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>>live, from the bay area's news station, this is kron4 news at 530. >>pam: kathryn is here with the latest on how the jains and brian is doing. >>catherine: we heard he slowly bring broad that it is medically induced, and they're being cautious. that is a big milestone. if family members say he has had his ventilator removed, the leading to been his stomach removed. at last
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word he is still not opened his eyes. did you remain concerned about rain damage. if they are pleased about these baby steps in his progress. this was dodger stadium in l.a. last night, because of what happened to try and of course is badly beaten in the parking lot after the opening day game. a huge amount of security, a tremendous show of securities last night. the officers all over the place for this game including those on horseback. ryan was leaving a game march 31st when he was attacked from behind by two men in dodgers year. at the game the police chief talked about the efforts to make the game say. >> have a we move forward to make this the kind of place that we all wanted to be home that's why you're all here, we want the stadium to be safe, we want the team to do well. i can't do anything about that i can make the stadium say. >>catherine: some people saying how long will they keep the security ramp up?
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for while they're going to indicate they will have much tougher security. >>pam: meantime the money for him and his family continues to come in. >>catherine: there was an event last night in san jose, that's nice to see the money keeps pouring in. >>pam: the story struck a chord with people. we're getting new details tonight on what's going on behind the scene with pg&e during the deadly san bruno pipeline explosion. the newly released documents show a chaotic environment as recent reports, communications between vital piccinni personnel broken down on many levels. >>terisa: this is what is video of the san bruno pipeline explosion they're going over to figure out what caused the deadly explosion and have prevented from ever happening again. in 500 pages of recently released transcripts and other documents, ntsb officials as one off-duty worker whose bring into
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action on his own to shut off of " ntsb did dispatch provide assistance? no i never got any up there. i had problems with the phone. while he and his colleagues were shutting off the gas lines the company text message sent over the paging service about an earlier situation seemed to suggest there was no explosion going on a doll. hello everyone, thank you and have a safe evening. ntsb investigators probing picky about his actions what reading a time line revealed that the situation was very real and quite serious. they highlight how the was nothing in the official love to show the explosion. when asked why? one piccinni person stumbles and i don't know, i don't know. the hope of the final report completed by fall. >>pam: no charges will be filed against five oakland
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boys and girls club members that were accused of sexually assaulting a new member inside a boy's rest room at the club's east oakland location in february. after investigating the alameda county attorney said there is a lack of evidence and decided not to pursue charges. the charges they welcome the good news and say there's still some tough days ahead for the youngsters. >> we have had five young men who were accused of pretty serious crime on suspension pending the results of the investigation. after literally two months the investigation has concluded an found insufficient evidence, virtually no evidence with which to substantiate the claims. our next up is to get these young people the emasculated if you will from what they've been accused of henry acclimated into their clubhouse. were seeking
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counseling and some outside expertise in order to help us do that. >>pam: stanley said this is the first time in the oakland club history which dates back in 1937, that a charge like this has been filed. the oakland boys and girls club has three locations serving 2300 young people across the city. a local state senator receiving another racist a death threat months after condemning controversial comments made by right-wing radio host rush limbaugh. senator lee said he received several threats like the one you see here, since he criticized limbaugh's mock impression of china's president. >> it weighs on you, you can allow all these kind of hateful messages to deter you from doing what she thinks is the right thing to do. if you do that and if you blame or hesitate they win. you can't allow those
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hateful elements in our society to take control. >>pam: far nor arrests have been made in the case. >>jacqueline: a live look at side from the golden gate bridge, continuing to see a mix of sun and clouds. he conceded cloudy skies to the left in sunshine to the right. a mix of clouds and sun to the weekend but our temperatures will stay on the mild even warm side. we will have a chance of rain back in the forecast by early morning. current conditions, it temperatures on the mount warm side this afternoon. if 70, fairfield, 71 livermore and cooler to the coastline. 61 and san francisco. storm tracker 4, were continuing to see a steady stream of moisture into northern california. if this will bring is a chance of rain as we head into monday. this a slight chance is to dip down that santa rosa could clip with light showers tomorrow. if we will talk about that into monday
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>>catherine: they're simply saying the fbi is involved in an ongoing incident. we'll bring you more information as we get it. >>pam: in other news a 25 year-old man fatally shot in east oakland did happen here the intersection of international boulevard in 80th ave. police say he suffered a modest multiple gunshot wounds and pronounced dead at the scene. also in oakland, a spike and armed robberies, they targeted several construction contractors
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according to oakland police. the suspects of walked into unsecured loans, and taken out handguns and demanded money. in fremont, authorities are searching for two suspects who robbed don's antique auto parts. the looking at surveillance photographs. of the honor was beaten by the two men and their armed with handguns. although not seriously injured if the victim was briefly hospitalized. on the bay bridge crews are working to place with this section of the central tower atop the new eastern span of the bay bridge. the plasma of the fifth section will bring the tower-495 ft.. the last four section is scheduled to be installed later this year taking the structure to final height of 525 ft.. the bridge is scheduled to be finished in 2013. >> now, here is stanley roberts, with some people behaving badly. >>stanley: there's a proposal on the table and berkeley to introduce us sit
