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tree and had taken of the car with the jaws of life. we are waiting for an update. and the developing story we have an early alarm house fire in millbrae. the fire started in the crotch of this home can get the fire crews help the fire not to spread to neighboring
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homes. no injuries >> mark: there are heavy hearts an element county a jockey was killed yesterday after being thrown from his horse. we are live with the details on what happened. >> reporter: races are expected to resume today but they will do so with heavy hearts as you talked about for the first time in 37 years, a jockey has died at the lme become fair grounds. it happened yesterday to 33 year-old jorge carrera it was the last release of the day. he was taken off about 30 seconds into the race and he was thrown from his horse according to some officials it is unclear whether or not it was his horse or a another horse but he would step on. as is tradition they had an ambulance following the race and immediately they started medical support on the jockey. he was taken to a
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medical center where he was pronounced dead. that is the first time in 37 years a jockey has died on the racetrack and pleasanton. we talked with officials from the fair grounds and they talked of the jockey. >> it seems to me that he was a fairly recent jockey. it looks like he is ran about 1000 races. his aide dictates--his age it dictates that he was in it for a couple of years so i know he is from mexico as well. >> reporter: now the last race of the season as of sunday but obviously mark, they're doing so with heavy hearts. >> mark: 84 the up this morning. we are fooling another story scott peterson has filed an appeal to overturn his 2004 death sentence after being convicted of the murder of
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his wife lacey and their unborn son. he was found guilty of suffocating his wife and dumping her body back in the bay in 2002. his lawyer claims that the overwhelming media coverage and other mistakes deprive him of a fair trial. the appeal is expected walkout to take months if not years to be resolved. >> mark: a shooting that is being investigated and the the three-year old boy of a san jose police officer this happened yesterday. the police say it looks like the child shot with a handgun they are investigating the circumstances are around how the boy was shot but they believe it was accidental. a san jose jury acquitted william lynch for the beating of a priest that william lynch said not molested him as a child more than 30 years ago. the jury of three women and nine men found a 44 year-old not guilty of two felony charges of assault on father lender. they hung on the lesser for
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simple assault. family members and supporters clapped and cheered as william mitchell left the courthouse. >> and is very happy for my family, for my brother i feel like he has suffered enough and i'm very proud of him today. >> i am overwhelmed i am just so happy, justice was done. will and his attorneys handled it beautifully. we are very happy. >> we are very happy and i will sleep well tonight. >> he kept trying, he got married, he got a master's degree he tried to the they could live, incredible life. i think when he saw jerry and in jerry looked at him the only way jerry could do, he had no... he is a hero. he brought this up. he said someone had to stand up. >> mark: the attack comes 15
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years after william lynch and his brother rich-- reached a $625,000 settlement in connection with the alleged abuse with the church. >> mark: now the jobless numbers came out a short time ago the u.s. to pull years only added 80,000 jobs in the month of june that is 10,000 fewer than expected. the u.s. unemployment rate is unchanged right now it stays at 8.2%. we see hiring starting to weaken in the u.s.. we are watching the dow features it is down 73 points. watching sacramental today as the state senate is expected to vote on the high-speed rail project for california. the assembly passed the bill but only after heated debate. >> mark: they are
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authorizing the first leg of the line gov. jerry brown supports the measure. it will use about two and a half billion dollars of existing bonds. governor brown says if the lawmakers act fast the state could also get more than $3 billion in federal funds to help with the project. if it is approved today a very close vote is expected this multibillion-dollar bullet train will connect san francisco and los angeles with a train that travels over 200 mph. a quick break because realty until 10:00 a.m.. we're checking out the fog that is still thick at the golden gate.
