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live from the bay area and this additional this is the kron 4 news. >> live looks from san francisco it will be a beautiful day warm already even though it is early. will it be another nice day? and will be another nice weekend? >> temperatures cooler than they were yesterday. however the afternoon will bring us temperatures a few degrees warmer. 57 for san jose, your high today 77. mid-60s by 8:00 p.m. current temperatures we are in the '40's for santa rosa,
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napa and the coastline. south day amid to loppebay mid to uppl stay at the '60s and '70s for your afternoon high school and get back down to the '60s by 8:00 p.m. we are coming in right around 75 santa rosa, 76 napa, 77 napfairfield, 674 san francio today. keeping temperatures around the '70s around the bay, 66 half moon bay, upper '70s for the livermore valley. 7 day around the bay highlights of warming trend. we could get into the 80s tomorrow continuing to see 80 degree temperatures
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through the weekend. but it check on traffic. >> we have our first hot spot already parked street bridge closed due to an earlier fire. we will keep you posted when the park street bridge reopens. no problems at the bay bridge toll plaza no overnight construction along the upper deck so keeping the drive time eight minutes from the foot of the maze towards fremont street san francisco. san mateo bridge a couple of taillights and the commute direction towards foster city bright lights making their way into hayward 12 minutes across this band. no cars within camera shot here on the bridge novato into the city limits 22 minutes.
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>> 1 down to to go. tim looking to lead the giants in the game won. bottom of the ninth no score. one man there strikes the buyout but buster goes for second was he safe or was he out. he looks safe to me. he was called safe. next batter. posy who was called safe earlier, to score. too out snowmen on for tim. he was on emissions.on a me
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struck some of 14 struck out giants take a month. 1-0 game 2 tonight. >> the pitches were working. just trying to fill up the strike zone. >> fans packed at&t park to watch the first playoff game in seven years. >> giants fans are passionate and devoted. >> let's go! >> i like buster because he gets lots of home runs. >> during the first playoff game thursday night some fans are cautiously optimistic while others are confident we will make it to the world series. >> you have to take it one game
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at a time is going to 11 be along 11 games. >> they make you stand in implicit in anticipation and culminate. >> we will go to the world series with his pitching staff. everybody is buzzing it is going to be great. >> they are filled with great energy the ball park has been magic. it has been hopping and popping. everyone is honored to be fans at this time they haven't been them to do it. >> with the rotation they have they have a good chance. we are hopeful. >> i would not be surprised if we go world series. >> let's go giants!
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>> kron 4 osborne takes us back with pat. >> the trip to the playoff game for pat berle started 15 years ago in san jose. 1994 he was a star third baseman. six years later he made major-league debut with the phillies. he made a dazzling plays in the outfield. >> hi drive left filled out of here. ! >> 33 year-old was reunited with hurricanes team may and he never looked back. his power hitting returned.
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>> such a great ride to be back in the bay area. let's hope it's not over. >> he is just riding the wave. 21 at bats he is batting 333. >> so stay with kron 4 continuing coverage of the playoff fever also had to our web site we have a special section >> the state's budget battle lawmakers are making progress we hope. that past the main budget bill last night 99 days after was due. the state continues to struggle to pass that. dan shows us what's in the budget and what not. >> it includes pension reform it rolls back pensioner it for
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millis to pre 1999 levels and increases contour editions towards pension benefits. one day for months of unpaid leave, delaying $1.7 billion in payments to k-12 a community colleges until next fiscal year. it includes several assumptions. the state would receive $5.3 billion from the federal government. this is $2 billion more than projected. it assumes california's economic recovery will be big enough to generate $1.4 billion in additional tax revenue. the package also calls for an initiative to be placed on a 2012 ballot to create a rainy day fund. so in good time money is saved for leaner times like now. then current kron 4 news. >> harsh words against prop. 19
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coming from the president of mexico. the ballot measure that would legalize marijuana reflects a terrible inconsistency in drug policy. the u.s. makes no effort to reduce drug and that assumption well demanding mexico fight trafficking. kron 4 investigation the problems with muni's new brigades. now we learn there is new issues with the cards themselves. kay thompson under covers the problem. >> getting on 49 bus clipper card in hand but the reader did not work. it said not responding. the transportation commission says the clipper card reader on severance this goes bosses don't work many times because the boss is not pulling enough power from overhead lines to power the reader. it shut down altogether or reduced.
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>> the bus that it did not work it was out of money. >> the clock inside many of the readers on the bus when you use the card is eliminates the need for paper transfer there were 43 buses identified on muni, ac transit where the clocks were all wrong inside the readers' varied peoples transfers were running out quickly and be in charge again to ride the system in error. or they were able to wear ride it much longer than they should have. this week in new-issue monday that underground clipper dates for muni were not reading the cards correctly and not recognizing the new money people have added to the card. all the gates had been shut down and rebuilt it. riders were shelling out money for new tickets and left calling customer service to get a refund. reporting is ever the
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skokie thompson kron 4 news. >> bad news if you ride to help train.caltrans. there were chans approved by the board at yesterday's hearings. >> as expected thursday they approved sheriff increases in service cuts. effective january 1st they are going up 25¢ per zone. there are six zones between san francisco is san jose. the first one does not counsel the maximum increases $25 for the war right. form a day trains will be eliminated to in each way between 93230. one other change you'll no longer be able to buy a ticket at to remaining ticket windows in san jose and san francisco.
