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reporter:the two hayward officers were in separate cars. truck driving erratically. >> reporter:while sergeant lunger walked over to the driver his partner got the news that the truck's registration was expired. >> reporter: he had made a traffic stop on mount 3:00 a.m. this morning on a pickup truck that was driving in a radically. the truck pulled over and then seconds after during that traffic stop that is when those gunshots ring out. to prove to be fatal for the sgt. >> we lost a warrior today. he was that it died, if you look at the police officer that is a leader. technically sound and a role
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model for young officers to senior officers creek he was that guy! he was technically aware and experienced. he was smart. he was skeptical. he truly represent what we do every day in this line of work this is a dangerous job and a sergeant knew that it was a dangerous job he brought resources to work everyday and mentored everyone every single day in the organization. >> reporter: this is video of the pickup truck that was pulled over. we also received word in the last hour that the suspect, has been arrested. mark a strut and the chief talked with in the last hour about having game tied to an association with the gate and the oakland area certainly more
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to come. and once we receive more details will bring them to you. there is a visual at 8:00 at city hall. j.r. stone kron 4 news. >> grant: the trucks registration was an expired. >> grant:a recording of the police dispatch radio reveals what happened next. >> shot fired. shots fired. >> he is still going! >> partner down... partner
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down. >>who's down? >> grant:sergeant lunger was transported to eden medical center where he was pronounced dead from his injuries. >> catherine:sgt. scott lunger was 48 years old and a 15 year veteran of the force. >> catherine:kron4's maureen kelly reports that the fallen officer was well respected by his fellow officers >> reporter:the slain officer lived in brentwood.he leaves behind two college age daughters.his ex wife, and other family, including his live in the east bay. they >> reporter:are described as devastated.
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>> reporter:hayward police say lunger was apart of their swat unit.he's called an made sargent in 2009. >> reporter:there has been an outpouring of support to help the department heal.as members of law enforcement from other bay area communties come to hayward pd to show their support.wearing black bands around their badges.or bring flowers like these chp officers. >> reporter: >> reporter:and people from the community.also came and left station house. >> reporter:those i talked to it's not because they knew lunger felt compelled to do something. >> they just do not get the credit that they deserve. >> i feel the pain. this was a decent officer and you read about what he has done for the community. it is not there that this had to happen to him. and happen to
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his family >> reporter:maureen kelly kron4 news. >> catherine: it was a very somber scene today at eden medical center in castro valley. >> catherine: law enforcement from across the bay area showed up to lend support. >> catherine: when sergent lunger's body was moved from the hospital to the coroner's van - officers stood at attention and saluted. >> catherine: a lot of local citizens also >>i am here because i want to show how the officers lives matter. >> catherine: sgt. lunger's body was taken to the alameda county coroner's office. >> catherine: there's no word yet on when they'll do the medical exam. >> catherine: we're learning more tonight about the arrest of the person accused of being involved in the shooting death of sgt. lunger. >>kron4's haaziq madyun
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picks up that part of our coverage. >> reporter:according to a source close to the investigation mark estrada came here to the san leandro hospital suffering from a gun shot wound after allegedly being involved in the shooting death of hayward police sgt. scott lunger >> reporter:it was a 9-1-1 call that alerted chp & oakland police to an abandoned vehicle on 98th ave @ edes st. that turned out to be the suspect vehicle used in the shootout with hayward police early wednesday morning. according to a source close to the investigation. >> reporter: inside this bullet riddled pick up truck officers found blood evidence and a firearm. not long after oakland resident mark estrada was identified as a person of interest and a >> reporter:a short time later it was a call from the san leandro hospital regarding a wounded man matching estrada's description that ultimately led to him being deatined as a person of interest for the murder of sgt. scott lunger. >> reporter:after mark estrada was detained here at san leandro hospitalhe was then initially being transported to same emergncy room where sgt. lunger was taken but was diverted to another local trauma center where he was treated for a gun shot wound. in san
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leandro haaziq madyun kron4news >> catherine: earlier today - police swarmed the home of the suspect's oakland home. >> catherine: kron 4's daniel villareal is live at the neighborhood - with reaction from neighbors. >> reporter: we are here live at this home where it believes to be a stratus living quarters. let's take some look at video police blocked off the street. they gathered evidence from his home. mark estrada known to be against associates. but not connected to any tanks. we believe he lived here. and worked for his father's roofing company. that is
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about it from here. >> grant:law enforcement agencies from around the country have been using social media to share their condolences with hayward pd.and sgt. lunger's family. >> >> grant: an honor and respect our respect and condolences. there is hope in c h p. >> grant: our thoughts and prayers are with our brothers and sisters of the hayward police department. >> grant: we are heartbroken to report the sergeant scottlunger was killed in
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the league this morning. -- in duty >> catherine: a candlelight vigil is planned for tonight in the memory sgt. lunger. >> catherine: it's being orgnaized by the day labor center in hayward - and will be held at eight at city hall. >> catherine: we'll bring that to you tonight on kron 4 news at 8. >> catherine: and for the latest on the investigation and more on sgt. lunger. go to kron 4 dot com. >> this just in to the kron 4 newsroom. >> grant:300 acres. hwy 128 closed in the area. cal fire is responding to a vegetation fire near lake berryessa that started from a traffic collision on state highway 128 around 2:30 p.m. >> grant:the fire is burning between the markley cove resort and monticello dam, according to the chp. >> grant:a spokeswoman for
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the resort said the fire is burning about 2 miles away and she is waiting instructions from cal fire. >> grant:highway 128 is closed from the resort campground south of the napa-solano county line to markley cove in east napa county, according to the chp. sphere soph >> grant: we will keep you posted on the board he knows. --breaking new rules >> catherine: legalizing pot and california. marijuana should not be the next gold rush. and the suspect in the pier 14 shooting face a
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frailer than his last superior court appearance. >> grant:he was handcuffed at the wrists and ankles and moved very slowly. >> grant:he said nothing during his appearance. the hearing lasted just three minutes. as a judge set a date for sanchez to return to court. he will be back before a different judge on july twenty-eighth - when the judge will schedule the preliminary examination in the case. >> catherine:police in morgan hill are looking for a man who tried to break into a home. >> catherine:they've released video showing the attempted break-in from earlier this month.it's from the homeowner's security camera. >> catherine:he didn't manage to get inside. he's seen here wearing a light colored hat and t- shirt.and carrying a bag as he looked around. >> catherine:thousands of dollars in electronics have been stolen from an east palo alto church. >> catherine:now. the congregation is trying to figure out how to replace the stolen items.
