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a very important topic that has plagued our community for the past several months. >> did she says electronic devices are what the robbers are after. if haaziq madyun goes inside the evidence room to show you the number one item being targeted. it is the story will only see here on kron4. >>haaziq: cell phones by the dozen, the no. 1 attraction for armed robbery crews. >> if you look at the cell phones on this table, this is more than several hundred dollars. a typical sulfone can return several hundred dollars, the same as a laptop for my tech. primarily the crews have been targeting victims who are typically distracted by electronic devices..
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>> this is a crime of opportunity. >> they are taking advantage of the window where someone is not paying attention. >>pam: a woman sexually assaulted in a palo alto park was targeted by a man police suspect has been behind a series of attacks. they believe the man in these sketches struck again today. >>rob: sketches of the suspects are now on posted across the park. shortly before 7:00 a.m. on wednesday the male jogger was southbound on the main trail. >> she was approached from behind by an unknown allele who came up from behind her, it's
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deer hunter, one of trusts and she felt as though he was trying to pull her down. >> there was a brief struggle she managed to screen in break free and boldly followed the man as he made his escape southbound toward a palo alto. and she immediately took herself off and called police. she actually called the suspect at a distance and give us an update as to where he was. >> at 7 a.m, that is not middle of the night. that is a little scary. >> in late august, two other women were groped as they walked along the sidewalk at stanford shopping center in downtown tulsa, both in broad
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daylight. police believe the same man is responsible for all three incidents in the year his behavior could be escalating. >> there is a big difference in behavior between someone who is juggling to grab someone and lead as opposed to t >> police described the suspect as east indian or hispanic in his forties. the 5 ft. 9 in. tall with a medium build. park users are being advised to carry itself on the and not walk towards all along. >>pam: in the east bay, d.c. police are on the lookout for a man posing as a maintenance worker while exposing himself to women. he has struck three times on. uc campuses. justine waldman is joining us live from albany with the story >>justine: here is the warning sign at least put up letting people know about the indecent exposure and how to make sure it does not happen again.
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>> at university there is albany which is an off-campus housing complex for married students and their families, a sense that is breaking trust. three times, a man posing as a means worker said he is the son of the permit to do repairs. for he ask for permission to use the restroom. he then left to the bathroom and expose himself. police have put up warnings telling people about this crime alert and to look out for a man in his 50s with thinning gray hair also noting that every employee should show university issued identification before you open the door.
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>> police are also planning to step up patrols in the area. for many people that i spoke with, if maintenance is going to come to your place, they usually have to make an appointment. it is very unusual for someone to show up unannounced. i could be another warning sign. >>pam: across the nation, reported cases of west mild virus continue to mount. the center for disease control says there are now close to 3200 human cases. in contra costa county there have been to human cases reported this year is in increase in overall was nine activity. grant lodes is live to show us where the virus has been uncovered the and what officials are going to do. >>grant: was nile is still a real concern. three more dead birds have tested positive. hall all of them are american crows. 1 and concord in the next day a
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bird found in nightstand. just yesterday and others turned up in a brentwood. also, two chickens were found with the infectious disease with hand now, another batch of ms. skeeters has tested positive in india. that is where officials are spring insecticide. officials say a lot of different factors are considered before they decide this break. >> how many mosquitoes are they, what kind they are, are the infected, it goes to people there is a lot of criteria that goes into the decision. we understand that this is a risk to the people in antioch, that is why we are fighting. >> officials said the mosquito season is expected to last
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until the end of october octobe until that residents should stay indoors in the evening alice when the miskitos are most active. also, if you do go out they are advising the where repellent in the lungs with clothing. >>pam: tuition for some college students could soon be rising again. the california state university system could see another $250 million cut from its budget is the governor's temporary tax measures fail in november as. for that is why the board has approved a proposal to raise student fees, in case the measures do fail. dan, is joining us live from san francisco state with the latest details. >>dan: when the students came to school and the fall, there were already paying more because tuition had increased $249 a semester. now, another possible increase could hit them as early as january. here is video to show you, the
