, and it is all great. >> tomorrow a little warmer. the warriors are back at practice today after winning the first game of the western conference finals. you will have a full report coming up next in sports.

mark is here now with sports and we're talking about the warriors and they began coming up tomorrow night. >> i hate to jump to conclusions, but if i was a rocket fan, you have to be worried. i look back at the game last

night, and all think the warriors played their best game. it could get worse before it gets better for houston. our joe fonzi has been down in texas keeping tabs on the number 2 team in the western conference. >> reporter: the thing about playoff basketball is an off day is not really an off day. less than 12 hours after the warriors win in the first game against the rockets, they are back on the practice court saying there is something they need to improve on and fine- tune. one guy who has very little to fine-tune is kevin durant. >> everybody in the league has those moments when they make a few and the coach has to make a decision to trust them to keep going are who they want you to pass the ball to. every player gets the opportunity and we try to take advantage and stay confidence and work extremely hard. >> kevin the rat was already here -- kevin durrant was

already here and had a sweat going. do you see a more locked- in guy? >> he does that all year and he is always locked in. he has expectations of himself and whatever he needs to do to get into that frame of mind to get that killer instinct, he does. >> reporter: even though the warriors headed their way in the first game, the rockets had the best record in basketball this year, and expect them to come out with a sense of desperation in the second game. the celtics are going at it against the cavaliers. you didn't think that lebron would have two consecutive off nights. the weather is bad back there in boston and the celtic fans are anxious to see if they can take a 2-0 lead against the cleveland cavaliers. today, he hit the shot to get

his night rolling. the turnaround jumper from the three-point line. lebron is playing his own brand of let me have the ball and don't take it away for me. he had 25 points in the first half, however lebron did take a big scare as he took an elbow write in the chops. -- in the chops. he had to go into the locker room and it half time, the cavaliers are leading 55-48. remember when this was a big night for the warriors. they did the mba draft lottery. -- nba draft lottery? the phoenix suns will get the number 1 pick. this big seven footer looks like the number 1 pick. the sacramento kings will

pick second and the atlanta hawks would choose third. it is only tuesday, but how about this all-star second baseman of the seattle mariners. he was hit by a pitch on sunday, and he suffered a fractured hand. he was going to be out a couple of months. today, he was suspended 80 games by major league baseball for using a banned substance said to be a diuretic that was not approved by major league baseball. he is paid $24 million a year, and it will be an unpaid suspension, meeting he will lose $11.85 million for using that substance. we showed you the celtic game as the fans were in the garden. but take a look at way park tonight across town. the red sox fans and oakland a's fans had to wait a little

bit for the second game of their series. almost a two hour delay and they got it going and the oakland a's are happy they did. the shot to right gets it over the right fielder's head and he ends up at third base with two run-scoring. they add to the lead and on this third pitch that he sees, it goes over the monster in left field. that is nice to see. in the meantime, we do have time to quickly check this out. this is an 8-year-old. he has some serious soccer skills in the locker room. look at him go down line here and does the header all the way down the team and finally the capper is boom, there you go.

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so what kind of cruise is this you're going on? it's called the born again boat ride. christian quarterly gave it their highest rating-- five thorny crowns. i do wish you'd come with me, sheldon. well, mom, if i did, it would be conclusive proof that your god can work miracles. you're missing out. it's gonna be wall-to-wall fun. it's all themed. there's jonah and the whale watching. all-you-can-eat last supper buffet. and my personal favorite, gunning with god. what's gunning with god? i'm afraid to ask. oh, it is a hoot and a half. you write your sins on a clay pigeon, they fire 'em up in the air, and you pulverize them with a 12-gauge shotgun full of our lord's forgiveness. frankly, mom, i'm encouraged to see how advanced your group has become-- willing to sail out into the ocean without fear of falling off the edge.