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this morning on the kron 4 morning news. wildfires continue to burn thousands of acres across the state as crews are pushed to the the mexico hurricane. now a tropical storm. shuts down the airport leaving thousands of the kron 4 morning news starts right now. good morning. it is wednesday september 17th. i'm mark danon.
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other conditions >> reporter: we are talking season. at 4 temperatures expected later on >> reporter: with that said pleasanton hitting 82 in oakland looking for 74. will see how clouds associated with this system. we will continue with
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that sense as we head into early thursday. as we have a wet early commute. with that said were looking at a warming trend as we head into early next week. we're not blunter in the hot spots. >> reporter: the median lights are off right now. the san mateo bridge is looking good in both directions. the golden gate bridge is looking redbook but with lots of space in between cars. it doesn't matter if you're using fast track or a cash paying customer.
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>> james:the top story we are following closed and evacuations remain in place. as crews continue to fight the raging wildfire in el dorado county. >> james:the king fire -as it's called - has burned nearly 13- thousand acres. and is *still only 5-percent contained. >> james:right now -- highway 50 is closed in both directions from sly park to fresh pond. >> james:east of sacarmento. >> james:the fire is burning northeast of the community of pollock pines. >> james:flames are quickly travelling in the east and northeast directions. >> james:500- homes are threatened. >> james:crews are fighting the blaze from the ground and the air. they are facing >> james:challenges because of the steep terrain and dry conditions. >> james:the cause of the fire is still under investigation. >> james:the king fire is one of a dozen california wildfires that crews are battling. >> james:and new this morning-- cal-fire is offering a 10- thousand dollar reward for information leading to the cause
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of a smaller, but more destrutive fire in city of weed. >> james:this is near the oregon border. >> james:more than one- thousand fire fighters are battling the fast- moving blaze there. it has already damaged or destroyed more than 1-hundred and- 50 structures. >> james:the fire has clsoed highway- 97 in the area, and some residents were forced to evacuate. >>: the people across the street were told to get out now with only the clothes on their backs. and she said my home is now destroyed. >> james: containment is only at 4%. we'll continue to follow this story online. >> james:you can always get the latest information on our website. kron4-dot-com. >> james:as well as our facebook and twitter pages. >> james:on to another developing story this morning.
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>> james:the mexican government started airlifting the first of tens of thousands of stranded >> james:tourists. out of the hurricane- ravaged resort area of los cabos. >> james:hurricane odile. has been downgraded to a tropical storm. >> james:and its now moving toward arizona. >> james:residents there filled sandbags in anticipation of potential flooding brought on by the remnants of odile. >> james:meantime, kron 4's alecia reid spoke to one bay area mother. who can't wait to have her four daughters back home-- after being stranded in cabo san lucas. >>: we are alive and well. >> reporter: hiding in a bathtub these were the abeyance that they were sending in their mother. all 14 flights got stuck in mexico the day they were supposed to be headed back home. >>: say hello
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>> reporter: she hasn't slept in day easss >> reporter: the young woman's try to block the window with mattresses when that didn't work bay went by the exits in the elevator. in need of fold and water they went looking for a store and looters began to weep. >>: they had a pack of hot dogs and they boil down and the coffee maker. >> reporter: they have been the evacuating people of every hour towards tijuana.
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>> reporter: their parents are hoping the baking dish on iraq to s f o house of a conceive them some time tonight. coming up on the kron 4 morning news-- >> james:the latest on the brutal attack on the el cerrito elderly couple-- we'll hear from the neighbor-- who the victim ran to first. >> james:plus-- the napa quake recovery enters a new phase-- >> james:why officials are now going door to door. >> james:and a push for residents to have access to a free h-i-v prevention pill. >> james:the call for action from a san francisco supervisor.
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el cerrito police are working to >> james: catch the robbers who
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attacked a married couple-- both 90- years-old-- >> james:in their home over the weekend. >> james:the couple bruised and beaten spoke with us yesterday-- and didnt want to talk with us last night. >> james:however, kron 4's j-r stone did speak with one neighbor who shared the moments after the attack >>: i was in the shower and my doorbell rang about 10 times and i came to the door. in the woman was sitting right of their kind of hunkered down. >> reporter: she's referring to but what happened during the weekend when she was attacked in her own home. >>: i could picture her climbing her friends back there. >> reporter: tuesday they reach
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interviewed the victims. they will never forget this past saturday and neither with the neighbors. >>: they weren't bleeding a lot but there was blood on them. i can't even imagines that i felt really bad for them and i think they're both 90. >> reporter: demand and a female suspect last seen in a blue car and the ethnicity is unknown. >> reporter: live in the weather center headed out to a live wednesday morning.
