is making major changes to prevent future robberies but it could impact your commute. we'll explain up ahead. (darya) good morning i'm darya folsom..(mark) and i'm mark danon. don't forget... we are announcing the word of the day to win hamilton tickets during this hour. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... hot spot san francisco overturn accident nb 101 after 80 split blockign two lanes

(james)we're off to a cloudy start once again, but not as much fog. let's go outside an check our 4-zone forecast camera network. also gone, is the drizzle. we're looking for a drier day today. temperatures are generally in the 50s right now. here's your "ready 4 school" daypart forecast. at 8:00 when school begins, we're expecting low 50s. by lunchtime, we should be enjoying partly cloudy skies and mid 60s. then by 3pm, as kids get out of school, we'll hit our peak temperatures which should range from the low 60s at the coast, to upper 60s by the bay, to low 70s inland. winds will be blowing once again today, especially at the coast. that's today's have your 3-day outlook coming up in 15 minutes. ( darya ) happening today the city of berkeley is bracing for protests even after conservative commentator ann coulter cancelled her planned speech at the university.( mark ) kron 4's averi harper is live at

u-c- berkeley this morning with the latest. averi. ( averi )the city of berkeley is still bracing for protests even though conservative commentator ann coulter will not be speaking today at u.c. berkeley. campus police say they are prepared for the worst. police will be patrolling around campus. although ann coulter will not be there the controversy surrounding her visit is far from over. berkeley college republicans filed a lawsuit this week. they claim that the university is

trying to limit conservative speech by not ensuring coulter's safety. ( averi ) school administrators say they never guaranteed that coulter could speak on april 27th. they offered to hold the speech on may 2nd instead. ( mark ) thanks averi. we will check back with you through out the morning.

( mark ) a woman is brutally beaten near san jose state university and the attackers are still on the loose this morning.( darya ) this is a story we first told you about yesterday on the kron 4 morning news. anny hong is here with new surveillance video of the incident. anny. ( anny @ land ) this is new surveillance video showing several women fighting each other outside a jack in the box. it happened early yesterday morning at east san carlos street and 4th street. police say the group of women ganged up on one victim... kicking her in the head several times. she is now in the hospital suffering serious head trauma. nearby business owners say there has been an increase in violence in the neighborhood. just this year there have been at least two shootings on the same

street. ( mark ) police are making progress in tracking down the group of teenagers who jumped on a train and robbed and attacked several passengers. police have identified some of the roughly 50 teenagers who stormed a bart train at the coliseum station in oakland. arrest warrants have been issued for some of the suspects...and bart police are hoping local schools will be able to help them identify more kids. about 60 teenagers jumped the fare gates... boarded a train and robbed at least seven people and punched at least two of them. police believe the kids are all under the age of 18. because all of the suspects are minors...investi gators are not releasing the surveillance video from the attack. ( mark ) and now... just days after that attack bart says it has a new strategy to prevent potential attacks. at the lake merritt station tuesday night, a bart worker saw at least three teenagers jump the gate without paying their fare. a bart employee called police who then instructed the trains to keep moving through the

station so the teens could not get on the train. the teens were able to get away before police arrived. bart says not stopping the trains could prevent group robberies from happening in the future. ( mark ) although the teens were not allowed to get on the train.... it was an inconvenience for passengers who missed their stop. bart says people affected in the future will have to get off at the next stop and get on a train headed back to their original destination. ( darya ) new this morning...fairfield police have arrested a man they say exposed himself to two 13-year-old girls near a bus stop. police say enrique cisneros was found at the bus stop and matched the description given by the two girls. the incident happened yesterday morning at a bus stop on atlantic avenue. when officers arrived, cisneros took off running but police eventually caught up with him. he is being charged with indecent exposure.

(darya) two workers are injured after part of a construction site collapses in menlo park. the iron workers were working on facebook's new building. this is video showing the site where the building is being built. fire firefighters say part of that building collapsed and the two workers fell. they were working about 40 feet in the air. when firefighters arrived both men were conscious and complaining about pain in their legs. both men were wearing a safety harness and the fire chief says that prevented them from slamming into the ground. (mark) breaking overnight... firefighters in vallejo put out a house fire that broke out early this morning. this is video from the scene. it happened just before 1:00 this morning on benicia road. investigators say the fire appears suspicious because the house is vacant. ( mark ) in the east bay... friends are mourning the loss of a high school student who died while training for the marines. 17-year-old floyd burrell was a senior at pittsburg high

school. on tuesday evening, he collapsed at veterans park in brentwood during a training exercise to prepare for the marine corps. floyd was planning on attending boot camp once he graduated in june. kron four spoke with friends and classmates who say they are struggling to cope with floyd's death. (mark) floyd's father says his son died from an asthma attack. ( darya ) a judge has dismissed most of the charges against a man shot by san francisco police officers. body camera video captured the incident in january. police responded to the

oceanview home of sean moore over a noise complaint. the 43-year-old repeatedly told officers to get off his steps. they say moore eventually started hitting and kicking the officers. that's when they opened fire. moore is still facing one felony battery charge. (mark) the fresno man accused of killing three people in a racially-motivated shooting rampage has been formally charged with murder. this morning his attorney says kor ali muhammad may not be mentally competent enough to stand trial. muhammad faces three counts of first degree murder. he was also charged with attempted murder for shooting at people he didn't hit. police say the 39-year-old told investigators he wanted to kill as many white people as possible. earlier this week muhammad was charged with a fourth murder that happened just days before the shooting spree. if convicted, muhammad faces a death sentence or life in prison. (darya) a gruesome discovery near a trail in vallejo.. dozens of decomposed dogs found in trash

bags. carine (ka-reen) peters found the dead dogs near the blue rock springs park and golf club. peters says she told animal control and the solano county sheriff's office but they did not look into it. so she contacted an animal rescue group called "cares" in solano county. the rescue group says it found long sticks with sharp blades and box cutters which may have been used to kill the animals. (darya) the dogs did not have tags, collars or microchips (mark) president trump has released his new tax reform plan. the administration is calling it the largest tax reform in the history of the country. included in the president's proposal is a plan to cut the tax rate for businesses down to 15 percent and reduce the number of tax

brackets for individuals from seven to three. republicans are expressing support for the proposal while democrats want to know how the president plans to pay for the cuts. < rep. chris collins: "clearly the administration and congress in the house, we are on the same page."rep. nancy pelosi: "the republicans have avoided paying for their tax cuts.">(mark) some economists predict that the tax cuts will add trillions of dollars to the national debt. and some members of congress have said they will not support any tax reform that adds to the national debt. (darya) and a reminder... the kron4 morning news wants to send you and a guest to see hamilton! (mark) we will be revealing the secret word of the day in the next 25 minutes. once you get the word... go to

kron4.com and enter it for a chance to win a pair of the hottest tickets in town! keep watching every day for a new word and another opportunity to win. it will always happen during the 7-am hour. again... we will announce it sometime in the next 25 minutes. (darya) still ahead on the kron four morning news... a boy is suspended because of this haircut. find out why parents are so upset this morning. and a huge mudslide in northern california is caught on camera. hear from the woman who took this video and why she says the workers saved her life. plus... a warning if you recently ate at chipotle... how your bank information could have been stolen.

. hot spot in san francisco nb 101 after the 80 split overturn crash cleared. traffc backed up onto nb 101 from 280 so take 280nb instead. no eto. bay bridge wb 80 slow from the maze

(james)we're off to a cloudy start once again, but not as

much fog. let's go outside an check our 4-zone forecast camera network. also gone, is the drizzle. we're looking for a drier day today. temperatures are generally in the 50s right now. by lunchtime, we should be enjoying partly cloudy skies and mid 60s. then, by 3pm, we'll hit our peak temperatures which should range from the low 60s at the coast, to upper 60s by the bay, to low 70s inland. winds will be blowing once again today, especially at the coast. that's today's weather. your 3-day outlook shows more sunshine tomorrow and through the weekend with temperatures warming to the upper 70s and low 80s, depending on where your are.

