some of lafayette soldiers are killed in lafayette comes onto the scene kenny fire's upon the bob party to many were killed and the very next day lafayette is forced to resign his commission. and the newspaper said that lafayette is no longer printed the people, but upon of the monarchy and the mayor is also forced to flee and resigned his commission and about a year later in august of 1792, the republic is about to be declared in the king's palace and the soldiers in red are not reduce soldiers from the swiss guard. and once again this is a good example of the weakness of louis the 16th. had he told his guard excellent trained soldiers to fire upon this moment to keep order and discipline, he could've pushed back the mob and perhaps could have retained the monarchy but instead he told them to put down their arms and there were massacred. well, the republic is declared. in louis the 16th and his wife marie antoinette are now being brought up on charges of crimes against the state. the first coalition begins and nearly all of europe declares war on france whether it be austria or russia

some of lafayette's soldiers are killed. lafayette comes on to the scene and fired upon the mob. many were killed. the very next day lafayette is forced to resign his commission. the newspapers said that lafayette is no longer a friend of the people, but a pawn of the monarchy. the mayor is also forced to flee and to resign his commission. about a year later, in august of 1792, the republic is about to be declared. the king is in the palace. those soldiers in red are not british soldiers, they are the swiss guard. once again, this is a good example of the weakness of louis xvi. had he told his guards to fire upon this mob to keep order and discipline, he could have pushed back the mob and perhaps could have retained the monarchy. but instead, he told them to put down their arms, and they were massacred. well, the republic is declared. indeed, louis xv is i and his wife, marie antoinette, are now being brought up on charges of crimes against the state. the wars of the first coalition begin. nearly all of europe declares war upon france whether it be austria, russia, prussia or spa

the marquis de lafayette. in his spare time mark travels internationally as napoleon bonaparte and he has appeared as napoleon and austria, belgium, the czech republic, france, germany, italy, russia and spain so and well-rounded resume and a fascinating look into this era. so without any further ado i would like you to please help me in welcoming mark schneider. [applause] ♪ [singing] ♪ [singing] ♪ [singing] ♪ [applause] >> the song of the army of the rye written in 1792 by crusade to leo. he was in stratford serving as a captain in army. the armies of austria and prussia had invaded france as part of the wars of the first coalition. so he was tasked by the mayor of stress board to create a song that would inspire courage among the newfound soldiers to defend this new republic. so thus he came up with the song, the song of the army of the rhine. i think you all, we all know it much better as -- it received that name because in france there was something called -- a mass conscription of every able-bodi

some of lafayette soldiers are killed in lafayette comes onto the scene kenny fire's upon the bob party to many were killed and the very next day lafayette is forced to resign his commission. and the newspaper said that lafayette is no longer printed the people, but upon of the monarchy and the mayor is also forced to flee and resigned his commission and about a year later in august of 1792, the republic is about to be declared in the king's palace and the soldiers in red are not reduce soldiers from the swiss guard. and once again this is a good example of the weakness of louis the 16th. had he told his guard excellent trained soldiers to fire upon this moment to keep order and discipline, he could've pushed back the mob and perhaps could have retained the monarchy but instead he told them to put down their arms and there were massacred. well, the republic is declared. in louis the 16th and his wife marie antoinette are now being brought up on charges of crimes against the state. the first coalition begins and nearly all of europe declares war on france whether it be austria or russia

some of lafayette's soldiers are killed. lafayette comes on to the scene and fired upon the mob. many were killed. the very next day lafayette is forced to resign his commission. the newspapers said that lafayette is no longer a friend of the people, but a pawn of the monarchy. the mayor is also forced to flee and to resign his commission. about a year later, in august of 1792, the republic is about to be declared. the king is in the palace. those soldiers in red are not british soldiers, they are the swiss guard. once again, this is a good example of the weakness of louis xvi. had he told his guards to fire upon this mob to keep order and discipline, he could have pushed back the mob and perhaps could have retained the monarchy. but instead, he told them to put down their arms, and they were massacred. well, the republic is declared. indeed, louis xv is i and his wife, marie antoinette, are now being brought up on charges of crimes against the state. the wars of the first coalition begin. nearly all of europe declares war upon france whether it be austria, russia, prussia or spa

they are only saying that this investigation is ongoing reporting in lafayette. dan thorn kron 4 news. >> coming up next on the kron 4 morning news lawmakers on capitol hill are coming close to an agreement that will prevent a government shutdown. the latest on the intensely partisan negotiations. officers are looking for suspect who stole a local charities. you all the charity uses proceeds to help the unhoused. we're going to have those details when we get back from break. >> we'll take a look at this. the kill away. a volcano has been erupting on a wise. the island, the u.s. geological service first noticed a glow on the summits web cam at about 6.30, pacific time and then we're able to confirm the eruption. you're looking at photos from that web cam. as of now, thankfully, no homes are being threatened and all parks remain open. callaway is the state's most active volcano its last major eruption was in 2018 when more than 500 homes were destroyed. new development in the ongoing drought livermore is now under stage 2 water shortage emergency and people living

