tv KRON 4 Evening News KRON September 12, 2013 5:00pm-7:01pm PDT
5:00 pm
virtually all of the town's boardwalk businesses. nancy koury tells the associated press the thursday fire took out about 32 businesses. she says no reported. koury says the fire began in a frozen custard stand on the seaside park section of the boardwalk, and quickly spread north into neighboring seaside heights. firefighters are still trying to get the raging fire under control as flames leap into the sky and thick plumes of smoke blanket the beachfront. the fire burned much of the boardwalk that was just day after being wrecked by superstorm sandy.
5:02 pm
was sparked by target shooting. this is video of the fire from our helicopter partnership with abc sky 7. the fire broke out last sunday and has burned more than 31-hundred acres and at one time led to the evacuation of over 100 tonight the fire is 90 percent contained. authorities say the investigation is still ongoing at this time, no word if the suspect responsible is in custody. but more big news tonight. the western span of the bay and bridge has been renamed. history when it comes to the bay bridge. some say, he is among those responsible for delaying the
5:03 pm
5:04 pm
5:05 pm
te hop. wahl of we'll show you the background -- and we'll sit down with our political analayst michael yaki. who has first hand knowledge of the controversy. this is a story people are facebook page. the majority of people *not happy. you can 'like us' -- post your comment -- we'll be reading them on-air at 5:30. state miniumu wangge has been raised to $10.00 hr. flash flooding in colorado is being called a 'disaster' tonight. boulder county is particularly hard hit.flooding is being
5:06 pm
reported from colorado springs to north of fortthis is just one of the many rescues today. crews decided to check out a partially submerged car and were surprised to hear someone inside -- banging. save - with just minutes to spare. at least three people have been killed and one person is missing. many schools and businesses were closed today. and hundreds of people have been evacuated. citizens and rescue crews are helping each other. like this woman who was wading through fast moving water on a street -- until a passer-by dragged her to safety. but one of the big concerns not of reach. couldn't take off today because of fog. and at least one small town is completely cut off. people in lyons have been told to try to fend for themselves. high-clearance armored trucks are headed their way tonight.
5:07 pm
5:09 pm
domestic dispute. takes a deadly turn. all with the couple's child nearby. us how this tragedy unfolded in napa. happening now. twitter is going public. the san francisco social [ male announcer ] at sizzler... it's back for a limited time! fire grilled steak and golden all-you-can-eat shrimp for an incredible $9.99! rumors about twitter going public have circulated for a while now. coming up at five. a mc-donalds manager is behind bars tonight. the special sauce recipe president is by=passing the u-s government. and directly warning of a military strike on homes -- and killed at leastnew video from inside a major california wildfire. in far northern california near redding. [ female announcer ] safeway presents real big deals of the week. or how to get great deals the easy way. you do enough flying around. that's why we give you real big club card deals.
5:10 pm
this week, a super low price on breakfast. honey bunches of oats is only $1.88 a box. arrowhead water is just $3.33 a case. make it a triple scoop. dreyer's ice cream is just $2.88. real big deals this week and every week. only at safeway. ingredients for life. only at safeway. [announcerthers noidin thgobeful ked lights. new artfs armadeith al con. .andven-ked cri rfecon.
5:13 pm
you're sure to get a better bundle. just choose the two, three, even four services you want to build a bundle that works for you. [ female announcer ] call at&t now. choose a u-verse triple-play bundle for just $79 a month. get the same great price for two years. plus switch today and get a total home dvr included for life. [ male announcer ] with u-verse high speed internet, connect all your wi-fi-enabled devices to your wireless gateway and save on smartphone and tablet data usage at home. and now, choose from internet speeds up to 45 megs -- our fastest speed ever. with u-verse tv, you can record up to four shows at once with a total home dvr and play them back in any room. [ female announcer ] so call now to choose a u-verse triple-play bundle for just $79 a month. get the same great price for two years.
