the alleyway. we did not know if he was fired in the alley but for that reason he isb dangerous at this time" >> reporter: not the case says his mother. >> "he dosen't have a gun he is not dangerous, i just want him to turn himself in >> reporter: in antioch, haaziq madyun-kron4news >> pam: also developing tonight. the bart strike threat. we are days away from a decision that could trigger a caotic commute for the bay area. bart's contract negoitaions with its union are not going well. if a strike happens when it start? kron 4's justine waldman is here with us tonight to go over what could happen. >> reporter: there are several different way this could play out we'll start with the possibilty that there could be a strike. the union is meeting tomorrow to vote to authorize a strike. bart typically gives bart 72-hours notice when the strike will happen, but that is not a legal

requirment. when the strike will happen and how long it will last has not been determined yet. it doesn't have to happen on july first, the day after the contract expires. we should get some of those answers after the strike vote tomorrow. and the governor could also be involved for a " cooling off " period. it would last 60-days. that would keep the trains operating and give both sides more time to work out their differences. but after 60-days, that takes us into the fall, when ridership goes up 30% and the bay bridge is scheduled to be closed to open the new span. and bart is supposed to run 24-hours. that could be a mess. the phone calls to this governor's office were not returned today. finally, bart agents could work without a contract. this also keeps trains running and more time to negotiate. or bart could impose a contract on its agents.

bart is already preparting for a possible strike. by getting extra buses, ferries and figuring out how to coordinate carpools. we should get more answers tomorrow when and if the strike will happen. of course we will keep you posted. >> pam: if all is still a strike, that could still be a mess. bart officials say, they have not reviewed the lawsuit, so, they can not make a direct comment about the suit. however, they did have a sharp response to the assertion that bart is failing to make safety a top concern. >> we have been trying to bring the district to the negotiation table for over 40 years. this is nothing new. our members have been insulted, killed over the years. they have refused to

do it. the only way that we can get them to the bargaining table is by filing a lawsuit. >> andbart management says the real sticking points in this contract dispute focus on pension and healthcare issues. and that currently, employees do not contribute to their pension and only pay a small amount of their healthcare. >> as of right now we are talking with the union, that is what is important. we have negotiations in good faith at the bargaining table. one thing i want to make sure that to get across is a the is a priority for bart, 365 days a year not just when we are negotiating. it is something that we talk about with the budget, and our labor unions once per week and monthly. and how to prevent accidents from happening. to address any issues coming up, things like that. is ongoing. we do not need labor negotiations about safety i think that it is a smoke screen.

>> the real issue could be pension and they also do not pay a lot of their health-care costs. new tonight. a bart employee accused of reporting a made-up assault has been charged. george figuera, a bart station agent said he was punched in the chest while he was trying to help a passenger at the 12th street bart station but kron 4 has learned that attack never happened. figuera is facing a misdemeanor -- false report of a criminal offense. and then take a look at these dark skies. dark skies along. with on and off showers. causing some problems around the bay area. this is a live look from san francisco -- tonight, kron4 j-r stone is live at s-f-o, delays right now.

but first, our chief metorologist jacqueline bennet is in the weather center. >> jacqueline: the shower activity is continuing. we can show you where the rainfall is showing right now, portions of the east bay. walnut creek. with heaviest near concord and light showers near berkeley. as we move towards the peninsula, some areas of moderate rainfall over san mateo, redwood city. palo alto and over the water towards the east bay shores. it is going to be continuing as we move towards this evening. temperatures are in the '60s. we've seen traces of rainfall pretty much, everywhere. so far, rainfall in san francisco, traces. you can see phone:shower activity towards real fear towards fair. and currently, not reported rainfall in fairfield.