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lye ordnance before you say they're just following the heels of san francisco, a city that already has its very own said lie law, apparently berkeley was on the cutting edge in 1995 berkeley passed its first sit and lye ordnance however, the aclu thought it and won an injunction so was removed from the books in 1997. now there's talk of trying it again. will the work? >> it's not san francisco, it's different here people are different. are going to sit. one >>stanley: person caught people sitting in line it's an institution. that was that creaky is running for mayor of a berkeley. he believes sit and lye is a way to demonize homeless. most business owners i spoke to said different. most if not all business owners welcome sit lye they also cut down on violence in increased business in the area. they hope will prevent
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what this man is doing. caressing diners inside a restaurant. i tried to talk to a few people who sit and lye would target like these two guys map and the one with the heady martin. he said he was to scone to talk out mad at a sign that he will work for reliable vehicle. are we all? for now sit lye is just a proposal and i guess we'll have to wait and see if it happens in berkeley again. in berkeley, stanley roberts kron 4 news. if you have a comment or story idea for stanley, just email him at www.peoplebehavingbadly@kron 4.com. we'll be right back.
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>>catherine: with the compromise behind them to the white house and congress are plunging into a larger debate over long-term
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deficits and the rising national debt. today they passed a republican blueprint proposing to amend the overhauled medicare. it would impose sharp spending cuts on social network programs like food stamps and medicaid. the past two and 95 to 193 with every democrat voting no. they say the bill is not realistic. >> the republicans are making that choice decisions in that they and medicare will giving away tens of billions of dollars to bay oil. this/support for senior this in nursing homes will giving tax breaks to businesses that send jobs overseas >> to harry potter budget they're predicting unemployment and on president and historical levels. it doesn't exist. the way their magic wands and say these are the numbers that will restore the economy of united states carry a default is not
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reality faced budget. >>pam: nonbinding plan how cut 6.2 trillion dollars over 10 years, the debt will reach a ceiling of 14.3 trillion dollars in in may. requiring a vote from congress to raise the nation's credit limit. before you rush to file your taxes today remember you have three additional days to get your forms turned in. instead of being do on april 15th, your taxes are now due on monday april the 18th this year. its third free bonus days, thanks to emancipation day. holiday which celebrates the freeing of the slaves in the nation's capital. >>catherine: world is people in japan are excited about the reopening of disneyland in tokyo. disney tokyo from then, a lot of shops of in their legs to save electricity but people were so happy to see this they began lining up an hour-and- a-half before the gates
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opened. take a look at the world's rough cut of elvis presley's name is home graceland. it is the creation of an elvis fan in denmark. he decided to build his own copy of the home. yet to quit his job as a salesman. he said he's determined to make a living as a full-time elvis fan. royal fever has reached canada. today canada unveiled three new stance they honor the wedding of prince william and kate middleton. if they will be available april 29th at the same day as the wedding. more than 16 million will be made and no be available on- line for to be in canada they will be available at post office branches there. the speaking of stance on on details of the statue of liberty stamp in the west. we would have to be an expert to notice this. the face of the statue of liberty is not the real deal. it's actually the face of the replica from the new york, new york hotel and casino in vegas. fisher by
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state collector uncover the truth and alerted the u.s. postal service. >>jacqueline: a live look good side over the bay bridge toll plaza, mostly sunny skies but a few clouds streaming in. for seen the same things in the bay. 65 oakland, cooling down to the upper 50s this evening. we'll stay mild over night keeping it in the 50 degree range into tomorrow afternoon. another day of warmer temperatures. a mild day to the start tomorrow. that will be thanks to the cloud cover that will roll back in tonight. temperatures warm fairly quickly, 60s nearly everywhere by noon and we will get a lot of upper 60s and low '70s tomorrow. 71 vallejo by 3:00. neighborhood by neighborhood, '70s santa rosa, 64 san francisco getting up to 74 in fairfield. along the bay shores, upper 60s and low
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'70s for the south bay, 59 along the coast. were continuing to see a steady plume of which make its way into northern california. that's where the rain it is centered at this hour, we saw a little bit of rain out there in the north bay as possible you could see a little bit more tomorrow in places like santa rosa. the better chance for rain will come from the plume of moisture late sunday into early monday morning. sunday night 10:00, light showers part of the bay area continuing to two a m and by the time we get your morning commute the showers will be very light to and also scattered. if i 10:00 hour things will be a lot clearer. here is a look at your 7 day around the bay, keeping in mild through the weekend, a very slight chance of rain in the north bay into tomorrow morning. more likely were going to see showers into early monday morning as well as cooler temperatures that will stick with us through
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the rest of the week. now time for our snow on ski report. new snow to talk about, 2 in. the french know in the past 24 hours, 138 at the base. 115 at the base with 2 in. of fresh snow. squaw valley no new snow but to 25 at the base and 19 lifts opened. for more information on the ski resorts just log on to www.snowbomb.com.