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kron 4's jeff bush shows us the damage the robbers left behind. >> reporter:reverend albert macklin is upsetthieves broke into the new sweet church and stole thousands of dollars worth of electronicsand, in the processdestroyed doors and made a mess. >> reporter:this is where the 70 inch television was mountednow, there are holes in the sheet rock and loose audio and video cables. >> reporter:the reverend took me upstairs where the burglars kicked in the doors to steal more electronics. you can see the doors are destroyed and will need to be replaced. reverend macklin says many projects will have to be put on hold because of the break in. >>reverend albert macklin this is our 75th church anniversary. we were raising bond to do renovations here. in our kitchen wheelchair ramp and other areas that need work. and now this has happened and this pushes us back. churches do not have money to begin with. and now we have to upgrade security
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stuff as well. >> reporter: this is our 75th church weeks. we were raising funds to do some renovations hereour kitchen, our parking lot, our wheelchair rampjust different areas where we needed some work doneand now, this happensit kinda doors and then to also upgrade security stuff so i can have some type of security for my church. >> reporter:the reverend says he feels violated by the burglary. >> grant: gavin newsom is weighing in on legalizing marijuana in california. >> grant:the lt. governor.former san
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francisco mayor.is chairing a panel that has working to frame the pot debate. >> grant:in a report released today.the group presented a variety of choices and issues associated with leganization. >> grant:among the biggest issues: a blue-ribbon panel says curtailing the illegal marijuana market in california should be the primary goal of legalizing the drug's recreational use in the state, and not developing another tax source. >> grant:in a 93-page report released wednesday, the panel chaired by lt. gov. gavin newsom presents a wide range of choices and competing interests involved as advocates work to bring a recreational use initiative to voters next year. >>richmond's city council has approved rent control. >> catherine: it was a hotly debated issue - with hundreds of people attending last night's nearly 5-hour meeting. >>after the vote - the mayor and a councilman walked out in frustration. >> catherine: the measure will create a rent control board -- and it freezes rent on properties built before 1995. >> catherine: several landlords showed up to voice their opposition saying. that rent control will their costs on necessary repairs. >> catherine: the university of california system is raising its minimum wage.
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u-c president janet nappolitano announced today that it will be increased over the next 3 years - eventually hitting fifteen dollars an hour. >> catherine: she says it will also apply for contractors working at least twenty hours a week. the first change will come in october - raising minimum wage to thirteen dollars per hour. >> catherine: and will reach fifteen by largest employer in the >>overnight closures are coming to san francisco's presidio parkway. >> catherine: the closures will last from around midnight to 6-am.and will continue during those hours for a week. >> catherine: northbound lanes towards marin county on highway one will be closed. >> catherine: that will allow crews to remove a temporarily widened intermittent night work is scheduled to continue on doyle drive and richardson avenue through september. >> diane: tomorrow, more of that clean trend and patterson as you can see in the future test at 10:00 a.m.. at the san francisco
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peninsula and then transitioned into the afternoon hours. approaching the upper 70's were normally and the belly things will be in the upper 80s. >> diane: less talk about when we can warm things up. coming up in just a few minutes! >> catherine: back to school shopping is traditionally second only to the holidays in terms of retail spending. >> catherine: but as cnn's karin cay-fuh explains. shoppers are expected to proceed withthis back-to- school season. >> catherine: despite positive trends in the u-s economy - things like a falling unemployment rate and lower gas prices -- american consumers remain hesitant to open their wallets, and that trend may continue through the back- to-school shopping season, typically second only to holiday shopping in terms of consumer spending. >> reporter:june brought a dip in retail sales, and april and may were softer than initially estimated
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according to the most recent tally and revisions by the government. and a survey by retailers finds consumers will continue to hold back and find ways to save, on back-to-school expenses. >> reporter:an annual forecast from the finds americans planning to spend an average of 630 dollars and 36 cents on their back- to-school needs. that's a drop of almost 39 dollars from last year. >> reporter:retailers say there are simply some back- to-school items that don't need to be purchased every single year. that's one reason their survey anticipates a drop in the big spending area of electronics, for example. >> reporter:the survey also found consumers not in a big rush to start shopping compared with previous years. the percentage of families getting started at least two months before the start of school dipped this year and about 30 percent will wait school, likely hoping for last minute deals. >> reporter: karin caifa. >> catherine: still ahead - new details about the man accused of the murders in modesto. >> catherine: next - what
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his neighbors are saying about him. and another murder he's accused >> catherine: and later. new information on the gunman in the shooting rampage in chattanooga. and if he acted alone. ♪ ♪ ♪ it took tim morehouse years to master the perfect lunge. but only one attempt to master depositing checks at chase atms.
