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they found two occupants inside. most a toddler we are not sure of the aged that was transported to the general hospital. >> reporter: neighbors once either side. they are working with the neighbors to find a new place to live and and the red cross is also on location. they're still trying to investigate the reason for the fire. >> pam: as we mentioned two people died in the fire a mother and her son. >> reporter:this is 3 year old santana williams? seen here sitting on his father?s lap and along side his great grandmother? santana and his mother died wednesday morning when fire raced through their sunnydale home
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>> a great hit very fun and loving. spider man with his favorite. >> reporter:at san francisco general hospital where santana was pronounced dead, his father keith, who lives in richmond, was surrounded by family and friends a was to so many and i tell about him but i know but i am going to miss him a whole lot. seen hide debt. saying, hi dad. just a tragedy. >> reporter:santana, seen here with his with his mother? she too died in the fire. >> if someone had needed a place to sleep or net in place to eat at she would
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take them and let them stay as long as they could. >> reporter: others are still in shock watch him all around in a daze. dan kerman kron4 news >> pam: new at 5. >> pam: arson charges are expected to be filed against a homeless man after a massive building fire in san jose. a five alarm fire broke out at an abandoned t-v station. in downtown san jose sunday. >> pam: san jose police working with fire officials. arrested a person sunday night. authorities say, witnesses saw the person setting the fire. >> pam: still has not released the name of the person arrested. >> reporter:developing tonight.a disturbing discovery.a teenager.found naked.and witnesses tell us the victim says she was
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robbed.raped.kidnapped.and dumped in a different city. . after six this morning along piedmont avenue in berkeley.near ashby street. the teenager told witnesses crimes began.and then she was taken to berkeley.where she was found this morning. residents nearby heard the cries for help. >> but when she was then that someone had sprayed her in the eyes of the men had taken her clothing. she was in delude. it was very unsettling to have something like that happened to this very quiet, neighborhood. >> reporter:we're reached out to oakland and berkeley police.neither department saying much about the case tonight.the investigation is ongoing. we'll keep you posted. >> catherine: a devastating day for hundreds of south korean families. after a ferry carrying nearly 500 people capsized. these are some of the scenes from korean television. only 6 people have been confirmed dead -- but tonight - nearly 300 are
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still missing. >> catherine: the dramatic effort to find and rescue passengers on the sunken korean ferry continues. divers, helicopters and boats have been continuing to search for possible survivors. the ferry sank wednesday off the southern coast of south korea. >> catherine: survivors say it quickly filled with water and began listing on its side. many of the people on board - high school students on a class trip to a tourist island. passengers were told not to people screamed on the ship. i stayed put but suddenly the water came up to my face i thought it was a narrow escape from die. from dying. >> catherine: and even as water came rushing in.many blindly obeyed. here's the recording played
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may have cost many lives. the people who ignored the ship's announcements, grabbed life jackets and jumped into the water are for the most part - the passengers who survived. we were told to stay where we were people were screaming and out of terror. >> catherine: others apparently waited until it was too late to get out. >> catherine: and as the water rushed in -- survivors say they know many people were still trapped inside. >> catherine: all day.we've seen heartbroken and frantic families.waiting for information. in some cases - hearing that their children are among the missing. 280 of the 475 people aboard are on that list. it's not clear yet why the ferry sank. >> jacqueline: mostly sunny skies with high cloud coverage out there is the
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afternoon. it is stunning wall to wall on around the bay area this afternoon. wolf look at the coast line. the pritzker warmer out there and know we saw yesterday. the two degrees and places like liberal or would 79 concord in 66 center at this ago. very brief at the coast line toward interstate it will be sunny and beat after a, but a lot cooler than today. we will all come up for easter weekend i will have the extended forecast coming up and just to get. in just a nbit! >> pam: coming up at 5:15. >> pam: a warning for new fathers. new information indicates they are now more at risk for a certain mental illness.
