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details in a live report. ( lydia ) and a rally to support a uc berkeley employee who was arrested. i will have the details in a live report. ( james ) and police investigating a shooting and a body found in the middle of the street in oakland. we have the latest details into the newsroom overnight. (darya) good morning i'm darya folsom.. (james) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic...
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rebecca:a strong high pressure system anchored over the eastern pacific will result in continued dry weather and above normal daytime temperatures through the weekend. 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
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880 to 101. golden gat bridge 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 ( james ) new this morning... the alameda city council has approved plans to install license plate readers at all roads in and out of the city.( terisa )
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kron 4's will tran tells us why it's not going into effect just yet. will? (áááwillááá)alameda will not have license plate readers... at least not yet the city council voted to approve funding to eventually get the camera's but not until the details are worked out particularly who will get the information from those readers
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there is fear the information will be shared with ice officials the police chief has said that the city doesn't want that to happen but the city wants a policy in place that make sure it never happens the readers... would be placed at high volume places in and out of alameda ... like the tunnel to try and cut down on the number of crimes here especially car break ins ( terisa ) thanks will. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( james ) breaking news... police are investigating an overnight homicide in oakland after a body is found in the street. it happened in the area of 29th avenue and chapman street. police have not released any other details. we will keep you updated as we learn more
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through out the morning. ( james ) new this morning... police in oakland are also investigating an overnight shooting. it happened in the area of edes avenue and hale avenue. police tweeted out this picture from the scene. it happened around 11:00 last night. police have not released any other information. ( terisa ) and happening now... police are looking for this man. he is wanted for questioning in connection with a strong arm robbery. a woman had her purse stolen. the robbery happened monday night at the fallon gateway shopping center. it is unknown f the victim was seriously injured. ( terisa ) new this morning... police are warning about a phone scam in the east bay. a u-c berkeley employee was targeted by a person pretending to be a campus police officer. that person claimed the victim had outstanding warrants for their arrest for failing to pay their student loans.
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the scammer asked for the victim's credit card number. the victim refused and called police. campus police say they will never be sent to collect debt for student loans. ( james ) the bay area air quality management district cited a richmond scrap metal facility in connection to the large fire that prompted a shelter in place. the fire broke out at simms metal managment last week...sending toxic smoke into the airforcing road closures, and evacuations. the company was cited for a public nuisance violation... and for the fire itself. ( james ) this is not sims metal managements first run in with the air
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district back in november and december of 20- 13.... fires broke out at their redwood city location. violations were issued for both of those fires. ( terisa ) in the east bay... police are cracking down on sideshows....which seem to be getting more and more dangerous. we are now seeing sideshows across the bay area. recently, an officer was been hit by a car... and guns have been fired into the air. in response to the chaos... multiple law enforcement agencies have formed a special task force to address the situation. ( terisa ) police say they believe they will be able to reduce the number of sideshows with the combined law enforcement effort. ( terisa ) police in vallejo are increasing their effort to track down the hit-and-run driver who killed a woman. this happened on
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january 26th on sonoma boulevard. officers say 27-year-old lori walker died at the scene. they say the car that hit her is a 2006 to 2008 grey honda. ( james ) on the peninsula... four people are behind bars... after police say they burglarized a business and then led officers on a chase. it happened monday night... at the bridgepointe shopping center in san mateo. police say the driver eventually crashed... and all four people in the car were arrested. ( james ) in mountain view... a volunteer tutor for an after school program is accused of sexually assaulting two children. he's set to be arraigned today. yizhuang (ee-tuang) liu faces two counts of lewd and lasicivious acts with a child under 14. the 'sunyu learning center' is a private after -school program. it teaches children... ranging from kindergarten to 6-th grade. police say liu was communicating with other young boys... thru a gaming app called "discord." police will be reaching out to
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families of those potential victims ... as the investigation moves forward. ( james ) we're learning new information about the mother and son -- accused of running a prostitution ring. police say david romesburg and his mother fay ran the ring in rohnert park for more than 10- years. during that time -- police say they employed about 150 women. police spoke to eight of the women who worked for the mother and son. one of them said she was underage when they recruited her. another says she was sexually assaulted during her interview. the romesburgs were arrested in january... and now face multiple charges. ( terisa ) a gas leak forced people out of their homes in san francisco. the leak was reported around 4-30 yesterday afternoon. this happened near the victorian houses near alamo square park... after a contractor hit a gas line. firefighters had to go door-to- door... evacuating people. 16 people had to get out. but less than an hour later...
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the leak was ( terisa ) police in berkeley are investigating an armed robbery. it happened early monday morning near the cal campus. police say the victim -- a student -- was approached by a group of 4 people. one of them pointed a gun and robbed him of his belongings. the suspects then ran off west on channing way before turning south on telegraph avenue. campus police reported seeing a group jump into a black sedan. the student was not hurt. ( james ) national news... the u-s government is still operating without a comprehensive budget. and last night... the house approved another short-term fix. this is the fifth short-term spending bill passed since october. from here... the bill will go to the senate and it must be approved before thursday night. republicans are blaming democrats for the failure to reach a long-term agreement. the big sticking point is immigration... specifically an agreement to protect so- called "dreamers" from
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possible ( james )( james ) new this morning... the man accused of killing two people -- including a pro football player -- has pleaded ánot guilty to the charges against him. manuel orrego-savala was in court in indianapolis just moments ago. orrego- savala is an undocument immigrant from guatemala. he's accused of killing edwin jackson -- a linebacker for the colts and uber driver -- jeffrey monroe. u-s immigration officials say orrego-savala has been deported twice before -- in 2007 and 2009. he was also convicted of a d-u-i in redwood city. ( james ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... legal pot is giving the girl scouts a boost. why scout leaders say selling in front of dispensaries is actually ok. ( james ) plus a dog dies after being thrown on to a bay area freeway. what police are doing to track down the person responsible. ( james ) and after the break... as cleanup continues
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following the north bay fire storm... the new report that shows how california can do a better job battling wildfires. ( rebecca ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. wb 80 slows from the maze
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back to the kron 4 morning news. let's get a check of the forecast. rebecca:a strong high pressure system anchored over the eastern pacific will result in continued dry weather and above normal daytime temperatures through the weekend.
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no major hot spots. bay bridge
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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 ( james ) state officials have removed more than one million tons of debris from areas damaged during the north bay firestorm. crews say debris removal in santa rosa's coffey park neighborhood... is 100 percent complete. over 12 hundred properties were cleared of debris. and they've also completed debris removal in lake county... where they hauled away over 22 thousand tons of debris.
