kron-4's ella sogomonian has the story from daly city. 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 cla

in san franciso ella sogomonian kro n4 news." (jrstone) a woman had to be rescued yesterday afternoon after her boat crashed in the delta. in this video you can see the boat up on the rock levee near franks tract state recreational area. a helicopter was dispatched to the scene just before one o'clock. officials say the woman became pinned inside the boat after the crash. the woman was then airlifted to a local hospital for treatment. her condition is unknown tonight. no other injuries were reported. (jrstone) coming up -- a driver's fate after an officer stopped her for speeding was decided using an cell phone app. (justine) and -- a we continue to follow angela hernandez's road to recovery after being missing for a week. she is the oregon woman who searchers found alive in montery county, last night,. an update when we come back. we're following tonight... the oregon woman who was found alive.. after being missing for a week...is recovering tonight. angela hernandez was found on a remote beach off of highway- one in monterey co

sot: ella sogomonian, @ellasogomonian// "the artist mel waters has been here since noon. distrought by the vandalism he told me off camera he can't understand why someone would be so aggressive in ruining his gift to the community."(nats: shaking paint can)it's been an emotional afternoon for bay area artist mel waters... (nats: shaking paint can)for seven hours now he's poured his soul into restoring a mural he created four years ago...after a vandal poured white paint across the center of the piece...the face of latin musician carlos santana. sot: // "it gives the artist opportunity to reclaim himself and get him known out there by the publicity. but it's also a shame that 15 seconds can destroy something so beautiful."waters woke up to the disturbing news saturday morning after a picture of the desacrated mission district mural went viral. locals in the area were pained to see the work vandalized...some including the non profit 'our mission not eviction' took the act as a hate crime against the latino community. sot: gregory dillan, mission district resident// "it's re

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 cla

sot: ella sogomonian// @ellasogomonian// "the state of california reports more than 88 thousand kids went missing last year...and about forty of them were abducted by a stranger just like midsi sanchez... so her goal tonight with this car show is to create a fun way to raise money for a serious cause.gold rims, and a candy paint job..it's .a sure sign you're at a car show...this time at gentlman jim's in vallejo. but the event on saturday was for reasons greater than standing out...more than thirty rides were registered to raise money for a foundation launched by midsi sanchez in her name... it's all to help fulfill a dream of hers to prevent the abuse she endured when she was 8 years old at the hands of a child serial killer...and was lucky enough to escape.sot: midsi sanchez, child abduction advocate// "this is something that people don't talk about. we hold in our trauma for so long but once we let that off of our chest and share it for a reason we find strength in that and i find my strength and healing in helping other people and i do that by sharing my story my strength my expe

in oakland ella kron4news." (justine) kron4news." sogomonian oakland ella out and vote. in oakland ella sogomonian kron4news." kron4news."sogomonian kron4news." (justine)(justine) in maryland -- the rain didn't stop a new push for stronger gun control laws. a rally was held outside the state house in annapolis this weekend. the event was organized by students after the recent shooting at the capital gazette and at great mills high school in saint mary's county earlier this year. it began with a moment of silence for those victims. students at the rally say they hope to get the attention of governor larry hogan. (live) taking a live look outside at san francisco's embarcadero.... (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with meterologist mabrisa rodriguez. expect seasonal highs to start the work week with temperatures in the 60s-70s along the coast and 80s-90s inland. a warming trend is forecast to peak by midweek with very warm to hot temperatures across the interior portions of the bay area. the cool sea breeze will keep temperatures relatively mild along the coast.

that included the north bay where kron 4's ella sogomonian spent the day trying to beat the heat at the marin coutny fair. sot: ella sogomonian, @ellasogomonian//" at some point it was more than 90 degrees there was a heat advisory plus that high fire danger warning... regardless of the scorching temperatures a lot of people came out for the first day of the fair."it can be liberating not to have to reach for a jacket in the bay area...marin county fair goers reveled under the sun for the kick off of the five day festival in san rafael saturday.sot: bryan gildner, enjoying the fair // "it's great to be out without a jacket, of course there's always the concern with fire, last year was obviously really devastating but with us being here we can sort of enjoy the good weather and put money back into the economy like we need."but the hottest day of the week can be as dangerous as it may be fun.a heat advisory was in effect until about 8 o clock saturday. when it gets this hot it can be risky especially for children and seniors. the national weather service recommends to check up on them if

ella sogomonian and gale ong have been all over the bay area and will show how the fire is impacting us here in the bay area. butirst we want to send things over to michelle kingston for an update on the fire which is causing this mess. michelle... the county fire quadrupled in size and is now burning more than 20-thousand acres.people i spoke with here in guinda say they are prepared to leave if necessary.donna harden (off cam)"flames, a lot of smoke and flames"this video captured by a kron 4 viewer saturday night shows the county fire building and growing in size greg bobbitt, guindawe were on our way back from vacaville yesterday on 505 on the freeway when we first saw the smoke at about 230 in the afternoon and thought it was pretty close to us and it was greg bobbitt lives close by and rode his bike toward the fire on sunday to see just how close the flames were getting to his homegreg bobbitt, guinda at this point im not concerned about the fire coming toward my house but i think in a couple of hours we are going to get real smokeymichelle kingston, mkingstonnewswith just a qui

