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>> bart trains will be running this morning. a judge signed off on governor jerry brown's request for a 60-day cooling-off period between bart and it's union members. the injunction by a superior court judge means that trains will roll unobstructed by the threat of a strike for at least the next 60 days while bart and union members continue to work to reach a contract agreement. >> crews are regaining the
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upper hand of a mass of a wildfire that has destroyed a multiple homes and injured more than 10 people. >> the cloud cover is not as extensive. we are seen drizzle along the coastline. the temperatures are in the '50s and '60s. as we head into the afternoon you can expect partly cloudy skies. as we take a look at the temperatures are richmond is coming in at 55 degrees. upper 50s out the door in hayward. satellite and radar shows that a marine layer is more compressed. we're not seen as much and cloud cover. we will see sunshine into the afternoon. antioch will have a high of 86 degrees. mid-70s for redwood city. the temperatures will
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start to climb to rob the weekend. in fact we are moving closer to where we should be this time of year. by some that we are talking low 90's. that is a look at your weather around the bay. we are monitoring a potential hot spot. here is a look at the approach to the bay bridge toll plaza. this is a problem that does happen on the traffic map. we have a fatal accident. most of activity has been cleared. the no. 3 line is currently shut down. the chp has no estimated time of when this will reopen. here is a live look picture san mateo bridge. there are no delays. the drive time is 12 to 13 minutes. there is a little bit of fog over at the golden gate bridge. the
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drive time is about 23 minutes. >> they will continue to negotiate. bart and its labor unions say they want a tentative agreement, but both sides are tens of millions of dollars apart. bart presented a new offer yesterday, but there's still no contract. for now. trains will run until october. a judge signed off on governor jerry brown's request for a 60-day cooling-off period between bart and it's union members. we will like to see the legislators of go through what we discussed. that will show that there is no reason for this. we had access to
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budget information that the bart board of directors do not have. this shows just how much money there really is. >> >> like lastther bart's strike will significantly disrupt public transportation. bart workers say writer should and workloads are the highest they have ever been, and they refuse to settle for a contract will put their lives in danger. >> after a seven-day manhunt across several western states 16-year-old hannah anderson has returned home.
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this after her alleged abductor, james dimaggio, was shot and killed by federal agents. kron four's philippe djegal has the latest on the dramatic rescue. erasing "bring hannah home". >> there was a tip about a possible sighting. a horseback riders stated that he came face-to-face with him. he stated that he suspected something unusual. he stated during the brief conversation that he had with him. >> i told him, i told the girl do you know that there is sufficient mayo-- >> investigators stated that it led to the discovery of his car. this search two hours across to reach them.
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after a confrontation law enforcement's stated that a technical agent shot and killed him. anderson was taken to a hospital for evaluation. now the focus turns to her recovery. >> she is our focus right now. we hope that she did all the recovery-she needs now and for the months ahead. >> it was a happy ending to a terrific story. >> we knew that she could make it. she did it. >> she made it out alive and she is still in good health. how she is doing is another story. in the coming days we hope to know how she was taken him why.
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>> friends and family members of the missing oakland woman are waiting to hear results from the coroners office today. authorities say a woman's body was found in vacaville friday but they have not said whether or not it is that of sandra coke. coke, who is a federal investigator, went missing last sunday. police say she was seen in the company of her long-time ex-boyfriend on the day of her disappearance. he is identified as 56-year- old randy alana. police have named him a person of interest in the case. >> two teenagers are dead and three are in critical condition after a solo
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collision in san jose yesterday. police say the car lost control and hit a tree. all five passengers involved were young men between the ages of 17 and 19. police suspect speed may have been a factor, however, they do not know if drugs or alcohol were involved. one passenger was ejected from the car. >> firefighters are gaining the upper hand on a massive wildfire in southern california. the silver fire is now more than 90 percent contained. it has burned more than 20- thousand acres.and destroyed twenty-six homes. the wildfire, which broke out last wednesday, forced the evacuation of some 18- hundred residents. ten firefighters and one civillian were injured, and some evacuation orders are still in effect. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. >> [ female announcer ] jump-start your day with mcdonald's dollar menu at breakfast. home of the irresistible sausage burrito. ♪ and freshly brewed premium roast coffee you love. plus other amazing tastes for just a dollar each. ♪
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to the sexual harassment allegations facing the embattled mayor. despite that, recalling filner may turn out to be an uphill battle. christian de la rosa explains why. >> they're trying to have the campaigns because they are compelled to join the calls. >> our challenge is not to convince people, instead it is money. this will help run the campaign for pension reform. she stated she has been surprised with the committee's support for his recall. thousands of the nation's are already coming in. she stated that this campaign will need a lot more money to be excess sea suc
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>> my money is just have the battle. the other is getting the signatures in a 39 day window to make it happen. >> veteran elections attorney stated that this is on a chart in an unprecedented. he stated that this will not be enough. you may need twice as much as the to stay above the marginal areas. >> people may have signed a petition twice. they just want to be a part of a. they're not registered voters. >> we have cloudy skies once again. i will have more
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>> one of the strongest storms of the year is making its way across the philippines. utor, made land fall early this morning on the east coast of philippine island of luzon. here you can see some of the damage it has already caused. it has been downgraded from a super typhoon, but is still packing winds over 120 miles per hour. at least one person is dead and 20 fishermen are missing. utor is expected to re- strengthen when it reaches the south china sea. forecasts show that the storm could hit between hong kong and haikou by early wednesday. >> we are tracking the weather in our area.