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effective tomorrow you have to get your ticket from a vending machine. in an effort to increase revenue and writer ship they approved an experimental program pilot program. january 1st where they will add four new express or bullet trains on weekends to each way. depending on writer those trains could become permanent. >> coming up on kron 4 news we will tell you why you need to be careful if you are using atms in will tell you why you need to be careful if you are using atms in berkeley. i heard that nearly 4 out 5 women aren't getting enough vitamin d. so i take one a day women's, a complete multivitamin with more vitamin d to support bone and breast health. [ female announcer ] one a day women's. [ but aleve can last 12 hours. tylenol 8 hour lasts 8 hours. and aleve was proven to work better on pain than tylenol 8 hour. so why am i still thinking about this? how are you? good, how are you?
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clear how the accident happened the identity of the cyclist has not been released. if you use atms in berkeley be very careful look cleare >> if not all the things of american atm machines are created equal when it comes to that warning to home alerting customers to remove cards. take for instance this machine here in oakland jack london square. this beating sound as loud. this area is typically quiet. the mud street noise to interfere with the tone. not the case in berkeley on telegraph one of the locations police say thieves are targeting for get from customers leaving their bank cards in the machine. i tested each of these six machines found
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this one has a very faint beeping sound. even worse this one has no audio coming out at all. thank officials say that might explain why this machine has been hit by thieves the most feared after leading the bank they said they would increase the volume on these machines right away. in the meantime remember if you hear the tone or not ask you grab your cash don't forget your card. in berkeley kron 4 news. >> still ahead much more whether traffic and news. speaking of traffic let's head outside and show you the golden gate bridge. there is no traffic. traffic moving fine in that area. we will be right back.
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decision 2010. the lieutenant governor word democrat debated its other over that position in sunnyvale. each thing how they will make this ceremonial position useful in a politically divided state. they are qualified to solve the state's budget now 100 days overdue. >> 20 counties. that's not the underemployment rate these are the depression era of numbers. top party for me and for lieutenant governor. it is our job to get the economy and the jobs back in the right direction >> first you were on the budget the following year you work on legislation and so forth. this notion of 100 days i have to share something with you embarrassed. because they cannot
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get their job done and i'm working to fix that. >> both cast himself as a pragmatic moderates. time now is for 6:00 p.m. let's check on the weather. >> clear conditions not looking at any fog cleared conditions make for cooler temperatures this morning. currently san francisco 54, your high today 67. a few degrees warmer than yesterday. current temperatures elsewhere 40 in san rosa, bringing temperature of 46 over to livermore.in napa. we will br
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the next couple of days by noontime bringing some '70s into the picture you're afternoon highs will be in the '70's and '60's. back into the 60s by 8:00 p.m. your afternoon highs 75 in santa rosa today, '70s through san rafael novato, richmond, 77 in richmond continuing with lee week we will have a nice weather. partly clouded today the temperature warmer so upper 60s by saturday mostly sunny temperatures into the '70s, sunday upper 70's for fleet week. this will continue into next week as well. nice warming trend ahead of us. by sunday clear conditions right for the
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afternoon lots of sunshine that will stick around through next week. >> of hot spot between oakland and alameda park street bridge is closed due to an earlier fire. you should use fruit fell bridge as an alternative. other bay area traffic doing well bay bridge toll plaza just a few cars on the road coming from all the approaches. the meter and lights are off no signs of road work along the upper deck. for those of you taking the san mateo bridge no problems traffic getting along fine imposed directions across the span no way that the toll plaza. great conditions across the span. golden gate bridge traffic
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moving at the limit taking you to the upper freeway. a bit more company in those headlights but still hoping without delay. just past golden gate fields clocking in 16 minutes. >> there is a report out saying san francisco has some of the highest parking meter rates and fines. prices have more than doubled in the past 15 years the report was called for by the board of supervisors which will be holding a hearing on it in the next few weeks. >> >> this report compares san francisco parking meters to 13
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major cities only to other cities had higher fees. chicagos charges for 25 to park downtown, which last angeles $4, six san francisco $3.50. parking meter rates have gone up three times since 1992 it used to cost $1.50 an hour to park downtown. sam francisco has a tiered system so it costs more at a downtown theater than a commercial district. the fines are tiered the most expensive is to park that expired meter it costs you $65. the and the place that matches that is new york city. it funds muni muni says the prices are key to transit
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first. supervisor thinks enough is enough she will call for hearings on the subject and may pursue diabolic best turf. >> first look at this new brown bear the outline is visible only when a flashlight is pressed against the back of the card. the signature portion on the lower left-hand side is good to being dip grave with raised the new under 21 cards they are now vertical. it helps retailers identify the age of cardholders. the backs of the cards will have a bar called the
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double tax information appeared drivers do not need to get new cars until the current ones expire. >> an interesting story about a cigar smoking man with a mustache. lets first head out side to walnut creek traffic mustache. lets first head out side to walnut creek traffic very light. we [ male announcer ] carly fiorina. as ceo, she laid off 30,000 workers and shipped jobs to china. china. india. russia. poland. i know precisely why those jobs go. [ male announcer ] because fiorina shipped them there. to shanghai instead of san jose. bangalore instead of burbank. proudly stamping her products "made in china." 30,000 workers gone while fiorina took $100 million for herself. carly fiorina.
