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>> reporter:max's parents visiting the growing vigil for their son are also very concerned about student safety. jaime rusk/max's mother we do not want to see anyone else hurt. the school is not doing anything to protect these students. >> reporter:terisa estacio - >> reporter:we have told you this situation before i interviewed a family last robbed at gunpoint at the same location where max was murdered, just a day before. that family said they have tried to talk with school officials about their concerns, but got no family as they try and look for some answers in their sons death. >> reporter:why is no one talking with us. no one.
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>> reporter:an assistant superintendent said that no one was were called on max's family as the district was concerned with a possible disturbance unfolding at headquarters. >>james busch/max's father--they won't talk but they will call the police? >> reporter:administrators did tell us that they are working with police, but would not give us any details. in vallejo, te >> pam: a 10-year-old girl who claimed she was kidnapped in vallejo. made up the entire >> pam: the child told police friday. an unknown man.who had a nose ring and a dragon tattoo. grabbed her from dan mini elementary school. >> pam: she told police she escaped when the vehicle stopped in north vallejo. and then she claimed she made her way to a friend's house a few miles away. >> pam: police said the child made up the colorful story. to escape being punished by her parents for mis-behaving at school. >> pam: an attempted kidnapping in the south bay over the weekend. was all too real. and new surveillance video has surfaced in the case. >> pam: police in campbell say, it now looks like the driver of this car, captured by a neighborhood home security system, appears to have been following a young girl as she walked her dog. >> pam: it happened saturday morning, near the corner of
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maysun court and harriet avenue. where police have stepped up patrols. >> pam: investigators also released this sketch of the suspect, who stopped and asked the girl for directions. and then gave her what police described as 'a bear hug'. before she screamed fought back and escaped. >> that footage is a little troubling. it shows that he was checking the victim creek you can see that making a u-turn. slowing down to a stop for about one minute waiting for the victim to walk across the street. >> pam: here is another look at that sketch. the suspect is described as an asian or hispanic male in his 30's. he's about 5-feet-7 with a medium build. he is thought to have been driving a 1 998-2002 gray or beige honda accord. >> pam: the young girl was not hurt. and police say, she did the right thing by screaming and fighting back.
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>> pam: a popular south bay science camp. is upping its security protocol, after one of their employees was arrested for allegedly molesting a 10- year old camper. and possessing child pornography. >> pam: kron 4's maureen kelly spoke with school officials about their internal investigation. and the steps they are taking to try and keep children safe. >> pam: this is video of the saratoga campus of walden west.the santa clara county office of education says approximently 15-thousand school kids a year visit the sleep away science camp between here and at their other facility in cupertino. edgar covarrubias worked at both sites. you can see him here this video taken during his arraignment. >> reporter:before his arrest.he'd worked at the environmental education camp since 2013.and voluneteered there off and on since 2011. >> reporter:the nickname he used with bear.his most recent job was as the night
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manager of the cupertino campus.but he lived at the saratoga facility and filled in as a sub there. the santa clara county sheriff say they'd found more than 6- hundred images of child porn on his computer and phone.they have not revealed at which walden west campus the 10 year old was allegedly molested.or if there are other victims.but we do know investigators are interviewing other campers. >> reporter:the superintendent for the recently released this letter detailing the new protocols they are putting into place at the camp.they've upped the here so that no individual staffer will be able to be alone with any student at night.and even during they day they say they will follow what they are calling the rule of three.meaning any time a staff member is with a student.there will always be a third person present. >> reporter:and from now when kids go to the bathroom or to the office.they'll use the buddy system. >> reporter:maureen kelly kron4 news. police continue to search for a suspect driver.who is still on the run. a highway chase overnight. ended in a crash in berkeley. kron 4's alecia reid joins
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us now. this vehicle was reportedly stolen? this honda was reported stolen out of conkurd. the driver evaded officers for 30 miles against highway traffic. >> reporter:c-h-p were called in after another agency called off the chase. >> reporter:according to authorites the driver took state highway 4, near port chicago highway in the wrong direction. >> reporter:also getting on i-80 driving in the wrong direction, and exiting at university avenue in berkeley. >> reporter: vehicle from the air. >> reporter:and units stayed near but did not pursue the car as it drove the wrong way. >> reporter:the pursuit ended when the honda collided with a gmc envoy near hearst avenue and california street. >> reporter:the honda's driver fled the crash scene. >> reporter:chp officers searched the berkeley neighborhood for hours, but were unable to find him.
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>>- we made sure to check every house and back yard.anyone trying to break into their home. >> reporter:according to c- h-p, the gmc driver suffered minor injuries and went to a hospital for treatment. >> reporter:investigators continue to follow up on several leads, as they try to locate the driver. >> pam: that ryan to let this until i about the accident at the city and caltran is done about it.
