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because there are a lot of strange things that are going on down days. >> reporter: concerned about the crime and their children and they are not the only ones. >> we generally will be with the kits we even avoid that area. >> reporter: described as an african-american woman between age 40 to 50 creek there has been no arrests at this point they are hopeful to identify the suspect in making arrests alone. and san francisco bay and carmen kron 4 news. >> pam: (tonight we are learning more about the san francisco connection to the alleged high priced hooker who accused in the overdose death of a google executive. >> pam: alix tichelman is set to be formally charged with felony manslaugther in a santa cruz courthouse tomorrow. >> pam: police say 51 year old forrest hayes-- a married father of five-- was a repeat client of the 26 year old call girl.
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>> pam: they met through a website called seeking arrangement dot-com. he was found dead of a fatal heroin overdose on board his yacht back in november. >> pam: surveillance cameras footage allegedly shows the suspect injecting hayes with the fatal dose. she then left, callously sipping wine and stepping over his lifeless body several times on her way out. >> pam: now a san francisco café worker says she and tichelman lived together in the city during 2010. she says even then the suspect was using the internet to arrange to meet male clients. >> reporter:"did she tell you why she did it? >>armario: for the money- lots of money she said. she said they would just pick her up on dates and buy her things and give her money. >> reporter:i asked her if she had to sleep with them--- and she said she never did--- but that's what they all say." >> reporter:the death of the google >> pam: executive has prompted law enforcement to re-examine the death of tichelman's previous
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boyfriend in georgia. >> pam: he also died of a fatal heroin overdose only two months prior. >> reporter:two small earthquakes jolted parts of santa clara county. >> reporter:one was a 3.2 magnitude.the other a 3.3. >> reporter:the tremors occurred just after 1:00 this afternoon.about six miles south-east of gilroy near the calaveras fault. no reports of injuries or damage. >> pam: right now, 80 percent of california is facing extreme drought back in january, governor brown asked californian's to voluntarily reduce their water use by 20 percent, but a recent survey shows that halfway through the year water use statewide has actually increased by about 1 percent. right now, the state water resources board is debating new restrictions that would crack down on water wasters. >> reporter:if the state water board approves a new
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list of water use restrictions, , anyone caught wasting water could face a fine of up 500 dollars per day. violations could include: power washing hard surfaces allowing water from lawn sprinklers to run onto sidewalks washing a car without a shut-off nozzle using potable water in a decorative fountain, unless that water is recirculated. and finally, outdoor irrigation will be limited to just two days per week. >> reporter:there are exceptions.. >> reporter:power washing of streets and sidewalks will still be allowed if it's for health and safety reasons and the restrictions will not apply to water that's used for agriculture. >> reporter:it will be up to local water agencies to enforce the new rules. >> reporter:finally, the board has also warned that this could be just the beginning. if the drought continues into next year, we could see even tougher measures. in the newsroom, charles clifford kron 4 news. >> pam: on the eve of a critical vote by the oakland city council on whether or not to approve a 10-year-lease agreement at the coliseum with the oakland a'sa city councilmember decides to takes aim at how the
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negotiations were handled by her colleagueskron4's haaziq madyun was there in oakland today as sparks began to fly >> reporter: if she cared what was and this deal she could that act was in this deal >> reporter: letting it fly the day before they cast the vote rather are not to approve the 10 year lease agreement with the a's at the coliseum. >> try to learn lessons from what we experienced recently. >> reporter: monroe candid but says the way her colleague has handled the negotiations with the case is that an embarrassment she says would make the city never appear first feature high stick stick patrick >> so that we can do better next time and had a less chaotic negotiating experience creek has been
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calling on for 14 months but it was brought to the final decision maker like the city council only a few weeks ago >> reporter: both represented the city of oakland during the negotiation process to say shaft is just plain politics. >> someone to not ask for information been called the press to say that she did not receive it is just dirty politics. if you want information you asked for you do not go and say that you did not export and then you are mad about it. >> reporter: instead, she believes the best way to handle high stakes negotiations going for it. >> oakland need new rules. >> pam: the santa clara city council tonight will see and her how the 49ers are going to keep traffic moving on game day as 70-thousand fans converge on levi's stadium. >> pam: the team has
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unveiled it's traffic operations management plan which is designed to spread out the traffic across several freeways and off-ramps with custom directions >> pam: that will take fans to assigned parking spaces at different parking lots. traffic lights will be synchronized along great america parkway, tasman drive and other surface streets to speed the flow of traffic starting some four hours before kick off. trains will run every ten minutes before and after the game and there will be dozens of convenient drop- off sites for buses and other ride-share services and parking for bicycles. >> pam: the idea is to avoid the kind of gridlock that often plagued candlestick park when as many as 20,000 fans clogged highway 101 trying to get to the game. >> pam: coming up at 5:15. >> pam: a plan to split california into six states. inches closer to becoming a reality. just how soon you could see it on the ballot. >> pam: then at 5:30. >> pam: a day of hope in the middle east.