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in vallejo ella sogomonian kron 4 news. kron 4 news.sogomonian kron 4 news. (jr stone) a woman recently released from santa rita jail was found dead at the east dublin bart station early this morning. officers discovered the woman's body around five- thirty a-m. the 26-year- old did have a bump on her head, but no other signs of foul play. jail officials are looking at their records to see if the woman had a bump on her head when she was released. bart police are looking at surveillance footage to see if they can learn more about what happened. the case is still under investigation. (justine) coming up -- local activisits are raising money to help keep people detained by ice;... close to their families. we'll tell you how -- after the break. (jrstone) new internet sensation. (jrstone) outrage among gun control advocates after a shocking loss in court. a federal judge in austin denied a request that would have prevented a texas company from making blueprints for 3-d printed guns available online. (justine) that could happen as soon as august first. a local mom

kron 4's ella sogomonian spent the day in san rafael where it was a hot first day of the marin county fair. sot: ella sogomonian, @ellasogomonian//" at some point it was more than 90 degrees there was a heat advisory plus that high fire danger warning... regardless of the scorching temperatures a lot of people came out for the first day of the fair."it can be liberating not to have to reach for a jacket in the bay area...marin county fair goers reveled under the sun for the kick off of the five day festival in san rafael saturday.sot: bryan gildner, enjoying the fair // "it's great to be out without a jacket, of course there's always the concern with fire, last year was obviously really devastating but with us being here we can sort of enjoy the good weather and put money back into we need."but the hottest day of the week can be as dangerous as it may be fun.a heat advisory was in effect until about 8 o clock saturday.when it gets this hot it can be risky especially for seniors. the national weather service recommends to check up on them if they dont have ac at home, dont leave kids o

kron 4's ella sogomonian has the story. sot: ella sogomonian// "the march for our lives movement started in parkland, florida and it's made it's way across the country finally coming out here to oakland where people are no strangers to gun violence."since the start of july survivors of the high school shooting in parkland florida have made their way across 13 american cities advocating against gun violence...on sunday they made their last stop of their first leg of the tour in oakland. sot: matt diesch, marjory stoneman douglas high school student // "it's just been absolutely incredible to connect with people all around the country and show that we're not a divided nation. we can stand together and combat this issue as americans and not as democrats or republicans."dozens of people of all ages came out to de fremery park for the march for our lives tour that drew support for far and wide...advocate alex king travelled from chicago to be there.sot: alex king, anti-gun violence advocate// "because we know that we got to get

sot: ella sogomonian// "...at your business."sot: vicktor stevens, gourmonade owner// "at my business. literally minding my own business at my business. literally."stevens is grateful things didn't escalate... and there's been a sort of silverlining, as stevens continues to be showered with support in the aftermath...on monday people familiar with the ordeal continuted to made it a point to stop and welcome him to the block...(nats)the san francisco department released a statement in response to the incident saying quote..."while we have no say over who requests our services, we do have a say over how we respond...we believe our officers responded appropriately and with courtesy to this call."the san francisco police department released a statement in response to the incident saying quote..."while we have no say over who requests our services, we do have a say over how we respond...we believe our officers responded appropriately and with courtesy to this call." police report that the caller saw a stevens was removing items from a

kron 4's ella sogomonian has the story. this now sedated 80 this now sedated 80 pound female mountain lion kept san mateo residents on the edge monday morning... as police shut down several neighborhood blocks in the baywood area during their search for the animal.sot: andy fest, witness// "we witnessed an amazing operation with san mateo pd and fish and wildlife. we just happened to be around the corner from where the animal was tranquilized and they were able to capture it."a call from two witnesses working on a home on virgina ave and alameda de las pulgas came in at 9:35 in the morning. frustrated drivers were rerouted at crystal springs road and nevada avenue during the five hour ordeal that police credit for the happy ending.sot: sgt. von glahn, san mateo police department// "we dont want to put the animal in a position where its being attacked ot threatened in any way so that's why we have a loose permiter and call out fish and wildlife because we want a successful outcome for the animal."neighbors say they're used t

kron 4's ella sogomonian spoke to people who felt the shaking. an earthquake of a 3.0 magnitude shook up east bay residents sunday just before noon. it struck about a mile north west of castro valley and three miles deep along the hayward fault.sot: alenele rudy, felt earthquake// "it was a big jolt, just a quick jolt and the house shook."sot: ed stoner , felt earthquake// "i was sitting in a chair in the family room and i could feel it rolling, i could feel the earthquake rolling toward me and then i felt a boom, a big jolt."the united states geological survey noted that of the more than 800 people in the bay area who responded, those closest to the location of the quake marked that they felt light shaking and experienced no damage.the usgs reported the most recent large earthquake along the hayward fault -which spans from san pablo to fremont - was back in 1868.and adds because the past five large temblors have been about 140 years apart... the hayward and rogers creek faults are expected to most likely be the cause for a big earthquake in the

