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weeks after a deadly destroyed communities - teachers will be going back to school today. i'm live in the north bay with the story.
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no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza.
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richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 (will) breaking news this morning... arson investigators are working to determine what caused a massive fire at a k-f-c in san jose. it happened around 4-30 this morning at the k-f-c on cropley avenue. a kron4 viewer sent us this video through our "report it" app. you can see just how big the flames were when firefighters arrived. one witness on the scene says they saw a person throw something at the restaurant before the fire started. the cause of the fire has not been determined. no one was in the restaurant at the time and there are no injuries. kron four has a reporter on
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their way to the scene. we will bring you updates on this story as soon as we get them. ( terisa ) bay area congresswoman jackie speier becomes the first member of the house of representatives to publically share her story of sexual assault. the congress woman took to twitter sharing a story about being attacked by a congressional staffer. she posted this video online sharing her story. ( terisa ) congresswoman speier who represents the peninsula... says she is sharing her story as a part of the me too campaign. it is a campaign started after hollywood director harvey weinstein was accused of years of sexual misconduct.
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until now has thrived in the that until now has repulse behavior curtain on the pull back the and its time to telling the truth nothing to fear in
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then on wednesday an 8-year-old brought a gun to campus at twin creeks elementary in san ramon. the boy's father was arrested yesterday. police say the gun that was taken to the school had been stolen. and in the south bay. campus police arrested a man who brought a concealed gun onto a college campus. this happened at foothill college yesterday afternoon. the 28 year old was taken to the main jail in san jose. ( terisa ) and another bay area school was placed on lockdown because of reports of a man with a gun. this happened at woodside elementary school in san mateo county. police say the man was seen in the creek behind the school yesterday afternoon. the man was never found and the lockdown was lifted. ( terisa ) investigaotrs have released a sketch of a man who approached two young girls in millbrae. the first incident happened wednesday morning on palm avenue. a 14-year-old girl was approached by a man driving a golden brown minivan. a few hours later...
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deputies say a man pulled up to a 13-year-old girl on east hillcrest blvd...this time in a silver mini cooper. in both cases the man attempted to talk to the teens...but the teens ran away. ( terisa ) in the east bay... police are looking for a man who punched another man in the face and then tried to run over another. investigators are calling it a case of road rage. it happened in berkeley on ashby avenue near college avenue. this is the man police are looking for... the victims were a couple from pleasant hill. the couple says they were driving on ashby avenue when a white mercedes began driving erratically and tried to pass on the shoulder. they say they exchanged words with the man and when traffic stopped he got out of his car and punched one of the victims. he then tried to run over the other man. ( will ) happening today... jurors will wrap-up a full week of hearing testimony in the trial of the man accused of killing kate steinle in san francisco.
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the federal agent-- whose stolen gun was used in the killing -- took to the witness stand yesterday. his government issued semi automatic handgun was stolen out of his parked car a few days before the shooting. he told the jury that he was traveling in his personal car with his fiance and three children. they parked along the embarcadero in a place he considered safe because it was well -lit and patrolled by parking enforcement officers. (matt gonzales/defense (matt (matt gonzales/defense attorney): question that he acted negligantly and he triggered a course of events that led to the death of kate steinle. i am not suggesting that he has criminal liability for that ultimate act."( will ) the ranger was never diciplined in anyway over the loss of his firearm. kate steinle's parents are suing the bureau of land management for the wrongful death of their daughter. ( terisa ) happening today... firefighters in the north bay are expect to have full containment on all of the
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fires that tore through napa and sonoma counties. the firestorm broke out almost three weeks ago. 42 people were killed in the fires and more than 7-thousand homes and businesses were ( will ) and happening today... students will return to school in santa rosa for the first time since the north bay firestorm broke out nearly three weeks ago.( terisa ) kron 4's lydia pantazes is live at piner high in santa rosa this morning with the details. lydia. ( lydia )(lydia)you can see (lydia) you can see behind me a sign that says welcome back here at piner high school in santa rosa.this is just one of 13-schools that will reopen after three weeks. (take vo) there are several schools that burned during the fire, others served as shelters. elsie
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allen high school and lawrence cook middle school served as shelters during the evacuations caused by the tubbs and nuns fires. counselors will be present at the schools for students who aredealing with the stress and trauma after the fires. school breakfast and lunch will also be available to any studentwho needs a meal. 11-more schools are scheduled to open monday.reporting live in santa rosa, lydia pantazes kron 4 need.
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( will ) thanks lydia. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( will ) metallica is stepping up to help the victims of the north bay firestorm -- with a benefit concert. tickets go on sale this morning at 10.(will) metallica says 100-percent of your donations will go to charity to help the victims of the north bay fires. dave matthews will also be performing. tickets start at 50 dollars... and go up to 200. still ahead on the kron four morning news... berkeley's student run newspaper is saying "sorry" this morning. the image that many found offense.(
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terisa ) plus... holding back. why president trump decided áagainst releasing hundreds of classified documents... in the assassination of j-f-k. and... oakland police believe they've solved a two-year cold case. so... why can't they make an arrest?
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no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101
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( will ) an oakland cold case has been solved.
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police say they know who killed a local musician in 2015. they have identified dejour jamerson as the man who shot and killed emiliano navarez. but police won't be making an arrest. jamerson was killed in a car crash in november in placer county. oakland police worked with the f-b-i to crack this case. last month... police received evidence pointing to jamerson as the killer. u-c berkeley's student-run newspaper is apologizing for an editorial cartoon that is being called "offensive and anti- semetic." the cartoon, published in the "daily californian" depicts well- known lawyer alan dershowitz .. who is jewish. it comes after he made a speech on campus presenting what he calls the liberal case for israel". in the cartoon dershowitz is seen presenting that case.. but behind him he is shown
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supporting an israeli soldier killing a person and stomping on a palestinian. the daily californian released this statement apologizing for the cartoon. ( terisa ) the university of california says it will establish a free speech center in washington d.c to study the changing views on the first ammendment. this comes as several college campuses -- including u-c berkeley have seen violence over free speech. the center will run a fellowship program for lawyers, journalists, and others who can spend up to a year researching free speech issues. ( terisa ) happening now... police are looking for the man who robbed a c-v-s pharmacy at gun point. it happened at the c-v-s on el camino real in milpitas. the man stole several bottles of prescription drugs and then took off. police have not released a detailed description of the thief this morning. a camp from the "burning man" festival is donating temporary housing containers to help house thousands who
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lost their homes in the deadly north bay fires. this is what the inside of one of the housing units looks like. the containers will house at least 75 people. they are reserved for first responders, nurses, teachers and families with special needs children in santa rosa. the first housing containers are arriving this week. (will) on the peninsula... a tax increase could be coming to burlingame. voters there are considering a quarter-cent sales tax on the upcoming november 7 ballot. "measure i" would provide two million dollars every year to maintain and improve city services such as pothole repair, crime prevention programs, and youth recreation activities. burlingame city officials say they have more than 100 million dollars in unmet building and repair needs. ( terisa ) new this
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morning. the california supreme court has denied the appeal of a bay area billionaire after he was ordered to allow public access to martins beach. vinod kholsa bought the piece of property along the beach in 2008. he then blocked off the only road leading to the beach...despite a court order. an appeals court ruled that he is breaking the law by blocking public access to the beach. he appealed that ruling but the appeal was denied. ( terisa ) we now know the raiders will break ground in las vegas on november 13th. this is the invitation to the groundbreaking. the domed 65-thousand seat stadium .... is set to be completed in 20-20. the raiders are expected to keep playing at the coliseum until that time. president trump has blocked the release of hundreds of records on the assassination of j-f-k. the government was expected to release more than three
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thousand classified documents yesterday. but in a last minute decision... hundreds of documents remain locked away. the white house says the files were held back because of recommendations from national security agencies. as for what was released... a lot of raw data. among the discoveries: the c-i-a considered mafia hits on cuban president fidel castro. and the f-b-i got a phone call from a person who threatened to kill lee harvey oswald. there's a chance more information will be released in 2018. ( terisa ) still ahead on the kron four morning news... lost at sea for months. how two women... and their dogs... survived for áfive months.á plus... a warning for ford fusion owners. what could be wrong with your steeling wheel.
