(darya) thanks for joining us, i'm (mark) and i'm mark danon. we're following breaking news out of the southbay.... where police are looking for a missing 12-year-old girl. her name is treasure anderson and she is from san anselmo. according to the marin county sheriff she is considered at risk. she was last seen yesterday afternoon after school. she went to white hill middle school in fairfax. friends say they saw her on the bus headed home after school. she lives with her grandmother in san anselmo. she is 5 foot 1... 100 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. she was last seen wearing a blue sweatshirt... light colored pants and blue and white striped shoes. marin search and rescue is helping central marin police with the search effort. will tran is on his way to the scene. he will have the latest in a live report as soon as he gets

there. (darya) lets get a check now of weather and traffic... (mark) james and robin are here. (james)we have the possibility of showers today, so bring the umbrella with you to work just in case. let's go outside and see what's happening right now. our 4-zone camera network shows visibility is pretty good, no major fog to speak of, but it is cloudy in a number of locations. a weak storm system passing overhead today will keep it cloudy and

cool across the bay. temperatures have fallen into the 40s and low 50s, once again. by mid morning, they should climb to the mid 50s. then by noon we'll enjoy low 60s. inland highs this afternoon will only reach the mid 60s. a slight chance of showers exists all day, but increases slightly and 11pm. this could impact our evening commute home, especially in the north and east bay. winds will be gusty all day. high pressure returns tomorrow, kicking off a warming trend that will take us into the weekend with inland highs climbing into the upper 80s and low 90s. no major hot spots. . richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101. there a crash before th e toll that has traffic slow from harbour ( darya ) breaking news from overnight... more flaring at the valero refinery in benicia.( mark ) this is the same refinery that started flaring almost two weeks ago that lead to some evacuations. kron 4's lydia pantazes is live in benicia this morning with the details. ( lydia )i'm standing in a neighborhood near the refinery. the refinery is behind me in

the distance.let's show you closer video of the flaring. that's what some of our viewers are worried about. people who live in this area also sent us video and pictures of the flaring from last night.you may remember last week a power failure at the valero refinery in benicia caused major flaring at the plant and also sent plumes of black smoke into the air.that prompted some evacuations and forced the venecia unified school district to send out a notification due to the flaring.when there is no power the stacks flare to safely release heat.as a result of last weeks flaring the bay area quality management district issued six violations against the refinery.we did contact valero and they confirmed they do still have flaring this morning that is residual from the power outage last week.reporting live in benicia, lydia pantazes kron4 news. (darya) thanks lydia. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( mark ) the president is defending his actions that he shared highly classified information with russian officials. anny hong is at

the breaking news desk with the latest. (anny) reports say the alleged sharing of classified information happened during a meeting with the russian foreign minister and the russian ambassador at the white house last week. the president took to twitter earlier this morning to justify sharing the information with the russians. he tweeted quote: "as president i wanted to share with russia (at an openly scheduled w.h. meeting) which i have the absolute right to do, facts pertaining to terrorism and airline flight safety. humanitarian reasons, plus i want russia to greatly step up their fight against isis & terrorism. the washington post first reported yesterday that the president gave the russians details about how isis is planning to use laptop computers as bombs on planes. during a town hall meeting last night... house minority leader nancy pelosi responded to the accusations against the

president.

12 kidnapping and murder of sierra lamar. the jury will decide wether he will spend the rest of his life in prison or face the death penalty. the defense is expected to call a psychologist as a witness to testify about how garcia- torres was raised in a troubled family. his father was convicted of molesting his sister and is in prison. the prosecution will call sierra lamar's mother and father back to the stand to testify how her death impacted their family. the prosecution also wants to have garcia torres evaluated by it's own psychologist. the penalty phase is expected to last up to three weeks. ( darya ) the wife of an alameda county sheriff's deputy who was arrested for a deadly d-u-i crash that killed a three year old is arrested again. police say yarenit malihan was arrested for public intoxication in pleasanton friday afternoon on las positas boulevard. malihan has been arrested twice on suspicion of d-u-i in the past year. in september, investigators say she was intoxicated when she rear-ended a stalled car on 680 in san ramon..killing three year old elijan dunn. she has not been charged in

the deadly crash. the district attorney's office says they are still investigating. ( mark ) new this morning... police arrested a man for exposing himself at a park in santa rosa. it happened at at prince memorial greenway at around 5:45 last night. the 29-year-old man was exposing himself to people at the park including two teenagers. police arrested him for indecent exposure and lewd acts in public, in addition to violation of parole. ( darya ) family and friends held a vigil last night for a teen killed in a car crash in fremont. shane marcelino died on mother's day. her mother was picking her up from prom, when they were hit by another car. the 18-year-old was an honor student at james logan high school in union city. hundreds of her classmates gathered for a prayer service last night. students spoke to kron four about their memories of her.

sot i think the most memorable thing about shane to me was her laugh and i even told her that her laugh was the happiest and the most contagious laugh out there.>( darya ) three other people were injured in the crash including shane's mother -- she is expected to recover. officers are whether alcohol or drugs played a role in the crash. ( mark ) two babysitters remain in jail this morning..accused of sharing thousands of images of child pornography. and police say the two men took pictures of children in their care. 19-year-old ryan michael spencer... who you see on your left... is from aptos. he was arrested along with 24- year-old bryan petersen of tiburon. last month the f-b-i searched petersen's home ... and investigators say they found thousands of pornographic images and videos of children. they then learned that petersen and spencer were sharing those images with each other. the f-b-i says petersen was a chess coach, babysitter, and

tutor in tiburon. spencer worked as a camp counselor and babysitter in apots. authorities say the men used their jobs to take pictures and videos of the kids in their care. both men are now facing up to 20-years in prison. ( mark ) a doctor and nurse are accused of sex crimes against children. watsonville police arrested doctor james kohut sunday on suspicion of sexually abusing at least one minor. rashel brandon who was one of kohut's nurses was arrested last week in connection with the case. according to the charges, both victims were under 14 years old. ( darya ) questions continue this morning about what caused an emeryville construction site to go up in flames for the second time in less than a year. this is what it looked like saturday morning when the fire ripped through this emeryville construction site which will include 105 apartments and 25 thousand feet of retail space. fire investigators haven't determined a cause in this weekend's fire. firefighters are still putting out hot spots and crews have been removing a mountain of debris. the developer of the construction project says the fire is arson.

think other than there's an arsonist that doesn't want this building built and we need to find out who it is and stop them.">( darya ) the developer says he plans to rebuild the construction site for a third time. (mark) happening tonight. the golden state warriors host the san antonio spurs for game 2 of the western conference finals. and the spurs will be without forward kawhi leonard.(darya) all the attention was on zaza pachulia during practice yesterday. spurs coach greg popovich says the center made a dirty play to hurt leonard in game one. the warriors came back from a 25 point deficit to win game 1, 113 to 111. golden state leads the series one - nothing. game 2 is set for 6:00 tonight at oracle arena. coming up at 7:45 we'll talk more about the game with gary radnich. (mark) still ahead on the

kron four morning news... a startling report shows just how much kids are getting bullied at school. we'll tell you about the new study coming up. and you're probably paying too much for canned tuna. we'll tell you what major companies are accused of doing. and this morning we are learning who is to blame for the latest cyber attack on hundreds of thousands of computers. we'll have the details after the break. and here's a live look outside... bay bridge

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center with james tracking the forecast... (james) (james) we have the possibility of showers today, so bring the umbrella with you to work just in case. let's go outside and see what's happening right now. our 4-zone camera network shows visibility is pretty good, no major fog to speak of, but it is cloudy in a number of locations. a weak

storm system passing overhead today will keep it cloudy and cool across the bay. temperatures this morning have fallen into the 40s and low 50s, once again. by mid morning, they should climb to the mid 50s. then by noon we'll enjoy low 60s. inland highs this afternoon will only reach the mid 60s. a slight chance of showers exists all day, but increases slightly between 5pm and 11pm. this could impact our evening commute home, especially in the north and east bay. winds will be gusty all day. high pressure returns tomorrow, kicking off a warming trend that will take us into the weekend with inland highs climbing into the upper 80s and low 90s.

richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101. two crash wrking onw before th toll and one at the west end of the bridge. bay bridge wb 80 is lslow from the maze. ( mark ) this morning

there are links between north korea and and the cyber attack that affected computer systems all around the world.( darya ) anny hong is here with more on who may be behind the cyberattacks. anny? ( anny @ land ) experts say earlier versions of the ransomware used in the attack were found on computers linked to a hacking group connected to north korea. they say the computers used to launch the cyber attack last friday were also used in the hack on sony entertainment back in 2014 as well as several european banks. north korea has been blamed for those previous attacks. president trump's homeland security adviser is responding to people who are blaming u-s intelligence agencies for the cyberattack. he says blame the hackers, not the national security agency. cybersecurity experts say the unknown hackers used a hole in microsoft software that was discovered by the n-s-a. that hole was exposed when the n-s-a documents were leaked online. microsoft executives criticized u-s intelligence agencies for

"stockpiling" software code that can be used by hackers. . (mark) hillary clinton has announced her post-election plans. clinton says she is launching the political organization called "onward together". the organization is aimed at funding progressive groups that are opposed to president trump's policies. clinton also tweeted that she hopes the group will encourage people to get involved and even run for office. clinton's aides say she does not plan on running for president again. (mark) less people signed up for health insurance in 20- 16. this comes after five consecutive years of coverage gains. that is according to a new government report. over 28-million people were unisured last year, which was unchanged from 20-15. the study suggests that the two main components of the affordable care act were reaching their limits in president obama's final year as president. the number of uninsured could start climbing again under some of the policies now being considered by president donald trump. (darya) bullying is still

a big problem in schools. that's according to a new report from the national center for education and the justice department. the study shows that one out of every five middle and high school students has complained of being bullied at school. and the number of reports of sexual assault on college campuses has more than tripled over the past decade. researchers say overall instances of bulling have been declining.. but 21 percent of students still reported being bullied. the study also found that 34-percent of students who identify as l-g- b-t complained of bullying. (darya) a school in colorado is pulling the book "thirteen reasons why" as they deal with the loss of seven students who recently killed themselves. the book is the basis for the new popular series on netflix... and critics say it romanticizes suicide. the order from the school district near denver made a lot of librarians upset, calling in censorship. this is the first instance of the book being removed from circulation

in the country. the novel follows a high school girl who kills herself after creating a series of tapes for her classmates to play after her death. several schools across the country have warned parents about letting their kids watch the series. (mark) president trump is confident that the travel ban will be upheld by an appeals court. white house press secretary sean spicer said yesterday that the executive order is fully lawful. the comments came as the ninth circuit court of appeals heard arguments on the executive order in seattle that same day. the judges are being asked to overturn an order blocking president trump's directive. there is no word on when a ruling might come down -- but many legal experts believe the issue will ultimately end up in the u-s supreme court. (mark) one of the officers who dragged a united airlines passenger off a flight in april had just finished a suspension when the incident happened. officer james long served a five-day suspension in march for violating department rules. his violations included "inattention to duty,"

''incompetence or inefficiency" and several other rules. nine days later, long was one of several department officers who dragged david dao from a full flight at o'hare airport. (darya) you might be paying more for your canned tuna than it's actually worth. major retailers are taking aim at the most popular brands... saying they conspired to keep prices high. court records show dozens of executives from chicken of the sea, bumble bee, and starkist are accused of price fixing. the lawsuit was just filed by wal-mart. the department of justice has been investigating the accusations since 20-15. the three companies supply about 80-percent of canned tuna sold annually. just last week... bumble bee agreed to pay a 25-million dollar fine after pleading guilty to price fixing. (darya) still ahead on the kron four morning news... l-a-x is making it easier for celebrities to go unnoticed before their flights. we'll tell you how they can now pay for their privacy.

and after the break... conan o'brien will soon be in the court room. we'll tell you what the comedian is accused of stealing. and here's a live look outside... san mateo bridge. have assembled. spider-man... black widow... captain america... and eddie? so, what's the plan? breaking out the guardians, pal. come celebrate the all-new guardians of the galaxy-mission: breakout! during the summer of heroes, only at disneyland resort. (robin)

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf.

(darya)(darya)(darya) conan o'brien is accused of stealing jokes... and a federal judge is considering hearing the lawsuit(mark) a san diego writer is accusing the late-show host of plagiarizing punchlines on caitlyn jenner, tom brady, and the washington monument. the man says he posted the jokes online in 20-14 and 20-15... and then heard o'brien repeat them on his late show. (darya) comics are often accused of stealing material... but it rarely leads to court. conan claims his jokes are originals. (mark) celebrities who are tired of being stalked by paparazzi at l-a-x can now find some privacy. a new luxury terminal just opened. (darya) it's a 22- million dollar facility called the "private suite". it offers an exclusive entrance,

one-on-one security screening, and plush lounges. when it's time to actually catch the flight... travelers get a private car ride across the tarmac to the airplane. (mark) the terminal is available to anyone who can afford fees up to 35- hundred dollars for a hundred fees up to 35-hundred dollars for a domestic flight and four-thousand dollars for an international flight. (james) tracking your morning

forecast. details coming up. (anny) the state of california just got involved in trying to stop shootings in the east bay. see how they are helping out.

welcome back to the kron four morning news... lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic... (james)we have the possibility of showers today, so bring the umbrella with you to work just in case. let's go outside and see what's happening right now. our 4-zone camera network shows visibility is pretty good, no major fog to speak of, but it is cloudy in a

number of locations. a weak storm system passing overhead today will keep it cloudy and cool across the bay. temperatures this morning have fallen into the 40s and low 50s, once again. by mid morning, they should climb to the mid 50s. then by noon we'll enjoy low 60s. inland highs this afternoon will only reach the mid 60s. a slight chance of showers exists all day, but increases slightly between 5pm and 11pm. this could impact our evening commute home, especially in the north and east bay. winds will be gusty all day. high pressure returns tomorrow, kicking off a warming trend that will take us into the weekend with inland highs climbing into the upper 80s and low 90s. richmond bridge an accident wb before the toll and before sfd. the average drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101. wb 80 slwo from the maze

(darya) breaking news we are following in the north bay... a missing 12-year-old girl has been found safe.(mark) treasure anderson was found safe about 20 minutes ago. she is being checked out by the search and rescue team but she is expected to be okay. police have not released any details about where she was found. ( mark ) the search continues this morning for a gunman who shot two people on an east bay freeway. we first told you about this story yesterday on the kron 4 morning news.( darya ) anny hong is here with more on the shooting and what law enforcement is doing to crack down on freeway shootings. anny? ( anny @ land ) it happened just after 9:00

sunday night on a southbound 880 off-ramp in hayward. police say a toyota tacoma was exiting the winton avenue off-ramp when a driver pulled up next to it and shot at the people inside. two people in the back seat were hit in the legs. officers say the shooting was gang-related. there have been more than 100 freeway shootings in the bay area since 2015. and now the state is providing help to crack down on all of the freeway shootings. contra costa county will be getting one and a half million dollars to set up a special surveillance camera network..that uses a shot spotter technology. . ( anny @ land ) contra

costa county officials plan on installing the cameras over the summer. ( mark ) kron4 news has learned a lawsuit will be filed today in the deadly ghost ship warehouse fire. 36 people were killed when the fire broke out last december in oakland. attorneys for the families of the people killed will hold a news conference at noon today outside the alameda county courthouse and they will announce who is named in the lawsuit. ( mark ) the person who tampered with the electrical system of an antioch home that went up in flames could now face criminal charges. firefighters responded to the fire sunday night on blythe drive near shaw circle in antioch. two firefighters were severly shocked because the electrical system in the home had been tampered with. while fighting the fire, crews were not able to turn off the power to the home. investigators are now trying to determine who modified the electrical system. the firefighers are going to be okay. ( darya ) a former u-c-s-f doctor has pleaded not guilty

