tv KRON 4 Early News KRON May 20, 2013 6:00am-7:01am PDT
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with the latest incident leading a 16 year-old dead. a live report is straight ahead. >> fire crews remain on the scene of a three alarm fire that broke out overnight in the north bay. >> more tense moments overnight, as south korea says that north korea has fired a short range project to go into its own waters, for the fifth time in three days. >> we will have plenty of sunshine and afternoon. the temperatures will be in the '90s. antioch's expected to come in at 92 degrees. downtown san francisco have a high of 75 degrees. if you like warm weather you should enjoy today while last. i will have full details in your extended forecast in just a bit. >> you can expect a good ride this morning. you will
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not be disappointed. the bay bridge toll plaza is not having any problems. there is heavy traffic on interstate 580. the south bay peninsula still looks good. >> a developing story that we are following and east palo alto where police are investigating a triple shooting killing at least one person, a 16 year-old. to get you more news faster we turn to our team of seoul reporters, kron 4 yoli aceves is live with more. >> there were two mails that came up to the car and shot right into a. it must have been about 20 rounds that struck the driver and a 16 year-old. he had chest wounds that were fatal. there were two passengers in
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the back seat and that ripped to hit by the bullets. they are expected to survive. the fourth passenger was able to escape. that person was able to get out without being heard. their work to mails that came walking up and witnesses stated that they saw them run about a block away and there was another car waiting for them. it was a gray or silvered sedan. if anyone has seen any thing last night they do have a tip line that you can call. the this is also on the hill of two other shootings that occurred. one happened on friday and one happened on saturday. they are stating the they're not sure if there are related. this does make paul
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>> we're also following a developing story out of the north bay were fire crews are on the scene of a house fire that broke out early this morning. kron4 mike pelton is live in greenb rae. >> once the sun comes up you can get a better look at how much damage this fire has calls. it also damaged the rajagarages and a guest on. their crews are stating that it was a few people inside of the home and they stated that all three manage to get out safely. they ran to
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their neighbors home and the neighbor stated that the family is resting and he does not wish to go on camera. he stated that he will offer them any help they need as well as for red cross. the neighbor told me that the fire mentioned that it was something due to a barbecue. potentially, this mother played a role in this fire. >> if looks like there is onlthis did jump 283 alarm fire. what all of the green on their you can see that it did not spread too far. >> north korea has fired a
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shorter-range missile into its own eastern waters for the fifth time in three days. the launches appeared to be weapon test or an attempt to get u.s. and south korean attention after you end sanctions aimed at a north korean nuclear tests. north korea says that its rocket tests are part of drills to bolster the teheran's against what it calls u.s. and south korean threats to attack the north. >> another developing story that we are following in the nation's midsection. forecasters say that more tornadoes could hit the nation's midwest today, after barnstorms ripped through iowa, kansas and oklahoma yesterday. here are
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live pictures out a little axe, oklahoma. the worst damage appears to be in the shawnee, okla area where one person was killed. a resident says that his mobile home park " took a dead hit ". a another 21 were injured through the state. >> we're also learning that a man has died from his injuries after he failed for stories don't appears to have been a bay to breakers house party. this happened on sale street near the panhandle of golden gate park. the victim apparently was leaning over the railing when he fell over. >> that was the most serious incident was reported on the bay to breakers race.
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sampras's go police arrested 21 people for public intoxication. one for possession of a firearm. one of felony arrests for robbery don't race. one officer sustained minor injuries on an arrest, a another 16 people were taken into sobering centers. police also shut down 20 house parties. >> we will be right back. mine was earned in djibouti, africa. 200 .
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>> we are back. here is a live look outside. we are expecting high temperatures and a lot of sunshine. livermore will warm-up nicely. >> new this morning, it is official, a yahoo is buying online and blotting for rum tumblr for $1.1 billion. the deal announced about an hour ago represents see all of marissa mayer's boat is more yet since she left google 10 months ago. denmark's their
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most expensive acquisitions since the company bought overture for 1.3 billion a decade ago. we will talk more about this deal with our financial expert brought black at 6:45 a.m.. >> taking a look at the stock market this morning. future trading shows mixed trading across the board. the s&p 500 is a negative, while the dow and the nasdaq are trading positively. last week the market ended with a surge upward. here is a look at friday's closing numbers. the dow rose 121 points to close at 15,354. the nasdaq added 33 points to close at 3499. if the s&p 500 climbed 17 points to close at 1667. will be watching the stock
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market all morning long here on kron 4 news. >> new this morning, a new poll finds that despite the controversy surrounding the irs and the attacks in been gauzy, president obama approval rating is still up from last month. obama now has a 53 percent approval rating, that is up from 51% at the beginning of april. 45 percent now say that they disapprove of the president. gallops daily tracking poll also indicated a slight upward movement of the obamas approval rating over the past week. >> we will be right back. >> we will be right back. at univenirsity of phoenix w know the value of your education >> we will be right back. is where it can take you..