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turns to one of despair. the latest on the fighting in israel. >> pam: and next. the newly discovered connection between stress. and your weight. >> jacqueline: we are still dealing with the tropical moisture in clause would chance of showers this afternoon. we'll talk about chance of showers this afternoon. we'll talk about huh, fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. everybody knows that. well, did you know words really can hurt you? what...? jesse don't go! jesse...no! i'm sorry daisy, but i'm a loner. and a loner gotta be alone. heee yawww! geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. jesse?
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study. >> pam: a study in the journal, 'biological psychiatry' put the impact of emotional eating to the test. they tested women with in their day. >> pam: all women were given the same meal of foods like like biscuits and gravy, turkey sausage, and eggs -- which totals around 60 grams of fat and 930 calories. >> pam: researchers found that it was the women's stress-level that made their bodies handle the high fat and calorie intake differently. >> pam: those who said they were stressed out burned around 100 fewer calories than the women who were not. the stressed out women also had higher levels of insulin, which affects how your body stores fat and slows your metabolism >> pam: their research showed that women who follow this pattern could add an extra eleven pounds a year. >> pam: still ahead. >> pam: dozens of disney workers arrested over the years in police stings. the disturbing crimes they're accused in. then --- hashtag -- bring back our girls. how the group that kidnapped hundreds of school children. >> pam: is responding to the international campaign to
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>> reporter: yes pam from one state to 6. so many tens of thousands of signatures and promise more than 1 million later this week with bipartisan support in silicon valley leading the charge to get this on the ballot for november 16th. every down like this you see in the bay area we would consider silicon valley. lot of people talking about this and the social media assets. it is more negative than positive and take a look at what this analytics have thought you will see the personages program like this 61%-and 39 percent positive. a lot of people tweeting this as you can
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imagine what california to six days no thanks. hackmatack no african state. hash attack to frank in state >> >> reporter: california is crazy to split into six state what will happen to the stars so much work and that is a reference to what it would take to put six more stars on the flag. we love to your your opinion on this you can hit us up want twitter and facebook. important to remember that this does pass in 2016 will have to go to congress. which is very unlikely that congress will approve such a measure like this. >> pam: a man accused of murdering a woman in vallejo on sunday night has been arraigned today. police say michael david wilson shot and killed lillie mae christiansen while she was on the porch
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of her friend's apartment on butte street. >> pam: wilson was arrainged today at the solano county law and justice center earlier this afternoon. >> pam: in both cases the robbers were all after the same thing. >> reporter: all boat was this armed robbery? right ' and all alto over here, is the call of the police station and does not and did not take them long to come out and arrest this man but he was long gone. described as a media-built man with dark glasses and wearing a be at the time he approached the man that was walking by himself at that time. in meant in his 40's and demanded his cell at and wallets. eventually the man
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refused. that is one of the complied and gave the suspect all of the items and got on the ground. got a chance to talk to the apollo alto police department. here is what they think the target was the cellphone. >> it is not an unusual to have a 600 to $800 so on and is sold on the streets and black markets and easily reprogrammed in a contained a lot of valuable information in them. if small portable and easily concealed one should take it and there is a street value. >> reporter: investigators came out, the broadcast to neighboring police department in menlo park tried bid as stated that that is pretty much what happened to us earlier than
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this incident. and that incident to teenagers were involved in handover they're still bonds and wallace. they complied right away. hand over wallets and cellphones >> catherine: dozens of disney workers have been arrested in child sex stings in recent years. a cnn investigation says at least 35 employees of disney-world in florida have been arrested since 2006. >> catherine: the polk county sheriff's office released these photos. >> catherine: including one showing a 40-year-old man who worked as a disney concierge. investigators say he was arrested after showing up at a house, hoping to meet a 14-year-old boy. >> catherine: other suspects included a ticket seller and a trainee tour guide.
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>> catherine: disney says the people arrested represent only a tiny fraction of the 70-thousand employees at the theme park. still - the local sheriff now wants compulsory lie detector tests for staffers. >> pam: the group that kidnapped hundreds of school girls in nigeria.is mocking a campaign to bring them home. >>.bring back our army." people >> pam: in his new video released by boko haram, the group's leader mocks "hashtag bring back our girls," he demands that the government release imprisoned members of their group. back on april 15th. boko haram extremists kidnapped nearly 300 girls from a boarding school. >> pam: today, nigeria's president was to hold a summit with some of the parents and the girls who managed to escape. >> pam: but, meeting organizers say the parents
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are refusing to meet him for unknown reasons. boko haram is still holding 219 girls captive. >> jacqueline: you can see the low cloud coverage that has been plaguing the coastline today. we are also seen high cloud coverage in the distance. the visible satellite imagery showing some clearing the we are still seeing clubs at the coast line and also at the livermore valley. as to look up to the sierra, we do have a thunderstorm activity when he of let me strikes with hail and heavy rain. we did have returns pushing through the north bay to about an hour ago as we take a wider view picture we are almost done with this. nicosia more street to the north and east of us it
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will taper off as we head into tomorrow. and talk about what you can expect tomorrow and the rest of the week later in the dollar. later in the hour. >> pam: the population of great white sharks off the northern california coast is larger than previoulsy thought. some new studies have shown >> pam: the number of sharks roaming the northern pacific waters is close to 2-thousand-4-hundred. that's up from other studies >> pam: that put the number between 2-hundred and 4- hundred along the northern pacific coast. experts say the recent numbers mean the great white shark may not need endanged species protection status. >> pam: next. >> pam: beore you take a swim. the warning from health officials, about a rare brain eating amoeba lurking in some waters. >> pam: then. >> pam: new research says science might play a role in >> pam: new research says science might play a role in who you for the freshest produce you want to be close to the people who are close to the land.