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how do you chase what you love with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis? do what i did. ask your doctor about humira.
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it's proven to help relieve pain and protect joints from further irreversible damage in many adults. humira works by targeting and helping to block a specific source of inflammation that contributes to ra symptoms. humira has been clinically studied for over 20 years. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal infections and cancers, including lymphoma, have happened; as have blood, liver, and nervous system problems, serious allergic reactions, and new or worsening heart failure. before treatment, get tested for tb. tell your doctor if you've been to areas where certain fungal infections are common, and if you've had tb, hepatitis b, are prone to infections, or have flu-like symptoms or sores. don't start humira if you have an infection. ready for a new chapter? talk to your rheumatologist about humira. this is humira at work. ( terisa ) a warning for
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ford fusion drivers. your steering wheel can come loose. the national highway traffic safety commission is investigating reports about the wheel completely detaching from the steering column. two others complained that a bolt holding the wheel down came loose while they were driving. no crashes or injuries have been reported. this investigation covers over 8-hundred thousand cars made from 2014 to 2016. no recall has been issued.
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an incredible story of survival.two women and their dogs were found adrift in the pacific ocean ... after being lost at sea for 5 months. sailors aboard the u -s-s ashland spotted the sail boat ... 900 miles southeast of japan.the two women and their two dogs were estastic to be rescued.they had set sail from hawaii to tahiti in may ... but ran into trouble when the rigging on their mast broke ... and their communication system failed in a storm. from that point on the women made a distress call every day. the women survived because they had water purifiers and a years worth of food -- mainly rice, pasta and oatmeal. (james) tracking your morning forecast. details coming up.
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( camila ) plus... you better have plus... you ( camila ) plus... you better have your ticket! the changes coming to bart -- to make sure no one gets a free ride.
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( terisa ) welcome back to the kron four morning news... lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic... (james)mostly clear and cool with coastal fog and morning temps in the 50s. that's how we're waking up on friday. coastal communities will feel the cool down beginning today. the inland valleys will have to wait a little longer. look for mid to upper 80s inland this afternoon, with low 80s by the bay. at the coast temps will only get into the low
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70s. sunny & mild weather continues this weekend. as for next week, halloween looks dry with possible rain next weekend. sunrise in san francisco is at 7:30 am. sunset is at 6:16 pm. don't forget you can always get the latest weather updates and traffic alerts with the kron4 no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101
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( terisa ) breaking news this morning... arson investigators are working to determine what caused a massive fire at a k-f-c in san jose. kron 4's yoli aceves joins us live. yoli...
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( terisa ) thanks yoli. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( terisa ) breaking overnight... bart is making changes. starting january first... officials will ask for proof of payment. kron 4's camila bernal is live in walnut creek. camila... come january, bart riders will have to have proof that they paid at all times.take vothe bart board of supervisors passed two ordinances that require this proof of purchase. if someone is stopped without a ticket, they will get a
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citation. it will be a fine of $75 for adults and $55 for children with the option of community service.the board of directors said that about 75% of barts income comes from the fares but they also estimate that they are losing between 15 and 25 million dollars a year from people who ride and don't pay.camila:this will all go into effect january 1st. there will be a one month grace period but in february, if you don't have proof that you paid, you will get a citation.live in walnut creek, camila bernal kron 4 news.
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( terisa ) thanks camila. thanks camila. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( will ) bart is one step closer to running in the south bay ... as trains are being readied for the first riders next summer. five years after construction began, bart trains are being tested along the recently completed tracks from fremont, through milpitas and san jose. with the system fully electrified ... trasportation officials are reminding neighbors to heed warning signs posted along the tracks. when it opens in june of next year, the south bay ridership is expected to be somewhere in the
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neighborhood of 23-thousand people each day. ( terisa ) an east bay high school is standing by its decision to reinstate a teacher ... after an investigation confirming inappropriate conduct with students. the superintendent of piedmont unified school district says the reason the teacher is keeping his job is because the conduct was not ácriminal. ( terisa ) five recent piedmont high school graduates reported the incidents which happened last school year. the teacher was placed on administrative leave in september but has since been reinstated.
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coming up on the kron four morning news... making the fire fight in california easier. the plan congress has in mind to help the state.( terisa ) plus... hopefully you don't mind waiting. how long it will take major carriers to ship the new i-phone x. w 80 slow from the maze
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enamel is the strong, white, outer layer of your tooth surface. the thing that's really important to dentists is to make sure that that enamel stays strong and resilient for a lifetime the more that we can strengthen and re-harden that tooth surface, the whiter their patients' teeth are going to be. dentists are going to really want to recommend pronamel strong and bright. it helps to strengthen and re-harden the enamel. it also has stain lifting action. it's going to give their patients the protection that they need and the whiter teeth that they want. ♪ no major hot spots. bay bridge
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wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. hopefully... you were quick. the wait for apple's new i-phone will be a long one.( terisa ) apple's online store started taking orders at midnight. no surprise... the initial
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batch of pre-orders sold out quickly. the phone is set to be released november third. but within 20 minutes... the apple store listed two-to-three week ádelays for a-t-and-t... t-mobile and verizon i-phones... only sprint had phone listed for delivery on november third.( terisa ) and hours later -- the delays for áall carriers were stretched out to 5-to-6 weeks. (james) tracking your morning forecast... the world according to gary is after the break.
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welcome back. lets get a check of weather and traffic... (james)mostly clear and cool with coastal fog and morning temps in the 50s. that's how we're waking up on friday. coastal communities will feel the cool down beginning today. the inland valleys will have to wait a little longer. look for mid to upper 80s inland
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this afternoon, with low 80s by the bay. at the coast temps will only get into the low 70s. sunny & mild weather continues this weekend. as for next week, halloween looks dry with possible rain next weekend. sunrise in san francisco is at 7:30 am. sunset is at 6:16 pm. don't forget you can always get the latest weather updates and traffic alerts with the kron4 app. download it for free for apple and android devices.
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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
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happening now... firefighters are trying to get a handle on a wildfire burng in southern california. a motorcycle crash sparked the wildomar wildfire in riverside county. the fire grew up to 350-acres and prompted evacuations in the area. as of this morning ... the fire is only 15-percent contained.
