tv KRON 4 Evening News KRON September 28, 2010 4:30pm-6:00pm PST
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degrees in santa rosa all of our inland spots are top of the triple digits 101 is a fairfield, one of two in antioch same thing in concord f, one of the four livermore and pretty hot through the rest of the bay. 87 and san francisco and cluster the coastline 66 and have one day the sea breeze winds to return over night and that will change or whether picture. over night tonight we'll see clear mild conditions until about midnight when the fog pushes on the coastline. 7:00 a.m. tomorrow we'll fog at the close temperatures will be on the mod side but as the head into the afternoon pastors will start to " dramatically 5 to 15 degrees cooler than what were seeing out there today. our inland spots on the hot side and cooling trend continuing through the week. >> another day of soaring temperatures around the bay your jacqueline talk about that as the sea wave continues. marin kelly went to livermore with the national weather service is
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forecasting is of this place the bay area today. >> in livermore on its goods of town you see this road crew doing the unthinkable one day like today. lange hot ash fall to check out my temperature gauge its already pushing past 90 degrees at 11:15 a.m.. it might be thrown off by the fact that this moment blacktop is capped at about 320 degrees. at 12 noon at the golf course it's a bit of a ghost town and here you can see the reason why. i gauge as reading and degrees only the die-hards out here looking their clubs some bring numberless to shield themselves from the hot sun. downtown at 1:00 the height of the lunch rush you and see by my gauge was closing 100 degrees which is why several restaurants that this one here at their sidewalk tables empty ball inside where they tell me they keep a civilized everyone agrees the place is busy with customers looking to keep cool what they refuel. >> another scorcher of the day
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here at the santa clara valley and it's not a pretty sight. it take a look of this year from the east foothills overlooking downtown san jose you could actually see that small conduce bad hair hanging over the valley. you're being a cost of spare that aired the last few days by avoiding certain smog creating activities but life goes on. take a look at a hot dirty job on any day paving crews like this one down in gallons of water in the process. firefighters have the truck's gas up and ready to go. at the reservoir of nonvoter have the reservoir all to myself in a bid to beat the heat. many residents of this man tried to get their morning walk in early ahead of the heat of the day. while the elderly and those with respiratory conditions are being advised to stay indoors in san jose affair reaches 96 degrees will breaker record set way back in 1966. in san jose kron 4
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news. >> new details on the san bruno gas line explosion the death toll has climbed 50 year-old james marx is now the eighth person to die from the explosion. the victim lived down the block from the source of the blast. the mall today the mayor san bruno and lawmakers on capitol hill testifying about the deadly blast in what changes need to be made to improve safety. it kron 4 kate thompson is here with the lives on the investigation in today's testimony. kate. >> investigate jurors to looking at a clip of the earlier as a possible cause for the explosion there's a power failure here at the milpitas station just a few hours before the blast in san bruno. investigators looking at that because milpitas is the beginning of where the pipeline runs and experts say that a power failure may have affected piccinni ability to regulate pressure the pipeline. there in the hot seat today trying to answer questions about the response time to the explosion. >> numerous state and federal
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utility regulators told a senate panel there's a lot of work that needs to be done to ensure the safety of natural gas lines. >> the explosions happening happening means all the work we did leading up to september 9th was inadequate. >> this is important, this was a 30 in. pipeline operating at well over 300 psi there's a lot of gas coming through this pipeline he was 60 years old. >> and rosemary and senator barbara boxer continued to look for answers as wide a piccinni's almost two hours to drop the gas to the pipeline. >> as the gas line spewed for over an hour until the could be capped. one observer later said it looks like calendars. >> your not suggesting that's
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inadequate situation for future disasters like that to take two hours to shut off this. >> what i will say is we will look at every way we can to make sure that responses are as quick as possible. >> justin to the kron 4 news room there's a natural gas leak in the shelter place this is for those in the area of see the parkway on a fairer the leak was reported about 2:00 p.m. city official said contractor in the area can afford to pacific gas and electric supply line causing the leak. piccinni's on seen the work of to shut off the gas and isolate the leak this estimate though have a contained by about 6:00 p.m.. the alameda fire department evacuated a dozen houses and made it the city and issued a sheltered place order for the area bounded by sheffield road, and kaufman parkway. the elementary school
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was also evacuated it as a precaution. live in the near term kron 4 news. explains what all this will mean for parents. the attendance of the elementary school have been changed as the 1980's. the boundary didn't play a bigger on the past but with the new assignment system slated to begin next year they will. parents will get to choose what school their kid goes to rob of but for high demand elementary school where there are more students applying the spots available soon as will be placed using certain tiebreakers here's the order. a first if they have a sibling in a world in a school, if they live in the attendance area and would appreciate in that area, if they live in the area in the city with the lowest test score