5:14 pm
plus switch and get a total home dvr included for life. why wait? call today. [ male announcer ] choose at&t and build your bundle. it's whatever works for you. ♪ it's whatever works for you. extra curricular activities help provide a sense of identity and a path to success. joining the soccer team. getting help with math. going to prom. i want to learn to swim. it's hard to feel normal, when you can't do the normal things. to help, sleep train is collecting donations
5:15 pm
for the extra activities that, for most kids, are a normal part of growing up. not everyone can be a foster parent... but anyone can help a foster child. a resident in the area took this video.he said things were relatively calm.then inside a hurricane of fire and smoke. body of a 56-year old man was found in a home that had been burned.
5:16 pm
at least 30 homes have been destroyed. able to corral the fire, it burned an estimated 500 residents just minutes to escape. it started monday - nearly 8-thousand acres have buned. 65 eprcent contained. still ahead. the high- profile trial of accused of stealing a lamborghini and trying to kill a romantic rival. . what jurors will not see and why it could be a game changer for his defense team. now in a story we brought to you first on four. a mcdonalds employee is behind bars. accused of holding up his own restaurant. as kron-4's dan kerman shows you, police say, once he was done there. he was ready to rob again. you are looking at surveillance video from labor day weekend of a masked man entering a mcdonalds i npleasanton at 3 am through the drive through window?. then brandishing a gun you see him lead one of three employees to a back
5:17 pm
office where he forces them more than 1300 dollars? he then forces them into a freezer and escapes? if it looks like the robber knows his way around the restaurant he does.. police say he is a supervisor at this mcdonalds. his name is felix jeronimo gonzalez- becerra ? how do they know but that? police say the employees he robbed identified him to police immediately by his voice and his eyes? and say he?s not done? a few days later police say he robs this mcdonalds in san mateo? sot sgt. david norris/san mateo police but thanks to the keen eyes of eyewitnesses who describe his car. he is apprehended later that night as he tries to head back to his home in the east bay. during his arraignment in san mateo county the suspect robbery kidnapping and false imprisonment. he has not mateo, dan kerman, kron 4 news.
5:18 pm
max wade is accused of stealing celebrity chef - guy fieri's lamborhini. and trying to kill two other teens in mill valley. kron 4's j.r. stone has more on the beefed up security measures in place. ahead of the trial that is sure to be a major court case. thousands of sailing fans hit the shores of the san america's cup finals. marina. races to - one. against new zealand. concerned american fans. second races. whatnext.
5:20 pm
5:21 pm
5:22 pm
shhhhh! in our day, we didn't have u-verse high speed internet. yeah, our babysitter didn't have a million ways to serve mom up on a silver platter. we had to count sheep to fall asleep. and i always worried that i was creating an overcrowded sheep farm. in my head... never looked like that farmer took proper care of those sheep. too much? a little. [ male announcer ] connect all your wi-fi-enabled devices with u-verse high speed internet. rethink possible.
5:24 pm
5:25 pm
one u=s senator said it made him sick. an op=ed piece in the new president vladimir putin/ it suggests the chemical weapon attack in syria may have been carried out by rebels to gain foreign support. and he advised president obama to stop telling americans that they play a special role in shaping the he wrote, "it is extremely people to see themselves as exceptional, whatever the motivation." putin's swipe at the president drew a subdued reaction at the white house. a spokesman said it shows that the russian leader is "invested" in resolving the syria crisis. in switzerland, secretary of state john kerry held his first meeting with russia's foreign minister, and said force is still possible if syria delays turning over its chemical weapons. president bashar assad said the u=s must lift the threat of bombing beforhand his government officially convention banning chemical warfare. there is word from somalia tonight that a notorious american born jihadist has been killed. alabama native omar hammami was known for his rap- infused propaganda videos for the shabab, a brutal militant group linked to al=qaeda. the u=s government had a
5:26 pm
5:28 pm
flar? i buring th i no. ere'nothg i'm ge.te. ream i oe it fquity ke ts...th i no. ere'nothg i'm ge.te. muffll thnicly idoesbeuse m inhy eryd. but. oo howou dn'? muffll thnicly idoesbeuse m inhy eryd. richcrea. an100% naral eese ni bybel dn'? muffll thnicly idoesbeuse m inhy eryd. snk a ttleigge richcrea. an100% naral eese at kaiser permanente we've reduced serious heart attacks by 62%, which makes days with grandpa jack 100% more possible. join us at kp.org and thrive.
