tv KRON 4 Early News KRON June 29, 2011 6:00am-7:00am PDT
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wrinkles in the mix and warm up for the weekend >> so far good ride around bay area have not attract any hotspots light traffic for your ride. the kron 4 morning news at six starts right now the morning along with developing story of two waters of a san francisco it near ocean beach of fishing boat capsized near the cliff house. kron 4 welch ran is hot on scene. you conceive the boats setting off shore in the water. >> the three men are safe and sound of the next phase of this is to retrieve the boat and make sure they 800 gal. of diesel fuel does not
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spread now that the sun is up we can see a clear view road and what you're seeing is the tail sticking out of the water they said before the ship capsized the fisherman where able to deal flow went up in playable devise. this is video right after it happened that caused card believes the water was choppy at the time and cause the boat to capsize will get the version from a fisherman. they were heading back to the bay with a boat full of crabs were not sure how much tiso was on the boat. standing right here is very does not appear to be diesel in the water.
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the coast guard will launch helicopter student jacket out. to see if any has spilled into the water. the cleanup effort the hon. at the pay for and if it's too expensive the federal government may become involved carried we talk to the capital once he was rescued and we will have that interview locally run >> are they putting a boom all around this boat as we can see a possible sheehan. because >> it was dark the currency was going on but now that the sun is out it appears it is not urgent at this time and half hour ago you could not sit once the helicopter
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comes out and have look out and we have a live interview coming up at 530 it will not take very long to put the people in motion and looks like a book getting closer. what a live interview coming up at 630 to see if they put up the boom across the syrian >> we have an ap and sticky situation because of the diesels bill at lake merritt in oakland fire department has confirmed it is coming from a drain pipe all along the lake. they have set up a
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burial to try and separate the fuel from the rest of the vote water they're not sure how much diesel fuel has built it is not covering 4-5 a. of a lake. a private company is going to go out today and start to clean out. we will have the latest on what goes on out there in a live report. in dmz has posted another photo of a bryan stowe any see right here shows skier showing a beer so is the one wearing the black giants jerseys standing up in the background. nicosia dodgers fan using obscene gestures in front of them. this was before the altercation happened at the end of the game. it also showed in
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another video stowe in an altercation a verbal altercation with another fan. the fan said he is defending himself they exchanged words and he went back to his seat. stowe's family is angry at dmz for portraying brian has aggressive. brian is not a violent person. >> the weather forecast the up is coming up >> we have looked at the golden gate bridge and was still little bit hazy and some clouds out there that is still damp on the deck after the morning and drizzle. chance of showers continue today temperatures will stay cool this afternoon it'll be cooler
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friday. we checked the traffic >> no hot spots around the bay area no major incidents and no unusual delays we're looking at lite traffic throughout the bay area it is a light and easy ride they had the muni lights a will activate this early at 6:11 a.m. they have not gone yet this morning. san mateo bridge looking well light traffic in the west bound directly no delays. 101 southbound no delays the time now is 6 08 we will be right back
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why do we even make commercials anymore? 'cause you like to be in them. >> will are following a raging wildfire in new mexico. officials are concerned about the potential of a radioactive smoke and loan in a speech planes reach a nuclear waste stored above ground. about 3.5 mi. from the dumpsite where plutonium contaminated waste is cost stored. " officials are saying there, but the plant will reach that far and that the storage areas have been cleared of vegetation hockey and is surrounded by asphalt. the fire has burned 93 square miles. >> the first storm of the atlantic hurricane season has
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formed. it will make its way it was word into northern mexico. to tropical storm warnings have been issued for the northern coast of mexico. hook ups >> southern texas to also get heavy rain. >> no more rain in the bay area. james fletcher is here with a look at our forecast. >> a look of the james lick freeway. perhaps part they will play out like this, we will start cloudy and dry. temperatures are neatly in the '50s. this afternoon, a chance of thunderstorms. temperatures in the '60s in the '70s. this
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evening, mostly cloudy " the and breezy. in the sierra a mix of light-mark rate. hot gas right now temperatures are mild. ask denise a writer route 55. athis afternoon 50s at the coastline, '60s in the immediate bay. low 70's inland. as ever but will start warming as we head towards the weekends. that
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begins tomorrow. some locations to go from being in the low 70 to or 100 by said date. that is a 30 weeks a degree temperature change. not that. the fourth of july will be a good one. >> a lighter news will continue. hampson and not have any hot spots or slow spots to impede your drive around the bay area. -- a lighter commute to the usual. the metering lights are
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operated longer periods of time in the longer cycle times. there are no big backups. we will monitor this very closely. it's an extended a bridge check as we go to the san mateo bridge with a good ride. both directions, even westbound is still smooth. the golden gate bridge is problem free of the south 101 right. appearance a look at the toll plaza on the dumbarton bridge. there are no backups or delays westbound 84 from no. 2 east palo alto. bart is fine. caltrain, no delays. these trains are on time. >> following people latest with a diesel spille, jackie sissel s live with more. >> a good morning. an unusual sidght to see. this started
