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days because of this. you know that we reported last week that the individual was in a rehab and charged for drugs. and sex addiction. >> justine: lot of people have lost their jobs and have been put on leave and have to wait and see. the mayor may be announcement earlier. that she had wanted to rule out the toxic culture and that the police department would not be run like a fraternity house. the press conference was suppose to start at 4:45 p.m. it is about 5:00 now. >> justine: you can check at our facebook page where we will be string in life. now back to you in the studio. >> grant:thank you, justine!
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>> grant:the man san jose police the alleged attempted women says the allegations >> vicki:david lee russell. maintaining his innocence in a jailhouse interview with kron four's rob fladeboe this afternoon. outside the main jail in san jose with more on that >> reporter: the male collies have been hunting since last week at all rested yesterday is not at the county jail. he is agitated and animated when i spoke with him inside the jail where he may claims that he was innocent in this case. >>david lee russell -- these are all lies there is no truth to it at all. >> reporter:in a 12 minute interview outside his cell on the 4th floor of the
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county jail, david lee russell says he is innocent. >>david lee russell -- inaudible >> reporter:russell is charged with two counts of assaulting and trying to kidnap two young woman in san jose, the first hamilton and meridian avenues and the second on september 1st near hillsdale and narvaez avenue. russell says he met the women at a goodwill store and later at a bus stop but denies he meant them harm. >>david russell-- i do not understand how you can talk to someone and x if they need a ride and a free doubt?--freak out >> reporter:a convicted sex offender, russell was arrested tuesday morning. police say he had shaved his goatee and cut his hair in an attempt to change his appearance. russell claims he was not stalking the women and had no idea the police were hunting for him >>david russell -- this was in good will.
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>> she said that she could not get a ride home. >>inaudible >> reporter:russell has an extensive criminal history including a conviction for felony sexual assault with intent to the evidence, which includes surveillance video, will show that russell was stalking the women. >> reporter: i will have more at 6:00 including an interview with the prosecutor. rob fladeboe, kron 4 news. >> justine: we are going live.
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>> the recommended discipline as follows; the city issued notices of termination for members of the oakland police department. to the extent that some of these individuals may have left the department. these findings are nonetheless permanent files. each have committed one or more of the folly of this is. attend sexual assault, and beijing route conduct and public, prostitution, assisting a of the rest for the crime of prosecution that says prostitution, accessing data bases for personal gain. selling to report legal issues in regards to a young miner.
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having sexual operas-fest having sexual relationships with police officers. >> intent to suspend seven police officers without paid. for committing one or more of the offenses. following to report locker for minor having sexual conduct with oakland police officers. accessing law databases for game. cambrian is to be attention of be oakland police department. and training to one or more for the following of fans. --offense >> these will all be done be processed. -due process
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>> thank you, sabrina >> i will remind you that state law prohibits from sharing personnel information about police officers and that this is a description of what the administrative investigation concede. >> good afternoon , i am a deputy chief lois. >> want you to know that this was an extremely exhausting and complex investigation that began on september 25th, 2015. just to give you a sense of how extensive this investigation was we dedicated 18 of the
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investigators that included the city attorney's office. we examined approximately 80,000 pages of social media documents and 28,000 text messages. the investigative team investigate 11 different into bills from the individual... that spans 20 hours. >> situations where we identified officers from other law-enforcement agencies we make the appropriate modifications. lastly, all of the involved supervised officers that field to take action face consequences. >> this is not only about
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holding long doors but conable is about taking widespread trade dispute out of the departments to assist in this not happen ever again. a properly, we will change several of our policies and training qualities, but to increase officer awareness and the ability to recognize the size of sexual abuse and exploitation. and, to better help victims estate such abuse. we will tighten access to criminal databases. and you will receive training on social media. dasa said they will receive. >> not only rule out misconduct but to promote a
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strong agricultural of transparency and integrity. i also want to think these men and women of the oakland police department who have both informally and formally expressed their total disgust for misconduct. they have supported this investigation and with their cooperation and unwavering support to this challenge and change. and clearly, i want to read this message for the victims of exploitation and sexual abuse in our city. we've see you. we hear you. and we are here to help you. and those that exploit these victims and take pleasure in their pain and profit we see you to print it and we would do everything in our power to hold you accountable at the harm that you are causing. that concludes, this press
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conference. we are available for questions. >> >> reporter:questions ... inaudible >> we are not happy about this. but we will refer you to that department. all that i can say is that every opportunity we offered the bit them help. --the victim help. >> reporter: questions inaudible >> the district attorney is still continuing with our
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investigation and we are sure that she will come to a hand soon. --an end soon >> i do not believe that we are permitted to tell you that under state law. again, we stated that there are 12 officers to receive discipline today. >> reporter:question inaudible >> again under state law we are held against informing the public of the officer's name. >> what happens to the
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victim? >> that is a question that i will have to talk with the investigative team and i am not sure if they are available to answer this particular question. anyway, i do not think i am at liberty to insert this particular question. >> reporter:question and audible. >> we believe that we have taken very strong discipline and half the sent a very strong message about the change and professionalism that we are requesting of our departments. this is a department white changed that would make a dance to promote a better culture of
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transparency and integrity. --that we would make a change to promote a better culture of transparency and integrity. >> reporter:inaudible >> again; this investigation is clearly a need for training for officers with a socially and use and we will develop those appropriately at it is as a result of this situation. clearly, there is a need to conduct their sell more publicly and the public eye and social media is the public eye. --is to conduct the themselves more professionally publicly in the public eye.