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>> we are waking up to pretty mild contendetemperaturee will see clear skies. by later on today we will see the return of some coastal fog. the temperatures again are in the '50s. oakland is coming in at 59 degrees. as we turn our attention to fog tracker 4 into the 7:00 hour it will be mainly cloudy skies. by lunchtime we will see it mainly sunny skies. most locations, mostly vallecloudy conditions. santee's
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over and mountain view. it will be mostly sunny as we head to the east bay. pittsburg will have 587 degrees. it will still be a rather chilly in downtown sensors called. low 80s for napa up. >> your kron 47 day around the bay islands temperatures for the most part will be on a warmer side. we will be dealing with patterns of morning fog and afternoon sunshine perry airport and by sunday, will be bac. >> on interstate 280 in the northbound direction we are
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not seen any delays but mostly green on the sensors. we have three lanes that are blac blocked by chp. what the san mattel bridges molding pretty ok. last but not least the golden gate bridge began as a little bit of fog. there no incidents to report. >> breaking news out of florida this morning, where guests were evacuated from a resort -- as part of a building suddenly collapsed. these photos show the damage to the summer bay resort in lake county, west of fire rescue officials sayone fire chief on the scene told c-n-n it appears a 30-foot sink-hole opened beneath the building. guests told rescuers they heard loud noises and windows breaking just before the collapse happened.
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crews are monitoring the situation as the building continues to fall apart. malign the f-b-i is testing a substance in a package at j-f-k international airport after two customs workers reported they felt ill after opening it. the package reportedly contained beauty supplies and came from china. have cleared the scene. he adds the employees and the package were tested and initial tests had indicated concern. the package was contained to the post office inside the airport-- and no airport operations were affected. >> jurors in the racketeering trial of james "whitey" bulger are heading into their fifth day of deliberations after mulling over charges against the reputed crime boss for about 28 hours without reaching a verdict. the jury will return to federal court today.
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the 83-year-old bulger is charged with a litany of crimes in a sweeping 32- count racketeering indictment, including 19 killings. bulger fled boston in 1994 before his indictment and was one of the nation's most-wanted fugitives until his capture in santa monica, calif., in 2011. >> a piece of artwork dedicated to trayvon marton has created controversy in florida. miami artist, "juan" released a portion of her mural. titled "we are all trayvon." it has those words written in several languages and includes images of civil rights leader doctor martin luther king, junior. the mural also depicts george zimmerman firing a handgun at a faceless travon martn. critics say the mural is an innacurate depiction of the murder. >> 18 of the 19 u-s embassies and consulates will reopen this morning after being closed due to a terror threat. this is the embassy in yemen, which is the 'only'
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one that will not reopen yet. the embassies are scattered throughout the middle east and africa. they were closed after a message between al-qaida officials about a major attack was intercepted. a separate threat led to the closing of the u-s consulate in pakistan, which also remains closed. >> edward snowden's father says he has obtained a visa to visit his son in russia. snowden's father and his lawyer said they have not spoken directly with edward since he fled the u-s to russia, where he was given asylum. his father says he would like his son to return to the u-s someday. however he says he thinks it's unlikely his son would receive a fair trial. lon snowden did not disclose when he is visiting. edward snowden has been charged in a federal court with violations of the espionage act. >> white house calls for increased grid spending new york - an obama administration report says the cost of weather-related power outages is rising as storms grow more severe and
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the u.s. electric grid gets older. it calls for increased spending on the nation's electric power system. power outages cost $18 billion to $33 billion per year, according to the report, a figure that has been rising steadily over the past 20 years. that can rise to $40 billion to $75 billion in years with severe storms such as 2008's hurricane ike and last year's superstorm sandy. alignus gas prices drop 8 cents over past 2 weeks camarillo, calif. - the average u.s. price of a gallon of gasoline has fallen about 8 cents over the past two weeks. the lundberg survey of gas prices released sunday says the price of a gallon of regular is $3.60. midgrade costs an average of $3.78 a gallon, and premium is $3.92. lundberg survey president refiners are over-producing gasoline and slashing their wholesale prices to move product. of the cities surveyed in the lower 48 states,
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charleston, s.c., has the nation's lowest average price for regular gasoline at $3.27 a gallon. chicago and san diego have the highest average price at $3.92. the lowest average price in california is $3.72 in sacramento. the average statewide for a gallon of regular is $3.86, down 11 >> coming up on the kron four morning news at 4. a goodwill employee finds something that was not meant to be donated. what she did could end up paying off. >> apple is expected to unveil the next generation iphone. but a rival company could put a damper on the iphone's launch.
