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the face. the alameda county beach district attorney's office dismissed the charges after he admitted he violated his probation for a previous conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm. this happened in 2007. he was sentenced to 16 months in prison for a parole violation. >> keeping our eyes on the market, the dow jones is down 44 points. the big news this morning, the three rating agencies, fitch reaffirm the aaa credit rating of the united states. other big news, factory output in july increased by the largest amount. hon >> hi there was a big jump in utilities which are whether sensitive. away from that we had a good jump, we
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following right now, right now thousands of riders are stranded as four different part stations close down temporarily. things are moving slowly this morning. there are the active this should get rid of protest -- gathering in to protests against bar to shutting down cellphone service. they marched down market street and embarcadero. bart's shutdown various stations as the crowds made their way along the route to. cell phone service was not cut off during this latest protests, no arrests were made. will tran is live from the civic center with more. >> there is no guarantee that if it happens again bar to will not shut off so phone service. the fcc is
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>> what are now learning that the u.s. military is estimating that $360 million that was spent on a combat support has ended up in the hands of people that the american-led coalition has been battling for a decade. we are following this story for you right here on kron 4. >> we are taking a quick looking into this matter. look at where the afternoon anytime communications are highs should go. we are disrupted they have to look into it. the bar to the board of directors is looking into the issue as well. one member of the board of directors said it was unreasonable for barter to shut off service. she says she hopes the practice never happens again. bonds expecting things to stay
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relatively mild this afternoon with cooler temperatures along the coast. a 12:00 a.m., we will see you in just a few. to a formal complaint has been filed against sarna for using a racial slur and while off-duty. this is not first time he has faced problems. he was named to a job at the state justice department and forced to resign 07 after crashing his state-owned vehicle and was cited for misdemeanor drug driving. connected with the murder of a three year-old boy in oakland is in custody this morning. police believe that
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this is the man who drove the car and august 8th drive-by shooting that killed a three year-old boy. another to metal or injured, they were believed to be the targets of the shooting. this man was arrested two years ago for jokey his ex-girlfriend and threatening to shoot her in the face. he also had a parole violation back in 2007. the funeral service
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will be held today at st. bernard's church in oakland for the three year-old boy that was told on monday, carlos nava. >> get the dow jones is down one of the 70 points right now despite the fact that this has reaffirmed the united states triple a credit rating. gary schlossberg for walls capital management is joining us. good morning. >> good morning. >> all eyes on europe. concerns about germany's growth. hawkebo-we had a pretty >> we have been keeping track of a hot spot at 92 and 101 on the peninsula, george has more in the traffic center. >> finally some good news on 101 southbound. we're looking at nothing. the last good run over the last time we saw this stretch of
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couple of days. investors roadway, the two right lanes may have wanted to take a were covered with scrub more cautious step. we made metal the spilled onto the roadway at 5:30 a.m. when a truck from the connecting ramp overturned. the trailer up most of the losses that we saw during the previous blocked the offramp and the week after that credit greek block to to write downgrades. i think the lanes of 101 southbound and market is still cautious backed up traffic to broadway in the early game. about the outlook hot. wheat even the north belgorod was affected. it is interesting. economy is still very in terms of whether or not you need to take an alternate route, the drive times have just reached the to the point. the southbound ride, the drive time from there was a big jump in millbrae to redwood city utilities. bonn box get kicked the would normally be about 18 minutes. it is now blocking in at 28 minutes. it has now added 10 minutes of your drive in the southbound direction. i would say now might be a good time to kick about switching over to interstate 280 because you will make up the
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there is no backup, delay or need to take the dumbarton bridge. you can exit of foster city blvd. boior america's violent dow was off 111. we will be right back as the kron 4 boulevard. your approach to morning news continues. the san mateo bridge still looks there have been no incidents reported. the back of has reached all the way
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to the berkeley curve. the drive time is running 18-20 minutes it depended on what do come from interstate 80 or highway 24. it time for a weather tech. here is james fletcher. >> a live look at the san mateo bridge shot. clear conditions. the fog is not a big of a factor. there are a few locations for what we're expecting this afternoon. when bothe fall below pullback.t is overcast and parts of oakland and other portions of the eastern beyay. coastal
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>> we are continuing to your 7 day forecast coming up and a minute. track a hot spot on the >> the former leader of the peninsula. the bayshore freeway, down 101 contra costa county approaching highway 92. the narcotics enforcement team is being held without bail back of is to third avenue. following an indictment on drive times are increasing federal traffic conspiracy of millbrae heading down and extortion charges. these towards a brittle it. right now the drive time is running at 15 minutes. it should be 12 two men allegedly sold marijuana that had been taken duringstage drug raids. to men were also a charge with stealing money from prosecutorprostitutes. contra ca >> a truck was traveling was down 92 on the southbound county filed similar charges 101 and overturned. there are two lanes on the against the men last year as well as other officers. bayshore freeway better shut down. the connecting ramp >> in san leandro, the from the san mateo bridge copper wires are or to be to 101 is also shut down. we replaced. someone stole underground copper wire which has left people there will have more 1 kron 4 in the dark. bon morning news returns.