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proposal passed today calls for an increase in tuition of $150 per semester. that would begin in january if the governors temporary tax measure fails. that would bring a semester of tuition to a grand total of $3,135. opponents say this will keep a lot of students from attending. >> every time that the board of trustees raised its tuition, it is hard for in a hardship for middle-class families grief >> many students are working to death three part-time jobs to make ends meet. if the tuition freeze comes run it will simply mean less students will have access to public education. >> again, possible increases coming in january if the governors temporary tax measures to not pass. if the tax measures do pass,
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the $249 that the students are already paying to attend, they will rescind that and that means students will get a $249 refund for the kinds semester plus they will be paying less in the next semester. there is a bit of a silver lining, but it is all depended on the governor's temporary tax measures. >>grant: we are always be tracking neighborhood crime. in san francisco police say they are investigating scams in which latinos are being targeted. if suspects are using fake lottery tickets to get their money groove why so little of august spanish-speaking females have recourse to female victim's on the street. for the first incident happened on august 16th near east 10th street if for the second incident was september 10th, 1 mi. away.
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>> the suspect plane to have winning lottery tickets but said they cannot catch them because they're in the u.s. illegally. the suspect's convince the victims that they will ship lottery winnings if the suspect's in cash lottery ticket. the suspects are also convincing these victims to put up cash and jewelry as collateral. in these cases, victims gave the suspect's its total of $8,000 in cash and also handed over and jewelry. once the suspect's get the cash in the jewelry police say they take off. >>pam: we have a potential traffic hot spot. if you are in the san francisco civic center area, a private concert has roads blocked near city hall. charles gifford is live the details. >>charles: right now i'm a long mcallister in front of the state building, this is right across the street from civic center.
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it is a traffic nightmare. all of the roads around here, traffic is like a parking lot. cars are bumper to bar all around here. it is a conference in town, it is the vendor technology conference. about 90,000 people are attending the conference. this evening there having a gallon in front of city hall. the red hot chili factors are playing a concert here at city hall. they have civics center block of and have blocked all parking around city hall creating a traffic nightmare for anyone trying to get through this area if you're anywhere near city hall are headed down here try to find another route. >> not sure how long this evening concert will last. they are still setting up and traffic will probably be bad for quite some time. >>pam: what a mess, right back to the time. ahead at 5:00 p.m., not breaking down and trying to live on. details on what if mitt romney
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said today about the controversy will lead to video and how democrats are responding. lindsay lohan is back in trouble again. >>gabe: demands and the iphone 5 has continued to skyrocket. the shipment date from mine orders has been pushed back over a month. lines in front of stores are growing across the country and options on the day are going growing across the country and options on the day are going for osofa... desk... you know what? why don't you go get some frozen yogurt. i got this. you're so sweet. you got this, right? i do got this. let us get everything off the shelf, and to your home.
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and to your home. >>catherine: mitt romney is not apologizing for the comments . that is what he wrote of obama supporters as dependent victims the romney campaign has even launched a counterattack. >> mitt romney is not backing away from what he said in the city camera videos. >> the question in this campaign is not who cares about the poor and middle-class. i do and he does. the question is, look and help the poor and middle-class, i can't, he cannot. >> the president responded last night. >> my expectation is, if you want to be president you have to work for everyone, not just for some. >> ronnie suggested that 47 percent of the country are
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victims to rely on the government. democrats are piling it on suggesting that the running campaign is in trouble and that some fellow republicans are keeping their distance. >> we have a long line of people running for romney has if the olympics are still on. >> >> republicans did have some good new is with the announcement that the republican national committee raised in a record-breaking $35. 6 million in august curious >> we are learning more about the october 3rd debate between the candidates. there will also talk about the economy to.