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house republicans will vote next week on a republican bill to make it easier to cut down trees in national forests in order to reduce the risk of wildfire. the bill would loosen environmental regulations for forest- thinning projects on federal lands. the measure would waive environmental reviews for projects up to 30 thousand acres for areas in california prone to extreme wildfire risk. the bill comes as the forest serivce has spent more than two billion dollars battling forest fires across the state. ( terisa ) uber is fending off accusations of an unfair work environment. three female engineers are suing the san francisco based company claiming that uber is in violation of the equal pay act. they say that women and people of color were paid less than their white or asian male colleagues. uber has not commented on the lawsuit. ( terisa ) carpool cheats are a big problem in the bay area. in this morning's
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in this morning's people behaving badly... stanley roberts rides along with c-h-p. should i smile for the camera also laughter . what were you doing in the carpool lane that was a conversation i tried to have with different drivers on highway 101 in in marin who were caught illegally in the carpool lane i'm just going to decline with all due respect, i use to be in the same job you did.we'll come back to this gentleman in a moment heading into san francisco on highway 101 in marin county the carpool lane is open between 6:30am and 8:30 am, you need minimum 2 people in the car i'm riding with officer patrick roth of the marin area office of the california highway patrol on
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of the biggest complaints i receive are carpool cheats this driver saw officer roth and jumped out of the carpoll lane so she gets hand stopped did you know you were in the carpool lane (yea) this driver was late for school so he jumped in the carpool lane my class starts in 10 minuites (what starts in 10 mins?) and now he is still going to be latethen there was this driver who saw the chp cruiser and heading over several lanes but he didn't make it that far. you're by yourself in the carpool lane (i'm trying to get to work im already late) he had more than one issue so why don't you have plates on your car (i'm sorry) how come you don't have license plates on your car im still waiting for them but all the paperwork read differently ne brought the car in febuary and registered it it says april 28 but still no plates but wait there is more where you heading to right now for work (san francisco) ok you got a transponder in the car (no) fastrak ok since april you been going across the golden gate bridge paying no toll (oh i always pay a tollat the golden gate bridge? absolutely and how do you do that? so no transponder and no plates . and he driver across the golden gate bridge you go through for free throught the tolls (ki guess your right) so here is the magical part apparently the dmv somehoe
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placed his plates in the trunk of is car buried in a box the driver for some reason thought the was a loophole which permitted him to drive plate less my understanding was that when you put to paper plates on they are good indefinaldy i was born at night just not last night in the end he was cited for being in the carpool lane as a solo driver which is 491 dollars and correctable ticket for the plates which is an addition 223 dollars the moral of the story had he not been in the carpool lane illegally he would still be crossing the bridge for free in marin county stanley roberts kron 4 news coming up on the kron 4 morning news... george clooney and matt damon are coming to a theater near you. we've got a rundown of what's new at the box office.
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( terisa ) just in time for halloween weekend... the "saw" franchise returns to claim more victims -- and box office bucks -- with "jigsaw." "jigsaw" is rated "r."
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( terisa ) george clooney takes the director's chair for "suburbicon" -- a dark comedy about what it means to live the american dream. fellow a-listers matt damon... julianne moore and oscar isaac star as townies who will stop at nothing to come out on top. the cohen brothers co- wrote the script. "suburbicon" is rated "r." coming up in the next hour... life in santa rosa is returning to normal. we are live as students return to school for the first time since the north bay firestorm. plus... breaking news... a fire at a fast food restaurant in the south bay. we'll tell you what a witness saw just before the fire that makes it suspicious. and... you better have your ticket! the changes coming to bart -- to make sure no one gets a free ride.
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( terisa ) good morning i'm terisa estacio..( will ) and i'm will tran. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... (james) mostly clear and cool with coastal fog and morning temps in the 50s. that's how we're waking up on friday. coastal communities will feel the cool down beginning today. the inland valleys will have to wait a little longer. look for mid to upper 80s inland this afternoon, with low 80s by the bay. at the coast temps will only get into the low 70s. sunny & mild weather continues this weekend. as for next week, halloween looks dry with possible rain next weekend.
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sunrise in san francisco is at 7:30 am. sunset is at 6:16 pm. don't forget you can always get the latest updates and traffic alerts with the kron4 app. download it for free for apple and android devices. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( terisa ) breaking news this morning... arson investigators are working to
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determine what caused a massive fire at a k-f-c in san jose. kron 4's yoli aceves joins us live. yoli... ( yoli ) breaking news this morning... arson investigators are working to determine what caused a massive fire at a k-f-c in san jose. it happened around 4-30 this morning at the k-f-c on cropley avenue. a kron4 viewer sent us this video through our "report it" app. you can see just how big the flames were when firefighters arrived. one witness on the scene says they saw a person throw something at the restaurant before the fire started. the cause of the fire has not been determined. no one was in
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the restaurant at the time and there are no injuries. ( terisa ) thanks yoli. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( terisa ) our top story
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this morning... bay area congresswoman jackie speier becomes the first member of the house of representatives to publically share her story of sexual assault.( will ) the congress woman took to twitter sharing a story about being attacked by a congressional staffer.( terisa ) she posted this video online sharing her story.( terisa ) congresswoman speier who represents the peninsula... says she is sharing her story as a part of the me too campaign. it is a campaign started after hollywood director harvey weinstein was accused of years of sexual misconduct.
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time is now.">( will ) now the congresswoman is urging other members of congress to come forward and share her their stories. ( will ) san leandro police have arrested a teen driver accused of impersonating a police officer. it happened early this morning when another driver heard a siren and a red light in the area of bancroft avenue near 136th avenue,. he pulled over believing it was a cop. the impersonator got out of the car and pulled a hoodie over his face. the driver then realized something was wrong and the driver was not a police officer and quickly drove away. alameda county sheriff's deputies stopped the teen cop impersonator on eastbound 5-80. the real cops put the teenager under arrest. ( terisa ) happening today... firefighters in the north bay are expect to have full containment on all of the fires that tore through napa and sonoma counties. the firestorm broke out almost
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three weeks ago. 42 people were killed in the fires and more than 7-thousand homes and businesses were destroyed. ( will ) and happening today... students will return to school in santa rosa for the first time since the north bay firestorm broke out nearly three weeks ago.( terisa ) kron 4's lydia pantazes is live at piner high in santa rosa this morning with the details. lydia. ( lydia )(lydia)you can see behind me a sign that says welcome back here at piner high school in santa rosa.this is just one of 13-schools that will reopen after three weeks. (take vo)there are several schools that burned during the fire, others served as shelters. elsie allen high school and lawrence cook middle school served as shelters during the evacuations caused by the tubbs and nuns fires. counselors will be present at the schools for students who
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aredealing with the stress and trauma after the fires. school breakfast and lunch will also be available to any studentwho needs a meal. 11-more schools are scheduled to open monday.reporting live in santa rosa, lydia pantazes kron 4 need. ( terisa ) thanks lydia. we will check back with you through out the morning. coming up next on the
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kron 4 morning news. bart is cracking down on people who try to avoid paying their fare. the new policy that will take effect starting next year. plus ... the north bay is taking its first steps in recovery following the wildfires. how you can help out communities this weekend. and police are looking for a suspicious man who approached young girls in his car. details when we come back.