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>> reporter: this one also appears to be a suicide. we spoke with caltran today about some of the things that they are doing to try to prevent this. >> one of the things that we are trying to do it is at and then seen to the entire corridor. we have also added enhanced safety equipment. one of the things we also do is at include a transit police unit that half crisis intervention training. >> bring that up because our transit police were able to say for the lives. --f
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orty >> reporter: one other thing that is going on right here and palo alto is that the up expecting to take on things further by installing infrared cameras especially here at this crossing at metal ave. we have more coming up tonight at 6:00. reporting live and paul alto. >> catherine: california congresswoman loretta sanchez is busy apologizing for an ethnically touchy comment. and gesture. >> catherine: the incident has offended native americans -- and was caught on cell phone video this weekend. >> catherine: it's considered a clumsy start to her u.s. senate race. >> catherine: loretta sanchez's campaign to replace retiring senator barbara boxer is only days old. >> catherine: already - she's apologizing for a comment to the democratic party's indian american caucus:
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>> catherine: here's what she's talking about. >> catherine: a comment she made off the cuff to an indian american caucus,,, >> i am going to his office brett thinking that he was going to.... he is-america. --native american >> catherine: and it didn't help that when a reporter tried to ask her about the comment later.she ran away. >> catherine: state attorney general kamala harris is running for the same senate seat. >> i do not know what to say about that. it was shocking. it was shocking.
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>> catherine: this was her reaction after being told about what happened. political analysts are debating just how badly sanchez has hurt her image.and her campaign. >> catherine: in her statement to delegates.sanchez said that quote - "like so many mexican americans -- i am proudly native american on my mother's side." >> pam: we all have to conserve water in this extreme drought. but it appears that one bart station is not doing its part. >> pam: the transit agency's response. to our my kron 4 story is next. >> pam: plus. police on alert after a violent brawl between biker gangs. >> pam: what lead to the dispute. coming up. >> pam: and the warriors preparing for their matchup with the houston rockets. >> pam: we'll hear from the team. on how they are getting ready for tomorrow nights game. coming up.
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>> pam: california is dealing with a state of emergency because of the severe drought conditions. >> pam: everyhone is being asked to make serious cutbacks in our water use. >> pam: now one kron 4 viewer says, bart needs to pay better attention to the sprinklers at its walnut creek station. >> pam: kro n4's haaziq madyun has kron4 story >>"standing water right heregoing down the street" >> reporter:and jeanne kaplan has the these recently with her cellphone around 1am here in the parking lot of the walnut creek bart station. she
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contacted kron4 because she wants something done about it >>"i think that public entities should show leadership in this time of drought" >> reporter:so what does bart have to say about this? i asked the transit agency's spokesperson jim allison >> "our grounds crews have been out therei have seen the photographs i'm not sure what the context is but we want to thank you and the photographs for bringing it to our attention because we certainly don't want to be wasting water during a drought" >> reporter:bart officials say in 2014 the sprinkler use to come on twice a week for a total of 10 minutes. in response to the drought the sprinkler's time has been reduced to once a week for about 3 minutes. not enough says kaplan >>"i've shut mine completely off, my front lawn is dying and that's okay because people need water and we need food that is grown with
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water and we need to be responsible in every way. >> reporter:in walnut creek haaziq madyun kron4news >> pam: we looked into this story after jeanne kaplan reached out to us. >> pam: if you have a story you would like us to look into. you can submit your story on our website. >> pam: just head to kron- four-dot-com and click on the my kron four story button. >> pam: a federal appeals court in san francisco says you -tube should not have been forced to take down an anti-muslim film. >> pam: that film set off protests, death threats and violence in the middle east. the ruling is a victory for you-tube's parent company google, and for advocates of free speech. >> pam: an actress in the film called- "innocence of muslims". fought to get it removed from you-tube, after receiving death threats. >> pam: it is not immediately clear repost the film.
