wife >>"causing some bruising to her face" >>"her face is all messed up, think about it if somebody did that to your mom or your family" >> reporter:investigators have limited descriptions of the two suspectswho were seen leaving the area in a silver suvhowever mr. phet says he is thankful that the two men left his family alive >>"yes my family's okay and that's the most important thing" >> reporter:in pittsburg haaziq madyun kron4new >> pam: with the stunning pictures and much video to show you as well. but first i'm here with chief meteorologist jacqueline

bennett she's tracking this very unusual weather for the bay area tonight >> jacqueline: we will see more activity over the north bay as well. it is to the activity is starting up and especially over this sierra. only over the sierra is the mountains was elevated pat duron. obviously the ground level is a lot higher in the sierra. satellite radar pictures again to the east and to the north and off shore. this afternoon it has shifted and tracking to the north over the next few hours into tomorrow. we will talk more about that in just a bit. >> reporter: the national

weather service reporting more than 15,000 light and strikes locally here in the bay area since yesterday afternoon. this image here cames from san jose. 90 percent of the strikes came off shore in the pacific. here's one straddling the coast in the pacifica. look at that. looks like it goes right between to transmission towers. lining up the sky. quite impressive we have a cool shot here in san francisco uc the brightness and get also see the show from staffers cisco and the billboard also in the area at&t park some fans that quite a show. lost to the

sox 7 zip. as you suggest, is predicting more lightning this evening. b.p. moss and breaking news at kron dot com. >> pam: charles? >> reporter: started on saturday is burning and columbia county 25 contra structures are being threatened and this fire shows no signs of slowing down. no containment on this fire. the fines are burning

very hard to fight this heavy smoke in the area officials also announced an along the redding rolled all also be evaluated. evacuation center has been set up at the high school there also is speculation center has been placed in a town of sonoma to the north and really to the south charles clifford kron 4 news. pete >>because the jury found naso guilty of all four murders. he could face the death penalty. the jury will meet again in september to weigh his fate

if he is sent to death row. he would be the second oldest person on death row. the trailside strangler, david carpenter who is 83. >> pam: this is a huge verdict on all counts terisa? >> >> reporter: this is really a big deal pam. when the fourth person read the decision he looked down like he couldn't care less about this case. the 79 year-old senior citizen representative hit himself in this case. including key evidence of a break diary. graphic now of the crimes he to committed. he is a former photographer >> reporter: she been strained with pantyhose that

contained nasals dna pyrrhic this case mud solve for years. >> is then along time coming. it has been a long time coming. he is just a waste of life or right now. >> reporter: what do you have to say to the jury? >> thank you. >> reporter: i recently called in to san quentin to see if he was the oldest person put on death row he

would be the second person there was a legal expert inside the courtroom he has some inside information about the jury in this case. of market neighborhood. year-old man as a suspect in

>> catherine: a school shooting in georgia. this was the scene as the children ran from an elementary school in the town of decatur - near atlanta. they all got out safely.after someone started firing a gun into the air outside the school. police tried to move the children out as quickly as possible.even cutting a hole in a fence. and moving them ♪ [ male announcer ] wouldn't it be great if all devices had backup power? the chevrolet volt does. it's ingeniously designed to seamlessly switch from electricity to gas to extend your driving range. no wonder volt is america's best-selling plug-in. that's american ingenuity to find new roads. right now, get a 2013 chevrolet volt for around $269 per month.

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>> pam: days later. on tuesday, september third at 5:00 am -- the day after labor day. >> pam: kron4's maureen kelly explains what work needs to be done before the closure and the reopening. >> reporter:tuesday media crews were allowed to drive on a short section of what will soon become the westbound lanes the new span.but a lot of work needs to be done before the it's filled up everyday commuters .some of it taking place before upcoming the five day

bridge closure. they still need to do some barrier workthere is some striping of the roadway that >> reporter:this is the first look at of some of the striping on the new span that's already been finished .but much more needs to be completedlike touch up painting and electrical work like you see being down in this video installing more seismic joints in the roadway like this one here. >> reporter:after the shutdown.crews will begin work on the east end.grinding and paving and striping the new path from the toll plaza to match up to the new oakland touchdown.and finishing up similar work here where the west end of the new span meets the tunnel. they'll also be installing a drainage system to keep future rainwater from pooling on the roadway. section of the original westbound approach.that's in order to connect in the temporary connector for the new bike path which is located on the other side of the fence right here. it's unclear yet if that will open the same day as the rest of the bridgewhich means bike riders may have wait a little longer than drivers.for the grand opening. maureen kelly kron4 news,

