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will bring you more details coming up. >> as of a woman is in critical condition after a car crashes into our own. what happened just before the accident is coming up. >> school officials, students and parents are on a edge in any hot after dealing with a series of bomb threats in the school district. >> today is the coolest day of the week. the temperatures will be seasonal but remember how warm it was earlier this week. we will have warm weather as we head into the weekend. i will talk about when you can head back to the beach coming up. >> we are still looking at a pretty good commute and we have not seen any hot spots or major incidents. here's a look for your bay bridge approach in the westbound
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direction. the metering lights have not yet been activated. your quick commute check shows the heaviest traffic is still in the east on interstate 580 and highway 4. >> last night oakland police department along with the fbi searched 16 high-risk weapons related search warrants. 13 of the warrants were served at various locations in oakland. if the other three were served in hayward, san leandro, an antioch. these wars are a result of a criminal investigation that led to multiple or rest and weapons and narcotics recovery. the operation concluded just after 1:00 a.m. this morning. there were no injuries and no reported uses of force during the operation. >> a woman with a young child was shot and killed in
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north oakland last night. the victim, whose name has not been released, was shot around 9:00 p.m. at 54th street and shattuck ave. she died at the same period a young boy was present when officers arrived at the scene, authorities say that he was unharmed. >> two people are in the hospital this morning after a car goes crashing into their home. this is along the 5400 block of leigh drive in san jose. kron4 mike pelton is live this morning with what happened. >> he stated that his wife is in critical condition and that she sustained severe injuries. this crash happened about 4:00 p.m. mr. de and the fire officials stated that a car with three people inside slammed into law home and all the way into the kitchen. the woman
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is in critical condition and a nine year-old has a fractured arm. the three people inside the car were taken to the hospital and at this point we do not know the extent of their injuries. the causes under investigation and witnessed it is you watched it all unfold. >> i was about to go somewhere and the two cards are racing. the silver bmw lost control and hit the red vehicle. then the red vehicle hit a home. >> authorities still continue to investigate and they stated that both of the drivers were traveling at a high rate of speed. he was taken to the police department for questioning. >> antioch police continue to search for whoever is calling in bomb threats at
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schools and that city. yesterday's three of them were called in to two high schools. kron4 will tran is at deer valley high with details. >> so far, they have just been false alarms. the police department stated that they need to investigate this. this school alone has received four bomb threats over the past five days. here is video of the students were evacuated. is about 2200 students. they're taking this very serious and the administrators are stating that the enough, is enough. yesterday, the second bomb threat or was received at the school they receive one in the morning and one in the afternoon. the principles stated that they will stay in school but the police department's stated that they had to leave. everytime a call goes man they are sending one person down to work with demonstratorsthe administratorsy
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stated that it takes hours and that these two schools, the students are outside and that they are watching and they are not been talked to by the teachers. takes away from the study and learning and a time when state exams are coming up. >> another explosion in a fuel barge in mobile, alabama. a seventh explosion happened overnight on to fuel barges burning in the mobile river, east of the city, these explosions have rocked the burning fuel barges. fire officials said that the initial blast injured repeople and as the fire will be allowed to
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continue to bargain. a one nautical mile safety zone has been established to run one barge. across the river, the disabled carnival tram cruise ship that was told to mobile, was evaluated. the suspect's father is >> the suspect's father is expected to ride in the united states as soon as tomorrow. anzor tsarnaev sestet he will cooperate with investigators. he may be bringing along important information about the marathon bombings, including what may have motivated the tax. although the tsarnaev's
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have relatives living in the united states no one has claimed the elder brother's body. a representative for the family says of the suspect's mother will not be travelling to the united states. >> meanwhile, russian authorities to u.s. officials about the older brother, and tasmerlan tsarnaev at least twice. russia contacted the cia in the fall of 2011 and earlier that year with concerns about him. the fbi conducted an investigation and did not find that he had any terror connections. he was also added to a u.s. government terrorism database about 18 months before the tax. the younger brother and surviving suspect, dzhokhar
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$221,000 in overtime last year, raising his total salary to $363,000. the fire department has already spent their $38 million overtime budget which two months ago in the fiscal year, they are asking the board of supervisors to approve another $4.1 million. the president of the firefighters' union said some firefighters put in hundreds of hours of overtime a year because of chronic understaffing. fire chief joane hays-wide agrees that the current overtime modeled is not sustainable. >> allegations of extreme child abuse has surfaced at and east bay preschool. police say, that it was at the sunnyside infant and preschool in livermore. two
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women were allegedly tying up infants, and swaddling them so tightly, that they could barely breathe. three of the seven infants were allegedly abused and had upper respiratory problems. authority say, that the two women, sisters, are the owners of the day care. both women are in custody, but on several felonies, including felony child abuse. they face nearly $1 million for bail. >> we will be right back.