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>> pam: san francisco police had a court today. >> pam: the court ruled police could not be sued for the way they handled a mentally ill woman. who had threatened to kill a social worker at a halfway house. >> pam: police shot teresa sheehan five -times when she came at them with a knife. she claimed the officers violated her rights as a mentally ill person. under the americans with disabilities act. for not taking special precautions in arresting her. >> pam: but in throwing out the lawsuit, the u.s. supreme court left undecided. whether police must take special care when arresting >> pam: many of you have likely noticed the major construction going on along the edge of the presidio in san francisco - and now we have an idea of what the final product might look like. >> pam: kron 4's emily turner went to the presidio to see the progress. >> reporter:right now, to get from the presidio it takes a cross walk- and little bit of bravery. >> reporter:but soon, all of this will be underground- a
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part of the park and we now have copies of what it will look like. a lawn, a cliff walk, overlooks, esplandes and meadows. >> reporter:there's also a plan for additional elements- like a new program facility more overlooks, and a terrace. that, however would cost more than the budget can accommodate and would be up to tax payers to decide whether it's worth it. the final design will be presented in september. in the meantime, the presidio park project is asking for the public's input. >> i like it appeared--i like it. >> if it is going to the grain. i am usually ford. i am not really into the mass of parking lots. so i would
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have to see. >> reporter: it will reopen monday june 1st at 5:00 a.m. creek for a closer look at the presidio plant rendering it to our web site. kron4news >> reporter:a cool weather pattern will continue for the bay area >> reporter:through most of this week. some isolated showers are possible over the far inland hills but for the most part dry conditions will continue for the bay area and central coast as mostly cloudy mornings give way to partly dry with seasonably cool weather for the memorial day weekend. >> reporter: pretty much all day today. we sought a lot of cloud up there. this take a live look at the bay bridge this evening. as
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santa rosa and concord. for the rest of the bay area tonight, we are seeing preconditions was spotty drizzle. tomorrow the same. >> reporter: wednesday, we are still holding on to the clouds and the morning and the cool temperatures will still run for the next few days. >> reporter: right now is 58 in oakland 63 in sunnyvale and sunnyvale 71. >> reporter: we will be back with more weather! >> pam: a star -studded concert in the bay area. all for a good cause. it is called 'lyme aid'. but limes or drinks. >> pam: it is about raising money to battle lyme disease. >> pam: kron four's vicki liviakis introduces us to a south bay woman. who took on
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the disease, and warns you could have it and not even know it. >> reporter:sherry cagan is a lover of critters great and small. little did she know that a portola valley nature walk.and a tiny tick bite could change her life. >> reporter:the horseback riding champion and mother became instantly ill. so sick - it almost killed her. >> i was diagnosed from everything from mss to cancer. >> reporter:here she is barely 93 pounds and needing an iv drip. >> reporter:misdiagnosed for years, sherry is one of a number of people who've come down with lyme disease. >> we did a ticked study. our number one was a tick study and our area to prove that there is indeed, disease here. >> reporter:singer avril lavine - here on the cover
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of people magazine.is revealing her battle with the mysterious and debilitating disease transmitted by ticks. >> reporter:it often starts like this red ring around the tick bite. >> reporter:sherry says she finally discovered the cause and received proper treatment, and is making a comeback. but sherry never wants anyone to have to suffer like she did. >> reporter:she and her husband have formed bay area lyme foundation using the best minds at stanford and harvard to lick lyme disease. >> pam: an alert today from the san mateo police went and regards to mountain lions. here are two pictures from our partnership with abc seven of the area where the animals were reported. the first time the mountain lion was seen. police said they did see it and it was a medium size of 60 to 80 0 lbs.. later they were
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>> catherine: president obama had something to say this morning.which was under 140 characters. >> catherine: he's embraced the short-form social media.posting his first tweet under the user-name "potus" >> catherine: his first 92- character tweet says."hello twitter! it's barack. really! six years in.they're finally giving me >> catherine: for years, white house officials have used the account "barack obama" to communicate white house policy. >> catherine: and if the tweet was president.he would sign it "b-o". >> catherine: correction: tweet contained 92 characters, sted 91 >> catherine: washington - president short-form communication. twitter has a new potus account. >> catherine: the golden state warriors chimed in on the president's first tweet.posting "welcome to twitter, mr. president!" along with a picture of the >> catherine: the two met earlier this year to talk about the nation's 10-year initiative on fightingv-p.is passionate about. >> pam: over the weekend. bruce jenner made new revelations about becoming a woman. >> pam: the insider's louis aguirre is in los angeles with the new bruce news.
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>> reporter: last night during a scene killed in january he revealed to his children that it would happen before the year is over. >> reporter: heenan rights campaign is typically taboo to ask if they will receive this type of surgery. >> they do the forehead. >> the process of what a transgendered mean and how it will affect the family? >> reporter: per to what are tonight and chris jenner has not been able to bring herself to watch it yet.
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>> pam: you can watch all your celebrity news here on kron-4. >> pam: after the insider -- entertainment tonight airs at 7:30. followed by kron 4 news at eight. >> pam: an extreme athlete known for intense climbs and base jumps around the world. dies after a tragic accident in yosemite national park. >> pam: what went wrong /is coming up at 5:30. >>plus, a biker brawl and shootout leaves several dead in texas. >> pam: next. why police say. they are on high alert.
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(male announcer): this is the bay area news station, kron 4 news starts now. >> pam: police in waco texas are on alert for possible retaliatory attacks. after a stunning >> pam: deadly shoot- out sunday between rival biker gangs. 9 people were killed -- and 18 others injured. catherine heenan is here with more on the fall-out. >> pam: parts of downtown waco have been on lock-down today. >> pam: and police are stopping motorcycle riders after threats have been made against law enforcement. >> catherine: there's still a heavy police presence here. waco police are hoping the worst is over. >> catherine: but say they're ready for just about anything. >> catherine: five rival gangs met at a twin peaks restaurant sunday - just outside waco. >> catherine: a brawl that began as a fist gunfire.9 bodies. and 170
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arrests. >> catherine: some of those arrested could charges.and are being held on 1 million dollar bonds. >>"we're in the process of diagramming every piece of evidence.that was there." >> catherine: police are also getting officers that they're taking seriously. >> catherine: but say the public is not in any danger. >> catherine: they'd actually been tipped off to the meeting of biker gangs -- and had officers onthe scene. but there was only so much they could do. >>"they could care less if we were here or now.that's the violence we were dealing with." >> catherine: the restaurant that was the scene of the deadly brawl will no longer be known as "twin peaks". >> catherine: its franchise rights have been revoked and it's been ordered temporarily closed.