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on line and there is a bounty out for a formation leading to the cigar smoking man with a mustache. the cyber manhunt. >> all he wanted was watch golf. but now he is a wanted man. he has an alias. she is curled the cigar guy. insert that andan obo this regard diarrheas and get $1,000. he has taken and not here but it's. for brief moment the shot was the story but then spirit >> immediately they notice a guard guy on this side. >> in the blanks of the guy it was being photoshop into pictures replacing everybody
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from all, dolly to adam. to the task of madmen. the prevailing theory is that our guide was dressed up to look like ups famous cigar smoking spanish go for. it may look like cigar guy is wearing a turban this is actually a wig. now there is a bounty on his head. $1,000 reward is being offered >> he is the cheapest man on the planet did you see his pants those are my cheap pants. >> he is the new photoshop on everybody's head even the ball. the web site dead spent a lot of
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photographs from a teacher whom made it an assignment. >> they were creating photoshop. >> the drops of our man of in all kinds of pictures. fo he ends up in the monocle kolinsky affair. who is he? most common is this bora. >> coming up on kron 4 highlights from the san francisco giants' game against the braves last night. san francisco skyline dark right now but when the sun comes up it will be a beautiful day. full now but when the sun comes up it will be a beautiful day. full update in a few moments. female ] it starts with you falling in love with the most personalized most customized piece of furniture you will ever own.
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clear conditions across the board. the downtown san francisco. continuing to see temperatures rise today. nice warming trend right now temperatures in the '50s for san francisco, cool in napa and along the coastline. the afternoon we will see a slight warming. 75 expected for santa rosa, 77 fairfield, getting close j.d. in concord, 67 for san francisco. temperatures upper '70's 79 livermore, the coast will keep it at 664 half moon bay. fleet week forecast
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improved spiritemperatures uppes today to more we will break into the '70s and start clearing as well. by the end of the weekend temperatures should jump into the upper 70's. we will continue with nice weather through next week as well lots of sun in store for us hanging on to the '80s for nice stretch through the weekend. >> thank you louisa park street bridge is still shut down due to the earlier fire. we suggest you use the fruit belt bridge. on to a bridge check bay area traffic in good shape. no problem at the pay dates we did hear of an
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earlier stall just passed treasure island in the westbound direction blocking the right hand lane. traffic still less and less so not going to affect your ride. san mateo bridge no reports of any problems or delays in either direction. no way that the toll plaza. 12 minutes across the span. golden gate bridge still quiet headlights making their way toward san francisco the entire trip through marin county looking good now delays whatsoever. the bottle into the city limits 23 minutes. crosstown traffic jams like amount central moving well right now make your way towards the peninsula. >> 1 down to to go. tim lincecum looking to leave the giantsone to lead he is called r
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was he? one batter later the next play to men on cody. posy comes in to score. top with the six had landed down 102 ou1-02 . top of the ninth same score no man on for atlanta. tim lincecum facing derek and he strikes him out team record 14 strikeouts. the giants take game 1. >> buster and i were on the same
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page. just trying to fill out the strike zone. >> if you saw them play chances are you paid a pretty funnpenny >> business is booming for so- called scalpers. many buy their tickets online than come here to sell them off at a profit. >> we purchased tickets and then come out here and get 100-$120 each check appeared >> it turns out that with a good deal an hour before the game there was more demand than supply. >> i'm selling these tickets for $100 each and it's standing room. >> suppose you want to >> sit> is our seats behind home
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plate behind home plate. >> for buyers it pays to be patient. >> people will drop their prices closer to game time. >> half an hour before pitch is a lower box 8 an hour ago was " four to 50 now i will sell for 120. >> the crowd starts to then and the crowds get antsy. >> by the middle of the first inning you can get in for less. but there's always tomorrow. >> people are asking me for tickets for tomorrow. >> baseball has along list of superstitions.
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>> mojo, do do what every college the giants have it and want to keep it. >> they are supers the superstitious bunch. if you don't change your socks or shave. but a lucky thong. >> i haven't been there i don't think i want to be. >> sluggish year of free will be wearing one under his uniform. >> i don't think that will come off. >> this might be beat what's behind the hot bat. >> i'm happy i didn't start that because i don't wanna wear one. >> yankee jason started a thong. back in the day barry bonds used to kiss his bat. >> now it's here the beard.
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facial hit a pair and picked up by the rest of the bullpen. it's all part of the magic of baseball. >> whatever works. there's only eight teams left. so was to say it's stupid. >> i say keep wearing it if it helps us go to the world series. stay tuned for playoff fever and had to our web site where we have a section. other new is the budget battle. lawmakers are making fraud press.progress, the state senate continues to struggle to pass it.