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>> erica: it would assist the be the first rain of the season. brown now let's talk about as you leave your house for work or school. los 60s in the partly cloudy skies. we see an increase in clouds. and it will be cooler than yesterday. and it is a 15 degree drop. as of tonight that's when that the rain really will come in. we will see a few raindrops fall overnight and san francisco bay as well as the north bay coast line. >> erica: high clouds low and it
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was much cooler weather santa clara 82 by 77 in mountain view. richmond is looking for high of 67 degrees in law are cooling down with him daily city with high of 67. those clouds will highlight and definitely moving in. as usual we will see rain marks the north bay coast. you'll notice the clouds first and rain will begin later on tonight beds look at 11:00. it's light rain is expected not more than a 10th of the next. as we head into 6:00 thursday prepared to suffer what roads.
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>> erica: not much is expected to is not going to put a dent into anything. cold weather in the wet weather in very short lived. we will want things up in drag things out. >> erica: not working on any potential hot spots. if you're on the bridge you see a handful of cars taking that trip on the bridge. there's no weight at the toll plaza and lots of space with cars on the right-hand side. >> erica: problem free ride on the golden gate bridge and no
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reports on the san rafael bridge. so far so good >> james:governor jerry brown has signed new legislation. that regulates california groundwater. >> james:the legislation requires local agencies with depleted supplies. to begin managing their wells. >> james:groundwater makes up nearly 60- percent of the state's water use during dry years. however. it is not monitored the same way as water from reservoirs and rivers. >> mark:officials say, over- pumping of groundwater. has caused pieces of land around the state. to sink. >> mark: work continues. and now, 4o volunteers with the public health department began door-to- door surveys. >> mark:these surveys cover napa, american canyon and surrounding areas effected by last month's earthquake. >> mark:the volunteers hope to learn how the quake is impacting households, mainly focusing on health and mental health issues
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>>: all of the individuals have a packet of resources. so what will do this but try to look at is there something concerning in the community. an act of public and the medical resources to that. and the contracts lookit ways to address that as a community. >> mark:participation is voluntary and the surveys will continue. until the end of the day on thursday. >> mark:san francisco is trying a new shaming method to make its buildings safer during earthquakes. >> mark:this week the city plans to slap signs on hudreds of apartment buildings. >> mark:the signs read in part: >> mark:"earthquake warning! this building is in violation of the requirements of the san francisco building code." >> mark:the city hope the owners will be shamed into complying with an earthquake safety ordinance. >> mark:many building owners say the signs will cause unnecessary panic.
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>> mark:overnight in oakland-- candidates are making their pitch to voters-- to be the >> mark:the top candidates made their mark:and as kron 4's jeff bush reports -- they talked about everything from crime to business and even garbage. >> reporter: the election season is on an oakland and the field is wide open. >>: oakland has an unemployment rate which is higher than every other committee we touch. >>: we need to fix this mess that would call oakland city government. >>: i'm running for mayor that brings strong leadership that puts up one first. >>: i see a future that clouds of billion dollars invested in this city. >>: why every time you talk to a
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business person they find a to be a laughingstock to get a permit and city hall. >> reporter: crime business sports and garbage where the topics that the canada its touchstone. it was clear to each candidate. and it was the first of the many debates that will take place between now and november. it's still early and it can get nasty by time but beat by-election this. new this morning-- >> mark:san francisco supervisor david campos is pushing to make a new drug. that has shown to eliminate the risk of contracting h-i-v. available to all city residents for free.
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>> mark:the pill called truvada. also known as prep. has been approved by the food and drug >> mark:administration. as the first drug to prevent the sexual transmission of h-i-v. >>: we're talking about bringing a drug lowborn but that's when not only save lives but saves money. it will save $355,000 per person in an hiv treatment. >> mark:supervisor campos says, in the last five years. more than 2-thousand people in san francisco >> mark:have been diagnosed with h-i-v. >> mark:a rally calling for the city to take action and provide the drug >> mark:of income. is set to take place thursday. >> mark:coming up on the kron four morning news.