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been killed. the blast pushed the days of the death toll from a deadly wave of bombings and shooting attacks across to 70. the officials said that the latest blast struck on monday afternoon in a busy market in the shaab shiite neighborhood of the iraqi capital. a police officer says that 25 people were wounded in the explosion. >> also new this morning, emergency responders have been searching for a dallas firefighter who is reportedly trapped while he was battling a 6 alarm blaze at a condominium complex. here is video of the 6 alarm fire that has dama emergency personnel had no immediate report of any residents being hurt in the fire that broke out before dawn. no
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word on what sparked the blaze. >> five hours after this massive fire you can see huge sums of smoke. live pictures are just coming in out of dallas. >> the time now 6:15 a.m.. we will not get a look at the weather perry ed r. >> we will be about 5 degrees warmer than where we were yesterday. it will be plenty of low 90s to go or around. we will have a close eye on places like concord and walnut creek. it will be dramatically cooler as we head into tomorrow. today, we are talking low 90s. we will definitely noticed a cool down. redwood city will be at 86 degrees. in terms
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of your current conditions we do have quite the spread. most of us are waking up to 50s. hayward is coming in at 54 degrees. i do want to take a look at the numbers and to afternoon. it will be plenty of 80s. 86 degrees is expected for milpitas. there will be an abundance of low 90s for pittsburg, fairfield, and concord. >> downtown san francisco will be coming in at 75 degrees. in terms of your extended forecast the owned shore flow will kick him. it will keep temperatures on the cooler side. we will see an increase in wins. thursday will be pretty come. the temperatures will be slightly warmer as we
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head into saturday and sunday. >> it is still a pretty good right around the bay. we do have a minor incident. it is a vehicle with a flat tire on the mimic. here is a look at the bay bridge. the bill relies have been activated. your drive time is 16 minutes. over on 92 the san mateo bridge it is a good ride with no problems. the drive time is still 11 to 12 minutes over to foster city. the golden gate bridge is problem and delay free for southbound 1 01. >> here is an updated drive time for the east bay. it is 16 minutes from hercules to berkeley. i want to back up the map and show you the right on 880. there was a stall or a vehicle with a flat tire. it is at 29. is
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slow traffic for just about an eighth of a mile. the north bay ride looks good. your ride to the public transit this morning as delay free. bart has no delays and caltran does not have any delays. the muni metro is not reported any problems so far this morning. >> the time is 6:19 a.m.. new this morning, a 6.8 magnitude earthquake has struck shortly before 2:00 a.m. this morning. 370 mi. southwest of port rom puerto q uelton and about 950 mi.
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away from santiago. so far there have been no reports of any damage or injury. >> the u.s. senate is aiming to wrap the work on a sweeping immigration bill this week. a judiciary committee has been meeting over the last two weeks to settle a few remaining disputes. one involves work visas for high skilled immigrants. the high-tech industry is in favor of them. there is also disagreement over whether gay americans should be allowed the right to sponsor their partners for green cards. democrats have the votes to pass it in committee, but the outcome is less certain when the full senate votes. >> jodi arias is back in court today for the continuation of her trial after being convicted of killing her former boyfriend back in 2008. today begins a new p attorneys
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present witnesses to testify on her behalf in hopes of saving her life. jurors convicted her back on may 8th of first-degree murder and now they consider a life sentence or execution. the only one penalty proceedings will be the final phase of the trial. >> the federal civil rights trial of the new york police department's " stop and frisk " tactic is ending after more than nine weeks of testimony. closing arguments in the case are scheduled for today. about a dozen witnesses who said they were wrongfully sought by police testified. a u.s. issue court judge to rule on whether any charges are issue court judge to rule on whether any charges are needed in t so she sees her allergist who has a receptionist susan, who sees that she's due for a mammogram.