it happened at stanley middle school in lafayette. witnesses say the crossing guard saved the lives of children before losing his own. damian, it's such a sad day at that school. parents now want some changes. >> absolutely. it happened just over 24 hours ago here. right now the superintendent is acting as one of the crossing guards here at stanley middle school in lafayette. there's also a lafayette traffic control officer assisting in this operation here. this, again, is a crosswalk right in front of the school. parents say their children tell them the crossing guard saved other children from getting hit. a lafayette police officer took over crossing guard duties this morning as children returned to school. a memorial now adorns the crosswalk where 45-year-old ashley dias was hit and killed by an suv. >> it's heartbreaking for this small community for these things to happen. >> reporter: students wrote messages this morning on a board near the crosswalk. witnesses today are calling dias a hero. >> he pushed kids out of the way. he j

. >> a difficult morning for parents, teachers and anile school students in lafayette. a crossing guard was killed while on diet. an suv slammed into him and a child right in front of the school yesterday afternoon. the child will survive though. nbc bay area's bob redell live in lafayette, and the guard saved lives, bob. >> correct. good morning to you, scott. we spoke with the mother whose kids sadly witnessed this collision that took place right here in the road in front of me here at stanley middle school. there's a memorial that parents and kids and teachers have been setting up for this man. this mother says the crossing guard pushed kids out of the way from the incoming suv, jumped in front of the vehicle and in her hands literally risked his life to save those kids in that moment. now this was the scene a few hours ago. you can see a lafayette police officer, the school superintendent and others man the crosswalks as kids return to school the day after this horrific accident that unfortunately, as i mention the, several parents and children witnessed. students,

lafayette has a problem. >> with distracted drivers. i'm not paying attention, especially from the schools and going where the speed limit and obviously now this is cause. a tragedy. >> police had several investigators working the scene. neighbors say this is an unfortunate but harsh lesson for people to be aware. people need to realize that kids are back at school and they need to slow down. >> but we're still working to confirm more information about this accident with lafayette police tonight. they have not told us again what the circumstances were surrounding this crash. they also have not told us about the driver of the conditions of the driver. whether or not that driver has been arrested or is facing any charges in this crash. we will, of course, bring you that information once it is released on us reporting live in lafayette. dan thorn kron 4 news. >> thank you, dan and a new development tonight. this is in the east bay as la meta police city of alameda. police say a driver who ran a stop sign and crashing into another car killi

lafayette has a problem. >> with distracted drivers. not paying attention, especially from the schools and going where the speed limit and obviously now this is cause. a tragedy. >> police had several investigators working the scene. neighbors say this is an unfortunate but harsh lesson for people to be aware. people need to realize that kids are back at school and they need to slow down raising our kids here. it scared the life out of me reporting in lafayette dan thorn kron 4 news. >> alameda police say a suspect is behind bars after driving drunk and crashing into another car. we told you about this accident yesterday on the kron 00:00am morning news. well, the second car then spun off the road into a nearby home. the driver of that second car died at the scene. the passenger was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries. police say the driver of the first car was arrested on charges of dui and gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated. there's a $50,000 reward for anyone who can provide information leading to the arrests

the driver of the suburban cooperated with lafayette police. i reached out to the registered owner but have not heard back. a growing memorial sits outside the school where parents paid their respects in lafayette police officer doubled as a crossing guard. all right, go ahead and cross guys. thank you. it's obviously the idea that could have been any of the kids, including our kids. our close friends kids is, um um it's heartbreaking. lafayette school superintendent richard whitmore also helped kids cross is the street. he says the crash appears to be an accident. we will take this experience double down with the city and try to understand what we can do better to prevent this kind of incident. so the crossing guards mother was back at the hospital today because her husband, the victim's father suffered a mini stroke this morning. so heather, it's clearly been a very difficult and challenging time for this family. it certainly has been, henry. what are police saying about this crash? they're not saying anything about the investigation, but the

we came to lafayette because lafayette is almost full. but that's because it's an emergency reservoir reserved for such things as earthquake, other big reservoirs throughout the state not so good and because of that treat water like it's gold or you soon you'll start thinking you're paying for gold when you buy water. california's really big reservoirs are way below where their levels should be this time of year. shasta the biggest reservoir by far is only a quarter fool. oroville less than a quarter full trinity a third four new melanie's just over a third san louis reservoir 13 poultry percent. heather cooley is water research expert at the pacific institute. this is a tremendously severe drought. i mean, it's on the tail of another previously very severe drought. california's drought is getting worse and worse threatening people, farms businesses, wildlife plant life, commerce, the environment, everything one of the things in particular that i have found surprising is how bad things have gotten, how quickly things have gotten this bad.