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the list statistician pulled about $75,000. >> reporter: those were the best on the list now for the worst on the list lumberjack.average salary.less than 25 thousand. second worst job: newspaper reporters.who earn about 37 thousand. third worst: enlisted military personnel.who earn almost 29-grand a year. >> pam: still ahead. >> pam: some stunning new numbers about the bay area rental market. we'll break down what apartments are going for around the bay. >> pam: then -- the drought emergency is *not over. the new mandatory restrictions going into effect in the east bay.
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>> pam: postpartum depression is a big concern for new moms, but vicki liviakis is here with a new study that says. mothers aren't the only ones at a risk. vicki? >> reporter:we don't often hear about risks for new dads but a report just published in the journal, "pediatrics", says depression can hit new fathers hard and that younger dads are especially at risk. >> reporter:the study found that depressive symptoms rose, on average by 68 percent, over the first five years of fatherhood for men who lived with their children. >> reporter:these fathers reported feeling extremely anxious, not being able to enjoy things in life they previously did, or just feeling like they have the blues. >> reporter:interestingly, young fathers who did not live with their children showed an increase in depressive symptoms in the years before fatherhood but not during those first five years.
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>> reporter:medical experts say it's a "wake up call" for all new dads and new families out there and hopes it will lead to more awareness and treatment for young fathers. i'm vicki liviakis kron 4 news. * * * >> jacqueline: as we get to tomorrow it will cool back down. by the 3:00 hour or run the bay area. the to the 70's by been quite a few places but or greed of that system. as we move into the 3:00 hour we will stay in to the '60s and '70s with only a couple low 80s tomorrow. 64 in san francisco and los deputies said the tail end redwood city. san mateo. as
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we take a look at the to leadbelly's back the 70's with the ladies to speak of. philip valley east inland vallies ... but we will hit a beaten and had bought and get pretty close in fairfield. been at all >> jacqueline: next week it is hoped more like it a little bit more rain. >> pam: the city of livermore has imposed mandatory water restrictions. as a result of cuts in allocations from the state water project. those same cuts are having an impact on livermore valley winegrowers, who are expecting their allocations to be cut by at least 25- percent. that means growers
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will rely more heavily on pumping ground water, and on water stored in nearby del valle reservoir. they too will have to meet still- to-be- determined. mandatory conservation measures, and are already working together to make every drop go as far as possible. i think it is a classic case of every one but when their job. the king lear to traditional link using like all as water and some had been your water the vineyards ue less water than other
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water intense users. >> pam: coming up on kron 4 news at six. we will find out how one livermore valley grower is dealing with the drought and water cuts. >> pam: it will come as news to no one. that rental costs in the bay area are higher than ever before. but just how high. is surprising even the experts, >>grant lodes is here with some impressive numbers. >> reporter:you might be impressed or you might be depressed, the average rent in the bay area is now more than 2=thousand dollars. that's about ten percent jump in one year. >> reporter:no surprise. san francisco renters are facing the steepest rents. more than 3=thousand dollars is the average per month >> reporter:and people are paying: 96 percent of available rentals are occupied. >> reporter:san jose's
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average is about one thousand dollars less, but it rose faster from last year. >> reporter:and check this out: it is actually more expensive to rent in oakland. >> reporter:its average is up more than 12 percent from a year ago. >> reporter:all these numbers come from the research firm realfacts, >> reporter:they also broke down the rents by county. >> reporter:contra costa has the lowest average, followed by alameda county. >> reporter:the third lowest may surprise you: it's marinthe reason for the sky high rents is, as you might expect, the bay area's booming economy. the tech industry is only part of the picture. housing construction is also at a record pace: last year the bay area added about one=thousand apartments a month. and this year another 13=thousand could be added. >> pam: gas prices are steadily rising all across californiaright now, the state average is at 4- dollars and 19 -cents for a gallon of gas. and that is just about how much drivers in the bay area
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are paying. this is video from the south bay -- 4-25 at that station. >> pam: now for what drivers are paying across the bay. in san francisco. the average is four- dollars and 21 -cents. in oakland. it is ten- cents cheaper. with regular gas going for 4- dollars and- 11- cents a gallon. and in san jose. drivers are filling up for 4 -dollars and 13- cents a gallon. all big jumps from last week, when gas was about ten- cents cheaper per gallon. bart is planning to finally replace its aging train cars. and today, bart allowed the public to take a sneak peak at the new design. kron 4's maureen kelly shows us what the 'fleet of the future' will look like. >> reporter:bart pulled the black tarp back on it's latest model train.and let the media and the public take a gander at their first new design in nearly 40 years. >> reporter:one of the biggest changes is this pole in the middle of the aisle right after you board.which bart board president says will make the ride safer for those having to stand.