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>> their morning and welcome back to the kron 4 morning news. there is an accident or three lanes are blocked. we are seeing all 3 sensors and the chp hosta have these lanes reopen by 4:30 a.m.. >> a goodwill worker in california discovers an envelope with more than ten thousand dollars in cash inside a donated item. reporter tim daly explains, the employee doing the right thing may just pay off in >> she works at one of the
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good will spots and stopped them. if this common for things to get donated that should not be. >> about a month ago it happened to her. >> there was an aum elope full of cash. >> it was $100 bills. , it was 10,500 in cash. she stated that she called are keeping a but she handed over. >> my concern was the someone was without this money and i wanted them to have a bad. >> about a month later the money was still not claimed. since finding the cash she has not heard a thing from her bosses. >> it would have been nice for them to say hey, that
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you for being honest. >> she is a new employee and she did not know the policy for what happens when a employee found something like cash. >> i gave her the good news. to reward you for your honesty that will be a chunk of it that will come your way. >> that is good to know. >> we will take a break. we will have your top stories coming up. here is a live look outside the james lick freeway.
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in the '50s and low 60's. downtown san francisco is currently at 58 degrees. it is pretty mild outside and we do have a low patch of drizzle. you will notice that the temperatures will be warmer that yesterday. by noon we will mainly be in the '60s. 70's for one spot. we're back in the '80s out in livermore and concord. as we put the clock into motion the temperatures will drop. we will be mostly in the '60s by 8:00 p.m. tonight. >> the temperatures are a little bit closer to where we should be this time of year. antioch will climb to 86 degrees. as we take a look at the 7 day around the bay it will not be much change. the temperatures
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will bay a little warmer. the pattern of morning fog and afternoon sunshine. we're pretty close to the 90 degree mark by sunday. in terms of the traffic we're my untrained a potential hot spot. hopefully, this will be cleared shortly. >> we do have a fatal accident that we have been tracking since late last night. three lanes are blocked but chp polls open these up. as of right now we're not seeing any delays and traffic. >> as we focus on the bridges, this is the only concern. there is a little bit of a way to the approach to the bay bridge. the san mateo bridges problem of freight with the drive time of 12 to 13 minutes. last but not least the golden
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gate bridge. >> former secretary of state, hillary clinton, will be in san francisco today. she is receiving a " distinguished service medal " from the american bar association. delegates of of the bar are holding a convention at the mosconi center. u.s. attorney general, eric holder, is scheduled to address the delegates at 10:00 a.m. this morning. clinton is also expected to speak after her awards ceremony at 3:00 p.m. this afternoon. >> bart trains will continue to run. for now. a judge signed off on governor jerry brown's request for a 60-day cooling-off period between bart and it's union members. the injunction by a superior court judge means that trains will roll unobstructed by the threat of a strike for at least the next 60 days while bart and union members continue to work to reach a contract agreement.
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oakland where both sides came to the table. >> bart presented a new offer yesterday but there still is no contract. >> we were disappointed. there was a lot of work on both sides. we were completely ignored. >> bart workers stated that the workload is the highest it has ever been. they refused to settle for a contract that will put their lives in danger. the >> until our safety concerns are met. we need these to be addressed a mysterious way. >> this will show that there's more reason for this. we actually have access to budget information that the bart board of
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directors do not have. it shows just how much money is there and bart has monday for the next years. it seems as though they should know that. >> that will not have to worry about born on strike anytime soon but because there's no final dispositiondecision. >> after an agonizing week of waiting, hoping and praying 16 year-old hannah anderson finally reunited with her family yesterday. her father brett anderson went to an idaho hospital where she is under evaluation. she was rescued from the idaho wilderness
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saturday afternoon. her captor james dimaggio, a family friend kidnapper, killing her mother and her brother and then burning his house down. investigators say that an fbi agent shot and killed him as they tried to arrest him. >> it is a complex situation. >> friends and family members of the missing oakland woman are waiting to hear results from the coroners office today. authorities say a woman's body was found in vacaville friday but they have not said whether or not it is that of sandra coke. coke, who is a federal investigator, went missing last sunday. police say she was seen in the company of her long- time ex-boyfriend on the day of her disappearance. he is identified as 56-year- old randy alana.
