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this is kron 4 news @ 530 p m. two men attacked and robbed and vallejo in two separate incidents. this is what they dad supposed in advertising in 1996 lexus for $2,100. as kate thompson reports both robberies happen on the same block. in the past two weeks to people have responded to take christless adds an happen attack both the times were lords here to neptune scorched not only is a dead-end
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street but both of the streets on either side of the street are also dead ends. it is very quiet you can see there's not a lot of traffic and also this neighborhood there are many homes that are emptier foreclose you can see moving van and of this home right here in front of where the attacks happened. no one case on july 7th a 59 year- old concord man and his son came to this block. they were given the address of this whole this whole does not have a car for sale. when they knocked on the door the homeowners jill cook answered and said they must've been mistaken. when they left the home and stepped outside they were attacked by two men. he asked if we had a car for sale we said no and he went off into minutes later we heard a lot of noise and screaming in one note and this gentleman was set on the street with his head bleeding. the latest victim was attacked monday night a 23 year-
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old man from san francisco said he was given the fake address on up to and scored when he got out of his card to call the number in the ad a man jumped out from behind the bushes and romp him at gunpoint of $2,000. reporting and vallejo p thompson kron 4 news. a takeover stock robbery at a piedmont restaurant this happened at the mr. green bubble on piedmont ave. in oakland the small restaurant was the victim of a strong arm robbery on thursday night. just before 11:00 p.m. two masked men carrying guns came in to mr. greenwald or restaurant demanding cash from the register and the personal belongings of customers. from then the to purses, wallets and electronic devices if the two men were running for the restaurant after the robbery. oakland police are offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to their rest. the couple accused of robbing home of a family days after they died in a car crash
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are changing their pleas. michael it is pleading no contest wallace girlfriend andrea pleading guilty. they previously pleaded not guilty john and susan melodion the two children died in a car crash days before their home was robbed back in november. a surprising discovery made during a house fire this morning fire fighters responding to a blaze at a three story apartment building after 5:00 p.m. at telegraph avenue. the fire officials said firefighters found a marijuana growing operation on the third floor where the flint to reported. the fire was controlled just before 6:00 a.m.. investigators are trying to figure out the cause of the fire. cornell in the little dog attacking concord worked year-old boy was killed by three of the valley's five peoples. the boys up grandmother spoke out from jail he spoke about how the tragedy has changed his life. i haven't had
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anyone i know die before this. i'm kind of in shock today i'm starting to be emotional. it's hard for me to sleep knowing that the the to year-old boy was killed my grandson. he was my life. our on-air coverage on the fatal discontinues online we posted the entire interview with the boys the grandfather on our web site at www.kron4.com. san francisco has some novel laws like the plastic bag band and mandatory composting. a new law that should take effect at your
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local cell phone store is getting some static of the city is being sued as the key reports it has to do with how much cellphone radiation is getting to your brain. ever wonder how much radiation you're putting sherry year each time you place a call in your cell phone? the city of san francisco want to take out the guess work and pass a law so the next time shot by yourself and store you see this that's posted in plain sight but the wireless industry wants to stop a lot and is suing san francisco. the city's attorney office says what's the big deal? >> it's a republic and provided to consumers that it's available at the point of sale before the by the phone. we don't think it's a big threat all the self lobby seems to disagree and they come up with the lives series that somehow providing information will be misleading or frightening and it's confusing to consumers pureed we don't think that's a good legal theory it's something we think
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will have some legal for them. >> hi dorothy said this offer exposure law was supposed to take effect in february now is out in the air. >> this is an issue that involves consumers access to information that's already available. consumers can already look up the radiation levels on the cellphone by going to the web site it's just not an easy process to do. study >> 7 conclusively found cellphone radiation is a health risk one where the other. research continues on brain tumors. in san francisco the key live the office kron 4 news. >> a live look good side of the bay bridge toll plaza. sunny skies this afternoon yesterday we had cloudy conditions. were going to see warmer conditions as the sun stays out today today and tomorrow. sunday will see little bit of change to talk about that in a moment. current temperatures 85 concord, 88 livermore, 90 antioch. 62 and san francisco appeared we were seeing warmer conditions in the
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north bay but things will cool back down appeared our satellite pictures from earlier the fog clinging to the coastline but it will be less expensive out there tomorrow or sunshine means warmer temperatures. the fog is slated to been receiving much more morning minimal fog expected mainly along the coast and in and around the bay shore. for the afternoon will be seeing sunny and warmer conditions. the fog will become more dense sunday and cooling down our temperatures. will take a look at your extended forecast coming up in just a bit. >> unit type of fund raiser taking upkicking up in san fran each person had to raise $1,000 to participate. kron 4 caught up with one to this and who tells us what it was like to scale the building and whether or not he would do it again.