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hough >>now, here is gabe slate, with some tech news. >>gabe: if you're looking for something cool and unique to do, consider rowboat games of the san mateo county expo center. fees one of the largest competitions and the u.s., hundreds of engineers and aspiring students have come from all the from the world the show often compete with robots they had built from scratch. there are over 755 everything from dancing, sporting games from soccer, crowding the name of there's
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a robust competition for. some may be wearing a from a happy face, don't let that fool you most are here to fight and kill other robots. there's nothing better the much into robots fight to the death. this custom built to renounce that the fighting was over 100,000 lbs.. the arena is built of steel bars and bulletproof glass carried this with the spectators don't get injured. it's all not all gruesome violence, but settled their differences through dance of old school style. the international road games this this saturday and sunday at the san mateo county expos center from noon until 7:00 p.m.. tickets range from 50 to $25 depending on age. in san mateo, gabe slate kron 4 news. >>pam: a different kind of tech news our internet reporter kimberly is here with a look at the kron 4 facebook page. >>kimberlee: lot of reason
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why you let should like kron 4 on facebook or bring you the latest news from around the bay area and is not just us telling you what's going on, it's also placed into rep with yours from all over the bay area. kron 4 facebook page as a place for you to leave, and all the big stores working on. have discussions with other viewers curious if you could see people talking about san francisco giants pictures. other viewers talking about the new plan that requires teaching me to file save your report twice a year carry it a lot of fun conversations going on on our face book page. head on over to our kron 4 facebook page, click like and start interacting with kron 4 and kron 4 be worse. >>jacqueline: a live look outside, mostly sunny skies over san francisco but clouds are living off shore. we will see clouds in and out through the weekend. rain in the forecast coming
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>>dan: proposal to extend our hours on friday night, i will have that story coming up. >>pam: caught on camera students at and east bay high-school clogging it out. if kron 4 investigates the growing trend. >> there are severe injuries so we do consider them dangerous at this point. >>pam: san jose woman mauled her dog killed in street clothes attack. several people are dead after violent weather tears through the midwest. >>live, from the bay area's news station, this is kron4 news at 6:00 with a developing story. >>pam: a large rally under way in san francisco mission district, designed to call attention to the recent beating of a transgendered woman. if the people rested for that beating now face hate crime charges. if all lin is live the 16th street and the bart station of the rally is taking place. itself >>reporter: rally starts of
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6:00 and folks are slowly showing up. you could see a large group of people of the corner 16 street and mission. if half organizers are having a rally here because this is where the attack happened. police say around 10:00 at night team and punched and kicked the young transgendered woman by the food trucks there. if the 20 year-old woman was sent to the hospital and has since recovered from injuries. if police say the two men also to the victim's smartphones and a lot of people here at the time of the attacks with the help of witnesses. if police the rest of those suspects, they are facing a number of charges including hate crimes. the rally organizers happen to be one of the witnesses who saw the attack she said it was a violent beating. >> 100 percent hate crime because of the words that were said. she was attacked because she was transgendered, she was told
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the attackers said he hates men dressed as women >>reporter: there are about 100 people at this corner as we >> and as going to grow according to organizers they're expecting a vote 400 people to show what. if the purpose is to raise awareness on this type of take crime. if they want to make sure this community will support it transgendered community. also to prevent this crime from happening again in san francisco, a very diverse and tolerant city. live in san francisco i am doll land kron 4 news. >>catherine: 5:00 in northbound called train hit a car and how we'll go on trust and street. trains are stopped in both directions, caltrans service expands in delays of one hour to an hour-and-a-half. we know that emergency workers are on the scene, we don't know if anybody was injured. if we will tell you when there were roughly a three to four