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>> the budget includes pension reform it would roll back pension formulas for employees to pre 1999 levels. as far schools it would delay $1.7 billion in payments to k-12 until new next fiscal year. it assumes the state would receive $5.3 billion from federal government, it also assumes the economic recovery will be good enough that it will generate $1.4 billion in additional tax revenue. they also won the rainy day fund so that in good time money is saved
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with a place officer is charge with trashing his plot already pretty when it was foreclosed >> the kitchen has been ripped apart built-in appliances torn from its base. there is car on the tile spray-painted in every room and hallway. one room was treated with graffiti. cement was poured down the toilet. the damage is still being assessed.
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>> this is the worst in have seen by far. it was a problem in the four former home owners that did the damage. >> this house was once the pride and joy of police officer robert and his wife monique until for closure this summer. they are being charged with destroying incumbered property. >> i use malicious because it's not just something broken randomly here and there. >> they came to court with a bible in the hand he is the place officer connected with the able. his wife has a real jurorrealtors license appeared >> these are good people who made poor decisions. >> they are trying to work out a
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settlement and there are differences of opinion about the damage. >> was a route still there and the beams still there there is no structural damage. how much does it cost to replace a counter. >> they're free on bail they are due back in mid november. >> from what we understand he is not currently a police officer he is on leave. >> still ahead more whether traffic and news. let's show you the skyline i can tell you heading into work this morning it is pretty warm and it will get a lot warmer today as well as the rest of the weekend.
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husband is shot and killed by pirates. coleman escapes with her life. other than her word there's no solid evidence of the crime. what kind of place is the lake and where does the investigation stand? >> we have a modern couple of arms as we head out on a voyage. this is the sheriff of texas. >> are you confessed she is telling the truth? >> 99.7. >> i cannot force her to take a polygraph. if she wants to do it sure. >> this is what tiffany said about a suggestion that she's not telling the truth. >> i know what i know and i know what i saw. i can tell you what i know. unfortunately he is not
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here to verify that we were chased and shot at. it is hard to be judged. >> what is the main reason the you think it's true. >> i lookit like this what indicates it's not true. >> there's no jet ski or body. but there is blood on a life jacket. >> public officials who don't want to go on camera are doubting its true. stay police are publicly doubting it is a tragedy and it is quite puzzled. >> we are living yards away from the port country. >> so the mexican part of the
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late is controlled by the cartel? >> is not my feeling is the reach of our reality. >> the lake is huge 80,000 a. some of the best bass fishing. on the other side of this marker it is now i know mine land. >> do people know this is the border marker. >> yes. >> she said she knew she was in mexico. >> why would she do that? >> she thought the fight was over with. >> the mexican border is apparent when we were there the threat is not over with. >> stay wide amber lord has been issued for two children abducted by their father in southern california. they were taken
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outside of got a permit complex in itat at at time. police are looking at a gray or silver late model dodge caravan with tinted windows. we will follow that story through the morning also following the weather let's send it to lose up. >> some detail bridge currently in san mateo temperatures at 50 degrees. cooler than yesterday because of the clear skies out there. by noon we will jump up to 70 and stay in the '70s in the afternoon. 54 for san francisco, forrester said rosa napa and along the coast line, 53 livermore, as we take it for the day 60s by the time the clock tower in them by noon all the yellow shows us '70s. we
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will stay in the '70s in the afternoon may be some leftover sixties as well. your numbers into the afternoon mid-70s for napa, san rosa, 67 for san francisco. a bit of a warm-up for the afternoon we continue with that trend as we head toward the weekend. upper '70s los gatos, morgan hill, san jose, redwood city mid-70s keeping it in the 60s along the coast. your 7 day around the bay highlights a warming trend for the weekend. as a string of sunny days ahead of us lasting right on through the weekend and into next week. >> for those of you heading out the door right now we do want to remind to park street bridge between oakland and alameda still shut down. barry bridges
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in good shape. looking good from all purchased this san mateo bridge all is good across the span right now no reports of any problems or delays in that direction. we have over night construction in effect until 5:00 a.m. the golden gate bridge still nice and easy conditions for your south bound ride novato in to san francisco 23 minutes. highway 37 clocking in at 8 minute trip. south bay not a hot spot traffic getting along just fine those headlights making their way southbound a bit more company building is to make way northbound but still giving you a good drive times 13 minutes from downtown san jose as to make their way toward santa clara. >> that was the sound of the
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blue angels buzzing over vanessa avenue they have been practicing for the air show this weekend. jeff bush caught up with a pilot. >> if you have ever wondered what it's like to fly in and f 18 ask this guy. >> i'm from north carolina and i fly no. 3 jet. >> he wanted to be a pilot since he was a kid. >> my dad flu and my mother was a flight attendant. they took me to air shores when i was a little kid in alabama. i saw the blue angels there. it has been a goal and a passion all >> my life> before he came a blue angel i had to he had to
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do the job at sea. >> i was able to be an instructor pilot and teach people had to land at the first time. flying over san francisco is exciting for us. it's very powerful we get up and go. it is a blast. >> that ride takes incredible concentration and stamina. >> are as tight as we will be. 12-18 in. apart my right wing will be 18 in. away from play no. 1 something to think about when you parallel park your car. >> here's what you need to know if you wanted check out for the week. 1-4 are rehearsal hosted by george. saturday the parade of ships begins at 10:00 a.m.,
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saturday and sunday the air show will be 1-4. coming up on kron 4 morning news another edition of people be having badly. let's head outside the walnut creek traffic still very nice in that area. i just love 'em; we have a great relationship. it really is great. it's good. it really is. it totally is. we go everywhere together. i don't go anywhere without her. car pooling to work... mmm hmm. ...shopping. it's great!