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>> reporter:question inaudible >> our first, this investigation started on september 25th and our first and to do with the victim was on september 30th. there were consistent interview at investigatory work. i will remind you that we will understand the importance of this incident and that is why back in may we became an independent investigator-ss octane a an independent investigator to do and independent analysis of this process. and that repeal is
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still under way. and we will bring you the results of that when a hess finished. --and that review is still under way. we will bring you the results when that investigation has finished. >> grant: ito of 12th oakland police officer as disciplined as a result of this investigation regarding either the victim with with a self called call girl. who said as she had relations with several officers starting when she was a minor. seventh suspended. >> vicki: 1 receive counseling. and the mayor wanted to make sure that it wanted to rule out misconduct. the sex scandal rocked the this oakland are met. with--that rocked the
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>> grant:tonight we're learning more about the hours before then 49ers tight end bruce miller was was arrested for punching a 70-year-old guy in the face.among other things. >> grant:miller.who the niners have since released.is alsoyear-old's son. kron four's philippe djegal joins us live from san francisco. >> grant:phillipe you have info on what miller was doing earlier that day.and now.what some of his former teammates are saying about the whole mess. >> reporter:grant. >> reporter:about three hours before the alleged attack at the hotel. >> reporter:witness say bruce miller was spotted at a popular downtown bar and restaurant.where he was clearly intoxicated. >> reporter:the bruce miller we see smiling at the palm house restaurant in san francisco's cow hollow neighborhood sunday afternoon. is a far cry from the one witnesses say stumbled into tommy's joynt off geary boulevard hours later. >> reporter:the same man police say wobbled around with a bloody forehead early monday morning. after investigators he beat up an elderly man and his son. >> "its just a bad situation -- bad situation."
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>> reporter:49ers offensive lineman anthony davis one of many players after practice wednesday to react to miller's arrest. >>"he's probably one of my closest friends on the team, and its very unfortunate, very sad to watch him go through this." >> reporter:at around 11-50 sunday night. the general manager of tommy's joynt says miller walked in alone and stood in line. but didn't order any food. >> reporter:instead, the g-m says miller told patrons he had no money, and asked for their sandwiches. eventually, the g-m says management asked miller to leave. >> reporter:he was intoxicated at the time, but the g-m says miller didn't have a drink at tommy's. >> reporter:three hours later, police say miller mistakenly tried to enter a hotel room at the fisherman's wharf marriot, and in the process battered a 70-year-old man and his 29-year-old son visiting from illinois. >> reporter:he was arrested at a motel across the street. later monday, miller was released by the 49ers. >> "bruce is a great guy, but that one of the bad things about drinking alcohol and being under the influence. you know, it could lead to bad decisions
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and good people make bad decisions sometimes." >> reporter:and, you wonder what was going through miller's mind, when he was pressed up against this wall after the fight. his reputation and career now hanging in the balance. >> "bruce is one of the most genuine guys within this locker room and unfortunately had a rough night." >> reporter:the police department has not yet presented this case to the district attorney's office. so, at this time, no court date has been set. live in san francisco, philippe djegal, kron four news.