( darya ) happening today... the antioch couple accused of trying to kill an 11-month-old baby are due in court. marcel brooks and his girlfirend adanna ibe were arrested last week. the shooting happened inside a mcdonald's in san leandro. police say the baby was with his mother when ibe walked up and fired a single shot and then left the restaurant. police say it was a miracle that she missed.

investigators later learned that brooks is the baby's father. the two are set to appear in court later this morning. (darya) an 86-year-old woman is dead after being beaten to death in sacramento county. police say this was a random attack and the attacker is still on the loose this morning. the unprovoked attack happened as she was walking around a high school track yesterday in north highlands. the victim was with another woman who was also injured in the attack, but she is expected to recover. police say a man walked up to the two women and punched and kicked them. by the time police arrived the woman was already dead and the attacker had gotten away. (mark) a warning if you ate at chipotle in the last month... the restaurant says their payment system may have been hacked, and your information could have been stolen. chipotle discovered the data breach on tuesday. they say they are now looking at card payments at all of their restaurants between march 24th and april 18th. people

who paid with a credit or debit card during that time will be notified if their account is at risk of being compromised. this is the latest problem for chipotle after they are still trying to recover from an e-coli outbreak in 20-15. (mark) there are concerns this morning that people are abusing rules for service animals. this comes as service dogs are becoming a common sight in california, the rules are meant to protect people with disabilities who rely on service animals for every day tasks. officials from guide dogs of the desert in palm springs say emotional support dogs don't count as service animals under the americans with disabilities act. it's easy to register your dog as a service animal online... and now officials think people are abusing it so they can bring their dogs wherever they go. according to california law, anyone who gets caught passing off a pet as a service animal could be charged with a misdemeanor.

(mark) other news making national headlines this morning... a 6th grader is suspended for the way he cut his hair.(darya) anny hong is here to explain why parents are upset. (anny) the boy and his parents say it's not fair he was punished for his haircut. it happened in texas last week. when the boy showed up to his school near houston he was sporting this haircut. his teacher told him he can't have two lines shaved into in his hair and was sent to the office. the school said the boy had to fix it by monday or be punished with suspension. after one day of in school suspension... his mom came up with a solution...

(anny) the boy's father says his son has had this haircut for months. the district dress code says letters, symbols, and designs beyond a single straight line are not allowed in haircuts... and the school has the right to determine if the hairstyle is disruptive to other students (darya) students other students

(mark) scary moments as a landslide covers part of a freeway... and sends crews running for cover. it happened over the weekend on highway 10i in mendocino county. this is the second time in the past two months this section of highway has been closed due to a landslide. the woman who took this video says because caltrans shut down the road moments before the slide... they saved drivers (mark) caltrans says the ground remains unstable and is still slipping. it's going to take at least until tomorrow to clear the rocks and dirt from the road. (darya) still ahead on the

kron four morning news... you might want to think about where you sit on an airplane. we'll tell you where the safest seat is. and after the break... you won't believe how some crooks tried to get several pounds of cocaine onto a flight. and here's a live look outside... san mateo bridge. and don't forget...we will be announcing the word of the day to win hamilton tickets in the next 15 minutes. border patrol

agents found two airline passengers smuggling cocaine under their pants. these are pictures shared by custom border patrol in new york city. (mark) it happened at the j-f-k airport. two people were arrested on the same flight trying to bring the drugs into the united states. one of them was a u-s citizen and the other was from the dominican republic.(darya)

they both had about 10 pounds of cocaine taped to their legs. the two have been arrested, they now face federal drug smugging charges. (mark) a new study reveals the safest seat to sit on during your flight. (darya) this comes as zero people have died from plane crashes on domestic flights for the seventh year in a row. experts say air travel is the safest form of transportation and your odds of dying in a crash are well into the millions. (mark) but a lot of people ask "what if"... so scientists studied which seat is the safest. they say passengers in the back of the plane had a 69- percent survival rate, and seats in the middle have a 56- percent survival rate. (darya) the least safe place to sit in a plane is the aisle seats in the middle third of the cabin.

(anny) coming up on the kron four morning news... a man is kicked off a delta flight because he had to go to the restroom. hear how delta tries to explain this one. (james) tracking your morning forecast. details coming up... and don't forget we are announcing the word of the day soon! have assembled. spider-man... black widow... captain america...

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to the kron four morning news... lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic... (james)we're off to a cloudy start once again, but not as much fog. let's go outside an check our 4-zone forecast camera network. also gone, is the drizzle. we're looking for a drier day today. temperatures are generally in the 50s right now. here's your daypart forecast, mapping out the next 8 hours. by mid morning we're expecting low 50s still. by lunchtime, we should be enjoying partly cloudy skies and mid 60s. then by 3pm, we'll hit our peak temperatures which should range from the low 60s at the coast, to upper 60s by the bay, to low 70s inland. winds will be blowing once again today, especially at the coast. that's today's weather. i'll have your 7-day outlook coming up in 15 minutes. (james) and it's time for the

kron four word of the day. we want to send you and a guest to see hamilton! today's word is "alexander" so right now... go to kron4.com and enter it for a chance to win a pair of the hottest tickets in town! keep watching every day for a new word and another

opportunity to win. it will always happen during the 7-am hour. again... today's word is "alexander". ace train up to 40 min due to earlier signal issues. nb 101 is slow due to an earlier crash in san francisco. wb 80 bay bridge backed up into the maze

( darya ) the recent mob attack by dozens of teenagers on a bart train has prompted another victim to come forward. she says bart police did not take the assault on her seriously enough. 22-year-old tess pawlisch was attacked while riding on bart in oakland back in february. she says she was looking at her phone when a teenage girl attacked her and then ran off the train at the west oakland station. witnesses alerted the train operator for help, but the train left the station and bart police were not alerted until the next day when pawlisch reported it. ( darya ) pawlisch says she reached

out to bart police a month after the attack but did not get a response. the acting deputy chief says he was made aware of the case just two weeks ago and has since apologized for the delay. (mark) a man was kicked off a delta airlines flight after he used the bathroom during a tarmac delay.(anny) anny hong is here with the details. (anny) kima hamilton was booked to fly from atlanta to milwaukee for work. hamilton originally asked one flight attendant if he could use the bathroom at the back of the plane during the delay. the attendant said no. hamilton went back to his seat but couldn't hold it any longer as the delay went on. he says he had to get up and use the bathroom to avoid an accident.

emergency stage now."krista rosolino/fellow passenger:"i've seen this happen on planes before and never heard of someone being removed.">(anny) two delta employees asked hamilton to leave the plane because he broke a safety protocol. delta refunded part of his ticket, but he still had to find another way back home. (darya) united airlines is making more policy changes after a man was violently dragged off a plane in chicago. (mark) the airline says it will now limit its use of law enforcement to safety and security issues only. it will not require customers seated on the plane to give up their seat involuntarily unless safety or security is at risk . and they are increasing the amount they can offer passengers to give up their seat up to 10-thousand dollars. some of the policy changes have already been implemented, while others are set to roll out in the near future. ( darya ) this morning we are getting a look at new video showing a fire that is being investigated as a hate

crime in vacaville. this is new cell phone video showing a white mercedes engulfed in flames. it happened near a gas station. you can see the fire burning a power pole just feet from nearby gas pumps. k-k-k was spray painted on the car before the fire was started. the owner of the gas station say this is the second time that racist graffiti was found in the area. he says k-k-k was also painted on the side of his building and on one of his gas pumps. he thinks that it could be the same person responsible for both incidents. ( mark ) people living in a warehouse in san francisco's bernal heights neighborhood have now been evicted. deputies served the notice yesterday and changed the locks on the front door. the warehouse has been inspected by the city and had numerous safety violations. tenants tried to address those concerns, but lost a court battle against the warehouse owner that might have allowed them to stay. this is one of the first warehouse evictions since the ghost ship warehouse fire in oakland that killed 36 people. ( mark )