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>> pam: happening now. >> pam: health officials are warning of a rare brain- eating amoeba lurking in warm freshwater. the deadly parasite's latest victim is nine-year-old hally nicole yust of kansas. investigators suspect she >> pam: picked up the amoeba while water-skiing over the fourth of july weekend. elizabeth cohen reports. >> reporter:kansas authorities are warning people about swimming in fresh water lakes and ponds. all because of a brain- eating amoeba, that health officials say, took the life of nine year old, hally yust last week. >> reporter:she was an avid water skier - and over the last few weeks, was in four different bodies of freshwater. >> reporter:it's called naegleria fowleri, it lives in warm, standing waterand even though the amoeba is rare, it can enter through the nose while in the water. it can cause a severe headache, fever, nausea and vomitingand in most cases, death.
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>>"the amoeba finds itself way back in our noses and then can work its way into our central nervous system, around our brains, and once it's there it just causes destruction." >> reporter:last summer, a 12-year old florida boy named zachary reyna, contracted the infection after he went knee boarding in fresh water near his home. he later died. >> reporter: a 12 year old girl from little rock, arkansas, went for a swim and was infected by the parasite. although her prognosis was poor, she survived. >> reporter:she was one of the lucky ones. over the past 50 years, there have been just over 130 reported cases of naegleri fowleri infections. >> reporter:only three of those people, including kali, have survived. >> pam: medical experts say you can take steps to decrease your risk of catching the amoeba. >> pam: they advise not swimming in warm freshwater. if you do, don't put your head under the water.use nose clips.and don't stir up sediment.
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>> catherine: yet more problems for the centers for disease control. >> catherine: while looking into the accidental anthrax exposure last month. >> catherine: a u-s-d-a investigation has turned up all sorts of 'other' problems. investigators found anthrax stored in unlocked refrigerators in hallways. dangerous materials being transferred in zip-loc bags.and messy inventory records. >> pam: >> catherine: one lab boss has resigned. last month - it was discovered that employees were working with anthrax samples that had 'not' been properly inactivated. >> catherine: no workers have been infected. a congressional hearing on the matter has been >> pam: coming up at 5:30. >> pam: a proposed cease fire in israel -- shot down. we're following the latest developments. >> pam: a derailment causes chaos. in one of the worlds deepest underground subways.
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(male announcer): this is the bay area news station, kron 4 news starts now. >>sirens >> catherine: dozens of rockets rising from gaza militants in hamas reject a cease fire. >> pam: the first israeli dies and israeli jets resume their air war. >> pam: catherine heenan is here to tell us how a day that began with hope turned to disappointment. >> catherine: the day began with the israeli government
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agreeing to a cease fire. that was nine in the morning there.eleven last night on the west coast. >> catherine: six hours later. five a=m here, the israeli military tweeted that its planes were back in action. >> catherine: jets roar boom bombs explode. whoosh >> catherine: rockets rise >>crash >> catherine: buildings fall. >> catherine: they are the sounds of failure. israel's prime minister blames hamas for failing to accept the cease fire. >> catherine: hamas supporters say israel failed to live up to the last cease fire agreement two years ago. failed to lift its restictions on fishing in the mediterraniean, failed to ease its economic blockade on land.
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>>"we need peace. but we don't want to still in jail. we are in jail here. big jail. we are not free." >> catherine: as many as 17=thousand refugees have taken refuge in gaza's u=n operated schools and other facilities. as you can see from these pictures, they are not immune to air strikes. this elementary school classroom devastated by a nearby bomb. >> catherine: the impasse means no end to the killing. among the hundreds of dead, a single israeli. a civilian bringing candy to soldiers at the erez bordder crossing. >> catherine: tanks and artillery are poised along the frontier. israelis watching the gaza attacks say they can't wait for the army to move in. >>i want a ground invasion into gaza, destroy all those rockets and kill those murderers. >> reporter:in just a few hours a new day begins in the mideast. israel's security cabinet met far into the night, with no word on what new steps they might take to end the violence. >> reporter:chaos in moscow.after a subway train
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derails.killing at least 21 people and injuring more than 130 others. >> reporter:russian officials are insisting that terrorism is not involved. the derailment occurring almost 300 feet below ground. between two stations.in an area especially hard for rescuers to access. >> reporter:investigators are not sure what caused the incident.but are considenring a defect in one of the cars. survivors say they felt a sharp impact that threw them across the cars. this is thought to be the first deadly train accident on the moscow meto in decades. however,,,terrorism is a real issue. >> reporter:more than 100 people have been killed in bombings on moscow's subway trains or near stations since the year 2000. >> jacqueline: and water the picture on satellite and radar showing the moisture moving to the east of us so the pattern will taper off as we head into tomorrow. it was cooler out there today although we did hit 90 degree temperatures in some places the majority of these
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temperatures with and the 70 degrees. we will continue the cooling trend and coming up bautista that we will look at temperatures as we move into the rest of the work week. >> pam: as kron4 terisa estacio says it is unclear to get the go-ahead to reopen. >> reporter: it was a similar scene here both stores off the square in san francisco remain closed all because of this a water main break. struck a water main city hundreds and thousands of gallons of water pouring out into the street. the crude pumped warm air under to dry out the electrical system. secchi furniture and
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clothes set in bottles outside. >> reporter: before they get the green light and allowed it to open some affected like chanel are back up and running. >> reporter: for others it is a wait and see issue. cruz said it hopes to the stores we opened by thursday but is unclear right now. karen sampras cisco kron 4 news san francisco >> pam: coming up at 545 comedienne tracey morgan on camera. for the first time since a deadly wreck and next the science of friendship how you and your best when they beat were did you remember to pay the dog sitter? yeah, citi mobile. and deposit that check? citi mobile. pack your bathing suit?
