This is from the other side of the freeway. You can see multiple fire trucks and ambulances lines up on hwy 4. We have a news crew on the way. Well have a live update later in the show. justine a candlelight vigil is happening now for a bay area mother who was murdered and her daughter who is still missing. More than a year later. jr stone nicole fitts was the mother who was killed. Her body was found buried in a San Francisco park. The search is still on for her two year old daughter arianna. Kron 4s Ella Sogomonian is live at mclaren park where the mom was found and the memorial is being held. Ella, are there any new leads in this case . Today marks one year the anniversary of the day that mom was killed. Her family is not giving up on finding the daughter who they believe is still alive and was taken by someone who wanted her as their own. Nicole fitts and her three year old daughter arianna were first reported missing back in april 2016. Nicoles body was found dumped in a shallow grave in San Franciscos mclaren park where the memorial and vigil is being observed. Its been more than one year since Arianna Fitts was last seen alive in oakland. The family says they continue to suspect the childs baby sitters to be behind her dissappearence because of their silence throughout the ongoing investigation. Contessa fitts, nicoles sister everyone we knew pretty much showed concerned and would reach out and try to help us figure out what what going on and they never did. These are the people who spent so much time with arianna, spent so much time with nicky. Why not once did they ever try to contact us . Claire bonnar, ariannas aunt i believe someone wanted arianna for their own. And i believe that once that was revealed, nicole. To silence her she was murdered. San Francisco Police continue to work on the case. There is a 10thousand dollar reward for any information leading to an arrest. Ariannas family believe she is still alive but could be anywhere. Live in San FranciscoElla Sogomonian kron 4 news tonight, a mother is in custody accused of abducting her two daughters. vo the chp has now cancelled the amber alert for the two sisters abducted friday afternoon from greenville in plumas county. Outside of sacramento. The two girls were found safely today in chico. Now in custody is the girls mother. 33yearold alicia lapp. One of San Franciscos performing icons is mourning the loss of one of its members. The San Francisco gay mens chorus paid tribute to a singer who passed away during a concert friday night. Kron fours Spencer Blake was at atodays concerthe joins us live in studio with more. spencer you could feel the emotion in the air at the afternoon concert. Another one started just a few minutes ago at herbst theater. The gay mens chorus didnt know the music it had been practicing for months. Would so clearly express their feelings after losing a friend. singing the music touched hearts nats . The chanting lifted spirits nats . And the dancing invoked cheers nats . But it all began with a somber message from artistic director timothy seelig. The chorus is still in abject shock. Complete shock. He told the audience how ryan nunez, the Chorus Office manager, had fainted on stage during the intermission of friday nights concert. Chrous members lined up to perform cpr until paramedics arrivedbut nunez passed away within the hour. Naturally, the second act was cancelled. Ryan was probably one of the biggest voices in this chorus. He was larger than life. But the show continued saturday, with two complete performances. The musical theme of Paradise Found was fitting, with lyrics talking about love, life, and joy. I think that was definitely related to that, thinking about the love and life and joy that this person had brought into their lives. It seemed some of the soloists held back tears. Just having to sing through it, and not kind of breaking down, it was very brave for all of them to be able to do it. The chorus had a private memorial for nunez before the afternoon concertsharing memories and songs about the man responsible for welcoming new members into the group. I think the song that really encapsulated how everyone was feeling today was the song ill imagine you a song, that speaks about someones death and how you process that, and the lyrics are so beautiful. singing i believe that now youre singing in the choir. We know ryan is up there singing in the choir. spencer nunezs family will be Holding Services in central california, and then another memorial in San Francisco, which was ryans home. jr stone still no resolution in the racially charged situation at Albany High School. A group of freshman students there are accused of and have been disciplined by the school for racially insensative posts on instagram. And, for doing the nazi solute as they walked down a school hallway. Today, parents of the victims and the accused were supposed to meet face to face. But as kron fours Philippe Djegal reports. That meeting did not happen. philippe only one side of the Albany High School controversy showed up saturday morning. Lerond mallard parent we were informed via email, that the meeting for the families involved has been postponed to a future date. The assistant prinicpal sent this email out to parents of the victims in this cyber hate case friday afternoon. Without explanation as to why the meeting was cancelled. Ann dalymallard parent philippe is today a setback . ann in my opinion yes. Ann dalymallard and her husband lerond were looking forward to the chance to meet with parents of the seven freshman students who, this week, returned from serving suspensions. This after they were linked to racist messages posted on instagram. And, later seen making antisemetic gestures oncampus. The mallards daughter is one of the