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and was involved in the attack for the mauling that the dog was shot and killed what approached emergency responders. the woman died from a combination of shock and was lost. >> new this morning, the man accused of struck a fake bomb around a teen-ager's second australia two weeks ago is now in custody. just off the wires, during his arraignment the judge has ordered his attention. his extradition hearing is now happening in october. bill >> this 16 year-old boy charged with murdering a
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retiree during the riots in london last week is making a court appearance. the bois cannot be named because of his age, he is ordered detained until the next hearing on thursday. here are scenes from the four violins and nights of rioting across it wins. in this case, the teenager killed 68 year-old richard bolsa was found lying in the streets during the riots on august 8th. he died of head injuries three days later. the boy's mother has been charged with obstructing police investigation. five people were killed during the violence in london last week. we will be right back as the kron 4 morning news continues. in love looks from wall street. for h'm
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fletcher. >> here is a view from the roof camera. you can see how low the cloud cover is. that is what people are waking up to particularly in san francisco and southern marin county. fairly clear everywhere else. overcast skies, but there is not a lot of fog. quebec remove >> several relatives still will be somewhat cooler than they were yesterday. by 6:00 p.m. the fall will begin to push >> president obama is off and land once more. here are and running on his 38
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midwest bus tour. >> the problem is not what our country, our politics is broken. [applause] your expected highs for >> the problem is, we have today. basically 7 day around the bay and warmer as he had to the east. och here the kind of partisan the brinksmanship and that is willing to put party ahead of country. that is more interested in seeing political opponents lose is your 7 day forecast. busy in the country when. next >> the white house's bill in this as a chance for the president to talk about a been job growth, but the head of >> new this morning, a man the republican national committee is saying that this is a reelection accused of strapping a fake campaign. the president will bomb around a teen-ager's stay in iowa today and a neck and australia two weeks ago is in custody. these are rabbi in illinois on wednesday. >> in wisconsin, one week pictures of paul douglas after democrats tried to peters. he was arrested yesterday at his ex-wife's recall republican lawmakers, home near louisville, ky. there are more recall elections taking place today. this time democrats
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police say there is some are the connection between peters and the victim's family, but there are no direct links as of yet. he will be arraigned later today. australian authorities do plan to seek extradition. he is an australian businessman who did business in the united >> we will be right back as the kron 4 morning news continues right after the states. >> new details as a former break. let's check out the san mateo bridge. moving leader of the contra costa smoothly. we will be keeping county narcotics enforcement our eyes on a hotspot of of team is being held without bail following an indictment on federal drug conspiracy and extortion charges. the the san mateo bridge. right now and hayward, 59. 70's fbi arrested norman wheel- and christopher butler yesterday. they allegedly sold marijuana and a for the high this methamphetamine that was afternoon. bart 101 check taken in legitimate and stage drug raids. the men were stealing money from prostitutes as well. contra costa county filed similar charges against the two earlier this year as well as other police officers. >> workers are pairing of