diablo boulevard, the main drag in lafayette. it looks like a two-story home but this is a business. i spoke with the ex-husband of the woman that runs the business, and she helps to facilitate shipments in and out of the country. the fire chief did call for a second alarm to keep the fire from spreading and that auto shop next door was saved. was look inside this business, you can see the light inside lighting up the mounds of debris that was in there. it gives you a pretty good sense of why it was so difficult for the fire department to get in there while this place was on fire. again, fortunately, no firefighters hurt and the woman that owns the business, according to the battalion chief, she got out okay and is no longer here on the property. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> police investigating a deadly shooting in san jose. it happened about 8:00 last night in east san jose. police are now confirming what sources told police last night. a woman was shot and killed and it's unclear what led up to the shooti

lafayette has a problem. >> with distracted drivers. not paying attention, especially from the schools and going way over the speed limit and obviously now this is cause. a tragedy. >> police had several investigators working the scene. neighbors say this is an unfortunate but harsh lesson for people to be aware. people need to realize that kids are back at school and they need to slow down. >> but we're still working tonight to confirm more information from lafayette police about what happened here today. they have not told us what is going on with the driver, whether or not they were arrested if they stayed on scene here and if they're facing any charges after this crash. we are, of course, going to continue to follow up on the story and we will bring you any information as it becomes available. leslie is here live in lafayette. dan thorn kron 4 news. thank you, dan, for that report tonight. >> we have an update now on a story we first brought you last night on kron. 4 news at 10 alameda police say a suspect is behind bars after drivi

tonight from lafayette. >> well, residents here in lafayette had the opportunity to voice their concerns about safety here on the roads. many of them saying that there needs to be improvements, especially near schools where kids are often crossing the street. the september 8th killing of school crossing guard ashli diaz has brought sadness and a one for change in lafayette. witnesses say the 45 year-old was helping children cross the street in front of stanley middle school when he was hit. >> diaz's death has renewed calls for street safety in the city is there have been 6 deaths. >> pedestrian traffic since 2014 in crosswalks in a roundabout. crosswalk mister diaz was killed was known to be an issue. >> walking. my kids to school should be happy thing. and yet it's terrifying, lafayette city and school leaders listening to the public's concerns in a special meeting. wednesday night issues ranging from speeding to drivers not paying attention. the amount of distracted driving. >> that exists in this city, in the world in which people are connected to their devices, connected to screens

. >>> there was an extra police presence today at lafayette middle school where an effort suv ran over and killed a crossing guard and injured a student yesterday. kpix 5 reporter lynn ramirez at that school where the death has brought more attention to the dangers faced by crossing guards. >> reporter: the community has been coming here to stanley middle school in lafayette, some to leave flowers behind, others to write notes to the fallen crossing guard who by all accounts saved a life while giving up his own. flowers decorate the spot where life was lost, and notes in the growing memorial to volunteer crossing guard ashley diaz say he died a hero. >> this man saved another student life. no doubt about that. >> reporter: he is a 45-year- old volunteedarnoon, witnesses say the suv was headed for a group of students. diaz reportedly pushed one child out of the suv's path but was dragged under the vehicle. he was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. another student was hospitalized and is recovering. gloria diaz is ashley's mother. >> i met one of the fathers in the hosp

the driver of the suburban cooperated with lafayette police. i reached out to the registered owner but have not heard back. a growing memorial sits outside the school where parents paid their respects and lafayette police officer doubled as a crossing guard. all right, go ahead. cross guys. thank you. it's obviously the idea that could have been any of the kids, including our kids. our close friends kids is, um um it's heartbreaking. lafayette school superintendent richard whitmore also helped kids cross as the street. he says the crash appears to be an accident. you will take this experience double down with the city and try to understand what we can do better to prevent this kind of incident. the crossing guards mother was back at the hospital because her husband, the victim's father, may have suffered a stroke. so this has been an extremely challenging time for the family in lafayette, henry lee ktvu, fox two news. there were some tense moments at a high school in sebastian apple. earlier today, a student with a gun was reported on the campu

