now at eight ... this is the exact thing that everyone fears....a suspected serial rapist who posed as a rideshare driver is in custody .whooshpermit patty lets figure out what company she's with ... oh where's she goin'? a viral video costs a san francisco outreach worker her job.tonight she tells us her storywhooshthis palo alto neighborhood is on edge after a brazen burglary attempt. "before, we just never locked anything, you know, now i do whooshthousands of visitors double park cars block driveway's tour buses it just gets out-of-controlneighbors of the iconic televisi home of the tanner family say they're fed up with "full hoe." fans fans (ken)

now at 8. a serial rapist is behind bars. investigators say the suspect committed 4 rapes while posing as a ride-share driver. thank you for joining us i'm ken wayne.(pam) and i'm pam moore. our grant lodes joins us now with details on the suspect .. and how police tracked him down. grant? (grant) d-n-a evidence is what sealed the deal according to police. they say orlando lazo is the rideshare rapist, a man who has been posing as a rideshare driver at least since 2013 and has now been arrested for raping 4 unsuspecting passengers....pe ople who thought they were getting into an uber or lyft. the four women were picked up outside bars and nightclubs mostly in the south of market area, then taken to another location and sexually assaulted. police were able to get dna evidence from the first attack in 2013, but there was no match in the system. then in february, and may of this year 2 more attacks with the same dna. a task force was set up in june, and this past weekend police say they found their man

(grant) police are believe there may be more victims, and they're asking anyone who knows anything about the suspect to come forward. they're also urging people to check their phones make sure the vehicle supposed to be pickign them up when they order a ride-share car...is in fact the right one. (pam) we first told you about this story through our mobile app. we went a push alert at 1:42- this afternoon. you can stay connected on breaking news by downloading our free mobile app and opting in for push alerts. (pam)everybody>(pam)

this now viral video... appears to show a woman asking a street vendor in san francisco .. about having a permit to sell trinkets and sweaters. people have fired off online, calling the woman racist and they have sent messages to her employeer to get her fired. they are labeling her "hashtag permit betty"...(ken) kron-4's justine waldman spoke with the woman in the video to get her side of the story. (justine) i spoke with the woman seen in the video talking to the vendor... she says she was fired... for doing her job. nats rene folena says she lost her job, by doing what she is suppose to do.. trying to help street vendors. nats? until thursday, she worked in out-reach with streetplus, a community group that contracts with yuerba beuna communitty benefit district which aims to make the city a more welcoming place. in this now viral video, folena is seen talking to a street vendor on market street, and holding her phone the man recording the video, it appears, accuses her of harassing the vendor

about having a permit.nat she got to mess with people trying to make a livingsot i wish people would stop thinking i was on the phone with police over the phone folena tells me, while on her lunch, she says she made call to a community guide at her job to come check on the vendor to help get the woman a 1 day permit. folena tells me she 1/2 mexican and 1/2 irish. and in no way a racist. sot i am sorry that i did not make the phone call myself and give her the information in a statement the ybcbd says "we are vigilant in ensuring that our values of inclusivity and of treating people with compassion, respect and dignity" and a service provider misrepresented it and no longer works there. streetplus, did not return requests for comment. the grandmother believes the video does not show the whole story. nats sot what i regret is not having the district have my back

(justine) here at kron 4 we have also reached out to the man who recorded the video, but as of now ...have not heard back. in the newsroom justine waldman kron 4 news. (ken) a big story we're following today the justice department announced indictments against 12 russian nationals.(pam) the charges are connected to special counsel robert mueller's investigation ... into russian interference in the 20-16 election. now, one dozen russians are being formally accused of hacking into networks connected to

democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton. those russians are charged with conspiracy. the deputy attorney general also says, they stole the personal identities of roughly half a million americans. of course, most believe the russians indicted today ... will never see the inside of an american courtroom... but the charges will at least limit their travel options... including to the u.s. (ken) the latest allegations of russian meddling in the 2016 election don't come as much of a surprise. the question is what, if anything, will president trump do about it. as kron four's rob fladeoe reports now, so says a leading scholar on american-russian relations. robert service/hoover institution "...there is no doubt in my mind that the russian security state was involved in the hacking of american politicians..."i caught up with the hoover institution's robert service this afternoon at his office here at stanford uiversity. robert service/hoover institution '...the big question is, the geo politic, the world politics, how much do we let the russians get away with...."according to the justice department the russians have gotten awaywith a lot. robert service says

they must beheld accountable. robert service/hoover institution "....the hacking and other nefarious deeds that the russians have been up to have to be punished, there has to be some kind of retaliation..."the hoover scholar says the timing of the indictments is no surprise coming just days ahead of president trump's meeting with russian president putin. robert service/hoover institution "..it doesn't seem to me to be totally coincidental, but is it important, will this ruin russan relations, i rather doubt it, unless it means tougher sanctions..."that could poison the well further says service. he suspects trump will try to mend fences and cut some of deal with putin at the same time.robert service "...my guess is that donald trump is going to helsinki to smooth out relations with russia, my fear is that he might give putin the impression that he is willing to give away more than he should.at stanford university rob fladeboe kron 4 news

( pam ) to combat the long lines .... the department of motor vehicles is once again extending its hours and the days it will be open .. kron 4s ella sogomonian reports from the daly city d-m-v with the breakdown . sot: ella sogomonian, @ellasogomonian//"with wait times that can go on for hours the department of motor vehicles announced they will now operate every saturday starting august 4th and will open two bay area offices 1 hour early four days a week. the department of motor vehicles is trying to ease customer wait times yet again. several people at the daly city location say they had to take time off work and stand or sit around for more than 2

hours. sot: ahmed atiah, dmv customer// "this line everybody has been waiting for like maybe two hours if anyone has a bad disc, a problem with the back it's going to be bad. watiting with no chair just standing up like an army." the dmv reports they will now open two bay area offices - oakland claremont and san jose driver license processing center one hour early at 7 am everyday except wednesday plus extend their services to every saturday including offices in daly city concord el cerrito fairfield hayward novato pleasanton redwood city santa clara san francisco santa rosa and santa teresa. those offices will be open saturdays starting august 4th. sot: tessa burt, dmv customer// "so we're standing in line because there arent enough dmv offices open sure saturday mornings will help but it's no the end of all problems."sot: mike atwood, dmv customer// "the extension into saturday is of great use. i'm having to take off work to spend hours in line for what i consider beaurucratic nonsense."sot: ella sogomonian, @ellasogomoni an//"begins the wheel driving tests are not offered saturday's. for the list you can head over to kron4.com.in daly city ella sogomonian kron 4 news."

(pam) an update now... on the x-o- music festival in antioch that was suddenly canceled this week. kron4 has confirmed... people are starting to get their money back.. for the tickets they purchased. some people spent more than 300-dollars for the three- day tickets to the festival.... it was supposed to be packed with big name performers ... such as ludacris and t-i. and it was slated to start today at the contra costa county fairgrounds in antioch.. but was canceled this week on wednesday. it is not clear how soon everyone will receive their refunds. (pam) turning now to our four zone forecast. chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us (ken) what's the weekend looking like? lawrence karnow: it was an interesting day with a few

morning showers and even a few thunderstorms. the monsoonal clouds moved north during the day to clear skies in the afternoon. highs inland will be in the 80s to low 90s with 50s and 60s and fog at the coast. on the doppler you can see a few more showers in the sierra and northern california. on the satellite high pressure continues over the desert southwest and will build back into the bay area this weekend. highs tomorrow will be in the upper 80s to low 90s inland, 70s and 80s around the bay and 50s and 60s at the coast. it will be hotter inland on sunday and we could see near triple digit heat next week before slight cooling by friday. friday.cooling by before slight heat next week before slight cooling by friday. from the east bay.... the fbi tweeted out it needs your help finding a serial bank robber. officers call him the "faux badge" bandit. authorities say he just hit another bank yesterday in

danville. these are pictures of the man they are looking for. the fbi is offering a five thousand dollar reward. ... and wants you to reach out if you recognize him or have any information. coming up at eight.. a major milestone for u-c-s-f .... as the hospital does its first pediatric heart transplant. we'll hear from the little girl who just got a new heart. plus. mounting complaints on a san francisco street where neighbors say a popular tourist spot has gotten out of control. and next. a quiet peninsula community on edge... after a pair of incidents where an unknown man was found inside a home. baby boomers,