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>> you're literally standing up and could see a 362 of the city. you repel you go over there to take some steps you stand up on the ledge is fairly large ledge and then you literally your toes are on the part left on the building and go down on the rope you of all the power near hands. the first 10 ft. is citizen from get to a point where your pet's parlor with your feet that is just deceleration down that's when the anxious this goes away and from that point on its just enjoyment. while that's a big win. the choice for the wind picked up a little bit and at the same time i was getting confident with the fact that i'm literally crawling to the ground. i panicked for second try to get back and realized just go with it and let happen.
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i differ great cause and have to be here i hope everyone can come down tomorrow and have a great time. >> you can catch all the action starting at 9 tomorrow morning at the grand hyatt on union square in san francisco bureau will be right back of the kron 4 news advice continues. with high-speed internet from at&t,
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cleanup crews have been ordered back to port. engineers are preparing to abandon their watch over the containment cast off as the winds and waves from more powerful pureed >> local storm bonnie came ashore in miami with a heavy rain and 40 m.p.h. winds after sweeping across south florida it's expected to make a beeline for the floating city above the leaking well. it is due to pass over the site leader it saturday incident commanders of the cap currently blocking the leak will remain in place. not some of the
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ships monitoring the cap. the preservation of life and equipment are our highest priorities. hundreds of smaller ships engaged in skimming oil. attention >> is to put the vessels and a safe place so they can return as quickly as possible and resume their operations. i >> for the wall itself body could help and hinder the clean up. it could speed the oils by degrading process a >> on the other hand you could have a storm surge in drive up in march and beach where would rather not have been driven up otherwise. >> the warning alarms had alerted or zero recording set a dangerous amount of cash is building up in the well the chief engineer on the platform told a federal panel today that the alarms had been turned off so workers could sleep. the hex >> planation i got was they did not want people woke up at 3:00 a.m. to the false alarms. >> key kron 4 news. we >> your tracking the past of what was tropical storm bonnie and likely to be again jackie.
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>> this should become a tropical storm again reno tropical depression. >> watching rate in the path of the old. >> it's making a beeline for the oil wealth but the forecast very is well within the range let's take a picture of life and you can see the storm barreling off the coast of florida and moving right towards that oil well which is right off the new orleans coast. if the stick a look at the forecast track of the storm. right now bonnie is just a tropical depression wind speeds 35 m.p.h. it did foreman to a tropical storm them. it being a tropical depression as the moves over land heard as the moves overwater it strengthens it's not that big of a storm but to those winds for a mile an hour winds you can see here if become a tropical depression just near the oil wells are definitely going to be strong enough to turn up the waters storm surge as were the storm makes landfall expected to be three to 5 ft. so that will
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knock a lot of things around. that's why the shift is being sent back to the coast. hits landfall just north of new orleans we can inspect storm surges to get pretty high run the say just to the right and the north of that storm. you can see it passing just by the oil we'll hear so will kick up the water. thank you jack and retracting flooding across the midwest water on the runway kept the airport closed in milwaukee from last night until this afternoon. the downpour flooded several suburbs they spotted a hundred calls from people with water in their homes at least half a dozen homes held up by cinderblocks after their basements just washed away. this may be the most dramatic picture of the day if we have that for you hear coming up. as with all the latest with the flooding in the midwest. >> cat milwaukee's airport closed last night into this afternoon. the downpours flooded
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several suburbs. police say they responded to hundreds of calls to people with water in their homes. least a half-dozen homes are held up by just a few cinderblocks after their basement walls were washed away. this may be the day's most dramatic picture a catalog escalade swallowed up by a huge sinkhole pure the driver trapped inside as water poured down. i knew >> to do something otherwise something was going to happen to as the water kept flowing in. >> standards pitched in a poll and a safety. i grabbed her hand and looked at me like you were yourself and get me out of fear and i got shot. the >> driver suffered cuts and bruises but he was well enough to shake the hand of the man who may have saved his life. >> right place right time periods of the milwaukee a storm choose your caught this on a cloud of the seven tornadoes touched down in the area yesterday, and sisters were struck by lightning and who they were hospitalized. >> just in a the kron 4 news from a federal judge's blocking
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arizona from implementing a state law that eliminates static domestic partner benefits for gay and lesbian state employees. a judge issued that requires make family. the arizona legislature included the prohibition in a budget law enacted in september. what's more kron 4 news for you right after this.