another problem are s f o airport delays with low visibility. right now, it is 199 minutes! for flights arriving. and j.r. stone is the wet weather is causing all sorts of delays at san francisco international airport this evening. dozens of flights have been cancelled and average delays kron 4's j.r. stone is following the story and is live tonight at s-f-o. j.r. is there any relief in site? >> reporter: during the clear weather we have parallel runways and and a rival weight of 60 flights. during inclement weather, like this the are rival flights is 30 minutes. the arriving flight -- is every 30 minutes. >> j.r. stone has some audio problems will check back in with them however, a high profile, racially charged murder trial starting today in florida. opening statements from

lawyers representing murder suspect george zimmerman.and prosecutors who say zimmerman killed un- armed black teenager trayvon martin simply because he wanted to. one of *zimmerman's* attorney's, meanwhile, said his claient shot martin more than a year ago to keep martin from smashing zimmerman's head into the concrete. this morning the all female jury heard the prosecution open up with an explative laced recording while zimmerman was on the phone with the 911 dispacther.shortly before the confrontation.and martin's death. (racial explicitives) >> those were the words of hithis grown man, as he is falling this 17 year-old. been a little to do george zimmerman know at the time, that in less than 10 minutes from him saying kron martin that he was, george

zimmerman was ----seeying tayvon martin was that his head would be pounded on concrete. >> zimmerman is charged with 2nd degree murder.the trial resumes tomorrow morning near orlando. coming up at 6:00. hear why a knock knock joke one of the attorney's told today did not go over so well. >> pam: let us go back to s f o with j.r. stone. the weather-related delays at the airport. j.r.? >> reporter: pam, so far we have seen 80 cancellations at s f o. as long as these of low clouds continue, these delays will continue. i spoke with the airport manager a little while ago. commodore in clearwater we have parallel runways and and rate of clearer what

weather. however, take a look at this video in nearly every flight was delayed. the average time is between one hour, 1.5 hours for her, some are two, three hours. i spoke with a number of people that have been waiting since yesterday. their flight has been canceled and then delayed this afternoon. >> we are supposed to leave this morning at 10:30 now we have to wait to at 6:00 a.m. we are from kansas we have no place to stay. and a good vacation by terrible ending. >> this was canceled yesterday when i came in from my flight from san diego picking her up. so this is great and i guess the we're just going to be sitting here, sleeping here. >> are you frustrated? >> yes. and i youth was

usi and i usually do not use. and today, i do not think that i'm going to be able to make it to work today. >> jacqueline: these delays, according to the airport manager or worse and the evening. >> reporter: in the morning, we saw delays at as of all of around 30 minutes. we could also see more police later this week. reporting from s f o, j.r. stone, kron 4 news with more -- delays later this week--. >> pam: another day, and no decision by the u.s supreme court on same-sex marriage. next - when the ruling could come. house thhow the government is tg ♪

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about what, if anything, the delay could mean. we spoke with the san francisco city attorney. the were supposed to meet and issue a ruling he was prepared to give a news conference. we spoke about weather the longer that this is takes if it is in favor of proposition 8? were against proposition 8. >> it is not thatintense flooding in canad uncommon. we have litigated this and a variety of forms. and with 50 different judges and it is not that -- on common. it is something that we are used to. is not that uncommon. we are always used to increment the decisions. >> does it mean yes or no

effect takes longer? >> i do not think that it impacts it one way or the other. they are very measured on how they come to their decision is a bit too predictable to read tea leaves. >> reporter: other places, from california it could take longer. kron 4. >> a ruling was handed down before the u.s. supreme court to the use of race conscious school admission policies. of texas and weather it violated the equal protection rights of african americans who are white. today, the side swept the course leading it

to a leader court. they say that this is okay. but it was more difficult for the institutions to make policies to achieve adversity and diversity. more constitutional matters along this issues. today, the justices side-stepped a sweeping decision. by sending the case back tothe court affirmed the use difficult for institutions the 7-1 decision from the court avoids the larger >> pam: a fire station in pittsburg. is scheduled to close its doors next month. the closure of station 87, located at 800- west leland reduction plan. created in order to close a multi- million- dollar budget gap. stations in lafayette, martinez and walnut creek closed in january. station. were reduced. closures are a last resort. revenues from property taxes and soaring personnel and operational costs. >> jacqueline: it has been a dreary and saud soggy with low

visibility the cloud coverage is stained near the coast and for most of the bay area. drier conditions. still, with the the east bay shores, the east inland valleys and the delta. the rain is going to continue as we move towards tomorrow. the rain will continue with mainly in the morning through the north bay. however, the rainfall is continuing for the north bay as we continue for the rest of this week. a major warm up. first, let us talk about the satellite & radar. to the bay area, it has pressed through with some rain falloff to lake tahoe. we have a couple of areas through low pressure. that is what has brought of the showers so far. we will time this out. the showers are