live in san mateo ella sogomonian kron 4 news. (ken) in the east bay -- we have an update tonight on the condition of john whiting, the veteran battalion chief of the alameda county fire department, who was viciously bitten on the face by a pit bull at the scene of a house fire saturday near san leandro. reports say whiting's spirits are up, and he was able to talk. and has more surgeries to go through. no charges have been filed yet against owners of the dog. sergeant kelly says the 16 younger dogs have been checked out by a vet and they are good shape and will be able to be adopted soon. as for the dog who attacked fire chief john whiting... <"we are still determining what do to with him, he may be rehabilitated or euthanized. thos are kind of the two ends of the spectrum."> 19 dogs in 19 dogs in total were 19 dogs in 19 dogs in total were found inside the house, 2 of them died in the fire. (grant) coming up -- a judge has temporarily halted deportations of families who have been recently reunited. how governmentresponding... (k

in san mateo ella sogomonian kron 4 news. two dmv offices are opening an offices are two dmv offices are opening an offices are two dmv two dmv offices are opening an hour earlier this week to accomodate long lines. the san jose office and the oakland claremont office opened at 7 am this morning. they will be open at 7 am monday, tuesday, thursday and friday. beginning august 4th, saturday service will also be available at 60 dmv field offices every saturday from 8 am to 5 pm. the d-m-v says wait times are so long... due in part to the new federal "real id" card program. reporting in san jose, lydia pantazes, kron4 news. lawrence karnow: it was another hot day inland with some temperatures soaring into the mid 90s. but it was a much cooler day at the coast with highs there with patchy fog in the 50s and 60s. on the doppler you can see a few pop-up showers over the mountains to the north and the sierra. monsoonal clouds will likely make a return in the middle of the week to bring a chance of showers and thunderstorms. on the s

sot: ella sogomonian// "...at your business."sot: vicktor stevens, gourmonade owner// "at my business. literally minding my own business at my business. literally."the san francisco police department released a statement in response to the incident saying quote..."while we have no say over who requests our services, we do have a say over how we respond...we believe our officers responded appropriately and with courtesy to this call." oddly enough despite the unpleasant circumstance, stevens has gotten a lot of love and support as a result...both from businessowners on the block, locals and social media...he says he even had to buy a new phone because his old won gave out from all the texts and calls.live in the newsroom ella sogomonian kron4 news. (grant) coming up...a group of theives rob bay area drug stores... stealing thousands of dollars worth of merchandise...and it was all caught on camera.... (jr stone) plus... mourning continues at the trader joe's in southern california after a bizarre and deadly confrontation that ende

in vallejo ella sogomonian kron 4 news. ( darya ) homeless ... but not giving homeless ... ( darya ) ( darya ) homeless ... homeless ... but not giving up. a south bay man is handing out resumes in hopes of landing his dream job. david casarez usually stands on the corner of san antonio and el camino road in mountain view handing out copies of his resume. his resume even caught the eye of a driver who posted his photo on twitter. her tweet went viral... and now casarez says he can't keep up with the amount of job opportunities are that being sent his way. <"i'm pretty grateful for the support people have shown me." "i wanted to be in the bay area with all the other tech companies." "if you want to compete and play with the big dogs you have to come out here" "i was like, you know what, let me try something to stand out.">( darya ) he's confident his week will be filled with interviews. and he says he won't stop until he's offered the position he's after -- a job in the tech industry in silicon valley. ( james ) bay area baseball... and the giants

kro n4 's ella sogomonian is livein sausalito with the details. (ella) live taking from the devastating lessons of the north bay firestorm the southern marin fire prevention district along with the city put on this recent survey to learn whether sausalito residents are genuinely concerned about preparing for a wildfire and whether they care to invest in prevention efforts.vosurvey results show 73% of voters back the idea of an ordinance related to the issue. the survey noted fire prevention methods would include engineering, enforcement and education strategies. some ideas included chipper days to dispose of brush cleared from residential properties... and public emergency notices were ranked as highly important. sot: assen tchorbadjiev, sausalito resident// "preparedness seems like a pretty important of just being capable to to respond to contain in the very beginning or else once it's spread that's when we see damaging effects."fire chief chris tubbs with the southern marin fire protection district analyzed the results and noticed the more than

live in san francisco ella sogomonian kron 4 news. (jrstone) richmond police are looking for the driver of this car that hit a bicyclist and took off. surveillance video captured this photo of the suspect's car wanted in the hit and run. it happened just before one o'clock this morning near downer avenue and 23rd street. police found the victim in the middle of the street suffering from severe injuries. the victim was taken to the hospital where he remains in grave condition this evening. witnesses are describing the car as a dark colored, early 2000's ford crown victoria. (jrs) police in two different bay area cities are in need of your help identifying a man caught on camera exposing himself multiple times and even breaking into homes. kron 4's sara stinson has details of what went down. (reporter intro: "fremont and pleasanton police are working together to identify a man they believe is involved in 5 different incidences of a man exposing himself to people in both cities. the first one happened three weeks ago here on deuville par

