tv KRON 4 News Weekend KRON March 11, 2012 8:00am-10:00am PDT
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is daylight savings time. in the news this morning we are following this story from afghanistan, an american soldier who randomly shot 17 afghan civilians. >>marty: in mountain view, hundreds are walking to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the devastating japanese earthquake. >>henry: we have an expert coming in to talk about alternative ways to prevent the flu and cold. >>marty: janu is here with the weather. >>jan: overcast skies and a lot of cloud cover. it is freezing would dense fog. it is surely this morning
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but not as cool as the star compared to yesterday. we have low forties and half moon bay, a performance their mountain view in fremont. 46 currently in san jose. as we head into the afternoon it will be even cooler. we will see the same mix of upper 50s and 60s in the north bay. let's talk about the changes headed to us. the satellite and radar systems for as cloud cover and moisture. it will be heading our way, i will tell you when and where coming up in my next forecast.
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>>ysabel: berkeley police chief apologized to a news reporter for sending someone to his home in the middle of the night to demand changes to a story. he claimed the oakland tribune reporter missed reported what he had said in their recent public meeting. he has since apologized, but the damage is done. da lin has more. >>da: the berkeley police chief seen in this video sent an army officer to leave reporters house over a news article. if an armed sgt knocked on the door at 12:45 pm fan demanded changes to the story that had just published of mind. bumps >>da: reporter said this had never happened before in his 24 years of journalism.
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>> was willing to hear him out, but not that of a glut in the morning. >>da: the store was about to this meeting and addressed in a recent homicide. the chief said he tried he mailing and calling the reporter with no success so out of desperation he said is subject to his home to request an immediate correction to the story. >> i caused distress to him and his family. it will never happen again. >> many journalism experts compare the tactic to attempted censorship in intimidation. the police chief says that is not his intention.
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>>ysabel: a u.s. soldier opened fire on the residents in afghanistan killing at least 70 people. he went into three homes and started shooting. he was eventually detained. a nato starts person says it is unclear why he started shooting civilians. some said he had a nervous breakdown. there has been reports of protests following the shooting. >>marty: said today marks one year since a powerful 9.0 magnitude earthquake hit northern japan and sent a tsunami that changed the country forever. here is a look at some of the widespread devastation from that day a year ago. more than 19,000 people were
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killed and unleashed a nuclear crisis at the nuclear power plant. moments of silence were held across japan today to mark the time when the earthquake hit dead to 40 6:00 p.m. on march 11, 2011. the japanese people have over kampf disaster and difficulties many times in the past and have pledged to rebuild the nation. that earthquake was the strongest in japan's history of the fourth strongest in history. in mountain view, a run for japan to raise funds for recovery efforts free craig skalar is there in mountain view where people are gathering. they're expecting about 1000 runners and walkers at this eight k ryan. if he's for wanting to offer their support for considering that life is still very tough in japan. they raised 44,000 last year and hoping to raise more of this year's.
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registration fees are going for education, especially. >> it feels great. tangible that we as a running community can do. it feels terrific to be part of a greater cause. >> there warming as now. a member of the japanese consulate will be speaking shortly. >>marty: is there any guestimated the size of the crowd? >> they are expecting at least 1000 for running and walking. people can pay the registration fee even if there are not running but i believe there will be several thousand people here. >>ysabel: about 100 people gathered last night in japan
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town to commemorate the one- year anniversary of the devastating earthquake and tsunami. they held a candlelight vigil to honor and remember the thousands killed. organizers say say also want to show support for their survivors. the group observed a moment of silence to mark the exact time the quake hit followed by a eighth career. >> the japanese are very spiritual people. i think that they will feel our energy. >>ysabel: and san francisco, a community remembered.