victims. Lerond mallard parent lerond ultimately, we want an acknowledgement and an apology for what was done. philippe have you not received that . lerond to this point . No. The parents who did show up are disappointed the meeting was postponed. Calling this a missed opportunity. Kristy dugar parent this week, the kids were thrown into a situation that ultimately resulted in chaos. On thursday. More than 100 students protested the return of their disciplined classmates. The next day, the schools black Student Union hosted a unity rally in support of the victims. Head varisty Girls Basketball coach ray newsome junior and some of his players were targeted in the posts. Ray newsome junior head coach were reaching out to the parents. The parents of the harmers. We want to hear from them. You know i know theyre, theyre going through a difficult situation with their children right now, but we need to hear from them. Because at this point, this Group Believes the students behind the derogatory posts. Should be expelled. In albany, Philippe Djegal, kron four news. In contra costa county. A man died when he crashed his minivan into the back of a fire truck. That was stopped at the scene of an accident. This happened last night near antioch on eastbound highway four. The 47year old man driving the minivan died at the scene. Three firefighters in the fire truck complained of pain. And one was taken to a hospital with minor injuries. sot the chp is investigating if drugs or alcoholplayed a role in this deadly crash. jr stone this morning a 21year man died in a car crash in hayward. jr stone officers say Cameron Behrens crashed into a contruction zone on interstate 880 just south of a street. Two other cars were involved in the wreck. When Police Arrived an eyewitness was performing cpr on behrens, but he died of his injuries. They believe he might have been drunk. Such a beautiful and warm day across the bay. Lawrence karnow has our forecast. Lawrence karnow the weather has been spectacular and thats why a lot of people are flocking to the beach. We had some highs near the coast in the low 70s. But the waves and shore breaks will be running high at about 8 to 12 feet. Rip currents will also be stronger. The beaches most affected will be west and northwest facing beaches. Be very careful if youre going there and never turn your head away from the ocean. The weather will be beautiful again tomorrow. We could see a few patches of coast fog in the morning then plenty of sunshine in the afternoon. There are big changes ahead and maybe even some rain. Well have more details coming up. jr stone in the south bay. San jose residents gathered at a town hall meeting today. Where they had the opportunity to voice their concerns to elected officials. Kronfours jeff pierce has that story. aa justine top voaa almost 200 people are dead after massive mudslides in columbia. Near the boarder with ecuador. An avalanche of water from three overflowing rivers swept through a small city in colombia destroying homes and killing unsuspecting victims in their sleep. 200 people are injured. Power is out. Trees are down. And the cities fresh water supply was wiped out. The president of columnia blamed Climate Change for triggering the avalanche. It was opening day for Eastridge Little League in san jose. It was also their first game since the death of their board president Frank Navarro. Kron4s Lydia Pantazes is live in san jose. Lydia . lydia there was mixed emotions today. As you can imagine teams excited to start their season but also sad that their board president wasnt here. take vo 36year old Frank Navarro dedicated himself to Eastridge Little League where he served as board president. He died after being stabbed near the bar where he worked on february 26th. The league put up a billboard between right field and center field with a picture and quote from navarro. The league also announced that minor league team. The san jose giants will be building a fourth field for east ridge and naming it after navarro. We talked to the new board president about opening day. I knew today i had to put together the agenda and i was talked a lot with my fellow board members, just figuring out ways to honor him, he really deserved to be honored and we just wanted it to be really perfect and i think today went really well, i think he would have been proud, i think he was here with us. lydia coming up at ten, Frank Navarros family speaks for the first time with us. Well have that on kron4 news at 10. jr stone in the south bay. San jose residents gathered at a town hall meeting today. Where they had the opportunity to voice their concerns to elected officials. Kronfours jeff pierce has that story. Town Hall Meetings by elected officials throughout the country have been beset by loud voices concerned about national issues. But on saturday a town hall meeting in san jose provided contrast to those boistrous voices as mayor sam licardo and congressman ro khanna addressed a civil audience that wanted answers to issues that are subject to the Current Administration in washingto ,issues like health care. Would you please stop calling it obama care and go back to the Affordable Care act. Because to me obama care then people start calling it trump care then ryan care. If we have medicare for all or at least a public option you would see premiums go down in this country you would see better coverage we know what the solution is we need to have the political will to get there. Transportation issues like extending bart. Im absolutely committed that berryessa will not be the end point to this bart line. Weve got to build it through to East San Jose down to santa clara street. Weve got to do everything to make sure the federal money is there. The contestious issue of immigration was part