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police have named him a person of interest in the case. >> mountain view police are searching for more victims of the blind date robbers, police say two 19 year olds and a minor would lure men to meet in person by creating a fake profile online. they claimed to be women who wanted to have sex with men while rolling around in cash. the male victims would arrive at the meeting place carrying large amounts of money. was believed to have been armed with a gun. the >> a component of california's landmark offensive against greenhouse gas emissions is not sitting well with some environmental groups. under the measure, companies would be able to meet the state's strict greenhouse gas restrictions in part by purchasing offsets, or credits for carbon emission reductions generated by others. the sacramento bee reports that those others could be a
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tree planter on california's north coast or an arkansas company that destroys gaseous coolants from old refrigerators. some environmental groups are critical of offsets, saying they allow companies to get credit for greenhouse gas cuts that would have occurred anyway instead of cutting their own emissions further. line coming up on the kron 4 morning news at 4. unimpressive earnings have investors wary. we'll keep an eye on wall street, and take a look at friday's closing numbers. >> looking for extra cash in your pocket?
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>> welcome back. police in redwood city are investigating a fatal crash this morning. it happened on 280 near alpine. kron4 will tran is live at the scene with the update. >> this is just north of an alpine road. you can see where it is all mangled. this happened about 10:15 p.m. last night. joining me
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now is the california highway safety patrol with the latest. >> we received a call about a vehicle that went off a road. it appeared that the vehicle was traveling northbound. the driver lost control of the vehicle and it hit a tree. it went down about a 20 ft. embankment. >> the passenger was pronounced dead on the same. but we could not find the driver. we did locate a party off the freeway. we do not know whether or not this person was the driver or is he was involved. >> the second person has not
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been found? >> correct. >> is there any bottles found in their area? >> it does not appear that alcohol was a factor. >> do you know which company owns the party bus? >> we are looking into bethat. >> were there any skid marks where they try to corrected? >> know. that is one of road. >> it should be reopened and
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multan to 50 minutes.in about 1 >> this party bus, was leaving to go to sampras's call? >> we do not know where it was coming from. >> we're here to monitor the situation. there is a tow truck here as well when i first arrived here the two right lanes were shut down. it could be a run at 5:00 before they leave the scene. we will monitor this and have another update for you. >> we will take a break. we will have a complete check of weather and traffic coming up.
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>> welcome back. here is a look that the approach to the bay bridge toll plaza. there is a backup. it is a cloudy start to your monday morning. >> we are starting off the work week with some low cloud cover. you'll notice said the temperatures are in the '50s. antioch's coming in currently is 58 degrees. we're working of the upper 50s in oakland and hayward. here is a look at satellite and radar. a marin layer is not as extensive. the cloud cover is not making his way as inland. as we focus on that afternoon for today we will see something skies letter on for this afternoon. the sunshine will be really quick to come out. danville have a high of 83
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degrees. we're focusing on the east bay shoreline. again, it will be a sunny day for us. take a look at union city it will be very mild and 71 degrees. it will feel like a nice day and the north bay. campbell will have a high of 82 degrees. downtown san francisco to have high of 64 degrees. if you are heading up to napa it will be low 80s. >> fairfield will have a high of 85 degrees. here extended 7 day around the bay shows that the temperatures will be consistent. it looks like we will be close to where we should be for this time of year. and that by sunday will be in the low 90's.
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>> the traffic around the bay we are not mantra any hot spots. you will notice that it is most agreeing on the roadway sensors. we were tracking a fatal accident and the state to a or around alpine road but the chp is in the process of a group in the lanes and so wish to be cleared up shortly. in terms of the bridges, taking a look at the back up forming in the cash lanes of the bay bridge. you can take bart trains and fasttrack is moving well. >> the rest of the bridges are looking good. here's a look at the san mateo bridge with the drive time of 12 to 13 minutes. at the golden gate bridge you will be able to work away into the city. >> i want to introduce you
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>> on system bay area baseball. there is losing and then there is a getting pounded. baltimore orioles beat up on the giants 10-2 yesterday. brandon belt and hunters spence each hit rbi doubles offals but norris in the first four. giants rest of a day and will head east to take on the nationals on tuesday. >> the a's and the jays. alberto kayyaspo hit a tie- breaking to run double in the eighth inning. brandon moss had a two run homer and
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oakland beat toronto 6-4. josh credit, who homered five times in the first to the end of the series, was moved up to assist in the order but failed to connect. the a's and the blue jays go at it again this morning. the first pitch is that 9:30 a.m.. >> now for a round up at the box office this past weekend. sci-fi thriller "e lysium" starring matt damon and jodie foster fights his way to the top spot grossing $30.5 million. and second, " where the millers " starting jennifer anniston
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align welcome back. the temperatures are mostly in the fifties and low 60's. i will walk you through the temperatures and show you the 7 day around the bay in a couple minutes. >> taking a look at wall street this morning. future trading shows all three indexes negative right now. unimpressive earnings have kept investors wary and the latest news about the u.s. economy is leaving them uninspired. here is a look at the closing numbers. the dow closed down nearly 73