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(robin) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. ( will ) investigators have released a sketch of a man who approached two young girls in millbrae. the first incident happened wednesday morning on palm avenue. a 14-year-old girl was approached by a man driving a golden brown minivan. a few hours later... deputies say a man pulled up to a 13-year-old girl on east hillcrest blvd...this time in a silver mini cooper. in both cases the man attempted to talk to the teens...but the teens ran away. ( terisa )still ahead ... the federal agent-- whose stolen gun was used in the
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killing of kate steinle takes to the stand.the latest on the trial when we come back. (james) and i'm tracking your morning forecast. a full weather report right after the break. (terisa)
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welcome back. let's get a check of the weather this morning... (james)mostly clear and cool with coastal fog and morning temps in the 50s. that's how we're waking up on friday. coastal communities will feel the cool down beginning today.
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the inland valleys will have to wait a little longer. look for mid to upper 80s inland this afternoon, with low 80s by the bay. at the coast temps will only get into the low 70s. sunny & mild weather continues this weekend. as for next week, halloween looks dry with possible rain next weekend. sunrise in san francisco is at 7:30 am. sunset is at 6:16 pm. don't forget you can always get the latest weather updates and traffic alerts with the kron4 app. download it for free for apple and android devices.
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no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. ( will ) happening today... jurors
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will wrap-up a full week of hearing testimony in the trial of the man accused of killing kate steinle in san francisco. the federal agent-- whose stolen gun was used in the killing -- took to the witness stand yesterday. his government issued semi automatic handgun was stolen out of his parked car a few days before the shooting. he told the jury that he was traveling in his personal car with his fiance and three children. they parked along the embarcadero in a place he considered safe because it was well -lit and patrolled by parking enforcement officers. (matt gonzales/defense attorney): "there's no question that he acted negligantly and he triggered a
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course of events that led to the death of kate steinle. i am not suggesting that he has criminal liability for that ultimate act."( will ) the ranger was never diciplined in anyway over the loss of his firearm. kate steinle's parents are suing the bureau of land management for the wrongful death of their daughter. ( terisa ) local leaders say napa valley is ready for visitors to come back.and to get the message across ... they boarded the napa valley wine train together.( will ) kron four's philippe djegal (philippe) although tens of thousands of acres of the napa valley have burned in the past two and a half weeks... much of the area was untouched... and, remains as picturesque as it ever has. popular tourist attractions like the napa valley wine train are open, ready for visitors.... and, the mayor of the city of calistoga, chris canning says fire victims returning to work... could really use the business.chris
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canning/mayor of calistoga- "the most important thing for us is the vast majority of our residents make their living in the hospitality and wine industry, and they're hourly employees, and they work when there are people here. um, they've been doing this for years and years and what they want to do most, is provide first rate hospitality. its what we've been known for since the 1800s, and they're ready, they're willing, they're able and they're anxious to serve everyone again and they want people to come back to calistoga." the mayors from the city of napa and the town of yountville were also on board the wine train... saying this is a great time to visit the valley.john dunbar/town of yountville- "what we don't want to see happen, is employees losing their jobs. or, businesses having to close because the visitors aren't coming back." local leaders saying you can help, by simply showing up.jill techel/mayor city of napa- "go out to dinner, stay in one of the hotels, um, i call that win win. you have a fabulous experience and we get our employees back and then back and working." working to get back on track and the train is a good place to start. in the napa valley, philippe djegal, kron four news.
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coming up next on the kron four morning news ... we ask the superintendent of an east bay school district why he is standing behind a teacher accused of inapproporate contact with students. and a man is wanted for exposing himself in the east bay. details, after and here's a live look outside... bay bridge. ♪ hey grandpa. hey, kid. really good to see you. you too. you tell grandma you were going fishing again? maybe. (vo) the best things in life keep going. that's why i got a subaru, too. introducing the all-new crosstrek.
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wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. accident wb 80 at gilman, slow in both directions ( will ) this morning we are joined by a special guest. doctor phill is joining us
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to talk about today's show.( terisa ) your geust today is living her life online... streaming every moment. what can you tell us about her? "'my youtube addicted wife and her online 'haters' are ruining our marriage'" all-new! trisha says she launched her youtube channel "truthfully trisha" a year ago. she says not only is she dealing with her family's disapproval but with people she calls her "haters," who she says are out to ruin her life. trisha claims her "haters" have told her to "kill herself," have sent the police to do welfare checks
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six times, and even sent her a pizza with black pepper that sent her into anaphylactic shock. she also claims one of her "haters" stalked her while on vacation and hit her with her car when she confronted her. trisha's husband, sean, says he's fed up with his wife's streaming. he says he wants her to shut down her channel and focus on their marriage. can dr. phil help trisha disconnect from her channel and help her focus on her family? i no longer live with
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and is proven to cure up to 99% of patients who have had no prior treatment with 12 weeks. certain patients can be cured with just 8 weeks of harvoni. before starting harvoni, your doctor will test to see if you've ever had hepatitis b, which may flare up and cause serious liver problems during and after harvoni treatment. tell your doctor if you've ever had hepatitis b, a liver transplant, other liver or kidney problems, hiv or any other medical conditions and about all the medicines you take including herbal supplements. taking amiodarone with harvoni can cause a serious slowing of your heart rate. common side effects of harvoni include tiredness, headache and weakness. ready to let go of hep c? ask your hep c specialist about harvoni. (darya) welcome back to
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the kron four morning news... lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic... (james) mostly clear and cool with coastal fog and morning temps in the 50s. that's how we're waking up on friday. coastal
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communities will feel the cool down beginning today. the inland valleys will have to wait a little longer. look for mid to upper 80s inland this afternoon, with low 80s by the bay. at the coast temps will only get into the low 70s. sunny & mild weather continues this weekend. as for next week, halloween looks dry with possible rain next weekend. sunrise in san francisco is at 7:30 am. sunset is at 6:16 pm. don't forget you can always get the latest weather updates and traffic alerts with the kron4 app. download it for free for apple and android devices. hot spot eb 80 at gilman. . bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf.
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( terisa ) breaking overnight... bart is making changes. starting january first... officials will ask for proof of payment. kron 4's camila bernal joins us live from walnut creek. camila... come january, bart riders will have to have proof that they paid at all times.take vothe bart board of supervisors passed two ordinances that require this proof of purchase.
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if someone is stopped without a ticket, they will get a citation. it will be a fine of $75 for adults and $55 for children with the option of community service.the board of directors said that about 75% of barts income comes from the fares but they also estimate that they are losing between 15 and 25 million dollars a year from people who ride and don't pay.camila:this will all go into effect january 1st. there will be a one month grace period but in february, if you don't have proof that you paid, you will get a citation.live in walnut creek, camila bernal kron 4 news.