to child pornography charges. prosecutors say billy lockhart had 15-hundred images and more than 2-hundred videos of children. police say some of them show infants as young as six- months old. lockhart was arrested last week after an investigation revealed he allegedly used wi-fi at his job to upload the illegal content. he is out of jail after posting bail. (darya) the person accused of breaking into a south bay pre-school and causing thousands of dollars in damage is in custody. police say leticia tavares molina got into the "tomorrow montessori" school on may fourth by breaking a window. officers say she vandalized the school..causing 10-thousand dollars in damage. investigators say molina also stole items from the school. molina was arrested in san jose last friday. she has been charged with burglary and felony vandalism. ( mark ) covering california... governor jerry brown's budget proposal includes 15 million dollars to help people fighting deportation. this would bump the state's financial aid fund to 33-million dollars. immigrant rights groups have applauded the move saying it

is a commitment to protecting families. it is also seen as a direct challenge to the trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration. ( darya ) comedian bill cosby is speaking out about the sexual assault allegations against him. cosby says his accusers could be racially motivated. this is not the first time that cosby has cited racial discrimination as a reason for the allegations. last october his attorneys cited racial bias in a motion filed in a pennsylvania court. later this month jury selection is set to begin in his sexual assault trial. he is accused of drugging and molesting a woman in pennsylvania more than ten years ago. dozens of other women have also accused cosby of sexual assault. he has denied all of the accusations. ( mark ) a pack of orphaned coyote pups are being cared for after neighbors in san jose noticed them without their mom. the mom was hit by a car and killed on almaden express-way leaving the pups to fend for themselves. a man who lives near the coyote den says he noticed something was wrong when the mother never came

back to her pups. he called the wildlife center of silicon valley for help: ( mark ) the pups are being cared for at the wildlife center until they are old and strong enough to be released. (darya) coming up on the kron four morning news... steph curry may be the baby face assassin, but if you listen to the spurs coach, its zaza who's guilty of manslaughter. plus, the cavs know who they are going to play in this next round. and the surprising team kaepernick might play on. the world according to gary is in a few minutes. and after the break... we'll tell you why the new pirates of the caribbean movie could come out earlier than planned.

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( mark ) new this morning... stores are struggling to keep a popular toy on their shelves. "fidget spinners" exploded in popularity last month.( darya ) they are not made by a major toy company and are more common at gas stations than at major toy stores. some toy store owners say they are getting between 20 and 30 calls per day with people checking to see if they are in stock.( mark ) toy experts say the fidget spinners will probably stay popular through the summer and then fade in popularity as more of them hit the market. (darya) the new pirates of

the caribbean movie may come out sooner than disney would like. (mark) c-e-o bob iger says hackers claim they have access to a disney movie... and are demanding a ransom or they'll release the film online. disney says they are not paying, and they are working with federal investigators on the case. (darya) disney did not say which movie the hackers claim to have... but one of the most anticipated releases is the new pirates movie, "dead men tell no tales". it's set to be released on may 26th. ( darya ) and the kron4 morning news wants to send you and a guest to see hamilton! earlier this morning we gave the secret word of the day. it was "orchestra" now you can go to kron4.com and enter the word for a chance to win a pair of tickets. keep watching every day next week for a new word and another opportunity to win! (james) tracking your morning forecast... the world according to gary is after the break.

(darya) the golden state warriors won't have to deal with kawhi leonard when they host game 2

of the nba's western conference finals against san antonio tuesday night. spurs coach gregg popovich says his top scorer won't play after aggravating his sprained left ankle during the second half of sunday's 113-111 loss to the warriors. leonard left the game after he stepped on the foot of warriors center zaza pachulia following a jumper. the all-star forward delivered 26 points and eight rebounds in 24 minutes before the injury.

without him, golden state soon went on an 18-0 run and won a game in which they trailed by 25. leonard initially hurt the ankle during the conference semifinals against houston. (darya) it's worth noting that popovich was singing a completely different tune several years ago when one of his own players was repeatedly accused of making the very same type of play. bruce bowen was known as one of the league's premier (darya) the boston celtics are moving on to face the cleveland cavaliers in the eastern conference finals, and

they have the most unlikely hero to thank for that. celtics big man kelly olynyk erupted in the second half and carried the celtics with 26 points on 10 of 14 shooting as boston took game 7, 115-105. olynyk struggled offensively the past two games, so his first 20-point performance since january 16 came as a shock to say the least. nba fans had fun with the moment. (darya) olynyk's hair is very versatile. he can wear it in a bun, wear it down, however he wants. (darya) usually man buns are reserved for soccer players. (darya) usually man buns are reserved for soccer players.

(darya) olynyk's hair is very versatile. he can wear it in a bun, wear it down, however he wants. (darya) usually man buns are reserved for soccer players. (darya) former 49ers quarterback colin kaepernick might finally be on an n-f-l team again. seattle seahawks coach pete carroll says that the team is considering kaepernick as a possible backup option to starter russell wilson. carroll often praised kaepernick when he was with san francisco despite the rivlary. kap played 12 games for the 49ers last season and threw for 16 touc

(darya) eddie lacy is on target in his fitness plan. the running back signed an incentive-laden deal with the seattle seahawks this spring that included weight clauses. the first benchmark arrived on monday. last week, lacy sent a tweet detailing a 30- day workout plan set to begin on june 1 as he attempts to enter training camp in the best shape of his life. that dedication to fitness had to begin sooner for lacy to cash in on some of the incentive money in his new deal.

(darya) tom brady talks on his facebook page about how there is no madden curse. he is seen wearing an inflatable bubble in the ad.

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mr. brady, we've been expecting you. will you be needing anything else? not a thing. beautyrest black. get your beautyrest. testing face-scanning kiosks

to check your bags. the system uses facial recognition technology to match your identity to your passport photo. you tag your own bags, pay the fee and drop your luggage on a conveyor belt. passengers without passports would still be able to check their own bags, but would need an agent to confirm their identities. delta said the kiosks could allow them to check-in twice as many passengers per hour. the airline says the scanned images will not be stored and the system complies with all privacy laws. delta will begin testing these machines this summer. (darya) (mark) ahead at eight on the kron 4 morning news... more flaring at the valero refinery in benicia. kron 4's lydia pantazes is live

this morning with more on what the refinery is saying about the flaring. the wife of an alameda county sheriff's deputy who was arrested for a deadly d-u-i crash that killed a three year old is arrested again. we'll tell you what happened. and president trump accused of sharing classified information with russian officials. and he is responding to those claims this morning. anny hong is at the breaking news desk with the latest tweets.

(darya) good morning i'm darya folsom.(mark) and i'm mark danon. james and robin are here to check the weather and traffic. richmond bridge wb 580 at the west end all lanes blocked to

clear a crash. expect majoe delays (james)we have the possibility of showers today, so bring the umbrella with you to work just in case. let's go outside and

see what's happening right now. our 4-zone camera network shows visibility is pretty good, no major fog to speak of, but it is cloudy in a number of locations. a weak storm system passing overhead today will keep it cloudy and cool across the bay. temperatures this morning have fallen into the 40s and low 50s, once again. by mid morning, they should climb to the mid 50s. then by noon we'll enjoy low 60s. inland highs will only reach the mid 60s. a slight chance of showers exists all day, but increases slightly and 11pm. this could impact our evening commute home, especially in east bay. winds all day. high pressure tomorrow, kicking off a warming trend that will take us into the weekend with inland highs and low 90s. ( darya ) breaking news from overnight... more flaring at the valero refinery in benicia.( mark ) this is the same refinery that started flaring almost two weeks ago that lead to some evacuations. kron 4's lydia pantazes is live in benicia this morning with the details. ( lydia )i'm standing in a neighborhood near the refinery. the refinery is behind me in the distance.let's show you closer video of the flaring. that's what some of our viewers are worried about. people who live in this area

also sent us video and pictures of the flaring from last night.you may remember last week a power failure at the valero refinery in benicia caused major flaring at the plant and also sent plumes of black smoke into the air.that prompted some evacuations and forced the venecia unified school district to send out a notification due to the flaring.when there is no power the stacks flare to safely release heat.as a result of last weeks flaring the bay area quality management district issued six violations against the refinery.we did contact valero and they confirmed they do still have flaring this morning that is residual from the power outage last week.reporting live in benicia, lydia pantazes kron4 news. (darya) thanks lydia. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( mark ) the president is defending his actions that he shared highly classified information with russian officials. anny hong is at the breaking news desk with the latest. anny. (anny) reports say the alleged sharing of classified information happened during a

meeting with the russian foreign minister and the russian ambassador at the white house last week. the president took to twitter earlier this morning to justify sharing the information with the russians. he tweeted quote: "as president i wanted to share with russia (at an openly scheduled w.h. meeting) which i have the absolute right to do, facts pertaining to terrorism and airline flight safety. humanitarian reasons, plus i want russia to greatly step up their fight against isis & terrorism. the washington post first reported yesterday that the president gave the russians details about how isis is planning to use laptop computers as bombs on planes. during a town hall meeting last night... house minority leader nancy pelosi responded to the accusations against the president.