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yesterday at about 130 when there was a report of a machine of the water out here. when the oakland fire department got out here they determined that it was a diesel fuel. this is a byproduct of what happened yesterday. those heavy rains come with a determined that the diesel came from a storm drain nearby. they do know the source of the diesel but obviously they are going to look into it. the department of parks a lot of fish and game while foreign are going to be out here. it want to make sure that environmentalism is no damage and find out exactly where the diesel came from. >> we will check back with you to of the morning. since >> more head of the kron 4 morning news. it is 6:21 a.m.. during our next half hour, a
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national association of realtors to release pending home sales. repealeded prices are back on te rise. $93 a barrel. we will bring you the opening bell coming up. new this morning, president obama and vice president by and will be meeting with senate democratic leaders to discuss spending cuts. the president is also scheduled a news conference, his first formal question and the answer session since the budget negotiations began. president obama is expected to open with comments about restoring the economy, job growth in a touch on deficit talks. give democrats and republicans cannot agree on spending cuts in raising the 14 trillion dollar debt ceiling, the u.s. government could start defaulting on its debt by august 2nd. >> it's much more ahead of the kron 4 morning news, our top stories on the other side of this break. when
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numbers on wall street throughout the morning. >> we have clouds, blue skies and sunshine. we are starting the day on a mild note. we had rain yesterday, we will hold onto a chance of sprinkel is this afternoon, we are dealing with leftover moisture and cold we are looking for conditions to be wet in the sierra. george has a first look at traffic. >> we are continuing to monitor the right on the bay bridge toll plaza. early activation of the metering lights, it does not quite reach to 80. no cause for alarm for the west bell right. a complete check coming up. >> back to a developing story, a
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crab fishing boat capsized and some of of ocean beach. will tran has the latest about the boat into the rescue of the three men on board. >> there is a stern, the back and sticking above the water just offshore. the coast guard is having someone of a logistical problem getting to the book. there is a sheen of oil or diesel on the water although we do not know how much. here is video that we've got right after the fishman were rescued. the waters were choppy at the time, perhaps that played a role in the boat capsized in.
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-- capsizing. one of the fishermen said it that the gear on the boat started shifting. perhaps that played a part in the boat capsized in. they were able to find the fishermen using a gps device. there was no terror on the high seas. they were pulled out safe and sound. the next phase is what to do with the book. potentially 800 gal. of diesel remained on the fishing vessel at this time. joining me now is jeremiah winston with the coast guard. we do see a sheet of diesel all water, how come there is not a
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boom around that at this time? >> we are waiting for the owner to get in touch with his insurance. we are going to go ahead and hire a contractor to come out. this is a safety issue involved, there are a lot of lines in the water, at this time we do not have anyone on the way out to build it off. when the sun comes out it will evaporate. >> he also told me, when all of the gallons of oil went into the bay years ago, that is when they use a boon. diesel and gasoline tend to evaporate.
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>> i am watching the tides. low tide was at 5 08 a.m., is the coast guard concerned that the book could be on the move or is it acre? >> are you concerned at all with the tide rising, the boat could be on the move? >> there was a-tie this morning very early on, high tide is expected to be at 11:00 a.m.. as far as the ball moving, i do not think it would move too far. it seems like there is a lot of reading in the water keeping it in place, it is difficult to tell at this time. >> police they know where it is that a and contrast it, if it does move. -- and they will be able to track the boat if it does move. >> new this morning, tmz posted
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a new picture of a giants fan bryan still at the dodger game the day he was brutally beaten. it shows bryan still holding a beer and happily posing with his friends. bryan stow is wearing the black giants jersey standing in the background. you can also see the dodgers fans nearby are making obscene hand gestures. it is unknown at what point during a game this was taken. >> 6:35 a.m., whether with james fletcher. >> whether wyse we are looking okay. a lot of the wet weather from yesterday's off to the east in the sierra. this is a little bit near ukiah. light-moderate
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rain falling on the ec, 50, even some pop of thunderstorms. even in the higher elevations, some of the rainfall is coming across the radar as snow. kind of interesting in late june. here are your current temperatures. here is where temperatures will go this afternoon. upper 60's in the north bay. 61 in san francisco. across the immediate bay, low-mid-60s. '70s and into jobs and livermore. a lot cooler than where we should be. what do
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we have in store after the holiday weekend? clear skies and a lot of heat. when we come back for our next fall for, i will show you our holiday forecasts. you'll like it if you have any outdoor plants. let's check the commute. >> it is an easy commute. you do not have to change anything. and easy, normal ride around the bay area. we are not tracking any hot spots. there was a stall reported on 580 that created a minor delay. traffic is pretty stable. backup is still up the middle of the east parking lot. with light traffic, a quick cycle times are not creating an artificial back up. that is good
