tv KRON 4 News at 8 KRON September 7, 2019 8:00pm-9:00pm PDT
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at ross. yes for less. (justine) now at 8... he did not seem sad about it... this was wide receiver antonio brown's reaction to being released by the oakland raiders. thanks for joining us tonight, i'm justine waldman. jr stone is off tonight. just hours later, brown signed a one-year deal to join the new england patriots. his new contract includes a 9-million dollar signing bonus and has the potential to hit 15-million dollars for the season. kron four's philippe djegal
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l-g-b-t-q group is seeking some help and spreading awarness after their rental truck filled with valuables was stolen. the group known as the "premier gay camp" at buring man had just returned from the popular festival to san francisco when the theft happened. now they're trying to warn others and hopefully get their stuff back. kron4's dan thorn spoke with members of the group..he joins us live in san francisco tonight with more.. members of the group tell me this is less about the monetary value of this stuff rather the memories and the meaningful things that were taken. they want to get the word out tonight about this crime as they hope their things will turn up.
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so far the group has not found any evidence of the truck anywhere. sfpd has been made aware. the group says they're thankful for the support from thousands during this difficult time.reporting live in san francisco dan thorn kron4 news. (justine) police in the north bay are looking for an armed felon who they say is on the run in vallejo. the
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swat team is currently looking for the suspect. the 2- hundred block of holly street and 2-hundred block of willow street are blocked off while the search continues. evacuations have been ordered in that area. no further details have been released on police are looking for. (justine) an evacuation order has been issued to those living in lake county... where a fire is burning near highway 29 and cole creek road near highway 1-75. right now 20 acres have burned. the fire is 10-percent contained. cal fire is still investigating the cause of the fire. (justine)evacuation orders have also been issued to those living in butte county. cal fire officials say 400 has burned near swedes flat road and oro bangor highway east of oroville. the fire is zero percent contained. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. (justine) taking a live look outside....
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meteorologist mabrisa rodriguez has our forecast. . overnight lows will be mild in the mid to upper 50s in the bay area.temperatures are expected to moderate by a few to at/or slightly below g up normal. expect upper 60s along the coast, mid 70s along the bay and low 80s inland. the bay area will cool off once again monday and tuesday as another trough moves through. a ridge will again rebuild
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over the west by midweek which will warm high temperatures once again by late next week and into next weekend. highs will warm up in the upper 80s to low 90s inland. (justine) extra police officers are working this weekend in oakland to try and crackdown on illegal sideshows. officers will be patrolling parts of the city with the help of helicopters and other law enforcement. police say any sideshow "activity" could result in citations, arrests and towed vehicles. (justine)(ámon voá) a big story we continue to follow -- the jury in the ghost ship trial acquitted "max harris" of all charges...but couldn't reach a verdit for "derick almena." and now the judge who presided over the case is speaking out. kron 4's
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"haaziq ma-yoon sat down with one-on-one with the honorable átrina thompsoná to get her take on the case. it is a story you will only see here...on kron 4. we caught up with judge trina thompson here at the alameda county superior court in oakland to get some of her reflections of the courtroom process during the ghost ship fire trial, the day after the jury aqcuitted max harris and deadlocked on the charges against co-defendant derick almena. judge thompson says both the prosecution and defense made stellar legal efforts on behalf of the people and the defendantssot the jury deliberated on a 4-day schedule with the judge deciding to give them friday's off. she explains why...sot she talks about the decision to have no cameras allowed in the
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courtroom during the trialsot judge trina thompson is the first african american woman elected to be a judge in alameda county, where she has ruled on the bench for the past 16- years. she is also a lecturer at uc berkeley department of ethnic studies in the college of letters and science...in oakland haaziq madyun kron4 news
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(justine) we have continuing coverage on the ghost ship verdict on our website. you'll find reaction from the district attorney's office...and from victims' family members -- plus, what's next for derick almena since the jury didn't decide his fate. it is all at kron 4 dot com. (justine)coming up... search and rescue efforts continue after hurricane dorian slammed the bahamas. now humanitarian aide is pouring in. (justine) plus... we continue to learn more about boat fire victims who were from the bay area... plus, the latest on the investation. (justine)and... the chase center is officially open for business. what fans think about the new addition to san
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look outside....(jr stone) meteorologist mabrisa rodriguez has our forecast. . overnight lows will be mild in the mid to upper 50s in the bay area.temperatures are expected to moderate by a few degrees on sunday warming up to at/or slightly below normal. expect upper 60s along the coast, mid 70s along the bay and low 80s inland. the bay area will cool off once again monday and tuesday as
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(justine)(ábamá) today, fans got to check out the new chase center during a free block party. it took seven years to build the new home for the golden state warriors. and through it all... there have been concerns about traffic in the mission bay neighborhood. kron 4's gayle ong.. shows us how it worked out during last nights concert with metallica and the san francisco symphony.
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(justine) coming up.... thieves get away with thousands of dollars after breaking into a home. why police believe the suspects are connected to even more crimes in the area. (justine)and... a frightening moment for a california woman working at her family business. she fights off an armed man -- demanding cash -- and it is all captured on video.
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kimberly cheng reporting. police say, they believe the same man is responsible for a series of armed robberies and robbery attempts in that area. (justine)up next... a new warning about vaping .. this as health officials try to figure out why hundreds of people are coming down with serious breathing illnesses. (justine)and... a lawsuit is being filed after the deadly dive boat fire in southern california... but it is not coming from the victims' families.