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a wind tunnel. >> brittany: yes. it's beautiful today. >> brittany: mild temps. >> brittany: 96 degrees and livermore tomorrow, 86 degrees in mountain view, 81 in oakland and 96¢ concord, 90 and napa at 81 degrees in san francisco. coming up i will be tracking the 7 day forecast to see what is in store. back to you in the studio. (cheers & applause)
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>> it is the best i fan that we have ever created. -- iphone >> grant: earlier today in san francisco at apple's big press event. where they unvieled a new i=phone, new apple watch, and a new type of wireless head=phone. >> vicki:kron 4's tech reporter gabe now. gabe what grabbed your attention the most from this event? >> reporter:it was this. there is no headphone jack in the new iphone 7 >> gabe:that's a big deal. ditching it does make the i=phone better. but is it worth it. apple spent a lot of stage time today trying to sell the idea. >> phill we want big processes, we want either more speed, we've got all of this. with a single purpose conductor and doesn't make sense
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because that's faces at a premium. -- that space is at a premium. >> gabe:so here's what the new iphone will look like on the bottom just a lightening port. they say the headphone jack is holding back innovation and the advancemnt of smart=phones. >> gabe:ehhhh i don't know. maybe. but it seems to soon to me >> gabe:without the headphone phone jack they were able to improve the battery life by a lot the iphone 7 will give 2 hours more talking time they were able to fit a bigger improved chip so it's a lot faster better graphics brighter display it's slimmer, lighter it felt really good in my hand >> gabe:and for the first time the iphone will be water resistant - water and no headphone jack gave them room to improve the audio >>stereo speakers >>s - airpods >> gabe:but they cost $150 and they seem really easy to
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lose they are tiny apple will include in the iphone 7 box an adapter so that you can still use your accessories with a standard headphone jack. and they will include the new standard wired apple earbuds that use the lightening port >> gabe:the iphone 7 will cost $649 or around $27 a month the iphone 7 plus which sports a better dual camera lens will be a hundred more dollars. it comes in gold, rose gold, silver, and a new 'jet black' color. a shiny black i think that one will be a huge hit you can pre-order this friday and they hit the market on the 16th. >> gabe:coming on kron 4 news at 8 and i spoke with experts. >> gabe:about this whole headphone jack situation to get a feel for how big a back lash it might cause. they had some interesting insight. and i'll show you the new apple watch they unveiled. see you at 8. >> grant:thank you, gabe! >> grant:a major break in the case of cal poly student who has been missing for
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i am totally blind. i lost my sight in afghanistan. if you're totally blind, you may also be struggling with non-24. calling 844-844-2424. or visit my24info.com. (male announcer): this is the bay area news station, kron 4 news starts now. >> vicki: 49ers are just days away from opening the 26 season. the main topic of
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discussion... >> grant: colin kapernick is the most discussed player right now. almost every day, more and more prominent people are supporting him. >> mark: earlier this week president barack obamas says he is exercising his constitutional right and do not doubt his sincerity. this after them kapernick responded to the president's response. >> i think a lot of the initial shock of what the process was about and the kind the significance of that was lost in the action. the message was not really addressed and i think that was great that he came out and supported the masses
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that we do need to make changes in these areas. >> justine: >> mark: apparently, president obama is not the only one that understands kapernick message. over the last week and a half at least in and out of the national football league has shown their support. kapernick said he could see more player speaking out, but because they are hesitant over facing any backlash. >> i'm thinking is a tragic situation where plants are not comfortable speaking what really is on their mind and will write because they are afraid of consequences that come along with it and that's not an ideal for anybody. and i think that also speaks to you know the oppression and culture we have here where if you do not fall in line, then we are going to get you out.
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>> mark: wahl kapernick protest is polarizing topic, the number so there are more supporters and detractors in his corner. his jerseys are flying off the shelf and now the lead top seller according six n f l a dog conn. today he announced on social media that he will be donating all men of one proceeds. >> jersey's sales jump because of belief that there can be changed and we can make this country better and that they believe that i was someone that could help it change. for me that support is something i have to give back to the communities for that cause because that is where the league is. that is what my belief is and we can work toward a common goal. >> mark: though many have their thoughts on kapernick map the up protests, there is no question he is
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invested in his claws. mark carter took, kron 4 news. -- carpenter >> grant:nfl commissioner roger good dell is just the latest to voice his opinion on caller kapernick national anthem protest. he says he disagrees with his choice to kneel down during the national anthem but recognizes the quarterbacks right to protest. when asked by the associated press about kapernick decision not to stand. the dell responded with--goodell responded with.... "i support our players when they want to see change in society, and we do not live in a perfect society. on the
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other hand, we believe very strongly and patriotism and the end s ail. i pressed the believe very strongly in that. " >> vicki: an fbi team is at the betting a site at pauley in san louis obispo in hopes of finding the remains of a student who that is more than 20 years ago. 19 year- old kristen smart who was from stock and has not been seen since may of '96. but a new league and the case hopes to provide closure
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forced march to family. davis reports >> grant: the sheriff also says they are looking at several locations, although he did not reveal where they are. they disclosed the the site because of its high- profile nature. the sarah know it all borates, the last known person to seize more alive remains a person of interest. >> vicki: we'll be right >> vicki: we'll be right back after this!