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the people sitting on the train that hit the car. if now there working lunch and get on transportation. the working on a bus bridge that would be between the california avenue and san antonio. they're honoring cal train tickets on sam train. we're talking ok delays. >>pam: an update on and a developing story we first brought you at 5:00, see these pictures and fbi scene at a google facility in mountain view has now cleared. of your senses these photographs of investigators at google. there is no word yet on what the investigation involved. we do know the scene is clear. for some time now people have been asking bart to extend its hours on the weekend. as dan curman tells us, that may be about to happen. of these on fridays. >>dan: many times did you
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find yourself out on a friday night only to race for pork for the last train pulls out around midnight. off now the president of the board wants to give riders an additional hour of service on friday night. >> #one request is why does impart stay open later? it's been my push to see if we can try it. >>dan: 6 month pilot program would call for extending service by one hour in front night said it would also mean on saturday morning shoot service would begin one hour later. >> part dissolvent longer one night it might serve loose set of people. it might also benefit the businesses and providing public safety to get people that of been drinking off the road. the change in schedule and cost of 415 $2 million for the first six months. while initially barred expects to gain 2600 new riders at night, they expect to lose nearly 3000 riders on saturday morning. todd they say that could change over time. >> if it's advertised that
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he can take or later on friday night, i think demand would be greater than the morning. >>dan: right now this is just a proposal, they will discover in april than it will take public employ it and approve it in june. the first tranche of the extended hours would run some time in september if ok. in san francisco dan, kron 4 news. >>pam: look to the writers think of the idea of extending the friday hours? the ones we talked to were all for. >> to a great idea off, i've been stuck here in the city late at night. it gives you a chance to get home. >> in ruins going out on a friday night. san francisco is were i would go. >> if it's a start i would like to see it go is least until 3:00 a.m. and eventually into 6:00 a.m. or 24 hours that would be ideal >>pam: extended hours proposal would come before
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the bart board on april 20th. the san as a woman was attacked in her dog killed by two couples in san jose. the attack occurred at the park near the milpitas border. 66 year-old don and her husky named shadow war of for a stroll early thursday when the two apparently strayed dogs attacked them. off wilson describes how she tried to separate the animals during which time she was bitten several times and her 13 year-old dog was killed. >> he couldn't go fast, he's just an old dog and early on his last legs. on the looks of the evidence over here it looks like it all started about kirchhoff, these dogs, who came from over there and they ran as hard as they could towards us. i was on my tricycle casing this way and my dog was just
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there. i actually got down and started pulling the dogs off and as soon as i pulled the dog of the one run the other way and grab on some routes. it was a relentless attack like that for 40 minutes. it they got my live by required stitches, and you could probably see i had some contusions and on my hands, legs, face i hope they find the dogs and the irresponsible owners of these stocks. i hope they prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law for this accident. i've lost a final. it pains me so much the way he had to die. in >>pam: the meantime the two
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peoples are still on the list this evening. rob tells us what animal control is doing to try and find them. >>rob: as the animal control officer jay spent the day patrolling the park in the vicinity advising other dog owners and visitors about what happened and warning them of the danger. off he has reasonable lead the bulls and the owner live somewhere nearby. if speaker looking for a tan dog and the other one is a larger pickle typed dog. we believe the jobs are back at home, we have gotten some calls and a campus the neighborhood late last night. our officers were able to develop some possible addresses. if for not calling the suspects at this point we need to point in the right direction. >>rob: he interviewed this letter carrier and others looking for leads. they responded to a report of a man who dollfuss dogs as some in the pit bulls early friday morning but turned to be a false alarm. park
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visitors are keeping close watch over the cuts and always on a leash as required by law. for he said the tables may have escaped from a nearby backyard and is urging anyone in may of encountered them to use caution >> what they did to the killing of another dog and based on the interests of the woman, they are severe injuries. we do consider them dangerous. >>rob: reporting live, kron 4 news. >>pam: a new video has surfaced on youtube and it shows up role in hayward high school and is the latest in a series of fights caught on camera outside the school. kron 4 shows you some of the other videos posted on the web and it got reaction from the students about the growing problem. >>jeff: half dozen close of imposed on youtube showing fighting. , was in this fight back there's so much
