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waldman, kron 4 news. >> tonight we will speak live with retiredjoining us now live -- retired general mike myatt. >> the blue angels will continue to train at their home base in pensacola florida. this afternoon the blue angels discussed the disappointing decision to cancel the 2013 season. >> and nobody wishes this upon the team but we want to continue the legacy. it is our obligation to make the greatest things for the nation, the navy. we enhance and it inspired me. to have young men and women to join the navy and marine corps. we will make sure that we rise up to the occasion. >> tonight at six. we'll break down what the future holds for the blue angels.
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how much practice time the pilots will still get in, and the chances there will be a season in 2014. >> pam: the blue angels are always a major draw during fleet week in san francisco. and as you can imagine -- many people are disappointed to hear about the cancelation. kron 4's scott rates is live tonight in san francisco. scott -- you've been talking to business owners? >> reporter: they are, pam. i have been speaking with residents and business owners up and down north beach. now that the blue angels are no longer a part of fleet week. >> we are going to see a significant drop in sales. a lot of people come to this neighborhood to see blue angels. we will see a significant drop. >> reporter: how is it going to impact your business? >> is one of the biggest sales for us. >> reporter: the business owners also hope that somebody comes in and plays
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for the blue angels to keep people occupied. reporting live in north beach, scott rates, kron 4 news. >> pam: the windy weather around the bay area -- has mostly blown away. and now warmer weather is on the way. by now. jaqueline, when can we break out the shorts and tank-tops? >> jacqueline: certainly, tomorrow, pam. it is warmer than yesterday. some places even 80 degrees 73 in redwood city. 77 in vallejo, napa and even the 70 through san francisco which is an improvement than yesterday. let us start with the morning hours. widespread 60s and quickly getting into the 70's by noon. with one exception along the coast for the temperatures are expected to stay in the 60s. just the immediate coast. 2:00 p.m., 80s! even the north bay, the delta, the
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inland. every place that you see the orange and yellow is representing the 70's. with the exception of the coast. temperatures are going to be cooling and quickly in the evening. let us take a look at the high temperatures for tomorrow. 80s. 80s and san rafeal, and san jose. we will talk more about the warm up and big changes for the weekend, coming up. >> pam: right now, san francisco police chief greg suhr is in the mission district. after one of his officers shot two people early sunday morning. kron 4's j.r. stone is following the story. and joins us live from that meeting. j.r? >> reporter: pam, the police chief walked into this meeting about five minutes ago. it is just under way they're talking about the shooter with an officer involved shooting that happen on sunday. at
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valencia/17. that is where we are standing. the police chief said that you could even throw a baseball from how close we are from where it happened. from what looked like and it looked like officers opened fire and they shot two different people. he said that the officers were completely justified in opening fire. i will be out here all night. any changes from this meeting i will keep you updated your of the news cast reporting live, j. r. stone, kron 4 news. >>catherine: sheriff's deputies say at least 14 people were injured on the campus of a texas community college today.when a man went on a stabbing rampage. the suspect is a hearing- impaired student.and investigators are trying to figure out why he did it. >> reporter: witnesses
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describe a chilling scene here on the campus of lone star community college near houston. a student - running up and down hallways - randomly knifing people.. some students took photos afterwards.showing the injured. some of them had neck and face wounds. >> this was right in front of my classroom. with injuries on my back, my ears and one of my students it seemed that she had blood near her mouth. >>catherine: this photo shows the suspect after he was tackled by several students. one of them says he immediately began shouting 'i give up'. but by that time.at least 14 people had been hurt.12 of them taken to local hospitals. >> all of those people and the hospital, there are two people that are in critical condition and there are four people in fair condition. >>catherine: according to some reports.the man used an x-acto knife like this one. which may have been taken from the science dept. where animals. the man taken into custody is described as a student - about 21 - who is hearing impaired. he's described by a classmate as an "eccentric"
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who often wore gloves and carried stuffed animals. he says the man was teased by fellow students - but remained friendly. as law enforcement combed the area looking for clues.the college posted this message on its website - warning people about what happened. today's incident comes only about two months after three people were wounded in a shooting at a different lone star campus. >>catherine: this is video that we received. at last time, the authorities have not named him were charged tammany was acting alone. grant?the north koreans are warning that a conflict is imminent, and that foreigners in south korea should make plans to evacuate now.
