tv KRON 4 Early News KRON May 26, 2011 6:00am-7:00am PDT
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>>: a fatal shooting in san jose, 28 of the year. i am craig skalar, i will have the latest. hong >>: the midwest continues to take a pounding from powerful storms. we'll have the latest video on kron 4 coming up. >>: it would are beginning the hour with three tornadoes reported yesterday 90 mi. north of san francisco. we have dramatic video captured around 6:30 p.m.. claude looked at the first tornado. there you can see it actually touching the ground. this was just to the south of chico in a sparsely populated area of dairyland. rep pocket is near turin. a second tornado captured on video as well as shot from the ground ra data. there were four minor
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accidents but no major damages. " california does average about seven tornados a year but they are usually very weak. >>: we asked on our face bookstand page if you would have ever lived in tornado country, the midwest or earthquake country. >>: reeder says, give me my earthquakes, if i am going to die, i would rather see it not has coming. another writerhas kt your rights, i would rather have to deal with the earthquakes. if you would like to participate like us on facebook that it facebook.com/
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kron4. >>: plan your weekend activities outdoors, all we are expecting dry weather over the weekend. here is a frozen shot of downtown san francisco, it is dry, partly cloudy conditions, dry and cool for today, a slight chance of rain as we head into tomorrow. let's take a look at the temperatures. the afternoon highs in the mid-60s and places like oakland, redwood city, 67 degrees in mountain view, 68 in san jose, 60 expected for downtown san francisco. future cast 4 takes us through overnight tonight, that is one we're watching the next threat of what was there. for the most part our storms will stay to the north, but watch the wet weather, as we head towards 10:00 a.m. to the bay area is still dry, early morning friday by where 6 1:00 a.m. the showers will creeps' of
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in the early morning, a few sprinkles along the peninsula. an isolated thread, certainly nothing widespread. by noon on friday you will notice we are still drive right around the bay area. perhaps a dry stretches through the memorial weekend. memorial day should stay dry, the sunshine will certainly make an appearance, eighth you have plans to barbeque, you might need an extra layer here or there, we will keep things dry even into next week. >>: still looking at a great ride around the bay area, no hot spots or problems, was there are no unusual delays, there are no major incidents and no hot spots
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to slow your ride. we will start you with a bridge check, a bit of a back up, but only in the cash lanes, there are no problems reported on the stand in to your right to the golden gate bridge, we will get you to that in a minute. pick it is an easy commute in both directions, wider than usual on the commute side. here is the golden gate ride, very few cars coming in from marin county, there are no problems or delays. public transit, a good start, bart is on time, no delays or problems, the album the the harbor bay ferry is backed running, they have repaired the damage occur to the dock. >>: in san jose police are searching for a suspect in the fatal shooting that happened at 11:00 p.m.. checkers and salty drive, that is were officers found a man who had been shot. craig skalar is live in san jose this morning with the investigation continues.
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>>: the intersection is still closed off. the vehicle that was the focus of the investigation has since been removed. we will show you pictures right now. they are examining it in examining the scene to see if they could find tips or clues rock%. one resident said half that you heard the sound of gunshots last night. >>: i heard a pop, pop, pop, it was pretty fast, that are not individual shots. >>: he only told us his name was jesus. he said that this was the second shooting in the last few years that he has lived in this neighborhood. the twentieth homicide this year in san as a. --san jose. there is a possibility that this was gang- related. police are not giving out a lot of information. where
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there, you see the car being removed from the scene into the investigation continuing for now. " it >>: we are following the latest in a case not occur of the beaten giants fan in las angeles. police are holding a news conference this morning with an update on the attack a giants fan bryan stow. lapd says they are satisfied with the results of yesterday's police lineup. 31 year-old giovanni ramirez was in a lineup, he was put in front of witnesses who identified him as the attacker. ramirez says he has an alibi for the night of the attack. he remains in custody on a parole hold. his attorney says police have the wrong man and that ramirez was never at the dodgers game. bryan still remains in critical condition. we will be right back as the kron 4 morning news continues until 11:00 a.m.. the president landed in france for the d.a.'s summit, we will have more on the president's 60 european visit right after this.
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>>: eight tornadoes touched down and elsinore missouri yesterday, no injuries or deaths reported. there were downed trees and vehicles and homes damaged as well. five homes were destroyed in the latest round of storms. severe weather damage to a number of towns in arkansas, oklahoma and kansas overnight. in indiana a tornado touched down in bedford. look at the almost a dozen people heard with non applied for in injuries. hundreds of customers still without power. but strong winds, heavy rains and he'll wear a problem yesterday, neurologists say the weather is very unusual for this area..
