tv KRON 4 News Weekend KRON April 30, 2011 7:00am-10:00am PDT
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live from the kron 4 news station, this is the kron 4 news. >> isabel: good morning, welcome. the top of the news 50 south is shell shocked. the killer tornadoes ever recorded. president obama visit this area. the 300 mi. stretch. we will have a report, and a recap of the royal wedding. >> san jose police make big concessions that might not be enough. and in sports, the sharks are keeping the fan on the edge of their seats for overtime. in round two of the an nhl playoffs.
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>> isabel: about a quick live look outside it is shaping up to be a beautiful morning. through san francisco city hall. >> marty: it is finally starting to feel like spring with mild temperatures. brian. >> a good saturday morning is going to be a beautiful weekend with a lot of sunshine. and a warming trend. for this afternoon highs of two 70's in most locations. even san francisco has a chance to get to 70's. mid 70's and san jose, oakland and upper 70's for the north bay, santa rosa is 77 for tomorrow. it is going to be similar with sunshine and even warmer. mid 70's in san francisco, oakland could even see 80. upper 70's, low 80s for concord, to santa rosa. nice, warm weather coming in our direction today and for tomorrow. once
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again, the coast will be 62 degrees in half moon bay. 76 will be an antioch with sunny skies and gusting winds picking up this afternoon. possibly 30 m.p.h.-40 m.p.h. tonight it will last for a while. coming up. >> marty: 2, brian. the death toll from the storms in the south has gone 3039! homes are wiped out. 339-the need supplies like ice, flashlights. alabama was the worst hit with 248 deaths. and president obama was astonished by the conditions. he got a firsthand look. >> reporter: it is wanting to see the teachers on television is--1-thing to see them but it is seeing the devastation in person.
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is quite another. this president and first lady heard gripping stories. they surveyed the destruction in one of the hardest cities and to lose the, alabama. i had to say that i've never seen the damage like this and--to lucite alabama. heartbreaking. >> reporter: the others are missing, hundreds bfor still missing. president obama as promised to help. >> we cannot bring those of lost, back they are buying got at this point but the property damage they aren't--near god for, the deceased when forhowever, we can help with land. >> the federal assistance and state of emergency declaration will help with
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the despair. >> isabel: different type of recovery, his car plunged down an entertainment. with this rescue haven't it was a long grizzly peak boulevard. where this rest to-happened in rituxan of berkeley. reggie? >> >> reporter: oakland hills, dave flores is king called a hero after restoring the driver. he is being called a hero. after this car had plunged near grizzly peak boulevard. he was realizing that he turned and looked and it was actually in court. james wright was live, inside the car. he'd been without food, water for three days. emergency crews loaded him in the ambulance
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and took him to highland hospital. he is in the unstable conditions. in the oakland hills, reggie kumar. >> marty: the latest on brian stow doctors have stopped using sedation medication. so far, no seizure activity. he still in critical condition. doctors say it is difficult to and dissipate what to expect in the next tenant couple of days. after that season opener in los angeles, he was beaten by two other fans. >> isabel: playoffs, the sharks took and the detroit red wings last night the first of a seven-game series. they got their money's worth for done to the last seconds of overtime. da loin cutthey got their money's worth. >> when they came back to
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join this came to-1. excited fans in the back. they got this game two-one. how was it! >> it was a great victory, we needed it! (cheers & applause) they're not worried about game 1. (cheers & applause) >> reporter: what you think? come and a more victories for the sharks to solidify the series? >> just three more games. >> announcer: score! >> reporter: it is also because the sharks came back from the third period to tie the game. fans are jumping this up and down, they're kidding compared to the san francisco giants. it has been torture hockey.
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>> it is worthwhile, when your team is winning. it really makes it worth while. >> reporter: they're going to return on sunday for game 2 in the h p pavilion. they're hoping for another victory for the san jose sharks /. >> will /+ immigra >> isabel: possibility to get free tickets on our website and our facebook fan page. >> what a great deal! these are pricey right now, for the playoffs. absolutely. have, and coming up with you can do with unused prescription medication. >> isabel: a beautiful weekend. the live look at mount pam is a live look. quite breezy. it is still
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>> marty: san francisco police are asking for you to clean out your medicine cabinet. the " take back day " to get rid of expired medications, with a collection spots all around town. >> also, this oakland residents and berkeley will have a chance for emergency response disaster. 9:00 a.m.-noon, volunteers along several neighborhood groups will be taking part in the sixth annual emergency response to exercise. oakland, berkeley fire departments will be there. if >> isabel: in japan, the tokyo electric co. is doubling the number of pumps it uses to remove
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radioactive water from underground tunnel that was connected to the hukashimi daiichi it is hindered efforts after trying to restore power to the reactors. 10,000 t of radioactive water will be through a facility by mid- may. also radioactive water from another reactor and possibly using an underground tank to store the water in case the pumping efforts fail. >> marty: as constitution children, nature, volunteers are signing up through the north east center. the region hit by the worst in the tsunami. it is an attempt for survivors to get back into their homes if possible. volunteers are removing mud and spokespeople say they have plenty of volunteers for the holiday season it including
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>> marty: let us take a live look outside the golden gate bridge it is a beautiful view. >> isabel: it is going to be beautiful. let us check-in with meteorologist, brian. >> a good saturday morning weekend is here and so it's nice weather. sunshine on cap and a warming trend. temperatures and san francisco will get nearly 70 degrees today. low 70's and the celtics and the mid-70's for the east bay, concord. it is going to be a little windy today. even 30 m.p.h..
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for, another day with sunshine, warm temperatures. even close to 80 degrees at the warmest locations near concord, fairfield. as we go towards next week this weather pattern is not changing that much. rain, sunday, and even the temperatures will be above average. even the '90s! with no rain. fast-and in the locations. -the futurecast is showing that at 10:00 a.m. through 11:00 a.m., the north, east, south bay, showing high temperatures into the 70's. things are warming up for this year. not so much as today with a degrees. 50 degrees--and look at next week! by next week monday, low 60s but a lot of snow in heavenly.