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i'm now for tech talk with gabe slate. microsoft has teamed up with macy's to let the public this week to get microsoft connect. connect his emotion controlled video game system that many and in the industry could revolutionize the new games. it said the we without needing a controller he stand in front of the tv and control the game with your body to this motion sensor picks up your movement and translate the information to the next box 360. you watch your character on this dream miniature body movement
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moving side to side with in your hands jumping up and down and kicking. this is the first time i experienced that and it was a blast to the motion intros very accurate my only complaint if it's not a good one and it was a workout much different than playing with the controller because you're moving your whole body. i was sweating after a few minutes to connect is on display at only 13 majors and the country and to those macy's are in the bay area. might be wondering why is this happening in macy's and that video games stores are big electronic retailers like best buy? the answer is macy's gets a lot of traffic from a diverse clientele you can see the connect at the macy's and pleasanton and in santa clara at the macy's in the valley fair mall it's on display thursday through sundays until september 30th. the connect goes on sale november 4th a low-cost $150. in santa clara gabe slate kron 4 news. >> ford motor co. is breaking with tradition and a big way. web producer kimberly tells us how they plan on unveiling their
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newly redesigned 2011 ford explorer online. when >> july 26th ford is taking to the web with an all day facebook events to unveil the new explorer while the on-line event to will coincide with the big offline reveal in several cities across the nation this marked the first time the major car company is for going the of the show for big web the unveiling let's go ahead and take a look at these book page. some of the vehicle specks on the big revealed a number of videos will be posted introducing online users to the new vehicle. a spokesperson said some of the videos will serve as a virtual walk rounds designed to mimic the experience that person would have either not a show appeared to check out the page for yourself this are whats on the web section of www.kron4.com. >> current conditions starting to cool down a little bit but we are seeing clear skies fog only hugging the coast line half moon bay 57 degrees out there now, 16
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san francisco. in the spots on the warm side and '80s and '90s. will have another warmer day of there tomorrow if the fog will not have that much about the effect of a forecast only sitting at the close this evening and slow to move been cured by 7:00 a.m. tomorrow the limited fall to the coastline in the shores into the afternoon sunny skies yet again like were seeing today. temperatures warmer degree your to in most box. a look at fog tracker for tomorrow morning the fog not nearly as extensive as it has been in the mornings pass. 5:00 a.m. sitting up through the north bay these big shores the peninsula but are inland valleys are clear same thing with the south bay and the rest the bay area will follow suit and to the letter morning hours. by 80 have were singling during fog over oakland and hayward but it should scale offshore later on in the morning fog tracker puts it at 10:00 a.m. also more around noon. a look at our temperatures for tomorrow very similar to today and agreed to of warming. 81 in santa rosa, 64
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in san francisco, seventies are in the bay shore '80s down in the south bay. a lecture kron 4 here is a look at your 7 day around the bay around the bay forecast british will of one more mild day before things cool back down into sunday. sunday will be okay the to see several degrees of cooling in land and around the bay. that will continue into monday as the dense fog rolls back and that will stay with us through the rest of next week as will the cooler temperatures. stay with us will be right back after this break. [ female announcer ] jobs leaving.