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>> catherine: authorities say this all started because of a turf war --- a power struggle over who dominated texas. >> catherine: tensions reached a boil recently when the members of one gang began wearing a patch with the word "texas" - at the bottom of their jackets and vests. >> catherine: a rival gang had claimed the sole right to display the patch. r >> reporter:a cool weather pattern will continue for the bay area through most of this week. some isolated showers are possible over the far inland hills but for the most part dry conditions will continue for the bay area and central coast as mostly cloudy mornings give way to partly cloudy afternoons. it looks dry with seasonably cool weather for the memorial day weekend. >> reporter: 55 for daly city. here is our look for our satellite rare picture perfect for ukiah and lake tahoe. along with placerville and places around south lake tahoe are receiving snow. but here, maybe just drizzle. 62
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degrees in oakland, 65 in fremont at ellis bought a little warmer. britain would in force japanese print when i come that will break down the highest and take a look at the san francisco giants weather for tonight's game! >> pam: amtrak commuter trains are running between new york and philadelphia again. >> pam: the service resumed today, as investigators are working to figure out what caused week. >> pam: as rene marsh reports, they're focusing on the engine's windshield. >> reporter:tonight fbi analysts are examining the crashed amtrak locomotive -- now housed at this closed off maintenance site in delaware -- to figure out if something struck the train moments before it crashed. >> reporter:meantime, the n- t-s-b says they have found no evidence to back up an assistant conductor's claim. >> reporter:she heard the engineer say train 188 had been hit. :
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>>"we interviewed the septa engineer and he did not recall having any conversation between him and the amtrak engineer, but nevertheless we do have that mark on the windshield of the amtrak train, so we certainly want to trace that lead down." >> reporter:meantime amtrak restored full service today along the busy north east corridor - >> reporter:maneuvering the curve where 1-88 derailed without problems. >> reporter:and technology-- called automatic train control-- is in now place to slow northbound trains before the curve. >>: "if they were able to put atc in over the weekend, some are gonna say, if it before? >> south you're coming from a high rate of speed 110- down to 50. you had to have it there. but from the south the maximum speed was 80 and you could get around this corner at 80." >> reporter:at the crash site - new steel fencing has been put up alongside the tracks. >> reporter:but just a few blocks away -- >>: "well there's a lock
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even fencing, but there might as well not be. this is wide open, you can see the fencing isn't helping or keeping anyone from walking right on these tracks which is just steps away from where this deadly derailment happened. >> reporter:"and not far away - another open gate. this is what we saw at multiple points along the track. open access and no shortage of things to throw, either." >> reporter:amtrak police officials tell c-n-n for them securing the rail lines is now priority one. >> reporter:law enforcement sources tell c-n-n investigators are still focusing on the train's engineer's performance. >> reporter:one n-t-s-b board member says the train could not have picked up the speed it did without the engineer pushing the throttle. >> pam: to be clear, there are no conclusions of criminal wrongdoing. the engineer is cooperating with investigators. >> reporter: tortoise the rock climber ding carter was
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one of two-man that died attempting a base to jump in when suits the current and yosemite park their their reported missing after their jump on saturday. they tried to clear a gatt and smashed into the rocks. the base jumping is illegal and yosemite. he set records for base jumping is with the wet suit. --wind >> reporter: pam? >> pam: president obama met briefly with leaders and emergency officials in philadelphia following last week's deadly amtrak train derailment. >> pam: the city's mayor, police chief and fire chief greeted obama.as he made a quick stop on his way to new jersey. >> pam: the president recognized first responders' swift action in the derailment.which killed eight people and injured more than two-hundred others.
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>> pam: president obama today announced limits on military stock equipment for police forces the president said that military like intervention since the promises to communities. obama, is cutting back on shipments of military command to local police because he said the equipment made for the battlefield is not appropriate for policing. this announcement comes from nine months after a complaint about officers using riot gear and armored vehicles to confront protesters and fergus in misery.
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season.more demand from summer drivers. >> pam: triple-a expects an estimated 33 million travelers to hit the road.an increase of over five-percent over last year. >> pam: and the greatest volume in a decade. >> pam: after bottoming out in february, prices at the pump have been on a slow but steady climb, just in time for the memorial day weekend, which ushers in the busy summer travel season. >> pam: gas prices around the bay area are keeping with the national jump at the pump. >> pam: in san francisco the average is three dollars and 82-cents. >> pam: oakland's average is at three- 67. and in san jose is at three dollars and seventy cents per gallon. >> pam: analysts say the hike could be due to the weaker u-s dollar.and a strong demand for oil.