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trauma here it's crazy. read as fights every day because of gangs and hatred los >>jeff: students say how fighting this house hot disagreements are solved. of course >> is going to be fights and high schools but it does get out of hand. it's basically people settle in the disputes, the thing is it's one race towards another. >> i think there's a couple portions of the school or some groups they just hang around each other and all the people that support fights and want to fight, they're one huge group. and fourthly that's the largest group. they control the situation and if they want to fight the whole group gets together. it will pick a fight with somebody >>jeff: she said she has the right to defend herself if
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she gets a tax. ski i know i was wrong for doing it, but i have to do what i have to do. >>jeff: reporting live, kron 4 news. >>pam: friday traffic in san francisco, the top of your screen traffic trying to get to the lower deck of the bay bridge moving slowly. the bottom of your screen is southbound 101. it is slow as well. much more news after the break. [ wheezing breaths ]
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tornado at tearing through clinton this is a p friday riping off rooftops, knocking down trees and mandolin trees. >> to told us to take cover, i went into the bathroom to take cover, the roof fell on my head so i stayed there until the was over. i don't have anything left. >>reporter: so the are no reports of injury, though hit hard some residents are happy to be alive. >> and god for that, i'm fine, and not heard maybe shook up. of the and then i find. >>reporter: in oklahoma a similar scenario but this time the weather turned deadly. about 125 mi. south of tulsa a tornado touched down thursday night killing two people and leaving this for residents to comb through friday morning. the fatal storm also struck
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arkansas was might killing of the seven people in toppling trees. some landing on top of homes. >> no one expected a tree to fall out of nowhere to. >>reporter: the weather isn't over yet, there's still a threat of thunderstorms and tornadoes in the southeast and midwest through saturday. in washington, sandro kron 4 news. >>pam: fans gathered in alabama for races at the talladega speedway have been told to be prepared just in case that what their roles through. it also sections of georgia are under a tornado watch until midnight. >>jacqueline: whether pales in comparison to that. just a slight chance of light rain to the north bay tomorrow carry a good chance for rain on monday but were mainly going to see mild temperatures through the weekend. of the full forecast coming up. ow#
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>>pam: the streets of treasure island pose a problem in case of an emergency where firefighters need to rush to the scene.
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to the town is in details the problem. >>jonathan: the to of the most powerful forces of nature of the sun and the wind. hereon treasure island of those two forces collide. people passed with redeveloping treasure island as a pedestrian that the have come up the plan to let the sun and while shutting the wind out. that plan is not sitting well with one city official. >> the wind is predominately comes from one direction because were in the bay. we have a unique opportunity to then angular streets and lined with trees so that we block the wind from the one prevailing direction. >>jonathan: streets shown in the simulation would lead in the sun while blocking the blustery wind blowing in through the golden gate. they're the result of years of research. >> seldom opportunities in which she gets laid out the street grade with what we know today were able to do a test that can normally do with wind analysis and some
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analysis. >>jonathan: but the 60 degree angle of the streets, the attention of the fire chief. that could make it tough for the big trucks to turn. firefighters are a challenge with 93 interceptions but we have to many accidents as it is. we don't need or challenges. the fire to call the meeting about it but in the end she disagreed. >> i'm confident that this street shoot or not an issue. >>jonathan: chief said she's confident the fire marshal now agrees. even with the fire marshal at greenwood years you for the streets would be built. first dozens of buildings that do not done and then the entire island have to go undergo a seismic retrofit before any construction could begin. >>jacqueline: live look outside, a mix of sun and clouds and that's how it will be through the weekend. cloudy in the morning but then towards the afternoon more sunbreaks. current