of the conversation. Major cities throughout the country recognize that it is not sensible to have local police enforcing federal laws including immigration laws. While all those issues are affected by what the federal government does or does not due it was civil discussion in forums like these that ultimately make for change in the community. Being able to do things like this i think provides a great antidote to whats happening is washington. All politics is local and thats why i come to these. In contrast to the rancor and divisiveness that we see in washington d. C. We really have a city that is increasingly united in how to tackle our biggest challenges. In san jose jeff pierce kron four news. For the second time in a week there was a gas explosion near kirkwood resort in the lake tahoe area. This is cell phone video showing the latest case that happened yesterday afternoon. You can see the flames shooting out of this home. No one was hurt and no one was inside. Chp says this was a gas explosion. Fire investigators are still trying to determine exactly what happened. They do say that those living in this area or those with vacation homes should regularly clear the snow off of their propane tanks. Doesnt happen often but in big snow years it does happen. This year has been very very unusual for conditions. The problem in this instance they havent been up for a very long time so they havent taken care of their snow removal. Crews say the first explosion happened last saturday on the same street. No inuries were reported in that case either. 3 shot lets talk about the weather Lawrence Karnow has the forecast. Lawrence karnow what a wonderful start to the weekend. Todays high were some of the warmest of the year with some numbers sneaking into the low 80s. There were plenty of people out enjoying the sun today and its still looking good out there tonight. If youre headed outdoors bring a light jacket since were seeing a light breeze and some cooler temperatures especially near the coast. You can see the ridge of High Pressure over california bringing us all of this beautiful weather. I think it will hold on for one more day before a cold front brings in a few more cloud and some gusty winds. Still tonight we could see a few patches of fog along the coast with clear skies elsewhere. You can see the clouds trying to move in on our computer model before being swept away tomorrow afternoon. Youll also find beautiful weather around the state with a few 80s in the central valley. Highs tomorrow will be very similar inland with upper 70s and a few low 80s possible inland. We could see some patchy fog near the coast early then plenty of sunshine there with highs in the 60s. We will see some drastic changes over the next 7 days. Winds will be gusty on monday with cooler temperatures, High Pressure builds in to warm us back up a few degrees midweek before the clouds return late thursday. There a possibilty of rain on friday with cool showers into next weekend. Next. We now know the cause of death for gilbert baker. The man credited with creating the gaypride rainbow flag. Coming upyou notice the speed sign back there says 15 15 . yea yea its a school zone thought it was 30 i had you, you thought it was 30 you might want to pay closer attention to posted speed limits especially around school zones, ill explain in the next edition of people behaving badly its spring, and we cant wait to open our sheds and get working on our yards. Scotts and miraclegro are here to help. We make it easy to grow thick, healthy lawns, spectacular plants, and bountiful flowers. Because when spring starts right, the months that follow stay perfect. Load up your shed with scotts and miraclegro. Its time to get outside. aaajustineaaa we know now the cause of death for gilbert baker. The man who created the iconic gayrights rainbow flag. aavoaa the new York City Medical Examiners Office says baker died of natural causes. His cause of death. Heart disease. 65yearold baker was found at his home on friday. The artist and gayrights activist was best known for creating the rainbow flag in 1978. jr stone officers say it is very important that you Pay Attention to speed limits on the road, if you dont you can end up sitting in Traffic School after paying a pretty hefty fine. justine some drivers in one south bay city. Found out the hard way. You notice the speed sign back there says 15 15 . yea yea its a school zone thought it was 30 i had you, you thought it was 30 im sorry well before that i think its 25 but i had you at 34 so its over double the 15 mile per hour school zone is in effect whenever children are present. queue the children now the speed limit is slow because we all know children can be unpredictable. So part of the Santa Clara County allied enforcement traffic crackdown where officers from all over the county converge on one city School Safety is on the list of problem areas. So you know why youre being pulled over right now well im guessing what would guess be well i dont know now theres a video camera yea hes with us, were doing a county wide for the city of los altos im from santa clara pd you have a speed gun i have a lidar do you know the speed limit that you went past the two signs uhhhh 25 . did you see the two signs on the right they said 15 i originally picked you up at 36 and i have you at 33 i locked you in lets talk to the driver morning im with channel 4 why so fast ah im sorry is this for Television Im with channel 4 ok kron 4 in San Francisco and im just asking why so fast i dont know i did notice the sign you didnt notice the speed limit are you talking to everyone that comes through everybody that gets pulled over yes nope just missed it both of them yea alright thank you. Lots of drivers were pulled over for going more double the