live in vallejo ella sogomonian kron 4 news. kron 4 news. (jrs) it's a bbq agaisnt ice. we'll tell you how the funds raised are being used to benefit illegal immigrants currently being held. (justine) 3-d printed guns. the date to be able to download and print is coming. the reason some are not a fan of the this new internet sensation. (jrs) and a body is found at a bart station. we'll tell you which station the woman was found at and where she was prior to her death. (justine) bart police are investigating the death of a woman found at the east dublin bart station early this morning.(jrs) police don't suspect foul play but are looking into one questionable mark on the woman's body. kron 4's sara stinson has details. the woman was found dead here at the pick up and drop off at the east dublin pleasantan bart station.passengers i spoke to say they were excited to ride the bart for a fun day, but now they are concerned for their safety. <"that's terrifying.">bart police say the 26-year-old woman was discovered around 5:30 saturday morning.when crews arrived they attempted

-ella sogomonian is live in san rafael where a heat advisory just expired.. -lets start with kron 4's mabrisa rodriguez is tracking the high winds and fire warnings from the weather center. a gradual cooling trend is likely on sunday thanks to the increase in marine layer and cool sea breeze. sunday's daytime highs will be in the 60s-70s along the coast and 80s to low 90s inland. expect temperatures to cool to below seasonal averages by the independence day holiday. modest warming is then possible late next week. (justine) in the east bay firefighters had a busy day today as they remained at the scene of last night's major brush fire in concord's montecito community.,..(jrs) as they were both monitoring and working to fully contain that fire.another brush fire erupted on the same road today but on the walnut creek side of the street.. kron4's gayle ong is live there now. gayle, what does it look like out there this evening? (gayle) this was a separate fire that burned up to 30 acres..crews are still here making sure there aren't any more flare ups like that o

(jrs) but first we want to send things over to kron 4's ella sogomonian who is live in lake county where the mendocino complex fires are forcing new evacuations displacing hundreds of people tonight. ella we're getting word it's already filling up quickly there? (ella)volunteers here tell me the twin pines casino is at maximum capacity. they have taken in about 80 evacuees here that are set up with cots inside and they're working on getting them food and more supplies. the mendocino complex fire doubled in size over night...with the ranch and river fires burning more than 30 thousand acres in total. 5 structures were destroyed ... forcing evacuations across lake and mendocino counties...and is 5 percent contained.volunteers are moving quickly to set up shelters for places people where people can seek refuge. the twin pines casino here has served as an evacuation site for disasters like this back to back for the past few years with the valley fire in 2015 then the clayton fire two years ago then a flood and now the mendocino complex fire...that's forcing people to flee with what little th

tag live in san francisco ella sogomonian kron 4 news. (ella) (jrs) immigrants detained by i-c-e have the support of the interfaith community in the east bay. today, at the west county detention facility in richmond... immigration advocates called for the release of non-violent people held without bail. kron four's philippe djegal spoke with a russian mother pleading for the release of her husband. (philippe) every first saturday of the month.... several hundred people with the interfaith movement for human integrity... meet out front of the west county detention facility in richmond... sharing prayers for immigrants held without il for months on end. this saturday was no different. the focus of this vigil was family separation... and, anna tutckaia's (toot-sky-uh) husband alexey.anna tutckaia/wife- "deporting alexey would not only mean a danger to his life, but also a huge trauma for our kids." anna says alexey has been held here for 10-months. he was taken into custody by federal agents while applying for asylum. he and his family defec

kron-4's ella sogomonian joins us live from where recovery efforts for the worker are ongoing...ella. livefire fighters got an medial emergency round 11:30 this morning that turned out to be a trench collapse at this new housing development area.their paramedics got here and found that a ditch collapsed in on a construction worker.vothe north county fire authority reports the workers were installing a storm drain pipe.two workers with platinum pipeline were in there, then when they were about ready to lay down a twenty four inch concrete drainage pipe one hopped out but the second was killed as the trench collapsed in on him.the construction worker was pronounced dead at the scene.pg&e crews are here removing the danger of overhead lines so rescue workers can go in.urban search and rescue teams are on the scene 8 hours later carefully trying to get the body out. sot: clyde preston, north county fire authority// "and they are attempting to extricate the victim from the trench. because of the instablity of the trench area and the trench itself that's why we have two urban search and res

