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truck driver who that was involved with a collision with the amtrak train. >> republican lawmakers stonewalled the process. and we will not have the special election they share >> legislators and the governor finally reach a budget. we will have a details ipad the kron 4 morning news at 6 starts right now. >> memorial live look at our roof cam the sun is trying to break through the clouds are hanging buried >> we will get a full check of our red baron.what are >> the wet weather will make
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this technique wet we are seeing more rain falling in santa rosa rain and thunderstorms a wide and this afternoon in the evening will be will drying out. first we will look at the satellite deal are should separate our view the rain is in the north. we have been watching this cold front as it pushes its way through. you can see by the color coding here when all one north of santa rosa is getting light rainfall right now. this system continues
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to track towards the east. most of the heavy rain will be in the north. by noon you see moderate to heavy rain on the better part of the bay. we expect this front too slowly trek through. the evening commute will they be out wet one. by 10:00 p.m. et will be clearing out. it'll be thursday and friday before we actually warm out periods jeeps we are 19 degrees colder than it ought to be for this time of year.
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it will be as chile and let day in the bay area box thursday friday we warm up and july 4th we come we're looking for hot temperatures. let's check >> the >> great commute for the bay area and we are not tracking any hotspots or delays no detours either. we're doing a hybrid check know backups no metering lights and plenty of hope that caltran has a back to code. we hope to see another break commute today. and the
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ride to the san mateo bridge a little hazy here is fog on the camera legman's. golden gate bridge is foggy and you can see the pavement is damp or and a windshield wipers will be necessary. you may see a slippery deck at the expansion joints. and we turn to the north and highway 1 01 through marin county and this is at the civic center we are still seen dry pavement lite traffic still bearing >> are developing story right now out of walnut creek police investigating of three people stabbed at a
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car wash. will tran and has been hit they're all night and has more on the arrests that have been made >> the arrest took place around 11:00 p.m. a walnut creek blaze worked more left-handed the cases the two accused of the salomon turned themselves and two men were stabbed in the torso and were rushed to the hospital and they have been upgraded from critical to stable condition third man was stabbed in the arm and refused medical treatment. the two men that turned themselves in are currently being now in the martinez county jail. on $15,000 bail they are accused of
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assault with a deadly weapon. police are still investigating if the two groups of men knew each other police were surprised when these two men walked into the station and said we're the ones that you are looking for. >> is this case close not? are these the only two men involved? >> they believe these are the only two men involved we will get more information from the public information officer. they still need to talk to the two victims that are still in hospital you have to believe that these two subjects are all aware that they would be identified they figured it was just a matter of time
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before they would be identified. we will get more information from the public information officer and we will get back to you. >> they have recovered the self on the that this the truck driver had zero when he crashed is trucked into the amtrak train. they're going to check to see if he was going to send a tax or talk to someone when he crashed into the amtrak train. we record shows that valley has been in trouble with the law before three of the six tickets were for speeding. only one other passenger remains
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unaccounted for. >> days before this date deadline they have reached an agreement to close the ninth half million dollar deficit the governor will balances the budget without an increase in normal tax revenue a also calls for a $12 per vehicle increased registration fee. it well eliminate the deficit completely. >> make tough decisions it is a good budget is not the budget i started out with
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in january this is not a budget that the democrat leadership wanted we have allowed dad still high enough there. >> california will get an additional $4 billion in tax revenue this year. talks will continue as they move to the ballot next year >> much more ahead also smoke and flame as people move out of harm's way and flooding in the north more of that coming up. [ male announcer ] try sizzler's new value menu!
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right there. another team is 6 expected to arrive today to pay more attention to that blaze. >> and now the fighting in nebraska that kaplan plan is surrounded by water right now this there's see they are using sand bags to protected the plan is dry inside it has been shut down for the last few months for refueling. there was a fear that other power plants in united states or susceptible. and now we're watching the rain now there what's gone on? >> we're seeing allied of
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showers moving in to set rosa right now a debate is seen the heaviest rainfall right now it's coming down that it inch and 9 1/2 per hour. it is pushing into santa rosa we will see heavy rainfall in the next 10 to 15 minutes. not seeing any rain in san francisco currently the showers will stay well toward north later on in the afternoon it will be penetrating a heart of the bay area still working its way through the bay area. it will be wet free
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ride bumper. by 10:00 p.m. a things will be clearing out. temperatures are cooler than normal this afternoon we will see the highs in the upper 60s 20 degrees cooler it then what we should be on this june 28th temperatures begin to climb thursday and friday and about july 4th weekend that sit with your ride looks like this morning >> we're not very pleased
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with what we are seeing at the bay area bridge early activation of the metering lights at looks like they're the cycling's lower today than they were yesterday. we're already seeing a back up at the toll plaza and this is very light traffic. we'll be keeping our eye on a for the next minute or two we're running put it called to caltran and bring this to their attention. we're pushing and another on necessary backup during no other hotspots or delays to report as we go to the san mateo bridge traffic is
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light all over the bay area including the bay bridge. no problems throughout the county. >> of former star, a worker for abercrombie and finished is filing a loss suit because of her wearing her muslim head scarf. they hired her when she was wearing a scarf and the manager said it was ok as long as you were in a company colors. four months later she was asked to remove it and she refused and she was fired
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abercrombie and french said they are an equal opportunity employer. >> on our fan page we are discussing baps some of our viewers believe she should follow the rules. . why would someone go in or for the company and tried to change the company policy. >> she deserves to win in court if you want it to go our facebook page and we might talk about on the air. >> we're also talking about the screening by the mt as a agency. her daughter tells
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is what happened next. >> they felt something suspicious on her leg in they could not determine what it was they did not know if it was hurt depends they could not check it thoroughly and she would have to remove it i told them i didn't have an extra one up with me she told me she could not complete the security check with how removing i took her to the rest room and took off of her. >> they found out she has suffering from leukemia and was on her way to mich. she was the going there to visit relatives and that is where she plans on dying.