>> pam: it's unclear as yet if that path will be open the same day as the rest of the new >> pam: do after the new bridge is open including the permanent fix of those broken bolts. a temporary fix - the installation of shims - was completed over the weekend. cal-trans says, that helped the structure to achieve the full seismic safety needed to open the new span. the permanent fix is expected to be completed in december. >> pam: still ahead. >> pam: how dry weather is making for a smelly situation in the south bay. then -- we'll take you to a place. with the complete opposite problem.

>> catherine: u.s. on a baseball scholarship has been shot in the back and killed by teenagers who

were "bored".according to police. the result - shock and outrage in both countries. >> catherine: chris lane had just come back from a visit to his native australia with his american girlfriend. the 22-year-old - a promising athlete - was jogging in the small oklahoma town of duncan friday. when he was shot in the back - and left to die in the gutter. these are the suspects' mug shots. two of them have been charged as adults with first-degree murder. 15-year-old james edwards. and 16-year-old chancey luna. 17-year-old michael jones faces lesser charges, including being an accessory after the fact. one report says the teenagers were bored -- and 'tired of practicing on animals' -- when they decided to kill someone. police say the boys were keeping a log of their crimes on facebook pages. the suspects posing with guns.and stacks of cash. one posting by james edwards referred to it being 'time to take lives.'

>> catherine: >> catherine: this - just a couple of days before chris lane was killed. >> catherine: people in australia are outraged. one former political leader suggesting that australians boycott the u.s. until congress gets the message about gun control. chris's father says the family is still stunned that their much loved son is gone. >>".best we can." >> catherine: police caught the teenagers a few hours after the shooting.with the help of surveillance cameras. one of them made it clear to police that their victim was chosen at random. and police now believe they were planning to shoot at least one more person. >> catherine: a lot of

people are talking about this on our website -- kron- 4 dot com. stay connected -- with this story and many others. log on. you can also check in on our facebook page and twitter. >> reporter:record rainfall and flash flooding continues to batter the southeast. a large swath of tropical moisture has drenched much of the region from the gulf coast to the carolinas. heavy rain triggered flash floods in georgia on monday. >> reporter:water covered roads and inundated some apartments. weather reports say at least three inches of rain fell in the area. flash flooding also hit mississippi over the weekend. at one point.one foot of rain fell in less than an hour. in this video.members of a church in gulfport, mississippi were met with waist-deep water after their sunday service. stranded motorists were caught off-guard by the rising waters. >> reporter:the fire department rushed to help dozens of stalled cars.

the heaviest rain has passed.but more showers are in the forecast. >> jacqueline: and the low 90s this afternoon cooling down to the '80s is 86 and livermore with 83 and concord. same thing for the south bay. continuing to do with these thunderstorms and the threat. a lot more activity over the sierra will see hundreds of lightning strikes at this hour. so now we're seeing all the activities according to the east and north and also off shore. you see how things are wrapping around and that would fire off thunderstorms again. i think

that by 10:00 tomorrow it with this threat will be largely over in our local locations. the gusty winds and thunderstorms not producing a whole lot of rain because they're elevated formulated at 13,000 ft. or higher and it the rain falls through a dry area and then hits the ground. >> jacqueline: for inland valleys will also be a little cooler with the exception of antioch and that will be at 98 degrees. and mix of '60s and '70s for the north bay. archetypical whether will return especially frieder 7 friday

and saturday hitting back up into the 90 degree weather. you can download today and our new kron 4 weather act. >> reporter: mark zuckerberg page was broken into and someone posted a message on his wall it was a warning to all facebook users. [ male announcer ] at sizzler...

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out some of the 911 calls. >> reporter:real life scary moments for 87 year old actor dick van dyke who apparently didn't realize it at the time. according to police - the jaquar van dyke and his wife arlene were driving in caught fire. both were able to get out safely eventually samaritan helped out. >> i just pulled amounting can stumble to his feet and he smiled and i told me that he needed to walk away from the car. and i said you are dick van dyke he smiled again and say yes what is your name? >> reporter: dick van dyke keeping his his sense of humorous posted used jack for sale of real cheap. >> reporter: you can't write this stuff.