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( james ) a new report says california should be using controlled burns to better manage wildfires. in a year long study... the little hoover commission found that california is dealing with wildfires all wrong. they claim the state mismanages fires by trying to put them out... instead of letting them burn naturally. the commission says we should be reducing dead trees by fighting fire with fire... something would save california money. ( james ) the california forestry association released a statement in response to the report, saying it supports the commission's findings. ( terisa ) in the east bay... oakland international airport is now offering non stop flights to rome. the norwegian air flight takes a little over 12 hours. the service will operate two times per week on a boeing 787 dreamliner.
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this is the first nonstop bay area service to rome... since 2001. ( terisa ) a five- thousand dollar reward is now being offered to find the person who tossed a puppy from a moving car. this is rex ... he escaped from his home in vacaville on thursday.... hours later... the dog was tossed from a blue toyota prius on interstate- 80 near davis street. a witness tried to stop and save the 18-month old puppy - but he did not survive. ( terisa ) there's a new push to make uber and lyft environmentally friendly. state senator nancy skinner -- from berkeley -- has introduced legislation pushing ride-sharing services toward zero-emission and electric cars. the bill calls for up to 300- million in state funding for rebates for drivers who buy eco-friendly cars. the goal is to reduce emissions from uber and lyft drivers by 20% by the
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year 20-20. ( james ) take a look at this... girl scouts in california are staking out marijuana dispensaries to sell cookies. the apothecarium in san francisco posted this to instagram a few days ago. ( james ) and a southern california girl scout is also cashing in on the legal marijuana laws. a nine-year old was seen selling cookies near a pot dispensary in san diego. the girl's father wants him and his daughter to stay anonymous. but says she sold 312 boxes of cookies... during two trips to the pot shop. the dispensary even advertised that the girl would be there. the girl scouts allow booth sales generally in front of any business...even dispensaries. a girl scout leader says this time it was okay because they were not right at the dispensary's door.
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) the girl scouts say it would have been against the rules... if the girl had a table at the door. but because their "wagon" was off site... it is allowed. ( james ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news... apple watches are making unexpected calls. what local police want you to do... if it happens to you. ( james ) and after the break... a food trend known as "souping" is gaining popularity. how the trend can help with weight loss. and here's a live look outside... bay bridge (ácommercialá) no major hot spots. bay bridge
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wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. golden gate bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. ( james ) 4 your health... a food trend known as "souping" is gaining popularity... especially when it comes to losing weight. "souping" was listed as one of
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the top 10 food trends on pintrest for 2018.( terisa ) doctors say binding water into food helps keep your stomach fuller for longer. unlike juicing... soup can help stabilize blood sugar for more sustained energy.( james ) plus... doctors say the water in soup adds weight and volume so that you can have a satisfying amount without all the unwanted calories! (rebecca) tracking your morning forecast. details coming up. ( lydia ) and a rally to support a uc berkeley was
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news... lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic... rebecca:a strong high pressure system anchored over the eastern pacific will result in continued dry weather and above normal daytime temperatures through the weekend.
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no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf.
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( terisa ) happening later this morning ... students and workers will rally in support of a u-c berkeley employee who was arrested last week while protesting unfair wages.( james ) kron 4's lydia pantazes is live at u-c berkeley with the details. lydia? (lydia) protesters will gather here at 11:30 to speak out against the arrest of david cole... a uc berkeley employee. let's take a look at the video of coles arrest. david cole is 51-years old and works as a cook at uc berkeley employee.
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he was detained during a protest where he and about 100 other employees were picketing for the fair treatment of campus employees. a video circled online shows three uc police officers wrestling cole to the ground. he sustained a cut on his during the arrest and the berkeley fire department before being transported ( james ) thanks lydia. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( terisa ) breaking news from overnight. a church in vallejo has been damaged in a fire. vallejo firefighters sent out this picture showing the damage to the church of the living god on sonoma boulevard. the fire started in a storage unit attached to the church... then spread to main building. firefighters said one was
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inside when the fire broke out, and no injuries were reported. crews were able to put the fire out quickly. ( terisa ) in santa clara county... voters have four months to consider a controversial effort to recall superior court judge aaron persky. the board of supervisors is sending the recall effort... which collected some 95-thousand signatures... to the june ballot. judge persky is under fire for handing down what ácritics feel was a far too lenient sentence.. to a former stanford swimmer.... who sexually assaulted an intoxicated, unconscious woman after a party in 2015. ( terisa ) voters in june will also be asked to choose a successor for judge persky... áif the
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recall is successful. ( james ) two men are behind bars... accused breaking into cars in the east bay. it happened on 45th street in emeryville. there -- a security guard at pixar animation studios says he saw two people looking into parked cars with flashlights. once at the scene officers spotted andrew tyler holle... and hasani venson. police found two tablet computers and someone else's credit card on holle. officers say venson had insurance information for a nearby car. the two were arrested. police also found two cars with broken windows nearby. ( james ) in the east bay... a shooting leaves a man in critical condition. it happened around ten monday night on west leland road and southwood drive near the pittsburg/bay point bart station. officers responded to a call about a car crashing into a pole. once on scene...they found a man unconscious in the driver's seat -- suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest. he was taken to a local hospital where he's in critical but stable condition.
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( james ) a kern county judge ruled in favor of a baker who refuses to bake a cake for a same-sex wedding. the judge says he believes the issue is a matter of free speech...and that a cake is a form of artistic expression. he argued if the owner refused to sell anything at all to a same-sex couple... then that would be considered discrimination. the owner of tastries bakery says she will sell a cake to anyone. < i am very happy to serve anyone who walks through that door anything in my case, make a birthday cake for anyone, i just cannot be a part of something that's not ordained by god.>( james ) the judge also said the state should not force the owner to bake a cake she disagrees with in the name of equal access. (terisa) a woman was arrested after using a tv to assault a woman who was walking with two children. 48-year-old jacqueline gonzalez was walking in san francisco's mission district ... when she picked up a tv and threw it at a woman.
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the victim was hit and injured by the tv ... but she was able to run away. gonzalez is being held in san francisco county jail ... for suspicion on assault with a deadly weapon. her bond is set at 178-thousand dollars ( terisa ) happening today in the south bay... it's the "give kids a smile" event. dentists will give free dental screenings to children in 46 santa clara county schools... and seven 'boys and girls' clubs. the dentists will be visiting the schools over the next three days. studies show .. the most chronic illness school- age children face.. is tooth decay. ( james ) a project in the east bay... years in the making.. is close to housing hundreds of people. why city leaders say this new development is 100-percent affordable. ( james ) and after the break... see which bay area county was named one of the best places in the country to live.