approaching and overnight is when we are seeing the north bay and the san mateo coast. the heavier rainfall is just south of the golden gate. it will pop up. and heavier weather cells over san for now. most of this activity is to the north and that will continue. with a bit of a break and by 2:00 p.m., the showers will continue most of this activity is to the north with showers to the peninsula but not as heavily concentrated. for the rest of this evening. conditions will improve greatly. the rainfall will finally let up. the rainfall totals focusing to the north is when we could see the most with one-1.5 in.. at the higher elevations. for

the south bay, just traces. with nearly one half of inches in the santa cruz mountains. once tomorrow is done so is the rainfall. dry, warmer weather continuing. go to our new channel. comcast 193 for the latest news, weather and traffic updates and on digital 4.2. kron4.com. great news for fans of these things. ding dongs, twinkies.wonder break and other hostess products. they will be back on store shelves starting july 15th. the company announced it was going out of business last year after it was unable to

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airport this evening. the dramatic videos out of canada, where floodwaters ripped through towns. destroying anything in it's intense flooding in canada sweeps this home right into a swollen creek. check it out. this was friday in millarville, alberta canada. see the house there. heavy rains caused thisit swallowed other homes,

vehicles and trees. plucking them from the banks. much of calgary is still submerged. the flooding is being blamed for the deaths of three people. >> jacqueline: rain showers south of the golden gate.

>> disturbing new images from a secret tumblr blog of paris jackson. why doctors are worried about the mental state of michael jackson's 15 year michael jackson's daughter paris recovering from her ucla medical center. but now tmz is reporting the troubled teen has a dark depression that's putting her life in jeapordy. here are some black and jackson's secret tumblr blog. we caution you, they're disturbing. this picture of a girl with scissors cutting her arm is from paris jackson's tumblr page filled with disturbing images and messages related to cutting and suicide. according to tmz, the pop star's 15 year old daughter was deep into the cutting world. and while she is reportedly doing better, professionals

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been therbeen dennehy >> hadpa >> pam: administration's mounting frustration, as n.s.a. continues to elude capture. the man who revealed the government's secret still at large. tonight the search is up in grant lodes is here to tell not grant? >> reporter: all we have now is an empty hadthis blurry picture here was taken on a flight from moscow to havana. showing thse seat which snowden reserved. but did not occupy. a black car with ecuadorian world's best=known fugitive had been allowed to leave hong kong in defiance of u=s wishes. his ultimate destination maythe state department did not bother to be diplomatic. >> this was a deliberate release a fugitive despite a valid arrest warrant. >> reporter: secretary of state john kerry says anyone

who calls snowden a hero is misguided. >> it is possible the united because terrorists now know how to protect themselves in one way or another that they didn't know before >> jacqueline: reporter glenn greenwald broke the story of snowden's leaks. >> reporter: he says he's not surprised reaction. dehere classified information and going to be the subject of an extreme and sustained demonization campaign. >> reporter: maintaining his customary cool. other countries to make sure that rule of law is observed. >> "oh!!!" ven >> pam: this video captured the frightening moments before the deadly plane crash at records

show that the wing walker and aerobatic pilot killed in saturday's fiery crash had clean safety records. and that it could take up to a year to issue findings into what caused the plane to go down. forty-four-year-old jane wicker sat helplessly on the plane's wing as the aircraft piloted by 64-year-old turned and slammed into the ground, exploding on impact. the virginia woman becomes the third wing walker to die in two years. you might remember this?