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line the opening bell on on wall street. we are looking at the new york stock exchange on the left side. there were four straight games with the dow up 121 on friday. s&p also close at a new high. dow futures are down seven. we will follow the markets and have more with a rob black. >> yahoo has bought a
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another company. >> the other big story that we're following is the weather. it will be hot today. >> instead, we may set some records. we are waking up to plenty of sunshine perry ed most of us are waking up to mild conditions. it is primarily in the '50s. antioch's still holding on to low 70's. in fact, we do have a lot to talk about for the warmest inland valley. we will increase the cloud cover and the temperatures are still holding on to the low 60's and 70's. tomorrow, you can expect the conditions to be cooler. i wonder for detail coming up in just a few minutes. >> here is a look at the ride on highway 1 01 from marin county. it is a good commute to rob the north. your quick commute check
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shows no high spots for your ride around the bay. it has been moderate conditions. 880 south bond had a recent accident that has been cleared to the shoulder. the conditions are still light. >> we are following a developing story out of the north bay were fire crews are on the scene of a house fire that broke out early this morning. kron4 mike pelton is live in greenbrae. >> this home has been totally k bin where the fire ripped through. it extended to the back of of the home and damaged part of the guest house. several firefighters are still here on the scene. they stated that it started around to 3:00 p.m.. a grandmother, her adult son, and the
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grandson of managed to get out. they ran to the next- door neighbor's home to call 911. >> i was worried about my house, i dragged my hose out and started to spread. it was not enough. >> that neighbor is helping the family out as well as the red cross. the firefighters are working to see the reasoning of the fire. the neighbor did mention that his neighbors were barbequing and this may have played a role. the initial cause of the fire is still under investigation. >> 21 homes lost power due to this and pg&e are out to restore power. >> a again, this fire is just the latest of other fires that we saw over the weekend. >> a woman is arrested on
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suspicion of setting a hill in martinez on fire. police said that 49 he zeroth year olde tenpenny from concord was under the influence when witnesses say that they saw her using a ladder to start the fire. firefighters were called in and help prevent a neighborhood from going up in flames. contra costa county fire says that it to them about 48 firefighters and 30 in may and crew members to handle the fire. helicopters and planes were also used to cover the flames with fire retardants. it took about 90 minutes to contain the fire. >> more trouble for the new eastern span of the bay bridge to tell you about. the sacramento bee reports
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that engineers in 2006 discovered that dumps containing thousands still attendance had been left on still. exposing those tendons to rainfall in salt water. that has some worry it said they could lead to corrosion. caltran examine hundreds of the tendons and say that is fun little significant corrosion. experts who reviewed the study question the agency's testing matches. >> we will find of this week whether the bay area will host the first superbowl and over 25 years. the 32 nfl team owners will vote tomorrow on what the super bowl 50 will be held in santa clara's levite stadium or miami. the last time the bay area hosted a super bowl was in 1986. the new levi stadium is expected
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to be ready for the 2014 nfl season. >> redwood city wants to increase their monthly water and sewer rates by 9%. this is in response to a steady increase in the price that it pays to buy water from san francisco. the city spokesperson says that sort and water services require rate increases to maintain and pay for the complex system that delivers the services to residents. the city council will consider the rate increases at their june 10th meeting. possibly if approved the rate increase after a council discussion, that will let the public make their comments and his second meeting will be held on june the 24th. >> police are beefing up patrol in downtown palo alto after two attempted armed robberies in the area earlier this week. police said that the first robbery happened on monday night on hamilton avenue near emerson
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street. the second one happened about one block down on emerson street near fourth avenue. police say two men approached three women who were walking in the area, pointed a gun at them and demanded their items. the three women ran into a nearby business and called police. no suspects have been arrested. >> changes may be coming to disabled drivers trying to park as san francisco meters. a 15 member committee told the city's- appoint transportation agency that tightening current parking rules and expanding disabled parking zones which make it easier for people with physical restrictions to find the park and that they need. >> we're also watching gas prices this morning as an average u.s. price of a gallon of gas has jumped 11¢ over the past two weeks. in california, it jumped 18¢ over the last few weeks. the national average right now is sitting at $3.64 for a
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regular gallon of gas. the state average is at $4.50. >> here is a look the bay area prices. the highest of the state, san francisco is sitting at $4.14. in oakland, matching the state average of $4.50. in san jose, there matched in the state average also at $4.50. we will be right back. [ male announcer ] a blt is good.
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>> welcome back. the time is 6:39 a.m.. we have clear skies and the sun is up. san francisco is as 55 degrees right now is a bridge 75 degrees. >> a small florida city is waiting anxiously to find out who won the biggest power ball jackpot in history. the winning ticket worth 590.5 million was bought some time last week at a publix supermarket in zephyrhills about 30 mi.
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northeast of temple. the wintewenner has 60 days to claim the lump-sum amount from the lotteries at tallahassee office. lottery officials said that the winner will probably take the time to craft a plan with the attorneys or accountants. the news had the town of about 13,000 people buzzing over who might know the winner. >> back here in california, lottery officials said that two people are holding winning lottery tickets worth $2.3 million after their ticket matched 5 of the six winning numbers. one of those tickets were sold at a 711 convenience store in san jose, while the other was sold at a 7-eleven in taft. >> the time is 6:41 a.m.. the dow is only off by 10 points. we will be right back.