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there's a serious virus out there that 1 in 30 boomers has, yet most don't even know it. a virus that's been almost forgotten. it's hepatitis c. hep c can hide in the body for years without symptoms. left untreated it can lead to liver damage, even liver cancer. the only way to know if you have hep c is to ask your healthcare provider for the simple blood test. if you have hep c, it can be cured. for us, it's time to get tested. it's the only way to know for sure. (ken) a woman in palo alto chose not to answer her door for a stranger... then, minutes later, she found the man who knocked... inside her home.(pam) kron four's philippe djegal spoke to neighbors in that area who are especially concerned... because this is the second time something like this has

happened.. in the past two weeks. (philippe)nats- a knock at the door goes unanswered. but the man knocking doesn't go away.cory zwerling/neighbor- "it's a little frightening." just after 11-30 tuesday morning... a woman on the 4000 block of wilkie way in palo alto walked into her living room after ignoring the door... she was terrified to see the man standing inside her house. she yelled and he ran away without taking any stuff. palo alto police believe he got in through an unlocked sliding back door.cory zwerling/neighbor- "we sort of know who are neighbors are and we sort of watch out for each other a little bit, and we gotta probably do that a little bit more." police did use a canine to search the area for the suspect but he got away.no name/neighbor- "before, we just never locked anything, you know, now i do -- i have kids by the way. so, its, its, yeah, its scary." this woman lives about a half mile away from wilkie way, on curtner avenue... where two-weeks ago police say another woman caught a man rummaging through her apartment. he too got away, but police released a sketch of what he looked like. investigators are looking into whether or not he is the same person involved in tuesday's incident.no name/neighbor- "if you see some, anything suspicious, you

know, call the cops, or just don't open and try to lock everything up." police describe tuesdays suspect as a hispanic man between 17 and 21-years old... as tall as 5-11, weighing 150 pounds... last seen wearing a gray baseball hat. we spoke with the mayor who says she can't imagine these crimes happening in what is usually an uneventful neighborhood. in palo alto, philippe djegal, kron four news. (pam) a little girl who was diagnosed with a life threatening heart condition... now has a new heart. (ken) her successful pediatric heart transplant surgery marks the first for a children's hospital group here in the bay area.. kron4's haaziq madyun has the story. sot 11-year-old andrea is showing me the beautiful heart shaped design on her shirt. it is a symbol of the heart that was a perfect match she received

during a successful heart transplant surgery here at ucsf benioff children's hospital in san francisco. nat/sot haaziqso how are you doing today kid?sot

transplant is really the cure or the treatment for this problem">sotthe pediactric heart transplant represents a milestone for ucsf benioff children's hospitals because it is the hospital's first says surgical director dr. peter kouretassotdr. peter kouretas/ucsf heart center clinic: "in the past we had to transfer these patients out of the hospital, now that we have the ability to provide that service here, it is a big advantage for our patients in this community">this heart transpnt patient will be going home soon and she is excited. first thing she is going to do...?sot in san francisco haaziq madyun kron4news tonight from near big sur tonight. we have an

update to the story of a missing woman... (ken) kron-4's grant lodes is here with what police just confirmed police just confirmed minutes ago. now to our now to our now to our four zone

forecast. taking a live look outside at s-f-o.kron-4's chief meteorologist lawrence meteorologist lawrence karnow

is here now with the forecast lawrence karnow: it was an interesting day with a few morning showers and even a few thunderstorms. the monsoonal clouds moved north during the day to clear skies in the afternoon. highs inland will be in the 80s to low 90s with 50s and 60s and fog at the coast. on the doppler you can see a few more showers in the sierra and northern california. on the satellite high pressure continues over the desert southwest and will build back into the bay area this weekend. highs tomorrow will be in the upper 80s to low 90s land, 70s and 80s around the bay and 50s and 60s at the coast. it will be hotter inland on sunday and we could see near triple digit heat next week before slight cooling by friday.