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enthusiastic. ac n n pulp pumped nearly 60 percent of americans opposing the idea. >> grant: does actually reversal from a year ago with a slight majority like the idea. >> vicki: if you are not happy with the choices in this presidential collection, you are not alone we have to carry this with a record low favorable ratings. and a major new survey reveals americans agree on one issue. their lives have gotten worse and who's ever elected will not make things better. justine waldman is here with a look at a nation united in its pessimism. >> justine: call as america the gloaming. that is the
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take away from a mass up mont blanc. the state survey by the washington post. -- that is a take away from a mass month-long 50 state survey >> the prospect of the emotionally bulla tile that challenge sole assassin and an experienced donald trump as commander in chief's scares me to death. >> she is a trigger happy and very unstable. like it or not, that is what is the only 01. >> justine: crooked hillary and crazy donald. the mudslinging on the campaign trail is still sticking. but
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the 5 percent of americans now say putting hillary clinton and the white house with britain and the nation's well-being. even in a blue state like california, 49 percent agree. ask for donald trump. 61 percent said his selection with britain the nation. >> justine: more than two- thirds of california agreed and there is an overlap; one in five americans say both candidates will be bad for the country. here is another question: does america today reflect your values more or less than a hat and the past? only 26 percent said yes. they are more likely to be god and urban, 70% of america reflect less of their values and they are mostly white, black rule and republican. they are people cheering donald trump when
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he promises to make america great again. former president bill clinton took aim at that message. >> if you are a white southerner you know exactly what it means a dungeon? what it means is, i will give you the economy you had the years ago and i will move you back on social toll paul and other people down. what hillary wants to do is take the tall pole down and we all 04 together. >> grant:more fallout today - after the parent company of the college chain i-t-t closed its doors tuesday, announcing that it's gone out of business. catherine heenan is here with the latest developments. return
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investigation that started in september of last year, although regarding a sexual scandal regarding a self- described call girl and a minor age and up. we will have more response. coming out 6:00. now back to you in the studio. >> grant: 5 people have been killed as a result of this storm that hit the call will sell look this area. now is hahnium on parts of mexico. some people that died were on a straw vote. one to 3 in. are expected through tomorrow prepared-- that
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died on a shrimp boat. >> brittany: it is really difficult to expect this much rainfall. especially in arizona and parts of new mexico. >> brittany: live right now, there is no clout in the sky. it is beautiful conditions for san francisco and a lot warmer than what we saw on gasser day. much cooler and what we saw today. for tomorrow. >> brittany: 96 degrees in livermore, 81 in san francisco and at the
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airport. 90 in napa, 84 and petaluma... so temperatures are 5 to 10 degrees warmer than the where they were yesterday. >> brittany: are trekking cooler temperatures tomorrow with an onshore flow that will return. >> brittany:--we are tracking temperatures that are cooler for tomorrow. >> brittany: mostly the moisture will be away from us again would not affect our weather. >> brittany: the usher flow was strengthened " the weekend. --closer to the weekend.
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>> brittany: you would notice the difference with the inland temperatures. they were in the 90s today by time you went out for lunch but tomorrow we will be in the '80s. >> brittany: 77 degrees in santa rosa, 73 and fairfield and 86 in livermore, and hayward. " with 77 in mountain view. so you will see the temperatures will take a hit as we go into tomorrow. things will start to one up towards the weekend. >> pam: >> vicki: next up.
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(male announcer): this is the bay area news station, kron 4 news starts now. >> steve:oakland concluding their investigation into the police sex scandal. coming up tonight at six. the action the city is taking against 12 officers. and why mayor schaaf says she is not happy the woman at the center of the scandal was sent to florida for rehab. and 49er quarterback talks about his protest controvervsy. >> steve: >> this just in to the kron 4 newsroom. >> steve:just within in the last hour. oakland mayor libby schaaf dropped the hammer on officers involved in a widespread sex scandal. >> pam:four of them have been fired. >> steve:good evening i'm steve aveson >> pam:and i'm pam moore. >> pam:this is a story that we have been following for weeks. and now, the city of oakland has come down hard on those involved.
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>> pam:kron 4's j-r stone is at city hall. he was there when the mayor announced the punishment handed down to a dozen officers, >> pam:j-r. >> reporter: i think this is phase one. you have the community and the officers' families. we have learned of the disciplines that were issued out. i think the concern of it there will be any criminal charges. >> reporter: that if you are bringing a criminal charge is we did not hear about that officers of discipline to date with having criminal charges placed against them. >> reporter: with the members of the police department, there could be something here may be hiring.