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the sound of north korea trying to ratchet up tensions. >> "we urge all foreign nationals at institutes and companies, including tourists, to take evacuation measures out of seoul and south korea for their own safety." >> the tough talk greeted by a huge yawn from the u=s state department. >> there is no specific information to suggest imminent threat to us citizens, or facilities in the republic of korea while the north's >> million=member army is showing *no sign of gearing up for battle, the top american military commander in the pacific says north korea's ballistic missiles are a clear and direct threat to the united states. on capitol hill today, admiral thomas locklear stopped short of promising to shoot them down. >> mccain: do we have the capability to intercept a missile if the north koreans launch within the next several days? >> locklear: we do. >> mccain: would you recommend such action? >> locklear: if a missile was in the defense of the homeland i would certainly recommend that action. and if it was defense of our allies i would recommend
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that action. >> mccain: my question is would you recommend that we intercept the missile if it no matter where the intended target is? >> locklear: i would not recommend that. >> for its part, japan has promised to destroy any missile fired over its territory. patriot anti missile batteries have gone up in and around tokyo. and the japanese navy has deployed destroyers equipped with missile defenses. if those are launched, the satellite and radar will be attacking the project breeze within minutes. if the missiles are headed towards land, such as japan, the u.s. & japan will decide then. pam? >> pam: a triple shooting this morning in the city of richmond. police say, shortly after 11, someone opened fire on three men as they were standing on the sidewalk near 20th and virginia. this is video from our
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helicopter partnership with abc 7 news. one of the three was killed, the two others suffered wounds that were not life threatening. police do not believe the three were involved in any illegal activity. and in fact, community members tell kron 4 news the man who died was attending a job training program at the time of the shooting >> when these people are trying to get their lives together and be part of the community. >> pam: they have no motive or suspect. >> pam: > >> a just released secret recording appears to show a high-profile republican. trying to figure out the opponent. i'll have the story next. >> pam: but first -- a college student sexually assaulted in her dorm room. what we know about the man police are looking for, after the break. >>catherine: then -- congress getting ready for a showdown on gun control. it's getting pretty heated -- tonight at 5:30. >> jacqueline: it is already
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5:45. >> jacqueline: much warmer, with the bay shores. nearly 80 degrees and the coast. 70 degrees but this warm up will be short-lived as we get towards thursday. with foggy conditions in store for the morning. the wind will pick up again on thursday. not nearly as bad as what we saw on monday. currently, it is still breezy. the coast, 32 mph, half moon bay, oakland, 29 mph in fairfield. still breezy around the bay area but not as bad as what we saw yesterday. the satellite and radar showing temperatures are warming as we go for tomorrow. pretty warm conditions and a lot of locations. we will take a look at futurecast with widespread 60s. quickly
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getting into the 70's! and by 2:00 p.m., we are seeing 80s indicated by the orange to the north bay, the delta. and even the south-bay. with the exception of the immediate coast. and for the evening hours temperatures will cool, rapidly toward the sea breezes near the coast will pick up. temperatures in your neighborhood. tomorrow, the south become a plenty of 80s in palo alto. 82 degrees in cupertino. 80s, san jose. the east bay in the valleys will also see 80s in concord, pleasanton, livermore. for the east bay shore, 77 degrees and san and along the coast. a few degrees warmer than today. and mainly is for the north bay. a look at your extended forecast. as the go towards thursday, friday, and the weekend it is going to be
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gradually cooling. fog even by thursday with windy conditions on thursday for the afternoon. for the weekend, the fog will return with more cloud coverage expected. you can catch the latest news, forecast and traffic conditions whenever it's convenient - on our 24/7 bay area news channel. you can watch live on kron4.com or on comcast channel 193. >> pam: many bay area residents are still assessing the damage from the recent fierce winds that are only now finally beginning to die down. kron four's rob fladeboe tells you about one family's narrow escape in east palo alto. >> reporter: peggy adams and her daughter nikka still can't believe they're alive to tell what happened here early monday. they were in bed when this 100 foot tall monterey pine tree was blown down onto their cottage here on green street in east palo alto. >> we were asleep and we heard this loud noise. and i turned around. and there was
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a tree a little bit more and it could have killed me! >> reporter: east palo alto building on the house tuesday, deeming it unsafe for entry but not before these pictures inside, which show how tree limbs stabbed through the roof. this one right over the bed, here's one coming out of a cabinet and there are others poking out of the ceiling in the kitchen, bathroom and dining room. >> the entire ceiling in my bedroom. i felt it all over me and i've rolled over and fell on the floor. i felt my bed shaking and she could not move. >> reporter: adams says she had been worried about that old tree for sometime. it just missed her the driveway but took a toll on everything else. the red cross is providing temporary housing.