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>> pam: the warriors are getting ready for the western conference finals against the houston rockets. kron4 executive sports producer jason appelbaum talk to this team today and he joins me. >> reporter: exciting times for the warriors and their fans these days creek and the art eight wins away from winning their championship. you can see
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how grant up the media process is covering the team. >> reporter: with curry and everyone else who spoke. >> reporter: the warriors, they have had three whole days off since their last game grid it will be going on one day a restaurant that is one of the story lines calling into tomorrow. the odds favorite not just to beat the rockets but to get it all patrick to win the championship. we x curry if this was simply there year, and their time? >> we are here occurred and we are still playing. we have a chance to win four games to get to the final tear--to the finals. >> it is an exciting trip we
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cannot wait until tomorrow i cannot wait. this has been a long time. we still have more to accomplish. >> reporter: plan but a significant market. we will x grain and curry how to prevent being overconfident. that will come to you as 645. >> pam: evened the fans have to be careful with that. >> reporter: exactly creek you do not want to jinx it. >> reporter: you have to see more sunshine other places. san francisco with 49 in other places in upper 50s pretty cool weather pattern all container for the bay
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area. throughout most of the week with some solid or isolated showers and possible over the far inland hills but for the most part track conditions will continue for the bay area and central coast as mostly cloudy morning so give way to partly cloudy afternoons. >> reporter: lake tahoe will even see some late spring snow on the radar and higher elevations recognized by the blue-collar. >> reporter: here is a look at the star trek our report with futurecast we do have a chance for drizzle print through tomorrow morning creek it will be pretty cloudy print as the start of tomorrow. >> reporter: it is the slight chance with most areas seen, skies.
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>> reporter: by afternoon we can see some clearing or partial clearing like places like livermore or concord. i solicit showers north of santa rosa but otherwise we should stay dry tomorrow and we should see sunshine later in the afternoon in certain locations. >> reporter: upper 60s in livermore and 66 in san jose. our forecast tonight for the giants at 17 this evening the temperatures will be in the '50s and it will be cloudy and breezy creek here is the star tracker bay are around the forecast. >> reporter: 63 friday and finally 70's for the
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memorial holiday weekend. >> reporter: first bank as an investor airline stock and then i think discretionary spending. the gas rates will stay on the lower side in theory but to go into the oil with job cuts and as fresh and for new oil pretty your like i know? >> reporter: oil is up 12% this year and 40% from 2015 lows. this sounds like it's a horrible scenario print >> reporter: a wild story about avon creek last week. avon? is this fake? >> it is all fake. maybe
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foreign investor like to put out a phony press release. and the fcc system and the stocks shoot up and people start reading tea report print avon has denied everything and they have never thought about it. >> reporter: yes crazy story. >> #1 phone and united states and number of fan in china which is good for apple shareholders peppered the switchers are going from google to apple for the first time ever prevent the numbers are astonishing with 20% did upgrade trick the first time i eat phone users was 50 percent. they will have a good year occurred apple this is a different product and what they have come out with.
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(male announcer): this is the bay area news station, kron 4 news starts now. >> catherine: breaking news. >> catherine: authorities are going door to door in san mateo right now --- warning people about sightings in just 12 hours. >> catherine: among the people who have been warned -- employees of st. matthew catholic school in the city. >> catherine: first - a resident called police after spotting a mountain lion around haywardsouth el camino real this afternoon.
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>> catherine: it's a notorious cooridor on the peninsula. >> catherine: now.caltrain is reporting more fatalities this tonight.the steps being taken to curb this growing problem. >> pam: good evening i'm pam moore. >> pam: 11 fatalities this year alone. >> pam: the latest happening just yesterday on the peninsula. >> pam: authorities say an unidentified man was killed near the atherton station sunday afternoon.
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>> pam: this video comes from our partnership with abc 7. >> pam: officials believe the person committed suicide.but the county coroner will release the official cause of death. >> pam: this marks the 11th fatality this year on the commuter line in 2014.there were 10 caltrain-related fatalities. >> pam: caltrain says it averages 14 deaths per year. officials say 90 percent of those.are ruled suicides. >> pam: so what's being done to keep people safe? kron 4's dan kerman is live in palo alo tonight.. >> reporter: that are going the extra step to look a pilot program to install cameras this part of the check to see if this will put a stop from trains hitting people. >> reporter: for the last two years palo auto along with mountain view lead the way en caltran fatalities creek many of which are suicides. there are working
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together with the transit agency to print those numbers down with a pilot program to install cameras stop the tracks. >> this is a infrared that would be tacked heat along the corridor or the right way. in has intelligence to see if it's a human or animal. >> reporter: they looked up and down the tracks about a mile creek if they detect some 1911 will be notified and in return, will pass the alert to caltran to the train conductor. >> him that i cannot look that far down the track this will give time to stop that train. >>--human eye
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>> any time is a tragedy it is a tragedy to us and we are calling to try to implement a process to help stop it and do it. >> reporter: we are told by the city of palo alto that they are hopeful to get these cameras installed here within the next few months brett no specific timetable at this point current reporting live kron 4 news. >> pam: new at six. >> pam: the f-b-i is searching for a man connected to seven bank robberies in the bay area.and offering a hefty >> pam: a ten-thousand dollar reward is being offered.for leads to the arrest of this man. suspected of robbing seven another in antioch. >> pam: according to authorities.the man carried a knife in two of the robberies and a hand-gun during the two most recent robberies. >> pam: investigators describe him as in his thirties.standing six feet.three inches tall.with an athletic build and tattoos on both arms.