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conditions are cooling down. still in the '70s in now, the only place at 70 degrees. a 55 have monday, 60 san francisco, 60 concord. overnight, clouds again in the north bay will continue to stream in and stay clear to the south of these this evening. tomorrow morning, mostly cloudy skies will lead to mild temperatures. by the afternoon a mix of sun and clouds just like were seen today. temperatures will be on the mild side again. even warmer in some places about the degree to warmer in places like the north bay. 64 san rafael in san francisco, los '70s for the delta and our inland valleys. upper 60s for the bay shores, los '70s in the south bay and attorneys get out there tomorrow. here is a look at your 7 day around the bay, a steady stream of moisture continues to flow
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into northern california but not quite into the north bay. just a slight chance of sprinkles, monday morning a chance of light rain throughout the bay area. that looks more likely to we should see a little bit of bring with it. next week, temperatures will cool down the disease see more sunshine toward the end of the week. >>pam: don't miss kron 4 exclusive coverage of the 100th running of the zazzle bay to breakers on sunday 15. we will have camels' all along the course capturing all the fun to us for doing something new this year that's never been done to bring you the best coverage of the race. he will miss a minute of the sold-out event, it's a bay area tradition. if the 100th running of the zazzle bay to breakers sunday morning may 15th starting at 8:00 p.m. here on kron 4. we'll be right back. ♪ you'll run outside
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that he is in discussions over to one half man. statements are false and there have been no discussions and there will be no discussions regarding is returning to are having any involvement with this series. during radio interviews a sheen said discussions have been taken place and there's an 85 percent chance he would return friends of sheen, percrowd has returned to rahway's and falling off the wagon. lady-the anticipated judah's has made its way onto the web before its official release date. check it out. (music) >>kimberlee: song is off the album called for in this way. stay with us the kron 4 news at 6:30 p.m. coming up.
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>>catherine: we have an update on the story we told you about, up to help train a vehicle hit a car and how well told around 5:00 p.m.. we know at least one person has been killed. it according to the city emergency manager. the crash happened at charleston road, we have a crew on the right way we will bring you more information we get it. of these one person has been killed after catching vehicle hit a car in palo alto. trains have stopped it in both directions there are long delays. now, at 6:30 p.m., tonight's big stories in one big block of news. more crews, more stories. right now, today's top story. >>haazig: final construction phase of the new bay bridge is under way. this is a 500 lb a section called the grill. it will
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evenly distribute the weight of the four injured and 80 t cable saddle household a mile long single cable as it passes over the 10 or. next up is piece the saddle will be installed in may. out on the bay, kron 4 news. >>terisa: the ntsb has released a 500 new pages of documents in connection with their investigation of the san bruno pipeline explosion. it reveals chaos and confusion among pg&e workers as they dealt with explosion. it also shows how one off-duty pg&e worker sprung into action to shut off some valves. the ntsb hopes to wrap up their investigation by the fall. to reset kron 4 news. >>rob: the hunt is on for a pair of triples in connection with the attack on a woman and her dog here at the park near the milpitas border. nearby resident was bitten and bruised and her longtime
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companion shadow a husky was killed in the attack. please an animal control scoured the area friday based on the belief the dogs and their owners live somewhere nearby. in san jose, rob kron 4 news. >>grant: ocean beach it was a spectacle, take a look at 38 ft. boat washed up on shore on dry sand. officials say a man in his 30's told the both last night, they say he was intoxicated, it washed up on shore early this morning and he was subsequently arrested for among other things have been an outstanding warrants. now they're going to tow the boat, dragged along the sand to the base of lincoln avenue, a crane lifted onto a flatbed and then all driving back to vallejo where it belongs. reporting live, kron 4 news. >>jonathan: hereon treasure island a plan to build the slanted streets that lead in the sun from that side of blocking the wind from that side is coming under fire
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from the city's fire marshal. she said she's concerned fire trucks will be able to handle the tight turns those streets will necessitate. the city's fire chief has been asked to take a look at it. the fire chief said she doesn't prove the concern she said tight turns around market street in twin peaks are fine for fire trucks and now the slanted streets will stay. reporting live, kron 4 news. >>dan: wrote the court system those go out on friday night are finding themselves having to go home or lie of for the bart train starstop running. if there's a proposal to extend the trains by one hour and star one hour later on saturday morning. the board will discuss this later this month. in san francisco, dan kron 4 news. >>jeff: and video hit youtube chose a fight between high school students in oakland. it is posted last week and it is the latest in a string of fighting videos involving students from this high- school. some fights took