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and, when we need gas... i love gas. i usually stop at whichever's on my side of the street. yeah. well, they're all pretty much the same. it's just...ya know... uhhhhh...they're not. [ male announcer ] your car takes care of you, care for it. chevron with techron. care for your car. hey, i hear they have gas at the warehouse store. ho, ho, ho; i don't like where this is headed. some are riders are not paying their fares. >>and this woman is at muni's embarcadero station platform holding a bart card. she is doing something nicknamed the east bay express. but i call it people behaving badly. allow me to explain. to effectively participate in the legal practice, a rider must first start off in the east bay. lets use west oakland bart as an example. a rider will then buy the cheapest bart ticket they can find. which in this case
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would be $1.75. this gets riders past barts turnstiles. then riders simply take bart to san francisco. the normal cost to cross the bay via bart is $2.90, one way. when they arrive at embarcadero station they hop on elevator no. 63, and either proceed to the muni platform, or the plaza level like this man in the elevator, he just got off bart. he gets off at the plaza level with it $1.80 bart card $1.10 short of the actual fair. it was determined that the rider bought the ticket at >> west oakland. >> and will be required to pay the additional cost. >> i won't never do it no more. >> the day before the segment was shot 30 plus fare evasion tickets were written by muni fare inspectors. to people using the elevators to avoid paying fares. and if you think this is new the so-called east bay express has been going on for years. and it affects multiple stations in san francisco. the elevators are there so people with
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disabilities, bike riders, and people with strollers have access after their fare has been paid. not for people to cheat the system. resulting in higher fares for everyone, including you. in san francisco, stanley roberts, kron 4 news. >> of course it you have a comment or story idea e-mail us at people behaving badly. coming up highlights of the giants' game as well as talk about possibly it deal in the budget battle. here is a live look at san francisco's the sun should be up in two hours when it comes san francisco's the sun should be up in two hours when it comes up it will be a beautiful day. ♪ ♪
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as a prosecutor, you never forget the cases where children are hurt. they stay with you. i'm kamala harris, and it's why i started san francisco's first child assault unit and wrote laws increasing prison time for child sexual abuse. and when i found out that nearly every young person killed was a high school dropout, i started prosecuting parents who let their children skip school. truancy dropped 30%. as attorney general, i can do this for all of california. here is a live shot out of
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oakland. top story this morning over night fire burns a restaurant here day 100 without a state budget senate continues into the early morning spirit of fully reaching a final agreement. giants shutting out the braves. highlights coming up. all of those stories and so much more. for that we will talk about whether this is a big story. >> good morning well clear conditions a over downtown san francisco james lick. we are seeing temperatures sitting in the '50s but cooler the more they were yesterday because we had all of these clear conditions no clouds insulating us this morning. this afternoon we will warm up some. that will continue through the weekend expect a pleasant weekend. your current tempters 54% francisco,
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south bay mid to upper '50's 40's along the coast. as we head into the afternoon breaking into '70s through santa rosa, napa, 77 fairfield, today in san francisco '60s and '70s to run much of the bay. along the coast 66. fleet week forecast we have been tracking that. partly cloudy for today tomorrow we will see clearing some mostly sunny as saturday moves into the picture. temperatures start rebounding al little. los '70s by saturday for fleet week, sunday even warmer than that. 7 day around the bay continuing with the warming trend giving you lots of sun. rates for next week's temperatures expected to stay into the '80s. we're not
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cooling off much just kicking around for '70s today. then a conditions improve by the weekend. 501. >> parks street bridge is closed right now between lme that and oakland due to let earlier fire. you can see it is only a flat fact in oakland bound drivers. we have a live shot from yoli which we will bring in a second. the westbound drive is not affected any more. the other bridges in the bay area looking good right now no problems at the bay bridge toll plaza nice light traffic headed westbound towards the city. no road work along the upper decks of keeping drive times eight minutes across. from cartoonist bridge to the maze 17 minutes. san
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mateo bridge looking good right now no problems in either direction across the span. taillights in the commuter direction towards foster city. golden gate bridge no problems they're nice easy conditions. those headlights making their way to the city 23 minutes from the bottle into san francisco. >> you talked about the fire let me show you that fire. firefighters are still there this fire broke out at around 1130 last night on the 300 block of 29th ave. we go to to so reporters yoli sell thi. yoli bu tell us about this scene. >> it started about 1130 last night is started with this restaurant here. behind that restaurant there is the doc and
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a few boats that are hooked on appeared about caught on fire and started to drift and bonbomd to good doc.up oto a dock. the'o put out the fire. everything went under control about 2:00 a.m. right now they are babysitting and to make sure there are no hot spots. >> you showed us that building to know if the people in the building have been evacuated? >> i don't know if they were evacuated but i do know that was where the phone call came from.