adversarial country."general h.r. mcmaster/national security adviser: there's nothing that the president takes more seriously than the security of the american people. the story that came out tonight as reported is false. i was in the room. it didn't happen. thanks everybody.">( anny ) in the wake of the report... even some republicans are are expressing concern. one republican senator from tennessee says the administration is in a downward spiral and there will be grave consequences with our allies because information was shared. lawmakers and intelligence officials are already warning that disclosing this type of information could harm efforts to counter an isis terrorsim plot. back to you in the studio. . ( mark ) happening today. opening statements begin in the penalty phase for antolin garcia-torres. he was found guilty in the march 20- 12 kidnapping and murder of sierra lamar. the jury will decide wether he will spend the rest of his life in prison or face the death penalty. the defense is expected to call a psychologist as a witness to testify about how garcia- torres was raised in a

troubled family. his father was convicted of molesting his sister and is in prison. the prosecution will call sierra lamar's mother and father back to the stand to testify how her death impacted their family. the prosecution also wants to torres evaluated by it's own psychologist. the penalty phase is expected to last up to three weeks. ( darya ) the wife of an alameda county sheriff's deputy who was arrested for a deadly d-u-i crash that killed a three year old is arrested again. police say yarenit malihan was arrested for public intoxication in pleasanton friday afternoon on las positas boulevard. malihan has been arrested twice on suspicion of d-u-i in the past year. in september, investigators say she was intoxicated when she rear-ended a stalled car on 680 in san ramon..killing three year old elijan dunn. she has not been charged in the deadly crash. the district attorney's office says they are still investigating. new this morning... police arrested a man for exposing himself at a park in santa rosa. it happened at at prince memorial greenway at around 5:45 last night. the 29-year-old man was

exposing himself to people at the park including two teenagers. police arrested him for indecent exposure and lewd acts in public, in addition to violation of parole. ( mark ) a doctor and nurse are accused of sex crimes against children. watsonville police arrested doctor james kohut sunday on suspicion of sexually abusing at least one minor. rashel brandon who was one of kohut's nurses was arrested last week in connection with the case. according to the charges, both victims were under 14 years old. ( darya ) family and friends held a vigil last night for a teen killed in a car crash in fremont. shane marcelino died on mother's day. her mother was picking her up from prom, when they were hit by another car. the 18-year-old was an honor student at james logan high school in union city. hundreds of her classmates gathered for a prayer service last night. students spoke to kron four about their memories of her.

smiling laughing and positive to people around her and yeah sot i think the most memorable thing about shane to me was her laugh and i even told her that her laugh was the happiest and the most contagious laugh out there.>( darya ) three other people were injured in the crash including shane's mother -- she is expected to recover. officers are investigating whether alcohol or drugs played a role in the crash. ( mark ) still ahead. a teenager's death is blamed on caffiene. the warning his parents now have for you and your kids. plus. we are learning who is to blame for the latest cyber attack on hundreds of thousands of computers. and after the break. a massive complex under construction in the east bay goes up in flames for the second time in a year. why the developer believes arsonists are responsible. and here's a live look outside... san mateo bridge.

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( darya ) questions continue this morning about what caused an emeryville construction site to go up in flames for the second time in less than a year. this is what it looked like saturday morning when the fire ripped through this emeryville construction site which will include 105 apartments and 25 thousand feet of retail space. fire investigators haven't determined a cause in this weekend's fire. firefighters are still putting out hot spots and crews have a mountain of debris. the developer of the construction project says the fire is arson. ( darya ) the developer says he plans to rebuild the construction site for a third time. ( mark ) the state of

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major hot spot. richmond bridge accident wb 580 at the west end was blocking all lanes. expect major delays. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. major hot spot. richmond

bridge accident wb 580 at the west end was blocking all lanes. expect major delays. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. (james)we have the possibility of showers today, so bring the umbrella with you to work just in case. let's go outside and see what's happening right now. our 4-zone camera network shows visibility is pretty good, no major fog to speak of, but it is cloudy in a

number of locations. a weak storm system passing overhead today will keep it cloudy and cool across the bay. temperatures this morning have fallen into the 40s and low 50s, once again. by mid morning, they should climb to the mid 50s. then by noon we'll enjoy low 60s. inland highs this afternoon will only reach the mid 60s. a slight chance of showers exists all day, but increases slightly between 5pm and 11pm. this could impact our evening commute home, especially in the north and east bay. winds will be gusty all day. high pressure returns tomorrow, kicking off a warming trend that will take us into the weekend with inland highs climbing into the upper 80s

and low 90s. ( mark ) the search continues this morning for a gunman who shot two people on an east bay freeway. we first told you about this story yesterday on the kron 4 morning news.( darya ) anny hong is here with more on the shooting and what law enforcement is down on freeway anny? ( anny @ land ) it happened just after 9:00

sunday night on a southbound 880 off-ramp in hayward. police say a toyota tacoma was exiting the winton avenue off-ramp when a driver pulled up next to it and shot at the people inside. two people in the back seat were hit in the legs. officers say the shooting was gang-related. there have been more than 100 freeway shootings in the bay area since 2015. and now the state is providing help to crack down on all of the freeway shootings. contra costa county will be getting one and a half million dollars to set up a special surveillance camera network..that uses a shot spotter technology. .

the shooting">( anny @ land ) contra costa county officials plan on installing the cameras over the summer. ( darya ) san francisco mayor ed lee has now set aside money to fix potholes and repave city streets. lee says he has secured nearly 90- million dollars in funding. this will be part of the city's budget over the next two years. the rainy weather during the winter has caused much damage to city streets. the budget also includes repairing public stairways and retaining tunnels and underpasses. ( mark ) a teenager's death is linked to an overdose of caffeine. davis cripe is a high school student from south carolina. students at the high school say cripe had a mcdonald's latte, a diet mountain dew and an energy drink all within two hours. he collapsed inside his classroom and could not be revived. his death is now

listed as the result of a "caffeine-induced cardiac event." davis' parents now have this message to other parents as they mourn their loss.

just filed by wal-mart. the department of justice has been investigating the accusations since 20-15. the three companies supply about 80-percent of canned tuna sold annually. just last week... bumble bee agreed to pay a 25-million dollar fine after pleading guilty to price fixing. ( mark ) ford is planning to cut thousands of jobs worldwide. the wall street journal is reporting the company is going to cut about 20-thousand workers. most of the jobs cut will be salaried workers without union protection. ford has about 57-thousand assembly line workers in the united states who could be safe. but last month...the company said it would cut costs by three billion dollars. ( darya ) still ahead on the kron four morning news. two firefighters are hurt battling a blaze in the east bay. who officials say is responsible injuries. and after the break... doctors are speaking out against the president's feelings about exercise. see why the president thinks exercise is overrated.