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>> is so crazy. i am still not myself. all of this happened so fast. in east palo, alto rob >> pam: that was rob fladeboe, >> pam: right now, police on the hunt for the man who sexually assualted a woman in her college dorm room. it happened at saint marys over the weekend. from moraga. >> reporter: administrators at this school are convinced that this threat is no longer on campus. the victim met this particular person off campus and brought him on campus in her dormitory. he was never a student here. >> this was an incident of someone lurking/stocking and betrayal. this is somebody meeting a young lady. and this person betrayed that trust. this is not about
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somebody coming in and sneaking up on someone. we have a 24/7 campus police, public safety. we really do a lot of outreach to understand that the campus is a safe. >> reporter: as far as the suspect's description is very generic. 21 years old, a white male with a medium build. approximately 6 ft. tall. reporting, from moraga will tran. >> pam: mary's students who say they still feel safe on campus. >> they close the gate and you have to show your identification. so it is pretty safe. >> after 2:00 a.m. i think that it is the officer has to verify. >> pam: currently, there are one-thousand-six-hundred students living on the campus of the catholic,
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liberal arts college. >> tonight the fbi is looking into claims that senate republican leader mitch mccnnell's campaign headquarters was bugged. audio recordings of a private meeting reveal discussions in which mcconnell's re-election team discusses how to attact ashley judd. she's the actress and activist who flirted with running against mcconnell. here now, the kentucky senator.talking about how the carnival game wack a mole is similar to how his team needs to squash the competition. (poor audio)... >> a mcconnell aid was also heard briefing the team on how to use ashley judd's religious beliefs and mental health history to their advantage. today. mcconnell addressed the matter.without saying a whole lot. >> last month, my wife's at
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ethnicity was attacked and apparently they also bugged my headquarters. i think that pretty much all sums up how it is in kentucky. >> san francisco based mother jones magazine published the recording. the liberal leaning magazine has not said who provided campaign headquarters. mcconnell's team blames a liberal group from kentucky. >> a california court made it interesting hands-free ticket. if you are looking at a map on your phone will driving. gabe slate tech report ♪
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falls under california's "hands free" law. our tech reporter gabe slate breaks down how this could affect you. >> reporter: i knew this hands-free law would eventually get messy. it is a big deal. one level of our state court has made against the law for you to look at a map on your phone calls driving. police are including all cities, counties in california could give you a ticket for this unjustified this. with a new ruling that takes place. they could--justify this--. for now, you need to know that maps on your phone while driving could lead to an expensive ticket. that hands-free = $200! and even more. to look at your phone will directions is perhaps not considered texting, however, it could be considered illegal. and here
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is the language and the law. to back up their ruling. a person will not drive a motor vehicle while using a wireless telephone until it is specifically designed to allow a hands-free driving and talking and be used and that matter was driving. this is the paragraph in question. the judges could argue servile to print things. so many people have become dependent on the gps. and keep in mind that many people have gotten rid of their paper maps. and their gps to do not even keep them in their car. here is the controversy. with the dashboard you can even type on it, that is tactically ok. you could open up a paper mac that is-- tactically okay to mount
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your it is technically okay to mount your phone on a dashboard. however, if you are becoming distracted you could become a ticket. according to the c h p, you need to of both hands on that steering wheel. you could be at a risk for a ticket. gabe slate tech report >> jacqueline: >> but elsewhere in the country, snowstorms are wreaking havoc. they're causing schools i know. i know i need to quit this. - well, how about... - that smokers' helpline? yeah, they can give me a plan. - help me through the rough spots. - so you're ready to... quit? everyone wants me to quit-- my doctor, my wife, the dog. - not good for the dog. - anyone else? hmm? what? anyone else want you to quit? me! i want me to quit. tdd# 800-933-4833 - ( rings ) - woman: smokers' helpline. oh, hi, it's me.
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just one and not too long ago. j.r.? >> he is there with the lead detectives. the cornerstone detectives talking about the officer involved shooting that happened early sunday morning. it left to different people injured and a hospital. he said that his officers were completely justified. asked about the replica guns and this is what he had to say. >> it sure looked like a real gun to me. i do not think that the officers should be expected to make a split second decision or also where the public could be injured. with what information he had at the time he actor, accordingly. >> reporter: if you missed that shooting, it was early sunday morning. there were two people shot. a person pulled out a replica of a gun and the officers opened fire. reporting live, j. r.