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( terisa ) thanks camila. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( will ) bart is one step closer to running in the south bay ... as trains are being readied for the first riders next summer. five years after construction began, bart trains are being tested along the recently completed tracks from fremont, through milpitas and san jose. with the system fully electrified ... trasportation officials are reminding neighbors to heed warning signs posted along the
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tracks. when it opens in june of next year, the south bay ridership is expected to be somewhere in the neighborhood of 23-thousand people each day. ( terisa ) an east bay high school is standing by its decision to reinstate a teacher ... after an investigation confirming inappropriate conduct with students. the superintendent of piedmont unified school district says the reason the teacher is keeping his job is because the conduct was not ácriminal. ( terisa ) five recent piedmont high school graduates reported the incidents which happened last
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school year. the teacher was placed on administrative leave in september but has since been reinstated. a student says a man inappropriately touched himself in front of her in downtown berkeley. this is the man police are now looking for. it happened on tuesday near the corner of center street and martin luther king way... that is right near m-l-k junior civic center park. a student at berkeley city college says a man walked towards her car as she was parking. the man then exposed himself. she took this picture and quickly drove away. new video showing a bold burglary at a chinese restuarant in san francsico's misison district. this happened at wild pepper on sunday morning... you see the thieves crack the window... and then after waiting just a little bit... they go right through the front door. according to an online post -- the thieves made away with artwork from the restuarant and some ( terisa ) cal-trans is warning drivers about some major traffic changes coming
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to the highway 101- willow road interchange in menlo park. it is part of a larger project to rebuild the busy interchange. the work begins tonight and ramps will be closed and reopened throughout the weekend. cal-trans wants drivers to be alert... and allow for extra time to get used to the new setup. ( terisa ) in the south bay... a bike sharing program is expanding in san jose. "ford go bike" announced yesterday that it will expand into san jose's san pedro square market. the program allows users to rent a bike at one location and return it to another. right now there are 34 rental stations in san jose. "ford go bike" says they plan to have 80 stations by the end of next year. ( terisa ) u-c berkeley's student-run newspaper is apologizing for an editorial cartoon that is being called "offensive and anti- semetic." the cartoon, published in the "daily californian" depicts well- known lawyer alan dershowitz .. who is
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jewish. it comes after he made a speech on campus presenting what he calls the liberal case for israel". in the cartoon dershowitz is seen presenting that case.. but behind him he is shown supporting an israeli soldier killing a person and stomping on a palestinian. the daily californian released this statement apologizing for the cartoon. ( will ) still ahead ... details about a road rage incident in berkeley ... where things got violent when the suspect got out his car. and a new warning this morning for drivers of ford fusion cars. something could be wrong with your steering wheel. and here's a live look outside... richmond san rafael bridge.
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hot spot overturn accident eb 80 at gilman. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( terisa ) a warning for ford fusion
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drivers. your steering wheel can come loose. the national highway traffic safety commission is investigating reports about the wheel completely detaching from the steering column. two others complained that a bolt holding the wheel down came loose while they were driving. no crashes or injuries have been reported. this investigation covers over 8-hundred thousand cars made from 2014 to 2016. no recall has been issued. (james) watching the weather this morning. your forecast is right after the break.
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get a check of the weather this morning... hot spot overturn accident eb 80 at gilman. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. richmond bridge drive
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less than 20 min from the toll to 101
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(james)mostly clear and cool with coastal fog and morning temps in the 50s. that's how we're waking up on friday. coastal communities will feel the cool down beginning today. the inland valleys will have to wait a little longer. look for mid to upper 80s inland
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this afternoon, with low 80s by the bay. at the coast temps will only get into the low 70s. sunny & mild weather continues this weekend. as for next week, halloween looks dry with possible rain next weekend. sunrise in san francisco is at 7:30 am. sunset is at 6:16 pm. don't forget you can always get the latest weather updates and traffic alerts with the kron4 app. download it for free for apple and android devices. ( will ) happening now: police in the east bay are looking for this man -- ( terisa ) he is wanted in a violent road rage assault in
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berkeley ... that happened on ashby avenue near college avenue. kron4's dan kerman talked with the couple who was attacked. sotit snowballed way out of control and it was very frightening.this pleasant hill couple who asked we not show their faces is talking about being attacked during a road rage incident. it happened last thursday on asbhy avenue in berkeley. the couple saw a white mercedes driving erratically and trying to pass along the shoulder. words were exchanged and then when traffic came to a stop, police say things turned violent when the mercedes driver got out of his vehicle.sothe reached into my car and punched my partner in the faceand i got out of the drivers side and i went up to his car and i said just wait the police are on their wayhe cursed at me and that's when he sped off and hit me with his car.the driver suffered a minor back injury. berkeley police say thanks to other drivers it was all caught on video.. now police have release this still image of the suspect standing behind his white mercedes cls 63 with
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dealer plates they're hoping someone will call police and identify himsot sgt. andrew frankel/berkeley police 59-102 he committed battery and assault with a deadly weapon in our citythis pleasant hill couple remains shaken up by the incident, now driving with the windows up, their heads down and avoiding all away from all erratic driverssot standup dan kerman/berkeley 130-139berkeley police say the man should be considered dangerous they are hopeful someone will identify him and they can then go arrest him. in berkeley dan kerman kron 4 news happening now... firefighters are trying to get a handle on a wildfire burng in southern california. a motorcycle crash sparked the wildomar wildfire in riverside county. the fire
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grew up to 350-acres and prompted evacuations in the area. as of this morning ... the fire is only 15- percent contained. house republicans will vote next week on a republican bill to make it easier to cut down trees in national forests in order to reduce the risk of wildfire. the bill would loosen environmental regulations for forest- thinning projects on federal lands. the measure would waive environmental reviews for projects up to 30 thousand acres for areas in california prone to extreme wildfire risk. the bill comes as the forest serivce has spent more than two billion dollars battling forest fires across the state. ( terisa ) president trump is one step closer to getting his wall along the u-s... mexico border. eight prototypes will now be tested. the completed prototypes were unveiled yesterday. the prototype walls stand between eighteen and thirty feet high. officials will
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spend three months testing each one. congress has not authorized any new money to build president trump's border wall. the prototypes were paid for by a twenty million dollar allocation congress authorized the department of homeland security. coming up on the kron four morning news...a new horror movie hits theaters this weekend. we will have a preview after the break. and here's a live look outside... golden gate bridge...
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just in time for halloween weekend, a new movie in the "saw" horror franchise is hitting theaters. rick damigella has a preview of "jigsaw." now the game's simple. best ones are. you want mercy, play by the rules."the man behind the traps is back in "jigsaw." "but jigsaw's been dead for ten years.""it's not him. can't be."actor tobin bell says there is much more to the character than just his insidious traps."he's a bit of a philosopher, a little bit of a theologian, he's a trained architect, he's a mechanical
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engineer... he's sort of a renaissance guy in many ways." "this was on the body.""the truth will set you free." (nat- buzzer)"and i like playing characters like that because there are no limits to where you can go with him.""i'm sure you're all wondering why you're here. you deny culpability, no doubt, for the circumstances in which you find yourselves."and what is it about the character which has resonated with audiences over eight movies?"it's what we don't know yet about him. so i think there's always the feeling that you don't quite know where he's going to go or why he's going there. and i like that, you know. it's always a powerful thing to play. it leaves it to the audience. it makes people think. and it leaves it to the audience to make a decision about whether he is a good guy, a bad guy, he's a fabulous character to play." "salvation can be yours. an offering of blood will set you free. i want to play a game." in hollywood, i'm rick damigella.