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>> catherine: san jose police are hoping track down a couple of robbery suspects. a security camera captured pretty good photos of the released. >> catherine: police say this man and woman are wanted in connection with the hold-up of the rose market on east 29th -- around 11 at night. >> catherine: they say the man had a gun - which he pointed at the clerk while demanding all the cash from the register. >> catherine: the man and woman are both described as hispanic - and between 18 and 21. >> catherine: anyone who recognizes them is asked to call san jose police. >> catherine: pam? new surveillance video of attempted kidnapping over the weekend. a >> pam: young girl, whom police say is a 'pre teen,' was attacked by the driver
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of a passing car who stopped and asked for directions before putting her in what police described as 'a bear hug.' >> pam: as kron four's rob fladeboe reports now, police say making an arrest in the case is their top priority. >> reporter: campbell police say tried toa young girl early saturday who screamed, fought back and escaped. >> capt. gary berg/campbell police -- obviously she's as shot up to be involved as something like this this type of experience. >> reporter:it happened near the corner of maysun court and harriet avenue. police say home surveillance video shows the suspect vehicle cruise by where the grl was walking her dog then make a u turn back toward her, suggesting he had been following or stalking her. >> capt gary berg/campbell police -- that is what is troubling
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critical look at this video that he actually stopped and then slow down and then stopped to track this girl. neighbor bella obolsky did not recognize the man in the sketch but is keeping an eye out for him nonetheless. >>bella obolsky/neighbor -- >> this is kind of scary. we thought we live in a safe neighborhood creek they are going to catch this guy accurate they have to pay it--they have to. >> reporter:the suspect vehicle is thought to be a 1998-2002 beige or grey honda accord. the young girl, who was not hurt, showed a lot of courage say police. >> reporter:a cool weather pattern will >> reporter: and campbell,
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rob fladeboe kron 4 news. >> reporter: a cool weather pattern with continue for the bay area. through most of this week. possible over the far inlandfor the most part dry conditions will continue for the bay area and central coast as mostly cloudy mornings give way to partly cloudy afternoons. it looks dry >> reporter:weather for the memorial day weekend. >> reporter: tonight with mostly cloudy conditions and it will be breezy and certain spot. with a clearing pretty much the same trick cloudy and great for most locations. >> reporter: when i come
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back with about the east bay forecast coming up a little bit later. >> pam: coming up. >> pam: new details on that deadly amtrak derailment. >> pam: what investigators ruled out as the cause of that crash. >> pam: plus. >> pam: shock and sadness from parents of a north bay teen killed near his school. >> pam: when the alleged gunman will appear in court. >> pam: and we now know what will happen to the bodies of two decaying whales in pacifica. >> catherine: they are still canvassing neighborhoods morning people to stay inside and keep their pet in sight. they are hoping to find the animal and to everyone's mind at ease.
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>> reporter:amtrak says all assela express, northeast regional, and other services will also resume. >> reporter: killed and more than two-hundred others injured when a train went off the rails >> reporter:the national transportation safety board, is examining marks on the windshield. >> reporter:looking into whether the train was hit by a bullet -- before the crash. >> reporter:the f-b-i found no evidence 188's windshield that could firearm. >> reporter:at least two other trains reported being struck with the crash site. >> reporter: technicians installed new automated speed controls on the section of track ahead of the curve, where the derailment happened. >> reporter:for the latest on the amtrak website, kron 4 dot com. >> reporter:pam. >> pam: are still searching for a man who crashed in berkeley sunday night.
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>> pam: endeda c-h-p helicopter located the man.driving a honda accord.who began traveling the wrong way on state chicago highway in concord. with >> pam: and now 30 miles. >> pam: the pursuit ended when the near hearst avenue and california street. the s-u-v driver suffered >> pam: indeed minor injuries and was blunt language would >> pam: investigators are following up on several leads to locate the man. >> pam: in vallejo, the family of slain student max rusk is planning his funeral. >> pam: over the weekend
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the memorial for rusk grew. there are more signs and pictures. the family says there is now a role of candles lining the path to found. rusk was fatally shot last thursday. two people have been arrested. the family says they are still in shock. (cheers & applause) no parent should go through this, i just still can't believe this. we picked out a casket. it is unbearable. (cheers & applause) sot/tc: james bush/max's father. this is just the worse thing possible. >> pam: suspect zachary kroll is set to be arraigned on tuesday in fairfield, he is facing a murder charge. the other suspect is a juvenile and is in juvenille hall. >> pam: fourteen baggage handlers are charged tonight in a wide-ranging consipiracy to smuggle marijuana and other drugs from oakland airport to across the country. the u.s. attorney in northern california says the handlers used their security badges to get past tsa and other check-points at oakland airport. the handlers then passed the pot and drugs along to passengers who smuggled them elsewhere in carry-on luggage.