>> jacqueline: as we take a look at stormtracker 4 we can see that over the peninsula is more dry over san mateo. and light sprinkles over palo alto, he word. also wet weather. through hayward some showers but we do have more rain fall on the way. we also have delays at s f o. nearly 200 minutes long arrivals.. the rainfall will begin again tonight with mainly in the north bay. we

will time it out on futurecast. and you can watch the weather forecast whenever it is convenient for you on ourit's on comcast 193 and on kron4.com. >> pam: if bart employees go on strike next month, it will not be the first time. back in 1997, workers walked off the job for 6- days creating a commute nightmare all across the bay area. kron 4's charles clifford shows us what happened. >> reporter: according to bart, during the 1997 strike the average rider's commute time jumped from one hour to three hours. it also forced thousands of people to take their cars to work, creating traffic chaos. (chaos) this is video of traffic at a standstill on the bay bridge. in san francisco, cars clogged the on ramps to the bridge for hours. the other transit agencies around the bay area tried to compensate by adding additional bus routes. this is a shot of commuters lined up around the block at the old transbay terminal in

san francisco. the long lines left people frustrated. >> i have no idea what and going and there's nobody here to help you. i do not even know what line to get and. >> broken down bos bosses --. broken-down city buses --. >> reporter: during the strike, the oakland alameda ferry, which carries people across san francisco, bay saw an %800 percent increase in the away at the gate because the ferry's were full. ac transit's, which runs a bus route across the bay bridge saw it's rider ship go up by %500 percent. finally, keep in mind that in 1997 on the average week day 260 thousand people rode bart , in 2012 that number had risen 366 thousand people. in the news room, charles clifford kron 4 news. >> tonight, this knut segment is keeping you in the loop. this new segment

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average fell 139 points. the nasdaq fell 36 points. and the s-and-p 500 fell 19 points. there is a new trend in hotel check out policies that many say is long overdue. some are encouraging weekend guests to go ahead and rest this summer by offering late check-outs on sundays. a few hotels are altering check-out times all together so a guest can stay a full 24 hours at no extra fee, you just have to book it in advance. five-pm is about the latest a visitor can stay without cost. sunday nights tend to be the slowest for hotels so their isn't as much pressure for housekeepers to get the rooms ready for the next guest. and you can watch the weather forecast whenever it is convenient for you on our 24/7 bay area news channel. it's on comcast 193 and on kron4.com. >> three-quarters of americans are paying with paycheck to paycheck. this new survey half showing that they have to at least six months' worth of savings and one-half have a nest egg but it would not last more than three months. 20 percent have no savings all. six months is the thresholds that many people recommend. even though more people are reporting better job security the overall savings rate has not changed in the last three years to. and it is not just for

emergencies, 23 percent have less than $100 in their savings. 46 percent have less than $800 according to this on my lender. and why are americans and not saving? once car payments, child care and housing tenants there is not enough money left over. after house payments are made. there is just not enough money left over. >> jacqueline: we can see that this is showers in the north bay. the

>> jacqueline: as we can see this next system offshore of beer. how bringing more rain fall as we take a look at futurecast to. dry conditions for the most part. halhave your rainfall for the north bay by 4:00. with heavier rainfall for the north bay tomorrow and by 6:00 p.m., you will notice that one weather cells. it will be lingering but that is mainly by the north. by 9:00, it will continue by 2:00 but minutes the north bay. for and some rainfall over the peninsula even for

the north bay and the valleys. inland valleys. the rainfall totals are favoring the north bay. and elevations will see one-1.5 in. of rain fall. the north bay a coul continue to see more. and also, towards the peninsula. hajust traces, with one quarter of 1 in.. and one-quarter of 1 in. for the santa cruz mountains. temperatures? warmer tomorrow can today. more in the '70s. warmer tomorrow, then what we saw, today. here is a look at what we can expect with your extended forecast. with dry

conditions on wednesday. thursday, friday, we are going to see some dry, warm conditions building backing for the weekend. temperatures back into the '90s! we could be talking about triple digits and will keep you posted. >> pam: the monday morning commute you can barely see the cars but the traffic is slow northbound in particular. the fog is not hoping that at all and the bay bridge toll plaza. all lanes are moving decent. the san mateo bridge, and also things are looking pretty heavy. fog is a major issue. ♪