>> reporter: as a reminder you can catch all of your entertainment news here and kron 4 and a reminder, you can news right here on kron4. the o-m-g starts at 7:00, followed by entertainment >> pam: coming up at 5:30. the drama could soon be over in san diego. we'll tell you the powerful group getting ready to demand the resignation of the mayor. then -- why we haven't seen any pictures of the accused boston bomber, since his capture. goodnight.

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michael yaki. >> reporter: i've been around politics for a while parent as a revolution goes as a sitting member of the party to say that you have to quit. this is telling rob builders about film does that you will find no welcome here. >> i think is both a political and moral one. >> had to do with the winner spitzer and its a good move to distance themselves possibly criminal behavior. >> reporter: you are >> pam: you are a long time

>> >> pam: describe the serious nature of the allegations against him question. >> this is was puzzling filter should have resigned a long time ago. the surest office has opened a an investigation. it's basically under the california penal code sexually sexual battery. possibly up to three to six months in jail. if you are convicted of this under the california poll you will become a sort register sexaul offenders for life. this is a serious matter and he has to understand this. he could be facing criminal

charges unless he tries to negotiate his way out. >> pam: so the city canceled cannot remove him on his own. ? >> have a very short deadline to do it. everyone is seeing bob you have to go. an usher at the shrine to cut a good deal for myself or what. ? >> pam: and if you'd like to connect with michael yaki. you can find him on twitter -- at-yaki blog.

>> pam: the cost of health insurance keeps going up. the latest annual survey by the kaiser family foundation found. americans are paying about four- percent more than last year. >> reporter:that may not sound like much, but grant lodes is relatively small annual increase. can add up over the years. >> reporter:four percent doesn't sound like a lot, but how about 182 percent? that's how much health insurance costs have gone up since 1999. and not only are we paying nearly three times as much. our coverage is shrinking. >> reporter:in 1999, it cost an average of less than 6=thousand dollars a year to insure an entire family. look what's happened since then: >> reporter:the average now? over 16=thousand dollars for the same coverage. well, not quite the same coverage. these days 88 percent of insurance programs include a deductible. that's the money you have pay out of your own pocket before the insurance kicks in. the average is more than 11=hundred dollars.

as recently as 2006 only 55 percent of insurance programs had a deductible. and the deductible was only half that amount. these numbers are averages, of course. some of us are paying more than others. >> reporter:the kaiser survey found you're likely to pay more if you make more than 56=thousand dollars a year. or a company with no unions. or a company with an olderor if you work in the northeast. they pay an average of 700 dollars more a year than we do on the west coast. >> reporter:even though enrollment starts in october. a new field poll says many californians are only vaguely familiar with details of president obama's health care reforms. the survey, released today, finds that about one in four voters in our state knows little or nothing about the affordable care act. another 60 percent say they are "somewhat knowledgeable" about the overhaul, which was signed into law in 2010. overall, 53 percent of california voters support the law. >> catherine: he is awaiting trial >> pam: 1 this family

revlon is less than 20 percent full. that is its lowest point since 1989. rob fladeboe take you there and to explain why it's happening and what it means. >> reporter: you can see the valley below trunk of decades ago to make way for of strength as a wall. both brands like discipline are now high and dry. is now a what happens to all that water. ? >> it was a very dry winter and december 1st as a lot of

graeme weren't able to capture that slot of the water that could have been captured was not. >> reporter: water restrictions may be needed next summer if winter rain does not return. algiers of has left with older and other quality water issues. the good news is that the reservoir is still taking in water from the delta and not expected to get any lower at least not for now. farmers are using that much less water. rob fladeboe kron 4 news. >> jacqueline: as we head into the overnight hours to