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giants/diamondbacks man with a dr. suess-like giants hat
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>> mark: bay area baseball when the giants taking on the diamond expert top 4th/ scoreless >> mark:buster posey solo home run off john collmenter 1-0 giants bottom 4th/ 1-0 giants >> mark:jake peavey another strong outing tonightstrikes out a.j. >> mark:after arizona got one off peavey to tie it top 7th >> mark:brandon crawford who also had two hits the sacrafice fly to center scoring hunter pence 2-1 giants >> mark:bottom 8th after peavey gave way to two runners on to sergio romo >> mark:he gets pollack to fly out to end the threat santiago casilla put them down 1-2-3 in the 9th final: 2-1 giants >> mark:they snap a 3-game losing streak and with 11 games
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to play >> mark: and the a's give up three runs in the fourth in three runs in the fifth. after beginning of july they had the best record in baseball and now they are 10 and 1/2 games behind in the a.l. west. dewberry but they do stay ahead of the competition in the wild- card spot. >> mark: we have the latest on the aegean peterson case. he will not play while facing child abuse cases. now budweiser is
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threatening to pull their sponsorship.
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we're coming up on 4-30. >> mark:here are the big stories we're working on for you this morning. >> mark:president obama is consulting with military officials today about the campaign against isis. >> mark:he is visiting u-s central command in tapa florida. >> mark:advisors will brief the president on the battle pans on isis. >> mark:mr.obama will deliver remarks on that briefing. >> mark:it's expected to happen at 8:10 this morning. we will carry it live on air.
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>> mark:a major highway is closed and evacuations remain in place as crews continue to fight the raging wildfire in el dorado county. >> mark:the king fire has burned nearly 13-thousand acres. and is only 5-percent contained. >> mark:right now highway 50 is closed in both directions from sly park to fresh pond. that's east of sacramento. >> mark:500- homes are threatened. >> mark:the cause of the fire is still under investigation. >> mark:and the mexican government began airlifting the first of tens of thousands of stranded tourists out of the hurricane ravaged resort area of los cabos yesterday. >> mark:mexican military and commercial planes were carrying travelers out through the los cabos international airport, which is still closed because it was heavily damaged. >> mark:travelers were being flown free of charge to airports in tijuana, mazatlan, guadalajara and mexico city to catch connecting flights. >> mark:kron 4's vicki liviakis reports from los altos, where one family is waiting anxiously for a loved one to return home from cabo san lucas. >> reporter: the hurricane
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changed block plans. >>: now they are stranded i do not think any of them are injured but they have limited food and water. and the boys are a little bit worried. >> reporter: elizabeth parker was supposed to come through that door on sunday. now they're not sure when she will make it home. >>: there were worried that that situation could get worse. >> reporter: breastbone little bit of food and water.
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>>: he says his wife and her friends are pretty resourceful. >> reporter: 01 mom does get back to their source you have amazing stories to tell. >> mark:overnight we received a call from the husband in the story we just brought you and says his wife is okay and they are expected to come home today. >> erica: right now the biggest concern for the u.s. is south eastern arizona. you concede the moisture moving into the united states. we're talking about 6 to
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8 12 in. of rain. and with that said we're looking at the possibility of a strong storm surge. but for phoenix we are expecting one or 2 in. of rain. and this is something we will continue to monitor. in the remnants of this hurricane is still something to be concerned about. >> erica: this will be more of a light rain. tire clouds will start to strain and as we head into the afternoon. counted we will see much rain associated with office but if we do it will be a 10th of an inch. velella is
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68 in 52 degrees in richmond. as we head into the afternoon but will be cooler day. in napa 77 and 82 in fairfield. oakland is looking at 77 for reupholstere.s into the bay area as we head into tonight. the greatest chances that the north bay coastline will seek some brain. rain. past that were going to warm things up. as you see temperatures rise in the we can.
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keep your umbrella handy and he would not need it tomorrow. >> erica: we're not looking at in the hot spots it's a great time to leave your house. the san mateo bridge is looking good in both directions. it's a problem free ride at the golden gate bridge. it drive time is 20 minutes. >> mark:only on kron4. >> mark:we're hearing from the person behind the camera. during
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an arrest on bart that some are calling excessive. >> mark:we first showed you this video last night. >> mark: on a pittsburg -bay point train. >> reporter:a passenger-- who asked us not to reveal his identiy--- pulled out his cell phone camera and recorded the incident between a woman and a bart officer. >>: and the woman was sitting on this side of the training see with sleep. >> reporter: according to bart police dispatch she was drunk and suspected to be on drugs. and allegedly resisted the officer's command.