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stone, kron 4 news. >> jacqueline: the winds are calle calm winds. the same in vallejo, and still, '70s along the peninsula. a mixture of low-mid upper 70's for the in the valleys but even warmer for tomorrow. mild, mainly in the '50s as we get for noon. quickly getting into the 70's and 80's. the delta. the 80s is indicated by the orange. the 70's are indicated by the yellow. with more for the delta, the in the valleys, and even the south-bay. for the immediate coast. in the '70s as we take a look for the evening. it will be cooling rapidly for the coast but it will be mild away from the coast. tomorrow, we will see 80s
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with the inland valleys and for the portions of the bay shore. 72 degrees in san francisco and we will talk more about the warmer weather and the big changes, coming up. reid had hoped to get a >>catherine: bipartisan deal on tougher gun laws by now. but says he's going forward anyway. >> this is going to take a little bit of time but the american people deserve background checks. and federal trafficing, safety in schools. and on assault rifles and of course, mental health. >>catherine: some republicans are threatening to filibuster a bill that would expand background checks when a gun is bought. senator mitch mcconnell was sounding non-committal today.but says that democrats don't have the support they need. >> i am not sure what billy
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is going to try to move through but he indicated that he is going to try to push through eight bill that has no by-partisan view. that is what he is going to try to do and we will see what he gets away with. >>catherine: the vice- president was talking to law enforcement officers at the white house today. joe biden says it would be "embarrassing" if a filibuster is the climax of a national tragedy like the shooting at sandy hook elementary - in >> why do people not understand? what has to happen? to break through the consciousness of the people on the hill. the public is so far beyond where congress is. >>catherine: the gun debate got personal in washington tuesday. president obama invited a dozen family members of
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children killed in the sandy hook massacre to come to washington with him on air force one. they'll spend the next couple of days talking to lawmakers.hoping to influence the outcome of the debate. at last word - democrats don't seem to have the 60 votes needed to break a filibuster. raw here >> pam: former congresswoman gabby giffords was nearly killed more than two years ago by a man with a gun. today - she is an active spokeswoman for new restrictions on guns, despite brain injuries and speaking difficulties. ironically she has not lost her love of guns. >> reporter: target practice - is still a form of entertainment at her mothers house -- deep in the arizona desert: (gunshots!) >> "watch this - he's aiming for my pot!" >> reporter: .husband mark
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kelly using pots and water bottles as targets - while giffords watches from the patio with >> "excellent!" >> reporter: and kelly isn't shooting with just any kind of gun >> "this is the same kind of gun gabby was shot with a glock. a 9mm glock but in that case it had a magazine that held 33 rounds. this when its full holds 17, he shot 33 rounds. every round hit somebody, we think. >> "how long have you had this gun?" >> "i gave this to gabby as a gift." >> "when?" >> "a number of years ago. she's a gun owner. she's from the west." >> reporter: still, we asked the question a lot of incredulous people seeing this scene would ask. >> "really? this guy sort of still has -- gets his kicks or recreation for him is shooting a gun after his wife was shot through the head?" >> "gabby used to like shooting a gun, too."
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>> "yes." >> "occasionally. yes. >> pam: giffords and kelly argue that because of their love of guns, they have more credibility in their fight to expand background checks to private gun sales. >> take a look at this. a possible tornado is captured on camera in yuma county, colorado. you can see the thin cloud touching down and kicking up dust. this is over in northern colorado -- you can see here dark skies and large clouds. there are reports of various tornadoes touching down -- wrecking havoc and rattling nerves. denver is among the areas getting hit with a winter- like storms. high winds knocked a 40- to 50-foot tree onto this house in denver. the national weather service says denver could see as much as a foot of snow, with surrounding mountain regions getting even more. more than 200 schools closed today due to weather. and dozens of flights are expected to be canceled at denver international airport.
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in kansas. this hail pelting cheyenne county. take a look at these golf- ball sized hail. pelting parts of kansas. it's all part of a spring storm system churning across the west and midwest. and in wyoming.a spring storm is causing quite a mess. several areas are covered in at least five inches of snow and more is expected. heavy snow and damaging winds have shut down roads and highways. but the stormy weather is nothing new to folks in wyoming. according to the national weather service, april and may tend to be the state's wettest months. >> pam: now for today's market update. the dow jones closed at another record high today. driven by a surge in materials companies. the dow most recently set a record a week ago. it's up 12 percent this year. numbers. the dow gained almost 60 points to close at 14,673. nasdaq rose 15 points. s-and-p 500 rose five points to close at 1,568. that's less than two points from the record high the index reached last week.
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>> imagine going to the pet store to buy what you thought was a fluffy white toy poodle. then finding out from your vet - it's not a dog but a weasel or ferret on steroids. these faux poodles are reportedly turning up in argentina. a man purchased what he thought were toy poodles for dollars each in buenos aires. when he took them to the vet for a check up, he was informed that the ferrets had been given steroids at birth to increase their size. and then had some extra grooming to make resemble fluffy toy poodles. ferrets belong to the weasel family. and instead of a bark, will make a nasty
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>> jacqueline: of welcome back. the winds are expected to pick up but not nearly as bad as what we saw on monday. let us take a look at the current wind gusting. half moon bay, 29 mph 23 mph in oakland, livermore, and 24 mph but still a far cry from what we saw, yesterday that high-pressure is going to create a difference. yesterday's the difference in pressure with calm winds.