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a list of topics just released show the talks focus on the economy including health care and the role of government. the attorney general says there's some vindication in an internal justice a record on operation fast and furious. holder pointed out that the report says, as were driven by field agents without his knowledge or approval. he says the cruise at least he did not try to mislead congress two senior officials left the department after the fall was released a neighbor. there is new forensic evidence showing that only george is known as dna is on a handgun. he is the name of and volunteered trucks with killing treyvon martin in february. the memo was charged with second-degree murder, he was injured and said martin slammed his head against the sidewalk. he claimed the teenager grabbed for his gun. the new evidence could play a role in some instances.
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the testing was inconclusive as to whether, as danny was, will serve. do another 50,000 children are back to school today in chicago after a day teachers' strike finally ended. a final vote on the contract is still to come. this deal gives teachers a raise of 17:6 consent over four years. half cahoot longer school days and the long run school year. >>jaqueline: and other cool-mile day. the skies cleared of run of the area. here is a live look outside from the golden gate. nothing but sunshine. the fog has pushed off shore. clear skies to of the bay area of the fog is expected to return.
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in the no. 8, '60s and '70s. as we head into tomorrow we can expect another similar day to what we saw today. the fog will clear creek of what we saw today. temperatures inland should wore the fate of a disease that staying in in the '60s and '70s out of friday the wind out of the north will pick up dramatically. we will also see warmer temperatures into friday afternoon. roh for tomorrow afternoon temperatures in the '70s in the south bay.
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not a lot of change along the coastline. the fog should linder to believe morning and possibly early afternoon with temperatures in the upper 50s in the low 60s. in the north bay temperatures running mainly in the '70s. 80 in sonoma and 82 in fairfield. a look a your extended forecast, and other cold-mile day with warmer weather on friday and cooler weather returning saturday and sunday as the disturbance moves over the bay area bringing us more cloud cover in cooler temperatures especially for sunday. >>pam: kron4 once again gives you the best seat anywhere to watch one of the most exciting events of the year.
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>> lindsay lohan was arrested in new york for reading a scene of an accident. they say she was behind the wheel and grazed a man's leg. some lindsay lohan and her family, are they more trouble than they're worth? listen to what some of our viewers have to stick. uppercase-on
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>>pam: ahead at 5:30 p.m., residents in the bay area apartment building barely escaped a huge fire this morning. the desperate measures its it to escape the flames. the countdown continues to the release of the iphone 5. we will show you how people are waiting with anticipation plus, goodness about the housing market in the west. details on that is and how effective gough street today. these emissions
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>>pam: the fire broke out around 4:30 a.m. and flames forced a one woman to take drastic steps to flee her burning unit. >>da: the back of the apartment building is destroyed and there was a woman staying inside the apartment at the time, she managed to get out if the because the flames or so big if she could not get through the front door. she got through that window with her dog. she was able to get out and halt on to that said that is attached to this side of the building. it did the police department to come here and ask the neighbors to bar of this latter there were able to get her down. joining me down -- tran and now is a captain with the san jose fire department talking with the about the cause and why it was a
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difficult to put out. >> the cause of the fire is still undetermined. the fire itself was not difficult. it was the access that was difficult. >> there was no one in the structure when we did our primary and secondary searches. >> there was one woman who seems al little hysterical. >> i a.m not sure why. it could have just been because of the fire.
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these are very dramatic events. >>da: ultimately, the union was destroyed. the unit will probably not be available to residents for quite some time periods of people have been displaced. >>pam: firefighters were called out to an early morning fire in pleasanton.
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>> there is concern that all these new iphone 5 users joining the 4g network could overload in the slowdown 4g. gabe slate has a look at the crazy demand for the fallen and how the success that affects mobile air waves. >> there are options that have dozens of bids of hours left on them.