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place outside and others took place in the hallways of the school. students i talked to say fighting is the preferred method of resolving disputes among many of the kids go to school here. in hayward, jeff bush kron 4 news. >>jacqueline: our big weather story, warmer weather today and to continue for the weekend. high temperatures today, upper 60s the number of low '70s including our inland valleys. 71 san jose, 72 now, overall temperatures rockwood a bit over what we saw yesterday. up eight degrees in oakland, 10 in livermore, seven in san jose. we will keep the warm weather in the forecast for tomorrow. '70s south bay, los '70s for inland. 70 santa rosa, 64 sam's help. cooler weather on tap for next week. if let's check up on your snowbomb.com the
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report. no new snow but we do have a couple places that sell fresh snow. bear valley 153 at the base, heavenly 95 of the days, 86 runs open. sugar bowl 16 did the base, 94 runs open. for more informations on the ski resorts log on to www.snowbomb.com. >> now, here is stanley roberts, with some people behaving badly. >>stanley: there's a proposal on the table in berkeley to introduce a sit lye ordnance before you say they're following the heels of san francisco, i city that already has its own set lie law, apparently berkeley was on the cutting edge. in 1995 berkeley passed its first sit lye ordnance, however, they fought it and won an injunction so was removed from the books in 1997. now there's talk of trying it again. will it work? >> this is in san francisco,
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it's different in berkeley, people are different. >>stanley: person cut people sitting in line in berkeley an institution that's been around for years. that was that great and he is running for mayor of berkeley. he believes it might as a way to demonize homeless. most business owners i spoke to say different. most if not all business owners welcome sit lye. i hope it will cut down the violence and increase business in the area. they hope it will prevent with this man is doing. harassing diners inside a restaurant. i tried to talk to a few of the people who sit and lie with target. like this guy matt and the guy with a hoodie malcolm. amal and said he was too stunned to talk but not have a sign that read will work for reliable vehicle. are we all? for now sit lye is just a proposal and i guess will have to wait and see if it happens in berkeley i can. in
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berkeley, the roberts kron 4 news. if you have a comment or story idea for stanley, just email him at www.peoplebehavingbadly@kron 4.com. we'll be right back. ♪ let's go out to the dmv
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>>pam: robots from around the world are writing today at the san mateo county expos center for one of the largest robot shows in the u.s.. the event takes place saturday and sunday and is open to the public. gabe slate gives us a preview of the international global games. >>gabe: hundreds of engineers and aspiring engineer's students have come from all around the world to show up and compete with robots they have built from scratch. if there are 70 events everything from dancing, sporting games, you name it there's a robot competition for it. some robots may where from the happy days, don't let that fool you. most robots are
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here to fight and kill other robots. is nothing better than watching to robots fight to the death. this custom built every now and the robots fight then weighs over 100,000 lbs.. the rain it is built of steel bars and bulletproof glass of the spectators don't get injured. it's not all gruesome violence, some robots settle their differences through a dance off. old school style. the international rowboat games is this saturday and sunday at the san mateo county expos center from noon until 7:00 p.m.. tickets range from 15 to $25 depending on age. in san mateo, gabe slate kron 4 news. >>pam: that's amazing, terry is joined by his wife as they open up the kron 4 mailbag. a cheap shot by an l.a. kings came result in
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suspension. gary has the sports next. >>pam: don't miss kron 4 exclusive coverage of the 100th running of the zazzle bay to breakers on sunday may 15. we will have cameras all along the course capturing all of the fun, plus were doing something new this year that's never been done to bring you the best coverage of the race. you won't miss a minute of the sold-out event, it's a bay area tradition. the 100th running of the zazzle bay to breakers sunday morning may 15th starting at 8:00 p.m. here on kron 4. we'll be right back. [ jerry ] look at this!