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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. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( terisa ) marin county has been named one of the top ten counties in the country.( james ) the group 24-7 wall street ranked the counties based on education level... poverty rate and life
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expectancy. marin county came in at number 9 on the list.( terisa ) according to the study... the poverty rate in marin county is just 8% and the life expectancy for people who live there is nearly 84 years.( james ) marin county was the only california county to make the top 25. 7 of the top counties were in the washington d-c area. ( james ) if you have a smart-tv -- with built in netflix and hulu -- your t-v could be hacked.( terisa ) consumer reports analyzed smart t-v's from the five biggest brands - samsung, l-g, sony, t-c-l and vizio. all can track what consumers watch and two of the brands failed a basic security test. ( james ) how bad is the security? consumer reports says they were able to take over the remote control for the samsung and t-c-l televisions.( terisa ) they changed the channel... upped the volume...
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installed new apps and played youtube videos. both companies say they're looking into the issues. (rebecca) tracking your morning forecast...
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( james )( darya ) welcome back to the kron 4 morning news. let's get a check of the forecast. rebecca:a strong high pressure system anchored over the eastern pacific will result in continued dry weather and above normal daytime temperatures through the weekend.
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no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from
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the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat ebridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. ( james ) 12 -million renters and
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homeowners ... now spend more than 50-percent of their annual income on housing. that's according to federal housing officials.( terisa ) bay area cities are familiar with the housing crisis but in emeryville... "affordable housing" is becoming a reality. ( james ) kron 4's philippe djegal takes you to a brand new development.. where rents are a bargain. welton jordan/nats- "87 units. you'll probably have four to five hundred people living here." four years... and countless hours of tough negotiations between more than a dozen agencies later... and, now desperately needed affordable housing is coming to the city of emeryville construction on estrella vista on san pablo avenue began in june... a 64-million
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dollar project. and, the apartment complez should be ready to start housing families the summer of 20-19. welton jordan/nats- "for this building, we'll probably have thousands of applicants, of which we can only house 87." welton jordan is vice president of real estate development for e-a-h housing. a non-profit affordable housing developer... managing more than 100- properties in the bay area... estrella vista is their latest project. and, the best part of this project when it's all finished... is that all of the units inside -- will be considered 100- percent affordable housing. ally medina/vice mayor- "that means that people making 30 to 60-percent of the area median income will be able to afford to live here, and the rent will be based on their salary and income." the area median income for a family of four in alameda county is 97,400 dolllars. emeryville vice mayor ally medina says 70-percent of her city is made up of renters -- and she's one of them.ally
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medina/vice mayor- "even though the city of emeryville was able to give the land and a loan of four and a half million dollars, we would not be able to make this project happen by ourselves. we were really appreciative of our partners." one of those partners -- being the city of oakland... a fitting collaboration since the new development sits on the border of both cities.michele byrd/dir. oak housing/comm. dev.- "the city of oakland provided about pretty much four to five million dollars, and that way, we'll have 30 units dedicated to oakland residents." michele byrd is director of housing and community development for the city of oakland. she says in addition to the estrella vista project... the city has received 16 new applications from developers to build more affordable housing.michele byrd/dir. oak housing/comm. dev.- "and, we're looking at hopefully over the next three to five years, with those 16 applications, to build about 15-hundred units of affordable housing." in 20-11, a state supreme court ruling resulted in the elimination of all 400 california
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redevelopment agencies... which typically funded affordable housing projects. losing r-d-a's puts more of a burden on developers like e-a-h housing to secure funding for these projects. often developers rely on the state density bonus law to expand projects and build more units. the density bonus law is a state housing mandate that allows developers who qualify to skirt zoning ordinances and increase a project's density by up to 30-percent, if a certain (terisa) an east bay city says they're seeing an increase in accidental 9-1-1 calls. and they say it's coming from a specific source. walnut creek police say they've been getting emergency calls from apple watches. they say those calls usually happen when someone is setting up their watch... they say if you call accidentally..it's okay...just let them know it was a mistake. and here's a live look
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outside... bay bridge at stanford health care, we can now repair complex aortic aneurysms without invasive surgery. if we can do that, imagine what we can do for varicose veins. and if we can precisely treat eye cancer with minimal damage to the rest of the eye, imagine what we can do for glaucoma, even cataracts. if we can use dna to diagnose the rarest of diseases, imagine what we can do for the conditions that affect us all. imagine what we can do for you. (james) james adlib big
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( james ) new video this morning showing some good timing on the part of the contra costa county sheriff's rescue unit.( terisa ) while training -- a helicopter pilot spotted a cow with its head stuck in a tree near los vaqueros two air crew members sprang into action... breaking a stump away and setting the calf free.( james ) it's not known how long the animal had been stuck. after being freed the cow ran away and is expected to be okay. (james) coming up in the
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next hour ...a rally is scheduled today at u-c berkeley ... for a campus employee who was arrested during a protest.lydia patanzas has a live report with the details. (james) plus ... the latest on the vote in alameda over license plate readers.will tran is standing by with an update. ( james ) and police investigating a shooting and a body found in the middle of the street in oakland. we have the latest details into the newsroom overnight. did you know there's a world of miracles inside our bodies? for example, your eyes can see ten million shades of color.
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sometimes, all you need to do is look up. we can hear thousands of sounds from 20 hertz to 20,000 hertz. our bodies can withstand temperatures around 60 degrees centigrade. our tongues can differentiate 100,000 different tastes. nice! our noses can distinguish more than a trillion scents. knowing each one of them - that's the tough part. get out there. explore. see. smell. hear. taste. touch. widen your world. (terisa) good morning i'm
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terisa estacio..(james) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic...
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rebecca:a strong high pressure system anchored over the eastern pacific will result in continued dry weather and above normal daytime temperatures through the weekend.
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no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf.