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>> reporter:and there will more people standing.since the new design leaves approximently 5 fewer seats per car.which is a bummer for some riders who come in from far away. >> reporter: third door.you can't see it here.since this model is only 2/3 the length what the real train will look like >> reporter:.but the transit agency hopes to get the money to put more cars on the rails than now.which will translate into 38% more seats on the system overall. >> reporter:those new seats will now be covered with a wipeable material.and not the old woven fabric.which seemed to make a lot of riders happy. >> reporter:the seats are also higher so things like suitcases can be stored and the new cars will come with a bike rack. >> reporter:another new feature.lcd display screens with a you are hear bubble so riders can see where they are on their journey. >> reporter:bart will be
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touring the model around to other stations over the coming weeks in order to get feedback from riders. the first new cars won't be pulling into the station until 2017. maureen kelly kron4 news. the bombbut not everyone is on board with the new design. coming up tonight at six. you'll hear what critics have to say. next. frightening video of a home burglary. enough to shake any parent. then. then.[ male announcer ] this is jim a man who doesn't stand still. but jim has afib atrial fibrillation an irregular heartbeat not caused by a heart valve problem. that puts jim at a greater risk of strok for years jim's medicine tied him to a monthly trip to the clinic to get his blood tested. but now, with once-a-day xarelto jim's on the move. jim's doct recommended xarelto. like warfarin, xarelto is proven effective to reduce afib-relat stroke ris but xarelto is the fir and only once-a-day prescription blood thinner for patients with af not caused by a heart valve problem that doesn't require routine blood monitorin
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>> catherine:a chilling story about a home intruder from harris county, texas. surveillance video caught a burglar walking through a house. here he is - checking things out with a flashlight. this was earlier this month - around 5 in the morning. >> catherine:police think he's young - probably a teenager. but here's the part which horrified the family. he went into their baby's room.shining the flashlight throughout the room and evenon the sleeping child. >> catherine:the family says the unedited video shows the two making eye contact - and then the little boy goes back to sleep. the father says he's still shaken. i was an infuriated walking
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into my baby's room. >> catherine:the burglar apparently climbed through an unlocked window. he hasn't been caught.and police are hoping someone will recognize him from the video. the family didn't even know about the break-in until a belongings outside the home later >> pam: coming up at 5:30. >> pam: what we know about the accused in a boston bomb hoax. on the one-year-anniversary of the boston marathon bombings. then -- the latest on the missing malaysian airliner. the recent problem -- that turned into a breaking point for some families of the lost passengers. i'm j-n-e d i ve cd.
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>> pam: but you can see tire marks streaking through the intersection several people were taken away in ambulances. and at least one of those appeared to be a firefighter. >> pam: three suspects behind bars tonight after police say they robbed a veteran at gunpoint. fremont police say these two men on your screen along with a third suspect robbed a 67 year old marine veteran. >> pam: investigators say it happened on fremont blvd near chapel way at a bank of america a-t-m last wednesday. >> pam: police say about and hour later the two of the suspects used the victim's credit card at a 7-11. >> pam: these surveilance images were used to help track down the men. >> pam: authorities are not naming the third suspect because heall three suspects face several charges which range from robbery, elder abuse, to felon in possession of ammunition.