thank west fire station number sixteen in the hills above lafayette now a fire official and homeowners tell me they are concerned about the drive education and the weather forecast. but that they say they are prepared. suffered a couple houses and we had- burning debris dropping this homeowner in the lafayette hills uncomfortably close the forecast for possible thunderstorms is a concern defensible space around her home a must be cut these dental are about three feet tall this is the highest. fire severity zone the contra costa county fire protection district spokesman steve hill tells me on tuesday crews responded to sixteen fires countywide in twenty hours four homes were destroyed by vegetation fire including two in antioch. conditions are right for them- especially in these coming weeks in the next couple of months hill is urging people to remove dr vegetation near their homes. either in the early morning hours or later in the day when the weather is cooler to avoid the risk of gas powered tools causing a fire the biggest fires typically occur in. the month of october late septembe

chapter a recent crash killed a school crossing guard tonight, the lafayette city council will hold a special meeting to discuss safety improvements for pedestrians and cyclists. ktvu tom vacar joining us now live from the newsroom and tom you talked today with a crossing guard who says a lot more needs to be done to protect those working in this very dangerous job. yes, and dangerous. it is with more people returning to work and more kids going back to the classrooms. more attention has to be paid to those most vulnerable, most vulnerable to inattentive, impolite. or impaired drivers. school crossing guard ashley diaz was killed here at lafayette stanley middle school on september 8th when a car struck him as school dismissed that day. he was lauded as a hero for pushing children in a crosswalk out of harm's way just before he was run over crossing guard is a dangerous job. i don't know what i'm going to be like after this. but i'm alive. teresa corporate a crossing guard, a colonial acres elementary in the san lorenzo school districts, she says she was hit and injured also. on septe

they are only saying that this investigation is ongoing reporting in lafayette. dan thorn kron 4 news. >> san jose. police are investigating that city's 46 fatal crash of the year. they say one person was killed, 3 others were sent to the hospital in a crash just after 10 o'clock last night near good avenue and career record 2 of the passengers suffered life threatening injuries. >> berkeley. police say 3 suspects are behind bars tonight after leading officers on a chase along highway 24 causing a big traffic mess. police say around 2 o'clock this afternoon. officers spotted a vehicle that was involved in an apparent carjacking and they also been involved in 3 robberies in berkeley. police say they confronted the suspects then fled the scene. they were eventually stopped on highway 24 near the off-ramp to or the chase shut down several lanes on highway 24 heading eastbound. this is video from the scene. the lanes remain blocked for several hours while police investigated. they have since reopened. tonight. fremont police are looking for a man they say he approach

the lafayette school district and police departments say this was an accident. the child suffered minor injuries. but will survive because of ashley. it doesn't surprise me. he. >> he never thought about himself. he always cared about other people. how other people are doing. you want to make sure everybody was having or if anybody had a problem to be the one talking to him. so i don't think. he has that for a split second. if he didn't think about the consequences. he was just straight up. good to people as people pay their respects to actually outside the school close friend ryan cove, a thinks about the conversations he used to have with diaz. >> bay is a local radio sports talk show host and new actually for 30 years. what i would do my radio show. he would text in a while. i was doing the show with his own take to not give them the private show. >> and so we enjoy that banter back and forth. so i just always take is his joy for life. friends say he was an avid traveler and had a passion for technology. diaz is survived by his parents, a brother and a sister

they are only saying that this investigation is ongoing reporting in lafayette. dan thorn kron 4 news. it's and we want to show you a man that fremont police are looking for. he approached a woman and punched her. >> repeatedly in the head and then threw her phone into a lake. that was a sketch. 2 of them and that they're looking for the unprovoked attack happened last month near a boat house by lake elizabeth in fremont. if you recognize that man called the police. berkeley police have 3 suspects behind bars who led officers on a chase along highway 24 and it ended with a big traffic mess. it was around 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon. that officer spotted a vehicle wanted for a carjacking. and that may have been involved in 3 robberies in berkeley. police confronted the suspects who took off and of those suspects were eventually stopped on highway 24 near the off-ramp to our renda. well, that chase shut down several lanes highway 24 headed eastbound. and here's video of that. the lanes remain blocked for several hours while police were investigating and all the t

after a crossing guard was killed. >> bob redell is live at the scene in lafayette. i know the cause of the crash is under investigation, but we can all agree we have been in those school zones and people need to be more careful. >> reporter: one neighbor tells us that in front of this school, stanley middle school behind me in lafayette, that people do have a tendency to speed. it's important to note police have said yet whether that speed was a factor in that accident where a suv hit a crossing guard and child. somebody has left a candle, some flowers and a note for the man who was a crossing guard. this collision happened a little before 3:00 yesterday afternoon, just as school was letting out. the driver of the suv hit the guard and the child, and the child suffered minor injuries and people had to pull the guard out from under the suv, and paramedics had to do cpr. he was 45 years old, and this was his second day volunteering as a crossing guard here outside the middle school, and his child is a student here. however, his child was not the one who was hurt. diaz