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>>gary: could evening everybody, 1-from last night's exciting sharks victory was somewhat rectified today. jerad read all this by not getting a penalty called on him has been suspended for one game for the legal hit from behind on the sharks. white left the game and didn't return, didn't practice today. it's questionable for
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game 2 tomorrow night in san jose. again the sharks won in overtime. sharks a lead this one-zero. joseph gordon here they come. >> i'm not surprised, could cool the it's everything we thought they had. we would be a tough series. it may take more than 60 minutes to take them down. we competed hard. it was a huge win for us. >>gary: came to tomorrow night and then the series shifts to los angeles for three and for next tuesday and thursday. the boston red sox are off to a good start, bad timing for this to come out but, their first baseman adrienne left san diego and today its official and a
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seven year contract worth $154 million. the contract is the second-largest in team history behind the 160 million to the red sox gave manny ramirez. who buys a ticket to seep adrian console display, is terrific but as far as the drawing card i don't know. as an all-star baseball player his nickname was nails. today nails is in jail. it the former philadelphia phillies, lanny has been charged with grand theft a day after he was charged with several bankruptcy crime. he was arrested on suspicion of trying to buy a stolen car, facing five years in federal prison for embezzling from the bankruptcy estate. he allegedly condo $400,000 worth of items from the $31 million mansion that he lived and despite only 50,000 in assets. a year-
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and-a-half ago they did a story on hbo, they do these great investigative pieces. here is money in a wayne gretzky former state and southern california. i guess it at that time, i guess it was the same house he was pawning stuff off. if this house was worth 30 million and he had no furniture and the wife and family left him. once upon a time the sky could really play and now he's an awful lot of trouble. the sacramento kings are not gone yet. the nba has granted joe or relocation to anaheim. they were supposed to file this week but delayed the action after hearing from sacramento officials. the nader is a former cal bears star in and be a all-pro he's trying to keep the team there carried the bottom line, they said you guys did not want to help us build
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the new or rain, we will go somewhere else. it jerry rice is fronting a pga minor league called the event here in the east bay. he is in last at plus 17 with a few holes left to play. really, today celebrating her seventh birthday a young lady who is probably the most loyal kron 4 of your we have. my kids say well that's what dad does, isabel left pays attention. today dad performed after-school in what they call that? >> mr. assured, because of were different shirt and last time as there i this is rejected because i wore a jacket. isabella is like the ring leader at the school socialites' mom and dad there to participate. happy seventh birthday. she loves
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kron 4 don't you? >> not that much. (laughter) >> were going to take a quick break, mom is there, did you teacher that stuff? >> she's got enough light for father. >>gary: her for father has to work morning, noon and night. i could of been retiring playing ball. were back in a moment. ♪ you'll run outside
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>>gary: isabel's mom reads e-mail's both pro and con. >> hopefully the giants will not put a statue of bonds and from the park, he is a disgrace. all the time and money in the government could only get one count, bonds winds. now the trial's over bonds can go back to
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l.a. and leave the sign stands alone. >>gary: everyone has different opinions, if your bond supporter you think some of this stuff will wear off. if you don't like bonds you think he's guard for the rest of his life. this book to lead to a baseball writer today, he said within a year the giants will invite him back to help out in spring training. they will put a statue up, he will be in the hall of fame three and i don't know which way to read it, in my mind in 20 years i can't guarantee of people backing in said that guy might of been bad but he was a good player. will they put the statue in front of building? >> will see, you always say brian wilson is the most valuable giant, he only plays one inning.
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>>gary: most crucial part of the game is when he come in. if there is something electric about him that the pressure is on in this guy can put runners on base, he always comes through. i know there's a feeling that buster posey if they ever lost him they don't have a back up catcher carry it the last three outs of the game are the toughest in the have a guy who gets a gun. >> you think the giants 50- 50 start will be a season long thing >>gary: brought to the best art and history, a 10-2 as long as they have people like tim lincecum. if i had of that money, they're facing a team that is really good in colorado and last year everything worked their way and i don't of the same breaks will happen. one hydrant 62 games to have everything break like it did for the giants. magic. >> it was, they brought home
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the gold. please explain how the warriors keep the general manager but apparently not the coach? >>gary: right now the general manager's name is larry riley, the owner of the team and this fellow is in limbo. if they get somebody better, he is out. as silly as that sounds carried the get high-profile big-name guy and keith won't come back. the reason why the gm kept his job is because scurf feel free he has a personality he can get along with people. >> use seem like a real genuine person i would like to invite you to invest in our new car in a nightclub let me know what you think. he wants you to invest in his new bar and nightclubs.
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>>gary: this sounds like a great idea, maybe she doesn't have to go to college. tandy won in on this deal? >>pam: no, no, no >>gary: are you happy, you been on twice? off >> yes. [ coach ] in albuquerque, citi pre-approved my mortgage.
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"all my children" and "one life to live" canceled. >> now is oprah taking the soap operas to her own network? >> i'm kevin frazier. >> i'm lara spencer. >> "the insider" is on. >> i grew up on "all my children" so it was a very sad day fome. >> former star, kelliy ripa tor over the daytime shakeup. >> a lot of people out of work now. >> which of your favorites could be next? >> there are only four soaps left and this are what my sources are saying.

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