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live this is kron 4 news at 6:00 p.m. our big story at 6:00 and other fatal shooting in oakland here's what happened on east 15th street. it where kaiser hospital employee was gunned down late last night. kron 4 went to the location earlier today he is more informations. >> this is what happened to chris the hooray marriott according to several this open neighbors. after finishing a shift early credit morning at kaiser hospital from he parked his car in front of his east 15th street residence run 1:40 a.m. pure after exiting the vehicle as he reached this point solid shot him right here where you see this yellow evidence square marked on the ground. after being shot he struggled as a way up the top of the stairs to >> i was in the shower i heard a
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gunshot >> ios landlord describe what happens next. all >> this sudden i heard allaying of our staying in the gate to screaming and single. >> by the time to go to the day he was already >> dead and guess. he was lying down here >> i called 91. >> saber across the street that's not to reveal their identity she picks up the story from there. >> he fell to the bottom of the stairs the pleas of the upcoming and he was dead. >> investigators say at this time they did not have a motive for this homicide. however mario's brother called me he thinks he knows what happened. >> somebody in the neighborhood he had an argument with before we sat heard that from his coworker. that's why he was thinking about of here. that's the bad thing. he was boasting
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about this coming weekend but he did make it. >> he served in the u.s. navy for 20 years stanleys behind a wife and seven year-old daughter in the philippines. in oakland kron 4 news. >> this statement was released by kaiser permanente where the victim worked the statement says " we extend our heartfelt sympathies to the employes families and friends, and we're providing support to the employes of the oakland medical. " >> it will help me to on the way to help oakland deal with the recent thought lash of violence as we told on thursday is reaching out to several federal agencies for assistance. christine conley thought it would that help will mean for oakland residents. >>the oakland police department plans to draw federal agencies to town with a 2 day violence summit. officials say its in the works now set for late august. it will bring in agencies like the fbi, dea and
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atf. the u.s. attorney's office said the first day officials will meet with community leaders to discuss what's needed. the second day they will meet with the police department to hammer out the details. but the oakland police department said this doesn't mean you will see agents patrolling the oakland streets. instead they will be used to help with long-term investigations. with the layoffs of 80 police officers the oakland police department has had to shift some people from the criminal investigations unit to the street. >>obviously were not going to get 80 bodies from the federal government but what we do need is to focus in on our top three priorities. thats gangs, guns and drugs. they can do surveillance, wiretaps, search warrants and thats what were going to look forward to. hopefully we'll be able to move to a more active space in the near future. balance summit held in oakland will be similar to one that took place it help drastically reduce crime in 2008 and nine silliness of 53 gang-related murders so far this year they've had only
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told me to but i loved to much. i personally never saw any viciousness in the one i was around baby because i was around. the past days have you been sitting in jail thinking about what you cut and done, should have done. i've never had anyone i know like dialysis. yesterday i was kind of in shock, to day its starting to become more emotional. it's hard for me to sleep this poor little boy was killed my grandson when life is ruined. the keys will be
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brought to the d.a.'s office for review next week. me will dollars and joining us with new details it learned about the incident. the autopsy report came out today so gruesome information released a 36 found more than 50 puncture wounds all over the little boy's body to say he suffered from a fractured skull and also a loss of a lot of blood in the attack. five people inside one no more than any complaints of these stocks the past? animal control of contra costa said they were aware of any complaints about your history with those dogs. even the neighbors did even know about them there were five boats inside the house. there was one incident mentioned in the interview earlier where the polls did kill one of the family to what was a fortune in the family did not report that the animal control so they're not aware of any incidents in the past. what happens on monday with the d.a. we for child endangerment but there is there a possibility there could be no
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charges at all or possibility of stronger charges? there could be to felony charges they can decide to not file any charges but at this time he's possibly facing two charges child endangerment and also may just mr. vests animal. the d.a.'s mott will have an appointment on monday into tuesday and talked about a record of all four charges and gains steven. the key for the information as he was kron 4 for continuing coverage of the fatal dog attack case on a website even see the jailhouse interview with steve and in its entirety. an earthquake today near dealey city just off the coast it was a 3.5 hit around 230 this afternoon the kron 4 gamma curve and shows as long much damage was done. the baked goods remain safe. the chandelier shook a little that but nothing fell off the shelf. there is were rattled
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pureed we felt the huge jolt we weren't sure the was a huge truck that went by but i was ready to jump out the door thought was an earthquake but other people thought it might be a bomb going off for earthquake wasn't like to normal earthquake. was much more of a strong huge jolt. everything stays on the shelves across the street at this year's award as well. it felt like if a car ran into the building of a big jolt to didn't shake like what usually does moving back and forth with a big jolt and i jumped on shelley. i jumped on shelley. down the street as walgreen's dealers said signs moved but nothing fell off the shelves here either. once again there's no missing the earthquake. i felt the car like a car hit the send building is the earth quakes last a low bed in their size and activity some people panicked a little bit nothing filled the shelf but
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everything was ok. for the most partners abroad oldest for is his business is all in good shape. in daly city kron 4 news. it's a >> the skies across most of the bay area this afternoon and even at the golden gate bridge to see the sunshine here but clouds turning the peak back in the clouds are hugging the coast line. temperatures and any afternoon 7 degrees were starting to slide as we head into the evening pure temperatures and uncomfortable in the '80s a little warm 90 degrees of the airfield. we are going see similar conditions tomorrow. there's the fog cut in the san mateo coastline it is going back over night and but it's going to be slow to move venture to our morning on the whole fog will make it quite as far as it has a moorings pass. it will scale back quicker so be left with sunny and warmer conditions for tomorrow. if the better of the two weekend days presented the fog will start to
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see transit sick jokes continue for a fifth day. around 200 drivers have been calling in sick each day this week causing long service disruptions about 20% drivers have been calling in sick. ec transit said that's double the amount of an average tail when about 100 drivers call in sick. the union is denying a sickout kron 4 spoke to the writers to your they had to say. >> many say the zero weeks are shorter than they are up in oakland. >> and time. >> it's been coming pretty quickly. no problems. >> some say it's coming to our lead.
