tv KRON 4 Early News KRON April 19, 2011 6:00am-7:00am PDT
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>> justine: top story of mcdonald's is serving up jobs on the menu when day hiring blitzes under way. they look to hire 50,000 people nationwide. >> mark: keeping our eye on wall street today after the worst light yesterday. >> justine: faa suspends another air traffic controller but not for falling asleep. >> james: a warm start for weather around the bay, temperatures in the low 50s all the way to the upper 50s. we have showers in the forecast. >> george: could start to the morning commute with a live look from the bay bridge toll plaza metering lights are not activated no hot spots around the bay area. >> mark: mcdonnell's looking for
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a few good workers, the company and franchisees are hosting a national hiring today. >> reporter: they will hire 50,000 people across the nation today. all you have to do is come apply in you will get an interview. not at all of the mcdonald's get on the web site and find out which participating mcdonald's is nearest you so you could go to that location one thing that is interesting when i heard about this i thought of cashiers, people in the back, prepping but does not the only opportunity apply for court ruled lows, accounting, engineering, different departments. if the best thing to do is get on the web site and you can see which available and common apply. >> mark: we have all linked to mcdonald's hiring site on our
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web site at www.kron4.com. >> justine: new details in the gas line explosion, pg&e has provided new records as part of the public utility commission investigation they say the accident was unprintable even if the utility had kept accurate records of the line. federal and get investigation concluded pg&e computerized records failed to identify certain type types of wild in the natural gas pipeline exploded. in the report pg&e says the record discrepancy did not impact pg&e is risk- management of that segment of the pipeline. thus did not make it run sure preventable. it killed eight people destroyed 38 homes. faa suspend a manager and a controller. the controller was watching a dvd and his
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microphone started transmiting the soundtrack of the dvd he was watching. it was the movie cleaner. this prevented him from hearing and incoming radio call. it follows five other cases of controllers falling asleep while on duty. eight air traffic controllers and supervisors have been suspended in six weeks. >> mark: all i some wall street stock futures turning positive quarterly report coming out from johnson and johnson and goldman sacks and the book be wall street's expectations. yesterday it closed way down. we had a warning about the all look for u.s. government debt. the dow was down over 200 for much of the day closed down 140. rain now we have them up 20 points. bay area base news. seagate is
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buying samsung. it is at deal that gives the south korean electronics manufacturer a 10% stake. they say they agreed to co developing business data storage products. it will close by the end of the year must be approved by international regulators. >> justine: getting you updated on your weather forecast on this tuesday morning. temperatures are often belittled this morning. >> james: off tool warm start of we will in joiada warm afternoon. a breakdown of what we expect for today. foggy, little misty today, you can see that here. the sun will come out today, temperatures on warm side upper 60s to the low '70's. we expect another storm system for wednesday, into thursday. lets
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see where temperatures are the current hour, temperatures are in the warm side mid to upper 50s and some spots already. we have patches of 40 degree weather up to the north. that is the way it looks at this current hour. you can get a full view here. 71 in san rosa, 68 sonoma, 66 in vallejo, san francisco 64 today, 60 along the coast. across the bay oakland 68, 66 in union city as we talk over the hills and to walnut creek you can see we are in the upper 60s low 70's. down in the south a similar story there upper 60s for san jose, los '70s for santa clara. here is the book at the pacific the cloud cover is headed our way. not a
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lot but it will be widespread light rain like we saw yesterday. we will break it down on our next break. >> george: an easy ride ended the siege check, no hot spots no major delays or problems. we will story with a bridge check bay bridge ride westbound still pretty light traffic here as you can see no delays in two or three top causes. metering lights have been not activated. san mateo bridge would pick up the live camera shows a smooth ride out towards the high rise with no delays coming back toward hayward those are the headlights. golden gate bridge ride 1 01 southbound still foggy, it is likely to be treated commute this morning but it has not slowed the ride. slow this morning is ace train number one, it encountered and medical emergencies somebody had to be
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taken from the train. it was 20 minutes behind schedule leaving livermore train no. 3 and affected by that the lake. >> justine: coming up mediumistic it, but an earthquake hit the bay area yesterday, we will fill you in on what happened. will not create more traffic and weather on hey marcel, watch this!