friday.cooling by friday.

a man has been charged in the deaths of a mother and daughter... killed

when a boulder fell from the man's truck, and smashed into their car in minnesota. 33-year-old joseph czek was charged today... with four counts of criminal vehicle homicide. investigators say, an 800- pound boulder fell from the truck he was driving monday. 67- year old karen christiansen, and her 32 -year old daughter jena, were headed north on the road. the truck went over a railroad crossing... and the boulder came off, tumbled, and struck the family's car. authorities say, the boulder was not properly strapped to the truck. both women died at the scene. joseph czek's unconditional bail is set at $70 thousand dollars. coming up at eight.. a woman harassed for wearing a puerto rico t-shirt... now the man in her viral video, is facing serious charges. plus. a dog gets seriously ill after visiting the beach and playing in the water. the hidden danger his owner didn't know about. and next. why the city is considering banning buses at a popular tourist spot in san francisco.

(pam) you may know 'the full house' home from the television show in san francisco. tonight, there is a renewed push to limit the number of picture snapping tourists... flooding the lower pacific heights neighborhood.(ken) as kron4's maureen kelly reports.... the city is considering banning tour buses from driving on that block. a steady crowd of visitors come to snap selfies in front of the broderick street home. and pose with their familes on

the same steps of the home of the fictional tanner clan...from both in the 90's hit show full house....and the now netflix reboot fuller house...the show's producer bought the house for a cool 4 million when it came on the market two years ago telling the hollywood reporter at the time that it was great to be able to preserve it for the fans....the tourists i talked to said it was an important stop on their trip.because we watched it all of our lives is one of those bucket list things you're gonna be in san francisco you got to see the tanner housebut those who live on the street say having so many nostaglia seekers stopping by is a nuisance.it's a nightmare for those who live here we get asked all the time why don't you move why do you live here which doesn't seem reasonable i mean someone should be able to live here but but with thousands of visitors double park cars block driveway's tour buses it just gets out-of-control that's a lot of visitors for one block any day or weekend next week the sfmta board will consider banning tour buses like this one you see double parked from being able to drive on this one block. the full house fans i spoke to were sympathetic. we love the show we watch fuller house also but to live around it probably be like all right come on this is getting annoying now but the neighbor i talked to isn't sure a tour bus ban will keep the crowds away. i don't know if that's gonna help if they just push them one block in other directions i expected just going to inconvenience the people in the next box i'm not sure what it really do if the proposed tour bus band is passed on tuesday it could go

into affect in about 4 to 6 weeks maureen kelly kron4 news (pam) ááá oncam ááá a man seen in a video harassing a woman in a chicago park .... for wearing a puerto rico tee-shirt is now facing hate crime charges. 62-year-old timothy trybus... is seen in a video that went viral, repeatedly yelling and walking toward mia irizarry. she was in a gazebo she had reserved for a birthday party. in the video, trybus can be heard saying - "you should not be wearing that shirt in the united states of america" . irizarry asks a nearby officer for help, but he appears not to intervene. that officer has since resigned from the force. the hate crime designation turns the assault and disorderly conduct charges

trybus is facing, into felonies. medical freedom!(ken) ked-

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stop taking jardiance and call your doctor right away if you have symptoms of ketoacidosis or an allergic reaction. symptoms of an allergic reaction include rash, swelling, and difficulty breathing or swallowing. do not take jardiance if you are on dialysis or have severe kidney problems. other side effects are sudden kidney problems, genital yeast infections, increased bad cholesterol, and urinary tract infections, which may be serious. taking jardiance with a sulfonylurea or insulin may cause low blood sugar. tell your doctor about all the medicines you take and if you have any medical conditions. isn't it time to rethink your type 2 diabetes medication? ask your doctor about jardiance- and get to the heart of what matters.