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averages, if they live in the attendance area, if they live in attendance area that doesn't have enough space for all of its students. as we have a * attendance areas mentioned you concede it's a big factor. districts a drawing the boundaries was uneasy they looked at several factors for demographics to geography. >> we also look to see where major highways and roads and parks. we wanted to make the attendance areas as logical safe and possible. >> some parents may find their blocks away from the school but not in the attendance area boundary. parents with a choice of artists and their kids to school but if it's a high demand element school and you're not in the attendance area you may not get in. christine conley kron 4 news. >> a live look it cited traffic this is the bay bridge toll plaza look to the west on back of the car: fast track planes living in a medium click the boy looked at the back of the
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in national news a man with an automatic weapon and opened fire inside the library at the university of texas at austin this morning and then shot and killed himself. knowles was her in the shooting officials of rolled out the possibility of the second sugar. his initial confusion about the number suspects because the gunman fired shots in multiple locations. a state of emergency in wisconsin did a massive flooding. if the the pictures the video was shot as heavy rainfall drenched the region. more evacuations are underway in southern wisconsin following a levee failure. as much as 11 in.
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of rain soaked parts of the state. hundreds are missing and feared dead after hillside collapsed on to a community and roll mexico. the landslide is buried somewhere between 103 hundred homes. eight people are confirmed dead and at least five of the others are still missing this evening. the landslide follows days of rain in the region. the this amazing video this is out of columbia a landslide caught as it happens as many as 30 people were buried by the landslide, you can see where road was washed away. the people who were buried just got off a bus and were walking by the edge of the road when that landslide hit. and a look of the temperatures will still some hundreds honor now. the ec in livermore won _ degrees. the temperatures around the bay area at 5:43 p.m. will be back for news ahead v
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san francisco supervisors have given final approval to expand the city's ban on tobacco sales in stores with pharmacies that would include grocery and big box stores such as safeway, lucky and costco. the mayor's spokesperson said the mayor concerned about the new lot impact on some small grocers in the city but said the mayor is still inclined to sign the legislation. live in the newsroom kron 4 news. >> big change is coming to cal sports in its latest move to costs from uc-berkeley is eliminating five of its intercollegiate sports programs including the championship if men's rugby team. in addition cal's baseball, men's and women's gymnastics and women's lacrosse teams will no longer represent the diversity in collegiate competition after this academic year. students are disappointed by the uncertainty surrounding the program. >> it's all happening pretty quickly i just found out of me with the team for the first time this evening and all try to put
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them to or let them share their thoughts with me at this point we to wait and see more meetings tomorrow how this will work out. >> first and foremost, it's a surprise and we don't know exactly what varsity club status and tails. basically were gunna move from here and see what happens. >> we really don't get much is far riskier in mostly provide that for ourselves. as for his medical we require tons of medical treatment what their rehab for preparing for a game or after a game. high- performance facilities and i guess we still have access to those it satellite three years
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from now maybe not. >> cuts will save an estimated $4 million the year. the hottest part stick in town the san francisco giants as they fight to make the playoffs to take on the diamondbacks tonight and jonathan blum is live at at&t park with the latest. >> we have a couple lifelong giants fans this is jeff and for year-old chase and you've really grown up a giants fan and now you're teaching him the same thing. >> it's a family affair. >> you've got none of the heat today tell me where you came from and how hot it was. >> we came out of livermore and it was well over a hundred. it's a little cooler here it's nice. >> what you looking for to the game here? this fact came action mean something. >> or a show on the senate race to lead the giants are in it and hopefully get another win tonight. >> looking for to some things that are acting as a the stadium for kids. >> he loves the big slide what
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opal field. it's fun. >> we hope you guys get key game your open for tonight and our colleague jeff bush spoke to other giants fans about the giants in the senate race and here's what they had to say. >> giants fans are buzzing with excitement about the prospect of the team making it to the playoffs. fans are surprised about the giants' performance this year and they're cautiously optimistic about the chance of success tonight and for the series. >> i don't a jinx said but i'm excited about the game carried >> its hugely important if you win all three games happen any but the padres for shore while maybe not for sure but critics close. >> i want them to sweep these guys in the series and go home and beat the padres. >> i'm totally excited it's been awhile that we that she had a chance to the playoffs since 2002 and 2003. and totally excited.