the owner plans to tear down the warehouse while tenants are still searching for a place to live. ( darya ) the man accused of a mass killing at an oakland university makes a brief appearance in court. 48-year-old one goh is accused of killing seven people at oikos university in 2012. in court yesterday, goh's plea was delayed until next tuesday. prosecutors say he dropped out of oikos several months before the shooting and wanted his tuition refunded. court appointed doctors say goh is now mentally competant to stand trial. ( darya ) the man accused of trying to kidnap a woman in san francisco says he's not guilty. darrin bravo made his first court appearance yesterday. he was arrested over the weekend in sonoma county. police say that he tried to grab a woman on steiner street in san francisco. she was not injured. bravo is charged with attempted kidnapping and

is being held on half-a- million dollars bail. (darya) coming up on the kron four morning news... marshawn is throwing a block party in oakland today, we'll talk to gary about him and his mom, and how crazy excited they are that he is now a raider. took ten innings, but the giants beat the dodgers. and the football player who has been the butt of jokes his entire life, gets a butt-load of toilet paper to go with his name. the world according to gary is in a few minutes. and after the break... find out where you won't be able to find sugary drinks on the kid's menu in the bay area.

(robin) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf.richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( mark ) new this morning... sugary drinks will no longer be served with kids meals at santa clara county restaurants. ( darya ) the new ordinance prohibits the sale

of drinks other than milk and water with kids meals.( mark ) county officials say this is a step towards fighting obesity. currently one out of every four kids in the country are considered obese.( darya ) and according to health officials nearly half of all adults in santa clara county have diabetes or pre- diabetes.( mark ) the board of supervisors also approved a measure to end the sale of sugary drinks in the cafe and gift shop at the santa clara valley medical center. (james) tracking your morning forecast... the world according to gary is after the break. the break. gary is after according to gary is after the break.

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make it official. beast mode is on the roster. the team posted this video of marshawn lynch ending his retirement and walking around alameda headquarters this morning after the silver black completed a deal to acquire his rights from the seattle seahawks. for lynch, this is a dream come true as the bruising back gets to suit up for his hometown team after being the star player at cal and oakland tech. he's reportedly planning to celebrate his signing tomorrow with a block party in oakland. (darya)

(darya) marshawn lynch will wear no. 24 for the raiders. lynch will be the first player in oakland since charles woodson to wear no. 24. he wore no. 24 during his six-year tenure with the seahawks. (darya) (darya) marshawn is reportedly planning to celebrate his signing tomorrow with a block party in oakland. we don't know the details yet.

(darya) michigan tight end jake butt doesn't mind people having fun with his last name. the folks at procter & gamble sure are. the parent company of charmin toilet paper delivered a truckload of the squeezably soft product to him in his hometown of pickerington, ohio, on

wednesday. the gesture surely was a nod to butt's last name, which elicits snickers wherever he goes. he embraces it. ( darya )

(darya) high fashion, or a high-priced knock-off? balenciaga debuts $2,145 version of ikea's classic blue tote bag - which retails for just 99 cents the balenciaga 'arena extra-large shopper tote bag' is suspiciously similar to ikea's 'frakta' in shape, size, and color the main differences between the bags are price $2,145 for the designer option, and 99 cents for the ikea version, and material - leather instead of plastic balenciaga has notoriously replicated other strange handbag styles in the past, including a thai laundry bag, and a blanket bag

( darya ) now to bay ( darya ) ( darya ) now to bay area baseball... the giants taking on the dodgers at a-t- and-t park let's go to the bottom 7th. the dodgers up 3-0. that's when christian arroyo takes former giant sergio romo out to left-center field for a 2-run home run. it's arroyo's first major league home run the giants cut the dodgers lead cut to 3-2 then bottom of the 8th michael morse in his first at

bat at at&t park since the 2014 playoffs. he hits a solo shot to tie the game. we go to extra innings. that's when hunter pence hits the sacrifice fly to win the game in the 10th inning. giants win 4 to 3. the giants and dodgers play again this afternoon. first pitch is set for 12:45. (darya) houston rockets owner leslie alexander has been fined $100,000 by the nba for confronting a referee during live game action. the incident occurred tuesday in the final minute of the first quarter during the rockets' 105-99 victory over the oklahoma city thunder. texans star jj watt sent a tweet on wednesday, a few hours after the nba announced alexander's fine, in which he offered to help pay for the fine.

the fine. help pay for he offered to help pay for the fine.

marshawn lynch is going full beast mode in his return to the bay area ... throwing a huge block party in oakland on thursday with big stars, new teammates and thousands of crazy fans!we're told the guest list includes names like michael b. jordan, e-40 and derek carr -- not too shabby! the party will take over 3 city blocks surrounding marshawn's beast mode apparel store near downtown. as one source put it, bonkers!"that's not all ... our sources say some of the golden state expected to join in on the fun. just win, baby! (mark) ahead at eight on the kron 4 morning news... the city of berkeley is bracing for protests after ann coulter canceled her speech. averi harper is live at u-c berkeley with the details. plus... new video shows people beating a woman near san jose state university. we'll tell you about the increase in violence people say they are seeing in the area. and bart is making major changes to prevent future robberies... but it could impact your commute. we'll explain.

(darya)(darya) good morning i'm darya folsom.. (mark) and i'm mark danon. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... (james)we're off to a cloudy start once again, but not as much fog. let's go outside an check our 4-zone forecast

camera network. also gone, is the drizzle. we're looking for a drier day today. temperatures are generally in the 50s right now. here's your "ready 4 school" daypart forecast. at 8:00 when school begins, we're expecting low 50s. by lunchtime, we should be enjoying partly cloudy skies and mid 60s. then by 3pm, as kids get out of school, we'll hit our peak temperatures which should range from the low 60s at the coast, to upper 60s by the bay, to low 70s inland. winds will be blowing once again today, especially at the coast. that's today's weather. i'll have your 3-day outlook coming up in 15 minutes. no major hot spots. slow traffic on wb 92 expect a 30 min ride to san mateo . bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze

to sf. s ( darya ) happening today - berkeley is bracing for protests even after conservative commentator ann coulter cancelled her planned speech at the university.( mark ) kron 4's averi harper is live at u-c- berkeley this morning with the latest. averi. ( averi )the city of berkeley is still bracing for protests even though conservative commentator ann coulter will not be speaking today at u.c. berkeley. campus police say they are prepared for the worst. police will be patrolling around campus. although ann coulter will not

be there the controversy surrounding her visit is far from over. berkeley college republicans filed a lawsuit this week. they claim that the university is trying to limit conservative speech by not ensuring coulter's safety.

( mark ) thanks averi. we will check back

with you through out the morning. ( darya ) a woman is brutally beaten near san jose state university... and this morning the attackers are still on the loose. this is a story we first told you about yesterday on the kron 4 morning news. this is new surveillance video showing several women fighting each other outside a jack in the box. it happened early yesterday morning at east san carlos street and 4th street. police say the group of women ganged up on one victim... kicking her in the head several times. she is now in the hospital suffering serious head trauma. nearby business owners say there has been an increase in violence in the neighborhood. just this year there have been at least two shootings on the same street. ( mark ) police are making progress in tracking down the group of teenagers who jumped on a train and robbed and attacked several passengers.(

darya ) anny hong is here with the latest developments is trying to robberies. ( anny ) police have identified some of the roughly 50 to 60 teenagers who stormed a bart train at the coliseum station in oakland. arrest warrants have been issued for some of the suspects...and bart police are hoping local schools will be able to help them identify more kids. about 60 teenagers jumped the fare gates... boarded a train and robbed at least seven people and punched at least two of them. police believe the kids are all under the age of 18. because all of the suspects are minors...investigators are not releasing the surveillance video from the attack. ( anny ) and now... just days after that attack bart says it has a new strategy to prevent potential attacks. at the lake merritt station tuesday night, a bart worker saw at least three teenagers jump the gate without paying their fare. a bart employee called police who

then instructed the trains to keep moving through the station so the teens could not get on the train. the teens were able to get away before police arrived. bart says not stopping the trains could prevent group robberies from happening in the future. ( anny ) although the teens weren't able to get on the train.... it was an inconvenience for passengers who missed their stop. bart says people affected in the future will have to get off at the next stop and get on a train headed back to their original destination. back to you. ( mark ) new this morning...fairfi eld police have arrested a man they say exposed himself to two 13-year-old girls near a bus stop. police say enrique cisneros was found at the bus stop and matched the description given by the two girls. the incident happened yesterday morning at a bus stop on atlantic avenue.