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>> pam: nine handlers were arrested today in a series of federal raids in the bay area and arizona. >> reporter:a cool weather pattern will continue for the bay area >> reporter:through most of this week. some isolated showers are possible over the far inlandfor the most part dry conditions will continue for the bay area and central coast as mostly cloudy mornings give way to partly cloudy afternoons. it looks dry with seasonably cool weather for the memorial day weekend. lee are seeing higher dust out there. more than 30 mi. per hour the last couple of hours.
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>> reporter: 68 degrees in santa rosa all right, here is a look at storm trackers for print showing us by this evening we will have cooler temperatures and the clouds will increase once again. >> reporter: >> gary: >> reporter: it should be light in nature. however, a good portion of the morning we will see cloudiness once again overall we should be staying dry. >> reporter: highs for the
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east bay shoreline looks like this spirit 63 and castro valley upper 60s and concord to low 70's in antioch and seventh and brett wood creek >> reporter: when i come back we will take a look at storm trecker 4. >> pam: coming up at 6-45.jason is in for gary. >> pam: he'll have reaction from the warriors as they prepare for the houston rockets tomorrow in game one of the western conference finals. >> pam: we sent has human >> reporter: what would it still like to was one of the greatest games in the nba
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history? it would have to be a corporate sponsor or member of the warriors to get the seats occurred typically, they are reserved for them. >> reporter: you may recall. when they were taking on the grizzlies and gained five and on other than pong for pound fighter floyd may weather jr. was seated right here. this was not even an official seat but when you have flood in may whether money you have one creek-- floyd maywesther >> reporter: and garden as $650 per is still beyond your budget was moved to the upper section separate also commonly known as the nose
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bleeds for just $177. not a bad cupric i gotcha, and you did not want to do the nosebleeds. your other option would be a premium sleek creek find out how you can teach you and 15 of your friends in one of these luxury suites and then goes to in be a dud,. --you can go to nba.com >> reporter: said oracle rina haazig madyun kron 4 news. >> pam: straight ahead. >> pam: brand new information on those two whales found dead on a bay area beach. >> pam: how officials now say they will dispose of the massive mammals.
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>> pam: the decision was initially made to allow the whales to decompose, but many people complained about the smell. >> pam: that's when the city of pacifica and san francisco recreation and parks department decided it would be best to bury the mammals. >> pam: no word yet on when that burial will take place. >> pam: the reward is up to 10-thousand dollars in a disturbing animal abuse case. >> pam: maximillian was stolen from his owner last monday.and located last thursday near division and south van ess in san francisco. >> pam: he was severeley beaten and had burns all over his body. >> pam: yesterday.maximillian was euthanized after suffering from kidney failure. anyone with information that could help investigators is encouraged to call animal care and control san francisco. >> pam: in saratoga.new protocols are in place here at the walden west science camp after an employee at the allegedly molesting a 10 year old camper and possessing child pornography.
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my name is tony sartorio. i'm a lineman for pg&e out of the concord service center. i have lived here pretty much my whole life. i have been married for 12 years. i have three kids. i love living here and i love working in my hometown. at pg&e we are always working to upgrade reliability to meet the demands of the customers. i'm there to do the safest job possible not only for them but everybody, myself included, that lives in the community. i'm very proud to do the work that i do and say that i am a lineman for pg&e. it's a rewarding feeling. together, we're building a better california.
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expecting to install separate cameras along the railroad crossing in hopes of stopping those who planned to stop or stepped in front of the caltran. >> it is a heat detection so it will see things that the human i will not see. will be in touch with caltran that would then be in touch with the conductors. >> reporter: is no time frame of when the cameras will be installed creek the are hoping that it would take place within the next couple of months. intel also kron4 news --and palo alto >> reporter: the girl was all he heard don't when the man stopped to ask for directions and then gave the girl when she described as a beer hook she screamed and
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a skateboard they have a description perhaps asian or hispanic in his 30's. the suspect car but to be in 1998 to 2002 great or base honda accord. --beige >> reporter: was this after an employee was arrested for allegedly a tenured old boy and possessing child pornography. and the up the number of overnight workers here so that no individual stafford will be able to be along with a student at night. and even throughout the day. they will follow the rule of three meet, at any time there will be a third time and we--meaning and there will always be a third person doctorate
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>> reporter: amonte above temperatures could be in el manual forming creek if that happens it could affect the just dreamed that a possibly bring more moisture to california. it is still too early to separate if indeed this will help relieve the drought. >> pam: n.y. gruesome scene i have dealt with." >> pam: that how one officer described the carnage followed a shootout between biker gangs in texas. >> pam: bedeckwhen it was all over.nine people were dead, and nearly 200 from five different gangs were in custody. were >> pam: cnn's nick valencia
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reports from outside the restaurant where it all unfolded. >> pam: there is still a heavy police presence here an active crime scene. where a shootout occurred on sunday between rival gang members. >> reporter:according to police at arrested. all will be charged with engaging in organized crime. >> reporter:some will face capital murder charges. >> reporter:what we know about what happened is about 12 p-m on sunday, a fight broke out inside the twin peaks restaurant and things escalated quickly, spilling out into the parking lot. when >> gary:police say they anticipated trouble here. they knew about the meeting. >> reporter:that's why they had at least 18 police officers on site, including four officers from the department of public safety. >> reporter:they engaged the