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>> pam: the nasdaq gained 24 points in the s&p 500 rose six points. >> reporter: tesla has another accolade for them

and the safety department. >> ultimately because of the electric car they do not have the gas only injured in the front but is more than that is super high-quality prepared congratulations to your the safety rating is important in the quality winning for driving tests have been very very high purity avon sold about 5000 vehicles so they have a surprise profit in the last quarter. this is the vehicle that is doing very very well the stock is way ahead of itself. is probably critiqued. >> reporter: is this: to speed up production cornforth >> i think they are. the 2014 model does not have to change the design all that often typically when you do that you do get smaller

cheaper faster technology. baby issue these in the safety test and that is very impressive. >> reporter: a lot of apartments go condo and san francisco? >> condo's rentals by condos appeared ultimately developers and an bay area air then my from bone to bust to bone. boom, bust to boom! there to the the money from 185,000 to $485,000. to me if feels like why are they

to one this one could name have done is when it was more affordable. they are doing this because they are going to make more money. be cautious >> reporter: nafta links with the new deal question >> wallenstein group may have a great movies out there long story short. this makes enough looks more and more like hbo. most of the product and my my opinion is best suited for children. but they do give disney and they do get the inventors. allied with the templates is billing. making it more and more appealing to cut the cable courts. stranded to our ipad or tablet or tv. they are being very smart about it. >> reporter: and what about

the glass? you think that we will ever see this hit the market? >> of course! >> 2013 and preferably 2014 so adjustment in time lines i'd like that they are doling it. because if the product is strong you get a strike. so they're being patient about it an official in ancient and goal versus the watch and go. we're both technology allowing the been the technology. >> reporter: sole is worth the wait so it pence works the weight thank you dropped. >> pam:

>> catherine: bear last week. abby wetherell was jogging in the woods near her grandfather's cabin when she says a black bear like this one 'ambushed' her. abby is out of the hospital and talking about what happened. she has lots of cuts and gashes.and needed 100 stitches. and says she'll never forget the fear she felt that day. >> i ran because i was terrified and it just took me down. when it took me down the second time i had nothing else lose so i just played dead. and is seen to work but had attacked me first. >> catherine: abby is among the most recent victims in a spate of bear attacks. from alaska to michigan - there have been 7 reported attacks in just the last week or so. researchers say it's not true that bears only attack when cornered or trying to protect their cubs.they can also be

predatory - and see humans as food. >> jacqueline: a few lightning strikes off shore. where afternoon heating has played tyrol and storm development. thunderstorms are developing at 13,000 ft. which is ground level up in the sierra. so when i see anything develop right now. so here is a look at a satellite picture. to the east and off shore. you can continue to see the showers and a close the rotating all around it. as it passes by the bay area because to the backside of the slope produce some thunderstorms over the north bank. no.

bay. lightning strikes and gusty winds but not so much rain. the gusty winds and the lightning strike shrike. as we head into the 10:00 hour tomorrow morning. as for extended forecast tomorrow, the afternoon will return to normal cooler and on thursday we will seek fault on both days. fog. >> jacqueline: s.p.a. into early next cable bicol once again. unspent >> jacqueline: you can get weather anytime with kron4's new mobile

app. we're download it today. >> pam: injured this morning when a dump truck jumped the center median and struck her white two-door acura c-l. it happened on westbound look at 'em.

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(male announcer): this is the bay area news station, kron 4 news starts now. >> pam: now at six. one of the bay area's most popular beaches. closed by a shark scare. kron four takes you live to stinson beach where a great white is spotted near where a baby whale washed ashore >> pam: the 42-foot young fin whale. which showed up on stinson beach yesterday, had several rescuers and bystanders wound up there. >> reporter:but we may now know what drove the whale to shore. >> reporter: kron-4's scott rates is live at the beach. >> pam: and scott -- reports say, while. >> reporter: reporting live scott rates kron 4 news. >> reporter: on whether shirt and well in relation to each other the well most

of shore brett about their the great red shark was spotted about 40 yds south of this in two separate locations serious supply close to the beach. spawn other time the great white was spotted san here with two separate extremely close to the well. blood and other elements from that well may have attracted attracted the grid like to the shore. >> pam: the verdict is in for joseph naso -- the man accused of killing four women in the bay area between 1977 and 1994. guilty -- on all counts. it's the word family members of the victims say has been a long time coming. kron-4's terisa estacio is live at the marin county courthouse. and terisa -- a bittersweet