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kirkwood still showing 20 ft. of snow at the base. high temperatures this afternoon are looking like this with sunny skies, gusting winds and into the 70's. 70's in santa rosa, vallejo, ferran, 75 degrees. 60s of that beaches. san bruno, mid-'70s in oakland. santander, hayward, will be 74 degrees at san leandro-- and offshore winds in place keeping that fog and cooler temperatures a way. 76 in concord, 75 in livermore, milpitas, and the san jose morgan hill will seek 74 degrees. your kron 4 7 day around the bay if you like this weather it is going to be right here in the bay area for some time. in fact, a warming trend for the next seven days. sunday, it is
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forecasted at the degrees the warmest inland and that is where we're going to stay for this week with-80 even close to 90 degrees towards the late part of next week, thursday. mild temperatures bay-side with the 70's through the week. and even 80s close to the bay. by the end of this coming week. >> marty: nasa is going to try again on monday what that will be its final pushimission--yesterday, the president obama met with the shuttle crew mission commander, mark kelly. the husband of paris on a congresswoman gabrielle giffords were shot in january. the president also visited with giffords to support her husband. >> isabel: zazzle
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baytobreakers.com >> reporter: a few things you need to know for this event. and there are going to be no floats this year and there is no alcohol. it is a zero-tolerance and i talked to the police and the want to get to the image of the past where people are getting loaded and causing problems. there will be a lot of police! everywhere. they are going to be looking for people drinking with a zero-tolerance. garbage. there is a big push for leave no trace attitude. in the past, there has been plenty of trash. and take it with you it is not that difficult. this new start time will start at 7:00 a.m. and this will depend on how fast you are. the fastest runners will start at
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deals/mission. if you cannot join stashed-start at one hour? are able to assess where you can start depending on your level. in water, water, water, nobody wants to be the one that stalls out because of dehydration. there are four different water supply stations. everybody needs to be registered for the race is not like in the past when it is a free-for-all. organizers want everybody to have fun but they want you to be organized and registered. >> isabel: if your not that excited? you can watch it here. kron 4 has exclusive coverage of the 100th running of the beta breakers. with cameras all along the course sunday, may
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>> marty: a big event that people are still talking about. the newlywed, prince william. and princess kate middleton. they have delayed their honeymoon. they left buckingham palace and there remains and location remains a secret. and even speculations of africa, and tropical cutaways. 1 million people were outside westminster abbey-get a
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waste--for their possible honeymoon. and people were watching from home. at alarming rates, one-third of the whole population of the flow. >> a youth of the globe >> a youth group is planning to raise $11 million to fight hunger, worldwide. they will rent a car wash to raise awareness from 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. at christian church. it is at 199 marina boulevard. world vision at www. rd visiworld vision.org >> marty: with gabe slate tech report e pad transport >> gabe: get a great new gadget is a transborder,
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with a notebook but with one touch, transport, 10 and fully functional tablet. e table transforer made my as us it could probably find one in best buy. they sold at alarming rates and amazon. this is also cross plana platform for thousands of applications and the tablets in the marketplace. i think it is brilliant. for gaming, and when you are creating documents? perhaps a laptop is just better. fafaster when your typing on an actual keyboard. built-in speakers, it has a 5 baguette this will camera on the back in the front facing camera for video chat and a five-mega pixel on the back. when you are connected to the keyboard the base is as a charger. i like it, the
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physical keyboard operations. a great tablet. this e-pad transborder = $400 for six kids.gigabytes--six what a great deal. >> isabel: still to come, but to problems with job losses for the police department. >> marty: we are talking about sunshine around the bay area real. and live look outside with the bay bridge toll plaza approach. a beautiful weekend around the bay. we will be back. ♪ let's go out to the dmv
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♪ ♪ let's follow that lady with the laptop ♪ [ male announcer ] now you can watch hit tv shows on your laptop with u-verse online and on your smartphone with u-verse mobile, included with most plans. or get u-verse tv for as low as $29 a month for 6 months. in the network you can take entertainment with you. live from the kron 4 news station, this is the kron 4 news. (music) >> isabel: we are back 7:30. a live look at mt. tam. quite breezy and look how clear the skies are. >> marty: a beautiful saturday start with a picture-perfect weekend. let
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us get the forecast from it if brian. >> a good saturday morning with a beautiful weekend and poignance sunshine and a warming trend for the is happening. one of sunshine, but some is in most locations. san francisco, mid upper 70's to oakland, and the north bay. santa rosa is looking at 77 degrees. fort, it is going to be similar with summit, warmer, and mid 70's for tomorrow. and even 80s and san jose. concord to santa rosa, and nice, warm weather coming in our direction for today and tomorrow. once again, the highs today will be in the 70's with the exception of the coast. if mid 70's for the south bay. 76 in antioch with sunny skies and some gusting winds picking up this afternoon.
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possibly 30 m.p.h.-40 m.p.h.. tonight, this weather is going to last for a while i will tell you more about what. for >> marty: new video of the funnel clouds that was spotted in alabama. 200 people killed, hundreds of homes destroyed. the death toll from this storm and all seven states = 339. forecasters say that one of the mass of tornadoes was the worst of the worst the devastating level 5. the tragedy left one element known as look one alabama town determined to rebuild. >> we graduated from here, we went to school here so it is kind of emotional. but i think that we are going to try to do the best we can. it is just a shock, a shock.