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>> pam: a registered sex offender who was allegedly walking on a san jose high school campus is being held without bail. santa clara sheriff's officials say that this man-- kevin lamar pickens-- was walking around the grounds of del mar high school last tuesday. >> pam: pickens is listed as a sex offender on the megan's law list. sheriffs say it was illegal for him to be on school grounds. he was also arrested for a probation violation. >> pam: police are still investigationing a brazen daytime shooting that left ait happneed around 9 this morning in the 1000 block of willow street in west oakland. >> pam: witnesses say they heard gunshots outside before a young man in his 20s stumbled into a corner liquor store. >> pam: he was taken away by ambulance but police say he died on the way to the hospital. investigators say they're going over witness statements and surveillance video but so far have not released any suspect >> catherine: a developing story.
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>> catherine: the man arrested for walking around the finish line of the upcoming boston marathon >> catherine: with a rice cooker in a backpack -- was in court today. this is kayvon edson - inhe was arraigned on charges including disturbing thehis mother says he's bi-polar and his mental problems are getting worse. the rice cooker turned out to have confetti inside. edson says it was all 'symbolism.' >> catherine: police talked about how they first spotted him tuesday - acting suspiciously. >> catherine: police weren't exaggerating when they said he was acting suspiciously. this is video of edson wearing black.walking around barefoot and chanting "boston strong." at times - wearing a hat and long veil. he told police his performance "got the best" of him. security for monday's boston marathon is much tighter
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than ever before.after last year's bombings which killed three people and injured dozens. spectators are being discouraged from bringing backpacks. >> reporter:happening now. the u-s navy continues to play a pivotal role in the search for the missing malaysia airliner. >> reporter:the military's robotic submarine now on it's second mission searching a part of the indian ocean's floor. >> reporter:the sub is looking for the plane and its blackboxes. >> reporter:and it's expected to stay in the water for about 20 hours. >> reporter:plus the search will continue from the skies. up to 14 planes will be making the final sweeps by air for floating debris from the plane >> reporter:the slow search progress and lack of answers is only adding to the families' anguish. many of them simply don't believe what officials are telling them. and as cnn's ivan watson explains, the anger that has been on a low boil for six weeks now, spilled over at a meeting in beijing.
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>> reporter: officials and malaysia were supposed to hold a deal, to stay with relatives of some of the zero hundred and 53 chinese nationals. the black elite between beijing they blocked the link. >> reporter: lack of promotion and regards to the plan has spotted suspicion here. they are all liars.
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actually pretty happy. >> pam: to find her son in this veryand next. >> pam: the latest on the mileyand why she's apologizing to fans. >> pam: stocks are higher for a more u- s companies reported for a more u- s companies reported here are the final safeway gets that staying on budget can be a real bear. that's why they've got lots of ways to save. real big club card deals, the safeway app and gas rewards. for easter, get a safeway spiral sliced ham, for just $1.99 a pound. cadbury mini eggs are only $2.69. talk about a sweet deal. and arrowhead water is just $3.33 a case. there's more savings to love at safeway. ingredients for life.
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"the hospital is saying i won't be released today, therefore, i'm not going to make it to st. louis. i'm so sorry but some things are out of my control." >> reporter:tickets for the st. louis concert will be refunded and her rep says that friday's show in nashvilel is still scheduled to go as planned. i'm vicki liviakis kron 4 bulldog: [yawning] it's finally morning!