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>> it's highly possible, it seems like everything seems to be clicking right now. pitching, a game is doing well team seems to be back on track. >> can do better but i still trust him. at a >> at&t park jeff bush kron 4 news. all the parking lot is really filling up until gaters and fans of here people are going to black even the black is a great colored aware and people were in the giants gear in the city of mr. and if a lot. jonathan sanchez taken about and the first pitch going out of 715. live in san francisco kron 4 news. >> several records shattered across the bay area today. our high temperatures and look at all the triple digits. one of force in areas of, 100 oakland also a new record one of five livermore. we set records in san or file, not you, san jose and san francisco at the airport and
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also in richmond listed on the map. it's cooler on the coastline to 71 in pacific got even in san francisco was the cooler spots that 92 out there today. things will cool down as we head into tomorrow. were already seeing it now 64 and monday, 87 san francisco, 89 in oakland down 11 degrees from high debitors about an hour ago. the sea breeze winds will falter in our bay shore is a dramatically cool things off for tomorrow. here's a look at tonight into tomorrow were clear out there now as a clear this evening and temperatures will be on the mild side. in to 7:00 p.m. tomorrow morning fog will cut the coast line and help keep the cooler was the sea breeze winds filter in and in dropper temperatures 5 to 15 degrees mainly along the coast of our bay shores. here's a look at my side temperatures 9 in santa rosa 67 in santa rosa so much cooler here but inland spots still in the '90s. 96 antioch my
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six livermore compare that to 60 to the coast '80s for bay shores and also warm in the south bay. the cooling trend will continue for inland spots into thursday appeared temperatures becoming much more seasonable for the rest the week '80s inland, '70s for be shores and '60s of the coast. >> live look at traffic the right set of your screen of the golden gate bridge traffic headed north bound to bring county and is beginning to back up in getting quite sluggish. a different story of love side traffic heading to san francisco having no problems at all. we'll be right back for
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increase might be the result of drivers try to keep phones out of view of the attacks. meantime to bay area cities with it on the list of top towns with the most alcohol-related driving offenses. web producer kimberly choses which once with less. >> he want to take a look is not found on line to conceal the cities that have a high number of drunk driving instances in new york, texas and california that's what you want to know about. this took a closer look at the map to see which bay area cities with the list. in san diego the took the no. 1 spot in san jose check #two and a little bit more to the north since us francisco coming at no. 8. in short talk, website but the list together they say a few reasons why the city might have made the list perhaps the law enforcement agencies where there really big college towns. >> we take you out on a live picture from oakland this is lake merritt at beautiful and
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live this is kron 4 news at 6:00. temperatures topping out as a heat wave continues to sizzle the bay area and as the son stayed out the temperatures continue to soar the blazing heat closing down parks and setting new records. a live look good side over the clean waters of lake merritt in oakland this evening. we don't see very many people out because it's still too hot in the east bay and elsewhere. jacqueline bennett tells us he does not here to stay. it jacqueline. >> it's very hot out there even though we set several records in the hundreds and still the 90s this afternoon. when of course and rose up, 99 san roof tile. lots of triple digits only place
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where it was a little more comfortable with specific at 71 degrees during things are cooling down here's a look it's still warm in santa rosa and our inland spots. 87 san francisco, 80 ninepins in oakland. the cool sea breeze winds are picking up in the continue to do so into tomorrow. the fog reform in the sea breezes returning over night tonight into tomorrow this will lead to a 5 to 15 degree cool down close to the coast line of. captures will stay hot and landed a cooling trend however will continue into the weekend. while talk about this coming up in just a bit. >> bart did not have any delays today the trains for off about 15 to 25 degrees on monday because of the key. another problem faced part as a air- conditioner is not working for tries to plan for the key to help writers on the problem. >> it's automatic defrost to know were going to have lots of