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>>: class take a look at our own weather and what we are seeing in tahoe and here. partly skiing this weekend? >>: there are some resorts that are still this is heavenly. squaw valley got 13 in. of snow from the storm that pushed through yesterday. incline village got about 2.5 in.. winter does not want to leave! hawks rains is pushing close to the north ease leaving us with dry conditions, but notice a steady stream of cloud cover. we'll have a mix of sunshine and
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clouds. we will stay dry for a good portion of the day. overnight, a slight stretch of what other. right now temperatures are in the '40's and '50's. and 50 degrees in mountain view and about 49 in san jose. by the afternoon our highs will be a mixture of sixties, maybe a few 700 in there. 70 in concord, and 60 degrees in san francisco. up to about 73 in antioch. get in the south bay tartars in the upper 60s for mountain view and san jose. 70 in the morgan hill and los gatos. here is your 7 day around the bay showing a slight chance of rain in the early morning, after that we will dry out. saturday and sunday will bring us partly cloudy conditions. we might have a little bit of a breeze. do not be surprised if the winds picked up hurricane. monday is looking
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good for memorial day. >>: we are going to start with a look at your right for a round of day, there are no hot spots for your commute, no unusual backups or delays. we are starting with the bridges. a bridge was down, there is no current real back up. you'll see a little bit of slowing in to the toll plaza. over to the san mateo bridge will have a good ride under way, there is no problem in either direction. a smooth commute from 92, 101 marin county is a problem free, so is the ride across the golden gate bridge. in walnut creek, a ride on 680 southbound from highway 24 into the san ramon valley. there are no delays. in 18 minute drive into pleasanton. >>: 6:19 a.m., a large three days search for a missing danville teenager has ended.
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authorities believe that 15 year-old allison bayliss took her own life. she disappeared monday, her bike was found near the golden gate bridge and a + 900 people gathered to attend a vigil for her at the danville congregational church. the death of this teenager has affected the entire community. >>: i met all ini sixth grade, she seemed like the happiest person, like you would not expect anything better to come of it. >>: it is really depressing and said that someone would take their life just because they feel like something hot is happening wrong or they are doing something wrong. >>: they have had counselors, i see people upset, i feel for them, i feel bad. i did not know her coat and i feel horrible about it. >>: this incident has affected everyone in the immediate. all the way down to my friends in fremont. we all went home and talked with our kids. we let them know that they need to talk
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to us no matter how they feel, no matter what they have to say, they need to talk to us. it is really important. >>: also since the news about allison, the dental school district has had counselors on campus. >>: pretrial discussions for more than 60 lawsuits filed against pg&e for the san bruno pipeline explosion take place today in san mateo county superior court. lawyers representing the utility and victims of the disaster will convene for a case management conference. it is an opportunity to sit down with the judge and attorneys on both sides to to figure out how to officially navigate the trial proceedings. they will like league schedule with her depositions this and to streamline court dates. a gas station clerk in san francisco rock was robbed at gunpoint earlier this morning. the robbery was reported in the 1500
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collision at home plate at the twelfth. sixth he tried to block the plate, he did not even have the ball, taken down by scott cousins. there is the plate. buster hurt his left ankle on the plate. here they're reading pa rookie of the year into that left foot. perhaps >>: look at his left. hama >>: the marlins win the 7-6. petcochope >>: on to the oakland a's, they have to figure something out. they were playing the angels and they lost 4-1. they have lost
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seven out of the last eight. a lot of frustration going on with the a's. " a lot of talk in the locker room about dissatisfaction with the manager. >>: to national soccer is coming to at&t park in july. the english manchester city will face club america perinde premier division. the match in at&t park will be the first since 2005. the giants will be out of town, grass will be put over the infield and the soccer field will run from first base of the left field. >>: we are back with more and a couple of minutes, here is a look at the mt. tam cam. you can really see the sunshine. we will be right back.
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>>: let's take a live look outside, unless the golden gate bridge as traffic gets into san francisco, the ride is nice and easy. on the right, it 6:30 a.m. trying to get on to the bay bridge, there is the approach with the metering lights on to hold you back. >>: her look at this gorgeous shot, we recorded is a few minutes ago, a beautiful shot of the sunrise from mt. tam. you can see all of the cloud cover, and we're certainly going to get a mixture of clouds and sunshine for today, for the entire day. we are going to stay dry. a little bit of a release. by the afternoon, cool temperatures expected, are below the seasonal average but we will stay dry.