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>> and is one bus came a little bit early today at 15 minutes that's why miss the early bus. >> this would a difference >> between the 239 that i take in the nl out there the 239 has been laid out here but the nl of there as an later pureed >> this some of had experiences that make going to give up the bus for a while and find another way to go. >> need to take the bus >> i can get me a car right now screw ac transit. >> the way appears to be shorter here than elsewhere in fremont craig kron 4 news. >> this just in to the kron 4 news room in new roller- coastered universal's islands of adventure in orlando is broken down your looking here at video of an ambulance going away for taking that to july 40 rate now
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just a few minutes ago you could see the ride it appears as we understand it that riders aboard the harry potter and the forbidden journey ride are stranded on the ride very see an ambulance we don't have reports of anybody being actually injured at this point on the ride. but at this point we're hearing people on the harry potter ride in orlando or stranded. we'll bring you more details as they become available.
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new details of the fire and destroyed several cars at sfo. several the owners have been contacted about the damaged vehicles in kron 4 to reset reports officials are calling the fire suspicious and the arson investigation is under way. >> officials tell kron 4 news the investigation is focused on this car here. a toyota cnn minivan it was the first vehicle that caught on fire and spread to six others cheered as sappho's long-term parking lot
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thursday morning. the ban is been there since last week on july 13th. the owner has been contacted and is in europe he reportedly said he has no idea why his car would start a fire and has no reason to believe that someone did this on purpose. this video is of some of the other vehicles destroyed. he see this as uv has said the fire is so hot it melted the windshield. investigators have called the fire suspicious but they say they have not found any accelerant to start the fire. arson investigators have been called in to begin inspecting the vehicles dmv the plates off from all the cars have been collected and identified. in total three owners have alerted about the damage to vehicles one person said his was a rental. investigators say they will tell all the cars to an undisclosed location to begin the forensic examination to try and figure to exactly what happened and whether this was the work of a criminal. to reset kron 4 news. >> developing story were
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following three explosive devices had been found in the last three days in concord park. the walnut creek bomb squad detonated the most recent device they found the park is closed. the police and bomb sniffing dogs of the surge in the park please explain why there especially careful to ensure the park is safe. >> there is going to be a soccer tournament starting here tomorrow is going to be a two day event to and it's going to be in the field behind me that does tighten are concerned that they're going to be hundreds of kids out here playing soccer that is why we've gone to lengths of calling in our allied agencies to help us search for additional devices. >> the park remains close right now. the golden gate park has been hit by a serial vandal cutting down trees in the park over the last two months. kron 4 just shows us the damage. >> the damage was discovered thursday morning 14 elms and sycamore tree were severed at the course between the museum
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and the academy of sciences. park officials say the trees were cut sometime wednesday night. the trees are about 3 in. in diameter, cut just below the protective wire that surrounds them. it looks like a power saw was used one that has a battery inside. you can tell because the cut is clean and very even also with the power saw when take long for someone to do all this damage and a short amount of time. this is the latest in a series of attacks on trees in the park. a total of 45 trees have either been damaged or destroyed since mid may. park officials of the investigating five separate incidents where trees were damaged. the trees that were cut on wednesday cost the city $500 apiece. police are investigating the vandalism and park officials say there will be increased patrols by s.f. p and rangers. >> i $2,000 reward has been announced for any information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for cutting down of trees. what's on baseball insiders say could be a kind of
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brushback pitches been launched in the effort to relocate the oakland athletics to san jose. as kron 4 rob reports the city of san jose is in what way around for major league baseball the way in on the plant. >> it's now or never that so long san jose city councilman characterized as san jose's bid to become the new home of the oakland a's. mayor chuck reed said he's going to take a step further. he said is the push for november ballot measure even though there's been no word from major-league baseball on the issue pureed the city of san jose are working on a plan to build a new stadium for the a's here in downtown san jose. there's one problem santa clara county is part of the san francisco giants territory and they are against this plan. there read said 16 months is plenty of time for major league baseball and commissioner to a waiting on this and he informed the commission 60 months ago to do just that. he said he's going