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>>: he started on getting more aggressive and i knew something which happened i just didn't know he would slam her. >> reporter:the passenger says, the officer went too far. >> reporter:bart police say the woman was >> reporter:a spokesperson also said. footage from the bart offcier's body camera is now under >> mark:you can watch the video of the incident on our website. we have more than 5 minutes >> mark:of raw footage. that's on kron4-dot-com. >> mark:another top story we are following for you this morning-- >> mark:viking's running back adrian peterson deactivited--
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>> mark:this comes after the minnesota vikings announced over night that peterson will not play *again for the team until his legal issues are resolved. >> mark:peterson has been placed on the n-f-l's exempt - commissioner's permission list. >> mark:that means he must stay away from all team activities. >> mark:peterson was kept out of sunday's game against the new england patriots. >> mark:he turned himself in to east texas authorities on saturday. >> mark:that came two days after an indictment alleged peterson of "recklessly or by criminal negligence cause bodily injury" to his son, a felony. >> mark:peterson quickly posted 15- >> mark:he says he accidentally physically injured his son while disciplining him. >> mark:and added while he isn't a perfect parent, he is *not a >> mark:and now nike has pulled peterson's merchandise off the shelves of its twin cities store. >> mark:the decision by nike comes on the heels of the radisson hotel chain suspending its sponsorship of the team and of minnesota governor mark dayton saying the team should bench peterson.
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>> mark:however nike isn't completely out of the peterson business. you can still purchase peterson jerseys on nike-dot- com. >> mark:as far as other peterson sponsors, wheaties has removed the player from its website. >> mark:but verizon is reportedly not making any changes. >> mark:the n-f-l players union filed an appeal on behalf of ray rice. >> mark:rice was suspended indefinitely by the n-f-l after a video showed him knocking out his then-fiancee, now-wife -- janay rice. >> mark:the players union argues the league alredy punished ray rice, saying the new indefinite suspension violates his rights to due process. >> mark:the union's collective bargaining agreement requires a hearing within 10 days. >> mark:a neutral arbitrator will determine what the n-f-l knew and when, pertaining to rice's punishment. >> mark:and even major sponsor anheuser-busch is expressing concern over the league's handling of the recent domestic violence and child abuse charges facing active players. >> mark:anheuser-busch, the official beer of the n-f-l since 2011, previously had declined to comment on the ray rice and adrian peterson cases, among whole others. but on tuesday, they released a statement saying:
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>> mark:"we are disappointed and increasingly concerned by the recent incidents that have overshadowed this nfl season. we are not yet satisfied with the league's handling of behaviors that so clearly go against our own company culture and moral code. we have shared our concerns and expectations with the league." >> gabe: a new social network was launched yesterday we see here where it cost to join this community.
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>> gabe: which you pay to be a
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member on a social network it cost $90,000 to join. because it costs $9,000 to join and $3,000 a year. this is jane of the philharmonic orchestra. he had a problem finding people of whom he could relate to what other sites. >>: that are lot of what the people worldwide who live in small areas who have no locals networked at all. >> gabe: there's lively conversation going on about this right now at kron 4.com.
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>> erica: and that is the lucky number. we do have changes we want to alert you to in the weather department. we're talking about the possibility of thunderstorms as we head into tonight. san francisco not to read and 63. and were partly cloudy conditions with clouds of months the coastline. in this moisture on the corner of your screen is more to push into the bay area. and john r. temperatures. as we head into
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the afternoon a temperatures will be much cooler though we enjoy yesterday. >> erica: any action 83 downtown san francisco 69 degrees trea. t much in the way of moisture him will have clouds moving in. we will not only see too much out of the system. maybe a 10th of an inch. you will notice will looking at the possibility of what roads. and we should draftings out by the afternoon. >> erica: here's a look at your seventh day around the bay which should be dry air tomorrow.
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warmer temperatures as we head into the weekend. we have bumper 60s and lent an upper 70's towards the coast. we have moved in the direction for the summerlike weather during next week. >> erica: your see at the bay bridge toll plaza some of the cash flow into starting to back up. in the san mateo bridge drive time is at 12 minutes. and there's lots of space between cars headed to san francisco. it does not matter if you are fast track user or cash paying customer. and in westbound 580 we are seeing some slowing right now. as a head and closer to
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the 586 speeds certainly improved. >> mark:the president delves further into his plans for combating isis, today, in a speech later this morning. >> mark:andrew spencer reports, so far, u-s air power has helped in the fight against isis. >> reporter: the president turn says attention on isis'. the president address of the isis' direct later this morning. considering his box he echoes the note minute within the american boats on the ground.