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50s and 60s by noon. widespread 70's. widespread 80s for the inland valleys. and for the south bay. '70s for the bayshore, 60s along the coast. as the go for the evening hours temperatures will cool, rapidly with the sea breezes. tomorrow, for the south bay, 80s, palo alto. and also for the 80s in concord. pleasanton. 80s in hayward, 77 degrees in the san leandro. 80s and oaklandon closer to the coast, temperatures in the 60s 62 degrees in san francisco. widespread and even 80s in oakland. . breezy. a slight chance of a thundershower and warmer on friday. a look a your
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extend pete keating but cooler on thursday but the wind will be picking up with heat-at its peak on thursday. www.snowbomb.com we even got some flurries with the departing low pressure system. 2 in.-4 in. of new snow. but nothing reported at the sierra at tahoe. for more information www.snowbomb.comyou can catch the latest news, forecast and traffic conditions whenever it's convenient - on our 24/7 bay area news channel. you can fan fan >> herbalife. the winners and losers with rob black. >> yes. sometimes, their
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[ seagulls squawking ] >> pam: next, the nation's military fliers have had their wings clipped because of the spending cuts. the blue angels will not be participating in the san francisco's fleet week. we will hear from the chairman's association. and new at 6:00 p.m., they are searching for a gunman who robbed a chcuyuck e cheese took off in a toyota prius. >> jacqueline: your full forecast, coming up.
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(male announcer) live from the kron 4 news station, this is the kron 4 news. >> they are the highlight of san francisco's fleet week. this year, the blue angels won't be here. >> we're cutting the entire season. up through november. >> pam: this is a disappointment for the entire community >> there is going to be loss in revenues. the other point about fleet week is that locals think the sailors, and the military for their service. >> pam: for their service. >> and we take surveys on
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the ships, for going back to san diego and they say they have never felt so welcome. what the city does to make the marines feel welcomed is wonderful. they cannot pay for a drink, dinner when they are in these restaurants. we are hoping that we will bring them back. stand by. >> pam: in 20 04, when the blue angels were not able to attend. instead, the canadian snowbirds came in is that a chance? >> what we have learned about is that if we do not have the blue angels we will lose money on the air show. the blue angels have already been booked for 2014. in san francisco. >> with the be a budget compromise? could that be a chance that they could still,? >> we will keep our fingers crossed. >> pam: thank you for your time. [laughter] but still,
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fleet week is still very important. the rest of the service members are still appreciated. continuing our team coveragefederal budget cuts are forcing the blue angels to cancel their air show schedule this year. a lot of people are disappointed that the blue angels are not coming to the bay area this year. been on they are still going to continue with community outreach events. >> we want to do everything to be in the air. but we do not also want to forget about our mission on the ground. our job is to continue with community outreach. >> in pensacola, florida is where the blue angels are stationed. they are fully expected to be in the air, again in 2016. there will be
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practicing on limited basis. still, so their skills to not erode. >> pam: our team coverage continues. many people are disappointed that the angels are not coming to the blue bay area. kron 4's scott rates is live scott? >> reporter: they have seen the blue angels for several years. there are going to be sad that they're not going to see them this year. >> it is disappointing. it is something that we look forward to at the end of the year. it is great for the summer. it is extremely patriotic. >> i am going to be release said. really sad. --. >> they also hope that something new, exciting will happen but it is going to be difficult to replace the blue angels. herbalife, scott rich, kron 4. >> pam: reporting live,a
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beautiful day around the stub rates, kron 4 newsthis is a live look at san francisco and the baykron 4's jacqueline bennet is tracking the weather, jacqueline? >> jacqueline: it was much warmeroday, the high temperatures were 80s. napa, 77 degrees in vallejo. richmond, 78 in hayward these temperatures are about 10 degrees warmer than yesterday. even 71 degrees in san francisco. two more will be even warmer. widespread 50s. pretty mild. by noon, 70's. 60s along the immediate coast. ford later, we are going to see a number of 80s including the north-bay. the delta, the inland valleys, and even portions of the bay shore. '70s pretty much everywhere with the exception of the immediate coast. the sea breezes will be increasing
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and cooling things down. it is going to be just be a one day warming trend. details on that, coming up. >> pam: the police chiefs are speaking about this please involve shooting. j. r. stone? >> corp., the police involved shooting. >> reporter: the lead detectivesit's here at south 28th and virginia where richmond's latest murder has occurred the chief said that basically the officer was justified in firing. there were two groups and one person pulled out an air power gone. that is when officers opened fire. the air powered -- replica gun.