5:29 pm
story. the bay bridge renaming. officially the willie brown bridge. thanks to a decision by the california legislature. lots of controversy over this decision. with more. catherine. the history of getting this bridge built wasn't pretty. long delays - and billions over budget. the irony is -- they've named the western span after a local politician who is being blamed for some of those problems. as the project was beginning
5:30 pm
-- then-mayor willie brown was accused of creating huge delays for questionable reasons. in 2006, kron four produced a documentary called bridge fiasco." this is an excerpt. brown and the navy finally ended when a little-known federal law was discovered. the statute allowed the dept. of transportation to seize military property by eminent domain -- which joining us now.
5:37 pm
5:41 pm
walter likes to download fix-it videos... and watch "boardwalk empire." it helps sam with his math... [ beeping ] ...and online gaming. and suze loves her smartphone for "social" studies... like video-chatting with sara. hi, ms. kelly. hi, sara. [ male announcer ] call at&t now to get the fastest internet for the price -- just $14.95 a month for 12 months with a one-year price guarantee. on our newly expanded advanced digital network, you get more connectivity, more reliability and more speed options. and with at&t u-verse high speed internet, you can choose the speed you need. getting connected is no problem with our wireless gateway. we have our very own private wi-fi hot spot right here. we do. so we can all be connected at the same time. and even save on our tablet and smartphone data usage. plus it's fast. and reliable. and affordable. it's totally affordable. that's what i said. i know. yep. [ male announcer ] connect all your devices
5:42 pm
and even save on your tablet and smartphone data usage at home. so call now to get u-verse high speed internet, just $14.95 a month for 12 months with a one-year price guarantee. and for no extra charge, i get access to over 30,000 wi-fi hot spots. so i can stay connected when i'm out... running errands. she's a regular. ♪ [ male announcer ] at&t customers say u-verse high speed internet is more reliable than cable. so call at&t now to get u-verse high speed internet, just $14.95 a month for 12 months with a one-year price guarantee. now i can do the things i want to do, like e-mail my mother-in-law. or check celebrity gossip. ♪ [ male announcer ] with our newly expanded advanced digital network... thank you, daddy. thanks, dad. [ male announcer ] ...you get more connectivity, reliability, and speed options... you're welcome. [ male announcer ] ...to bring it all together. ♪
5:43 pm
we run errands. we run to the grocery store. in fact, the average american drives fewer than 29 miles a day. the 100% electric nissan leaf goes two-and-a-half times that on a single charge. it's a car. it just doesn't take gas. [ farrar ] so think about where you go in a day. do you really need gas to get there? [ male announcer ] the 100% electric nissan leaf. nissan. innovation that excites. now get a 2013 nissan leaf for $199 a month. ♪
5:44 pm
5:49 pm
5:53 pm
nasa says the 'voyager one' spacecraft has crossed a new frontier -- becoming the first man-made object ever to leave the solar system. it's now more than 11 and a half billion miles from the sun - cruising through what scientists call 'inter-stellar space' -- the vast cold emptiness between the stars. the probe was launched 36 years ago on a tour of the outer planets. there's some controversy about whether voyager has left the solar system - since a device that measures the density around the probe broke sometime in the 19-80's. --------
5:54 pm
5:55 pm
5:56 pm
this week, a super low price on breakfast. honey bunches of oats is only $1.88 a box. arrowhead water is just $3.33 a case. make it a triple scoop. dreyer's ice cream is just $2.88. real big deals this week and every week. only at safeway. ingredients for life. only at safeway. i want you to know stuff i want you to be kind. i want you to be smart. super smart. i want one thing in a doctor. to speak my language. i don't want you to look at the chart before you say hi...david. quiero que me hagas sentir segura. i want you to be awesome. that's the doctor i want. at kaiser permanente, we want you to choose the doctor that's right for you.
5:57 pm
find your perfect match at kp.org and thrive. shhhhh! in our day, we didn't have u-verse high speed internet. yeah, our babysitter didn't have a million ways to serve mom up on a silver platter. we had to count sheep to fall asleep. and i always worried that i was creating an overcrowded sheep farm. in my head... never looked like that farmer took proper care of those sheep. too much? a little. [ male announcer ] connect all your wi-fi-enabled devices
5:59 pm
6:00 pm
some of the area was spared by superstorm sandy. and now, witnesses say explosions and thick, black smoke fill the air -- and can be seen for miles. grant lodes is live in the huge fire. grant? we've lost roads. we've lost bridges. we've lost homes, beginning to try to assess the scope of the damage.