(ken) a dog owner in heartbroken his beloved lab after a day at the beach. taylor says his water and monday playing however over the next couple days the lab began to have stomach issues wasn't eating and became unresponsive. chris rushed him to the vet. but his dog had suffered salt water poisoning... and it was too late.chris taylor/ dog ownernight and he was convulsing, and i pain, she said i don't even think he knows where he is."dr. katy meyer/ tampa bay emergency veterinary services"things can come on gradually and of how serious things are up front." (ken) dr. katy meyer says when sodium really high, it can cause severe brain damage, dehydration and seizures. doctor meyer offers this crucial advice: if you want to take your dog to the beach, limit the trip to two hours, taking breaks every thirty minutes with plenty of fresh water for your four- legged family member. it could save your dog's life. (ken) new at 8. it was a threat made to sound so real, a south carolina man thought his wife was in danger. (pam) now he believes it was all because of social media. shane benoit says, he is still in shock following the kidnapping scam. he received a call by scammers claiming to have his wife... saying, they would kill her unless he gave them 5-thousand dollars. he blames it on facebook.... thinking

scammers could have used her voice from videos she has posted. (pam) experts say, (pam) experts say, check your experts say, (pam) experts say, check your settings.. and make you you keep your posts and pictures private. (pam) in sports -- gary and his lovely wife alicia join us to answer viewer emails. we will also have an update on the giants-a's game(ken) plus -- steph curry is not only a three-time n-b-a champion... he's a great golfer our sports director, gary radnich has highlights from south lake tahoe he has all the sports coming up next at 8 a family's home broken into just outside the bay area....how the thieves got inside without breaking in.

i am extremely proud of jackie, gaby and stephanie. we worked with pg&e to save energy because we wanted to help the school. they would put these signs on the door to let the teacher know you didn't cut off the light. the teachers, they would call us the energy patrol. so they would be like, here they come, turn off your lights! those three young ladies were teaching the whole school about energy efficiency. we actually saved $50,000. and that's just one school, two semesters, three girls. together, we're building a better california. a modesto resident is on

edge after his home someone got inside his home. and the thief didn't even have to break-in.(pam) the person got inside by using the man's own garage opener which was reportedly stolen from his car. (ken) ken machinshi reports.

security cameras show the moments a man entered efrem grimesú modesto home tuesday, but outside of turning over the camera and unplugging a few items upstairs, nothing was taken inside the home. efrem grimesthe most shocking part to me is him coming into the house and just walking around like he owns the house, like this is his home. that was shocking to me.grimes says tires and rims, a tool box and a few other items were stolen from the garage, but how the two men in the car got into the home is what is haunting grimes and his neighbors on pelucca laneefrem grimesitús kind of hard man. i feel violated. iúm just trying to get through it now.grimes says his cameras first captured the men stopping to ring his doorbell around 8:30 tuesday morning...when they returned two hours later, the men were able to get into the garage, because grimes says they stole his garage door opener from his car that was parked at vintage faire mall that morning...he says the door leading inside from the garage was unlocked because his son was going to stop by in the afternoongrimesto me, itús an eye opener, or actually itús a blessing that he didnút go

through my whole house and take off my tvs and everything else.grimes says he was targeted, and says his cameras captured a man wearing a similar hat riding a bike down the street on fourth of july. grimes is thankful for his neighbors, who run their own neighborhood watch, as they've helped in the search to find the men and ensure this doesn't happen again.rachel reed, neighbornow as a neighborhood we are like we need to sit down. we need to know who belongs at what house, we need to know when they go on vacation so we know what trucks or cars or whatever belong at the house buttedjohn vernacchio, neighbor youúre never going to stop a thief, theyúre going to steal. itús just a matter of how you catch them. the neighborhood pulls together and thatús what makes me happy.in modesto, ken mashinchi fox40 news (ken) that was ken mashinchi reporting. (pam) as temperatures rise... so do concerns over a health threat in lakes, rivers and oceans.(ken) algae blooms have already lead to a state of emergency in florida and according to the c-d-c they can pop up in any