kron 4's ella sogomonian was there. and now joins us live in the newsroom with their story ella? there was a good turn out and although avy topic this was a very cheerful event as the parkland students and their allies focused on the progress people can make against gun violence if they get out and vote. ssince the start of july survivors of the high school shooting in parkland florida have made their way across 13 american cities advocating against gun violence...on sunday they made their last stop of their first leg of the tour in oakland.sot: matt diesch, marjory stoneman douglas high school student // "it's just been absolutely incredible to connect with people all around the country and show that we're not a divided nation. we can stand together and combat this issue as americans and not as democrats or republicans." dozens of people of all ages came out to de fremery park for the march for our lives tour that drew support for far and wide...advocate alex king travelled from chicago to be there.sot: alex king, anti-gun violence advocate// "because we know that we got to get

that's where we find kron 4's ella sogomonian live for us tonight...ella did anyone feel the shaking? (ella)they did a few people i spoke with either felt what they described was a strong jolt or they knew someone who did - eitherway it didn't last long so there wasn't much panic over it. pkg a 3.0 magnitude earthquake rattled east bay residents just before noon on sunday about a mile north west of castro valley and three miles deeps along the hayward fault, sot: ed stoner , felt earthquake// "i was sitting in a chair in the family room and i could feel it rolling, i could feel the earthquake rolling toward me and then i felt a boom, a big jolt."a united states geological survey noted that of the more than 800 people in the bay area who responded, those closest to the location of the quake marked that they felt light shaking and experienced no damage.the usgs reported the most recent large earthquake along the hayward fault -which spans from san pablo to fremont - was back in 1868.and adds because the past five large temblors have been about 140 years apart... the hayward and rogers c

live in daly city ella sogomonian kron 4 news. (ken) last sunday's killing of nia wilson at the macarthur wilson at the killing of nia sunday's last (ken) (ken) last sunday's killing of nia wilson at the macarthur bart station is once again raising questions about the overall safety of the transit system. opinions are mixed as to whether the transit system is safe... but recent statistics show violent crime is on the upswing. last year alone there were more than 400 acts of violence. for the first 6 months of this year, violent crime is up 2 percent compared with the same period last year, with assaults up 28 percent. <"do i feel safe? the answer is no."> <"people should be able to ride safely you have parent that are riding with children, you have seniors that ride our system, people with disabilities, so i think any act of violence underminds confidence of the public in our system.">system."> reports say one of the biggest complaint among riders is a lack of police presence. 175 patrol officers are budgeted but bart stil

(jrstone) kron 4's ella sogomonian met with residents impacted by the haze and has tips from the bay area air quality management district. the napa sky glowed in amber tones saturday night as a layer of thick smoke from the pawnee and county fires made it's way south driven by wind. sot: jonathan jacoby, napa resident// "very smokey, as the sun was going down it was orange all over the place. a little eerie, with last year's memory. it was bizzarre, it was solemn it was quiet and you could see where it was coming from over at lake berryessa."the orange haze could be seen in concord and pleasanton where the air quality dropped to moderate. over in nearby el sobrante more people woke up to their backyards covered in ash... sot:terra crowl, el sobrante resident// "there's some ash here on the table from this morning was a weird tinge of sepia and overcast. my car this morning i had the windows open and on the inside i jsut had the ash covering my seats so we're definitely experiencing that over here." flakes of ash fell further down more than 80 miles away from the fire zones to cars in

kron 4's ella sogomonian is live at shell avenue and orange street where the pipe burst flooding the street...ella how did this happen? live public works crews in martinez call the summer time 'leak season' because the soil here shrivels up in the heat making the aging pipes more vulnerable to breaking pkg (nat: water rushing) martinez residents were startled by a loud boom at around 1:45 in the afternoon when a water main pipe burst on the corner of shell avenue and orange street on tuesday. sot: debbie young, neighbor// "we weren't expecting it we were watching tv and enjoying a nice day and all of a sudden bang, we heard the bang."the six inch cast iron water main broke flooding the street and the front yards of several homes. sot: crystal russian, neighbor// "my driveway was completely blocked, they had to move the cones to let me in. my driveway was completely flooded and there's no street parking."public works crews lowered the pressure but kept the water on as they repaired the pipe that they estimate dates back to the 1950's.sot: neighbor//" we were just watching it for a few

sogomonian spoke with a legal expert spoke with a sogomonian kron 4's ella health care.kron 4's ella sogomonian spoke with a legal expert about the future of the high court...if confirmed. the legal expert admits brett kavanaugh is certainly accomplished but calls him a disappointing pick as a retiring (ken) (ken) we first told you about the president's supreme court nomination through our kron 4 mobile app. make sure to download it from the app store for breaking news updates on this story. (pam) another big story we are following tonight -- new details about the mother accused of leaving her six- year old boy... at a busy transit station in los angeles on the fourth of july.she has been charged with child endangerment. it turns out, she is from the bay area....(pam) kron 4's j.r. stone is live in walnut creek where the mother used to live....he spoke with her former neighbors...jr? (j.r.)those neighbors tell me they were saddened to hear the news about this boy being left at the transit center. they say, yes he has some mental challenges but if she needed help she should have tried