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>> welcome back. rainfall has cole's new mudslides in earthquake-hit southwest china us sichuan province, cutting off road traffic and the land relief efforts in the area. three new mudslides have blocked rose on the way to neighboring towns. the reign of lucent rock and mud on mountain slopes throughout the region, and teams are already on their way to clear the roads. the earthquake happened on saturday and killed nearly 200 people. >> a desperate search for survivors will continue- stashed a day after a massive building collapsed in bangladesh. the eight story building on the outskirts of the capital city caved in on wednesday. it left a chaotic mass of
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broken concrete and twisted metal. officials say at least 194 people are confirmed to be dead. more than a thousand other people are injured. an unknown number, and dead and alive, remain buried in the wreckage. authority say that they have not determined the cause of the collapse. bangladesh's home minister says that the building was not built in compliance with safety regulations. cracks were discovered in the building a day before it collapsed. >> back here in the united states, flooding continues to be a major concern across parts of the midwest. this is what it looks like in chillicothe, ill.. the city sits on the illinois river--
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which crested at a record 29.35 ft. to stay. the old record was 28.8 ft. set in 1943. the river is still more than 10 ft. above major flood stage--it is expected to stay that way to the in the week. the water in the illinois river has not been this high and over 70 years. >> people are cleaning up after a tornado roared through a neighborhood and kenner, louisiana. if this is video of some of the damage. the national weather service confirms it was anti-theft-one tornado with 90 mi. per hour winds. this was one of the two tunnels that were reported in the state, as a wicked line of storms of war through on yesterday. >> it will be 54 degrees out
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the door in oakland. we will hold on to 50s and cloud cover by lunchtime. we are putting the clock into motion in the '70s will start to fill land. today will definitely be the coolest day of the week and the fog will return by 8:00 p.m. tonight. i do want to break down the afternoon high will have 60's and 70's for cupertino. the temperatures will be cooler in the east bay and 62 for vallejo. downtown san francisco will be coming in at 60 degrees. it will be low 70's possible for napa. it will be 62 degrees for berkeley. >> we do have bought off shore push that is brandon coastal cloud cover. we are still tracking windy conditions. high pressure
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will rebound for the area as we head into tomorrow. if you could expect warmer conditions for the weekend. coastal fog will be in the area for next weekend. we will be completely dry for the next eight to 14 days. the time is 6:19 a.m.. >> we are looking at hot spots first, on interstate 80 in the westbound direction there is an accident on 580 and it turned out to be on the shore freeway. is it back it up the westbound ride on 80. the drive time is up to 24 minutes from hercules to berkeley. there is also a stall truck on 580 westbound at north livermore avenue. the right lane is blocked. you could see what it has done to the ride. it is really adding to the back up coming out of the alta mount
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pass way. what it has not had much of an impact at to 42 and 680 northbound there is a report of is stalled truck and it is not blocking lies but it is a leaky diesel fuel caltran has been alerted to come to the scene. >> the bay bridge looks great a again this morning. they have no problems or delays. the san mateo bridge has no delays and the drive time is still led 11 minutes to foster city. the golden gate bridge 1 01 southbound looks good and they have no delays. >> it is a day and presidential history. president obama and all of his living at you as
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president serves are gathering today in texapredecesg today in texas for the dedication of the president george w. bush as a library and museum. the center on of southern methodist university's campus in dallas, tx is complete. the library and museum spotlight key moments and some controversy all policies and decisions on the 43rd president's two terms in office. inside the library is a full-sized replica of zero office with its own rose garden and iconic items like the born off the president used to address first responders in new york post 9-11. the library and museum will open to the public and made a first. >> across the nation air
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travelers are experiencing an increase in delays because of forced federal spending cuts. fewer air- traffic controllers are reporting for duty because of the furlough days. now, many are wondering whether lawmakers in the white house and find a fix for the problem. >> while staff furloughs are not having a major affect on the bay area airports so far, off travelers that are heading to the bay area from places such as loss angeles, chicago, los vegas and tampa have had to deal with delays up to three hours and loan lines at t s eight checkpoints. >> federal transportation officials wrapped up hearings on the problems that are stemming from boeing 787 dream liner fleets. yesterday, the head