live in lafayette, kate larsen. >> thank you very much. let's move on. dangerous weather is on the way for northern california. that includes dry lightning. it is not expected to be as severe as last august, when dry lightning storms ignited more than 500 wildfires across california. the scu lightning complex, czu complex, and lnu complex burned more than 13 square miles in the greater bay area. sandy patel is here with more on when the fire weather watch will begin. >> it takes effect tomorrow. this is the time of year when incredibly dry fuels combining with potential for thunderstorms. that is why the weather watch goes into effect at 5:00 p.m. tomorrow until 11:00 a.m. friday. expecting gusts to 30, lighting, potential for rapidfire development and spread. it is in effect for solano county. let me show you the state. most of northern and central california under either a red flag warning or fire weather watch. it is really the the combination. low pressure right here. subtropical moisture moving in from the south that hooked together. we will see the

the lafayette school district and police departments say this was an accident. the child suffered minor injuries. but will survive because of ashley. it doesn't surprise me. he. >> he never thought about himself. he always cared about other people. how other people are doing. you want to make sure everybody was having or if anybody had a problem to be the one talking to him. so i don't think. he has that for a split second. it didn't think about the consequences. he was just straight up. good to people as people pay their respects to actually outside the school close friend ryan cove, a thinks about the conversations he used to have with diaz. >> bay is a local radio sports talk show host and new actually for 30 years. what i would do my radio show. he would text in a while. i was doing the show with his own take to not give them the private show. >> and so we enjoy that banter back and forth. so i just always take is his joy for life. friends say he was an avid traveler and had a passion for technology. diaz is survived by his parents, a brother and a sister. >

live in lafayette, kate larsen. >> thank you very much. let's move on. dangerous weather is on the way for northern california. that includes dry lightning. it is not expected to be as severe as last august, when dry lightning storms ignited more than 500 wildfires across california. the scu lightning complex, czu complex, and lnu complex burned more than 13 square miles in the greater bay area. sandy patel is here with more on when the fire weather watch will begin. >> it takes effect tomorrow. this is the time of year when incredibly dry fuels combining with potential for thunderstorms. that is why the weather watch goes into effect at 5:00 p.m. tomorrow until 11:00 a.m. friday. expecting gusts to 30, lighting, potential for rapidfire development and spread. it is in effect for solano county. let me show you the state. most of northern and central california under either a red flag warning or fire weather watch. it is really really really combination. low pressure right here. subtropical moisture moving in from the south that hooked together. we will s

the driver of the suburban cooperated with lafayette police. i reached out to the registered owner but have not heard back. a growing memorial sits outside the school where parents paid their respects and lafayette police officer doubled as a crossing guard. all right, go ahead and cross guard. thank you. it's obviously the idea that could have been any of the kids, including our kids. our close friends kids is, um um it's heartbreaking. lafayette school superintendent richard whitmore also helped kids cross as the street. he says the crash appears to be an accident. we will take this experience double down with the city and try to understand what we can do better to prevent this kind of incident. the crossing guards mother was back at the hospital because her husband, the victim's father, may have suffered a stroke. so this has been an extremely challenging time for the family in lafayette, henry lee ktvu, fox two news. in mountain view. a police officer is credited with saving the life of a baby boy. officer dan garcia happened to be just acr

the lafayette school district and police departments say this was an accident. the child suffered minor injuries. but will survive because of ashley. it doesn't surprise me. he. >> he never thought about himself. he always cared about other people. how other people if he didn't think about the consequences. he was just straight up. good to people as people pay their respects to actually outside the school close friend ryan cove, a thinks about the conversations he used to have with diaz. >> bay is a local radio sports talk show host and new actually for 30 years. what i would do my radio show. he would text in a while. i was doing the show with his own take to not give them the private show. >> and so we enjoy that banter back and forth. so i just always take is his joy for life. friends say he was an avid traveler and had a passion for technology. diaz is survived by his parents, a brother and a sister. >> phillipe djegal all kron 4 news meanwhile, the contra costa county sheriff's office has not shared what led up to the crash nor have they identified the driv

downtown lafayette. we are live there at the scene with the latest on what may have kept firefighters from tackling it. >>> then a new push for short-term rental policy changes in one south bay city. why supporters think it will prevent violence. >>> there's confusion -- >> the confusion over the booster shots, and we will break down the timeline with the big "if" hanging in the balance. this is "today in the bay." >>> welcome to thursday morning. 5:00 right now. i'm laura garcia. >> i am marcus washington. that fire overnight that destroyed an east bay business, firefighters say it was so jam-packed that they had to leave the building. >> today in the bay's bob raw is live. did everybody make it out okay? >> reporter: yeah, the woman that owned the business was outside when the fire started and flagged somebody down to call 911. if you look at the front door, there are firefighters in there right now and there's a lot of debris, and if they had to enter the building they would have to step up two to thr