when officers arrived, cisneros took off running but police eventually caught up with him. he is being charged with indecent exposure. ( mark ) breaking overnight... firefighters in vallejo put out a house fire that broke out early this morning. it happened just before 1:00 this morning on benicia road. firefighters say the fire appears suspicious because the home was vacant. ( darya ) the fresno man accused of killing three people in a racially-motivated shooting rampage has been formally charged with murder. kori ali muhammad faces three counts of first degree murder. he was also charged with attempted murder for shooting at people he didn't hit. police say the 39-year-old told investigators he wanted to kill as many white people as possible. earlier this week muhammad was charged with a fourth murder that happened just days before the shooting spree. if convicted, muhammad faces a death sentence or life in prison. this morning his attorney says muhammad may not

be mentally competent enough to stand trial. ( mark ) still ahead on the kron four morning news... president trump unveils his new tax plan. we'll break down what it means for middle income families. and later... new video of a hate crime in vacaville. why neighbors say they are not surprised to see it. and after the break... a gruesome discovery near a bay area park. what a woman found while hiking on a trail. ( darya ) a gruesome

discovery near a trail in vallejo.. dozens of decomposed dogs found in trash bags.( mark ) anny hong is here with more on how the dogs were found. anny. ( anny ) carine peters found the dead dogs near the blue rock springs park and golf club. peters says she told animal control and the solano county sheriff's office but they did not look into it. so she contacted an animal rescue group called "cares" in solano county. the rescue group says it found long sticks with sharp blades and box cutters which may have been used to kill the animals. ( anny ) the dogs did not have tags or collars. they were too decomposed to even find a microchip that would help link them to an owner. back to

you. ( mark ) coming up... united airlines is making more policy changes after a man was violently dragged off a plane in chicago. what the airline company is limiting is use of. (james) and i'm tracking your morning forecast. a full weather report right after the break.

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come celebrate the all-new guardians of the galaxy-mission: breakout! during the summer of heroes, only at disneyland resort. hero up! welcome back. let's get a check of the weather this morning... (james)we're off to a cloudy start once again, but not as much fog. let's go outside an check our 4-zone forecast camera network. also gone, is the drizzle. we're looking for a drier day today. temperatures are generally in the 50s right now. by lunchtime, we should be enjoying partly cloudy skies and mid 60s. then, by 3pm, we'll hit our peak temperatures which should range from the low 60s at the coast, to upper 60s by the bay, to low 70s inland. winds will be blowing once again today, especially at the coast. that's today's weather. your 3-day outlook shows more sunshine tomorrow and through the weekend with temperatures warming to the

upper 70s and low 80s, depending on where your are.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( darya )( darya ) in the east bay...

friends are mourning the loss of a high school student who died while training for the marines. 17-year-old floyd burrell was a senior at pittsburg high school. on tuesday evening, he collapsed at veterans park in brentwood during a training exercise to prepare for the marine corps. floyd was planning on attending boot camp once he graduated in june. kron four spoke with friends and classmates who say they are struggling to cope with floyd's death.

are the stairs where we all used to sit up and everybody was just quiet people were crying and not a single word was said you felt that">( darya ) floyd's father says his son died from an asthma attack. ( darya ) united airlines is making more policy changes after a man was violently dragged off a plane in chicago. the airline says it will now limit its use of law enforcement to safety and security issues only. it will not require customers seated on the plane to give up their seat involuntarily unless safety or security is at risk . and they are increasing the amount they can offer passengers to give up their seat up to 10-thousand dollars. some of the policy changes have already been implemented, while others are set to roll out in the near future. ( mark ) ending hate

speech. that is the main focus for students and staff at one california state university. a rally was held yesterday at c-s-u stanslaus calling for an end to hate speech. this comes after a student at the school is seen punching a woman at a pro-trump demonstration in berkeley. the student seen on video is known as a leader of a white nationalist group. an online petition now calls on school administrators to take action against him.

has the story. this morning president trump is taking on a new challenge - your taxes. "we understand there is difficulty with the tax system as it is today"mick mulvaney is the president's budget director.he says newly proposed tax cuts will encourage businesses to hire more u-s workers.while individual taxpayers could also save more of their paycheck."this thing is designed to get the economy growing again, the way it has before president obama was president" but some people suspect the plan could add billions to the federal deficit. mulvaney told us he doesn't know how much the plan will costat least not yet. "but will the president, face the same problems with taxes as he did with healthcare earlier this year. i had a chance to speak with reince priebus about this to see what he'll do differently, this time around""now its our job to talk to the folks in the house and the senate, so maybe when we get to the point in a month, well have the full details of the bill in place" congress isn't expected to vote on any tax plan for several months.in the meantime, americans will debate for themselves if the president's plan is the answer to growing the national economy.reporting this morning

at the white house, i'm mark meredith. ( darya ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... a woman is attacked on a bart train. and now bart police are apologizing to her. we'll tell you why. and after the break. a prom couple in florida has gone viral. check out their unique entrence next. discover card. customer service! ma'am. this isn't a computer... wait. you're real? with discover card, you can talk to a real person in the u.s., like me, anytime.

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no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( mark ) prom night is supposed to be unforgettable and became just that for one couple in florida.( darya ) take a look at this. jordyn mcmanus tweeted video of her boyfriend austin slipping down the stairs. it has since been retweeted over 100,000 times ( mark ) jordyn's mom posted a follow up video of the couple spoofing their original fail ... with jordyn helping austin, ever so gently down

the stairs. ( darya ) uber is making it easier for riders to see their ratings. riders use a five-star system to rate drivers and drivers do the same for riders. ( mark ) it used to be impossible for those riders to see their own ratings, then uber made it visible...but buried it in settings. now rider ratings are displayed under their names. uber says it made the change to encourage mutual respect. ( darya ) the company also altered how drivers are rated for its pool service. riders can now give the ride a low rating because of other passengers without counting against drivers. ( mark ) still ahead ...it's been 5 months since

the deadly ghost ship warehouse fire in oakland. see what one bay area city is doing to prevent a similar tragedy.( james ) and next... a look at the warm up ahead. (james) tracking your morning forecast. what to expect as you head out the door right after the break. what made two guys build race car engines in their own shop? what made them believe that a two-ton behemoth could compete in a track race? or that they could take on the elite in world motor racing, and win? we may never truly understand what drives mercedes-amg. but here's to another 50 years of it. mercedes-amg. half a century of driving performance. ( mark )( darya ) welcome

back to the kron four morning news... lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic... (james)we're off to a cloudy start once again, but not as much fog. let's go outside an check our 4-zone forecast camera network. also gone, is the drizzle. we're looking for a drier day today. temperatures are generally in the 50s right now. here's your daypart forecast, mapping out the next 8 hours. by mid morning we're expecting low 50s still. by lunchtime, we should be enjoying partly cloudy skies and mid 60s. then

by 3pm, we'll hit our peak temperatures which should range from the low 60s at the coast, to upper 60s by the bay, to low 70s inland. winds will be blowing once again today, especially at the coast. that's today's weather. i'll have your 7-day outlook coming up in 15 minutes. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. no prblems on the golden gate ( darya ) the recent mob attack by

dozens of teenagers on a bart train has prompted another victim to come forward. she says bart police did not take the assault on her seriously enough. 22-year-old tess pawlisch was attacked while riding on bart in oakland back in february. she says she was looking at her phone when a teenage girl attacked her and then ran off the train at the west oakland station. witnesses alerted the train operator for help, but the train left the station and bart police were not alerted until the next day when pawlisch