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>> thank-you yoli. let's move onto another story the state of california still without a budget. the measure got just enough votes from the assembly but the state senate struggled yesterday to pass the main bill aimed at ending the budget impasse now at 100 days. this is them currently quoting they have been up all my as they should get this thing done. there is no new taxes or fees and 40 percent deficit would be closed by additional spending cuts. the rest would be a revenue assumptions and creative accounting. it makes it difficult to issue long's term bonds. we will follow that stretch for the morning. in san mateo union workers rejected the
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county's latest contract proposal opening the possibility of a strike if third-party negotiations fail. the service employees union says the concessions including increasing health care and retirement plans and committing to furlough days. it would save by million dollars over five years decision 2010 news private conversation that was inadvertently taped by of voice mail machine. jerry brown can be heard referring to his opponent as a horror. the comment came after september to ask for the endorsement. he left a voicemail for scott re. from believed he
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had hung up the phone but the connection was in tact and a machine called the conversation between brown and his aide. l.a. times listen to the audio. >> i hear whitman look at the deal at all. because you will do anything but the she is a horror, of course. >> the brown campaign released a statement saying it was the jumbled in inaugural ball recording. our language was salty and apologize to ms. women and to anyone who had been offended. >> the giant shut out the braves
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the giants are preparing for game 2 against the braves tonight. last night it was all giants and the man they call freak. tim lincecum leading the giants against the braves. bottom of the fourth no score one man on for san francisco. this was the key play. buster goes for second base and he is called safe. clearly he was tagged. one batter later than next pitch to men on. posy gets on his horse and comes in to score. top of the sec's atlanta down to a vote nomen none the frick was on the mission striking out jason. it tied it
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team record for strikes. then barkley. strikeout #144 tim giants take game 1. >> if you come out on top and is good. that's up there was one of my better ones. >> best pitching performance of been a part of. the start for him. it was incredible. >> fans were behind as the whole game. there was a lot of electricity out there. 14 strikes strike out are born to get loud.
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>> matt will take the mound for the giants. but it is unclear who will start for the brave spirit. stay with kron 4 news fr continuing coverage. had to our web site where we have a special section. we will be right accurate section. we will be right accurate hey, are they happy we got rid of the rye bread? totally. they love our grilled artisan bread. they say it's the perfect compliment to the classic hot pastrami, melting cheese, deli mustard and pickles. awesome. hey, um what are we testing in that room? oh! nothing we were just hazin' the intern.
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now market headlines stock futures point to a lower open this morning after the dow closed down 19 points yesterday. nasdaq up three points s&p dropped two points. labor department this morning slated to release unemployment rates. they think it will add up slightly even though analysts believe private companies added 75 jobs last month. the budget
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office said the federal deficit for 2010 budget year was just under 1.3 trillion dollars. the deficit was 125 billion below the record posted for 2009. it means it or 37¢ out of every dollar it spent as revenues start lagging. new details the united aram. will not be an blackberries because they are complying with local laws. the authorities threatened to shut off blackberry services early because of security concerns the ban which would have affected half a million users was slated for monday. it is not clear if the move is permanent. this
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involves another statewide in parlor. two children believed to be adopted by their father. 4- year-old jacob quinones and 2- year-old justin quinones were taken outside an apartment complex last night in anaheim. the father and grandfather pulled up and then grab the children and drove off. gray- silver dodge caravan. it has a good dent in the right front door. >> waking up to clear conditions cooler temperatures this morning as we head into the afternoon we will get a warm-up. walnut creek temperature 51 degrees by noon time jumping up to 74. four degrees warmer than that for your afternoon high. getting close to 80. elsewhere still seeing forties' this
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morning up in santa rosa, napa valley, and along the coast. keeping it in the '50s for san francisco, oakland. by 10:00 a.m. we will warming up and to the '60s similar to the past couple of days by noontime the yellow shows '70s creeping into the forecast. the afternoon highs will be in the '70s maybe some sixties as well. back down to the '60s by 8:00 p.m. north bay mid '70s for santa rosa, napa, upper '70s fairfield, concord. we will continue with this warming trend towards the weekend '70s around the bay, 75 fremont, upper seventies flirting with 80 in more in health carmorgan hill. some of n
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the bay shows today will be the coolest of the next couple of days. warming up back into the 80s tomorrow even warmer sunday. senate conditions permit prevail through next week as well. this warm weather will stick around for quite some time. 5:20 a.m. let's go traffic. >> parks street bridge still closed right now. oakland drivers should use fruit bill bridge. the good news is westbound drivers are not affected any more. westbound lanes are open. bay area traffic looking good bay bridge toll plaza traffic building coming from all approaches but no delays through westbound ride. nine minutes from the foot of the maze to fremont street san
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francisco. san mateo bridge looking good taillights building in the commuter action toward foster city headlights coming toward you making their way east down and hayward. the construction i talk tabout earlier has to wrap up now. quiet at the golden gate bridge had lights moving at a limit towards this city right now. james like looking good right now. ride from 1 01-80 split to the airport 16 minutes. >> but stay with traffic caltrans will be digging deeper to help commuter rail line battle balance its budget. cal train approve the service cuts
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and a fare increase. junior first fears will increase 25¢ for the six zones. they will eliminate four midday trains, for express trains will be added on weekends, and to ticket counters will be closed. you'll have to use machines to buy tickets. officials are trying to decide what to do with the 80 lb. blue wherwell car disappeard they think it died after colliding with a ship at sea. a fetus was found nearby. they are migrating to bohol right