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copper wire that was stolen after a late night left of the underground copper wire. wholesale leandro public works said the like should be back on by friday. wires or disconnected from a series of street lights between his studio avenue into a brick road. this happened between august 4th and fifth. the cost of replacing the wire, $16,000. >> new details in the condition of bryan stow, the giants fan who was beaten and tortured stadium, doctors did he continues to show significant improvements. which much get quick 1/2 been caugh more ahead on the kron 4 morning news. a hot spot in
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>> southdown 101 has been shut down since about, 30 a.m. herein yoli eceves is live on the scene. >> this is the loader that they have been waiting for. there are actually two smashed cars. it was a smooth sailing until this point. when the original estimate was 30-40 minutes before the connector would be reopened. bo
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not likely to clear out to anytime soon. wato get around the ramp closure use of foster city blvd. or continue beyond either delaware or 82, turn around >> president obama has and catch it from the eastbound phase of 92. a new kicked off a midwest bus hot spot in the north bay. tour. a town hall in minnesota and then in iowa. >> the problem we have is an accident that involved a fuel spill. when the san not what our country. the problem is that our politics. [applause] >> the problem is, we have partisan brinksmanship that mateo bridge approach looks is willing to put party pretty good despite the problems on the west end.
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ahead of country. that is more interested in seeing the bay bridge has also been their political opponents pretty heavy but there's lose intensity in the been no problems. the backup car reaches at least to west country when. >> the white house feels grand ave. the golden gate this bus tour bridge, 101 southdown is a problem free. >> in the national news this >> right now, bart trains are running on time. morning, one week after democrats try to recall republican state lawmakers in wisconsin, there were two more recall elections that thousands of riders or took place. this time stranded as borden board democrats are the target. stations were closed temporarily. activists were protesting bart's decision to interrupt self-service >> intense fighting last week. police shut down continues in libya. libyan military used scud missiles, the missiles landed harmlessly in the desert.
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rebel forces are making powell street, montgomery advancements. street and embarcadero stations as the crowd made their way along the train route. police or integrate gear. so phone service was not cut off during the >> people killed execution- protest and no arrests were made. will tran is live at the civic center bart style after being pulled station. >> bart has to fight the from a mosque in the south court of public opinion. of iraq. the seven men killed in this incident were members of an anti al-qaeda militia. >> much more ahead on the kron 4 morning news. top stories after this break. which which huan >> i do not want to take
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sides. they have to do their jobs but people have to prove a point, i did not see the purpose of disrupting the lives of other people trying to get home just to prove a point that the police organizations in the wrong. >> has it affected your life? >> you have to plan around the schedule. i have to check what sights to see if they are planning to have a protest, just to make sure i am scheduling my commute time.