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>>marty: we are back. in news around the bay, two people are in custody following a double homicide it's a place earlier this week in fairfield. they too were arrested on friday, they along with one other man are suspected of fatally shooting two people around 5:00 p.m. on wednesday evening. police say the three suspects were acquaintances with the victims and they appeared to all be involved in drugs and weapons. the third suspect is named blake johnson, he is still on loose according to
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>> we are expecting a few systems to roll through, it's certainly not will we have been getting used to this past winter. we're getting cloud cover and western to the north and northeast. will take a closer look at that. it is snowing in tahoe. the blue indicates snow showers. it is pretty quiet in our area. we are expecting light and spotty showers theory by 9:00 a.m. we expected to cushion to the north safe and into the census area by noon and then swishing further south along the peninsula by 2:00 in the afternoon. it looks like monday will be the driest state of the week to come.
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urban flooding will certainly be a possibility. as for the afternoon highs, they will be cooler than yesterday. >>marty: let's turn our attention to politics in this is in 2012. the race to be the next republican presidential candidate heads to the south. there are twin primaries in alabama and mississippi. this weekend mitt romney won the wyoming caucus. santorum came in second with
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still >>ysabel: just north of baghdad, a man who was a bodyguard for the local mayor was likely the target of local attack, his wife, sister and two young daughters or all killed. no group has taken immediate responsibility. today the syrian president will be meeting to discuss proposals for stopping the violence in syria that has killed thousands. activists say more violence erupted in the northern province. yesterday at least 35 people died in bloodshed around the country.
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some of these pieces are gorgeous and beautiful and reflect a full range of islamic art yet, there has been some controversy. the me introduce you to dr. thomas peters. the object of the exhibition is what? >> to strengthen the community. one and 28 knowledge a group of artists and a sector of the community that makes such a great contributions. we wanted to give them a place on our walls to show this a credible or real art. >>henry: you are a philanthropic organization? >> it yes. i am sure many of your members thought it was lovely but you also got some look back. >> we did.
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pictures, there's nothing about them, but they might be controversial to many orthodox islamists but this one would obviously fit better into the mold but why would there be blow back from people? understand the muslim traditions dead people who have attached a sense of fear to the muslim americans. >>henry: what do they say? misunderstanding of a violent roots of muslim tradition and that it is a misuse of philanthropic resources.
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warmer today compared to yesterday. here is a look at your current temperatures. satellite and radar is showing us that we actually have a few systems headed our way of bringing us spotty showers. >>ysabel: one of our top stories, people around the world are commemorating the one-year anniversary of the devastating earthquake and tsunami in japan. more than 19,000 or killed.
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>>craig: the money raised goes mostly towards education. they're aiming to raise money for books and teaching materials. >>ysabel: all walks of life and all ages. in the meantime, nearly 100 people gathered last night in san francisco's japan towns. stay held a candlelight vigil to commemorate those lost their lives and it to support those who are still living. she
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>> amid the terror of the tsunami the cries of children morning as a desperate families drove their debts and to an evacuation center for an impromptu funeral. of the 16 year-old was under this blanket, his body was pulled from the wreckage of his grandparents' home, he was killed as the tsunami swept. did not give up hope his father pleaded with the boy's friends come to keep living costs for my son. fog it has taken an entire year, his father is now finally giving his son the
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funeral ceremony he never got. his surviving in their brothers and his mother's gathered at this buddhist temple. time has passed, but the pain has not. he was just 16. he would have been 17 today. >> it was a chaotic time. i wasn't sure we could hold a ceremony for him at the time. it was the last time he would ever see his friends. i wanted to give him that farewell. he says that his son was a sweet boy, always smiling and laughing. thick >> ended this morning, a u.s. soldier opened fire on civilians in afghanistan killing 17 including was and and children. the service member went into two different villages and started shooting. he was eventually detained. will did villagers were
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evacuated. a nato strikes person is saying it is unclear why the soldiers started shooting. there are reports of protests following the shooting. >>ysabel: the berkeley police chief is apologizing to a news reporter for sending someone to his home in the middle of the night to demand changes to a story. he says the decision was a big mistake. >> i added a column in distress to doug and his family. it was wrong on my part. >> was willing to hear him out, but not at 1:00 a.m..