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points, ended the day at $15.425. the nasdaq lost 9 points, closing at 3006 and 60. s&p 500 fell six points in the day at 1691. >> apple is expected to unveil its next-generation iphone on september 10th. but this year, rival samsung electronics is supposed to deliver some must kill to diaphones launched with an even timed a week before apple's. the korean electronics giant is expected to unveil a new galaxy smart phone on september 4th in berlin. >> coming up on kron 4 morning news at 5:00 a.m.. good nils for commuters this morning as bart trains are running. mortimer ruling that postpone the strike. >> two teenagers are dead
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service. details on what postpone the bart's strike. >> investigators are on the scene of a fatal crash in redwood city. it is located on northbound 280 near alpine road. an update coming up. >> solomon a story out of florida where a resort has collapsed. it is near the walt disney world resort. we will have the latest details coming up. >> you can expect partly sunny conditions into the afternoon. mostly sunny conditions for the rest of the bay. the fog will return into the evening and the temperatures will start to dip. we're waking up to the upper 50s and 60s. 58 degrees out the door in downtown san francisco. we will be following this new numbers coming up. >> in terms of traffic here is a quick update on a hot
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spot that we were following. northbound to 80 alpine road lanes are all open from a party buzz that had crashed. we have nthe bridges ae problem free and here is a live look at your bay bridge toll plaza. the metering lights are not activated. >> police in redwood city are investigating a fatal crash this morning. it happened on 280 near alpine. kron4 will tran is live with the scene. >> the lanes are actually flying too fast. the chp was here for loss six hours investigating. here is video that we received of the party buzz. it happened about 10:15 p.m. last month.
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at least two people were inside the party was heading northbound. what ever reason the driver lost control of the bus and it drove off the embankment. no skid marks so there was no time for him to correct what was going on. we do know that one person died on the scene. they're still searching for the driver. i had a chance to talk to chp and this is what he had to say. >> the right front passenger was pronounced dead at the we did not find the driver. >> we did locate a party of aqaba for web we're not sure whether not he was there or is this party is involved in to this collision. >> when he stated party, he
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met a person. this person is not talking at all. they took him in with minor injuries. after he gets it checked the plan to talk to him a little bit more and hopefully--he stated that they did not find any and all bottles on the buzz. >> bart trains are running this morning prayer and writers will not have to worry about a strik. you will ny about a strike until october. a judge signed off on governor jerry brown's request for a 60 day
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cooling-off period. the injunction by superior court judge means said the train rolled on obstructed by the threat of a strike for release the next 60 days. bart and the labour union said the state won a tentative agreement, but both sides are tens of millions of dollars apart. bart presented a new offer yesterday, but there is still no contract. >> we have actually had access to budget information that the bart board of directors do not have. it is more accurate and shows how much money is available. >> like last month, another bart's strike will significantly disrupt public transportation. bart workers say that ryder ship and were close are at their highest. >> a sinkhole has caused a
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resort at a central florida resort to partially collapsed while another section of it is sinking. 20 people were evacuated from the building. one family had to break a window to escape. another woman said that she was in the bath tub and it's started to--this is that the " summer bay resort " which is about 10 mi. west of disney world. witnesses say that the building was making popping noises and windows were breaking. >> there were windows breaking everywhere. >> the building had already been evacuated before it's started to collapse. no injuries have been reported. >> after and i agonizing
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week of waiting, hoping and praying 16 year-old hannah anderson finally reunited with her family. her father brett anderson went to an idaho hospital where she is under evaluation. she was rescued from the idaho wilderness saturday afternoon. her character james dimaggio is a family friend, who is accused of killing her mother, her brother, and burning his house down. investigators say that an fbi agent shot and killed him as they try to arrest him. >> the suspect is now deceased. it was a very rugged area. this is a complex search. >> in all, some 250 law-
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enforcement personnel including about 150 fbi agents helped locate her in idaho. now the fbi is saying the entire operation will not lead reviewed by a team from washington. >> coming up on the kron 4 morning news. apple lovers, a new iphone could be just from corner, when we are hearing the big announcement. >> the trains will be in service this morning as a 60 day cooling-off period is in affect. coming up at 5:30 a.m. and will get reaction about the bart's strike. >> there might be a new, easier way to get to los angeles. coming up the 5:45 a.m., we will take a look at a new proposal by a [ indistinct conversations ]
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today, where he is expected to announce sweeping changes to federal drug sentencing. if the justice department plans to change how it prosecutes some nonviolent drug offenders. holder is mandating that low-level, nonviolent drug offenders with no ties to organized crime, will no longer be charged with offenses that impose mandatory minimum sentences. mandatory minimum sentences were imposed in the 1980's with the nation's war on drugs. federal prisons are operating at nearly 40 percent above capacity and more than 219,000 inmates with almost half of them serve in time for drug-related crimes. many of those convicted would instead be diverted to drug treatment programs. the move is expected to save the government billions of dollars. >> former secretary of state, hillary clinton, will