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( james ) new this morning... the alameda city council has approved plans to install license plate readers at all roads in and out of the city.( terisa ) kron 4's will tran tells us why it's not going into effect just yet. will? (áááwillááá)alameda will not have license plate readers... at least not yet the city council voted to approve funding to eventually get the camera's but not until the details are worked out particularly who will get the information from those readers there is fear the information will be shared with ice officials the police chief has said that the city doesn't want that to happen but the
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city wants a policy in place that make sure it never happens the readers... would be placed at high volume places in and out of alameda ... like the tunnel to try and cut down on the number of crimes here especially car break ins
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( terisa ) thanks will. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( james ) breaking news... police are investigating an overnight homicide in oakland after a body is found in the street. it happened in the area of 29th avenue and chapman street. police have not released any other details. we will keep you updated as we learn more through out the morning. ( james ) new this morning... police in oakland are also investigating an
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overnight shooting. it happened in the area of edes avenue and hale avenue. police tweeted out this picture from the scene. it happened around 11:00 last night. police have not released any other information. ( terisa ) and happening now... in the east bay.... police are looking for this man. he is wanted for questioning in connection with a strong arm robbery. in dublin. a woman had her purse stolen. the robbery happened monday night at the fallon gateway shopping center. it is not clear if the victim was seriously injured. ( terisa ) new this morning... police are warning about a phone scam in the east bay. a u-c berkeley employee was targeted by a person pretending to be a campus police officer. that person claimed the victim had outstanding warrants for their arrest for failing to pay their student loans. the scammer asked for the victim's credit card number. the victim refused and called police. campus police say they will never be sent to collect debt for
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student loans. ( james ) the bay area air quality management district cited a richmond scrap metal facility in connection to the large fire that prompted a shelter in place. the fire broke out at simms metal managment last week...sending toxic smoke into the airforcing road closures, and evacuations. the company was cited for a public nuisance violation... and for the fire itself. ( james ) this is not sims metal managements first run in with the air district back in november and december of 20- 13.... fires broke out at their redwood city location. violations were issued for both of those fires. ( terisa ) in the east bay... police are cracking down on sideshows....which seem to be getting more and more dangerous. we are now
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seeing sideshows across the bay area. recently, an officer was been hit by a car... and guns have been fired into the air. in response to the chaos... multiple law enforcement agencies have formed a special task force to address the situation. ( terisa ) police say they believe they will be able to reduce the number of sideshows with the combined law enforcement effort. ( terisa ) police in vallejo are increasing their effort to track down the hit-and-run driver who killed a woman. this happened on january 26th on sonoma boulevard. officers say 27-year-old lori walker died at the scene. they say the car that hit her is a 2006 to 2008 grey honda. ( james ) still ahead on the
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kron 4 morning news ... as cleanup continues following the north bay fire storm... the new report that shows how california can do a better job battling wildfires. ( james ) and something to smile about today ...free dental screening for kids in the south bay.we'll have those details ... coming up.
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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. (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) (robin) no major hot spots. bay bridge
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wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( terisa )(áááboxesááá) happening today in the south bay... it's the "give kids a smile" event. dentists will give free dental screenings to children in 46 santa clara county schools... and seven 'boys and girls' clubs. the dentists will be visiting the schools over the next three days. over the next the schools ( terisa )(áááboxesááá) happening today in the south bay... it's the "give kids a smile" event. dentists will give free dental screenings to children in 46 santa clara county schools... and seven 'boys and girls'
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clubs. the dentists will be visiting the schools over the next three days. studies show .. the most chronic illness school- age children face.. is tooth decay. ( james ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news... legal pot is giving the girl scouts a boost. why scout leaders say selling in front of dispensaries is actually ok. (ácommercialá) (ácommercialá) in your noise-canceling trusteheadphones? maybe not. maybe you could trust your flight attendant won't be the chatty type. hello everyone, welcome aboard, i'm jason with a y. maybe you could trust your seatmate will be an introvert. i've been to south america, i've been to mexico, i've been to... maybe you could trust everyone will settle in for 10 hours of peace and quiet. (baby crying) (ice rattling) (singing & drum banging) i got to tell you i'm excited for these long flights. i love them because it gets me out of the house. or, you could just trust duracell. (silence) (♪) (james)(terisa)(rebecca)
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welcome back. let's get a check of the weather this morning...
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rebecca:a strong high pressure system anchored over the eastern pacific will result in continued dry weather and above normal daytime temperatures through the weekend. 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 ( james )
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toll to 101min from the less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( james ) state officials have
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removed more than one million tons of debris from areas damaged during the north bay firestorm. crews say debris removal in santa rosa's coffey park neighborhood... is 100 percent complete. over 12 hundred properties were cleared of debris. and they've also completed debris removal in lake county... where they hauled away over 22 thousand tons of debris. ( james ) a new report says california should be using controlled burns to better manage wildfires. in
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a year long study... the little hoover commission found that california is dealing with wildfires all wrong. they claim the state mismanages fires by trying to put them out... instead of letting them burn naturally. the commission says we should be reducing dead trees by fighting fire with fire... something would save california money. ( james ) the california forestry association released a statement in response to the report, saying it supports the commission's findings. ( terisa ) in the east bay... oakland international airport is now offering non stop flights to rome. the norwegian air flight takes a little over 12 hours. the service will operate two times per week on a boeing 787 dreamliner. this is the first nonstop bay area service to rome... since 2001.
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( terisa ) a five- thousand dollar reward is now being offered to find the person who tossed a puppy from a moving car. this is rex ... he escaped from his home in vacaville on thursday.... hours later... the dog was tossed from a blue toyota prius on interstate- 80 near davis street. a witness tried to stop and save the 18-month old puppy - but he did not survive. ( terisa ) there's a new push to make uber and lyft environmentally friendly. state senator nancy skinner -- from berkeley -- has introduced legislation pushing ride-sharing services toward zero-emission and electric cars. the bill calls for up to 300- million in state funding for rebates for drivers who buy eco-friendly cars. the goal is to reduce emissions from uber and lyft drivers by 20% by the year 20-20. ( james ) take a look at this... girl scouts in california are staking out
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marijuana dispensaries to sell cookies. the apothecarium in san francisco posted this to instagram a few days ago. ( james ) and a southern california girl scout is also cashing in on the legal marijuana laws. a nine-year old was seen selling cookies near a pot dispensary in san diego. the girl's father wants him and his daughter to stay anonymous. but says she sold 312 boxes of cookies... during two trips to the pot shop. the dispensary even advertised that the girl would be there. the girl scouts allow booth sales generally in front of any business...even dispensaries. a girl scout leader says this time it was okay because they were not right at the dispensary's door.
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had their car and they were walking around their community there and that is right and well within the rules.>( james ) the girl scouts say it would have been against the rules... if the girl had a table at the door. but because their "wagon" was off site... it is allowed. coming up on the kron 4 morning news ...the recall of a south bay judge moves forward ... but opponents say the effort poses a big problem. we'll explain. plus ... shocking details about nursing homes.why a human rights organization says patients with dementia are being overmedicated.