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>> reporter: as we talk about the sex scandal. the mayor todd just an hour ago we will go to a sound bite. >> i am deeply sorry that the harm that the scandal has caused particularly to community trusts to many were very fragile. it confirms our commitment today to continually rebuild that trust. we have plans to announce sending a loud and clear message, that we hold offices to a higher a scene of position. >> reporter: you have been in contact with the victim and her family members. we
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are talking 12 officers? were there more that the police have been involved? >> reporter: originally, she said there was about 15 oakland officers that she allegedly had sexual conduct with. so, here's the mayor said 12th in that case was closed. so, i do not know about any other offices here in oakland. maybe this is it. >> reporter: are talking aboutceleste the victim. she is in a rehab and florida occurred-- in rehap. >> reporter: in rehab >> reporter: she is our main
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dasa she's been held on $3,000 in bond for something that happened an altercation that happened at the rehab center. >> reporter: 7 suspended, for fire and one that is being held out of 12 officers or members of the police department in oakland. >> steve:we're getting more reaction to this bombshell from city hall. and we'll bring that to you on kron 4 news at 8. >> steve:and we first alerted you about this breaking news at 5:13 through the kron 4 mobile app. you can get alerts like this one by downloading it for free for apple and android devices. 19-year-old celeste guap,
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the city administrator's >> pam:in the east bay. a family is the target of a hate crime - and officials say, they are lucky to be alive. it was early this morning, when the family woke up to see smoke and fire in the front of their home. >> pam:they also found this, the n- word in glaring blue paint in two places - and a swastika - also. smoke from a fire from a molotov cocktail placed on the garage, >> pam:antioch resident roshon williams says, when she woke up. 3 fires were burning. in addition to the garage, there was a fire on the roof front door. >> pam:williams says, she does not know who would do such a thing. police say they are working on finding however committed this crime. return >>sot/tc: roshon williams it was definitely a hate crime, bc they put these they were trying to murder us bc we
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could not get out for some help. >> pam:williams says her 2 adult children grabbed hoses and ripped a fire extingusiher off the wall to save everyone inside. 3 dogs and 3 grandchildren were also at home when the fire broke out at 3am. >>'it's all a bunch of lies.' >> steve: so says david lee russell, the man police say tried to kidnap and assault two women in san jose. >> pam:a very agitated russell afternoon in a jailhouse interview with kron 4's rob fladeboe. >> reporter:a person of interest in the death of a pregnant woman has turned himself in to police. >> reporter:
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>>inaudible. >> reporter: at convicted sex offender. russell was arrested on tuesday morning. someone said he had changed his hair and attempt to change his appearance. he also claimed the he was not sulking any women and that he did not know that the police was taunting him. -- hunting him. >> my intent was to make sure she was safe and when she accidentally i left. -- when she asked me to leave... i left. >> is shows mr. russell with a bit them. he does not appear to be on her trail sort of speak. -- it shows
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mr. russell stalking women >> steve: thank you, rob. >> steve: a person up interest and the death of a pregnant woman has touched himself into police. 21- year-old luciano duarte... seen on the left...turned himself into san pablo police at around nine-thirty this morning. >> steve:police arrested 21- year-old luis monje-morales- junior earlier in vallejo. return >> steve:both are suspects in the shooting of 18-year- old pregnant woman ilaysia mccoy on monday. police say mccoy was killed after an argument that day. officers found her suffering a gunshot wound. >> steve:she was taken to the hospital...where she and her unborn child were pronounced dead. police are working to
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decide whether the killing is a double homicide. >> steve: closer to 90 degrees in certain areas closer to san francisco. >> brittany: as we go into tomorrow we will start to save changes where the temperature is starting to cool down. >> brittany: 61 by the coast and 71 degrees by the bay area. >> brittany: as we go into tomorrow, you will notice that temperature is would drop down. back to the 70's for santa rosa, 83 in fairfield and 85 in antioch with a high in oakland. and 84 san jose with a 77
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>> steve:n-f-l commissioner roger goodell is chiming in on colin kaepernick's decision to kneel during the national anthem. the commissioner says he disagrees with the 49er quarterback's decision. saying he strongly believes in patriotism in the n-f-l. >> steve:but goodell added he does recognize kaepernick's right to protest and he support players when they want to see a change in society. >> steve:in addition to goodell, president barack obama also weighed in. and said he understands the quarterback's protest. that's another sign that kaepernick's stance. remains a very controversial topic. >> pam:kaep discussed it further with reporters at
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team headquarters this afternoon. mark carpenter has the latest. return to index of >> mark:the 49ers open the season five days from now.on monday september 12th. a day after the 15-year anniversary of the september 11th terror attacks. >> mark:this afternoon-- kaepernick further re- iterated the meaning of his protest. when was asked if he would have any qualms about taking a knee, if they played on 9/11. >>"no. once again this isn't a protest against men and women of the military. i have great respect for them. people are getting lost in what the true message is and don't want to address what it really is and address those issues and that's really the problem. i wish people would be as outraged about the murders that are happening in the street as they are about a protest." >> mark:kaepernick's bold stance has sparked millions of conversations across the country. but there are questions on the genesis of his newfound social activism. some say the driving force could be his girlfriend.nessa diab. >> mark:but kaep maintains his beliefs come from more than one source.and also addressed rumors that he converted to islam. >>"no i have not converted.butt sots the impact is just conversations we constantly have. this is an open discussion that i have with many people. not just my
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woman. she is muslim. her family is muslim. i have great respect for them. i have great respect for people's right to believe what they want to believe. and i don't think anybody should be prosecuted or beliefs are." >> mark:while kaepernick's protest is a polarizing topic, the numbers show there are more supporters than detractors in his corner. his jerseys are flying off the shelves. and are now the league's top-seller, according to nfl-dot-com. today-- he announced on social media.that he'll be donating all uniform proceeds. >>"jersey sales jumped because of belief that there can be change and we can make this country better and that they believe that i was someone that could help that change. for me that support is something i have to give back to the communities for that cause because that's what there belief is. that's what my belief is and we can work towards a common goal." >> mark:further evidence that his cause. mark carpenter, kron4 news >> pam:there is more reaction to the kaepernick protest. wait till you hear what one hockey coach told his team if the players choose to support kaepernick during the playing of the national anthem. sports director gary radnich will have that story at 645.