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cuba's like a small chance of rain overnight tonight into early morning tomorrow. here are your current address. still in the '40's. 50 degrees in mountain view, 49 in san jose. the afternoon highs is a mixture of 60 in 70's. hooks temperatures around the bay are staying in the mid-upper 60s. let's take you to the timeline of what to expect overnight. by 10:00 p.m., what weather to the north. most of the bay area should stay dry. watch as we move into the early morning hours, a lot of that agreement goes southward, it looks like we could pick up a plane drops, that is the best chance of rain overnight and into early tomorrow morning but we are not ruling out raindrops. fet or in the south they have the best chance of staying dry. here is a look at your 7 day around the
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bay, after that no more chances of dying. drive from memorial day and keeping it partly cloudy, still a little breezy on saturday and sunday. on monday we are going to stay dry, great for barbecuing. you may want to clear up, it is going to be chilly. the >>: we are just getting word of the problem with the board. it is of the powell street station in san francisco that initial reports indicate a person in a wheelchair may have fallen into the tracks. we do not believe that this person was struck but it is obstructing service right now. the initial reports are that trains are being turned around at montgomery street. that would mean incoming trains from the east bay are not able to get any further and in montgomery street. that is the first report. kron 4 newsroom is working to get additional details. if you head into san francisco on march, we could be facing some major delays. we will try to get more information as quickly as possible to update
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as we have been free of hot spots on the roadways, the west on right looks good on the bay bridge. on the san mateo more volume and no delays. or the golden gate bridge ride has been a problem free without any delays in either direction. also, some great road work for antioch highway 8804. i will tell you about that in a moment. take a look at san francisco, there are no connection delays to the james lick. antioch eased out, so bleak road work blocking the road with, we will update that in our next report. >>: and a developing story in san jose, we will zoom in on the area of a fatal shooting that is being investigated. this happened at 11:00 p.m., it was
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at checkers and schulte drive that it officers found a man had been hotshot. craig skalar is live in san jose on the scene. as it is broke off and being investigated. >>: is a white 2001 volkswagen, they believe this is the site where the shooting happened. this was possibly owned by the victim. someone living in the area told me they heard gunshots at 11:00 p.m. last night. >>: i heard a pop, pop, pop. but it was pretty fast, it was not individual shots.
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it skin man was found on the ground, he was taken to the hospital and died at the regional medical center. but volkswagen is being pulled away. they have used metal detectors in the area to see if they could find a gun, bullets, a nice, any evidence. again, they are saying it is possible this could have been gang- related but that is is a possibility at this point. at the moment, you can see this scene is closed off and will be for at least a couple more hours as they try to figure of who might have done this can't get some leads.--and get some leads. >>: a man injured last night in the 1700 block of chris 0 drive, taken to the hospital was not life-threatenin threatening inj
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commute into san francisco. here is what we know, upholstery station earlier this morning, a person and a wheelchair fell from the platform onto the tracks. person was not struck by a train. or there might be injuries involved they would only occurred as a result of the fall. police are on the scene right now, this happened on the inbound traffic heading toward the city. trains coming from the east bay and heading towards as a goat have to be turned around at the station right before powell street which would be montgomerie. that is one to affect if you need to get to the airport, is it a little unclear. and we have made a phone call to clinton johnson, yoli eceves is in from the to the powell street bart station. they are talking about a 20 minute delays. if you are heading to the airport it would take you more time than that. what are not will be able to serve the of the powell street platform is still again,
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in down service from the east bay towards san francisco cannot get any further than montgomery street. trains are being turned around there. >>: 6:40 a.m., the space shuttle crew is going to inspect and never for one last time today. the crew used a long inspection to check for any signs of damage. the astronauts will hand over the tools to the international space station tamara. people will be attached to the orbiting lab through the final space walk of the mission. it agreed the shuttle images are been analyzed by experts on the ground to make sure that endeavor did not suffer damage before they clear the way for the shuttle to come home. >>: mark kelly will get to see his wife congresswomen get real difference from orbit tomorrow. kelly said today that a half- hour video conference has been planned to hand it will be his first look at her following her most recent surgery. >>: i am looking forward to talking with her, i have been
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speaking with her every night before bed. it will be nice to see how she is doing and for her to join us on board the space station for a little bit. i think she still has bandages on. i have never really thought about what to expect rising kit is about 20-30 minutes, hopefully it will be in a day passed so that i can show her some great use of the earth. >>: the giffords is recovering from being shot in the head after a need and greed with constituents in january. yesterday in judge ruled that the shooter jarred laughner is incompetent to stand trial period of >>: 6:42 a.m., we are back with more and a couple of minutes. here is a look at the top stories and an update on traffic and weather. here is a shot from the mt. tam cam. sunshine above the clouds. we will be right back.