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this is the first iphone to run on 4g. what does that mean? the iphone will be the fast as it has ever been. it is possible that this huge influx of phones could lead to problems like congestion in the slower speeds than expected. possible losses in a 4g signal altogether would drop calls and crashing apps. we will not know until a couple weeks will kind of problems it will cause, if any. they have spent two years and billions of dollars dollars bui the 4g of the network to get ready for the iphone. now, we see why carriers except sprint have gotten rid of on limited data plants. they knew that this be a
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problem when everyone moved to 4g old seat. finally, here is an interesting tidbit. sprint currently does not have the ltte 4g network up and running in the bay area. they will send it as of now they have no launch date said. that means is current iphone 5 will continue running on the older 3d network. >>pam: and denver is expected to fly over the bay area on friday. charles crawford has details. >> endeavor flew from the kennedy space center in houston texas where it landed at ellington field. before touching down the
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shuttle made low altitude passes over several spots around houston including the space center. let's take a look at the route using global earth. the shuttle is google to lead houston around 7:15 a.m. 7:15 a a brief stop in alcosta, texas to refuel. then, it will detour north over the white sands test facility before continuing on to california where it will spend thursday night at edwards air force base. friday morning the shuttle starts a tour of california flying north to central valley of the low altitude pass over the capitol in sacramento. that will turn west and visit the bay area. we expected to arrive between 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m..
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>>catherine: in afghanistan, troops are reeling after more insider attacks. in other words, hostile forces that have infiltrated troops. a senior commander said today attacks on u.s. and allied troops are having a huge impact. >> one french cartoonists is defending his right to make fun of the prophet mohammed. in magazine in france is publishing his cartoons and there is now extra security around the office. the foreign minister is defending freedom of expression but he is also admitting
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concerned about stirring up even more violence. the raid in the protest over this pretty and quiet looking group of islands in the east china sea. there are the focus of an escalating dispute between china and japan. both sides are claiming ownership. there is now concerned that the feud will affect trade. thoughtful anti-saddam protests in china and malaysia cause the economy to a new low.
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all >> a police chase in east oakland has ended with a crash. we have just gotten pictures from the scene. that car right there is a mangled. the chase ended at macarthur and richie in east oakland. the car was flying through an intersection and hit a van that was backing out of a driveway.
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there was an injury to one person in the event. the jaws of life have been used to help the situation of police say there is one person in custody, one person in the back of a patrol car. the lapd helicopter is up perhaps looking for additional suspects. a police chase ended in east oakland near macarthur and richie. >>pam: for today's market update and a day of modest gains across the board, the dow finished up 13 points to 13,005 under 78. analysts say encouraging news about housing in the united states helped to boost investor confidence.
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>> existing homes and construction numbers came out today. purchases of previously owned homes was up 7.8%. that is a good number. record low mortgage rates in the growing population. it is not how but definitely not cold. 27 percent of purchases are cash. that is three times the normal. home builders are doing well on this news. it is good to see more americans working. >> ikea is opening more stores. >> ikea will double the case of their new stores.
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in this day and age lawyer about companies downsizing, this is the company expanding. >> bill gates and warren buffett plan to give away their fortunes during their lifetimes. this on to blower is making a charter schools.
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>>mark: quarterback vince young was third in the draft six years ago and signed a 26 $9 contract. he is done with football and out of money? >> 26 million in revenue in salary, 30 million in endorsements. he had a bad advice and his adam's agent, signing checks for him, he's teratogens up with the wrong people.
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>>jaqueline: temperatures were once again on the cooler side. here is a look at what your highs were today. >>jaqueline: the fog will be quicker to clear out there and some are afternoon all the tortures will stay in the '60s and '70s. here's a look at tomorrow's conditions as the head out the door. widespread fifties with a few '60s through the delta in central valley. temperatures will warm quickly into the '70s and a number of places but staying in the 60s for our beige shorts and along the coastline.