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(robin) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. (james) for your health this morning
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...a shocking new report from "human rights watch" claims nursing homes are overmedicating people with dementia. the report estimates nursing homes are giving more than 179-thousand residents antipsychotic medications without the proper diagnoses.most of these people are older and have dementia. researchers say facilities use the drug as a cost- effective chemical restraint to help overwhelmed staff.the f-d-a says the drugs can almost double the risk of death in these patients.the report blames the government for lack of oversight.the centers for medicare & medicaid services launched an initiative to combat the issue back in 2012. more children have been
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affected by mothers drinking during pregnancy than previously thought. that's according to a new study from u-c berkeley. researchers say up to one in 20 kids fall somewhere on the spectrum of disorders... caused by maternal drinking. a previous study found that up to -one in 100 american children were affected by drinking during pregnancy. some disorders caused by maternal drinking... include abnormal growth and facial features... intellectual disabilities and behavioral problems. (rebecca) tracking your morning forecast. what to expect as you head out the door right after the break. ( lydia ) and a rally to support a uc berkeley employee who was arrested. i will have the details in a live report. details in a live report.
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back to the kron four morning news... lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic... rebecca:a strong high pressure system anchored over the eastern pacific will result in continued dry weather and above normal daytime temperatures through the weekend.
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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
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( terisa ) happening later this morning ... students and workers will rally in support of a u-c berkeley employee who was arrested last week while protesting unfair wages.( james ) kron 4's lydia pantazes is live at u-c berkeley with the details. lydia? (lydia) protesters will gather here at 11:30 to speak out against the arrest of david cole... a uc berkeley employee. let's take a look at the video of coles arrest. david cole is 51-years old and works as a cook at uc berkeley employee. he was detained during a protest where he and about 100 other employees were picketing for the fair treatment of campus employees. a video circled online shows three uc police officers wrestling cole to the ground. he sustained a
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cut on his forehead during the arrest and was treated by the berkeley fire department before being transported to highland hospital. cole was then booked at the berkeley jail, cited for vandalism and resisting arrest. witnesses say the arrest stemmed from a car than had began to "push through the crowd and make contact with the picketers, who were occupying the intersection. witnesses say someone did throw something at the car but pointed out that cole was still holding his sign after the incident. the driver circled the block, then got out of the car and cole. again that here at 11:30 this morning. reporting live lydia pantazes kron 4 news. ( james ) thanks lydia. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( terisa ) breaking news from overnight. a church in vallejo has been damaged in a fire. vallejo
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firefighters sent out this picture showing the damage to the church of the living god on sonoma boulevard. the fire started in a storage unit attached to the church... then spread to main building. firefighters said one was inside when the fire broke out, and no injuries were reported. crews were able to put the fire out quickly. ( terisa ) in santa clara county... voters have four months to consider a controversial effort to recall superior court judge aaron persky. the board of supervisors is sending the recall effort... which collected some 95-thousand signatures... to the june ballot. judge persky is under fire for handing down what ácritics feel was a far too lenient sentence.. to a former stanford swimmer.... who sexually assaulted an intoxicated, unconscious woman after a party in 2015.
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ability to be fair in cases involvingviolence against women, particularly when the perpetrators are privileged college athletes...">( terisa ) voters in june will also be asked to choose a successor for judge persky... áif the recall is successful. ( james ) two men are behind bars... accused breaking into cars in the east bay. it happened on 45th street in emeryville. there -- a security guard at pixar animation studios says he saw two people looking into parked cars with flashlights. once at the scene officers spotted andrew tyler holle... and hasani venson. police found two tablet computers and someone else's credit card on holle. officers say venson had insurance information for a nearby car. the two were arrested. police also found two cars with broken windows nearby. ( james ) in the east bay... a shooting leaves a man in critical condition. it happened around ten monday night on west leland road and
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southwood drive near the pittsburg/bay point bart station. officers responded to a call about a car crashing into a pole. once on scene...they found a man unconscious in the driver's seat -- suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest. he was taken to a local hospital where he's in critical but stable condition. ( james ) a kern county judge ruled in favor of a baker who refuses to bake a cake for a same-sex wedding. the judge says he believes the issue is a matter of free speech...and that a cake is a form of artistic expression. he argued if the owner refused to sell anything at all to a same-sex couple... then that would be considered discrimination. the owner of tastries bakery says she will sell a cake to anyone. < i am very happy to serve anyone who walks through that door anything in my case, make a birthday cake for anyone, i just cannot be a part of something that's not ordained by god.>( james ) the judge also said the
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state should not force the owner to bake a cake she disagrees with in the name of equal access. ( james ) new this morning... the man accused of killing two people -- including a pro football player -- has pleaded ánot guilty to the charges against him. manuel orrego-savala was in court in indianapolis just moments ago. orrego- savala is an undocument immigrant from guatemala. he's accused of killing edwin jackson -- a linebacker for the colts and uber driver -- jeffrey monroe. u-s immigration officials say orrego-savala has been deported twice before -- in 2007 and 2009. he was also convicted of a d-u-i in redwood city. ( terisa ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... a rough night for the warriors... how oklahoma city's stars did against golden state. ( terisa )and we'll tell you how painkillers can help a broken heart.
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( james ) painkillers can help with a bad headache... and maybe a broken heart. but there is a catch.( terisa ) it only works for women. university of california researchers believe that ibuprofen dulls female sensitivities... making them feel less upset about failed romances... but it disrupts the male urge... to suppress emotional pain.( james ) one doctor described the findings as 'alarming'... since consumers don't anticipate psychological effects from painkillers. other experts say that
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emotional pain is often a healthy response to a breakup... which helps lead to recovery. ( james ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news ...east bay cities are seeing an increase in renters.we'll give you an update on the bay area housing market. (rebecca) watching the weather this morning. your forecast is right after the break. (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá)
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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
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rebecca:a strong high pressure
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system anchored over the eastern pacific will result in continued dry weather and above normal daytime temperatures through the weekend.
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( james )(ááá2 shotááá) the bay area's tight housing market is adding to the crowded highways. as
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catherine heenan reports, it's also put one bay area city at the forefront a national trend. fremont, the bay area's fourth biggest city, saw its renter population jump by nearly one=third since 2006.only five other cities nationwide had bigger increases.in the bay area, oakland has the biggest proportion of renters, nearly 60 percent.san francisco is right behind with 56 percent. san jose saw the biggest net gain in the renting population; more than 96,800 people since 2006. but unlike san francisco and oakland, it remains an owner-majority market.real estate experts say the trend is fueled by a preference of young workers to rent instead of own ... as well as the new tax law reducing incentives for home buyers.the tech boom is having a major impact on rental prices in silicon valley.the real estate site zumper dotcom says a one bedroom apartment
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in mountain view is now going for an average of 35=hundred=20 dollars.that's 125 dollars more than in san francisco. menlo park. cupertino and palo alto round out the top five.as for the biggest increase ... we're back in ( terisa ) the oakland city thunder snap a 4- game losing streak... unfortunately they did it against the warriors.( james ) this was a bad loss for the warriors. paul george and russell westbrook ran stephen curry, kevin durant and the rest of the team right off the floor from the opening tip-off. westbrook had 34 points to get the better of old buddy and teammate durant. and george scored 38 points. the thunder embarrassed the defending champions 125 to 105.