( darya ) pawlisch says she reached out to bart police a month after the attack but did not get a response. the acting deputy chief says he was made aware of the case just two weeks ago and has since apologized for the delay. (darya) two workers are injured after part of a construction site collapses in menlo park. the iron workers were working on facebook's new building. this is video showing the site where the building is being built. fire firefighters say part of that building collapsed and the two workers fell. they were working about 40 feet in the air. when firefighters arrived both men were conscious and complaining about pain in their legs. both men were

wearing a safety harness and the fire chief says that prevented them from slamming into the ground. ( mark ) people living in a warehouse in san francisco's bernal heights neighborhood have now been evicted. deputies served the notice yesterday and changed the locks on the front door. the warehouse has been inspected by the city and had numerous safety violations. tenants tried to address those concerns, but lost a court battle against the warehouse owner that might have allowed them to stay. this is one of the first warehouse evictions since the ghost ship warehouse fire in oakland that killed 36 people. the owner plans to tear down the warehouse while tenants are still searching for a place to live. ( darya ) the man accused of a mass killing at an oakland university makes a brief appearance in court. 48-year-old one goh is accused of killing seven people at oikos university in 2012. in court yesterday, goh's plea was delayed until next tuesday. prosecutors say he dropped out of oikos

several months before the shooting and wanted his tuition refunded. court appointed doctors say goh is now mentally competant to ( darya ) the man accused of trying to kidnap a woman in san francisco says he's not guilty. darrin bravo made his first court appearance yesterday. he was arrested over the weekend in sonoma county. police say that he tried to grab a woman on steiner street in san francisco. she was not injured. bravo is charged with attempted kidnapping and is being held on half-a- dollars bail. ( mark ) in san jose. . . police identify a man who was shot and killed over the weekend at a motel-six. officers responded to reports of the shooting at around 3:30 saturday morning. they found 22-year-old dominic lashawn junior and two other men suffering gunshot wounds. the two other men were treated for their injuries which were nonlife-threatening. smith died at the scene. no arrests have been made in connection to the shooting. this is the city's eighth

homicide this year. ( darya ) this morning we are getting a look at new video showing a fire that is being investigated as a hate crime in vacaville. this is new cell phone video showing a white mercedes engulfed in flames. it happened near a gas station. you can see the fire burning a power pole just feet from nearby gas pumps. k-k-k was spray painted on the car before the fire was started. the owner of the gas station say this is the second time that racist graffiti was found in the area. he says k-k-k was also painted on the side of his building and on one of his gas pumps. he thinks that it could be the same person responsible incidents. ( mark ) after weeks of negotiations, republican lawmakers have introduced a new amendment to a bill to repeal and replace the affordable care act. the amendment cleared its first major hurdle by winning over the conservative freedom caucus. now it will mainly be up to moderate republicans

to get this key piece of legislation passed. the revised measure aims to give states the chance to limit coverage for pre-existing conditions and cuts back on medicaid. ( mark ) the issues of pre-existing conditions and money for medicaid have been sticking points for many moderate republicans in the past. ( mark ) covering california... a proposal to eliminate health insurance companies and guarantee health care for everyone in the state is moving forward. the senate health committee voted yesterday to send the measure to the appropriations committee. the proposal is promoted by the states nursing union who say the state should create a national model for providing health care for everyone. critics say the measure would disrupt the health care used by millions of people, would require high taxes and would likely create longer waits to see a doctor. ( darya ) the kron4

morning news wants to send you and a guest to see hamilton! earlier this morning we gave the secret word of the day. it was alexander! now you can go to kron4.com and enter the word for a chance to win a pair of the hottest tickets in town! keep watching every day for a new word and another opportunity to win! another secret word will be revealed in the 7 o'clock hour another chance to win tickets! ( mark ) coming up ... we are hearing from survivors of the deadly apartment fire in east oakland. hear them describe the living conditions and why they are filing a lawsuit. and later... a woman kidnapped and trapped in a hole. see how police were able to track her down in the nick of time. and after the break.. dramatic video of man saving 2 others from a burning car. the full video next. and here's a live look outside... richmond san rafael

bridge.

no major hot spots. no major issue s on wb 92 to eh 101. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from

the maze to sf. ( darya ) take a look at this.. it's the dramatic moments a police officer pulls up to a burning car and as another driver is rescuing the passengers inside. the man says he did not think twice about it. saying if he didn't act quick, the people inside the car could have died. adding 3 other cars had driven by before he acted.( mark ) police say the driver of the car was concious when he was pulled out. the passenger was not. both men survived the accient.

weather this morning. your forecast is right after the break.

we're coming up on 5:45... here's a quick look at the top stories we're following this morning... the city of berkeley is still bracing for protests even though conservative commentator ann coulter will not be speaking today at u.c. berkeley. campus police say they are prepared for the worst. police will be patrolling around campus. although ann coulter will not be there the controversy surrounding her visit is far from over. berkeley college republicans filed a lawsuit this week. claiming the university is trying to limit conservative speech by not ensuring coulter's safety.( darya ) police have identified some of the roughly 50 to 60 teenagers who stormed a bart train at the coliseum station

in oakland. arrest warrants have been issued for some of the suspects. police believe the kids are all under the age of 18. because all of the suspects are minors...investi gators are not releasing the surveillance video from the attack.( mark ) a woman is brutally beaten near san jose state university... and this morning the attackers are still on the loose. it happened early yesterday morning at east san carlos street and 4th street. police say at one point the group of women teamed up on one victim. kicking her in the head several times. she is now in the hospital suffering significant head trauma. (darya)(james) in the weather center tracking the forecast with james... (james)we're off to a cloudy start once again, but not as much fog. let's go outside an check our 4-zone forecast camera network. also gone, is the drizzle. we're looking for a drier day today. temperatures are generally in the 50s right now. by

lunchtime, we should be enjoying partly cloudy skies and mid 60s. then, by 3pm, we'll hit our peak temperatures which should range from the low 60s at the coast, to upper 60s by the bay, to low 70s inland. winds will be blowing once again today, especially at the coast. that's today's weather. your 7-day outlook shows more sunshine tomorrow and through the weekend with temperatures warming to the upper 70s and low 80s, depending on where your are.

hot spot on wb 92. traffic is recovering from an earlier crash near the 101 split. expect major delays out of hayward. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze

to sf.

( mark ) we are now hearing from some of the survivors of the oakland fire that killed four people as it tore through a low-income apartment last month. they claim the building had slum conditions. 15 former tenants are suing the building's owner. they are also accusing the owners and managers of ignoring a string of fire code violations. the march 27th fire... which fire officials said was caused by a candle... killed four people. 6 others were also injured in the blaze. the fire also displaced about 100 people who lived in the building.

rescued after being kidnapped and trapped in a hole in the ground. the woman was reported missing yesterday morning in blanchester, ohio. she was found in a backyard after neighbors reported hearing faint cries for help and called police. police found the woman trapped in a hole that was about 4 foot deep. the small pit was covered with wood and heavy objects to keep her from escaping. police were able to arrest the man who kidnapped her. ( darya ) u-s senators met with president trump's top security officials to discuss the growing tensions between the united states and north korea. the briefing happened yesterday with all 100 senators taking buses to the white house. president trump spoke briefly but the session was lead by his national security team. north korea is expected to launch its sixth nuclear test. this comes as the united states is keeping its strike force on the korean peninsula.