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issue. we full staff and get every available person on board to pass on the problems. with that said if we don't know about it that we're not going to know about the air conditioner being out. we advisor customers to good either end of the train car and reported in that way those are stationed out there so the main line techs can fix the air-conditioning. >> one of the hot spots in the bay area livermore marin kelly beard he dared to show us just how hot it got. >> it's in four straight days of temperatures in and around triple digits a livermore with today expected to be the hottest one yet. he does you for this temperature gauge its closing in on 100 degrees. the national weather service forecast that it could hit 104 today which if it does it would break the previous record for this day of a hundred and two degrees. in downtown livermore is been so hot that businesses like this there's a long at both their air
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conditioners pumping in the ceiling fans on i will and that cooler around europe at the height of the lunch rush their several restaurants like this one with the sidewalk tables empty all inside they tell me the key to civilize everyone agrees and the places busy with customers looking to keep cool they ridiculed. there has been a slight breeze from time to time bringing a bit of relief with those needing more than wind came to the water found at the downtown plaza and his mom say it was just too hot to let the little ones played the park. marin kelly kron 4 news >> he reached hundred 13 degrees a los angeles on monday we remember talking about the record that was broke and they're the national weather service the thermometer actually broke. southern california had two deaths possibly linked to the heat one woman who edits content tarantino's movie street had to our web site to find all whether fresh and unique. current temperatures,
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local forecast and travel forecast as well. on whether news the six year-old girl is recovering from gunshot wound she is in the hospital tonight it was hit while she was sleeping in bed. kron 4 went to the home or the shooting occurred in choice you what happened. >> take a look at the it side of this oakland house on east 16th street and seminary. riddled with bullet holes and a closer look at the inside shows exactly where the gun shot entered this back bedroom with six year-old leslie was sleeping right here with her mom and dad. a family member points to where one of the bullet struck leslie's pillow just after 2:00 a.m. tuesday morning. karen said one bullet did hit her little sister. >> she was hit in the arm and pasteur chest. i was talking to worker and she seems to be ok. >> karen says she doesn't think the gunman was looking for little sister instead she believed her brother richard was
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the target. it's not the first time someone tried to hurt him. however richard said reports about the shooting been gang related are not accurate. ramirez declined to comment any further about the gang which will be the subject is very sensitive and is neighborhood. oakland police say they have no what about this time for the shooting and investigators need witnesses to come forward to help them find the person responsible for this crime. in oakland kron 4 news. i children >> hospital today oakland police chief fred a teddy bear for the six year-old shooting victim did she talks about what's important for him to visit the girl. >> were stopping by for this little they go and tell where we know work and lover. part of my drive it in my call is to save the innocents of these babies here and are trinity. the five world, the six year-old the
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year-old any loss when the babies are impacted that's tough. it's shouldn't be a kid should be able to grow their community without being afraid that the be hit by stray bullet or some gang members shooting of the community >> this is not the first time chief that's visited a young victim in oakland during its first month as police chief he did so as well. a dozen people are their homes tonight after fired nearly damage their home three people were treated for smoke inhalation it happened just before midnight on the two ended block of madison avenue. the fire destroyed two cars. the investigators have not determined the cause of the blaze. santa clara county is opting out of secure communities that's a federal program which critics say uses information gathered by local police for immigration enforcement. as kron 4 rob explains plenty of community support for the action. >> the senate cleared county board of supervisors voted 5 to
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0 to opt out of this so-called securities program that requires law-enforcement to afford the fingerprints of rested individuals to the department of homeless security. >> what we're not going to do i saw his job and to were not going to allow use the county or agencies against our own citizens. >> c l u church groups who plotted the supervisor action while denouncing immigration and customs enforcement or ice for using a fingerprint to deport the victims of crime tearing apart immigrant families. >> we don't even want to volunteer to children's schools. >> it isn't clear just yet how local law enforcement will get around the figure print reporting requirement and for