(robin) richmond bridge wb 580 at the west end all lanes were blocked to clear a crash. expect major delays

( mark ) doctors are speaking out against president trump's unique view on exercise. the president says he believes exercise is misguided and bad for you.( darya ) he says he has a theory that a person is like a battery and is born with a certain amount of energy and that exercise depletes that energy.( mark ) but the centers for disease control disagrees. it recommends that adults over the age of 65 exercise for 2-and-a-half hours per week.( darya ) other health organizations have also said that there are benefits associated with aerobic exercise. ( darya ) an amtrak train passenger got a pizza delivered to him while his train was stalled. it happened on sunday in delaware. ( mark ) the train was on its way to washington d-c when it stalled because of a mechanical issue.. the pizza delivery driver had to

cut through a backyard, step- down an embankment and over a ditch just to deliver the pizza.( darya ) the delivery driver was awarded a total of 32-dollars in tips from multiple passengers. (james) tracking your morning forecast. what to expect as you head out the door right after the break. ( darya ) still ahead on the kron four morning news. two bay area babysitters face child pornography charges. where they worked and why police are worried there could be more victims.

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richmond bridge wb 580 at the west end all lanes were blocked to clear a crash. expect major delays. wb 80 is slow from the maze. no mjaor issues on wb 92 leaving hayward (james)we have the possibility of showers today, so bring the umbrella with you to work just in case. let's go outside and

see what's happening right now. our 4-zone camera network shows visibility is pretty good, no major fog to speak of, but it is cloudy in a number of locations. a weak storm system passing overhead today will keep it cloudy and cool across the bay. temperatures this morning have fallen into the 40s and low 50s, once again. by mid morning, they should climb to the mid 50s. then by noon we'll enjoy low 60s. inland highs this afternoon ( darya ) two babysitters remain in jail this morning..accused of sharing thousands of images of child pornography. and police say the two men took pictures of children in their care. 19-year-old ryan michael spencer... who you see on your left... is from aptos. he was arrested along with 24- year-old bryan petersen of tiburon. last month the

f-b-i searched petersen's home ... and investigators say they found thousands of pornographic images and videos of children. they then learned that petersen and spencer were sharing those images with each other. the f-b-i says petersen was a chess coach, babysitter, and tutor in tiburon. spencer worked as a camp counselor and babysitter in apots. authorities say the men used their jobs to take pictures and videos of the kids in their care. both men are now facing up to 20-years in prison. ( mark ) this morning there are links between north korea and and the cyber attack that affected computer systems all around the world. experts say earlier versions of the ransomware used in the attack were found on computers linked to a hacking group connected to north korea. they say the computers used to launch the cyber attack last friday were also used in the hack on sony entertainment back in 2014 as well as several european banks. north korea has been blamed for those previous attacks. ( darya ) kron4 news has learned a lawsuit will be filed today in the deadly ghost ship warehouse fire.

36 people were killed when the fire broke out last december in oakland. attorneys for the families of the people killed will hold a news conference at noon today outside the alameda county courthouse and they will announce who is named in the lawsuit. ( mark ) the person who tampered with the electrical system of an antioch home that went up in flames could now face criminal charges. firefighters responded to the fire sunday night on blythe drive near shaw circle in antioch. two firefighters were severly shocked because the electrical system in the home had been tampered with. while fighting the fire, crews were not able to turn off the power to the home. investigators are now trying to determine who modified the electrical system. the firefighers are going to be okay. ( darya ) a former u-c-s-f doctor has pleaded not guilty to child pornography charges. prosecutors say billy lockhart had 15-hundred images and more than 2-hundred videos of children. police say some of them show infants as young as six- months old. lockhart was arrested last week after an investigation revealed he allegedly used

wi-fi at his job to upload the illegal content. he is out of jail after posting bail. ( mark ) the person accused of breaking into a south bay pre-school and causing thousands of dollars in damage is in custody. police say leticia tavares molina got into the "tomorrow montessori" school on may fourth by breaking a window. officers say she vandalized the school..causing 10-thousand dollars in damage. investigators say molina also stole items from the school. molina was arrested in san jose last friday. she has been charged with burglary and felony vandalism. ( mark ) covering california... governor jerry brown's budget proposal includes 15 million dollars to help people fighting deportation. this would bump the state's financial aid fund to 33-million dollars. immigrant rights groups have applauded the move saying it is a commitment to protecting families. it is also seen as a direct challenge to the trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration. ( mark ) happening tonight.. it is game two between the golden state warriors and the san antonio spurs.( darya ) the

warriors lead the series one game to none after coming back from a 25 point deficit to win game one. will tran is live at oracle arena this morning with more on what you can expect from game two. will. ( will ) happening tonight. the golden state warriors host the san antonio spurs for game 2 of the western conference finals. and the spurs will be without forward kawhi leonard. all the attention was on zaza pachulia during practice yesterday. spurs coach greg popovich says the center made a dirty play to hurt leonard in game one. the warriors came back from a 25 point deficit to win game 1, 113 to 111. golden state leads the series one - nothing. game 2 is set for

6:00 tonight at oracle arena. "hopefully will help us ay attention to detail a little bit more tomorrow night, and come out and not get behind by 20 like we have every game against these guys." "obviously when kahwi's on the floor you know everything is going to run through him. you know it's gonna run through him, so that makes it a lot less predictable. but i think if we come out on an edge and play our game. we'll be just fine." ( darya ) thanks will. we will check back with you through out the morning.

( mark ) still ahead ... a pack of

coyote pups abandoned after their mom is hit by a car. see how a south bay man came to the rescue. plus. hillary clinton is getting back into politics. sort of. we'll explain coming up. and after the break... conan o'brien will soon be in the court room. we'll tell you what the comedian is accused of stealing. what made two guys build race car engines in their own shop? what made them believe that a two-ton behemoth could compete in a track race? or that they could take on the elite in world motor racing, and win? we may never truly understand what drives mercedes-amg. but here's to another 50 years of it. mercedes-amg. half a century of driving performance.

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richmond bridge wb 580 at the west end all lanes were blocked to clear a crash. expect major residual delays from regatta. (darya) conan o'brien is accused of stealing jokes... and a federal judge is considering hearing the lawsuit (mark) a san diego writer is accusing the late-show host of plagiarizing punchlines on caitlyn jenner, tom brady, and the washington monument. the man says he posted the jokes online in 20-14 and 20-15... and then heard o'brien repeat them on his late show. (darya) comics are often accused of stealing material... but it rarely leads to court. conan claims his jokes are originals.

(mark) celebrities who are tired of being stalked by paparazzi at l-a-x can now find some privacy. a new luxury terminal just opened. (darya) it's a 22- million dollar facility called the "private suite". it offers an exclusive entrance, one-on-one security screening, and plush lounges. when it's time to actually catch the flight... travelers get a private car ride across the tarmac to the airplane. (mark) the terminal is available to anyone who can afford fees up to 35-hundred dollars for a domestic flight and four-thousand dollars for an international flight. (james) watching the weather this morning. your forecast is right after the break.

( mark ) we're coming up on 8:45... here's a quick look at the top stories we're following this morning... there is more flaring at the valero refinery in benicia. this is the same refinery that started flaring almost two weeks ago that lead to some evacuations. a power failure at the valero refinery in benicia caused major flaring at the plant and also sent plumes of black smoke into the air. the wife of an alameda county sheriff's deputy who was arrested for a deadly d-u-i crash that killed a three year old is arrested

again. police say yarenit malihan was arrested for public intoxication in pleasanton friday. in september, investigators say she was intoxicated when she rear-ended a stalled car on 680 in san ramon killing elijan dunn. the white house pushes back against a report that president trump shared highly classified information with russian officials. they say this happened during a meeting at the white house last week. the presidient reportedly told the russians how isis is planning to use laptop computers as bombs on planes. (darya)(robin) in the traffic center with robin. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge

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

(james)we have the possibility of showers today, so bring the umbrella with you to work just in case. let's go outside and see what's happening right now. our 4-zone camera network shows visibility is pretty good, no major fog to speak of, but it is cloudy in a number of locations. a weak storm system passing overhead today will keep it cloudy and cool across the bay. temperatures this morning have fallen into the 40s and low 50s, once again. by mid morning, they should climb to the mid 50s. then by noon we'll enjoy low 60s. inland highs this afternoon will only reach the mid 60s. a slight chance of showers exists all day, but increases slightly

between 5pm and 11pm. this could impact our evening commute home, especially in the north and east bay. winds will be gusty all day. high pressure returns tomorrow, kicking off a warming trend that will take us into the weekend with inland highs climbing into the upper 80s and low 90s. ( mark ) let's go out live to washington d-c where national security advisor h-r mcmaster is addressing the president's reported information leak to russia. ( mark ) let's go out live to washington d-c where national security advisor h-r mcmaster is addressing the president's reported information leak to russia.(

mark ) let's go out live to washington d-c where national security advisor h-r mcmaster is addressing the president's reported information leak to russia. ( mark ) let's go out live to washington d-c where national security advisor h-r mcmaster is addressing the president's reported information leak to russia.( mark ) let's go out live to washington d-c where national security advisor h-r

mcmaster is addressing the president's reported information leak to russia.( mark ) let's go out live to washington d-c where national security advisor h-r mcmaster is addressing the president's reported information leak to russia. ( mark ) let's go out live to washington d-c where national security advisor h-r

mcmaster is addressing the president's reported information leak to russia.( mark ) let's go out live to washington d-c where national security advisor h-r mcmaster is addressing the president's reported information leak to russia. ( mark ) let's go out live to washington d-c where national security advisor h-r mcmaster is addressing the president's reported information leak to russia.(

mark ) let's go out live to washington d-c where national security advisor h-r mcmaster is addressing the president's reported information leak to russia.( mark ) let's go out live to washington d-c where national security advisor h-r mcmaster is addressing the president's reported information leak to russia.( mark ) let's go out live to washington d-c where national security advisor h-r

mcmaster is addressing the president's reported information leak to russia.( mark ) let's go out live to washington d-c where national security advisor h-r mcmaster is addressing the president's reported information leak to russia.( mark ) let's go out live to washington d-c where national security advisor h-r mcmaster is addressing the president's reported information leak to russia.(

mark ) let's go out live to washington d-c where national security advisor h-r mcmaster is addressing the president's reported information leak to russia.( mark ) let's go out live to washington d-c where national security advisor h-r mcmaster is addressing the president's reported information leak to russia.( mark ) let's go out live to washington d-c where national security advisor h-r

mcmaster is addressing the president's reported information leak to russia.( mark ) let's go out live to washington d-c where national security advisor h-r mcmaster is addressing the president's reported information leak to russia.( mark ) let's go out live to washington d-c where national security advisor h-r mcmaster is addressing the president's reported information leak to russia.(

mark ) let's go out live to washington d-c where national security advisor h-r mcmaster is addressing the president's reported information leak to russia.( mark ) let's go out live to washington d-c where national security advisor h-r mcmaster is addressing the president's reported information leak to russia.( mark ) let's go out live to washington d-c where national security advisor h-r

mcmaster is addressing the president's reported information ( mark ) let's go out live to washington d-c where national security (darya) good morning i'm

darya folsom..(mark) and i'm mark danon. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... (anny hong): a weak weather system moving through the region today will maintain unseasonably cool temperatures, breezy conditions and a slight chance of showers. high pressure then builds in

through the remainder of the week with temperatures rebounding back to above normal values late in the week and into the upcoming weekend. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. richmond

bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( darya ) breaking news from overnight... more flaring at the valero refinery in benicia.( mark ) this is the same refinery that started flaring almost two weeks ago that lead to some evacuations. kron 4's lydia pantazes is live in benicia this morning with the details. ( lydia )i'm standing in a neighborhood near the refinery. the refinery is behind me in the distance.let's show you closer video of the flaring. that's what some of our viewers are worried about. people who live in this area also sent us video and pictures of the flaring from last night.you may remember last week a power failure at the valero refinery in benicia caused major flaring at the

plant and also sent plumes of black smoke into the air.that prompted some evacuations and forced the venecia unified school district to send out a notification due to the flaring.when there is no power the stacks flare to safely release heat.as a result of last weeks flaring the bay area quality management district issued six violations against the refinery.we did contact valero and they confirmed they do still have flaring this morning that is residual from the power outage last week.reporting live in benicia, lydia pantazes kron4 news. (darya) thanks lydia. we will check back with you through out ( mark ) this morning the white house is responding after it was reported that president trump shared classified information with russian officials.( darya ) the president says he had the right to share that information. joe johns has the latest. the white house reeling from another árussiaá crisis... an unforced error at the hands of president trump. h.r. mcmaster: "the story that came out tonight as reported is false. at no time, at no time were intelligence sources or methods discussed."national

security adviser h.r. mcmaster -- in a carefully worded statement -- árefutingá claims that áwere not iná the story first reported by the washington post --while falling short of denying the president revealed classified information to russian diplomats.intelligence officials -- tell cnn that the president ádidá reveal sensitive information that could expose intelligence sources --potentially jeopardizing ácriticalá u.s. access to intelligence on isis - as the terror group hopes to use laptop computers as bombs on planes.the white house insists the president only discussed common threats with the russian leaders. the áshockingá revelation -- opening up the president and the republican party to accusations of a double standard -- after repeated criticism of hillary clinton's handling of classified emails. president trump:"we can't hand over our government to someone whose deepest, darkest secrets may be in the hands of our enemies. i don't think it's

safe to have hillary clinton be briefed on national security." the report -- setting off a firestorm on capitol hillsen. john mccain: "if it's true obviously it's disturbing but i think we've got to find out more before i could comment." republican senator bob corker - a trump supporter -telling journalists the white house is: "in a downward spiral... the chaos that is being created by the lack of discipline ... creates a worrisome environment." democrats -- calling for a ábipartisaná investigation into the latest russia firestorm. rep. nancy pelosi: "i would hope we will be able to proceed in a very non-partisan way. this is as serious as it gets."sen. richard blumenthal: "this kind of serious and grave threat really requires a national response, putting country above politics." this report -- comes as the white house fends off tough questions about the firing of fbi director james comey - which occurred just áone dayá before trump's meeting with the russians. ( mark ) the president is

defending his actions calling it a humanitarian issue. james fletcher is at the breaking news desk with the latest. james. (james) as is his habit, the president took to twitter earlier this morning to justify his sharing of information with russia. he tweeted quote: "as president i wanted to share with russia (at an openly scheduled w.h. meeting) which i have the absolute right to do, facts pertaining to terrorism and airline flight safety. humanitarian reasons, plus i want russia to greatly step up their fight against isis & terrorism. let's go out live to washington d-c where national security advisor, general h-r mcmaster, is addressing the president's reported leaks to russia. (james) live at the white house right now... national security advisor, general h-r mcmaster, is still briefing the press about he president's comments. we brought his comments to you live... in our last hour. mcmaster continues to maintain that the president did ánotá divulge classified

( mark ) happening tonight.. it is game two between the golden state warriors and the san antonio spurs.( darya ) the warriors lead the series one game to none after coming back from a 25 point deficit to win game one. will tran is live at oracle arena this morning with more on what you can expect from game two. will. ( will ) happening tonight. the golden state warriors host the san antonio spurs for game 2 of the western conference finals. and the

spurs will be without forward kawhi leonard. all the attention was on zaza pachulia during practice yesterday. spurs coach greg popovich says the center made a dirty play to hurt leonard in game one. the warriors came back from a 25 point deficit to win game 1, 113 to 111. golden state leads the series one - nothing. game 2 is set for 6:00 tonight at oracle arena. "hopefully will help us ay attention to detail a little bit more tomorrow night, and come out and not get behind by 20 like we have every game against these guys."

"obviously when kahwi's on the floor you know everything is going to run through him. you know it's gonna run through him, so that makes it a lot less predictable. but i think if we come out on an edge and play our game. we'll be just fine." thanks will. we will check back with you through out the morning.

( darya ) the wife of an alameda county sheriff's deputy who was arrested for a deadly d-u-i crash that killed a three year old is arrested again. we'll tell you what happened. and... a man exposes himself to two teenagers at a bay area park. we'll show you where it happened after the break.