>> reporter: prosecutors call 70 witnesses in this case. on the other hand joseph nee sold only called 5. the liberating his closing arguments this past friday. he admitted to having sex with some of the victims' and he says it was consensual. he was a former photographer. the other victims' bodies were discovered years later but there was a common thread. all women were prostitutes. , and we can't shut an unrelated case discovered thousands of photos and a great diary. during this trial is not help themselves by never explaining away the totals. so toll phg

photos. >> reporter: she looked like she was just and showing that. >> is also i refer him to keep all of the mementos that he kept. this scene that he had a need to keep skeps and the scouts are what attracted him up. on the other hand the brilliance and ham representing himself was that he was able to talk to the jury and act like a troubled old grandfather. >> reporter: there were times that he thanked the jury for being here and think and stated that they

looked like they were at a wedding or a trust for a wedding. >> reporter: is up for the dow role which is the second oldest person the oldest person is 83 years old. >> pam: the clock is counting down shutdown scheduled for eight days from today. sneek peak at some of the expect. >> reporter:here you can see some of the lanes that have already been striped on the bridgeas you can seethere will still be five lanes.but now.there were also be shoulders on both sides of both decks.which should make for a better commute. >> we are going to be

significantly improving the flow because of those to shoulders. different from how it has been >> reporter: >> any kind of turns on the bridge are much more gentle. no more sharp turns. >> now estimates the cost of the tunnel they are going to be out in the open. not from off from the tunnelyou'll see the speed limit is market 50 miles an hour on roadway.different from how it's been for the last few years because the dreaded s curve which required drivers to

slow down considerably. caltrans says the new transition between eastern span and the tunnelwill be much smoother. another thing drivers will notice.besides the sleeker design of the new bridgeis better views. they just ask the those behind the wheel keep their eyes on the road and let sightseeing. >> reporter:maureen kelly kron4 news. >> pam: san luis reservoir near gilroy is now less than 20-percent full, the lowest it's been since 1989. record >> pam: ordered restrictions in pumping from the delta are getting the blame. this is where roughly 40- percent of the south bay's water comes from. there's still enough to meet the demand for now but some customers have complained their water tastes and smells bad. >> reporter:water officials don't expect the level to go any lower because water is still coming in from the delta season winding down, central valley farmers are using less water. dry weather and the threat >> pam: of lightning strikes have fire officials bracing for wildfires tonight. right now, there are nearly a dozen wildfires burning in california. grant is back to show us where they're burning.and

he has new video of one of them.grant. >> reporter: we just got some new video of one of the wildfires into the newsroom. the american fire is burning mostly in the tahoe national forest - between sacramento and lake tahoe in placer county. it's burned almost 15-thousand acres. >> reporter:its only 54 pecent contained. crews are having a tough time fighting this fire because of the steep rugged terrain. this just one of several fires crews are battling tonight throughout the state. >> reporter: 1 >> jacqueline: we are in the

clear right now. but we're still charging some activity off shore. this area with low pressure is still near us to the south right now. the conceit of some showers moving to the north east. as a move right near the bay area began season thunderstorm activity in that will brownback side. so we do have high fire damage it reflect on one morning and effect until 5:00 tomorrow afternoon. will talk more about the fire danger and a thunderstorm coming up in just a bit. >> pam: still ahead. texas senator ted cruz is the media darling of the tea party.

why the republican contender for president has a big problem. and we'll explain how suspected kidnapper james dimaggio used various methods to cause the death of hannah anderson's mother and brother. >> catherine: the haight bowl letter sent anonymous must anonymously to the autistic child passed up a hat. up ahead! hat. up ahead! úo

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>> reporter: of hannah anderson continues. san diego county authorities james dimaggio used *timers to set fire to his home -- where the girl's mother and brother were found dead. sheriff's deputies found arson wire and an incendiary device at dimaggio's home about 85 miles east of san diego. christina anderson -- hannah's mother -- died due to blunt force trauma to the suspect head. her body was found near a crowbar in the garage and what appeared to be blood near ner head.

the coroner has not ruled on the cause of death in our facebook page and twitter. >> pam: still to come. there are some new traffic signals in san francisco -- only for bicyclists! stanley roberts will show you if they're working on the latest edition of people behaving badly. the coroner has released his findings in the fatal crash of award-winning journalist michael hastings. female announcer: when you see this truck,

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>> catherine: in national news. >> catherine: journalist michael hastings -- who died recently in a fiery car crash in los angeles - had tracess system at the time. >> catherine: the l-a county coroner says there were traces of amphetamines and marijuana. although it's considered unlikely they were a factor in his death.