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on camera right in the middle of a police crackdown (sirens) >> i'm in san mateo outith police, sheriff and chp oppicers in an operation focusing on pedestrianby using a police decoy to cross the street to see if any driver will observe state law and yield to someone in a crosswalk many did not >> did you see the pedestrian in the roadway vehicles stopped in the number one and the number two lane >> in the just three months there has been 4 fatal collisions in san mateo, foster city and burlingame this prius driver almost hit the police decoy, and then when police tried to pull the driver over there was a bit of confusion finally the diver pulled over >> just didn't see her the driver claimed she never saw the pedestrian when i tried to talk to her all she could say was >> i have nothing to say im very upset. >> and since this enforcement it not just about writing tickets >> do you understand what

>> she was given a warning >> this program is not just about crosswalk enforcement thiw pacifica officer stopped this driver for an illegal u-turn >> i'm issuing the ticket for making the u-turn over the double yellow lines >> and other violations like cell phone and what this driver is doing or wasn't doing >> how you doing sir can you make a right turn after that white car and do you have your license and registration if you notice he wasn't wearing his seatbelt this saturation traffic enforcement will be conducted on a regular basis all around san mateo county so if i were you i would be on my ps and qs' avoid the blue light special 140 tickets were handed out before noon 55 for failing to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk a coulple dozens warnings in san mateo county, stanley roberts-kron 4 news if you have a comment or story idea for stanley, you can email us at peoplebehavingbadly@kron4.co m >>this just in to the kron 4 news room sweeping

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>> now at six. the bart labor dispute getting hot. with workers, threatening to strike next week, bart management charging them with manipulating overtime rules to rack up huge paychecks. >> one employee made 128000 dollars on top of his base salary (male announcer) live from the kron 4 news station, this is the kron 4 news.

>> pam: only six more days until the contract between bart and its biggest unions expires next sunday. the union strike vote is slated for tomorrow. so far there no progress, no headway, and no deal to avert a possible strike. while both sides have their issues, tonight we are learning more about the compensation package for thekron-4's terisa estacio has more on how bart management says. some employees are abusing the system and taxpayer's dollars. >> reporter: kron four news has learned bart train operators and station agents have a clause in their contract that management says it leading to exploiting the system. beef >> hurting not only the operation of bart. but >> reporter: spokesperson alicia troust says it is all centered around overtime. here's how>> our current contract promotes absenteeism. even if they don't work 40 hours, they get ot.

so>> what we have seen is they call in sick and don't show up monday and tuesday, but then they pick up someone elses shift and that amounts to time and a half and sometimes double time. q. how much, if you look at spread sheet, some are making more in overtime, then base salary. >> reporter: troust also says management believes some workers team up, calling in sick and picking up a ill coworkers shift so the can game the system. so how much is all of this costing bart? last year ot was 30 million dollars. >> reporter: how much is this costing? he >> average employee gets 17 thousand in ot a year. >> reporter: troust adds it isn't all employees, but the few are making matters bad for everyone. in oakland terisa estacio, kron 4 news. >> pam: kron 4 spoke with the union representative but they said that this simply

does not happen. coming up at 8:00 p.m., what the money and over time could be used for and how the commuters are missing out. with the contract set to expire this coming sunday, tens of thousands of people is how commuters will get around the bay area if a strike actually takes place. and when is the strike going to happen? kron-4's justine waldman. >> reporter: there are a few different ways this could play out.after july 1st. first, bart workers go on strike. the vote to authorizt a strike set for tuesday. we will find out then. how long the strike could last and when it could start. just because the contract ends on the 30th, doesn't mean the strike would happen on july first. the union could pick a more high-impact time. like labor day weekend when the bay bridge is scheduled to be closed and bart is supposed

to run for 24-hours. next, the governor could issue a 60-day cooling off period. that would keep trains running and allow more time for negotiations. finally, bart employees could work without a contract as negotiations continue. >> right now a state mediator is involved in the talks. to help move this along.and to have a little of an impact on riders as possible. >> reporter: i'm justine waldman for kron 4 news. >> a >> pam: an amber alert ends with the child's safe return, and the continued search for her father, as the suspect in the case this is video of 11-month- old justice benton, being