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coming up in the next hour ... a fire at a fast food restaurant in the south bay. what a witness saw that makes this fire suspicious. plus...life in santa rosa is returning to normal. we are live as students return to school for the first time since the north bay firestorm. and bart officials approve a new proof of payment system for riders. we'll explain how it works. ( terisa ) good morning i'm terisa
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estacio. and i'm will tran. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... hot spot overturn accident eb 80 at gilman. bay bridge wb 80
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is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. (james) mostly clear and cool with
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coastal fog and morning temps in the 50s. that's how we're waking up on friday. coastal communities will feel the cool down beginning today. the inland valleys will have to wait a little longer. look for mid to upper 80s inland this afternoon, with low 80s by the bay. at the coast temps will only get into the low 70s. sunny & mild weather continues this weekend. as for next week, halloween looks dry with possible rain next weekend. sunrise in san francisco is at 7:30 am. sunset is at 6:16 pm. don't forget you can always get the latest weather updates and traffic alerts with the kron4 app. download it for free for apple and android devices. ( terisa ) breaking news this morning... arson investigators are working to determine what caused a massive fire at a k-f-c in san jose. kron 4's yoli aceves has the latest from san jose. ( yoli ) breaking news
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this morning... arson investigators are working to determine what caused a massive fire at a k-f-c in san jose. it happened around 4-30 this morning at the k-f-c on cropley avenue. a kron4 viewer sent us this video through our "report it" app. you can see just how big the flames were when firefighters arrived. one witness on the scene says they saw a person throw something at the restaurant before the fire started. the cause of the fire has not been determined. no one was in the restaurant at the time and there are no injuries. ( terisa ) our top story this morning... bay area congresswoman jackie speier becomes the first member of the house of representatives to publically share her story of sexual assault.( will ) the congress woman took to twitter sharing a story about being attacked by a congressional staffer. she
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posted this video online sharing her story.( terisa ) congresswoman speier who represents the peninsula... says she is sharing her story as a part of the me too campaign. it is a campaign started after hollywood director harvey weinstein was accused of years of sexual misconduct. ( terisa ) now the congresswoman is urging other members of congress to come forward and share her their stories. ( terisa ) san leandro police have arrested a teen driver accused of impersonating a police officer.
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it happened early this morning when another driver heard a siren and a red light in the area of bancroft avenue near 136th avenue,. he pulled over believing it was a cop. the impersonator got out of the car and pulled a hoodie over his face. the driver then realized something was wrong and the driver was not a police officer and quickly drove away. alameda county sheriff's deputies stopped the teen cop impersonator on eastbound 5-80. the real cops put the teenager under arrest. ( will ) happening today... jurors will wrap-up a full week of hearing testimony in the trial of the man accused of killing kate steinle in san francisco. the federal agent-- whose stolen gun was used in the killing -- took to the witness stand yesterday. his government issued semi automatic handgun was stolen out of his parked car a few days before the shooting. he told the jury that he was traveling in his personal car with his fiance and three children. they parked along the embarcadero in a place he considered safe
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because it was well -lit and patrolled by parking enforcement officers. (matt gonzales/defense attorney): "there's no question that he acted negligantly and he triggered a course of events that led to the death of kate steinle. i am not suggesting that he has criminal liability for that ultimate act."( will ) the ranger was never diciplined in anyway over the loss of his firearm. kate steinle's parents are suing the bureau of land management for the wrongful death of their ( terisa ) an oakland cold case has been solved. police say they know who killed a local musician in 2015. they have identified dejour jamerson as the man who shot and killed emiliano navarez. but police won't be making an arrest. jamerson was killed in a car crash in november in placer county. oakland police worked with the f-b-i to crack
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this case. last month... police received evidence pointing to jamerson as the killer. ( terisa ) happening today... firefighters in the north bay are expect to have full containment on all of the fires that tore through napa and sonoma counties. the firestorm broke out almost three weeks ago. 42 people were killed in the fires and more than 7-thousand homes and businesses were destroyed. ( will ) and happening today... students will return to school in santa rosa for the first time since the north bay firestorm broke out nearly three weeks ago.( terisa ) kron 4's lydia pantazes has the latest from piner high in santa rosa. (terisa)
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(terisa) metallica is stepping up to help the victims of the north bay firestorm -- with a benefit concert. tickets go on sale this morning at 10.
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(terisa) metallica says 100-percent of your donations will go to charity to help the victims of the north bay fires. dave matthews will also be performing. tickets start at 50 dollars... and go up to 200. coming up next on the kron 4 morning news. bart is cracking down on people who try to avoid paying their fare. the new policy that will take effect in january. and police are looking for a suspicious man who approached young girls in his car. details when we come back.
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hot spot overturn accident eb 80 at gilman. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( will ) investigators have released a sketch of a man who approached two young girls in millbrae. the first incident happened wednesday morning on palm avenue. a 14-year-old girl was approached by a man driving a golden brown minivan. a
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few hours later... deputies say a man pulled up to a 13-year-old girl on east hillcrest blvd...this time in a silver mini cooper. in both cases the man attempted to talk to the teens...but the teens ran away. ( terisa ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news... all aboard the wine train. how going for a ride in napa... can help the north bay recover from the wildfires. (james) and i'm tracking your morning forecast. a full weather report right after the break.
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es)(will)(terisa) welcome back. let's get a check of the weather this morning... (james)mostly clear and cool with coastal fog and morning
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temps in the 50s. that's how we're waking up on friday. coastal communities will feel the cool down beginning today. the inland valleys will have to wait a little longer. look for mid to upper 80s inland this afternoon, with low 80s by the bay. at the coast temps will only get into the low 70s. sunny & mild weather continues this weekend. as for next week, halloween looks dry with possible rain next weekend. sunrise in san francisco is at 7:30 am. sunset is at 6:16 pm. don't forget you can always get the latest weather updates and traffic alerts with the kron4 app. download it for free for apple and android devices. no major hot
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no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101
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(will) turning to national politics and our washington correspondent alexandra limon. she joins us live to talk about the big stories of the week out of the capitol. (terisa) alex here in san
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francisco the 49ers joined police unions to bring attention to gun control measures on bump stocks. that issue seemed to get a lot of attention nationally after the las vegas shooting. but then went away. what (alexandra) the proposed ban on bump stocks devices that allow semi automatic weapons to fire much like fully automatic weapons did get a lot of attention. then we didn't hear anything more but earlier this week i spoke to senator blumenthal of connecticut and asked him about that he thinks there still is bipartisan support for banning bump stocks on a federal level he also told me he expects the senate judiciary committee will hold hearings on the topic. this week he and other senators including cortez masto of nevada introduced another bill that would expand background checks for guns to include private sales and gun shows. but they say realistically new
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federal gun control laws could take years.(will) we know the budget and tax reform are also a big focus on the hill this week.. where do things stand with that?(alexandra)yesterday the house voted to approved the budget proposal that the senate approved last week and that was a really important vote for republicans because it paves the for republicans to attempt to pass tax reform with only a simple majority - which means only republican support but it wont be an easy process because the budget passed very narrowly in both the house and the senate. moderate republicans don't like the plan because where it
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stands now it would eliminate things like state and local tax deductions which means people in high tax states - like california - could pay more in taxes.and fiscal conservativesv don't like the plan because it adds a lot of money to the federal deficit so it could face some challenges. (will) alexandra (will) alexandra limon joining us live from our washington bureau thanks so much we'll see you next week. (will) u-c berkeley's student-run newspaper is apologizing for an editorial cartoon that is being called "offensive and anti- semetic." the cartoon, published in the "daily californian" depicts well- known lawyer alan dershowitz .. who is
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jewish. it comes after he made a speech on campus presenting what he calls the liberal case for israel". in the cartoon dershowitz is seen presenting that case.. but behind him he is shown supporting an israeli soldier killing a person and stomping on a palestinian. the daily californian released this statement for the cartoon. ( terisa ) the university of california says it will establish a free speech center in washington d.c to study the changing views on the first ammendment. this comes as several college campuses -- including u-c berkeley have seen violence over free speech. the center will run a fellowship program for lawyers, journalists, and others who can spend up to a year researching free speech issues. ( terisa ) happening now... police are looking for the man who robbed a c-v-s pharmacy at gun point. it happened at the c-v-s on el camino real in milpitas. the man stole several bottles of prescription drugs and then