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reporting live, j. armstrong, kron 4 news. >> this is near el camino real. a police say that the male suspect entered the chunkie's - chuck e. cheese they say that this person got away in a new model toyota prius. >> off another shooting in richmond. dan kerman has the latest on the investigation. it is here on the south 28 in virginia with this latest has occurred police say that three men were along this
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sidewalk shortly after a 11:00 a.m. when a somebody opened fire >> this is bad and our community. antwon cloird works with young people trying to turn their lives around. he says the man who was killed was in the neighborhood taking part in a job training program >> these people are trying to get their lives together. so that the can be active members of the community. >> reporter: while crime is common in many parts of richmond, police say this is not one of them. >> this is considered our quiet area of the city it is not a crime-ridden area. it is considered quiet. we have not had too much activity in this area for quite some time. >> reporter: police have located an abandoned vehicle, but can't confirm it's tied to the shooting at this point the richmond
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police have no motives or suspect. if anybody has seen anything to contact them, immediately. at the police headquarters in richmond, dan kerman, kron 4 news. >> pam: tonight. police are looking for a man who sexaully assaulted a student in her dorm at saint mary's college. investigators say, the attacker and the victim met off-campus on friday night. and went back to the dorm together before the attack. years old, about six -feet- one. with a medium build, brown hair and blue eyes. and they say. he is *not a student at the school the damage continues to add >> up as a result of the fierce winds that are only now finally letting up around the bay area. this is east palo alto where a huge monterey pine tree crashed onto and into this home on green street. the occupants, peggy adams and her daughter nikka were in bed when they felt and heard what they thought was an earthquake. return to index of stories...
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>> i jumped out after i heard the eruption. and we were standing there for about five minutes when it registered. and i kept repeating, called 911! and i was shocked. and i said just calm down. >> pam: east palo alto building inspectors red- tagged the home, which means it's not safe to occupy. but that was after peggy's sister took these photos of the damage inside. there are tree limbs poking through the celing inside the house. one limb stabbed down directly over the bed where nikka and her mother were sleeping. there's also heavy damage in the bathroom and kitchena tree limb came through the wall and out the back of a kitchen cabinet. >> new at six. an uprooted tree causes
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major concern on a street in an east bay city.kron4's haaziq madyun was there as workers hurried to cut the tree down before it caused major damage to neighboring homes >> reporter: duringthese tree removers had to act fast taking this pine tree off the roof of this home on shuey avenue in walnut creek >> "nobody injured, tree hasn't come down yet, our goal is to get it down before another gust of wind comes" >> reporter: it was the wind that uprooted the 70-feet pine early tueday morning >> "heard a lot of noise some popping, cracking, and as it shifted to the left it pulled up the gate and busted the fence" >> reporter: fortunately the close proximatey of the house next doordecreased the tree's momentum as it fell coming to rest on the neighbor's roof without crashing through >> we had to grab the cat and get out! >> reporter: as a precautionpgande was called in to shut-off the gas linewhile tree removers carefully used chainsaws to cutand rope to lower the
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heavier pieces of wood safely to the ground in walnut creek haaziq madyun kron4news >> pam: coming up. a dramatic scene in texas -- when a college student began stabbing people on campus. plus: wild spring weather in the midwest.caught on camera. and: u-s stocks gained pushing the dow to a new record closing high. details ahead! record closing high. dlook at them kids. [ sigh ] they have no idea what it was like before u-verse high speed internet. yeah, you couldn't just stream movies to a device like that. one time, i had to wait half a day to watch a movie. you watched movies?! i was lucky if i could watch a show. show?! man, i was happy to see a sneezing panda clip! trevor, have you eaten today? you sound a little grumpy. [ laughter ] [ male announcer ] connect all your wi-fi-enabled devices with u-verse high speed internet. rethink possible.