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imperial county top party for me and tops party for lieutenant governor's office should be to get jobs in the back direction. do we want a two-year budget absolutely it's the way to go. this notion of 100 days let me share something with you i'm embarrassed for the legislature because they can get their job done and marking to will. >> both say they're pragmatic. coming up on kron 4 morning news we are following developing story out of oakland a restaurant fire. firefighters still there six hours after the
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out of oakland you conceive firefighters at our restaurants fire that broke out at 1130 last night on the 300 block of 29th ave. we have yoli on the scene. yoli any progress made? >> at this point they will be babysitting because they had to take a defensive approach. when they got here it was engulfed. flames from the back of the establishment all the way to the front. they attacked it from the outside whenever you do that it means it is still burning, and the inside. they have poses dousing it with water trying to make sure those hot spots do not
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flare up. >> jean know of any injuries? >> i have heard no injuries. this could have been a lot worse barrett as far as firestonas fis ago. we are by the bridge. the only way to address it is in this parking lot. the back side has water. there is a fireboat over by jacqueline. they had a marine pilot and injuring here on duty. they were able to use that boats and attacked the fire from the backside. >> think you yoli. you can see them using ladder and spring water down through the building because it's on safe for the
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firefighters to be inside at this time. following that through the morning. another update in a few moments. let's send it over to the other. >> at&t park and it you are headed to the giants game at 630 we have conditions. staying clear right through the evening for a first catch 61, back down into the 50 by the ninth-inning appeared here the temperatures right now. 50 livermore, in the at 57, 54 san francisco. temperatures warming up slightly. 76 napa, 73 novato, 77 fairfield, 75 for redwood city,
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74 mountain view. upper '70s through los gatos and morgan hill. we have of fleet week forecast today conditions improved partly cloudy temperatures upper 60s than by saturday mostly sunny we will break into the '70s by sunday topping out in the upper '70's. dear 7 day around the bay continuing a slight warming trend through the weekend and into next week. an abundance of sun's lasting from the weekend through a good amount of the day. >> the east end lane of the park street bridge is still close to now. we do ask oakland bound passengers use fruitvale ave.
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bay bridge toll plaza no back up metering lights are sell-off right now i know road work along the upper deck. san mateo bridge looking good now those taillights headed in that commute direction towards foster city. bright lights into a war right now no back up at the toll plaza. the golden gate bridge traffic moving at the limit no problems. south bay not a hot spot. headlights making their way south down without delay. downtown san jose up toward said clara problem for right now 13 minutes. >> sacramental rite now
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lawmakers working over night the state of california still without a budget. the major got enougthe main bill was struggleo pass yesterday. now it is 100 days this is a lie both of them. live picture of them voting now. the late budget makes it more difficult for the state to issue long-term bonds to sell for works projects this fall. if they break through the new budget will breakthrough to let you know. tim lincecum looking to lead the giants against the braves. bottom of the fourth
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note score. this is the key play. buster goes for second base and is called safe le. one batter later two men on cody hits left field posey comes an end to score giants' lead 1-0. top of the six tooele to noumenon tim lincecum was on a mission. that tied a record for strikeouts. tim lincecum not on my watch sit down young man appeared that a strike out #14 a new record for the giants. giant up 1-0 game 2 tonight.
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>> the pitches were working. just filling out the strike zone. >> giant fans ar packed. most people think it will go to the world series. >> one game at a time everybody says that you have to take it one game at a time. hopefully they win every game. >> the keep you on the edge of your feet stand in and dissipation and albany. >> the giants will do well this city is involved everybody is buzzing it will >> be >> they are filled with such great energy the ball park has been magic. it has been popping and hopping and i think
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everyone including myself are so honored to be fans at this time. they are i think they have it in them. >> that a good chance it especially the short series. we are hopeful. >> let's go giants. i would not be surprised if we go world series. >> we have a special site on our web site all about the giants. the mayors have made a friendly wager on the divisional playoffs. in a phone call yesterday the mayor's a great to hoist the winning city flag over city hall. the losing mayor has to play host for beside behind the scenes for of best
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to normal by 8:00 p.m. the driver was shaken by the collision and cooperated with officials. the driver will be suspended pending investigation. it is not clear how the accident happened. the identity of the bicyclist has not been released. oakland police are investigating reports of alleged misconduct by a technician in the crime lab. and not releasing any details they say an investigation was opened after an anonymous call came into the department's internal affair. the lab has been national accredited since 1983 and has met all standards. it passed an internal audit involving more than 100 cases. oakland police 1 a no who vandalized a sculpture. the bronze sculpture was built by volunteers it depicts a
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scorched eucalyptus tree. vandals sawed-off eight bridges over the last couple of days 25 people were killed and 150 others injured in in the oakland hills fire spirit that is not the first time that memorial has been analyzed. coming up a full check on weather and traffic in been analyzed. coming up a full check on weather and traffic in just a moment. you can't really love me. i know about gayle. i don't know what you're talking about. if you just tell me what happened... [ ding ] [ man ] 35th and archer. next stop hamilton. [ brakes hiss ] ♪ [ male announcer ] now you can watch hit tv shows on your iphone when you get at&t u-verse tv. at&t. rethink possible.