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>>"people were screaming, i or 5 gun shots. it was horrific. this guy, i met he was a really nice gentleman, i know he had three kids. >> steve:investigators arrested the suspects on the northbound highway 1-0-1 after a high speed pursuit. >> steve:in the south bay. the hunt thief. >> pam:the man is wanted for stealing two bikes in the middle of the day. grant lodes has some new video san jose police released of the crime. >> pam:grant? >> grant:this crime happened back at the end of may in
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the willow glen neighborhood. one look a the video and it was clear this suspect knew what he was after. watch as he enters into the garage of the home. a quick look around and he goes right to the bike that's hanging up. >> grant:now the circle was made by the san jose police department. that's to highlight his distinctive watch with a wide band. the suspect walks out with the bike but wait. he's not done. >> grant:he comes back into the garage and grabs another bike that we could not see in the video. he carries that bike out as well and then appears to carry them off. police say he was headed toward a creek behind the home. >> grant:the suspect is described as being in his 30s. and had a chinstrap beard with a goatee. steve and pam. return to >> steve:thank you, grant!
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>> steve:new details on how police tracked down a man suspected of setting a destructive fire in lake county last month. investigators used g-p-s to here during a recent court appearance. in their report. it states a g-p-s unit on his vehicle put pashilk at the scene about a minute before the fire started. >> steve:the fire destroyed nearly 200 homes in the lower lake area. pashilk pleaded not guilty today to arson charges. he is accused of intentionally setting more than a dozen fires since july of last year. return to
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>> steve: at a time when california has to do lee death penalty measures on the november ballot there are bigger questions about whether the death penalty could soon be a thing of the past. catherine heenan is here with details on a question that the up that the whole country. >> catherine: a new report by the associated press's there happened to executions. since may 1st in the u.s.. and the total for 2016 will probably hit a 25
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year low. there are all kinds of reasons including execution drug shortages, mistakes and made endeavor chambers and legal challenges. -- mistakes made in death chambers. >> catherine: only three states are using the death penalty with any regularity, texas, georgia and missouri. california has the largest debt world population and there will 746 inmates as of early august. but the state has not executed anyone in teen years. this november,
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calif. bulls will consider proposition 62 which would get rid of the death penalty making life without possibility of parole the maximum punishment. then bitter crop 66 which is aimed at speeding up death penalty cases. if both those measures passed the one with the most votes will be enacted. >> brittany: again, f o g will return tomorrow. and your 7 day forecast shows... it will not be as warm as what we saw yesterday with high of around the region at 86, 82 and concord, 75 and half the and back to the '60s for san francisco. the warming trend will have been forced the weekend but not as warm as what we saw the day. when will have more details on the weather, the up!--coming
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>> pam:congress went back to work this week from the summer how to fund the fight against the zika virus is the main issue. >> steve:senate democrats yesterday blocked a 1-point- 1 billion dollar funding bill with some controversial amendments. dianne gallagher with our partners at c-n-n tells us about the additional calls
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for action on both sides of the aisle. >> reporter:as the fight against the rise of zika continues, from the air and on the ground in florida, >> reporter:on this vote, the yays are 52, the nays are 46. >> reporter:a different kind of battle drags on on capitol hill over funding to combat the zika virus. >>florida speaker ryan please bring a clean bill to the floor. the people of america are depending on you. unborn children of america are depending on you. >> reporter:democrats crying foul over provisions in the $1.1 billion house bill, stripping a ban on confederate flags in military cemeteries and blocking planned parenthood funding. >> reporter:florida republicans continue to play politics with this crisis. >> reporter:but house speaker paul ryan, >>speaker of the house give me a break on this thing. >> reporter:objects to the criticism. >>speaker of the house the house did its job and the political with zika funding. we will figure out a way to get this done, but we have done our job over and over
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again and i think they should drop these partisan filibusters. >> reporter:but not all members of his party agree. >> reporter: >>florida the politics of zika have gone on for far too long. >> reporter:florida republican david jolly, bringing a container of 100 aedis egypti mosquitoes to the house floor >>florida can you imagine the fear and anxiety in this chamber if these hundred mosquitoes were outside this jar, not inside this jar? members of congress would run down the hall to get tested. they would spray themselves before coming in here. this is the fear of floridians right here!! >> reporter:house republicans are meeting friday and say they believe they can get this funding through by the end of the month. in washington, i'm dianne gallagher return to index of >> pam:as the news continues. new i-phones, new ear-buds, and a brighter i- watch. apple shows off its latest creations at a blow- out event in san francisco. >> steve:also ahead. the reports and rumors about candidate from the right- wing extreme to the media main stream. >> pam:and. an american wilderness treasure is going to get even more grand. return