school crossing guard ashley diaz was killed here at lafayette stanley middle school on september 8th when a car struck him as school dismissed that day. he was lauded as a hero for pushing children in a crosswalk out of harm's way just before he was run over crossing guard is a dangerous job. i don't know what i'm going to be like after this. but i'm alive. teresa corporate a crossing guard, a colonial acres elementary in the san lorenzo school districts, she says she was hit and injured also. on september 8th, a driver who violated the crosswalk struck her just after she had safely crossed some children, and i hadn't even left the crosswalk it she just started her. driving and she drove into me. she hit me. she's been out for three weeks, getting physical therapy. unfortunately she sees disrespect for crossing guards all the time, including frequent one finger salutes. the drivers. they don't they're in too much of hurry to get where they want to go deliberately will break the rules and smile as they do it and put people in danger. a lot of the time we get a lot of, you know. a lot

but what he's talking about is not the lafayette square incident. he's talking about what is often called engagement exercises or engagement reports that you do with your counterparts in other countries. >> general milley said today that he's done his best to remain apolitical, especially since the events of summer 2020 we just talked about. one of the questions i have is how difficult is it for the i military general, especially joint chiefs of staff chairman to remain apolitical? how much of a challenge is that? >> yeah, it's a tough challenge, first of all. secondly, i wouldn't use the word apolitical. the folks that study civil military relations say it's more an issue of being nonpartisan because war is politics by other means. if you are a military officer, you are conducting an extension of the political desires of your civilian leaders. so, you know, i think general milley has made it clear that he doesn't want partisan politics within the military. and we are taught that from the first day we enter the basic course as a brand-new second lie

. >> crews have knocked down this house fire in lafayette that broke out at the bottom level of a two story home on the golden gate way. this was just after midnight. fire officials tell us that firefighters had to get through a lot of stuff in the home, similar to a hoarding situation everyone was able to get out and the causes under investigation. >> people are cleaning up in san francisco after a water main break sent water into the amazon neighborhood. as you can see, water was flowing down hills near bunge -- brunswick street. that water went down more than .25 miles. it did not just turn a street into a river. at least two homes were flooded. >> i've never seen a flood that severe. everyone was rushing outside. water damage is pricey. >> a water main that broke -- the water main that broke was 88 years old. officials say it is not clear what caused the break. water service was limited for sometime in the six block radius. bruce completed -- crews completed repair work last night. >> on august on august on au responded to a report of a shooting in southlake mobile home park, near

. >> lafayette police are investigating the crash. the driver is the grandmother of a student who was in the car at the time. they are both home and physically ok. police say she is cooperating with the investigation. >> happening today, president biden is expected to lay out a plan to fight the pandemic. >> the white house press secretary says president biden's new strategy has six steps and will focus on getting the deck to -- delta variant under control and keeping kids in school safe. biden's plan is expected to pressure more companies to add vaccine mandates. data shows that getting vaccinated is key to beating covid-19. right now, hospitals across the u.s. are treating more than 100,000 covid patients, four times the number at this time last year. many of those patients are not vaccinated. >> we hit another high mark of 115 patients in our hospitals. 40 of those are in critical care. 20 of those are on ventilators. >> you can help by getting yourself vaccinated to protect that child who can't be vaccinated. >> about one fourth o

. >>> meanwhile in contra costa county, a car crashes into a school crossing guard and a child in lafayette. we report from the scene by which is still active at this hour. >> reporter: i am here on school road, right in front of stanley middle school. as you can see behind me, the suv involved in the accident is still in the middle of the street, as officers investigate exactly how this accident happened. we want to show you aerials on the scene from chopper 5. it happened just around 3:00 this afternoon as kids were getting out of school. we are hearing that the suv hit a child and a crossing guard. parents i talked with say they aren't surprised at all. they say speeding has been a big problem on school street. we also got video footage on the ground. the suv was jacked up as first responders arrived on the scene. the child's injuries are considered minor, but the crossing guard suffered serious injuries. both of them have been taken to the hospital. lafayette police expect to be out here a while longer as they investigate how the accident actually happened. kpix 5. >>> in the past few m