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(closing bell) couldn't drink with haag's >> pam: the dow jones closed at another record high today. materials companies. the dow most recently set a here are the closing numbers. the dow gained almost 60 points to close at 14,673. nasdaq rose 15 points. s-and-p 500 rose five points to close at 1,568. that's less than two points from the record high the index reached last week. >>catherine: in texas.authorities say they've arrested the man who went on a stabbing rampage today at a community college. this is the man they're talking about. he's a hearing-impaired student who was tackled by other students and taken into custody. at least 14 people were injured. investigators say the man used an ex-acto knife and began running through the hallways of the lone star community college
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near houston -- stabbing people. students say it was a frightening scene. everybody was out in front of my classroom, bleeding on the neck and the years. it seemed that she was also bleeding close to her mouth and her -- earlobes. >> we do know that there are two of the students that are critical condition and there are four students that are in fair condition. >>catherine: there is the night that is expected but he used andone student described the suspect as 'eccentric' - and said he was known to wear gloves and carry stuffed animals around. that is the knife--at last word - authorities had not yet identified him or charged him. >>catherine: get ready for a show-down in congress on gun control this week. top senate democrat harry reid says it will begin thursday. he had hoped to get a bipartisan deal on tougher gun laws by now - but itsome republicans are threatening a filibuster on a bill that would expandon gun
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purchases. >> the american people deserve a background check. and federal trafficing, safety in schools, the size of ammunition clips and yes, assault weapons. and of course, mental health. >> i do not know what really is going to try to push through the what he did indicate it was there was no bipartisan support. that is my view on that. >>catherine: the debate on gun control got personal today. president obama invited a dozen members of children killed in the sandy hook massacre to come to washington with him on air force one. they're spending a couple of says talking to lawmakers.hoping to influence the outcome of the debate. at last word - democrats don't seem to have the 60 votes needed to break a filibuster. >> pam: some wild weather is hitting parts of the united states.
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take a look at this. a possible tornado is county, colorado. you can see the thin cloud dust. and in kansas. stormchasers captured this hail pelting cheyenne county. it's all part of a spring storm system churning across the west and midwest. >> jacqueline: we solve warmer conditions and it will be even warmer tomorrow. we did-see some warmer conditions. cooler weather however, this is going to return but not as much of a cool down as anticipated. let us take a look at our current wind gusting. breezy. half moon bay, 28 m.p.h.. 20 in hayward, and 22 mph in livermore. breezy, none of the less. the high pressure building off shore. it will continue to keep it clear.
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the low pressure system that keeps this with the wind speed pressing east. it is relaxing the wind and ca lming down. 50s out the door tomorrow. widespread 70's. and a number of places and even by 2:00 a.m., the heat will peak.. portions of the bayshore. '70s expected with the exception of the a immediate coast. the 60s will remain. things will cool down, rapidly along the coast as the sea breezes will increase. temperatures in your neighborhood. for the south-bay. and 70's/80s. 80s in sunnyvale. for the east bay in the valleys also 80s in concord, antioch, 82 degrees in pleasanton, livermore. '70s
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and '80s for the east bayshore. hayward, oakland, and along the coast we are looking at temperatures in the mid '60s. 62 degrees and a range of 60s for the north bay. a look at your extended forecast. we will cool things down for the weekend but thursday is expected to be breezy. andand remember you can watch whenever it is convenient for you on our 24/7 bay area you can also get headlines and live traffic. it's on comcast 193 and you can also watch it live on kron4.com. >> coming up president bill clinton is starting a twitter account. clinton is starting a twitter account. (sir can-a-lot) good day, ma' lady. [muffled] i am sir can-a-lot. i am sir can-a-lot, here to save you from another breakfast bore.
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are the names that are available. on twitter. pr ezbillyclinton [laughter]! and some of us get dragged such is the case of a former president - who now has a twitter account thanks to comedian steven colbert. the former president officially authorized one sane? he is cool!" after that, the account posted three more tweets, each with the hashtag: #notcolbertpretendingtobeme. they have since been erased. as of this afternoon, the account had more than 68- thousand followers. we'll be right back.