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here is a look a neighborhood by neighborhood starting in the south bay. along the coastline, not many changes expected although we will see more sunshine tomorrow. cool weather again tomorrow. warmer weather on friday as winds out of the north pick up and clear up the fog.
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that will change into the weekend as a disturbance moves over the bay area. it will bring us more cloud cover in cooler temperature.
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>> lindsay lohan was in the big apple. it happened right here in the parking lot of the dream hotel. police say it was after midnight when the starlit hit a restaurant cook with reports and then took off. the restaurant worker went to the are within the injury. low hand was released from jail. the troubles are has already
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had scribes with of the law including two dui convictions and is on probation for necklace theft. police do not believe drugs or alcohol played a role in accide already having a field day saying the injured man claims the star was slurring her words in this small like alcohol. no breathalyzer was used at the scene but her rep says the whole thing was much ado about nothing.
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>>pam: and at 6:00 p.m., animal testing positive for was not. it is a nationwide problem that has killed nearly 150 million people in the u.s., what the the area is doing to prevent the spread of this violence, those stories and more next.
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announcer: the kron4 news starts now with a developing story.
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>>pam: a developing story, a police pursuit ended with a crash. j.r stone is live in oakland with the latest. >>j.r: we are just getting into some of this video. this was the car that was being chased by police on macarthur boulevard going north west of the oakland area. they went to an intersection and loss control, slamming into a woman that was pulling out into the street the of the way. her car was forced into a ditch and then slammed into a bus full of four people. the woman's car, they had to get the fire department out. use the jaws of life to get the car open and get it on a stretcher. the police chopper was up in the oakland. for a good while as they searched for the driver that they were originally tracing through the streets according
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to witnesses who live in the area. police would only tell me that it is under investigation. the people who live in the area said the car was going at least 60 mi.. some people think it was coined 100 mi. an hour through the streets trying to evade police. the police are here within 3 seconds. what are still learning the details entrance get new information. >>pam: tiny carriers of the deadly disease. the west of fires is turning up in more mosquitos and birds. >> it actually just a test passed last year's total numbers. >>pam: the west mild virus is
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spreading. residents are being warned as they prepare to fog neighborhoods. >> and about an hour concert cost effective control will be in the area spray mosquitoes for west nile. the fog is done at dusk because that is one muskegon's come out to feed.
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>> denied assaulting starts at 7:15 p.m.. maureen kelly has new information about an increase in the west now virus activity in the county. >> we have now surpassed the total amount of was not ours activity from 2011. >> 3 human cases of was not virus in the seven samples of infected mosquitoes as well as 43 birds testing positive. so far this year, to confront him in cases that they have found 17 pulls of infected mosquitoes, nearly double the year before. 44 birds have been found to carry the disease as well as six of the several chickens the key to monitor the presence of the west mild virus.
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>>pam: the centers for disease control and prevention have released new national figures on was not. the number of human cases this year has topped 3000. more than five hard cases reported in the past week, a total of 134 people have died from the disease this year. that is an increase of 16 from the week before. the government says the numbers are the highest they have seen in nine years. new officers will soon be on the streets of oakland. there are 632 sworn officers
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currently in the oakland police department however 54 new recruits will be added to the race if they make it through the 166 police academy class. >> a big part of my decision to come to oakland was the police officers themselves. the department works as a team and as a family. i do not just see the crime rates, i see a bright future in something i get to the product. >>pam: over the next 27 weeks the new academy class will receive training in among other things community relations and the use of force.
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>> a groping its a month ago and the second groping its at the stanford shopping center on august 29th near the neiman-marcus. just this morning, before 7:00 a.m.7:00 a.m. and attempted sex assault, this is the most serious incident, the suspect came from behind to grabbing a woman's breast and then a wrestling hurt the ground. she was able to get away. this is the partition was running near. it is a convenient happens when palo alto and menlo park. look at this time the police have posted. women are being advised to travel in pairs and carry a cell phone.