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have the 7 day gamin up at 7:15 a.m. >> mark: there have been several aftershocks after the quake yesterday, it was a 3.4. it hit just before 3:00 p.m. yesterday afternoon on the hundred and fifth anniversary of the great earthquake and fire of 1906. there was a 2.4 aftershock around 5:00 p.m. and 2.2 about 8:30 p.m. here's what it looked like on the seismograph after the initial quake struck. the epicenter near pacifica. across the bay area and they felt that shake. >> justine: details of vallejo made of the americans can continue to fight to save burial grounds without the fear of being arrested. a deal has been reached allowing them to continue their round-the-clock protest while working out a deal with the people planning on
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building the park. >> we say no more to digging up our ancestors. >> januthey say glenit means a o indigenous people around the country. many sacred sites have been desecrated. >> will: imide of belong to native americans at one time but now belongs to the greater vallejo recreation district. its general manager and protesters have reached a deal which allows them to continue protesting until they agreed to a long-term solution shame mcafee says they've been collaborating for years with native americans. >> with any major project there's always going to be somebody that is opposed to it or doesn't like it. my hope would be the respect the seven-
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tenure process this thing going on. and right and then try to take the ball and go home. >> will: he says there will be no excavating of burial sites. but that is not good enough for the protesters who vowed to stay here until the issue was resolved. >> mark: we will be right back as a news continues after the break.
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shut down pending an investigation. animal services have posted this sign saying closed, warning potential poison bait out on the premises. a dog may or may not have fallen sick because of poisoning out here. they have had blocked the gate. people are frustrated and concerned about what that will mean. they will come out to date to check out the location to see if there's any poison on the ground. similar to the case and sunnyvale where there was poison found. a sign on it said " all dogs must die " it is not confirmed that the dog got sick by poison so they are closing it down. it is a sizable part they may have to look around to find pellets or something like that. to see whether or not somebody is trying to poison dogs out here. >> mark: we will check back with
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you. >> justine: let's get you updated on your weather forecast with james fletcher. >> james: it will be a one day warm-up. enjoy it while it's here. it bay bridge approach this morning let's talk about what we expect. today morning fog, misting especially in the north bay and the valleys. a little more mist and fog there. this afternoon we will cleared out and the temperatures and to the low '70's. we do have the next round of rain coming wednesday evening and will break that down for you. quick look at temperatures of as we showed you earlier 54 in oakland right now, warmer and south bay 58 in san jose, cooler to the north san rosa 49. at their north bay spots looking warmer 55 in napa, 53 over in fairfield.
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let's look at temperatures 69 degrees in san rosa, 72 enough fog, 64 san francisco, 72 concord. in oakland 68 degrees, 69 fremont, 69 san jose and livermore valley. we will be in the upper '60's, low '70s for the better part of this afternoon. as for wednesday we have rain on the way, these clubs are part of that system is tracking our way, by using time showers begin starting in the north bay spreading bay area white overnight into thursday. the showers were be confined in the the first half of thursday dry no buy your afternoon commute. let's get check on your commute with george. >> george: starting off with 580 and the potential hot spots. we have word of an accident that occurred in the westbound direction. the word coming in about the crash that occurred first at 6:09 a.m. initial
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reports have to lanes blocked here westbound around your way. airway. it could turn 580 into a hot spot frequently. we will be tracking that. bay bridge westbound metering lights for just activated but still no back up or delayed just yet. we could see the beginning of one now. san mateo bridge ride has been pretty good most of the morning but it continues to be easy righting but ferocious. golden gate bridge ride is not slowed to the southbound direction no problems on the stand and no problems for marin on 1 01 south. of the shore freeway this are moving nicely, volume is
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building but it is not delayed. we will keep an eye on the situation on 580 to see if it turns into a problem. >> mark: a story we're following now let's go to washington d.c. where president barack obama is hosting an easter prefer. >> in the words of the book as they are, but he was wounded for our transgressions. he was first for inequities. the chest tasman of our piece was upon him. with the stripes we are healed. it calls me to reflect, and called me to cry. calls me to ask god for forgiveness, for the times that i have not shown graced others, i have fallen short. it
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calls me to praise god for the got gift of our sun. sorry his son and our savior. that's why we have this breakfast. in the middle of this national debate and busy life we may need to make sure we keep things in perspective. children help do that, nothing beats scripture and a reminder of the trial. i am honored a prayer and i pray our time here this morning will strengthen us, individually as believers, and as americans. with that than me introduce my good friends bishop mackenzie for our opening prayer. >> mark: you're listening to
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>> justine: this just in we are monitoring live pictures out of seattle washington and freight train has derailed, you can see it looks like it hit another train. we are monitoring the situation bring you more as soon as it comes in to the kron 4 newsroom. >> mark: massive wildfires across texas and the weather is not cooperating. hundreds of homes and weekend retreats
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remain in harm's way. crews are trying to keep the flames away from populated areas. >> justine: strong storms lashed out in the southeast, a video of one of these twisters, it touched down in north carolina. north carolina got the worst of whether it it didn'tthat killed4 people. they're calling it the worst tornado break-in 30 years. the governor declared a state of emergency. the storms are doing damage in the deep south. you can see the roof of this church was ripped off in the storm appeared a lot of churches were destroyed in monroe county but congregation's say they plan to rebuild. they estimate it will cost millions of dollars to clean up. >> mark: we will be right back