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>> grant: >> this just in to the kron 4 newsroom. >> grant: evacuation's are in place at canyon creek. you see all of the smoke. it is a vast area and approves are scrambling right now to try to contain this think. growing at an extremely rapid rate of over two hours ago it was 30 a. at that time. quickly jumping to 300 a.. now 700 a. at least 3 highway 28. close right now
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you are talking about that helicopter right now with four choppers and six planes on the scene. the to mind is so steep and hard to get to. >> grant: the wind is shifting. it is a tough situation. >> grant: 700 a. are starting to spread quickly since the car accident. we will keep you updated on this story all evening. >> catherine: the man accused of the murders in modesto. is still in the santa clara
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county jail, after been arrested in san jose sunday. >> catherine:police are waiting for word on when to send martin martinez back to modesto. but say it will happen by thursday. >> catherine:martinez has yet to be charged in the killings of his infant daughter his former girlfriend his mother. and two other children. >> catherine:they were all found dead in their home saturday. >> catherine:but martinez has been charged in the killing of another child. the son of his girlfriend. when they lived at a different modesto address. >> catherine:reporter kay recede. reports. "ktxl_modesto mass murder folo tuesday pkg-youtube sharing" is in today stories, script below: "kr: does he look familiar? ds: oh yeah. yeah, that was him." >> reporter:on pasadena in modesto. martin martinez is a familiar face for dorene sandoval. >>"im really shocked. no its ok because i remember
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seeing all this and i never seen. i didnt know what was going on actually." >> reporter:sandoval -- says martinez was often seen driving a stanislaus county issued car to and from the home he shared -- last year -- with then girlfriend, doctor amanda crews. >> reporter:but other than the quick hi and bye -- >>"i didnt know what was going on actually." >> reporter:now she's getting a clearer picture. >> reporter:according to divorce documents filed with stanislaus county superior court, between doctor amanda crews and her now ex-husband timothy ripley -- ripley accused martinez -- of killing 2-year old christopher. >> reporter: the son crews and ripley shared. >>"is sad. im saddened by it. because to know that kind of stuff is going on over there and didnt even know it." >> reporter:according to the ramey warrant -- issued by modesto police, and obtained by fox40 -- the toddler was under martinez' care last september -- when quote, "he received a serious head injury at the hands of martin martinez" >> reporter:christopher was rushed to the hospital -- but died 2 days later. >>"yeah, i didnt know about the little 2-year-old kid.
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thats why the next day there were detectives out there waiting." >> reporter:the ramey warrant also illustrates the kind of abuse christopher endured -- suspicious injuries his daycare providers noted including a 'through and through puncture wound to the lower lip by a tooth' >>"thats why i go, man, why is our coroner out here? i didnt know that, that was kind of wild." >> reporter:nine months later -- those who live on pasadena now know why authorities were out here. but tell me -- they've often wondered why it took so long for an arrest. >>"thats just weird." new court documents we obtained today. reveal more explicit details surrounding the death of 2 year old christopher. kron 4's dan kerman has been reading through that document -- and is working on a full report for you tonight on the news at eight.
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(male announcer): this is the bay area news station, kron 4 news starts now. >> catherine:our top story tonight. >> catherine: a veteran hayward police officer. gunned down in the line of duty. next at 5:30. the latest on the investigation into the shooting. now at 5:30. >> catherine: the hayward police department is in mourning. >> catherine: after one of their own is gunned down in the line of duty early this morning. >>sergeant scott lunger was a 15 year veteran of the hayward department.
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>>he was gunned down during a >> catherine: it's breaking story we've been following since kron 4 morning news went on the air this morning. >> was a great father, a brother and husband. we have really suffered a tremendous lost today. >> catherine:our will tran explains how the shooting unfolded. >> reporter: now that police officers have their suspect they have to build a case against him. that is why this scene has been active throughout the day. all taking place at 315 in the morning with witnesses who did not want to go on camera told us that they could hear a car door and doughnuts. a short time after that, malta
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was shot for fired. -- multiple shots were fired. >> reporter: after that, silenced word heard on the scene. he was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead. >> reporter: there are very busy with their investigation. it was not until later morning that kron 4 news told you that the officer had died from his injuries. and the suspect was in custody. will trend kron 4 news. --will tran >> catherine: police says he is not affiliated with a particular game but has gained tide. he has no prior criminal history and just turned 214 days ago. he is
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being treated for gunshot wounds with an exchange of gunfire at the traffic stop. police said he is expected to survive and will have much news on that breaking story. --gang tides >> grant:the f-b-i and marines speaking out today about the shooting in chattenooga. >> grant:in a press confrence officials spoke about what happened last week. when a gunman attacked a naval reserve center and then opened fire at the tennessee naval reserve center. >> grant:four marines and one sailor were killed. >> grant:it is believed gunman mohammad abdulazeez was radicalized muslim extremist. that acted alone. >>.on that day. >> grant:information found on abdulazeez' phone lead authorities to believe he was trying to possibly atone for his sins.
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>> grant:the gunman had a previous d-u-i which caused him to lose his job. >> grant:it's not clear if abdulazeez was connected to a specifc group. >> grant:but officials say the information they've found shows conflicting political and religious views to his actions. >> catherine: the family of an african american woman who died while in police custody is demanding answers about how it happened. >> catherine: police say sandra bland committed suicide. something her family does not believe. >> catherine: and the video of her arrest is raising questions about how police handled the situation. >> catherine: cnn's ryan nobles has more on the fallout. >> reporter:it started as a traffic stop. >> reporter:texas state trooper brian encinia pulled sandra bland over for allegedly failing to use her turn single. >> reporter:the situation quickly escalated >>officer: get out of the car. i will light you up! get out!