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indicated earlier, we will not have a final cause and manner of death until toxicology results come back in. the belief is that the victims died and that the burn damage to the victims was post-mortem and not antemortem. in other words, it occurred after death and not before death."> (justine) the dive boat is sitll under water. the u-s coast guard says -- safety concerns have stopped their efforts to salvage the boat. they plan to continue the operation when its safe. (justine) 33 bodies have been
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recovered... divers are still looking for the final victim. (justine) we are also hearing from the owners of the diving boat. "glen fritzler"... with "truth aquatics" says -- his company is devastated by the tragedy. (justine) truth aquatics also responded to a lawsuit they filed thursday to prevent any lawsuits against them. some called it disrespectful to the families of the victims. in a statement posted on instagram -- truth aquatics wrote "when something like this happens, insurance companies and numerous stakeholders convene and activate a legal checklist. the timing is on them. our hearts and minds are on the tragedy and finding answers." (justine) you'll find more coverage of the deadly boat fire on our website. you can learn about all of the
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victims who have been identified so far. there is also a timeline from the night of the fire. you can also tour the inside of the boat-- and see what it looked like before the fire. it's all on kron-4 dot com. (justine)in the north bay... police are searching for a man who robbed a bank.. and got away on a mountain bike. it happened this morning at the wells fargo in mill valley on miller avenue. here is the suspects picture taken by surveillance cameras. police say the man showed the teller a note demanding money. the man is described to be asian... between 30 to 40 years old... about 5 feet, 5 inches tall and weighs about 130 pounds. he was wearing a black san francisco giants hat, a black windbreaker-style jacket and black sunglasses. and rode off on a red mountain bike. (justine) police in hercules are hoping surveillance video will help them find the thieves behind several burglaries this week. on tuesday afternoon two burglars jumped out of a car
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on turquiose drive and ran to the back of a house. surveillance video shows them hopping back in that 20 minutes later and speeding off. police say the trio got away with 60-thousand dollars in cash... and, two passports. (justine) the suspect alson broke into a home on the same street thursday morning. they also broke into a home on emerald way. (justine)coming up... a couple is facing charges... after spending money that was accidentally... deposited into their account. (mabrisa)i have your forecast coming up a bit later on... (justine) and... the cdc is warning the public not to use e-cigarettes... as they scramble to figure out the cause of a dangerous disease
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(justine)4 your health... los angeles county health officials are reporting their first death due to vaping.. the patient was a middle aged man from los angeles.. and his death marks the fifth death nationwide thought to be linked to vaping. health officials also say vaping related respiratory illnesses are rising. with indiana, minnesota and california each reporting a vaping related
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launched its dating service -- simply called "dating." the launch comes more than a year after facebook first announced the feature. it allows anyone with a facebook account who is 18 or older to set up a dating profile from within the facebook mobile app. while it pulls over a first name and age from a facebook account --- the company says the two profiles are largely separate. users can integrate more info --- pulling in photos posted to facebook and instagram to their dating profile. "dating" was already available elsewhere in the world. the united states is the 20th country to have access. (sports tease)just ahead in sports....the raiders have released antonio brown....and it didn't take him long to find a new home....we'll have the details...next.... (justine)plus... s-f-o has started runway repairs. how it will impact your travel time.. coming up.
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. overnight lows will be mild in the mid to upper 50s in the bay area.temperatures are expected to moderate by a few degrees on sunday warming up to at/or slightly below normal. expect upper 60s along the coast, mid 70s along the bay and low 80s inland. the bay area will cool off once again monday and tuesday as another trough moves through. a ridge will again rebuild over the west by midweek which will warm high temperatures once again by late next week and into next weekend. highs will warm up in the upper 80s to low 90s inland. (justne) happening (justne) low 90s inland.the upper 80s to low 90s inland.
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shenanigans....the oakland raiders have released wide receiver antonio brown.... and he already tweeted a picture of him in a new england pats jersey. hours after brown was released....it was announced that a-b agreed to a 1-year, $15 million dollar deal with the new england patriots....earlier this morning....brown took to instagram to basically say 'he wants out'....and the raiders granted him his wish.... brown's deal with the patriots includes a $9 million dollar signing bonus....with $10 million dollars guaranteed.... antonio brown's stint with the raiders lasted all but six months....and it ended before he could play in week 1 with the silver and black....head coach jon gruden gave his thoughts on a-b's release....
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lost in all the a-b news.....sharks captain joe thornton signed a 1-year, $2 million dollar deal with san jose...with 21 seasons under his belt....the 40-year-old decided it wasn't time to hang up the skates just yet...last season....thornton recorded 16 goals and 35 assists in 73 games played...and earlier this year....he also passed gor-dee how for ninth place on the n-h-l all-time assists list....general manager doug wilson gave his thoughts on thornton rejoining with the sharks....
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more confident going into this year"n-f-l football is back...the 49ers are entering the season with high hopes and a whole lot of new faces...looking to build off last year's 4-and-12 campaign. "guys are stepping up in certain spots and it's making for good competition, which is going to make us a good football team" after missing most of last season, quarterback jimmy garoppolo says he's healthy and ready to go...backed by some elite veterans...the number-two-pick in this year's draft...and a new-look defense surrounded by hype."we're gonna be really physical, we're gonna be fast, we're really fast, fast and physical"san francisco's set to make some noise in the n-f- c west...and it all starts with their first test...a trip to take on the buccaneers in tampa bay. we're breaking down that matchup and all things
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