. >>> lafayette city council trying to find ways to make streets safer. city council held a special meeting last night weeks after a 45-year-old crossing guard ashley diez was fatally struck by an suv. it happened on september 8. lafayette city council took public comments some of which suggested proposals such as speed bumps and extra lighting to make streets safer. a student was also injured in the accident but has recovered from injuries. >>> money watch report, due to crackdown on antivaccine misinformation, youtube on a roll. diane king hall reports from the new york stock exchange. >>> stocks were mixed on wednesday. dow gained 90. nasdaq 34. s&de sterday investors rgcertnty washington. se rcansblocked efforts btil weeks before that deadline comes to pass. >>> youtube is doing more to block antivaccination content. the google owned platform has been removing misinformation about coronavirus vaccines. the new policy spreads to any vaccine that's been declared safety health authorities. other sites including facebook and twitter have made similar move

lafayette has a problem with distracted drivers. not paying attention, especially from the schools and going where the speed limit and obviously now this is cause. a tragedy. >> investigation is underway. police say the driver of the suv is being cooperative. however, police have not identify the driver or said if there will be any charges against him or her. but back out live here on school street. a memorial just keeps on going. we just saw one person leaves, you know, science and in just expressing their their thoughts about this cross guard theirs. >> candles. there's flowers and one sign that says thank you for keeping us safe. so a lot of support from the community. but there's still a lot of questions that need to be answered. we're waiting to hear from lafayette police on more information about this investigation. all right, james, back to you. >> all right. thank you very much. camila 79. an update now on a story we told you about yesterday morning alameda police have arrested a man for drunk driving and crashing into anoth

lafayette has a problem. >> now. dayton east bay community mourning tonight after a crossing guard is killed outside a middle school. we're live with details. covid cases appear to be leveling off in many parts of the bay area. so how much longer can we expect to be wearing masks. plus is more children return to school and extracurricular activities. parents want to know when those aged 12 and under can get the covid vaccine. we're hearing from 2 bay area children who got the shots as part of a trial and how they're feeling tonight. good evening. thanks for joining us for kron 4 news at 8. i'm ken wayne and i'm pam moore. new and tragic details outside of an east bay middle school police say a child and a man. a crossing guard were hit by a car near stanley middle school that's on school street off of. >> moraga road not far from downtown lafayette. we're learning tonight the man a school crossing guard did not survive kron four's. dan thorn live where this happened with the very latest. and. pam and ken were outside

the cause of this fire remains under investigation in lafayette. i'm elissa harrington ktvu, fox two news. now to san francisco, where crews spent hours cleaning up after a water main break caused flooding near homes. some people say about a foot of water entered their basements. as ktvu jana katsuyama reports. they say this was the second time that street is flooded because of a broken pipe. it was a shock to neighbors a sudden burst of water flooding the road from brunswick down to pope st. i just see this one gushing down our block. i'm like, what the heck is going on water from a broken pipe was flowing past parked cars and right into people's homes. one of our elderly neighbors, her basement got flooded completely. so then we decided to help her get a couple brooms, you know about the waters, firefighters and public utilities crews rushed to the spot, shutting down the road and bringing in heavy equipment to reach the pipe underground. the gushing slowed. black but neighbors along the 200 block of pope street were left with a mess, sopping wet

a deadly crash near lafayette middle school prompted a special meeting of the city council tonight. the council listened to comment three weeks after the tragic death of a crossing guard in a crosswalk near stanley middle school. one speaker said she and others have been advocating for safety for years. it was a collaborative effort to create this safe routes to school report in 2013, but what has been done from that report? that's right city driven nothing. school traffic safety subcommittees or not, you know, they're formed in 2013 and out of those meetings with the superintendent, the chief of police and the school board in the city council and representatives and the principles were really great ideas that were vetted and presented to the city council in 2015. including flashing lights. just like that eighth grader just suggested. but what came of that nothing. ktvu is tom baker talked with a crossing guard who says more needs to be done to keep them safe. school crossing guard ashley diaz was killed here at lafayette stanley middle school on september 8th when a car struck him

that burned a couple houses and we had- burning debris dropping this homeowner in the lafayette hills says a fire years ago. burned uncomfortably close. the forecast for possible thunderstorms is a concern defensible space around her home a must be cut these dental are about three feet tall. this is the highest fire severity zone the contra costa county fire protection district spokesman steve hill tells me on tuesday crews responded to sixteen fires countywide in twenty hours. four homes were destroyed by vegetation fire including two in antioch. conditions are right for them- especially in these coming weeks in the next couple of months. hill is urging people to remove dr vegetation near their homes either in the early morning hours or later in the day when the weather is cooler. to avoid the risk of gas powered tools causing a fire the biggest fires typically occur in. the month of october late september- here we are- now we're looking at the possibility of lightning strikes the national weather service has the best chance for thunderstorms. will be thursday afternoon and night. li