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stories, san jose police are investigating a shooting that left one man dead at 11:00 p.m.. we have a live shot, we are live this morning in san jose at checkers and shall to drive as police are investigating of the twentieth homicide of the year in that city. las angeles police are born to be holding a news conference his morning on an update of a giants fan francisco. get it is his year is the man they believed set him up. the lapd's says they're satisfied with the results of yesterday's lineup. this is a 31 year-old giovanni ramirez who was put into a line of in front of criticism. they identified him as the attacker although he says he was not at the game. >>: giants catcher buster opposing knocked out in the game last night against the florida modern and with--florida marlins. a collision at home plate. an injury to his left ankle. custer posey was taken away, we're waiting for the
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results of the x-ray. been a closing could be out for a >>: than sprint corp. all westbound trains are being turned up back at embarcadero because a person in a wheelchair who fell on to the tracks. we all the paramedics and bart police are on scene. again, the major delays are from the east bay into downtown san francisco. 20 minutes and growing the according to clinton
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johnson, bart spokesperson. " if you need to get to sfo and using bart, make some >>: in easy ride on the bay bridge, there is no back up at the toll plaza, more volume on the san mateo bridge been no delays in either direction. your trip across the golden gate bridge is easy this morning, so is the ride through marin county. are there are delays in antioch reports in the commute direction, it is look through their but it is heading eastbound at an average growth. there is bleak road work that likely will not get paid up until about 7:00 p.m.. it is in all lanes and it has back of the travis to railroad ave. eastbound highway 4. for let's head of to the weather center to get an update from an louisa hodge. >>: hecker air today we are
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going to see a pretty, forecast, especially after yesterday, blue skies across downtown san francisco, getting a little bit of coastal >>: her we will see some cloud cover and a slight chance of a shower or two into early morning tomorrow. here are your current temperatures. but when iraq attacked your afternoon highs will bring us an abundance of
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60s today. we will stay at about 67. hawker and we could warm up to about 70 degrees in " a bit breezy saturday and sunday, memorial day looks pretty nice. a lot of sunshine and we will stay dry. if you have plans outside, if you are going to barbeque, you should be good. >>: with the rash of tornadoes devastating the midsection, again, missouri, oklahoma, arkansas and kansas are the states affected by the deadly storms. while the weather continues to move across the nation. greg black has more details. >>: with more than 500 people killed so far, 2011 is the
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deadliest tornado season in the u.s. since 1953. a news helicopter capt. this twister near shawnee oklahoma. watch and you can see the tornado slammed into a semi ripping it apart. amazingly, the driver survived. >>: i close my eyes, i put my arms over my face, i bounced around in the cab a little bit. >>: some 1500 people are still unaccounted for in joplin missouri after the deadly tornadoes sunday. >>: of thing as catastrophic as all of this, you do not know if there and need a piece of wood or in a hospital or where he is at. we have searched and searched. >>: gov. jay nixon says they are bringing in more resources to look for victims and deal with the growing anger and frustration over delays, red tape and misinformation. >>: families need to see their loved ones and dispel rumors,
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find out if a 12 year-old is still alive. >>: tornadoes reported wednesday from northern california to ohio. this rare twister was spotted and glenn county california, no serious damage was reported. greg black reporter. >>: we will have more video from the california twister throughout the morning. major tornadoes hit indiana, arkansas, texas and tennessee yesterday bringing everything from doorthe tornadoes. >>: 60 2:00 a.m., we're back with more in a couple of minutes. here is a live look at the san mateo bridge. -- 6:52 a.m.. we'll be right back.
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johnson with some better news. clinton, let's talk right now about the current conditions in the bart system. >>: trains right now are moving . how everyone trying to get out of downtown san francisco or into downtown 7 cisco, you are looking of delays of about 10 minutes for most passengers. patrons on the train when the person fell onto the tracks probably experienced about a 20 minute delay. here we are trying to get all the trains in all directions back on >>: schedule> linton johnson
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saying they have resolved the medical emergency, the person is no longer on the track with. the proper part did occur at the powell street station. trains were being turned back for the east bay for about 20 minutes. when i spoke with clinton before this conversation he said it should take about 20 minutes-a half an hour for this to completely patrons will only experience 10-20 minute delays, and another 20 minutes, we should have no more delays. if you are trying to get to sfo you may want to the about leaving earlier than usual or planning alternate transportation. >>: we have a crew about to arrive on the scene. >>: with are back with more than a couple of minutes, did not go away, here is a look live off our roof on venice avenue.
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