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>> reporter: in oakland with a follow-up story to be sex scandal involving 12 officers and the oakland police department that will be disciplined for have been fired and several other suspended without pay and what is getting help. j.r. stone kron 4 news. >> reporter: immortal keeps growing in san mateo. a victim who suffered multiple gunshot wounds in a parking
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lot when it happened. they have arrested two suspects after a high-speed chase-- a growing memorial >> reporter: in a jailhouse interview with kron4 is the convicted sex offenders are arrested on tuesday denied all allegations when he tried to kidnap two young women on two separate locations in san jose. one and a bus stop, he says that he met film with no harm. -- he met the women with no harm. police state he was stalking the women and could go to prison for life.
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>> reporter: miller, what can and sit in line for food but did not buy anything and said he acted few pages for their food before causing a bit of a scene and asked by management to leave. he appeared intoxicated at the time says witnesses. in san francisco lead dissolve kron 4 news. >> reporter: the court that says he will donate all of the proceeds from his jersey sales. >> this is something that i will have to give back to the community and that is my belief in that we work towards a solution or a common goal. -collin kaep
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ernick >> gabe: the shiny black or i should say jet black 7 and 7 + iphone will be very popular. it is water resistant, with lumber battery life and faster but it all comes with a price. there is no headphone jack the rumors are true. >> pam:the latest: californians' water use creeps up in drought san francisco - the latest on new reports on drought- time water use: californians' water use kept creeping back up in july after the lifting of mandatory statewide conservation orders for the drought. >> pam:the state water resources control board said wednesday that california households saved 20 percent on water benchmark 2013 water-use rates. water officials say that's down by just 1 percent from the previous month. but the new water-savings rate is down sharply from july of last year, when californian households cut their water use by 31 percent.
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>> pam:california is in the fifth year of drought. but state officials began lifting mandatory statewide conservation orders this spring after el nino brought rain and snow. water resources control board chairwoman felicia marcus said in a statement wednesday that officials will keep watching water-use to see if the state needs to readjust water-use standards. >> steve: brittney? >> brittany: concord a warm and to the '80s tomorrow. and a closer look at what we expect as we go into the rest of tomorrow. sao francisco back to the mid to low sixties for the afternoon. today the action pushed into the low 80s downtown set for cisco and high 80s near the airport. --and high eighties for the san francisco airport.
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>> brittany: tomorrow we will start of the 62 degrees. five known to cover this will say may lead in the '80s. for the north bay zone by 6:00 p.m. and high 70's for now the the at closer to seven to rosa pushing into the afternoon we are back to the high seventies. so again; we will say cooler. lee was that the 7 day forecast at the end of the show. >> this just in to the kron 4 newsroom. >> grant: san bruno mountain is burning right now. here is the video. homes are not immediately threatened. making sure that this does not create any closer to the and we do have proves closer to the residence. -- we do
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have crews closer to the residential area and making drops. >> grant: no injuries. and no immediate threat to holmes but we will keep you posted on the grass fire in san bruno mountains. >> steve: thank you, grant. >> steve:donald trump and far-right websites, have been floating conspiracies about hillary clinton's health for months. >> pam:now, the story's making its way to mainstream news. kron 4's national correspondent chance seales trace the origins. return to >> reporter:donald trump and ultra-conservative websites have notched a win getting their conspiracies about hillary clinton's supposedly poor health into mainstream headlines. it all started on sites like heat street owned by rupert
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murdoch . doing exposes on her using pillows for lower back support. >> reporter:trump fanned the flames. >> reporter: >>she doesn't have the stamina to run for president. >> reporter:then there's the drudge report - which gets a billion views a month. it had posts about her walking, head trauma . >> reporter:and of course coughing. >> reporter:clinton's coughing, which she blames on allergies, quickly set off a firestorm this week. you can now follow twitter's @hillarycoughing account. >> reporter:far right-wing site infowars ran the headline: "media caught in blatant lie to cover for hillary's coughing fits." a similar site "wnd" blared "10 prominent doctors question hillary's health" but now the hillary health story is spreading to mainstream media. >> reporter:buzzfeed and nbc, to name a few, ran full stories about her coughing jag. >>the national enquirer said i'd be dead in six months. >> reporter:for her part, hillary's trying to downplay the growing storyline, like this appearance on abc's jimmy kimmel, where she opened a pickle jar to prove her strength. >> reporter:but her running mate tim kaine has a different word for all the health chatter.