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>> pam: you may have more in common with your best friends than you think. new research suggests friends actually have similar dna! the study was published this week in the journal 'proceedings of the national academy of sciences'. >> pam: scientists looked at almost 2,000 people. they compared friends to unrelated strangers. >> pam: the scientists found that friends actually shared about 1% of their genes.much higher than genes shared with strangers. >> pam: friends are about as related to each other as fourth cousins. who share a set of great- great-great grandparents. and the genes that match the most? those that affect sense of smell. >> jacqueline: you can see a bit of clout coverage right now. in the background as the high cloud coverage, however, is still feels kind of panic out there. the
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>> this just in to the kron 4 newsroom. >> reporter: in regards to the june accident with mayor jean quan there on able to determine brother phone was fun used at the time of the collision. police also said the cannot determine if mayor quan or the other driver was at fault. rather either driver were at fault? they cannot figure it out. mayor quan has set in the past as she was not using the phone at the time of the dick, just a couple of days when dior's showed pictures of their client using hud phone. we will
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keep you posted on the story. using her phone. comedian tracy morgan is >> pam: back at home weeks after he was critically injured in a deadly car accident. morgan is on the mend and gearing up for a court battle with walmart. nischelle turner reports. >>"how you doing tracy? >>"hey, you look good man!" >> reporter:an upbeat tracy morgan -- flashing a peace sign and a huge smile -- as he speaks out for the first time since the horrific accident that nearly killed him. >> reporter:the comedian appeared in good spirits monday he got into a car at his new jersey home. >> reporter:greeting applause from reporters -- morgan rolled down the passenger side window -- thanking everyone for the outpouring of support.
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>>photog: "how you doing tracy?" >>tm: "i'm ok. i feel strong. i love you. thank you very much. i appreciate it." >>"if you've learned anything from me, it's how to do a bad job" >> reporter:the "30 rock" star and former saturday night live cast member. now recovering at home. after his limousine van was rear- ended by a speeding wal-mart tractor-trailer on june 7th. >> reporter:morgan spent two weeks in critical condition at a hospital before being moved to a rehab facility for three weeks. >> reporter:he suffered a number of serious injuries -- including several cracked ribs, a broken nose, and a severely broken leg. morgan is now suing wal-mart -- contending the retail giant was negligent. and their driver fell asleep at the wheel. >> reporter:a criminal complaint says that driver -- kevin roper -- hadn't slept in a period in excess of 24 hours before the crash that injured four and killed. morgan's friend comedian james mcnair -- known as "jimmy mack".
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>> reporter:roper is charged with vehicular homicide for operating a vehicle recklessly and assault by auto to those he injured. he's pleaded not guilty. walmart has called the crash a terrible tragedy. they say they're co- operating with the investigation and are "committed to doing the right thing for all involved." >>and a reminder, you can watch all your celebrity news here on kron4. the insider starts at 7:00, followed by entertainment tonight at 7:30. >> jacqueline: it was quite a bit cooler today at least for our inland valleys. we were in the upper 80s even in portions of inland valley like concord that it was still 95 and antioch today. near the coast it actually gets a little bit warmer. still moving into the bay area of the humidity. 13 degrees cooler in santa rosa, at 11 degrees cooler
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in concord at 17 degrees cooler in fairfield. so, satellite's radar picture showing us that we do still have showers over the sierra and nursing a knee with the showers. still see some cloud coverage. we are still se eing some showers and hail even reported. >> jacqueline: still feels a little sticky out there. tonight it was they mostly cloudy clear in the afternoon. cooling will
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continue for the rest of the week. you will see them only in the north bay as remote past midnight the clouds will continue sporadically to the north as we head into the morning hours local out and still high cloud coverage. clearing south of the golden gate. temperatures tomorrow cooler will be at 84 and 88 in inland valleys with 91 in pittsburgh and '60s and '70s inside the bay. 64 at ocean beach, 70 as san francisco. extended forecast a little
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cooler and cooler into thursday. gradually warming into the weekend. >> at some she started talking the market started to take. in particular social media companies are looking a little stretched. she said the overall market does not look expensive but the market does not believe her. the housing market looks kind of week. she also talked about the need for keeping money cheaper but interest rates are not going anywhere at this time. >> retail sales came out today again and not a good number for the month of june curry it bottles for the
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week with the spending out and elusive at this point of time. still be reluctant shoppers and spending rose 1% and the first quarter. economy is not picking up in regards to spending. tram back to school, if we continue this anemic spending along with christmas it will be a sad year. >> this is pretty cool contact lenses will be ready by the first quarter of 2015. the contact lance that will monitor your glucose levels pure diabetic. it will also correct your vision. smaller than a strand of hair the computer is. modern train your
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gabe slate tech report >> reporter: scoot network making it easier for you to get around the city. it's fun and good for the environment. and really off for all. here is how it works. they're stationed across san francisco in garages and you will reserve a scooter. when you get it you will plug your smart phone into the sculptor. it is the key and on what your helmet box. is complete electric. no bridges or highways are allowed this is for inside the city only encourage its for coming teen, taking a joy ride or running errands. commuting when you are done with the right you return it to the designated garages in the