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>> reporter: this week's u.s. air strikes are playing a key role against isis'. that pushed isis' back retaking positions. but the situation could change. should they try to take in isi'' stronghold they may need to reconsider the policy. >>: i will recommend that to the president. >> reporter: as congress considers to authorize the monitor the residence. >> mark: the president's speech is happening in o'clock this morning. >> mark:and new this morning-- >> mark:the u-s is taking action to prevent the deadly ebola
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outbreak from spreading. >> mark:president obama visited the centers for disease control in atlanta, where he announced, he is sending 3-thousand medical professionals and troops to west africa. to help contain the virus. >> mark:hundred people, and thousands more are infected. >> mark:the world health organization is calling it. the deadliest ebola outbreak in history. >>:so this is an epidemic that is not just a threat to regional security, it's a potential threat to global security if these countries break down, if their economies break down, if people panic. that has profound effects on all of us even if we are not directly contracting the >> mark: 100 -million dollars to fight the disease. >> mark:the president is expected to ask congress for another 88 -million. >> mark:it was a full-house tuesday night at the saint louis county council meeting. >> mark:protesters angry about the police shooting of unarmed teen michael brown brought
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their >> mark:leaders of the demonstration took their frustration in the that's the man who defeated >> mark: charlie dooley in a contentious primary for the position of county executive. >> mark:protesters told stenger that by noon today, they want to hear him call for bob mcculloch to step aside. >> mark:mcculloch is the saint louis prosecutor investigating the brown shooting. >> mark:here are some of the public comments from the meeting. >>: how many people need to come forward to let china know that this boy had his hands up when this police officer shot him. >> mark:several of brown's relatives were at the council meeting. >> mark:they too want mcculloch to step aside.
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>> mark:a massachusetts man says the end to his vacation was anything but pleasant when t-s-a agents targeted him because of his cologne. >> mark:jean marie occean , his wife, and young daughter were in the fort lauderdale-hollywood airport ready to fly back to boston. >> mark:occean said the t-s-a pulled him into a separate room for additional screening when he tested positive for explosive chemicals. >> mark:he said agents eventually told him it was likely something very common that set off the sensors. >> mark:occean grew up in haiti and became a u-s citizen last month. >> mark:he rarely flies and doesn't know when or if he'll do it again. >> mark:the t-s-a said released a statement saying-- >> mark:"t-s-a's explosives trace detection technology must be sensitive enough to detect even the slightest presence of explosives on a passenger or piece of luggage. >> mark:due to this sensitivity, on occasion, commonly used items can render a false positive alarm during screening." >> mark:united airlines is
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offering a voluntary buyout to senior flight attendants in an effort to reduce staff. >> mark:the airline and the flight attendants' union have agreed to voluntary buyout packages worth up to 1-hundred- thousand-dollars. >> mark:the airline would not disclose the criteria needed to earn the maximum buyout but is hoping 21-hundred employees take advantage of the offer. >> mark:united emloys more than 23-thousand flight attendants. >> mark: the estimates and is known on the breach on home depot. the dilemma credit-card account access timid.. >> mark: will have more weather
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>> george: with net tracking any major incidents. there's been at the accident reported in greenville. it means is fluoride coming from the 2 05 interchange. for your trip to the bay bridge toll plaza like an easy traffic here. from the macarthur mace drive time is 11 minutes from the maze to san francisco. >> erica: we do have changes in our forecast and the were starting off with a mild conditions. we are looking at the possibility for rain. scarlett think the rain will develop overnight into early tomorrow morning. this would
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drawbar temperatures as we head into the afternoon. it may landfalls as a category 3 hurricane. >> erica: parts of arizona are looking at to 5 in. and then the flash flood warning there. where still looking at strong damaging winds. will have more details on this. >> mark:stranded tourists in los cabos are being airlifted to safety.
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>> mark:the mexican government started getting the people out of the hurricane ravaged area last night. >> mark:more than 15-thousand tourists were stranded after the storm made landfall on monday. >> mark:tropical storm odile is now making its way towards arizona. >> mark:and this morning perople are expected to retunr to the bay area from mexico after being stranded. >> mark:kron 4's mike pelton is live at s-f-o with the details. mike >> reporter: this is hardly an indication that people plan but the focus is on getting back home now. they're trying to get back to the bay area though that's easier said than done.