details of a classified briefing, suffice, i can say the military is doing their job of planning for all the different contingencies. including contingencies where a conflict would escalate.">( darya ) some senators complained about how they took buses to the white house because the capitol has secure rooms for these kinds of meetings. president trump said it was just a logistical issue. (mark) there are concerns this morning that people are abusing rules for service animals. this comes as service dogs are becoming a common sight in california, the rules are meant to protect people with disabilities who rely on service animals for every day tasks. officials from guide dogs of the desert in palm springs say emotional support dogs don't count as service animals under the americans with disabilities act. it's easy to register your dog as a service animal online... and now officials think people are abusing it so they can bring their dogs wherever they go. according to california law, anyone who gets caught

passing off a pet as a service animal could be charged with a misdemeanor. ( darya ) bill cosby says he is now completely blind. he says it happened two years ago. one morning he woke up and told his wife that he couldn't see anything. eventually doctors told him that there was nothing they could do to restore is sight. according to his publicist... when cosby preformed he would rehearse the walk to his chair on stage hours before the performance. cosby's announcement comes less than a month before jury selection begins in his sex assault trial. he is accused of drugging and molesting a woman in pennsylvania more than ten years ago. he denies those accusations. ( darya ) women asking for donations in san francisco. but they may be breaking the law.( mark ) kron 4's stanely roberts shows us on this edition of people behaving badly. oh wow thank you (they are for lifetime peace buddist temple for donation (yea) ummm i don't have a donation can i

just keep (a donation ah) 8i don't have a donation can i just keep it silly keep it keep it (i have to give it back huh?) no donation i don't get to keep huh sorry where you from hong kongyou just heard the entire sale pitch from a faux monk .. faux as in fake .é just like clockwork they reappear in april and target unsuspecting tourist and anyone else who will give them money they walk down the street and try to hand you a medallion made of foil.. if they get your attention they will slip wooden beads on your wrist ..then the aggressive sale begins nats: ambiancethere were two walking along the embacadero but the first one i spotted she was on her iphone chatting it up . i guess she was taking a faux monk break then the two ladies linked up and got backto business . the one wearing the dark brown uniform after repeated attempt found someone notice the ledger that she pulled out that is to document how much cash you give for the beads ..the man digs in his pocket and hands her an unknown amount of cash nats: ambiance

near pier 39 this couple made the mistake of stopping to talk to one they finally walked away but how did it go she was very kind and loving touching and you know but she would let you go till you gave here some money correct or gave her back the beads so we gave he back the beads and the cards the faux monks. or in this case, nuns in the past have been ticketed for selling without a license by the san francisco police the reason, if you offer something as a donation it's just that a donation, the moment you demand cash or take the object back that changes things the difference from this new set of faus monks is this .. buddist temple for donation they are now saying they are from the buddist temple .i can't tell you what to do with your money, i can only instruct you who you are giving it to i just want you to be aware. things are not always as they seemin san francisco stanley roberts kron 4 news ( mark ) and here's a live look outside... golden gate bridge... who are these people?

the energy conscious people among us say small actions can add up to something... humongous. a little thing here. a little thing there. starts to feel like a badge maybe millions can wear. who are all these caretakers, advocates too? turns out, it's californians it's me and it's you. don't stop now, it's easy to add to the routine. join energy upgrade california and do your thing. amazon is introducing a new fashionista that it says can help you pick your outfit each morning. it's called the 'echo look'. the gadget does everything the amazon speaker does. in addition to telling you what to wear... it has l-e-d lights and a voice- controlled camera that lets you take full- body photos and videos. it then lets you select two of the photos and alexa determines which outfit is

better. an amazon spokesperson says, the results consider "fit, color, styling, seasons and current trends." ( mark ) coming up in the next hour on the kron 4 morning news... bart has a new plan to prevent thefts on trains. but ut could make you miss your train. we'll explain. plus... a gruesome discovery near a bay area park. you won't believe what a woman found while hiking on a trail. and a woman assaulted near san jose state university. why people who live there say they are not surprised by the violence.

(darya) good morning i'm darya folsom..(mark) and i'm mark danon. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... (anny hong): some patchy drizzle in the

coastal hills this morning otherwise turning sunny but breezy and still seasonably cool today. continued breezy at times friday, near the coast and in the hills with a gradual warming trend. winds will ease by saturday morning then clear and warm weather is forecast over the weekend and into early next with no rain in the extended forecast. no major hot spots.san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf.

( darya ) happening today - berkeley is bracing for protests even after conservative commentator ann coulter cancelled her planned speech at the university.( mark ) kron 4's averi harper is live at u-c- berkeley this morning with the latest. averi. ( averi )the city of berkeley is still bracing for protests even though conservative commentator ann coulter will not be speaking today at u.c. berkeley. campus police say they are prepared for the worst. police will be patrolling around campus. although ann coulter will not

be there the controversy surrounding her visit is far from over. berkeley college republicans filed a lawsuit this week. they claim that the university is trying to limit conservative speech by not ensuring coulter's safety.

gets violent it defeats the purpose, becaues you can protest without being violent.> ( averi ) school administrators say they never guaranteed that coulter could speak on april 27th. they offered to hold the speech on may 2nd instead. ( mark ) thanks averi. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( darya ) a woman is brutally beaten near san jose state university... and this morning the attackers are still on the loose. this is a story we first told you about yesterday on the kron 4 morning news. this is new surveillance video showing several women fighting each other outside a jack in the box. it happened early yesterday morning at east san carlos street and 4th street. police say the group of

women ganged up on one victim... kicking her in the head several times. she is now in the hospital suffering serious head trauma. nearby business owners say there has been an increase in violence in the neighborhood. just this year there have been at least two shootings on the same street. ( mark ) police are making progress in tracking down the group of teenagers who jumped on a train and robbed and attacked several passengers. police have identified some of the roughly 50 teenagers who stormed a bart train at the coliseum station in oakland. arrest warrants have been issued for some of the suspects...and bart police are hoping local schools will be able to help them identify more kids. about 60 teenagers jumped the fare gates... boarded a train and robbed at least seven people and punched at least two of them. police believe the kids are all under the age of 18. because all of the suspects are minors...investi gators are not releasing the surveillance video from the attack. ( mark ) and now... just days after that attack bart says it has a new strategy to prevent potential attacks.

at the lake merritt station tuesday night, a bart worker saw at least three teenagers jump the gate without paying their fare. a bart employee called police who then instructed the trains to keep moving through the station so the teens could not get on the train. the teens were able to get away before police arrived. bart says not stopping the trains could prevent group robberies from happening in the future. ( mark ) although the teens were not allowed to get on the train.... it was an inconvenience for passengers who missed their stop. bart says people affected in the future will have to get off at the next stop and get on a train headed back to their original destination. ( darya ) new this morning...fairfield police have arrested a man they say exposed himself to two 13-year-old girls near a bus stop. police say enrique cisneros was found at the bus stop and matched the description given by the two girls. the incident

happened yesterday morning at a bus stop on atlantic avenue. when officers arrived, cisneros took off running but police eventually caught up with him. he is being charged with indecent exposure. ( darya ) breaking overnight... firefighters in vallejo put out a house fire that broke out early this morning. it happened just before 1:00 this morning on benicia road. firefighters say the fire appears suspicious because the home was vacant. ( mark ) the fresno man accused of killing three people in a racially-motivated shooting rampage has been formally charged with murder. kori ali muhammad faces three counts of first degree murder. he was also charged with attempted murder for shooting at people he didn't hit. police say the 39-year-old told investigators he wanted to kill as many white people as possible. earlier this week muhammad was charged with a fourth murder that happened just days before the shooting spree. if convicted, muhammad faces a death sentence or life in prison. this morning his attorney says muhammad may not be mentally competent enough to stand trial. ( mark ) a judge has

dismissed most of the charges against a man shot by san francisco police officers. body camera video captured the incident in january. police responded to the oceanview home of sean moore over a noise complaint. the 43-year-old repeatedly told officers to get off his steps. they say moore eventually started hitting and kicking the officers. that's when they opened fire. moore is still facing one felony battery charge. (darya) a gruesome discovery near a trail in vallejo.. dozens of decomposed dogs found in trash bags. carine (ka-reen) peters found the dead dogs near the blue rock springs park and golf club. peters says she told animal control and the solano county sheriff's office but they did not look into it. so she contacted an animal rescue group called "cares" in solano county. the rescue group says it found long sticks with sharp blades and box cutters which may have been used to kill the animals.