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>> pam: at six. (male announcer): this is the bay area news station, kron 4 news starts now. >> pam: new information is coming to light. about the alleged high priced prostitute accused of injecting a google executive. with a fatal dose of heroin. >> pam: this. on the eve of alix tichelman's next court date.she will be formally charged with felony manslaughter in a santa cruz courthouse kron 4's maureen kelly has more about the suspect's san francisco connections. now that her former roommate now is speaking out. >>she clearly was likely way gone in her addiction. >> reporter:mariya armario lived with alix tichelman.four years before she appeared in a jail uniform.accused in the killing of a google executive. she says tichelman was already abusing drugs. >> reporter:this was in 2010 armario when tichelman was working as an exotic dancer in north beach. the suspect's facebook page says she was dancing at larry
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flynt's hustler club during that year. >> reporter:armario says even back then alix used the internet to meet potential male clients.prompting her roomate to ask why she would do that? tichelman's answer? >>for the money-lots of money she said. she said they would just pick her up on dates and buy her things and give her money. >> reporter: >>i asked her if she had to sleep with them--- and she said she never did--- but that's what they all say." >> reporter:according to santa cruz police tichelman was working as a prostitute when she met the victim.51 year old forrest hayes thru the website seeking arrangment dot com. and we now know this wasn't the first older man connected with tichelman who died of a heroin overdose. >> reporter:that's why authorites are re-examining the death of tichleman's previous rocker boyfriend.dean rye-a-pell. >>i'm very happy that they re-opened the investigation. >> reporter:that's rye-a- pell's former nanny. she says she left her job after only 4 months because of tichelman's drug use and frequent outbursts. she also says the live in girlfriend hated rye-a-pell's kids. tichelman would get especially jealous when her boyfriend paid attention to his 11 year old daughter.
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>> reporter: one more than one occasion she told the nanny that she would kill the girl if she ever got between her and her boyfriend. the nanny says her boss hated drugs and often threw her girlfriend out when she using. she is suspicious of the circumstances of her death. >> reporter:he was skeptical of taking aspirin-let alone heroine. do i believe that dean injected himself with heroin, absolutely not. >> reporter:calls to tichelman's pubic defender were not returned. maureen kelly kron4 news. >> pam: tichleman is facing several charges including felony manslaughter. destruction of evidence. and transporting and providing narcotics >> reporter:police believe this is the woman robbed one of the three children standing behind her >> reporter: candy up and down divisidero street, in fact in this store surveillance video you can see them trying to get the suspect to buy some later you see them sell candy to
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the shop owner apparently after they left waiting, she first asked the 8 year old for bus fare as the girl began to give her change, the suspect twisted the childs arm, causing the girl to drop her bag of money which the suspect took. >>sot it's a shame that it's kids being victimized, its horrible >> reporter:george daugherty has lived in this neighborhood for 14 years >>george daugherty/neighborhood resident : its much better than it used to be but especially at this intersection theres a lot of activity with 3 muni stops and people getting off and i have a friends who has had two iphones stolen in the last year, so theres a lot of activity here. >> reporter:angela stevenson also lives in the neighborhood she knows about the crime and says parents and grandparents like herself must take an active role >>angela stevenson/neighborhood resident: i worry all the time, my daughter says don't worry so much but its just the age and the lifestyle things are going now you have to be very careful and very concerned about what the children are doing and who's here to help the children. >> reporter:police say the
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child was not injured during the robbery; the suspect is described as an african american woman ages 40 to 50 >> reporter: the suspect jumped aboard a muni bus after stealing the money and escaped. they are hoping to identify here soon and make an arrest. in sf, dan kerman kron 4 news. >> pam: the san francisco fire department is cleaning up a messy oil slick spill. on highway 2-80. this is happening at the bottom of the exit on north cesar chavez. highway patrol says, the spill happened around twothis afternoon. we're told traffic is really backed up in the area. >> pam: c-h-p officials say, they have the vehicle that caued the mess and are trying to determine what happened. >> reporter: some people can't it or felt it and not many two small earthquakes. the tremors are coming just after 1 this afternoon about east sulkies near the
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calderas. the 3.4 magnitude quake in the same general area this past sunday. >> pam: at this hour, state water officials in sacramento are debating a new plan that could hit water wasters with hefty fines. >> pam: under the proposed restrictions, anyone power washing hard surfaces, letting sprinklers spray onto sidewalks, washing a car without a shut- off nozzle, running a fountain with potable water, or irrigating lawns more than two- times per week, could receive a 500- hundred dollar daily penalty. >> pam: there are exceptions, power washing would still be allowed for health and safety reasons. and the new restrictions would not apply to water used for agriculture. >> pam: if the state water board approves the plan, the new rules would kick in on august first. >> pam: meantime. water wells could be drying up for
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california farmers. hardest hit by the drought. >> pam: a new study says, wells could begin to run dry a year from now, if rain and snow remain scarce. the research was conducted by the university of california - davis. the study used computer modelling, nasa satellite data, and government water estimates. to look at the drought's impact on california. >> pam: a professor who conducted the study says, farmers should manage groundwater to their irrigate crops. california drought-farmers california drought threatens to dry up farm wells fresno, calif. - a new study shows farmers in pockets of california hardest hit by the drought could begin to see their wells run dry a year from now if rain and snow remain scarce in the agriculturally rich state. richard howitt, a uc davis professor emeritus of agriculture and resource economics, urged farmers to take the lead in managing groundwater to irrigate crops and sustain california's $44.7 billion farming industry. >> jacqueline: more accountability and >> jacqueline: tomorrow is of the little bit better but