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it is what devastation is doing not only that the communities surrounding. >> never seen anything like it in my life. one day, there is no power four weeks and they said that there also be no water, no gas. >> to wake up and it is just gone. everything is completely gone, the entire thing, everything you have made in your life, gone. >> we are a very close-knit community. everybody is good to each other and try to help out purify off as far as i know,-we are going to try to help each other. to try to get as much a done as we can. >> it brings a lot of people together. it is just a
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disaster, and we look at it. many communities felt devastation across the united states. from the self, so we are going to make it. from the-self. --8 deval >> isabel: man, the police apartment as oster offered a contract concessions. the police-department has offered a contract concessions. the mayor says it is the first step and rob fladeboe says that hundreds of jobs are still on the chopping block. f >> reporter: this and as a police department and the association spent the afternoon trying to offer a see a subsidize package that will limit layoffs over 100 police officers and save taxpayers of 15 and in dollars per year. this includes 15-month dollars of savings per year in the first time ever pension reform. $15 million per year. >> we believe that a large portion could opt out of our
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retirement plan. if they opted out? reduced benefits from 90%, to 80%. we believe that perhaps 40% or more would opt out of their current plan. for the course of 16 months, it would save the city $15 million. >> reporter: would save the level to officers, the ones that have not agreed to the pay cut but now 100 is a six officers cut pink slips could lose their jobs. 106 police officers that-and to get reaction from city hall, and the mayor's is going to also consider the city council for a final decision. off the >> marty: city libraries are also going to take a big hit. >> isabel: this is just one of 17 in san jose that is
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going to be closing their doors more often. only open three days out of four days. librarians will be laid off. this represents 20 percent of the entire library and sbudget. and with no reduction in hours for the downtown location but that could change from the state budget is released later this week. >> at oakland city hall, mayor jean quan released not one, but three different city budgets. a = worst-case scenario. with no additional money. the = middle ground. for concessions from labor unions. budget numbers see is a property tax imposition the " third. the worst case scenario is layoffs, though best case scenario still includes layoffs of 280 people. >> marty: from dance, yo,
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>> marty: we are back, with a beautiful view of the golden gate bridge. with 60 degrees expected. dropping down to the low, of 57 tonight. this weekend you are able to vote on the names of the newest falcon chicks of a given birth on the san francisco city hall. some of the names include herme , poppy and shadow,
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the san jose falcon website. >> isabel: perhaps if the could call her pippa, the sister of the new princess. forget the group hogg there's a group exercise in san francisco. self magazine is holding a work out in the park. teaching a variety of group exercises including a glee dance routine. the popular disney show. many companies have passed out several free beauty products. and this will cost you tickets are $20. the event is 1:00 p.m.- 3:00 p.m.. >> marty: it should be a gorgeous day for that. >> isabel: sports coming up
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if >> isabel: we are back, 7:45. a beautiful day outside. when the but gorgeous. >> marty: us get the weekend forecast from brian. > a good saturday morning weekend is here and so it's nice weather. sunshine on cap and a warming trend. temperatures and san francisco will get nearly 70 degrees today. low 70's and the south bay and the mid-70's for the east bay, concord. it is going to be a little windy today. even 30 m.p.h.. for, another day tomorrow, with sunshine,
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warm temperatures. even close to 80 degrees at the warmest inland locations near concord, fairfield. as we go towards next week this weather pattern is not changing that much. rain, sunday, and even the temperatures will be above average. even the '90s! with no rain. fast-and in the locations. -the futurecast is showing that with 60s, at 10:00 a.m. through 11:00 a.m., the north, east, south bay, showing high temperatures into the 70's. things are warming up for the sierras. today with a degrees. 50 degrees--and look at next week! by next week monday, low 60s but a lot of snow in heavenly. kirkwood still showing 20 ft. of snow at the base.
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high temperatures this afternoon are looking like this with sunny skies, gusting winds and into the 70's. 70's in santa rosa, vallejo, ferran, 75 degrees fairfield-- 60s of that beaches. san bruno, mid-'70s in oakland. santander, hayward, will be san leandro- 74 degrees at san leandro--and offshore winds in place keeping that fog and cooler temperatures a way. 76 in concord, 75 in livermore, milpitas, and the san jose morgan hill will seek 74 degrees. your kron 4 7 day around the bay if you like this weather it is going to be right here in the bay area for some time. in fact, a warming trend for the next seven days. sunday, it is forecasted at the degrees the warmest inland
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and that is where we're going to stay for this week with-80 even close to 90 degrees towards the late part of next week, thursday. mild temperatures bay-side with the 70's through the week. and even 80s close to the bay. by the end of this coming week. >> marty: let us take a look of the sharks with overtime. rhonda to of the nhl playoffs. >> jan: it was great, with mixed results for the a's. gary has the highlights. >> putting the sharks and overtime, look out! round one. it should be around to, game 1. reverses theone reversee detroit red wings. the first pair with a one-nothing lead. a lot of back-and- forth, jimmy was great, according to the 44th save.
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with less than 10 minutes to go. little joe, just one more time in the clutch. with the rebound, one-one, all the way to overtime. and the first-ever playoff game. on his 24th birthday. the winner. he wins it, and everybody is going crazy in a shark tank. beating the red wings, 2-1, san jose. for-0 in overtime. and sunday will be game 2. >> the 49ers finally found a quarterback. check it out. they have given up 3 pks. to get colin from nevada, reno. the only player in history to throw over 10,000 yds, and rushed at 4000. he was a
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software that lead with 2 touchdowns. and also before the draft. >> number one, the energy that he brought. throwing the football or wrong, from the get go it was just we are going to see who can throw the most perfect. and i want to see who can be the most accurate. we did have a eight defense competition law >> gary: vern glenn felt the energy. the same story for 21 year-old smith. he is the no. 1 draft choice. out of missouri, he was chosen yesterday and in camp, today. the 49ers have smith, and calone with:for a good foundation for a rookie class. and if with colin and out of south carolina for
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the first round. their leaders chose from the second round from the legendary woody brown. >> for the 2011 nhl draft, the oakland raiders choose newsy, go raiders. >> gary: his uncle steve played 13 seasons. he is now the assistant coach in oakland, the 22 year-old is a guard. out of penn state. it should help the raiders offense. to help turn it around, also the marcus vandyke a quarterback from miami. and bart still come from lsu. the bart will go on one more day-the draft local 11 more day. with the selections and former cal running back shane went to the second sixth overall. pretty good to the new
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england patriots. the giants' winning streak continues. lincecum, not bad but not good either. you can see this play by clients. three-runs with seven strikeouts. very rarely does he get out a pitch. with jason, going into last night. markquee with a winner over the san francisco giants. the coliseum, trevor cahill with helping the defense. a nice play now, he is with the rangers, and of course fresh out of the birth of his new baby daughter. yankees-a's, 3-1. era is under 2. the
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warriors upset dallas, the no. 1 seed. the playoffs will happen tonight, with a rebound, throwing. san antonio and iheather best season record in the nba. they ran out of steam, and looked tired. randolph had 38 points, and 17 assists. and the fourth in nba history. meter or is going to be expected to last especially since 20 07. >> marty: coming up, that moammar gadhafi as a middle forces will have that. >> isabel: let us take a live look outside through walnut creek. traffic is moving smoothly and the weather looks like it is picking up, and as warm day around the bay.