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>> we are watching wall street, modest gains for the dow jones industrial average, of 34 planes. this is the third day of gains as a country agrees has passed austerity measures that will allow the country to receive more bailout money from the european union's. national stories we're following, to people are dead after an accident involving an ambulance and oklahoma city. look at all
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that is left of this car that crossed the center divider and slammed into the ambulance near tulsa, oklahoma. the driver and passenger of the car were both killed. three people were in the ambulance, to paramedics and a patient. they are always in stable condition. >> for a second day in a row, glass panels have fallen out of the side of the w hotel in texas. three panels fell onto the street in downtown austin. for safety reasons police have stopped traffic near the hotel and closed several surrounding streets. this is not the first time this has coming up on the kron 4 morning news, a small earthquake has hit
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>> a 3.5 magnitude earthquake in north bay. no injuries or damage reported. >> this is the view from mt. tam. a little bit cloudy. everyone dealing with cloudy conditions. this friday we will introduce the chance of a pop-up thunderstorm. '60s and '70s are our afternoon highs. this evening mostly cloudy and breezy. we will drop triggers back down into the 50s. today is the last day of the unseasonably
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cool air. nida fifties for our start on this wednesday. this afternoon temperatures will be on the increase. highs this afternoon are looking like this. fifties' along the coast from the '60s in the immediate bay and low 70's for the delta area, the livermore valley and south bay. it is going to be a cool day today. starting tomorrow, temperatures in lid will be on decline. -- the climb. its and lot of sunshine and hot temperatures all round. let's see how the morning ride
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is shaping up. >> pretty nicely. we have not tracked any hot spots this morning. we are seeing lighter than usual traffic for what appears to be a holiday week. the bay bridge toll plaza westbound is at a steady pace. the back of is to write about the middle of the end of the east parking lot. the key is the cycle rate of the metering lights. cars are moving to a fairly quickly. about a 5-6 second wait time. good work this morning caltrans. your ride on the sanity of bridge, a smooth commute. there are no metering lights. on the golden gate bridge, 101 southbound, and easy trick. a disk volumes is
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building south bell. -- volume is building a southbound. on the james lick freeway, southbound off of the sky way, is an easy commute down to as a vote. a 16-19 minute drive time to the airport from downtown san francisco. >> an army specialist from albany was killed in an attack in afghanistan on sunday. kevin hellman died from wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire. helen was on his third overseas deployment. he has numerous awards and decorations. a senate panel has voted to give president obama limited authority to continue military operations against libya. the resolution poses a one-year limit fipple and prohibits u.s. ground forces. it is a nato led operation.
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the house overwhelmingly rejected a similar resolution. >> tell them fighters attacked a hotel last night. a six hour attack that left 16 people dead. the hotel intercontinental, a popular hotel among international guests. >> the six hour ordeal at this cobble hotel ended late tuesday night with caliban's suicide bombers penetrating the hotels heavy security. >> at least one person will themselves up at the front gate to allow the other gunman to enter. after that they took positions on the roof of the motel where they were engaged in an hour-long gunbattle with the afghan police. >> my room started shaking. i was on the floor in the corner >> > natal and afghan forces eventually ended the attack by killing the tell abandonment.
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the press conference was to be held wednesday at hotel to discuss the previously announced transition of power from international to afghan security forces. >> the government cannot shake the city, but they can launch high-profile attacks that draw a lot of attention. there is still a divide between the afghan security forces being able to shave off an attack when actually end of the attack without calling on nato for help. >> with are no indications that u.s. military or diplomatic hotel or at the hotel at the time of the attack. >> the attack comes on the same day that nato announced an increase in the number of forces in the afghan military. we >> will be right back as the kron 4 morning news continues. a live look out of athens greece. major protests for a second day as the greek parliament passed
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$40 billion in cuts and other austerity measures to keep the country of greece from defaulting on its debt. a live look as you see people on the route wearing masks. there has been teargas thrown by police. molotov cocktails have been thrown as well. we will follow the latest as these protests continue. [ coach ] in albuquerque, citi pre-approved my mortgage.
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>> will come back. lady gaga is speaking out about allegations that she profited from fund raising on behalf of the javanese disasters. we brought you this story yesterday. a detroit-based law firm said it that lady gaga overcharged for shipping and pocketed some of the cash from the earthquake in this and on the release. a representative for lady gaga calls the lawsuit cited a and without merit.
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>> actress america ferreira married her longtime boyfriend monday night. a small ceremony attended by close friends and >> more entertainment headlines coming up next hour. >> an update on bay area weather, a few key scattered showers today, but drier than yesterday. clear now, warming up and turning hot as we head into the fourth of july weekend with the hottest day being sunday.
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