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>> mark: this 29 year old resident was on parole he
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was headed east down on the lower deck with he sped past a seat officer. by the time officers caught up in the crash the vehicle in the bridge on the s curve. that shut down the bridge for more than eight hours while the police investigation was underway. the chp says the was there officer that open fire. >> the officer attempted to approach the vehicle and render aid to the occupants at that point the shooting occurred. the reason we have the lanes closed was because we need to do the investigation into the shooting. >> mark: robertson was not injured in the shooting and authorities took time looking for the weapon along the bridge a woman in the suspect, was also detained for questioning. we have a quick break on the kron4 morning news we are watching conditions around the bay area. we're watching the fog slowly lifted here in san francisco.
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>> mark: 2 people have been killed in tennessee after violent thunderstorms rolled through. several trees came crashing down yesterday officials say man on a motorcycle was killed and so the woman that was hit by falling tree.
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>> mark: more than 4000 homes and businesses all about power. utility officials say that crews from ohio return to michigan to help the customers get back on the grid. and on to bay area weather and traffic but first we're watching a hot spot coming into san francisco. >> george: the good news is that the accident is now cleared that is the latest from the chp. as we can see there is no backup for your ride on to a zero north bound. dr--now let us check out the bridge as we look at the bay bridge to of day--as the up to you. it is likely
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to see by your traffic this morning. you're committed to the central--your commute to the san mateo bridge looks good. for your ride to the golden gate bridge we are still delay free and problem free through marin county and looks good across the span. now the sweat--now let us head over to the weather center with erica. >> erica: in downtown san francisco that cloud coverage is sitting like a cap over the city. do not be surprised if you encounter some delays. we have an hour-and-a-half of delays due to the low visibility. mostly clear conditions for bay area cities and your temperatures run outside the door are sitting in the '50s for the most part.
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>> erica: along the peninsula, the coastline portions of the e shores ands as we advance the o'clock we do keep that cloud coverage over half moon bay. now the tech sell- off was coming in at 77 degrees. we could see nick to operate for antioch in fairfield, 86 degrees for those and pittsburg later this afternoon. expect low '70s for san leandro. pretty much the same story for berkeley and oakland. a good mixture of its '70s for locations. we have very similar conditions to what we saw yesterday. here is a seven day around the bay.
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>> mark: 90 tell us this morning in the second of all of fog case. he is accused of sexually assaulting a 21 year-old woman detectives say test are back but they're working to replace --released their results. the accused of claims that she met sandoval at a downtown location. sandoval attorney says everything was consentual. he has been
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cooperative with the investigation. and the latest in the speed freak killer case they're passing a bill that could allow this man convicted serial killer wesley shermantine out of prison to help locate more victims. sherman time and his accomplice were accused of killing several people in the 1980's and the silicon valley. as a compass died earlier this year. sherman time has not made map to show where more victims remain. the new measure is signed by the government investigators will have until the end of the year to get his help in locating more victims. now on to where police are arresting a man who sexually assaulted on teenage daughter. on monday some call the police say that a juvenile was being assaulted at a home on 160 third ave. investigators say this man, the girl's father francisco
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dominguez had been molesting his daughter for years. he was arrested the next day. and police in oakland are looking for a hit-and-run driver that killed a bicyclist on wednesday night. it happened in the 8100 block of international boulevard. the mailbox the coolest--the male bicyclist was pronounced dead. >> mark: police say 66 row victim was a talking to another man around to in the morning--of around 2:00 a.m. and from of a bar. a fight broke out, the man who was knocked to the ground not regain sight. a quick break as the kron4 morning news continues. we are watching traffic and weather of this friday morning. we have a chilly start the morning but not too bad 57 but we do
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have cloudy skies this morning but it should be a nice afternoon. we are looking for a high of 81 degrees around 3:00 p.m.. it is still want to be in the mid-70s. [ female announcer ] safeway presents