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now it will continue. supporters of the controversial program warned that opting out will make santa clara county a safe haven for illegal immigrants. leading to increased crime and further burden already strained social services cheered in san jose kron 4 news. >> just into the kron 4 news room san francisco police are on the lookout for a suspected rapist struck this afternoon and police believe is still in the area. he's 25 year-old white male 5 ft. 8 in. tall hundred and 70 lbs. of black hair and brown eyes. as you can see he has the distinctive tattoos on his face and neck. he's wanted in connection with the sexual assault, robbery and beating that occurred in the patrol hill housing development and new today. he's on parole from santa rosa and is thought to have family in san francisco and associates and susan though california. police believe he may be using public transit to move about if he seemed on approach simply sees dangerous
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this evening the san francisco school board will vote on the details of a controversial details how to assign students to public schools. they will look at a proposal for new attendance boundaries run elementary schools. christine conley explains what this means for parents. >> attendance zones for elementary schools in san francisco have been changed since 1983 the boundaries didn't play a big role in the past, with the new assignment system slated to begin next year they will. parents will get to choose what school they go to but for high demand elementary schools were there more students applying in spots available students will be placed using certain tiebreakers. here's the order, they have a sibling and rolled in a school, they live in the attendance area and went to
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three k in that area. if they live in an area in the city was the lowest score averages, if they live in the attendance area fifth if they live in attendance area that doesn't have enough space for all of its students. as we have any attendance areas mentioned, you can see it's a big factor. the district said drawn the boundaries was uneasy and they looked at several factors from demographics to geography. >> also look to see where their major highways and parks and wanted to make the attendance area is logical and safest possible. >> parents may find their blocks away from the school but they're not in the attendance area boundary just depends how the district treelined. so good choice on where the senators kids to school but if it's a high demand elementary school he may not get in. kron 4 news trade >> a live look good side of oakland's lake merritt area of on a beautiful and warm tuesday
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just a few hours before the blast in san bruno. if the snow pea this terminal is the beginning of the pipeline which runs december know. experts say the power failure may have affected piccinni's ability to regulate pressure in the pipeline. pg&e was in the hot seat today try and answer questions about the response
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time getting to the explosion numerous state and federal utility's told the panel there's a lot of work that needs to be done to ensure the safety of national gas lines. >> the explosions happening means that all the work we did leading up to september 9th was inadequate. >> senator wants to prohibit gas lines that cannot be checked with the most advanced equipment like this timberline from being able to operate at high pressure. if >> was a 30 in. pipeline operating at well over 300 psi. there's a lot of gas coming through this pipeline. it was 60 years old cheered >> sambar knows mayor and senator barbara boxer continue to look for answers as to why it took pg&e owns two hours to turn off the gas to the pipeline. >> as the gas lines to the unabated for over an hour until it could be capped. one observer later said it looked like hell waters. >> but you're not suggesting
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that that's inadequate situation for disaster like that to take two hours to shut off this qualifier warm >> i will say is we will look at every way we can to make sure that responses are as quick as possible. >> california will not receive federal disaster dollars to help pay for the clean up the recovery of fema spokesperson said today's date local governments and companies which own the pipeline should cover the costs. shima however will cover 75 percent of the cost of the firefighting effort during the september 9th blast. >> record-setting temperature this afternoon plenty of triple digit temperatures out there and these are highs from today carried a record high in santa rosa one of the harsh also in oakland at 101 05 in livermore said a new record we have records in san rafael mountain view's san jose also san francisco at the airport. management pretty hot out there bay area wide. 71 of the civic