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of the national transportation safety board question of going on how it decision problem slipped through the aircraft certification process. the faa grounded a the dream liner fleet worldwide after a series of fires involving their lead p.m. ion batteries. last night, the faa approved a redesign of the battery, which clears the way for the plane to return to the air. >> we will be right back. wow, i' 've been claritin clear for 10 days!
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changing an airline ticket is getting more expensive and u.s. air ways and united airlines. last week united boosted the free to change a ticket in advance from $150 to $200. the company says that the fee helps cover the cost of the airline when a traveler gives up a reserved seat. yesterday u.s. air ways and did the same thing. they now charge up to $300 to change some international tickets. if the airlines also make travelers pay a higher fare if they switch to a more expensive flight. >> twitter is making changes after the high- profile hacking incident on tuesday. the twister account
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of the news agency the associated press, was hacked and a fake tweet about explosions at the white house and president obama being heard caused the stock market to briefly plunged. twitter is now looking to beef up their security. the company is working on a two- step security solution that would help verify users. it will likely require you to enter a password and a randomly generated cold scent of the attacks message or through a smart phone application. this will be able to verify your identity. >> an independent audit found the facebook privacy practices sufficient during a six month assessment. that was part of a settlement with federal regulators. the audit was required as part of the social networking company settlement with the ftc last summer. the settlement resolves charges that facebook exposed information about users without getting the required
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a live picture from the new york stock exchange. we will see what trading does. were slightly positive. we will be watching the numbers in the next couple of minutes. we will let you know where the markets are going. >> today will be the coldest day of the week. it is still pretty wind along the delta. today, we may see low 70's. most of us will be in a low 60's. we are talking mid 80s for next week. the possibilities for low 90s and i will have a full detail coming up. >> we were tracking a couple of incidents as hot spots. first, the ride on an
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estate 80. there was an accident and the crash has now been cleared. the traffic is beginning to flow again. although the traffic it is still backed up here on the upper east shore freeway. the drive time is over 22 to 24 minutes. it was installed truck that helped with the backup on the westbound direction. the ride is still backed up as you can see coming out of the will passwillow past. we are watching an incident on 680. it is not have been a big impact on traffic but there was a report of a stalled semi truck. it was on the shoulder and was leaking diesel fuel. caltran had to
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come out with some sand. >> last night oakland police department along with the fbi searched 16 high risk weapons are related search warrants. 13 of the warrants were served at various locations in oakland. the other three were certain hayward, san leandro, an antioch. these warrants are a result of a criminal investigation that led to multiple or rest. there were no injuries and the reported use of force during the operation. >> a stsan jose woman is in critical condition this morning after a cargo's crash and inter home. mike pelton is live with more. >> the coulson tape is still around his home. the husband was out here earlier and he stated that his wife is in
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critical condition. he stated that he is optimistic. he stated that she sustained several injuries. fire officials stated that a car with three people slammed into the home and when all the way to the kitchen. it was a 40 year- old woman and a nine year- old child. the child, has a fractured arm. the people inside of the car were taken to hospital. we do not know the extent of their injuries. police stated that the cause is under investigation. >> i was just driving down and i saw the two cars racing. the silver bmw hit the red carpe then the car hit the house. >> authorities are still investigating this incident
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and they stated that both drivers were driving at a high rate of speed. the second driver was on the somewhat and was not seriously injured. he was taken down for questioning. we don't know very much about the people behind the wheel but a high school is just around the corner. they were coming from the direction of the school. >> antioch police continue to search for whoever is colleague in bomb threats as schools in the city. yesterday's three of them were called in to two high schools. will tran is live at deer valley high with details. >> this is actually five bomb threats over the past four days. this place has received the worst of it because buster the alone, they receive too. one in the