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been brain-storming creative ways to ask his friend out, and then ran into the breaking bad actor on a trip to new york. >> reporter:stefan tweeted out a link to the youtube video and maddie said yes and accepted the invitation over instagram. >> reporter:2014 romance in high school! >> reporter:the los gatos high school prom takes place this saturday. >> catherine:a little boy in nebraska has a new toy tonight. >> catherine:his souvenir - after getting stuck in a claw machine in a bowling alley. here he is -- looking happy and unfazed. >> catherine:it's not the first time something like this has happened with small children and those machines with toys inside. >> catherine:but this 3-
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year-old - named kael - actually walked from his apartment to the nearby bowling alley monday night.and just climbed in. >> catherine:his mother says he'd been there before -- and knew exactly what he wanted. >> catherine:an employee says she couldn't believe it at first when she heard what was happening their is a child in the machine! cebupolice decided not to cite the mother for neglect since she had quickly called to report that her son was missing. >> catherine:she says she had been in the bathroom when he left thepolice managed to get the little boy safely out of the machine. he was allowed to keep one of the toys - and that's all he cared about.
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"i love my son and i'm going to miss him" >> pam:san francisco firefighters are still trying to determine the exact cause of an apartment fire that killed a toddler and his mother. >> pam:the flames forced a relative to jump to safety from a 2nd story window. at a sunnydale housing project. abc 7 news. tonight kron 4's dan kerman has more on the victims. and >> reporter: and i woke up in heard everyone seemed to get out the house is on fire i looked out! i was trying to get my dog but it was too
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astaed. >> pam: we checked into the story >> pam: in the east bay today. an neighbor calls 9- one-one. after finding a female teenager near his home. >> pam: she had reportedly been robbed, raped, kidnapped and left on a street corner investigators are now say , this may be a case of sex kron four's terisa estacio shows us the neighborhood where the victim finally got help. >> hear the woman speaking and yelling seemed that she needed help. >> she was saying that someone had spread her in her eyes with some think it two men were men had taken her clothing. she was in the nude.
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>> reporter: 91 was called and she survived. now gathering more information about what happened in this is what they are telling us right now. the team claimed that she had been dropped somewhere in oakland and kidnapped and left on the side wall of 2900 peak month. she said she had been pepper spray and the base. people who live in the committee says this kind is extremely unstable and. most of our neighbors are older and this community i s mostly quiet.
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>> reporter: eatery; 14 injured updates with injury totals and that only one was critical. adds other details. monterey park, calif. - two fire trucks answering a call have collided in a los angeles suburb, sending one careening into a restaurant and leaving 14 people, including several firefighters, injured, one critically. >> reporter:monterey park fire chief jim birrell says trucks from his city and neighboring alhambra were responding to a house fire shortly after 3 p.m. wednesday when they slammed into each other at an intersection. one truck then plowed deep into a restaurant. >> reporter:birrell says at least 14 people were injured, one critically. most of the rest had minor injuries. authorities say several were firefighters. monterey park is about 15 miles east of downtown los angeles. >> pam: developing story. police say two fire trucks collided in a los angeles suburb. it caused on fire engine to slam into a restaurant. several people were hurt. and some were taken to a hospital. at least one firefighter was also injured. people are in critical condition. >> pam: a woman is recovering after being struck by a taxi. in downtown san francisco this afternoon. police say, the 60-year-old woman was hit near bush and
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stockton streets at around 12:30. she was treated for her injuries on scene. fire officials say, the injuries are not considered life threatening. no word on whether the driver was sited. >> pam: police are looking for someone who stole several bikes from a newark school last week. this is a photograph of the suspect. he was caught on camera. taking at least two bikes from newark memorial high school last thursday morning. police describe the suspect as a white male. in his late 30s. with brown, graying hair and a pock- marked face. >> pam: bart is planning to replace its aging train cars. today bart showed off a mock- up of what they are calling 'the fleet of the future'. kron 4's maureen kelly talked to riders who got a glimpse. and she found. not everyone is on board. >> reporter:the new cars will be quieter.more high tech.and thankfully will have seats covered in a fabric that can be easily cleaned. many of the people who lined up to see the new design liked what they saw. >> reporter:but a contingent of the disabled community also got on board and voiced their concerns.which mainly has to do with this pole that is smack in the middle of each of the car's entry points. bites