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took off. police have not released a detailed description of the thief this morning. ( terisa ) another big story we are following this morning... some of the questions surrounding the j-f-k assassination will remain unanswered.( will ) the government decided to only release some of the classified files. john lawrence has the details. thousands of records on the j-f-k assassination were made public thursday night.but many are still classified.philip shenon/reporter, author"we only got a very small fraction of the secret documents that we were expecting."the white house says the files were redacted or held back because of recommendations from national security agencies.tim naftali/historian"what i think is that you had a last minute appeal, probably from mike pompeo, who because of the national security act, is responsible for the protections of sources and methods on the part of the executive branch."as for what was released...a lot of raw data.larry sabato/political
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analyst"you'd think they would have put together something that was intelligible for the public, but they did not." among the discoveries: the c-i-a considered mafia hits on cuban president fidel castro. and the f-b-i received a phone call from a person who threatened to kill lee harvey oswald, one day before kennedy's assassin was, himself, was shot.there's a chance more information will be released in 2018.president trump ordered government agencies to reconsider the redactions over the next five months.trump will then have another month to review the agencies' recommendations. clint hill/secret service agent during jfk assassination "the more material they hold back, the more suspicious people become that they are hiding something."but many historians who have studied the assassination don't expect any new bombshells.david gergen/cnn contributor"we still think it's a lone gunman, but you know, maybe be had encouragement, maybe there was money." i'm john lorinc reporting. ( will ) if you would like to read the j-f-k files for yourself... we have posted them on our website at com. coming up next on the
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kron four morning news ... we ask the superintendent of an east bay school district why he is standing behind a teacher accused of inapproporate contact with students. ( terisa ) plus... lost at sea for months. how two women... and their dogs... survived for áfive months.á ♪ lights, camera ♪ strike a pose your eyes work as hard as you do. but do they need help making more of their own tears? if you have chronic dry eye caused by reduced tear production
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no major hot spots. wb 80 at gilman accident cleared. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. an incredible story of survival.two women and their dogs were found adrift in the pacific ocean ... after being lost at sea for 5 months. sailors aboard the u -s-s ashland spotted the sail boat ... 900 miles southeast of japan.the two women and their two dogs were estastic to be rescued.they had set sail from hawaii to tahiti in may ... but ran into trouble when the rigging on their mast broke
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... and their communication system failed in a storm. from that point on the women made a distress call every day. the women survived because they had water purifiers and a years worth of food -- mainly rice, pasta and oatmeal. (james) tracking your morning forecast. details coming up. plus... you better have plus... you better have your ticket! the changes coming to bart -- to make sure no one gets a free ride.
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(will)(darya) welcome back to the kron four morning news... lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic... (james)mostly clear and cool with coastal fog and morning temps in the 50s. that's how we're waking up on friday. coastal communities will feel the cool down beginning today. the inland valleys will have to wait a little longer. look for mid to upper 80s inland this afternoon, with low 80s by the bay. at the coast temps will only get into the low 70s. sunny & mild weather continues this weekend. as for next week, halloween looks dry with possible rain next weekend. sunrise in san francisco is at 7:30 am.
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sunset is at 6:16 pm. don't forget you can always get the latest weather updates and traffic alerts with the kron4 app. download no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. (will) breaking news this morning... arson investigators are working to determine what caused a massive fire at a k-f-c in san jose. it happened around 4-30 this morning at the k-f-c
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on cropley avenue. a kron4 viewer sent us this video through our "report it" app. you can see just how big the flames were when firefighters arrived. one witness on the scene says they saw a person on a bicycle and they trew something at the restaurant. the cause of the fire has not been determined. ( terisa ) breaking overnight... bart is making changes for riders. starting january first... officials will ask for proof of payment. kron 4's camila bernal is in walnut creek and tells us what passengers can expect. come january, bart riders will have to have proof that they paid at all times.take vothe bart board of supervisors passed two ordinances that require this proof of purchase. if someone is stopped without a ticket, they will get a citation. it will be a fine of $75 for adults and $55 for
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children with the option of community service.the board of directors said that about 75% of barts income comes from the fares but they also estimate that they are losing between 15 and 25 million dollars a year from people who ride and don't pay.camila:this will all go into effect january 1st. there will be a one month grace period but in february, if you don't have proof that you paid, you will get a citation.live in walnut creek, camila bernal kron 4 news. ( will ) bart is one step closer to running in the
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south bay ... as trains are being readied for the first riders next summer.five years after construction began, bart trains are being tested along the recently completed tracks from fremont, through milpitas and san jose.with the system fully electrified ... trasportation officials are reminding neighbors to heed warning signs posted along the tracks.when it opens in june of next year, the south bay ridership is expected to be somewhere in the neighborhood of 23-thousand people each day. ( terisa ) an east bay high school is standing by its decision to reinstate a teacher ... after an investigation confirming inappropriate conduct with students. the superintendent of piedmont unified school district says the reason the teacher is keeping his job is because the conduct was not ácriminal.
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sure..."nat/sot haaziqsexual conduct? randall booker/piedmont unified school district superintendent: "no! i want to be very clear that this isn't a crime. we reported all of this to the police department...">( terisa ) five recent ( terisa )( terisa ) five recent piedmont high school graduates reported the incidents which happened last school year. the teacher was placed on administrative leave in september but has since been reinstated. ( will ) a student says a man inappropriately touched himself in front of her in downtown berkeley. this is the man police are now searching for. it happened on tuesday near the corner of center street and martin luther king way... that is right near m-l-k junior civic center park. a student at berkeley city college says a man walked towards her car as she was parking. the man
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then exposed himself. she took this picture and quickly drove away. ( will ) local leaders say napa valley is ready for visitors to come back. although tens of thousands of acres of the napa valley have burned in the past two and a half weeks... much of the area was untouched popular tourist attractions like the napa valley wine train are open, ready for visitors ... and fire victims could really business. < "the most important thing for us is the vast majority of our residents make their living in the hospitality and wine industry and they're hourly employees, and they work when there are people here. "what we don't want to see happen, is employees losing their jobs. or, businesses having to close because the visitors aren't coming back.">( will )local leaders say you can help get things back on track ... by simply showing up to the wine train. ( will ) and happening today... children affected by
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the north bay wildfires... can pick up halloween costumes for free. it is part of a costume drive put on by the santa rosa police department. the costumes will be handed out today between 3 p-m and 7 p-m at the santa rosa christian church on pacific avenue. ( terisa ) cal-trans is warning drivers about some major traffic changes coming to the highway 101- willow road interchange in menlo park. it is part of a larger project to rebuild the busy interchange. the work begins tonight and ramps will be closed and reopened throughout the weekend. cal-trans wants drivers to be alert... and allow for extra time to get used to the new setup. ( terisa ) in the south bay... a bike sharing program is expanding in san jose. "ford go bike" announced yesterday that it will expand into san jose's san pedro square market. the program allows users to rent a bike at one location and return it to another. right now there are 34 rental stations in san
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jose. "ford go bike" says they plan to have 80 stations by the end of next year. coming up on the kron four morning news... making the fire fight in california easier. the plan congress has in mind to help the state.( terisa ) plus... hopefully you don't mind waiting. how long it will take major carriers to ship the new i-phone x. and here's a live look outside... san mateo
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no major hot spots. accident wb on the decline of the highrise. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to
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101. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. hopefully... you were quick. the wait for apple's new i-phone will be a long one.( terisa ) apple's online store started taking orders at midnight. no surprise... the initial batch of pre-orders sold out quickly. the phone is set to be released november third. but within 20 minutes... the apple store listed two-to-three week ádelays for a-t-and-t... t-mobile and verizon i-phones... only sprint had phone listed for delivery on november third.( terisa ) and hours later -- the delays for áall
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carriers were stretched out to 5-to-6 weeks.