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not quite as he lit. he and it humid. even hail and the forecast creek without more about this all coming up. >> pam: more accountability and transparency in high stakes negotiations in oakland that's the new legislation proposed today by city councilmember libby schaafwho says the handling of the lease extention at the coliseum with the a's was an embarrassment. however an alameda county supervisor who helped negotiate the deal disagrees >>
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".they're gone" >> pam: tomorrow night at oakland city hall the public will have a chance to weigh in on the a's 10-year-lease extention. before the full city council holds a vote >> pam: coming up. >> pam: how to avoid a traffic tie- up around the new 49ers stadium on game days. >> pam: action the stadium will take to keep people moving. >> pam: plus -- jumping into help. >> pam: extreme measures -- shoppers had to take when children were in distress. and -- repairing the damage. after big rig a rig crash. what's in jeopardy. next
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>> pam: a double tanker truck struck an overpass, causing part of it to collapse in riverside county. >> pam: police say -- the overpass was undergoing a 102-million -- and parts of a woodenofficials say they had to partially close interstate 2-15 in perris. caltrans has reopened southbound lanes but estimates northbound lanes to be closed until late this evening. >> pam: so far -- no injuries have been reported. san francisco supervisor >> pam: + >> i want to know how is still to sit and at car and
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>> pam: controversial f-d-a ban --gay and bisexual men from donating blood. >> pam: supervisor wiener introduced a resolution -- during meeting. he calls the current ban archaic -- and says it doesn't take into >> pam: account advances in health and screening practices. the f-d-a claims it's not possible to control h-i-v testing alone. >> pam: wiener -- who is gay -- gay blood drive to help raise awareness. city council will be told that won't be a problem when the 49ers new levi's stadium opens next month. kron four's rob fladeboe takes a look at what the 49ers are planning to
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smooththe ride on game day. >> pam: this, highway 101 to great america parkway, on to tasman drive and into one of lots will no doubt be one of the most popular and perhaps the most congested ways to get to levi's stadium but it won't be the only way, says 49ers vice president jimaided by traffic lights synchronized to keep traffic moving along, ticket holders can access custom directions suggesting the fastest route to their designated parking spot. trains will depart every ten minutes after the game and their will be designated >> pam: pick-up and drop-sites for buses and ride-sharing services. >> pam: police patrols and signs neighborhoods around the stadium and to minimize the impact on nearby businesses and people not going to the game >> pam: the state lands commission is suing the city of san francisco. over proposition b. that's the measure that voters approved in june. >> pam: that requires voter approval of any new developments that restrictions on the waterfront. in filing the suit today. the commission wants to invalidate the measure. saying only the city's port commission is authorized to set requirements on san >> pam: san francisco's cityas you may remember, the warriors original stadium port property. it recently was moved to a different location that does not require voter approval.
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happening today -- >> reporter: on sunday, july 13, 2014 at about 10:45pm officers were called to assist a woman reporting she was sexually battered near pioneer park in mountain view. the victim, a 20-year-old female mountain view resident, told officers while she was walking home on church street a man grabbed her from behind and groped her. after a brief struggle the male ran off through pioneer park. the victim then called 911. the suspect is still at large and is described as a hispanic male about 25 years old, 5'10? with an average build, wearing a dark shirt. detectives are investigating this case, however, if you witnessed the incident or have information please contact detective motomura at 650- 903-6395. >> pam: the two men accused of knocking a woman unconscious outside of a-t and t park last week. pleaded not guilty today. >> pam: anthony rucker and francisco lopez both entered not guilty pleas to assault and battery charges. police say the fight happened at second and king streets last thursday following a giants-a's game. >> pam: a woman was knocked unconscious and a man was injured in the fight. the two suspects were both arrested in sacramento. jail tonight. >> pam: the tenderloin pit stop project starts today in san francisco's tenderloin
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district. >> pam: the program provides portable toilets and sinks, used needle receptacles, and dog waste stations. department of public works officials say there will be three different locations in the neighborhood. >> pam: the project's goal is to clean up the area and improve the quality of life. tuesday through friday, from 2 p-m to 9 p-m. and will monitored by paid staff the project will run until january -- if successful, san francisco -- will consider expanding the program to other neighborhoods. >> pam: the richmond city council meetings got underway today >> jacqueline: we did see some tropical moisture passed through the north bay some short time ago. we are pretty much seen the end of the sub tropical moisture heading up to the north and moving out to the east as we head into tomorrow. still a slight chance of isolated sprinkles and then north to bay. here is a futurecast a
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look at the futurecast. no major ranges isolated sprinkles and that is for early tomorrow morning was the morning fog and clearing into the afternoon. temperatures toman just a little cooler than today in most spots. 85 and sunnyvale and the valleys in the low 80s and 90s tomorrow. 91 what antioch, 92 would pledge to attend and '60s and '70s at this shore line. the upper 70's as well. extended forecast cooler with the cooling trend and to thursday slightly warmer conditions this weekend.