>> catherine: hastings died the same morning that members of his family were due to arrive -- to convince him to get into re-hab. >> catherine: he was believed to have been sober for 14 years before relapsing the month before the accident. >> catherine: his awards included one for an article that led to the resignation of army general stanley mcchrystal.as commander of >> jacqueline: texas senator ted cruz -- a tea party favorite - wants to renounce his canadian citizenship, but that might take a while. >> catherine: it's considered a move to help head off any criticism that he may be ineligible to run for president.the constitution says only a natural born citizen can run for president. cruz was born in calgary, canada to an american mother - which makes him american. but he also holds canadian citizenship. in order to renounce it - he has to pay a hundred dollars -- prove he will become a citizen of another country. and explain -- in writing -- why he doesn't want to be canadian any more. >>after all that, he *still has to wait eight months for his answer. >> jacqueline: you cannot

really tell their thunderstorms are from the bay area. we are dealing with salt coastline. temperatures are cooler this afternoon things are dropping off in a hurry. 60s coesite. morning fog tomorrow afternoon lifting to the norsk north east and be out of here. a lot of lightning strikes or this afternoon. off shore this has nothing to do with heating. you can see the

clouds rotating are rounded. as it passes all the nuts say what's coming up some ground as that will fire off. sphere really i think it will end in the north bay about 10:00 any afternoon. more lightning strikes and gusting winds are not actually a threat. for inland valleys mainly in the '80s, with the exception of the antioch '60s and '70s for the space shore spirit 65 for san francisco and and and mixups for the north bay. things will come down

into the afternoon staying cool into thursday back to our average temperatures by friday and saturday. >> pam: coming up. >> pam: breaking down the old boys club in a very new way. going back to school can mean jitters for kids of we'll show parents how to ease those fears -- next. >> reporter: i can't force justine waldman and i will show you new pictures from east from inside levi stadium tonight on kron 4 news at 8. 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! nope. we could only watch tv in the rooms that had a tv outlet. yeah if we wanted to watch tv someplace else, we'd have to go to my aunt sally's. have you ever sat on a plastic covered couch? [ kids cheering ] you're missing a good game over here. those kids wouldn't have lasted one day in our shoes.

[ male announcer ] switch and add a wireless receiver. get u-verse tv for $19 a month for 2 years with qualifying bundles rethink possible. but asked >> pam: the beginning of a new school year can be an anxious time for children of any age. whether it's the transition to kindergarten, junior high, or high school, experts say there are simple things parents can do to curb those jitters and make kids feel at ease.

karin caifa reports. >> reporter:a new school year can bring lots of excitement, but also some anxiety. will i have friends, who will be in my class, who will sit with me at lunch? you know, when younger kids start new schools, will the >> reporter: zimmitti says even high school students can get jitters. >>the pressure of homework, the getting up early, going to bed late, all the other extracurriculars, the overscheduling that they go through. >> reporter:the best move for parents: get kids of any age, to open up. >>i think our first reaction as parents is to say, "well don't worry, it's fine, there's nothing to be worried about." we don't really validate their feelings and that's really the first step in getting them to talk. >> reporter:-- zimmitti says younger and older children can also benefit from adjusting their sleep schedule ahead of the start of school.

>>-- make it fun. make an event of shopping and preparing for the new school year. >> reporter:-- after weeks of summer camps and vacations, reconnect children with friends. -- and practice routines like the walk to the bus so kids know what to expect. >> reporter: professional help if a child doesn't want to go to school, stops going to school, or withdraws socially, to get deeper anxiety issues under >>anxiety is just a feeling and we don't want to try and get rid of it for our kids. we actually want to teach them to cope with it and to manage it. >> reporter:in washington, i'm karin caifa. stay with kron-4. >> pam: your back-to -school station in the bay area. go to our facebook page to see some of our anchors and reporters when they were students.

and we want to see 'your' photos -- you can send them to breaking-news at kron-4 dot com. to school schedules. >> pam: and jospeh naso learns whether he was found guilty of killing four women in the bay area. that's coming up next on the kron-4 news at six o'clock. >> jacqueline: continuing to monitor a thunderstorm activity are among the bay area. i will tell you more about thunderstorms in the bay area tonight. coming up! [ male announcer ] with at&t, you're sure to get a better bundle. just choose the 2, 3, even 4 services you want