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based on what happened today police are concerned that the suspect's behavior may be escalating. >> the first two cases occurred around infusion very well populated areas. there was just a very brief and direction between the suspect in the victim. as you can see behind me, it is a more isolated locations. the time of day was very different. there are hardly any witnesses and there is a very big difference in behavior and someone who is is going to grab someone and leave as opposed to someone who may be tried to pull them down to the ground. we do not know what that person is going to do at that point. >> there is a sketch of the suspect in today's incident that these are sketches from the two previous instances. police are looking for just one suspect and describing him as east india or hispanic male in his '40's, 5 ft. 9 in. for
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the medium build. >> students attending state universities in california may have to pay more to attend class as early as january. the state university system will see a $250 million cut from its budget if the governors temporary tax measure fails, november. trusties' are taking action just in case that happens. >> students that attend san francisco state, tuition hikes are nothing new to them. when the starters: august working to have afforded an dollars more per semester than the previous semester. come january, it could happen again, another increase. >> students at san francisco state and the other university campuses could soon be paying more to attend class. >> it is a big deal for me.
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i come from a low-income family. right now, i'm struggling to pay my own mind. >> the board of trustees has voted to increase tuition to one of the dollars a semester beginning in january of proposition 30, the temporary tax measure fails at the ballot box in november. that would bring the cost of attending a cal state university campus to $3,135 a semester. students say it is a bitter cold swallow a special considering the $150 hike is on top of the tomb of a $49 increase that started this semester.
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>> hike only takes effect if the temporary tax measures fail. sphere >>pam: h hello stolen from a san francisco conservatory of the week and was found this morning. it was found three blocks away in front of the opera house. police are still searching for the thieves. this is surveillance video of a couple walking into the building and walking out with the cello.
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>>pam: police have released a sketch of this man, he was struck by a southbound train. authorities described as between 60 years old and 75 years old, 5 ft. 5 in. tall with 130 lbs.. >> of vallejo mayor is calling on the mayor office to conduct an independent review of the september 2nd officer involved shooting. he believes under the current circumstances a second review will help establish trust and communication between the police and the community. off the incident has given rise to many incidents and a recent city council meetings. the mayor is requesting some proposals from the city manager as well including in our cameras, additional by cameras and more.
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>> the search continues for this man who was last seen near omaha nebraska. an amtrak conductor spotted him thursday evening the family continues to search but to in colorado and nebraska. >>pam: petaluma league is getting the all star treatment tonight. we will show you their vip pass at the giants stadium.
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>> we are monitoring live pictures from an amusement park is there ride that is set. people are dangling from the ride, this is that not very farm in california. the ride is called the wind seeker. people are dangling and not moving at all.
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this is in one of our california. we will continue to follow this developing story. >> we are learning more today about the upcoming debate between the president and mitt romney. they will stand half of the evening talking about the economy. that will be the focus of the debate in colorado. other topics include health care into the role of the government. also today a new poll says that americans are feeling better about the country's future and about how the president is doing his job. their race is still considered a very close. >> he was accused by some republicans of a cover-up.
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the program was aimed at catching weapons traffickers and ended up igniting a heated partisan battle on capitol hill the investigation is not over but the politics surrounding it is not. >> 14 employees of the department of justice could face disciplinary action for their mismanagement of operation fast and furious. launched in 2009, the program was aimed at tracing illegal gun traffic between the u.s. and mexico.