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>> mark: the dow off 140 yesterday now futures are up 28 points. burning season continuing and better than expected quarterly corning's from johnson and johnson. >> justine: getting you updated on your weather forecast now, a foggy golden gate bridge, also in oakland some of the traffic there. we could be warming up little bit that's the latest on hearing. >> james: we just have to get rid of the morning cloud cover, you can see the skies are brightening up a bit. over the next three days we will see change. partly sunny today and warm, a great day to be assigned. tomorrow is a day of transition. tomorrow evening
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clouds rowland, the first half of thursday we will see light rain a lot like we saw yesterday. that is the deal over the next three days. let's focus in on today to where the temperatures are at this current hour. 54 oakland, south bay warmer yet 58 in san jose, mid- 50s in the dalton and livermore valley. from concord down to livermore 57, 58 degrees. everybody will warm up nicely this afternoon. lets fly around the bay 71 expected high in san rosa, 72 enough but, 65 in san rafael, 64 in san francisco, cool along the coast 62 happen bay. as for oakland 68 today. as we hop over the hill, walnut
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creek 72, 69 in the livermore area, in theantioch 71, 72 for campbell. all in all a great day of the changes on the way. clouds are streaming in and the next report we will tell you when those rain are expected to fall in the bay. we will also talk about the easter forecast. >> george: as we track what might become hot spot, and interstate 580 in the westbound crash. they cleared the accident to the right-hand shoulder at air way boulevard. things have not backed up too badly for 580 ride. i meant to show you the ride and out of the altamont pass. it is still doing pretty well there. we may have dodged a
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bullet. a bridge check for you, the bridge was down the volume is building now that the metering lights have been activated. we are into an free on the bridge. san mateo bridge looks good the volume is higher but no delays to the westbound, or use bound ride. golden gate bridge still problems free despite the fog in the southbound direction. through marin county 1 01 looks good from 37 down to the belgrade. ace train #120 minutes behind schedule because of an emergency medical emergency of falling trees are getting out on time. >> justine: new details about the giant fan that was severely beaten out the side of dr. stadium. he is still in a medically induced,, but his family says he does have a brain activity. after coming out of his, he experienced small seizures so they put him back
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under heavy sedation. they say he will be sedated for the next 48-72 hours to let his brain rest. they may know more about his condition friday. >> mark: testimony continues today. a secretly-recorded police video showing former your black muslim bakery leader yusuf bey iv who appears to be laughing about the death of oakland reporter chauncey bailey was played in court monday.the video shows bey iv, his half- brother joshua bey and bakery colleague tamon halfin in a room at the san leandro police department on aug. 6, 2007, four days after bailey was killed.jurors will likely view the video wednesday but how much they see still needs to be decided. bey iv and mackey have pleaded not guilty to the murder charges that stem from the deaths of bailey, odell roberson, 31, and michael wills, 36. they laughed about the murder and laughed about leaving the crime scene.
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to hire 50,000 people nationwide. will tran is live in daly city with the latest. >> will: good morning this was posted on the window and i borrowed it. interview hours are between 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m., they are looking to hire all 50,000 people today nationwide. they say that they don't play very well but higher than minimum wage. the averages about $8 an hour, at times that by 40 that is $320 a week. again that is not a lot of money but this job might be for those whose unemployment benefits could be running out or are looking for something to try and make ends meet. until a bridge to a new job or hang in here will they do another job and work their way up corporate. we have posted on our web site a
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link to mcdonald's stock, where you can fill out your applications. there are many places across the bay area and the nation. they will try and get applicant that are showing up early. and get reaction throughout the morning. >> justine: from what i remember, that equals one-two people, mcdonald's around the country. it looks like every mcdonald's is looking to hire. >> will: this add 7.7% to the work force. it is something they normally do, it's not like they are doing better than before but they want to highlight there were jobs at mcdonald's for people whose unemployment is running out. for lot of people is not recoverable but it could help put the economy in their own little way. >> justine: reporting live from
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daly city. >> mark: president barack obama meeting with arnold schwarzenegger and other leaders at the white house talking about immigration. they will fix immigration system to meet modern security needs. before the meeting the president hosting the easter prayer. it will then have a tall town hall meeting on reducing the national debt. we are now learning about his visit to the bay area tomorrow. he is expected to arrive at 1:00 p.m., attending at town hall meeting that will be broadcast in palo alto, in the evening he will speak about fund raising events and then a private dinner at the home of mark benny off. it is $35,000 a plate. >> justine: that's cheap. coming
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by the ninth inning. a good day to be at the ballpark. >> mark: the latest in libya, nato military officials say it's proving difficult to neutralize gaddafi's firepower on the besiege rubble city in the west. chairman of the alliance says even though nato operations have done quite significant damage to the loot regimes heavier when ordinary. what he has less is considerable asked if the bombing is needed they would only say any significant allied conference attributions would be welcome. >> justine: highly radioactive water from the basement is being pumped from the japan nuclear station. they are removing the contaminated water that has been collected in the basement. it will allow access to workers trying to restore cooling
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systems. president barack obama declared a disaster in california for the damage caused by the march 10th tsunami surge. it was triggered by the japanese earthquake. damages about $48 million, much of that happened in crescent city and san agrees. boats and harbour structures were damaged in the search, the declaration means people can seek federal funding for emergency repair work. states emergency repair work says that declaration will save $25 million. >> mark: we will be right back untithe news continues until 11:00 a.m.. i'm a curious seeker. i am a chemistry aficionado. diphenhydramine. magnesium hydroxide. atheletes foot. yes. i'm a people pleaser. if elected, i promise flu shots for all. i am a walking medical dictionary.