kron4's ella sogomonian is live at the tony de la russa's animal tony de la russa's animal rescue foundation where about 100 more pets just arrived tonight. ella? the first pets got here on friday and tonight there were many more that arrived from that long trip so they're resting now and will soon be ready for adoption. more than 140 cats and dogs have arrived to walnut creek from redding after a shelter there had to make room for 600 pets displaced by the carr fire.their partner tony de la russa's animal rescue foundation also known as 'arf' sent volunteers on the journey up to shasta county to bring the animals back with them. sot: cole kuiper, tony la russa's animal rescue foundation// "it was really smokey up there. haven humane is located 2 miles from the evacuation line. so visibilty was low that weird orange haziness in the sky it was rough up there and we were happy to bringthese animals to a safer area here in walnut creek."they've coordinated with berkeley humane, along with the east bay and placer spca's to take the pets in and find them new homes in the bay area.sot: stephanie e

kron4's ella sogomonian was there and met with fans. (nats:crowd cheering)fans filled up at&t park friday night for day 1 of the rugby world cup sevens.24 men's and 16 women's teams are competing from 28 countries.they play seven minute halves with seven people on each side of the field so it moves very quickly. sot: stephanie mart, rugby world cup sevens organizer// "so it's quick, fast , furious lots of running, lot's of scoring, but very short matches. and so, fans are getting to come in see their favorite team, cheer for other countries. it's been an exciting atmosphere with a lot of fan excitement throughout the day."it's a knock out pool and if you lose you go into a challenge bowl if you win you get to compete in the world cup.this is the first time the international event is hosted in the united states.rugby fans from all over the globe flew here to watch. sot: omollo obongo, fan from kenya// "so the rugby event has bee nso ecstatic. the games have been unbelievably awesome. of course, san francisco is very good in terms of tour

(ken) kron 4's ella sogomonian is live at the berkeley police department...ella what was stolen? criminals got their hands on a laptop and electronics but in other cases nothing - like one victim who along with several dozen others are either way now stuck paying for a new window. five north berkeley neighborhoods were targeted in a crime spree over the weekend as thieves drove from one street to the next smashing windows and tugging on door handles.police say more than 35 cars were vandalized over the weekend.sot: officer byron white, berkeley police department// "it's very rare to give some context on average over the course of a month there's like 150-160 throughout the entire city...so in this case we have over 35 that happened in just two nights."all the burglarized cars were parked in residential areas.some near indian rock park, hopkins, the alameda and fairlawn drive... but more than a dozen alone were targeted on josephine street between rose and cedar streets.one victim told kron 4 off camera she heard an alarm go off around 4 am but when neighbors woke up it was too la

kron4's ella sogomonian is there live with their demands...ella? the occupy group wants ice completely shut down...and advocate for open borders. to get that message across they've used barbed wire to barricade a side entrance for cars...they have left the front doors clear and accessible. vo protestors say they plan to be here until they're forced out...it's a visual demonstration to show the government they're against the detainment of immigrants seeking aslyum and the separation of families.but they're now concerned though because they say family members of detained immigrants claim their loved ones held by ice are not being seen for scheduled hearings blaming the movement. sot: cat brooks, anti police-terror project cofounder// "i was here this morning and was approached by a woman named caty who came up and said her brother had been denied the services he came for this morning because of the occupation even though the occupation has set up purposefully so it doesnt impeded on traffic so people can go in on traffic so doesnt impeded purposefull

live in martinez ella sogomonian kron 4 news. (ken) tonight major concerns deep in the east bay after dangerous levels of blue green algae were found in discovery bay. this comes as temperatures are rising and more people are out on the water.(vicki) the toxic algae has been known to kill animals like dogs. in humans it can make you sick and cause rashes. in rare cases it can kill someone. kron 4's j.r.stone is in discovery bay this evening. this is blue-green algae floating in discovery bay and those from contra costa health services say you need to watch out for it. something that is news to troy johnson who hadn't been in this water since he was 10. he jumped in tuesday afternoon.sotthose from contra costa environmental health say this is the fourth year in a row they've had this problem. they tested 12 areas of discovery bay at the end of june. all 12 areas had blue- green algae and 9 of the 12 had dangerous or toxic levels. they believe drought conditions, low water levels, and fertilizer from nearby fields is to blame. sot

live in san francisco ella sogomonian kron 4 news. (pam) (pam) similar protests are happening around the country. here is a look at two others ... san diego and san diego resulted in 10 arrests .... as some 600 people gathered there. and today, violence erupts during an ice protest in philadelphia.a group gathered outside the immigration and customs enforcement office in center city on monday afternoon. and tensions finally boiled over, more than two dozen people were arrested today. (pam) coming up: dramatic images of good samartians coming to the rescue of a woman trapped under a train. more on how the strangers worked together to save her. (ken)plus: right now resucers are working to free a trapped thai soccer team from a cave. how long it could be before the team is back with their families. (pam) and next: the two defendants in the ghost ship fire case... came to plea agreements today. how the families of the victims feel about the outcome. (ken) (ken) another big story tonight... the two defendants in the ghost ship fire case...