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>>idiotic. >> reporter:less than 9 weeks remain in the campaign an all-out sprint to election day. it takes lots of stamina, and hillary shows no signs of slowing down. in washington, i'm chance seales. honey, is the internet back yet? yes!! i need to let her know that i like this! i like, like, like, like... i haven't seen a movie based on a comic book in so long. i know. we're over here internet people! get high speed internet from at&t. with over 99% reliability. at an everyday price with no extra monthly fees. keep calm, you internet's on.
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>> pam: yosemite national park. one of the country's wilderness' treasure is about to get bigger. >> steve: officials revealed today the addition of 400 a. to his city which already stretches across nearly 750 a. >> steve:the expansion features wetlands, rolling hills, and and a grassy meadow surrounded by tall pine trees. the new yosemite area was bought from private owners for two-point-three million park. it is the largest expansion yosemite national in 70yrs.
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(male announcer): it's now time for gary radnich with sports!. >> gary: good evening! >> gary:colin kaepernick talked today after practice amoung the topics the media asked about were him donating proceeds from his now best selling jersey to organizations supporting his stance >> gary:and has his girlfriend new "nessa" influenced him to become a muslim return to
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>> i have seen that. and i have not i have open discussion with any and every person. and i just my woman. i have respect for her and respect for people police and their rights and what they want to believe pericope--i have great respect for her and respect for people's beliefs--and their rights to believe what they want to believe. >> gary:n-f-l commissioner, roger goodell finally spoke about colin kaepernick national anthem protest. >> gary:goodell says he supports players taking a stance to see social change, but it has to be done while respecting the american flag.
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in a statement released today goodell said "we believe very strongly in patriotism in the nfl". >> gary:last week 49ers safety eric reid and seahwaks cornerback jeremy lane joined kaepernick in his protest. >> gary: this will be very interesting to see how many people follow kapernick. >> gary: no matter what you think about this guy. he has been putting his money where his mouth is. >> gary:steph curry gave his thoughts on the kaepernick situation on cnbc today >> this is what our country
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stands for to drive the conversation. i applaud him for taking a stand. and hopefully the conversation is what the message is and not if he is going to stand or not? >> gary: on the flip side, the united states hockey world cup coach making the statement says, any of his players do not stand for the national anthem they cannot play in the game. and i am not backing off. i am not criticizing anyone for stepping up and putting their boats out there about things. and, i am not standing for anything political. this is your chance bomb and this is your flag and that should--this
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is sure and come-- this is your anthem ... and this is your flag. >> gary: people waited and they were not happy. they told him to mind his own business. >> grant: he had death says he has a son in the armed forces. --he has a son that is now in a patient in the armed forces. >> gary: the 49r's no. 1
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draft choice will not suit up for the opener. he will not be in uniform monday night. versus the rams. >> gary: he has to get off to a good start. like any other coach. >> gary: kapernick says he is going to kneel down that is his plan during deep star spangled banner. >> gary: what happened the last season as he started as a backup quarterback >> last time i was in this position i ended up in the super bowl. i will continue to work. >> gary: give me a little
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bit of the bruce miller for lack of a better story the guy who beat up a 70 year- old. >> prayerful out to him. -- prayers go out to him >> bruce is a great guy at the best of four chilly one of the bad things about drinking too much of all. and make bad decisions. -- bruce is a great guy. but unfortunately that is one of the bad things about drinking too much foul ball. --alcohol
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video game system. it is slimmer and suppose to be more energy efficient. >> steve:the price tag is also slimming down. it will now cost 300 dollars. down from 350. there is also a new "pro" version that features a bigger hard drive and can hand high-resolution images. >> steve:the new models should be available later this month. >> pam: weather >> brittany: cooling down tomorrow!
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