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certificates says the 86 year-old suffered heart attack 24 hours before he died on tuesday morning. it also says that he suffered from years of other illnesses. he was best known for starting in the andy griffith show. he also starred in matlock that air through the mid '80s to the mid-90s. and a texas couple is celebrating today after they found a family pet seven years later. they sent into all live with them for the first year of her life. and in seven years ago after her brother was stolen out of their yard, she was also dognapped. >> there was a man that went to a doctor and they
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said no. my husband to let me discuss this with my wife. i said there is nothing to discuss, she is mine and i want her back. >> mark: they were able to track her because she had a microchip. it said the dog was in philly good condition but importantly she remembered her name, her home and her family. now garbage rates in quarter madera are going up. they approved a 3% increase, all customers will pay about $1 more per can. take affect to encourage more residents to move to smaller chance. >> mark: that you're looking at three giant fireballs. they were launching this huge fireworks celebration in san diego the problem was all the fireworks went off at once. the owner of garden state fireworks apologize
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to the 500,000 spectators and has offered to do it over again. >> honestly there is nothing i can say about that i wish i could do it over again but i cannot. realistically speaking it was something that was beyond our control. anyone who ever had any kind of computer situation or otherwise is cockpit--not perfect. we have never had the situation before hopefully will not have it again. we're not making any excuses. >> mark: the fireworks show you some last 20 minutes, but that huge display on wednesday night lasted 15 seconds with all the fireworks going off at once. we will be right back as the kron4 morning news continues. we have a live look at developing story a horrible crash in alameda, six teenagers are in a hospital we will have the details coming up after the break.
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>> mark: the opening bell on wall street looks like we have it down to. dow futures are down 77 points. the trading week is closed on a down note. some big stories you're falling right now we have a major road shutdown in alameda county after a car accident six teenagers were injured. all were taken to hospital this debate closure until 10:00 a.m. we will have a live report coming up. the state senate is expected to vote on the high-speed rail project in california. a very close vote is expected as to whether or not california
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will consider continuing its high-speed rail. employers only adding 80,000 jobs in the month of june. this shows that the economy is struggling. the national unemployment rate stayed at 8.2%. we will follow the wall street numbers coming up and more on these stories in a moment we want to give you a quick update on bay area traffic and weather. >> erica: the weekend looks splendid temperatures could reach the low 90s for some of the inland communities. as of right now we're done with cloud coverage that is affecting the western part of the the area. as a result we do have delays on your writing flights. in terms of your temperatures we have upper 50s for the most part, 57 in san jose, 55 for those in oakland and then into the afternoon we will see mostly '70s and '80s. temperatures are even warmer as we head into tomorrow. i'll have a full look at your afternoon high temperatures and your weekend weather forecast coming up.
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>> george: right now we are looking at like traffic in the south bay and around the bay area. your quick commute check shows like conditions for the north bay, south bay, east bay and for your ride on one-to-one along the peninsula. >> mark: and alan me a major road is closed after a car carrying six teenagers crashed into a tree. this happened around 2:00 a.m. on island drive south of davey jr.. the roadway closed and is expected to be closed for several more hours. the investigation is currently underway the car is still on the scene. that is checking with our solo reporter yolie. now it looks like they had to cut the roof off of the car to the 13th and out. >> reporter: that is what i understand they had to cut the roof off to the teenagers out. this car is totally broken down. the
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driver of the car is basically fighting for their life. only 15 years old he was transported over thailand hospital. the other passengers were all 15 years old and one of the was 13. it is a total of six. really is only the driver that has the life-threatening injuries. everyone else actually has injuries but nothing life-threatening and there were also transported to local hospitals can't at this point the investigation continues. there are not only doing and measurement but also looking into whether or not the 15 euro was under the influence. basically they were driving without a legal license because f-15s i--because at 15 years old i think cannot get a driver's license. we are still trying to figure out what the circumstances were and how they had a car . in any case, unfortunately they did lose control they