live in san mateo ella sogomonian kron 4 news. kron 4 news. (ken) a wildfire burning near yosemite doubled in size overnight. the so called "ferguson fire" is burning in mariposa county. it has scorched more than 9-thousand acres and is just two-percent contained. yosemite park officials say all trails, campgrounds, restaurants and lodges are open... but smoke is creating poor air quality. and safety officials are investigating the death of a firefighter while battling the fire. (ken) that firefighter was 36 year old braden varney. he died while operating a bulldozer. he was a second- generation firefighter and had served with the california department of forestry and fire protection for ten years. he is survived by his wife and two children. (ken) turning now to chief meteorologist lawrence karnow..(grant) lawrence what kind of conditions are firefighters facing down in mariposa county? lawrence karnow: it was another hot day inland with some temperatures soaring into the mid 90s. but it was a much cooler day at the coast with highs there wit

live in the newsroom ella sogomonian kron 4 news. and if you (grant)coming up: the use of an emjoi on an eviction notice is gaining a lot of negative attention online. why the apartment managers say they were just doing their job. (justine)plus: the reopening of one of san francisco's oldest restaurant has been delayed. why one group doesn't want the business back. (grant)and next: a doggie day care has its sights set on a new location in san ramon. why residents in the area say this would drastically change the neighborhood.. (grant) neighbors in san ramon want to press pause on plans to bring a doggy day care service into their community. (justine) those against it say the business will disrupt traffic and potentially cause sanitation issues. kron four's philippe djegal shows us the proposed site. (philippe) camp bow wow has it's eyes set on this building and lot on alcosta boulevard in san ramon. in april, the dog care business applied for a minor-use permit to open up here. the city staff report on the application says the buildi

live in san francisco ella sogomonian kron 4 news. (ken) coming up...health officials are trying to pinpoint the source of an intestinal parasite outbreak... that has already infected almost 60 people... (vicki) plus... the bay area girl at the center of the debate over brain death-- is now declared dead in new jersey. and today... jahi mcmath's mother spoke for the first time since her daughter's death. (ken) and after the break a homicide investigation in one quiet east bay community... and police have a suspect in custody... details after the break... please keep your shoes on! stop messing with your sister! hey! hey! don't make me come back there! so? feels really good.... yeah, i'm gonna buy it. (vo) customer service that goes the extra mile. enterprise makes it easy. in contra costa county, the brentwood police department is investigating a homicide....(ken) a woman was found dead inside her home and her son, is in custody. kron 4's charles clifford was in brentwood today, and has details... well, as of tuesday evening

(vicki) kron 4's ella sogomonian is live tonight at the berkeley police department...ella what are they saying about this crime spree? an officer here tells me it's rare to see so many cars broken into or burglarized in a short amount of time...in just two days more than 35 cars either had their glass windows smashed in or door handles pulled so a lot of people lost some all the cars were parked in residential neighborhoods in north berkeley. and a majority of those targeted were parked on josephine street between rose and cedar street. others near indian rock park, hopkins, the alameda and fairlawn drive. one victim told me off camera that her son's laptop was stolen...while another said nothing was taken but her window was smashed and now she's stuck with the expense. sot: victim// "i mean its ery frustrating it s a hassle to deal wiht it its expensive to get your windos fixed it something you werent planning on and its frustrating it happened all down the street." police advise drivers to keep your property out of sight, lock your car doors, and take valuables in with you. they're as

live in daly city ella sogomonian kron 4 news. (grant) another big story tonight-- john cowell remains in jail tonight-- accused of brutally attacking and killing 18-year-old nia wilson on sunday. her sister latifah was also stabbed but survived. and we are learning nia's funeral will be held one week from today-- at the full gospel church in oakland. (grant) that was the third murder at a bart station in the span of one week.(vicki) bart recently released some unsettling numbers... kron 4's dan kerman got mixed reaction from riders about how the from riders mixed reaction kerman got mixed reaction from riders about how the recent violence is making them feel.. sotthe safety or riders on bart is in the spotlight following three recent murders on bart including the vicious sunday night stabbing of nia wilson... not counting the murders, recent statistics show violent crime on the upswing. last year alone there were over 400 acts of violence. for the first 6 months of this year, overall violent crime is up 2% compared with the same

kron 4's ella sogomonian is live in san francisco with reaction...ella? democrats worry abortion rights and the affordable care act may be overturned if brett kavanaugh is voted into the supreme court... president donald trump announced republican brett kavanaugh as his supreme court nominee to fill the seat of justice anthony kennedy who is retiring. kennedy was seen as a swing vote at times siding with liberal values...so democrats worry the court will move further to the right if kavanaugh is voted in creating a bloc of five conservative justices.sot: john trasvina, former dean usf school of law// "brett kavanaugh is certainly accomplished, he's intelligent but it's a disappointing pick he comes as a soldier of the republican right over the last 15 or 20 years and that something that should come as a concern to all americans."the president's choice sparked alarm among abortion rights advocates that the supreme court ruling roe v. wade that abortion nationwide in 1973 may be overturned.planned parenthood nothern california released a statement shortly a