waterway when the conditions are right. according to the c-d-c... these harmful algal blooms are increasing in number and severity because of factors like global warming, storm water runoff, and wastewater overflows. the algae can cause rashes...respiratory problems and if ingested, can cause liver and kidney damage. even if you stay out of the water, it is possible to breathe in the poison. pets are especially at risk. to stay safe, avoid bodies of water if they smell bad, look discolored or contain dead animals. the bay bridge series is going down at a-t and tee going down at bridge series is the bay the bay bridge series is going down at a-t and tee going down at a-t and tee park

tonight the giants are facing the red-hot a's... oakland is 19-5 since june 26th madison the american century celebrity golf championship provides laughs and some surprises through out the weekend. steph curry heading into round of the tournament with 15 to 1 odds to win the event let's head to south lake tahoe curry having some fun playing basketball through out the course he misses the dunk 49ers legend, jerry rice cheering on a young girl... as she tries making a basket steph had a great day for a three-time n-b-a champion in the 11th... with the wedge... curry sets up for a birdie finishes the day with a 74... scores 18 points... joe pavelski... is known for being a good golfer the sharks captain finds the cup for a long birdie in the 8th 5 of his 6 birdies were in the front nine... shoots 70 in round one 70 in round nine... shoots the

front nine... shoots 70 in round one pavelski heads into round 2... as the leader with 25 points

why does everyone knock golden state? do you think they are jealous? the warriors are the newest dynasty in the nba. everyone is trying to beat the them. golden state has won 3 of the last 4 nba championships. why do you think nobody will care when you leave kron. originals are always missed.

nice to see you are giving the a's credit. dave kaval's interview was informative and funny. go a's!

the a's might not make the playoffs this year, but dave kaval is optomistic. he wants oakland to be in a pennant race. i've been retired for 10 years. the best thing i can say about you is that you broadcast like you played, flamboyant! i enjoyed playing basketball at unlv. i tried to be myself on television.

i always wondered how can you work two full time jobs.

year, i am sorry about that. [music playing] (vo) progress is in the pursuit. audi will cover your first month's lease payment on select models during summer of audi sales event. (pam) talk about a close call. one police officer in texas has a big reminder for drivers. take a look at this dramatic footage... as the officer is nearly hit by a car. the video, from july third, shows irving police officer sam hall jumping over a highway guardrail to avoid being hit. irving police released the video ... to remind motorists to merge away... and slow their speed when approaching police traffic stops. (pam) that wraps up kron 4 news at 8.(ken) but we are just getting started this

friday evening.grant lodes and vicki liviakis are here with kron 4 news at 9. ((grant))thank you pam and ken...we are tracking breaking news.angela hernandez...the oregon woman who went missing in northern califorina.has been found alive...we just got word from the monterey county sheriff's office that she has been transported to the hospital.we're still working to get more information...d etails coming up at the top of the hour.plus.. new tonight at nine.loved ones hold a vigil for two bay area brothers killed in a horrific crash in bakersfield.a live report..coming up.((grant))san francisco police say they've arrested a man...suspected of posing as a rideshare driver and raping at least four women. now they believe there may be more victims.((vicki))keep it here...kron 4 news at nine starts right after the break.

(grant) that breaking news were following tonight--- the oregon woman who had been mssing for a week has been found alive...(grant) thanks for joining us, i'm grant lodes...(vicki) and i'm vicki livakis... angela hernandez was found in monterey county... sheriff

deputies say a white jeep with oregon plates was found over the cliff of highway one-- near big sur... hernandez was headed to southern california..but never made it. (grant) authorities started searching near davenport just norht of santa cruz... then a white 20-11 jeep then a white 20-11 jeep patriot matching the description of angela's car was seen on surveillance video from the carmel-highlands station and general store along highway one in monterey county. and that's where they found her... she suffered some injuries in the crash and has been taken to the hospital...again he oregon woman who had been mssing for a week has been found alive... (vicki)