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continue in libya. and moammar gadhafi is willing to talk to you like the attacks to stop. from a pre- speak speech the call for reescease-fire. three injuries, one seriously. open to talks the continues to blame nato >> isabel: hosni mubarek could be found not only guilty but even in be sentenced to death penalty with allegations of corruption. he will bstepped down in february, with 840 protesters were killed during the uprising earlier this year. >> marty: a live look
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live from the kron 4 news station, this is the kron 4 news. >> isabel: will come to our second live hour of kron 4 news this weekend welcome back. the debate in washington with the president wants to investigate oil new companies and even taxes. will have the latest. f >> marty: an incredible story of a rescue that it was just by chance that he noticed his car. from will have that full story this hour. >> jan: hello, the cast of the royal wedding it will be so much fun. h talk. hats and with i hope that kate
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middleton will be socially conscience however, a new york time of page one in the dark times. we will speak to the director. >> marty: let us check-in with henry and how much of the royal wedding? >> henry: plastics. and the famous boomovie, " the graduate " >> jan: i remember " the graduate ". >> henry: laseverything you are watching and seeing and touching is plastic robyn quivers, the co-host of
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howard stern. >> marty: let us check out the side. >> isabel: picture-perfect. >> marty: brian. a good saturday morning is going to be a beautiful weekend with a lot of sunshine. and a warming trend. for this afternoon highs of two 70's in most locations. even san francisco has a chance to get to 70's. mid 70's and san jose, oakland and upper 70's for the north bay, santa rosa is 77 for tomorrow. it is going to be similar with sunshine and even warmer. mid 70's in san francisco, oakland could even see 80. upper 70's, low 80s for concord, to santa rosa. nice, warm weather coming in our direction today and for tomorrow. once again, the coast will be 62 degrees in half moon bay. 76 will be an antioch with sunny skies and
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gusting winds picking up this afternoon. possibly 30 m.p.h.-40 m.p.h. tonight it will last for a while. coming up. >> isabel: the death toll from the storms in the south has gi 339. from holmes, emergency buildings are wiped out. and they are in dire needs storms in the south has gone 339! homes are wiped out. 339-they need supplies like ice, flashlights. alabama was the worst hit with 248 deaths. and president obama was astonished by the conditions. he got a firsthand look. >> i have never seen devastation like this it is the devastating. we cannot bring the loss, back. they are alongside thgod at this point however, this extensive property damage discipline that we can do something about.
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>> isabel: new video of tuscaloosa, alabama that is one of the hardest-hit areas. forecasters say that one of the mass of tornadoes was the worst of the work with a devastating e 5 these are some of the worst reported in the years in this area. this tornado was stretching as many as 300 mi.. they lined up for 300 mi.. >> martytoday, the criticism >> isabel: of the rising profits of the oil prices. exxon mobil reported a $11 billion in its first quarter of this year. they have no control over oil prices. in his weekly address he was urging congress to end the four of the dollars and oil gas company tax breaks of the four brendan dollars. >> i did not have any
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problem giving rewards for success which is what is fueling health the entrepreneurialism. however, with unwarranted tax subsidies that we've been handing out to oil and gas prices one they're making huge profits already. and if you're struggling of the pop and offscouring federal budget. these tax giveaways are not right when york a struggling that the gas pump-- >> marty: and the tax breaks he is only looking for new tax increases that would end up costing jobs. a first term oklahoma congressperson says that this will not punish the oil companies it will only hurt the consumer, of energy. also, the jobs. >> americans are looking for leadership, not tuse only offerd a tax increase on energy. he
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has only offered a tax and a trand in the netwith sand new energy regulations, and this latest proposal it has been hiking texans buy billions of dollars will not lower gas prices. it will act to make prices were up by hi hiking tax prices >> isabel: 14.3 trillion dollars of dedeficits. >> a different type of rescue with the park rangers living in man's life after his car plunged 100 ft. down an embankment. this map showed a long business centennial drive and city park drive also the berkeley on grizzly peak boulevard. >> the east bay park rangers says that he does not
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consider himself a hero he says that he was just doing his job. however, if you did not spot that car in oakland hills? the driver could not been rescued. ranger flores explain the law was driving back up after he explains. >> i was such a driving up through the passenger seat and i was able to see those shimmering lives from the roof of a car. if i was driving? the lights--one i saw that steep ravine i realized somebody was in that core. and open, he was conscious of that car-- >> reporter: plunging 100 ft. down this embankment. emergency responders put right into the ambulance he left him here along side the road. >> i asked him if he was okay. he said that i was
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just thursd thursday. >> reporter: he had nothing when he was in the car, no food, water, but what he said he was--just thursdirsty they expected him to survive and whenever they find cars the outcome is usually much different. >> usually find them a in the morning, when it happens at night. i am so happy that he is okay. and happy ending. >> reporter: he did not have a cellphone but park officials say that even if he did the perception is not very good along this stretch of road. cellphone perception is not very good along this road. >> isabel: coming up, the
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nearly 70 degrees today. low 70's and the south bay and the mid-70's for the east bay, concord. it is going to be a little windy today. even 30 m.p.h.. for, another day with sunshine, warm temperatures. even close to 80 degrees at the warmest locations near concord, fairfield. as we go towards next week this weather pattern is not changing that the temperatures will be above average. even the '90s! with no rain. fast- and in the locations. -the futurecast is showing that at 10:00 a.m. through 11:00 thought a.m., the north, east, south bay, showing high temperatures into the 70's. things are warming up for this year. not so much as today with a degrees. 50 degrees--and look at next
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week! by next week monday, low 60s but a lot of snow in heavenly. kirkwood still showing 20 ft. of snow at the base. high temperatures this afternoon are looking like this with sunny skies, gusting winds and into the 70's. 70's in santa rosa, vallejo, ferran, 75 degrees. 60s of that beaches. san bruno, mid-'70s in oakland. santander, hayward, will be 74 degrees at san leandro--and offshore winds in place keeping that fog and cooler temperatures a way. 76 in concord, 75 in livermore, milpitas, and the san jose morgan hill will seek 74 degrees. your kron 4 7 day around the bay if you like this weather it is going to be right here in the bay area for some time. in fact, a warming trend for
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the next seven days. sunday, it is forecasted at the degrees the warmest inland and that is where we're going to stay for this week with-80 even close to 90 degrees towards the late part of next week, thursday. mild temperatures bay-side with the 70's through the week. and even 80s close to the bay. by the end of this coming week. >> henry: the thing to come brand board of our guesthi to cs susais the author of plastic, a toxic love affair.