reunited with her mother earlier today in antioch. police say, her father, 24- year-old joshua benton, allegedly abducted the child from her home on rainier lane around 6-am this police say, benton is considered armed and dangerous. which is a major concern for his mother. a baby girl kidnapped from anitoch. now back home, safebut the suspect -- the 11- on the loose. he is a man police are calling. armed and dangerous. kron4's haaziq madyun has more on how it all played out. and reaction from the suspect's mother -- she says, it's all just a>> "i don't want an accident to happen with my son, something like oscar grant, i don't want that" >> reporter: earline norbert is talking about her son 24 year old joshua bentonwho was the morning involving the alleged abduction of his 11- >> "he brought her back and here you see an antioch police k9 unit searching for office building on lonetree wayantioch police lt. robin kelley says shots were fired the alleged abduction not so says benton's mom >> "he dosen't have a gun he want him to turn himself in in antioch, haaziq madyun- kron4news today had everything. curse words. a joke in poor taste. and people kicked out of the courtroom. and that was justkron-4's grant lodes has sanford, florida. >> reporter: court is in recess after day one of the

george zimmerman murder trial. the defense and prosecution began building their cases today and if the rest of the trial is as colorful as the opening statements, it could prove to be a very interesting few weeks. chris welch has details. >> reporter: a 9-1-1 dispatcher was one of the first to take the stand in the george zimmerman murder trial monday. >> witness: after he stated the subject was running i immediately asked if he was following. >> prosecutor: but you were clear it was not necessary >> witness: that's right. >> reporter: the prosecution began calling its witnesses after colorful, even controversial opening statements. >> good morning. you f* * * punks. >> reporter: that was how the state kicked things off. the defense delivered a knock-knock joke that fell flat. >> knock, knock. >> who's there? >> george zimmerman. >> george zimmerman who? >> good. you're on the jury. >> reporter: zimmerman, a former volunteer neighborhood watchman, is accused of killing 17-year- old trayvon martin. zimmerman claims the shooting was in self-

defense. during monday's opening statements, prosecutor john guy painted a much different picture on the night of february 20-12. >> he shot him for the worst of all reasons. because he wanted to. at one point, martin's father began crying as the prosecution detailed how officers tried to save his son's life. the defense says pictures from that night support zimmerman's self defense claims. >> suggesting that zimmerman took quite a wallop squarely in the face. >> reporter: no word on whether zimmerman will testify in his own defense. jury of six women will be sequestered throughout the duration of this trial. it's a trial that could last between two and four weeks. reporting in sanford, florida, i'm chris welch. >> coming up. we head to colorado where multiple wildfires are raging. tiny places that are usually packed with tourists are now ghost towns. we'll tell you how this fire could destroy more than just one town.and the ominous forecast today from officials -- that's coming up in about 8 minutes.

>> the long wait for the decision on same-sex marriage is going to be a little longer. the justices of the supreme court finished today's room affirmative action but nothing on proposition 8 or the defense of marriage act. the court said it would hand down decisions tomorrow, and is expected to finish its term by the end of the week. san francisco city attorney says this is an important decision so it's easy to see why the supreme court would take its time. if >> it does not surprise me that here we are at the end of the terminal waiting for the decision. the core is very deliberate on how they make their decisions the court -- the court is being very delivered on their fate >> court is likely to finish either on wednesday or thursday. dramatic pictures out of alberta, canada where flood waters have covered entire

towns and threatening others. this home along three point creek outside calgary got swept away by the water. heavy rains caused the creek to spill over, swallowing up homes, trees and vehicles in its path. but it's not going to threaten the annual calgary stampede -- not if the event's president has anything to say about it. >> we have pumped millions of gallons of water from our from our tarmac, commenced the cleanup of our park, all to welcome guests from around the world. >> much of calgary is still submerged. the flooding is being blamed for the deaths of three >> pam: a soggy monday across the bay area today. this is a live look from san carlos. kron 4's chief meteoroligist jacqueline bennett has been tracking the unusual weather. jacqueline? >> jacqueline: it is pretty unusual to see rainfall.

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>> pam: an inmate found dead at the marin county jail on friday, was identified this morning as jeffrey boyce. he was a suspect in a rohnert park car theft back in april. and the oregon murder of a castro valley woman. boyce was scheduled to appear in marin county to face carjacking charges. he had not yet entered a plea, and was undergoing a mental health evaluation. boyce was also suspected of elaine englund of castro valley, according to oregon authorities. the sonoma county coroner's office and san rafael police death.