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murder of the three roles on monday. believe he was the one behind the wheel during the drive by shooting winfrey year-old carlos >> coit tower hot spot is in nava was killed. also a 26 san mateo. 101 south found year old is also in custody. at highway 92. in addition prosecutors believe he is the one that pulled the to closing down the trigger.we john waynewas connecting ramp from 92, the san mateo bridge on to 101 southbound, the two right lanes of the bayshore freeway are shut out where this trailer overturned if spilling its load. yoli eceves is on the scene with an update. >> a good morning. it looks like there's going to be a little bit of relief for people commuting on southbound 101 as soon as it removes the trailer. been >> karen craig skalar is hawking as far as 101 is concerned, live in an ultra economic
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morality = is expected to happen in about two hours. -- craig skalar is alive and clinton with more on the funeral for carlos not but that is expected to happen in about two hours. >> the fuel is at st. bernard's looks like they will be getting some relief in the next 20-30 minutes, as soon as they move all of that debris. >> many people are concerned with trying to get this kind of violence and done away >> with the two right lanes with. there will be a close, traffic has been backing of towards third avenue in san mateo. it has added about three-four minutes your drive time on 10 ones of bounds. bob memorial service at 11:00
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not backed up. you can probably save time by using 92 and taking an alternate all of the bridge. getting to 101 northbound is unaffected. on the bay bridge, there are no other hot spots. the backup is considerable, as low from beyond the 80 over cross in click sec don dick hama closer to west grand ave. 18 minute drive * for the macarthur maze. >> moron border. everything seems to be moving smoothly it right now. thousands of riders were stranded as four different stations closed down temporarily by fitness the activists, the rush hour. bar to systematically shut down stations. they were protesting the decision from bar to to shut down cellphone service. when here
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is video of the demonstrators outside of the embarcadero station. cell phone service was not cut off during this latest protests. no arrests were made. will tran is live at the civic center sports station. >> march says he they will not guarantee that they will not cut off cellphone service however, they are off the hook this time. hon >> those of the fcc and the bart board of directors is going to investigate
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hominem bar to shutting down cellphone service. here is a one person's opinion. >> i see that they have to do their job and also see that people have to prove a point. i do not seek the purpose of disrupting the lives of hundreds of people trying to get home. >> how has it changed your life? >> you have to plan around >> the schedule. check every morning, i am actively checking whether sides to see if they're planning to >> a live look for mt. tam. have a protest, even if i am not being involved, to major we have a great afternoon is scheduled my commute time and store. here is we're around it. >> " is for the update. a expecting this afternoon in terms of temperatures. more news in a minute and a full check on weather just run the quarter. we will be right
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hot-button topic. on >> our facebook fan page, i asked viewers for reaction. how we are getting a lot of heated comments. a lot of people not agreeing with the tactics that we saw yesterday. here is what one viewer had to say. wheto leave your comments, like us on facebook. do not forget to check out hot topics and weather forecasts. >> right now we have a new details as we're learning
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new information about the suspect police have in custody for the mortarmurder of the three roles on monday. willie torrences the mian who leaves a drove a car. the three year-old was killed and two men were injured. police believe the two men were the target. how will we are learning about willie torrance, he was arrested two years ago for allegedly choking his ex-girlfriend and threatening to shoot her in the face. the charges were dismissed after he admitted he violated probation for a previous conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm. this happens back into those seven. he was sentenced to 16 months in prison for the parole violation but was released because he had already accumulated nearly five surveys of cuts to the
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expected highs. where buckles more headlines in a >> the dow jones is of 2 1/4 minute. yesterday, it is now down 31 points. sage has reaffirmed to the united states aaa credit >> we are continuing to track hotspots this morning. the first is in san mateo. the drive time is from belgrade to redwood city. right now it will cost four- six minutes to continue south of the bayshore freeway. probably it is no
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>> westbound on highway 37, there is a back up towards the napa river bridge. what might be a 24 minute drive has become a 54 minute drive. 30 minute delays for that westbound commute. a look at your ride on the bay bridge westbound at the toll plaza, traffic here has been backed up between 80 and west grand for a better part of the morning. in 18 minute drive time for your bes westbound drive. >> here is a live look from our roof camera this morning. fog over san francisco. here is a view in the city. on the other side of the bay, the oakland bridge. able better visibility was. chuck right