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>> reporter:bart says they've already changed the design to shift the pole further away from the wheelchair area.which they believe gives the disabled enough room to manuever. people are crammed as much as it is rush are will make it 10 times worse. >> reporter:the transit agency's board president says they like the safety the poles add for those standing.especially when the trains stop and start. typically for seniors is very important if they are not in their seats and the trend is getting more and more crowded. >> reporter:bart says they will continue to take imput from all of their riders. they have until the end of may when moving the model trains to different stations over the coming weeks.so more riders can give feedback. maureen kelly kron4 news. >> catherine: missing tonight, nearly 24 hours
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after a crowded passenger ship capsized in the seas off south korea. "people screamed in the ship. it tilted and stuff fell down. "kids were screaming out of terror, shouting for help." >> catherine: korean television showed dramatic scenes of rescue. and heartbreaking images of families waiting for news. >> catherine: nearly 5=hundred people were aboard the ship. most of them were high school students, traveling to a resort island. patti >> >> catherine:survivors say there was a loud bump. then the ship lurched heavily on its side. >> catherine:they had no
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choice other than to jump into the chilly water, "at first the water was really cold. suddenly the water came up to my face. so ? i think it was a narrow escape from dying." >> catherine:cell phone video that appears to be shot from inside the sinking ship shows passengers waiting for help. >> catherine:it is possible that there are air pockets inside some of the compartments. the temperature of course, could lead to hypothermia quickly. the other thing to keep in mind is that once the ship goes on its side or flips over, it's tremendously disorienting. everything is sideways or upside down. >> catherine:the south korean coast guard says it has 16 divers looking for survivors, but they could not get inside the ferry because the current is too strong. the water is also muddy, making visibility poor, those divers are due to try again thursday morning, which is just a few hours away in korea. >> pam:coming up. a crackdown on trashy behavior. san francisco police run out of patience ahead of 4/20. plus -- lights camera action. reality t-v headed to the south bay.
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latest bay area community under mandatory water cuts. because of california's extreme drought. >> pam: most of the restrictions are on outdoor water use. for example -- residents can only water their lawns only twice a week. between a certain time period. and some wineries are >> pam: feeling the pressure to conserve. kron4's rob fladeboe traveled to the livermore already working hard to squeeze the most out of every drop. >> reporter:mandatory water rationing imposed here in the tri county livermore valley strikes at the lifeblood of the region's valuable wine industry. wente vineyards is by far the largest winegrower here. kevin zollinger manages the vineyards and water needs. >> reporter:wente expects to see it's imported water allocations cut by at least 25-percent and will rely more heavily on pumping ground water and conservation. >>
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we have weather stations throughout the valley. it allows us to predict when we have to irrigate and how long we can go with out there giddy and still taking care of the bonds and still take care of the vines. >> reporter: winegrowers are still tapping nearby del valle reservoir and other so called surface water carried allocations but deeper cuts and restrictions are looming. >> reporter: san francisco is cleaning up and coming down with a plan
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another pot party mess -- last year -- around ten were left behind during the 4-20 event. and many people were caught behaving badly. >> pam: the san francisco police department is bracing for gathering of marijuana celebrants in golden gate park. >> pam: they announced today that there will be an increased law enforcement presence to avoid what was a particularly problematic event last year. strict enforcement of any open containers, anybody one has a permit, people don't want to lose their inventory don't come, don't try and sell stuff and anything you pack in pack out again. we won't tolerate any underage drinking in our parks or on our streets. there was also a lot of congestion on our streets so we'll have traffic control officers dealing with that congestion. and anybody selling
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marijuana you're going to get arrested and get a felony case. >> pam: april 20th falls on easter sunday. >> pam: the park is expected to be crowded -- with casual park goers -- on top of those who are planning to attend the 4-20 event. . >> pam: the new s-a-t won't come out for another few years.but starting today, students can take a peek at what it could look like. >> pam: today, the college board released some sample questions from thethe test will include three sections: reading and writing, math and an optional essay. overall scoring will drop from 2400 back to 1600. >> pam: and there will be no penalty for wrong answers. the new test will be available to students in spring of 2016. >> pam: the long running "cops" reality t-v show is headingcrews are in san jose this week to start filming with the boys in blue. and soon we can start associating them with this iconic theme song.