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suspect and they say they quickly took control of the situation. >> reporter:at a press conference earlier, a spokesman with the waco police department highlighted the concerns he had with the local business owner of twin peaks. >>: "we have been here for about two months. this is have been there. the question was what happened in the past with twin peaks management about meetings that we had, what did they know? the answer to that is they were aware that there were issues here. we have been working with the management here to no avail and i have to say that was local management here. we told them of the issues. we tried to get assistance for them from them in reference crowds, bu they would not >> reporter:and while police say there is no threat to the public, concerned about their own safety. >> reporter:a spokesman with waco police department saying there are credible threats against the officers, but they do say they are prepared for whatever happens next. >> reporter:reporting in waco texas i'm nick valencia. back to >> pam: as the investigation continues.the twin peaks suspended for the
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next seven days. >> pam: twin peaks' corporate management also announced it would be revoking the restaurant's franchise agreement immediately. >> pam: the militarization of localnew details tonight about two paragliders killed at yosemite national park saturday. >> pam: extreme athlete and poter, and climbing partner trying to glide from a 35- hundred foot cliff to yosemite's valley floor. a jumpers , wearing wingsuits crashed into into a mountain ridge just 15 seconds into their aerial attempt. their bodies were found in a notch below taft point. >> reporter:a cool weather pattern will through most of this week. some isolated showers are possible over the far inland hills but >> reporter:for the most part dry conditions will continue for the bay area and central coast as mostly cloudy mornings give way to partly cloudy
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>> reporter:afternoons. it looks dry with seasonably cool weather for the memorial day weekend. >> reporter: highs tomorrow looks like this at 3:00 p.m. was 66 and san rafael. assist these in san jose and 62 and all glenn pruitt sold some of us will be below average print looking at the start tucker somewhat tempered his remaining below average it will finally be a little average. just in time for the memorial day. >> pam: still ahead. >> pam: the trailer for the new steve jobs movie is out. we'll give you a sneak peek >> pam: and if you missed sunday's people behaving badly special.don't worry.
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>> catherine: you are looking at the scene live from our partnership with abc seven. the mountain lion has been cornered. police are telling reporters that they are not sure what they would do? they would like to be able to tranquilize it and take it alive but that are still undecided on how to proceed. the mountain lion in san mateo has been found and cornered.
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>> catherine: there's been so much drama surrounding the new stevethat even the just-released trailer is causing some buzz. >> catherine: this one is directed by danny boyle and written by aaron sorkin. the trailer begins with a back view of the actor playing jobs -- german-irish actor michael fassbender. >> catherine: the cast also includes seth rogan = =steve wozniak >>video >> catherine: the movie took awhile to get off the ground. >> catherine: the role of jobs was first offered to leonardo dicaprio and then christian bale. >> catherine: "steve jobs" is scheduled to be released october 9th in the u.s. >> catherine: industry insiders expect it to be better than the 2013 movie about the apple founder -- which starred ashton kutcher.
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different team but we are a lot better. >> reporter: covering the warriors for 20 years, an act to he would think will win the series. --asked >> no laps all your note losing streak they were the best team and the national basketball association. i will be so i will not be surprised if there warriors in our it will halt machine and i see them going to the finals. --i will not be surprised if the warriors go to the finals because they are a well oiled machine >> reporter: justin smith
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finally has officially announced his retirement creek one of the anchors for the 49 arrested this of tricked a veteran thrift but he realized his body could no longer perform up to his standards. he is the army and of this leak. --league he is the third defensive player to resign this year. >> reporter: he was asked if he'd given any thought to a formal press conference. >> you come man and you move up this is no different print it was a good ride and you are not going to get me in the room to make me cry and all that stuff. it's pretty cut and dried. --dry
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>> reporter: a $96,000,000.60 year extension 40 percent of that is guaranteed. were 40 million is guaranteed. he has yet to lead his team to one muncie's entered this is pretty surprising--lead his team to one inning season-- winning >> reporter: the struggling cafes taking it on a surprisingly good houston astros print--and bandit jennings has decided to move over to the manager or general manager and managed the team a day after firing mike rhetoric. >> reporter: he gave his new
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manager and a tie. he even that and baseball since '86. his own in an unnatural position or experience came from a high school team. >> own mother says really? it really? my own mother creek there will be cynics and appestat if i was shooting in your chairs i would be thinking absolutely. >> reporter: for serious crashes crashed into the wall flipping over creek oftentimes you hear the drivers will stand up and walk away but this is not the case. he was taken to
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predicted are telling people to stay away from the area they do not want the animal startled and they are hoping that they do now have to kill it. but it is in someone's backyard inside the tree. they are asking people to state indoors and not to make any tougher for them. if they have to trained " lies the animal vs killing it. it could take about 10 minutes so it is a potentially dangerous situation creek even now. we will continue to follow the story and have more details at eight separate--and have more details at 8! >> reporter: we are going to be in the '60s inland and the bay for the next few days through friday and we will get warmer for the weekend just in time for the memorial holiday weekend.
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