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>> guest a trans gentlewoman will receive a larger settlement for the dmv after was determined to lead her now temperatures are pretty privacy rights were violated. at&t employee good. stole her personal information and use it to send her offensive anti-gay messages. now, she will receive $55,000. in addition to dmv will train employees in terms of where we're going to go this afternoon, on trends gender sensitivity. in santa rosa, take a look, neighborhood by police might be close to neighborhood. back arresting those responsible for robbing armored car. investigators are reviewing surveillance video. that shows masked robbers overtaking the vehicle. police have not said how much money was taken. garment company is offering a $100,000 reward. >> we will be right back as the kron 4 morning news continues with the world according to gary coming up after the break. here's a quick break on our hot spot,
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the san mateo bridge. >> there are two lanes shut >> but your 7 day forecast down on the bayshore freeway. 101 softbound and will be warm to the least san mateo. price plans are the next few days. come blocked, so is the connecting ramps. there is friday into the weekend, a lot of sunshine. no alternate necessary for the san mateo bridge. the drive tougher ones or >> a transgendered woman oneself out has only been increased by five minutes. will receive a supplement from the dmv when it was it will take you longer to determined her privacy use an alternate route. we rights were violated. the will have more with carry when the kron 4 morning news continues. employee allegedly stole more information and send her anti-gay messages. she will receive a supplement of $55,000 and in addition the dmv will train its workers in transgendered sensitivity. >> police are getting closer to making an arrest in the robbery of an armed car. surveillance cameras show the armed robbers are taking the vehicle. police would not say how much money was taken but they are offering
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a $100,000 reward. 20 people became ill after too much chlorine pumped into the wave pool at the raging waters part in sacramento. children and adults and staff went to the hospital for trouble breathing, and i can't throw irritation. in response, the park shut down for the day. a southern california woman is in hot water with the irs. she prepared a false tax returns and obtained fraudulent social security numbers for at least 19 nonexistent children. she was arrested on july 12th in livermore and made an initial court appearance yesterday. she faces up to 143 years in prison and a 5.6 million in
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>> rebels have organized and gaining control in libya. the libyan government is denying that. >> in a rock, the man wearing military uniforms polled seven men out of a mosque and shot them execution-style. 60 people were killed in several different explosions. the seven people killed were members of an anti al-qaeda militia. >> much more ahead on the kron 4 morning news. here is a live look outside from the mt. tam cam. we will be right
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in the air? they walk away unharmed. it >> is incredible, isn't it? >> i was joking last night, when you are lucky enough to do something in this world that you like, like red cars, if you are sitting at a cubicle with a guy eating a tuna sandwich five days a week, but in the heat of the moment if you think someone is out to get you, all right. my prediction, you will not see greg default for the next five years. i did not think you'll ever say his name to be again. >> i bet you are right. a lot of haters who talked about brian wilson, he blew a big save and gave up three runs in the ninth. he has 35 saves this year, the second best in league.
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>> key might be the most >> welcome back. russell valuable player on the giants. when been passed armstrong, one of the stars of real house was of beverly hills is dead from an apparent suicide. he himself in his bedroom. he leaves behind a daughter and estranged wife. we will bring you more information in the next hour. >> 34 years since the death of elvis presley. thousands still descend on graceland to honor the king of rock- and-roll. he was 42 when he passed away in his memphis state. a candlelight vigil was held outside of graceland. every year an estimated 30,000 people visit from around the world. it >> much more ahead on the kron 4 morning news.
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>> keeping our eyes of wall street. the dow jones is now unless you're ready when struck for any of any 32 points. we are back as the kron 4 morning news continues. been, who may year they went without any serious injuries. >> last year at this time, the giants were four games back from san diego for first place. no one thought they had a shot. bob been been let us talk a budget only. he italian plans, his career ended notice talking about him. if you are a
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great player but did not play for a great team, no one place attention. -- no one pays attention. he is open if if adhered dakhma the eighth player in major league baseball history to hit 600 home runs. of when an unborn civil been done danforth half fineman tough dot, then dick cotton >> if you look at the list of the guys who have hit
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600, who the hell is going to treat you? >> bonds, so so, maybe with i some implications there. >> exactly. >> thousands of riders were stranded as bart stations were closed yesterday during yesterday's rush hour. >> ken griffey jr. also. about 50 activists gathered to protest a decision by bart to as they were trying >> the big debate is, 80 a to disrupt a planned protest sparked by the fatal shooting of 89 pulled in hall of famer? i think so. transient. police shut down >> , i love trouble plays.