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>> reporter:this is video of past seasons set in san bernardino and rancho cucamonga. t-v crews will be filming with san jose police for up to 10 weeks. crews will shadow patrol units and other specialized units with hopes to show the danger of daily police work. >> reporter:it's not yet known when the san jose version of copsdepartment authorities hope the show will boost morale and possibly even help in recruiting. >> reporter:this move comes a day after santa clara county board of supervisors proposed having sheriff's deputies patrol the streets of san jose. >> reporter:that will only be until san jose can restore it's number of officers. austerity and pension reform
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measures depleted the number of san jose police officers in recent years. >> gary: >> reporter:jay-z is heading west. the rapper is brining his "made in america" music festival to los angeles this labor day weekend. the concert will be held simultaneuously with another one in philidelphia. jay-z made the annoucnement today at los angeles city hall with l-a mayor eric garcetti by his side. he told the crowd why he chose l-a. it's in the city. not some far off place you can't get to. no disrespect to any other festivals. no shots. but in the middle of the city, look how beautiful this park is. it's accessible to everyone. it's inclusion, it's not exclusive. not something far away. in the middle of the city. and we started two years ago in philadelphia and had huge success and i'm sure we'll have even more success in los angeles. we're very proud to be here. made in america. we're very excited. >> reporter:the budweiser
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"made in america" tour is planned tothousand concert- goes to downtown l-a. >> reporter:other performers have not been announced >> reporter:paul walker's family is stepping in to finish his role in "fast & furious 7." his brothers, caleb and cody, are filling in for the remaining scenes he didn't get to complete. the movie's producers made the announcement in a facebook post yesterday. walker died in a fiery crash during last november, forcing a halt to production. the movie is now set to be released in april of 2015 >> reporter:and a reminder, you can get all your entertainment news here on kron-4. the insider starts at 7:00, tonight at 7:30.
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anncr: at jennie-o we heard of a place in iowa where every thursday people ride 10 miles for tacos. we thought we'd show up and surprise them with a better kind of taco made with jennie-o ground turkey cooked thoroughly to 165. i feed my kids turkey tacos over regular tacos any day. i think they are light and they are just fresh tasting. yeah. when i eat well, i feel well. anncr: it's time for a better taco. the tacos tonight were pretty much perfect. make the switch. look for jennie-o ground turkey in a store near you.
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low 60's. cooler tomorrow due to sea breeze. better chance of rain heading into monday night. (male announcer): now, here's stanley roberts who found some people behaving badly. >> reporter:it's silver, other than that i don't see anything wrong with it >> reporter:you might find them in silver, red and black and or maybe with squiggly lines, they are san francisco fire hydrants, but these painted hydrants are causing a problem, you see every hydrant in san francisco is coded , it's a code that is displayed on every hydrant around the city telling fire firefighters inportant details
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>> reporter:first off this number on the side of the hydrant, it quickly shows what size the ground and the colored tops tell how much water pressure >> reporter:but some people with way too much down time on their hands are making an already dangerous job even more difficult. by painting over the hydrants so every day the san francisco water department has to go out and either repaint the high pressure hydrants, or like here at powell and bay remove the vandalized hydrant and replace it with a new one, the process requires that first the water be turned off >> reporter:then the painted over hydrant has to be unbolted so a new hydrant can take it place where >> reporter:all the new codes and numbers can be re applied >> reporter:all at a cost of 4 thousand dollars per hydryant each time there must take one out of service to replace it, then the vandilized hydrant goes back to get refirbished >> reporter:you know that's taxpayers money right, oh now that i have your attention whild some people think its
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ver a hydryant but if a fireighter reads it wrong and hooks up a wrong hose it could be disasterours well if it's stopping fire fighters from like actually getting the codes that they need to fix it that's a problem >> reporter:there is only one hydrant that can offically be painted over , it's this gold one at 2oth and church it's in memory of the 1906 quake in san francisco stanley roberts kron 4 news does
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>> pam: coming up easter sunday putting smiles on children's faces. >> reporter: tech report >> reporter: tech report coming safeway gets that staying on budget can be a real bear. that's why they've got lots of ways to save. real big club card deals, the safeway app and gas rewards. for easter, get a safeway spiral sliced ham, for just $1.99 a pound. cadbury mini eggs are only $2.69. talk about a sweet deal. and arrowhead water is just $3.33 a case. there's more savings to love at safeway. ingredients for life.