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>>xo group during the opening bell on wall street. we are following the numbers. we have good news as far as home sales. they are on the rise as spring buyers are back in the market. the biggest gains are washington d.c. followed by san francisco. 13 cities saw gains in home prices. we will bring in numbers on wall street throughout the morning. the dow opening back above the 12,000 mark for now. we will wait and to see what happens. >> right now it looked outside of san francisco. toboggan and drizzle. www.breakingnews@kron4.c-- fo
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>> near santa rosa is where we are seeing their rainfall at the moment. broad brush strokes in terms of rain. the rain has started in the north bay and will spread bay area right and bring the possibility of intense thunderstorms. >> as we push into force a santa rosa, we are seeing heavier rainfall near highway 12 and near hillsborough. in santa rosa, that is what we have been watching the entire city of santa rosa, light rain up there.
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that rain will continue to slowly encroached suddenly as we expect san francisco and the rest of the bay area to see widespread rain. 9:00 a.m. the rain is still mainly confined to the north. by noon, the heaviest will roll over san francisco. by 4:00 p.m., the rain pushes through the east bay. light, moderate, even heavy rains at times. it is not until 6:00 p.m. that the upper portions of the day will clear. now, san jose gets into the mix. by 10:00 p.m., things will break up and moved out of the area and we will get back into shape for the fourth of july weekend. temperatures this afternoon will be on the cool side. santa rosa, 63 degrees. 90 degrees colder than normal for this day
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in june. 70 degrees in san jose, 72 and deliver more. 71 expected for antioch. -- 72 in livermore. we are regrouping as we head towards the weekend, sunshine back in the mix. temperatures back on the rise. the fourth of july weekend is a good one to be back on the water. 6:33 a.m., good morning, george. >> we are keeping a close eye on the bay bridge. the metering lights for tone on and running slowly. -- the metering lights were turned on and running slowly. you have heard us say from time to time, watching the traffic backed up is like the canary in the coal mine. that tells us before the trouble really hits that trouble is on its way. that is what we have been watching. in the first few minutes that they were activated, it looked as though it was going to be ok. i am
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still nervous about where this is going. we have a call into caltran to find out how they are coming in terms of fixing the problems that have been having with the metering lights. there is not a lot of movement. the cycle rates are still pretty slow. take a look at the 80 ramp. there are not a lot of cars approaching the toll plaza. there is just not a lot of traffic heading into the bay bridge to warrant the metering lights been cycled so slowly. there are no other hot spots around the bay area. here is a look at the ride on the san mateo bridge. a pretty good can you still going westbound. light enough that there is no back up on the approach you're right on the golden gate bridge, 101
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southbound still looks pretty good coming from marin county. you may need your windshield wipers because of some drizzle and a slightly wet deck on the golden gate bridge south down. the rest of the right from marin county is not that bad for the commute. public transit, the only delay was a strained # one was a few minutes behind schedule. >> a developing story that we are following this morning in the walnut creek, three people were stabbed at a gas station. the gas station is located at geary and north main street. will tran is live on the scene this morning with the latest on to different people were arrested in this case. >> a rested. the walnut creek police department did not have to do a lot of work. there were arrested around 11:00 p.m. last night. they turned themselves into the police department and confessed. if we are at the car wash. here is video that we got right after the stabbing. there
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were two groups of men, five people altogether. three men were stabbed, two of them were stabbed in the chest so badly that they staggered next door to the apartment complex to wave down health. there were taken to john muir hospital where they went into surgery. they are in stable condition this morning with a life-threatening injuries. a third person was stabbed in his forearm and refused treatment. the manic turn themselves and about an hour-and-a-half after the stabbing. they went into the police department and said, we are the people you're looking for. their names are jorge and rojellio gorgeta accused of assault with a deadly weapon. hopefully we will get more information from the walnut creek police department about the motivation behind this, if the men knew one another. it is a very interesting story. the
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police department believes this case is solved. >> a 17 year-old remains in critical condition this morning after being injured when a stand tunnel he was building collapsed on him. brian buchanan was on a church field trip in sunset beach in santa cruz county. he and a friend doug two holes 6 ft. deep and try to connect them underground. pecan and was buried and badly injured. they say that this was a freak accident. the kids were playing in the stands. that is what you do at the beach. no one saw that happen. no one thought that could happen. everyone on the beach was praying. it is a miracle that he is alive. nothing short of a miracle. >> this is a photo of ryan from the space-bar page. friends saf.