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will you be needing anything else? no. not a thing. beautyrest black. get your beautyrest. ( mark ) new this morning... police arrested a man for exposing himself at a park in santa rosa. it happened at at prince memorial greenway last night. the 29-year-old man was exposing himself to people at the park including two teenagers. police arrested him for indecent exposure and lewd acts in public. ( mark ) coming up... opening statements begin in the penalty phase of antolin garcia-torres...who killed sierra lamar. hear why his relationship with his father could decide whether he will

be put to death. (anny) and i'm tracking your morning forecast. a full weather report right after the break.

( mark )on a small unhabitated island in the pacific ocean.. researchers have found an estimated 38 million pieces of trash toy soldiers, dominos, toothbrushes and thousands of hard hats. that's what researchers found when they traveled to henderson island. researchers say the density of trash was the highest recorded anywhere in the world, despite henderson island's extreme remoteness. the island is located about halfway between new zealand and chile. scientists say henderson island is at the edge of a vortex of ocean currents which tends to capture and hold floating trash. the most common items they found were cigarette lighters and toothbrushes. one of the strangest was a baby pacifier. (darya)( mark )( anny )

welcome back... checking the roads with robin... (anny hong): a weak weather system moving through the region today will maintain unseasonably cool temperatures, breezy conditions and a slight chance of showers. high pressure then builds in through the remainder of the week with temperatures rebounding back to above

normal values late in the week and into the upcoming weekend.

no major hot spots. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. golden gate bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. ( mark )( mark ) ( mark ) happening today.

opening statements begin in the penalty phase for antolin garcia-torres. he was found guilty in the march 20- 12 kidnapping and murder of sierra lamar. the jury will decide wether he will spend the rest of his life in prison or face the death penalty. the defense is expected to call a psychologist as a witness to testify about how garcia- torres was raised in a troubled family. his father was convicted of molesting his sister and is in prison. the prosecution will call sierra lamar's mother and father back to the

stand to testify how her death impacted their family. the prosecution also wants to have garcia torres evaluated by it's own psychologist. the penalty phase is expected to last up to three weeks. ( mark ) the wife of an alameda county sheriff's deputy who was arrested for a deadly d-u-i crash that killed a three year old is arrested again. police say yarenit malihan was arrested for public intoxication in pleasanton friday afternoon on las positas boulevard. malihan has been arrested twice on suspicion of d-u-i in the past year. in september, investigators say she was intoxicated when she rear-ended a stalled car on 680 in san ramon..killing three year old elijan dunn. she has not been charged in the deadly crash. the district attorney's office says they are still investigating. ( darya ) a doctor and nurse are accused of sex crimes against children. watsonville police arrested doctor james kohut sunday on suspicion of sexually abusing at least one minor. rashel brandon who was one of kohut's nurses was arrested last week in connection with the case. according to the charges, both victims were under 14

years old. ( mark ) coming up... two bay area babysitters face child pornography charges. we'll show you where else they worked and why police are worried there could be more victims. plus... experts are warning that more global cyber attacks could be coming. what you can do now to protect your personal information. and here's a live look outside... bay bridge. [ birds chirping ] [ inhales, exhales ] [ announcer ] cigarettes are not just dangerous when they're smoked. [ rat squeaking ] they're dangerous long after.

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( darya ) a recent cyber attack that hit computers world wide is raising fears that more computer viruses could be coming.( mark ) kron four's tech reporter gabe slate looks into what you can do right now to protect yourself. stand up -if you get with a ransomware attack. and all your data is being held from you until you pay..you can't go to geek squad and have them fix it. these viruses are to sophistacated..you got two options.you pay the hacker and get your data backor you laugh at them.and think to yourself "nice try hackers".. my data is backed up. "you won't get a penny from me"then wipe your machine clean by re- installing your operating system, restore your data.. and go about your business as nothing happened.stand up - there are two ways to back up..hardware or the cloud. let's start with hardware you buy an external hard drive

you just plug into your computer and you drag and drop it pops up on your desk top. and you drag and drop your files onto itif you can leave that external hard drive plugged in. operating systems these days will automatically look for it and back up your data that can be turned on easily in settings.stand up - you can get these everywhere drug stores, best buys, targets, frys amazon..as cheap as $40. your average person has between 200 and 500 gigs on their machine.to be safe.. get a one terabyte drive that's 1,000 gigs. now let's talk cloud..there are dozens of services online where you create an account and you can have your computer backed up to a cloud based service.most will offer automatic backing up as well. some of these services are free some charge a monthly rate.this is convenient because you don't need any physical gadget..and you can access your data from anywhere in the world on any internet connected deviceif you're going to go this route i recommend google's google drive.it's easy to use and the first 15 gigs is free and an upgrade to a terabyte of storage is a $100 a year.so far google drive has not had any major hack or breach of all the data they are storing but cloud based back ups are

in the cloud. the internet is still involved they can be hackedor if someone gets your password.. they can get into your back ups doing the drive physical back up.. badhwar /cyber ceo and co- founder of "i don't think this think us as individuals need to make sure we ( mark ) coming up... the state of california just got involved in trying to stop shootings in the east bay. see how they are helping out. (anny) tracking the weather this morning. your forecast is right after the break. (mark) welcome back

to the kron four morning news... lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic... (anny hong): a weak weather system moving through the region today will maintain unseasonably cool temperatures, breezy conditions and a slight chance of showers. high pressure then builds in through the remainder of the week with temperatures rebounding back to above

normal values late in the week and into the upcoming weekend. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( darya ) the search continues this

morning for a gunman who shot two people on an east bay freeway. we first told you about this story yesterday on the kron 4 morning news. it happened just after 9:00 sunday night on a southbound 880 off-ramp in hayward. police say a toyota tacoma was exiting the winton avenue off-ramp when a driver pulled up next to it and shot at the people inside. two people in the back seat were hit in the legs. officers say the shooting was gang-related. there have been more than 100 freeway shootings in the bay area since 2015. ( darya ) and now the state is providing help to crack down on all of the freeway shootings. contra costa county will be getting one and a half million dollars from the state to set up a special surveillance camera network..that uses a shot spotter technology.

the cameras in the direction of the gun fire an alert will be sent to our task force commander so we will basically have law enforcement eyes on the freeway within seconds of the shooting">( darya ) contra costa county officials plan on installing the cameras over the summer. ( mark ) two babysitters remain in jail this morning..accused of sharing thousands of images of child pornography. ( darya ) and police say the two men took pictures of children in their care. kron four's charles clifford has the story. in this indictment filed in federal court last week, two men. . . 19-year-old ryan michael spencer of aptos and 24- year-old bryan petersen of tiburon are charged with multiple crimes including possession of child

pornography and conspiracy to distribute and receive child pornography.according to the department of justice, the fbi received a tip that petersen had child porn on his computer and in a dropbox account . last month, the fbi searched petersen's home and allegedly discovered thousands of pornographic images and videos of children. upon further investigation they also learned that petersen and spencer had been sharing those images.according to the fbi, both men worked with children. petersen was as a chess coach, a babysitter, and tutor in tiburon while spencer worked as a camp counselor, babysitter and teacher in training in aptos. investigators say that they used those positions to take pictures and videos of the children in their care. we visited petersen's home in tiburon on monday, but no one was available for comment.both men remain in custody and if convicted of any of the charges they could face a maximum of twenty years in prison. ( mark ) breaking news... major police activity in san

francisco. police say to avoid the area of fell street between polk street and van ness avenue. we will update you as more information comes into the news room. ( darya ) kron4 news has learned a lawsuit will be filed today in the deadly ghost ship warehouse fire. 36 people were killed when the fire broke out last december in oakland. attorneys for the families of the people killed will hold a news conference at noon today outside the alameda county courthouse and they will announce who is named in the lawsuit. ( mark ) the person who tampered with the electrical system of an antioch home that went up in flames could now face criminal charges. firefighters responded to the fire sunday night on blythe drive near shaw circle in antioch. two firefighters were severly shocked because the electrical system in the home had been tampered with. while fighting the fire, crews were not able to turn off the power to the home. investigators are now trying to determine who modified the electrical system. the