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>> polyester is very 70's. >> henry: this book, plastic is a fascinating journey what has to be the single most important product in the history. for starters what is plastic? >> plastic is made, byproducts of oil refining and natural gas. it is basically giant molecules that have been hooked together and we have been very resourceful on creating other objects. >> henry: billiards question mark >> against the were made-- they were plastic came about to replace billiards maker in the mid-19th century was so concerned that elephants
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were being hunted and. he was offering an ad for $10,000 for a viable substitute to a free. in new york inventor caught its attention and he came up with celluloid. >> it did not work because it was a voluble. and it almost was like a shotgun and a billiard hit and another billiard. and everybody in the are true with a handgun when he heard it [laughter] >> henry: plastic was a effort to save our resources and at this point, they balance between benefit and hazard. how would you balance it? >> both are there. both plastics are great material, fantastic but we use of them far too often. and misguided, foolish waste. styrofoam. it is a great material for insulation and
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even in building. it can keep a house warm, cool, and it lasts forever. durable material that is going to be used once however, if you or going to be using that for only once and perhaps a styrofoam cup. >> henry: it is biodegradable possibility. >> you can make it but it is often times and not that successful. >> henry: that it would disappear. what would the world be like without plastic. >> you and i would be really embarrassed right now [laughter] and with hospitals would be impacted. with artificial limbs, cars, planes, and you would have a difficult time coping and keeping your food cold. in a
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difficult time cooking your food. it would be coming to a grinding halt. >> henry: amazing story. i would not people to see, and my producer is saying that it is time to go. this camera is also plastic la susan, the book is called plastic, a toxic love story. >> i will get books meant in san francisco on may 16th. >> henry: great you are going to hear about this on also me ninth. susan frankel.com a great book. we're going to hear a lot about it and robin quivers, the co-coast of howard stern is coming up on kron 4 news this weekend. co-host
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live from the kron 4 news station, this is the kron 4 news. >> isabel: 8:30 a live look outside. expected to be a great weekend with temperatures in the 70's. your forecast coming up in a couple of minutes. first, the devastation in the south, the death toll = 369. 339. the second deadliest in u.s. history. plea springs, virginia. lee deer springs
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virginia, ripping apart homes. >> the cleanup is just getting started at this truck stop of of pea81 at glade sprins east tractor- trailer's were even a overturned. >> you see signs of progress but you also see the damage. in every direction and indication of how powerful, destructive this tornado really was. >> i just feel like.. it feels like somebody does dropped a bomb. >> demolishing homes, traffic signs, traffic lights, and flying debris over the interstate. and difficult to watch and even for this season reporter and even more difficult for the people that lived through it. >> when you think that it will happen to you. >> reporter: people are getting support from friends, family, and
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volunteers are going door to door. rescue crews are getting taken care of this elite organization is serving 1300 meals per day. >> you can see the gratitude in their faces. these are people there have been given to the committee so they need it. and they deserve it. >> they deserve it. how >> reporter: the volunteers say that it is the american way, neighbors helping neighbors. >> the great thing about this country is that people will help. they take care of each other. they are in good hands >> reporter: also four deaths during this storm with one at this car wash when the roof collapsed killed the driver. >> marty: jean quan has three different budget plans on how they could close its budget deficit. facing opposition from other city leaders on how to fix the finances. jonathan blum spoke to jean quan. >> when it comes to the
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oakland $58 million budget shortfall jean quan is hoping for the best but planning for the worst. she has released different city budgets, the chance that volcand labor unions could help. and exactly what will be cut-voters. >> i could just take a guess and this is what i think it could happen and just put up one. but the reality is that it is not all in my hands. part of it is in the hands of the city council and the citizens of oakland. >> reporter: the first barrier will come in june when the city council might, might not be able to dispute labor unions concession speaks. also, if there's a male and election raising property taxes a- milling election. better off than the.. ski scenario. but whw
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need-the worst-case scenario. >> reporter: with libraries, public service is being impacted and a senior scatting impacted. and fire stations. 15 of furlough days. it is cro >> it was nearly the gun to my had to close libraries. >> reporter: with 145 reduction in the some of these parks would be closed with no furloughs. and fire stations still closed. also, the third choice would be in no for, union concessions and able to recruit a tax hike that the mayor continues to push for. >> i'm going to fight like hell. i'm not giving up. >> reporter: a 15% pay cut and she wants to bring back
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another 20 of the light of police officers because it is cheaper than training to officers 20 lead off-- premium back the ones it will lthe 20 officers that were previously let go. it is cheaper to bring them back, then train new officers. >> marty: a live look outside, walnut creek. >> isabel: how about checking the weather with brian. > a good saturday morning > a good saturday morning weekend is here and so it's nice weather. sunshine on cap and a warming trend. temperatures and san francisco will get nearly 70 degrees today. low 70's and the south bay and the mid-70's for the east bay, concord. it is going to be a little windy today. even 30 m.p.h.. for, another day
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with sunshine, warm temperatures. even close to 80 degrees at the warmest locations near concord, fairfield. as we go towards next week this weather pattern is not changing that much. rain, sunday, and even the temperatures will be above average. even the '90s! with no rain. fast- and in the locations. -the futurecast is showing that at 10:00 a.m. through 11:00 a.m., the north, east, south bay, showing high temperatures into the 70's. things are warming up for this year. not so much as today with a degrees. 50 degrees--and look at next week! by next week monday, low 60s but a lot of snow in heavenly. kirkwood still showing 20 ft. of snow at the base. high temperatures
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this afternoon are looking like this with sunny skies, gusting winds and into the 70's. 70's in santa rosa, vallejo, ferran, 75 degrees. 60s of that beaches. san bruno, mid-'70s in oakland. santander, hayward, will be 74 degrees at san leandro--and offshore winds in place keeping that fog and cooler temperatures a way. 76 in concord, 75 in livermore, milpitas, and the san jose morgan hill will seek 74 degrees. your kron 4 7 day around the bay if you like this weather it is going to be right here in the bay area for some time. in fact, a warming trend for the next seven days. sunday, it is forecasted at the degrees the warmest inland and that is where we're
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going to stay for this week with-80 even close to 90 degrees towards the late part of next week, thursday. mild temperatures bay-side with the 70's through the week. and even end of this coming week. >> marty: let us check-in with chan. >> jan: hats from royal wedding. it-it jan wahl. >> from his girlfriend, and it never, a journalism in the mobile is we have a great movie to talk about. page one. it is great the director of " page-one " from the new york times. a movie based on a journalism in the movies. like his girl friday, charleston in the movijournalism in the movies--.