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shore shirt but barring a seal. the coast is clear in the life guards to nancy anymore sharks out and water. coming up that is a clock and spoke with a beach goers and what they thought. >> reporter: former photographer joseph nasal found guilty for mothering for women this case goes back years ago. in fairfax back in 1970 seventh just resuming more evidence was discovered. including a rate dirae and they say that it contained the graphic details. nay sole is facing

a possible death sentence. in marine counting to receive up a stasi el kron 4 news. >> reporter: a young woman tried to protect her two small children is beaten during the ordeal. >> the up my wife and schering my children like that is not right and now? >> pam: new tonight at 8-- in san francisco. there are some new traffic signals. just for bicyclists. but are they working? tonight, kron 4's stanley roberts shows us. in this badly. >> reporter:savor this moment because get to see too often bicyclist stopped at a red light >> reporter:actually these are tourist

>> reporter:i'm on marina blvd right next to the marina green in two separate intersections with bicycles only traffic signals for riders on the promanade >> reporter: saying most might be giving them too much credit so lets say some tourist will follow the signals and stop and wait but the truth is like most traffic signals bicylist happen upon thei often ignore them so why would these signals be any different >> reporter:in the intire state of california not just san francisco bicycles are treated like vehicles meaning they must follow the rules of the road since this is a promanade >> reporter: bike rider can use the sidewalk but they must also follow the traffic signals dedicated to you >> reporter:but then again it's kinda hard to follow the rules when everyone arould you are breaking them too like this driver completely blocking the crosswalk so that when the light is green the bikes have to go arould and then there are the segways . oh please don't get me started >> reporter:will someone

please explain to me how they can almost cross against the light only to stop in the middle of traffic so they can now cross with the light >> reporter:see i told you don't get me started in san francisco stanley roberts kron 4 news still ahead. >> jacqueline: was near the coast as low pressure system migrating to the north and as it moves over the bay area looks like a cook with it a little bit more west twining activity. the threat made and arunta o'clock tomorrow evening. so expect a few more showers over the north bay until tomorrow morning. still

ahead >> pam: why the white house honored a team over forty years seven. and the old saying explains words will never hurt you. tell that to one canadian family that received a vicious letter about their autistic child. that story is next. >> reporter: we have a warning area tonight at all starts from a call to her mobile phone. one woman was harassed and scare by these calls. if we look into these calls and we learned that authorities are really worried about these particular scams. state to end at 8:00 p.m. on kron 4 news at gabe slate tech report.

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written about their son -- who is severely autistic. the single-page letter refers to the boy as a nuisance, before suggesting the family move away or euthanize the child. tammie sutherland has the details. >>"is there one part of the letter that stuck with you the most?" >>"yes, the part about donating his un-retarded body parts to science because he's no good for anything else-that made me wanna pukeand then when it ended saying to euthanize him?" >> reporter:karla begley still in disbelief at the hatred targeting her son max who was diagnosed with severe autism just before he turned two. >> reporter:a neighbor anonymously mailed this vile letter to the boy's grandmother, complaining about the 13 year old's behavior.saying things like, quote: "that noise he makes when he is outside is dreadful, it scares the hell out of my normal children".signing it, "sincerely, one pissed off mother"

>>"i really don't think it was a mother because a mother could never, never write that stuff about a child" >> reporter:max stays here at his grandmother's home in newcastle a couple days a week during the summer. >>s/u:the family says they have no clue who may have been behind the letter since they haven't had many negative experiences here in the neighborhood. >>there was only one incident four years ago when max threw a plastic ball over a neighbors fence. >>"it came back shredded.like somebody cut it up into ribbons and threw it back." when it comes to the letter, >> reporter: durham police are investigating and have forwarded the note to the crown attorneys office. >>"obviously it's a concern for anyone that would read it.for us though; it takes that next level in terms of determining whether there is an offense in here or not" >>"i hope the police do find them and i hope they release his name to the