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>> and the time is 6:41 a.m.. storm tracker 4 shows a rein in the north bay. santa rosa is dealing with it. light rain through downtown, just north of santa rosa towards windsor. moderate rain moving through the area. almost 4/10 of an inch per hour. the rain is falling at a fairly decent rate. where else is the rain falling? a pretty intense cell. we will have a
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complete look at whether coming up in the second. >> in the national news, officials in pennsylvania are trying to figure out how the clock landed on top of the other vehicle -- howl a vehicle landed on top of another vehicle. it is a big mystery in pittsburgh this morning. both cars are severely damaged. her we all want to know how this happened. police did not even have an idea. it is interesting. >> the former boston mob boss james bulger is asking the federal government to pay for his legal defense because he cannot afford an attorney. the attorney's office is challenging that note. the 81 year-old
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a light rain shifting to moderate rain. your commute on 101 in the north bay, you will run into pockets of heavy rain as you make your way to what ever you have to do this morning. 60 degrees in san jose. along with the rain this afternoon we will see relatively cool temperatures, " and what we should be. santa rosa for instance, 63 this afternoon, that is 19 or 20 degrees colder but what we should be for the month of june. here are your expected highs. we should be talking about upper 80s. east bay and south bay. hor rain this afternoon will fall for the heart of the day around noon and will take all this afternoon to move out. the evening commute will be wet. but here is a look
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at your 7 day forecast. today's rain is a 1 day event. tomorrow we will dry out and warm up as we head towards the weekend. if you have any outdoor a fourth of july plans, it looks like the weekend will be nice. 6:48 a.m.. >> we are keeping a close eye on the bay bridge. there are no other hot spots or problems. this has the potential to become a huge hot spot if they do not get the metering lights figured out. so far this morning we're doing pretty well. we are in a steady state westbound. the back of is not growing. it is slow for the 80 over crossing. the 880 over crossing is not backed up. traffic is light on the bay bridge and all over the bay. here is the san mateo bridge and
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highway 92, this is lighter than usual heading towards foster city. your ride across the golden gate bridge, 101 southbound is a drizzly, it is not faulty. there is no more fog on the deck as it was in the early morning hours. the deck is still wet. celebrate when you hit the expansion joints, that is the metal in the roadway in between decks segments. your ride through marin county is still good. there are no delays either out of navato or through central san rafael or 7 marin county. to the south bay, your looks on 101 through san jose, a light and easy ride pass in the guadalupe parkway into the ride into santa there is a construction project where they have been repairing the roadway, that will reopen on
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thursday in time for the fourth of july weekend, i we won in marin will be open with tulane traffic, no more in one way control. >> the police are now identifying 18 suspects in custody for a shooting in san francisco. terrell blake was arrested after gunfire erupted on market street in drink five people on saturday. witnesses say the groups were involved in some sort of fight and all five victims were taken to san francisco general. they are all expected to survive. we are following the latest out of greece, writing this morning as the government tries to pass new tax cuts to prevent the country from defaulting on its
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and most public services across agrees. >> we do expect that french finance officer, lagarde will be named the head of the international monetary fund. she will be the first woman. coming up on the kron 4 morning news, the dark exit of charlie parker, wait until you hear have the creators of 2 1/2 men have planned to do with charlie sheen character. lady gaga is in japan. she is not going unnoticed by a legal firm. the pop star is being sued for the wrist bands that she made to help japan after the disasters
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>> we are seeing heavy-moderate rain in the north bay. take it will get what is coming our way, to the reign of shore. or better than 1 in. of rain falling per hour. and a tinge 1/2 in the latest readings. intense showers still to come. fiscal checks on the forecast later on kron 4 morning news. cor >> it is time for the morning bus, the latest in entertainment headlines. be prepared to say goodbye to the character of
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charlie sheen from two and a half men. his character is going to drive off a cliff in the first two minutes of the season premiere. the script has not been finalized just yet. charlie sheen is coming out with his very own sitcom. more details coming up next hour. >> lady gaga is being sued for $5 million over her we pray for japan risk brands. a lawsuit in michigan was filed against the performer. according to the web page, not all of the money raised from the sale is going towards the earthquake victims. they also say customers are being overcharged for the bands. lady gaga has yet to issue a comment. >> in our homeland security program, it will help when small-company is avoid programming problems that allow hackers to get into their web sites. the government's latest cyber security efforts, after a high-profile attacks on
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corporations and federal websites including one that shut down the cia website for several hours last week. huh >>e-reader ownership has a double,d the data shows that 12 percent of adults own an e-rea der opposed to a tablet. popular among college graduates and adults over the age of 65. >> we will be right back as the kron 4 morning news continues. a live look from our roof cam and san francisco as we take a look at the clouds, the drizzle and the rain really picking up in the north bay. we will have the latest on the rain right after the break.
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