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>>bland: wow. wow. >>officer: now! get outta the car! >> reporter:a bystander caught video that the dashcam did not of encinia forcibly holding bland down. >> reporter:she was put under arrest and taken to jail. >> reporter:three days later she was found dead in her waller county jail cell. >> reporter:the waller county sheriff's department says she committed suicide. >> reporter:her family believes there is more to the story and wants answers. >>"we want everything that happened from the time that the police interfaced with sandy up until when she was found to have died and beyond to come to light." >> reporter:the texas rangers and the fbi are investigating bland's death - but say it's too early to make any conclusions. >> reporter:on wednesday the texas department of public safety released new dash cam video of bland's arrest. >> reporter:according to the arrest warrant affidavit bland was placed in handcuffs for quote "officer safety". >> reporter:meanwhile civil rights leaders have held peaceful protests and vigils across the country. >>wake up! our folks are
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dying. wake up! >> reporter:another incident that could be a flashpoint in the on-going debate about police use of force. >> reporter:i'm ryan nobles reporting. >> catherine: confessed charleston church shooter dylann roof will face federal hate crime charges. >> catherine: a federal grand jury returned a 33- count indictment against him. >> catherine: he admits that he entered an african- american church last month-- attended a bible study for about an hour-- >> catherine: then shot church members, killing nine of them. roof told police he did it to start a 'race war'. >> catherine: the 21-year- old already faces a number of state charges. >> catherine: attorney general loretta lynch described the moment roof opened fire. >>.nine church members
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>> catherine: if roof is found guilty of the federal charges - he faces life imprisonment or the death penalty. >> catherine: the penalty phase of the trial for the colorado movie theater shooter began today. >> catherine: james holmes had pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. >> catherine: but jurors found him guilty on 24 counts of murder and 140 counts of attempted murder. >> catherine: that same jury will deliberate during the penalty phase. >> catherine: in 20-13, the prosecution signaled that it would seek the death penalty. >> catherine: holmes did not testify during his trial and won't testify during the penalty phase. >> catherine: hal hackers were able to take control of certain cars? and there is a social media battle growing between two top sinkers coming up!-- two singers
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"u-connect" that hooks the cars to the sprint network. >> catherine:jeep cherokees chrysler two-hundreds, dodge rams, and several other models made since late 20-13 are vulnerable to cyber- attacks. >> catherine:chrysler is now offering a software upgrade to fix the problem.saying that customers should install it as soon as possible. >> catherine: identity theft protection service company 'lifelock' is in trouble. >> catherine:it's again accused of failing to actually protect customers' information- as advertised.. >> catherine:the federal trade commission said lifelock violated a previous settlement with the agency. >> catherine:back in 2010, lifelock was forced to pay 12 million dollars in refunds to customers after the f-t-c alleged it was using false claims to promote its services. >> catherine:the company promised to better protect its users' personal information - including credit card, social security and bank account numbers. >> catherine:but the f-t-c claims it's broken that promise, and made false claims about the level of protection. >> catherine:the company disagrees - and is prepared
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to take the case to court. >> catherine:ikea is offering repair kits for 27 million chests and dressers. >> catherine:the problem -- they can tip over. >> catherine:so far two children have died after ikea's m-a-l-m dressers fell on them. >> catherine:the dressers are sold here in the bay area. if you own one you can get a free repair kit with tip- over restraints. >> catherine:hat sparked a social media war between singers nicki minaj and taylor swift. >> diane:
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between singers nicki minaj and taylor swift. it's been a hot topic of conversation. >> catherine: the insider's louie aguirre is in los angeles with more on this social media cat fight. catherine. here's the question we're asking were nicki's digs directed solely at swift? >> reporter:taylor can't shake it off. >> reporter:and tonight we're going inside nicki and taylor's bad blood! >> reporter:a twitter firestorm as nicki minaj's disappointment that annaconda's women were not celebrated-- turned ugly. >> reporter:"if i was a different "kind" of artist, anaconda would be nominated for best choreo and vid of the year as well." >> reporter:"i'm not always confident. just tired. black women influence pop culture so much but are rarely rewarded for it." >> reporter:"if your video celebrates women with very slim bodies, you will be nominated for vid of the year." >>bad blood video >>baby we got bad blood. we used to be mad love >> reporter:this was a below
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the belt punch for taylor who's video 'bad blood was jam packed full of slim bodied ladies. >> reporter:i've done nothing but love & support you. it's unlike you to pit women against each other. maybe one of the men took your slot. >>bad blood video >>its so sad to think about the good times you and i >> reporter:while nicki denied throwing jabs at taylor and expressed her love for swift- 'anaconda' did break the youtube record for the most video views in 24 hours. but three of the five video of the year nominees are musicians of color including beyonce-- >> reporter:our media insider the business insider's molly mulshine says nicki's passionate thoughts about prejudices may have been lost. >>now its turned into this huge mess because she decided to take nicki's criticism of the music industry personally. >>the taylor swift fans are saying she was clearly talking about taylor so why shouldn't she get involved. >> reporter:we'll have so much more on this story tonight at 7 on the insider, for kron 4 news, i'm louis aguirre back to you catherine. >> catherine: you can watch all your celebrity news here on kron-4. >>after the insider -- entertainment tonight airs at 7:30. followed by kron 4 news at eight
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>> catherine: britain's prince george is all smiles in this newly-released photo of the toddler. >>this is his second birthday. >> catherine: the photo was taken after his new baby sister's christening earlier this month. >> catherine: it's part of a series of official photos taken by famed photographer mario testino. >> catherine: as for the celebration -- kensington palace is only spent his birthday 'privately'. >> diane: by noontime partly sunny skies. your satellite research showing tropical moisture longer pagàn well, we have a week pressure system off the coast. what's it makes it to the area and it will warm things up back to the seasonal average. >> diane: patchy f o g is
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expected at the coast. transitioning to midmorning as it burns off and the high cloud will take place. we will have fewer sunshine areas. maybe hit or miss it will continue but thursday night into friday morning. >> diane: these are the hottest locations but we will get 280 may be 83 if you push it. cooler temperatures at the east of bay shoreline. and the upper sixties and seventies. >> diane: we are having cooler temperatures in place because we are transitioning. 82 by friday