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crashed into a treaty and have the driver is fighting for his life. >> mark: so the roadway shutdown right now? >> reporter: yes and island drive is separated by a patch of grass and trees. is really only the east bound that a shutdown people can use this try to get out of alameda and using this to get into alum yet you cannot do. it is complete shutdown it will not reopen until about 10:00 a.m.. >> mark: another story that we are watching, worse racers are hitting the tracks today with heavy hearts in alameda county after a jockey was killed after being thrown from his horse at the alameda county fairgrounds during a race. here's a picture of the man that was killed. jorge herrera is 33 years old he is originally from mexico. he was racing in the final
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day of around 5:00 p.m.. you can see the video here he fell from the thoroughbred that he was driving. another horse was: past and one step on his head causing severe head trauma. race track of the medics treated him at the scene. they took him to a medical center where he was pronounced dead. >> mark: the fair organizers are releasing a statement that says the following. >> mark: other stories we're following in san francisco though rife--wife of suspended share of ross mirkarimi says that she wants to testify for husband and his hearing. she recently said she cannot afford a ticket to travel to san francisco so they asked the city of san francisco to fly her back. it appears that friends and supporters have raised money for the ticket. he is facing
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misconduct charges stemming from a domestic abuse case involving his wife that left her with a bruise on her arm and he could be permanently removed from office by the ethics committee. >> mark: also in san francisco and 18 year-old man shot in the back wall watching fireworks in the mission district. a around 1:00 a.m. yesterday the man was driven to the hospital with a non-life threatening injuries. >> mark: in petaluma and 90 euro was taken to hospital after falling 20 ft. off the roof of sonoma an elementary school. he was on the roof watching fireworks when he fell. this say he was unconscious and quebec-- blood came out of his nose. he was airlifted to the hospital. >> mark: in southern california check out the size of the shark. they believe is a short for--fin
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maco shark. they're not sure how much the way is because of the scale only goes up to 750 and it starts to bend when they pulled the sharks up so maybe he is about 800 lbs.. it took about six men to lift this sharks from the water they had to tow it in they could not even lifted from the boat. we will be right back, we have disappointed employment news.
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>> mark: in new york investigators are hoping to learn more about the crucial seconds before a yacht
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capsized that killed three children off long i'm =-- all of long island. >> mark: the boat skipper said he sought to lightning bolts and then a wave hit and that is when the boat turned over. >> mark: now the parents that get a car accident when a baby is in a car without a car seat may have their surviving children removed. >> mark: social workers placed two young boys in foster care after their 18 month old sister that would killed in a lack of an aunt was killed when the driver ran through a stop sign. >> mark: in oregon medical marijuana is approved for
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use but in idaho it is illegal. it has created a problem for the police in idaho. they say 40 percent of those with pot in idaho came from oregon. we will be right back as the kron4 morning news continues. we have a live look at the james lick freeway we have light traffic on this friday morning and still a lot of fog we are looking for a high in the mid-60s this afternoon. ♪ [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more low- & no-calorie beverages... adding clear calorie labels so you know exactly what you're choosing...
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officer this happen if today the family's home police said that it looks like the child was shot with a handgun. fair was a big drop for the dow jones industrial average. the u.s. economy only added 80,000 jobs in the month of june. that news came not just over an hour ago. we hiring and a struggling economy shows an unemployment rate unchanged at 8.2%. and of the story we're following an announcement is expected from the u.s. department of education today. two more states have won their bid to be relieved of some of the no child left behind law requirements. washington and wisconsin are joining 24 other states that current waivers for the law. >> mark: 01 to bay area weather and traffic right now we're watching the weekend forecast. >> erica: good morning market had the friday we take a live look outside at
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the james lick and additions--james lick, condition show up to an hour-and-a-half wait if not more. we have no place to speak up for oakland international for for those of you heading toward san jose. in terms of numbers outside your door, and we have no surprises and that we are sitting in the '50s a little bit cooler than that through san rosa. we have 53 in downtown san francisco and future for cash tills '50s turning into '60s by much time indicate all the green on your screen. that is mostly for the communities located around order. we have '70s for the index--that mostly as for the areas around the water. the orange shows us where we can see some 80's, expect the 80's in the south bay los gatos coming in at 85 degrees, 82 for those in sunnyvale. keeping it in the