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the homeowner was found in the hallway. the fire was possibly started by an overloaded outlets. in moderate police discovered to moderate marijuana plants and 20 lbs. of processed lead. the home was discovered friday in an unincorporated watsonville previous owner of the home was arrested for growing marijuana and theft of utilities. >>marty: it is louis farrakhan spoke a uc- berkeley yesterday. his rare appearance sparked protests from his appearance. the ec president called farrakhan racist, anti- semitic and homophobic. >>ysabel: there is going to
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>>gary: there is an interesting controversy going on about whether the youth should have free fare on a muni. something like 15 percent of all of the writers on monday-friday arms use. >>henry: the idea is a young people should be able to get to school. we have once advisor to come in and talk with us. >>marty: also this morning, the weather. here to tell us about the changing forecast is janu rusted.
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janu >> cloudy skies. the warmer today compared to yesterday. we are also dealing with low visibility in places like santa rosa. 53 expected in half moon bay. we will see a mix of the upper 50s and low 60s. here is a look at satellite and radar show a pass off a lot of moisture to the north and we are expecting some showers today.
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it's hot >> the berkeley police chiefs sent an army officer to a reporter's houses over a news article. an army sergeant knocked on the door at 12:45 p.m. and demanded changes in the story that had just published online. >> do not come to my house and the middle of the night. >> the reporter says this has never happened before in
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his 23 years of journalism. >> was willing to hear him out, but not at one hand. tests >> the chief of the reporter misunderstood what he said at this packed meeting. the chief told me over the phone that he tried healing and calling oakley with no success. out of desperation he sent a sergeant to his home at 12:45 p.m. and requested an immediate correction to this story. >> i ended up causing distress to doug and his family and it was wrong on my part.
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x >> in the middle east, a u.s. soldier opened fire killing at least 16 people including three women and nine children. a resident in the area told reporters that the soldier went into three homes and started shooting. the service member was eventually left hand how if 6 someone said that he had a breakdown. there were reports of protests following the shooting. cause some >>mark: today marks one year since a powerful 9.0 magnitude earthquake hit northern japan destroying communities and sending a crushing tsunami that would change the country forever. here is a look at video from last year showing widespread devastation.
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saying that they really want to help. a lot of the money will help, and particularly schools. some people are from as far away as ireland. >> of people are stepping up scanned helping out from across the community. it is not just the japanese, it is everyone. >> you can see the runners coming in right now. this came as an idea from someone who has family over there and they wanted to help.
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>>da: a teenage girl was " a sexual assault of and abroad. the suspect assaulted her from behind, to occur iphone and began to sexually assault her. police are still searching for the attacker. >> police in livermore are searching for a man half hayseed tried to kidnap a four year-old from a day care center. the suspect is described as a caucasian in his late forties, sixties tall and weighs 2 1/5 pounds. the suspect has long sideburns with short blond hair. police say that he walked into the child care center at the tennis club and claimed that he was there to fix up his son but when he
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>>henry: for san francisco used it has gotten pretty expensive to get to school. the fast path price has doubled or the last two years in school buses that can cut by 43 percent. what are they going to do for him this is david campos how made district supervisor. he was talking to the muni border her last week along with five supervisors through what is your whole? >> off my proposal is that we would have muni free-for- all kids in san francisco up to the age of 83 1/2 to have
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people from all over the city, youth and families that have been organizing in a way that i have not seen since i became a supervisor. they are saying, we need this. we need to address the situation. we need to make sentences so a family friendly city. this has not been an unfunded mandate. before we went forward with a call so we took the time had worked off to identify sources of if that means if it's money if felt would not have a life on video. it will not give half service fee if if we can pay
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ski resort. there is now on the ground, but the lifts are moving. >>marty: over the next couple days we're getting a lot of rain. the new >> finally, it is feeling like winter. visibility is pretty low in santa rosa because of the cloud cover. it is down to a quarter of a mile in santa rosa. there are also delays and arrivals at sfo because of that low ceiling clouds. temperatures are still pretty chilly. temperatures will be cooler today compared to yesterday. a mix of upper 50s and lower 60s for today.