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>> catherine: some shoppers jumped into action in texas over the weekend. after spotting 2 crying children inside a hot car. >> catherine: they grabbed what they could - and smashed the windows of the jeep. a store employee took this cell phone video. the temperature in the reached 98 degrees. one of the rescuers used a and get inside. >> the kids were in their crime. crying >> catherine: the mother eventually showed up -- saying she'd been getting a haircut. she apologized and pleaded
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with everyone not to call police.and drove away. the children were apparently ok.but witnesses say the whole experience was unnerving. >> catherine: >> reporter: 17 children have died from heat stroke after being left in hot cars. he is calling at the hot part challenge. >> reporter: >> i am sitting in the car with the windows rolled up and i am sweating. i can barely breathe out here and my system is strong or did the little kids thing left in their vehicles. >> reporter: he was only able to stay in his car for about 20 minutes.
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>> reporter: lot of people think that the hunt our challenge is dangerous at a bad idea appeared >> reporter: commending him the dead on tv that set and a hot car so we would know how it felt like to be the baby who died when one is a saint to spread deep awareness. >> pam: staff and stories. including new details into the life of the alleged appearance.
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locally grown driscoll's organic strawberries are just $2.50 a pound. safeway, ingredients for life. >> reporter: the penalty would not apply to people who are powered washing search is for health and safety or out or cultural reasons will not received a penalty. >> reporter: at our top story the former roommate of the high end prostitute
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that injected and google execs with a bout of heroin is not speaking out. >> reporter: this is in 2010 went to some and was working as an exotic dancer in north beach. dancing at larry flits her spouse or club. that year. to meet potential male clients. harry flint's hustler club >>clearly deep into her addiction. >> reporter: police are on the lookout for this woman they believe that she is one that brought one of the three children standing behind her. >> reporter: suspect
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responsible possibly for two armed robberies to rid reddick costa street from paul alto how bold was this armed robbery it took place right across the street from the paula call to police department. attended officers came out there long gone. about eight hours they work on eight sketch. they have yet to make an arrest. >> reporter: here in oakland on the eve of the critical city council vote of the 10 year lease agreement of the oakland a's city council members says that the negotiations have been botched and the proposing new legislation will make sure that it will never happen again try >> to learn lessons and try to fix my lessons from what
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we experienced recently so that we may do better next time >> reporter: other big story here in san francisco where several stores remain shut down because of the water main break over the weekend. take a look as the crews pump more air down where the electrical is located below the stores. striking a watcher main point out of on to the streets have thousands of gallons of water running clothing and furniture. >> jacqueline: we're still seeing cloudiness smugness and even a few showers. thunderstorms continued through this sierra and a lot of the moisture is east of us will still have the chance of seeing some of it
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tomorrow and into tonight. picking up a few isolated showers into the 9:00 hour. as we move into the 1:00 hour tomorrow afternoon but may legal sea cloud coverage. as we move into the afternoon, we will see clear it some of the golden gate current 85 in los gatos and inland valleys are cooling to the low 80s with 82 in concord, '60s and '70s and the bay once again. it was the temperatures and near the upper 60s near the coast. as 70's for the most part in the north bank. day. bay. >>sot: i think american people are lazy >>sot: disturbing, were not
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from here were from arizona this is the first time where have ever been here its beautiful then you see that >> reporter:what are they looking at .well its not this view, it's this view piles of trash on a popular hicking and sightseeing trail on the >>lands ends is part of the golden gate national recreation area so that makes it a federal park, and while you may see piles of trash here i see something different >> reporter:i call it a marker, a marker for me means this is basically a notification that there is more trash somewhere nearby i just have to find it >> reporter:its clear the united states park service is trying to keep this area clean, as evident by the walls they are constantly painted over because of graffiti vandals nats: ambiance >> reporter:however, if you hike off the mail trail with is mostly, strike that it's all down hill you will see more trash then you can shake a stick at these tourist from montreal notice the trash and had this to say >> reporter:sot: that's discusting, is this what you expect to see when you come to the united states not anywhere in the world yes it shouldn't be
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>> reporter:beautiful aw inspiting views and waves breaking against the rocks but you have to climb over the empty wine bottles, plastic soda bottles and empty cigarette packs >> reporter:but what really caught my attention was what appeared to be an abandoned homeless emcampment that was hidden deep inside the thick brush >> reporter:it had plastic tarps, a baby stroller just to name a few, i have to tell you it wasn't easy finding this stuff in fact i have to hold on to tree branches just to gain access >>nats: ambiance >> reporter:some of the strangs this i found were these slats of wood wrapped tightly by duct tape and this. it appeared to be a full unopened bottle of miller hi life beer . or maybe it was urine >> reporter:there are many more federal parks that are trashed just like this and i only touched the surface of the problem >> reporter:because of steep terriane and poision oak i
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only hiked in about a half a mile of course i have to hike up and out that same half a mile but that alone was an eye opener at lands end stanley roberts kron 4 news return to index >> pam: >> and audio recording, viral tune into kron 4 at 8:00 p.m. in my tax report and talk about the fall out for the gate they area company. the bay area.