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milwaukee in miller park powell street, montgomery last night. triple play street. here is video of against the dodgers. out at second, first and home. those demonstrators. so pretty impressive. no. worse phone service was not cut have played 60 home games this year. they have won off and there were no arrests made. will tran is joining us live 45. >> i am always on >> bart is catching a lot of heat with the the decision comfortable with a guy that to cut off so phone service. knows more than i did. thanks a lot, mark. >> i am sorry. robi however the protesters are catching heat this morning from writers. >> i do not think the best way to raise awareness for >> have a good date. we will your cost is to interrupt be right back as the kron 4 people trying to get >> home> do you agree with morning news continues. bart cutting off so full- service yesterday? >> sometimes it has to be protected, but other people. >> a lot of people this morning were upset at the protestors. >> bart will not have to go
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to court. the fcc is looking into the matter, not saying that bart did anything wrong but they say any time you cut off communication the fcc looks into that. also looking into the matter is the bart board of directors. one person said it was unreasonable for bart to to do with they did last thursday, that put bart on the radar for the wrong reason. >> the fcc, bart and the aclu investigating. they are also investigating the hacking of one of bart websites by the group anonymous. new this morning, the police chief of oakland public schools is on paid administrative leave for allegedly using a racial slur. a formal complaint has been filed. officials will
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not comment on exactly what or where the incident took place. this is not the first time he has faced legal troubles. u.s. forced to resign from a job back into the of the seven after crashing his state-owned vehicle and being cited for misdemeanor drug driving. >> new details as we're learning new information about the suspect the police have in custody for the murder of a three year-old boy in the streets of oakland. police apprehended 22 year-old willie torrence and las vegas. police believe torrens drove the car in the august 8th drive- by shooting that killed three year-old carlos nava. another man is in custody, police believe he is the one the pulled the trigger. craig skalar is live in oakland with more. funeral services for carlos are
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today. there is a lot of >> there is a lot of emotion in the wake of what has happened. the memorial has been building over the last few days. it funeral service at st. bernard's church. >> holly ford we get to our top stories, let's take a look at wall street. the dow this was a senseless was down 44 points. 11,440. shooting. when we will continue to >> we are keeping our eyes
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on wall street. one of the watch what is happening on wall street right here on the kron 4 morning news. >> buster posey and his wife big three credit rating krista announced that they agencies reaffirmed the have welcomed twins. a boy united states aaa credit and girl. buster posey is rating. that is after the s&p downgrade. out for the rest of the season with a leg injury. more entertainment but coming up in the next hour. we will be right back with more news, weather and traffic. stay with us.
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a cleanup that occurred when a truck overturned on ramps >> we will be right back as the kron 4 morning news from westbound 92 on to 101 continues. when de been southbound. when the truck overturned it spilled a load of scrap metal. that is why wayne's of the bayshore freeway southbound have been shut. >> they have been moving the debris all the way over to the side of the road. as soon as they sweep it up and to get it out of the way, they will be able to open up the to lanes on southbound 101. that should be momentarily. when bobby
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if you want to avoid that completely, use interstate 280 to get around. your best bet is to switch over from 380, the bayshore freeway. but a lot of people are using foster city blvd. or mariners i a little hard to connect with hold still. when been kept when his san mateo bridge approach is not that. the bainbridge approach is another story. the westbound bay bridge, a metering lights are cycled slowly. the drive times are running 20 minutes. at last look, a
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problem on the golden gate bridge. we had a stall in the right lane just before the toll plaza. the stall has just been cleared but maybe a little sluggish coming from gold drive. >> another developing story, >> and yen since dropped 88 50 activists left thousands comradery teenagers neck is still in custody and arrested in a kentucky. she of art writers stranded as various stations were shut will be in october appear down temporarily. they're pinhole paul douglas peters was arrested yesterday near protesting the decision to cut off so phone service. louisville ky. there is some connection between peters and the victim's family. he is an australian citizen headed for one business in the united states. he allegedly broke into the bart police shut down the australian home of an power street station and the internet executive and struck a fake bomb to the embarcadero station as well neck of the executives 18 as the powell street station year-old daughter. fitch as protesters made their way >> a 16 year-old boy charged along the transit route. art with murdering a man during the riots in london last