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to take this to the public in an effort to gauge exactly how much public support their risk for this plant in an effort that will fraud major league baseball and the commissioner to make a decision one way or another puritan san jose kron 4 news. >> sunny skies out there today temperatures a little warmer that's because the fog has not been quite as extensive that will hold for tomorrow to appeared fog only up the coastline this evening will be slower to push back in. 7:00 tomorrow morning the fog really limited to the coastline in the bay shore. it's not making it as far inland it will scale back quickly. by noon will see sunny skies as most of our bay area spots and by 3:00 a little bit warmer i do careered to. fog tracker for tomorrow morning the fog nearly as extensive down the east bay shore. down the peninsula there inland valley in the south bay both in the clear. the fog is also going to move
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back fairly quickly by adm hovering around oakland, hayward and the peninsula pushing back the coast line. fog tracker puts a 10:00 saturday morning i will see more like . temperatures will be little bit warmer a degree or two. inland spots all into the low 90s out there tomorrow. 81 santa rosa, 64 in santa rosa, '70s on the bay shore and '80s down in the south bay. if passed more will be the better of the two weekend days. if play sunshine and mild temperatures as we make our way into sunday it will start to fly a little bit temperatures in the back in the '80s '60s around the bay shore cash into monday and tuesday dense fog also attack and that will bring as much cooler conditions fell last through the week. stay with us will be right back after this break. is soft on cats.
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[ male announcer ] wells fargo. with you when life is mobile. a man attacked and robbed and vallejo in separate incidents as cure this is one of the cats posting advertising in 1996 lexus for $2,100 us kate thompson reports both robberies happen in the same block. this is neptune scored a small quiet debt and street in a housing development in vallejo. in the past two weeks to people have responded to take chrysler's ads for cars for sale and have been attacked and robbed. both times
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the men will word here to neptune's court not only is this a dead-end street but both of the streets on either side of the street are also dead ends. it's very quiet you can see there's not a lot of traffic and also this neighborhood there are many homes that are empty or foreclose. now in one case on july 7th the 59 year-old concord man and his son came to this block they were given the address of this home. this home does not have the car for sale when they knocked on the door the homeowner answered and said they were mistaken. when they left this home and stepped outside they were attacked by two men. he estimated a car for sale we said no, he went off into minutes later we have a lot of noise, screaming one out and this gentleman was on the street
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with his head bleeding. the latest victim was attacked monday night at 23 year-old man from san francisco said he was given a take address on neptune's court when he got out of this card to call the number in the had a man jumped out from behind the bushes and robbed him at gunpoint of $2,000. reporting and vallejo kate thompson kron 4 news. right now we of kron 4 cruz all across the bay area covering stories important to you. your today's top stories. east 15th street in oakland where kaiser employee was shot and killed right there by an unknown suspects shortly after coming home from work early friday morning. that is in the shower i heard a gunshot i didn't really chips because it's pretty bad out here. screaming help, help, help get away from the philippines and a daughter and. he spent 20 years in the navy military. in oakland the
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police department is asking for federal help to deal with the recent rash of violence and layoffs at deal pd. officials of china's set up a today violence summit in late august but assuming the summit like the atf and dea and the fbi. arresting those agencies for help they would be patrolling the streets in oakland but they could help long-term investigations. things like wiretaps and search warrants. in oakland kron 4 news. in oakland a small restaurant was the victim of a strong arm robbery and thursday night. just before 11:00 p.m. two masked men carrying guns came into the mr. green bubble restaurant demanding cash from the register and the personal belongings of customers. from there they took purses, wallets and electronic devices. if the two men were last seen running from the restaurant after the robbery. oakland police are offering a $10,000 reward for permission leading to their arrest. here in fremont it appears to a lot of us bus