firefighers are going to be okay. ( darya ) a former u-c-s-f doctor has pleaded not guilty to child pornography charges. prosecutors say billy lockhart had 15-hundred images and more than 2-hundred videos of children. police say some of them show infants as young as six- months old. lockhart was arrested last week after an investigation revealed he allegedly used wi-fi at his job to upload the illegal content. he is out of jail after ( mark ) the person accused of breaking into a south bay pre-school and causing thousands of dollars in damage is in custody. police say leticia tavares molina got into the "tomorrow montessori" school on may fourth by breaking a window. officers say she vandalized the school..causing 10-thousand dollars in damage. investigators say molina also stole items from the school. molina was arrested in san jose last friday. she has been charged with burglary and felony vandalism. ( darya ) breaking news. there appears to be a massive payment system outage at starbuck's right now across

the u-s. some stores are only accepting cash because credit card machines are down. there are some reports that cash registers have also been taken completely offline and stores are having to close. starbucks has not said how many locations are affected. we have called starbucks and they will not say if any locations in the bay area are experiencing the outage. ( darya ) comedian bill cosby is speaking out about the sexual assault allegations against him. cosby says his accusers could be racially motivated. this is not the first time that cosby has cited racial discrimination as a reason for the allegations. last october his attorneys cited racial bias in a motion filed in a pennsylvania court. later this month jury selection is set to begin in his sexual assault trial. he is accused of drugging and molesting a woman in pennsylvania more than ten years ago. dozens of other women have also accused cosby of sexual assault. he has

denied all of the accusations. ( mark ) covering california... governor jerry brown's budget proposal includes 15 million dollars to help people fighting deportation. this would bump the state's financial aid fund to 33-million dollars. immigrant rights groups have applauded the move saying it is a commitment to protecting families. it is also seen as a direct challenge to the trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration. ( darya ) and the kron4 morning news wants to send you and a guest to see hamilton! earlier this morning we gave the secret word of the day. it was "orchestra" now you can go to kron4.com and enter the word for a chance to win a pair of keep watching every day next week for a new word and another opportunity to win! ( darya ) coming up on the kron four morning news... steph curry may be the baby face assassin, but if you listen to the spurs coach, its zaza who's guilty of manslaughter. plus, the

cavs know who they are going to play in this next round. and the surprising team kaepernick might play on. the world according to gary is in a few minutes. ( mark ) and... a pack of coyote pups abandoned after their mom is hit by a car. see how a south bay man came to the rescue.

(robin) no major hot spots. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( mark ) a pack of orphaned coyote

pups are being cared for after neighbors in san jose noticed them without their mom. the mom was hit by a car and killed on almaden express-way leaving the pups to fend for themselves. a man who lives near the coyote den says he noticed something was wrong when the mother never came back to her pups. he called the wildlife center of silicon valley for help: ( mark ) the pups are being cared for at the wildlife center until they are old and strong enough to be released.

welcome back to the kron 4 morning news... game two is tonight between the warriors and spurs. meanwhile their coach is playing the blame game.

was. you ever hear of manslaughter? you still go to jail, i think, when you're texting and you end up killing somebody but you might not have intended to do that. all i care about is what i saw. all i care about is what happened and the history there exacerbates the whole situation and makes me very, very angry.">(darya) the golden state warriors won't have to deal with kawhi leonard when they host game 2 of the nba's western conference finals against san antonio tuesday night. spurs coach gregg popovich says his top scorer won't play after aggravating his sprained left ankle during the second half of sunday's 113-111 loss to the warriors. leonard left the game after he stepped on the foot of warriors center

zaza pachulia following a jumper. the all-star forward delivered 26 points and eight rebounds in 24 minutes before the injury. without him, golden state soon went on an 18-0 run and won a game in which they trailed by 25. leonard initially hurt the ankle during the conference semifinals against houston.(darya) it's worth noting that

popovich was singing a completely different tune several years ago when one of his own players was repeatedly accused of making the very same type of play. bruce bowen was known as one of the league's premier defenders during his time with the spurs from 2001-2009, but he was also someone who had a history of making dirty plays that resulted in opponents suffering injuries. he was warned by the league office to "watch his feet and give shooters room to land" in 2006, otherwise he'd face a possible fine or suspension. (darya) the boston celtics are moving on to face the cleveland cavaliers in the eastern conference finals, and they have the most unlikely hero to thank for that. celtics big man kelly olynyk erupted in the second half and carried the celtics with 26 points on 10 of 14 shooting as boston took game 7, 115-105. olynyk struggled offensively the past two games, so his first 20-point performance since january 16 came as a shock to say the least. nba fans had fun with the moment.

(darya) darya says can i call olynyk the man bun. gary says you most certainly can. i know you like long hair. olynyk's hair is very versatile. he is able to wear a man bun during one of the games. he can wear it in a bun, wear it down, however he wants. (darya) usually man buns are chin.he has a good have facial brady does not its good that darya says people.seems to go to darya says produce

things brady has generation.by being the the next magazine that gary says he possibility of ridiculous. madden curse costume.page, brady is in an ad on he is now on the patriots to lot of (darya)ridiculous."> need for this a bit overboard. think it's safe to new deal. incentive for lacy to dedication to life. training camp begin on june 1 day workout tweet lacy sent a last week, monday.arrived on benchmark the first weight included spring that seahawks this seattle with the laden deal incentive-back signed an the running plan.his fitness on target in eddie lacy is (darya)threw for 16 season and the 49ers last 12 games for kap played rivlary.despite the francisco with san when he was kaepernick often praised carroll wilson.russell to starter backup option possible kaepernick as a is considering that the team carroll says coach pete seahawks seattle team again.be on an n-f-l might finally kaepernick colin quarterback 49ers former (darya)(darya) former 49ers quarterback colin kaepernick might finally be on an n-f-l team again. seattle seahawks coach pete carroll says that the team is considering kaepernick as a possible backup option to starter russell wilson. carroll often praised kaepernick when he was with san francisco despite the rivlary. kap played 12 games for the 49ers last season and threw for 16 touchdowns.(darya) eddie lacy is on target in his fitness plan. the running back signed an incentive-laden deal with the seattle seahawks this spring that included weight clauses. the first benchmark arrived on monday. last week, lacy sent a tweet detailing a 30-day workout

plan set to begin on june 1 as he attempts to enter training camp in the best shape of his life. that dedication to fitness had to begin sooner for lacy to cash in on some of the incentive money in his new deal.

to say we have gone a bit overboard. there's no curse and there's no need for this bubble. this things ridiculous.">(darya) there's a lot of incentive for the patriots to protect tom brady. he is now on the cover of madden. in an ad on his facebook page, brady is seen in a bubble costume. he says there is no madden curse and its ridiculous. he jokes about the possibility of playing at 70. gary says he was reading in espn the magazine that brady is on the verge of being the next michael jordan by being the greatest athlete of his generation. gary wonders if brady has someone produce things like ads for him. darya says that brady seems to

go to great lengths to entertain people. darya says its good that brady does not have facial hair because he has a good chin.

( mark ) breaking news... a bomb threat in san francisco has prompted a shelter-in-place in the area. here is a look at where it is happening. police say to avoid the area of fell street between polk street and van ness avenue. we will update you as more information comes into the news room. ( darya ) an amtrak train passenger got a pizza delivered to him while his train was stalled. it happened on sunday in delaware. the train was on its way to washington d-c when it stalled because of a mechanical issue.. the pizza delivery driver had to cut through a backyard, step- down an embankment and over a ditch just to deliver the pizza. the delivery driver was awarded a total of 32- dollars in tips from multiple passengers. ( mark ) eating salt might actually help you lose weight. that's according to a new study from vanderbilt university. the findings contradict previous research suggesting that eating too much salt leads to weight gain

by causing the body to retain water. researchers say the new study reveals that's not the case. they say salt actually causes the body to break down fat to produce fluids, and not retain them. a high-salt diet could also help you burn more calories. health officials still say you should still stick to the recommended amount of six grams of salt per day. seven day (darya) that's it for us this morning... our next newscast is at 5 o clock tonight. (mark) don't forget, you can stay connected on our mobile app, kron four dot com and on our facebook and twitter feeds.

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