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be in san francisco today. she is receiving a " distinguished service medal " from the american bar association. delegates of the r are holding a convention at the moscow center. u.s. attorney general, eric holder, is scheduled to address the delegates at 10:00 a.m. this morning. clinton is also expected to speak after her awards ceremony at 3:00 p.m. this afternoon. >> still ahead, it has a at ♪ ♪ turn around ♪ every now and then i get a little bit hungry ♪ ♪ and there's nothing good for me around ♪ ♪ turn around ♪ every now and then i get a little bit tired ♪ ♪ of craving something that i can't have ♪ ♪ turn around barbara ♪ i finally found the right snack ♪ ♪ ♪ i finally found the right snack ♪
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>> the time is by 3:00 p.m.. 5:15 a.m.. >> it is not too bad of a star for your monday morning. the temperatures are in the upper 50s. it is 58 degrees out the door in downtown san francisco. it really is not as extensive and the drizzle that we are seen as just combine to places like half moon bay and pacifica. fog tracker 4
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shows by 7:00 a.m. we will have mostly cloudy conditions. it will take a little while to see the sunshine but take a look at noon. we was see partly cloudy conditions for places like oakland and hayward. it looks like the sun will come on a lot sooner today and that will make way for some eight skies and slightly warmer conditions. >> as we head to the east bay you will notice upper 80s for pittsburg an antioch. low 70's for castro valley. downtown san francisco will have mid 60's in the forecast. as for the east bay shoreline it we're reaching high of 68 degrees. we will continue with is this similar pattern for the next couple of days. >> the 7 their long the bay
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highlights morning fog and afternoon sunshine. the temperatures will be closer to where they should be. in terms of your traffic here is a look at your approach to the bay bridge toll plaza. 10 minutes ago there was no way to the that is no longer the case anymore. the traffic is flowing okay. the metering lights are turned off. for those of you born to the san mateo bridge the southbound 101 at the golden gate bridge has a little bit of fallout from marin county. no incidents to report. >> it is 12 minutes from its hercules to berkeley. westbound 24 towards macarthur mayes. the south bay northbound 101 is a good ride come from coyote valley. we did it clear the
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fatal accident 1280 alpine road. >> a white house the report is calling for an increase spending on the nation's electric power system. the report says the the cost of on weather related power outages is rising. the report also says the spending to make the grade stronger and more flexible will save the economy billions. more power outages caused $18 billion to $33 billion per year. a figure that has been rising steadily over the past 20 years. >> a component of california's landmark offensive against greenhouse gas emissions it is not sitting well with some environmental groups. under the measure, companies would be able to meet the state's strict greenhouse gas restrictions in part by purchasing offsets, or credits for carbon a
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mission. some environmental groups are critical of offsets, saying that they allow companies to get credit for greenhouse gas cuts that would have occurred anyway. >> president obama travel detail got a new addition this weekend. a marine corp's them-d 22 osprey made is presidential debut saturday as president obama and the first lady began a marked buzz vineyard vacation. the aircraft which can take off vertically like a helicopter, but fly like an airplane. it showed white house staff, media and secret service members from coast guard air station cape cod. the marines say that it
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is twice as fast and in trouble six times farther than and helicopter. >> 18 of the 19 u.s. embassies and consulates will reopen this morning after been closed due to a terrorist attack. this is the embassy and yemen, which is the only one that will not reopen yet. they were closed after a message between ipad officials about a major attack was intercepted. a separate threat led to the closing of the other u.s. consulates in pakistan, which also remain closed. >> edwards modems father says that he has are obtained a visa to visit his son in russia. he did not disclose when he is visiting. his father and his lawyer also said that they have not spoken directly with at ford says he fled the u.s. to russia, where he was given asylum. his father
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says that he will like his son to return to the u.s. someday. however, he says that he thinks that is unlikely that his son will receive a fair trial. and where snow and has been charged in a federal court with violations of the espionage act. >> a piece of art were dedicated to treyvon martin has created controversy in florida. miami art is, old one " released a portion of her mural. it is titled " we are treyvon ". leader dr. martin luther king jr. was also be shown on the pitcher. the more your also the specs and george zimmerman firing a handgun as a faceless treyvon martin. critics say that the mural is an accurate depiction of the murder. >> scientists and illegally
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the state may have found the remains of the woman who inspired the famous on a lease a painting. now, they are hoping that dna test can confirm their suspicions. the merchant's wife has long been believed to be the model for leonardo da vinci's mona lisa pain. scientists believe that her remains may be among the skeletons that were discovered. >> san diego mayor of still turn is out of counseling. a full week earlier than expected. still announced last month that he was entering a tweet behavior therapy program after several women accused him of sexual harassment. still miller's lawyer said that he will continue his treatment look at 'em. living on cloud nine with that u-verse wireless receiver. you see in my day, when my mom was repainting the house, you couldn't just set up a tv in the basement. i mean, come on!