>> pam: an update to the story about the van that drove into the bay from marina green last friday. the latest report says 60- year-old debra crenshaw -- who died from the incident -- was the only person in the van. earlier reports suggested several people escaped the van once it plunged into the bay. several people tried to rescue crenshaw from the van but were unable to get her out. the cause of the crash is still under investigation. >> firefighters in contra costa county responded to a fire that burned materials at a recycling facility ina column of smoke was pile of recyclable materials in flames. sprinklers kept the fire so deep inside the pile,it took two hours for out the blaze. the cause of the fire is >> a man was rescued from a house in walnut creek this afternoon -- where a one- alarm fire broke out. /+ in the 19 hundred block of first avenue. a passerby called 9-1-1 to say black smoke was coming from the back of a home there. firefighters found that the fire started in a room at quickly spread to the attic. after searching the house, firefighters found a man unconscious in the room where the fire started. he was brought out and placed on the front lawn, where he regained consciousness. he suffered minor burns and smoke inhalation and taken to a local hospital for treatment. >> a new study released

today says california is the tenth worst state when it comes to well-being of children. the study done by the annie casey foundation ranked each state based on its economic well-being, health, education and its family and community. and california was in the bottom half in *everything. california ranked ahead of texas in the overall rankings, but all of the states in the bottom ten were either in the southwest, southeast, or the appalachias. they are also the poorest states in the country --in each category. california was fifth-worst in economic well-being. the state had 52 percent of its children in households that spent 30 percent of its income on housing. in education, california ranks 39th. 29th for children's health. community. the study says california had the highest rate of children living without a high-school educated head of household. >> pam: the largest wildfire in colorado grew and it could even be terrible for the self- parking area. they shocking admission from edward s

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acres and a 0 percent containment. no structures have been lost but the cost = $2 million! just hours before he left hong kong. what he told one chinese his espionage charge towestern colorado now say >> shocking news out of china this morning. edward snowden told the with a government contractor was to obtain evidence on washington's cyberspying snowden told the post this on june 12th, and the newspaper held on to the information until snowden left hong kong. snowden also revealed he took pay cuts in the course of pursuing specific work. two days after snowden revealed himself as the leak of the information,

contractor booz allen hamilton fired him. while snowden is only charged with espionage and theft right now, the admission could increase the espionage charge to treason. the miami heat celebrated its second consecutive championship today by parading into south beach. but it wasn't without worry. security had to be beefed up because of a tweet sent friday that asked if what happened at the boston marathon also happened at the heat's parade. the f-b-i issued a statement today saying the agency is investigating what was said and who said it. the parade went on without incident. one law enofrcmeent spokesperson from miami-dade county says he expected the person who tweeted the message to be arrested in the near future. >> jacqueline: take a look and we're looking at with the bay bridge toll plaza [ female announcer ] this is a special message from at&t.

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bart workers reportedly get perks you and i -- combined -- don't get. how would you like 40 sick days a year? see what *else they get -- next. only six days left until the bart contract with its biggest unions expires. but a look at worker compensation shows a lot of perks most normal people don't get. s r'p all of our top stories, beginning with kron-4's terisa estacio. >> reporter: management says that employees could call in sick and still qualify for overtime a. sometimes time and a half or even double time. one employee made over $100,000 and just over time far more than hi base salary. terisa the stock show, kron 4 news. >> there are a couple of different scenarios. they could vote that it could

vote on tuesday and the governor could be involved in a cooling off period that lasts for 60 days. also, they couldthout a contract. (mals who found people behaving badly. you've see it all the time. many people driving their bicycles on the sidewalks. however, there is a way that you can catch people behaving badly when you have a camera and the internet. the local bay area and log has made careful tear

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>> jacqueline: if you have a comment or story idea for stanley, you can email us at peoplebehavingbadly@kron4.co m >> we are going to see more wet weather for the month of june. with the stormtracker, light showers over the north bay. and also san francisco but what we can see. oxford it starts to move into the bay area by one a m.. some pockets of heavy rainfall through the north bay. most of that will continue to the east but we are catching some residual showers. they look a your extended forecast with a west morning dry, warm weather,

with temperatures back into the '90s. >>this just in to the kron 4 news room convicted murderer jodi arias.. would possibly consider a plea bargain to avoid the death penalty. this was posted on saturday. if you recall? she was convicted of stabbing her boyfriend, nearly decapitating him and she began to death. they felt to decide sentence. which could be the death penalty, were sentenced to life in prison you kids should count yourselves lucky.