neighborhood because the neighborhood's very upset" >> reporter:those neighbours gathered last night to cheer max on.he doesn't know about the letter, but his family truly appreciates the show of support they've received in person and online. >> reporter:since the news of this story >> catherine: was released.there's been a lot of reaction on social media. police are now considering whether there should be any criminal charges against the person who wrote the letter. >>who says a woman can't be a cover model and run a fortune 500 company? not marissa mayer. her vogue pictorial -- and *your comments -- next. >> reporter: you probably already know how to do this but to grab your phone and your ipad and click on the i store. the cubicle play or apple i tunes to search for jong kron 4. all you have to

do is touch on one to get what you want. right up top is the latest news. there's traffic and weather you can watch live white people behaving valley or the tech report or my favorite dining and dish. glenn had total to think the new kron 4 news at.

>> reporter:yahoo ceo marissa mayer graces the cover of vogue magazine in a photo spread and lengthy profile in the new september issue out this week. >> reporter:in her first extensive print interview since she took her turnaround plan, fashion, her family and being a geek.

>> reporter:the 38-year-old who grapples with being shy, weighs in on being a mother, yahoo's $1 billion acquisition of tumblr and her vision for yahoo. >> reporter:some say it's an interesting pose to say the least for a ceo. others applaud one of silicon valley's most powerful and inspirational stories.. >> reporter:many of you weighed in on her vogue spread on the kron-4 facebook page. teri pangelina said you know if a male ceo graced the cover of gq, there would not be an issue! heck, i'd buy the dress and the lounge chair! sometimes people should stop judging and just go with the picture being a good shot. >> reporter:scott sheppard says i think this is tastefully done. she is wearing business attire. she is holding an ipad. it's not her fault if she also happens to look pretty. >> reporter:debbie de león says would love to see a male ceo posing laying on a slide like that! >> reporter: join the conversation by first "liking" the kron 4 facebook page. then sound off below in the comments section of the story.

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(male announcer): it's now time for gary radnich from the jack in the box sports desk. >> reporter: in fact, he's lucky to be alive the raiders took 12 overall and all april just four months after he suffered a torn vein near his heart. an interest doctor says proves fatal 95% of the time. and was finally cleared on sunday before contact practice patrick now ford is against the bears hating will make his preseason

debut. hayden >> excited to see him he and he looks in the black jersey. >> >> reporter: players nursing injuries and cleared for contact wear black. september 8th at the cult is a change in share especially on defense were nine of the 11 starters are new. >> we have a lot of new parts to this defense bill to give them a chance to work together. the better we will understand how to play to another. it will be good

for the guys to work together. >> reporter: we will see what happens on the field, september 8th. >> reporter: but cuomo made his debut baldwin will make his debut some. >> is kind of funny because before the game i was watching him and warmups and i was talking to other receivers about him. he throws a pretty good ball. and to 3 these later i'm here this kind of funny how things work out. >> reporter: after seeing this game yesterday and a suspension was coming. antonio's math, watch him

rip the helmet off and take a swing with it and tended to not cam in the face. smith will be suspended for the final two preseason games and the first regular- season game which will cost them a game check. for some reason and he plans to appeal it does seem like a punishment will fit the crime >> reporter: the undefeated 1971 miami dolphins finally getting their visit to the white house honored by the president. that the biggest applause further jersey presentation. torres to members of the team did turn down the this is cited political reasons. obama bill smooth as ever. >> and also before asking

whether we do in this after all these years. my answer is simple. i want to be the anchor died in rome for once. (laughter) giants host the red sox in a few minutes while the a's welcome the mariners to the coliseum serena williams seeded u.s. open. >> reporter: the petaluma lake honan's plan for the american league to lay hands is the team from

brookline in jersey. the back to the little leaguers. pam lott and chinese cafe trailing 5 to the last strike. two runs coming in game 5 base is loaded tough to see again in like this. jose gonzales 14 in a winning run is to the disappointment here on the chinese pop said paul allaire. pam on top. >> reporter: true story she was seriously considering an order to promote her new premium candy called sugar program. maybe her agent bob

better of it is a she was highest-paid athlete in a row last year with 29 million. sugar polka? >> jacqueline: mining strikes were still ongoing activity over the sierra is dying down. that was driven by daytime heating. that activity will die down. spinning off shore it will drift to the north as he drove to the north to see more storms over the north bay. because it will be dry. >> pam: and they make pretty pictures but have a good

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