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morning and one of the after known. here is video of the first bomb threat. the students were outside. is about 2200 students. the principal evacuate everyone at the school and it took hours for them to us with the school that the police the promise stated that it was a false alarm. instead, one police officer came don and he spoke with the administrators to show them how to do bombs lose. they are searching for someone who is doing this and that maybe someone that is inside of the school. this is very disruptive, the students are young and they think this is funny but it is not funny anymore. this is
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happening so frequently that it is having an impact on their studding and learning. not to mention, parents are notified and that they are stating that it is not funny. >> nobody takes this lightly. thanks a lot well. >will. >> u.s. officials are expected to brief the senate today of the investigation into the boston marathon bombing attack. investigators said that before suspect dzhodxhokhar tsarnaevv was read the constitutional rights, he
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>> thank you for watching kron 4 urs bay area news channel. i am mark dan andnon. >> here are the top stories. two people are in the hospital this morning after a cargo's cresson into their home. accident happened yesterday afternoon and it involved a bmw just a block away from a high school. five people were injured, two were inside the home at the time of the crash. the driver of the bmw was not seriously injured and was taken to the police department for questioning. >> school officials, students and parents are a edge in any after dealing with several bomb threats at the school district. authorities are checking out
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the area. so far no threat has been credible, but school officials said it will continue to take them very seriously. >> allegations of extreme child abuse have surfaced at and east bay preschool. police say, that it was at the sunny side infant and preschool in livermore. three of the seven engines were allegedly abused and had upper respiratory problems. both women are in custody, but on several felonies, including felony child abuse. this is nearly $1 million bail. >> those are our top stories. that you for watching kron 46 24/7 bay area news job.
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>> good morning, the time our 6:45 a.m.. >> the top stories that we are following this thursday april 25th. last night, oakland police department along with the fbi searched 16 high-risk weapons of related search warrants. 13 of the warrants were served at various locations in oakland. >> two people are in the hospital this morning after a car went crashing into their home. that accident happened as yesterday afternoon just a block away
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from a local high school. >> a community in antioch is on edge today after dealing with several bomb threats. these threats are in addition to 1 on monday and another one on tuesday. >> as we take a live look outside at our roof cam it is an overcast are to thursday morning. we do have clouds in place. we do not have that dense fog that normally affect your ride. we are saying upper 40's in santa rosa. we do have a sea breeze our approach. it is windy along the delta. future cast 4 is tracking the temperature and the cloud cover will linger into the afternoon. we are talking 50s inside the bay. there are areas of green for fairfield and parts of concord. by the afternoon we will see 60's or around the
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bay and 741 spots. we will be back and 50 degree territory by 8:00 p.m. tonight. >> palo alto will be cacoming in as 68 degrees. 67 degrees for union city, 67 for downtown san francisco. satellite and radar shows the there are some interesting things. the stronger, westerlies the breeze is bringing cooler temperatures for the area. you could expect this to be the coolest day of the week. i pressure will return and this means a warmer weather into the weekend. it really just depends on the win. sunday may be the warmest of the next several days. >> high pressure will be back in control but warmer
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weather and guaranteed dry weather for the next eight to 14 days. the time is 6:47 a.m.. >> we have been tracking hot spots and the things have cleared up. even though, there was a backup it really did not slowed the overall ride. we are still doing pretty well within normal tolerance. and a state 580 in the westbound direction the 30 minute drive time for the dublin interchange looks good. the stalled semi truck has been cleared. we are continuing to monitor a situation in concord on an estate 680 in the northbound direction. it is set willow pass road at 202 interchange. a truck, was leaking fuel and it was not involved in an accident.