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riders things are easier but no clear when it comes to winning for buses more than being on time. the buses come in pretty quick for me. no problems. although not everyone's happens some of that experience is that the want to give up a bus for a while and then another with ago. this left the station without taking a customers waited years to a shorter here than elsewhere. we want kron 4 news. here in the bay area another earthquake is one of 3.5 off the coast of daly city. certainly rattled a lot of nurse to business owners here in the city but said it felt like a very sharp jolt like a vehicle running into the side of the building. they say it didn't aside aside or roll like other earthquakes. the good news nothing falling off the shelves and nothing broken. in daly city kron 4 news here in san francisco look to the people behind me rappelling off their roof of the hyatt hotel today it was part of a fund raiser for the special olympics. each
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person raised thousand dollars to repel 400 ft. down the side cared what the people who went down said it was extremely scary but were said. 90 people in total have signed up to repeling continues on saturday appeared in san francisco kron 4 news. in several cisco vandals struck again in golden gate park. trees were destroyed some time was tonight in the musical course between the museum and the academy of sciences. the trees were cut down what appears to be a power saw. the young trees were severed just below the protective wire that surrounded them. this is the latest in a string of intentional destruction of trees in the park. the toll of 45 trees have been either stolen or badly damaged in five separate incidents since may. and san francisco kron 4 news. during gilroy the 32nd annual gilroy garlic festival its mid to upper 80 weather appeared in more than a hundred thousand
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people follow their noses here in gilroy. they tasted just about anything you'd imagined all that laced with a heavy dose of garlic. the festival proceeds more than half a million dollars will go to charities. more than a hundred and 50 nonprofits from high-school will benefit. all of it made possible for the efforts of hundreds and hundreds of volunteers. in gilroy kron 4 news. in texas the new microsoft connect the new game system that said to revolutionize the new video-game world is on display its at macy's in the bay area. you can see the connected the macy's in pleasanton and at the stone ridge mall and in santa clara at the macy's at the very of valley fair mall its in display now thursday through sunday until september 30th. the connect goes on sale november the fourth a low-cost $150. in santa clara kron 4 news. our big weather story tonight one more warm day before things start to
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go back to the cool side. look at the colgate bridge if you can see the fog starting to roll in the sunny skies as well even sunshine along the coast. tomorrow will be the better of the two weekend days. on sunday temperatures will start to slide as a dense fog makes it way back into the bay as we head into next week were going have dense fog through the week and much cooler temperatures will follow suit. stay with us will bring back after this break.
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your stanley roberts 2000 people behaving badly. >> let's watch this blue minivan sitting at a redly in san francisco. did i mention it's a dedicated turn lane of crude all drivers must turn right to put this driver goes straight. it's been six months since the city of san francisco began restricting traffic on certain sections of market street.
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they're plenty of signs advising drivers to must turn right at both intersections including this huge blinking signs. hopefully buses, taxis trucks and bikes are permitted to enter markets no private vehicles. he might think after six months drivers would get the hang of this no private vehicles on market street deal. let's watch this green minivan notice the left blinker on the drivers on the return only lane. at the driver crosses thames street bicycle tells the driver to turn right toward the driver ignored seven tries repasses lane). down at sixth and market street plenty of return only signs. many drivers ignoring it the right turn only signed. it sometimes becomes a case of follow the leader appeared one driver enters the road lullaby others. many times drivers will go wrong car is waiting in the dedicated turn lane and proceed down market illegally. i get
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this whole restricted growth in the mayor is trying really do. but unless there's going to be some kind of enforcement what's the point. why even put up the signs. in san francisco stanley roberts kron 4 news. if you of a common story idea for stanley the minimill said people behaving badly at www.kron4.com. coming up next gary joined by his lovely wife as they open up the kron 4 mailbag and address your questions and comments and information about the perjury trial the judge will go away. gary has all the sports next.