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(crying) >> catherine: would be to say that man had jumped in the car to drive away with the woman and child still in the car and you heard the baby crying. they pulled up the car and grabbed the keys and manage to hold on to him until police arrived. his that are arrested on suspicion of carjacking and kidnapping >> pam: cap from of a route and be joined with gary to give him to give us his take on sports today. gary has that story in all of the rest of sports next after sports an ad executive hilarious spent to sell his used car.
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(male announcer): it's now time for gary radnich from the jack in the box sports desk. >> gary: the evening catherine and i are doing sports to dr.gether to gather. >> gary: warriors to a little chat with the timber wolves. maybe the warriors are still involved with love. >> gary: warriors do not want to get up klay thompson. but it seems to be
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on it again. the owner of the team wants to give this guy. >> catherine: i was not sure of the choreography? should the warriors get up klay thompson? too high a price? >> gary: i would. you never take if their equal size or equal talent in my book to take a bigger guy over a smaller guy. everyone thinks klay thompson will be great star but you may not want to give him up. >> gary: de lying awake is back with the miami heat. dwyane wade ...wade had 20
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million next year.. but maye 16-17 million since lebraun left. >> catherine: i would just jump in. then asks me to answer to ask these questions at the end of the program bart >> catherine: lebraun contract is two years of dust that set up the scenario they he will leave cleveland again? >> gary: wahl lebraun is doing is that there is in
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television project in two years so these guys are sunni sci-fi year deal he will have to get back on to he will have to get by on 20 million a year. lebraun could make 50 million a year and two years. for the city of cleveland that he is worth $300,000 more is not coming back if not just coming back to play for their team. >> catherine: >> gary: >> catherine: you sent $300,000. >> gary: bin that should be corrected. i met $300 million
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>> gary: $21 million is guaranteed and graeme is the guy that wanted to be paid as a wide receiver because they giggly make more money than tight end but here is the funny part. he received $23 million guaranteed. so again he will not receive another raise. so he will have to stick it out. >> catherine: bay are saying 3 million to 5 million per it they are saying ...3-5 million dollars.
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>> gary: clearly has been very outspoken and report of gay marriage. some say that is why he is not playing in the league anymore let's hear from clearly. kluwe as >> and country we need to change that because it is harmful to a lot of people. >> gary: he is now the third choice to win the british open he has not when a major championship since 2008. tiger last year if he says anything, anything about tomorrow's round. >> what would be evident sectional finish?
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exceptional >> first place. >> anything else would be unexceptional? >> definitely. >> catherine: does he have a shot? >> if someone >> gary: if someone asks me to pick who will be first place i always pick killed because he has the most talent which you have to be physically ready cree >> (cheers & applause) >> gary: a lot of fun. so there they are. >> catherine: so there they are, they are having fun.
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the >> pam: this is really clever. a man in australia got rid of when he tried to sell his used-car by making the ultimate car commercial. david jump posted this in present and for 1999 holder reno on you too. the car is pretty old school with a cassette player and stick shift the job picture promises a ride that would you make leak out and enjoy life. >> pam: thousands of the down the gulf of mexico news footage of two ships that stop during world war two the past as robert e. lee and the german you both the ship sank in 1942 teen-shot the video has been studying see like growing on the ships. german u boat
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>> pam: >heat shields are compromised. we have multiple failures. what's that alarm? fuel cell two is down. i'm going to have to guide her in manually. this is very exciting. but i'm at my stop. come again? i'm watching this on the train. it's so hard to leave. good luck with everything. watch tv virtually anywhere with the u-verse tv app. with at&t, the u-verse revolves around you.
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delivered to you 24/7. it's "the insider" together with yahoo!. this really is unbelievable. sandra confronted by her alleged stalker, face to face, right outside her bedroom door. meanwhile, is bobbi kristina in need of an intervention? why whitney's daughter may be crying out for help. and here's a question. will her dad, bobby, come to her rescue? hello, everyone. i'm kevin frazier. >> and i am thea andrews. posts about bobbi kristina on social media that could signal she is in crisis. but first new details surface about sandra bullock's terrifying encounter with an alleged home invader who reportedly claims to be her husband. >> this is the ultimate down side to fame. they're huge targets. >> sandra's alleged stalker confrontation. there are new details today about the star coming face to face with this man, 39-year-old joshua corbett. according to the police search warrant during the break-in last month at sandra's home she actually saw corbett outside her
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