on school street at paradise court again this is in lafayette these are live pictures now from sky fox and you can see police have the area taped off. officers looking does seem to be focusing on that silver s. u. v. that you see there we're going to continue to follow this story at least two people injured in this crash. the investigation continuing there in lafayette today's high temperatures push power regulators in our state to issue a flexible or the warm weather becoming a factor in power reliability as well as fire safety ktvu tom vacar joining us now live from the north bay. where wind lightning and heat are all expected in the coming days down. well the way it works is basically this. the the thing that's going on here is we have a double whammy we have the heat. we have the potential for lightning and the problem is when you have a severe drought even though this is primarily targeted at sonoma and napa and alameda and contra costa county. the reality of the situation is that heat and lightning or an enemy. for all of us. power grid operators of called a flex alert asking cus

school crossing guard ashley diaz was killed here at lafayette stanley middle school on september 8th when a car struck him as school dismissed that day, he was lauded as a hero for pushing children in a crosswalk out of harm's way just before he was run over. crossing guard is a dangerous job. i don't know what i'm going to be like after this, but i'm alive. teresa corporate, a crossing guard a colonial acres elementary in the san lorenzo school districts. she says she was hit and injured. also on september 8th, a driver who violated the crosswalk struck her just after she had safely crossed some children, and i hadn't even left the crosswalk. it. she just started her driving and she drove into me. she hit me. she's been out for three weeks getting physical therapy on. fortunately she sees disrespect for crossing guards all the time, including frequent one finger salutes. the drivers. they don't they're in too much of hurry to get where they want to go deliberately will break the rules and smile as they do it and put people in danger. a lot of the time we get a lot of, you know a lot

and fight for rules and regulations. >> reporter: we did reach out to stanley middle school and the lafayette school district, but so far we have not heard back from either. >> just a tragedy. schools only two weeks into the year. lenny, thank you for that. >>> mountain view police officer is being praised for his quick actions earlier this week, he helped save a choking baby. the officer rushed over and performed cpr for several minutes as well as chest compressions to get the baby breathing again. we are happy to report the baby boy was released from the hospital and is back home with his family. >>> good news, and rain has started to come down in the north bay, a red flag warning takes effect, that's not so great, santa rosa fires and of this this video, firefighters are watching for dry lightning and are concerned about fire danger. >>> paul has been tracking this for us and we are all holding our breath,. >> this will move through quickly, by 9:00 tomorrow morning this system will be out of here, it's an upper-level storm system helping to funnel that moisture towards the bay area, and a

joining us to talk about the mandate is the executive director of the lafayette chamber of commerce. thank you for your time. >> thanks for having me. kristen: i want to ask you, contra costa county's indoor maxine mandate -- indoor vaccine mandate just took effect. what are you hearing from restaurant owners in terms of the mandate and what has it done in terms of business? >> absolutely, it has had some impact. this time around, with changes to the protocol, everyone had about a week to get prepared. at least there was a chance for people to sort of get ready and train their employees on what to do. the first two days last week, wednesday and thursday, were horrendous. kristen: how so? >> people arrived at restaurants and/or gyms, and did not even realize that there was this mandate, and were disappointed, got turned away out the door. over the last couple of days, there has been a lot more media attention attributed. actually, over the weekend, most of the restaurants i talked to and a couple of gyms have really not had that many problems. it has really turned the corner. kristen:

. >> a heart breaking story out of lafayette. ashley diaz's second day on the job. in fact he was a volunteer here and his actually goes to this middle school. we're told that police cleared away the scene about an hour ago and someone just left flowers nearby. it happened when school let out around 3:00. an suv was traveling down the road when police say the driver hit the crossing guard and a child. now, the driver remained at the season and is cooperating with police. now, this tragedy sending shock waves through this neighborhood. diaz is well known in the neighborhood. his parents live nearby. we talked to one person who knows the family well. >> his son is very nice. i've talked with him a few times. we've talked about how we want to put our kids in summer school because of the pandemic. a very nice guy. i think the city needso lot to he said sure it doesn't happen. i have young children and it is very scary that this could happen to anybody. >> reporter: now, the investigation is underway. tonight people are complaining about people driving too fast near this

. >> reporter: a lafayette police officer took over duties today. a memorial is growing at the crosswalk. he attended stanley middle school as a child. his parents live down the street. friends are sharing memories of him on facebook. >> he was so charismatic, he love to laugh and make people laugh. >> the driver of the suv had just pick up a student at the school and is cooperating with investigators. he said something must be done to keep students and crossing guards there safe. >> it is just a dangerous spot and i don't think that kind of thing should exist right across from a school. >> reporter: jean elle. nbc bay area news. >>> we're learning more about president biden's trip to california next week. on monday he's expected to tour the burn area of the caldor fire near south lake tahoe. he will then head to long beach supporting an event for governor newsom. he will be speaking about why he should stay in office. he said voters should have the power to create the the california they want to live in. >> what you are capable of doing is sending