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fleet week. it is scheduled but it is scaled down and the city knows that fewer people will be in attendance. in san francisco, justin waldman, kron 4. >> reporter: i have been speaking to business owners about the blue angels and not participating. i asked how it would impact their business. >> we are going to see a significant decrease in sales. many people come to this area of to see blue angels. we will see a significant drop. it is too bad. >> a lot, definitely. it is one of the biggest things of the year for us. >> reporter: scut rates, kron 4. >> the blue angels it is a hot topic. david: good. such a useless waste
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of time and funds.not to mention the noise factor. >> jacqueline: if the big warm-up we hit 80 degrees in oakland. widespread 70's. here come the 70's. for the north bay in the even portions of the bayshore. temperatures in your neighborhood tomorrow. 80s and oakland and hayward. 72 in san francisco. we will
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even see a repeat of patterns on facebook at facebook.com/kron4. >> take a look at this tree that was toppled by high winds. it went right through the roof for this woman was fast asleep. >> just a little bit it could have killed me! >> reporter: she is not her but she has lost everything and she is taking did manage of temporary housing through the red cross. rob fladeboe, kron 4 news. here in union city... >> we started hearing this loud noise on the left-hand side and we had to grab
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forecast and get the heck out! as a precaution, they were here to shut off the gas line. pg&e shut off the gas. haazig madyun >> reporter: and another big story in belmont police have put it this sign up to alert residents to be aware. significant increases in residential burglaries. the thieves are coming in to town. when they knock on doors, nobody answers, there will go round and steal valuables after knocking on the door. breaking in. the police are alerting the neighborhoods and not just in belmont but up and down the peninsula. in belmont, terisa estacio, kron 4 news. >> in union city they are still waiting for their trash to be picked up by allied waste. the teamsters
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won on strike in the midwest and people in daly city, half moon bay, fremont are one week behind. allied waste said that most of this commercial business would have their trash collected. everybody else will be collected by the week's end. >> reporter: california law showing that there could be new tickets available for drivers that are not observing the hands- free laws. right now, you need to know that using your maps and you're smart phone call driving could result in a very expensive ticket! $ 200! tune in tonight at 8:00
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p.m. how this could impact you. and how you can avoid getting a very expensive hands-free ticket. gabe slate tech report >> reporter: in san francisco, this meeting was held at the cornerstone church in the mission district. this is after an officer involved shooting early sunday morning. just one block away. the chief is a saying that the officer was a justified in firing shots. in san francisco, j. r. stone, kron 4 news. >> it will take more than just good spelling to win this year's national spelling bee. students will now have to actually know the for the first time in its test is being added to the spelling bee competition. spellers will take computer-based vocabulary tests in the beginning rounds. those scores will help determine the semi-finalists and the finalists. will still look the same. the scripps national spelling bee will take place may 28-30 in maryland. we'll be right back.
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>> pam: san francisco exploratorium is going to be opening a one week from today. it was in the palace of fine arts for 15 years however, it is going to have new exhibits at the new pier with a waterfront view of the san francisco bay. tickets = $25. and to children under 5 are free. >> you are watching television right now someone not get rewarded for it? for the entire month of april. you can earn valuable points to you can redeemed for prizes. exclusive kron 4 items. it is kind of like frequent-flier miles. we will show you word of the
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(male announcer): now, the jack in the box sports report with gary radnich. >> gary: tonight it could be party time at the oakland coliseum. the golden state warriors have a chance to clinch the playoffs with stephen corey it has been several years. vernon davis, and company make the playoffs with the warriors' victory tonight. they will either be they will be back and. >> it is about us. the utah jazz, the lakers, they're going to do what they're going to do. but at the end of the day, we have a great situation in front of us. we have an opportunity. this is the first one. i look
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forward to this one. >> gary: it is a 7:30 game in oakland. the sharks have been hot. but moments ago, sharks blue jackets they have just finished by 4-0. san jose had gone away from the ninth playoff spot last week to no. 4 playoff spot. and they just finished. four-zero = final score. and it seems that tiger on his goatee he is playing in his 19th master's. with a practice round that everybody is talking about with tam lange china. he is the youngest player. the price has gone up to $13,000. and now, tiger woods has a goatee.
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>> i have never won a major with a goatee because it takes a long time for this thing to grow! [laughter] >> it takes a long time! [laughter] what was the other part of the question? >> when you speak about rivals. 77 pga tournaments. he is going to go to fort teenagers. and if i find myself as a rival with a tiger. >> let us go back about bob watson. bubba watson tears up
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:kaepernick is the big reason why. i was looking at the llist. the 49ers are moving their merchandise. and this was something last night. baseball tampa bay. closing out a game. >> a 3-2, rodriguez. and did this call this a strike three? you have got to be kidding me. john madden coming out of the dugout. it is absolutely horrendous! >> gary: what is funny about
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this is that joe namath pretends that with his 300 save of his career. they lost the game, 5-4. the umpireump horrible call ends game admits that they made a bad call. when we come back jacqueline, this is a friend of jacqueline's. we have this rustl--pro wrestler.. and he seems like a nice guy. and these are professional westlers. maybe we could take the mask off. >> jacqueline: maybe he could take the mask off? >> pam: okay.
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this is under a different type? >> this is a traditional sport. the difference is the mask, a costume. >> gary: you are headlining an event. at the san jose event center on the campus on friday night. and a lot of people cannot get by the mask. you never take the mask off? >> correct. >> gary: the purpose. >> it is a tradition. it to
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keep a secret identity. >> for $20 which you take it off? >> shore. [laughter] >> and let us talk about your father, he was one of the all-time greats in your business. it did the porsche you in this business? >> actually he has been working in this sport for several years. but buying started but i started-. >> gary: and i'm going to play your opponent and would suffice to shut up. and if i would say shut up. >> you shut up. >> take the >> mask off. >> bring the sky and quickly and who is this
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