kron 4's ella kron 4's ella sogomonian has the story. this now sedated 80 pound female mountain lion kept san mateo residents on the edge monday morning... as police shut down several neighborhood blocks in the baywood area during their search for the animal.sot: andy fest, witness// "we witnessed an amazing operation with san mateo pd and fish and wildlife. we just happened to be around the corner from where the animal was tranquilized and they were able to capture it."a call from two witnesses working on a home on virgina ave and alameda de las pulgas came in at 9:35 in the morning. frustrated drivers were rerouted at crystal springs road and nevada avenue during the five hour ordeal that police credit for the happy ending.sot: sgt. von glahn, san mateo police department// "we dont want to put the animal in a position where its being attacked ot threatened in any way so that's why we have a loose permiter and call out fish and wildlife because we want a successful outcome for the animal."neighbors say they're used to wildlife in the ar

kron 4's ella sogomonian details. a judge has asked the government to provide a list by saturday at 5pm of all the children under 5 it believes are in the class of children covered by the reunification order, and any reasons officials believe they may need more time for reunions in particular cases.attorney jesse lloyd with american immigration lawyers association explains the challenge.sot: jesse lloyd, immigration lawyer// "logistially they have to identify the children who have been separated from their families and apparently theyre having problems with that initial step and then they have to find their families and then again they have to verify the family relationships aer what they are being claimed."friday, demonstrators camped outside the immigration and customs enforcement headquarters for a fifth day in san francisco against separating immigrant parents and their kids...while calling for the dismantiling of ice.the same day vice president mike pence doubled-down on the zero- tolerance policy implemented by

kron 4's ella sogomonian has the latest. fellow pedicab cyclists have missed seeing kevin manning at the embarcadero who was severely injured in a hit and run crash. on june 27th a driver hit manning at the embarcadero and sansome while he was working with cabrio pedicab for a sixth year. sot: matt montgomery, pedicab cyclist// "shock and sadness...i know kevin, he'sa great guy. it's terrible this happened to him we all hope he's doing okay."a go fund me page has raised 27 thousand dollars for manning's medical expenses since the crash two weeks ago.the executive director of the san francisco bicycle coalition says they've been advocating for protected bike lanes on the embarcadero for years.sot: brian weidenmeier, sf bicycle coalition// "the city has supposedly has been planning to install them for over five years according to the city's original timeline final designs for a protected bike lane in the embarcadero were supposed to be approved over a year ago and the city and the port continue to delay."san francisco's vision

sot: ella sogomonian// "...at your business."sot: vicktor stevens, gourmonade owner// "at my business. literally minding my own business at my business. literally."stevens is grateful things didn't escalate... and there's been a sort of silverlining, as stevens continues to be showered with support in the aftermath...on monday people familiar with the ordeal continuted to made it a point to stop and welcome him to the block...(nats)the san francisco police department released a statement in response to the incident saying quote..."while we have no say over who requests our services, we do have a say over how we respond...we believe our officers responded appropriately and with courtesy to this call."the san francisco police department released a statement in response to the incident saying quote..."while we have no say over who requests our services, we do have a say over how we respond...we believe our officers responded appropriately and with courtesy to this call." ( robin ) that was ella sogomonian reporting for us this morni

kron 4's ella sogomonian is standing by evacuation center tonight... but first lets check in with meterologist mabrisa rodriguez with a look at how weather is playing a role in the fight to contain these fires (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with meterologist mabrisa rodriguez. high pressure will maintain warm and dry conditions inland. expect 60s-70s along the coast and 80s-90s inland. onshore flow and a persistent marine layer will keep temperatures near the ocean and bays a few degrees cooler than normal. inland areas will likely cool slightly starting around midweek as high pressure weakens. (justine) the mendocino complex fires are forcing more evacuations tonight for lake and mendocino counties displacing hundreds of people. (jrstone) sot: bill peters, evacuee// "it's ridiculous having to go through this. there should be burns in the winter time get rid of the underbrush, they don't do anything to control." sot: robert hooper, volunteer// "its tough there's alot of people who are really stressed because they have to evacuate go back

sogomonian is live in sausalito...ella how did they vote? results are in ... and a majority of residents here are in favor of putting up city money to be proactive in avoiding a damaging wildfire from happening here. taking from the devastating lessons of the north bay firestorm the southern marin fire prevention district along with the city put on this recent survey to learn whether sausalito residents are genuinely concerned about preparing for a wildfire and whether they care to invest in prevention efforts.vosurvey results show 73% of voters back the idea of an ordinance related to the issue. the survey noted fire prevention methods would include engineering, enforcement and education strategies. some ideas included chipper days to dispose of brush cleared from residential properties... and public emergency notices were ranked as highly important. (jrstone) thank you ella. in yolo and napa counties -- firefighters continue to make progess constructing containment lines around the county fire. firefighters say steep and inaccessible terra