6:01 pm
6:03 pm
kron-4's catherine heenan is live in the studio with catherine? a sheriff in boulder county - the hardest hit area - is calling this a disaster. he says all the preparation in the world couldn't have protected against the huge walls of water that have been crashing down. the flash flooding began tuesday night. with devastating results. just one of the many rescue stories. a crew thought they'd better take a second look at this partially submerged car in boulder county. and were astonished to hear someone inside banging. at one point.rescue workers accidentally flipped the car over while trying to reach the man inside. they got him out.saying a
6:04 pm
few more minutes.and it would have been too late. wednesday night.a young mother and her little girl were rescued by a passing driver in a large truck.in a storm that included hail. you're seeing citizens and rescue workers helping each other. but the big concern - the people living in remote canyons and mountain areas that no one has been able to reach. at least three people have been killed.but that death toll could go up. at the university of colorado in boulder.buildings have been damaged and hundreds of grad students had to be moved to higher ground. flooding is reported from fort collins. in boulder and larimer counties.authorities had to plead with people at first to stay inside or evactuate.some thought it was a fun time to 'play'. . now they say.people have been frightened into realizing just how serious this is.
6:05 pm
".unspeakable and it's gonna get worse they say" stay with kron-4 for the latest information on the flooding. you can log onto our website -- kron-4 dot com. twitter pages. you can also download the kron-4 mobile app. still ahead. the next 24 hrs low pressue with rain still ahead for deavedenver more thunder
6:06 pm
stomrs 4-6 inchines next 24 hurs. a home invasion in san jose has police on the hunt for a suspect. the russian president is asking for support for *his plan for syrian chemical weapons. but it's *who he's asking it from that will surprise you. it's almost official. the state senate has voted to rename the western span of the bay bridge for former san francisco mayor willie brown. we're live with your reaction next.
6:07 pm
6:08 pm
walter likes to download fix-it videos... and watch "boardwalk empire." [ beeping ] ...and online gaming. and suze loves her smartphone for "social" studies... like video-chatting with sara. hi, ms. kelly. hi, sara. [ male announcer ] call to get the fastest internet for the price -- $14.95 a month for 12 months with a 1-year price guarantee. on our newly expanded advanced digital network, get more connectivity, reliability and speed options -- now up to 45 megs. we have our own private wi-fi hot spot -- right here. getting connected is no problem -- even all at the same time. it's fast. it's reliable. and it's affordable. [ male announcer ] call to get u-verse high speed internet for $14.95 a month for 12 months with a 1-year price guarantee.
6:09 pm
with a wireless gateway, connect all your devices and save on tablet and smartphone data usage at home. now i can do the things i want to do, like email my mother-in-law. or check celebrity gossip. [ male announcer ] at&t brings it all together. ♪ or how to get great deals the easy way. you do enough flying around. that's why we give you real big club card deals. this week, a super low price on breakfast. honey bunches of oats is only $1.88 a box. arrowhead water is just $3.33 a case. make it a triple scoop. dreyer's ice cream is just $2.88. real big deals this week and every week. only at safeway. ingredients for life.
6:10 pm
seen for almost ten miles! we'll keep you updated on this thorughout the newscast. bay area. california lawmakers have approved renaming the western span of the bay bridge for the former mayor of san francisco -- willie brown. the question is whether the name will stick. a lawsuit has been filed against how it was done. kron-4's justine waldman is live in san francisco. and justine -- you spoke to the attorneys this afternoon. why did they file a lawsuit? decembra: smh.if it aint broke, dont fix it.the bay bridge will always be the bay bridge.! gregg: be careful when it rains.after all, he was known as slick willie.lol! this is a story people are website, facebook and twitter pages. that story and many others.. continue sharing your span's
6:12 pm
6:13 pm
6:14 pm
kaiser permanente doctors. and though they are all different, they work together on a single mission: saving lives. discover how we are advancing medicine at kp.org join us, and thrive. extra curricular activities help provide a sense of identity and a path to success. joining the soccer team. getting help with math. going to prom. i want to learn to swim. it's hard to feel normal, when you can't do the normal things. to help, sleep train is collecting donations for the extra activities that, for most kids, are a normal part of growing up. not everyone can be a foster parent... but anyone can help a foster child.