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there are about 30,000 tourists and the area. and people are cramming in the stairwells and bathtubs. and since the airport is closed the mexican government is trying to fly in be customers to other areas so they can catch connecting flights. >>: now they are stranded for their third day. i don't think that any of them are injured but they have limited food and water. the boys are a little bit worried.
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>> reporter: we talk to a mother and her daughters aren't stuck as well. hope we're going to simplify some people who are finally arriving back home. >> darya:16-hundred homes are threatened by the wildfire bburning in el dorado county. >> darya:the king fire has now burned almost 13-thousand acres and forced the closure of highway 50 east of sacramento. >> darya:the fire is only 5 percent ocntained this morning. >> darya:more than 24-hundred firfighters out the blaze. >> darya:and smoke from the fire is so impacting air quality so much that schools in reno had to cancel sporting events.
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>> darya:the king fire is one of a dozen wildfires burning in california this morning. >> darya:meanwhile cal fire is offering 10-thousand dollars for information about the cause of a destructive wildfire burning near the city of weed this morning. >> darya:the fire burning near the oregon border has already damaged or destroyed more than 150 buildings.and forced the closure of a highway in the area. >>: i'm just seeing france houses that are there any more or pop art property destroyed. >> darya: various crews from the bay area have left to help. >> mark:news this morning.adrian peterson will not be allowed to play for the minnesota vikings any time soon. >> mark:the n-f-l running back is accused of hitting one of his children with a switch causing
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serious injuries. >> mark:and the incident has sparked a national conversation. >> mark:kron 4's will tran is live in hayward with details. will >> reporter: if you went to bed before 9:00 you thought he was good to go for this weekend. an overnight to the minnesota vikings decided that enough is enough. this means he would not participate in any team activities after his legal matter is resolved. >> reporter: if he chooses a court trial that will not be resolved until after the season.
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while discipline his son he took a tree branch borges' which ben left marks on the child as they flew back to minnesota and the lesotho wins all the child can document it the case and that's why we are here. >> reporter: he did not mean to leave remarks he says he is a good father he understands the matter and wide the vikings have done what they have done. the question is what had changed. they are also taking heat for that. this case has been so
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polarizing that we will get reaction. >> darya:and coming up a little later on the kron 4 morning news. >> darya:more fallout from the recent domestic violnece in the n-f-l. >> darya: and it's called seismic shaming how could come >> darya: and it's called seismic shaming how could come to a bay area near you. in a foo. thght y never oughabouthe ffee was drinking havi aci.n a foo. thght y it never dned me at i uld rt your teh. haheold to e pramel thght y it's goingo he proct the ameln yo tee. it allows to ntin todrinmy cfe, and itas aeal sy stchto me.
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>> george: a quick check from the bay bridge toll plaza where traffic is pretty not blight. except for some occasional,
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beauty is not reporting any problems. >> erica: a live look at direct camera where we will talk about where in wind or rain is expected to hit. ♪
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>> erica: midmorning, right now so far so good. livermore curly at 60. 64 in oakland. you notice how clouds coming in. some
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locations the lower to 54 degree of 15 degree drop. i do have a system but headed our way. yes bring some range into the mix. but that should not happen until later on tonight. we're not seeing much as we head into 11:00 tonight. the san francisco bay and santa cruz mountains. you deftly may have to prepare for what roadways. due to on the boil build up on the roads. adequacy too much more rain and other debts up of an inch.
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>> erica: i do quickly want to stop touching based on what's happening. it is bringing moisture and to mexico and arizona were we do have flash flood warnings and watches and a factory. >> erica: this is something you will continue to monitor especially with the possibility of another hurricane. it's not expected to actually reached land what we aren't looking at the possibility of a strong waves and winds. and at the brink some damage to some results.
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>> erica: high pressure will build back in by the weekend. >> george: 11 minutes hercules to berkeley. your writer on westbound 580 is picking up a bit now. they're actually occurred in the 3:00 hour this morning. south bay free workers are like right now. at the bay bridge the west about rat looks good and were not checking any problems or delays. for your
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trip to the golden gate bridge like traffic in both directions. in december sales rich is along the ride this morning which means it's a fast one. >> darya: san francisco is trying to shame the business owners into their building codes. the city hopes that the owners will be shamed into complying. >> ma >> mark:last night in oakland.mayoral candidates made their pitches to voters. >> mark:seven candidates debated everything from crime to
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>> mark:the debate was hosted by a combination of all of the chambers of comerce in oakland. >> mark:for more on last night's debate you can go to kron 4 dot com and hear what the cadidates had to say about the issues. >> darya: yesterday anheuser- busch and broke their silence and the bay were disappointed and i not yet satisfied with the league's handling or behavior to go get their own moral code they have shared their concerns with the league. and cbs in riyadh are splitting up after this incident. the singer had a
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video which is a portion of jaycees' run this town. and they cut it. >> darya: they felt they had the wrong tone plan. she said you porter might tone last week and now you want to slide again this week no f you . >> mark: what's sad about this story is then everyone is fumbling this down the line.