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>> the report released on wednesday did not recommend any criminal sanctions. findings indicate he was not aware of potential flaws and was not apprised until after the agent's death. >> with the investigation
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complete, the disciplinary process will now begin. >>catherine: once the report is released today, two senior officials left the department. one resigned the and the the other retired. >> temperatures will mean cooler this afternoon, inland valleys in the '70s. eighties in and out and fairfield. as we take it live look outside for the golden gate bridge disrupted and, nothing but sunshine. the fog has cleared through much of the bay area. there is a tiny sliver along the san mateo coastline. otherwise, setting skies, clear skies with fog returning later tonight. we will see fog tomorrow morning and sunshine a little bit earlier the what we saw
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today. temperatures sang in the '60s and '70s. into friday hour winds will be out of the north picking up. that will help clear things out and warm temperatures. into saturday, a disturbance moving over the bay area bring the cooler weather back as well as cloudy conditions. let's take a look at temperatures of our afternoon. in the south bay some 70's for the most part. for our inland valleys, upper seventies, 80 in pittsburgh, 79 and concord, 78 in livermore. the east bay stores, mainly in the '60s. for the coastline, temperatures remained relatively unchanged. we will seek a hearing earlier to barrel along the coastline the timbre is in the '50s and '60s as the sea breeze winds
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have an impact on the immediate coast. in the north bay, temperatures will be pretty mild. it's here is a look at your extended forecast. as we head into friday we will start to see some warmer conditions. not a big deal in a warming. as the disturbance blows over as into the weekend, cloudy conditions and cooler conditions especially on sunday you can get the latest forecast any time of the new kron4 24-7 news channel. as always on comcast channel 193. we're back after the break.
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>>vicki: in new health warning may make you think twice before serving rice. it is usually considered one of the healthiest of the foods. a new report shows a dangerous chemical could be lurking in
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the bowl of rice. consumer reports said it found significant and worrisome levels of arsenic in nearly every rice product that it tested. rice eaters who eat one serving a day have 44 percent more arsenic in their bodies compared to those who cannot eat rice. the arsenic found was the inorganic kind of meeting that it does not occur naturally and can be found in some pesticides in high doses is lead to cancer, heart disease and other illnesses. the fda says it will collect its own samples and make its own recommendation by the end of the year.
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announcer: >> the kron4 news starts now with a developing story. >>pam: a police pursuit ends with a crash and injuries, it happened in oakland a short while ago. the j.r stone is live in oakland with an update. >>j.r: on macarthur boulevard, if you look into the distance, you can see that cruise are still there. >>haaziq: investigators announced the arrest of two different robbery groups wanted in connection to multiple sulfone deaths throughout the cities. >> these are people who have been arrested already in responsible for multiple robberies.
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we were able to base our intelligence and information we received from anonymous tips and other evidence, we identified groups of people. >> back here in oakland, they're cleaning up from a high-speed chase that happened in the last two hours. they're cleaning up the debris and off in the distance, that bmw is the vehicle they were actually chasing. i do want to go some of the video. in the video you can see how bad it was. you can see firefighters out here working the jaws of life. there was a woman who went to pull onto the street when a car that was being chased by officers slammed into her car to. she was actually being put into their ambulance when we arrived. we do not know the extent of courage to but we do not issue was able to talk and communicate. as to why they were after the gentleman in a bmw, they say they he was a parole lee wanted on gun charges but at this
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point, he is nowhere to be found. >> by this house who is coming out, this car swerved into her car knocking her back. there were traveling at about 60 mi. per hour. >> even if they were a murder suspect or fugitive, they should not chase them doing 100 mi. an hour, they are endangering people's lives. there are going to fast and endangered too many people. >> out here live again, you can see some of the cleanup is still going on. he conceded dmv that was being chased but again, the suspect in this chase is nowhere to be found. the helicopter was in the sky but no luck in finding him. much more at 8:00 p.m..
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>> here in palo alto, police are investigating another case of sexual battery. a female jogger reported being grabbed by a man at this real on allman avenue early on wednesday. she is kids of her. police have since posted a sketch of the suspect. investigators believe the same man was responsible and all three incidents. police are now urging women to job and peers. >> father and for was now, after a human was infected the contra cause of the skill and effective control stepped up efforts to prevent the disease from spreading even more. vector control tells us the insecticide being used is not harmful to humans.