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>> marty: we are back on kron 4 news this weekend. you are able to even vote on the falcon jet on top of the san francisco city hall for te chickes, heremsmes, poppy and shadow, are possible. this is the fifth nesting season and the third with her maid.meet named stephen colbert. jan wahl is coming up next. (music)
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and welcome back. this is the mount sutro tower mt. tam a bit breezy. hall but taking a look of the seven day forecast because your going to like it if you like mild temperatures. plenty of mild temperatures. and sunshine take a look lovely. (music) >> the old newspaper, wikileaks. >> jan: this great feature called page-one. inside the new york times. the director, call writer tru andrew--rossi, the co- writer. thank you, andrew what wanted to tell this story? >> david carr, was on the
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media desk and i had known david for a while. right of around that time that the newspaper business won the advertising economy had collapsed it seems like the perfect moment to follow a journalist. it was a vulnerable. >> jan: is quite a journalist, an amazing guy to follow. that is where the movie is so effective in teaching, intelligence, despite being the angry human being. >> david carr is a columnist who is a brilliant writer and with a textured past who used to be a drug addict. as a result he sees the world very clearly and is not take bs of anybody. >> jan: he does not take bs anybody these new people are so arrogant with too much
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in impact on the world wide web. >> he is defending his newspaper. and i think for him is a hybrid future that we live and. social the media and the tools of insurgency allow us to create this story. we also need to remember the value of our traditional reporting. >> jan: depth of the traditional reporting and even the things that you need to read about if you don't need to read about to maintain your intelligence. it is called a page one, a year in the dark times. >> your background, with food, and our love of food. and with the journalism, that is what we have so much in common. i am going a cast at the reams theater it is called real delicious, food and wine in the movies. about le cirgue >> my last movie was about
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the family ran the restaurant mega 'le curigue' >> the circuit- >> they first release date. >> and what he studied to make this may 1st network, that movie is irrelevant today. and his growth, friday, a wonderful film. about the news his girl, friday. ace in the hole, from billy wilder and the insider, a great movie about
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journalism and the clothing for men. thank you so much, for being here. >> thank you for having me. >> marty: that sounds very interesting. >> isabel: henry? >> henry: fabulous items coming up. we have the flow show coming up coming up on kron 4 news. an interesting integration of body and soul. (music)
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'flow show', it is an interesting combination of choreographers, performers that manipulate their bodies to create a smooth with choreography. by the way, this is alien baller tie out, peace. let me see hiking to this a try. this is typically not done when people are in their 20s. >> it is called a partner poy however, individual as well. >> henry: has she ever bp [[eyou? >> all the time. >> henry: and it is not
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that big a deal if you hit your parker [laughter] this is one type of example from this show. hit your- partner--and tom is a producer for this show. we will show you and please tell us about this concept. >> these are traditionally been done in the circus. and also and nightclub settings. it's the idea for this show was have dance theater as a discipline. highlight the artistry, the expression and we exploded from the trickery. >> henry: all of these use some type of manipulation of an object? >> that is what type it all together. and perhaps juggling. we just saw hoops, and new props are
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being developed as we speak. >> henry: international scene has other cultures have done this? >> yes it has a school community and in art form coming from various countries like new zealand. is a-art community and art form recognized worldwide. >> henry: please explain what your going to be doing. >> this is manipulation without your knowledge of and roll it around your body. to do this together with contact style. a partner. is this >> henry: like with cheerleading? [laughter] please show us. (music)
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and welcome to our third live hour. the devastating tornadoes to the southern state with wind speeds of 200 m.p.h. it was a fight to hold however, president obama surveyed the damage. >> marty: it is impossible, with 200 m.p.h.. >> isabel: through seven states. >> marty: in the east bay, berkeley, oakland with preparation disaster as a drill. we will have more information on that and the world hunger spotlight. >> jan: darlene is here from the local theater calledoing a show called " absolutely san francisco ". this looks more like a gloria swanson hat a lot and also grilled whiting coverage. still a lot coming up. with royal wedding...
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coverage. >> isabel: how but taking a look outside with that breeze keeping things cool but still 70 degrees. how about taking it that look outside? >> marty: it should be a beautiful weekend. let us cool head and get the forecast from brian. > a good saturday morning weekend is here and so it's nice weather. sunshine on tap and a warming trend. temperatures in san degrees today. low 70's and70's for the east bay, concord. it is going to be a little windy today. even 30 m.p.h.. for, another day sunshine. and a warming trend. for this afternoon highs of two 70's in most locations. even san francisco has a chance to get to 70's. mid 70's and san jose, oakland and upper 70's for the north bay, santa rosa is 77 for tomorrow. it is going to be similar with sunshine and even warmer. mid 70's in san francisco, oakland could even see 80. upper 70's, low
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80s for concord, to santa rosa. nice, warm weather coming in our direction today and for tomorrow. once again, the coast will be 62 degrees in half moon bay. 76 will be an antioch with sunny skies and gusting winds picking up this afternoon. possibly 30 m.p.h.-40 m.p.h. tonight it will last for a while. coming up. with more details coming up on your forecast then. if a >> marty: for the death toll from lease to sell the storms has risen to 339 have. from the of the death toll. and authorities are in dire need of basics like flashlights and ice. the worst was in tuscaloosa, alabama with 248 deaths for. hand president obama was astonished by the devastation as he got a firsthand looks. fifth a >> reporter: it is one thing to see these pictures on television. firsthand look. >> reporter: it is one thing television is--1-thing to see them but it is seeing the devastation in person. is quite another. this days
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after a tornado outbreak punched the south in the gogut president and first lady heard gripping stories. they surveyed the destruction in one of the hardest cities tuscaloosa, alabama. >> had to say that i've never seen the damage like this tuscaloosa >> reporter: the others are missing, hundreds for still missing. president obama as promised to help. >> we cannot bring those o pack they are next to got at this point but the property damage which is obviously extensive that is something that we can do something about it. >> before visiting alabama he designed a disaster declaration freeing federal funds for the victims of all hardest hit counties. >> he has brought hope to have this community. >> isabel: a different type
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of rescue and oakland hills a park ranger save a man's life after his car plunged over 100 ft. down in the embankment. this map shows you that it was along the grizzly peak boulevard. between centennial drive and out side son park and reggie kumar has more of the rescue. >> in oakland hills, david flores is being called a hero after found a body that plunged over 100 ft. of as the embankment he drove past this on grizzly peak boulevard. he noticed something shiny and the driver turned around floor is realized that it was looking at a car. flauti he foud that the pe with a liv inside of his car for three days. emergency responders loaded him up in the ambulance and took him to highland hospital where he is listed in stable