6:15 pm
a live look at the boardwalk in seaside park, new jersey. an eight-alarm fire burning in the area. witnesses say smoke can be seen for almost ten miles! we'll keep you updated on this throughout the newscast. new at 6.a suspect considered to be armed and dangerous appears to have escaped a dragnet following a brazen home-san
6:16 pm
jose. but as kron four's rob fladeboe reports now, four other suspects are in custody. this was the scene late thursday afternoon as dozens of sheriff's deputies and san jose police officers swarmed into an eastside neighborhood after a resident of chrisland a home invasion robbery. clara co sheriff's dept. several blocks were then sealed off. residents notified via reverse 9-1-1 to shelter in place. nearby joseph george school was locked down as deputies searched vehicles leaving the area. three more suspects were caught, one of them in george torres' front yard. sot george torres/resident a police helicopter circled over head as search teams
6:17 pm
with dogs went door-to-door. two handguns were recovered but deputies say the 5th suspect, described only as a black male adult, may also be armed. sot capt. rick sung/sheriff's dept. no one was hurt, including the robbery victims. those residents kept outside police lines were allowed to return to their homes as the search for the last suspect was scaled down. but deputies planned to keep extra patrols in the area into the evening, advising residents to keep all doors and windows locked. in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4news good news about the fire burning up mount diablo. firefighters continue to make progress. here's the latest. the fire has now burned over 31 hundred acres.you can see the flames shot earlier in the week from our helicopter partnership with
6:18 pm
abc7 news. the number continues to decline after crews survey the burn areas. firefighters say containment is up to 90 percent. and cal fire has determined it was target shooting that caused the fire. kron-4's maureen kelly shows us how some fire crews are land they had to dig up during the fire fighting effort. as for the fire burning
6:19 pm
6:20 pm
6:21 pm
6:26 pm
new york times is next. the russian president has newspaper. to talk to americans -- while criticizing president obama. vladimir putin's words have earned some praise -- but mostly protests. all this as the u-s and russia try to come to an agreement on putting syria's chemical weapons under international control. shannon travis reports. one week ago. they shook hands. now: vladimir putin wagging his finger. putin began his new york times op-ed saying he wanted to. .speak directly to the american people and their political leaders. putin continued arguing. against syria's regime without u-n approval. against "evidence" the regime used chemical weapons. and against something obama said tuesday that many americans agree with. as obama noted the u-s has long been a force for good, he said: "that's what makes america different. that's what makes us exceptional." putin wrote. ".it is extremely dangerous to encourage people to see
6:27 pm
themselves as exceptional. we are all different, but when we ask for the lord's blessings, we must not forget that god created us equal." a white house official called putin's jabs, "irrelevant" so long as he helps ensure syria turns over its chemical weapons to international control. lawmakers. not so kind. "i don't need to be chastised" "i could hear reagan turning over in his grave" "i almost wanted to vomit." meanwhile: syria informs the u-n it will join the convention outlawing the production and use of chemical weapons if the u-s stops threatening a strike. this as president obama said thursday he's "hopeful" about a diplomatic solution. secretary of state john kerry and his russian counterpart met in geneva to explore that. "it has to be real. it has to be comprehensive. it has to be verifiable." in washington, im shannon travis.
6:30 pm
in our day, we didn't have u-verse high speed internet. yeah, our babysitter didn't have a million ways to serve mom up on a silver platter. we had to count sheep to fall asleep. and i always worried that i was creating an overcrowded sheep farm. in my head... never looked like that farmer took proper care of those sheep. too much? a little. [ male announcer ] connect all your wi-fi-enabled devices with u-verse high speed internet. rethink possible.