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and then slowly increase are to murders and to 83 saturday and sunday. >> diane: next week will warm up to it seasonal temperatures. >> catherine: a popular organic food company is opening up shop in the north bay.offering healthy fast food. >> catherine: kron-4's vicki liviakis shows us where people are flocking to try it out. >> reporter: coming up: now you know you are not >> i wish it was and a bit battered process. we are working on it. >> reporter: margherita peak
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separate and creamy shakes. --pizza >> it is such a philosophy of mind. i totally respected actor it i do not always have time to prepare meals there--prepare meals. >> it was dripping with sauce. >> let's try this and see what it is all about. >> i am neither i love me. but i would give it a try. --i love meat
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(male announcer): now, here's stanley roberts who found some people behaving badly. >> stanley:let's focus our attention on outside of united terminal on the lower level at san francisco international airport the driver has his flashers on waiting for a passenger >> stanley:finally the passenger arrives with baggage in hand, but there is a problem keep listening as i approach the driver >> stanley:now you know you are not permitted to pick up down here right? you know you are not permitted to pick up passengers down below right i don't know you didn't know. >> i didn't know >> stanley:the driver told me he never heard of such a
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rule but there is sinage instructing passenger about the rules and driver are aware, in fact it's even on the uber web site. >> stanley:app based transportation services like uber, lyft and sidecar are permitted to drop off and pickup passengers at the airport, with a few rules, not on the placards must be displayed >>nats: ambiance >> stanley:here is yet another driver picking up passengers in the restricted area but as soon as i approach >> stanley:hey quick question >> stanley:he takes off having nothing to do with me or the camera >> >> stanley:a short time later yet another uber driver appears in the restricted area >> stanley:now you know you are not supposed to be down here you know your are not suppose to be down here so the driver loads up the risking a 100 dollar fine >> stanley:sometimes uber
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lyft and sidecar drivers disable the app so they appear invisible airport undetected and avoid airport fees >> stanley:there is a 3.85 fee that ever app based driver has to pay everytime they pick off or drop off a passenger, limosuines also pay 3.85 while taxi drivers pay 5.00 >> stanley:the app based drivers have to wait here off site until they get pinged to pick up a passenger, if caught in the restricted area your rideand you would have to start all over again >> stanley:this driver is not uber, lyft or sidecar he is here poaching for passengers which is also illegal watch what happens the moment i approach him >> stanley:now you know you can't do that right you know you can't do that right >> stanley:san francisco international problems and has been doing enforcement to catch the rouge drivers at san francisco interantional airport stanley roberts kron 4 news. >> catherine: we have a lot more news ahead at kron4 is a sixth! ♪ hush my darling... ♪
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>>shots fired shots fired >> catherine:a 48 year old father of two died as his partner returned fire. the suspected killer abandoned a bullet riddled truck in oakland. >> catherine:good evening, i'm catherine heenen. >> catherine:flags are at half staff tonight in hayward.as the police force and bay area mourn to loss of sergeant scott lunger. >> catherine:he was killed in the line of duty during a routine traffic stop this morning. >> catherine:kron 4 has been covering this story from the start. from all angles on air.and online. >> catherine:a suspect has been arrested.police identified him as 21 year- old mark anthony estrada of oakland. >> catherine:he's recovering from a gunshot wound.he is expected to survive. >> catherine:team coverage tonight. >> catherine:grant lodes has a timeline of where the shooting found the suspect. >> catherine:but we begin with kron 4's jr stone.he's live in hayward where police held a press conference just over an hour ago. to share some new details. >> catherine:jr? >> reporter:hayward police have released the dispatcher audio of the deadly traffic stop. >> reporter:sergeant lunger's partner was on the air when the shooting began.
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>> reporter:law enforcement from across the bay area was on hand to eden medical center to the alameda county coroners office. >> reporter: video, it was an intense scene - >> sergeant got out of the car and approach the driver's side of the vehicle. the driver shot the sergeant and another officer was on the scene print he was able to return fire. >> do have a suspect in custody who just turned 21 years ago four days ago on the 18th of july. he is being treated for gunshot wounds in a local hospital we do know that he is associated with a gang however, he is not a delegated gained member. -- gang >> scott was that guy. when
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you hear about or think about what a warrior was it was how he lived his life. it was how he inspired people every day. an incredible friend. a great father. a brother. and a husband and partner. >> reporter: side of the police department all is quiet this evening. there is a city-wide visual that will start at 8:00 and city hall. j.r. stone kron 4 news. >> catherine: the sergeants'
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partner was on the air when this incident happened. >> shot fired. shots fired. >> my partner is down creek partner is down. >> who is down? >>sgt. lunard is down. >>copy that. >> catherine: kron four's terisa estacio was there - and says that along with law enforcment --- many residents came out to pay their respects. >> reporter:it was an intense and powerful scene law enforcement officers embracing one another as
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they gathered in a show of support for fallen officer sgt. scott lunger. also on hand were residents - troubled by the news. >> sue halaka/castro valley resident it is just so sad it is so wrong. they risk their lives. >> i just wanted to tell them they are loved. >> reporter:this teen said he raced down the street from his home. >>carlos ramirez/castro valley resident with all that is happening in this country, i just watned to come out here with the flag >> reporter:with officers standing at a attention and saluting the body of sgt lunger was taken out and placed in the coroners van. it was a very emotional. >> reporter: >>i am so sad for his family. >> reporter:as the procession went by - and then coroner's van with sgt. lunger inside ,- there was a moment of silence. >> reporter:and that large procession lead the way all the way here to the alameda county coroner's office. throughout the day hayward police officers showed up to pay their respects
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>> reporter:in castro valley , te kron four news. >> catherine: we talked to others who showed up to pay their respects to sergeant lunger. >> catherine: one woman was overcome with emotion when the procession carrying the officer's body passed by. >> catherine: she says it appears to be a senseless crime. >> i cannot believe that someone will lose their life because of a traffic stop. it seems like something routine and that they did not deserve it. and i became emotional.because of the officers >> catherine: a candlelight vigil is planned for tonight in honor of sergeant lunger. >> catherine: it happens at the day labor center in hayward at 8:00. >> catherine: we'll have a live report tonight from the vigil.on kron 4 news at 8. >> catherine: sgt. scott lunger was 48 years old. >> catherine: a 15 year veteran of the force, he reached the rank of sargent in 2009. he leaves behind two grown daughters and an extended family in the east bay.