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>> west mild virus activity is already worse than last year. officials said the county has surpassed 2011 totals. so far in 2012 there have been to confirm him in cases, 44 infected verse of a six against and 17 samples of mosquitoes found to be carrying the disease officials are concerned defense this season is not typically over until the end of silver. >> police kept all
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>> there has been a lot of protest about this shooting dead as well as some very angry reaction. the mayor has said that his request is not to say that the police department had any kind of wrongdoing but that he wants to reestablish trust in the community about the incident. the mother of the 23 roles says that she supports the mayor's request. >> the space shuttle endeavor has started its farewell cross-country tour. wednesday morning it mounted on top of the 747 flying from florida to houston tx. the shuttles to the night in houston before continuing to california. friday morning, in denver will visit sites all across california. we expected to arrive in the bay area between 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m..
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>>jaqueline: up and down temperatures over the next few days. summerall be similar to what we saw today, mainly in the '60s and '70s with a couple low 80s. friday, warmer weather expected city of sirte 56 year the coastline dif as we head into tomorrow, much of the same friday, the winds out of the north are expected to pick up. it will be short-lived as we headed to saturday and sunday, things will all but done. phil temperatures to more of mostly in the '70s. here is a look at your extended forecast. we will see the same thing tomorrow of war conditions friday and then a disturbance of the bay area saturday and
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sunday. and barbara has more cloud cover and cooler temperatures especially in sunday. >>pam: once again, kron4 gives you the best seat in your watching one of the most exciting events of the year. it is a part of the san francisco fleetweek activities. we will bring you the sights and sounds like posted by george rask and mark danon. the blue angels live, saturday october 6th at 3 the series will be right back.
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>>pam: looked petaluma little league team was offset by the san francisco giants. they got a chance to meet some of the giants players. >> i think it is of fossils. there are the definition of baseball.
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this is where it all starts. they had some really great games that were fun to watch. it is impressive and inspiring. >> the team has enjoyed being hosted by both of the bay area's major league baseball teams and a parade of the loma that have been riding in vintage cars. still ahead, the theory is joined by a high school coach of the week and, what is wrong with alex smith wearing a san francisco giants the fog cap? gary will explain next in sports. half sphere it's
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>>gary: we are in detroit, brad anderson since coming off of the disabled list has been red hot, but not tonight. aid to run double down the left-field line. 2-0 detroit. later in the inning with bases loaded he fell forward and
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landed awkwardly. he left the game. they are saying it is a strained of late. right now is 5-0 detroit in the seventh. but giants will be in action tonight. they could conceivably lead to the division title.
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hi >> alex smith was issued a $15,000 fine to wearing a giants cap to a press conference.
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>> everyone is willing to work and everyone has a great attitude.
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>> washington could have won the game, but he made a mistake he threw the ball at the opponent.
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>>gary: when we come back we will meet a high-school coach of the week. this guy can really play in his own right. he is an outstanding football player.
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he is our coach of the weekend, the guy can act to inflate.
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>>gary: when did you decide you wanted to coach? family when i started off go to at least end of my career.
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>> it is tough when you're used to being a professional athlete. now you're walking into a high school and that no one cares anymore. >> for the most part many of these guys, their parents watch me play said they knew what was off, but at the same point i wanted to go in there and and n have them gawking at who i was.
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>>gary: it is nice to me.
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"the view" versus mitt romney today. firing off on his leaked video criticizing them, what the ladies are now saying about the presidential nominee. i'm kevin frazier. "the insider" is on. here's what the governor said about us. >> "the view" is high risk because of the five women on it. >> if you can't handle four sharp-tongued women, how are you going to handle the country? >> how romney just addressed the new "view" controversy, as joy opens up to us today. >> he has to come to the show and deal with us. >> why whoopi was absent after the leaked video targeted her. is the republican nominee on damage control now? >> he will come on "the view" in october. after lindsay lohan's arrest for alleged hit and run, inside the parallels to amanda bynes.

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