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condition. in oakland hills, reggie kumar, kron 4 news. >> marty: the latest on brian stow, the beaten fan. doctors have stopped using the sedation it medication keeping him in a medically induced com,difficult to anticipate what is expecting. he was attending the opening game and attacked. >> isabel: a national hunger strike with ties to the bay area. >> marty: hayward ap a full shot from the east bay. a beautiful shot. we will be right back. (music)
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administration and local local law enforcement administrators for the second national " take back day. getting rid of expired, and used an unwanted prescription drugs. collection containers will. all police stations. 7.0 earthquake is getting ready through oakland and even practice their skills. with a major disaster responses. neighborhoods are responding in the sixth annual a city- wide emergency response exercise. organizers include the oakland and police fired apartment. >> marty: teenagers across the bay area. -fire department--police department--are organizing that disaster exercise. >> marty: they are trying to raise $11 million to fight hunger. starting with a car wash from 11:00 a.m.-
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warming trend. temperatures in san francisco will get nearly 70 degrees today. low 70's and the south bay and the mid-70's for the east bay, concord. it is going to be a little windy today. even 30 m.p.h.. for, another day with sunshine, warm temperatures. even close to 80 degrees at the warmest locations near concord, fairfield. as we go towards next week this weather pattern is not changing that much. rain, sunday, and even no rain-- the temperatures will be above average. even the '90s! with no rain in locations. -the futurecast is showing that at 10:00 a.m. through 11:00 a.m., the north, east, south bay, showing high temperatures into the 70's. things are warming up for this yea sierras not so much as today with 50 degrees. 50 degrees and
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look at next week! by next week monday, low 60s but a lot of snow in heavenly. kirkwood still showing 20 ft. of snow at the base. high temperatures this afternoon are looking like this with sunny skies, gusting winds and into the 70's. 70's in santa rosa, vallejo, fairfield, 75 degrees. 60s at that beaches. san bruno, mid-'70s in oakland. san leandro, hayward, will be 74 degrees and offshore winds in place, keeping that fog and cooler temperatures away. 76 in concord, 75 in livermore, milpitas, and the san jose morgan hill will see 74 degrees. here is a look at your kron 4 7 day around the
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bay if you like this weather it is going to be right here in the bay area for some time. in fact, a warming trend for the next seven days. sunday, it is forecasted at the degrees the warmest inland and that is where we're going to stay for this week with-80 even close to 90 degrees towards the late part of next week, thursday. mild temperatures bay-side with the 70's through the week. and even 80s close to the bay. by the end of this coming week. >> marty: the latest on the honeymoon have been delayed their honeymoon for the weekend. this is a personal preference. early this week and they left for platinum palace. their honeymoon spot is still a secret. >> jan: luck at that hat.
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and with fashion, hats and who's who. it is funded the eccentricity with the british. it is funded--with the pageantry. and it is fun... when i go to london i by have this great place for hats. look at some of these hats. they are great. and this cold blue. that wife of becham, always looks so angry. victora beckham, this helps your hair with
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out getting hat head. it takes a lot of courage to wear a hat like that. >> marty: yes it does, it takes courage. >> isabel: . >> jan: it looks like a peacock feathers. her dress was beautiful it reminded me of elizabeth taylor. and it is the blinding the person next to you [laughter] and this was good. >> isabel: if the was a contest? >> jan: what so much fun >> isabel: >> isabel: i found that the colors were not that sedate. what do think? the queen is very colorful. >> jan: i have seen wonderful royals through south america in their 80s that address stylish. the
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queen, not so much? and the beautiful yellow. the archbishop. i thought he and the queen is that is who is wearing the better yellow? the real tradition with hats. you can see shows like faulty towers, and keeping up appearances and they live out loud. sir eltonhjohnm i wa nice to see there was more than just one clean in the house. queen [laughter] and they're hoping that kate middleton will be as a social conscience as princess diana. with world issues.
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>> perhaps the beckhams are thinking that for their child's wedding this is not even going to be big enough of a scale [laughter]. >> isabel: speaking of that. >> marty: and the t already, the wedding gown is making maknock off's >> isabel: simple, elegant, over 400,000. >> isabel: have lived together for nine years. they've already gone to the bathroom with each other's door opened law and i thought there were lovely. >> marty: i thought a lot of the mannerisms i saw a
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lot of the mannerisms. >> jan: it was cute. >> isabel: denies that it wit was nice that it was--to see. >> jan: that is too big, i think, from camilla, >> marty: the queue for your comments. >> isabel: we will be back. >> jan: thank you. >> marty: think you. for your comments, jan---think yo think yo think think githin o
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daiichi power plant the water is hindering efforts to restore cooling functions to the reactor. the exterior palms are getting utilized exterior water pumps--a marketinbeen utilized. there possibly thinking about celebrating the constitution.., children, maj. volunteers are signed up in large numbers for the north east central that is located in the region that was the hardest hit by the earthquake and tsunami. this is in an attempt for from compounds, a 11,000 people
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are still missing from this horrible natural tragedy and to die >> marty: martyin japan, the tokyo electric co. is doubling the number of pumps it uses to remove radioactive water from underground tunnel that was connected to the hukashimi daiichi it is hindered efforts after trying to restore power to the reactors. 10,000 t of radioactive water will be through a facility by mid- may. also radioactive water from another reactor and possibly using an underground tank to store the water in case the pumping efforts fail. >> marty: as constitution children, nature, volunteers are signing up through the north east center. the the tsunami. it is an attempt for survivors to get back into their homes if possible. volunteers are spokespeople say they have plenty of volunteers for the holiday season it including season. libraries on the chopping block coming up in local news budget issues
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--one of these massive tornadoes was one of the worst outbreaks. devastating e 5 despite the devastation, the tragedy residents are determined to rebuild and recover. >> we are still here. we graduate from here. we went to school here. it is kind of emotional. but i think that we are going to do the best that we can and overcome it. it is just a shock. it is just a shock. this is what the devastation has done to this little campus but not only that the community is around us. >> i've never seen anything like it. i do not know what to expect from one day to the next. they are saying no power, no gas, water. bell
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we woke up and everything is gone. >> we woke up and everything is gone. everything that you have for your life >> we are a close community. everybody is good to everybody and trying to help out as much as we can. as far as i know, with the ability to help others. we are all doing it the best that we can. >> it brings everybody together. it is a disaster, and when you look at it. still, several communities are like this across the united states and we need help from all to the south. we are going to make it. >> isabel: san jose police department has offered the city contract concessions. to save the city millions
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of dollars and for dozens of police of layoffs could be saved. this is a good first step. rob fladeboe tells us hundreds of city jobs are on the chopping block. >> the center sip police association are saying that they're all for this city this and as a police department are offering tax savings of $59 per year. he is saying that saving taxpayers $15 million per year, with the first time ever pension reform. >> we believe that a lot of people would opt out of a rate lower course pain plan. it would take the reduced benefit of 90%, to 80 percent of their-paying in the plan. perhaps members would opt out of the current plan into the new plant and over 16 years we would save the city over 100 brendadollars