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it's a story that keeps giving works. >> mark: we are following several stories in the latest on the wildfires by including one that closed highway 50. >> stanley: people behaving badly.
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required to follow the three foot law if the cyclist are, well behaving badly >> stanley:the three foot rule is now law what it basically means drivers are required to give bicylist 3 feet of cushion to avoid bike vs auto collisions >>: we are supposed to have the same rights as a vehicle when writing down the streets they don't respect bicyclist at all. >> stanley:now the three foot law does not apply if the cyclist is in a protected bicycle lane like this one on polk street which is techenally know as a category 3 bike lane >> stanley:also the three fooot law dosent apply if the cyclist is riding on the sidewalk and the tree foot law does not apply to cyclist >> stanley:in fact cyclist can get as close as they want to your car or bus while riding but it's the motorist who need to use caution when driving around >> stanley:now i know many of the motorist are going how is
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that fair, well lets be realistic drivers you are operating a 4000 pound plus cage with wheels and cyclists have on a helmet >> stanley:so it is fair to the cyclist that you have to watch out, that being said cyclist need to follow the rules of the road at all times >> stanley:if you see signs that read bicycles get full use of the lane that is different from the three foot rule, that means is there is a bike you need to change lanes pass >> stanley:now back to the three foot rule, realistically the law was intended for rural areas more than urban area like san francisco where it's sort of controlled chaos everyone blue membersbut that does not mean that drivers should treat the law like it dosent exist, drivers need to do everything in their power to give bicylist a safety net >> stanley:now with all things being equal if there is a collision involving a car and a bike if the police can determine the collision was in fact the drivers fault the ticket could reach as high at 900 dollars >> stanley:we all have to get
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along wheather it's a cyclist or a motorsit, in the end it all boils down to everyone getting to and from home safely outr lives depend on it in san francisco stanley roberts kron 4 news >> mark:next on the kron 4 morning news.we speak to a mother waiting for her daughters to return after getting tranded in mexico because of hurricane odile. >> mark: will have details coming up.
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ghastly looking possibility of rain. we are looking at the system that is going to tap into a cold front. and we're looking at the possibility of a 10th of an inch of rain. as we head into tonight we will see brain developed tonight. rain will be brought to note new mexico. but i will tobol with this system is headed. that is headed in the same and direction.
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>> george: it is a slow ride on 580 in the westbound direction there is an early morning accident that is long of of the show. drive times are only 11 to 12 minutes east your freeway is a good computer at 12 minutes from berkeley but hercules to berkeley 33 minutes is a drive time there. >> darya:right now -- highway 50 is closed in both directions from sly park to fresh pond. >> darya:east of sacarmento.
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>> darya:the fire is burning northeast of the community of pollock pines. >> darya:flames are quickly travelling in the east and northeast directions. >> darya:500- homes are threatened. crews are fighting the blaze from the ground and the air. they are facing >> darya:challenges because of the steep terrain and dry conditions. >> darya:the cause of the fire is still under investigation. >> darya:the king fire is one of a dozen california wildfires that crews are battling. >> darya:and new this morning-- cal-fire is offering a 10- thousand dollar reward for information leading more destrutive fire in city of weed. >> darya:this is near the oregon border. >> darya:more than one- thousand fire fighters are battling the fast- moving blaze there. it has already damaged or destroyed more than 1-hundred and- 50 structures.