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(terisa) while most baseball franchises have distanced themselves from the stars who are linked to steroids ... not the giants. (james) they are going to retire barry bonds' number 25. the team announced they would hold a ceremony to honor the home run king and seven-time national league m-v-p on august 11th ... when his other former team... the pittsburgh pirates ... are in town.(terisa) bonds will become only the 12th player from the new york or san francisco giants to have his number retired... he broke hank aaron's home run record with number 756 in 2007.... he finished his 22-year big league career in 2007 with 762 homers. bonds said he was "both honored and humbled" that the giants are going to retire his number. (terisa) an east bay city says they're seeing an increase in accidental 9-1-1
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calls. and they say it's coming from a specific source. walnut creek police say they've been getting emergency calls from apple watches. they say those calls usually happen when someone is setting up their watch... they say if you call accidentally..it's okay...just let them know it was a mistake. ( terisa ) apple is considering refunding customers who paid full price to replace the batteries on older i-phones.( james ) the company plans on offering a 50-dollar discount to replace batteries after it admitted to secretly slowing them down. the discount comes after several people already paid 79-dollars to replace their i-phone batteries. ( terisa ) in a letter to government officials yesterday-- apple says... it may refund those customers who paid full price. coming up on the kron four morning news ...the top cities for singles. find out why san francisco is the number one place for people looking for love.
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and here's a live look outside... golden gate bridge...
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( james ) california tops another list! we're number one for single people.( terisa ) that's according to a new study from wallet-hub.
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florida... new york...pennsylv ania... and texas round out the top five.( james ) san francisco also leads the country in restaurants and movie theaters per capita... increasing a single person's chances of winning over a date. ( terisa ) marin county has been named one of the top ten counties in the country.( james ) the group 24-7 wall street ranked the counties based on education level... poverty rate and life expectancy. marin county came in at number 9 on the list.( terisa ) according to the study... the poverty rate in marin county is just 8% and the life expectancy for people who live there is nearly 84 years.( james ) marin county was the only california county to make the top 25. 7 of the top counties were in the washington d-c area. (james) james adlib big board.
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in the next hour we have winners and losers with our financial expert rob black. also coming up in the next hour ...up in the next also coming up in the next hour ... a rally is scheduled today at u-c berkeley ... for a campus employee who was arrested during a protest.lydia patanzas has a live report with the details. and the latest on the vote in alameda over license plate readers.will tran is standing by with an update.
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system anchored over the eastern pacific will result in continued dry weather and above normal daytime temperatures through the weekend.
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a hot spot on 92 a stall cleared wb at the high rise still jammed from 880. take wb 84 in stead ( james ) breaking news... the
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oakland coliseum d-m-v is closed because of flooding and damage to the roof. employees discovered the damage when they showed up for work this morning. the d-m-v will be honoring appointments at nearby offices. ( james ) new this morning... the alameda city council has approved plans to install license plate readers at all roads in and out of the city.( terisa ) kron 4's will tran tells us why it's not going into effect just yet. will? (áááwillááá)alameda will not have license plate readers... at least not yet the city council voted to approve funding to eventually get the camera's but not until the details are worked out particularly who will get the information from those readers
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there is fear the information will be shared with ice officials the police chief has said that the city doesn't want that to happen but the city wants a policy in place that make sure it never happens the readers... would be placed at high volume places in and out of alameda ... like the tunnel to try and cut down on the number of crimes here especially car break ins
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street. it happened in the area of 29th avenue and chapman street. police have not released any other details. we will keep you updated as we learn more through out the morning. ( james ) new this morning... police in oakland are also investigating an overnight shooting. it happened in the area of edes avenue and hale avenue. police tweeted out this picture from the scene. it happened around 11:00 last night. police have not released any other information. ( terisa ) and happening now... police are looking for this man. he is wanted for questioning in connection with a strong arm robbery. a woman had her purse stolen. the robbery happened monday night at the fallon gateway shopping center. it is not clear if the victim was seriously injured. ( james ) the bay area air quality management district cited a richmond scrap metal facility in connection to the large fire that prompted a shelter in place. the fire broke out at simms metal managment last week...sending
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toxic smoke into the airforcing road closures, and evacuations. the company was cited for a public nuisance violation... and for the fire itself. ( james ) this is not sims metal managements first run in with the air district back in november and december of 20- 13.... fires broke out at their redwood city location. violations were issued for both of those fires. ( terisa ) in the east bay... police are cracking down on sideshows....which seem to be getting more and more dangerous. we are now seeing sideshows across the bay area. recently, an officer was been hit by a car... and guns have been fired into the air. in response to the chaos... multiple law enforcement agencies have formed a special task force to address the situation.