(darya) the dogs did not have tags, collars or microchips ( mark ) president trump has released his new tax reform plan. the administration is calling it the largest tax reform in the history of the country. included in the president's proposal is a plan to cut the tax rate for businesses down to 15 percent and reduce the number of tax brackets for individuals from seven to three. republicans are expressing support for the proposal while democrats want to know how the president plans to pay for the cuts. < rep. chris collins: "clearly the administration and congress in the house, we are on the same page."rep. nancy pelosi: "the republicans have avoided responsibility of paying for their tax cuts.">( mark ) some economists predict that the tax cuts will add trillions of dollars to the national debt. and some members of congress have said they will not support any

tax reform that adds to the national ( mark ) coming up... there is growing concern over a new netflix show about teen suicide. hear what high schools are warning parents about the show this morning. and a huge mudslide in northern california is caught on camera. hear from the woman who took this video and why she says the workers saved her life.

no major hot spots. traffic is improvong on wb 580 to the richmond bridge toll plaza.bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf.

( darya ) scary moments as a landslide covers part of a freeway... and sends crews running for cover. it happened over the weekend on highway 10i in mendocino county. this is the second time in the past two months this section of highway has been closed due to a landslide. the woman who took this video says because caltrans shut down the road moments before the slide... they saved drivers lives. ( darya ) caltrans says the ground

remains unstable and is still slipping. it's going to take at least until tomorrow to clear the rocks and dirt from the road. still ahead on the kron 4 morning news.. . we'll talk winners and losers on wall street with our financial expert rob black.

(darya) welcome back... checking the roads with robin... (robin) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. drive times are improving

(anny hong): drizzle in the morning otherwise breezy and still today. continued breezy near the coast the hills with a trend. winds will ease by morning then clear and warm weather is into early next with no rain in forecast. (mark) time to talk winners and losers with our financial expert rob black

loser: oil prices are tanking right now and just broke below $49 a barrel. losses for benchmark crude oil accelerated on thursday morning. deteriorating gasoline prices are dragging energy futures lower amid robust refinery activity and tepid fuel demand. dollar strength added to headwinds for greenback- denominated crude loser: too few listings pinch real estate in march; pending home sales slip 0.8% . high prices and tight supply are taking the wind out of home sales. a monthly measure of signed contracts to buy existing homes slipped 0.8 percent in march from 0.8 percent in loser: too few listings pinch real estate in march; pending home sales slip 0.8% .

high prices and tight supply are taking the wind out of home sales. a monthly measure of signed contracts to buy existing homes slipped 0.8 percent in march from february. the so-called pending home sales index from the national association of realtors is just 0.8 percent higher than it was in march 2016. home shoppers are coming out in droves this spring and competing with each other amount of listings in the affordable price range. " loser: a struggling espn lays off many on-air figures . "worldwide as espn brands scores of journalists and on- air talent on wednesday, showing that even the most formidable media kingdom was vulnerable to the transformation upending the sports industry as more and more people turn away from cable television. among the prominent people let go were the former n.f.l. players trent dilfer and danny kanell, the former n.b.a. player len elmore, the former baseball general manager jim bowden and the longtime n.f.l. reporter ed werder.

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no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. no problem son the golden gate. traffic is still slow on nb and sb 880 ( mark ) there is growing concern over the popular netfix series "13 reasons why." some high

schools are warning parents about teen suicide.( darya ) lou young has the story. a cautionary tale about suicide is the latest binge t- v rage for high school age viewers.among the 15 year-old girls we spoke with, those who hadn't seen it, are getting ready to.iisa caputo/high school student"a lot of my friends have watched it and said it's really sad, but also they just really enjoyed it. they said they cried a lot. (you want to see it?) yes definitely.""13 reasons why" is an adaptation of a popular young adult novel where the central character explains her suicide on audio tapes she leaves behind- sending her perceived tormentors on a kind of post-mortem scavenger hunt. engaging tv, but to some, troubling.anna broaddus/high school student"i think it sends a message kind of glamorizing suicide."lou young/ reporting"watching the show you may find it relentlessly depressing, and hyper-dramatic. but experts we spoke with say it's also unnecessarily graphic and unrealistic. there's concern it could cause some real problems."dr. susan hortner/rockland county mental health director"we're worried about suicide contagion." dr. susan hortner is mental

health director for rockland county where =all= high schools made a collective decision to caution parents about the series, relying on talking points published by the national association of school psychologists. the fear is students could identify too strongly with hannah, the main character.dr. susan hortner/rockland county mental health dir."that's part of the concern about the glamorization of suicide that somehow if you end your life, you're going to be able to exact your revenge; you're going to be able to affect people from beyond the grave." key-professionals say it's for adults to talk to teens viewing the show.wendy dunbar mater/mother"i discussed it with my daughter and it made her more mindful of the impact her actions have on other people, that she may not have considered before." psychologists say it's best if parents watch the show =with= their children.if not to make sure the teens know adult help is always available for someone in that kind of mental distress. ( darya ) coming up.. it's been 5 months since the deadly ghost ship warehouse fire in oakland. see what one bay area city is doing to prevent a similar tragedy. and... a woman is attacked on a bart train. and now bart police are apologizing to her. we'll tell you why.

( anny @ bam ) and i'm tracking your morning forecast. what to expect as you head out the door right after the break. . (darya)(mark) welcome back

to the kron four morning news... lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic... (anny hong): some patchy drizzle in the coastal hills this morning otherwise turning sunny but breezy and still seasonably cool today. continued breezy at times friday, near the coast and in the hills with a gradual warming trend. winds will ease by saturday morning then clear and warm weather is

forecast over the weekend and into early next with no rain in the extended forecast. no major hot forecast. no major hot spots. traffic is improving on wb 92. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf.

( mark ) two workers are injured after part of a construction site collapses in menlo park. the iron workers were working on facebook's new building. this is video showing the site where the building is being built. fire firefighters say part of that building collapsed and the two workers fell. they were working about 40 feet in the air. when firefighters arrived both men were conscious and complaining about pain in their legs. both men were wearing a safety harness and the fire chief says that prevented them from the ground. ( mark ) new this morning... two u-s service members have been killed fighting isis in afghanistan. the two americans were conducting a joint operation with afghan forces. so far... few details have been released about how they died

military officials say the service members were with the special operations forces. a third soldier was killed in the fire fight that killed the soldiers. ( darya ) the recent mob attack by dozens of teenagers on a bart train has prompted another victim to come forward. she says bart police did not take the assault on her seriously enough. 22-year-old tess pawlisch was attacked while riding on bart in oakland back in february. she says she was looking at her phone when a teenage girl attacked her and then ran off the train at the west oakland station. witnesses alerted the train operator for help, but the train left the station and bart police were not alerted until the next day when pawlisch reported it.

people need to be able to use it and not be fearful to write it.>( darya ) pawlisch says she reached out to bart police a month after the attack but did not get a response. the acting deputy chief says he was made aware of the case just two weeks ago and has since apologized for the delay. ( mark ) in the east bay... friends are mourning the loss of a high school student who died while training for the marines. 17-year-old floyd burrell was a senior at pittsburg high school. on tuesday evening, he collapsed at veterans park in brentwood during a training exercise to prepare for the marine corps. floyd was planning on attending boot camp once he graduated in june. kron four spoke with friends and classmates who say they are struggling to cope with floyd's death.