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happening today... at least one ski resort will be opening for the weekend. mount rose will be open today. this is the first resort to open in the lake tahoe area for the winter season. mount rose's elevation is about 82-hundred feet. that's the highest base area elevation in tahoe. within the last week... overnight temperatures have been cold enough to allow the snow making team to get the
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resort ready for an early opening. (james)mostly clear and cool with coastal fog and morning temps in the 50s. that's how we're waking up on friday. coastal communities will feel the cool down beginning today. the inland valleys will have to wait a little longer. look for mid to upper 80s inland this afternoon, with low 80s by the bay. at the coast temps will only get into the low
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70s. sunny & mild weather continues this weekend. as for next week, halloween looks dry with possible rain next weekend. sunrise in san francisco is at 7:30 am. sunset is at 6:16 pm. don't forget you can always get the latest weather updates and traffic alerts with the kron4 app. download it for free for apple and android devices. no major hot spots. bay bridge
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wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. accident at the highrise blocking. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. stall eb 24 at the caldecott blocking the right bore. ( will ) happening now: police in the east bay are looking for this man -- ( terisa ) he is wanted in a violent road rage assault in berkeley ... that happened on ashby avenue near college avenue. kron4's dan kerman talked with the couple who was attacked. sotit snowballed way out of control and it was very
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frightening.this pleasant hill couple who asked we not show their faces is talking about being attacked during a road rage incident. it happened last thursday on asbhy avenue in berkeley. the couple saw a white mercedes driving erratically and trying to pass along the shoulder. words were exchanged and then when traffic came to a stop, police say things turned violent when the mercedes driver got out of his vehicle.sothe reached into my car and punched my partner in the faceand i got out of the drivers side and i went up to his car and i said just wait the police are on their wayhe cursed at me and that's when he sped off and hit me with his car.the driver suffered a minor back injury. berkeley police say thanks to other drivers it was all caught on video.. now police have release this still image of the suspect standing behind his white mercedes cls 63 with dealer plates they're hoping someone will call police and identify himsot sgt. andrew frankel/berkeley police 59-102 he committed battery and assault with a deadly weapon
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in our citythis pleasant hill couple remains shaken up by the incident, now driving with the windows up, their heads down and avoiding all away from all erratic driverssot standup dan kerman/berkeley 130-139berkeley police say the man should be considered dangerous they are hopeful someone will identify him and they can then go arrest him. in berkeley dan kerman kron 4 news happening now... firefighters are trying to get a handle on a wildfire burng in southern california. a
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motorcycle crash sparked the wildomar wildfire in riverside county. the fire grew up to 700-acres and prompted evacuations in the area. as of this morning ... the percent contained. house republicans will vote next week on a republican bill to make it easier to cut down trees in national forests in order to reduce the risk of wildfire. the bill would loosen environmental regulations for forest- thinning projects on federal lands. the measure would waive environmental reviews for projects up to 30 thousand acres for areas in california prone to extreme wildfire risk. the bill comes as the forest serivce has spent more than two billion dollars battling forest fires across the state. ( terisa ) president trump is one step closer to getting his wall along the u-s... mexico border. eight prototypes will now be tested. the completed prototypes were unveiled yesterday. the prototype walls stand
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between eighteen and thirty feet high. officials will spend three months testing each one. congress has not authorized any new money to build president trump's border wall. the prototypes were paid for by a twenty million dollar allocation congress authorized the department of homeland security. ( terisa ) uber is fending off accusations of an unfair work environment. three female engineers are suing the san francisco based company claiming that uber is in violation of the equal pay act. they say that women and people of color were paid less than their white or asian male colleagues. uber has not commented on the lawsuit. (will) more fallout following the sexual assault allegations against hollywood director harvey weinstein. the academy of motion pictures... which hands out the oscars each year... is establishing a new code of conduct for its members. right now it is still not clear what that code of
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conduct will include. the academy dropped weinstein after more than 50 women have come forward accusing him of sexual harassment or assault. (will) a warning for ford fusion drivers. your steering wheel can come loose. the national highway traffic safety commission is investigating reports about the wheel completely detaching from the steering column. two others complained that a bolt holding the wheel down came loose while they were driving. no crashes or injuries have been reported. this investigation covers over 8-hundred thousand cars made from 2014 to 2016. no recall has been issued. coming up on the kron four morning news... a new horror movie hits theaters this weekend. we will have a preview after the break. and here's a live look outside... golden gate bridge...
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(terisa) the next time you visit a california walmart - you could see a robot in the isles. the retailer is using robots to do tasks like scan for out-of-stock items, incorrect prices and missing labels. right now, walmart is testing robots in a handful of stores in arkansas and california. but officials hope to have robots in at least 50 stores by the end of january 20-18. ( will ) as we get closer to halloween... another horror film is set to take the top spot at the box office.( terisa ) david daniel has a preview of this weekend's new movies. "the truth will set you free." (nat)the "saw" franchise returns to claim more victims -- and box office bucks -- with "jigsaw." analysts expect the killer thriller to leave no survivors, as it slashes its way to 20-million-dollars
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or more in its opening weekend. "son, there's something i have to tell you: those men killed mom."the dark comedy "suburbicon" satirizes the pursuit of the american dream, but its debut is looking more like a nightmare. critics are largely unimpressed, and the film is tracking to debut with just five-to-eight million dollars, despite the draw of star matt damon and director george clooney."i wanted chocolate chip smiley-face pancake for ya."rounding out the new wide releases: "thank you for your service," about iraqi war vets coping with p-t- s-d as they return to civilian life. miles teller stars in the drama, which is looking at an opening weekend of three-to-four million dollars. in hollywood, i'm david daniel. ( terisa ) new england patriots quarterback tom brady took a break from his day job. the future hall of famer is also a car designer. the aston martin comes in one color -- a bluish black hue called "ultramarine black."
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it's covered with brady's signature "t-b-12" logo. brady tells e-s-p-n -- we started with a blank canvas and finished with a beautiful car." only twelve of these cars will be available and they cost almost 360-thousand dollars. this car design comes just five months after brady inked a deal with the automaker. seven day seven day seven day (darya) that's it for us this morning... our next newscast is at 5 o clock tonight. (mark)
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