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>> pam: the ford mustang is about to reach mid-life crisis age. tomorrow marks the 50th anniversary of one of the most popular muscle cars. ford introduced the mustang on april 17th, 19-64 at only 24-hundred dollars. ford is now building a limited-edition mustang. the car will only come in white or blue--just like the ford logo. the company will only make 19-hundred and 64 cars.to honor the year the mustang first went on sale. re
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>> pam: a lost sea lion pup is getting some much needed t-l-c with hopes of returning him to the wild. "hoppie" was found last month by ranch workers hopping through an almond orchard about a mile from the san joaquin river. >> pam: volunteers took the pup to the marine mammal center in sausalito with other sea lions where he's being fattened up and now weights about 36 pounds. >> pam: that's him in middle. >> pam: wildlife officials don't know why the pop hopped away so far from the river but hope to release him back to the wild. >> pam: the easter bunny arrived at family house this afternoon.and brought easter baskets and gifts for the children receiving treatment for cancer at u-c- s-f hospital. >> pam: for years bobby thomas has acted as the easter bunny. he's raised money and provided gifts for the children and families staying at family house.
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my primary objective is to make the kids so excited that they forget they're sick, so everybody i've experienced smiles. that smile's what energizes me, it's fantastic. >> pam: he also put the kids in fire trucks and introduced them to san francisco's horsethis is bobby thomas's eighteenth year of being the easter bunn >> pam: bernanke to plant in numbers bringing strength in numbers
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photo. thousands of people gathered in boston to take part in the photo-shoot. all of them -- lined up behind the finish line of the race. >> catherine:they took the photo last saturday - near the spot where two explosions happened one year ago yesterday. >> catherine:about 3- thousand people came out -- including bombing survivors, and boston's mayor and police commissioner. three people were killed and 2-hundred-60 were injured in the blasts. .. >> catherine:there's intense security for monday's race. this man has already been arrested -- for showing up with a rice cooker inside >> catherine:a backpack tuesday. he was barefoot.dressed in black.and chanting "boston strong." his mother says he has mental problems. authorities say he was not a security risk. thousands of officers will be at the race.with a hundred video cameras monitoring the crowds. spectators are being discouraged from bringing backpacks. >> reporter:endurance
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athlete jessica goldman ran off from san francisco city hall this morning for a cross-country run to new york city that she hopes will break a world record and raise money for the treatment of traumatic brain injuries. >> reporter:goldman seeks to make the trip in a record 63 days to arrive on the steps of new york city hall on june 18. mavis hutchinson set the women's guinness world record for a cross-country run at 69 days in 1978 but lorna michael of florida completed >> reporter: sincethe run in 64 days and holds an unofficial record. san francisco mayor ed lee, speaking at a brief ceremony to see goldman off this morning, asked her to give his regards to new york city maor bill de blasio when she arrives. >> reporter:lee said goldman is not only an "exceptional athlete" but also "someone who has a world- class heart" because she is running to raise money for the brain injury association of america. >> reporter:traumatic brain injuries affect 2.5 million americans every year, according to brain injury association of california
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