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there is some concern that it may have a visual hazard for the 242 ride and add an unnecessary delays. so far, it is a typical commute. >> the bay bridge west bound is very light this morning for the westbound ride. there is hardly any backup. your san mateo bridge commute is still a very good ride and clock and that 11 minutes. if the golden gate bridge has been problem. all morning long. >> a labor day weekend opening of the new eastern span of the bay bridge is still not a guarantee. it is all because of a series of zero bolt failures. at a briefing yesterday officials said they still do not have enough information to promise a september opening. the head of the metropolitan transportation commission
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cesta before the bridge can open, 96 bolts manufactured in 2000 and eight have to be retrofitted. right now engineers have zeroed in on to retrofit options. they also still have to decide whether to replace 192 other bolts. manufactured in 2010. >> a vallejo man has been arrested in connection with a shooting near a little league game. vallejo police arrested 24 year-old joshua chi, and charged him with attempted murder. police say that the chi and another man got into an argument last wednesday at the north vallejo little league complex on many drive. they say that the government left before things got physical. the other guy was not hit, but his car was hit with
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several bullets as he drove away. >> a major at san francisco condominium development that stalled halfway because of the housing bust is back on again. the first six historic tower of one rincon hill, was completed in 2008 but the project was put on hold when the housing bubble burst. since then, the economy and san francisco home sales have taken off again. but instead of condos, the second tower is now slated to be when toes. possibly because of the incredible high rent and a high demand for apartments. >> giants are taking on the diamondbacks play the game at at&t park. a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning gave arizona of the 3 to 2 victory. arizona led 2 to 1 before brandon crawford hit
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a tying homer off of david. >> athletics were in boston, taking on their next road trip game with the red sox. after dropping three in tampa bay, the only 11 out of 3 in boston. but they are back at the coliseum tonight taken on the baltimore orioles in a 7:00 game. >> the sharks are in the playoffs but they are fighting for a higher speed. san jose had a chance to pass loss angeles for fourth in the west, but the phoenix coyotes played more like the team still in the playoff hunt. that left the sharks' tied with the kings at 57 points. the sharks will close the season against the kings and los angeles on saturday. >> we will take a break the
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>> the time is 6:56 a.m.. neil diamond has now announced that he will donate royalties from the song " sweet caroline " off to help victims of the boston marathon bombings. the money will go to the " one fund boston ", which has raised more than $23 million for bombing victims so far. according to the neil sound scan, the song was downloaded more than 19,000 times if this we company's sales of nearly 600 percent.
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also earlier this week, neil diamond told rottenstone that he is recording a new song about the bombing and other tragedies. >> coming up on the kron 4 morning news. >> school officials are on high alert and at and after deal with several bomb threats this week. more details on the threats coming up. >> five people are in the hospital this morning after a car crashed into a san jose home yesterday afternoon. >> coming up as 7:45 a.m. darya is going to be chatting with gary, they will be talking baseball, basketball and the nfl draft. ♪ [ male announcer ] a car that can actually see like a human,
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