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our south bay partners the san jose police department and different agencies in santa clara to really combat this problem">( terisa ) police say they believe they will be able to reduce the number of sideshows with the combined law enforcement effort. ( james ) on the peninsula... four people are behind bars... after police say they burglarized a business and then led officers on a chase. it happened monday night... at the bridgepointe shopping center in san mateo. police say the driver eventually crashed... and all four people in the car were arrested. ( james ) in mountain view... a volunteer tutor for an after school program is accused of sexually assaulting two children. he's set to be arraigned today. yizhuang (ee-tuang) liu faces two counts of lewd and lasicivious acts with a child under 14. the 'sunyu learning center' is a private after -school program. it teaches children... ranging from kindergarten to 6-th grade. police say liu was communicating with other young
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boys... thru a gaming app called "discord." police will be reaching out to families of those potential victims ... as the investigation moves forward. ( james ) we're learning new information about the mother and son -- accused of running a prostitution ring. police say david romesburg and his mother fay ran the ring in rohnert park for more than 10- years. during that time -- police say they employed about 150 women. police spoke to eight of the women who worked for the mother and son. one of them said she was underage when they recruited her. another says she was sexually assaulted during her interview. the romesburgs were arrested in january... and now face multiple charges. ( terisa ) police in berkeley are investigating an armed robbery. it happened early monday morning near the cal campus. police say the victim -- a student -- was approached by a group of 4 people. one of them pointed a gun and robbed him of his belongings. the suspects then ran off west on channing way before turning south on telegraph avenue. campus police
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reported seeing a group jump into a black sedan. the student was not hurt. (james) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news ... we'll tell you what county in the bay area made it to the list of top 10 counties in the u.s.. ( james ) coming up next ... as cleanup continues following the north bay fire storm... the new report that shows how california can do a better job battling wildfires. and here's a live look outside... at the bay bridge toll plaza. (ácommercialá) fire fighting is a very dangerous profession. we have one to two fires a day and when you respond together and you put your lives on the line, you do have to surround yourself with experts. and for us the expert in gas and electric is pg&e. we run about 2,500/2,800 fire calls a year and on almost every one of those calls pg&e is responding to that call as well. and so when we show up to a fire and pg&e shows up with us
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it makes a tremendous team during a moment of crisis. i rely on them, the firefighters in this department rely on them, and so we have to practice safety everyday. utilizing pg&e's talent and expertise in that area trains our firefighters on the gas or electric aspect of a fire and when we have an emergency situation we are going to be much more skilled and prepared to mitigate that emergency for all concerned. the things we do every single day that puts ourselves in harm's way, and to have a partner that is so skilled at what they do is indispensable, and i couldn't ask for a better partner. (áábreakáá)
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astall cleared on wb 92 at the ( james ) state officials have removed more than one million tons of debris from areas damaged during the north bay firestorm. crews say debris removal in santa rosa's coffey park neighborhood... is 100 percent complete. over 12 hundred properties were cleared of debris. and they've also completed debris removal in lake county... where they hauled away over 22 thousand tons of debris. (terisa) a new report says
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california should be using controlled burns to better manage wildfires. in a year long study... the little hoover commission found that california is dealing with wildfires all wrong. they claim the state mismanages fires by trying to put them out... instead of letting them burn naturally. the commission says we should be reducing dead trees by fighting fire with fire... something would save california money. (terisa) the california forestry association released a statement in response to the report, saying it supports the commission's findings. (james) checking the markets this morning... winners and losers is next with our financial expert rob black.
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(rebecca) a strong high anchored over pacific will result weather and above normal temperatures weekend. (james) time to talk winners and time to talk winners and losers with our financial expert rob black (rob)tips to survive a market meltdown1. don't panic 2. consider buying the dip3. or wait and watch4. realize the sell-off may be a blip disney jumps after reporting strong quarterly earnings . . . disney reported first quarter 2018 earnings that beat wall street estimates.
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dis's earnings call included: 1) $4.99/month pricing for spring launch (no change) of espn-ott service, and strategic positioning as a super-fan supplement to us tv bundle espn channels, rather than a substitute; excited about upcoming 'black panther' film, which opens on february 16, ticket pre-sales outpacing every superhero movie ever made. will release 'solo' on may 25, and reaction to first trailer has been 'game of thrones' write and produce a 'star wars' films.
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snap's revenue growth blew everyone away i and the stock is soaring . . . snap, the company that makes the snapchat app, reported a big earnings beat that sent the stock soaring more than 20%. the company said it now has 187 million daily active users, thanks to improvements made to the android version of
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the snapchat app. snap's ceo evan spiegel says snapchat's delayed redesign is testing well and will launch for everyone during the first quarter of this year. snapchat to show live video of nbc's olympics coverage. deal could forge closer ties between traditional tv networks and snapchat's parent company snap inc.
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( james ) if you have a smart-tv -- with built in netflix and hulu -- your t-v could be hacked.( terisa ) consumer reports analyzed smart t-v's from the five biggest brands - samsung, l-g, sony, t-c-l and vizio. all can track what consumers watch and two of the brands failed a basic security test. ( james ) how bad is the security? consumer reports says they were able to take over the remote control for the samsung and t-c-l televisions.( terisa
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) they changed the channel... upped the volume... installed new apps and played youtube videos. both companies say they're looking into the issues. (rebecca) tracking the weather this morning. your forecast is right after the break. james) protection for daca recepients is set to expire next month. coming up after the break ... we'll tell you what the government plans on doin (darya)(james) welcome
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back to the kron four morning news... lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic...
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rebecca:a strong high pressure system anchored over the eastern pacific will result in continued dry weather and above normal daytime temperatures through the
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weekend. major hot spot nb 880 at washington ave. accident moved to shoulder backed up to 92 and onto nb 238 from 580
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( terisa ) breaking news... the oakland coliseum d-m-v is closed because of flooding and damage to the roof.( james ) employees discovered the damage when they showed up for work this morning. the d-m-v will be honoring appointments at nearby offices. kron 4's lydia pantazes is live in oakland and has more. the oakland coliseum d-m-v is closed because of flooding and damage to the roof. employees discovered the damage when they showed up for work this morning. the d-m-v will be honoring appointments at nearby offices. ( james ) thanks lydia.
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( terisa ) ( terisa ) ( terisa ) breaking news from
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overnight. a church in vallejo has been damaged in a fire. vallejo firefighters sent out this picture showing the damage to the church of the living god on sonoma boulevard. the fire started in a storage unit attached to the church... then spread to main building. firefighters said one was inside when the fire broke out, and no injuries were reported. crews were able to put the fire out quickly. ( terisa ) in santa clara county... voters have four months to consider a controversial effort to recall superior court judge aaron persky. the board of supervisors is sending the recall effort... which collected some 95-thousand signatures... to the june ballot. judge persky is under fire for handing down what ácritics feel was a far too lenient sentence.. to a former stanford swimmer....