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>> catherine: the acting chief describes lunger as an ideal officer and a close friend. >> he was a bill--was a very well liked and very well- respected police officer. he was always eager to get involved. welling gauge with his community from the beginning. he was a very good friend of mine. and this is a"tremendous loss" --well engaged with his community. >> catherine: hayward police say in addition to working as a patrol sargent, lunger served on both their swat team and the gang unit. >> grant:the suspect in the
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killing is mark estrada. police say he was behind the wheel when the shooting occurred. you can clearly see all the bullet holes in the pickup. we'll map out the secuence of events early this >> grant:the traffic stop was in hayward.at around 3:15. a quiet neighbrohood at myrtle and lion streets. a short time later.that bullet ridden truck was found abandoned in oakland near 98th and edes. police say the suspect checked himself into san leandro hospital.where he was arrested and then taken to highland hospital. >> grant:the suspect reportedly lives at a home on beverly way infor much of the day.investigators were in and around what is reporetdly the suspects home in east oakland. >> grant:the area was off limits to people.and bags of evidence were removed from the home. police say based on what they found in the home.the 21 year old suspect appears to have local gang ties. >> catherine: as you might imagine, there's been a strong reaction from the brotherhood of police officers across the region. kron four's rob fladeboe reports now, among them --- the chief of police in san --sn --san jose
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>> reporter:as always, you can count on kron-4 to notify you of breaking news any time of day with our mobile push >> reporter: san jose police chief presiding over those dark days and after traveling to hayward chief offered perspective on the risky business of police work. >> the men and women of hayward police department please accept my sincere condolences for the loss of their fallen officer. it was very tragic 6.
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>> catherine: there's a large and fast-moving grass fire near lake berryessa tonight.which has led to a shut down of highway 128 in the area. >> catherine: the fire broke because of a traffic collision that happened around two-thirty today. >> catherine: at least 700 acres have burned so far. >> catherine: and evacuations have been ordered in the cold canyon area.including the canyon creek campground. >> catherine: officials also say three hikers were rescued south of the lake. >> catherine: still ahead in the broadcast: >> catherine: it will keep you updated on this wild fire. --we will >> diane: when the speed will stay with us for about another day or so until we transition from high to low.
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>> diane: daytime highs we are looking at, the low 80s. not even that in some places some are high 70's. east bayshore lies is mid to upper 70's. we will talk about the 7 day forecast and when we can expect the '90s to return to the forecast of how long will this last? we will talk more about this coming up! >> catherine: a well- respected east bay preschool closes its doors, families uncertain about the future. >> catherine: new video may help police a posh bay area neighborhood. >> catherine: you're going to want to see it. >> catherine: and new developments in the death of a woman in custody in the lone star state. the controversy is growing
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>> catherine: it's moving day for a beloved preschool in the east bay. it's a follow up to a story kron 4 has been covering for months. >> catherine: the kids club preschool in antioch had to be out by the end of the month.when the lease ends. >> catherine: it's served 300 mostly low income students for the past 11 years. school officials have not yet been able to find a new location.
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>> catherine: this story was initially brought to our attention by a viewer. >> catherine: if you have a story you would like us to look into.head to kron 4 dot com and click on the "my- kron 4" story tab. stories... >> grant:two people were injured, including one person who was airlifted to the hospital, in an assault during a home invasion in morning, fire officials >> grant:medical crews responded just after 4 a.m. to a home in the 1600 block of dill court according to the east contra costa fire protection district. >> grant:fire officials said two people were injured in an assault by a sspect or suspects who broke into their home. one patient was airlifted to john muir medical center with traumatic injuries and a second person was transported by ambulance tohospital, fire officials said. >> grant:brentwood police are investigating the incidentofficials. calls to brentwood police were not immediately returned. >> catherine: police have released video of man suspected of trying to break into a morgan hill home earlier this month.
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>> catherine: police say the homeowners security camera caught the attempted burglary on july 11th. >> catherine: at one point --- the man appears to look into the anyone with information about him -- is asked to contact morgan hill police. police released surveillance video tuesday night that shows a man into a morgan hill home earlier this month. >>"the federal indictment returned today charges roof with nine murders and three attempted murders, under the matthew shepard and james byrd hate crime prevention's act." >> catherine: attorney general loretta >> catherine: a federal grand jury returned a 33- count indictment against him.