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economy is leading them uninspired. the dow closed down nearly 73 points, ending the day at 16,425. the nasdaq lost 9 points, closing at 3660. the s&p 500 fell six points at ending the day at 1691. we will be watching the stock market all morning long here on kron 4 morning news. >> apple is expected to unveil their next generation iphone on september 10th. this year, rival samsung electronics is, also revealed their galaxy smart phone on september 4th and more land. >> it is not just a
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government that might be keeping tabs on you. many retailers are also tracking. the company said that it is all in the name of security and fighting fraud. they want to be able to identify chronic returners of gangs of thieves trying to make off with high end products. consumer advocates are raising transparency issues about the practice customers at big-name retailers such as best buy, j.c. penney, victoria's secret, home depot and nike. >> there is a good will employee in stocks and who found a cache in a donation. it was $10,000. she bought about keeping a but handed over to cross. about a month
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later, the money still has not been claimed. this is in a good will account for another few months, in case the owner makes a call for. >> i was waiting for my employer to tell me thank you for being honest. >> there is a policy that allows her to get 10 percent of what she found. if the person who donated this does not come forward then good will will keep the cash. >> this is not a bad deal for being honest. still ahead, a 16 year-old is safe at home after a man killed her mother and her brother. >> we will tell you where that were found. the >> gas prices are on the
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strike and trains are running it. to jackie sizzle is giving us an update about what is going on. j >>stanlejackie: it's been so much back and forth but over the weekend a judge stepped in and ordered a 60 day cooling-off period which means for now, commuters are safe and they're able to catch bart trains. we see them running so far this morning at about 430 the first train here. let's face it, everyone is starting to get tired of this. i had a chance to talk with commuter's this morning and all of them were breathing a sigh of relief. >>: i feel real good about this because now i can get to work. i'm as happy is
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over. >>: museum on my way work now. i don't have to drive. --you see crime--you see im on myy way to work. >>: a lot of people have a lot of uncertainty about how they will get to and from work. all of that has been settled at least for now for the next 60 days. a lot of people like i said earlier it can breathe a sigh of relief and know that they can get to and from work. >>darya: thanks a lot jacki. >>james: 16 year-old hanna andersson finally reunited with her family. her father met her at an idaho hospital. she went there for
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routine evaluation but she was discovered on hard. she was rescued from the wilderness saturday afternoon. her captor was killed by all authorities. investigators said an fbi agent killed dimmagio as they tried to arrest him. >>: agents moved in to rescue hannah. the suspect is deceased. >>: this is a homicide suspect that was an a very rugged area and we had a 16 year-old brokerage we have to look at the complex issues. it is a complex search. >>james: meanwhile family and friends of missing oakland woman sandra kaul are waiting to hear from the coroner's office. they found the body and vacaville but they haven't said whether that was sandra. the federal
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investigator went missing last. >>darya: mountain view police are searching for more victims of a blind date robberies. police say to 19 year-old and a minor lower demand to meet in person by creating a fake profile on line and they claim to be women wanting to have sex with them but that man would be robbed when they got there for the hook up. at least three victims have been identified. mountain view police are looking for others at this time. >>darya: to teenagers are dead and three are in critical condition after a solo crash in san jose over the weekend. the car lost control and hit a tree yesterday morning three off five passengers were young men between the ages of 16 and 19. police suspect speed may have been a factor however they don't know if drugs or alcohol were also involved.