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>> darya:the fire has clsoed highway- 97 in the area, and some residents were forced to evacuate. >> darya:we'll continue to follow this story online. you can always get the latest information on our website. kron4-dot-com. >> darya:as well as our facebook and twitter pages. >> mark: 1 bay area mother is will waiting for a daughter to return. >> reporter: imagine going to mexico for your bachelorette party and get stuck. " these 14 women had been gotten stuck in there in no way out. the navy's
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try to protect themselves by keeping mattresses by the window. >> reporter: now 11 of the 14 girls are on their way back home. >> darya: a rare deep sea creature that you probably never seen before. >> darya: all is very quiet
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>> mark:giants taking on the diamond backs. buster posey hits a solo homerun in the 4th inning. and another strong pitching effort from jake peavey. >> mark:add on a sacrafice fly from brandon crawford to drive in hunter pence. and the giants beat the diamondbacks 2-1. combine that with a dodgers loss. and the giants are 3 games back in the national league west, with just 11 games to play >> mark:the athletics epic collapse continues. taking on the worst team in baseball in the texas rangers. >> mark:the a's give up 3 runs in 4th and 3 runs in the 5th. and they lose 6-3. at the beginning of july, the a's had the best record in baseball, and a 3.5 game lead over angels.now the a's are 10.5 games behind
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>> erica: san francisco and 63 degrees san rose that at 60. as i move lot the way you see in the top corner some rain
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pushing and closer to the bay area. then it will also increase the chance for a few raindrops for the north bay. downtown san francisco looking for the high 69. indurain is definitely on the way. >> erica: it will not be a lot of protest patients. but will be about a 10th of minutes. definitely keep data mining keep your umbrella. call also keeps
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in close eye on what was hurricane odele. we're talking about one to 2 in. of rain in the phoenix area. northern mexico has been that the possibility of 12 in. as to move towards the water. >> erica: we are tracking a the another storm and polo not analyst they vote on the ocean .
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here's a look to your seven they're around they forecast. louis to warmer and drier weather into the weekend. and by sunday it will be in the upper 80s. and all in all pretty insurable and steady conditions. >> george: text live there are not any had spots. but there's an activation of the median lights. at the toll plaza. a
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good ride with no delays. the ride on 101 south bonds is free the crew as i finished. looking at the map hercules to barkley is still 15 minutes. >> george: a 16 minute drive up to the montague expressway. >> darya:here are the big
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stories we're working on for you this morning. >> darya:president obama is consulting with military officials today about the campaign against isis. >> darya: we will carry that live. the king fire has burned nearly 13-thousand acres. and is only 5-percent contained. >> darya:right now highway 50 is closed in both directions from sly park to fresh pond. that's east of sacramento. >> darya:500- homes are threatened. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. >> darya:and the mexican government began airlifting the first of tens of thousands of stranded tourists out of the hurricane ravaged resort area of los cabos yesterday.
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>> darya:mexican military and commercial planes were carrying travelers out through the los cabos international airport, which is still closed because it was heavily damaged. >> darya:travelers were being flown free of charge to airports in tijuana, mazatlan, a and mexico city to catch connecting flights. >> mark:watching wallstreet ahead of the opening bell. >> mark:stocks closed higher as investors await the results of a key meeting by the federal reserve. >> mark:here's a look at the closing numbers. dow -- 17,131.97 nasdaq-- 4,552.76 s&p -- 1,998.98 >> darya: lifted this video and no one was in the store. a see a man walks over attack while
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tampering with a camera. and the burglar has a white t-shirt on with glasses. police say still several laptops. th >> darya: the pill is caught true by the and this the first drug to prevent be hiv virus. >>: this is a drug that is been approved not only to save lives but to save the city a lot of money.
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>> darya: a rally calling for the city to take action is set to happen tomorrow. >> mark:the maker of budweiser beer wants to buy the maker of miller beer. >> mark:anheuser-busch is preparing a bid to buy its rival. >> mark:if the deal goes through it would create a massive beer group of some of the most well known beers including budweiser, coors light, corona and miller. >> darya: sent someone has sent out her no. she is been flooded with calls and tax fraud or all of the world because they believe she is possessed and beaver. >> darya: they called police and
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with it or they put yourself phone number out and say that your anyone in your ruling you get called for ever. >> mark: more of video coming in from the devastation. ...we need to break up.
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>> erica: in getting you up the door to partly cloudy conditions. the will be temperatures much cooler than yesterday. there is rain and the
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forecast and now want to protect. >> darya: the this video we have lightning set upon the treat on fire in san diego. it also on least wins that blue other trees down and you can see this one. >> darya: a newly released the video shows are reared deep creasea creature. it's not juste atom with this as a colony of war in the system zero organisms working together.
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>> mark: coming up in the next hour to bay area cities which and the nicest places to live.
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>> reporter: we all live word people are stuck in mexico. >> mark:wildfires tearing through northern california. closing down a highway and threatening homes. >> darya:time to dust off those umbrellas.

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