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on your iphone when you get at&t u-verse tv. ah, that's our new pastrami are we tgrilled sandwich. oh, great. hey, are they happy we got rid of the rye bread? totally. they love our grilled artisan bread. they say it's the perfect compliment to the classic hot pastrami, melting cheese, deli mustard and pickles. awesome. hey, um what are we testing in that room? oh! nothing we were just hazin' the intern. myangry peasants can mess up an i parkcar really bad.tle at "medieval knight fest".
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matt, my mercury agent, helped me file a claim right away. turns out mercury not only saves me money, but they also cover medieval mob damage. they got my car fixed in no time. call 888-4-mercury or visit mercuryinsurance.com to get a fast free quote and start saving today. eal meg whitman: serving on the board of goldman sachs, whitman was caught reaping millions from insider stock deals. after ebay shareholders sued and a judge
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cited the obvious conflict of interest she was forced to pay the money back. what kind of person would be involved in deals a fellow republican congressman called corrupt? and in her last year at ebay, whitman paid herself $120 million right before the company laid off 10% of it's workers. we're choosing a governor, shouldn't character matter? welcome back to kron 4 morning news time now is 547 the shot of the bay bridge approach a clear shot a clear morning of their temperatures: today than they were yesterday. this morning as we head into the afternoon it will be different. your giants forecast for the first pitch temperature should be 61, clear conditions during the game by the ninth-inning temperature should get into the upper 50s. temperatures sitting in through the '50s in san francisco 45 santa rosa and not appear cool
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along the coast at 45. the afternoon temperatures coming to the mid-70s for santa rosa and act up. the upper '70's through fairfield and concord. '70s your hayward, livermore upper '70's flirting with 80. south bay upper '70's. fleet week forecast an improvement each day through the weekend today we will be in the upper 60s partly cloudy. light winds and that stays the same for the weekend. saturday mostly sunny conditions and temperature should be in the upper 70's by sunday. a nice warming trend on your seventh day of brown the bay. clear conditions by sunday lots of sun and that will last not just for the weekend but for
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next week. 548 let's go to eric out with weather. >> part street bridge now open in both directions. gary bridge's it is friday light no problems at the bay bridge. nine minutes from the foot of the maze into fremont street san francisco. it is all so smooth sailing at the san mateo bridge no problems in either direction across this band.span. no back t the toll plaza good conditions across the span 13 minutes across the span. no problems
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across a span or through marin county there ride from novato into san francisco 23 minute trip. public transit muni, barred, cal train all moving on time. plucky >> new information in the toxic sludge. greenpeace's warning about high level of arsenic and mercury in the sludge. it is all over the place this large burst from our reservoir monday a fifth person has died from contact with the substance. it is moving towards rumania, serbia, croatia. estimates on the size of this bill is 184 million gal. almost as large as the gulf oil spill. the next
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leader of north korea a top official confirmed the news today kim is the third successor to lead the reclusive communist nation. it comes to days before north korea celebrates 65th anniversary of the commerce. you might be able to get your hands on san francisco tickets for the giants. let's go to sacramento a live look. they worked over night to hopefully come up with the budget by today
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first patch in the '60s by seventh inning stretch six days, ninth inning 58 degrees but clear. >> if you had a chance to watched the giants play and he bought tickets at the last- minute chances are you paid a pretty penny. jonathan blum found out if you want to find the games you probably have to show more >> business is booming for scalpers who are at the sidewalks. many buy their tickets online than come here to sell them off at a profit. >> which purchased tickets and come out here and get >> $104 for each ticket it turns out that was a good deal of an hour before game there was more demand. >> i'm selling these 400 each
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for standing room only. these are the cheapest you can get. >> 200 each. >> if you want to set lower box seats behind home plate $400 each. >> seller says at that price stable last long. >> buyers it pays to be patient closer to game time people drop prices. >> half an hour before the first pitch. it's a lower box seat it was going for 258th ballot will sell for 120. >> the waiting game begins the crowd's cheers that than and scalpers get antsy. >> if we hear more we will get it for face value. >> or less by middle first inning. there is always tomorrow. >> tickets tomorrow will be 300 just again.
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>> we are following developing story out of oakland over night there were the restaurant fire our live shot coming from that location. still pouring water on to the restaurant we will have live report in just a few moments. a giveaway you can win two tickets to the fall of music festival we give away too tickets every morning this week. long gone to the web site click contest. we will be right back.
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