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got a little cooler close to the coastline banks today fog that formed over night. will see that tonight. things will cool down a little bit but still in trouble digits and land in antioch livermore both at 1 02. 63 half moon bay 89 in oakland, 87 hayward to school in every state shores. an indication of things to come. we'll see out there tonight into tomorrow clear right now it will state: ma this evening. the fog will set off shore and push up to the coastline over night tonight into tomorrow morning it's not going to be very expensive but will see are the sea breeze winds that will help close down 5 to 10 degrees and will be on the hot side in our inland spots in our nineties there. 90 degrees in santa rosa, 14 degrees cooler today but still hot. 72 in richmond, 90s for inland valleys 96 in antioch 96 a livermore. 62 coastline and the cool sea breeze winds
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cooling down our bay shore is so low 80's. the cooling trend will continue inland on thursday temperatures dropping significantly their and that will continue through the weekend temperatures will be about average with '80s inland '70s and our bay shore and '60s of the coast line. >> still not clear tonight why 19 year-old student walked on to this university campus in texas armed with an assault rifle his name was called on to lead. please say cause chaos today at the university of texas in austin. a loudspeaker and campus was the first morning the emergency a man wearing a ski mask earth with an assault rifle was nearby and fired shots. >> but started dropping their backpacks so i started to run and i saw the guy he was across the street riding towards me and he had a very large assault rifle he was wearing a white shirt dark tie and i got really scared as that is gunna show me the back. >> by the time the students got
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the all clear left campus the man had shot and killed himself in the campus library no one will else was injured. the manager fired other shots before turning the gun on himself. >> we know that least four shots that he fired out on the streets that's one of the crime scenes. and we know we discharge one of their round of himself. >> loss what teens recalled the say they did not wait for them and move quickly to wrap things up to give a lot of the credit to students. >> along the way the students showed the way to the suspect was in when they spotted him near the library and chased him into the library. >> the gunman was a sophomore at the school and by the way it's the very same campus where there was a famous neighbor incident back in 1966. a man got into the school clock tower and killed 16 people. >> i live look for our camera atop mount tam it's looking out over richardson bay you can see
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the sun shines to look around in the warm temperatures we've been hearing about still run tonight. we'll be right back. [ female announcer ] jerry brown and oakland's schools. what were the facts? fact: march 7, 2000. brown asks voters for new mayoral power to appoint school board members. he gets it, and promises better schools. but the drop out rate increases...50%. the school budget goes into a 100 million dollar deficit. the schools become so bad...the state has to take them over. it was "largely a bust," he admitted. jerry brown.
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we're live out here at at&t park or the san francisco giants are set to take on the diamondbacks in a game that will be critical to the making the playoffs and here with his tennis was the die-hard giants fan as a third generation fans. how did you start out becoming a giants fan? >> my grandfather listen to games and the radio and i just caught on and i love baseball which your grandfather say when you come in the room you tell it should sit down shut up and listen and i would do that what you think of this ball park? >> at&t is the greatest ball park in major league baseball. i think. >> answer a spot they haven't been in a while how does it feel to have the giants is close to being in the playoffs. >> believable and of how to
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express it and feel so great that's why in here tonight. >> they dennis the giants set- tos rufus first put it should 715 their six games away from the into the season and there and the senate race in the giants fan hoping they stay in the race after this game against the diamondbacks. kron 4 news will return in a moment. the diamondbacks. kron 4 news will return in a moment. including herself. economists say her plan will "rip a hole in the budget" and is "deeply flawed". analysts for the l.a. times say whitman's plan is a "pure handout" to the rich creating a "huge risk" to schools and public safety. jerry brown's against this unfair giveaway because it will take billions from our children when we can least afford it. get california working again-for all of us.
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now at 6:30 p.m. tonights big stories in one big block of news more crews more stories right now our top story. >> heard oakland of multiple gunshots were fired into the back of this house you hear on the 16th street in seminary. oakland police say one of the bullets entered a back bedroom injuring six year-old leslie ramirez what she is sleeping with her parents. she was transported to children's hospital and is in stable condition oakland police say at this time they have no motive for the crime in the need witnesses to come for to help solve the case. in oakland kron 4 news.