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who sexually assaulted an intoxicated, unconscious woman after a party in 2015. ( terisa ) voters in june will also be asked to choose a successor for judge persky... áif the recall is successful. ( james ) two men are behind bars... accused breaking into cars in the east bay. it happened on 45th street in emeryville. there -- a security guard at pixar animation studios says he saw two people looking into parked cars with flashlights. once at the scene officers spotted andrew tyler holle... and hasani venson. police found two tablet computers and someone else's credit card on holle. officers say venson had insurance information for
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a nearby car. the two were arrested. police also found two cars with broken windows nearby. ( james ) in the east bay... a shooting leaves a man in critical condition. it happened around ten monday night on west leland road and southwood drive near the pittsburg/bay point bart station. officers responded to a call about a car crashing into a pole. once on scene...they found a man unconscious in the driver's seat -- suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest. he was taken to a local hospital where he's in critical but stable ( james ) a kern county judge ruled in favor of a baker who refuses to bake a cake for a same-sex wedding. the judge says he believes the issue is a matter of free speech...and that a cake is a form of artistic expression. he argued if the owner refused to sell anything at all to a same-sex couple... then that would be considered discrimination. the owner of tastries bakery says she will sell a cake to anyone. < i am very happy to serve
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anyone who walks through that door anything in my case, make a birthday cake for anyone, i just cannot be a part of something that's not ordained by god.>( james ) the judge also said the state should not force the owner to bake a cake she disagrees with in the name of equal access. (terisa) a woman was arrested after using a tv to assault a woman who was walking with two children. 48-year-old jacqueline gonzalez was walking in san francisco's mission district ... when she picked up a tv and threw it at a woman. the victim was hit and injured by the tv ... but she was able to run away. gonzalez is being held in san francisco county jail ... for suspicion on assault with a deadly weapon. her bond is set at 178-thousand dollars ( james ) new this morning... the man accused of killing two people -- including a pro football player -- has pleaded ánot guilty to the charges against him. manuel orrego-savala was in court in indianapolis just moments ago. orrego-
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savala is an undocument immigrant from guatemala. he's accused of killing edwin jackson -- a linebacker for the colts and uber driver -- jeffrey monroe. u-s immigration officials say orrego-savala has been deported twice before -- in 2007 and 2009. he was also convicted of a d-u-i in redwood city. (terisa) coming up next in the kron 4 morning news ... amazon is releasing wristbands that can track their workers. we'll explain why ... next. sorry. i can't make it.
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(robin) major hot spot nb 880 at
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washington ave in san leadro. accident cleared backed up to hwy 92 and onto nb 238 from wb580 ( james ) amazon has ( james )( james ) amazon has patented a wristband that can track everything from a warehouse employee's location to their hand movements. (terisa) the patents were filed in 2016, and granted last month. the technology
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is described as a time-saving and inventory management system.( james ) critics have pointed to concerns about privacy and workplace surveillance.
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(james)(darya) welcome back. lets get a check of weather and traffic... (rebecca) live look outside...sutro
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tower. rebecca:a strong high pressure system anchored over the eastern pacific will result in continued dry weather and above normal daytime temperatures through the weekend.
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major hot spot eb 92 before the san mateo bridge tolls. all lanes closed due to a major crash. one wb lane closed, slow major hot spot eb 92 before
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the san mateo bridge tolls. all lanes closed due to a major crash. one wb lane closed, slow from before the toll plaza. take eb 84 instead
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( james ) illegal dumping has become all too common in the bay area.( terisa ) most of the time... we hear about it in urban areas. but as stanley roberts tells us in this edition of people behaving badly... the problem is spreading. along port chicago highway in contra costa county is this adopt a road sign with the 834th transportation battalion's name attached yes the highway was adopted... but that was then and this is now all up and down port chicago highway has become a huge dumping ground to give you an
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example this green mercury was abandoned or should i say dumped along with all the items stuffed inside including an air conditioner .. this i near the intersection of lake view and port chicago nats: ambiance in some areas there are piles of gravel which has been dumped on the side of the road and lots of tree trimmings this is just one of many this is the community of shore acres, an area i just learned about because a viewer sent me an email asking for help while in the area i noticed the open fields with cows roaming freely and there was no shortage of wildlife but one can't help but notice all the illegal dumping nats: ambiance over at driftwood and port chicago there is even more trash and debris but look at this . its a camera . and according to the sign it was put there there by contra costa county public works to record any illegal dumping i called the number and was told they were not aware of any cameras in this area .. further down on nichols road it's get worse . and this is all with in an stones throw
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from the contra costa water district public water supply if i had a trophy to give away . oh wait not to mention a whole refrigerator not to mention other things this whole area needs a serious cleaning up but my only fear once that happens more stuff will be dumped here i did manage to flag down a sheriff's office parking enforcement officer for the car but the rest will be up the county nats: ambiance contra costa county stanley roberts kron 4 news ( terisa ) the oakland city thunder snap a 4- game losing streak... unfortunately they did it against the warriors.( james ) this was a bad loss for the warriors. paul george and russell westbrook ran stephen curry, kevin durant and the
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rest of the team right off the floor from the opening tip-off. westbrook had 34 points to get the better of old buddy and teammate durant. and george scored 38 points. the thunder embarrassed the defending champions 125 to 105. ( terisa ) in national news... president trump has asked for a military parade -- and the pentagon is reviewing potential dates. the president witnessed france's military parade on bastille day last year-- and called it "one of the greatest parades" he had ever seen. and he said he wanted a military parade on the fourth of july in washington. the president's call for a military parade comes as north korea plans to show off dozens of long-range missiles during a parade tomorrow. (terisa) while most baseball franchises have distanced themselves from the stars who are linked to steroids ... not the giants. (james) they are going to retire barry bonds' number 25.
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the team announced they would hold a ceremony to honor the home run king and seven-time national league m-v-p on august 11th ... when his other former team... the pittsburgh pirates ... are in town.(terisa) bonds will become only the 12th player from the new york or san francisco giants to have his number retired... he broke hank aaron's home run record with number 756 in 2007.... he finished his 22-year big league career in 2007 with 762 homers. bonds said he was "both honored and humbled" that the giants are going to retire his number. (james) coming up on the kron 4 morning news ... we'll tell you about a space x engineer who went viral during the launch of the falcon heavy.
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,$8drw ( james ) a succesfful test launch
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for space x's big new rocket. the falcon heavy rocket blasted off yesterday afternoon from florida's kennedy space center. just to make the launch a little more interesting - a bright red tesla was placed onboard - with a dummy in the front seat and david bowie's "space oddity" playing in the car on an endless loop. the car belongs to space-x's chief -- elon musk - who also heads up tesla. the rocket will now orbit the sun.
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(terisa) while elon musk created history by launching its falcon heavy for the first time ... some space fans were focused on something else. space-x engineer brian mahlstedt ... went viral after appearing on camera during the launch yesterday. after his t-v appearance ...he gained fans who expressed their love for him on social media.(james) he's been a software engineer for elon musk's company since 2011. mahlstedt studied mechanical engineering at u-c berkeley for two years ... then he enrolled at stanford for one year. (darya)that's
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>> announcer: today on an all-new "dr. phil." she claims her ex molested their daughter. >> absolutely not. >> you're sick. >> you're coaching her. >> we don't coach her. we don't say bad things about you. >> you don't say bad things about me? you're doing it on national television. >> my granddaughter has suffered at the hands of this animal. >> dr. phil: you're saying that two weeks after this man raped your child, you let him have visitation with her? >> i didn't know how truthful it was. >> but now you're sure? >> yes. >> dr. phil: you accuse him of the abuse, but you don't call the police for 16 days. that seems like

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