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police were in a riot gear. week is making a court appearance. cell phone service was not cut off in this latest protest. will tran is live at the civic center bart's station. >> married mcnamara is joining me now. he reported this chaos, how were you able to do that? >> i heard about from one of the cobras and it took the ferry to avoid the >> a quick break as the kron 4 morning news continues. it is not fair that is being taken out on average commuters. go to the board and to the protesting their. >> what is your take on bar to cutting of sulfone service? >> i think it is nice that bar to even offers why fight. they did not have to. is their
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using a racial slur while off duty. this is not the first time he has faced troubles. he was named by jerry brown to a job at the state justice department but was forced to resign in to douse 7 after he crashed his state-owned vehicle it was cited for misdemeanor drug driving. today is a funeral for three year-old carlos, the victim of a drive-by shooting in >> police have arrested a man they believe drove the car in monday's drive-by shooting that killed three year-old carlosnava. his lava and navato de with name is willie torrance. he was arrested two years ago for allegedly choking his ex-girlfriend and threatening to shoot her in
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agency fitch has reaffirmed to the united states triple a credit rating. let's go to gerge rask and get an update on our hot spot. >> are attracting plays around highway 92. we still of the closure of the connecting ramp from was down 92 to was down 101. although traffic is delayed and the drive times are delayed we would normally sees low traffic from the 90 to interchange a and beyond. your religious treating the location of the back up. your alternate is to use a foster city blvd., mariners island of boulevard or delaware or ultimate l'oreal. here is a look at the cleanup operation. the
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approach to the stand until bridge still looks pretty good. we really have no problems or backups for this portion of your right. we are tracking another hot spot. that is the right on highway 680 in the southbound direction. the drive time is not 37 minutes down pleasanton from walnut creek. hidden
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charges from >> copper wires are being replaced after the thieves stole copper wires leading residents in the dark. the like should be on by this friday. the cost of replacing the wire is $16,000. >> and update on the condition of bryan stow, the giants and was the-dodgers stadium, doctors say he continues to show significant improvement. he has had a series of ups and downs. his neurosurgeon says despite having surgery last week to replace missing scroll fragments -- missing skull fragments, he has been able to interact but it is unclear how much you will be able to recover.
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>> new details lowercase of a pregnant woman mauled to death last thursday. only one of the pit bulls was involved in the attack. the male under the to year-old was believed to be responsible. the dog was shot and killed by police when it approached emergency responders. she died from a combination of shock and blood >> a southern california woman is in trouble with the irs. they say the 40 year- old woman filed false tax returns and contained fraudulent social security numbers for 19 nonexistent children. she was arrested on july 12th in livermore and made her first court appearance yesterday. she faces one for 40 years in prison and 5.5 million in
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>> the problem we have is not with our country. the problem is that our politics is brokenis [applause] >> the problem is, we have partisan brinksmanship that is willing to put to party ahead of country. that is more interested in seeing political opponents will lose been seeing the country win. >> the white house views this trip as a opportunity to talk about job growth. the republican party said this is campaigning. the trip wraps up in illinois tomorrow. the democratic
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state senators a flood wisconsin and opposition to the governor's proposal to do away with collective bargaining rights. last week to of the six republicans defending their seats against recall the elections were put out. in wall street the dow was down over 100 points. big talks are underway between the french president and german president. european debt issues are weighing on the markets. yesterday the dow was up over tunic points. we will be right back as the kron 4 morning news continues.