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million dollars. >> those layoffs are going to kick and and save those jobs. 106 jobs cut this week could still lose their jobs. no immediate reaction from officials from city hall. city council will be consulted for their consideration and input. rob fladeboe, san jose. kron 4 news. >> marty: another round of budget cuts with 17 libraries will be closing their doors more. there will be open only three days instead of the current four per week. many librarians would be laid off as well. this represents 20 percent of the entire library system. the martin a parking downtown library the martin luther king downtown library
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that is shared with the university is currently not impacted. at oakland city hall, jean quan released three different budget scenarios. the worst-case scenario, or middle of the crown with concessions from labor unions and the third choice is a property tax from additional revenue with a mailing election. a worst- case scenario is including 300 layoffs and the best case still includes eight. in johoakland, jonathan blum. the >> isabel: if you'd like to get in touch with a group exercise self magazine has a work out in the park. instructors are going to be on hand with a variety of group exercises including a new type of dance lesson. that sounds great and many companies have set out with
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free samples, and the ticket prices are $20. 1:00 p.m.- 3:00 p.m.. righ that shou be the height of temperatures. >> a nice day. let us take a live look of the golden gate. right near christie field and it should be beautiful. >> isabel: absolutely, let us take the check at the forecast with brian. >> > a good saturday morning weekend is here and so it's nice weather. sunshine on tap and a warming trend. temperatures in san francisco will get nearly 70 degrees today. low 70's and the south bay and the mid-70's for the east bay, concord. it is going to be a little windy today. even 30 m.p.h.. for, another day with sunshine, warm temperatures. even close to
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80 degrees at the warmest locations near concord, fairfield. as we go towards next week this weather the temperatures will be above average. even the '90s! with no rain in locations. -the futurecast is showing that at 10:00 a.m. through 11:00 a.m., the north, east, south bay, showing high temperatures into the 70's. things are warming up for this year. not so much as today with 50 degrees. 50 degrees and look at next week! by next week monday, low 60s but a lot of snow in heavenly. kirkwood still showing 20 ft. of snow at the base. high temperatures this afternoon are looking like this with sunny skies,
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gusting winds and into the 70's. 70's in santa rosa, vallejo, fairfield, 75 degrees. 60s at that beaches. san bruno, mid-'70s in oakland. san leandro, hayward, will be 74 degrees and offshore winds in place, keeping that fog and cooler temperatures away. 76 in concord, 75 in livermore, milpitas, and the san jose morgan hill will see 74 degrees. here is a look at your kron 4 7 day around the bay if you like this weather it is going to be right here in the bay area for some time. in fact, a warming trend for the next seven days. sunday, it is forecasted at the degrees the warmest inland and that is where we're going to
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stay for this week with-80 even close to 90 degrees towards the late part of next week, thursday. mild temperatures bay-side with the 70's through the week. and even 80s close to the bay. by the end of this coming week. >> isabel: even the low temperatures are high [laughter] >> marty: and jan? >> jan: celebrate san francisco. eccentricity, make it all, live in absolute the san francisco celebrating coming up.
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talented it is absolutely fabulous. is that the alcove theater through may. right next to the mason street. we are lucky because celebrating at chilly fabulous right now is darlene celebrating. thank you for joining us. >> this is the entire cast, right here. sunshine is the lead character who had so many drugs in the 60s. and an eccentric billionaire. would you like to see the psychedelic butterfly? >> and naomi, will help you with your cable. >> jan: and you have these characters that are integrated within the show? >> yes, they are all to
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greeted with and the show. characters based on the san francisco and an indian of entrepreneurial. >> and a japanese souvenier, owner, and even my gay hairdresser [laughter] and all o these characters. and thank god would not have a group no. i would be severely injured. a lot >> jan: i have seen where you've done a lot of one- woman show. 42nd street moan and it is all great and the absolutely san francisco must mean sampling special? >> yes it is not just characters, each character is a very touching and great
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moment. touching moments. the surprise at the end. sunshine it goes on a cable car and followed and they have this adventure together on top of a nob hill. at this show, they're our screens with historical information for tourists. tours would love this show because of nob hill, the mansions and tourists would love this show. the colt dickegold diggers of--the gold. >> jan: lot of local history. >> yes locals say i did not know that. >> jan: san francisco was so expensive. and you talk about our expensive in it is. >> yes, the 1/2 cup has it all. and the playwright, a staff of thousands that literally borrow it down to
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one. >> jan: a wonderful great cast. >> it is absolutely san francisco with the great darling the public. it is at the local theater. with darlene, www.absolutely sanfrancisco.com and in national holocaust remembered stay there is a movie called 'ain memory of their mothers, it is an amazing touching a true story of the holocaust. and if you need to laugh? i recommend going to this play . >> coming up, we have babies
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tepehen colbert, >> isabel: she gets around land they needed himnamed him t. first, henry in the garden talking about blueberries. >> henry: blueberry's seem to be blowi--plumbing nicely but they did not do that great last year. they did not bloom that nice of last year. what do think happened? >> you have to put it with soil with a nice acidic level. 7.0 = neutral. >> you have perfect soil but a not for blueberries. we need to put a acidic
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element added into the soil. with a 6.0. >> henry: i heard you can save a lot of money by using coffee grounds. is that an excellent organic solution? >> yes but how much? what is the instructions. >> henry: they do not come with instructions. >> that is my point. it may be good at maintaining ascetic levels. >> acidic levels-- >> henry: and still, what other options are available? >> this is something you can purchase and this can be maintained with coffee grounds and also some other hasidic
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byproducts. >> henry: with two different varieties and a third a variety. over here. >> you are not going to do that. blueberry's get big. the skit for feet-6 ft. tall and are going to spread out in the fertile. basically, they are going to get four-feet-six-feet tall. blueberry's make a perfect container plant they're excellent in containers! >> henry: thank you. >> jan: you to not want this friday this >> this this does well in a mild climate and this this will and a cold climate. that is what blueberries are so popular because the low chill friday. this is the
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southern bush, this is the nub and bush and we did you are looking at a variety is. >> you see this entire list. remember, that you need a low chill, and you want to different varieties if you do not a result pollinating better plumbing get the same time. a otherwise, if they're not-self pollinating at the same time they are blooming. then a look at that! not all varieties are going to the plumbing at the same time. plumbi--they're not going to be blowing--of the same time. blooming-- >> this is a mixture of conditional, organic material with crab and shrimp by product. >> it makes it expensive!
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