6:31 pm
6:32 pm
neighboring seaside heights. the fire burned most of the boardwalk that wsa rebuilt in time for the memorial day weekend after being destroyed by superstorm sandy. the fortunate part of this. so far, no major injuries have been reported. a man suspected of stealing a lap top from a t-shirt design store in oakland last west oakland this morning. the theft was caught on surveillance camera at the hundred block of grand avenue. when the suspect came in and took it. the store owner tried to away in a car. that car was spotted this station.and the suspect was arrested. with
6:34 pm
6:37 pm
dogwalkers in san francisco. our stanley roberts catches some people breaking them. that's next. [ female announcer ] safeway presents real big deals of the week. or how to get great deals the easy way. you do enough flying around. that's why we give you real big club card deals. this week, a super low price on breakfast. honey bunches of oats is only $1.88 a box. arrowhead water is just $3.33 a case. make it a triple scoop. dreyer's ice cream is just $2.88. real big deals this week and every week. only at safeway. ingredients for life.
6:39 pm
6:40 pm
100% more possible. join us at kp.org and thrive. there are approximately 500 professional dog walkers in san francisco. a city where pets famously outnumber children by a wide margin. there are now rules and regulations regarding commercial dog walkers. and as you know, if there are rules, stanley roberts will find someone breaking them. as we will see in his latest editon of people behaving badly pay attenion to the woman wearing the black shirt notice just how many dogs she has around her yes it's quite a few
6:41 pm
i'm in golden gate park in san francisco at a dog run where professional dog walkers often bring their clients dogs back in july the city instituted some rules for commercial dog walkers one is they need 1 million coverage also they are only permitted to walk 8 dogs per dog walker no exceptions their personal dog included but a viewer email brings me here because the viewer told me there are soms dog walkers breaing that rule while some have maybe one over the limit see this dog walker look what draped over his shoulder it looks like more than 8 leashes in fact watch as he puts dogs inside his van i counted 9 i know what you are thinking don't be so petty it's only nine buuuuuut yes you know i have to include a but, you see that was his first trip, on the second trip he loads up what appears to be 6 more now im no rocket scientist but that is well over the 8 limit for commercial dog walkers nats: i don't think one
6:42 pm
person can watch 16 dogs at one time becuase the dogs are not on leash when they come here to play the same goes for the woman in the black shirt althought she made multipe trips to the car in the end she putting about 11 dogs in the car commercial dog walkers also have to have their vehicles inspected and keep a first aide kit available now i spoke to a couple of dog walkers who have mixed opinions about the new rules but admit a few bad dog walkers messed it up for the ones following the rules if you are looking for a dog walkers check to make shurte they have the required permits because now there are rules it's no longer every dog for himself or herself gary radnick is up next with
6:52 pm
6:53 pm
6:54 pm
it would run on the most affordable energy source available. it would charge overnight. every morning, you'd wake up with a full tank, ready to go. if the car was invented today, it would be the 100% electric nissan leaf. with over 200 million gas-free miles driven and automatic hov lane access, the question isn't "why electric?" it's "why gas?" [ male announcer ] the 100% electric nissan leaf. nissan. innovation that excites. now get a 2013 nissan leaf for $199 a month. ♪
6:59 pm
"omg insider" the top trending stories you need to know. when was the last time you did molly? >> gaga admits taking the killer drug molly. >> is she now defending one of music's most glamourized substances. ♪ we like to party >> absolutely influences kids. khloe and the new sex claims from lamar's first alleged mistress. then jen garner on matthew and jared's drastic "dallas buyers club" weight loss. >> he could keel over. the biggest losers. >> my size actually helps me succeed. plus, we're with "the talk's" sara gilbert. right after she reveals her biggest secret. >> johnny held the secret. i still feel really scared.
7:00 pm
>> and -- chart topper arianna grande now silenced. is it in jeopardy? >> my voice is changing. >> now where yahoo and broadcast meet for 24/7 access to celebrity news. "omg insider." it is the haircut that has the world buzzing. brad pitt makes news, so does lady gaga, but hers is a buzz of a very different kind. hello, everyone. i'm kevin frazier. >> and i'm thia andrews. we're talking, of course, about the dangerous drug molly, big names from madonna to miley. now molly's suspected of killing at least four young people in just over a week. >> it's a wake-up call for parents but what about the music industry? lady gaga's new admission is trending now. >> if you get to know molly too well, you might turn out like me. >> that's the new it drug for college students, even high school kids.
176 Views
Uploaded by TV Archive on