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let's talk about the weather today, morning clouds and fog in a live shot, missing out there is possible. this afternoon it will clear leaving sunshine, temperatures will get warming to the low seventies for some spots. we stand to see wet weather this time wednesday night into the first half of thursday. we will show you that no moment. check on temperatures, 55 up bin napa, in the south bay 58 in san jose, 56 and the livermore valley, right now you are mid-50s into the upper 50s already at this early hour which is kind of nice. this afternoon we will be down right warm. 72 and now, 64 and 7 cisco, down in san jose 69 for you. los '70s around concord, antioch and livermore valley. let's talk about the wet weather
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headed our way wednesday, clouds are in the satellite are pushing our way slowly. we will pick up clouds wednesday morning, i about 4:00 p.m. the showers are expected to fall. 8:00 p.m. now becomes heavier in the north bay. by 5:00 a.m. thursday morning widespread showers, by 8:00 p.m. as you head out the door still dealing with scattered showers, a light but still. --8:00 a.m.--that is the way it looks to play out, light green light yesterday, beyond that nothing for friday, saturday is all right, and easter sunday as slight chance of a sprinkle or two possible. it is still quite a ways out. anything can happen between now and then. at 6:49 a.m. the latest on your ride. >> george: interstate 680 in
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walnut creek in the southbound direction rate debt south main, we have an accident, the accident separated off to the right-hand shoulder here. the center divider vehicle just pulling up here to assist with that vehicle in the center divider. because no lanes are blocked the back up is not too bad yet. traffic maps show the location of the crash, it has not really begun to back up, slowing from highway 24 but still no major delays for the 680 rights of found. no injuries have been reported so may get cleared quickly. bridge check for a the bay bridge in the westbound direction, you can see just a minor back up here the metering lights have been activated for half an hour, it looks as though we are doing pretty well for the bay bridge. san mateo bridge ride has been problem free all morning long, no delays in the commute
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direction curette your golden gate bridge ride 1 01 south is still foggy but no real delays coming across the span. we have checked the sensors for the ride through marin, 1 01 south is still moving very well from novato down to the golden gate bridge. >> mark: time for a tech talk as a gauge of late looks at a new form. >> gabe: the world's first dual touchscreens smart phone. axa and looks like the smart phone. when it's a single screen mode. it opens up to reveal to touch screens the work together. having to screens has advantages, put the echo in tablet mode and the two screens combine to make one giant screen. if you're looking at a picture and you want a bigger no problem. you can watch video in
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tablet mode giving your eyes a bigger display. the biggest extreme optimize mode is separatee two screens but the work together. different acts on different screens at the same time. you can have your e-mail up will you browse the web on low or screen. to web pages open at the same time, the second screen to make typing easier, the lower one making it a virtual keyboard, it totally changes gaming on a smart phone. lower screen can be the controls for the games, at the upper screen dedicated to the visuals of the game. an unusual phone and very interesting. it could make some things more convenient having the second screen. downside is not for ge only three teeth. it is heavier than smart phones on the market, in
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their rear moved this phone comes with the second bagger battery for free, and a portable charger for free. what a great idea. they are battery hogs and every smart phone should offer this. its $200 with a two-year contract on the market now. >> justine: getting into university of california is getting harder for freshmen and lusher not from california. 70 percent of california applicants' were offered emissioa mission. out of state f michigan jumped 60%, the increase reflects the increase of nine california students to counteract the decline in state funding. a outside the state they pay $23,000 more in annual then the in state students. >> mark: we will be right back
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>> justine: alabama law firm is dropping a lawsuit against taco bell. it wanted them to stop calling me beef. it dropped the case because talk a bill made changes to marketing and product disclosure. taco bell says it has not changed any of that. they still say it is 88 percent beef. >> mark: 88%. i was just there yesterday. i will b. we will be right back, we saw light traffic yesterday and light traffic today as many kids are on spring break this week. fast-track is just a bit of the back up with break this week. fast-track is just a bit of the back up with roblem.
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