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>> catherine: roof admitted he entered an african- american church last month-- attended a bible study for about an hour-- then shot church members, killing nine of them. >> catherine: roof told police he did it to start a 'race war'. >> catherine: the 21-year- old already faces a number of state charges. his state trial is scheduled to start next july 11th. >> catherine: if convicted of the federal charges - he faces life imprisonment or the death penalty >> catherine: the f-b-i and marines speaking out today about the shooting in chattenooga. in a press confrence officials spoke about what happened last week. >>when a gunman attacked a naval reserve center and tennessee naval reserve center. >>four marines and one sailorit is believed gunman mohammad abdulazeez was radicalized muslim extremist. that acted alone. >>.on that day. >> catherine: information found on abdulazeez' phone lead authorities to believe he was trying to possibly atone for his sins.
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>> catherine: the gunman had a previous d-u-i which caused him to lose his job. >> catherine: it's not clear if abdulazeez was connected to a specifc group. information they've found shows conflicting political and religious views to his actions. return to index of >> catherine: thre's dramatic video of the argument that led to a woman's arrest in texas.days before she reportedly committed suicide in a jail cell. >> catherine: part of the video of sandra bland's arrest loops and skips -- but the audio is normal. >> catherine: as cnn's ed lavendera some people doubting if they can believe what they see. >>cop: "step out of the car!" >> reporter:newly released dashcam video of 28-year-old sandra bland's arrest is raising new questions about what really took place just 3 days before she was found dead in a texas jail cell. for starters. why the 52- minute video of the traffic stop and her arrest appears to have several discrepancies. >> reporter:*watch* as this white vehicle driving on the left suddenly vanishes from the road. and *this* brief moment where a tow truck
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driver walks away from the dashcam's view then quickly reappears at the truck's door. immediately following.a scene repeats. all the while, the audio playing uninterrupted. it's not clear whether the video equipment issue is to blame. all this, casting doubts that the video reflects a continuous account of the state trooper.brian encinia. >>cop: i'm gonna drag you outta here. >>bland: so, you gonna-you threaten to drag me outta my own car. >>officer: get outta the car! >>bland: and then you gonna stun me?! >>officer: i will light you up! get out! >>bland: wow. wow. >>officer: now! get outta the car! >>bland: all this for a failure to signal? you're doing all this for a failure to signal. >> reporter:a bystander capturing images of the trooper holding bland to the ground. but dashcam video caught what bland is saying. >>bland: "you're a real man now, you just slammed me, you slammed my head into the ground, i've got epilepsy mother-bleep." >>cop: "good." >>female officer: "you should have that thought of that before you started resisting."
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>> reporter:authorities say bland later committed suicide in her where she spent her final hours. the texas department of public safety says trooper encinia failed to comply with the department's standards for professionalism. he's been pulled off patrol duty as state officials investigate. police saying they are looking into bland's death as a murder. >> catherine: that was ed lavendera reporting. >> catherine: late this afternoon.a sheriff's deputy said bland had previously tried to commit suicide. >> catherine: a spokesman for her family disputes that --- saying bland was not clinically diagnosed with depression or on any medication. >> catherine: the city of ferguson, missouri has a new interim police chief. >> catherine: andre anderson, who is african- american, was most recently a commander in glendale arizona before being selected for the position. >>the ferguson police following last year's police shooting of unarmed teen michael brown. >>anderson said wednesday that his first plan of action is "simply to build
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trust" and in the area. >> catherine: he said he also wants to attract qualified applicants to the department and try to have the staff better reflect the community's demographics. >> diane: all of that leftover moisture is continuing to push out. once all did make its way into the region will be back to where we should be for this time of year. in the 7 day forecast the f o g tracker for tomorrow at 6:00 a.m. morning commute is patchy. >> diane: by noontime, uc much of the f o g disappearing and you will see high clouds in place. the afternoon hours you will see the sunshine peeking through but it with a warm
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things up for it pretty much into the upper 70's and into that, livermore and pleasanton. which all used the hot cities. it would drop about 10 degrees for tomorrow. as well as the east bay shore lines. >> diane: cloudy, and then gradual clearing. friday, we will start of cloudy again and then moved off with the 80 degree temperatures. saturday at 83 degrees. 87 degrees by monday and tuesday with the '90s returning mid-week. >> catherine: up next.its a clear sign the drought is getting worse. >> catherine: the california city now looking to turn ocean water.to drinking water.
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being guarded as i speak by police to rick j.r. stone kron4 ms. >> reporter: to meet our coverage of the hayward police department says the sergeant was a 15 year veteran of heard he was described as an ideal officer who loved his job. the 48 year-old brentwood resident leaves behind two grown daughters an ex-wife and several family members here in the east bay including his father and brother print this are all described as devastated by the loss. maureen kelly kron4 newsprint >> reporter: earlier in the morning and very powerful and emotional scene at eden medical center as officers gathered to pay their respects several citizens came out to watch as they
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were overwhelmed by sadness. their hearts go out to his family. >> reporter: here at the san leandro hospital. the suspect was taken into custody after the shooting of the sergeant scottlungard >> reporter: investigator said they found blood and a fire arm in his vehicle. the hostile contacted police after he showed up with a gunshot wound haazig madyun kron 4 news. >> reporter: you see the flags are half staff here outside police headquarters. >> reporter: san jose police officer michael johnson is one that inspired reaching
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out to the hayward police department for support. in >> reporter: san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news. >> reporter: due to be booked on murder charges on thursday for the killing of to your old son of his former girlfriend. >> reporter: forensic pathologist determined that his dad was a homicide as a result of an abuse. >> diane: would not have much change for tomorrow's temperatures goal. even the hot spot cities like brett would will be much lower at about 10 degrees floor.