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>> welcome back to the kron 4 morning news. there were four straight games for the dow and s&p 500. the dow is down. >> the big news today is yahoo and tumbler. >r. >> it is a genius move. a hundred and 10 million young viewers. they do not want to mess this up. they just want a profit. >> the c e zero, was a high-
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school dropout. he created this company in his mother's apartment. >> he twisted that a yes, i think this is fantastic. i think this is a good story. this might be a loss for the bay area because we do not one see a lot tech companies coming out. this is a lot of people are not happy about. >> 67 percent of companies will have better than expected earnings. >> it was another good week for our earnings. the market's tends to still be rising. there were a few mergers and this morning. a lot of companies are using their low money, federal
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reserve money to bottom by other companies. these are things that i like to see. one and down side is that mr. was me i was start tapering off the debt. by the time that they pull or pay off the dead i think the markets will be good. >> we would check back with rob at 9:15 a.m. with winners and losers. >> the time is 6:47 a.m.. >> we are going to set records. here is a live look outside and we do have patchy low fog cover. most of us are waiting of to sunshine. here is a look at the current numbers. most of us are waking up to 50s. i
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do one follow these numbers into the afternoon because today will be a scorcher. oakland will break j. ric a record. low '90s for places like any hot. we will be in the upper 70's for richmond. oakland will have a high of 83 degrees. 75 degrees for downtown san francisco. this many heat wave is short-lived because we are tracking system that will infiltrate the south perry ed we will not sit in iran in the bay area however, there will be at increase. this will regulate the temperatures and keep them on the cooler side. the numbers will take a tumble and we do have when the conditions for to say into wednesday. >> it is pretty calm
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conditions for a thursday and the temperatures will start to climb as we transition into the weekend. the time now 6:48 a.m.. >> we're not seen much in the web heavy traffic or caused by spirit here is a look at the bridges. westbound bay bridge has a back up about 60 minutes from the macarthur mayes. if you're ride to the san mattel bridge looks good and the volume is picking up. it is 13 minutes for your time. the golden gate bridge continues to be easy as you head south ball from marin county. looking at the east bay rye winner of that in drive times. 18 minutes from hercules to berkeley. some of 680 is starting to get a little crowded at the 242 interchange. we're still looking at heavy traffic 580 westbound. this about a 46
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minute commute time. it was a minor accident but it has been cleared to the shoulder but this still is slow from to 38. your commute through marin 1 01 southbound is a starting to slow and the drive time is still about 30 minutes from novato to the toll plaza. >> nasa scientists recorecorded a powerful explosion on the moon recently. a mere roy it struck the lunar surface espy's of 56 of the mouse and our own march 17th. the impact was so powerful the/a bright light from the blast could be seen on earth with the naked eye. nasa just release info on the collision friday. there are looking for explosions that
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are caused by meteorologists. is part of a problem that i it is a part of a program that is designed to find a monitors space debris that could hit the earth. >> the amgen torah california entered its eighth and final day over the weekend. more than 100 of the world's top cyclists took off from marine a green yesterday morning. yesterday marked the end of the tour of california which cover more than 750 mi. across our state. it usually is the other way around. that allowed for bay area natives to finish in front of their hometown fans. >> tejay van-garderen of the
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>> welcome back. look at the next couple of days. the temperatures will cease all. drop. >> when you buy the sun screen they have new labels and they are designed to make you be more aware of the sunscreen. >> they have been waiting for these changes, many sunscreen's continued to carry the spf ratings that some experts consider misleading and potentially dangerous. a survey of 13 1400 experts suggested the sunscreen products made by the environmental working group finds that most meet the federal requirements. the new fda rules ban in
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terms like " waterproof ", and require the sun's winners filter out both ultraviolet a and b rays. >> take a look at how movies did over the weekend. star trek into darkness had worked its way to a $70 million launch from friday to sunday. the latest a voyage of the starship enterprise fell short of its press assessor, 2009 star trek which opened with $75.2 million. since premiering wednesday, the movie has earned $84 million. here is a look at how the rest of the box office turned out. in second place, robert downey jr. as a lineman three earning $35.2 million this weekend. rounding out the top three, the great
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gatsby with $23 million. >> coming up on the kron 4 news at 7. the top of the hour, new pictures of the damage for dozens of tunnels a ripped through the midwest. >> at 715 a and will continue to fall developing news out of dallas as a firefighter is still missing after a 6 alarm fire. >> dondon mattinglys days as the dodgers skipper numbered? plus they is with the royals and the giants hope to stop the bleeding by returning home. all of this in a garies world at 7:45 a.m..
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(male announcer) live from the bay area here is your kron 4 news >> that morning top stories we're following in this monday may 20th, and by let weekend in east palo alto with the latest incident leading a 16 year-old said. the latest in a live report straight ahead. fire crews remain on the scene of a fire that broke out in the north bay, we will have a report there as well. >> yesterday was nice but today is plan to
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