him we were all talking and we were all playing around he was sitting at the table with us so it was something that none of us expected.""i remember walking into school and there are the stairs where we all used to sit up and everybody was just quiet people were crying and not a single word was said you felt that">( mark ) floyd's father says his son died from an asthma attack. ( darya ) people living in a warehouse in san francisco's bernal heights neighborhood have now been evicted. deputies served the notice yesterday and changed the locks on the front door. the warehouse has been inspected by the city and had numerous safety violations. tenants tried to address those concerns, but lost a court battle against the warehouse owner that might have allowed them to stay. this is one of the first warehouse evictions since the ghost ship warehouse fire in oakland that killed 36 people. the owner plans to tear down the warehouse while tenants are still searching for a place to live. ( darya ) the man accused of a mass killing at an

oakland university makes a brief appearance in court. 48-year-old one goh is accused of killing seven people at oikos university in 2012. in court yesterday, goh's plea was delayed until next tuesday. prosecutors say he dropped out of oikos several months before the shooting and wanted his tuition refunded. court appointed doctors say goh is now mentally competant to stand trial. ( mark ) the man accused of trying to kidnap a woman in san francisco says he's not guilty. darrin bravo made his first court appearance yesterday. he was arrested over the weekend in sonoma county. police say that he tried to grab a woman on steiner street in san francisco. she was not injured. bravo is charged with attempted kidnapping and is being held on half-a- million dollars bail. ( darya ) in san jose. . . police identify a man who was shot and killed over the weekend at a motel-six. officers responded to reports of the shooting at around 3:30 saturday morning. they found 22-year-old dominic lashawn junior and two other men suffering gunshot wounds.

the two other men were treated for their injuries which were nonlife-threatening. smith died at the scene. no arrests have been made in connection to the shooting. this is the city's eighth homicide this year. ( darya ) this morning we are getting a look at new video showing a fire that is being investigated as a hate crime in vacaville. this is new cell phone video showing a white mercedes engulfed in flames. it happened near a gas station. you can see the fire burning a power pole just feet from nearby gas pumps. k-k-k was spray painted on the car before the fire was started. the owner of the gas station say this is the second time that racist graffiti was found in the area. he says k-k-k was also painted on the side of his building and on one of his gas pumps. he thinks that it could be the same person responsible for both ( mark ) after weeks of negotiations, republican lawmakers have introduced a new amendment to a bill to repeal and replace the affordable care act. the amendment cleared its first major hurdle by winning over

the conservative freedom caucus. now it will mainly be up to moderate republicans to get this key piece of legislation passed. the revised measure aims to give states the chance to limit coverage for pre-existing conditions and cuts back on medicaid. ( mark ) the issues of pre-existing conditions and money for medicaid have been sticking points for many moderate republicans in the past. ( mark ) covering california... a proposal to eliminate health insurance companies and guarantee health care for everyone in the state is moving forward. the senate health committee voted yesterday to send the measure to the appropriations committee. the proposal is promoted by the states nursing union who say the state should create a national model for providing health care for everyone. critics say the measure would disrupt the health care used by millions of people, would require high taxes and would likely create longer waits to

see a doctor. ( darya ) the kron4 morning news wants to send you and a guest to see hamilton! earlier this morning we gave the secret word of the day. it was alexander! now you can go to kron4.com and enter the word for a chance to win a pair of the hottest tickets in town! keep watching every day for a new word and another opportunity to win! another secret word will be revealed in the 7 o'clock hour tomorrow for another chance to win hamilton tickets! ( darya ) coming up... marshawn is throwing a block party in oakland today, we'll talk to gary about him and his mom, and how crazy excited they are that he is now a raider. took ten innings, but the giants beat the dodgers. and the football

player who has been the butt of jokes his entire life, gets a butt-load of toilet paper to go with his name. the world according to gary is in a few minutes. and... a warning if you recently ate at chipotle... how your bank information could have been stolen.

(robin) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. (mark) a warning if you ate at chipotle in the last month... the restaurant says their payment system may have been hacked, and your information could have been stolen. chipotle discovered the data

breach on tuesday. they say they are now looking at card payments at all of their restaurants between march 24th and april 18th. people who paid with a credit or debit card during that time will be notified if their account is at risk of being compromised. this is the latest problem for chipotle after they are still trying to recover from an e-coli outbreak in 20-15. ( darya ) new this morning... sugary drinks will no longer be served with kids meals at santa clara county restaurants. the new ordinance prohibits the sale of drinks other than milk and water with kids meals. county officials say this is a step towards fighting obesity. currently one out of every four kids in the country are considered obese. and according to health officials nearly half of all adults in santa clara county have diabetes or pre-diabetes. the board of supervisors also approved a measure to end the sale of sugary drinks in the cafe and gift shop at the santa clara valley medical center. ( mark ) taking a look at

current temperatures....

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(darya)the oakland raiders make it official. beast mode is on the roster. the team posted this video of marshawn lynch ending his retirement and walking around alameda headquarters this morning after the silver black completed a deal to acquire his rights from the seattle seahawks. for lynch, this is a dream come true as the bruising back gets to suit up for his hometown team after being the star player at cal and oakland tech. he's reportedly planning to celebrate his signing tomorrow with a block party in oakland.

(darya) marshawn lynch will wear no. 24 for the raiders. lynch will be the first player in oakland since charles woodson to wear no. 24. he wore no. 24 during his six-year tenure with the seahawks. (darya) michigan tight end

jake butt doesn't mind people having fun with his last name. the folks at procter & gamble sure are. the parent company of charmin toilet paper delivered a truckload of the squeezably soft product to him in his hometown of pickerington, ohio, on wednesday. the gesture surely was a nod to butt's last name, which elicits snickers wherever he goes. he embraces it. (darya) high fashion, or a

high-priced knock-off? balenciaga debuts $2,145

version of ikea's classic blue tote bag - which retails for just 99 cents the balenciaga 'arena extra-large shopper tote bag' is suspiciously similar to ikea's 'frakta' in shape, size, and color the main differences between the bags are price $2,145 for the designer option, and 99 cents for the ikea version, and material - leather instead of plastic balenciaga has notoriously replicated other strange handbag styles in the past, including a thai laundry bag, and a blanket bag ( darya ) now to bay area

baseball... the giants taking on the dodgers at a-t- and-t park let's go to the bottom 7th. the dodgers up 3-0. that's when christian arroyo takes former giant sergio romo out to left-center field for a 2-run home run. it's arroyo's first major league home run the giants cut the dodgers lead cut to 3-2 then bottom of the 8th michael morse in his first at bat at at&t park since the

2014 playoffs. he hits a solo shot to tie the game. we go to extra innings. that's when hunter pence hits the sacrifice fly to win the game in the 10th inning. giants win 4 to 3. the giants and dodgers play again this afternoon. first pitch is set for 12:45.(darya) houston rockets owner leslie alexander has been fined $100,000 by the nba for confronting a referee during live game action. the incident occurred tuesday in the final minute of the first quarter during the rockets' 105-99 victory over the oklahoma city thunder. texans star jj watt sent a tweet on wednesday, a few hours after the nba announced alexander's fine, in which he offered to help pay for the fine. ( mark ) take a look at

this baby monkey in new orleans..... her name is ua (ooh-aah), which means "flower" in swahili. she is just over a month old. the monkey is fuzzy and white now, but she will soon be black with white fur around her face. unlike most monkeys, this species lacks thumbs. the zoo says they are threatened by the loss of forests cut down for houses, farms and roads. ( darya ) police in arizona rescued this baby owl. someone called police about an owl in their backyard. when police arrived...they found a great- horned owl. it is about two months old and it can't fly. police believe the owl might have fallen out of its nest. officers were able to save the owl with the help of animal rescue. it is now recovering. ( darya ) prom night is supposed to be unforgettable and became just that for

one couple in florida. take a look at this. jordyn mcmanus tweeted video of her boyfriend austin slipping down the stairs. it has since been retweeted over 100,000 times jordyn's mom posted a follow up couple spoofing their with jordyn ever so gently stairs. seven day (darya)that's it for us this morning... our next newscast is at 5 o clock (mark)don't forget, you can stay connected on our mobile app, kron four dot com and on our facebook and twitter feeds. toss to weather or traffic (darya) let's go to the

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