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>> had sam quit and it will no doubt be a preview for thursday's scheduled execution a small group of spiritual protesters attempted to block the gates of the present-day they were removed piece of lead by a marin county sheriff's deputies they vowed to return as long as the execution is scheduled. jeff pierce kron 4 news cheered >> in san francisco the school board is putting a new system for assigning students to school it's a controversial issue. the blue putting a new attendance area boundaries run elementary schools those boundaries haven't changed since the 90's. they played a big role in assigning students the well. for elementary school students. parents we'll address where to send us kids to school but the high demand school it means attendance area could be a factor. >> livermore it's been four straight days of temperatures in and around triple digits and today is expected to be the hottest one yet. you can see from this temperature gauge if
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that is closing in on 100 degrees. downtown businesses have their air conditioners, and many restaurants sudden and deep outside tables during the lunch rush. the national weather service is forecasting the mercury to hit at 100 and for which it doesn't break the previous record for the stable hundred and two degrees. >> in san jose another scorcher of the day and it's not a pretty sight take a look at this view from the east foothills overlooking downtown san jose you could barely make of the skyline there for the heavy layer of he didn't do smog as a result many residents are hoping the talks in early with the elderly and those with respiratory conditions advice to stay indoors. for most of us including this paving crew life goes on. on the job as always despite temperatures expected to break some records around here. in san jose rob kron 4 news. >> cal baseball is one of five teams being cut the budget problems at uc-berkeley. today
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the school announced the elimination of baseball, men's rugby, women's lacrosse and men and women's gymnastics. the monologue or represent cal in collegiate competition. men's rugby will become a varsity club sport the other team's status is unknown at this point. the school will save about $4 million a year by reducing the teams. our web produce see kimberly tells us what artists are up for the top honor. z lot of people talking about artists and the list but a lot of people that didn't including artists such as dismissed joan jett kiss. it a lot of and did make the list there of 15 less. lets the good people were nominated they include people such as alice cooper you could see tom waits is on the list even some kings of queens of disco donna summers. she can also some hip- hop and rob artists made it the beastie boys of the nominated
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before allowed to cool j's on the list in the official inductees will be announced in december and a big party will take place next year. >> this just in to the kron 4 news room we're now learning a federal judge has blocked the execution of robert greenwood brown set for thursday evening at 9:00 p.m.. this is after judge jerry fogel was ordered by the north circuit court of appeals to reconsider his decision to about whether not to block the execution. now he is still not and there will be no execution at 9:00 p.m. the reprieve for upper greenland route at this point. live in the newsroom kron 4 news. >> a live look excited oakland lake merritt in makes for a beautiful picture on this tuesday evening as sun begins to set. nicosia water moving a bit so there must be a bit of a breeze outside but it is still warm evening in the bay area will be right back. warm evening in the bay area will be right back. [ male announcer ] barbara boxer.
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here stanley roberts to found some people behaving badly. >> it's that time again time to check on any sterling street on ramps on the bay bridge between the hours of 333 7:00 p.m. monday through friday three people are required of all passenger vehicles and as a two- seater or the driver has a purple sticker. all the chp has to do is stand on the ramp and visually inspect cars and the polls when over if the driver is in violation. but when the drivers pulled over the could be issued a ticket for being in a carpool lane alone. the driver of this white mercedes had a friend felder to take the on ramp which saw the car pool signed, chp officer ricardo patrols as on ramp just about every day and ketches violators just about every day. >> get your license registration and insurance?
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>> this guy claims he is stuck in traffic in could get out and how we ended up in the car pool lanes. a ticket that will set him back $446. now one may tend to think of an off ramp is patrolled every day by chp looking for car pool violators that at some point the well would run dry however, he's never been to this on ramps /carpool lane. this ought ramp in san francisco appears to be a very deep well bubbling with carpool violators. in san francisco stanley roberts kron 4 news. >> the next six games will determine the giants' playoff fate for and has a preview on that straight ahead. look to stop by the faltering forty- niners today actor matthew, hey is in santa clara that in all the sports coming up next. >> when kimberly right now www.kron4.com were bringing you
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i just want to make sure they're okay, you know? [ male announcer ] we know health coverage isn't cheap. that's why we offer a wide range of plans to fit your family's budget. blue shield. the post-season is in the distance but it's close the giants today getting ready for the arizona diamondbacks the giants up the game in the national west cadres on the back and but they have to take care business and it starts at home. tonight. >> being home as egregious " try to win the game at hand. but did everyone realizes the situation