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route. during the protest yesterday, cell phone service was not cut off. there were no protests arrested. ... >> as far as not giving a guaranteed if they will or will not cut off social service, bart says hopefully they will not be put into the position of making that decision. we have spoken with a lot of bart to writers, here is what they have to say. >> i do not want to take
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sides. they have to do their job but i also say they want to prove a point and make a statement, i do not see the point of disrupting the lives of people trying to get home to prove the point that you think the police were wrong. >> the aclu and the fcc are getting involved. they're not accusing part of doing anything wrong, but the fact the cell phone service was cut off, they say any time that happens they have to investigate. >> it is a story everyone is talking about. erica has more. >> we are getting a lot of comments on our facebook
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meanwhile family and friends are trying to cope with a loss of the three-year-old as they prepare to say goodbye at the funeral service starting in just an hour. >> the memorial for carlos nava has grown. this sign over here a senseless shooting and the death of an innocent boy. >> let's get you, on bay area weather and traffic. >> on someone's 01, the
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closure of the two right lanes has been picked up. traffic is getting back to normal. a drive time of 25 minutes could be as low as 21 minutes from millbrae to redwood city. it will take about another hour to continue clearing the debris from the lanes. the estimated time of opening is 10:30 a.m.. the san mateo bridge has not been the problem we thought that might be. looking at the approach, there are no delays coming over from the toll plaza on the eastbound
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ride. another hot spot showing some improvement, 80 southbound. the drive time is down 23 minutes from 37 addition only take you 15. there are no good alternates. the service streets are jammed. on the bay bridge toll plaza of westbound, the backup reaches nearly to the 880 over crossing for the westbound ride. this has been a metering slight delay. temperatures are already starting to warm up nicely. we will have details
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it will be about 1030 or 1045 before the connector ramp is reopened. people have been doing pretty well with using the alternates, foster city, mariners island of blvd., delaware and el camino rhianna. no problems getting on to one's rear one southbound. getting on to the san mateo bridge has been a problem free all morning long despite problems on the west end, the east and it looks good. your ride on the bay bridge is another matter. still backed up and still looking at a 16-80 minute drive time to get you through the toll plaza. that should be 14-30 minutes now. it has been a sore right. the golden gate bridge is a problem free in both directions. let's get a check on weather with louisa hodge. >> we are still seeing a low cloud cover. it looks like
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you can still see overcast conditions, that is expected to burn off as we head into the afternoon. mountain view getting up to about 78 degrees and warmer in san jose woman to about 82. pretty comfortable weather. there is no shortage of sunshine. morgan hill woman to about 87. in terms of the fog this is what it looks like on the satellite this morning. you can see the fog clinging to the coastline. notice the inland spots, not quite as much fog as we have been seen. temperatures are climbing pretty rapidly. about 10 degrees cooler in the livermore valley. we are in low sixties for mountain view and san jose. plenty of
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the upper 80s today as you head to the south bay. it looks like los gatos will warm to about 87. heading through the east bay, walnut creek so warm to about 90 degrees today. as you take it over to berkeley and alameda. temperatures are really only getting up to about 66 degrees. in marin county farm temperatures range from the '80s to the '90s. here is a look at your 7 day around the bay.
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>> the grey will that was stranded in the river has died. here is a video of the whale in the river. she died around 4:00 a.m.. the mother and her past entered the lake in late june. rescuers spotted the capsuling back out seeks back on july 23rd. in news around the bay transgendered woman received a summons from the department of vehicles after was determined to the her privacy rights were violated. she says up a dmv
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employees stole personal information and center offensive anti-gay messages. she received a $55,000 check from the dmv and the department of vehicles will train employees in trends gender sensitivity. in santa rosa police may be close to arresting those responsible for robbing an armored car. here is video of the scene. investigators are reviewing surveillance video. police have not said how much money was taken. the armored car company is offering a $100,000 reward. the dow jones industrial average is down 110 points right now with concerns about europe, slow growth for the german economy, the largest economy in the european union. the fitch ratings have reaffirmed the united states aaa credit rating this morning. we will be right back as the kron 4 morning news continues.
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able to return to having a normal life. >> 34 years since the death of elvis presley. thousands of people have descended upon graceland. he was 42 when he passed away on this day, every year an estimated 30,000 people visit from around the world to remember elvis is death. the dow has been a 7% in the last three trading sessions. a rough ride last week with four consecutive days with the dow moved over 40 points in both directions. the swings are around 100 points or less.
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