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this this can of skis and 2011. he has six attorneys the federal government has three attorneys the two sides were unable to set a definitive date so the meeting again on august 6th to trying get a date that again is not expected until the springtime tree i'm no lawyer i don't try to play one on tv the longer this goes on it's looking pretty good for buried. alex on pursued for 600 home run tonight against the same team to get his first one kansas city. >> 3-2 pitch deep to left field and alex rodriguez has number one in the hole. june 12, 1995 rodriquez was 18 years old and came off tent city pitcher again he's one away from the magical 600 and people will say why
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would rodriguez be considered in a different from barry bonds the problem is barry's last home run king right in the middle of the steroid business and he was forced to retire while rodriguez since he came clean will happen may be good health another 10 years in the eyes of many. and what is your world championships in new york. so far he's 1-2 tonight no home runs against the royals. these hosting the white sox in chicago good news for the capture four years $16 million extension that will take him through 2013 guaranteed the of a 2014 option suzuki just on the verge of being an american league all-star the last couple of years real close public more to the point he's the guy you want coverall long-term river road presence in the club and is guided deal with that and darn good catcher. he's at it again
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and concerning lot lance armstrong. >> to g c lance armstrong using other porous enhancing drugs? >> i have yes but also receive some from him. i saw lives are tron using drugs. >> no comment from the armstrong case today's the 18th day armstrong remains in 23rd place in the tour dupont's 37 minutes back is spain's alberto. his main rival is a dandy of luxembourg eight seconds behind today's stage winner goes to mark cavendish to one for the fourth time this year. 14th overall and his illustrious toward affronts career. lance armstrong said this is said. >> about a frightening moment steven jackson once a time got a soft red treated last year he was away at a basketball camp
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and his wife in charlotte raw by by masson and at gunpoint to the broken around to 45 blocked his wife in the bathroom she is left on harmed no details all of these peace talks in this read these of this hour have not been apprehended. we have a dog jumping rope will set time for that to on youtube thank you a tennessee woman shot her dog to jump rope. if i knew anymore i tell you. attali as a tennessee woman trumping rope with her dog. we'll return to the audience has some hurtful things to say up to mark all hang in there. and we talked about a woman who said you talk to much. the usual stuff on the giants as well. >> i'm ready and it's not so bad don't take it so personally. >> and say about you. it all
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seen this attack on meg whitman? who are these people? they're the unions and special interests behind jerry brown. they want jerry brown because, he won't "rock the boat," in sacramento. he'll be the same as he ever was. high taxes. lost jobs. big pensions for state employees. the special interests have chosen their governor. how about you? 'cause they're gonna have a good time,
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my wife just returned from the polynesian vacation silver new outfits. what is sitting here crying year in polynesia. >> after sunday's i don't understand why you don't want instant replay in baseball. >> you heard me slightly wrong if i was a player and owner in my livelihood depended on getting the call right i'd feel different. >> the giants won against the map so that was big headlines and york when their plane the mets. mike is if you're a fan of the game already people complain it when you go into the could to review it to as of canada what it as a player i could see where you would want it. art something today was interesting soccer is thinking of the fact if you go soccer game you know you're going to be done in two hours and 15 minutes. even if nobody scores
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of baseball game you could be there for hours i don't see instant replay despite whenever play like that comes up there's a big >> arnold the announcers seemed to harp on the fact that hitting the opponent potentially is all part of the game. critics of the kids,? >> you tell these kids should be barred under playing robot but problem not for much else unless you know them personally. then the dodger pitcher came back and hit area rug when and that is just the baseball etiquette that to show on sticking up for my teammates but one time when you try to get even the picture's going to slip is what had a guy and the head he's not going to get up and all that stupid baseball thing that's been going on for hundred years is going to go out the window. for right
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now i for an eye, tooth for tooth it prevails. >> i always thought your little arrogant until i saw you after the mets came talking to the span. through your entire post- game show. >> the point is i don't go to the house of us feel like talking. i was very arrogant than they because as i come over here joe listen to another old story. i was arrogant marry you just caught me. >> jason as an asian-american and excited about the warriors finding jamie lend you think is a chance to make in the nba? >> he was your last night just some personality alone are really nice kid. all the things you want in a guide to report. now he played four years in the ivy league at harvard so you're not used to that real rock solid competition that you get in these big-time conferences in the summer if he supposedly
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played very well goddess of the contract i would say the 12 men on the team he said the 11th man or the 12th man and makes it and gets a chance that would be great. were talking about this on the radio today people calling and what about this guy he's the first with two asian- american patients that ever played in the nba since 1947. >> pretty amazing. >> is not to be a great star just to make the nba would be a tremendous achievement. >> i have told his paper clippings from the forty-niners for super bowl in 1982. they worth anything?. >> helen everything with the internet people can dig up all the stops. if it was like 20 years ago maybe it's got something. just put under your bed and think i'm sleeping with joe montana. no money out there. >> short but sweet you talk too much.
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