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were and it's a good situation to be able to control your own destiny. we certainly have a chance to do that. >> one more win in the raise will clinch a playoff so the star player ever of and bulgaria only 12,000 fans showed up in tampa last night. >> to play 155 games ago full season of play a really good baseball it's like what else do we have to do drop fans into this place and it's such embarrassing for us. >> strong words from the east third basement at the long korea. annoyed that the team ranked second in attendance despite being a playoff team carried the razor making 20,000 free tickets available for tomorrow night's game against the baltimore orioles. rather shockingly cal has dropped five
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varsity sports including baseball and rugby. 26 national titles for rug be but here's chancellor along with athletic director sandy barber announcing today the school been eliminating its intercollegiate sports cal which may be in ca devil days/year 26 national championships for rugby jack clark the head coach just really doesn't understand the decision. >> the current and historic values standards of the tower of beat as the high-performance board was superior to those of intercollegiate efflux politics as a whole. moreover i can promise that the same cow rugby culture will not be a victim. hall >> first city closed for will
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have relaxes cesta this facilities of the rug to be programmed is back richard thousand dollars to the athletic department annually after expenses. the meantime the warriors' first training camp off and running it is to keep smart error. here is posing with covers the coaching staff to pay don nelson's the skillet to walk away. all smiles very vocal that it was a one of his favorites said stefan currie endorsing the new coach. >> for me last year an opportunity to play for him in a couple of games we didn't know the problems for this year. >> a little bit of hollywood in east palo also today have a
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look of these forty-niners patrick willis among many kids and vernon davis tackling this was the 49 nfl play 60 program in there's matthew o'connor haiti after showing a properly tracking to encourage kids to get out and play 60 minutes a day silicon he was out there he is a foundation himself have a good time in east palo in and of this was a good time for does brian but he picked up the dinner tab for last night worth nearly $55,000. this makes up for his refusal to be a's during minicamp when they try to make can carry the bags of the veterans, the total tab to keep for thousand $896. good things bright at $8.3 million as a signing bonus. when we come
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back if you love tennis you will love this weekend heavy hitters on both sides of the net will be in the bay area including on a cornucopia what will she be doing we have a guest in the studio will to list all about it rosy to sell it is her turn. yes the eastern tennis classic is back in rosy ad that she just can't wait to >> you got it. >> in studio here a kron 4 for one thing one thing will lead. to promote her events but anyway, (laughter) dove.
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our state is in a real mess. and i'm not going to give you any phony plans or snappy slogans that don't go anywhere. we have to make some tough decisions. we have to live within our means. we have got to take the power from the state capitol and move it down to the local level, closer to the people.
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in fact the likes of brad gilbert former player and coach. martina hingis played chris ever stayed rosy as you join us you give them a call renee say when you need me? >> it's great we tell them it's for charity to celebrate breast cancer and use tennis advantage and they all come running we have lindsay davenport. we have we've got justin he does a lot of work act tennis channel. and billie jean king will be host on saturday. >> once asked about her they don't just get out of the cards start warming up europe's the have clinics don't you? >> we have a kids clinic on sunday all of them will be
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coming out to do the kids that will be bused in from all over the bay area so wonderful opportunity for them and i can ask for more. they're wonderful with the sponsors they play >> can you look at a kid that age and say know what this kid me have that. >> absolutely and think he could tell they have good coordination at age 4546 you could tell >> ok so it cannot sheet are you bothered all that she might be known for the russian hawker player that she dates than for her accomplishments in tennis? >> she is very good accomplishments she's been a champion in doubles a lot of wonderful titles the just one
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invitational at wimbledon and played at the u.s. open so they're going to tear up and start playing some of the senior event so that's great that she comes back to tennis. >> she burst on the scene she was so beautiful everywhere she went to all the attention and more was expected of for you know? >> i think she got caught up in a lot of things and i think there's were brought with her and the expectations. i think she felt far more comfortable being a doubles player in having someone to talk to because when she was on our own she played very well if she got to the '70s the wimbledon first year and that it seemed overwhelmed her little bit. >> love best about the big names this is tennis royalty were talking about billie jean king own. she has been to the
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mountaintop and back? >> she still up there to she doesn't play any more but she's going to be on the court and play in the world team tennis format to. the no first 159. coverage great quick and lots of action. i think the public will have a great time so we encourage them to come, the tickets and the weather's been terrific. >> with that 10 seconds left real quick sirena williams #one the queen >> she loves grand slam the best she plays the best and it's tough when she gets these injuries. if she was sick she couldn't play. harvard. tennis club we don't want to go for east bay now. >> barbara boyd tennis club. it coming years is this?
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