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mid '70s for mountain view and palo alto. as return i to turn towards the east bay valley looked like we could tease the mid to upper 80s for antioch the same goes for fairfield. aid to on tap for concord, 83 for those in danville. you're keeping it in the low '70s for union city in castro valley. 71 is the number for berkeley and oakland. downtown san francisco not much has changed. you're coming in at 66 degrees and 75 for those in nevada later this afternoon. your kron4 seven day around abbatial the we haven't of cloud coverage as we went up tomorrow morning. temperatures are going to skyrocket we are talking '90s inland, mid-70s around the bay and upper 60 for the coast. patchy fog returns to the bay area and will support inkatha conditions as we head into the afternoon check out the sun shine on tap for the next work week. temperatures back into the '90s if not mid-90s as we head into the middle of next week. now if your forecast
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let us see how the roads are shaping up the morning george. >> george: the morning erica we have no hot spots to track, the could the bay bridge west round--bound. >> george: we have no delays on the east shore are coming through the macarthur maze. over to them san mateo bridge it appears that we may have a little problem with that let us see if we can bring up the traffic maps. apparently not, so i can tell you that we have checked the bridges and they are clear right now with no problems. here is a look at the traffic map. you can see that we have light traffic for 80 west bound and the ride on the lower east shore freeway. the south bay freeway looks good. the ride
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on 101 and the mid peninsula are without delays. there appears to be a little slowing on the right-hand side of the screen. >> mark: wall street seems to be all about jobs joining us now is dave calloway. now not a great monthly report for the month of june. >> at no, i did not expect anyone expected to be very good. at least it is still positive with a thousand jobs that were created. but it is a looming unemployment rates that has to be concerned. >> mark: is the thought that hiring will pick up in the fall or no one knows and we are waiting to see what happens? >> i think no one knows. as
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you know half of europe is in recession already, not a lot of help coming from china and asia and stuff, so i guess we will know in the next few weeks. there is potential that companies did better than we would think. >> mark: is there more hope that the fed will do something now? >> i think this just hope. we are not really in a situation where we are losing jobs. at the moment i think it will have to get a lot worse before the fed to get involved. >> mark: we were on the heels of the worst recession since the great depression are we doing any better? >> i think we are, markets
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can be very pessimistic. >> the economy is not growing fast but it is growing. >> mark: thank you david. other stores we are falling around the bay area, a d y rest are down. --dui arrest are down. >> mark: now to yosemite, a man died while hiking has
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been identified asked a 45 year old by the name of michael. he was climbing and fell 200 ft. he was reported missing on sunday his body was found by a helicopter and retrieve on wednesday. he was a freelance and extreme sports writer for the wall street journal and the new york times. >> mark: 5 members of a family in san jose are accused of running an unlicensed care facility and severely abusing mentally disabled adults under their care. here are pictures of some of the suspects. they say the group to can one dozen mentally disabled people and then neglected them. they say the residents were malnourished, they were beaten, there were only gave once per month. they say the residence social security checks were taken. dozens of abused dogs were found on this property. the five people arrested are sent to be arraigned next week. if
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they are convicted they will spend up to 18 years in prison. >> mark: here is the blaze that broke out tuesday we carry this for you live on the kron4 morning news we are showing cellphone video of the flames. it spread to most homes, knocked down power lines and left 10 people homeless, two people were arrested. we have a quick break on the kron4 morning news with a live look outside on this friday morning. [ male announcer ] now at your neighborhood subway:
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over to the oakland a's game against the mariners,--did morning and welcome to the kron4 morning news, if you're heading to the
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mariners' game versus the a's, the starting time is at 7 05 p.m.. the temperature will be 69 degrees. >> mark: bankamerica. it will be nice this weekend. it looks like temperatures will spike up to near 90 tomorrow. >> mark: it looks like we are on tap for warmer weather as we headed to a good part of next week. now i can't really want some attention to check out what happened when the reporter in michigan was live on the air. sight of this brewery when
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