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>>gary: and a good evening, everybody. it seems that everybody is heard every day and the news is not good for angel bogda pagan... he injured

himself chasing a fly ball. he could be lost. perhaps that puts them after mid september. the giants at the dodgers. and somebody to watch. for the first time, the giants can see this man up close! up close and personal he has one of the great sports and baseball the first 20 games, with six home runs, 12 rbis. we saw some of his defense. the first shot against the defense, with the dodgers the first pitch at 7:05 and and a mountain. he opens up at wimbledon today on a grass. and he is out of there. courtesy of the 135 th ranked player. steve of

belgium! he took the first two sets. and finish them off a 6-3. with one of the biggest upsets in memory, the 22 winning a match sweep. wimbledon, only one match and he was gone after nadal.. >>gary: do you remember, pam on friday when you mentioned something about friday. our friend, scott? scott says tell pam that he will stay in boston and not go to the clippers to do you remember? >> pam: buy remember. a >> gary: today, -- >> pam: i remember. >> today, the new coach. and you can see half get him up

here, no!. with three years, $21 million! in exchange to bring him the to the cliff. they get a 2015 first-round draft pick. the clippers thought that it would be a great for a low draft pick but if you want doc? are like scott! [laughter] >> gary: and when pamela said that scott said that he has decided to stay in boston. like a little robot /correct. >> and you did it give him credit. >> yes. and the young kids today you cannot perhaps trust them i would rather have somebody that is half inebriated! that perhaps work in newspapers. and

kevin first nba player to sign with roc nation sports, the new sports agency founded by shawn carter aka jay z. durant posted this picture on twitter of him, left, alongside jay z, right, as the two put the finishing touches on the deal. durant, widely regarded as the 2nd best basketball player in the world, becomes jay z's most significant client to date. he joins robinson cano of the ny yankees, geno smith of the ny jets and skylar diggins of the wnba's tulsa shock as the only professional athletes to have signed with jay z. i will say this for the ninth time if he wants to sweeten the deal with a dinner with beyonce? what do you think a player would say? anyway, themiami heat

parade heat players had 400,000 players to the victory parade. with mvp and the rally and the championships trophy and lebron james says if you're a man kissing my rare and let us get it a little bit more. my where--rear end.. >> are want you all to say with me on account of three, i have no worries. one, two, three! 'aint got no wor ries...".. >> gary: he does not have any worries let everybody

on however, and it provided that attended the parade perhaps does have some worries? i have young children to feed. i do! to not make the look back on the air. and kevin, the bodyguard! lockefie [laughter] danica patrick. all of the big names were in town and sonoma. however, she would finish 29th. meanwhile,toyota savemart 350 recap jeff gordon comes in 2nd >>gary: jeff gordon? >> unless you are e eliminated from the competition you never stop trying. over the years i

have had a lot of success but i've also read my failures, as well. you learn from both of them and sometimes you learn from both of them as your successes. >> gary: i hope that my new friend, scott heard what jeff gordon said but first,u20 world cup usa france- france are taken down and awarded a penalty kick. at the back of the neck, one-0 = france. on the 85th minute of the kick, the u.s. and substituted daniel quinn thwith a one-one, draw, the u. s = the advancement for the knockout round. scott? what happened on friday? >> doc rivers on friday he told the clippers to meet that he was no longer going to be a candidate for the

job. >> gary: and i think that i am a bit timid but co-head. coalesced stage ever to make a deal happen. it finally happened. >> >>gary: due to clear it with both sources or just get it at the last minute to impress me? >> there were several sources that said it said that same thing. >> >>gary: you did not check with anybody! [laughter] >> i guarantee that it happened with more than one source. >>gary: you are on notice! >> pam: [laughter] back in one moment! [laughter]

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