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coming up, firefighters in southern california gaining an upper hand on a mass of wild fire burning for almost a week now. when some 1800 residents will be able to return home. plus a transportation system that's twice as fast as an airplane and cheaper than a bullet train and can take you from san francisco to los angeles and 30 minutes. it's all being mapped out today. what it could mean for bay area travelers. and an unfriendly welcome for the orioles to att park. but as bananas go fly in the giants are the ones that get pounded for it will have all the highlights coming up rips
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ordered the name change last week same messiah is a title that has been earned by one person " and that one person is jesus christ. " the parents were in court because they cannot agree on the child's last name for it when the judge heard his first name, she ordered it changed, so the baby was " martin deshawn mccullough." the name includes both parents last name. the boy's mother, jaleesa martin, says she will appeal. she argues messiah is unique. people on the kron4 facebook page are chiming in. john moss says " if kim and and kanye can name their kid north, and
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went and chris can name their kid apple, who is the judge to say anything? sounds like this magistrate needs to brush up on the constitution. angie bell says " there is a college that bears his name. there should be court ordering going on for people that name their kids apple, cocoa for northwest. these kids have a name that is a joke for the rest of their lives. josh miramontes says "props to that judge." messiah was no. 4 among the fastest rising baby names in 2012 according to the social security administration's annual list of popular baby
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we are back. let's talk about the weather. we have erica with a look it that this monday morning. happy monday erica. >>erica: good morning to james pritchett is a pretty mild start out there. temperatures warming up into the '70s and even the low 80s closer to launch time. so pretty mild and warm conditions with 80s whiffling and as we head into this 3:00 hour. take a look at 8:00 p.m., '60s
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indicated by that green on your screen print it is going to start to cool down yet again so keep your jacket had the courage to break down your afternoon highs for today take a look at the south bay. temperatures mainly in the '70s and '80s. expect a bright and sunny afternoon. it's perfectly want at 8733 it pretty mild than vallejo per it a high of 74 degrees for the low 60s expected in richmond. downtown san francisco at 64 degrees and upper 80s slated for oakland. again, smiled to warm conditions. the warm weather reserved for the south bay east bay inland spot for it your 7 day around the bay for prayer cells for continuing pattern of morning fog and afternoon
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sunshine. the take a look at the weekend. back in the 90s for the warmest inland spot for it at 547 the winter weather. but the traffic now. good morning george. >>george: good morning. we have been tracking a accident at the dublin interchange on westbound 583 it in tow truck is on this thing to hook up and clear this crash.
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>>mark: firefighters are gaining the upper hand on a massive wildfires in southern california. the silver fire is now more than 90 percent contained. it has burned more than 20,000 a.. that's 30 square miles and destroyed 26 homes. the wild fire, which broke out last wednesday, forced the evacuation of some 1800 residents. 10 firefighters and one civilian were injured, and some evacuation orders are still in effect for it to the cause of the fire is still under investigation.
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>>darya: one of the strongest arms of the year is making its way across the philippines. utor, made a landfall early this morning on the east coast of philippine island of luzon. here you can see some of the damage it has already cost. it has been downgraded from a super typhoon, but is still packing winds over 120 mi. per hour. the least one person is dead and 20 fishermen are missing. utor is expected to reach strengthen what it reaches the south china sea. for castro that the storm could hit between hong kong and haiku by early wednesday.
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>>james: a big announcement expected today from billionaire businessman elon musk. he said to reveal plans for a transportation system that's twice as fast as an airplane, cheaper than a bullet train and completely self power. musk calls it his "hyperloop" system. he's been talking about for more than a year and the idea has science aztec experts buzzing. -tech experts. >>james: the hyper loop will supposedly move people from l.a. to san francisco and half an hour. musk, who co- founded paid how and tesla motors, has also been mpan x.space-x. -paypal.n
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>>darya: the average u.s. price of a gallon of gasoline has fallen about 8¢ over the past two weeks. the one bird-lundberg survey of gas prices as the price of a gallon of regular is $3.60 per it made a great cost an average of $3.78 a gallon for it and premium is $3.92. lundberg survey president trilby lundberg says refiners are overproducing gasoline and slashing their also prices to move product. the average statewide for a gallon of regular is $3.86,
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down 11¢ from two weeks ago >>james: police say an internist and is targeting people seeking vacation rentals near lake tahoe. fake posted on legitimate vacation rental site our advertising properties in south lake tahoe parade people interested in the properties are sent a rental agreement by a mall and are asked to wire money to an account. because believe they have made a reservation but discovered it was a scam when they are right at the location for it kelly three families have been victimized by the scheme. >>darya: the fbi is testing a substance in a packet at jfk international airport after to customs workers reported they felt ill after opening at. the package reportedly contained beauty supplies and came from china. an fbi spokesman says agents have cleared the scene. he adds the employees in thescreamed. --screened,.
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>>mark: on to some bay area baseball. there is losing and then there is getting pounded. baltimore orioles beat up the giants' 10 at 22 yesterday. --10-2. brandon belt in hunter pence each hit rbi doubles off all but norris in the first for san francisco's only runs. orioles took the lead in the seventh. then scored four--bin score for and the eight and three in the ninth three giants rest of the day and head east take on the nationals tuesday giants are 13 games under 500.
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orioles outfielder adam johnson someone in the crowd at at&t park for a banana at him on sunday greeted jones expressed his feelings on twitter, using some understandably colorful language and considered it a racist action. after sending his tweet, jones fielded replies from fans defended the banana corporate the giants say they are reviewing its surveillance video ♪
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