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temperatures in the upper 60's and 70's at that. so we are keeping things cool. >> diane: patchy f o g and well below seasonal temperatures for this time of year. >> diane: scattered a drizzle and patchy f o g r wrongful coastal regions. >> diane: 7 day forecast. jumping up 1 to 2 degrees by saturday. you will feel the warming trend monday and tuesday of next week when we start reaching high 80s to 90 degree temperatures. >> catherine:donald trump's
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presidential campaign is headed to the u-s/mexico border. >> catherine: where he's expected to expand his controversial comments on illegal immigration. >> catherine: he'll travel to laredo texas tomorrow for a tour with us border agents. >> catherine: right now - trump is doing better and better in the polls... >> catherine: and as cnn's kim hutcherson explains.at least onerepublican party in the general election. return to >>"when mexico sends it's people, they're not sending their best."/flash/"he's not a war hero. he's a he's a war hero because he was captured." >> catherine: these comments and others have gotten plenty of attention for republican presidential candidate donald trump. >> catherine: he currently enjoys a substantial following among registered republican voters, topping the field in the latest poll. >> reporter:jeb bush talked about the front-runner at an event in
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south carolina. >> reporter:he was diplomatic about trump's supporters asking for their votes before the campaign is over. >>"so, look, i - first of all the people that are expressing support for donald trump now they're not - they're good people." >> reporter:but he didn't mince words about trump's statements. >>"the problem with mr. trump's language is, it's divisive. it's ugly. it's mean-spirited." >> reporter:bush voiced fears that trump's campaign could damage the republican brand. >>"but if we embrace this language of divisiveness and ugliness, we'll never win. we'll never win. we have to appeal to peoples' higher aspirations or we'll lose elections over and over and over again./it's this language will, not just the spectrum of politics, people are not going to vote for candidates who ascribe to that kind of belief. this is too great of a country to embrace that kind of feeling." >> reporter:i'm kim hutcherson reporting. >> catherine: in southern california.
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>> catherine: authorities arrested a man outside a venue in north hollywood where vice president biden was set to appear. >> catherine: police say they found a loaded gun in the man's car. >> catherine: the 62 year- old was stopped at a vehicle checkpoint - and a police dog detected the gun. >> catherine: the man was booked on misdemeanor possession of a loaded firearm. >> catherine: authorities say it appears he had simply forgotten the gun was in the car. >> catherine: this comes just one day before the vice president makes a stop here in the bay area. >> catherine: he's scheduled to visit a manufacturing plant tomorrow in newark. >> catherine: biden will also hold a roundtable discussion on health care. he's scheduled to fly out later that day. return
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>> catherine: dramatic video out of oregon. >>authorities rush to save one of their own.trapped in adash-cam video captured the scene. >> catherine: the deputy was responding to an accident when someone ditch. >> catherine: that's when it caught fire. >> catherine: three other officers rushed out. the deputy suffered minor injuries. >> grant:researchers say that a flaw in some chrysler vehicles. allows hackers to control the cars remotely.using the internet the flaw stems from the 'u- connect' internet service in the vehicles. >> grant:hackers can make electronics go haywire.shut down the engine.cut the brakes.and even drive the cars off the road. the research states that jeep cherokees, and other chrysler models made since late 20-13 are vulnerable to attacks.
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>> gary: good evening everyone! >> gary: here we go! the giants and the padres. they are exercising. when you play for the giants to down in san diego everyone is healthy. >> gary: they call this guy big thing changed. he hasn't had one in five years but the name has stuck. he's pretty good today. >> gary: brandon belt, the giants won eight of their
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nine games. >> gary: buster posey does this think right field. with a couple of hits. the giants going on to win this thing. 7-1/3 >> gary:7-1 >> gary: they are off tomorrow. , at you as a lost their it 2-1 to jamaica today. >> gary: an interesting story, your father and the champ basically built drag racing. >> gary: is quite a guy? >> guess. --yess
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>> gary: >> he actually still compete. (laughter) >> dreck racing was really not my thing coming from the indy world. he sponsored a lot of guys and try car racing. --drag >> gary: did in your father tell you to do anything but merry another racer? (laughter) >> gary: time to promote in a major event. a week from now here we go, what is
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fait best episode. --that was a famous episode >> gary: you grow up enough family like that with the indy 500 champion, out of dublin right? dublin ohio? >> yes. dublin ohio. >> it was all my it was always my passion since i was a little kid. it was what i wanted to do all of my life. you have bhikshu to field. --we have big shoes to fill. >> am hoping that we can get another championship. >> gary: your fund is--your
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father is fun. >> he is a showman 247. >> gary: i do not know any other drag racing other than your father. >> is a 16th time champion and he has done a lot for the sport. >> i am competing against my father and my brother-in- law. >> have been on the tatin a couple of times toward one of the most nerve racking of my life. >> gary: talking to you on the panel? >> kept changing it. this
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will come up to me and say that he changed three of my lanes. and sent to me out and making fun of me and i was able to get off. i walk offstage and since i have never seen dave hackled anyone like that it knew the top team they'll really talk to you. but i do have a call after davis spoke with me said it was all in fun. >> do it, you are going the wrong way. --dude >> gary: be a part of history. its a whole different world now. >> gary:--to be a part
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>> gary: courtney, you were a part of this body issue for each as pian to rid-- espn >> gary: u.n. along with this?--you went >> that was before my time. (laughter) >> we are going to be racing for sonoma. at 10,000 horsepower. the in >> the august and will be our season finale. the 20 of the 30th and sonoma. i hope that we get a great crowd out there. it will be fun.
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