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>> at the finish line, people are finally coming in. they're hoping to raise tens of thousands of dollars for those who are unfortunately still suffering from a situation over there that hasn't really changed as much as they would like. they did is a year ago and are doing it again. the runners started about an hour ago. here are some pictures from earlier from the walkathons. a lot of the money is supposed to go towards education and basic staples for teaching kids. a lot of people here have ties to japan.
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third >> amid the terror of the tsunami, the cries of children born in as a desperate family drove their dead son to an evacuation center for an impromptu funeral. this 16 year old was under this blanket, his body was pulled from the wreckage of his grandparents' home. >> do not give up hope, it keep living for my son. this was the best a grieving father could do to honor his son as the thousands of dead victims overwhelmed the region. it has taken an entire year. his father is now finally giving his son the funeral ceremony the boys never got. time has passed but the pain has not.
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>> the worst round of violence in the gaza strip was deep into this morning. deadly israeli air strikes. the attack killed three palestinians including a 12 year-old schoolboy. the israeli military said it was targeting rocket launchers. the attacks between the two started on friday. a total of 18 people have died, more than 120 rockets
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have been launched. and roth, a gunman killed a sleeping family before blowing up the property. if that happened before dawn, just north of baghdad. the man in the home was a bodyguard for the local mayor and guarantee the target of the attack. the bodyguard, his wife, sister and two young daughters or all killed. no group has taken immediately responsibility.
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third >>mark: louis farrakhan spoke at uc-berkeley on saturday. his rare appearance sparked protests from students offended by his views. the ec president called farrakhan races, advised -- and as a medic and says the students still need to value free speech. >>ysabel: let's get a check in with henry. >>henry: i love my computer, my iphone end of my kindle. is it too much? we will talk to an expert who says the cold of technology has gone way too far.
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fabulous and transforming our lives. the guest is sitting next to me says, not so much. jason is a silicon valley marketing communications expert and he has written a book called too much magic. are you telling me technology is bad? >> it is more complicated. technology is a double-edged sword. what is different this time , originally personal computing was something sold was as personal apartment.
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>> digital technology has crossed over into everything we do. >> on one side we have media that is very pro technology. if then, we have professors on the other side with who are stuck ended descanting technology. i am trying to go down the middle and give people information in order to make their own decision.
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>> a drive to the streets of west oakland and one would see trash on nearly every block. >> garbage, trash, drugs, needles. you'll see furniture, clothing, from there is garbage out there. i am tired of seeing that. famine and the dates of this thick, thick joanna and others have joined together with an alliance to find a way to clean up west oakland. despite the harsh budget cuts, on neighborhoods have the right to the blight free. >> those committee members to gather together on saturday say their streets have become a dumping ground. >> i have seen people at 3:00 a.m. or 4:00 a.m. drop their stuff right there on side streets like the one lives there and no one cares. >> those who join her today go door-to-door to enlist neighbors to become a force in appealing to the city
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for help. >> to city officials and the mayor, please pay attention to us and listen to us. we need your help, whatever we can do, we will do, but we need you. >> these neighbors have never been committed to act is before the realize they must get their voices heard. >> we want to be proud of our neighborhoods. >> get ready for march madness. we will have that coming up. >> here is a live look outside, we have this year and 80 out what more. of the very last out there. we will be fact. half
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on campus to find that if they have a ticket to the big dance. there are likely to gain a spot in the n.c.a.a. tournament here e.f. >>ysabel: here is a look at your 7 day forecast. >>marty: one last reminder for you to spring forward. >>ysabel: thank you for joining us, we will see you back here at 7:00 a.m.. make sure to tune in tonight at 8:00 p.m. for the latest news.
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